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artwork by Steven D’Amato

Volume 44 #2 October 2010Free Birding Workshop in Wenatchee!Recent technology and apps likeiBird and Audubon Birds for iPodallow birders to bring volumesof knowledge into the eld ina lightweight, portable manner.It’s great for a beginning birderto listen to a Golden-crownedSparrow’s call while lookingat their range and photographs.However, from experience I cansay that even the latest handheldtechnology cannot compensate fora lack of knowledge of the biology,likely habitat, and eld marks of

our common birds. It’s one thingto see a pretty Golden-crownedSparrow on your screen; it’s quiteanother to be able to identify it andlink it to its family before it iesoff to another serviceberry bush.Knowing these basics allows birdersto develop an eye and ear for commonbirds in our area and develop thelifelong bug for birding.

Biologist and educator SusanBallinger has a passion to help uswould-be expert birders do just that.“I enjoy introducing newcomers tothe adventures of birding and helpingthem to develop a lifetime of newlearning,” Ballinger said. She willbring her expertise and fun, hands-onapproach to Wenatchee, November4th, with a workshop sponsored bythe Chelan-Douglas Land Trust. Thesession will focus on the basics weall need to have fun in the eld and

identify birds. By looking at photos,listening to audio, and engaging inhands-on activities, participants willlearn how to identify eld marks anddevelop the skills to get out, havefun, and see the many species in ourarea. The class will also cover howto choose good binoculars and usethem in the eld. Participants areencouraged to bring their own eldguides, binoculars, and audio tools toThursday night’s program.

The workshop continues on Saturday,the 6th when participants takea eld trip to the Horan Natural

Area in Wenatchee to look forwaterfowl and other birds onthe Columbia and WenatcheeRivers. Accompanied by NCWAudubon members, participantscan test their skills and newlyfound knowledge. This is a greatopportunity to polish your skills,have fun in the eld, and getready for Christmas Bird Counts!

The workshop is free andopen to the public. Discountedmemberships to the Chelan-

Douglas Land Trust will beavailable at the workshop. PleaseRSVP to 667-9708 or bridget@cdlandtrust.org

Learn About BirdsThursday, November 4 - Wenatchee Valley

Museum and Cultural Center, 6:00 - 8:00 pm.Saturday, November 6 - eld trip, detailsannounced on November 4.

RSVP to 667-9708 or bridget@cdlandtrust.org

Birding on a Chelan-Douglas LandTrust eld trip

Photo provided by CDLT.

by Bridget EganChelan-Douglas Land Trust

Learn to recognize eld marks thatwill help you learn the difference

between Rough-legged and Red-tailedHawks. This is a Rough-legged Hawk

from the WSU Raptor Club at theChelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival.

photo by Teri J Pieper

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Editor’s Note

The mission of NorthCentral Washington Audubonis “to conserve and restore

natural ecosystems,focusing on birds and theirhabitats, for the bene t of people and the biologicaldiversity of North Central

Washington.”

NCW Audubon ContactsPresident - Mark Oswood662-9087 moswood@nwi.netVice President - Jeff ParsonsTreasurer - Teri J PieperSecretary - vacant

Education - Mark Oswood662-9087 moswood@nwi.netNewsletter - Teri J Pieper630-6224 teripieper@hotmail.comMembership - Mark Oswood662-9087 moswood@nwi.netConservation - Rachel Scown860-6676 raeplay6@aol.comBird Sightings - Torre Stockardbirdsightings@ncwaudubon.orgScience Of cer - Don McIvor997-9456 puma@methownet.comPrograms - Bridget Egan433-7306 mtnegan@gmail.comWebmaster - Torre Stockardwebmaster@ncwaudubon.orgField Trips - Dan StephensDStephens@wvc.edu

Board Members -Penny Tobiska

ptobiska@nwi.netJeff Parsons jparsons@nwi.netHeather Findlayheather@eaglesun.netNancy Warnernwarner@applecapital.net

Other Contact Informationwww.ncwaudubon.org/ info@ncwaudubon.orgncwaudubon.blogspot.com/ PO Box 2934 Wenatchee WA 98807

First off, from the editor, my apologies for such alate newsletter. Working on the Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival got in the way of doing this on time and now here it is, alreadyOctober as I nish this up and you are wondering, what happened to the WildPhlox? And I’ll be frank with you; November is going to be late and probablyDecember too. It’s just hard to get good volunteer help these days (if this was anemail, that would be followed by a smiley emoticon, but this is a newsletter so Iwill refrain). Since we don’t have a January issue, I intend to catch up with theFebruary Wild Phlox.

The festival was a BIG success. All involved agreed that our committee andvolunteers did a great job pulling off a rst-time-ever event with just a little overthree months of planning. If you see one of the folks involved, do be sure to say“Congratulations”.

In the area of bird news – a visiting friend, who happens to an expert birder,pointed out to us that the few remaining hummingbirds that are still using ourfeeders are Anna’s Hummingbirds! It’s another species for our yard list. At thistime of year, I don’t look closely at the hummers because their coloring is usuallydull and I nd they are dif cult to identify. Now we are faced with the decisionof when to remove the feeders. One person suggested that if we keep them uptoo long, and then remove them when it’s already cold, the birds will not ndany food as they begin a delayed migration. Someone else has told us that thebirds will go when it’s their time. In our climate we can’t keep feeders out allwinter since they will freeze. It is a dilemma. I have decided since the weather isunusually warm and no freezing cold spells are in the immediate forecast I willcontinue to feed them for a little longer, at least.

And apologies for using the wrong caption under the cover page photo last month.The bird is a Sharp-shinned Hawk, not a Merlin.

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Fall “To Do” List From YourBackyard Wildlife Family From the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s

Crossing Paths Newsletter

Birds in Washington

Your family may be making those falloutdoor chore lists, as daylight hoursshrink, temperatures drop, and the urgegrows to “batten down the hatches” inthe yard and garden.Here’s another “to do” list from yourlocal wildlife “family” that you may

nd easier to check off:• Leave some “dead heads” on your owering plants to provide seeds forsome of us birds and other animals• If you must rake leaves off grasslawns, just pile them under someshrubs, bushes or other nooks andcrannies to provide homes for thoseinsects that we birds love to eat; leavesmake great mulch to help your plants,

anyway!• Keep that dead or dying tree rightwhere it is (unless, of course, it’s trulya hazard to you), so we can feast onthe insects in the rotting wood or makewinter roosts or dens in its cavities• Give yourself and your mower a rest

for at least a portion of your lawn sowe’ve got a patch of taller grass to hideand forage in• Save just a little of that dead bramblethicket for us - it makes great wintercover and we don’t need much! Fallis a good time to plant shrubs, soreplace invasive, exotic Himalayanand cutleaf blackberries with nativeplants of higher wildlife value like

blackcap (native black raspberry)or red raspberry; native currants orgooseberries found in your area; ornative roses such as Nootka or baldhip.• Pile up any brush or rocks you cleararound your place to give us anotheroption for nests and dens

• Take it easy on yourself and let go of the “perfect” garden image; we wildanimals like less tidy, “fuzzy” placesbecause there’s usually more food andshelter there• Get yourself a comfortable chair, sitback, and congratulate yourself onhaving made a home for wildlife and ahaven of relaxation for yourself!

Dennis Paulson, Museum Director Emeritus, SlaterMuseum of Natural History at the University of PugetSound, has just revised the Birds of Washington list on theSlater Museum website, based on the latest AOU Check-listsupplement. There is a downloadable pdf associated withit. On Tweeters he said “I jumped the gun and included therecently observed Lesser Sand-Plover on it, assuming thatrecord would be approved by the Washington Bird Records

Committee with ease.” If you follow the Tweeters listserv,you may recall that this rare bird was found at OceanShores recently and scores of birders disregarded theircarbon footprints in order to see it and photograph it fortheir birding lists.

The newly updated list maybe be found online atwww.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/birds/birds-of-washington/

From the Tweeters Listserv

September 2, 2010

The Big Sit! is an annual, international,noncompetitive birding event hosted byBird Watcher’s Digest and founded bythe New Haven (CT) Bird Club. Everyteam that observes this year’s “GoldenBird” has a chance to win $500. Wehope bird watchers from around theglobe will unite on this special day,Sunday October 10, by participatingin this event (it’s free!). The Big Sit! issponsored by Swarovski Optik.

The Big Sit! is like a Big Day, or abird-a-thon in that the object is to tallyas many bird species as can be seen orheard within 24 hours. The differencelies in the area limitation from whichyou can observe. THIS FREE EVENTis OPEN to every person and club inany country!The simplicity of the concept makesThe Big Sit! so appealing. Find a goodspot for bird watching - preferably one

with good views of a variety of habitatsand lots of birds. Next you create a realor imaginary circle 17 feet in diameterand sit inside the circle for 24 hours,counting all the bird species you see orhear. That’s it. Find a spot, sit in it, havefun.

For more information see: www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/ connect/bigsit/about.php

Sit! And Watch Birds From the Bird Watcher’s Digest

North Central Washington Audubon Society and theMethow Conservancy are teaming up in December topresent a program on Emperor Penguins. Torre Stockardwill give a presentation about the amazing diving abilitiesof these largest and most charismatic of all diving birds, as

well as a glimpse into what it’s like to carry out researchin Antarctica. The presentation, “Emperor Penguins: EliteDivers of the Bird World”, will happen the evening of Tuesday December 7, in Twisp, WA. Details to follow inthe November issue of The Wild Phlox.

Learn About Penguins, in December, in Twisp by Torre Stockard

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Birders are generally conservation-minded people. They truly care aboutthe animals they are interested inseeing and hearing. However, in their

quest to observe as many speciesas possible some birders are usingtools that can be harmful to the birdsthey are trying to nd. In particular,the use of tapes/MP3s and callers tolocate birds can result in unintendednegative consequences to the speciesattracted through the use of thesetools. In some cases, the modest use of playback calling is an acceptable wayof locating a bird. At other times it isvery risky and exposes a bird to harmby calling it out from a hiding placeor causing other problematic changesin behavior. Biologists and birdersalike have an ethical and biologicalresponsibility to know when not to useplayback to nd birds.

A 2006 U.S. Fish and WildlifeService survey of wildlife-associatedrecreation activities estimated therewere nearly 48 million birders 16years of age and older in the U.S.

With this many birders it becomesmore important than ever to pursuethis activity ethically and with birdconservation in mind. The UnitedKingdom’s Birdwatcher’s Code statesit eloquently: avoid disturbing birdsand their habitats – the birds’ interestsshould always come rst. The recentexplosion in affordable technologyhas made it easier to overlook thebirds’ interests. Internet posting of sightings, publication of localizedbirding guides, and advances in digitalmusic players and compact speakertechnology enable birders to followdetailed directions to known locationsof rare birds and draw them out.Some birders’ relentless pursuit of the northern spotted owl is one suchexample of the harm that may comefrom the use of modern technology.

The northern spotted owl was listedunder the Endangered Species Act as

Threatened in 1990. The U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service listed the spottedowl primarily due to threats stemmingfrom the loss of suitable habitatthrough timber harvest, but otherfactors included additional habitatloss from wild re and competitionfrom other species, especially thebarred owl. Despite its listing andthe additional protections it has been

afforded, the northern spotted owlcontinues to display a rangewidepopulation decline. Now that therange of the barred owl completelyoverlaps that of the northern spottedowl, the degree of competition forfood, habitat, and space has never beengreater. Disturbances caused by humanpresence and noise can add to thestress caused by habitat removal and

competition.There is a growing consensus amongowl biologists that barred owls arepushing spotted owls out of theirterritories and may also be causing areduction in spotted owl vocalization.Birders who use playback toincite spotted owls to call may beinadvertently putting spotted owls atrisk by causing them to vocalize whenthey would normally be trying to stay

“under the radar”. Human presencenear nest sites also causes spotted owlsto vocalize more frequently. Barredowls (as well as goshawks, red-tailedhawks, and great horned owls) havebeen observed attacking spotted owlson a number of occasions. Being nearan active nest site or using playback to incite spotted owls to call is likelyto increase the odds that spotted owlswill be killed or driven from theirterritories. While the risk of an attack on a spotted owl may be low, it is notzero, and it is literally a matter of lifeand death.

Exposing a spotted owl to predatoryattack is the most serious consequence

posed by unethical birding, but othernegative effects can occur:• An owl that spends timelooking for the perceived owl(playback) in its territory does notspend that time foraging for itself andfor its young. The energetic cost of needlessly defending a territory maybe a higher price than the owl or itschicks can pay.• Playing calls within a territorymay make an owl think the territoryis already occupied, and the owlmay needlessly move on to seek avacant territory. Vacant territories areincreasingly hard to nd in a landscapeoverrun by barred owls.• Unattended chicks in thenest are potential prey not only to theraptors listed above, but to corvids aswell.

(Continued on next page)

Many people contributed to this article including:Janet Millard, Don Youkey, Kent Woodruff, Bill Gaines — USDA Forest Service,Okanogan–Wenatchee National ForestStan Sovern — Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State UniversityEric D. Forsman — USDA Forest Service, Paci c Northwest Research StationDan Stephens — Wenatchee Valley College, North Central WashingtonAudubon, board member - Washington Ornithological SocietyJeff Parsons — Vice President, North Central Washington AudubonKen Bevis — Habitat Biologist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Don’t Give a Hoot!Are We Loving Some Birds to Death ?

Exposing a spot t ed owl t o predat ory at t ack is the most ser ious consequence posed by

unethical bi rdi ng.Call ing for spot t ed owls

wit hout a permit is not only

unethi cal, it is also il legal

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All of these impacts added together (and repeated if multiple uninformed birders visit the same site during theyear) may lead to nesting failure, site abandonment, ordeath of spotted owls. A Birder’s Guide to Washington ,published in 2003, included detailed directions to manyknown spotted owl sites. At least two of these nestsites near Cle Elum, WA have become vacant or only

sporadically occupied by single owls since this book waspublished – possibly due to the dramatic increase in birdervisits.

Calling for spotted owls without a permit is not onlyunethical, it is also illegal : it is a violation of theEndangered Species Act (ESA), and can be considered“take” which can lead to a ne of up to $25,000 and 6months in jail. Causing a spotted owl to leave shelter andhave it xated on you while you observe and possiblyspotlight it, signi cantly disrupts its normal behavior ; aform of “take” through “harassment.”

All birders should be familiar with the American BirdingAssociation’s Code of Birding Ethics, which states up front:1(b) To avoid stressing birds or exposing them to danger…

Limit the use of recordings and other methods of attractingbirds, and never use such methods in heavily birded areas or for attracting any species that is Threatened,

Endangered, or of Special Concern, or is rare in your localarea . Part of the joy of birding should be the development

of your eldcraft while giving fair chase to your quarry,not relying on a crutch like playback to lure birds into easyview. Birding should be as much about the methods used asit is about the numbers, and your county or life list is all themore impressive when acquired skillfully and ethically.

Locations of ESA listed species should never be postedon web sites such as eBird, Tweeters, or similar e-bulletinboards. Principled birders have no way of knowing whowill read their posts, and what methods the next personmay use to attempt to locate the bird. The spotted owl is butone example of why using call playback is not an ethicallyor environmentally responsible means of attractingsensitive species for viewing. As a birder, your need totick another county or life bird is never more importantthan a bird’s life. No biologist wants to see a species goextinct on their watch. Please help contribute to the spottedowls’ recovery rather than contributing to their demise byallowing them to nd and defend territories and raise their

young undisturbed.American Birding Association (United States), Principlesof Birding Ethics:www.aba.org/about/ethics.htmlRoyal Society for the Protection of Birds (UnitedKingdom), Birdwatcher’s Code:www.rspb.org.uk/advice/watchingbirds/code/index.aspx

(Don’t Give a Hoot , continued from previous page)

Spotted Owlphoto by Art Barnes, used with permission

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After an early start of sign ups, eld trip carpools and last minute shuttleshuf ing, the wonderful Torre Stockard handed me a cup of coffee. It wasthen that I sighed, stopped, and nally really looked around. Three kids

were hammering away at bird boxes while Ken Bevis happily supervised;Kim Bondi was painting owls and hawks on little faces at the BasecampBooth; the WSU raptor club was lounging on the grass with a barn owlwhile a group of ve got close enough to see the skin under its feathers.I knew that a few thousand feet above, people were getting up close andpersonal with a hawk—maybe the rst time they had the opportunity. Thesun was shining, people were laughing, and I realized that I was smilingan idiot’s smile. At that moment, only an hour or so in, the Chelan RidgeHawk Migration Festival was already a success.

Bridget Egan, committee chair Irma Keeney releasesa raptor at Chelan Ridgephoto by Alexis Monetta

Nancy Warner shows off hernew nest box.

photo by Ken Bevis

Widget, the Barn Owl fromthe WSU Raptor Club, gets hisphoto made by Torre Stockard

photo by Teri J PieperWidget

photo by Torre Stockard

Rachel Scown tries some new binosat the Wild Birds Unlimited Booth.

photo by Teri J Pieper

A Great Day for a FestivalPeople are Talking About itThe Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival

The raptor club from WSU wasawesome. They really knew their

stuff and were so good aboutinvolving people with the hawks andowl. And they were tireless. Theyengaged all ages - all day. Theydeserve major kudos

Susannah Young, artist

I think the Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival demonstrated the power of

partnerships. I don’t think any one agency or group could have pulled off sucha successful rst time event by themselves. The energy and skills that eachpartner brought to the partnership was what made it such a huge success. Itwas also rewarding to see folks who came all the way from Seattle solely forthe purpose of attending the festival. Of course, having a 92 year old residentfrom Manson joining us for a walk out Chelan Ridge and then to see her joy atbeing able to release a banded hawk was also inspiring.

Mike Liu, District Ranger, Methow Valley Ranger DistrictOkanogan Wenatchee Nation al Forest

I’ve been a semi-serious birder all my adult life, but have avoided raptors because they’re so hard to identify. The excellenttalk at Chelan Ridge clari ed the differences in prey species, environment, and behaviors of three different types of raptors. Our discussion of the ap-and-fold ight of Sharp-shinned Hawks, which allows them to maneuver through forestsin pursuit of songbirds, was punctuated by a Sharpie doing exactly that through the trees around us! Super!

Carole McMillan, artist

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What is the University of Washington Herbariumand Why is it Important?The Wenatchee Native Plant Society would like to invite itsmembership and the public to a talk by Dr. David Giblin, PlantCollections Manager for the Burke Museum. The program willbe held Thursday, October 21, 7:00 pm, at the Wenatchee Valley

Museum and Cultural Center.An herbarium is a collection of pressed and dried plantspecimens, and a description of when, where, and by whom theywere collected, arranged in a systematic manner, and serving asa permanent physical record of the occurrence of an individualplant at a speci c place and time. Herbarium collections includefungi, lichens, algae, moss, and ferns as well as owering plants.Herbariums are essential for the study and veri cation of plantclassi cation, the study of geographic distributions, and thestandardizing of nomenclature. Like botanical gardens andarboretums, herbaria are the “dictionaries” of the plant kingdom,

the reference specimens essential to the proper naming of unknown plants.

Dr. Giblin’s ongoing projects in the Herbarium includeoverseeing the development of web-based applications to sharecollections data. In addition to overseeing the plant collections,Dr. Giblin conducts eld work and research in the San JuanIslands, North Cascades, and Mount Rainier, and studies aquaticplants in the Northwest. Dr. Giblin received his M.S. from theUniversity of Washington’s College of Forest Resources, andearned his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri-Columbia’sDepartment of Biology studying pollination biology. He is amuch sought-after speaker who shares his passions for plants inan engaging manner.

The talk is free and refreshments will be served. For moreinformation contact Pam Camp, Chapter Co-Chair at 663-5491.

by Susan BallingerWenatchee Native Plant Society

Torre Stockard helps a young personbuild a nest box.

photo by Ken BevisCongratulations on a ne 1st Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival!

Anonymous comment

Our Chelan Rige hike guides, Chris and Gabe, were friendly and they explainedthe counting and the capture activities plus pointing out incoming raptors. Ifound the recovering burn area fascinating, with its charcoaled snags, highaltitude shrub-steppe and forbs. At the time we visited, there was a surprisingnumber of visible songbirds, often perching on the burned snags or restingon the rock outcroppings. Our group saw at least ve more raptors as wewalked along. Following a presentation by a young volunteer, we also had theopportunity watch the release of a Sharp-shinned hawk by one of the visitors.

Jane Grant

Where to start thanking everyone thathelped make the Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival a big success?The Okanogan Wenatchee NationalForest employees who drove andco-piloted the vans and also helpedguide the hikes at Chelan Ridge –Thanks so much for giving up partof your weekend! And thanks to theForest Service for the vehicles too.The City of Pateros was very graciousand welcoming letting us use theirlovely Memorial Park and also theCity Council meeting room. JessiMay provided the beautiful artwork that graced our T Shirt and poster.The North Cascades Basecamp gavethe WSU Raptor Club a night’s

lodging for them and their birdsand treated them to a big breakfastSunday morning. The WashingtonState University Raptor Club got upearly Saturday morning in Pullmanand brought their birds to our festivalto the delight of everyone. Ourvendors and booths – Wild BirdsUnlimited, Meredith Spencer’s honey,Susan Fishburn and her Bird Nerdmerchandise, Winthrop Gallery artists– Gloria Spiwak, Carole McMillanand Susannah Young, Tommy Daysand Shannon O’Brien – OkanoganWenatchee National Forest and let’snot forget Ken Bevis who along withMethow Valley Lumber, Don McIvorand the Washington Department of

Fish and Wildlife, provided us withnest box materials so that everyone

who wanted to could build a nestbox! Thanks to Pateros’ own SweetRiver Bakery for providing coffeeto our volunteers! And then therewere the tireless (tired?) NorthCentral Washington AudubonSociety volunteers and our steeringcommittee – Bridget Egan (chair), TeriPieper, Kent Woodruff (OkanoganWenatchee National Forest), NikkiPrice (HawkWatch International),Mark Oswood and Torre Stockard.Three AmeriCorps volunteers helpedat Chelan Ridge. Other volunteers inPateros were David St. George, DanStephens and Mike Irwin all leading eld trips; Rachel and Arnie Scown,Susan Snover, and Nancy Warner.

Thanks to everyone who helped and if I’ve missed your name, I apologize.

Many Thanks by Teri J Pieper

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