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NEVADA RARITIES POSTED TO EBIRD
Our Regular listing of Nevada Rarities is currently unavailable.
Check the eBird Rarities Report HERE Program Meeting
PROGRAM MEETINGS
Daily Foraging Routines The Role of Environmental Harshness, Food-Caching, and Spatial Memory Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Angela M. Pitera, PhD Student Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Department of Biology, UNR Angela will be speaking about her research into the feeding strategies of Mountain Chickadees including what her team has learned about the pros and cons of different strategies. Program Meetings
Every Fourth Tuesday 6:30pm Social, 7:00-8:30 pm Meeting January-May and August-October Location: Moana Nursery Landscape and Design 1190 W Moana Ln Reno, NV 89509 View our Program Meeting page or calendar for details. Birds and Books
April 17, 2018
UNTAMED; THE WILDEST WOMAN IN AMERICA AND THE FIGHT FOR CUMBERLAND ISLAND, by Will Harlan Carol Ruckdeschel is the wildest woman in America. She eats road kill, wrestles alligators, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she built herself in an island wilderness. She’s had three husbands and many lovers, one of whom she shot and killed in self-defense. A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol is a self- taught scientist who has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia. Birds and Books
Reading/Discussion Group is held Every Third Tuesday: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. January through October Sundance Bookstore, 121 California Ave., Reno. |
LAS FIELD TRIPS
Let's go birding together!
River Forks Ranch, Douglas County
When: Friday, April 27, 7:30a to ~11a Where: Meet at the North River Forks Ranch Trailhead off Genoa Lane (MAP) eBird Hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L1543769 Activity Level: 4 mi., level trail, easy Leader: Jeff Bleam, email: jcbleam@gmail.com To find more details about the trips, click the name of the field trip.
More Field Trips
Coming in April, May, and June May 11, 2018, Friday: Davis Creek Regional Park. eBird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L476629
May 18, 2018, Friday: Hunter Creek Trail, Reno, eBird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L3688489 May 19, 2018, Saturday: Silver Saddle Ranch, Carson City. June 1, 2018, Friday: Silver Saddle Ranch, Carson City, eBird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L1123364 June 8, 2018, Friday: Rancho San Rafael, Reno, eBird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L130617 June 9, 2018, Saturday: Page Meadows birding outing with Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) June 22, 2018, Friday: Lake Tahoe Meadows, Mt. Rose, eBird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L125288 More information:
check the Field Trip Page or LAS Calendar All field trip photos courtesy of Jeff Bleam |
CONSERVATION ALERT
Dear LAS member and interested parties,
Friends of Mt. Rose, a long-established conservation group in Northern Nevada, is asking our assistance in preserving a pristine portion of the Mt. Rose area from future commercial development. FOR MORE... BIRDS OF THE TRUCKEE MEADOWS
series of Bird Identification Classes 
Spring is not far away
Learn how to tell a kestrel from a buteo, a sparrow from a jay. AND WHAT THE HECK ARE the BIRDS ABOVE? April 18: Introduction to Birding, taught by Dave Jickling
May 2: Backyard Birds, taught by Alan Gubanich May 9: Raptors, Birds of Prey, taught by Alan Gubanich May 16: Flycatchers, taught by Don Molde May 23: Birds of Lakes and Marshes, taught by Mike Goddard The classes will be
from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays starting April 18, then returning weekly on May 2 through May. Classes are held in Reno, at Moana Nursery’s Landscape and Design Center, 1100 West Moana Lane (MAP) Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $40 for all five classes or $10 per single class, payable at the door. Please arrive early in order to pay. To register, contact Linda Valle at lindasvalle@gmail.com or call 775 232-8395. CITIZEN SCIENCE
Short-eared Owl Surveys
For the second year in a row, the state of Nevada is partnering with the Intermountain Bird Observatory, Klamath Bird Observatory, and many other western states and partners for continued Short-eared Owl surveys (a.k.a Project WAfLS) in Nevada for 2018. Project WAfLS has now expanded to an eight-state program designed to assess the population status, trends, and threats against this enigmatic, open-country species. If you would like to participate in this study and "adopt" a survey route for 2018, please visit http://www.avianknowledgenorthwest.net/cit…/short-eared-owls for all the details. Global Big Day, May 5, 2018
Our favorite part of Global Big Day is watching the shared passion for birds unite 20000+ people from more than 160 countries in a single day to celebrate birds. How to Participate? Submit Your Data to eBird on May 5 It’s that simple. More info... From Cornell Lab of Ornithology EVENTS FROM OTHER GROUPS
Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation
Calendar Discover your Park walks (DYP) TMPF Talks The Junior Naturalist Program Tahoe Institute for Natural Science
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A BIG THANKS TO VORTEX OPTICS
Lahontan Audubon Society owes a huge thank you to Vortex Optics, who each year, for the last 5-plus years, have repaired a box full of well-used (some damaged) LAS binoculars that were used by the 500 or so elementary schoolchildren who attended the LAS field trips at Washoe Lake State Park.
Vortex has never charged LAS a penny for this terrific service and has even paid return shipping back to us.
We encourage anyone who may be looking for binoculars to check out Vortex Optics. They have a great variety of binoculars in a large price range and provide amazing service.
Thanks so much, Vortex.
Vortex has never charged LAS a penny for this terrific service and has even paid return shipping back to us.
We encourage anyone who may be looking for binoculars to check out Vortex Optics. They have a great variety of binoculars in a large price range and provide amazing service.
Thanks so much, Vortex.
