Let’s Go Native!!
There will be a free garden show entitled “Let’s Go Native” on May 17th from 10 to 5 at the Tarzana Community Center, 19130 Ventura Blvd (corner of Vanalden). Alan Pollack, our Audubon-at-Home chair,...
View ArticleExploring the wilds of Los Angeles with bird-watcher Scott Logan
Saturday, May 2nd marked Bird LA Day – a citywide celebration of all things birds, with nature walks, a bird sketching workshop and a picnic along the LA River. I met up with birding enthusiast Scott...
View ArticleJust Sit Back and Bird! by Jeanne Kolasz
Saturday, May 9 was great weather for the “Big Sit” Birdathon event at the Sepulveda Basin. Jeanne Polak- Recht and Linda Jones were both there to lead the event. Jeanne reports sightings of 21...
View ArticleChatsworth Nature Preserve Ecology Pond drying up!!
We are approaching a serious emergency with the Ecology Pond at Chatsworth Nature Preserve. The pond is close to drying up, and DWP has thus far refused to provide any make-up water under the guise of...
View ArticleNOTE: We have a NEW General Membership Meeting Location
Starting September 2015 we will be having our General Membership Meetings at: San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, 18312 Oxnard Street, Tarzana, 91356, Tel: 818/697-5525 We are delighted to...
View ArticlePiute Ponds Treat
Piute Ponds is a favorite birding spot and many of our members in the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita areas visit it often for birding. The Lancaster Photography Club has invited out members to...
View ArticleUpdate on the Ecology Pond at Chatsworth Nature Preserve
As they left the August 6th public meeting with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP), the SFVAS contingent and others present breathed a sigh of relief and harbored cautious optimism...
View ArticleFamily Bird Walks
Second Saturday Bird Walks For Families and Beginners 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. October through March Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve (FREE) San Fernando Valley Audubon will lead bird walks for...
View ArticleThe October/November 2015 Phainopepla Newsletter is Online NOW!
Check out the October November 2015 Phainopepla. Read about everything that’s going on at the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society chapter. Check out our meetings, our speakers, our calendar of events....
View Article2015 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Saturday, December 19, 2015 Birders Needed!
Once again this year, the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society will join chapters across the country and in North and South America, Hawaii, and the Caribbean to take part in the National Audubon...
View ArticleNew T-shirts for Sale!
Three new T-shirts are now available for sale. The shirts come in three colors: Army Green (Adult sizes), Dark Teal (Ladies cut), and Indigo Blue (Adult Long Sleeve). All three shirt styles have the...
View ArticleThe December / January Phainopepla is now online!
December 2015 January 2016 Phainopepla
View ArticleAFTER THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT — JOIN US FOR BIRDS ‘N’ BEER!
December 19, 2015 from 4pm to about 7pm — At the San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center 18312 Oxnard Street, Tarzana, CA — Phone # 818 697-5525 Members and guests are welcome – counters and...
View ArticleExploring the wilds of Los Angeles with bird-watcher Scott Logan
Saturday, May 2nd marked Bird LA Day – a citywide celebration of all things birds, with nature walks, a bird sketching workshop and a picnic along the LA River. I met up with birding enthusiast Scott...
View ArticleSFVAS APPEALS DECISION ON THE HIDDEN CREEKS ESTATES DEVELOPMENT
The environmentally destructive Hidden Creeks Estates gated housing development proposed by a Texas land and oil field developer, Forestar Group Inc., was recently approved by an Advisory Agency of the...
View ArticleHansen Dam Bird Walks – 2/27/16, 3/26/16 — Meeting location changed!
Time to see some cactus wrens – note location is changed. The walks will start at 9AM at the Gabrieleno Equestrian Park, 11126 Orcas Avenue, Lake View Terrace, California 91342. From the 118...
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Conservation Award Luncheon. Saturday, March 5, 2016. Honoring Sharon Ford...
The 2016 SFVAS Annual Conservation Award Luncheon “trumps” (pardon the expression) the Academy Awards! Although some of Hollywood’s entertainment and conservation luminaries are already focused on the...
View ArticleGeneral Membership Meeting: Speaker Kris Ohlenkamp
Kris’ Topic: What it means to be a “good birder.” We all have our own definition and some may want to share theirs. Kris will be giving tips on how to locate and identify birds and his target audience...
View ArticleKeep Your Eyes Peeled — American Robins and Cedar Waxwings Are In Town!
This is the time of year when American Robins gather into large flocks and Cedar Waxwings come South to stay warm. If you see a tight-knit flock of medium-small birds cruising around, quite likely...
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