The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society has been publishing a journal for members since January 1929 (four years after our founding in 1925). The journal’s original name was The Wren-Tit, which was kept from 1929 until at least 1947.

Around 1949 our publication was simply referred to as The Bulletin of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (although the masthead sometimes sported a line drawing of a Wrentit).

In September 1954 the journal formally changed to be called The Avocet, which remains its name to this day. Why did we change our name? Perhaps the answer lies here, somewhere in the archives.

In addition to the past issues of The Wrentit and The Avocet, we have uploaded the 36-page History of The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society 1925 - 1962, compiled by Warren M. Turner. Download the pdf of the History of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society.

If you’re interested in an early version of our Bylaws from 1978, you can download them here.

The Wren-Tit, 1929 to 1947

1929

• January, Vol 1. No. 1—An Unusual Nesting Site of Cliff and Barn Swallows/Introducing the Wren-tit

• April, Vol 1. No. 2—Finches and Elms/Some Seasonal Notes

• July, Vol 1. No. 3—The Family Relations of Birds/Reports of Past Meetings and Field Trips

• October, Vol 1. No. 4—Feeding Visits and Other Reactions of the Nesting Anna Hummingbird/The Campaign for a “State Bird”

1930

• January, Vol 2. No. 1—The Nest-pavement of the California Horned Lark/Fall Sightings Near Los Gatos

• April, Vol 2. No. 2—Time Limits of Crouch-Concealment of the Young Killdeer/Firsts

• July, Vol 2. No. 3—The Length and Width of the Home of the Snowy Plover/Some Nesting Records

• October, Vol 2. No. 4—Late Nesting and Puzzling Behavior of the California Woodpecker/Field Trip Reports

1931

• January, Vol 3. No. 1—Night Lodgings of Two Black Swifts/Some Early Winter Notes

• April, Vol 3. No. 2—Nest-Protective Reactions of the Black-Necked Stilt/The Passing of the Boathouse

• July, Vol 3. No. 3—Turkey Vulture Nestlings/Some Nesting Records

• (No October issue in archives)

October 1931–1946 No archived issues

If you have any issues from this time period and are willing to let us borrow and scan them, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org.

1947

• January, Vol 1. No 1.—1946 Christmas Census/1st of New Series of the Wrentit. A brief end-article entitled “Re-introducing the Wrentit” seems to indicate there was a gap in publication. This issue also claimed to be quarterly, but none of the other documents from 1947 are called Wrentit; they appear to just be field-trip notes

• July—Field Reports

• August(?)—August Field Trip

• September—September Meeting

• October—Screen Tours

• November—Field Trip/Screen Tours Lecture

• December—Meeting/Field Trip

“Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society” (Just Field Trip Notes?) 1948 to 1951

1948

• January—Field Trip/Screen Tour Lecture

• February—Field Trip/Screen Tour Lecture/Comm. For Relief to European Ornithologists

• March—Business Meeting/Field Trip

• April 1, April 15—Screen tour Lecture/Field Trip Report, Field Trip

• May—Meeting/Field Trip/Letters

• June—Field Trip

• July—Field Trip/Meeting

• (No August issue in archives, missing?)

• September—Field Trip/Meeting

• October—Field Trip/Meeting

• November 1, November—Field Trip/Screen Tour, Field Trip/Trip Reports

• December 1, December 15—Meeting/Christmas Bird Count, Christmas Bird Count/Corrections for the Calendar

1949

• January—Midwinter Bird Census/3rd Screen Tour

• February—Meeting/Field Trip

• March 1, March 10—4th Screen Tour/Butano Forest, Meeting/Board/Field Trip

• April 1, April 13—Last Audubon Screen Tour/1st April Field Trip, Board Meeting/Field Trip

• May 4, May 11—Field Trips, Meeting/Field Trip

• June—Meeting/Field/Trip

• (No July or August in archives)

• September—Meeting/Field Trip

• October 15—Field Trip/Screen Tour

• November 1, November 15—Field Trip/1st Field Trip, 2nd Field Trip/New Members

• December 1, December 15—Meeting/Christmas Bird Count, Field Trip/Calendar

1950

• January 1, January 15—Meeting/2nd Screen tour/Field Trips/Bird Count, Meeting/Field Trip/New Members

• February—3rd Screen Tour/Meeting/Field Trip

• March 1, March 15—Field Trip/Meeting/Screen Tour, Field Trip/Trip to Pinnacles/Seasonal Bird Observations

• April 3, April 15—Field Trip/Meeting/Pinnacles/Jasper Ridge, Field Trip – Arroyo Hondo/Screen Tour/New Members

• May—Field Trip/Meeting

• June—Audubon Prints/Meeting/Field Trip

• (No July in Archives)

• August—Field Trip – Palo Alto Area

• (No September in Archives)

• October—Screen Tour/Meeting/Field Trip

• November—Meeting/Screen Tour/Field Trip

• December—Field Trip/Meeting/Bird Count

1951 January to October

• January—Meeting/Field Trip/Lake Merritt/Screen Tour/Los Banos

• February—Field Trip – Alum Rock/Screen Tour/Meeting/Lecture

• March—Field Trip – Adobe Creek/Coyote Reservoir/Lectures

• April—Wild Flower Trip/Meeting/Trip to Pinnacles/Trip to Uvas/Lectures

• May—Screen Tour/Meeting/Field Trip/Salt Marshes & Ponds/Mission Ridge

• June—Field Trips/Lectures/Meeting

• (No July in Archive)

• August—Field Trip/Clout Top

• September, September Membership List—Meeting/Field Trips, Membership List

• October—Meeting/Field Trips/Screen Tours

Bulletin of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, November 1951 to October 1953

1951 November to December

• November—Winter Birds/Meeting/Screen Tour

• December—Bird Books/Waxwings/Calendar

1952

• January—Nesting Study/Field Observations

• February—Roosting of Chickadees and Titmice/The Birds of Santa Clara County

• March—Some Ornithologists of the South Bay Region/New Members

• April—Scrub Jays Cache Food for Later Use/Migrant Arrivals

• May—Field Notes: How and Why/The San Francisco Bay egion Nesting Survey

• June—Ornithological Quiz/Field Observations

• July–August—The Nocturnal Migration of Birds/Nesting Survey

• September—Lunar Ornithology/Field Observations/1952-1953 Audubon Screen Tours

• October—Fall Migration/Field Observations

• November—Field Observations/Calera Canyon

• December—Bird Navigation/The Second Audubon Screen Tour

1953 January to October

• January—Field Observations/Field Trip to Huddart Park

• February—Screen Tours/Matinee Audubon Screen Tour

• March—Calendar/4th Screen Tour/Matinee Screen Tour/Meeting

• April—Spring Migration

• May—Calendar/Field Trips

• June—Calendar/Meeting/Bird Trip

• July–August—Field Trip/Junior Museum

• (No September in Archive)

• October—Meeting/Calendar/Field Trip

Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society Bulletin, November 1953 to June 1954

1953 November to December

• November, Vol. 1 No. 1—Calendar/President’s Message

• December, Vol. 1 No. 2—President’s Message/Calendar

1954 January to June

• January, Vol. 1 No. 3—President’s Message/Field Trips

• February, Vol. 1 No. 4—President’s Message/Calendar

• March, Vol. 1 No. 5—President’s Message/Calendar

• April, Vol. 1 No. 6—President’s Message/Calendar

• May, Vol. 1 No. 7—President’s Message/Calendar

• June, Vol. 1 No. 8—President’s Message/Calendar

• (No July, August)

The Avocet, September 1954-Present

In 1954 there was a contest to rename the Bulletin. The vote was held on April 15, 1954. The winning name, The Avocet, was submitted by Mrs. Eva McRae. The runner-up name was The Chat!

• September 1954, Vol. 1 No. 9—The first issue of The Avocet/President’s Message/Calendar

• October 1954, Vol. 1 No. 10—President’s Message/Calendar/Publication Standing Rules

• November 1954, Vol. 1 No. 11—President’s Message/Calendar/Student Group Activities

• December 1954, Vol. 1 No. 12—President’s Message/Calendar/Bird Notes/Field Trips

1955

• January–February, Vol. 2 No. 1—President’s Message/Announcements/Calendar

• March–April, Vol. 2 No. 2—President’s Message/Calendar/Editorial Committee Report

• May–June, Vol. 2 No. 3—President’s Message/Calendar/Membership

• July–August, Vol. 2 No. 4—Announcement/Annual Meeting/Election

• September–October, Vol. 2 No. 5—Santa Clara County Fair Booth/Screen Tours/President’s Message

• November–December, Vol. 2 No. 6—News and Views from the Editor’s Desk/Protections Lawa for Hawks & Owls

1956

• January-February, Vol. 3 No. 1—Special Event/Meetings

• March-April, Vol. 3 No. 2—President’s Message/Calendar/Clark Nutcracker Eruption

• May-June, Vol. 3 No. 3—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance/Field Reports

• July-August, Vol. 3 No. 4—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance

• September-October, Vol. 3 No. 5—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance/Seasonal Observations

• November-December, Vol. 3 No. 6—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance/The 1956 Christmas Bird Count

1957

• January-February, Vol. 4 No. 1—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance/Seasonal Bird Observations

• (No March-April or May-June in Archives)

• July-August, Vol. 4 No. 4—Greetings/Calendar. Note: articles such as “The Avocet Will Fly Again” and an announcement of a new editor, Joyce Todd, seem to indicate a lapse in publication

• September-October, Vol. 4 No. 5—Conservation Notes/Coming Events at a Glance

• November-December, Vol. 4 No. 6—Waters of San Francisco Bay Still Being Polluted/The 1957 Bird Count

1958

• January, Vol. 5 No. 1—Conservation in 1958/Coming Events at a Glance

• February, Vol. 5 No. 2—Sea Otter Killings Alert Fish and Game Department/1957 Christmas Bird Count

• March, Vol. 5 No. 3—Where Should Management Stop?/Fish and Game Revisions

• April, Vol. 5 No. 4—Insecticides Are Threat to Humans and Wildlife/Another Alert

• May, Vol. 5 No. 5—Precautions Developed in the Fire Ant Program/Who Will Try Caring for our Injured Birds?

• June, Vol. 5 No. 6—Support the Wilderness Bill/Coming Events at a Glance

• July–August, Vol. 5 No. 7—Mathematics for the Billions/Coming Events at a Glance

• September, Vol. 5 No. 8—It’s Time for a Reappraisal/Annual Offshore Trip

• October, Vol. 5 No. 9—Notice/Bob Amyx releases $9,000,000 Park Recreation Plan for Santa Clara CO.

• November, Vol. 5 No. 10—Meet Our New President/Convention/Point Reyes Park Proposal

• December, Vol 5 No. 11—The President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance

1959

• January, Vol. 6 No. 1—Facts about the Imported Fire Ant/California Preditor Control

• February, Vol. 6 No. 2—Asilomar Reservations/Education Committee report

• March, Vol. 6 No. 3—A Note of Thanks/Whose Responsibility/Coming Events at a Glance

• April, Vol. 6 No. 4—New Publicity Chairman/Let’s Pass the Wilderness Bill This Time

• May, Vol. 6 No. 5—Corrections/Save the Sea Lions From Slaughter

• June, Vol. 6 No. 6—President’s Message/Santa Clara County’s Key Plan to Preserve Open Space

• Summer, Vol. 6 No. 7—Our Greatest National Park/Coming Events at a Glance

• September, Vol. 6 No. 8—President’s Message/Officers

• October, Vol. 6 No. 9—Point Reyes national Seashore Park/Coming Events at a Glance

• November, Vol. 6 No. 10—Autumn Guide to the Pacific Flyway/Coming Events at a Glance

• December, Vol. 6 No. 11—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance

1960

• January, Vol. 7 No. 1—Will Wildlife Get Water at Klamath-Tuls Area?/Magazine Article Exposes Water Pollution Problem

• February, Vol. 7 No. 2—President’s Message/For Nature Photographers

• March, Vol. 7 No. 3—Northern California Coast Range Preserve/Coming Events at a Glance

• April, Vol. 7 No. 4—Northern California Coast Range Preserve/Coming Events at a Glance

• May, Vol. 7 No. 5—The Conservation Reserve US Dept. of Agriculture/Coming Events at a Glance

• June, Vol. 7 No. 6—Audubon Society Waves to Protect Bay Lands/President’s Parting Message

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 7 No. 7—President’s Letter/Falconry as a Hobby

• October, Vol. 7 No. 8—Better than Hollywood/Good Neighbors

• November, Vol. 7 No. 9—Now Man Can Talk to the Birds/Calendar

• December, Vol. 7 No. 10—Wilderness Wanted/Sanctuary News

1961

• January, Vol. 8 No. 1—$14 Million Area Beach, Park Plan Urged/SCVAS Leadership Training Course

• February, Vol. 8 No. 2—Seaton Acts to Secure Alaska Wildlife Areas/What Shall We Save Before it’s Too Late?

• March, Vol. 8 No. 3—You Can Save Berry Creek Falls in Big Basin/Conservation Issues – 1961

• April, Vol. 8 No. 4—The New Frontier in Conservation/Bald Eagle Film in Production

• May, Vol. 8 No. 5—President’s message/Pacific Coast Conference

• June, Vol. 8 No. 6—Our Annual Meeting – June 5 – Montalvo/Growth of Human Population and Wildlife Protection

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 8 No. 7—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance

• October, Vol. 8 No. 8—Senate Passes Wilderness Bill. Let’s Get It Through The House/Screen Tours

• November, Vol. 8 No. 9—Help Point Reyes thru the House/Field Notes

• December, Vol. 8 No. 10—President’s Message/Butano State Park – a Gift to the Future

1962

• January, Vol. 9 No. 1—The Controversial Topic – Conservation/Screen Tours

• February, Vol. 9 No. 2—Wildlife Under Close Study in Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Area/Field Trip Plans for the Future

• March, Vol. 9 No. 3—Atom Versus Nature at Bodega Bay/Our Growing Library

• April, Vol. 9 No. 4—Conservation: A Vast Plan/Palo Alto Baylands

• May, Vol. 9 No. 5—President’s Message/The Golden Eagle Bill

• June, Vol. 9 No. 6—President’s Message/Be Sure to Vote on June 5

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 9 No. 7—President’s Message/September Calendar

• October, Vol. 9 No. 8—President’s Message/Nuclear Plan to Create Harbor Killed

• November, Vol. 9 No. 9—President’s Message/Calendar

• December, Vol. 9 No. 10—President’s Message/The Doctors Take on Pesticides

1963

• January, Vol. 10 No. 1—President’s Message/Education Committee

• February, Vol. 10 No. 2—President’s Message/Has the House Interior Committee Read These Words?

• March, Vol. 10 No. 3—President’s Message/Gifts Received During February

• April, Vol. 10 No. 4—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance

• May, Vol. 10 No. 5—President’s Message/Education Committee

• June, Vol. 10 No. 6—President’s Message/Conservation Notes

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 10 No. 7—President’s Message/Expressing Hope Department

• October, Vol. 10 No. 8—White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows

• November, Vol. 10 No. 9—2nd report on White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows/Department of Interesting Possibilities

• December, Vol. 10 No. 10—President’s Message/Coming Events at a Glance

1964

• January, Vol. 11 No. 1—President’s Message: Preliminary Reports & Observations of Annual Christmas Bird Count

• February, Vol. 11 No. 2—President’s Message: Movement to Declare Moratorium on San Francisco Bay Development Gets Green Light At Supervisors’ Meeing

• March, Vol. 11 No. 3—President’s Message/Move about Albatrosses

• April, Vol. 11 No. 4—Early Publications in Limited Number to be Distributed at April and May Meetings/Bulletin Background

• May, Vol. 11 No. 5—California Condor Study/Audubon Group Heard before Palo Alto City Council

• June, Vol. 11 No. 6—Annual Meeting and Picnic/Some Geological Lore About Alum Rock Park

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 11 No. 7—“Welcome Back” All Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society Members/Annual Meeting

• October, Vol. 11 No. 8—September Meeting/October Calendar

• November, Vol. 11 No. 9—October Meeting/December Trip

• December, Vol. 11 No. 10—San Francisco Bay: A Part of California’s Marine Resources/Annual Christmas Bird Count

1965

• January, Vol. 12 No. 1—Our Bay As An Environmental Resource/Battle of the Baylands

• February, Vol. 12 No. 2—The Role of the Nature Conservancy in the San Francisco Bay Area/Battle of the Baylands

• March, Vol. 12 No. 3—ABAG and Regional Planning for Parks and Recreation/Woodnotes

• April, Vol. 12 No. 4—Song of the Cricket/April Calendar

• May, Vol. 12 No. 5—Cooperation in Conservation/Wilderness Conference of the Sierra Club

• June, Vol. 12 No. 6—Cooperation in Conservation/Wilderness Conference of the Sierra Club

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 12 No. 7—The Year Ahead/Battle of the Baylands

• October, Vol. 12 No. 8—Help/San Francisco Bay

• November, Vol. 12 No. 9—Fire in the Giant Sequoias/We Can Do More

• December, Vol. 12 No. 10—Bay of Gold/December Calendar

1966

• January, Vol. 13 No. 1—The Restless Valley/The League’s Accomplishments and Hopes

• February, Vol. 13 No. 2—Wilderness!/A Call to Serve

• March, Vol. 13 No. 3—In the Beginning …./Finally --- A Conservation Council

• April, Vol. 13 No. 4—Birds and wildflowers of Mexico/Coming Events at a Glance/Ask not …

• May, Vol. 13 No. 5—Islands of Green/Is Avocet Worth A Nickel to You?

• June, Vol. 13 No. 6—You are Cordially Invited/The Case of Death in the Ecosystem

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 13 No. 7—Flowers and Plans of Death Valley/A Letter from the President

• October, Vol. 13 No. 8—A Few Weeks in the Life of the Red-footed Booby/1966 National Convention

• November, Vol. 13 No. 9—An Illustrated Talk – A Fishy Story/ABAG Regional Plan

• December, Vol. 13 No. 10—The Red-footed Booby/Some Ecological Aspects of San Francisco Bay

1967

• January, Vol. 14 No. 1—Water, Water; Everywhere it’s the Problem/The Vital Question of Regional Government

• February, Vol. 14 No. 2—Film: Glen Canyon/The Sierra Club and the Internal Revenue Service

• March, Vol. 14 No. 3—Native Trees and the Soils Beneath Them/Dr, Ester Perry

• April, Vol. 14 No. 4—Amateur Night/Bolinas Lagoon/Palo Alto Baylands

• May, Vol. 14 No. 5—Regular Meeting/Norman Livermore to Speak in San Jose

• June, Vol. 14 No. 6—Annual Meeting/San Francisco Bay

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 14 No. 7—September Meeting/Field Trips

• October, Vol. 14 No. 8—October Meeting – Wild Australia/Field Trips

• November, Vol. 14 No. 9—November Meeting/Field Trips

• December, Vol. 14 No. 10—December Calendar/The Christmas Count

1968

• January, Vol. 15 No. 1—Amateur Night/Field Trips

• February, Vol. 15 No. 2—Point Reyes Bird Observatory & Farallon Islands/Field Trips

• March, Vol. 15 No. 3—Havasu Canyon in Arizona/Field Trips

• April, Vol. 15 No. 4—Shore Birds of San Francisco Bay Region/Field Trips

• May, Vol. 15 No. 5—Antarctica – The Original Settlers/Field Trips

• June, Vol. 15 No. 6—Annual Meeting/Calendar

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 15 No. 7—Plans and Ideas for the Coming Year/Field Trips

• October, Vol. 15 No. 8—Mushroom and Other Fungi/Calendar of Events

• November, Vol. 15 No. 9—Olympic Rain Forest to Canadian Rockies/Calendar of Events

• December, Vol. 15 No. 10—Open Spaces and the Art of Living/California Birds

1969

• January, Vol. 16 No. 1—Isle Royale National Park/Field Trips

• February, Vol. 16 No. 2—1969-Your Bay and Mine – Year of Decision/Summary of 1968 Christmas Bird Count

• March, Vol. 16 No. 3—Fall Colors in the North Woods/Our Cities as Wildlife Sanctuaries

• April, Vol. 16 No. 4—Coastline California/Weeds are for the Birds

• May, Vol. 16 No. 5—Fall Colors in the North Woods/South San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

• June, Vol. 16 No. 6—Annual Meeting/Let’s Put Our Bird Brains to Work!

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 16 No. 7—California Birds/Ecological Conference Program

• October, Vol. 16 No. 8—Tides of Fundy and Newfoundland Sea Birds/California Birds

• November, Vol. 16 No. 9—On Safari/Keep an Eye Out for Red Breasted Dowitcher

• December, Vol. 16 No. 10—Calendar of Events/Tubbs Island Field Trip/Annual Christmas Count – 1969

1970

• January, Vol. 17 No. 1—What We Can Do For the Environment/Convention News

• February, Vol. 17 No. 2—Voyage to the Galapagos/Notes on Golden Eagle Dives

• March, Vol. 17 No. 3—SCVAS Christmas Count 1969/A Look at Conservation

• April, Vol. 17 No. 4—Desert Island – Marsh, Meadow, and Mountain/The Problem of Environmental Destruction Concerns Us All

• May, Vol. 17 No. 5—Wilderness Workshop in Alaska/Bird Eaters vs Bird Lovers in Italy

• June, Vol. 17 No. 6—Annual Meeting/Open Space

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 17 No. 7—Members’ Nature Slide Show/Palo Alto Wildlife Films

• October, Vol. 17 No. 8—Glimpses of Arctic Alaska/Geological Survey Study of Bay Circulation

• November, Vol. 17 No. 9—Wildlife in the Tetons and Yellowstone/What About Recycling for S. Santa Clara Co.?

• December, Vol. 17 No. 10—Christmas Count 1970/Endangered Local Species

1971

• January, Vol. 18 No. 1—The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson/Urban Sprawl

• February, Vol. 18 No. 2—General Meeting: Down Under/Priorities of National Audubon Society

• March, Vol. 18 No. 3—General Meeting: Marsh, Meadow & Mountain/Overpopulation is Basic

• April, Vol. 18 No. 4—General Meeting: Skyline Regional Park and Open Space District Proposal/How Pesticides are Regulated

• May, Vol. 18 No. 5—General Meeting: May 19 A Fish’s Eye View of San Francisco Bay/Herbicides in Vietnam

• June, Vol. 18 No. 6—Annual Meeting: Stevens Creek Park/Endangered Species

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 18 No. 7—Audubon Wildlife Films/Audubon Library/Churchill of the Hudson Bay

• October, Vol. 18 No. 8—“Clean Bay, Inc.”/National Audubon Western Conference – Asilomar 1972

• November, Vol. 18 No. 9—Bird Watchers Watch A Lot/Welcome New Members

• December, Vol. 18 No. 10—Christmas Count 1971/Turkey Vultures or …?

1972

• January, Vol. 19 No. 1—Land Birds of the Farallon Islands/A Look at Conservation

• February, Vol. 19 No. 2—Bird Habitats of the South Bay/A Look at Conservation

• March, Vol. 19 No. 3—Annual Yosemite Field Trip/Elkhorn Slough/

• April, Vol. 19 No. 4—Youth Science Institute/Nature Touring in the Galapagos

• May, Vol. 19 No. 5—An Ornithological Research Station/Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and marine Birds

• June, Vol. 19 No. 6—The Education Committee – A New Direction/June Ballot Propositions

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 19 No. 7—Audubon Film Schedule/San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge Notes

• October, Vol. 19 No. 8—Sierra Club Books Available at Discount/Point Reyes Bird Observatory

• November, Vol. 19 No. 9—Issues and Candidates/Wilderness and Human Impact in the Sierra (mentions support for Measure R which resulted in the creation of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District)

• December, Vol. 19 No. 10—Field Trip Car Pool Coordinators/1972 Christmas Bird Count

1973

• January, Vol. 20 No. 1—U.C. Natural Environment Study Program/Movements of Bayland Birds

• February, Vol. 20 No. 2—Return from Extinction: The Marine Mammals of Baja California’s Pacific Islands

• March, Vol. 20 No. 3—Pinnacles National Monument Weekend Field Trip/Wildlife Survival During Desert Summer

• April, Vol. 20 No. 4—How One Group of Citizens Tried to Fight City Hall (Shoreline Regional Park)

• May, Vol. 20 No. 5—Let’s Set the Record Straight (re Sierra Club)/Shoreline Regional Park Update

• June, Vol. 20 No. 6—Field Trip Reports and Observations/See, Something can be Done (Mayfield Mall & San Antonio Shopping Center)

• Not published July or August

• No September issue in Archives (would be Vol. 20 No. 7)—If you have this issue and are willing to let us borrow and scan it, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org

• October, Vol. 20 No. 8—Klamath Basin Field Trip/Special Event. This issue references the September Avocet, so we know one was published.

• November, Vol. 20 No. 9—Local Owl Trip/Where It’s At (Migration)

• December, Vol. 20 No. 10—Operation Nature Guide/Christmas Bird Count 1973

1974

• January, Vol. 21 No. 1—Field Trips and the Gasoline Shortage/Christmas Count 1973

• February, Vol. 21 No. 2—The Public’s Stake in the Oceans/Ano Nuevo State Reserve

• March, Vol. 21 No. 3—The Care of Baby Wild Creatures/The SCVAS Library and What to do with Same

• April, Vol. 21 No. 4—Where it’s at – Migration/North American Nest Record Program

• May, Vol. 21 No. 5—Field Trip Reports/Our Library

• June, Vol. 21 No. 6—Checklist of the Birds of the Santa Clara Valley Region Revision

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 21 No. 7—Field Trip Reports/Fall Migration

• October, Vol. 21 No. 8—General Meetings/Migration

• November, Vol. 21 No. 9—Bird Corner/The Scuper-Dooper Stewpendous Christmas Count 1974

• December, Vol. 21 No. 10—Audubon Wildlife Films/Audubon Library

1975

• January, Vol. 22 No. 1—A Small Committee Please/Unsung Heroes/Legal Committee is Established

• February, Vol. 22 No. 2—San Jose Christmas Count 1974/Bay Area Audubon Council

• March, Vol. 22 No. 3—Classes, Tours and Such/Why Falconry Now?

• April, Vol. 22 No. 4—Field Trip Reports/Water. Water. Water

• May, Vol. 22 No. 5—A Short Memoriam/North American Nest Record Programs

• June, Vol. 22 No. 6—Field Notes on the Golden Eagle/Report on National Audubon Convention 1975

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 22 No. 7—NonGame Decal/Checklist of Birds

• October, Vol. 22 No. 8—Our Changing Palo Alto Baylands/Additional Pescadero Marshlands to be Purchased

• November, Vol. 22 No. 9—A Week on the Farallons/Audubon Golden Trout Camp

• December, Vol. 22 No. 10—Christmas Bird Count ‘75/A Glorious Opportunity

1976–November 1980 No Archived Issues

• If you have any of these issues and are willing to let us borrow and scan them, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org

1980

• January through November—missing. If you have these issues and are willing to let us borrow and scan them, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org

• December, Vol. 27, No. 10—Mono Lake/Christmas Bird Count/Conservation

1981

• January, Vol. 28, No. 1—Mono Lake/Henry W. Coe State Park/Endangered Least Tern on Bair Island

• February, Vol. 28, No. 2—Take it Off—Take it All Off!/The 1980 San Jose Christmas Bird Count

• March, Vol. 28, No. 3—Mono Lake Fund Raising Goes Over the Top/The Year That Was/The Condor Conference

• April, Vol. 28, No. 4—Nest Record Card Program/The Statewide Audubon Conference – A Report/Job Opportunities

• May, Vol. 28, No. 5—Field Notes/Field Notes from Japan/Calendar of Events

• June, Vol. 28, No. 6—A Vintage Year/Field Notes/Calendar of Events

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 28, No. 7—SCVAS Grants Program/A Mono Lake of the North?/Bay Area Audubon Council Meets in Alviso

• October, Vol. 28, No. 8—Last Stronghold of the Bald Eagle/SCVAS Grants Program/Palo Alto Breeding Bird Count

• November, Vol. 28, No. 9—Marin Headlands Hawk Migration Trip/Charleston Slough Project/Sneaking Up On Animals

• December—missing. If you have this issue and are willing to let us borrow and scan it, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org

1982

• January, Vol. 29, No. 1—To Walk Out or Not to Walk Out/Bair Island Alert/The “New” Avocet

• February—missing. If you have this issue and are willing to let us borrow and scan it, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org

• March, Vol. 29, No. 3—Water: What’s The Solution?/Farewell EPA?/Help for the Refuge

• April, Vol. 29, No. 4—Birds Go To Court/Field Seminars in Trogon Ecology, 1982/Byron Hawk Identification Trip/Death Valley in the Spring

• May, Vol. 29, No. 5—Mono Lake/The Year That Was/Pornography and the Avocet

• June, Vol. 29, No. 6—Birdathon, Texas Style/Birds, Bombs and the Unthinkable/Biological Diversity: Can We Survive Without it?

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 29, No. 7—Nuts to You!/Over the Top/Golden Trout Report/Reflections

• October, Vol. 29, No. 8—What’s in a Name?/Officers urge yes on 11 & 13/New Director/SFBBO is new and looking for volunteers

• November, Vol. 29, No. 9—Xmas Count – Dec 19/Chapter to Publish Site Guide/Main Audubon Camp – a Treat

• December, Vol. 29, No. 10—Audubon and PRBO Team for Trips/Maine Audubon Camp/Fate of the Earth

1983

• January, Vol. 30, No. 1—Desert Ecology Institute/An Interview with Mike Rigney, Executive Director of SFBBO/Where to go Birding in Seattle/Redtails Found Dead Cause Unknown

• February, Vol. 30, No. 2—Area Audubons Hold Meeting/PA Airport Bird Study Underway/The Year That Was - 1982

• March, Vol. 30, No. 3—SFBBO Reports on Research, Activities/Will the Southwest be Sacrificed?/County Parks Running Out of Money

• April, Vol. 30, No. 4—SFBBO Hit Hard By Flow/Eating Crow?/Mono Lake Court Victory

• May, Vol. 30, No. 5—SF Wildlife Plan I Unique/Threats to Black Bears/MROSD to Give Dogs a Chance

• June, Vol. 30, No. 6—Wilderness Bill Goes to Senate/Thanks to Our Congressmen/Bird Surveyors Needed

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 30, No. 7—SCVAS Publishes Area Site Guide/The Tico Experience – Part I/Wilderness Bill

• October, Vol. 30, No. 8—The Tico Experience – Part II/Birding in Southern California/Wildlife Refuge Activities

• November, Vol. 30, No. 9—SCVAS Grants/Wetlands Coalition Monitors the Bay/Tuolumne River Threatened

• December, Vol. 30, No. 10—The Christmas Count in the Beginning/1983 San Jose CBC/SVCAS Endorses Bay resolution

1984

• January, Vol. 31, No. 1—SCVAS Opposes Alveso Radio Towers/A Statement of Audubon Philosophy/Taxes Can Go to Endangered Species

• February, Vol. 31, No. 2—Coyote Creek Threatened by Water District Project/Air Bill Would Require EPA Action/Audubon Camp, of Course!

• March, Vol. 31, No. 3—Strip Mines in California?/Dodo Sighted in California?/Pampas Grass Menace

• April, Vol. 31, No. 4—Calendar of Events/Diked Wetlands Study/Classes, Trips, and Events

• May, Vol. 31, No. 5—San Bruno Mountain Threatened/Birding in Southern California/Hayward Shoreline

• June, Vol. 31, No. 6—Help Burrowing Owls!/Coyote Creek Hearing/Propositions 18 and 19

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 31, No. 7—Least Terns on Bair Island/Wood Stork Endangered/Birding Olympics/The Tico Experience – Part IV

• October, Vol. 31, No. 8—Birding at Crab Cove/A Greenbelt in San Jose’s Future/Coyote Creek

• November, Vol. 31, No. 9—Jon Dunn and the NGS Guide/Birding in Southern California ---Palm Springs Tramway/Federal Duck Stamp’s 50 Years Old

• December, Vol. 31, No. 10—What’s Smew? It’s a Duck that Stands in the Way of a Dike/Audubon Adventures/San Jose CRC/SCVAS History

1985

• January, Vol. 32, No. 1—Condor Update/Bayland Conservation Notes/Coastal Conservancy Land Bank

• February, Vol. 32, No. 2—Update from Audubon Canyon Ranch/Stop Sea Otter Drownings/Another Record San Jose Christmas Bird Count

• March, Vol. 32, No. 3—Peninsula BirdWatching Guide/Conservation Issue Analysis Ponderosa Homes/Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo/The Tico Experience – Part VI

• April, Vol. 32, No. 4—New Threat to San Bruno Mountain/Rip-Rap Threatens Sacramento River/Wetlands

• May, Vol. 32, No. 5—The Mokelumne/Condor Program Update/Selenium and Heavy Metals in Bay Ducks

• June, Vol. 32, No. 6—Condor Habitat Threatened/Where Do Ducks Come From?/Grave Threat to Baylands

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 32, No. 7—New Palo Alto Checklist/1985 Bird-A-Thon/Bay Area Audubon Council W3tlands Policy

• October, Vol. 32, No. 8—Logging Roads in National Forests/San Jose Christmas Bird Count/California Condors

• November, Vol. 32, No. 9—Interior to Condors: Drop Dead/Environmental Action Hotline/Oyster Farming in the Bay

• December, Vol. 32, No. 10—The Gourmet Godwit/Baylands Photo Exhibition/Wild Trout Streams

1986

• January, Vol. 33, No. 1—Wetlands and the Supreme Court/Mono Lake Update/Bottle Bill

• February, Vol. 33, No. 2—San Jose CBC Report/San Jose Christmas Bird Count/How Many Western Flycatchers and Why?

• March, Vol. 33, No. 3—Another Step Backwards/Kings River Loses Out in Sequoia Forest Plan/Baylands Photo Exhibit

• April, Vol. 33, No. 4—Condors on Hold/Wild and Scenic Kern River/Monarch Project

• May, Vol. 33, No. 5—Saving Bay Wetlands/Skyline Ridge Field Trip/ByLaws Change

• June, Vol. 33, No. 6—What to do When You See A Banded Bird/Video Birding/Matadero Creek

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 33, No. 7—The Monarch Project/New Schedule for Kilauea Point NWR/A Field Guide to American Birders

• October, Vol. 33, No. 8—Saving the Wetlands/Union City Wetlands Lawsuit Successful/Annual Fall Wild Bird Seed Sale

• November, Vol. 33, No. 9—Radio Tagged and Flipper Tagged Seals in Central California/Field Identification Greater and Lesser ScaupSalt Ponds by the bay

• December—missing. If you have this issue and are willing to let us borrow and scan it, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org

1987

• January, Vol. 34, No. 1—The Best Laid Plans/Field Identification: Sharp-Shinned and Cooper’s Hawks/Owl Census Underway

• February, Vol. 34, No. 2—San Jose Christmas Bird Count Totals & Wrap up/Youth Science Institute/New Legal Fund to Protect Wetlands

• March, Vol. 34, No. 3—Birds of Prey Study/Owlers’ Report/New SCVAS Office!

• April, Vol. 34, No. 4—Nature Guide Update Planned/California Wildlife, Coastal and Park Land Conservation Act/Mountain Lions Threatened with Hunting Plan

• May, Vol. 34, No. 5—Mono Lake/Hudson Ranch Acquired to Help Condors/Gardeners Take Notes!

• June, Vol. 34, No. 6—South Bay Wetlands Legal Defense Fund/A Tick Bite Warning/Public Trust: The Mono Lake – San Francisco Bay Connection

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 34, No. 7—Santa Clara County/Mono Lake Fund Appeal & Success/Breeding Bird Atlas

• October, Vol. 34, No. 8—Bird Discussion Group/Proposed Marina Threatens Foster City Wetlands/Gil Nets – SB 40

• November, Vol. 34, No. 9—Porpoiseless Behavior: Seal of Approval .../...and Fishing Closures to Protect Seabirds and Harbor Porpoise/Introducing Project Feederwatch

• December, Vol. 34, No. 10—I Remember Miss Emily/San Jose CBC/Cal Paw Initiative Signature Drie Meets Goal

1988

• January, Vol. 35 No. 1—Feeding Winter-Hungry Hummers/SCVAS Endorses Greenbelt Resolution

• February, Vol. 35 No. 2—San Jose Christmas Bird Count – 12/20/87/Union City Marshes and Open Space threatened Again/

• March, Vol. 35 No. 3—David Gaines 1947-1988/Spring Desert Trip/A New Open Space District for Santa Clara County?

• April, Vol. 35 No. 4—Be a Ten Minute Activist/Spring Desert Trip/Advertising and Off-Road Vehicle Destruction in California

• May, Vol. 35 No. 5—Alaska’s Rain Forest For Pulp/Union City Conservation Group Needs Help with Legal Fees/San Francisco Estuary Awareness Week

• June, Vol. 35 No. 6—SCVAS Birdathon a Big Success/Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair SCVAS Award Winners/Wildlife Report 1987

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 35 No. 7—Review of “The Birder’s Handbook”/Announcing SCVAS T-Shirts/The Core Pesticide Issues

• October, Vol. 35 No. 8—Look Exhibit/San Jose Christmas Bird Count/Birding in China

• November, Vol. 35 No. 9—Seasonal Wetlands: Why We Fight to Save Them/Working for a “Clean South Bay” Injured and Orphaned Wildlife

• December, Vol. 35 No. 10—Environmental Action News/Burrowing Owl Update/Chapter Wish List

1989

• January, Vol. 36 No. 1—General Plan Revision/SCVAS Legal Fund/Grassroots Activist

• February, Vol. 36 No. 2—SCVAS Birdathon 1989/1988 San Jose Christmas Bird Count

• March, Vol. 36 No. 3—SCVAS Wetlands Defense Fund Needs You!/Environmental Action Notes

• April, Vol. 36 No. 34 (probably should be No. 4. Here starts a series of typos in the issue number that continues throughout the year)—Birdathon 1989/Special Hummingbird Plant Sale

• May, Vol. 36 No. 35 (No. 5)—Bird Seed Sale a Big Success/SCVAS Supports New Bottle Bill

• June, Vol. 36 No. 36 (No. 6)—Bay Wetlands Vanishing/Yosemite Park Needs Your Help/Birdathon a Success

• Not published July or August

• September, Vol. 36 No. 34 (No. 7)—Santa Clara Valley Audubon: Past Achievements and Future Goals/”A significant amount of money was donated by the Brownlee Foundation to our Education Fund for the purpose of developing a seasonal wetlands curriculum aimed at 4th and 5th graders in the South Bay”

• October, Vol. 36 No. 35 (No. 8)—Golden Eagle CBC Data Raises Questions/Santa Clara Valley Open Space at Risk

• November, Vol. 36 No. 35 (No. 9)—Notice of Habitat Endangerment/Pro Esteros Meeting

• December, Vol. 36 No. 36 (No. 10)—Christmas Bird Count Nears/CBC T-Shirts and Sweatshirts

1990

• January, Vol. 37 No. 1 (‘39’ was scratched out and replaced with ‘37’)—Bay Keeper Visits South Bay/News from the SCC Breeding Bid Atlas

• February, Vol. 39 No. 2 (also should be ‘37’)—1989 CBC Report/SCVAS Birdathon 1990

• March (Volume numbers were abandoned at this point, so we’ll list what should be the proper volume and number in parentheses from here on. Vol. 37, No. 3)—Clapper Rail Predator Sightings/Local Pristine Wetlands to Be Dumped On?

• April (Vol. 37, No. 4)—SF Bay to be Shorebird Reserve Site/Native Forests Conference

• May (Vol. 37, No. 5)—Many Migrant Species in Decline/Ancient Forest Protection Act of 1990

• June (Vol. 37, No. 6)—A Quilt to Save the Ancient Forest/Protect Nesting and Migrating Birds

• Not published July or August

• September (Vol. 37, No. 7)—The Mono Lake Battle Goes On/Audubon Field Trip to Mono Lake

• October (Vol. 37, No. 8)—What is the Value of the Christmas Bird Count?

• November (Vol. 37, No. 9)—Clarifying the “Initiative Soup” on the 1990 November Ballot

• December (Vol. 37, No. 10)—Countdown to the 1990 San Jose Christmas Bird Count

1991

• January (Vol. 38, No. 1)—Fish and Wildlife Service Fails to List Endangered Species

• February (Vol. 38, No. 2)—SCVAS Offers Tips to Help Save Anna’s Hummingbird

• March (Vol. 38, No. 3)—Mono Lake theme of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society 1991 Birdathon

• April (Vol. 38, No. 4)—Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society 1991 Birdathon

• May (Vol. 38, No. 5)—Immediate Action Crucial to Help Save Our Wetlands/National Ocean Sanctuary

• June (Vol. 38, No. 6)—Riparian Habitat in Peril/Birders Can Make a Difference

• Not published July or August

• September (Vol. 38, No. 7)—President Reports on NAS Convention/Act Now to Slay Monster Toll Road

• October (Vol. 38, No. 8)—SCVAS Move to Cupertino Environmental Center Likely/Update on the Burrowing Owl Census

• November (Vol. 38, No. 9)—New Coalition Promoting California Water Policy Reform/Memorial Established for Longtime SCVAS Member Harriet Mundy

• December (Vol. 38, No. 10)—New Site, New Programs for SCVAS/Countdown to 1991 San Jose Christmas Bird Count

1992

• January (Vol. 39, No. 1)—Avian Conservation Center at S.F. Zoological Gardens/Special Field rip to Avian Conservation Center on January 4

• February (Vol. 39, No. 2)—The California Gnatcatcher Struggles to Survive/First Annual Audubon Education Day

• March (Vol. 39, No. 3)—SCVAS Chapter Birdathon to Raise Money for Wetlands

• April (Vol. 39, No. 4)—The Endangered Species Act – Reauthorization Provides an Opportunity to Strengthen the Law

• May (Vol. 39, No. 5)—Ballpark Versus Birds/Profile of a Birder: Eva Case

• June-August (Vol. 39, No. 6)—Our Threatened Creeks/Birdathon ‘92 Results

• September (Vol. 39, No. 7)—Birdathon ‘92 Reaches Goal/Field Notes

• October (Vol. 39, No. 8)—SVCAS Urges “NO” on Gridlock – “YES” on A

• November (Vol. 39, No. 9)—The Native Plant Garden at McClellan Ranch Park, A Natural Preserve/Nancy Hertert’s Garden

• December (Vol. 39, No. 10)—“Partners in Flight” Takes off in California/1992 San Jose Christmas Bird Count

1993

• January (Vol. 40, No. 1)—2n Annual Audubon Education Day/In Mountain View: Polluters Point Fingers As Contaminants Ooze Toward The Bay

• February (Vol. 40, No. 2)—Christmas Bird Count Report/Audubon’s Ecology Camp at Muscongus Bay, Main

• March (Vol. 40, No. 3)—California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Ineffective?/NAS Convenes Statewide Meeting

• April (Vol. 40, No. 4)—'93 Birdathon to Support Riparian Conservation/The California Endangered Species Act Endangered

• May (Vol. 40, No. 5)—Introducing International Migratory Bird Day/Ticking Off Birds

• June–August (Vol. 40, No. 6)—Support Open Space funding Measure/Birdathon 1993 Results

• September (Vol. 40, No. 7)—World Renowned Photographer Coming to Palo Alto/Endangered Species Act Legislation Introduced

• October (Vol. 40, No. 8)—Census of Burrowing Owls/Festival of the Cranes

• November (Vol. 40, No. 9)—Staff Hirings Herald Changes at SCVAS/The First of its Kind!

• December (Vol. 40, No. 10)—Bird Inventory Begins On South County Creeks/World Birdwatch ‘93 Field Report

1994

• January (Vol. 41, No. 1)—Volunteerism Under Attack!/Sprawl Halted in South Almaden Valley

• February (Vol. 41, No. 2)—1993 Christmas Bird Count Results/Meet the New SCVAS Environmental Advocate

• March (Vol. 41, No. 3)—Base Closure Impacts Wildlife Habitat/A Few Words from our Advocate

• April (Vol. 41, No. 4)—Project Tanager Gets Results/Tricolored Blackbird Census Set for April 23

• May (Vol. 41, No. 5)—Birds in the Balance at Asilomar/Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with Us!

• June–August (Vol. 41, No. 6)—Birding at Record Pace in Santa Clara County/The Summer Roundup

• September (Vol. 41, No. 7)—Burrowing Owls Gain Ground In Santa Clara/Birdathon 94 Wrapup

• October (Vol. 41, No. 8)—SCVAS Educational Programs Thriving/People, Water, Wildlife: National Audubon Convention 1994

• November (Vol. 41, No. 9)—Creating Habitat: SCVAS Bird Sanctuary Program/Long Live Mono Lake

• December (Vol. 41, No. 10)—What’s Wrong with this Picture?/1994 San Jose Christmas Bird Count

1995

• January (Vol. 42, No. 1)—Environmental Gloom? Maybe Not/SCVAS Bird Sanctuary Project Update

• February (Vol. 42, No. 2)—San Jose CBC Sets Record—173 Species!/Armchair Activists Get Results

• March (Vol. 42, No. 3)—Brown-Headed Cowbird vs. Willow Flycatcher/Habitat Restoration Theme for Earth Day 1995

• April (Vol. 42, No. 4)—Creeks, Creeks---Find and Fund Those Birds/Red-shouldered Hawk Locations Sought

• May (Vol. 42, No. 5)—Sharing a Passion for Birds/Education Day Survives the Rain

• June (Vol. 42, No. 6)—Moss Landing’s Best Kept Secret/Growing a Healthy Outlook: an Editorial

• Not published July or August

• September (Vol. 42, No. 7)—Audubon Names a New Leader/Birdathon 95 Raises $5,700

• October (Vol. 42, No. 8)—Young Audubon Takes Wing/Revegetation and Education

• November (Vol. 42, No. 9)—Save Our Schools (Of Salmon, That Is)/SCVAS Then and Now

• December (Vol. 42, No. 10)—Once Along A Creek---Calabazas/San Jose Christmas Bird Count

1996

• January (Vol. 43, No. 1)—Songbird-Saving Efforts Thriving/SCVAS Wetlands Education Program

• February (Vol. 43, No. 2)—The Ninety-Sixth Christmas Bird Count/Summary of Santa Clara County CBC’s

• March (Vol. 43, No. 3)—Advocate hails Green Efforts/Once Upon A Creek---San Tomas Aquino

• April (Vol. 43, No. 4)—’Freaks’ Plan Birdathon Blitz!/Burrowing Owls Need Help

• May (Vol. 43, No. 5)—Once Along A River---The Guadalupe/Sun and Fun at Education Day

• June-August (Vol. 43, No. 6)—Birdathon Teams Run Wild Raising $$/Wings Over Cupertino/Introducing Garth Harwood as our new Chapter Manager

• September (Vol. 43, No. 7)—Wildlife Refuge in Santa Clara?/View from the Office

• October (Vol. 43, No. 8)—Record Duck Migration Expected/Creek Groups to Join Forces

• November (Vol. 43, No. 9)—For the Birds---Rebugging Your Home and Garden/Fall is for Birds---and Fundraising

• December (Vol. 43, No. 10)—Rude Finches: The Inspiration for Invention/Good News, Bad News

1997

• January (Vol. 44, No. 1)—Bluebird Recovery Program Under Way/Audubon Creek & Wetland Programs Draw Raves

• February (Vol. 44, No. 2)—1996 Bird Count Results/At Last---Bair Island Comes Home

• March (Vol. 44, No. 3)—“Amazing” Open Space Victory/SCVAS Lobbies the Lawmakers

• April (Vol. 44, No. 4)—Education Day Sparks Birdathon Effort/Birding from a Bicycle

• No May in Archive–If you have this issue and are willing to let us borrow and scan it, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org

• June-August (Vol. 44, No. 6)—Keeping Your Cats Indoors/Why Wrentits Lead Birdathon Brigade

• September (Vol. 44, No. 7)—Shade-grown Java a Boon to Birds/Local Specialties, One Big Surprise on Montebello OSP Field Trip

• October (Vol. 44, No. 8)—Exciting Bluebird Recovery Program Results/SCVAS Has a Web Page

• November (Vol. 44, No. 9)—Setting the Table for Your Winter Birds/Winter Bird-feeding Counts Most

• December (Vol. 44, No. 10)—National Audubon Certifies SCVAS---”Outstanding!”/MROSD Clarifies Guidelines for Field Trips to Local Preserves

1998

• January (Vol. 45, No. 1)—Big Changes for Bay, Delta in 1998?/”Grandparenting” Chickadees and Titmice

• February (Vol. 45, No. 2)—Rarities, Big Numbers on Local 1997 CBC’s/National Wildlife Refuge Improvements Hailed

• March (Vol. 45, No. 3)—6th Annual Education Day at McClellan Ranch/Confession: I’m a Big Fan of Floods

• April (Vol. 45, No. 4)—Birdathon to Aid Salton Sea, Alviso Boardwalk/International Migratory Bird Day

• May (Vol. 45, No. 5)—Big Legal Victory for SCVAS---and Local Birds/Wanted: Your Important Bird Areas

• June-August (Vol. 45, No. 6)—New Vision of Cavity Nesters Recovery Program/Helping Local Habitat/Spring is a Lark At Grant Ranch Park

• September (Vol. 45, No. 7)—Night on Black Mountain/Adventures in Warblerland, Pt. 1/Audubon, CNPS Team Up for Victory

• October (Vol. 45, No. 8)—Adventures in Warblerland, Pt. 2/Something to Work Against – The Alviso Master Plan/Salton Sea Adventure

• November (Vol. 45, No. 9)—Bluebird Program Defies Weather, Set Records/Cavity-Nesters Defy/One Bluebird Family’s Story El Nino/

• December (Vol. 45, No. 10)—The Holiday Season---Time to Count Birds!Exciting New Education Programs for 1999/San Jose Christmas Bird Count/A Shattering Experience in Almaden Valley

1999

• January (Vol. 46, No. 1)—Master Plan Will Change Alviso Forever/Pescadero Marsh Field Trip/Cooper’s Hawk Story

• February (Vol. 46, No. 2)—Big Sur’s Ventana Now Condor Country/Craig Breon – 5 Year Anniversary/Green Team Update

• March (Vol. 46, No. 3)—Visit The Back Country of Henry W. Coe State Park/Kern Co. Festival.../1998 Santa Clara County Christmas Bird Count

• April (Vol. 46, No. 4)—Open Space-- Where the Wild Things Are/Learn to Draw with Edward Rooks/A Broken Promise from IBM?

• May (Vol. 46, No. 5)—Catch the Migration Sensation!/Of Local Interest/The Albatross of Midway Atoll

• June-August (Vol. 46, No. 6)—Palo Alto Summer Bird Count/Of Local Interest/Humdingers on Birdathon Blitz..

• September (Vol. 46, No. 7)—Nome, Sweet Nome!/Local Bird Groups Join Forces/Harriet and Her Wry Wrentits Birdathon Champs

• October (Vol. 46, No. 8)—The Story of Marbled Godwit 95-828/Of Local Interest/Unnnder the Booooooardwalk/Central Valley Birding Symposium

• November (Vol. 46, No. 9)—A Community in Transition/Morgan Hill-Calero Bird Count Kicks Off New Millenium/”Scope on Membership” Answer Your Questions/

• December (Vol. 46, No. 10)—Christmas Bird Counts Need You!!/News from Audubon Canyon Ranch/Happy (?) New Millennium

2000

• January (Vol. 47, No. 1)—Props. 12, 13---Your Vote Matters/Advice From a Busy Birder: Become an “Expert” in Your Own Park/SVCAS New Year Wish List

• February (Vol. 47, No. 2)—The Great Backyard Bird Count/Of Local Interest/The Saga of Purple Martin 426/IBM Lands Preserved

• March (Vol. 47, No. 3)—New Count Highlights 1999 CBC Season/Burrowing Owls Fly Over E-mail/”Wow! Way Cool!”

• April (Vol. 47, No. 4)—Bluebird Volunteers Outdo Themselves/Annual Birdathon Set for April 29 – 30/Sequoia Audubon Hosts Water Quality Forum/Discover the Art of Taxidermy!

• May (Vol. 47, No. 5)—“The Big Bird” Boosts Bay Project/Volunteer Ventures/Birdathon Team Reports

• June-August (Vol. 47, No. 6)—Strong SCVAS Turnout at NAS Convention/Young Birder Saves Hummer/The Rock Wrens’ Birdathon and Geology Expedition

• September (Vol. 47, No. 7)—Taking a Gamble on Gambell/Scope on Membership/Board Hears NAS Growth Plan

• October (Vol. 47, No. 8)—Birds, Butterflies,--- and Dragonflies?/Scope on Audubon --- Local and Beyond/SCVAS Endorses Water District Tax

• November (Vol. 47, No. 9)—Craig Breon Named Executive Director/SCVAS Scope --- The Early Years/Statistics, Anecdotes Highlight Annual Bluebird Social

• December (Vol. 47, No. 10)—A Christmas Count Story/Christmas Bird Counting in Mexico/Taking a Stand on Coyote Valley

2001

• January (Vol. 48, No. 1)—County Plan for Stanford Protects Foothills/Raptors and Waterfowl Abound on Sacramento v alley Trip/National Audubon Adopts New Membership Straegy

• February (Vol. 48, No. 2)—Wayward Wagtail Lands in Alviso/2000 Santa Clara County Christmas Bird Counts/The Biggest Game in Town

• March (Vol. 48, No. 3)—Executive Director’s “State of the Chapter”/Water District Creates Community Grants Fund/Hummingbird Day in Santa Cruz

• April (Vol. 48, No. 4)—Birdathon to Support New Education Position/In Search of the Elusive Mountain Plover/Time for a Change of Pace

• May (Vol. 48, No. 5)—Crucial Habitat Saved in Alviso/Thrasher Survives Collision with Birder/Dramatic Warbler Fallout Follows Storm

• June-August (Vol. 48, No. 6)—Rock Wrens Strike Birdathon Gold/SCVAS Celebrates Earth Day/Kids Say the Darndest Things

• September (Vol. 48, No. 7)—Burrowing Owl Benefit Extravaganza/ SCVAS Fall Bird Classes/Meet Our New Environmental Advocate

• October (Vol. 48, No. 8)—Wetlands & Woodlands Program Thriving/Tree Tobacco Road/Dangerous Ranchland Proposal Defeated ---For Now

• November (Vol. 48, No. 9)—Towers Deadly to Migrating Songbirds/The History of <South-Bay-Birds>/Coyote Valley Goes to Court

• December (Vol. 48, No. 10)—Rare Bird Sightings: Documentation Required/Four Local Christmas Bird Counts to Brighten Your Holiday Season/Keeping an eye on Creek Polluters

2002

• January (Vol. 49, No. 1)—“Tossing” Stranded Seabirds/Sudden Oak Death and Birding

• February (Vol. 49, No. 2)—San Jose CBC Draws 120 Counters/Mapping our Creeks---a New SCVAS Venture

• March (Vol. 49, No. 3)—Hard Work + New Ideas = Habitat Savings/Common Interests Could Save Creeks

• April (Vol. 49, No. 4)—Annual Fundraising Appleal Nets $57K/Earth Day Around the Bay

• May (Vol. 49, No. 5)—Stop, hey--What’s That Sound?/Creekside News, Vol. 4 is Published

• June-August (Vol. 49, No. 6)—Introducing Birding at the Bottom of the Bay, 3rd Edition/Los Chivirines Saltarocas Encuentran 128 Especies en El Cinco de Mayo

• September-October (Vol. 49, No. 7)—It’s a Good Job---Reason #24San Jose’s Dirty Creeks Exposed

• November-December (Vol. 49, No. 8)—SCVAS Protects Vasona Herons/Westwind Battle Heats up in Los Altos Hills

2003

• January-February (Vol. 50, No. 1)—Chalk One Up for the Good Guys/Bush Wreaks Environmental Havoc

• March-April (Vol. 50, No. 2)—Birdathon Promises Prizes, Fun/Owls Get a Break at Arzino Ranch

• May-June (Vol. 50, No. 3)—East Texas Birding Bonanza/Citizens Divided on San Benito Growth Limit Plan

• July-August (Vol. 50, No. 4)—Twitchers, Tickers Run Wild/A Summary of Summer Projects

• September-October (Vol. 50, No. 5)—A Six-pack to Go/Teed Off at Links Developers

• November-December (Vol. 50, No. 6)—New Faces, New projects/SCVAS Considers Legal Action to Protect Penetencia Creek

2004

• January-February (Vol. 51, No. 1)—Good News, Bad News/EPA-approved Study Says Wetlands Cause Pollution

• March-April (Vol. 51, No. 2)—Time to Round up Those Birds!/The Futhure of McClellan Ranch and Blackberry Farm---(mostly) Good News

• May-June (Vol. 51, No. 3)—Audubon at Home/Up Against the Big Boys/SCVAS Settles Penitencia Creek Lawsuit

• July-August (Vol. 51, No. 4)—Snipe Hunters Edge Wry Wrentits/Ulistac’s Link to Global Biodiversity

• September-October (Vol. 51, No. 5)—Sierra Birding Hard to Beat/South County Update: Frogs, Golf, and “Biostitution”

• November-December (Vol. 51, No. 6)—Getting Old, But … Retiring? --- Never/Sargent Ranch Gateway at Risk Again

• December (Vol. 51, No. 6)—1994 – 2004: A Look Back .../What Does Future Hold for SCVAS? (Special Edition: Craig Breon’s 11 years at SCVAS)

2005

• January-February (Vol. 52, No. 1)—Peace, Trees, and Good Governance/13th Wildlife Education Day a Grand Success!!

• March-April (Vol. 52, No. 2)—Time for Spring Birdathon Challenge!/The Big Birds – Progress at Altamont

• May-June (Vol. 52, No. 3)—Introducing New Executive Director Brenda Torres-Barreto/Staff, Volunteers Energize Wetlands Discovery Program

• July-August (Vol. 52, No. 4)—Coyote Valley on Fast Attack?/Birding for the Birds

• September-October (Vol. 52, No. 5)—14th Annual Wildlife Education Day Oct. 22 ---Don’t Miss It!/In Birding, Anything is Possible

• November-December (Vol. 52, No. 6)—Exploring So. County’s Soap Lake/Global Warming and Wildlife

2006

• January-February (Vol. 53, No. 1)—A brief history of SCVAS on our 80th anniversary/Recovery Plan for the Endangered Species Act

• March-April (Vol. 53, No. 2)—SCVAS Spring Birdathon Wants YOU!/Up Close and Personal

• May-June (Vol. 53, No. 3)—New Initiatives for Burrowing Owl/Farewell from Brenda Torres-Barreto

• July-August (Vol. 53, No. 4)—Introducing Bob Power as the new Executive Director/New Executive Director Has a Passion/Could I Possibly Miss That Commute?

• September-October (Vol. 53, No. 5)—Conservation Issues, Local to Global/ Birding Belize Benefits SCVAS

• November-December (Vol. 53, No. 6)—Creek & Watershed Maps Highlight Local Habitat, History/Triumphs and Frustrations: Closing Out the 2005-2006 Nestbox Season

2007

• January-February (Vol. 54, No. 1)—Counting Burrowing Owls in Santa Claara County/Craig Breon to Spearhead SCVAS Mitigation Monitoring

• March-April (Vol. 54, No. 2)—Sign Up NOW for the 2007 SCVAS Spring Birdathon/Burrowing Owls

• May-June (Vol. 54, No. 3)—Please Join US for the 2007 Burrowing Owls Census!/California Desert Hawk Watch

• July-August (Vol. 54, No. 4)—Audubon Comments Submitted to Spice up Salt Pond Project/Audubon-at-Home: SCVAS’ Bird Sanctuary Program

• September-October (Vol. 54, No. 5)—Santa Clara County Breeding Bird Atlas – Coming Soon!/Common Birds in Decline

• November-December (Vol. 54, No. 6)—The Atlas is Coming! The Atlas is Coming!/Santa Clara County Cavity Nesters Recovery Program Results 1997 to 2007

2008

• January-February (Vol. 55, No. 1)—The 2008 SCVAS Spring Birdathon Wants YOU!/16th Annual Wildlife Education Day: Another Smashing Success!

• March-April (Vol. 55, No. 2)—What Do Bird Lovers and Fish Lovers Have in Common?/2007 Christmas Bird Count Summaries

• May-June (Vol. 55, No. 3)—A Creek Runs Through It/Earth Day, Earth Month – Earth Day Every Day!

• July-August (Vol. 55, No. 4)—What Were the Creeks Like Before We Came?/Birdathon 2008: Our Biggest Ever!

• September-October (Vol. 55, No. 5)—Birds Along Our Urban Creeks/Mitigation Monitoring Has Many Rewards

• November-December (also Friends of Audubon Letter) (Vol. 55, No. 6)—A Tradition of Creeks Advocacy/Santa Clara County Cavity Nesters Recovery Program Nest Box Results 2003 through 2008 (You Are Invited/Field Sketching of Birds)

2009

• January–February (Vol. 56, No. 1)—The 2009 SCVAS Spring Birdathon Wants YOU!/Volunteer Ventures

• March–April (Vol. 56, No. 2)—You Are Invited .../The 2009 SCVAS Spring Birdathon Wants YOU!

• May–June (Vol. 56, No. 3)—The Perils of Wind Power/Volunteer Ventures

• July–August (also Friends of Audubon Letter) (Vol. 56, No. 4)—You Are Invited.../Return of the Advocate (Birdathon 2009 – Participation at an All-time High!/SCVAS’ Bird Sanctuary Program: Summer 2009 Updates)

• September–October (also Friends of Audubon Letter) (Vol. 56, No. 5)—An interview with Matthew Dodder: Ten Years of Life, Love and Birding/Volunteer Ventures (Dear Friends of Audubon/Field Trips)

• November–December (Vol. 56, No. 6)—Big News from the Environmental Front: Shani Kleinhaus joins SCVAS as our Environmental Advocate/Volunteer Ventures

2010

• January–February (Vol. 57, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October

• November–December

2011

• January–February (Vol. 58, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October

• November–December

2012

• January–February (Vol. 59, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October

• November–December

2013

• January–February (Vol. 60, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October

• November–December

2014

• January–February (Vol. 61, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October

• November–December

2015

• January–February (Vol. 62, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October

• November–December

2016

• January–February (Vol. 63, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October 

• November–December

2017

• January–February (Vol. 64, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October

• November–December

2018

• January–February (Vol. 65, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August

• September–October

• November–December

2019

• January–February (Vol. 66, No. 1)—

• March–April

• May–June

• July–August—Introduction of Matthew Dodder as new Executive Director

• Fall—30-year anniversary of Wetlands Discovery Program

2020

• Winter, Vol. 68 No 1.—937 acres in Coyote Valley preserved as wildlife habitat

• Spring, Vol. 68 No 2.

• July Update — email, 24 June

• Summer, Vol 68 No 3.

• August Update — email, 24 July

• Fall, Vol 68 No 4.

• September Update — email, 26 August

• September Update 2 — email, 11 September

• October Update — email, 25 September

• November Update — email, 27 October 2020

• December Update — email, 24 November 2020

2021

• Winter, Vol. 69 No 1.

• January Update — email, 7 January 2021

• February Update — email, 28 January 2021

• Spring, Vol. 69 No 2.

• March Update — email, 25 February 2021

• April Update — email, 29 March 2021

• May Update — email, 30 April 2021

• Summer, Vol. 69 No 3.

• June Update — email, 27 May 2021

• July Update — email, 25 June 2021

• August Update — email, 26 July 2021

• August Field Trip Addendum — email, 26 July 2021

• Fall, Vol. 69 No 4. (also as 2-page spreads)

• September Update — email, 26 August 2021

2022

• Winter, Vol. 70 No. 1 (also as 2-page spreads)

• January Update — email

• February Update — email

• Spring, Vol. 70 No. 2 (also as 2-page spreads)

• March Update — email

• April Update — email

• May Update — email

• Summer, Vol. 70 No. 3 (also as 2-page spreads)

• June Update — email

• July Update — email

• August Update — email

• Fall, Vol. 70 No. 4 (also as 2-page spreads)

• September Update — email

• October Update — email

• November Update — email

• December Update — email

2023

• Winter, Vol. 71 No. 1 (also as 2-page spreads)

• January Update — email

• February Update — email

• Spring, Vol. 71 No. 2 (also as 2-page spreads)

• March Update — email

• April Update — email

• May Update — email

• Summer, Vol. 71 No. 3 (also as 2-page spreads)

• June Update — email

• July Update — email

• August Update — email

• Fall, Vol. 71 No. 4 (also as 2-page spreads)

• September Update — email

• October Update — email

• November Update — email

See The Avocet page for the current issues.

A summary of issues still missing

If you have any of these issues and are willing to let us borrow and scan them, please contact our office at scvas@scvas.org.

• 1931 October(?) issue

• 1932-1946 any issues. Was there even a newsletter these years?

• 1948 August(?) issue

• 1949 July and August issues

• 1950 July and September issues

• 1953 September issue

• 1954 July and August issues

• 1957 March-April and May-June issues

• 1976-1979 any issues

• 1980 January through November issues

• 1981 December issue

• 1982 February issue

• 1986 December issue

• 1997 May issue

Our sincere thanks to volunteer Dick Blaine for scanning and organizing our entire Avocet archive! Barry Langdon-Lassagne uploaded the files and created the links — if you find a link that points to an incorrect issue or other problems with this page, please contact Barry.

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