[wisb] Horicon Marsh Bird Club- upcoming events
- From: Jeffrey Bahls <jbahls@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdnet <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:06:23 -0600
Prothonotary Warbler Nest Box Trail
Early Results
The next meeting of the Horicon Marsh Bird Club will be held on
Thursday, February 17th at 7:00 p.m. in lower level of the Horicon
Marsh International Education Center located north of Horicon of Hwy.
28.
Featured speaker, Andy Paulios, will give a presentation on his work
in implementing a Prothonotary Warbler nest box trail and tell us
about some early results from the Lower Sugar River trail.
Prothonotary Warblers are a species of greatest conservation need in
Wisconsin and a Partners in Flight species of continental concern in
the U.S.A. This warbler inhabits the swampy floodplain forests along
Wisconsin’s larger river systems and spends its winters in coastal
mangrove swamps in Central American and northern South America.
Prothonotary Warbler populations have declined in the past century due
to large-scale habitat loss both on the breeding grounds and in their
wintering habitats. This species is our only eastern warbler that
nests in cavities and readily accepts nest boxes. Andy will present
the findings of a pilot effort to place nest boxes along the lower
Sugar River in Rock County and will discuss the possibilities of
expanding this effort to other suitable landscapes with the help of
volunteers.
Andy Paulios is the coordinator for the Wisconsin Bird Conservation
Initiative (WBCI) and works for the Wisconsin DNR. Andy graduated
from Luther College with his BA and later got his MS from the
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Andy has loved birds and has been
passionate about bird conservation since his grandmother first had him
looking at backyard birds as a kindergartner. He currently lives in
McFarland with his wife, two smaller birders and Buster the Boston
Terrier.
A question and answer session will follow along with refreshment.
ABCD
Jeff Bahls
Lowell Wi
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