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Dual Program April 15:

Canada Geese,
Wisconsin Pheasants
W e know there have been substantial changes in the
Arctic over recent decades. But how do the changes
affect birds? Since the early 1980s, high numbers of light
geese (Snow and
Free Public Program Ross's Geese) have
What: Bob Nack talks about had a significant
his research negative impact on
When: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 salt marsh vegetation
7:30 p.m. – Program
Where: UW Arboretum
found in the western
Hudson Bay low- Celebrating Art and Nature:
Parking: Free – by the building lands.
Bob Nack will
32nd Annual Art Fair
Spring in Wisconsin brings the welcome return of new
discuss his research
growth, warm sunshine, birds singing, and the wonderful
on how abundant light geese affect the breeding Canada
tradition of the MAS Art Fair!
Geese near Churchill, Manitoba. Salt marshes on the study
Our 32nd Annual Art Fair will take place Saturday, May
area were once used exclusively by Canada Geese from
3, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., amid the spring blooms of
the Eastern Prairie Population (EPP) during the brood-
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave, Madison. This
rearing period. Overbrowsing and "grubbing" by light
festive event, just in time for Mother’s Day, features over 100
geese on salt marsh vegetation in early spring and dur-
artists displaying fine art and crafts throughout the gardens.
ing brood-rearing have forced EPP Canada geese to use
Both new and long-time favorite artists will welcome up to
alternate habitat. Bob will discuss the implications of his
5,000 attendees. The juried show features numerous media–
findings and share his photos of Arctic wildlife.
including glass, painting and printmaking, weaving and
continued on page 2
textiles, jewelry, wood and metal, photography and ceramics,
sculpture, and furniture.
Inside This Issue Highlights include a down-to-earth raffle, kid’s activities,
MAS April Program.................................. 1 and the popular silent auction. The art fair is a fundraising
event. Proceeds help support Madison Audubon’s wildlife
32nd Art Fair.............................................. 1
habitat preservation, community education, and advocacy.
Big Birding Day......................................... 3 We count on the knowledge, experience and enthusiasm of
Local Spring Hearings.............................. 3 up to 100 volunteers to make the fair a success.
Belize Trip .................................................. 3 Madison If you have volunteered before, we appreciate your con-
MAS Spring Field Trips............................ 4 tinued help and ideas. We welcome all new volunteers,
Audubon and encourage you to email masoffice@mailbag.com if you
Faville Grove Notes.................................. 5
Goose Pond Report................................... 6 Society would like to assist the artists or help with the raffle, park-
Serving Columbia, ing, volunteer check-in, cleanup and takedown, or be part of
Excellence Awards Banquet ................... 6 the 2009 Art Fair Committee.
Dane, Dodge, Iowa,
March Donations....................................... 7 Jefferson, Richland Make it a family activity! On May 3 plan to enjoy the tulips,
GP Wildlife Adventure Day.................... 8 and Sauk Counties the art, the energy and the community, at the Madison Audu-
bon 32nd Annual Art Fair.
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Geese/Pheasants . . .
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Nack is director of
the State Game Farm at
Poynette, and he will also
discuss highlights of the
Farm’s pheasant stocking
program. He earned a B.S.
in biology and wildlife
from UW-Stevens Point,
and an M.S.in wildlife
conservation from the
Univ. of Minnesota.
You are invited to Snow geese are over-grazing and over-pop-
join our speaker, MAS board ulating their nesting sites.
members and friends at the
pre-program dinner at Paisan’s
Restaurant (131 W. Wilson St.)
beginning at 5:00 p.m. Call the
office at 608/255-BIRD (255-
2473) if you have questions.
Next meeting: Sept. 16, 2008.
Have a great summer!
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Mark and Sue Martin
before that date, so you won’t fall behind
Faville Grove Sanctuary managers:
on news and notices of events.
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Anticipating Big Birding Day
May 10, 2008
We’re eagerly anticipating May 10. It’s Big Birding Day,
or “BBD.”
This one-day search for the most bird species takes place
in your choice of any one county within Madison Audu-
bon’s service area: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Iowa, Jefferson,
Richland or Sauk.
BBD offers a way to enjoy springtime bird watching while
you help Madison Audubon raise much-needed funds. It’s
easy to participate. First, get on a BBD team, or form a team
of 4 or 5 people. Then register with volunteer coordinators
Chuck Heikkinen and Delia Unson.
You can start birding as early as 4 a.m., or later if you like
Team Sustain Crane (l-r, Dave Drapac, Matt Krueger, Paul Noeldner, Caleb
(but not earlier), and everyone quits by 5 p.m. We gather by
Pourchot) has seen one too many birds
6 p.m. for the banquet at Imperial Garden West in Middle-
ton (corner of Allen Blvd. and University Ave.) to award For details or to sign up for BBD, contact Chuck and De-
prizes for the most birds recorded, and most money raised. lia at (608) 206-0324 or (608) 274-4043, leave a message on
Last year a new team of energy conservationists birded their machine, or send an email to deliachuck@gmail.com.
the whole day on bicycles, and one team member won Registration and pledge forms are available via the MAS
the prize for most funds raised. Pledges from family and website (madisonaudubon.org) or call the MAS office. Reg-
friends have ranged from five to 50 cents per species, but istrations must be received by May 3. All forms received
can be any amount. Madison Audubon puts BBD contribu- after May 3 will be assessed a $5 late fee. The fee for BBD is
tions to work in support of our many conservation pro- $20 per person ($30 if you want to attend the awards ban-
grams. quet). Non-participants are welcome to attend the banquet
for $15, but must register in advance.
Attend Your Local Spring
Hearing and Vote
Belize Adventure
by Dan Doeppers
By Karen Etter Hale, Executive Secretary In early February 2007 a congenial group of Madison Audubon Society
Voicing your opinion at the DNR/Conserva- members toured a fascinating selection of environmental zones in Belize,
tion Congress Spring Hearings is important the little country between Yucatan and Guatemala. The trip had several
and easier than ever. While it’s informative highlights including the magnificent Mayan ruins at Caracol, tropical
to hear the discussion, if you’re short on time rainforest, and mangroves seemingly without end. Several of us saw
you can just complete the paper ballot and be footprints of jaguar and tapir, and we had an extended encounter with
on your way. In all counties, hearings begin a family of Howler Monkeys at twenty feet. The birding was good too,
at 7 p.m. on Mon., April 14. Check the web- including a Jabiru Stork on the nest (and what a nest!), King Vultures,
site for meeting locations and a copy of the Laughing Falcon, parrots, Spectacled Owl, Black-headed Saltator, and
questions: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/nrboard/ many others—perhaps 150 species in all. But what impressed me was
congress/spring%20hearings/index.html the number of Wisconsin migrants we encountered surviving the winter
Interesting issues this year include statewide season in Belize: a dozen different warblers
deer feeding and baiting ban (question 52); including Hooded males and Louisiana Wa-
whether to allow the shooting of any gray terthrush, as well as Rose-breasted Grosbeaks,
wolf in the act of killing, wounding or biting Wood Thrush, Blue-winged Teal, and many
a domestic animal that's on public property others. This is hardly news, the declining abun-
(question 59); whether you think power dance of many of these birds here is largely due
companies should utilize an existing power to declining opportunities to winter in warm,
line corridor for any proposed new power green places. What was new to most of us was
line crossing or power line transecting the the great extent of tree cover still standing in
Mississippi River valley or bluffs (question Belize and how critical this is to the hoped-for
60); if DNR should issue citations to anyone return of these migrants come May. Thanks to
transporting Eurasian water milfoil and other Dietrich Schaaf of MAS who led the trip.
aquatic vegetation visible on boat trailers Editor’s Note: An Audubon member and enthusi-
traveling roadways in Wisconsin (question astic birder, Dan Doeppers is retired from the UW-
67); and whether Wisconsin should have a Madison Geography Dept. He and his wife Carole
hunting season for wolves (question 71). joined with 6 other MAS members for the Belize
Please do whatever you can to attend the trip, thereby avoiding one of this winter’s biggest
meeting in your area. You can make a differ- snowfalls! Thanks to Dan for sharing this evocative
ence. Jabiru Stork/Pat Ready remembrance of the trip.

The Audubon CAWS 3 April 2008

April Field Trips
Sat. April 5: Spring Birds of Columbia
County
Tony Kalenic and Carol Anderson lead this
car birding trip through northern Dane and
southern Columbia counties to look for early
spring migrants and late winter birds. We
hope to see migrating swans, geese and other
water birds. Meet to carpool at 8 a.m. in the
east end (near Century Ave.) of the parking
lot of the former Copp’s supermarket at the
intersection of Allen Blvd. and Century Ave. in
Middleton. Or you can join the group at 9:30
a.m. at Goose Pond. Bring binoculars, a scope
if you have one, and a snack, as the trip may
last to early afternoon. Call Tony and Carol at
(608) 249-8836 if you have questions.
Microscoped ants by Richard Keyel
Sun. April 6: Wildlife Adventure Day
at Goose Pond
Scope viewing and educational
presentations. See schedule of events,
page 8.
Thur. April 10: Frogs’ Night Out
Bring a sense of adventure on this trip as you
look at the world from a different perspec-
tive—through sounds. Besides listening for
a variety of frog calls, participants will learn
about frog lifestyles and wetlands ecology.
Meet at the Mazomanie Wildlife Area at 6:45
p.m. From Hwy. 14 in Mazomanie, drive north
on County Hwy. Y for about four miles. Just
before the highway bends to the east (right),
turn left on Law’s Drive. Travel on the access
road about a quarter mile and turn left onto
the first gravel road. Follow this about one and
a half miles until it dead-ends at a parking lot.
Bring a flashlight and dress for wet condi-
tions. The trip will be canceled if the
daytime high temperature is below 45°F or in
the event of very strong winds or heavy rain.
The rain date is April 17. Call trip leader Bob
Hay only if you have questions. W (608) 267-
0849, H (608) 829-3123.
Fri. April 11: Evening at Rose Lake–
Dorothy Carnes Park
Join Mark and Sue Foote-Martin for an
evening watching waterfowl and listening
to evening sounds at the 480-acre Rose Lake
State Natural Area, a hidden gem acquired
by Jefferson County with assistance from
The Audubon Caws
Madison Audubon Society. The tour begins at
the Radloff Lane shelter building at 6:30 p.m.
You can come early and bring a picnic. We will
also visit another part of the property. To find
the park, from the intersection of Hwys. 26
and 12 in Fort Atkinson, go west on Hwy. 12,
1.2 miles, then north on Radloff Lane about 0.6
mile, then east to a parking area. For details,
contact Mark or Sue at goosep@chorus.net or
(608) 635-4160.
Sat. April 12: Pheasant Crowing
Count and Tour of Winter Cover
at Goose Pond Sanctuary
This year’s pheasant crowing count, in
cooperation with Columbia Co. Pheasants
Forever, will tell how well the local pheasant
population survived this winter’s record snow
and cold. Newcomers will be paired with
others familiar with the property. The count is
scheduled to take place from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
Pre-registration is required; contact Mark or
Sue Foote-Martin at (608) 635-4160 or goosep@
chorus.net. Bad weather could postpone the
count (calm is necessary to hear the birds), but
even if the count is postponed, a tour of Goose
Pond’s wildlife food plot and cover unit will
take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to learn about
plantings to benefit wildlife. Meet at W7503
Kampen Rd., south of Arlington.
Sat. April 12: Beginning Birding
Picnic Point, at the west end of the UW cam-
pus, offers a varied habitat and a good oppor-
tunity for beginning birders to ask lots of
questions and observe a variety of waterfowl
and small birds. Meet near the bus shelter by
the parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Questions? Call trip
leader Allen Holzhueter at (608) 238-0546. This
trip will be repeated on Sat. April 26.
Sun. April 13: Visit Faville Grove
Sanctuary West
Resident managers David Musolf and Roger
Packard will guide you through recessional
glacial terrain to view its vast array of plant
communities. We expect to see Sandhill
Cranes, various migratory waterfowl and
songbirds, hawks, grassland birds and more.
Meet at the west unit of the sanctuary at 7
a.m. The field trip will last 2-3 hours. From
Madison travel east on I-94 to the Lake Mills/
4 April 2008
Waterloo exit, then go 3 miles north on Hwy.
89 to the old farmstead at N7710 Hwy. 89. For
more info, call David weekdays at (608) 265-
4562
Sat. April 19: Abraham’s Woods
Abraham’s Woods, a State Natural Area and
one of the UW Arboretum’s outlying areas, is
one of the finest remnants of sugar maple for-
est left in southern Wisconsin. We will search
for spring wildflowers and early migrant birds
as we stroll through the forest of sugar maple,
basswood, yellowbud hickory, hackberry,
and other typical southern mesic forest trees.
Time permitting, we will stop at nearby Oliver
Prairie, a limestone “goat” prairie, in search of
pasque flower fruits, bird-foot violets, prairie
smoke, and other lime-prairie plants. Carpool
at 8 a.m. from Cub Foods parking lot, near the
intersection of the Beltline and Verona Rd. Or,
meet the group at Abe’s Woods, just southwest
of Albany in Green County; contact trip leader
for directions. Return to Madison between
noon and 1 p.m. The trip will be cancelled
only in the case of dangerous weather. Contact
trip leader Janeen Laatsch with any questions:
Janeen.Laatsch@wisconsin.gov or (608) 266-
7714.
Sun. April 20: Ice Age Trail (Once
Around the Sink and Down the Drain)
We’ll look for returning waterfowl and grass-
land birds at Shoveler’s Sink, stroll through
the gorge cut by glacial meltwater at the Cross
Plains Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, and
search for pasque flowers on the bluffs above.
This 3-mile walk traces the contrasting land-
scape of glaciated and unglaciated (Driftless
Area) terrain along the route of the Ice Age
National Scenic Trail. Wear sturdy boots; bring
binoculars, water, and food; and dress for
the weather. Meet at 9 a.m. at the intersection
of Cleveland Rd. and Old Sauk Pass. This is
about three-fourths of a mile south of U.S.
Hwy. 14 in the Town of Cross Plains. Contact
trip leader Gary Werner of the Dane County
Chapter, Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation, at
(608) 249-7870 with questions.
Sun. April 20: Wildflowers of Walking
Iron County Park - Paul Ryan
No information available at press time.
Sun. April 20: Jefferson/Dodge County
Bird Walk
The inaugural walk for this new group will
be led by experienced birders from 9 a.m. to
noon. Depending on where the best birds
are, the trip will be to either Rock Lake (meet
at  Korth Park in the Elm Point parking lot
on Elm Point Rd.) or at Horicon Marsh (meet
at DNR Headquarters at the north end of
Palmatory Dr. in Horicon). To find out where
we’ll go, visit the new website http://www.
theropod.org/walks.html and sign up to
receive e-mail notices. The website also has
maps and directions to each site. On the
Friday before the walk, we’ll also post the
decision on which site we’ll be exploring.
Everyone is welcome. Wear good walking
shoes, and bring binoculars if you have them.
Fri. April 25: Evening at Cherokee
Marsh  its open-grown oaks and shagbark
We‘ll see cranes, observe the courtship
flight of woodcock and snipe, and see sev-
eral spring migrants. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the
Cherokee Marsh parking lot at the north end
of Sherman Ave., on Madison’s north side.
Waterproof footwear is recommended. Trip
leaders are Levi Wood and Tony Kalenic. For
questions, call Levi at (608) 277-7959.
Sat. April 26: Beginning Birding
See description at April 12 listing.
Sat. April 26: Birding at Wyalusing
State Park
Quentin Yoerger and Charles Naeseth will
lead this trip to Wyalusing State Park, which
overlooks the confluence of the Wisconsin
and Mississippi Rivers. The Mississippi is a
major migration route for numerous birds
and the rugged bluffs make this breathtaking
scenery a beautiful spot for a spring adven-
ture. Observe hawks, warblers (including
Yellow-throated), lots of other birds and a few
spring wildflowers. Bring a lunch, as this trip
will last until mid-afternoon. Carpool at 5 a.m.
from the Home Depot parking lot on Verona
Rd. by Cub Foods (just south of the Beltline).
If you have questions, contact Quentin at (608)
882-6078 or harrierqman@gmail.com
Sun. April 27: Baraboo Hills Spring
Wildflowers
Visit Baxter’s Hollow, walking one of the
old wagon roads to “Burga’s Slough”, and
the site of the murder at Shark’s Hollow.
Look and listen for birds such as Louisiana
Waterthrush and spring migrants, and admire
the abundant wildflowers that have abided
here since the days of more intensive human
use and abuse. This 2-mile round-trip walk
passes through forest, old field, and some wet
areas, so wear appropriate footgear. Meet at
9 a.m. at the north end of Stone’s Pocket Rd.,
a half mile beyond The Nature Conservancy
gate at the former Klondike campground, at
the dead-end of the gravel road. The trip lasts
about 3 hours. To get to Baxter’s Hollow, take
Hwy. 12 eight miles north from Sauk City (or
The Audubon Caws
7 miles south from Baraboo). Near the north
end of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant,
turn west on King’s Corner Rd, and continue
1.2 miles to the intersection with Stone’s
Pocket Rd. Turn north and go 2 miles to the
dead end. For questions, contact trip leader
Mike Mossman at (608) 544-5501.
Memorial Day Weekend
at Lake Lucerne
Plan now for family fun and great
birding at this annual informal out-
ing May 24-26. Camp Lake Lucerne,
about an hour north of Madison,
east of Westfield, offers 500 acres of
woods and natural areas surrounding
a spring-fed lake with a swimming
beach. There are safe play areas for
kids, gentle hiking and biking trails,
and space for private quiet time. You
can bird right out the door or carpool
to nearby wildlife areas such as
Buena Vista Marsh State Wildlife
Area.
Comfortable and affordable group
cabins have private bedrooms and
shared living rooms with fireplaces.
Rates include meals, served in a din-
ing hall overlooking the lake. Bring
your bike, binocs, and a canoe or
kayak if you have one! Requests for
family cabins or “quiet” cabins will
be honored in the order received.
Sign up by April 20; space is limited.
For registration details, contact Paul
Noeldner: (608) 698-0104, Paul_No-
eldner@hotmail.com.
Isthmus Green Day, Saturday,
April 26th
Our MAS Education Committee will
be hosting a booth at Isthmus Green
Day, Saturday, April 26th, from 9:00
am - 6:00 pm, at the Monona Terrace
Convention Center. Please come visit
us, to learn about our ever-expanding
school and community educational
programs!
5 April 2008
Notes from Faville
Grove
Reawakening
Looking out into the cold blowing
rain, a fox squirrel bounded across
the deep snow and briefly took
shelter at the base of a large black
cherry, rufous against the wet, black
bark. We’re encouraged to see North
America’s largest squirrel in the west
part of the sanctuary more frequently
than in the recent past. Less arboreal
than their gray cousins, fox squirrels
are most at home in open woods,
savannas, and adjacent open fields,
so the recessional moraine here, with
hickories, and its scattered hazel-
nut thickets, is ideal habitat for this
docile rodent. As we have cleared
invasive, woody growth and rees-
tablished the understory vegetation
in the area, these beautiful squirrels
seem to be making a comeback.
Hazelnuts, of course, are a delicacy
enjoyed at least as much by members
of the squirrel family as by members
of the hominid family, with the squir-
rels and chipmunks usually beat-
ing us humans to the punch. By the
time you read this, the next crop of
hazelnuts will be in the making: the
diminutive catkins that developed on
the hazelnut stems last fall will have
elongated to release their pollen, and
the tiny, red, star-shaped blossoms
will be on display for any careful
observer looking for early signs of
spring. It seems a long way off with
today’s 32-degree rain and snow mix,
but soon the cinnamon and brown
leaves clinging to the savanna’s black
and white oaks will lose their grip to
swelling leaf buds.
Although the boisterous red-
winged blackbirds and Sandhill
Cranes may be delayed by this year’s
harsh winter, their arrival to rees-
tablish territories in the sanctuary
wetlands will mark spring’s awak-
ening. Soon too, frogs will join the
growing chorus, and woodcocks will
once again perform their evening
acrobatics.
We long to see the pale lavender
pasque flowers, or windflowers as
some know them, dotting the warm-
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Faville Grove . . .
continued from page 5
Pasque flowers
ing gravelly knolls, and the bluebirds and tree swallows
taking up residence in an expanding neighborhood of ce-
dar houses (thank you Jerry Martin) to raise their broods.
The annual reawakening of spring feels more complete as
more fox squirrels and other wildlife find their way back
into the loop.
Young Ornate Box Turtles
Goose Pond Sanctuary
By Mark and Sue Foote-Martin
Bob Hay, WI-DNR Bureau of Endangered Resources, is
coordinating a “head start” program for Ornate Box Turtles,
a state-endangered species. This year we volunteered to
head start eight young. The turtles hatched last August and
instead of letting them hibernate all winter, the goal is to
feed them so when they graduate (are released) June 1 they
will be the size of a 3-4 year old, with a better chance of
survival. The turtles will be returned to barrens habitat near
Dodgeville.
Our turtles live in a large container containing sphagnum
moss, set above another “water bath” container held at 81
degrees. Every morning we distribute turtle pellets and
mist water on the moss and the turtle’s backs (so their shells
grow properly).
The Audubon Caws
We keep telling the youngsters that they have to grow
large enough to graduate. Our goal is to have no turtle left
inside. In early October 2007 the average turtle weighed
three-quarters of an ounce; by early March 2008 the av-
erage weight was almost two ounces. They are gaining
almost 1% body weight each day.
Great Backyard Bird Count participant Brand Smith
spent four and a half hours and walked three and a half
miles at Goose Pond Sanctuary on Feb.16. We assisted
with counts around the farmstead. Sixteen species were
found, including 42 Ring-necked Pheasants, 2 Cooper’s
Hawks, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 2 Rough-legged Hawks, 3
American Kestrels, 1 Great Horned Owl, 27 American
Crows, 95 Horned Larks, and 24 American Tree Sparrows.
Some days 40 crows are feeding in our food plot north of
the pond. On many days, over 200 Mourning Doves along
with chickadees, tree sparrows, juncos, and cardinals are
visiting the feeders around the house. Thanks to customers
at Mounds Pet Food Warehouse and to Jill and Jerry Martin
for providing bird seed.
February weather was like January only with more snow,
cold, ice, and wind. There is a lot of water in the ground,
in the snow and on the ground in the form of ice. It will be
interesting to see how fast the snow melts and how much
runoff there is into Goose Pond.
2008 "Rally for Raptors"
Banquet
2008 Excellence Award Winners
A maximum-capacity crowd of 240 attended the March 18
MAS banquet at the UW-Madison Memorial Union to hear
and see Marge Gibson's presentation on raptors. The new
Madison Audubon Excellence Awards were presented in
all four categories. See the May CAWS for banquet photos
and a list of raffle winners.
Cliff Germain Award for Excellence in Community
Based Restoration
Milton residents
Penny and Gary
Shackelford, and
JohnVan Altena and
Connie Brouillette
worked with the
Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Natural
Resources to
establish state
natural areas on Penny and Gary Shackelford.
their properties,
contributed toward
easements to per-
manently protect
their natural areas
and established
endowment funds to
ensure the future.
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page) JohnVan Altena and Connie Brouillette
6 April 2008
Joseph Hickey Award for Excel-
lence in Bird Conservation
The Ferry Bluff Eagle Council, a
volunteer group, has worked for more
than 20 years to research and pre-
serve critical habitat for bald eagles
in the Sauk Prairie area along the
Wisconsin River. FBEC has created
and promoted opportunities for eagle
watching, put “Eagle Watching Days”
on the calendar and made Sauk Prai-
rie an important tourist destination.
Sam Robbins Award for Excellence
in Citizen Science
Robert W. Howe, wildlife biology
professor for more than 30 years and
director of the Cofrin Center at UW-
Green Bay, supported the Wisconsin
Breeding Bird Atlas project from start
to final
publica-
tion. He
has
conducted
bird
surveys in
the Nicolet
National
Forest
and in the
Green Bay
area, and has taught amateur birders
to become citizen scientists.
James Zimmerman Award for
Excellence in Environmental
Education and Communication
Monona resident Dorothy Haines has
worked enthusiastically and relent-
lessly on behalf of MAS as its news-
letter editor, historian, publicist, and
mover and shaker. Known as “the
scope lady,” for organizing “Scope
Days” at Goose Pond, Dorothy has
dedicated her life to the mission of
Madison Audubon Society.
The Audubon Caws
Thank You Banquet Sponsors
• The Capital Times
• Mid-West Family Broadcasting
• MG&E
• American Family Insurance
• Michler & Brown
• Orchids Garden Centre and
Nursery
• Burnie's Rock Shop & Design
Annex
• Cafe Zoma
• M&I Bank
• Mounds Pet Food Warehouse
• Porta Bella Restaurant
• Qual-Line Fence Corp.
• Solheim Billing & Grimmer
• Wegner LLP
• Wollersheim Winery
Thank You Raffle Prize
Donors
• Janet Flynn
• Meuer Art and Picture Frame Co.
• Casa Nuova Interior Design
• Williamson Bikes and Fitness
• Eagle Optics
• Fontana Sports Specialties
• Wild Birds Unlimited
• REI
• Itchy Cat Press
• Williamson Street Grocery Co-op
• Orange Tree Imports
• Northside True Value
• Silly Yak Bakery and Bread Barn
• Gloria Welniak
• Leah Evans
• Marty Evanson
• Ann Freiwald
• Lynette Margulies
• Budget Bicycle
• Pat Ready/ReadyWorks
Donations received in
February 2008
HALF-ACRE MAKER
In Memory of Robert Slottke
Laurie Yahr and Rich Kahl
MY OWN VISION
Brian and Luanne Alme
Jane Dennis
Lee Sorensen
GIFTS IN MEMORY OF A PERSON
In Memory of Mary Jo Hans
Barbara Unger
In Memory of Leonard Noeldner
Dorothy Haines
In Memory of Jane Wood
Dorothy Haines
7 April 2008
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Audubon’s vision a reality.
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purchase and restore one acre of
land
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Gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by
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 Madison Audubon Society, Inc.
Stan Druckenmiller, President
222 S. Hamilton St. Suite #1
Madison, WI 53703
Wildlife Adventure Day at Goose
Pond
Sunday, April 6, 1-5 p.m.
Bring the family to view, watch, hold, see and play – FREE!

Ongoing attractions:
• View migratory waterfowl on
Goose Pond, heart of Madison
Audubon Society’s 664-acre
wildlife sanctuary. Spotting
scopes provided at the Prairie
Lane kiosk.
• Displays, hands-on crafts and
games, nature slide shows at
the sanctuary headquarters on
Kampen Rd. featuring Loren Kids are sure to enjoy Randy Korb's
Ayers and his live small mam- presentation with live amphibians.
mals and Dr. Richard Keyel
with his popular “under the microscope” ant colony.
32nd Annual Art Fair
see page 1 Scheduled presentations:
• 1 p.m. – Cavity nesting birds slide show by photographer Patrick
Ready.
• 2 p.m. – Salamanders, frogs and other critters, hands-on presentation
MAS Calendar at a for all ages by wildlife educator Randy Korb. Program ends at 3 p.m.
Glance with animals on display the remainder of the day.
• 3 p.m. – Behind the scenes at Goose Pond slide show by Mark and Sue
Field Trips Foote- Martin, sanctuary managers.
Saturday, April 5 Visit the Madison Audubon Society website: www.madisonaudubon.org
Spring Birds of Columbia County for more info
Saturday, April 4
Wildlife Adventure at Goose Pond Getting there from Madison: Take Highway 51 north. Turn left on Hwy.
Thursday, April 10 K at Leeds and go about two miles; when K curves to the left, turn right
Frogs Night Out onto Goose Pond Road; turn left on Prairie Lane to view the waterfowl.
For wildlife displays and activities, return to Goose Pond Road and turn
Friday, April 11 left (north). Proceed to Kampen Rd. and turn left, then to the first drive,
Evening at Rose Lake just across the railroad tracks. Park behind the house.
Sunday, April 13
Visit Faville Grove
Saturday, April 26
Birding Wyalusing State Park
Hwy I

See a complete list of field trips and Hwy 51 Hwy 60

descriptions on pages 4 & 5.
Kampen Road
Coming up
Kampen Rd
Saturday, May 3
32nd Annual Art Fair ★ Activities
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