Meetings are held at 7 pm on the first Thursday of every month (except July and August when we take a summer break). MDBA members and visitors are always welcome! We are now conducting all of our meetings in-person, at The Gardens at Heather Farm, 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek.
View our calendar for upcoming meeting dates and details, and see below for Zoom recordings of remote meetings that have already occurred.
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Usual Meeting Schedule:
- 6:30 pm Doors Open
- 7:00 pm Announcements, Birding Info, News
- 7:20 PM Refreshments Break
- 7:35 pm Raffle for Door Prizes
- 7:45 pm Main Program
- 8:45 PM Adjourn
As we have resumed in-person meetings in 2024, we no longer record Zoom meetings. Previously recorded Zoom meetings can be accessed below.
Main Program recording archive (click on any program to watch the Zoom recording):
| Jan 4, 2024 |
A Life Bird in Every State
Jennifer Rycenga |
| Oct 5, 2023 |
Why Birds Flock
Jessica Griffiths |
| Sep 7, 2023 |
Bloody Feather—Death of the Cardinal, A New Anti Bird Poaching Novel
Bruce Lewis |
| May 4, 2023 |
The Magic of Central America: Costa Rica’s Birds and Ecology
Benny Isaac Jacobs-Schwartz |
| Feb 2, 2023 |
A 27 Year Wildflower Journey:
The Making of Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change
Rob Badger and Nita Winter |
| Jan 5, 2023 |
Highlights of a Career in Journalism
Joan Morris
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| Nov 3, 2022 |
The Secret Perfume of Birds
Dr. Danielle Whittaker
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| Oct 6, 2022 |
Gardening for Birds with California Native Plants
Eddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden |
| May 5, 2022 |
Soundscapes to Landscapes (S2L)
Dr. Leo Salas and David Leland |
| Apr 7, 2022 |
Acorn Woodpeckers
Walt Koenig |
| Mar 3, 2022 |
SF Baykeeper and the State of the Bay
Sejal Choksi-Chugh |
| Jan 6, 2022 |
Audible Mount Diablo
Joan Hamilton |
| Dec 8, 2021 |
Special Program: Yurok Condor Restoration Program
Tiana Williams-Claussen, director of the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department. |
| Dec 2, 2021 |
Mono Lake Phalaropes
Ryan Carle |
| Nov 4, 2021 |
Owls Through the Ages
Karla Bloem
Cabin Lake Bird Blinds Photos
Jerry Britten
Karla requested that people visit the International Owl Center website |
| Oct 7, 2021 |
Nest boxes
Lee Pauser |
| Sep 2, 2021 |
Birds (and Other Wildlife) of Zambia
Jerry Britten
MDAS Field Trip Reservations
Marc Desin |
| Jun 3, 2021 |
Winning photos from the Second Annual MDAS Photo Contest; Why Save Parrots?
Lauren Schmaltz |
| May 6, 2021 |
Birdlife of Oaxaca with Ivan Phillipsen; Developing Strong Youth and Adult Leaders
Eric Aaholm and Luis Pacheco |
| Apr 1, 2021 |
Adélie penguins in Antarctica
Annie Schmidt |
| Mar 4, 2021 |
Wildflowers of Mount Diablo
Stephen Smith |
| Feb 4, 2021 |
Conserving The Salton Sea
Frank Ruiz
Birding California’s Big Sink
Eddie Bartley |
| Jan 7, 2021 |
2020 CBC Bird Count Results; Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera
Karla Bloem
Note: The meeting recording does not include Karla Bloem’s talk.
Click here more information about International Owl Center events. |
