January 2007

Volume XXXIII, Issue 1 ATLANTA AUDUBON SOCIETY

First Ever AAS Photography Show I N S I D E

Reception: January 18, 2007, 6-8 PM
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta President’s Perch ...........2

C ome see
and enjoy the
An informal reception will be held in the social
hall at the church for the photographers, AAS
From the Exec Dir ..........3
Field Notes .....................4
best nature members and their guests Thursday, January Shorebird Workshop ......5
photographs 18, from 6 to 8 PM. Many of the photographs
New Master Birder Class.6
of 11 will be for sale, with a portion of the sale price
photographers benefiting Atlanta Audubon. Warbler Workshop ..........6
who have Photographers whose work will be on view Girl Scouts .....................7
shared their include Martha Decker, Mim Eisenberg, Denise
This is one of 60 photographs that will be on Youth Birding Comp .......7
exhibit during the Atlanta Audubon skills and Gaskill, Julie Hodder, Bob Jones, Jennifer
Photography Show, January 4-31. insights of the
Photo by Jim Wilson. Stewart, Deb Thompson, Carl Tyler, Dan 2007 Photo Contest........8
outdoor world Vickers, Victor Williams and Jim Wilson. Scholarships..................9
with Audubon members over the years
Special thanks go to Ruth Gogol, art
through the Atlanta Audubon Photo Contest. Classifieds ...................10
committee chair at UUCA and an Audubon
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of member, for arranging this show of Freedom Park Garden ..11
Atlanta is showing nearly 60 photographs by outstanding nature photographs. Many thanks Membership ................11
Atlanta Audubon Photo Contest winners in go also to the AAS volunteers who helped
their gallery during the month of January 2007. hang the show: Martha Decker, Catharine
The gallery is open from 9 AM to 5 PM, Kuchar, Anne McCallum and Dot Rogers.
Monday through Friday, and from 9 AM to 1
PM on Sundays.
ATLANTA
AUDUBON SOCIETY
Our Many Thanks Box 29189
As 2006 comes to an end and we look to the New Year, we want to extend our Atlanta, GA 30359
many thanks to all of our special members. You make our work possible! www.atlantaaudubon.org
We would also like to express our appreciation for the generosity of 175 of our
members who have gone the extra mile in their support for Atlanta Audubon in AAS OFFICE
2006, by joining or renewing at a premium level. As of mid-December, we have and Information Line
received three Donor Gifts ($250), 57 Supporting Gifts ($100) and 115 770.913.0511
Contributing Gifts ($50). The extra money provided by these gifts strengthens
Atlanta Audubon Society and enables us to improve our social, educational, GOS RARE BIRD ALERT
and conservation efforts. Thanks again!
770.493.8862
 Board of Directors
President’s Perch
by Ellen Miller
2006
Executive Director Catharine Kuchar
770.993.9579
[email protected]
Officers
President Ellen Miller
404.355.8892
Happy New Year and Welcome
[email protected] Welcome to Atlanta Audubon 2007, a new year reasonable and responsible laws and regulations
President-elect Vacant
of birding and hopefully a new year of making a affecting birds and their habitats. We take great
Treasurer David Yon
404.513.9806 difference for the sake of the birds we love. pride in educating children and adults about
[email protected] birds. Your support is absolutely vital in enabling
Recording Secy Mark Jernigan For those of you who don’t know me, I am the
404.298.8825 incoming president of the Atlanta Audubon Atlanta Audubon and other organizations to
[email protected] continue working for the protection,
Corresponding Secy Barbara Tarpley
Society. I am excited about this new year and
404.687.0079 doing what I can to make a difference. understanding and enjoyment of birds.
[email protected]
I believe that the beginning of each year is a Participate in Citizen Science Projects.
Directors
Conservation Clark Rushing good time to reflect on the previous year and There are numerous opportunities to participate
[email protected] in citizen science projects, which produce vital
404.373.8585 make plans for the year to come. Many of us
Education Marcia Klenbort make resolutions at the beginning of each year information concerning birds, their habits,
404.874.9826
or perhaps, like me, you set "goals" for the distribution and needs. Many of these projects
[email protected]
coming year. Whatever your type of New Year’s are coordinated and supported by Audubon, the
Field Trips Dave Butler
404.580.3917 commitment, I hope that you will include our Cornell Lab of Ornithology and state and federal
[email protected]
feathered friends and their well-being in your governments. Projects include Project Feeder
Membership Art Hurt
770.934.7660 commitments this year. Watch, the Great Backyard Bird Count,
[email protected] Christmas bird counts, breeding bird surveys,
Communications So what can you and I do to better make a local projects such as the Loggerhead Shrike
Georgann Schmalz
706.216.5012 difference? Project in Georgia and many, many more. You
[email protected]
Buy a Duck Stamp. Officially called Federal can participate in projects such as these alone or
Publicity Denese Van Dyne
404.406.9324 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation with friends. It’s a great way to have fun, see
[email protected]
Stamps and administered by the U.S. Fish and some birds and add to the knowledge needed to
Special Events Nancy Hamilton
404.874.2338 Wildlife Service, duck stamps have generated protect and understand the birds we all love.
[email protected] more than $700 million that has been used to
Volunteers Vacant
Volunteer Your Time. Atlanta Audubon, as well
protect 5.2 million acres of wetland habitat. as other bird-related organizations, has
At Large Duck stamps cost $15 with ninety-eight cents of
Past President volunteer needs in every area. You can do
Kelly Hopkins every dollar going directly toward the purchase anything from providing office support to
404.622.1888 or lease of wetland habitat. And as an added
[email protected] developing and conducting educational
Jay Davis bonus, your duck stamp serves as your entrance programs for children, to leading bird walks, to
404.624.4973
[email protected] pass to national wildlife refuges for the current organizing events, to political advocacy and on
Lisa Hurt year. Called one of the most successful and on. This is an area where anyone and
770.934.7660 conservation programs ever initiated, duck
[email protected] everyone can make a difference using your
stamps are an inexpensive, easy and effective special talents, skills and experience and
Victor Williams
Earthshare Representative way to help a wide variety of birds, donating as much or as little of your time as you
770.423.1012
[email protected] Support Bird Related Organizations want. What a deal!
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of Your Choice. Make Your Yard Bird Friendly. Plant trees and
Website
Jim Flynn Since you are receiving this newsletter, you have shrubs that provide food and shelter to birds,
[email protected] chosen to join and support the programs of and use feeders and water features wisely and
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Wingbars is the monthly newsletter of Atlanta
Audubon Society. We feature news, upcoming
events, meetings, field trips and projects. We
hope you will join us. Opinions expressed are
Mission Statement:
those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect policies of the Atlanta Audubon Society. To promote the enjoyment and understanding of birds and to
conserve and restore the ecosystems that support them.

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 From the Executive Director
by Catharine Kuchar
✔ olunteer
Opportunities
GET INVOLVED
Kicking Off Our New Education IN ATLANTA
and Conservation Theme: AUDUBON
Birds Matter! We invite you to volunteer
with these Atlanta Audubon
programs.
As we begin another year, enjoying our everywhere. Monthly Programs
feathered friends and all the wonder and The hope is that as people understand all We need your hospitality
delight they provide, we are thrilled to assistance to bring refreshments
the ways that birds impact our to the monthly meetings.
introduce the 2007 Education and environment and touch our lives, they Contact: Ellen Miller at
Conservation Theme: Birds Matter! will see the importance of protecting our 404.355.8892
Coming up with a "theme" for our feathered friends. With this we not only Publicity
organization is a new endeavor. Its provide important education on birds, Help us get the word out
purpose is to create a consistent but we emphasize the importance of through local media about our
field trips and workshops.
message around our work (that’s the individual stewardship and conservation Contact: Dave Decker
marketing side) and to guide our efforts to protect them. 770.938.3467
community outreach efforts in both Second, how will we do this? In the Membership
education and conservation. coming year, look for regular feature Help with mailings to
membership.
But what exactly does it mean to have a articles in Wingbars on how birds matter Contact: Art Hurt
theme and, more important, what do we ("in the city," "along the shore," "in your 770.934.7660
mean when we say we’ll focus on why backyard," etc.). We’ll also be creating a Events
birds matter? very special Birds Matter! mini-magazine Represent Audubon at special
highlighting many of the important things functions and displays.
First, let’s examine the second part of Contact: Nancy Hamilton
that important question. Our goal is to mentioned above. We’ll link how birds 404.874.2338
have the folks in our community really matter into our educational
Education
think about how birds matter and what it programming, especially for children. Volunteer for a variety of
is about birds that make them so special. This will be particularly important as educational programs. We
This will happen in a variety of ways. For Atlanta Audubon Society presents an provide training workshops.
amazing day of birding fun at its Contact: Marcia Klenbort
instance, we’ll talk about how birds are 404.874.9826
important indicators of what is going on International Migratory Bird Day on May
6 (in partnership with the Piedmont Park Wildlife Sanctuary
in the environment and emphasize how Support the preservation of
birds play a vital role in our natural Conservancy). On our Web site, we’ll greenspace in Atlanta.
ecosystems as pollinators and seed and provide important educational Contact: Jacqueline McRae
information on how birds matter. And, [email protected]
insect eaters. Through examples, facts
and figures, we’ll share stories about we’ll integrate our new theme into this Conservation
year’s Wildlife Sanctuary Tour in Become an Armchair Activist
such things as the importance of the and keep updated on legislative
vulture, which by feasting on carcasses September (a great event you won’t want action both locally and nationally.
helps stop the spread of and prevent to miss). Contact: Clark Rushing
404.373.8585
disease. We’ll reveal how birds have 2007 should prove to be an exciting year
direct and indirect economic and cultural for Atlanta Audubon Society. We look Office and Phone
Answer the AAS hotline and
values for people, how birds provide a forward to working together to spread assist visitors to our office at
means to improve our scientific the word that, indeed, Birds Matter! the Dunwoody Nature Center
knowledge, and how birds are a source Contact: Ellen Miller
of happiness and pleasure for people 404.355.8892
Important Bird Areas Program
Help distribute information,
monitor input, network
throughout the state with
IBA participants.
Contact: Jim Wilson
770.602.1679

January 2007 3
 October Field Notes by Terry Moorez

One MARSH WREN was seen at the CRNRA Murray County on 3 Oct. (JSp) and on Little
on 7 Oct. (KB), and two were seen at the St. Simons Island on 13 Oct. (fide JSe). Rare
October was a great month for
ELHLAF on 8 Oct. (CL). The best THRUSH FLYCATCHER reports included a YELLOW-
birding in Georgia, although count was 12 SWAINSON’S THRUSHES at BELLIED FLYCATCHER at Carter’s Lake on 5
not especially great in the KMT on 5 Oct. (BZ). Oct. (JSp) and a SCISSOR-TAILED
Atlanta area. Read on in the FLYCATCHER at the Altamaha Waterfowl
Georgia Area report of Black- WARBLERS THROUGH GROSBEAKS – The
Management Area near Darien on 15 Oct. (TK
throated Gray Warbler, Common peak count of TENNESSEE WARBLERS was
et al.). On 31 Oct. JSp had a late NORTHERN
21 at KMT on 3 Oct. (DZ et al.). A NASHVILLE
Eider, Pacific Loon, Cave Swallow, Black- ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW and BARN
WARBLER was a good find at the CRNRA on 2
legged Kittiwake, Shiny Cowbird and many SWALLOW in Gordon County. Three CAVE
Oct. (PH). The peak count of BLACK-
more. SWALLOWS were seen on Jekyll Island on 14
THROATED GREEN WARBLERS was 11 at
Oct. (JSe), and three more were at the
The Atlanta area recorded 158 species KMT on 5 Oct. (BZ et al.). A late AMERICAN
Altamaha WMA on 28 Oct. (B&DZ). Single
(average 151.1) to bring the year-to-date list REDSTART was seen on the GA Tech campus
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were seen in
on 31 Oct. (SB). Very rare were single
to 245 (average 237.5). The Georgia area the Athens area on 21 Oct. (KBe) and at
MOURNING WARBLERS in the Lawrenceville
came in with 247 species (average 232.5) to Carter’s Lake on 22 Oct. (JSp). An early
area on 9 Oct. (KT) and in Atlanta on 13 Oct.
bring that year-to-date total to 327 (average WINTER WREN was seen at Skidaway Island
(EB). Good SPARROW sightings included a
320.7). on 4 Oct. (RWi). A SPRAGUE’S PIPIT was
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the CRNRA on
heard in the Carter’s Lake area on 21 Oct. by
29 Oct. (KB), a HENSLOW’S SPARROW at the
JSe on 21 Oct.
ELHLAF on 29 Oct. (RWr) and probably the
ATLANTA AREA same bird on 31 Oct. (CL), another WARBLERS THROUGH COWBIRDS – There
HENSLOW’S SPARROW at the CRNRA on 28 were four separate sightings of NASHVILLE
GEESE THROUGH EGRETS – A dark phase Oct. (KB), and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW at the WARBLERS in north Georgia from 5 Oct.
SNOW GOOSE was first seen at the E.L. Huie CRNRA from 15 Oct. through at least 20 Oct. through 14 Oct. (m.ob.). B&DZ had a good
Land Application Facility (ELHLAF) in Clayton (m.ob.). The best count of ROSE-BREASTED count of 30 NORTHERN PARULAS at Eufaula
County on 24 Oct. by JD. Luckily, the bird GROSBEAKS was 14 at KMT on 5 Oct. (BZ et NWR on 1 Oct. A very rare BLACK-THROATED
remained in the area at least until 31 Oct. (CL). al.). GRAY WARBLER was found at Carter’s Lake
Numbers of waterfowl started moving into the on 20 Oct. (MM) and remained there until 23
ELHLAF during the month, with the count of GEORGIA AREA
Oct. Another rare sighting was a MOURNING
83 NORTHERN SHOVELERS on 8 Oct. being DUCKS THROUGH CRANES – A female WARBLER in Union County on 10 Oct. (BB).
the most impressive (CL). The previously COMMON EIDER was discovered in the As many as four CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS
reported EARED GREBE at the ELHLAF was Brunswick area on 17 Oct. (fide BL) and were seen at the Altamaha WMA early in the
seen from 1 Oct. through 5 Oct. (CL). A evidently remained in the area through the end month (m.ob.). One LINCOLN’S SPARROW
CATTLE EGRET in Cherokee County on 11 Oct. of the month. JSe and NV had an excellent was seen at Carter’s Lake on 21 Oct. (m.ob.),
was an interesting sighting (HD). An adult count of 25 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on and two were in the Columbus area on 29 Oct.
BALD EAGLE was seen chasing waterfowl at Little St. Simons Island on 13 Oct. A very rare (WC). Three WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS
the ELHLAF on 9 Oct. (CL). The best count of visitor to the state was a PACIFIC LOON at were a good find at the Altamaha WMA on 16
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS was 45-50 over the Plant Scherer in Monroe County beginning on Oct. (JSe, CL) as were two DICKCISSELS in
Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell on 1 22 Oct. and remaining through the end of the Columbus on 21 Oct. (WC) and another
Oct. (SZ). A possible SWAINSON’S HAWK was month (TJ). JSe and CL had a flock of 25 DICKCISSEL in Gordon County on 31 Oct.
reported from Spalding County on 18 Nov. by AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS at Brunswick on (JSp). Fifteen RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were early
EB. Single PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen at 14 Oct. Rather unusual was an ANHINGA in at Carter’s Lake on 5 Oct. (JSp), and a male
the ELHLAF on 8 Oct. and on 19 Oct. (CL). Putnam County on 21 Oct. (MB). Also unusual SHINY COWBIRD was a rare find at the
RAILS THROUGH THRUSHES – At the was a CATTLE EGRET in Gordon County on 24 Altamaha WMA on 28 Oct. (B&DZ).
ELHLAF, CL had nine SORAS on 8 Oct. and 10 Oct. (JSp). Other interesting sightings included
a ROSEATE SPOONBILL at Harris Neck NWR CONTRIBUTORS – Steve Barlow, Deb Barreiro,
COMMON MOORHENS on 2 Oct. Two small Giff Beaton, Betty Belanger, Michael Bender,
flocks of SANDHILL CRANES were seen over on 7 Oct. (BZ), two PEREGRINE FALCONS at
Eufaula NWR on 1 Oct. (B&DZ), a single Eric Beohm, Kelly Bettinger, Ken Blankenship,
Atlanta on 28 Oct. (LH, PJ). The most Patrick Brisse, James Brooks, Walt Chambers,
interesting shorebird sightings at the ELHLAF PEREGRINE FALCON over Dawson Forest on 7
Oct. (GS) and another PEREGRINE FALCON at Mark Davis, Harry DeLoach, Marion Dobbs,
were one DUNLIN on 17 Oct. and two on 27 – John Duke, Jim Flynn, Hugh Garrett, Liz
31 Oct. (CL). Single PHILADELPHIA VIREOS Carter’s Lake on 29 Oct. (PB, HG). MD saw a
LIMPKIN at Reed Bingham State Park on 15 Horsey, Pierre Howard, Patty Jenkins, Terry
were seen on 1 Oct. at Henderson Park (PB), Johnson, Tim Keyes, Carol Lambert, Bill Lotz,
on 8 Oct. at the ELHLAF and at the Kennesaw Oct., and JSp had a flock of 41 SANDHILL
CRANES over Gordon County on 27 Oct. Max Medley, Peggy and Terry Moore,
Mt. National Battlefield Park (KMT) in Cobb Georgann Schmalz, Nedra Sekera, Jeff Sewell,
County (GB et al.). At the Chattahoochee River GULLS THROUGH PIPITS – An immature Steve Slayton, Joshua Spence, Karen
National Recreation Area (CRNRA), several BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was an excellent Theodorou, Jim Urban, Nick VanLanen, Steve
observers saw one to two SEDGE WRENS find at Tybee Island on 22 Oct. (SW, DB). Wagner, Russ Wigh, Rick Wright, Bob and Deb
from 7 Oct. through 20 Oct. PB had a SEDGE Another rare sighting was a WHITE-WINGED Zaremba and Stacy Zarpentine.
WREN on 4 Oct. and a MARSH WREN on 5 DOVE on Jekyll Island on 31 Oct. (PH). Single
Oct. at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were seen in

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 Don’t Miss the 2007 Shorebird Workshop
Experience a spectacular birding event: migrating Wildlife
shorebirds feasting on horseshoe crab eggs. You don’t
have to go to Delaware Bay to see this because this
Sanctuaries
phenomenon also occurs here on our Georgia Coast.
Observe thousands of migrating shorebirds like red
knots, semipalmated sandpipers, short billed
dowitchers, wading birds in breeding plumage and
more.
You can see all this if you participate in Atlanta
Audubon’s 2007 Shorebird Workshop. This unique field
trip is timed with the laying of horseshoe crab eggs
This
during the full moon in May.
The two-part workshop will have a class session taught
by Georgann Schmalz, AAS’ resident ornithologist, on January, think about
Sunday, March 18, 2 PM - 4 PM at the Dunwoody adding a different type of
Nature Center, and weekend field trips led by Brad feeder to your backyard.
Feeders designed for nuts
Winn, a wildlife biologist with DNR on May 19 and 20.
like peanuts and walnuts
There will be a full day of birding on Saturday, May 19
(even cashews) attract
and a half day of birding on Sunday, May 20. The
woodpeckers and
weekend will include a boat trip to St. Catherine’s
nuthatches. Not usually
Sound (weather permitting) and field trips to the South
one to visit feeders, the
Beach on Jekyll Island and Gould’s Inlet on St. Simon’s Pine Warbler (which is in
Island. our area year round) is
Trip cost: very likely to visit a suet
feeder if one is available.
Friends of Atlanta Audubon – $125
Also, take a moment to
Assigned members from National Audubon -- $150 notice the food and shelter
you have growing in your
Non-members -- $175
yard. Perhaps you have a
Trip cost does not include food or lodging. place to plant something
Trip is limited to 15 participants. to provide berries for the
birds next winter.
For more information and to register, contact Lisa Hurt by e-mail
([email protected]) or phone (770.934.7660).
Payment confirms your registration.

January 2007 5
 New Master Birder Class Begins in February
Want to improve your birding skills, committees.
establish a bird habitat in your yard, The Winter 2007 class will be offered
learn about bird ecology, behavior, evenings this February and March.
migration, anatomy, physiology and Exact dates, location and time are being
migration? Then Atlanta Audubon’s finalized. The course fee of $185 for
Master Birder Program is perfect for Atlanta Audubon members ($215 for
you. non-members) includes textbook and
The Master Birder Program includes 10 all materials.
two-hour lectures and four field trips. For more information or to apply for
Participants are expected to attend all this program, please contact Tim
lectures and field activities. Upon Keyes at [email protected].
graduation, each Master Birder is
expected to volunteer during each year
at various Atlanta Audubon activities or

Confused about Warblers? The 2007 Warbler

Weekend Workshop Is For You!
Are you ready to sharpen
those warbler identification
skills? Here is your chance,
as Atlanta Audubon Society
is again pleased to
announce the 2007 Warbler
Weekend Workshop. This
two-part workshop will be
conducted by two
outstanding experts: Giff
Beaton and Georgann
Schmalz.
The two-hour class session
will be conducted by Giff at the Dunwoody
Nature Center on a Sunday afternoon in
April. The exact date for this will be
announced later. The weekend field trips in
the North Georgia mountains will be led by
Georgann on May 19 and 20.
The cost (excluding food and lodging) is
$125 for Friends of Atlanta Audubon, $155
for assigned members and $175 for non-
members.
Your payment confirms your reservation.
To register or get more information,
contact Lisa Hurt by e-mail
([email protected]) or phone
(770.934.7660).

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 What are you doing
on Saturday, March 3? Are you a
If you have a couple of free hours identification games;
between 9 AM and noon, you are ■ You’d like to assist in teaching Girl Scout
invited to join other Atlanta how to use binoculars; Leader?
Audubon members at a special ■ You’d like to work the migration
event at the Dunwoody mapping activity; You won’t want to
Nature Center. We’ll be ■ You are willing to be miss the special day
introducing small an all round dogsbody on Saturday, March
groups of Girl Scouts to for this exciting day. 3, at the Dunwoody
some of the skills and We would love to have Nature Center. The
delights of bird- you join us. All day will feature eight
watching. Scouts will materials and different learning
be there with their instructions (as well as stations, all designed
leaders, working on confidence, if necessary) to help girls satisfy
their Bird Patch. You supplied. requirements for
are especially welcome if: Contact Marcia Klenbort at earning the Bird
■ You have a spotting scope and 404.874.9826 or e-mail Patch.
can bring it; [email protected]
■ You’d like to assist in bird Call Claire Hayes at
DNC (770.394.3322)
to register your
The Second Annual Youth Birding scouts.
Competition Needs You
By Tim Keyes
Following a wonderful success last April, This extension makes it a true 24-hour
The Environmental Resources Network count, allowing some older teams to start
(T.E.R.N.), which is the friends group to on the coast, while also allowing younger
the Nongame Conservation Section of kids to look for owls and other nocturnal
Georgia’s DNR, has agreed to support the species at a more reasonable hour. I hope
second annual Youth Birding this change will improve the event for
Competition. With the help of Atlanta kids of all abilities and ages.
Audubon Society and the Georgia
We will need experienced birders to help
Ornithological Society, the 2007 Youth
mentor teams, which involves meeting
Birding Competition is sure to be an even
with them several times before the event
more exciting event than last year’s.
and helping them learn their birds. We
Just a quick refresher: Last year 67 kids have plenty of resources to help mentors
ranging from 7 to 17 participated, spotting with this task.
a total of 180 bird species around the
Please contact me at 478.994.1438 or
state and raising close to $3,000 for
[email protected] if you are
conservation causes. We gave away 15
interested in learning more about this
excellent pairs of binoculars for prizes
event or are willing to help a local team
and had a banquet at the Charlie Elliott
as a mentor.
Wildlife Center.
You can also visit our Web site for more
We have made some changes for next
information at www.georgiawildlife.com
year’s event, most important is that the
and select the "Nongame Animal and
event will begin on Saturday, April 28, at 6
Plant" link.
PM and end on Sunday, April 29, at 6 PM.

January 2007 7
 Get Ready for the 2007 Atlanta Audubon
Society Photography Contest!
Pull out your best photographs now Submission Details
for the 2007 Atlanta Audubon
This year the format is all digital (JPEG
Society Photography Contest.
format).
We’re looking for amazing
images of birds, animals File size per picture shall not exceed 3
and habitats and will megabytes. (The 2006 winning picture
honor the best with recognition, was less than 200,000 bytes in size).
ribbons and the coveted grand prize Contestants agree to allow pictures to
(based on points awarded). be posted on the AAS website and
published in Wingbars.
Details are being finalized now.
The contest is open to anyone not
However, don’t wait! Use the following
currently active in professional
to guide your photo pursuits.
photography.
Key Dates Criteria for judging include: Pets, domestic animals and animals in
Entries must have been Originality captivity are excluded.
photographed since Overall impact No image can be entered in more than
January 1, 2006. Composition one category.
Technique
Entries must be Fees and methods of payment will be
received by Friday, Presentation
announced.
March 16, 2007.
Entries will be judged by category. Up to 12 images are allowed per
Categories include: entrant.
Birds – no man-made elements, unless File naming and submission
natural behavior (i.e., perching on a instructions will follow.
fence)
Judge’s decisions will be final.
Animals – all living creatures, other
than birds; no man-made elements
All entries will be displayed at the April
Habitats – flora and fauna in their
AAS meeting, date TBA. Ribbons and
natural environments, landscapes or
great prizes will be awarded at the
panoramas
meeting. All entries will be judged prior
to the April AAS meeting.

Check the Atlanta Audubon Web site

for details at
www.atlantaaudubon.org.

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 Two Atlanta Audubon
Scholarships Available
For more than a decade, the Atlanta Audubon
Society has awarded two scholarships each year to
attend one of National Audubon’s renowned
Scholarships
summer ecology camps. The Louisa Echols
Details
Scholarship goes to one adult, and the Edward
Barnsley Scholarship is awarded to one youth. The Application deadline
scholarships cover both camp fees and airfare. for both scholarships
is March 9, 2007.

Louisa Echols Scholarship Edward Barnsley Scholarship Mail completed

The goal of the Louisa Echols The goal of the Edward Barnsley applications to:
scholarship is to enable the recipient to Scholarship is to instill in the recipient a Nita Wynn
attend an Audubon camp to enhance his love, respect and a sense of stewardship 2090 Bankston Circle
Snellville, GA 30078
or her knowledge of the environment for the natural world. The scholarship
and incorporate that knowledge on the recipient will attend an Audubon youth
You may also e-mail
job. The scholarship recipient can camp program in Hog Island, Maine. completed
attend an Audubon camp in either Hog Campers get to hike through cathedral- applications to
Island, Maine – Maine Audubon Society; like spruce-fir forests, search for [email protected].
Pine County, Minnesota – Audubon organisms in tide pools and learn about
Center of the North Woods; or wildlife. The curriculum is wide ranging For additional
Northwestern Wisconsin – Hunt Hill and includes marine biology, forest information, contact
Audubon Sanctuary and Nature Center. geology, ornithology and pond life. Nita Wynn at
The faculty of these Audubon camps 770.985.0015 or
Eligibility [email protected].
includes Audubon staff educators and
naturalists who bring years of ✔ Be a student in the metro Atlanta
experience and skill in environmental area;
and outdoor learning. ✔ Be willing to participate in three
Eligibility Atlanta Audubon Society activities
during 2007;
✔ Be a teacher or environmental
educator in the metro Atlanta area ✔ Be between 10 and 15 years old.
involved with teaching youths or adults Applications for both scholarships are
science, natural history or available on the Atlanta Audubon
environmental education in either a Website, www.atlantaaudubon.org.
formal school setting or a non-formal
environmental education program;
✔ Be available and willing to be
interviewed by the Atlanta Audubon
Scholarship Review Committee;
✔ Be willing to participate in three
Atlanta Audubon Society activities
during 2007;
✔ Be 18 years or older.

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safely to attract birds. Remember Atlanta Audubon has
people who can offer advice through the Wildlife By Art Hurt
Sanctuary Program. Contact Jacqueline McRae,
[email protected], for more information.
Again, as you remember last year and plan for the year
A verse, a flower,
to come, I challenge you to not only enjoy and be Birding, at a morning hour.
thrilled by the birds you come in contact with, but to
also to give back in support of the birds, which really Life may give us many
do matter, and to ensure that future generations can
things,
experience the same joy and satisfaction.
To our new members, welcome. To our members of But it is the bird
years past, I say thank you for all that you have done.
That gives our life wings.
And to each of you I wish you a happy and prosperous
New Year.

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 Update on the
Freedom Park Garden
The Freedom Park Bird and Butterfly Garden doubled in size this fall. "Team Buzz," 17
Georgia Tech students from Alpha Delta Chi sorority and Theta Xi
fraternity filled 17 yard waste bags as they helped us to clear the new
area. Twenty-eight fifth grade students from the gifted Challenge
Classes at Mary Lin school helped us put in the new native plants.
Audubon volunteers who helped to keep the garden watered until it
became dormant are Dorothy Dabbs, Rhett Smith, Linda Jones, Mary
Middlemas, Becky Valentine and Martha Treadwell. Dot Rogers is
working on getting us some permanent markers for the plants.
The garden is a joint project of the Atlanta Audubon Society and the
DeKalb Master Gardener Association and is located in Freedom Park at the corner of
Candler Park Drive and North Ave. in Atlanta.

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