Upcoming Field Trips

The quickest way to find out about upcoming trips and registration details is via our member's eblast (these will likely come out in the last week of month prior to the trip). If you have not already signed up for our eblasts sign up here.

NOTE: The Eaton Canyon field trips have been suspended. Learn more.

Sign up and confirmation notes:

If the Google sign-up form for the trip you want to go on doesn't work the first time, try reloading the web page or restarting your browser, then try again.

If it's less than 3 days before a trip that you signed up for, and you think you should have gotten a message but haven't, try looking for it (carefully) in your spam/junk folder.

If these suggestions didn't help solve the issue, please contact us at fieldtrips@pasadenaaudubon.org .

NOTE: The Eaton Canyon field trips have been suspended. Learn more.

May 10: Apollo Park/Antelope Valley Extension

Saturday, May 10th, 8 AM – 10 AM (with extension to 12 noon)
Trip leader: Alex Coffey

The Antelope Valley's Apollo Park is as confusing as it is revelatory: an out-of-place manicured lawn surrounding a curvaceous and meandering fish-stocked pond - in the middle of LA's desert. And yet, its greenery and water in the modern era of drought and development serve as an oasis for farflung migrants and lazy resident waterfowl alike. This hotspot boasts over 250 species seen within its wire fencing. Early May is the perfect time to investigate what birds may be passing through. Join Field Trip Chair Alex Coffey on an easy-going park walk - if you're up for the 90 minute drive to get there. After Apollo Park, Alex will caravan with any tripgoers willing to brave the midday May desert heat to make additional roadside stops in the Antelope Valley.

PHOTO: Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). Photo by Doug Greenberg/Flickr.com. License: CC BY-NC 2.0

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May 11: Los Angeles Arboretum Monthly Bird Walk

Sunday, May 11, 2025

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Trip Leader: Katy Mann

We are excited to partner with the Los Angeles County Arboretum to offer free monthly bird walks to PAS members. Please note that due to new rules implemented by LA Arboretum these trips will only be open to current PAS members (and not friends of members as in past years). In other words all persons attending must be current Pasadena Audubon members -- either on their own, or as part of a PAS family membership.

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This field trip is offered by reservation only. To reserve a spot go to https://www.arboretum.org/events/bird-walk-with-pasadena-audubon-8/. Registration is scheduled to open at 9 AM on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT REGISTERING FOR THE ARBORETUM WALK: Evidently when the monthly Arboretum walk has reached capacity, the sign-up form stops functioning correctly. This issue is beyond our control. If in doubt, sign up early!


PHOTO: Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) by Luke Tiller.

May 18: Santa Cruz Island

Sunday, May 18th, 8:15 AM – 6:30 PM
Trip leaders: Alex Coffey and Grigory Heaton

For the first time we’re offering an exciting ALL DAY trip to Santa Cruz Island with Island Packers out of Ventura! Fifteen lucky PAS members will be selected via lottery from the sign-up list. This is a hybrid of island endemic exploration, buttressed by seawatching and pelagic excitement on the boat there and back. On the island, we plan for some light hiking to target endemics like Island Scrub-Jay, Island Fox, and much of the exclusive Channel Islands plant life. And you never know what pelagic birds of interest may be gracing the county waters of Ventura and Santa Barbara. Ticket price is $85/person (inclusive of roundtrip boat, leaders, and tips). PAS membership required.

PHOTO: Island Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma insularis). Photo by Anita Gold/flickr.com. License: CC BY-NC 2.0

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May 21: Midweek Nice and Easy Birding Group: San Gabriel River Park

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Trip leader: Ed Stonick

Exploring a new locale in conjunction with LA County Parks & Rec, the San Gabriel River Park area should be a great are for migrants and some water birds.
Participant number: No Limit

PHOTO: Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus). Photo by Chris Spurgeon

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May 24: Huntington Library

Saturday, May 24, 2025
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Trip Leader: Mark Hunter

This is a great walk for beginning birders and families, with easy walking and a nice variety of species present year round.

Please note that due to rules implemented by The Huntington these trips will only be open to current PAS members. You must be a Pasadena Audubon member to attend this trip! After you sign up for the field trip, you will receive an email acknowledging your signup. The acknowledgment email is not a guarantee of a spot! PAS will process signups in the order that they are received, verifying your membership status. The trip leader will contact you after signups are closed, informing you whether you have confirmed spots or are on the wait list. Not yet a member? You can sign up for PAS membership here.

If you have a Huntington membership that allows you to enter the gardens at 8:00 on weekends, please consider making a reservation using your Huntington membership, thereby freeing up spots for PAS members who are not Huntington members.

Photo: California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) by Chris Spurgeon

Field Trip General Notes

This field trip is offered by reservation only. If you miss out on the initial places you will be added to a waitlist and will be emailed by the trip leaders if a place opens up. If you are unable to attend a booked trip please email the trip leader and allow them to make your space available to someone on the wait list.

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