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The Many Faces of Seattle Audubon THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF SEATTLE AUDUBON February 2007 The Many Faces of Seattle Audubon by Lorraine Hartmann, Volunteer Program Director Compelling though an organization’s vision and mission may be, its effectiveness depends on the quality and commitment of its people. Our 5500 members, 800 volunteers, hundreds of Seattle Public Schools FUN parent and grandparent volunteers, Nature Shop supporters, Nature Campers and their families, shade coffee com- panies, our Board and staff, and many generous donors comprise a passionate, diverse Seattle Audubon family of supporters. This year’s first issue ofEarthcare Northwest highlights six among the many thousands of Seattle Auduboners. Spanning in age from an eight-year-old artist to I n s i d e a centenarian naturalist, they all love birds and Seattle Audubon 2 work to protect them. Turn to page 8 to read For Birds about these dedicated people. Seabirds on Puget Sound in Winter 4 To find out how you, too, can Appreciation 5 help protect birds and nature, And Nature Climate Change: contact Seattle Audubon and Are growers ready? 6 volunteer! Feature The Many Faces of P r o g r a m Seattle Audubon 8 Field Trips 10 Classes 12 Volunteer Activities 13 Appreciation Good Deals 14 Evening Thursday, February 15, 2007, 6:30PM Center for Urban Horticulture In the Company of Crows and Ravens Doors open at 6:30PM John Marzluff, Professor, UW, Speaker with Nature Shop selec- Join us for a lecture about crows, ravens, tions and displays. The and people by John Marzluff, author Center for Urban Horticulture is located and Professor of Wildlife Science at the at 3501 NE 41st Street in the Laurelhurst University of Washington. He’ll speak neighborhood. From NE 45th Street, about the natural history, taxonomy, tool turn south on Mary Gates Memorial Way use, communication, and human interac- to NE 41st Street. Buses #25 and #30 tion of these bold, boisterous, adaptable stop at NE 45th and Mary Gates Memo- Vol.48 No.5 and inspirational birds. This will also be rial Drive. our Volunteer Appreciation evening and Free and open to the public! cake will be served. S e a t t l e Seattle Audubon Of Note Memorial Gifts Shop (phone: 206-523-4483) Garth Olson recently gave a generous Staff (phone: 206-523-8243) • Next new volunteer orientations will be gift in memory of Charlene Olson. His Fax (206-528-7779) on Tuesdays, February 20 and March 20 gift to our Finding Urban Nature Ex- Executive Director from 7-8:45PM. Call Lorraine to register at Shawn Cantrell, x15 plorers elementary school program is a Bookkeeper 206-523-8243, x12. lovely and meaningful way to honor his Lois Woolwine, x17 • Thank you to: mother’s dedication to education and Conservation Director Alex Morgan, 206-985-6581 —Carol Richardson, Kathy and Arn birds. Thank you. Education/Nature Camp Director Slettebak and Carleen and Neil Zimmer- We also thank Keith R. Geller, Susan Tallarico, 206-985-6993 man, Nov. 18 Richmond Beach Alternative who made a gift to Seattle Audubon in Elem. School Program Manager Giving Fair booth. /Nature Camp Asst. Director memory of his mother, Lillian Geller. Kintea Bryant, x19 —David Shettleroe, Shop SKUs for Bird- Keith also requested that his contribu- Fund Development Manager Note shows and Nature Reserves research. tion be directed to the FUN program. Monya Noelke, x 37 —Andrew Engstrom, Gina Lozier, Open High School Program Manager Emily Sprong, 206-985-6832 House kids’ activities, Dianne Edmonds, selling, packing, wrapping and hauling during Development Associate Jennifer Kauffman, Teri Martin, gift wrap- the record-setting sales month in December, Karyn McKelvey, x14 ping; Andrea Briggs, coordinator, Harvey and many working additional shifts: Karen Adair, Nature Shop Assistant Linda Carroll, Dennis Hartmann, and Neil Justine Busse, x13 Chris Altwegg, Laurinda Anglin, Diana Nature Shop Manager and Carleen Zimmerman, Holiday Potluck. Aubin de Paradis, Melissa Boscolo, Jenny Russ Steele, x10 —Colene McKee, Susan Stillman, Cynthia Buening, Marilyn Busher, Linda Carroll, Science and BirdNote Associate Wilson, CBC registrars, Christine Chan, Adam Sedgley, x36 Kathy Cooper, Steve Dang, Theres Fillmore, Shade Coffee Organizer CBC Potluck organizer, Karen Adair, Chris- Hans de Grys, Dianne Edmonds, Rebecca Kristen Kosidowski, 206-523-6757 tine Chan, Barbara Clark, Dianne Edmonds, Evans, Barb Faville, Al Ferkovich, Francie Urban Habitat Program Director Lucienne Guyot, Dan Kiehnle, Colene Galbraith, Carol Gard, Virginia Harris, Hel- Matt Mega 206-985-6841 McKee, Pam Pogemiller, Mary Rogers, Su- Volunteer Program Director en Hawley, George Johnson, Brad Justin, Lorraine Hartmann, x12 san Stillman, Amy Walgamott and Cynthia Charlie Kahle, Jennifer Kauffman, Penny SIGHTINGS HOTLINE Wilson, soup makers; Lee Barnes, Count lead- Koyama, Anita and Gene Lagerberg, Rachel WOS Birdbox 206-281-9172 ers organizer, Gene Hunn, CBC compiler, and Lawson, Carol Leenstra, Gina Lozier, Ama- WEB SITES http://www.seattleaudubon.org Count leaders: Tom Aversa, Lee Barnes, Jan lia Magaret, Teri Martin, Paul Metzner, Jean http://www.birdweb.org Bragg, Marv Breece, Art Campbell, Carolee Mills, Scott Moore, Walter Oelwein, Eldon Earthcare Northwest, the official Colter, Steve Dang, Denis DeSilvis, George Olson, Suzanne Peterson, Cathy Pfarr, newsletter of Seattle Audubon, is Gerdts, Dan Harville, Gene Hunn, David Roberta Roberts, Jud Scovill, Jane Sepede, published monthly except January and August. Hutchinson, Hugh Jennings, Vicki King, David Shettleroe, Karen Stephens, Ingvil Editor, Sharon Sneddon, x7 Neal Komedal, Brendan McGarry, Martin Syverson, Cheryl Teague, Sue Thompson, Publisher pro tem, Jane Hedberg Muller, Hal Opperman, Wayne Palsson, Mary Anne Thorbeck, Pat Tilden, Connie Design and Layout, Sandy Welch Shiva Parameswaran, Judy Roan, Adam VanDeventer, Tim Walsh, Cynthia Wang, Proofing, Hanna Atkins Advertising, Lisa Vogel, 206-263-3428 Sedgley, David Swayne, Tom Weir, Sandra Barbara and Paul Webster, JoAnn Whetsell, Production, Chris Altwegg Woods, Richard Youel and Neil Zimmer- Ethel Williams, Nancy Wilson, Marilyn Submissions and address changes man, and all Counters. Wittenmyer, Ann Marie Wood, Melinda should be sent to Editor at Seattle —Rob Faucett, host of monthly Bird- Woodard, Alison Wysong, Carleen Zimmer- Audubon, or e-mail earthcare@seattl eaudubon.org by the 8th of the month Watch meetings at the Burke Museum. man, and especially Virginia Morrison. preceding publication. Submissions —Greg Hickman, Shade Coffee graphic • Correction: The drawing on the front will be edited and published at the design; Alan Humphrey and Chris Maden, editor’s discretion. cover of the December 2006/January 2007 © Seattle Audubon, 2007 web and technology support. issue should have had the following attribu- —Nature Shop volunteers who helped tion: Martin Muller. SEATTLE AUDUBON BOARD OF DIRECTORS Members at Large Officers Chairs President, Marina Skumanich Conservation, Karen Shea Nature Reserves, open Lauren Braden Tom Riley Vice President, Randy Robinson Development, Renée Klein Past President, Jane Hedberg Charlie Kahle Cynthia Wang Secretary , Mary Anne Thorbeck Education, Eric Harlow Science Chair, Richard Groomer Shiva Parameswaran Richard Youel Treasurer, Richard Lintermans Legal Advisor, John Lundin Tom Rohrer Neil Zimmerman 2 February 2007 3 A u d u b o n Spotlight on Raising to safeguard Foster Island and Marsh Island in the Arboretum. Staff Public Awareness Seattle Audubon’s annual Christmas by Shawn Cantrell, Executive Director Bird Count was also prominently fea- Seattle Audubon’s conservation programs tured in the Seattle Times, highlighting have garnered significant media coverage this great program over many decades. in recent weeks. Our campaign to protect On a separate note, our Nature Shop the Northern Spotted Owl was featured had a record month in December, serv- in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, ing more customers than ever before Seattle Times, and on KUOW radio. Our and generating retail sales totaling over work to defend bird habitat in the urban $113,000 for the month! Congratula- Karyn McKelvey joined environment was also recognized with tions to all the volunteers and staff who Seattle Audubon’s staff in local media coverage for our efforts made this possible! December 2006 as Develop- ment Associate. A graduate of Gonzaga University with Christmas eared Owl, showed up the following day. Bachelor’s degrees in French Total number of individual birds counted and Sociology, she has over Bird Count Wrap Up was slightly above average, but we found four years of experience with by Eugene Hunn, non-profit organizations. Karyn record numbers of Anna’s Humming- Master Birder and CBC List Compiler worked for the Museum of birds (267) and Yellow-rumped Warblers Fine Arts, Boston, where she One hundred and eighty observers (187). On the other hand, we had only provided training, supervi- participated in Seattle Audubon’s 80th three Ruddy Ducks this year versus a sion, and scheduling support annual Christmas Bird Count on De- 30-year average of 464. Special visitors: for over 100 volunteers. She cember 30, 2006. The accommodating Rock Sandpiper, Townsend’s Solitaire, also worked for two years as weather encouraged a record high count Common Redpoll (1st CBC record), a counselor and advocate on of 129 species (previous record was 127, and Pine Grosbeak (2nd CBC record). homelessness issues for the with an average of 120). Two additional Complete results of the CBC are posted St. Francis House Day Shelter species, Northern Harrier and Long- at www.seattleaudubon.org. in Boston. A native of the Seattle area, Karyn is excited to pur- sue a career in development George Johnson Honored and event planning within the George Johnson’s 23 years of local non-profit community. volunteering for Seattle Audubon She has participated in the were honored by having the Nature Northwest Development Shop space named the George Officers Association and recently completed a course Johnson Birding Resource Center on grant-writing. Karyn in a ceremony December 6, 2006. enjoys travel, the arts and George was the first manager of the George Johnson, fourth from left, pictured with current culture, speaking French, Nature Shop.
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