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~News and Upcoming Events~ November 3rd - 15th: Order Bird Friendly Coffee for your family and friends! Coffee will arrive on December 1st and will be available at our December Program in time for Christmas gift giving! SALE 12 oz bags only $10 ORDER FORM Raptor Route Volunteers needed to fill Kathy Eklund's shoes (insert super sad face emoji here) Sign up for a Christmas Bird Count (or 2 or more!) Become a Member of Prairie Falcon Audubon and/or Give a Gift Membership!

Birds and Beans Coffee - The Most Sustainable Coffee You can Buy! Order bird Friendly Coffee NOW for Before-Christmas Delivery ORDER FORM - CLICK HERE Please submit your order ON or BEFORE November 15th, 2023 By choosing to purchase Smithsonian certified bird-friendly coffee, you are supporting bird conservation and family farmers throughout the Americas. Organic and Fair Trade, this coffee is grown under a shade canopy of native trees, shrubs, and plants that provide critical refuge for migratory and local birds as well as the rich flora and fauna of the tropical forest. In short, this great tasting coffee rewards in the cup and helps ensure that the birds we all love return every spring. We are offering a “CHRISTMAS SPECIAL” on all 12oz bags with hopes you will be sharing your passion for bird conservation with others. This month only: $10.00 for 12 oz. bags. Consider yourself a Bird Friendly Ambassador in your purchases this month.  Our November coffee order deadline is November 15th.  A friendly reminder to stock your cupboards also…. March…is a long way off to be without bird friendly coffee. Pick up and pay for the Coffee you ordered at our December 7th Program meeting at CSI!

Available Routes in our Area: Churchill - Oakley (68 miles) Jerome North (63 miles) Richfield (44 miles) Heyburn (41 miles) Acequia (40 miles) Rupert North (69 miles) Rupert East - Minidoka (55 miles) Burley SE (36 miles) Burley East - Lake Walcott (67 miles) Burley SW (51 miles) Albion (36 miles) Raft River - Idahome (65 miles)

Volunteers Needed! for Winter Raptor Route Surveys Winter raptor surveys began in November 2004, with a total of 79 routes, all in Oregon. Last season, 500+ raptor routes were run in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and in small portions of north central California, NE Utah, and SW Montana. Surveys are conducted by volunteers who drive a designated route once a month in December, January, and February, and optionally in November and March, recording each raptor seen. Each month data collected are compiled into a monthly summary chart and distributed to survey volunteers. At the end of the season, project leader, Jeff Fleischer, collects and compiles the data from all routes. The Peregrine Fund, based at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, houses all the data for the 15,000+ raptor routes run by this program over the years. To volunteer, or to get more information about available routes, email Jeff Fleischer, project leader at raptorrunner97321@yahoo.com Please put "Winter Raptor Survey" in the subject line.

Become a Prairie Falcon Audubon Member Membership is $20 per person/year or $40 per household/year.

Why Become a Member?  As Prairie Falcon Audubon’s inaugural membership drive commences, you are encouraged to become a member! Your membership demonstrates your support for the chapter and allows PFA to continue to bring you interesting educational presentations at our monthly meetings, an up-to-date and informative website, birding field trips, habitat conservation efforts, and a great social outlet with amazing people. Your annual $20 individual ($40 household, $100 business) membership is a great value. Besides the above mentioned, you will also receive a discount on your coffee purchases, a special “members only” outing, and a small Prairie Falcon Audubon commemorative item (yet to be developed). So don’t wait! Join now! It’s quick (well not really) and easy; just click the “SIGN UP” button. It is very much appreciated!  SIGN UP If you have troubles signing up, try emptying your web browser cache and be patient.

Christmas Bird Counts are Coming! Join a Team!

Jarbidge, Nevada (Since 12/2002) December 14th CONTACT: Karl Ruprecht ruprechtjk@hotmail.com 208-749-1395 Very remote count, but very beautiful. Extensive riparian habitat with lots of Juniper as well as sage steppe uplands. Access to many areas depends on amount of snow. Often see Greater Sage Grouse on this count.

Hagerman (Since 12/1974) Saturday, December 16th CONTACT: Sarah Harris idabirder@gmail.com 208-731-5727 The Hagerman Valley Count will begin at 8:00 AM at the Highway #30 Rest Area just west of the WMA. We will undoubtedly see 80 – 90 species, a rarity or two, and thousands of individual birds (mostly waterfowl). Our count circle includes a 15 mile stretch of the Snake River, portions of Malad Gorge, Billingsley Cr., Riley Cr., and the Hagerman Wildlife Management Area. At 5:30 PM we will gather at Karl and Jennifer Ruprecht’s home overlooking the Hagerman WMA, to eat, warm up, and compile our observations.

Twin Falls (Since 12/1980) Saturday, December 23rd CONTACT: Jeff Ruprecht ruprecht@bridgemail.com 208-733-9639 Observation times: sunup to sundown. Owling the previous night by arrangement. Tally rally at home of Jeff Ruprecht, 841 Rim View Lane East, Twin Falls, ID 83301 at 6:00 PM. Soup and bread furnished. Please bring a small food item to share.

Buhl (Since 12/2006) Monday, January 1st, 2024 CONTACT: Bill Bridges bridgesbill34@yahoo.com 208-293-2426 Count encompasses community of Buhl and Castleford, Idaho; Balanced Rock Park and Kanaka Rapids. Riparian, sagebrush steppe, rural, and suburban habitats.

Jim Sage (Since 12/2005) TBD CONTACT: Wallace Keck Wallace_keck@partner.nps.gov 208-824-5911 208-312-2796 The Jim Sage Mountain count is predominantly inaccessible by vehicle, although much of the count will take place along county and BLM roads. Participants will meet at the City of Rocks National Reserve visitor center for carpooling. Bring food, drink and warm clothing. Birding will conclude at 4:30 PM and a tally will be conducted at the visitor center.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement Prairie Falcon Audubon, Inc. fully supports National Audubon Society's statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (www.audubon.org/about/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-audubon). Prairie Falcon Audubon, Inc. believes that everyone has the right to enjoy birds, the outdoors, and a healthy and safe environment. In order to fulfill our mission to educate the general public about birds, bird watching, and preservation/improvement of the environment that birds and bird watchers share, we will work to include everyone, no matter their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political affiliation, age, or disability. We are committed to building an equitable, diverse, anti-racist, accessible, fun, and inclusive organization that supports birds, and the people who watch them, in our community.

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