Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance

06/12/2026

Happy Pride! We're here with a friendly reminder that q***r is natural and diversity is what makes the world such an amazing place.

06/02/2026

Native plants like this Elderberry provide food and shelter for our birds like the Spotted Towhee! Want more birds, butterflies, and bees around? Go native!

05/30/2026

During a public meeting on May 28, the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously to oppose the proposed AES Jewelflower Battery Energy Storage System.

If approved, the project would place hundreds of containerized lithium‑ion battery units across roughly 40 acres of prime farmland in North Coyote Valley.

Read the full story here: https://www.openspaceauthority.org/whats-new/board-directors-unanimously-opposes-proposed-aes-jewelflower-battery-storage-project

Photo description: The view from North Coyote Valley Hill. What is now prime, actively farmed land is being considered as the site for the proposed AES Jewelflower Battery Storage Project.

Photo Credit: Nick Perry

05/20/2026

We need to act now to protect the Santa Clara Valley from wildfires, safeguard clean drinking water, and protect disappearing natural areas before they’re gone forever.

Join us in voting YES on Measure D to protect our region against droughts, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events. 🔥💧🌿

04/16/2026

To learn more about the contest: https://scvbirdalliance.org/youth-bird-safe

We're big fans of coexisting with nature. That's why we're celebrating innovation with the Second Annual Youth Bird Friendly Cities Contest! Join us online this Friday as we share conservation and advocacy stories from both sides of the Pacific, talk public education with students already putting in the work to introduce people to birds, and share some of the contest projects that we're putting together! Contest submissions are due by April 30th, so there is still time for your K-12 student to take part!
House Finch by Dave Zittin

04/16/2026

We're big fans of coexisting with nature. That's why we're celebrating innovation with the Second Annual Youth Bird Friendly Cities Contest! Join us online this Friday as we share conservation and advocacy stories from both sides of the Pacific, talk public education with students already putting in the work to introduce people to birds, and share some of the contest projects that we're putting together! Contest submissions are due by April 30th, so there is still time for your K-12 student to take part!
House Finch by Dave Zittin

04/15/2026

It’s Native Plant Month! Celebrate with us and experience more than 55 private and public gardens during the 2026 weekend! 🌸🌱
This is your chance to explore these incredible gardens, get inspired by local gardeners, and learn how to bring native plants into your own space. Want local birds in your yard? Plant local! 🦉🏡🌼
Haven’t signed up yet? Visit the GNGT website www.gngt.org for garden addresses, detailed descriptions, and photos! 📸 Don’t forget to follow for the latest updates, and share with your friends, this is an event you won’t want to miss! 💚
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04/13/2026

Mountain View Burrowing Owls need your help!
On Tuesday, April 14, the Mountain View City Council will (hopefully) approve additional funding to monitor the Burrowing Owl population at Shoreline Park and to restart banding of owlets. This item is on the consent agenda, meaning it will be approved along with other items and typically without discussion.
The burrowing owl population at Shoreline has crashed since the City’s biologist left in summer 2024, declining from 11 breeding pairs to just one. Over the past two years, consulting biologists have focused on avoiding harm to owls during projects and maintenance, as required by law. Some management actions have continued (such as limited mowing), but key recovery efforts have not: artificial burrows have not been maintained, predator management appears to have stopped, and programs like supplemental feeding are no longer being implemented.

Our advocacy team plans to attend and speak. If you’re able, please tell the Council (in your own words) that:

You care about Mountain View’s burrowing owls and biodiversity
You support investing in monitoring and recovery, consistent with the City’s 2012 Burrowing Owl Preservation Plan
Urgent action is needed now, or Mountain View risks losing its burrowing owl population
This includes hiring a qualified biologist as soon as possible to steward the owls at Shoreline and implement recovery measures

You can join in person (We’ll be there around 7:30 PM) or online at: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/84351267142
Burrowing Owl: Teresa Cheng

04/10/2026

We're excited to welcome Brian Sullivan of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and eBird back to Speaker Series! Join us online or IN PERSON Wednesday, April 15th at 7PM, in the Covalent Metrology Conference Room, 925 Thompson Pl, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
We'll be learning about how our own eBird lists are contributing to global scientific studies, the things scientists have been able to study using eBird data, and much more!