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Naturally
Newsletter of the ConococheagueAudubon Society
May 2012
Vol. 36 No. 5
Barred Owl, Beaufort, N.C.Photograph by Doris Burdick
On the RecordBy Donna Hocker
Thanks to Bob Keener for hosting the Woodcockfield trip in Heisey Orchard. Woodcocks were seenand heard by the nine birders attending.
The York County trip was led by Bill Franz. TheCommon Goldeneye highlighted the trip where 52species were seen by nine observers.
Dale Gearhart led nine birders on the Middle Creekfield trip. Although most of the Snow Geese weregone 55 species were recorded.
The Franklin-Fulton County trip was canceled dueto rain.
Mike O’Brien led the trip to Lily Pons. Two birdersspotted 55 species including five new birds to thelist: Tundra Swan, Blue-winged Teal, SemipalmatedSandpiper, Ring-necked Pheasant and Winter Wren.
The list now stands at 87 species.
NEW OFFICERSElected at the April meeting are:
Conway Bushey – PresidentDoug Powless – Vice PresidentRhetta Martin – SecretaryHenry Betz – TreasurerVal Barnes – Corresponding SecretaryEric Martin, Larry Lehman, Heather Sahli – Boardof Directors
The following Committee Chairs were appointed bythe President:Phil Schaff – Audio/VisualShirley Fenstermacher – Bluebird trailVal Barnes – Christmas Bird CountDeb Barnes – ConservationJoan Duffield – Education – Audubon AdventureDebby Heishman – Education, Special eventsKathy Lauver – Hospitality
Joyce Schaff – MembershipDonna Hocker – PA Migration CountBob Keener – Nature filmsDoris Burdick – Newsletter EditorJudy & Tom Stenger and Jean Morton – NorloGardenEric Martin and Ruth Barton – PublicityBobbie Stewart – Public Opinion Feature WriterDonna Hocker – RecordsBeginner’s Workshop – David Cooney
Mary Craig, Larry Shillock, and Jean Mortoncontinue to serve on the Board of Directors.
THANK YOUOur thanks are extended to David Cooney andLinda Kaiser for their service on the Board ofDirectors for the past three years.
MIGRATION COUNT
Just a reminder that the Pennsylvania MigrationCount (PAMC) will be held May 12. If you have notreceived your tally sheet and would like toparticipate please contact Donna Hocker [email protected] or 717-352-8713. You mustcount in Franklin County and on May 12. The countcan be at your backyard feeder or at a specified areawithin Franklin County.
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2012 Beginning Birder WorkshopBy Ruth Barton and Dave Cooney
The 2012 Beginning Birder Workshop is scheduledfor Saturday, June 2nd from 8:00 A.M. to noon atCaledonia State Park. This will be our fourth year.Participation at last year’s workshop was fantastic,and again our volunteers have made this event agreat success. We can't thank them enough for thehelp and expertise they bring to our organization.Planning has begun for this year’s event and againwe need your help. Dave Cooney will chair thisfunction with some help from Conway Bushey, andthey hope that if you have helped in the past you
will consider volunteering again this year; allvolunteers are welcome! Some of the activitiesinclude: Bird Walks, "Birding Buddies" to helpparticipants identify birds, Kid's Corner, NatureWalk, Scavenger Hunt, refreshments, parkingvisitors, registering participants, and assisting withsetting up the visitor center for the day’s events.
If you any have questions or want to volunteer,please contact Dave Cooney at 264-2116 or email [email protected], or Conway Bushey at262-5659 or email at [email protected]
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Norlo Park GardenBy Doris Burdick
Once again gardening season has arrived. If youenjoy being outdoors and burning caloriessimultaneously please consider volunteering to helpwith the maintenance of the Norlo Park garden.
Jean Morton, Tom and Judy Stenger do an excellentjob, but additional help is always needed andappreciated. If you would like to volunteer contactJean Morton (352-3973 [email protected]) orTom and Judy Stenger([email protected]). Thanks in advance.
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Styrofoam no longer picked up at NorloBy Debbie Heishman
I appreciate those who have been bringing theirStyrofoam to be recycled, but after May, I will nolonger be picking up Styrofoam at Audubonmeetings. I will, however, give instructions fortaking it to Hopewell Township’s New HopeRecyclers.
Where to recycle: New Hope Recyclers, anonprofit organization in Hopewell Township,Cumberland County, accepts Styrofoam No. 6 andall plastic Nos. 1 through 7, along with other
commonly recycled items.They are open for recycling drop-off the first
Saturday of each month at Hopewell Townshipmunicipal building, 415 Three Square HollowRoad, Newburg.
Do NOT drop off Styrofoam any other day.The township is not responsible for collection; it isthe county that funds the transport of items once amonth to recycle centers in eastern Pennsyvania.
Directions: From Shippensburg, take Pa.696 (Earl Street) north about 7 miles to Newburg.At Pa. 641, turn right, then turn left at the firstintersection, High Street. Go about 1.5 miles.Outside of the borough, High Street becomes ThreeSquare Hollow Road. The municipal building is onthe right side.
Clean Styrofoam:--Only CLEAN Styrofoam No. 6 is accepted
for recycle. Clean means washed in dish soap andwater, not merely wiped off. Greasy surfaces areunacceptable.
--Any paper labels wrapped around hotdrinking cups or absorbent pads stuck onto meattrays must be torn off. Only the white actualStyrofoam is accepted.
(Note for plastics): Plastics must be washedas well, but paper labels do not need to be removed.
For a full list of items accepted for recycle,visit the websitehttp://www.ccpa.net/index.aspx?NID=2682.
For more information, call 240-6489.
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Regular Meeting Programs, Norlo RarkCommunity Room at 7:00 P.M.
14 May - Science Fair Presentations by Audubon-sponsored prize winners.Bees as pollinators, by Alex Surcica
Activities (check activities list for details)
28 April - Saturday 7:00 A.M. Little Cove forSpring Migrants; Dale Gearhart (H) 597-3979 orCell 860-5799.
5 May - Saturday 7:00 A.M. Horse Valley forSpring Migrants; Joan Duffield 709-9096
11 May - Friday 6:30 A.M. Path Valley for SpringMigrants; Bob Keener (H) 532-9723 or (W) 261-2512
12 May - Saturday all day, Pennsylvania MigrationCount; Donna Hocker 352-8713
22 May - Tuesday 6:30 P.M., Edenville area forWhip-poor-wills and Bobolinks; Eric and RhettaMartin 597-8675
26 May - Saturday 7:00 A.M. State Game Lands#249, Adams County for Spring Migrants; MikeO’Brien 642-6676
2 June - Saturday 8:00 A.M., Birding Workshop,Caledonia State Park; Conway Bushey 262-5659
8-10 June - Cheat Mountain, WV; Eric and RhettaMartin 597-8675
************A Thank You note from Ruth Barton
I would like to thank my Audubon friends for theirexpressions of sympathy and the many cards Ireceived on the passing of my Mother. She was 99and was wondering why the Lord was not takingher. My daughter was there when she died and shesaid you could almost feel the angels coming downand lifting her to Heaven. If you didn't believe therewas a God, you did then. Thanks again.
************A First for PennsylvaniaBy Dale Gearhart
A male Lesser Goldfinch visited at my feederMonday, April 9, from 1:30 PM until dark. It is thefirst one ever photographed in PA for a state record.Fortunately, I got a few pictures but also seven otherlocal birders (Robert and Marion Carmack, Carl
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OFFICERS
* President: Donna [email protected] (717) 352 8713* Vice President: Conway [email protected] (717) 262 5659* Recording Secretary: Rhetta [email protected] (717) 597 8675* Corresponding Secretary: Valerie [email protected] (717) 352 4397
* Treasurer: Henry [email protected] (717) 263 3165* Immediate Past President: Dale [email protected] (717) 597 3979 (H)
(717) 860 5799 (Cell)
Garner, Bob Keener, Eric Martin and Bill Oyler) didget to see it also. When the word got out quite a fewbirders from all over PA came on Tuesday, but itnever showed again at my feeder. Two birders saidthey saw it on a feeder in my neighbors’ yard forseveral seconds through a scope at a good distancefrom my yard. About 30 birders came from as far asScranton, State College, Pittsburgh and Philadelphiaand several came on Wednesday but wereunsuccessful. Fortunately, I looked at my feederwhen I arrived home on Monday. When I first sawit, I was not aware that it was rare in PA. The onlyother reported sightings of the Lesser Goldfinch inPA was in 1982 in northwestern sector but werenever documented. The obvious grayish beak andthe dark back, set it apart from the AmericanGoldfinch. It is hard to believe that someone elsehas not seen this bird at other locations but I guessthey could have seen the bright yellow and assumedit to be an American Goldfinch without reallylooking carefully.
Male Lesser GoldfinchPhotograph by Dale Gearhart
