Membership Meetings
Ohlone Audubon Membership Meetings:
Maps and directions to regular meeting locations are at the bottom of the page and can be reached by clicking here.
Ohlone holds ten monthly Membership Meetings featuring programs on birds and the environment and are open to all! Because Ohlone covers all the cities of Southern and Eastern Alameda County, we alternate our monthly meeting places in order to better serve our entire membership. We're always on the lookout, and welcome suggestions, for attractive, affordable, and conveniently located meeting facilities. If you know of a room in a school, church, retirement facility, etc., that may possibly be suitable for OAS membership meetings, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. through email by clicking on her mail.
Bring your washable cup to enjoy hot or cold beverages with the delectable morsels provided by volunteer chefs. This is our chance to converse and compare sightings with other bird observers. You may volunteer to provide refreshments for future meetings by signing the form circulated at the meeting.
Below is a list of past meeting topics and locations. Details on meeting locations and maps can be found here.
April 2019
Avian Olfaction: The Road Less Travelled, by Gabrielle Nevitt, scientist, professor (UC Davis), and author
Castro Valley Adult School
March 2019
Bird and Rhinoceros Poaching in South Africa and Botswana, by Jill Hedgecock, author, conversationist, and birder
Robert Livermore Community Center
February 2019
Birds and Bees, by Debbie Wong, birder, bird bander, SF Asian Art Museum docent, and beekeeper
Niles Discovery Church
January 2019
Convincing Details And Other Birding Fiction, by Joe Morlan, field ornithology professor and author
Carlton Plaza
December 2018
Holiday Cookie Exchange, Photo Show, John Muir Land Trust Almond Ranch, by JMLT staff Krista Vossekuil, Associate Director of Development and Communications and Hannah Hodgson, Community Programs Associate
Robert Livermore Community Center
November 2018
Birds and Flowers Ink Brush Painting: Demo and DIY!, by Pauline Tsui, artist, a writer, and a docent of the Asian Art Museum
Castro Valley Adult School
October 2018
Birding Winter Wonderland in Japan, by Alvaro Jaramillo, biologist, author and birding guide
Niles Discovery Church
September 2018
Birding in the Caribbean, by Bob Lewis, trained chemist, birding educator, guide and award winning photographer
Carlton Plaza
June 2018
Annual Potluck Dinner, Installation of Officers, Equipment Show-N-Tell and Birder's Fair!
Alviso Adobe Community
May 2018
"Restoring Common Murres to Devil's Slide Rock", by Gerry McChesney, Wildlife Refuge Manager for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
San Leandro Library
April 2018
"What's That Bird with Ed", by Ed Harper, wildlife photographer, birding guide, and a retired mathematics professor
Castro Valley Adult School
March 2018
“A Case Study in Shorebird Restoration”, by David “Doc Quack” Riensche, biologist, teacher, and author
Pleasanton Middle School
February 2018
“How Diet Plays a Role in the Recovery of the California Least Tern”, by Meredith Elliott, Senior Scientist with Point Blue Conservation
Niles Discovery Church
Maps and directions to meeting locations:
Castro Valley Adult School: multipurpose room/gym
http://www.cvadult.org/contact/map-and-directions
San Leandro Library: Karp Room
https://www.sanleandro.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=24859
https://goo.gl/maps/JZissDVNz8y
Pleasanton Middle School: Library
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/947529283671162883
http://pleasantonmiddle.pleasantonusd.net/apps/maps/
Carlton Plaza, Fremont: Go right from the lobby around towards the rear of the building; the room is on the left side near restrooms and an exit door.
https://goo.gl/maps/QKGxwiYUcL12
Niles Discovery Church: Fellowship Hall
http://www.nilesdiscoverychurch.org/ndc.php?page=Directions
Alviso Adobe Community Park: museum/office building (see map marker)
https://goo.gl/maps/j5jTHMzNrjz