Upcoming Field Trips

The quickest way to find out about upcoming trips and registration details is via our member's eblast (these will likely come out in the last week of month prior to the trip). If you have not already signed up for our eblasts sign up here.
Sign up and confirmation notes:

If the Google sign-up form for the trip you want to go on doesn't work the first time, try reloading the web page or restarting your browser, then try again.

If it's less than 3 days before a trip that you signed up for, and you think you should have gotten a message but haven't, try looking for it (carefully) in your spam/junk folder.

If these suggestions didn't help solve the issue, please contact us at fieldtrips@pasadenaaudubon.org .

August 9th: Los Angeles Arboretum Monthly Bird Walk

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Trip Leader: Catherine Hamilton

We are excited to partner with the Los Angeles County Arboretum to offer free monthly bird walks to PAS members. Please note that due to new rules implemented by LA Arboretum these trips will only be open to current PAS members (and not friends of members as in past years). In other words all persons attending must be current Pasadena Audubon members -- either on their own, or as part of a PAS family membership.

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This field trip is offered by reservation only. To reserve a spot go to https://www.arboretum.org/events/bird-walk-with-pasadena-audubon-8/. Registration is scheduled to open at 9 AM on Tuesday, June 9th, 2026.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT REGISTERING FOR THE ARBORETUM WALK: Evidently when the monthly Arboretum walk has reached capacity, the sign-up form stops functioning correctly. This issue is beyond our control. If in doubt, sign up early!


PHOTO: Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) by Luke Tiller.

August 16th: Ballona Creek Walk

Sunday, August 16th, 2026
8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Trip leaders: Kevin Lapp and Darren Dowell

Take a walk on the wild west side with Kevin Lapp and Darren Dowell! Ballona Creek, the adjacent beach, wetlands and lagoon are among the last remnants of LA’s estuaries. So it's a great spot to see shorebirds like Marbled Godwits, Surfbirds, turnstones, and plovers, along with other coastal specialties. Parking can be challenging, so early arrival is recommended, and carpooling is encouraged!

Participant number: no limit.

PHOTO: Surfbird (Calidris virgata). Photo by Miles Wang.

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August 22nd: Lower L.A. Shorebird Extravaganza (Part 2)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2026
7:30 AM - 12:00 NOON
Trip leaders: Luke Tiller, Jon Fisher, Alex Coffey

Once again, Pasadena Audubon will be running two summer LA River trips looking at shorebirds. The first trip will allow us to see some adult birds still in breeding plumage and the second (in August) more juvenile birds and adults in basic plumage. Late summer is about the peak of shorebird migration in Southern California as our wintering birds return and transients pass through. Come and join PAS shorebird experts for a morning honing your ID skills with the common species and working out the ID challenges posed by potential uncommon species and vagrants. This is the most exciting time for shorebird migration and the Los Angeles River can boast north of 30 species of shorebird in July and August.

Participant number: no limit.

Trip details such as meeting location will be emailed to signed-up participants 3-5 days before the trip.

Photo: Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus). Photo by Luke Tiller.

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August 22nd: Monthly Bird Walk at The Huntington

Saturday, August 22nd, 2026
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Trip Leader: Mark Hunter

This is a great walk for beginning birders and families, with easy walking and a nice variety of species present year round.

The Huntington is allowing a limited number of Pasadena Audubon members to enter the grounds for this walk without being Huntington members (thanks Huntington!). You must be a Pasadena Audubon member to attend this trip! Not yet a member? Sign up for PAS membership here and then return to this page.

By the way, if you are also a member of the Huntington at a level that allows you to enter the grounds at 8 am, please also make a reservation on their website. That way your attendance won't count against the limited number of passes the Huntington has given us here at PAS.

Photo: California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) by Chris Spurgeon

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September 20th: Dana Point Pelagic

Sunday, September 20th, 2026
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Departure location: Dana Point (24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629)
Price: $140.00 per person

We’re excited to announce our dates for 2026’s dedicated pelagic! Departing from Dana Point in Orange County aboard the Ocean Institute Explorer, we'll spend time exploring the waters of both Orange and Los Angeles Counties. This nine-hour trip will help us connect with species that are harder to see from just your average whale watch, and chartering the boat will allow us to focus specifically on the birds.

We will be providing expert pelagic tour leaders for this trip to help pick out interesting species. Birds that might be encountered include a variety of shearwaters, jaegers, phalaropes, alcids, gulls, and terns. One of our main targets will be the rafts of storm-petrels that gather offshore in September which may include both Black, Ashy, and Least. Uncommon and rare species discovered on similarly timed trips have included: Manx and Flesh-footed Shearwater, Arctic Tern, Red-footed and Blue-footed Booby, and Craveri’s Murrelet among others.

Please note that all ticket sales are final, except in the event of trip cancellation. We will, however, allow transfers and do our best to assist those who need help with that.

By traveling on their boat, this trip also helps support the non-profit Ocean Institute, whose work focuses on marine science, environmental education, and maritime history.

Photo: Pink-footed Shearwater (Ardenna creatopus) by Luke Tiller

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