Jim Houghton

Jim has slowly learned how to operate a fairly primitive WordPress website. It doesn't look like much, but all the SFVAS information anyone needs is here. Gifts of good-quality white wine are welcome but not required.
Jim has slowly learned how to operate a fairly primitive WordPress website. It doesn't look like much, but all the SFVAS information anyone needs is here. Gifts of good-quality white wine are welcome but not required.
What? More Mallards??

What? More Mallards??

Mr. & Mrs. M. — photo by Gary Park Mallards are by far the most ...
Know Your Natives! Get Involved!

Know Your Natives! Get Involved!

Get Involved with the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area Habitat Restoration Effort! The California Native Plant ...
Feeder Freakout? No...

Feeder Freakout? No…

Update on this post: the “salmonella pandemic” in SoCal continues to be a non-event and ...
Guide to Preventing Window Strikes

Guide to Preventing Window Strikes

It’s common — and depressing — knowledge among birders that residential windows account for a ...
Bored? Bird!

Bored? Bird!

No doubt many, if not most, of our members and friends are doing some birding ...
Griffith Park Raptor Survey

Griffith Park Raptor Survey

In January of this year, Courtney McCammon contacted SFVAS to see if our chapter wanted ...
Birds of the Mojave Desert Three-day Workshop

Birds of the Mojave Desert Three-day Workshop

Beginning on Friday evening, this course will examine the important role of these stopover areas ...
Wild Wings Closing -- and Opening!

Wild Wings Closing — and Opening!

The Wild Wings Backyard Nature store has been a fixture for San Fernando Valley birders ...
Haskell Creek Cleanup A Big Success!

Haskell Creek Cleanup A Big Success!

SFVAS celebrated Earth Day 2019 early with a hugely successful cleanup of Haskell Creek in ...