Oct 1999 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

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22 2 S. HAMILTON ST. M ADISON W ISCON SIN 53703 255 BIRD OCTOBER 1999

Wildlife Ecology, The League of Women

Voters, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club,

and the International Crane Foundation.

You are invited to join Madison

Audubon board members and friends atthe pre-program dinner with Ken Strom at

Paisans Restaurant beginning at 5:15 p.m.

on O ctober 19. We need to make reserva-

tions, so please call the office at (608)255-

BIRD if you plan to attend. Kens presenta-

tion will be at 7:30 at Bolz Auditorium.

UPCOMING PROGRAM

November - Steve Carpenter on Madisons

lakes

EXPERIENCE WISCONSIN S EMPIRE PRAIRIE

Prairies Jubilee!Tallgrass Prairie: Past and FutureSunday, October 10, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., rain or shine.

Free admission

Walks/talks for adults and kids at Goose Pond Sanctuary

and Arlington Agricultural Research Station. Topics

include prairie plant identification and seed collection,

prairie snakes, prairie orchids and grassland raptors.

Vendors and exhibits.

Informational programs

Horse-drawn wagon rides ($1 for kids, $2 adults)

Live fiddle and folk music

Snacks and beverages available

Raffle drawing, 5:00 p.m.

Free parking at Arlington Research Station Public Events

Building. To prevent disturbance to wildlife, no parking will be

allowed at Goose Pond d uring Prairies Jubilee! Shuttle b uses will

transport visitors to Goose Pond b eginning at 1:00 p .m.

Co-sponsors: UW-Madison Arlington Agricultural Research

Station, Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial; Prairie

Enthusiasts; Mound s Pet Food Wa rehouse, UW-Madison

Arboretum, UW-Madison De pt. of Landscap e Architecture, WI

Dept. of Natural Resources, WI Society for Ornithology, US Fish

& Wildlife Service, Pheasants Forever and Wisconsin Wetlands

Association. (See map on page 3)

By October 12, 1999, the population

of the world will reach 6 billion! One

billion young people are rapidly

approaching child bearing age. The

environment is stressed and too manypeople lack the information and

resources necessary to make vital choic-

es about their own lives. If current

growth rates are not reduced, our popu-

lation will double by 2050!

The Madison Population & Habitat

Committee is proud to co-sponsor a pre-

sentation by Ken Strom, Director of

National Audubons Population and

Habitat Campaign. The campaigns long-term objective is to estab-

lish sound population policies here and overseas that contribute to

the well-being of people and that protect non-human species and

their habitat. Ken explains in Population and Hab itat in the New

Millenium that a century ago Audubon came into being for the

purpose o f protecting birds from the onslaught of commercial

interests and private consumers that were pushing species toward

extinction. Today, Audubons concerns have expanded to all

wildlife and their habitat, but always with a special focus on birds.

The threats to birds have a lso expanded, but most originate with

people. It is no longer possible to deal successfully with the myri-

ad threats to wildlife without also addressing the driving force

behind all of this: Humanitys explosive popu lation growth and its

effect on natural habitats. This now must become the fundamen-

tal concern of all who care about wildlife. For 20 years Ken has

worked as a wildlife manager, environmental educator and grassroots organizer for the National Audubon Society. He is a graduate

of Cornell University, where he majored in Ecology. Today he

coordinates the w ork of over a dozen staff and a network of thou-

sands of volunteers nationwide working to stabilize the globes

human population while addressing growth management issues in

the U.S. He co-edited the book Sharing the Earth and is the

author of Population and Habitat in the New Millenium: A

Handbook for the Environmental Activist. His work has frequent-

ly taken him to other parts of the world, where he has worked for

waterbird conservation through river and wetland protection and

popu lation education, particularly in Russia, China, and Nepal.

This program is co-sponsored by the UW Department of

Six Bil l ion And Bil l ions M ore!! !Free Public Program

What: Ken Strom on humanitys explosive

population growth and its effect on

natural habitats.

When: Tuesday, October 19, 1999

7:00 p .m. - Refreshments

7:30 p.m. - Program

Where: Bolz Auditorium, Meriter

Hospital, 124 Brooks St. Madison

Parking: Meriter Hospital paid parking

ramp across the street, on the

street, or Lot 51 north of Regent

and Mills St.


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Volunteer Luncheon in your Honor!!All volunteers of the Madison Audubon Society are cordially invited to

attend the 1999 Volunteer & Donor Recognition Event on Sunday, October

10.

Come celebrate ou r collective gifts to na ture at the UW-Madison

Arlington Agricultural Research Station Public Events Building, where volun-

teers and donors will enjoy a nice lunch, hear inspiring speakers, and witness

the presentation o f Outstanding Volunteer Awards and the Volunteer-of-the-

Year Award. Registration is at 10 :30 a .m. Lunch will be served at 11:00

a.m.Proceedings will conclude a t 11:45 a.m., after which Prairies Jubilee!

festivities will follow. If you would like to attend, please reserve a

place by calling Amy McDaniel at (608) 238-0450.

Birds in Ar t W ings Its W ay toWood son A rt Museum

With wings aflutter, Birds in Art arrives for its annual autumn celebration at

the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. The 24th

edition of this esteemed exhibition opened on Saturday, September 11, offer-

ing both visual and ornithological delights for art-lovers and bird-lovers

through November 7 .

A time-honored focal point of Birds in Art is the work of a designated MasterWildlife Artist. Honored this year will be Anne Senechal Faust, a serigrapher

who resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Faust, the first printmaker - and the

first woman - to be named a Master Artist by the Woodson Art Museum, will

be represented with 12 graphics, dating from 1977 to 1999, that demonstrate

her masterful handling of shapes and colors that range from bold to subtle.

Birds in Art once again brings together, in spirit of avian bonhomie, w orks

by an international roster of artists who find endless inspiration in the graceful

shapes, iridescent colors, and varying hab itats of birds the world over. The

exhibition comprises 115 paintings, works on paper, and sculptures by 104

artists who hail from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Japan, The

Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, and the Un ited States.

The international scope of Birds in Art is seen not only in the roll call of artists

but also in the globe-spanning loca les of their work. For example, RobertBateman takes you to a sacred grove in Bali filled with a variety of egrets,

while Richard Sloan combines two of his favorite subjec ts - scarlet macaws

and Mayan ruins.

Birds and scenery from Australia, Africa, and Asia can be found in great

numbers, ranging from the pandani groves of Tasmania to Tanzanias

Ngorongoro Crater. Works by Europeans cover the Swedish sea coast, Scottish

highlands, and English countryside. Not to be ou tdone, the familiar birds of

our North American lakes, fields, and forests - and even our city streets - hold

their own against the foreign competition.

Of the 526 artists who entered 919 artworks for jury consideration, 91 had

works selected for the 1999 exhibition. Among this group, 18 are newcomers

to Birds in Art. The juried artists will be joined by Faust and 12 previous

Master Wildlife Artists - all of whom bring a broad range of artistic styles to

their interpretations of Earths feathered inhabitants. Every work in the exhibi-

tion, as well as a statement by each artist, is included in a 124-page full-color

catalogue. A red-breasted toucan by Anne Faust is featured on the Birds in Art

poster.

The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, w hich is open free of charge

year-round, is located at the co rner of Franklin and 12th Streets on Wausaus

east side. Hours are Tuesday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Wednesday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4

p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, noon - 5 p.m. For information about Birds in

Art, ordering a catalogue or poster, or any of the many education programs

scheduled during the exhibition, call 715-845-7010 or e-mail

[email protected] 27xCH

M ADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY

President: Joanne Herfel, 241-8009

Vice-president: Amy McDaniel, 238-0450

Goose Pond Resident Naturalists:

Mark and Sue Martin, 635-41 60

Editors: Pat & Deb Ready, 873-1703

[email protected]

Graphic design: Pat Ready.

Printed by Roemer Printing.

THE AUDUBON CAWS is published

September through July by:

Madison Audubon Society,

222 S. Hamilton St.,

Madison, WI 53703,

(608) 255-BIRD (2473).

Birding hotline, 255 -BIRM.

Madison Audubon Web Page:

http://madisonaudubon.org

E-mail: [email protected]

E-mail services donated by Berbee

Contribution deadline is October 11 for

the Novemb er issue, for which items may

be sent to Pat Ready, 1210 Oakwood Ct.,

Stoughton, WI 53589 . [email protected]

The mission of the Madison Audubon

Society is to educ ate our members and the

public about the natural world and the

threats that natural systems are facing, to

engage in advocacy to preserve and protect

these systems, and to de velop and maintain

sanctuaries to save and restore natural hab i-

tat.

JOIN MADISONAUDUBON

Student/Senior: $15

Introductory membership: $20

Basic: $35

Foreign: Add $10 in US funds.

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Field Tr ips fo r Fa llOct. 3, 10, 17 & 24 Scope Days at

Goose Pond

PLEASE NOTE!

Due to the extremely dry condi-

tions Goose Pond has little or no

water this fall. Therefore Scope Days

have been canceled as this issue goes

to press. In the event we receiveheavy rains in early October, call

ahead for pond conditions or to

check if scopes will be set up.

If you have questions, call Dorothy

Haines at 221-1948 or the MAS

office, 255 -BIRD.

Sunday, O ct. 10: Mushroom Meander

Tom Volk, Dan Lindner

Czederpiltz, and Diane Derouen will

lead this mushroom walk in wood-

lands of Dane or Sauk County. Tom is

a myco logist teaching at the

University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse,

Dan works with fungi as a graduate

student at UW-Madison, and Diane is

a lab coordinator for the

UW-Madison fungi course. We may

find some edible mushrooms, so

mycophagists might like to bring col-

lecting containers.

We will carpool and leave from

Kohls supermarket parking lot in

Middleton at the intersection of Allen

Boulevard and Century Avenue

(County Hwy M) at 1:00 pm. The tripshould last 3 to 4 hours. If you have

questions, call Dan at 255-5625.

Sat., O ctober 16: Ecology

of the Baraboo Hills

Mike Mossman will lead this natural

history tour into The Nature

Conservancys Baxters Hollow. Mike

is a native of the Baraboo area, who

grew up hiking throughou t these hills.

He carried out his Wildlife Ecology

masters thesis field research on the

bird communities of stream gorges in

the Baraboo Hills.This morning hike in Baxters

Hollow will be about a 3 hour leisure-

ly hike with Mike explaining the bio-

logical significance of this unique

geological area. Otter Creek, one of

the most pristine streams in

Wisconsin, flows out of Baxters

Hollow. The paths in Baxters Hollow

are not maintained and can be rugged

in place s. Mike will explain the

diverse plant communities and identi-

fy any late fall woodland migrant and

resident birds.

Meet to carpool at 8:00 a.m. in the

parking lot at the Middleton Kohls

grocery store at the intersection o f

Allen Boulevard and Century Ave

(County Hwy. M). Bring binoculars,

hiking shoes, water, rain gear and

dress appropriately for the weather. If

you wish, bring a lunch for an option-al picnic at the end of the trip.

You may meet Mike at 9 a.m. at

Baxters Hollow. Directions: Take U.S.

Hwy. 12 northwest of Sauk City for

7.5 miles to the intersection with Cty.

Hwy. C, across from the Badger Army

Ammunition Plant. Turn left (west) on

Cty. C and travel 1.5 miles to Stones

Pocket Road. Turn right (north) and

drive about 2.75 miles into the woods

and park at the gate in front of the

large Baxters Hollow preserve sign.

(This is located at a corner where thepaved road turns into a gravel road). If

you have questions, call Mike at (608)

544-5501.

Sat.,Oct 23: Lake Michigan Fall

Migrants

Carol Anderson and Tony Kalenic

will lead this all day field trip to Lake

Michigan. The third week of October

is usually the peak of migration for

scoters and other waterfowl along

Lake Michigan. We will also be look-

ing for late m igrant shorebirds, land-

birds and whatever else we can find.

The trip will go to Milwaukee and

then hop north to various spots along

the lakeshore. Bring a lunch and dress

for possible damp and cool weather.

Especially if there is an east wind, it

can be much cooler along the lake.

You may also want to bring a lawn-

chair or stool since we may spend

considerable time at each location

scoping the lake.

We will meet to carpool in the mid-

dle of the parking lot of the east sideCub Foods. From Highway 30 take 51

(Stoughton Road) north and then turn

right onto Nakoosa Trail and proceed

east to Cub Foods. We will carpool

and leave at 6:30am. We will return

to Cub foods between 4:30 and

6:00pm. If you have a question about

this trip, you can call Carol or Tony a t

249-8836.

Sat Nov 13: Birding Hotspot Trip

Carol Anderson and Tony Kalenic

will lead this trip. Our plan is to ca ll

local and state hotlines and then go to

the ho ttest birding loca tion in south-

ern Wisconsin. Bring a lunch as the

trip will last at a minimum into early

afternoon. Depend ing on what birds

are around we may make this a local

trip, such as to Goose Pond or Devils

Lake, or go as far as Lake Michigan. If

we do go to Lake Michigan, this willbe an a ll day trip. Possible late

fall/early winter migrants at this time

include Snowy Owl, Townsends

Solitaire, Barrows Goldeneye o r any

of a number of other possibilities. To

find out where we plan to go, you can

call Tony or Carol at 249-8836 the

week prior to the trip although we

reserve the right to decide at meeting

time if something good shows up at

the last minute.

We will meet to carpool in the mid-

dle of the parking lot of the east sideCub Foods. From Highway 30 take 51

(Stoughton Road) north and then turn

right onto Nakoosa Trail and proceed

east to Cub Foods. We will carpool

and leave at 6:30am. We will return

to Cub foods anywhere from mid-

afternoon to 6:00pm. We will

announce a return time once we have

decided where were going.

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Pond

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Research Station

Headquarters

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From Ma dison to Prair ies Jubilee! TakeU.S. 51 North, approximately 15 miles, intoColumbia County. Look for ArlingtonAgricultural Research Station and sign forPrai ries Jubilee! Turn West at sign (farm serviceroad). Parking is at Public Events Building onemile from 51.

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Recently the National Audubon Society has

launched a campaign to stop the newest lethal threat

to the California condor - an Enron Corpo ration pro-posed wind farm literally next door to US Fish and

Wildlife Service designated critical California condor

habitat.

The California condor is perched on the brink of

extinction. A controversial captive-breeding program

has succeeded in restoring about 50 condors back into

the wild in California. The California condor is being

given a rare second chance to roam the skies again.

Yet, at this critical moment in the recovery of the

California condor, Enron is proposing to build a giant

condor death trap. They plan to build 53 wind turbines

at the crossroads of the California condors range. Two

hundred-foot tall spinning blades would be placed inthe heart of Condor Pass. This must be stopped.

Wind power may well play an important role in

Americas energy future. But the choice here is clear. If

Enron builds this wind farm there is little future for the

California condor. The survival of the condor comes

first.

In our effort to save the California condor, we are

launch ing the Kill the Condor? campaign. Billboards

with this question and the web site www.condor-

pass.org are up in Los Angeles and Houston, the cor-

porate home of Enron. To help educate Members of

Congress, we have placed this advertisement in

Capitol Hill publications and are d istributing this

brochure to the Senate and House of Representatives.

The brochure can be viewed on the web site.

Fortunately, we believe there is a solution. The Wind

Energy Tax Credit expired this summer. Without this

federal tax subsidy, Enron would not find it profitable

to build the wind farm at Condor Pass. We urge that

when the Congress renews the Wind Energy Tax

Credit, it say that no wind farm can receive the federal

tax subsidy if it is within 10 miles of designated critical

condor habitat. We urge people to contact their

Members of Congress in support of the condor and this

vital change in the Wind Energy Tax Credit. Peoplecan use the web site to send this message to Congress.

The California condor is one of the rarest of North

Americas birds. The Fish and Wildlife Service spends

a million dollars a year to try and help this magnificent

bird recover in the wild. It is hard to imagine a worse

idea than pu tting a condor Cuisinart next door to criti-

cal condor habitat.

Kill the Condor? The answer must be no . We look

forward to working with Members of Congress and the

public to ensure a future in the skies for the California

condor.

Bird s find ho ly h om eat M adisonmonasteryby Kathi Koegle

What bird wouldnt love it?130

wooded acres nestled in a scenic

countryside setting that overlooks the

city of Madison and Lake Mendota. Since the 1950s, when theSisters of Saint Benedict established Saint Benedict Center, the

property has provided the perfect oasis for birds and other

wildlife. It is a hallmark of the 1,500-year-old Benedictine tradi-

tion to care for the land and its creatures.

In 1995, the sisters initiated the Saint Benedict Center prairie

and wetland restoration project as part of a comprehensive plan

to preserve natural resources. The restoration project preserves

now-rare prairie and wetland ecosystems and provides habitat

for wildlife, endangered plants and migratory birds. In July

1996, the Saint Benedict Center prairie and wetland restoration

plan was approved as one of two demonstration projects of the

Lake Mendota Priority Watershed.

With the he lp of the Bruce Company, the sisters recentlydredged 85,000 cubic yards of silt from a 10,000-year-old lake

located on the property. They also created a wetland and are

restoring 60 of the centers 130 acres to upland prairie.

Members of the Saint Bened ict Center staff and Governor

Nelson State Park, along with hundreds of volunteers, are seed-

ing this area with native grasses and wildflowers once

indigenous to this place.

One notable result of these environmental initiatives at the

center is the increase in the bluebird population. Paul

Baumgartner, long time bluebird volunteer, has been faithfully

checking 24 nesting boxes on the center grounds. He noted lots

more activity in 1999 and an increase in the number of

fledglings.

Dan Doeppers, who serves on the geography department fac-

ulty at the Un iversity of Wisconsin-Madison, has chronicled

bird life at Saint Benedict Center for the last 20 years. Dans

census of more than 85 species always includes commentary

on unusual and unique findings. In January 1998, he sighted a

pair of Coopers Hawk adults ...in an energetic aerial pre-

courtship display just above the trees behind the conference

center. On the same day, an uncommon winter visitor

appeareda Northern Goshawkhunting in the north wood

lot and along the fence rows around the back cornfield.

At Saint Benedict Center, youll find a bevy of birds, includ-

ing: juncos, English spa rrows, red-tailed hawks, swallows,evening grosbeaks, mourning doves, great blue herons, eastern

Kingbirds, cedar waxwings, chipping sparrows and indigo

buntings, to name a few. A number of migratory birds pass

through as well: osprey, solitary sandpiper, Wilsons warbler,

ruby crowned kinglets, and gadwalls.

Saint Benedict Center is located 20 minutes from downtown

Madison and the university. To learn more about the sisters

environmental initiatives, please ca ll Neal Smith at 608-836-

1631, extension 115, or visit our website at www.sbcenter.org.

Kathi Koegle serves as marketing manager for Sisters of Saint

Bened ict of Madison.

N AS Kil l the Cond ors?Cam pa ign M ay Sav e it

Daniel P. Beard

Senior Vice President for Public Policy

NATIONAL ACTION ALERT!


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Low Water LevelsBy Mark and Sue Martin

Goose Pond looks much different this

year compared to last year when the west

pond was full of arrowhead plants and

there was a stand of them on the east

pond. Last year water levels were lower

than normal but averaged about 1-1.5 feet

deep.

This year the west pond is again full ofarrowheads while the only arrowheads on

the east pond are found around the pond

perimeter. Water levels in the east pond

are low (8 inches on average) while the

west pond is almost dry.

Prairie potholes like Goose Pond are

known for dynamic changes in water lev-

els and our water levels varied greatly in

the past. In 1988, the pond was dry while

in 1993 water levels were about 5 feet

deep with many acres flooded outside of

the normal pond.

What caused the changes this year? Our

guess is that overall water levels were low

due to the small amount of spring runoff

the past couple of years. Spring is the

time when most of the water enters Goose

Pond. In the past, Del Monte Canning fac-

torys can cooling water entered the

pond during the summer months.

However, this year the canning factory

did not operate. Our guess on why there

is water in the east pond and not the west

is that the arrowheads in the west pond

transpired a lot of water.What causes the difference in the abun-

dance of arrowheads? Someone suggest-

ed that herbicide runoff may have caused

the reduction of arrowheads in the east

pond.

These changes can have positive and

negative impacts. Shorebirds found ideal

feeding cond itions this late summer and

fall and the peregrine falcon that Sue

sighted in ea rly September benefited from

the increase in shorebird population.

Waterfowl find excellent feeding condi-

tions in stands of arrowheads but rarelyvisit dry wetlands. Muskrat populations

are also greatly reduced in drought years.

Drought conditions do not help the exist-

ing wetland plants but mud flats provide

ideal conditions for many wetland plants

to germinate and when water returns,

waterfowl and m uskrats find idea l cond i-

tions.

Higher water levels will return and we

look forward to observing future changes

at Goose Pond.

Helping ou rsan ctua ries growADOPT AN ACRE

The Capozziello Family

John Wright Mitchell

NEST EGG

In honor of Mark and Sue Foote

Martin -

Jean and William DammIn memory of Elizabeth K Pesch -

Dave & Julie Pesch

Don & Carol Worrel

MY OWN VISION

In honor of Mark and Sue Foote

Martin -

Warren and Sharon Clark Gaskill

In memory of Elizabeth K Pesch -

Ann & Greg Landry Family

Bill & Ginny Nelson

In honor of Faville Prairie -

Max L and Frances H Partch

Correction

Seed CollectingThere was an error in the last

Audubon CAWS. Prairie seed will

be collected at Goose Pond

Sanctuary and Faville Prairie begin-

ning September 18 through

October 30. Many seed collectors

are needed. Come out and join in

this fun and worthwhile activity.

This is also an excellent way to

learn to identify a variety of prairie

plants. Find out what a hammermill

is and what it does. See one in

action!

Prairie Seeding DayThe Sisters of Saint Benedict of

Madison Wisconsin, Inc., joins

Governor Nelson State Park on

Saturday, November 6, to sponsor

a fall prairie seeding day.

Volunteers are needed to seed 30

acres of prairie at Governor Nelsonand Saint Benedict p rairie restora-

tion sites. Events for the day: 9:30

am - noon, seeding at Governor

Nelson; noon-1 picnic lunch pro-

vided at Governor Nelson and 1-3

seeding at Saint Bened ict Center

site. Volunteers should meet at the

park office. Registration is required.

Contact Theresa Chapel at 836-

1631 x118 o r email

[email protected].

YES, I want to make theGoose Pond vision a reali-ty. Here is my contributionto the Goose PondCampaign.

[ ] Acre Mak er. $1,000 or moreto buy and restore another acre

of land at Goose Pond.

[ ] Half-Acre Mak er. $500-$999 to buy and restore anoth-er half-acre of land at GoosePond.

[ ] Adop t An Acre. I pledge$100 a year for three years($300 total) toward GoosePond restoration. Here is myfirst installment.

[ ] N est Egg . I pledge $50 ayear for three years($150 total).Here is my first installment.

[ ] My Ow n V ision . $to help as much as possible.

Name

Address

In Memory of

In Honor of

For Gifts Honoring Another: Send

Acknowledgement to (name andaddress)

Contributions will be acknowledgednear the Goose Pond InformationBoard as follows: $1,000 or more-name to appear on a permanentplaque; $250-$999-name to appearon engraved paving brick.

Acknowledge in MadisonAudubon Society Newsletter

Do not acknowledge in MadisonAudubon Society N ewsletter

Make checks payable to MadisonAudubon Society and mail to:Madison Audubon Society, 222 S.Hamilton Street, Suite #1, Madison,W I 53703

Tax deductible to the extent allowedby law.

Madison Audubon Societysfinancial statement is availableupon request.


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Madison Audubon Society, Inc.

Joanne Herfel, President

222 S. Hamilton St. Suite #1Madison, W I 53703

1321 E. Mifflin St.

Madison, WI 53703(608) 256-1066

Proceeds from this sale go to sup -

port Madison Audubon sanctuaries.

Mounds will donate 10% of all pre-

paid seed sales to MAS. In addition

Mounds will donate 5% of all non-

prepaid seed and wild bird feeding

supply sales during the month of

October. So be sure to shop for allyour pet supplies and bird feeding

items at Mounds at the MAS sale.

MAS volunteers will be on hand to

load your seed for you at all Mounds

pick up locations on Saturday,

October 30 from 8 a.m. to 6 p .m.

Senior citizens and disabled cus-

tomers (within Dane Coun ty) can

arrange to have their seed delivered.

Call our office at 255-2473 for details

Mail the form with your payment,

no later than O ctober 15. Your can-

celled check is your receipt.Mail to:

Madison Audubon

Society Seed Sale

5801 Crabapple Lane

Madison, WI 53711

You must pick up your order

on October 30.

NAME

ADDRESS

CITY/STATE/ZIP

PHONE (HOME) (WORK)

Specify your pick-up site* (Check one only)

____ Mounds Madison - 2110 S. Stoughton Rd.

____ Mounds Middleton - 8311 University Ave.

____ Mound s Fitchbu rg - 5350 King James Wa y*Seed must be picked up on October 30

Bag Price

Qty Size Item (incls tx) Total

5 0lb. Bla ck O il Su nflo we r $ 8.70

25lb. Black O il Sunflower $4.60

40lb. Madison Mix $8.15

20lb. Madison Mix $4.65

40lb. Supreme Mix $8.75

20lb. Supreme Mix $4.85

25lb. Sunflower Fines $11.15

40lb. Finch Mix $23.70

20lb. Finch Mix $12.35

20lb. Niger $22.40

50lb. Safflower $16.85

40lb. Cracked Corn $5.55

Subtotal

Tax deductable donation

to Madison Audubon

Introductory Audubon Membership = $20

(Includes Audubon Magazine

and MAS Membership)Amount Enclosed

MAS Bird Seed Sale Benefits Sanctuaries

Saturdays in Oct.: Seed collecting at

Goose Pond (9am-noon)

Sun. O ct 10: Prairies Jubilee!, p. 1

Sun. O ct 10: Mushroom Meander,

p. 3

Fri. Oct 15: Seed order deadline!

Sat. Oct 16: Baraboo Hills, p. 3Tues. Oct 19: Oct. Meeting and

Program, p. 1

Sat. Oct 23: Lake Michigan migrants,

p. 3

Sat. Oct 30: Pick up birdseed!

Sat. Nov 13: Birding Hot Spots, p. 3

Tues. Nov 16: Meeting and Program-

Madison Lakes

Pra ir ies Jub ilee!See page 1

MAS Calendarat a Glance

Documents

Oct 1999 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society