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SUMMARY:Minnesota's Sax-Zim Bog & the "Invasion of the Vole Snatchers"
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 10  at 7:00 PM\nSpeaker: Sparky Stensass\nPhoto: “Boreal Owl” by Sparky Stensass \nPlease register for the program HERE \nAfter an Introduction to the Sax-Zim Bog and why it’s the “magic mix” for boreal birds\, we’ll learn about the Invasion each winter of “vole snatchers”: Great Gray Owls\, Hawk Owls\, Boreal Owls\, Northern Shrikes\, hawks\, ermine\, marten\, fox\, coyote and more survive and thrive on a diet of voles. And we’ll also enjoy some HD video of these critters actually snatching voles. We’ll also touch on the work of Friends of Sax-Zim Bog to preserve over 4\,000 acres of bog lands for future generations of birds and birders. \nSparky Stensaas is the founder and executive director of Friends of Sax-Zim Bog (www.SaxZim.org). Sparky is also a naturalist\, publisher\, wildlife photographer and now YouTuber (really?). He is the author of 6 books on the natural history of the North Woods. You can see more of Sparky’s images at www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com and his videos on YouTube “Sparky Stensaas”
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/minnesotas-sax-zim-bog-the-invasion-of-the-vole-snatchers/
LOCATION:Zoom Event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Turkey Vultures\, California Condors\, and the Migration of Raptors Through the Desert
DESCRIPTION:Thursday. March 10 at 7:00 PM\nBy Kurt Leuschner\nPhoto: “Turkey Vulture Sunning Wings” by Stephen Myers\nPlease register for this event HERE \nEach Fall and Spring the desert comes alive with migrating birds.  Turkey Vultures are one of the earliest and most interesting of these migrants.  Where are the going and what special habits and traits set Turkey Vultures apart from other migrating raptors?   Are they really raptors or scavengers or both?   Many of the secrets about Turkey Vultures\, California Condors\, and the migration of birds will be unveiled in this presentation. \nKurt Leuschner is a Professor of Natural Resources at College of the Desert where he teaches courses on Conservation\, Entomology\, Field Ornithology\, Native Plants\, and GPS Navigation.  He is the founder of the Desert Cities Bird Club and is the past President of Western Field Ornithologists and the Natural Science Collaborative of the Desert. His most recent publications are the Palms to Pines Birding and Nature Trail map and brochure and a Field Guide to Desert Golf Course Wildlife.  
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/turkey-vultures-california-condors-and-the-migration-of-raptors-through-the-desert/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220414T190000
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SUMMARY:Eye\, Mind\, Hand\, Line: Identifying Birds Through the Eyes and Words of an Artist
DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY\, April 14 at 7:00 PM\nSpeaker: Keith Hansen\nRegister for this Speaker Series HERE \nIllustration by Keith Hansen \nOur program focuses on highlights from Hansen’s Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada\, artist-naturalist Keith Hansen’s sixteen-year project to illustrate the birds of the Sierra Nevada. From the tiniest hummingbirds to condors with nine-foot wingspans\, Keith brings his artist’s perspective to the identification and characteristics of his avian subjects through his beautiful illustrations and unique descriptions. \nKeith’s path to his life’s work began as a barefoot kid exploring the woods of Maryland. Captivated by birds\, he began drawing them as a teenager. Gathering fundamental experience regarding avian anatomy\, he studied and banded hundreds of birds over the years on California’s Farallon Islands through the Point Reyes Bird Observatory. His life has been a generous mix of art and travel as he illustrated numerous books\, ornithological publications and countless private commissions.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/eye-mind-hand-line-identifying-birds-through-the-eyes-and-words-of-an-artist/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220512T190000
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SUMMARY:Northern Spotted Owl Monitoring in Marin County
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 12 – Start Time 7:00 PM\nSpeaker: Renee Cormier\nRegister for this Speaker Series HERE \nPlease join us for a presentation by Point Blue Conservation Science’s\, Renée Cormier\, to learn about Northern Spotted Owl natural history\, conservation of this iconic species\, and the long-term monitoring of this species in Marin County. Northern Spotted Owls are federally “Threatened” and state “Threatened” in California\, but Marin County – at the southernmost extent of their range – is a stronghold for this subspecies. Renée is an avian ecologist at Point Blue\, where she started as an intern in 2002. In addition to her work on long-term landbird studies at the Palomarin Field Station\, and migration studies of songbirds\, and she has been working with Spotted Owls in Marin County since 2006. \nPhoto Caption; Adult Northern Spotted Owl\nCredit: Maggie Brown/Point Blue \n  \nNext Month’s Speaker:\nTricolored Blackbirds in the Sierra Foothills\nThursday\, June 9 7:00 PM\nSpeaker: Dan Airola
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/northern-spotted-owl-monitoring-in-marin-county/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Tricolored Blackbird Ecology and Conservation in California’s Central Valley and Sierra Foothills
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 9 at 7:00 PM\nSpeaker: Dan Airola \nRegister for the June Speaker Series Zoom program HERE \nThe Tricolored Blackbird has declined dramatically from its historical abundance to become a state-listed species\, as a result of massive land-use changes in California’s Central Valley. The species has adapted and now occupies a variety of novel habitats\, including agricultural fields and grazing lands in the Sierra Nevada foothills.  Dan Airola has studied Tricolored Blackbirds over the last decade in the valley and foothills to understand their population status\, habitat requirements\, future land use threats\, and conservation management. He offers a conservation assessment addressing both the challenges of land use change and encouraging efforts to conserve the species. \nRaised in Marin County\, wildlife biologist and ornithologist Daniel Airola conducts research and conservation efforts for birds of concern in northern California. He is a member of the statewide Tricolored Blackbird Working Group and leads its Research Committee. Other research species include the Purple Martin\, Yellow-billed Magpie\, Swainson’s Hawk\, and Osprey. His recent book on 30 years of Purple Martin research and management is available at cvbirds.org. 
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/tricolored-blackbird-ecology-and-conservation-in-californias-central-valley-and-sierra-foothills/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220908T210000
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SUMMARY:Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 8th – 7:00 PM\nSpeakers: Rob Badger and Nita Winter \nRegister for the September Speaker Series Zoom Program HERE \nInternationally acclaimed conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter take you behind the scenes of their 27-year journey photographing wildflowers throughout California and the West. As the climate changes\, and development impacts the natural world\, wildflowers are vanishing. This program shows how two dedicated photographers continue to use their art\, and the voices of a diverse group of scientists\, environmental leaders and nature writers\, to inspire hope and action regarding climate change\, land conservation and species extinction.  \nBob and Nina’s work has been featured in Time\, Mother Jones and Sierra Magazines\, the New York Times\, San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times.  They are recipients of the Sierra Club’s 2020 Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. In their new\, award-winning book\, “Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change”\, art and science are woven together to celebrate California’s wildflowers and promote Rob and Nita’s conservation and climate change messages. \nPhoto caption – Desert Candles\, Carrizo Plain NM\nPhoto by Rob Badger and Nita Winter
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/beauty-and-the-beast-california-wildflowers-and-climate-change/
LOCATION:Zoom Event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Hummingbirds of California and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 13 at 7:00 PM\nSpeaker: Bob Lewis\nFree and open to the public.\nRegister for this speaker series program HERE \nThe story of hummingbird evolution starts about 50 million years ago\, far from the lands they currently inhabit.  We’ll trace the history of their evolution and then briefly discuss relationships between the 9 tribes of living species. After reviewing California’s 7 most common species – all belonging to the Bee tribe\, we’ll look at other North American species\, and then examine representatives of the other tribes\, mostly concentrated in South America. Finally\, we’ll consider some conservation issues and end with a few words on hummingbird photography.   \nBob trained as a chemist and worked in the energy field for 33 years. He’s taught birding classes in the Bay Area for over 25 years and served as the chair of Golden Gate Audubon’s Adult Education Committee.  Bob was honored with American Birding Association’s Chandler Robbins Award for Education and Conservation in 2016. He loves to travel and has photographed and chased birds in over 40 countries. His life list is over 5000 species. \nCaption – Costa’s Hummingbird\nPhoto by – Bob Lewis
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/hummingbirds-of-california-and-beyond/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221110T190000
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SUMMARY:Anacapa Island Seabird Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 10 at 7:00 PM\nSpeaker: Annie Little \nRegister HERE for the November Speaker Series \nPhoto caption: Scripps’s Murrelet\nPhoto by: Sarah Thomsen \nThe removal of invasive species from islands is a powerful tool for conserving and protecting unique island species. Island eradication projects often face formidable biological\, logistical\, and social challenges. This presentation will highlight the eradication of black rats from Anacapa Island. This project was the first rodent eradication from an island where an endemic rodent was present and the first aerial application of a rodenticide in North America. Now\, 20 years after the successful implementation of the project\, monitoring shows significant positive benefits to seabirds. \nAnnie Little is the Supervisory Natural Resource Manager for Channel Islands National Park. Prior to joining the National Park Service in 2019\, she worked 23 years for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Annie’s focus is the conservation of unique island ecosystems\, including eradication and control of invasive species and habitat restoration. Annie is the U.S. coordinator for the Trilateral Island Initiative which promotes island conservation in Canada\, U.S.\, and Mexico.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/anacapa-island-seabird-restoration/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221208T210000
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SUMMARY:Domestic Cat Management: Challenges and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 8\, 2022\n7:00 PM to 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Grant Sizemore\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nDomestic cats (Felis catus) can make wonderful pets\, but their unrestrained presence on the landscape presents serious challenges. Outdoor cats are introduced predators that inflict serious harm to birds and other wildlife and contribute to a variety of public health risks. Cat management\, however\, has historically been complicated by unclear authorities\, resource limitations\, competing priorities\, and a tradition of laissez-faire attitudes. This talk will review the wildlife conservation and public health evidence emphasizing the need for owned and unowned cat management and present solutions for cat owners and communities to effect meaningful change that will benefit cats\, wildlife\, and people. \nGrant Sizemore earned B.S. degrees in Zoology and Environmental Science from Miami University in Ohio and an M.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida. He has experience in wildlife conservation research\, education\, and policy and is currently the Director of Invasive Species Programs at American Bird Conservancy\, where he has run the Cats Indoors program for the last 10 years. \nPhoto Credit –  Shutterstock_forestpath\nCaption – “Domestic Cat and Hooded Warbler”
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/3967/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230111T210000
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SUMMARY:Nature's Best Hope
DESCRIPTION:Presentor: Doug Tallamy\nWednesday January 11\, 2023\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nClick HERE on the night of the program to join this Speaker Series – Passcode: 844579 ** Please note this is a direct link to the webinar\, and you will be able to join the meeting at 7 PM on January 11th. It will not work before then. \nRecent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. To create landscapes that enhance local ecosystems rather than degrade them\, we must 1 remove the invasives on our property and 2) add the native plant communities that sustain food webs\, sequester carbon\, maintain diverse native bee communities\, and manage our watersheds. If we do this in half of the area now in lawn\, we can create Homegrown National Park\, a 20 million acre network of viable habitats that will provide vital corridors connecting the few natural areas that remain. This approach to conservation empowers everyone to play a significant role in the future of the natural world.  \nDoug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware\, where he has authored 106 research publications and has taught insect related courses for 41 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His books include Bringing Nature Home\, The Living Landscape\, co-authored with Rick Darke\, Nature’s Best Hope\, a New York Times Best Seller\, The Nature of Oaks\, winner of the American Horticultural Society’s 2022 book award. In 2021 he co-founded Homegrown National Park with Michelle Alfandari. His awards include recognition from The Garden Writers Association\, Audubon\, The National Wildlife Federation\, Allegheny College\, The Garden Club of America and The American Horticultural Association.  \nTonight’s program is a Zoom presentation of Golden Gate Audubon Society\, co-sponsored by Marin Audubon Society and other Bay Area Audubon chapters. The direct link to the program is below. No registration is required.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/natures-best-hope/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230216T200000
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SUMMARY:A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds
DESCRIPTION:Thursday February 16th\, 2023\nStart Time: 6:00 PM\nSpeaker: Scott Weidensaul\n \nThis program is a Zoom presentation of Golden Gate Audubon Society\, co-sponsored by Marin Audubon Society and others.\nPlease use THIS LINK the night of the Speaker Series. Password: 066785 \nScientists continue to make astounding discoveries about the navigational and physiological feats that enable migratory birds to cross immense oceans\, fly above the highest mountains\, go weeks without sleep or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch. Scott Weidensaul\, author of A World on the Wing (2021)\, takes us around the globe — to the shores of the Yellow Sea in China\, and the remote mountains of northeastern India where tribal villages saved the greatest gathering of falcons on the planet\, to learn how people are fighting to understand and save the world’s great bird migrations.  \nScott Weidensaul’s field research focuses on bird migration. He is a co-director of Project Owlnet\, studying owl migration\, and is a founder of the Critical Connections project\, which is tracking the migration of birds that breed on National Park lands in Alaska. He co-founded the Northeast Motus Collaboration\, which is creating a network of telemetry receivers to track the movements of bats\, insects and small birds.  \nImage: Shorebirds swarm the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China\, one of the most endangered migratory hotspots on the globe.\nPhoto by: Scott Weidensaul
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/a-world-on-the-wing-the-global-odyssey-of-migratory-birds/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T210000
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Mountain Lions – What We Know about Them and How They Fit into the Larger Statewide Population
DESCRIPTION:Thursday March 9\, 2023\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Winston Vickers\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nMountain Lions in California are fragmented into subpopulations by roads and development. The Bay Area populations to the north and south of San Francisco are separated from each other and are separated from others further south and east by roads\, development\, and agriculture. Those to the north are affected by increasing road traffic\, agricultural conversions for the wine industry\, and other factors. Dr. Vickers will discuss the state of current knowledge\, legal status\, and ongoing research and mitigation efforts that are focused on these populations. \nDr. Winston Vickers is a wildlife research veterinarian with the University of California-Davis Wildlife Health Center (WHC). He has been studying mountain lions and other wildlife in California for 20 years and directs the WHC’s California mountain lion study. He collaborates widely with other mountain lion researchers\, as well as collaborating on studies involving bobcats\, wolves\, Channel Island foxes\, Santa Cruz Island scrub jays\, and waterfowl. He has also worked on oil spill response with the Oiled Wildlife Care Network at UC Davis. \nPhoto by:  Winston Vickers
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/bay-area-mountain-lions-what-we-know-about-them-and-how-they-fit-into-the-larger-statewide-population/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230413T190000
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SUMMARY:California Condor - Forever Free
DESCRIPTION:Thursday April 13\, 2023 – 7:00 pm\nCalifornia Condor – Forever Free\nSpeaker: Kurt Leuschner\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series Program \nIn this presentation you will learn about the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) – one of the largest and rarest birds in the world.  Topics covered include:  their conservation and natural history\, recovery\, reintroduction\, and on-going preservation efforts (past and present)\, fun facts\, and locations to see condors in the wild. \nKurt Leuschner is a Professor of Natural Resources at College of the Desert where he teaches courses on Conservation\, Entomology\, Field Ornithology\, Native Plants and GPS Navigation.  He has a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology from U.C. Santa Barbara and a Master’s in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida.  He is the founder of the Desert Cities Bird Club and is the past president of Western Field Ornithologists and the Natural Science Collaborative of the Desert.  His most recent publications are the Palms to Pines Birding and Nature Trail map and brochure and a Field Guide to Desert Golf Course Wildlife.  Kurt also teaches weekend courses and workshops on birdwatching\, insect\, PGS and backyard habitats.  His most recent research project involved the sound recording of the various subspecies of North American Scrub-Jays. \nPhoto: California Condor \nPhoto by: US Fish & Wildlife Service
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/california-condor-forever-free/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Islands and Avian Evolution
DESCRIPTION:Thursday May 18\, 2023\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Bob Lewis\nPlease register HERE for this Speaker Series \nIslands have played a key role in both the development of new avian species and the extinction of others. Because they are isolated land masses\, species which arrive on islands evolve separately from their parent group and through genetic drift eventually become unique. But because island species are restricted to small areas and have small populations\, they are also susceptible to chance events\, human-caused pressures\, and predation by introduced species and introduced diseases. \nIn this presentation\, we will focus on the wonders of these unique island species\, as well as discuss some of the issues and threats to island avians. \nBob Lewis trained as a chemist and worked in the energy field for 33 years. He’s taught birding classes in the Bay Area for over 25 years and served as the chair of Golden Gate Audubon’s Adult Education Committee.  Recently he’s been giving classes and talks via Zoom. Bob was honored with American Birding Association’s “Chandler Robbins Award” for Education and Conservation in 2016\, and Golden Gate Audubon’s “Paul Covel Education Award” in 2010 and 2017. He loves to travel and photograph birds and has chased birds in over 40 countries.  His life list is over 5000 species. \nPhoto Credit: Bob Lewis
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/islands-and-avian-evolution/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230615T190000
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SUMMARY:Marin Audubon Society Properties
DESCRIPTION:Thursday June 15\, 2023\, 7:00 PM\nSpeaker: Jude Stalker\nRegister for this Speaker Series HERE \nFor almost twenty-five years Marin Audubon Society (MAS) has been acquiring wetlands (or historical wetlands) and adjacent upland properties in Marin County; restoring\, stewarding\, and preserving the land as valuable wildlife habitat.  Some of these properties came very close to being developed but ended up with MAS due to the perseverance of those individuals who early on understood the value and importance of wetland habitat.  Some have been stewarded by an impressive group of dedicated volunteers and enjoyed for their beauty and bountiful birdlife by many people throughout the years. \nJude Stalker will take you on a virtual tour of several of these properties and fill you in on the interesting ways that they were acquired and of how they have been restored\, enhanced\, and stewarded to support the many native plants and animals that are populating them now. \nJude is a wetland biologist who has worked in and around the SF bay wetlands for over twenty years.  She is a long-time member of the board of MAS and spends much of her free time volunteering to help steward the MAS (and other) properties. \nPhotos: Bahia Property\nPhoto by: Jude Stalker
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/marin-audubon-society-properties/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230914T190000
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SUMMARY:Hummingbirds
DESCRIPTION:Thursday September 14\, 2023\n7:00pm – 9pm\nSpeaker: Benny Jacobs-Schwartz\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nFrom Alaska to the high Andes of South America\, join us as we explore the magic of hummingbirds! \nWith 360 species recognized globally\, we’ll discuss their remarkable biology\, expansive range\, ecological significance\, and the best way to attract them to your yard!  Mouth-watering media and local hummingbird ID section included! \nSpeaker Bio: Benny Isaac Jacobs-Schwartz owns and operates a bird-guiding business and lifestyle brand called BIRDS by BIJS (pronounced Bee-jus). Working professionally for over 10 years as a naturalist guide\, expedition trip leader\, and international bird guide\, Benny has worked in a variety of locations coast to coast\, including exotic places such as coastal Alaska\, Central America\, Trinidad and Tobago\, and the Ecuadorian Amazon. \nBenny is a passionate educator and photographer\, specializing in birds! Benny uses his ample collection of nature-based content to leverage an active social media presence. BIJS uses his passion for the natural world to inspire others to put down their phone and pick up their binoculars. \nPhoto: Sword-billed Hummingbird\nPhoto by: Benny Jacobs-Schwartz
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/hummingbirds/
LOCATION:CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231012T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231012T210000
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SUMMARY:Unique and Rare Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
DESCRIPTION:Thursday October 12\, 2023\n7:00pm-9:00pm\nUnique and Rare Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa\nSpeaker: John Sterling\nPlease register HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic: \nJohn will take us on a virtual tour of some of Africa’s most unique and rare birds from his travels in Ghana\, Uganda\, Kenya\, and South Africa\, and will discuss some of the threats and challenges for some of the endangered birds and their habitats. \nHe will be discussing conservation issues such as climate change and loss of habitat; and many of the species in peril\, such as Montane Blue Swallow\, Picathartes\, Shoebill and Nahan’s Partridge.  He will also talk about other bird families and species unique to the sub-Saharan region\, such as Hammerkop\, Ostriches\, Turacos\, Flufftails and Egyptian Plover. \nSpeaker Bio: \nJohn has been actively birding since 1971 and embarked on a career in ornithology while a student at Humboldt State University in 1979. He has worked for the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in Washington DC\, research labs of the US Forest Service\, and many other organizations in Latin America and California. \nPhoto: Shoebill (whale-headed stork)\nPhoto by: John Sterling
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/unique-and-rare-birds-of-sub-saharan-africa/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231109T210000
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SUMMARY:My Favorite Birds of the Sierra Nevada
DESCRIPTION:Thursday November 9\, 2023\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Rich Cimino\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic:\nRich will be discussing and showcasing his favorite birds from the Sierra Nevada.  He will share with us where he has photographed certain species and illustrate population distributions with maps.  He will be discussing their various habitat requirements and conservation concerns. \nAmong other birds\, Rich will be showing the Flammulated Owl\, Clark’s Nutcracker\, American Dipper\, Nashville Warbler and Black Swift. \nSpeaker Bio:\nRich Cimino lives in Larkspur and is an active member of the Marin Audubon Society\, where he participates in three Marin Christmas Bird Counts and the Marin County Breeding Bird Atlas. He has been birding Northern California for 55 years\, leading Bay Area Audubon and Marin Audubon field trips. He is also active in conservation groups in Northern California\, emphasizing preservation of habitat. \nPhotos: Summer Tanager\nPhoto by: Beverly Meekins\, USFWS \nNext Speaker – Thursday\, December 14\nControlling Invasive Spartina and Protecting SF Bay Marsh Habitats\, by the California Invasive Plant Council
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/my-favorite-birds-of-the-sierra-nevada/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153920
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SUMMARY:Protecting Biodiversity and Facilitating Landscape-scale Tidal Marsh Restoration: Management of Invasive Spartina in the San Francisco Estuary
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 14\, 2023\, 7:00 pm – 9 pm\nSpeaker: Jen McBroom\, California Invasive Plant Council\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series Program \nTopic: \nSan Francisco Bay is the largest estuary on the west coast of North America and a critical stopover along the Pacific Flyway migration route for millions of shorebirds and waterfowl.  Rimming the Bay between freeways\, airports\, and landfills remain precious tidal wetlands and opportunities to return salt evaporator ponds to functioning ecosystems.  Since 2005\, the Coastal Conservancy’s Invasive Spartina Project has used airboats\, genetic testing\, sophisticated GIS\, and a lot of hard\, muddy work to push back the invasive plants that threaten habitat for shorebirds\, waterfowl\, and the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse. Learn about how hometown heroes are doing their part to address the global biodiversity crisis. \nSpeaker Bio: \nJen McBroom is a biologist at Olofson Environmental Inc. and has been counting Ridgway’s rails for the Invasive Spartina Project since 2005. She got her start in the tidal wetlands of the San Francisco Bay studying song sparrows and marsh wrens after finishing her degree at UC Davis. Since then\, she has logged many hours in muddy boots mapping invasive plants and observing the wildlife at the edge of the Bay. \nPhoto: Marsh along San Leandro Bay\nPhoto by: Simon Gunner \nNext Speaker – Thursday\, January 11\, 2024\nNorthern Spotted Owls\, by Taylor Ellis\, National Park Service
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/protecting-biodiversity-and-facilitating-landscape-scale-tidal-marsh-restoration-management-of-invasive-spartina-in-the-san-francisco-estuary/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240111T210000
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SUMMARY:Northern Spotted Owls
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 11\, 2024\n7:00pm – 9:00pm\nSpeaker: Taylor Ellis\, U.S. National Park Service\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic: \nTaylor will discuss Marin’s unique spotted owl population\, which is geographically and genetically distinct from other northern spotted owl populations to our north.  Northern spotted owls are considered an indicator species of healthy forests and were federally listed as a threatened subspecies in the 1990s and have been monitored closely by the National Park Service and Point Blue since then.    Taylor will discuss the main threats to Marin’s spotted owls\, including the threat from barrel owls\, who have taken over most of the nesting sites for spotted owls to our north.  He will also discuss what makes Marin’s spotted owl population so unique relative to others. \nSpeaker Bio: \nTaylor Ellis is a wildlife technician at Point Reyes National Seashore\, where he implements the northern spotted owl monitoring program as well as monitoring other wildlife species throughout the year. Taylor has been working with spotted owls for 20 breeding seasons since first interning with the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico in 2003.  Taylor received his M.S. in Biology from Sonoma State University after studying the indirect impacts of tule elk on small mammal populations at Tomales Point in Point Reyes National Seashore.\n \nPhotos: Northern Spotted Owl \nPhoto by: Taylor Ellis \nNext Speaker – Thursday\, February 8\, 2024\nSnowy Plover – by Matthew Lau\, National Park Service
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/northern-spotted-owls/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T210000
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SUMMARY:Snowy Plovers
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 8\, 2024\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Matthew Lau\, U.S. National Park Service\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic: \nThere is a small but locally significant breeding population of western snowy plovers at Point Reyes National Seashore. They are federally listed as Threatened and California state listed as a Species of Special Concern\, but the local breeding population size has been gradually increasing over the past half decade due to intensive management and monitoring across the range. Matt will present on the fascinating breeding biology of western snowy plovers\, cover local conservation issues that snowy plovers face\, and review local population trends and ongoing research and management at Point Reyes National Seashore. \nSpeaker Bio: \nMatt is a wildlife biologist with Point Reyes National Seashore and leads the management and monitoring program for western snowy plovers. He has worked with snowy plovers for over a decade\, at Point Reyes National Seashore and in northern California while working on his master’s degree at Cal Poly Humboldt. As a National Park Service biologist\, he also conducts surveys of breeding northern elephant seals\, Point Reyes Mountain beavers\, and tule elk. His interests include shorebird ecology\, bat conservation\, spatial ecology\, conservation education\, and diversity and inclusion work. \nPhoto: Queen of Limantour\nPhoto by: NPS/Matt Lau \nNext Speaker Series\n“Avian Diversity”\nThursday\, March 14\, 2024\nSpeaker: Jordan Boersma\, Cornell Ornithology Lab
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/snowy-plovers/
LOCATION:Zoom Event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T210000
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SUMMARY:Re-discovering and Conserving the Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon\, A Critically Endangered Species
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 14\, 2024\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Jordan Boersma\, Cornell Lab of Ornithology\nRegister HERE for this speaker series \nTopic:\nJordan will discuss the Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon\, a critically endangered species that hasn’t been documented by scientists since it was first described in 1882. In 2022\, Jordan and his team embarked on an expedition to Fergusson Island\, Papua New Guinea\, and by leveraging the natural history knowledge of local hunters\, was able to confirm the existence of this species\, known locally as Auwo.\, thus demonstrating the invaluable role of Indigenous communities in ongoing efforts to relocate species lost to Western science. Plans are to build on the partnerships formed in 2022 to help conserve this elusive and culturally important species and continue to uncover natural history information about Auwo and other endemic taxa on Fergusson island. \nSpeaker Bio:\nDr. Jordan Boersma’s interest in animals led to pursuing a degree in Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana. While there\, he got involved in a local study on nesting songbirds\, which led to an opportunity in the same research group in Malaysian Borneo\, where he spent four long field seasons before pursuing a Ph. D at Washington State University.  During his extensive field seasons in New Guinea\, he learned that Indigenous people harbored immense knowledge of local fauna and is now working with local communities to study and conserve rare and potentially imperiled species. \nPhotos: Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon\nPhoto by: Jordan Boersma
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/re-discovering-and-conserving-the-black-naped-pheasant-pigeon-a-critically-endangered-species/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240411T210000
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SUMMARY:Monarch Butterfly
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 11th\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Mia Monroe and Ole Schell\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic:\nWhere have all the monarchs gone?  Recent population trends and data on the Monarch Butterfly will be shared\, as well as the good habitat work going on throughout Marin\, especially Ole Schell’s West Marin Monarch Sanctuary.  Tips for how you can help will be offered\, and a few controversies will be discussed\, such as the role of eucalyptus and the dangers of tropical milkweed.  Local photographers will be featured\, and the work of the Marin Monarch Working Group will be a focus. \nSpeaker Bio:\nMia Monroe is a Xerces Society volunteer\, organizer of the Western Monarch Count over 25 years ago and is active in monarch butterfly conservation in California. \nOle Schell is an award-winning filmmaker\, director\, and farmer\, who grew up in Bolinas on his father’s Niman/Schell Ranch\, where the annual arrival of thousands of Western Monarch butterflies was a dependable autumn phenomenon\, and where he has established a Western Monarch Butterfly sanctuary on his family land. \nPhoto by:Olga Rodriguez
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/monarch-butterfly/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T210000
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SUMMARY:Ethical Wildlife Photography
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 9\, 2024\n7:00pm – 9:00pm\nSpeaker: Sarah Killingsworth\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic:\nWildlife photography is an increasingly popular hobby\, and time in nature observing wildlife can bring great joy to a photographer. Wildlife images can be powerful tools for conservation and education. At the same time\, our time with wildlife impacts the individual animal and potentially the entire ecosystem. Using her own photos to highlight the concepts\, Sarah will discuss photography ethics and etiquette – what they are\, and why they matter. She will also share tips for photographing our natural world in ways that create impactful images. \nSpeaker Bio:\nSarah Killingsworth is an award-winning wildlife conservation photographer and filmmaker who has always loved wildlife and exploring wild places.  Passionate about stories of coexistence\, especially with native predators\, Sarah is inherently curious about the intersection of humans and wildlife habitats\, how wildlife adapts to ever-encroaching human development as well as ways we can work to protect species before they become endangered. A certified California Naturalist\, Sarah is a member of the Board of the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin and the NANPA Ethics Committee and is also the Program Chair for the Keeping it Wild Youth Education and Outreach Program with Project Coyote. Her images have been published\, in print and online\, by a variety of publications\, including National Wildlife Magazine\, The Hill\, bioGraphic\, Bay Nature\, and Audubon. \nPhoto: Bobcat\nPhoto by: Sarah Killingsworth \nNext Speaker – Thursday\, June 13\, 2024\nNils Warnock\, Declining Shorebird Populations
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/ethical-wildlife-photography-2/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T210000
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SUMMARY:Marin's Declining Shorebirds
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 13\, 2024\n7:00pm – 9:00pm\nSpeaker: Nils Warnock\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic: Nils will talk about the status and trends of our North America shorebirds\, with a focus on Pacific Flyway birds\, particularly those that occur in Marin County. He will first discuss how shorebirds around the world and in the USA are doing and then talk about the results of a 30+ year winter shorebird monitoring program that Audubon Canyon Ranch has been conducting at Tomales Bay since 1989. Overall\, numbers of wintering shorebirds on Tomales Bay have declined by over 65% over the past decades with Dunlin and Western Sandpipers among the biggest losers. Of the 14 taxa that ACR analyzed\, 3 increased over the past 30 years\, 1 stayed stable\, and 11 species declined. Nils will discuss potential reasons why our shorebird populations have declined and what we might do about it. \nSpeaker Bio: Nils Warnock has been the Director of Conservation Science for Audubon Canyon Ranch since 2018 and lives on Tomales Bay in Marshall\, CA. He has a PhD in Ecology from the University of California at Davis and San Diego State University. Nils started his ornithological career in West Marin at the Point Reyes Bird Observatory (now Point Blue)\, where\, most recently\, he was the co-director of the Wetlands Division from 2000-2008. From 2010-2018\, Nils served as the executive director of Audubon Alaska and as a vice president of the National Audubon Society. Nils is a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society and has 40 years of experience working with Pacific Flyway birds\, especially shorebirds. \nPhoto: Marin Shorebirds\nPhoto by: Nils Warnock
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/declining-shorebird-populations/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240912T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153920
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SUMMARY:Vagrancy in Birds
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 12th\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Daniel Edelstein\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic: Do you chase rare birds that accidentally occur in our area outside of their normal migration range? If so\, you enjoy finding vagrant birds\, a phenomenon many Marin County birders pursue at the Outer Point within Point Reyes National Seashore and other California coastal areas. This presentation will highlight the reasons for vagrancy in birds\, noting how birds navigate during migration and reasons for their orientation errors that result in their unexpected presence primarily from mid-August through October in west Marin County. In addition\, the discovery of vagrancy at the Outer Point by Rich Stallcup and David DeSante will be discussed\, along with the role vagrancy may play in colonization and eventual speciation of birds. \nSpeaker Bio: Daniel Edelstein is a freelance Consulting Biologist (who is a Certified Wildlife Biologist Asc.) who has led birding tours for more than 25 years and presented public birding presentations in more than 20 states. Daniel’s web site — WarblerWatch.com — hosts several birding handouts (via the “Birding Links” pulldown menu) and his warbler-centric blog — WarblerWatch.blogspot.com— has hosted warbler articles and photo quizzes since 2007. He has also taught diverse adult birding classes since 2003 at Merritt College in Oakland\, CA and for the Pt. Reyes Nat. Seashore Assn.\, Marin Audubon\, and Golden Gate Bird Alliance.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/vagrancy-in-birds/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241010T210000
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SUMMARY:Raptor Quest: Chasing America's Raptors
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 10th\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nSpeaker: Scott Harris (Author & Photographer)\nRegister HERE For this Speaker Series \nScott Harris will be discussing his book “Raptor Quest: Chasing America’s Raptors”\, which documents his 17-month adventure tracking 53 raptor species across 34 states in the US\, from the common (Red-tailed Hawks\, Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons) to the rare (Bat Falcon\, Steller’s Sea Eagle and Eurasian Eagle Owl).  He will share photographs and stories of the many species he encountered; and relate stories of the places and various individuals he met along the way\, including adventures\, mid-adventures\, successes and failures. \nScott is a wildlife photographer\, author and speaker\, who moved to South Carolina from southern California in 2020\, when he first started birding\, a hobby he never imagined himself participating in\, but now can’t imagine living without.  While in California\, he had a syndicated newspaper column and two weekly radio shows and has authored over fifty books\, mostly Westerns and Children’s books\, and has just returned from safari in Africa. \nPhoto: Bald Eagle by Scott Harris \nNext Speaker – Thursday\, November 14\, 2024\nJosiah Clark – Christmas Bird Count
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/raptor-quest-chasing-americas-raptors/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241114T210000
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SUMMARY:Christmas Bird Count
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 14\, 2024\n7:00PM – 9:00PM\nSpeaker: Josiah Clark\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic:\nJosiah will speak to us about the upcoming Christmas Bird Count (CBC)\, the annual early-winter bird census conducted in December.  Josiah will be discussing counting strategies and best practices for counting birds and covering areas on the count\, including the virtues of the count circle\, methods for preventing undercounting\, tips on note taking and how good CBC coverage and data collecting habits set the stage for increasing numbers of detections and the accuracy of counts.  He will also discuss strategies for promoting the CBC and attracting younger birders. \nSpeaker Bio:\nJosiah Clark grew up steeped in the natural history of the Bay Area\, where he has been birding for more than 20 years. Some of his defining birding experiences include observation and mist-netting on Southeast Farallon Island; extensive travel\, study\, and tour-leading in Latin America; and a 24-hour birding and bicycling marathon in Marin County during which he spotted 158 species. Josiah runs Habitat Potential\, dedicated to interpreting\, preserving\, and creating productive wildlife habitats in the Bay Area human landscape. \n  \nNext Speaker – Thursday\, December 12\, 2024\nColombia: South America’s Birding Mecca\nSpeaker: Benny Jacobs-Schwartz
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/christmas-bird-count/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T210000
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SUMMARY:Colombia: South America’s Birding Mecca
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 12\, 2024\nSpeaker: Benny Jacobs-Schwartz\nMore information coming soon!
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/colombia-south-americas-birding-mecca/
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T210000
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SUMMARY:Colombia: South America’s Birding Capital
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 12\, 2024\n7:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nSpeaker; Benny Jacobs-Schwartz\nRegister HERE for this Speaker Series \nTopic:\nGet ready for a dive into South America’s birdiest country! Together we’ll explore Colombia’s unique ecology\, breathtaking scenery\, and unparalleled avian diversity! Colombia holds the record with nearly 2\,000 bird species and an impressive 80 endemics! \nDuring our time together\, we’ll discuss what has given rise to such incredible diversity. Topics include the country’s five regions\, how the Andes Mountain Range formed into three distinct cordilleras\, the importance of the mighty Rio Magdalena\, and national conservation successes. From sloth-eating Harpy Eagles to shy antpittas\, and menageries of colorful tanagers and hummingbirds\, Colombia’s astonishing diversity will leave you wanting more! \nSpeaker Bio:\nBenny Isaac Jacobs-Schwartz owns and operates a bird-guiding business and lifestyle brand called BIRDS by BIJS (pronounced Bee-jus). With a background in biology\, ecology\, and outdoor education\, Benny has worked for over 13 years as a naturalist guide\, expedition trip leader\, and international bird guide. Benny offers guided birding outings in Southern California and small-group birding tours to his favorite tropical locales like Costa Rica\, Ecuador\, and Colombia. \nBenny is a passionate educator and photographer\, specializing in birds! Benny is active on social media where he creates fun\, educational videos and posts to inspire others about the natural world with the goal of getting folks to put down their phones and pick up their Binos. \nNext Speaker: Migratory Shorebirds\nThursday\, January 9\, 2025\nSpeaker: Matt Reiter (Point Blue)
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/colombia-south-americas-birding-capital/
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