EVENT CALENDAR - Fresno Audubon Society

Virtual General Meeting

Robert Groos

Virtual General Meeting

Daniel S Karp

Harmonizing Bird Conservation with Food Production in Farming Landscapes

Virtual General Meeting

Tom Hahn, University of California, Davis

Natural History of Western Finches

Daniel S Karp: Harmonizing Bird Conservation with Food Production in Farming Landscapes

Tom Hahn, University of California, Davis: Natural History of Western Finches

General Meeting – Speaker Robert Groos: Zambia Safari @ Zoom

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Mar 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Zambia Safari

Lilac-breasted Roller by Robert Groos

Description

FAS members travel alert:

Join Robert Groos on safari to Zambia. No need to fly all the way to the other side of the world. On this photo and video expedition, you will experience the birds and other wildlife (lions, leopards, elephants, zebra, antelope, of course) of Zambia as if you were sitting by my side in the safari jeep. Enjoy an incredible travel experience, informative as well as entertaining, without leaving the comfort of your own home.

Come along with me. I want you by my side on March 14, 2023

Biography

Robert received a PhD in French from the University of Wisconsin, became a university professor, but eventually left academia to pursue a career in computer technology consulting.

He began photographing birds in preparation for a safari in Botswana. What better way to learn how to use a camera than photographing birds, he reasoned. Birds eventually became his favorite photographic subject. “I’ve never met a bird I didn’t want to photograph,” he admits.

His photograph of a Cedar Waxwing was selected to appear in a special Audubon Photography Awards gallery of “our favorite female bird shots 2021.”

Choosing to be a bird photographer necessitated becoming an avid birder, and that pursuit led to storytelling about his experiences observing birds.

You can read FAS member Robert Groos’ stories on his website: robertgroosphotography.com

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Fresno Audubon Society

PO Box 3315

Pinedale, CA 93650-3315

Thank you for your continued involvement in and support of Fresno Audubon Society.

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Latino Outdoors Fresno – Bird Watching and Picnic at Roeding Park @ https://latinooutdoors.org/eventbrite-event/bird-watching-and-picnic-at-roeding-park/

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Apr 1 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Event is currently full.

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https://latinooutdoors.org/eventbrite-event/bird-watching-and-picnic-at-roeding-park/

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General Meeting – April 2023 Daniel S Karp: Harmonizing Bird Conservation with Food Production in Farming Landscapes @ Zoom

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Apr 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Description:

A critical challenge for this century is transitioning towards sustainable farming systems that simultaneously produce food and conserve wildlife. Yet conservation scientists and practitioners have traditionally fixated on protected areas and overlooked opportunities for conserving wildlife alongside us in working landscapes. Daniel uses ecological research to develop strategies for co-managing agriculture for bird conservation, crop production, and food-safety outcomes, both in the tropics and here in California. For this talk, Daniel will first discuss how climate change and habitat conversion are affecting tropical bird communities, and how shifts in farming practices may mitigate their combined impacts. Then, Daniel will shift his focus to California agricultural systems, where birds play multiple roles on farms, not only consuming crops and spreading foodborne diseases, but also consuming crop pests. Daniel will outline his lab’s work striving to find ways to manage California birds and take advantage of the benefits they can provide farmers, while minimizing harms to food production.

Biography:

Daniel Karp is an associate professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at UC Davis. Daniel completed his Ph.D. in 2013 and undergraduate studies in 2009 at Stanford University’s Department of Biology. Following his graduate studies, Daniel became an inaugural NatureNet postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley and the Nature Conservancy. He then received a Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct research at The University of British Colombia, before beginning his position at UC Davis in 2017.

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Fresno Audubon Society

PO Box 3315

Pinedale, CA 93650-3315

Thank you for your continued involvement in and support of Fresno Audubon Society.

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Spring Potluck Lunch Sumner Peck Ranch @ Sumner Peck

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Apr 15 @ 11:30 am – 3:30 pm

FAS SPRING POTLUCK

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Sumner Peck Ranch

14439 N. Friant Road

11:30 am-3:30 pm

(12:00 Potluck Lunch)

To register for the potluck, click here.

It’s time to welcome Spring so, bring your favorite dish and join FAS for lunch at noon and birding at the beautiful Sumner Peck Ranch. There is no entry fee and parking is free. FAS will provide drinks and table service. Take the drive from the gates to the parking area at the end of the drive. The picnic area is just below the parking lot, next to the river. Let’s celebrate Fresno Spring birding together! Registration is required so that we have a head count.

11:30-12:00 Set up

12:00 Potluck Lunch

1:00-3:30 No-host birding

To register for the pot luck dinner, click here.

For any questions, please contact Maureen Walsh, (559) 706-4980.

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Earth Day Fresno Celebration @ Fresno City College

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Apr 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Earth Day Fresno is putting on a celebration on the Fresno City College campus from 10 AM to 4 PM.

This is a free, family-friendly outdoor festival that will feature various educational exhibits and activities.

Fresno Audubon will be running one of the educational booths. Be sure to stop by and say “Hello”!

For more information please see https://earthdayfresno.org/.

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General Meeting – May 2023 Tom Hahn, University of California, Davis: Natural History of Western Finches @ Zoom

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May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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Lost Lake Christmas Bird Count 2024

Lost Lake Christmas Bird Count 2024
Dec 14 all-day

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Lost Lake Christmas Bird Count Details Subject to Change. On Saturday, December 14, 2024, Fresno Audubon will be hosting the annual Lost Lake Christmas Bird Count, which covers sections of both Fresno and Madera Counties. Participants will be assigned to particular sections, and will...

Description:

Finches are, in many respects, the archetype of what people think of when they hear the word “bird.” Yet concealed in that “typical bird” form lies amazing variation. Among our numerous western finches – goldfinches, siskins, crossbills, grosbeaks, and so forth – we have: birds that are about as likely to breed in January when the snow lies deep on the ground as they are in July, birds that perfectly match the calls of their mates, birds that pack their songs with precise imitations of the sounds of other species, birds that seldom breed in the same place two years running, birds that we can only tell apart reliably by their flight calls, birds that can breed “in the streaked plumage of youth,” birds who can nest far from their food sources because they possess hefty food-transport pouches, and birds whose mandible tips don’t even line up. This presentation will be a tour of the striking natural history, behavior, morphology, and physiology of our western finches, and highlight ways that field ornithologists and bird watchers can add to our growing knowledge about these fascinating birds.

Bio:

Tom Hahn is a professor of biology at the University of California, Davis. He has been studying western Cardueline finches since the late 1980s, when he began working on reproductive schedules of red crossbills for his doctoral research. Since then, he and his students have spent many hours in the field studying the reproductive schedules, migratory habits, vocal behavior, habitat associations and other aspects of the natural history of red crossbills, white-winged crossbills, evening grosbeaks, pine siskins, house finches, Cassin’s finches, purple finches, American goldfinches, lesser goldfinches, pine grosbeaks, common redpolls and gray-crowned rosy-finches.

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Fresno Audubon Society

PO Box 3315

Pinedale, CA 93650-3315

Thank you for your continued involvement in and support of Fresno Audubon Society.

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Fresno Rainbow Pride Celebration @ Fresno City College