The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm
Monthly Program: December 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesDr. Van Schmidt surveying a California Gull breeding colony on a levee in the salt ponds Flows of Water and Waterbirds across California Nathan Van Schmidt Our December meeting will be held the second Thursday of the month, on December 12. We will meet in person at the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather […]
Monthly Program: November 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesPied Barbet, Namibia. Photo by J. Britten Birds of Namibia Jerry Britten Mount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday, November 7, in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm. 6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Announcements 7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle 7:30 PM Main Program: Birds of Namibia *as a conservation organization we […]
Monthly Program: October 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesWildlife Photography Vishal Subramanyan Mount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday, October 3, in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm. 6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Announcements 7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle 7:30 PM Main Program: Wildlife Photography *as a conservation organization we encourage you to bring your own mug for coffee […]
Monthly Program: September 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirds of Canada and North American Wood Warblers Norman Kikuchi, MD Mount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday, September 5, in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm. 6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Announcements 7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle 7:30 PM Main Program: Birds of Canada and North American Wood Warblers *as a […]
Monthly Program: June 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesConservation Ranching in California Pelayo Alvarez Mount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday, June 6, in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm. 6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Birding Info: Winners of the MDBA photo contest 7:15 PM Announcements 7:30 PM Refreshments and Raffle 7:45 PM Main Program: Conservation Ranching *as a […]
Monthly Program: May 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesImprint of a Mourning Dove on a sliding glass door, Photo by Glenn Phillips Building a Bird-Friendly City Glenn Phillips Mount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday, May 2, in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm. 6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Announcements 7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle 7:30 PM Main Program: […]
Monthly Program: April 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesRed-shafted Northern Flicker, Photo by Jeffery R. Martin Bay Area Woodpeckers Jeffery R. Martin Mount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday, April 4, in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm. 6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Announcements 7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle 7:30 PM Main Program: Bay Area Woodpeckers *as a conservation […]
Monthly Program: March 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirds of Palomarin Larissa Babicz Mount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday, March 7, in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm. 6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Announcements 7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle 7:30 PM Main Program: Birds of Palomarin *as a conservation organization we encourage you to bring your own mug […]
Monthly Program: February 2024
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesCross-country Birding adventure Robert Raffel Mount Diablo Bird Alliance will meet Thursday, February 1, in the Camellia Room at the Gardens at Heather Farm. 6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Announcements 7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle 7:30 PM Main Program: Cross-country Birding Adventure *as a conservation organization we encourage you to bring your own mug […]
Monthly Program: June 2022
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding Information: Local Birds from MDAS Photo Contests Krista Vossekuil, MDAS Education Chair Krista Vossekuil will share some of the photos from the MDAS Photo Contests! Check out all the amazing entries and enjoy pictures of some of our incredible local birds. Bullock's Orioles, Morgan Territory, photo by Jerry Britten Main Program: Emperors of the Ice: […]
Monthly Program: March 2020
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesMain Program: Birds of the American West with Norman Kikuchi Birding info: Microplastics: The ‘Almost’ Invisible Threat Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic that are less than five millimeters (about the size of a grain of rice) or smaller. These fragments of plastics are everywhere—in table sea salt, in fish and shellfish, in detergent, and […]
Monthly Program: February 2020
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding info: The Peregrine Team in Pine Canyon, an all-volunteer natural history education team, has just begun its sixth season helping to monitor this beautiful apex predator nesting on the western edge of Mount Diablo State Park. You’ll hear an update of last season from a core team member, Wally De Young, and see his […]
Monthly Program: January 2020
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding info: Mt. Diablo Audubon Society Vice-President Jerry Britten will report highlights of the 2019 Christmas Bird Counts. Main Program: Feathers and Flight: A Journey to the New World Tropics Masked Trogon. Photo by Benjamin Jacobs-Schwartz International bird guide, naturalist and wildlife photographer, Benny Jacobs-Schwartz will share his dazzling bird photos, captivating videos, and animated […]
Monthly Program: December 2019
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding info: Gorillas on the Mountain Jill Hedgecock with gorilla Did you know that gorillas share over 99% of their DNA with humans? Learn about these knuckle-walking great apes as Jill Hedgecock shares her amazing experiences while visiting with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Main Program: Kenya - A Birding and Wildlife Frontier with Jill […]
Monthly Program: November 2019
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding info: Kendall Oei will introduce you to the iNaturalist app and website, with a brief overview of what iNaturalist can do for you and a demonstration of how to create an entry. Main Program: Hummingbirds with Kristiina Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara "To Feed or To Fight: Energetics and Weapons" Energetically constrained animals have evolved adaptations to […]
Monthly Program: October 2019
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding Info: Cassie Tzur, active MDAS member, has put together a slide show of nature/wildlife through the seasons in nearby Rossmoor. It is based on her photo book, “The Nature of Rossmoor”. She will have the book available for sale after her presentation. Main Program: Double-crested Cormorants with Meredith Elliott and Mark Rauzon Double-crested Cormorants […]
Monthly Program: Albatrosses
The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesBirding Information: Live Birds with Native Bird Connections Join Jenny Papka to meet a mystery pair of Native Bird Connections' new birds. You do not want to miss this! Main Program: Home to the world’s largest albatross nesting colony, Midway Atoll also hosts a team of volunteer “bird counters” each winter who determine just how […]