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Issue #I 78; iept. 2003

I On Labor Day, about 50 r\~~dubon members

-- 1-10 mon~rchsin iust 1.5
anh others tagged

I Catch and Tag hours in a field north of Green Bay. We'll be tag- '
ging again in fields near Appleton Saturday,
a Migrating Monarch! ~eptember6 and Sunday,September 7 and in
Green Bay Saturday, September 13
~doredrivin to~the tagging fields we will
meet itidoo~sfor short presentations from noon
: to about 12:45. We will meet ainoon at
-~eckrodt Wetland Reserve in Menasna on . , ,

September 6 ,th; Memorial ~ a r k ~ r b o i e t u m i n

' ' ~ ~ ~ kont o
&day,
n September 7 and Saturday, '
September 13 at the Brown County soutbwkst
branch library in Green Bay on Ninth Street. . ,
Randy will give information on the migration,
demonstrate propei netting and tagging tech-
niques and provide yoad.diiections to the'kg-
ging fields.
This,event is FREE to. NEWAudubon meml~ers
.but pre-registration is required. The fee for non-
"members is $5 per adult and $3 per chid 12
years and under. on-members may join ,NEW
Audubori on the-tagging dates at the meeting
Gloria ~ i of eGreen
3 Bay rucces~ully stalks a locations. To pre-register coniact Randy.Korb by
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nectaring monarch fr6m hehhid. ~ l o r i i i n d Smith caught eniail at randykorb@hotmail.comarphonc
and tagged 12 monar'chson Labor Day. 9?0.884.046(,. afid
. leave a message.
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NEW dubon on members no&.have
~--.~ an oppbr-~. ~

tunitfto p%ticipate in the North American . -,

m i s t i o n of monarch butterflies as they move
through .the Green Bay and Appleton areas :
enroute'to Mexico. The past five' +ears members
,Randy orb: Connie Roop and students a;
Appleton North High School have caught and - .
tagged hundreds of'migrating monarchs in early
September. Now they would like you and others
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to join-the k n !
- ~ i k bird
e binding, numbered wing tags safely
identify individual monarchs and can supply , ,
important'infocmation on migration routes if
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recaptured. One'of 275 monarchs tagged last
year tra"e1ed 1,835miles
, , and was found in Monarch t-shirts will be available on the tagging day
- Mexico in February! in children's a"d adult sizes.
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1703 Ninth Street Permit ho. 227

Green Bay, WI 54304 / Green Bay, WI

' MEXICO MONARCH TOURS blONARCH MIGRATION

Randy and Peter Korb willlead three touis to the

monarch butterfly over wintering areas in central
Mexico this winter. Several N m ~ u d u b o nmem-
bers'hve taken advantage of this unique opportu:
nity in past years, joining the orb brothers
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to
, .experience Mexico's rich 'culture and the awe- .
'inspicing monarch congregaiions.~ourdates are
december 27,2003 to ~anuqry2,2004, February
14 io 20,2004 and Febru&y 21 to 27,-2004. &r
information t o n k t Randy Kbrb byemail at - , '

\ f;mdykorb@hornail.comor p&ne 920.884.0466. I AUDUKON SOCIE ' ~ Y

Grace ~ i ~ o I s k i o T D e P e G - -

tags a monarch that she

net fed. The Grocholski family

tagged 13 monarths Monday.