Pasadena Audubon Society

The September-October 2018 Wrentit is now available!
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October 25 & November 1
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

with Mickey Long

The sparrows are seemingly little, basic brown birds with just enough species in our Los Angeles County area (over 20 species) to make them difficult to master. This two-evening class will be geared to the mid-level or more advanced birder who wants more focus on a single group of birds that often give birders trouble.

Wednesday, January 9th 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (workshop)
&
Saturday, January 12th, 8:00am to noon (field session)

with Larry Allen

Of the roughly 57 species of gull (subfamily Larinae) found worldwide, more than half have been detected in North America. Identification as to species is challenging not only because of the substantial resemblance of many in their adult plumages (particularly the large “white headed” gulls), but also by the near-uniformity of their “juvenal” and “formative” plumages in their first year.

You can now order PAS t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and more through our Zazzle shop: Click here. Zazzle is a print-on-demand company, which means when you order it, they print it. So you can get your chic and comfortable birder gear in many different colors, sizes, and styles!

Do you love coffee almost as much as you love birds? Then you won’t want to miss out on the opportunity to join the PAS Coffee Club. Enjoy your morning brew knowing that you are helping protect important migratory bird habitat.

Birds & Beans® is the only US coffee brand selling solely shade grown, organic, Fair Trade, Smithsonian ‘Bird Friendly®’ certified beans. Great for birds, family farmers and their workers and the Earth we all share. Great tasting coffee too!

Nine teams were out and about on Birdathon weekend, April 27 to 29, attempting to find as many species as possible in order to raise funds for Pasadena Audubon's grants and programs.

If you want to make a contribution to one of the teams:

The Conservation report in January referred to a couple of topics that are more fully explained by other web sites.

To see the L.A. Times story on how water conservation also yielded significant energy conservation, go here.

To learn more about the Ctiy of Pasadena's new Climate Action Plan, go here.

Pasadena Audubon opposes the plan by Cal Fire to destroy large amounts of native California habitat in the name of fire suppression. You have until January 12 to comment on this misguided plan.

Written comments are preferred via email and may be submitted to VegetationTreatment@bof.ca.gov. Emailed comments should include your name, address, and daytime telephone number so a representative of the Board can contact you if clarifications regarding your comments are required. Comments may also be mailed to the following address:

We need to speak up and tell the Board of Supervisors: Save Hahamongna!

The County Flood Control District has released their revisions to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the "Big Dig" in Hahamongna. The revisions have not addressed our concerns nor changed the size of the project. We need to continue to advocate for a project that is smaller, slower, and safer for the community and for wildlife. More information on the history of the project can be found at savehahamonga.org .

Here are some of the issues:

Volunteers from the Pasadena Audubon Society conducted a series of approximately weekly bird surveys on the Rubio Canyon property acquired by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy (AFC) from April 7 to June 26, 2016. The purpose of the surveys was to determine species using the property, define breeding birds vs. migrants, determine diversity of species and check for use by any Special Status species. The surveys were coordinated by Lance Benner and Kym Buzdygon (Pasadena Audubon).