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SUMMARY:Speaker Series | Kara Snow - Project Pileated Woodpecker
DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY\, APRIL 9\, 7 – 8:30 PM\n  THIS IS A ZOOM-ONLY PRESENTATION ** \n** Co-Sponsored with Land of Lakes Bird Alliance ** \nReservation and Zoom Link \nKara Snow – Project Pileated Woodpecker: Characterizing Tree Cavity and Use by Minnesota’s Wildlife (One-year update!) \nThe Pileated Woodpecker is a keystone species in Minnesota’s forests\, creating large cavities that many other wildlife species later use. In this talk\, Ms. Snow will share an update from the first year of her Pileated Woodpecker project\, including the methods we used to locate and monitor nesting cavities across a gradient of forest management. \nMs. Snow will touch on some of the challenges she and her team faced in the field\, early successes from the first season\, and what they are beginning to learn about habitat use. She will also highlight ways the public can help by sharing observations of Pileated Woodpeckers and cavity use\, which can play an important role in supporting this research going forward. \nIf you are interested in getting involved in this project\, click here for more details. \nPhoto-Rolland-Swain-Audubon
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/speaker-series-kara-snow-piliated/
LOCATION:ZOOM Meeting Online
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series | Rebecca Heisman - Surprising Secrets of Bird Biology
DESCRIPTION:** THIS IS A ZOOM-ONLY PRESENTATION ** \n** Co-Sponsored with Land of Lakes Bird Alliance ** \nReservation and Zoom Link \nBecause they’re warm-blooded\, it’s easy to imagine that birds are basically feathery versions of mammals—but in reality\, of course\, they’re dinosaurs. Birds’ anatomy and physiology are wildly different from ours. \nRebecca Heisman promises that you’ll learn at least one new and surprising fact in this talk (probably more than one!) as we take a whirlwind tour of what birds are\, where they came from\, and how they breathe\, fly\, sing\, sense the world around them\, and more. It’s the ornithology course you never got to take in college\, condensed into a single entertaining hour. It will share facts and stories about bird respiration\, flight\, song\, and senses that many birders aren’t familiar with. \nRebecca Heisman is a science writer based in eastern Washington who loves “nerding” out about birds. She has contributed to publications like Audubon Magazine\, Living Bird\, and Bird Conservation. From 2015 to 2020\, she worked for the American Ornithological Society\, the world’s largest professional organization for bird scientists. Initially\, as an independent contractor helping to promote research published in AOS’s scientific journals and later as its first full-time communications staffer\, Heisman brought bird science to a broader scientific community and the public. There\, she became deeply familiar with the North American ornithological community and grew excited about the diverse and fascinating methods for studying birds. \nTo learn more about Rebecca’s work\, check out these sources: \nhttps://rebeccaheisman.com/\, https://rebeccaheisman.substack.com/ \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/speaker-series-rebecca-heisman-surprising-secrets-of-bird-biology/
LOCATION:ZOOM Meeting Online
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Tammah Watts - Keep Looking Up: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching
DESCRIPTION:** Co-Sponsored with Land of Lakes Bird Alliance **\n** Zoom-Only **\nRegistration Link and Zoom Meeting Info\n\nBirds are beautiful\, funny\, mystical\, and enduring\, just like we are. Like them\, we come in varying colors\, shapes\, and sizes and it is our differences and what we have in common that serve as our greatest strengths. -Tammah Watts  \nJoin Tammah Watts as she weaves together personal story and avian life to reveal the marvelous phenomenon shared among us. This interactive presentation invites the audience to become acquainted\, or perhaps re-acquainted\, with the many benefits one experiences connecting with our feathered friends at home\, in the community\, and beyond. \nLearn about and explore: \n\nthe many benefits of spending time in nature\, and in particular with birds\, for one’s physical and mental health\, and overall well-being\nhow spending time with birds in a mindful way can deepen one’s appreciation for our feathered friends as well as enhance our connection to the natural world\, and to ourselves\nways to develop heightened awareness and acceptance for birding in various settings and capacities from at home to far distant lands and\,\nhow one’s story about life and birds can foster a sense of community that honors what we have in common as well as celebrates our differences\n\nExperience birds in a whole new way wherever you are and whenever you wish- all you have to do is look up\, take notice\, and open your heart and mind. \nTammah Watts (she/her)\, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)\, Certified Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide\, California Naturalist\, birder\, and advocate for equitable access to nature\, health\, and mental wellbeing.  \nKEEP LOOKING UP: Your Guide to the Powerful Healing of Birdwatching\, (Hay House)\, is her first book–a narrative memoir and guidebook with contemplative exercises– that chronicles her journey towards healing by meaningfully connecting with birds.  \nTammah serves on regional and national boards dedicated to conservation and environmental stewardship including Audubon CA\, San Diego Bird Alliance and Cornell Lab of Ornithology Project FeederWatch + DISES Dayer Lab Project.  \nShe is an Associate Licensed Mental Health Counselor at a local college where she supports student mental health and personal development across the lifespan and integrates mindfulness and nature therapy.  \nTammah is passionate about collaborating with diverse groups and organizations to advance environmental\, social and intergenerational justice\, amplify community belonging\, and foster healing connections between people and the natural world.  \nHer work and perspective have been featured in a variety of media outlets\, including The New York Times\, Therapy for Black Girls\, Ray Brown’s Talkin’ Birds\, Washington Post\, The Bird Joy Podcast\, and Psychology Today and has included being a speaker for Biggest Week In American Birding\, Birdability Week\, San Diego Bird Festival\, Black Birders Week and Wild Bird Feeding Institute\, among other venues.  \nShe lives in San Diego\, California\, with her husband\, Harrison\, and their little dog Sophie Cat\, all the while trying to combat empty-nest syndrome by visiting (and birding) with their children and grandchildren whenever possible.
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/tammah-watts-keep-looking-up-your-guide-to-the-powerful-healing-of-birdwatching/
LOCATION:ZOOM Meeting Online
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SUMMARY:Up Close and Personal with the Great Gray Owl
DESCRIPTION:Co-Sponsored with Land of Lakes Bird Alliance \nGet Your Zoom Link Here \nJoin us for a presentation on Great Gray Owl biology and ecology by Dr. James Duncan. Jim has been studying this “Phantom of the Northern Forest” for over four decades in Manitoba\, Ontario\, Minnesota\, and California. One of his most recent discoveries is how this owl overcomes an auditory illusion when hunting small mammals under thick snow. \nJim Duncan obtained a Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Manitoba for research on the Great Gray Owl. Throughout his biology career\, Jim was active in diverse local\, national\, and international conservation initiatives until his retirement in 2018 as Director of Manitoba’s Wildlife and Fisheries Branch. \nJim claims that his various jobs were simply a way to support his obsessive habit of studying owls with his life partner and fellow zoologist\, Patsy. Together\, they have researched owls for 40 years\, have banded over 2\,500 owls\, and have published hundreds of articles\, papers\, and several symposium proceedings on owls. Jim’s three beautifully illustrated books on owls of the world are an example of the importance Jim places on sharing scientific knowledge with the public in an engaging manner. \nIn 2018 Jim established a social enterprise called Discover Owls which conducts education\, research and conservation programs on owls in Manitoba and around the world. To date he has delivered over 600 live owl presentations to school classrooms and other venues and has delivered over 180 lectures and talks on owls and conservation. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/discoverowls.ca \nwww.discoverowls.ca \nZoom Registration Information to Follow
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/up-close-and-personal-with-the-great-gray-owl/
LOCATION:ZOOM Meeting Online
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Avian Influenza in Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:Co-Sponsored with Land of Lakes Bird Alliance \nZoom Registration Info \nAvian Flu is in the news again.  This talk will go over a brief history of avian influenza in Minnesota and discuss the current state of the disease in Minnesota.  Ms. Baker will also discuss key actions you can take to ensure you are not contributing to the spread of this deadly disease. \nLiz Baker is a member of the Wildlife Health Program within the Minnesota DNR. She has been with the program since August 2022\, and her position focuses on data management and disease response activities. \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/hot-topics-avian-influenza-in-minnesota/
LOCATION:ZOOM Meeting Online
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Being Bird-Friendly - At Home & In Our Community
DESCRIPTION:Co-Sponsored with Land of Lakes Bird Alliance \nZoom Only – Click Here To Register and Get Zoom Link \nJoanna will discuss the key elements of a bird-friendly community\, including specific actions we can take to support birds both individually and within our communities\, such as creating habitat\, mitigating various threats\, engaging people\, and fostering sustainability. She will also discuss the vision for Bird City and the hope for urban bird conservation across the hemisphere. \nJoanna Eckles started birding in elementary school\, studied Wildlife Science (Cornell University) and Conservation Biology (University of Minnesota)\, and has had a 35+ year career (so far) working for the Minnesota Zoo\, The World Parrot Trust\, Audubon\, and The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota. Joanna is currently working for American Bird Conservancy\, coordinating Bird City Network to support the creation of more bird-friendly communities across the hemisphere.
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/being-bird-friendly-at-homes-in-our-community/
LOCATION:ZOOM Meeting Online
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Rebecca Heisman - Surprising Secrets of Bird Biology
DESCRIPTION:Rebecca Heisman will reveal “surprising secrets of bird biology” that she’s discovered in her career as a science writer and educator.   \nRebecca Heisman is an international freelance science writer who lives in Walla Walla\, Washington\, and has worked with and written extensively for the Audubon Society\, the American Bird Conservancy\, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology\, and the American Ornithological Society. Her first book\, Flight Paths\, is a national best seller.  If you would like to hear more about her first book\, Flight Paths\, click here to listen to her talk to our chapter last year. \n** THIS IS A ZOOM-ONLY PRESENTATION ** \nTo learn more about Rebecca’s work\, check out these sources: \nhttps://rebeccaheisman.com/\, https://rebeccaheisman.substack.com/
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/rebecca-heisman-surprising-secrets-of-bird-biology/
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CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
ORGANIZER;CN="Saint Paul Bird Alliance":MAILTO:General@saintpaulbirdalliance.org
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