Volume 33, Issue 3 NOVEMBER, 2008
www.jayhawkaudubon.org
Monday,
November 24th
GREENSBURG
a Kansas Success Story
In the aftermath of the devastating tornado of May 4,2007, Greensburg residents not only are rebuildingtheir city, but re-inventing it as well by rising to thechallenge of building “green” in the town that was 90% destroyed by the storm. JAS’s November speaker Chuck Banks, KansasDirector of USDA Rural Development, willdetail how the city is utilizing “green” strategiesto meet the highest standards of the U.S. GreenBuilding Council’s Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) rating system.For example, Mike Estes’ John Deere dealership is aimingfor LEED platinum, the most demanding standard. There is onewind turbine on their new property; a 100-foot structure designedto generate 5 kilowatts of electricity. It now provides power for the construction site. Although "green" may be viewed as trendyand new by some, Estes knows that it is not for show. "We'relooking at saving money here; truthfully, we are. We're running a business. If we can't make this make sense, why would we doit?” [quotes taken from CNN reports by Marsha Walton.]A fifth generation Kansan, Chuck Banks was reared on a farm.He graduated from KSU in Agricultural Economics and for 26years has worked in private and public capacities always with thegoal of innovative, responsible rural development in our state.
Joyce Wolf, Program Chair
BYO Dinner:
5:30 pm at Free State Brewery. 636 Mass St.
Program:
7:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Hall.1245 New Hampshire. Refreshments.All programs of the Jayhawk Audubon Society arefree & open to the public
New Date For December Program
December 15th is the new date for “Little Brown Birds:Getting Ready for the Christmas Count” to be presented by Cal Cink, Professor of Biology at Baker University.
FIELD TRIP TO
SQUAW CREEK
National Wildlife Refuge
Sunday November 23rd. See page 2 for details
HOLIDAY SALE
SEED, BOOKS, FEEDERS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Lawrence Senior Center 745 Vermont Street
December’s JAS sale will have perfect choices for gift giving.A new feeder and the seed to fill it will bestow the kaleidoscopic beauty of wild birds flying in, perching, squabbling, sharing andcalling. Add a book with wonderful illustrations, thought provoking information or project ideas for the yard and you’rethere! We also have coloring & sticker books & more for kids.See page 4 for more gift ideas including CD’s and field guides!
And
since all proceeds go to support the conservation and educa-tion projects of the Society your gifts give twice! See seed order forms on pages 5 & 6 or www.jayhawkaudubon.org.
Pre-order deadline is 12/1
. Pre-orders help us avoid overstocking on seed, but if you forget, we will have seed for walk-ins. This sale & theJanuary 31 sale you will be able to buy local too; the black oilsunflower seed will be from area farmer Ted Grinter.
Bonus Opportunity:
Extra seed from thelast sale is available. Contact Linda Lips (785)842-2300.or ditchlily@sprynet.com. Also please let Linda knowif you can volunteer on the 6th.
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Northern Harrier. Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
JAYHAWK AUDUBON SOCIETY
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IT DOES MATTER WHERE OLD TV’S GO TO DIE!
Sara Katich, Jayhawk Audubon’snew Conservation Chair, helps you avoid toxic downstream consequences.
Whether we’re updating to a new television set or needto dispose of the old refrigerator in the basement, many of usare unsure where to take our old appliances and electronics.Unfortunately it’s common in Kansas to see an old TV set bythe dumpster (along with many other great finds!), but just like batteries, paint and other hazardous household waste, TV setsneed to be disposed of properly. Toxic chemicals creeping intoour landfills are detrimental to our environment and our health.Computers and electronics can be recycled many ways.Bi-annually the City of Lawrence hosts recycling events. For asmall fee, they will take your old computers, TV’s, stereo’s, etc.The next event won’t be until the spring, so if you can’t wait sixmonths to get rid of your old TV, many manufacturers andretailers offer programs for recycling your electronics. Theycan offer take-backs, mail-in or trade-in programs. Contactyour electronic or computer supplier for more details.Also consider the regional electronic waste processorslisted below. A huge benefit of using these establishments isthat they are guaranteed by the City of Lawrence to keep theelectronic waste in the US and do not ship hazardous materialsoverseas where waste restrictions may not be well enforcedand workers, sadly often young children, may be exposed.
Asset Life Cycle(800) 4-E-Cycle Topeka, KS
Extreme Recycling (785) 785-267-1700 Topeka, KS
The Surplus Exchange(816) 472-0444 Kansas City, MO
At this time Lawrence does not have a recycling programfor largeappli-ances.Pleasecon-tactthe SolidWasteDivi-sion at
The Premier Christmas Bird Coun
t
for Northeast Kansas
,
a.k.a. the Oskaloosa-Perry Lake CountSunday, December 14, 2008.
This is the weekend before the Lawrence CBC so it offersanother chance to hang out with birders (who are pretty fine people after all), take a break from holiday pressures and, bestof all, see lots of birds! There are great water areas in the countcircle available for participants and plenty of public land for your birding pleasure. Come and count the wintering birds at‘Beautiful Perry Lake’All interested birders should contact me at 785-597-5144 (days)or 785-749-3581 (evenings) or by e-mail atBunnie.A.Watkins@usace.army.milfor more information.Don’t be shy if you are a new birder. Experienced birdershappily pass along their knowledge of birding..
Bunnie Watkins
SQUAW CREEK NWR
Join the November 23 field trip
to Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge!
Squaw Creek is renowned for tremendous concentrations of migrating waterfowl and alsoattracts many migrating raptors. The refuge is near MoundCity, MO approximately 1 1/2 hours from Lawrence. We willcarpool from the mall parking lot across the street from theI-70 on-ramp in North Lawrence at 6:30 AM sharp. We will bird until lunchtime then seek out warmth and fine dining inMound City. Expect to return to Lawrence sometime in themid-afternoon.Contact Steve Roels for additional details : (616) 450-4262 or steveroels00@hotmail.com Please RSVP if you are definitely planning on it but don't be shy about showing up unannouncedeither. If you can’t do much walking , this trip is for you asmany birds can be viewed from the car.
Steve Roels, Field Trip Chair
Common Mergansers.
Birds of Yosemite.
Stebbins
JAYHAWK AUDUBON SOCIETY
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2008
LAWRENCE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
By Galen L. Pittman, Lawrence CBC compiler
WHEN:
Saturday, December 20th. Plan now to participate in the 65th Audubon Christmas Bird Countheld in Lawrence! We have equaled or surpassed the 90 species threshold eight of the last ten years (includingour all-time highest total of 104 species in 1999 and our third highest total of 97 in 2005). A day in the field birding for the CBC in Lawrence has become a holiday season tradition for many local birders. See for yourself what has got so many birders hooked on doing the Lawrence Christmas Bird Count year after year.
WHERE:
Count participants are organized into a dozen or more parties, each with its own party leader and pre-assigned part of the 15-mile diameter count circle. The Lawrence count circle covers most of ClintonLake, all of the City of Lawrence including Baker Wetlands, the Fitch Natural History Reservation, the townsof Perry and Lecompton, and the Kansas River valley from just west of Lecompton to just east of Lawrence.The parties fan out and cover the circle during the count. At the end of the day party leaders and any other interested participants (all are invited!), meet to enjoy a chili supper and compilation of the day's results.
WHO:
ALL BIRDERS from experts to total beginners are welcome. It is important tocontact the compiler (Galen Pittman) before the count so that all participants can be accommodated into a party andthe count circle gets the best possible coverage. In addition to "in the field” participants, feeder watchers are alsoneeded. If you have a bird feeder (within the count circle) that you can watch for some part of the day on 20December, then your birds can be included in the grand total. All that is needed is a tally of each bird species totalindividuals and the number of man-hours that the feeders were watched. Feeder watchers should also contact thecompiler sometime before count day. Contact information
WHAT:
The Lawrence CBC is an official National Audubon Society (NAS) Christmas Bird Count. To cover the costsof editing and publishing CBC results in North American Birds, a fee of
$ 5.00
is charged by NAS to all field participants over theage of 18. The JAS board has again agreed to pay the participation fee for all those interested in taking part in the Lawrence count!Of course anyone who would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to JAS to support the work of the chapter and help defrayexpenses, such as the Lawrence CBC fee, is encouraged to do so.
HOW: CONTACT THE COMPILER & JOIN IN.
If you are interested,contact me at 843-8573 (work), 842-7105 (home), or PREFERABLY via e-mail: gpittman@ku.edu. If you want even more CBC birding a complete list of ALL of the Kansas counts (not all are official NAS counts) including several other local counts can befound at:http://ksbirds.org/2008CBC.htm(Keep checking if the list is not posted yet and see the Perry Lake CBC announcement on page 2.)Editor’s note:
CHANCES ARE YOU WON’T SEE A
LAUGHING KOOKABURA
on the Lawrence or Perry Lake CBC...if you do, you’ll be one famous birder
and
JAS will send someone out to clean your binoculars
!...but you will see great birds and havefun. For anyone with mobility limitations, please be aware that some CBC routesinvolve little if any walking. Galen can put you in the right party. And a message tonew birders: the CBC is a fine tutorial. Make this your year to help with the CBC.
Laughing KookaburaSteven D’AmatoYellow-rumped Warbler.Sonoran Desert Museum.Great Horned Owl. C
harlesCopeland.
Wilderness Ways.
1900. Gutenberg ebook.
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