Conejo Valley Audubon Society

Monthly Program - October 2020
2020-10-05 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CVAS Monthly Program Zoom Meeting
Photo by Don Klabunde
In 2014, developers and their lawyers filed a lawsuit to remove the coastal California Gnatcatcher from the Endangered Species List in a move to open thousands of acres to development in Southern California. The case was based on a flawed study that combined scientific errors with a hidden conflict of interest. In his talk, Dr. John McCormack, a Biology professor at Occidental College, will discuss the scientific kerfuffle that ensued and expose the hidden benefactors behind the flawed science. Counter-intuitively, the ordeal demonstrates that science, as a process that gets us ever-closing to the truth, works, but only when it is given the time to self-correct.
Dr. McCormack is Director and Curator of the Moore Laboratory of Zoology, a renowned bird and mammal collection at Occidental College. He studies how evolution causes birds to diversify on the landscape. His work has appeared in Science, Nature, The Auk and other leading journals.
This will be an online meeting by way of Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/6155249106

Santa Clara River Estuary
2020-09-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Surfer’s Knoll, 1600 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura, CA, 93001
The Santa Clara River Estuary produces some of the most diverse observations of ducks, sandpipers, terns, gulls, plovers and other shorebirds in the county. We’ll meet at Surfer’s Knoll at 9 am and walk down to the estuary after peeking over the fence into the Ventura Settling Ponds. The estuary should be a great place to see Elegant, Forster’s and Caspian Terns, Brown Pelicans, Western, California, and Ring-billed Gulls, Ruddy Ducks, Whimbrels, Long-billed Curlews, American Avocets, and Western & Least Sandpipers. We may even spot a Peregrine Falcon.

Directions: from the 101 freeway, exit Seaward Ave. and proceed south to Harbor Blvd. Turn left and continue to Spinnaker Dr., turning right to enter the harbor area. Drive past the Surfer’s Knoll parking area on the left and make a U-turn to double back and enter the parking lot.
Please register in advance by contacting walk leader Frank DeMartino at (856) 906-8733.

Board Meeting - September 2020
2020-09-15 19:00 - 20:00
Monthly meeting of the CVAS Board of Directors. Current members of CVAS are welcome to attend. Meeting will be held via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96805184692

Monthly Program - September 2020
2020-09-14 19:30 - 21:00
Traditionally, our first program after our Summer hiatus is a “Show and Tell” event, where our members can share photos and stories from their birding adventures in the prior year. This year’s program will feature our fantastic David Pereksta and other members in the order that they are submitted. This meeting will be held online via Zoom. To attend this meeting, use this link: https://zoom.us/j/6155249106

Beginner Bird Walk - Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa
2020-09-09 08:00 - 09:30 | Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa, 4803 Lynn Rd, Newbury Park, CA, 91320
Conejo Valley Audubon invites birders of all experience levels to attend our monthly Beginner Bird Walks at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa. These walks are held on the second Wednesday of each month. We will meet at 8:00 am at the main parking lot, which is accessible off Lynn Road at Via Goleta in Newbury Park.
Rancho Sierra Vista is an excellent place to see many of the oak woodlands birds that are common in the Conejo Valley area. We will take time to introduce beginning birders to these species and will teach the best techniques for locating and identifying them. Wear comfortable walking shoes.
Please register in advance by contacting walk leader Richard Armerding at (310) 701-3878.

Board Meeting - August 2020
2020-08-18 19:00 - 20:00
