Newsletter of the Northern Arizona Audubon Society
Talking Turkey Global Warming - What Can We Do?
It seems appropriate to talk about turkeys
in November. In the early days of Arizona the
turkey was an abundant resident of nearly all
forests except in the Hualapai Mountains and
the Kaibab Plateau, according to the description
in “The Birds of Arizona” by Phillips, Marshall
& Monson. By 1930 they were shot out except in
the San Francisco and White Mountains. A race
Mexicana Gould may have lived in the southeast
mountains.
Since the 1930s the species has been restocked
over most of their former range
with some considerable success.
The Gould race has also been re-
introduced in the Sky Islands of
southeast Arizona. Our speaker
this month, Brian Wakeling,
will take us on a journey of dis-
covery about the wild turkeys of
northern and southern Arizona
and maybe tell us why Benjamin
Franklin thought that the turkey
should be our national bird.
Brian has played an integral
role in the reintroduction of the The wild turkey - photo courtesy of USFWS by 500 lbs per year.
Gould’s turkey in the south-
eastern Sky Island habitats. In 2006 Brian was
awarded the Henry S. Mosby award by the Na-
tional Turkey Federation and the 2006 Profes-
sional Service award by the Arizona Chapter of
the Wildlife Society.
Please plan on joining us for a very special
presentation about our wild turkeys.
Brian Wakeling is the big game manage-
ment supervisor for the Arizona Game and Fish
Department, a role he has held for the last seven
(7) years. In this capacity he has overseen the
management, translocation and hunting of tur-
keys on a statewide basis along with nine (9)
other big game species.
Volume XXXVII • Number 2 • Nov/Dec 2007
- Anita MacFarlane
John Flicker spoke at the Audubon Celebration
in Tempe this September. His message was about
global warming and the impacts it will have on birds
and their habitats.
Global warming is one of the most serious
threats facing our nation. By starting at home and
in our neighborhoods, and by setting examples for
our friends and families we can make significant
reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases.
Here are ten things you can do to get started.
1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Do your part
to reduce waste by choosing reus-
able products instead of dispos-
able. Buy products with minimal
packaging, and whenever you can,
recycle paper, plastic, newspaper
and aluminum cans.
2. Conserve Water. You can
reduce your energy consumption
by using less hot water. Run your
dishwasher only when full and use
the air dry option. Wash clothes in
cold or warm water. These two ac-
tions can reduce carbon emissions
3. Tame the Fridge Mon-
ster. New refrigerators use about 50% less energy
than those made just 10-15 years ago. That’s im-
portant because fridges use between 10 and 15%
see warming, page 7
November Meeting
“Talking Turkey”
Brian Wakeling
Sedona - November 14 (Wed)
Jewish Community Center of Sedona
100 Meadowlark Drive (off Hwy 79)
Flagstaff - November 15 (Thurs)
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N San Francisco St
Meetings start at 7:00 pm with social time.
Formal meeting begins at 7:30pm in Sedona,
and 7:15pm in Flagstaff.
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Newly Threatened.....
Are you a member of Northern Arizona Audubon
because you believe our mission of promoting the
understanding and appreciation of birds and other
wildlife, and the conservation and restoration of their
natural habitats is important?
Is having an active Audubon chapter in your
community important to you?
If you answered yes, to these questions, and are
not already actively volunteering with us, then it’s
time you did. We will not survive as a chapter unless
more of you, our members, do more than read this
newsletter, attend our monthly meetings and partici-
pate in field trips. Just putting together those three
activities requires a substantial amount of time and
commitment from our Board members. If we are to
have any chance of achieving our mission, we need
more than just Board members doing the work.
Ways you can help:
Volunteer to show up at our monthly meetings
at 6:30 to help set-up chairs and tables, or to bring
refreshments.
Come have fun doing battle with Russian Olive
at our Page Springs workdays. Or give reign to the
Thistle Thug within, and join our Rio de Flag work-
days.
Help out on a committee – you don’t need any
expertise, just a willingness to learn.
Programs – Help find interesting speakers for
our monthly meetings.
Education – Work with our education co-chairs
on developing educational programs and other out-
reach opportunities to students.
Conservation – Help us stay informed on lo-
cal, state & national policies and actions affecting
our environment and natural habitats. This might
involve reading environmental impact documents,
New Board Members
We have three new members of the NAAS
Board of Trustees: Dave Smith, Lisa Spear and
Zack Zdinak. It is always refreshing to have new
people with new ideas and enthusiasm.
Zack’s position is Education Co-chair. Lisa
and Dave are both Members-at-Large. Each one
brings their own expertise, as you will read be-
low, and we appreciate their willingness to serve
as Board members. There are still some open po-
sitions that need to be filled as noted in the article
above. All NAAS members are welcome to attend
BLACKHAWK WATCH
- Kathie Satterfield
or attending community meetings and other types
of events and then sharing what you’ve learned with
the rest of the Board and chapter members.
Publicity & Publications – Help us get the
word out about issues of concern and chapter ac-
tivities via newspapers, radio, TV and other media.
Right now we could really use someone to help us
put together a chapter brochure.
Membership – We need someone from Flag-
staff to fill our Above the Rim membership chair.
This entails meeting and greeting members and visi-
tors at our monthly meetings, helping out at tabling
events and doing general new member recruitment.
(We even already have a committee member willing
to help out at the meetings).
Fundraising – Help us find creative ways to
raise the money we need to implement all the great
programs our wonderful new volunteers are putting
together now.
Hospitality – Help plan our social events. Right
now we only have one, a party for our Birdathon
teams. But with all these fun new volunteers, we’ll
need to add a volunteer appreciation party in the
Sedona area and another in Flagstaff.
OR...maybe you have a special skill or idea that
we could use (graphic arts, marketing, or carpentry
jump to mind). Please don’t be shy, even if you’re not
sure how you can help, give me a call and we’ll talk
about ways you can help Northern Arizona Audu-
bon make a difference and achieve our mission of
promoting the understanding and appreciation of
birds and other wildlife, and the conservation and
restoration of their natural habitats.
NAAS needs you now! Contact Kathie
Satterfield, volunteer coordinator 928.522.0375
k.satterfield@yahoo.com
Board meetings. Date, time and place are includ-
ed in the Fall and Winter calendars.
Dave Smith
Dave was born in Northbrook IL, but moved
around a lot while growing up. He lived the lon-
gest in Virginia and considers himself from there.
Dave and his wife Brenda have three kids; Sonja
21, Matt 18, and Caitlin 13.
Dave received his BS and MS degrees in Wild-
life and Fisheries Science at the University of Ari
see board, page 6
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UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS ...
Page Springs Fish Hatchery
Sat, November 10 - Lauren Harter, leader
M eet at the main parking lot of the Page Springs
Fish Hatchery at 8 am, where we will walk a
short trail in search of wintering songbirds such
as woodpeckers, flycatchers, warblers and spar-
rows. From there we will move on to the Bubbling
Ponds, where we will focus on the waterfowl that
spend their winters in the Verde Valley. Bring
binoculars, water, weather protection and snacks!
Contact Lauren with questions at 928.773.4866 or
lbh32@nau.edu.
Upcoming Regional Trips
• Southeast Arizona with Mark Pretti: April 19
- 21, 2008. Limited to 8 participants.
• Chihuahua, Mexico with Mark Pretti: May
8 - 12, 2008. Because this is a rescheduled trip
from September, 2007, we may have some can-
cellations and possible openings. Limited to 8
participants.
• Oaxaca, Mexico with Mark Pretti: December
1 - 11, 2008. Limited to 8 participants.
For information, email Betsy Feinberg
at BetsyFPub101@Catharon.com or call
928.203.0676, Ext. 11.
Page Springs Workday
The next work day at the Page Springs/Bubbling
Ponds section of the Oak Creek Important Bird
Area will be on November 10. We will be working
on polishing the trail, removing non-native spe-
cies and generally straightening things up. We
will meet at 9 am at the Bubbling Ponds parking
lot. Bring hat, water, gloves, rake or loppers/heavy
pruners. NAAS will provide lunch so you need to
let us know if you are coming by Thursday Nov. 8
so we can be sure
to have enough
food. Let Anita
MacFarlane know
at ajmac@sedona.
net or
928.282.4063.
We look forward to
seeing you there.
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Salton Sea and Cibola NWR
Regional Trip
January 18-21, 2008
Leaving from Flagstaff at the crack of dawn on
Friday, January 18, our first stop will be Parker,
Arizona on the Little Colorado River where we
will see Snow geese and Sandhill cranes. Spec-
tacular birds have been spotted in the area year
round, and a number of outstanding and unusu-
al species have been spotted in the Parker area
every winter. Who knows what awaits NAAS?
From Parker, we’ll drive to Cibola National
Wildlife Refuge, arriving mid-afternoon, so we
can see the evening fly-in. Over 288 species
of birds have been found on Cibola NWR and
about 85% of Arizona’s wintering goose popula-
tion resides here.
We’ll arrive in Brawley, California near the
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Ref-
uge at about 7:00 pm on Friday.
NAAS will spend Saturday and Sunday,
January 19th and 20th, birding in the unusual
Salton Sea area. We’ll then drive back to Flag-
staff on Monday, January 21, arriving at about
1:30 PM.
The number of participants on this trip is
limited only by our car-pooling arrangements.
Accommodation and meal expenses will be the
responsibility of each participant, but the trip
organizer will try to arrange roommates, if re-
quested. We are asking for a $25 donation to
Northern Arizona Audubon from each partici-
pant. There may be some minor charges for en-
tering the NWR.
For information, please email Betsy Feinberg
at BetsyFPub101@Catharon.com. (NOTE: The
101 is numerical. Also, be sure to spell Catharon
correctly. There is no “E” in it.) You can also
call Betsy at 928.203.0676, Extension 11.
Christmas Bird Count in Mexico
Join us for the Christmas Bird Count in man-
grove estuaries & Seri Indian villages on the
Gulf of California, Sonora Dec 14-16 $150 per
person, including native foods meals, trans-
port by boat in the sea & mangrove lagoons, &
by van in giant cactus forests, with lodging, in-
terpretation & round-trip from Tucson. Email
gary.nabhan@nau.edu or call 928.523.6726
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FIELD TRIP NEWS
Alcantara Vineyard
September 16, Dena Greenwood
Seven birders ( two all the way from Baton
Rouge, La) enjoyed the wonderful hospitality and
birding at Alcantara Vineyards and Winery. With
over 87 acres to explore, we walked through the
vineyards, across upland desert habitat and down
to the Verde River. Fall migration was well un-
derway. Many of our summer breeding birds had
left but we had some good sightings at those that
have lingered, and excellent looks at a couple of
male blue grosbeaks. The summer tanagers were
out catching cicadas. A spotted sandpiper was
still in summer plummage and a northern cardinal
seemed to want to tag along on the bird walk. Our
funnest sighting was a roadrunner spotted high
on a ridge above the river corridor. It seemed as
curious about us as we were of it. It stayed quite
a long time peering down and gave everyone good
looks through the scope. The Lousiana folks were
overjoyed!
The 108th Christmas Bird Count
Christmas Bird Counts Help Track Changing
Bird Populations - Jodi Griffith
The Christmas Bird Count began over 100
years ago as a response to the old Christmas Day
“side hunt.” It is now one of birding’s cherished
traditions and is the largest “amateur” data gath-
ering effort in North America.
The objective is simple. Participants count all
the individual birds of all species found within a
fifteen-mile diameter circle. The compiler assigns
different parties to canvass different territories
within the circle. Party totals are added to get a
count total.
You can explore the results of all past counts
by going to www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/hr/in-
dex.html. You can print the results of recent CBCs
to study the species most likely on a given count
(if you are feeling uncertain of your birding abil-
ity). But birders of all abilities are invited to par-
ticipate - the more eyes and ears, the better.
Check the schedule to the right and contact
the compiler listed after your local CBC. The com-
piler can fill you in on the details of that particular
count - how long it will last, where to meet, what
to bring, and so on.
BLACKHAWK WATCH
3-Toed Woodpeckers Missed and
Skyride Avoided
October 6, Bea Cooley
On a day that started out looking like a perfect
one for hot chocolate, a good book and a soft sofa,
4 of us including a visitor from Seattle headed
out to look for woodpeckers. We ignored the first
dusting of snow on the Peaks, hoping that, by the
time we would be on the ski lift, the sun would be
shining and the wind gone.
Our first stop was the hospital, where we keep
a lewis’s woodpecker shackled to a snag, provid-
ing our visitor with a life bird within 10 steps of
the car. Then we took Jodi’s advice and went to a
Christmas Count location off Mt. Elden Lookout
Road. In less than a minute we had acorn wood-
pecker, the second lifer for our visitor. Then a
mixed flock consisting of about 30 birds brought us
a tanager (western or hepatic female), two cassin’s
vireos (another lifer), and the usual resident forest
birds, plus ruby-crowned kinglet. After driving
out Schultz Pass Road to the burn area from 2006
where we hoped to get 3-toed woodpeckers, we got
only one hairy woodpecker, several white-crowned
sparrows and a few nuthatches.
We were saved from certain hypothermia by the
schedules of two of our participants, so finished up
just before noon, happily having provided three
lifers and getting an Arizona and Coconino County
bird (vireos) for our leader.
Welcome to our new and renewing members:
Vicki Baumier Jim Mast & Sheryl Houston
Betty Girvin Elaine M. Morrall
Richard C. Hall James & Celine Murphy
Paula Hartgraves Larry Stevens
Gisela Kluwin Arline Tinus
Karen Le Roy Zack Zdinak
Carol Lichtenberg
Saturday, December 15, Mormon Lake, Elaine
Morrall, 928.526.1022
Sunday, December 16, Jerome/Cottonwood, Bet-
sy Feinberg, 928.203.0676 xt 11
Saturday, December 29, Elden Mountain, Terry
Blows, 928.774.8028
Saturday, December 30, Sedona, Dottie Hook,
928.204.1894
Saturday, January 5, Camp Verde, Anita Mac-
Farlane, 928.282.4063, ajmac@sedona.net
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NEWS ...
County Fair: It’s for the Birds!
Dave and Marcia Lamkin, Phyllis Kegley, Ka-
thie Satterfield, and Mike Whittaker (borrowed
from High Country Raptors) manned the NAAS
booth at the Coconino County Fair this year.
Nova, the american kestrel, charmed every-
one with his beauty and calmness and helped
spread the idea of Cats Indoors. Nova survived a
cat bite only to lose a wing and become the small-
est member of High Country Raptor’s education
birds. Page, the great horned owl, and Beau, the
harris’ hawk, also had big fan clubs and Mike did
a great job of showing them off and telling their
stories. The birds brought peo-
ple in and then we were able to
do some education on raptors
and on keeping cats indoors for
their ownsafety as well as sav-
ing millions of birds annually.
Kathie and Phyllis took
turns manning the owl pellet
activity which fascinated many
children and adults. Mike Whittaker and Beau the harris hawk global warming is “the greatest sin-
Altogether, it was a very entertain young visitors.
successful program
this year thanks to
the volunteers and
to Susan Ruble of
High Country Rap-
tors for again loan-
ing us some educa-
tion birds and even
one of her volun- Phyllis Kegley explains owl pellets to
teers. young naturalists. - photos Dave Lamkin to possibly be extinct and included the problems
- Marcia Lamkin,
Education Co-chairman
Below-the-Rim Carpoolers Wanted
For those of you in the Sedona/Verde Valley
area, if you are interested in carpooling to our
membership meetings, please contact me. I am
trying to find out if there are Auduboners out
there who could offer a ride and those who may
need a ride. Please contact me at 928.282.9688.
Leave a message on my voicemail with your
name, phone number, and general area you’re
in. Let me know if you are offering a ride or
need a ride. - Karin Slavey
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Frank Brandt Receives Conservation
Award at Audubon Celebration
- Phyllis Kegley
The Audubon Celebration was held Sept. 14-16 at
the Fiesta Inn in Tempe. It proved to be an excellent
event with John Flicker, National Audubon Society
President and CEO giving an informative talk on cli-
mate change and many other speakers on interesting
and important topics.
At the banquet on Saturday night, Frank Brandt
was given a Conservation Award for his many years of
conservation work in northern Arizona and his lead-
ership and advocacy to restore wildlife habitat while
on the Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission.
Also, he was commended for his
work in convincing APS to decom-
mission the dams on Fossil Creek
so that flow could be restored to
the creek. Frank was nominated
for the award by the NAAS Board
who wanted Frank recognized for
his contributions to Audubon and
conservation.
In his talk, Flicker said that
gle threat to birds and wildlife.” He
is part of a green group of 32 CEOs
of environmental groups working towards solu-
tions to reduce green house gases. Their slogan
is “80% by 2050.”
Jerry Jackson, renowned ornithologist, au-
thor and popular writer for Birdwatcher’s Di-
gest, gave a talk on the search for the Ivory-billed
Woodpecker. His presentation began with the
history of the search for the woodpecker start-
ing in the 20th century when it was first thought
with habitat destruction that may have led to the
demise of the bird. He emphasized the importance of
being open-minded and scientific in evaluating the re-
cent “sightings” in Arkansas and showed illustrations
of why he believes that the blurry video that got every-
one excited that the bird still existed was of, in fact,
just another pileated woodpecker. He concluded that
we really do not know at this point whether the Ivory-
billed Woodpecker is extinct or not.
Several of our NAAS Board members attended a
workshop, “Energize Your Outreach”, led by Sarah
Porter and Cathy Wise of Audubon Arizona, our state
office. Lots of good ideas came out of this. We hope
that we can convince more NAAS members to attend
the next Celebration. This year’s event was really
worth the time and money and a lot of fun.
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NEWS ...
Ensure the Future of the Mexican Gray Wolf - Roxane George
On November 26, the Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice will hold an important meeting in Flagstaff
as part of a rule change process that will deter-
mine the future of Mexican gray wolves in Arizo-
na and New Mexico. These wolves are critical to
our natural environment. A healthy wolf popula-
tion will keep our elk and deer herds healthy and
bring balance back to our wildlands. This process
is our chance to correct the mistakes of the past
and ensure a bright future for wolf recovery, and
your participation is crucial.
While reintroduced wolves have thrived in the
Northern Rockies - now numbering over 1,500
- the Mexican gray wolf population remains dan-
gerously low, with only about 60 wolves in an area
twice the size of Yellowstone. The difference is in
the rules governing the program. If these do not
change, the southwest will likely never get beyond
a stagnant population of a handful of wolf packs.
For example, while Northern Rockies wolves
board, from page 2
board
zona. He started his career with the Utah Division
of Wildlife Resources as a conservation officer
(game warden) and then a game biologist. After
six years in Utah, he worked as a biologist for the
BLM in Yuma, and then in Kingman. Now he and
his wife Brenda both work for the US Fish and
Wildlife Service in Flagstaff. Something must have
rubbed off because their oldest daughter, Sonja, is
a senior studying wildlife and fisheries science at
the University of Arizona.
Dave’s professional interests include aquatic
insects, native fish, stream hydrology, and ripar-
ian ecology.
Lisa Spear
Lisa has always liked birds and recently decid-
ed that she wanted to know more about them so
she joined NAAS and started going on field trips.
She liked a trip to Page Springs led by Bea Cooley
so much that she decided to go on the trip to Ala-
mos. She says she loved that trip. Lisa works as a
dental assistant and has two daughters. One is a
vet tech caring for military dogs at Fort Bliss. The
other daughter is in high school. She also has a
dog Emma who knows how to high five.
Zack Zdinak
As a lifelong naturalist, Zackery Zdinak has
BLACKHAWK WATCH
are allowed to expand their territory, Mexican gray
wolves are confined to a defined recovery zone.
If they establish territories outside the boundar-
ies, they are captured and whisked back into the
Blue Range. This practice disrupts packs, thwarts
expansion and dispersal of the population, and
sometimes causes serious injuries to individual
wolves. As a result, we still have too few wolves in
the southwest to ensure a healthy future popula-
tion. This is only one of the ways that the rules
counteract recovery.
Because wolves are “top carnivores” that have
a strong effect throughout the ecosystem all the
way down the food chain to plant communities,
conservation biologists refer to them as “strong-
ly interacting species.” Science has shown that
wolves and other large carnivores tend to pro-
mote biological diversity and ecological health.
Following the reintroduction of wolves to Yel-
lowstone National Park, scientific studies con
see wolf, page 7
been presenting education programs since bring-
ing two spotted turtles to kindergarten for Show
& Tell. He nurtured a love of all things Nature
through a childhood of catching snakes, feed-
ing birds, trapping mammals, and raising na-
tive plants in Connecticut. After graduating from
West Virginia University with a BS in Wildlife
Management, he honed his interpretive and field
biologist skills over 13 years with US Fish & Wild-
life, National Forest and Park Services in Utah
and Arizona, and a short but wonderful stint in
Wuhan, China.
In 1998 he founded Life Drawing & Education,
a resource for retail wildlife art, custom media
design and free-lance interpretive programs. He
has designed, illustrated and/or managed fabri-
cation of interpretive media locally for The Arbo-
retum at Flagstaff, Kaibab National Forest, Bu-
reau of Land Management, the City of Flagstaff,
researchers at Northern Arizona University, as
well as clients all over the country. His wildlife art
has been published in Arizona Game & Fish De-
partment’s Wildlife Views magazine and 5 books.
When not drawing or presenting, Zack roams the
backroads, trails, rivers, and canyons of the west-
ern states. He lives and gardens with his partner
in Flagstaff, AZ.
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warming, from front page
NEWS ...
home energy consumption. Next time you buy a
new appliance look for the Energy Star label.
4. Home Heating & Cooling. Reduce exces-
sive use of home heating and cooling. If you don’t
have an automated thermostat, install one. Seal up
windows, close vents, and clean filters. Consider
installing ceiling fans - they can be very effective in
making you feel cooler. Set your water heater at 120
degrees to save energy. (CO2 reduction for each 10
degress = 500 lbs/yr.)
5. Change Your Lightbulbs. Switch from
incandescent bulbs to energy-efficient compact
flourescents (CFL). Replacing one 60 watt incan-
descent bulb with a CFL will save you over $30 over
the life of the bulb. If every US family replaced one
regular bulb with a CFL, it would eliminate 90 billion
pounds of greenhouse gases, the same as taking 7.5
million cars off the road.
6. Think Before You Drive. Consider driv-
ing less by taking public transportaion, walking,
bicycling or carpooling. Drive a more energy efficient
vehicle. Every gallon of gas you save not only helps
your budget, it also keeps 20 lbs of carbon dioxide
out of the atmosphere.
7. Plant a Tree. Plant leafy trees around your
house to provide windbreaks and summer shade
(especially important here in Arizona). Each year
the average yard tree cleans 330 pounds of carbon
from the atmosphere.
8. Buy Local. As much as possible , buy local
produce and other goods. The fewer miles your fruits
and vegetable have traveled, the less energy was used
for refrigeration and transportation. Whenever pos-
sible, select organic produce. The pesticides used
to kill pests also kill the organisms that help keep
carbon dioxide in the soil.
9. Stand Tall. Your individual actions do add
up. But we won’t be successful in reducing global
warming pollution without strong federal leadership.
These changes will come about only if you act! You
can do a lot to press local and state government and
Congress to curb global warming. Stay informed,
write letters to your leaders and support candidates
who promise to take the aggressive and far-sighted
actions necessary to curb global warming.
10. Cut Emissions in Your Yard. Gasoline
mowers are big polluters. In one hour a conventional
lawn mower produces as much pollution as 40 late-
model cars. Try a manual or cordless electric mower,
or be sure to tune and maintain your gas mower.
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wolf, from page 6
wolf
firmed the re-growth of willows and cotton-
woods along streams and an increase of beaver
colonies in the park’s northern range. Through
direct predation or the threat of predation, wolves
reduced damage to plant communities by elk.
In Grand Teton National Park, researchers
studied bird populations as the moose population
declined from an increase that followed the ex-
tirpation of wolves and grizzly bears. Researchers
found more species of birds and higher nest den-
sities in areas with reduced moose densities. In
Banff National Park, researchers found that the
number and diversity of riparian songbirds were
about twice as high in areas with high wolf densi-
ties compared to areas with low densities.
The Fish and Wildlife Service needs to know
what you want to see in wolf management. Please
add your voice to the chorus of support for needed
changes to the rules. If we want to see wolves re-
stored in the southwest, we have to ensure that wild-
life managers learn from the mistakes of the past.
The open house on November 26 will go from
5 - 9 pm, exact location to be announced. For more
information, go to www.mexicangraywolf.org, email
roxanegeorge@earthlink.net, or call 928.774.6542.
Hatching of Condor Chicks
Two California Condor chicks have hatched in the
wild this summer from captive-bred parents, one at
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the second
in the Deer Creek/Thunder River area of the Grand
Canyon. The latter was finally visually confirmed by
Tim Hauck of the Peregrine Fund on September 9.
Not surprisingly, the nest is in a cave in the Redwall
Limestone. This brings the total number of chicks
hatched in the wilds of Arizona to seven since 1996,
the year that endangered California Condors were
first reintroduced into northern Arizona.
Reduce the amount of lawn you need to mow by
planting native species of ground cover, plants and
wildflowers, or vegetables – that’s better for birds
too! Take your yard organic and eliminate chemical
inputs of pesticides and fertilizers. Nitrous oxide, a
byproduct of nitrogen-based fertilizers, is a potent
greenhouse gas.
These ten tips were produced by the National
Audubon Society. In future issues there will be other
articles about global warming.
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ter Member of Northern Arizona Audubon Million For Friends and Neighbors.
Society (NAAS). All you have to do is give your Thank You Card
to the checkout person and tell him/her you want
28834 to be your charity. You only have to do this
Name:
once. From then on 1% of what you spend at any
Address:
Basha’s store will go to NAAS. It costs you nothing.
City, State, Zip Basha’s will donate up to $2,500 to our chapter.
Phone: This year’s program started Sept. 1 and continues
Email:
(If you wish to be a part of the NAAS email list) to Mar. 31, 2008. Take this number with
you to Basha’s: 28834!!
Enclosed:
Check here if this is a
$12 for 1 year
change of address
$22 for 2 years
$30 for 3 years Check here if this is a
renewal • The BlackHawk Watch is published bi-monthly Septem-
ber through June , and is sent to members of the Northern
Please make checks payable to NAAS and mail to: Arizona Audubon Society as a membership benefit.
Membership Chair, NAAS • Articles are welcome from members and non-members. Send
PO Box 1496, Sedona, AZ 86339 proposed articles by email to newsletter@nazas.org Deadline
for copy is the 10th of the month.