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SUMMARY:A Walk Through a Bay Area Birder’s Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join Barbara Coll as she walks through her garden live! As she walks around her yard\, she will point out the feeders\, plants\, and water elements that attract the 63 species she has recorded in 30+ years of living in Menlo Park on the San Francisquito Creek. She will also discuss feeder/birdbath maintenance\, the current Pine Siskin irruption and subsequent Salmonella outbreak\, seed types\, and which plants the birds love. Barbara will share many videos and photos of the birds that she sees from her home windows. She is also a fanatic eBird user and will introduce you to the Yard tracking feature. \nBarbara Coll is a regular volunteer with SFBBO. She took her birding to a new level a few years ago by starting to photograph the birds she sees. When she retired from the insanity of Silicon Valley and the digital marketing world\, she found birding a wonderful mix of nature\, challenge and statistics. Barb’s website with all her photography can be found at www.barbsbirds.me. \nThis event will be fun\, casual\, and family-friendly! Please register – the Zoom meeting link will be sent in the confirmation. If you have trouble registering or have any questions\, please contact Sirena Lao\, Environmental Education and Outreach Specialist\, at slao@sfbbo.org.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/a-walk-through-a-bay-area-birders-garden/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T180000
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SUMMARY:March 2021 Conservation Icons: Harry Fuller\, owls
DESCRIPTION:Explore the mysterious world of Great Gray Owls and other nocturnal birds of prey with bird expert and author Harry Fuller as part of our Virtual Conservation Icons speaker series. Join Fuller at 6 p.m.\, Thursday\, March 18 for a conversation with Lindsay Wildlife Executive Director Carlos de la Rosa and learn about Fuller’s passion for these raptors and other birds. \nIn addition to a long career as a journalist\, Fuller has worked as a volunteer and professional birding guide. He is the author of the books Great Gray Owls of California\, Oregon and Washington; Freeway Birding; and San Francisco’s Natural History: Sand Dunes to Streetcars. He also blogs about birding at towhee.net and atowhee.wordpress.com. \nFuller is dedicated his talk in memory of Shadow\, our late Great Gray Owl animal ambassador.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/march-2021-conservation-icons-harry-fuller-owls/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210324T203000
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SUMMARY:The Sage Trifecta
DESCRIPTION:The Sage Trifecta with Bruce Mast\nThe sagebrush basin and range country east of the Sierras offers a starkly beautiful landscape filled with fascinating birds and wildlife. Join us from the comfort of your armchair as we take a whirlwind virtual tour of the region around Susanville and Honey Lake. The centerpiece of our virtual Zoom trip will be watching male Greater Sage-Grouse dance at dawn for females’ attention. Nearby\, we’ll look for Sagebrush Sparrow and Sage Thrasher\, to complete the ‘sage trifecta.’ Elsewhere we’ll seek out wintering Ferruginous and Rough-legged hawks and try for mountain specialties such as White-headed Woodpeckers\, Pinyon Jays\, and Townsend’s Solitaires. Along the way\, we’ll explore the human and natural history of the land and consider the conservation threats that imperil it. \nBruce Mast honed his birding and citizen science skills as a volunteer at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge in Central Texas\, where he mapped nesting territories of endangered Black-capped Vireos and Golden-cheeked Warblers. He has led a Sage Trifecta field trip to Lassen County as part of Birdathon for several years—a peak lifetime experience for attendees who rose at 4 a.m. in freezing cold to watch the mating rituals of the Sage-Grouse. Bruce is Treasurer of the Golden Gate Audubon Board of Directors. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/the-sage-trifecta/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210325T163000
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SUMMARY:Reconsider the Coot—Crazy Reproductive Antics of a Common Marsh Denizen
DESCRIPTION:Coots are often overlooked by birders because they are so common. Dr. Bruce Lyon has been studying the reproductive antics of American coots for the past two decades and has discovered that there is far more to this bird than meets the eye. He will highlight some of his discoveries about the parental and reproductive strategies of coots and answer questions such as: Why do some coot females lay their eggs in the nests of other coot females? What do the birds that receive these unwanted foster eggs do? Coots are just as bizarre when it comes to raising their own kids\, and there are many puzzling features of coot parental care behavior. For example\, why do coots lay far more eggs than they can normally raise and why do they beat up their kids so much? And\, finally\, why are baby coots born with such a ridiculously fluorescent orange plumage? \nIn addition\, because Dr. Lyon’s coot research was done in a wild part of central British Columbia\, he will briefly highlight a few of the special birds encountered at the study site. Finally\, he’ll discuss how the research program is expanding to ask similar questions in a mysterious coot in the High Andes of Argentina. \nBruce Lyon is a professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of California\, Santa Cruz. His research focuses on the evolution of reproductive strategies and mating behavior of birds. His long-term research on the adaptive basis of brood parasitism in American coots has sought to understand why parasitism within species evolves and how the behavior influences other aspects of social behavior. Dr. Lyon has also investigated the evolution of ornamental plumage signals in a variety of species\, including lark buntings\, lazuli buntings and the evolution of ornamental offspring plumage in the newly hatched chicks of American coots. Most recently\, he has conducted a decade long investigation into the winter social lives of migrant golden-crowned sparrows that spent their winters on the Arboretum of the University of California\, Santa Cruz. \nPlease register – the Zoom meeting link will be sent in the confirmation. If you have trouble registering or have any questions\, please contact Sirena Lao\, Environmental Education and Outreach Specialist\, at slao@sfbbo.org.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/reconsider-the-coot-crazy-reproductive-antics-of-a-common-marsh-denizen/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Lindsay at Home: Hospital Behind the Scenes
DESCRIPTION:Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at our wildlife hospital as our veterinary staff treats a wildlife patient! Join us at 11 a.m. Saturday\, March 27 live on Zoom for “Lindsay at Home: Hospital BTS” and explore the fascinating world of wildlife rehabilitation. This half-hour online program is perfect for all ages and gives you unparalleled access to a working wildlife hospital. Be sure to bring your questions! \nCost: $5 for families with a Lindsay membership\, and $10 for non-member families.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/lindsay-at-home-hospital-behind-the-scenes-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210328T190000
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SUMMARY:Birding California’s Big Sink
DESCRIPTION:Birding California’s Big Sink with Eddie Bartley & Noreen Weeden\nTake a fast-paced virtual spin around one of California’s most important birding areas: the Salton Sink. Though much altered by humans in the past century\, the endorheic or drainless Salton Sink (of which the Salton Sea is a major feature) holds magnificent bird diversity and abundance\, especially in winter\, which will be the seasonal focus of this presentation. \nEddie and Noreen will share photography and natural history stories about the unique biodiversity\, regional specialty birds\, and favorite wildlife spots they’ve discovered in 25+ years visiting this region filled with natural phenomena. \nEddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden are volunteer researchers and educators with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory and Golden Gate Audubon Society and board members at the Yerba Buena Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. They also lead natural history\, bird watching and photography tours for Nature Trip of out their home base in San Francisco at NATURETRIP.COM. They’ve led winter trips to the Salton Sea for Golden Gate Audubon for a number of years. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/birding-californias-big-sink/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210331T190000
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SUMMARY:Rare Bird Sightings in Marin 2020
DESCRIPTION:With California Young Birders Club Members – Joseph Zeno\, Mark Schulist\, Lucas Corneliussen\, and John King \nMarin County hosts some of the best opportunities to see and find rare birds. You can see a new bird in Marin every time you go outside. As you grow as a birder and begin to be able to recognize most of the local species\, you will start to find new birds that may be rare where you live. The species you observe will change with the seasons. Fall migration in Marin County is exceptional for finding rare birds compared to most places on the west coast because the extent to which Point Reyes National Seashore extends into the Pacific Ocean makes it an ideal resting place for migrating birds. Some of the birds that stop there are regular migrants\, and some are truly rare because they get blown off course. These are known as vagrants. This webinar will illustrate where you can find rare migrants and vagrants in Marin county\, giving tips on how to find them\, and these talented and enthusiastic young birders will show you some of the highlights and best experiences they had with Marin’s rare birds in 2020. \nAll of the young birders presenting on this date are part of the Bay Area Chapter of the California Young Birders Club. Check out their website and read about their monthly field trips throughout the state. \nYoung Birders\nJoseph Zeno: Sophomore currently attending Terra Linda High School and part of the Marin School of Environmental Leadership (MarinSEL) program. Started birding in 2017 and likes to find and photograph birds and make photo books and calendars. Interested in studying how birds interact with other organisms in our changing environment. \nMark Schulist: Sophomore currently attending Marin Academy High School. Started birding in 2017 and enjoys photographing birds as well as any other wildlife. Interested in patterns of birds and how birds are able to migrate with such consistency. \nLucas Corneliussen: Junior currently attending Credo High School in Sonoma County. Started birding in 2011 and enjoys California county birding and birding in new locations all over the state as well as birding throughout the Point Reyes National Seashore on an almost weekly basis. Currently interested in nocturnal flight counts (NFC) and changes in migration patterns within certain species over the course of different periods of time. \nJohn King: Sophomore currently attending Terra Linda High School. Started birding in 2017\, and still enjoying the different habitats California has to offer. He enjoys birding in coastal forested areas where small passerines are abundant and in large flocks. Interested in the evolution of birds and the adaptations (structural/behavioral) they made to survive in the wild.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/rare-bird-sightings-in-marin-2020/
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CATEGORIES:Birding
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SUMMARY:The Farallones—Minus The Seasickness
DESCRIPTION:Farallones‚ Minus The Seasickness with Alvaro Jaramillo\nThe Farallon Islands are the most important seabird colony in the US Pacific Coast south of Alaska. Hundreds of thousands of seabirds breed there\, and others forage nearby. We are lucky in the Bay Area\, that Southeast Farallon Island is accessible on a one day boat trip\, as it is approximately 27 miles from shore. \nIt is never truly comfortable to go anywhere on a boat\, and sometimes it is more of an adventure than other times. But the prize of seeing hundreds of thousands of breeding Common Murres\, Tufted Puffins\, hundreds of Pigeon Guillemots\, the largest Western Gull colony on earth as well as shearwaters\, whales and hundreds of noisy sea lions and Northern Fur Seals makes it all worthwhile. \nJoin us on an outing to the Farallons\, starting from Half Moon Bay\, and returning through the deep offshore waters outside of the continental shelf. One of the world’s natural history gems is right outside our doorstep. If you (or your stomach) don’t like boats\, this is a way to see what all the fuss is about! \nAlvaro Jaramillo is a lifelong birder\, biologist and book author. He runs Alvaro’s Adventures\, a birding tour company based in Half Moon Bay\, CA. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/farallones-minus-the-seasickness/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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