Join us as we look for the largest bird in North America, the California Condor! We will look for other large raptors, waterfowl, and early spring migrants! Meet at 8:00 am at the store/Condor Point, beyond the entrance. The entrance fee is $5 per car, (Normally it is $10, however, the fee was reduced for...
If you are interested in going out to see the endemic Island Scrub-jay, then hitch a ride on the Island Scrub-jay Pelagic through Island Packers (click here for tickets). Cost is $130 for adults (13-54) and $116 for senior citizens (55+) and military. Note: this is NOT a CVAS-organized event(*), however, many participants from Ventura...
Join us as we look for our chapter's iconic logo as well as raptors, flycatchers, open grassland sparrows, and early spring migrants! Meet at the start of Cañada Larga Road at 8 am. Trip leader: Marc Better (510 919 5283).
Join us as we explore the oak and sycamore woodlands of Malibu Creek State Park! In addition to common resident species, we will be looking for early spring migrants like grosbeaks and Lazuli Buntings! Entrance is $12 per car, so we will meet at Kanan Road Park and Ride at 7:45 a.m. to carpool in....
Update: State Highway 150 connecting Santa Paula to Ojai is closed until further notice. This may impact your traveling decisions. Sisar Canyon is a great spot to see migrating warblers, vireos, and flycatchers as they forage throughout the oaks and riparian of the canyon. It's also a decent spot to see Black-chinned and Costa's Hummingbirds! Meet...
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...
Meaning "sore" or "wound", Las Llajas is underbirded area in east Simi Valley with great potential as a spring migrant trap! Park off Evening Sky Dr. This is a pretty popular mountain biking spot, so it might be a good idea to carpool and get there a bit early. Trip leader: Sammy Cowell (818 470...
Bear Divide is a narrow pass in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County that funnels literally thousands of birds through a tiny gap in the mountain ridge. Some dawn flights are so thick with birds that hundreds of migrants may pass by per minute. Dawn flight is the best time to witness this spectacle,...
This secret little gem of a trail in Santa Rosa Valley runs along the Arroyo Santa Rosa and is a good spot for spring migrants! Bonus: the trail runs past a small little animal farm filled with goats, donkeys, and peacocks! Park on Las Posas Rd. just past Pradera Rd. Trip leader: Sammy Cowell (818...
Big Morongo Preserve is one of the best places in southern California for migrant flycatchers, warblers, vireos, and other species but also hosts some great breeding birds. We can expect to see (or hear) Summer and Western Tanagers, Brown-crested and Vermilion Flycatchers, Bullock's and Hooded Orioles, Yellow-Breasted Chat, Bell's Vireo, as well as migrants and...
For those who can't make the beginner bird walks on Wednesdays, this is a great time to check out this hidden gem in Newbury Park! Meet at the end of the parking lot where you'll see plenty of Cliff Swallows nesting under the eaves of the bathroom. You'll also look for Lazuli Buntings, Blue Grosbeaks,...
MAY MONTHLY PROGRAM “Pelagic Birding off Southern California: Searching for Seabirds in the Open Ocean” by David Pereksta Nazca Booby Copyright David Pereksta While 70 percent of the earth is covered by oceans, the lives of the birds that inhabit those waters still hold a number of mysteries that science is only just starting to...