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October Photo of the Month

Black-Hooded Parakeets, by Louise Rishoff

Photographer Info: Taken by Louise Rishoff with a Canon Rebel EOS, with a 70-300mm lens and 1.4 teleconverter.

“I tripped on some stairs in February and broke my foot, so hiking was out for a while and all I could do was photograph what I could see from my car.

“This picture was taken in the Peter Strauss parking lot from my car window. I was actually monitoring an Acorn Woodpecker nest when I heard a major racket and in came a flock of screeching parakeets that then lined up on that board fence rail and proceeded to feed on the spring oats.”

Louise Rishoff is a retired lawyer, former Mayor of Agoura Hills, and now the District Director for State Assembly member Julia Brownley.

Please submit your photos to gro.nobuduavfsnull@xoddaM.nnyL. Only one picture per photographer per month please! Ideally, the picture will be taken within our area and the information will include the location and the date it was taken, what camera and lens was used, a short account of how the picture was taken, and profile of the photographer. Good shooting! Thanks, Lynn.

Spring is upon us and it’s time to go out and find all the migratory and resident nesting birds — all in great fun and to raise money to support our many SFVAS projects, especially our education programs.

To help you find all the relevant information on this subject, a new page has been created. So click on the new link on the left sidebar, Annual Birdathon, to get started. Also check out our new opportunities for Children and Youth to get actively involved in the Birdathon this year!

And don’t forget to give generously in the spirit of this event!

The April 2011 issue of the Phainopepla newsletter is now online.

The February 2011 issue of the Phainopepla newsletter is now online.

For a limited time only, San Fernando Valley Audubon is offering printed T-shirts for sale in four new designs:  Birds in Blue, Hummingbirds, Red-tailed Hawk, and Skyprints.

Shirts are 100% cotton, preshrunk, printed with PVC-free water-based ink, and are available in a variety of sizes (S-XL) and styles (short-sleeve, long-sleeve, and ladies cut).

All proceeds from this sale will benefit the conservation and education programs of San Fernando Valley Audubon Society.

Please use the order form to view the designs and to pre-order the designs, styles, and sizes you want.  Shirts will be available for pick-up at the September 23 meeting of SFVAS.  No payment is required until shirts are picked-up in September.

Send orders via email to gro.nobuduavfsnull@yeneek.anaid or US Mail to Diana Keeney, PO Box 7769, Van Nuys, CA 91409.

Last date to order is July 31, 2010.