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    Big Bluestem FlyerBig Bluestem Flyer Volume 38, Number 4 March/April 2003

    ProgramsMarch 20

    R ic Za rwe l l "Audubon Iowa's Important BirdAreas (IBA) Program" Ric is IBA Coord ina tor forIowa.

    The Iowa IBA program is part of an intern ationaleffort t o ident ify an d recognize, survey an d monit or, andprotect a nd r estore essential ha bita ts for birds. Allcitizens a ctively involved in positive, local-level, ha bita t -

    focused support of the areas.April 17

    K a r l J u n g b lu t h Weather, Birds andBirdwatching: They're connected! Kar l is Sciencean d Operat ions Meteorologist with th e Nat iona lWeather Service in J ohn ston, and a Big Bluestemmember.

    People might grum ble about t he weath er, but birdslive in it every minut e of every day. Learn more a boutweather patt erns, th eir affects on bird migration, andhow to use weather information to improve yourbirdwatching success. Karl will also demonstr ate the

    best Inter net sites to access curr ent weat her inform ationand t rack bi rd migrat ions on weath er ra dar.

    May 15 tba __________________________________________Program m eetings are held monthly, September -May(except as noted above) on the third Thursday of themonth at 7 :3 0 p m , R o o m 2 22 6 Ve t e r i n a r y M e d i c i n eB u i l d i n g , I ow a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y, Am e s , I o w a .

    If you would like to meet and dine with th e speaker andthe BBAS Board before the monthly meeting, pleasecontact John Snyder to confirm space and location at

    515-232-8824 or jesn yder @ix.ne tcom.com

    Field TripsMarch

    15 Greene County to see some of th e wat erfowlhabitat of Greene County, including Squirrel HollowWildlife Ar ea an d Dun bar S lough

    April19 Woodland Mounds Preserve and LakeAhquabi (Warren Co.)

    May10 Bird-a-thon . Join Audubon's all-day birding andfundr aising event. Prizes will be awar ed. Conta ct KarlJungbluth for more information (515-432-5057).

    16-18 FYI. Iowa Ornithologists Union SpringMeeting in Wat erloo.

    24 Colo Ponds . Meet at the cannon at the Story Co.Court house in N evada at 8:00. Trip Leader: Hank Zaletel (515-382-5427).

    June7 Annual Birders Brunch at Ledges Sta te P ark

    (Boone Co.). Meet in the upper Ledges at 8:00. Well birdas we hike down t he hill and ha ve brunch in th e lowerLedges. Please brin g a food item t o shar e.

    .

    Page 2 Officers and Committees Presidents Column

    Page 3 Ada Hayden Park Update Oak Forest Feeders Karls Backyard Meetz Prairie Winds

    In This Issue

    Newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society

    Page 4 Field trip reports Hallett's Quarry Photo Exhibit And Programs Chickadee Checkoff and Wildlife Diversity

    Page 5 Birdathon Announcement Page 6 Birdathon Sponsor Sheet Page 7 New Members

    Membership Form Coupons

    Page 8 Boone Christmas Bird Count Results

    Unless otherwise indicated, regular field trips leavep r o m p t l y at 8:00 a m from the public parking lot westof (behind) the Ames Wild Birds U nlimit ed (WBU),located sout h of the ra ilroad tr acks at 213 Duff Ave. Tripdestinations are su bject t o change based on recent r ar ebird sightings an d th e desires of the par ticipants.Contact J eff Nichols for m ore inform at ion a t

    515-795-4176 or [email protected]

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    Presidents ColumnHow often do you pause to think what inspires your

    interest in birds? Recently I have been giving thatnotion some reflection. I would like to sha re myru mina tions with you, in hopes of moving you t oappreciate your current interest in our winged-friend s,an d also to encour age you to reflect on n ew Auduboninspirations. What is i t really tha t inspires us to slogthr ough snow or a tr ample thr ough bram ble under -brush ? Or bat tle a cutting wind so brisk th at your eyestear up just t rying look through t he binoculars?

    Now I kn ow some of you k eep a writt en life list of th e birds th at you h ave seen. Some of you do quick sket ches capt ur ing fleeting moment s of flight. Some of you have become expert photographers foreverengra ving details of colorful birds in th eir lushlandscapes and skyscapes. I suspect th ere are some of you, who like me, keep a ment al list of what isobserved. My memories are m ore importa nt to metha n lists, since I would have a t ough t ime quickly

    jotting t hose birds n am es on a list, an d I can paint averbal pictur e that i llustra ted what I was seeing,where I wa s at , what I was doing, or how I felt whe n Ifirst really saw th e bird. A good exam ple would bewitnessing a cormorant diving more than fifty feet forfish in Lake Superior while I was ka yaking with J imPease a few years ago. Now maybe I had seencormorants before but none like those, in thosesurr oun dings, at t hat moment; they were special, andI was special in th at place with th ose birds, people,sky, on th e water. These are the m oment s with birdstha t always inspire, and a re always part of mycherished memory.

    Looking to learn, learn ing to und erst an d, andtra nsforming un dersta nding into inspirat ion is onereason I search for birds. It is the activity that we aredoing th at gives us inspir at ion. We become observers,s tudents , teachers , ar t i s ts , wri ters , and n atur al ists .We are more intense an d awa re of sur roundings, yetcalmer, m ore observant, a nd ourselves, and we keeplooking, learning, underst and ing. We are moredetermined to become involved in issues about ourenvironment .

    I have a friend, Georgine Wessell, who is a naturalist andeducator for Monona County Conservation. Daily, in sunshine,drizzle, snow, she hikes the hilly land of the loess in westernIowa, watches birds soar on unseen air currents, examinesprairie and timber plants, rejoices in hearing the voices of thewild, and takes great joy in sharing her discovers with others.One of her poems, inspired by her great and personal outdoors,was written on the New Years Day, 1998. It is presented in thebox to the left.

    So whatever your passion in bird watching, I hope you feelinspired. I hope you are filled with joy.

    John Pohlman

    Big Bluestem Audubon SocietyOfficers and Committees

    Officers President: John Pohlman 232-6816 [email protected] Vice-President: Linda Thomas 292-7534 [email protected] Secretary: [vacant] Treasurer: Donna Flanagan 268-0458 [email protected] Board Members Bruce Ehresman 296 -2995 [email protected] Jeff : Nichols 795-4176 [email protected] Maridel Jackson 515-964-0140 [email protected] Oesterreich 515-232-3285 (h) [email protected] Wetrich 956-4299 [email protected] Chairs Archivist: Hank Zaletel 382-427 [email protected] Bird-a-thon Co-chairs: Karl and Carmen Jungbluth, 432-5057weatherbird.opencominc.comConservation Chair: Bruce Ehresman 296 [email protected] Chair: Ida Johnson 233-4831 iwindj@aoLcom Field Trip Chair: Jeff Nichols [email protected] Membership Chair: Al Johnson 233-4831 awindj@aol. com

    Program Chair: John Snyder 232-8824 [email protected] Publicity Chair: Linda Thomas 292-7534 [email protected] Publications & Electronic Media Co-Chairs: David Edwards [email protected] and Joyce Bahrenfus 275-3263 [email protected]

    BBAS Web Site : http://www.wyalusing.org/BBAS.htmIowa Bird Sightings Hotline 319-338-9881 Wildlife Care Clinic 515-294-4900

    The mission of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society toenjoy the observation and study of birds and naturalecosystem s, cont ribu te to th eir conservation an d restoration, engage in educational activities to benefit humanity, and gain a broader understanding and deeper appreciation of the world we live in.

    Carried On The Wind

    Ive been given a gift of this I m cert ainA ray of hope thr ough t he dar kest curta in

    Sometimes wh en I dont even k nowOr on days at an all t ime low

    Sweet soun ds Ive often h ear dCome from some tiny bird

    They carry m y blues on t heir lofty flightForgotten clear out of sight

    Replaced with the sound of cheerEach time they reappear

    Music car ried on th e windPaint s my face with a grin

    Tha nk s little bird for t he spirit s you liftAnd thank you Mother Nature for this gift

    Georgine Wessell

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    Ada Hayden Park Update

    Nancy Carroll, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Ames says that despite delays, they are still planning on openingthe park sometime in late October or early November, 2003. Weall are anxiously waiting.

    John Pohlman

    Karls Backyard North edge of Ledges SP Boone Coun ty

    The cardinals have been singing since J an uar y 31st.Some people say that the cardina ls sing in response to awarm, spring-like day, but t hen why ha ve I heard th eirbeautiful song on frosty Febru ary m ornings withtempera tur es in th e single digits? And why are themales chasing each other around the feeders in a

    snowstorm , when a few weeks ago ten of th em co-existedquite well? My guess is that the cardinals respond toth e length ening days. Were gainin g 3 minut es everyday now.

    At sunset, we st i l l see a single immat ure White-thr oated Sparr ow feeding on the ground with t hecardina ls. And on Februar y 5th, a dozen CedarWaxwings sett led into a recycled Christmas tree t hat Iplanted near the feeders to provide the birds shelterfrom th e wind.

    Karl Jungbluth

    Meetz Prairie Winds Northeast of Am es a few m iles

    Saint, our golden retriever, and I r amble about on alate J anu ary da y, following the dry crackling trail th atbisects our two frozen potholes. Her nose to th e ground,Saint a ttem pts to interpret t he stories of passing crit -ters, but with so l it t le moisture a vailable i t is no doubt atough rea d. We discover m any n ight roosts of Pheasa nt

    and other smaller grassland birds, most likely our localJunco and Tree Sparrow flocks.Along our south fencerow the pup flushes a sm all

    group of Red-winged Blackbirds that land on the mul-berry brush pile mar king the spot were a former wind-downed tree had broken a st eel post an d stretched thefence. Earlier, with chainsaw in h and I ha d rem oved itso as not to stretch neighborly relations with the ownerto our south. Scat in the a rea indicates t hat ra ccoons a reusing this brush pile as a new meeting place.

    From her e I headed north to walk across th e clear,dark ice to check Wood Duck boxes.

    One, recently used by a Eastern Screech Owl, was not

    occupied. A few small grey feat her s an d two sma ll gre yfur-filled pellets below the box were all that remained.

    The dog and I hea ded back th rough the du ll, drab an ddried prairie vegeta tion, flushing Tr ee Spar rows above,while I pondered t he life locked in th e soil awa iting bet-ter t imes.

    Satu rday brings u s a snowfall tha t finally covers m osteverything with some m uch needed m oisture. Most of the darker pra i r ie p lants s t and upr ight against thewinds, providing texture and contr ast to the sn ow. Weeat lun ch and watch our bird feeding stat ion. Lindaspots a matu re ma le Northern Harr ier g l id ing a top th eprairie to the south. It seems the Har rier has similardining interests. Not lett ing the n ortheast erly windsdampen its hun ting att empts, th e bird glides, swoops,and li l ts , seeming to disappear a nd t hen r eappear out of nowhere. The silver, white and grey colors flash thenblend with the driving snows. It suddenly drops st ra ightinto an area of foxtail and golden rod. We do not see itrise until later that same afternoon.

    It must have decided to eat-in and not carry-out. Mike & Linda Meetz

    Oak Forest FeedersS outhw est edge of Am es

    Mid-December to Mid-February feeder activityrema ins slower tha n avera ge years but with a fewhighlights. Since the first rea lly har d freeze in J anu ary,flocks of Cedar Waxwings dr op from t he t rees t o ourheat ed wat er dish a lmost daily. Weve count ed as ma nyas 12 dr inking at once with dozens more in the treeswaiting tur ns. A Shar p-shin ned Hawk t ook over th efeeding st at ion for a t ime for it s own pu rposes. For onebrief lucky moment a Northern Shrike swooped at birdson th e wat er dish . It didnt score, sat for a t ime, flew atthe bru sh pile, sat a l it t le while, and t hen sa iled over theneighbors h ouse. That s a first for our yard list. Sun day(Feb.9) a robin cam e for a short drink . And, th e past fourweeks a Yellow-shafted Flicker pair have takenownership an d squat ting rights to a peanu t feeder --even t he Red-bellied Woodpeckers leaves th em a lone.

    Dave and Jeanne Edwards

    Steven DAmato

    In spring, I alw ays feel tha t th e marsh es belong to theducks.

    Paul L. Errington in Of men and marshes

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    March/April 20034 Big Bluestem Flyer

    Field Trip Report J anu ary 18, 2003. H o ls t S t a t e F o r e s t . Six

    part icipants braved th e cold and wind to begin th e 2003field trip seas on. A quick check of th e Ames Qua rr yproduced one Mallard and lots of Canada Geese. No luck finding the Northern Goshawk r eport ed on t he ISUcampu s. At t he Sta te Forest, we hiked the t rails downth e h ill, observing ma ny in dicat ions of woodpeckeractivity, including some h oles tha t appear ed to be th eha ndiwork of Pileated Woodpeckers. We next foundseveral Bald Eagles on the nearby Des Moines River.J oyce an d J on Ba hren fus invited t he group over forcookies and hot chocolat e. Than k you, J on an d J oyce! Attheir busy feeders, we added several species to our triplist , including Pu rple Finch. Other highlights for t he t ripwer e Rough -legged Ha wk a nd an "Oregon" J un co.

    Jeff Nichols

    Chickadee Checkoff and Wildlife DiversityWe who work with th e Iowa DNR Wildlife Diversity

    Pr ogra m (WDP) continu e to do wha t we can wit h a verylimited budget. Becau se most of our revenue is stillderived from t he Chickadee Ch eckoff (Fish an dWildlife Pr otection F un d) donat ions on Iowas In comeTax forms, we continue to be very dependent on Iowansgenerosity to keep our program alive. With the fundingtha t we r eceive, we are able to continu e th e program s toreintroduce or restore species like Peregrine Falcons,Ospreys, Trum peter Swans, and Bald Eagles. Plus, weare very much involved in enh ancing bird populationsthrough our efforts to establish Bird Conservation Areasand promote Importa nt Bird Areas. Since tax season ishere, please remember to contribute to the WildlifeDiversity Program through the Chickadee Checkoff.

    On a r elated subject, the n ew Nongame Su pportCert ificate for 2003 is n ow available. The $5 cost of th iscollectible photograph also goes directly to the WildlifeDiversity Program . The wonderful picture, taken bynoted Iowa wildlife photographer Ty Smedes, features amother bobcat and her k ittens. The certificate may bepur chased from Wildlife Diversity Pr ogra m st aff, or byorder from t he DNR License Bur eau, Wallace StateOffice Bldg., Des Moines, IA 50319.

    The other subject that I wish to mention is how youcan get on our ema il list to receive th e Wildlife DiversityProgram E-News an d/or r eceive updat es or postings of th e Conser vation And Rest orat ion Act (CARA) an drelat ed fun ding bills for nongam e wildlife. As man y of you know, budget constraints caused the WildlifeDiversity Program to cease putt ing out a newsletterseveral years ago. In its place, we are now creatin g anelectr onic version of th e newslett er, WDP E-N ews . If

    you wish to receive th is electr onic newslett er, pleasesend your ema il address a nd n ame to Wildlife DiversityProgram s t aff member, Pat Schlarbaum , a [email protected] . If you would like, youmay also request th at P at a dd your ema il address to thelist to receive inform at ion on Nongam e fun ding bills, aswell.

    The Wildlife Diversity Program has accomplishedmuch during th e last two decades, and with t hegenerous support of groups like Big Bluestem AudubonSociety, we look forwar d to doing mor e for our wildneighbors!

    Bruce Ehresman

    Newsletter Material DeadlinesBecause we would like to have th e newslett er to each mem ber before th e first d ay of its coverage, the editor

    needs to have ma terial at least two weeks before that . Hence t h e n e x t d e a d l i n e w i l l b e t h e fi ft e e n t h o f Ap r i l .David Edwards, Editor

    Hallett's Quarry Photo Exhibit And ProgramsWith per mission from t he City of Ames, Ames

    Photographer and BBAS member Ja net J epeway hasbeen photogra phing Ha llett 's Qua rry, now Ada H aydenHeritage P ark , since i ts ' purchase over a year ago. Shehas tak en 1,000 pictur es and slides and spent 200 hoursat the quarry for the purpose of providing historicaldocumen tat ion of i ts a ppeara nce before r estoration. Theexhibit photos document how the qu arr y looked in t hefirst months of City of Ames ownership.

    All photographs in the exhibit are for sale. Profitsafter expenses will be donated to the restoration of the

    quarry as a park .Fr ida y, Apr i l 25, 2003, 7 pmOpening Reception for the exhibit and a Program on

    Ada Hayden by Deb Lewis, Curator of the Ada HaydenHerbarium in the Botany Dept at Iowa State University:Ada Hayden, Champion of Iowa Prairies . Story CountyConservation Center, McFarland Park.

    Su n d a y, Ma y, 18, 2003, 2 to 4 pm"Walk Thru" by Janet with a supporting Program on

    Halletts Quarry by Dennis Wend ell, Board Mem ber of the Ames Heritage Association: Hunting, Farming and Quarrying: 2000 Years of Human Activity at Hallett's Quarry . -- Story Coun ty Conser vat ion Center ,McFarland P ark.

    Th e nation t hat destroys its soil destroys itself.Franklin D. Roosevelt

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    May 10, 2May 10, 2

    The annual Birdathon isBig Bluestem Audubonsbiggest fundraising event.Other groups have theirwalkathons, bikeathonsand bowlathons, but onlyAudubon has Birdathon!

    We count birds to raise fundsWe count birds to raise funds for for birds.birds.

    Anyone can do a Birdathon. If they cant tella towhee from a turkey, we can teach them.Its fun to introduce people to birds.

    Birdathon can be an hour in the backyard, ora 24-hour marathon with friends. Try it!

    Birdathon!

    Birdathon!Birdathon! TMis a Trademark of the National Audubon Society

    How Does it Work?How Does it Work?1. Audubon Birdathon is a national team event.

    2. Birders collect pledges from donors to supportAudubon efforts. Ask relatives, friends, neighbors,co-workers to pledge a fixed amount of $10, 20, or$50, or ask them to pledge an amount per speciesidentified. We usually see 50 to 100+ species.

    3. Sign up by contacting the Birdathon Coordinators.

    4. Prizes and incentives: Non-members who pledge$20 or more get a complimentary Audubonmembership. Everyone is eligible to win prizes birdfeeders, bird books, T-shirts, binoculars good stufffrom local businesses and national sponsors.

    5. On May 10th, head to your favorite birding spot.Count as many species as you can. Have fun!

    We need ALLWe need ALLchapter members tochapter members tosupport this effort!support this effort!

    Collect at least $20in pledges, and joinus on May 10th.

    If you cant join theBirdathon, supportus by sponsoring

    the chapter effort.Send yourdonation, payableto Big Bluestem

    Audubon to Donna Flanagan,

    Treasurer, 2511Aspen Rd, #1,Ames, IA 50014

    Thank You!

    New to birding? Looking to join up with others or a team? Dont know where to

    start? Contact Birdathon Coordinators, Karl & Carmen Jungbluth, 515-432-5057There are millions ofreasons to supportBirdathonourmill ions of featheredfriends need yourhelp.

    The #1 reason to joinBirdathon? Its fun!

    Big Bluestem Audubon Society bringing people together to help birds

    Pledges Support ThesePledges Support TheseWorthy CausesWort hy Causes

    Iowas Important Bird Areas Identify, monitor and conserveplaces essential to birds

    Audubon Adventures educationalmaterials for local schools

    Osprey Introduction Project atDon Williams Lake

    Scholarships for t he YoungNaturalists Workshop at theBoone Y-Camp

    All money stays in Iowa and istax-deductible as allowed by law

    Art by Steven DAmato and Daniel S. Kilby Least Bittern

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    Present the coupons below at the time of your purchase and a donation will be given to BBAS.Donations will fund the various habitat restoration and educational projects undertaken by BBAS.

    Brekke's Brekke's Town Town & & Country Country Store, Store, Inc. Inc.

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    Brekkes offers Big Bluestem Audubon Society a donationwhen bird seed or other bird products are purchased.Present this coupon with your purchase and a donation will begiven to BBAS.

    Offer good until April 30, 2003

    Membership Application forms

    Clip and JoinDont forget gift memberships !

    New member of the National Audubon Society. You will

    receive the Audubon magazine, the Big Bluestem Flyer ,membership card. $20Please make your check payable to National Audubon Society and include Chapter Code H-57 on the check

    Subscribe to the Big Bluestem Flyer for one year andparticipate in some Big Bluestem Society Activities $10Restrictions are that you will not be a National Audubon Society memberor have voting privileges, and you cannot be an officer or committee chair.Please make your check payable to Big Bluestem Audubon Society .

    Send your check and this coupon toAl Johnson, Membership Chair3912 Squaw Road, Ames, IA 50014

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    March/April 2003 Vol 38 No. 4

    CANADA GOOSE 50MALLARD 12BALD EAGLE (adult) 10BALD EAGLE (imm.) 20BALD EAGLE (total) 30SHARP-SH INNE D HAWK 5COOPER'S H AWK 4RED-TAILED HAWK 87ROUGH -LEGGED HAWK 2BUTEO SPECIES 1AMERICAN KESTREL 16RING-NECKE D PH EASANT 23WILD TURKEY 104ROCK DOVE 20 1MOURNIN G DOVE 27EASTERN SCREECH OWL 24GREAT -HORN ED OWL 23BARRED OWL 7

    LON G-EARED OWL 1SHORT-EARED OWL 3OWL SPE CIES 1BELTED KINGFISHER 10

    EASTERN TOWHEE 2AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 494FOX SP ARROW 4SONG SPARROW 114SWAMP SPARROW 3WHITE-THROATED SPARROW 28HARRIS 'S SP ARROW 29WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 1DARK-EYED JUNCO 1348OREGON J UNCO 2NORTHERN CARDINAL 276RE D-WINGE D BLACKBIRD 54 5PURPLE FINCH 6HOUSE FINCH 65AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 73 4HOUSE SPARROW 881

    54 species

    9764 individua l birds43 field par ticipan ts24 feeder watchers

    RED-HE ADED WOODPE CKER 12RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 220YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER 2DOWNY WOODPECKER 342HAIRY WOODPECKER 88NORTHERN F LICKER 16NORTHERN SH RIKE 2BLUE J AY 184AMERICAN CROW 797BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 637TUFTED TITMOUSE 83RE D-BREASTED NUTHATCH CWWHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 296BROWN CREEP ER 16CAROLINA WRE N 1WINTER WREN 10GOLDEN -CROWNED KINGLE T 9EASTERN BLUEBIRD 1

    AMERICAN ROBIN 3EUROPE AN STARLING 1701CEDAR WAXWING 178SPOTTED TOWHE E 3

    Boone Christmas Bird Count ResultsJanuary 1, 2003