“Treat yourself with nature as medicine for the body and soul”
Birds of the Season – April 2020
By any standard, this spring has been an unexpected and unprecedented one. It would seem impossible to write this column without mention of the coronavirus pandemic. While birders have been fortunate to be able to continue their pursuits less affected than many others, this birding season has been overshadowed by world events.
May 13, 2020 Monthly Program Presentation
NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT
Los Angeles Audubon Society April 2020
My term as President of Los Angeles Audubon Society is coming to a close at the end of June, and although I will give the annual Members’ Meeting in June, it will likely be a virtual meeting. Such is the way of life in the time of ‘social distancing’. So, I thought I would give you an update and glimpse into our operations in this distressing time as we contend with the novel Coronavirus.
INTERPRETING NATURE—2020 Nature For All Leadership Academy
Los Angeles Audubon is proud to announce that staff members Emily Cobar and Edgar Pedroza have been selected as part of Nature For All’s Cohort 17 Leadership Academy! Following, Edgar and Emily talk about their initial experience and what they hope to accomplish during their time in the leadership academy.
Silver Lake Reservoir Development and Potential Waterfowl Habitat Loss
Birds of the Season – February 2020
Winging it: Discovering the Caribbean Birding Trail
When my intended trip to Thailand fell through, I found myself scrambling for a new destination to go binging on exotic birds. Scouring the internet, I stumbled upon BirdsCaribbean.org, the largest organization dedicated to the conservation of wild birds and their habitat in the Caribbean. Turns out, BirdsCaribbean.org had established something called the Caribbean Birding Trail which, according to Executive Director Lisa Sorenson, was designed to educate birders about the more than 700 species of birds in the Caribbean, including 171 endemic species found nowhere else in the world! I was smitten. This was starting to sound like the trip of a lifetime, with lots of lifer birds to be seen. Even more exciting, I would be travelling in December, when more than 150 migrating birds wing their way to the region.
Western Tanager, Vol. 86 No. 4, Mar–Apr 2020
Sandhill Cranes, Photo by Mary Freeman
