They’re Here! Its mid-November and all of Orange County’s Most Wanted birds, except for the Nelson’s Sparrow, are at the Refuge. Here is a recap of birds and what all I’ve been seeing this month: Wanted Birds Burrowing Owl, Photo credit: Carolyn Vance Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) – This adorable little owl [...]
Special Birding Tours Start Our 2017-2018 Special Birding Tours at the Refuge started off with Santa Monica Audubon Society. This Chapter hasn’t been out here in many years, so it was a pleasure to show them around again. Santa Monica Audubon Society at SBNWR Refuge Manager Rick Nye plus Volunteers John Fitch [...]
Sea Turtle’s Travels Green Sea Turtle Our Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) got bored hanging around the Nature Center, so we all hopped in the Pelican Van and motored on out to Cabrillo Marine Aquarium’s Autumn Sea Fair on November 19, 2017. Preferring to be chauffeured and wanting to share his adventure, he [...]
