Inspiring People to Care About Birds Since 1925
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CBC, books for young bird-lovers, amazing volunteers, and more! Check out the Winter 2025 edition of The Avocet.
The 2025 San Francisco Bay State of the Birds report has been released, and is showing some interesting population trends amongst our wetland-loving birds. We recommend any birder, nature-lover, or conservation-minded individual take a look at this report.
We made amazing memories with all of you during our Centennial Celebration! Take a look back on some of the fun we had together.
Retirement comes for all of us, and we would like to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of long-time volunteer, Lee Pauser, as he reflects on his lengthy career supporting and caring for our native cavity-nesters.
Join BABP December 3rd for a virtual tour of India’s birds with Jeet Aman! Program begins at 7:30PM.
Field trip registration opens Nov 21 at 8 pm. Preview window open now. To be informed of last-minute open spots on our field trips, sign-up for South Bay Bird Events.
As the year draws to a close we want to remind you there is more than one way to give.
What we do can’t be done without you. As the year draws to a close, we ask that you renew your support for our mission — bringing the joy of birds to every part of our community.
100 years is a lot to celebrate, and while we couldn’t cover even a fraction of what we’ve done in a century, we hope you’ll take a look at some of our favorite moments of birding, captured from around our county.
We’re learning all about H5N1 with Jack Aronian, a student birder and filmmaker from New York, just in time for the seasonal flu spike! Join us Wednesday, November 19th at 7pm for this month’s Speaker Series!
We were joined by some journalists from Palo Alto Online for a few of our centennial field trips last month. Take a look at what they discovered with us!
Check out the Mountain View Voice’s coverage of our latest vagrant superstar in the county - the Dark-sided Flycatcher.
Our Mission
The Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance (SCVBA) promotes the enjoyment, understanding, and protection of birds and other wildlife by engaging people of all ages in birding, education, and conservation.Birding
We create opportunities to experience and appreciate the beauty of birds and their place in the natural world.
Education
We strive to educate our region’s diverse population about the importance of preserving open spaces for both wildlife and our own well-being.
Conservation
Our work promotes the protection of native wildlife through the restoration of habitats and safe migration corridors.
Latest County Sightings, as logged in eBird:
BirdFinder county sightings list by Ed Norton.
Banner Photo Credits: Redhead by Chris Johnson, Marsh Wren by Sarah Chan, Black Skimmer by Peter Shen,
Hermit Thrush by Raechel Lee, Osprey by Shravan Sundaram, Common Yellowthroat by Teresa Cheng.
