Rustic Canyon/Happy Camp Field Trip

Rustic Canyon Campus Park Rd., Moorpark, CA

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

Lake Piru Field Trip

Lake Piru 4780 Piru Canyon Rd, Piru, CA

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 Field Trip

Wind Wolves Preserve 16019 CA-166, Bakersfield, CA

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.

Soule Park Field Trip

Soule Park Soule Park Dr., Ojai, CA

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

Monthly Program – April 2022

CVAS Monthly Program Zoom Meeting

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...

Sisar Canyon Field Trip

Sisar Canyon 12799 Sisar Canyon Rd, Ojai, CA

Meet at the two water towers at 8 am. We’ll walk up to the creek, looking for migrating warblers. Leader is Sammy Cowell (818) 470-7098

Rancho Sierra Vista Field Trip

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

Meet at the parking area at 8 am. We’ll look for grassland birds. Leader TBA - check with Dee Lyon (805) 427-0987

King Gillette Ranch Field Trip

King Gillette Ranch 26800 Mullholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA

Meet at the parking area at 8 am. This park offers a wide variety of birds. Leader TBA - check with Dee Lyon (805) 427-0987

Bird Friendly-Garden Tour

See what folks have done with California natives in their gardens. RSVP by April 15th! More information.

Wheeler Gorge Field Trip

Wheeler Gorge 17020 Maricopa Hwy, Ojai, CA

Meet across the street from the park at 9 am. We’ll look for higher elevation species. Leader is Matthew Page - (805) 990-6534

Monthly Program – May 2022

CVAS Monthly Program Zoom Meeting

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...

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