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SUMMARY:February Meeting via Zoom with Speaker Jennifer Rycenga - "Initiators and Novices: Birders and Community-Science"
DESCRIPTION:With our annual documentation of avian migration\, organized Christmas Bird Counts\, hawk watches\, and state records committees\, birders can rightly claim to have been at the forefront of Community-Science (a.k.a. Citizen-Science). The advent and phenomenal growth of eBird – one of the largest crowd-sourced projects in science today – likewise demonstrates the commitment of the birding community to the democratization of scientific knowledge. But birders can benefit by using similar resources for non-avian taxa. \nIn this presentation\, Jennifer Rycenga will describe the special skills that birders bring to the community-science world\, and the ways that learning about other taxa can help improve your birding skills. The program will focus on the uses of iNaturalist in particular\, and how contributions you make to that database are distinct and complementary to your eBird contributions. Specifically\, since Jennifer has family ties to the Rochester area\, she will suggest particular directions for using iNaturalist locally to aid in the understanding of habitat\, the encouragement of youthful budding scientists\, and the charting of change over time through exploration of patches\, bio-blitzes\, and iNaturalist projects. \nLook for the Zoom link in your email a few days prior to the meeting. The Zoom Room will open at 6:45 PM.  Don’t wait until the last minute to sign on\, you might be left out! \nJennifer Rycenga is President of the Sequoia Audubon Society in San Mateo county\, California\, as well as being a long-time member of RBA! She has been birding for over thirty-five years; her proudest anomaly is having recorded at least one life bird in each of the fifty states. She co-launched the now-flourishing Queer Birders of North America (QBNA) back at the beginning of the twenty-first century. As a writer\, she has published articles in Birding and Bay Nature magazines\, and edits the online site guide for San Mateo County\, http://birding.sequoia-audubon.org/ .  A recognized high-level participant in Community-Science\, she has co-organized an ongoing series of Bio-Blitzes with the San Mateo County Parks system.  When not birding\, she is a professor of Humanities at San José State University\, and scholar of the Abolitionist era in American history. When they are not at home tending to the persistent needs of their two indoor cats\, Jennifer is outside naturalizing and birding with her wife Peggy Macres.
URL:https://rochesterbirding.org/event/annual-rba-winter-dinner-come-hungry-saturday-january-13th-register-now-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Venue\, NY
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings/Speakers
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SUMMARY:Winter Waterfowl and Other Possibilities - Registration Opens February 6\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Starting at Irondequoit Bay Outlet\, we will look for beautiful Long-tailed Ducks\, mergansers\, scaup and other ducks. We will also concentrate on locating wintering gulls like the occasional Lesser Black Backed\, Iceland and Glaucous gulls.  We will then drive over to Summerville and Charlotte to see what might be in the Genesee River. If redpolls or winter finches are being seen\, we will stop at Durand-Eastman Park along the way. Flat walking on pavement.  Restrooms are available in the Charlotte area. \nMeet at 9:00 a.m. in the large parking lot on the west side of Irondequoit Bay Outlet.  Dress for the weather. Spotting scopes would be useful. \nCOVID-19 Policies and Procedures \nThe Rochester Birding Association has instituted the following procedures for all field trips for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. By registering for a field trip\, you acknowledge that you have read and will abide by these policies. \nRegistration Policies: \n\nAdvance registration through Eventbrite is required in order to attend the trip. NYS guidelines for the allowable number of attendees at an outdoor gathering have eased considerably\, but out of an abundance of caution\, we will continue capacity limits that will be determined on a trip-by-trip basis.\nIndividuals who did not pre-register will not be allowed to attend the field trip.\nShould you decide not to attend the trip\, we encourage you to cancel your reservation before 1:00 PM the day before the trip to make room for others. Canceling is easily done through the Eventbrite website; see your confirmation email for details.\n\nHealth Screening Considerations: \n\nFull contact information is required at registration in case contact tracing is requested.\nNo one who has a temperature of 100.4F or greater (without having taken any fever-reducing medications) should attend.\nNo one who has any COVID-19 symptoms (fever\, cough\, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing\, chills\, muscle pain\, sore throat\, or loss of taste or smell) should attend.\nNo one who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days or who has been instructed to self-isolate or quarantine should attend.\nNo one who has been in close (within 6 feet) or proximate (same closed environment\, but greater than 6 feet) contact with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has had symptoms of COVID-19 within the past 14 days\, should attend.\nNo one who has traveled or who lives with someone who has traveled to a country or state on the New York coronavirus travel advisory list in the last 14 days should attend.\nParticipants who test positive for the coronavirus within 14 days after attending a field trip are encouraged to contact the RBA.\n\nSocial Distancing and Safety Best Practices \n\nMask wearing is required for participants who are not fully vaccinated; it is optional\, but encouraged for those fully vaccinated.\nWe will continue to encourage social distancing whether or not a mask is worn.\nAs long as participants continue to socially-distance\, we will allow scope sharing.\nParticipants are encouraged to keep hand sanitizer with them in case of accidental contact\n\nWaive and Release from Liability: By registering for this field trip you acknowledge that you assume all risks and hazards incidental to the activities of the event\, including potential exposure to the novel coronavirus. You further release\, absolve\, hold harmless\, defend and indemnify the Rochester Birding Association\, Inc. and all individually named organizers\, leaders\, and participants of the event. In case of injury\, you hereby waive all claims against all organizers\, leaders\, and participants. \nPhoto/Video Waiver: If you do not consent to have your image used by the RBA in the manner next described\, check the appropriate box on the registration form. Otherwise\, by registering for this field trip you hereby grant permission to the Rochester Birding Association to take and publish photos or videos of you in connection with the event listed above\, with or without your name and for any lawful purpose including for example such purposes as publicity\, illustration\, advertising\, and web content.
URL:https://rochesterbirding.org/event/beginner-birder-trip-irondequoit-bay-lakeshore-and-genesee-river-outlet-2022/
LOCATION:Irondequoit Bay Outlet\, 5000 Culver Road\, Rochester\, NY\, United States
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