The April 2021 Issue of the |
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Our Mission: To conserve and restore natural ecosystems and protect birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and biological diversity in south King County and the world we live in. |
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Monthly Membership Meeting
Up from the Grave: Poachers, Partnerships, and the Recovery of Sulawesi's Endangered Maleo Bird
By Marcy Summers
Monday April 16, 2021 at 7 pm
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In this program, conservation biologist Marcy Summers will describe how the organization she directs, the Alliance for Tompotika Conservation (ALTO), partners with local communities to conserve the weird and wonderful biodiversity of Sulawesi, Indonesia--including the Maleo bird, a creature like no other, and the world's 19th highest-priority bird for conservation. Working directly with poachers and their communities, ALTO has successfully reversed the decline of the Maleo by facilitating local communities in voluntarily ending poaching of this iconic, culturally-important species. Marcy will describe the Maleo's four-fold increase through this approach, and describe how the Maleo is being used to encourage a more care-based, nature-centric approach to conservation in Indonesia. |
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Marcy Summers Bio
Marcy Summers is a 4th-generation native of the islands of the Puget Sound, Washington, USA. She has a bachelor’s in Comparative Religion from Harvard University, a master's in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from University of Maine, and is currently working on a PhD at Newcastle University, U.K. Marcy has been the recipient of a number of awards for leadership and innovation, including the Switzer Foundation’s Fellowship for Environmental Leadership and the Maine Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. For 13 years, Marcy worked for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in the United States, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. She left TNC in 2006 to co-found ALTO.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS
ByLaws - ARTICLE IV
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 - Duties. The control and conduct of business of the SOCIETY shall be vested in its Board of Directors. The Board shall elect the officers of the SOCIETY and determine its policies.
Section 2 - Number, Term of Office, and Method of Election. The Board shall consist of at least six (6) members who are members of the SOCIETY. The term of office for each director shall be three (3) years and thereafter until a successor shall be elected. At least two directors shall be elected each year to provide for staggered terms. The term of office shall expire coincident with the end of the SOCIETY'S fiscal year.
Voting will be done via a separate email sent to all current members in May, 2021
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Covid-19 virus
Jay Galvin
Due to the continuing outbreak of the Covid 19 virus, the RAS Board is suspending all in person activities until further notice. We would like to thank those members who responded to our online and mail in survey on this matter. Your input did help the Board in making this decision.
Online monthly meetings are on the 3rd Monday each month. A link to the meetings is available in our eNewsletters and on our website.
Board meetings are on the second Wednesday, and are open to anyone interested in attending — contact Jay Galvin [email protected]
Look for more virtual upcoming events coming soon!
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The 2021 National Audubon Convention will be held virtually this July 15th-19th.
We were originally going to host the convention in Tacoma, but in order to protect everyone’s safety this year, it will be virtual. However, the convention will be coming to Tacoma in 2022!
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Upcoming Programs
- Dale Meland
- May 17th - The Dinosaurs Amongst Us - Part 2, The birds who co-existed with dinos;- Kim Dolgin
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2021 CBC Results
By Calen Randall
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Field Trips
by Heather Gibson
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Pierce County Self guided field trip
Self- guided Field Trip, Just Outside The County Line
As spring starts coming on strong, a self-guided birding trip to Pierce County might be just the thing.
The trails connect areas that are home to local and migrant birds.
While you're in Orting, you can pick up some donuts at the popular Legendary Donuts too!
Photos by Jay Galvin
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2-Day Basic Birding Class at Seahurst Park
with South Sound Nature School
Sat April 24th & Sun April 25th, 2021
Kevin O'Malley and Barbara Petersen will team up and teach a Basic Birding Class this April. Beginner and intermediate birders will have an opportunity to expand the scope of their knowledge about birds and birding. Class will focus on bird language, behavior, habitats, nests and bird tracks. Participants will learn to talk more in depth about the birds they see and hear, and may be inspired to consider birding from new angles.
Burien's lovely Seahurst Park has both forest and saltwater habitats offering a great diversity of bird species. Binoculars are recommended but not required. Kevin is lead naturalist and founder of South South Nature School. Barbara has led bird walks and field trips for Wild Birds Unlimited and Rainier Audubon.
Class fee of $50.00 covers Sat and Sun. Maximum 8 participants. Still a few spots left. Wearing of masks and social distancing will occur at this outdoor class. Classes will be held rain or shine.
For more information and to register go to:
"More birding is good. I kinda think I am always birding in one way or another. Looking for mysteries, trying to identify something, listen for small sounds, paying attention to behavior, noticing my surroundings...life is birding ha!"
- Kevin O'Malley, South Sound Nature School
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Click on flyer above for more details. |
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Tacoma Falcon Live Stream
This is the same pair as last year and the banded male was confirmed as one that was banded on the Murray Morgan bridge in Tacoma in 2004. He will be 17 yrs old in a couple months. - Roger Orness
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KNKX and BirdNote present Winter Birds in the Skagit Valley |
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The Amazing Lives Of Migratory Birds
Author Scott Weidensaul talks about the millions of birds flying unseen over our heads in the night sky, how the bar-tailed godwit can fly more than a week over water without stopping, and how new tracking technology may help with strategies to keep them alive. His new book is 'A World on the Wing.
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Amazon Smile
Shop at smile.amazon.com and they will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to your favorite charitable organization—no fees, no extra cost.
Be sure to specify your favorite charity as Rainier Audubon Society.
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March, 2021 meeting recording
Topic: RAS Presents "Gallinaceous Birds with Robert Howson"
Access Passcode: 07?wr^.Y
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American Dipper making a nest.
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