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​Program Meeting
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Africa Trip
Carol Grenier and Patrick Pevey 

Tuesday, February 25, 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
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Third Thursday,   5:30-7:00 p.m.
Next meeting will be held on
February 20, 2019


Path of the Puma 
by John Williams

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See description of books on Birds & Books page:
https://www.nevadaaudubon.org/birds--books.html
Birds and Books
​Reading/Discussion Group

January through October

LAS FIELD TRIPS
Let's go birding together!​
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​Annual Riverview Park Winter Bird Trip , Carson City
When:  Saturday, February 22, 2020, 8 a.m.
Where:  Meet at the parking lot at Riverview Park, Carson City
Map:  http://bit.ly/2HUuZNe
eBird Hotspot:  https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2502153
Activity Level:  Easy
Leader: Bill Grossi, mary.bill@charter.net, 775-297-3671
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Crystal Peak Park, Washoe
When: Friday February 28, 2020, 8-~11a.m.
Where:  Meet a parking lot at the end of Crystal Peak Road off County Road 3rd Street in Verdi. (see map below)
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/PhyYVJjNYoT2

ebird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L2865090
Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskz685sV
Activity Level:  2-4mi easy to med - uneven trail 
Leader:  Jeff Bleam, email: jcbleam@gmail.com

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​Virginia Lake, Washoe
When:  Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9a.m. – 12p.m.
Where:   Meet at the North Parking Lot, Virginia Lake Park, Reno
Map: http://bit.ly/38OBQ3F
eBird Hotspot:  http://bit.ly/2Pc1gR0
Activity Level:  1 mile around, easy, paved path
Leader: Jen Sojka, 815-990-8903, sojkajl@gmail.com


All field trip photos courtesy of Jeff Bleam unless otherwise noted.  Current photos top to bottom:  Clark's Nutcracker and American Dipper.

Check the 
​Field Trip Page or LAS Calendar 

for more information.

Link to Field Trip Reports
​What did we do and see?  Take a look.

Join the 20th
Great Backyard Bird Count

Bird watchers around the world take part February 14-17, 2020

​How to get started: ​ ​https://gbbc.birdcount.org/get-started/​
New York, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Port Rowan, ON—Show the wild birds some love by taking part in the 23rd Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). This year’s count begins on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14, and continues through Monday, February 17. Volunteers from around the world count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, and then enter their checklists at birdcount.org.

CONSERVATION ALERTS
National Audubon's landmark 
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Birds and Climate Change study.
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.
More information from Audubon:
Your Guide to Climate Action



BIRDS AND WINDOWS
Learn about  helping birds avoid window collisions

​Found an injured bird or
a baby bird out of the nest?
 

Click here for more information.

EVENTS FROM OTHER GROUPS
Great Basin Bird Observatory
​GBBO Events
Nevada Bird Records Committee
(Please thank GBBO for hosting NBRC!)
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Tahoe Institute for Natural Science
TINS Calendar
Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation  
Calendar
Birding Mini-Series
​Discover your Park walks (DYP)
TMPF Talks
The Junior Naturalist Program
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Galena Creek Visitor Center
Calendar
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One Truckee River
May is One Truckee River Month
Event Calendar
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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 7-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.
Lahontan Audubon Society
contact@nevadaaudubon.org

PO Box 2304
Reno, NV 89505-2304

Birds Photos by

Jeff Bleam
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