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Bird of the Month Aug 2022- American White Pelican

7/31/2022

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Photos courtesy of Brian Meltzner.

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Avian Influenza Update

7/25/2022

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Earlier this year we shared that a particularly virulent strain of avian influenza is circulating in the US. Recently a case was confirmed in a backyard chicken flock in Carson City. The risk to humans is low, however, there has been one reported case of this strain making the jump to a human in Colorado. For the time being we are not accepting donations of dead birds for our taxidermy collection and we ask if you find a dead bird do not handle it. If would like to report it, contact Nevada Department of Wildlife for further instructions. 

If there is an outbreak is detected in your area, please remove bird feeders and baths until the outbreak has subsided. Additionally, it is good practice to regularly sterilize your bird feeders and baths to avoid outbreaks of any communicable disease in your backyard flock. Check out our article on Salmonella and Responsible Bird Feeding for details on maintaining feeders.
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NACCB 2022 Field Trip Reports

7/20/2022

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NACCB Field Trip guests walk past the famous Reno Arch.

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Spooner Lake ASL Field Trip

7/19/2022

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Rosewood Field Trip 7/14/22

7/18/2022

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The Pelican's Prized Page, Summer 2022

7/14/2022

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A pencil drawing of a Pelican, by Shelly Yang
Pelicans in the Desert

                by Rose Strickland


Whirl and flash white

Whirl and disappear

        into infinite blue

Avian fireworks

        in brightest morning.


Dazzling while

Shifting patterns

        Shatter azure skies

Desert lake denizens

​        dissolve into sunlight.
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The Pelican-- A Guide to Bird Feeding

7/14/2022

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By Kentia Kalanaki

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The Pelican - Changes In LAS Leadership

7/14/2022

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By Jennie Jones Scherbinski

Lahontan Audubon Society is truly a special organization full of amazing volunteers and dedicated members and I am so proud of all the work that we have accomplished over the past two years. Unfortunately, I have made the decision to step away from my leadership role and I have asked the board to begin recruiting for the next Executive Director. Some of you may know that my husband and I welcomed our first son last year and I have been doing double duty as a full-time mom and part time executive director. As LAS continues to grow, I feel that I will no longer be able to provide the level of attention that it deserves. This was an incredibly difficult decision for me, but ultimately I think it is in the best interest of the organization and I am confident that we can find someone to take LAS to the next level. I will remain involved with LAS and work to ensure all the momentum we have built continues forward. Our programs have started to garner attention nationally and I am so excited to see where the next chapter leads us. Thank you all for your support over the last few years. It has been an honor to serve you.
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The Pelican--Pinyon Jays- Threatened or Endangered?

7/13/2022

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By Rose Strickland

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The Pelican-- Spring Bird Events 2022

7/13/2022

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By Diane Wong-Kone

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The Pelican-- Review of "Game Hawker"

7/13/2022

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By Parker Flickinger
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The Pelican-- Corn Creek Important Bird Area

7/13/2022

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By Kevin J. DesRoberts and Jeanne R. Tinsman

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Costa Rica Birding Trip - 2023

7/6/2022

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Based on the overwhelming success of the LAS Costa Rica international trips completed early this year, LAS in partnership with Crescentia Expeditions is offering a special birding trip focused on the birds of Southern Costa Rica (1/27/23-2/5/23). On this trip we will visit National Parks and private reserves and biological stations covering a variety of habitats: Pacific rainforest lowlands, intermountain valleys, cloud forests, and alpine páramo. The tour is designed for birders with some level of experience and who want to expand their knowledge of neotropical birds. Our guide will again by Mario Córdoba, one of Costa Rica’s top birders. Join us for a fun and educational trip!
View Mario's Presentations on Birds of Costa Rica
Join us as we help support 2 local conservation groups and visit national parks and private reserves. Our small group (10 participants max) will be led by local, expert guide, Mario Cordoba. 
During our trip we’ll visit:
- Pacific rainforest lowlands near Golfito and Osa Peninsula,
- Las Cruces Biological Station in San Vito intermountain valley
- Talamanca cloud forest mountains in San Gerardo de Dota
This tour is designed for birders with some level of experience seeking to expand their knowledge about neotropical birds. The trip includes all lodging, all meals, professional birding guide, private a/c coach, entrance fees, printed checklist, purified drinking water & gratuities.
Price per person:
9-10 birders: $3650
7-8 birders: $3900
Single supplement $600

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InterMountain West Shorebird Survey - Volunteers Needed

7/2/2022

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A group of Long-billed Dowitchers taking flight over water tall reeds or grasses in the background.
Long-billed Dowitchers by Ed Oakes
What is the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey?
Shorebirds represent a unique aspect of biodiversity that links isolated sites, often hundreds or thousands of miles apart, and thus, shorebirds are excellent indicators of environmental health across large and small landscapes.
 
Inland sites in the Intermountain West are oases for our migratory shorebirds. Our collective efforts will document changes to freshwater wetlands and saline lakes over the past 30 years by recreating the last comprehensive shorebird survey of the region in 1989-1995. By combining the efforts of professional and volunteer scientists, we will collect critical information to help sustain shorebird populations into the future, which is the purpose of the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey.
 
The project objectives are:
  • Describe the distribution and abundance of shorebirds during migration by count all shorebirds at 189 sites during the spring and fall migrations for 3-5 years.
  • Compare the current distribution and abundance of shorebirds with distributions from 1989-1995.
  • Inform future management decisions by identifying local and regional factors that influenced the abundance and distribution of shorebirds.
Ideal shorebird volunteers:
  • Have a passion for birds and time outdoors,
  • Can commit to one survey day in the spring and one survey day in the fall, and allow some flexibility for scheduling around bad weather,
  • Will be safety conscience and cooperate with field partners,
  • Can collect high quality data in the field,
  • Can count shorebirds and identify to species in breeding and non-breeding plumage, OR can assist an observer by recording data and/or providing transportation.
How can you help?
We need help collecting baseline site information (access points, observation locations, and potential hazards), designing routes and surveying sites. We will be providing more details on what information we need and how to collect it during our upcoming webinar sessions. Please fill out the online form below if you are interested in visiting a familiar or new shorebird site to help design surveys and count shorebirds during our migration windows (August 9th – 22nd and April 24th – 30th), any effort helps shorebirds count! Mileage reimbursement is available on a case-by-case basis.

Save the dates!
  • July 20th, 2022 – Shorebird Site Reconnaissance Webinar
  • August 2nd, 2022 – Survey Protocol and Training Webinar
  • August 9th-22nd, 2022: Fall 2022 Peak Shorebird Survey Window – get out and count shorebirds!

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July 2022 Photo Contest Winners

7/1/2022

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