May Volunteer Shout-Out
If you've been to a guided Wednesday bird walk at Sweetwater
Wetlands or a Saturday one at the Mason Center, chances are Mike Sadatmousavi
was your engaging, patient, and knowledgeable bird walk leader. The first time
I ever participated in a bird walk was one morning at the Mason Center, a few
weeks after I was hired by Tucson Audubon Society (earlier blog posts gave a
shout-out to other Mason Center bird walk leaders Jim Gessaman and Mary EllenFlynn). Mike led that bird walk, and although I couldn't even identify a house
finch back then, he didn’t seem to mind at all, and spent time sharing info on
all the birds we saw…some less common than others.
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| Mike (right) leads group of Handmaker's Adventure Bus participants on bird walk at Mason Center |
Mike joined the Tucson Audubon volunteer team in the fall of
2011, and since then his repertoire of volunteer activities continues to grow. Mike
brings the joy of birding to youth through the River Pathways program, where he
and other Tucson Audubon staff and volunteers teach high school students field
survey methods at Sweetwater Wetlands and Las Cienegas. Entrenched in the Tucson community, Mike helps bring Tucson
Audubon to many community events, like the Festival of Books and Cyclovia. Last December, he organized the after party for the Tucson Christmas Bird Count. A UA graduate in Speech & Hearing, Mike has had a passion
for birds since he was 5 years old!
Most of us at Tucson Audubon would know Mike
from his naturalist passions, but he draws underground fame for his music
skills. A bass player in high school, Mike has produced an “outstanding remix
album” among many creative projects. Read about Mike, also known as Altrice, in the UK-based independent online music
magazine, The Line of Best Fit, where he
reveals his inspirations, “the Catalina Mountains and the CDs I
bought in the 90s.” Spot Mike at shows downtown, or walks at Sweetwater!
I am looking forward to the day I can be out there longer than a week or two and really immerse myself in outings like this!
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