Newsletter of the Northern Arizona Audubon Society Volume XXXV • Number 1 • Sept/Oct 2005

Birding 101 The Birds of East Africa

So you want to go birding?... But you don’t know
where to go, how to identify birds, what equipment
you need? We have answers for you!
The September meeting will focus on assisting
those who have always wanted to go birding, but who
may feel intimidated by the seeming complexities of
the hobby. Curt Fultz will offer
hints, tips and guidelines for
beginning birders. Learn what
time of day is best for birding,try
out several brands of binoculars,
and get tips for identifying our
resident birds and for knowing
which migratory birds might be
around during various seasons
of the year. Curt will provide
examples of some of the many
bird guidebooks that are avail- Moez Ali with an African Verrauxs Eagle
able and will guide the beginner
through what can seem an intimidating undertak-
ing. Seasoned birders will likely find a few gems to
improve their birding as well.
On Saturday, September 17 you can put this new
knowledge to use by joining a morning walk and
review of local birds along the Rio de Flag, starting
at Willow Bend Environmental Education Center.
(Curt will also lead a similar field trip at Page Springs versity of Arizona in Tucson, working with nesting
Fish Hatchery on September 25.) Beginning at 8
am, we will spend about three hours reviewing field
marks and studying our local birds and even getting
to know some of the native plants they are likely to
feed on. We will provide binoculars and
See Birding 101, page 7 leader for Tucson Audubon Society.
Home to lions, elephants and the massive Kiliman-
jaro, East Africa is also home to a remarkable diversity
of birds. In October we will have the special opportunity
to see these birds as Kenyan-born Moez Ali shows slides
from the collection of his father, a wildlife photogra-
pher and naturalist. He has spent considerable time
with his father traveling through
East Africa following wildlife and
birds.
Moez will present a diverse
cross-section of the fantastic
birds of Kenya, highlighting some
of the 1200 species found in this
small country. Kenya is home to
amazing birds such as rollers,
bee-eaters, bustards, weavers, tu-
racos, guineafowls, widowbirds,
ferocious raptors and of course,
an incredible number of flamin-
gos. He’ll talk about the world-famous national parks
and reserves in East Africa known for big game African
safaris and premier birding sites such as the Masaai
Mara, the Great African Rift Valley, the Serengeti and
the Amboseli National Park-famous for Africa’s highest
peak Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Moez Ali is doing bird research with the Uni-
montane forest birds of the Southeastern AZ region,
especially atop Mt. Lemmon. He is studying Red-
faced Warblers and the reproductive successes of
breeding songbirds and the effects of fire on their
populations. Moez is an active member and field trip

September & October Meetings

“Birding 101”
Curt Fultz
Flagstaff - September 15 (Thurs)
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N San Francisco St
“The Birds of East Africa”
Moez Ali
Sedona - October 19 (Wed)
Adult Community Center
2645 Melody Ln (behind the Sedona Car Wash)

Sedona - September 21 (Wed) Flagstaff - October 20 (Thurs)

Adult Community Center Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
2645 Melody Ln (behind the Sedona Car Wash) 1601 N San Francisco St
Meetings start at 7:00 pm with social time. Formal meeting begins at 7:30pm.
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President’s Corner
Phyllis Kegley, President
The Lord God Bird
I’m sure everyone now knows that an Ivory-
billed Woodpecker, aka the Lord God Bird, was
sighted in Arkansas in February of 2004. One of
the biggest birding events of the 21st century was
not announced until last April, past the deadline
for the May/Summer “BlackHawk Watch”. So even
though the sighting is old news, I wanted to share
a couple serendipitous events that I experienced
just prior to when the news was made public.
About a week before the announcement, Dave
and Marcia Lamkin and I were birding around
Tucson. At lunch in Arrivaca, Dave mentioned
Mary Scott, a bird photographer who had recently
moved to this small artsy town. He said that he had
visited her website several times and that she had
birded all over the world. After lunch we walked
across the street to an artists’ co-op and there was
Mary working her turn.
Seeing our binoculars, she immediately start-
ing talking with great enthusiasm about
birds. Always looking for new and inter-
- David Allen Sibley
Ivory Billed Woodpecker
esting speakers, I asked her if she would
be willing to speak at one of our meet-
ings. “Oh, no!” she said determinedly. “I
don’t speak to groups anymore!” Seeing
our puzzlement, she told us that she had
been with a birding team looking for
the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and that,
after searching all day, they stopped for
a break at which time she briefly spotted
an Ivory-billed on a nearby tree. Unfortunately,
she was the only one who saw it and she had left
her camcorder in the car.
Well, Dave, Marcia and I were dumbfounded.
Was it true? Are Ivory-bills still with us? Would
she be believed? It is hard enough when one is the
only one that sees a rare bird, but seeing a bird that
is supposed to be extinct may not be a blessing for
the birder. The scrutiny that would follow could
be enough to cause the sighter to give up birding.
In fact, that has happened to at least one person
claiming to see this spectacular woodpecker.
The following Saturday, I went to hear Scott
Weidensaul speak about bird migration at the
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival. I had
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just finished reading “The Ghost with Trembling
Wings”, his book about searching for rare and
endangered species in which he devoted a chapter
to the search for the Ivory-billed. While he was
signing his latest book, “Living on the Wind”, for
me, I asked him about Mary. He said hers was
one of the teams he had written about in “Ghost.”
I noted much skepticism in his voice although he
didn’t say he didn’t believe that she had actually
seen the woodpecker.
It was less than a week later that the news came
out that the Ivory-billed had been spotted in Ar-
kansas. The largest woodpecker north of Mexico, at
18 to 20 inches tall, a wingspan of 30 to 31 inches
and large patches of white on its shiny black body,
this bird is a spectacular sight. Thus the nickname,
the Lord God Bird. It is several inches larger than
the similar looking Pileated Woodpecker, and
therein lies the problem with sightings. If the
Pilieated didn’t inhabit the same habitat, I think
Ivory-bills would have been found much sooner.
Many previous possible sightings of the
Ivory-billed may have been written off
as the more common Pileated.
By the way, I called Mary and asked
her again to speak at one of our meet-
ings and she has agreed to come in May
to talk about not only the Ivory-billed
but also bird extinctions.
Don’t expect to find this woodpecker
in your field guides. However, you can
go to www.ivory-bill-woodpecker.com to see a
gorgeous painting which is the official Ivory-billed
Woodpecker Conservation Stamp, and to hear the
peent call. Also, you can purchase ivory-billed t-
shirts, pins, hats, etc. Proceeds from these sales
go to benefit the main groups working to preserve
habitat for the bird, Arkansas Game and Fish, The
Nature Conservancy and Cornell Laboratory of
Ornithology. Also, there are links to this site and
several others on www.nazas.org, the Northern
Arizona Audubon Society website.
If you like reading about explorations, “The
Grail Bird” by Tim Gallagher, one of the two men
who saw the bird in February, 2004, is a good read.
He devoted a chapter to Mary entitled, “Mary,
Mary.”
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UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS ...
Mt. Elden
Sunday, September 11 - John Prather, leader
T he primary goal of this trip will be to find
migratory passerines. During late August and
September many flycatchers (Hammond’s,
Dusky), vireos (Cassin’s), and warblers (Nash-
ville, Hermit, Townsend’s, Wilson’s) regularly
join the mixed flocks of resident chickadees, nut-
hatches, woodpeckers, andothers on the peaks.
We’ll follow Elden Mountain Lookout Road and
eventually end up at Sunset park, where we will
hike a short (1 mile) trail with spectacular views
of the Sunset Crater volcanic field. Other species
of interest might include Band-tailed Pigeon,
Williamson’s Sapsucker, Olive-sided Flycatcher,
Clark’s Nutcracker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and
Green-tailed Towhee.
Bring water, snacks, and proper gear for high
elevation sun. A warm jacket might be neces-
sary in the morning. A high clearance vehicle is
recommended, though not absolutely necessary.
Hiking will be short, but mildly strenuous due
to altitude and terrain. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the
Museum of Northern Arizona parking lot on the
south side of Highway 180. We will expect to
return to town around noon. For more info call
John at 928.779.2600.
Rimmy Jim Tank and Cameron
Saturday, October 22 - Lew Hastings, leader
M
eet at 8 am at Office Max just behind Sears
on north Highway 89 in east Flagstaff.Bring
plenty of water, and food if desired. We will be
stopping at the Cameron Trading Post where food
and restrooms are available. Check the weather
and bring appropriate clothing. We should be
returning by 2 pm.
Our first stop will be Rimmy Jim Tank which
should have plenty of water. The usual Horned
Larks, Loggerhead Shrikes, and Rock Wrens
should still be there plus a variety of water fowl
and possibly a late vagrant. Our next stop will
be Cameron where we will bird the area around
the trading post as well as the seeps to the east.
If there is enough time we will travel west on
Highway 64 and bird some of the adjacent can-
yons. Some of the common birds are Sage Spar-
rows, Western Bluebird, Say’s Phoebe, Northern
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Fossil Creek
Saturday, September 17 - Frank Brandt, leader
A round noon on June 18 with nearly 200
invitees in attendance, Arizona Public Service
(APS) closed the diversion gate at the dam a
quarter mile below the Fossil Springs complex.
This momentous action permanently returned
full flows of about 43 cubic feet per second of
calcium carbonate laden waters to Fossil Creek.
They were diverted nearly a century ago to pro-
duce electricity at the small hydro-power stations
at Irving and Childs. NAAS was one of the five
environmental organizations that signed the
decommissioning Settlement Agreement with
APS five years ago.
We had a field trip last May to Irving, four miles
below the dam. We’ll revisit the this area to see
some of the changes since the return of flows and
look for resident birds and perhaps fall migrants.
Departure from Flagstaff about 6:00 A.M., from
Sedona/Cottonwood about 6:30 to rendezvous at
Strawberry before driving down into the canyon
to Irving, returning late afternoon. Wear sound
footwear, bring lunch and liquids. Call for details
and carpooling info - 779.3855. Minimum is six,
maximum is 15 persons.
Kelly Canyon
Sunday, October 2 -Curt Fultz, leader
M
eet at 8 am at the Flagstaff Sizzler parking
lot on South Milton for a trip to Kelly Canyon,
a serene beauty which feeds into Pumphouse
Wash from the east. Spectacular scenery and
lush diversity make this a surefire winner even
if the birds don’t show. The local summertime
regulars include Red-faced Warbler, Western
Tanager, Plumbeous Vireo, and Townsend’s Soli-
taire, but at this time of year, we may be treated
to a surprise or two. Bring water, and snacks or a
sack lunch. Return time will be after lunch. For
details, call Curt Fultz at 928.226.0021.
Mockingbird, Bewick’s and Rock Wrens, Yellow-
rumped Warbler, Virginia’s Warbler, Western
Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Broad-
tailed Hummingbird. For more info call Lew at
928.526.8291.
More Field Trips on Page 4
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FIELD TRIP NEWS AND MORE ...
Rimmy Jim Tank
August 20, Lew Hastings
Two die-hard birders spent the morning at Sandy
Seep followed by the Sunset Crater and Rimmy
Jim Tank. Thirty one species were seen which
gives us a per capita count of 15.5 per birder!
Sandy Seep and Rimmy Jim Tank were fairly
birdy with a definite lack of bird life in the Sunset
Crater and Wupatki area. The most notable spe-
cies seen were as follows: Sharp-shinned hawk,
Lewis’ Woodpecker, Rock Wren, Sage Sparrow,
Loggerhead Shrike, Spotted Sandpiper, and nine
Snowy Egrets.
More Field Trips
We Need You at Page
Springs Fish Hatchery!
We need you at the Important Bird Area trail
at the Bubbling Ponds area to work on the trail,
spread chips, remove non-native species such as
blackberries etc.
Work days are scheduled for Saturdays, No-
vember 5 and December 3, 2005. We will work
from 9 am to 3 pm - NAAS will provide lunch.
Workers need to bring hats, gloves, water, rakes,
hoes and shovels - any of these you have avail-
able.
The habitat is really looking good and many of
the trees we planted last year are still alive in spite
of the heavy summer rains. A recent field trip by
Maricopa Audubon Society spotted two very un-
usual birds- Prothontory Warble and American
Redstart!It looks like we are doing something
right.
Our partners at Game & Fish have also been
working this summer spreading chips and re-
moving some of the leftover stumps. The rain has
brought up a lot of weeds in the path so removing
those will be part of our work plan. Come and
join us.
To volunteer call or email Anita MacFarlane
at 928.282.4063 - ajmac@sedona.net or Roger
Radd at webmaster@nazas.org.
National Audubon Society has just launched a new link
to the Important Bird Areas national database. Arizona
has featured Lower Oak Creek Canyon Important Bird
Area. The site also allows browsers to visit the descrip-
tions of 22 other identified IBA’s in Arizona! (http://
iba.audubon.org/iba/viewState.do?state=US-AZ)
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Page Springs Fish Hatchery
Sunday October 23 - Patty Denison, leader
M eet at 8:30 am in the parking lot. Patty will
lead a trip through the Page Springs IBA. Audubon
has done a tremendous amount of restoration
work here and this is a good opportunity to see
the work and enjoy a morning of birding. Patty
can be reached at 928.204.9323.
Birding for Beginners
Saturday, Sept 17 and Sunday, Sept 25
T hese two field trips are offered as an oppor-
tunity to use the skills learned in the September
meeting. The first field trip will take place at Wil-
low Bend Environmental Center off Sawmill Road
in Flagstaff. The second trip will be at the Page
Springs Fish Hatchery (meet at the nature trail).
Some binoculars will be available. Both will start
at 8am. For more info see the article on page one
about the September meeting with Curt Fultz.
Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch
Save February 18-20, 2006 for a trip over
Presidents’ Day weekend to this Audubon ranch
in southeast Arizona. Gisela Kluwin is planning
this trip for us to learn about grassland ecology
and the birds that depend on it. Complete infor-
mation will be the the Nov/Dec newsletter. For
information about the ranch go to www.audubon.
org/local/sanctuary/appleton.
Verde River Days September 24
What a busy month September is!
Verde River Days will be September 24 at Dead
Horse Ranch State Park from 9 am to 4 pm. NAAS
will once again have a booth at the celebration. We
will have information about the importance of the
river to birds and other wildlife, and to people. We
will also have info about our activities and field
trips. This is a great time to come out and enjoy
good weather, visit with friends and neighbors and
just have a good time.
We need people to assist at the booth to help meet
and greet attendees, tell them about our activities,
and invite them to participate. If you can spend
two hours helping out please call Anita MacFarlane
at 928.282.4063 or email at ajmac@sedona.net.
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NEWS ...
Northern Arizona Audubon Members Recognized for Their Work
On August 19, Anita MacFarlane, NAAS
Vice President, was inducted in to the Wildlife
for Tomorrow Outdoor Hall of Fame. This award
is given annually to honor those who have made
a significant contribution to the preservation of
Arizona’s outdoor heritage. Anita is a past Presi-
dent of NAAS and has served on its Board for many
years. She was a founding member of the Arizona
Audubon Council, is a member of the Audubon
Arizona Board of Directors and the Board of the
Arizona Heritage Alliance. Always well informed on
conservation issues, she is dedicated to protecting
habitats for Arizona’s wildlife.
The Arizona Wildlife Federation selected
Elaine Morrall as the 2005 Arizona Conserva-
tionist of the Year by awarding her the
prestigious McCullough Award. The award
Wilma Morrison, NAAS Board mem-
ber, was honored at the May meeting in
Sedona with this award presented by Ly-
man Brainerd, NAAS Treasurer. Wilma
has been Hospitality Chair for the Sedona
meeting for many years and is famous for
her yummy cookies which she brings to
meetings and field trips. She has lead field
trips, served as NAAS Treasurer, helped
with our booths at the Verde Valley Bird-
ing and Nature Festival and served the
Chapter in many, many other ways.
Northern Arizona Audubon Board Has Three New Members
Sandra Clark joins the NAAS Board as Mem-
bership Chair Above the Rim. She and her husband,
Ed, have lived in Flagstaff for 32 years, after grow-
ing up in Washington, PA. She began birding after
a “Backyard Birdwatching” class at the Museum of
Northern Arizona, sometime in the 80’s, followed
by auditing Dr. Russ Balda’s ornithology class at
NAU, not once, but twice! The avocation continues
and now her husband, Ed, is hooked, too.
In addition to birding, Sandy and Ed both enjoy
traveling (She worked as a travel consultant for 12
years), visiting their two children and families, and
the outdoors. They have met many good people
through birding. Says Sandy, “I look forward to work-
ing with NAAS as Membership Chairman ATR.”
New NAAS Board Member-at-Large, Celia
Holm, is a retired school teacher who has lived in
Flagstaff since 1970. Her childhood love of birds and
the outdoors led to degrees in biology and ecology,
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honored her
long-standing
conservation
work on An-
derson Mesa.
NAAS also
gave Elaine
an award at
the May gen-
eral meeting
in Flagstaff.
Elaine Morrall receives an award from
Besides her NAAS president Phylllis Kegley.
work in nom-
inating Anderson Mesa for IBA status and coordi-
nating bird monitoring there, she has coordinated
the Mormon Lake CBC for many years.
Also,she has monitored Osprey nests
at Mormon Lake, Lake Mary and on
the South Kaibab.
Elaine was a coordinator for the
Flagstaff Region of the Arizona Breed-
ing Bird Atlas, has participated in the
Arizona Game and Fish Bald Eagle Sur-
veys, helped with the Elegant Trogon
censuses in southeastern Arizona and
represented our chapter on the Citizens
Working Group for the Anderson Mesa
Landscape Scale Assessment.
and involvement here in several environmental proj-
ects and organizations. She is a longtime member
of Audubon, leading field trips and participating in
many local bird surveys, including several summers
working on Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas blocks.
Dena Greenwood joins the NAAS Board as the
Field Trip Coordinator Below the Rim. She has lived
in this area for nearly 20 years and has been active
in Audubon for all of that time. Dena teaches a va-
riety of courses at Yavapai College, including biol-
ogy, geology, birds of the region, and other natural
history courses. In her spare time she participates
in bird research for various organizations and takes
on some botanical illustrations. Even her hobbies
revolve around nature: gardening, hiking, studying
natural history.
We’d like to extend a big welcome to Sandra, Ce-
lia, and Dena!
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NEWS ...
National Public Lands Day Celebration - Sept 24th!
Mormon Lake Lodge and the Arizona Trail As-
sociation who are the hosts of this event, invite you,
your family, and friends out to Mormon Lake on
Saturday, September 24 to enjoy a full day of outdoor
activities and presentations, including an introduc-
tory Leave No Trace presentation, a bird walk with
the Northern Arizona Audubon Society, plant walk
with Desert Botanical Garden, trail hikes with the
Sierra Club, trail rides for horse owners with the Ari-
zona State Horsemen’s Association, trail rides with
the Flagstaff Biking Organization, Osprey Day forest
clean up with Arizona Game and Fish, Arizona Trail
connection work with Arizona Trail Association, and
free barbeque lunch for participants.
NAAS will be participating in this event
by providing the bird walk at 8 am led by Celia
Holm and an informational table about Anderson
Mesa Important Bird Area. Mormon Lake, where the
event will be held, is part of this IBA. The event is free,
including lunch. Participants must register at www.
aztrail.org or by calling 602.252.4794. There is also a
link on our website, www.nazas.org.
For the bird walk, meet at the entrance to
Double Springs Campground. From Flagstaff,
take Lake Mary Road to the Mormon Village turnoff
(before passing Mormon Lake). The campground
entrance is about 4-1/2 miles from the turnoff.
This year the 12th annual National Public Lands
Day will bring together volunteers from commu-
nity groups and government agencies in partnerships
working to improve our public lands. Last year this
national, one-day event, was the largest volunteer
hands-on effort of its kind in the country bringing
Birdathon 2005 Is a Big Success
Even though this year’s Birdathon was a week later
than in past years, the seven teams came up with 168
species, only four fewer that last year. It was a success-
ful fundraiser with over $3,000 raised. Many thanks to
all the participants: fund-raisers, bird team members
and donators.
John Prather, who organized this year’s Birdathon,
did a great job. Thanks to you, John! He and Betsy
Feinberg were able to get prizes donated from the fol-
lowing businesses: KD Ranch - Llama Adventures of
Northern Arizona, Catharon Software Corporation, It’s
Movie Time, Minami Japanese Restaurant, Bice Grand
Cafe, The Hideaway Restaurant, Wild Bird Crossing,
Village Ace Hardware and Supply, and The Wine Loft.
We thank these business owners for their support.
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together 80,000 volunteers who accomplished im-
pressive goals on public lands:
• 285,000 pounds of trash were removed
• Nearly 400 miles of trails were built or
maintained
• Over 30 bridges were built
• Nearly 6,000 pounds of invasive plants
were pulled and collected
• Nearly 35,000 trees and/or plants were
installed
Arizona’s Public Land Day proclamation signed
by Governor Janet Napolitano in 2003 declares that
our public lands encompass a variety of unique envi-
ronments supporting abundant flora and fauna and
public land provides the public with a wide variety
of locally accessible natural and cultural resources
for environmental learning, wildlife appreciation,
and recreation. The Civilian Conservation Corps
(1933-1944) gave our nation a magnificent legacy of
stewardship of our treasured natural resources that is
being passed along to successive generations. Shared
stewardship is an experience inclusive of everyone,
public servants, public agencies, and private citizens
and organizations, combined. Land conservation,
preservation, restoration, and enhancement efforts,
builds awareness, cooperation, and alliances, and
improves the condition of publicly held lands for the
greater enjoyment of all people.
Meet representatives from agencies caring for
our public lands, Department of Agriculture USFS,
Coconino National Forest Service, National Park
Service, Coconino County, Arizona Game and Fish,
and the BLM.
Prize winners were:
• Bank Swallow Award for most money raised
Sage Pewee and the Fowl Ferrets: Betsy Feinberg, Abra-
ham Feinberg, Patty List
• Garbled Modwit Award for best team name
Four Old Grayhawks: Wilma Morrison, Marge Schaef-
fer, Betty Girvin, Joan Kramer
• Golden Eagle Award for Highest species total
Preemptive Shrikes: John Prather, Tom Linda, Curt
Fultz, John Schaffer
• Silver Teal Award for 2nd highest species total
Migratory Birders: Jim Logan and Troy Blodgett
Betsy Feinberg hosted a Birdathon celebration
cookout at her home in Sedona where the prizes were
awarded. For the species list and more detailed infor-
mation go to the NAAS website: www.nazas.org.
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Citizen Science Institute Field School Birding 101, from page 1

The Citizen Science Institute, based in Phoe- several copies of bird guides, so you can just show
nix, is launching a new Ecological Field School up, bring the kids and enjoy the morning with the
to train volunteers in scientific methods that will birds. Bring your own binoculars if you have them
better prepare them to help support conservation available. Birders and wannabe birders of all skill
projects. This program fills the gap between pro- levels are invited.
fessional field scientists and amateur naturalists. Curt Fultz is a naturalist who writes a column for
The Citizen Science Institute has a goal of creat- the Daily Sun, The Naturalist’s Nook, and is as-
ing a corps of highly trained volunteers who can sociated with Goshawk Ecotours. He has pursued his
collect valid data for researchers, agencies, such as interests in Northern Arizona’s outdoors for 20 years.
the Park Service, as well as nonprofit conservation Welcome to our new and renewing members:
organizations.
Lee Athenour James Mast
The field courses, beginning this November, will Sandy & Ed Clark Henry & Darlene Mellon
teach the basic protocols and techniques of ecolog- Janet Dunham Ken Murphy
ical monitoring across subject areas ranging from Peter Friederici & Michele NAU Cline Library
geology, soils and hydrology to botany, biology and James Terri Nelson & Mark Giger
archaeology. Most of the instruction will involve Dawn Gardner John Prather
Tom Hager Rich, Ann, Tia & Marlee Stephens
hands-on outdoor projects that introduce partici-
Lewis Hastings Elly Sands
pants to specific skills and techniques needed to be Laura Hatton Dan Schreiber
effective volunteers in scientific monitoring proj- William Keep Lisa Spear
ects. Gisela Kluwin Carole Tepper
The first class will be held November 6th through Bonny Kowalowski Margaret Van Cleve
November 13th in the Florence Junction area. For
further information call 602.286.3890 or email Northern Arizona
csi@libertywildlife.org or check out http://citi-
zensi.org on the internet.
Audubon Society Directory
Officers
Hurrah! The Arizona Breeding President: Phyllis Kegley 214.0415
Bird Atlas Now Available Vice President:
Recording Secretary:
Anita MacFarlane
Bea Cooley
282.4063
526.5069
After eight years of data collection by more than Treasurer: Lyman Brainerd 282.7371
700 surveyors and more than four years of manu- Directors at Large
Celia Holm 774.6952
script preparation, the Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas Karin Slavey 282.9688
is now for sale. Edited by Troy Corman and Cathryn Linda Raymond
Wise-Gervais, this large publication includes 270 Standing Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
two-page species accounts containing color photos Programs Committee Open 774.8137
of the species, along with range maps and habitat Field Trips - Below Rim Dena Greenwood 567.3007
and breeding phenology graphs created from data Field Trips - Above Rim Jodi Griffith 556.0097
Education - Below Rim Open
many of you helped collect. Education - Above Rim Marcia Lamkin 774.3894
Shorter accounts discuss another 38 species that Conservation - Below Rim Roger Radd 646.9159
nest locally, irregularly, or have historically bred in Conservation - Above Rim Peter Friederici 774.3056
Publicity/Pub. - Below Rim Betsey Feinberg 203.0756
Arizona. Additional chapters describe atlas meth- Publicity/Pub. - Above Rim Bryan Cooperrider 779.7196
ods, results, and Arizona ornithological history, as Membership - Below Rim Barbara Hirt 284.3367
Membership - Above Rim Sandra Clark 774-7740
well as topography, climate, and habitat diversity, Development Lyman Brainerd 282.7371
which ultimately govern bird species distribution in Hospitality - Below Rim Wilma Morrison 282.7776
the state. Hospitality - Above Rim Open
The Atlas is published by the University of New Special Project Team Leaders
Web Page Roger Radd 646.9159
Mexico Press. The initial retail price for the book is Book Sales Judi Radd 646.9159
listed as $45.00 and can be ordered from the pub- Historical Records Stephen Hall 282.9288
lisher by calling 1.800.249.7737 or online from their Birdathon John Prather 523.9067
VVBNF Michael Durgain 634.7657
website, www.unmpress.com.
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6th Annual Arizona Highlands Garden Confer-

JOIN US! ence, coming October 3 and 4 in Flagstaff.
NORTHERN ARIZONA AUDUBON SOCIETY This year’s conference offers an outstanding array of
regional garden and landscape design talent, high-
Please enroll me/our household as a Chap- lighted by keynote speakers Forrest and Tricia Clark-
ter Member of Northern Arizona Audubon McDowell and landscape architect Jim Knopf. At-
Society (NAAS). tendees may choose from 24 different seminars - from
permaculture to penstemons, bird-friendly gardens to
basic seed saving, there is something for everyone! In
Name:
addition to book-signings, booths, exhibits, and op-
Address: portunities to exchange ideas with high country gar-
City, State, Zip deners from throughout northern Arizona, there will
Phone: be a special Sunday pre-conference garden tour.
Email: For registration forms and printable brochures,
(If you wish to be a part of the NAAS email list) visit: www.cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/ahgc/confer-
ence2005.html. Or call the Coconino County Exten-
Enclosed:
sion Office: 928.774.1868, ext. 10.
$12 for 1 year Check here if this is a
$22 for 2 years change of address only
$30 for 3 years • The BlackHawk Watch is published bi-monthly Septem-
ber through June , and is sent to members of the Northern
Please make checks payable to NAAS and mail to: Arizona Audubon Society as a membership benefit.
Membership Chair, NAAS • Articles are welcome from members and non-members. Send
PO Box 1496, Sedona, AZ 86339 proposed articles by email to bryan@coopsmaps.com Deadline
for copy is the 10th of the month.