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 .
Monthly Program – March 2022
CVAS Monthly Program Zoom MeetingCREATING 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...
Rustic Canyon/Happy Camp Field Trip
Rustic Canyon Campus Park Rd., Moorpark, CAMeet 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, CAAt 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, CAWind 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, CAMeet 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 MeetingBIRD 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, CAMeet 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, CAMeet 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, CAMeet at the parking area at 8 am. This park offers a wide variety of birds. Leader TBA - check with Dee Lyon (805) 427-0987