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LIVE IN A Inside This Issue

SANCTUARY
Live in a Sanctuary.................................... 1
MAS Program............................................ 1
Bird Mentor Program............................... 2
Recent MAS land purchases have created two once-in-a-lifetime MAS Wish List........................................... 2
opportunities to live in a Madison Audubon sanctuary! Advocacy Corner...................................... 3
MAS Winter Trips..................................... 3 Madison
Goose Pond LIP Grant for MAS.................................... 4 Audubon
Sanctuary: Meet the MAS VP...................................... 4
Goose Pond News..................................... 4 Society
house for rent Notes from Faville Grove........................ 5 Serving Columbia,
Nearly 40 years ago, Fun, Field Trips.......................................... 6 Dane, Dodge, Iowa,
MAS acquired a Vol. Award Winners.................................. 7 Jefferson, Richland
parcel that became Big Birding Day Success.......................... 8 and Sauk Counties
the core of the Goose

Bolivia—From Amazonia
Pond Sanctuary.

Bolivia—From Amazonia
This parcel included
a house which, for
many years, has been home to the sanctuary’s resident manag-
ers. Now, due to the recent purchase of a farm that will become
to
to the
the High
High Andes
Andes
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the foundation for MAS restoration and education activities, this n March 2007, Bill Free Public Program
residence is available to rent. Volkert, a wildlife What: Bill Volkert talks about
The home, which is surrounded by sanctuary land, was built in educator and naturalist Bolivia
the late 1930s, with an addition added in the 1950s. It includes a for Wisconsin DNR, When: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007
large outbuilding and features three bedrooms, a fenced-in yard and his wife, Connie, 7:00 p.m. (one-half hour earlier
and a view of Goose Pond. Rent is $1150 per month, utilities spent a month traveling than usual)
not included. Washer and dryer are available. No cats, please. If across Bolivia. Bill will Where: Madison Public Library
you, or someone you know, are interested in renting this home, be our guest at the MAS (new location – this meeting only)
please contact Mark or Sue Martin at (608) 635-4160 after 6:30 public program on Sept. 201 W. Mifflin St., second floor
p.m. or on weekends 18 to discuss the many Parking: Overture Center Ramp,
Faville Grove Sanctuary: house for sale environments, rich 318 W. Mifflin St.
MAS recently acquired an 80-acre parcel that includes a 3-bed- wildlife and interesting
room house and outbuilding. Tucked into a hillside on a three- people they encountered.
acre lot, the house looks out on three sides over sanctuary lands Bill and Connie’s travels took them from the lowlands
with wonderful prairie/savanna views. It is located just 3 miles of Santa Cruz, at the edge of the chaco scrublands and
north of Lake rainforests of Amazonia, to the High Andes of La Paz and
Mills with easy Lake Titicaca. They visited the cloud forests of Amboro
access from National Park, the semi-desert region of Samaipata and
Interstate-94. Sucre, the highlands above Cochabamba and the lowland
Price: $249,000. jungle of Villa Tunari. As they continued west, they reached
If interested, the altiplano region of Lake Uru Uru at 13,000 feet and
please contact followed the highlands on to La Paz and the south shore of
David Musolf Lake Titicaca, attaining altitudes of nearly 16,000 feet.
at (608) 265- Nestled into a hill overlooking Faville Grove Bill and Connie concentrated their birding on highland
4562, week- Andean specialists, sighting 297 species, including several
Sanctuary, this house is available for purchase.

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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
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threats that natural systems are facing,
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maintain sanctuaries to save and restore
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donations, or leads to contributions, for the following items.
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• Mule utility vehicle
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species that are restricted to only a
single mountain valley or small region
in the western portion of the country.
  You are invited to join our speakers,
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) 255-2473 if you have
questions.
Next meeting: Noel Cutright – October
16, 2007
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The Next Generation of
Naturalists Needs Your Help
Volunteer needed to coordinate Bird
Mentor Program
Madison Audubon’s education team
is currently organizing their new “Bird
Mentor Program,” and they need your
help. The program sends mentors,
equipped with binoculars and field
guides, to classrooms and youth groups
to share birding knowledge with an audi-
ence of fledgling naturalists. We are seek-
ing a volunteer to coordinate this exciting
program. Monthly responsibilities would
likely include managing requests and
scheduling mentors, recruiting new men-
tors, publicizing the program and attend-
ing MAS Education Committee meetings.
The likely time commitment is about ten
hours per month, and the position is also
available as an internship. Please contact
Karen with your interest or questions
at masoffice@mailbag.com or (608) 255-
2473.
Advocacy Corner
Fighting Global Warming in Wisconsin
While politicians may be divided, scientists agree that global
warming is a reality. Human activity — especially within
the United States — is changing global climate patterns in
a way that will be devastating to our planet. A coalition of
conservation, faith and political groups, as well as legislators, is
addressing that issue in Wisconsin.
Representative Spencer Black and Senator Mark Miller
have authored a major legislative initiative to combat global
warming. The Wisconsin Safe Climate Act (introduced as Senate
Bill 81 and Assembly Bill 157) is similar to last November’s
landmark California greenhouse gas reduction law, which
established the first comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction
program in the United States.
The goals of SB81/AB157 would allow Wisconsin to help
reduce global temperatures:
• Carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced to 1990
levels by the year 2020. Since 1990, Wisconsin emissions
of carbon dioxide — the primary cause of global
warming — have increased by 25%, significantly more
than the increase of emissions in the nation as a whole.
• A mandatory reporting system would track and
monitor greenhouse gas emissions in the state. A cap
and trade market system and a broad requirement
allowing for flexibility in implementing reduction
programs would allow Wisconsin to reduce emissions
at the least possible cost.
The Wisconsin Safe Climate Act aims to protect resources for
Wisconsin’s future generations. Continuing climate change
would be detrimental to myriad native plants and animals in
Wisconsin, causing major problems for agriculture and forestry.
Also at stake in Wisconsin is a stable, sustainable economy.
Carbon emitting, old technology coal-fired power plants are set
up for economic crisis when faced with emission standards and
sustainable technology. Consumers will save by addressing this
problem now.
Please plan to attend the first public hearing on the Wisconsin
Safe Climate Act tentatively scheduled for September 25 before
the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
Please also contact your state legislators in support of this
important bill. For more information on global warming,
see our web site at: http://madisonaudubon.org/audubon/
globalwarming/
Osprey in Southern WI.
Stoughton nest = 3 fledged
Franklin nest = 3 fledged
Madison nest = 2 fledged
Big Muskego Lake = 0 (No nest)
Baraboo wetlands = 2 fledged.
Portage (Wis. R.) = 2 fledged
Beaver Dam = 2 fledged
Lk Koshkonong = 2 fledged (1st time nest)
Lake Delton/cell tower - ? (1st time nest)
Fox Lake-new nest built - next year?
All in all osprey seem to be doing well in southern Wis. - Pat Ready
The Audubon CAWS 3 September 2007
Reminder:
MAS Offers Travel in 2008…
To Costa Rica
Our Costa Rica trip is filling, but we have a few places
left for anyone interested. Travel dates are Jan. 19-28, 2008
— an excellent time to take a break from the northern
winter.
Costa Rica is a small but tremendously diverse country
by virtue of its location and geography. We’ll be experi-
encing the scenic beauty and natural history of the high-
lands and lowlands, east and west, under the tutelage of
excellent local guides. The country has a long tradition of
ecotourism, yet is still not crowded by tourists, giving us
a fine sense of adventure as we explore. Join MAS on this
popular Latin American excursion!
And to Belize!
Many have not yet heard about this trip, which origi-
nated when a group of Costa Rica alums decided that
their next trip with MAS would be to Belize. There will be
space for a few more on this safari, which is scheduled for
Feb. 2-10, 2008.
Belize is a tiny country on the Caribbean coast, just south
of Mexico and east of Guatemala. Famous for the world’s
second longest barrier reef and its extensive Mayan ruins,
Belize is home to a friendly mix of people, from several
races and cultures, eager to share their hospitality.
Belize is also home to
a great variety of plants
and animals. Manatees
and crocodiles roam
in and near the man-
groves that surround
the hundreds of small
islands along the coast. Join MAS for a trip to Belize (Feb. 2-10,
Five species of wild cats 2008) to see the Keel-billed Toucan and
roam here, including the countless other beautiful sights.
great jaguar, as do crea-
tures like tamanduas and kinkajous, spider and howler
monkeys, tapirs and many kinds of bats. During our trav-
els in Belize, we’ll make a stop in the Cockscomb Basin
Wildlife Sanctuary, the world’s only reserve dedicated to
jaguars. And it’s a haven for birds, too, with more than
560 species recorded.
Belize is only the size of Massachusetts, but with a popu-
lation of about 300,000 people, it has one of the lowest
population densities of any country in the world. About
60% of the country remains forested, and, with an eye
toward conservation and ecotourism, the government
has given some form of protection to more than 30% of
Belize’s land area.
Sound intriguing? For more information about
travel to Costa Rica or Belize with MAS in 2008,
and to download detailed itineraries, visit the MAS
website at www.madisonaudubon.org. You may also
call Dietrich Schaaf, MAS Development Director,
at (608) 327-0129, or Debbie Sturdivant, Holbrook
Travel, toll free at (866) 748-6146. We’ll be happy to
assist!
MAS Receives LIP Grant
to Restore Prairie
By Heisley Lewison, Senior Intern
This is my third summer as an intern at Goose Pond
Sanctuary. I graduated in May from UW-LaCrosse
with a degree in biology. In June, MAS hired me for six
months to assist with restoration efforts, especially at
Goose Pond.
One of my tasks was to write and submit a Landowner
Incentive Program grant. I had never applied for a large
grant before and was excited to learn on July 16 that
MAS will be receiving $9,000 to help restore 60 acres of
prairie at Goose Pond Sanctuary. Planting will begin this
fall and will include at least 50 species.
The Landowner Incentive Program was formed to help
private landowners, including conservation organiza-
tions, create, protect and manage habitat to benefit spe-
cies that are rare or “at-risk” by providing technical and
financial assistance. LIP grants are funded by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and are administered by the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The LIP grant for Goose Pond will not only provide
habitat for research and educational purposes, but
will also provide prairie habitat for species of concern.
Goose Pond Sanctuary is located within the approved
Northern Empire Prairie Wetlands Important Bird
Area. Original pre-settlement data of Columbia County
from 1830 shows that 3.1 million acres of land, or nine
percent of the total land cover, was in tall grass prairie.
Now tall grass prairies are a threatened community in
the Midwest as well as around the world. The Empire
(Arlington) Prairie was one of the five largest mesic
prairies in Wisconsin, and MAS is taking the lead
to restore part of the Empire Prairie at Goose Pond
Sanctuary.
At-risk wildlife species that will be helped by the
60-acre Browne Prairie Restoration include badger,
Blue-winged Teal, Bobolink, Brown Thrasher, Dickcissel,
Eastern Meadowlark, Grasshopper Sparrow, Northern
Harrier, Short-eared Owl, and Willow Flycatcher.
Badger holes have recently been spotted on this site
on top of a knoll where prairie seed will be planted.
Several of these bird species nest at Goose Pond, and the
increased acreage will provide more nesting cover and,
hopefully, result in more young being raised
At-risk plant species that will be planted are pale-
purple coneflower, prairie bush clover (federally threat-
ened), wild quinine and yellow gentian. Prairie bush
clover seed will be collected from two Arlington Prairie
remnants and will be maintained at Goose Pond as a liv-
ing seed bank.
Middleton High School students and MAS interns
have collected seed from several species this summer for
the restoration project, and the grant money will help
MAS obtain seed that cannot be collected with volun-
teer assistance. Volunteer help in seed collection will be
needed to help MAS reach the 25% match requirements
of the grant (see seed collection schedule on page 5).
The Audubon Caws
Meet the MAS Board:
Debra Weitzel, Vice President
Deb is a full-time teacher of environmental studies at Middleton High
School. She says that volunteering with MAS is a wonderful fit with
her interests and the interests of her
students. As of July 1, 2007, she began
her fourth term as MAS vice president
and is a member of the Population
and Habitat Committee, as well. Deb
has also chaired the Prairies Jubilee!
Committee.
During the summer of 2006, four of
Deb’s students completed a summer
Deb Weitzel recently began her fourth independent study at Goose Pond
term as MAS vice-president
Sanctuary under the direction of senior
intern Heisley Lewison. The students
learned about different aspects of ecological restoration. Two more of
Deb’s students studied at Goose Pond during the summer of 2007.
Deb says, “MAS is a great organization committed to habitat preserva-
tion and restoration and educating the public about the importance of
the natural world, and I am proud to serve MAS wherever needed.”
Goose Pond Vegetation
By Mark and Sue Foote-Martin
Visitors to Goose Pond in July have commented on the east pond
being dry. The pond actually holds one or two feet of water but is cov-
ered with emergent vegetation (arrowheads and river bulrush), making
the open water hard to see. A few years ago this pond was primarily
open water.
One explanation for the increase in vegetation on the east pond is that
the prairie restorations, including that on the Rollie and Lynn Manthe
farm, have made a difference. By converting land from corn and soy-
beans to prairie, the impacts of herbicide runoff have been reduced,
and the plants can thrive. These plants provide excellent brood-cover
for ducklings.
The arrowhead vegetation over the water will disappear shortly after
a hard frost. With one to two feet of water, the swans, ducks and geese
should find an abundant crop of duck potato (arrowhead tubers) on
which to feed.
However, the water level is below normal in Goose Pond. Without
rainfall, we are losing about one inch of water per week. The only rain
in July was less than two inches in the first part of the month and about
four-tenths of an inch on July 24. If the drought continues through
August, water levels could be extremely low this fall.
Beginning July 23, we noticed hundreds of juvenile tiger salamanders
on the roads and roadsides around Goose Pond. This is the earliest that
Bob Hay, Bureau of Endangered Resources Herpetologist, has heard
of them emerging. It appears they had a very successful hatch and
probably fed heavily on invertebrates in the pond, including mosquito
larva. The young will migrate to the prairie where they hunt for insects
and spend much time underground in ground squirrel holes. They will
spend the winter in these holes and migrate back to the pond in the
spring. The warm moist conditions and anticipated August rains will
benefit the salamanders and prairie plants.
We invite you to visit Goose Pond this fall to enjoy the waterfowl
migration.
4 September 2007
Notes from Faville Grove
Of badgers and weeds
After years of seeing what appeared to be evidence of badgers
in the sanctuary, finally this summer two young badgers with
really impressive claws made a hissing, growling appearance.
What could be more rewarding than knowing that Madison
Audubon’s restoration efforts are making the Badger State more
badger-friendly (even if these elusive prairie natives aren’t par-
ticularly friendly themselves)?
After several summers with one Henslow’s Sparrow in resi-
dence in the sanctuary, this summer we had three males singing
on territories. It’s great fun to watch them in the spotting scope
throw their little heads way back and belt out their thin, barely-
audible, “tsi-lick.” While Breeding Bird Survey data indicate a
range-wide decline of more than 80% for this grassland special-
ist since 1966, it is tremendously gratifying to see that MAS is
helping to turn the tide for this and other grassland birds.
It’s been another dry summer, but for the most part, the estab-
lished restorations look great. When conditions are dry, it’s
always interesting to visit the driest, sandiest, most gravelly sites
in the sanctuary (taking care not to step in the badger dens!). In
these locations, the plants of the tallgrass prairie wither, giving
way to the most drought tolerant species of the short-grass prai-
rie. This selective pressure permits butterfly milkweed, purple
prairie-clover, lead-plant, cream Baptisia, side-oats gramma,
little bluestem and others to thrive without being shaded out by
their taller prairie compatriots.
Our wettest site, the spring-fed Brandt restoration of 2003, also
was spectacular, putting on a tremendous display of Liatris,
or prairie gay-feather, this year. The prairie dock and compass
plant (members of the genus Sylphium) in this restoration
already appear to be host to the state endangered Silphium borer
moth. These notoriously weak fliers seem to have wasted no
time traveling more than one-half mile from our nearest restora-
tion to take advantage of the new habitat.
U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin recently visited Faville Grove Sanctuary where she saw first-
hand how Madison Audubon Society has brought together federal, state and private partners to
achieve impressive conservation results that would not be possible for any one entity acting alone. 2452 or HeisleyLewison@gmail.com for more
Volunteer sanctuary managers Roger Packard (left) and David Musolf (right) and others discussed
with Rep. Baldwin the need to protect and strengthen the conservation provisions of the Farm Bill
recently before the House, particularly the Wetlands Reserve Program, which was weakened last
year.
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Lest we paint too rosy a picture of the sanctuary, we will point
out that two participants on the July field trip to Faville Grove,
themselves experienced restorationists, expressed relief that
there are actually weeds in the sanctuary. They wondered, from
reading the newsletter, whether the prairie restorations just
weeded themselves or something.
Yes, we have weeds! We have enough invasive weeds and
woody invasives to keep five energetic college student interns
plus two crew leaders, who share a sixth position, busy for 12
weeks during the summer; to spend on the order of $20,000
annually on contract weed and brush removal; and to keep a
host of volunteers hopping, including two sanctuary managers,
one dedicated Illinoisan who volunteers at least twice a week,
and many others who help out, regularly or irregularly, with
everything from brush-cutting to controlled burns.
The sanctuary is an enormous undertaking, but it’s producing
some stellar results. Come on out! There’s no better time than
fall to enjoy the prairies, and no better way than by helping to
collect seed.
Fall Seed Collecting Work Parties
Support Madison Audubon Society’s habitat restoration activi-
ties by volunteering to collect seeds at Faville Grove and/or
Goose Pond sanctuaries. Many hands are needed throughout
the fall to gather the variety and quantity of seed necessary to
ensure successful plantings. This is a wonderful opportunity to
bask in the tranquility of the prairie or enjoy the prairie cama-
raderie while helping the environment. Long pants and insect
repellant are recommended. Bring work gloves and clippers if
you have them. Bring a friend, too!
Faville Grove Sanctuary — We plan to restore the upper 34
acres of the 80-acre Deppe tract this fall. We will collect seed on
Saturdays, Sept. 8 through Oct. 27, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30
p.m. to 4. We also will try to schedule a weekday collecting
party, so let us know if a weekday works better for you. From
Madison, take I-94 east toward Milwaukee. Take
the Lake Mills/Waterloo exit (Highway 89), go
north approximately 1.75 miles and turn right
onto County G. After approximately 1.5 miles,
turn right onto Prairie Lane and drive approxi-
mately 1.5 miles and meet along the road. Contact
sanctuary manager David Musolf at musolf@bas-
com.wisc.edu or (608) 265-4562 with questions.
Goose Pond Sanctuary — Seed will be
collected at Goose Pond Sanctuary every
Saturday from Sept. 8 though Nov. 3 from 9:30
a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4. Meet at the
new residence (W7503 Kampen Rd) which
is the farm buildings northwest of the west
pond. We are trying to line up a day during
the week for seed collecting and also trying
to line up service organizations and other
groups such as Scouts to assist with seed
collecting. This is an excellent team building
outing. Contact Heisley Lewison at (608) 347-
information on seed collecting at Goose Pond.
5 September 2007
Fun, Fall Field Trips
Saturday, Sept. 1: Fall Birding at Picnic Point
Join trip leaders Roma Lenehan and Marty
Evanson for a pleasant morning of birding
on Picnic Point, one of Madison’s birding
hot spots. On the lake we will look for
waterfowl, gulls and terns; in the marshes
we will be looking for blackbirds, wrens
and rails; in the woodland we will look for
woodpeckers, thrushes and migrating fall
warblers. This trip is co-sponsored by the
Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
Meet at 8 a.m. at the 1918 Marsh parking
lot across University Bay Drive from the
base of Picnic Point, north of UW Lot 60
and north of the UW Hospital. The trip will
last two to three hours. Bring binoculars,
bird books and dress for the weather, which
may be cool by the lake in the morning. Call
Roma at (608) 238-5406 with questions.
Monday, Sept. 3: Pleasant Valley
Conservancy
This is a joint trip with The Prairie
Enthusiasts. Kathie and Tom Brock will
lead an afternoon trip at Pleasant Valley
Conservancy on Labor Day. The site is
in the Town of Vermont, south of Black
Earth, in the driftless area of southwestern
Wisconsin. The property contains prairie
remnants and extensive oak savanna and
has been under intensive management for
the past six years. Hiking will be partly
across steep bluffs, and long pants and
good hiking shoes are recommended.
Meet at the property at 1 p.m. The trip will
last three hours. Parking is on the south
side of Pleasant Valley Rd., by the driveway
at Fire Number 4609. If you have any
questions about the trip call Kathie or Tom
at (608) 238-5050.
Saturday, Sept. 8: Bird Banding at
Picnic Point
Meet at the Biocore Prairie Bird Observatory
to observe how birds are netted and banded.
Visitors can accompany us to the nets to
watch us remove birds then band and mea-
sure them at the mobile station. You may
bring food and drink with you, but not while
handling birds. You are free to sty as long as
you wish, to wander the restored prairie or to
bird Picnic Point.
From the Frautschi Point parking lot,
walk south on the trail through the woods
to Biocore Prairie. Take the path to your
right, up and around the prairie to the top.
We will be banding from about 8 a.m. to
noon. This is a joint trip with the Friends
of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. If you
have questions, contact Mara McDonald at
(608) 274-2534, evenings before 8:30 p.m., or
mamcdona@wisc.edu.
Saturday, Sept. 8: Fall Birding at
Lake Farm Co. Park
Join Pat Ready from 8 to 11 a.m. for a look
at fall songbirds, raptors and waterfowl as
The Audubon Caws
they migrate through southern Wisconsin.
Meet at the #1 picnic shelter parking lot
on Libby Rd. We’ll stroll along the trails
searching sky, trees, water and fields.
Take South Town Rd south from the
Beltline to Moorland Rd. and turn left.
Continue to Libby Rd. and turn left again.
The shelter lot is a few blocks up on your
left. Call Pat at (608) 873-1703 for more info.
Scoper by Pat Ready
Saturday, Sept: 15: Arboretum Fall Birding
  This fall birding trip will focus on the
Ho-Nee-Hum and Nakoma Duck Pond areas
of the Arboretum. Participants might see a
variety of flycatchers, vireos, thrushes and
other passerine migrants.
Meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot near
Ho-Nee-Hum, at the corner of Arbor Dr. and
Monroe St. The trip will last two to three
hours. Contact Aaron Stutz at (608) 294-9618
or agstutz@sbcglobal.net
Saturday, Sept. 22: Tour of Zeloski Marsh
Zeloski Marsh has become a major stop-
over for shorebirds — 23 species were seen
here during spring migration — and is also
frequented by waterfowl and wading birds.
This tour, scheduled during fall migration,
will include about 1.5 miles of walking to get
good views of these birds. For a description of
Zeloski Marsh, check out the sanctuaries page
on the MAS website.
Meet at the DNR parking lot at the end of
Alley Rd. at 9 a.m. Alley Rd. is off Hwy. S,
west of Lake Mills, south of Hwy. B and north
of Hwy. A. Bring lunch and a scope if you
have one. Contact Nolan Kollath at (920) 648-
3842 or nkollath@charter.net with questions.
Saturday, Sept. 29: Fall at Necedah
National Wildlife Refuge
Join Richard King and Nolan Pope in the
observation tower at the Necedah Wildlife
Refuge to watch Whooping Crane chicks
being trained to fly behind ultralites. If pos-
sible, we’ll talk with the ultralite pilots after-
wards. Then, we’ll have a tour inside the ref-
uge with a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service wild-
life biologist. We should see adult Whooping
Cranes, large numbers of Red-Headed
Woodpeckers, and possibly signs of coyotes or
gray wolves.
If weather conditions are bad (raining or
too windy), the ultralites and cranes may
not fly. That decision often isn’t made until
shortly before they start. Regardless, we
will tour inside the refuge. Later, those
6 September 2007
wishing can continue with us for a tour of
the open wildlife refuge areas.
Wear sturdy footwear; bring binoculars,
scopes, water and food; and dress
appropriately for the weather. We will meet
in the parking lot of the Anchor Bank at
the intersection of Allen Blvd. and Century
Ave. in Middleton and depart promptly at
5:15 a.m., as we need to be at the top of the
observation tower by 7:00 a.m. For more
information, contact Nolan at (608) 692-0149
or npope@library.wisc.edu.
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007: Mushrooms and
Lichens of Hemlock Draw
Join trip leaders Marie Trest, Dan Lindner,
Tom Volk and Diane Derouen in an explo-
ration of the mushrooms and lichens of
Hemlock Draw in the Baraboo Hills. Bring
a hand lens, if you have one, and all those
mushroom and lichen questions that have
been puzzling you. If fungi are abundant, we
may continue into the afternoon, so you might
like to bring a lunch.
Meet at 9:45 a.m. at the small park on the
south side of the pond in the village of
Leland, Sauk Co. From Madison: take Hwy
12 northwest, turn left (west) on Hwy C, go
past Natural Bridge State Park to Leland. Or,
meet at 10 a.m. at the Nature Conservancy
gate to the south entrance to Hemlock Draw.
From Leland: turn left (north) on Hemlock Rd.
and go two miles to Reich Dr. Travel straight
(north) on Reich for half a mile to reach the
preserve gate. Please park on the shoulder
south of the mailbox; do not block Reich Dr.
Field trip is sponsored jointly with the
Wisconsin Mycological Society-Madison
Interest Group. If you have questions, contact
Diane at (608) 258-9140 or
dderouen@wisc.edu.
Saturday, Oct. 6: Migrant Songbirds of
Pheasant Branch Conservancy
The main focus
of this field trip
will be sparrow
species, including
White-throated,
Lincoln’s and
many others.
We will also be
looking for late
warblers, fly-
catchers, thrushes
and other fall
migrants.
Scarlet Tanager by Pat Ready
Meet at the
Dane County Unit of Pheasant Branch
Conservancy, which is about a mile-and-a-
half north of Century Ave. in Middleton on
Pheasant Branch Rd. This is the third parking
lot for the conservancy on the right as you
drive north out of Middleton. The field trip
will begin at 7:15 a.m. Bring warm clothes for
cool early morning fall weather. If you have
questions, please call trip leader
Mike McDowell at (608) 850-4122. 
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Bolivia—From Amazonia
to the High Andes
see page 1
MAS Calendar
at a Glance
Saturday, Sept. 1: Fall Birding at
Picnic Point
Monday, Sept. 3: Pleasant Valley
Conservancy
Saturday, Sept. 8: Bird Banding at
Picnic Point
Saturday, Sept. 8: Fall Birding at
Lake Farm Co. Park
Saturday, Sept: 15: Arboretum Fall
Birding
Saturday, Sept. 22: Tour of Zeloski
Marsh
Saturday, Sept. 29: Fall at Necedah
National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007: Mushrooms
and Lichens of Hemlock Draw
Saturday, Oct. 6: Migrant Songbirds
of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
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Big Birding Day 2007—A Big Success
by Delia Unson and Chuck Heikkinen
The weather was ideal for Big Birding
Day on May 12, as seven teams of bird-
ers began their quest to spot as many
bird species as possible in one of three
counties in the MAS service area—Dane,
Iowa or Jefferson. The winning team,
captained by Curt Caslavka, was able to
find 114 species in Dane County. By the
end of the day, the entire group had listed
171 species, including a few unusual or
hard-to-find species such as Northern
Mockingbird, Bell’s Vireo, Carolina Wren
and Hooded Warbler.
Through participation fees and pledges, By the end of Big Birding Day 2007, team Sustain Crane (l-r, Dave
this year’s teams collected over $3,000 for Drapac, Matt Krueger, Paul Noeldner, Caleb Pourchot) has seen
MAS! We acknowledge Caleb Pourchot one too many birds
for collecting the most pledges. He was
royally rewarded with a coveted gift certificate to L’Etoile Restaurant. Our thanks to L’Etoile
for their generous contribution, Dietrich Schaaf for prize coordination and Melissa Barmore for
designing this year’s T-shirt, the Hooded Warbler. The group voted for a pair of Sandhill Cranes
as their favorite sighting this year, so they will be featured in next year’s design. T-shirts are
available for purchase through the MAS office.
We encourage more people to join us in 2008! Our goal is to have teams in every one of the
seven counties in our service area. Not everyone started at 4 a.m., and participants ranged in age
from early 20s to over 70. One team even utilized eco-friendly transportation, riding their bicy-
cles as they searched for birds — they ended up with 89 species and collected the most pledges!
Join us next year and enjoy nature at its most glorious while supporting MAS.