Wandering Tattler

The Voice of SEA AND SAGE AUDUBON, an Orange County Chapter of the National Audubon Society

November 2016

Volume 66, Number 3

Vote for the Birds! by Vic Leipzig, president

Audubon is a non-partisan organization that does not endorse political candidates. Neither at the chapter level nor at the national level will Audubon be endorsing any specific candidate in any election. Audubon members include people of all political parties with a wide array of views on taxes and foreign policy and education. I strongly support Audubon’s well-established practice of remaining non-partisan and inclusive on these non-environmental issues. That does NOT mean that we at Audubon are totally apolitical. We do, in fact, endorse ballot measures. We do, in fact, lobby legislators in the halls of Congress and in state capitals and in county seats and in city councils. We lobby for causes like habitat protection. We lobby for responsible hunting regulations. We lobby for energy policies that protect the sustainability of the planet. We do so because birds need us to do so. Birds, and wildlife broadly, have no voice in political life and we must be their voice. In a few weeks Californians will face a ballot with important offices like President and Senator as well as a long list of ballot measures, none of which are directly about environmental issues. I cannot, would not, and shall not make specific recommendations to you about these choices. What I will do is ask that you consider the birds. How would they vote? And so I ask you to please consider the environment when choosing among candidates and vote for the sake of the birds!

General Meeting

Friday evening, November 18 - 7:30 pm

“CostaRicaandtheAbundanceofAvianLife”

presented by Charles Leavell

Our November presentation will explore the wildlife of the beautiful Central American country of Costa Rica. Our speaker, Professor Charles Leavell, toured Costa Rica in January of 2015 and documented the exotic and fascinating inhabitants. His focus was on the native birds, but other wildlife will be featured. During his 24 day trip, Professor Leavell photographed between 250 and 300 of the native 926 species of Costa Rican birds. How did there come to be such diversity in avian wildlife in Costa Rica? How is this sustained and is it currently changing? Costa Rica is known for this feathered richness of species. Professor Leavell will be leading a 10 person return tour this coming January in 2017 to Costa Rica for 3 weeks to further expand on his findings and bring the experience to others. Charles Leavell is a Professor Emeritus from Fullerton College and received his bachelors and masters degrees in biology from there. His recent studies in the 1990s have been in Mammalogy, Marine Ornithology and Immunology. He continued this through the late 90s while adding field biology, geology and astronomy. He has taught overseas courses in Natural History in Costa Rica, East Africa, New Zealand, Madagascar, Borneo, Peru, Ecuador/Galapagos Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago. His World Explorer Cruise classes on the biology of the Caribbean, Central America, Kenya, Argentina, Antarctica, Scotland, Norway, and more were a highlight through the early 2000s. Please join us on November 18th and see Costa Rica’s wildlife with world traveler Professor Leavell. Our program will be held in the Duck Club at the SJWS in Irvine. The doors will open at 7:00 for refreshments and fellowship, and the meeting and program will begin at 7:30 pm. We hope you will join us.

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Conservation News Susan Sheakley, Conservation Chair OurnextConservationCommitteemeetingwillbeonNovember1st,at6:30PMintheLearningCenter.Ournext4thTuesdayConservationLecturewillbeonNovember22ndat7:30PMintheLearningCenter.Wehopetoseeyouthere.

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in the Learning Center, SJWS “UpdateontheWildlifeCorridor:One-yearCameraStudy”presented by Dr. Elisabeth Brown, Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. and “SavingBolsaChica–a short film” presented by Amigos de Bolsa Chica Please join us for our November '4th Tuesday' double feature. Our evening begins with an update by Dr. Elisabeth Brown on the Wildlife Corridor. Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. is planning a one-year wildlife monitoring study along the Coast to Cleveland Wildlife Corridor in the Irvine area. The study, which is funded by the City of Laguna Beach, is an opportunity to analyze animal movement near the corridor and understand whether animals are moving underneath the I-5 freeway. Laguna Greenbelt hopes to begin placing cameras in late October.

Studies of this kind typically produce reams of images, and Laguna Green-

belt will need volunteers to read the memory cards and enter the camera data in the online database. There's a good chance the start of grading on the long central reach of the corridor will be advanced a year and begin in 2017, providing more impetus to find and clear up pinch points and difficult under crossings in the other reaches.

The second part of the program will be the Amigos de Bolsa Chica's story of saving the Bolsa Chica. The Amigos are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. In 1976 a group of mothers, teachers, engineers, scientists, and students banded together with a mission to protect 2,000 acres in Huntington Beach from being developed. They didn't know they would spend the next forty years fighting to restore the Bolsa Chica, one of the largest preserved coastal wetlands in North America.

With just 10% of California's coastal wetlands remaining, the Amigos look back at how, despite many obstacles, a group of ordinary citizens succeeded in carrying out an extraordinary mission. After the 22-minute video, members of the Amigos, including Shirley Detloff, former coastal commissioner and mayor of Huntington Beach, will be on hand to conduct a Q&A session.

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Orange County Rarities by Doug Willick ToreportaRAREorUNUSUALbird,ortoreceivereportsfromotherbirdersaboutrareorunusualbirdsightingshereinOrangeCounty,sendanemailto:OrangeCountyBirding-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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The months of September and October generally are the peak of fall migration for landbird migrants in Southern California. This is also the time when the greatest volume of rarities generally turn up in the region, many of these being first-year birds (individuals which apparently haven’t acquired their normal migratory instincts). Here in Orange County a smattering of modest highlights kept things interesting through September, although there were no major standouts during the month, and even up through the first week of October. However, a major discovery was made on Oct. 8, when a Dusky Warbler was identified at Huntington Central Park (HCP; Roger Schoedl, Dorian Anderson, Brian Daniels). A first for OC, this migratory Old World warbler breeds in east Asia, and winters in southeast Asia. (Although there are superficial similarities, Old World warblers are actually not closely related to our North American “wood warblers”). Several Dusky Warblers have occurred in Alaska over the years, and there now have been at least ten documented in California, all during fall migration. This bird was well-documented by photos, but unfortunately was only seen by four or five birders that were present during the initial discovery (much to the disappointment of well over 100 birders that tried to refind it later that day, and the following one as well). During the Sea & Sage Audubon fall pelagic trip (out of Dana Point Harbor), Sept. 17, five Brown Boobies were again seen roosting on the oil platforms off Newport Beach, where a record 17 were first tallied in January 2015. Three Cattle Egrets on a jetty in Dana Point Harbor, Sept. 17, were unexpected, especially so for the location. During the last month, Pectoral Sandpiper was the only shorebird species of note reported in the county; although at least a few Pectorals are typically seen at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary (SJWS) each fall, a concentration of seven birds here on Sept. 23 (Ryan Winkleman) was a good count. A juvenile Sabine’s Gull was seen at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (BCER) 9 Oct. (Bettina Eastman). Quite unexpected, especially near the coast, was an apparent Zone-tailed Hawk at HCP, Sept. 24 (Danielle Martino). A Golden Eagle at Mason Regional Park (MRP), Oct. 5 (Rick Shearer), was interesting, being present on the coastal lowlands. A White-winged Dove at Harriett Wieder Regional Park (HWRP), Sept. 18 (R. Schoedl), was the second to occur in the county this season. A Tropical Kingbird was well-seen and photographed at HWRP, Sept. 17 (David Barton, Dick Barth). A Dusky Flycatcher carefully identified at HCP, Sept. 20-24 (Jim Pike), and again on Oct. 8-9+, was either a lingering

migrant, or possibly a bird attempting to winter at this location; in either case, in OC this Empidonax species is the rarest of the ones that occur regularly in California. A fairly cooperative Gray Flycatcher was at the Fairhaven Memorial Park (FMP), Sept. 27 (Doug Willick). A male Vermilion Flycatcher at the Navy Golf Course in Los Alamitos, Oct. 10 (Sheri Peterson), was away from sites where singles or pairs appear to have become resident. A Bell’s Vireo was identified again this fall at John Baca Park (R. Schoedl), where a bird has wintered for several consecutive years; another at HCP, Sept. 26 (Cris Whetstone), was an apparent fall migrant. A Plumbeous Vireo was reported from Yorba Regional Park (YRP), Sept. 30 (Brian Leatherman). A Bank Swallow at BCER, Sept. 20 (Don Hoechlin), was one of only two reported this fall. A Sage Thrasher was a nice find at HWRP, Sept. 24 (B. Daniels). Although rare warblers often take center stage at this time of year, during the last month there were only a few of the “rare-but-regulars”. Tennessee Warblers included one at Mile Square Regional Park (MSRP), Sept. 19 (J. Pike) and another at Laguna Niguel Regional Park (LNRP), Oct. 4-7 (Robert McNab). Only one Blackpoll Warbler was reported, with one at MRP, Sept. 20 (Zachary Perry). Black-and-white Warblers included singles at Bartlett Park, Sept. 21 (J. Pike); at HCP, Sept. 30-9 Oct.+ (D. Hoechlin); at YRP, Oct. 1-7 (Trish Gussler); and at LNRP, Oct. 1-12 (R. McNab). Four Palm Warblers included singles at LNRP, Oct. 1-7 (R. McNab); at MRP, Oct. 3-5 (Jeff Bray); at HCP, Oct. 4 (David Evans); and at the UCI Freshwater Marsh, Oct. 5 (Mark Kincheloe, Sharon Harrow). A Green-tailed Towhee was found in Silverado Canyon, Sept. 18 (Ryan Winkleman, J. Bray). Rare sparrows included a juvenile Black-throated Sparrow at SJWS, Sept. 21-24 (Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson, J. Bray, et al.); a Brewer’s Sparrow at SJWS, Sept. 25 (J. Bray); and up to three Vesper Sparrows at Irvine Regional Park, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 (J. Bray, T. Gussler). An adult male Summer Tanager was discovered at HCP, Oct. 9 (Tom Wurster, as well as by other birders searching for the Dusky Warbler). A Dickcissel was an unexpected find at FMP, Sept. 30 (Charles Baker). An apparent second-year male Orchard Oriole at MSRP, Sept. 23 and Oct. 3, was likely the same bird first seen here, this fall, on Sept. 9 (C. Whetstone, J. Bray, Bruce Aird). An Orchard Oriole in first-winter plumage wintered at this same location last year, and this is undoubtedly the same bird returned now for a second year.

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Audubon House Volunteers

We would like to thank the following people for helping to staff Audubon House in October and November: Sherry

Bass, Chris Byrd, Pat & Dick Cabe, Mary Converse, Fresia Escalona, John Hargrove, Ann Harmer, Lynne Hayes, Pat Heilig, Patti Henshaw, Sarah Jayne, Cailey Jonas, Nancy Kenyon, David Kramer, Lauretta Kyle, Joann Lemberger, Maya Matkin,

Joan McCauley, Bobbie Miller, Barbara Mitchell, Paula Monroe, Eunice Morita, Dagmar Muthamia, Kathy Nestell, JoAnn Nothhelfer, Roberta Ray, Barbara Reber, Annette Ritchie, Susan Sheakley, Bev Spring, Monte Taylor, Debby Thyssen, Beryl Vogel, and Pat Wells. OurVolunteersgreetvisitors,answerthephone,sellmerchandise,answerquestionsaboutbirds,checkoutbinoculars,etc.IfyouareinterestedinhelpingatAudubonHouse,pleasecallSusanSheakleyat949-552-5974.

News from our Bookstore

Our bookstore inside Audubon House is open daily from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. We accept credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, and American Express) with a $10 minimum purchase. The 2017 calendars are in stock (wall, engagement, page-a-day, tide line pockets). Be sure to shop at the Sea and Sage Bookstore and Gift Shop for your holiday gifts. Our book selection includes not only field guides on a variety of subjects, but books about gardening with native plants, understanding lives of bats, a wide selection of "light reads" by authors such as Pete Dunne, John Muir, etc. Check out the section "All Things S. CA." (from geology, birds, plants, Orange County parks, and more). Children's books include award winning titles, board books, coloring and sticker books. Shirts, caps, binocular straps, bird sounds worksheets with flash drives, jewelry, coffee mugs, hot pot holders, plush toys, puzzles and so much more are all available for your purchase. You won't leave empty-handed.

Audubon House Statistics compiledbyJoanMcCauley

In September, we had 280 visitors who signed our guest book inside Audubon House; 105 were Audubon members, 145 were non-members, and 30 didn‘t specify. 28 of the visitors were from states other than California and 17 visitors were from foreign countries.

We Need Your Help

With the high cost of postage the most cost efficient way for us to communicate with our members is through e-mail. Please help us by sending your e-mail address (If we don’t already have it). Include your name, zip code and e-mail address to: sea.sage.membership@gmail.com. Be assured we do not share, rent, or sell our members’ e-mail addresses; your e-mail will be used for Sea and Sage Audubon business only. Let’s use our precious dollars for conservation, not postage. Thanks.

—JimKissinger,MembershipChair

Remember to Recycle! Did you miss the 4th Tuesday talk by Mike

Carey on recycling? Let me share a couple of my “take-aways” from the talk. More in future Tattlers as space permits. —SusanSheakley,ConservationChair

PANCAKE BREAKFAST – Oct. 29 at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine

Saturday, Oct. 29th – 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. We’ve got a great menu of pancakes and sausages cooked outdoors, along with fresh fruit, orange juice, plenty of hot coffee, and milk for the kids. The Duck Club, where most people will be eating, will be gaily decorated. Be sure to check the tempting array of used books for sale and see the chapter displays. Again we will raffle gift certificates. Optics4Birding will be displaying the latest in birding optics on the Duck Club back porch and Wild Birds Unlimited will be out front to answer all your questions about feeding birds, and will have lots of bird feeders & seed for sale. Audubon House will be open for those who want to view the displays or browse through the book & gift store for early Christmas presents. After breakfast, we’ll have guided bird walks around the ponds. We do hope you will join us for this festive event! Call Audubon House for reservations (949-261-7963).

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NTake-away #1 – The plastic caps on recyclable plastic bottles are made of a plastic that is not readily recyclable. Take-away #2 – Many plastic caps end up floating in our oceans and are mistaken for food by birds and other animals. For example, the Laysan Albatross, which skims the surface for food items, picks up a lot of floating plastic that is fed to its young. The young cannot ingest the plastic nor regurgitate it. As a result, they die of starvation. Guest speaker at a prior ‘4th Tuesday’, Captain Moore of the Algalita Foundation, told us, “We need to put a leash on these caps.” Certainly, something needs to be done! Mike says, “Take just one small step to be part of the solution.”

November Field Trips Nancy Kenyon, Field Trip Chair Fortripupdates&additionaltripinformation,checkourchapterwebpageat:http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org.Tripsmarkedwithan® requireadvancereservations.Questionsaboutfieldtrips?ContactNancyKenyon,FieldTripChair,at949-786-3160ornancykenyon@cox.net

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Laguna Niguel Regional Park Wed, November 2nd – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Join us for a morning of birding at Laguna Niguel Reg. Park at 7:30 am. This park attracts a wide variety of birds due to the irrigated park vegetation and lake. We will look for early winter migrants as well as resident species. Directions: Take the Santa Ana Frwy (5) to the La Paz Road off-ramp. Head west 4 miles to the park entrance. Be prepared to pay the $5 entrance fee if you donʼt have a county parks pass. Meet at the Shelter #3 parking lot at the far end of the park where there is ample parking and a nearby restroom. (Ask for directions to Shelter 3 at the park entrance kiosk if you think you will need help finding it.) The park is located at 28241 La Paz Road in Laguna Niguel Leader: Diane Etchison Monthly Wildlife Walk at the SJWS Sat, November 5th - 9:00 to 10:30 am We’ll be exploring the birds, plants, and creatures of the marsh on this wildlife walk at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Meet in front of Audubon House at 9:00 am for a 1½ hour nature walk. See page 7 for directions. (For group tours, contact Jay Miller at 949-707-1287.) Leaders: Audubon Naturalists The Morro Bay Trip is full. Monthly Bird Walk at the SJWS Sun, November 13th - 8:00 am to 12 noon Join us for a bird walk around the ponds of the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine at 8:00 am. The shorebirds, ducks, and grebes are now back, and many of the other wintering birds have arrived. The walk, which is open to birders of all ages, will meet by the front porch of Audubon House. Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult. (Directions to the SJWS are on page 7.) Leader: Chris Obaditch Upper Newport Bay by pontoon boat Wed, Nov. 16 & Dec. 21 - 8:15 am to 11:00 ® Join us for the rare chance of birding the Upper Newport Bay from the deck of a pontoon boat. Spotting birds from the water offers one a different perspective and the birds seem to view us differently also. Trip duration is 2½ hrs. Trips are limited to 15 persons and there is a $10 trip fee per person payable in cash on the morning of the outing. Advance reservations are necessary; contact Nancy

Kenyon to reserve a seat on the boat. Directions will be provided to those with reservations. Leader: Nancy Kenyon 949-786-3160; nancykenyon@cox.net

Bolsa Chica Bird Walk Thurs, November 17th - 8:00 am to 12 noon Join Vic Leipzig for a bird walk at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Come prepared for a great morning of birding to check out the wintering birds. Bring binoculars, a field guide and a scope if you have one. We will meet at Harriet Wieder Park in the lot off Garfield. Directions: From Pacific Coast Hwy, turn inland on Seapoint Ave. Follow Seapoint to its terminus at the corner of Garfield. Continue straight across Garfield into Harriett Wieder Reg. Park where there is plenty of free parking. Follow the drive lane (shown on some maps as Overlook Drive) about 1/4 mile to its end and park. Leader: Vic Leipzig

Upper Newport Bay Bird Walk Sun, November 27th - 8:00 am to 11:30 am Join Mark Kincheloe for a monthly bird walk at Upper Newport Bay to check out the wintering shorebirds, ducks, grebes, herons & egrets, etc. that frequent the bay. Bring your binoculars, a field guide, and a scope if you have one. Directions: We will meet in the Big Canyon parking lot in Newport Beach. This is easily reached from Jamboree. Take San Joaquin Hills Road west toward the bay where it intersects with Back Bay Drive. Turn right on Back Bay Drive and follow it to the Big Canyon parking lot on your left. Leader: Mark Kincheloe Plan Ahead for Next Months CBC’s Although the Christmas Bird Counts are not, technically, field trips, they do constitute one of the highlights of any birder’s season. Information on the counts is on our Sea and Sage webpage and will be in the next Tattler. Dates are: Sat, Dec. 17 – South County CBC Sun, Dec. 18 – (Northeastern County) Inland CBC Sun, Jan. 01 – Coastal CBC Check out the info, mark your calendar, and contact the Area Leader or Count Coordinator of the count(s) you wish to participate in. Many of us Area Leaders are already planning for the count and lining up birders to help, so it’s not too early to think about this and let the count leader know you want to support our chapter and join in the fun. Nancy Kenyon

Education News Trude Hurd, Project Director of Education For information about our Education Program, please visit our chapter webpage at: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/Education/Education.html

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Welcome New Naturalists for Outdoor Adventures

Outdoor Adventures is now in its 24th year at the beautiful San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Through-out the years, school children have prepared for their field trip by studying a wetland bird and watching an urban runoff presentation to learn how their actions affect water runoff from their schools and homes. At the wetland, these children “ooh and aah” as they encounter wild birds in the ponds and live macroinvertebrates under the microscopes. Their curiosity about nature grows during their Outdoor Adventures experience. They learn that natural habitats are important for wildlife and for us! We have been able to offer this science discovery program for a variety of reasons: dedicated education staff, a generous anonymous foundation and other funders, and our wonderful talented volunteer naturalists. This fall, ten new recruits took our three training classes led by Project Director of Education Trude Hurd and Education Assistant Deborah Brin. These new volunteers arrived with a diversity of backgrounds: parent of two of our summer camp children, UCI professor of ecology, recent immigrant from Denmark, physician, paramedic, veterinarian, marine science instructor, and a Sea and Sage board member. These new naturalists are not new to nature. Many fell in love with nature at an early age through their parents, camping, Yosemite, scouting, fishing, berry picking, catching bugs, roaming the family farm, and more. They have taken birding classes by Sylvia Gallagher and Vic Leipzig. They are naturalists with the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, Orange County Zoo, and Bowers Museum. They are involved with scouting, bluebird nestbox program, and public libraries. I am inspired by each of them! We want to ensure that today’s youth have similar experiences in nature since they will become future stewards of the environment. Having dedicated, enthusiastic naturalists who are willing to share their love of nature with children is vital to make this happen. We welcome these ten wonderful people to Outdoor Adventures: Darrel Airhart, Lynda Armbruster, Lee Avallone, Rudi Berkelhamer, Amanda Gaskin, Courtney Hunt, Mette Olsen, Barbara Meade, Susan Sheakley, and Stephanie Tanton. We also welcome Jennifer Phillips who will help Deborah Brin collect live pond samples before the tours. Thank you for joining us for outdoor adventures at the wetland!

Sponsor a School Bus We are even closer to our goal of $4,000 for school bus donations as a result of chapter members who responded to our request in the October Wandering Tattler. We have now received $3,285! Many thanks to school bus fund donors in October: Sherry Bass, Christine Dickey, Nancy Fernandez, Kate Grabenstein, and Ramona Richardson. We still need to raise the rest of the funds. Will you help pay for a school bus to make outdoor science possible for inner city school children? Costs vary depending on time and distance to the marsh but most bus trips average $200. However, any amount that you can donate will help our scholarship fund! Please send your donation (check payable to Sea and Sage Audubon) to School Bus Fund, Sea and Sage Audubon Society, 5 Riparian View, Irvine CA 92612. If you have any questions, please contact Trude Hurd. Thank you for your support! Updating our Nature Kits for Loan Sea and Sage Audubon’s Education Committee is in the process of reviewing and updating our six Nature Discovery Kits for Loan. Most people who borrow the kits really like the specimens and hands-on materials. Our resource guidebook however needs a facelift for each kit. So Debby Hays, Carolyn Noble, and Linda Thomas have begun making sure that the kits on Reptiles & Amphibians, Songbird Nests, and Butterflies & Moths have the most current educational and biologically accurate information. Thank you to these dedicated Sea and Sage Audubon educators!

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Tattler Subscriptions

Non-Audubon members or members from other Audubon chapters who wish to subscribe to our chapter newsletter, may do so for $14.00 per year. Make check payable to “Sea and Sage Audubon” and mail to: Tattler Subscriptions, 32 Almond Tree Ln, Irvine CA 92612

Go Paperless! Sign up to receive your newsletter via email — get your issues faster, help save natural resources, reduce waste, and help our chapter save money! You can read it online or print out the pages you need to refer to more frequently. It is in pdf format and will look and print exactly like the original ones. Photos will be in color. Send an e-mail to nancykenyon@cox.net to start your paper-free Tattler delivery today! (offer good only for chapter members in good standing)

Remember Us in Your

Will or Trust Please remember to include “Sea and Sage Audubon Society” by name (tax ID#23-7003681) in your will or trust.

Directions

to Audubon House, our Chapter Meetings & the San Joaquin

Wildlife Sanctuary Our entrance is now from Campus Dr., not Michelson

From the San Diego Fwy (405): Exit on Jamboree, south toward Newport Beach. At the 1st signal, Michelson, turn left. Continue on Michelson (past the old entrance to the SJWS) to the 5th signal which is Harvard and turn right. Drive to University & turn right. Drive to Campus Drive & turn right. Stay in the far right lane and immediately turn right onto Riparian View which will enter the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. The entrance road is marked by a green sign. If you miss the turn and reach Carlson, turn right and go around the block again to Harvard. The sanctuary is open every day from dawn until dusk.

Audubon House

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Do you want to join National Audubon and Sea and Sage? Use the membership form at the bottom of this page. An Individual Membership or a Family Membership is only $20. Sea & Sage receives 100% of a chapter generated new member’s dues for the first year. Mail the form and your check - payable to National Audubon Society - to Sea and Sage Audubon, PO Box 5447, Irvine CA 92616. If you want to use a credit card for your membership payment, go online to: http://www.audubon.org/membership If you have questions, please contact Membership Chair, Jim Kissinger, at membership@seaandsageaudubon.org

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Audubon Membership Application We invite you to become a member of the National Audubon Society and the Sea and Sage Audubon chapter. Members receive the AUDUBON magazine as well as the WANDERING TATTLER newsletter. NEW MEMBERSHIP is $20 for an individual or for a family. (The membership is good for one year.) To join: Complete the form below & mail it along with your payment to: Sea and Sage Audubon, PO Box 5447, Irvine CA 92616 Make your check payable to: NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. Pleasepaybycheckonly;donotsendcash.Or, go online to: http://www.audubon.org/membership (Our chapter code is C15) To renew membership: renew directly with National Audubon by direct mail or online: https://secure.audubon.org/site/Donation2?df_id=9433&9433.donation=form1 (Renewals are $20 per year.) Name ___________________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip ____________________________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________________________________ E-mail ___________________________________________________________________

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BOARD MEMBERS Executive Committee: President ........................... Vic Leipzig ................... 714-848-5394 Vice President ................... Doug Lithgow .............. 714-962-4145 Secretary ........................... Chris Byrd ................... 714-639-0967 Treasurer ........................... Kate Grabenstein ........ 714-540-6768 Director 2017 ..................... Claire Readey ............. 949-679-7167 Director 2017 ..................... Chris Johnson ............. 714-528-9928 Director 2018 ..................... Gail Richards ............... 714-267-2420 Director 2018 ..................... Ralph Sugg ................. 949-855-6575 Director 2019 ..................... Star Howard ................ 949-770-3177 Director 2019 ..................... Joan McCauley ........... 949-642-1938 Past President ................... Bruce Aird ................... 949-458-1520 Committee Chairpersons: Audubon House .................... Susan Sheakley .......... 949-552-5974 Audubon House Vol. (temporary) Susan Sheakley ......... 949-552-5974 Bird Information ................. Sylvia Gallagher .......... 714-962-8990 Christmas Bird Counts ...... Steve Alter ................... 714-669-9482 Conservation ..................... Susan Sheakley .......... 949-552-5974 Counsel ............................. Sean Sherlock ............. 714-427-7036 Development ..................... Cheryl Thomas ............ 949-294-2275 Education .......................... Carolyn Noble ............. 714-731-9091 Events ............................... Mary Joseph ................ 714-848-8362 Exhibits .............................. Mary Joseph ................ 714-848-8362 Field Trips .......................... Nancy Kenyon ............. 949-786-3160 Finance ............................. Hal Sheakley ............... 949-552-5974 Membership ...................... Jim Kissinger ............... 949-713-1148 Newsletter Editor ............... Nancy Kenyon ............. 949-786-3160 Orange County Spring Count .... Darrell Wilson .............. 949-559-4542 Partners in Flight ............... Janet & Al Baumann ... 949-859-5081 Programs ........................... Doug Lithgow .............. 714-962-4145 Publicity ............................. Susan Kramer ............. 714-240-6678 Raptor Research ............... Scott Thomas .............. 949-293-2915 Science ............................. Amber Heredia ............ 714-812-2430 SJWS Liaison .................... Chris Obaditch ............ 949-640-7234 Social Media ...................... Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson.949-413-0297 Starr Ranch/Envir. Liaison Pete DeSimone ........... 949-858-0309 Webmaster ........................ Nancy Kenyon ............. 949-786-3160 Webpage: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org

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AUDUBON HOUSE ...... .............................. 949-261-7963

STAFF Marsh Education Project Director Trude Hurd ................ 949-261-7964 Education Assistant ......................... Deborah Brin ............. 949-261-7964 Sales Manager .................... Debby Thyssen ......... 949-261-7963 Administrative Aide ............. Rebecca Craft ........... 949-261-7963

OTHER CONTACTS Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center – for injured or sick birds and other native wild animals in need of help (corner of Newland & PCH in HB) 714-374-5587. http://www.wwccoc.org/ Call Songbird Care & Education Center for injured or sick native songbirds. 714-964-0666. www.songbirdcareandeducation.org

SCHEDULE OF CHAPTER ACTIVITIES November 2016 01 Tues Conservation Committee Meeting .................. 6:30 pm 02 Wed Laguna Niguel Regional Park bird walk ......... 8:00 am 4-6 Fr-Su Morro Bay field trip ® - Full ........................... 2:45 pm 05 Sat Monthly Wildlife Walk at the SJWS ................ 9:00 am 08 Tues Board Meeting . .............................................. 7:00 pm 13 Sun Monthly bird walk at the SJWS ...................... 8:00 am 16 Wed UNB by pontoon boat ® ................................. 8:15 am 17 Thurs Bolsa Chica bird walk ..................................... 8:00 am 18 Fri GENERAL MEETING at the Duck Club ......... 7:30 pm 22 Tues 4th Tues. Conservation Lecture ...................... 7:30 pm 27 Sun Monthly bird walk at Upper Newport Bay ....... 8:00 am December 2016 03 Sat Seal Beach NWR ® - Full ............................. 7:30 am 03 Sat Monthly Wildlife Walk at the SJWS ................ 9:00 am 06 Tues Conservation Committee Meeting .................. 6:30 pm 07 Wed Dana Point Headlands & Harbor bird walk .... 8:00 am 11 Sun Monthly bird walk at the SJWS ...................... 8:00 am 13 Tues Board Meeting . .............................................. 7:00 pm 16 Fri NO GENERAL MEETING this month ......................... 17 Sat South County Christmas Bird Count ........................... 18 Sun NE (Inland) Christmas Bird Count ............................... 21 Wed UNB by pontoon boat ® ................................ 8:15 am 25 Sun No Monthly bird walk in UNB this month ..................... January 2017 01 Sun Coastal Christmas Bird Count .....................................

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