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For more information about any Chaplin Nature Center programs call
Shawn Silliman at 620-442-4133, or e-mail cnc@wichitaaudubon.org.
CNC is located 3 miles west of Arkansas City on Hwy 166, north 2
miles on 21st Rd, east 0.6 miles on 272nd Rd.
EXTENDED FIELD TRIP 2010
Next year we’re going to Florida! West, then on Friday return to Fort made for the Yankee Freedom boat.
We plan to fly and rent passenger Lauderdale and our original motel. We will have hotel information in
vans on arrival. We will fly into There are many more good birding the next few weeks.
Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, spots than we could possibly visit, Because of the deposit required
April 24. The trip will start the so we will have no problem filling for the boat trip, we are asking for
next morning with possible stops our time. a $100 deposit from participants.
at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Birds on our wish list include If you are interested, be sure to
Loxahatchee Wetlands or Lake the Black-whiskered Vireo, get your name on the list at the
Okeechobee, then westward to White-crowned Pigeon, Limpkin, meetings, or contact Patty Marlett,
Corkscrew Swamp and other stops Mangrove Cuckoo, Snail Kite, and 942-2164, pmarlett@mac.com.
as time allows. We will spend the Swallow-tailed Kite. Pete Janzen,
night in the Naples area. Tuesday Kevin Groeneweg, and Mike
we will work our way back Heaney are planning the birding CHISHOLM CREEK PARK
eastward along the Tamiami trail itinerary and will be our guides.
This trip won’t be as cheap as some
CLEANUP
and visit points in the Everglades. Chisholm Creek is one of two parks
We will overnight in Homestead. we have done, but it’s a bargain for
we have adopted. Each fall we pick
Wednesday we will work our way Florida. The boat trip is $160 per
up trash to make the park a better
down the Keys, heading for Key person. The van expense is roughly
environment for birds and birders.
West. Thursday we will visit the estimated to be around $250 per
Meet in the parking lot of the Great
Dry Tortugas on the boat “Yankee person (includes rental and gas.)
Plains Nature Center, 29th and
Freedom,” looking for pelagics and Participants will be asked to make
Woodlawn, on Saturday, October
migrants on this all day trip. We their own flight arrangements. A
10, 9 a.m. Bring gloves - trash bags
will spend a second night on Key group reservation has already been
and tools will be provided. If you
can’t come on Saturday morning,
feel free to clean up on your own
schedule. Just let Patty know
2009-2010 WAS Officers
President Sandra Tholen 634-0049 stholen@cox.net
so we can record the volunteer
Vice-president Nathan Ofsthun 617-7171 nxofsthun@wichita.edu hours. Patty Marlett, 942-2164,
Secretary Patty Marlett 942-2164 pmarlett@mac.com pmarlett@mac.com.
Treasurer Carol Cumberland 685-4867 carol.cumberland@swbell.net
Directors Kevin Groeneweg 687-4268 kgroeneweg@sbcglobal.net
Curt VanBoening 644-1986 curtvb@earthlink.net BIRD SEED SALE
Jeff Calhoun 737-1307 jecalhoun@wichita.edu Help support Wichita Audubon and
Catherine Lewis 681-3362 thexchange@cox.net Chaplin Nature Center by buying
Mike Heaney 733-6459 jeager@southwind.net
Bob Gress 838-4130 bobgress@cox.net
your bird seed from us. We offer
Committee Chairs high quality seed, delivered to
Newsletter Patty Marlett 942-2164 pmarlett@mac.com your home (within Wichita City
CNC Kevin Groeneweg 687-4268 kgroeneweg@sbcglobal.net limits.)
Programs Nathan Ofsthun 617-7171 nxofsthun@wichita.edu Please submit your order by
Conservation Curt VanBoening 644-1986 curtvb@earthlink.net
Development Patty Marlett 942-2164 pmarlett@mac.com
Thursday, October 1.
Membership Sister Patricia Stanley 744-2192 pstanley@csjoseph.org The seed will be delivered on
Hospitality Laura Groeneweg 687-4268 lgroeneweg@sbcglobal.net Saturday, October 10
Field Trips Pete Janzen 832-0182 pete.janzen@sbcglobal.net 25 lbs Black Oil Sunflower - $12
Finance Duane DeLong 684-7456 dwdelong@earthlink.net 25 lbs Audubon Mix - $10
Naturalist Shawn Silliman 620-442-4133 cnc@wichitaaudubon.org
Order by phone, mail or E-mail.
WWW.WICHITAAUDUBON.ORG Call Carol Cumberland at 685-4867
E-mail any officer: was@wichitaaudubon.org or carol.cumberland@swbell.net
Send address changes to Sister Patricia Stanley, 3700 E Lincoln Apt 123 , Wichita, KS Mail: Wichita Audubon Society,
67218 pstanley@csjoseph.org
PO Box 47607, Wichita, KS 67201
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NEWS FROM AUDUBON OF obtain additional information began building the first of ten miles
KANSAS by contacting Audubon of of “prairie dog fence” designed to
Mid-September is a great time Kansas at 785-537-4385 or reduce dispersal of prairie dogs
to travel and to enjoy prairie aok@audubonofkansas.org from the property to neighboring
landscapes, especially in a year pasture lands owned or operated by
when there has been adequate The U.S. Fish and Wildlife individuals who do not want any
moisture. Be sure to note unmowed Service coordinated all-night prairie dogs--or ferrets. The fence
roadsides that are particularly surveys of Black Footed Ferrets is part of a private lands wildlife
spectacular with wildflowers and on the reintroduction sites in “stewardship” project funded by the
native grasses. We regard our Logan County during the week U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
success on state highways as one of August 17. Volunteers from Audubon of Kansas. The purposes
of AOK’s most visible conservation AOK (including board chairman are to reduce conflicts arising from
initiatives--although much more Robert McElroy and Ron differing perspectives on prairie
remains to be achieved in with Klataske), KDWP, Kansas Zoos, dogs, and keep them somewhat
the Kansas Turnpike Authority, TNC, KSU and a professor from contained to provide prey and
county road and noxious weed Massachusetts with his 13-year old habitat for other wildlife.
departments, and some KDOT daughter and two students joined
district engineers. to search for Black Footed Ferrets The fence consists of poultry netting
with searchlights mounted on the combined with an electric wire
The Pottawatomie positioned to discourage
and Wabaunsee Co. prairie dogs from trying
Conservation Districts to crawl through or from
hosted a Wildflower climbing over the fence.
Tour on September Mike Hudson and Don
1 to give the public a Redeker devoted days to
chance to learn about cutting and sculpturing
the plant diversity of rebar to make special
Tallgrass Prairie. The fence posts to hold the
tour was held at the poultry netting.
Mt. Mitchell Heritage
Prairie south of On a related conservation
Wamego. The 50-acre front, Audubon of
prairie is an Audubon Kansas has teamed
of Kansas nature up with Defenders of
Visitors enjoy the wildflowers at Mt. Mitchell Heritage Prairie Wildlife to try to secure
sanctuary, including 32
acres of pristine prairie previously roofs of vehicles. Initial reports appropriate restrictions on
held by the Kansas Historical indicated that at least sixteen of the use of Rozol and Kaput-D for
Society and an additional 15.5 the elusive nocturnal predators, prairie dog control, and to try to get
acres of pasture land currently including members of two litters EPA to close the floodgates.
being acquired and restored to a born this year, were seen on the
near-natural state. A local friends Haverfield Ranch. An estimate of
CALENDARS
group, under the banner of “Prairie eight others were reported on the The 2010 bird calendars are here,
Guardians” is instrumental in Smoky Valley Ranch.
with excellent bird photos gracing
efforts to make enhancements each month. Proceeds go to support
designed to accommodate visitation During the daylight hours, we Chaplin Nature Center. They cost
and interpret the intriguing history hauled fencing supplies from
$5 apiece. You can purchase them at
of this area. The public is welcome the Winona Lumberyard to the
meetings, or contact Patty Marlett,
to visit the Mt. Mitchell Heritage Haverfield Ranch. A few days
pmarlett@mac.com, 942-2164
Prairie at any time, and may later Don Redeker of Manhattan
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