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NEWSLETTER OF THE ALTACAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties of Northern California
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2014
ALTACAL Programs BOApDOFSUPER MM
Programs for the general community are normally held on the third Monday of each month 1,
at 6:30 p.m., at the Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. 8th St, Chico. SEP 2 5 2014
In December the program is held on the second Monday and in July and August there are no programs.
0FAWLLE, CALIFORNIA
Monday, October 20, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Chico Creek Nature Center
REFLECTIONS OF A NATURALIST
NorCal Naturalist Journal and Calendar
Presented by SCOTT HUBER, Altacal Past President
cott Huber began
journaling in 1979
while on a three month
trek in New Zealand.
Since that time he has
kept a field journal of
almost every major ad-
venture he has under-
taken. With the introduc-
tion of computer based
blogging Scott began
journaling electronically,
beginning with a three
week bird -watching trip
to Nome Alaska in 2008.
While working at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserves from
2011 through 2014, Scott used Facebook to record his observa-
tions. Through the years Scott has found that a paper field journal
enables him to take quick notes on what he's seen, allowing him
to expand those notes into longer -form recollections and stories
upon returning home. (continued on page 2.)
Wovember
Monday, November 17, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Chico Creek Nature Center
CAVITY NESTING BIRDS
of Northern California
Presented by LARRY JORDAN
Larry Jordan, Wintu
Audubon Society Web-
master, will be sharing his
experience with local cavity
nesting birds of the north- _
state. Larry was introduced
to birding after moving to
northern California where
he was overwhelmed by the
local wildlife, forcing him
to buy his first field guide
just to be able to identify
all the species visiting his
yard. Building birdhouses and putting up feeders brought the
ever increasing diversity of avian fauna even closer and he was
hooked. Being the Shasta County Coordinator for the California
Bluebird Recovery Program he monitors three Bluebird Trails with
over 30 nest boxes for cavity nesting birds. Using photography
and video imagery we will peek into the nesting behavior of these
amazing bird species and learn how to make our backyards bird
magnets. (continued on page 2.)