[chapter-communicator] Audubon In the News, May 3, 2007
- From: "TENNEFOSS, Lynn" <ltennefoss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 14:14:08 -0400
We hope that you find the May 3 edition of "Audubon In the News," below,
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NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY PROGRAMS
Puffin Population Attracts Flocks of Enthusiastic Fans (The National Audubon
Society's Project Puffin is highlighted in a story about the puffin population
in Maine)
<http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/lifestyle.aspx?articleid=149124&zoneid=14>
Birding 101 - Tips from the Audubon Society (Tips to begin birding taken from
the National Audubon Society)
<http://www.shakopeenews.com/node/2066>
Make Habitat Welcoming to Wildlife (Article about tips from the National
Audubon Society and Audubon At Home for creating a wildlife-friendly backyard)
<http://observertoday.com/Sports/articles.asp?articleID=11661>
Lures: You Can Invite Birds, Butterflies to Visit (Story highlighting tips from
the National Audubon Society about attracting birds and butterflies to a yard)
<http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350896549&path=%21living&s=1037645509005>
Patience and Persistence are, Well, They're for the Birds (Article about bird
watching featuring results from the Great Backyard Bird Count)
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18240314&BRD=1720&PAG=461&dept_id=74554&rfi=6>
AUDUBON PUBLIC POLICY
Senators Question Bush Endangered Wildlife Plan (Mike Daulton, Audubon's
director of conservation policy, quoted in an article about the opposition of a
Bush administration plan to change rules of the Endangered Species Act
protecting American wildlife)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/25/AR2007042502318.html>
Ecosystem Restoration Projects Slow as Federal Funds Lag (Story about how
federal funding for overall Everglades restoration is lagging; April Gromnicki,
asst. director of government relations for Audubon, quoted)
<http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070429/APN/704290571>
AUDUBON STATE PROGRAMS
Climate Change Putting Bird Species in Danger (Article about the effects of
climate change on the birds found in Connecticut; Patrick Comins, director of
bird conservation for Audubon Connecticut, was instrumental in getting a
researcher to study the effects on the Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow)
<http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1climate.changeapr20,0,5900894.story>
Legislators Proposing Tax Break on Hybrids (Albert Caccese, executive director
of Audubon New York, quoted in a story about a proposed bill to eliminate New
York sales tax on the purchase of a new or used hybrid vehicle)
<http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070419/BUSINESS/704190347/1001>
El Pasoans Eager for Count of Winged Beauties (Article about Audubon's
Birdathon 2007 in Texas, which will benefit Audubon Texas, the Rio Bosque
Wetlands Parks, the Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition, the Chihuahuan
Desert Wildlife and the Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary; the article features
tips from the National Audubon Society on how to help birds have a safe
migration)
<http://www.elpasotimes.com/living/ci_5789284>
EDUCATION AND AUDUBON CENTERS AND SANCTUARIES
2 Eaglets Saved As 3rd Nest Removed (Officials at Audubon of Florida's Audubon
Center for Birds of Prey are critical of a decision by the Orlando Sanford
International Airport to remove eagle nests)
<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/seminole/orl-eagles1807apr18,0,2417030.story>
Audubon Center on Trinity Set for '08 (Construction begins for the Trinity
River Audubon Center in Dallas)
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/rmiller/stories/DN-miller_01bus.ART.State.Edition1.365e221.html>
Critters, Recycling Showcased During Earth Day Observance (The Wildcat Glades
Conservation and Audubon Center in Joplin, Missouri, participated in Earth Day
activities that took place in front of the Joplin Public Library)
<http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_111213939.html?keyword=secondarystory>
Tiburon Students Part of Global Effort to Monitor Shorebird Migration (Students
in Marin County, California, took part in a multi-country effort tracking
shorebirds migrating from Panama to Alaska; the students watched birds in
Richardson Bay, an area which the Richardson Bay Audubon Center helps to
manage)
<http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_5725463>
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS (IBA) PROGRAM
Bird Watching Helps Arizona Tourism Fly (Audubon's IBA program featured in a
story about birding in Arizona)
<http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0426CNSbirdwatching0426-ON.html>
AUDUBON CHAPTERS
Audubon Society Opposes Hickory Hill (The Hernando Audubon Society in
Brooksville, Florida, sent a letter to the County Commission urging it to vote
against the approval of a development that would endanger habitat)
<http://www.sptimes.com/2007/04/20/Hernando/Audubon_Society_oppos.shtml>
Bird Song Expert Proves a Big Draw (John Feith, a Madison resident who has
created CD and DVD recordings of Wisconsin bird song, was a speaker at a
meeting for the Coulee Region Audubon Society in La Crosse, Wisconsin)
<http://www.onalaskalife.com/articles/2007/04/26/features/col%20skol.txt>
Bird Watchers Visit Beehunter Marsh and Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area
(During the Second Annual Birding Day, sponsored by the Greene County Community
Foundation in cooperation with the Sassafras Audubon Society, based in
Bloomington, Indiana, bird watchers from several communities around the state
turned out for an up-close look at Greene County's nature offerings)
<http://www.dailycitizen.com/articles/2007/04/30/news/baaaairds.txt>
BIRDS, BIRDING AND WILDLIFE
Aquarium of the Pacific Exhibit Features Rescued Birds (Rich Sonnenberg,
president of the El Dorado Audubon Society in Long Beach, California, quoted in
an article about the new Shorebird Sanctuary at the Aquarium of the Pacific)
<http://www.dailynews.com/family/ci_5748863>
Bird-Brained (Glenn Phillips, executive director of New York City Audubon,
quoted in a story about a decision by a Murray Hill hotel to take down a
decades-old vine that is home to hundreds of birds)
<http://www.nypost.com/seven/04282007/news/regionalnews/bird_brained_regionalnews_heidi_singer.htm>
Rare Bird Fights for Survival (The National Audubon Society is mentioned in an
article about the Gunnison Sage-Grouse)
<http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_5728868>
INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM AUDUBON'S BIRDLIFE PARTNERS
Concern Raised Over Illegal Wild Bird Trade in Nicaragua (Conservationists in
Nicaragua are calling for measures to help control the country's illegal
capture and trade of wild birds)
<http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2007/04/nicaragua_parrot_trade.html>
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