Past Membership Meetings
Below is a list of past meeting topics and locations going back to 2018.
2024 Membership Meeting Topics
October 2024
September 2024
Fall Migration & where to see it best
Podcast
January 2024
A Century of Field Identification
2019 Membership Meeting Topics
December 2019
Holiday Cookie Exchange and Photo Show by members; Least Tern Recovery and Monitoring at Eden Landing by Ben Pearl of SFBBO biologist.
Robert Livermore Community Center
November 2019
Biking for Birds: 365 days, 18,000 miles, 618 species, 1 amazing adventure by Dorian Anderson, author and birding guide.
Castro Valley Adult School
October 2019
Sahul – A Paradise for Birds by Bob Lewis, trained chemist, birding educator, guide, and award wining photographer
Niles Discovery Church
September 2019
Ecology and Conservation of the Gulf of the Farallones, California, by Peter Pyle, author, ornithologist and marine biologist.
Carlton Plaza, Fremont
May 2019
The Fabulous Falklands by Ed Harper, wildlife photographer, birding guide, and a retired mathematics professor
San Leandro Library
April 2019
Avian Olfaction: The Road Less Travelled, by Gabrielle Nevitt, scientist, professor (UC Davis), and author
Castro Valley Adult School
March 2019
Bird and Rhinoceros Poaching in South Africa and Botswana, by Jill Hedgecock, author, conversationist, and birder
Robert Livermore Community Center
February 2019
Birds and Bees, by Debbie Wong, birder, bird bander, SF Asian Art Museum docent, and beekeeper
Niles Discovery Church
January 2019
Convincing Details And Other Birding Fiction, by Joe Morlan, field ornithology professor and author
Carlton Plaza
2018 Membership Meeting Topics
December 2018
Holiday Cookie Exchange, Photo Show, John Muir Land Trust Almond Ranch, by JMLT staff Krista Vossekuil, Associate Director of Development and Communications and Hannah Hodgson, Community Programs Associate
Robert Livermore Community Center
November 2018
Birds and Flowers Ink Brush Painting: Demo and DIY!, by Pauline Tsui, artist, a writer, and a docent of the Asian Art Museum
Castro Valley Adult School
October 2018
Birding Winter Wonderland in Japan, by Alvaro Jaramillo, biologist, author and birding guide
Niles Discovery Church
September 2018
Birding in the Caribbean, by Bob Lewis, trained chemist, birding educator, guide and award winning photographer
Carlton Plaza
June 2018
Annual Potluck Dinner, Installation of Officers, Equipment Show-N-Tell and Birder’s Fair!
Alviso Adobe Community
May 2018
“Restoring Common Murres to Devil’s Slide Rock”, by Gerry McChesney, Wildlife Refuge Manager for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
San Leandro Library
April 2018
“What’s That Bird with Ed”, by Ed Harper, wildlife photographer, birding guide, and a retired mathematics professor
Castro Valley Adult School
March 2018
“A Case Study in Shorebird Restoration”, by David “Doc Quack” Riensche, biologist, teacher, and author
Pleasanton Middle School
February 2018
“How Diet Plays a Role in the Recovery of the California Least Tern”, by Meredith Elliott, Senior Scientist with Point Blue Conservation
Niles Discovery Church
