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Protecting Tricolor Blackbird Colonies

By on October 13, 2021 in
Tricolored Blackbird by David Bogener

Tricolored Blackbird by David Bogener

Xeronimo Castañeda is a Conservation Project Manager with Audubon California. His work with Audubon focuses on habitat restoration. enhancement, and multi-benefit management of Central Valley wetlands, agricultural operations, and groundwater recharge projects to benefit birds and people. Of special interest to Xeronimo is the tricolored blackbird.

In 1990 the Department of Fish and Game of California, based on significant decline in tricolored blackbird population numbers documented (DFG/ CDW) in the 1980s, added it to the published list of “Bird Species of Special Concern”. At this time the tricolored was added to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) list of Birds of Conservation Concern.

Current projects Xeronimo helps lead at Audubon are:

  1. protecting at-risk Tricolored Blackbird colonies,
  2. developing multi-benefit groundwater recharge projects in target regions to benefit birds and communities,
  3. coordinating spring flooding of private wetlands to support migratory shorebirds, and
  4. on-farm habitat enhancement using cover crops and through riparian restoration.

A native of California Xeronimo has lived and worked from Monterey to Arcata eventually finding his way to Sacramento. Away from work, Xeronimo spends time backpacking, riding bikes, cooking, and of course birding.

Topic: Saving Tricolored Blackbirds
Time: Oct 13, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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All of our presentations will be posted on our YouTube page where you can also find several bird videos. We are also posting Zoom presentations from several other organizations on our calendar page – including Altacal Audubon, Redbud Audubon, Redwood Region Audubon, Mendocino Coast Audubon, Peregrine Audubon, Plumas Audubon and Golden Gate Audubon.

 

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The Art of the Bird

By on May 4, 2021 in

The human history of depicting birds dates to as many as 40,000 years ago, when Paleolithic artists took to cave walls to capture winged and other beasts. But the art form has reached its peak in the last four hundred years. Carol and Roger will discuss how art has impacted ornithology since the 17th century and how advances in ornithology have changed the way artists have depicted birds. Carol will also spend a bit of time in her studio talking about how she has illustrated the Birds of Bidwell Park, Trees of Bidwell Park, and our upcoming Wildflowers of Bidwell Park.

Dr. Carol Burr is Professor Emeritus of English at California State University, Chico, where she taught literature classes, created the Honors Program, served as English Department Chair, and directed the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies. She edited and published Unstill Lives: Women of Northern California and Feeling for Place and coauthored Latin for Bird Lovers. She is also an artist and has worked in oil, watercolor, and charcoal. She drew the illustrations for Birds of Bidwell Park and The Trees of Bidwell Park using pen, pencil, and watercolor. She is involved in many local organizations such as the League of Women Voters, Soroptimist International, the Discovery Shop thrift store, and is the longest serving member (over 20 years) of Bidwell Park’s Ambassador’s program.

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No Birdbrains Here: The Latest on Bird Learning, Instinct, and Intelligence

By on April 28, 2021 in

Birds can learn from consequences, as we and many other species can:  Baby chicks learn to peck accurately, wild mockingbirds learn to recognize individual people, and pigeons learned to categorize art and music.  Even instinctive behaviors like imprinting can be more flexible than scientists used to think, and songbird song appears particularly malleable.  This talk will explore bird learning and intelligence, from everyday foraging, to learning through observing, to tool use.  Such adaptability may be critical as wild birds attempt to adjust to the many threats they face.  Scientists also take advantage of this powerful learning ability to help save endangered species.

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A behavioral and biopsychologist, Dr. Susan Schneider is an expert on learning principles and nature-nurture relations. She’s also an avid birder, field trip leader, and environmental activist. A Past President of San Joaquin Audubon, she is currently focused on applying learning principles to the climate crisis.  Her award-winning book for the public, The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact our World, was a selection of the Scientific American Book Club.  Schneider is a Visiting Scholar at University of the Pacific (Stockton) and a consultant for the Bay- area sustainability nonprofit Root Solutions. The website for her book is: http://www.scienceofconsequences.com

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Topic: Kern Audubon Society’s May Zoom Meeting
Time: May 4, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Rare Bird Alert – Butte County

By on March 6, 2021 in

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Liam Huber has been actively and intensively birding Butte County for the last year and has been photo-documenting ALL the birds that live here. Being all over the county every day and finding the best birding spots, he has stumbled across many rare birds, which he will be highlighting alongside some of our special local birds.

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Wildfires and Wildlife

By on February 14, 2021 in

Wildfires are an important part of many ecosystems around the world. Fires provide an opportunity for new growth, to return nutrients to the soil, and to create a wholly unique type of habitat. Many species are adapted for these ever-changing systems, and they have developed a wide variety of strategies for making the best of the post-fire habitat. However, these systems exist in a delicate balance. Recently, forest fires have been increasing in size, intensity, and frequency due to human activities, and even fire-adapted species are struggling to keep up. In this talk we discuss how animals survive and thrive in a system defined by fire and what we can do to help protect the balance of these special ecosystems.

Lynn Schofield is a biologist for the Institute for Bird Populations. Her research covers a diversity of topics including bird migration, forest fire ecology, and wetland conservation. In addition to using her research to help inform effective conservation strategies, Lynn also works to help make connections with nature accessible to all. She is one of the core members of the Cal Falcons social media project, a frequent trip leader for the Bay Area chapter of the Feminist Bird Club and a long-time volunteer for the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory.

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