Christmas Bird Count 2021
Please join us for the National Audubon Society’s 121st annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Sunday December 19, 2021, and help cover the Conejo Valley Audubon Society’s “Thousand Oaks” CBC circle. See this page for more details
Chesebro Canyon
Chesebro Canyon 5792 Chesebro Rd, Agoura Hills, CAMeet at 8:00 am in the parking lot. Always great for woodpeckers. Leader to be arranged, check with Dee, (805) 427-0987.
Arroyo Simi Field Trip
Arroyo Simi (Madera) 20 E Easy St, Simi Valley, CA, United StatesArroyo Simi has a great assortment of shorebirds, ducks, herons and gulls. It is easily accessed via a level bike path that runs from Madera Street to First Street and on through most of Simi Valley. We will walk slowly along the mostly natural bottomed channel scanning for birds and taking our time to better...
Monthly Program – January 2022
CVAS Monthly Program Zoom MeetingA 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...
Salton Sea Field Trip
Salton Sea Brawley, CA, United StatesRegister for the trip by emailing the leader, Pete Robertshaw, at PeterRobertshaw@verizon.net to receive the details of where and when to meet. Please make your own hotel reservation in Brawley. Pete recommends the Brawley Inn, but there are other options. You will need to fill out a liability waiver. We will start early Saturday afternoon,...
Beginner Bird Walk – Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa – CANCELED
Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa 4803 Lynn Rd, Newbury Park, CA**** CANCELED - Due to COVID/Omicron Surge **** 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...
California State University Channel Islands Field Trip – CANCELED
CSUCI 1 University Dr., Camarillo, CA, United States**** CANCELED - Due to COVID/Omicron Surge **** We will look for flycatchers, grassland birds and any unusual birds found on the Christmas Bird Count. Contact leader, Bonnie Clarfield-Bylin (805-405-5632), for time and information on parking.
Point Mugu Navy Base Field Trip – CANCELED
*** Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this field trip. We will try to reschedule it later in the year. *** This field trip is open only to current members of Conejo Valley Audubon Society. The Navy says they will be ready for us this time. Text Dee Lyon at (805)427-0987 for the forms which...
Briar’s Bluff Field Trip – CANCELED
Briar Bluff (CLU) 200 Bainbridge Ct, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States**** CANCELED - Due to COVID/Omicron Surge **** Briar’s Bluff behind California Lutheran University (a change from initial schedule). Meet at 8 am at the north end of Mountclef Blvd. We will look for the CA Gnatcatchers, Cactus Wrens, sparrows and other grassland birds. Leader is Dennis Allen.
Monthly Program – February 2022
CVAS Monthly Program Zoom MeetingNESTING 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...
Lake Sherwood Field Trip
Lake Sherwood 2201 Stafford Rd., Westlake Village, CAMeet at 8:30 am. Enter on Stafford Rd. off of Potrero Rd. We will see lots of great water birds and oak woodland denizens. Leader is Mary Hansen. Call her at (805) 390-4586 to get your name onto the list to get in through the gate.
Arroyo Verde Park Field Trip
Arroyo Verde Park Arroyo Verde Park Rd., Ventura, CAMeet at 8:30 am at the back parking lot by the baseball fields. Bring water. We will look for woodpeckers, early migrants and woodland birds. Leader is Linda Easter (818) 519-2833 .