welcome to the
Redwood Region Ornithological Society
A sonoma county Bird club
Encouraging the study and conservation of birds, other wildlife, and their natural habitat since 1962.
April Members Meeting:
Four-winged Flight Wonders - Dragonflies presented by Kathy Biggs and Sandra Hunt-von Arb
Sandra and Kathy will discuss and present the dragonflies, their interesting biology, unique life cycles and especially their flight mechanics and migratory habits before introducing the common and not so common dragonflies found in California. You will find them to be beautiful creatures!
Bios
Former RROS member Kathy Biggs has loved nature her whole life. In 1996, after building a pond in her yard, she was thrilled to see not only birds but also dragonflies arrive. Unable to find resources to identify the dragonflies, she wrote her first guide to California's Dragonflies, which sold over 15,000 copies. Kathy has also created websites for the dragonflies of California, the Southwest, and Jalisco, MX. She has just co-authored a new guide to California's Dragonflies with Sandra von Arb.
Sandra Hunt-von Arb has been a professional wildlife biologist focusing on sensitive, threatened, and endangered species in northern California, southern Oregon, and Northern Illinois for almost 30 years. She is a co-founder of Biodiversity Education and Research Foundation (BEAR Fdn) and continues to work as a field biologist. She discovered her passion for dragonflies when she began surveying for the endangered Hine's Emerald Dragonfly in northern Illinois over 10 years ago. She brought that passion back to California with her and Kathy took her under her wing as a mentor which eventually led to co-authoring the California guide book.
Where: The Fellowship Room of the First United Methodist Church, 1551 Montgomery, Santa Rosa. The Fellowship Room is located at the west (left when facing the church) end of the church.
Consider meeting-up ahead of time at Mary's Pizza on Summerfield Road at 5:30 pm for a casual, informal get-together before heading over to the 7 pm meeting in the First United Methodist Church.
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RROS Field Trips
You do not need to be a member to attend our trips. We’d love you to join RROS (we could use the money), but come out with us anyway.
There are no reservations required, though you are encouraged to RSVP for all trips. If you RSVP you will automatically be shared on the group eBird list. To RSVP, contact Garrett Pierce by email at garrettallenpierce@gmail.com or text at (415) 260-7406.
Some field trips will be limited due to vehicle accessibility or physical constraints.
YAMS Field Trips
These outings are for the young members of YAMS and their guardians only. All field trips meet at 8:30am at the site unless otherwise denoted. Many are half-day excursions ending at 12:30pm with a group lunch and field trip bird list compilation. Some are all-day excursions. As always, bring binoculars, water, snacks, lunch, plenty of layered clothing, and field guides.
Header Photo : Common Goldeneye // Courtesy of Tom Reynolds
Left: RROS YAMS Sonoma County Field Trip // Photo courtesy of Brandy Rucker