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ApalacheeAudubonTheNewsletterOfTheApalacheeAudubonSociety,Inc.

January,2002Vol.102,no.4 www.apalachee.org

PresidentsColumn

Theendoftheyearistradi-tionallyatimeforreflectingbackonaccomplishmentsandforlookingtogoalsfortheNewYear.Withastrongandin-volvedBoardofDirectors,dedi-catedofficersandthehardworkofchaptervolunteersApalacheeAudubonSocietyaccomplishedthefollowingin2001.We:

Helped define and supportedlocal, state, regional and nationalconservationcampaigns. Conductednineopenmember-shipmeetings. Ledsevenfieldtripsformem-bersandthegeneralpublic. Sponsoredthirty-fiveAudubonAdventures classrooms in ourchapterarea. Promoted"AudubonMonth"inAprilbyhelpingplanandconducttheWelcomeBackSongbirdsFes-tivalatWakullaSpringsStatePark. Published eight chapter news-

JimisabiologistattheTallTimbersResearchStationandawell-knownlocalbirder.Hewilldescribehiscurrentre-searchwiththeBrown-headedNuthatch.Thiswillbefol-lowedonSaturday,February2,withafieldtripatTallTimbers

ResearchStationduringwhichwewillhelpTallTimbersre-searcherslocatenewnestingcavities.Meetat8:30atTallTimbersonStateHwy12(turnWestfromUS319).

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conservationandrestorationofwildlifehabitat.Wewillpro-videopportunitiesformemberstoenjoythenaturalworldaroundus.Andwewillhavefun!Larry

lettersforourmembers. Conducted a very successfulAudubon"Birdathon"fundraisingevent. Workedonandfundedapro-ject to erect a "Bird Migration"educational display at St. MarksNationalWildlifeRefuge. Begananambitiousprojecttopublish a guide to birding loca-tions in Leon, Wakulla andFranklincounties. Increased chapter member-shipto851! Maintainedacreativechapterwebsitewww.apalachee.org/

In2002,withyourhelp,we

willbuildonoursuccessesandworkevenhardertoaccom-plishtheApalacheeAudubonSocietymission--"Tocon-serveandrestorenaturaleco-systems,focusingonbirds,otherwildlife,andtheirhabi-tats".InthecomingyearApala-cheeAudubonSociety(AAS)

willcontinuetooffereduca-tiontoadultsandchildrenaboutbirdsandotherwildlife,andtheimportanceoftheirhabitatsthroughourwebsite,programs,fieldtrips,andspe-cialprojectsandpublications.AASwillalsoadvocatere-sponsiblepublicpolicyforthe

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OfficersPresident:LarryThompson681-2591lthompson@leaf-envirolaw.orgTreasurer:HarveyGoldman385-5222Goldman@hep.fsu.eduSecretary:JimCrews567-8795jim_crews@hotmail.com

BoardMembersMarvinCollins224-9549mcollins@nettally.comHansVanTol656-4039vantol@Magnet.FSU.EDUBillLowrie962-4138blowrie@mindspring.com

CommitteeChairsConservation:HansvanTolBirdathon:LarryThompsonEducation:EllenSheltonHospitality:EdGartner386-6543Membership:HarveyGoldman

Newsletter:ValWeeks671-3931vweeks@velocityonline.netPublicity:JudyRicePopulation:HarveyGoldmanFieldTrips:MarvinCollinsPrograms:MarvinCollinsPastPresident:JimShelton 942-5194birdjim@peoplepc.comEx-Officio,SierraLiaison:GrayalFarr385-5732

TheApalacheeAudubonnewsletterispublished8timesyearly(Sept.May,exceptDec.)bytheApalacheeAudubonSociety,Inc.,P.O.Box1237,Tallahassee,FL32302-1237.

Thisnewsletterisprintedonpartiallyrecycledpaper.

MissionStatementProtectionoftheenvironmentthrougheducation,appreciation

andconservation

Makeadifferenceby joiningtheNationalAudubonSocietyand theApalacheeChapter.Everynewmemberstrengthenstheorganizationandhelpsmakeourvoiceheardonbehalfofwildlifeandtheenvironment.

SPECIALONE-YEARINTRODUCTORYRATEis$20.00NAMESTREETCITYSTATE ZIPBILLMEPAYMENTENCLOSED

Membersreceivesixbi-monthlyissuesoftheaward-winningAudubonmagazine,eightissuesperyearoftheApalacheenewsletter,freemembershipinthelocalAudubonChap-ter,opportunitiestovisitmostsanctuariesandnaturecenters,invitationstostudywithAudubonexpertsatecologycampsandworkshops,andeligibilitytoparticipateinwide-rangingAudubontravel.LocalChapter:ApalacheeAudubon,E197XCH

Sendto:NationalAudubonSocietyPOBox51001(MakecheckspayabletoNationalAudubonSociety)Boulder,CO80322-1001

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TheNaturalistSocietyofNorthFloridahostslecturesbyresearchersinthenaturalhistoryofourarea.Allcommunitymembersinterestedinthetopicsofresearchareinvitedtoattend.ThelecturersareheldthethirdThursdayofeachmonthfromSeptemberthroughMay,exceptDecember.Eacheveningsprogram

beginswithasocialmixerat7:00p.m.andisfollowedbytheprogramfrom7:30to8:30p.m..

OnJanuary17,BruceMeanswillpresenthisresearchonAmphibiansandReptilesintheRedHills.ThepresentationwillbeheldintheeducationbarnatTallTimbersResearchStation,onHenryBeadelDrive,offHighway12acrossfromtheWCTVStation.GonorthoneitherThomasvilleorMeridianRoadandturnonHwy12.BeadelRoadishalfwaybetweenMeridianandThomasvilleRoad.OnFebruary21,BillPalmerandToddEngstromwillpresenttheirresearchonBobWhiteQuail,Red-cockadedWoodpecker,andtheRedHillsEcosystem.ThepresentationwillbeheldintheeducationbarnatTallTimbersResearchStation,

onHenryBeadelDrive,offHighway12acrossfromtheWCTVStation.GonorthoneitherThomasvilleorMeridianRoadandturnonHwy12.BeadelRoadishalfwaybetweenMeridianandThomasvilleRoad.

OnMarch21,GregHaganwillpresenthisresearchonRed-cockadedWood-peckerReintroduction.ThepresentationwillbeheldintheCooperativeExten-sionServiceAuditorium,615PaulRussellRoad,directlyeastofCapitalStadium.

OnApril18,(Stillbeingdevelopedannouncementwillcome

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Despitethenationalcrisis,a

pendinghurricaneandrumorsof"disturbances"atFloridathemeparks,AudubonAssembly2001wasanoverwhelmingsuccesswithover450peoplefrom42chapters,NationalAudubonandAudubonofFloridastaff,andguestspeakersandguests.ThisismorethantwicetheattendanceforAssembly2000.Itwasapackedagendawithtwentyworkshops,twelvefield-trips,andkeynoteaddressesby

SenatorBobGraham,GovernorJebBush,andSecretaryofDCASteveSeibert.SecretaryofDEPDavidStruhswasthereaswell.GovernorBushtoldtheAssem-blythatheiscommittedtofull(andpermanent)fundingforEver-gladesrestorationandnoreductioninfundsforP-2000orForeverFlorida.EarlierSenatorGrahaminformedusthatfundingwasin

placefortherestorationoftheApalachicolaRiver,andthat$200millionwasbeingappropriatedfortheComprehensiveEvergladesRestorationPlan.DisneyandSea-Worldwerethehostsponsorsforeveningevents.ApalacheeAudubonsPresident,

LarryThompson,wasvotedontotheAudubonofFloridaBoardofDirectorsattheirSundaymeeting,takingtheseatofoutgoingmem-berJimCrews,ourpreviousPresident.Assembly2002willbeheldagainattheOrlandoAirport

Marriott,onthelastweekendinOctobersomarkyourcalendars!

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Thiswinters

GreatBackyardBirdCountwillbeconductedfromFebruary15ththroughthe18th.Thiscount,organ-izedbytheNa-tionalAudubonSocietyandthe

CornellLaboratoryofOrni-

thology,isasnapshotofwherethebirdsarethroughoutNorthAmericaduringthecoldestperiodofthewinter.Everyonescontribution,whetheritisaveryfewbirds,ormany,isimportantbecauseitallcontributestothebigpic-

ture.Lastyearmorethan53,000checklistsweresubmit-ted!ThemostcommonbirdseennationwidewastheMourningDovefollowedbytheNorthernCardinal,Dark-

eyedJunco,AmericanCrow,andBlueJay.Countthebirdsinyourback-yard,localpark,orothernaturalareaonanyofthefourcountdays.Watchyourbirdfeeders,ortakeashortwalk(lessthan1mile)inyourneighborhoodorpark.Toavoidrecountingthesamebirdmakingrepeatedvis-

itstoyourfeeder,foreachspe-ciesyouidentify,recordthehighestnumberofindividualsseenatanyonetimeduringthecount.Watchthebirdsforatleastfifteenminutesonthedaysyouparticipatebutwerecom-menddoingitlongerthanthat.Detailsandbackgroundonthecountcanbefoundon-line

athttp://www.birdsource.org.ThisisalsothesitewhereyouenteryourresultsbyusingthechecklistforFlorida.Italsoprovidesamap-roomtoseetheresultsacrosstheentireconti-nent.

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Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S.Postage

PaidPermitNo.30Tallahassee,FL

ApalacheeAudubonSociety,Inc.P.O.Box1237Tallahassee,FL32302-1237

Tocheckmembershipstatus,ortochangeaddress,calltheNationalAudubonSocietyOfficeat1-800-274-4201

MonthlyMeetings,fieldtrips,conservationactivitiesandbirdwalks

AudubonCalendarMonthlymeetingsarefreeandopentothepublic.TheyareheldattheUnitarianUniversalistChurchin

Tallahassee,2810NorthMeridianRoad.Theeveningsbeginwithaninformalsocialat7:00p.m.,followedbytheprogramat7:30.Unlessotherwisestated,fieldtripswilldepartfromtheFirstUnionBankat3400S.MonroeStreet(oppositetheFairgrounds).Notethetimeofdepartureforeachtrip.Formoreinfocheckoutourwebsite

athttp://www.apalachee.org/calendar.html.

Saturday,Jan.19-BirdWalk.LetstrytheLakeJacksonareanorthofTallahassee.Meetat7:30a.m.atthepondbackofTallahasseeMall.

Tuesday,January22-MembershipMeeting.JimCox:Brown-headedNuthatch-TheSmallestBirdintheRedHillsSocialRegister.Saturday,Feb.2FieldTrip:JimCoxwillleada"working"fieldtripattheTallTimbersResearchStationtodis-coverevidenceofnestcavityexcavationbyBrown-headedNuthatches.Meetat8:30a.m.atTallTimberson

StateHwy12westofUS319.Saturday,Feb.16BirdWalk.LocationandtimeTBD.Tuesday,Feb.26MembershipMeeting.JimStevenson-ProtectionofFlorida'sSprings.Saturday,March16-BirdWalk.LocationandTimeTBA."#$!%&

Sat.Jan.5,2002andSat.Feb.2,2002-More"WinterWildlifeTours"inourserieswithguideDonMorrow.9a.m.

and1p.m.tours.Spacelimited,reservationsrequired.