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SUMMARY:Queer Birds: Community Inclusion\, Community Building\, and Community Science
DESCRIPTION:In the early 2000s\, LBGT rights were under attack; there was no marriage equality\, and LGBTQ people often felt unsafe in the field. To build a veritable\, ongoing community\, a group of LGBTQ birders banded together to start what is now called QBNA—Queer Birders of North America. Local Bay Area birder Jennifer Rycenga spearheaded the west coast organizing efforts for this group\, which has now flourished for almost two decades\, with biennial birding trips both nationally and abroad. The community built up through QBNA has always been open to all allies of the cause\, and has been the occasion for genuine solidarity with many straight birders. This model of open\, accepting community parallels the 21st century growth in Community Science projects like eBird\, iNaturalist\, and the BioBlitz movement. This talk will look at the history of LGBTQ birders and QBNA in particular\, and the rapid growth of community science in the Bay Area\, as examples of how birding can create and sustain diverse communities of people. \nJennifer serves as the Board President of Sequoia Audubon. Jennifer teaches at San Jose State University in Humanities.
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SUMMARY:Life in a Salty Desert: How Song Sparrows Have Adapted to Life in the San Francisco Bay
DESCRIPTION:Sparrows are one of the most widespread bird species across North America—but the Song Sparrows of the San Francisco Bay aren’t just any ordinary backyard bird. These birds are the only Song Sparrows equipped to survive in the harsh\, inhospitable environment of the salt marsh. Each arm of the Bay is home to a different subspecies\, making this a hotspot for genetic diversity. Learn what makes these little brown birds different from all the rest\, and why it is so important to protect their native habitat. \nChloe Mikles is a first-year PhD student at the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University. She has a B.S. in Animal Science from Cornell University\, where she worked with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology studying evolutionary biology in songbirds. She has studied birds in Kenya and Australia\, but the birds of the San Francisco Bay are the most fascinating to her. Chloe is passionate about sharing her love for the outdoors and research with others. Check out her website and follow her on Twitter. 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/life-in-a-salty-desert-how-song-sparrows-have-adapted-to-life-in-the-san-francisco-bay/
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SUMMARY:Songs from the Ashes: Wildfire and Bird Communities
DESCRIPTION:Our Sonoma County birds are real-life phoenixes\, with many of them enduring one wildfire after another and adapting to a changed landscape each year. How does smoke and flame affect bird populations? What happens in a bird rescue center after a wildfire? Which species thrive after a burn? Join us to hear behind-the-scenes stories of bird rescue and unique avian observations from the last few fire-heavy years with Ashton Kluttz\, Executive Director of the Bird Rescue Center in Santa Rosa. \nCurrent Executive Director at the Bird Rescue Center\, Ashton Kluttz completed her BA in Environmental Studies at Washington College (Maryland). She began her tenure with the Bird Rescue in 2010 and her career as a wildlife rehabilitator in 2009 with the Marine Mammal Center where she served in the Stranding Department. Striving to provide the best care for our local wildlife\, she obtained her Registered Veterinary Technician certification in 2018\, has co-authored a chapter on towhee care currently included in a wildlife care book for facilities around the world\, and serves on the board of the California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators that provides community\, protocols\, and information to all California wildlife facilities.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/songs-from-the-ashes-wildfire-and-bird-communities/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210610T193000
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SUMMARY:For the Love of Hummingbirds
DESCRIPTION:Hummingbirds amaze and intrigue us. Their high-speed enigmatic lifestyles are a blur; their startling colors and exotic behaviors are delights. Hummingbirds also inspire us—they are like tiny ambassadors with the power to usher people into a deeper interest in and appreciation for the natural world. Author John Shewey taps into the intrigue in this program based on his new book\, The Hummingbird Handbook. Join John for this fun-filled program and learn more about hummingbirds\, how to attract them\, how to cater to them\, and how to be a great hummingbird host in your yard. \nLifelong birding enthusiast John Shewey is a veteran writer\, editor\, and professional outdoor photographer\, with credits in Birdwatching\, along with dozens of other magazines and he is co-author of Birds of the Pacific Northwest\, a Timber Land Press Field Guide. John has photographed birds from the mountains of Alaska to the jungles of Central America to the islands of the Caribbean\, and his website chronicles many of these travels in rich photographic detail. Visit him at birdingoregon.com.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/for-the-love-of-hummingbirds/
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SUMMARY:Madagascar’s Fragile Magic
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Eric Schroeder \nEric Schroeder will take you on a tour of this amazing island\, home to 308 species of birds\, 108 of which are endemic. Endemism isn’t limited to individual species but\, remarkably\, extends to the family level; Madagascar has six endemic avian families: the mesites\, the asities\, the vangas\, the tetras\, the ground rollers\, and the cuckoo roller (which has only one species—the Cuckoo-roller—in the family.)
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