Feb 2008 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

8/9/2019 Feb 2008 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

1/8Madison Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society

222 S. Hamilton St. / Madison, WI 53703 / 255-2473/ www.madisonaudubon.org February 2008

MadisonAudubonSocietyServing Columbia,Dane, Dodge, Iowa,

Jefferson, Richlandand Sauk Counties

Birds and Communication TowersWhats happening in Dane County?Over the past few years there have been several reports of birds

killed in collisions with communication towers in and aroundMadison. But how significant is the threat to migrating birds?Until recently we lacked the data to get at the heart of the question.

Join us to find out what Emilie Travis has learned in her research inDane CountyTravis' research looked at tower height, migration intensity, sea-

son, and placement of towers in the landscape to see how these fac-tors affected bird mortality at her sampled towers. During spring

Speaker to Introduce Raptorsat MAS Banquet in March

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When Marge Gibson introduces livebirds at the Madison AudubonSocietys annual "Wings Over Madison"

banquet on March 18, she will help theaudience get to know the birds as shedoes.If people could learn more about these

birds, they would realize how incredibleand endlessly fascinating they are, shesaid when explaining that they actuallyhave individual personalities. These per-sonalities come to life when she relatessome of her many extraordinary experi-ences as a wildlife rehabilitator. Amongthe birds she will introduce to MAS mem-

bers and friends are hawks, owls and a

turkey vulture, all permanent residents ofthe Raptor Education Group, Inc. (REGI)facility near Antigo, Wisconsin.

Right now Gibson is treating sevenTrumpeter Swans ill with lead poisoning,which are among the 105 patients current-ly at the rehabilitation center. She expectsthat the swans will recover after under-going an arduous process that includestube feeding, injections and other medical

procedures. They will soon be on thewing with relatives that she has treated inpast years. The need for this kind of carehas been on-going for many years and iscaused by absorption of lead remaining inthe swans breeding grounds after the useof lead shot was banned. Because manyof these Trumpeter Swan patients were

banded as hatchlings at the WisconsinDNRs Crex Meadows Wildlife Area,Gibson can sometimes trace their lineageto parents and grandparents that have

been in her care.

2008 Wings Over MadisonBanquet

Tuesday, March 18, 5:30 9 p.m.UW-Madison Memorial Union800 Langdon Street

Program5:30 Cash Bar6:30 Dinner7:30 ProgramLarry Meiller, Emcee

Featured speaker, Marge Gibson andher Wisconsin birds of prey

Madison Audubon Society

Excellence Awards

Tickets are $50 per person, or $75special seating with Marge Gibson orLarry Meiller

Watch the mail for your banquetinvitation!

FebruaryProgramInside This Issue

MAS Banquet ............................................ 1MAS Program ........................................... 1MAS Wish List .......................................... 2Cavity Nesting Bird Workshop ............. 3Christmas Bird Counts ............................ 4MAS at Garden Expo ............................... 5Notes from Faville Grove ....................... 5Goose Pond News .................................... 6December Donations ...........................6/7March Field Trip ....................................... 7MAS Special Events ................................. 8


2/8February 20082The Audubon CAWS

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MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY

President: Stan Druckenmiller

Vice-president: Debra Weitzel

Goose Pond resident managers:

Mark and Sue MartinFaville Grove Sanctuary managers:

David Musolf, Roger Packard

Editor: Patrick Ready,

[email protected]

Graphic design: Patrick Ready

[email protected]

CAWS printer: Roemer Printing

Madison Audubon WishlistPlease take a moment to look over our wishlist. We greatly appreciate any

donations, or leads to contributions, for the following items.

Quality binoculars

Digital (LCD) projector

Mule utility vehicle

REGI is a non-profit bird rehabilita-tion center founded by Marge and DonGibson in 1990. The center nurses andnurtures about 350 injured, sick andorphaned wild birds a year. They includemany species passerines, ducks, night-

hawks and swifts although large preda-tory birds and swans are the centersspecialty. Rehabbed birds are released,except those unable to fend for them-selves in the wild. It is these un-releas-able birds that Marge presents in her talksand REGI programs.Gibson has worked with wildlife for

over 30 years and has traveled the worldrehabilitating sick and injured birds. Shehas worked with many high profile fieldprojects, including the California CondorRecovery Team and the Bald Eagle

Capture and Health Assessment Programin Valdez, Alaska, where she was teamcaptain following the Valdez oil spill. Inaddition, she teaches wildlife rehabilita-tion internationally.Gibson explained that she hopes to

stimulate people to learn more aboutbirds and to develop a sense of wonderand respect for the natural world and theknowledge that is needed for that (senseof wonder) to occur. We have to learn totruly value and respect everything, andknow that we have to share the worldwith the animals that were here to beginwith. We have a responsibility to them,to make their environment safe and toallow them to live in peaceful coexistencewith us.She added, Our charges teach us so

much each and every one of them. Welearn and are better people because ofthe experience. You learn so much ifyou allow yourself to stay open to them.Thats the very best thing about wildliferehabilitation.

Banquet . . .conitnued from page 1


3/83 February 2008The Audubon CAWS

Towers . . .conitnued from page 1

2007, with the helpof 25-30 volunteers,she performed dailymortality searchesat each of 11 FederalCommunicationsCommission-registeredtowers in the countyduring peak spring(Apr. 21-June 1) andfall (Aug. 25-Oct. 5) migrations. Travis will report on howtower height affected mortality last year. She will also discusshow radar data can provide relative migration densities anddemonstrate the correlation between migration density andmortality events from spring and fall 2007. Her findings mayguide us in shaping future tower management in supportof bird conservation and may provide cost-effective mitiga-tion strategies to reduce tower mortalities at existing towers.Folks interested in volunteering on the project in 2008 are

encouraged to come learn more details.Emilie Travis is a Masters candidate working under thedirection of Dr. David Drake at UW-Madison. She grew upin central New Jersey and escaped rather quickly to NewEngland, where she obtained her B.S. in wildlife biologyand minor in forestry at the University of Vermont. Whilein Vermont she assisted on graduate projects includingwork with Double-crested Cormorants and Indiana bats.She also studied in the Andes of Ecuador, helping to initiatean amphibian monitoring program. After graduation fromUVM, she worked in the field on an amphibian monitoringproject in the Greater Yellowstone region and returned to theeast coast to assist in passerine migrant research in northeast-

ern Pennsylvania.You are invited to join our speaker, MAS board members

and friends at the pre-program dinner at Paisans Restaurant(131 W. Wilson St.) beginning at 5 p.m. Please call the office a608/255-BIRD (255-2473) if you have questions.

Next meeting: "Wings Over Madison Banquet" MargeGibson and her Wisconsin birds of prey, March 18, 2008.

Free Public ProgramWhat: Emilie Travis talks about

her Bird/Tower researchWhen: Tuesday, February 19, 2008

7:30 p.m. ProgramWhere: UW Arboretum McKay

CenterParking: free by the building

Cavity Nesting Bird WorkshopMadison Audubon Society will hold a cavity nesting bird workshop on Saturday Feb.

23 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the MacKenzie Environmental Center located off Hwy. CS &Q east of Poynette.The workshop will focus on building, erecting, monitoring, and maintaining nest boxes.

Birds and times are: American Kestrels, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; Eastern Bluebirds/TreeSwallows, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; and Wood Ducks/Hooded Mergansers, 11:15 a.m.to noon. Speakers include Jeff Bahls (tentative) who is on the Board of Directors of theWood Duck Society and Pat Ready, editor of the Bluebird Restoration Association ofWisconsin newsletter Wisconsin Bluebird.This workshop is for those interested in setting up nest box trails, assisting with moni-

toring trails, or placing nest boxes in their yard. For more information, contact Mark orSue Martin at 608/ 635-4160 or [email protected]. There will be a $5 charge per adultto help cover rental of the building.

We thank our generous media sponsors, The Capital Timesand Mid-West Family Broadcasting.

Above: Marge

Gibson cares for

several ospreys at

REGI.

Right: Marge holds

an immature Bald

Eagle during one of

her presentations.

Bluebird/Pat Ready


4/84 February 2008The Audubon Caws

SPECIES MAD COO POY SC BOO MTH

Canada Goose 2,290 1,031 238 1,326 402 49

Cackling Goose - 2 12 27 4 -

Mute Swan 24 - - 1 - -

Trumpeter Swan - - - 1 - -Tundra Swan 570 - 1 - - -

Wood Duck 1 - - - - -

Gadwall 239 21 2 1 - -

American Wigeon 2 - - - - -

American Black Duck 21 5 14 12 2 -

Mallard 1,656 735 99 405 276 81

Northern Shoveler 378 - 6 - - -

Green-winged Teal 1 1 - - - -

Canvasback 29 - - - - -

Redhead 2 - - - - -

Ring-necked Duck 6 - 1 - - -

Lesser Scaup 44 - - - - -

Bufflehead 205 - - 2 - -

Common Goldeneye 553 11 32 193 31 -Hooded Merganser 120 1 - - - -

Common Merganser 1,697 5 6 119 22 -

Red-breasted Merganser 2 0 1 52 - -

Ruddy Duck 9 - 3 - - -

Ring-necked Pheasant 5 6 240 5 5 55

Ruffed Grouse - - - 1 - 1

Wild Turkey 96 84 316 216 264 730

Common Loon 2 - - - - -

Pied-billed Grebe 1 - - - - -

Horned Grebe 3 - - 1 - -

Northern Bobwhite - - - 8 - -

Great Blue Heron - - 2 2 1 2

Bald Eagle 4 - 29 114 30 3

Northern Harrier - - 1 - - 2

Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 3 3 1 5 3

Coopers Hawk 21 3 6 6 1 10

Northern Goshawk 1 - - - - -

Red-shouldered Hawk - - - 3 - -

Red-tailed Hawk 73 33 63 59 57 118

Rough-legged Hawk 7 4 26 19 15 22

Golden Eagle - - 1 - - -

American Kestrel 5 2 9 6 4 22

Virginia Rail 4 - 4 - - -

American Coot 1,178 2 4 - - -

Wilsons Snipe 2 - - - 2 2

Ring-billed Gull 1,702 cw - 154 2 -

Herring Gull 559 - - 1,615 27 -

Thayers Gull - - - 1 - -

Lesser Black-backed Gull - - 2 - - -

Glaucous Gull 1 - - - - -

Rock Pigeon 333 38 389 427 174 577

Mourning Dove 821 286 784 502 315 734

Eastern Screech-Owl 31 3 1 8 3 6

Great Horned Owl 15 3 4 6 3 9

Barred Owl 7 1 1 2 4 3

Long-eared Owl 1 - - - 1 -

Short-eared Owl - - - - 1 -

N. Saw-whet Owl - - - - 2 1

Belted Kingfisher 5 1 2 2 7 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker 141 16 59 110 69 149

SPECIES MAD COO POY SC BOO MTH

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 cw cw 3 -

Downy Woodpecker 203 62 110 164 123 254

Hairy Woodpecker 77 16 40 70 34 67

Northern Flicker 9 - 13 5 4 4Pileated Woodpecker 1 - 7 40 15 18

Eastern Phoebe - - 1 - - -

Northern Shrike 13 4 12 9 12 9

Blue Jay 171 85 298 296 262 415

American Crow 789 209 896 1,008 485 1,133

Common Raven - - - - 1 -

Horned Lark 30 179 22 6 51 116

Black-capped Chickadee 762 127 430 446 402 632

Tufted Titmouse 18 7 54 70 60 121

Red-breasted Nuthatch 72 9 23 12 33 25

White-breasted Nuthatch 232 57 110 164 144 243

Brown Creeper 40 - cw 9 2 -

Carolina Wren 4 - - - 1 cw

Winter Wren 3 2 - - cw -Golden-crowned Kinglet 7 - 2 1 - -

Eastern Bluebird 3 - 50 81 15 16

Townsends Solitaire - - 1 - - -

Hermit Thrush 1 - - - - -

American Robin 420 2 170 115 10 108

European Starling 2,775 126 623 967 424 1,099

Cedar Waxwing 723 - 160 62 24 41

Eastern Towhee - 1 - - - -

American Tree Sparrow 463 52 177 223 95 141

Chipping Sparrow - - - - 1 -

Fox Sparrow 10 - - - - -

Song Sparrow 14 1 1 1 1 11

Swamp Sparrow 9 - 2 - - -

White-throated Sparrow 21 2 - - - 1Dark-eyed Junco 1,025 205 933 727 591 924

Lapland Longspur - 2 - - - -

Snow Bunting 3 33 cw 4 - -

Northern Cardinal 560 137 270 368 202 478

Indigo Bunting - - - - - 1

Red-winged Blackbird 2 1 2 - - -

Rusty Blackbird - - - - - 3

Common Grackle 1 - 1 - - 1

Brown-headed Cowbird 1 - - - - -

Purple Finch 51 4 15 14 21 23

House Finch 639 248 170 166 175 268

Common Redpoll 21 9 8 3 3 23

Pine Siskin 131 9 - 2 12 10

American Goldfinch 853 222 356 370 485 694

House Sparrow 1,108 333 695 602 364 828

Count Day Species 85 52 63 65 58 53

Individual Birds 24,128 4,441 7,940 11,406 5,838 10,290

Field Observers 86 5 23 26 17 62

Parties 23 3 11 13 8 26

Feeder Observers 10 3 20 2 20 27

Date Dec. 15 Jan. 1 Dec. 29 Dec. 29 Dec. 27 Dec. 30

2007 Christmas Bird CountsResults below are for six Madison-area Christmas Bird Counts for 2007. Areas reported are Madison (MAD), Cooksville (COO), Poynette (POY),

Sauk City (SC), Baraboo (BOO), and Mt. Horeb (MTH). Species labeled count week (cw) were spotted in the area three days before or after, but

not on, the count day. Madison Audubon Society provided funding for the Madison and Poynette counts so that the results could be included in the

National Audubon report.


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MAS at Garden ExpoFriday-Sunday, Feb. 8, 9 & 10

Dont miss Madison Audubons booth at this years Wis-consin Public Television Garden Expo at the Alliant EnergyCenter in Madison. Volunteers will be on hand to answeryour questions about birds and birding.

The MAS Nature Store will offer Mariette Nowaks recentbook, Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening withNative Plants to Attract Birds at a special reduced Garden

Expo price of $25. Additional items available includeFrogs and Toads of Wisconsin on CD and audio tape.Proceeds benet Madison Audubon Society.

Several free Garden Expo seminars feature MAS mem-bers. On Saturday at 2 p.m., Pat Ready presents Land-scape Features to Attract Songbirds to Your Yard. OnSunday at 1 p.m. Pat represents the Bluebird RestorationAssn. of WI (BRAW) for a talk on Using Nest Boxes to At-tract Chickadees, Swallows, Wrens and Bluebirds to YourYard. Dorothy Legler representing Southern WI ButteryAssn., speaks on Saturday at 4 p.m. on Buttery Garden-ing. Michael and Kathi Rock present Gardening forHummingbirds at noon on both Saturday and Sunday.

Kent Hall of Aldo Leopold Audubon (Stevens Pt.) andBRAW talks on Nest Boxes at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Datesand times are current as of CAWS publication date; fordetails, check with Garden Expo at (608) 262-5256 or visitwww.wpt.org/gardenexpo/

To volunteer for the MAS booth, please call the MASofce at (608) 255-2473.

For sale at the MAS Garden Expo booth. Learn how tocreate outstanding bird habitats with native plants thatoffer food, cover and nesting sites for birds.

The book features plans and photos for creating ninedifferent habitat gardens; recommended plant speciesand the birds they attract as well as the plants nativeranges in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minne-sota, Missouri, and Wisconsin; and advice about gardenfeatures to attract birds.

Notes from Faville GroveWinter, At Last!

Muskrat lodges dot the marsh here for the rst time inmany years. Perhaps variations in water levels cause themuskrat population to uctuate so wildly, but whateverthe cause, were happy to have them back in large num-bers keeping the cattails thinned.

Were also happy to have winter back for the rst time inmany years. Substantial snow in December insulated theunfrozen surfaces beneath. Stop in the marsh long enoughto examine a set of coyote tracks on top of mouse tracks,and you nd yourself standing in a wet spot, with icebuilding on the bottom of your snowshoes. Soft groundand deep snow have hampered our efforts to thin theinvasive brush and trees in the newly acquired savannanorth of Prairie Lane.

But we are nonetheless making good progress on brushcutting throughout the sanctuary, and winter is the best

time to enjoy it. The cut stumps, like the soft stems ofmany of the cool-season, Eurasian weeds, lie forgottenunder a thick blanket of snow. In the cleared areas, it ismainly the native trees and shrubs and the sturdy, driedstems of the native prairie and savanna forbs that showthemselves against a backdrop of white. Soon enough,we will once again face off against garlic mustard, sweetclover, et al., but for now, we can enjoy the gentle ow ofthe landscape as the Native Americans once did.

Clouds obscured the sunrise for this year's January 1

Faville Grove eld trip, but didn't prevent a good snow-

shoe/hike through the sanctuary.

Recently cleared savanna at Faville Grove.


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A December to RememberBy Mark and Sue Foote-Martin

We received six inches of snow onDec. 1 along with warm temperatures.Mark planted four acres of the BrownePrairie the next day using the tractorand broadcast spreader. However,planting conditions changed that daywhen the wet snow turned to ice. Atthe end of the month the ice crust wasstill present but covered by additionalsnow.

This was probably the second snowi-est December on record in the Arling-ton area with four days with morethan ve inches of snowfall. The six

inches of snow that fell on Dec. 22were followed by a quarter inch of icethat hung on for three days.

On Dec. 23, the house was cold whenwe awoke and found the power off.The power was off and on until mid-afternoon. Alliant Energy employeeswere still xing downed power linesa half mile to the south that evening.Going without power makes us thinkhow much we depend on electricity.

We found that our new drivewaybecomes impassable with west winds.We used the snow blower and shovelsafter the rst storm but after that hiredour neighbor Dennis Kelley and hissons to plow the long driveway andyard. By the third week of Decemberour driveway had snow banks ve feethigh, making it hard to plow, so a large

front-end loader had to be used.The last day of December we receivedone inch of uffy snow. New YearsDay was sunny and windy, howeverthe drive was impassible due to blow-ing snow. Mark was going to try andtackle the drive but luckily Dennisshowed up with the snowplow.

This winter the wildlife is reallydependent on having good cover andfood. The pheasants, rabbits, andtree sparrows are staying close to ourthree food plots. The highlight of

the Dec. 29 Christmas Bird Count atGoose Pond was Jim Hesss sightingof a ock of 103 Ring-necked Pheas-ants. That day in the Goose Pond areawe found 197 pheasants, 1 CoopersHawk, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 2 American Kestrels,and 1 Great Horned Owl. A coyoteand two sets of weasel tracks were alsoobserved.

There are also two winter cover units,mostly of spruce, that are providingexcellent wildlife cover. The MourningDoves, Black-capped Chickadees, car-dinals, juncos, and rabbits are feedingheavily at our bird feeders around thehouse on seed provided by MoundsPet Food Warehouse customers and Jilland Jerry Martin.

This spring we are looking ahead toplanting more cover around the houseto benet wildlife and to help blockthe wind.

Donations received inDecember 2007ACRE MAKERTom and Kathie BrockJohn FeithDavid Musolf and Roger Packard

HALF-ACRE MAKER

Dorothy KlinefelterEugene RoarkIn Memory of E. Weston Wood and AmyWood

Tom Wolfe and Pat PowersIn Honor of the E. Weston and JaneWood Family

Peter and Marsha Cannon

QUARTER-ACRE MAKERRon and Earlene PerscheMareda Weiss

MY OWN VISIONAnonymousAmy AhrensThomas AshmanDavid BalsigerMary BellDennis and Barbara BestJim Block and Terese AllenRobert and Kathryn BredemusWilliam and Joan BrockMara BrooksKathryn CartwrightLyle and Carolyn Christenson

Erica and Peter ChristmanJames ChurchillSusan ClappMuriel CurryBob and Ann DeMarsMary Ann DillonRobert and Nancy DottWallace and Peggy DoumaSharon DunwoodyRon EndresMarge EtterAnn Freiwald

Warren and Sharon GaskillClifford and Colleen GermainBradley and Barbara GlassGeorgia Gmez-IbezDorothy GostingFrank GrovesSusan Gruber and Stan KlyveElsie HamEmily HarrisPaul and Jacqueline HassMichael and Carol HeldCharles HenriksonR. Tod HighsmithWinter Cover Unit planted in 1993 at Goose Pond.

Driveway

being plowed

with ve-foot

snow drifts.


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Special GiftSI wish to help make MadisonAudubons vision a reality.

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Please make checks payable to:Madison Audubon SocietyMail to: Madison Audubon Society, 222 S.Hamilton Street, Suite 1, Madison, WI 53703

Gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.Madison Audubon Societys financial statement isavailable upon request.

William and Jane HilsenhoffMaggie JonesHiroshi and Arlene KannoRichard and Sally KeyelTodd and Ann KieferGeorge KlingbeilMary Ann KloppendalJack LadinskyDouglas and Janet Laube

Timothy LechmaierElizabeth LivermoreArthur and Susan LloydMelvin and Bonnie MartinTerry MasonMarie McCabeJack McLeodElizabeth MiddletonKaren MillerDan MullerFrank and Helen MyersGary and Judith MyersRonald Neperud

Robert Newbery and Nancy SugdenChris OlgrenPeter Oppeneer and Lawrie KobzaRobert and Kathleen PaulBernadine PetersonMargaret and David PetersonChuck PilsNolan PopeRay and Mary PotterRobert and Elizabeth RagotzkieDeb RohdeJim RoseMatthew RothschildScott SauerAlan SchwoeglerJim and Rose SimeCharles SmithGalen and Rose SmithRoss and Sue Ann SmithLouis and Elsbeth SolomonSandy Stark

Edward TaylorAnn Thering and David EideRoy and Mary ThillyDonald and Delores ThompsonJohn and Olive ThomsonGreg Tiedt and Janet FlynnMargaret Van AlstyneDiana WebbEve Wilkie

Laura WilliamsWilliam and Anne WilsonGIFTS IN MEMORY OF A PERSONIn Memory of Sterling E. Big Bear, Jr.Susan Kenney

In Memory of Susan BergquistJon Bergquist

In Memory of Maria BodeEllen Hansen

In Memory of Edward James BurnsCharlotte and James A. Burns

In Memory of Jenni and Kyle Geurkink

Sally Wilmeth and Terry GeurkinkIn Memory of Jim Hale

Kathryn CartwrightIn Memory of Ralph and Ruth Kingsbury

Carol BuelowIn Memory of Victor Martin

Marcella MartinIn Memory of William C. Martin

William and Rebecca MartinIn Memory of Jane Wood

Stan and Jean Druckenmiller

GIFTS IN HONOR OF A PERSON

In Honor of Shirley AustinAllie Fisher

In Honor of Michael and Carol HeldTed and Barbara Crabb

In Honor of Mark and Sue Foote-MartinRich and Kathy Henderson

In Honor of Mary YoungMary Manering

Field Trip for OwlsFriday, March 7 Night Owls

Al Shea will lead this evening trip to call and listen for winter owls at various loca-tions in Dane County. The trip will last three to four hours.To join this trip, call the MAS office at (608) 255-2473, leave your name, telephone

number and how many people in your group (maximum 4 per group). Preference willbe given to those who have not previously been on one of his owl trips.

There is a limit of 30 participants. A short waiting list will be kept in case of cancella-tions.

Registered participants will meet at 7 p.m. in the UW Arboretum Visitor Center for anintroduction to owls by Al. Following the introduction, Al and other leaders will takeparticipants on one or more hikes and a drive to Dane County areas to listen and lookfor owls. Dress warmly as standing and listening for owls can be cold this time of year.Riders are expected to share expenses with car drivers. After registering at the MASoffice, call Al at (608) 825-6232 if you have questions.


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Madison Audubon Society, Inc.Stan Druckenmiller, President222 S. Hamilton St. Suite #1Madison, WI 53703

Speaker to Introduce Raptorsat MAS Banquet in March

see page 1

Goose Pond: A Paradise in Our BackyardThere's So Much More to Goose Pond than Geese!Join us at the DeForest Area Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m.

to noon, to learn about the multitude of opportunities available at Goose Pond

Sanctuary, including:* Expansion of the Sanctuary's facilities, with our recent move to the KampenRoad farm

* This winter's 50-acre prairie restoration planting* Plans for future events and activities at Goose Pond

Enjoy a PowerPoint presentation, a feast for the senses, featuring our Sanctuary's500 acres of restored prairie and wetland habitat, and the birds, mammals, insects,and amphibians that call the sanctuary their home.

Featured speakers will be Dorothy Haines, long-time Goose Pond volunteer, andDietrich Schaaf, Madison Audubon Society Development Director.

Audubon Education Committee MeetingDate: Monday, Feb. 18Time: 7 -9 p.m. (6:30 p.m. to mingle and munch)Place: Dorothy Haines home, in MononaCome and see what we are up to!

We all have something to offer when it comes to nature education! Our agendaincludes:

* Plan Sunday, Apr. 6 Audubon Adventure Day at Goose Pond* Update on Audubon Adventures after School* Share ideas and inspirations from our Nature Curriculum Retreat* Report on our Bird Mentor Training Workshop* Discuss participation in the rst ever Isthmus Green Day expo on Saturday,

Apr. 26For directions or more information, call or email Nancy Hylbert, Education

Committee Chair, 608/ 271-0956, [email protected]

MAS Calendar at aGlance

PROGRAMTuesday, Feb. 19Emelie Travis, Birds andCommunication Towers, p.1

FIELD TRIPSFriday, March 7Night Owls (pre-registrationrequired) p. 7

SPECIAL EVENTSSaturday, Feb. 23Cavity Nester Workshop, p. 3

Tuesday, Mar. 18"Wings Over Madison" SpringBanquet and Raffle, p. 1

Common Redpolls (above)

were counted on all six area

Christmas Bird Counts. Some

years they aren't recorded

at all. This winter has been a

good redpoll year.

Pine Siskins (left) were report-

ed in high numbers in some

areas as well.

See page 4 for more on CBC

numbers.Photos-Pat Ready

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Documents

Feb 2008 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society