Happy 2010 to one and all ! We have been reaping the benefits of living in Southern California – birding has been wonderful and some plants have been sprouting and the sun has been shining – we have been having “Rose Bowl Days”. We hope to have winter next week – we dearly need rain and snow pack in the mountains.

Christmas Counts have been done around the country – the results are not in as yet. The next big milestone is the 13^th Great Backyard Bird Count February 12-15, 2010 – check out www.birdcount.org – another little step of citizen science. Interesting to note the top bird reported in the 2009 GBBC was the Northern Cardinal – we need to report more Western birds !

Come join us for our month end fourth Sunday Malibu Lagoon walk, come to our first Tuesday General meeting, join us for our field trips – enjoy the birds, enjoy the weather, enjoy the people – learn and participate.

Best of birds in 2010.

Ellen V