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December 28, 2022

Winter Visitors to the Sepulveda Basin: American White Pelicans

While the Sepulveda Basin is a winter home to many species of migratory birds, the largest of these by far is the American White Pelican. Traveling in squadrons and weighing up to 30 pounds with 9 foot wingspans, they are among our largest boreal flying birds. Their breeding grounds extend as far north as central…
January 28, 2022

Our First – Hopefully Not the Last — Pollinator Garden

SFVAS's SUSTAINABLE POLLINATOR PILOT PROJECT - LAFD STATION 83 Status:  1/28/2022 The City of Los Angeles is the largest U.S. city to date certified as a biodiversity haven by the National Wildlife Federation - and it can get even better!  The San Fernando Valley Audubon Society (SFVAS), already an environmental champion in our region, has…
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May 18, 2020

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…