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Program Meeting
Bats: Our Unlikely Heroes.
Gabriela Rios-Sotelo, Master’s Degree Student at UNR Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 6:30-8:30 p.m. Program begins at 7:00 p.m. 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
Reading & Discussion Group Birds & Books is now being held at
Swill Coffee and Wine 3366 Lakeside Court, Reno Third Thursday, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Next meeting will be held on
January 16, 2020 Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America by William Souder 
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CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS
Photo: Camilla Cerea/Nat'l Audubon
All Kinds of Information about CBCs
Information about all the 2019 NN NV & Nearby Eastern Sierra CBCs Please check the above link or Calendar for information or recent changes. December 14, 2019
Truckee Meadows CBC, Reno, NV Elko CBC, Elko, NV Sierra Valley CBC, Sierra Valley, CA American Valley CBC, Quincy, CA December 15, 2019 Carson City CBC, Carson City, NV South Lake Tahoe CBC, South Lake Tahoe, CA Jarbidge CBC, N. Elko County, NV December 17, 2019 Snake Valley CBC, Baker, NV December 18, 2019 Hart Mountain CBC, Hart Mountain National Antelope's Refuge, Oregon December 19, 2019 Ely CBC, Ely NV Eagle Lake CBC, Susanville CA December 20, 2019 Fallon CBC, Fallon, NV Honey Lake CBC, Susanville, CA Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge CBC January 1, 2020 Pyramid Lake CBC, Pyramid Lake, NV January 3, 2020 Winnemucca CBC, Winnemucca, NV January 5, 2020 Minden CBC, Minden, NV LAS FIELD TRIPS
Let's go birding together!
Next LAS Field Trip:
Diamond Creek Pond Area, Washoe
When: Friday January 3, 2020, 8-11a.m. Where: Meet behind the Chevron station off of South Meadows Pkwy, South Reno Map: https://goo.gl/maps/6YPcG2PCsR92 eBird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L3238235 Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7d22KR Activity Level: 4-5 miles, level, paved, easy Leader: Jeff Bleam, email: jcbleam@gmail.com This pond leads to a marsh area and features Waterfowl, maybe Snow Geese, Shorebirds like the Spotted and Western Sandpiper, Wading birds, Gulls, and Raptors including Bald Eagle. Along the marsh and willows we should encounter Wrens, Icterids, and maybe Rail and Snipe. All field trip photos courtesy of Jeff Bleam unless otherwise noted. Current photos top to bottom: Clark's Nutcracker and American Dipper.
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CONSERVATION ALERTS
As the climate changes, so will the places birds need. Audubon scientists took advantage of 140 million observations, recorded by birders and scientists, to describe where 604 North American bird species live today—an area known as their “range.” They then used the latest climate models to project how each species’s range will shift as climate change and other human impacts advance across the continent.
The results are clear: Birds will be forced to relocate to find favorable homes. And they may not survive. BIRDS AND WINDOWS
Learn about helping birds avoid window collisions Reasons NOT to Feed
Bread to Wild Geese 
Rob Lowry, Birding Nevada
Today at Jake's Wetland in Minden, NV, an example of why it is not good to feed ducks/geese unnatural foods such as bread, chips, etc. These 2 geese were the only ones at the pond and they both ran up to me immediately upon arrival expecting to be fed, as apparently they usually are. This symptom is called "angel wing" and the goose will not be able to recover or fly again, which makes it more vulnerable to predation. Here are some options to feed geese/ducks at your local park:
EVENTS FROM OTHER GROUPS
Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation
Calendar Birding Mini-Series Discover your Park walks (DYP) TMPF Talks The Junior Naturalist Program Galena Creek Visitor Center
Calendar Thanks again to all our volunteers!
LAS is the organization it is today because of ALL our volunteers for all the years! THANK YOU! |
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 used by the 500 or so elementary school children 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 wide price range and provide amazing service.
Thanks so much, Vortex.
have repaired a box full of well-used (some damaged) LAS binoculars used by the 500 or so elementary school children 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 wide price range and provide amazing service.
Thanks so much, Vortex.
