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Tucson Audubon Society
April 25, 2024
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Welcome, , to Tucson Audubon's weekly update.
Jim Burns' photo of a Painted Bunting reminds us that when it comes to birds, just about anything can show up just about anywhere. Many of you have not seen Painted Buntings in southeast Arizona, but a few do come here. They are seen mostly in August and September, during the period when they disperse from their breeding areas but before going south for the winter.
As you disperse from your summer haunts, don't forget to keep birding. Enjoy the regular birds in our midst and be open to the bird that surprises!
Enjoy this weekly update and, as always, contact us with your questions.
Kendall Kroesen, e-News editor, 520-209-1806
Living With Nature Monthly Program Kicks Off New Season
SAVE THE DATE | Monday, September 12, 2016 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Tucson
Audubon Society invites you to join us for the launch of our 2016-2017
Living With Nature Monthly Program in Tucson, a free series for the
public designed to entertain, inform, and educate.
Join us for WORDS ON WATER: A Literary Celebration of the San Pedro with esteemed authors Alison Hawthorne Deming, Richard Shelton, and Ken Lamberton who
will all be introduced by their friend and colleague, Robert Houston. This will
take place at Pima Community College's downtown campus. A campus map is available here, and is important to
reference as Speedway Blvd is under construction.
Listen to them read excerpts from their own writings that relate to the San Pedro and our beautiful surroundings. Afterwards please join us for light refreshments while the authors will sign their books.
Although this event is free we would appreciate an RSVP.
Amethyst Room, Pima Community College, Downtown Campus
1255 N. Stone Avenue (corner of Speedway Blvd.)
OTHER LIVING WITH NATURE PROGRAMS COMING UP:
October 1, Green Valley
Planning a Colorado Grouse Trip Without a Guide
October 24, Tucson
Topic TBD with John Yerger
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival: Thank You!
A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the Sixth Annual Southeast Arizona Birding Festival!
A special shout out to our amazing volunteers, there were 74 of you and we could not have had such a successful event without your support!
Here are some fun stats. We:
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welcomed over 265 registered attendees (along with more who showed up during Festival time) to the workshops, social hours, evening dinners, vendor area and of course the sold out field trips!
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led 36 field trips showcasing our beautiful region and beautiful wildlife!
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helped field trip attendees see 201 species of birds! (plus 7 herp species and 12 mammal species!)
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conducted over $17,000 in sales at the on-site shop!
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introduced attendees to our local and regional conservation efforts and to our membership program!
Look for photos from the weekend on our Facebook page soon!
Support Tucson Audubon, Support Birds!
Current Volunteer Needs
For the September 12, Words on Water event, we need volunteers to help with:
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Food and drink serving - two people
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Book Sales - two volunteers needed to support book sales for the authors. Must be comfortable taking cash sales or credit card sales using a tablet/iPad.
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Greeters - two people
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Membership - one or two people
Food and non-alcoholic donations are welcome! If you would like to bring food such as cheese, crackers, hummus, cookies, juices or any other foods, please contact drosenblum@tucsonaudubon.org
Living With Nature Program volunteer hosts for Tucson and Oro Valley - Help set up the program and introduce our speakers
Membership support - Work in our membership program
Tucson Audubon's Wish List
Tucson Audubon regularly receives materials as donations from our members and the public. To support our mission and programs, you too can provide strategic items that we can put to good use in conserving birds and other wildlife in southeastern Arizona.
NEW WISH:
Windows 7 laptops (2)
Recently upgrade to a lightning fast new laptop and unsure what to do with your previous one? Thinking about upgrading but needing an excuse to help justify the purchase? Donate your previous machine to Tucson Audubon! The Nature Shop Library and Restoration Crew are both in need of PC laptops capable of running Windows 7 to increase our productivity.
See our Wish List and learn more about how you can support Tucson Audubon!
Attract Beautiful Butterflies to Your Yard
GARDENING TO ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES
 Saturday, October 8, 10–11:30 a.m., Cost: $25
Not only are butterflies aesthetically pleasing, but they are also important pollinators. Join naturalist Lynn Hassler for tips on how to attract these beautiful creatures into your home garden. Lynn will offer ideas for plant combinations that sustain butterflies through both larval and adult stages and provide a list of attractive low-water-use plants. We will spend some time outside in the Tucson Audubon Wildlife Garden. Limited to 10 people.
Register online here
A Lifeline for At-Risk Birds - Take Action!
 For dozens of declining species, from the Cerulean Warbler (image by Frode Jacobsen) to the Short-eared Owl, time is running out. A major boost in resources is needed to help protect birds and other wildlife in all corners of the country. Now, a new bill could provide a lifeline for these birds and thousands of other species of wildlife. The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would dedicate more than $1 billion each year to help those with the greatest conservation need.
We need all of the resources that can be marshaled to protect birds from further habitat loss, climate change, and other threats, and a major investment in conservation funding would set the stage for a brighter future for birds, and for all of us.
Please ask your U.S. Representative to support the Recovering America's Wildlife Act using National Audubon's alert page. You can send a sample letter, or edit it with your own words for even greater impact (many members of Congress have special software so they can easily see personalized emails).
Experience the Sonoran Region in Desert Dreams
 Desert Dreams is a pictorial and musical chronicle of 5 seasons in Sonoran Desert lowlands of the American Southwest and northwestern Mexico.
This DVD showcases weather phenomena and 182 species of plants and animals using an immersive multimedia experience with no narration. The creative blend of HD video footage, time-lapse imagery, stills, natural sounds, and "organic music" performed by world-class musician Gary Stroutsos is beautifully mesmerizing.
Retail $20.00
OPTICS
Nikon Monarch 7 8X42
 This is the top of the line of the Entry Level binoculars we carry in the Nature Shop, one that will satisfy any beginning and most experienced birders for a long time. What we like about it: the widest field of view--making it much easier to find the bird. Great ergonomics--it really feels comfortable and light in the hand. And HD glass in an affordable binocular--you’ll notice the difference in how bright the colors seem, even when looking at warblers skulking in the shadows up on Incinerator Ridge. When one of our customers walks out of the shop with this model, we really feel good for them; we know that it’s going to improve their experiencing of the birds here and anywhere else during their travels.
Retail 479.95 Member Price $431.95
 Thank you, , for being a part of Tucson Audubon and helping to protect birds and the places they live in southeast Arizona.
—Tucson Audubon Staff
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