Richardson Bay Audubon Newsletter May 2022

Spring Updates from the Richardson Bay Audubon Center

 

Center Newsletter May 2022

Happy Spring Migration! Dear Richardson Bay Audubon Community, We are in the midst of spring migration and soon it will be time for summer campers to return to the center. Much has happened since our last newsletter! We have rebuilt our trails, empowered youth to advocate for nature, grown hundreds of plants, taught thousands to draw birds and even set out a decoy bird colony to attract nesting terns to Aramburu Island. We hope you are enjoying the spring migrants and that you enjoy our stories! Haymar Lim Community Engagement Coordinator   Support Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Jim Nelson/Audubon Photography Awards

Audubon Youth Leaders Advocate with the Offices of Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Marc Levine The first California Audubon youth-led advocacy event took place this May with Richardson Bay Audubon Center's Audubon Youth Leaders. Under the mentorship of Community Conservation Fellow Christina Cen and Community Engagement Coordinator Haymar Lim, the teens learned all about the advocacy process, researched environmental bills they cared about and advocated before their representatives! Read More

AYL Members Advocate to Senator Mike McGuire's Chief of Staff Rebecca Wachsberg. Photo: Haymar Lim

Establishing a Nesting Tern Colony on Aramburu Island Caspian Terns are one of the most common birds spotted on the nearby Aramburu Island, but there has never been an active breeding colony observed. Restoring this dredge spoil island has been an ongoing project for years, with staff and volunteers planting native plants and removing invasive plants regularly. The western shoreline has been reconstructed with sand, rock, and shells to prevent erosion, which also serves as nesting substrate for the terns. The hope is to start a new colony on this suitable habitat in spring by attracting terns with decoys. Read More

Richardson Bay Center Staff Deploy Tern Decoy Colony. Photo: Haymar Lim

Creature Feature May 2022: Cliff Swallow During this time of year, you may notice clusters of jug-shaped, plaster-textured nests on the undersides of cliffs or manmade structures. If you've seen these settlements, you've probably also seen the small, pointy-winged birds they belong to: cliff swallows. A migratory bird, the Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is common in the Bay Area during the summer breeding season, its breeding range stretching all the way from Alaska to southern Mexico. Read more

Cliff Swallow. Photo: Joe Galkowski/Audubon Photography Awards

Center Trails and Stairs Renovated Thanks to the hard work of Marin Republic Construction, the well loved and time worn trails and stairs at the Center have received a much needed update! We hope you enjoy the added safety to our trails for years to come. See all the grounds improvement photos

Renovated Stairs to Lani's Beach 2022 Photo: Haymar Lim

Free Classes: How to Draw Warblers with John Muir Laws Richardson Bay Audubon Center has once again partnered with John Muir Laws to offer free bird drawing classes. The latest set of classes teach how to draw warblers in celebration of spring migration! You can access the recordings and all class resources here. Access Free Bird Drawing Classes

Collage of warbler drawings from class participants submitted to #naturejournalaudubon

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