**** 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.
*** 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...
**** 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.
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...
Meet 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.
Meet 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 .
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...
Meet at 8:00 am at the parking area under the Eucalyptus trees east of the golf course parking lot. Bring water! We will look for migrants, sparrows, hawks and field birds. Leader is Don Klabunde (805) 522-8023
At the entrance to Lake Piru, tell the attendant that you are with the Conejo Valley Audubon Society group, and you will receive a discounted admission rate of $5 per vehicle. After entering the park, take the first road on the right that leads down to the docks and then head up the hill on...
Wind Wolves Preserve Meet at 9:00 am at the parking lot. It’s a 2 hour drive to get there in the south end of the San Joaquin Valley. We will walk in this beautiful preserve looking for elk, wood-land birds and spring migrants. Leader is Dee Lyon (805) 427-0987.
Meet in the parking lot at 8 am. We’ll look for woodpeckers, riparian birds, and raptors. Leader TBA - check with Dee Lyon - (805) 427-0987
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...