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Redwood Region Audubon Society advocates for protection of birds and wildlife by supporting local conservation efforts to protect wildlife and their habitat.
The Ecological Role of Raptors and the Impacts of Rat Poison, presented by Jaime Carlino. This ZOOM meeting was recorded. If you missed it, or want to watch it again, here's your link.
Rodenticide use is pervasive world-wide
and the costs to
rodent-consuming wildlife species such as raptors, as
well as pets and children, are high.  Raptors Are The
Solution (RATS) is a
non-profit organization working with a coalition of
NGOs, agencies, scientists,
municipalities, and individuals to eliminate toxic
rodenticides from the food
web. RATS and its regional chapters encourage people
to be proactive in
managing rodent issues without the use of poisons. As
a regional chapter of
RATS, the HUM-RATS' (Humboldt Raptors are the
Solution) mission is to educate Humboldt
County residents about the
harmful
effects of widespread use of toxic rodenticides, and
the critical role played by rodent-consuming wildlife
species such as raptors. Jaime will give a brief
overview of rodenticides, their effects on a variety
of non-target species,
describe what RATS and HUM-RATS are doing to address
this issue, and provide
information on how to manage rodent issues without
using poisons.
Jaime Carlino is a long-time bird lover
who studies
wildlife management at Humboldt State
University. She investigated
Barn Owl nest box
selection in California's Central Valley
agricultural
ecosystems for her undergraduate degree. Her master’s
degree work will focus on Barn Owls in Napa
Valley’s
agricultural ecosystems. Jaime hatched HUM-RATS in
2019 because she recognized the importance of
poison-free ecosystems to the diverse array of
wildlife that
occurs in Humboldt County.
If you’d like to receive updates from HUM-RATS, search
‘Humboldt Raptors Are
The Solution’ on Facebook and ‘humrats’ on Instagram.
 In this year of the coronavirus pandemic, 160 home-from-school kids pulled out paints, pencils, pastels, or paste to enter the Student Bird Art Contest.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, entries for the Student Nature Writing Contest were down this year, but 23 students submitted works of prose and poetry.
 The ko' ko', a flightless bird native to Guam was exinct in the wild, and is now returned and thriving! Photo from the San Diego Zoo.
Second Thursday
Audubon Society holds its monthly
Conservation Meeting the second Thursday of each month noon. They are currently being conducted under the Zoom platform.
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In response to the State of California and CDC guidelines that protect
against the spread of COVID-19, Redwood Region Audubon Society is cancelling or postponing all
gatherings until further notice. But we still have a lot happening! Join us for our virtual monthly meeting on May 15 - information on this page. Looking for inspiration while practicing social distancing? Try Audubon's Joy of Birds for ideas and wonderful photos!
 Get the great new birding guide by Ken Burton and Leslie Scopes Anderson! It links well-known and obscure
birding sites, some of them only recently opened to the public, into 25 routes
spanning the entire county.
 The 3rd edition of RRAS’ Common Birds of Northwest California by
local birder Kenneth Burton and photographer Leslie Anderson is now
available!
Keep Up to Date Via RRAS Listserve
Be reminded about field trips and programs and learn about upcoming
meetings, public hearings, and symposia of interest to RRAS members and
other concerned nature lovers.
Create an account at https://groups.io/ if you don't already have one, then search for rras and join us!
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