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By Jim Boone  Thousands for cavity nesting birds are needlessly killed every year by illegal hollow PVC mine markers. Jim Boone and other volunteers have made it their mission to go out into places like Gold Butte and remove these killers. Red Rock Audubon fully supports this effort. By about 1990, the federal agencies had moved to protect native wildlife and banned the use of hollow pipes for mining claims on public lands. In 1993, Nevada passed a law banning the use of uncapped, hollow pipes within the state. In 2009, Nevada amended the law requiring prospectors to remove hollow pipes and replace them with wildlife-safe markers. The most common claim marker seen these days is a 2×2-inch, 4-ft tall wooden post. The 1993 law also permitted the public to knock down any hollow pipes remaining on public lands starting in 2011 because they are presumed to be abandoned. We are, however, required to leave the pipes lying in place to make it easier for another prospector to re-stake the claim without resurveying it. Read more...
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 Encouraging youth to develop a passion for birds and the environment is a top priority for two Red Rock Audubon members. That is why they will provide annual funding for a summer camp experience for teens at Audubon's Hog Island Camp in Maine. The RRAS Board has established a scholarship program for that purpose.
 On Saturday February 1, 2020, 11 people from Red Rock Audubon and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worked on bird habitat maintenance activities at Pond 1 of the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. From 8 am to noon, the volunteers worked and accomplished the following:
By Andrea Wirth  California Gull, photo by Alex Harper On Saturday January 25th, 16 RRAS members and friends participated in the Lake Mead Midwinter Birding field trip. Our stops included Hemenway Harbor, Sail Beach, Boulder Beach, and 33 Hole. With the expertise of our guides (Alex Harper, Ben Zyla, and Brandon Miller) we got an excellent introduction on how to identify California Gulls and Ring-Billed Gulls, and tips for working through gull identification generally.
 Red Rock Audubon sponsors classroom field trips to the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve though a partnership with the Clark County School District. Funds for the school buses had been raised through silent auctions at our Winter Socials. In order to reach a wider portion of our membership, the silent auctions are now held at our monthly meetings.
 Leave your scopes, binos and bird books home, it’s time to gather with the people you enjoy seeing at the various birding activities. If you haven’t been to any of the three previous Red Rock Audubon Winter Socials, please know you are missing out! If you have been to prior year’s Winter Socials, you know you are sure to have an enjoyable evening mingling with old friends, meeting new friends and having a scrumptious meal. Come on your own, with a friend, with a spouse, or whomever else you know would like to come! This year we are mixing it up and having the Winter Social at Giuseppe’s Italian Grill on Durango, near the 215. Be prepared for a delicious dinner buffet. Ticket Price: $30.00 per person Cash Bar Available Saturday, February 22, 2020 – 6:00pm Giuseppe’s Italian Grill 6065 S. Durango Drive Las Vegas, NV 89113 Please RSVP by February 11th by buying your tickets on the online calendar at www.redrockaudubon.com If you have any questions, please reach out to Jennifer Dudek at vplasvegas@redrockaudubon.com RUN don’t walk to sign up NOW!!  
Once again our members and friends will open their yards to you to show you what they are doing to support birds and other wildlife.
For example, this native sunflower from last year's tour attracted a number of pollinators which provided a food source for insect-eating birds. Its seeds in the fall provided food for our seed-eating friends. This plant is desert hardy and a beautiful addition to any landscape.  About 50 children and adults from the Clark County Park's Winchester Nesters took a field trip to the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in January. Red Rock Audubon presents a program to this group once a month at the Winchester Dondero Cultural Center but this time decided change things up a little.
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