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The December, 2021 Issue of the |
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Our Mission: To conserve and protect natural ecosystems, birds, and other wildlife. |
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Changes in our newsletter
With our new website up and running, we are now putting the most current information there, This should result in a much shorter newsletter that now directs you to the website for current information. As the newsletter is primarily a monthly mailing, you should go directly to our website for the most current information. |
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December 20, 2021 Membership Meeting
7:00 PM - Zoom
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April at Malheur NWR
by Dan Streiffert
Last April I spent the month as a volunteer for the Friends of Malheur Refuge (FOMR), The job requires one to work 20 hours a week at their store in the visitor center. The rest of the time is free - and primarily spent photographing wildlife.
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Meeting opens at 6:40 PM. Meeting starts at 7 PM |
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Upcoming Programs
- Dale Meland
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Christmas Bird Count - January 2, 2022
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Winter Field Trips
with Kevin O'Malley & Barbara Petersen
Ridgfield Field Class
The Ridgefield Field Class will be Sat, February 5th, 9AM-1PM. We will meet near the refuge at 9AM. Experiencing birds in different habitats is an important tool to being a better birder, and Ridgefield offers a variety of habitats.
Hawks and Raptors Field Class
The Skagit Field Class will be held on Saturday & Sunday March 5th & 6th, 9AM-11AM & 12PM-2PM. Many raptor species can be seen wintering in the Skagit Valley.
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Self-Guided Field Trips
by Heather Gibson
Tukwila Pond Park
Tukwila Pond Park is a 25-acre Tukwila City park just south of Southcenter Mall. Fall is a great time to see a variety of up-close ducks and waterbirds on the pond, but birds can be seen there at any time of year. Many plants, trees, and bushes have been planted that attract birds. Wetland habitat surrounds the pond.
Birds at the park include Yellow-Rumped Warblers in fall and spring. Duck species, including the Hooded Merganser and the Northern Shoveler, can be seen from fall to spring. Red-Tailed Hawks and Cooper’s Hawks are in the area from fall to spring. Swallows and ospreys can be seen in spring and summer.
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Rainier Audubon Nature Journalers Monthly Zoom Gathering
9:30am-11:00am
Cindy Flanagan
CONNECT TO NATURE AND TO OTHERS
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Are you curious about nature and would like to find fun ways to record your observations?
Do you keep a journal, but wish you had a nature journaling community to share ideas and inspiration?
Or do you want to simply join a group and listen and learn more about how to nature journal?
NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
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Winter Wings Festival
Get ready for a 2022 Winter Wings Festival like no other! Winter Wings brings together birders and photographers to learn and explore with top notch professionals and enthusiastic local guides.
The Klamath Basin is renowned for its massive wintering population of Bald Eagles, but is prime habitat for many other raptors including owls, as well as a diversity of waterfowl.
The 2022 Festival will feature Richard Crossley, author of the Crossley ID Guides and co-author of Ornitherapy: For Your Mind, Body, and Soul. For our photography keynote we are excited to have Jennifer Leigh Warner, conservation wildlife photographer.
Join us for an extensive array of field trips, workshops, presentations, and receptions that highlight the wonders of the Klamath Basin in winter. On Friday, Feb. 18th we will have several presentations on the status of Klamath Basin wetlands and partner initiatives.
Dates: Friday, February 18, 2022 through Sunday, February 20, 2022
Host site: Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech), 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 97601
Registration opens in mid-Dec. on date TBA
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Unflappable
by Suzie Gilbert
When a filthy rich, spoiled, environment-destroyer somehow marries a fragile, tree-hugging victim of child abuse, what can possibly go wrong?
When his money can’t buy her love, he steals a protected bird to please her. She can’t get away from him fast enough to take the bird and its mate to the perfect sanctuary.
Thus begins a nationwide pursuit aided and abetted by a cast of fellow animal lovers, rehabbers and sanctuary managers who risk their lives, licenses and professional reputations to assure the safety and survival of both bird and fleeing spouse. Throw in a few other “alternative life style” characters and you’ve got a mind-boggling chase.
If you enjoy Carl Hiaasen’s writing, you’ll recognize the genre and even some similar characters although the victims in Suzie’s book are merely battered and bruised, not killed off by bizarre means.
Unflappable is a page-turner that will have you admiring those who care enough about our fellow creatures to stop at nothing to help them. Enjoy!
Nancy Streiffert
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Amazon Smile
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Be sure to specify your favorite charity as Rainier Audubon Society.
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Recordings of Membership Meetings
Recordiings of past meetings, when available, can be found here.
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Fire made us human, fossil fuels made us modern, but now we need a new fire that makes us safe, secure, healthy and durable.
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