NH Audubon

3 Billion Birds Lost: The Disappearance of North American Birds and What We Can Do About It
2021-02-10 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | NH
(Seacoast Chapter program) In 2019, a landmark publication in Science magazine documented the loss of 3 billion birds from the North American avifauna over the past 50 years. Lead author Ken Rosenberg will describe the scientific results of this study, the unprecedented attention it received in the media and the public, and efforts over the past year to respond to this loss and bring back the birds.
Bio: Ken Rosenberg is an Applied Conservation Scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with a joint partnership appointment at American Bird Conservancy. Ken has been at Cornell for 27 years, after receiving a PhD in Zoology from Louisiana State University studying foraging specialization in Amazonian birds, a MSc from Arizona State University, and a BS from Cornell. Ken’s current research focuses on the conservation status and health of bird populations and filling crucial knowledge gaps that impede full annual-cycle conservation of migratory birds, especially the stopover behavior of our long-distance migrants in Central and South America. Ken has been a long-time leader in Partners in Flight and is on the US Committee of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, where he leads NABCI’s production of US and North American State of the Birds Reports. He is also a Fellow at Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. Ken is a lifelong birder and is dedicated to promoting amateur contributions to ornithology and conservation through eBird and other citizen science programs.
All are welcome to attend our Wednesday February 10, 2021 program via Zoom. The Zoom program Meeting begins at 7:30 PM, but feel free to sign on early after 7 pm to socialize. You may need to download Zoom (https://zoom.us/download) to attend the program.
Please register in advance for this meeting. You can register right up through the start time:
https://unh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkc–rrDgsGNBLCwTWip_h6LaUDEY0HkTC
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For more information see our web site at http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs. Cancellations will be announced on http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs
Photo: Blackburnian Warbler, by Len Medlock.

Winter Blooms: A Virtual Garden Tour Plus Activities to Discover and Explore Pollinator Roles and Habitats
2021-02-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Link, United States
Free Webinar for Teachers! Wednesday, February 10th – 4pm
Winter Blooms: A Virtual Garden Tour Plus Activities to Discover and Explore Pollinator Roles &Habitats
by Ted Kendziora, US Fish & Wildlife; Marc Nutter, NH Audubon; and Willamina Coroka, NH Audubon
Are you and your students missing the vivid colors of a garden in bloom while the landscape outside is cloaked in snow? Intrigued by the idea of a virtual summer scene to navigate and explore? Join NH Audubon as we guide you on a newly developed virtual tour of the pollinator gardens located at our state headquarters in Concord. Attendees will be given a sneak peek into an immersive educational experience designed to engage and educate youth and adults about beneficial pollinators and the habitats that attract them. This online resource and printable activity guide are aimed at middle school students, and can be adapted to upper elementary or high school ages as well. Use the activities to explore both the virtual tour and your own school gardens. Exchange the cool hues of the winter months for a vibrant summer day as we traverse the 360° views of the McLane Center’s gardens. We welcome your feedback on the existing and future content development to make this useful for you and your classroom!
Registration Link.

Ask the Naturalist
2021-02-04 11:00 - 11:30, 2021-01-28 05:00 - 05:30, 2021-01-14 05:00 - 05:30, 2021-01-07 05:00 - 05:30, 2020-12-17 05:00 - 05:30, 2020-12-10 05:00 - 05:30, 2020-12-03 05:00 - 05:30, 2020-11-26 05:00 - 05:30 and 2 more dates | Facebook
Visit our Facebook page on Thursdays to see this weekly live-streaming event where NH Audubon staff answers questions about what you are seeing in nature right now and what’s going on in the birding world around you.

Ask the Naturalist
2021-01-21 11:00 - 11:30 | Facebook
Visit our Facebook page on Thursdays to see this weekly live-streaming event where NH Audubon’s Becky Suomala answers questions about what you are seeing in nature right now and what’s going on in the birding world around you.

NH's Winter Birds
2021-01-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom Link, United States
Thursday, Jan 14 at 7pm, Zoom
NH Audubon’s “Backyard Winter Bird Survey” is a citizen science project that has been collecting data on the state’s birds since 1967. In this program, Dr. Pamela Hunt uses the Survey’s data to illustrate how populations of our common winter birds have been changing over time. In the process, we’ll explore many other aspects of bird biology.
Photo: Northern Cardinal, by Len Medlock.

Pelagic Birds and Wildlife of the Gulf of Maine
2021-01-13 14:30 - 15:30 | NH
Join Steve Mirick, long time active NH birder and leader of many pelagic bird trips, for an exploration of the birds and assorted marine life encountered off the NH coastline in the Gulf of Maine. Learn why this area is so important for marine life and how pelagic birds have adapted to a life at sea.
Bio: Steve Mirick has been birding in the State of NH for over 35 years. He was the former fall editor for NH Bird Records and is the author of Birding the New Hampshire Seacoast and Great Bay. He has led countless field trips along the NH coast and has led many pelagic bird trips off the coastline.
All are welcome to attend our Wednesday January 13, 2021 program via Zoom. The Zoom program Meeting begins at 7:30 PM, but feel free to sign on early after 7 pm to socialize. You may need to download Zoom (https://zoom.us/download) to attend the program.
Please register in advance for this meeting. You can register right up through the start time:
https://unh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErdOqrqjIiGddYw7pQV4MZsThlj1EmyUkv
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For more information see our web site at http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs. Cancellations will be announced on http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs.

Photo: Corys Shearwater, by Steve Mirick.

Ask the Naturalist
2020-12-31 07:00 - 07:30 | Facebook
Visit our Facebook page at NOON today to see this live-streaming event where Becky answers questions about what you are seeing in nature right now and what’s going on in the birding world around you.

Tracking and tagging migrating birds and butterflies through the Motus program
2020-12-10 14:00 - 15:15 | Zoom Link, United States
Find out about the Motus Wildlife Tracking System — a new research network that is revolutionizing the study of winged migration by tracking the movements of birds, bats, and even large insects that have been fitted with tiny radio transmitters (nanotags). The Motus network is dramatically increasing our understanding of the phenomenon of migration. Learn how NH Audubon is one of a team of many, expanding the global Motus network into new regions in the Northeast, starting with receiving towers installed in northern NH and the Mondanock region.
Proceeds support NH Audubon’s programs, including the Motus Project

In Search of the Northern Harrier: NH’s Grassland Hunter
2020-11-12 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom Link, United States
Join NH Audubon raptor biologist Chris Martin for a discussion about NH’s state-endangered Northern Harrier. Sometimes called a marsh hawk, this magnificent raptor hovers and glides low over fields and marshes while hunting voles, snakes, and frogs. Harriers use hearing along with sight to find their prey. Their low buoyant flight, upswept wings, and white rump patch are all very distinctive. NH Audubon is collaborating with NH Fish & Game to locate harrier breeding areas and document nesting outcomes; learn about discoveries made in 2020 and find out how you might help us with fieldwork in 2021!
Registration is required, and closes at 5pm on Nov 12. You will receive a confirmation email after registering, and an email with log-in information and a link to the Zoom session will be send the evening of Nov 12, just prior to the start of Chris’s talk.
Proceeds support NH Audubon’s programs, including Harrier research.

Sample event
2020-11-06 03:00 - 12:00 | NH

Gardening in a Changing Climate
2020-11-05 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom Link, United States
This presentation will familiarize participants with the impacts of climate change on our NH landscapes Focusing in on our own “backyards” and community spaces, participants will learn ways to adapt gardening to a changing climate and utilize gardening practices to reduce the impacts of climate change. Take away climate smart ways you can make a difference in your garden spaces.
Registration is required to join this online workshop.
The pollinator series is free and underwritten by a generous funder to NH Audubon.
