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Black HillsAudubon Society

Olympia, Washington

Volume 40,

Number 4

September/October 2009

BHAS Signs Letter oSupport or Deschutes

Estuary Restorationby Donna Nickerson, Conservation Chair

BlackHillsAudubonhasbeeninvolvedintheCapitol

LakeAdaptiveManagementProgram(CLAMP)asa

publicinterestgroupsinceCLAMPsearlydays.We

havecontinuedtolearnaboutthepossibilitiesor,and

dicultieso,restoringtheDeschutesestuarythrough

reviewotechnicalreports,attendanceatsteering

committeedeliberations,participationinocusgroup

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Contents:

EstuaryRestoration(CLAMP).............................. 1

Fallprograms...................................................... 1

PresidentsReport............................................... 2

CapandTrade..................................................... 4

AudubonWAOceclosing................................. 4

BirdinginEarnest................................................ 5UpcomingFieldTrips.......................................... 6

BookReview:DragonfiesandDamselfies........... 7

VehicleRegistration............................................. 7

FieldTripReports................................................ 8

RidgeeldFestival................................................ 8

BirdFeederCleaning........................................... 9

RerigeratorPageBHASCalendar........................ 9

BHASRoster.......................................................10

MembershipForm.............................................. 11

DuckStamp....................................................... 12

Thursday, September 17

Vauxs Swits:Regional StoriesComespendaneveninghearingstoriesabout

theVauxsSwit!Thisisaascinatingandelu-

sivebird,namedbyJohnK.Townsend,anearly

explorerothearwestandacontemporary

oJohnJ.Audubon,aterhisriend,

WilliamS.Vaux.TraceyScaliciwillsharestoriesromourneck-o-the-

woodsaboutswitsbehaviorande-

ortstoprotectthem.Beoretheprogram,

wemaybeabletoseemanyothese

birdsintheCapitolMuseumneigh-

borhood,astheydescendintotheir

roostingchimney.

Thursday, October 1

Amphibians oWashington:Challenges orConservation

MarcHayes,biologistwithWashingtonDepart-

mentoFishandWildlie,willpresentapro-

gramonWashingtonsamphibianswithspe-cialemphasisonwhyouramphibiansare

especiallyvulnerable.Marcwilldiscusskey

environmentalissuesandproblemssuchas

climatechangeanddisease,andorestpractices

andhowtheyarebelievedtoimpactbothaquatic

andterrestrialspecies.Illustratedhighlightswill

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Black Hills Audubon Society

From the President

A Productive Year atBlack Hills AudubonBy Sam Merrill

Thispastyear,ourBlackHillsAudubonchapterhas

beenparticularlyactiveintheareasoeducation,conservation,andeldtrips.

EducationOurnewEducationCommittee,ledbyDebbie

Nickerson,hasreinstatedBirding101classesin

bothallandspring,andissponsoringapelagic

classinlateAugust.TheEducationolksalsogave

anumberopresentationsinlocalelementaryand

middleschoolsthisyear,slide-showsaboutbirds

withasmatteringoinormationabouthabitatloss

andconservationthrowninorgoodmeasure.An

innovativeprogramthisyearwasBoard the Bus,

whichoeredareaschoolteachersundstosupporttransportationortakingchildrenoneldtripsto

naturepreserves.Theprojectundedaboutadozen

trips,inpartbyagrantromAudubonWashington,

andinpartbychapterunds.Wehopetocontinue

Board the Businyearstocome.

ConservationConservationeortshaveincludedparticipation

ontheThurstonCountytaskorcesonasphalt

plantsitingandminerallands(SusanMarkey),

theDepartmentoEcologysDeschutesWa-

tershedCleanupPlan(SueDanver),and

ontheseriesoocusgroupsspon-soredbytheSteeringCommitteeo

theCapitolLakeAdaptiveManage-

mentProgram(DonnaNickerson).

Wecontinuetoworkwithcounty

ocialstoseethathabitat

preservationandotherlanduse

provisionsareenorced.Lastwinter,

wesignedalegalsettlementwithanareadeveloper

topreservesomehighqualitywetlandsthatmight

otherwisehavebeenaected.

Field TripsOurFieldTripChair,KristinStewart,schedulesabouttwoeldtripspermonth.Thisyearstrips

tookustoseewinteringwaterowlandraptors

intheSkagitarea,andseabirdsatMarrowstone

Island,aswellasplacesclosertohome,suchas

CapitolLakeandCapitolForest.ThemonthoMay

sawafurryoeldtrips(includingtoNisquallyand

OceanShores)aspartoBirdathon,organizedbySheilaMcCartan.

Everything Else We DoEWeparticipateinthestate-wideSave the Swifts

project,withWhittierJohnsoninchargeomoni-

toringlocalVauxsSwitroosts.

EGeorgeWaltercoordinatesourChristmasBirdCountinthemiddleowinter,assomanyo

usventureouttojoinourellowbirdersinthis

century-oldtraditionomonitoringavianspecies

occurrenceandabundanceallacrossthecountry.

EThisyearsprogrammeetings(thirdThursdays)includedpresentationsonloonsinWashington

state,albatrossesonMidwayAtoll,Macawso

Tambopata,andspectacularunder-waterphoto-

graphsowildlieinPugetSound,allarrangedby

ProgramChairKrisSchoyen.

EWeorganizeandconductabird-eedercleaningeachall,andhavebeencleaningupto200bird

eederseachtime.Thiseventhelpsusraiseunds

orsomeoourprojectsandactivities.(Ournext

oneisscheduledorSeptember26;seepage9

ordetails.)EOneoourmostenjoyableeventsistheAnnual

Dinner(plannedbyMargeryBeeler),apotluck

attendedby150200memberseachyear.The

dinnerhelpsraiseundsthroughasilentauc-

tion,andisalsoawonderulopportunitytosee

andchatwitholdandnewriendswhosharea

commoninterestinthenaturalworldand

itsconservation.Atthe2009dinnerin

March,oureaturedspeakerwasthenew

LandsCommissionerPeterGoldmark,

whosharedwithushisvisionorlanduse

planningandpreservationinWashington

state.Atthatdinneralso,weinstitut-edtheDaveMcNettEnvironmen-

talEducationAwardinmemory

oaknowledgeable,enthusiastic,

andbelovedbirdingmentoror

schoolchildreninourarea.This

yearsawardwenttotheScience

Dept.atKomachinMiddleSchool

inLaceyandweweredelightedtosharethe

eveningwithaboutadozenteachersromthat

school.

TheeditoroThe Echoandalsoourwebmaster,

DebJaqua,keepsusup-to-dateonalltheseevents,andmakessureBHASinormationispublishedand

availabletooneandall.

Aswebegintoplanactivitiesorthecomingyear,

wewelcomethreenewmemberstotheBlackHills

BoardMeaganThorn,TraceyScalici,andNancy

Hertzelandwewelcomebackcontinuingat-

largeBoardmemberMikeOMalley.


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sessions,andvariouspublicdialogues.Through

thislongandinormativeprocess,wehavegrown

increasinglyconvincedthatrestoringtheDeschutes

Rivertoanestuaryisthebestalternative.Wepre-

sentedourcommentlettersupportingthisalterna-tivetotheSteeringCommitteestarepresentative

onJuly1,2009.

Estuary Alternative orManaged Lake Alternative?FindingsromnumerousCLAMPstudiesindicate

thattheestuaryalternativewouldbealong-term,

low-costchoicethatwouldgenerateahighamount

opublicbenetintermsowildlie,recreation,eco-

logicalservices,andeconomicbenets.Bycontrast,

themanagedlakealternative(whichmaybemore

popularwiththepublicatthispoint)represents

a70%highertotalimplementationcostthantheestuaryalternative,andhasewerpublicbenets

(CLAMP2007netbenetanalysis).Inaddition,a

separate1997EcologicalEconomicsstudycon-

cludedthatcomparedtoallotherbiomes,estuaries

generatethehighestvalueoecosystemgoodsand

servicesperhectare.Theestuaryalternativesimply

makessenseatmanylevels.

Restoration is a ProcessHowever,shouldtheestuaryalternativebecho-

sen,itisimportantthatthesourcesopollution

currentlyinlowerBuddInlet,CapitolLake,and

DeschutesRiverbeassessedandcleaneduprst.RestoringtheDeschutestotheestuaryitoncewas

meansitwillbeconnectedtothelargerwatersys-

temthatisPugetSound.Itwillreturntheorceo

theDeschutesasthesecondmostimportantriver

systeminfuencingthesouthSoundscirculation,

andtransportnotonlysedimentbutalsopollutants

withtheoutgoingtide;lowerBuddInletpollutants

willbecarriedbackupthesub-estuarywiththe

incomingtide.Inotherwords,therewillbeamix-

ingopollutantsbetweentheDeschutesandlower

BuddInlet,aswellasupBuddInletandthroughout

otherareasothesouthSound.TheHydrodynamics

andSedimentTransportModelingreport(2006)didnotmodelpastthemouthoBuddInletbutdidsug-

gestthatthesediment(andlikely,anypollutants)

wouldgobeyondBuddInlet.Giventheimportance

oahealthysouthSoundorsh,shellsh,birds,

andotherwildlie,itisimportantthatthesources

opollutantsinboththeDeschutesandlowerBudd

Inletbeidentiedandcontrolledbeorerestoration

takesplace.

Sedimenthasbeenseenlargelyasacostinthe

variousCLAMPanalyses.However,good,clean

sedimentisabenettoanestuarineecosystem.It

increasesbeachormationandisacomponento

sortedpeagravel,animportantpartothePuget

Soundbasinsprimesalmonhabitat.Thus,return

otheDeschutesRiversedimenttosouthernPuget

Soundwouldnotonlyincreasesalmonhabitat,

butcouldbenethomeownersbybuildinguptheirbeachesandlesseningtheimpactsostormdam-

age,amongotherbenets.Ontheotherhand,too

muchsedimentcanresultinturbidityproblems.Im-

provedlandusemanagementwithintheDeschutes

RiverbasinandlowerBuddInletwouldhelpprevent

urtherincreasesinsedimentlevelswhilehelpingto

resolvethecurrentgroundwaterproblems.Com-

prehensivemanagementosubestuariesinPuget

Soundwillbepartothelargersolutionorrestor-

ingthehealthoPugetSoundby2020,thegoalo

thePugetSoundPartnership.

Next StepsTheCLAMPSteeringCommitteeheldaretreaton

July2toormtheirrecommendationonwhich

alternativewouldbestservethepublicinterest.A

majorityocommitteememberswereinavorore-

turningtheareatoanestuary.Thisistherststep

inaseriesodecisions.Thenextstepsatthestate

levelwillinvolvetheGeneralAdministration,the

CapitalCommittee,andtheLegislature.Inaddition,

undsandpoliticalsupportwillneedtocomerom

theederalgovernment,andtherewillcontinue

tobeopportunityorpublicinputthroughoutthe

process.

CLAMPFrom page 1

beontheOregonSpottedFrogandtheNorthern

LeopardFrog,ourmost-in-troublespecies.

BHAS membership meetingsareheldonthethirdThursdayothemonthattheCapitol

MuseumCoachHouse,211W.21stStreet,in

Olympia.Socialhourisat7:00PM,withpro-

gramsbeginningpromptlyat7:30PM.Driving

directionsromOlympia:FromI-5,takeexit105ollowingtheStateCapitol/CityCenterroute.

Gostraight,throughthetunnel.Atthelight

(CapitolWay)turnlet(south).Ater7blocks,

turnrightonto21stStreet.TheMuseumistwo

blocksdownonthelet.TheCoachHousemeet-

ingroomandparkingaresouthoandbehind

theMuseum.

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AudubonWashingtonwillbeclosingitsOlympia

ocethisall.AccordingtoCharlieKahle,InterimExecutiveDirector,AudubonWashingtoniscom-

mittedtodeliveringvitalconservationeducation

andactiontobenetthebirds,other

wildlieandnatureoWashington

Stateevenintheaceothena-

tionaleconomicdownturn.Witha

strongmembershipbaseandqual-

ityprogramactivity,wearewell

positionedtoweatherthecurrent

economicdownturn.

Nonetheless,wearebeing

impactedbyrecentchangesintheglobaleconomy.Audu-

bonWashingtonisre-

spondingtothechallenging

economicsituationcon-

rontingallorganizationsby

re-ocusingonourkeyprogramsandthedistinctive

grassrootsnatureoAudubontoensurethesuccess

oourconservationmission.

Regrettably,thestreamliningprocessinvolves

closingourlong-timeoceinOlympiaandreduc-ingadministrativeanddevelopmentsta;butrest

assuredthatthesechangeswillnotdiminishour

programwork.Ourpolicyprogram

isundedtostrengthentieswith

ourchaptersasweanticipate

anotherdicultyearorthe

statelegislaturesbudgetand

wewillstillhaveapresencein

thecapitalthroughourpublic

policyconsultantMiguel

Perez-Gibson,whoisbasedin

Olympia.

Ourstaandprogramswill

continuetoengagewithin-

dividualsandorganizations

inOlympiaandacrossthe

statetoensurethattheAudu-

bonnetworkremainsapowerulorceincon-

nectingpeoplewithnatureandwiththepowerto

protectit.

Audubon Washington to Close Olympia Ofce

Cap and TradeProgressTheUSHouseoRepresentativeshastakenastep

towardreductionocarbonemissionsandour

countrysparticipationintheworldwideeort

tocontrolglobalwarming.Althoughnotas

ar-reachingasmanyenvironmental-istswouldhaveliked,theAmerican

CleanEnergyandSecurityActwas

acompromisehammeredoutto

getitthroughtheHouseand

eventhen,itpassedbyonlyseven

votes.(Bothourarearepresenta-

tives,BrianBairdandAdamSmith,

votedinavor.)Wethankallwho

calledtheirrepresentativesto

encouragethepassageothisbill.

ThestagenowshitstotheSenate,

wherepassageoaneectivebill

needsallthehelpitcanget;60votesareneededto

overcomealikelylibuster.

Whatisthisbillallabout?CapandTradeisasys-

temaimedatreducinggreenhousegasemissions

intheU.S.by17%(rom2005levels)bytheyear

2020.Toreachthisgoal,pollutingentitieswouldbe

issuedpermitsallowingthemtoemitsomuchcar-

bondioxideintotheair;acompanycouldonlyemit

asmuchasitisallowed.Totalemissionswouldbe

capped,andthelimitsgraduallydrawndown.Com-

paniescouldalsotrade(orsell)theirpermits.The

numberopermitswouldbelimitedandmorethan

70%wouldbeinitiallygivenawayreetoutilities,

manuacturers,stategovern-

ments,andthelike.

Themeasurewouldalsosup-

portinvestmentinnewener-

gysourcesthroughnancing

oresearch,andbymaking

available$10billionorthe

developmentotechnologyto

captureandstoregassesrom

burningcoal.

TheCleanEnergyActisan

initialstepbyourgovernment

tostarttheballrolling.Mostenvi-

ronmentalgroups,includingNationalAudubon,

applaudtheseeortstowardmakingtheU.S.part

otheworldwideeorttowardscontrollingglobal

warming.



Birding in EarnestSightings for AprilMay 2009By Bill Shelmerdine

To reports sightings, call 866-9106 or emailgeorn1 hotmail.com

Birdingnewsandreportsorthisperiodocusedon

shorebirdandpasserine(perchingbirds)migration.Oneothegreatthingsaboutthisseasonisthat

therearenewarrivalsandnotablesightingsalmost

dailytoomany,inact,tobereportedhere.

Oequalsignicancetobirdershasbeentheclosure

othediketrailattheNisquallyReugeorimple-

mentationothelowerriverandestuaryrestoration

plan.Sure,accesswillchangeandsomearedisap-

pointedbythis,buttheprospectsorrestoration

andrecoveryareexciting.Sincethebeginningo

constructioninearlyMay,accessatthereugehas

beenlimitedtotheboardwalkleadingtotheTwin

Barns,thecross-overtotheriver,andtherivertrailtotheviewingdeck.Nevertheless,shallowwater

andopenmuddyareashavebeenmaintainedand

manygoodsightings(particularlyoshorebirds)

havebeencomingromthisarea.

Iamalwaysinterestedincollectinginormationon

arrivaltimesomigrantsandbreedingspecies;thus,

manyrst-o-seasonreportsareincludedhere.

Thankstoallwhocontributedthroughdirectre-

porting(tome),postingtheirsightingstositessuch

astweeters,orWOSNews,orrecordingsightingsin

thelogbookatNisqually.Long-termtrackingothis

kindoinormationcanrevealinterestingtrends.Firstoyear(FOY)reportsorourarea,inmore

orlesschronologicalorder,includetheollowing:

Orange-crowned Warbler(4/5);Common Yel-lowthroatandSavannah Sparrow(4/6);Rough-winged Swallow(4/7);Vesper Sparrow(4/14);Yellow Warbler(4/17);Cassins VireoandBlack-throated Gray Warbler(4/18);Vauxs Swit(4/25);Pacifc-slope FlycatcherandWilsonsWarbler (4/26);Nashville Warbler(4/28,with2moreatNisquallyon5/15);Black-headed Gros-beakandPurple Martin(4/29);Hammonds Fly-catcher(5/9);Lazuli Bunting(5/10);Olive-sidedFlycatcherandBullocks Oriole(5/13);MacGil-livrays Warbler(5/16);Western Wood-Pewee(5/18)andWillow Flycatcher(5/20).By5/9,therewerenumerousHermit WarblersonterritoryinCapitolForest,thoughduetoinrequentbirdingin

thearea,Idontreallyhaveasenseowhenthey

mighthavearrived.ThanksgotoValerieAnderson,

KeithBrady,DougCanning,DenisDeSilvis,Dennis

Ellison,PaulHicks,PhilKelley,KevinMcFarland,

andBobSundstromorreportingtheirsightings.

Shorebirdsprovidedexcitementoverthistime

periodwithlotsoactivitybetweenthethirdweek

oAprilandaboutthe20thoMay.On4/19:Dave

HaydenreportedtherstomanyLesser Yellow-legssightingsromNisqually.On4/22,therstSolitary Sandpipersotheseasonwerereported

romthesameareabyDenisDeSilvis.Upto3Soli-tarySandpiperswerereportedintheollowingdays

withatleastonelingeringthrough4/28.Thisyear

seemedlikeaproductiveyearorthespecies,with

anotherbirdatNisquallyon5/18,aparticularly

latedateorthespecies.Theaverageseemstobe1

to2peryeararoundtheendoAprilandperhaps

intotherstdaysoMay.Four Short-billed Dow-itcherswereseenromtheouterdikeatNisquallyon4/28.AloneMarbled GodwitinsidethedikesnearTwinBarnson4/29wasasignicantsight-

ingbyPhilKelley.AloneBlack-necked StiltwasreportedromNisquallyon5/3byAnneOverbyand

others.Thisspecieshasbecomeannualinrecentyears,althoughallsightingshavebeensingle-day

events,muchtotherustrationosome,including

yourstruly.Therst Wilsons Phalaropesightingsotheyearsincluded2birdsatNisquallyon5/1,

wheretheyarenowreportedannually.Thephala-

ropeshavelingeredthroughthemonth,beggingthe

questionowhetherornottheyarebreeding,orwill

breed,atthesite?Upto4werepresenton5/27.

Andnallyintheshorebirddepartment,5PectoralSandpiperswereobservedatNisquallyon5/18.Theyonlyhungaroundoracoupleodays,though

1(oranother)lingereduntilatleast5/26.

Othersightingsonoteincludetheollowing:

On5/21,22White PelicanswerereportedromWo-odardBaybyLoriSalzer.Theollowingday,Dennis

Fentonreported12hauledoutonthewatersedge

urtherintoHendersonInlet.

TherstCinnamon Tealotheseasonwerere-portedon4/22,whileBlue-winged Tealwererstreportedon4/28,bothromtheNisquallyReuge.

AGolden EaglewasanexcellentsightingromNisquallybyEdDealon4/24.

AloneEurasian Collared Dovestoppedbymyhouseon4/25and2werereportedromGlacial

Heritageon5/9byBobSundstrom.Withtherapid

riseinobservations,soonthisspeciesmayceaseto

benoteworthyinourarea.

AmaleCalliope Hummingbirdshowedupatmyplaceon4/7.Itwasjoinedby8ormoreRuousand2Annas hummingbirds,anunusualcon-

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Flying WondersA Book Reviewby Valerie Elliott

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the WestbyDennis

Paulson

Theweatherreportlookedgoodorto-day,soyougotupato-dark-thirtytogo

lookorthoseactiveearlybirds.(Hope-

ully,yououndthemall.)Nowthesun

isclimbinghigherandthetemperature

isrising;thebirdshavequieteddown.

Youhatetowastesuchabeautiulday

bygoinghomeanddoingthatyardwork

youvebeenputtingo.

Analternativeistoenjoysomeothe

creaturesthatliketheheatotheday.

Personally,Ienjoyseekingout,identiy-

ing,andphotographingbutterfies,drag-onfies,anddamselfies(odes).Ibought

severaldragonfyidenticationguides,

butoundthatdamselfyguideswereeithervery

hardtondorout-o-printaltogether.

InAprilothisyear,DennisPaulsonsbook,Drag-onflies and Damselflies of the West,wasreleasedby

PrincetonUniversityPress.Thiswasawaitmore

thanworthwhile.Forthosewhoarentamiliarwith

Dennis,heisromSeattleandistheretireddirector

otheSlaterMuseumoNaturalHistoryattheUni-

versityoPugetSound.Hehaswrittenseveralbooks

includingShorebirds of North America,andisalso

recognizedasarenownedodonatologist(dragonfy

anddamselfyexpert).

Whetheryourejuststartingtoexploredragonfies

orhavebeenodingoralongtime,Dragonflies and

Damselflies of the Westisdenitelythebookoryou.Itcoversalototerritoryoroneeldguide348

specieswestoanorth-southboundarylineromManitobatoTexas,andalsoincludes

Alaska.Forthoseoyouinterestedin

easternspecies,Denniscurrentlywork-

ingonaneasternspeciesbook.

Thebookopenswith40pageso

thenaturalhistoryoodonates,their

anatomy,colors,andnames,andhow

tondandidentiythem,aswellas

inormationonphotographingandcol-

lectingthem.Thebookiseasytoread

andispackedullogreatphotographs

oall348species.Eachspecieshasits

ownsectionwithdescription,habitat,

fightseason,size,anddistribution.The

bookalsoincludesaglossaryandalist

odragonfypublicationsandresources.Theprice

isright(about$25),andthebookisaboutthesize

otheNational Geographic Field Guide to Birds,soiseasilycarriedintotheeld.

Idontknowwhatelseyoucouldaskor!Thisisthe

denitiveWesternodonateguide.

Happy oding!

Mostmotorvehiclesinthestatearerequiredtobe

registeredwiththeDepartmentoLicensing(DOL),

andvehicleregistrationsmustberenewedannu-

ally.EectiveJuly29,2009,whenyougotorenewyourvehicleregistration,therenewalormwillhave

anewsectionthatgivesyoutheopportunityto

donate$5insupportoWashingtonstateparks;i

youchoosenottodoso,therewillbeaboxyoucan

checktooptoutothisee.

Parkdonationscollectedthroughvehicleregistration

renewalsaredepositedintotheStateParksRenewal

andStewardshipAccount.Thisaccountmaybe

usedtooperatestateparks,developandrenovate

parkacilities,undertakedeerredmaintenance,and

accomplishotherparkpurposes.Thisnewsystem

appliestoallvehicleregistrationrenewalscomingdueonoraterSeptember1,2009.Revenuerom

thesedonationsmayhelpthestatebeabletokeep

openparksorpublicusethatmightotherwisehave

hadtobeclosedduetolackomaintenanceunds.

Sowhenyourvehicletabscomeuporrenewal,be

readyknowhowyoumightwanttorespondto

theoptionalstateparkseebeoreyougettothe

vehicleregistrationoce.

Renewing Your Vehicle Registration AterSeptember 1?

uld sk

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Woodard Bay,Early MayBy Tracey Scalici

Oursmallgroup,amixobeginnersandseasonedbirders,honedourbirding-by-

earskillsonthisMay2ndeld

triptoWoodardBaynot

thatwehadintendedto,but

manyothebirdswereheard

andnotseenortherst

partoourwalkthroughthe

woods.Itwasexcitingtohear

theWilsons Warblerand

Pacifc-slope Flycatcheraswestartedupthetrail;andas

timewenton,weallbecame

amiliarwiththelovelysongotheWinter Wren.InsidealargepatchoBig-LeaMaple,

weheardthecallotheBrownCreeper,andthenwereluckyenoughtoseeitas,truetoits

name,itmadeitswayaround

thetrunk,creepingromthe

baseothetreetothetop,

pickingatthebarkandlichen.

NearHendersonInlet,wesetupthespottingscope

orapairoBald Eaglesintheirnestanditwasatreatoreveryonetoseethemsoclearly(howregal

theyare!).

OnebirdermissedanearcollisionwithaWilsons

Warbleronourwaybackperhapsbecauseshe

waswearingabrightyellowrainslicker.Weallgot

aniceglimpseoitsplumageasitwhizzedby!All

alongthetrail,wehadbeenhearingaPileatedWoodpeckerdrummingandcalling,butitwasonlyaswewerenearingtheparkinglotthatone

swoopedacrosstheroadanddisappearedintothe

woods.Weallenjoyedgettingthisglimpseothis

magnicentbird.Inall,wesaworheardatotalo

24species.

Springtime,Capitol ForestBy Jim Pruske

OnMay30,SueDanverandIledapartyonine

birdersonaeldtripintoCapitolForest.Weentered

attheShermanValleyRoadandbirdedalongtheC-

line,D-1000,andD-line,withastop

attheFallCreekcampgroundinthe

interiorotheorest.Later,wehiked

uptothesummitoCapitolPeak,

hopingtoseeaNorthernGoshawk

Ihadsightedthereacoupleweeks

earlierwhilescoutingorthistrip.

Nosignothegoshawk,butwehad

greatviewsootherwonderulbirds,

includingHermit Warbler, Olive-sided Flycatcher,andWillowFlycatcher.

OnCapitolPeakalso,wemettheDNREnorcementChieandhis

assistant,andwetooktheopportu-

nitytoaskthemaboutstateorest

regulations.Theyansweredallour

questionsandwecameawaywith

abetterunderstandingoCapitol

Forestmanagementpracticesando

theirvisionoruturegenerationso

Washingtonresidents.

Besidesthegreatbirds,therewasalsoorestfora

tobeenjoyed;weexaminedahemlockstandwhere

primitiveclubmossandliverwortsgrewattheorestfooredge.Wealsooundtwouncommon

butterfyspeciesorwesternWashingtonArctic

SkipperandSilver-sidedSkipper.

Beoredepartingtheorestatmid-aternoon,we

hadmanagedtond42speciesobirds,includ-

ingTurkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, SootyGrouse, Hammonds Flycatcher,andTownsendsWarbler.WeconcludedourtripalongtheD-line,whereCedarCreekwasshowingoitsusualspring

splendor.

Botanical illustrations of liverworts

JointheFriendsoRidgeeldNationalWildlieRe-

ugeandtheU.S.Fish&WildlieService(FWS)as

wecelebratethearrivaloFallandthewildliethat

maketheReugetheirwinterhome.

TheBirdFest&BluegrassFestivalisauniqueopportuni-

tytoenjoynotonlythesightsandsoundsoallmigra-

tion,butalsoaestivecelebrationomusic,childrens

activities,ood,andunintheRidgefeldcommunity.

Ridgefeld National Wildlie Reuge Fall FestivalBirdFest & Bluegrass Festival, October 1011, 009

Field Trip Reports:



AugustThursday, August 27 and Saturday, August 29PelagicBirdingClassandFieldTrip

SeptemberThursday, September 17,BlackHillsProgram:

VauxsSwitStories

Sunday, September 20PatrickSullivanMemorialWalkatNisqually

Saturday, September 26BirdFeederCleaningatWildBirdsUnlimitedinOlympia

OctoberSaturday, October 17

FieldTrip:MushroomForay

Thursday, October 15BlackHillsProgram:AmphibiansoWashington

NovemberSaturday, November 7

FieldTrip:KidsandParentsatCapitolLake

Let Us Clean Your Bird Feeder!

Saturday, September 26, 9 AM3 PMGetyoureederscleanedsoyourbirdsremain

healthyandhappy!DropoyoureedersatWild

BirdsUnlimitedatCooperPointMarketplace(ad-

dressbelow)andwewillscrubthemoryouor

$5.00each(slightlymoreiunusuallylargeor

dirty).Allproceedsgotourtherthechapters

conservationandeducationwork.Iyouhavetime

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Phone:360-352-7299

Website:www.blackhills-audubon.orgE-mail:ino blackhills-audubon.org

Black Hills Audubon Societyisanon-protorganization.AmemberchapterotheNational

AudubonSociety,itrepresentsAudubonmembersin

Lewis,MasonandThurstonCounties.

Ourgoalsaretomaintain,restoreandprotectour

ecosystemsoruturegenerations,andtopromote

environmentaleducationandnature-based

recreation.

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onthethirdThursdayeveningoeachmonth,

SeptemberthroughJune,attheCapitolMuseum

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Boardmeetingsareat5:30p.m.onthesecond

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Board o Directors 00-009

OfficersPresident:SamMerrill...............360-866-8839

[email protected]

Co-Vice President:WhittierJohnson........................... 866-8156

whittierwj netCo-Vice President:

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Board Members At LargeTraceyScalici.....................trscalici .com

MikeOMalIey............................360-943-2369

[email protected]

MeaganThorn................mithorn netCommittee ChairsConservation:DonnaNickerson....... 754-5397

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Field Trips: KristinStewart.......360-456-5098kristinstewartO1 comcast.net

Membership:MargeryBeeler....360-352-5437mswampcat aol.com

Programs: KrisSchoyen........... [email protected]

Publications:[email protected]

Education:[email protected]

Member VolunteersBird-a-thon Coordinator:SheilaMcCartan......................... 360-357-9170

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Bird ID:BillShelmerdine........... [email protected]

Conservation:SueDanver.........360-705-9247sdanver7 aol.com

Echo Designer:LeeMiller.........360-753-0942aleemiller igc.org

Webmaster: DebraJaqua.........360-491-3325 djaqua net

Healthy Olympia Task Force, E3 Washington:JeanMacGregor...........................360-866-0166

JeanMacG com

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BonnieWood.....................................943-4642

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