EVENT CALENDAR - Fresno Audubon Society
Nov
24
Sun
2019
FAS Board meeting @ Fig Garden Library
Nov 24 @ 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

The Fresno Audubon Society board meets monthly on the last Sunday of each month from August through May. All are welcome to attend.

Dec
10
Tue
2019
Member Meeting – Gary Woods “Birding southeast Arizona” @ Woodward Park Library
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Gary Woods made his first birding trip to Southeastern Arizona in August 2005 when he attended the Southwest Wings birding festival. Since then he’s returned to that area in early August alone with his camera 11 more times. On December 10th he will present an updated version of the show he first presented to us 6 years ago on birding Southeastern Arizona with some detailed information for those who would like to travel there themselves as well as some terrific photos of the specialties that draw birders from all over the world to this part of the country. As usual he will be giving away a door prize of one of his pictures at the conclusion of the evening. The meeting will be at the Woodward Park Library starting at 7pm. You can register for the event here.

Dec
29
Sun
2019
FAS Board meeting @ Fig Garden Library
Dec 29 @ 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

The Fresno Audubon Society board meets monthly on the last Sunday of each month from August through May. All are welcome to attend.

Jan
26
Sun
2020
FAS Board meeting @ Fig Garden Library
Jan 26 @ 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

The Fresno Audubon Society board meets monthly on the last Sunday of each month from August through May. All are welcome to attend.

Mar
1
Sun
2020
FAS Board meeting @ Bety Rodriguez Library
Mar 1 @ 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

This meeting will serve as our February Board meeting.

Mar
10
Tue
2020
Pre-meeting Dinner with Susan Schneider @ BJ's Brewhouse
Mar 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Join us for dinner at BJ’s Brewhouse with Biopsychologist Susan Schneider. Susan has over 25 years of research and teaching experience in the science of consequences and nature-nurture relations.  She’s also an avid birder, field trip leader, and environmental activist.  President of San Joaquin Audubon (just stepped down this summer), she was on the Tropical Audubon board in Miami and is a past president of Mountaineer Audubon in West Virginia. She’s published numerous scientific articles and book chapters, and has been a faculty member at St. Olaf College, Auburn University, and Florida International University; she’s currently a Visiting Scholar at University of the Pacific.  Her book for the public, The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World (see www.scienceofconsequences.com) was a selection of the Scientific American Book Club and took her on a 3-year international book tour.  It describes the science of reinforcement learning, its important role in the larger realm of nature-nurture relations, and its many beneficial applications for people and animals.  Schneider is currently focused on fighting climate change:  giving talks, consulting professionally, and co-chairing the San Joaquin County Climate Action Coalition.

Please register for the event here.

 

General Meeting – Susan Schneider on Bird Intelligence @ UC CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Please join us for an evening discussion of bird intelligence by Biopsychologist Susan Schneider, PhD. Susan has over 25 years of research and teaching experience in the science of consequences and nature-nurture relations.  She’s also an avid birder, field trip leader, and environmental activist. Her talk is titled No Birdbrains Here: The Latest on Bird Learning, Instinct, and Intelligence. Birds can learn from consequences, as we and many other species can:  Baby chicks learn to peck accurately, wild mockingbirds can learn to recognize individual people, and pigeons were able to learn to categorize art and music.  Even instinctive behaviors like imprinting can be more flexible than scientists used to think, and songbird song appears particularly malleable.  This talk will explore bird learning and intelligence, from everyday foraging, to learning through observing, to tool use.  Such adaptability may be critical as wild birds attempt to adjust to the many threats they face.  Scientists also take advantage of this powerful learning ability to help save endangered species.

Please register for the event here.

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Mar
29
Sun
2020
FAS Board meeting CANCELED
Mar 29 @ 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

All FAS Board meetings are open to the public.

Apr
26
Sun
2020
FAS Board Meeting @ Fig Garden Library
Apr 26 @ 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

All FAS Board meetings are open to the public.

May
31
Sun
2020
FAS Board meeting @ Zoom meeting
May 31 @ 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm