Speaker Series
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Pileated Woodpeckers – By Sylvia Hunt
Speaker Series Archived Recordings
2026
June – “Birding the Southern Oceans and Antarctica” by Alvaro Jaramillo. Passcode: eD2.e$2Q
May – “The Aquatic World of Penguins – Biology of Fish-Birds” by David Ainley. Passcode: @L&?7y7w
April – “Adelie Penguins: Their Past, Present and Future in a Changing Antarctica” by Grant Ballard. Passcode: J=dZQ$+1
March – “Bluebirds in the 21st Century” by Georgette Howington and Mike Azevedo. Passcode: 0Rc.i5Yp
February – “Phalaropes in the Big City” by Nathan Van Schmidt. Passcode: +f8?9EGi
January – “Dragonflies” by Kathy Biggs and Sandra von Arb. Passcode: R5G$n#NM
2025
December – “Elephant Seals at Point Reyes” by Sarah Allen. Passcode: LQ^#F6JE
November – “Motus Wildlife Tracking System” by Kianna Leung
October – “Aves Argentina: From Rescue to Resilience” by Hernan Casanas and Tamara Zalewski
September – “Their Year in Birding” – by Larry Nigro and Molly Donahue
June – “Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines in SF Bay” – by Marilyn Latta
May – “Flycatchers Identification Demystified” – by Cin-Ty Lee and Andy Birch
April – “The Farallon Islands-A Place Like No Other” – by Pete Warzbybok
March – “Beavers Benefit Birds” – by Heidi Perryman
February – “Bay Area Wildlife Guide” – by Jeff Miller
January – “Migratory Shorebird Act” – by Matt Reiter PhD
2024
December – “Colombia – South America’s Birdies Country” – by Benny Jacobs-Schwartz
November – “Christmas Bird Count 2024” – by Josiah Clark
October – “Raptor Quest: Chasing America’s Raptors” – by Scott Harris
September – “Vagrancy in Birds” – by Daniel Edelstein
August – “Vaux’s Swifts Counting Training” – by Michael Helm
June – “Marin’s Declining Shorebirds” – by Nils Warnock
May – “Ethical Wildlife Photography” – by Sarah Killingsworth
April – “Monarch Butterfly” – by Mia Monroe and Ole Schell
March – “Re-discovering and Conserving the Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon, A Critically Endangered Species” – by Jordan Boersma, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
February – “Western Snowy Plovers” – by Matt Lau – National Park Service
January – “Northern Spotted Owls” – by Taylor Ellis
2023
November – “My Favorite Birds of the Sierra Nevada Mountains” – by Rich Cimino
October – “Unique and Rare Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa” – by John Sterling
September – “The Marvelous Hummingbird – From Sea to Summit” – by Benny Jacobs-Schwartz
June – “Tour of Marin Audubon Tidelands” – by Jude Stalker
May – “The Importance to Islands and Avian Evolution” – by Bob Lewis
April – “California Condor – Forever Free” – by Kurt Leuschner
March – “Bay Area Mountain Lions” – by Winston Vickers
2022
December – “Domestic Cat Management in Marin County” – by Grant Sizemore
November – “Anacapa Island Seabird Restoration” – by Annie Little
October – “Hummingbirds of California and Beyond” – by Bob Lewis
September – “Beauty and the Beast – California Wildflowers and Climate Change” – by Rob Badger and Peter H. Raven
June – “Conservation of the Tri-colored Blackbird and its Habitat in the Sierra Foothills and Central Valley” – by Daniel Airola
May – “Northern Spotted Owl Monitoring in Marin County” – by Renee Cormier
April – “Hansen’s Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevadas” – by Keith Hansen
March – “Turkey Vultures, California Condors and the Migration of Raptors Across the Desert” – by Kurt Leuschner
February – Minnesota’s Sax-Zim Bog & the “Invasion of the Vole Snatchers” – by Sparky Stensass
January – “Birding in New Mexico” – by Rich Cimino
2021
December – “Monarchs in Marin. How Much Trouble Are They In?” – by Mia Monroe and Ed Nute
November – “Birding Adventures in Morocco” – by Stirling Bird Tours
October – Amigos Alados “Feathered Friends” – by Alison Quoyeser
September – Birds and Mammals of Tanzania – by Wendy Dreskin
June – For the Love of Hummingbirds – by John Shewey
May – A Worldwide Collaboration to Track Bird Migration – by Amie MacDonald
April – Discovering Wood Warblers in Marin County – by Daniel Edelstein M.S.
March – Birding by Kayak on the Russian River – by Theresa & Miles Tuffli
February – Marin’s Booming Bird Population – by Roger D Harris
January – Change in Bird Status in the Central Valley – by John Sterling
2020
December – When Waterbirds are in Crisis – by JD Bergerson
November – Habitat Potential – by M.T. Clark
October – Birds of the Sierra – by Bob Lewis
September – Natural History of the Gulf of the Farallon Marine Sanctuary – by David Wimpfheimer
June – Habitat Potential – by Josiah Clark
Speaker Series Archived Recordings
2025
November – “Motus Wildlife Tracking System” by Kianna Leung
October – “Aves Argentina: From Rescue to Resilience” by Hernan Casanas and Tamara Zalewski
September – “Their Year in Birding” – by Larry Nigro and Molly Donahue
June – “Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines in SF Bay” – by Marilyn Latta
May – “Flycatchers Identification Demystified” – by Cin-Ty Lee and Andy Birch
April – “The Farallon Islands-A Place Like No Other” – by Pete Warzbybok
March – “Beavers Benefit Birds” – by Heidi Perryman
February – “Bay Area Wildlife Guide” – by Jeff Miller
January – “Migratory Shorebird Act” – by Matt Reiter PhD
2024
December – “Colombia – South America’s Birdies Country” – by Benny Jacobs-Schwartz
November – “Christmas Bird Count 2024” – by Josiah Clark
October – “Raptor Quest: Chasing America’s Raptors” – by Scott Harris
September – “Vagrancy in Birds” – by Daniel Edelstein
August – “Vaux’s Swifts Counting Training” – by Michael Helm
June – “Marin’s Declining Shorebirds” – by Nils Warnock
May – “Ethical Wildlife Photography” – by Sarah Killingsworth
April – “Monarch Butterfly” – by Mia Monroe and Ole Schell
March – “Re-discovering and Conserving the Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon, A Critically Endangered Species” – by Jordan Boersma, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
February – “Western Snowy Plovers” – by Matt Lau – National Park Service
January – “Northern Spotted Owls” – by Taylor Ellis
2023
November – “My Favorite Birds of the Sierra Nevada Mountains” – by Rich Cimino
October – “Unique and Rare Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa” – by John Sterling
September – “The Marvelous Hummingbird – From Sea to Summit” – by Benny Jacobs-Schwartz
June – “Tour of Marin Audubon Tidelands” – by Jude Stalker
May – “The Importance to Islands and Avian Evolution” – by Bob Lewis
April – “California Condor – Forever Free” – by Kurt Leuschner
March – “Bay Area Mountain Lions” – by Winston Vickers
2022
December – “Domestic Cat Management in Marin County” – by Grant Sizemore
November – “Anacapa Island Seabird Restoration” – by Annie Little
October – “Hummingbirds of California and Beyond” – by Bob Lewis
September – “Beauty and the Beast – California Wildflowers and Climate Change” – by Rob Badger and Peter H. Raven
June – “Conservation of the Tri-colored Blackbird and its Habitat in the Sierra Foothills and Central Valley” – by Daniel Airola
May – “Northern Spotted Owl Monitoring in Marin County” – by Renee Cormier
April – “Hansen’s Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevadas” – by Keith Hansen
March – “Turkey Vultures, California Condors and the Migration of Raptors Across the Desert” – by Kurt Leuschner
February – Minnesota’s Sax-Zim Bog & the “Invasion of the Vole Snatchers” – by Sparky Stensass
January – “Birding in New Mexico” – by Rich Cimino
2021
December – “Monarchs in Marin. How Much Trouble Are They In?” – by Mia Monroe and Ed Nute
November – “Birding Adventures in Morocco” – by Stirling Bird Tours
October – Amigos Alados “Feathered Friends” – by Alison Quoyeser
September – Birds and Mammals of Tanzania – by Wendy Dreskin
June – For the Love of Hummingbirds – by John Shewey
May – A Worldwide Collaboration to Track Bird Migration – by Amie MacDonald
April – Discovering Wood Warblers in Marin County – by Daniel Edelstein M.S.
March – Birding by Kayak on the Russian River – by Theresa & Miles Tuffli
February – Marin’s Booming Bird Population – by Roger D Harris
January – Change in Bird Status in the Central Valley – by John Sterling
2020
December – When Waterbirds are in Crisis – by JD Bergerson
November – Habitat Potential – by M.T. Clark
October – Birds of the Sierra – by Bob Lewis
September – Natural History of the Gulf of the Farallon Marine Sanctuary – by David Wimpfheimer
June – Habitat Potential – by Josiah Clark