Pasadena Audubon Society

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.

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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:

Several teams were out and about on Birdathon weekend, April 28 to 30, attempting to find as many species as possible in order to raise funds for Pasadena Audubon's grants and programs. Here are the results:

Pasadena Audubon is happy to announce the winning design from our recent T-Shirt contest. You can purchase the new shirts online, but you will need to pick up your purchase at one of the General Meetings. (3rd Wednesday of each month except June, July, and August)

If you have any questions please email Kym Buzdygon kym.buzdygon@pasadenaaudubon.org or Deni Sinnott deni.sinnott@pasadenaaudubon.org for more details.

Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Christmas Bird Count Turns 70

After a lengthy anticipation, it’s hard to believe that another Christmas Bird Count has come and gone. We’ve now seen the completion of a remarkable seventh decade for the Pasadena CBC. That substantial period of time has generated a great deal of useful data, many good rare birds, and resulted in countless hours in the field. It’s also been a lot of fun for the many participants over the years.

Peck Road Water Conservation Park
Sunday, April 2nd
8 AM - 12 PM

The heavy rains this winter have been great for the drought, but not so great for one of our favorite birding spot at Peck Road Water Conservation Park. A lot of trash has washed down and needs to be removed to make the area safer and healthier for birds and other wildlife. We'll start with a bird walk at 8 AM and finish with a pizza lunch. Gloves and tools provided. Bring a friend! Please email Kym (kym.buzdygon@pasadenaaudubon.org) to sign up.

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).

Brders! We did it! May 9, the Pasadena City Council voted unanimously to ban polystyrene takeout containers, cups, and single-use ice chests. Hip hip hooray!

Got to Conservation for more.

Thank you for all you do!

Good birding,

Posted for Laura Garret