March 28, 2010

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).…
February 28, 2010

Monthly Field Trip: Morro Bay Weekend!

The first day, Saturday, March 20, we will meet in the parking lot on the near (inland) side of Morro Rock at 8:00 a.m. The second day, Sunday, March 21, we will meet at the Montana de Oro State Park Headquarters/Visitor Center at 8:00 a.m. Our species tally is usually very high on this trip.…

Monthly Field Trip: Morro Bay Weekend!

The second day, Sunday, March 21, we will meet at the Montana de Oro State Park Headquarters/Visitor Center at 8:00 a.m. Our species tally is usually very high on this trip. Pigeon Guillemot and Chestnut-backed Chickadee are expected. Directions from the San Fernando Valley: Take the 101 Freeway to San Luis Obispo and then follow…

Chatsworth Nature Preserve

Check with leader for starting time. Chapter members will join members of the Southwest Herpetologist Society for time inside the Preserve. Meet at the Plummer-Valley Circle gate on the north side of the Preserve approximately 0.9miles west of the intersection of Plummer and Topanga Canyon Blvd. and past 3 “STOP” signs. Phone Art Langton, (818)…
February 5, 2010

Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Bird Walk

Directions: Exit the Ventura Freeway (U.S. 101) at Las Virgenes Canyon Road and proceed north to the trailhead parking area at the end of the road. Please bring plenty of water and wear proper shoes.   No  toilets are available on site. Leader: Jim Hardesty (818) 346-6712, jim.hardesty@sfvaudubon.org