Birds are facing challenges like they’ve never encountered before, but together we can help.
Environmental Advocacy Campaign 2023
SCVAS Learn Warblers 2023
Get dialed in on our treetop migrants before they pass you by in a flood of yellow! Warblers are adorable, charismatic, and incredibly uncooperative. If you want to learn how to ID by tail feathers, check out this three session course!
Action Alert: County Parks Access Survey
Santa Clara County Parks is currently asking for input from the public on their Everyone Belongs at Parks initiative. Take a minute to add your voice to this effort!
Action Alert: Mountain View Strategic Parks Plan
Get involved to speak on behalf of nature in Mountain View’s new Strategic Parks Plan on August 21 and 22.
All Around Town
Our new backyard bird report is here, featuring dozens of species and so many baby birds! Enjoy stories, photos, and videos of the birds that our members and friends have seen near home. Photo: Carol Ann Krug Graves
Conservation Corner: August
Action Alert: Lehigh Reclamation Plan
Weigh in for the environment as Midpen holds their annual Lehigh/Heidelberg Meeting concerning the reclamation plan for the former quarry by Wednesday, July 26.
SCVAS Pelagic
On Aug 28, join other SCVAS members on this trip by Alvaro’s Adventures leaving from Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay. Laysan Albatross Brooke Miller
Creek Cleanup
We’re excited to join Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful on July 8 for a creek cleanup at the Viet Heritage Garden is San Jose! Help us remove litter from Coyote Creek in this morning of incidental birding and intentional clean up!
July Avocet Update
Read about new classes, field trips, a new club and an important message from our Board and Executive Director.
SCVAS Learn: Shorebirds
Shorebirds are coming! Get ready for the winter migration with this three-part online course with Matthew Dodder.
SCVAS Learn: Terns
Get ready to take on our summertime aerialists the next time you’re out on the salt ponds! Join Matthew Dodder for this one-part online course on identifying Terns.
Young Birders Club
Birders and nature enthusiasts ages 10-18 are invited to join the Young Birders Club! This club is led by and for students with a passion for birding, and includes field trips, volunteer opportunities, and socials!
Egret Office Hours
Avocet and Avocet Update
The Summer issue of The Avocet is now available! Also the June Avocet Update was just sent out.
LGBTQ+ Field Trip with POST
We’re celebrating Pride with POST! We would like to invite you to join us on this LGBTQ+ field trip at Wavecrest Open Space on Saturday, June 3rd. Birders of all levels are welcome.
Birdathon Awards Event
Join us for an in-person celebration of our wonderful local birders! We’ll be enjoying snacks, beverages, quizzes and birding fashion at McClellan Ranch on June 3rd, 5-7PM.
Altamont Pass Eagles
Protecting wildlife is an ongoing battle in California. We’re excited to share some good news on that front with you!
Explore Tulare Hill
Tulare Hill is a gorgeous example of serpentine soil habitat, but unless you’re lucky enough to get in on a guided walk of the area, you’re unlikely to be able to visit. Learn about this amazing space with this video.
All Around Town
Orioles are here, waxwings abound, and baby birds are everywhere! Enjoy observations from our members and friends in our new backyard bird report. Photo: Jennifer Oliver