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SUMMARY:Do Acorn Woodpeckers make granaries or do granaries make Acorn Woodpeckers?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Sahas Barve \nWe 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 raise offspring and eavesdrop on neighbors to gain social information. Finally we will look briefly at how fire may be affecting the socio-biology of this enigmatic bird of the Californian oak savannah. \nBio: Sahas Barve is from Mumbai\, India and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He is an avian ecologist\, interested in understanding why some birds are social and what is the evolutionary benefit of social behavior to these birds. He is an avid birder and wants to see 6\,000 species by the time he is 60.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/do-acorn-woodpeckers-make-granaries-or-do-granaries-make-acorn-woodpeckers/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210117T110000
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SUMMARY:Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera: Learning their language
DESCRIPTION:Karla Bloem\n2021 World Owl Hall of Fame Special Achievement Award winner\nExecutive Director\, International Owl Center\nMinnesota\, USA \nA 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 used as an ambassador to teach people about owls. Because she imprinted on humans\, she eventually claimed Karla as her mate. Alice was upset that Karla didn’t know how to behave like a proper male Great Horned Owl\, so in self-defense Karla began studying Great Horned Owl vocalizations in 2004. This long-term study expanded to include the vocal and behavioral interactions of more than two dozen captive and wild owls over the past 16 years. This is their story\, as it unfolded\, and it is juicier than most television soap operas while offering detailed insights into their vocalizations and behaviors. \nGreat Horned Owls vocalizations are innate and not learned\, and the captive owls studied vocalized in the same ways the wild owls did. This intimate\, long-term study has engaged many dedicated volunteer observers and has allowed a better understanding of their complete vocal repertoire and associated behaviors\, individuality of territorial hoots\, vocal development of young owls\, regional variation in territorial hoots\, and has given small insights into the heritability of territorial hoot characteristics.  \n(Because Alice is retired and highly territorial and jealous at home\, she will appear only via video.)\n​\nKarla Bloem is the founder and Executive Director of the International Owl Center. Alice’s popularity led Karla to create the International Festival of Owls\, the first full-weekend\, all-owl event in North America that has served as the inspiration for similar festivals in Italy\, Nepal and India. Karla and Alice testified before the Minnesota House and Senate environment committees to successfully gain protection for Great Horned Owls in 2005. She is part of a committee organizing the next World Owl Conference in October 2022 in La Crosse\, Wisconsin. \n​This presentation will also be livestreamed to the International Owl Center’s YouTube channel but will NOT be saved for later viewing after it concludes. Click HERE to register to watch it as a Zoom webinar and be able to ask questions.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/real-life-great-horned-owl-soap-opera-learning-their-language/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260603T162636
CREATED:20210107T183449Z
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SUMMARY:Bird Sounds Seminar with Nathan Pieplow - A Shared Vocabulary for Bird Sounds\, Part I
DESCRIPTION:In 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. \nTell your friends! This is a rare opportunity to have the caliber of Nathan Pieplow for an in-depth discussion on how to listen to and decipher bird sounds\, using the latest vocabulary and methods described in his recent books: Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Western North America and Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America. \nJan 14 — A Shared Vocabulary for Bird Sounds\, Part I\nJan 21 — A Shared Vocabulary for Bird Sounds\, Part II\nJan 28 — Beyond Beginning Ear Birding\, Part I\nFeb 04 — Beyond Beginning Ear Birding\, Part II (group presentations)\nFeb 11 — How to Record Bird Sounds (With Your Phone) \nTO PAY VIA CHECK: \nThe cost is $30 for the seminar (OAS members)\, $45 (non -members). If interested\, please send a check of $30 or $45\, including your email address for follow up to: \nOhlone Audubon Society (Bird Sounds Seminar) 1922 Hillsdale St\, Hayward\, CA 94541 \nIn the event that the seminar is canceled due to lack of interest\, your check will be voided. If you would like it returned please let us know. \nTO PAY VIA PAYPAL \nhttps://www.ohloneaudubon.org/index.php/join/donate \nThe cost is $30.07 (OAS members)\, $45.07 (non-members). Additional fees cover transaction costs. \nFor extra measure\, but not mandatory\, you can send an email to programs AT ohloneaudubon.org after your payment.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/bird-sounds-seminar-with-nathan-pieplow-1/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210114T203000
DTSTAMP:20260603T162636
CREATED:20210105T185438Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction To The eBird Phone App
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Steve Lombardi\, HOTROCK175@GMAIL.COM\n1 session on: Thursday\, January 14\, 7:00-8:30 pm via Zoom \nWe’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 go. \nRegistration opens: January 1\, 2020 \nLimited to 95 participants \nClick HERE to register.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/introduction-to-the-ebird-phone-app/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201217T203000
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SUMMARY:Sand Dunes and Salt Flats
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bob Lewis \n\n\n\n\nNamibia 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 arid place. Bob and GGAS friends spent some time in Cape Town\, and then drove to Walvis Bay to meet the GGAS tour group.  Bob will show you many of the desert creatures he saw on tour. Photo of Burchell’s Courser by Bob Lewis.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/sand-dunes-and-salt-flats/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201120T173000
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SUMMARY:The Return of the Pine Canyon Peregrines\, a film by Joan Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:THANKSGIVING FILM PREMIERE: Audible Mount Diablo’s Newest Film \nThe Return of the Pine Canyon Peregrines\, a film by Joan Hamilton \nWatch the film: Friday\, 11/20 at 4:00 PM on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqtvJhx-5U&feature=youtu.be \nLive Q&A panel discussion after the film on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97609709144 \nOnce extinct in the Bay Area\, these masters of the sky have made a dramatic comeback. How did they do it? With help from a remarkable team of bold biologists and determined volunteers. \nMount Diablo Interpretive Association and Save Mount Diablo will premiere the newest film in the Audible Mount Diablo series\, The Return of the Pine Canyon Peregrines\, in a special Thanksgiving presentation on Friday\, November 20\, 2020\, at 4:00 PM via YouTube\, with a live Q&A panel discussion following immediately on Zoom. \nJoin in to see this uplifting story\, spanning more than 100 years\, of the falcon’s fall and rise. By 1950\, DDT had wiped out peregrines in the Bay Area\, including in Pine Canyon\, and had nearly driven the species extinct in the US as a whole. \nJust-in-time restoration efforts brought this fastest-critter-in-the-world back from the brink. In Pine Canyon\, it took four years of hard work\, 1989 to 1993\, to turn the corner. Today’s Peregrine Team in Pine Canyon\, a natural history education group made up of Diablo volunteers and founded in 2015\, has its roots in that time.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/the-return-of-the-pine-canyon-peregrines-a-film-by-joan-hamilton/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T193000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Talk: Monitoring nesting boxes for the California Wood Duck Program
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nParticipants must RSVP to helen@thewatershedproject.org to receive the meeting link\, which will be sent several days prior to the event. \nSPAWNERS mission is to protect the San Pablo Creek Watershed and inspire community appreciation and stewardship through advocacy\, education\, and habitat restoration.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/virtual-talk-monitoring-nesting-boxes-for-the-california-wood-duck-program/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
ORGANIZER;CN="Helen Fitanides":MAILTO:helen@thewatershedproject.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201106T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T041107Z
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Raptor Rundown
DESCRIPTION:Learn to identify raptors on the coast and in the Santa Cruz mountains during the migration season. \nJoin 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 migratory and resident raptors when out on the coast or hiking in the Santa Cruz mountains. Jeff focuses on mindfulness\, curiosity and bird language to help people from diverse backgrounds feel safe and connected in nature. This basic birding webinar will be great for all ages\, especially kids and adults ages 12 and up! \nRegister HERE. All registrants will receive the access link prior to the event. \nAbout the Instructor:\nBird Language instructor Jeff Caplan weaves 30 years as a naturalist and a teacher of communication skills\, to cultivate a common language for connecting more deeply with nature and birds. He inspires youth science educators in Yosemite\, tour guides in the Galapagos\, and university students in the Amazon Jungles of Ecuador. He weaves mindfulness\, citizen science and bird language to help people from diverse backgrounds to feel curious and connected in nature. If you want an invitation to Jeff’s smaller\, more personalized workshops on Backyard Bird Language and other topics please go to CommonLanguageNature.com.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/bay-area-raptor-rundown/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Birding Classes
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201019
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SUMMARY:Global Birding Birdwatching Event
DESCRIPTION:WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF THE EVENT?\n1. 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 the world in their own local areas or “patch”. Part of our weekend event will include eBird’s October Big Day when we aim to create a world record for the largest number of birds seen by the greatest number of people on this peak migration weekend. We hope that at least 25\,000 participants will go out Birdwatching on Saturday\, October 17 and tell us what they see. \n2. Record as many different species of bird as possible. Let us know by recording your sightings on eBird. Our goal is to record more than 6\,000 bird species. \n3. On Sunday October 18 take your camera\, phone\, friends and/or sketch pad to your favorite birdwatching area and share those places with your new global friends on our social media pages using:\n#GLOBALBIRDWEEKEND\n#GLOBALBIRDING\nand upload your images to eBird’s dedicated Global Bird Weekend page. You can still upload your bird sightings to eBird that day too! \n4. Raise funds for the Birdlife Conservation Project: Stop the illegal trade in birds!
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/global-birding-birdwatching-event/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201008
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201011
DTSTAMP:20260603T162636
CREATED:20201004T201304Z
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SUMMARY:2020 World Migratory Bird Day Live Online
DESCRIPTION:World 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 the second Saturday in May (May 9\, 2020) and the second Saturday in October each year (October 10\, 2020). Because of the nature of bird migrations\, however\, on-the-ground events take place year-round. Every Day is Bird Day! \nThis event spans three days and features a large number of presentations for all ages streaming on Facebook.
URL:https://mtdiablobirds.org/event/2020-world-migratory-bird-day-live-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Birding,Education,Young Birders
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