FYI, in case anyone knows any potential candidates. Jim Miller is a great guy and solid scientist, I've worked with him before.
________________________________
Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Midwest Partners in Flight on behalf of James R Miller
Sent: Fri 12/1/2006 3:44 PM
To: MWPART-L@...
Subject: Re: Graduate Research Assistantship - grassland birds
Colleagues - please pass the following announcement on to anyone potential candidates that may be interested. Thanks!
Graduate Assistantship (PhD) in Avian Ecology Available at Iowa State University.
A Graduate Research Assistantship leading to a PhD at Iowa State University is currently available to examine the ecological response of grassland birds to fire-grazing interactions. The successful candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary team comprising faculty and students at Iowa State and Oklahoma State Universities with expertise in ornithology, entomology, botany, fire ecology, range management, and sociology. The research is fundamental to achieving the group's overall goal of devising and implementing strategies to conserve native grassland species on reserved lands and in working landscapes.
Salaries and research support are competitive. The 12-month stipend level is $17,500/year, and the position includes a tuition waiver and health care benefits. A start date of summer 2007 is preferred. The ideal candidate should have a degree in ecology, wildlife management, zoology, or a related discipline. Previous experience in ornithology, a strong quantitative background, and excellent English writing skills are essential. Preference will be given to candidates with the ability to identify prairie plants, familiarity with GIS, and experience in conducting independent research and publishing the results.
Application Process:
Applicants should send (via email) a cover letter outlining their research interests, a CV detailing their academic and professional backgrounds, and the names and contact addresses (including email) of three references to Dr. James Miller (jrmiller@...).
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Dr. James R. Miller
Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
and Department of Landscape Architecture
339 Science II
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3221
Phone: 515-294-6764
Fax: 515-294-7874
Email: jrmiller@... http://www.nrem.iastate.edu/jrmiller/
<http://www.nrem.iastate.edu/jrmiller/> ***************************************************************
________________________________
Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Rothman, Andrew W - DNR
Sent: Tue 12/5/2006 1:01 PM
To: Steele, Yoyi - DNR
Subject: FW: News article
Hey Yoyi,
Do you want to post this link on the WBCI yahoo list
P Andrew W. Rothman
Assistant Naturalist/Wildlife Educator
Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area
Bureau of Wildlife Management
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(*) phone: (920) 387-7886
(*) fax: (920) 387-7888
(*) e-mail: andrew.rothman@... http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/reclands/horicon/index.htm
______________________________________________
From: Robertson, Holly J - DNR
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 12:37 PM
To: Rothman, Andrew W - DNR
Subject: News article
Saw this news release and of course thougth of birdman.
Conservation and industry leaders today announced updated guidelines aimed at helping electric utility industries prevent bird electrocutions and ensure reliable power delivery
P Holly Robertson
Wildlife Rules and Regulations Assistant
Bureau of Wildlife Management
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(*) phone: (608) 266-2194
(*) e-mail: holly.robertson@...
________________________________
Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
[Federal Register: December 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 234)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70717-70733]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr06de06-23]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a
Petition To List the Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) as Threatened
With Critical Habitat
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
12-month finding on a petition to list the cerulean warbler (Dendroica
cerulea) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). The petition also asked that critical habitat be
designated for the species. After reviewing the best available
scientific and commercial information, we find that the petitioned
action is not warranted. *We ask the public to submit to us any new
information that becomes available concerning the status of, or threats
to, the species. This information will help us monitor and encourage the
conservation of this species.*
DATES: The finding announced in this document was made on November 28,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments and materials received, as well as supporting
documentation used in the development of this 12-month finding, will be
available for inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours
at the Columbia Ecological Services Field Office, 101 Park DeVille
Drive, Suite A, Columbia, Missouri 65203. Submit new information,
materials, comments, or questions concerning this species to the Service
at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Scott, Supervisor (see
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 573-234-2132, by facsimile at 573-234-2181,
or by electronic mail at charlie_scott@...
<mailto:charlie_scott@...>. Individuals who are hearing-impaired or
speech-impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for
TTY assistance.
*******
Previous Federal Actions
We added the cerulean warbler to our former Category 2 list of
candidate species on November 21, 1991 (56 FR 58804). Category 2
candidate species were those species for which we possessed data
indicating that proposing to list them as endangered or threatened was
possibly appropriate, but for which conclusive data on biological
vulnerability and threat were not available at that time to support
proposed rules. Category 1 candidate species were those for which we
[[Page 70718]]
possessed sufficient information on biological vulnerability and threats
to support proposals to list them as endangered or threatened species.
The cerulean warbler was also in the November 15, 1994, Candidate Notice
of Review (59 FR 58982) as a Category 2 candidate species. The list of
Category 2 species was eliminated by the Service in 1996. Since then the
Service has applied the term ``candidate species'' only to those species
previously considered to be ``Category 1'' candidates, and we apply the
same definition to these species (61 FR 7596; February 28, 1996). The
cerulean warbler has never been a Category 1 candidate species or a
candidate species, as defined, since 1996.
Due to concerns regarding the population trend of the species, in
1995, the Service contracted to Dr. Paul Hamel, of the U.S. Forest
Service's Southern Forest Research Station in Stoneville, Mississippi,
to develop a cerulean warbler rangewide status assessment report. Dr.
Hamel completed his report in April of 2000 (Hamel 2000a), and we
distributed it and posted it on our Web site at that time.
On November 6, 2000, the Service received an October 30, 2000,
letter from Douglas A. Ruley of the Southern Environmental Law Center in
Asheville, North Carolina. Mr. Ruley's letter conveyed a petition to
list the cerulean warbler as a threatened species and to designate
critical habitat for the species (Ruley 2000). The following
organizations were listed as the petitioners: National Audubon Society,
Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, American
Lands Alliance, Western North Carolina Alliance, Southern Appalachian
Biodiversity Project, Appalachian Voices, Cherokee Forest Voices,
Southern Environmental Law Center, Southern Appalachian Forest
Coalition, Heartwood, Dogwood Alliance, West Virginia Highlands
Conservancy, Inc., Virginia Forest Watch, Buckeye Forest Council,
Allegheny Defense Project, Vernon Civic Association, Conservation Action
Project, Superior Wilderness Action Network, Indiana Forest Alliance,
Regional Association of Concerned Environmentalists, Ouachita Watch
League, Newton County Wildlife Association, Chattooga Conservancy, Wild
Alabama, Georgia Forest Watch, and South Carolina Forest Watch.
On September 24, 2002, the Service made its initial 90-day finding
on the petition, and a notice of that finding was published in the
Federal Register on October 23, 2002 (67 FR 65083). Our finding was that
the petition presented substantial information indicating that the
petitioned action of listing the species may be warranted. At that time,
we initiated a status review, which included a 90-day comment period.
We received 290 responses to our request for additional information
in our 90-day finding for the cerulean warbler (67 FR 65083; October 23,
2002). A large number of these responses were identical or similar
comments. Comments and information were received from 12 State fish and
wildlife agencies within the range of the warbler, 4 academic
researchers, 2 county government agencies, the U.S. Forest Service (4
units), National Park Service (2 units), Department of Defense, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, a U.S. Congressman, 7 corporations, 40
nongovernmental organizations, numerous private citizens, and several
other entities. Additionally, we directly contacted, and received
information from, wildlife agencies and biologists within the cerulean
warbler's range in Canada and South America. We reviewed all responses
received, and those that contained new, updated, or additional
scientific or commercial data were thoroughly considered in this 12-
month finding.
Due to budget shortfalls during subsequent fiscal years, the Service
was unable to fund additional work on the petition until late in fiscal
year 2005. Since that time, we have analyzed the comments received after
the 2002 finding, reviewed new published and unpublished reports and
data on the species and factors affecting its habitat, and brought
together a panel of experts on the species to provide additional insight
into the current status and trends of the cerulean warbler.
After our resumption of work on the petition in late 2005, a lawsuit
was filed by five of the petitioners (National Audubon Society,
Defenders of Wildlife, Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project,
Western North Carolina Alliance, and Heartwood) in the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia on February 28, 2006. The suit asked
the Court, among other things, to compel the Service to make and publish
in the Federal Register a 12-month finding regarding the plaintiffs'
petition to list the cerulean warbler as a threatened species. Although
we had already resumed work on the petition, due to the lawsuit, we
entered into a settlement agreement with plaintiffs in which we agreed
to provide our 12-month finding to the Federal Register no later than
November 30, 2006.
**********************************
Since projections derived from the BBS data indicate effectively no
chance for this species to become extinct in the next 100 years unless
conditions change beyond what we can anticipate (see Extinction Risk
Analysis above), we do not believe this species is likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future. In short, a species with a
current population of perhaps half a million birds and quite possibly
more, declining chronically by 2 to 4 percent annually, is neither in
danger of extinction now or likely to become in danger of extinction in
the future that we can reasonably foresee. Thus, the Service concludes
that the cerulean warbler does not presently qualify for protection as
an endangered species or a threatened species under the Act and the
petitioned action is not warranted.
Summary
The cerulean warbler population is decreasing by approximately three
percent per year across its breeding range. A combination of habitat
losses and structural changes and fragmentation in remaining forest
habitats across the species' annual range are most likely the primary
causal factors contributing to this decline. The available information
on potential causal factors indicates these threats are, for the most
part, both already operating and will continue to operate in the
foreseeable future. Hence, we anticipate continued, gradual decline of
this species. We also conclude, however, that abundance will remain high
enough that the species effectively is in no danger of extinction in the
near term, and that, if the historical trend continues, tens of
thousands of cerulean warblers will remain in 100 years.
The Act defines an endangered species as a species in danger of
extinction in all or a significant portion of its range. Given the
available information including a population size approaching half a
million, perhaps more, cerulean warblers are not currently facing
extinction across their range. We do not consider the westernmost parts
of the range, where local extirpation could possibly occur in the next
few decades, as significant from the perspective of defining the entire
species as endangered, because those portions already contain only a
small fraction of the total population and their loss would not put the
remainder of the range at risk of extinction. Therefore, those
westernmost areas are not a significant portion of the species' range.
A threatened species, as defined in the Act, is a species likely to
become endangered in the foreseeable future in all or a significant
portion of its range. We do not believe that it is likely (more likely
to happen than not) that cerulean warblers will decline to a point where
they are endangered or facing extinction within the foreseeable future.
This is our conclusion, even if conditions were on the worst end of the
range for trends and abundance rather than the median or 'best'
estimates indicated by 40 years of breeding bird surveys. Again, we do
not consider those portions of the range with currently marginal
populations that may become at risk of extinction in less than 100 years
as significant to the entire species' projected extinction risk, and
thus they are not a significant portion of the range as used in the
definition of threatened. Based on the trends recorded in breeding
population counts and the assumption that those declines and their
causal factors will continue unabated, the likelihood of species
extinction, even as far into the future as 100 years, appears close to
zero.
Finding
We have carefully assessed the best scientific and commercial
information available regarding the past, present, and future threats
faced by the cerulean warbler. We reviewed the petition, available
published and unpublished scientific and commercial information, and
information submitted to us during the public comment period following
our 90-day petition finding. This finding reflects and incorporates
information we received during the public comment period and responds to
significant issues. We also consulted with recognized experts on the
cerulean warbler and its habitat from Federal and State agencies, non-
governmental conservation organizations, academia, and the forest
industry. On the basis of this review we have determined that the
listing of cerulean warbler as threatened or endangered is not warranted
under the Endangered Species Act, as amended.
If new impacts to the species arise in the future or if the Service
finds that the populations are declining significantly faster than they
were found to have done in the past or that threats are of greater
magnitude than they are currently, the Service can reexamine the listing
status of the cerulean warbler. We will continue to monitor the status
of the cerulean warbler and its habitat and will continue to accept
additional information and comments from all governmental agencies, the
scientific community, industry, or any other interested party concerning
this finding.
________________________________
Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Midwest Partners in Flight on behalf of Kreitinger, Kimberly E - DNR
Sent: Tue 12/5/2006 9:14 AM
To: MWPART-L@...
Subject: Bird Monitoring and Detectability Workshop - information
FYI -
P Kim Kreitinger
Wildlife Biologist
Bureau of Integrated Science Services
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(*) phone: (608) 221-5379
(*) fax: (608) 221-6353
(*) e-mail: kimberly.kreitinger@...
Following is a link to the website with information about the upcoming
workshop, "Bird Monitoring and Detectability: Understanding and Applying
The website currently has information on the agenda, lodging options,
information for planning travel and other local information (via CSU
Conference Services link), and other information.
Registration is currently NOT available. We are waiting on finalization
of the registration website. We anticipate that registration may be
available in 1 week, but it might take a bit longer. Please check back
to the website. We will circulate an announcement when the registration
is available.
Registration fees will be as follows:
Early Registration (by Jan. 26) -- $150 [$75 students]
Late Registration (after Jan. 26) - $225 [$150 students]
Computer Applications Workshop - $50
Notebook computer required, and limited to 40
participants.
Reminder - the audience for this workshop is professional biologists
that are involved with the development, implementation, and/or
interpretation of bird monitoring programs and related research.
Although we will be discussing some technical methods, an advanced
background in biometrics is not required to benefit greatly from this
workshop. While our focus is on birds, these methods are applicable to
many other taxa and all are welcome to attend.
Please let me know if you have any questions. We anticipate an
excellent workshop.
Cheers,
David
Please forgive cross-postings. Feel free to forward this information to
others that may find this of interest.
________________________________
Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Midwest Partners in Flight on behalf of Kreitinger, Kimberly E - DNR
Sent: Wed 12/6/2006 9:02 AM
To: MWPART-L@...
Subject: PRAIRIE GROUSE PLAN AFOOT
There are a dozen species of grouse that occur in North America, in
habitats as diverse as forest, prairie, shrub-steppe, and tundra. While
the North American Grouse Partnership (NAGP) has developed a North
American Grouse Management Strategy to highlight these species and to
generate support and cooperation for their management, planning concerns
persist. Although some of the dozen species, such as the two sage-grouse
species and the ruffed grouse, are already the focus of comprehensive
conservation planning efforts, still others, such as several species of
prairie grouse that are in trouble, have not received such specific
consideration.
That situation is now changing, with a developing plan for three species
of grouse - Greater Prairie-Chicken, Lesser Prairie-Chicken and
Sharp-tailed Grouse. Such a plan will address specific threats to, and
conservation actions for, each of these three grouse species.
Prairie grouse can be viewed as charismatic species of the Great Plains.
These three species require expansive and often complex habitat, thus
making them excellent indicators of ecosystem integrity at a landscape
level. . This is particularly significant since grassland habitat - at
least in terms of extent and quality - has declined dramatically from
historic conditions on the Great Plains due to multiple causes (e.g.,
conversion to cropland, encroachment by woody plants, energy
development, and urban sprawl).
Moreover, these three prairie grouse serve as flagship species for
demonstrating the need for preservation as well as for evaluating
proposed amounts and distributions for current management and potential
restoration of prairie ecosystems. As such, the evolving prairie grouse
plan can also benefit a host of other native species that depend on
healthy grasslands.
The proposed Prairie Grouse Management Plan will regionalize grassland
conservation goals according to Bird Conservation Regions (BCR)
identified by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI).
The effort's steering committee aims to have a draft Prairie Grouse
Management Plan completed in March 2007, with a final plan hopefully
approved in the fall.
This Birding Community E-bulletin is being distributed through the
generous support of Steiner Binoculars as a service to active and
concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the
protection of birds and their habitats. You can access an archive of our
past E-bulletins on the website of the National Wildlife Refuge
Association (NWRA): http://www.refugenet.org/birding/birding5.html
and on the birding pages for Steiner Binoculars http://www.steiner-birding.com/bulletin.html
P Kim Kreitinger
Wildlife Biologist
Bureau of Integrated Science Services
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(*) phone: (608) 221-5379
(*) fax: (608) 221-6353
(*) e-mail: kimberly.kreitinger@...
- Partners in Flight Mesoamerica Symposium in Mexico
- BirdLife International and Conservation International Symposium in
Guatemala
- SalvaNATURA Bird-a-Thon Supports Neotropical Migrant Monitoring
- 2007 Red Data Book - Threatened Birds of Ecuador
- IBA Directory of UK's Overseas Territories
- New Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge in Peru
- Migrating Ruby-throated Hummingbird Information Needed
- Rice and Waterbirds Working Group
- Penguin Population Plummets due to Overfishing
- Hopes Fade for the Survival of the Cozumel Thrasher
- Protection Succeeds for the Blue-Billed Curassow in Colombia
- New Bird Conservation Journal Launched in Colombia
- New Magazine from The Neotropical Bird Club
- Funding Request
And much more.
Saludos,
Jose M. Zolotoff-Pallais
Asesor Cientifico
FUNDACION COCIBOLCA
Apto Postal C-212
Tel:(505) 248-8234/35
Fax: (505) 249-4144
Managua, Nicaragua
www.mombacho.org
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Co-Chair
International Working Group
Partners in Flight
Editor of LA TANGARA
www.latangara.org
Well, it happened. The first ever WBCI - sponsored Jocotoco
Birdathon was a smashing success! In September, a group of twelve
adventurous birders, well stocked with gorp and rain gear, headed to
the Andes of Ecuador to do a bit of "conservation birding".
It's difficult to acurately describe birding in Ecuador,
but "sensory overload" somehow seems appropriate. When all was said
and done, we heard and saw 390 species of birds. The tally included
47 species of tanagers, 33 species of hummers, myriad flycatchers,
antbirds, ovenbirds, tapaculos, and a smattering of the rarest
feathered denizens on the planet - Jocotoco Antpitta, Long-wattled
Umbrellabird, and Golden-plumed Parakeet, to name just a few of the
headliners. We also raised more than $14,000 to help purchase
critical bird habitat in Ecuador.
We had so much fun, we're doing it again in August of 2007! If
you're interested in world class birding and would like to help
raise badly needed land acquisition funds for the Mindo Coludforest
Foundation, please click on the Long-Wattled Umbrellabird at
www.wisconsinbirds.org and consider joining us for the second
annual WBCI International Birdathon. There still three spots
available.
Saludos,
-Craig Thompson
FYI. Targeted to land trusts. Very tight deadline!!
________________________________
Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Important Bird Areas Program Discussion List on behalf of CECIL, John
Sent: Wed 12/13/2006 1:23 PM
To: IBA-LEADER@...
Subject: Funding Opportunity
The following has a very short deadline but is a great opportunity to
engage Land Trusts in IBA related conservation actions.
The Living Lands project provides funding for pilot projects that
encourage local land trusts to increase their capacity to engage in
biodiversity conservation. Land trusts may apply for up to $10,000.
Deadline: December 15. More information
<http://enews.asicanada.net/lta/linkLoc.cfm?id=196&imis=161162&iss=113&a
=1>
To take advantage of this kind of opportunity in the future, sign up for
e-mail updates at livinglands@....
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John Cecil
Director, Important Bird Areas Program
Audubon
545 Almshouse Road
Ivyland, Pennsylvania 18974
215-355-9588 ext. 15 (office)
973-262-4981 (mobile)
jcecil@...
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"Experience Nature - Get Outside!"
January 26-28, 2007
This year's WAEE Winter Workshop promises to be a fun filled weekend
with plenty of outdoor time, informative concurrent sessions, and
inspiring keynotes. Registration materials and workshop details are
available online at:
A wide variety of educational sessions are available to participants
during the weekend. Highlights of this year's workshop include:
Keynotes:
* "The Importance of Wilderness: The Legacy of Sigurd Olson" Steve
Sandstrom of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
* An Open Discussion on Teaching about Ethics, Scientific
Uncertainty, and the Heart" John Bates, author of five books on the
Northwoods and Upper Midwest
* "Growing Up Wild" Connecting Kids With Nature" Jeff Rennicke,
writer, former wilderness guide, and educator
Special Events:
* Winter Olympics
* Snowshoe Hike & Wolf Howl
* Nature Hikes
* Feasting with the Brutal Gourmet
Concurrent Sessions:
* Nature Inspired Jewelry
* Energy Activities for year Round Fun
* Effective Environmental Communication
* Reading the Stories of Winter
* EE Evaluation & Assessment
* Winter Wildlife Activities
* And many more..............
Don't wait - get your registration materials mailed into WAEE today!
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Hi Folks,
Ever wonder how small birds have adapted to survive Wisconsin's
winters? Interested in the allelic diversity of Wisconsin's prairie
grouse? Is that shrike I see on my way to work the same shrike that I
saw last year? Which county has the highest warbler richness? What
will be the next species to be found breeding in Wisconsin?
If you're interested in any or all of the above questions then please
join the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO) and the Wisconsin
Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI) in Port Washington on Feb. 23-24,
2007 for a symposium highlighting exciting new bird research,
inventory and monitoring efforts in Wisconsin. In addition, we will
introduce new citizen-science opportunities for birders and wildlife
enthusiasts to participate in for the coming field season. The
largest such effort, the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas, is recently
finished and we will be celebrating its completion and all of the
interesting results that were generated.
You can view the conference agenda and registration materials online
at www.wisconsinbirds.org. Please consider posting the pdf
announcement in your place of work if there are others who might be
interested.
Happy birding,
Andy Paulios
Citizen-based Monitoring Network Liaison
Bureau of Endangered Resources
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 South Webster St.
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-267-0813
Fax: 608-266-2925
eMail: Andy.Paulios@...
Read the papers (you need not subscribe to access them) in a relatively
new Canadian online peer-reviewed journal, Avian Conservation and
Ecology (with accompanying choices of papers in either HTML or pdfs),
at http://www.ace-eco.org/
William P. Mueller
MCAMMP Project Coordinator
Issues Committee Chair, Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI)
Conservation Chair, Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO)
1242 S. 45th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53214
(414) 643-7279
E-mail: iltlawas@...
or erythrocephalus59@...
On the web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iltlawas/index.html
Just a reminder to send your registration soon for Symposium 2007: Recent
Developments in Wisconsin Ornithology, to be held in Port Washington
February 23 and 24. A registration fee increase takes effect January 23,
meaning you have less than two weeks to get your registration in at the
lower fee.
You can find complete information on the WBCI website. Visit
http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/ and look for the link to the pdf file. Or
contact me with questions.
Here are some highlights:
The Friday night keynote address by Dr. Paul Salaman, International Programs
Director, American Bird Conservancy, focuses on research ABC has done on
Golden-winged Warblers in Latin America. This work has great impact in
Wisconsin, since about 70% of the global population of Golden-winged
Warblers nests here and in Minnesota.
Friday talks, emphasizing ornithological projects in Wisconsin, include:
• avian influenza;
• winter survival of small birds;
• research conducted on several bird species (Brown-headed Cowbird and
Red-winged Blackbird, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Greater Prairie-chicken, Northern
Shrike, and Black Tern);
• and more!
Saturday talks, emphasizing citizen-monitoring opportunities, include:
• keynote address and recognition ceremony on the recently published Atlas
of the Breeding Birds of Wisconsin;
• bird surveys and other citizen opportunities with several bird species
(Eastern Bluebird, Red-shouldered Hawk, and owls);
• Important Bird Areas dedication;
• landscaping for birds; and
• bird identification.
(Please note that the schedule is subject to change.)
Christine Reel
Waukesha
Symposium registrar
_________________________________________________________________
From photos to predictions, The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes has
it all. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline1
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 12, 2007
Contact:
Dr. James Gilardi, World Parrot Trust, (530) 756-6340,
gilardi@...
Joe Vickless, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0237,
jvickless@...
Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy, (202) 234-7181 ext: 216,
sholmer@...
EU Permanently Bans Imports of Wild Birds
Conservation Groups Hail Ban that Will Save Millions of Birds a Year
Washington, D.C. ? The EU decided unanimously yesterday to prohibit
the
import of wild birds in order to prevent the introduction of
infectious
diseases including avian influenza. As a result, as many as four
million
birds a year will remain in the wild, spared from the international
pet
trade.
The EU passed a temporary ban on the import of wild birds in 2005
when a
bird infected with the highly pathogenic strain of avian flu was
found in a
quarantine facility in the United Kingdom. Yesterday?s decision makes
that
ban permanent. Prior to 2005, the EU constituted 90 percent of the
world?s
market for wild birds, importing some two million birds annually. Bird
conservation experts estimate that roughly half of the birds
harvested for
sale in the EU died during capture and transport. Many of these
birds, such
as the African gray parrot and the scarlet macaw, are rare and
endangered
species.
?This measure is a huge step forward for bird conservation and
welfare, and
much needed protection for public health and agriculture,? said Dr.
James
Gilardi, director of the World Parrot Trust.
Over the last two years, a coalition of some 240 conservation and
animal
welfare groups urged the EU to end all such imports because of
infectious
diseases, wild bird conservation and animal welfare concerns. World
Parrot
Trust, Defenders of Wildlife and American Bird Conservancy, along with
partners in the Bird Conservation Alliance and groups in the EU led
this
effort.
Markos Kyprianou, EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer protection,
responded to the coalition?s pressure by requesting an independent
scientific review of the trade by the European Food Safety Authority
(EFSA)
in May 2005. These EFSA findings published eight weeks ago provided
the
scientific foundation for yesterday?s decision, documenting the
substantial
risks to biosecurity and animal welfare created by this trade.
?Our coalition sounded the alarm in December 2004, warning the EU
that the
most likely route for the introduction of avian flu was the pet
trade,?
said Kristen Genovese, associate international counsel at Defenders of
Wildlife. ?Commissioner Kyprianou heard our message and took decisive
action, which led to this permanent ban. For that he deserves much
recognition.?
The regulation approved yesterday sets out a new and restrictive
regimen
whereby any exotic birds imported to Europe must be bred in captivity
in
approved facilities. These birds may only be exported by countries
which
are already deemed safe by the EU for poultry exports, including the
United
States, Australia, Canada and a few other major trading partners.
?Europe has crossed an important threshold by banning this archaic
trade.
The bird trade has killed millions more wild birds than the bird flu
this
ban seeks to stem. Congratulations to the commissioners on this
decision
which will certainly have a positive impact on rare bird species
throughout
the world,? said Mike Parr, vice president at American Bird
Conservancy.
The EFSA press release and reports are available at
www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/ahaw_op_ej410_captive
_birds
.html.
High resolution photos of birds popular in the pet trade are
available at
www.birdsareforwatching.org/press/.
###
The World Parrot Trust works for the conservation and welfare of
parrots,
worldwide. Founded in 1989, the Trust has regional branches North
America,
Asia, Australia and Europe; together they have aided the conservation
of 37
species of parrots in 22 countries.
Defenders of Wildlife is recognized as one of the nation's most
progressive
advocates for wildlife and its habitat. With more than 500,000
members and
supporters, Defenders of Wildlife is an effective leader on endangered
species issues.
American Bird Conservancy works to conserve wild birds and their
habitats
throughout the Americas. See www.abcbirds.org for more information.
Steve Holmer
Director of Public Relations
American Bird Conservancy
202/234-7181 ext. 216 or
202/744-6459 (cell)
sholmer@...
www.abcbirds.org
"
submitted by:
William P. Mueller
WSO Conservation Chair
WBCI Issues Committee Chair
Milwaukee, WI
(414) 643-7279
E-mail: iltlawas@...
or erythrocephalus59@...
On the web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iltlawas/index.html
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 12, 2007
Contact:
Dr. James Gilardi, World Parrot Trust, (530) 756-6340,
gilardi@...
Joe Vickless, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0237,
jvickless@...
Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy, (202) 234-7181 ext: 216,
sholmer@...
EU Permanently Bans Imports of Wild Birds
Conservation Groups Hail Ban that Will Save Millions of Birds a Year
Washington, D.C. ? The EU decided unanimously yesterday to prohibit
the
import of wild birds in order to prevent the introduction of
infectious
diseases including avian influenza. As a result, as many as four
million
birds a year will remain in the wild, spared from the international
pet
trade.
The EU passed a temporary ban on the import of wild birds in 2005
when a
bird infected with the highly pathogenic strain of avian flu was
found in a
quarantine facility in the United Kingdom. Yesterday?s decision makes
that
ban permanent. Prior to 2005, the EU constituted 90 percent of the
world?s
market for wild birds, importing some two million birds annually. Bird
conservation experts estimate that roughly half of the birds
harvested for
sale in the EU died during capture and transport. Many of these
birds, such
as the African gray parrot and the scarlet macaw, are rare and
endangered
species.
?This measure is a huge step forward for bird conservation and
welfare, and
much needed protection for public health and agriculture,? said Dr.
James
Gilardi, director of the World Parrot Trust.
Over the last two years, a coalition of some 240 conservation and
animal
welfare groups urged the EU to end all such imports because of
infectious
diseases, wild bird conservation and animal welfare concerns. World
Parrot
Trust, Defenders of Wildlife and American Bird Conservancy, along with
partners in the Bird Conservation Alliance and groups in the EU led
this
effort.
Markos Kyprianou, EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer protection,
responded to the coalition?s pressure by requesting an independent
scientific review of the trade by the European Food Safety Authority
(EFSA)
in May 2005. These EFSA findings published eight weeks ago provided
the
scientific foundation for yesterday?s decision, documenting the
substantial
risks to biosecurity and animal welfare created by this trade.
?Our coalition sounded the alarm in December 2004, warning the EU
that the
most likely route for the introduction of avian flu was the pet
trade,?
said Kristen Genovese, associate international counsel at Defenders of
Wildlife. ?Commissioner Kyprianou heard our message and took decisive
action, which led to this permanent ban. For that he deserves much
recognition.?
The regulation approved yesterday sets out a new and restrictive
regimen
whereby any exotic birds imported to Europe must be bred in captivity
in
approved facilities. These birds may only be exported by countries
which
are already deemed safe by the EU for poultry exports, including the
United
States, Australia, Canada and a few other major trading partners.
?Europe has crossed an important threshold by banning this archaic
trade.
The bird trade has killed millions more wild birds than the bird flu
this
ban seeks to stem. Congratulations to the commissioners on this
decision
which will certainly have a positive impact on rare bird species
throughout
the world,? said Mike Parr, vice president at American Bird
Conservancy.
The EFSA press release and reports are available at
www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/ahaw_op_ej410_captive
_birds
.html.
High resolution photos of birds popular in the pet trade are
available at
www.birdsareforwatching.org/press/.
###
The World Parrot Trust works for the conservation and welfare of
parrots,
worldwide. Founded in 1989, the Trust has regional branches North
America,
Asia, Australia and Europe; together they have aided the conservation
of 37
species of parrots in 22 countries.
Defenders of Wildlife is recognized as one of the nation's most
progressive
advocates for wildlife and its habitat. With more than 500,000
members and
supporters, Defenders of Wildlife is an effective leader on endangered
species issues.
American Bird Conservancy works to conserve wild birds and their
habitats
throughout the Americas. See www.abcbirds.org for more information.
Steve Holmer
Director of Public Relations
American Bird Conservancy
202/234-7181 ext. 216 or
202/744-6459 (cell)
sholmer@...
www.abcbirds.org
"
submitted by:
William P. Mueller
WSO Conservation Chair
WBCI Issues Committee Chair
Milwaukee, WI
(414) 643-7279
E-mail: iltlawas@...
or erythrocephalus59@...
On the web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iltlawas/index.html
"The FCC is currently seeking public comment on whether it should adopt measures to reduce migratory bird collisions with communications towers. <..> It has taken more than 8 years of work by committed individuals and organizations to get the FCC to this point of potential action on the issue."
COMMENT DEADLINE: JANUARY 22, 2007
That's on: http://www.towerkill.com/ along with info on submitting your comment. Here's an article about tower kills in Wisconsin..
With the fall bird migration at its height, one of many dangers faced by nighttime migrants was harshly illustrated recently when as many as 400 disoriented songbirds were killed as they crashed into the guy wires holding up a Madison television tower.
The incident, on the night of Sept. 13-14, may lead to the creation of a group to study the dangers posed to migrating flocks by communication towers, said bird specialists with the Department of Natural Resources.
"It's an issue that has been with us for decades," said Sumner Matteson, an avian ecologist with the DNR. "But we really haven't done anything about it."
DNR bird experts and many amateur birders have been talking about the kill last month at the WMTV (Ch. 15) tower adjacent to the West Madison Little League fields just off Schroeder Road. A similar kill happened on the night of Sept. 7-8, said Steven Ugoretz, an environmental specialist with the DNR who works on tower-related issues. [continued: http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2005/10/05/0510050026.php]
Got some notes from folks with the same trouble I first had on the
comment form: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi
Be sure to put the number: 03-187 under 'Proceeding' in the top left
corner of the form, or you'll have to start over.
keedo
> "The FCC is currently seeking public comment on whether it should
adopt measures to reduce migratory bird collisions with communications
towers. <..> It has taken more than 8 years of work by committed
individuals and organizations to get the FCC to this point of potential
action on the issue." COMMENT DEADLINE: JANUARY 22, 2007 That's on:
http://www.towerkill.com/ along with info on submitting your comment.
Here's an article about tower kills in
> Wisconsin.. BIRDS FLOCK TO DEAD END TV TOWER GUY WIRES KILL 400 IN
ONE NIGHT Wisconsin State Journal, Wed Oct 5 2005
> http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?
ref=/wsj/2005/10/05/0510050026.\php
________________________________
Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Important Bird Areas Program Discussion List on behalf of CECIL, John
Sent: Tue 1/16/2007 8:34 AM
To: IBA-LEADER@...
Subject: US debate continues over future of "bird jewel"
The following is from BirdLife International and Audubon California.
Please take action by clicking the link at the end of the article.
<http://www.birdlife.org/zoom.html?desc=images/photos/b_black-necked_sti
lt_flying.html&width=&caption=Black-necked+Stilt+%3CI%3E+Himantopus+mexi
canus+%3C%2FI%3E+-+one+of+the+many+birds+known+to+inhabit+Salton+Sea+IBA
>
Michael Gore/BirdLife
Black-necked Stilt - one of the many birds known to inhabit Salton Sea
IBA
Zoom In
<http://www.birdlife.org/zoom.html?desc=images/photos/b_black-necked_sti
lt_flying.html&width=400&caption=Black-necked+Stilt+%3CI%3E+Himantopus+m
exicanus+%3C%2FI%3E+-+one+of+the+many+birds+known+to+inhabit+Salton+Sea+
IBA>
US debate continues over future of "bird jewel"
15-01-2007
Concerns are being raised by Audubon (BirdLife in the US) over the
future of California's Salton Sea, an Important Bird Area that is home
to one in five species found in North America.
The State of California have been tasked to come up with a plan for
restoring the Sea, but so far none of the proposals outlined by the
state in its Draft Environmental Impact Report include actions to
"adequately" maintain the site as a habitat for wildlife,
conservationists argue.
Salton Sea is an inland saline lake located in the Colorado Desert of
Southern California. The Sea was created in 1905 when heavy rain and
snowmelt caused the Colorado River to breach an upland dyke, flooding
the surrounding lowlands. The Sea covers an area of 376 square miles and
is a vital refuge for over 400 bird species.
In recent years the Sea's restoration has become an increasingly
important issue because nutrients and contaminants brought in from
irrigation waters have become concentrated as water has evaporated. Over
time this has impacted on the micro-organisms living in the Sea's
waters, negatively affecting the birds and other wildlife that are
dependent on the site for food.
"Although the Salton Sea has manmade origins, its importance for birds
is now all the more critical since in the past century California has
lost most of its traditional habitat." -Julia Levin, State Policy
Director, Audubon California.
"As California's largest lake and a key stopover for millions of birds
every year, the Salton Sea has become a 'bird jewel' in North America's
biodiversity." said Julia Levin, State Policy Director, Audubon
California. "Any actions proposed to restore the site must fully
acknowledge the enormous value the Salton Sea has for birds and
biodiversity."
The area supports up to 30% of the global population of American White
Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos and Mountain Plover Charadrius
montanus, as well as significant populations of White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi, Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus and Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia.
"Although the Salton Sea has manmade origins, its importance for birds
is now all the more critical since in the past century California has
lost most of its traditional habitat." Ms Levin commented.
Audubon and Audubon California are urging support for the State of
California to choose a restoration plan that takes the best features
from the outlined alternatives and puts together the best possible plan
to protect wildlife, recreation and shoreline.
To voice your support visit: Audubon - Take Action: 'Save the Salton
Sea' <http://audubonaction.org/campaign/saltonsea/na25b837t?>
________________________________
Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Important Bird Areas Program Discussion List on behalf of CECIL, John
Sent: Sat 1/20/2007 12:21 PM
To: IBA-LEADER@...
Subject: FW: - Teaming with Wildlife Update
FYI... See below for the latest news from the Teaming with Wildlife
Coalition.
To: Teaming with Wildlife Coalition
From: Naomi Edelson, Teaming with Wildlife Director
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Date: January 19, 2007
RE: Teaming with Wildlife Achievements in 2006
The coming year is already looking to be an exciting one for the Teaming
with Wildlife Coalition! Before we jump into a new round of State
Wildlife Grants appropriations, new state funding initiatives, and a
shot at long-term federal funding for wildlife conservation, its good to
reflect on what we've already accomplished. In 2006, Teaming with
Wildlife grew and changed in big ways to better lead the fight for
long-term funding for wildlife conservation and related recreation and
education. Here are some big accomplishments from 2006:
Coalition Organizing
* The Teaming with Wildlife Coalition grew by almost 2,000 member
organizations in 2006! This reflects the growing excitement over the
state wildlife action plans and a realization that they need greater
funding.
* A coalition toolkit <http://www.teaming.com/ctk/index.html> was
released with templates, ideas, and information on what other state
agencies and conservation groups are doing and could do to build a
strong coalition in their own state.
* The 2006 annual Teaming with Wildlife Fly-In was attended by a
record breaking 152 participants from 43 states. We hope you will join
us again in 2007 <http://www.teaming.com/flyin_2007.htm> !
Legislative Achievements
* Thanks to coalition efforts, the State Wildlife Grants program
received an increase in the President's budget to $74.7 million and a
record 226 members of Congress signed a Dear Colleague letter in support
of $85 million for the program
* The Association worked with key senators to introduce an
amendment to dedicate a percentage of federal oil and gas revenues to
the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program (similar to State
Wildlife Grants but includes education and recreation etc). Sets stage
for new action in 2007.
* The National Wildlife Federation, working with others on the
Teaming with Wildlife Steering Committee, got wildlife funding including
into many of climate change bills (Wildlife Conservation and Restoration
Program provision just like above amendment).
Outreach
* Two reports were published by Teaming with Wildlife in 2006: The
State Wildlife Grants Five-Year Accomplishment Report
<http://www.teaming.com/pdf/SWG_Report.pdf> , highlighting the
successful wildlife conservation projects being conducted with this
federal funding, and the State Wildlife Action Plans Summary Report
<http://www.teaming.com/pdf/StateWildlifeActionPlansReportwithStateSumma
ries.pdf> , describing the planning process behind the state wildlife
action plans and some of the priority actions which they identify.
Also, four page summaries of every state's wildlife action plan
<http://www.teaming.com/action_plan_summaries.htm> were released.
* An intense outreach campaign to reporters included a press
conference at the Outdoor Writers Association of America's annual
conference and a hospitality reception and booth at the Society of
Environmental Journalists annual conference.
* In order to train Teaming with Wildlife Communicators on common
messages to use when communicating about the State Wildlife Action Plan
<http://www.teaming.com/communications.htm> , multiple webex trainings
and workshops at conferences around the country were conducted.
Wildlife Action Plan Implementation
* In August, the Association hosted the "One Year Later" Meeting
<http://www.teaming.com/state_wildlife_strategies.htm> on the state
wildlife action plans which attracted over 170 people from 42 states,
along with many federal agencies and conservation organizations.
* The state wildlife action plans were formally integrated into
several federal agency processes, including the Department of
Transportation and Bureau of Land Management.
The opportunities for Teaming with Wildlife to succeed are ever
increasing as we enter a new year. Thank you for all of your hard work
in growing the coalition, implementing the wildlife action plans,
communicating with the media, and advocating for wildlife funding!
Let's keep the momentum growing!
Just skimming the top of the list on this topic, here are some links to relatively recent information on the effects of climate change on bird (and other wildlife) populations:
The WBCI Outreach Committee has just finished the first edition of the
WBCI Newsletter. The newsletter is now available on the WBCI website
(www.wisconsinbirds.org). It is the committee's intention to use the
newsletter to provide updates on WBCI related activities and bird
conservation in general for the benefit of our partners and the public.
Each issue will contain announcements, upcoming events, featured
columns, and other topics of interest. We will also provide information
on the many ways you can contribute to conservation here in Wisconsin
as well as on national and international fronts. With your help, we
hope to make this newsletter a bi-annual feature. We invite you to
submit articles, photos, upcoming events, and suggestions on how we can
improve future issues of the newsletter to Lynn Ratkowski
(lynn@...), Editor.
Submitted by Jamie Nack, Chair, WBCI Outreach Committee
Hello fellow birders! I am here to get you thinking about spring...
My name is Emilie Travis, a second semester MS student at UW-Madison.
I will be assessing the impacts to avian mortality from communication
towers across Dane County. Our hope is to gain access to 11 towers and
have them searched on a daily basis for approximately 6 weeks during
the spring migration season. We are planning to repeat this study next
fall and next year as well, but one season at a time.
Getting to the point here, I am looking for folks interested in
assisting in my project. I think it is important to get the public
involved in these types of project so that we can better understand,
as a whole, the impact from towers to the bird world. Because the
project requires early mornings, I hope to recruit several (~25)
people so that each person is only required to conduct searches on one
morning per week, unless you have the time to undertake more. No
person would be required to search more than 3 towers in a morning.
Some towers are in close proximity to one another, so it would not
require miles of driving. And related to driving, the project has just
enough money to reimburse for mileage. The information we will be
collecting from this project will be critical in developing solutions
to resolve bird collisions with communication towers.
I do hope some of you folks can find the time to devote yourselves to
helping. I cannot do this without the bird community's support. If
you have any questions, feel free to contact me via email. Preferred
email is: ertravis@... -I will get back to you faster, but
writing to this account is ok too.
Thank you for your time, and I will likely be re-posting this message
in a few weeks, as a kind reminder.
The following information on Avian Odyssey 2007 has been posted by
Jamie Nack (WBCI Outreach Committee, Chair) on behalf of
Scott Diehl (WI Humane Society - Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, WBCI
Issues Committee)
___________________________________________________
Avian Odyssey 2007 - Is a fun and exciting birding fundraiser to
benefit wild bird rehabilitation and conservation at the Wisconsin
Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
(http://www.wihumane.org/wildlife/default.aspx), while promoting
birding in Wisconsin.
When: Any single day (midnight to midnight) of your choosing from May
1, 2007 through May 31, 2007. You don't have to go out birding for
24 hours straight, though some birders do this! But we'd suggest
devoting at least 6-8 hours to your one-day birding effort.
Where: Anywhere you choose to look for birds! It doesn't even have to
be in Wisconsin; it can be your own backyard, a local park, or a trip
across your state! In fact, you are not even limited to one single
state, if you want to start your trip in one state and finish in
another, that's fine too!
Why: Of course, to have fun birding during the peak of spring
migration, either alone or with friends; but most importantly, to
raise money for the life-saving programs for wild birds at the
Wisconsin Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
How: For this event, once you register we'll provide you with a web
site of your own that you can easily customize if you'd like, or use
it just the way it is. You then get your family, friends and
coworkers to go online to your web site to donate to your birding
effort. You just need to set a reasonable goal for the number of
species of birds you will expect to see on your "Big Day" of birding,
and ask folks to donate an amount (50 cents? A dollar?) for each
bird species you expect to see. For a very experienced birder, you
may plan on going out all day with a goal of seeing 150 or more
species of birds. Whereas, a less experienced birder may wish to
bird in their own suburban yard or a nearby park, and you might
expect to see 30 species.
After your birding trip you can update your web site with a narrative
to tell your donors about the places you visited and the highlights
of your birding day. You can even add digital pictures to your web
site!
Registrants will have the option to purchase an official Avian
Odyssey logo T-shirt and/or hat.
To get started, visit the Avian Odyssey web site at
http://savinglives.wihumane.org/AvianOdyssey.
Prizes: We are working on gathering some great prizes to award to the
top money-raising individuals and teams. There is even a photo
contest with prizes going to the best photos taken while
participating in the Avian Odyssey!
Avian Odyssey Participation Categories
1). Backyard Odyssey – Birding confined to your own yard or a defined
property (e.g. a nature center, wildlife refuge, etc.); a corporate
team or single birder could do a corporate property.
2). A "Single County Odyssey" – Birding confined to one single
county.
3). "Big Birding Odyssey" – birds seen or heard in one 24-hour period
(midnight to midnight) in an unlimited area.
To get started, just go to the Avian Odyssey registration page:
http://savinglives.wihumane.org/AvianOdyssey.
Avian Odyssey corporate sponsorship and donation opportunities: With
your help, we would like to award great prizes (e.g. premium
binoculars, spotting scopes, birding trips, etc.) to the top money-
raising teams and individuals. Also, we want to use other items that
are donated to create prize packages to award to participants that
excel in other categories that might include: the most species seen
in the shortest distance traveled and the highest total number of
species seen in various categories of participation. We are asking
that you donate item(s) from your company that would be appealing to
birders (i.e. binoculars, spotting scopes, birding trips, bird
feeders, certificates for birders, feeding supplies, field guides,
magazine subscriptions, hiking gear or clothing, etc.).
Please note that if you decide to contribute, it will not go
unnoticed. Your company will receive great recognition! Sponsors will
have their logo and a link to their business included on the event
web page; prize donor's names will also be listed on the WHS Avian
Odyssey web site. This will be great chance for exposure for your
company, while you support wild bird conservation and rehabilitation
at WHS, and birding in Wisconsin. Our high-profile web site receives
approximately 150,000 visitors to the site monthly! And of course,
any donation to WHS is tax-deductible.
If you are interested in helping sponsor or donating to this event,
or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact our
Development Specialist, Jeffrey Raddatz at 414-431-6121, or via email
at jraddatz@....
WBCIers,
Here's an interesting update on the issue of global
warming and bird conservation.
Andy Paulios
McFarland, WI
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sperling, David L - DNR
> Sent: Wed 2/7/2007 8:34 AM
> To: Paulios, Andy T - DNR; Matteson, Sumner - DNR;
> Hoffman, Randolph M - DNR
> Subject: FW: "Canaries on the Coalmine" Show Global
> Warming Causing Harm to Wildlife
>
> This would certainly interest your WBCI partners.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Steve Holmer [mailto:sholmer@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:27 AM
> To: abcbirds-news@...
> Subject: "Canaries on the Coalmine" Show Global
> Warming Causing Harm to Wildlife
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Canaries on the Coalmine" Show Global Warming
> Causing Harm to Wildlife
>
>
>
> (Washington D.C. - February 7, 2007) - The Senate
> Subcommittee on Global Warming and Wildlife under
> the leadership of Senator Joseph Lieberman is
> holding a hearing today
>
<http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_id=7\
efcd166-802a-23ad-4634-25057d9d08bf>
> to review the impacts of global warming on
> wildlife.
>
>
>
> "Canaries were once used by coal miners to detect
> deadly gases," said George Fenwick, President of
> American Bird Conservancy (ABC). "Today,
> scientists are already documenting negative impacts
> on many bird species from global warming - a clear
> warning to society of the risks it faces - and
> another reason we must enact solutions now."
>
>
>
> A fact sheet, based on a report produced by ABC and
> the National Wildlife Federation, details the
> impacts of global warming on birds and is available
> at http://www.abcbirds.org/global_warming_report.pdf
>
>
>
>
> Contact: Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy,
> 202/234-7181, sholmer@..., www.abcbirds.org
> <http://www.abcbirds.org/>
>
>
>
> #30#
>
>
>
> ABC is the only 501(c)(3) organization that works
> solely to conserve native wild birds and their
> habitats throughout the Americas. ABC acts to
> safeguard the rarest bird species, restore habitats,
> and reduce threats, while building capacity in the
> conservation movement. ABC is the voice for birds,
> ensuring that they are adequately protected; that
> sufficient funding is available for bird
> conservation; and that land is protected and
> properly managed to maintain viable habitat.
>
>
>
> ABC is a membership organization that is
> consistently awarded a top, four-star rating by the
> independent group, Charity Navigator.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Steve Holmer
>
> Director of Public Relations
>
> American Bird Conservancy
>
> 202/234-7181 ext. 216 or
>
> 202/744-6459 (cell)
>
> sholmer@...
>
> www.abcbirds.org
>
>
>
>
> >
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participating in any way. For more information on
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http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/Research.htm.
Our next meeting is scheduled for March 8th in Madison
at the Science Operations Center in Madison. The
focus of the meeting is on long-term bird monitoring
programs in Wisconsin and our coordinated bird
monitoring plan efforts. We will be
reviewing/approving Ryan Brady's progress to date and
prioritizing and beginning to implement new efforts.
Thanks,
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Citizen-based Monitoring Network Liaison
Bureau of Endangered Resources
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101 South Webster St.
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Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Midwest Partners in Flight on behalf of Kreitinger, Kimberly E - DNR
Sent: Thu 2/15/2007 9:18 AM
To: MWPART-L@...
Subject: Raptor Protection on Power Lines: The State of the Art in 2006
Updated edition of Suggested Practices for Avian Protection on Power
Lines now available. This version expands the focus of avian/power line
issues from raptors to include other protected migratory birds. It is
available for sale at:
P Kim Kreitinger
Wildlife Biologist
Bureau of Integrated Science Services
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(*) phone: (608) 221-5379
(*) fax: (608) 221-6353
(*) e-mail: kimberly.kreitinger@...
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Yoyi Steele
WI Important Bird Areas Coordinator
101 S. Webster Street, WM/6
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-8169
Fax: 608-267-7857
Email: yoyi.steele@... http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba
-----Original Message-----
From: Important Bird Areas Program Discussion List on behalf of Alicia F. Craig
Sent: Thu 2/15/2007 10:19 PM
To: IBA-LEADER@...
Subject: Re: Recent Posts to the List
Join us for the spring Bird Conservation Alliance meeting on March 12th at
the new offices of Conservation International in Crystal City, Arlington.
Our focus for this meeting will be looking at Bird Habitat and the Farm
Bill. Materials for BCA members that are interested in the optional visit to
Capitol Hill on March 13th will be provided at the meeting on the 12th. In
addition to a wealth of information presented by the speakers, we will gain
some insight into the current political climate on Capitol Hill and take a
peek at the latest climate change issues. Our Keynote speaker is Omar
Carvajal from Central Peru, who will take us on a virtual tour of the
country, and discuss the area's ecotourism issues. We end our meeting with a
happy hour (cash bar). $15 meeting registration (register at
<https://www.abcbirds.org/membership/bca_spring07_reg.htm> https://www.abcbirds.org/membership/bca_spring07_reg.htm ) includes lunch
and coffee breaks. The agenda and more details will be posted in the BCA
member Website. Contact Alicia Craig at
<http://by16fd.bay16.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=A133583C-C
5B6-40CF-BA70-F515F8FE0C78&start=0&len=21030&src=&type=x&to=acraig@abcbirds.
org&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&a=e
f00fbbb8f1ffb740647d8f8cfac82177581cf179b45fd8d81b0c63afc32257c>
acraig@... for more information. Please share this information with
others you feel may be interested.
Thanks!
Alicia
Bird Conservation Alliance National Spring Meeting
Conservation International Office
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500
Arlington, VA
March 12, 2007
8:30 a.m. Coffee/Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
9:15 BCA Business
9:30 Policy Issues Update - Perry Plumart and Darin Schroeder, American Bird
Conservancy
10: 00 Current Political Climate -
10:30 Media - How to Make it Work - Steve Holmer, ABC
10:50 Break
11:00 Bird Habitat Conservation and the Farm Bill
Farm Bill - 'The Basics' - Amie Delach, Defenders of Wildlife
Farm Bill - 'The Details' - Scott Faber, Environmental Defense
12:00 Climate Change -Katrina Managan, National Wildlife Federation, Global
Warming National Policy Director.
12:45 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 Farm Bill - 'Farm Bill Advocacy' - Tim Male, Environmental Defense
1:50 Breakouts for discussions of issues and effective lobbying
3:00 Back together - wrap up Farm Bill Discussions
3:30 Keynote Speaker - Omar Carvajal, 'Central Peru Birds and Biodiversity
Corridor'
4:30 Happy Hour
March 13th - Optional Lobby Day: If you would like to visit Capital Hill to
talk to lawmakers about the importance of the Farm bill and its conservation
programs to bird species, please let Alicia know.
Alicia Frances Craig
Director, Bird Conservation Alliance
American Bird Conservancy
BCA office in Indiana
PO Box 90290
Indianapolis, IN 46240
317-251-2473
Washington DC ABC Office
1731 Connecticut Avenue NW 3rd Floor
Washington DC 20009
202-234-7181
The Bird Conservation Alliance is a network of organizations whose focus is
the conservation, study, and observation of birds. Through the Alliance,
millions of birdwatchers and concerned citizens are united with conservation
professionals, scientists, and educators for the conservation of wild birds.
If you know of someone who can help, please contact Linda.
Christine Reel
For WSO
>From: Linda Curtis <lcurtisbotanist@...>
>To: wso1939@...
>Subject: bobwhite quail nesting and sedges
>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:03:31 -0500
>
>Hello, I am author of Woodland Carex of the Upper Midwest and would like
>a contact with anyone familiar with groundbird nests, such as bobwhites,
>and the leaves, especially sedges, used in their simple nests.
>Also, since I'm giving a talk on bobwhites to our Citrus Co. Florida
>Audubon meeting next week, I'd like to ask if the populations of bobwhites
>are down dramatically? For the first time ever, not a one sighted for our
>annual bird count. We have a new predator, the 9-banded armadillo,
>originally from Texas, building large populations, so much so, Orlando
>Florida is using live trapping for the first time.
>Regards, Linda
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