BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//RAINIER AUDUBON SOCIETY - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rainieraudubon.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for RAINIER AUDUBON SOCIETY REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230109T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230109T213000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20230110T042814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T042824Z UID:10001173-1673298000-1673299800@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Timezone Test DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/timezone-test/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230111T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230111T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20230906T185353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T185357Z UID:10001242-1673461800-1673467200@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Monthly Board Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/monthly-board-meeting-2/2023-01-11/ LOCATION:United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave.South\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230116T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20220816T020654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230115T222619Z UID:10001061-1673895600-1673899200@rainieraudubon.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rainieraudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2012-12-26_279-DLS-2-Edit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230117T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230117T183000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20230117T231923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T231932Z UID:10001175-1673978400-1673980200@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Another Time Zone Test DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/another-time-zone-test/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230117T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20220331T175236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221222T162609Z UID:10001037-1673982000-1673987400@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Better Birding Series: How to use Merlin\, the Bird ID App DESCRIPTION:by Calen Randall \n\n\n\nThis webinar helps you explore the magic of the Merlin App and its many features that can help your birding experience. \n\n\n\nLike a pocket field-guide\, the free Merlin App can help you try to identify the bird you saw using its Bird ID Wizard and its five questions. More than a field guide\, the App takes bird ID to a new level using photos you have to narrow down the bird identification. Another excellent option in the App is the sound identification. Learn how to build a digital scrapbook of your birding memories. At home or abroad\, use Merlin to explore and create lists of birds you might spot.  \n\n\n\nParticipants should download the free Merlin App to their mobile phones before the webinar to participate in some of the demos. \n\n\n\nClick here to join us. URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/how-to-use-merlin-the-bird-id-app/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rainieraudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Merlin-App-photo-e1648748889940.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20230119T011018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T012849Z UID:10001176-1674061200-1674061200@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Another Test DESCRIPTION: URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/another-test/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20221126T234012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T000017Z UID:10001164-1674068400-1674075600@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Raptors of Washington DESCRIPTION:(Jan. 18\, 25\, Feb. 1\, 8\, and 15th) \n\n\n\nNineteen species of raptors regularly occur in Washington State. These birds are fascinating\, and their behaviors unique. Each species has many distinctive features. Birders find this group intriguing\, and many people want to see each of them\, learning more about their behaviors. \n\n\n\nThis course will help you become familiar with the eagles\, hawks\, harriers\, falcons\, vultures\, and kites that make our state their homes. We will cover the characteristics\, behaviors\, and biology that will help you identify these marvelous birds. Learn to identify these remarkable birds and gain some knowledge of their natural history. The course will span all the species regularly found in Washington. The focus will be on learning characteristics and information that will help you name them and not just on-field marks. \n\n\n\nSlides and homework will allow you to practice these skills. \n\n\n\nOne field trip is possible\, and detailed information on possible field trips you can do on your own will be provided\, including stops and what to look for at each place. \n\n\n\nWe will frequently review the information to help you solidify your knowledge and feel comfortable with your new abilities. \n\n\n\nTopics discussed during this course: \n\n\n\n\nEagles: Golden Eagle\, Bald Eagle\, Osprey\n\n\n\nHawks: Northern Harrier\, Sharp-shinned Hawk\, Cooper’s Hawk\, Northern Goshawk\,\n\n\n\nRed-shouldered Hawk\, Swainson’s Hawk\, Red-tailed Hawk\, Ferruginous Hawk\, Rough-legged Hawk\n\n\n\nFalcons: American Kestrel\, Merlin\, Prairie Falcon\, Peregrine Falcon\, Gyrfalcon\n\n\n\nVultures: Turkey Vulture\n\n\n\nKites: White-tailed Kite\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe goal is to help you learn to identify raptors\, know what to look for when you see one and have a good understanding of their distribution and behavior. \n\n\n\nClass Meetings: \n\n\n\n Five sessions\, each will be 90-100 minutes; (Jan. 18\, 25\, Feb. 1\, 8\, and 15th) \n\n\n\n\nRaptor Birding Skills: Size and Shape\, Behavior\, Habitat\, Color Pattern\, calls.\n\n\n\nButeos – Begin working through these species – Review of the first lecture.\n\n\n\nAccipiters\, Harriers; Review of Buteos\n\n\n\nFalcons & Review of Harriers\, Accipiters\, and others\n\n\n\nEagles\, Vultures\, Kits\, and Lots of Review – Putting it all together.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe presentations will be done using Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the zoom call before each session. This class will use Google Classroom to provide additional information\, copies of the presentations\, videos of the presentations\, and lots of supplemental material that will help you learn these raptors and about them. Google Classroom is free\, and you will need to have a Gmail account orregister your email with Google. Google Classroom is free. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the instructorRainier Audubon is fortunate to have Thomas Bancroft offer this course. Thomas Bancroft has been a birder and ecologist all his life and has a Ph.D. in Ornithology.He has birded in 48 states\, several Canadian provinces\, and on six continents. Tom began birding at a very young age in Pennsylvania\, climbing into the kitchen sink to observe birds outside the window at his mother’s feeder.  Just before moving to Seattle\, he served as Chief Scientist for National Audubon. Tom is a published author\, an avid photographer\, and has a wonderful sense of humor. \n\n\n\nFor more information about the Raptor course\, contact Rainier Audubon Education Chair Cindy Flanagan cindy.flanagan@rainieraudubon.org \n\n\n\nCost \n\n\n\n$85 Rainier Audubon Members$100 Non-members \n\n\n\nBecome a member here.\n\n\n\nRegistration is closed. If you would still like to join the class\, please contact Cindy Flanagan\, skip the registration\, and pay using the information below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPay using Paypal or Credit Card \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember?\n Member $85.00 USD\n Non-member $100.00 USD URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/raptors-of-washington/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rainieraudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/red-tailed-hawk-e1669591455124.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230122T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230122T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20221215T223724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T004646Z UID:10001168-1674372600-1674406800@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Skagit Valley field trip DESCRIPTION:by Jay Galvin \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Rainier Audubon for a trip north to visit the Skagit Valley. Species we expect to see include BaldEagle\, Northern Harrier\, Northern Pintail\, Green-winged Teal\, Snow Geese\, American Wigeon andpossibly Kestrel and shore birds. \n\n\n\nThis trip would for suitable for those with differing abilities\, since a lot of the birding can be done from the car.Bring: Lunch\, beverages\, and warm clothes. A scope is very welcome. Mask wearing is optional. \n\n\n\nMeet: January 22\, 2023 at 7:30 AM at the Kent Station\, near Panera Bread. Park in the lot or nearbyparking garage.521 2nd Pl N Suite 101\, Kent\, WA 98032https://goo.gl/maps/ATtKwd8aNCzx946T8 \n\n\n\nParticipants will be limited to the first 9 who sign up. There will be three cars with a leader in each car. \n\n\n\nContact Call Jay Galvin at 253-939-3094 or email him at gjgalvin@comcast.net to be included. URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/skagit-valley-field-trip/ CATEGORIES:Fieldtrips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rainieraudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/7E9A0101.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230122T163000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20220921T160437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T160443Z UID:10001102-1674399600-1674405000@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Nature Journaling DESCRIPTION:TBD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to Join the Zoom Workshop \n\n\n\n            Passcode: 888393 \n\n\n\nAll ages and experiences are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Cindy Flanagan cindy.flanagan@rainieraudubon.org URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/nature-journaling-2/2023-01-22/ CATEGORIES:Nature Journaling ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rainieraudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Be-leaf-in-fall-drawing-of-leaf.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230129T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230129T163000 DTSTAMP:20260429T003517 CREATED:20230124T015345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T015934Z UID:10001179-1675004400-1675009800@rainieraudubon.org SUMMARY:Nature Journaling - Rescheduled from Jan 22 DESCRIPTION:TBD\n\n\n\nClick here to Join the Zoom Workshop \n\n\n\n            Passcode: 888393 \n\n\n\nAll ages and experiences are welcome. No registration is necessary. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Cindy Flanagan cindy.flanagan@rainieraudubon.org URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/nature-journaling-rescheduled-from-jan-22/ CATEGORIES:Nature Journaling END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR