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SUMMARY:Raptors of Wavecrest Open Space
DESCRIPTION:Alvaro Jaramillo of Alvaro’s Adventures returns to share more about our local raptor population\, living at the Wavecrest Open Space. Wavecrest is the single most important site on the San Mateo Coast for wintering raptors\, which can be seen hunting in the property’s broad fields. Raptors and other species rely on its expansive grasslands\, wetland areas\, and roosting sites\, all of which are an integral part of the coast’s ecological health. Famous for its variety and numbers of resident and migratory raptors\, Wavecrest is the place to see them all\, including White-tailed Kite\, Northern Harrier\, Turkey Vulture; Sharp-shinned\, Cooper’s\, Red-shouldered\, and Red-tailed Hawks; American Kestrel\, and sometimes Merlin\, and Peregrine falcons. Occasional sightings of Swainson’s and Rough-legged Hawks; and Prairie Falcon.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/raptors-of-wavecrest-open-space/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210809T183000
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SUMMARY:Bird City (San Francisco) 7 sessions on Mondays and Sundays
DESCRIPTION:Instructors: Whitney Grover And Keith Maley \n7 sessions on: Mondays and Sundays \nBirds are living their fascinating lives all around us even in this second most densely populated city in the U.S. Join Golden Gate Audubon Society to learn about bird identification\, behavior\, migration\, habitat\, song and more\, and increase your appreciation for nature here in San Francisco. This course is for you if you’ve always wondered about the birds around you\, but have not been sure how to take the first steps to learn more. \nRed-shouldered Hawk at Crissy Lagoon\nPhoto by David Assmann\n\nSeven Monday evening classes by Zoom: August 9\, 16\, 23\, 30; September 13\, 20\, 27  — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.\nSix three-hour Sunday field trips\, August 15\, 22\, 29; September 12\, 19\, 26 — 8 to 11 a.m.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip locations will be announced in class.\n\nRecordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants for a limited period of time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMDAS members pay the same rate as GGAS members! \nRegistration opens: July 1\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimited to 20 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/bird-city-san-francisco/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210811T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210811T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123455
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SUMMARY:California Shorebirds - 3 sessions on Wednesdays and Sundays
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Eddie Bartley \nFall shorebirding in the San Francisco Bay Area is world class. By mid-August\, hundreds of thousands of “wind birds” have winged their way from their northern breeding grounds to the globally significant San Francisco Bay – a key portion of the WESTERN HEMISPHERE SHOREBIRD RESERVE NETWORK . \nShorebirds by Bob Lewis\nIn three two-hour Zoom lectures\, we will focus on the amazing evolutionary adaptations\, life histories and identification techniques of the 30 plus species of shorebirds that reside\, pass through in migration or overwinter in California. On three Sunday field trips we’ll have opportunities to view and focus on this order but not at all ignore the myriad of other fall migrants and resident birds that we will encounter. \n\nThree 2-hour Wednesday classes by Zoom\, August 11\, 18\, 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm\nThree 3-hour Sunday field trips\, August 15\, 22\, 29.  Some may be in the afternoon.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip times and locations will be announced in class.\n$75 for GGAS members\, $100 for non-members\n\nInclement weather postpones field trips. Contact instructor for additional information: EDDIE@NATURETRIP.COM  If the class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \nRecordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants  for one week following each class. \n\n\n\n\n\nMDAS members pay the same rate as GGAS members! \nRegistration opens: July 1\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimited to 20 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/california-shorebirds-3-sessions-on-wednesdays-and-sundays/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210819T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210819T210000
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SUMMARY:Islands And Avian Evolution
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Bob Lewis \nThursday\, August 19 – 7 p.m. \nEastern Crested Berrypecker\,\na New Guinea endemic\, by Bob Lewis\nIslands play a key role in both the evolution of new avian species and the extinction of others. Because of their isolation\, birds that arrive on islands evolve separately from their parent group and eventually become unique… thus a new species is born!  But that isolation also makes them vulnerable to threats like hurricanes\, volcanoes\, rising seas\, and introduced diseases or predator species. Although over 80 percent of bird species live on continents\, 92 percent of extinctions since 1500 have been on islands. Join Golden Gate Audubon Society to view some marvelous island species and learn about the conservation issues unique to islands. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nHTTPS://ZOOM.US/J/91784420140?PWD=ETYZDTDIEEJLVETVYLJHVVNIMDN2DZ09\nPasscode: 493526 \nA video recording of this presentation will be available for three weeks after the talk. \nAbout the speaker: \nBob Lewis has taught birding classes in the Bay Area for over 25 years and loves to travel\, especially to islands in search of birds.  He is a board member of the Farallon Islands Foundation\, created to foster life on islands.  Bob has visited many of the larger islands populated with unique species\, including Madagascar\, Borneo\, Hawaii\, Indonesia\, New Guinea\, New Zealand\, Cuba etc.  The talk will be illustrated with his photos of birds from these places.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/islands-and-avian-evolution/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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SUMMARY:Seasons of the Southern Coast Range and Birds!
DESCRIPTION:Join Saved By Nature along with their community partners Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (SCVAS) among the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains on a gentle 2.2-mile adventure! \nStroll around a meadow along the Llagas Loop Trail where encounters of wild turkey\, deer and seasonal wildflowers are common. We’ll take in views along the Longwall Canyon Trail where we can catch a glimpse of an acorn woodpecker granary and see other birds such as oak titmouse and white-breasted nuthatches pointed out by SCVAS! \nPlease bring a lunch\, water\, hat and/or sunscreen and be ready to have a good time! Binoculars will be provided. \nLimited to 20 participants.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/seasons-of-the-southern-coast-range-and-birds/
LOCATION:Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve\, 4289 Casa Loma Road\, Morgan Hill\, 95037\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Saved By Nature":MAILTO:education@savedbynature.org
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SUMMARY:“Every Bird has a Story” with Judy Kramer
DESCRIPTION:Learn about local birds and their stories through a presentation and accompanying photography all provided by guest speaker Judy Kramer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Judy Kramer and the Environmental Volunteers to learn about the stories of local birds\, told through their photographs in “Every Bird Has a Story”. Explore their fascinating lives and behaviors; with a focus on babies\, hunting for food\, dabblers and divers\, beaks\, and one Judy calls “the one that got away.” \nAbout the speaker:\nJudy is a local\, award-wining nature photographer living in Palo Alto. She is a past president of the Palo Alto Camera Club and is now a member of Gallery House on California Avenue in Palo Alto. Her work has been published in three books and seen in various local venues. Organizations that use her photos include the California Native Plant Society\, Peninsula Open Space Trust\, North American Nature Photography Association\, and Environmental Volunteers. \nWhen the wildflowers dried up last June\, and unable to travel because of the pandemic\, Judy and her husband\, Tony\, started taking photos along the bay. She discovered that birds were very interesting\, and she became a bird photographer. You can see many samples of her bird photography on her web site\, www.earthwitnessphoto.com.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/every-bird-has-a-story-with-judy-kramer/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Environmental Volunteers":MAILTO:Info@EVols.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210826T210000
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SUMMARY:Sleuthing Into The Secret Lives Of Wood Ducks
DESCRIPTION:Sleuthing into the secret lives of wood ducks – new research reveals a complex underworld of a unique California bird. \nPlease join Dr. John Eadie\, Dennis G. Raveling Professor in Waterfowl Biology at UC Davis to hear about the natural history\, ecology\, and conservation of this interesting and beautiful local bird! \nThis lecture will be ONLINE in a Zoom meeting.  You must register on this page (be sure to include your email address) and download Zoom. (There is no need to create an account.) After registering\, participants will be sent an email with the meeting ID and password.  After the lecture\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature. \nQuestions? Contact Bill Grabert at bgrabert@tuleyome.org \nThis lecture is part of the monthly “Nature and You” lecture series sponsored by Tuleyome.  Tuleyome is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland\, California. The word “Tuleyome” (pronounced too-lee-OME-ee) is a Lake Miwok Indian word that means “deep home place”. And that term “deep home place” exemplifies our deep connection to our environment\, our communities and our regional public lands. \nNote: All participants agree to abide by the terms and conditions of Tuleyome’s waiver of liability which can be seen and downloaded HERE. All participants also understand that photographs will be taken at the event. If you do not wish to be photographed\, you must tell the photographer and avoid the cameras’ line of sight. \nA $10 donation to Tuleyome is suggested\, but is not required to participate in this event.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/sleuthing-into-the-secret-lives-of-wood-ducks/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Tuleyome":MAILTO:information@tuleyome.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210830T130000
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service for Jimm Edgar
DESCRIPTION:A memorial service for Jimm Edgar\, who passed away on July 14\, 2021\, will be held on Monday\, August 30\, at 1 pm\, at First Pres. Click here to RSVP. \nClick here to go to the livestream service. In-person attendance is limited to 150 people. \nJimm Edgar\, longtime MDAS leader\, passed away peacefully on July 14th in Alabama with his wife Bettie by his side. \nJimm served as MDAS president multiple times during his long tenure with the Chapter. Most recently\, he was president from 2005 -2016. At general meetings\, his easy manner\, engaging smile and humorous style made audience members feel welcomed and appreciated. He loved to tell stories about birds\, often repeating his favorites. One of his most beloved birds was the Harlequin Duck and he seemed to thrill at explaining the meaning of Histrionicus histrionicus. Personally\, I believe I heard the story at least three times during our travels together. At the meetings\, if someone shared a very notable bird sighting\, Jimm would often respond\, “Oh\, is that right\,” lending even more significance to the report. \nJimm annually led field trips for MDAS. His favorite outing was to his beloved Mt. Diablo where he emphasized the beauty of the wildflowers as well the variety of birds. \nClearly\, Jimm loved birds and birding\, and he was especially devoted to organizing and coordinating the MDAS Christmas Bird Counts. After the CBCs\, it was always a fun event to compile all of the groups’ sightings over dinner. Jimm obviously took much satisfaction and pride in hosting these events. Beyond MDAS\, he volunteered to do counts for several other Chapters as well. \nAt the June\, 2017\, MDAS General Meeting\, Jimm was presented with the National Audubon Society’s Great Egret Award for his significant long-term contributions to Audubon. Shortly thereafter\, Jimm moved to Alabama. Jimm will be long-remembered and dearly missed. \nThere will be a Celebration of Jimm’s life at his home church – the First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley on his actual birthday August 30th 2021\, at 1PM PST. Reception to follow. The Celebration for Jimm’s life will be live-streamed. As a teenager\, Jimm met Christ through Young Life Ministries and his Young Life leader\, Spokane resident Dick Silk\, who was his mentor and lifelong friend. In lieu of flowers\, please consider a contribution to Young Life Jimm Edgar Memorial Fund\, 420 N. Cascade Ave.\, Colorado Springs\, CO 80903. \n-Paul Schorr
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/memorial-service-for-jimm-edgar/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley\, 2407 Dana St\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding,Conservation
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