March/April - Audubon Society of Greater Denver

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And The Awards Go To...
Grand Prize ($1000)
since 1969
Congratulations to all!
Winning images and the Top 250 are on our website:
http://denveraudubon.contestvenue.com/
The 5th Annual Share the View International Nature Photography
Contest has ended. As you might guess from the title, this contest gives
ASGD far reaching national and international visibility.
First Prize ($250)
Photo credit: Francisco Mingorance (Portugal)
The 2015 prize winners
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3 Conservation Report
5 Lois Webster REception
9 Article - Stream Metal Contamination and Bats
Photo credit: Barbara Fleming (Colorado)
March/April 2016 -
2015 Share the view Winners (cont.)
Second Prize ($100)
We received many outstanding images - 1,850 in all from 247 photographers, and our judges had
a heck of a time choosing the best. We also had a considerable number of foreign photographers
and the exotic wildlife subjects you might expect as a result. Entries were submitted from 13
countries and 27 states and the showing by Colorado photographers was very strong. In addition to the two Colorado prize winners, 50 Colorado photographers had photos in the Top 250
and 70 more Colorado photographers had photos among the semifinalists.
This year we celebrated our third Colorado photographer recognition event in January at The
Wildlife Experience, Liniger Building, at CU South Denver. The Share the View Gala was
co-hosted by ASGD and Mile High Wildlife Photography Club and generously co-sponsored
by Colorado Life Magazine and Denver Digital Imaging. It was a great success with over 300
photographers and their guests attending!
Photo credit: Jill Smith (Colorado)
FIRST PRIZE ($250) Cissy Beasley (TX)
Barbara Fleming (CO)
Joe LeFevre (NY)
Bence Mate (Hungary)
SECOND PRIZE ($100) Judylynn Malloch (FL)
Jose Luis Rodriguez Sanchez (Spain)
Jose Luis Rodriguez Sanchez (Spain)
Jill Smith (CO)
Sandy Zelasko (CA)
Again, the top images can be viewed on the Share the View website:
http://denveraudubon.contestvenue.com/
Please note, two of the prize-winning photos were shot by
Colorado photographers, Barbara Fleming and Jill Smith.
It’s not too early to start preparing for the 2016 competition. If you start evaluating, editing and
saving your best images now, you’ll be ready to go when entries open this fall. Look for more
information about this year’s contest in The Warbler in a few months.
Thank you to everyone who worked on and participated in the contest. We’re very proud of the
caliber of photographers and images this competition has attracted. Special thanks to Wendy
Shattil and Bob Rozinski, the professionals on our team, for helping us establish a respected
contest. The substantial proceeds from the competition will benefit ASGD’s ongoing education
efforts in Denver Metro area schools.
It's Not Too Late to Prepare For The 2016
Competition! Start evaluating, editing and
saving your Best images!
March/April 2016 - page 2
Conservation Report
by Polly Reetz
In December 2015 the Colorado Attorney General’s office communicated with
Conservation, which we pushed hard in our comments on the Reallocation,
ASGD’s legal team for Chatfield, to let them (and us) know that “we do not
is getting big press in the Colorado Water Plan; so is recycling. The Plan
expect any major earth-moving or ground disturbing activities will be under-
set a statewide conservation goal of 400,000 acre-feet, to come from munici-
taken….. in 2016.” So can we all breathe a (temporary)
pal and industrial usage. This is the quickest and
sigh of relief? No. Cutting down trees may not be
cheapest way to “create” more water supply. We
classified as “earth-moving or ground disturbing.” To
say “YES!” to conservation.
protect the Park’s important riparian forests, we must
still be on the look out for any such activity; call our of-
Meanwhile, on the wildlife front: in January the
fice at 303-973-9530 or the Park office at 303-791-7275,
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commis-
ASAP if you see anything out of the ordinary.
sion passed another resolution (their third) to
ban wolf reintroductions. There is a little good
It’s interesting, and frustrating, that in the past few
news here: the vote was 7-4 in favor of the ban,
months some water management techniques that
whereas the 1989 Commission members were
ASGD suggested as alternatives to the current Reallocation project are now receiving more attention. Denver
unanimous in their opposition to wolves and
Western Bluebirds by Dick Vogel
in 1982 there was only one holdout. About 100
people showed up to support possible reintroduc-
Water has stated that they are exploring underground
storage of water, a practice referred to as “aquifer storage and recovery.” This
tion, and thousands of emails and letters were sent to the Commission on
involves pumping water underground into layers of rock/sand that can hold
this topic (ASGD sent one too). Perhaps that helped.
it (aquifers) and pumping it out again when needed. There’s no water lost
to evaporation (by contrast, millions of gallons of water evaporate from the
Much of the debate about reintroducing wolves here was fueled by recent
surface of Chatfield Reservoir every year). The quality of the water is a concern
moves of the US Fish and Wildlife Service to update their Recovery Plan
and would need to be closely monitored, and locating appropriate aquifers
for the Mexican Wolf, the southwestern subspecies of the North American
poses another limit. BUT Highlands Ranch (which is a party to the Realloca-
wolf. Opponents claim these wolves never lived in Colorado, which is de-
tion project) is using aquifer storage and recovery now.
batable, and so shouldn’t be reintroduced here. They also argue that wolves
would adversely affect ranching and big game populations. Such assertions
“Denver Water has stated that they are exploring
underground storage of water, a practice referred to
as “aquifer storage and recovery.”
are not supported by factual analyses and ignore possible benefits, such
as to tourism. In approving a ban on reintroductions, the 7 Commission
responded only to certain interest groups; studies show that about 70% of
Coloradoans would support wolf reintroduction. March/April 2016 - page 3
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Conservation Report
(cont.)
Colorado even has some guidelines: CPW convened a Wolf Working Group
12 years ago that wrote a series of recommendations for wolf recovery in our
State (though they address only wolves that might stray in from elsewhere).
We are not unprepared.
Yet wolf reintroduction would be a major undertaking. Having wolves
means that people would have to accept some level of risk to their pets and
livestock, both of which wolves have been known to prey on, and take protective measures. The legislature would also have to approve Colorado’s par-
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Legislative issues continue to keep conservationists busy this spring; we will
try to have the Audubon lobbyist’s reports available on line for you. Bills
to allow small-scale “rain-barrel” collection of water, to deal with the pollution caused by abandoned mines, to promote cutting of beetle-killed trees in
wilderness, and to require seniors to pay a small fee for hunting and fishing
licenses, among others, will be on the table. If you want to be on our email
list to receive alerts about crucial votes, be sure to let us know (303-973-9530
or info@denveraudubon.org).
Woodpecker Woes and Other Wildlife Issues?
http://www.denveraudubon.org/about/wildlife-issues/
This link will connect you to the
National Audubon Website and other
helpful links to help you deal with common
questions!
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March/April 2016 - page 4
LWF Reception
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Breakfast and Bird Banding
8,
Bees, Butterflies and Birds –
Save the Date!
Mark your calendars now and please plan to join friends of the ASGD and
Lois Webster Fund at the LWF's annual reception and program on
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Audubon Center at Chatfield
Treat your mother to a one-of-a-kind experience!
After a light continental breakfast,
enjoy a leisurely spring hike and a visit
to our popular bird banding station.
Join old friends and make some
new ones with a glass of wine,
beer or whatever over a delicious
dinner on Wednesday May 4th.
They have a great menu of salads,
pizzas and pastas. Following a
social hour and dinner, the three
projects supported by the Lois
Webster Fund in 2015 will be
presented by the three grantees. We’ll learn about the citizen science
projects of bees’ needs, butterflies, and foraging ranges of incubating
mountain plovers. Our remarkable LWF grantees are always informative,
professional and very entertaining. It’s a fun and fascinating evening and
we hope you’ll join us. 6:30 pm: Social hour
7:00 pm: Program
Give the gift of seeing songbirds
up-close as they migrate through
the South Platte River corridor.
Location still TBD
Mothers FREE! adults, $16 children under 12, $8.
To register: 303-973-9530
March/April 2016 - page 5
Mark the date!
Associations Between Stream Metal Contamination and Bat Activity in Eastern Colorado Rockies by Laura Heiker
In addition to monies granted by the Lois Webster fund, this project was funded by the U.S.
Geological Survey Contaminant Biology Program, the University of Northern Colorado’s
Graduate Student Association, and the Colorado Mountain Club.
The Colorado Mineral Belt
encompasses a 250-mile stretch
of ore-rich land that extends
along both sides of the Rocky
Mountains. Aptly named, it has
experienced more than 150 years
of mining, which have exposed
downslope soils and streams to
high concentrations of metals
Stream feeding into South Fork Lake Creek near
and acidic conditions. Such an
Twin Lakes, CO Photo credit: Laura Heiker
environment challenges aquatic
communities, and this in turn
likely affects terrestrial insectivores that depend on aquatic emergent insects.
The degree to which this may affect bats, an important component of riparian systems, is understudied. North American bats have experienced recent
declines due to habitat loss and degradation, diseases such as White-Nose
Syndrome, and exposure to environmental contaminants, so it is important that
suitable habitat be protected and maintained.
From July to October 2014, in collaboration with USGS Scientists Travis
Schmidt and Johanna Kraus, I conducted a study on the association between
stream metal contamination and bat activity. I hypothesized that more contaminated stream reaches (determined in previous studies) would have lower
bat activity, and that bat activity would correspond positively with aquatic, but
not terrestrial, insect densities. I measured bat calls with ultrasonic recording
devices (SM2-Bat+, Wildlife Acoustics) mounted on trees and facing downstream. A blocked sampling design was used to account for temporal variation
throughout the season. Six pairs of sites were each sampled simultaneously for
bat activity and the number and biomass of emergent aquatic insects and terrestrial insects. Current water quality measurements, stream conditions, and
vegetative characteristics were
also noted.
Insect and water quality analyses are still being completed by
USGS, but bat recordings have
been reviewed. For all sites combined, general bat activity did
not differ between contaminant
Bat detector at St. John Creek near Montezuma,
levels. However, streams with
Colorado. Photo credit: Laura Heiker
low metals had four times as many
“feeding buzzes”—sounds made
by bats as they close in on their insect prey—than streams with higher levels of
metals. These results should be interpreted cautiously because the number of
bat calls recorded ended up being relatively low and bat activity can be quite
variable from year to year. However,
these data suggest that although bats are
passing over streams of all contamination levels at a similar rate, they are foraging more often over cleaner streams.
The majority of bat species recorded
were of the Myotis genus, likely little
brown bats (M. lucifugus), western
long-eared myotis (M. evotis), western
Little Brown Bat
small-footed myotis (M. ciliolabrum), and
Photo credit: www.batsworlds.com
long-legged myotis (M. volans). Fewer
were of a call type that could be silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans),
big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus), and hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus). It is
hoped that the information from this study will help guide management of
streams and riparian zones, which are critical for the survival of bats and other
terrestrial insectivores.
March/April 2016 - page 6
Backyard Birds by Hugh Kingery
Eighteen feeder counters at a dozen feeders added 520 birds of 28 species
to the Denver (Urban) Christmas bird count. Besides Canada Geese, they
counted more House Finches (75) than any other species, followed by 60
House Sparrows and 56 crows. Next came 53 Dark-eyed Juncos, 40 flickers,
and 34 Black-capped Chickadees.
Becky Campbell, near Cherry Creek State Park, spotted a firstever-for-the-count: “I just had a brief visit to my yard from a male Varied
Thrush. Unfortunately I noticed it just as I was letting my little dog out back. It was there just long enough for a couple of point and shoot photos.”
Rosy-finches descended from the mountains to a few near-metro
places. Besides showing up regularly at Ira Sanders’ in Golden, three others
saw them – for no longer than 10 minutes each. Nov. 19, Vicki Munroe saw
2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches; we saw one Dec. 4, Harriet Stratton emailed,
“During a snow event Dec. 16, I had this Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch hit my
feeders here at 6800’ in Perry Park. Now snowy days excite me to watch for
a return visit.” And on Dec. 17, Jill Holden, in Roxborough Park exclaimed,
“New bird on my deck! A nice Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch. My husband had
spotted it for a couple of days, but I was not around until this morning to get
a look at it. I have a picture if anyone is interested.”
A Carolina Wren excited Patty Echelmeyer: “It came into feed with
juncos, 10 feet from the window. Scarfed up seed. I was so tickled – I nearly
collapsed when I saw it. Strong white line above eye,
fading into rusty or tawny on breast. Skinny, longish
bill.” Bob Buttery and Mark Chavez also managed to see Patty’s wren.
“An Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler put in a 60
second appearance at my backyard water feature at
about 7:30 Jan. 4,” reported Meredith McBurney.
Varied Thrush by
“In
Congress Park neighborhood, half block off ColBecky Campbell
fax! Only second one ever in my yard.”
On Dec. 15 Bob Spencer described a “sparrow-sized bird that showed up a
few days ago, I got a good look at it in the feeder tray: brown with thin white
wing bars, a touch of red on forehead, also a small yellow beak was a juvenile
Common Redpoll. It was joined by two
females and one male.”
Jan. 16 brought a special species to
Polly & Gene Reetz: “we observed
two Bushtits in our backyard. One
checked out the suet feeder, then they
both probed and gleaned the bare
branches of aspen trees about five feet
from our kitchen window. A real treat
- this is the first time in 38 years we’ve
Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch
seen them in the yard!”
Keith Hidalgo sent a charming picture of Bushtits on a Christmas suet
wreath, and Bea Weaver sent pictures of two backyard birds: a Sharp-shinned
Hawk and an American Goldfinch. Winter goldfinches, according to me, have
much lovelier plumage than they do in summer.
On Nov. 16 Kevin Corwin, Centennial, “sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Wall Phone” this message (which came in via email): “a Brown
Creeper paid a brief visit to my little townhouse yard. It first landed on a silver
maple, then flew around but did not land on a small grove of aspens, then worked
the trunk of a long-needled pine before flying
to the back yard and working up a blue spruce. That’s the last I saw of it.”
On Nov. 20 Jamie Simo “saw a flock
of about 10 Cedar Waxwings in my backyard,
which I’ve never seen at my house before! I
guess the wind blew them my way. I heard
(and recorded their whistling before I saw
them.”
Bushtits by Keith Hidalgo
March/April 2016 - page 7
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Backyard Birds
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Jan. 9 at the Ross University Hills library, Jill Boice was “surprised to
see a group of 40-50 Cedar Waxwings in a tree in the middle of the parking lot.
They were not feeding, but just socializing. On the handful of occasions when
I have seen waxwings, they seem
thus, just chatting. Their bright
‘airbrushed’ colors are exotically
brilliant in this snow-covered landscape.”
Jan. 16-17, Urling and I
watched a flock of 30 waxwings
perch in a grove of scrub oak, raid
the berries on a Rocky Mountain
Juniper, and move on.
Cindy Valentine, in
Sharp-Shinned Hawk by Bea Weaver
central Douglas County, listed her
yard birds: “We have had the same
birds as every winter: scrub-jays, Blue
Jays, magpies, towhees, juncos, House
Finches, American Goldfinches, both
types of chickadees, flickers, downys,
Eurasian Collared-Doves, pigeons, flocks
of Red-winged Blackbirds that eat me out
of seed, crow & raven, regular visiting
Cooper’s Hawk, Great Horned Owl in the
evening/early morning, and sometimes a
Red-tailed Hawk. Lots of deer eating up
my seed because we have never lost our
snow. Most interesting—the last few
years we have had Pygmy Nuthatches
American Goldfinch by Bea Weaver
besides the White-breasted Nuthatches.
“While walking my son’s dog in McWilliams Park in south Denver,” said Bill Eden, “we flushed a Wilson’s Snipe
from the creek. When it was about 20 feet off the ground a Cooper’s Hawk
came streaking in and a chase ensued. They circled a soccer field three times
and then the hawk gave up. First time I’ve seen anything that in the Park” (or
anywhere else).
Laurie Duke photographed a Cooper’s Hawk at the Parker Home
Depot Nov. 22. “I just hope he can find his way out.”
Polly sees both a Sharp-shinned
Hawk (“on the ground in our back yard,
eating a small bird (species unknown)
that it had caught. A squirrel ran it off,
then nibbled on the carcass too. There
was nothing left but feathers when we
inspected the site.”) and “two Cooper’s
hawks, one a large (probably female) gorgeous bird, dark blue/gray on the back,
with a darker cap, while the other was
lighter and smaller, perhaps a male or im- Cooper's Hawk by Laurie Duke
mature (we couldn’t see the breast color
pattern). We haven’t seen either one catch a bird - yet, but they keep coming
back.”
Joan Tasin has hosted a female American Kestrel that roosts in the
crevice of her porch, above a thermometer. She first mentioned it Dec. 5, and
has seen it regularly into January. It misses a few nights and she wonders
where it might spend those nights.
Barbara Spagnuolo “Sighted a nice adult Bald Eagle in Castle Rock
today! It was flying around Plum Creek Parkway just west of the railroad
overpass and I-25, getting harassed by crows. Not exactly great eagle habitat (a little lost perhaps) although East Plum Creek is somewhat nearby. It
dipped over a small hill heading north and I lost it. I have worked here for 10
years and this is the only the second BAEA I have seen.”
The 25 people in Marilyn Rhodes/Bob Santangelo’s Urban
group spotted a Bald Eagle in Washington Park Jan. 1. When he sent the
photograph, Bill Eden said people had seen it for about three weeks.
March/April 2016 - page 8
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Backyard Birds ( cont. )
Also in Washington Park, Barb Masoner, Dec. 20, “watched a
Red-tailed Hawk feeding on a Canada Goose. Other walkers in the park
told us the hawk was on the goose the day before as well. No one saw the
hawk take down the goose which is doubtful, unless the goose was sick or
hurt already. Two days ago we had a red-tail swoop low over our backyard
and land in our neighbor’s ash tree. It stayed there for about 30 minutes
despite harassment from a single crow and a few squirrels.”
Merikay Hagerty emailed a photo of a “Red-tailed Hawk calmly enjoying lunch as crowds were leaving the Pepsi Center on Dec. 4. I was amazed.
People closely passed by, stopped to view and photograph, and nothing
ruffled the feathers…at least of the hawk.”
The Denver Audubon Master Birders participate in Project FeederWatch as one of their requirements. They responded to my Dec. 15 inquiry
with these comments:
Keith Hidalgo: “Juncos, chickadees, and a flicker.”
Jamie Simo: “There are juncos and
House Finches at my feeder now.
They’re so desperate I actually saw a
junco on my feeder.”
Cynthia Madsen: “You can have
some of my House Finches. So far I’ve
counted 41!”
Christy Payne: “I hope it counts, no
birds have even found my feeders yet!
I’m actually pleased with the squirrels,
at least somebody bothers to visit!”
Bald Eagle by Bill Eden
Susan Wise: “GAAAH! I’d planned
on doing my backyard bird survey today. I don’t even see a pigeon! Does it
count if there isn’t even one bird? Should I shake a bush to get a House Sparrow?”
Patti Galli: “If you don’t have any birds they still want to know. I have a
ton! Pigeons, juncos on the feeders, Red-winged Blackbirds and of course
starlings. Keep looking.....they’ll be back.”
Jill Holden had the most astonishing and impressive observation on the
Denver Christmas bird count
Dec. 19: “We watched as a couple
of Red-tailed Hawks harass an
immature Golden Eagle. The eagle
was trying to fend off the hawks
and at one point did a barrel
roll making a grab at one of the
hawks. Next thing we knew a
third red-tail had appeared and
the eagle decided that it was time
to move on.
Red-Tailed Hawk by Merikay Hagerty
“Later, we spotted a large bird in
the air. At my first glance, I thought that it had some white underneath, but
then we realized that it was carrying something. Mary asked if it could be a
bunny, and Betty said it was a hawk. After watching it fly about it became
apparent that it was an adult Golden Eagle with a Red-tailed Hawk clutched
in its talons, and the red tail fanning out behind.
“I watched in kind of a shocked bewilderment. This brought a wide mix of
emotions from isn’t this an amazing rare sight that we are privileged to witness to horror and a sick feeling of how awful to see this beautiful hawk taken
out. It especially hit harder considering that this was probably one of the redtails that we had been admiring earlier in the day looking so beautiful floating
on the air high above.
“Of course, you can’t blame the eagle -- if the hawk was harassing it then the
eagle certainly needs to defend itself, and the eagle is a meat eater and needs to
eat. I have always watched any bird harassing a bigger bird thinking that one
wrong move would be the end of it, and now it appears that I have seen the
results of that wrong move.”
Your contributions write this column. Thanks to you in urban and suburban
Denver who sent in all these intriguing reports. Send a note or post card to P.O. Box 584,
Franktown 80116, or Email me: ouzels8@aol.com.
March/April 2016 - page 9
Colorado Academy Summer Audubon Camps 2016
Bird Nerds at Audubon Nature Center
Entering 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grades
June 27nd to July 1st, 9am-3:30pm
Meets at Colorado Academy and includes transportation to the Audubon Center at Chatfield. Have
you ever wondered WHOOO is in your backyard or
on your fence post? Let the Audubon Society help
you to become a junior birder by seeing local live
raptors up close during a visit from Wild Wings,
hiking through bird habitats (Chatfield State Park, Waterton Canyon, Lake
Lehow), and pond mucking for bird food. Use binoculars and other scientific
tools to practice bird classification & observation of owls, hawks, ducks, and
songbirds. Required equipment: daypack, walking shoes, long pants, filled water
bottles, sunscreen, insect spray, a hat, sunglasses, and a love of Colorado birds!
Meeting Place: Colorado Academy, 3800 S. Pierce Street, Denver, CO 80235, and includes
transportation to the Audubon Center at Chatfield. Registration required: $355. Register with
Colorado Academy at (303) 914-2531
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Wetland Warriors at Audubon Nature Center
Entering 4th, 5th, and 6th grades
July 25-July 29th, 9am-3:30pm
Meets at Colorado Academy and includes transportation to the Audubon Center
at Chatfield. Put on your water shoes and roll up those pants to explore Colorado’s wild waters! Catch water wildlife, examine & build beaver dams, and
explore wetlands through river walks, hikes, and pond mucking in and around
Chatfield’s South Platte River. Using nets, water quality testing kits and other
scientific equipment, navigate rivers, sample water, and explore wildlife found
in wetland habitats. See live raptors up close during a visit from Wild Wings and
find out how these amazing birds rely on the wetlands for survival. Get your feet wet (literally) every day with games, science experiments, investigations, and an appreciation of Colorado wetlands. Required equipment: daypack, water shoes with a heel or heel strap (no
flip-flops), change of clothes or a towel, filled water bottles, sunscreen,
insect spray, a hat, sunglasses, and a desire to get wet!
Meeting Place: Colorado Academy, 3800 S. Pierce Street, Denver, CO 80235, and
includes transportation to the Audubon Center at Chatfield. Registration required:
$355. Register with Colorado Academy at (303) 914-2531
http://www.coloradoacademysummer.org/
Wildlife Detectives at Audubon Nature Center
Entering 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades
July 11th to July 15th, 9am-3:30pm
Meets at Colorado Academy and includes transportation to the
Audubon Center at Chatfield. Become a wildlife detective at the
Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park! Spend the week outdoors exploring Muskrat Pond in search of tadpoles and insects, discovering the complexities of animal camouflage, examining nature artifacts,
and investigating nature through art. Visit with live raptors from Wild
Wings to study owl and hawk behavior. Through an animal crime scene
investigation, find out what local animal residents have been sneaking
around the Audubon Nature Center! Required equipment: daypack,
walking shoes, long pants, filled water bottles, sunscreen, insect spray,
a hat, sunglasses, and a love of Colorado wildlife!
Meeting Place: Colorado Academy, 3800 S. Pierce Street, Denver, CO 80235, and
includes transportation to the Audubon Center at Chatfield. Registration required:
$355. Register with Colorado Academy at (303) 914-2531
http://www.coloradoacademysummer.org/
March/April 2016 - page 10
Summer Birdseed Sale
Save the Date
Saturday Night Wild!
Spring Benefit 2015
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
6:00 – 9:00pm
Inn at Hudson Gardens
Enjoy feeding the birds & support the
Audubon Society of Greater Denver!
Order Deadline: Wednesday, June 8
Pick up your seed at the Audubon Center at Chatfield between 10amnoon on Saturday, June 18. If you can’t get your seed on pick-up day,
you will be charged a $5 handling charge. After June 18, seed pickup can
be arranged with the office. Remember, the mice may help themselves
to your seed if you don’t pick it up right away! Directions: http://www.
denveraudubon.org/auduboncenter/location-hours/
$75 per person
Please rsvp by Monday, April 4, 2016
Come Party With Us!
See website for seed offerings
http://www.denveraudubon.org/getinvolved/birdseed-sale/
Questions? Call 303-973-9530 between
9am – 2pm, Monday through Thursday.
Our friendly, helpful staff will give you more information. Need advice
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Educate Generations - Protect Birds and Habitats into the Future
Include ASGD in Your Will, and Other Gift Planning Options
The Audubon Society of Greater Denver offers an opportunity for you
to make a gift or bequest to leave a legacy and a lasting impact. The goal
of planned giving is to help you plan your estate and charitable giving in
a way that benefits you, your family and ASGD. We invite friends who
share a commitment to educating all ages about birds, other wildlife, and
habitats to consider making a personal investment in the future of our
programs. There are several ways you can make these planned gifts to
charity and enjoy tax and income benefits:
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Specific, Residuary and Contingent Bequests
Retirement Accounts and Pension Plans
Insurance
Securities
Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)
Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA)
Please Let Us Know
We often receive bequests from people whom we have never had the
opportunity to thank. If you include Audubon Society of Greater Denver in
your estate plans, please let us know. We value the opportunity to express our
gratitude in person to let you know that your gift is greatly appreciated now
and for future generations of people and birds to come. Those people who have
notified us of their intention to make a bequest to the Audubon Society of
Greater Denver are invited to our Legacy Circle. Legacy Circle special events
and activities highlighting the work we accomplish together will keep you
connected to the “legacy” that you have planned for us.
Legal Designation: If you wish to name Audubon Society of Greater
Denver in your will or estate plan, we should be legally designated
as: “Audubon Society of Greater Denver, a nonprofit organization
(Tax ID #23-7063701), with its principal business headquarters address of
9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd, Littleton, CO 80128.”
Date of Incorporation: September 30, 1969
Please consult with your financial planner and attorney to assure you
receive the best financial advantages and that your intentions are
carried out fully.
We would be glad to discuss any planned giving option with you –
in confidence and without obligation. For more information, please call
303-973-9530 or e-mail Karl Brummert, Executive Director,
at kbrummert@denveraudubon.org
Photo by Dick Vogel
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Volunteers, Donors, New Friends and Officers & Staff
New & Renewing Friends
Officers & Directors
Memorial Donors
Amber Carver, Amy Lorton, Angela Grun, Ashley Seymour, Beverly Thomas, Brian & Aimee
Techau, Dave Hill, Elise Brougham, Freda Bisel, Isaac Ho, Janet Pasterkamp, Jenny Long, Judi
Acre, Judy Capra, Leona Berger, Margaret Reck, Mary Onstot, Match Grun, Michael Fox, Mike
Lorton, Nicole Gentile, Nina Churchman, Nora Jones, Paul Aaker, Pauline Ide, Peggy Wait, Rob
King, Robert Heberton, Scott Gillihan, Sue Nye, Taylor Long, Vicki Camp, Von Fransen, Wendi
Schneider
Michele Ostrander, President
Arlene Raskin, 1st Vice President
Ann Bonnell, 2nd Vice President
Doris Cruze
Doug Lazure, Treasurer
Carl Norbeck
Dan Morris
Kristin Salamack, Secretary
Wendy Woods
Randall Hellman donated in memory of Beverly
Hellman
Volunteers
Audubon Center Volunteers/School
Programs
Lisa Chase, Rick Hunter, Nancy Matovich, Marsha
Heron, Pam Schmidt, Patti Galli, Linda Lenway,
Sara Handy, Jeanne McCune, Nancy Stocker
Fall Members Gathering
Doris Cruze, Kathy Ford, Betty Glass, Jeanne McCune, Dan Morris, Michele Ostrander, Carolyn Roark
Office Help & Mailing Crew
Kathy Ford, Betty Glass, Jeanne McCune,
Carolyn Roark
Website/Media
Dick Anderson, Mary Urban, George Mayfield
Your volunteer hours are very
important to us!
Your volunteer hours are very important to us as
we use them to raise money through grants and
the SCFD. Please record your hours on Volgistics
or email Kate Hogan with your completed hours as
soon as possible. Thanks!
Kit Bazley donated in memory of John Bazley
In-Honor-of Donors
Karen Bickett donated in honor of Hugh &
Urling Kingery
David Spawn donated in honor of Helen Butts
E.A. Shumaker donated in honor of Abbye Neel
Field Trip Leaders
Dick Anderson, Tom Bush, Georgia Hart,
Mary Keithler, Michele Ostrander, Karen von
Saltza, Barbara Shissler, Cindy Valentine
Anonymous donation in honor of Stephen Brady
Staff
To contact us
Maintenance/Facilities
Carla Hamre Donelson donated in honor of
Robert Hamre
info@denveraudubon.org
Fred Griest, Fleet Lentz
Karl Brummert
Executive Director
Thanks to all committees,
board members and Audubon
Master Birders for volunteering
their time.
Kate Hogan
Community Outreach Coordinator
Emily Hertz
School Programs Coordinator
Rhonda Shank
Office Manager
Mary Urban
Newsletter Design/Layout
9308 South Wadsworth Blvd.
Littleton, CO 80128
303.973.9530
www.denveraudubon.org
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The Warbler is published bi-monthly by the
Audubon Society of Greater Denver (ASGD)
Produced by M. Urban © 2016
ISBN 1531-2283 Vol. 50 Number 2
Annual Appeal Donors 2016
Tom Abbott, Judith N. Alliprandine, Mark Amershek, Cynthia Anthofer, Sandy Arnesen, Bryan & Kristin Arnold, Denise Arnold, Christine Arthun, Patricia Arthur, Brigitta
Arvin, John Ashworth, Robert A. Backus, Ron Baker, Sharon Bartholomew, Betty Barton, Kenneth Bennett, John D. Bert, Bill Bevington, Sue Bishop, Steve Boand,
Bonnie Boex, Kathy Bollhoefer, Steve Bonowski, Terry Bowen, Christine Bowman, William Boyd, James A. Broderick, Mary Brothers, Leslie Brown, Karl Brummert,
Willa Brunkhorst, Kathryn Brunner, Mary Burger, Tom Bush, Jo Ann Bushnell, Ed & Judy Butterfield, Perry Butterfield, Charlene Byers, Mary Ellen Caiati, Judy Capra,
James Carr, John Chamberlin, Tom Chaney, Yvonne Charles, Georgia Chase, Lisa Chase, Sharie Chickering, Amy & Bill Christiansen, Laurel Clark, Irwin Cohen, Robert Collins, Buffy Marie Collison, Joyce Commercon, Ann Cooper, Kevin Corwin, Lisa Crispin, Chris Crosby, Doris Cruze, Margaret Cunningham, Harvey Curtis, Sheryl
Daly, Yvonne Davidoff, Janus Dees, AJ & Heidi Deets, Carol DeStefanis, Roberta Deyoung, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, David Dominick, Robert Doriss, Melissa Dove, Mary
Driscoll, Nancy Driver, H. Benjamin Duke, Kathleen Mihm Dunning, Amie Durden, Patti Echelmeyer, Theresa Ehrlich, Kathleen Elsey, Dennis Emily, Mariana EnriquezOlmos, Martha Eubanks, Dale Flowers, Katherine Foote, Lynne Forrester, Mike Foster, Rondi Frieder, Kate Frost, Naomi Funk, Patti Galli, Viola Geslin, Mackenzie
Goldthwait, Ronald Gotlin, Charlotte Gottlieb, Gertrude Grant, Matthew Gray, Dianne Green, Celia Greenman, Fred Griest, Patricia Griffin, Peter Griffiths, Ann Groshek,
David Gulbenkian, Fran Haas, Linda Hackley, Merikay Haggerty, Sonja Hahn, Zelda Halliwell, Susan Halstedt, Alice Suzanne Hamilton, Linda Hamlin, Sara Handy, Felicity Hannay, Janice T. Harada, Renata Harrold-Donnell, Martha Hartmann, James Hautzinger, Jennifer Heglin, Karin Heine, Randall Hellman, Pam Hernandez, Arthur
J. Hertel, Dave Hill, Lucy Hoffhines, Richard Holman, Terri Hoopes, Diana Hornick, Surilda Hudson, John Hutchison, Susan Inglis, Larry Ingram, Sally Isaacson, Gordon James, Jerry Jargon, Steve Johnson, David Johnston, Barbara Jones, Jan Justice-Waddington, Michael Kalbach, Ed Kammerer, Bob Karcz, Edward Karg, Mary
Katz, Robert & Joy Kaylor, Kim Keil, Mary Keithler, Andrea Keleher, John Kerlin, Shannon Kerth, Douglas Kibbe, Michael Kiessig, William R. Killam, Hugh Kingery, Mike
Klein, Sue Knight, Kevin Kritz, Kay Kullas, Janice Lane, Allan Larson, Suzanne Laudert, Amy Lehman, Fleet Lentz, John Leonard, Ed Lewis, Deborah Lind, Leonard
Lingo, Patricia Locke, Adrienne Logan, Bobbie Lohr, Nora Lund, Donna Lutsky, Dennis Lux, Diane Mabbitt, Kevin Maddoux, Laura Markus, Lea Marshall, Elizabeth
Martin, Barbara Masoner, Nancy Matovich, Elissa McAlear, Meredith McBurney, Patricia McClearn, Janet McCoy, Jeanne McCune, Ann McInnes, Carolyn Medrick,
Marilyn Mehringer, Robert Melich, Cathy Mendoza, Lucy & Mo Michel, Kathy Miles, Marjorie Miller, Judith Mills, Bridget Milnes, Larry Modesitt, Nancy Mollerstuen,
Chris Moore, Patricia Moore, Mary Morrow, Neil Morton, Stefanie Mosteller, Stephanie Mundis, R.C. & Karen Myles, Suzanne Neuman, Vi Nicholson, Edward Niebauer,
Maralee Nobis-Jacobsen, Molly North, James J. O'connor, Patrick O'Driscoll, Nina Ohlson, Harold Oliver, Timothy Olsen, Cathy O'Neil, Becky Orr, Michele Ostrander,
Solomon Pacheco, Os Padilla, Debra Palenik, Thomas Parchman, Janet Pasterkamp, Sheila Pelczarski, Judy Permut, Eric Peterson, Rosemary Peterson, Carol
Phelps, James Phelps, Linda Phillips, Linda Pihlak, Tom Pipal, Tina Proctor, Connie Proulx, Rebecca Pyle, Donna Quadracci, Jerry Raskin, Kay Rasmussen, Linda
Rea, Margaret Reck, Polly Reetz, Marilyn Rhodes, Rosine Ribelin, Susan Richardson, Gretchen Ridgeway, Jennie Ridgley, Carolyn Roark, Betty Robertson, Marianne
Rose, David Rosenson, William Rudolph, Candace Ruiz, Julie & Kevin Rumery, Bill Russell, Patricia Sablatura, Kristin Salamack, Peggy Salzer, Margaret Samuelsen,
Kate Sandersen, Ginger Sawatzki, Cleve Schenck, Eiko Schiffman, Kristin Schledorn, Terry & Pam Schmidt, Kevin Schutz, Lori Sharp, Robert & Carla Shaver, Richard
Shearer, Nancy Sherman, Norma Shettle, Barbara Shissler, Lynn Sibbet, Rich & Gretchen Sigafoos, Jane Sikes, Sharon Sjostrom, Elizabeth St. Claire, Roberta Stambaugh, Suzanne Staples, Allen Staver, Mary Steefel, Nancy Stocker, Harriet Stratton, Ken Strom, Jeff Stroup, Chimene Stuck, Sue Summers, Suanne Sumpter, Mark &
Wendy Tarletsky, Mary Ann Tavery, Charles Thornton-Kolbe, Jessica Toll, Elisa Townshend, Fred Trail, Christine Trainor, Elizabeth Treichler, Shirley Tulloss, Bill Turner,
Jan Turner, Cindy Valentine, Barb Van Horne, Klasina Vanderwerf, Patsy Venema, Linda Vidal, Bobbi Vollmer, Peggy Wait, Judith Walker Holmes, Barbara Walls,
Carley Warren, Vicky Watson, Bea Weaver, Robert Weber, Barbara Wilcox, Yvonne Wilder, James & Sylvia Willard, Liz Williams, Charles Williamson, Elizabeth Winchester, Linda & Jim Wolfe, Marianne Wons, Susan J Worthman, John Wright, Suzanne Wuerthele, Margot Wynkoop, Scott Yarberry, Lynn Yehle, Mark Yoder, Eunice
Yost, Adrienne Young, Kathleen Zaffore, Paul Zimmerman
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