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SUMMARY:Climate and Birds in California
DESCRIPTION:North America’s bird populations have declined by approximately 3 billion birds since 1970 and two-thirds of North America’s bird species now face an even greater risk of extinction due to climate change. Mike Lynes will discuss the threats California birds face from climate change and how Audubon California is working with chapters\, allies\, and decision-makers to implement climate-smart\, nature-based policies like California’s “30 by 30” initiative aimed at expanding open spaces to meet climate goals and benefit human communities. \nAbout Our Speaker:\nMike Lynes is Director of Public Policy for Audubon California and formerly served as Executive Director of Golden Gate Audubon Society. \nAcorn Woodpeckers by Alicia Shaffer
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/climate-and-birds-in-california/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
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SUMMARY:Raptors In Winter
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Maureen Lahiff\, With Anne Ardillo on Field Trips\n3 sessions on Tuesdays and Saturdays\nVenue: Zoom plus field trips \nYear-round resident hawks\, falcons\, and eagles of the greater Bay Area and the Central Valley are joined  by a number of wintering migrants (including Ferruginous and Rough-legged Hawks). We’ll explore the rhythm of their lives and discuss identifying juveniles and adult birds\, including birds in flight. We’ll travel to eastern Alameda and Contra Costa\, and to Napa\, Solano\, and Sonoma counties. One of the nice things about raptors is that we don’t have to be on scene at daybreak to get good looks at these birds\, so we can travel a bit further afield. \n\n\nRed-tailed Hawk\nRecordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants  for a limited period of time. \n\nThree Tuesday evening classes by Zoom on November 2\, 9\, 16\, from 7 to 9 p.m.\nThree Saturday morning field trips on November 6\, 13\, 20.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip times and locations will be announced in class.\n$75 for GGAS members\, $100 for non-members.\n\nOnce this class is full\, you can sign up to be on a waiting list. \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/raptors-in-winter-2/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211021T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210915T235009Z
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SUMMARY:Bringing Back the Burrowing Owl
DESCRIPTION:Once thriving in the East Bay\, the Burrowing Owl has been forced to move inland and the consequences for many have been fatal. Conducting long-term research on these colonies\, Shawn Smallwood and Doug Bell have observed the rate of mortality for Burrowing Owls living within the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area\, as wind turbines within the area continue to contribute to avian bird deaths. During this presentation they will speak on their findings and the management efforts being conducted on East Bay Regional Park District lands\, including volunteer-based habitat restoration programs. \nShawn Smallwood earned his Ph.D. in Ecology at the U.C. Davis and has studied wildlife impact from wind turbines for 20 years. Doug Bell serves as the Wildlife Program Manager for the East Bay Regional Park District and has engaged in long-term studies of Golden Eagles\, Prairie Falcons and other raptors with an emphasis on assessing and lessening impacts from renewable energy development. \nBurrowing Owl nest by Shawn Smallwood
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/bringing-back-the-burrowing-owl/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211017T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211017T180000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20211012T224230Z
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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:20211013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210709T003402Z
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SUMMARY:Birding For Fledglings
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Dawn Lemoine\n6 sessions on Wednesdays and Saturdays\nVenue: Zoom plus field trips \nIf you’re ready to dip your wingtips into the world of birds\, the Birding for Fledglings class is for you!  No experience is necessary.  The class will focus on birding tools; keys to bird identification; and finding and IDing the Bay Area’s Fall birds.  As a bonus\, you will learn the difference between Birdwatching and Birding! \n\n\nAnna’s Hummingbird by Noreen Weeden\nThe lecture presentations for this class will not be recorded. \n\nSix Wednesday evening classes by Zoom on October 13\, 20\, 27 and November 3\, 10\, 17\, from 7 to 9 p.m.\nSix three-hour Saturday field trips on October 16\, 23\, 30 and November 6\, 13\, 20\, from 8 to 11 a.m.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip locations will be announced in class.\n$150 for GGAS members\, $175 for non-members.\n\nOnce this class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \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/birding-for-fledglings/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
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SUMMARY:Fall Rarities: Searching For The Unexpected (Session 2)
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Alex Henry \nFor Bay Area birders\, finding rarities in the fall is part of the fun. Our location on the edge of the Pacific Americas Flyway brings many species of birds through our area on their way south. Birds that normally migrate over the ocean get blown off course and land in the Bay Area\, while off-course birds that normally migrate over the North American continent may stop in the Bay Area to avoid going out over open ocean. In many species\, the adults begin migration before the juveniles\, so young birds may get lost and spend a few days here. By studying when and where these off-course migrants are seen\, and what weather patterns are associated with their arrival\, we can attempt to predict their occurrence and increase our chances of crossing paths with them. \nJoin Alameda County birder Alex Henry for a Zoom lecture presentation and field trip to sharpen your skills and hunt for fall rarities. \nTo maximize opportunities\, we’re offering two separate sessions of this class: This one in October and another one in September. Choose whichever class works best for you. (The material in each session is the same.) Field trip locations and directions will be announced in class. \nRecordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants  for a limited period of time. These two classes are the first of a series. We plan to offer similar winter\, spring and summer rarity classes. \n\nZoom lecture on Thursday October 7\, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.\nField trip on Sunday\, October 10. Time to be announced.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip locations will be announced in class.\nEach class is limited to 20 participants.\n$40 for GGAS members\, $60 for non-members.\n\nIf the class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \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/fall-rarities-searching-for-the-unexpected-session-1-copy/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210709T002255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210709T002255Z
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SUMMARY:Birding By Ear
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Denise Wight\n6 sessions on Thursdays and Saturdays\nVenue: Zoom plus field trips \nAutumn is a great time to start slow and learn some of our local bird sounds.  This class will introduce you to 20 common birds found in the East Bay in fall. We will cover a wide variety of techniques used for learning bird sounds\, as well as prepare and review bird sounds we might expect on each location. Field trip will focus on all the bird sounds we hear as well visual important visual comparisons. \n\n\nNorthern Mockingbird with toyon berries by Steve Zamek\nThis 6-week course will take place between September 30 and November 13\, with a possible week off in the middle to the instructor’s need to travel for a special family celebration that is still being planned. Due to the interactive nature of this course\, class presentations will not be recorded. \nPlease visit the instructor’s website for more information: DENISEWIGHTBIRDS.COM/ \n\nSix Thursday evening classes by Zoom\, between September 30 and November 11— from 7 to 8:30 pm.\nSix Saturday morning field trips\, 2 days after the lecture—from 8 to 11 a.m.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip locations will be announced on the instructor’s website.\nLimited to 20 participants\n$150 for GGAS members\, $175 for non-members\n\nOnce the class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \nMDAS members pay the same rate as GGAS members! \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration opens: July 1\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimited to 20 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/birding-by-ear-2/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T193000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210708T221651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T221651Z
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SUMMARY:Avian Adventures In The Bay Area
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Miya Lucas And Wendy Beers\n6 sessions on Thursdays and weekends\nVenue: Zoom plus field trips\nFall is an avian wonder in the Bay Area. Our location on the Pacific Flyway brings many migrants through as they head south for the winter.  This class will introduce you to some of these visitors\, both their visual field marks and their songs and calls.  Of course we’ll also include our large and diverse resident bird population. We will also introduce you to the miracles of avian physiology in small\, focused vignettes.\n\n\n\n\n\nSora by MIya Lucas\nThis class welcomes both beginning and intermediate birders\, and those who want to hone up on their bird identification skills. Lectures will not be recorded. \n\nSix Thursday evening classes by Zoom\, on September 30\, October 7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, November 4\, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.\nFive weekend field trips to a different habitat each week on Saturday or Sunday. For the last weekend (November 6 and 7) we’ll take an overnight trip to the Sacramento Delta and Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. This trip will last from Saturday morning through Sunday noon\, and participants are responsible for their own lodging. (Although we will provide recommendations about where to stay.)\nStart times for most field trips will be 8 a.m. but some  will start around noon\, due to tides. Two field trip sites involve steep uphill climbs.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip locations will be announced in class.\n$175 for GGAS members\, $200 for non-members.\n\nOnce this class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \nMDAS members pay the same rate as GGAS members! \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration opens: July 1\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimited to 30 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/avian-adventures-in-the-bay-area/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T120000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210708T215948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T220511Z
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SUMMARY:Advanced Beginning Birding – Evening Lectures
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Anne Hoff\n5 sessions on Wednesdays and Sundays\nVenue: Zoom plus field trips\nDid the Covid lockdown spark or renew your interest in birding? Want to move beyond being able to tell a robin from a jay and be able to sort out the sparrows? Moved across the country and finding new birds? Or maybe you’re finally retired and have time to do what you love? Outdoors person who wants to enhance the experience? Or maybe you took a beginning birding class and want more?\n\n\n\n\n\nWhite-tailed Kite by Mark Rauzon\nThis Advanced Beginning class is geared to people who meet all those descriptions and more. Participants must have and use binoculars confidently. Field trips will be to East Bay shoreline\, woodland\, riparian\, and grassland locations. This class will help you understand the various bird families and work on tricky IDs. It will also introduce you to community science (bird counting/monitoring) activities and current bird conservation issues. \nRecordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants for a limited period of time. Please note that we are also offering a version of this class with Zoom lectures in the evening. Choose whichever fits your schedule! The content is the same in both classes. \n\nFive Wednesday evening classes by Zoom on September 22\, 29\, and October 6\, 13\, 20\, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30p.m.\nFive three-hour field trips to a different site every week\, on Sundays September 26 and October 3\, 10\, 17\, 24\, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip locations will be announced in class. Field trips meet at the field trip site. Carpooling is encouraged if you are comfortable sharing a ride.\nMust have binoculars and use them competently.\n$125 for GGAS members\, $150 for non-members.\n\nOnce this class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \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 12 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/advanced-beginning-birding-mornings-copy/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210922T120000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210708T215723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T220649Z
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SUMMARY:Advanced Beginning Birding – Morning Lectures
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Anne Hoff\n5 sessions on Wednesdays and Sundays\nVenue: Zoom plus field trips\nDid the Covid lockdown spark or renew your interest in birding? Want to move beyond being able to tell a robin from a jay and be able to sort out the sparrows? Moved across the country and finding new birds? Or maybe you’re finally retired and have time to do what you love? Outdoors person who wants to enhance the experience? Or maybe you took a beginning birding class and want more?\n\n\n\n\n\nWhite-tailed Kite by Mark Rauzon\nThis Advanced Beginning class is geared to people who meet all those descriptions and more. Participants must have and use binoculars confidently. Field trips will be to East Bay shoreline\, woodland\, riparian\, and grassland locations. This class will help you understand the various bird families and work on tricky IDs. It will also introduce you to community science (bird counting/monitoring) activities and current bird conservation issues. \nRecordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants for a limited period of time. Please note that we are also offering a version of this class with Zoom lectures in the evening. Choose whichever fits your schedule! The content is the same in both classes. \n\nFive Wednesday morning classes by Zoom on September 22\, 29\, and October 6\, 13\, 20\, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.\nFive three-hour field trips to a different site every week\, on Sundays September 26 and October 3\, 10\, 17\, 24\, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip locations will be announced in class. Field trips meet at the field trip site. Carpooling is encouraged if you are comfortable sharing a ride.\nMust have binoculars and use them competently.\n$125 for GGAS members\, $150 for non-members.\n\nOnce this class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \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 12 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/advanced-beginning-birding-mornings/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210916T210000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210817T211502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T211502Z
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SUMMARY:Purple Martins In The Central Valley: Going\, Going\, Gone?
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Dan Airola\nThursday\, September 16 — 7 p.m. via Zoom \nMale Purple Martins in Sacramento\, by Lisa Alvarez\nPurple Martins have been in long-term decline in California due to factors such as habitat loss\, competition with the European Starling\, disturbance from construction projects\,  and declines in their insect food supply due to  neonicotinoid insecticide use. Dan Airola has been studying and working for over two decades to conserve the last Central Valley population of Purple Martins\, which nest in elevated freeways and overpasses in Sacramento.  This program will present his study results and describe conservation measures that have been implemented and are needed to protect this species and help it recover. \nAbout the Speaker \nDan Airola is a wildlife biologist and ornithologist who has worked for over 40 years on bird conservation issues in Northern California.  His recent research addresses status\, ecology\, migration\, and conservation of at-risk species including the Tricolored Blackbird\, Swainson’s Hawk\, Yellow-billed Magpie\, fire-adapted forest species\, and migrant songbirds.  Dan also serves the Central Valley Bird Club as a Director\, Conservation Chair\, and editor of the journal Central Valley Birds.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/purple-martins-in-the-central-valley-going-going-gone/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210708T214131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210709T002711Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Rarities: Searching For The Unexpected (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Alex Henry \nFor Bay Area birders\, finding rarities in the fall is part of the fun. Our location on the edge of the Pacific Americas Flyway brings many species of birds through our area on their way south. Birds that normally migrate over the ocean get blown off course and land in the Bay Area\, while off-course birds that normally migrate over the North American continent may stop in the Bay Area to avoid going out over open ocean. In many species\, the adults begin migration before the juveniles\, so young birds may get lost and spend a few days here. By studying when and where these off-course migrants are seen\, and what weather patterns are associated with their arrival\, we can attempt to predict their occurrence and increase our chances of crossing paths with them. \nJoin Alameda County birder Alex Henry for a Zoom lecture presentation and field trip to sharpen your skills and hunt for fall rarities. \nTo maximize opportunities\, we’re offering two separate sessions of this class: This one in September and another one in October. Choose whichever class works best for you. (The material in each session is the same.) Field trip locations and directions will be announced in class. \nRecordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants  for a limited period of time. These two classes are the first of a series. We plan to offer similar winter\, spring and summer rarity classes. \n\nZoom lecture on Thursday September 16\, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.\nField trip on Sunday\, September 19. Time to be announced.\nLectures are via Zoom. Field trip locations will be announced in class.\nEach class is limited to 20 participants.\n$40 for GGAS members\, $60 for non-members.\n\nIf the class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \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/fall-rarities-searching-for-the-unexpected-session-1/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210909T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210909T200000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210708T204239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T220810Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Journaling At Lake Merritt - 10 sessions
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Clay Anderson\n10 sessions on Thursdays and Saturdays\nVenue: Zoom and field trips to Lake Merritt\nCome celebrate nature on Lake Merritt. Our nature journal class spans the myriad issues surrounding Lake Merritt’s natural world and the practice of nature journaling. Come share your love of journaling and commune with others  of like mind. This year-round course charts the evolution of  Lake Merritt’s seasons as the oldest Wildlife Refuge in the United States!\n\n\n\n\n\nIslands created for birds in Lake Merritt\nPhoto by Ilana DeBare\nZoom meetings on the 2nd Thursday evening of each month\, September through June\, with Lake Merritt field trips on the Saturday morning after the lecture. \n\nClasses by Zoom on the second Thursday of each month\, from 7 to 8 p.m.\nField trips at Lake Merritt on the Saturday morning after each Zoom meeting\, from 7 to 8:30 a.m.\n$200 for GGAS members\, $250 for non-members.\n\nThe meeting spot for field trips will be provided during each monthly class. Once this class is full\, you may sign up to be on a waiting list. \nMDAS members pay the same rate as GGAS members! \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration opens: July 1\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimited to 12 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/nature-journaling-at-lake-merritt-10-sessions/
LOCATION:Online and Field Trip
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210907T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210907T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210708T203424Z
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SUMMARY:Magic & Mystery Of Migration - 4 sessions on Tuesdays
DESCRIPTION:This summer\, somewhere in Canada\, a Blackpoll Warbler will hatch\, fledge\, and grow to young adulthood. Come August\, this half-ounce bird will fly 3\,000 miles to the Maritime provinces and then out over the Atlantic Ocean to catch a northwest tail wind that will take it south to around Bermuda. A northeast trade wind will carry it back to land to complete its 80-hour journey over 2\,000 miles of open ocean. Why? Join Bruce Mast for a four-week exploration of the magic and mystery of bird migration. We’ll consider why birds migrate\, how they navigate\, how they fuel their marathon flights\, and the evolutionary forces that have shaped migration over the millennia. \nRecordings of the lecture presentations will be available to class participants for a limited period of time. \n\nInstructor: Bruce Mast\nFour 1 ½ hour Tuesday classes via Zoom\, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on September 7\, 14\, 21\, and 28.\n$50 for GGAS members\, $75 for non-members.\n\nNote that we are also offering two sets of optional six-hour field trips — on Saturdays September 18 and October 2\, OR on Sundays September 19 and October 3 — for an additional fee of $100/members or $125/non-members. Field trips run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.\, and locations will be provided to registered participants. Each set of trips is limited to 10 people. \nIf you ONLY want to sign up for the Zoom classes\, click HERE or use the “Register” button below. (Cost of $50/members or $75/non-members.) \nIf you wish to sign up for the class plus the optional Saturday field trips\, click HERE. (Total cost of $150/members or $200/non-members.) \nIf you wish to sign up for the class plus the optional Sunday field trips\, click HERE. (Total cost of $150/members or $200/non-members.) \nMDAS members pay the same rate as GGAS members! \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration opens: July 1\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimited to 95 participants
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/magic-mystery-of-migration-4-sessions-on-tuesdays/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210819T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210819T210000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210817T211202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T211202Z
UID:6118-1629399600-1629406800@mtdiablobirds.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210811T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210811T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210708T202332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T212806Z
UID:5861-1628706600-1628713800@mtdiablobirds.org
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:20210809T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210809T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210708T201119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T212947Z
UID:5855-1628533800-1628541000@mtdiablobirds.org
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:20210715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210715T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084333
CREATED:20210604T204847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210604T204847Z
UID:5500-1626375600-1626381000@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Listen to Her Sing
DESCRIPTION:Only male birds sing\, right? Wrong! In fact\, this widespread notion has a lot more to do with human cultural and geographic biases than it has to do with nature. In this talk\, Nathan Pieplow explores the often-overlooked songs of female birds. You’ll hear the pair duets of meadowlarks and blackbirds\, the musical songs of female cardinals and orioles\, and the distinctive song of the female Canyon Wren. In which species do females actually sing more often than males? How do you know when you’re listening to a female Blue Jay? And where did we even get this crazy idea that only male birds sing? Answers to these questions and more in this presentation. \nNathan Pieplow is author of THE PETERSON FIELD GUIDE TO BIRD SOUNDS\, a two-volume set that is the most comprehensive guide to the sounds of North American birds. He lives in Boulder\, Colorado\, where he teaches writing and rhetoric at the University of Colorado. Nathan is a former editor of the quarterly journal Colorado Birds and one of the developers of the COLORADO COUNTY BIRDING WEBSITE and the COLORADO BIRDING TRAIL.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/listen-to-her-sing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210617T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210414T224410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T224410Z
UID:5383-1623956400-1623961800@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Madagascar’s Fragile Magic
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Eric Schroeder \nEric Schroeder will take you on a tour of this amazing island\, home to 308 species of birds\, 108 of which are endemic. Endemism isn’t limited to individual species but\, remarkably\, extends to the family level; Madagascar has six endemic avian families: the mesites\, the asities\, the vangas\, the tetras\, the ground rollers\, and the cuckoo roller (which has only one species—the Cuckoo-roller—in the family.)
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/madagascars-fragile-magic/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
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:20210427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210427T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210311T051240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T051240Z
UID:5259-1619550000-1619555400@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Magic Of Mitchell Canyon
DESCRIPTION:Magic Of Mitchell Canyon with Maureen Lahiff\nSince 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. We’ll look for warblers and flycatchers and enjoy early wildflowers and butterflies while walking along Mitchell Creek\, traversing chaparral\, and spending some time under a variety of mature trees. \nMaureen Lahiff was part of the first cohort of the Golden Gate Audubon Society/Cal Academy of Sciences Master Birder Program in 2013 and is a California Naturalist. She is a Lake Merritt docent and leads field trips and teaches classes for GGAS adult ed. She’s been leading trips at Mitchell Canyon for GGAS and for Birdathon for several years. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/magic-of-mitchell-canyon/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210311T050908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T050908Z
UID:5257-1619031600-1619037000@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Finding Rarities In The East Bay
DESCRIPTION:Finding Rarities In The East Bay with Alex Henry\nThe 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 bird life of the East Bay\, with a focus on strategies for finding the rarer and more sought-after species we are fortunate enough to have in the area. \nAlex Henry is a lifelong nature enthusiast and shameless bird-nerd. Although only a recent resident of the Bay Area\, Alex has spent countless hours exploring the many wild places the East Bay has to offer\, and is excited at the opportunity to share what he’s learned in those explorations. And\, although he’s too self-effacing to recount this\, he was the number one birder in Alameda County on eBird last year. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/finding-rarities-in-the-east-bay/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210414T222736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T222736Z
UID:5373-1618513200-1618518600@mtdiablobirds.org
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:20210413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210311T050445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T050445Z
UID:5255-1618340400-1618345800@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Condors Of Pinnacles
DESCRIPTION:Condors Of Pinnacles with Rusty Scalf & Richard Neidhardt\nThe 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\, one of the oldest known anywhere. The geology of the place is truly fascinating. Join Rusty Scalf and Richard Neidhardt for a 90-minute discussion of both Condors and Rhyolite. \nRichard Neidhardt is a condor tracker with extensive experience radio-tracking condors on the ground and in the air\, at Pinnacles and far flung locations in the California Coast Ranges. Rusty Scalf is a longtime Golden Gate Audubon birding instructor and trip leader\, who leads a field trip to Pinnacles each spring as part of Birdathon. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 90 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/condors-of-pinnacles/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210411T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210310T051526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T051526Z
UID:5245-1618167600-1618173000@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Behind The Gates At Hayward Marsh
DESCRIPTION:Behind The Gates At Hayward Marsh with Bob Lewis\nStopping 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 see something special. We hope we see Least Terns and Black Skimmers on the sandy islands\, and one or two (one year THREE) species of Phalaropes on their way to their breeding grounds! Some rarities may fly by—Black Scoter or Laughing Gull perhaps? Join us on a very pleasant spring walk via Zoom to a special place\, full of birds! \nBob Lewis is a long-time Bay Area birder\, photographer\, and birding instructor\, and a new-time Zoomologist\, giving bird-related talks to senior homes\, Audubon groups\, libraries and Photo clubs. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/behind-the-gates-at-hayward-marsh/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210310T051030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T051641Z
UID:5243-1617994800-1618000200@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Puzzling Pairs: An Id Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Puzzling Pairs: An Id Workshop with Oliver James & Adrian Hinkle\nSpring 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 a series of notoriously subtle identification challenges\, using side-by-side visual comparisons of look alike species that frequent the Bay Area in Spring. Bring pencil and paper—and come ready to test your perception with fun pop Zoom quizzes. \nAdrian Hinkle recently moved to California to study water issues as a UC Berkeley grad student. He enjoys leading field trips\, exploring under-birded places with friends\, and volunteering as an eBird reviewer and regional editor for North American Birds. \nOliver James got his start birding on Golden Gate Audubon Society field trips as a kid in Berkeley\, CA. Today\, he’s a grad student at UC Berkeley and serves on the Board at GGAS. He’s also the author and illustrator of Birds of Berkeley (Heyday Press). \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/puzzling-pairs-an-id-workshop/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210408T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210219T234931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210221T002800Z
UID:5173-1617908400-1617913800@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Birding By Ear
DESCRIPTION:BIRDING BY EAR: SPRING\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR: DENISE WIGHT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSix Zoom sessions on Thursdays\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpring! 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 tips and hints on how to get the most out of your spring listening experience. \nAlthough we cannot meet as a group due to COVID\, we will cover 6 recommended locations for bird listening. \nSix (6) Thursday evening Zoom presentations\, April 8 to May 13; 7 to 8:30 p.m. \nSix (6) suggested field trips (on your own) − mornings are best \nWaitlist available for this class. \nInstructor: Denise Wight \nCost $125.00 flat fee for members and non-members \nRegistration opens on Monday\, March 1st at 9 am and closes on Wednesday\, March 31st at 9 am. \nLimited to 20 participants.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/birding-by-ear/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210310T050455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T051711Z
UID:5241-1617822000-1617827400@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Treasures Of Mines Road
DESCRIPTION:Treasures Of Mines Road with Steve Lombardi\nThis 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 place in early spring\, when summer residents are returning and nesting activity is heating up. Highlights will include: \nStudy of area specialties\, like Phainopepla\, Lewis’s Woodpecker\, Lawrence’s Goldfinch\, and Greater Roadrunner (a bird that’s elusive in person\, but easily seen virtually). \nA drive around Lake Del Valle searching for Bald Eagle\, breeding Western Grebes\, and several species of nesting swallows. \nViews and sounds of the expected chaparral and scrub species\, like California Thrasher\, Western Kingbird\, and Rufous-crowned Sparrow. \nWe’ll include discussion of the various eBird hotspots along our route\, plus tips for visiting the area in person. It will be a 3-county hat trick! \nSteve Lombardi\, Field Trip Coordinator for Golden Gate Audubon Society\, has led springtime Birdathon field trips to Mines Road for years. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/treasures-of-mines-road/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210425
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210405T181212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T031631Z
UID:5343-1617580800-1619308799@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Christmas In May Count Registration
DESCRIPTION:Join Golden Gate Audubon Society’s new Christmas-in-May Bird Counts (CiMBC) on Saturday\, May 8th! \nFind as many bird species as possible in your chosen area… while contributing to community science and generating funds to protect Bay Area birds. \nChoose from 25 AREAS in Oakland or 17 AREAS in San Francisco. Pick an area you’ve birded before in our Christmas count to experience the seasonal changes in bird populations\, or explore an entirely new area. Or select Feeder Watch to count birds in your own yard. Sign up early to ensure your first choice of birding area\, since there is a limit of 10 birders per count area. \nOur count day of May 8 coincides with eBird’s GLOBAL BIG DAY: We’re asking every participant to upload their tally to eBird so we can contribute to this massive community science effort. Not familiar with eBird? No problem! We’ll host a Zoom class on Saturday\, May 2\, at 7 p.m. to develop your eBird Mobile skills. \nAlong with birding fun and community science\, Christmas-in-May has a third important aspect—supporting Golden Gate Audubon. Your registration fee of $25 (or $15 for students/low-income) helps us continue our work protecting Bay Area birds. \nMultiply the impact of your own contribution by getting friends or family members to support your area team! Find your team’s fundraising page HERE. Your friends can make a fixed donation in advance or—to heighten the suspense on count day—make a per-species pledge such as 50 cents for every species you find.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/christmas-in-may-count-registration/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210403T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210403T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T084334
CREATED:20210310T045955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T051747Z
UID:5238-1617476400-1617481800@mtdiablobirds.org
SUMMARY:Raptors Of Skaggs Island
DESCRIPTION:Raptors Of Skaggs Island with Anne Ardillo & George Eade\nThis 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 Bay\, Skaggs island is a favored habitat for many birds\, especially raptors. \nGeorge and Anne will share photography and natural history stories about the unique biodiversity\, the wintering birds and the history of this unique area. \nAnne Ardillo teaches raptor classes for Golden Gate Audubon. George Eade has surveyed raptors at Skaggs Island for over 7 years and reports to the USFWS and the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory. \nThis event will take place online via Zoom and last approximately 60-75 minutes. Registrants will be sent a link and password to access the Zoom. The session will be recorded\, and registrants will have access to the recording on the web for two weeks after the event\, regardless of whether they attend the live presentation.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/raptors-of-skaggs-island/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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