November is Elsie Roemer's birthday, namesake of Alameda's only bird sanctuary at the eastern end of Crown Memorial State Beach. A group of birdwatchers gathered on Tuesday of this week to celebrate and remember this important conservationist and her work. You can read more at this KQED Science link: http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2013/11/22/celebrating-the-legacy-of-local-conservationist-elsie-roeme...
