Western Tanager, Vol. 81 No. 5 May-Jun 2015

American Wigeon, Photo by Tony Bianchi

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Birds of the Season — April 2015 | Jon Fisher

• FIELD TRIP REPORT: Anza-Borrego State Park Birds, Wildflowers, Insects, and More, March 2015 | By Kurt Leuschner

• U.S. Dept. of Education honors Dorsey High School with the Green Ribbon School Award | By Stacey Vigallon, Director of Environmental Education

• The ABA Young Birder of the Year Contest 2015: Protecting our Local Birds | By Dessi Sieburth

• Disney Wildlife Conservation Representative Visits L.A. Audubon | With Stacey Vigallon & Carol Babeli

Western Tanager, Vol. 81 No. 4 Mar-Apr 2015

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, April 1992 | Photo by Larry Sansone

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Sometimes the Things You Want for Christmas Come Late | By Louis Tucker

• Volunteer Habitat Restoration — January 2015 | Written in collaboration by Carol Babeli, LA Audubon Education Directors, Stacey Vigallon and Cindy Hardin and LA Audubon Education chair, Margot Griswold. Photos by Carol Babeli and Stacey Vigallon

• Volunteer Opportunities Training

• Audubon Docents Head South | By Cindy Hardin, Director of Outdoor Education, Photos by Leslie Davidson

• Birds of the Season — February 2015 | By Jon Fisher

• Protecting the “Least” Bell’s Vireo in California | By Dessi Sieburth

• INTERPRETING NATURE — Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program, an update | By Stacey Vigallon, Director of Environmental Education

Western Tanager, Vol. 81 No. 3, Jan-Feb 2015

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Birds of the Season—December 2014 | By Jon Fisher

• INTERPRETING NATURE: Los Angeles Audubon’s Teacher Training Fellowship: Working Together and Learning from Each Other, by Stacey Vigallon and Cindy Hardin

• Why Build Local Membership in LA Audubon? | By Brad Rumble

• Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) | By Dessi Sieburth

• Los Angeles Audubon volunteers — doing important work in habitat restoration!, By Carol Babeli

• WFO Conference in Billings, Montana, June 10-14, 2015

Western Tanager, Vol. 81 No. 2, Nov-Dec 2014

California Quail, Lancaster Christmas Bird Count 2008 | Photo by Mary Freeman

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Let's Not Forget The Little Things, By Cindy Hardin

• Condors at Hopper Mountain, Report From the Field, By Dessi Sieburth

• Ralph Schreiber Grant 2015

• 115th Christmas Bird Count—Why Do A Count?, By Nick Freeman

• Birds of the Season — October 2014, By Jon Fisher

• INTERPRETING NATURE: Environment for the Americas & Celebrate Shorebirds Internship Program, By Stacey Vigallon, Director of Interpretation, and Carlos Jauregui, Restoration Coordinator

• How You Are Helping!, By Carol Babeli, Director of Communications and Development

Western Tanager, Vol. 81 No. 1, Sept-Oct 2014

Liberty Canyon, Photo by Mary Freeman

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Birds of the Season — August 2014, By Jon Fisher

• 7 Summits Womens Team, By Carol Babeli

• Birds, Ballona & Block Printing, By Cindy Hardin, Director of Outdoor Education

• If You Have the Urge To Visit the Metropolitan New York Area..., By Louis Tucker

• INTERPRETING NATURE: The 2013-2014 Greenhouse Intern Project Abstracts, By Stacey Vigallon, Director of Interpretation, and the Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Interns

• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Ballona Wetlands Volunteer Docent Training, Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area Volunteer Docent Training, Business, Community & Alumni Groups Ongoing Restoration Work

Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 6, July-August 2014

Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 6, July August 2014

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Birds of the Season — June 2014

• 2014 Schreiber Grant Recipient

• Ballona Wetlands Education Program

• Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch, By Louis Tucker

Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 5, May-Jun 2014

Sandhill Cranes, Pixley NWR & Kern NWR, March 25, 2014 Photo by Tommye Hite

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Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 5, May-June 2014

• Birds of the Season—April 2014 | By Jon Fisher

• Conservation Art Show 2014 at Leo Politi Elementary School

• Cactus Commencement Celebration 2014

• Sandhill Crane Field Trip Pixley and Kern NWR’s | By Jim Moore

• TRIP REPORT: Anza-Borrego Birds and More (March 22-23, 2014) | By Kurt Leuschner

• Spring in Ballona —A Little Rain Can Do Wonders | By Cindy Hardin

SCHEDULES, Bird Walks, Field Trips, Monthly Program Presentations

Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 4, Mar-Apr 2014

Cover Photo of the Owens Valley, Photo by Mary Freeman

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Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 4 Mar-Apr 2014

• Love and Thanks! Spring — Love is in the Air! | By Carol Babeli

• Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area: A park of the future that you should visit now! | By Cindy Hardin, Environmental Education

• The Magical Tejon Ranch Tour | By Louis Tucker, Field Trip Leader

• Vacation Interrupted: A Campus CBC | By Brad Rumble

• INTERPRETING NATURE: Los Angeles Audubon Expands its Snowy Plover Field Trip Program | By Stacey Vigallon, Director of Interpretation

• Birds of the Season—February 2014 | By Jon Fisher

SCHEDULES, Bird Walks, Field Trips, Monthly Program Presentations

Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 3, Jan-Feb 2013

Moon over Piute Ponds, 2013 Lancaster CBC, Photo by Mary Freeman

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Western Tanager, Vol. 80 No. 3, Jan-Feb 2013

• The Aesthetics of Grass | By Kreigh Hampel

• Sound Bite of the Warbler Sound Workshop 2013 | By Linda Oberholtzer, Photos by Mary Freeman

• INTERPRETING NATURE: How I became a Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Intern | By Melvin Harris III, Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Intern, and Stacey Vigallon, Director of Interpretation

• ANNUAL DOCENT TRAINING: School Is Now In Session! | By Cindy Hardin, Environmental Education, Photographs by Leslie Davidson

• BIRDS OF THE SEASON—December 2013 | By Jon Fisher

• SCHEDULES, BIRD WALKS, FIELD TRIPS, MONTHLY PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS