Speaker Series, past and present
Past and currently scheduled Speaker Series events are listed here by date in ascending order (i.e., latest first).
Bird Photos Through Your Scope
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Trip Leader: Len Blumin
Host: Helen Lindqvist, helen_lindqvist@yahoo.com, Tel: 415-789-0703
Start Date: Oct 07, 2010
End Date: Dec 31, 1969
Start Time: 7:30 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Description: This program will introduce Digiscoping; taking photos with a conventional spotting scope and simple digital camera. Len will demonstrate the technique, discuss the technical aspects of photographing birds in their natural environments and show photos.
Please note our earlier time this year. Come at 7:15 to socialize and for refreshments, the talk will begin at 7:30.
The Speaker Series will resume in September
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Start Date: Jun 28, 2010
End Date: Sep 01, 2010
Start Time: [not specified]
End Time: [not specified]
Impressions of the Galapagos
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Trip Leader: Jack Barclay
Host: Marin Audubon Society
Start Date: Jun 04, 2010
Start Time: 8:00 PM
End Time: [not specified]
Description: Jack is a wildlife biologist with much experience in the effort to save endangered and special-status species. Perhaps that is why he was so impressed by all he saw in the Galapagos Islands, where everything is so special: the extraordinary tameness of the wildlife, the competition for resources causing specialization and speciation, the islands' geologic formation and the weather, and how these factors affect the wildlife. His daily travel log will inform you as to how to get around, where to go, and what to see, if you were to go there. You will want to go.
The Natural Wonders of the Range of Light
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Trip Leader: John Muir Laws
Start Date: May 07, 2010
Start Time: 8:00 PM
End Time: [not specified]
Description: Jack Laws has sketched, colored,
researched and described, every
living plant, animal, bird, fish and
fungus in the Sierra Nevadas.
Well, maybe not quite all, but
many of them, for his Sierra
Nevada guide book. He can tell
you stories about them and
show you beautiful pictures. His
abilities have gotten him a job
with the California Academy of
Sciences. Come, see and hear.
Bird Songing: The Ecology of Birds' Songs & ID'ing Them By Ear
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Trip Leader: Daniel Edelstein
Start Date: Apr 02, 2010
Start Time: 8:00 PM
End Time: [not specified]
Description: Why do birds sing? How? When?
Why does "pishing" work like a magnet to coax birds closer into view?
Daniel Edelstein will answer these questions, talk about the ecology of singing birds and teach you how "song memory phrases" and "mnemonic" phrases" can help identify bird songs in the field.
This shortened presentation of Daniel's popular "Bird Songing" program will have you singing its praises! An experienced birder for 30 years, he teaches at Oakland's Merritt College and does environmental consulting. A former MAS board member, see his 200+ "song memory phrases" and "10 Top Tips For Improving Your Birding By Ear" at: http://www.warblerwatch.com and his even more popular wood-warbler blog: http://warblerwatch.blogspot.com
Take Refuge in our Wildlife Refuges With Giselle Block
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Tiburon
Host: Marin Audubon Society
Start Date: Mar 05, 2010
Start Time: 8:00 PM
End Time: [not specified]
Description: The San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of seven National Wildlife Refuges, located from the shores of San Pablo Bay south to Monterey Bay. They include tidal marsh, islands, sand dunes and other unique environments that support a rich array of wildlife. All of these refuges support endangered species populations or significant migratory and breeding bird populations. Join Giselle Block, a biologist within the SF Bay Complex, as she takes you on a tour of these seven refuges and then zooms in on the environments and
wildlife of two nearby sites -- the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Wildlife Photography with Suzi Eszterhas
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Host: Marin Audubon Society
Start Date: Feb 05, 2010
Start Time: 8:00 PM
End Time: [not specified]
Description: Suzi is an extraordinary photographer who shares her skill with the world. Her photos are published in books and magazines, even the covers of TIME and AFRICA. She also leads instructional photography tours with names like: Wildlife India, Botswana Predators and Madagascar Lemurs and Reptiles. She is also a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers. You can see her marvelous work for free, by coming on February 5.
Amazing Tales of Migrating Shorebirds with Bob Lewis
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Host: Marin Audubon Society
Start Date: Jan 08, 2010
Start Time: 8:00 PM
End Time: [not specified]
Description: The Bay Area is a critical habitat for many migrating shorebirds.
Bob's talk will look at some amazing shorebird migrations and how and why they do it. He'll speak on how scientists study the migration phenomena, how it fits into the shorebird's annual breeding cycle, and what this behavior looks like worldwide.
Since 1993, Bob has taught adult birding classes at Albany Adult School and the Oakland Museum. Although retired from the Golden Gate Audubon (GGAS) Board of Directors, he remains on its education committee. A co-compiler with Dave Quady of the Oakland Christmas Bird
Count, he is President of the Farallon Islands Foundation. His life list: more than 3,700 (out of the approximately 9,750 birds worldwide).
Create Some Magic: Build a Pond for Birds, Dragonflies and other Wildlife with Kathy Biggs
Location: Richardson Bay Audubon Center 376 Greenwood Beach Road Tiburon, California 94920
Start Date: Dec 04, 2009
Start Time: 8:00 PM
End Time: [not specified]
Description: Build a pond to create a habitat to attract wildlife to your property and learn how wildlife ponds and ponds for exotic Koi and/or tropical plants differ.