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FEBRUARY ]WARCH
GARDENS
6:45 p.m., Wednesday
6:00 p.m. Wednesday
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Speaker: Aaron Klockzien
Speaker: Randy Korb

Sometimein mid-winter, manyof us startto think

aboutSpringcomingandwhatkindsof thingswe'dliketo COl"'lEEARLY!Randy- lvilibe shai.ing
his live
do to improvethebackyard.Haveyouconsidered Wisconsin frogswithchildren under12from6 - 7 pm.
putting
ina pond? Hewilltalkaboutfrogcalls,thelifecycle,andspecial
AaronKlockzien,owner/manager pond frogfeatures.Thechildrenwillthengeta chanceto
of Tranquility
andLandscape willpresenta program holdbullfrogs, peepers, treefrogs, andtoads.
onbuilding
ponds.Usingvideosto helpshowhowto construct From7 - 8:30pm Randywillcontinue hisfrogpresen-
backyardpondsto attractbirdsandfrogsto youryard, tationforolderchildren andadults,focusing onour
Aaronwillalsoshowhowthesepondscanbe partof nativefrogspecies.Hewillalsodiscusstheproblems
landscapingyouryardto makeit moreattractive. associated withdeformed frogsanddeclining frog
Allowyourself populations. The"old"peoplewillalsohavea chanceto
sometimeto joinus in the Estuary
Roomdownstairs aftertheprogramfor conversation holda livefrogor two.
and
snacks. NEWAudubon's newbookandcompactdisc,,Wis-
consinFrogs",authored by thepresenter,willbeavail-
BAIRD CREEK ANNUAL BANQUET ablefor sale.
Monday,February26, ZOO| Everyone is invitedto the EstuaryRoomfor treats
Comfoft Suitesof GreenBay: andconversation aftertheprogram.
Cocktails5:30pm, Dinner6:00pm
Cost: $12.00per person. DOORCOUNW MASTERGARDENERS:
Guest Speakers: Nina Leopold Bradley,
'Aldo
Leopold: A Daughter Remembers,, Saturday,March10,2001
Linda Stoll, 'Baird Creek: The Future,, SouthernDoor SchoolAuditorium
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Reservationcan be made by check, payableto
Canadian authorandColumnist, Lorraine
Johnson,
BairdCreek ParkwayPreservationFoundationby
willgivean illustrated
talkexploring
thegardenas
February23rd. Pleasemailto: StevenLambert.
a sourceof positiveenvironmentalandsocial/
1147 PorlierSt. Green Bay,Wl 54901
community change.

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 CHRISTMASBIRD COUNT
NEW Audubon Board
The annualChristmasBird Countwas held Saturday
CoreOfficers
December16,2000 in NortheastWisconsin.Manyvolun-
P r e s i d e n tD: o r o t hSy ummers 465-6729
teerskept theireyeson theirbird feeders,whileother d s u m m 2 4@ 2m
8s n . c o m
volunteersroamedthe snowy woods and fieldsthroughout
Secretary: Marty Gallagher 822-1017
the day. We have reports from these two areas.
Treasurers: Joe& Marlene Spangler 494-6347
CoreCommittee Chairs
GreenBay:coordinator. John Jacobs: The2OOO
N e w s l e t t eDr :o r o t hS
y ummers 465-6729
CBC with 63 specieswas tied with 1992forthe highest
CBC we haveeverhad. The total individualsof 22,OTT
Program Co-Chairs:
was aboveaveragefor the last 10 years. Unusualbirds Apr. RandyKorb 794-1744
include:lceland,Thayer'sand GlaucousGulls,Lincoln's, rkorbbio@aol.com
FieldTripCo-Chairs:
Swampand White-crownedSpanows,Longspur,Meadow-
lark,WinterWren,PeregrineFalcon,Merlin,Sharp-shinned CarlScholz 743-3637
Hawk,HoodedMerganser, RandyKorb(seeabove)
and RuddyDuck.
DennisPrusik 499-96g9
Appleton:coordinator.John Shillinglaw:Thirty
people pafticipated,surveyingan areafrom High Cliffto AnnualBanqueUMeeting:
Neenahand north& west to Mackville& Greenville.65 Chair TenieHowe 465-8263
differentspecieswere seen,ancia rotaioi 19,361birds tdhowe @netnet.net
were counted. The recentcold and snowy weatherhas Program DennisPrusik(seeabove)
AD-HOC ProjectChairs:
broughtan increasingnumberof eaglesto join our resident
Refreshments:JoAnneStepien 494-2694
eaglesalongthe Fox River.33 bald eagleswere seen.
Education:KennKiesner
UnusualsightingincludedNorthernShovelerand Buffle-
Conservation
& BairdCreek Charlie
Frisk
head Ducks,Snowy and Shoft-earedOwls, Belted King-
Red-ShoulderedHawkStudy,Christmas BirdCount,& BrownCountv
fisher,Flicker,Meadowlark,Brown Thrasher,EaredGrebe,
BirdPamphlet:
JohnJacobs
and CommonRedpoll.
AmphibianConservationProject:
RandyKorb
The 2001 ChristmasBird Countwill be heldon Dec.
WeatherFriend
LandGrants(Endowment): Dennisprusik
1sth.
WeatherFriend
Calendar:DennisPrusik,JohnJacobs, paulHartman
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m1 WeatherFriend Phenology Calendar tsaird Creek Hikes Continue

lf you didn't get your copy of the 2001 WeatherFriend SundayhikesthroughBaird CreekParkwaycontinuein
PhenologyCalendar,22nd edition,therearestillsome 200I . Startingpointis ChristaMcAuliffe parkat I p.m. Dress
available.Youcan pick one up at the next meetingoryou forthe weatherandwearboots.Datesarelistedbelow.
can orderone by sending$6 to NEWAudubon,1701Ninth Sun-,February4 Sun,,March 4
St., Green Bay,Wl 54304. Sun.,Apil 1

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