4th Quarter 2008 Barred Owl Newsletters Baton Rouge Audubon Society

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B a t o n R o u g e A u d u b o n S o c i e t y

Newsletter of the Baton Rouge Audubon Society

V o l u m e X X X V , N u m b e r 4 4 t h Q u a r t e r , 2 0 0 8

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I wish to thank Victoria Bayless for her fine job of

managing Peveto Woods and serving as sanctuarycommittee chairman for the past 6 years. She and hercommittee did a wonderful job of maintaining thesanctuary and coordinating improvements for the benefitof birds as well as all the people that have enjoyed visitingPeveto Woods.

Hurricane Rita produced a huge amount of workfor the committee and clean up volunteers. Theirhard work was starting to show real rewards untilHurricane Ike hit in September.

I agreed to take a turn with the responsibilities starting

last May. The summer consisted of working with thegrass cutting and helping the winter plantings throughtheir first summer. Plans for a pond were in the worksand I was hoping to have something for the fallmigrants. However, Hurricane Ike brought a 12 footstorm surge along with high winds into CameronParish. The salt water washed over Peveto Woods

Sanctuary, downing many trees, and covering

much of the forest floor with a thick layer of sand.The debris that washed into the sanctuary will requiresome clean up days, but it is not as bad as the debrisfollowing Rita. It will take time to determine thedamage done to the vegetation. Many of the trees andunder story appear badly burnt from the salt water.Hopefully, many of the oaks will again survive.

The sand along the beach front washed into thesanctuary and about 100 feet of sanctuary was lost tothe beach. The under brush and dying trees thatbordered the beach front were swept away.

Fortunately, most of the sanctuary is still there and willrecover. It will take a few years to become thick andgreen again, but we learned from Rita that with time itwill recover.

A clean up day is scheduled for Saturday, November15th. The main effort will be to remove debris and re-establish walking paths. The water lines seem to befine and some work may be done on setting up thepond. If you are interested in helping and wish moreinformation, please contact me by phoneor e-mail.

Peveto Woods Weathers The Storm(s)

T h e L e o n a r d E a s t M e m o r i a l b e n c h h a s n o w s u r v i v e d

b o t h H u r r i c a n e s R i t a a n d I k e

Dave PattonBRAS Sanctuary

Committee [email protected] 337 232-8410

More photos of Peveto Woods and Cameron can be seen athttp://www.pbase.com/pattonpix/cameron_post_ike


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Baton Rouge AudubonOfficers

PresidentHarriett Pooler 225/291-0077

Vice-PresidentDave Cagnolatti 225/769-5222

Past PresidentChris Carlton 225/578-0452

TreasurerJay Guillory 225/927-2794

SecretaryDonna LaFleur 225/892-4492

Committee Chairs

ConservationPaul Kemp 225/772-1426

EducationJane Patterson 225/753-7615

Fieldtrips

Robert McLaughlin225/926-2223

SanctuaryDave Patton 337/232-8410

MembershipDorothy Prowell 225/387-0867

ProgramsLindsay Seely 225/744-3962

NewsletterSteve Mumford

[email protected]

At Large MembersCathy Coates 225/767-9074

Eric Liffman 225/768-8775Beverly Smiley 225/383-0653

LSU MNSRobb Brumfield 225/202-8892

IBA ProgramMelanie Driscoll 225/578-6901

LSU Bird ResourceRichard Gibbons

225/578-6901

The Barred Owlis published quarterly by the

Baton Rouge chapter of the NAS.Submissions should be emailed to

[email protected]

Changes of address and other offi-cial correspondence should be sent

to:

Baton RougeAudubon SocietyP.O. Box 67016

Baton Rouge, LA 70896

Presidents Chip Notes

Dear BRAS members,Thank you for yourdonat ions to our 2008fundraising letter. So far wehave raised $7977--this is an

increase from last year! Weappreciate your generosity, andwill be letting you know in futureBarred Owl issues how thefunds a re spen t . Wi thpermission, we are listing thoseBRAS members and friendswho have made a contributionon page seven of this BarredOwl. If you havent made yourcontribution yet and want to-- Itisnt too late. Please consider

making a year end donation toBRAS. Again, thank you,thank you, thank you!

BRAS' grant application to theBaton Rouge Area Foundation

was declined. They had manymore requests for funding thanfunds. However, through boardmember Dave Cagnolatti, wehave approached a corporatesponsor for the education

program. This sponsorship willhelp defray costs associated withpurchasing Audubon Adventuresfor the classroom. While thedetails havent been worked outyet, this is exciting newsmoreon this in our next newsletter.

I hope to see you at the nextspeaker program or at one ofthe upcoming fieldtrips. Weappreciate your involvement andsupport.

All the best,

Harriett Pooler

Donna Dittmann graciously agreed to put paint to

canvas and create a beautiful Golden-winged Warblerfor BRAS! It turned out fabulous! In addition to being awell known birder and ornithologist at LSU, Donna is atalented artist. Her work has been exhibited and published

in many venues including LOS andBirding. She donates much of

her artwork to supportc o n s e r v a t i o n

organizat ions andBRAS appreciates hergenerosity.

BRAS is ready for your2009 memberships

with these beautifulnew patches!!

2009 BRAS MEMBERSHIP PATCHES ARE HERE!


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OPERATION RUBYTHROAT

IN COSTA RICA

Have you ever wished you couldfollow your hummingbirds as theyleave in the fall on their amazingsouthward migration? Bill Hilton, Jr. ofOperation Rubythroat has turnedsuch a wish into a reality and into ascientific project of real discovery.Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, as itturns out, are little studied on theirwintering grounds ... and it issurprising to learn that more is knownabout those few unusual individualswho stay on our gulf coast to over-

winter than has been known aboutthem on their normal winteringgrounds. Bill and his Costa Rican

collaborator, Ernesto Carman Jr, arechanging all that.

Ernesto is a Tico bird guide and he setthings in motion by sharing with Billhis discovery that hordes of winteringRuby-throats feed in the aloe veraplantations in Guanacaste Province, indry northwestern Costa Rica. Sincethat surprising discovery, Bill has beenable to finance banding studies in thearea by enlisting the help of manyNorth American hummer enthusiaststhrough Operation Rubythroat inCosta Rica. Every winter since 2005,Bill has taken groups of 10 or so'citizen scientists' to GuanacasteProvince to participate in his banding

studies there. (You can read aboutthe project in great detail at

www.hiltonpond.org

Last winter, Baton Rouge Audubonmember Carol Foil joined the first ofthe two 2008 expedit ions toGuanacaste. At our meeting onNovember 19th, Carol is going toshare her experiences and somephotographs as well as tell you whyher group, 'The Crazy '08s,' is themost accomplished bunch of citizenscientists ever to have accompaniedBill.

"A SUMMER OF BIRDS:JOHN JAMES AUDUBON

AT OAKLEY HOUSE"

Danny Heitman is an award-winning columnist for TheAdvocate (Baton Rouge) and amember of The Advocate's editorialboard. He has contributed essays toSmithsonian, Christian ScienceMon i to r , and o ther na t i ona lpublications and recently won the InCharacter prize for editorial andopinion writing.

Hailed by Audubon scholar ChristophIrmscher as a "spectacular feat,"Danny's book chronicles the pivotalsummer that the famous bird artistspent at Oakley House in St.Francisville, a summer that did muchto make Audubon the man hebecame. Written for a generalaudience, "A Summer of Birds"includes eye-droppingly beautifulAudubon pictures from LSU's HillMemorial Collection, lively historicalpictures from Oakley's archive, and

present-day photos by renownedphotographer Lori Waselchuk.

Books will be available for saleafter Danny's presentation. If youare not familiar with the locationof the museum, you can accessthe following website at www.lsu.edu/lsumns or call 225-578-2855.We look forward to seeing youthere!

BRAS FIELDTRIPS

October:Saturday, 10/18/08Come join Devin Bosler for a trip to the Sherburne WMA South Farm Complex tolook for fall migrants. The South Farm Complex has wonderful habitat diversity andwe should see a wide variety of Sparrows, Warblers and water birds. We will meet at

6 a.m. at Coffee Call on College Dr. and we will carpool to the birding site. Pleasepre-register.

November:Saturday, 11/1/08Come join Richard Gibbons on a field trip to Beech Grove Plantation in EastFeliciana Parish to look for fall migrants. Beech Grove Plantation is an 8000 acrespread consisting of upland hardwoods, swamp and open field habitats. We will meetat Coffee Call on College Dr. at 6 a.m. and we will carpool to the birding site. Bringinsect repellant, hat, water and lunch for a picnic at the Plantation. Please pre-register.

December:Saturday, 12/13/08Join Dr. Van Remsen, renowned LSU Ornithologist, for a behind-the-scenes tour ofthe LSU Museum of Natural History! He will give us an insiders tour of LSU's

extensive collection of birds and bird skins. LSU's collection is the fourth largestuniversity based collection in the world behind Harvard, Berkeley and the Universityof Michigan. The tour of the Museum will begin at 2 p.m. Please pre-register.

January:Date TBAJoin Dennis Demcheck on a leisurely half-day outing to three or four Baton Rougehomes to observe wintering hummingbirds. This trip will be two weeks after the BatonRouge Christmas Bird Count, so we will have a reasonably good idea of where thebest birds are located. However, since the date has not yet been set for the CBCplease check our website, braudubon.org for updates. The trip will visit homes withhummingbirds that have a high probability of being easily seen. We will meet at 8 a.m. at Coffee Call on College Dr. Please pre-register.

To pre-register for any BRAS Fieldtrip, contact Robert McLaughlin via email [email protected] or by phone, during business hours, at 225-926-2223.

Updated fieldtrip information can be found on our website at braudubon.org

COME FLY INTO OUR FALL PROGRAM!BRAS will be hostingour Fall Program at the LSU Museum ofNatural Science on Wednesday, November 19th from 7-9 pm.Two guest speakers are on our agenda for the evening along withlight refreshments and wine. Both speakers are part of our birdingcommunity in and around the Baton Rouge Area and are

delighted to share their knowledge with us. Carol Foil, ahummingbird bander, and Danny Heitman, an Advocatecolumnist, will be our guests of honor. Please read on to find outmore about each of our presenters.

- Lindsay Seely, BRAS Programs Chair


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by Melanie Driscoll

The National Audubon Societyrecognized the AtchafalayaBasin as an Important Bird Area( IBA) on May 10 th 2008,International Migratory Bird Day.

This was the first such recognitionfor any IBA in the state of Louisiana.The IBA recognition ceremony tookplace at 1:30 p.m. at the SherburneW i ld l i f e Managemen t A r eaheadquarters on Whiskey Bay Roadduring Step Outside Day, and wasopen to the public.

At the IBA recognition ceremony,Paul Kemp, Vice-President ofAudubon's Gulf Coast Initiative,spoke about the importance of thesite to birds. Representatives of the

major public landowners in theAtchafalaya Basin each spoke abouttheir investment in and managementof lands within the AtchafalayaBasin. These individuals includedMichael Seymour of the LouisianaDepartment of Wildl i fe andFisheries, Neil Lalonde of the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, andDanny Breaux of the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service.

The largest remaining tract of

bottomland hardwood forest in theUnited States, the AtchafalayaBasin is gaining recognition as anIBA due to its vital importance for

breeding populations of Northern

Paru la , Kentucky , Hooded,Prothonotary, Swainson's andYellow-throated Warblers, as well asSwallow-tailed Kites. America'sGreat River Swamp, as it is known,is also a migratory stopover site forglobally important concentrations ofmore than 2,000 Wood Storks in thefall. The forest is also a migratorycorridor for hundreds of thousandsof Neotropical migratory songbirds,such as the Audubon WatchListWood Thrush. The site is visited byhundreds of birders annually, aswell as numerous hunters andanglers.

National Audubon looks forward toworking in partnership with theLouisiana Department of Wildlifeand Fisheries, the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers, the U.S. Fish andWildl i fe Service, and otherinterested organizations and privatelandowners, in promoting sound birdconservation practices on the sitefor years to come. The Important

Bird Areas program identifiessignificant bird habitat acrossLouisiana based on data reviewedby a technical committee of 18experts using peer-reviewed

scientific criteria. The IBA Programis a voluntary effort to help willingprivate and public land managersprovide the best stewardshippractices for bird conservation ontheir property. It is a non-regulatoryprogram providing sound scientifici n f o r m a t i o n t o h e l p b u i l dconservation partnerships.

STEP OUTSIDE is a nationalprogram administered by theN a t i o n a l S h o o t i n g S p o r t sFoundation to increase participationin outdoor sports. This year's eventran from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. andincluded fishing, archery, boating,target and trap shooting, woodcra f t s cons t ruc t ion , na tu rephotography, raptors, bird watching

and decoy painting. Each year,Step Outside Day is open to allchildren and adults, but is targetedto those with special needs.

For further information on theLouisiana's Important Bird Areasprogram contact Melanie Driscoll,Director of Bird Conservation,Louisiana Bird Resource Center, c/oLSU Museum of Natural Science,119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA70803; (225) 938-7209.

IBAs are sites that provide habitatessential for the breeding, feeding,wintering or migration of one or morespecies of birds. IBAs may be largeor small and either publicly orp r i v a t e l y o w n e d , s h a r i n gcharacteristics such as high birddiversity, threatened species, or thepresence of unusually large numbersof birds. To be recognized as an IBA,a sight is nominated and evaluatedbased on standard scientific criteriato ensure its significance to birds.The recognition of an IBA does not

confer any legal or regulatory status,and is entirely voluntary.

Atchafalaya Basin IBA First to be Recognized in Louisiana

Paul Kemp, Director of the Gulf CoastInitiative, National Audubon Society,gives an Important Bird Area sign toDanny Breaux, U.S. Fish and WildlifeService, at the Atchafalaya Basin IBArecognition ceremony, May 10th, 2008 atSherburne Wildlife Management Areaheadquarters.

BRING IN THE BIRDS

Did you lose trees and plantsto Gustav? Are you looking for

natives to attract wildlife?

Bill Fontenots Prairie BasseNursery near Lafayette has a

great selection, and he hasplenty of knowledge to offerthe plant shopper.

Bill is offering a 15% discountto Audubon members on

November 15.

Contact him at337.896.9187

or [email protected] for hoursof operation and directions.

In Memoriam:

Lee DanielSan Marcos, Texas

2 0 0 8 C h r i s t m a s B i r d C o u n t

c o m p i l e r - K e v i n M o r g a n

C o w b o y i n b r l a @ c o x . n e t


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Junior Birder Class

BRECs Bluebonnet SwampNature Center was recentlyinvaded by kids with binoculars!BRAS Education Chair Jane

Patterson taught a 4-week birdeducation session to kids ages 8-12. The kids learned about usingbinoculars and field guides, how toidentify birds by sight and sound,migration and breeding habits ofbirds, and how to attract birds totheir own yards. A field walk wasincluded in each session. TheSwamp took quite a hit from Gustavand most of the trails are still out ofservice because of damage to theboardwalks.

Nevertheless, the walks werealways successful and the kids (andsome parents) got satisfying looksat Great and Snowy Egrets, BarredOwl, three species of woodpeckersand several spectacular Golden Silkspiders. We had varied successgetting everyone to see all thebirds, but we ended up with quite arespectable list. The kids were allthrilled to receive their customizedJunior Birder certificates andpatches at the end of class.

LSU Leisure ClassBirding Basics Cancelled

Our education chair was scheduledto teach an LSU Union Leisureclass on Birding Basics butunfortunately Gustav took a bite outof that as well. Students had towithdraw from the class and it wascancelled. Jane is planning toschedule another one for thespring, so watch for announcement.

3rd Graders atGramercy Elementary

Learn AboutLouisiana Birds

Thats my bird! Thats my bird!was the call as hands were raisedin the air. The kids in the 3rd grade

science classes at GramercyElementary were treated to alesson about Louisiana birdsrecently and the enthusiasm wasobvious. Each child was givenseveral pictures of intriguing birdsthat can be found here in Louisianaat different times of the year andasked to identify which group theirbirds might belong to. The funintroduction to bird identificationwas enjoyed by all. Thanks toMitch Becnel and Mrs Duhe ofGramercy Elementary for theinvitation to share our wonderfulbirds with their great students.

Kids Who Bird

Due to the interest by the youngerset in and around the Baton Rougearea, BRAS will be sponsoring anew bird club for kids. Designed forchildren ages 9-16, the Kids WhoBird club program will involveregular monthly meetings focusedon an educational aspect of birdsand birding, as well as regular fieldtrips around the Baton Rouge area.Meetings will initially be held at thehome of our Education Chair, JanePatterson. The inaugural meetingwill take place on Nov 6 and beheld every Thursday evening. Forinformation please call me,

Jane Patterson at753-7615 or email

[email protected]

BRAS EDUCATION IN ACTION

Thanks to our

Members!

June 1, 2008 - Sept. 1, 2008

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH($250)

Mary Guthrie, New Orleans, LA

ROSEBREASTED GROSBEAK($100)

Sara Simmonds, Alexandria, LA

Baton Rouge Audubonis appreciativeof one and all who make it possible forus to send you this publication, maintainour sanctuaries, and the other projectswe undertake on behalf of conservation

and birds. We can't do it without you!

What Our FriendsAre Doing

Sun. Nov. 9, 7:30 a.m.Hilltop Arboretum: Full day New Iberia

Garden Trip

Sat. Nov. 22, 9 a.m.12 noonHilltop Arboretum: Holiday Crafts for

Children - Natures Treasures

Sat. Jan. 24, 8 a.m. -12:30 p.m.Episcopal High School VPAC

Auditorium: Annual Hilltop Symposium -"Gardening Design for a

Changing Climate"

For tickets or more information on allof the above, call 225 767 6916, email

[email protected],or go to

www.hilltop.lsu.edu.

Sun., Nov. 16, 8:30 a.m.Hilltop Arboretum: Velo Dendrobike

ride sponsored by Baton RougeAdvocates for Safe Streets (B.R.A.S.S.)and co-sponsored by Hilltop Arboretumand the LSU AgCenter. Plant experts

will lead a 12 mile bike tour ofsignificant trees, formal planting andnatural ecosystems in South Baton

Rouge. The ride will include BRECsHighland Rd. Observatory, BluebonnetSwamp Nature Center, and Hilltop, with

policemen to direct traffic. Post-ride

entertainment will be offered at Hilltop.Go to http://www.bikereg.com/events/to register or for more information.

Hilltop Arboretum


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J u a n C a r l o s Q u i s p e ( o n h o r s e ) , P h r e d B e n h a m , R i c h a r d G i b b o n s , a n d J a n o N u n e z .

SHOTS FROM THE PERUVIAN ASNAPSHOTS FROM THE PERUVIAN ANDES

Searching for the White-bellied Cinclodes

30 km SW of Huancavelica, Peru

Elevation: 4,650 meters12 July 2007

We spread out over the high Andean valley floorto identify and count the handful of bird speciesthat inhabit these Peruvian peatlands. We hope tofind the White-bellied Cinclodes, one of theworlds rarest birds, which is regularly found a

mere one hundred kilometers to the north.

The grim population estimate of 200 motivated usto find additional populations, but so far, no luck.

- Richard Gibbons

The elusive

White-bellied Cinclodes

The more accommodating

Diademed Sandpiper-Plover


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An Anytime, Anywhere Celebration of Nature in the CitySimple citizen-science project reaches urbanites of all ages

Ithaca, N.Y.- Nature has the power to soothe andenthuse. More people are finding that out as they

join the free, year-round Celebrate Urban Birds!citizen-science project from the Cornell Lab ofOrnithology. From schools, hospitals, and seniorcenters, to wellness programs, scout packs, andmilitary bases, participants are reaping the benefitsof a closer connection to the natural world and a newappreciation for city birds.

People of all ages and backgrounds participate inCelebrate Urban Birds through gardening, culturalactivities and citizen-science. For the citizen-science

part of the project, participants watch city birds for 10minutes, check off 15 target species of birds, andsend the information through the mail or the Internetto the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Once enough dataare gathered, scientists hope to learn more abouthow birds survive in cities and how they use urbangreen spaces such as parks, rooftop gardens, andeven potted plants on balconies for food, restingsites, and shelter.

Some groups go beyond a single event by greeningtheir neighborhood-creating habitat for birds onbalconies, rooftops, front stoops, or community

spaces. Others are tapping into the arts, creatingdances, drawings, murals, sculptures, puppet shows,

and short films based on city birds. The CelebrateUrban Birds web site has lots of resources andsuggestions about how to craft an event or projectfor libraries, nature centers, schools and youthgroups, community gardens, home-school groups, orindividuals.

Winners have beenchosen for thep r o j e c t s f i r s tBeautiful Birds inUrban Places videoand photo contest.

Marian Mendez ofHialeah, Florida,captured first prizewith her images ofbirds found in herback yard. She said,I like to single outone bird and watch it for a while, trying to see thepersonality and mind behind it. And I'm out in thefresh air, getting sunshine and a new perspective onlife. You can see Marians photos and other greatentries on the web site. Stay tuned for the next photocontest! Learn more about Celebrate Urban Birds

and sign up at

www.CelebrateUrbanBirds.org

BRAS Thanks One and All for Supporting Our Educationand IBA Programs with Their Donations!

(June 2008 - October 2008)total $7977

Donations of $1000J. D. Guillory, BRJohn C. Stovall, BR

Donations of $500Peter Monrose, New Orleans

Donations of $250Dorothy Prowell, BR

Donations of $100John W. Barton, BRMichael J. Caire, West MonroeCrystal B. Chatelain, BRCathy H. Coates, BRBeverly B. Coates, BRRobert D. Corbin, Denham SpringsDoris W. Darden, BRPaul M. Dickson, Shreveport

Mary D. Dunnell, Natchez, MSHelen E. Fant, BRKeith R. Gibson, BRBarbara D. Guglielmo, BRAbner Hammond, BRLouise M. Hanchey, Lake Charles

Barry/Gail Kohl, New OrleansHelaine Moyse, BRNancy Murrill, BRPaul W. Murrill, BRStephen L. Pagans, West MonroeFielding C. Phillips, BRHarriett Pooler, BRLarry R. Raymond, ShreveportSara L. Simmonds, AlexandriaBeverly Smiley, BRMatilde A. Smith, YoungsvilleBarry F. Tillman, Natchez, MSKalliat T. Valsaraj, BR

Donations up to $50C. Russell Allor, BRShelley R. Antoine, LacombeAline M. Arceneaux, LafayetteElizabeth D. Baldridge, PrairievilleThomas O. Blakeney, BRRoger/Barbara Breedlove,

AlexandriaDavid A. Cagnolatti, BRJacalyn Duncan, BoyceJoelle J. Finley, New OrleansMargaret Fontaine, ShreveportW. E. Godfrey, II, Natchez, MSMarjorie Ann Green, BRAnn I. Ingram, BRVirginia S. Lowery, BRDavid Muth, New OrleansJane D. Rayborn, Hattiesburg, MSJill B. Rehn, PrairievilleSidney D. Roy, BRAnnie C. Scivicque,

Denham Springs

John Larry Smith, Hattiesburg, MSAnton Szabados, Barrington, ILKathy Tait, RustonPatrick Tandy, BRWilliam A. Wilcox, BRRichard E. Foerster,

Cedar City, UT

Donations of $25 - $49Jeanette Blaize, Port AllenSuzanne L. Broussard, GonzalesJoan H. Brown, MonroeTom Crosby, BRDorothy Hudson, Brevard, NCCarl Middleton, BRJames C. Walsh, BRPaul Joseph Martin, St. FrancisvilleBrad Currier, BRJohn C. Moser, PinevilleBillie Faye Spencer, Lake CharlesJohn F. Collins, Amite

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PAIDBaton Rouge, LA

Permit No. 29

Patches Extra sanctuary patches or patches for NAS members are $10each and can be ordered by mailing the form below. If you are joining BRASand want a free patch, you must put "1" in the blank.

BRAS and NationalAudubon Membership

You may join NAS by going to theirwebsite (audubon.org) and you auto-

matically become a member of bothNAS and BRAS. You will receive thequarterly award-winning Audubonmagazine as well as the quarterlyBRAS newsletter, The Barred Owl.

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If you want all of your dues to sup-port local conservation and educa-tion, join BRAS only. You will NOTreceive the Audubonmagazine. YouWILL receive The Barred Owland afree sanctuary patch. You may joinon-line at any level by visiting ourwebsite www.braudubon.org, orsend this form with your check to:BRAS, P.O. Box 67016, BR LA70896.

Baton Rouge Audubon Society (BRAS)

Please enroll me as a member of BRAS! Enclosed is my check for:

$25 Individual Membership

$30 Family Membership

$50 Wood Thrush Membership

$100 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Membership

$250 Louisiana Waterthrush Membership

$500 Painted Bunting Membership

$1000 Cerulean Warbler Membership

$ Additional Contribution

# of patches (indicate 1 which is free with BRAS membership;

additional patches $10 each; NAS member patches @ $10 each; no patch will besent if there is no indication.)

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