Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
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Do Acorn Woodpeckers make granaries or do granaries make Acorn Woodpeckers?
OnlineSpeaker: Sahas Barve We will plunge into the complicated social lives of acorn woodpeckers. How they build granaries and what they will do to win access to a big granary. Using cutting-edge radio tracking technology and over 45 years of demographic data, we will learn how these common backyard birds cooperate with close relatives to […]
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Queer Birds: Community Inclusion, Community Building, and Community Science
OnlineIn the early 2000s, LBGT rights were under attack; there was no marriage equality, and LGBTQ people often felt unsafe in the field. To build a veritable, ongoing community, a group of LGBTQ birders banded together to start what is now called QBNA—Queer Birders of North America. Local Bay Area birder Jennifer Rycenga spearheaded the […]
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Recent Tech Advancements And Bird In Flight Photography – The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
OnlineBurrowing owl flight with dove Photo: Rob Bielefeld This presentation will focus on recent advancements in camera and lens technology. From sensors, to IBIS, to AF, advancements have made at getting great birds-in-flight images easier than ever before. However, with advancements come potential pitfalls. Speaker Rob Bielefeld will discuss both sides of the technological coin: […]