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Upcoming Programs / Field Trips
PROGRAM: Thursday, February 2
Michael and Kathi Rock offer
extensive experience in educating the community about how to garden for
hummingbirds. While they are not professional ornithologists or botanists,
they have been studying hummingbird behavior and gardening for hummingbirds
for over 10 years. Their hummingbird garden in Madison, Wisconsin contains
100+ varieties of annual and perennial plants that attract hummingbirds and
they maintain 20+ hummingbird feeders. They have traveled to southeastern
Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and many other locations throughout the Midwestern
United States to learn about hummingbirds and have consulted with and studied
with many experts and hummingbird bird banders including Nancy Newfield, Sheri
Williamson and Tom Wood, Bob and Martha Sargent, Lanny Chambers, Mark Klymm,
and Brent Ortego.
Great Backyard Bird Count Make sure your local birds are represented in the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count—they won’t count unless YOU do! The 15th annual GBBC takes place February 17-20. Everything you need to know to participate is on the website at www.birdcount.org
Saturday,
February 25
Rick Fare and Helen Pugh will
cover bird identification, selection and use of binoculars, suggested birding
references, and best locations to bird in Kenosha and Racine Counties.
Saturday, February 25 - 9:00
A.M. We'll begin at Samuel Myers Park (11th Street & Pershing Park) and make our way northward to the Racine Harbor.
PROGRAM: Thursday, March 1
In 1989, Taron became Director of the Butterfly Monitoring Network, a volunteer-based organization monitoring the health of butterfly populations in nature preserves throughout Illinois. Under his leadership, the program grew from seven to 150 sites. He developed volunteer training, recruitment, and a database to support the program, which has been a model for similar projects in Ohio, Florida, and Iowa.
Saturday, March 3
Cost: $23 general public, $18
Friends of the Museum. Learn how to increase the number and variety of birds in your yard by growing native plants offering natural habitat and a year-long smorgasbord of berries, nuts, and seeds. Gardeners can play a vital role by restoring and preserving native plant communities which support not only birds but other wildlife including butterflies, bees, and bats. Mariette Nowak, author of Birdscaping in the Midwest, is a Wisconsin Society of Ornithology board member and is past director of Milwaukee’s Wehr Nature Center.
Monday,
March 5 Dr. Doug Tallamy, whose book Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants has topped every nature-lover’s must-read list. A vibrant and captivating speaker, Doug Tallamy reminds us that 54% of the United States is suburban/urban and 40% is in agriculture. This leaves precious little habitat for wildlife, including the 127 species of migrating birds that are in decline. While parks and preserves are important, he asserts, they just aren’t big enough to ensure the biodiversity needed for our wildlife’s – and our own – well-being. The good news, however, is that the 128 million houses in the United States offer 128 million opportunities to put the right plants back in our landscape, plants that will support the insects that support birds and other wildlife. Insects are highly selective in what plants they will eat, and since 96% of birds in North America raise their young on insects, the relationship is clear: no bugs, no birds. Professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, Dr. Doug Tallamy speaks to our times and offers workable solutions that each of us can contribute to. The Golden Rondelle Theater is located at 1525 Howe St. in Racine. Seating is free but limited, and reservations are required. Call 262-260-2154.
Saturday, March 24 -
TENTATIVE DATE
We'll Meet at 8:00 A.M. at the Nicholson Wildlife Refuge parking area (south
side of 5 Mile Rd, between H and Nicholson Rd). We'll walk the trail
south.
Saturday, March 31 Meet at the Park & Ride at Hwy 20/I94 by 8:00 A.M. Prior to birding at Eagle Lake, we'll check the wetlands west and north of the intersection of Hwy 11 & 75. We'll then meet at Eagle Lake Park (north side of lake, south of Church Rd) between 8:45-9:00 A.M. Contact Jenny via cell at 262.488.8077 that morning if you are looking for the group.
April 4 through April 11 Contact Stan Rosenstiel at 262.694.2206 to arrange times & for directions.
FIELD TRIP: Evening Woodcock
Walks at Cliffside Park
Cliffside Park is located on the lakefront in northeast Racine County,
north of 6 Mile Road and east off of Michna Road. The American Woodcock may begin call around 7:30 or 8:00 P.M. (depending if skies are overcast or clear) and will conclude after 8:30 P.M. Some of the trails may be wet from recent rainfall, so it is advised to wear waterproof footwear. A warm jacket and gloves are suggested.
FIELD TRIP: Evening Woodcock
Walks at Chiwaukee Prairie
Online Resources From The
January 5 Program Two of our Hoy Audubon members, Eric Howe and Jennifer Wenzel, participated in a conservation birding trip last winter to the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. They shared their experiences and the important conservation value of the area.
More information at:
WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY
The Wisconsin Society for
Ornithology (WSO) sponsored field trips are open for anyone to attend. Bring a bag lunch or cooler. For the WSO field trips, severe weather conditions may cancel the trip. In the event of cancellation, every attempt to notify participants via the WSO Hotline (call 262.784.4032 for recording) and WisBirdNet (recent postings at http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html )
Photos from the International Migratory Bird Day Celebration
Hoy Audubon Society Chapter Membership Annual renewals for Hoy Audubon Society
“Chapter Supporter” memberships are due on July 1 of each calendar year.
Purchase a gift membership in Hoy Audubon Enroll a friend or relative as a member of Hoy Audubon Society. Gift memberships are a wonderful way to help our club grow. Plus, they introduce others to the benefits of belonging to Hoy, such as field trips-both local and distant, informative programs at the monthly meetings, and social events, including the annual picnic and Holiday party.
Wisconsin Bird Checklist The club has a limited number of the new version of the checklist and of the checklist with migration charts. The migration charts show, on a week by week basis, what the likelihood is of seeing a particular species. These will be available free of charge to members at the monthly meetings.
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