SCVAS is offering a two-part online class (beginning/intermediate-level) on one of our most confusing groups—the Flycatchers! Class members will gain access to our private discussion group where you can pose questions or photos. Matthew Dodder will be your instructor. Sign up and join the fun!
Monday: March 15 & March 22, 7:00 - 8:30 PM via Zoom. Sign Up Now →
The second Wildlife & Harvest Video Festival has started. We have dozens of videos from an assortment of wildlife and environmental organizations from around the Bay. Videos include fun facts about local birds, bugs, mammals, plants and more! Look for new video releases each week (until the end of November).
Need help finding great birding spots and figuring out what to look for? Check out our self-guided field trips for November. These guides include trail maps, driving directions, and everything else you need to know.
Are your Halloween decorations safe for birds? Fake spiderwebs, netting, and decorations that hang or form loops can trap and harm animals. Here are some tips from WildCare for a wildlife-friendly holiday.
Crowned sparrows are back for the winter! Enjoy All Around Town, our monthly report of backyard bird sightings, and meet our backyard bird of the month.
We are pleased to announce the availability of an all-new Checklist of Birds of Santa Clara County! Come by the Nature Shop for a printed copy, or print your own at home.
Celebrate birding with us and the rest of the world this Saturday, October 9! To take part in the October Big Day all you have to do is submit your birding lists to eBird. No sign ups, no organized walks or big sits, just go birding!
Have you wanted to attend the SCVAS Learn birding courses but they haven’t fit into your schedule? Now you can gain access to these popular classes to watch at your leisure. Stay tuned for more offerings coming to our new Online Store.
The latest issue of Metro Silicon Valley features an article about the bird whistlers of Oktoberfest; with some insightful quotes from our very own Matthew Dodder!
Need help finding great birding spots and figuring out what to look for? Check out our self-guided field trips for October. These guides include trail maps, driving directions, and everything else you need to know.
The October Avocet Update, the latest Avocet Quarterly and all our releases for the year are available for your reading pleasure.
Learn about common fall arrivals as well as hawks and gulls. Check out the older fall posts for more great information on this season’s birds.
Interested in using eBird, but don’t know where to start? Matthew Dodder presents a new online workshop, free for SCVAS members, along with an in-person hands-on demonstration starting October 4.
Native plants increase diversity in your yard from butterflies to birds. The California Native Plant Society has partnered with nurseries to help encourage native gardening.
Enjoy our monthly round-up of backyard bird sightings, meet our backyard bird of the month, and reflect on the vulnerability and hope of birds’ lives with our Backyard Birder.
Support SFBBO and the great work they do by taking part in the Bird Photo Big Day Fall Challenge this September 18!
Need help finding great birding spots and figuring out what to look for? Check out our self-guided field trips for September. These guides include trail maps, driving directions, and everything else you need to know.
Get ready to search out the confusingly cryptic, the unexpected vagrants, and the stubbornly uncooperative warblers that are landing in our trees this fall in this three session online class taught by Matthew Dodder at 7PM, Monday, September 6, 13, and 20.
