Posts Tagged ‘october’
LATE FALL MIGRATION 10-HOUR PELAGIC TRIP
San Diego County Waters to the 9-Mile and 30-Mile Banks This is a good time of year for locally scarce Buller’s and Flesh-footed shearwaters, and will be one of the…
Read MoreBVAS Monthly Meeting and Program: Monarch Butterflies with Bill Toone of Ecolife
Butterflies draw our attention and elicit our delight like few other animals. Lighter than air, these flashes of light and color are the most welcome of visitors. But one species…
Read MoreRidgways Rail Release Updates from October 2016
Back in October, two more Ridgways Rails were released from the Buena Vista Audubon trail. Our team of monitors kept tabs on them for about three weeks. About 10 days…
Read MoreBuena Vista Audubon participates in Brown Pelican roost survey
BVAS Team Participates in October Pelican Survey by Andy Mauro Following the ban of DDT in 1972, Brown Pelican populations rebounded to the point where the species was taken off…
Read MoreCelebrating Bats! recipe and bat conservation notes
For those who enjoyed the Celebrating Bats! event at the BVAS nature center, here is a flyer with the wonderful and simple parfait, made with foods pollinated by bats and…
Read MoreMonthly Program: The Amazing World of Spiders
Wednesday, October 19 6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00 p.m. Program Spiders get a bad rap. From Little Miss Muffet to Indiana Jones, they’ve sent us scurrying. Admittedly carnivorous, typically venomous, there’s…
Read MoreBirding In October
Pelagic birding offers an exciting way to observe seabirds that rarely make an appearance on land. Seabirds are unique in that they spend most of their lives on the open…
Read MoreThe Art and Science of Wildlife Tracking
Become a Nature Detective through this two-day wildlife tracking workshop! Learn basic track and sign identification, avoid the pitfalls of perception, learn how to distinguish between mountain lion and domestic…
Read MoreJoin local celebrities for a free kids event celebrating bats and bat-pollinated food!
Children’s author and illustrator Janell Cannon teams up with Amanda Mascia, creator of The Good Food Factory children’s healthy cooking show at the BVAS Nature Center on Saturday, October 15th…
Read MoreSecond Sunday Bird Walk
Oceanside is one of the premier birding areas in North County. Join us at the Oceanside Harbor to look for waders and migrating shorebirds, along with an array of gulls…
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