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Swallows are dying in CalTrans' netting!

For the latest information and what YOU can do about the situation
with Cliff Swallows being caught in netting placed by CalTrans
at the Petaluma bridge, please go to the
Native Songbird Care & Conservation home page.

May 20th - Press Release
Madrone Audubon, along with Native Songbird Care & Conservation,
the Center for Biological Diversity, the Animal Legal Defense Fund,
and others have filed a lawsuit against CalTrans and other highway agencies.

Click here to download the pdf file of the press release.

Assemblymember Marc Levine has written a letter
to CalTrans and State and Federal Fish & Wildlife Service
on the cliff swallow issue, dated May 6, 2013.

Click here to download the pdf file of his letter.

Breeding Bird Atlas: Sonoma County BBA Year Three

Calling all BBA volunteers! There are blocks that still need volunteers.
To sign up, send an email to Veronica Bowers.

Attention Citizen Scientists: Other Volunteer Opportunities

Help now with bird and marine mammal surveys from Bodega Head to Jenner
as Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods begin local seabird monitoring.

Help in April and May to monitor the Black-crowned Night Herons, Snowy Egrets,
Great and Cattle Egrets nesting anywhere in the county, as well as the big gliding Great Blues...

In the NW reaches of Sonoma County monitor nesting success of Black
Oystercatchers, guillemots, cormorants and gulls.

Results and comparisons may indicate climate changes, changes in County land use,
other environmental factors, or disturbance issues.

HELP US UNDERSTAND THE BIRDS AND THEIR NESTING NEEDS IN A CHANGING WORLD.

Contact Diane Hichwa for more information or to sign up to help.
Telephone: 707-785-1922 (Sea Ranch), 707-483-3130 (cell)

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About Madrone Audubon Society
The Madrone Audubon Society, a Sonoma County Chapter of the National Audubon Society, is a non-profit organization which promotes education, enjoyment, and protection of the natural world, especially birds. We also recognize our responsibility to influence decisions affecting all wildlife and natural resources. Our interests are worldwide; our focus is on the local community, the State of California, the West Coast, and the high-priority campaigns of the National Audubon Society. Our members, volunteers, and board seek to involve the community in these endeavors.

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