Newsletter of the Northern Arizona Audubon Society Volume XXXVII • Number 4 • Mar/April 2008

Freshwater Biomonitoring The AZ Bird Conservation

for Water Quality : how do bugs
tell us how clean our water is?
Biomonitoring involves surveying organisms
that live in a particular habitat and then, from
knowledge of what conditions those organisms
can tolerate, determining the
well-being of that particular
habitat. For stream systems,
aquatic insects and other in-
vertebrates are the most widely
used for freshwater biomonitor-
ing. Aquatic insect monitoring
is recognized as an important
tool for determining a streams
health and, with proper back-
ground data, identifying changes
in that health. The abundance Volunteers collecting aquatic insects to assess water tional concern for the future of
quality in Antietam Creek, Maryland - USFW
of particular aquatic insects can
indicate how polluted or how clean a stream or
river is. For instance, if you go to a portion of
the stream and the main organisms collected are
leeches, bloodworms, and certain types of snails,
the water quality in that area is very poor. If, on
the other hand you collect a lot of mayfly larvae,
stonefly larvae, and caddisfly larvae, these are usu-
ally indicators of very good water quality. If you
continue this sampling over long periods of time
you can document changes that indicate changes
in water quality.
Most people are interested in water quality
because they want to know if their water is safe
See bugs, page 6
Initiative: Benefiting Arizona’s
WatchList Bird Species
Our April meeting speaker, Edwin Juarez,
is the Coordinator of Arizona Game and Fish
Department’s Arizona Bird Conservation Initia-
tive Program (ABCI). Come
hear his talk so you can learn
about priority and WatchList
bird species and how AG&F
Dept, other agencies and or-
ganizations (including NAAS)
are partnering to protect these
species and their habitats.
Continental and local de-
clines in many bird populations
have led to renewed interna-
migratory and resident birds.
Partners in Flight, a voluntary western-hemi-
spheric coalition of federal, state, and local gov-
ernment agencies, foundations, conservation
groups, industry, and the academic community is
committed to reversing the declines, and “keep-
ing common birds common”.
In 1999, the Arizona Partners in Flight Bird
Conservation Plan (PIF) identified 46 priority spe-
cies and 13 priority habitats, and established bird
population and habitat objectives throughout Ari-
zona. Now, the Arizona Bird Conservation Initia-
tive coordinates with public and private partners
to recognize and create bird conservation
See WatchList
WatchList, page 7

March & April Meetings

“Freshwater Biomonitoring” “The AZ Bird Conservation Initiative”
Dave Smith Edwin Juarez
Sedona - March 19 (Wed) Sedona - April 16 (Wed)
Jewish Community Center of Sedona Jewish Community Center of Sedona
100 Meadowlark Drive (off Hwy 79) 100 Meadowlark Drive (off Hwy 79)

Flagstaff - March 20 (Thurs) Flagstaff - April 17 (Thurs)

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N San Francisco St 1601 N San Francisco St
Meetings start at 7:00 pm with social time. Formal meeting begins at 7:15 pm in Flagstaff and 7:30 in Sedona.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
May is Birdathon Month
Celebrate May by forming or joining an NAAS
Birdathon team. Watch for details on our web
site. Pledge and participation forms will be avail-
able at our March and April meetings. Any day in
May is legal, although you might want to do your
birdathon count on International Migratory Bird
Day, the second Saturday in May.
Money raised in the Birdathon supports Audu-
bon educational activities, our monthly programs,
and local habitat restoration.
Prizes will be awarded for the team that raises
the most money, the team that has the greatest
number of species, the team with the best name,
and so on. Awards will be made at a post-Birda-
thon potluck in early June.
Healthy Living/ Healthy Planet
The city of Sedona and several non-profit
groups are partnering for an Earth Day Celebration
on Saturday April 19th, 2008. The
theme is Health Living/Health Plan-
et. The hours are from 11 am to 4 pm
at Posse Grounds Park. There will be
music, food, displays of sustainable
products of all kinds, a children’s
area, games and speakers. Many
groups will have booths displaying
healthy living ideas and much more.
NAAS will have a booth at the Cel-
ebration and we need people to assist
in meeting and greeting visitors and The Fox sparrow above was one of the unusual Come and help us whack
talking about Audubon and what we sightings of this years CBC in Jerome/Cotton- blackberries so that eventu-
do and the fun we have. If you can help woood - photo David Thornton
with the booth for an hour or two please let Anita Mac-
Farlane know at 928.282.4063 or ajmac@sedona.net
Volunteer Corner
NAAS could use your help with the following:
• Greeting visitors to our table at the Verde
Valley Bird & Nature Festival (April 24-27)
• Helping us with our new project at Francis
Short Pond in Flagstaff
• Greeting members at our Flagstaff meetings
• Doing important bird surveys on the Rio de Flag which we have been working for several years.
• Digging thistle and trash pick up at Logans Crossing We have removed non-natives and planted na-
• Helping organize our regional trips
For more information contact Kathie Satterfield
928.522.0375 or k.satterfield@yahoo.com
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Calling all Weed Warriors & Thistle
Thugs : It’s Spring Clean-up Time.
Logan’s Crossing on the E. Rio de Flag is look-
ing better than ever due to last year’s efforts at in-
vasive thistle removal and trash cleanups. North-
ern Arizona Audubon adopted this area in Doney
Park, belonging to the Forest Service, because of
its wonderfully diverse habitat. We’ve asked the
Forest Service to consider it for designation as one
of their “Special Areas” and have nominated it as
an Important Bird Area in northern Arizona. We
have already documented 150 different species of
birds using this part of the Rio – and that’s a lot,
considering it doesn’t include many water birds.
So roll-up your sleeves, find your gloves and
shovel, and join us for our first work day, Sat-
urday, April 5th. You’ll meet other like-minded
souls, have fun, enjoy a picnic lunch on us, and
as an added bonus, after lunch, we’ll have a short
nature walk co-led by Jack Welch and myself,
Kathie Satterfield. For ad-
ditional information and to
be added to our volunteer
e-list, please contact Kathie
at k.satterfield@yahoo.com
Page Springs Work Day
The next work day at the
Page Springs/Bubbling Pond
Trail will be March 8, 2008.
ally we can plant some na-
tives around the ramada.
We will start at 9 am and finish around 3 pm.
You may work all day or just part of the day if that
suits you better. Bring a hat, heavy gloves, water,
long sleeve shirt and your happy face. NAAS pro-
vides lunch so please let Anita MacFarlane know
if you will be joining us by Thursday March 6 -
ajmac@sedona.net or 928.282.4063.
The Bubbling Pond Trail is a partnership proj-
ect with the Arizona Game & Fish Department on
tives to benefit birds and wildlife. In addition,
we have built the ramada and hope to eventually
have table and chairs there and hold periodic ed-
ucational programs.
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UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS ...
Kachina Wetlands
Sat, March 15 - Phyllis Kegley, leader
I plan to promote this field trip in the Kachina
Village and Mountainaire areas in hopes of get-
ting more of the “locals” interested in this area. I
hope that Audubon members will come, too, and
bring their scopes and birding knowledge. If you
would like to help with this, please let me know.
Here are some of the postings from the Sightings
on the NAAS webpage from mid-March, 2007:
Lots of Northern Shovelers, Redheads, Gadwalls,
Canada Geese and Red-winged Blackbirds; Also,
Green-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, American
Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Buffle-
head, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruddy Duck, a Red-tailed
Hawk, and assorted passerines. But one never
knows what might be there, especially considering
this snowy winter. Meet at Raymond Park, just off
the I-17/Kachina Village Exit at 8:00 am. Dress for
cold and wind. Call Phyllis at 214.0415 for more
info or to help.
Page Springs Water Sampling for
Insect Diversity
Sat, April 12, May 3 - Dave Smith, leader
D ave Smith is a new NAAS board member and
a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. He will help us collect, observe,
and identify the aquatic insects found in the area of
Oak Creek near the Page Springs hatchery. We will
discuss what the particular assemblage of insects
we find implies about the water quality in that part
of Oak Creek. Collecting gear will be provided. At-
tendees are strongly encouraged to wear wadeable
shoes, or better yet, waders (especially for the April
trip). Better still, encourage kids to come along---
they seem immune to cold water in creeks. Flagstaff
participants meet in Flagstaff at the south end of the
Wal-Mart parking lot (a stone’s throw from the Big
Five store) at 7:30 a.m. to depart by 7:45. Sedona
and Verde Valley participants, meet Flagstaffers at
our ramada at Page Springs at 9 a.m. Along with
waders and such, bring optics, drinking water,
snacks, and so on. You are strongly encouraged to
call Dave at 928.527.1229 ahead of time, though
drop-in participants will not be turned away. Re-
turn time to the ramada will be at 11 am.
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Carbon Neutral Field Trip
Sat, April 5 - Lauren Harter leader
J oin NAU biology student, Lauren Harter, on a
field trip to the Rio de Flag in Flagstaff. Since
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center is
near stops for both the gold and green Mountain
Line buses, we will begin and end the field trip
there. In between, we’ll walk along the FUTS trail
to the wetlands below I-40. Total walking distance
will be a bit over 2 miles. We’ll look for resident
songbirds and early spring migrants as well as wa-
terfowl and raptors at the wetlands. Take the bus,
ride a bike, or take a hike to meet us at 7:45 a.m. at
Willow Bend, 703 E. Sawmill Road. Bring a binocu-
lar, water, snacks, etc. Return time to Willow Bend
will be around noon. Call Lauren for more details
at 928.773.4866 or e-mail lbh32@nau.edu
Upcoming Regional Trips
• Chihuahua, Mexico with Mark Pretti: May 8 - 12,
2008. Tentatively sold out, but get on the waiting list if
you’re interested. Trip will include birding and natural
history, the Paquime ruins, and Mata Ortiz potters.
• Oaxaca, Mexico with Mark Pretti: December 1 - 11,
2008. Limited to 8 participants. Trip will include
natural history, culture, crafts, and ruins.
For information, email Betsy Feinberg,
AZBirder@Gmail.com, or call her at work:
928.203.0676, Extension 11.
Outrageous Oak Creek
Sat, April 13 - Geoff Bland, Chris Calvo leaders
T his trip will highlight the outrageous bird di-
versity of Oak Creek Canyon. We will meet in
Flagstaff and carpool fom there. Driving, stopping,
of course, BIRDING our way down Oak Creek Can-
yon, we will share our love of birds and Oak Creek
with you. We will be heading to Page Springs via
Oak Creek and stops can include, Pine Flat Camp-
ground for painted redstarts and other warblers,
Midgley bridge for American dipper and Page
Springs for blackhawks and other migrants. This
will be a flexible trip and we have many options for
birding along Oak Creek depending on what species
we are looking for. The timing should be right for
a big day! Bring water and lunch as we plan to be
out past noon. Meet at Late for the Train Coffee on
Milton Ave at 7 am. For Sedona folks, meet at the
Pine Flat Campground at 7:45 am. For more info
call Geoff at 610.322.0186.
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OTHER HAPPENIN’S... BLACKHAWK WATCH

Join NAAS in a Bird Count on Rio de Flag IBA Surveys Resume

May 10
International Bird Migration Day is May 10.
For the last 15 years, a bird count similar to the
famous Christmas Bird Counts has taken place
in the US, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
NAAS has chosen to celebrate it during spring
migration, on the second Saturday of May, and we
invite you to participate by counting all the birds
in your favorite habitat in Coconino and Yavapai
counties.
This count differs from the CBC in a few im-
portant ways. First, there is no circle defined for
the count; rather, counting is done in as many
locations in the two counties as can be covered.
Counting is done by individuals or teams, and goes
on all day or for 15 minutes. What is important
is that we cover as many locations and habitats as
possible and count all birds seen there.
To participate, please email Bea Cooley
(beacooley@aol.com) or call 928-526-5069 to
claim your specific habitat or place. You can bird
your own back yard or any specific place in either
county. This will be a “first come, first served”
sign-up, so if you plan on doing any birding at
all on May 10, choose your location and get your
choice by calling or emailing asap. You will be
supplied with a method for reporting your species
and numbers before count day.
Welcome to our new and renewing members:
Robert Bowser Joan Kramer
Elizabeth Bruchman Amy & Mike LeGere
Ed Bustya Elizabeth Loos & David Gill
Beth Cartia Henry & Darlene Mellon
Karen Chapman Mary Miles
Suzy Clemenz Wilma Morrison
Fred & Marilyn Collins Jeni O’Callaghan
Susan Edgar Bonnie O’Donnell
Kevin & Rita Harding Winnie Taney
Lois Herrmann Margaret VanCleve
Pam Hessey & Charlie Kaiser R. Venkateswaran
Eric Hough Joanna Wallis
Ken & Pam Koch
Coconino Community College is putting on a Mi-
gratory Bird Day Festival at their Lone Tree Cam-
pus on May 3rd, from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm. If you
would like to volunteer to help out at this event,
please contact Susan Shaw-Minger at susan.shaw.
minger@coconino.edu.
and We Need Your Help
With one year of surveys done, we plan to start
surveys again in February on the proposed Rio de
Flag IBAs. Counts are taking place during winter,
spring migration and summer at the Museum of
Northern Arizona, Willow Bend, Picture Canyon
and Logan’s Crossing. We expect to have enough
data to develop the designation proposal as the Rio
de Flag Important Bird Area by the end of Septem-
ber. Organizers of this effort are Bea Cooley, Jodi
Griffith, Jim Logan and Lauren Harter.
Want to help? We need counters of every
stripe. If you can hear and identify bird calls or
identify our common birds by sight, you can be of
particular help. If you don’t have great confidence
in your bird ID skills, please consider helping by
being our recorder for one or more surveys. Since
there will be about 8 surveys at each location, we
need a lot of help. Counts start 30 minutes after
sunrise and conclude by 9 am, so you can get to
your daily activity in a pretty timely manner.
Please email Bea Cooley (beacooley@aol.com)
or call 526.5069 to get your name on a list to re-
ceive dates and times for meeting. There is no
obligation implied in having your name on a list.
We will let you know when and where and hope
your schedule will match up. It’s fun, educational
and a great contribution to helping conserve our
own special bird resources in Flagstaff.
Hart Prairie Preserve Volunteers Needed
The Nature Conservancy is looking for volunteer
hosts for their Hart Prairie Preserve for May – Octo-
ber of 2008. Volunteers can sign-up for 1-3 months.
Housing is provided for the Volunteer Caretaker(s)
in one of the fully equipped cabins located at the pre-
serve. The cabin has a kitchen/sitting room, bath, sep-
arate bedroom, front porch, and it is located near the
main Lodge with easy access to the Preserve’s office
and other facilities. The lodge has wireless satellite
internet and a satellite phone, although most all cell
phones now get reception throughout the preserve. A
TNC vehicle is provided for any preserve related travel
needs. There is no stipend provided. It will generally
take approximately 20-25 hours per week to accom-
plish the duties as outlined in this volunteer position
description (30-40 hours per week if a couple). For
more information, please contact Neil Chapman at
nchapman@tnc.org
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AND MORE HAPPENIN’S... Page 5

Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival, April 24-27, 2008

If you ever thought you would like to know
the name of that beautiful bird that visits your
feeder, or recognize bird songs that drift on the
air, or add a bird to your life list, or take your kids
for an exciting afternoon of outdoor nature activi-
ties, this year’s 8th annual Verde Valley Birding
and Nature Festival held at Dead Horse Ranch
State Park, Cottonwood is just the event for you.
Over 70 field trips are being of-
fered over the 4-day event, many led
by nationally recognized and local
experts. From the basics to the ex-
pert, there are classes and trips that
will fit your skills. It’s not all just
about the birds. There are geology
trips, butterfly and plant walks, and
photography.
The theme this year is “Cultivat-
ing Habitat” as trips feature our local
wineries and organic farms that practice healthy,
alternative growing techniques that conserve the
natural resources. The keynote program Satur-
day night is open to the public and features Jeff
Schalau from the University of Arizona Agricul-
tural Extension Office. Indulgent desserts round
Other Festivals :
• 5TH Annual Tres Rios Nature & Earth Festival
March 15-16, 2008, Tresriosnaturefestival.com
• Yuma Birding & Nature Festival
April 16-20 2008, birding@visityuma.com
out the program for only $15. You do not have
to register for the festival to attend but it is sug-
gested that you purchase your tickets ahead at the
Cottonwood Chamber.
A highlight of the festival will be the enter-
taining and amazing, Nicole Perretta who will of-
fer a special workshop on Friday at 4pm. Nicole
imitates over 400 bird calls and has been seen
on the “Tonight Show” and the “El-
len Degeneres Show”. We haven’t
forgotten the kids with Family Fun
Day on Saturday. There will be lots
of exciting crafts, activities and spe-
cial programs just for them and their
families. They even have a beginning
bird walk for those who speak Span-
ish. All free with park admission.
The $10 registration fee includes
park entrance all four days as well as
access to the Exhibit Hall and workshops. There
is an additional charge for field trips, guided
walks, and seminars. For more information, visit
the festival website at www.birdyverde.org where
you can register on-line.

Beginning Birding
Jim Logan and Bea Cooley are teaching Begin-
ning Birding for the second year, this time through
Coconino Community College beginning April 8.
There will be 4 evenings of classes and 3 field trips,
all for $50. Go to www.coconino.edu/discover/
courses for full details and to register on-line. Top-
ics to be covered include how to select binoculars
and birding guides, how to identify our local birds
and where to go birding in Northern Arizona.

Have you visited our web site?

WWW.NAZAS.ORG
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NEWS ...
Larry Voyles named new director of Arizona Game and Fish
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has
hired Larry Voyles as the new director of the
Arizona Game and Fish Department. Voyles has
been with Game and Fish for nearly 35 years
and is currently supervisor for the department’s
Yuma region, which handles field operations in
southwestern Arizona.
“We’re thrilled to hire someone with Larry’s
depth of experience and accomplishments,” said
Commission Chairman Bill McLean. “He brings
more than three decades of experience in wildlife
management to the director’s position, as well as
the respect of colleagues and the public.”
Voyles joined the department in 1974 as a
wildlife manager (game ranger), serving over the
next 10 years in the Wellton, Wickenburg and
Prescott districts. He subsequently served as the
wildlife enforcement program coordinator and as
the department’s training coordinator before be-
ing promoted to supervisor of the Yuma region in
1988.
Voyles, of Yuma, will lead an agency that em-
ploys more than 600 employees and is funded at
bugs, from page 1
for drinking and can support healthy popula-
tions of fish and other animals. In other words,
many of us are interested in the ability of a water
body to support life.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
requires that states complete regular reports on
the environmental conditions of their streams
(specifically, 305(b) reports on stream conditions
and 303(d) listings of impaired and threatened
waterways). Many government agencies and en-
vironmental groups apply the technique of using
aquatic insects for bioassessment at a grass-roots
level and help interested citizen groups to become
involved with the science and management of
their streams and watersheds. Because federal
and state funding is often in short supply to sup-
port aquatic monitoring, volunteer monitoring
teams are the key to producing sufficient data to
make a difference in decision making. There are
numerous groups that volunteer to monitor local
stream health. The Izaak Walton League sponsors
numerous “Save Our Stream” teams. Most of the
monitoring conducted by these groups involves
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more than $80 million per year from multiple
funding sources, primarily the sale of hunting and
fishing licenses, federal assistance from an excise
tax on hunting and fishing gear, and several other
sources such as the Heritage Fund (lottery pro-
ceeds), Wildlife Conservation Fund (tribal gam-
ing revenue), watercraft licensing, and state wild-
life grants.
He will work side-by-side with Duane Shroufe
until the latter’s retirement. “You don’t just re-
place a Duane Shroufe,” said Voyles. “He led the
agency through an amazing period of growth,
quality improvement and accomplishment. He
set the bar high, and I’m looking forward to the
opportunity to continue that legacy.”
Voyles holds a B.S. in wildlife biology from Ar-
izona State University.
City Now Recycles Plastics #1-#7
The City of Flagstaff and the Materials Recovery Fa-
cility are now accepting hard plastic types #1 through
#7. These include all hard plastic containers and other
plastics marked with a recycling symbol. It does NOT
include plastic bags or Styrofoam with these recycling
numbers on them. Please limit plastic to 24” x 24”
size; larger pieces of plastic will need to be cut into
smaller pieces for ease of processing. For questions
regarding plastic recycling contact Tammy Bishop at
213.3604 or email tbishop@ci.flagstaff.as.us .
aquatic insects. Unfortunately, there are no such
volunteer groups in Arizona, yet.
There will be two field trips in March and April
to Oak Creek to demonstrate how aquatic insects
are sampled and used to assess water quality. The
techniques shown in this presentation and aquatic
insect identification will be demonstrated in the
field.
Dave Smith is a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service in Flagstaff, Arizona. He is also
a board member of the Northern Arizona Audubon
Society. He temporarily “outgrew” his interest in bugs
when he went to the University of Arizona to major
in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. After performing
graduate research on desert bighorn sheep, he has
returned to studying aquatic insects as a hobby and
professional interest. He is currently hoping that
stoneflies he recently collected on the North Kaibab
are indeed a new, un-described species.
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opportunities; enhance native habitats to in-
crease priority bird populations; and create more Northern Arizona
project partnerships among land managers and Audubon Society Directory
others involved in bird conservation in Arizona. The
Officers
PIF plan has been “rolled up” into Arizona’s Com-
prehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) President: open
Vice President: open
in recognition of its effectiveness at guiding on-the- Recording Secretary: Bea Cooley 526.5069
ground conservation. Not surprisingly most (31 of Treasurer: Karin Slavey 282.7371
47) of Audubon’s 2007 Arizona WatchList species Directors at Large
also appear in the CWCS as high priority, such as Celia Holm 774.6952
Anita MacFarlane 282.4063
Swainson’s hawk, Lewis’s woodpecker, olive-sided Dave Smith 527.1229
flycatcher, gray vireo, and red-faced warbler. Lisa Spear 282.6679
Many of these priority species range over large Standing Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
areas with little regard for management or political Programs Committee Phyllis Kegley 214.0415
boundaries, making partnerships critical to assure Field Trips - Below Rim Dena Greenwood 567.3007
Field Trips - Above Rim Jodi Griffith 556.0097
their continued conservation. The backbone of the Education - Below Rim Open
partnership is the seven local Work Groups that help Education - Above Rim Zack Zdindak 774.4229
identify and coordinate priority projects and assist Marcia Lamkin 774.3894
Conservation - Below Rim Roger Radd 646.9159
a statewide committee with planning and imple- Conservation - Above Rim Jim Logan 526.3244
mentation of the new Arizona Coordinated Bird Publicity/Pub. - Below Rim Betsy Feinberg 203.0676 xt 11
Publicity/Pub. - Above Rim Phyllis Kegley 214.0415
Monitoring Program. The monitoring effort will Membership - Below Rim Barbara Hirt 284.3367
contribute to informed management decisions for Membership - Above Rim open
bird conservation and regional and national assess- Hospitality - Below Rim Wilma Morrison 282.7776
Hospitality - Above Rim Winnie Tanney 779.2163
ments of bird population trends. These collabora- Hospitality - Above Rim Linda Hall 213.0733
tions involve the Sonoran and Intermountain West Special Project Team Leaders
Joint Ventures (regional bird conservation groups), Web Page Roger Radd 646.9159
Arizona chapters of the National Audubon Society, Newsletter Editor Bryan Cooperrider 779.7196
Book Sales - Below Rim Judi Radd 646.9159
and many other conservation organizations, state Book Sales - Above Rim Bryan Cooperrider 779.7196
and federal agencies, and private individuals. To Historical Records Stephen Hall 282.9288
Birdathon Betsy Feinberg 203.0676 xt 11
date, the Initiative has obtained more than $1 mil- VVBNF Kathie Satterfield 522.0375
lion in direct support for bird conservation work, Volunteer Coordinator Kathie Satterfield 522.0375
including funding to assist volunteers build artifi- Tuzigoot IBA Celia Holm 774.6952
Anderson Mesa Elaine Morrall 526.1022
cial burrows for transplanted burrowing owls and Lower Oak Creek IBA Roger Radd 646.9159
to help the Arboretum at Flagstaff restore/expand Rio de Flag IBA Bea Cooley
Jodi Griffiith
an existing wetland area in part by creating a cot- Jim Logan
tonwood/willow ecosystem to benefit various bird
Fisheries Sciences (ornithology), having worked with
species, including Red-faced Warblers.
Golden-cheeked Warblers and Black-capped Vireos. Cur-
Arizona Game and Fish funding flowing
rently, he coordinates the Arizona Bird Conservation Ini-
through the Initiative also helps support Arizona’s
tiative for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Recent
Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program, a strongly
efforts include coordinating the planning and supporting
integrated partnership with Audubon that is iden-
the implementation of the statewide monitoring program.
tifying the most important sites for priority bird
He participates in borderlands conservation activities
species and habitats, coordinating citizen-science
focused on masked bobwhite and thick-billed parrots. He
bird inventory and monitoring of these sites, and
also evaluates and manages funds for bird conservation
promoting on-the-ground habitat projects. The 26
projects under the Initiative’s Grants Program. Finally,
IBAs that have been identified in Arizona thus far
he has a background in avian disease surveillance, having
include riparian and wetland habitats, southeast-
previously worked for a local health department in Texas
ern “sky island” mountains, and grasslands.
where he managed a surveillance program designed to
Edwin Juarez, is a wildlife biologist, who graduated
detect West Nile Virus and Saint Louis encephalitis among
from Texas A&M University with a MS in Wildlife and
urban bird populations.
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PO Box 1496, Sedona, AZ 86339 Flagstaff, AZ
Permit No. 163

Environmental Day at the Capitol

JOIN US! Please join us on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
NORTHERN ARIZONA AUDUBON SOCIETY for Environmental Day at the Arizona State Capi-
tol, located at 1700 W Washington in Phoenix, in
Please enroll me/our household as a Chap-
the second floor conference room of the Execu-
ter Member of Northern Arizona Audubon
tive Tower. It will be a fun and interesting day. In
Society (NAAS).
the morning, we will serve a light breakfast and
hear from some fantastic speakers including en-
Name:
vironmentally friendly legislators, and get some
Address:
tips on lobbying. There will also be opportunities
City, State, Zip
throughout the day to attend committee hearings
Phone:
and meet with legislators. No experience is needed
Email:
(If you wish to be a part of the NAAS email list) – just enthusiasm and a willingness to speak up for
environmental protection. For more information
Enclosed:
Check here if this is a or to rsvp contact Sandy Bahr at 602.253.8633 or
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