[chapter-communicator] Audubon Newswire, January 10, 2008
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- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:07:06 -0500
Audubon Newswire
Volume 5, Number 25
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Circulation: 4,700
"Laughter is the sun,
That drives winter from the human face."
- Victor Hugo
Please continue to send your news and updates to Dianna Parker at
diannaparker@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:diannaparker@xxxxxxxxxxx>.
In this issue:
Polar Bear Listing Delayed <\l>
Audubon Wraps Up 108th Christmas Bird Count<\l>
New Center at Kern River Preserve<\l>
Audubon RARE Pride Area Named IBA<\l>
Book Couriers Needed<\l>
Delaware Birding Trail Map<\l>
Chapter News <\l>
ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS<\l>
GBBC Brochures Available<\l>
Audubon of Florida Eagle Cam<\l>
Stories Sought: What Are You Doing to Help Fight Global Warming?<\l>
Polar Bear Listing Delayed
Washington, D.C - The Bush administration missed yesterday's deadline to decide
whether to list the polar bear as an endangered species, citing a need for more
time to analyze comments submitted during an extended comment period last fall.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it expects to reach a decision within a
month. Audubon supports the polar bear listing because of the species' sharp
decline in population and its implications for a need to act on global warming.
Read the USFWS statement about its decision at
www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=54D2A6BD-E928-94E6-6BA905F3F540B8F7<http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=54D2A6BD-E928-94E6-6BA905F3F540B8F7>.
Audubon Wraps Up 108th Christmas Bird Count
New York, NY - Despite difficult weather in many regions of North America,
Christmas Bird Count participants took to the field from 14 December through 5
January, and the 108th CBC is now heading toward the record books. Compilers
have until mid-February to complete their data entry, and in the meantime, you
can peruse the results of counts as they are completed via the Current Year's
Results report.
It will be a very interesting season; while weather likely negatively impacted
results some areas, counters still were able to find interesting species in
record numbers in other regions. And a significant movement of "winter finches"
southward from the boreal forests of the north is under way this season, to be
tracked in its early stages by the 108th Count.
As well as keeping an eye on the Current Year's Results as they develop, we
also invite you to use historical results tools on the CBC Web site to peruse
detailed bird results over the past century. Or you can take a look at reports
from earlier seasons in Christmas Bird Count issues of American Birds in the
"Annual Summaries" section below.
Read more about the decision at
www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/hr/index.html<http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/hr/index.html>
New Center at Kern River Preserve
Weldon, CA - Plans are underway to build a new green nature center at Audubon's
Kern River Preserve in California. Slated to finish in 2010, development for
the center has already received more than $150,000 in grants from the Sierra
Nevada Conservancy to begin the project. Building plans include natural
daylighting and solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, and a lecture
hall that will help facilitate the center in educating the community about the
need to protect open, natural spaces.
To read more about plans for the center, visit
http://kern.audubon.org/visitor_center.htm
Audubon RARE Pride Area Named IBA
San Rafael, Paraguay - BirdLife International has named the San Rafael National
Park in Paraguay "as important for both avian diversity and threatened species
as any other location in South America". The IBA houses hundreds of species,
including 16 Near Threatened and 12 globally threatened species. Audubon is
working in coalition with the BirdLife Partner Guyra Paraguay on a RARE pride
campaign in the park. The campaigns' missions are to inspire conservation at a
local level, by integrating education and marketing into local conservation
efforts. The San Rafael National Park is one of three on-going Audubon/RARE
pride campaigns. Five more are in the planning stage.
To learn more about the area as an important bird habitat, see BirdLife's
statement at
www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/01/san_rafael.html<http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/01/san_rafael.html>.
Or, learn more about Audubon's RARE pride campaigns at
www.rareconservation.org/programs/page.php?subsection=Rare%20Pride&name=NASpartnership<http://www.rareconservation.org/programs/page.php?subsection=Rare%20Pride&name=NASpartnership>.
Book Couriers Needed
Colorado Springs, CO - Starting in mid-January, additional copies of the
Spanish language version of the highly acclaimed book, A Neotropical Companion,
An Introduction to the Animals, Plants and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics
by John Kricher, will once again be available for distribution at no cost to
individuals and organizations throughout the Neotropics. Made available by
Birders' Exchange, a program of the American Birding Association, the books
need to be delivered by volunteer couriers in the U.S. traveling to Latin
America. If anyone is traveling to any country in the Neotropics in the coming
months and could distribute the book, please contact Birders' Exchange Program
Director, Betty Petersen, at bpetersen@xxxxxxxx<mailto:bpetersen@xxxxxxx> This
book is also available for purchase.
Delaware Birding Trail Map
Wilmington, DE - Internationally known as the Shorebird Capital of the world,
the bay shoreline along Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware, in both spring
and fall, is teeming with hundreds of thousands of migratory shorebirds. Fall
and winter bring hawk migration along with thousands of waterfowl and the snow
goose spectacle, and spring and summer begin with colorful migrant songbirds
and end with the breeding season.
A joint project of Delaware Audubon, the Delmarva Ornithological Society, and
the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, the Delaware Birding Trail consists
of 27 of the best birding sites around the state which will allow a visitor of
any age or skill level to see and experience the incredible diversity of
species and habitat that Delaware offers.
To learn more about the trail, visit
www.delawarebirdingtrail.org<http://www.delawarebirdingtrail.org>
Chapter News
Audubon to host Chapter workshop- Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary will host a Chapter
Workshop titled Taking Action for Birds in a Changing Climate. Scheduled for
Friday, March 14, 2008, at the Holiday Inn in Kearney, Nebraska, the workshop
is open to all Audubon chapter members and the general public. For more
information or to register, visit Audubon Nebraska at
www.audubon.org/states/ne/<http://www.audubon.org/states/ne/> or call (402)
797-2301.
Audubon Leadership Workshop at Hog Island Camp: August 10-16, 2008 - All
Audubon leaders are invited to attend this fun and informative session!
Designed especially for active Chapter leaders to build and deepen your
expertise and ability to enhance Audubon's effectiveness at all levels, the
camp is led by top-level State and National Audubon program staff and
thoroughly experienced Chapter staff and volunteers. For more information,
contact
www.audubon.org/local/leadershipWorkshop.html<http://www.audubon.org/local/leadershipWorkshop.html>.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GBBC Brochures Available -Brochures for the 2008 GBBC have arrived! They are 8
x 11 and can easily be folded. If you would copies to distribute, please
contact Melissa Hopkins at mhopkins@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mhopkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
As a reminder, this year's GBBC is scheduled from February 15 - 18, 2008.
Audubon of Florida Eagle Cam- Audubon of Florida's Eagle Cam is up and running,
and they're expecting a new eaglet to hatch any day now. Keep your eye out for
the eagles at
www.audubonofflorida.org/friendsoftheeagle/cam.html<http://www.audubonofflorida.org/friendsoftheeagle/cam.html>.
Stories Sought: What You Are Doing to Help Fight Global Warming - We're looking
for stories from the Audubon family. Tell us what steps are you taking - both
individual actions and chapter or other group initiatives. We will share your
experiences through Newswire and on the Audubon website - inspiring others to
join Audubon in making a difference. Please send your story to
kconnors@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kconnors@xxxxxxxxxxx> - with photos showcasing what
you are doing, if you have them!
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