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Pomona Valley Audubon Societywww.pomonavalleyaudubon.org
A publication of
November/December 2007 A chapt f th Natinal Audun Sity vlu 47, N. 2
In thIs Issue...
Bird Banding in the Yukon Territory ...............................Pg. 1
Christmas Bird Count ......................................................Pg. 3
Snowy Plover Recovery ...................................................Pg. 5
South Texas Trip ...............................................................Pg. 6
2007 Annual Report .........................................................Pg. 8
Field Trips ..............................................................Pgs. 9 & 10
Announcements .............................................................Pg. 11
Upcoming Programs ......................................................Pg. 12 (Cont'd. on page 4)
Bird Banding in the Yukon Territoryby Pat Higbie
White Throated Sparrow
One of the highlights of our trip this year to Yukon Territory and Alaska
was visiting the Albert Creek Birdbanding Station, a joint effort of
Environment Yukon and the Yukon Bird Club, near Watson Lake, YT.
Weather permitting, it is open from the end of March to the beginning of
June for spring migration. We spent a couple hours there each day, May
28 to June 1.
Albert Creek Birdbanding Station is on an oxbow of the Upper Liard River.
It is a beautiful wetlands area with spruce, alder, birch, and aspen trees…anideal setting for mist nets. Master birder Jukka Jantunen, his father Pietra
(who was visiting from Finland), and helpers, Julie, and Lynne welcomed
us, and encouraged us to observe, as well as bird the area. Julie and Lynne
were in charge of checking the mist nests every half hour. Jukka explained
that trapped birds are taken from the mist nets, put into cloth sacks, and
hung at the banding table with numbered clothespins, designating the
trapping area. Pietra records the information, as Jukka bands, measures
wing length, weight, and sex of the birds found. This spring, Jukka was
taking two tail feathers from the birds for radio isotope testing to determine
where they wintered. The cloth bags sacks are only used once, then washed,
so diseases aren’t spread.
Every morning we visited was crisp and clear. The calls of the
White Throated Sparrow, and melodic song of the Northern
Waterthrush were enchanting. Alder Flycatchers were calling
out “free beer”, and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was tapping
loudly on a tall tree stump, alerting it’s mate to his whereabouts.
On our rst day, we saw an immature bald eagle perched in a
spruce snag, Barrows Goldeneyes, gliding in the pond, and a
Spotted Sandpiper pecking along the bank. White Throated
Yukon Territory
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Welcome New MembersWe extend a warm welcome to all new members. Subscribers to Audubon Magazine from our area are automatically
enrolled in our chapter and receive the Chaparral Naturalist at no additional charge. You are welcome to all our
events.
Chino: Darrell Mc Invale, Pauline Michael Margaret
Thomas, David Todd, Ariana Wagoner
Chino Hills: Gerald Blakley, Olga DeLatorre,Jeraldine Madden
Claremont: Gretchen Augustyn, Mr and Mrs
Morton Beckner, Gena Fulmer, Elizabeth Koerner,
Betty Mc Clellan, Alice Oglesby, Laura Perry,
Diane Turner, Suzanne Thompson, Cara Wingert
Covina: Resa Charles,Marjorie Naylor
Diamond Bar: Jayrill Nutt, Savithri Sundaresan
La Verne: Robert Hoover, Tracy Taylor
Norco: Mila Del Castillo, Michele Kluge,
Audra LopezOntario: Jose Ayala, Lloyd Byron,
Catharine Heathcock, Cathy Roode
Pomona: Nisreen Azar, Nancy Baker,
Phyllis Feddersen, Virginia Herd
Walnut: Rhonda Ellis
West Covina: James Joyce, Adrianne Metzger,
Michael Miller
Owl Talons by Richard Moore
As a beginning birder and a resident of Pilgrim Place, Claremont, I learned the
difference between a Western Scrub-Jay and a Blue Jay and so I wrote an article for
the newsletter at Pilgrim Place about the many species of jays found in the United
States. No one paid any attention and continued to call the Scrub-Jay a Blue Jay,
but (don’t laugh) I became known as “the bird man.”
So one day early in October I was aroused from my bed by the ringing of thedoorbell because someone had discovered a Great Horned Owl in the street beside
the curb in front of my house. Since the bird seemed rather helpless I went into the
house to get a box. When the phone rang another person alerted me to the presence
of the owl. Coming back to the front yard still in my pj’s I found the owl staring at
another person on the sidewalk. I got in back of the owl picked it up and placed
it in the open box. I covered the box with cloth, got dressed, and took the bird
to Wild Wings in San Dimas. Judy answered the door, looked at the bird, and
immediately went to get her thick leather gloves. This should have been a
signal to me, but when the bird fell to its side I reached down to straighten
it. Bad move! The bird reached out and sunk its sharp talons into both of
my hands. Ouch! Judy suggested that if I would toss the bird up high it
would let go. No success! So one by one we pried each talon out of my
hand.
With those thick gloves Judy took the owl away while I reached for a paper towel to wipe the blood from my hands. With the
application of alcohol to the wounds I was free to return home. In the evening I was given a tetanus shot and a prescription
for an antibiotic. Upon examination the owl had no visible injuries but its pupils were dilated and did not change in the
sunlight, indicating that the bird might have been struck by a passing car.
So now I am denitely more aware of the strength of an owl’s feet and the sharpness of its talons!
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The Christmas Bird Count is coming up fast. It will be held on Saturday, December 15th, the rst Saturday of the ofcia
Count period. So please, mark your calendars for the third Saturday in December.
The very rst Christmas Bird Count was held on Christmas Day, 1900. It has been held every year since, making this the
108th Count. PVAS held their rst CBC in 1972, making this the 36th year of our involvement. The primary objective
of the Christmas Bird Count is to monitor the status and distribution of bird populations across the Western Hemisphere
The count also has signicant value for conservation purposes.
Let us know if you are willing to help out with any of the teams. A list of teams will be available at the December membership
meeting. And remember that we can use your help in a number of ways. The teams cover only a small percentage of the
circle. They cover all the important parts or hot spots, but much of the circle is not visited at all, especially the more urban
areas. We are always looking for volunteers to do their back yards, their city block, their neighborhood, the local park down
the street. We are looking for people who will volunteer for the whole day, for half of the day, or just one hour.
If you are willing to help out with this very important project, let us know. Hand me a note at the monthly meeting; send
me a note by mail (Neil Gilbert, 183 E. Miramar Ave., Claremont, CA 91711); or (preferred) send an e-mail to: Neil
Changes at Glen Helen
by Dan Guthrie
Several changes have occurred and are occurring at
Glen Helen Regional Park. Money is nally being
spent on the park beyond regular maintenance. The
Renaissance Faire is gone, and the area on the north
side of the park that the fair occupied has been turned
into grassy park area, complete with picnic tables and
parking. When last out there, this area hosted lots
of bluebirds and sparrows. Perhaps we should put a bluebird trail there! What was once the ‘wild’ area
along with the boardwalk that passed through it and
has been impassible for years has been completely
removed. It looks like most of this area is being turned
into grassy park, with a small stream remaining
running through it. It re mains to be seen whether
any vegetation will remain along the stream. The
trees in the park are still regularly visited by migrant
and wintering birds.
A Reminder
Unused medications
should not be discarded
down the drain because
sewage systems cannot
remove these medications from
water that is released into lakes, streams, rivers, and
the ocean where they have adverse effects upon sh,other aquatic animals and consequently birds and
mammals. Store unused medicine in a safe place and
then take them to a local Household Hazardous Waste
Collection site.
- Richard Moore, Conservation Chair
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Yukon Territory(Cont'd. from page 1)
Sparrows were feeding at the seed scattered on the ground.
Among the birds banded these ve days were Wilson’s, Yellow, Blackpoll,
Tennessee, Orange Crowned Warblers, Northern Waterthrush, and American
Redstarts. Other birds were White Throated Sparrows, Lincoln’s Sparrows,
Purple Finch, and on the 30th, a Gray Cheeked Thrush (my 624th life bird).
Jukka held it up for Rod to video this special nd.
NorthernWaterthrush
This was Jukka, Pietra, and Lynne’s last day at the station. Ted Murphy, another master birdbander would be here tomorrow
We thanked them for their hospitality, and sharing their knowledge with us. Ted and Julie manned the station on the las
two days, and it was very busy for them. The outstanding bird on the 31st was a Cape May Warbler, which Ted held up for
pictures before releasing it. It is such a thrill to see these birds close up, and in their breeding plumage! On June 1, we mee
Cameron Eckhart , while birding the road near the station. Cameron wrote the Yukon section of the Alaska bird book. He
is a biologist with Environment Yukon in Whitehorse, YT, and gave us many good tips on birding in the Yukon.
Soon it was time to leave. Again, we thanked everyone for the enjoyable experience. They asked us to encourage other
birders to visit. The Watson Lake Visitor Centre has information and directions to the Albert Creek Birdbanding Station
or you can look them up on the web at www.tc.gov.yk.ca/131.html
Rates of Environmental Changeby Dan Guthrie
The movie “Day after Tomorrow” was a ctional story about a coming ice age that enveloped the northern Hemisphere
with great rapidity. We tend to think of environmental changes as occurring slowly, on the order of centuries. All
discussion of global warming speaks in terms of temperature changes taking perhaps a hundred years, and of the
oceans level rising in fractions of inches per decade. However, scientists also are learning about “tipping points” a
phenomenon when slight changes can have a major effect. Here are two such tipping points that we should worry
about.
Arctic Ocean. During the last ice age, the Arctic Ocean was open water. As such, much evaporation occurred which,
because of prevailing wind patterns increased snowfall to the south which resulted in the continental ice sheet that
covered all of Canada and much of the northern United States. The summer ice cover of the Arctic Ocean is at its
point in thousands of years, thanks to global warming. If it continues to recede, this could have a dramatic effect on
weather patterns.
Arctic Tundra The land surrounding the Arctic Ocean is tundra. In the summer to top one or two feet melt and
become ‘mushy’ hard to walk on and perpetually damp. Below these top feet the tundra remains frozen (permafrost).
Now, in much of Alaska and other northern regions, the permafrost is defrosting to unprecedented depths. This means
that roads and buildings, built on what was once a solid base, are now on a sea of mush and slowly sinking. Moreimportantly, the frozen tundra consists of plant material that, because of the cold climate, has never been digested
by bacteria. This plant material, accumulated over thousands of years, is probably the greatest reservoir of carbon
on the planet, carbon that will be released by bacterial digestion as it warms. A slight rise in temperature thus can
result in a massive release of carbon dioxide and methane, products of bacterial digestion. This release could have
a much greater and more rapid effect than all the releases of carbon dioxide by power plants.
Global warming has its greatest effect on the Arctic, an area with the fewest people, many of whom are native tribes
with little political power. We need not worry about the future of polar bears. Although these changes may cause a
great population decline in their native habitat, polar bears will continue to survive, at least in zoos. However, the
changes that affect polar bears can come back to bite us as well.
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Federal wildlife ofcials have come up with a road map
for boosting populations of the imperiled Western Snowy
Plover, a tiny sparrowlike bird that builds nests at several
North County beaches and lagoons. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service’s recovery plan, released earlier this week,
sets a goal of doubling the current number of adult bird
species living along the Southern California cost -- in
San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties -- to at least
500.
And it aims to rebuild the entire Pacic Coast population
in California, Oregon and Washington to 3,000, up from
2,000 today.
Al Donner, a Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman in
Sacramento, said by telephone Tuesday that the new plan
relies heavily on the cooperative efforts of federal, state and
local agencies, military bases such as Camp Pendleton, and
volunteers from a variety of community groups. Donner
said the plan is, by denition, a voluntary document and it
does not impose new restrictions on coastal recreation and
development. Environmental groups criticized the 292-page
blueprint, saying it falls well short of what is needed to help
the tiny shorebird make a comeback. “This is an extinction
plan, not a recovery plan,” said Kieran Suckling, policy
director for the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson,
Ariz. Suckling said the federal agency set the bar too low.
He maintained that reaching a population of 3,000 will not
ensure the bird avoids extinction. Audubon California, a
statewide environmental group that has long monitored the
plight of the bird, charged that the plan relies too heavily on
the efforts of volunteers. “We are long past the point with
this species where cooperation and volunteerism alone can
make a difference,” said Glenn Olson, executive director
of Audubon California. Federal officials defended the
population target and the strategy for hitting it. Donner
said it is patterned after a successful one that has helped
populations of a cousin, the piping plover, make a comeback
along the East Coast. Donner said that, in the absence of a
plan, volunteer efforts already have helped boost the West
Coast population from 1,500 -- at the time the Western
Recovery Plan Touted for Plover By Dave Downey
Staff Writer, North County Times
North County Lagoon Could Play
Key Role in Tiny Shorebird’s Comeback
Snowy Plover was
declared threatened in
1993 -- to 2,000. Donner
stressed that the bird, unlike
many imperiled animals,
doesn’t live in the backwoods. On the contrary, it lives on
the very beaches that millions of Californians ock to for
swimming, surng and sunbathing. “Plovers are in the thick
of people, where people want to play and recreate,” said JaneHendron, spokeswoman for the Fish and Wildlife Service in
Carlsbad. And Hendron said adult plovers lay their eggs and
raise their young just as recreation enthusiasts begin to head
for the beach in spring. Because of the largely unavoidable
conflicts with beachgoers, federal officials say they are
counting on the volunteer community groups to guide
people and their dogs away from nests by posting signs and
temporary fences. Ofcials say they do not have the luxury
of creating large reserves that are closed to the public. Andy
Mauro, conservation chairman for Buena Vista Audubon
Society, said that developing plans for the restoration of North County’s Buena Vista Lagoon could create a rare such
reserve. He said that one of the restoration options being
studied would return Buena Vista to its original status as
a coastal salt marsh lagoon. That could create islands that
provide nesting areas protected from people and dogs. “We
see that as sort of a bright light for the Western Snowy Plover
in San Diego County,” Mauro said, adding that the plan could
be nalized by the middle of 2008. Jim Watkins, plover
recovery coordinator for the wildlife service in Northern
California, said the agency currently estimates San Diego
County’s bird population at 191 and Southern California’stotal at 238. Hendron said plovers build nests at the Tijuana
River estuary, Silver Strand, Naval Air Station North Island,
South Mission Beach, South Carlsbad State Beach, San
Elijo Lagoon and at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County,
and at Bolsa Chica State Beach, Salt Creek Beach and Seal
Beach Naval Weapons Station in Orange County. Phil
Unitt, curator of birds and mammals at the San Diego
Natural History Museum, said the highest concentration
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of plovers in the region is at Camp Pendleton, with most
nests being made at the mouth of the Santa Margarita
River. Eric Kershner, wildlife management branch head
for Camp Pendleton, said biologists counted 80 plovers
on the base this year, down from about 120 last year andin 2005. The tiny plover grows to 6 inches long. It has a
white belly and a pale brown to gray back and head that
matches the color of beach sand. And it has a black bill
and a few black marks. “They nest on the ground out in
the open,” Unitt said. “They are masters of camouage.
Their eggs match the sand colors very well, with a few
black speckles in them.” Consequently, Hendron said, it is
easy to step on them by accident. “When Western Snowy
Plovers are born, they are tiny cotton balls with toothpick
legs,” Hendron said. “They’re cute. They’re adorable.
But they are very vulnerable when they first hatch.”-- Contact staff writer Dave Downey at (760) 745-6611,
Ext. 2623, or [email protected].
South Texas atChristmas Anyone?
Southernmost Texas boasts a collection o specialty birds (Chachalaca, Green
Jay, Great Kiskadee, Mexican Crow, Long-billed Thrasher, Pauraque, Hook-billed
Kite) and occaisional rarities rom Mexico. Also, the wintering population o
Whooping Cranes is on view not too ar to the north along the coast. We
are looking at the dates December 28 through January 5, which should give
us 6 ull days o birding. We plan to visit the major birding sites in the area,
plus chase any rarities. We may even participate in a Christmas Census! Direct
fights are available rom LAX to McAllen and we plan to stay at the Best
Western Rose Garden Inn and Suites in town. Contact Dan Guthrie 909-607-2836 or Pam Kling at 909-596-7604. For more inormation on south Texas
birding, visit Texas Audubon at www.audubon.org/chapter/tx/tx and the
Rio Grande Valley Audubon at www.riograndedeltaaudubon.org. We have a
limited number o participants. Don’t get let out.
Don't miss this wonderul opportunity...
Call today!
Snowy Plover Recovery (Cont'd. from page 5)
2008PVASDesk
Calendars Available
Soon!
Stay tuned... PVAS Desk calendars will be available soon
- make sure you get yours! This calendar makes a great gift
and money raised will help fund our Audubon Adventures
program and other worthy outreach programs. Calendarswill be available for purchase at meetings, local businesses
or by calling Pam Kling at 909-596-7604.
Pomona Valley Audubon 2008 Calendar
January 2008
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 1 4 15 1 6 17 1 8 19
2 0 21 2 2 23 2 4 25 2 6
27 28 2 9 3 0 31
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N ovember
Sunday, November 4 – Beginner’s Bird Walk,Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Tuesday, November 6 – Baldy Village and Vicinity,
Half day trip. Leader: Dan Guthrie
Tuesday, November 13 – Bolsa Chica Preserve.
Leader: TBA
Sunday, November 25 – Bonelli Park Monthy Hike.
Leader: Rod Higbie
D ecember
Sunday, December 2 – Beginner’s Bird Walk,
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Wednesday, December 12 – Bonelli Park Pre-
Christmas Trip. Leaders: Strangs
Thursday, December 13 – Claremont Parks Pre-
Christmas Trip. Leader: Dan Guthrie
Saturday, December 15 – Annual Christmas Census
Sunday, December 23 – Bonelli Park Monthy Hike.
Leader: Rod Higbie
J aNuary
Sunday, January 6 – Beginner’s Bird Walk, Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 8 a.m.
Wednesday, January 16 – Prado County Park.
Leader: Dan Gregory
Sunday, January 27 – Bonelli Park Bird Walk.
Leader: Rod Higbie, 8 a.m.
F ebruary
Sunday, February 3 – Beginner’s Bird Walk
– Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 8 a.m.
Saturday & Sunday, February 9 & 10 – Salton Sea
Weekend – Dan Guthrie
Wednesday, February 13 – Santa Fe Dam
7 a.m. departure from Claremont Memorial Park
Sunday, February 24 – Bonelli Park Bird Walk.
Leader: Rod Higbie, 8 a.m.
PVAS FALL/WINTER/SPRINg FIELd TRIPS 2007-08
m arch
Sunday, March 2 – Beginner’s Bird Walk, Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 8 a.m.
Wednesday, March 12 – L.A. County Arboretum
7:30 a.m. Leader: Dan Gregory
Saturday, March 22 - Lake Perris, San Jacinto
Preserve. 7 a.m. Leader: TBA
Sunday, March 23 – Bonelli Park Bird Walk.
Leader: Rod Higbie, 8 a.m.
a pril
Sunday, April 6 – Beginner’s Bird Walk, Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 8 a.m.
Wednesday, April 9 – The Living Desert Zoo &
Gardens. Leader: 7 a.m.
Sunday, April 27 – Bonelli Park Bird Walk. Leader:
Rod Higbie, 8 a.m.
Wednesday, April 30 – Big Morongo Nature
Preserve. Leader: Dan Gregory 7 a.m.
departure from Claremont Memorial Park
m ay
Sunday, May 4 – Beginner’s Bird Walk – Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden 8 a.m.
Saturday & Sunday, May 17-18 – Kern River Valley
and Butterbredt Springs. Leader: Dan Guthrie.
Saturday, May 24 – San Gabriel Mountains. 7 a.m.Leader: TBA
Sunday, May 25 – Bonelli Park Bird Walk. Leader:
Rod Higbie, 8 a.m.
One day and half day trips start at Memorial
Park, Indian Hill Blvd at 10th Street, Claremont.
Weekend trips usually meet at the destination
on Saturday morning. Bonelli Park trips meet at
park headquarters on Via Verde, just off the 57
freeway.
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Prado Regional ParkField Trip Report - October 2
by Dan Guthrie
Ten of us made the trip to nearby Prado Park for a morning of birding. We Found 52 species, the highlights being 2
male and one female vermillion ycatcher, a couple of white-faced ibis, and many yellow and black-throated grey
warblers. We also observed what I think is the result of “hanky panky” in the bird world. A small all white goose
that I thought was a Ross’s turned out to be something else. It had no black wing tips and did have a faint darker area around its eye, just like a nearby Egyptian goose. My suspicion is that this is the offspring of a cross between
the Egyptian goose and the resident full- blooded Ross’s Goose, which we also saw there nearby. I no longer feel
sorry for the Ross's Goose spending the summer as the only member of his species there. Apparently he (or she)
found a way to relieve loneliness.
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Pomona Valley Audubon Society Pomona Valley Audubon SocietyIncome & Expenses Assets & Liabilities
07/01/06 through 06/30/07 As of 06/30/07
12 Months BalanceEnded As of
Category Description 6/30/07 Category Description 6/30/07INCOME ASSETS
Recycling Income 736$ Cash in Bank 25,607$Birdathon (Net) 5,141 Inventory - NAS Chapter Share 2,721 TOTAL ASSETS 25,607$
Wild Wings Support 1,059 Village Venture 516 Other Fundraising 869 Other Income 645 LIABILITIES & NET WORTH
DESIGNATED FUNDSTOTAL INCOME 11,687$ Memorial Funds 733$
TOTAL DESIGNATED FUNDS 733$OPERATING EXPENSES
Insurance 1,221$ TOTAL LIABILITIES 733$Meeting Expenses 1,568 Newsletter Expenses 4,676 AVAILABLE FUNDS 24,874$
Postage 184
Miscellaneous 161
7,810$
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE - 2007PROGRAM EXPENSES
Contributions 300$ PROGRAMWild Wings Program 3,264 Wild Wings of California 3,264$Special Projects 808 Audubon Adventures (Education) 91
Cal Audubon - Debs Park 300 4,372$ Tri-colored Blackbird Project 1,230
Bluebird Trail Project 738 TOTAL EXPENSES 12,182$ Bird Check Lists 70
TOTAL INCOME & EXPENSES (494)$ 5,693$
Annual Report to the Members of PVASPresented below is a summary of the income and expenses of Pomona Valley Audubon Society for the Period July 1
2006 through June 30, 2007.
On the right is a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Society as of the end of our scal year, June 30, 2005.
Below that is a breakdown of the contributions made to various conservation programs and other causes throughout
the State.
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Field Trips
Saturday, October, 27, 2007Village VentureCome visit our booth at the Claremont
Street Faire!
Saturday-Sunday,October 27-28, 2007Morro Bay WeekendField TripMeet at the base of Morro Rock in
Morro Bay at 8 a.m. for a weekend
of birding to the north. We will do
coastal birding on Saturday and on Sunday bird down the
coast at Oceano and other areas. Leader: Dan Guthrie:
909-607-2836
Sunday, October 28,2007Bonelli ParkMonthly HikeJoin our monthly walk (4 th
Sunday, about 2 hours) at
Bonelli Park. Meet at the
Bonelli Park headquarters on
Via Verde near the 57 freeway
at 8 a.m. Leader: Rod Higbie
Sunday, November 4, 2007Beginner’s Bird Walk,Rancho Santa Ana Botanic GardenJoin us for our monthly (rst Sunday, Sept. through
June) bird walk at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic
Gardens. Bring binoculars if you have them. Adults and
children welcome. The walk is at and slow and takes
about two hours. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the front entry
gate (north end of College Ave. north of Foothill Blvd.1500 N. College Ave.) Leaders: Fraser Pemberton
909-624-6451.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007Santa Fe Dam, Half day Trip
Meet at Memorial Park at 7:30 am for a half
day trip to Irwindale for wintering ducks,
ycatchers and sparrows. Leader: Dan
Guthrie 909-607-2836
Wednesday, November 14, 2007Mt. Baldy Village and VicinityA visit to our local mountains for wintering and residen
species. Meet at Memorial park at 7:30 a.m.. Leader:
Dan Gregory 909-944-2259.
Sunday, November 25, 2007Bonelli Park Monthly Hike
Join our monthly walk (4th Sunday, about 2 hours) at
Bonelli Park. Meet at the Bonelli Park headquarters
on Via Verde
near the 57 freeway
at 8 a.m. Leader:
Rod Higbie
Sunday,December 2,2007
Beginner’s Bird Walk,Rancho Santa Ana Botanic GardenJoin us for our monthly (rst Sunday, Sept. through
June) bird walk at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic
Gardens. Bring binoculars if you have them. Adults
and children welcome. The walk is at and slow
and takes about two hours. Meet at 8:00 a.m.
at the front entry gate (north end of College Ave.
north of Foothill Blvd. 1500 N. College Ave.) Leaders:Fraser Pemberton 909-624-6451.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007Bonelli Park Pre-Christmas TripMeet at the Picnic Valley area on Via Verde at 8 a.m. for a
half day pre-Christmas count search for rarities. Leaders
Bruce and Nancy Strang 626-339 6984
Thursday, Deceember 13, 2007Claremont Parks Pre-Christmas Trip
Meet at Memorial Park at 7 a.m. for a half
day search of our local area, including
Moreno Ponds and various cemeteries
Leader Dan Guthrie 909-607-2836
Saturday, December 15, 2007Annual Christmas CensusSee page 3 of this issue for additional
information.
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Field Trips
Sunday, December 23, 2007Bonelli Park Monthly HikeJoin our monthly walk (4th Sunday, about 2 hours) at
Bonelli Park. Meet at the Bonelli Park headquarters on
Via Verde near the 57 freeway at 8 a.m. Leader: RodHigbie
Sunday, January 6, 2008Beginner’s Bird Walk, Rancho Santa AnaBotanic GardenJoin us for our monthly (rst Sunday, Sept. through June)
bird walk at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens.
Bring binoculars if you have them. Adults and children
welcome. The walk is at and slow and takes about two
hours. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the front entry gate (north end
of College Ave. north of Foothill Blvd. 1500 N. CollegeAve.) Leaders: Fraser Pemberton (909 624 6451).
Wednesday, January16, 2007Prado County Park
Half day trip for wintering hawks and water birds.
Meet at Memorial park at 7:30 am. Leader: Dan
Gregory 909-944-2259
Wings Over Willcox
January 17-20, 2008
Wilcox, Arizona
WINGS OVER WILLCOX (WOW) combines adventure,
entertainment and education to provide a un-flled weekend
o birding pleasure or the novice, expert or curious. Birding
tours seek sandhill cranes, hawks and owls, sparrows,
Southwest and montane specialties. Other tours include
geology, history, ghost towns, working ranch, mining, botany,
photography, archeology, anthropology and irrigated arming,
Free seminars ocus on birds, bats, reptiles, insects, mammals
and asteroids.
For more inormation or to register call 800-200-2272 or visit
their website at www.wingsoverwillcox.com.
20th Annual Festival of the Cranes
Socorro - NM
November 13-18, 2007
Explore and celebrate the Middle Rio Grande Valley during the
20th Annual Festival o the Cranes. Workshops, tours, lectures
feld trips and demonstrations on wildlie, birding, history
plants, and other topics. Wildlie Art show and exhibit tent open
on the weekend.
Contact: Friends o the Bosque del Apache National Wildlie
Reuge, P.O. Box 340, San Antonio, NM 87832 505-835-1828
or visit www.riendsothebosque.org
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PVAS OFFICERS 2007-2008
President.Dan.Guthrie.909-607-2836Vice-President.Bruce.Strang. 626-339-6984Secretary.Pam.Kling.909-596-7604.Treasurer.Neil.Gilbert. 909-626-0334.Board.Member..Nancy.Strang. 626-339-6984Board.Member.Dick.Moore. 909-626-1127.Board.Member.Pat.Higbie. 909-599-6526.Board.Member.Rod.Higbie. 909-599-6526
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Conservation.Dick.Moore. 909-626-1127Education.Dan.Guthrie.909-607-2836Field.Trips.Dan.Guthrie.909-607-2836Membership.Dan.Guthrie.909-607-2836Volunteers.Open!...Publications.Neil.Gilbert.909-626-0334Publicity.Shirley.Harris.909-982-9727Door.Prizes.Karlene.Campo. 909-627-8191Hospitality.Gloria.Slosberg.909-626-4754.Website.Open!..
CHAPARRAL NATURALIST
Editor.Pam.Kling.596-7604
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Make checks payable to National Audubon Society. Mailpayment with membership form below and mail to PVAS,W. M. Keck Science Center, 925 North Mills Avenue,Claremont, CA 91711. (Please note chapter code number,CO8, 7XCH on your check.)
11th Annual
Central Valley Birding SymposiumStockton, California
November 15-18, 2007
The annual CVBS has truly come of age as the event
enters its 2nd decade. Whether you’re planning to come
for the 11th time or the rst time, your presence will be a perfect t! And what’s going to be special about this year’s
event? Well, for the rst time in 10 years we’re switching
venues!! This year’s CVBS will be held at the brand new
Stockton Sheraton in the totally renovated downtown
waterfront right on the San Joaquin River!
Keynote speakers will be old friend Joe Morlan and
newcomer Laura Erickson who will enchant us with a
program on owls. We will have the usual assortment of
great classes/workshops suitable for beginners to the hard-
core, and we’re so very happy that crowd favorite Jon
Dunn will be back after a two year hiatus. So join us!
For more information or to register online, visit our website
at www.cvbs.org
Morro Bay, a GloballyImportant Bird Area, is locatedhalfwy between Los Angelesand San Francisco on the PacicFlyway. Morro Coast Audubon
Society always ranks in thetop five for the AudubonChristmas Bird Count and
over 200 species are usually sighted during the Festivalweekend.
Aside from a variety of eld trips and seminars, highlightsinclude a welcome reception, and special keynote speakersBrian Sullivan and Dr. Kevin Padian.
Winter Bird Festival brochures, online registration andinformation regarding lodging, camping and local facilitiesare available from the Morro Bay Chamber of Commerceat 805-772-4467 or 800-231-0592 or on the Festival websiteat www.morrobaybirdfestival.org.
Friday, January 18 - Monday, January 21, 2008
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Membership Meetings
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Thursday, November 1, 2007
Pamela Kling and Suzanne Chappell
"Birding North Dakota"
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Kathy Keane
"Galapagos Wildlife"Biologist and ornithologistKathy Keane traveled in October
2003 to the Galapagos Islands and spent 15 days on a 100-ft
yacht visiting the various islands, including Tower Islandin the north, which most visitors to the Galapagos don’t
get to see due to its distance from the other islands. She
photographed the boobies, albatross, marine iguanas, giant
tortoises and Darwin’s nches and will share some of her
photographs in this wonderful power-point presentation.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Tim Anderson
"Los Cerritos Wetlands"This is an area ear where the San Gabriel River enters Long
Beach Harbor. The Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust is trying to
save this area and restore it and Tim will show us its wildife
values and discuss the campaign for its preservation. You
might check a Los Angeles Times article at www.latimes
com/news/local/la-me-marshes29jul29,0,1814334.story?col
and the Cerritos Wetlands webpage www.lcwlandtrust
org/news.htm for more information.
Meetings are held in Bauer Forum of Claremont
McKenna College. Evenings begin with a bird
identification session at 7:00 p.m., followed by
refreshments, a short business meeting, and our
evening program.
Several members
of our chapter
signed on for SylviaGallagher's course
on the Sparrows
of North America
held this last winter.
Four even went so
far as to travel to
North Dakota in
late June in search of sparrows and other northern prarie
specialties. Our Naturalist Editor, Pam Kling, and past
Board Member/Bird Class Instructor, Suzanne Chappell,
will present a program about this trip. It will be illustrated by Pam’s superb photos.