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SUMMARY:The Ponds at the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (LGVSD) - San Rafael
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 1\, 2026\n8:30 AM to noon\nBirding with Mark Clark \nRegistration is not required. All participants are welcome to join this trip. \nOn this trip we especially welcome beginning birders to join Mark Clark\, along with bird enthusiasts of all levels\, on our monthly walk around the ponds at Las Gallinas.  With fall migration underway\, we’ll be looking for waterfowl\, waders\, songbirds\, raptors\, rails and swallows. We are likely to spot some interesting species\, so come assist in our search. \nThe packed dirt paths around the ponds are wide\, flat and easy to navigate. Heavy rain cancels. There is a portable restroom in the parking area for public use. \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101\, exit at Smith Ranch Rd. Drive east on Smith Ranch Rd. toward McInnis Park. Turn left after crossing the railroad tracks and drive about 0.5 mile through the LGVSD gates and into the parking lot at the end of the road. Meet the group by the bridge just past the parking lot. There is a portable restroom in the parking area for public use.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/the-ponds-at-the-las-gallinas-valley-sanitary-district-lgvsd-san-rafael-13/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:The San Francisco Bay State of the Birds
DESCRIPTION:The San Francisco Bay State of the Birds\nThursday\, October 8\, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Julian Wood\nEvent is free. Register HERE for this speaker series. \nTopic:\nLearn how the SF Bay State of the Birds (www.sfbaystateofthebirds.org) tracks bird trends as a sign of habitat health. Because birds tend to be sensitive to habitat changes and respond quickly\, they are great indicators of overall habitat health. The SF Bay State of the Birds website reveals timely insights that guide restoration and management across San Francisco Bay. Built for land managers\, funders\, scientists\, and community leaders\, it delivers frequent updates to advance conservation goals. \nSpeaker Bio:\nJulian Wood is the San Francisco Bay Program Leader at Point Blue Conservation Science and works to advance wetland-dependent bird conservation by leading innovative research and monitoring projects that inform on-the-ground restoration and management. \nPhoto Credit: Julian Wood
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/the-san-francisco-bay-state-of-the-birds/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Deer Island Open Space and Simmons Slough - Novato
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 11\, 2026\n8:30 AM – 12:30 PM\nBirding with Sarah Reid\, iNaturalist Ambassador\nRegister HERE \nRegistration is required. Registration opens October 1st at 8AM.\nLimit of 12 participants for this trip.\n \nJoin us on our walk along Deer Island Open Space trails with iNaturalist Ambassador Sarah Reid\, who has experience with California Academy of Sciences\, Sonoma Land Trust and Regional Parks.  Her goal is to support new and existing users of the iNaturalist platform in learning how to record\, identify and explore biodiversity in their local regions. \nAlison Pence\, Marin Audubon Field Trip Co-Coordinator\, will help lead with introductions to eBird and Merlin for new users. The second stop on the trip will be to Simmons Slough\, a Marin Audubon Property and site of the new nestbox project. \nDirections:\nTake 101N\, exit at 460A to CA 37 toward Vallejo\, continue 2.3 mi. on CA 37E and turn left at the Atherton Ave. exit\, continue 1.5 mi. and turn left on Olive Ave\, after 0.7 mi turn left on Deer Island Lane for 0.2 miles to the Deer Island Open Space entrance and trailhead. From the north\, take Atherton Avenue and turn right on Olive Ave to Deer Island Lane. Parking lot only holds a few cars\, more parking on Deer Island Lane. Meet at the trailhead at 8:30 AM.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/deer-island-open-space-and-simmons-slough-novato/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon - Marin Headlands
DESCRIPTION:Rodeo Lagoon\, Marin Headlands\nWednesday\, October 21\, 2026\n7:30/8:00 AM to 12:00 PM\nBirding with William Legge and David Wiechers \nREGISTER HERE \nRegistration is required for this trip. Registration opens on Sunday\, October 11 at 8 AM\nLimit of 15 participants for this trip. \nJoin William and David for this fourth fall migration field trip at Rodeo Lagoon. This is their long-time “patch\,” which never seems to disappoint birders with daily variations in species and a good chance of an unusual sighting. On this trip\, our group will be targeting Parasitic Jaeger\, migrating shorebirds and scarcer migrant passerines. We will begin the morning with a Sea Watch from Rodeo Beach at 7:30 AM. Those arriving later may join us at 8:00 AM for a circuit of the lagoon. A brief mid-morning ‘coffee-stop’ is planned at Headlands Center for the Arts and it would be appreciated if participants come willing to contribute via the onsite ‘tip-jar’ as a thank you to the Headlands Center for the Arts for accommodating our group. This field trip is less suitable for beginners. \nDIRECTIONS: Head south on Hwy 101 and take the last Sausalito exit just before the Golden Gate Bridge. At the exit stop sign\, turn right and go under the freeway\, then follow the road down to the left. Within 300 feet turn left at the sign to the Marin Headlands (This is the only available left turn before you begin the descent into Sausalito). You should see the tunnel with the five-minute light. Proceed through the tunnel on Bunker Rd to the Rodeo Lagoon Parking Lot at the end. Meet by the footbridge over the channel to the beach or join MAS birders with scopes along the nearby beach area.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/rodeo-lagoon-marin-headlands-33/
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SUMMARY:The Ponds at the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (LGVSD) - San Rafael
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 5\, 2026\n8:30 AM to noon\nBirding with Mark Clark \nRegistration is not required. All participants are welcome to join this trip. \nOn this trip we especially welcome beginning birders to join Mark Clark\, along with bird enthusiasts of all levels\, on our monthly walk around the ponds at Las Gallinas.  With fall migration underway\, we’ll be looking for waterfowl\, waders\, songbirds\, raptors\, rails and swallows. We are likely to spot some interesting species\, so come assist in our search. \nThe packed dirt paths around the ponds are wide\, flat and easy to navigate. Heavy rain cancels. There is a portable restroom in the parking area for public use. \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101\, exit at Smith Ranch Rd. Drive east on Smith Ranch Rd. toward McInnis Park. Turn left after crossing the railroad tracks and drive about 0.5 mile through the LGVSD gates and into the parking lot at the end of the road. Meet the group by the bridge just past the parking lot. There is a portable restroom in the parking area for public use.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/the-ponds-at-the-las-gallinas-valley-sanitary-district-lgvsd-san-rafael-14/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Acorn Woodpeckers: Cooperation\, Conflict\, and Family Drama
DESCRIPTION:Acorn Woodpeckers: Cooperation\, Conflict\, and Family Drama\nThursday\, November 12\,\n7:00 PM to 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Walt Koenig\, Research Zoologist Emeritus\, UC Berkeley\, and Graduate School Professor\, Cornell Lab of Ornithology\nEvent is free. Registration link coming soon for this speaker series.\n \nTopic:\nAcorn Woodpeckers\, best known for their unique habit of storing acorns by the thousands in special structures known as “granaries”\, are cooperative breeders that exhibit one of the most complex social systems of any bird. Based\non a long-term study of this species at Hastings Natural History Reservation in Monterey County\,\nWalt will explain some of the strikingly cooperative and diabolically competitive behaviors of this species that he and his\ncolleagues have discovered during their 50+ year field study. \nSpeaker Bio:\nWalt studied Acorn Woodpeckers as a Ph.D. student and Research Zoologist at UC Berkeley from 1974 to 2008. He was subsequently a Senior Scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca\, New York\, from 2008 to 2016. He retired in 2016 and returned to upper Carmel Valley\, where he studies acorn production by California oaks\, continues to try and figure out Acorn Woodpecker behavior\, and perfects his sparkling wine palate. \nPhoto Credit: Acorn Woodpecker on Granary Tree\, by Becky Matsumara
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/acorn-woodpeckers-cooperation-conflict-and-family-drama/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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