Hoy Audubon Society
 a Chapter of National Audubon Society
 covering eastern Kenosha and Racine Counties, Wisconsin

 
 

 


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May - June 2008 Newsletter
 

 

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Upcoming Programs / Field Trips

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Lakefront Birding
Wednesdays - 7:00 A.M. to approx 8:15 A.M.

During April and May, we’ll meet at Myers Park (11th Street and Pershing Blvd; south of the Racine Gateway Campus) to take advantage of spring migrants found along the shoreline, wetland vegetation, and the hillside. A few of us may arrive earlier at 6:30 to begin. The group usually departs by 8:15 A.M., while others may continue on to Colonial Park.

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Bird Watching for Beginners Introductory Classes
Saturday, May 10th
Racine Zoo - 9:00 - 11:00 A.M.

Saturday, June 17th
Racine Library - 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

A two hour class will cover the following subjects:  How to use and choose binoculars, basic Bird ID, when and where to find birds, birding guides/books.  Please contact Helen Pugh or Keith Kennedy for details  

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 Beginning Bird Watching Walks

Experienced bird watchers will guide those less familiar in locating and identifying local and migrating birds.  Please contact Helen Pugh or Keith Kennedy for more information. 

Warbler Walks:

Wednesday evenings, May 7th-May 21st - 5:30 P.M. at Colonial Park
Note this dates and times overlap with the regular scheduled bird walks at Colonial (below).

Saturday, May 10th
- 3:30 P.M. at Colonial Park
Saturday, June 7th
- 9:00 A.M. at Colonial Park

Local Bird Walks: 
Saturday, June 14th - 9:00 A.M. - Meet at the picnic area at Johnson Park.  We will have an opportunity to check on nesting bluebirds at this location.

Saturday, August 23rd - 9:00 A.M. at Chiwaukee Prairie

Bird Song Walk:  IDing common birds by their song (demo use of electronic media - mp3 players, etc.)  Place and date to be announced.

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Additional Bird Walks
Every Welcome!
Led by Rick Fare (President of Hoy Audubon)

Birding at River Bend Nature Center
Thursday mornings
7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.
April 17th, 24th, May 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th

Saturday mornings
7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.
April 19th, 26th, May 3rd, May 10th, May 17, May 31

Birding at Tabor Woods
Sunday, May 4th - 7:00 A.M.
Rick Fare will lead a bird walk for The Caledonia Conservancy at the  Conservancy’s Tabor Woods parking area at the west end of Tabor Road, west off Highway 31, about 1/4 mile south of Six Mile Road.  All are welcome.

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Evening Warbler Walks at Colonial Park
Wednesday evenings April 23 - May 28 - 5:30 P.M.

   Our annual evening hikes at Colonial Park are a great opportunity to experience the progression of spring migrants. From the early Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers to the later arriving species like Canada Warblers, they’ll be plenty of eyes to help point out all the activity.

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Thursday, May 1, 2008
River Bend Nature Center
(Note revised meeting location)

3600 N Green Bay Road - Racine
5:30 P.M. - Bird /Wildflower Walk
7:30 P.M. - Annual Meeting

Election of the Hoy Audubon Society officers and board members will take place this evening.  We'll also view slides of migrant birds, with an emphasis on warblers.

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Saturday, May 10, 2008
International Migratory Bird Day Count
 

 An annual day in the field to find and count individuals of all bird species at various locations throughout Racine County.  Counts across the nation provide a snapshot of migration in May with their

 numbers and distribution.  You can bird your backyard, a local park or join others.  Just keep track of the time and mileage you spend and the total of each species you see.  Sign up for a count area at our May 1st meeting or contact Eric Howe at (or 262.594.5853).  Read more about IMBD online at www.birdday.org.

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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Hawthorn Hollow Nature Center
880 Green Bay Rd. - Kenosha County
5:30 P.M. - Bird Walk
7:00 P.M. - Program - TBD

We'll also view slides of migrant birds.

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Other Upcoming State Events / Field Trips

The following events / field trips are not sponsored by Hoy Audubon Society
but have been included here for those interested in
attending. We'll discuss at our regular meetings if anyone would like to
carpool to any of the below events.

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"Avian Odyssey" Birding Contest
Wisconsin Humane Society, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Avian Odyssey is a fun birding contest to benefit the programs at the Wisconsin Humane Society, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.  Prizes continue to be added including: Denali 10x42 binoculars from Eagle Optics, gift subscriptions from Birder's World, Birds of Wisconsin Placemats from WBCI and much more!  Also on the way but not yet on the web site are HIGH-END BINOCULARS AND SPOTTING SCOPE from Pentax!!

Sign-up today, as the Early Bird reduced registration fee will be ending soon.

Check it out at www.savinglives.wihumane.org/avianodyssey 

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WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY

The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO) field trips are open for anyone to attend.  For a listing of 2008 Field Trips, click here.

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Organic and Fair Trade Coffee For Sale

Organic and shade grown coffee provides invaluable habitat for our neotropical migrants as compared to that full sun monocultures which require chemicals. Coffee that is slow to grow and slow to ripen, as in shade grown coffee, better converts its starches to sugars and is richer in flavor. Fair trade certified coffee also guarantees the people working a fair wage and good working conditions.  A 12oz. bag of ground or bean coffee is $10.  A portion of the proceeds support Hoy Audubon.  Available at our general meetings.

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*** Hoy Audubon Society Chapter Membership Renewals ***

Hoy Audubon Society offers “Chapter Supporter” memberships.   PLEASE NOTE the expiration date by your mailing address.  If it is past due or does not appear, please send in your Chapter Contribution to continue to receive our bi-monthly newsletter for

information on current programs and fieldtrips AND to help support LOCAL projects in our area.  Thanks!  To continue your national membership and the Audubon Magazine subscription with National Audubon Society (NAS), please refer to information you receive from NAS.  NAS only members will receive the Hoy Audubon Society newsletter twice a year.

Chapter Supporter Dues are $12 per year.

Name_____________________Address__________________________City_____________ State__________Zip________
Phone_____________ Send dues to P. O. Box 044626, Racine, WI 53404

Would you like to receive the newsletter by email only?  
Yes   No e-mail:__________________________________________

Would you like to be added to our email list for reminders on programs, field trips, etc?   (Your email will be not be disclosed)

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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.

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Federal Duck Stamp

On July 1, a new Federal Duck Stamp became available at post offices, national wildlife refuges, some national retail chain stores, and various sporting-goods stores nationwide. The Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, which is the Duck Stamp's official name, has been a magnificent success story in its 70-year history. Started in the mid-1930s, to address a major crisis in bird conservation and wetland habitat loss, the stamp has been used as a highly effective funding mechanism for our refuge system, having accrued over $670 million and having been used to secure more than five million acres of valuable wetland habitat for the system. About $25 million a year is currently collected through yearly stamp sales. Proceeds from the $15 stamp go into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, used to purchase valuable wetlands for the National Wildlife Refuge System. (Indeed, about 98 percent of the revenue from the stamp goes through the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchases these refuge wetlands.)

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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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Last updated - 05/02/2008