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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | OCTOBER 2025 45 Tails & Trails - All Pets We are very fortunate to have a wonderful pet group here at Four Seasons, known as Tails and Trails. If your pet becomes lost or goes missing, our Pet Recovery team (part of Tails and Trails) can help in bringing them home. Just call (951) 663-7012. Our Pet Recovery team consists of volunteers eager to assist fellow pet owners. These volunteers are trained in trapping, safely bringing lost pets to safety, scanning, and reuniting pets with their owners. We are looking for new members to help us with these meaningful efforts. If you' re interested in joining the team and receiving pet recovery training, please contact us at (951) 663-7012 or email us at vivr@sbcglobal.net. Please include your name and phone number. You can also check us out on Facebook at Four Seasons Tails and Trails. Here are some tips if your pet goes missing: do not chase your pet. Stay home, secure other pets, open your doors and gates, and report the missing pet. Collect some dirty laundry, pillowcases, undergarments, gym clothes, socks, recently worn shoes, and place them in a pile or basket on your front porch. For cats, put out their used litter box. If your pet has a favorite bed or blanket, add that to the pile. Tails & Trails will help network your lost pet while we search, and we will offer advice for bringing your pet home safely. Spreading your scent around while searching may only confuse their sense of smell and hinder their return. Very few stray dogs are likely to approach you, especially if you don't have food. Some may be very friendly and willing to jump into your vehicle. Never approach or chase a stray dog. This can make them run further away, increase their stress, and complicate recovery. Pets may become exhausted or hide. Keep dogs as close to you as possible. Speak softly and soothingly. Stay still and encourage them to come to you. If you have food, you can drop a few pieces to attract the animal. Sometimes, we might not have enough volunteers to assist. If that happens, we may ask you to contact Beaumont Animal Control at (951) 759-8500. ~ Vivian Walker, vivr@sbcglobal.net Fall bird migration lasts from Aug. 1 through November' s end. Migration peak times differ by region and species, inf luenced by food availability, daylight hours, and weather changes. The Cornell Lab estimates around four billion birds migrate within the U.S. during fall, with global figures around five billion moving between breeding and non- breeding areas. Most migration, especially among songbirds, happens at night. Bird migrations are tracked by radar, and live maps are available for viewers. You can go to https://birdcast.info/ to see maps and learn more about migration activities. Another link to check out for information is explorer.audubon.org. These organizations leverage over 20 years of tracking data to predict migration peaks and help reduce threats like light pollution and aircraft collisions. Though ancient people did not understand migration, many theories arose about birds disappearing and reappearing. The earliest evidence might be from 1822 in Mecklenburg, Germany, where a stork was found with an arrow in its neck. The arrow was made of a fine-grained wood native to Central Africa. After surviving its migration, the bird was shot by a hunter and its remains are still displayed. The Arctic Tern is renowned for the longest migration of any bird, traveling 24,000 miles annually from pole to pole. Living up to 30 years, it can potentially travel up to 620,000 miles in its lifetime. Other long-distance migrants include the Bar-Tailed Godwit, which f lies 6,800 miles nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand; the Short- Tailed Shearwater, which covers 18,500 miles between Southern Australia and Russia/Alaska; and the Red Knot, which migrates 9,000 miles from New England to southern South America. Although it seems odd that many species travel far north to breed, it' s because summer days are longer in northern regions, providing more time for feeding and raising young. The Birding Club walks the trails as a group on the first Saturday of each month. We meet at 8 am near the Potrero Creek sign at the edge of The Lodge parking lot. We walk at a relaxed pace, aiming to spot as many species as possible. Everyone is welcome to join us- we love to see new faces. If you have any questions, please call or text me. ~ Genie Cooper. (269) 930-0310 Birding CLUB

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