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Audubon Adventuresin t he Classroo m

Winnebago Audubon provided 11 classrooms inour area with a subscription to Audubon Adventuresthis school year. This classroom kit includes ateachers resource manual and four sets of publica-tions for each student, providing awareness of the

environment and the importance of habitat preser-vation and restoration.

If you are a 4th or 5th grade teacher and wouldlike to receive this kit, please contact Zaiga at 920-233-5914 or [email protected].

St ur dy , Cedar

Leopold BenchesAssembled: $75.00

Kits: $65.00(Pre-drilled, hardware and instructions included.)

To purchase your bench, just contact Dave at920-235-4429 or [email protected]

Chapt er Remembers Foun din g Member

Winnebago Audubon losta dear friend on May 7th.Katherine Kay Rill was oneof the forces behind theformation of our Audubonchapter in 1982. Kay was anintegral part of WinnebagoAudubon for over 20 years,

serving as its first Presidentand then as an officer ordirector during that time. Kaywas instrumental indeveloping trails, trail guides,and teacher handbooks forSullivans Woods which is

the Oshkosh Area School Districts outdoor environmentaleducation site. Kay and her husband, Russ, took us on fieldtrips to many wetlands, woods, and prairies over the years. Asa botanist, she knew every plant along the trails we walkedand shared her knowledge of them. And she a great birder,too!

When Kay and Russ made the decision to retire from theAudubon board, our chapter honored them at a reception. ButAudubon was just one part of her life. She earned her MastersDegree from UW Oshkosh and her thesis was A VascularFlora of Winnebago County, Wisconsin. As a lifelong botanist,she gathered a remarkable collection of 8500 mountedspecimens in her herbarium, which she donated to UWOshkosh in 2004. In the 70s she was fighting to have DDTbanned. She worked for The Nature Conservancy contactinglandowners of scientifically significant property. Later she

joined the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources takingpart in a Natural Areas Inventory of several counties. Sheserved on numerous committees; and was not afraid to

address environmental concerns at public hearings.In 2006 she won Honorable Mention from the Council forWisconsin Writers in the Ellis/Henderson Outdoor WritingCategory for her book, Canticle of the Birds. A love of natureand a real concern for the environment are reflected in itspages. It is full of personal observations throughout theseasons with a special emphasis on birds. Kay shared herexperiences about the natural world based on a life-longfascination with living things.

We will miss her enthusiasm, her advice, and her smile.And we thank her for sharing her knowledge and love fornature with all of us.

Birdath on 2007 a Success!

$ 976.00 raised, 112 birds seen, 10 dedicatedbirdwatchers out in the field, 34 generous contributorsall add up to a successful campaign to raise money forour programs and field trips.

There is still time to put the Winnebago Audubon2007 Birdathon over $ 1000.00 mark. Send yourpledge of any amount to Winnebago Audubon, c/oCarla Hansen, 4556 Island View Drive, Oshkosh, WI

54901. Ill send you a list of the birds we saw.Thanks to our sharp eyed volunteers: AnitaCarpenter, Carla Hansen, Bettie Harriman, JacksonMedley, Carmen Meuret, Evelyn Meuret, JanetMoldenhauer, Brenda Reese, Curt Reese and JanetWissink.

Thanks to our generous contributors: Charles Paine,Alan/Diana Lawrence, Rachel Anderson, Kelly Krupka,Susie Gustke, Will Stahl, Dale Schaber, DebVercauteran, Al Ackerman, Ted VanDellen, Bruce &Sue Hansen, Mike Hansen, Erica Schlaug, RogerRose, Gil Roderick, Pat Nichols, Dave Moon, UWOCredit Union, Curt & Brenda Reese, Jan Moldenhauer,Richard Hansen, Kimberly Clark Corporation, Carla

Hansen, John Werley, Rick Wheatley, Evelyn Meuret,Mohaned Yakub, Jerry Carpenter, Pam Spaulding,Julie Lemanski, Naomi Lulas, Robert Clancy, John &Joni Pagel, Steve & Janet Wissink.

Do you see the spider in this photograph? I wish thiscould be a color photo because the spider is the exactsame color yellow as the dandelion that it is on. Thesecrab spiders are sedentary hunters and may sit in ambushfor hours. Using good eyesight and legs held ready in agrasping position, they can quickly immobilize and feed oninsects bigger than themselves. This goldenrod crab spideris able to camouflage itself by changing from white to yel-low to pale green to match the flower it is hunting on.

Observed and photographed by Steve & Janet Wissinkon the Ice Age Trail in Kettle Moraine State Park.

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Mrs. Krista Van Treeck (far left), Ag teacher at Oshkosh West

High School, along with some of her students celebrated Earth

Day by birdwatching with Janet Wissink (kneeling far right) and

Dave Moon from Winnebago Audubon. Then they helped clean

up at Sullivanss Woods.

Evelyn Meuret caught this white pelican on

Millers Bay in a big yawn.

Above top photo: Our Frog Night Hike

on May 25 was enjoyed by both the

children and the adults. Here the girls

all want a chance to hold the bullfrog.

In the second photo, the two children

are looking at a tiny spring peeper, one

of the many frogs that Randy Korb

brought with him for us to see, hold and

feed.

At left, Randy Korb explains the life

cycle of the monarch butterfly on May

12 at Waukau Creek Nature Preserve.

The weather was perfect for our bird

and flower walks, too.


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PAIDOSHKOSH WIPERMIT NO 90

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Win nebago A udub on Societ y Mission Stat ement : Advance the mission of the National Audubon Societyto conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit ofhumanity and the earths biological diversity through grassroots efforts of community outreach and advocacy.

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OFFICERS

President:Janet [email protected]

Vice President :Pat [email protected]

Secretary: Zaiga [email protected]

Treasurer: Dave [email protected]

DIRECTORSCarla [email protected]

Tom [email protected]

RENEWALS: Your mailing label includes your membership expiration date above yourname. If you are a Chapter Only member the word CHAPTER will appear after theexpiration date. Please renew your chapter membership by filling out the applicationform below. Thank you for helping us save on the cost of renewal reminders.

If you are a member of National Audubon, you will receive renewal notices from Na-tional or you may renew by using the form below.

Wel com eNew Na t i on a l Au d ubon Soc ie ty Mem ber s:

Jean Yost, Eric Brown, Mark Burns, Peggy Davidson,Cindy Gruse, Tom Hendricks, Katherine Kasten,Wendy LeDioyt, Alice Toepel & Stephen Timmel, EllieReichenberger, G M Perschbacher, Louell Andrews,Jesse Fillmore, John Ruetten, Paul McHugh, RobertJakubowski, Jean Gams, Margaret L. Doll, PatriciaHughes, and Virginia Ruck

New Ch a pter Mem ber s: Jeanne Shiras, Will

Baurecht, LeRoy Maxfield, Ian & Angela Dodge, andEvelyn Meuret

Nat i on a l Aud u bon Soci ety Ren ewa l s:

Evelyn Milosch, Leigh Billings-Hale, Mary JaneBumby, and Patricia Strom

Please join in all of our events. Membership includesreduced or free admission to special events!

Pat Nichols, VP, Membership Chair(email me at: [email protected])


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