California Lutheran University Field Trip

Briar Bluff (CLU) 200 Bainbridge Ct, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

Meet at north end of Mountclef Blvd at 8 am.We’ll look for Cactus Wrens and California Gnatcatchers.Leader is Dennis Allen dkallen47@gmail.com

Beginner Bird Walk – Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa

Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa 4803 Lynn Rd, Newbury Park, CA

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...

Las Llajas Canyon Field Trip

Las Llajas Canyon 5715 Evening Sky Drive, Simi Valley, CA, United States

North on Yosemite Ave, right on Evening Star Dr, Simi ValleyMeet at the trailhead at 8 am. Hilly terrain, bring water.We’ll look for Lazuli Buntings, grosbeaks and flycatchers.Leader is Don Klabunde (805) 522-8023

Mission Oaks Park Field Trip

Mission Oaks Park 5501 Mission Oaks Blvd, Camarillo, CA, United States

Mission Oaks Blvd and Oak Canyon Rd, Camarillo.Meet in the parking lot at 8 am.We’ll look for spring Migrants.Leader is Thelma Williams (805) 551-8663

CVAS Annual Picnic

Los Robles Trail 375 Greenmeadow Ave, Thousand Oaks, CA

Meet at 8:00 am for the morning bird walk, then at 10:30 for thepotluck lunch.Were it not for the pandemic, this would have been the twenty-first year in a row that our CVAS Annual Picnic was held at theLos Robles Trail area adjacent to the original Janss House inThousand Oaks, and there have been some...

Warbler Bingo!

Townsend's Warbler Test your skills at spotting and identifying elusive Fall Warblers. Our contest runs from September 1st through November 30th. You may request a free Bingo Card starting on August 15th. See the Warbler Bingo page for all the details and to sign up. As of September 20, 2022, we have a winner! Marc...

Santa Clara River Estuary

Surfer's Knoll 1600 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura, CA

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...

Laguna Tams

Laguna Road Tamarisk Trees 3690 Laguna Rd., Oxnard, CA, United States

We will visit the renowned tamarisk trees along Laguna Road in the Oxnard Plain. Previous September visits have yielded views of Black-and-White, Tenessee, Orange-crowned, Lucy’s, Nashville, MacGillivray’s, Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Prairie, Black-throated Gray, Townsend’s, Hermit, and Wilson’s Warblers. We might also encounter Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and White-breasted...

Monthly Program – September 2022

Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, CA

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm 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. Those of you who wish to share your photos, please contact Don Klabunde for instructions and the...

Beginner Bird Walk – Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa

Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa 4803 Lynn Rd, Newbury Park, CA

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...

Mugu Lagoon and Sycamore Canyon

Mugu Lagoon Turnout 5735 CA-1, Oxnard, California

Meet at the big lagoon turnout on PCH. There should be water birds, ducks and raptors. Then to lower Sycamore Canyon, famous for vagrants, warblers and raptors. Photo by Don Klabunde California Thrasher Trip Leader: Matthew Page (805-990-6534) Please bring water, a snack, bug repellant and a jacket. YOU MUST WEAR A MASK! RAIN CANCELS...

Matilija Dam Field Trip

Matilija Dam Parking 450 Matilija Canyon Rd., Ojai, CA

This is a great spot to find fall migrants. A large variety of warblers and vireos have been observed in this area. You may even see a peacock! Please note that there are few, if any, established trails in this area, so some bushwhacking may be involved. Parking is also very limited, so carpool if...