THE WOODPECKER POST

NEWSLETTER OF THE
COLUMBIA AUDUBON SOCIETY
P.O. BOX 5923 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29250
November, 2001

William W. McQuilkin, Jr.

Member, National Audubon Society Board of Directors

Audubon: Its Roots and its Future

Bill McQuilkin is our newly elected regional representative to the National

Audubon Board of Directors. He has been active in Audubon at both the
state (Florida) and local (St. Johns Country Audubon Society) levels, as well
as in other conservation efforts, such as the recently established North Flor-
ida Land Trust. His goals as a board member include the creation of
stronger chapters, the expansion of state and regional involvement of chap-
ters in conservation issues, and growing a strong integrated Audubon mem-
bership with chapters as a base. Bill will present a slide show and share his
goals for Audubon from the perspective of his long involvement with Audu-
bon in Florida.

Bill and his wife, Sue, live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, in a marsh set-
ting, which contains numerous standing dead palm trees, bird-attracting na-
tive plants, and a purple martin house. They are ardent conservationists and
enthusiastic birders. Bill has extensive business experience; he has served
in the United States Air Force and worked at Eastman Kodak, Hillenbrand
Industries, and the Rochester Institute of Technology

Tuesday, November 13, 7:30 PM

Please note new meeting location:

Vista Room, Suggs & Kelly Law Center
500 Taylor Street (Taylor at Huger Sts.)
Map: http://www.suggskelly.com
Suggs & Kelly is located at 500 Taylor Street, at the corner of Taylor and Huger. The
parking lot is between Taylor and Hampton, and may be entered from either street. How-
ever, keep in mind that Taylor is one way outbound (west) and that Hampton is one way in-
bound (east) in this area. This means that you should be in the left lane on either street to
turn into the lot. Parking is well lit and convenient to the meeting room, which is on the first
floor and has a separate entrance to the right of the main entrance.
ALL CAS PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
 November Field Trip
For all field trips we suggest you bring binoculars, field guide, rain gear, water, food, and insect repellent (if you have them). Non-members and
novices are always welcome. The Columbia Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society. The Columbia Audubon Society as-
sumes no responsibilities for injuries, personal or otherwise, that may occur while attending Society-sponsored events and will not be held liable
for any such injuries. Attend at your own risk. For more information, please call a Board Member whose numbers are listed on the last page.

Congaree Swamp National Monument

Upcoming
Upcoming Field
Field Trip
Trip
Easy Boardwalk Stroll
8:30 AM, Saturday, November 10 Huntington Beach State Park (near Murrels
Inlet, across from Brookgreen Gardens)
We will leisurely explore the Boardwalks for 9:30 AM, Saturday, December 1
winter birds of the hardwood bottomland forest.
Woodpeckers are abundant along the board- Meet Jack Peachey at the park store at 9:30 AM.
walks, and if you’re observant, you may see a One of the very best birding locations in the state be-
Barred Owl silently gliding through the canopy, or cause the park contains ocean beach, saltmarsh,
a Winter Wren scurrying over the fallen logs. freshwater marsh, freshwater ponds, and maritime
forest.
The displays in the Interpretive Center are
Meet at the Park Store, down the road to the right
breathtaking, and the restrooms are inviting. This after the causeway at 9:30 AM. The lot before the
is an easy trip for anyone, and an excellent trip causeway is closed.
for beginners.
There is a small fee to enter the State Park; if you
Meet at the New Harry Hampton Visitor’s Cen- have a Park Passport, bring it. Pack a lunch; we will
ter at the end of the New Park Entrance on Old be far from food or water.
Bluff Road. It is the “new” paved road on the
right with the New Park Sign. If you get to Caro- Conservation News—T. Parkin Hunter
line Sims Road (the old gravel road to the old en-
trance), you have gone too far. Lake Murray
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The Columbia Audubon Society filed a Motion
Double-Secret Leonids Meteor Shower to Intervene to stop fringe land sales on Lake
Watch— Murray. We would like fringe land sales to be
Congaree Swamp NM After-hours Parking Area stopped now. The issue of when and if fringe
12:00 MN, Saturday, November 17 land sales would continue should be addressed
as part of the comprehensive lake management
Dress warmly, bring a chair and blanket, and plan that will be developed during the relicensing
be prepared for some nice meteors. We may see of the Lake Murray Dam by the Federal Energy
a few or hundreds. Stay as long as you like and Regulatory Commission. The current license ex-
leave whenever you get bored or too sleepy. The pires in 2007 and the licensing process will
highest number of meteors will be seen in the probably start in 2002.
wee hours.
Bird Checklists
Notes: there are no restroom facilities at the
after-hours parking lot. This is an unofficial field Columbia Audubon Society has contacted the
trip. In case of very cloudy conditions we will not South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation
be there. and Tourism about posting bird checklists for
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 National Audubon Society
Directors & Chairs 2001-2002 Chapter Membership Application
Volunteers are always welcome!!
Yes, I’d like to join.
Please enroll me as a member of the National Audubon
President: Robin Carter 782-8820
Vice-President: Heidi Hoerman 695-2814 Society and of my local chapter. Please send AUDUBON
Secretary: Bob Ellis magazine and my membership card to the address below.
Treasurer: Heidi Hoerman 695-2814 My check for $20 (introductory rate) is enclosed.
Conservation: T. Parkin Hunter name__________________________________________
Programs: Caroline Eastman 782-8820 address________________________________________
Field Trips: Available! city___________________________________________
Membership: Caroline Eastman 782-8820 Please make checks payable to the National Audubon Society
Education: Paula Feldman 787-5818 Send this application and your check to:
Publicity: Cindy Woods National Audubon Society
Newsletter: Steve C. Dennis 788-1854 Chapter Membership Data Center
Webmaster: T. Parkin Hunter P.O. Box 51001 Boulder, CO 80322-1001
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CAS WEBSITE: Columbia Audubon Society U52
www.columbia-audubon.org P.O. Box 5923 Local Chapter Code
(or use the link from www.audubon.org) Columbia, SC 29250 7XCHA

(Continued from page 2) Bays Protection Act on behalf of Columbia Audu-

bon this year. This is a continuation of the ongo-
state-owned parks and other sites on the Colum- ing project Columbia Audubon has had with the
bia Audubon Society web site. SCDPRT has law school clinics program. While eventual pas-
agreed and we have been receiving the check- sage by the legislature is a long shot due to politi-
lists for many state areas. This is an ongoing cal realities, we are going to continue pushing for
process. Keep checking the web site for these the eventual passage of this bill.
lists if you are interested in the lists for any par-
ticular sites. Some sites have relatively few spe-
cies identified, so this is an opportunity to expand
the known species counts for many of these ar-
eas.

South Carolina Wetlands Legislation

Professor Kim Connolly of the Environmental
Law Clinic at the USC School of Law will be
working on the passage of The South Carolina

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