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President's Message Volume LIX, Number 8 May/June 2007 President’s Message Shirley Farrell You always hear that time flies when you’re on one of our many committees. We have something having fun, or is it the older you are, the faster time for everyone! The Education Committee needs volun- seems to go? Well, either way, these last two years teers to work with school groups, scout troops, and have flown by. I have enjoyed serving as your Presi- teachers. Our Speaker’s Bureau needs speakers who dent and look forward to serving on the Board as your can give talks during the day and in the evenings. The Past President. These last two years have brought a Conservation Committee is looking for volunteers to lot of changes to our organization. The biggest is the join the roundtable discussing environmental issues addition of the Administrative Director. We should be and to write letters/postcards to groups and officials for in a temporary office at the McWane Science Center their good work or lack thereof. The Membership soon. October 2007 you will find us in our new office Committee could use a few extra hands when we ex- on the 2nd floor of the McWane Center. We can’t wait!! hibit at festivals and environmental gatherings. Our Hospitality Committee needs extra hands in coordinat- While we have a part-time staff person to do ing the refreshments for our General Meetings every the administrative duties, we need volunteers more month. These are just a few of our committees needing than ever. We are asked more and more to help scout volunteers. troops with merit badges, give talks to various groups about birds, wildflowers, environmental habitats, work You can contact the committee chair to let him/ with school groups, etc. The requests are endless. her know you want to be involved or sign up for a com- mittee at the next meeting. Since we do not meet dur- What can you do to help Birmingham Audubon ing the summer the next meeting will be on September and to be a voice for the environmental community? 2007. This will be the first meeting after our summer How about becoming involved by volunteering to serve hiatus. Until then, I thank you for allowing me to serve CLAY BIRDFEST Clay Elementary School Saturday, May 12, 2007 Come to this free bird festival to learn about the To reach Clay Elementary School, exit I-59 birds in our area. As you enter, receive your bird band north at the Deerfoot Parkway exit. This is the second for a chance to win a door prize. Students will have bird exit north of the I-459 interchange. Make a right turn at activity booths with prizes. Come meet the birds from the end of the exit, crossing back over the interstate. Camp McDowell, the Birmingham Zoo, and the Auburn Stay on this road until it ends at Old Springville Road. Raptor Center. Representatives from Trussville's Wild There is a BP gas station on the right and a shopping Birds Unlimited store will be on hand to help you iden- center on the left. Turn right. At the next light - about 1- tify which feeders and seeds are most effective at at- 2 blocks away - turn right again. This is the driveway for tracting birds to your yard. We hope to see you there! Clay Elementary School. You will see tents in the play- ing field on the right. Park in the lot and join the fun! SoSo for the Record Sightings - February 4 through March 26, 2007 It was so appropriate that the first Ruby-throated Hummingbird reported locally, 20 March, was by the Sargents. As Bob always says “life is good.” The White-winged Scoter that was reported at 16 February by Jud Johnston at Lake Hutto, near Fayette, was still present on13 March. Spring migrants are beginning to trickle in, read on: 2/4 Gulls- Ring-billed and Herring (300+); Neely Henry Dam (JS). 2/25 American Goldfinch (200+); Odenville (JS). 2/26 Fox Sparrow; “First for my yard” Bluff Park (SB). 3/3 Purple Martin; Rough-winged Swallow; Cedar Creek, Shelby County (HK,LB,MS). 3/9 Barn Swallow (2); Interstate 65/119 (JI). 3/10 Blue-headed Vireo; Perry County (HW,AC). 3/12 American Tree Sparrow; Shelby County, Reported by a Tennessee birder but was not seen again (RW). Tree Swallow (2); Vesper Sparrow (3); Shelby County (HW,AC). 3/14 Common Yellowthroat; Shelby County (HK,MC,SH). 3/17 Ross’s Goose; Rails- King (heard) and Sora; Donovan Lake, Perry County (HK,TK,ER,PR,TW). 3/18 Louisiana Waterthrush; Little Cahaba River (RoK). 3/22 Kentucky Warbler; Irondale (RR). 3/24 Osprey; Highland Lake, Blount County (RB,MB). 3/25 White-eyed Vireo; Cahaba River (HK,RoK,RiK). 3/26 Hooded Warbler; Botanical Gardens (GH,HW). Contributors: Sheila Bancroft Susan Hutchison Rick Remy Lee Brewer John Imhof Pelham Rowan Rob and Mary Brewer Jud Johnston Bob and Martha Sargent Alice Christenson Ty Keith Maureen Shaffer Martha Coghlan Helen Kittinger Jim Sherrill Martha Dagg Rick Kittinger Rick Waldrop (TN) Greg Harber Ron Kittinger Tom Wilson Mary Hines Elberta Reid Harriett Wright Please submit sightings for the September issue of FF at least five days before the August 1st deadline to Ann Miller, 520 Yorkshire Drive, Birmingham, Al. 35209. Summer Field Trips ~ Summer Breeders, Kites, Wood Storks and More! Saturday, June 23, 2007 (West-Central Alabama) Saturday, July 28, 2007 (Central Alabama) Saturday, August 4, 2007 (Gainesville and Aliceville) This summer we are offering three field trips. bers just prior to their arrival at the Autaugaville “Kite For the past five years a number of us have been par- Field.” Depending on the scouting reports we may opt ticipating in the Alabama Breeding Bird Atlas project for Camden, which would give us a chance to visit the and along the way we have found several new birding local gallery to view the famous quilts of Gees Bend. sites where we can enjoy some of Alabama’s less Our departure point will be the same however: the common breeding birds. Our first trip will take us to McDonalds on US 31 in Hoover, across from the Galle- west-central Alabama where Stan and Dana Hamilton ria. Plan to depart at 7:00 a.m. and caravan to our discovered a number of interesting places worth a re- destination from there. Bring your lunch on this trip turn visit. They’ll be our guides on this special trip. too. Feel free to contact me a couple of days before the trip for further updates. Later in the summer also offers some exciting birding opportunities too. Among these are kites and August 4th trip: The ever-popular Galleria storks, and lots of them. If you have never witnessed McDonalds will serve as our departure point one last the spectacle of Mississippi and Swallow-tailed Kites time. Plan to leave at 7:00 a.m. again. We will cara- feeding on the wing, you are missing one of the most van west on I-59/20 to the rest area just east of exit spectacular aerial shows on earth. Kites are regular #32. We will take a rest break there and then travel by late summer visitors to the Tombigbee and Alabama way of CR 20 (exit #32) to the Gainesville lock facility River systems in the upper coastal plain. It is truly a on AL 39. Those wishing to meet us at the lock facility sight to behold, watching these graceful birds of prey should be there at 9:00, at the access road on the east as they soar over the fields, catching insects on the side of the river, south of CR 20. Once we have birded wing. this locale, we’ll head north toward Aliceville, making stops in the New West Greene community and other Hopefully, we will also see Wood Storks, espe- birding sites along the way. Lunch will be indoors at a cially on the August 4th field trip to Gainesville. Wood local restaurant to add a boost to the local economy! Storks have to be one of the homeliest creatures the Next we’ll head south down the west side of the Tom- good lord ever made, but in the air their striking black bigbee River, looking for kites, Wood Storks and and white forms are beautiful sights indeed. If we’re Grasshopper Sparrows along the way. The general lucky we may even encounter the Sandhill Crane store in Gainesville will be our final stop for the day, found last year south of Gainesville. You won't want to where an ice cream treat will surely fortify our sun- miss any of these field trip offerings so mark your cal- baked bones! Finally, we’ll continue south of town to endars now and be brave against the summer heat! see if we can duplicate our good fortune from last year Here are the details: and find a Sandhill Crane. Maybe we should be greedy and wish for one with young in tow! Saturday, June 23rd trip: We have a long way to go on this trip so we’ll need to leave at 6:00 a.m. in Remember, these trips will be a day-long order to reach our birding destinations at a suitable affairs so plan accordingly and bring plenty of drinks time. Plan to meet at the McDonalds on US 31 across and snacks in addition to a full tank of gas, insect from the Galleria, and please be ready to leave without repellent, rain gear, and appropriate summer attire.
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