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ECO TOUR | MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
FEBRUARY 23-24, 2012
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ECO TOUR | MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
MARCH 07-8, 2012
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ECO TOUR | PATZCUARO - URUAPAN
Nature, Easter and Crafts Festival
APRIL 04-08, 2012 |
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MONARCH BUTTERFLIES: “BUTTERFLIES WITHOUT BORDERS”
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On Monday January 9th at 3 :00 PM the Sociedad de Audubon México A.C. will present the popular slide show,“Monarchs, Butterflies Without Borders” at the Teatro Santa Ana, La Biblioteca. Presented by Bob Graham, retired naturalist from Parks Canada”, this slide show details the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly and its fantastic migration from the Milkweed fields of Northern United States and Canada to Mexico. At the same time, Bob will emphasize some of the problems threatening the very survival of this “Endangered Phenomenon”.
Scientists believe that Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) belong to a family whose evolutionary origins are tropical. None of this family is able to tolerate freezing at any stage of their life cycle. Nevertheless, over tens of thousands of years, Monarchs have extended their breeding territory north into the milkweed fields of the United States and Canada.
Each fall, like many Canadians and Americans, Monarchs abandon their northern homes and head south. What triggers this exodus among Monarchs is uncertain, but decreasing hours of daylight and cooler temperatures probably play a major role. |
Their final destination is high in the mountains that make up the Sierra de Angangueo, in the State of Michoacan, only a half-day's drive south of San Miguel de Allende. For some Monarchs, this journey spans much of North America.
Given the size of this dainty creature, this is one of the most perilous and spectacular migrations in the world. This trek and the beautiful, jade coloured, bejeweled chrysalis have made Monarch Butterflies one of the most popular of North American insects, to the degree, that there is a move afoot to make them the National Insect of the United States.
Tickets can be purchased the afternoon of the presentation. This lecture is free to local Audubon Members. The proceeds will go to the Sociedad Audubon de México A.C. For additional information please call Bob Graham at 154 9856. |
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Report January 15 Audubon Birdwalk at Peña Blanca
REPORT BIRD WALK |Sun, Jan 15, 7:45 am-Noon |
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Audubon Report Birdwalk at Peña Blanca
With leaders Bob Graham, Norman Besman, Signe Hammer and Luke Rich, we'll head to Peña Blanca, a few miles past the Presa Allende. Open farmland, trees and a stream provide habitat for a good mix of raptors and songbirds, including Crested Caracaras and Red-tailed Hawks, such familiar friends as the Golden-fronted Woodpecker and less common local birds like the tiny Black-eared Bushtit, plus wintering Lark Sparrows and Black-throated Gray Warblers.
The walk is open to beginning and experienced birders alike. Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring water and a hat. Carpooling is necessary, so if you have a car, please bring it. Plan to arrive at 7:45, as we leave promptly at 8. Questions? Call Bob at 154-9856 or Norman at 152-3644.
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PHOTOS :: PAST BIRDWALK TO RIO LAJA II
Photos by: Linda Whynman |
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BIRDWALK REPORT | PUENTE PEÑA BLANCA | Sunday, 15 May 2011
By Norman Besman |
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31 species observed.
| Ani, Groove-billed |
Goldfinch, Lesser |
Robin, Rufous-backed |
Bunting, Indigo (probable) |
Grackle, Great-tailed |
Sparrow, House |
Caracara, Crested |
Grosbeak, Blue |
Sparrow, Lark |
Cowbird, Bronzed |
Ibis, White-faced |
Starling, European |
Dove, Inca |
Kingbird, Cassin’s |
Swallow, Barn |
Dove, White-winged |
Kingfisher, Green |
Swallow, Northern Rough-winged |
Egret, Cattle |
Oriole, Black-backed |
Thrasher, Curve-billed |
Egret, Great |
Oriole, Bullock’s (first year male) |
Towhee, Canyon |
Egret, Snowy |
Phoebe, Black |
Vulture, Turkey (flyover) |
Flycatcher, Vermilion |
Raven, Common |
Warbler, Yellow |
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Woodpecker, Golden-fronted |
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Where hummingbirds flock by the dozens
ARTICLE | FROM: L.A. at Home DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, GARDENS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVING |
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Our weekly community gardens dispatch will return next week. This week, writer Jeff Spurrier is on the road, filing a slice of garden life from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: When Alfredo Garcia-Lucio walks into the backyard to hang up a new feeder, dozens of hummingbirds come around, perching on the branches of the mesquite, eying the new design.
“This is our testing area,” Garcia-Lucio says, ignoring the buzz that fills the air and the occasional near bird-on-bird collision. “They know whatever I hang here is some kind of feeder.”
In San Miguel de Allende’s late-summer rainy season, more than 100 birds of different species frequent Garcia-Lucio's half-acre, fighting over territory and launching into dramatic vertical acrobatics.
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