Monthly Program: April 2021
Zoom CA, United StatesAdélie penguin photo by Annie Schmidt Birding 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 […]
Raptors Of Skaggs Island
OnlineRaptors Of Skaggs Island with Anne Ardillo & George Eade This virtual voyage will take you beyond the locked gates of Skaggs Island to learn about its many raptors — eagles, hawks, owls, kites, falcons, and more. A former naval base, now a part of the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge in the North […]
Christmas In May Count Registration
OnlineJoin Golden Gate Audubon Society’s new Christmas-in-May Bird Counts (CiMBC) on Saturday, May 8th! Find as many bird species as possible in your chosen area… while contributing to community science and generating funds to protect Bay Area birds. Choose from 25 AREAS in Oakland or 17 AREAS in San Francisco. Pick an area you’ve birded […]
California Beaver Summit Day 1: Beaver Essentials—History and Management
OnlineClimate change is making our state hotter, drier, and harder for people and wildlife. Find out how beaver can help. Beaver 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 […]
Treasures Of Mines Road
OnlineTreasures Of Mines Road with Steve Lombardi This virtual 65-mile round trip will explore all of Mines Road plus connecting portions of San Antonio Valley and Del Puerto Canyon Roads. They all run through the East Bay’s Diablo Range in an area virtually devoid of humans, but not of birds. Our virtual tour will take […]
Singing Hummingbird Feathers and the Quiet Flight of Owls (and Other Birds)
OnlineDr. Chris Clark will present ongoing research in his lab, starting with work on how hummingbirds make sounds with their tail feathers during courtship displays. Then he will shift to ongoing research he is conducting on why owls have evolved to fly quietly. Dr. Clark grew up in Seattle where he started birdwatching at age […]
Birding By Ear
OnlineBIRDING BY EAR: SPRING INSTRUCTOR: DENISE WIGHT Six Zoom sessions on Thursdays Spring! The best time to throw yourself into the cacophony of bird songs! We will virtually explore (via Zoom) various East Bay locations and the birds we’re most likely to hear. We will compare similar songs of local birds as well as go over […]
California Beaver Summit Day 2: Beaver Dynamics—Ecosystems and Restoration
OnlineClimate change is making our state hotter, drier, and harder for people and wildlife. Find out how beaver can help. Beaver 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 […]
Puzzling Pairs: An Id Workshop
OnlinePuzzling Pairs: An Id Workshop with Oliver James & Adrian Hinkle Spring is here—the perfect time to brush up on your ID chops! Need to recalibrate on the difference between female House and Purple Finch? Is the jury still out on whether that’s a pewee or a dreaded empidonax? Oliver and Adrian will break down […]
Vernal Pool Wildflower Tour At Woodland Regional Park
OnlineTuleyome is hosting a tour of the wildflowers at Woodland Regional Park, highlighting the sensitive vernal pool areas. Due to COVID-19 and the sensitive nature of the vernal pools onsite, this tour will be held via Zoom. California Naturalist, Nate Lillge will be in the field live-streaming while Tuleyome Board member, Dr. Glen Holstein, will […]
Behind The Gates At Hayward Marsh
OnlineBehind The Gates At Hayward Marsh with Bob Lewis Stopping at the Hayward visitors center to pick up a key and enjoy the Barn and Cliff Swallows collecting mud, we’ll make our way to the gate to the Hayward freshwater marsh just beyond. We’ve been coming here for about 10 years now, and we always […]
Condors Of Pinnacles
OnlineCondors Of Pinnacles with Rusty Scalf & Richard Neidhardt The bird and the place are both national treasures. The California Condor is the largest bird in North America, recovering from near-extinction in the 1970s due to the pesticide DDT. Pinnacles National Park—a release and research site for these birds—is a 23 million-year-old rhyolitic volcanic formation, […]
Bird Sound Recording For Conservation And Research
OnlinePresented by Greg Budney This 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. […]
Discovering Wood-warblers in Marin County: When Nesters Arrive and Where to Find Them
OnlineSpeaker: Daniel Edelstein Host: Doug Waterman Date: April 15th, 2021 Start time: 7:30 PM End Time: 9:30 PM Register for Zoom Webinar HERE Which wood-warbler species typically nest annually in in Marin County and the North Bay region? Which are year-round residents and when do returning spring migrant species arrive? And why do vagrant wood-warblers […]
Mitchell Canyon Birding Hotspot—Spring Migration
OnlineSpring 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 […]
Finding Rarities In The East Bay
OnlineFinding Rarities In The East Bay with Alex Henry The East Bay is home to an impressive variety of habitats—from vast tidal mudflats, to rolling grassland hills, to the pine-oak woodlands of the interior Coast Range. Corresponding to these varied landscapes is an incredible diversity of avifauna. Join us for a chronological exploration of the […]
Point Reyes Birding & Nature Virtual Festival
OnlineJoin us in celebration of the 12th Annual Point Reyes Birding & Nature VIRTUAL Festival & EAC’s 50th Anniversary April 22nd - 25th, 2021 | 9:00 am to 7:00 pm ( Pacific time) each day Due to the pandemic uncertainty and restrictions, our team has to decided to prioritize the health and safety of our […]
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour
OnlineIn a series of live garden visits passionate garden owners and the talented designers of the Bay Area’s most beautiful and inspiring landscapes will show us what’s happening in the garden now, feature their favorite natives, describe their great native plant gardening resources, and more.
Magic Of Mitchell Canyon
OnlineMagic Of Mitchell Canyon with Maureen Lahiff Since riparian habitat is scarce in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mitchell Canyon, on the north side of Mount Diablo, is a magnet for migrating birds seeking a refueling stop. In addition to migrants, we’ll also see and hear a number of permanent residents and summer nesting birds. […]
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour
OnlineIn a series of live garden visits passionate garden owners and the talented designers of the Bay Area’s most beautiful and inspiring landscapes will show us what’s happening in the garden now, feature their favorite natives, describe their great native plant gardening resources, and more.