​Tis the season!  Red Rock Audubon member Jim Nelson and his wife Andrea recently took a drive up to Pahranagat.  Like many of our members, they make an annual visit to see the bald eagles that gather there this time of year.  Please enjoy Jim's photographs and short write up of their experience.

​A couple months ago, I, Cathy Kozmary vice-president of Red Rock Audubon, arrived early at the HBVP for a morning of birding with a friend. So I went on in and started around Pond 1 binoculars and camera ready for action. I said hi to a few people deciding to go east for better light. Nearing the north side of the pond, I noticed someone that I had greeted earlier.  She approached me asking if I might be with Audubon, commenting that my kit made me look like a serious birder! Clearly answering “Yes” she explained that the purpose of her visit was to find someone associated with Audubon in the hopes of getting some expert input for the robotics class project at one of the local stem magnet schools. At the time I had no idea how lucky I had been going east that morning. 

by Fred Bell

Jim Boone is a well known figure within the Southern Nevada conservation community and was instrumental in getting the Gold Butte and the Basin and Range areas declared national monuments by President Obama in 2016.  For the past few years he has traveled the Nevada back-country knocking down old mining claim markers and saving birds.

Nevada residents and organizations have a unique opportunity to make a difference to the birds that enrich our lives.

​The George Whittell Nevada Environmental Fund and the Silver State Wings Conservation Fund provide support for initiatives by Nevada residents, educational institutions and non-profit organizations that benefit our environment and its inhabitants. Applications are now available on line.

This fall is the first semester for the brand new UNLV Audubon Student Conservation Chapter!  So far there are 32 members, and despite starting the club in a semester that has been quite different, with hurdles like social gathering restrictions, the chapter has found ways to engage the community. They meet every Thursday at 8 AM for weekly on-campus bird walks, where Andrea Wirth, Kristen Tovar, Doug Chang and Paul Rodriguez, have taught students how to identify birds.  ​One student, Alicia, said she identifies birds in her backyard now, in between virtual classes and studying.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LMNRA) is home to 20 of Clark County’s regional eBird hotspots and 33 Hole Overlook is at the top of that list in popularity with 222 species reported and 730+ eBird checklists.  Lately, several rarities have been spotted there including: Mountain Plover, Black-bellied Plover, Franklin’s Gull, Red Phalarope, Sabine’s Gull, and likely others I missed.

Trash. That’s one thing that’s not rare at 33 Hole, however. ​