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By Diane Yorgason-Quinn
mean that the work to protect wildlife habitat in Pierce ✔ Membership: Increase membership 50% by 2014. local face to the larger Audubon family. We will be
organizing quarterly membership orientation meetings
County will be especially daunting in the coming How will we accomplish these goals?
decades. We will achieve our Conservation goals by to better introduce ourselves to new members. There
2009 is Tahoma Audubon Society’s 40th anniversary. expanding our citizen science efforts such as the are a tremendous number of ways we connect people
As we enter our fifth decade, Tahoma Audubon is Seabird Survey, 24 Hour BioBlitz, and Christmas Bird with nature, and expanding our membership brings that
fostering a new generation of leaders while celebrating Count. We will take a lead on the newly created Open to so many more in the community.
the conservation victories of our founding generation. Space Task Force to seek new ways to fund open space These are ambitious goals indeed. As I have seen
This new generation of leadership will ensure that there acquisition. We will take Audubon into the community time and time again, the volunteers and staff of
continues to be a voice of habitat conservation in Pierce to connect our members and others with the rich Audubon are able to accomplish anything they put their
County. biodiversity in their neighborhoods. mind to. We will need everyone’s help to achieve these
The strength of Tahoma Audubon has been and will To increase our education programs we are developing goals and ensure that Audubon is around to protect the
continue to be our strong base of volunteer leadership. a Volunteer Stewards Training beginning in January. We environment for the next generation.
By Carter Rubin
See class schedule on next page, or check our websites for the latest updates.
schedule of classes
Adriana Hess Park Photography Class. Intermediate Homeschool Science -"Evergreen State" $15 per student. Older homeschool students will continue
Mon Nov 2 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Thu Nov 12, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. their science studies with challenging and engaging
Location: Adriana Hess Park. An adult program Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Homeschool students experiments and activities. To participate in this class,
encouraging people to appreciate nature and how they can explore science through hands-on experiments and students should be able to calculate averages, percentages,
incorporate it into their photography. Call Dixie Harris for activities. Register early - classes fill quickly! Note - topics and solve simple equations.
details 564-6373. are repeated during the month, so select class appropriate
Nature Storytime “Raccoon and Friends.”
for your child’s knowledge and abilities. Contact Margie
Beginning Birding: Winter Birds. Fri Nov 20 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
with questions or for more information at 591-6439 or
Mon Nov 2 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM. Adriana Hess Center, U.P. Ages 2-6, $6 per child, $3
marjories@tacomaparks.com. Ages 10-12, $12 per
Tacoma Nature Center. Ages 18+. $45/ Audubon Member, Audubon member, free to adults and U.P residents. Join
student. Intermediate Science Students should be able to
$55 non-Member. Winter is a wonderful time to watch us as we explore the park at the Adriana Hess Audubon
multiply and divide numbers, add and subtract fractions.
birds in your neighborhood at at your favorite waterfront center in University Place with nature stories based on the
park. Learn how to identify the most common and colorful Beginning Birding: Winter Birds. current theme. Adults are welcome with the children. This
waterfowl and other winter birds with a local Master Mon Nov 16 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM. is a wonderful grandparent/ grandchild activity! Space is
Birder and bird educator. This class is designed for Tacoma Nature Center. Continuation, see Nov 2. limited to the first 20 registered guests (adults and
beginners to learn the basic skills needed to start discovering children). Call 253-591-6439 to register.
Snake Lake Science Club
the avian inhabitants of our area. Local Field trips on Tues Nov 17 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Homeschool Advanced Science LAB
Saturday, Nov 7, 9:00 to noon and on Saturday Nov 14, Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Ages 10-14, no charge “Pacific Northwest Ecology.”
9:00 to noon. Call 253-591-6439 to register. for club meetings, $10 per student to join the club. Snake Fri Nov 20, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Beginning Homeschool Science - “Evergreen State” Lake Science Club for homeschool and other students age Tacoma Nature Center. Homeschool students explore
Nov 5 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 10-14 years old who want to learn more about science and science through hands-on experiments and activities.
Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Homeschool students the natural world. Students pay a once per school year fee Register early - classes fill quickly! Note - topics are
explore science through hands-on experiments and of $10 to join the club and are then free to participate in repeated during the month, so select class appropriate for
activities. Register early - classes fill quickly! Note - topics any program offerings, including the 2010 Snake Lake your child’s knowledge and abilities. Contact Margie with
are repeated during the month, so select class appropriate Science Fair. The following programs are designed to help questions or for more info at 591-6439 or marjories@
for your child’s knowledge and abilities. Contact Margie students learn more about science and the scientific tacomaparks.com. Ages 12-15, $15 per student. Older
with questions or for more info at 591-6439 or marjories@ process through hands-on discovery. Pre-registration for homeschool students will continue their science studies
tacomaparks.com. Beginning science students should be each program is required as space is limited. Call The with challenging experiments and activities. To participate
able to add and subtract numbers. Nature Center to register 591-6439. in this class, students should be able to calculate averages,
percentages, and solve simple equations.
Homeschool Advanced Science -
Budding Scientists “Washington Wildlife.”
“Pacific Northwest Ecology” Nature Alphabet “P is for Pumpkin.”
Weds Nov 11 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM.
Thu Nov 19 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Fri Nov 20, 2009 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM.
Location: Adriana Hess Audubon Center. Ages 5-7, $9.00
Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Homeschool students Tacoma Nature Center.Ages 3-6, $6 per child. Preschoolers
per student. Young homeschoolers and other children
explore science through hands-on experiments and explore different nature topics through stories, hands-on
begin science and nature exploration through games,
activities. Register Early - these classes fill quickly! Note activities, nature walks and crafts at the Tacoma Nature
walks, and crafts. Register at least two days prior to the
- topics are repeated during the month, so select class Center. Adult participation is recommended, children
session by calling 253-591-6439.
appropriate for your child’s knowledge and abilities. under four require an adult present. Please note alternating
Budding Scientists “Washington Wildlife.” Contact Margie with questions or for more information at times. Register by the Saturday before the program. Call
Weds Nov 11 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM. See above. 591-6439 or marjories@tacomaparks.com. Ages 12-15, 591-6439 to register.
Former board member Terry Conner (center) talks with Lara Her-
rmann (left) and David Hirst (right)
Specialty
Bird
Hunting
By Diane Yorgason-Quinn
This fall has been terrific for rare birds seen in Pierce County and surround-
Photo/Melissa Sherwood ing areas. The sightings have been exciting enough to cause the most agree-
Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper, center, Kent, WA
able of birders to become a chaser. As an example, Melissa Sherwood has
successfully chased three rare birds, all lifers, in two weeks, and she’s not
done yet! She went down to Tokeland in early October and found the Bar-
Tailed Godwit hiding amongst the hundreds of Marbled Godwits, then scooted
up Kent a week later and saw two Sharp-Tailed Sandpipers, followed two days
later by successfully observing the Black-Tailed Gull off of Marine View Drive
in Tacoma, found the previous day by our own Charlie Wright. Others have
also been flocking to Browns Point to see a remarkably tame Lapland
Longspur. Melissa is locked and loaded for the next rarity and might even find
it herself and report it to the world.
How can you get in on the excitement? There’s a new feature available
from Tweeters, the Northwest’s e-mail birding group, called Tweeters Alerts,
which is just for reporting and reading about desired birds. For more informa-
tion on Tweeters and Tweeters Alerts, please see their web page: http://
www.scn.org/earth/tweeters/tweet.html. Many of us would like to extend a
thank-you to the Burke Museum at the University of Washington for hosting
Tweeters on the internet.
Although we all love to just go out and see what’s around, sometimes hav-
Photo/Diane Yorgason-Quinn
ing a specific goal bird adds an element of excitement and motivation like
Bar-Tailed Godwit, Tokeland, Oct 09 nothing else can, plus it gets you out of the house!
the
quizzical 1. At one time this colorful bird was a popular caged bird.
wl
2. What common species was formerly known as the Winter Finch?
ANSWERS: 1. Painted Bunting 2. House Finch 3. Seventeen 4. Great Gray Owl 5. Black-legged Kittiwake
ENVIRONMENT Matters
Green Tacoma
The Green Tacoma Partnership works to engage the Tacoma community in the restoration and maintenance of viable,
healthy natural spaces by connecting stewardship groups, providing resources and training, and organizing public outreach.
Membership Fee:
___ Introductory (first year) $20
___ Joint National/Tahoma Audubon $50
organization. Donations are tax deductible.
Membership
___
___
Chapter member renewal
Other Contributions _____________
$30
november 2009
program will feature Mark Fischer from the Washington
Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Contact Margie with
questions or for more information at 591-6439 or marjories@ State Veterans Conservation Corps. Learn how this im-
tacomaparks.com. Ages 12-15, $15 per student. portant WA State Department of Veterans Affairs program
Adriana Hess Park Photography Class.
helps protect and restore wilderness throughout our region,
Mon Nov 2 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Location: Adriana Hess TGIF Restoration Activity.
Park. Call Dixie Harris for details 564-6373. Fri Nov 20 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. while providing valuable volunteer opportunities for our vet-
Adriana Hess Wetland Park. Come enjoy the outdoors and erans. Learn how to get involved. Call (253) 565-927
Beginning Birding: Winter Birds. help beautify the grounds at Adriana Hess Wetland Park!
Mon Nov 2 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM. at 7:15am - we will depart at that time. If not carpooling, meet
Tacoma Nature Center. Ages 18+. $45 Audubon Member, $55 Nature Storytime «Raccoon and Friends.» at Roy City Park at 8:00am. Call 565-9278 to sign up or for
non-Member. This class is designed for beginners to learn Fri Nov 20 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM. driving directions.
basic skills needed to start discovering avian inhabitants of our Adriana Hess Center, Ages 2-6, $6 per child, $3 Audubon
area. Local Field trips on Sat. Nov 7, 9:00 to noon and on Sat. member, free to adults and U.P residents. Space is limited to Adriana Hess Park Photography Class
Nov 14, 9:00 to noon. Call 253-591-6439. the first 20 registered guests (adults and children). call 253- Mon Dec 7 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
591-6439 to register. Location: Adriana Hess Park. Call Dixie Harris 564-6373.
Weekly Bird Walk at Nisqually.
Weds Nov 4 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Homeschool Adv. Science LAB "Pacific NW Ecology" Christmas Irisfolding Card Class
Fri Nov 20, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Mon Dec 7 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Beginning Homeschool Science Tacoma Nature Center. Contact Margie with questions or for Location: Adriana Hess Audubon Center. Cost $12 per person
Nov 5 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. more information at 591-6439 or marjories@tacomaparks. to be paid at class. Call Adriana Hess Audubon Center @ 565-
Location: Tacoma Nature Center. com. Ages 12-15, $15 per student. 9278 to reserve your spot. For more details, call Rosanne
TGIF Restoration Activity. Becker @ 564-7115.
Nature Alphabet «P is for Pumpkin.»
Fri Nov 6 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Fri Nov 20, 2009 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM. Conservation Committee
Adriana Hess Wetland Park. Tacoma Nature Center. Ages 3-6, $6 per child. Adult Tues Dec 8 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Bird Walk at Adriana Hess Wetland Park. participation is recommended, children under four require an Location: Pacific Lutheran University, Reike 112, Parkland.
Mon Nov 9 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. adult present. Register by the Saturday before the program.
Weekly Bird Walk at Nisqually
Enjoy a guided bird walk through the park! Call 591-6439 to register.
Weds Dec 9 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Beginning Birding: Winter Birds. Family Walk at Adriana Hess Park. Location: Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Leader: Phil
Mon Nov 9 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM. Tacoma Nature Center. Sun Nov 22, 2009 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Kelley.
Call Dixie Harris for details 564-6373
Conservation Committee. Budding Scientists «World of Wonder»
Tues Nov 10 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Weekly Bird Walk at Nisqually. Weds Dec 9 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Pacific Lutheran University, Reike 112, Parkland. Weds Nov 24 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Location: Adriana Hess Audubon Center. Ages 5-7, $9.00 per
student. Register at least two days prior. 253-591-6439.
Weekly Bird Walk at Nisqually. TGIF Restoration Activity.
Weds Nov 11 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Fri Nov 27 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Adriana Hess Park. Budding Scientists «World Of Wonder»
Weds Dec 9 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
Budding Scientists "Washington Wildlife." Kent to East Lake Washington
Weds Nov 11 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. (After Thanksgiving «Walk-Off-The-Calories» trip) Intermediate Homeschool Science
Location: Adriana Hess Audubon Center. Ages 5-7, $9.00 per Sat Nov 28 8:30 AM to Mid Afternoon «Think Globally, Act Locally»
student. Register at least two days prior. 253-591-6439. Leader: Carol SchulzBring: Warm clothes, lunch (turkey Thu Dec 10 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
sandwiches?), hot drinks, snacks, and water. Scopes are Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Contact Margie with
Budding Scientists "Washington Wildlife." welcome.Meet: 8:30 AM at the Kent-Des Moines questions or for more information at 591-6439 or marjories@
Weds Nov 11 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM. . P&R. (People who wish to leave early may bring their own tacomaparks.com. Ages 10-12, $12 per student. Intermediate
Intermediate Homeschool Science "Evergreen State" cars.)Directions: Take I-5 to exit 149. Go east on Kent-Des Science Students should be able to multiply and divide
Thu Nov 12, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Moines Rd. approx. one block. Turn left (north) 1/2 block on numbers, add and subtract fractions.
Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Contact Margie with Military Rd. The P&R is on the left. Sign-Up: Call or email
TAS Board Meeting
questions or for more information at 591-6439 or marjories@ Carol Schulz, 206-824-7618, linusq@att.net.
Thu Dec 10 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
december 2009
tacomaparks.com. Ages 10-12, $12 per student. Location: Adriana Hess Audubon Center. Guests Welcome,
TAS Board Meeting. please call ahead at (253) 565-9278.
Thu Nov 12, 2009 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. TGIF Restoration Activity.
Adriana Hess Audubon Center. Guests Welcome, please call Weekly Bird Walks at Nisqually
Fri Dec 11 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
ahead at (253) 565-9278. Weds Dec 2 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Adriana Hess Wetland Park.
Location: Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
TGIF Restoration Activity. Leader: Phil Kelley Bring: Good walking shoes or boots, Membership Meeting
Fri Nov 13 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. raingear, water, snacks, and $3 for entry fee unless you have Fri Dec 11 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Adriana Hess Wetland Park. Come enjoy the outdoors and a pass. Scopes are welcome. Meet: At the Visitor's Center. Location: Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 S. Tyler Street.
help beautify the grounds at Adriana Hess Wetland Park! Directions: Take I-5 south from Tacoma and exit to Nisqually
Monthly membership meeting of Tahoma Audubon. All
Membership Meeting at Tacoma Nature Center NWR at exit 114. Take a right at the light. Sign-up: Call or welcome. Call (253) 565-9278.
email Phil Kelley to confirm details. Phil Kelley, Lacey, (360)
Fri Nov 13 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
459-1499, scrubjay323@aol.com. Nisqually NWR has started Bird Walk at Adriana Hess Wetland Park
See box in upper left corner for details.
a 3-4 year estuary reconstruction project. For more information Mon Dec 14, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
White-tailed Kites in the Fall
about trail closures for the dike removal and reconstruction Snake Lake Science club
Sun Nov 15 7:30 AM to Late Afternoon project, go to ttp://www.fws.gov/nisqually/ and click on
Leader: Roger Orness Bring: Scopes, binos, lunch, and Tues Dec 15 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
Events and News. Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Ages 10-14, no charge for
snacks. Be prepared for a long drive, and a long day returning
to Tacoma in the late afternoon. Meet: At the McDonald's Beginning Homeschool Science «Planet Earth» club meetings, $10 per student to join the club.Pre-registration
Restaurant at the Hwy 512 P&R at 7:30. Depart promptly. Thu Dec 3 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM for each program is required as space is limited. Call The
Directions: Take I-5 to Hwy 512 south of Tacoma. Turn right Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Ages 8-10, $12 per student. Nature Center to register 591-6439.
and take an immediate left on South Tacoma Way. Travel Contact Margie with questions or for more information at 591- Weekly Bird Walk at Nisqually
south one block, and turn left into the P&R. Meet near 6439 or marjories@tacomaparks.com. Weds Dec 16 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
McDonalds. Sign-Up: Call or email Roger Orness, 253-922- Beginning science students should be able to add and subtract Location: Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Leader: Phil
7516, r.orness@comcast.net numbers. Kelley.
Plant Walk at Adriana Hess Wetland Park. TGIF Restoration Activity. Homeschool Advanced Science «The Ecosphere»
Mon Nov 16 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Fri Dec 4 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Adriana Hess Park. Thu Dec 17 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Adriana Hess Wetland Park. Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Contact Margie with
Nature Alphabet «Q is for Queens»
Beginning Birding: Winter Birds. Fri Dec 4 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM questions or for more information at 591-6439 or marjories@
Mon Nov 16 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM. Tacoma Nature Center. Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Ages 3-6, $6 per child. tacomaparks.com. Ages 12-15, $15 per student. To participate
in this class, students should be able to calculate averages,
Register by the Sat. before the program. Call 591-6439.
Snake Lake Science Club percentages, and solve simple equations.
Tues Nov 17 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Winter Birding in Roy
Location: Tacoma Nature Center. Ages 10-14, no charge for Sat Dec 5 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM TGIF Restoration Activity.
club meetings, $10 per student to join the club. Call The Location: Roy, WA. We will be carpooling from University of Fri Dec 18 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Nature Center to register 591-6439. Puget Sound's Thompson parking lot off of Union & N. 14th Adriana Hess Wetland Park.
For additional information:Tahoma Audubon - 253-565-9278; or www.tahomaaudubon.org Or The Tacoma Nature Center:253-591-6439 or www.metroparkstacoma.org