Apr 2001 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

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How Much Is Enough?Infinite Growth in a Finite World

David Paxson is presiden t of WorldPopu lation Balance, an edu cational non-profit whose mission is to raise aware-

ness about the problems of human p opu-lation world-wide political instability,loss of human rights, loss of vitalresources, mass destruction of the envi-ronm ent. He attended the 1994 UNPopu lation Conference in Egypt, wh ere183 participating countries, including theVatican, approved the Program of Action to address overpopulation,development, and environmental issues.In 2001, the same issues are strangling us.And things are getting worse.

Members of World Pop ulation Balanceare from both sides of the political aisleand both sides of the abortion issue. TheBoard of Advisors includ e GeorgeArchibald of the International CraneFoundation, Norman Borlaug, NobelPeace Prize laureate and father of thegreen revolution, and several religiousleaders. They op pose coercive popu la-tion control measures, and seek popula-tion red uction through education andfamily planning.

No m atter what your cause, it is a lost

cause un less we also stabilize pop ulationgrowth, says David. He speaks to groupsaroun d the coun try includ ing colleges,schools, church group s, and Rotary Clubs.He has organized several national popula-tion conferences with the ScienceMuseu m of Minnesota in St. Paul.

One of the best things we can do forour children s futu re economic w ell-beingis to stabilize popu lation grow th so thatthey w ill still have opp ortun ities for adecent life in the d ecades ahead .

David Paxson w ill be in Mad ison theweek before Earth Day to give workshop sfor teachers, talk to stud ents, and ad dresslocal Rotary clubs. You are invited to meetwith Madison Audubon board m embersand friends for a p re-program dinner atPaisans restaurant at 5:15 p.m. Please callthe office at 608/ 255-BIRD (255-2473) if you h ave any qu estions.

Next m eeting September: Kent Ha ll,Bird ing Peru: Pacific Shore,Amazon Basin, & High And es

Free Program

What: David Paxson: Inf ini teGrow th i n a Finit e WorldWhen: Tuesday, Apri l 17, 2001

7:00 pmRefreshments7:30 pmProgram begi ns

Where: Bolz Auditorium, MeriterHospital 124 S. Brooks St reet ,MadisonParking: Merit er Hospit al paidparking r amp across the st reet, onthe str eet, or Lot 51 north o fRegent & M ill s St reets

Celebrate Spring!`25th Annual Art FairSaturday, May 5, 9:30-4:30, Olbrich Gardens

Mothers Day beckons. Sun ny

da ffodils nod gently. The richscent of damp earth begs a gar-den ers touch. And , of course,you r Au du bon Societys biggestfundraising event, The SpringArt Fair, opens once again in thelush an d lovely Olbrich BotanicGardens.

One hund red twenty fineartists compete to show theirwor k in this popu lar fair. Theirmed iums range from w atercolor,oil, and p hotography to ceram-ics, metal, ston e, and textiles.

Adm ission and p arking arefree! Perfect for a spring after-noon outing . After a look-see,you can chat w ith friends overcoffee and gourm et sandw iches.Then p ick u p a special piece forMom.

Ou r one-da y fair opens at 9:30and closes at 4:30. Childrensactivities and face painting areopen from 10:00 to 2:00. Olbrich

is located at 3330 Atw oodAvenue.

We need more than a hun dredvolun teer to run the fair. If youcan spare a few hou rs to helppark cars, make sand wiches,help artists, greet volunteers,etc., please call Nan cy Ludw ig at233-0407.

We look forward to spring (atlast) and a w onderful Art Fair.See you th ere!

THE AUDUBON

NEWSLETTEROF THE

MADISONAUDUBONS OCIETY

222 S. Hamilton St. / Madison, WI 53703 / 255-BIRD / http://madisonaudubon.org APRIL 2001

A billion people live in absolutepoverty, more than the p opulationof the entire p lanet 200 years ago.

1/ 6 of the planets people have noaccess to clean d rinking w ater.

2/ 3 of the oceans fisheries are beingfished to extinction.

Americans make up 5% of theworld s popu lation, but w e use 30%of the w orlds resources.


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MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETYPresid ent: Joanne H erfel, 241-8009Vice-presid ent: Am y McDan iel, 238-0450

Goose Pond Resident Natu ralists:Mark and Sue Martin, 635-4160Editor : Abbie Kur tz, 245-1758

ajkur tz@uw alumn i.comGraph ic design: Sara SmithPrinted by Roemer Printing

The mission of the Madison Aud ubonSociety is to educate our m embers and thepu blic about the natural world and thethreats that n atural systems are facing, toengage in advocacy to preserve and p rotectthese systems, and to develop and maintainsanctuaries to save and restore naturalhabitat.

JOIN MADISON AUDUBONStud ent/ Senior: $15Introductory membership: $20Basic: $35Foreign: Add $10 in US fund s.

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P l e a s e enc lo se you r check pa yab l e t oN a t io na l Audubo n So c i e ty an d ma i l t oMadison Audubon Society, 222 S. Hamilton St.#1 , M ad i son , WI 53703. Member sh i p s a r eshared with National Audubon and all mem-bers receive Audubon magazine.

Art Fair Raffle Prize ListOld Town Discovery 174 canoe. Retailvalue $775 Donated by Rutaba ga

Bush nell Spacema ster spotting scope 60mm with 15-45 zoom eyepiece and aBogen tripod. Retail value $600 Donated by Eagle Op tics

Framed Original Oil Painting TwoCoyotes. Value $850 Painting d onatedby Jonathan Wilde, Framing don ated byMeuer Art Compan y

Bronze bird b ath Ald en. Retail value$215 Donated by Ch ickadee Depot

Dolomite 3 season 2 per son ten t. Retailvalue $189 Donated by Fontana SportsSpecialties

Original meta l sculp ture. Value $80 Donated by artist Ellis Nelson

2 $10 gift certificates to Mounds Pet FoodWarehou se. Retail value $20 Donatedby Mound s Pet Food Warehou se

Dragon fly t-shirt. Retail value $15 Donated by Wildw ood Produ ctions

Raffle tickets cost $2.00 a p iece or are 3for $5.00. Draw ing w ill be held atOlbrich Botanical Gard ens at 4:30 p.m.on Saturday, May 5. Winners need notbe pr esent to w in. Tickets are available atthe MAS office or at the MAS Art Fair onMay 5.

Field Tripsfor Fun & LearningSund ays in Ap ril: 1, 8, 15, 22 and29: Scope Days at Goose Pond

Scope view ing da ys at GoosePond w ill be held du ring the peak of the spring migration season.

We sometimes have as m any as

20 species of w aterfowl on th eSeen Today board. Tund raSw ans are often amon g the earliestvisitors; they rest u p h ere on theirlong trip from Chesap eake Bay tothe Arctic Circle.

Spotting scopes w ill be set upalong the d rive for visitor use onSun day afternoons from 2:00 to5:00 p.m. Mem bers w ill be onhan d to help v isitors locate andidentify waterfow l. If the w eatheris inclement, the scopes w ill not beset up. If you have questions orwou ld like to volunteer as a host,call Doroth y H aines a t 221-1948 orthe MA S office, 255-BIRD.

Thur sday , April 12: Frogs NightOu t

This is a joint trip with TheNature Conservancy. Bring asense of adventu re on this trip asyou look at the world from a

CAWS New sletter Subscriptions AvailableI am not a m ember of National Audu bon, but am interested in receiving

The Aud ub on CAWS new sletter to stay informed of chap ter activities. Iveenclosed $10.00 payable to Mad ison Aud ubon Society to cover printing a ndmailing for one ann ual year.

Mail to: Mad ison Au du bon Soc., 222 S. Ham ilton St. Suite # 1, Madison,WI 53703

THE AUDUBON CAWS is publishedSeptember through July by:Madison Audubon Society,

222 S. Ha milton St.,Mad ison, WI 53703,

(608) 255-BIRD (2473).Bird ing hot line, 255-BIRM.

Madison Audu bon Web Page:http:/ / madisonaudubon.org

E-mail: masoffice@mailbag .comE-mail services donated by Berbee

Contribu tion d eadline is APRIL 2 forthe MAY issue, for which items may b esent to A bbie Kurtz, 313 Moulton Ct.,Madison, WI 53704 or emailajkur tz@uw alumn i.com

Directions to Goose Pond: From the east

take Hwy. 51 north into ColumbiaCounty, turn left (west) on County Hwy. K;after two miles turn right on (north) onGoose Pond Road, then turn left onPrairie Road, which is the driveway intothe Sanctuary. From the west takeCounty Hwy. Q north to Waunakee, thencontinue straight north to County Hwy. V;turn right (east) on V; after four miles gonorth (left) on County Hwy. I for aboutfour miles and turn right (east) on CountyHwy. K. After one mile turn left (north) onGoose Pond Road.


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We w ill carp ool at 5:00 a.m. fromthe Super Am erica gas station park-ing lot, at the intersection of Veronaand Raymond Roads. If you hav equ estions, call Al Shea at 825-6232.

Tuesda y, May 1: Mayd ay! Ow enPark Evening Nature Walk

Come en joy a leisurely strollthrough Ow en Park with trip leaderJon Sutton. Ow en Park is a Madisonconservation park on th e south sideof Old Sau k Road. Jon is an env iron-mental educator with a broad back-ground in natural history. Havingbeen a bird er all his life, he w ill dohis best to iden tify as man y springmigrants as show u p. We may seethrushes, wood peckers, sparrows,swallows, a few early warblers andmay be an ow l. Well keep an eyeout for wildflowers in the w oods

and the restored p rairies. If an earlybu tterfly show s, Jon w ill share hisknowledge about th ese colorfulcreatures as he h as become a bu tter-fly enthu siast.

Meet at 6:30 p.m . at the Ow enPark parking lot near the hou se off the driveway from Old Sauk Rd.,across from Crestw ood School. Thetrip w ill last til about d ark, possibly2 hour s. If you h ave qu estions, callJon Sutton at 238-7676.

Thur sday , May 3: Picnic PointWarbler Walk

Willy Hu tcheson w ill lead thisearly morning warbler walk onPicnic Point. This is one of Madisons birding hot spots, with anice combination of woods, openfields, wetland s and water. On thistrip w e will be looking for migratingwa rblers, as w ell as vireos, thru shes,tanag ers and w hatever else flies by.

Meet at 6:00 a.m. in thePicnic Point p arking lot off

University Bay Drive, at thenorth end of Walnu t Drive, north of UW Lot 60. If you h ave qu estionscall Willy at 260-8263.

Saturd ay, May 5: Birding PicnicPointCome join trip leaders RomaLenehan and Willy Hu tcheson for apleasant spring morn ing of birdingon P icnic Point, one o f Madisonsbirding h ot spots. With lots of shore-line, open w ater and a variety of

sugar m aple forest floated in theprairie-savanna landscape of south-ern Wisconsin. Abraham s Woods, aState Natural Area and one of theUW Arboretu ms outlying areas, isone of the finest remnan ts of suga rmap le forest left in south ernWisconsin. On this field trip w e willbe looking for spring w ildflow ersthat may be at their peak, andstrolling thr oug h the forest of sugarmap le, basswood, yellowbu d hicko-ry, hackberry, and other typicalsouth ern m esic forest trees. Possiblebirds include vesper sp arrows,bobolinks and m eadow larks, red-headed wood peckers, kinglets, earlywa rblers, and p ossible scarlet tan-agers and towh ees.

Time perm itting, w e will stop atnearby Oliver Prairie, a limestonegoat p rairie, in search of pasqu eflow ers fru its, bird-foot violets,pra irie smoke, Richard sons sedgeand the leaves and flower buds of other lime-prairie plants.

We w ill carp ool at 8:00 a.m. fromthe Super Am erica gas station p ark-ing lot, at the in tersection of Veronaand Raymond Roads. If you w ouldlike to pass on carpooling and meetthe grou p at A bes Woods, located

just sou thw est of Albany in GreenCo., contact the trip leader for d irec-tions. The trip leader, And rew H ipp,is a naturalist at the Arboretum an dcurrently stud ying botany at theUniversity of Wisconsin - Mad ison.Please call 241-5045 or e-mailalhipp @stud ents.wisc.edu w ith anyqu estions. We will cancel only in thecase of dangerous w eather.Sun day , Apr il 29: Birding Wyalusing

Al Shea, one of Wisconsins most

experienced bird ers, will lead thistrip to Wyalu sing State Park, w hichoverlooks the confluence of theWisconsin an d Mississippi Rivers.

The Mississippi is a m ajor m igra-tion route for num erous birds andthe rugged bluffs make this breath-taking scenery a beau tiful spot for aspring adventure. Well observehaw ks, warblers, lots of other bird sand maybe a few spring w ildflowers.Bring a lunch, as th is trip w ill lastuntil m id-afternoon.

wood s, wetlands and op en areas,Picnic Point is know n for its diversi-ty of birds. By May 1st, depen dingon the weather, many migrants maybe here. On the lake w e will look forwaterfowl, gulls and terns; in themar shland s well be looking forblackbirds, wrens, song and sw ampsparrow s; in the w oodlands w ell

look for woodpeckers, thrushes, ori-oles, vireos and early wa rblers; andin the fields an d ga rd ens w ell look for grassland sparrows. Trip leaderRoma Lenehan has over 20 years of birding at Picnic Point an d just com-piled a Campus Area Bird Checklist.Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the 1918 Marshpa rking lot across University BayDrive from Picnic Point, north of theUW h ospital. The trip w ill last for 2-3 hours with an opp ortunity toextend longer. If you h ave qu estions,call Roma Leneh an at (608) 238-5406.May 8, 10, 15, & 17: Warb ler Walks!

MASs ann ual early morning war-bler walks w ill be held in th e UWArboretu m. This years trip leadersw ill be Tod High smith, Levi Wood ,Ken Barm ore, and Tony Kalenic. Wewill be looking for migrating wa r-blers as w ell as Vireos, Thru shes,Tanagers and wh atever else flies by.

Meet at 6:00 a.m. in the A rboretu mat the Wingra/ Galistel Woods park-

ing lot alon g McCaffrey Drive. Enterthe Arboretu m from th e east off of Mills Street. If you enter from thewest (Seminole Hw y.) you w ill hav eto walk from the McKay Centerparking area.

If you ha ve qu estions, call LeviWood at 277-7959.

Wedn esday , May 9: Birding a t TokenCreek

Ed Saur w ill lead this evening tr ipat Token Creek County Park. H e has

lived a few miles from th is coun typark in Northeast Dane County andvisited it frequ ently for more than 20years. Ed has also atlased th is park for the Wisconsin breed ing BirdAtlas project for three years. Thou ghbordered by Hw y 51 and I 90, theparks varied habitat holds speciessuch as N orthern Oriole, Ind igobunting, brown thrasher, easternBluebird , Warbling vireo and fivespecies of flycatchers, to n ame just afew. At this time in May a variety of

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Madison Audubons BIG DAY BIRDING EVENTMay 12

Madison Aud ubon is holding the 2nd annu al Big Birding Day onInternational Migrator y Bird Day Ma y 12, 2001. Come celebrate th e spr ingmigration w ith us.

The event w ill begin at 4AM, yes four, an d ru n for 14 hou rs un til 6PM. Thegoal is to find as man y bird species as you can in Dan e County in th ose 14hou rs and retur n to the finish line before 6PM. The reason? For fun, the experi-ence, the camarad erie with other bird ers and to raise a little money forMadison Aud ubon.

More than anyth ing this event is for your enjoyment and to create an opp or-tun ity to see a large variety of migratory sp ecies in one da y. Birding w ith agroup or a friend is a won derful way to learn and ap preciate our natur alworld. Consider add ing an inexperienced birder to your team.The total num ber of species seen last year was 164! High light birds includ ed:cattle egret, willets, pha laropes an d 17 other species of shorebird s, 23 species of warbler including the h ooded warbler, tund ra swan , peregrine falcon, whiteeyed vireo, summer tan ager, vesper an d grasshopper sp arrows, dickcissel, andbobolink.

Prizes will be given to the top rank ing team s. The ala carte cost is $15 perperson OR $25 wh ich covers your p articipation, dinner, and th e award s ban-

quet held at Imp erial Gardens West wh ere adventures of the day w ill be told.This is a rain or sh ine event. It is anticipated that each team will find 100-150species in the 14-hou r limit. You d o not ha ve to bird th e entire 14 hou rs butplease come join us for the banquet afterwards an d tell us of your days ad ven-tures.So, put a team together of 2-4 people, call Ken Barmore at 608-836-6096 oremail him at [email protected], clean th ose binoculars an d get som esleep. Each team need s to elect a captain w ho w ill receive a list of official rulesad apted from the World Series of Birding. The registration dead line is TuesdayMay 1, 2001. Dont delay, call or ema il Ken tod ay to r egister or for mor e infor-mation.

migran t war blers are possible, as area late peenting Wood cock or asinging Wood thru sh.

The trip w ill begin at 6:30 p.m.Token Creek Cou nty Par k is locatedin the northeast qu adran t of the I 90-94 & Hw y 51 interchan ge. It is abou t1/ 2 mile north on hw y 51 from I 90-94 or 1/ 2 mile south on H wy 51 from

Hw y 19 and just east of the PineConeRestaurant truck stop. Brown signsmar k the entran ce. Bring binoculars,a field guide, and wear shoes thatw ill keep you r feet dr y, as sometrails may be wet. Meet at the park-ing lot at the first building o n theright. For qu estions, call Ed a t 846-4482 or email [email protected].

June 1-3: Crex Meadows Field TripOn th is 3-day, long distance trip w ewill concentrate on finding the wide

variety of birds that breed in CrexMeadow s and other n atural areas innorthw estern Wisconsin.Species that w ill be of great intereston this trip are Sharp-tailed grou se,LeContes and Sharp-tailed sparrow s,Connecticut warblers, andTrump eter Swan s. Depend ing onhow th e spring season unfolds wemay see num erous wildflowers,including lady slipp ers.We will be leaving Mad ison at 8AMin a 15-passenger ren tal van on

Friday, Jun e 1st bou nd forGrantsburg, WI. We plan to spendthe nigh t in a local motel and birdCrex Meadow s Friday night andSaturd ay. Saturd ay evening w e willstay at Hu nt Hill Audu bon Campnear Sarona. Sun day m orning wewill bird H un t Hill looking fornumerous woodland and othergrassland birds. We will return toMadison by early evening onSund ay, Jun e 3rd. The cost of thisweekend trip w ill be in the neighbor-hood of $100 per person an d w illinclud e 2 nights lodgin g, the vanrental and some m eals.Please contact Ken Barmore at 608-836-6096 or via email atKCBOUTDO [email protected] by May10th if you ar e interested in attend -ing this weekend trip. This trip islimited to 14 people, so call early toreserve a spot.

Horicon M arsh Bird FestivalMay 11 - 13, 2001

The fourth annu al Horicon Marsh Bird Festival will be held through out theMarsh at v arious sites as part of the Marsh Melod ies spring series of events.This weekend event consists of a variety of activities focusing o n th e greatarray of birds to be seen here at the peak of the spring m igration. HoriconMarsh is one of the finest birding sites in the up per Midw est with m ore than265 species of bird s having been recorded here over th e years. Horicon Marshhas been designated as a Wetland of International Importance and is alsorecognized as a Globally Impor tant Bird A rea.

This Festival is truly a celebration of birds. As a m arsh-w ide event, it w illfeature a wid e variety of outd oor activities, field trips, marsh tou rs, bird band -ing d emon strations, and other even ts. Special activities are also offered for

families and children. Activities w ill be available for beginners, interm ediatebird watchers and experienced birders. Among some of the many activities areearly morning bu s trips around the marsh to see the greatest variety of birds,workshops on bird identification, a special bird banding demonstration, chil-drens programs, pontoon boat tours of the marsh, a wildlife art show, plus anexhibit hall and gift shop s.

For more information p lease contact Larry Michael of the H oricon MarshBird Club at 920-485-2936 or Bill Volkert, DN R N atu ralist a t 920-387-7877 orwr ite to the Friends of the Horicon Marsh Intern ational Education Center atN7725 H wy . 28 Ho ricon, WI 53032. For a comp lete sched ule of events an d reg-istration form s, check out the H oricon Marsh Bird Club w ebpag e at horicon-marshbirdclub.com.


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Attend Your Local Spring HearingsMonday, April 9 at 7 p.m.by Karen Etter Hale, Executive Secretary

The DNR Sprin g Hear ings on Fish and Wildlife Rules and the ann ual WisconsinConservation Con gress meetings will be held Mon da y, April 9 at 7 p.m. in everycounty in W isconsin. All citizens can atten d a nd voice their op inions on eachw ildlife and en vironm ental issue question. The first half of the evening will be thefish and wildlife rule changes proposed by the DNR. The second portion containsConserva tion Congress ad visory qu estions. Many of these become official DNRrule change qu estions the following year. Congress questions include supp orting aprop osed amend ment to the Wisconsin constitution that w ould give people theright to fish, hu nt, trap , and ta ke game su bject only to reasonable restrictions asprescribed by law, a moratorium on the gran ting of high capacity well permits,three qu estions on invasive (exotic) species, a road side hab itat prop osal,wh ether the state should acquire the Badger Am mu nition Plant to be held in per-petu al trust for the people of Wisconsin, and a question on th e proh ibition of theuse of cyanide in mining, among others.

Please attend! Your v ote is imp ortant! The hear ing in Dan e Coun ty w ill be at theAlliant Energy (Dan e Co. Expo) Center, Columb ia County at Turner Jr. HighSchool, Jefferson Cou nty a t the Jefferson Fair Groun ds Activity Center , and Sau k Coun ty at the Al Ringling Theater. The entire Spring Hear ing ballot can be seen on

the DN R w ebsite: For m ore inform ation, call Karen Etter H ale, 255-BIRD.1583

Lower Mud Lake ThreatenedBy Harry Read, Conservation Chair

The Village of McFarland is considering an an nexation requ est from a grou p of 13land own ers in the Town of Dunn. Led by Madison lawyer Norman H erro, the landowners have not submitted any specific plan for the area, but have indicated that itwould be a mix of commercial, industrial and residential development. Annexationrequests for this area w ere den ied by the Village in the early 1990s and accord ing toCounty Board Chair Kevin Kesterson, the annexation would violate a gentlemensagreement between McFarland and Dunn to keep development north of the YaharaRiver. The land is not includ ed in McFarlands 20 year Master Plan an d about 40% of the acreage covers wetlands bordering Lower Mu d Lake, which w ould receive urbanrunoff from new development.Lower Mu d Lake is recognized as an important w ildlife area and is a staging area formigrating waterfowl. The McFarland Planning Commission has asked to review theannexation, but the board has not granted their request. Residents of McFarland andDunn have begun to organize against the p lan, holding a protest rally before theMarch 12 Village Board meeting, and are planning other actions. The Town of Dunnhas ind icated it w ill sue McFarland if the Board ann exes the land .Ann exation requires a sup ermajority approval vote by the Board (at least 5 of 7 mem-bers), but th e decision to consider the annexation was p assed unan imously onFebruary 12. The Board has un til May 12 to accept th e annexation. To find ou t howyou can help, seehttp : / / userpages.cho-rus.net/ towndunn/ orcontact Cay Villars (838-6533 or [email protected]). It is particularlyimportant for residents of McFarland op posing theannexation to speak up . If the an nexation isapp roved, halting d evel-opm ent will be mu chmore difficult.

P OPULATION & HABITATGotta Java?By Carolin e BeckettSome of us just have to get tha tbuzz. Whether you get jum p-started with a cup pa joe in themorn ing, or love to latte in theafternoon, your coffee fix canmak e a difference to the survivalof our feathered friends.Coffee plantations used to bemixed habitat with canopy treesshad ing coffee bushes. In theearly 1990s, US-AID financed cut-ting the forest canop y on 40% of the plantations in Colombia,Central America, and theCaribbean in h opes of increasingcoffee prod uction. Today full-sunplantations are m onocultures,with n o habitat for birds that eat

insect pests. Birds foun d at full-sun p lantations have dwind led to10% of the 150 or so species thatused to live there. In ad dition,multi-national corporations dis-courage competition and un der-cut small farmers, or pay them aslittle as 40 cents a p oun d for cof-fee.Shade-grown coffee plantationsare bird-friendly because theplants are sheltered by nativetrees and mixed forests. The cof-

fee is organically grown a ndoften fair-trademiddle-men arecut out and farmers are guaran-teed at least $1.26 a p oun d fortheir coffee. And the coffee ismu ch better tasting because thebeans mature m ore slowly.Several companies that help birdsand people are listed below. Peace Coffee, toll-free: 1-888-324-7872 or www.peacecoffee.com Thanksgiving Coffee Co, 1-800-648-6491 or ww w .thanksgiving-coffee.com Peet s Coffee, 1-800-999-2132 orwww.coffee.com Ancora Coffee Roasters, 608-233-5287 or w ww .ancora-coffee.comAsk for shade-grown and fairtrade coffees at local groceriesand cooperatives or wherevercoffee is served. Bottoms u p!


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YES, I want to make t heGoose Pond vision a real i-ty. Here is my contr ibu -ti on t o t he Goose PondCampaign.

[ ] Acre Maker. $1,000 or more t obuy and restore anot her acreof land at Goose Pond.

[ ] Half-Acre Maker. $500-$999 tobuy and resto re another half -acre of land at Goose Pond.

[ ] Adopt An Acre. I pledge $100 ayear for three years ($300total) toward Goose Pondresto rat ion . Here is my f irstinstallment.

[ ] Nest Egg. I pledge $50 a yearfor t hree years($150 tot al).Here is my fi rst i nstallment.

[ ] My Own Vision . $ to help asmuch as possible.

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In Memory of

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For Gif t s Honor ing Another: SendAcknow ledgement t o (name andaddress)

Cont ribut ions w ill be acknow l-edged near the Goose PondInformat ion Board as fo llow s:$1,000 or more-name to appearon a permanent plaque; $250-$999-name to appear onengraved paving brick.

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Audubon Society Newslet terMake checks payable to M adisonAudubon Society and mail to :Madison Audubon Society, 222 S.Hamilt on St reet, Suit e #1,Madison, WI 53703

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Otsego M arshWood Duck ObserversNeededBy Mark and Sue MartinLate winter or early sp ring is a goodtime to check your wood du ck hous-es. On a recent sunn y day in earlyMarch, we installed three new w ood

du ck boxes on 10 foot-long poles.After chopp ing through 11 inches of ice, we placed th e pole into thewater and drove it into the muckybottom. The houses w ere then boltedto the poles. With the ad dition of these hou ses, a total of seven boxesare available for w ood d uck use.Thanks to William Dam m, U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service; Greg Martin(Otsego Marsh neighbor) for donat-ing wood du ck boxes. We also pro-vided a box that we w on at a raffle.

William an d Jean Damm donatedthe metal poles.Nest boxes w ill be checked after thenesting season end s to d eterminetheir use. We wou ld like to keeptrack of the total num ber of wooddu ck broods at Otsego Marsh thissumm er. By determining the num-ber of broods and th e num ber of nest boxes used , we can also see

Sue with recently installed wood ducknest box. Photo by Mark Martin

how m any du cks used natu ral cavi-ties in the oak hickory wood lot.Please con tact u s at 608-635-4160 orgoosep@mid plains.net if you w ouldlike to volunteer to observe w ooddu ck broods in June an d July.

MAS has anaccount at theMadisonRecycling Centeron Fish HatcheryRd. RememberMAS next timeyou recycle.

MAS Volunteer OpportunitiesVolu nteer Chair and Vol unteer Committee memb ersLooking for a volun teer to solicit, organ ize and m anage volu nteers for thenu merous events w hich MAS schedules and participates in. Ideally, this wou ldbe a small group of people with one p erson taking the lead.Education Chair or Co-Chair and Education Committee memb ersLooking for an ind ividu al to lead a comm ittee in MAS educational outr each.Cur rently this committee plan s the Eco Treks for the Mad ison SchoolCommu nity Recreation Program. There are num erous ad ditional opportunitiesin edu cation. Also looking for people interested in being on th e Edu cationCommittee.

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Donations Spring inMY OWN VISIONIn Memory of Russel H. Ogd enBrian DunleavyLaura Brown & Mark ShahanCarol LiddleBruce Conn elly


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Non-profit organizationU.S. Postage PaidPermit No. 1831

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MAS Annual Art Fair

MAS Calendarat a Glance

(See p ages 2,3,4 & 5 for d etails)Suns.,Apr.1,8,15,22,29:Scope Daysat Goose PondThurs.,Apr.12:Frogs N ight Ou tFri,Apr .13:Evening at Mud LakeWildlife Area

Fri,Apr.20:Beginning BirdingSat.,Apr.21:Wildflowers at WalkingIronSun.,Ap r.22:Faville GroveSanctuary TourFri.,Apr.27:Evening at CherokeeMarshSat.,Apr.28:Abrahams WoodsWildflowers & BirdsSun.,Apr.29:Birding Wyalusing

Sandhill Crane Count anAnnual Tradition for ManySaturday, April 21

Bird en thusiasts w ill be given th echance to trek to area wetlands an d enjoya springtime sun rise while on the lookoutdu ring the 27th Ann ual Midw est Sand hillCrane Count.

The impressive birds m ake it worthwaking u p early. They stand u p to fourfeet tall, and their bu gling call is aud iblefor more than a mile. Sandhills are theregions tallest bird and among thelargest in N orth Am erica. In ad dition tothe cranes, counters enjoy the early morn -ing activities of frogs, songbirds, w ater-fowl, mamm als and oth er w ildlife.The event represents on e of the w orldslargest single-species censu ses. In 2000,nearly 1,800 counters tallied more than13,500 cranes in Wisconsin an d p ortionsof Illinois, Michigan , Minnesota andIowa.

Despite their curren t abund ance,Sand hills were rare and end angered asrecently as 30 years ago. Common in theup per Mid west in the m id-1800s, theydeclined rapidly after 1875 du e to hu nt-ing, wetland loss and human disturbance.By 1936, fewer than 25 pairs survived inWisconsin, and the species was rare else-wh ere in the region. Hu nting restrictionsand the restoration and protection of wet-lands as w ell as the birds adaptation to

hum an land use patterns have allowedthe Sand hill pop ulation to rebound .

To learn more about cranes call theInternational Crane Foundation, (608)356-9462 or check out the ICF website:w w w .savingcranes.orgFor more information about th e DaneCounty Crane Cou nt, please contact KrisWhitma n a t (608) 244-6654.

Please Watch for BandedSandhill Cranes

To test the feasibility of reintrod ucing amigratory population of the whoopingcrane to the eastern Un ited States, sand -hill cranes were raised at N ecedahNational Wildlife Refuge last year andthen led by ultralight aircraft to Florida.Ten of eleven sandhill cranes startedhead ing north on February 25, probablytoward their rearing groun ds here inWisconsin.

All of the birds h ave leg bands w ith ared-over-green radio transmitter on theright leg and colored band s on the leftleg. They may be traveling as a grou prather than solo. If you shou ld observeany of these cranes, please docum entyour location, date, time an d band colors,and send th e information to MollyStoddard , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,Horicon National Wildlife Refuge,920-387-2658, ext. 24 ( She will forwardthe information to the app ropriate F&WSofficials.

Documents

Apr 2001 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society