We are looking for dedicated volunteers who love birds and want to help us protect a local endangered species from avian and mammalian predators at Alameda Point (the former Naval Air Station, Alameda - northwest end of Alameda Island). This Navy-owned land is closed to the public. Therefore, this is a rare opportunity to view an endangered species up close and personal.
Volunteer information and training sessions: Only ONE training session per year is required per volunteer.
1. Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak Street, Alameda (510) 747-7777 (Meeting room on first floor in back, left of indoor café). Late registration and refreshments start at 5:30 p.m. Training will start promptly at 6 p.m. and go to 8:30 p.m.
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2. Saturday, June 4, 2011 Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak Street, Alameda (510) 747-7777 (Meeting room on first floor in back, left of indoor café). Late registration and refreshments start at 9:30 a.m. Training will start promptly at 10 a.m. and go to 12:30 p.m.
RSVP required: call Susan Euing @ 510 521-9624 or email susan_euing@yahoo.com. Registration materials will be sent to you by email.
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The California least tern, a state and federally listed species, is the smallest American tern, about 9 inches (23 cm) in length. It is identified in spring and summer by a white forehead contrasting with a black crown and nape. Its body is slate grey above and white below, with the pointed wings and forked tail characteristic of most terns. The least tern will nest on unfrequented, open sandy or gravelly beaches close to estuaries, coastal embayments, open shoreline areas, upon dredge spoils and more rarely, inland on broad river valley sandbars. Since 1970, nesting sites have been recorded from San Francisco Bay to Bahia de San Quintin, Baja California. The California least tern is migratory, usually arriving in its breeding area by the last week of April and departing south again in August with fledglings in tow. Alameda Point is the largest least tern colony in Northern California with over 300 pairs and a huge contributor to the overall population of this species.
