[chapter-communicator] Audubon In the News - July 13, 2006
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AUDUBON CHAPTERS
First Audubon Society summer field trip held on Yaquina Bay (Audubon Society of
Lincoln City will offer two field trips for both experienced and novice birders
to local birding hotspots this summer.)
<http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2006/07/07/community/community06.txt>
Flathead Audubon Offers Trips for Northwest Montana Bird Lovers (Article
highlights a bird-watching excursion, led by Flathead Audubon Society - just
one of many that the society offers throughout the year, as well as educational
programs for both children and adults.)
<http://bigforkeagle.com/articles/2006/06/29/sports/sports03.txt>
More Suits Filed Against Jet Boats in Chilkat River (Southeast Alaska salmon
gillnetters and Juneau's Audubon Society chapter filed a second lawsuit last
week to prevent a Haines tour company from operating 35-passenger jet boats on
the upper Chilkat River during salmon spawning, emergence and rearing.)
<http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/070906/loc_20060709012.shtml>
(registration required)
The Birdman of Gilroy (Norm Watenpaugh, member of the Santa Clara Valley
Audubon Society has spent the last 20 years giving South Valley birds a
fighting chance)
<http://www.pinnaclenews.com/news/contentview.asp?c=189552>
AUDUBON PEOPLE
PCHS Graduate Builds Future Around Birds, Botany (Article focuses on
19-year-old Anthony David Phillips, a field tech with the National Audubon
Society.)
<http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/wb/xp-72411>
AUDUBON PUBLIC POLICY
A Delegation Divided (Mike Daulton, the National Audubon Society's director of
conservation policy, is quoted in this story about how Florida's delegation to
the U.S. House of Representatives would be sharply divided over oil drilling
off the state's coastline.)
<http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060705/NEWS/607050342/1036>
The Bizarre Dance of Wind Power (Article on Wind Power mentions January
conference on wind power held by the California Audubon Society and the
American Wind Power Association in Los Angeles.)
<http://www.augustafreepress.com/stories/storyReader$40128>
AUDUBON STATE PROGRAMS
Sierra Club Asked to Drop Suit (Five environmental groups, including Audubon of
Florida, are asking the Sierra Club to drop its challenge of the Babcock Ranch
development plan in southwest Florida, saying that litigation jeopardizes the
state's purchase of 74,000 acres for preservation.)
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-stbriefs07_506jul07,0,210653.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state>
Audubon Urges Boaters Not to Disturb Birds (Ann Paul from Audubon of Florida is
quoted regarding tips to protect birds while at the beach.)
<http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=34456>
BIRDS & BIRDING
Bald Eagles' Pa. Recovery Similar to Nationwide Rebound (Greg Butcher, director
of bird conservation at the National Audubon Society is quoted in this article
about the recovery of the Bald Eagle)
<http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Jul04/0,4670,ReboundingBaldEagles,00.html>
Bird Droppings Survive Space Launch (Rob Fergus, science coordinator for
Audubon At Home, is quoted in this article about the "out-of-this-world power
of bird droppings.")
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/05/AR2006070501242.html>
(registration required)
EDUCATION AND AUDUBON CENTERS AND SANCTUARIES
OHA Now Holds Title to Waimea Valley on Oahu's North Shore (Office of Hawaiian
Affairs became the legal owner of Waimea Valley. The National Audubon Society
currently manages the property and will continue to do so as long-term
management plans are negotiated.)
<http://hawaiihealthguide.com/healthtalk/display.htm?id=437&hhsid=380db4805665477c108eac950266c0ff>
THE EARTH LADY: Cowbird is a Bird With Few, if Any, Redeeming Virtues (The the
staff of Strawberry Plains Audubon Center is quoted in this article about how
to deal with a trespassing cowbird and its egg)
<http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=222907&pub=1&div=Lifestyles>
AVIAN FLU
Tackling Bird Flu, One Feather at a Time (Eric Lind and Rich Anderson of
Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary are quoted in this article
about bird banding and avian flu)
<http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060708/NEWS02/607080306&SearchID=73250245826559>
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY PROGRAMS
Corps of Engineers, Audubon to Protect Ferry Slip Island (The Army Corps of
Engineers is partnering with Audubon to protect Ferry Slip Island, a small
island off the Carolina Beach coastline.)
<http://www.wwaytv3.com/Global/story.asp?S=5120516&nav=menu70_2>
Fourth of July Events (The National Audubon Society encourages party-goers to
be mindful of native wildlife while celebrating Independence Day.)
<http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_comments.php?id=71509_0_10_0_C>
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS (IBA) PROGRAM
Visions for Potato Creek (Potato Creek State Recreation Area in north-central
Indiana has been named an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society.)
<http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060703/Opinion02/607030388/-1/OPINION/CAT=Opinion02>
AUDUBON MAGAZINE
From the Stacks: June 30, 2006 (If large photos of lush wilderness in nature
magazines tend to inspire wanderlust, then the latest issue of Audubon, the
magazine of the National Audubon Society, might just put you over the edge. The
July/August issue focuses on "Green Travel.")
<http://www.utne.com/web_special/web_specials_2006-06/articles/12191-1.html>
INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM AUDUBON'S BIRDLIFE PARTNERS
Tiger Trap Goes Cuckoo (A camera-trap operated by a joint Indonesian and
British team of scientists surveying for tigers in northern Sumatra, Indonesia,
has photographed a Sumatran Ground-cuckoo, one of Asia's rarest birds.)
<http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2006/07/cuckoo.html>
Bush-quail Makes Unexpected Reappearance (The poorly known Manipur Bush-quail
Perdicula manipurensis has been seen in India, the first confirmed sighting of
this small gamebird for over seventy years.)
<http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2006/06/manipur.html>
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