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 .

December 6: Pasadena Audubon CBC Warmup Walk

Saturday, December 6, 2025 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Trip Leader: Luke Tiller

This is a trip aimed at those interested in joining us for the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) later in the month either as new participants or as those that want to hone their skills. Please do not sign up if you are not interested in joining us on the count itself. Join Luke Tiller for a CBC style walk in Pasadena. The trip will involve exploring a number of small parks, that make up the lifeblood of the CBC in the greater Pasadena area and seeing what we can find ahead of the CBC on December 20th. More background info on the CBC generally can be found here: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count

Participant limit: none

PHOTO: The Big Year. © 2011 20th Century Fox

To join this bird walk, please sign up here.

 

December 7: Christmas Bird Count Warm Up Bird Sit

Sunday, December 7th, 2025 8:00 AM - 9:00 or 10:00 AM
Trip Leader: Luke Tiller

This is a trip aimed at those interested in joining us for the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) later in the month as feeder watchers. Please do not sign up if you are not interested in joining us on the count day itself. Join Luke Tiller for an hour or two of watching birds at some feeders. We will discuss how to count feeder birds for the CBC and some tips for IDing common feeder birds in the greater Pasadena area. More background info on the CBC generally can be found here: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count

Participant limit: none

PHOTO: The Big Year. © 2011 20th Century Fox

To join this bird walk, please sign up here.

 

December 13th: Hahamongna Watershed Park (Bilingual English/Spanish)

Saturday, December 13th, 2025, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Trip leader: Alicia Di Rado

This trip will focus on resident and overwintering birds that thrive in Hahamongna's mix of oak woodland, chapparal, and riparian areas. The first part of the walk will cover some of the more familiar park areas with oak woodland adjacent to riparian habitat, covering about 2 miles round trip on mostly flat terrain. An optional extension will cover some of the less manicured parts of the Hahamongna basin, providing more habitat types to search, and adding about 1 mile (including some more difficult terrain) to the trip.

Participant limit: 30, drawn by lottery.

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

PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas). Photo by Chris Spurgeon.

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December 14: Los Angeles Arboretum Monthly Bird Walk

Sunday, December 14, 2025

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Trip Leader: Katy Mann

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.

Not a PAS member? Join here!

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, December 9, 2025.

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.

December 27: Huntington Library (Bilingual English and Mandarin)

Saturday, December 27, 2025
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Trip Leader: Mark Hunter and Oliver Huang

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

Please note that due to rules implemented by The Huntington these trips will only be open to current PAS members. You must be a Pasadena Audubon member to attend this trip! After you sign up for the field trip, you will receive an email acknowledging your signup. The acknowledgment email is not a guarantee of a spot! PAS will process signups in the order that they are received, verifying your membership status. The trip leader will contact you after signups are closed, informing you whether you have confirmed spots or are on the wait list. Not yet a member? You can sign up for PAS membership here.

If you have a Huntington membership that allows you to enter the gardens at 8:00 on weekends, please consider making a reservation using your Huntington membership, thereby freeing up spots for PAS members who are not Huntington members.

Photo: California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) by Chris Spurgeon

Field Trip General Notes

This field trip is offered by reservation only. If you miss out on the initial places you will be added to a waitlist and will be emailed by the trip leaders if a place opens up. If you are unable to attend a booked trip please email the trip leader and allow them to make your space available to someone on the wait list.

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