Nov 2007 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

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What do majestic, soaringalbatrosses with seven-footwingspans, agile bluen tuna slicingthrough blue-green water, andmysterious leatherback turtles gentlyriding ocean currents, all have incommon? Determination, for one.And the fact that they are all subjectsof marine conservation biologist andornithologist Dr. Carl Sanas recentresearch.

Part science lecture, part biography,

and part book-reading, Sana willuse tuna, sharks, salmon and otherexamples to explore the issues of overshing, bycatch, aquaculture, andhuman-altered habitats in our oceanecosystems. He will examine theimplications these changes mean forhumans, and will also share signs ofhope, as he discusses how peoplesseafood choices can shape a newfuture of sheries management andseafood consumption. The primarysponsor of the lecture is: the ArthurHasler Center for Limnology.The co-sponsors are:

Madison Audubon Society

Nelson Institute for EnvironmentalStudiesUW Department of Forest and

Wildlife EcologyUW Department of GeographyUW Department of ZoologyDr. Carl Sana is a prominent leader

in ocean conservation policy, anaward-winning distinguished author,founder of the Living Oceans Program

at the National Audubon Societywhere he served as vice presidentfor a decade, and co-founder andpresident of the Blue Ocean Institute.He has helped revise and reform

global sheries policy. He has helpedban dangerous sheries practices,overhauled U.S. federal sheries laws,used international agreements torestore populations of apex predators,helped pass a United Nations globalshery treaty, and advised Congress inconstructing the Sustainable FisheriesAct.

Madison Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society

222 S. Hamilton St. / Madison, WI 53703 / 255-2473/ www.madisonaudubon.org November 2007

Inside This IssueCarl Safina/Monthly Program .............. 1

Victory for Seabirds.................................. 1MAS Wish List .......................................... 2Bird Mentor Program .............................. 3Beloit's Mango Hummer......................... 3Meet the MAS Secretary ......................... 3A River of Birds......................................... 4Christmas Bird Counts ............................ 4For the Young Naturalist ........................ 5Goose Pond News .................................... 6Grassland Symposium ............................ 6Recent Donations ..................................... 7Field Trip: Madison Lakes ...................... 8

MadisonAudubonSocietyServing Columbia,Dane, Dodge, Iowa,

Jefferson, Richlandand Sauk Counties

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Free Public ProgramWhat: Carl SanaWhen: Tuesday, November 13, 20077:00 p.m. - Program (one weekearlier and one half hour earlierthan usual)Where: Room 2650 Humanities(University Ave. and Park St.).Parking: Lake Street Ramp, HelenWhite Library or Grainger Hall

NortheastFisheriesScienceCenter

Victory for Seabirds Hooked to

New Federal Fisheries Law- from Bird Calls March 2007 (used by permission fromAmerican Bird Conservancy)At the end of the 109th Congress, the Magnuson-Stevens Act,

Americas most far-reaching federal fisheries law, passed includinglanguage that represents a major advance in the conservation ofseabirds. Ocean-wandering seabirds that will benefit include theShort-tailed Albatross, an endangered species that nests on islandsin the northwestern Pacific, as well as the Laysan and Black-footedAlbatrosses, whose main nesting colonies are in the northwestHawaiian Islands. Nineteen of 21 albatross species worldwide arelisted as vulnerable to extinction by the World Conservation Union.

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A Song for a Blue Ocean:History and Destiny in World Fisheries


2/8November 20072The Audubon CAWS

THE AUDUBON CAWS is publishedSeptember through June by:

Madison Audubon Society,

222 S. Hamilton St., Madison, WI 53703,

(608) 255-2473.

Birding hotline, 255-2476.

www.madisonaudubon.org

[email protected] services donated by Berbee

The mission of the Madison Audubon

Society is to educate our members and

the public about the natural world and the

threats that natural systems are facing,to engage in advocacy to preserve and

protect these systems, and to develop and

maintain sanctuaries to save and restore

natural habitat.

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office directs more of your donation

to local activities and conservation

projects.Update: We are now sending a sepa-rate renewal notice once a year and inthe future we plan to offer the option ofrenewing on the Madison Audubonwebsite.

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President: Stan Druckenmiller

Vice-president: Debra Weitzel

Goose Pond resident managers:

Mark and Sue MartinFaville Grove Sanctuary managers:

David Musolf, Roger Packard

Editor: Patrick Ready,

[email protected]

Graphic design: Patrick Ready

[email protected]

CAWS printer: Roemer Printing

Madison Audubon WishlistPlease take a moment to look over our wishlist. We greatly appreciate any

donations, or leads to contributions, for the following items.

Quality binoculars

Digital (LCD) projector

Used or new computer that can run Windows XP

Mule utility vehicle

Dr. Carl Sana is author of over onehundred scientic and popular presspublications on oceans and ecology,including his three most famousworks: Song for the Blue Ocean, Eye ofthe Albatross, and Voyage of the Turtle,which have won him numerousawards including the Lannan LiteraryAward for nonction and the JohnBurroughs Medal for nature writing,a New York Times Notable Book ofthe Year award, a Library Journal BesScience Book award, a Los AngelesTimes award for nonction, andselection by the National Academiesof Science, Engineering, andMedicine as the years best book forcommunicating science.Among his many honors and

accomplishments, Audubon magazinnamed Dr. Carl Sana one of the 100Notable Conservationists of the 20thCentury. He is a visiting fellow atYale University, and an adjunct fullprofessor at SUNY-Stony Brook. He ia World Wildlife Fund Senior Fellow,a Pew Fellow, and a MacArthurFellow, and an Elected Member of theExplorers Club. In 2002 he appearedon the Bill Moyers PBS special Earthon the Edge. He has won theInternational Game Fish Association

Conservation Award, the AmericanFisheries Societys Carl R. SullivanConservation Award, the GeorgeB. Rabb Conservation Award fromthe Chicago Zoological Society, andrecognition from Rutgers Universityas the most distinguished alumnusto graduate from their ecology andevolution program.And best of all, Carl Sana is coming

to the UW-Madison. Come to thislecture to welcome Dr. Sana toMadison, and to show him that here

in Madison, Wisconsin, we care abouthe worlds marine ecosystems!

Next meeting: January 15, 2008

Blue Ocean . . .continued from page 1


3/83 November 2007The Audubon CAWS

Madison Audubons education team is currently organizing their new BirdMentor Program, and they need your help. The program sends mentors,equipped with binoculars and eld guides, to classrooms and youth groups

to share birding knowledge with an audience of edgling naturalists.We are seeking a volunteer to coordinate this exciting program. Monthlyresponsibilities would likely include managing requests and schedulingmentors, recruiting new mentors, publicizing the program and attending MASEducation Committee meetings. The likely time commitment is about ten hoursper month.Please contact Karen with your interest or questions at [email protected] or (608) 255-2473.

The Next Generation of NaturalistsNeeds Your HelpVolunteer needed to coordinate Bird Mentor Program

Meet the MASBoard:Jennifer Schehr,SecretaryJennifer Schehr (pronounced

share) recently returned to collegeafter working as an educator andtour guide for six years at Caveof the Mounds, National NaturalLandmark. She attends UW-

Platteville, majoring in ElementaryEducation and minoring in EarlyChildhood Development andGeology. This past summer sheworked as a visitor services associateat Governor Dodge State Park andas a naturalist at the Aldo LeopoldNature Center in Monona.Jennifer was involved in MAS

activities while growing up. Hermom, Kris Kesselhon, served as MAStreasurer in the mid-1980s. Jennifersays she enjoys working with the

wonderful members of MAS, thebeautiful sanctuaries, and the greateducational opportunities MASoffers.

Jennifer also serves on the Boardof Directors of the WisconsinSpeleological Society and wheneverpossible, she goes caving to enjoy thebeautiful, unique, and fragile worldbeneath the surface.

A long way from homeThis Green-breasted Mango Hummingbird was coming to a feeder at a homenear Beloit for most of the summer. After Labor Day the bird was identiedand the word got out. Birders from 29 states came to view the bird during a 2week period in September. A total of 689 visitors signed the visitors log, mostof whom were from IL and WI. The Mango's normal range is eastern Mexico,Central America and south into South America. This is the rst record of aMango in WI as well as the Midwest. Only 20 have been reported in the U.S.,mostly in southern TX. Photo: Patrick Ready


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20,000 Tundra Swans and200,000 Ducks: A River of Birdson the Mighty MissBy Karen Etter Hale, Executive Secretary

When and where can you go to see 20,000 Tundra Swansand 200,000 ducks - all in one place? At the Lansing, Iowa,Rivers and Bluffs Birding Festival November 9-11, of

course.For years, my husband, Jim, and I had been hearing about

the huge numbers of ducks and swans that migrate downthe great corridor of the Mississippi River every fall, buthad never been there at the right time. Since swans are oneof my favorite birds, we nally decided to take a trip towestern Wisconsin last November. What we experiencedwas no less than astonishing: we saw at least 20,000 TundraSwans and more than 200,000 ducks between Reno andBrownsville, Minnesota just north of the Iowa line. Its nowonder the Rivers and Bluffs Birding Festival is held whenit is!

Our rst stop was at Ferryville, Wisconsin, where we founda good variety of ducks, but not close and not in largenumbers. The best viewing was on the Minnesota side ofthe river. From the dike at Reno, which runs east to Lockand Dam No. 8, we estimated there were at least 10,000swans and 100,000 ducks scattered across Pool 8 (all thewater above Lock and Dam 8 and below Lock and Dam 7).There was a constant gabbling and murmuring of ducks,geese, gulls, and swans. Then the swan clamor wouldincrease and wed look over to see a small ock lifting offthe water, heading over the bluffs to the east, not to returnuntil spring. Overhead, a dozen or more Bald Eagles soaredand called to one another.

The next stop was at a pullout south of Brownsville,with a view that stretched for 3 miles across Pool 8. Whiledistant ocks required a scope for identication, otherwaterfowl were easily viewed as they swam and loafed

directly below us. From here, we estimated an additional10,000 swans and 100,000 ducks on Pool 8.So bundle up and head for the River this November.

Better yet, join the many people who are planning toattend the 6th Annual Rivers and Bluffs Birding Festival!Highlights include eld trips, boat excursions, talks byexperts, door prizes, delicious homemade sourdoughpancake breakfasts, a banquet, and much more. Forregistration forms and information, go to www.lansingiowa.com and click on Rivers and Bluffs BirdingFestival or contact Ric Zarwell, Festival initiator andcochair, at 563/538-4991 or [email protected]. This isa bird phenomenon that is not to be missed!

Christmas Bird CountsBy Geoff LeBaron, National Audubon Society

The Christmas Bird Count epitomizes Audubonsapproach to bird conservation, involving people to helpbirds. As we provide feedback to Citizen Scientists onthe results of their work, we hope to empower them asspokespersons for the birds they watch. The CBC aims tocapture an early winter snapshot of bird populations overmany decades and provide birders with an enjoyable social

birding experience. Viewed in comparison with other long-term, continent-wide, monitoring programs, CBC data giveus an understanding of the dynamics of bird populationsacross North America during the early winter. We are alsogaining an understanding of the status of bird populationsin Latin America, the Caribbean, and US Minor OutlyingIslands.

Volunteer Citizen Scientists gather information on birdnumbers over a three-week period at the turn of the yearand submit their observations to a nationally based sciencestaff. After review by a panel of regional experts, we makethe cumulative data set available to the public andresearchers for review and scientic study.

Since the birth of the Christmas Bird Count on ChristmasDay of 1900 with 27 observers in 25 locations acrossCanada and the United States, the Count has grown toinclude well over 50,000 counters at 2000 locations each

year from above the Arctic Circle to the waters of theDrake Passage off Tierra del Fuego. Only in recent years,with the acceptance of Citizen Science datasets, havethe contributions of the CBC database and other CitizenScience programs really added to our understanding of thedistribution and status of bird populations across NorthAmerica.

Born of the budding conservationethic at the beginning of the 20thcentury, the CBC was unique inthat observers not only noted eachspecies they encountered duringtheir time in the eld, but also how

many of each species they saw-andthe time they spent counting birds.In 2007/2008, as we hold the 108thCBC, we add to the Counts standingas the longest running Citizen Science program in theworld.

Madison Area CountsWe hope to have the dates and contact informationfor all the Madison Area Christmas Bird Counts in theDec. CAWS. Counts are held in Baraboo, Cooksville(Stoughton), Madison, Mt. Horeb, Sauk City, Poynette, andWaterloo.

The Christmas Bird Countepitomizes Audubons approachto bird conservation, involving

people to help birds.

Photo: Patrick Ready


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For theYoung NaturalistPrairies are made up of many types of native owering plantsand grasses. See if you can nd and circle these prairie plants.SIDE OATS GRAMMABLACK EYED SUSANCONE FLOWERBOTTLE GENTIAN

INDIAN GRASSBIG BLUESTEMCOMPASS PLANTCUP PLANTBUTTERFLY WEEDLEAD PLANTBAPTISIAMILKWEED Solution on p. 7

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Event OrganizersNeededDo you like hosting dinners, entertaining

your friends or putting on a goodparty for a great cause? Have you everparticipated in coordinating communityevents before? Do you have a little timeyou can spare over the next few months?

If you answered yes, or if you just havean interest in helping Madison AudubonSociety, please consider sharing your timeand talents with us. We are in the processof forming the committee to plan andimplement our 2008 Spring Banquet.With your help we can make this a funand successful event!For more information on getting

involved, call the MAS ofce(608) 255-2473 or e-mail Mary [email protected].

Hundreds of thousands of albatrosses, shear-waters, fulmars, and other seabirds are beingkilled each year by fleets of longline and trawlfishing vessels. Cost-effective solutions existthat dramatically reduce seabird bycatch lev-els in both fisheries while saving fishermentime and money when they catch fish insteadof birds. Some of these methods are already

being implemented in longline fisheries inAlaska and Hawaii. The use of birdscaring

lines or setting lines from the side behind aprotective curtain (side setting) can dramati-cally reduce albatross and other seabird mor-tality in longline fisheries. Since bird avoidancemeasures were adopted by some U.S.-flaggedlongline fishing vessels, seabird mortalityfrom these fishing boats has decreased by animpressive 85%. Unfortunately these measuresare not yet used by all fishing vessels.The renewed Magnuson-Stevens Act moves

protection efforts significantly forward bycreating a mandatory seabird bycatch reduc-tion program for all U.S. fishing vessels in

U.S. waters. The bill presents an excellentmodel to promote the worldwide use of these

bird avoidance measures that have provento be so effective in preventing albatross andother seabird mortality. ABC wishes to thankSenators Ted Stevens and Maria Cantwell andRepresentatives Richard Pombo and WayneGilchrest for the inclusion of provisions in the

bill that will protect seabirds from mortality incommercial fisheries. For more information onthe longline problem, see ABCs seabird reportat www.abcbirds.org/policy/seabird_report.pdf.

Fisheries . . .continued from page 1

Word ScrambleBirds like to come to your yard to nest and to feed. See if you can unscramblthese common yard bird names

1- BULE JYA ____________________________

2- RNIDCALA ____________________________

3- NIORB ____________________________

4- GKRALCE ____________________________

5- LGDO FHCIN ____________________________

6- RKCO VODE ____________________________

7- ROSPRWA ____________________________

8- HIKCDAECE ____________________________

9- SHUEO EWRN ____________________________

10- UPRLPE NHIFC ____________________________


6/8The Audubon Caws 6 November 2007

We were glad to send our 2007report to the Bluebird RestorationAssociation of Wisconsin: 133Eastern Bluebirds and 233 Tree

Swallows edged from eight birdtrails in Columbia County thatare coordinated by the MadisonAudubon Society (MAS). Lastmonth Pat Ready reported that 189bluebirds edged on ve trails inDane County that he manages forMAS.Brand Smith, Laurie Armstrong,

and Heisley Lewison assisted uswith weekly checks of 65 nest boxeson ve trails at Goose Pond. Thehighlight of the summer was four

bluebirds that edged at GoosePond. Brand and Heisley were verysurprised one day to nd a bluebirdnest. Bluebirds prefer oak savannaand short-grasses since they like tofeed on the ground on cutworms.Goose Pond prairie restorations aredominated by tall grass and in thepast 28 years we have never seenbluebirds at Goose Pond during thesummer.Goose Pond provides ideal

foraging for Tree Swallows andplacement of nest boxes makes thisideal Tree Swallow habitat. TreeSwallows laid 194 eggs in 44 boxesat Goose Pond and 140 young

edged. Laurie had one Black-capped Chickadee nest that edgedone young, and six House Wrenpairs raised young at Goose Pond.

Brian Doverspike and DickKnutson coordinated trail projectsin excellent bluebird habitat. Brianstrail was on Unimin propertysouth of Portage, and Dicks trailwas at the DNRs MacKenzieEnvironmental Center and PoynetteGame Farm. 100 bluebirds wereedged from these two trails.

We maintained a trail nearWyocena where 34 bluebirds and53 Tree Swallows edged from 19boxes. One box in a wetland had a

rst nest of chickadees that edgedeight young and a second nest ofbluebirds that raised 3 young.

Our goal for next year is to edge150 bluebirds and 300 Tree Swallowsfrom MAS trails in ColumbiaCounty. Volunteers are welcome toadopt trails and attend a bluebird/Tree Swallow workshop that isbeing planned for early 2008.

Thanks to everyone who assistedwith this effort, especially JerryMartin who made and donatedmany nest boxes to MAS. Thanks toUnimin and the DNR for allowingus to erect nest boxes on their land.

Conserving and restoringgrassland landscapes inWisconsin

To help address the decline ofgrassland birds in Wisconsin, theWisconsin Bird Conservation Initiativewill be holding its rst ofcialcoordinated effort to implement theforthcoming All-bird ConservationPlan. Please mark your calendarsand plan to attend this symposium,Conserving and Restoring GrasslandLandscapes in Wisconsin, which willbe held at the Wintergreen Resort inWisconsin Dells on January 16-17,2008.The symposium will focus on

the importance of landscape-scalegrassland conservation efforts. Talkswill highlight the priorities fromthe All-bird Plan and the WisconsinWildlife Action Plan, the latest

research on best management practiceand landscape-level habitat needs, anoverview of conservation programsavailable to conservation partners, andlandscape-level case studies that wecan all learn from in Wisconsin and thupper Midwest.Following this symposium, WBCI

will be holding one day workshopsin key areas of the state next summer.Look for more details to come on theWBCI website (www.wisconsinbirds.org) and WBCIing listserve.

Bluebirds and Tree Swallows doing wellin Columbia County

By Mark and Sue Martin

Young Eastern Bluebird: Heisley Lewison


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7The Audubon Caws November 2007

Special GiftSI wish to help make MadisonAudubons vision a reality. Here is mycontribution to the Wildlife SanctuariesCampaign:

[ ] Acre-Maker, $2,500 or more to pur-chase and restore one acre of land

[ ] Half-Acre-Maker, $1,250-$2,499[ ] Quarter-Acre-Maker, $625-$1,249[ ] Adopt-an-Acre, $100 a year for three

years ($300 total). Here is my firstinstallment.

[ ] Nest Egg, $50 a year for three years($150 total). Here is my first install-ment.

[ ] My Own Vision, a donation of $_____

Please direct my gift to:

[ ] Where it will help the most[ ] Endowment fund to restore and main

tain the sanctuaries

[ ] Land acquisition at Faville Grove,Jefferson County[ ] Land acquisition at Goose Pond

Columbia CountyOR here is my contribution for MAS

education and newsletter support

[ ] My Gift to Learning, $ __________

My name ________________________________

Address _________________________________

City_____________________________________

State_____ ZIP___________

I want my gift to recognize another:[ ] In memory of ______________________[ ] In honor of ________________________

Please send notification of this gift to:

Name ________________________________

Address _________________________________

City _____________________________________

State__________ ZIP____________

Contributions will be acknowledged near theInformation Board at Goose Pond Sanctuary:$1,250 or more, name to appear on perma-

nent plaque; $250-$1,249, name to appear onengraved paving brick.

[ ] Please do not acknowledge my gift inMadison AudubonCAWS

Please make checks payable to:Madison Audubon SocietyMail to: Madison Audubon Society, 222 S.Hamilton Street, Suite 1, Madison, WI 53703

Gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.Madison Audubon Societys financial statement isavailable upon request.

Donations made inSeptemberACRE MAKERCurt and Arlys CaslavkaMarcia ConnellElsie LapinskiPhilip MilesJames OBrien

Lois SmithiesHALF-ACRE MAKERRichard and Jane DanaStan and Jean DruckenmillerWilliam and Vicky KnoedlerMark and Sue MartinFrederick Ott

QUARTER-ACRE MAKERAnn and Richard BurgessArthur J. Donald Family FoundationEmily H. EarleyAnn Freiwald

Les and Susan HoffmanSarah Packard

In Memory of Susan Connell-MageeKevin Magee

MY OWN VISIONAnonymousMarvin and Ellouise BeattyAnne and Michael BoddenWilliam and Joan BrockPatrick and Patricia FarrellElizabeth FennemaEllen FisherSherrie and Bill GarrettDorothy GostingRosemary and Lee Jones

Kristie KaiserPhilip and Nancy KressTodd and Susan KummerRenata LuchtMary Ann MichelElizabeth MiddletonBill and Ginnie NelsonPaul and Barbara NoeldnerWilliam Rowe

Ann Thering and David EideDonald and Joanna ThompsonRandall and Lisa TiedtJon and Peggy TraverClifford VoegeliCozette WeilandDebra WeitzelKurt Westbrook

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF A PERSONIn Memory of Tony KarlsHiroshi and Arlene Kanno

In Memory of Robert MetzenbergAnn and Richard Burgess

In Memory of Robert ZimmermanMarjorie Zimmerman

GIFTS IN HONOR OF A PERSONTo Honor Russ Heftys receipt of theLeopold Restoration AwardWayne and Jackie Pauly

In Honor of Josie MitchellCandye Andrus

In Honor of Annetta RosserLore Wahl

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF A FRIENDIn Memory of Cousteau, Sal, and PipJoanne Herfel

Word Scramble

1 = BLUE JAY

2 = CARDINAL

3 = ROBIN

4 = GRACKLE

5 = GOLD FINCH

6 = ROCK DOVE

7 = SPARROW

8 = CHICKADEE

9 = HOUSE WREN

10- PURPLE FINCH

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Theres Still Time to Make a Tax-free Contributionto MAS in 2007Please take advantage of the Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2006 to make a tax-

free contribution to MAS directly from your IRA. As you may know, if youre aged70 1/2 or older, you can make contributions totaling up to $100,000 to your favoritecharity or charities directly from your IRA with no tax consequences. You may alsobe aware that previously, contributions made from an IRA were treated as income,and therefore were taxable events. The ability to make tax-free contributions directlyfrom an IRA is a limited-time offer, however, because the law that allows you to dothis is set to expire on December 31, 2007.Although federal legislators have introduced the Public Good IRA Rollover Act

of 2007 (H.R. 1419 and S. 819), we do not know today that it will become law. But,the new Rollover Act of 2007 would broaden the present provision by making itpermanent, removing the current $100,000 cap on donations, making all charitieseligible for donations (some are not now), and providing IRA owners with a plannedgiving option starting at age 59-1/2.

We do know that the Rollover Act of 2006 stimulated charitable giving. Initialreports to the National Committee on Planned Giving indicate that Americansdonated more than $50 million from their IRAs to nonprots during the rst fourmonths that the law was in effect. A tax free contribution from an IRA is a great wayto maximize the value of your gift. If you act before the end of the year, youll becertain that the full value of your donation is received, regardless of what happenswhen the current act expires.If you would like more information, contact your nancial planner or give Dietrich

Schaaf, MAS Director of Development, a call at 608-327-0129 (email [email protected]). You may also want to visit www.independentsector.org/programs/gr/IRArollover.html for more information on both the 2006 and 2007 Rollover Actsand www.thomas.loc.gov to see proposed legislation for the 2007 Rollover Act.

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Last Field Trip of the yearSaturday, Dec. 1:Madison Lakes BirdingAs winter sets in, ponds and smaller

lakes of south-central Wisconsinfreeze, causing migrating birds tobecome concentrated on Madison'slarge lakes, which remain open lon-ger. Al Shea, expert birder and longtime MAS eld trip leader, will leadus in observing waterfowl, gulls andwinter birds. This trip has producedsome unusual birds in the past, in-cluding Red-throated Loons, so don'tmiss it!We will carpool and leave at 7:30

a.m. from the middle of UW Park-ing Lot 60 at the north end of Walnut

Street, near University Bay. The tripwill last about four hours. Bringa scope if you have one and dresswarmly. If you have questions, call AlShea at (608) 825-6232.

Nov 2007 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

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