All SFVAS meetings, walks and group activities have been cancelled through June, due to directives from the government (with which we agree). We will resume our normal schedule as soon as possible.
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A Great Season for Horned Owls
Great Horned Owls (GHOWs) are amazing creatures. These night-hunting apex predators have adapted to almost every nook and cranny of the N. American continent. They prey on just about anything that walks, crawls or flies -- as long as it isn’t more than two or three times their size. Woodley Park, home of the Sepulveda… read more
Bored? Bird!
No doubt many, if not most, of our members and friends are doing some birding – or a lot – while in forced domestication. After all, it is migration season. Even though most of the choicest migrants are seen in parks and on hikes, nevertheless the observant back-yard birder will see an itinerant stranger from… read more
Griffith Park Raptor Survey
In January of this year, Courtney McCammon contacted SFVAS to see if our chapter wanted to partner with Friends of Griffith Park in their 3rd season of monitoring raptor nests. Courtney partners with Dan Cooper and their data is shared with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. We were excited to learn about this program and… read more
Sometimes The Good Guys Win
Since 2007, the Mountains Recreation and Conservancy Authority (MRCA), a local public agency established in 1985 to manage, promote and protect open and wild land for public enjoyment, had its eye on 285 idyllic acres in the southern Santa Susana Mountains. MRCA works with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC) and other local groups and… read more
Cub Scouts In the Basin!
Saturday, March 7, members of local pack 564 joined SFVAS volunteers for a walk in the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve. The lads ranged from Lions (Kindergarten) through Tigers, Bears and Wolves to Webelos (Fifth Grade). All were experienced outdoors-kids, knew how to use binoculars and were very observant. We saw California Towhees; Bluebirds; Yellow-rumped Warblers;… read more
A Hazard to Birds: Plastic Grass in Easter Baskets
Easter is right around the corner, and however we're going to celebrate it during this "situation," it's not hard to envision gleeful children tearing into their baskets full of candy and toys. The goodies are embedded in layers of cheap shredded plastic meant to simulate grass. The grass flies everywhere as the children grab the… read more
San Fernando Valley Audubon Society Membership
Our fun and informative bird walks are free to anyone who wants to come along. Everything we do for education and conservation is free. Our members are our core, the people who understand the importance of birds in nature, who follow our activities and join us with their voices when we need to advocate for an important environmental issue. Please become a member and be part of all that SFVAudubon does!
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Join us for our Virtual General Meeting as we host our very own @birdsbybijs • He’ll be presenting on hummingbirds tonight at 7pm PST! • Check the last post for all the info! • • • • #hummingbirds #sfvaudubon #audubon #californiaaudubon #virtualpresentation #nativeplants #nativeplantsociety #losangelesnativeplants #californianativeplantsociety #colibri #aves #ornithology #ecology #conservation #birdwatching #birding #losangeles #birdsbybijs
Join us this Thursday for an amazing virtual presentation all about hummingbirds! • Lots of great info, photos, videos, and a whole section on how to attract hummingbirds to your yard! • Link in bio to join @sfvaudubon as we host @birdsbybijs this Thursday! •••••••• #hummingbirds #tropicalecology #ornithology #birdwatching #picaflor #chuparosa #colibri #zoom #presentation #virtualpresentation #audubonsociety #education #naturalhistory #losangeles #ecology #hummingbirdsofinstagram #hummingbirds
Franklin Canyon now open for peaceful walks and birdsong... 🥰
Free trip to the tropics... on Zoom! ✨ • Join us for a virtual presentation on Zoom featuring SFV Audubon board member Benny Jacobs-Schwartz! • Feathers and Flight: A Journey to the New World Tropics ✨🌴🦥 • Bird guide, naturalist and photographer, Benny Jacobs-Schwartz @birdsbybijs will take us on a gripping journey throughout the New World Tropics. Sharing his dazzling bird photos, captivating videos, and animated story telling, he brings a slice of the tropics to your screen! • Delving into topics of migration, tropical speciation, and drivers of bio-diversity, this media rich journey will share some of the fascinating and unique birds that inhabit the new-world tropics. 🌎 • Sure to both educate and entertain, this presentation will certainly leave you with a deeper understanding of tropical ecology, and knowledge about where some of our backyard birds spend their winters! • Link in BIO to join us on Thurs April 9 7pm PST! •_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #sfvaudubon #auduboncalifornia #losangeles #audubon #education #birdwatching #neotropics #birdphotography #birding #birdwalk #sanfernandovalley #optoutside #tropicalecology #conservation #bird #wildlifeecology #zoom #virtualpresentation #education #connectwithnature #natureconnection #aves #tropical
An awesome image of a Great Egret photographed here in the San Fernando Valley! • Thanks for the share and the tag @mrwilsonwong 🙌 •_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_• • • • • • • #sfvaudubon #birding #sanfernandovalley #audubon #greategret #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #bestbirdshots #bb_of_ig #kings_birds #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #bns_birds #feather_perfection #birds_adored #pocket_birds #planetbirds #thebirdingsquad #birdsandblooms #birds_illife #sassy_birds #birds_captures #nature_worldwide_birds #ip_birds #total_birds #birds_private #dailybirdpix #birdsplace m#birdphotography #igclubbirds
Great-horned Owls provide essential ecological services in the form of rodent control and pest abatement. 🦉⚔️🐭 • Instead of putting out extremely harmful rodenticides which bioaccumulate in the food-chain, consider installing an owl nest box to encourage natural predators to fight the front lines. • Check out our friends @clawla to learn more or grab a nest box for yourself and a friend! • Big thanks to @robrossphotography for sharing and tagging his wonderful image with us! •_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_• • • • • • • • • • • • #birdsbybijs #greathornedowl #antirodenticide #communityecology #urbanecology #losangeles #losangeleswildlife #owl #rodentcontrol #antipesticide #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #bestbirdshots #bb_of_ig #kings_birds
Fun Fact: Did you know these austere and highly vocal woodpeckers don’t feed exclusively on Acorns!? • Although acorns make up a large percentage of their winter diet, these woodpeckers also flycatch for aerial insects as well! • There is so much to learn about our local birds, we’d love to hear some of your awesome Acorn Woodpecker observations below! • Thanks for sharing and tagging this great image with us @a_viduetsky ! •_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_• • • • • • • • • • • • #sfvaudubon #losangeleswildlife #audubonca #california #sfv #sanfernandovalley #woodpeckers #acornwoodpeckers #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #bestbirdshots #bb_of_ig #kings_birds #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #bns_birds #feather_perfection #birds_adored #pocket_birds #planetbirds #birdfreaks #thebirdingsquad #birdsandblooms #birds_illife #sassy_birds #birds_captures #nature_worldwide_birds #ip_birds
Join us for a virtual presentation on Zoom featuring SFV Audubon board member Benny Jacobs-Schwartz! • Feathers and Flight: A Journey to the New World Tropics ✨🌴🦥 • Bird guide, naturalist and photographer, Benny Jacobs-Schwartz @birdsbybijs will take us on a gripping journey throughout the New World Tropics. Sharing his dazzling bird photos, captivating videos, and animated story telling, he brings a slice of the tropics to California. • Delving into topics of migration, tropical speciation, and drivers of bio-diversity, this media rich journey will share some of the fascinating and unique birds that inhabit the new-world tropics. 🌎 • Sure to both educate and entertain, this presentation will certainly leave you with a deeper understanding of tropical ecology, and knowledge about where some of our backyard birds spend their winters! • Link in BIO to join us on Thurs April 9 7pm PST! •_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #sfvaudubon #auduboncalifornia #losangeles #audubon #education #birdwatching #neotropics #birdphotography #birding #birdwalk #sanfernandovalley #optoutside #tropicalecology #conservation #bird #wildlifeecology