Our new backyard bird report is a feast of stories, sights, and sounds, including five videos! Enjoy neighborhood bird observations from our members and friends. Photo: Deanne Tucker
ALL AROUND TOWN
SCVAS Speaker Series: Brian Sullivan
We know that it’s hard to feel good about the environment these days. We’re talking with Brian Sullivan of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to learn about how their work (and your own contributions!) are being used to have a positive impact on the nature we love!
GBBC PHOTO GALLERY
Enjoy photos of a wide variety of Bay Area birds, taken by local photographers during the Great Backyard Bird Count. Thank you to everyone who submitted images! Photo: Sunny Mar
SCVAS Learn: Flycatchers 2023
Brush up on your flycatchers in time for their arrival with this two-part online class led by Matthew Dodder on March 13 & 20!
Spring Birdation: Teams & T-shirts
Whether you’re joining a team, supporting a fellow birder with donations, or you’re just like the swallows we’ll be sporting this year, check out our Birdathon page for the latest news.
Spring Avocet
The Spring edition of The Avoect is out! Read the pdf online now.
GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT
Thank you for participating in the 2023 GBBC - we hope you had a great time observing birds! Be sure to submit your checklists online by March 1 so they’re included in the results. Photo: Chris Johnson
Christmas Bird Count Results
Summaries of our county’s four Christmas Bird Counts are now published. Thanks to all the volunteers and organizers of this great annual event.
Special Event: Scott Weidensaul
Migration is a subject that enthralls scientists and birders alike. We’re excited to join our fellow Audubon chapters around the Bay Area in welcoming Scott Weidensaul as he takes us on a trip around the world to learn about the research about how birds continue to push the limits of physiology as they travel across the globe.
Birds of Colombia
Board member Vivek Khanzode will be presenting photos from Colombia, the planet’s most diverse country for birds, at the next meeting of the Bay Area Bird Photographers, March 1.
Introduction to Birding
Matthew Dodder presents an introduction to birding in the Santa Clara Valley, just in time for th Great Backyard Bird Count!
All Around Town
All Around Town welcomes the new year with your latest backyard bird observations, as well as your highlights of 2022! Enjoy stories, photos, videos, and audio clips of the birds that live among us, submitted by you, our members and friends. Photo: Steven Rice
January Self-Guided Field Trips
Need help finding great birding spots and figuring out what to look for? Check out our self-guided field trips for January. Varied Thrush by Sarah Chan
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.
New County Checklist
We are pleased to announce an updated Santa Clara County Checklist of Birds, now including Rarity codes and three new species!
Winter Avocet
Backyard Birding in December
Meet our backyard bird of the month, the Western Bluebird, and browse our list of 28 backyard birds you need to know. How many of these birds are in your yard or neighborhood? Photo: Carol Ann Krug Graves.
Preserving Coyote Valley
The Coyote Valley has been, and remains, a battleground for open space and wildlife conservation. While SCVAS and our allies have won a number of battles in this beautiful location, the fight continues as we look to support the California 30x30 efforts. Shani Kleinhaus lays out the importance of the Coyote Valley in her opinion piece in the Mercury News.
Christmas Bird Count
The Christmas Bird Count is coming up! Join the local counts and learn more about this longstanding birding tradition.
SCVAS Annual Report
If you missed a newsletter, here’s what we’ve been up to in the past year (June 1 2021 - May 31 2022)!