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April 2006
Memorial Day Annual Last year’s highlight was a pair of Help Count Cranes on
Rough-Legged Hawks with fuzzy
Lake Lucerne Birding white nestlings cleverly concealed Earth Day, April 22
Retreat in a tall pine near the cabins. Other
activities include biking, swimming Editor’s note: Portions of this article were
Enjoy a natural Memorial Day and paddling in the lake, games, rock taken from the ICF website.
weekend at idyllic Camp Lake collections, leaf rubbings, s’mores This year’s Crane Count will be
Lucerne just an hour or so north of and campfire stories — or just relax Saturday, April 22, 5:30- 7:30 a.m. The
Madison. Come stay in a comfortable and listen to the wind in the trees, the Annual Midwest Crane Count dates
rustic group cabin with private singing of birds and the croaking of back to 1976. It is one of the largest
bedrooms, a shared living room frogs. citizen-based inventories in the
and fireplace. Eat delicious staff- Kids are welcome, and family- world. One of the primary purposes
cooked meals in a beautiful dining oriented group cabins are available. of the Crane Count is to allow the
hall overlooking the lake. Begun in Adults can ask for a quieter cabin International Crane Foundation
the 1950s, this annual birding and if that is preferred. You can come to monitor the abundance and
relaxation retreat is once again being up Friday and stay three nights, distribution of cranes in the upper
offered to Madison Audubon Society or Saturday and stay two nights. Midwest. In the 1930s, an estimated
members, including families with The weekend includes six meals 25 pairs of Sandhill Cranes resided
children and friends. starting with supper on Saturday in Wisconsin. The year 2000 Count
Lake Lucerne offers wonderful and ending with lunch on Monday. tallied more than 13,000 Sandhill
birding right out the door. Group Vegetarian and special dietary needs Cranes.
experts on birds, plants and wildlife are accommodated. Sign up soon Each year, the Count involves
are happy to share their knowledge as openings are limited! Contact over 3,000 volunteers from over
and spotting scopes. You can find Lyn Noeldner at (608) 835-7471 or 100 counties in five states, but
wild lady slippers along shady lyn_noeldner@charter.net for more more counters are always needed,
woodland trails, canoe past napping information and a registration form. especially in Jefferson and Columbia
turtles on the spring-fed lake, and The reservation deadline is April 21. counties. To find out more, including
join in birding trips to nearby wildlife who all the county coordinators are,
areas. please visit the ICF website at www.
savingcranes.org and look under
“What’s New.”
Report of
Accomplishments 4/06
Is it time to renew your membership?
Madison Audubon Society’s Report
of Accomplishments for the period
See form on page 2 and help MAS.
July 2004 through June 2005 is now
available. The report presents the
many achievements of our chapter,
including more than 60 field trips
and seven monthly meetings per
year, environmental advocacy,
habitat preservation and restoration,
annual events such as the Art Fair
and Prairies Jubilee!, fundraising
and the CAWS newsletter. To request
a free copy of the report, please
contact the MAS office or find a
copy of the report online at www.
madisonaudubon.org/audubon/
html/whoweare.htm.