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SUMMARY:Coastal Clean-up Day Saturday\, September 20th from 9:00 - 12:00 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Join our Coastal Clean-up Team Captain\, Betty Labastida for a fun morning helping to clean-up Napa Creek in downtown Napa. You may even have a chance to see the beavers that are building their dam nearby! Betty will be there with equipment to help\, but wear work clothes\, bring work gloves and lend her a hand at the corner of Main Street and Pearl in the small parking lot.  For more information on Napa RCD’s Coastal Clean-up day visit: https://naparcd.org/events/cleanup2025/ .
URL:https://napasolanobirds.org/calendar/coastal-clean-up-day-saturday-september-20th-from-900-1200-noon/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Weekly Walks with Andrew Ford Start-up on Saturday\, September 6th\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our 1st Weekly Bird Walk of the Fall will begin at Kennedy Park in Napa at 8:00 a.m. Andrew sent out an eBlast describing this week’s walk . If you did not receive an eBlast and are already signed up\, don’t forget to check your Spam folder. If you would like to receive Field Trip eBlasts\, you may sign up on our Home Page by clicking on the green Activity Sign-up Button at the top of the page. \nDescription: \nKennedy Park is paved road with parks and trees tracing the course of the Napa River as it meanders its way into the Bay. Marshes line the exterior boundaries of the park. Napa College forms its eastern border and a golf course to the south. We explore the many aspects of the park. We are likely to see Western Gull\, California Gull\, Black-Crowned Night-Heron\, Western Bluebird\, Song Sparrow\, Common Yellowthroat\, Snowy Egret\, Great Egret\, American Avocet\, Black-Necked Stilt and a plethora of waterfowl and shorebirds in the mudflats. Black Rail is an uncommon\, but not unheard of\, addition in the marshes. Osprey\, White-Tailed Kite\, Northern Harrier\, Red-Tailed Hawk and Red-Shouldered Hawk patrol the skies and marshes. Great-Horned Owl sometimes hang out in the redwoods. On rare occasions\, Bald Eagle has been observed on the River.\n\nBirdwatchers should be meet at the furthest parking lot near the boat launch no later than 08:10 a.m.
URL:https://napasolanobirds.org/calendar/weekly-walks-with-andrew-ford-start-up-on-saturday-september-6th-2025/
LOCATION:John F. Kennedy Park\, 3291 Streblow Drive\, Napa\, CA\, 94503\, United States
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SUMMARY:Winged Migration Festival - Friday\, January 30 - Sunday\, February 1 - Mare Island
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URL:https://napasolanobirds.org/calendar/winged-migration-festival-friday-january-30-sunday-february-1-mare-island/
LOCATION:Mare Island\, 34 Nimitz Avenue\, Vallejo\, CA\, 94592
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250911T190000
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SUMMARY:The Biggest Week in American Birding - Fall Monthly Speaker Series Returns Thursday\, Sept. 11 at 7:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:  \nNapa Solano Audubon’s monthly speaker series returns on Thursday\, September 11\, 7:00 PM\, at the Napa Valley Lutheran Church. We hope that you join us to kick off another season on birding adventures with NSAS. \nThe Biggest Week is one of the largest birding festivals in the U.S. held in early May just East of Toledo on the shores of Lake Erie. This annual Festival draws upwards of 10\,000 birders from around the country. Northern Ohio is considered by some to be the “warbler capital of the world” as thousands of migrating warblers land on the shores of Lake Erie to refuel\, before crossing this great expanse of water and continuing on their journey North. The heart of the festival happens at Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s Magee Marsh Board Walk\, a 2.5 mile path through the shoreline marsh. Magee is unique in that the high water table keeps most trees at shortened heights\, providing more exceptional views of our spring migrants. This\, coupled with the fact that early May is when most trees are just beginning to bud\, before leaves make viewing more challenging\, is why the Biggest Week is so exciting. During this year’s 9-day festival at the Boardwalk\, along with a number of local area hotspots\, birders observed 243 species including 36 North American Warblers. \nAbout the Presenter: \nMark has been the President of our Chapter\, Napa-Solano Audubon\, for the past 5 years. He began birding in the 4th grade and his birding knowledge expanded dramatically when his family moved to Ithaca\, NY where he birded regularly with his mentor\, Dr. Arthur Allen\, founder of Cornell’s Laboratory of Ornithology and other leading experts from the Lab. During college he worked summers at Sapsucker Wood’s and for the Massachusetts Audubon Society before heading west and directing Environmental Education Programs at Foresta Institute in Washoe Valley\, Nevada. After a career of more than 30 years in public education in Benicia and Napa Valley schools\, he is enjoying retirement. When Mark’s son\, Lucas\, caught the “Birding Bug\,” Mark turned from his passion for portrait and landscape photography to focus on birds. With Lucas\, he has traveled to every corner of California\, Arizona\, Texas\, Ohio\, Florida\, and Costa Rica observing and photographing birds. This Spring\, after previously attending the Biggest Week 8 years ago with Lucas\, Mark returned to the festival with his brother Tom and our very own Tom Slyker and took hundreds of photos of Ohio’s migrants and resident birds. He is excited to share his experiences with our community and his friends from Napa-Solano Audubon.
URL:https://napasolanobirds.org/calendar/the-biggest-week-in-american-birding-nsas-monthly-speaker-series-returns-sept-11/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Lutheran Church\, 1796 Elm St.\, Napa\, CA 94558\, 94558
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Coastal Clean-up Day - Saturday\, September 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Napa RCD’s Coastal Clean-up Day – Saturday\, September 20 from 9:00 a.m. – Noon!\nJoin our Team Captain\, Betty Labastida\, and become a part of our efforts to clean up our section of Napa Creek.  Help Betty and our volunteers clean-up our section of Napa Creek at the corner of Main and Pearl Streets in downtown Napa. \nWhat to Expect: When you arrive\, check in with the Site Captains\, verify liability forms\, get materials\, and collect waste you find within your site boundaries.\n\nWhat to Bring: If you’ve got them\, bring gloves\, a trash grabber\, and a bucket. Don’t have those things? Just bring yourself- we’ll have materials to share. Bring your own water bottle.\nWhat to Wear: sturdy shoes\, long pants\, layers appropriate for the weather\, sun protection\nFor more information\, visit: https://naparcd.org/events/cleanup2025/
URL:https://napasolanobirds.org/calendar/coastal-clean-up-day-saturday-september-20th-from-900-a-m-to-1200-noon/
LOCATION:Napa Creek 1245 Main St\, Napa\, CA 94558\, 1245 Main St\, Napa\, CA\, 94558
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SUMMARY:NSAS' September Monthly Field Trip to Rio Lindo Adventist Academy Sunday\, Sept. 21st at 6:15 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Where: 6:15 PM\, Rio Lindo Adventist Academy\, 3200 Rio Lindo Ave.\, Healdsburg\, CA. For those driving separately meet at the gate and either call the office to gain entrance or wait for the group to arrive. \nHistory: Vaux’s Swifts have been roosting in the Rio Lindo Adventist Academy chimney since 1989\, the first year the school’s boiler wasn’t producing steam year-round. The chimney is still used in the winter when the boiler generates heat for the school campus\, but that’s after the fall swift migration has finished. The first small groups of migrating birds usually appear in mid-August. Vaux’s Swifts use the chimney on the campus as a roosting site on their stop-over during fall migration. Numbers vary daily into the thousands\, but begin to peak around September 20. In an average year\, the count peaks between 5\,000 and 10\,000 birds for a few evenings. The highest numbers that have been observed were in 2015 when a couple of evenings the estimate was between 35\,000 and 40\,000 swifts. The Swifts enter the chimney at dusk in a Whirlwind-like Vortex. It has been described as one of the 7 Wonders of the Birding World! For more information visit: Vaux’s Swift Migration – RioLindoAdventistAcademy. \nRide-sharing: Those wishing to carpool meet in Napa in the River Park Shopping Center on Imola Ave.\, Napa\, in front of the Grocery Outlet at 5:00 PM.  Please do not park immediately in front of the store\, rather use the spaces farther away from the entrance doors. \nWhat to Bring: Often visitors bring food (dinner) to enjoy while viewing the swifts.  The campus is a Seventh Day Adventist Academy so no adult beverages or substances (tobacco\, vaping\, etc.) Please respect these restrictions as there will be student\, faculty\, and other visitors present. Bring a chair as we will be viewing for an extended period in one place. Spotting scopes\, binoculars\, cameras\, appropriate clothing.  \nPlease Register for this Field Trip by Clicking on this Link: NSAS Field Trip Registration for Rio Lindo Adventist Academy Swift Migration
URL:https://napasolanobirds.org/calendar/nsas-september-monthly-field-trip-to-rio-lindo-adventist-academy-sunday-sept-21st-at-615-p-m/
LOCATION:Rio Lindo Adventist Academy\, 3200 Rio Lindo Ave.\, Healdsburg\, CA\, 95448\, United States
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Purple Martins in California - Status and Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Biologist and ornithologist Dan Ariola will discuss the unique life history of this largest North American swallow\,\ndifferences between the eastern and western subspecies\, current threats they face. He’ll present an overview of the status and conservation issues facing the species in California. He will also provide preliminary results of the 2025 statewide Purple Martin breeding population survey.  \nJoin us on Thursday\, October 9 at the Benicia Public Library\, 150 East L Street\, Benicia\, at 7:00 PM.  The event is free and open to the public. 
URL:https://napasolanobirds.org/calendar/speaker-series-purple-martins-in-california-status-and-conservation/
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