Big thanks to Donna for leading this great walk! Beautiful spot, very birdy – 23 species observed, see the eBird checklist at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52901845 Field Trip Report, Ralph Dills Park, by Donna Bray: February 16, 2019, twelve birders had the opportunity to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count by attending the field trip at Ralph […]
Thank you to all who participated! Our newsletter editor is looking for first hand reports from count participants, especially from those participating for the first time and anyone teenage or younger. Please send any comments or reports to lynkraatz@hotmail.com, subject matter “birds”. Please submit on or before Friday, Jan. 11th to be published in the […]
As we have shared in our announcements, the first major restoration at Los Cerritos Wetlands was recently approved by the Coastal Commission on December 13th, 2018, the BOMP Oil Consolidation/Wetlands Restoration Project, which Audubon supports. This project is often characterized by the media as controversial because some environmentalists oppose. Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority, Los Cerritos […]
While participating in Cornell Lab’s “Project Feeder Watch” this season, I noticed a different visitor at my feeders. Turns out this bright yellow bird with distinct gray cap, eye line and malar or “moustache stripe” (below the eye) is an exotic species, thought to be a pet trade escapee native to Africa, the common name […]
Fall is in full swing and our species counts at both our 2nd Saturday Hellman Lowlands walk and 4th Sunday Zedler Marsh walk are showing it! To see our Facebook page photo gallery of these walks, click here. At the Zedler walk on October 28th we observed 25 species at this little pocket marsh with […]
Join El Dorado Audubon on Saturday, December 15th for the 119th Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC)! Started in 1900 by ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, an early officer of the National Audubon Society, he got 27 of his birding friends to go out and count birds, instead of shooting them as was the custom back then. […]
As promised, this year’s Least Tern fledgling count: 42! This is up from last year, thank goodness. Many thanks to all who helped out with Eyes on the Colony and monitoring. We will need help again staring in May of 2019. Mark your calendars. We celebrated National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on September 29th. Rick […]
Fall is here and now is the best time to plant native plants for birds! Turning your yard into your own private bird watching habit is easy. Just add food, shelter and water. Native plants are an excellent choice for feeding birds the “natural way”, plus they are drought tolerant. No need for pesticides, California […]
This is a no pressure, lend a helping hand if and when you can opportunity. Just provide us your name, interests and phone number and when the need arises we’ll give you a call and check if you are available to help. Why volunteer? There are lots of good reasons. Here are a few: Meet […]
Audubon Assembly in November, Long Beach, CA, by Mary Parsell Chapter leaders, members, and friends are invited to join Audubon California Nov. 2nd through 4th in Long Beach for the 2018 Audubon Assembly. The theme of the 2018 Assembly is Look Up! The weekend will be an opportunity to look outside our local programs and […]
Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford