Winged Wonderment: A Celebration of Birds
IN THE TAMALPAIS ROOM
12:00 WELCOME from Claire Greensfelder, California I Can executive director
12:10 INTRODUCTION from Pamela Michael, Winged Wonderment producer
12:15 CLEAN WATER FOR BIRDS
Waterbirds or no, birds need clean water where they live and as they migrate. Humans, especially those in urban areas like the SF East Bay, can have a direct impact on the water we make available to the birds. Join Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty in learning about pollutants moving through urban spaces and how to better protect the health of birds.
12:35 FROM CAGED BIRDS TO BIRDS ON THE WING--A POET'S EVOLUTION
Sonoma poet Judith Vaughn will read poems about birds and her evolving relationship with them. Her family had birds, parakeets, always with clipped wings, in cages. They were her friends, often nestling in her hair. Much later came her awareness of wild birds--the beautiful flying beings in their own world, no
cages, no prisons, just blue sky, wind and storm and sun. Poetry followed, just as hummingbirds follow her on her daily walks.
12:55 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: A CORMORANT SUCCESS STORY
Mark Rauzon, seabird biologist and Laney College geography professor, discusses his advocacy and design for the stainless steel cormorant nesting platforms -- dubbed "Corm Condos" -- installed beneath the Bay Bridge's new east span and the challenge of meeting the birds' needs and navigating the complex regulatory, engineering, and public opinion landscape.
1:15 COMPLEXITY AND CONNECTIONS IN THE CALIFORNIA DELTA
Aaron N.K. Haiman will discuss his new book, Birds of the California Delta, which focuses on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a place where rivers meet one another, where freshwater meets salt water, where fish link inland forests with the open ocean, where birds from the north come for the winter, and where birds from the south come to breed.
1:35 WEST COAST BIRDS IN POETRY
From her books Birds of San Pancho, Infinities, and The Curvature of Blue, Lucille Lang Day will read poems about the birds of Mexico and Costa Rica, where she has traveled, and California, where she has always lived. She will give free copies of Infinities and The Curvature of Blue to attendees.
1:55 BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Poet and bio-educator Chris Olander discusses how birds have contributed to human behaviors and nourishment from the beginning of human existence. Chris blends performance techniques with the spoken word, creating poetry in the oral and bardic traditions. He has been a poet-teacher with California Poets in the Schools since 1984.
2:15 MEET TWO CORVID RAPPERS
Poet and performance artist Kirk Lumpkin will perform two bird raps in costume, one from the perspective of a Steller's Jay (MC Stellar Jay) and one from the perspective of a Scrub Jay (MC Brilliant Blue).
2:35 A GOLDEN ROOKERY: THE 19TH CENTURY EGG WARS AT FARALLON ISLANDS
Before the Petaluma chicken industry hatched in the 1880s, San Franciscans whipped up Hangtown fries and fresh noodles with murre eggs plucked from precipitous cliffs on Farallon Islands. Journalist and author Aleta George will tell the story of how the fight for common murre eggs in the 19th century led to an egg war that culminated with a shootout and murder.
2:55 WHERE ART AND SCIENCE MEET: THE BIRDS OF PALOMARIN
In 2023, artist and bird bander Larissa Babicz completed a colorful drawing called The Birds of Palomarin, which includes the 78 species she observed while doing research at Point Blue's Palomarin Field Station. Larissa will share some of the stories hidden in the intricate artwork and will describe how this drawing became a turning point in her life--a moment that showed her how art and science can work together.
3:15 WINGS OVER THE BAY AND MESA
Mark Brunst, poet, designer, and photographer, reads poems inspired by birds from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern Rocky Mountains. His presentation includes original photography and sound recordings of birds from our foggy coast, as well as the Colorado high mesa.
3:35 KEEP 'EM FLYING: HELPING RAPTORS SURVIVE IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
Bay Raptor Rescue founder Craig Nikitas discusses what raptors are, how they get in trouble, and how we help them. We think you will enjoy this insider's look at a very specialized and compelling niche in wildlife work.
3:55 WINGS IN THE WHALE
Master-printer Jos Sances and bird-photographer Jeff Peterson will share their collaborative work as bird artists, focusing on the ways birdlife animates Sances's magnificent 51-foot scratchboard mural, Or, The Whale, a work of sweeping cultural-historical reference and ecological urgency. A half-size vinyl print of the mural will be on display, and attendees will be invited to practice their birding skills by locating and identifying the birds in the mural's rich visual landscape.
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IN THE TAMALPAIS ROOM
12:00 WELCOME from Claire Greensfelder, California I Can executive director
12:10 INTRODUCTION from Pamela Michael, Winged Wonderment producer
12:15 CLEAN WATER FOR BIRDS
Waterbirds or no, birds need clean water where they live and as they migrate. Humans, especially those in urban areas like the SF East Bay, can have a direct impact on the water we make available to the birds. Join Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty in learning about pollutants moving through urban spaces and how to better protect the health of birds.
12:35 FROM CAGED BIRDS TO BIRDS ON THE WING--A POET'S EVOLUTION
Sonoma poet Judith Vaughn will read poems about birds and her evolving relationship with them. Her family had birds, parakeets, always with clipped wings, in cages. They were her friends, often nestling in her hair. Much later came her awareness of wild birds--the beautiful flying beings in their own world, no
cages, no prisons, just blue sky, wind and storm and sun. Poetry followed, just as hummingbirds follow her on her daily walks.
12:55 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: A CORMORANT SUCCESS STORY
Mark Rauzon, seabird biologist and Laney College geography professor, discusses his advocacy and design for the stainless steel cormorant nesting platforms -- dubbed "Corm Condos" -- installed beneath the Bay Bridge's new east span and the challenge of meeting the birds' needs and navigating the complex regulatory, engineering, and public opinion landscape.
1:15 COMPLEXITY AND CONNECTIONS IN THE CALIFORNIA DELTA
Aaron N.K. Haiman will discuss his new book, Birds of the California Delta, which focuses on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a place where rivers meet one another, where freshwater meets salt water, where fish link inland forests with the open ocean, where birds from the north come for the winter, and where birds from the south come to breed.
1:35 WEST COAST BIRDS IN POETRY
From her books Birds of San Pancho, Infinities, and The Curvature of Blue, Lucille Lang Day will read poems about the birds of Mexico and Costa Rica, where she has traveled, and California, where she has always lived. She will give free copies of Infinities and The Curvature of Blue to attendees.
1:55 BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Poet and bio-educator Chris Olander discusses how birds have contributed to human behaviors and nourishment from the beginning of human existence. Chris blends performance techniques with the spoken word, creating poetry in the oral and bardic traditions. He has been a poet-teacher with California Poets in the Schools since 1984.
2:15 MEET TWO CORVID RAPPERS
Poet and performance artist Kirk Lumpkin will perform two bird raps in costume, one from the perspective of a Steller's Jay (MC Stellar Jay) and one from the perspective of a Scrub Jay (MC Brilliant Blue).
2:35 A GOLDEN ROOKERY: THE 19TH CENTURY EGG WARS AT FARALLON ISLANDS
Before the Petaluma chicken industry hatched in the 1880s, San Franciscans whipped up Hangtown fries and fresh noodles with murre eggs plucked from precipitous cliffs on Farallon Islands. Journalist and author Aleta George will tell the story of how the fight for common murre eggs in the 19th century led to an egg war that culminated with a shootout and murder.
2:55 WHERE ART AND SCIENCE MEET: THE BIRDS OF PALOMARIN
In 2023, artist and bird bander Larissa Babicz completed a colorful drawing called The Birds of Palomarin, which includes the 78 species she observed while doing research at Point Blue's Palomarin Field Station. Larissa will share some of the stories hidden in the intricate artwork and will describe how this drawing became a turning point in her life--a moment that showed her how art and science can work together.
3:15 WINGS OVER THE BAY AND MESA
Mark Brunst, poet, designer, and photographer, reads poems inspired by birds from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern Rocky Mountains. His presentation includes original photography and sound recordings of birds from our foggy coast, as well as the Colorado high mesa.
3:35 KEEP 'EM FLYING: HELPING RAPTORS SURVIVE IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
Bay Raptor Rescue founder Craig Nikitas discusses what raptors are, how they get in trouble, and how we help them. We think you will enjoy this insider's look at a very specialized and compelling niche in wildlife work.
3:55 WINGS IN THE WHALE
Master-printer Jos Sances and bird-photographer Jeff Peterson will share their collaborative work as bird artists, focusing on the ways birdlife animates Sances's magnificent 51-foot scratchboard mural, Or, The Whale, a work of sweeping cultural-historical reference and ecological urgency. A half-size vinyl print of the mural will be on display, and attendees will be invited to practice their birding skills by locating and identifying the birds in the mural's rich visual landscape.
Winged Wonderment: A Celebration of Birds
IN THE TAMALPAIS ROOM
12:00 WELCOME from Claire Greensfelder, California I Can executive director
12:10 INTRODUCTION from Pamela Michael, Winged Wonderment producer
12:15 CLEAN WATER FOR BIRDS
Waterbirds or no, birds need clean water where they live and as they migrate. Humans, especially those in urban areas like the SF East Bay, can have a direct impact on the water we make available to the birds. Join Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty in learning about pollutants moving through urban spaces and how to better protect the health of birds.
12:35 FROM CAGED BIRDS TO BIRDS ON THE WING--A POET'S EVOLUTION
Sonoma poet Judith Vaughn will read poems about birds and her evolving relationship with them. Her family had birds, parakeets, always with clipped wings, in cages. They were her friends, often nestling in her hair. Much later came her awareness of wild birds--the beautiful flying beings in their own world, no
cages, no prisons, just blue sky, wind and storm and sun. Poetry followed, just as hummingbirds follow her on her daily walks.
12:55 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: A CORMORANT SUCCESS STORY
Mark Rauzon, seabird biologist and Laney College geography professor, discusses his advocacy and design for the stainless steel cormorant nesting platforms -- dubbed "Corm Condos" -- installed beneath the Bay Bridge's new east span and the challenge of meeting the birds' needs and navigating the complex regulatory, engineering, and public opinion landscape.
1:15 COMPLEXITY AND CONNECTIONS IN THE CALIFORNIA DELTA
Aaron N.K. Haiman will discuss his new book, Birds of the California Delta, which focuses on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a place where rivers meet one another, where freshwater meets salt water, where fish link inland forests with the open ocean, where birds from the north come for the winter, and where birds from the south come to breed.
1:35 WEST COAST BIRDS IN POETRY
From her books Birds of San Pancho, Infinities, and The Curvature of Blue, Lucille Lang Day will read poems about the birds of Mexico and Costa Rica, where she has traveled, and California, where she has always lived. She will give free copies of Infinities and The Curvature of Blue to attendees.
1:55 BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Poet and bio-educator Chris Olander discusses how birds have contributed to human behaviors and nourishment from the beginning of human existence. Chris blends performance techniques with the spoken word, creating poetry in the oral and bardic traditions. He has been a poet-teacher with California Poets in the Schools since 1984.
2:15 MEET TWO CORVID RAPPERS
Poet and performance artist Kirk Lumpkin will perform two bird raps in costume, one from the perspective of a Steller's Jay (MC Stellar Jay) and one from the perspective of a Scrub Jay (MC Brilliant Blue).
2:35 A GOLDEN ROOKERY: THE 19TH CENTURY EGG WARS AT FARALLON ISLANDS
Before the Petaluma chicken industry hatched in the 1880s, San Franciscans whipped up Hangtown fries and fresh noodles with murre eggs plucked from precipitous cliffs on Farallon Islands. Journalist and author Aleta George will tell the story of how the fight for common murre eggs in the 19th century led to an egg war that culminated with a shootout and murder.
2:55 WHERE ART AND SCIENCE MEET: THE BIRDS OF PALOMARIN
In 2023, artist and bird bander Larissa Babicz completed a colorful drawing called The Birds of Palomarin, which includes the 78 species she observed while doing research at Point Blue's Palomarin Field Station. Larissa will share some of the stories hidden in the intricate artwork and will describe how this drawing became a turning point in her life--a moment that showed her how art and science can work together.
3:15 WINGS OVER THE BAY AND MESA
Mark Brunst, poet, designer, and photographer, reads poems inspired by birds from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern Rocky Mountains. His presentation includes original photography and sound recordings of birds from our foggy coast, as well as the Colorado high mesa.
3:35 KEEP 'EM FLYING: HELPING RAPTORS SURVIVE IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
Bay Raptor Rescue founder Craig Nikitas discusses what raptors are, how they get in trouble, and how we help them. We think you will enjoy this insider's look at a very specialized and compelling niche in wildlife work.
3:55 WINGS IN THE WHALE
Master-printer Jos Sances and bird-photographer Jeff Peterson will share their collaborative work as bird artists, focusing on the ways birdlife animates Sances's magnificent 51-foot scratchboard mural, Or, The Whale, a work of sweeping cultural-historical reference and ecological urgency. A half-size vinyl print of the mural will be on display, and attendees will be invited to practice their birding skills by locating and identifying the birds in the mural's rich visual landscape.
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IN THE TAMALPAIS ROOM
12:00 WELCOME from Claire Greensfelder, California I Can executive director
12:10 INTRODUCTION from Pamela Michael, Winged Wonderment producer
12:15 CLEAN WATER FOR BIRDS
Waterbirds or no, birds need clean water where they live and as they migrate. Humans, especially those in urban areas like the SF East Bay, can have a direct impact on the water we make available to the birds. Join Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty in learning about pollutants moving through urban spaces and how to better protect the health of birds.
12:35 FROM CAGED BIRDS TO BIRDS ON THE WING--A POET'S EVOLUTION
Sonoma poet Judith Vaughn will read poems about birds and her evolving relationship with them. Her family had birds, parakeets, always with clipped wings, in cages. They were her friends, often nestling in her hair. Much later came her awareness of wild birds--the beautiful flying beings in their own world, no
cages, no prisons, just blue sky, wind and storm and sun. Poetry followed, just as hummingbirds follow her on her daily walks.
12:55 LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: A CORMORANT SUCCESS STORY
Mark Rauzon, seabird biologist and Laney College geography professor, discusses his advocacy and design for the stainless steel cormorant nesting platforms -- dubbed "Corm Condos" -- installed beneath the Bay Bridge's new east span and the challenge of meeting the birds' needs and navigating the complex regulatory, engineering, and public opinion landscape.
1:15 COMPLEXITY AND CONNECTIONS IN THE CALIFORNIA DELTA
Aaron N.K. Haiman will discuss his new book, Birds of the California Delta, which focuses on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a place where rivers meet one another, where freshwater meets salt water, where fish link inland forests with the open ocean, where birds from the north come for the winter, and where birds from the south come to breed.
1:35 WEST COAST BIRDS IN POETRY
From her books Birds of San Pancho, Infinities, and The Curvature of Blue, Lucille Lang Day will read poems about the birds of Mexico and Costa Rica, where she has traveled, and California, where she has always lived. She will give free copies of Infinities and The Curvature of Blue to attendees.
1:55 BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Poet and bio-educator Chris Olander discusses how birds have contributed to human behaviors and nourishment from the beginning of human existence. Chris blends performance techniques with the spoken word, creating poetry in the oral and bardic traditions. He has been a poet-teacher with California Poets in the Schools since 1984.
2:15 MEET TWO CORVID RAPPERS
Poet and performance artist Kirk Lumpkin will perform two bird raps in costume, one from the perspective of a Steller's Jay (MC Stellar Jay) and one from the perspective of a Scrub Jay (MC Brilliant Blue).
2:35 A GOLDEN ROOKERY: THE 19TH CENTURY EGG WARS AT FARALLON ISLANDS
Before the Petaluma chicken industry hatched in the 1880s, San Franciscans whipped up Hangtown fries and fresh noodles with murre eggs plucked from precipitous cliffs on Farallon Islands. Journalist and author Aleta George will tell the story of how the fight for common murre eggs in the 19th century led to an egg war that culminated with a shootout and murder.
2:55 WHERE ART AND SCIENCE MEET: THE BIRDS OF PALOMARIN
In 2023, artist and bird bander Larissa Babicz completed a colorful drawing called The Birds of Palomarin, which includes the 78 species she observed while doing research at Point Blue's Palomarin Field Station. Larissa will share some of the stories hidden in the intricate artwork and will describe how this drawing became a turning point in her life--a moment that showed her how art and science can work together.
3:15 WINGS OVER THE BAY AND MESA
Mark Brunst, poet, designer, and photographer, reads poems inspired by birds from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern Rocky Mountains. His presentation includes original photography and sound recordings of birds from our foggy coast, as well as the Colorado high mesa.
3:35 KEEP 'EM FLYING: HELPING RAPTORS SURVIVE IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
Bay Raptor Rescue founder Craig Nikitas discusses what raptors are, how they get in trouble, and how we help them. We think you will enjoy this insider's look at a very specialized and compelling niche in wildlife work.
3:55 WINGS IN THE WHALE
Master-printer Jos Sances and bird-photographer Jeff Peterson will share their collaborative work as bird artists, focusing on the ways birdlife animates Sances's magnificent 51-foot scratchboard mural, Or, The Whale, a work of sweeping cultural-historical reference and ecological urgency. A half-size vinyl print of the mural will be on display, and attendees will be invited to practice their birding skills by locating and identifying the birds in the mural's rich visual landscape.
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