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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: February 2023
DESCRIPTION:A 27 Year Wildflower Journey:\nThe Making of Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change\n\nRob Badger and Nita Winter \nRob Badger and Nita Winter take you behind the scenes on their 27-year journey photographing wildflowers throughout California and the West. It began in 1992 when they discovered and fell in love with California’s spectacular wildflower blooms in the Mojave Desert’s Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve. Photographing these beautiful landscapes and individual flowers evolved into their documentary art project\, “Beauty and the Beast: Wildflowers and Climate Change.” Their beautiful\, multiple award-winning coffee table book\, co-published with the California Native Plant Society\, focuses on California’s amazing plant diversity. It is a companion to their traveling educational exhibit. \nGorgeous superbloom scenery isn’t the only thing that makes this series so special. The photographers show how they create wildflower portraits in the field\, lugging 80 pounds of cameras and their “natural light” studio equipment from below sea level in Death Valley National Park to 13\,000-foot-high mountain passes. Rob also shares two innovative field techniques he developed to capture unique floral portraits that go beyond traditional wildflower photography. \nBecause most land based birds directly\, or indirectly\, rely on the existence of wildflowers and other native plants for their survival\, creating native plant gardens is an important way to support local wildlife. Nita and Rob will take you into their evolving native plant garden and share the joy and rewards it brings them. \nInternationally acclaimed conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter have been life partners and creative collaborators for more than three decades. Their work has been featured in Time\, Mother Jones\, and Sierra magazines\, the New York Times\, Washington Post\, San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. They are the recent recipients of the Sierra Club’s 2020 Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. \nPurchase books and learn more at wildflowerbooks.com. Photography website: WinterBadger.com \n  \n\nPhotographers Nita Winter and Rob Badger Backpacking to photograph wildflowers in the Carson Pass area\, Background Lake Winnamucca\, Carson Pass\, Eldorado National Forest\, Sierra Nevada Mountains\, California. Photograph by unknown fellow hiker \n  \nWebinar Access Info:\n\n\n\n\nDate:\nFebruary 2\, 2023 7:00 PM Pacific Time\n\n\nTime:\n7:00 PM–8:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\n\n\nLocation:\nZoom online meeting\n\n\nAccess:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88113297784?pwd=dGw2Mkx4VktuSTd5d2lnbklTK00xZz09\n\n\nMeeting ID:\n881 1329 7784\n\n\nPasscode:\n875621\n\n\nPhone access:\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,88113297784#\,\,\,\,*875621# US (San Jose)\n+14086380968\,\,88113297784#\,\,\,\,*875621# US (San Jose)Dial by your location\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 253 205 0468 US\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 719 359 4580 US\n+1 386 347 5053 US\n+1 507 473 4847 US\n+1 564 217 2000 US\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 689 278 1000 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 305 224 1968 US\n+1 309 205 3325 US\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 360 209 5623 US\nMeeting ID: 881 1329 7784\nPasscode: 875621\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kJ9HHOqJd
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-february2023/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230105T190000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: January 2023
DESCRIPTION:Birding Information: Highlights Of The 2022 Christmas Bird Counts \nJerry Britten\, MDAS President \nMt. Diablo Audubon Society President Jerry Britten will report highlights of the 2022 Christmas Bird Counts. \nMain Program:\nHighlights of a Career in Journalism\nJoan Morris \nJoan Morris will talk about the highs\, lows\, and crazy assignments she had during her 44-year career as a newspaper reporter and columnist — assignments that included a double homicide on her first day on the job\, a mass shooting in Concord on her shift covering night cops\, wading through ankle-deep water hours after a violent prison riot\, to the landing of the shuttle in a New Mexico desert\, launching a community garden\, and the biggest challenge of all\, taking over Gary Bogue’s column when he retired. Joan knew she wanted to write for newspapers in the 6th grade\, when her essay on the life of a pack rat was chosen to be “published” and placed in the school library. Did it get any better than that? Yeah\, it kind of did. Joan will talk about her career and how journalism changed over the years. \nJoan Morris started her career in 1978 at the Artesia (N.M.) Daily Press after graduating from the University of New Mexico with a BA in journalism. She later became chief of bureau for the El Paso Times’ Alamogordo and then Las Cruces bureaus. She joined the staff of what was the Contra Costa Times in 1988\, taking on a number of assignments including covering the death and dying beat. In 2006\, Joan became the Home & Garden editor for the Times\, and then as the paper was sold and merged with other newspapers\, for the Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News. \nIn 2012\, Joan was asked to take over the pets and wildlife column\, replacing Gary Bogue\, who started the column 42 years earlier. Joan held that position until her retirement in mid-November 2022. She continues to write the column once a week for the East Bay Times and Mercury News. Joan lives in Brentwood. \n\nJoan Morris \nPhoto: Bay Area News Group \n  \nWebinar Access Info:\n\n\n\n\n\nDate:\nJanuary 5\, 2023 7:00 PM Pacific Time\n\n\nTime:\n7:00 PM–8:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\n\n\nLocation:\nZoom online meeting\n\n\nAccess:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88327456278?pwd=T1gzSlNHYVNFa1VqVSt6YmNCYWc0dz09\n\n\nMeeting ID:\n883 2745 6278\n\n\nPasscode:\n306228\n\n\nPhone access:\nOne tap mobile\n+14086380968\,\,88327456278#\,\,\,\,*306228# US (San Jose)\n+16694449171\,\,88327456278#\,\,\,\,*306228# USDial by your location\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 719 359 4580 US\n+1 253 205 0468 US\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 386 347 5053 US\n+1 507 473 4847 US\n+1 564 217 2000 US\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 689 278 1000 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 305 224 1968 US\n+1 309 205 3325 US\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 360 209 5623 US \nMeeting ID: 883 2745 6278\nPasscode: 306228 \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kes5ZROHtA
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-january2023/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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SUMMARY:A Day with Richard Crossley
DESCRIPTION:A DAY WITH RICHARD CROSSLEY \nWild Birds Unlimited of Pleasant Hill is pleased to present\, A Day with Richard Crossley on Sunday\, December 4\, 2022. Please join us at the store for either a “Learning to Look – A Field Exercise” and/or the “Past\, Present and Future” talk and book signing. Richard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder\, photographer and award-winning author of “The Crossley ID Guide” series. \nTHESE ARE FREE EVENTS BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Please email the store at wbursvp@gmail.com to RSVP for the following events: \nLearning to Look – A Field Exercise \n@ Wild Birds Unlimited\n692 Contra Costa Blvd.\nPleasant Hill\, CA 94523 \nProgram times:\n8:00am – 10:00am\n10:30am – 12:00pm \nProgram Description: You will enjoy an intimate setting connecting with nature. You will learn to look like the experts do with Richard. This program focuses on how to understand and interpret what you are seeing\, observe interesting behaviors and discover identification tricks of the birding trade! \nPast\, Present and Future \n@ Wild Birds Unlimited\n692 Contra Costa Blvd.\nPleasant Hill\, CA 94523 \nProgram time:\n1:00pm – 3:00pm \nProgram Description: Tales of lessons learned while growing up in the wild British birding scene\, from travels around the world\, to living in Japan and settling down in his birding utopia\, Cape May\, NJ. It will be a fast-paced story told in a Yorkshire brogue\, through a camera lens that loves color and art\, but with a strong point of view. \nWith humor and depth Richard will also highlight the thoughts behind the revolutionary ‘The Crossley ID Guide’ series to self-publishing his latest guide on Western Birds. He also talks about the positive impact of birds on people through Ornitherapy: For your Mind\, Body and Soul (co-authored with Holy Merker\, Sophie Crossley). \nCome and listen to Richard’s optimistic outlook for birding\, lifestyles and conservation. It’s sure to change the way you think! \nRichard will have all of his books available for sale during the programs. \n \nRICHARD CROSSLEY BIO \nRichard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder\, photographer and award-\nwinning author of ‘The Crossley ID Guide’ series. Born in Yorkshire\, he also lived in\nJapan\, and birded worldwide before settling down in the USA. \nAfter one of his frequent mid-life crises at the turn of the millennium\, Richard decided it\nwas time to spend less time obsessively birding and to focus on paying it forward.\nSometimes called crazy (his badge of honor)\, wildly passionate\, and driven\, Richard’s\nfocus is youth birding\, and connecting people to a fuller appreciation and understanding\nof nature. \nRichard’s recently published books The Crossley ID Guide: Western Birds\, The\nCrossley ID Guide: Waterfowl\, and Ornitherapy April 2021. These books continue to\nconnect us all to nature with a stronger appreciation and understanding of our\nsurroundings\, including their many health benefits. Self-published\, these new guides\nencourages all outdoor conservation groups to view each other as one. \nRichard also co-founded the global birding initiative Pledge to Fledge\, Race4Birds and\nThe Cape May Young Birders Club. He served on the board of directors at Hawk\nMountain Sanctuary. He has contributed to most major birding publications\, is frequently\nheard on radio\, and is a sought-after public speaker.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/wbu-a-day-with-richard-crossley-dec-2022/
LOCATION:Wild Birds Unlimited\, Pleasant Hill\, 692 Contra Costa Blvd\, Pleasant Hill\, CA\, 94523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221201T210000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: December 2022
DESCRIPTION:Birding Information: The Race to Bring Northern White Rhinos Back from the Brink of Extinction\nJill Hedgecock \nNorthern white rhinos were deemed functionally extinct in March 2018 after the death of Sudan\, the last male rhino. Currently\, only two females remain on the planet. Jill Hedgecock will describe science’s innovative solution to hopefully save the species. \nJill Hedgecock has long-standing roots with MDAS\, serving as the International Conservation Coordinator in the early 1990s. She has a master’s degree in Environmental Management from USF and has written two rhino-inspired suspense novels to promote awareness about the plight of rhinos. \nMain Program:\nHarmonizing Bird Conservation with Food Production in Farming Landscapes\nDaniel Karp \nA critical challenge for this century is transitioning towards sustainable farming systems that simultaneously produce food and conserve wildlife. Yet conservation scientists and practitioners have traditionally fixated on protected areas and overlooked opportunities for conserving wildlife alongside us in working landscapes. Dr. Daniel Karp uses ecological research to develop strategies for co-managing agriculture for bird conservation\, crop production\, and food-safety outcomes\, both in the tropics and here in California. For this talk\, Daniel will first discuss how climate change and habitat conversion are affecting tropical bird communities\, and how shifts in farming practices may mitigate their combined impacts. Then\, Daniel will shift his focus to California agricultural systems\, where birds play multiple roles on farms\, not only consuming crops and spreading foodborne diseases\, but also consuming crop pests. Daniel will outline his lab’s work striving to find ways to manage California birds and take advantage of the benefits they can provide farmers\, while minimizing harms to food production. \nDaniel Karp is an associate professor in the Department of Wildlife\, Fish\, and Conservation Biology at UC Davis. Daniel completed his Ph.D. in 2013 and undergraduate studies in 2009 at Stanford University’s Department of Biology. Following his graduate studies\, Daniel became an inaugural NatureNet postdoctoral fellow at the University of California\, Berkeley and the Nature Conservancy. He then received a Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct research at The University of British Colombia\, before beginning his position at UC Davis in 2017.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-december-2/
LOCATION:McHale Room of the Pleasant Hill Community Center\, 320 Civic Drive\, Pleasant Hill\, 94523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221103T190000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: November 2022
DESCRIPTION:Birding Information: Mt. Diablo Audubon Society is way ahead of a lot of other bird conservation groups. We help birds where they live year round\, not just where we see them around Diablo. Many of California’s birds are migratory\, and spend half the year south of the border. We financially support conservation groups in Latin America where birds winter\, but also where the species and habitats are much more numerous and diverse than around here. Juan Pablo Galván Martínez\, our Conservation Chair\, will share information about these special places and the groups we support\, and what a difference we’ve made in the lives of both birds and people in the biodiversity hotspots far to the south. \nMain Program:\nThe Secret Perfume of Birds\nDanielle Whittaker \nSmell has been called the most ancient sense\, yet the myth that birds have no sense of smell has persisted for nearly 200 years. Behavioral\, genomic\, and neurobiological work has demonstrated that\, like other animals\, birds can use smell to navigate\, find food\, avoid predators\, and even communicate with each other. The primary source of odors in most birds is preen oil\, a substance secreted by the uropygial gland and used by birds in grooming and maintaining their feathers. The compounds that make up these odors provide important information about a bird’s identity\, health\, breeding status\, aggressiveness\, and more. By smelling odors from this oil\, birds can recognize and assess potential mates and rivals. Dr. Danielle J Whittaker will discuss her research on dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis)\, a widespread North American sparrow\, investigating how these odors are produced\, what they communicate\, and how they relate to bird behavior. Additionally\, she will draw connections to our understanding of the human sense of smell\, which has similarly been underestimated. \nDr. Whittaker is the author of The Secret Perfume of Birds\, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2022. Whittaker is an evolutionary biologist who has studied chemical communication in songbirds for over a decade. Formerly the Managing Director of the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University\, she is now the Managing Director of the COLDEX Center for Oldest Ice Exploration at Oregon State University\, where she is learning about Antarctic ice cores and the study of paleoclimate. \n\nDanielle Whittaker. Photo by Nicole Cottom. \nWebinar Access Info:\n\n\n\n\n\nDate:\nNovember 3\, 2022 7:00 PM Pacific Time\n\n\nTime:\n7:00 PM–8:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\n\n\nLocation:\nZoom online meeting\n\n\nAccess:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82788395928?pwd=YVlzRUlERkRFNUI2QUw0SEZlc09sdz09\n\n\nMeeting ID:\n827 8839 5928\n\n\nPasscode:\n240549\n\n\nPhone access:\nOne tap mobile\n+14086380968\,\,82788395928#\,\,\,\,*240549# US (San Jose)\n+16694449171\,\,82788395928#\,\,\,\,*240549# USDial by your location\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 719 359 4580 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 309 205 3325 US\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 360 209 5623 US\n+1 386 347 5053 US\n+1 564 217 2000 US\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\nMeeting ID: 827 8839 5928\nPasscode: 240549\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbQjPvedXw
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-november-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221006T190000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: October 2022
DESCRIPTION:Birding Information: MDAS President Jerry Britten will present highlights of his summer Alaskan birding trip to the High Arctic Tundra and the Anchorage area. \nMain Program:\nGardening for Birds with California Native Plants\nEddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden \nYou can have a beautiful native plant garden that attracts amazing birds\, butterflies and other wildlife. Learn about the benefits of local\, native plants and some of the wonderful birds that are drawn to this place and to these plants. We will discuss what migrating and resident birds need and how to provide what the birds are seeking. \nWhile there are hundreds of bird species that have been observed in Contra Costa County\, learn which native plants attract which bird species and why they are attracted to them. This presentation will cover what to think about in designing your backyard and when to plant. This will inspire you to have an awesome variety of native plants for birds. Golden Gate Audubon and the California Native Plant Society have partnered on Plants for Birds which promotes several local native plants that attract local birds and are available at local nurseries. The Plants for Birds program is all about local and each year more plants are added so that you can grow your garden while increasing biodiversity. \nEddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden are both active volunteers with the Golden Gate Audubon Society\, California Native Plant Society (CNPS)\, and with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory.\nEddie is President of the Yerba Buena chapter of CNPS and the Farallones Islands Foundation. He is an avian researcher and instructor for the California Academy of Sciences and Golden Gate Audubon. Noreen Weeden was formerly Volunteer Director with Golden Gate Audubon and managed a habitat restoration project. She is on the board of Yerba Buena CNPS. Both Eddie and Noreen regularly lead natural history field trips. They can often be found in California’s natural areas birding\, removing weeds and tending native plants. \n\nLazuli Bunting\, photo by Eddie Bartley and Noreen Weeden \nWebinar Access Info:\n\n\n\n\n\nDate:\nOct 6\, 2022 7:00 PM Pacific Time\n\n\nTime:\n7:00 PM–8:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\n\n\nLocation:\nZoom online meeting\n\n\nAccess:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85230197486?pwd=Z1hVZlpycFFmeDVtOVo2dDZBTTVCUT09\n\n\nMeeting ID:\n852 3019 7486\n\n\nPasscode:\n907370\n\n\nPhone access:\nOne tap mobile\n+16694449171\,\,85230197486#\,\,\,\,*907370# US\n+16699006833\,\,85230197486#\,\,\,\,*907370# US (San Jose) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 719 359 4580 US\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 309 205 3325 US\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 386 347 5053 US\n+1 564 217 2000 US\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US \nMeeting ID: 852 3019 7486\nPasscode: 907370 \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kes5ZROHtA
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-october/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220901T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220901T210000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: September 2022
DESCRIPTION:Birding Information: Eagle Scout Nest Box Projects\nGeorgette Howington\, Nest box monitor for the California Bluebird Recovery Program \nGeorgette Howington will introduce several Eagle Scouts who completed Nest Box and other projects to help birds and wildlife in our community. Be inspired by their hard work and ingenuity! \nMain Program:\nA Gallop Through the Galapagos\nWayne Narr \nThe Galapagos Islands sit in isolation more than 1000 km west of northern South America. This small\, remote archipelago has had a strong impact on us as observers of nature. Its fauna provided a key to our understanding of biological evolution thanks to the islands’ isolation and the efforts of many scientists\, including Charles Darwin during his visit on the HMS Beagle. Wayne Narr will review the tectonics that shaped the island’s presence and briefly discuss how the geology set the stage for our understanding of organic evolution. Then we will discuss Mr. Darwin. Finally\, we’ll enjoy many images that show the splendor of some of the engaging and lovely animals (mainly birds) that comprise the Galapagos Island’s ecosystem and the beautiful landscapes they inhabit. The animals really do tolerate close encounters with humans. \nWayne Narr is a photography enthusiast\, a novice bird-watcher\, and a geologist with PhD\, MS\, and BS degrees in geology. He retired from a long career with Chevron where he did oil exploration\, geological research\, and technical consulting. He lives with his wife\, Sandy – a retired elementary school teacher – in Danville\, where they’ve been members of MDAS for five years. \n\nCactus on basalt\, photo by Wayne Narr
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-september/
LOCATION:Lakeside Room of the Heather Farm Community Center at Heather Farm\, 301 N. San Carlos Drive\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, 94598\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: June 2022
DESCRIPTION:Birding Information: Local Birds from MDAS Photo Contests\nKrista Vossekuil\, MDAS Education Chair \nKrista Vossekuil will share some of the photos from the MDAS Photo Contests! Check out all the amazing entries and enjoy pictures of some of our incredible local birds. \nBullock’s Orioles\, Morgan Territory\, photo by Jerry Britten \nMain Program:\nEmperors of the Ice: Ecology and physiology of an iconic Antarctic predator\, the emperor penguin\nDr. Gitte McDonald \nEmperor penguins are the largest species of marine bird\, and perhaps because of its size\, it is able to fast longer\, dive deeper\, and endure harsher conditions than any other avian species. As a top predator in the Antarctic ecosystem\, they have a significant top-down effect on prey. Additionally\, as top predators\, their survival and reproduction depends on the functioning of the entire food web. \nJoin Gitte McDonald as she talks about her research expeditions to the Ross Sea to study the ecology and physiology of emperor penguins. She will start off with an introduction on basic biology and ecology of emperor penguins before talking about current research on the behavioral and physiological adaptations that allow them to thrive in the Antarctic ecosystem. The talk will conclude with a discussion of current and future challenges. \nAs a physiological and behavioral ecologist\, Dr. Gitte McDonald investigates adaptations that allow animals to survive in extreme environments. Marine mammals and birds provide an ideal study system to investigate how animals deal with extreme conditions because of their large size variation\, geographic distribution and physiological challenges they face on a daily basis including hypoxia\, extreme temperatures\, and fasting. Understanding the mechanisms that allow an organism to interact and survive in its environment is crucial for predicting\, and potentially mitigating\, their response to climate change. Her research has provided opportunities to work with a broad range of species in a diversity of habitats from the Antarctic to the Galapagos. \n\nGitte McDonald\, photo by Greg Marshall
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-june/
LOCATION:The Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm\, 1540 Marchbanks Drive\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, 94598\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220505T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20220420T014602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T020625Z
UID:6928-1651777200-1651782600@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: May 2022
DESCRIPTION:Main Program:\nSoundscapes to Landscapes\nDr. Leo Salas and David Leland \nThe earth’s biodiversity and associated ecosystem services are in a severe state of decline due to human pressure\, however\, our knowledge of these changes and impacts is often incomplete and limited to few and small areas. Join us to learn how Soundscapes to Landscapes is using a combination of multiple technologies and the power of citizen/community scientists to fill this data gap – starting with a focus on Sonoma County bird diversity. Soundscapes to Landscapes (S2L) is a science-based project that seeks to advance the monitoring of animal biodiversity across large areas using audio recorders\, Earth-observing sensors\, and Artificial Intelligence. In this special presentation\, we will hear from two of the Soundscapes to Landscapes team members about their innovative approach and some of their findings thus far. \nDr. Leo Salas is a Quantitative Ecologist in the Ecoinformatics and Climate Solutions group at Point Blue Conservation Science. Originally from Venezuela\, he obtained his MSc in Wildlife Conservation and PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst. He has worked with a variety of organisms and ecosystems\, and specializes in novel data analysis methods\, and modeling biological systems at large spatial and temporal scales\, including future climate scenarios. David Leland is a member of Madrone Audubon\, National Audubon\, and Redwood Regional Ornithological Society. He has been on the S2L team since 2017\, participating in community outreach\, field placement of recorders\, analysis of recordings to identify bird species present\, and development of models for individual species of interest. In addition\, he is also working with his Sonoma County community on ways to reduce carbon emissions. \nDavid Leland \nDr. Leo Salas
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-may/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220407T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20220321T020217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220321T020604Z
UID:6864-1649358000-1649363400@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: April 2022
DESCRIPTION:Main Program:\nCooperation and conflict in the communal world of the Acorn Woodpecker\nWalt Koenig \nAcorn Woodpecker\, best known for their unique habit of storing acorns by the thousands in special structures known as “granaries”\, exhibit one of the most complex social systems of any bird. Family groups of this species\, sometimes numbering a dozen or more birds\, contain multiple breeders of both sexes\, a rare phenomenon called “polygynandry”\, along with young from prior years that serve as “helpers-at-the-nest”. Based on a long-term study of this species at Hastings Natural History Reservation in Monterey County\, Walt will explain some of the strikingly cooperative and diabolically competitive behaviors of this species that he and his colleagues have discovered during their 50+ year field study. \nAfter studying Acorn Woodpeckers for his Ph.D.\, Walt Koenig became a Research Zoologist at Hastings Reservation\, a field station located in the upper Carmel Valley run by the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley\, from 1982 to 2008. He subsequently was a Senior Scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca\, New York\, from 2008 to 2016. He retired in 2016 and returned to upper Carmel Valley\, where he currently studies acorn production by California oaks\, continues to contribute to the Acorn Woodpecker study\, and works on perfecting his sparkling wine palate. \n\n\n\n\n\nTwo Acorn Woodpecker females at a communal nest. The bird at the hole is about to feed acorn pieces to the young. Photo by Bruce Lyon \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-april/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220303T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20220218T224720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220218T225527Z
UID:6817-1646334000-1646339400@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: March 2022
DESCRIPTION:Birding Info:\nThe Mt. Diablo Audubon board will provide an overview of the chapter’s activities\, projects\, and programs.\n \nMain Program:\nSF Baykeeper and the State of the Bay\nSejal Choksi-Chugh \nSejal Choksi-Chugh\, Executive Director of San Francisco Baykeeper\, will discuss the state of the Bay and the major issues Baykeeper is tackling. San Francisco Baykeeper has defended the Bay since 1989 by patrolling on the water\, investigating pollution\, holding polluters accountable\, and strengthening the laws that protect the Bay and the people of the Bay Area. For 30 years\, Baykeeper’s lawyers\, scientists\, and advocates have taken on the biggest threats to San Francisco Bay — and won. \nCourtesy of an Equal Justice Works legal fellowship in 2002\, Sejal joined the Baykeeper team straight out of law school inspired to hold polluters and agencies accountable and to fight for healthy communities. Prior to being promoted to the executive director role in 2015\, she served as an in-house attorney and program director\, spearheading the charge to reduce toxic industrial runoff\, mercury contamination\, pesticides pollution\, and sewage and oil spills around the Bay and its watershed. Sejal grew up in Atlanta and attended Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar. She holds a J.D. with a specialization in Environmental Law from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to her day job\, Sejal fills a permanent founders’ seat on the Waterkeeper Alliance’s Waterkeeper Council where she is a leader on the global Justice\, Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion Committee\, and she’s a Board member of Sustainable Lafayette where she volunteers locally to help residents take action to protect the planet. Sejal co-founded the Bay Area chapter of Environmental Professionals of Color in 2020 to help increase equity\, diversity\, and inclusion within the Bay Area’s environmental community. \n\n\n\n\n\nSejal Choksi-Chugh\, photo by Hudson Henry \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-march/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20220201T170846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T171632Z
UID:6739-1643914800-1643920200@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: February 2022
DESCRIPTION:Birding Info:\nMt. Diablo Audubon Society draft Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Belonging statement\nMt. Diablo Audubon board members Juan Pablo Galván Martínez\, Ariana Rickard\, and Krista Vossekuil will present a draft Equity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Belonging Statement for the chapter. \nMain Program:\nMount Diablo—an Island in Suburbia \nMichael Marchiano\, Naturalist \nMichael will provide an overview of plant and animal life on Mount Diablo\, including trees\, shrubs\, wildflowers\, insects\, spiders\, reptiles\, birds\, and mammals. This short natural history presentation will also cover the best time to see these magnificent creatures in the state park. \nMichael Marchiano is a naturalist who has been hiking the Bay Area and California for the last 60 years. Since childhood\, he has studied various animals\, insects\, and flowers. Now he seeks to share his knowledge with those around him in the community. \n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Marchiano \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-february/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220106T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20220105T021857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220105T023009Z
UID:6679-1641495600-1641501000@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: January 2022
DESCRIPTION:Birding Info:\nHighlights Of The 2021 Christmas Bird Counts\nJerry Britten\nMt. Diablo Audubon Society President Jerry Britten will report highlights of the 2021 Christmas Bird Counts. \nMain Program:\nAudible Mount Diablo\nJoan Hamilton\, founder and owner\, Audio Guides to the Outdoors \nJoan Hamilton is a writer\, editor\, and multimedia producer. She is founder and owner of Audio Guides to the Outdoors\, which has created multimedia guides for Save Mount Diablo\, Mount Diablo Interpretive Association\, Midpeninsula Open Space District\, Save the Redwoods League\, and Valley of the Moon Natural History Association at Jack London Historic State Park. She’s written for Bay Nature\, Sierra\, Orion\, Mother Jones\, the Nation and other publications. She’s a former editor-in-chief of Sierra and was top editor at Climbing and High Country News. \nHer presentation will introduce Audible Mount Diablo\, an important online resource for people who want to learn more about the natural and cultural history of parks in the Mount Diablo region. She’ll describe the series and its history\, profile the main contributors\, and show clips from some of the most interesting episodes. \n\n\n\n\n\nJoan Hamilton \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-january/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211202T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20211129T182213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211129T183337Z
UID:6625-1638471600-1638477000@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: December 2021
DESCRIPTION:Birding Info:\nPine Canyon’s Peregrines\nPeregrine Team\nMembers of the Peregrine Team will share a video synopsis of the Pine Canyon peregrines’ historic and memorable year\, taken directly from the notes and photography of the Peregrine Team. \nMain Program:\nFrom Mono Lake to Mar Chiquita: A Future for Phalaropes and Saline Lakes\nRyan Carle\, Science Manager\, Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge \nWilson’s and red-necked Phalaropes are tiny but charismatic shorebirds that rely on saline lakes like Mono Lake and Owens Lake as their most critical gas stations on their epic migration to South America. Saline lakes are threatened worldwide by water diversion and climate change\, and presumably phalaropes are threatened along with them. \nHowever\, basic questions about phalaropes remain unanswered\, including: “how many are there?”\, “are they declining?”\, and “where are they?” Ryan Carle will discuss recent efforts both locally and throughout the western hemisphere to close the gaps in our understanding of phalaropes’ ecology and conservation status\, and conservation actions needed to ensure a future for the phalaropes and people that depend on saline lakes. \nRyan Carle is the Science Manager and Shorebirds Program Director for international conservation science non-profit Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge. Ryan currently conducts phalarope research at Mono Lake and the Atacama Desert of Chile\, and coordinates with phalarope research partners around the western hemisphere. Ryan has worked for over ten years on conservation and research of seabirds and shorebirds in California and Chile\, but his favorite place to work is Mono Lake\, where he was born and raised. \n\n\n\n\n\nSurveying in Andes\, photo by Verónica López \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-december/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20211031T013538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T014504Z
UID:6557-1636052400-1636059600@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: November 2021
DESCRIPTION:Birding Info:\nCabin Lake Bird Blinds Photos\nJerry Britten\, MDAS President\nMDAS President Jerry Britten will share some photos he has taken at the Cabin Lake Bird Blinds in Central Oregon. \nMain Program:\nOwls Through the Ages\nKarla Bloem\, Executive Director of the International Owl Center \nOwls are omens of death. Owls are creator beings. Owl eggs can cure serious diseases. These are all views that are currently held in different cultures on different continents. \nWhy is it important to understand these different cultural beliefs? Because conservation efforts depend heavily on cultural attitudes. Where people have positive attitudes towards owls it is much easier to promote actions that are beneficial to owls. If people fear them\, they will be more likely to want to kill owls than conserve them. \nEducation and personal gain have both been successfully used by several innovative individuals to make the world a better place for owls. This presentation will take you on a tour around the world throughout history to see how owls have been viewed\, and hear inspiring stories of people who are creatively changing negative views. \nYou’ll also get to meet a live owl and ask questions. Karla Bloem is the founder and Executive Director of the International Owl Center. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarla Bloem banding an owlet\, photo by Chris Sargent \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-november/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211017T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211017T180000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20211012T224230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T224230Z
UID:6495-1634457600-1634493600@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:First Annual Berkeley Bird Festival
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, October 17\, Bay Area residents are invited to enjoy the first annual Berkeley Bird Festival\, a free community event organized by Golden Gate Audubon and the California Institute for Community Art and Nature (California I CAN). The event will offer guided birding field trips throughout the city\, bird chalk art on the UC campus and downtown\, family-friendly arts & craft activities including Origami bird folding instruction\, bird-related information and action tables\, and a very special virtual and in-person program – “Winged Wonderment” — an afternoon of bird stories\, images\, poems\, songs\, and demonstrations by writers\, poets\, birders\, scientists\, activists\, artists\, and bird-lovers broadcast live from the David Brower Center on Allston Way—the location for arts and crafts activities and information tables. \nThe event will take place all day\, with some field trips starting as early as 8 a.m. and others ending as late as 6 p.m.. Some activities will require pre-registration. Brower Center activities will run from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Indoor activity participants at the David Brower Center must show proof of vaccination and wear masks. To register for individual activities or to learn more about the festival please visit berkeleybirdfestival.org/.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/first-annual-berkeley-bird-festival/
LOCATION:Berkeley Bird Festival\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211007T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210916T211723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T213214Z
UID:6279-1633633200-1633640400@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: October 2021
DESCRIPTION:Main Program:\nTwenty Seasons of Nest Box Monitoring\nLee Pauser \nAs a volunteer\, Lee Pauser has been building\, installing\, and monitoring nest boxes (a nest box is an artificial cavity) for twenty nesting seasons. The presentation includes photos and videos of the eighteen species of cavity nesting birds that have graced his nest boxes. His effort have resulted in 16\,858 birds fledging of which 6\,670 are Western Bluebirds. \nLee is a member of the California Bluebird Recovery Program (CBRP)\, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (SCVAS)\, and North American Bluebird Society (NABS). Data is collected during the nesting season\, and provided to the Cavity Nesters Recovery Program (CNRP) and Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s NestWatch Program. The latter makes detailed information available for scientific research. \nThe goal of the presentation is to excite and induce others to participate by providing and monitoring nest boxes to aid the cavity nesters. Natural cavities do exist\, but can be lost due to development or natural disasters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBobcat on nest box \n\n\nPhotos: Lee Pauser\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-october-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210902T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210821T213629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210821T214207Z
UID:6207-1630609200-1630616400@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: September 2021
DESCRIPTION:Main Program:\nBirds (and Other Wildlife) of Zambia\nJerry Britten\, MDAS President \nZambia may not be one of the first countries in Africa one thinks of as a safari destination\, but perhaps this lends to its appeal. Zambia in fact is a politically stable country about the size of Texas\, with many parks and safari areas teeming with diverse wildlife in a variety of subtropical habitats\, offering a true wilderness experience far from crowds. Jerry Britten\, currently MDAS President and Christmas Bird Count Compiler\, has traveled to Zambia twice\, in 2014 and again in September 2019\, the latter being his last overseas travel prior to the current pandemic. He will present highlights of the many birds and animals he was able to photograph\, and offer his perspective on the sights and sounds of this part of Africa. \n\nWhen not birding or engaged with MDAS goings-on\, Jerry is an independent contractor/consultant in the fields of optical coatings and diffractive optic design and manufacture. He retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2016 after a 30+ year career as a chemical engineer.\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSulphur-breasted Bushshrike\nPhoto:Jerry Britten\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nBirding Info:\nMDAS Field Trip Reservations\nMarc Desin\, MDAS Newsletter and Website Editor \nMDAS Field Trips are back! Our new field trip RSVP system will enable you to reserve your spot on one of our field trips. Marc will provide an overview of how to use the new field trip reservation system on the MDAS website.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-september-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210603T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210601T214533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T215142Z
UID:5491-1622746800-1622754000@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: June 2021
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Lauren Schmaltz \nBirding Info: Krista Vossekuil and Rosalie Howarth will show us the winning photos from the Second Annual MDAS Photo Contest. See the top five finalists in each of eight categories\, and learn what the judges had to say about the top pictures. Admire the work of some of our chapter’s finest photographers in this special slideshow presentation. \nMain Program:  Why Save Parrots? with Lauren Schmaltz \n\nThe World Parrot Trust (WPT) is an international leader in science-based\, results-oriented parrot conservation and welfare efforts. It is a dynamic organization with a clear mandate for the protection of parrots—one of the most threatened groups of birds on earth. \n\nSince 1989\, WPT has led conservation and welfare projects in 43 countries for 70 species of parrots\, focusing its efforts on the deployment of immediate and long-term conservation strategies built on established scientific principles\, encouraging bird welfare advocacy\, and facilitating conservation education initiatives. \nLauren Schmaltz completed a dual Bachelor degree in Biology and Spanish and a Master of Environmental Studies. In the midst of her studies\, Lauren also spent several years living overseas in the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)\, Costa Rica\, and Bonaire.\n\nLauren joined the World Parrot Trust in 2017 and has a keen interest in environmental management\, community outreach and education\, and sustainable development that harmonizes well with WPT’s growing initiatives in parrot conservation\, habitat restoration\, and community engagement.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-june-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210414T223631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T014336Z
UID:5380-1621537200-1621542600@mtdiablobirds.org
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:20210506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210423T001713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T002833Z
UID:5393-1620327600-1620334800@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Program: May 2021
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Ivan Phillipsen \n \nPicture from one of the YES Nature Day Outings at a local Regional Park. Photo credit to YES N2N \nBirding Info: In partnership with nature\, YES Nature to Neighborhoods nurtures leaders who champion the wellbeing of our community. Eric Aaholm\, Executive Director\, and Luis Pacheco\, YLP Program Manager for YES will discuss its role in developing strong youth and adult leaders starting as young as age eight via engagement in both nearby nature and backcountry settings. \n\nRufous-capped Warbler\, photo by Ivan Phillipsen \nMain Program:  Birdlife of Oaxaca with Ivan Phillipsen \n\n\n\n\nThe Mexican state of Oaxaca (pronounced “wuh-HOCK-uh“) is incredibly rich with biodiversity. From high-elevation interior valleys\, to mountains\, rainforests\, and tropical coastlines\, Oaxaca has a wide variety of natural habitats. This region is a great destination for birding and for enjoying cultural wonders. There are ancient pyramids and temples to explore just outside Oaxaca City. The ethnic cuisine of the city is world-famous. Other cultural delights include elaborate wood carvings\, pottery\, and a vibrant mescal industry. \nBirdlife includes neotropical migrants and charismatic resident species. Oaxaca has a few wonderful endemic species and near-endemics\, including the Oaxaca Sparrow\, Dwarf Jay\, and Blue-capped Hummingbird. In this presentation\, Ivan Phillipsen will describe the ecoregions and habitats of Oaxaca and present some birding and wildlife highlights of the state. He’ll also touch on some of the cultural aspects that travelers can enjoy there. \n\n\n\nIvan Phillipsen is a professional naturalist guide with a background in scientific research. He’s the co-owner of a small birding/nature tour company\, Wild Latitudes. He is also the creator and host of a podcast called The Science of Birds. \nIvan has loved animals and nature his whole life. His first obsession was with amphibians and reptiles. This interest led him to graduate school\, where he studied amphibians. After earning a Masters degree in Biology and a PhD in Zoology\, he did postdoctoral research on aquatic insects. \nAlong the way\, his love of nature expanded to include plants\, fungi\, and all animals\, including birds. Birds have become Ivan’s greatest passion. He’s an avid birder and loves sharing in the joy of birds with his tour participants. Some places where Ivan leads natural history tours are Mexico\, Iceland\, Alaska\, Uganda\, and Fiji.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-may-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210425T190000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
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SUMMARY:Point Reyes Birding & Nature Virtual Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebration of the 12th Annual Point Reyes Birding & Nature VIRTUAL Festival & EAC’s 50th Anniversary \nApril 22nd – 25th\, 2021 | 9:00 am to 7:00 pm ( Pacific time) each day \nDue to the pandemic uncertainty and restrictions\, our team has to decided to prioritize the health and safety of our community by hosting our annual event virtually over our regularly scheduled festival dates from April 22nd – April 25th\, 2021 from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm ( Pacific time) each day. \nTogether with our amazing guides\, we are building a virtual 4-day conference offering over 24 webinars with some of our local guides\, and new guides from around the country\, and beyond all for one flat fee. EAC members will receive reduced pricing for our LIVE STREAM ONLY PASS or the LIVE STREAM + VIDEO PASS. Stay tuned for more info\, our schedule and registration details in early March 2021. \nSponsors are encouraged\, and receive special perks including (4) additional exclusive\, Live-Only Keynote Meet & Greets Zoom meetings\, plus chances to win special prizes. Each sponsor gift or additional donation to the cause will be matched up to $10\,000 by our Albatross sponsor! \nGifts are 100% tax-deductible minus any benefits received. This a great way to support our annual mission\, and helps us to keep our pricing low\, and provide scholarships when needed. Learn More.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/point-reyes-birding-nature-virtual-festival/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Education
ORGANIZER;CN="West Marin Environmental Action Committee":MAILTO:info@eacmarin.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T200000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210315T211906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T211906Z
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SUMMARY:Mitchell Canyon Birding Hotspot—Spring Migration
DESCRIPTION:Spring in the East Bay outdoors means enjoying comfortable weather\, looking at beautiful wildflowers\, and greeting the colorful migratory birds flying up from further south that either settle here to find mates and nest\, or stop briefly before continuing up north. Mitchell Canyon\, on the north slope of Mount Diablo and lying within Mount Diablo State Park\, is known by birders as perhaps the best place around to see this annual rush of feathered color and song. \nLogon at 7pm on April 21st for the next Mount Diablo Interpretive Association virtual presentation to see some beautiful birds\, fascinating migratory maps and learn what we all must do to help Mitchell Canyon’s beautiful birds survive. Presented by Juan Pablo Galván Martínez (Mount Diablo State Park volunteer\, Mount Diablo Audubon Society Conservation Chair\, and Senior Land Use Manager for Save Mount Diablo).
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/mitchell-canyon-birding-hotspot-spring-migration/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Conservation,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210414T222736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T222736Z
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SUMMARY:Bird Sound Recording For Conservation And Research
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Greg Budney \nThis presentation will discuss how audio recording is used for conservation and research with examples ranging from the use of portable recording systems in tropical bird conservation\, autonomous recorders for detection and monitoring\, automated playback systems for reintroduction\, and will also touch on related issues such as the ethics of playback. The talk will include brief discussion of individuals that have carried out this work.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/bird-sound-recording-for-conservation-and-research/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T170000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210313T212718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210313T213005Z
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SUMMARY:California Beaver Summit Day 2: Beaver Dynamics—Ecosystems and Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Climate change is making our state hotter\, drier\, and harder for people and wildlife. Find out how beaver can help. \nBeaver has shaped the landscapes of California for over 5 million years. Their dams have slowed runoff and created wetlands of carbon enriched meadows. They charged aquifers\, maintained stable temperatures\, and cooled stream flows in California’s dry summers. Countless species and entire ecosystems have adapted to these beaver-maintained hydrologies and geomorphologies. \nToday\, across the US\, Canada\, and Europe\, people have begun to better realize the value these rodents provide. The golden state has been slow to understand this lesson. The California Beaver Summit is an important step towards changing that. \nDuring two half-day sessions on two days in April\, we explore the many benefits that beavers offer to our drying state. The first session on April 7th will present an overview of beaver essentials. The discussion will clarify the history of beavers in the state\, their ecological contribution as a keystone species\, their function in aquatic restoration and conservation\, and finally\, how to successfully manage common conflicts beavers cause. \nThe second session on April 9th takes a closer look closer at how biologists\, watershed stewards\, and land managers utilize advances in beaver science and management for restoration. It addresses where they are being employed for fire resilience\, conservation of endangered species\, and cleaner water. California-specific management and policy challenges will be highlighted along with directions for future improvements. Because we are behind other beaver-progressive western states like Washington and Utah\, California is in a unique position to avoid their mistakes and learn from their successes. \nFires in close succession and habitat destruction\, in general\, are significantly altering our rich biodiversity. Drought is a persistent concern. Understanding beaver management can transform this animal from an uninvited guest to an untapped resource. Their stewardship of streams can make our state more beautiful\, more robust to climate change\, and ultimately help keep California’s promise to future generations for years to come.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/california-beaver-summit-day-1-beaver-essentials-history-and-management-copy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T170000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210313T212405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210313T212641Z
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SUMMARY:California Beaver Summit Day 1: Beaver Essentials—History and Management
DESCRIPTION:Climate change is making our state hotter\, drier\, and harder for people and wildlife. Find out how beaver can help. \nBeaver has shaped the landscapes of California for over 5 million years. Their dams have slowed runoff and created wetlands of carbon enriched meadows. They charged aquifers\, maintained stable temperatures\, and cooled stream flows in California’s dry summers. Countless species and entire ecosystems have adapted to these beaver-maintained hydrologies and geomorphologies. \nToday\, across the US\, Canada\, and Europe\, people have begun to better realize the value these rodents provide. The golden state has been slow to understand this lesson. The California Beaver Summit is an important step towards changing that. \nDuring two half-day sessions on two days in April\, we explore the many benefits that beavers offer to our drying state. The first session on April 7th will present an overview of beaver essentials. The discussion will clarify the history of beavers in the state\, their ecological contribution as a keystone species\, their function in aquatic restoration and conservation\, and finally\, how to successfully manage common conflicts beavers cause. \nThe second session on April 9th takes a closer look closer at how biologists\, watershed stewards\, and land managers utilize advances in beaver science and management for restoration. It addresses where they are being employed for fire resilience\, conservation of endangered species\, and cleaner water. California-specific management and policy challenges will be highlighted along with directions for future improvements. Because we are behind other beaver-progressive western states like Washington and Utah\, California is in a unique position to avoid their mistakes and learn from their successes. \nFires in close succession and habitat destruction\, in general\, are significantly altering our rich biodiversity. Drought is a persistent concern. Understanding beaver management can transform this animal from an uninvited guest to an untapped resource. Their stewardship of streams can make our state more beautiful\, more robust to climate change\, and ultimately help keep California’s promise to future generations for years to come.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/california-beaver-summit-day-1-beaver-essentials-history-and-management/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210401T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210317T182213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T014232Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: April 2021
DESCRIPTION:Adélie penguin photo by Annie Schmidt \nBirding Info: Beginning with a brief introduction to the Female Bird Day effort (established 2019)\, Joanna Wu\, GIS Analyst and Biologist with the National Audubon Society\, will explain the consequences of overlooking female birds\, both in birding and the sciences. Then she will cover some tips for female identification based on appearance\, vocalizations\, behavior\, and more. \nAnnie Schmidt in Antarctica \nMain Program: Coldest\, Driest\, Windiest: studying Adélie penguins on the harshest continent with Annie Schmidt \n\nAnnie Schmidt\, Antarctica Program Director for Point Blue Conservation Science\, will provide an Introduction to the Adélie penguin\, the Ross Sea and its global importance\, and discuss how they study Adélie penguins\, highlighting recent work and conservation applications.\n\n\nAnnie currently manages the Adélie Penguin Ecology research at Point Blue. Their research covers a range of questions including why are some colonies growing faster than others\, where and what do penguins do in the winter\, how does penguin nesting habitat influences breeding success\, and how will climate change influence their populations. Annie is lucky enough to spend a few months of the year at their field site on Ross Island\, Cape Crozier\, one of the largest Adélie penguin colonies in the world. \n\n\n\n\nAnnie started at Point Blue in 2004 as an intern investigating Leach’s Storm-Petrel demography on the Oregon Coast. The first time she held one of these tiny\, incredibly tough\, birds\, she was hooked and subsequently went on to study seabirds on the Farallon Islands. There is nothing like the bustling activity of a seabird metropolis to stimulate curiosity\, wonder\, and a desire to contribute towards a sustainable future. In 2013\, she completed a PhD in Ecology at UC Davis where she studied the changing influence of ocean conditions on seabird populations on the Farallones. Annie recently returned from her eighth season conducting research in Antarctica.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-april-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210304T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210216T223048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T181526Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: March 2021
DESCRIPTION:California Poppies photo by Stephen Smith \nBirding Info: We are trying something new this month! Instead of a birding info speaker\, we are going to spend 15 minutes socializing with other Mt. Diablo Audubon members in Zoom breakout rooms. Meet some new people\, or reconnect with old birding buddies! \nGlobe Lily\, photo by Stephen Smith \nMain Program: Wildflowers of Mount Diablo with Stephen Smith \nLocal wildflower enthusiast Steve Smith will present Wildflowers of Mount Diablo: Flower Lore.  Ever wonder why they are called Milk Maids or how Buttercups helped beggars garner more attention? What do lupine and poppies have to do with Cal Berkeley? This program presents a unique and quirky look at the origin of several of the common names of our wildflowers. Included are anecdotes about the historical lore behind the uses of these flowers whether it religious\, medicinal\, superstition or most often for love.\n\nSteve Smith is President of the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association\, a non-profit cooperative partner which aids Mount Diablo State Park. An avid hiker and amateur naturalist Steve most enjoys hitting the trails of the mountain in Spring in order to document the over 200 species that grow there. He helps to maintain a comprehensive bloom report each week during peak flower season and oversees the online wildflower guide on the organization’s wonderful website\, mdia.org.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-march-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T110000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210205T205225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T205225Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Woodpeckers
DESCRIPTION:The Pileated Woodpecker is the American Birding Association’s 2021 Bird of the Year . In its honor\, Sequoia Audubon Society of San Mateo county\, with its partners MROSD and San Mateo County Parks\, are featuring woodpeckers in the lead up to the Great Backyard Bird Count. \nOn Saturday\, February 6\, from 10 – 11 am\, Alvaro Jaramillo will give a webinar “Meet the Woodpeckers”. \nHe will talk about the species of woodpecker to be found in San Mateo county including\, of course\, the Pileated Woodpecker. \nAlvaro Jaramillo is a world-renowned ornithologist\, author\, and tour leader who also happens to be a local birder residing in our beautiful county. He also serves as Affiliated Senior Biologist for the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory. \nHe will be joined by Karine Tokatlian\, biologist and bird specialist for MROSD.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/meet-the-woodpeckers/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T064249
CREATED:20210201T194344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T200312Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: February 2021
DESCRIPTION:Verdin photo by Eddie Bartley \nBirding Info: Frank Ruiz\, Salton Sea Program Director for Audubon California\, will provide an update on some recent breakthroughs for conserving the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is a perfect example of the water crisis in the west\, affecting thousands of birds and exacerbating the already existing health crisis in the region. Water diversion and the ongoing drought has prompted the Salton Sea to recede at a faster pace calling for an expedite implementation of the Salton Sea Management Plan. How is Audubon and its partners helping to alleviate this crisis? \nPhainopepla by Eddie Bartley \nMain Program: Birding California’s Big Sink with Eddie Bartley \nJoin Eddie Bartley for a fast-paced spin around one of California’s most important birding areas: the Salton Sink. \nThough much altered by humans in the past century\, the endorheic (drain-less) Salton Sink holds magnificent bird diversity and abundance\, especially in winter\, which will be the seasonal focus of this presentation. Eddie will share photography and natural history stories about the unique biodiversity\, regional specialty birds\, and favorite wildlifing spots that he and his partner\, Noreen Weeden\, have discovered in their 25+ years visiting this natural phenomenon-prone region. \nA conservation activist since his teens\, Eddie is a volunteer researcher and instructor with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory\, California Academy of Sciences\, and Golden Gate Audubon Society\, and is currently the President of the Yerba Buena Chapter of the California Native Plant Society as well as the Farallon Islands Foundation. Eddie and Noreen lead natural history\, bird watching\, and photography tours for Nature Trip out of their home base in San Francisco.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-february-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ariana Rickard":MAILTO:arianajrickard@gmail.com
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