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As president for Napa-Solano Audubon, I couldn’t be prouder of our volunteers, members, and donors across Napa and Solano counties. Your generous support has enabled us to advance knowledge of birds and their ecosystems, and to help kids and their families connect with and appreciate nature.

For example, with your help we recently published a 5-year Survey of Breeding Birds in Solano County, monitored nesting success of bluebirds and herons, and educated the public on how to track migration of hummingbirds. We provided a week-long summer camp in American Canyon and presented to local schools on topics from developing backyard habitat to understanding behaviors. And our free Beginning Birding workshops encourage families to get outside and see the world around them.

Our goals for the coming year are even more exciting and ambitious. We are expanding our Bluebird Nest Box Monitoring Program, where our volunteers install nest boxes on or near school grounds and teach students how to monitor nesting activities. The students will collect and analyze their data and submit their results to the national NestWatch program. This provides valuable nesting sites for bluebirds, as well as involves students in actively collecting and analyzing data that will be used for conservation.