02
May
2026
Pelagic Trip out of Dana Pt ($)
Ocean Institute
Dana Point, CA
All Calendars
13
May
2026
Starr Ranch Field Trip – Loop Trail (May 13, 2026)
Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary
15
May
2026
16
May
2026
Starr Ranch Field Trip – Bell Canyon Road (May 16, 2026)
Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary
17
May
2026
Carbon Canyon Bird Walk (P)
Carbon Canyon Regional Park
20
May
2026
UNB by Pontoon Boat ($)
Newport Sea Base
1931 W Coast Hwy, Newport Beach, CA
21
May
2026
Bolsa Chica Bird Walk
Harriet Weider Regional Park
19251 Seapoint St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
31
May
2026
Monthly Bird Walk at UNB
Upper Newport Bay
Big Canyon parking lot on Back Bay Drive
09
June
2026
Quail Hill Open Space Preserve
Quail Hill Open Space Preserve
34 Shady Canyon Drive, Irvine, CA
14
June
2026
SAN JOAQUIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY bird walk (R)
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
5 Riparian View Irvine, CA 92612
14
June
2026
21
June
2026
ANAHEIM COVES PARK bird walk
Anaheim Coves
962 South Rio Vista, Anaheim
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April 2026
4th Tuesday Conservation Lecture – April 2026
“The State of the Bolsa Chica” Presented by Melissa Borde, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Manager Tuesday, April 28th at 7:00 pm Zoom Doors will open at 6:30 pm This month, we are pleased to welcome Melissa Borde, Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Manager of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. […]
May 2026
Pelagic Trip out of Dana Pt ($)
Trip destination is usually the Fourteen-Mile Bank and it takes us a while to get out there. The birding skill level for this trip is advanced, but beginners can always start their learning curve of pelagic birds on any of these trips. There is something for everybody. If you are susceptible to motion sickness, you […]
Starr Ranch Field Trip – Loop Trail (May 13, 2026)
Join our seasonal ornithologist, James Leo, for a guided walk around the Loop Trail at the 4,000‑acre Starr Ranch Audubon preserve in southeast Orange County. This moderately strenuous loop trail includes one steep uphill and one downhill stretch and offers excellent opportunities to see local birds and other wildlife such as Oak Titmouse, California Gnatcatcher, […]
May General Meeting
“Photographing the Spirit of Birds” Presented by award-winning nature photographer Krisztina Scheeff of KS Nature Photography Friday, May 15th at 7:00 pm Zoom Doors will open at 6:30 pm Krisztina will take us on a captivating visual journey, sharing the stories behind her stunning bird photography—from Southern California Grebes to Atlantic Puffins in Scotland, Sandhill […]
Starr Ranch Field Trip – Bell Canyon Road (May 16, 2026)
Join our seasonal ornithologist, James Leo, for a guided walk along Bell Canyon Road at the 4,000-acre Starr Ranch Audubon preserve in southeast Orange County. This gentle dirt road crosses a couple of wooden single-plank bridges and offers excellent opportunities to see local birds and other wildlife such as Oak Titmouse, California Gnatcatcher, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, […]
Carbon Canyon Bird Walk (P)
3rd Sunday alternating with Anaheim Coves Park — (8:00 am – 12:00 pm) – Leader: Samuel Bressler Join us on a bi-monthly bird walk to this bird-rich and beautiful park nestled in the Chino Hills of north Orange County.
UNB by Pontoon Boat ($)
($25 ) Third Wednesday monthly — (8:15 am – 11:30 am) Leader: Darrell Wilson Join us for the rare chance of birding the Upper Newport Bay from the deck of a pontoon boat. Spotting birds from the water offers one a different perspective and the birds seem to view us differently also. Trips are limited […]
Bolsa Chica Bird Walk
Come prepared for a great morning of birding to check out the resident birds, wintering species & summer breeding species, as well as migrants. Bring binoculars, a field guide, and a scope if you have one.
Monthly Bird Walk at UNB
Join the monthly bird walk in Upper Newport Bay to view the seasonal shorebirds, ducks, grebes, herons & egrets that frequent the bay. Bring your binoculars and possibly a scope and camera. This is an excellent vantage point to watch for Black Skimmers and terns flying over the water as well as herons & egrets […]
June 2026
Quail Hill Open Space Preserve
Join Pete Gordon for a weekday morning of birding the Quail Hill Loop Trail and the Irvine Ranch Water District Settling Ponds at the Quail Hill Open Space Preserve.
SAN JOAQUIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY bird walk (R)
Join us for the monthly bird walk around the ponds of the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine at 8:00 am on the 2nd Sunday morning of each month. Join us to see the birds of the marsh, both migrant and resident. (geese, ducks, grebes, roadrunners, pelicans & cormorants, herons, egrets, ibis, birds of prey, […]
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