The Madison Audubon Society

CAWS
222 S. Hamilton St. / Madison, WI 53703 / 255-2473 / www.madisonaudubon.org

Inside This Issue

Monthly Program
February 2007

Backyard Bird Count................................ 2 Birdscaping in the Midwest: Creating a

"Wings Over Madison"............................. 3
MG&E Workshops.................................... 3 Five-Star Bird Attraction in Your Yard
Bird Symposium........................................ 4
Free Public Program habitat while offering a year-long
Conservation Priorities............................ 4
What: Mariette Nowak on smorgasbord of berries, nuts, seeds
Nominate an Environmentalist.............. 4
Landscaping for Birds and insects. Discover the problems
2007 Field Trips.......................................... 5
When: Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007 created by cultivated and invasive
March Field Trip........................................ 8
7:00 p.m. - Refreshments non-native plants. 
SPECIAL EVENTS 7:30 p.m. - Program Ms. Nowak developed her
Auditorium, State Historical Society expertise during 18 years as director
Wednesday & Thursday, Feb. 14 &
of Wisconsin, 816 State Street of Milwaukee County’s Wehr
MG&E Power Tomorrow Workshop
Parking: Lake Street Ramp or Helen Nature Center. She now serves on
Saturday, March 3 White Library the boards of the Wisconsin Society
MAS Annual Planning Retreat for Ornithology and the Land Trust
Wednesday & Thursday, March 14 & 15 Want more birds in your yard? A of Walworth County. She was also
MG&E Power Tomorrow Workshop greater variety of birds? And what if vice president of the Wild Ones.
you could spend less time mowing You are invited to join our speaker,
Tuesday, March 20 and watering in the process? MAS board members and friends at
Madison Audubon Society’s Spring Mariette Nowak, author of the the pre-program dinner at Porta Bella
Banquet and Raffle upcoming book Birdscaping in the Restaurant (425 North Frances St.)
Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with beginning at 5:15 p.m. Please call the
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS Native Plants to Attract Birds, will office at (608) 255-2473 if you have
Friday & Saturday, Feb. 23 & 24 provide the knowledge you need to questions.
Wisconsin Ornithology: Symposium make your backyard flora ideally
2007 indigenous. Next meeting: March 20, 2007 – "Wings
Learn about native plants over Madison" Banquet, with Laura
Just for Erickson.
that provide birds with natural
Bird Brains
What bird has a
distinctive color-
ful head, white Annual Planning Retreat: 2007
throat, partial Madison Audubon Society’s 2007 retreat will be held Saturday, March 3,
neck ring, a large green crest, pink bill from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Madison at the MG&E campus located at S. Blair
and red eyes? and Railroad streets.
Join the Board of Directors, staff, sanctuary managers and fellow
Madison members to help guide the long-term direction of Madison Audubon with
Audubon your ideas. Lunch will be provided.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP by Monday, Feb. 26, by calling
Society the MAS office at (608) 255-2473 or e-mailing masdave@mailbag.com. More
information on location and access at MG&E will be available when you
Serving Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Iowa, confirm your participation.
Jefferson, Richland and Sauk Counties

Madison Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society

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Time to renew? Members
Check your Madison Audubon CAWS
address label to determine your renewal
date. To avoid interruptions to your
subscription, please renew two months
before that date, so you won’t fall behind
on news and notices of events.
Tip: Renewing through the MAS office
directs more of your donation to local
activities and conservation projects.
Update: We are now sending a sepa-
rate renewal notice once a year and in
the future we plan to offer the option of
renewing on the Madison Audubon web-
site.
MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY
President: Joanne Herfel
Vice-president: Debra Weitzel
Goose Pond resident naturalists:
Mark and Sue Martin
Faville Grove Sanctuary managers:
David Musolf, Roger Packard
Editor: Michael Becker,
caws.editor@gmail.com
Graphic design: Patrick Ready
readyworks@mac.com
Contributing writers:
Marge Burke, Peter Cannon, Marsha
Cannon, David Drapac, Karen Etter
Hale, Mark Martin, John Minnich, and
Levi Wood.
CAWS publication: Roemer Printing
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.
www.madisonaudubon.org
masoffice@mailbag.com
E-mail services donated by Berbee
 February 2007
Great Backyard
Bird Count
Friday-Monday, Feb. 16–19
What mid-winter activity is fun,
easy, free, and
helps bird con-
servation? What
can parents and
teachers do with
children that
connects them
to a whole new
world of natural
wonders? This
Pat Ready
February, the
10th annual
Great Backyard
Bird Count, sponsored by the Cornell
Lab of Ornithology and National
Audubon Society, will give everyone
a chance to discover the birds in their
neighborhood and “Count for the
Record.”
Participants can take part wherever
they are—at home, in schoolyards,
at local parks or wildlife refuges.
Observers simply count the highest
number of each species they see dur-
ing an outing or a sitting, and enter
their tally on the Great Backyard Bird
Count web site at www.birdsource.
org/gbbc.
Greater participation, with more
checklists submitted, provides more
information about bird population
trends—and helps to better inform
conservation efforts. Last year, par-
ticipants submitted more than 60,000
checklists and reported 7.5 million
birds from 623 different species.
Madison Garden Expo
Feb. 9, 10 & 11 at the Alliant Energy
Center
Keep your eyes out for the Madison
Audubon Society booth with tips for
natural landscaping that provides habi-
tat for birds and other wildlife!
A Successful Partnership MAS "Wings Over Madison" Banquet
Eleven organizations collaborated recently to conserve nearly
6,000 acres of wetlands and uplands in south-central Wisconsin. Exclusive! An interview with Archimedes
The partners were participating in the South-central Wisconsin Archimedes, a very
Prairie Pothole Initiative – Phase II, a $1 million North American special Eastern Screech-
Wetlands Conservation Act grant. Funding came from the U.S. Fish Owl, plans to visit
and Wildlife Service. Madison on March 20,
The project has resulted in 5,963 acres of wetlands and nearby along with well-known
uplands conserved in Columbia, Dane, Green Lake, Jefferson, ornithologist, successful
Marquette, Rock, Sauk, Walworth and Waushara counties. author and award-win-
Madison Audubon Society administered the grant on behalf of ning owl-caller Laura
all the partners, which included Aldo Leopold Foundation, Dane Erickson.
County Parks, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, Riverland
Conservancy, Sand County Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, CAWS: Tell our mem-
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Private Lands Office and Leopold bers and friends why
Wetland Management District, Wisconsin Department of Natural you’ll be in town,
Resources, Wisconsin Waterfowl Association, and a private land- Archimedes.
owner. Archimedes: My partner, Laura—or perhaps I should say
MAS received $92,000 in grant funding to help acquire 116 acres “Professor McGonagowl”—and I will headline Madison
at Goose Pond Sanctuary. As “match,” MAS committed two tracts Audubon Society’s spring banquet with our “Owls of Harry
totaling 49 acres at Faville Grove Sanctuary. Potter” program.
In an area where development and urban sprawl threaten wetland CAWS: What is your connection to Harry Potter?
and grassland habitat, the NAWCA grant program is a big help to Archimedes: Well, as Harry Potter fans know, owls play
wildlife. Habitat protection and restoration also decrease erosion, important roles as messengers in J.K. Rowling’s books.
increase water storage during rainfall and snowmelt, and improve There is Errol, a Great Gray Owl; Hedwig, a Snowy Owl;
water quality in lakes, streams and rivers. Pigwidgeon, a Scops Owl; Malfoy’s Eagle Owl; and Percy’s
Screech-Owl. Me, I’m a Screech-Owl, too, so I’d like to
MGE Power Tomorrow Workshops think I have a special connection to these movie stars. The
Energy use in the Madison area is growing, driving the demand Professor and I work together to tell folks just whoo we are!
for more generation and more transmission lines. Madison Gas & CAWS: So, Archimedes, you must be something special. And
Electric helps reduce that demand by promoting energy efficiency. you have a very cool name. Tell us a little about yourself.
Come to a workshop to learn how to power tomorrow by being Archimedes: My name makes me sound intelligent, don’t
more energy-efficient today. you agree? I joined Laura’s family after doing time at the
MG&E Power Tomorrow Workshops Back to the Wild Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Ohio. I’m
encourage consumers to make a greater actually a licensed educator now, since I
Raffle Drawing Grand Prize can’t make it on my own in the wild. The
energy efficiency commitment in their In an effort to reduce global warming
lives. At the workshops, you can talk one- pay’s not too good, but the job does have
emissions, Madison Audubon Society is some perks—I have my own room and I
on-one with energy experts, learn how pleased to partner with Madison Gas &
to save money on your utility bill, find get one square a day.
Electric to promote energy conservation. CAWS: What does being an educator
out what you need to know to buy a new To kick off this campaign, MGE has gen- entail, Archimedes?
furnace or new windows, see new lighting erously donated the grand prize for the
products and much more. Archimedes: My sidekick and I do a fair
raffle at the MAS “Wings Over Madison” amount of traveling. We teach people
If you are interested in attending, watch Banquet: a Frigidaire ENERGY STAR®
your mail for an invitation from MG&E or Front Load Washer—a $669 value! about the unique world of owls, but that’s
learn more at mge.com/workshops. You not all. We help them understand what
While only one lucky person will go they can do to make the world a safe place
can register online or call (608) 252-7158. home with the grand prize, there are for all kinds of birds.
many ways that each of us can win for CAWS: How do you spend a typical day
Upcoming workshops: the environment by saving energy. To
Crowne Plaza, 4402 E. Washington Ave. when you’re not on the lecture circuit?
learn more, we encourage you to attend Archimedes: It depends. Some days I catch
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1:30-3:30 p.m. and one or two MG&E Power Tomorrow work- up on my sleep, other days I stretch my
Thursday, Feb. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. shops in February and March. wings and help out around the house. In
ENERGY STAR qualified front-loading fact, I usually oversee Laura’s writing (her
Olbrich Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave. clothes washers:
Wednesday, March 14, 1:30-3:30 p.m. and newest book is 101 Ways to Help Birds— I
• Use 50% less energy than a standard told her I’d put in a plug for her) and I
Thursday, March 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. washer. like to go for walks with Laura, especially
• Use 50% less water and less soap. in the woods. And every evening I get a
• Are easier on clothes. special-order already-deceased mouse for
• Extract more water, which shortens dinner.
drying time. continued on next page

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 Archimedes . . .
continued from page 3
CAWS: What can our readers expect
from your March gig in Madison?
Archimedes: I understand the people-
food will be outstanding, the setting
very special, and, of course, the pro-
gram alone will be worth the price of
admission for Harry Potter fans of all
ages. All I can screech is, “It’ll be an
evening you won’t forget!”
What: Madison Audubon Society’s
Spring Banquet and Raffle
Who: Members and the general public
When: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Where: Lussier Family Heritage Center,
3101 Lake Farm Road, Madison
Invitations will be sent to members
in February, at which time anyone
may make reservations by phone to
the MAS office. Cost per person is
$40, which includes dinner and pro-
gram. Sixteen early birds will have the
opportunity to have dinner with Laura
Erickson or Larry Meiller for $75.
The theme of the raffle this year is fight-
ing global warming through energy
efficiency. Besides the grand prize, a
Frigidaire ENERGY STAR® front load
washer, raffle items include setback
thermostats, low flow shower heads,
a number of gently used DVDs and
more. Stay tuned for the complete list
of raffle prizes and your personal invi-
tation to the “Wings Over Madison”
Banquet.
Conferences & Meetings
Wisconsin Ornithology:
Symposium 2007
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 23–24, 2007,
Port Washington
Don’t forget to attend this confer-
ence, sponsored by WBCI, WSO, the
Wisconsin Audubon Council, and the
Citizen-based Monitoring Conference
of Wisconsin, to find out about all the
latest exciting research and inventory
projects involving Wisconsin birds. For
complete information, see the WBCI
website, www.wisconsinbirds.org.
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Advocacy Corner
Top Conservation Priorities Set
By Anne Sayers, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
More than 45 Wisconsin conservation organizations, including Madison Audubon
Society, came together recently to create a to-do list of the most important conservation
issues in Wisconsin for the upcoming legislative session. The list was winnowed from
hundreds of potential “top” issues to represent the true priorities. Now, you can help
by attending Conservation Lobby Day on Wednesday, Feb. 21, and asking your legisla-
tors to address the following Wisconsin Conservation Priorities during the 2007-2008
legislative session:
Protecting the Great Lakes. Increasing pressures on existing water supplies will lead
many outside the area to look toward the Great Lakes to solve water supply problems.
However, only about 1 per cent of the water in the Great Lakes is renewable. Along
with the rest of the Great Lakes states, Wisconsin needs to pass legislation that imple-
ments the Great Lakes Compact in order to enhance and maintain the Great Lakes
water supply and ecosystem.
Hunter, Angler, Trapper Bill of Rights. The Hunter, Angler, Trapper Bill of Rights will
restore integrity to natural resource management by:
• Requiring the state Senate to vote on the confirmation of Natural Resource Board
nominees within six months of their nomination;
• Authorizing the Natural Resources Board to once again appoint the DNR
Secretary;
• Amending the state constitution to prohibit the spending of conservation funds
for other than statutorily designated purposes.
Creating a Clean Energy Future. Wisconsin is well suited to lead the nation in renewable
energy. In the process, we can create good paying jobs and protect the environment.
Two clean energy ideas will lead the way:
• The Wisconsin Renewable Energy Investment Act will encourage the production
of renewable energy technologies in Wisconsin; and
• The Energy Smart Schools Initiative will reduce energy costs to Wisconsin pub-
lic schools by providing resources to increase energy efficiency and encourage
energy conservation. 
Stewardship Fund. More than 225,000 acres of the most ecologically important land in
Wisconsin is protected due to the Stewardship Fund. Now is the time to reauthorize
the Stewardship Fund with some changes and guarantee that it receives appropriate
funding.
Participate in Conservation Lobby Day on Wednesday, Feb. 21
You can help make sure these priorities are checked off the to-do list of state legisla-
tors. Join us (the more, the better!) for Conservation Lobby Day to tell your legislators
why you care about the Wisconsin Conservation Priorities. Registration begins at 9
a.m. at the Inn on the Park in Madison. The program begins at 10 a.m. Check www.
conservationvoters.org for further details.
Nominate the Next Environmentalist of the Year
Help us decide who will be Madison Audubon Society’s 21st environmentalist
of the year. The most recent award went to Karl Legler for his work with
Wisconsin dragonflies. What individual or group deserves the award this time?
Nominees should either have a career characterized as visionary; a
spokesperson; a researcher; an educator; a facilitator; or some other significant
achievement.  The award can also recognize a significant achievement of major
importance that sets a standard of performance; sets an example; or has a
significant impact on public attitude.
Don’t assume somebody else has nominated an outstanding individual.  We
need your help to ensure that worthy individuals are not overlooked.  Award
nominations must be submitted by March 1 for consideration by the board.  Send
nominations to the office or to Peter Cannon, 420 Sidney St., Madison, WI 53703
or mpcannon@charter.net.
 February 2007
 Madison Audubon 2007 Field Trips
March 16 — Geology & Botany of the Baraboo
9 — Night Owls, Al Shea & Aaron Stutz Hills, Robert & Nancy Dott
10 — Early Spring Migrants, Steve Thiessen 16 — Dragonflies of Germania Marsh
24 — Beginning Birding, Al Holzhueter and Comstock Bog, Mike Reese
25 — Spring Birding at Rose Lake, Nolan Kollath 23 — Grassland Birding in Western Dane
31 — Spring Migrants, Pat Ready & Eastern Iowa Counties, Dave
April Sample & Steve Richter
7 — Spring Birds of Columbia Co., 24 — 17-year Cicadas and Butterflies,
Tony Kalenic & Carol Anderson Karl Legler and Mike Reese Gray Catbird/Dick Jones

12 — Frogs’ Night Out, Bob Hay July

13 — Evening at Zeloski Marsh, 7 — Madison Butterfly Count, Karl & Dorothy Legler
Mark & Sue Martin 14 — Flowers and Butterflies of Schurch-Thompson Prairie, Rich
14 — Beginning Birding, Henderson
Al Holzhueter 15 — Tour of Faville Grove Sanctuary, Dave Musolf & Roger Packard
20 — Evening at Cherokee Marsh, 22 — Prairies at Their Peak, Kathie & Tom Brock
Red-bellied woodpecker/Dick Jones Tony Kalenic & Levi Wood 28 & 29 — Cicadas and Butterflies along the Mississippi, Mike Reese &
21 — Ice Age Trail, Gary Werner Karl Legler
22 — Abe’s Woods, to be determined August
28 — Beginning Birding, Al Holzhueter 4 — Driftless Area Caves, Jennifer Schehr
28 — Birding at Wyalusing State Park, Quentin Yoerger 9 — Evening at Prairie Ridge, Russ Hefty
& Charles Naeseth 11 — Butterflies of the Avoca/Blue River Area, Todd
28 — Abraham’s Woods, Isaac Nadeau Sima & Mike Reese
29 — Baraboo Hills Birds and Blossoms, Mike Mossman 18 — Southwestern Wisconsin Underground Tour,
May Jennifer Schehr
1 — Warbler Walk at Pheasant Branch, Jesse Peterson 25 — Southern Immigrant Butterflies at Rotary Gardens,
3 — Warbler Walk at the Arboretum, Levi Wood Mike Reese
3 — Evening at Token Creek, Ed Saur 30 — Warbler Walk at Pheasant Branch, Mike McDowell
4 — Birding Nine Springs, Steve Thiessen
Rough-legged Hawk/Jack Bartholmai
September
5 — Birding at Picnic Point, Roma Lenehan & Dan Doeppers 1 — Fall Birding at Picnic Point, Roma Lenehan & Marty Evanson
6 — Warbler Walk at Olin-Turville Park, Charlotte Blotz 3 — Pleasant Valley Conservancy Tour, Kathie & Tom Brock
8 — Warbler Walk at the Arboretum, John Feith 8 — Fall Birding, Lake Farm Park, Pat Ready
10 — Warbler Walk at Pheasant Branch, Mike McDowell 8 — Bird Banding Biocore Prairie Bird Observatory, Mara McDonald
12 — Big Birding Day, Chuck Heikkinen & Delia Unson 15 — Fall Birding in the Arboretum, Aaron Stutz
13 — Birds and Blossoms of Western Dane Co., Harriet Irwin 22 — Tour of Zeloski Marsh, Nolan Kollath
13 — Tour of Faville Grove Sanctuary, Dave Musolf & Roger Packard 29 — Fall at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Richard King &
15 — Warbler Walk at the Arboretum, Jim Berkelman Nolan Pope
17 — Warbler Walk, Chuck Heikkinen & Delia Unson October
19 — Butterflies of Bauer-Brockway Barrens, Mike Reese 6 — Mushrooms & Lichens, Dan Czederpiltz & Diane Derouen
19 — Birding Glacial Drumlin Trail, Nolan Kollath 6 — Migrant Songbirds of Pheasant
20 — Birding Governor Dodge State Park, John Romano Branch Conservancy,
26 — Bird Banding Biocore Prairie Bird Observatory, Mara McDonald Mike McDowell
26 — Janesville’s Cook Arboretum, Tom Klubertanz 20 — Ice Age Trail, Gary Werner
27 — Birding at Baxter’s Hollow, Aaron Stutz 28 — Scope Day at Goose Pond,
June Dorothy Haines & Rosie
2 — Birds of Devil’s Lake & Baxter’s Hollow, Chuck Heikkinen & Meinholtz
Delia Unson November
3 — Canoeing the Sugar River, 3 — Lake Michigan Birding, Aaron
Quentin Yoerger Stutz Song Sparrow/Pat Ready

10 — Tour of Badger Ordinance, December

Alison Duff 1 — Madison Lakes, Al Shea
10 — Prairie Spirit Farm Tour, John 15 — Madison Christmas Bird Count, Cheri Carbon
Barnes & Levi Wood January 1, 2008 — Tour of Faville Grove Sanctuary, Dave Musolf &
14 — Evening at Black Earth Prairie, Roger Packard
White-crowned Sparrow/Dick Jones Kathie & Tom Brock
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Snowy owl at Horicon Marsh
This Snowy Owl has been commanding quite a bit of attention
along Highway 49 on the north end of Horicon Marsh. Several
photographers have gone to take photos of this cooperative
show off.
Rich Armstrong
Goose Pond Christmas Bird Count
Seven volunteers spent December 30, 2006, on the
Goose Pond Christmas Bird Count as part of the Poynette
Christmas Bird Count. We tried to search about 500 acres
of cover (restored prairie and wetlands) on land owned by
Madison Audubon Society and three neighbors. We spent
about six hours walking almost 5 miles and drove only
from one area to another.
One of our goals was to find a Short-eared Owl. About
15 minutes later three
Short-eared Owls
flushed from Russ and
Phyllis Haupt’s prai-
rie restoration. In the
afternoon we flushed
two more Short-eared
Owls on MAS land.
Another goal
was to find good
numbers of birds
benefiting from Short-eared Owl/Mike McDowell
restored prairies and
wetlands. We flushed 165 pheasants and did our
best counting 883 tree sparrows. We probably under-
counted tree sparrows and missed many pheasants
since they held tight and did not flush.
Other birds we saw during the counts were 142 Canada
Geese, two American Kestrels (near a kestrel box), 138
Morning Doves, six Downy Woodpeckers, 61 European
Starlings, 26 Dark-eyed Juncos, 16 House Finches, three
Goldfinches, and 41 House Sparrows. We also flushed one
coyote at 15 yards and four deer.
In a few years, when 200 more acres of prairie will be
restored, we’ll likely need additional parties to survey the
Goose Pond area.

Jack Bartholmai

Bob Leggett

Short-eared Owls prefer to hunt over large areas of

grasslands and are another bird species that benefits
from our restoration projects.

Photo submissions
If you have quality photos of birds, prairie vistas
or plants and would like to submit them for use
in the CAWS, please email them in JPG format
(reasonable file size) to: pready@tds.net. Prints
Pat Ready

can be mailed to Pat Ready, 1210 Oakwood Ct.,

Stoughton, WI 53589

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Holiday Cheer Paul and Anne Koeppe
Ken Langenecker and Donna Waddell Special Gifts
Donations made December 1-31, 2006 Arthur and Susan Lloyd I wish to help make Madison
Gabriele Lubach Audubon’s vision a reality. Here
ACRE MAKER Melanie Maas is my contribution to the Wildlife
Anonymous Elizabeth Middleton Sanctuaries Campaign:
Kathie and Tom Brock Karen Miller o Acre-Maker, $2,500 or more to pur-
David Musolf and Roger Packard John Mitchell chase and restore one acre of land
Savanna Oak Foundation Molly and Tom Murray o Half-Acre-Maker, $1,250-$2,499
Honoring the ten cousins who shared so Kathleen Otterson o Quarter-Acre-Maker, $625-$1,249
many happy times by the Crawfish River Nolan Pope o Adopt-an-Acre, $100 a year for three
Libby Livermore Robert and Elizabeth Ragotzkie years ($300 total). Here is my first
In memory of Glen Pulver Katherine Rasmussen installment.
James and Rumi O’Brien Paul and Irene Rasmussen o Nest Egg, $50 a year for three years
Teresa Santulli ($150 total). Here is my first install-
HALF-ACRE MAKER Carol and Dean Schroeder ment.
Dorothy Klinefelter David and Margaret Sharpe o My Own Vision, a donation of $ _____
Martha Lound Barbara Shaw
In memory of Tony Karls Robert Shaw Please direct my gift to:
Hiroshi and Arlene Kanno Jerry Simmons o Where it will help the most
Florian and Louise Smoczynski o Endowment fund to restore and main-
QUARTER-ACRE MAKER Roy and Mary Thilly tain the sanctuaries
Anonymous Donald and Joanna Thompson o Land acquisition at Faville Grove,
Andria Blattner John and Olive Thompson Jefferson County
Peter and Marsha Cannon Jane and Michael Voichick o Land acquisition at Goose Pond
William and Jean Damm Kathleen and Charles Wessels Columbia County
Robert Greenler Tripp and Nancy Widder OR here is my contribution for MAS
Christine Olgren Carol Worel education and newsletter support
Ron and Earlene Persche
Margaret Van Alstyne o My Gift to Learning, $ __________
GIFTS IN HONOR OF A PERSON
In honor of Karen Etter Hale In honor of Jack Evanson
My name ________________________________
Anonymous Elizabeth Evanson
Address _________________________________
City________________________________
In honor of Mark and Sue Martin State_____ ZIP___________
MY OWN VISION Ken and Esther Lange
Anonymous In honor of Dan Sullivan I want my gift to recognize another:
Brian Alme Amber and Rocco Moro
Carolyn Anderson In honor of Sally and Ben Washburn
o In memory of ______________________
Valerie Bailey-Rihn and David Rihn Nancy Washburn and Mark Spring o In honor of ________________________
Helen Baldwin
David and Linda Balsiger GIFTS IN MEMORY OF A PERSON Please send notification of this gift to:
Virginia Benade In memory of Glenn Beck Name ___________________________________
Allan and Margaret Bogue Rose and Tom Detmer Address _________________________________
Mary Braskamp In memory of Jenni and Kyle Geurkink City _____________________________________
Robin Chapman Sally Wilmeth and Terry Geurkink State__________ ZIP____________
James Clum In memory of Irene Hnilicka
Barbara and Ted Crabb Jane Raymond and Bob Mougin
Contributions will be acknowledged near the
Frederick and Mary Davis In memory of Scott Kruse
Information Board at Goose Pond Sanctuary:
Diane Dempsey $1,250 or more, name to appear on perma-
Nora Cusack and Brent Nicastro nent plaque; $250-$1,249, name to appear
Robert and Nancy Dott In memory of Victor Martin on engraved paving brick.
Tim and Linda Eisele Marcella Martin
James Engmann In memory of Eric Schroeder
[ ] Please do not acknowledge my gift in
Martin and Theresa Evanson Madison Audubon CAWS
Jane Raymond and Bob Mougin
Mike Farrell Please make checks payable to:
Dorothy Gosting IN SUPPORT OF MADISON Madison Audubon Society
Truman and Sylvia Graf AUDUBON PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Mail to: Madison Audubon Society, 222 S.
Mike and Deb Griffith Peter and Marsha Cannon Hamilton Street, Suite 1, Madison, WI 53703-
Wayne Hanson and Janet Beach Hanson Marcia MacKenzie
3201
Paul and Jacqueline Hass Gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Michael and Carol Held Madison Audubon Society’s financial statement is
Todd and Ann Kiefer available upon request.

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 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

MAS Calendar at a
Glance

PROGRAM
Tuesday, Feb. 20 2/07
Mariette Nowak on Landscaping
for Birds
Is it time to renew your membership?
See form on page 2 and help MAS.
FIELD TRIPS
Friday, March 9 Return Service Requested
Night Owls (pre-registration
required)

SPECIAL EVENTS
Wednesday & Thursday, Feb. 14
& 15
MG&E Power Tomorrow Workshop

Friday-Monday, Feb. 16-19

Great Backyard Bird Count

Wednesday, Feb. 21
Conservation Lobby Day Field Trip for you know hooooo
Friday, March 9 – Night Owls
Saturday, March 3
Al Shea will lead this evening trip to call and
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listen for winter owls at various locations in
Dane County. The trip will last three to four
Wednesday & Thursday, March 14
hours.
& 15

Barred Owl/Pat Ready

To join this trip, call the MAS office at (608)
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255-2473, leave your name, telephone number
and how many people in your group (maxi-
Tuesday, Mar. 20
mum 4 per group). Preference will be given to
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those who have not previously been on one of
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his owl trips.
There is a limit of 30 participants. A short
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waiting list will be kept in case of cancellations.
MEETINGS
Registered participants will meet at 7 p.m. in the UW Arboretum Visitor Center for an
Friday & Saturday, Feb. 23 & 24
introduction to owls by Al. Following the introduction, Al and other leaders will take
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participants on one or more hikes and a drive to Dane County areas to listen and look
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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.

Butterflies Are Free!

The Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association is a new chapter of the North Ameri-
can Butterfly Association, a group of butterfly enthusiasts that watches and works to
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conserve butterflies. SWBA's next meeting (Sat., Feb. 17, at 10 a.m., in Madison at Ali-
cia Ashman Public Library) will feature Doug Taron (Chicago Academy of Sciences),
who will discuss the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network's successful program.
For more information about SWBA, including a list of 2007 field trips, many of
Bird Brain's Answer: The male Wood which are co-sponsored with Madison Audubon, visit http://www.naba.org/chap-
Duck ters/nabawba/index.html or email Ann Thering, therannc@yahoo.com