The Lahontan Audubon Society

  • About
    • HISTORY & MISSION
    • STAFF & BOARD
    • EMPLOYMENT
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • Birds
    • AREA BIRDING GUIDE
    • CONSERVATION
    • Plants for Birds
    • Birding By Bus
    • Birding News
  • Education
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Calendar
    • Join
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Shop
  • Resources
    • FAQ
    • Bird Safety & Ethics
    • INJURED BIRD? OR BABY BIRD OUT OF NEST?
    • Urban Waterfowl
  • CONTACT US
  • About
    • HISTORY & MISSION
    • STAFF & BOARD
    • EMPLOYMENT
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • Birds
    • AREA BIRDING GUIDE
    • CONSERVATION
    • Plants for Birds
    • Birding By Bus
    • Birding News
  • Education
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Calendar
    • Join
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Shop
  • Resources
    • FAQ
    • Bird Safety & Ethics
    • INJURED BIRD? OR BABY BIRD OUT OF NEST?
    • Urban Waterfowl
  • CONTACT US

Bird of the Month July 2022: White-faced Ibis

6/30/2022

Comments

 
Picture
Photo by Teri Ligon.

Read More
Comments

Rancho San Rafael ASL Field Trip Report

6/22/2022

Comments

 

Read More
Comments

South Reno Field Trips

6/21/2022

Comments

 

Read More
Comments

Mark Wellman Adventure Day Results

6/7/2022

Comments

 
Our chapter was honored to be a guest at the Mark Wellman Adventure Day event last Sunday. Mark Wellman adventure day is an event at Sparks Marina where disabled people have the opportunity to try outdoor activities such as kayaking and rock climbing. Our staff brought along a number of resources for participants to learn and interact with, including binoculars and museum skins. We had a wonderful time speaking with and entertaining guests who stopped by. We also kept a small bird list of the species we observed flying by as we spoke with guests. Sparks Marina is a wonderful birding hotspot and without intentionally seeking, we observed 22 different species. A full list is included as part of the trip report below.

Read the Bird Report

​Our staff sends a huge thank you to all the partner organizations involved including:
  • the City of Sparks
  • Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living
  • Mark Tadder and the Northern Nevada Chapter of National Federation for the Blind.

Comments

Movie Screening- "Game Hawker"

6/6/2022

Comments

 
Picture

Read More
Comments

Welcome to Our New Trustees

6/5/2022

Comments

 
We are so excited to welcome two new trustees to our board of directors. Sally “Lolly” Bates and Lauren Whitenack will be starting their 3 year terms on July 1st and Suzie Reynolds has been elected to serve a second term. We are so grateful to have these three serve on our board and we are looking forward to working with them. We also want to send a big thank you to our outgoing board members, Valerie Andersen and Olivia Sembach. Valerie has been instrumental in getting our Area Birding Guides updated and helped develop the Urban Waterfowl Interpretive Panels for Virginia Lake and Sparks Marina. Olivia has been our webmaster and was responsible for getting our website updated and creating the Native Plants for Birds pages.
Comments

June Photo Contest Winners

6/1/2022

Comments

 

Read More
Comments

Bird of the Month June 2022: Black-billed Magpie

5/31/2022

Comments

 

Read More
Comments

Seeking Volunteers for Mark WellWan Adventure Day!

5/25/2022

Comments

 

Read More
Comments

Virginia Lake ASL Field Trip Report

5/24/2022

Comments

 

Read More
Comments

Swan Lake Field Trip Report - 05/20/22

5/23/2022

Comments

 

Read More
Comments

Seeking Social Media Volunteers...

5/17/2022

Comments

 
Picture

Read More
Comments

Spring Global Big Day 2022 results

5/17/2022

Comments

 
Photos courtesy of Kentia Kalanaki.

Read More
Comments

Avian Influenza Update

5/7/2022

Comments

 
A particularly virulent strain of avian flu has been spreading in the US. Much like the flu in humans, avian flu is cyclical and new strains may cause higher infection and mortality rates. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Center for Disease control are both carefully monitoring the situation. As of 5/9/22, there have been no cases of this strain reported in Nevada. You can check the USDA’s full list of documented cases here. The risk to humans is low, however, there has been one reported case of this strain making the jump to a human in Colorado. If you find a dead bird and would like to report it, do not handle the bird and contact Nevada Department of Wildlife for further instructions.
We will be monitoring the situation in our area and providing updates when necessary. If there is an outbreak 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.
Comments

Volunteer Opportunity: Mark Wellman Adventure Day - 6/5/22

5/7/2022

Comments

 
We are honored to be participating as a guest at Mark Wellman Adventure Day. Mark Wellman Adventure Day is a free event for people with disabilities to try physical activities such as kayaking, cycling and now birding! The event will happen on Sunday, June 5th at Sparks Marina from 9am to 2:30pm. We are seeking volunteers for this event. These volunteers would help us with tabling, as well as showing guests how to use binoculars and spotting scopes, and taking guests on small walks where they can see the birds at the Marina, like Mallards, Cormorants and Coots. If you are interested in volunteering at this event, please send an email to contact@nevadaaudubon.org. ​
Comments
<<Previous
Forward>>

    topics

    All
    Advocacy
    Birding By Bus
    Bird Of The Month
    Christmas Bird Count
    Citizen Science
    Conservation
    Education
    Field Trips
    Monthly Member Meetings
    News
    Online Courses
    Photography Contest
    The Pelican Newsletter
    Volunteering

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    April 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    July 2019
    April 2019
    December 2018
    December 2017
    December 2016
    September 2016
    June 2016
    December 2015

Lahontan Audubon Society
contact@nevadaaudubon.org

PO Box 2304
Reno, NV 89505-2304

Birds Photos by

Jeff Bleam
Reno Web Design
Privacy Policy
​If you enjoy birds or birding, or want to learn more about birding or about conservation, this is the place to be!
​
Lahontan Audubon Society Mission Statement: To preserve and improve the remaining habitat of birds and other wildlife, restore historical habitat, and educate the public, with emphasis on children, providing vision to all about our unique Nevada environments.
Donate
​Your Amazon purchases Support LAS when you shop here:
Shop on Amazon
Picture
Picture