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SUMMARY:"Mighty and Tiny:  The Territorial World of Hummingbirds"
DESCRIPTION:by Alyssa J. Sargent \n\n\n\nWhat does a day in the life of a hummingbird entail? Where do they travel\, and which rival is worth attacking? Does it pay off to stay near home\, saving energy for inevitable battle\, or to fly further afield—facing new perils—to find food? Cutting-edge technologies can help us to answer these questions. In my PhD\, I study hummingbirds in Colombia using “on-board” devices\, which we equip to the birds themselves; these tiny electronics allow us to map where individual hummingbirds disappear to\, how active they really are\, and how thick the competition can get at a given feeder. Come join me and take a peek\, up close\, at the swashbuckling lives of the world’s smallest birds! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlyssa J. Sargent is a PhD candidate and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Washington\, where she’s a part of the Behavioral Ecophysics Lab. In her current work\, she studies the swashbuckling\, drama-packed lives of hummingbirds in Colombia. Alyssa loves to come up with creative ways to share her research with people—including a bilingual board game\, “Hummingbird Sugar Rush” (“Fiebre de Azúcar en Colibríes”)—to teach people about the decisions hummingbirds must make every day. Throughout her career\, she’s studied birds in Australia\, Portugal\, Ecuador\, Canada\, Puerto Rico\, and numerous states. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/mighty-and-tiny-the-territorial-world-of-hummingbirds/
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:The Joy of Spring and Summer Birds
DESCRIPTION:by Thomas BancroftBirds are amazing. Here in Washington\, they range in size from minute hummingbirds to swans and eagles. Some stay here all year; others fly incredible distances in their migration. Thrushes have songs like a woodwind quartet\, while hawks and vultures squawk and screech. These creatures always leave me with a sense of awe. Their hollow bones and air sacks make them light enough to fly\, and their cardiovascular system is far more efficient than the best mammalian athletes. Evolution has blessed the world with more kinds of birds than mammals\, heck\, more perching birds than mammals. This isunquestionably the age of birds. This talk will explore birds that are in Washington during the spring and summer. We will look at common ones\, hard-to-identify ones\, and some rare or more difficult-to- discover ones. Songs\, distributions\, and migrations will all be topics to ponder. Oh\, and then how have they evolved? Our journey will jump from Puget Sound lowlands over the top of the Cascades to Eastern Washington\, all with the goal of leaving us mesmerized by our feathered friends.Perhaps we can make some sense of why birds leave us with wonder\, awe\, and incredible joy.Thomas Bancroft’s lifelong passion for birds and nature has been the driving force behind his illustrious career. His earliest memory is of his mother helping him identify Black-capped Chickadees. He was five. Growing up on a farm\, he was constantly immersed in the beauty of nature. This love for the natural world led him to pursue these interests in undergraduate and graduate school. Thomas holds a Ph.D. in Biology and an M.A. in Zoology\, both from the University of South Florida. He led a research program on Everglades conservation for over a decade\, during which time he helped craft restoration and management plans for this spectacular wild area. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/the-joy-of-spring-and-summer-birds/
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:Why Washington Matters to Waterfowl
DESCRIPTION:by Kyle Spragens \n\n\n\nFor a variety of reasons\, the ducks\, geese\, and swans that rely upon Washington’s waters and wetlands every year\, are often taken for granted or unnoticed. Using insights and stories from projects across the Pacific Flyway\, you will come away with a deeper appreciation and the urge to take a longer look at these migratory masters of the marsh. \n\n\n\nKyle Spragens is the WDFW Waterfowl Section Manager\, coordinating monitoring and research activities statewide. He serves on the Pacific Flyway Study Committee charged with status assessments and harvest regulation responsibilities throughout the Pacific Flyway states. Currently he is the U.S. Chair for the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture Management Board and looks for an opportunity to talk about waterfowl whenever folks are interested. To find out more please visit: https://pacificbirds.org/about-pacific-birds/our-people/kyle-spragens/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3 Billion Birds Lost\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/why-washington-matters-to-waterfowl/
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:Saving the Nisqually Delta
DESCRIPTION:by Janine Gates \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaving the Nisqually Delta is an inspiring drama that captures the voices and efforts of environmentalists who fought proposals by ports\, counties\, cities\, and corporations to industrialize the delta. It also recognizes those who are currently caring for the Nisqually River watershed\, from its headwaters at Mount Rainier National Park to the Nisqually Reach.  \n\n\n\nSignificant threats to industrialize the Nisqually Delta were thwarted by effective citizen activism\, but today\, the Nisqually Delta is still at risk. The cumulative impact of urban and industrial encroachment still threatens the Nisqually Delta and its ecosystem. \n\n\n\nSince publication\, I have been busy giving slide show presentations throughout the Nisqually watershed and beyond. I have lots of stories to share\, and I am grateful to all the organizations and local businesses who have hosted me. I’m booked at events through February 2026!  \n\n\n\nFor more information\, go to my Saving the Nisqually Delta website\, https://savingnisquallydelta.com\, Instagram: @Ja9Olympia\, or Facebook: Saving the Nisqually Delta.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/saving-the-nisqually-delta/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251228T000000
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SUMMARY:Christmas Bird Count 2025
DESCRIPTION:While the month of November may spell Thanksgiving and pumpkin pie to some\, it is also the month to plan ahead for the annual Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) taking place throughout all of North America and beyond. We have scheduled Rainier’s CBC for Sunday\, December 28th\, 2025. Mark your calendars!The origin of Christmas Bird Counts dates back to the year 1900\, when Frank Chapman\, an ornithologist with the Museum of Natural History in New York City\, challenged people to count birds rather than shoot them as was the custom at that time. Today there are more than 2100 active CBC circles across the US\, Canada and several Latin American and Caribbean countries. \n\n\n\nRainier Audubon\, active in the CBC since becoming a National Audubon chapter in 1980\, fielded six birders and counted 73 species on its first official count\, known as the Kent-Auburn CBC. This annual survey of birds and their wintering habitats continues to increase the understanding of population trends\, and our awareness of habitat change and its impact on birds everywhere. \n\n\n\nWhile this longtime citizen science project is of great value to science\, an important part of a CBC is for participants to have fun on this special day! Everyone is invited to participate\, and everyone is welcome\, whether a new birder of an experienced one.  \n\n\n\nThree ways to help:  \n\n\n\n1) We have terrific leaders for field teams birding each of the eight areas within the 15-mile diameter Kent-Auburn count circle\, so come on out and join a team. Wear warm\, waterproof clothing and bring a lunch and snacks.  \n\n\n\n2) If you live within the Rainier count circle\, count birds at home doing a feeder watch. We have forms for recording your sightings which can be sent to our compiler.  \n\n\n\n3) Another way to participate is to join the count dinner team! These generous folks plan\, set up for and prepare a warm meal at the church where our monthly programs take place.  \n\n\n\nAll CBC participants are welcome at the dinner at 4PM\, where we warm up with hot food\, review a tally of bird species seen\, and enjoy stories of the day from the field teams.  \n\n\n\nSignup for the CBC Dinner at the Church so we can get a head count for Pizza!\n\n\n\n\n\nFor further information or to sign up\, contact Barbara Petersen\, 253 389 3204\, or bpbatfan@aol.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/christmas-bird-count-2025/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:eBird Event,Fieldtrips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T162531
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SUMMARY:Malheur NWR - 2025
DESCRIPTION:by Dan Streiffert \n\n\n\nMeeting Cancelled! \n\n\n\nDan Streiffert is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting – Starts at 7 pm \n\n\n\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/86845665547?pwd=iylC7JzctWO4rFJD6KoxEnBIPM8KWV.1 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 868 4566 5547 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 188932 \n\n\n\nFor the past several years the low accumulation of snowpack and rainfall has resulted in a continual reduction in the size of Malheur Lake\, to the point where the lake has nearly disappeared. But this changed in 2025 with a 150% snowpack. As a result\, there is now enough deep water at the Narrows for Harney and Malheur Lakes to merge. This is both good and bad news. \n\n\n\nThe good news is an abundance of waterfowl throughout the spring with an extension of the nesting season to the point where many of the birds have had 2 – 3 broods of chicks. \n\n\n\nThe bad news is that with water everywhere\, the birds are spread out all over the area\, much of which has flooded making it hard to reach.  The flooding was so bad that the north end of Burns flooded the week before the Migratory Bird Festival that was ultimately cancelled. \n\n\n\nBut there were a few special spots for birding.  Just 3 miles south of the headquarters on the Center Patrol Road (CPR) is Wright’s Pond.  This has never had any water in it in all the years I have been going to Malheur.  This year\, due to the snowpack and modifications in the water canals\, the area became a large lake.   By the end of May 2025\, the lake was full of Avocets and Stilts nesting on numerous islands in the lake. And by this time the birds had become use to the cars and were relatively close to the road. All the nests were about to overflow with new chicks.   And I had to leave the next day. But there was one nest with new chicks… \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee More \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/malheur-nwr-2025/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T190000
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SUMMARY:Birding in Northern Peru
DESCRIPTION:by Marie and Craig Johnson\, Barbara Peterson \n\n\n\nCraig Johnson\, Marie West-Johnson\, Barbara Peterson – Just birders who love to travel the world to see unusual and endemic birds in many diverse habitats\, meet new people\, and experience new cultures.    \n\n\n\nPuple-throated Sunangle\n\n\n\nNorthern Peru is home to colorful tanagers and hummingbirds\, along with many endemic birds.  We stayed at Waqanki Lodge where fruiting trees and beautiful landscaped gardens attracted tanagers and hummingbirds.  We also visited an easily accessible crevice with roosting oilbirds.  Oilbirds are the ONLY nocturnal frugivore bird in the world.   \n\n\n\nThe centerpiece of our trip was our four night stay at the Owlet Lodge located in the Abra Patricia Reserve.  This is a priority site for the critically endangered Long-whiskered Owlet.  The Rusty-tinged and Chestnut Antpittas can also be coaxed into view at this lodge.  The flying jewel here is the Marvelous Spatula-tail\, an extraordinary hummingbird with a range restricted to a single Andean Valley near the Huembo Interpretation Center. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/birding-in-peru/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251020T190000
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SUMMARY:Ecology of Our Endangered “Regal” Hawk
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve driven through the arid shrub-steppe landscape in eastern Washington and caught a glimpse of an impressive hawk in striking white and rust-colored plumage you’ve probably been treated to an increasingly rare sighting – that of our largest soaring hawk\, the Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us as we explore unique aspects of the breeding ecology\, winter ecology\, and migration of this iconic hawk\, and how we are working to recover this endangered species. \n\n\n\nJim Watson is a Wildlife Research Scientist with the Washington Department of Fish andWildlife (WDFW) and the lead researcher for statewide raptor studies. He has spent the past 50 years studying raptors in the western United States and abroad. Jim’s research focus includes raptor population dynamics\, migration ecology\, and management of raptors in human landscapes. His recent work evaluates impacts of wind energy and lead contaminants on golden eagles and ferruginous hawks. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/ecology-of-our-endangered-regal-hawk/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250915T190000
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SUMMARY:Using Native Plants to Attract Insects to our Gardens
DESCRIPTION:by Alex Juchems \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBird populations are on the decline as reported in the 2025 US State of the Bird report. The report describes how 229 bird species in the US are at a critical point\, requiring immediate conservation to avoid extinction. At the same time\, insect species worldwide are declining at an alarming rate of 9% each decade as reported in the journal Science. The journal also reported that over the last 150 years\, the world has lost up to 10% of insect species which equates to 500\,000 species that have gone extinct on our watch.The relationship of these two trends\, and how one birder’s journey to moth enlightenment offers hope that we can reverse the decline of both birds and insects\, is what our speaker Alex Juchems will share at the September 15th Rainier Audubon meeting.Alex has been a member of Rainier Audubon Society for nearly 25 years. He has served RAS as a Board member\, Christmas Bird Count coordinator\, and Bird-a-thon coordinator. Most recently Alex provided field support for Puget Sound Bird Observatory’s shore bird surveys as part of the Nature Conservatory’s estuary study at Port Susan Bay near Stanwood\, Washington.He is also one of many RAS birders assisting PSBO in collecting data for their secretive bird surveys. He is currently serving on the Board of the Foothills Trail Coalition\, providing habitat conservation support along the 22-mile trail. He lives and gardens with his family in Bonney Lake. \n\n\n\n\nBird Friendly Backyards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/using-native-plants-to-attract-insects-to-our-gardens/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250519T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T162531
CREATED:20241027T170244Z
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SUMMARY:Insights on the Endangered Species Act
DESCRIPTION:By Dr. Todd Wildermuth \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Endangered Species Act turned 50 years old in 2023 and appears to be entering a phase of intense stress. Though some species have recovered and others have been prevented from sliding into extinction\, many trendlines are not positive for the ESA. In the physical world of living things\, troubled species are getting more troubled\, and many common species are becoming less common. In the parallel world of written laws and regulations\, key policymakers are seeking ways to limit the ESA’s implementation. Where does that leave us? What actions can we take? And if the ESA has long struggled to do its job\, what reforms do we need most? This presentation takes on those questions by reaching back to the ESA’s beginnings\, exploring the Act’s course of the past 50 years\, and ending with the most recent proposals to amend ESA regulations or suspend their enforcement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTodd A. Wildermuth is an associate teaching professor of law at the University of Washington School of Law\, as well as policy director of the School’s environmental clinic. He teaches courses on natural resources law\, wildlife law\, ocean and coastal law\, and endangered species management. Since 2019\, he has been a member of the Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. He lives with his family in Seattle. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/insights-on-the-endangered-species-act/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240115T203000
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Secretive Birds and what We've Learned
DESCRIPTION:by Cindy Easterson \n\n\n\n\n\nSeeking Elusive Wetland Bird Species – Puget Sound Bird Observatory’s Regional Wetland Secretive Bird Monitoring Project \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter listening to wildlife professionals at a Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture meeting (https://pacificbirds.org/) in 2016 discuss how little was known about the status of secretive birds that inhabit local area wetlands\, Puget Sound Bird Observatory (PSBO) initiated a wetland bird monitoring project. After reviewing available distribution and abundance data on several wetland obligate species PSBO identified a data gap between what was being recorded in species maps and anecdotal observations and launched a scoping project in 2016 to assess the presence of four wetland obligate species—American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)\, Sora (Porzana carolina)\, Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)\, and Green Heron (Butorides virescens)—and two wetland associated species for which there are population concerns\, Marsh Wren (Cistolothorus palustris) and Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii). A fifth wetland-obligate species\, Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)\, was added in 2022 as a part of a collaborative effort with Birds Canada\, who had initiated a similar marsh bird study in British Columbia. With the support of a large community of volunteer citizen scientists\, this project has grown to roughly 160 habitat-specific wetland sites being surveyed across Whatcom\, Skagit\, Snohomish\, King\, Pierce\, Thurston\, Mason\, Kitsap\, and Island Counties. \n\n\n\nBirds are a major taxon that can serve as environmental indicators. They have high public appeal and are relatively efficient to sample. Marsh bird abundance and distribution over space and time indicate habitat quality and can be used as measures of restoration success. However\, typical landscape-scale monitoring efforts such as the Breeding Bird Survey or Christmas Bird Count do not fully capture many of these elusive wetland species. While the seven species chosen for this monitoring are not considered species of high conservation concern (e.g.\, USFWS 2021)\, the lack of accurate population data can allow these species to be forgotten when assessing habitat quality and ecosystem health. \n\n\n\nThis presentation to Rainier Audubon Society will help to share the story of these birds and hopefully encourage some  members to join our efforts to better understand these elusive species. \n\n\n\nCindy Easterson\, Bio \n\n\n\nCindy Easterson has a passion for birds and finds gratification in studying their behaviors\, habits and needs. She delights in sharing this interest with others and mentoring volunteer field biologists to support the documentation and assessment of local bird populations and wildlife habitat. She manages PSBO’s Regional Wetland Secretive Bird Monitoring project in addition to providing oversight for a wide variety of other avian monitoring projects. She has supported bird banding efforts with PSBO’s Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) station at Morse Reserve and provided training assistance and skill development at workshops for bird identification\, bander training\, and a variety of bird survey methods. \n\n\n\nCindy has served on the Board of Puget Sound Bird Observatory (PSBO) since 2010 filling the roles of both Secretary and Treasurer. She holds an integrated Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree with a focus on Wetland Science from the University of Washington. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/conversations-with-secretive-birds-and-what-weve-learned/
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:Wildlife Rehabilitation and Falconry in Washington
DESCRIPTION:by Jen Mannas \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJen Mannas is a Wildlife Biologist for Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife\, who oversees two statewide programs: Wildlife Rehabilitation and Falconry. She has a master’s degree in Wildlife Management from Montana State University and has been in the Wildlife Biology field for almost 20 years. \n\n\n\nJen has had the privilege to work with mammalian and avian species across the United States and in Antarctica\, including marine mammals\, wolves\, mountain lions\, raptors like the California Condor\, seabirds including Brush-tailed Penguins\, and miscellaneous waterfowl.  \n\n\n\nShe has been involved with wildlife rehabilitation throughout her career\, including the PAWS Wildlife Center and SR3\, Washington’s first rehabilitation program specializing in marine mammal care. Her job duties include permitting wildlife rehabilitators and falconers\, helping permittees stay in compliance\, and spreading the word about both programs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/wildlife-rehabilitation-and-falconry/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231120T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260424T162531
CREATED:20230819T192813Z
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SUMMARY:Who are You Calling a Bird Brain?
DESCRIPTION:By Kim Adelson \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor hundreds of years\, birds have been considered stupid and incapable of advanced thought or learning; this is why the phrase “bird brain” is commonly used to denote persons who are dolts or simpletons. But… Do birds really deserve this bad rap? Are they truly less intelligent than mammals? THEY ARE NOT! In fact\, recent research has consistently demonstrated that some birds have remarkably strong cognitive skills\, comparable to monkeys and even\, in some cases\, apes. Some can form abstract concepts; some display prodigious memories; some make and use tools; and some can make complex inferences. Watch this presentation and you will discover the surprisingly strong mental abilities exhibited by a wide variety of birds.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKim Adelson is the President and Education Chair of the Black Hills Audubon Society. She regularly gives presentations on birds\, the effects that climate change is having upon them\, and how to attract them to one’s yard. She was a college professor for more than 30 years\, teaching at the University of Minnesota\, Ohio Wesleyan University\, and Canterbury University in Christchurch\, New Zealand. Kim has a master’s degree in evolutionary biology and a doctorate in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Kim got the “birding bug” about 30 years ago\, when she and her husband moved into a house in the woods and had 42 species of birds in their yard. She travels extensively to see birds – highlights include Namibia\, Australia\, and Indonesia to birdwatch. Kim moved to Washington 10 years ago\, fulfilling a life-long dream to do so. She is passionate about preserving our beautiful habitat and the wildlife it contains.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/who-are-you-calling-a-bird-brain/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231016T190000
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SUMMARY:Bird Photography in the Land of The Morning Calm 
DESCRIPTION:By Dave Cowell \n\n\n\n\n\nDusky Thrush\n\n\n\nBirding\, let alone bird photography\, in South Kore Korea is not a popular past time\, which is unfortunate. At about the half way point on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway it’s a wintering ground for several endangered and vulnerable cranes\, a stopover for migrants and a permanent home for many of our feathered friends. During this presentation I’ll share a few of the birds I’ve photographed on the peninsula\, including White-naped and Red-crowned Cranes and the conditions that have provided them their winter home. In conclusion\, I’ll also discuss a little bit about what has become a somewhat controversial and contentious topic in recent years\, bird photography ethics. \n\n\n\nAs a child\, I spent much of my time exploring the woods and stream that ran behind our Upstate New York home. The time spent in those woods and on that little stream instilled in me a lifelong appreciation for wild spaces\, especially riparian areas.   \n\n\n\nPhotography adds to that appreciation and has helped give me some insight into birds lives. It has nourished my soul and provided an outlet to help balance a sometimes confusing and chaotic daily life.  The challenge of trying to create compelling images of wildlife living their daily life is my goal. Connecting and sharing these images and stories with others is a bonus.  I’m especially grateful for the opportunity to share with like minded people who love\, respect and depend upon these birds and natural places to enrich our lives. \n\n\n\nWhite-naped Cranes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/october-program-night/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230918T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260424T162531
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SUMMARY:Malheur NWR - 2023
DESCRIPTION:by Dan Streiffert \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIncludes photos from the Migratory Bird Festival in April\, a couple of weeks in June\, and an evening with the Great Horned Owlets at Headquarters. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/malheur-nwr-2023/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230515T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T162531
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SUMMARY:Green River College's Long Term Birding Study
DESCRIPTION:by Danny Najera \n\n\n\n                         American Dipper\n\n\n\nCome find out what we are doing at Green River College to help our students become more knowledgable about birds and better stewards for our lands. Using Birds\, GPS\, and Nature immersion in higher education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDanny Najera is an entomologist by training specializing in honeybees\, but is loves the PNW ecosystems. He is spearheading a long term ecological study on the campus propery of Green River College (7 miles of trails along the green river and nearby forest). This includes tracking mushrooms\, wildflowers\, and birds in some detail. He is an avid hiker with a love of the wonderland trail and hopes to help this next generation reconnect with nature. \n\n\n\nScience Division Co-Chair with Katy Shaw. \n\n\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/GreenRiverHoneybees – See GRCC honeybees on Facebook here! \n\n\n\nhttps://www.greenrivercollegefoundation.org/honeybees – Donations to our honeybee program \n\n\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/GRCBiologyClubPublic/ – Our Green River Biology Club \n\n\n\nThis will be a hybrid meeting. So come to the church in person or join us by Zoom.\n\n\n\nDan Streiffert is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: Green River College’s Long Term Birding StudyTime: May 15\, 2023 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/84408852931?pwd=a3JjZEZ0NHlxcDYxZGd1Y1lrbm5VQT09 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 844 0885 2931Passcode: 440620One tap mobile+12532158782\,\,84408852931#\,\,\,\,440620# US (Tacoma) +12532050468\,\,84408852931#\,\,\,\,440620# US \n\n\n\nDial by your location+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 253 205 0468 US+1 719 359 4580 US+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)+1 669 444 9171 US+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 360 209 5623 US+1 386 347 5053 US+1 507 473 4847 US+1 564 217 2000 US+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)+1 646 931 3860 US+1 689 278 1000 US+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 305 224 1968 US+1 309 205 3325 US+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)Meeting ID: 844 0885 2931Passcode: 440620Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kcdzvTg3Iw \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
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LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230417T203000
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SUMMARY:In Search of Meadowlarks: Birds\, Farms\, and Food in Harmony with the Land
DESCRIPTION:by John Marzluff \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a wildlife scientist and birder\, I think about our relationship with\, and effects on\, nature. As I searched for meadowlarks and other open country birds among farms and ranches\, I learned how these species flee the plow and how many farmers adjust their actions to lessen this exodus. I birded and talked with farmers on their lands from Nebraska to California to Costa Rica. Here I bring news to you from these farms that show how some birds are extirpated while others evolve to live among the crops we need for our own sustenance. I focus on the actions of many farmers that coexist with nature because “it is the right thing to do.” You’ll learn about wine producers that welcome barn owls to their vineyards to help control rodents\, organic producers that fallow some land each year to the benefit of yellowthroats\, ranchers that employ intensive\, rotational grazing to coexist with predators and trout\, and a rancher that traded cows for tourists. One of humanity’s grand challenges is to conserve nature while providing for a growing and increasing affluent population. The lessons I’ve learned from agrarians and the scientific literature suggests strategies that we can each employ to help meet this challenge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Marzluff is James W. Ridgeway Professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington. His graduate (Northern Arizona University) and initial post-doctoral (University of Vermont) research focused on the social behavior and ecology of jays and ravens. He continues this theme investigating the intriguing behavior of crows\, ravens\, and jays. His current research focuses on the interactions of ravens and wolves in Yellowstone. He teaches Ornithology\, Governance and Conservation of Rare Species\, Field Research in Yellowstone\, and Natural and Cultural History of Costa Rica. \n\n\n\nDr. Marzluff has mentored over 40 graduate students and authored over 170 scientific papers on various aspects of bird behavior and wildlife management. He is a member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Recovery Team for the critically endangered Mariana Crow\, a former member of the Washington Biodiversity Council\, a Fellow of the American Ornithologist’s Union\, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, and a National Geographic Explorer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Marzluff has written six books and edited several others. His Welcome to Subirdia (2014 Yale) discovers that moderately settled lands host a splendid array of biological diversity and suggests ways in which people can steward these riches to benefit birds and themselves.  \n\n\n\nHis most recent In Search of Meadowlarks (2020 Yale) connects our agriculture and diets to the conservation of birds and other wildlife. Copies will be available at the meeting for $20\, \n\n\n\nThis will be a hybird meeting.  Come in person or join us with Zoom. \n\n\n\nDan Streiffert is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: In Search of Meadowlarks: Birds\, Farms\, and Food in Harmony with the LandTime: Apr 17\, 2023 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/85745489671?pwd=ekhFMlF3aS8yNTNacnV2Tm5hRndwUT09 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 857 4548 9671Passcode: 440994One tap mobile+12532158782\,\,85745489671#\,\,\,\,440994# US (Tacoma) +12532050468\,\,85745489671#\,\,\,\,440994# US \n\n\n\nDial by your location+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 253 205 0468 US+1 719 359 4580 US+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)+1 669 444 9171 US+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 386 347 5053 US+1 507 473 4847 US+1 564 217 2000 US+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)+1 646 931 3860 US+1 689 278 1000 US+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 305 224 1968 US+1 309 205 3325 US+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 360 209 5623 USMeeting ID: 857 4548 9671Passcode: 440994Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kc3WUqTsLj \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/in-search-of-meadowlarks/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, Auburn\, Washington\, 98001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program Night
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230320T190000
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SUMMARY:20 Years of Field Research on the White-headed Woodpecker in Washington
DESCRIPTION:by Jeff Kozma \n\n\n\n\n\nIn Washington\, the White-headed Woodpecker is listed as a species of concern due to its association with old-growth ponderosa pine forests.  Although White-headed Woodpeckers have recently been documented inhabiting early to mid-seral managed forests\, information is limited regarding their reproductive success and general ecology in these forests.   \n\n\n\nFor the last 20 years\, Jeff Kozma\, a wildlife biologist for the Yakama Nation\, has been studying the ecology of White-headed Woodpeckers in managed ponderosa pine forests along the eastern Cascades in Yakima and Kittitas Counties.  Jeff will present brief highlights from his research including nest-site characteristics\, reproductive success\, and nestling provisioning (i.e.\, who feeds the kids and what are they feeding them).  He will also present a summary of findings from a long-term banding study he has been conducting since 2011 investigating adult longevity.  If you ever wanted to know more about the White-headed Woodpecker\, this presentation is for you!  \n\n\n\nJeff Kozma\n\n\n\nJeff received his B.S. Degree in Environmental Forest Biology from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse and his M.S. Degree in Wildlife Science at Texas Tech University where he studied the use of Chihuahuan Desert arroyos and adjacent uplands by migrant and breeding birds in southern New Mexico. After graduating\, he began working as a Wildlife Biologist at the Yakima Training Center where he monitored Sage-grouse\, performed raptor and non-game bird surveys\, and was involved with restoration of seeps\, springs\, and riparian areas. He is currently working as a Wildlife Biologist for the Yakama Nation where he has been studying the reproductive biology of White-headed Woodpeckers and other cavity-nesting birds in managed forests since 2003\, as well as reviewing timber sales on the ceded lands of the Yakama Nation to help protect habitat important to state and Federally listed wildlife \n\n\n\nThis will be a Zoom only meeting as Jeff is doing this from Yakima!\n\n\n\nThe presentation will start at 7 pm. \n\n\n\nDan Streiffert is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\n\n\nTopic: 20 Years of Field Research on the White-headed Woodpecker in WashingtonTime: Mar 20\, 2023 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/81063281046?pwd=aHFrMWN6RlVwQUlKSFBsc3crUTVoZz09 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 810 6328 1046Passcode: 982175One tap mobile+12532050468\,\,81063281046#\,\,\,\,982175# US +12532158782\,\,81063281046#\,\,\,\,982175# US (Tacoma) \n\n\n\nDial by your location+1 253 205 0468 US+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 719 359 4580 US+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)+1 669 444 9171 US+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 305 224 1968 US+1 309 205 3325 US+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)+1 360 209 5623 US+1 386 347 5053 US+1 507 473 4847 US+1 564 217 2000 US+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)+1 646 931 3860 US+1 689 278 1000 USMeeting ID: 810 6328 1046Passcode: 982175Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kJUW53OK4 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://rainieraudubon.org/event/20-years-of-field-research-on-the-white-headed-woodpecker-in-washington/
LOCATION:Federal Way United Methodist Church\, 29645 51st Ave SWA 98001\, 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 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
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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