Announcements, Events, & Education

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Announcements & Events

The most recent items are now placed at the top of the list and are no longer sorted by date or type (it took too long to do so).

• Sea and Sage Audubon will be hosting a children's nature camp for Easter Vacation at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary from April 17 to April 21.  The camp is open to children 6 - 12 years old (grades 1 through 6) and there will be concurrent sessions for the younger and older children.  There will be a different activity featured each day:  birds of prey, insects, songbirds, bats, reptiles and amphibians.  Activities will include keeping a journal for the week, field sketching, microscopes, tracking, etc.  The adult to child ratio will be 1 to 6.  Please call Audubon House at 949-261-7963 for details.
• The Sea and Sage Audubon BIRDATHON Teams are looking for SPONSORS.  This money goes to a good cause and sponsorship of a team or teams begins at the bargain basement price of a penny a bird and goes up as your pocket book dictates.  Every cent counts.  Sea and Sage shares their donations with Audubon's Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary in Orange County.  The remaining funds are used to defray costs of the Chapter's ongoing projects, educational activities and field trips.  Leave a message for Bruce Aird at Audubon House or e-mail Bruce at baaird@earthlink.net.
• On Wednesday, March 29,  7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dick Purvis will be presenting a hands on workshop on building bird houses.  Dick, Orange County's expert on Western Bluebirds, has wonderful experience in this field .  The workshop will be held at the Duck Club at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.  Call Audubon House at 949-261-7963 to sign up.  The fee is $l0.00 for the lecture, $15.00 for the lecture and your own birdhouse.  Bring your own hammer.
• Throughout the month of April Sea and Sage Audubon will be sponsoring a number of activities in association with BIRDATHON.  These will include owl banding and raptor banding field trips and field trips to little known or infrequently visited locations in Orange County where annually occurring but rarely seen high altitude birds can sometimes be found.  Call Audubon House between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to get dates, times, fees and sign up to join in.
• Sea and Sage Audubon is looking for Birdathon sponsors and participants.  Birdathon is Audubon's yearly fund raiser.  If you would like to participate on a team, participate as an individual or act as a sponsor call Audubon House and leave a message for Bruce Aird or e-mail Bruce at baaird@earthlink.net.
• On Wednesday, May 17 Sea and Sage Audubon will sponsor a Discover Bats field trip at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.  The time is 1/2 hours before sunset.  For information call Audubon House at 949-261-7963.

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Educational Programs

• Birding Courses. Sylvia Gallagher teaches birding courses in Huntington Beach. Details are available from Audubon House (949-261-7963) or Sylvia (714-962-8990).
• Birding Courses. Victor Leipzig teaches birding courses through Irvine Valley College. Call Irvine Valley College (949-451-5220) or Vic for details (714-848-5394).
• Bird Banding Courses. Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary (949-858-0309) offers bird banding courses.
• Slide Shows. Sea and Sage Audubon has just completed a slide show, complete with speaker, that is available for civic and club and adult educational events within the Orange County community and surrounding areas. For information one should leave a message for Bruce Aird @ 949-261-7963.
• Science Study Boxes. Sea and Sage Audubon has available "science" study boxes that can be geared for students from K - 9. Each "science" box covers a specific natural history topic such as amphibians, birds, bats, insects, reptiles, etc. The boxes contain all materials to completely cover the topic for classroom instruction including handouts, specimens, reference books, bibliography and an instructor's manual for teaching that topic. We ask for a deposit on the box that is refundable when it is returned. Details can be obtained by calling Audubon House (949-261-7963).
• Volunteers Needed. Sea & Sage Audubon Society seeks volunteers to lead weekday tours for elementary school children at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, a freshwater marsh in Irvine. Call Trude Hurd at the Audubon House at (949-262-7963).

Revised 25 March 2000.