Regular membership meetings of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society are held the 3rd Monday of the month from September to May (except December) at the Fort Bragg Town Hall on the corner of Laurel and Main Streets in Fort Bragg. Meetings are free and open to the public. Please check the Whistling Swan or the MCAS Website meetings page for up-dates.

Chapter Board meetings are held on the 4th Monday of the month 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 Wenesday 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.

  3  Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

11  Sunday Field Trip: 9:00 am, Point Arena and Manchester.
Meet at Hwy 1 and Miner Hole Road, Mile Post 17.54

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

30  Manchester Christmas Bird Count.



  2  Christmas Bird Count in Fort Bragg: Call Tom Bray at 937-4422 tbray@wildblue.net or Joleen Ossello for the bird feeder count at 962-0142 j_ossello@earthlink.net to sign up or for more information.

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

14  Field Trip: 9:00 am, Ten Mile River and Beach. Meet at south end of Ten Mile Bridge.

16  Chapter Meeting: 7:00 pm,

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


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

11   Field Trip: Owls of the Mendocino Coast. Starting time and location TBD.

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

20  Chapter Meeting: 7:00 pm,



  3  Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Point Cabrillo.

10  Field Trip: 9:00 am, Lake Cleone and Laguna Point, MacKerricker State Park. Meet at the Lake Cleone parking lot.

19  Environmental Groups Partnership Potluck.

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


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

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

16  Chapter Meeting: 7:00 pm, Gualala Art Center, Gualala. The annual South Coast meeting.

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


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

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

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

21  Chapter Meeting: 7:00 pm, TBA

26  Hendy Woods State Park. Carpool from Harvest Market parking lot at 8:00 am. or meet at Hendy Woods entrance at 9:00 am.


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

17  Field Trip: Noyo River Kayaks 9:00 am.

20   Bird Walk: 9:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens


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

14  McKerricker S.P. 8:00 am.

18   Bird Walk: 9:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens


  5  Beginners' Bird Walk: 9:00 a.m., Mendocino Botanical Gardens. (Note: Change of day)

15   Bird Walk: 9:00 am, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens