Big Bluestem Flyer

Newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society

Volume 41, Number 4 March/April 2006

Programs Field Trips

March 16, 2006 March 25, 2006 Little Wall Lake and
Fair Trade Coffee—Nicaragua Bjorkboda Marsh (Hamilton County).
Karl & Carmen Jungbluth
Karl and Carmen, Big Bluestem Audubon April 29, 2006 Woodland Mounds and Lake
members and Fair Trade advocates, will talk about
Ahquabi (Warren County).
the connection between coffee, birds, Fair Trade,
Meet at the parking lot behind Wild Birds Unlimited
the environment and social justice. They will share
at 7:30 a.m. (note the earlier departure time).
pictures and experiences from their coffee study
trip to Nicaragua, including the time they spent in
the home of a coffee growing family. Fair Trade May 6 2006 Bird-a-thon.
coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate will be available for See Insert Page and P. 5
purchase.
Dinner: 5:45 La Fuente 217 S Duff Ave June 3, 2006
April 20, 2006 Annual Birder’s
Salamanders and Snakes Brunch at Ledges
Tim Stewart State Park (Boone
Tim will describe the often little known but Co.).
fascinating Iowa and Midwest salamanders and Meet at the parking
snakes. He will also provide an update on lot in the upper park
assessments of the species inhabiting Ames’s Ada near the campground
Hayden Heritage Park. This timely talk should help entrance at 8:00 a.m.
us to remember to look down and under, as well as
up, on birding walks.
Dinner 5:45 Lucullan’s on Main Street

Program meetings are held monthly, September-
May on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30
pm, in the Extension 4-H Building, Iowa State
University, Ames, Iowa. See Page 5.
If you would like to meet and dine with the speaker
and the BBAS Board before the monthly meeting,
please contact Lynne Brookes to confirm space and
location at 515-434-2028 or rppsolar@yahoo.com
Unless otherwise indicated, field trips leave
promptly at 8:00 a.m. from the public parking lot
west of (behind) the Ames Wild Birds Unlimited,
located south of the railroad tracks at 213 Duff Ave.
Trip destinations are subject to change based on
recent bird sightings and the desires of the
participants. Contact Jeff Nichols (515-795-4176,
(ozarksbirder@hotmail.com) for more information.

In This Issue

Page 2 Officers and Committees Page 5 Bald Eagles and Barn Owls
Field Trip Report 2006 Birdathon
Nominations Sought Page 6 Boone Bird Count
Page 7 New Members
Page 3 Pohlman’s Smedal Award Coupons

Page 4 President’s Corner Page 8 Mangels Wildlife Area

Teacher “Treasures”
 Field Trip Report, Ledges State Park, 28 January 2006.

Well, the weather was lousy (cold, rainy, foggy), but the birds
were good! The Snowy Owl in the field north of my house was a
life bird for many of the 18
participants who joined us for at
least part of this outing, and the
Northern Saw-whet Owl at Ledges
was certainly a crowd-pleaser too.
Some participants also saw the
backside of a fleeing Barred Owl,
and others saw a flyby Great Horned
Owl. We also enjoyed seeing many
Tufted Titmouses and Red-headed
Woodpeckers, as well as Bald Eagle,
American Tree Sparrows, and
Eurasian Collared-Doves. 30 species.
Jeff Nichols

Drawings by BBAS member Matt Wetrich

www.naturebymatt.com

Nominations sought for President and three Board of Directors positions

Big Bluestem Audubon Society is seeking nominations for candidates interested in serving as President or on the
Board of Directors (three positions). The President may serve two one-year terms. Board members serve two-year
terms. Chapter officers and board members help determine chapter priorities, evaluate requests for funding, and
select upcoming programs and speakers. Serving as an officer or on the board is a great opportunity to serve the
community and help advance the goals of the chapter.

Please contact a member of the Nominations Committee with your nominations: Jeff Nichols, 515-795-4176,
ozarksbirder@hotmail.com and Shane Patterson, 515-232-4682, shane7896@yahoo.com.

Big Bluestem Audubon Society

Officers and Committees
Officers
President: Linda Thomas 292-7534 wbuames@msn.com
Vice-President: Lynne Brookes 434-2028 rppsolar@yahoo.com
Secretary: Bruce Ehresman 296-2995
Bruce.Ehresman@dnr.state.ia.us
Treasurer: Ed Carbrey 292-2404
Board Members
Shane Patterson 232-4682 shane7896@yahoo.com
Jeff: Nichols 795-4176 ozarksbirder@hotmail.com
Royce Bitzer 233-6741 mariposa@iastate.edu
Wolfgang Oesterreich 232-3285 wolf@iastate.edu
Tim Grotheer 233-9873 tgrotheer@prestonengineering.com
The mission of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society is to
enjoy the observation and study of birds and natural
ecosystems, contribute to their conservation and
restoration, engage in educational activities to benefit
humanity, and gain a broader understanding and deeper
appreciation of the world we live in.
Committee Chairs
Archivist: Hank Zaletel 382-427 madowl@midiowa.net
Bird-a-thon Co-chairs: Karl and Carmen Jungbluth, 432-5057
weatherbird.opencominc.com
Conservation Chair: Bruce Ehresman (See Officers)
Education Chair: Amy Yoakum, 232-2516
ayoakum@storycounty.com
Field Trip Chair: Jeff Nichols (See Officers)
Membership Chair: Jon Bahrenfus 275-3263 jbahren@netins.net
Program Chair: Lynne Brookes (See Officers)
Publicity Chair: Linda Thomas (See Officers)
Publications & Electronic Media Co-Chairs:
David Edwards 292-3790 dcejce@dandje.org
Joyce Bahrenfus 275-3263 jbahren@netins.net
BBAS Web Site: http://BigBluestemAudubon.org

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 John Pohlman Earns Olav Smedal Conservation Award
John Pohlman, a past president of Big Bluestem Audubon and a continuing active participant, recently was
named the 2005 recipient of the Olav Smedal Conservation Award, which is given annually in honor of the late
Tribune outdoors editor by the Ames Izaak Walton League. The award goes to an individual who, by their actions
or communications, have done the most to accurately present to the public of central Iowa excellence in the
conservation of the natural resources and outdoor pursuits representing the highest standards of ethics and
sportsmanship.
Growing up on a farm in the Loess Hills of western Iowa, John Pohlman was always interested in what might be
around the next corner or over the next hill. In the more than 35 years since he first arrived in central Iowa at the
campus of Iowa State University, Pohlman has discovered there's no shortage of activities - in the outdoors or
otherwise - to quell his curiosity about the world in which he lives.
Pohlman witnesses human impact on the land daily in his job as superintendent of the Resource Recovery Plant,
which recycles garbage from Ames and surrounding communities. The plant recovers reusable metals and sells
them, shreds and converts some of the burnable garbage into fuel for the city's power plant and sends the
remaining refuse to a landfill. It's estimated that the recycling process has prevented 80 acres of farmland from
being added to the landfill.
"I didn't develop a real interest in environmental things until later in life, although I've always been concerned
about recycling because you can see the consequences to the environment that come from the decisions people
make," says Pohlman, who began working at the plant in 1980.
Pohlman's interest in the environment took off when he returned to ISU in the late 1980s and took several
environmental studies classes.
"I knew it was too late for me to get into wildlife management for a career, but I could look at the social issues
that impact wildlife and the environment and get involved at that level," he says.
Soon Pohlman was attending Big Bluestem Audubon Society meetings and volunteering at Story County
Conservation. In ensuing years, he chaired the boards of both organizations and expanded his role as a
conservation educator to residents of central Iowa.
"It was a hobby path I was on for a while," Pohlman says, laughing. "But (volunteering) eventually became a
second career."
Pohlman is the first to admit he doesn't have the sharpest set of eyes when it comes to differentiating between a
chipping sparrow and a tree sparrow.
"I'm not a particularly good birder, but I always enjoy getting out on field trips or bird counts," Pohlman says.
Whatever Pohlman lacks in bird identification skills, he more than makes up for in dedication and enthusiasm.
"One of the things I've observed and admired about John is his willingness to step in whenever something is
needed," says Janet Jepeway, a member of Big Bluestem Audubon. "He just has a very can-do attitude no matter
what the situation might be."
That attitude has carried over into Pohlman's work with Story County Conservation, where he has been involved
in everything from helping start the Partners program and being an instructor for its Master Conservationist class
to driving a hayrack and cooking at the annual spring and fall Festival events to serving on the board for five
years.
"His willingness to volunteer for any and all activities - from the not-so-fun to those that are fun - are what set
John apart," says Story County Conservation Director Steve Lekwa. "There's hardly anything we do that he hasn't
been involved with in some capacity."
When John Pohlman looks back at the past 15 years, he's pleased with some of the environmental decisions the
community has made, most notably the creation of Ada Hayden Heritage Park; but the decision to raise the flood
plain along South Duff Avenue was a disappointment.
Pohlman has other visions. He would like to see Neil Smith Wildlife Refuge linked to Chichaqua Bottoms and
the Story County Greenbelt potentially tying into the extensive prairie system someday.
"If we could create a giant prairie, Iowa wouldn't be thought of only as a farm state, it would be thought of as a
farm state with something more," he says. "We could make it a tourism attraction for people to come to and visit
and that would be good not only for the economy but also for our wildlife, our soil and our water."
But that takes cooperation, planning and concessions from everyone.
"We all have different reasons for wanting the space that's available to us, that's why education is so important,"
Pohlman says. "We need to help people understand our history and to see that setting aside some of these natural
areas has value to everyone."
Todd Burras, Outdoor Page Editor, Ames Tribune

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 President’s Corner
We all have favorites: favorite foods, favorite holidays, favorite places to shop, favorite restaurants, favorite
clothes, favorite shoes, favorite friends, favorite birding spots, favorite birds . . . The list of our favorites can go on
and on and on. And, for each of us, our favorites are always the best! Even if someone else has the same favorite,
we found it first and it’s ours! Sometimes we even want to tuck it away and keep it only for ourselves. We don’t
want to share it with anyone else.
But wait a minute. How did they become our favorites anyway? And do they really belong to us? Are they so
limited that there’s not enough to go around? Or are they so vast and abundant that we just expect that others will
find some of our favorites for they own on their own?
As an Audubon member, I would expect that among some of your favorites are nature, birds, conservation,
ecology, and the environment. These probably seem like natural favorites to you. And, you know and associate with
other folks, maybe also Audubon members, who have many of these same favorites. After all, aren’t these favorites
of everyone?
Unfortunately, more and more folks are becoming further and further removed from nature and the
environment around us. I don’t have any numbers, but we know that more people, especially children, are
spending more and more time in front of the television or a computer screen, and less and less time outdoors. Ipods
and Xboxes seem to be all the rage among kids rather than binoculars and a field guide. Our society has an obesity
epidemic and numerous associated medical issues.
Well – so what do you say! You can still enjoy your favorites, although maybe it’s getting a little more difficult to
find some of those birds. What does is matter that habitat is declining or water and air quality isn’t what it used to
be. I’m comfortable with my favorites. If these are issues, they are someone else’s problem.
OK. Enough. I have been a little facetious, but now let’s get serious. I am fortunate that every day in my
business, I have the opportunity to interact and share with people information about nature and birds. Sometimes
this is with someone who is just getting started, and other times it is sharing with someone very knowledgeable
and experienced. But it’s young and old alike, and I don’t care that through sharing, some of my favorites might
also become their favorites, too.
Granted, you don’t have the same type of business opportunity, but how many of you are willing to really share
your favorites by actively getting someone new interested in nature and birds and the environment around you?
This doesn’t have to be a major undertaking. Perhaps you could call and invite someone to attend our next
meeting, and even pick them up and bring them to it. If you need to buy a gift for someone, consider a birdfeeder,
or field guide, or something along the nature lines. Find ways to introduce your children and grandchildren to
nature and birds. Don’t just sponsor our Birdathon yourself, but help to spread the word about the event and solicit
pledges from your neighbors, employer, local businesses, etc. Invite someone new on a field trip, or just over to your
house to enjoy the birds on your birdfeeders. I’m sure you can some up with many other ideas.
Bottom line. Decide that it’s OK to have the same favorites, and that you need to share these favorites, and start
sharing them now, rather than later! If you don’t, they may not be around for you or anyone else to enjoy!
Linda Thomas

Teacher’s “Treasures”
A great big “thanks” to all of you who contributed recyclable materials to Big Bluestem “Teacher treasures”
collections.
These items are being used by elementary classroom teachers for projects, helping to defray the rising costs of
supplies. You did a grand job for our first year. We will continue those collections until the beginning of summer, at
which time this project will evaluated, and continued or ended, as the case may be.
Please keep bringing materials* to the monthly Big Bluestem meetings, or contact me at 515-292-3790. Thanks
again for your great support.
Jeanne Edwards

* Typical materials include: egg cartons, toilet paper rolls, cotton from pill bottles, lightweight cardboard, small
pieces of wood (1” to 5”), wooden dowels, partially used typing paper and other such paper, yogurt cups with tops,
other plastic containers with tops, toweling tubes, bits and pieces of wood (untreated), yarn and string and ribbon,
fabric pieces, discontinued printouts and cards printed on one side, beads, holiday decorations, old calendar
pictures, artwork, wrapping paper, bows/ribbons, and left-over craft materials. In other words, just about anything
you can think of!

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 Of Bald Eagles and Barn Owls

For those that follow the status of some of Iowa’s nesting raptors, I think it is time for a brief update. I will start
with the Bald Eagle. Although unable to monitor Iowa’s eagle nests to the extent we once did, Iowa’s Wildlife
Diversity Program continues to record all eagle nest locations and production information for many nests. It
appears that eagle nesting numbers are starting to level off, since the very best available eagle nesting habitat
appears to already be occupied. Our conservative estimate of “active” eagle nests in 2005 was 190, up from175
active nests in 2004. Since many of Iowa’s prime eagle nest site trees are already taken, eagles are now nesting
closer and closer to human habitation, where some gigantic cottonwood trees and potential nest sites occur.
Examples of this are recent nest sites discovered along the Skunk River in Ames and along the Des Moines River
in Des Moines. At least 71 Iowa counties now have confirmed eagle nests, and the most recent counties to report
nests are Marshall, Polk, Story, and Kossuth.

Bald Eagle nesting in 2006 already is well under way, and our office has received phone calls
and emails from across the state notifying of eagle pairs busily rebuilding nests. By the time you
read this, there will be a number of eagles already incubating eggs. Since DNR staff can no longer
monitor so many eagle nests, we very much appreciate any information that you can provide about
our nesting eagles. Volunteers in Ames did a wonderful job keeping tabs on the eagles nesting in
that town last year, and we welcome others to monitor eagle nests, as well.

Now let’s discuss Barn Owls. I am happy to say that 2005 appears to be the best nesting year for Iowa
Barn Owls since 1995. There were 7 confirmed Barn Owl nests this last year in 6 different counties,
with at least 26 Barn Owl young produced. The 6 counties with nests include Tama, Lucas, Jones,
Adair, Page, and Mahaska. There were 2 nests confirmed in Page County, and there was an
unconfirmed report of a second nest in Adair County. As testimony to the fact that Barn Owls are
wintering here, there were 2 road-killed Barn Owls retrieved in December, one each from Audubon
and Guthrie counties. Since this species is especially adversely affected by cold winters with deep
snow, perhaps the effects of global warming are benefiting it. If this mild winter continues and if southern Iowa
experiences a moist weather year (meadow voles – a favorite prey item – breed rapidly in wet years), Barn Owl
populations should continue to grow. As with Bald Eagles, the Wildlife Diversity Program very much encourages
folks to report Barn Owl nests, as well as sightings of Barn Owls. Two of the nests reported last year were in Barn
Owl nest boxes, and we are encouraged by the success of those who are willing to put up nest boxes for this species.
Bruce Ehresman

2006 Birdathon

The annual Birdathon is FUNdraising at its best. Not only is it Big Bluestem Audubon’s biggest event of the
year, but Birdathon raises a vast majority of the funds we use for educational and habitat projects.
On Birdathon day, we count birds to raise funds for birds. You can spend all day (and night!) or just a few hours.
Gather a few pledges, and you’ve done it !
Here’s How It Works
1. Birders collect pledges from donors to support Audubon efforts. Ask relatives, friends, neighbors, co-workers to
pledge a fixed amount, or ask them to pledge an amount per species identified. We usually see 75 to 100+ species.
2. Sign up by contacting the Birdathon Coordinators, Karl & Carmen Jungbluth, weatherbird@opencominc.com
3. Prizes and incentives: Non-members who pledge $20 or more get a complimentary Audubon membership.
Everyone is eligible to win prizes– bird feeders, bird books, T-shirts, binoculars– good stuff from local
businesses and national sponsors.
4. On May 6th, head to your favorite birding spot. Count as many species as you can. Have fun!
See the insert of this newsletter or contact Birdathon Coordinators, Karl & Carmen Jungbluth, 515-432-5057

Newsletter Material Deadlines

Because we would like to have the newsletter to each member before the first day of its coverage, the editor
needs to have material at least two weeks before that. The deadline for the next issue will be April 15th.
Please be aware that editing your offering for length and style is sometimes necessary.
David Edwards, Editor

March/April 2006 Big Bluestem Flyer 5

 Boone County Christmas Bird Count Results

SPECIES Number BLUE JAY 164

CANADA GOOSE 97 AMERICAN CROW 885
MALLARD 39 HORNED LARK 327
COMMON MERGANSER 20* BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 494
RING-NECKED PHEASANT 27 TUFTED TITMOUSE 51
WILD TURKEY 16 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 2
GREAT BLUE HERON 3* WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 343*
TURKEY VULTURE 1* BROWN CREEPER 9
BALD EAGLE 39 (27adult 12 imm.) CAROLINA WREN 2*
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 2 WINTER WREN 1
COOPER'S HAWK 3 EASTERN BLUEBIRD 2
ACCIPITER SPECIES 1 EUROPEAN STARLING 2296
RED-TAILED HAWK 89* CEDAR WAXWING 144
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 6 AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 83
BUTEO SPECIES 1 FOX SPARROW Count Week
AMERICAN KESTREL 20 SONG SPARROW 23
HAWK SPECIES 1 SWAMP SPARROW 1
ROCK PIGEON 208 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW 3
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE 32* HARRIS'S SPARROW 3
MOURNING DOVE 98* DARK-EYED JUNCO 932
EASTERN SCREECH-OWL 10 OREGON JUNCO 2
GREAT HORNED OWL 9 LAPLAND LONGSPUR 4330*
BARRED OWL 9* SNOW BUNTING 9
LONG-EARED OWL 6 NORTHERN CARDINAL 307
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL Count Week RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD 2
OWL SPECIES 1 COMMON GRACKLE 2
BELTED KINGFISHER 2 PURPLE FINCH 19
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER 10 HOUSE FINCH 70
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 151 PINE SISKIN 1
DOWNY WOODPECKER 183 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 386
HAIRY WOODPECKER 86 HOUSE SPARROW 1148
NORTHERN FLICKER 8 # OF BIRDS 13226
PILEATED WOODPECKER 7* # OF SPECIES (COUNT DAY) 56
NORTHERN SHRIKE Count Week # OF SPECIES (COUNT WEEK) 3
It was a fine day to be out birding, and, through your efforts, we turned up a
record number of birds in the count circle. Of the 56 species identified on
December 31, two were completely new to the count (Great Blue Heron and
Turkey Vulture), and all-time high counts were recorded or tied for nine other
species (*noted with asterisks above*). I'm looking forward to joining you for
the 21st Boone County CBC on Saturday, December 30, 2006.
A summary of 20 years of Boone Christmas Bird Counts can be found on our
web site at
http://bigbluestemaudubon.org.
Mark Widrlechner, Compiler

Please remember to contribute to the Fish/Wildlife Fund (Chickadee Checkoff)

on your Iowa Income Tax form.
In recent years, contributions to the Nongame Program were used to conduct research and surveys on
Iowa’s frogs and toads, wintering bald eagles, heron rookeries, bats, otters, swans, and Iowa’s raptors.

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 Welcome
New Members Clip and Join
Don’t forget gift memberships!
Ames
Preston Ayers
Denise Harklau Membership Application forms
Jann Howell
Sule Karaman New member of the National Audubon Society. You will
Maurice Klatt receive the Audubon magazine, the Big Bluestem Flyer,
Nancy Luppen membership card. — $20
John Mayfield Please make your check payable to National Audubon
James Pritchard Society and include “Chapter Code H-57” on the check
Scranton
Neil Hight OR
Boone Subscribe to the Big Bluestem Flyer for one year and
Becky Lyon
participate in some Big Bluestem Society Activities — $10
Jerry Mumm
Restrictions are that you will not be a National Audubon Society
Nevada member or have voting privileges, and you cannot be an officer or
Bruce Oppedal committee chair. Please make your check payable to Big Bluestem
Craig Taylor Audubon Society.
Stratford
Linda Scheuermann Send your check and this coupon to
Perry Jon Bahrenfus, Membership Chair
Elaine Wicks 1050 J Ave, Ogden, IA 50212

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Donations will fund the various habitat restoration and educational projects undertaken by BBAS.

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 Purchase of Don Mangels Wildlife Area Finalized
On January 5, papers were signed finalizing the purchase of the Don Managels Wildlife Area. This 90 acre tract
is located 2 miles south of McCallsburg on County Road S27, then west on 150th St. for ½ mile, on the north side of
the road. It is bordered on the east by the Union Pacific railroad tracks and on the west by a channelized stream.
The property was purchased by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and will remain with them until the
purchase price of $198,000 is repaid.
Story County Pheasants Forever (SCPF) placed an $18,000 down payment for the property last fall. In October,
Big Bluestem Audubon sent $2,000 toward its purchase and has pledged $2,000 for the next two years. SCPF
recently send $38,349 towards its purchase leaving approximately $140,000 left to pay.
SCPF hopes to receive up to $25,000 from other PF chapters and $20,000 from the State PF Council this
summer. After all of these avenues have been exhausted, Steve Lekwa with Story County Conservation will apply
for habitat funds. It is hoped by the end of this year the debt for this project will be under $100,000.
This area was named for Don Mangels, a long-time PF member and supporter. At one time, he headed the ISU
ROTC program and then was a senior vice president at 1st National Bank of Ames. He retired and then led the
Ames Chamber of Commerce. He is now in guarded health and resides in north Ames near the Country Club.
This area is very significant geologically. During the last glacial period, a hole developed in the glacier. As a
result, rock and debris poured through the ice. This area became the highest point for many miles in all directions.
In places, the terrain is very steep, up to an 18% grade. It was planted in corn for the last 20 years. Erosion has
occurred and soil quality has been degraded. A contract is being developed with Andy Swanson, a Nevada prairie
seed dealer, to plant this area in prairie grasses and flowers and thereby improve soil quality and prevent erosion.
Because this area is not public land, it is not open to the public. Only when the debt has been completely paid,
will it be accessible. We hope that within several years this will become public land and will be managed by Story
County Conservation.
Donations are always welcome. People with questions or comments should feel free to contact me.
Hank Zaletel, Nevada, 515/382-5427.

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