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ATLANTAAUDUBON SOCI
Box 29189Atlanta, GA 303
www.atlantaaudubon
AAS OFFICEand Information
770.913.051
GOS RARE BIRD AL
770.493.886
April 2008
Volume XXXIV, Issue 4 ATLANTA AUDUBON SOCIETY
I N S I D Presidents Perch..........
2007 Annual Report......
Field Notes....................
Field Trips......................
Volunteer Opportunities
Spotlight Marge Igyarto
A Million Thanks............
Giff Beaton Trip.............
Scholarship Winners.....
Hemlock Project Update
Tundra to Tropics ..........
In Memoriam ................
Legacy Club ..................
Classifieds....................
Fall Appeal Thank You ..
GAs Protected Birds.....
Membership..................
Websites .......................
Birds in the Park 2008Come Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day
at Piedmont Park, Saturday, May 10, from 9 AM to 1 PM
In partnership with the National Wildlife Federation and the Piedmont Park Conservancy, theAtlanta Audubon Society will host Birds in the Park, a family-oriented educational program.This event coincides with International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD), a nation-wide celebrationof nearly 350 species of migratory birds, their fantastic journeys between nesting habitats andnon-breeding grounds and conservation efforts throughout the United States and LatinAmerica.
International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) was created in 1993 by the Smithsonian MigratoryBird Center and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and is now under the direction of theNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Celebrations areheld throughout the western hemisphere during spring in Canada and during the fall in theU.S., Mexico and Central America.
During this event Atlanta Audubon Master Birders, naturalists and local conservationorganizations will lead talks and interactive sessions on backyard birds, birding basics, habitat,migration, bird-friendly plants and more. Everyone is welcome to celebrate the wonder ofbirds.
This free event for families, youth and adults features activities for all ages including: How to create a backyard habitat Binoculars and how to use them Bird sounds and songs Meet and greet birds of prey Arts and crafts projects, such as bird-house and bird-feeder building Migration games Free product raffles
Directions: The activities will be near the Piedmont Park Conservancy Community Roomlocated at the corner of Piedmont Ave. and 12th St. From south of Atlanta, take the I-75/85
connector north to the Pine St. Exit (Exit 249B). Go straight on Pine, crossing Peachtree St.Turn left on Piedmont Ave. Travel about one mile to 12th St. From northwest of Atlanta, take I-75 south to the 16th St. Exit (Exit 250). Go straight, crossing 14th St. Follow the signs to 10thSt. Turn left on 10th St. Travel about a half mile to Piedmont. Turn left on Piedmont to 12th St.Due to street closings, including the Exits to 10th and 14th Streets from I-75 S., consider exitingat Northside Drive. From northeast of Atlanta, take I-85 south to the 17th St. Exit (Exit 84).Continue straight, crossing 14th St. Follow directions above.
Annual Birds in the Park ProgramNeeds Volunteers to help with One-Day Event
In order to make the 2008 Birds in the Park event as successful as last year,if not more so, we need volunteers. We need YOU!
Please contact Sue Sturges at [email protected] or Marge Igyarto at [email protected].
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For the last several months Ive been spending a
lot of time in the Boca Raton, Florida, area on
business. This is not my favorite part of the
countrytoo many people especially in thewinter, too much glitz and glamour, nightmares
of hanging chads from the 2000 Presidential
election, etc. But, there is always some
consolation in these trips, such as driving down a
traffic-clogged, four-lane road and having a Wood
Stork fly over at thirty feet or pulling into the
hotel parking lot and having Monk Parakeets
sitting on the wires overhead, but on a recent trip
I discovered a place that made me actually want
to go back.
The place is called the Wakodahatchee Wetlands
and is in Delray Beach, just north of Boca Raton.Signs tell you that in the Seminole language
wakodahatchee means created waters, which is
a perfect name for this urban oasis. The Palm
Beach County Water Utilities Department took
fifty acres of land they owned and turned it into a
wetlands ecosystem used to further purify
treated waste water, similar to the way Newman
Wetlands works here in the metro Atlanta area.
The water utility pumps approximately two
million gallons of treated waste water into the
wetlands every day. There are five different kinds
of habitat: open pond, emergent marsh, shallowshelves, forested wetlands and islands with
shrubs and snags. A three-quarter mile
boardwalk winds through the various habitats
and gives fabulous up-close views of birds and
other wildlife. And there are lots of birds!
The Anhingas were nesting when I was there. A
few were still on eggs, but most had chicks of
various sizes, some almost ready to fly and some
still very young. It was cold for that area, in the
40s at night, and watching an Anhinga mom
wrap herself around her chicks late in the day to
keep them warm for the night and coming back
early the next morning to find her still shelterinthem was amazing. And, when I say watching
them, I mean they were no more than fifteen fee
away. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is a mecca for
photographers. I had Purple Gallinules at ten fe
and closer, Blue-winged Teal at similar distance
a Limpkin at perhaps thirty feet and even an
Anhinga sitting on the rail of the boardwalk
drying its wings as I walked by. The website for
the Wetlands says 140 species of wildlife have
been seen and, then in a different part, says 140
species of birds. So, not sure which is correct
(after all this is Palm Beach County and countinis apparently not their strong suit), but either
way there are large numbers of easy to see bird
This is the third water-utility created wetlands I
have visited, and they are all wonderful for
birding. I guess we and the birds are lucky that
water needs to be purified and that there are
forward thinking people out there. Of course
there are the Newman Wetlands and E. L. Huie
Ponds near Atlanta, Arcata Marsh in Arcata,
California, and now Wakodahatchee Wetlands in
Florida. Lets hope more utilities will pursue eco
friendly practices to produce clean water.Thank you for all you do for the birds and goo
birding!
Board of Directors2008
Executive Director Catharine Kuchar770.993.9579
President Ellen Miller404.355.8892
President-elect Allyson Read404.510.8281
[email protected] Deanna Helie
Recording Secy Mark Jernigan404.298.8825
Corresponding Secy Barbara Tarpley404.687.0079
DirectorsConservation Kelly Hopkins
Education Marge Igyarto678.398.0569
Field Trips Dave Butler404.580.3917
Membership Darlene Moore404.633.9361
CommunicationsBarbara Tarpley404.687.0079
Publicity Vacant
Volunteers Nancy Hamilton404.874.2338
At Large
Jay Davis404.624.4973
[email protected] Williams
Earthshare Representative770.423.1012
WebsiteJim Flynn
Wingbars EditorMary Ann Hindes 770.497.0664
Design & LayoutCopy Preparation 770.939.2002
ProofreadingSteven Phenicie
770.849.0391
[email protected] deadline is the first of
the month for material to bepublished the following month.
Please submit articles as MS-Word [email protected].
Email attachments, if possible.
Wingbars is the official newsletter of Atlanta
Audubon Society and is published 11 times a
year. We feature news, upcoming events,
meetings, field trips and projects.We hope you
will join us. Opinions expressed are those of the
authors and do not necessarily reflect policies
of the Atlanta Audubon Society.Mission Statement:
To promote the enjoyment and understanding of birds and to
conserve and restore the ecosystems that support them.
Presidents Perchby Ellen Miller
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
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The Executive Director column by Catharine Brockman Kuchar will run every other month.
So, look for her next column in the May edition of Wingbars.
From the Executive Directorby Catharine Brockman Kuchar
April 2008
Information onthe 2007 Annual Report
2007 was an amazing year for Atlanta Audubon Society, filledwith many exciting educational programs, special events andongoing conservation efforts to protect birds and other wildlife.
Through the dedication of our incredible volunteers, along witha very hard-working and motivated board, we accomplishedsome amazing things. As we think about what we have done
over the past year, none of it would have been possible withoutthe dedicated involvement of our members and supporters.
We have prepared Atlanta Audubon Societys first, full-lengthannual report that goes into detail on the various highlights of
our accomplishments including:
N Conservation initiatives
N Educational opportunities
N Community outreach
N Reaching out to the next generation
N Building community through volunteerism.
N Summary of financials
N List of our supporters
Atlanta Audubon members enjoying the birds.
A Green Heron strikes a pose.Photo by Art Hurt
We invite all of
our members
and supporters
to view the
complete 2007
Annual Report
by visiting
AtlantaAudubon
Societys Web
site and
downloading
the complete,
six-page,
detailed report.
www.atlantaaudubon.org
As we look to 2008 and beyond, we will continue to create a strong organization making adifference in our region, while always being dedicated, responsible financial stewards of the
support entrusted in us.
We hope you will take a moment to read aboutour successes in the full-length version
available on-line at www.atlantaaudubon.org,and take pride in knowing that you helped playan important part in making it happen. Thankyou for a great year!
Volunteers work at the Sanctuary Tour.
Photo by Cathy Harman
AAS volunteers at a festival at Charlie Elliott.
Photo by Victor Williams
SAVE THE DA2008 Backya
Wildlife SanctuTourSaturday,
September
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tours are at homes in
Smyrna area in the nort
quadrant of Atlanta. C
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volunteer opportunit
including coordinating
sale of tickets, working
for 2 12 hour shifts, e
For information,
contact Nancy Hamil
jacqueline.mcrae@comc
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ATLANTA AREA
GEESE THROUGH LOONS Two GREATER WHITE-
FRONTED GEESE were seen in Bartow Co. on 15 Jan.
(JSp) and again on 17 Jan. (MMc). An immature
TUNDRA SWAN was discovered on the J.W. Smith
Reservoir (part of the E.L. Huie Land ApplicationsFacility [ELHLAF] in Clayton Co. on 5 Jan. (CL et al.).
The bird remained on the reservoir at least until 27
Jan. (K<). Other good sightings from the J.W. Smith
Reservoir on 5 Jan. were a REDHEAD and a COMMON
GOLDENEYE (CL et al.). Rare for an inland area was a
RED-THROATED LOON at Lake Lanier on 27 Jan.
(BBe).
ANHINGA THROUGH CRANES One or two ANHINGAS
spent the month on Shamrock Lake which is part of
the ELHLAF (CL et al.). An AMERICAN BITTERN was a
good find at the ELHLAF (Site G) on 24 Jan. (CL et al.).
Seven SANDHILL CRANES were seen on the ground in
Bartow Co. on 17 Jan. (MMc). A flock of 30 SANDHILLCRANES was seen in the Northlake area heading
north on 29 Jan. (MW).
HUMMINGBIRDS THROUGH SISKIN Winter
HUMMINGBIRDS were well represented with a female
CALLIOPE which spent the entire month at a Lilburn
feeder (R&SK), a female BROAD-TAILED
HUMMINGBIRD returned to a Mableton feeder on 20
Jan. and remained there for the rest of the month
(LW), and single RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS in Lilburn
on 1 Jan. (R&SK) and in Buckhead on 2 Jan. (BL).
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were still being seen
by many observers during the month in what has to
be the largest invasion in many years. A SEDGE WREN
was an unusual sighting at Panola Mtn. in DeKalb Co.on 5 Jan. (CM). RUSTY BLACKBIRDS have been rather
hard to find the past few years, so a flock of 150-200
in DeKalb Co. on 13 Jan. was an interesting
observation (P&DB, HG). MMc reported a good-sized
flock of BREWERS BLACKBIRDS in Bartow Co. on 17
Jan. BL noted one PINE SISKIN in Buckhead on 2 Jan.
GEORGIA AREA
GEESE THROUGH DUCKS A ROSSS GOOSE was
discovered in Floyd Co. on 5 and 6 Jan. (fide OK).
AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS have been pretty difficult to
find so a flock of 16 in Hall Co. (Chicopee Woods
Lake) on 21 Jan. was quite interesting (JF). AtCumberland Island on 18 Jan., CS reported 12 SURF
SCOTERS, one WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and two
BLACK SCOTERS. Inland, a rarer sighting from Ft.
Yargo State Park were one SURF SCOTER, one BLACK
SCOTER, four WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a LONG-
TAILED DUCK on 21 Jan. (BBe). Unfortunately the
birds only spent that one day at the park. At Carters
Lake, MM had a flock of nine SCOTERS on 22 Jan. He
was able to identify one SURF SCOTER, three WHITE-
WINGED SCOTERS and 1 BLACK SCOTER. Two other
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen in Whitfield Co.
on 10 Jan. by DH. Two COMMON GOLDENEYES were
seen along the Andrews Island Causeway on 1 Jan.
(DC, RW, TMi).
PELICANS THROUGH CRANES CS reported a flock of
13 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on Cumberland Island
on 18 Jan. A rather amazing sighting was that of both
a BROWN PELICAN and an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
at the Walter F. George Dam at the same time on 27
Jan. (J&MC). A REDDISH EGRET on Cumberland Island
on 18 Jan. adds another winter record of this species
to the Georgia list (CS). Another unusual sighting was
that of a LIMPKIN seen near Cordele at the GA
Veterans Memorial State Park on 3 Jan (fide KB).
There were a good number of SANDHILL CRANES
reported, among which were 300-400 in the
Mashallville area on 3 Jan. (PB, TeMi), 1000+ at
Banks Lake between Thomasville and Waycross on 9
Jan. (BC) and five headed north over Kathleen on 28
Jan. (BF). As more and more WHOOPING CRANES are
added to the eastern migratory flock, we will be
seeing more and more records of this endangered
species. This years class of young birds made it
through GA, finally, on or about 29 Jan. which is quite
late. Two birds not associated with this years flight
showed up in the Carrollton area on 11 Jan. (LR).
SHOREBIRDS THROUGH GULLS JSe and CL had a
great count of 1266 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS on St.
Catherines Island on 28 Jan. The SNOWY PLOVER,
previously reported from Jekyll Island, was seen
throughout the entire month by many observers.Another good shorebird count was that of 925
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS on St. Catherines Island on
28 Jan. (JSe, CL). On 28 Jan, at Little St. Simons
Island, B&DZ had three LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, 14
PIPING PLOVERS, 65 MARBLED GODWITS, and 50
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS. Either a very early or
overwintering PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at
Oxbow Meadows in the Columbus area on 11 Jan. by
WC. Four LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen in
Macon Co. on 18 Jan. by PB and HG. A rare inland
adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on
Clark Hill Lake on 21 Jan. by JF.
DOVES THROUGH KINGBIRDS SW had a single
WHITE-WINGED DOVE in Savannah on 9 Jan. and
on 26 Jan. A number of observers reported SHORT
EARED OWLS from the owl fields near Cobb durthe month. The GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, previo
reported from a Dublin feeder, continued there for
entire month (m.ob.). The SAYS PHOEBE near Cob
and the VERMILION FLYCATCHER at the Eufaula NW
both being reported previously, lingered through th
end of the month (m.ob.). A WESTERN KINGBIRD w
found at the Altamaha Waterfowl Management Are
(AWMA) near Darien on 6 Jan. (RC).
PIPITS THROUGH SISKINS WC had counts of 500
AMERICAN PIPITS at Oxbow Meadows on both 20
26 Jan. At the AWMA two CLAY-COLORED SPARRO
were found on 1 Jan. (DC, RW, TiM) and one was
there on 11 Jan. (DM). Another CLAY-COLOREDSPARROW was seen in the Cobb area on 13 and 1
Jan. (SB,PH, CR). Cobb was also host to a large
number (50+) VESPER SPARROWS on 1 Jan. (JSe,
CL). The previously reported SMITHS and LAPLAN
LONGSPURS at Marshallville became more and mo
difficult to locate, and they evidently vacated the a
around 6 Jan. If anyone has better dates for their
staying later, please let me know. One male YELLO
HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen in Dooly Co. on 6 J
(JT) and two males in Houston Co. on 12 Jan. (fide
KB). A couple notable flocks of RUSTY BLACKBIRD
were 150-200 in the Marshallville area on 3 Jan. (
TeMi) and 250 at Oxbow Meadows on 26 Jan. (WC
BBi). There were several reports of BALTIMOREORIOLES wintering in the state, but no impressive
numbers. A RED CROSSBILL was reported from
Carters Lake on 3 Jan. by MM. There were a num
of reports of PINE SISKINS in the state, but the hig
count was 101 at Blue Ridge on 5 Jan. (TS).
CONTRIBUTORS Steve Barlow, Brandon Best, Bil
Birkhead, Ken Blankenship, Patrick and Donna Bris
Buddy Campbell, Walt Chambers, Diana Churchill,
Roger Clark, John and Margaret Cole, Neal Cronic,
Marion Dobbs, Carla Finley, Jim Flynn, Bryan Fobb
Hugh Garrett, Phil Hardy, David Hendrix, Dan
Hinnebusch, Steve Holzman, Owen Kinney, Nathan
Klaus, Rick and Sandy Krause, Carol Lambert, BillLotz, Ed Maioriello, Patty McLean, Mark McShane,
Max Medley, Terry Miller, Tim Miller, Darlene Moore
Peggy and Terry Moore, Charlie Muise, Clive Raine
Larry Ross, Jeff Sewell, Chris Skelton, Joshua Spe
Tom Striker, Luke and Karen Theodorou, Jim
Throckmorton, Dan Vickers, Steve Wagner, Russ W
Lois Williams, Marianna Wilson, and Bob and Deb
Zaremba.
Terry Moore, 13000 Bucksport Court, Roswell, GA
30075 [email protected]
January Field Notes by Terry Moorez
January was a pretty good month
for birding as we had a lot of
the previously discovered rare
birds to stay around. The Atlanta
area totaled 113 species whichcompares very well with the
average of 107.3.The Georgia area came in at
212 species which also is better than the
average of 199.7.
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Field TripsCompiled by Dave Butler
April 2008
Field trips are open to the public and free (unless otherwise noted).We welcome everyone from beginners to advanced birders!
Please check the Atlanta Audubon Website (www.atlantaaudubon.org)for the additional field trips and/or changes that may be scheduled.
Saturday, April 5, Dave DeckerGwinnett Environmental & HeritageCenter (Gwinnett County)2200 Clean Water Drive, Buford, GA(near Mall of Georgia)Meet at 8 AM at GE&H CenterBirding Focus: Migrants, residentsDirections: From I-85, take Exit 115 (Buford Dr./GA Hwy 20) and travel west toward Buford toPlunketts Rd. Turn left and continue straight toClean Water Dr. Turn left on Clean Water Dr. andcontinue straight to the Center. From I-985, takeExit 4 (Buford Dr./ GA Hwy 20) and travel Easttoward Lawrenceville to Plunketts Rd. Turn rightand continue straight to Clean Water Dr. Turn lefton Clean Water Drive and continue straight to theCenter. From Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, turnnorth onto Satellite Boulevard to Woodward MillRoad. Turn right, cross over I-985, and staystraight to Plunketts Rd. Turn left and staystraight to Clean Water Dr. Turn right andcontinue straight until you get to the Center.
Saturday, April 5,Mikell JonesPiedmont Park (City of Atlanta)Meet at 8 AM at the Piedmont Park ConservancyCommunity RoomBirding focus: Migrants, residentsDirections: These directions may vary. Checkupdate on Web site.The Piedmont Park Conservancy CommunityRoom is located at the corner of Piedmont Ave.and 12th St. From south of Atlanta, take the I-75/85 connector north to the Pine St. Exit (Exit249B). Go straight on Pine, crossing Peachtree St.
Turn left on Piedmont Ave. Travel about one mileto 12th St. From northwest of Atlanta, take I-75south to the 16th St. Exit (Exit 250). Go straight,crossing 14th St. Follow the signs to 10th St. Turneft on 10th. Travel about a half mile to Piedmont.
Turn left on Piedmont to 12th St. Due to streetclosings, including Exits to 10th and 14th Streetsfrom I-75 S., consider exiting at Northside Drive.From northeast of downtown, take I-85 south tothe 17th St. Exit (Exit 84). Continue straight,crossing 14th St. Follow directions above.
Sunday, April 6,Patty McLean, Joy CarterMercer Wetlands (DeKalb County)Meet at 8:30 AM in the parking lot at theColumbia Building on WoodcockBirding Focus: Migrants, waterfowlThe Mercer Wetlands (named for MercerUniversity), a new hotspot inside I-285, is astretch of floodplain and wetlands within sight ofI-85 and along North Fork Peachtree Creek.Waterfowl, woodpeckers and warblers along withsparrows, raptors and all your favorite residentsare abundant in this oasis of nature surroundedby business parks and the university.Directions: From I-85 North, take theShallowford Rd. Exit and continue north alongthe access road. Go approx 1.25 miles and turnright onto Woodcock. Go to the last building(Columbia) on the left and pull into the parkingarea along Woodcock. From I-85 South, take theChamblee-Tucker Exit and turn left over the
freeway. Continue a short distance down the hilland take the Flowers Rd. exit to the right. Go ashort block and take the first right ontoWoodcock.
Wednesday, April 9Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20Tuesday through Thursday,April 22, 23, 24Dawson Forest WMA, Atlanta Tract(Dawson County), Georgann SchmalzMeet at 8 AM (dont be late!!!) inside the gate atthe wetlands and perhaps carpool to other tractsof Dawson Forest WMA, Sosebee Cove, DeSotoFalls State Park or other mountain destinations.Birding focus: Migrants, residentsDirections: From the I-285/GA 400interchange, drive approximately 35 milesfrom the I-285/GA 400 interchange to DawsonForest Rd. Turn left (west) on Dawson Forest Rd.Drive 4 miles, crossing over GA Hwy. 9 andcontinuing two miles to the Dawson ForestWMA.
Saturday, April 12, Dave ButlerClayton County WaterAuthority/Newman WetlandsCenter/E.L. Huie Land Application(Clayton County)2755 Freeman Rd., Hampton, GA 770.603.5606Meet at 8 AM in the parking lotBirding focus: Migrants, waterfowl
AAS partnering with Keeping It Wild, part ofWilderness Society's Eastern Forest Programcreated in 2005 to bring together members of
diverse conservation communities in order topromote better stewardship for the natural landsin our areaDirections: I-75 Northbound, take Exit 221(Jonesboro Rd). Turn west on Jonesboro Rdtowards Lovejoy. Stay on this road 6.3 miles toFreeman Rd. on the right. Turn right on FreemanRd. at the traffic light and travel 1.3 miles to theCenter on the left. I-75 Southbound from Atlanta,take Exit 235 (Tara Blvd/Hwy. 19/41). Travelsouth towards Jonesboro/Griffin. Stay on thisroad for 8 miles to Freeman Rd. on the left. It isthe next left after the traffic light at S. MainStreet. Look for the railroad crossing and theFreeman Road Water Production Complex on theleft. After turning left onto Freeman Rd., travel2.5 miles to the Center on the right. From I-20East of Atlanta, take I-285 South (or West) to I-675 (Exit 52). Continue south on I-675 until itmerges into I-75 and stay on I-75 to JonesboroRd. (Exit 221). Turn right on Jonesboro Rd.towards Lovejoy and stay on this road for 6.3miles to Freeman Road on the right at trafficlight. After turning right onto Freeman Rd., drive1.3 miles to the Center on the left. Note:
Jonesboro Rd. becomes McDonough Rd. whenyou cross into Clayton Co.
Wednesday, April 16 & 23Saturday, April 19Sunday, April 27Kennesaw Mountain (Cobb County),Giff Beaton
Meet at 7:30 AM in the parking lot at entranceBirding focus: Migrants, residentsDirections: From Atlanta drive north on I-75 8miles beyond I-285; turn right at exit 267B; follothe signs for US 41 for about a mile; turn rightonto US 41 at the stoplight; drive 0.6 miles nortto the second traffic light; turn left on Bell's FeRd.; take first right onto old US 41; drive 1.1 miand turn left onto Stilesboro Rd. and then animmediate left into the parking lot.
Saturday, April 19, Jeff MadsenClyde Shepherd Nature Preserve(DeKalb County)Meet at 7:45 AM at the Nature Preserve entranBirding focus: Migrants, residentsDirections: From I-285 N or S: Take Highway Stone Mt. Freeway exit, west toward Decatur.Highway 78 passes North DeKalb Mall. Atintersection of Highway 78, North Decatur Rd.and Medlock Rd., take right on Medlock Rd.Follow Medlock Rd. 1/4 mile to MedlockElementary School; go right on Wood Trail LanGo through one stop sign, travel another 200
yards to Preserve entrance. From I-75/I-85 N orFrom I-85 north or south take North Druid HillExit, east toward Decatur. After approx. 3 milego right on Hwy. 78 (at North DeKalb Mall).Follow directions as above.
Saturday, April 26, Dave ButlerDavidson Arabia Mountain NaturePreserve (DeKalb County)Meet at 9 AM at 3787 Klondike Rd., LithoniaBirding focus: Migrants, residents
Directions: From the west (Atlanta, Decatur):Take I-20 East to Evans Mill Rd. Exit 74. Make turn for over 1/2 mile, pass the Dairy Queen, thturn right onto Evans Mill Rd. at the secondtraffic light. Note the road becomes Woodrow when Evans Mill Rd. makes a right turn. Do noturn on Evans Mill, but stay straight on Woodrountil it ends at Klondike Rd.; turn right. Drive 1miles to the main (North) parking lot on yourright (0.2 mile after the caution light). From theeast (Conyers, Covington): Take I-20 West toEvans Mill Rd. Exit 74. Turn left from the exitramp onto Evans Mill Rd, and proceed toWoodrow Dr. as above.
Saturday, April 26, Chris ShowalterFernbank Forest (DeKalb County)Meet at 8 AM at the Fernbank Science Center ithe side parking lot near the observatoryBirding focus: Migrants, residentsDirections: Fernbank Science Center is locateat 156 Heaton Park Dr., Atlanta, GA 30307.From I-285, take Stone Mountain Expressway(US 78) toward Decatur. It becomes Scott Blvdturn right at Coventry Rd., then left at first ligh(Heaton Park Dr). From downtown Atlanta, takPonce de Leon east toward Decatur and turn lon Artwood before the overpass RR bridge, theright on Heaton Park Dr. The Science Center ison the left.
Sketch by Anne McCallum
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A Million Thanks!Atlanta Audubon Society is an amazing organization because of its
volunteers. As always, we extend our unending gratitude to ALL of ouvolunteers, but would like to send a special thank you to the followingindividuals this month:
Atlanta Audubon Societys Photo Contest would not be possible if itwerent for the hard work and dedication ofMichael Clifford.Michae
single-handedly manages the contest including overseeing the entries,planning the event and helping with the judging. It is a giant task. We
cant thank him enough!
We are extremely grateful toWendy West, who oversaw this years SparrowWorkshop. Wendy coordinated the event and pulled it off without a hitch. Her efforts on thisprogram were invaluable.
Many thanks toAnne McCallum, artist extraordinaire, for providing the new Carolina Chickadeebird sketch for the field trip listings page. Anne is a wonderful artist who does many birdillustrations and paintings. We appreciate her adding a special new touch to Wingbars.
Marge Igyarto has been volunteering with
AAS since she attended the Master Birder
Class in 2005. She helps certify backyardsanctuaries and assists with the annual
picnic and holiday banquet. She is currently
the Education Chair and gives support to
other volunteers for programs such asbirding workshops, Master Birders classes,
Learning About Birds, scholarships and
Audubon Adventures. She also helps the
IMBD Coordinator, the Speakers Bureau andattends monthly AAS board meetings.
Birds have always fascinated Marge. When
she was a little girl, she would go fishing
with her father on the Chain of Lakes in
Illinois. She said, The waterfowl and
kingfishers were a real treat for us. Shebecame more involved with birding in 1976
when she married. She and her husband
were stationed in Virginia, where she foundsome wonderful sanctuaries.
Like many birders, her favorite bird is
usually the one she is looking at. However,
last year when she was on the Merritt Island
field trip she observed a Crested Caracarathat she said was a pretty remarkable bird.
One of her favorite birds is the Tufted
Titmouse, which was one of the first feeder
birds that she identified. She added, They
are friendly, dependable, entertaining andfashionable (gray is the new black!).
Marges favorite place to bird
in Georgia is the Blue Ridge
Mountains where she has a weekend cabin.
She and her husband have a fabulous time
birding there. The thick forests, rivers, lakesand elevation bring lots of species to the
area, she explained.
She is able to do quite a bit of international
travel through her husbands job. Right
outside their hotel in Taiwan were FormosaBilbils. Marge said, It is a lovely bird with a
very melodic voice. I was listening to it and
started thinking the singing was too perfect.
After breakfast, I went outside and observeda Buddhist monk who was using a special
device to call them in.
Marge is also pleased to share her passion
with others. Shes happy that her son, Pete,and her daughter-in-law have taken upbirding at their home in Pennsylvania.
Marge lives in Smyrna and is currently asubstitute teacher.
She had careers as
a registered nurseand a science
teacher. She is
also involved with
volunteeractivities for
Master Gardeners
of Cobb Countyand theChattahoochee
Nature Center.
Spotlighting... Marge IgyartoBy Wendy Weathers
Volunteer Corner Volunteer Corner Voluntee
Corner Volunteer Corner Volunteer Corner Voluntee
Marge Igyarto hiking in Blue
Ridge, GA.
Photographer: Dave Igyarto
olunteerOpportunitiesase Check the AAS Website for moreiting volunteer opportunities.
mpiled by Carol Hassell
nnabe A Playwright?es your chance. LEARNING ABOUTDS seeks to create a MIGRATION SKIT!experience necessary! Create a skit fors (2nd through 5th graders) to perform,wing the needs and challenges facingrating birds as they make the big tripk up north in the spring to their breedingunds. It should last only about 5 minutesying time. Interested? Contact Marcianbort or Marilyn [email protected] [email protected]).
n Barrel Workshop Coordinatorwill sponsor a workshop at Island Fordk this summer featuring how toemble a rain barrel.A volunteer isded to coordinate logistics for this
rkshop. If you are interested and for moreormation, contact Kelly [email protected] or4.660.3166).
d Picture Compiler eating A Teaching Tool
would like to have an organized file ofd pictures to use to show participantsous types of birds, different qualities of
ds, and so on when we go into schools topresentations.We are looking for
meone willing to take charge of findingd pictures and organizing them into ag system for volunteers to use. If
erested, contact Catharine B. [email protected]).
uglasville Clean-up Day Coordinator
you know that Atlanta Audubon Societyns 184 acres of greenspace inuglasville? We want to organize a cleanday on the property this spring or
mmer. There are several folks who live inuglasville who help monitor the propertyus, and we would like to formalize thisup. We need someone to organize thent, e.g., coordinate logistics, promote thent, etc. This opportunity will requireween 15-25 hours over the course oferal months. If you are interested,
ntact Kelly [email protected] or4.660.3166).
unteer Opportunities in a Festivalod: Festivals and Events this Springou are interested in representing AAS atous festivals and events, we will provideAAS display and appropriate handouts,ails and directions!me of these include:ril 12: Saturday--Fayette County Earthy celebration, Fayetteville, GA. Setup:0 AM. Breakdown: 3:30 PM.ril 19: Saturday--Captain Planetndation's Earth Day Kids Fest,
attahoochee Nature Center. Setup: 9 AM.akdown: 3 PM. Focus is on hands-onvities for kids.y 1: Thursday--Horticultural Expo at
epherd Center, 6:00 to 8 PM.ase contact Nancy [email protected]) if you arerested in any of these or otherpenings.
It is very important that you report your Volunteer Hours.TIMEWell Spent
TIMEWell Spent
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In the March edition of Wingbars, we outlined the great trips
available with our new Guided Birdathon Teams (more details are
available on website at www.atlantaaudubon.org). One trip for
which we needed to provide the date for was Giff Beatons Warbler
Wranglers. Giffs trip will be Sunday, April 20, from 7 to 11 AM at
Kennesaw Mountain. If you are interested in signing up for this trip
or any of our Guided Birdathon Trips, please contact our office at
770.913.0511.
Guided Birdathon Update:
Trip with Giff Beaton
Atlanta Audubon Society has awarded four scholarships for 2008 to the Hog
Island Audubon Camps in Maine. Mary Nevil, a media specialist with
the DeKalb County School System, and Bill Wagner, a park
ranger/environmental educator with the Reynolds Nature Preserve,
are recipients of the Louisa Echols Scholarship. Alex Caille, age 13, and
Reba Rice, age 14, are the recipients of the Edward Barnsley Scholarship.
Eight adults and seven children applied for these awards, and the Scholarship Committee hadto make some tough decisions, as the applicants were all very strong. Thanks to Marilyn
Harris, Nancy Hamilton and Kit Robey for their diligent work on the scholarship committee.
Scholarship WinnersBy Barbara Giebelhaus
As one of our on-the-ground habitat conservation efforts,
Atlanta Audubon Society volunteers will be photo monitoring
hemlock trees in at least six sites at Cooper Creek and
Mulkey Gap in the Chattahoochee National Forest in UnionCounty to collect data to help determine the impact of the
Sasi beetles on the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) and the
corresponding impact on the hemlocks.
Jim Wentworth, a wildlife biologist in the Blue Ridge Ranger
district, and his team will be releasing small Sasiscymnus tsugae (Sasi) beetles, natural
predators of the HWA, as a biological control method to save the hemlocks from the HWA,
which is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process.
In February, 19 AAS volunteers along with 15 Lumpkin Coalition volunteers were in
Dahlonega to learn the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid photograph sampling protocol from Dr.
Joseph Culin, the department chair of entomology, soils and plant sciences at Clemson
University. The Sasi beetles are produced in several beetle labs in Georgia, and the AAS
volunteers had the opportunity to tour the brand new lab at North Georgia College and State
University, which will produce the beetles being released in the Chattahoochee National
Forest.
If you have property in North Georgia and see evidence of the HWA, i.e., white egg casings on
the bottom of your hemlock branches, refer to this website for information on what you can
do: http://www.lumpkincoalition.org/issues/hemlocks/homeowners.html. Also please see the
Lumpkin Coalitions public service announcement about their HEMLOCK HELP HOTLINE at
www.lumpkincoalition.org or call 706.864.4787. If you are interested in joining a Hemlock
Project Team, contact Kelly Hopkins at [email protected] or 404.660.3166.
Hemlock Project UpdateBy Kelly Hopkins
2008 WARBL
WEEKEND
WORKSHOP
If you are interestethis exciting worksput your name on
waiting list in case tis a cancellation!!!!
more information, coLisa Hurt. Emai
artlisahurt@bellsoutPhone: 770.934.76
Volunteers learning photograph sample
protocol.
Photographer: unknown
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Bird conservationists will be interested to knowthat Georgia was well represented at the Fourth
International Partners in Flight Conference in
McAllen, Texas, February 13-16. Several people
from Georgia attended and gave posters andpresentations: Robert Cooper and Sara
Schweitzer from the University of Georgia, Peter
Range and Chuck Hunter from the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service, Nathan KIause andTim Keyes of the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources
and me. As there were 600attendants, there may have beenmore people from Georgia that I
didnt get to see. How exciting to be
a part of this conferenceto be
there with colleagues from Georgiaand to meet new people who
traveled all the way from Canada or
Paraguay. I was even able to practice speaking
Spanish with my new friends from Ecuador!
My presentation, From the Okefenokee to thePantanal, Shared Species and Experiences
Leading to Site Conservation, compared these
two Important Bird Areas and Ramsar Sites(wetlands of global significance) from the 27species we shareresident wading and marsh
birds, migrating shorebirds and raptors (see
Table 1) to local grassroots efforts to protect
these vital ecosystems, such as the P.O.G.O.
effort (Pinhook, Osceola, Greater OkefenokeeThe session I spoke at was entitled Important
Bird Areas and Community-based
Conservation.in which there were nine
speakersfour from Latin America, four fromthe United States and one from Canada. It wa
exciting to hear from professionals who are
working on land and bird conservation from
across the hemisphere. I particularlyliked a talk entitled, Working with Lo
People: Experiences and Lessons
Learned from Two IBAs from Paraguby Jose L. Cartes, Alberto Yanosky aE. Cabrera.
Georgias birds and the work we do
protect them and their habitat can on
benefit from these connections as w
continue our work in local, regional global bird conservation. We are a pa
of the bigger picture! Your contributions will
work toward advancing the goals of the Georg
IBA Program in education and outreach,affecting government and policy (such as the
effort to protect Jekyll Island), data collection
monitoring Georgias IBAs and day-to-dayoperations of the program. To support theGeorgia IBA Program, please make your chec
payable to Georgia IBA and send to the follow
address: Mary Elfner, Georgia IBA Coordinato
32 Flinn Drive, Savannah, GA 31406.
Tundra to Tropics:Connecting Birds, Habitats and Peopl
Fourth InternationalPartners in Flight Conference
By Mary Elfner
Common Name Scientific Name
Pied-billed Grebe Podylimbuspodiceps
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Great Egret Ardea alba
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticoraxnycticorax
American Wood Stork Mycteria americana
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Osprey Pandion halietus
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
Mississippi Kite Ictiniamississippiensis
Common Name Scientific Name
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Limpkin Aramus guarauna
Purple Gallinule Porphyrulamartinica
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinagoparaguaie
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocephalusrubinus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Table 1. Shared species Okefenokee and Pantanal
AAS was featured in the
February 28 edition of
National Audubon
Society's Audubon in
the News:
Atlanta Audubon Receives
Technology Grant from
AT&T(Article details a
grant Atlanta Audubon
Society received from
AT&T to improve its
echnology infrastructure;
Catharine Kuchar-
Brockman, executive
director of the chapter, is
quoted).
The Georgia IBAprogram is a
cornerstone ofAAS's
conservationagenda.
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Legacy Club
April 2008
In MemoriamBy Lolly Lederberg
Atlanta Auduboners, our dear friend, Dr. Joseph Greenberg, passed away on February 24, 2008, inOakland, California, where he was under Hospice care for the last several months.
As many of you know, Joes classes at Evening at Emory are legendary. When I came to Atlanta in 19from the Virgin Islands, giving up my medical practice to be near my daughters family, I was ready fsomething new and decided that the class on Birds of Georgia would acquaint me with the Southeaand offer me a new challenge. I knew about diving, snorkeling and most fish, but nothing aboutbirding. Little did I know when Joe sought my help with arranging the birding trips associated with
classes that it would open up a whole new world for me. Beginning in 1985, he took his classes to faflung placesChurchill, Newfoundland, California, Texas, Arizona and Montana. During the daylighhours, he would teach us birding, but at night he introduced us to his other lovefoodwhileinstilling in us a sense of family that we have become.
Joe was a Pied Piper. With his owl call, he could bring in birds and fill the trees. He would call the birds in over our heads foclose-up identification, which was phenomenal in and of itself, but Joe dedicated his storehouse of energy to the hundreds pupils who became officers of his beloved Atlanta Audubon Society, Christmas Bird Counters, atlas surveyors and field tripleaders. During the last year he served as Field Trip Director, he organized 110 field trips! When his son, Russ, returned froChiapas, Mexico, and told Joe about the coffee plantation shade trees that provide bird habitat, Joe started a movement inAtlanta to promote drinking shade-grown coffee. With help from his dedicated committee, he received a grant that furtheredthe knowledge of the public at large about the difference they could make for the birds by influencing coffee drinkers in themarket place.
The emergencies of the last five years seemed only brief interruptions in his lifeepisodes that would have felled anyone el
yet he would always continue on and earned himself the nickname, the Energizer Bunny. When he could no longer lead hclasses of 20-30 people, I and several of his former students continued to take him for nearby birding trips and filled his birdfeeders, which provided so much joy for him.
Joes ability to inspire the love and wonder of birds was inspiring and will be hard, if not impossible, to replace. One of hisSGC committee members remarked at the AAS meeting on the day he passed, We have lost two of the giants in the birdingworld," referring to Joe and Frank McCamey. His children, too, have lost their larger than life influence and each played a rothat helped sustain himRuss with the Shade-Grown Coffee movement, Marti when he relocated to the assisted livingarrangement, David and Peter with visits that were highlights in Joes life, and Doug who was devoted to Joe and relocatedhim to California where he could keep a watchful eye on his care.
Please join his family in celebrating his life at a memorial service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, 1911Cliff Valley Way, Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, April 27, at 3 PM. A reception will follow. For more information on Joesdistinguished career, please read his obituary in the March 5 and 16 editions of The Atlanta Journal Constitution. In lieu oflowers, the family requests contributions to the Atlanta Audubon Society's education fund.
Joe Greenberg
Photo by Doug Greenberg
Atlanta Audubon Society announces the creation of its new
Have you reviewed your Last Will and Testament lately? We hope you will consider including Atlanta Audubon Society your bequests.
Atlanta Audubon Society has enjoyed gratifying success because members recognize the value of having their efforts, antheir personal financial support, serve at a local level. Our auspicious beginning has shown us the importance of planninfor the perpetuation of our organization and its mission. It has led us to consider ways to ensure future growth andstrength, in order to enhance our influence on the environmental movement in general and to continue our efforts onbehalf of the protection of birds and their habitat. One way an individual member is able to help sustain our long-term
health is through membership in the Atlanta Audubon Society Legacy Club.As lifes conditions change, periodic review of ones Will is recommended, and we are suggesting that members, as theyreview the provisions of their Wills, consider remembering Atlanta Audubon by the inclusion of a bequest. Such gifts wstand as enduring commitments to the on-going protection of birds and their habitats.
Generations beyond ours will lead AAS into the future, and they will face challenges that we can only imagine. Ouractions today, in the form of current or deferred gifts, will help our successors meet those challenges with a strong andinfluential organization. We ask that you join us as a Charter Member of this new and exciting venture as we build thisLegacy Club for the perpetuation of Atlanta Audubon Society. Please contact us for information.
Art HCatharine B. Kuch
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CLASSIFIEDSRates for 2.5 x 2.5 ads are $20/month or $45/quarter. Ads must be consistent with the conservation and birding mission of
Atlanta Audubon Society. Ads may be accepted via e-mail, preferably in .pdf format. Call 770.913.0511 if you have questions.
Send payment to Wingbars Ads, Atlanta Audubon Society, P.O. Box 29189, Atlanta, GA 30359.
Send ads via e-mail to Catharine Kuchar at [email protected].
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Additional Fall Appeal Thank YousIn the February issue ofWingbars, we listed over 100 individuals who gave so generously
to our first appeal to support Atlanta Audubon Societys conservation efforts to
Create, Promote and Preserve Bird-Friendly Habitat.
In addition to those names, we would also like to thank the following people for their donations to the appeal.We are grateful to you for your support.
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Down East Spring Birding FestivalInformation on the 5th Down East Spring Birding Festival, May 23-26, is now on the
registration page at www.downeastbirdfest.org. If you want a registration packet maileyou, call 207.733.2201 or e-mail [email protected] with your mailing address.
Participants find over 150 birds each year. The 4-year total is 208 different birds. Howmany will you find? Birding will be great in 2008!!
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Wingbarsis mailed only to Friends of Atlanta Audubon. All new National Audubon Society
members receive an introductory copy and can continue to receive this newsletter by becoming a
Friends of Atlanta Audubon member. Enrollment as a Friend of Atlanta Audubon does not include
membership in the National Audubon Society. Thus, you will notreceiveAudubonmagazine.
f you are not a Friend of AAS, please take this opportunity to fill out and return the form below.
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Getting to Know Georgias Protected Birds:Wilsons Plover
The adult Wilsons Plover (Charadriuswilsonia) is about 17.5-20 cm (7-8 inches)n length. The crown of its head, cheek,
back and top of the wings are brown. The
white on the forehead tapers into a line
hat extends over the top of the eye to theback of the head. The throat, breast,
abdomen and underside of the wings are
white with a white collar extending to the
back of the neck. Wilsons Plovers are
ound breeding on the Atlantic Coast fromNew Jersey to northern South America
and the Caribbean Islands and on the
Pacific Coast from California to Panama
and northern South America. Most winterin Florida and the Gulf Coast, however, a
few overnight on Georgias barrier islands.
A Wilsons Plovers diet consists of
crustaceans, especially fiddler crabs,shrimp, insects and spiders. This speciesnests on beaches above the high tide line
near sand flats and sand dunes where the
sand is interspersed with small pieces of
broken shells and pebbles. Nests aredepressions in the sand that are scraped
out by the male, often near clumps of
grass, small shrubs or similar vegetation.
Loss of nesting habitat to beachfront
development; destruction of adults, nestsand young by humans and vehicles;
disturbance by humans and pets; and
predation by wild, feral and domesticated
animals are the greatest threat to the
species. Wilsons Plovers are particularl
vulnerable to disturbances by humans apets since several of the sand spits and
small barrier islands are used as nesting
sites, and these same sites are heavily
traveled by recreational boaters as picnand rest areas. Heavy foot traffic in the
vicinity of nests may lead to abandonm
by the adults. Pets, particularly dogs, m
kill adults and young or destroy the egg
Wilsons Plovers are rare according tothe state status and are not listed at the
federal level. A rare bird is a species tha
may not be endangered or threatened b
which should be protected because of iscarcity.
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deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
For a great introduction to observing NEXRAD images of migrating birds visit the Clemson University Radar Ornithology website
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/birdrad/ and http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/.
Volunteers Requested for Eastern Painted Bunting Population Assessment and Monitoring Project
Spurred by recent population declines, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and U.S. Geological Survey is participating in a four-state (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina) program to monitor the
eastern population of the Painted Bunting (http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/point/pabu/). If you are interested in assisting this effort or for
additional information contact: Chris Depkin, Georgia DNR, 843.384.4244, ([email protected]) or Bran Winn, Georgia DNR, 912.262.3128,([email protected]).
NASA plans for new launch facility on Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is starting an environmental assessment of a new commercial launch facility
that could impact 200 acres of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, a draft of which should be released in mid-July. The public will have
30 days to review and make comments. For additional information, go to: http://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/ksc-cvlc.htm
Nightjar Survey Network
According to Mike Wilson with the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William and Mary, volunteer participation by
conservation-minded citizens, biologists and other like-minded groups in adopting and conducting survey routes is critical for insight to
Georgias nightjar populations. If you are interested in helping the Nightjar Survey Network (www.ccb-wm.org/nightjars.htm) collect data
on the population distribution and population trends of nightjars across broad regions of the United States, please contact: e-mail:
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