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SUMMARY:SEATTLE’S ADAPTABLE URBAN COOPER’S HAWKS
DESCRIPTION:by Ed Deal \n\n\n\n\n\nEd Deal with Cooper’s Hawk\n\n\n\nThirty years ago\, Cooper’s Hawks began colonizing urban and suburban landscapes throughout the US\, developing a tolerance for living in proximity to humans. Ed Deal\, from Seattle’s Urban Raptor Conservancy\, will provide insights into these common but elusive raptors.  \n\n\n\nThe Seattle Cooper’s Hawk Project is one of several studies in large US cities (e.g.\, Milwaukee\, Albuquerque) and the only all-volunteer\, community science project. Since 2012 the group has monitored the local Cooper’s Hawk population nesting density and annual nest productivity. A color-ID banding program helps us track fledgling dispersal\, longevity\, and adult breeding site and winter site fidelity.  \n\n\n\nStudy results show annual increases in nesting pairs\, high nest success rates\, high fledgling productivity\, little evidence of migration\, strong site fidelity and mostly short natal dispersal distances. In 2012 we documented 26 nesting attempts\, with 22 successful nests producing 70 fledglings. In 2022 volunteers monitored 61 nesting attempts within the Seattle city limits. Forty-eight nests succeeded\, producing 167 fledglings.  \n\n\n\nSuccessful nest productivity is consistently high\, averaging 3.6 fledglings per successful nest. To date we have banded almost 500 Coops and accumulated over 640 repeat sightings. 46% of our banded birds are resighted. Our population has nearly tripled in just 10 years. It will be interesting to see when they reach carrying capacity. \n\n\n\nYou would think someone born in Cooper Hospital and raised in Audubon\, NJ would be a child prodigy birder. But Ed’s mid-life conversion involved taking Bud Anderson’s Hawk ID class in 1991. He went on to volunteer on Fall Migration hawk banding projects in the Goshutes Mtn\, NV\, Florida Keys and Cape May\, NJ\, in addition to Diamond Head\, Chelan Ridge and Entiat Ridge in WA. He volunteered on Falcon Research Group’s entire 17-year study of nesting Peregrine Falcons in the San Juan Islands and completed his 29th year monitoring & banding nesting Peregrines in the Seattle area. For the last 11 years he has worked with a group of volunteers studying the expanding urban population of Cooper’s Hawks in Seattle. He holds a Federal Master Raptor Banding Permit. He is a graduate of the Seattle Audubon Master Birder Program and a recovering lister. \n\n\n\nThis will be a hybrid meeting.  \n\n\n\nGeorge Galvin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: RAS January 2023 Membership MeetingTime: Jan 16\, 2023 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/85988024910?pwd=SFpqSlR6RlFkQ1Y0VUZzaElwWEs0Zz09 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 859 8802 4910Passcode: 963441
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/urban-coopers-hawks/
LOCATION:United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave.South\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221219T190000
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SUMMARY:Seattle Urban Carnivore Project
DESCRIPTION:by Mark Jordan and Katie Remine \n\n\n\nThis meeting has been changed to Zoom Only!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you ever wondered what life is like at the top of the food chain in a big city? The Seattle Urban Carnivore Project aims to find out by monitoring the carnivores of the greater Seattle area. During this presentation\, you’ll learn about our work\, the variety of carnivores that share our home\, and what we all can do to peacefully coexist with them. \n\n\n\nUrban spaces and the suburbs that sprawl around them are growing worldwide\, pushing some carnivore species into more remote regions\, while forcing others to adapt to higher human densities. Increasing contact between humans and carnivores potentially leads to more human-carnivore interactions and increased concerns about risks to humans\, whether real or perceived. Continued survival of urban carnivore populations\, as well as a sense of security for the public\, requires increased understanding of and coexistence with these species. \n\n\n\nMark Jordan is an Associate Professor of Biology at Seattle University and co-lead of the Seattle Urban Carnivore Project. He received a B.S. in Biology from the University of Puget Sound and his Ph.D. in Environmental Science\, Policy\, and Management from UC Berkeley. His research interests include urban ecology\, population monitoring of carnivores\, and the genetics of species of conservation concern. \n\n\n\nKatie Remine works as the Living Northwest Conservation Manager in the Wildlife Conservation division at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Katie earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in African Studies from Colorado College and completed her Master of Science in Biodiversity Conservation and Management through Imperial College London. She coordinates Woodland Park Zoo’s involvement in Pacific northwest wildlife conservation\, including projects to recover local endangered species and projects to help communities coexist with local wildlife from carnivores to pollinators. Katie is a co-lead of the Seattle Urban Carnivore Project. \n\n\n\nMeeting opens at 6:40 pm. Program starts at 7:00 pm. \n\n\n\nThe meeting tonight will be Zoom Only! \n\n\n\nGeorge Galvin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: RAS Dec. 2022 Membership MeetingTime: Dec 19\, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/89726126067?pwd=K2ZDOHRwNjNKWGh2SzJ4a1ZseWFVUT09 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 897 2612 6067Passcode: 421153One tap mobile+12532158782\,\,89726126067#\,\,\,\,*421153# US (Tacoma)+12532050468\,\,89726126067#\,\,\,\,*421153# US
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/seattle-urban-carnivore-project/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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SUMMARY:Madagascar\, a place like nowhere else.
DESCRIPTION:by Dennis Pauslon \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMADAGASCAR\nJanuary 2016\n\n\n\nMADAGASCAR\nJanuary 2016\n\n\n\nMADAGASCAR\nJanuary 2016\n\n\n\nMADAGASCAR\nJanuary 2016\n\n\n\nMADAGASCAR\nJanuary 2016\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMadagascar is the world’s fourth-largest island\, situated off East Africa in the Indian Ocean. Isolated since it drifted away from India 88 million years ago\, a very large percentage of its plants and animals are endemic\, occurring nowhere else—95% of reptiles\, 92% of mammals\, 89% of plants\, and 41% of birds. Dennis Paulson spent 18 days there in January 2016 and will share some of his wonderful experiences. \n\n\n\nDennis Paulson lives in Seattle\, Washington. Until retirement\, he was the Director of the Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound. His books on birds include Exotic Birds\, Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest\, Shorebirds of North America: The Photographic Guide\, Birds of the Puget Sound Region: Coast to Cascades\, and Field Guide to the Birds of Washington. He has traveled all over the world to study and photograph birds and dragonflies and likes nothing better than teaching about them. He is a naturalist as well as a biologist and has written an additional half-dozen books about dragonflies and other aspects of nature. \n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid meeting.  Come to the church in-person or via Zoom link below.\n\n\n\nGeorge Galvin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: Nov. Rainier Audubon Membership meetingTime: Nov 21\, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/83921683286?pwd=VzRlSitJSy9FbGVXVzQ5TDdaekdhUT09 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 839 2168 3286Passcode: 008773One tap mobile+12532050468\,\,83921683286#\,\,\,\,*008773# US+12532158782\,\,83921683286#\,\,\,\,*008773# US (Tacoma)
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LOCATION:United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave.South\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221017T190000
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SUMMARY:Avian Ad Libs 
DESCRIPTION:by Robert Howson \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPerhaps you’re one of those who consider science and humor to belong in two separate camps which\, due to language differences\, are committed to never speaking to each other.  But cartoonist Gary Larson went a long way in disproving that myth.  Through his rather warped sense of humor he allowed us not only to appreciate the contributions of science but also enabled us to better understand ourselves by bringing down our defenses so we could laugh at ourselves as seen through the eyes of cows\, insects\, dragons\, and yes\, even birds.  \n\n\n\nAt our next Audubon meeting I’ll be making a similar effort\, only this time\, not through skillfully drawn cartoons but through photographs of birds I’ve taken over the years.  Since birds generally do not contort themselves into positions dreamt up by people such as Larson\, you’ll have to bring a healthy dose of your own imagination to blend the real and the fanciful together.  And just in case your particular brand of humor doesn’t match up with my own\, you’ll at least enjoy identifying the subjects I’ve sought to ridicule by subjecting them to my own brand of humiliation.  \n\n\n\nHope to see you Monday evening\, October 17\, so we can spend the evening together in person and enjoy a look at Avian Ad Libs.    \n\n\n\nRobert Howson has been birding since he was in grade school in Northern California.  Forty four years ago he and his wife Carolyn moved to Kirkland and have extended their birding adventures from there to much of our country.  This year he passed the 700 mark for species seen in North America when he recorded the Mangrove Cuckoo in the southern part of Florida.  He is an educator\, having taught in grade school\, high school\, and college where some\, but certainly not all\, appreciated his attempts at humor.     \n\n\n\nJoin us in person or by Zoom!\n\n\n\nGeorge Galvin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: Oct. 17 Membership MeetingTime: Oct 17\, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/83565043652?pwd=QzBpV3phZmFUK2txTkxzT3JyWTdnUT09 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 835 6504 3652Passcode: 068199
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/bird-humor/
LOCATION:United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave.South\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually River Watershed
DESCRIPTION:by Jeff Antonelis-Lapp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDid you know that the Nisqually River\, originating on the slopes of Mount Rainier and emptying into Puget Sound\, is a national model for watershed preservation and protection? Climb aboard the virtual charter bus and join Jeff Antonelis-Lapp\, Emeritus Faculty at The Evergreen State College\, for A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually Watershed\, an image-rich talk from Tahoma and Its People\, his natural history of Mount Rainier National Park. \n\n\n\nThe trip begins with the original inhabitants\, the Squalli-Absch\, “The People of the River\, the People of the Grass.” We then travel the length of the watershed from the Nisqually River’s origin at the terminus of the glacier to its runout into Puget Sound at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. The talk focuses on some of the watershed’s 78 river miles of natural history stories and some of its groundbreaking restoration projects (including the refuge’s dike removal in 2009). \n\n\n\nAfter graduating from Huxley College (B.S. Environmental Education\, 1978)\, Jeff Antonelis-Lapp worked two summers at Mount Rainier National Park\, igniting a connection to the mountain that endures today. He has summited the mountain\, hiked all of its mapped trails\, and completed the 93-mile Wonderland Trail five times. \n\n\n\nMeeting Location\n\n\n\nWe are planning on an in-person meeting at the church\, and possibly a hybrid meeting so that you can also view using Zoom.  This will be a first for us so please be patient. \n\n\n\nGeorge Galvin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: Sept. 19 Membership MeetingTime: Sep 19\, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/84650521940?pwd=WXh1Uk5qQytKVlpOTGNBeVE3bkVrdz09 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 846 5052 1940Passcode: 434302One tap mobile+12532158782\,\,84650521940#\,\,\,\,*434302# US (Tacoma)+13462487799\,\,84650521940#\,\,\,\,*434302# US (Houston)
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/a-virtual-field-trip-in-the-nisqually-river-watershed/
LOCATION:United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave.South\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211115T190000
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SUMMARY:Special Birds of Mt. Rainier
DESCRIPTION:Our member meetings are held the third Monday of every month. Check back regularly for Presentation details. Due to Covid-19\, we are holding all member meetings online. Check Presentation details for a link. \n\n\n\nby Jeff Antonellis-Lapp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo most birders\, Mount Rainier National Park is a mecca for subalpine and alpine birds that include Gray Jay\, Clark’s Nutcracker\, Mountain Bluebird\, and many other species. It’s also home to highly sought-after specialties that include Boreal Owl\, White-tailed Ptarmigan\, and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch. But did you know that it and its neighboring watersheds host Northern Spotted Owl\, Marbled Murrelet\, and Streaked Horned Lark\, all protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act? Join Jeff Antonelis-Lapp\, Emeritus Faculty at The Evergreen State College\, as he shares the status of these key species from Tahoma and Its People\, his natural history of Mount Rainier National Park\, published in 2020 by Washington State University Press. Learn more at https://jeffantonelis-lapp.com/. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: After graduating from college\, Jeff Antonelis-Lapp worked two summers at Mount Rainier National Park\, igniting a connection to the mountain that endures today. He has summited the mountain\, hiked all of its mapped trails\, and completed the 93-mile Wonderland Trail five times. \n\n\n\nJeff began writing Tahoma and Its People after being unable to find a current natural history for a course he planned to teach at The Evergreen State College in Olympia. He conducted over 250 days of fieldwork for the book\, many of them in the company of park archaeologists\, biologists\, and geologists. \n\n\n\nWhile at Evergreen\, he taught Native American Studies\, natural history\, environmental education\, and served as the Library Dean before retiring in 2015. \n\n\n\nMeeting starts at 6:30 pm.  Presentation starts at 7:00 pm.
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/birds-mount-rainier/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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SUMMARY:What's happening to the GRNRA?
DESCRIPTION:The Lower Russell Levee Setback Project\n\n\n\n\n\nby Eric Peters\, P.E.\, CCS \n\n\n\nCapital Project Manager IV \n\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n\n\n\n\nOur member meetings are held the third Monday of every month. Check back regularly for Presentation details. Due to Covid-19\, we are holding all member meetings online. Check Presentation details for a link. \n\n\n\nLower Russell Levee Setback Project 2020/2021 Construction Video\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout this project\n\n\n\nThe project is located on the east bank of the Green River between river mile (RM) 17.85 (S. 212th Street) and RM 19.25 (Veteran’s Drive/S. 228th St) within the City of Kent.  The project driver was to replace an existing flood control levee that was eroding and not able to be rebuilt in its existing location and meet current engineering design standards.  A levee failure during a flood event would damage a significant number of buildings\, building contents and interrupt business.  The project began planning and preliminary design in 2014 and is now under construction.  Construction will be complete in 2022. \n\n\n\nThe project goals are the following:\n\n\n\nIncrease the flow containment capacity of the flood protection system.Construct a flood protection system that balances policy directives regarding flood protection (e.g.\, scour protection\, stability\, and vegetation maintenance)\, habitat restoration\, and recreational use.Set the new flood protection system back from the river\, where feasible\, to improve riverine and riparian processes\, functions\, and habitat.Design a system that minimizes long-term maintenance needs and associated costs. The project resulted in flood protection system that is a combination of floodwall and levee\, setback from the river.   Riparian habitat will be significantly expanded with the levee setback.  Recreation improvements include expanded shoreline access\,  constructed trails of various types\, replacement Van Doren’s Landing Park and hand carry boat launch.   More information may be found on the project’s web page.\n\n\n\nErik Peters is a civil engineer with King County’s River and Floodplain Management Section.  He has over twenty-three years of experience working for private consulting and King County.  His expertise is in water resources engineering.  His experience ranges from planning to design and construction management.  Erik has a BS and MS in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota.  \n\n\n\nDrone Photos\n\n\n\nNew Environmental Center? \n\n\n\nThis construction will result in the relocation of the former Van Doren’s Landing Park to the east side of the new levee.  The city is also looking into the possibility of creating a new Environmental Center at this location.  We will follow Eric’s presentation with a short update about this from Rowena Valencia-Gica\, Environmental Supervisor with the City of Kent.
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/monthly-meeting-presentation/
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