Start Time: 8:00 AM Estimated Species: 30-35 Walk Leader: Natalie Beckman-Smith Contact: nataliebeckmansmith@yahoo.com Meet walk leader Natalie at the CSUN Duck Pond at 8:00AM. Free street parking surrounding the campus and paid visitor parking in campus lots. Walk will be a 3-hour loop around the campus, ending where we started. (Google Map) Looking for more →
Kathy and Dave Participants in this outing will enjoy a leisurely stroll along Malibu Creek, its oak and sycamore woodlands set amidst a stunning backdrop of chaparral-covered slopes and rocky buttes. Birds, deer, bobcat, butterflies, reptiles and, in season, a bewildering array of wildflowers can be found in this jewel of the Santa Monica Mountains, now →
O’Melveny Park and the trails which begin there into Bee Canyon provide an interesting contrast. The park is home to an orange grove and trails through sycamores and alders. The Bee Canyon trail is chaparral and riparian area set between high rock walls. The last rest area for birds going north over the Santa Susana Mountains, →
Hansen Dam is a huge area with varied habitat, and like the Sepulveda Basin is part of the City of Los Angeles flood control infrastructure operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Unlike the Sepulveda Basin, in the event of heavy and prolonged precipitation water may be retained behind Hansen Dam for prolonged periods. →
The Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas Steering Committee (SBWASC) oversees, in its advisory capacity, the wildlife reserve areas and other areas of present or potential natural value within the Sepulveda Basin, including the Los Angeles River and its tributaries; and supports policies and programs that ensure their long term preservation and protection. The SBWASC is advisory →
Erica Robertson, a graduate student from the University of Colorado, will be doing a presentation on the Bird Genoscape Project. She will talk about how the Project and its partners are studying the genetic markers of migratory North, Central, and South American birds to enhance conservation of these species. In 2009, the Bird Genoscape Project →
The first Sunday of every month brings San Fernando Valley Audubon Society’s iconic Sepulveda Basin Bird Outing. Over 300 avian species have been reported to eBird along the route of this approximate 2 mile tour, from the huge American White Pelican wintering in the Wildlife Lake to the tiniest of hummingbirds there year round. It is common →
A Bird Sit is an alternative approach to birding. Instead of extended walking and standing, it involves finding a comfortable spot in nature to sit, slow down, be in the moment, and notice details and behavior patterns. A Bird Sit is not list-driven. It is not always trying to get the next bird. It is a way →
San Fernando Valley Audubon invites you to guided tours of the reserve on Second Saturdays. The walks will include the many birds, other wildlife, habitat, and recovery from the devastating fire of September 2020. The emphasis of each tour will vary with participants’ interests. Tours of this special place will last 1.5 – 2 hours, →
Kathy and Dave Participants in this outing will enjoy a leisurely stroll along Malibu Creek, its oak and sycamore woodlands set amidst a stunning backdrop of chaparral-covered slopes and rocky buttes. Birds, deer, bobcat, butterflies, reptiles and, in season, a bewildering array of wildflowers can be found in this jewel of the Santa Monica Mountains, now →
The Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas Steering Committee (SBWASC) oversees, in its advisory capacity, the wildlife reserve areas and other areas of present or potential natural value within the Sepulveda Basin, including the Los Angeles River and its tributaries; and supports policies and programs that ensure their long term preservation and protection. The SBWASC is advisory →
Hansen Dam is a huge area with varied habitat, and like the Sepulveda Basin is part of the City of Los Angeles flood control infrastructure operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Unlike the Sepulveda Basin, in the event of heavy and prolonged precipitation water may be retained behind Hansen Dam for prolonged periods. →