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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 […]
Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera: Learning their language
OnlineKarla Bloem 2021 World Owl Hall of Fame Special Achievement Award winner Executive Director, International Owl Center Minnesota, USA A 3-week old Great Horned Owl fell out of her nest in 1997 and injured her wing too severely to ever be able to fly. Alice was placed with Karla Bloem in Houston, Minnesota to be […]
Bird Sounds Seminar with Nathan Pieplow – A Shared Vocabulary for Bird Sounds, Part I
OnlineIn an effort to promote bird knowledge and interest, OAS has partnered with author and bird sound expert Nathan Pieplow for a 5-part set of one-hour sessions from mid January to early February in 2021 starting at 7pm each night. Tell your friends! This is a rare opportunity to have the caliber of Nathan Pieplow […]
Introduction To The eBird Phone App
OnlineInstructor: Steve Lombardi, 1 session on: Thursday, January 14, 7:00-8:30 pm via Zoom We’ll use Zoom to learn the eBird phone app including how to post and edit a checklist, how to choose a location, and how it works with eBird on your browser. We’ll also discuss a few eBird best practices as we […]
Sand Dunes and Salt Flats
OnlinePresented by Bob Lewis Namibia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world, with 2.6 million residents. It has the largest sand dunes in the world, and it hasn’t rained for over 10 years in parts of the Namib Desert. But it hosts many birds and animals that have learned to survive in this […]
The Return of the Pine Canyon Peregrines, a film by Joan Hamilton
OnlineTHANKSGIVING FILM PREMIERE: Audible Mount Diablo’s Newest Film The Return of the Pine Canyon Peregrines, a film by Joan Hamilton Watch the film: Friday, 11/20 at 4:00 PM on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqtvJhx-5U&feature=youtu.be Live Q&A panel discussion after the film on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97609709144 Once extinct in the Bay Area, these masters of the sky have made a […]
Virtual Talk: Monitoring nesting boxes for the California Wood Duck Program
OnlineJoin SPAWNERS for their first virtual talk. Doug Vaughan will talk about his experiences monitoring nesting boxes for the California Wood Duck Program at the San Pablo Reservoir. Participants must RSVP to to receive the meeting link, which will be sent several days prior to the event. SPAWNERS mission is to protect the San […]
Bay Area Raptor Rundown
OnlineLearn to identify raptors on the coast and in the Santa Cruz mountains during the migration season. Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), as we learn about birds of prey this fall with local Naturalist Jeff Caplan, director of Common Language Nature. Raptors play an integral role in the health of our ecosystems! Learn how to identify […]
Global Birding Birdwatching Event
OnlineWHAT ARE THE AIMS OF THE EVENT? 1. We would like to have as many people as possible join in our Global Bird Weekend on October 17 and 18, 2020. COVID-19 lockdown meant many people became more aware of their local natural surroundings. We want everyone to celebrate their love for nature and birds across […]
2020 World Migratory Bird Day Live Online
OnlineWorld Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is a global event that celebrates the phenomenon of bird migrations and serves as a call to action to protect the birds we share. Environment for the Americas organizes WMBD in the Americas, connecting people to bird conservation from Canada to Argentina and the Caribbean. WMBD is officially celebrated on […]