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SUMMARY:California’s Iconic Oaks and Their Many Relations
DESCRIPTION:Oaks support more life forms than any other tree in North America\, and California’s oaks are no exception. In a presentation filled with woodpeckers\, woodrats\, Wood Ducks\, and many other organisms\, author and naturalist Kate Marianchild will explain why oaks play such an important role in oak woodland food webs. She will talk about animals that rely on oaks for food\, shelter\, foraging substrate\, and more\, and oak mistletoe as a keystone genus. We’ll hear about the eleven functions of a gray squirrel’s tail\, and we’ll marvel at the tiny wasps who bend oaks to their bidding. We will crawl with Kate through woodrat mansions\, fight for breeding opportunities with Acorn Woodpeckers\, and navigate through an oak with the third eye of the western fence lizard. Who could stay away?
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/californias-iconic-oaks-and-their-many-relations/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T170000
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SUMMARY:Blackbirds—A Journey Through the Americas
DESCRIPTION:The Icteridae are the blackbirds\, but they include many colorful species such as the orioles and meadowlarks as well as the all-black species\, such as cowbirds and grackles. Some of the tropical species\, such as the oropendolas are downright amazing-looking and sounding birds. This group of birds is only found in the Americas and they are amongst our most interesting of landbirds\, behavior\, mating strategies\, and breeding biology is more diverse than in any other group of songbirds in our continent. This talk is to introduce people to the awesomely interesting group of birds. After this talk\, you won’t walk by a Brewer’s Blackbird or Red-winged Blackbird without thinking about how much more complex they are than a sparrow or a warbler. Our quest to see the diversity of the blackbirds will also take us to some interesting parts of the American continent and the Caribbean. \nAlvaro Jaramillo is an Affiliated Senior Biologist with SFBBO and the owner of Alvaro’s Adventures where he leads workshops and birding trips throughout the world. He has a B.S. in Zoology and an M.S. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Toronto\, and also conducted research at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver\, British Columbia. He is an author and contributor to numerous field guides and popular publications\, including the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California and New World Blackbirds. 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/blackbirds-a-journey-through-the-americas/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T190000
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SUMMARY:NightSchool: Songbirds in Spring
DESCRIPTION:Signs of spring: flowers\, pollinators\, and bird songs. If you’ve noticed more avian chatter\, movement\, and transportation of nesting material\, it’s because it’s bird breeding season. Join the California Academy of Sciences to learn about how scientists monitor the health of California songbird populations and get a peek into the Academy’s stunning collection of eggs and nests. \nTo-dos for songbirds during the breeding season: Build a nest\, keep hungry nestlings fed\, and protect nest from predators. Hilary Allen\, Avian Ecologist at Point Blue Conservation Science\, talks about the sneaky and fascinating behavior of songbirds\, and what nest monitoring can teach us about their reproductive success\, fitness\, and survival. \nBecause most birds sing when they are on their breeding territories\, trained observers often survey birds by recognizing their unique calls and songs. Jack Dumbacher\, Academy Curator of Ornithology\, will talk about how this is done now\, and introduce some of the exciting new technologies that researchers are developing to use song and automated recording units to scale up songbird surveys. \nCollections manager Moe Flannery is back\, taking viewers behind-the-scenes to explore some of the incredible songbird eggs and nests that are part of the ornithology collections. Now that birds are busy nest-building\, it’s the perfect time of year to observe the intricacies and diversity of songbird construction and to marvel at the size of hummingbird eggs. \nAll NightLife virtual programming is intended for audiences 21+.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/nightschool-songbirds-in-spring/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T203000
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SUMMARY:The Breeding Seabirds of Alcatraz Island and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Lidia D’Amico and Zoe Burr \nIn this event\, Lidia D’Amico (National Park Service Alcatraz Biologist) and Zoe Burr (Farallon Institute Seabird Biologist) will dive into the world of Alcatraz seabirds. They will tell you about several species that typically breed on the island every spring and summer\, and the threats these birds are facing from climate change and living in an urban environment. Alcatraz Island sits in a unique position within the San Francisco Bay and as a result is one of only two estuarine breeding colonies for Brandt’s cormorants.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/the-breeding-seabirds-of-alcatraz-island-and-climate-change/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210524T180000
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SUMMARY:Bird Identification Techniques Workshop 2021—Part 1
DESCRIPTION:There are many challenges to becoming a birder\, particularly if you want to know what everything you are looking at is! In other words\, you want to put a name to a face. The problem is that it does take a lot of practice; the good thing is that practice is birding\, and that is fun! One major challenge is that we focus so much of field marks that sometimes we do not see the forest for the trees. The real way we identify birds is by looking at them not as parts\, but as wholes\, not only in pattern and color\, but also in the way they move and behave. In addition\, we hardly ever focus on one of the most important features on a bird: the face! This workshop begins with getting you to understand how the brain identifies birds–the psychology and brain science behind bird identification. We use that to understand how we can best use our innate skills at recognition to apply this to birding. We also discuss tips and tricks that apply to certain groups of birds and facilitate their identification. We think about techniques that may work to speed up learning birds and also tips on how to get better at bird identification even when you are not out in the field on a birding trip. Your computer can even be a learning tool! This will be a holistic\, multi-faceted workshop on bird identification. I guarantee to you that it will not be like any birding how-to classes you have attended before. I am hoping you will come out of it with a brand-new outlook on bird identification\, and one that will hopefully take away some of the frustration felt in trying to identify birds yourself! \nAlvaro Jaramillo is an internationally known ornithologist and expert. Alvaro has a B.S. in Zoology and an M.S. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Toronto\, and also conducted research at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver\, British Columbia. An expert on the birds of California and North America\, he wrote the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California and New World Blackbirds. He is also an authority on the birds of Chile\, authoring Birds of Chile (2003)\, collaborating on Chile’s Important Bird Areas program\, and helping to identify a new bird species there\, Oceanites pincoyae (Pincoya Storm-Petrel). An author and contributor to numerous field guides and popular publications\, Alvaro’s passion is not only to understand the biology and natural history of birds\, but to enrich other’s enjoyment of birds and further avian conservation and he leads birding trips throughout the world with his company\, Alvaro’s Adventures. 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/bird-identification-techniques-workshop-2021/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Birding Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210526T180000
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SUMMARY:Bird Identification Techniques Workshop 2021—Part 2
DESCRIPTION:There are many challenges to becoming a birder\, particularly if you want to know what everything you are looking at is! In other words\, you want to put a name to a face. The problem is that it does take a lot of practice; the good thing is that practice is birding\, and that is fun! One major challenge is that we focus so much of field marks that sometimes we do not see the forest for the trees. The real way we identify birds is by looking at them not as parts\, but as wholes\, not only in pattern and color\, but also in the way they move and behave. In addition\, we hardly ever focus on one of the most important features on a bird: the face! This workshop begins with getting you to understand how the brain identifies birds–the psychology and brain science behind bird identification. We use that to understand how we can best use our innate skills at recognition to apply this to birding. We also discuss tips and tricks that apply to certain groups of birds and facilitate their identification. We think about techniques that may work to speed up learning birds and also tips on how to get better at bird identification even when you are not out in the field on a birding trip. Your computer can even be a learning tool! This will be a holistic\, multi-faceted workshop on bird identification. I guarantee to you that it will not be like any birding how-to classes you have attended before. I am hoping you will come out of it with a brand-new outlook on bird identification\, and one that will hopefully take away some of the frustration felt in trying to identify birds yourself! \nAlvaro Jaramillo is an internationally known ornithologist and expert. Alvaro has a B.S. in Zoology and an M.S. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Toronto\, and also conducted research at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver\, British Columbia. An expert on the birds of California and North America\, he wrote the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California and New World Blackbirds. He is also an authority on the birds of Chile\, authoring Birds of Chile (2003)\, collaborating on Chile’s Important Bird Areas program\, and helping to identify a new bird species there\, Oceanites pincoyae (Pincoya Storm-Petrel). An author and contributor to numerous field guides and popular publications\, Alvaro’s passion is not only to understand the biology and natural history of birds\, but to enrich other’s enjoyment of birds and further avian conservation and he leads birding trips throughout the world with his company\, Alvaro’s Adventures. 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/bird-identification-techniques-workshop-2021-copy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Birding Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210527T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210527T180000
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SUMMARY:The Nature of Oaks with Douglas Tallamy
DESCRIPTION:Join the Marin Art and Garden Center for an event celebrating one of the most important species of the plant kingdom—the mighty oak tree. In this virtual presentation\, Author Doug Tallamy will introduce his new book\, The Nature of Oaks. \nOaks sustain a complex and fascinating web of wildlife. The Nature of Oaks reveals what is going on in oak trees month by month\, highlighting the seasonal cycles of life\, death\, and renewal. From woodpeckers who collect and store hundreds of acorns for sustenance to the beauty of jewel caterpillars\, Tallamy illuminates and celebrates the wonders that occur right in our own backyards. He also shares practical advice about how to plant and care for an oak\, along with information about the best oak species for our area.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/the-nature-of-oaks-with-douglas-tallamy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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