Chapter Year Report

General Meeting

Russian River Water Wrangling

October Birding

Bird Walk Reports

Observations

Backyard Birding:
Water Gardening for Birds, Part One

Pee Wee Update

Related Activites

Eagle Feathers-a Legal Flap

North Coast Birds on Tape

British Birders for Corks

Protecting Coastal Rocks, Islets

New Edition of Field Guide

Magazines Benefit Audubon

Related Activities

"Fall Migration of Birds," a course taught by John Klobas at Sonoma State University, begins October 14. The class meets nine times through December 11, alternating Thursday evening lectures with Saturday field trips. For information, phone John at 823-4185.

Pelagic Trip with Yolo, October 16. Yolo Audubon Society invites Madrone members to join its pelagic trip to the Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary with Mollymawk Offshore Adventures (Dan Nelson). Cost is $65 per person. For information, call (916) 452-9801

Leveque Lecture, October 29, 7 PM. Annual Peter Leveque Natural History Lecture, "Alaska's Aleutian Islands, A Natural History," by Dr. Edward West, Research Zoologist with The Nature Conservancy. Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall,Santa Rosa Junior College.

Monterey Bay Bird Festival, October 1 to 3, Moss Landing. Phone (831) 728-728-3890; esf@elkhornslough.org.

Bodega Marine Laboratory 10th Anniversary, Sunday, October 3. Celebration of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. For details, please phone the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association, (415) 561-6625.

Native Plant Sale, October 9, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Includes special selection of habitat plants for birds and butterflies. Sponsored by California Native Plant Society, Milo Baker Chapter.

Central Coast Birding Rally, October 15-17, Lompoc. Sponsored by La Purisma Audubon Society, PO Box 2045, Lompoc 93438; http://members.wbs.net/homepages/b/i/r/birdchat.html.

Central Valley Birding Symposium, November 18-21, Radisson Hotel, Stockton. For details, phone (209) 462-5490 or email Frances Oliver: ffoliver@ucdavis.edu.