The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) Birdy Hour Speaker Series hosted Matthew Dodder last week. His presentation about birding hot spots in Santa Clara County is now available for your viewing pleasure.
SFBBO's Birdy Hour
Drawing Birds with John Muir Laws
Birds can be fascinating and challenging subjects to depict in art. Practice your skills this Thursday with John Muir Laws and Matthew Dodder as the Birdcassos get ready to bird and create for Birdathon!
Special Event: Doug Tallamy
Join SCVAS and Audubon chapters around the Bay for a presentation by Doug Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope and a leading proponent of native plant gardening. Building habitat for wildlife can start at home, and we’re excited to have this opportunity to learn from Tallamy.
An Evening With Richard Crossley
Join us for an evening with author Richard Crossley of the Crossley ID Guides! Bring your books and your questions Friday, October 28!
Silent Auction Begins
Help support SCVAS’s operations by bidding in our silent art auction with original artwork by renowned local artists Jack Cole and John Muir Laws. Auction ends August 6th!
SCVAS Annual Event
The SCVAS Annual Event was on July 23, 2022. It included a jazz performance, a silent art auction, highlights from the past year, goals for the upcoming year, new and old voices from our community, and a presentation on late summer Shorebirds.
Introduction to Bird Migration: webinar
Speaker Series: Alvaro Jaramillo
We had a great time with the expert on California’s pelagic birding, on Thursday, May 19. In preparation for our pelagic birding season, Alvaro shared his experiences in Northern California waters and the Farallon Islands. SCVAS is joining Alvaro on an upcoming pelagic birding trip on July 16, register here!
Speaker Series: Holly Merker - Ornitherapy
Holly used mindful birdwatching - Ornitherapy - as a powerful tool in in fighting cancer. She believes that anyone can benefit from Ornitherapy, and she’s made it her life mission to bring this wellness regimen to you. Join us for the presentation on April 20 at 7pm via Zoom.
Speaker Series: Edwin Scholes *Rescheduled*
Rescheduled to March 30
Take a dive into the weird and wonderful world of birds of paradise with Edwin Scholes, the leading authority on these magnificent birds. Join us March 30 at 7PM for the rescheduled presentation.
Speaker Series: Freya MacGregor
Freya McGregor, staff person at Birdability talks about how we can make the outdoors welcoming, inclusive, safe and accessible for everybody. We’ll also be kicking off our Spring Birdathon! Join us March 16 at 7PM.
Speaker Series: Peter & Diane Hart
Follow the trail of two late-adult-onset birdwatchers as they turned a new hobby into a Peninsula Open Space Trust project to create a photographic record of all the avifauna found on POST-Protected Lands—an adventure that starts at POST’s first project, the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve.
Speaker Series: Lauryn Benedict
On Wednesday, August 18 we tuned into female bird song with Professor Lauryn Benedict of the University of Northern Colorado. Video now available!
Speaker Series: Kaeli Swift
Dr. Kaeli Swift discussed the world of corvids on Wednesday, July 7 at 7PM.