Monthly Program – September 2020
Traditionally, our first program after our Summer hiatus is a "Show and Tell" event, where our members can share photos and stories from their birding adventures in the prior year. This year's program will feature our fantastic David Pereksta and other members in the order that they are submitted. This meeting will be held online...
Board Meeting – September 2020
Monthly meeting of the CVAS Board of Directors. Current members of CVAS are welcome to attend. Meeting will be held via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96805184692
Santa Clara River Estuary
Surfer's Knoll 1600 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura, CAThe 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...
Monthly Program – October 2020
CVAS Monthly Program Zoom MeetingPhoto by Don Klabunde In 2014, developers and their lawyers filed a lawsuit to remove the coastal California Gnatcatcher from the Endangered Species List in a move to open thousands of acres to development in Southern California. The case was based on a flawed study that combined scientific errors with a hidden conflict of interest....
Beginner Bird Walk – Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa
Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa 4803 Lynn Rd, Newbury Park, CAConejo 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...
Bob Kildee Community Park Tams
Bob Kildee Community Park - Tamarisk Trees 1051 Eston St., Camarillo, CA, United StatesWe will visit the renowned tamarisk trees along the east edge of Bob Kildee Community Park. Previous October 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 Downy Woodpecker, Western Wood-Pewee, Pacific-slope Flycatcher,...
Monthly Program – November 2020
CVAS Monthly Program Zoom MeetingTHE BIRDS YOU MAY BE MISIDENTIFYING AND OTHER RANTINGS OF A GRUMPY EBIRD REVIEWER This will be an online meeting by way of Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/6155249106 While long regulated by the honor system, birding has gone through a significant change recently with the rise in popularity of eBird. This citizen science database created by the Cornell...
Beginner Bird Walk – Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa
Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa 4803 Lynn Rd, Newbury Park, CAConejo 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...
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 – December 2020
CVAS Monthly Program Zoom MeetingJoin us for an enjoyable photo experience that celebrates the beauty in Nature. You’ll see uncommon views of birds, learn a bit about birds, and discover how you make a difference. Professional photographer Steve Kaye will show his photos and tell provocative stories about the photos. This is an excellent program for anyone who wants...
Beginner Bird Walk – Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa: CANCELED
Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa 4803 Lynn Rd, Newbury Park, CADue to the current Stay-at-Home restrictions in California, this month's Beginner Bird Walk has been cancelled. We hope to resume these walks in January. 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....
Christmas Bird Count 2020
Please join us for the National Audubon Society’s 121st annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Sunday December 20, 2020, and help cover the Conejo Valley Audubon Society’s “Thousand Oaks” CBC circle. See this page for more details