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org February 2008

Speaker to Introduce Raptors

at MAS Banquet in March
W hen Marge Gibson introduces live
birds at the Madison Audubon
Society’s annual "Wings Over Madison"
2008 “Wings Over Madison”
Banquet
banquet on March 18, she will help the
audience get to know the birds as she Tuesday, March 18, 5:30 – 9 p.m.
does. UW-Madison Memorial Union
“If people could learn more about these 800 Langdon Street
birds, they would realize how incredible
Program
and endlessly fascinating they are,” she
5:30 – Cash Bar
said when explaining that they actually
6:30 – Dinner
have individual personalities. These per-
7:30 – Program
sonalities come to life when she relates
procedures. They will soon be on the Larry Meiller, Emcee
some of her many extraordinary experi-
wing with relatives that she has treated in Featured speaker, Marge Gibson and
ences as a wildlife rehabilitator. Among
past years. The need for this kind of care her Wisconsin birds of prey
the birds she will introduce to MAS mem-
has been on-going for many years and is
bers and friends are hawks, owls and a Madison Audubon Society
caused by absorption of lead remaining in
turkey vulture, all permanent residents of Excellence Awards
the swans’ breeding grounds after the use
the Raptor Education Group, Inc. (REGI)
of lead shot was banned. Because many
facility near Antigo, Wisconsin. Tickets are $50 per person, or $75
of these Trumpeter Swan patients were
Right now Gibson is treating seven special seating with Marge Gibson or
banded as hatchlings at the Wisconsin
Trumpeter Swans ill with lead poisoning, Larry Meiller
DNR’s Crex Meadows Wildlife Area,
which are among the 105 patients current-
Gibson can sometimes trace their lineage Watch the mail for your banquet
ly at the rehabilitation center. She expects
to parents and grandparents that have invitation!
that the swans will recover after under-
been in her care.
going an arduous process that includes
tube feeding, injections and other medical continued on page 2

February Program
Birds and Communication Towers—
What’s happening in Dane County?
Over the past few years there have been several reports of birds
killed in collisions with communication towers in and around
Madison. But how significant is the threat to migrating birds?
Until recently we lacked the data to get at the heart of the question.
Join us to find out what Emilie Travis has learned in her research in
Dane County
Travis' research looked at tower height, migration intensity, sea-
son, and placement of towers in the landscape to see how these fac-
tors affected bird mortality at her sampled towers. During spring
continued on page 3
Inside This Issue
MAS Banquet............................................. 1
MAS Program............................................ 1
MAS Wish List........................................... 2
Cavity Nesting Bird Workshop.............. 3
Christmas Bird Counts............................. 4 Madison
MAS at Garden Expo................................ 5
Notes from Faville Grove........................ 5 Audubon
Goose Pond News..................................... 6 Society
December Donations............................6/7 Serving Columbia,
March Field Trip........................................ 7 Dane, Dodge, Iowa,
MAS Special Events.................................. 8 Jefferson, Richland
and Sauk Counties

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MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY
President: Stan Druckenmiller
Vice-president: Debra Weitzel
Goose Pond resident managers:
Mark and Sue Martin
Faville Grove Sanctuary managers:
David Musolf, Roger Packard
Editor: Patrick Ready,
pready@tds.net
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The mission of the Madison Audubon
Society is to educate our members and
the public about the natural world and the
threats that natural systems are facing,
to engage in advocacy to preserve and
protect these systems, and to develop and
maintain sanctuaries to save and restore
natural habitat.
THE AUDUBON CAWS is published
September through June by:
Madison Audubon Society,
222 S. Hamilton St., Madison, WI 53703
(608) 255-2473
Birding hotline, 255-2476
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E-mail services donated by Berbee
Madison Audubon Wishlist
Please take a moment to look over our wishlist. We greatly appreciate any
donations, or leads to contributions, for the following items.
• Quality binoculars
• Digital (LCD) projector
• Mule utility vehicle
2 February 2008
Banquet . . .
conitnued from page 1
REGI is a non-profit bird rehabilita-
tion center founded by Marge and Don
Gibson in 1990. The center nurses and
nurtures about 350 injured, sick and
orphaned wild birds a year. They include
many species – passerines, ducks, night-
hawks and swifts – although large preda-
tory birds and swans are the center’s
specialty. Rehabbed birds are released,
except those unable to fend for them-
selves in the wild. It is these un-releas-
able birds that Marge presents in her talks
and REGI programs.
Gibson has worked with wildlife for
over 30 years and has traveled the world
rehabilitating sick and injured birds. She
has worked with many high profile field
projects, including the California Condor
Recovery Team and the Bald Eagle
Capture and Health Assessment Program
in Valdez, Alaska, where she was team
captain following the Valdez oil spill. In
addition, she teaches wildlife rehabilita-
tion internationally.
Gibson explained that she hopes to
stimulate people to learn more about
birds and to develop “a sense of wonder
and respect for the natural world and the
knowledge that is needed for that (sense
of wonder) to occur. We have to learn to
truly value and respect everything, and
know that we have to share the world
with the animals that were here to begin
with. We have a responsibility to them,
to make their environment safe and to
allow them to live in peaceful coexistence
with us.”
She added, “Our charges teach us so
much – each and every one of them. We
learn and are better people because of
the experience. You learn so much if
you allow yourself to stay open to them.
That’s the very best thing about wildlife
rehabilitation.”
 Towers . . .
conitnued from page 1
2007, with the help Free Public Program
of 25-30 volunteers, What: E
 milie Travis talks about
she performed daily her Bird/Tower research
mortality searches When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
at each of 11 Federal 7:30 p.m. – Program
Communications Where: U W Arboretum McKay
Commission-registered Center
towers in the county Parking: free – by the building
during peak spring
(Apr. 21-June 1) and
fall (Aug. 25-Oct. 5) migrations. Travis will report on how
tower height affected mortality last year. She will also discuss
how radar data can provide relative migration densities and
demonstrate the correlation between migration density and
mortality events from spring and fall 2007. Her findings may
guide us in shaping future tower management in support
Above: Marge of bird conservation and may provide cost-effective mitiga-
Gibson cares for tion strategies to reduce tower mortalities at existing towers.
several ospreys at Folks interested in volunteering on the project in 2008 are
REGI. encouraged to come learn more details.
Emilie Travis is a Master’s candidate working under the
Right: Marge holds direction of Dr. David Drake at UW-Madison. She grew up
an immature Bald in central New Jersey and escaped rather quickly to New
Eagle during one of England, where she obtained her B.S. in wildlife biology
her presentations. and minor in forestry at the University of Vermont. While
in Vermont she assisted on graduate projects including
work with Double-crested Cormorants and Indiana bats.
She also studied in the Andes of Ecuador, helping to initiate
an amphibian monitoring program. After graduation from
We thank our generous media sponsors, The Capital Times UVM, she worked in the field on an amphibian monitoring
and Mid-West Family Broadcasting. project in the Greater Yellowstone region and returned to the
east coast to assist in passerine migrant research in northeast-
ern Pennsylvania.
You are invited to join our speaker, MAS board members
and friends at the pre-program dinner at Paisan’s Restaurant
(131 W. Wilson St.) beginning at 5 p.m. Please call the office at
608/255-BIRD (255-2473) if you have questions.

Next meeting: "Wings Over Madison Banquet" — Marge

Gibson and her Wisconsin birds of prey, March 18, 2008.

Cavity Nesting Bird Workshop

Madison Audubon Society will hold a cavity nesting bird workshop on Saturday Feb.
23 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the MacKenzie Environmental Center located off Hwy. CS &
Q east of Poynette.
The workshop will focus on building, erecting, monitoring, and maintaining nest boxes.
Birds and times are: American Kestrels, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; Eastern Bluebirds/Tree
Swallows, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; and Wood Ducks/Hooded Mergansers, 11:15 a.m.
to noon. Speakers include Jeff Bahls (tentative) who is on the Board of Directors of the
Wood Duck Society and Pat Ready, editor of the Bluebird Restoration Association of
Wisconsin newsletter Wisconsin Bluebird.
This workshop is for those interested in setting up nest box trails, assisting with moni-
toring trails, or placing nest boxes in their yard. For more information, contact Mark or
Sue Martin at 608/ 635-4160 or goosep@chorus.net. There will be a $5 charge per adult
to help cover rental of the building. Bluebird/Pat Ready

The Audubon CAWS 3 February 2008

 2007 Christmas Bird Counts
Results below are for six Madison-area Christmas Bird Counts for 2007. Areas reported are Madison (MAD), Cooksville (COO), Poynette (POY),
Sauk City (SC), Baraboo (BOO), and Mt. Horeb (MTH). Species labeled count week (cw) were spotted in the area three days before or after, but
not on, the count day. Madison Audubon Society provided funding for the Madison and Poynette counts so that the results could be included in the
National Audubon report.
SPECIES MAD COO POY SC BOO MTH
Canada Goose 2,290 1,031 238 1,326 402 49
Cackling Goose - 2 12 27 4 -
Mute Swan 24 - - 1 - -
Trumpeter Swan - - - 1 - -
Tundra Swan 570 - 1 - - -
Wood Duck 1 - - - - -
Gadwall 239 21 2 1 - -
American Wigeon 2 - - - - -
American Black Duck 21 5 14 12 2 -
Mallard 1,656 735 99 405 276 81
Northern Shoveler 378 - 6 - - -
Green-winged Teal 1 1 - - - -
Canvasback 29 - - - - -
Redhead 2 - - - - -
Ring-necked Duck 6 - 1 - - -
Lesser Scaup 44 - - - - -
Bufflehead 205 - - 2 - -
Common Goldeneye 553 11 32 193 31 -
Hooded Merganser 120 1 - - - -
Common Merganser 1,697 5 6 119 22 -
Red-breasted Merganser 2 0 1 52 - -
Ruddy Duck 9 - 3 - - -
Ring-necked Pheasant 5 6 240 5 5 55
Ruffed Grouse - - - 1 - 1
Wild Turkey 96 84 316 216 264 730
Common Loon 2 - - - - -
Pied-billed Grebe 1 - - - - -
Horned Grebe 3 - - 1 - -
Northern Bobwhite - - - 8 - -
Great Blue Heron - - 2 2 1 2
Bald Eagle 4 - 29 114 30 3
Northern Harrier - - 1 - - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 3 3 1 5 3
Cooper’s Hawk 21 3 6 6 1 10
Northern Goshawk 1 - - - - - Snow Bunting 3 33 cw 4 - -
Red-shouldered Hawk - - - 3 - -
Red-tailed Hawk 73 33 63 59 57 118
Rough-legged Hawk 7 4 26 19 15 22
Golden Eagle - - 1 - - -
American Kestrel 5 2 9 6 4 22
Virginia Rail 4 - 4 - - -
American Coot 1,178 2 4 - - -
Wilson’s Snipe 2 - - - 2 2
Ring-billed Gull 1,702 cw - 154 2 -
Herring Gull 559 - - 1,615 27 -
Thayer’s Gull - - - 1 - -
Lesser Black-backed Gull - - 2 - - -
Glaucous Gull 1 - - - - -
Rock Pigeon 333 38 389 427 174 577
Mourning Dove 821 286 784 502 315 734
Eastern Screech-Owl 31 3 1 8 3 6
Great Horned Owl 15 3 4 6 3 9
Barred Owl 7 1 1 2 4 3
Long-eared Owl 1 - - - 1 -
Short-eared Owl - - - - 1 -
N. Saw-whet Owl - - - - 2 1
Belted Kingfisher 5 1 2 2 7 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 141 16 59 110 69 149
The Audubon Caws
SPECIES MAD COO POY SC BOO MTH
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 cw cw 3 - -
Downy Woodpecker 203 62 110 164 123 254
Hairy Woodpecker 77 16 40 70 34 67
Northern Flicker 9 - 13 5 4 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1 - 7 40 15 18
Eastern Phoebe - - 1 - - -
Northern Shrike 13 4 12 9 12 9
Blue Jay 171 85 298 296 262 415
American Crow 789 209 896 1,008 485 1,133
Common Raven - - - - 1 -
Horned Lark 30 179 22 6 51 116
Black-capped Chickadee 762 127 430 446 402 632
Tufted Titmouse 18 7 54 70 60 121
Red-breasted Nuthatch 72 9 23 12 33 25
White-breasted Nuthatch 232 57 110 164 144 243
Brown Creeper 40 - cw 9 2 -
Carolina Wren 4 - - - 1 cw
Winter Wren 3 2 - - cw -
Golden-crowned Kinglet 7 - 2 1 - -
Eastern Bluebird 3 - 50 81 15 16
Townsend’s Solitaire - - 1 - - -
Hermit Thrush 1 - - - - -
American Robin 420 2 170 115 10 108
European Starling 2,775 126 623 967 424 1,099
Cedar Waxwing 723 - 160 62 24 41
Eastern Towhee - 1 - - - -
American Tree Sparrow 463 52 177 223 95 141
Chipping Sparrow - - - - 1 -
Fox Sparrow 10 - - - - -
Song Sparrow 14 1 1 1 1 11
Swamp Sparrow 9 - 2 - - -
White-throated Sparrow 21 2 - - - 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1,025 205 933 727 591 924
Lapland Longspur - 2 - - - -
Northern Cardinal 560 137 270 368 202 478
Indigo Bunting - - - - - 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2 1 2 - - -
Rusty Blackbird - - - - - 3
Common Grackle 1 - 1 - - 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 - - - - -
Purple Finch 51 4 15 14 21 23
House Finch 639 248 170 166 175 268
Common Redpoll 21 9 8 3 3 23
Pine Siskin 131 9 - 2 12 10
American Goldfinch 853 222 356 370 485 694
House Sparrow 1,108 333 695 602 364 828
Count Day Species 85 52 63 65 58 53
Individual Birds 24,128 4,441 7,940 11,406 5,838 10,290
Field Observers 86 5 23 26 17 62
Parties 23 3 11 13 8 26
Feeder Observers 10 3 20 2 20 27
Date Dec. 15 Jan. 1 Dec. 29 Dec. 29 Dec. 27 Dec. 30
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MAS at Garden Expo
Friday-Sunday, Feb. 8, 9 & 10
Don’t miss Madison Audubon’s booth at this year’s Wis-
consin Public Television Garden Expo at the Alliant Energy
Center in Madison. Volunteers will be on hand to answer
your questions about birds and birding.
The MAS Nature Store will offer Mariette Nowak’s recent
book, Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with
Native Plants to Attract Birds at a special reduced Garden
Expo price of $25. Additional items available include
“Frogs and Toads of Wisconsin” on CD and audio tape.
Proceeds benefit Madison Audubon Society.
Several free Garden Expo seminars feature MAS mem-
bers. On Saturday at 2 p.m., Pat Ready presents “Land-
scape Features to Attract Songbirds to Your Yard.” On
Sunday at 1 p.m. Pat represents the Bluebird Restoration
Assn. of WI (BRAW) for a talk on “Using Nest Boxes to At-
tract Chickadees, Swallows, Wrens and Bluebirds to Your
Yard”. Dorothy Legler representing Southern WI Butterfly
Assn., speaks on Saturday at 4 p.m. on “Butterfly Garden-
ing.” Michael and Kathi Rock present “Gardening for
Hummingbirds” at noon on both Saturday and Sunday.
Kent Hall of Aldo Leopold Audubon (Stevens Pt.) and
BRAW talks on “Nest Boxes” at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Dates
and times are current as of CAWS publication date; for
details, check with Garden Expo at (608) 262-5256 or visit
www.wpt.org/gardenexpo/
To volunteer for the MAS booth, please call the MAS
office at (608) 255-2473.
Recently cleared savanna at Faville Grove.
Notes from Faville Grove
Winter, At Last!
Muskrat lodges dot the marsh here for the first time in
many years. Perhaps variations in water levels cause the
muskrat population to fluctuate so wildly, but whatever
the cause, we’re happy to have them back in large num-
bers keeping the cattails thinned.
We’re also happy to have winter back for the first time in
many years. Substantial snow in December insulated the
unfrozen surfaces beneath. Stop in the marsh long enough
to examine a set of coyote tracks on top of mouse tracks,
and you find yourself standing in a wet spot, with ice
building on the bottom of your snowshoes. Soft ground
and deep snow have hampered our efforts to thin the
invasive brush and trees in the newly acquired savanna
north of Prairie Lane.
But we are nonetheless making good progress on brush
cutting throughout the sanctuary, and winter is the best
time to enjoy it. The cut stumps, like the soft stems of
many of the cool-season, Eurasian weeds, lie forgotten
under a thick blanket of snow. In the cleared areas, it is
mainly the native trees and shrubs and the sturdy, dried
stems of the native prairie and savanna forbs that show
themselves against a backdrop of white. Soon enough,
we will once again face off against garlic mustard, sweet
clover, et al., but for now, we can enjoy the gentle flow of
the landscape as the Native Americans once did.

Clouds obscured the sunrise for this year's January 1

Faville Grove field trip, but didn't prevent a good snow-
shoe/hike through the sanctuary.

For sale at the MAS Garden Expo booth. Learn how to

create outstanding bird habitats with native plants that
offer food, cover and nesting sites for birds.
The book features plans and photos for creating nine
different habitat gardens; recommended plant species
and the birds they attract as well as the plants’ native
ranges in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minne-
sota, Missouri, and Wisconsin; and advice about garden
features to attract birds.
The Audubon Caws 5 February 2008

Driveway
being plowed
with five-foot
snow drifts.
A December to Remember
By Mark and Sue Foote-Martin
We received six inches of snow on
Dec. 1 along with warm temperatures.
Mark planted four acres of the Browne
Prairie the next day using the tractor
and broadcast spreader. However,
planting conditions changed that day
when the wet snow turned to ice. At
the end of the month the ice crust was
still present but covered by additional
snow.
This was probably the second snowi-
est December on record in the Arling-
ton area with four days with more
than five inches of snowfall. The six
inches of snow that fell on Dec. 22
were followed by a quarter inch of ice
that hung on for three days.
On Dec. 23, the house was cold when
we awoke and found the power off.
The power was off and on until mid-
afternoon. Alliant Energy employees
were still fixing downed power lines
a half mile to the south that evening.
Going without power makes us think
how much we depend on electricity.
Winter Cover Unit planted in 1993 at Goose Pond.
The Audubon Caws
We found that our new driveway Donations received in
becomes impassable with west winds.
We used the snow blower and shovels
December 2007
after the first storm but after that hired ACRE MAKER
our neighbor Dennis Kelley and his Tom and Kathie Brock
sons to plow the long driveway and John Feith
yard. By the third week of December David Musolf and Roger Packard
our driveway had snow banks five feet
high, making it hard to plow, so a large HALF-ACRE MAKER
front-end loader had to be used. Dorothy Klinefelter
The last day of December we received Eugene Roark
one inch of fluffy snow. New Year’s In Memory of E. Weston Wood and Amy
Day was sunny and windy, however Wood
the drive was impassible due to blow- Tom Wolfe and Pat Powers
ing snow. Mark was going to try and In Honor of the E. Weston and Jane
tackle the drive but luckily Dennis Wood Family
showed up with the snowplow. Peter and Marsha Cannon
This winter the wildlife is really
dependent on having good cover and QUARTER-ACRE MAKER
food. The pheasants, rabbits, and Ron and Earlene Persche
tree sparrows are staying close to our Mareda Weiss
three food plots. The highlight of
the Dec. 29 Christmas Bird Count at MY OWN VISION
Goose Pond was Jim Hess’s sighting Anonymous
of a flock of 103 Ring-necked Pheas- Amy Ahrens
ants. That day in the Goose Pond area Thomas Ashman
we found 197 pheasants, 1 Cooper’s David Balsiger
Hawk, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Rough- Mary Bell
legged Hawk, 2 American Kestrels, Dennis and Barbara Best
and 1 Great Horned Owl. A coyote Jim Block and Terese Allen
and two sets of weasel tracks were also Robert and Kathryn Bredemus
observed. William and Joan Brock
There are also two winter cover units, Mara Brooks
mostly of spruce, that are providing Kathryn Cartwright
excellent wildlife cover. The Mourning Lyle and Carolyn Christenson
Doves, Black-capped Chickadees, car- Erica and Peter Christman
dinals, juncos, and rabbits are feeding James Churchill
heavily at our bird feeders around the Susan Clapp
house on seed provided by Mounds Muriel Curry
Pet Food Warehouse customers and Jill Bob and Ann DeMars
and Jerry Martin. Mary Ann Dillon
This spring we are looking ahead to Robert and Nancy Dott
planting more cover around the house Wallace and Peggy Douma
to benefit wildlife and to help block Sharon Dunwoody
the wind. Ron Endres
Marge Etter
Ann Freiwald
Warren and Sharon Gaskill
Clifford and Colleen Germain
Bradley and Barbara Glass
Georgia Gómez-Ibáñez
Dorothy Gosting
Frank Groves
Susan Gruber and Stan Klyve
Elsie Ham
Emily Harris
Paul and Jacqueline Hass
Michael and Carol Held
Charles Henrikson
R. Tod Highsmith
6 February 2008
William and Jane Hilsenhoff Edward Taylor
Maggie Jones Ann Thering and David Eide Special Gifts
Hiroshi and Arlene Kanno Roy and Mary Thilly I wish to help make Madison
Richard and Sally Keyel Donald and Delores Thompson Audubon’s vision a reality.
Todd and Ann Kiefer John and Olive Thomson
George Klingbeil Greg Tiedt and Janet Flynn [ ] Acre-Maker, $2,500 or more can pur-
Mary Ann Kloppendal Margaret Van Alstyne chase and restore one acre of land
Jack Ladinsky Diana Webb
[ ]H
 alf-Acre-Maker, $1,250-$2,499
Douglas and Janet Laube Eve Wilkie
Timothy Lechmaier Laura Williams [ ]Q
 uarter-Acre-Maker, $625-$1,249
Elizabeth Livermore William and Anne Wilson [ ] Adopt-an-Acre, $100 a year for three
Arthur and Susan Lloyd years ($300 total). Here is my first
Melvin and Bonnie Martin GIFTS IN MEMORY OF A PERSON installment.
Terry Mason In Memory of Sterling E. Big Bear, Jr.
Marie McCabe Susan Kenney [ ] Nest Egg, $50 a year for three years
Jack McLeod In Memory of Susan Bergquist ($150 total). Here is my first install-
Elizabeth Middleton Jon Bergquist ment.
Karen Miller In Memory of Maria Bode [ ]M
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Dan Muller Ellen Hansen
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Gary and Judith Myers Charlotte and James A. Burns Address _________________________________
Ronald Neperud In Memory of Jenni and Kyle Geurkink
Robert Newbery and Nancy Sugden Sally Wilmeth and Terry Geurkink City_____________________________________
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Peter Oppeneer and Lawrie Kobza Kathryn Cartwright
Robert and Kathleen Paul In Memory of Ralph and Ruth Kingsbury I want my gift to recognize another:
Bernadine Peterson Carol Buelow
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Deb Rohde Stan and Jean Druckenmiller
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Scott Sauer In Honor of Shirley Austin
Alan Schwoegler Allie Fisher State__________ ZIP____________
Jim and Rose Sime In Honor of Michael and Carol Held
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Ross and Sue Ann Smith Rich and Kathy Henderson
Please make checks payable to:
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Sandy Stark Mary Manering Mail to: Madison Audubon Society, 222 S.
Hamilton Street, Suite 1, Madison, WI 53703

Field Trip for Owls Gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Madison Audubon Society’s financial statement is
Friday, March 7 – Night Owls available upon request.
Al Shea will lead this evening trip to call and listen for winter owls at various loca-
tions in Dane County. The trip will last three to four hours.
To join this trip, call the MAS office at (608) 255-2473, leave your name, telephone
number and how many people in your group (maximum 4 per group). Preference will
be given to those who have not previously been on one of his owl trips.
There is a limit of 30 participants. A short waiting list will be kept in case of cancella-
tions.
Registered participants will meet at 7 p.m. in the UW Arboretum Visitor Center for an
introduction to owls by Al. Following the introduction, Al and other leaders will take
participants on one or more hikes and a drive to Dane County areas to listen and look
for owls. Dress warmly as standing and listening for owls can be cold this time of year.
Riders are expected to share expenses with car drivers. After registering at the MAS
office, call Al at (608) 825-6232 if you have questions.
The Audubon Caws 7 February 2008
 Madison Audubon Society, Inc.
Stan Druckenmiller, President
222 S. Hamilton St. Suite #1
Madison, WI 53703

Common Redpolls (above)

were counted on all six area
Christmas Bird Counts. Some
years they aren't recorded
at all. This winter has been a
good redpoll year.

Speaker to Introduce Raptors

Pine Siskins (left) were report-
ed in high numbers in some
at MAS Banquet in March areas as well.
See page 4 for more on CBC
see page 1 Photos-Pat Ready numbers.
2/08
Goose Pond: A Paradise in Our Backyard
MAS Calendar at a
There's So Much More to Goose Pond than Geese!
Glance Join us at the DeForest Area Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m.
to noon, to learn about the multitude of opportunities available at Goose Pond
PROGRAM Sanctuary, including:
Tuesday, Feb. 19 * Expansion of the Sanctuary's facilities, with our recent move to the Kampen
Emelie Travis, Birds and Road farm
Communication Towers, p.1 * This winter's 50-acre prairie restoration planting
* Plans for future events and activities at Goose Pond
FIELD TRIPS Enjoy a PowerPoint presentation, a feast for the senses, featuring our Sanctuary's
Friday, March 7 500 acres of restored prairie and wetland habitat, and the birds, mammals, insects,
Night Owls (pre-registration and amphibians that call the sanctuary their home.
required) p. 7 Featured speakers will be Dorothy Haines, long-time Goose Pond volunteer, and
Dietrich Schaaf, Madison Audubon Society Development Director.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday, Feb. 23 Audubon Education Committee Meeting
Cavity Nester Workshop, p. 3
Date: Monday, Feb. 18
Time: 7 -9 p.m. (6:30 p.m. to mingle and munch)
Tuesday, Mar. 18
Place: Dorothy Haines’ home, in Monona
"Wings Over Madison" Spring
Come and see what we are up to!
Banquet and Raffle, p. 1
We all have something to offer when it comes to nature education! Our agenda
includes:
* Plan Sunday, Apr. 6 Audubon Adventure Day at Goose Pond
* Update on Audubon Adventures after School
* Share ideas and inspirations from our Nature Curriculum Retreat
* Report on our Bird Mentor Training Workshop
* Discuss participation in the first ever Isthmus Green Day expo on Saturday,
Apr. 26
For directions or more information, call or email Nancy Hylbert, Education
Committee Chair, 608/ 271-0956, nhylbert@yogaforhealth.net