October 2008 Hummer Newsletter West Volusia Audubon Society

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HUMMER

VOL. 41, NO. 2 October, 2008

NEWSLETTER OF WEST VOLUSIA AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC.

A Chapter of Audubon of Florida and National Audubon Society

Published monthly September – April (except for December)

THE FIELD TRIPS

SYLVA PARRILLO 734-4821---------------------------------------------------------------NOV. 1 (Sat) SNAKES OF FLORIDAJim Duby, Manager for Seminole CountyNatural Lands Program. 9 AM to about 11 AM.Bi-Centennial Youth Park. (Hwy 44 east of thefairgrounds) Bring a drink. Limited space.Reservations required!! Call Arnette at 734-5840

---------------------------------------------------------------DEC. 6 (SAT) BIRDING ON STRAWNPROPERTY in DeLeon Springs---------------------------------------------------------------DEC. 20 (SAT) CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTand dinner at the DeLand Woman’s Club.

ULTRA-LIGHT WHOOPING CRANE MIGRATION

Operation Migration has set October 17th as their target date begin flying to Florida with the next group of 15 cranes. You follow their progress on their website www.operationmigration.org. Click on “In the Field”.

Operation Migration is again looking for financial support. Spona mile or part of a mile if you can, or give without giving by us

Good Search. While searching the internet, use GoodSearch.cowhich is a search engine that donates about a penny a search to charities its users designate. Just go to www.goodsearch.com be sure to enter Operation Migration as the charity you wan

KATHY PAYNTER’S WISH LIST

(bring to meeting)

Old towels/ Paper towelsJars of baby cereal with multi-fruits, mixed

fruits & yogurt,Jars of baby food – strained turkey or beef

Beneful PUPPY dog foodExact Handfeed for baby birds

BOARD MEMBERS

OFFICERSCo-Presidents Karyn Hoffman 956-1097 [email protected]

Arnette Sherman 734-5840 [email protected] Programs John Eggert 736-6922 [email protected] Conservation Karyn Hoffman 956-1097 [email protected] Gloria Winans 789-1445 [email protected]

Lynn Bowen 736-1688 [email protected] Marylou Weiner 738-7443 [email protected]

COMMITTEE CHAIRMENEducation Donna Reynolds 228-2783 [email protected] Editor Marge Koshiol 801-5111 [email protected] Production Ed Sherman 748-2538 [email protected] Cyndy Barrow 736-6519 [email protected] Karen Edwards 734-9976 [email protected]

Sara Lynn Taylor 738-0119 [email protected] Trips Sylva Parrillo 734-4821 [email protected] Gloria Winans 789-1445 [email protected]

Lynn Bowen 736-1688 [email protected] & Means Vic Johnson 822-9700 [email protected] Debra O’Reilly 734-9241 [email protected] Counts John Eggert 736-6922 [email protected]

MAKE IT, BAKE IT, GROW IT AUCTION

November 25th Please gather up your items and help make this year’s event a gfundraiser. Small items will be on the silent auction tables. Bigitems will be auctioned at a live auction This event should be vlively and lots of fun. Ask your friends and businesses for donatitems. Bring lots of guests. Make fundraising easy and fun! program. Wine and cheese will be served.

October 28th

Meeting

The Woman’s Club of DeLand

128 W. Michigan Ave.

6:30 PM Mix and Mingle7:00 PM Short Meetingfollowed by the program

CRITTERS AND BIRDS

Kathy Paynter Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator

Wheelchair accessible, public welcome



field guides

HELP WANTED !!!

We need 3 new members for the nominat

committee. One to three year commitments available. This is a really easy job. It invol

making phone calls and convincing someone else

volunteer. Meetings are not required.

Arnette for details 386-734-5840

AUDUBON ADVENTURES

It’s Audubon Adventures time again. It’s time to signas a sponsor of this exciting program designedNational Audubon to teach 4th and 5th graders about tnatural world. This year's Audubon Adventures kit is t“Feats of Nature”. Through the four new exciting tothis year you will explore amazing topics on the natabilities of our world’s plants and animals. Learn hanimals defend themselves, migrate, build and h

plants rule the earth! It is presented with fun activand high interest articles. Science is an FCcomponent this year in the public schools. Adventures kit is gladly received by local teachers tryto increase their students' information level!

Please consider being a sponsor! To become a sponof an AA class, we ask for your check for $46.65, whpays for 4 issues of the newspaper, with each studreceiving his or her own copy, 4 posters, and a teachmanual packed with information, research materials fun ideas. Besides introducing environmental sciencstudents, the program also meets national language

standards.

Sponsors may share the cost of a class. You may seyour preference of a school, and teacher, or you leave it to Donna to decide for you. Marylou Weiner, treasurer, will accept your check at the meeting, or can mail it to WVAS, P.O. Box 1268, DeLand, FL 3271268. Thank you for making the decision to becoinvolved, or to continue with the program.

Donna ReynoldsEducation Chairman

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

I want to thank Gloria Winans and Lynn Bowen for agreeing totake on the publicity chair duties along with being co-secretaries.

Karyn Hoffman is applying for grant money to get started withthe gopher tortoise rehab project. I am happy to report that Dr.Erin Holder, DVM, of FloridaWild Veterinary Hospital plans tohelp with the tortoise rehabilitation. Her efforts to rescue wildlife

are very much appreciated.

Recently, I met with other members of the Blue Spring WorkingGroup at the Historic Courthouse in DeLand for our quarterlymeeting. Coordination of this working group is funded by a StateWildlife Grant through Florida’s Wildlife Legacy Initiative of theFlorida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, withmatching contributions provided by the Springs Initiative of theFlorida Department of Environmental Protection. We reviewed amap of the Blue Spring basin which includes Orange City, mostof Deltona and much of DeLand. All of the rainwater that falls inthis basin directly affects the spring.

Blue Spring, one of Florida’s “first-magnitude” springs, is not asclean as it was 30 years ago. Pollutants are being carried by therain through the earth and down to the aquifer. We are exploringways to improve the spring’s health. It is the winter home tomore than 260 manatees.

West Volusia Audubon collected about 150 signatures opposingthe pumping of surface water from the St. John’s River and I havesent that in to the River-keeper. I will try to keep you updated onwhat is happening on that front.

You don’t want to miss our October meeting and make sure you bring a friend or two.

Arnette ShermanCo-President

It’s more important than ever to sponsor a classThe teachers have very limited money to spenon their classes this year. With the curreneconomic situation, teachers have less personamoney and less county money for their rooms.

As we write, Lake Woodruff NWR and HontooIsland State park are closed because of the higwater level of the St. John River.

BICENTENNIAL YOUTH PARK Louise Chapman, Environmental Teacher, needs suppliesfor the Bi-Centennial Youth Park. Her budget has been cut by this year’s loss of tax dollars throughout the county. TheBoard of WVAS voted to fund $250.00 for supplies at our last meeting.

If you have any of the supplies below that you don’t need, please bring them to the next meeting. With the largenumber of students visiting the park, these supplies will begreatly appreciated. You may continue to bring items tofuture meetings. All will be delivered to Mrs. Chapman.

Bottled Water Bug SprayLined Paper Construction Paper

Drawing Paper PencilsRubber BandsField Guides



FALL BIRD COUNT

JohnEggertreportedthatthetotalnumberofbirds

sightedwere4918with88speciescounted.Thankstoall17participants:

Cyndy Barrow, Beth Cushing, John Eggert, LudLambertson,SylvaParrillo,RalphRisch,HarryRobinso Arnette Sherman, Dr. David Stock, Steve Strawn, KMarvin, Jan Nelson, Sam Rabin, Renata Calero, JHays,JacquiHaysandMarylouWeiner.

THE WARBLERS ARE COMING!The fall migration is in full swing and my favorites arethe warblers. I was lucky to have this Prairie Warbler

visit our bird bath right outside the kitchen window.Arnette Sherman photo

MIGRATING BIRDS

The best thing you can do for migrating birds and forour non-migrating birds is to provide a safe place forthem to eat and drink. Bird baths are greatlyappreciated by birds when rains become scarce. Makesure that the base of your bird bath doesn't give catsan opportunity to hide and pounce on unsuspectingbirds and place your birdfeeder close to cover so thatthe birds can hide from any swooping predators.

Kathy Paynter

The female painted buntings are here too!We are watching for the males.

Arnette Sherman photo



DATED MATERIALPLEASE EXPEDITE DELIVERY

HAS MY MEMBERSHIP EXPIRED?The date above is your expiration date.

WEST VOLUSIA AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC.P.O. BOX 1268, DELAND, FL 32721 - 1268

DATED MATERIALPLEASE EXPEDITE DELIVERY

NONPROFIT ORG.US POSTAGE PAID

MID-FL, FLPERMIT NO. 20578

INJURED BIRD?

Contact a Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator:

Kathy Paynter 386-738-2589Kathy’s E-Mail [email protected]

Elaine Wadler 386-228-0065

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Website www.volusia.org/birding/wvaudubon.htm

A RNETTE S HERMAN , R EALTOR®

Cell 386-748-1499Office/fax 386-734-5840e-mail [email protected]

www.edshermanrealty.com

ED SHERMAN REALTY LLC1325 S. Spring Garden Ave.

Deland, FL 32720

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October 2008 Hummer Newsletter West Volusia Audubon Society