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The Writing of Bay Area Birds by David Lukas Bulletin of the Sequoia Audubon Society, San Mateo County Volume 63, No. 2 Founded 1949 November 2012 — January 2013 Try this new book: Bay Area Birds Monthly Meetings San Mateo Garden Center Did you know that Rock Pigeons are monogamous and mate for life? Read about this and more in the amazing new reference guide by David Lukas, November that’s jam packed with essential information about our local birds. It’s also com- Thursday, 8th 7:00 PM pact and easy to carry in the field – a wonderful compliment to any of the illus- Thinking Like a Naturalist trated field guides. December Thursday, 13th 7:00 PM David gives us a glimpse into the process of writing such a book: Brazilian Pantanal The Writing of Bay Area Birds January By David Lukas Thursday, 10th 7:00 PM The Farallones - Current Research What is it like to write a book on birds, especially a book on a bird-rich area like the Bay Area? Well, I just wrote a brand new book called Bay Area Birds and I can Upcoming Field Trips tell you it’s a lot of work! But it was also fascinating to dig deeply into questions about the lives of local birds and piece together disparate pieces of evidence to November build a comprehensive picture like a jigsaw puzzle. Sat., 3rd Coyote Hills I think there has never been a more exciting time to be a bird-watcher in the Bay th Area. Recent breeding bird atlases have been completed for nearly every Bay Sun., 4 Pescadero Marsh Area county, providing detailed snapshots of birds on a county by county basis. Redwood Shores There are also multiple online discussion groups that cover all parts of the Bay Wed., 7th Las Gallinas Weekend, 10th - 11th Cosumnes River Sun., 18th Pescadero Marsh Sun., 25th Arastradero Preserve December Sat., 1st Cowell - Purisima Sun., 2nd Pescadero Marsh Wed., 5th Foster City Sun., 16th Pescadero Marsh January Wed., 2nd Cosumnes River Sun., 6th Pescadero Marsh Canyon Wren is one species that has not been well studied and documented in the Bay Area. Photo by Alan Beymer (The Writing of Bay Area Birds- continued on page 6) (Continued on page 3) Sequoia Audubon M EETING P ROGRA M S Society extends into extreme eastern Bolivia Thinking like a Naturalist: and extreme northern Paraguay, but OFFICERS Reclaiming the Art of Natural the majority lies in the Brazilian states President Jennifer Rycenga 650-440-0063 History of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Vice President By John Muir Laws Sul. This much water attracts abundant Ginny Marshall 650-349-3780 Thursday, November 8th, 7:00PM wildlife, and the Pantanal is home to Secretary Learn how to get more out of every large numbers of wading birds and Laurie Graham 650-589-2133 nature ramble. Developments in other fish-eating birds, and holds the Treasurer neuropsychology have opened doors world’s densest population of jaguars, Michael Roche 408-249-6791 in our understanding of the brain the largest cat in the Americas. DIRECTORS and cognition and how you can train Paul Donahue, a naturalist, bird artist, Leslie Flint, George Chrisman, Melissa yourself to see more and to be more photographer, environmentalist, and Hero, Nelle Lyons, Susan Stratton, curious about what you discover. tree climber, has been working in Alvaro Jaramillo Naturalist and illustrator John Muir South America since 1972. Most of his STANDING COMMITTEES Laws will demonstrate simple and fun time has been spent in the rainforests Audubon Canyon Ranch Host techniques you can incorporate into of the western Amazon Basin doing Laurie Graham 650-589-2133 your own recreational nature study or to bird survey work and tape recording Audubon Canyon Ranch Advisory Board Representative share with others. A perfect experience bird vocalizations. Paul and his wife, Francis Toldi 650-638-0919 for naturalists, teachers, home school Teresa Wood, have constructed two Bluebird Recovery parents, and anyone interested in taking canopy walkways and dozens of Susan Kritzik (temp) 650-851-4529 their birding and nature study to the canopy observation platforms to view Christmas Count next level. and study the wildlife of that stratum Al Demartini 650-345-6988 of the rainforest. Lately, he has been Leslie Flint 650-573-6279 researching jaguars and Zigzag Herons Conservation in the Pantanal. Laurie Graham 650-589-2133 Education Committee Current Research and Conservation Nelle Lyons, Melissa Hero, George Chrisman, Sonny Mencher at the Farallon National Wildlife Field Trips Refuge Ginny Marshall 650-349-3780 By Melissa Pitkin Hospitality Thursday, January 10th, 7:00PM Edwin Geer 650-273-2902 Melissa Pitkin, Education and JC Shaver 650-726-6840 Outreach Director from PRBO Membership Database Conservation Science will present on Susan Stratton 650-574-7253 current research and conservation at Needles Editor the Farallones. PRBO, in partnership Justine Carson 650-560-9776 with US Fish and Wildlife Service, Programs The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds Open Position has been conducting research on the is John’s latest book. A book signing PO Box 620292 Farallones every day and night since Woodside, CA 94062-0292 and sale will accompany the program. 1967. Melissa will present on some of Sue Cossins - Admin. Assist. the latest news and give an overview of PRBO’s work there. In addition 650-529-1454 The Brazilian Pantanal: Birds and [email protected] to directing PRBO’s Education and Jaguars in the World’s Largest www.sequoia-audubon.org Outreach programming for the last 15 Wetland Online Birding Guide: years, Melissa spent two winters on By Paul Donahue www.birding.sequoia-audubon.org the Farallones studying elephant seals. http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ Thursday, December 13th, 7:00PM Melissa Pitkin, Education and Outreach sequoiaaudubon The Pantanal of southwestern Brazil Director Facebook: is the world’s largest wetland, a vast Point Reyes Bird Observatory https://www.facebook.com/ mosaic of rivers, creeks, marshes, www.prbo.org sequoiaaudubon swamps, lagoons, tall riparian forest, lower dry forest, and savanna. The area 2 SAS Newsletter November 2012 - January 2013 F IELD T RI P S get to the intersection of Pescadero (continued from page 1) BY G INNY M ARSHALL Road and Hwy 1 you have gone too far. Beginner/Family Nature Hike January Coyote Hills Regional Park Fri., 11th Gazos Creek Owling Sat, Nov. 3rd, 8:30AM – 11:30AM Redwood Shores Sat., 12th Wavecrest Jointly sponsored by SAS and Fall is a great time of year to sample Sun., 20th Pescadero Marsh the diversity of Coyote Hills. From Birder’s Garden th February wintering waterfowl and passerines to Sunday, Nov. 4 , 9:00AM – Noon th th raptors, we can hope to find upwards of Upon our return to the store at noon Weekend, 16 - 17 50 species, maybe even some surprises we will be treated to refreshments Panoche Valley and like Golden-Crowned Kinglet. Meet and a pre-holiday open house and Merced County at the Visitor Center at 8:30. We’ll sale. walk a few miles of paved and dirt Additional discounts will be available trails checking out the best spots in a to SAS members during this sale, variety of habitats from marsh to pond even if you can’t attend the field trip. interesting to see and over 100 species to rocky hillside to bayshore. Scopes We will visit the birding hot spots of have been reported here over the are helpful. Rain cancels. Redwood Shores including Radio Road course of a year. Beginner birders are Directions: Take the Paseo Padre and Nob Hill Pond with their bounty especially welcome on this trip. Parkway/Thornton Avenue exit from of ducks and shorebirds. Of course, Directions: From San Mateo take the Highway 84 on the east side of the we’ll watch out for the sparrows and Golden Gate Bridge and Highway Dumbarton Bridge. Go north on Paseo warblers, too. Bring binoculars if you 101 to the Smith Ranch Road exit just Padre Parkway about one mile and turn have them but extras will be available. north of San Rafael; go east toward left on Patterson Ranch Road to enter Directions: Meet at 9:00am in the the McInnis Park entrance. Turn left the park. Parking fee $5. rear parking lot of the Birder’s Garden immediately after crossing the railroad Leaders: Stephanie store, 926 El Camino Real, San Carlos. tracks and go the end of the road to the Floyd [email protected] and 650-595-0300 Las Gallinas Storage Ponds parking Rich Nicholson We will form carpools for the short lot. Meet the group by the bridge drive to Redwood Shores leaving some just past the parking lot. Carpooling Pescadero Marsh – State Park cars behind at the store. encouraged. Docent Nature Walks Co-Leaders: Sonny Leader: Leslie Flint lflint@ First Sun. of each month is a Mencher [email protected] and earthlink.net morning walk starting at 10:00 AM Roy Carlson [email protected] till 12:00 Noon Beginners are welcome. Cosumnes River Preserve The Third Sun. of each month is an Sat. Nov. 10th and Sun. Nov. 11th afternoon walk starting at 1:00 PM FIRST WEDNESDAYS: The Cosumnes River is the only till 3:00 PM Weekday Walks and Field Trips with remaining unregulated river on the th th Walks in Nov. are on the 4 and 18 Leslie Flint on the First Wednesday of western slope of the Sierra Nevada . nd th Walks in Dec. are on the 2 and 16 every month to some places we may In its lower reaches, it flows through th th Walks in Jan. are on the 6 and 20 not normally bird and not necessarily one of the biologically richest regions The California State Park Docents will in San Mateo County.
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