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March 31, 2010
It is Birdathon Season Again!
The months of April and May bring our annual Birdathon. You have probably received your pledge letter for this annual fundraiser, a sponsored birding event. The money raised covers most of our ongoing expenses and helps support our educational programs for school children, including the Sepulveda Basin Environmental Educational Program (SBEEP) based at the Sepulveda… read moreGeneral 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… read more
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. read moreButterbredt 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… read moreO’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. read moreMalibu 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. read moreSepulveda 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… read more
March 24, 2010