Pasadena Audubon Society

Join in for the second annual #BlackBirdersWeek and follow @BlackAFinSTEM - share your experiences and join in for updates, events, giveaways, and discussions! Starting today (May 30) until June 5! Blue Grosbeak Photo by Cliff Peterson

Our next Ask A Birder! Meeting is on May 26 at 7pm PST Join us & Bring all your questions! Register on our website or by visiting the link in our bio or at tinyurl.com/askabirder ... #PasadenaAudubon #AskABirder

American Kestrel Photo by @mickthompson2 North America’s smallest falcon! Hunting for insects and other small prey in open territory, kestrels perch on wires or poles, or hover facing into the wind, flapping and adjusting their long tails to stay in place.... #AmericanKestrel

Join us for this month's General Meeting on May 19 at 7pm PST. This month's meeting is all about Southern California Native Plants for the Bird Garden. Our speaker is Parker Davis: the Director of @hahamongnanursery, a project of the @arroyosecofoundation. He is a Pasadena local and the son of a former biology teacher, and spent much of his childhood exploring the canyons and crests of the San Gabriel Mountains. Register here: http://tinyurl.com/plantsforbirds... You can also register on our website or in the link in our bio!

Snowy Plovers Photo by @mickthompson2 The Western Snowy Plover is a Federally Threatened species found on Los Angeles County beaches. They are small, sand-colored birds that sit in foot prints and tire tracks along the wrackline and mid-beach areas. Relying on camouflage to evade predators, they usually go unnoticed by beachgoers and beach drivers.... Young Snowy Plovers leave their nest within three hours of hatching. They flatten themselves on the ground when a parent signals the approach of people or potential predators. #SnowyPlover

Advocacy Training begins next Thursday May 20th! Register now at the link in our bio or by visiting http://tinyurl.com/PASadvocacy

Our February meeting is on the 17th at 7pm PST! Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/PASFebMeeting This month's meeting will focus on if and how Dark-eyed Juncos and humble House Sparrows change their behaviors in urban environments, and how that might ultimately affect their ability to survive and thrive in these human-modified spaces.... Dr. Yeh is an evolutionary biologist and studies how human activities affect the evolution of species, focusing on the evolution of birds in urban environments and the evolution of drug resistant bacteria in urban and agricultural areas. She received her PhD in Evolutionary Biology from UC San Diego and conducted postdoctoral work in the Center for Genomics Research and the Systems Biology Department both at Harvard University. She is currently an Associate Professor at UCLA and External Faculty at Santa Fe Institute.

The 14th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count is among us! February 12-15 Visit the link in our bio or go to birdcount.org to see how you can participate! #GBBC #Audubon #birdcount #GreatBackyardBirdcount

Calling all teenage birders! Join us for our new Young Birders Club meeting for teens! Spread the word! Invite your friends! The first meeting will be on February 11th at 5:30pm PST Meetings will be on the 2nd Thursdays of every month! Register now @ the link in our bio or on our website!

Today’s the day! Superb Owl Sunday!!! Thank you to all of our members who sent in tons of fantastic ideas photos! Here are a few! More in our Stories! And we will be posting throughout the day. Photos by: ... 1.) Jayden @pictilephotography 2.) Caleb Peterson @bird_alicious 3.) Kathy Degner @calikatbird 4.) Merrilee Fellows 5.) Steve Zehner @stevezehner 6.) Marvin Nelson 7.) Jerry Ewing 8.) Tom Mills 9.) Yvonne Jamison 10.) Jim Martigan #SuperbOwlSunday #PasadenaAudubon #owlbowl #owls #birds #Audubon

Our February Young Birders Club event is coming up this Wednesday! February 10th @ 6pm PST. We've been having so much fun the last few months at our YBC meetings! So please do join us, tell the young ones in your lives, and register here: https://tinyurl.com/FebYBC

Every vote counts! The presidential, state, and local elections will have a huge impact on birds and our communities. Pledge to Vote at the link in our bio! Photo: Adam Cunningham #birdscantvotebutyoucan #audubonsociety #californiathrasher #2020election #vote

Read this post from Golden Gate Audubon and Auk the Vote!

Scientists and birders have found large numbers of migratory species disoriented and dead in recent weeks. Here’s what we know so far.

This year’s fire season in the western United States still has months to go, and already several fires have shattered records.

A lot of backyard birding going on during 2020! Hope everyone has had some fun visitors during quarantine.

Join our Coastal Cleanup Month! This year, our coastal cleanup with Heal the Bay is going to take place during the entire month of September! Grab your family, your housemates, or yourself, and head out to your favorite location in LA County to clean up trash - from our mountains, to our neighborhoods, to our beaches - let's clean up before it reaches our ocean.... Find more details on our event page!

Have you signed the petition yet? Let's get it to 2,500 signatures today! Spread the word! Read more about it here: https://birdnamesforbirds.wordpress.com/

Big Win for Birds!

Thoughts on Birding around Los Angeles in August from Luke Tiller, PAS's new Field Trip Chair. We hope it might inspire you to some birding adventures. Link in the comments.

Let’s Take Action AB 1788, the California Ecosystems Protection Act, has been amended and has now become a moratorium bill on the use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides. Scroll through the slides to see how you can take action today! Together, we can help save our wildlife! #clawla #AB1788 #yesonAB1788 #friendsofgriffithpark #losangeles #urbanwildlife @ Los Angeles, California

URGENT ACTION: Urge your State Senator to vote YES on AB3030: https://act.audubon.org/T9vIXYYKLEOQOBFwXrwPHQ2 Tomorrow is a make-or-break vote in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need to ensure that all Californians have access to a healthy, sustainable environment. AB 3030 sets us on track to achieve this goal.... This landmark bill protects California’s birds, increases climate resilience, expands outdoor access, and safeguards our clean air, water, and food supply. We need your voice now. Urge your State Senator to vote YES on AB 3030.

Our amazing, dedicated Program Director talks about birding, education and conservation with Arlington Garden. Arlington is not only a beautiful park but also an amazing community resource.