Conejo Valley Botanic Gardens

Conejo Valley Botanic Garden 400 W. Gainsborough Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA

We will see lots of passerines and chaparral birds. California Quail This 41-acre property, adjacent to Conejo Community Park, was first acquired in 1973.  In 1976, the first areas of the Botanic Garden began to emerge.  Since then, dedicated community volunteers, donors, and sponsors have continued to nurture this growing garden oasis, adding a popular...

Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa

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

Photo by Richard Armerding Rancho Sierra Vista is an excellent place to see many of the oak woodlands birds that are common in the Conejo Valley area.       Trip leader is Richard Armerding (310) 701-3878 (texting is OK).

Monthly Program – December 2022

Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, CA

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm SPECTACULAR JAPAN Varied Tit There is no doubt that Japan is one of the great civilizations of our planet, yet there is another side that one usually doesn’t contemplate, and this is the natural world of Japan. If one word had to sum it up,...

Paramount Ranch

Paramount Ranch 2903 Cornell Rd., Agoura Hills, CA

Meet at 8:00 am, in the parking lot. Great birds in the oak trees and grasslands. Leader is Ava Molnar - birdgirl.lookup@gmail.com

Beginner Bird Walk – Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa

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

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...

Christmas Bird Count 2021

Please join us for the National Audubon Society’s 121st annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Sunday December 18, 2022, and help cover the Conejo Valley Audubon Society’s “Thousand Oaks” CBC circle. See this page for more details

Chesebro Canyon

Chesebro Canyon 5792 Chesebro Rd, Agoura Hills, CA

Meet at 8:00 am in the parking lot. We’ll look for chaparral and grassland birds. Always great for woodpeckers. Leader is Dee Lyon, (805) 427-0987.

Monthly Program – January 2023

Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, CA

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM - 7:00pm A BIRDING SAFARI IN KENYA   To travel the world looking for small birds is to see everything, for how can you miss an elephant, leopard, historic monument or larger bird? In March and April 2022, Lifetime Naturalist and Conservationist, retired U.S. National Park Ranger, World...

Salton Sea Field Trip

Salton Sea Meeting Point 90480 66th Ave, Mecca

Meeting Point We will meet at the huge Arco gas station on 66th Avenue in Mecca just before 1 pm on Saturday. This should give everyone plenty of time to drive down from Ventura County on Saturday morning. Take I-10 east to Route 86 south signposted for Brawley/El Centro; go 12.1 miles on 86S and then turn left...

Beginner Bird Walk – Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa

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

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...

California State University Channel Islands Field Trip

Old Hueneme Rd. Old Hueneme Rd, Camarillo

We will look for flycatchers, grassland birds and any unusual birds found on the Christmas Bird Count. Trip Leader: Sammy Cowell (818-470-7098)

Point Mugu Navy Base Field Trip

This field trip is open only to current members of Conejo Valley Audubon Society. Unfortunately, no cameras are allowed on this trip. Contact Frank DeMartino ASAP to get your information submitted to the Navy. We saw close to 70 species in November.