Wandering
September 2015 Volume 65, Number 1 Tattler
The Voice of SEA AND SAGE AUDUBON, an Orange County Chapter of the National Audubon Society
President’s Message General Meeting by Vic Leipzig Friday evening, Sept.18 - 7:30 pm
An Ivory-billed Woodpecker right there in my hands. A “The Audubon Journey. . . Evolution male, with a brilliant red crest. Beautiful and huge. It was and Revolution of an Organization” a museum specimen, of course. Taken from a drawer of the Natural Museum History of Los Angeles County by curator of birds, Kimball Garrett. Kimball was giving a presented by Dr. Vic Leipzig behind-the-scenes tour of the museum bird collection to the Sea & Sage Junior Naturalists early in August. Kimball September’s presenter, Dr. Vic Leipzig, Sea & Sage also showed them an Imperial Woodpecker, slightly larger President, will be giving us insight into the history of the even than the Ivory-billed. Both species are now widely Audubon movement with its major victories in the political believed to be extinct. And possibly the most emotionally and legislative arena--a highlight being the Migratory Bird moving specimens Kimball showed us were two Treaty Act, which is now under attack. He will give us a Passenger Pigeons, both collected in the 1880’s, decades candid look at some of the things Audubon has gotten before the last of that species died in 1914. All of us on wrong along the way and focus on the current strengths the tour were struck with awed silence. and weaknesses of Audubon Society, while stressing the importance of chapters like ours within the Audubon I had been invited to accompany these 14-to-18 year olds organization. on their museum trip by program leader Gail Richards. Ten of the Junior Naturalists attended. They were very Dr. Leipzig earned his Bachelor’s in Political Science from impressed by Kimball and the museum, and I was very Stanford University and his PhD in Biology from Wesleyan impressed by the Junior Naturalists. They were University. While living many years in Huntington Beach, remarkably mature young people, who behaved with poise he has worn many city government hats along the way: and courtesy throughout the long day. And it was a long Planning Commission, City Council, and Mayor. He has day. Because of insurance problems if we had tried to served on the Boards of Directors for the: OC Sanitation transport the group in private vehicles, Gail Richards District, OC Vector Control District, and Amigos de Bolsa arranged for the group to travel by train. First, we went Chica. He is the Founding Executive Director of the Bolsa from the Irvine Metro-Link station to Union Station in Chica Conservancy. Vic has recently retired from teaching downtown LA, and then by subway (on two different lines) biology/ecology from Golden West College and currently to the museum, located near USC. It was complex, but it teaches introduction to birding for Saddleback College. worked well and it was more environmentally friendly than Prior to his Presidency, he has served Sea & Sage as field a caravan of automobiles! trip leader, Birdathon fundraiser, Conservation Committee co-chair, Events Committee chair and Vice-president. He The Junior Naturalists benefitted from the tour, but the is a Director of Audubon California. His wife is Louann museum itself benefitted from the young people, because Murray, an environmental writer, and they are both they put in close to two hours of work in the museum back devoted to citizen conservation. rooms, inspecting specimens to detect insect damage. Tiny insects are a never-ending problem for museum Please join us for a fascinating journey with Dr. Vic Leipzig managers, and the Junior Naturalists were able to spot in our September retrospective and overview of the several drawers of specimens (out of thousands in the Audubon Society. collection) so that museum staff could give them treatment and protect the specimens. It was work going through all Our program will be held in the Duck Club at the SJWS those cabinet drawers, but it was rewarding to see the in Irvine. The doors will open at 7:00 for refreshments and specimens right up close. fellowship, and the meeting and program will begin at 7:30 pm. We hope you will join us. I want to thank Gail for her dedicated leadership and I —Doug Lithgow want to commend the fine young people of our Junior
Naturalist program. Sea & Sage can be very proud of this Programs Chair program and of the young people who are benefitting by it.
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Conservation News Susan Sheakley, Conservation Chair !
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own binoculars, and conduct the survey on their assigned section of beach during the survey period. Beaches are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
The next training session will be held on Saturday,
Sept. 19, from 10:00 am to 12 noon in the Learning Center at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. The lead biologist
for this project, Tom Ryan will conduct this training. To reserve a beach to survey or a spot in our training Captain Moore grew up in and on the Pacific Ocean. In session, please contact Cheryl Egger at 1994, Moore founded both the Algalita Marine Research [email protected] Foundation and Long Beach Organic to deal with urban runoff and to reforest the giant kelp off the Southern INFO: For more information and a list of beach segments, California shores. Since discovering “The Great Pacific please see our website at www.seaandsageaudubon.org Garbage Gyre” Captain Moore has dedicated his time and then go to the OC Snowy Plover Survey page. !Wandering! Tattler !!!!2 September 2015 ! 12
Orange County Rarities by Doug Willick
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Earlier in June there was more evidence of Dark-eyed Juncos nesting in the county’s lowlands. A juvenile was seen in a Fullerton residential area, during late May/early June (Karl Fairchild), and another juvenile was in a Laguna Niguel neighborhood, June 7 (Robert McNab). This species breeding status seems to be fairly rapidly changing, with breeding evidence now being reported from nearly a half dozen lowland locations (juncos are known to breed in the Santa Ana Mountains, and in some of the #$%&'()*!+,--!.!/0121!%3!4,52&*!6$5$'27! lower canyons associated with these mountains). This Among the expected seabirds that were observed for that change in their status, however, does not completely come time of year, were some excellent high counts, including as a surprise, as similar changes have occurred in other approximately 50 Sabine’s Gulls (undoubtedly a county coastal counties, especially to the north of Orange County. high count for one outing), and twelve Black Terns, which Encouraging was the news of single male Tricolored would be a record high count for even fall, when this rare- Blackbirds being found in Irvine, at Heritage Park, June but-regular tern species is more typically encountered in 10-11 (Mike Huang), and at Harvard Community Athletic the county (and usually at a coastal wetland like the Bolsa Park, in late June (Chris Wilson, Jim Pike). Chica Ecological Reserve [BCER] or San Joaquin Wildlife A Least Storm-Petrel was a nice find on a fishing boat trip Sanctuary [SJWS]). The pelagic trip also had four Brown out of Dana Harbor on July 4 (R. McNab). Quite Boobies on the “Platform Eureka” (oil rig), off Newport Beach, where 17 were counted on the Sea & Sage winter exceptional was the report of a Red-billed Tropicbird, pelagic trip. which was seen on an Ocean Institute boat trip out of Dana Harbor on July 12 (Shuping Chen); the bird was At the BCER, there were additional reports of Gull-billed seen when only about two miles off the coast. Terns, through May 25, after a pair was originally found here on April 11. Although a few Yellow-headed C%B.#2"*.$#'%788#1),<#?-,<#01#'$%&%#'%#8%9.#"*#D)*#2)3/ Blackbirds normally turn up in the county each spring, the E08>F#-*3#?%()*#:022-&)G)*(#:"2%#"9#.$%#%-&8>#9-88#2)(&-*.# numbers this year were much higher than in recent years. $)($8)($.:5##!.->#.0*%3H##
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Audubon House Volunteers Being Human; Rewilding Our Hearts: Building We would like to thank the following people for helping to Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence; How Plants staff Audubon House in June, July, August, & September: Work; Gardener's Guide to Weather. Back in stock: Sibley India Arnold, Sherry Bass, Pat & Dick Cabe, Deana Guide to Birds (2nd Edition; 2nd Printing); Peterson Collins, Lynne Domash, Bettina Birding by Impression; CA Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Eastman, Fresia Escalona, Gardeners and Naturalists; Secrets of the Oak Woodlands; Carol Freund, Judy Fritts, Wandering Home; Forest Unseen. Children's books: Beverly Hargrove, John About Hummingbirds; Edward the Emu; Creepy Crawlies; Hargrove, Lynne Hayes, Pat Lights Out Nights Out. Other items include 2016 Heilig, Patti Henshaw, Cindi calendars (wall, page-a-day and engagement), Tidelines Herrera, Sarah Jayne, Cailey pocket calendars arriving next month; Sea and Sage Jonas, Nancy Kenyon, Lauretta birding bags (medium and large sizes available); steel Kyle, Joann Lemberger, Doug mugs (new designs), acrylic tumblers; salt and pepper Lithgow, Maya Matkin, Joan McCauley, Sally Menzel, shakers. On sale: out of print books and some Princeton Bobbie Miller, Eunice Morita, Roberta Ray, Barbara Reber, titles. Annette Ritchie, Ana Rubyn, Ira Sadis, Susan Sheakley, Beryl Vogel, Ron Waller, Marilyn Walter, and Pat Wells. It’s More Than Just Pancakes! st !"#$%&'"()**#+$,#**)$-.+.)&#+/$0(+1*#$)2*$32&(*/$+*''$ On Saturday morning, Oct. 31 , we will be hosting our 4*#520(6.+*/$0(+1*#$7"*+).&(+$08&")$8.#6+/$52*59$&")$ Annual Pancake Breakfast in the Duck Club at the San 8.(&5"'0#+/$*)5:$;<$=&"$0#*$.()*#*+)*6$.($2*'3.(,$0)$>"6"8&($ Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine. ?&"+*/$3'*0+*$50''$>(0$@"8=($0)$ABACDEFCEDAD:$ Breakfast of hot-off-the-griddle pancakes,
sausages, fresh fruit, orange juice, hot Volunteer to Help With Exhibits coffee and milk for the kids will be served from 7:30 to 10:30 am. This event is more Every year Sea & Sage Audubon is invited to put up than just a pancake breakfast! Participants will also have outreach tables at fun and exciting community events. We the opportunity to browse through the intriguing selection do this in order to inform the public about the importance of nature books at our famous Used Book Sale, spend of birds, habitat, and our support of the natural some time in Audubon House checking out new items, environment. To do this we need volunteers who are wander out to the ponds for some bird watching where willing to sign up to work two hour shifts, interact with the we’ll have scopes set up at strategic locations for your public, answer their questions and tell them about what we convenience or go on a guided bird walk, chat with the do. We have taxidermy, lots of crafts for children, people from Wild Birds Unlimited about bird feeding information about Sea & Sage activities, and reference techniques, check out the latest birding optics on the Duck materials. No training is required, just sign-up, show-up Club back porch with Optics4Birding staff, and visit our and visit with people as they come by our table. We have chapter exhibits inside the Duck Club and in Audubon an event coming up in October and could use your help: House and get your raffle card stamped and turned in so CHILDRENS’ BOOK FESTIVAL - Sunday, Oct. 4th, that you can qualify for the chance to win a prize (a gift Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa. Free to the public, certificate at our bookstore). this is a very big, very busy event and a great opportunity The price of the Pancake Breakfast is the same as last to put Sea & Sage Audubon Society in front of thousands year: $10 for adults, $6 for children 10 and under, and of people. It takes 16 volunteers to make this work; I hope free for children under 3. Reservations for the breakfast you’ll be one of them. The shifts are 2 hours, and parking are a must so that we know how much food to buy and is free. Contact Mary Joseph for more information or to prepare. To make your reservations, call Audubon House sign up. [email protected] or 714-848-8362. at 949-261-7963. We will need your name and number of people in your party. Hope to see you there! If you want News from our Bookstore to receive a reminder notice about this event, please also Our bookstore inside Audubon House is open daily from provide your email address. 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. We accept credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, and American Express) with a $10 minimum Study On The Special Skills That Birders Develop and purchase. New: Fastest Things on Wings; Rescuing What These Can Tell Us About How The Brain Works. Hummingbirds in Hollywood; Narrow Edge; a Tiny Bird; an The Peissig Vision Lab at California State University Fullerton is interested in the special skills that birders develop and what Ancient Crab and an Epic Journey; Thing With Feathers: these can tell us about how the brain works. (See details on our the Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About webpage and how you can take part in this interesting study.)
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Sea & Sage Audubon Society Birds of Southern California An Introductory Birding Skills Workshop presented by Sylvia Gallagher
Sea & Sage Audubon Society is again offering weekly workshops in bird identification for beginning birders. If you have been birding casually for a while, you should also consider enrolling. Professional biologists whose expertise is not in ornithology find these workshops helpful, too. Each session will feature about 15 common birds of a particular local habitat on the coastal side of the mountains. With the use of printed worksheets and slides from the Sea & Sage Library, Sylvia Gallagher will help you learn to identify those birds. In the process, youʼll also be introduced to a variety of other topics, such as bird families, plumages and molts, bird topography, distribution and habitat preferences, behavior, vocalizations, the birding literature, birding ethics and etiquette, etc.
The topics to be covered in the series are: Birds of neighborhoods Birds of playing fields and parking lots Birds of mudflats and shallow water Birds of the ocean shore Birds of the open country Birds of prey Birds of the streamside woodland Birds of lakes, ponds and marshes
Each section will have ten weekly meetings at the Gallagher home in Huntington Beach. Four half-day field trips will be scheduled on Saturdays (Oct. 24, Nov. 7 and 21, Dec. 12 — times to be announced). The dates and times for the workshop sessions are listed below. Wed. evenings: 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., (Oct. 7 - Dec. 16, except Nov. 25) Thurs. mornings: 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, (Oct. 8 - Dec. 17, except Nov. 26) Thurs. evenings: 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., (Oct. 8 - Dec. 17, except Nov. 26)
The maximum enrollment for each section is 22. If any section does not have at least 12 people enrolled by Sept. 28, it will be cancelled. Reserve early though, because some sections may fill completely. A donation of $90.00 (or more) per person is requested, if you can afford it. Bring your money to the first session.
The required book for the workshop is Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman (Houghton Mifflin Co., any edition). Recommended, but not required, is Birds of Southern California by Garrett, Dunn, & Small. Both books are available at Audubon House, or you can buy them at the first meeting. You will also need to bring binoculars to meetings no later than the third session—preferably sooner.
Send your reservation for this workshop!"!"#$%&'()*+,"+)&'-.)'+$/&,+0)!$1+2$/! (2-day penalty for early reservations), to: Introductory Workshop, c/o Sylvia Gallagher, 21562 Kaneohe Ln, Huntington Beach CA 92646. Placement in sections will be based on postmark date. Enclose a long (4”x 9.5”) self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). Confirmations will be mailed Sept. 29, including preliminary information and a map to the meeting place. For further information, contact Sylvia at [email protected] or (714) 962-8990.
Enrollment Form for Introductory Birding Skills Workshops (Fall 2015)
Names of all participants Address(es) City & Zip Code Phone(s) E-mail Check or rank your choice of section: WED. pm ___ THURS. am ___ THURS. pm ___ SASE enclosed? ___ Do you plan to buy a book at the first meeting? ___ If more than one, how many? ___
"#$%&'($)*+#,,-&'* #" September 2015 September Field Trips Nancy Kenyon, Field Trip Chair !"#$%#&'$(')*%+,$-$*))&%&".*/$%#&'$&.0"#1*%&".2$34+35$"(#$34*'%+#$6+7'*8+$*%9$$4%%'9::666;,+**.),*8+*()(7".;"#8$;$<#&',$1*#5+)$6&%4$*.$®! #+=(&#+$*)>*.3+$#+,+#>*%&".,;$$?(+,%&".,$*7"(%$0&+/)$%#&',@$$A".%*3%$B*.3C$D+.C".2$!&+/)$<#&'$A4*$*%$EFEGHIJGKLJM$"#$.*.3C5+.C".N3"O;.+%$$$ ! Laguna Niguel Regional Park Bolsa Chica Bird Walk nd th Wed. Sept. 2 – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Thurs: Sept. 17 - 8:00 am to 12 noon Join us for a morning of birding at Laguna Niguel Reg. Join Vic Leipzig for a bird walk at the Bolsa Chica Park at 7:30 am. This park attracts a wide variety of Ecological Reserve. Come prepared for a great morning birds due to the landscaped park vegetation and lake. of birding to check out the fall migrants and returning We will look for early fall migrants and resident species. wintering birds. Bring binoculars & a field guide, and a Directions: Take the Santa Ana Frwy (5) to the La Paz scope if you have one. We will meet in Harriet Wieder Road off-ramp. Head west 4 miles to the park entrance. Park in the lot off Garfield. Directions: From Pacific Be prepared to pay the $5 entrance fee if you don!t have Coast Hwy, turn inland on Seapoint Ave. Follow a county parks pass. Meet at the Shelter #3 parking lot Seapoint to its terminus at the corner of Garfield. at the far end of the park where there is ample parking Continue straight across Garfield into Harriett Wieder and a nearby restroom. (Ask for directions to Shelter 3 at Reg. Park where there is plenty of free parking. Follow the park entrance kiosk.) The park is located at 28241 the drive lane (shown on some maps as Overlook Drive) La Paz Rd. in Laguna Niguel. about 1/4 mile to its end and park. Leader: Diane Etchison Leader: Vic Leipzig
Wildlife Walk at the SJWS Pelagic Trip out of Dana Point ® Sat, Sept. 19th – 6:30 am to 3:00 pm Sat, Sept. 5th - 9:00 am to 10:30 There are still a few spots left on the Fall Pelagic Trip. We’ll be exploring the birds, plants, and creatures of the It’s an 8 hour trip, the trip fee is $60, and it has six co- marsh on this wildlife walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife leaders. Check the chapter webpage for trip information Sanctuary. Meet in front of Audubon House at 9:00 am & directions for signing up. for a 1" hour nature walk. (See page 11 for directions.) Leader: Jon Dunn Leaders: Audubon Naturalists
Carbon Canyon Reg. Park Bird Walk Bird Walk at the SJWS Sun, Sept. 20th - 7:30 am to 11:30 am Sun, Sept. 13th - 8:00 am to 12 noon Discover the local birds of our canyons and foothills at Carbon Canyon Reg. Park with leader, Garett Lepper. Join us for a monthly bird walk around the ponds of the Offering different habitats, this park provides a glimpse San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine at of some birds that are uncommon throughout most of the 8:00 am. Many of the shorebirds are back and the birds county. Directions: From the 57 fwy, exit Lambert. Go of summer are leaving. The walk, which is open to east on Lambert to Carbon Canyon; park will be on the birders of all ages, will meet by the front porch of right. Upon entry to the park, turn left and park in the 1st Audubon House. Children under the age of 11 must be parking area on the right, in front of the pond and the accompanied by an adult. (Directions to SJWS on p. 11) children’s play-ground. Be prepared to pay the $5 Leader: Chris Obaditch entrance fee if you don’t have a county parks pass. Leader: Garett Lepper Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat Dragonflies & Butterflies at the SJWS Wed, Sept. 16 & Oct. 21 - 8:15 am to 11® Join us for the rare chance of birding the Upper Newport Fri, Sept. 25 –– 10:00 am to 12:30 pm Bay from the deck of a pontoon boat. Spotting birds Join Mike Clayton for a morning of exploring the from the water offers one a different perspective and the delightful world of Dragonflies and Butterflies at the San birds seem to view us differently also. Trip duration is Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. We will meet in front of 2" hrs. Trips are limited to 15 persons and there is a Audubon House at 10:00. Be sure to bring your $10 trip fee per person payable in cash on the morning binoculars so that you can view them up close. of the outing. Advance reservations are necessary; Leader: Mike Clayton contact Nancy Kenyon to reserve a spot on the boat. Directions will be provided to those with reservations. Upper Newport Bay Bird Walk Leader: Nancy Kenyon Sun: Sept. 27th - 8:00 am to 11:30 am 949-786-3160; [email protected] See page 9 for trip information.
"#$%&'($)!! *#++,&'! "! -&.+&/0&'!1234! ! Field Trip Schedule for 2015-2016 Check the Field Trip Schedule posted on our website for the latest additions to the schedule. http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org Some of the trips require advance reservations; they are marked with this symbol. ® All reservation field trips can be signed up for in advance. Since the field trip chair is also the webmaster, she is able to keep the field trip information current on the webpage. (Trip Info will, of course, be listed in the current Tattler.) For questions or additional information, contact Nancy Kenyon, FT Chair at: [email protected] or 949-786-3160. (Information on trip fees and how to make reservations for the ® trips is on our webpage.)
September 2015 Sun 28 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Wed 02 Laguna Niguel Regional Park bird walk March 2016 Sat 05 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Wed 02 Dana Point Headlands & Harbor bird walk Sun 13 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk Sat 05 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Wed 16 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Fri 11 Owl Prowls ® Thurs 17 Bolsa Chica bird walk Sat 12 Owl Prowls ® Sat 19 Fall Pelagic Trip out of Dana Point ® Sun 13 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk Sun 20 Carbon Canyon Regional Park bird walk Wed 16 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Fri 25 Dragonflies & Butterflies walk at the SJWS Thurs 17 Bolsa Chica bird walk Sun 27 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sun 20 Carbon Canyon Regional Park bird walk October 2015 Fri 25 Owl Prowls ® Sat 03 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Sat 26 Owl Prowls ® Wed 07 Caspers Wilderness Park bird walk Sun 27 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sun 11 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk April 2016 Sun 18 Canyon Park & Talbert Marsh Sat 02 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Wed 21 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Wed 06 Laguna Niguel Regional Park bird walk Fri 23 Dragonflies & Butterflies walk at the SJWS Sat/Sun 9/10 Eastern Sierra weekend trip ® Sun 25 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sun 10 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk Sat 31 Pancake Breakfast at the SJWS ® Sun 17 Mile Square Regional Park bird walk November 2015 Wed 20 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Wed 04 Dana Point Headlands & Harbor bird walk Sun 24 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sat 07 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Sat 30 Spring Pelagic Trip ® Sun 08 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk May 2016 Fri- Sun 13-15 Morro Bay Trip ® Sun 01 Big Morongo Preserve & vicinity ® Sun 15 Carbon Canyon Regional Park bird walk Wed 04 Riley Wilderness Park bird walk Wed 18 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Fri-Mon 6-9 Kern Co Spring Trip ® Thurs 19 Bolsa Chica bird walk Sat 07 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Sun 29 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sun 08 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk December 2015 Fri-Sun 13-15 Orange County Spring Count Wed 02 Laguna Niguel Regional Park bird walk Sun 15 Carbon Canyon Regional Park bird walk Sat 05 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Wed 18 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Sat 12 Seal Beach NWR ® 5+%#+"+'6%7) Thurs 19 Bolsa Chica bird walk Sun 13 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk Sun 29 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Wed 16 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® June 2016 Sun 20 NE (Inland) CBC Wed 01 Laguna Niguel Regional Park bird walk Sat 26 San Juan Capistrano CBC Sat 04 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary January 2016 Sun 12 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk Sat 02 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Wed 15 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Sun 03 Coastal CBC Sun 19 Craig Regiona Park bird walk Sat 09 CBC Specialties Trip Fri-Sun 24-26 Mammoth Lakes weekend trip ® Sun 10 Antelope Valley Hawk-Banding Trip ® Sun 26 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sun 10 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk July 2016 Sat 16 Winter Pelagic Trip ® Sat 02 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Sun 17 Carbon Canyon Regional Park bird walk Sun 10 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk Wed 20 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Sat 16 Summer Pelagic Trip ® Thurs 21 Bolsa Chica bird walk Wed 20 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Sun 31 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Thurs 21 Bolsa Chica bird walk February 2016 Sat 30 Summer BBQ ® Wed 03 Caspers Wilderness Park bird walk Sun 31 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sat 06 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary August 2016 Sat/Sun 6/7 Salton Sea weekend trip ® Sat 06 Wildlife Walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Sun 14 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk Sun 14 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk Wed 17 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Wed 17 Upper Newport Bay pontoon boat trip ® Fri-Mon 19-22 Southern San Joaquin Valley trip ® Sun 28 Upper Newport Bay bird walk Sun 21 Oak Canyon Nature Center bird walk September 2016 – Sat, Sept. 17 – Fall Pelagic Trip ® !"#$%&'#())*"++,%&) "!! -%.+%/0%&)1234) 12
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Malcolm Buchanan passed in December 2014. He was a Alexandria Pivovaroff: University of California, longtime member of Sea and Sage Audubon and enjoyed Riverside. “Linking Climate Change, Vegetation attending the Annual BBQ at the San Joaquin Marsh. Mortality, and Fire to Resiliency of Chaparral and Malcolm was born in 1926 in the Los Angeles area. He Coastal Sage Scrub in the Santa Monica Mountains” graduated from Humboldt State University in English, ($1,745) Class of 1950. For several years, he worked as a seasonal Kevin Neal: University of California, Los Angeles. ranger at Yosemite National Park, sharing his passion for “Landscape Genomics of the Western Spadefoot the outdoors with park visitors. He began his long, nearly Toad, Spea hammondii, in Southern California” 40-year career with the Newport-Mesa Unified School ($1,000) District as an English teacher at Corona del Mar and Newport High Schools. He earned a Masters in Library Rachel Chock: University of California, Los Angeles. Science at Long Beach State while teaching and then, “Little Pocket Mice: Habitat Use and Competition on a served as librarian at Costa Mesa and Corona del Mar Coastal Sage Scrub Community” ($1,000) High Schools. Upon retirement he took a position at the University of California at Irvine library, keeping involved Amanda Agosta: Mt. San Antonio Community in assisting students with their research and collaborative College (Undergrad). “Mt. Wildlife Sanctuary Baseline studies. Bird Data” (A pair of 8X42 binoculars)
His enthusiasm for the natural world led Malcolm to take John Stanek: Southern Sierra Research Station. a year-long Sabbatical leave to travel in Africa. In 1963, “Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Dispersal and Kenneth Fish was fortunate to have Malcolm as his Migration” ($1,962) teaching mentor at Corona del Mar High School where they both taught. As a true friend, Mr. Fish has overseen Jennifer Gee: James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve. the final wishes of Malcolm Buchanan and given “Causes of Reproductive Barrier Breakdown in assistance to fulfilling Malcolm’s legacy in his thoughtful California, Gambel's and Mountain Quail” ($1,560) contribution to Sea and Sage Audubon. Dr. Victor Leipzig, D..")"'/12%"/5'%'/%$14*%'5%)*$,$%0('=$4),%41/%7$%5'-/.%'/%'-(% President of Sea and Sage Audubon, said, “To be given &$7016$%-/.$(%)*$%*$1."/6%'5%9EF8@AGD !"#$%&'#()*"++,%& ) -%.+%/0%&)1234) "!! 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This is easily reached from picked up the veggie wraps. Jamboree. Take San Joaquin Hills Road west toward the Gretchen McCausland, bay where it intersects with Back Bay Drive. Turn right on Judy Westin, Gabriele Rau, Back Bay Drive & follow it to the Big Canyon parking lot Peggy & Mike McGlone, on your left. Kate Grabenstein & Nancy Trinidad Dan Kappelmann worked in the kitchen with food prep and OCSC News from Darrell cake cutting; cutting and serving the cakes is quite an The Orange County Spring Count (OCSC) celebrates operation, but they knew how to handle it. Agnes Dickson one of the most important and spectacular events in the & Ana Rubyn cut up all the watermelons. Mary George Americas: bird migration. The “Day” is fixed as the prepared her delicious corn-bean salad. Jim & Judy second Saturday in May each year, but everyone Kissinger barbecued the hot dogs while Mike McGlone recognizes that bird migration occurs at different times in assisted by keeping a plentiful supply of uncooked hot different places and extends over several weeks. Darrell dogs on hand. Kate Grabenstein, Nancy Kappelmann & Wilson compiled all the data from this year’s OCSC, and Gretchen McCausland put the table cloths on the serving we will share some of the interesting facts from him in the tables, and Beryl & Ralph Vogel & Ann Ryan put the table next issue of the Tattler. cloths on the 21 round tables. (All of the table cloths needed to be clipped in place so they wouldn’t blow off.) Beryl & Ralph removed the table cloths in the dark after We Had Fun at the BBQ This Year! the program. Chuck George made the coffee & kept the Were You There? 2 coffee pots going throughout the mealtime, while Doug Lithgow & Jim Stacy kept the trash cans emptied. 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The 2 Bird ==J%"4%>.#25(.09%K2/0%LE9%DEFGC% Walks were led by Bettina Eastman assisted by Bob Polkinghorn, and Beverly Hargrove assisted by her We couldn’t have pulled it off successfully without the husband John. Judy Fritts, Roberta Ray and Ana Rubyn help of our wonderful volunteers who pitched in and staffed Audubon House and my faithful helpers at the helped in all sorts of ways. Mary Joseph and Hal Welcome Table were Sally Menzel, Joan McCauley, & Sheakley were the BBQ Coordinators. They did the Carolyn Kraber. Bettina Eastman assisted by Laura shopping along with countless other things. (Both Mary Osteen led the Night Wildlife Walk into the marsh after and Hal spent most of the week prior to the BBQ working the program. on detailed planning of the event to make sure that everything would run smoothly – which it did.) 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Our Audubon Naturalists are a diverse group of Over the past 23 years, thousands of children have nature-lovers united around an important goal: to enjoyed our summer camp programs. During camp, educate Orange County children and adults about these children learned the importance of local wildlife the importance of habitat protection. Now is the time and habitat as they took daily nature walks, created to consider joining our Audubon Naturalists if you fun nature art, did research projects, and shared a want to be part of a friendly team of people to love of nature with other youth just like them. Many educate tomorrow’s future nature stewards. As a also participated in our monthly Junior Naturalist volunteer naturalist, you will become a better nature program for teenagers. Eventually, our campers observer, enjoy time in a beautiful wetland, and grew older, graduated, went to college, began support protecting California habitat. Come put your employment in interesting careers, married, and commitment to birds into action! more. Where are they now? What are they doing? We want to know! We offer two outdoor discovery programs for elementary school children at the San Joaquin If you know any details about our former camp Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine: Outdoor Adventures and graduates and teenage Junior Naturalists, please Art Meets Science. Both need the guidance of eight contact Trude Hurd, Project Director of Education. volunteers on every tour day to be successful. We We want to invite them to a Camp Alumni Reunion are not looking for birders or artists; we are looking on Saturday, December 26, 2015. This special for gentle people who love nature and want to help reunion will give them the chance to meet their children love it, too. Instead of lecturing, our former fellow campers and find out what they have volunteers share nature. It’s simple and fun! been doing. It will also be our chance to know what Training for new volunteer naturalists begins in their camp experience meant to them and if they are September and continues throughout fall and spring continuing their love of nature. We’ll take a nature during actual tours. The three-part training classes walk around the freshwater wetland, have something for Outdoor Adventures are on Tuesday Sept. 15, good to eat, and share hugs and smiles! Thursday Sept. 17, and Thursday Sept. 24 with a Trude is especially interested in campers who make-up class on Tuesday Sept. 29. Volunteers will attended our early years of Marsh Camp and learn specific ways to generate student excitement Tracking Camp when the San Joaquin Wildlife and observation during the nature walk and pond Sanctuary was first opened to the public, courtesy of study activities as the children complete their the Irvine Ranch Water District. Grandparents, worksheets. parents, and friends, please help us find out where The three-part training classes for Art Meet Science our former camp alumni are so we can talk with them are on Wednesday Sept. 9, Wednesday Sept. 23, and reminisce. Contact Trude Hurd, Project Director and Wednesday Sept. 30. Volunteers will learn how of Education, at 949-261-7964 or to help students write observations and sketches in a [email protected]. nature journal as they walk around the ponds and butterfly garden and then create a colorful mural. If you or someone you know is looking for something to do a few mornings a month that has a lasting impact on our next generation of earth’s stewards, then contact Project Director Trude Hurd. 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Debby Thyssen ...... 949-261-7963 Secretary ...... Chris Byrd ...... 714-639-0967 Administrative Aide ...... Rebecca Craft ...... 949-261-7963 Treasurer ...... Kate Grabenstein ...... 714-540-6768 Director 2016 ...... Jonathan Aguayo ...... 805-204-6986 OTHER CONTACTS Director 2016 ...... Star Howard ...... 949-770-3177 Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center – for injured or sick birds and Director 2017 ...... Claire Readey ...... 949-679-7167 other native wild animals in need of help (corner of Newland & Director 2017 ...... Chris Johnson ...... 714-528-9928 PCH in HB) 714-374-5587. http://www.wwccoc.org/ Director 2018 ...... Gail Richards ...... 714-267-2420 Call Songbird Care & Education Center for injured or sick native Director 2018 ...... Ralph Sugg ...... 949-855-6575 songbirds. 714-964-0666. www.songbirdcareandeducation.org Past President ...... Bruce Aird ...... 949-458-1520 SCHEDULE OF CHAPTER ACTIVITIES Committee Chairpersons: ! !"#$"%&"'()*+,(! Audubon House ...... Susan Sheakley ...... 959-552-5974 01 Tues Conservation Committee Meeting...... 6:30 pm Audubon House Volunteers ..... Ana Rubyn ...... 949-351-5393 02 Wed Laguna Niguel Reg. Park bird walk ...... 8:00 am Bird Information ...... Sylvia Gallagher ...... 714-962-8990 05 Sat Wildlife Walk at the SJWS ...... 9:00 am Christmas Bird Counts ...... Steve Alter ...... 714-669-9482 08 Tues Enrollment for Birding Skills Workshop opens ...... Conservation ...... Susan Sheakley ...... 959-552-5974 08 Tues Board Meeting ...... 7:30 pm 13 Sun San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk ...... 8:00 am Counsel ...... Sean Sherlock ...... 714-427-7036 16 Wed UNB by pontoon boat ® ...... 8:15 am Development ...... Cheryl Thomas ...... 949-294-2275 17 Thurs Bolsa Chica bird walk ...... 8:00 am Education ...... Carolyn Noble ...... 714-731-9091 18 Fri GENERAL MEETING ...... 7:30 pm Events ...... Jay Miller ...... 949-707-1287 19 Sat Fall Pelagic Trip ® ...... 6:30 am Exhibits ...... Mary Joseph ...... 714-848-8362 19 Sat Snowy Plover Survey Training ...... 10:00 am Facebook ...... Chuck George ...... 714-319-6166 20-26 Sun-Sat Snowy Plover Survey ...... time is up to you Field Trips ...... Nancy Kenyon ...... 949-786-3160 20 Sun Carbon Canyon Reg. Park bird walk ...... 7:30 am 22 Tues 4th Tuesday Conservation Lecture ...... 7:30 pm Finance ...... Hal Sheakley ...... 949-552-5974 25 Fri Dragonflies & Butterflies walk at the SJWS . 10:00 am Membership ...... Jim Kissinger ...... 949-713-1148 27 Sun Upper Newport Bay bird walk ...... 8:00 am Newsletter Editor ...... Nancy Kenyon ...... 949-786-3160 -.$-&"'()*+,( Orange County Spring Count .... Darrell Wilson ...... 949-559-4542 03 Sat Wildlife Walk at the SJWS ...... 9:00 am Partners in Flight ...... Janet & Al Baumann ... 949-859-5081 06 Tues Conservation Committee Meeting...... 6:30 pm Programs ...... Doug Lithgow ...... 714-962-4145 07 Wed Caspers Wilderness Park bird walk ...... 8:00 am Raptor Research ...... Scott Thomas ...... 949-293-2915 7-8 Wed/Th Birds of Southern CA Workshops begin ...... 11 Sun San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary bird walk ...... 8:00 am Science ...... Amber Heredia ...... 714-812-2430 13 Tues Board Meeting ...... 7:30 pm SJWS Liaison ...... Chris Obaditch ...... 949-640-7234 16 Fri GENERAL MEETING ...... 7:30 pm Starr Ranch/Envir. Liaison Pete DeSimone ...... 949-858-0309 18 Sun Canyon Park & Talbert Marsh bird walk ...... 7:30 am Webmaster ...... Nancy Kenyon ...... 949-786-3160 21 Wed UNB by pontoon boat ® ...... 8:15 am Webpage: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org 23 Fri Dragonflies & Butterflies walk at the SJWS . 10:00 am 25 Sun Upper Newport Bay bird walk ...... 8:00 am 27 Tues 4th Tuesday Conservation Lecture ...... 7:30 pm 31 Sat PANCAKE BREAKFAST ...... 7:30 am !"#$%&'#()*"++,%&! ! -%.+%/0%&)1234) " !