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NEVADAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-37647327576293308592017-06-14T15:24:00.002-07:002017-06-14T15:24:27.352-07:00Online Memberships and Purchases Temporarily Disabled<div style="text-align: center;">
We will be temporarily suspending online memberships and purchases through PayPal. </div>
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Thanks for your patience while we organize a few things!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-62560088288561443682017-05-28T19:10:00.000-07:002017-05-28T19:10:04.533-07:00Another Spring Wings Festival in the Books! <div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We'd like to thank everyone who attended and volunteered to make this year's festival a huge success. </span></strong></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-51380178813705504492017-02-14T15:49:00.000-08:002017-02-19T09:01:56.483-08:00Spring 2017 - Water, water everywhere!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<em><span style="color: purple;">Greetings Fellow Outdoor Enthusiasts!</span></em></h2>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>Welcome to Stillwater Spring in 2017!</i></b></span></h3>
Already, birds and bird behavior are near normal than in the past few years for the Lahontan Valley wetlands, and this is great news!<br />
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Mother Nature graciously provided much-needed Sierra snow and valley rains this winter, nearly equaling an entire year of rainfall just in January! As of February 1, 2017 we are at 200% + of the water content in the Sierra snowpack, with more wet spring storms predicted.<br />
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What this means for Lahontan Valley Wetlands is early water deliveries now, due to heavy runoff from the Carson River into Lahontan Reservoir. Normal water delivery season is April through September, so it's already an improvement!<br />
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We expect more quality habitat for migratory birds and resident wildlife, along with increased and improved viewing opportunities for the public throughout the valley. <br />
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This year, we hope to continue the great accomplishments of 2016 by creating more milkweed habitat and pollinator waystations for our elegant winged visitors, the Monarch butterflies. Little is known about these amazing long-distance migrants as they move through Nevada. Our goal is to provide monarch monitoring stations at selected sites planted with native milkweed and nectar plants. We are planning community workshops this Spring and Summer, with free native plants handed out to participants.<br />
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As always, we welcome volunteers to assist with any part of this project, so stay tuned as we post a list of needs, dates and sites where you can be involved in helping save these beautiful yet disappearing butterflies!<br />
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<b><u>NOTE:</u></b> <span style="background-color: orange;"><b>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN 2017!!</b></span> <br />
Fallon Convention Center needs helping hands (with gloves and garden tools) at the native plant garden on the north side of the building.<br />
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<li>identifying and pulling invasive weeds - <span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>hrs every 2 weeks Mar - Oct</i></span> </span></li>
<li>ensuring drip lines and emitters function properly - <i><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: x-small;">2hrs monthly Apr - Oct</span></i></li>
<li>monitor native plant growth, bloom- <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">1hr weekly Apr - July</span></i></span></li>
<li>record, monitor pollinator insects observed on the plants (and other animals too!) - <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">random surveys during above tasks</i></span></li>
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We are also working with area resource conservation partners to host the <span style="background-color: yellow;">19th annual Spring Wings Festival on May 19 - 20</span>. Keep checking the main page for more details.<br />
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Thank you for your support in our efforts!<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><i>February 2017</i></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-75681403071577642382015-05-27T22:28:00.003-07:002016-03-13T15:42:44.107-07:00One-of-a-kind Canvasback Tule Duck Shirts for Sale!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Check out the custom artwork of a Canvasback duck decoy on this 100% cotton, </strong></span><strong style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: #274e13; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">natural color </strong><strong style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: #274e13; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">pre-shrunk T-shirt! </strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">The following is a brief history on the Tule duck:</span></strong><br />
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"<i>The Canvasback duck decoy made from tules is an icon of the Lahontan Valley wetlands in Nevada. These decoys date back over 3000 years to the time of the early Paiute people who thrived in the Stillwater marsh. They developed a method of constructing lifelike duck decoys from tightly woven marsh plants, painted them with mineral dyes and sometimes wrapped feathers on the form. Small groups of these were floated in the marsh ponds to 'decoy' other waterfowl into landing within range of the hunters' arrow. A well-preserved group of these decoys was discovered in a cave near Lovelock, NV in the 1920's, and are on display at the Smithsonian Institution. Today, a handful of Paiute tribal members continue to create these decoys as fine art for sale, using traditional methods passed down through the generations.</i>"<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-90302262240709643272014-07-30T16:41:00.000-07:002014-07-30T16:44:08.683-07:00Some amazing artwork made with feathers!<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The art Chris Maynard has created with feathers impressed us so much, we thought we'd share it with you. <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Here's the link:</span> </span></strong></span><a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2014/01/cut-feather-art-by-chris-maynard/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Incredible Artwork with Feathers</strong></span></a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-4304672649753005432014-07-29T09:36:00.000-07:002014-07-30T16:44:39.126-07:00An interesting article about a fascinating birdWe came across this article in Audubon Magazine about the troubles the roseate spoonbill population is experiencing in the Florida Everglades. Just thought we'd share:<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Spring Wings, the Stillwater Refuge, and Fallon are featured in this month's National Geographic online magazine. There are some amazing photographs on the site as well as an interesting article. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Check it out by clicking on the following link: </span></strong></div>
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<a href="http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/25/flocking-to-fallon/"><strong><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Spring Wings Nat Geo Link</span></strong></a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-41099631526405349462012-12-13T15:32:00.002-08:002016-03-13T15:35:56.676-07:00Friends of Stillwater Board<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<strong style="color: blue; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Heidi Emke-Barnes — President</strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Bill Henry - Vice President</span></strong></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><strong>Patricia Whitten—Secretary</strong></span><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Steve Sawyer—Treasurer</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Chic Moxley</span></strong><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Sue Moxley</span></strong><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Trent Barnes</span></strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms";"><b>Lester Webb</b></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms";"><b>Derek Samarippa</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">These volunteers are the heartbeat of this group. They have committed to educate the public about the natural resources that make the Lahontan Valley unique. They come from all backgrounds and interests, but are drawn together by the opportunities for outreach, education and service-learning this area offers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">General meetings take place each quarter, with an annual meeting in late summer. Elections are held every other year, with officers committing to 2 year terms, Directors for one year, alternating every other year. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you wish to become involved in what we do, please call or email us <a href="mailto:friendsofstillwaternwr@gmail.com" target="_blank">friendsofstillwaternwr@gmail.com</a>. W</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">e look forward to another great year of working for and with you, our supporters in natural resource education and conservation!</span> </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-32907046441022445042012-11-07T14:36:00.001-08:002012-11-07T14:36:03.761-08:00An informative wildlife site to check out<strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">This is an interesting site to follow with great articles and amazing photographs by enthusiasts in the field. Just thought we'd share.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Here's the link:</span> </span><a href="http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/">Focusing on Wildlife News Link</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-89907129053623725892012-07-20T18:30:00.002-07:002012-07-20T18:30:49.594-07:00Fascinating Video of Nest Being Built<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: green;">Whether you're a bird person or not, this is stunning!!! Not to detract from the sheer magic of it, but in practical terms, how <u><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">M A N Y</span></u><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13428337253192150" style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> trips would a bird have to make with that tiny little quantity of mud/clay it could carry? If you take the construction of a circular bowl in your stride as instinctive, consider how the bird comes up with the windbreak/entrance design that shields the eggs/chicks from the elements and at what point in fashioning the bowl do they start to construct it?</span></span></span></strong><br />
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Photos by: Daniel Carbajal Solsona.<br />Video by: fabianno de Lucca.<br />Text by: Daniel Carbajal Solsona.<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-50419441796544008632012-06-08T11:19:00.001-07:002012-06-08T11:19:10.317-07:00Images from the marsh...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>There are all kinds of fun resources on the site for birders--photos, stories, and more. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>So if you get a chance, go check it out!</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-31594716368528288402012-02-28T17:35:00.001-08:002012-02-28T17:35:13.940-08:00Hummingbird Gardens<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To learn more about these beautiful birds and how to attract them to your home, click on the following link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.herbco.com/t-hummingbird-gardens.aspx">http://www.herbco.com/t-hummingbird-gardens.aspx</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-57572290995073357392012-02-27T18:13:00.000-08:002012-02-27T18:21:28.841-08:00Did you know?<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>We came across a video we thought you might enjoy--like them or not, this is an impressive display of nature at its finest. Take a look!</strong></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">A mystery of nature:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />No one knows why they do it. Yet each fall, thousands of starlings dance in the twilight above England and Scotland. The birds gather in shape-shifting flocks called murmurations, having migrated in the millions from Russia and Scandinavia to escape winter’s frigid bite.<br />Scientists aren’t sure how they do it, either. The starlings' murmurations are manifestations of swarm intelligence, which in<br />different contexts is practised by schools of fish, swarms of bees and colonies of ants. As far as I am aware, even complex algorithmic models haven’t yet explained the starlings’ aerobatics, which rely on the tiny birds' quicksilver reaction time of under 100 milliseconds to avoid aerial collisions—and predators—in the giant flock.<br /><br />Two young ladies were out for a late afternoon canoe ride and fortunately one of them remembered to bring her video camera. What they saw was a wonderful murmuration display, caught in the short video whose URL is below. Watch the variation of colour and intensity of the patterns that the birds make in close proximity to one other.</span></span><br />
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Click on the following link to watch this phenomenon:<br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/31158841" id="yui_3_2_0_10_1330391559338404" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u id="yui_3_2_0_10_1330391559338403"><span id="yui_3_2_0_10_1330391559338402" style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span id="lw_1330392153_1">http://vimeo.com/31158841</span></span></u></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823740742989180354.post-48557204994003169872011-11-28T13:41:00.000-08:002011-11-28T13:42:15.244-08:00An Interesting Piece about a Digiscoping Adapter for iPhones<h1 class="post-title single"><a href="http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2011/11/meopta-to-introduce-new-digiscoping-adapter-for-iphones/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Meopta to Introduce New Digiscoping Adapter for iPhones"><span style="color: white;">Meopta to Introduce New Digiscoping Adapter for iPhones</span></a></h1><div class="meta single"><span class="meta-author"><a href="http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/author/admin/" rel="author" title="Posts by John Riutta"><span style="color: white;">John Riutta</span></a><span style="color: white;"> | </span></span><span style="color: white;"><span class="meta-date">November 21, 2011 </span><span class="meta-comments">| <a href="http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2011/11/meopta-to-introduce-new-digiscoping-adapter-for-iphones/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for Meopta to Introduce New Digiscoping Adapter for iPhones">2 Comments</a> </span></span></div><a href="http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2011/11/meopta-to-introduce-new-digiscoping-adapter-for-iphones/meopix__82hd_nature/" rel="attachment wp-att-3180"><span style="color: white;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3180" height="400" src="http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MeoPix__82HD_nature.jpg" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="MeoPix__82HD_nature" width="262" /></span></a><span style="color: white;">Each time I have seen a bird watcher or naturalist trying to hold an iPhone up to the eyepiece of a spotting scope in hopes of steadying it sufficiently to capture the image they desire, I have said to myself “I wonder which spotting scope company will be the first to produce an iPhone digiscoping adapter?” Now I have finally received my answer: </span><a href="http://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/" target="_blank" title="Meopta"><span style="color: white;">Meopta</span></a><span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">According to the company’s press release, the MeoPix iScoping Adapter’s “proprietary technology guarantees a secure fit [and] precise alignment” of any iPhone 4 or 4s model, enabling it to “interface with any binocular or spotting scope eyepiece.” Needless to state, such cross-brand compatibility in combination with the near ubiquity of the iPhone will likely effect considerable excitement among digiscopers and offer those not yet involved in this type of photography a very easy entry into it.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Presently in patent pending status and with the full approval of Apple, the formal introduction of the MeoPix will be made at the </span><a href="http://www.shotshow.org/" target="_blank" title="SHOT 2012"><span style="color: white;">2012 SHOT Show</span></a><span style="color: white;"> in Las Vegas and the </span><a href="http://www.iwa.info/en" target="_blank" title="IWA 2012"><span style="color: white;">2012 IWA Show</span></a><span style="color: white;"> in Nuremberg, Germany.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2011/11/meopta-to-introduce-new-digiscoping-adapter-for-iphones/meopix_birding_new/" rel="attachment wp-att-3181"><span style="color: white;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3181" height="300" src="http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MeoPix_birding_new.jpg" title="MeoPix_birding_new" width="343" /></span></a><span style="color: white;">While The Well-read Naturalist has not yet had the opportunity to examine a working model of the MeoPix iScoping Adapter, rest assured that as soon as one arrives and has been put through its proverbial paces, a full report with a selection of the recorded images and videos, will be published here. </span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Feel free to check out the link and follow the comments at: </span><a href="http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2011/11/meopta-to-introduce-new-digiscoping-adapter-for-iphones/"><span style="color: white;">http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2011/11/meopta-to-introduce-new-digiscoping-adapter-for-iphones/</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com