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Meetings
are held the first Tuesday of each month, September-April,
at the Phoenix Zoo Auditorium.
Meetings start at 7:30, and feature a speaker, book sales,
refreshments, and a chance to socialize with fellow MAS members.
Non-members welcome!
Join
us for a pre-meeting dinner at Pete's 19th Tee, 1405 N Mill Avenue,
Tempe (at the Rolling Hills Golf Course) starting at 6:00 p.m. |
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November
6.
Bob Stewart: butterflies:Their relationships to and
interaction with other life forms. Bob will sell and
sign copies of his new book - Butterflies of Arizona.
December
4:
Roseann Hanson: natural history author and
executive director of southern Sky Island Alliance, will give
a talk about the Alliance's Wildlife Monitoring
Program. The monitoring program is unique approach
to conserving wildlife corridors using "citizen
scientist" volunteers to gather data on regularly
monitored transects. Phase I of the program centers
around corridors between the San Pedro River and the Dragoon
and Whetstone Mountains. She will also bring copies of
and talk briefly about her new natural history guide to the
Sand Pedro River, published in September by the UA Press
January
8: Doug
Alexander topic:
TBA
February
5:
Gunnar Engblom, a biologist and scientific
coordinator for a Peruvian NGO called Ecosistemas Andinos |
(ECOAN).
His passion is bird conservation especially Polylepis forests
near Cusco. He will talk about his treks into un-birded areas,
his discovery of a new wren species and the first sighting of
a rare Tinamou after 100 years.
March
5:
Dr. David L. Pearson, professor of biology at ASU.
His topic will be Why are there more bird species some places
than others?
April
2:
Madhusudan Kattie from the ASU LTER project
will speak on the birds and wildlife conservation of India.
May
7:
Dr. Bob Ohmart, Professor of Biology at ASU will Speak
on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge - Tantalizing and
Undiscovered Jewel.
Speakers
wanted: If
you have ideas for speakers, or if you would like to make a
presentation yourself, please contact Laurie Nessel, Program Chair,
at (480) 968-5614 or laurienessel@hotmail.com
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By Deva Burns |
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COMMITTEES/SUPPORT
Activist
Alert:
Shawn Bauer
602-828-3607
shawnbaur@hotmail.com
Arizona
Audubon
Council Rep:
Herb Fibel
408-966-5246
herbertsfibel@aol.com
Bird
Alert
Book
Store
Richard & Karen Kaiser
602-276-3312
Field
Observations
Janet Witzeman
602-840-6089
Hospitality
Jeanine Baker
Web
Page
Michell Fulton
480-968-5141
webmaster@maricopaaudubon.org
Maricopa Audubon Web
Site
www.maricopaaudubon.org
AN
INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE
Bequests
are an important source of support for the Maricopa Audubon
Society. Your chapter has dedicated itself to the protection
of natural world through public education and advocacy for the wiser
use and preservation of our land, water, air and other irreplaceable
natural resources.
You
can invest in the future of our natural world by making a bequest in
your will to the Maricopa Audubon Society . Talk to your
attorney for more information on how this can be accomplished. |
As
you may or may not have noticed, we have switched to the 4
issues per year beginning with this issue. For no
particular reason, other than it is convenient, I have called
this the Winter issue. Thus, the next issue will be
Spring and so on. Do
you use those increasingly popular 2-way radios while birding
in the field? Their use has grown significantly in the
past couple years. So much so, the ABA committee has
felt it necessary to issue FRS (Family Radio Service)
guidelines for birders. Channel 11, subcode 22 has been
recommended as a continent-wide standard for communication by
birders in the field. The advantages for this one
channel for birders are numerous, the main one being the
ability to monitor the channel for the location of birds (rare
or otherwise) by parties other than you immediate group.
It is also recommended that if you need to discuss something
other than birds, you switch to another channel and or subcode.
Ultimately, as in the ABA Code of Birding Ethics, common sense
should always be at the forefront. If you would like
more information, please go to the ABA website: www.americanbirding.org
Be sure you check out the Christmas
Bird Count list in the back. Several of the counts
did not have their dates decided before the Wrendition
deadline. However, all of the counts have a compiler with
phone number and an e-mail address if they have one. Did
you know there was such a thing as a Thanksgiving Bird
Count? I didn't until I received a letter from Dr. John
G. Hewston. also, in Notes and Announcements, there are
listed numerous birding festivals with a website to look for
more.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
Additionally, I hope you can make time to take part in
festivals, birdathons, or bird counts. The events of
September 11 affected me profoundly. I have found that
thinking again about the Whendition and birding has
relieved some of the stress of that horrific day. I
would encourage you to also try for the normalcy that our
feathered friends can provide. Finally, I hope you flood
my e-mail with your winter birding tales for the Spring issue.
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New Field Trip Chairman
Needed - Mike Baker
has taken a job out of state. This vacates the Field Trip
chairman position. If you are interested, please contact a
Board Member.
Rio
Grande Valley Birding Festival
will be held November 14-18, 2001 in Harlingen, TX.
For information, call 800/531-7346 or www.rgvbirdfest.com.
Wings
Over Willcox Festival is
January 18-20This 9th annual event is built around the
Sandhill Cranes that winter by the thousands in the Sulphur Springs
Valley. The schedule includes full
and half-day field trips to find wintering cranes, hawks
shorebirds and passerines. Field trip fees vary. Contact the Willcox
Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture sponsoring organization for
additional information at 800-200-2272 / www.wingsoverwillcox.com
ABA
Regional Conference
in Miami, FL, January 18-22, 2002.
Bird the Everglades and Loxahatchee NWR. For
more information call 800/850-2473 ext 233.
Friday-Sunday
April 19-21
Yuma
Birding Nature FestivalApril
19-21. Contact: Yuma
Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-293-0071 or www.visityuma.com
Friday-Sunday
April 27-29
Verde
Valley Birding FestivalApril
27-29. Contact:
Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce at 520-282-2202 or cottonwoodchamber@sedona.net
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Annual
ABA Convention
in Duluth, MN, June 10-16, 2002.
Information to follow
More
birding and nature festivals.
www.americanbirding.org
Audubon
Adventures:
Give
the gift of discovery and share your love of the environment.
The program is designated for students in grades 4-6.
Introduce an entire classroom (up to 32 students) to the
wonders of nature for just $35 (plus shipping charges).
You can select your favorite school or let Audubon do it for
you. For orders: call
800/813-5037.
Maricopa
Audubon T-Shirts
are available for sale at member meetings or by mail. They feature a
Barn Owl primary flight feather overshadowing the common and Latin
names of birds found in Maricopa County. Long-sleeved shirts are
available in Charcoal, Med, Large or XL, for $20.00. Add $4.00
shipping and handling for the first shirt, $1.50 for each additional
shirt. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery. Make checks out to:
Maricopa Audubon Society, 1128 E Geneva Dr., Tempe, AZ 85282. For
info, contact Laurie Nessel at (480) 968-5614 or laurienessel@hotmail.com
Do
you have an interesting story to tell about birding? Please forward your submissions
to the EditorDeva Burns. Check
the back page for address/e-mail.
Actually, attaching an article to an e-mail is the absolute
easiest way to submit an article.
If you have pictures or slides, you do need to send those to
me directly. Remember, all articles may not be published the first month
after receipt.
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Please Note: We have a new web site address
www.maricopaaudubon.org
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| Sirena
Brownlee is the winner of the 2001 Birdathon. She raised
$265.00 which won her a 2 night stay at Beatty's Bed and
Breakfast in Miller Canyon. An anonymous gift of
$2,000.00 brought the grand total of funds raised to
$2,265.00. A second prize form the Santa Rita Lodge in
Madera Canyon went unclaimed. That the Birdathon could
have had a better organization and membership involvement is a
gross understatement. I take full responsibility for
this and with the experience of 2001 under my belt and with
you help, I will endeavor to make 2002 a better birdathon
year. With our dues share from National Audubon being
cut, it is more important than ever that we have a successful
birdathon next spring. Funds raised for Maricopa Audubon
are needed for a wide variety of purposes, including
publishing and mailing out the Wrendition, education
conservation, guest speakers, and an annual donation to the
Zoo for allowing us to hold our meetings there, to mention
just a few. So, be prepared for the call to contribute
to the 2002 Birdathon, whether by volunteering on the
committee, donating prizes, making a pledge, leading or
joining a birding team.
What is Birdathon?
Birding teams of all experience
levels take to the field for a competitive Bird Count.
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per species or
for fixed amounts are collected ahead of time. Your team
may bird state-wide, locally or simply be feeder watch for up
to 24 hours during Birdathon Week. Prizes are awarded
for most species sighted, best bird sighting, most pledges
collected, and best team name. Top prize goes to most
money raised. Prize and cash donations are collected
from the business and professional community. You can
help by having your employer match your pledges or donate a
prize. You can also help by providing contacts or
soliciting donations. Field trips during March, April
and May will suggest a small donation to go towards Birdathon.
When is Birdathon?
Monday Aprill 22 - Sunday April 28, 2002, during peak
migration.
Inexchange for their generous prize
donations, I promised the donors a plug, so here it is.
Please consider patronizing our sponsor:
Sand Rita Lodge, HC 70, Box 5444, Sahuarita,
AZ 85629, 520/625-8746, lcollister@theriver.com
Beatty's Dead & Breakfast, 2173 E.
Miller Canyon Rd., Hereford, AZ 85615-9967 520/378-2728,
beattybb@theriver.com |
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