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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191003T190000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Program: October 2019
DESCRIPTION:Birding Info: Cassie Tzur\, active MDAS member\, has put together a slide show of nature/wildlife through the seasons in nearby Rossmoor.  It is based on her photo book\, “The Nature of Rossmoor”.  She will have the book available for sale after her presentation. \nMain Program: Double-crested Cormorants with Meredith Elliott and Mark Rauzon \n \nDouble-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) are seabirds known to use urban structures as nesting habitat. The old east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the eastern portion of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge have hosted the two largest colonies of this species in the region. Come learn what our research for the past three decades tell us about the population dynamics of this resilient species and learn about our efforts to study the Bay Area population of this adaptable\, yet maligned\, bird. \nMark Rauzon was with the US Fish and Wildlife Service\, where he studied sea birds and endangered marine mammals in Hawai’i\, Alaska\, and California. Mr. Rauzon is also a research associate with Point Blue Conservation Science and a Geography professor at Laney College in Oakland. \nMeredith Elliott is a Senior Scientist at Point Blue Conservation Science and has worked on a variety of seabird monitoring and diet projects\, as well as researching zooplankton communities in Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/monthly-program-october-2019/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T140000
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SUMMARY:Hawk Hill
DESCRIPTION:Join the search for migrating raptors and learn about banding efforts and raptor counts by Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) docents! We will bird the lagoons before going up to the hawk watch site. At noon the staff gives a talk on their work and may demonstrate the actual banding. Carpool leaves El Nido Ranch Road at 8:00 AM. Meet in parking lot by upper Rodeo Lagoon at 9:00 AM. If driver knows San Francisco\, use Fremont St/ Columbus Ave/Marina/Golden Gate Bridge\, pass the Vista Point and take the Alexander Avenue exit. Turn right at the bottom of the exit and then left onto Bunker Road. Pass through the tunnel and continue to the parking lot on the right just before the bridge. Carry lunch and liquids. The walk up the hill is only a few hundred yards\, but it is steep. Leader: Fred Safier\, 925-937-2906. Category 2. \nLocation: Upper Rodeo Lagoon\, Golden Gate National Recreation Area\, Marin\nhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Rodeo+Lagoon/@37.8308312\,-122.5486206\,14z/data=\n!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808585f37bd15a9b:0x7bf55bd8d2c2f397!8m2!3d37.830833!4d-122.531111
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/hawk-hill/
LOCATION:Rodeo Lagoon\, CA\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Field Trips
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T160000
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SUMMARY:Back to Nature Event\, Wild Birds Unlimited
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 5\, 2019\, 10 AM-4 PM\n692 Contra Costa Blvd\, Pleasant Hill\, CA 94523 \nThis is Wild Birds Unlimited’s 28th year sponsoring a Nature Event\, giving you the chance to meet and learn about organizations working to protect our local wildlife and environment. This will be a family event even the kids will love\, with a live bald eagle\, birds\, bugs\, snakes\, and spiders. Nature artists and authors will show their creations. Mt. Diablo Audubon will have a table along with many area conservation groups. To volunteer\, please contact Susana de Trapaga at outreach@mtdiabloaudubon.org
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/back-to-nature-event-wild-birds-unlimited/
LOCATION:Wild Birds Unlimited\, Pleasant Hill\, 692 Contra Costa Blvd\, Pleasant Hill\, CA\, 94523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outreach
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191011T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191011T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160447
CREATED:20190923T203902Z
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SUMMARY:Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary
DESCRIPTION:Catch the annual southern migration and witness thousands of shorebirds as they rest and refuel in Bay Area mudflats and salt marsh. Carpool leaves El Nido Ranch Road at 8:30 AM. Meet at 9 AM at the intersection of Park/Shore Line in Alameda. Take Hwy 24 to I-980 and 880 in Oakland. Exit for 23rdStreet Alameda\, follow Kennedy Street to 29thAvenue\, which becomes Park Street. Cross the bridge and continue on Park to Shore Line Dr. Parking may also be available near McDonald’s off Shore Line. Exact itinerary to be decided the day of the trip. Leader: Hugh Harvey\, 925-935-2979. Category 2. \n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/elsie-roemer-bird-sanctuary/
LOCATION:Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary\, Shore Line Drive\, Broadway\, Alameda\, CA\, 94501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Young Birders Club - Mist Netting & Bird Banding at Palomarin Field Station
DESCRIPTION:We’re heading to the Palomarin Field Station (run by Point Blue Conservation Science\, link below)\, the longest-running avian ecology field station west of the Mississippi River! Even though it’s more than an hour from the Diablo area (so we need to leave earlier than usual)\, the payoff is huge. Staff and interns will give us a behind the scenes mist netting and bird banding tour\, so join us to get face-to-face with birds and learn from professional bird researchers! \nWe’ll meet at the Lafayette BART station at 7:40am to get into carpools (limit GHG emissions\, Palomarin is tricky to get to)\, then arrive at the station at 9:30am. If you live on the Richmond side of the hills it might make more sense to meet at Palomarin\, but everyone living in the Diablo area passes by Lafayette BART to get to Palomarin\, so let’s carpool. \nBring water (there is none on-site)\, sturdy shoes\, layered clothes\, hat\, sunscreen and snack. Heavy rain cancels. A bathroom is on-site. We have extra binoculars and field guides\, so as always the only thing young birders need to bring is a parent/responsible adult. \nMDAS will pay the recommended $5 donation per participant to Point Blue Conservation Science\, but attendees are encouraged to donate something of their own as well. Image is of a mist-netted and banded fox sparrow at Palomarin\, and provided by Point Blue Conservation Science. \nThanks and see you then! \n 
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/mist-netting-bird-banding-at-palomarin-field-station/
LOCATION:Lafayette BART Station\, 3601 Deer Hill Rd\, Lafayette\, CA\, 94549\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Field Trips,Young Birders
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191026T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191026T150000
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SUMMARY:Abbotts Lagoon
DESCRIPTION:Plovers\, peregrines and peeps are possible! Carpool leaves Sunvalley at 7:00 am. Meet at 8:30 am at Bear Valley Visitor Center\, Point Reyes National Seashore. From I-80 in Vallejo\, follow SR 37 19.1 miles to Atherton Avenue\, exit and turn left\, cross US 101 to San Marin Drive and continue for 3 miles. Turn right on Novato Blvd for 6 miles to stop sign\, then turn left on Point Reyes-Petaluma Road for 7 miles to another stop sign. Turn right across the bridge\, go 3 miles to SR 1. Turn left into Point Reyes Station. After a stop at the Bovine Bakery for coffee and pastries\, continue out of town towards Olema\, then turn right onto Bear Valley Road. Visitor Center is off Bear Valley. Be prepared to carry lunch and liquids. Lots of walking in sand\, about (2.4 miles total). Leader: Kent Fickett\, 415-269-4277\, Bill Chilson\, 510-619-6692. Category 3. \nLocation: Abbotts Lagoon\, Point Reyes National Seashore\nhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Abbotts+Lagoon+Trailhead/@38.1178964\,-122.957294\,15z/data=\n!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8085d10b70e1279f:0x5a80352948f956ec!2sAbbotts+Lagoon!3b1!8m2!3d38.1147357!4d-122.9536264!3m4!1s0x8085d1a288391001:0xbaaca195d6a47a58!8m2!3d38.1235746!4d-122.9357082
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/abbotts-lagoon/
LOCATION:Abbotts Lagoon\, Point Reyes National Seashore\, CA\, 94937\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Field Trips
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