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Volume 30, Issue 9
BIRDERS
& Studies on Ft. Riley
DONORS
Susan Hickman
NEEDED!
Call Richard Bean at 785-594-2649
to help out with the 2006 JAS Birdathon.
Birdathon contributions are used locally by
JAS to further our mission of encouraging
enjoyment of, promoting understanding of,
and advocating conservation of the natural
world. These dollars support Eagles Day
when we host 1,000 people eager to learn
more about birds; Earth Day when kids
have a great time making & painting bird-
houses at our table, taking that first step
toward caring for other creatures on our
planet; citizen science projects like the
CBC and monarch tagging; and open space
at Baker/Haskell Wetlands.
Be a part of these initiatives by birding
May 6th or 7th or sending a check for any
amount to JAS.
THANK YOU!
Susan Hickman
May, 2006
may 11
Grassland Bird
bird-banding &
feather-pulling
Dave Rintoul, Assoc. Prof. & Assoc. Director
of the Division of Biology at KSU, will speak at
the May 11 JAS meeting on his volunteer work
with the MAPS Program at Fort Riley where
bird-banding operations have been ongoing
since 1993. The Institute for Bird Popula-
tions started the Monitoring Avian Produc-
tivity and Survivorship Program in 1989.
There are now over 500 sites. He will
also discuss results from analysis of sta-
ble isotopes of feathers from banded birds.
US Fish and
wildlife Service
Dave is a native Kansan with degrees
from KU (BA, Biology, 1972) and Stanford (PhD, Bi-
ology, 1978). His research interests were initially sub-
cellular in the realms of biochemistry and biophysics
but have slowly evolved to embrace entire organisms
such as marmots and, lucky for us, birds.
To whet your appetite view Dave’s glowing photos
of birds of the South of France and Utah on his web-
page: www-personal.ksu.edu/~drintoul. For more
background on MAPS: www.birdpop.org/maps.
Dutch treat dinner with Dave Rintoul will be at
Local Burger 714 Vermont at 6:00 p.m. The meeting
will be at the Senior Center 8th & Vermont at 7:30.
You know you’ve always been curious about bird-
banding so come join us for this fascinating program!
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The MONARCH WATCH SPRING

ELIZABETH
SCHULTZ
Environmental Fund
~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Longtime Jayhawk Audubon member & retired KU
English professor Beth Schultz has established
a fund at the Douglas County Community Founda-
tion to support local efforts to preserve and under-
stand nature. The fund will provide up to $20,000
in grants in its first year!
“If you act locally, you can be engaged most
effectively in helping to create a good life for the
entire planet,” said Schultz. “My mantra is to focus
on the crocus. In other words, pay attention to the
place you are in, know it and care for it.”
OPEN HOUSE &
PLANT FUNDRAISER
WHAT: A great outing for the family! There
will be show & tell with live butterflies, games,
videos and refreshments.
PLUS: 4,000 butterfly plants: annuals,
perennials & 7 species of milkweeds. Stock
your Monarch Waystation.
WHEN: Saturday, May 13th. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Foley Hall. 2021 Constant Ave.
KU West Campus. Go west on 19th from Iowa.
Go left at first stop, pass the pond & turn right
into a parking lot. Monarch Watch is the low
building on the right. Phone 864-4441 or visit
www.monarchwatch.org for information

The foundation will take applications for funding

from Earth Day - April 22 - to October 1. Projects
may address the fund’s goals in scientific, cultural,
educational, aesthetic or economic ways. THE BOREAL FOREST
A Michigan native, Beth moved here in 1967
Bird Nursery of the North
is the theme for the 2006 International Migratory Bird
when she was hired to teach in the English Dept. at
Day on May 13th. The Boreal Forest covers 6.5 mil-
KU. She is a poet & author of numerous scholarly
lion square miles of Russia, Scandinavia, Canada and
books and articles and a memoir and nature study,
Alaska. Its varied habitats of forests, lakes, wetlands,
Shorelines: Seasons at the Lake, based on annual
rivers and tundra contain 25% of the planet’s intact
visits to her family’s summer home in Michigan.
forest and act as a vast carbon store helping modulate
Beth is a linchpin of many local environmental
the global climate.
causes, literacy and the arts including the Kansas
Land Trust & the Lawrence Art Center Board. She
303 species of birds breed there. 25 to 49% of robins,
has also taken on the behind the scenes job of haul-
kingfishers, ospreys and chickadees & 80% of juncos,
ing this newsletter to the post office each month!
white-throated sparrows and whoopers are born there!
Learn more about the “birthplace of billions of birds”
The Douglas Cty. Community Foundation is a
at www.birdday.org
nonprofit charity that promotes & manages gifts
or 1-866-334-3330.
made to assist the people of Douglas Cty. For more
Go birding on the
information about the Elizabeth Schultz Environ-
13th to share in a
mental Fund and other DCCF funds visit www.
small way in the long
dccfoundation.org. or call DCCF at 785-843-8727
journey north.
or Beth Schultz at 785-842-1305.
- Marilyn Hull, Program Officer
DCCF
 >>>>MAY CALENDAR<<<<
May 6,7: JAS Birdathon. Call Richard Bean 785-594-2649 to participate.
Support your local chapter!

May 6: KC Wildlands Spring Community Restoration Day. 9 a.m. to 12 noon

Plant wildflower seedlings grown from locally harvested seed at Ernie Miller Park, Olathe, Jerry
Smith Park, KC, Mo. or Rocky Pt. Glades, South K.C., Mo. Call Linda Lehrbaum 813-561-1016,
ext. 116 or Linda@bridgingthegap.org.

May 6: Bird for Birdathon at Overland Park Arboretum with the KC Area
Wild Bird Centers. Meet at the store at 4046 W. 83rd, Prairie Village. 913-381-5633.

May 7: KS Native Plant Society. Dingus Natural Area (managed by KOS). 10:30a
To carpool from Lawrence at 9:00 a.m. call Caleb Morse, McGregor Herbarium collection manager
at 864-4493 or cmorse@ku.edu. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes--no defined trails at this SE
Kansas reserve.

May 11: Dave Rintoul on bird-banding for the MAPS program at Ft. Riley.
BYO dinner at 6:00 at Local Burger, 714 Vermont. Meeting at the Senior Center at 7:30.

May 13: Monarch Watch Open House and Plant Sale. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Foley Hall,
2021 Constant Ave. on West Campus. Refreshments, games videos, butterflies!! 864-4441 or
www.monarchwatch.org.

May 13: Wildflower walk at Baker Wetlands with the Sierra Club. 9:00 a.m. Call
Frank Norman: 785-887-6775 or frank.norman@applieddeco.com. Also look for migratory birds
to mark Migratory Bird Day!

May 13: Friends of the Kaw Wildscape Float, Eudora to DeSoto. 10:00 a.m. $$.
Private Group floats are opened to the public two weeks before date if there is space. Call
785-312-7200 or contact FOTK through their website www.kansasriver.com.

May 20: Friends of the Kaw Community Float at 10:00 am to commemorate the
ribbon cutting for the access ramps at DeSoto and Edwardsville. $$. See contact info above.

May 20: Topeka Audubon. Bird Overland Park Arboretum & Shawnee Mission Pk.
Contact Dan Gish at 785-232-3731 or gishbear@cox.net for information on where to meet.

May 28: Hunting for Wild Edibles at Prairie Park Nature Center. 2:30p - 4:00p.
Hike for ages 10 and up. Register early May. $3. 785-832-7980 or mbirrell@cilawrence.ks.us
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