Mendocino Coast Audubon Society

General Information

Regular membership meetings of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society are held the 3rd Monday of the month from September to May (except for December and a yearly meeting in Gualala) at the Caspar Community Center in Caspar. Meetings are free and open to the public. Please check the Whistling Swan or the MCAS index page for up-dates.

Chapter Board meetings are held on bimonthly from September through May at 6:00 pm. Members are welcome, please call ahead to confirm the date and location.

Field Trips are scheduled on the second Saturday of the month. Local birding hot spots are visited to take advantage of seasonal birding opportunities. See the Whistling Swan for changes, for additional trips and bird walks.

Monthly Bird Walks at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, led by an MCAS member, are scheduled year round on the first Saturday and the third Wednesday of the month.

The walk held on the first Saturday of the month starts at 9:00 a.m. Walk leader David Jensen will help participants learn to identify local birds by sight as well as by sound. Although this walk is designed for beginning birders, locals and visitors with all levels of experience are invited. Binoculars will be available for those who need them. Admission is free for Botanical Garden members. For information call and leave a message at 964-6835

The third Wednesday walk starts at 8:00 AM (except at 8:30 AM November through March),each month. We go light-rain or shine.The walks start in the MCBG parking lot. This is an intermediate-level birdwalk that normally takes around three hours. Anyone is welcome to join, regardless of experience, and loaner binoculars are available. For information contact: Tim Bray 937-4422.

March 2013:

16  Whale Festival Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Point Cabrillo SHP.

17  Whale Festival Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Point Cabrillo SHP.

18  Environmental Groups Partnership Potluck.

20  Bird Walk 8:30 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

April 2013:

6  Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens.

14  Field Trip: 9:00 am, Van Damme Beach and State Park

17  Bird Walk: 8:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

May 2013:

4  Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens.

11  Field Trip: Saturday 8:00 am, Navarro River and Beach. Meet at south end of Navarro River bridge.

15  Bird Walk: 8:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

June 2013:

1 Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens.

19 Bird Walk: 8:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

July 2013:

6 Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens.

17 Bird Walk: 8:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens


	General Information Regular membership meetings of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society are held the 3rd Monday of the month from September to May (except for December and a yearly meeting in Gualala) at the Caspar Community Center in Caspar. Meetings are free and open to the public. Please check the Whistling Swan or the MCAS index page for up-dates. Chapter Board meetings are held on bimonthly from September through May at 6:00 pm. Members are welcome, please call ahead to confirm the date and location. Field Trips are scheduled on the second Saturday of the month. Local birding hot spots are visited to take advantage of seasonal birding opportunities. See the Whistling Swan for changes, for additional trips and bird walks. Monthly Bird Walks at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, led by an MCAS member, are scheduled year round on the first Saturday and the third Wednesday of the month. The walk held on the first Saturday of the month starts at 9:00 a.m. Walk leader David Jensen will help participants learn to identify local birds by sight as well as by sound. Although this walk is designed for beginning birders, locals and visitors with all levels of experience are invited. Binoculars will be available for those who need them. Admission is free for Botanical Garden members. For information call and leave a message at 964-6835 The third Wednesday walk starts at 8:00 AM (except at 8:30 AM November through March),each month. We go light-rain or shine.The walks start in the MCBG parking lot. This is an intermediate-level birdwalk that normally takes around three hours. Anyone is welcome to join, regardless of experience, and loaner binoculars are available. For information contact: Tim Bray 937-4422. March 2013: 16 Whale Festival Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Point Cabrillo SHP. 17 Whale Festival Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Point Cabrillo SHP. 18 Environmental Groups Partnership Potluck. 20 Bird Walk 8:30 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens April 2013: 6 Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens. 14 Field Trip: 9:00 am, Van Damme Beach and State Park 17 Bird Walk: 8:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens May 2013: 4 Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens. 11 Field Trip: Saturday 8:00 am, Navarro River and Beach. Meet at south end of Navarro River bridge. 15 Bird Walk: 8:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens June 2013: 1 Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens. 19 Bird Walk: 8:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens July 2013: 6 Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens. 17 Bird Walk: 8:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens


Black Oystercatcher. Photograph by Ron LeValley March 2013