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Fall River Christmas Bird Count

By on November 29, 2024 in

This is our 42nd year for the Fall River Mills CBC!  It will be on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Please let us know by email at boby@c-zone.net if you plan to attend, and include what section or area you prefer, and what team you want to bird with.

All counters and section leaders will know their assigned area prior to the count day as usual.  Everyone should plan to use their own vehicle unless they make arrangements with their section leader or another team member.  Count forms and section details will be emailed to everyone prior to count day.  There will be no post count compilation gathering but all totals and details of the count will be emailed to everyone.

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Winter Birding the Mendocino Coast

By on December 9, 2021 in

Mild winters and varied habitats make the Mendocino coast a hot-spot for winter birding. On our Christmas Bird Counts we typically find between 130 and 150 species in a single day. David and Tim will review some of the birds that winter here, focusing on those that can be difficult to distinguish or are easily missed, and emphasizing the connection to habitat. Learn to identify those mysterious sounds in the treetops, how to quickly distinguish which “little brown job” is hopping through the bushes, and what to look for when a raptor flies past you.

This is always a fun and informative presentation that helps us prepare for the Christmas Bird Count season, but even if you don’t take part in the Counts, you are sure to learn something that will help you enjoy the birds around us.

David and Tim are the compilers of the Manchester and Fort Bragg Christmas Bird Counts, and also past and current Presidents of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society.

Register for the meeting at www.mendocinocoastaudubon.org

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Altacal Audubon’s Annual Members’ Slide Show

By on December 9, 2021 in

Join us for a virtual zoom program when members and friends of Altacal Audubon show off their photos at our annual Members’ Slide Show, a favorite program for many. There are always some great new, and sometimes old, (that’s OK too) pictures to see and tales to hear. We will also hear about plans for the annual Chico and Oroville Christmas bird counts taking place over the following weekends. Contact Jennifer Patten at jpchico@sbcglobal.net, so we know ahead of time how many will be showing photos.

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A Holiday Photo Contest and Summary of Winter Bird Counts

By on December 9, 2021 in

Join Redwood Region Audubon Society online with Andrew Orahoske and guests. Covering all five regional Christmas Bird Counts, and other upcoming winter bird surveys, this program will also include an interactive photo contest with prizes.

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Ryan Kieffer: Get to Know Your Local Birds!

By on December 9, 2020 in

Peregrine Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) has those experts who can help bring us a step closer to our goal to bird identification. Join us on Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom when Ryan Keiffer will point out distinguishing field marks of our Ukiah area birds. He will discuss and illustrate the sparrows and finches, jays and blackbirds, ducks and waders, as well as the raptors, the hawks and owls, all in living color.

Zoom in with your tough questions for the experts. What birds can I expect in my back yard this winter? How do sparrows and finches differ? Is it really possible to see eagles in the Ukiah Valley? What are the ducks and gulls at Lake Mendocino? Anyone interested in bird calls? Our speaker can help with that too.
Peregrine Audubon  offers help in the field. Beginners and experienced birders will benefit at the Zoom Meeting on December 15 meeting at 7PM and the sign up for the CBCount which takes place on Saturday, December 19. Ryan will explain how the Christmas Bird Count is going to work in this age of a pandemic.
Yard-birding has become much more popular this year and we are hoping this will be a way for many of you to safely participate in the Christmas Bird Count. A Tally Sheet showing expected species and those requiring further documentation will be available to those birding from home. We ask that you get your tally sheets to your area leader within 24 hours after the count! Certain area leaders might be willing to delegate birding regions to individuals if you reach out to the area leaders themselves, or contact Ryan Keiffer. Above all, you must follow all local Health Orders, maintain social distancing, and proper masking.

Ryan will also give a presentation that he, Bob Kieffer and Matthew Matthiessen have put together over the last few years.

Many  of us will be counting at home this year if we live within the 15-mile diameter count circle (which includes Ukiah). By all means, contact Ryan Keiffer (707-671-5834) or Bob Keiffer (707-744-1160) for details.

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This Peregrine Audubon sponsored presentation is free to the public, though donations will be welcome. To join Peregrine Audubon Society please send $20 to PAS, P.O. Box 311, Ukiah, CA 95482. For more information, news letter and programs on a wide variety of topics related to birding in Mendocino County please go to www.peregrineaudubon.org.

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