Posts Tagged ‘september’
Coastal Cleanup Day at Lagoon View Drive (Oceanside)
Fabulous I Love a Clean San Diego’s Coastal Cleanup Day at Lagoon View Drive along BV Lagoon! 60 volunteers cleaned up 300 pounds of trash and 30 pounds of recylables. Thanks to all the volunteers who pitched in to make a huge difference in this much-neglected area. This is true community spirit, and hard work!…
Read MoreAnstine Audubon Nature Preserve Work Party
Volunteer Work Party! Anstine Needs Your Help Preparing For Opening Day Saturday, September 23rd 9 am – 12 pm After a long, hot summer Anstine will once again open its gates to the public in October, but before then, we need your help to get it ready for guests! Come join us and help with…
Read MoreHome For the Holidays…It’s a Risky Decision
Let’s say you’re a bird. Your breeding area this spring and summer abounded with budding plants, fresh fruits, nutritious insects—plenty for you and the kids you raised. But what about the coming fall and winter? To paraphrase the Clash, should you stay or should you go? In San Diego County, a number of species…
Read MoreMonthly Program and General Meeting: California’s Threatened Woodpeckers & their Habitats, presented by Steve Shunk
Join us for our monthly meeting and program at the BVAS Nature Center September 21, Wednesday: this month’s program will feature Steve Shunk, who will delve into the amazing world of California’s woodpeckers, their crucial role in the ecosystems, and their habitats. Social starts at 6:30 and program is at 7:00. For more information, please…
Read MorePelagic Birding Trip coming up soon!!!
Don’t miss an opportunity to experience the beauty of ocean birding-BVAS has a pelagic trip planned for September 25 and as usual, it will be a full day of spectacular sights, from sea mammals to birds. LIKELY BIRD SPECIES: Pink-footed, Sooty, & Black-vented Shearwaters, Black & Least Storm-Petrels, Brown Booby, Red-necked & Red Phalaropes, Pomarine…
Read MoreWoodpeckers, Cavities, and Snags: Changing a Stubborn Paradigm
Most woodpeckers excavate their own nest and roost cavities, and most do so each breeding season. Where woodpeckers live, the abundance of cavities increases each year, and, more than 40 other North American bird species—not including the woodpeckers themselves—exploit this abundance for their own nests. Cavity excavation is their “signature behavior” elevating the woodpeckers’ ecological…
Read MoreThreatened: California’s Woodpeckers and Their Habitats, with Steve Shunk
Join us Wednesday, September 21 for our monthly program. 6:30: Social and 7:00 Program begins. Woodpeckers have always captured our attention. Their unique anatomy and behavior sets them apart. But like so many species, the path ahead is uncertain. The official California bird list includes 17 woodpecker species, 15 of which breed in the state—more…
Read MoreMeet “Caulerpa Conquest” author Eric Muñoz!
From 2000-2006, the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and the Southern California coastline were endangered by an invasive Mediterranean seaweed, Caulerpa taxifolia. Thanks to a community outpouring, the lagoon was saved. A major driving force of this effort, Eric Muñoz, describes one of Carlsbad’s proudest moments and his own journey in “Caulerpa Conquest.” Join this community book…
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