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SUMMARY:Volunteer to Count Vaux's Swifts
DESCRIPTION:September begins the fall migration of Vaux’s Swift through Marin County  \nMarin Audubon and the Bay Area Vaux’s Swifts Working Group are expanding efforts to count Vaux’s Swifts and are seeking new volunteers with various abilities to join in the effort through this Workshop.  This is part of a wide effort to understand the largely unknown movement and roosting patterns of Vaux Swifts. \nWe invite you to join us for this exciting citizen science opportunity! \nVolunteers will engage with knowledgeable Vaux’s Swift counters/members of the Working Group who bring years of experience to share with newly-motivated  birders. Volunteers will learn about and participate in refining the methods used to count these large congregations of Vaux’s Swifts and plan future counting activities. \nThe Workshop has two parts: \n–  Thursday\, September 5th – 7PM  – a meeting on Zoom at which you will hear an overview of the  conditions at the overnight roost areas\, efforts to count the swifts at this local site\, and the various ways you can help.\n \nRegister HERE for this Zoom Workshop \nProgram:\nWelcome – Barbara Salzman\, President Marin Audubon Society\nMC – Rich Cimino\nPresenters – Michael Helms\, Rusty Scalf    \n–  Sunday\, September 8 \, 6 to 8PM   A site visit to the Vaux’s Swift migration roost at Mc Near Brick Yard\, San Rafael for on-site experience and guidance from experts. \nContact Rich Cimino for more information:  via email at yellowbilledtour@gmail.com or text 925-353-0266
URL:https://marinaudubon.org/event/volunteer-to-count-vauxs-swifts/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240911T073000
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SUMMARY:Rodeo Lagoon - Marin Headlands
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 11\, 2024\n7:30/8:15 AM to noon **See start time locations below\nBirding with William Legge and David Wiechers\nRegister HERE for this Field Trip \nRegistration required for this trip. Registration opens on September 1st at 8 AM. \nJoin William and David for this third 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 8:15 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. 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 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-17/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240912T190000
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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:20240913T180000
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SUMMARY:Vaux's Swifts at McNear Brick and Block
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 13th\, 2024\n6:00 to 7:40 PM depending on the weather\nBirding with Rich Cimino\nRegister HERE for this Field Trip \nRegistration is required for this trip. Registration opens September 3rd at 8AM. \nJoin other MAS members for an evening opportunity to witness Vaux’s Swifts during their fall migration through Marin\, which occurs in September and October. Dan McNear of McNear Brick & Block has kindly allowed Marin Audubon to access this remarkable site where decommissioned smokestacks provide an important communal roosting place for the swifts. \nWatching thousands of swifts as they descend into the stacks just before night- fall is an unforgettable sight. At the peak of migration\, as many as 19\,000 swifts have been counted in one evening. However\, keep in mind that the number of swifts varies greatly from night to night and can range from a few hundred to thousands. Like everything else in birding\, there are no guarantees! \nSunset on the evening of our visit will be at 7:09 PM\, so plan on arriving on time to be ready. If the weather on the day of our trip is particularly cool or windy\, the swifts are likely to enter the stacks early\, so plan accordingly. Bring scopes\, binoculars\, and\, if desired\, folding chairs for your seating comfort. It can be chilly at dusk. Please stay with our group and do not enter any of the private areas on the property. Use soft voices and be sure to respect the privacy of local residents. \nDIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101 take the Central San Rafael exit. Head east on Third St./Point San Pedro Rd for about 3.5 miles. The brickyard will be on the right. The address is 1 McNear Brickyard Rd. Park as close to the San Pedro Road entrance as possible. Please do not drive to or park near the closed gate.
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