nov-dec 2008 sandpiper newsletter grays harbor audubon society

8/8/2019 Nov-Dec 2008 Sandpiper Newsletter Grays Harbor Audubon Society

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Membership Meeting Sunday December 7, 2008

Safeguarding ANWR & the Tongas

Strategies by Lauren Hierl 1:30 pm 3 pm

Pearsall Building

2109 Sumner Avenue, Aberdeen

The

Sandpiper

November/December 2008

Snowy Plover HabitatRestoration ProjectUpdate

By Ann Muche,Willapa Hills Audubon

Strenuous walking throughsand, extremely early starts re-quiring alarm clocks to jangle attimes like 3 a.m., and many hoursof mist, rain and wind were re-

warded with occasional alternatehours of glorious sun and viewsof pelicans, eagles, peregrine fal-cons, and a variety of shorebirds.Some of us were lucky enough tosee Snowy Plovers, both adultsand young uff balls, north of the restoration area in the federalrefuge.

What was it inspired all this ac-tivity? Willapa Hills and GraysHarbor Audubon continue to co-operate with state agencies to cre-

ate additional habitat at Leadbet-ter Point for the Western SnowyPlover and the Streaked HornedLark. Both of these birds wereonce more abundant along our coasts. South of the federal Wil-lapa Wildlife Refuge at the tip of the Long Beach peninsula, withinLeadbetter State Park, our effortsinvolves creating and monitoringten smallish plots which follow

the land contours. Here the exotic,densely-thatch-forming Europeangrasses (brought in originally byhumans for erosion control) are

being removed and native plantsretained and enhanced (by plant-ings of natives grown from localseed.)

During 2007, Jan McMillanof Grays Harbor Audubon co-ordinated volunteers in several

plant-related work parties at thesite. This year, I am the coordina-tor of our efforts. Last year andthis, Washington Dept. of Fishand Wildlife (WDFW) hired thetalented, encouraging and veryknowledgeable expert, KathyGunther, part of whose duties isto survey the LHRA for animalactivity, especially birds. Our

volunteer efforts this nal grantyear have shifted to doing surveysalong with Kathy and recently, onour own.

Our March training, conducted by Scott Pearson and CyndieSundstrom of WDFW, was de-tailed, informative, and includ-ed eld observations. In May, Igave a brief introduction aboutthe project on the peninsula for

Nina Carter, executive direc-tor of Audubon Washington and

Board of Stewards member, John Narver. Since then our volunteer group has conducted or helpedwith one survey in June, two inJuly and one in August. DuringSeptember we held a work day,in cooperation with Dave Haysof WDFW, to physically cover native plants on the site in prepa-ration for staff to spray herbicideon the exotic beach grasses. This

last was a magni cent day, thoughmy knees told me for many hoursafterward just how many dozensof times I had sunk down on themand struggled back up!

Many, many thanks to the vol-unteers who have taken part inour efforts in 2008, often under the adverse conditions describedabove: John and Margaret Green,Carolyn Norred, Tom Finn,Alan Richards and myself fromWHAS, Susan Clark of Shoal-water Birders, and Jan McMillan,Ann Haarer, Carol Sunde, JanStrong and Diane Schwickerathof Grays Harbor Audubon.Our total was 279 hours donated

to this project in 2008!

Adult Male Snowy Plover

Snowy Plover Clutch

Snowy Plover Chick all photos this page by Jack Haverty


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The Presidents Perch

By Arnie Martin

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GHAS MissionThe mission of the Grays

Harbor Audubon Society is

to seek a sustainable balance between human activity andthe needs of the environ-ment; and to promote enjoy-ment of birds and the naturalworld

By now, you know whichcandidates won the November 4th election races, but this waswritten before the results wereknown. Please hold the winnersto their promises that will ben-e t the environment, and makeyour voices heard in our govern-mental forums against policiesthat will continue to degrade thefragile bit of our planets outer skin that we inhabit.

Here in Grays Harbor County,many of us live very close to sealevel, so global warming and sealevel rising are of great concern(or should be). There are manystudies on the relationship be-tween atmospheric CO2 levelsand temperature, which you maygive greater or lesser credenceto, but as a former engineer witha physics background, I believethat increasing CO2 levels willlead to increased average global

temperature. There is no doubtthat increased temperatures willlead to glacial melting and in-creased melting of the polar ice-caps.

Like most people, I wish thatwe were sending less money tothe OPEC countries, but nearly70 percent of our energy nowcomes from outside the US.Additional drilling for oil andgas, both offshore and on land,may eventually reduce the per-

centage we derive from foreignsources. Without alternativesources of energy and additionalefforts toward conservation andre-use, the consumption of oiland gas will increase and there-fore the releases of CO2 willalso increase.

Putting our major efforts intonding signi cant additional oil

and gas reserves in the US does

nothing to reduce carbon emis-sions, even though it may helpour balance of payments. Somecandidates suggest using cleancoal and nuclear power. The

problem with clean coal isthat disposing of CO2 removedfrom coal- red power plants isun-proven technology, and po-tentially risky if the CO2 is se-questered in underground rock strata at high pressures. Nuclear

power has made improvementsin reactor design and safetysince the 1980s but we stilldont have a federal waste re-

pository (or repositories).These concerns should lead us

to power sources that are carbonneutral, or better yet, carbon-free, such as wind and solar.These carbon-free technologiesare subject to the weather atthe generation site. The winddoesnt always blow and thesun only shines during the day.These weather and daylight is-sues should lead us to have mul-tiple generation sites across thecountry as its not cloudy every-where at the same time. Havingdispersed generation sites will

require vastly improved region-al and national power inter-ties,and power storage devices tostore solar-generated power for use overnight.

Unfortunately, even these carbon-free technologies are notwithout environmental costs.Wind power generation is haz-ardous to migrating birds andalso to bats. Solar generationstations, which would be locatedin sunny, seldom-cloudy sites,

take great areas of land, and cancause loss of habitat for desertand arid-dwelling species, both

plant and animal.My take on the subject is that,

neglecting cellulosic ethanolmanufacture and energy de-rived from algal growth (both of which take large areas of land or water), we need to concentrateon wind and solar power in or-

der to stop or drastically reduceCO2 emission. We have alreadydammed most of the power-pro-ducing rivers during the 19thand 20th centuries, so we needto derive most of our power from the direct capture of thesolar energy and wind energy.Now we need to keep remind-ing the election winners to im-

plement policies that will bene-t, not destroy the environment.

Our earth cant take continuedreleases of greenhouse gasesand pollutants while keeping theenvironment suitable for our de-scendants and all of our fellowinhabitants of this blue dot onthe outskirts of our local galaxy.Keep working to reduce our dependence on oil reserves for heating and transportation; wewill need it to lubricate the bear-ings of our most ef cient modeof transportation: our bicycles!

Are you interested in receiv-ing The Sandpiper online?Send us your email addressand we can forward the latestissue the moment it is readyto publish or visit http://ghas.org to view the newsletter asa color pdf le.


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December MembershipMeeting

By Dianna MooreOur December 7th program is

a special event featuring Audu- bons new Alaska LegislativeAssociate, Lauren Hierl. She has

just returned from a fact- ndingtrip with news of Audubonswork to safeguard ANWR and

protect the last best habitat of theTongass National Forest, one of seven temperate rain forests leftin the world. This work, a col-

laborative effort between Audu- bons policy of ce and AudubonAlaska, has brought Audubonsunique brand of science, policy,and education to bear on someof the most critically important

bird and wildlife habitat in theworld. In order to reach as many

people as possible, Lauren istraveling around the country tolocal chapter meetings, so weare fortunate to have a chanceto hear this up-to-date infor-

mation from her. Please join usand show your support for your chapter and for these importantissues.

The meeting is on Sunday, De-cember 7th from 1:30pm until3pm at the Pearsall Building,2109 Sumner Ave. The entranceis on the east end of the building.We will serve refreshments.

New coordinator joinsGHNWR

by Megan JohnsonI am the new Education and

Outreach Coordinator for theGrays Harbor National Wild-life Refuge. I am excited to beworking with the community tostrengthen our relationship withthe natural environment we livein. I am grateful to be work-ing with such wonderful peopleincluding the members of theShorebird Committee and theemployees and volunteers at theGrays Harbor National WildlifeRefuge. This year GHNWR staff has decided to focus on3rd and 4th grade classroom

visits due to the expansion and popularity of the Education Pro-gram. This change will bringmore clarity to the curriculumand lead to a stronger education

program.I grew up watching the beautiful

landscape in the Mojave Desertof Southern California amongthe coyotes, cacti, MountainLions and Joshua trees. I wasdrawn up north through SanFrancisco, Portland and nally

to Olympia where I have mademy home.My passion for environmen-

tal conservation started youngwhen my fth grade teacher introduced me to anthropogen-ic impacts on the earth. Sincethen I have been discoveringthat I can create movement andchange in simple and complexways.

I am honored to be serving TheGrays Harbor National WildlifeRefuge through AmeriCorps.The opportunity to educate chil-dren about Shorebirds and theimportance of GHNWR to theconservation of migrating birdsgives me great pleasure.

Concerned about GlobalWarming? Here is what

your State Of ce is doing...Audubon Washington staff are

often asked what the State of-ce is working on in regards to

Global Warming. Right now, weare focusing on a national cam-

paign, the C-Change GlobalWarming Campaign. The pur-

pose of this campaign is two-fold: to generate pressure ontargeted swing congressionalmembers and to create climatechange champions among our senators to ensure stronger con-servation legislation from thenext Administration.There are three primary compo-nents to this campaign. The rstis pre-election tasks. We have

been seeking opportunities todiscuss climate change at public

forums, local candidate debates,and other public meetings. OnOctober 15th, the Feeling theHeat Report was also released.Audubon Washington collabo-rated on this report focusing onrising global temperatures andwhat implications temperaturetrends might have for our state.Another component of the cam-

paign is ongoing tasks. Our of-ce has been sending letters to

three target audiences: grass-

tops leaders within our state,state university presidents, andlocal businesses. Through theseletters, we are urging participa-tion in this campaign to encour-age Congress to reduce carbonemissions, invest in clean en-ergy, and protect communi-ties from the impact of globalwarming.

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Birds in Flight: The Artand Science of How BirdsFly By Carrol Henderson

a book report by Dianna Moore

We have all watched and mar-veled at the ight of birds, buthow many of us truly understandhow that ight takes place?Mr. Henderson has written alovely book that explains justhow birds y, and shows us withsome unusual photos and withdiagrams that demonstrate the

physics of ight, lift, drag, andthrust.and, he makes it fasci-nating!

Carrol Henderson is a profes-sional wildlife biologist workingfor the Minnesota Departmentof Natural Resources in chargeof the Non-game Wildlife Pro-gram. He minored in physicsat Iowa State University, wasan of cer in the U.S. Air Forcefrom 1970 to 1973, and he is anavid photographer.He is the author of 8 books, andhe and his wife have led 45 bird-ing trips around the world. He

uses all of that experience andknowledge to explore the subject of bird ight.

Some of the more interestingthings I learned were the pur-

poses of the various feathers.Soaring birds have more sec-ondaries than, say, songbirds;a Wandering Albatross has 32,most songbirds have 9 to 11,

hummingbirds have 6, GreatHorned Owls have 14, and anOsprey has 20.

Primary feathers are attachedto 2 fused bones that correspondto the index and middle ngersof a human hand.

Black-tipped primaries resistwear better than white (and hisaccompanying photo of a SacredIbis in ight is breathtaking).

A Frigatebirds feathers weighmore than its bones; the bonesweigh just 4 ounces! Their neg-ative dihedral wings preventthem from landing on water tofeed. They cannot take off fromwater, they do not feed on land,and they get all of their food onthe wing from the waters sur-face or by theft from other birdsin ight.

We know most birds oil their feathers to waterproof them; theuropygial gland, located at the

base of the tail, secretes an oilthat birds use to coat each feath-er as they preen. But herons and

bitterns have patches of feath-ers on their back called pow-der down. These feathers arestripped off by the bill and they

crumble into a ne talcum-like powder that helps to waterproof the birds.

He demonstrates how birdsland by using the feathers of their wings and tails angled tocreate drag, and how their feetcan either drag or ski. Converse-ly, he shows how some birdshave broad wings and sturdylegs to quickly escape into theair, while some need to dropfrom a height so their wings can

generate lift. And he covers thedelicate beauty and amazingdexterity of hummingbirds asthey feed; they are a real miracleof ight and physics.

There are so many avian spe-cialists, birds that have devel-oped speci c traits or physicalabilities to survive in their ownniche. This book shows some of

those. I consider it to be an ex-cellent research tool as well asa beautiful addition to any bird-ers library.

If you are interested in buy-ing this book, Grays Harbor Audubon has been given theopportunity to offer bulk order discounts to its members. For more information, call Dian-na Moore360-289-5048 or 1-800-303-8498

Global warming continued from page 3

The third component of thiscampaign will occur post-elec-tion. We are working to coor-dinate meetings between legis-lative members, local businessleaders, university faculty, andother interest groups. The C-Change group will also focus ona 100 Days Campaign urgingswift federal action for the envi-ronment in the rst 100 days of the new Administration.This is what the State of ce isworking on, but we still needsome help from chapters. We

cant make an impact unless youdo. Audubons unique strengthsare its chapters and volunteers.Here are some examples of howyou can get involved:H Write an editorial to your lo-cal paper H Write a letter to the editor toyour local paper H Attend meetings with localcongressional leadersH Make sure you are signedup to receive Audubons action

alerts, go to: http://audubonac-tion.org/audubon/home.htmlIf you would like to get involved,have questions, or would likemore information, please con-tact Sara Kath at skath@audu-

bon.org or call 360-786-8020ext. 205.


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Bottle Beach State Park Nears Completion

By Jan McMillanBy the time the Grays Harbor

Shorebird Festival rolls aroundat the end of April, the newly de-veloped Bottle Beach State Park will be nearly complete. I drive by the park several times a week on SR105 and it has been fun tosee the progress as the featuresof the park take shape. My mostrecent visit was on Wednes-day, November 5th when AnnHaarer and I met with the DailyWorld photographer at the site.We walked along the beachthe length of the park and back again on the surfaced trail. Onour visit to the park we saw thenewly completed parking lot onSR105, the vault toilet locatedat the parking lot, the new pe-destrian bridge across RedmanSlough, and the 4th bird viewing

platform at the far east end of the property. This platform will give birders a view of the bay to thenorth, especially the water fowlthat congregate there. Work-ers were busy completing an-other viewing platform that will

provide a view to the west andRedman Slough. Two additional bay viewing platforms closer to the west end and mid-pointof the park will provide greatviews of migrating shorebirdsand raptors. These platformswill be completed this winter and spring. In addition the park will include interpretive signagewith information about birds to

be seen in the park, the bird mi-gration patterns, and birding eti-

quette. Plans for the park also in-clude handicapped access trailsthat will accommodate rollingwheelchairs and benches where

people can stop and rest as theyexplore the park.

Bottle Beach State Park is therst Washington State Park de -

signed by birders for bird watch-ing. Members of Grays Harbor Audubon were involved in the

parks design and planning.Many community residents,including Audubon members,Stanford Creek Correction Cen-ter residents, State Park andDNR staff have helped with theremoval of invasive plants likeScotch broom and evergreenand Himalayan blackberry fromthe wetlands and wetland buffer zones in the park. They have also

planted over 2000 native plantsand the plantings continue as the

park is completed.The park is second only to

Bowerman Basin (Grays Har- bor National Wildlife Refuge)as a primary resting place andfeeding ground for migratingshorebirds in the fall and spring.It is considered an ImportantBird Area (IBA) of great inter-national signi cance.

Autumns golden globesby Janet Strong

And this years award for dra-matic color and excellence of appearance goes to our ownlocal celebrity, Acer macrophyl-lum, the big-leaf maple! Chilly

nights and sunny days, coupledwith little rain and wind in Oc-tober, have brought out the am -

boyant best in fall attire on thismagni cent native tree. Col -ors ranging from yellow-greenthrough brilliant gold headingfor burnished ochre have greet-ed our eyes nearly everywherewe look, sometimes occurring

in the same tree.As this newsletter goes to

press, the plate-sized akes of gold will have drifted to earth,circling trunks like old-fash-ioned crinoline skirts, adding amuted glow to the surface of theground. But we wont forget justhow ubiquitously this maple oc-curs over the landscape. We ndit abundantly along rivers andstreams, in oodplains and del -tas, often in dense, pure stands,and also in open elds, cut-over areas, on hillsides and withinforests. Its range extends fromnorthern California through Or-egon and Washington and intosouthern British Columbia, incoastal areas from sea-level to3,000 feet elevation. It also sur-vives in moist canyons just eastof the Cascades, but reaches its

pinnacle of success along thecoasts of Oregon and Washing-ton.Here are the vital statistics of this

spectacular maple, the worldslargest. Of the 115 maple spe-cies in the Northern hemisphereand the 13 in North America, 3thrive in the Paci c Northwest.

Big-leaf maple is by far the larg-est and the only one in the PNWto achieve tree-size. Everythingabout it shouts BIG. Leaves,measuring 12 inches across,grow on extra-long stems. Flow-ers, in fragrant, hanging yellowclusters, are large for maples.The tree grows to 100 feet andcan live for 200 years. In openareas, the trunk is rather short

but has huge branches any oneof which, stood on end, would

resemble a whole tree. Its crownis dense, rounded and broad,globe-like, often reaching 70-80feet across. Multi-trunked spec-imens are sometimes the resultof root-sprouts after the maintrunk has died or been cut down.Within conifer forests, the trunk usually is single, tall and clear,with a small, narrow crown. The

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Golden globes continued from page 5

largest big-leaf maple has beenrecorded at Salem, Oregon, at 8feet in diameter and 96 feet tall.

What are the survival strate-gies of this highly-successfulcompetitor? First of all, the in-sect pollinated owers bring on

prodigious seed production withthe wind dispersing the double-winged fruits, beginning whenthe tree is as young as 10 years.Vegetative reproduction occursthrough root-sprouts, as men-tioned above. Although grow-ing best in rich bottomlands,the big-leaf maple can thrivein most soil conditions, evencracks in rocky ground. Neither full sun nor shade discouragesits growth, adequate moisture inthe soil being the more impor-tant factor.

Our largest maple has onemore survival trick discoveredas recently as the 1980s! Ev-eryone has observed that thelarge maples in the rain forestssupport enormous epiphyte gar-dens, mosses, ferns, selaginella

and other hangers-on (130 spe-cies in the Hoh trees), depend-ing on branches for support andfor gaining more light exposure.The common wisdom has beenthat the tree provided a one-way ecological service for these

plants. But UW graduate student Nalini Nadkarni, using climbingequipment donated by REI, setout to explore the canopy of thehuge maples in the Hoh River valley. When lifting up the moss

clumps, she unearthed or un-mossed the maples care-fully guarded secret. She foundwhole networks of roots, largeand small, emanating out of thetree branches and winding inand out of the plant mass, some-times reaching to the ground.She found roots of greater than20 feet long circulating withinthe plant mats. The trees were

not just gracious hosts but wereextracting rent in the form of water and nutrients from their tenants! Subsequent researchhas discovered that many rain-forest trees in the world sendout feeding roots into their plantmats.The habitat value of the big-leaf maple measures up to itsgreat size. Its complex surfaceand especially its epiphyte gar-dens provide food, nesting sites,hiding cover and shelter for amultitude of animals insects,amphibians, birds and mam-mals and their predators. Thisincludes the ying squirrel andothers who spend most of their time in the upper canopy. In theMaple Hilton there are ac-commodations for all! The vastamount of leaf matter nourishesthe surrounding soil and forest-

oor insects and other inverte - brates. Flowers feed the pollina-tors and seeds store protein for small creatures.

Finally, its usefulness to hu-mans is also large. The woodcompares with other maples

in hardness and density, beingsuitable for furniture and other uses. People willing to labor can extract maple syrup fromits sap, although the concentra-tion is much less than that of the eastern sugar maple. Na-tive Americans and First Nation peoples depended on the maplefor carved items such as pad-dles, spindles, spoons, bowls,

platters, cradle boards and other household items. Some of themost beautiful carved effortsof First Peoples involved woodfrom the maple. Leaves wereemployed as temporary contain-ers and to line cooking pots and

baking pits, especially for ber-ries. Some ate its sprouted seeds.Bark was woven into rope. Thetree yielded medicines for sorethroats and tuberculosis.

This is but a thumb-nail sketchof one of the northwests mostimpressive trees. The author hopes this short biography willinspire readers to dig deeper into the history and ecology of atree so prevalent in our lives.

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in theeyes of others only a green thing that stands in theway. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and

some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of theman of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.

William Blake 1799, The Letters


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Project FeederWatchBene ts Birds and PeopleConnection with nature pro-motes wellness

by David Bonter, Project leader

Cornell Lab of OrnithologyMore than 100 studies have

shown that getting closer to na-ture reduces stress and promotesa feeling of well-being in chil-dren and adults. So, lling feed -ers and counting the birds thatvisit may be just what the doc-tor ordered! For more than 20years, thats what participantsin the Cornell Lab of Ornithol-

ogys Project FeederWatch have been doing- bene tting them-selves and the birds.

"It is a great winter time activ-ity for the whole family," saysAlaska FeederWatcher NancyDarnell. "If you have children,they will come to love watchingthe birds. All of this is fun and achance to contribute to scienti cstudies, too!"

The 2008-09 season of Proj-ect FeederWatch gets underway

November 8 and runs throughApril 3. Participants count thenumbers and kinds of birds attheir feeders each week and sendthe information to the CornellLab of Ornithology. Participantssubmitted more than 115,000checklists during the 2007-08FeederWatch season, docu-menting unusual bird sightings,winter movements, and shifting

ranges- a treasure-trove of in-formation that scientists use tomonitor the health of the birdsand of the environment.

Being a FeederWatcher is easyand fun, and at the same timehelps generate the worlds larg-est database on feeder-bird pop-ulations. We are grateful for thecontributions our participantshave made for the birds andare proud of the joy they say it

brings to their busy lives. Sincewe started in 1987, more than40,000 people have submittedobservations, engaging with thewildlife beyond their windows.

Project FeederWatch openedup a whole new world for me,says participant Cheri Ryan of Lockport, Kentucky. Its so in-teresting to watch the activitiesof the birds. I learn somethingnew each time I participate.

Scientists learn something newfrom the data each year, too,whether its about the move-ments of common backyard birdsor unusual sightings of rarely-seen species. Highlights of themost recent season include thelargest southward movement of

Red-breasted Nuthatches in thehistory of the project -part of anexpected in ux of northern birdsthat y farther south when their food supplies run short. Other northern species showing up inrecord numbers included Com-mon Repolls and Pine Siskins.Among the rare birds reportedwas a Streak-backed Oriole inLoveland, Colorado- the states

rst report of this bird, native toMexico. A December noreaster

deposited a Dovekie in Newton,Massachusetts, the rst timethis North Atlantic seabird hasever been reported to ProjectFeederWatch. Long-term datashow some species increasingin number, such as the Lesser Gold nch in the Southwest.Other populations continue adownward trend, such as theEvening Grosbeak throughout

their range. Once one of themost common species seen atfeeders in the northern half of the continent, the grosbeaks aredeclining for unknown reasons.

Beyond the bene ts to birdsand science, however, is the

bene t to participants. Natureis not merely an amenity; it iscritical to healthy human devel-opment and functioning, says

Nancy Wells, Cornell Universi-ty assistant professor of designand environmental analysis. Her studies nd that a view of naturethrough the window or access tothe environment in any way im-

proves a childs cognitive func-tioning and reduces the negativeeffects of stress on the childs

psychological well-being. Wellsalso notes that when childrenspent time with nature early inlife it carries over to their adultattitudes and behavior towardthe environment.Project FeederWatch welcomes

participants of all ages and skilllevels, from scout troops and re-tirees to classrooms and naturecenter visitors. To learn moreand to sign up, visit www.feed-

erwatch.org or call the Lab toll-free at (800) 843-2473. In returnfor the $15 fee ($12 for Labmembers) participants receivethe FeederWatchers Handbook,an identi cation poster of themost common feeder birds intheir area, a calendar, completeinstructions, and the Feeder-Watch annual report, Winter Bird Highlights.

Many FeederWatchers echothis comment from Mary Strass-

er of Wisconsin: The greatestreward for me as a participantin Project FeederWatch thesemany years has been observing

birds and behavior that I mighthave missed had I not been partof this project.

photo by Jill McElderry-Maxwell


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GHAS Board of Directors

Steve Hallstrom 273-9280 [email protected] Julius 537-4386 [email protected] tArnie Martin 612-0437 [email protected] Moore 289-5048 [email protected]

Mary ONeill 533-9833 [email protected] Orgel 648-2476 [email protected] Prine 268-0485Diane Schwickerath 495-3101 [email protected] Strong 495-3950 [email protected]

Chapter Of cers

President Arnie Martin [email protected]

Vice President Mary ONeill [email protected]

Treasurer Diane Schwickerath [email protected]

Secretary Theressa Julius, [email protected] t

Committee Chairs

Newsletter R.D. Grunbaum, [email protected]

Membership Dianna Moore [email protected]

Conservation Janet Strong, [email protected]

Education Renee Prine, 268-0485 Field Trips Dianna Moore 289-5048

[email protected] Chair Dianna Moore 289-5048

[email protected] Linda Orgel 648-2476

[email protected] Vacant

Habitat Vacant

Other Audubon Contacts

GHAS voice mail (800) 303-8498State Audubon (360) 786-8020

National Audubon (212) 979-3000GHAS Website http://www.ghas.org

Membership and nominating committeereport

By Dianna Moore Membership Chair

At our December 7th Mem- bers Meeting we will hold elec-tions for the Board of Direc-tors. We are very pleased thatour present of cers have allagreed to serve again this year.But, if you know someone youthink would make a good boardmember, please contact me at(360) 289-5048 or by e-mailat [email protected]..

Nominations may also be made

from the oor. Just make surethat you have the agreement of the person being nominated.


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