Monthly Program: May 2023
Zoom CA, United StatesThe Magic of Central America: Costa Rica’s Birds and Ecology Benny Jacobs-Schwartz Costa Rica has long been regarded as one of the top tropical birding destinations in the world and […]
MDAS/SMD Field Trip — Curry Canyon
Curry Canyon RanchJoint Mt. Diablo Audubon & Save Mount Diablo Birding Walk at Curry Canyon Mount Diablo Audubon Society and Save Mount Diablo are partnering up for a hike on Save […]
MDAS Field Trip — West Briones Regional Park
Bear Creek Staging Area Briones Bear Creek Staging Area, 16 Bear Creek Rd, Lafayette, CA, United StatesWest Briones Regional Park Thursday, May 11, 8 AM to 1 PM A visit to the west entrance of Briones Regional Park in the spring offers views of spring wildflowers […]
MDAS Field Trip — East Contra Costa County
Marsh Creek Regional Trail Trailhead X8R3+9H, Oakley, CA, United StatesEast Contra Costa County Monday, May 15, 7 AM to 12PM Note starting time: we start this trip early as the location can be very hot by mid-day. We will […]
The Shoreline Festival in Crockett
Join Mt. Diablo Audubon Society at The Shoreline Festival! FREE ADMISSION ENJOY LIVE MUSIC ALL DAY! This is a first-of-its-kind festival in Crockett, California, on May 20th, 2023, from 11 […]
Monthly Program: June 2023
McHale Room of the Pleasant Hill Community Center 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, United StatesThe Mt. Diablo Audubon Society will meet Thursday, June 1, in the McHale Room of the Pleasant Hill Community Center at 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, 94523. Everyone is […]
MDAS Field Trip — Outer Point Reyes
Bear Valley Visitor Center 25RX+CV, Inverness, CA, United StatesOuter Point Reyes Saturday, June 3, 8:30 AM to 3 PM Point Reyes is one of the premiere birding locations in Northern California, a great spot to find rarities during […]
The Beaver Festival in Martinez
Join Mt. Diablo Audubon Society at The Beaver Festival in Martinez! The Beaver Festival is finally back! Show your support for urban beavers and join your friends and favorite nature […]
MDAS Field Trip — Hayward Regional Shoreline, Frank’s Dump
Hayward Regional Shoreline 3010 W. Winton Ave, Hayward, CA, United StatesHayward Regional Shoreline, Frank's Dump Friday, July 21, 3:30 PM to 6 PM For a shorebird spectacle, we will visit the hotspot known as "Frank's Dump" in late afternoon when […]
MDAS Field Trip — Bodega Bay
Tides Restaurant Bodega Bay 835Bay Highway, Bodega Bay, CA, United StatesBodega Bay Saturday, August 19, 9 AM to 3 PM The last trip of our annual field trip calendar, but sometimes considered the first trip for fall birding. At Bodega […]
MDAS Field Trip — Jewel Lake, Tilden Park
Jewel Lake, Tilden Nature Area, California 600 Canon Dr, Berkeley, CA 94708, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJewel Lake, Tilden Park Thursday, August 31, 7:30 AM - 11 AM Our traditional first field trip of fall - a short walk along Wildcat Creek and around Jewel Lake […]
Monthly Program: September 2023
Zoom CA, United StatesBloody Feather—Death of the Cardinal, A New Anti Bird Poaching Novel Bruce Lewis Bruce Lewis was an award-winning crime reporter for several California daily newspapers, including the Contra […]
MDAS Field Trip — Mt. Wanda, John Muir NHS, Martinez
Mount Wanda Trailhead XVQ9+QW, Martinez, CA, United StatesThis hike is especially for beginning birders! We'll walk through oak woodlands and oak savannah habitats, climbing uphill on a rutted fire road with one steep section. Then we'll walk […]
MDAS Field Trip — Vaux’s Swifts at McNear Brickyard
McNear Brickyard 1 McNear Brickyard Rd., San Rafael, CAVaux's Swifts migrate south along the Pacific Americas Flyway each fall, and one of their few known stopping points in Northern California is McNear Brick and Block in San Rafael. […]
MDAS Field Trip — Raptor Migration at Hawk Hill
Hawk Hill Conzelman Road, Sausalito, California 94965 Conzelman Road, Sausalito, United StatesHawk Hill in the Marin Headlands is one of the best spots in the entire US to see raptors during the fall migration! We'll also have stunning views of the […]
MDAS Field Trip — Outer Point Reyes
Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center 1 Drake Beach Rd, Inverness, CA, United StatesOuter Point Reyes is a wonderful place for fall migrants, many of them Eastern passerine vagrants. You never know who'll turn up...sightings in past years have included Blackburnians and Blackpolls; […]
Monthly Program: October 2023
Zoom CA, United StatesWhy Birds Flock Jessica Griffiths You may have heard the old saying that birds of a feather flock together. But have you ever stopped to wonder why? Join Jessica Griffiths […]
MDAS Field Trip — Birding by Bike at Clifton Court Forebay
Clifton Court Forebay Clifton Court Rd., Discovery Bay, CAHave a bicycle, e-bike or scooter, and like to bird? Join MDAS at Clifton Court Reservoir in eastern Contra Costa County, where we will do an out-and-back biking/birding trip of […]
MDAS Field Trip — Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary/Crab Cove, Alameda
Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary Shore Line Drive, Broadway, Alameda, CA, United StatesThe millions of shorebirds that winter on San Francisco Bay make it a state and global Important Bird Area. It is part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network and […]
Introducing the Birds of Heather Farm
Heather Farm Park 301 N San Carlos Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesSunday October 29, 8:30-10:30AM and Wednesday November 1, 8:30-10:30AM Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek is an underrated birding spot, home to dozens of resident species and attracting many migrants […]