Calendars, events, birding groups, and other resources
Calendars
Calendar of Madrone Audubon Society events
Calendar of Redwood Region Ornithological Society field trips
Sonoma Birding calendar of events
and
our neighbors, in Marin County
Marin Audubon Society calendar of events
Upcoming Events/Classes in the Bay Area
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Lecture: Waterbirds of Alcatraz by Victoria Seher, Alcatraz Biologist, National Park Service
Thursday, June 13, 7:00PM, San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. Alcatraz, notorious for the former federal penitentiary, is also the site of a very large and important breeding colony for several different egret, heron, and seabird species, including Western Gull. Also, the island is home to San Francisco Bay's only Brandt's Cormorant colony and one of its most important Black-crowned Night-heron colonies. Alcatraz's rookeries are among the most accessible, offering visitors abundant opportunities to observe avian natural history up close. Victoria will talk about these various waterbirds that nest on Alcatraz Island and she will give an overview of the research taking place on Alcatraz.
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Alcatraz Island Breeding Bird Colonies
Saturday, June 15, 8:45AM (accompanying Field Trip to the Alcatraz Presentation of Thurs, June 13) Time and date Tentative. Participants will be notified of any changes to time or date prior to paying fee.) Limited to 25 people. $28 ($26.25 for seniors) for ferry ticket. Tour with a waterbird docent on Alcatraz Island for 1 to 2 hours. Stay and tour the other areas of the island open to visitors on your own following the waterbird tour. Participants are asked to register and pay in advance. Registered participants will meet at Pier 33 in San Francisco at 8:45 am to catch the ferry. Call or text Nelle Lyons to reserve a spot. (650) 515-9052
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Tours to see return of endangered California Least Terns to nest sites at the old Alameda naval air base!
Enjoy a rare close-up glimpse of the terns, nests and chicks on the annual Return of the Terns Tour on Saturday, June 15, co-sponsored by Golden Gate Audubon, East Bay Regional Parks and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Three one-hour bus tours take visitors around the edges of the terns' nesting area, guided by an expert USFWS biologist. Tours are at 11:00AM, 12:15PM, and 1:30PM. Before the tour, enjoy a slide presentation on Least Tern natural history at the Crab Cove Visitor Center at 10:15AM, 11:30AM or 12:45PM. After the tour, view terns hunting in flight at the shoreline near Crab Cove. Cost is $9. Advance registration is required. To sign up, call 888-EBPARKS or go to http://eee.ebparksonline.org. To view a flyer with more info, go to
http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/Return-of-the-Terns-2013-Flyer.pdf
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Bird-Watching in Marin: A Field Exploration, Summer, 2013
June 18, 9:10 - 12:30; June 25 - July 23, 8:30-12:30. Learn to recognize local birds by sight or sound! A field exploration of birds and birding localities of Marin County. The first class will meet in the classroom for a slide show and lecture, featuring local seasonal birds followed by a bird-watching walk. All other classes will meet at field sites. An itinerary and directions to field sites will be distributed at the first class meeting. For more information visit http://www.marin.edu/CommunityEducation/ce-reginfo.html or call (415) 485-9305. Fee $105
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Shorebirds of the Bay Area--Sebastopol Community Center
Every August, thousands of shorebirds descend from Arctic breeding grounds and pass through the marshes of Coastal California. Learn how to recognize Long-billed Curlews, Black Oystercatchers, Least Sandpipers, and many other shorebirds. Orientation: July 31, Wed, 6:30PM - 9:30PM. Field Trips: August 4 11:00AM - 3:00PM. August 11 and 18, Sundays, 10:00AM - 2:00PM. Fee $125.
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County (regional) birding groups and other resources
Madrone Audubon Society
Post Office Box 1911
Santa Rosa, California 95402 USA
Calendar of Madrone Audubon Society events
A Yahoo group. Join to receive e-mail notifications of sightings and other bird-related reports from members.
A Yahoo group. Join to receive e-mail notifications of gull sightings and other gull-related reports from members.
Post Office Box 1621
Sonoma, California 95476 USA
Sonoma Birding calendar of events
Dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of native passerines
484-6502
P.O. Box 475
Santa Rosa
523-2473
Open 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Fall/winter hours are 9AM-5PM
P.O. Box 190
Hollister, California, 95024 USA
(831) 637-8527
Pelagic birding tours. Based south of San Francisco Bay. Trips head out to look for ocean birds from Monterey and Half Moon Bay, but also from Bodega Bay.
North Bay Rare Bird Alert phone line
Call for reports of recent rare bird sightings in the area
(415) 681-7422
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