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SUMMARY:2023 Christmas Bird Count and Potluck Dinner
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nSnowy Egret©Kelli O’Neill \n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nThe 53rd annual Putah Creek CBC is scheduled for Sunday\, December 17th\, regardless of weather. \nFor more information about the Christmas Bird Count and to volunteer click here. \nAfter the count please join us for the Summary & Potluck to be held at the Davis Senior Center\, 646 A Street\, Davis\, CA 95616. The doors will open at 5:00 pm for early finishers and for food set-up. Whether you were able to join the count or not\, we invite you to join us to socialize and share the highlights of the day. \nThis event is free\, but please bring a dish to share with others. You do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon to attend however\, if you would like to join\, click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \nPCCBC Compiler Bart Wickel and the Area Leaders will compile the field data at a later date. \n SPEAKER BIO \nBart Wickel\, member of the Yolo Audubon Society’s Board of Directors\, has been birding Yolo County for almost 10 years now. He is the Compiler for Yolo Audubon’s Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count. \n  \n 
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/2023-christmas-bird-count-and-potluck-dinner/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
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SUMMARY:2023 Christmas Bird Count Bird ID Workshop
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nHutton’s Vireo©Kelli O’Neill \n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nPlease join Yolo Audubon at its December 6th Members’ Meeting\, the annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count (PCCBC) Bird ID Workshop\, with Compiler Bart Wickel and Area Leader Zane Pickus. This program will start at 7:00 pm and will be held at the Davis Senior Center\, 646 A Street\, Davis\, CA 95616. \nThe PCCBC is scheduled for Sunday\, December 17th\, and marks the 53rd Count.  To participate in the bird count contact a leader who assembles a team for each designated zone in the Putah Creek count circle.  Click here to find a leader.  \nThe workshop consists of a primer on bird identification and an introduction to logging birds using eBird as well as a discussion of recent count trends\, including a review of climate change and forest fire impacts on the count circle. \nBart will share data and trends from earlier counts\, focusing on climate change and the fire history of the count area. \nThe 15-mile diameter count circle centers on Putah Creek and is divided into ten different areas\, each with its own plan regarding coverage\, teams\, start time\, and method of travel (car\, foot\, hiking\, bike\, etc.). Up-to-date information about the count and contact information for the Area Leaders is here on the Yolo Audubon website. \nSPEAKER BIO \nBart Wickel\, member of the Yolo Audubon Society’s Board of Directors\, has been birding Yolo County for almost 10 years now. He is the compiler for the Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count. \nZane Pickus is an undergraduate at UC Davis studying Wildlife\, Fish\, and Conservation Biology. Zane has been interested in birds his entire life\, and as he has gotten older\, that interest has morphed into a passion. He values the opportunity to teach others through field trips and presentations\, appreciating the sense of community found in sharing birds with others. Zane is a member of the Yolo Audubon Society’s Board of Directors\, is an officer of the Birdwatching Club at UC Davis\, and is a regional reviewer for eBird in Yolo County. \n 
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/2023-christmas-bird-count-bird-id-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
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SUMMARY:Project Phoebe: Studying and Supporting a Uniquely Urban Flycatcher
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nMost of us have enjoyed sharing our neighborhoods with Black Phoebes\, whether nesting in a park or on a ledge attached to one of the houses\, we are entertained by their antics and pleased with their diet of insects. Project Phoebe is a research program started by a team of UC Davis graduate students in 2022 to shed light on the experiences of the Black Phoebe\, one of our familiar but ecologically surprising urban neighbors. Two members of Project Phoebe\, UC Davis students Alia Tu and Ian Haliburton\, will discuss the research program as a whole\, introducing its unifying themes and emphasizing the accomplishments of its first year. Additionally\, Alia and Ian will each present on their sub-projects within Project Phoebe. More than anything\, Ian and Alia hope to show how extraordinary these backyard flycatchers are\, fostering an appreciation for the challenges they overcome and encouraging participation in Project Phoebe’s continuing efforts to understand them and promote their success. \nPlease join us for an illuminating session on urban Black Phoebes! \nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join\, click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \nSPEAKER BIO \n\nAlia is a third year undergraduate student at UC Davis\, majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology. She is excited about working in the field\, observing bird behavior\, and learning more about the scientific process and how birds and humans can coexist in an increasingly urbanized world. She greatly appreciates the many wonderful opportunities for exploring the world of research and ecology in the Davis and surrounding area. Along with her studies\, Alia is also an artist\, musician\, aspiring educator\, and overall nature-lover.\nIan is a second-year PhD student in the UC Davis Animal Behavior Graduate Group. He is interested in the role of behavior in wild birds’ responses to anthropogenic challenges as well as the ways that behavior research can inform bird conservation\, especially within urban environments. His focus is on the challenges of chemical pollution\, and he is exploring ways to bridge the fields of ecotoxicology and behavioral ecology in his research. Working with the dapper Black Phoebe and its nestlings\, Ian is planning to pick apart relationships between an individual’s environment\, behavior\, reproductive success and risk of exposure to chemical pollutants. He is thrilled to be doing work where he gets to think about and interact with the local birds he loves every day\, and he is infinitely grateful that he no longer spends so much time in windowless laboratories like when he was an undergrad studying neuroscience at UCLA. Outside of his grad student life\, Ian is an illustrator\, a climber and a bird dad to two adorable budgies.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (You can unsubscribe at any time.) \nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n Please note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n Visit   to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need help.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/project-phoebe-studying-and-supporting-a-uniquely-urban-flycatcher/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231018T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
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SUMMARY:Southern Africa--Namibia\, Botswana\, Zambia\, plus a little bit of South Africa.
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nWhite-quilled Bustard ©Chris Conard \n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nIn August 2023\, Chris Conard joined a group largely composed of Sacramento-area birders to southern Africa. The birds were wonderful\, and the mammals were absolutely mind-blowing. We moved east from the Namib Desert on the Atlantic Coast\, through Etosha National Park\, the Okavango Delta\, Victoria Falls\, with a single day in South Africa before heading home. Highlights are too many to catalog\, but include a great diversity of hornbills\, kingfishers\, and shrikes in starkly beautiful settings\, with a cavalcade of large mammals coming to and interacting at waterholes. Lions\, leopard\, 17 species of antelope\, elephants\, and both species of rhino jockeyed for first prize as most spectacular–the rhinos won! \nSPEAKER BIO \nChris Conard is a Natural Resource Specialist at the Bufferlands in Sacramento County. He regularly leads field trips for Sacramento Audubon\, serves as a county reviewer for eBird\, and is a past president of the Central Valley Bird Club. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join\, click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (You can unsubscribe at any time.) \nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n Please note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n Visit   to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need help.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/southern-africa-namibia-botswana-zambia-plus-a-little-bit-of-south-africa/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230920T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230920T203000
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SUMMARY:The Magic of Central America: Costa Rica's Birds and Ecology
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nThree-wattled bellbird ©Benjamin Jacobs-Schwartz \n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nCosta Rica has long been regarded as one of the top tropical birding destinations in the world and with good reason. This small Central American country is roughly the size of West Virginia yet is home to ~5% of the world’s biodiversity\, 900+ species of birds with 47 avian endemics to the country. \nDuring our presentation\, we’ll visit a variety of ecosystems including the cloud forest\, the Caribbean lowlands\, the Pacific dry forest\, and the ecological factors that have made Costa Rica the international birding mecca that it is! \nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join\, click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nSPEAKER BIO \nBenny Isaac Jacobs-Schwartz owns and runs 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 Binos. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n Please note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n Visit   to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need help.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/the-magic-of-central-america-costa-ricas-birds-and-ecology/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230517T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230517T190000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20230506T015832Z
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SUMMARY:Searching for Rare Birds in South America
DESCRIPTION:Santa Marta Parakeet©John Sterling\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nBird expert and world traveler John Sterling will share his adventures in looking for and photographing some of the rarest birds in the world including those he found in Colombia\, Ecuador\, Peru\, Bolivia\, Guyana\, Argentina and Paraguay.  John will take us to these exotic places and describe how he found the elusive wonders. \n\n\n\nJohn’s Bio: John has been birding very actively since 1971 and embarked on a career in ornithology while as a student at Humboldt State University in 1979. Since then he has worked for the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in Washington DC\, research labs of the US Forest Service (Redwood Sciences Lab and PSW Fresno)\, H.T. Harvey and Associates\, Arizona State University\, Oregon State University\, and many other organizations in Latin America and California. As an avid California birder\, he has accumulated detailed knowledge of bird distribution and status throughout the state. As an ornithologist and environmental consultant\, He has studied the ecology and conservation of birds as well as the regulatory processes that seek to preserve them. \n\n\n\nFor more information on John’s projects and tours\, check out his website at sterlingbirds.com.” \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/searching-for-rare-birds-in-south-america/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230419T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230419T190000
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SUMMARY:Flight Calls to Monitor Nocturnal Migration in the Central Valley
DESCRIPTION:Rob Furrow & Cameron Tescher\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nMost of the migration of songbirds happens while we’re sleeping\, as warblers\, sparrows\, and other birds pass overhead during their nocturnal flights. These migrating birds are not entirely silent during the night; many species repeatedly make short calls as they fly\, referred to as nocturnal flight calls. In this presentation we will outline the basics of how bird migration can be monitored using audio recordings of nocturnal flight calls. Then we will describe the methods and some preliminary results of a study assessing migration timing and intensity at sites ranging from the Coast Range near Lake Berryessa to the town of Davis and nearby natural areas.  We focus on a few species that are common migrants that regularly give nocturnal flight calls: Lazuli Bunting\, Yellow Warbler\, Wilson’s Warbler\, and Swainson’s Thrush. In addition to describing our initial findings and many challenges\, we will teach the audience a bit about when and where they might be able to hear these flight calls\, and how to identify a few of the most common ones. \n\n\n\nRob Bio. Rob Furrow is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in Wildlife\, Fish\, and Conservation Biology at UC Davis. He has been birding since his youth\, and revels in early mornings with migrating songbirds. Nocturnal flight calls have long been an interest of his\, so he was thrilled when Cameron proposed a project systematically assessing local bird migration using these calls. \n\n\n\nCameron Bio. Cameron Tescher is a fourth year majoring in Wildlife\, Fish\, and Conservation Biology at UC Davis who is interested in migration of songbirds\, especially those in the Central Valley. Through multiple years of birding across the state including in Yolo County for four years as a college student\, he has always wanted to learn more about nocturnal migration. He planned this project with support from Rob Furrow and the Yolo Audubon Society to help understand the when’s\, where’s\, and how’s of the massive number of migrants that travel across the Central Valley. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/flight-calls-to-monitor-nocturnal-migration-in-the-central-valley/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20230301T011955Z
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SUMMARY:California Department of Fish and Wildlife Embraces Collaboration and Technology in a Climate Change Context
DESCRIPTION:Cooper’s Hawk ©Kelli O’Neill\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nThis presentation will feature an overview of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s efforts and plans related to creating Sentinel Sites on select properties throughout the state. Sentinel Sites are locations where biological and climate sensors will track climate change\, ecosystem health and wildlife diversity over long time frames. These sites will supplement a larger network set up by partner conservation entities which will together improve our understanding of climate change and related impacts to wildlife. \n\n\n\nA key component of the Department’s Sentinel Sites are Motus Wildlife Tracking System (Motus) stations. Motus is a worldwide network of stationary automated telemetry receivers that collect data on tagged wildlife as it moves through the landscape. This technology will allow future researchers to answer questions about the movement behavior of many taxa that were previously exceedingly difficult to study at large spatial scales. The Department’s investment in Motus is a significant benefit to wildlife research and many partner non-governmental organizations that focus heavily on conservation. \n\n\n\nMotus Tracking System ©Levi Souza\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSPEAKER BIO \n\n\n\nLevi Souza has been a biologist for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for over 10 years. He works in land management and monitoring. He is involved in the Department’s efforts to establish Sentinel Sites at selected properties throughout the state\, specifically the installation\, management and coordination of Motus stations. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife-embraces-collaboration-and-technology-in-a-climate-change-context-2/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230215T190000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20230202T221011Z
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SUMMARY:Local and International Bird Research and Conservation Using Nesting Boxes- Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Alison Ke with Friend; ©Alison Ke\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nIn the last few years\, Yolo Audubon and its volunteers have recognized the importance of nest boxes to aid cavity-nesting species by placing and monitoring nest boxes at the Woodland Regional Park\, as well as along the North Davis Channel (aka North Davis Ditch). Alison Ke\, a UC Davis graduate student\, will share highlights on three different projects she has been involved with during her PhD studies that are related to nest boxes. Nest boxes are a tool that can be used to conserve and research cavity-nesting birds. Farmers also use nest boxes to attract certain bird species to control rodent and insect pests. Alison will talk about a local conservation project that she started in collaboration with the UC Davis Museum of Fish and Wildlife and the City of Davis where nest boxes were used to help conserve Western Bluebirds and Tree Swallows in Davis\, CA. High levels of nest box use and success occurred\, which increased over the four years that she monitored the boxes. Next\, Alison will present a research project that she conducted in Northwest Ecuador to understand if land conversion from tropical forest to pastures leads to a limitation of nesting habitat for cavity-nesting birds. While nest boxes are commonly used in temperate areas\, little is known about how effective they are in the tropics. Nest boxes were experimentally added to forests and pastures to measure how often birds used the nest boxes\, and if they could be a successful conservation strategy for certain species. Finally\, Alison will present a collaborative project from her lab (the Karp lab at UC Davis). They used a citizen science dataset of 317\,147 nests of 287 species over 24 years\, and 92\,896 unique locations across the continental U.S. to understand how habitat conversion to agriculture and climate change affect avian nest success. Many of these observations took place in nest boxes\, and it was found that birds nesting in cavities or nest boxes responded differently to habitat and climate than birds using open-cup nests.  \n\n\n\nWestern Bluebird; ©Alison Ke\n\n\n\nSPEAKER BIO \n\n\n\nAlison Ke is finishing up her Ph.D. in the Graduate Group in Ecology at the University of California\, Davis. She received a B.A. in statistics and a B.S. in forestry and natural resources from the University of California\, Berkeley in 2017. Alison’s research focuses on how converting forest to agriculture affects bird abundance\, behavior\, and reproduction in Central and South America. For her graduate work she conducted field research in Costa Rica\, Colombia\, and Ecuador. She currently lives in Boulder\, CO and is passionate about bird conservation and rock climbing.    \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting. \n\n\n\nVisit   to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/local-and-international-bird-research-and-conservation-using-nesting-boxes-presentation/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T190000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20230107T225915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T035100Z
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SUMMARY:Birding with Cache Creek Conservancy - Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Cache Creek Nature Preserve; ©Courtesy Photo\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nNancy Ullrey will talk about the habitat improvements at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve and Capay Open Space Park\, the expansion of bird boxes and bird box monitoring in those areas (some in partnership with YAS). She will also discuss how the Conservancy was created and how the Conservancy may move forward. Nancy will share her hopes for the future of birding at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve and future partnerships with the Yolo Audubon Society. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nSPEAKER BIO \n\n\n\nNancy Ullrey is a long-time Woodland resident and has been the executive director of the Cache Creek Conservancy since 2015. She is fascinated with the diversity of birds at the Nature Preserve and has learned a great deal about them during her tenure there. She considers herself a neophyte birder. \n\n\n\nVISIT CACHE CREEK CONSERVANCY\NATURE PRESERVE WEBSITE (here) for directions and hours of operation.  \n\n\n\nTo learn more about the Capay Open Space Park click here. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting. \n\n\n\nVisit   to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance. \n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/birding-at-cache-creek-conservancy/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20221121T224953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T224954Z
UID:5853-1671044400-1671049800@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:2022 Christmas Bird Count Bird ID Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Fox Sparrow; © Zane Pickus\n\n\n\nPlease join Yolo Audubon at its December 14th Members’ Meeting\, the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) Bird ID Workshop\, via Zoom\, with Compiler Bart Wickel and Area Leader Zane Pickus. The CBC is scheduled for Sunday\, December 18th\, and marks the 52nd annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count. \n\n\n\nBart will share data and trends from previous counts\, focusing on climate change and the fire history of the count area. \n\n\n\nThe 15-mile diameter count circle centers on Putah Creek and is divided into ten different areas\, each with its own plan regarding coverage\, teams\, start time\, and method of travel (car\, foot\, hiking\, bike\, etc.). Up-to-date information about the count and contact information for the Area Leaders is here on the Yolo Audubon website. \n\n\n\nThe CBC Bird ID workshop will be conducted via Zoom. There is no cost to attend but advance registration is required. \n\n\n\nThis program will be recorded and made available for viewing on the YAS YouTube Channel. \n\n\n\nSPEAKER BIO \n\n\n\nBart Wickel has been birding Yolo County for almost 10 years now and is serving as compiler for the Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count. \n\n\n\nZane Pickus\, a freshman at UC Davis\, has been interested in birds his entire life\, and as he has gotten older\, that interest has morphed into a passion through his passion of birdwatching\, Zane values the opportunity to teach others about birds through field trips and presentations in furtherance of the sense of community found in sharing birds with others. Zane is a member of the Yolo Audubon Society’s Board of Directors and a regional reviewer for eBird in Yolo County. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nPlease note:  Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting. An account with Zoom is not necessary to join a meeting. \n\n\n\nVisit   to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/2022-christmas-bird-count-bird-id-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T190000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20221102T212320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T212546Z
UID:5832-1668625200-1668625200@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:City of Davis South Fork Preserve - An Ecological Treasure and Conservation Success
DESCRIPTION:South Davis Preserve; ©Marc Hoshovsky\n\n\n\nThe Yolo Audubon Society invites the public to join its November program meeting on November 16 at 7:00 pm. This hour and a half event will feature Davis’s own Marc Hoshovsky speaking on the history of the South Fork Preserve\, located along Putah Creek a few miles southeast of downtown Davis. The Preserve is a publicly accessible City of Davis open space area. This 192-acre preserve is one of the best examples of riparian and floodplain forest along Putah Creek. It is a special place because over 95% of California’s riparian habitat has been converted to farm and urban lands since the mid-1800s. \n\n\n\nMarc will illustrate the beauty of this Preserve and describe some of its ecological and hydrological features. His talk will cover the history of the Preserve and lower Putah Creek\, from pre-settlement conditions\, to early ranching efforts\, to 20th century struggles to control flooding and divert water and to the substantially restored condition allowing the return of salmon (after a 70-year absence) and\, a thriving riparian forest and oak woodland now popularly enjoyed by both wildlife and people. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout SpeakerMarc is a local naturalist who has volunteered for Putah Creek Council and the City of Davis’ open space program for many years. He retired from the State of California\, after working on endangered species conservation for almost 30 years\, which now allows him to pursue his other long-term interest in geology. In 2020\, he co-authored the local guidebook “Exploring the Berryessa Region: A Geology\, Nature\, and History Tour”. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/city-of-davis-south-fork-preserve-an-ecological-treasure-and-conservation-success/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221019T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20220921T111214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T111341Z
UID:5690-1666206000-1666211400@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Bolivia and Argentina: Diversity and Rare Birds
DESCRIPTION:Red-ruffed Fruit Crow; © John Sterling\n\n\n\nJohn Sterling will take you on a virtual tour of the diverse landscapes\, habitats and birds (and mammals) of these two amazing countries. Bolivia has the highest species list for a landlocked country. Argentina is huge and stretches from sub-Antartica to tropical rainforests to high elevation Andes. John led tours to both countries this summer and photographed many rare and endangered birds\, as well as the endemic species. \n\n\n\nJohn has been a hard core birder in California since he was shown a Pileated Woodpecker in 5th grade camp in 1971. He is a professional ornithologist and has worked for the Smithsonian Institution\, US Forest Service research stations\, HT Harvey & Associates\, Arizona and Oregon state universities among other organizations since 1981. John has traveled extensively throughout California learning about local bird distribution and is an authority on that state’s avifauna. In 2015 he set the California’s new big year record with 501 species and has many big day records as well. He has traveled internationally as a guide and ornithologist for many institutions including projects as a Smithsonian ornithologist to Mexico\, Ecuador\, Peru\, The Philippines\, Sumatra\, Canada and Russia. John currently has his own company\, Sterling Wildlife Biology\, specializing in tours\, birding classes\, research and environmental consulting for The Nature Conservancy\, the Kern Water Bank\, the California Rice Commission\, the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center\, National Audubon’s International Alliance Program\, CA Dept. of Water Resources among other organizations. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/bolivia-and-argentina-diversity-and-rare-birds/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220921T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20220905T115515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220910T140705Z
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SUMMARY:Five Advocacy Actions to Benefit Birds in California
DESCRIPTION:American Kestrel; © Gary Grossman/Audubon Photography Awards\n\n\n\nMike Lynes\, Director of Public Policy for Audubon California\, will share five issues that concerned citizens can act on to help birds\, other wildlife\, and people in California. With ecosystems imperiled and many bird populations in significant decline\, policy makers in Sacramento and Washington\, D.C. must act now to address climate change\, protect sensitive species and habitats\, and more equitably expand access to nature for everyone. Concerned citizens can engage on several fronts\, including advocacy to protect and enhance the last remnants of California’s wetlands\, supporting efforts to benefit grassland birds\, contributing to California’s “30 by 30” initiative\, pushing for responsibly-planned renewable energy projects\, and supporting policies to create more natural spaces throughout the state\, especially in disadvantaged and climate-vulnerable communities that lack access to nature and its benefits. Environmental problems can sometimes feel overwhelming\, and many are intimidated by advocacy efforts\, but Mike will offer simple steps anyone can take that will help birds and improve our communities. \n\n\n\nMike Lynes is the Director of Public Policy for Audubon California\, the state office of the National Audubon Society. He is responsible for Audubon California’s legislative agenda and works on large-scale policy issues that include California water policy\, climate change mitigation and adaptation\, and important bird areas such as the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge complex and the Salton Sea. From 2008 to 2014\, Mike was the Conservation Director and then Executive Director of the Golden Gate Audubon Society. He began his career as a biologist with Point Blue Conservation Science before attending law school and becoming an attorney that focused on environmental enforcement and policy. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/five-advocacy-actions-to-benefit-birds-in-california/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220518T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20220503T212059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T181630Z
UID:5520-1652900400-1652905800@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Members' Memories
DESCRIPTION:Olive Warbler; © Joanne Fillatti\n\n\n\nThe final Yolo Audubon General Meeting for the 2021-22 year will be our annual “Members’ Memories” program. Five members will share their birding adventures from the year using photos or drawings and/or stories. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/members-memories-2022/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220420T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220420T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20220328T143800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T144641Z
UID:5469-1650481200-1650486600@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:BirdSeasons CA Project at Bobcat Ranch
DESCRIPTION:Spring at Bobcat Ranch\n\n\n\nYolo Audubon Society is one of five Audubon California chapters that have been conducting phenology surveys (BirdSeasons CA Project) on private state Audubon properties. Yolo Audubon Society has been conducting these surveys at Audubon California Society’s Bobcat Ranch for nearly six years. The surveys are conducted to provide data for the USA National Phenology Network. (Phenology: the study of periodic events in biological life cycles and how these are influenced by seasonal and inter-annual variations in climate as well as habitat factors.) The phenology surveys are conducted biweekly. \n\n\n\nSonjia Shelly and Joe Zinkl will provide a description and the results of nearly 6 years of surveys. This will include where and how the surveys are conducted and how the data is collected\, cataloged and analyzed. As of March 10\, 2022\, 129 surveys have been conducted in which 124 species (and one hybrid) have been found. The highest number of species counted on a single survey was 46 (May 6\, 2021) and the highest number of individual birds was 518 (February 10\, 2022). The presentation will concentrate on trends in numbers of year-around resident species considering local events (e.g.\, wildfires). In addition\, changes including dates of arrival and departure of migrating species will be discussed particularly from a phenological prospective. \n\n\n\nSPEAKER BIO \n\n\n\nSonjia Shelly graduated from THE Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine 44 years ago. Her career focused on diseases of fur/hair bearing friends rather than feathered friends. Thus\, her interest in birding began later in life (compared with many Yolo Audubon members) and she considers herself to be a perpetual beginner. Since retirement she has been active as a board member for Yolo Audubon Society\, and has taken part in the YAS phenology survey at Bobcat Ranch\, helped organize and monitor nest box projects and volunteered for other organizations. She is a certified CA naturalist. She often is found doing something that starts with “B” – birding\, biking\, building\, beer drinking … you get the idea. \n\n\n\nJoe Zinkl is a UC Davis veterinarian professor emeritus\, and longtime Yolo Audubon Society (YAS) member and supporter. He is a former Board member for YAS\, and has taken part in the YAS phenology survey at Bobcat Ranch from the beginning. Joe is continually active in YAS projects such as bird nest box construction and installation. While working with USFW and UCD he worked on diseases of wild birds (avian cholera and aspergillosis)\, the effects of pesticides on passerine species forests and crude oil toxicity of seabirds. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/birdseasons-ca-project-at-bobcat-ranch/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220316T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20220226T134840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T135534Z
UID:5397-1647457200-1647462600@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:eBird - The Basics
DESCRIPTION:Since it was launched by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the early 2000’s\, eBird has become an important tool for researchers. The data drawn from millions of eBird observations worldwide has become a pivotal tool for studying overall population trends and migration timing. Apart from the role it plays in citizen science\, eBird also appeals to birders for its ability to keep track of sightings in one easily accessible place. Add to that the endless information on thousands of species and the ability to find out about unusual observations of rare birds\, and it’s easy to see why eBird has become the largest citizen science project in the world.  \n\n\n\neBird can be daunting to dive into but with some patience anyone can learn to use its features. Our presentation will focus on the basics\, such as creating an account\, creating and submitting “checklists”\, and making use of the unique features that eBird has to offer. It will be perfect for those who are interested in getting started with eBird but have not done so yet\, as well as those who want to get more familiar with features such as the “Species Map” and “Explore Hotspots” pages. We will also be leading a subsequent field trip to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area\, with the goal of giving participants live practice with the eBird app. \n\n\n\nLink to eBird home page: https://ebird.org/home \n\n\n\nLink to related field trip: “eBirding Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area”\, March 19:http://yoloaudubon.org/event/2022-03-ebirding-yolo-bypass-wildlife-area/ \n\n\n\nEmmett’s bio:  \n\n\n\nI am a Wildlife Conservation major and will be moving up to Arcata to continue my studies this fall at Humboldt State University. I love birding and really enjoy nerding-out over the feathered dinosaurs in our backyard. Whether I am arguing about vagrant patterns with my buddies\, perusing eBird or\, well\, birding\, birds are always on my mind. I am one of the regional reviewers for eBird in Yolo and I also write the Recent Sightings column for the monthly Yolo Audubon newsletter.  \n\n\n\nZane’s bio: \n\n\n\nBirds have been of interest to me for my entire life\, and as I have gotten older that interest has morphed into a passion. I enjoy all aspects of birding- checking local patches\, chasing vagrants\, photography\, discussing identification\, monitoring Tree Swallow and Western Bluebird boxes\, and simply enjoying the outdoors. I especially love the ability to teach others through field trips and presentations\, as I believe one of the best parts of the hobby is the sense of community in sharing birds with others. Currently I serve as one of Yolo County’s Regional Reviewers for eBird\, as well a member of Yolo Audubon’s Board of Directors. As a current senior in high school\, next year I intend to study environmental science or ecology at a four-year university in California.  \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/ebird-the-basics-2022/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220216T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20220121T140529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220121T140803Z
UID:5324-1645038000-1645043400@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Plants of the Yolo Wildlife Bypass Area
DESCRIPTION:Common Sunflower\, Helianthus annuus; © Charlie Russell\n\n\n\nWhat are those flowers blooming along the road\, in the rice fields\, or out in the canals in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (YBWA)? Are they native plants\, or introduced? There are many different plant habitats in the YBWA\, and they support a wide range of flowering plants. This presentation will help you identify many of the plants that visitors are likely to come across while on foot or in a car. We’ll help you identify the good\, the bad\, the ugly\, and even the poisonous ones. There are over 500 species plants there\, and we will focus on those that you’ll most commonly see. It’s not just birds out there! \n\n\n\nCharlie Russell has a lifelong interest in nature\, and has been photographing wildflowers for over 40 years. He has a master’s degree in plant sciences from UC Davis\, and is a certified California Naturalist. Amongst other activities\, he is a docent with the Yolo Basin Foundation and Jepson Prairie Preserve. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/plants-of-yolo-wildlife-bypass-area/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20220103T135924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220103T140412Z
UID:5279-1642618800-1642624200@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Natural History of the Northern Saw-whet Owl
DESCRIPTION:Saw-whet Owl; © Ken Sobon\n\n\n\nFor the last 17 years Altacal Audubon has hosted the northern saw-whet owl banding station at Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. In the presentation\, Ken Sobon will talk about the natural history of the northern saw-whet owl\, our banding process and the results from the last 17 years of study. \n\n\n\nKen Sobon is an avid birder\, field trip leader\, Vice President of Altacal Audubon Society and is the Northern California representative on Audubon California board of directors. He has worked the last 11 seasons volunteering and assisting\, and is now the Director of the Northern Saw-whet Owl fall migration monitoring project. In addition\, Ken has been a science teacher to middle school students in Oroville since 1995. He has shared his love of science and birding with his students both in the classroom and in field. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/natural-history-northern-saw-whet-owl/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20211122T150227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T150554Z
UID:5207-1639940400-1639947600@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:CBC Compilation Program
DESCRIPTION:The traditional Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count Compilation ‘potluck’ will be held online this year\, via Zoom. Whether you were able to join the count or not\, we invite to join us to watch the returns come in. \n\n\n\nBart Wickel and the Area Leaders from the count will supply historical and regional analysis\, stories from the day and\, most importantly\, the numbers. We promise to count every bird! Bart has been birding Yolo County for almost 9 years now and is serving as a compiler for the Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count for the first time this year.  \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to join\, click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here.  \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (You can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/cbc-compilation-2021/
CATEGORIES:Online Event,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211208T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20211102T224736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T152419Z
UID:5144-1638990000-1638995400@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:CBC Bird ID Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Lewis’s Woodpecker at Lake Solano; © Ann Brice\n\n\n\nAlways a popular event\, Compiler Bart Wickel and Emmett Iverson host the Bird ID workshop in preparation for our 51st annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Bart will share data and trends from previous counts\, touch on the impacts of climate change and fire history on the count. Emmett will lead a session on helpful tips on bird ID. \n\n\n\nBART WICKEL has been birding Yolo County for almost 9 years now and is serving as a compiler for the Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count for the first time this year. EMMETT IVERSON grew up in the count area and is one of the eBird reviewers for Yolo County.  \n\n\n\nThe CBC is scheduled for Sunday\, December 19th. Our 15-mile diameter count circle centers on Putah Creek and is divided into ten different areas\, each with its own plan regarding coverage\, teams\, start time\, and method of travel (car\, foot\, hiking\, bike\, etc.). Up-to-date information about the count\, contact information for the Area Leaders\, and Covid protocols is here on the Yolo Audubon website. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nThe Bird ID workshop will be conducted via Zoom. There is no cost to attend but advance registration is required. You do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon to attend this meeting. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (You can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/cbc-bird-id-workshop-2021/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20211026T002800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T010810Z
UID:5121-1637175600-1637181000@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Sleuthing into the Secret Lives of Wood Ducks
DESCRIPTION:Wood Duck; © Ken Ealy\n\n\n\nPlease join Yolo Audubon’s virtual Members’ Meeting on Nov. 17 when Dr. John Eadie will take us “backstage” to provide a look at his work with the glamourous wood duck. \n\n\n\nBiologists have studied the charismatic wood duck for well over a century. What more could possibly be learned? As it turns out\, quite a bit. New technology is revealing a rich and complex social underworld that is proving to be quite astonishing.  \n\n\n\nDr. Eadie and his research team are employing automatic logging devices (passive integrated transponders\, or PIT tags) that record every nest site a particular female visits\, as well as population-wide genetic analyses of all breeding females and their offspring to follow the breeding behavior and entire life histories of wood ducks on several sites in California. The researchers are focusing on a particularly curious nesting behavior whereby females lay eggs in the nests of other females in the same population (termed conspecific brood parasitism or CBP). \n\n\n\nFemales in a wide variety of bird species lay their eggs in the nests of other conspecifics but despite its widespread occurrence the factors that promote parasitic nesting behavior remain poorly understood\, in part because the sneaky parasitic females are rarely identified\, but also because the information needed to assess the possible benefits of this behavior are often lacking. Are these females friends or foe? Does this behavior add or detract from the survival of females and their young\, or the sustainability of the population? Our studies are providing some new insights and\, in some cases\, surprising us with the wide range of behavioral interactions among females in this enigmatic species of cavity-nesting duck. \n\n\n\nSPEAKER BIO \n\n\n\nDr. John Eadie is a Professor and the Dennis G. Raveling Waterfowl Chair in the Department of Wildlife\, Fish and Conservation Biology\, University of California Davis. He received his PhD degree in 1989 from the University of British Columbia Department of Zoology. He joined UC Davis in 1995. His research interests include the ecology\, conservation and management of waterfowl and wetlands. His current work focuses on the management and conservation of wetland habitats\, breeding waterfowl (mallards and wood ducks) in California\, and linking ecological theory to wildlife management and conservation. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. You do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon to attend this meeting. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (You can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/secret-lives-wood-ducks/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211020T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20210913T153503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T233739Z
UID:5016-1634756400-1634761800@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Testing the Social Intelligence Hypothesis in Wild Jays
DESCRIPTION:Kelsey McCune\n\n\n\nWhy do some species evolve complex cognitive behaviors while others do not?  One hypothesis is that social species need more advanced cognitive abilities than asocial species to deal with the unpredictable behavior of other animate beings.  Therefore\, sociality may co-evolve with cognitive traits that ease navigating social interactions to increase survival and fitness within a social group.  However\, most research that has tested this hypothesis compares species using general proxies of cognition (like brain size) and sociality (like social group size).  These proxies are particularly poor measures of cognitive ability and social behavior in birds.  The sizes of bird brains are constrained by the need to fly\, and social group sizes can change with age\, time of day or time of year.   \n\n\n\nIn this presentation I will talk about my dissertation research where I directly tested this hypothesis by measuring and comparing the social behavior and cognitive ability of two congeneric jay species that differ in social behavior\, the social Mexican Jay and the asocial California Scrub-Jay. \n\n\n\nKelsey McCune completed her PhD in animal behavior from the University of Washington in 2018. Her dissertation compared asocial California scrub-jays and social Mexican jays on social behavior\, learning ability and personality traits. Currently\, Kelsey is a postdoctoral scholar at UCSB\, and part of the Grackle Project research group started by Dr. Corina Logan. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/testing-the-social-intelligence-hypothesis-in-wild-jays/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211010T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211010T113000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20210902T191051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T134219Z
UID:4955-1633856400-1633865400@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Nature Journaling with Alison Kent
DESCRIPTION:Sketch by Alison Kent\n\n\n\nJoin Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday\, October 10th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. \n\n\n\nNo experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools\, materials\, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged to go out and walk their patch and journal for an hour. Everyone will then reconvene to discuss and and share their journals and observations. \n\n\n\nAlison has assembled this list of thoughts\, suggested materials\, and resources which may be of help: \n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nTo register for the workshop\, follow this link:  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Workshop on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Once you register for the December Nature Journaling workshop\, you will be able to attend subsequent ones with the same login information. \n\n\n\nParticipants must use the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary.  \n\n\n\nEmail Alison if you have questions about the workshop.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/nature-journaling-alison-kent-oct-2021/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210915T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20210831T231858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T133927Z
UID:4916-1631732400-1631737800@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Audubon Conservation Ranching
DESCRIPTION:Stemple Creek\, Marin County; photo by Matt Allshouse\n\n\n\nCalifornia has roughly 40 million acres of rangelands that provide food production\, carbon sequestration\, water infiltration\, and habitat for a wide range of species. However\, this historic land use is under threat with an average of 20\,000 acres a year being lost to development or crop conversion. Climate change\, invasive species\, aquifer depletion\, and outdated grazing practices also degrade large portions of grasslands\, increasing economic and ecological vulnerability. This in turn has contributed to steep declines in grassland bird species across California\, and the United Stated. \n\n\n\nAudubon launched its Conservation Ranching program (ACR) here in California in 2019. This program is designed to stem the conversion of grassland ecosystems and improve the ecological functions of rangelands by partnering with ranchers to transition to more regenerative grazing approaches via a ranch certification program. This presentation will highlight the ACR program components which includes the development of ranch-specific Habitat Management Plans and a third-party certified set of regenerative grazing practices to increase climate-driven drought resiliency\, rebuild soil organic matter\, enhance plant diversity and cover\, increase water infiltration and carbon sequestration\, and increase overall biodiversity. This ecological resilience can translate to economic resilience\, as participating producers are able to use the Audubon certification logo on their product – providing a market incentive to landowners to enroll in this program through increased sales or revenue. This presentation will highlight program practices\, early results and opportunities for enrollment. \n\n\n\nHere are some links to program specifics: \n\n\n\nhttps://ca.audubon.org/conservation/conservation-ranching \n\n\n\nhttps://www.audubon.org/news/what-world-conservation-ranching \n\n\n\nhttps://www.audubon.org/magazine/spring-2017/how-cattle-ranchers-are-helping-save-western \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon. If you would like to become a member\, click here. If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, click here.  \n\n\n\nSPEAKERS BIO  \n\n\n\nPelayo Alvarez works as the Director of the Conservation Ranching Program in California.  Before joining Audubon Pelayo worked for the Carbon Cycle Institute where he helped establish carbon farming programs across California. Pelayo has experience working with the ranching community\, government agencies\, academia and other stakeholders on rangeland conservation initiatives including the development of programs to incentivize good stewardship practices on rangelands. Pelayo also worked for Defenders of Wildlife as the Conservation Program Director for the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition where he coordinated research and outreach activities. Pelayo also teaches Rangeland Ecology and Management at American River College in Sacramento. His previous work experience includes positions at UC Davis\, The World Bank and The Nature Conservancy. He has a bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from Universidad de Leon (Spain)\, a MS degree in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University and a PhD in Ecology from UC Davis. \n\n\n\nMatt Allshouse came to Audubon California from Wyoming and has been the Conservation Ranching Program Manager for the state since September 2019. As a rangeland ecologist\, he has 13 years of experience associated with land policy\, management\, and science. Previously\, Matt served as Ranch Manager for Antelope Springs Land and Cattle in Wyoming\, as a Biologist for the Peregrine Fund in Belize and Guatemala directing conservation field research\, and as Ecologist with the consulting firm Trihydro Corporation focusing on restoration ecology. Matt holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in Environment and Natural Resources\, and Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management from University of Wyoming. \n\n\n\nDETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING \n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Program on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAn account with Zoom is NOT necessary to join a meeting. Zoom limits the number of participants to 100. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (you can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will be able to ask questions via Zoom’s chat feature for the Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting.  \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/audubon-conservation-ranching/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210912T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210912T113000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20210902T162751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T175931Z
UID:4930-1631437200-1631446200@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Nature Journaling with Alison Kent
DESCRIPTION:Sketch by Alison Kent\n\n\n\nJoin Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday\, September 12th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. \n\n\n\nNo experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools\, materials\, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged to go out and walk their patch and journal for an hour. Everyone will then reconvene to discuss and and share their journals and observations. \n\n\n\nAlison has assembled this list of thoughts\, suggested materials\, and resources which may be of help: \n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nTo register for the workshop\, follow this link:  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Workshop on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Once you register for the December Nature Journaling workshop\, you will be able to attend subsequent ones with the same login information. \n\n\n\nParticipants must use the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary.  \n\n\n\nEmail Alison if you have questions about the workshop.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/nature-journaling-alison-kent-sept-2021/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210808T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210808T113000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20210605T153917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T183316Z
UID:4863-1628413200-1628422200@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Nature Journaling with Alison Kent
DESCRIPTION:Alison Kent\n\n\n\nJoin Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday\, August 8th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. \n\n\n\nNo experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools\, materials\, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged to go out and walk their patch and journal for an hour. Everyone will then reconvene to discuss and and share their journals and observations. \n\n\n\nAlison has assembled this list of thoughts\, suggested materials\, and resources which may be of help: \n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nTo register for the workshop\, follow this link:  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Workshop on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Once you register for the December Nature Journaling workshop\, you will be able to attend subsequent ones with the same login information. \n\n\n\nParticipants must use the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary.  \n\n\n\nEmail Alison if you have questions about the workshop.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/nature-journaling-alison-kent-august-2021/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210711T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210711T113000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20210605T153641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210605T153645Z
UID:4861-1625994000-1626003000@yolobirdalliance.org
SUMMARY:Nature Journaling with Alison Kent
DESCRIPTION:Sketch by Alison Kent\n\n\n\nJoin Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday\, July 11th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. \n\n\n\nNo experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools\, materials\, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged to go out and walk their patch and journal for an hour. Everyone will then reconvene to discuss and and share their journals and observations. \n\n\n\nAlison has assembled this list of thoughts\, suggested materials\, and resources which may be of help: \n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nTo register for the workshop\, follow this link:  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Workshop on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Once you register for the December Nature Journaling workshop\, you will be able to attend subsequent ones with the same login information. \n\n\n\nParticipants must use the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary.  \n\n\n\nEmail Alison if you have questions about the workshop.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/nature-journaling-alison-kent-july-2021/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210613T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210613T113000
DTSTAMP:20260525T081912
CREATED:20210526T172148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210605T140306Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Journaling with Alison Kent
DESCRIPTION:Sketch by Alison Kent\n\n\n\nJoin Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday\, June 13th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. \n\n\n\nNo experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools\, materials\, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged to go out and walk their patch and journal for an hour. Everyone will then reconvene to discuss and and share their journals and observations. \n\n\n\nAlison has assembled this list of thoughts\, suggested materials\, and resources which may be of help: \n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nClick on drawing to view in larger format\n\n\n\n\n\nTo register for the workshop\, follow this link:  \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Workshop on Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Once you register for the December Nature Journaling workshop\, you will be able to attend subsequent ones with the same login information. \n\n\n\nParticipants must use the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary.  \n\n\n\nEmail Alison if you have questions about the workshop.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/nature-journaling-alison-kent-june-2021/
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Members' Memories: Short Stories and Illustrations of Birding during the 2020-2021 Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Backyard American Goldfinch; © Ken Ealy\n\n\n\nYolo Audubon would like to celebrate those who found ways to continue their passion for birding during the pandemic. We invite you to share your photos\, drawings and short stories with the Yolo Audubon members. It will take place via Zoom and requires advance registration.  (See below.) \n\n\n\nDetails: \n\n\n\nBirding adventures experienced from January 2020 to May 2021 will be accepted. We suggest that you use five to ten photos or drawings\, or\, if you want to express yourself via the written word\, we would love to have short stories or poetry submitted. Please do your best to identify your birds. Each person will be allotted up to ten minutes.  \n\n\n\nAspiring participants must submit their entry to Program Chair Ken Ealy at litehawk@sbcglobal.net by May 14 by 5:00pm PDT. The number of people accepted will depend how many people decide to participate. First come\, first served. \n\n\n\nKen will prepare a slide show of the photos and drawings\, and participants may describe their submittals to the group during the program. Those submitting written short stories or poems may read them. As an alternative\, Ken will read the descriptions and stories by prior arrangement. \n\n\n\nParticipants will be notified of their time slot via the email address used during submission. They will also be reminded to register for the event on Zoom in order to attend the meeting. \n\n\n\nWe hope you’ll share your memories with us! \n\n\n\nContact Program Chair Ken Ealy at litehawk@sbcglobal.net with any questions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou must register (no cost) in advance for this program. It is NOT a requirement that you be an Audubon member to attend. Follow this link to register: \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the Program\n\n\n\n\nZoom limits the number of participants to 100.  \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Registrants will receive email updates about this online event\, as well as periodic email updates about Yolo Audubon’s conservation work and how you can help birds. (You can unsubscribe at any time.) \n\n\n\nPlease note: Participants must have the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting. An account with Zoom is not necessary to join a meeting. \n\n\n\nVisit  to learn how to join a Zoom meeting. You may email Yolo Audubon Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/members-memories-pandemic-birding/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,Online Event
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