Membership Meetings
OHLONE AUDUBON MEETINGS ARE CURRENTLY VIRTUAL!
Upcoming Meetings:
May 6, 2025 7:30
Joanna Wu: The Most Overlooked Birds in North America - Females
Register to join us on Zoom here
Description: Female birds often hide in plain sight. Typically drabber and more inconspicuous than males, there is an unconscious bias towards male birds in birdwatching, photography, and even in our scientific knowledge about birds. This talk explores the history of focus on male birds, why it’s important to focus on females, and gives female bird identification tips. Joanna challenges the audience to confront their own biases in our pursuit of birds
Speaker: Joanna Wu is a PhD student studying female birds in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. She previously worked at the National Audubon Society and is a member of the Galbatross Project, a group of birders, scientists, writers, and conservationists who are passionate about spreading awareness about female birds.
Pre-registration for meeting participation is required however you do not need to be a member to pre-register and join the meeting.
Participants can prepare by downloading the Zoom application for free HERE or the web browser client will download automatically when you start or join your first Zoom meeting. It is recommended that participants familiarize themselves with using Zoom prior to the scheduled meeting to test the audio and video settings and avoid technical difficulties.
Zoom Meetings are being recorded! You can view and/or listen to the recent Membership Meetings on the Past Membership Meetings page!
Past Meetings:
April 1, 2025 7:30pm
Nathan Van Schmidt: Flows of Water and Waterbirds Across California
March 4, 2025
Scott Harris: Raptor Quest: Chasing America's Raptors
February 4, 2025:
Jeff Miller: Bay Area Wildlife - An Irreverent Guide
January 7, 2025:
Lishka Arata: 60 years of Conservation Science and Counting
December 3, 2024:
Annual Holiday Cookie Exchange
Niles Discovery Church in Fremont
November 5, 2024:
Cancelled (Rescheduled to MArch 4, 2025)
October 2024
Birding the Southern Oceans and Antarctica with Alvaro Jaramillo
September 2024
Where to Find Key Birds in Alameda County & Beyond with Jason Tanner
May 2024
April 2024
Journey To Photograph all Fifty State Birds with David Yeamans
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
January Membership Meeting -
Apologies, due to technical difficulties this meeting was not recorded.
Birds in a Changing Work, Presenter: JD Bergeron
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 name or emailing ohloneaudubonprograms AT gmail.com
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.
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