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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.
March 31, 2010
General Membership Meeting – Feenstra on Tricolored Blackbirds
Everyone welcome. Come early for social hour. Encino Community Center, 4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino. Located between Moorpark and Ventura Blvd., on the west side of Balboa, just south of the Presbyterian Church. Our speaker, Jonathan S. Feenstra Ph.D., will talk about Tricolored Blackbirds in Southern California. The Tricolored Blackbird is North America’s only colonial nesting…
March 28, 2010
Descanso Gardens Bird Walk – A BIRDATHON EVENT
Meet at the first wide place after entering the gardens. Admission is free for early birders. Located at 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada. Leader: Karen Johnson or Nancy Herron Knode. For more information, contact Karen at (818) 790-1687 or by email.Butterbredt Springs, Galileo Hill, Piute Ponds – A BIRDATHON EVENT
Probable species: 115. Meet at 5:30 a.m. at the McDonald’s on Crown Valley Road in Acton, or 6:00 a.m. at the park-n-ride lot east of the 14 Fwy on the south side of Avenue S in Palmdale. We will then stop in Palmdale for a brief search for LeConte’s Thrasher, then to Butterbredt Springs and…O’Melveny Weekday Walk at O’Melveny Park – A BIRDATHON EVENT
Directions: Take the 118/Ronald Reagan Freeway and exit at Balboa Blvd. Turn north, driving two miles to Sesnon, turn left going west .6 mile, turn right at park entrance. Meet in the parking lot. RAIN CANCELS. Contact Carolyn Oppenheimer at, (818) 885-7493, with any questions (before 7 p.m., please) orcarolyn.oppenheimer@sfvaudubon.org.Malibu Creek State Park Bird Walk – A BIRDATHON EVENT
Meet at the second (lower) day-use parking lot. Entrance to the park is on the west side of Las Virgenes Road, just south of Mulholland Hwy. Entrance fee or day/annual pass is required. Leader(s): Muriel Kotin, (310) 457-5796, and/or Art Langton, (818) 887-0973.Sepulveda Basin Bird Walk – A BIRDATHON EVENT
Directions: Exit the San Diego Freeway (I-405) on Burbank Blvd. Go west about one-half mile to Woodley Avenue and turn right (north). Travel about one-half mile to the second possible right turn (at sign for the Water Reclamation Plant and Japanese Garden). Turn right and go east about one-half mile to Wildlife Area parking at the end of…
March 24, 2010
Morongo Valley – Monthly Field Trip – A BIRDATHON EVENT
Probable Species: 65–70. This desert oasis offers great birding in the spring. Warblers, flycatchers, hummingbirds and orioles are among the birds expected. At least one pair of Vermilion Flycatchers has been seen every April in memory. Directions: Allow 2.5 hours to drive from the San Fernando Valley. Take Interstate 10 east to Route 62, which…Wildlife Area Cleanup
Sepulveda Basin 2010 Wildlife Reserve Cleanup Volunteers Needed Saturday, April 10 8:30 a.m.—Noon Directions: Exit the San Diego Freeway (I-405) on Burbank Blvd. Go west about one-half mile to Woodley Avenue and turn right (north). Travel about one-half mile to the second possible right turn (at sign for the Water Reclamation Plant and Japanese Garden).…Wildlife Area Cleanup Scheduled – Volunteers Wanted
Saturday, April 10 8:30 AM - Noon [caption id="attachment_783" align="aligncenter" width="362" caption="Photo by Rose Leibowitz, 2010"][/caption] Come for the whole time or just a part of it. Bring your friends and family. Help us keep this lovely resource in prime condition for the critters who rely on it for food and shelter. Directions: Exit the…
February 28, 2010