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NEVADA RARITIES POSTED TO EBIRD
LAS FIELD TRIPS
Let's go birding together!
Silver Saddle Ranch, Carson City
When: Friday December 14, 2018, 8-11 a.m. Where: Meet at the Parking lot outside the ranch. The park is located south of Carson City off of Carson River Road. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/h5DTokyUkP22 ebird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L1123364 Activity Level: -3-4mi level trail, easy to mod Leader: Jeff Bleam, email: jcbleam@gmail.com More Field Trips Coming
More information:
check the Field Trip Page or LAS Calendar All field trip photos courtesy of Jeff Bleam Program Meeting
Join Kirk Hardie, owner and lead guide of Red Tail Adventures, to explore the beauty and mystique of Antarctica. He will cover marine mammals, birds (there are more than just penguins there and along the way), and some of their life history, as well as the stunning scenery. Some of the birds from the Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls areas and scenery will also be included.
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. |
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Fallon CBC, Fallon, NV When: FRIDAY, December 14, 2018, 7:00a.m. to 5:00p.m Where: Meet at Telegraph Coffee in Fallon (On the East end of the shopping center near Jerry's Map: http://bit.ly/2RjWUqh Contact for more information: Dave McNinch, 775-747-7545, please do not call after 9:00 pm. Sierra Valley CBC, Sierra Valley, CA Plumas Audubon Society When: Friday, December 14, 2018, 7a.m. - 5p.m. Where: Fork and Horn Restaurant in Sierraville Map: http://bit.ly/2RkVuvG Contact for more information: RSVP is required to Colin Dillingham, 530-394-8129, or dillingham7@digitalpath.net DECEMBER 15, 2018 Truckee Meadows CBC When: SATURDAY, December 15, 2018, 7a.m. - 5p.m. Where: Meet at the McDonalds located at Silverada Blvd. and Oddie Blvd. in Reno Map: http://bit.ly/2P1s83h Contact for more information: Dave McNinch, 775-747-7545, please do not call after 9:00 pm. Elko CBC, Elko, NV Bristlecone Audubon Society When: Saturday, December 15, 2018 Description: Elko CBC will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15th. Contact for more information: Lois Ports at 775-753-2569 or Bristleconeaudubon@gmail.com for further information. American Valley CBC, Quincy, CA Plumas Audubon Society When: Saturday, December 15, 2018, 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Where: Midtown Coffee, 231 Main St., Quincy, CA Map: http://bit.ly/2AyGSld Contact for more information: Darrel Jury, 530-616-1461 DECEMBER 16, 2018 Carson City CBC, Carson City, NV Lahontan Audubon Society When: Sunday, December 16, 2018, 7am – 5pm Where: Burger King, 3589 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89706, USA MAP: http://bit.ly/2RUNv8j Contact for more information: Rob Lowry, rlowry517 at aol.com South Lake Tahoe CBC, South Lake Tahoe, Ca Tahoe Institute of Natural Science When: Sunday, December 16, 2018, 8 a.m. - Where: Alpina Coffee Cafe, 822 Emerald Bay Rd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 MAP: http://bit.ly/2zcKGsr Contact for more information: Sarah Hockensmith at sarah@tinsweb.org To register, click here. Jarbidge CBC, N. Elko County When: Sunday, December 16, 2017 Contact for more information: Karl Ruprecht, 208 749 1395 or ruprechtjk@hotmail.com Description: Jarbidge CBC In Northern Elko County is December 16th this year. Feel free to contact Karl Ruprecht at 208 749 1395 or ruprechtjk@hotmail.com if anyone needs more information. DECEMBER 18, 2018 Snake Valley CBC When: Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 7:30a.m. Where: Great Basin Resource Classroom in Baker, NV (This is in the building next to the Great Basin Visitor Center.) Map: http://bit.ly/2DLAs5m Contact for more information: Gretchen Baker, gretchen_baker@nps.gov DECEMBER 19, 2018 Hart Mountain Refuge CBC When: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Where:Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, Oregon Contact for more information: Laurel Kullerud <laurel_kullerud@fws.gov> , 541-947-2731 DECEMBER 20, 2018 Ely CBC, Ely, NV, BLM When: Thursday, December 20, 2018 Contact for more information: Nancy Herms,775-289-1838, Wildlife Biologist, Bureau of Land Management, Ely District - Bristlecone Field Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, Nevada 89301 Eagle Lake CBC, Susanville, CA When: Thursday, December 20, 2018, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: Kopper Kettle Cafe, 2535 Main St., Susanville, CA Map: http://bit.ly/2FJO6bC Contact for more information: Frank Hall, 530-257-2957, fagrhall@frontiernet.net DECEMBER 21, 2018 Honey Lake CBC, When: Friday, December 21, 2018, 6a.m.(sharp) to 6p.m. Where: Kopper Kettle Cafe, 2535 Main St., Susanville, CA Map: http://bit.ly/2FJO6bC Contact for more information: Matt Forster at email: findforster@yahoo.com telephone: 619-347-2269 Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge CBC When: Friday, December 21, 2018 Where: Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge MAP: http://bit.ly/2FEx66J Contact for more information: Joel Geier, 541-745-5821, email: joel.geier@peak.org) JANUARY 1, 2019 Pyramid Lake CBC When: Tuesday, New Year’s Day, January 1, 2019 7a.m.-5p.m. Where:We will meet at Crosby's in Sutcliffe at 7:00 am. Map: http://bit.ly/2FEpAZl Contact for more information: Dennis Serdehely, birders@att.net, 775-771-1571 JANUARY 5, 2019 Minden CBC When: Saturday January 5, 2019, 7a.m.-5p.m. Where: Meet at the Nature Conservancy Whit Center on the River Fork Ranch, located on the south side of Genoa Lane about 2-1/2 miles west of Hwy 395 (1.5 miles east of downtown Genoa). Map: http://bit.ly/2BzGlkz Contact for more information: Jim Woods, Owner, Birding Under Nevada Skies, jim.woods@charter.net, 775-720-7009 (c) |
National Audubon Society-George Whittell Nevada Environmental Fund 2019 Grant Opportunity
The National Audubon Society (NAS) and the Audubon chapters in Nevada—Bristlecone (Elko), Lahontan (Reno), Red Rock (Las Vegas)—announce the availability of one or more grants to advance Audubon’s mission and work in Nevada. A proposed project must be nominated by at least one of the three Nevada chapters and must fall within the educational, scientific, and conservation purposes of NAS. Recent grants have addressed declines in Burrowing Owls, a field guide for the hummingbirds of Nevada, the Important Bird Area (IBA) database, and conservation planning for the Lahontan IBA. Up to $13,000 is available for distribution. Applications will be accepted until close of business on January 30, 2019. Decisions will be made early in 2019. Contact John Hiatt, hjhiatt@gmail.com, (702) 361-1171, for general information, including application guidelines and contact information for each of the Nevada chapters.
National Audubon's Christmas Bird Count (or CBC, as its known to seasoned pros) is the nation's longest-running citizen science bird project. Over a century's worth of data has been collected since the project began, and now its as much of a tradition for many friends and families as it is a massive scientific project. Data from the Christmas Bird Count has been used in countless important research discoveries, including National Audubon's landmark Birds and Climate Change study. For more information about CBCs click here.
A map view of the circles expected to be included in the completed 118th CBC can be found here EVENTS FROM OTHER GROUPS
Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation
Calendar Discover your Park walks (DYP) TMPF Talks The Junior Naturalist Program Nevada Bugs & Butterflies
2018 Training details Galena Creek Visitor Center
Calendar Tahoe Institute for Natural Science
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! Birds and Books
January 15, 2019
Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul Bird migration is the world's only true unifying natural phenomenon, stitching the continents together in a way that even the great weather systems fail to do. ... Migration paths form an elaborate global web that shows serious signs of fraying, and Weidensaul delves into the tragedies of habitat degradation and deforestation with an urgency that brings to life the vast problems these miraculous migrants now face. Living on the Wind is a magisterial work of nature writing.
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. |
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.
