http://www.sfvaudubon.org/">San Fernando Valley Audubon Society

Birding the San Gabriel Mountains along the Angeles Crest. 

Meet at the Chilao Visitor Center at 7:30 a.m.  We will look for Hairy and White-headed Woodpeckers, Mountain Chickadee, Pygmy Nuthatch and many other montane species.  Bring lunch and water. 

Directions: Take the 210 Fwy. east to Angeles Crest Highway (Hwy 2).  Go north for about 45 minutes, look for the Chilao Campground signs and take the second entrance road to the Visitor Center.  Your vehicle must exhibit a National Forest Adventure Pass or Golden Age pass. 

For those wishing to carpool, plan to meet at 6:30 AM in La Cañada near where the I-210 Fwy and Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2) intersect in La Cañada. Exit the I-210 at Angeles Crest Highway heading north. About one block up is a frontage road on the right, where we will park and carpool.

Leader: Richard Barth, (310) 276-0342.

Directions: Take the 405 or 5 Freeway north to the 14 Freeway. Exit the 14 at Placerita Canyon. Turn right at the end of the off ramp and continue about 1.5 miles to the park entrance.  Turn right and park at the Nature Center. 

Leader: Bob Fischer.  For more information, call the Nature Center at (661) 259-7721.

Directions:  Take closest freeway to I-5 North and exit at Parker Road. Turn right and proceed to stop sign (Castaic Road), proceed to next stop sign (Lake Hughes Road), proceed to next stop sign (Castaic Lake Drive) and turn right. Entrance to the park is on the right. Once at kiosk, advise Lake Staff that you are there for the bird walk. Proceed to the Boating Instruction Safety Center (BISC) by turning right at the stop sign and follow the road to a white building down by the lagoon. 

For information contact Tina Nuss of LA Co Parks at (818) 322-6997. 

Free parking for birders available only in the Department of Water Facilities just outside the park.

We can celebrate! Caltrans announced today that they selected Alternative 1 as the preferred alternative for the SB 405 – WB 101 Connector!

Many thanks to all who spoke at public meetings, e-mailed, wrote and made phone calls in support of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve!

The text of their announcement is here.

Muriel Kotin, Past-President

Checklists for birds at some of the locations where we regularly lead bird walks have been added to our site. They can be found here.