Special Letter to SAS Membership regarding Christian Cooper's experience birding. Here
Inaugrual Black Birders Week May 31- June 5th - for activities visit this link
Earth Day is everyday. Take action to show you care!!!
Special to our Community
Sheltered at Home: Resources for Adults and Kids
From Audubon Caifornia - Learn How to do a Bird Sit!
How young people can stay connected to nature in their neighborhood - From the Nature Bowl Event Coordinator at CA Fish and Wildlife.
More from California Audubon
1. Next General Meeting - Sept. 2020 Meetings are at Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Meetings
Meeting Notice: With the uncertainty regarding the Coronavirus situation, our April and May general meetings are cancelled. Meetings will, hopefully, resume in Sept.
Board Meetings are also cancelled until futher notice.
2. Upcoming Trips -
Due to the continuing coronavirus threat, SAS is not offering field trips for the month of June. It is not clear when they will be resumed, so please check the SAS website and Facebook page as they will reflect future field trips as soon as they are scheduled once again.
3. Other Birding Trips of Interest - These are not Sacramento Aubudon field trips, but are great opportunities for birders and are all family-friendly. Trips at Effie Yeaw - check their website for cancellations and updates.
4. Recent Sightings - Check which unusual birds have been seen in the past few months - here
5. Latest Observer newsletter is here: Jan 2020 Feb 2020 March 2020 April 2020 May 2020 pg. 5 includes Shelter at Home Message, June 2020
6. Tree Swallow Box Monitoring need for Volunteers March-July 2020 - here
7. Breeding Bird Atlas Announcement - here
8. Support Sac Audubon when you shop on Amazon Smile. Designate Sacramento Audubon as your charity.
9. Environmental Lawsuit challenging Elk Grove Sphere of Influence Conservation
10. New editon recently released Area Bird Book - 150 Birds of California's Great Valley by ARNHA Books. Details here
11. Nest Boxes for the Sacramento area - here
12. Spreading the Birding Word.... - here
13. See Rim Fire Timber Production and Habitat Regeneration Controversy Action Alerts
14. South Sacramento Open Land Plan Conservation
15. Interested in preventing birds from hitting windows? - here
16. Short Eared Owl Survey: Citizen Scientists needed Volunteer Opportunities
17. New! Family Resources for Outdoor Activities! Programs
18. Action Alert regarding 2019 bird and habitat protection and the Endangered Species Act. Action Alerts
19. How to Attract Hummingbirds Garden Habitats
20. Young students discover resource emphasizing the health benefits of bird watching. Family Resources
21. Ready to volunteer to help birds and their habitat in many possible ways? Membership
22. Natural High: Why Birdsong is the Best Antidote to Our Stressful Lives. - here
23. Eco Ideas to reduce plastic use. - here
24. Sacramento Audubon Grants and Donations. Information
25. Want to know how Sacramento Audubon got started and who the major players were? Archive
26. Are you an artist with a focus on birds? There is an upcoming exhibition at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek. This juried and invitational show will be on view July 12 – September 13, and is dedicated to birds in all of their beauty. The call for art submissions is currently open, and closes on May 9th, 2020. You don't need to be an artist to view this show, so you may want to make a plan to get out for a viewing of Bird, Nest, Nature. More information for submission of artwork here.
27. Sandhill Crane Festival cancelled for Nov. 6-8, 2020. Notification here.
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