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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon - Marin Headlands
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 17\, 2024\n7:30 AM to 12:00 PM\nBirding with William Legge & David Wiechers\nRegister HERE for this Field Trip \nRegistration is required for this trip. Registration opens April 7 at 8 AM. \nWith spring migration underway will be looking out for migrant wildfowl\, shorebirds\, grebes\, loons and passerines. As usual\, the weather will dictate our focus with onshore northwest winds ideal for spring sea watches\, while offshore easterly winds promise a good selection of passerine migrants. Join us for a Sea Watch at 7:30 AM or arrive later at 8:15 AM for a circuit of the lagoon. \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 signal light. Proceed through the tunnel on Bunker Road to the Rodeo Lagoon Parking Lot at the end and meet by the bridge over the channel to the beach. 
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/rodeo-lagoon-marin-headlands-14/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:The Ponds at Las Gallinas Sanitary District - MAY
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 2\, 2023\n8:30 AM to 12:00 PM\nBirding with Sande and Bob Chilvers \nAll participants are welcome to join this trip. No registration required.  \nBeginning birders are especially welcome on the first Thursday of each month for a leisurely walk around the Las Gallinas ponds. Join our friendly leaders as we search for waterfowl\, waders\, songbirds\, raptors\, and shorebirds.\nBird enthusiasts of all levels help each other to find and identify the birds\, and there are usually several experienced birders to assist. You don’t even have to arrive on time because we spend the first 30 – 60 minutes studying the birds around the first pond and the group is easy to find. Heavy rain cancels. \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101\, exit at Smith Ranch Rd. Drive east on Smith Ranch Rd toward McInnis Park. Turn left immediately 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 an outhouse in the parking area for public use.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/the-ponds-at-las-gallinas-sanitary-district-may/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T083000
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SUMMARY:Mt. Burdell/Stafford Lake or Rush Creek - Birding in Marin Series
DESCRIPTION:Birding in Marin\, Season 9\, trip 5\nSaturday\, May 4\, 2024\n8:30 AM to mid afternoon\nBirding with Jim White and Bob Battagin\nRegister HERE for this Field Trip \nRegistration is required. Registration opens April 24 at 8:00 AM. \nJoin Jim and Bob for a field trip to the gentle slopes of Mount Burdell where we’ll listen to and observe the impressive variety of songbirds that make this area their springtime home. Species we might see include Lark Sparrow\, Ash-throated Flycatcher\, Bullock’s Oriole\, Lazuli Bunting and Grasshopper Sparrow\, among may other possibilities. In the afternoon\, we plan to continue birding at Stafford Lake or Rush Creek. \nThis will be a moderate hike with many opportunities to look at birds and spring wildflowers. Wear comfortable walking shoes and layered clothing. Bring water and snacks. We will meet at the end of San Andreas Drive in Novato. \nDIRECTIONS: Take Hwy 101 to Novato\, exit at the San Marin Dr/Atherton Ave exit. At the end of the exit ramp\, turn left (west) on San Marin Dr. Go approximately two miles and turn right on San Andreas Dr. Drive nearly to the end of the road and park on the street. No restrooms available.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/mt-burdell-stafford-lake-or-rush-creek-birding-in-marin-series/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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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:20240515T073000
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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon - Marin Headlands - MAY
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 15\, 2024\n7:30 AM to 12:00 PM\nBirding with William Legge & David Wiechers\nRegister HERE for this Field Trip \nRegistration is required for this trip. Registration opens May 5 at 8 AM. \nWith spring migration underway will be looking out for migrant wildfowl\, shorebirds\, grebes\, loons and passerines. As usual\, the weather will dictate our focus with onshore northwest winds ideal for spring sea watches\, while offshore easterly winds promise a good selection of passerine migrants. Join us for a Sea Watch at 7:30 AM or arrive later at 8:15 AM for a circuit of the lagoon. \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 \n300 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 signal light. Proceed through the tunnel on Bunker Road to the Rodeo Lagoon Parking Lot at the end and meet by the bridge over the channel to the beach. 
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/rodeo-lagoon-marin-headlands-may/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T153000
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SUMMARY:Big Rock and Las Gallinas - Birding in Marin Series
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 1\, 2024\n8:30 AM to mid-afternoon\nBirding with Jim White and Bob Battagin\nRegister HERE for this Field Trip \nRegistration required for this trip. Registration opens on May 22 at 8:00 AM. \nTrails at Big Rock\, rather steep\, allow us to view some of the expansive grasslands and forested ravines in Marin. Some of the grassland nesting birds we will be looking for include Lazuli Bunting\, Grasshopper Sparrow\, Horned Lark\, and Ash-throated Flycatcher. We will also have a vast amount of sky visible so swallows\, swifts\, and raptors may appear with a chance for a Golden Eagle. \nAt midday we expect to drive Lucas Valley Road to Las Gallinas where we will be looking for American and Least Bitterns\, Green Heron\, Cinnamon Teal\, Common Gallinule\, and Great-tailed Grackle. \nDIRECTIONS: From Highway 101 in San Rafael\, exit on Lucas Valley Rd and go west approximately 5.5 miles (look for the big rock). We will be walking approximately 3 miles. Because this area can get quite hot this time of year\, be sure to wear a hat\, use sunscreen and carry plenty of water. 
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/big-rock-and-las-gallinas-birding-in-marin-series/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240612T083000
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SUMMARY:Outer Point Reyes
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 12\, 2024\n8:30 am – 2:00 pm\nBirding with Liz Lewis and Susan Kelly\nRegister HERE for this Field Trip \nRegistration required. Registration opens June 2 at 8 AM \nWould you like to contribute to the second Marin County Breeding Bird Atlas? Join MCBBA2’s Liz Lewis and Susan Kelly for a morning of blockbusting birding in Outer Point Reyes including the cypress tree tunnel to the historic RCA radio station. Time permitting\, we will explore the abandoned ranch as well. Block 3-4 is a high priority block with minimal data collected to date. Species we might see or hear include: Allen’s Hummingbird\, Swainson’s Thrush\, Northern Harrier\, and Western Meadowlark.  \nThe Atlas II is a four-year project that builds on the first Atlas begun in the 1970s by Bob Stewart and Dave Shuford that occurred over four field seasons\, where they supervised scores of volunteers in data collection using a grid system overlaid onto topographic maps of Marin County to determine the current distribution and composition of breeding birds. Their fieldwork culminated in the publication of Shuford’s landmark Marin County Breeding Bird Atlas. Now four decades later\, 70 volunteers are in their fourth year of collecting data to determine where we are now. All the data is being stored digitally with the California Avian Data Center (CADC) and can be accessed by the public through the MCBBA2 Data Explorer. \nDirections from the Point Reyes National Seashore Visitor Center:  \n\nFrom the Bear Valley Visitor Center\, head north 0.2 miles (0.3 km) to Bear Valley Road.\nTurn left and follow Bear Valley Road 1.75 miles (2.8 km) northwest to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard.\nTurn left and follow Sir Francis Drake Boulevard 9.5 miles (15.2 km) north and west.\nFollow road signs for “Lighthouse” until you see a sign for “North District Operation Center.”\nParallel park on the shoulder along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard near the entrance to the cypress tunnel.\n\nParking is limited to the shoulder of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard at the entrance to the cypress tree tunnel so carpooling is encouraged. Restrooms are available at the Visitor’s center and at the North Beach parking lot. 
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/outer-point-reyes/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T190000
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240706T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240706T153000
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SUMMARY:Bear Valley and Five Brooks - Birding in Marin - Season 9\, Trip 7
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, July 6\, 2024\n8:30 AM to mid-afternoon\nBirding with Jim White & Bob Battagin\nRegister HERE for this field trip \nRegistration is required for this trip. Registration for the Bear Valley/Five Brooks trip will be open starting on June 26 at 8:00 AM. \nJoin Jim and Bob on this trip as part of their yearly series of Marin walks. We will start our day at Bear Valley in search of nesting birds. Next\, we’ll travel to Olema Marsh and Whitehouse Pool for a look at some different habitats. Our final stop of the day will be Five Brooks where we have a chance of finding Wood Duck at the retired logging pond. We will also look for birds in the Douglas Fir forest. \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101 take Sir Francis Drake Blvd toward Point Reyes for about 20 miles. At Olema turn right onto Hwy 1.\nIn 600 feet\, turn left onto Bear Valley Rd. In approximately 0.5 mile\, turn left at the entrance to Point Reyes National Seashore Headquarters at Bear Valley. We will meet at the picnic tables near the parking lot.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/bear-valley-and-five-brooks-birding-in-marin-season-9-trip-7/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T120000
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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon - Marin Headlands
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, July 31\, 2024\n7:30/8:15 AM – 12:00 PM\nBirding with William Legge and David Wiechers\nRegister HERE for this field trip \nRegistration required for this trip. Registration opens on July 21 at 8 AM. \nJoin William and David for the first of five fall migration field trips at Rodeo Lagoon. This is their long-time “patch\,” which never seems to disappoint birders with daily variations in species and the chance of an unusual sighting. On this July trip\, we will be targeting northward bound Heermann’s Gulls and Elegant Terns\, and hopefully the first southbound migrating shorebirds\, and western passerine migrants. We will begin with a Sea Watch at 7:30 AM from Rodeo Beach. Those arriving later may join us at 8:15 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.      \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 bridge 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-15/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Point Blue Conservation Science Bird Banding Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, July 31\, 2024\n8-10:30am\,\nPalomarin Field Station\, 999 Mesa Rd\, Bolinas\, CA\nNo Registration Required \nPoint Blue Conservation Science has been continuously running a songbird banding project at the Palomarin Field Station since 1966. Come visit one of the premiere\, long-term banding operations in North America and see the work in action. Mark Dettling will host a bird banding demonstration\, explaining how birds are captured\, what information is collected\, and how that information is used in conservation. There is an optional ¼ mile hike to view our mist nets that does include some stairs and steep sections. Of course\, we will be bird watching the entire time and talking about bird identification and life history.
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/point-blue-conservation-science-bird-banding-demonstration/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T050547
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SUMMARY:Sky Trail and Limantour Beach – Birding in Marin
DESCRIPTION:Birding in Marin\, Season 9 – Trip 8\nSaturday\, August 3\, 2024\n8:30 AM – 3:00 PM\nBirding with Jim White and Bob Battagin\nRegister HERE for this Field Trip \nRegistration required for this trip. Registration opens on July 24 at 8 AM.  \nThe Sky Trail\, called “the misty spine of Bear Valley”\, takes us through a maturing Douglas Fir/ Bishop Pine forest. Forest birds are more active early and moving birds often follow ridges so I would like to look and listen on our walk through this habitat. We may see or hear a Pileated Woodpecker\, Band Tailed Pigeons\, Stellar’s Jays\, Swainson’s Thrush\, Osprey\, nuthatches and surely Acorn Woodpeckers and Chestnut-backed Chickadees. Northern Spotted Owls\, Western Screech and Saw-whet Owls live here but we would need to be here at dusk or dawn to hear them. \nAfter we leave\, we drive down to the great beach of Limantour with its tidal estuary\, the open expanse of Drakes Bay and the Pacific Ocean beyond. We will gather at 9:30 in the ample parking lot with restrooms nearby. We’ll pack our lunches\, shoulder our scopes and head out and up the beach. We can hike far enough to find Snowy Plovers to get our exercise and to cross over to the estuary side for our walk back. Gulls\, terns\, cormorants\, loons\, grebes\, pelicans\, murres\, and guillemots will garner our attention. Shorebirds too\, some already back from their breeding excursion to the Arctic\, may gather along the estuary shores and shallows. Some ducks\, hawks\, and herons will show up too. \nDirections to Sky Trail: From CA 1 South\, right (left from CA 1 North) onto Sir Francis Drake Blvd for 0.7 miles\, left onto Bear Valley Road for 0.5\, then right onto Limantour Road for 3.4 miles to the Sky Trailhead. Meet at Sky Trailhead\, near the crest of Limantour Rd. Roadside parking is available near the trailhead. From Sky Trailhead\, the drive to the Limantour beach parking lot is 4.3 miles. 
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/sky-trail-and-limantour-beach-birding-in-marin-2/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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