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.

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October 11th: Rescheduled Dana Point Pelagic

Sunday, October 11th, 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 were forced to cancel the September 20th pelagic very last-minute, and we offer our sincere apologies to those who were impacted by this unfortunate circumstance. However, we're excited to announce that we've rescheduled for October 11th! 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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October 26th: Twilight Hike Up Prieto Canyon

Monday, October 26th, 2026, 5:30 pm ~ 7:00 PM

Trip Leaders: Omar Alui & Jodhan Fine

With Halloween approaching and a full moon overhead, what better time to join Omar Alui and Jodhan Fine for a spooky twilight hike up Prieto Canyon. Common Poorwills, Great Horned Owls, and Western Screech-Owls should be providing plenty of atmospheric sounds and may even make an appearance! Wear appropriate shoes and be prepared to hike about one mile to the lookout spot. The gradient is mostly moderate but has steep portions with loose gravel at the beginning and the end, so trekking poles may also come in handy.

Participant number: 15

Sorry, this trip is filled.

PHOTO: Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii). Photo by Liam Hutcheson.

Halloween Parrot Roost at Pasadena City Hall

Saturday, October 31st, 2026
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Leader: Luke Tiller

The San Gabriel Valley is known nationally for its overnight roosts of Amazona parrots and Mitred and Red-masked Parakeets, and they've taken up residence at Pasadena City Hall! This Halloween, behold the Hitchcockian spectacle, as the suburban skies and soundscape are overtaken by cacophonous flocks returning from their daytime foraging sites to gather at the roosts, as they do around dusk during the non-breeding season. These parrots and parakeets are not native to the United States, but large populations have established themselves in the Los Angeles area and become an important part of the local ecosystem. Join Pasadena Audubon as we sort through the impressive numbers of parakeets and Red-crowned Parrots, looking for some of the less common species. For this trip, we will mostly be standing around letting the birds come to us. We may stroll slowly around the plaza to get closer to roosting flocks, but this will involve minimal walking on sidewalks.

Participant limit: none

PHOTO: Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi). Photo by Luke Tiller.

Meet at the Jack and Mack Robinson sculptures at the southwest corner of Holly Street and Garfield Avenue.