Annual Potluck 5/4/2013
Red Rock Audubon Society invites members and non-members to join us at 5:00 - 8:00 pm, Saturday, May 4th, 2013, at the Ranch House at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs for our annual Potluck Dinner. This will be our last monthly General Meeting before the summer break and we will also install the newly elected officers. Everyone is welcome to come enjoy an evening with friends, fellow birders, and good food. Please bring a dish to share using the guidelines below or bring your favorite dish. RRAS will provide table covers, drinks, ice, cups, plates, and utensils. Dish guidelines - use first letter of last name: A - I Salads & Breads, J - R Desserts, S - Z … Read More
General Meeting: Shades of Green – Renewable Energy in the Mojave
Shades of Green: Renewable Energy in the Mojave At our next General Meeting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, Brian Novosak, will introduce the basics of large scale wind and solar farms, their impacts to birds, and what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is doing to reduce the impacts. March 11th, 2013 Las Vegas March 25th, 2013 Pahrump RRAS's Las Vegas March General Meeting will be held Monday night March 11, 2013 at the BLM Southern Nevada District Office at 4701 North Torrey Pines, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89130 … Read More
How to Participate in the GBBC
How to Participate Canada Geese, Martin Williams, BC, 2012 GBBC The 2013 GBBC takes place February 15 through February 18. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Create a GBBC account. (During the count, click "Submit Your Bird Checklist" at the top of this page.) Beginning in 2013, the GBBC will be integrated with eBird--a worldwide bird data collection program used for keeping track of your personal bird records and bird lists. The change means you must create a free GBBC account in order to enter your bird checklists, even if you have participated in the GBBC before. It also means you will be able to access all your GBBC observations and eBird observations … Read More
Lander County-Kingston Canyon
-----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 06:34 I'm still trying to catch up on my sleep after a wonderful birding trip to Maine, but I just couldn't resist a quick day trip to Kingston Canyon in the Toiyabe Range. I got there before 8:00 a.m. (sometimes it pays to be a very early riser). I was in time to see a couple of Common Nighthawks, both in Big Smokey Valley and over the Kingston pond. The canyon itself was full of bird song--the Lazuli Buntings were near the mouth of the canyon, different warblers (mostly Yellow and MacGillivray's) were all along the stream, Warbling Vireos were everywhere, as were the Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. The area around the campground … Read More
RRAS News Room
Annual Potluck 5/4/2013
Red Rock Audubon Society invites members and non-members to join us at 5:00 - 8:00 pm, Saturday, May 4th, 2013, at the Ranch House at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs for our annual Potluck Dinner. This will be our last monthly General Meeting before … [Read More]
2013 Field Trip Schedule (updated)
2013 Field Trip Schedule All ages and expertise levels are welcome and encouraged to attend! There is no charge to participate. Occasionally there may be entrance fees, and these will be specifically mentioned in the trip description. … [Read More]
General Meeting – April 8th, Las Vegas
April's General Meeting Join us for an update on the Burrowing Owl project and a power point presentation on the Birds of Fiji. This is also the annual elections meeting. Be sure to be there so you can vote! Where: Nevada State Museum, 309 … [Read More]
RRAS West Branch News
General Meeting: Shades of Green – Renewable Energy in the Mojave
Shades of Green: Renewable Energy in the Mojave At our next General Meeting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, Brian Novosak, will introduce the basics of large scale wind and solar farms, their impacts to birds, and what the U.S. Fish … [Read More...]
How to Participate in the GBBC
How to Participate Canada Geese, Martin Williams, BC, 2012 GBBC The 2013 GBBC takes place February 15 through February 18. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Create a GBBC account. (During the count, click "Submit Your … [Read More...]
October 22nd, 2012: Pahrump, General Meeting
John Hiatt, our Conservation Chair, will will present the movie “Green Fire”. Green Fire was produced in partnership between the Aldo Leopold Foundation, the Center for Humans and Nature, and the US Forest Service. The film provocatively … [Read More...]
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