WCAS Feathered Flyer Newsletter Aug - Oct 2010

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2010 Field Trips

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Saturday, August 14...7:00 AM...Ottawa NWR Visitor Center

Meet at 7 a.m. at Ottawa National WildlifeRefuge Visitor Center . We will travel fromthe Visitor Center to Tom Bartletts shorebird

banding area. We are starting early in orderto see the best birds! Tom will decide whereto band a bit closer to the date. Likely spotsare Winous Point Conservancy or Ottawa Na-tional Wildlife Refuge. Following our field trip,we will join Dave Lewis and Laurie Boylan fora potluck picnic lunch. Everyone who meetsus at 7 a.m. at ONWR will get a map to thebanding area and to the picnic spot. Dontforget to bring food. Important! ChocolateChip Cookies are much appreciated by Bobthe chipmunk.

Directions : From Cleveland, take Rt. 2 pastSandusky and Port Clinton. Ottawa NWR isabout 40-45 miles west of Sandusky. Theentrance to ONWR is 2 miles west of MageeMarsh on the north side of Rt. 2.Alternative: Take the Ohio Turnpike I-80west to Rt. 250 north. Take Rt. 250 north toRt. 2. Take Rt. 2 west to Ottawa NWR.

Join us at the Rocky River NatureCenter for its Monthly Morning withthe Birds. The Rocky River NatureCenter is a great spot for woodpeckersand other forest birds.

Directions: Take Shepard Lane off ofMastick Rd. in North Olmsted. Godown Shepard Lane hill to Valley Park-way. The Rocky River Nature Centeris on the right at the intersection ofShepard Lane and Valley Parkway.For more detailed directions, pleasevisit our website.

Saturday, September 11...9:00 AM...Rocky River Important Bird Area


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Sunday, October 10...8:30 AM...Wildwood Park and Villa Angela

Wildwood and Villa Angela arepart of Cleveland Lakefront StatePark. Expect waterfowl on the lake,

and migrating warblers in the woodsand fields above the marina.Mary Anne Romito will be our leader.

Directions: Take the Shoreway(Rt. 2) to East 185 St. Go north onE. 185 to Lakeshore Blvd. Go west(left) on Lakeshore. Lakeshorecurves, then passes over EuclidCreek. Watch on right for the drive-way to the park, just after crossingEuclid Creek. Follow the park drivenorth to Lake Erie. Park by thecreek.

Volunteers Wanted:CELEBRATE URBAN BIRDS WITH WCAS ANDTHE PARMA SOUTH LIBRARY

Help Celebrate Urban Birds and help West-ern Cuyahoga Audubon get noticed! WCAShas been invited to have a display and infor-mational table at the Parma South branch ofthe Cuyahoga County Public Library on Satur-day, September 25 fro 1 to 4:30 PM. This is aperfect way to spread the good word aboutbirds in an urban setting AND it is right in ourmembership area.

The event will have speakers as well as otherorganizations with informational displays.

Friendly, smiling faces are needed to staff thetable during the afternoon hours. We alsowould like that those staffing the WCAS tablehave knowledge of birds and knowledge ofWCAS and our mission. We plan to haveWCAS literature as well as information aboutbirds in an suburban to urban area, such asthe Parma neighborhoods. How about informa-tion on attracting birds to ones yard, plantings

for birds or just simply some of the birdsthat can be found in the area?

Please consider taking time to CelebrateUrban Birds with WCAS and the ParmaSouth Library. Contact .. for informationand if you would like to help.

Other Volunteer Opportunities:

WCAS could sure use a Hospitality Coordinatorfor the 2010-11 program year to do following:

__Assistance with setting up refreshments formonthly meetings. __Supplying cookies or pastries (store-bought isfine and you will be reimbursed).

__Getting others involved in case you are ab-sent.Please contact Nancy Howell at 216-231-4600ext. 3225, or 440-891-1710 [email protected]


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WCAS Lecture Series for 2010

Our free monthly programs are held the first Tuesday of each month, September through May, at Rocky RiverNature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway, North Olmsted, Ohio (for a map and directions see www.wcasohio.org).Guests are always welcome to come and learn about the Audubon mission.


Tuesday, September 7, 2010at 7:30 PM

Weeders In The Wild

Saturday, August 7, 2010...1:00 to 3:00 PMSouth Chagrin Arboretum, Cleve. Metroparks

Please join us at the sixth annual CranberryLiberatjon Pull as we remove invasive Buckthornthat is trying to crowd out the native Cranberry.

Directions: Take 480 east to 422 (near 271).Quickly exit at Miles Rd. Turn right (east) ontoMiles. Go past Look About Lodge, turn right(south) on Sulphur Springs Dr. Turn right onHawthorn and a quick left onto Arbor Lane. TheArboretum parking lot is on the left.

Ohio really is at the crossroadseast meetswest, south meets north. Ecologicallyspeaking, the Prairie meets the AlleghenyMountains meets the Northern HardwoodHemlock Forest right in northeast Ohio.David Kriska, Biodiversity Coordinator fromthe Natural Areas Division of The ClevelandMuseum of Natural History, will present im-ages of, and share information on, the rarecreatures and the rare habitats bogs,fens, old growth forests, sand dunes andmore, that make northeast Ohio unique inthe program Protecting the RegionsRarest Habitats.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010at 7:30 PM

In the Steps of Darwin Birds and OtherWildlife of the Galapagos Islands.Paul Barding visited the Galapagos Islandsand experienced one of the most observedand studied ecosystems on Earth. From Dar-win to biologists of the present day, the Gala-

pagos continues to attract attention due tothe unique wildlife on the different islands.How the plants and wildlife arrived and diver-sified on the many islands is a fascinatingstudy of adaptation and survival.


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Education Outreach

Contact Us

W E S T E R N C U YA H O G AA U D U B O N S O C I E T Y

4310 Bush Ave.Cleveland, OH 44109

Phone: 216-741-2352Fax: 216-741-1879

Email: [email protected]

Visit our websitewww.wcasohio.org

WCAS Chapter NewsletterPublished 4 times per year inJanuary, April, July and October bythe Western Cuyahoga AudubonSociety

www.wcasohio.org is the officialChapter Web Site.PresidentTom Romito, 216-741-2352

WCAS Board Meetings held at6:30 pm prior to each programat Rocky River Nature Center.General public and WCASmembers welcome.

TreasurerNancy Howell, 440-891-1710Newsletter EditorKit Birch, 440-238-0153WebmasterMary Anne Romito, 216-741-2352

SecretaryPenny OConnor 216-676-4859Rocky River IBA CoordinatorDiane Sigler, 440-237-0816

Directors at LargeLiz Clingman, 440-234-7784Terri MartincicStan SearlesGayle Albers

Lifelong Learning With Audubon Adventures!

Audubon Adventures helps 3 rd through 6 th grad-ers form positive attitudes about nature. The top-ics and themes covered by Audubon Adventures are important to Audubons mission and supportseducators utilizing the materials. An all-new four-part, series of Audubon Adventures for the 2010 2011 school year called, Wildlife on the Move, focuses on the amazing journeys and life cycles ofdifferent birds, Monarch butterfly (and other in-sects), whales and sea turtles. The key messagethroughout is that migratory species have specialconservation needs. The information provided is astandards-based classroom curriculum and isrooted in elementary science, language arts, andsocial studies.

Audubon Adventures Classrooms receive all ofthis:* Audubon Adventures Resource Kit withfour sets of student newsmagazines and a 48

page teachers manual with background informa-tion and hands-on activities for inside

and outside of the classroom.

* Pennies for the Planet large classroom poster,teachers guide and student handouts

* Nature Journaling for Everyone guide provideshelpful information, advice and

techniques for starting and keeping a natural-ists journal.

* Student assessment questions and answers thatevaluate students language arts and science skills.

* Information on how Audubon Adventuresmeet national and state learning standards.

* Opportunity to participate in the Great Back-

yard Bird Count in February, 2011.

* Gift of Audubon membership and local Audu-bon chapter membership in the teachersname.

Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society haslimited funds to provide FREE kits toschools (public, private, parochial or home-school). To spread the educational benefitseven more consider sponsoring an AUDU-BON ADVENTURES kit for the schoolslibrary or media center so many educatorsmay benefit from this program. To ordercontact Nancy Howell at 440-891-1710 or216-231-4600 ext. 3225 or by e-mail [email protected]


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Thanks To All IBA UltraWalk Participants

WCAS Members Participated In a Variety of Events

UltraWalkPledges

Elaine MarshRob and Peg BobelNancy HowellTom GoellnerJuliet DelRioPenny OConnorPage StephensTerry & Joanne GorgesAndy JonesDennis BjrchMartha BurrowsCraig CaldwellChuck WadeJohn SalagaLeland Barnes

Tim KrynakRachel MillerLarua CaseyTammy ShomoJudy HardgroveKen & Carol BaggerCathy ThorykSheila HuestSandy SchaferLaura AmendolagineFrances ChungJoe Buza

Jeannie BrownCasey MartinJim CooperHeidi SpanglerKym GoppTerry Joyce

Stan Searles

Tom Romito

Lisa DelRio

Annelise DelRioJanet Jaeger

Stephen Mather

Erin Hardgrove

Meri Hardgrove

Jason Schafer

Anne Jones

Sean Jones

Tom Robatin

UltraWalk Registrants

Environment Club , Emerson Middle School in Lakewood Nancy Howell, Paula LozanoNASA Earth Day Diane Sigler , Laura Obloy, Nancy Brewer, Penny OConnor

School Days at Edgewater Dave LeGallee and son, and Geri HannibalCleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Terry and Joanne GorgesScience Fair Judges Dave LeGallee, Penny OConnor, Nancy Howell, Gayle AlbersScience Olympiad Dave LeGallee and Nancy HowellInternational Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo Barbara Warny, Penny OConnor, Joanneand Terry Gorges,2009/2010 Field Trip Leaders Tim Fairweather, Gary Gerrone, Dave Graskemper, Dickand Jean Hoffman, JoAnn Kubicki, Josh Michalski, Joe Woyma, Scott Wright

Tom with representative from Dennis Kucinich'soffice and UltraWalkers Tom Fishburn

Green Heron Mary Anne Romito

Ultra Birders

Mary Anne RomitoMary Lou HuraKit Birch

Juvenile Peregrine Falcon at HillardRd Bridge Mary Anne Romito


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National Audubon News

New York, NY, July 1, 2010 - For the next sixmonths, beginning in early July, tens of millions of

shorebirds, waterfowl and other migratory birds willland on oiled beaches, in sullied coastal wetlandsand on tainted ocean waters. For some, the Gulfmarks a rest stop, an opportunity to take a breakand feed en route to more southern destinations;for others it will serve as home until next spring. Butafter flying hundreds or thousands of miles fromnesting sites in the northern U.S., Canada, and theArctic, many will soon face a far more perilous Gulf,where oil continues to spread uncontrolled andcould contaminate new areas at any time.

"The Gulf of Mexico is like Grand Central Station forthe birds of the Eastern United States and especiallythe Mississippi Flyway," said Audubon PresidentFrank Gill.

A substantial share of the birds that nest some-where in the US or Canada pass through the Gulfduring spring and fall migration and depend onhealthy habitat to complete their journeys. "Theimpact of the Gulf disaster on migrating birds will belike a train derailment during rush hour," added Gill.

"Not only will it affect the entire system, but its re-percussions will be long- lasting. Enabling healthybird populations to withstand the months andyears before the Gulf is clean will require both acontinuing emergency response and investments inlong-term recovery."

What birds are at risk?Ocean birds, shorebirds, waterbirds, and waterfowlthat rely on saltwater habitat are at highest risk.Semipalmated Sandpipers, an Audubon Watchlist

species , and Pectoral Sandpipers will be among thefirst to arrive, early in July. Both breed on tundra inthe northernmost reaches of Canada and Alaska,and travel to Central and South America for thewinter. Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs and othersandpipers are also early migrants. Some will com-plete their journeys in the Gulf; others will continueto wintering grounds further south, but all face po-tential peril from the spill. Its effects will be felt by

multiple generations - adult birds typicallyarrive first, and are followed by first-year

chicks that hatched and fledged on northernnesting grounds. Sadly, as these shorebirdsfeed on mudflats, they will encounter oil and will both ingest it through their food and

get it on their feathers. Unless they are cap-tured, cleaned and relocated, many will die.

Birds that spend the largest part of their lifecycle in the Gulf will face even greater peril.These include many species that are well-known in migratory stopping points or inbreeding grounds further north. Amongthem are the Common Loon, American White

Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Red Knot,Sanderling, Black-bellied Plover, Semipal-

mated Plover, Western Sandpiper, and Long-billed Dowitcher. As fall migration continuesinto November and December, waterfowllike Mallards and Snow Geese will also arrivein the Gulf.

What can be done?"One of the most important things we can do

is to provide a comprehensive assessmentof the spill's impacts on birds and theirhabitat to form the foundation for full re-covery plans," according to Greg Butcher,Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon.

Currently, Audubon's Coastal Bird Survey istraining and deploying volunteers through-

out the Gulf states to monitor bird popula-tions and habitat conditions. The effort willbe ongoing. "In addition," Butcher says, "this

year's Christmas Bird Count will be moreimportant than ever, giving us an earlywarning about what species may be in trou-ble as a result of the spill."

There is some good news as bird rescue andrelease efforts continue. Migrating and winter-ing birds can generally be more successfullyrelocated than those that are breeding or

ARCTIC-BREEDING BIRDS WILL BE AMONG THE NEXT VICTIMSOF THE GULF OIL DISASTER

Audubon Press Release... Delta Willis, Senior Communications Manager

Lesser Yellowlegs

Long-billed Curlew

Semipalmated Sandpiper

American White Pelican

American Avocet

All Pictures ByBill Stripling,

Courtesy of Audubon


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Fall Open House Tour of Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve

Save the date: Saturday, September 25,2010, 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Experiencethe city of Clevelands only nature preservealong the shore of Lake Erie (formerly knownas Dike 14). You will have a chance to lookfor native Ohio plants, trees and animals.

The Environmental Education Collaborativeinstalled an informational kiosk at ClevelandLakefront State Park near the Preserve gate.Visit the kiosk to learn more about the historyand plans for the site.

Directions:Exit #177 from I-90. Parking is available atGordon State Park. Entrances from NorthMarginal at E. 72 St., from North Marginalbetween E. 72 St. and MLK, and park officeentrance from Lakeshore Boulevard east ofMLK. Additional space at E. 55th State Park(Exit SR 2).

*Reminder: Shade grown coffee served and sold at all WCAS monthly meetings.Shade the coffee, save the birds!

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