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THE MADISON AUDUBON

Newsletter
of the
Madison
Audubon
Society

April 2006

222 S. Hamilton St. • Madison, WI 53703 • 255-BIRD • www.madisonaudubon.org

Amazon Doctor: Free Public Program


politically sensitive and difficult
to resolve. But they are issues of
How to Run a Jungle What: Dr. Linnea J. Smith talks about how
great consequence which need to
Clinic to run a clinic in the jungle
be discussed. How can you get
involved? Here are some actions for
Imagine living where there are no When: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 you to consider:
roads, no electricity and no running 7 p.m.—Refreshments
water. The only way folks can get 7:30 p.m.—Program • Look into this issue in more depth
to you is by dugout canoe. Now and raise your awareness level to a
imagine trying to deliver babies, Where: Room 184, Russell Laboratories concern level to a take-action level.
suture wounds, and treat patients 1630 Linden Drive, across from
with snakebites or infections in a Babcock Hall • Spread the word. Help others to
thatch-roofed clinic without a staff, Note: watch for detour signs or recognize that these demographic
funding or lab services. see the construction map at: forces will continue to cause social
Dr. Linnea Smith flew to Iquitos, www2.fpm.wisc.edu/trans/ change and to shape our nation for
Peru, for a vacation at Explorama Maintenance/ConstructionMap.pdf the balance of our lives and beyond.
Lodge, an eco-tourism center
Parking: Lot 36 on Observatory Dr., west of • Support U.S. foreign policies
that promotes low-impact and
Steenbock Library, free after that improve the quality of life in
ecologically sustainable tourism.
4:30 p.m. developing countries — for example,
continued on page 2
education for women.

Population Growth • Support debate on this topic.


Contact your legislators and tell them
in the United States you support a re-examination of our
current immigration guidelines that
Editor’s note: The following article is were created in 1965. Legislators need
the third of a three-part series on the this kind of support before they will
effects of America’s human population be willing to take on this politically
growth on the environment. The articles sensitive task.
were prepared by the Madison Audubon
Society’s Population and Habitat • Support policies that promote small
Committee and were approved for family size for all families.
publication by the MAS Board. Articles
are also available online with references. • Support policies and practices that
reduce the ecological impact of each
Part 3 of 3 – “What You Can Do” individual citizen, irrespective of
This three-part series has highlighted where they are born.
the issue of rapid population growth
in the United States and the social • Ask yourself this most fundamental
and environmental problems that question: What combination of
Read more about the 2006 MAS Art accompany this growth rate. These population size and standard of
Fair on page 3! problems are among the most living is wanted in the United States?

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Amazon Doctor, continued planning, prenatal care, dental care,
from page 1 and medical treatments for infectious
Additional contribution $_______ diseases, parasites, and traumas at
TOTAL Enclosed/Charged $_______ Yanamono Medical Clinic. For more
She thought she was taking a
Please make check payable to: vacation to experience a bit of information on the clinic, visit its
Madison Audubon Society the Amazon jungle, see birds and Internet site at www.amazonmedical.
Charge my __VISA __Master Card monkeys, and enjoy the sights of a org. Some of Dr. Smith’s journals are
Name on Card: place very different from her home available in La Doctora: The Journal of
CARD # in Mazomanie. Instead, she fell in an American Doctor Practicing Medicine
love with the people and place and on the Amazon River, published by
EXP. DATE
decided to open a medical clinic. In Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers in 1998.
SIGNATURE You are invited to join our speaker,
1990, Dr. Smith gave up her medical
___I do NOT wish to receive the practice in Wisconsin to care for MAS board members and friends at
National Audubon magazine. the indigenous people of Peru who the pre-program dinner at Porta Bella
___Business/Corporate Membership live along the Amazon River and its Restaurant (new location, they are
Please call the MAS office 608/255-2473 tributaries. located at 425 North Francis Street)
This is a Gift Membership from: Returning to Peru, Dr. Smith beginning at 5:15 p.m. Please call the
NAME worked out of the Explorama Lodge, office at (608) 255-2473 if you have
ADDRESS which still supports her work, until questions.
Rotary clubs from several cities
PHONE (including Madison) gathered funds Next meeting: September 19, 2006
EMAIL and volunteers and pitched in to – Natural Wonders of Costa Rica
Z02 7xCH build a six-room clinic with a well
Mail to: Madison Audubon Society and solar panels for electricity. The
222 S. Hamilton St., Suite 1 clinic is about 50 miles downriver (8
Madison, WI 53703-3201 or 9 hours by water taxi or 12 to 16
hours by dugout canoe) from Iquitos.
Today, 2,000-2,500 patients a year
THE AUDUBON CAWS is published travel on foot or by dugout canoe
September through June by: for health care that includes family
Madison Audubon Society,
222 S. Hamilton St., Madison, WI 53703
MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY The mission of the Madison Audubon
Birding hotline, 255-BIRM.
President: Joanne Herfel, 241-8009 Society is to educate our members and
Madison Audubon Web Page:
Vice-president: Debra Weitzel, 836-4051 the public about the natural world and
http://madisonaudubon.org
Goose Pond Resident Naturalists: the threats that natural systems are fac-
Email: masoffice@mailbag.com
Mark and Sue Martin, 635-4160 ing, to engage in advocacy to preserve
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Celebrating Art and Nature!
30th Annual MAS Art Fair is Sat., May 13
The Madison Audubon Society Art We are looking forward to seeing
Fair has become a sure sign of spring new faces and seasoned veterans to
in Dane County. Because of the great make this fair a success. With the help
work of MAS volunteers, the Art Fair of volunteers, we will have a silent
has been a part of the community for auction, kid’s activities, music, raffle,
THIRTY years. It has grown from a food, native plants and an Audubon
fundraiser featuring a small indoor information booth.
group of artists to a tradition that The Art Fair is the major fund
attracts thousands of visitors. raiser for MAS, and it gives us a
Once again, we will welcome wonderful opportunity to reach out
over 110 artists as they display art and raise the community’s awareness
throughout Olbrich Gardens in full of our sanctuaries, legislative work,
spring bloom. Fiber art, pottery, and educational opportunities.
paintings, sculpture, jewelry, If you can help out this year, please
photographs, wood working, glass contact Dave Drapac at (608) 255-2473 Join us at the 2006 MAS Art Fair
and metal work will be available for or masdave@mailbag.com with your
sale and appreciation. This year the name, telephone number and area
fair is scheduled for the day before of interest. Volunteers are needed to Help us spread the word: The
Mother’s Day and should be a great help with parking, food sales and Madison Audubon Society Art Fair,
day for family and friends. Check preparation, artist check-in, cleanup Saturday, May 13, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
out the Art Fair link on the MAS web and much more. New ideas are p.m. at Olbrich Botanical Gardens on
site (www.madisonaudubon.org) for always welcome. Atwood Ave, Madison. See you there!
more information.

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.”

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Wood Duck Nest of 19 membranes found. Use might
have been higher, but water levels at
Box Project Wildland were below normal.
I sometimes wonder how many
wood duck nests are successful in
by Sam McGinley
natural cavities. This summer we
Eagle Scout Candidate, Troop 35
plan to count Wood Duck broods at
Otsego Marsh so that after checking
Madison Audubon Society and
the nest boxes in winter, we will
Boy Scout Troop 35 of DeForest
have an idea how many broods were
teamed up to build 20 Wood Duck
produced in natural cavities.
houses and install 27 Wood Duck From left: Chad Crawford, Sam McGinley,
boxes on marshes near Goose Pond Chris Hoffman, Mike Wills
in Columbia and Dane counties
this winter. I was the leader of this
Wisconsin Wildlife
the three private landowners at the
project, which I used as a community
service project to qualify for the rank
Hwy K marsh gladly gave permission Loses a Good
for the houses to be put up on their
of Eagle Scout.
The 20 houses built by the troop
property. Friend:
In Dane County, we placed four
were funded by MAS. We built them
during November and December
houses on a wetland area north of Art Hawkins
Hwy DM. The eastern half of the
with the assistance of MAS volunteer
wetland is the Jackson WPA and the by Mark Martin
William Damm. The lumber was
west half is owned by Don Hahn.
measured and cut at William’s shop
Don was glad to have the houses Editor’s note: More details will be in the
based on plans available on the
added to his property as well. May newsletter
Wood Duck Society’s web site. We
Interestingly, Don, who is a semi- William Damm, MAS member, and
completed the assembly in December
retired farmer, is a former member of I attended the annual meeting of
but had to postpone the installation
Boy Scout Troop 35. the Wood Duck Society in St. Paul,
until the ice was thick enough to walk
Minnesota in March. While there,
on.
we had the pleasure of visiting with
Wood Duck boxes are erected in
winter by drilling a hole in the ice
Wood Duck Nest Art and Betty Hawkins and their
daughter, Amy, at their home. We
and driving the mounting poles into
the marsh bottom in shallow water.
Box Results 2005 were saddened to learn that Art,
who was a student of Aldo Leopold,
Sleds are used to haul the nest boxes,
by Mark Martin passed away soon after, on March
ice auger, wood chips, predator
9. Art conducted wildlife research
guards and other supplies needed to
Wood Duckers Sam, Mark and Jenny at Faville Grove and married Betty
mount the houses. The unseasonably
McGinley, along with Joe Henry Tillotson, Stoughton Faville’s
warm weather in January and
and I, spent a Saturday afternoon granddaughter. Art worked with
February made the ice unsafe and
in February inspecting, cleaning Frank Bellrose beginning in 1938 on
it looked like the project might be
out, and placing wood shavings in a Wood Duck nest box study. The
delayed until next winter. Luckily for
14 wood duck boxes at Madison Hawkins’ maintain Wood Duck boxes
us, cold weather returned and created
Audubon’s Otsego Marsh and a on 50 acres where they live; last year
ice thick enough to allow the houses
property named Wildland that Sue over 100 Wood Ducks jumped from
to be installed at the end of February.
and I own. their boxes.
Ten Scouts from Troop 35 along
All seven of the boxes at Otsego
with a few parents, Brand Smith
were used by wood ducks. Four Help is Needed
(Audubon volunteer) and Glenn
boxes contained 44 membranes
Birrenkott (landowner) participated
indicating that 44 eggs hatched. Two Monitoring Boxes
in installing the houses at four area
boxes contained “dump” nests, each
wetlands. In Columbia County, we Our goal this year is to have 100
with 23 eggs. Dump nests occur
installed 13 boxes at Schoeneberg’s Wood Ducks hatch from the 41 boxes
when more than one female lays eggs
Marsh – Fish and Wildlife Service that are available to them, thanks
in a box. One dump nest was not
Waterfowl Production Area; eight to the efforts of Sam McGinley
successful, while in the other box 22
houses at a marsh just west of the and scouts from Troop 35. If you
wood ducklings made the “jump”
intersection of Hwy K and Hwy C; would like to help monitor wood
from their nest box to the water
and two additional houses — adding duck broods this summer at Otsego
below.
to seven existing boxes — on Marsh or inspect boxes next winter
Four boxes at Wildland were
Madison Audubon’s Otsego Marsh. contact Mark at (608) 635-4160 or
used by Wood Ducks. All four nests
The Fish and Wildlife Service and goosep@chorus.net.
contained hatched eggs with a total

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Snowy Owl photos to make our report special,
and we are grateful for his generosity
Madison Audubon website at www.
madisonaudubon.org.
Observations at and willingness to share his beautiful
work with so many.
Registration forms must be
received by Saturday, May 13, or a
Goose Pond $5 late fee will be added. Those not
birding are also welcome to attend
by Mark and Sue Martin
MAS Big Birding the dinner and awards banquet at a
cost of $15 per person, or $20 if you
On December 31, during the
Day on May 20, register after the May 13 deadline.
You may also contact Chuck
Christmas Bird Count, a Snowy Owl
was found about a half mile south
2006 Heikkinen or Delia Unson by phone
or email. They’ll send you pledge and
of Goose Pond. In winter, Snowy
We hope you’ll join us for Big Birding registration forms and rules for the
Owls frequently set up territories and
Day 2006, a great event celebrating day of the count. Call them at (608)
spend most of the winter in a small
birdlife and the outdoors, all in 274-4043 or (608) 206-0324 or email
area.
support of the Madison Audubon your request to deliachuck@gmail.
February 19, the day we conducted
Society. Can we beat the 2005 record com. Please leave your name (if you
the Backyard Bird Count at Goose
for species counted? Will a single call, spelling your name will help a
Pond, we were surprised to see
team come up with more than 151 lot), address, and telephone number
the Snowy on the light pole by the
species? If you want to be among so they can contact you if they have
information board on our driveway.
the first to know, plan to be there on questions. If you email, it’ll be very
We were probably one of a handful
Saturday, May 20, 2006! helpful to put “Big Birding Day” on
of people in North America to have
Even though it may seem early, the subject line. Get your BBD Team
a Snowy sighted from a residence on
consider putting together a team of together soon, and we’ll see you out
the bird count. The almost pure white
two to four people now to scour one there on May 20!
male owl was still present around
of seven counties: Dane, Columbia,
Goose Pond in early March.
Sauk, Jefferson, Richland, Dodge or
Richard Armstrong, a
Iowa, the last three new to Madison Save the Dates!
photographer from DeForest, spent
Audubon’s service area in 2005. The
many hours this winter searching
goal is to see how many species you Workshop on Safe Migration
can find between 4 a.m. and 6 p.m. When: October 13, 2006
Participants last year had a blast, What: How can humans reduce
and in just two counties they came up threats to migrating birds resulting
with 188 species, setting a new record from tall towers, buildings and wind
for this event. The winning team farms?
tallied a whopping 151 species in
Dane County alone! Teams need not Midwest Audubon Conference
bird all 14 hours of the day — in 2005, When: October 14-15, 2006
BBD originator Ken Barmore, his wife What: Join with other Audubon
Melissa, and their young daughter, members from Illinois, Iowa and
Goose Pond Snowy Owl. Photo by Richard
Zoe, enjoyed birding during more Minnesota to
Armstrong
“civilized” hours, fitting in a nap for learn more
Zoe and joining us for dinner later. about citizen
for Snowy Owls trying to take a
All proceeds from BBD go to science, birds
prize photograph. Sue used many
further the work of the Madison and birding,
of Richard’s Great Gray Owl photos
Audubon Society. More than $1,700 habitat
for her article titled Invasion of the
was raised in 2005, some through preservation,
vole snatchers, which appeared in
registration fees, but most from and more.
the December 2005 issue of Natural
pledges. Registration is $20 per Roundtable
Resource Magazine.
person (or $30 if you’d like to attend sessions
Richard spent many days and
the dinner and awards banquet at the provide
many hours in late February at Goose
end of the day). We urge you to get opportunities to learn from
Pond searching for the Snowy. Most
friends, relatives and acquaintances other chapters. Many field trip
days he went home empty handed.
— even total strangers! — to pledge opportunities, including the nearby
However, one afternoon about 4:30
from 5 to 50 cents (or more!) per International Crane Foundation.
p.m. he found the owl sitting on
species found by your team, and More information will be available in
the ground on Audubon’s Western
then donate the collected pledge future editions of the CAWS.
Prairie along Kampen Rd. and was
to Madison Audubon. Pledge
able to take some beautiful photos.
and registration forms and BBD
We feel fortunate to have Richard’s
rules can be downloaded from the

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Field Trips We will meet in the parking lot by
the 1918 Marsh (across from the
on carpooling and meet the group at
Abe’s Woods, located just southwest
entrance to Picnic Point) at 7:30 a.m. of Albany in Green Co., contact the
Cancellations
on April 16 and at 5 p.m. on April 29. trip leader Todd Miller for directions.
Scope Day, scheduled for Sunday,
Questions? Call Allen Holzhueter at Todd can be reached at (608) 265-
April 16, and the Saturday, May 13,
(608) 238-0546. 2539 or tfmille1@wisc.edu with any
trip to Necedah National Wildlife
questions. We will cancel only in the
Refuge have both been cancelled.
Friday, April 21: Evening at case of dangerous weather. The group
Please mark your Field Trip
Cherokee Marsh should return to Madison between
Calendars accordingly.
Enjoy a few evening hours of birding noon and 1 p.m.
in Cherokee Marsh. We should find
Thursday, April 13: Frogs Night
cranes, observe the courtship flight of Sunday, April 23: Once Around the
Out (April 20 is the Rain Date)
woodcock and snipe and see several Sink and Down the Drain
Bring a sense of adventure on this
spring migrants. Come and enjoy a walk around
trip as you “look” at the world from
Cherokee Marsh, Madison’s the sink and a plunge down the
a different perspective — through
largest natural area, is located on drain. We’ll look for returning
sounds. Besides listening for a variety
the northeast side of Madison. Meet waterfowl and grassland birds at
of frog calls, participants will learn
at 6:30 p.m. at the Cherokee Marsh Shoveler’s Sink, then stroll through
about frog lifestyles and wetlands
parking lot at the north end of the gorge cut by glacial meltwater
ecology. Bring a flashlight and
Sherman Ave. Waterproof footwear at the Cross Plains Ice Age National
wear footgear that can get muddy
is recommended. Trip leaders are Scientific Reserve, and finally search
and wet (in cold water); bring rain
Levi Wood and Tony Kalenic. For for pasque flowers, the stalwart
gear if appropriate. The trip will
questions, call Levi at (608) 277-7959. harbingers of spring, on the bluffs
be cancelled if the daytime high
above. This three-mile walk will
temperature is below 45° or in case of
trace the contrasting landscape of
very strong winds or heavy rain. The
glaciated and unglaciated (Driftless
rain date for this trip is April 20. Call
Area) terrain along the route of the
trip leader Bob Hay only if you have
Ice Age National Scenic Trail. We’ll
questions: work (608) 267-0849, home
see evidence of and talk about the
(608) 829-3123.
dramatic Ice Age events that sculpted
Meet at the Mazomanie Wildlife
the variety of scenic wildlife habitats
Area at 6:45 p.m. Directions: From
we enjoy today.
Hwy 14 in Mazomanie, drive north
Wear sturdy footwear, bring
on County Hwy Y for about 4 miles.
binoculars, water and food, and dress
Just before the highway bends to
appropriately for the weather. Meet at
the east (right), turn left on Law’s
9 a.m. at the intersection of Cleveland
Dr. Travel on the access road about
Rd. and Old Sauk Pass. This is about
0.25 miles and turn left onto the first
Saturday, April 22: Abrahamʼs three quarters of a mile south of U.S.
gravel road. Follow this about 1.5
Woods Wildflowers & Birds Hwy. 14 in the town of Cross Plains.
miles until it dead-ends at a parking
Abraham’s Woods, a State Natural The trip leader is Gary Werner, from
lot. The trip leader will be there to
Area and one of the UW Arboretum’s the Dane County Chapter Ice Age
meet you. The trip will last until 9
outlying areas, is one of the finest Park & Trail Foundation; call Gary
p.m. but is open-ended if you need
remnants of sugar maple forest left in (608) 249-7870 if you have questions.
to leave early. Plan to walk about
southern Wisconsin. On this field trip
1/3 mile to the site where we will be
we will look for spring wildflowers Thursday, April 27; Thursday, May
listening to the frogs.
that may be at their peak, watch for 11; and Thursday, May 18: Warbler
early migrant birds and stroll through Walks at Pheasant Branch
Saturday, April 15 and Saturday,
the forest of sugar maple, basswood, Join us for the first of MAS’s early
April 29: Beginning Birding
yellowbud hickory, hackberry, and morning warbler walks. This year’s
Each spring, MAS sponsors many
other typical southern mesic forest trip leaders will be Chuck Heikkinen
birding field trips and though the
trees. Time permitting, we will stop & Delia Unson (April 27), Mike
leaders attempt to help new birders,
at nearby Oliver Prairie, a limestone McDowell (May 11), and Aaron Stutz
it is not always possible to answer
“goat” prairie, in search of pasque (May 18).
all of their questions. Picnic Point
flowers, bird-foot violets, prairie Meet at 6 a.m. at the Branch Street
will be the site for beginners to get
smoke, and leaves and flower buds of Retreat bar parking lot at the corner
their questions answered. This area,
other lime-prairie plants. of Century Ave. and Branch St. If you
at the west end of the UW campus,
We will carpool at 8 a.m. from have questions contact Aaron Stutz
offers a varied habitat and a good
the Cub Foods parking lot, near at (608) 294-9618 or email him at
opportunity to observe a variety of
the intersection of the beltline and agstutz@chorus.net.
waterfowl and small birds.
Verona Rd. If you would like to pass

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Saturday, April 29: Birding Generous Donors put a YES, I want to make Madison
Wyalusing State Park
Quentin Yoerger and Charles Naeseth Spring in our Step Audubon Society’s vision a
reality. Here is my contribu-
will lead this trip to Wyalusing State
Donations made February 1 through tion to the Wildlife Sanctuaries
Park, which overlooks the confluence
March 1, 2006 Campaign.
of the Wisconsin and Mississippi
Rivers. The Mississippi is a major
migration route for numerous birds ACRE MAKER [ ] Acre Maker. $2,000 or more to buy
and the rugged bluffs make this In Honor of Faville Grove Prairie and restore another acre of land.
breathtaking scenery a beautiful spot volunteers Shirley Ellis, Sue
[ ] Half-Acre Maker. $1000-$1999.
for a spring adventure. We’ll observe Knaack, Jan Amundson, and Leslie
DeMuth [ ] Quarter-Acre Maker. $500-$999.
hawks, warblers (including Yellow-
throated), lots of other birds and a Jerry and Jill Martin [ ] Adopt An Acre. I pledge $100 a year
for three years ($300 total) toward
few spring wildflowers.
HALF-ACRE MAKER sanctuaries restoration.
Bring a lunch, as this trip will last
In Memory of Nancy Wolf Here is my first installment.
until mid-afternoon. We will carpool
at 5 a.m. from the Home Depot James Wolf [ ] Nest Egg. I pledge $50 a year for three
parking lot on Verona Rd. by Cub years($150 total). Here is my first
QUARTER-ACRE MAKER installment.
Foods (just south of the Beltline). If
you have questions, contact Quentin Anonymous [ ] My Own Vision. $ ____ to help as
at (608) 882-6078 or Qyoerger@dhfs. much as possible.
state.wi.us. MY OWN VISION [ ] My Gift. $ ____ for MAS Program
Anonymous Support (I.E. Education & Newsletter)
Monday, May 1: Astronomy Trip to Marge Etter
Direct my gift to:
Washburn Observatory (Cloudy
Date: May 2) GIFTS IN MEMORY OF A PERSON [ ] Where it will help the most
Seize an opportunity to see the In Memory of Dorothy [ ] Endowment fund to restore and main-
antique Washburn Telescope and Slapnick tain the sanctuaries
Observatory. Trip participants will Susan Slapnick [ ] Land acquisition at Faville Grove
observe planets, interesting stars and Susan Slapnick’s TAW friends
[ ] Land acquisition at Goose Pond
other objects if time permits. [ ] MAS Program Support
Trip leader Tom Bethell, a
NAME
graduate student in the Astronomy
Department at the UW-Madison, Tuesday, May 2; Thursday, May 4; ADDRESS
will discuss the telescope prior to and Tuesday, May 9: Warbler Walks
observation. Meet at 8 p.m. inside the at the Arboretum In Memory of
Washburn Observatory, located at MAS’s annual early morning warbler
In Honor of
1401 Observatory Dr., Madison. The walks will be held in the UW
entrance is on the south side of the Arboretum. This year’s trip leaders For Gifts Honoring Another: Send
building. If May 1 is cloudy, the trip will be Jim Berkelman (May 2), Levi Acknowledgment to:
will be postponed until May 2. The Wood (May 4) and Chuck Heikkinen NAME
trip will last until 11 p.m. at the latest. & Delia Unson (May 9). We will be ADDRESS
Also note: no restrooms or elevators looking for migrating warblers as
are available at the Observatory. well as vireos, thrushes, tanagers and Contributions will be acknowledged near
Contact Tom Bethell with any the Madison Information Board at Goose
whatever else flies by.
Pond as follows: $1,000 or more—name
questions at bethell@astro.wisc.edu. Meet at 6 a.m. in the Arboretum at to appear on a permanent plaque; $250-
the Wingra/Galistel Woods parking $999—name to appear on engraved pav-
lot along McCaffrey Dr. Enter the ing brick.
Arboretum from the east off Mills St.
[ ] Do not acknowledge in Madison
If you enter from the west (Seminole
Audubon Society Newsletter
Hwy.) you will have to walk from
the McKay Center parking area. If Make checks payable to:
you have questions, call Levi Wood Madison Audubon Society
at (608) 277-7959 or email Chuck and Mail to: Madison Audubon Society,
Delia at deliachuck@gmail.com. 222 S. Hamilton Street, Suite #1,
Madison, WI 53703
Gift is tax deductible to the extent
allowed by law. Madison Audubon
Society’s financial statement is available
upon request.

The Audubon Caws 7 April 2006


Madison Audubon Society, Inc.
Joanne Herfel, President Non-profit organization
222 S. Hamilton St. Suite #1 U.S. Postage Paid
Madison, WI 53703 Permit No. 1831
Madison, Wisconsin
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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.

MAS Calendar at a Glance


PUBLIC PROGRAMS Sunday, Apr. 23 Thursday, May 4
Tuesday, Apr. 18 Once Around the Sink and Down the Warbler Walk at the Arboretum with
Dr. Linnea J. Smith talks about her Drain with Gary Werner Levi Wood
jungle clinic
Thursday, Apr. 27 Friday, May 5
FIELD TRIPS Warbler Walk at Pheasant Branch Evening at Nine Springs Chuck
Thursday, Apr. 13 with Chuck Heikkinen & Delia Heikkinen and Delia Unson
Frogs’ night out with Bob Hay Unson
SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday, Apr. 15 Saturday, Apr. 29 Saturday, May 13
Beginning birding with Allen Birding Wyalusing State Park with Madison Audubon Society’s 30th
Holzhueter Quentin Yoerger and Charles Naeseth Annual Art Fair

Friday, Apr. 21 Saturday, Apr. 29 Saturday, May 13


Evening at Cherokee Marsh with Levi Beginning birding with Allen Friends of the Arboretum Native
Wood and Tony Kalenic Holzhueter Plant Sale

Saturday, Apr. 22 Monday, May 1


Abraham’s Woods Wildflowers & Astronomy Trip to Washburn
Birds with Todd Miller Observatory with Tom Bethell
612 W. Main St.,
Suite 303
Tuesday, May 2
Madison, WI 53703 Warbler Walk at the Arboretum with
(608) 256-1066 Jim Berkelman

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