Monthly Programs

Meetings are held at 7 pm on the first Thursday of every month (except July and August when we take a summer break). MDAS members and visitors are always welcome! Our Monthly Program schedule currently alternates between in-person meetings and online Zoom webinars. Based on member input, the Board has decided on the following schedule for our 2022-23 membership meetings:

September: In-Person
October: Virtual
November: Virtual
December: In-Person
January: Virtual
February: Virtual
March: In-Person
April: Virtual
May: Virtual
June: In-Person

This schedule offers our members the chance to catch up and connect at the start of the season, make contact just prior to the holidays, and see each-other off at the end.  We hope that this schedule will be a good compromise and offer the broadest appeal to our members.

View our calendar for upcoming meeting dates and details, and see below for the Zoom recording of meetings that have already occurred.

To receive email notifications that contain webinar access information, sign up for MDAS emails. If you are an MDAS member, you can also access this information in your monthly Quail.

Usual Meeting Schedule:

  • 7:00 pm Birding Info
  • 7:25 pm News
  • 7:35 pm Main Program
  • 8:30 pm Adjourn

Main Program recording archive (click on any program to watch the Zoom recording):

May 4, 2023 The Magic of Central America: Costa Rica’s Birds and Ecology
Benny Isaac Jacobs-Schwartz
Feb 2, 2023 A 27 Year Wildflower Journey:
The Making of Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change
Rob Badger and Nita Winter
Jan 5, 2023 Highlights of a Career in Journalism
Joan Morris
Nov 3, 2022 The Secret Perfume of Birds
Dr. Danielle Whittaker
Oct 6, 2022 Gardening for Birds with California Native Plants
Eddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden
May 5, 2022 Soundscapes to Landscapes (S2L)
Dr. Leo Salas and David Leland
Apr 7, 2022 Acorn Woodpeckers
Walt Koenig
Mar 3, 2022 SF Baykeeper and the State of the Bay
Sejal Choksi-Chugh
Jan 6, 2022 Audible Mount Diablo
Joan Hamilton
Dec 8, 2021 Special Program: Yurok Condor Restoration Program
Tiana Williams-Claussen, director of the Yurok Tribe Wildlife Department.
Dec 2, 2021 Mono Lake Phalaropes
Ryan Carle
Nov 4, 2021 Owls Through the Ages
Karla Bloem
Cabin Lake Bird Blinds Photos
Jerry Britten
Karla requested that people visit the International Owl Center website
Oct 7, 2021 Nest boxes
Lee Pauser
Sep 2, 2021 Birds (and Other Wildlife) of Zambia
Jerry Britten
MDAS Field Trip Reservations
Marc Desin
Jun 3, 2021 Winning photos from the Second Annual MDAS Photo Contest; Why Save Parrots?
Lauren Schmaltz
May 6, 2021 Birdlife of Oaxaca with Ivan Phillipsen; Developing Strong Youth and Adult Leaders
Eric Aaholm and Luis Pacheco
Apr 1, 2021 Adélie penguins in Antarctica
Annie Schmidt
Mar 4, 2021 Wildflowers of Mount Diablo
Stephen Smith
Feb 4, 2021 Conserving The Salton Sea
Frank Ruiz
Birding California’s Big Sink
Eddie Bartley
Jan 7, 2021 2020 CBC Bird Count Results; Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera
Karla Bloem
Note: The meeting recording does not include Karla Bloem’s talk.
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June 2023

Monthly Program: June 2023

June 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
McHale Room of the Pleasant Hill Community Center, 320 Civic Drive
Pleasant Hill, 94523 United States + Google Map

The Mt. Diablo Audubon Society will meet Thursday, June 1, in the McHale Room of the Pleasant Hill Community Center at 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, 94523.   Everyone is welcome to bring a snack to share, if they wish. Parking is free.   6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Birding Info: Winners of the MDAS photo contest 7:25 PM Announcements 7:40 PM Refreshments and Raffle 8:00 PM Main Program: Antarctica *as a conservation organization we encourage you to bring…

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Jun 01

Monthly Program: June 2023

JUNE 1 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Mt. Diablo Audubon Society will meet Thursday, June 1, in the McHale Room of the Pleasant Hill Community Center at 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, 94523.   Everyone is welcome to bring a snack to share, if they wish. Parking is free.   6:30 PM Doors Open 7:00 PM Birding Info: Winners of the […]

Jun 03

MDAS Field Trip — Outer Point Reyes

JUNE 3 @ 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Outer Point Reyes Saturday, June 3, 8:30 AM to 3 PM Point Reyes is one of the premiere birding locations in Northern California, a great spot to find rarities during migration—like the Prairie Warbler pictured on the registration page (image by Beth Branthaver). MDAS tries to visit at least twice a year. On this trip […]

Jun 24

The Beaver Festival in Martinez

JUNE 24 @ 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Join Mt. Diablo Audubon Society at The Beaver Festival in Martinez! The Beaver Festival is finally back! Show your support for urban beavers and join your friends and favorite nature organizations at the FOURTEENTH festival celebrating the Martinez Beavers. Beavers have become big news lately but this is the festival that started it all. Don’t […]

Jul 21

MDAS Field Trip — Hayward Regional Shoreline, Frank’s Dump

JULY 21 @ 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Hayward Regional Shoreline, Frank’s Dump Friday, July 21, 3:30 PM to 6 PM For a shorebird spectacle, we will visit the hotspot known as “Frank’s Dump” in late afternoon when the sun will be at our backs, allowing good viewing of shorebirds congregating on the dry flats at high tide. At this time of year […]

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