2020 California Fall Challenge Events
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Saturday, Sept. 26; ALL day: "Bird Photo Big Day Fall Challenge" with Kitty O'Neil and Bill Petellier. Another activity that is back by popular demand after its incredible success this past spring, this virtual event invites participants to share their best photos that depict bird behavior and activity during an exciting Big Day.
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Thursday, Oct. 1; 5pm: A Special Edition Birdy Hour, "The Wonders of the Galapagos Islands", a virtual science talk by Wild Care Executive Director Stephanie Ellis. Join Stephanie through a vivid photographic presentation of the eastern Galápagos Islands and learn why the unique flora, fauna and fragile ecosystems of the Galápagos are a must see for all wildlife enthusiasts and deserve our protection.
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Saturday, Oct. 3; 8am - 12:30pm: "Gallinago Go Gos" with Lisa Myers, a COVID-modified style bird walk at Mountain View's Charleston Slough with one the Bay Area's favorite bird walk leaders. Whether you are an experienced birder, or if this is your first bird-a-thon, the Go Gos welcome all birding levels. Space limited!
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Thursday Oct. 8; 5pm: A Special Edition Birdy Hour with Ted Cheeseman - Whale Science and the Recovery of California's Humpback Whales. California’s cold coastal waters create a perfect ecosystem to support whale populations. A major whaling industry operated here, finally closing in 1972. Since the end of the whaling era, California’s great whales have enjoyed a gradual but strong recovery — first Gray Whales, then Humpback, Blue and Fin Whales. But how do we know what is going on at sea? Over the past five years, Ted Cheeseman has built Happywhale, a citizen science and research collaboration web platform to gather data and make science more accessible. With this work, the combined efforts of researchers and public contributors have documented almost every individual humpback whale in California waters, identifying them by photos of their unique tail patterns. Join us for stories of the science behind the amazing recovery of our whales and what science can tell us about their habits.
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Sunday, Oct. 11; 6:30-8pm: Virtual Sunday Seminar, "Bats and SARS-CoV2" by Dr. Dave Johnston. Join Dave to learn about the relationship between bats and coronaviruses, the race to discover the true origin of SARS CoV2, how viruses quickly evolve while jumping from one animal group to another, why scientists do not believe that SARS-CoV2 came directly from a bat, and how Dave and other bat researchers are moving forward during these challenging times.
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How to Friend Fundraise Through Events: You can help raise money for SFBBO while enjoying your Fall Challenge event.
Consider creating a fundraiser on your Facebook page and asking people to donate a certain amount per species you see during Lisa's walk, during the Bird Photo Big Day Challenge or BioBlitz Fall Challenge, per answer you get correctly in the Trivia Challenge; or per bird sketch you create during the sketching workshop.
We can also create a page for you on our website that you can share and ask people support SFBBO in honor of you.
Please contact outreach@sfbbo.org to learn more!
Consider creating a fundraiser on your Facebook page and asking people to donate a certain amount per species you see during Lisa's walk, during the Bird Photo Big Day Challenge or BioBlitz Fall Challenge, per answer you get correctly in the Trivia Challenge; or per bird sketch you create during the sketching workshop.
We can also create a page for you on our website that you can share and ask people support SFBBO in honor of you.
Please contact outreach@sfbbo.org to learn more!
Photo credit: Canada Goose by Federico Pacheco