An Evening With Rosemary Mosco Rosemary Mosco Rosemary Mosco blends science, humor and heart to create books and comics about wildlife. BirdWatching Magazine says: “She is the rare humorist who understands nature and biology well enough to make even the most cranky birder crack a smile.” Her Bird and Moon comics are collected in the...
Everything There Is To Know About Catios Cats kill billions of birds and small animals annually. The outdoors are also perilous for cats. But relegating cats to the indoors can lead to unhappy felines with behavioral issues. Catios - cat patios or enclosures - are the most humane way to allow feline family members to...
We'll Always Have Parrots: The Past, Present, and Future of Amazona Parrots in Los Angeles John McCormack Dr. John McCormack will speak on the history of Los Angeles' Amazona parrots (Red-crowned and Lilac-crowned Parrots) and what DNA from museum specimens can tell us about their origins, adaptation to city life, hybridization, and future as distinct species. Dr. McCormack is...
Each September, our first meeting of the season is dedicated to the birding trips and adventures of our members, so you are invited to submit your recent, or not-so-recent photos. As has become our habit, this year’s Show & Tell will be again conducted over Zoom. Those of you who wish to share your photos,...
THE WONDERFUL LIFE OF A DYING TREE A dead tree needlessly cut down and hauled away is a tree deprived of half its life value and commendable destiny. Gillian Martin’s presentation unveils the habitat value of dead trees. She persuasively illustrates their contribution to the health and sustainability of forests, yes, even the urban forest....
WILDLIFE CROSSING AT LIBERTY CANYON Beth Pratt, California Regional Executive Director of the National Wildlife Federation, leader of the #SaveLACougars Campaign, and the author of When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors: People and Wildlife Working It Out in California, will speak to us on November 1st about this month’s conservation topic. To attend this meeting, use...
THE BIRDS NEED OUR HELP! Population declines have hit many of our favorite birds, and it's time we talk about how we can help them out. Join our President, Frank DeMartino, who will take a closer look at Cornell's Seven Simple Actions as well as some other local organizations and projects that are helping restore...
A GUIDED TOUR OF PANAMA’S COLORFUL BIRDS Guido Berguido In Panama, where there is an amazing variety of environments within a small space. From marshes to dry scrub to rainforests to foothills and all the way up to mountainous cloud forests over 3,000 feet high, brightly colored resident birds share their home with thousands of...
NESTING IN THE CITY With Daniel S. Cooper PhD Dan Cooper Bird populations, particularly in urban areas, are in constant flux, with some species adapting and thriving, and others declining. Daniel S. Cooper Ph.D. will describe two studies he recently conducted as part of his dissertation for his Ph.D. from UCLA (Biology, 2020). First, he...
CREATING AN EVOLVING BACKYARD HABITAT With Don and Chrystal Klabunde Over the past 35 years, the Klabunde's have worked to create a comfortably natural environment in their half acre of rocky clay hillside in Simi Valley. Many bird, mammal and reptile species, visit them regularly to shelter, nest, and feed. To enhance the productivity of...
BIRD MIGRATION IN THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS With Dr. Ryan Terrill Dr. Ryan Terrill Bear Divide is a narrow pass in the San Gabriel Mountains, just outside of Los Angeles, that is home to spectacular dawn flights of migrating birds in the spring. With thousands of migrants funneling through such a narrow corridor, this is...
Sandor “Alex” Havasi and his wife, Marilyn Fordney, will take us to visit a variety of wet-land locations in our area with stories about their experiences while taking photos of thebirds they found in each place. They’ll also report how these areas have been affectedby encroachment and the effect of weed killers. Each photo will...