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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 VOLUME 37, I S S U E 1
January Program—Global Warning:
A Virginian’s Guide to Climate Change
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Newsletter of the Richmond Audubon Society
Margaret O’Bryan, Legislation Committee Chair
Sandy Wynne, Program Chair
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Pre-meeting Dinner
hursday January 21,
2010. Presented by Sallie
Sebrell. You don’t want to miss
Jan Robertson, Hospitality Chair
hospitality@richmondaudubon.org,
or 804-272-6674
The Pre-meeting dinner will start
at 5:30 PM ahead of the scheduled
program. There is a nominal fee
of $5.00. Email or call me by the
Monday of the week of the meeting, and no later than mid-day
Wednesday, the day before the
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In this Issue
Photo © Virginia Conservation Network
January & February Program...... 1
President’s Message..................... 2
Hog Island Audubon Camp......... 2
Silent Auction & Dinner............. 3
James River Park Notes............... 4
IBA event at Lewis Ginter........... 5
Field Trips................................... 5
RAS Kids..................................... 6
the Thrasher by mail or online?... 6
Of Birds and Critters................... 7
RAS Officers /Committee Chairs
and Co-chairs for 2009-2010....... 7
Upcoming RAS member meetings
January 21, 2010 Legislative
Update St. Luke Lutheran Church.
Thrasher illustrations
© Carl “Spike” Knuth
this interesting presentation.
Sallie is on the President’s Advisory
Council for the National Wildlife
Federation, and she is a long serving
member of the board of the Virginia
Conservation Network. This is also
our annual legislation meeting,
and legislation coming up before
the Virginia General Assembly will
be presented, and you will have a
chance to write letters to the members of the General Assembly about
issues that concern you.
February Program—
Wet and Wild-birds II
T
hursday February 18, 2010. Presented by Bob
Schamerhorn. Come see how
a small, low maintenance water feature
can bring both you and your birds hours
of enjoyment. This program contains
everything you need to know, from
groundbreaking to installation. Discover
a new way to attract and enjoy birds
right in your own backyard! Presented
with both color stills and video clips,
all photographed by the presenter,
Bob Schamerhorn.
© Photo by Bob Schamerhorn
www.iPhotoBirds.com
the Thrasher, Newsletter of the Richmond Audubon Society
J A N U A RY / F E B R U A RY 2010 VOLUME 31, ISSUE 1
Richmond Audubon Society
The Richmond Audubon
Society promotes the
enjoyment, understanding,
and preservation of birds, other
wildlife, and habitat through
education, advocacy, and fellowship.
Important Notices
Submit articles no later than the 15th
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RAS membership meetings are on the
3rd Thursday of the month except June,
July, Aug and Dec. Meetings are held
at St. Luke Lutheran Church at Custis
Rd. and Chippenham Parkway unless
notified.
RAS Board meetings are held on the
2nd Thursday on alternate months starting in January (except June and August).
In July, the Board has its annual strategic
planning retreat. RAS members are welcome to attend board meetings, but let
the President or Secretary know due to
space considerations. Meeting locations
vary; contact the President or Secretary
for location details.
Richmond Audubon Society is also
a chapter of the Virginia Society of
Ornithology and the Virginia
Conservation Network.
Richmond Audubon Society
P.O. Box 26648
Richmond, VA 23261
(804) 257-0813
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Richmond Audubon Society is a
registered non-profit 501 (C) (3)
charitable organization. Donations are
tax deductible.
President’s Message
Lewis Barnett
W
inter has arrived in Central Virginia,
after a relatively mild and wet autumn.
Recent weather has made hunkering down
with extra layers of clothes, a nice cup of
coffee and a warm fire seem very appealing,
but let me suggest that you not give in to
those urges – our area has a wealth of winter
birding opportunities. Last winter, we had an
extraordinary collection of waterfowl wintering on the James within the Richmond city limits, including relatively
rare visitors like Canvasbacks, Common Goldeneye and White-winged
Scoter, along with large flocks of our usual winter guests like Bufflehead
and Ring-necked Ducks. There is no guarantee of a repeat this year, but
the river is still beautiful even in the cold, and it’s fun to check the flocks
for that potential rare find. Riverside Drive from Huguenot Flatwater to
Pony Pasture is a prime area, though the ducks can be found anywhere
along the river. The marsh at Dutch Gap is also a great place to find wintering ducks. Let us also not forget our other numerous winter visitors,
the gulls. The area around the Falls of the James downtown is a hotspot
for gulls, with diligent observers regularly finding unusual birds among
the flocks. And, though activity in the woods may be at a lower ebb than
at other times of year, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Kinglets, Juncos and
Creepers can still put on a lively show. So, bundle up (the right gear is
everything this time of year) and get outside – and be sure to tell us all
what you see on the Richmond Audubon email list!
Best wishes to you all for a happy and safe New Year!
Famed Hog Island Audubon
Camp Reopens
Lynn Tennefoss,Vice President, State Programs and Chapter Services
The National Audubon Society will reopen its legendary Hog Island
camp for four adult ornithology sessions and one teen bird studies
session during the summer of 2010. Dr. Steve Kress, Audubon’s VP for
Bird Conservation, will direct the sessions. He will be joined by some
of the country’s top ornithologists who will serve as instructors, including Kenn Kaufman, Pete Dunne, and Scott Weidensaul. Additionally,
said Dr. Kress, there will be two new sessions offered in association
with Exploritas (formerly Elder Hostel) http://www.exploritas.org/
Programs/search_res.asp?Type=A&StateCode=ME
where June participants will assist Project Puffin biologists to census
gulls, eiders and cormorants at several nearby seabird nesting islands.
The Thrasher is printed on recycled paper.
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 VOLU M E 3 1 , I S S U E 1
November Silent Auction
and Potluck Dinner
Margaret O’Bryan, co-chair.
The November Silent Auction and Potluck Dinner was a huge success.
Thanks are owed to so many people­—those who donated items, brought
such delicious food, purchased raffle tickets, donated money to the
fund drive, set up tables, made flower arrangements, bought auction
items, cleaned up after it was all over, and helped in so many ways.
I think a good time was had by all, and the talented Kim Harrell’s
wonderful program on “How to Be a Raptor” was both informative and
hilarious. A special thank you to John and Caroline Coe, our hawk and
owl, for being such good sports.
Funds are still coming in, and in the next issue of the Thrasher we
will present a report on how much money was raised.
Hope you will all be ready to pitch in again next year when we do it
all again.
Hog Island continued from page 2
Participants in the September
session will learn about land and
seabirds through bird banding and
presentations and assist with a
habitat management project for
endangered terns and storm-petrels
at Eastern Egg Rock. They will also
assist a Saw Whet Owl banding
project. Known to thousands as
Photo © Steve Kress
the Audubon Camp in Maine, Hog
Island was closed during the summer of 2009 to permit planning for
the future. This process led to Project Puffin bringing back the popular
ornithology programs for adults and teens. The adult programs are for
both beginner and avid birders who would like to learn more about
Maine birdlife and the biology of birds. The teen session is for 14-17
year olds with a keen interest in birds. (This session is co-sponsored
by the American Birding Association.) Due to its varied habitats, Hog
Island and vicinity are an ideal setting for the program, as more than
300 species frequent the area.
Participants live in authentic, turn of the century housing on the
330 acre spruce-covered island. Here, they will enjoy three superb
home-cooked meals by renowned chef Janii Laberge. The meals are
served in an historic island farmhouse that overlooks Muscongus Bay.
During the five-day sessions, small field groups will go on a variety of
trips and boat cruises, and attend presentations on topics ranging from
migration, and the identification of warblers, to the restoration
of Atlantic Puffins and three species of terns on nearby Eastern Egg
Rock. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about bird
banding, sound recording, and bird photography from leaders in
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Pre-meeting Dinner continued from page 1
meeting if you plan to be there for
the dinner so that we can arrange
to provide plenty of food.
Note: if you want to come but are
unsure you can make it, get your
name on the list. Too much food
is better than not enough! (If you
can’t make it, you will not be
responsible for the cost.) Reservations will not be accepted after the
evening of the day before the meeting. Entrée items for the pre-meeting dinners are provided by some
of the attendees by pre-arrangement. You don’t have to bring any
food, but you are welcome to share
one of your favorite dishes with
our group. Keep all your receipts
for any food you bring. Those who
bring food are reimbursed for their
expenses at the meeting if they
provide receipts, and all who partake pay the $5.00 fee whether or
not they bring food. (We don’t try
to make a profit on the dinners.)
Call or e-mail by the Sunday
before the Thursday meeting to let
me know what you plan to provide. This allows time to coordinate the dinner.
Bon Appétit!
their fields. The Hog Island camp
first opened in 1936, with Roger
Tory Peterson as its first bird
instructor. It is well known in
America’s environmental community as a distinguished and
beautiful place of learning and
enjoyment.
FOR MORE INFO:
Visit www.projectpuffin.org for
dates, sessions, instructors, and
registration. To read testimonials
and see photos from previous
Hog Island programs, visit www.
naturecompass.org/fohi.
the Thrasher, Newsletter of the Richmond Audubon Society
J A N U A RY / F E B R U A RY 2010 VOLUME 31, ISSUE 1
Notes from the James
River Park System
Ralph White, Park Manager, James River Park System
The Earth
Smiles in
Flowers
The low
islands and
flat flood plain
along the
James in Richmond is dense
with vegetation. The soil
© Friends of The James River Park
is replenished
yearly with the rich dirt and nutrients washed in from
the farms and forests up stream during floods. It was
once rich with native wildflowers. But many were
taken away by visitors when the park was first opened
in 1972.
On the first Saturday in November, eight adult
volunteers (University of Richmond, Audubon,
Sierra Club, Friends of the JRP, VNPS and the
general public) planted the root stock of 800 Virginia
Blue Bells at the Pony Pasture Rapids section of the
JRPS; the day before, over 75 girls from St Catherine’s
Middle School planted 200 at The Wetlands.
Ernie Wilson, representing the Virginia Native
Plant Society, underwrote the first $500 of the expenses and got the project going. Richmond Audubon
covered the next $400 and thereby assured that the
park manager would not be hauled off to debtor’s
prison for unpaid VISA expenses. And the First
Unitarian Church of Richmond covered the last $200
and completed the project. Next Spring there should
be a little more joy and happiness for the butterflies,
beetles and wildflower watchers along the river. You
are invited to be one of them.
It is intended that a similar planting will occur
next year along Pleasant Creek and on the islands
opposite Reedy Creek. Contact the park if you would
like to be a participant call 646-8911.
Lumpkin’s Slave Jail Archeological Site
Richmond was the economic and transportation
center for the gathering and re-sale of slaves for the 40
years leading up to the Civil War. At its peak, in 1854,
over 10,000 people were shipped out in single month.
The largest and worst of the slave holding facilities
was Lumpkin’s Jail—The Devil’s Half Acre—located
near 15th and Franklin St. in what is now the parking
lot for Main Street Station.
It is also now the site of the most important
archeological study of slavery in America today... but
the work has temporarily halted awaiting funding for
the next phase of work. And then area was back-filled
and abandoned in April.
To give the site the dignity it deserves, upgrade
its appearance and present the information that has
already been found out, a work project was set up by
the JRPS on the 3rd Saturday in November. Volunteers from Hands-On Greater Richmond, First Contractors, the University of Richmond, and the general
public graded out the rough earth at the dig, covered
it all with wood chips, marked out the old fence line
of the jail complex, and erected the outline of the
front of the jail itself. An interpretive sign describing
the findings of the dig and showing the overall lay out
of the site was funded by the First Unitarian Church
of Richmond.
You are invited to come down and have a look
at this important – and long forgotten – part of our
city’s history. Oh, and a little more work remains—the
framework needs to be painted and the boundary
lines markings up-graded from tape to a law wooden
railing... and there is always a little general maintenance. You are welcome to participate in that as well.
Call 646-8911.
Coyote Incursion
The body of a healthy adult coyote was found
along Riverside Drive in Richmond near the
Huguenot Bridge by Casey Winters and Arun Bose
on Thanksgiving Day. It had been apparently hit by
a car. It is interesting to note that two years prior
the tracks and scat of a coyote were photographed
at Powhite Park about this same time. Coyotes have
been more frequently sited in Henrico and Chesterfield, but it is reasonable to assume they will become
a relatively benign part of the urban environment
here too—just as they have in many other cities
across the nation.
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 VOLU M E 3 1 , I S S U E 1
Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians
in the South
Thursday, January 28, 5:30­—7:30 PM, Light refreshments: 5:30 PM, lecture: 6:30 PM.
Sponsored by Dominion Resources. Presented by the National Audubon Society’s Virginia Important
Bird Areas Program, and in cooperation with Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
“Why is it,” Dr. Shepard Krech, III, asks “that our most persistent visual image of the indigenous people
of the New World is that they were feathered?” In Dr. Krech’s book, Spirits of the Air: Birds and American
Indians in the South, he assesses the place of birds in the lives and cultures of the indigenous peoples of just
one region of North America, what we now know as the U.S. South. Come hear Dr. Krech of Brown University discuss his fascinating book and learn more about bird conservation in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Includes light refreshments before the lecture. This event is free, RSVP is requested to ensure sufficient
refreshments. Email registrar@lewisginter.org stating number and names of attendees. Your reservation is
not confirmed until you receive an email from the Registrar’s Office.
Field Trips
Art Baker, Field Trip Chair
January 3, 2010, Sunday, Bryan Park Bird Walk.
Meet at Shelter 1 one-half hour after sunrise. Wear
layers of clothing. For more information, call Sue at
804-270-5365.
cover. I will try to honor your choice. This is always
a popular event-even last year with the high
temperature only reaching 14 we had 30 brrrr-ders.
More information will be coming out in email
after Christmas. The sectors are listed below. Please
contact me at juliekazz@comcast.net with your choice.
42nd Street, Floodwall, Belle Isle, Byrd Park, Ancarrow’s, Wetlands, Pony Pasture, Hugenot Landing
As in the past the entrance fee to the brunch is
one suet cake or 5 lbs of sunflower seed to benefit
RAS kids and the wildlife habitat at Swansboro
Elementary. Also bring your favorite brunch
item to share.
January 16, 2010, Saturday, Westmoreland State
Park and Pope’s Creek for ducks and Tundra Swans.
Meet at the Brook Run Shopping Center at 8 AM near
the Goodwill trailer. Return time would be mid- to
late afternoon. Bring lunch and water/hot beverage.
Dress warmly. For more information call Adrianne
Dery at 804-262-7072 or Sue Ridd at 804-270-5365.
VSO Winter Field Trip, Outer Banks, North
Carolina February 5-7, 2010 As in past, we are
heading to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Friday pelagic trip out of Hatteras and a Sunday
visit to Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
are scheduled.
http://www.virginiabirds.net/f_trips.html#OBX2010
January 30th, 2010 28th annual James River Winter Count. Time to mark your 2010 calendar for the
annual James River Winter Count held each year from
7AM-10AM with the wrap-up compilation brunch at
the home of Mary Arginteanu and Larry Robinson.
Start thinking about what sector you would like to
February 20, Saturday Pole Green Park, Hanover
County. Meet at 9:00 AM at Pole Green Park. From
I-295 take exit 38A Pole Green Road. Go 4 miles, turn
left at Pole Green School. We will meet at the parking
lot past the baseball fields. For information call Art
Baker 730-9127 or email at albaker1@earthlink.net.
These are all the RAS trips
that have been submitted as
of the publication date. Check the RAS listserv (if
you don’t subscribe the archives are at www.freelists.
org/archive/va-richmond-general/) or the RAS
website for any late breaking additions or
impromptu field trips, www.richmondaudubon.org/
ActivFieldTrip.html.
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the Thrasher, Newsletter of the Richmond Audubon Society
J A N U A RY / F E B R U A RY 2010 VOLUME 31, ISSUE 1
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RAS Kids­—Swansboro Harvest
Sherry Heath-Wagner
RAS Kids Volunteer
Second grade students at Swansboro Elementary School enjoyed
harvesting peanuts and carrots from their school’s garden on October
21st. Many of the students remember planting the seeds last spring,
when they were first graders. Mary Arginteanu, Robin Ruth and many
other dedicated Richmond Audubon Kids volunteers helped establish
and tended the garden while students were away on summer vacation.
The Swansboro garden is
identified as an official
wildlife habitat
Nanette Sweet, RAS Kids volunteer, stated that the peanut harvest
gleaned approximately 12 pounds of peanuts. After the peanuts are
roasted, students will get a chance to taste their harvest and compare
them to packaged peanuts from the store. The carrots were given to
students and teachers who planned to include them in salads.
The Swansboro garden is identified as an official wildlife habitat
and is used as an alternative setting to teach academic concepts at the
school. Cultivating plants in the “outdoor classroom” provides
opportunities for students to learn about the natural world around
them. Students were excited to discover black swallowtail caterpillars
in the garden while pulling carrots. You can bet those same students
will be looking for the butterflies next spring.
Look at this! Tranise Allen and Mhikayla Watkins from Mrs. Crochunis’ Second Grade class
Photo © Sherry Heath-Wagner.
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 VOLU M E 3 1 , I S S U E 1
Officers / Committee Chairs and Co-chairs for 2009-2010
President
Lewis Barnett
president@richmondaudubon.org
804-320-7898
1st Vice President
Robert McLemore
vicepresident1@richmondaudubon.org
804-556-2757
2nd Vice President
Caroline Coe
vicepresident2@richmondaudubon.org
804-276-1397
Secretary
Pete Walker
secretary@richmondaudubon.org
804-387-1071
Treasurer/Finance
Pam Dummitt
treasurer@richmondaudubon.org
804-929-3899
Past President
Pam Dummitt
pastpresident@richmondaudubon.org
804-929-3899
Auction
Margaret O’Bryan
auction@richmondaudubon.org
804-746-5599
Bird-A-Thon
Vacant
Development
Anne Dunnburg
development@richmondaudubon.org
804-212-9524
Thrasher Editor
Arun Bose
thrasher@richmondaudubon.org
804-335-8813
Education
Kim Harrell
education@richmondaudubon.org
804-282-3419
Hospitality
Jan Robertson
hospitality@richmondaudubon.org
804-272-6674
Conservation
Faye Taylor-Hyder
conservation@richmondaudubon.org
804-691-6339
Legislation
Margaret O’Bryan
legislation@richmondaudubon.org
804-746-5599
Field Trips
Art Baker
fieldtrips@richmondaudubon.org
804-730-9127
Membership
Lori Kam
membership@richmondaudubon.org
804-310-9014
Cyberspace
Bob Schamerhorn
cyberspace@richmondaudubon.org
804-929-6568
Programs
Sandy Wynne
programs@richmondaudubon.org
804-276-5520
Publicity
Diane Jadlowski
publicity@richmondaudubon.org
702-308-1953
Youth
Robin Ruth
RASkids@richmondaudubon.org
804-231-5949
IBA /VAC Rep
Lewis Barnett
IBA@richmondaudubon.org
804-320-7898
Of Birds and Critters—A Simple Walk
Joe Lively
A
fter being cooped up due to several days of heavy
rains from the last hurricane, my demeanor was
approaching that of a bear coming out of hibernation. I really needed to get out of the house. Only two
weeks remained before the start of general hunting
season, so I decided to do some exploring and get a
little exercise. Southerly winds and balmy temperatures were perfect for an adventure hike.
Grabbing my camera and stuffing my backpack
with a few snacks and some water, I set out to follow
an old roadbed passing through a long idle field that
was surrounded by thick hardwoods. This trek of a
little more than three miles one way would do wonders for my attitude. Moving along quietly and stopping frequently to listen would be the key to discovering critters as they went about their natural activities.
This is a magical time of year, when leaves change
color and begin falling from trees. It is also when
tannic acid is released from leaves as they dry out.
Decomposing hardwood leaves add a wonderful
fragrance to the air. As if recognizing the tart odor to
be a subtle sign of changing seasons, many animals
respond by increasing their feeding activity before the
harshness of winter sets in. The sounds that animals
and birds make are often heard well before you are
able to see any movement. Just ahead, along the edge of the tree line, I could
hear something large rustling the leaves. Now, I
was getting excited. Could this be a gang of turkeys
scratching for seeds and insect larva? Advancing cautiously, I saw four does and a young buck pawing the
ground underneath an old persimmon tree. Then the
gentle wind shifted. Detecting my presence, the deer
snorted and bolted back into the deep woods. Perhaps
this would be a good place for a deer stand, I mused.
Woodpeckers could be heard hammering away on
dead branches as they probed for juicy grubs.
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continued from page 7
Sparrows called from their perch in the thickets and
groups of chickadees seemed to follow me, scouring
sycamore and gum trees for tiny seeds. A covey of quail
exploded from their cover, glided over the ridge into the
woods and immediately began calling each other
to regroup.
Before long, I came to a medium sized tree bent
over by the weight of vines. Even from a distance, I could
see that the vines were thick and full of dried fox grapes.
Then I noticed that something large was literally shaking
the tree. Several dark shapes moved awkwardly around
Photo © Joe Lively.
on the branches. Could this be a couple of feeding bears?
Unsure what was in the tree, I moved my camera tripod closer, hoping to get a few shots while the critters were
intent upon gorging themselves. Sure enough, the telltale sign of a long reddish neck revealed their identity. Turkeys! One sharp-eyed
old bird had raised his head and spotted me. With a few “Put-Puts” and a whole lot of squawking, four long
beards flapped out of the tree and hit the ground running. Two others just flew down and walked around,
as if inebriated from eating too many fermented fox grapes. The whirring of my camera sent them scurrying
down through the oaks. Gradually, nature’s therapy was beginning to soothe the ills of mind and body.
It was a long way back to my truck and there was plenty of time to assess the experience. It was great to
capture an image of those turkeys dancing around in the treetop and a few more when they hit the ground.
The panorama of critters acting out their natural roles would surely be passed on to my grandkids. Thank
you Lord for the blessings of simple walks. I felt great! Getting to sleep that night was not a problem.
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