Rainier Audubon Society February 2009 Federal Way United Methodist Church 29645 - 51st Ave. So. (in unincorporated Auburn) 9800 1 Directions: In Federal Way, take 320th St. EAST past The Commons, crossing over I-5 and Military Rd. At 321st St, turn left. Stay on 321 st as it bec omes 5 1st Ave. So. F ollow 5 1st Ave. to 296th. Church wil l be on your left at 296th. Daniel Poleschook, Jr. and Virginia R. Gumm will present “Washington’s Not-So Common Loon” at Rainier’s February program. The presentation will feature Common Loon description, behavior, ecology, and the conser vation measures required to maintain or increase its low breeding population ofless than 15 territorial pairs in Washington. Ginger and Daniel have both been nature photographers since the early 1970s. They met in 1992 at a nature photography seminar Daniel was presenting in Seattle; since then, they have photographed together. From 1996 to the present, they have specialized in capturing images Monday, February 16, at 7:00 PM Rainier Audubon Presents W ashingto n ’s Not-So Co mmon Loo n A presentation by Daniel Poleschook Jr . and Virginia of Common Loons and otherwater birds. They have given nature photography and conservation presentations to organizations and wildlife managers throughout the U.S. Theirarticles and images have been used in many publications; they were the exclusive photographers for the book, The Call of the Loon; theirimages recently appeared on the covers ofBioScienceand The Journal of Wildlife Managementmagazines. They also maintain a website (www. LoonConservation.or g) that includes description, behavior, status, conservation, and a comprehensive bibliography ofthe Common Loon. In addition, Daniel operates Daniel Poleschook Nature Photography, as well as a new venture, the Loon Lake Wildlife Gallery in Loon Lake, Washington. Please join Rainier Audubon as we learn about the beautiful and haunting loon. This will be a program you will neverforget. Refreshme nts and good conversation are available before and after the program.
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8/8/2019 February 2009 Heron Herald Newsletter Rainier Audubon Society
Directions: In Federal Way, take 320th St. EAST past The Commons, crossing over I-5 and Military Rd. At321st St, turn left. Stay on 321st as it becomes 51st Ave. So. Follow 51st Ave. to 296th. Church will be
on your left at 296th.
Daniel Poleschook, Jr. and
Virginia R. Gumm will present
“Washington’s Not-So Common
Loon” at Rainier’s February
program. The presentation
will feature Common Loon
description, behavior, ecology,
and the conservation measures
required to maintain or increase
its low breeding population of
less than 15 territorial pairs inWashington.
Ginger and Daniel have both
been nature photographers since
the early 1970s. They met in
1992 at a nature photography
seminar Daniel was presenting
in Seattle; since then, they have
photographed together. From
1996 to the present, they havespecialized in capturing images
Monday, February 16, at 7:00 PM
Rainier Audubon Presents
Washington’s Not-So Common Loon
A presentation by Daniel Poleschook Jr. and Virginia
of Common Loons and other
water birds.
They have given nature
photography and conservation
presentations to organizations
and wildlife managers
throughout the U.S. Their
articles and images have been
used in many publications;
they were the exclusivephotographers for the book,
The Call of the Loon; their
images recently appeared
on the covers of BioScience
and The Journal of Wildlife
Management magazines. They
also maintain a website (www.
LoonConservation.org) that
includes description, behavior,
status, conservation, and acomprehensive bibliography of
the Common Loon.
In addition, Daniel operates
Daniel Poleschook Nature
Photography, as well as a
new venture, the Loon Lake
Wildlife Gallery in Loon Lak
Washington.
Please join Rainier Audubon
as we learn about the beautifand haunting loon. This will
be a program you will never
forget. Refreshments and go
conversation are available
before and after the program
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To conserve and restore natural ecosystems and protect birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and biological diversity in South King County and the world we live in.
FEBRUARY 2009 - PAGE 2
Tuesday, March 3Renton Technical College
A rain garden is a shallow depression ina yard planted with a variety o fowers,shrubs and grasses that “don’t mind gettingtheir eet wet.” Learn how rain gardenshelp soak up rainwater rom downspouts,driveways, and sidewalks, while protectingour local waterways. When planted withthe right types o plants, rain gardens alsoattract birds, butterfies and bees. You’ll
receive a FREE rain garden manual andadditional materials.
You’ll also havea chance to start
designing your ownrain garden during
the class!
Workshops are FREE, but advancedregistration is required. For moreinormation, workshop locations, orto register, contact Becky Abbey atStewardship Partners, (206) 292-9875or by email at [email protected].
A joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society,this free event is an opportunity for families, students, and people of all ages todiscover the wonders of nature in backyards, schoolyards, and local parks, and, atthe same time, make an important contribution to conservation.
Participants count birds and report their sightings online at www.birdcount.org.
Anyone can take part, from novice bird watchers to experts, by counting birds for as little as 15 minutes oras long as they wish, on one or more days of the event and reporting their sightings. Participants can alsoexplore what birds others are nding in their backyards—whether in their own neighborhood or thousands of miles away.
1. Plan to count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, February 13–16, 2009. You cancount for longer than that if you wish! Count birds in as many places and on as many days as you like—oneday, two days, or all four days. Submit a separate checklist for each new day. You can also submit more than
one checklist per day if you count in other locations on that day.
2. Count the greatest number of individuals of each species that you see together at any one time.
3. When you’re nished, enter your results through our web page at www.birdcount.org. You’ll see a buttonmarked “Enter Your Checklists!” on the home page beginning on the rst day of the count (February 13). It willremain active until the deadline for data submission on March 1, 2009.
Christmas Bird Count Summary
By Charlie Wright
Some great birds were found on our Kent-
Auburn CBC this year. Thanks to Mark Freeland
for compiling all of our bird data (page 3).
Three rst-ever species were added to our countin 2008. The Kent Ponds Red-shouldered Hawk,
which evaded us the last two CBCs, cooperated
this time. Two Bohemian Waxwings were at
snowy Boulevard Lane Park at the north end of
Soos Creek, and a Pine Grosbeak was “pished in”
near Maple Valley. Other great species included
Northern Goshawk and Long-tailed Duck
(count week only).
Some trends are obvious and worthy of mention here.
The most phenomenal observations were those
of Snow Geese. In normal years, we may
see a small ock of these Skagit-wintering birds
in the valley, but any count over 20 would be
exceptional. With the snow this year, the ocks
were displaced and we enumerated a whopping
1137, including a ock of 650 at Smith Brothers
Farm.
We counted more Redheads in our area than
Canvasbacks, the latter of which used to be
much more common in the west. Western
Grebes were again not found in our area’s
saltwater, where they used to be abundant.
Anna’s Hummingbirds and Western Scrub-Jays
are both doing very well, judging by our record
numbers of both.
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Thank you to all who participated in Rainier Audubon’s 2008 Christmas Bird
Count! After weeks of snow and freezing weather, December 28th was cold (upper 30s and
low 40s), but no rain until late afternoon when the snow was almost all melted and the sun
made a welcome, if weak appearance. Nature’s miracle was the number of birds that had
survived the cold snap and came out to be counted!
A special thank you to Vern and Jean Sumner, who helped coordinate the count by callingfeeder watchers, Annette Tabor who not only arranged for the room at the Federal Way
United Methodist Church for our after-count potluck, but also set up the kitchen for dinner,
where the count leaders and counters gathered. Good food and hot drinks accompanied
Charlie Wright’s “count down.”
Thanks to all!Nancy Streiffert
Kent/Auburn Christmas Bird Count Coordinator
FEBRUARY 2009 - PAGE 7
Participants in the 2008 Kent/Auburn Christmas Bird Count
Feeder WatchersThais Bock
Bernedine Lund
Elaine and Henry Maros
Edward Moore
Barbara Nylund
Cathea Stanley
Lillian Stephens
Dan Streiffert
Nancy Streiffert
Carolina Wagemans
Caren Adams
Bob Bennett
Merri BergTom Bowden
Ken Brunner
Jeff Cohen
Joanne Cormier
Liz Cormier
Sharon Cormier-Aaaard
Lucia Faithful
Jim Flynn
Deanna Hamilton
Gene Hunn
Carol Johnson
Steve Johnson
Nancy Lander-Bennett
Roger Orness
Barbara Petersen
Ted and Kris Ripley
Debra Russell
Kirk Scarbrough
Amy SchillingerCarol Schulz
Bonnie Scott
Donna Seegmueller
Carol Stoner
Ross Tabor
Joe and Ruth Terlouw
Terry Thurber
Michele Tirhi
Brenda Tom
Jim TooleyRon Toonen
Pat Toth
Mike Westerby
Cheryl White
Ryan Wiese
Charlie Wright
Gordon Wright
Field Counters
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