"If you take care of the birds, you take care of most of the environmental problems of the world."
Thomas Lovejoy
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~News and Upcoming Events~
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Saturday, October 11th ~ October BIG DAY ~ Watch birds, submit your observations on eBird, and support conservation worldwide. Wherever you are on 11 October, take a few minutes to join in this global celebration. Participate from anywhere—even from home!
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PROGRAM ~ Thursday, Nov. 6th ~ Birding the Brazilian Pantanal ~ With Sarah Harris
- FIELD TRIP/WORK DAY ~ Tuesday, Nov. 11th ~ Cottonwood Creek Preserve trail maintenance
- Christmas Coffee orders due Nov 15th
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October Big Day is one of the biggest global birding events of the year, organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birders from every corner of the world head outside for 24 hours to see how many species can be found and documented in eBird and Merlin Bird ID in a single day.
Join the global birding community and save your bird sightings in eBird and Merlin on 11 October, 2025.
Anyone can participate. Just go birding! Submit at least one eBird checklist or save your identifications in Merlin to contribute. Visit a new birding location, join on a local birding walk, even 15 minutes of birding in your neighborhood can help.
Collecting data on bird populations in a single day creates a snapshot of global bird populations, helping scientists understand migration patterns, abundance, and conservation needs.
CLICK HERE to learn more about how you can participate. Join the celebration and go birding on October Big Day!
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November 6th Program
~ Birding Brazil's Pantanal Region ~
with Sarah Harris
Thursday, November 6th, 2025
7:00 PM
Room 201, Shields Building, CSI
This will be an IN-PERSON program
ZOOM link available:
https://csi.zoom.us/j/2730389966
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The Pantanal
The Pantanal is a vast, seasonally flooded wetland. The largest in the world and in the southwest corner of the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. Among birders, wildlife photographers, and nature enthusiasts, it is renowned for its incredible concentrations of birds at the end of the dry season. During this time, the fish get trapped in the shrinking pools of water. This attracts herons, egrets, storks, and other wetland species. The star of such huge concentrations is the massive Jabiru (above). The Jabiru towers over a diverse collection of South American waterbirds such as Sunbittern, Plumbeous Ibis, and Southern Screamer. Raptors such as Savanna Hawk, Snail Kite, and Black-collared Hawk. Up to five species of kingfisher also join the bonanza. It truly is one of the world’s great birding spectacles and one of the few places to reliably see Jaguar (below).
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Field Trip / Work Day
Tuesday, November 11th
| You're invited to help work on the trail, constructed by Karl Ruprecht and Jim Irwin, at the Cottonwood Creek Preserve. We will be clearing paths, removing invasive species, and ensuring the route remains safe for bird watchers and hikers. More information coming soon.... | | |
Give the Gift of 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, 2025
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: $11.95 for 12 oz. bags (regularly $14.50). Consider yourself a Bird Friendly Ambassador by gifting delicious bird-friendly coffee.
- Our November coffee order deadline is November 15th.
- A friendly reminder to stock your cupboards also…. May…is a long way off to be without bird friendly coffee. We have decided to offer coffee only twice a year: Order in November for December delivery and order in April for May delivery.
Pick up and pay for the Coffee you ordered at our December 5th Program meeting at CSI!
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· Become a Prairie Falcon Audubon Member
Membership is $20 per person/year or
$40 per householdyear.
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Why 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 coffee purchases and a special PFA sticker for your water bottle, laptop, or car. So don’t wait! Join now! It’s quick (well pretty quick) and easy; just click the “SIGN UP” button. It is very much appreciated!
SIGN UP
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1. Make Windows Safer, Day and Night
These simple steps save birds: On the outside of the window, install screens or break up reflections—using film, paint, or Acopian BirdSavers or other string spaced no more than two inches high or four inches wide.
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2. Keep Cats Indoors
A solution that’s good for cats and birds: Save birds and keep cats healthy by keeping cats indoors or creating an outdoor “catio.” You can also train your cat to walk on a leash.
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3. Reduce Lawn, Plant Natives
Add native plants, watch birds come in: Native plants add interest and beauty to your yard and neighborhood, and provide shelter and nesting areas for birds. The nectar, seeds, berries, and insects will sustain birds and diverse wildlife.
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4. Avoid Pesticides
A healthy choice for you, your family, and birds: Consider purchasing organic food. Nearly 70% of produce sold in the U.S. contains pesticides. Don't use pesticides around your home and garden.
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5. Drink Coffee That’s Good for Birds
Enjoy shade-grown coffee: It’s a win-win-win: it’s delicious, economically beneficial to coffee farmers, and helps more than 42 species of North American migratory songbirds that winter in coffee plantations, including orioles, warblers, and thrushes.
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6. Protect Our Planet from Plastic
Reduce your plastics: Avoid single-use plastics including bags, bottles, wraps, and disposable utensils. It’s far better to choose reusable items, but if you do have disposable plastic, be sure to recycle it.
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7. Watch Birds, Share What You See
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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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