Bring in the warbling colorfuls 🌺 🐦 ... See more

A birder's run-in with unexpected warblers taught him how migratory songbirds use native trees and plants. ... See more

National Audubon is live - talking bird photography and behavior with David Sibley - check it out!! 🎥 ... See more

Join us today with David Sibley as he discusses his new book, 'What It's Like to Be a Bird,' and takes audience questions; learn more about the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards from the judges; and play Stump the Expert #WorstBirdPic with bird experts Kenn Kaufman and Purbita Saha. ... See more

PLEASE participate in our SURVEY below and check out our proposed plans for the upcoming Fall birding season:

The 2020-2021 field trip season is almost upon us. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates many changes to our field trips, and we are developing guidelines and trip locations that we think will mitigate the risks to participants. We would like your input on our plans so that we may better meet your needs during the pandemic.

Normally we put together a list of trips far in advance, but we think we need to be more flexible this year. We will initially be holding trips to the same locations on both Wednesdays and Saturdays to maximize participation. We plan to start with the following trips:

Wednesday 16 September 2020 - River Center
Saturday 19 September 2020 - River Center
Wednesday 30 September 2020 - Sycamore Island
Saturday 3 October 2020 - Sycamore

We have created the following guidelines, as well as a survey to gauge your interest in participating given these restrictions. A link to the survey appears after the guidelines.

1. Participants must follow all local, state and federal edicts regarding COVID-19 that are in place at the time of the trip.
2. Participants must pre-register using the FAS event registration system
3. Participants must self-screen their own temperature before the outing. If temperature is greater than 100.4 °F (CDC definition of fever) they must not attend.
4. Liability waiver and certification of self-screening will be part of registration process
5. Social distancing of 6 feet must be observed by all participants not in a family group or exclusive social bubble
6. All participants must wear a mask.
7. All participants should carry a bottle of hand sanitizer and use it if they contact a potentially contaminated surface.
8. Destinations must allow for social distancing. Areas such as parks or Wastewater Treatment Plant are ideal. Bird sits are encouraged.
9. Any shared optics must be sterilized between uses with alcohol wipes.
10. Participants will meet at the location of the event. Central meet-up points for carpooling will be eliminated for now.

Please let us know if you will participate under these restrictions by taking the short survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XJ3CVXF ... See more

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free. ... See more

Now that’s some efficient soaring! ... See more

It's the magic of air currents. ... See more

Membership and General Meeting Kickoff

SAVE THE DATE! Fresno Audubon General Meeting Sept 8th 7:00pm
This meeting will be broadcast online via Zoom with guest speakers Fresno State Biology Professors Dr. Tricia Van Laar and Dr Joel Slade. Details to follow.

Coming September 1st! Fresno Audubon Society’s
Annual Membership Drive

Thank you to all of you who so generously support the Fresno Audubon Society (FAS) by paying annual membership dues. Your support makes it possible for us to continue our programs of field trips, speakers, introductory birding classes, maintenance of the bird feeding station at the River Center, advocacy of regional and local bird-related issues and the accommodations needed this year to move forward despite the pandemic.

Fresno Audubon Society membership levels are:
Student $ 15
Individual $ 25
Family $ 35
Life $ 1,000

The FAS membership year runs from September 1st to August 31.

NEW this year! Your 2020-21 new or renewal membership will entitle you to a copy of FAS’s new Birding Resource Guide, a compilation of Central Valley birding resources. Members will be able to access the guide online or, for a small postage fee, as hard copies.

Those with PayPal accounts can join or renew their memberships on our website here:

https://fresnoaudubon.org/become-a-member/

or you can download a membership form here:

https://fresnoaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FASMembershipSignUp819WD.pdf

and mail it and your check to:

Fresno Audubon Society
PO Box 3315
Pinedale, CA 93650-3315

Thank you for your continuing involvement in and support of Fresno Audubon Society.

You will also receive a Fresno Audubon Sticker (shown below) as a thank you for your membership! ... See more

Birding by Ear - MacGillivray's Warbler ... See more

These beautiful woodpeckers don’t inhabit our area so enjoy a virtual visit from the Red-Bellied Woodpecker. ... See more

Our Bird of the Week is the Red-bellied Woodpecker - watch to the second clip to see a young Red-bellied Woodpecker that looks almost nothing like the adult! If you live in the Eastern half of the U.S., you probably know this species very well. Is it a visitor to your yard? Learn all about the species here: https://abcbirds.org/bird/red-bellied-woodpecker/

Videos by Larry R. Arbanas and Timothy Barksdale, Macaulay Library ... See more

Amazing SLO-MO Condor release via Ventana Wildlife Society 🤩 ... See more

Hummingbird gorgets owe their brilliance not to pigments, like those found in fruits, dyes, and paint, but to tiny structures in feathers, made of microscopic air bubbles, that influence the reflection of light.
When viewed up close, these bubbles appear like “a mountainous ridge,” says Sean Graesser, a wildlife biologist who photographed the gorgets that appear in this story. “It’s the light moving and bending over the ridges that creates this coloration.” #Hummingbird #Hummingbirds #GorgeousGorgets #ShowOff #AudubonPhotos #BirdPhotography #CornellLabs #WildlifePhotography #MacroPhotography ... See more

Do you know your phoebes? ... See more

Black and Say's Phoebes share much of the same territory, but they prefer very different habitats. ... See more