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Published by the Tahoma Audubon Society: Connecting people with nature since 1969. Vol. 39 No.1 February 2008
Elizabeth Rando Beer Melissa Paulson Ione Clagett Darby Veeck Peggy L. Kopf Kathleen Nelson
New Members: The Pierce County Chapter of The National Audubon Society
Located in University Place's Adriana Hess Wetland Park
Ø New members will be given the opportunity to join both National 2917 Morrison Rd W University Place, WA 98466
Audubon (NAS) and Tahoma Audubon (TAS) with a $20 Introductory Office hours 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Front desk 253-565-9278
Membership. e-mail: contact@TahomaAudubon.org
Ø New NAS members will be given a complimentary one year
Introductory Chapter Membership.
Ø Anyone making a donation of $30 or more for the first time will be tahoma Audubon staff
given a one year Introductory Chapter Membership.
Flint, Bryan Executive Director
Renewing Membership:
Ø Starting on January 1, 2008 all NAS members and TAS will be
bryanflint@tahomaaudubon.org 253-565-9129
grandfathered in with a single Chapter Membership that expires on Kyer, Krystal Conservation Coordinator
the latest date of either their current National or Chapter kkyer@tahomaaudubon.org 253-232-9978
Membership.
Ø Upon each members renewal date TAS will invite that member to Swaim, Stephanie Education Coordinator
renew their chapter membership at the $30 level. A mailing with StephSwaim@tahomaaudubon.org 253-565-5479
our brochure will give the member the option to:
o Renew their chapter membership only at $30. Kerrigan, Julie Volunteer Coordinator 253-565-1884
o Renew their joint membership with NAS and TAS at the jkerrigan@tahomaaudubon.org
$50 level. We will send $20 to National for that portion of
the membership tahoma Audubon Board of Directors
Ø A renewal through NAS without a $30 or greater contribution to
TAS does not constitute a renewal of a Chapter Membership. Brosius, Jane Secretary
Approved by Board of Directors December 13, 2007 Carkner, Dick
Garner, John
The Towhee is a publication of the Tahoma Audubon Society. Gilmur, Thelma Membership
The Tahoma Audubon Society was chartered in 1969. TAS advocates for the protection Jordon, Al
of wildlife and promotes conservation through education and activities that enrich its mem-
ber’s experiences in and with the natural world. Larson, Sally
The Towhee is published monthly, nine times a year, with a combined Jul/Aug and Dec/
Larson, Wayne President
Jan issue. Submissions of articles and photographs of birds, bird lore, natural history, con-
servation, and environmental education are reviewed and considered for inclusion by the LeGreid, Kathleen Publication kaleditor@mindspring.com
editor. Copy is due by the 15th of the month and may be sent by e-mail, disk, or typed.
McNair-Huff, Rob Field Trip Chair
Editor: Kathleen Ann LeGreid: phone 360-458-1483 Roening, Marcus
E-mail:kaleditor@ mindspring.com
Mailing: Vera & John Cragin and Winfield Giddings Shea, Margie Treasurer, Education
Design & Layout: Robert Kelton: E-mail: robert_kelton@mac.com Sullivan,Brian Volunteer bwsullivan@mindspring.com
Printing: Consolidated Press
Printed on recycled newsprint
Ecuador that will cover the eastern slope of the Andes mountains and the
And remember, if you give $10. or $100. or more, you can western edge of the Amazon lowland forests. Cost is $2,900. For more
increase that and help TAS so much more by being a Birder. info go to www.trogontours.net or call Nate at 253.512.1060.
Some one just told me last Friday at our general meeting
that she had usually given $50. but was so pleased that last In December, from the 6th to the 14th, Nate and Angie
year she increased that 4-fold by being a Birder and asking will lead a tour to Western Ecuador that will cover the
friends and relatives to pledge to her Birdathon. western slope of the Andes and some of the western
lowlands. Cost is $1,800. For more info go to
Soooooooooo, put those dates on your calendar and plan
www.trogontours.net or call Nate
for a fun Birdathon. We will give you all you need to know in
at 253.512.1060.
the next 2-3 Towhees. Thanks for thinking about helping.
Thelma Gilmur, who has led this Birdathon for at least 25
A Blue-winged Mountain Tanager
years, needs so many of you to come forward this year.
Photo/Wayne Jackson
No. Saw-whet Owl
Barred Owl 1 1
Anna's Hummingbird 13 13 17 4 2 1 5 55
Belted Kingfisher 1 8 3 4 2 2 20
from page 1 The “Father of the Tahoma CBC,” now “Father Christmas,” Jim O’Donnell at Wild Birds Unlimited in Gig Harbor Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 1 2
Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Boat Total on count day telling Diane Yorgason-Quinn that she will get everything she wants for this Christmas count.
Tugboat Joe REALLY makes a difference in Species sapsucker sp.
counting up loons, and grebes and alcids! Oh Red-throated Loon 3 5 2 10 Downy Woodpecker 11 3 6 1 21
my! Pacific Loon 23 1 5 29 Hairy Woodpecker 1 1
Our most unexpected bird this year was a Common Loon 1 7 4 12 Northern Flicker (red sh.) 8 11 22 44 31 4 22 12 154
Caspian Tern, who apparently lingered in its loon sp. (yellow shafted/int.) 1 1
annual migration pattern simply to be counted. Pied-billed Grebe 10 11 12 2 2 37 Pileated Woodpecker 3 2 2 7
Anna’s Hummingbird numbers were quite Horned Grebe 15 24 34 5 9 2 15 104 *Tree Swallow
comparable to our 2006 high of 54 – with 55 Red-necked Grebe 10 3 10 5 18 11 57 swallow species
counted this year. And, they were seen in 7 of Eared Grebe 1 1 Horned Lark
our 8 Areas – an expansion in range. We had the Western Grebe 10 560 70 81 1 41 763 Steller's Jay 7 18 6 57 5 5 4 102
highest count for all years that I have records for Clark's Grebe Western Scrub-Jay 2 1 1 16 19 1 2 42
of immature Bald Eagles – 18, with 33 adults, for Dbl-crested Cormorant 53 44 143 38 13 75 1 28 162 557 American Crow 205 340 364 411 680 146 435 434 3015
a total of 51. Our highest Eagle count ever was Brandt's Cormorant 59 9 48 20 136 Common Raven 1 2 1 4
in 2005 (62 total), but even then we only had 8 Pelagic Cormorant 21 9 10 19 20 79 Black-capped Chickadee 71 84 69 130 38 22 24 35 473
immatures. The first year of our TAS CBC in 1972 cormorant sp. Chestnut-bk.Chickadee 6 55 58 27 16 1 5 168
counted 1 Bald Eagle only……we’ve definitely American Bittern Bushtit 58 18 35 77 35 10 27 260
Photo/Diane Yorgason-Quinn
come a long way. Great Blue Heron 6 14 13 1 11 2 1 7 55 Red-breasted Nuthatch 7 7 16 28 10 1 2 71
See you next year, and think Good Weather Trumpeter Swan Brown Creeper 1 4 6 5 1 17
Thoughts! Tundra Swan Bewick's Wren 3 6 2 5 3 4 1 5 29
Canada Goose 100 140 89 204 320 178 120 46 1197 Winter Wren 28 6 12 10 17 4 1 4 82
2007 CBC Participants Cackling Goose 8 350 230 588 Marsh Wren 3 1 9 7 20
AREA 1: Art Wang, Ken Brown, Alex Greene, Greater Wh.Fronted Goose wren sp.
A Great Blue Heron stands sentinel at the mouth of Gig Harbor, December 15, 2007.
Carol Johnson, Rob McNair-Huff, Polly Rasar. Wood Duck 2 11 19 4 36 American Dipper
AREA 2: Carol Schulz, Joe & Ruth Terlouw, Green-winged Teal 47 17 19 83 Virginia Rail 2 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 60 58 13 80 40 4 16 2 273
Roger Orness, Patti Coolsen, Kris Erickson, Nancy Mallard 58 70 58 264 156 132 134 127 5 1004 Sora Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13 14 18 24 21 5 4 15 114
Hertzel, Adele Freeland, Barbara & Curt Petersen, Northern Pintail 1 3 4 American Coot 1 6 79 11 1743 1 1 1842 Townsend's Solitaire CW
Cheryl White. AREA 3: Diane Yorgason-Quinn, Cinnamon Teal Black-bellied Plover Hermit Thrush 4 1 5
Wayne Jackson, Ashlee Jackson, Carol Smith, Northern Shoveler 6 6 19 6 184 4 6 231 Killdeer 1 27 17 3 1 49 American Robin 65 882 459 347 117 29 108 189 2196
Jody Hess, David Estroff, Ben Estroff, Betty Main, Gadwall 5 12 71 3 91 Greater Yellowlegs Varied Thrush 6 3 2 2 2 2 17
Jeff Feagin, Dr. Terry Mace, Emily & Kevin Eurasian Wigeon 2 1 2 5 Spotted Sandpiper 1 1 2 American Pipit
Schoenfelder, Dr. Phillip Craven, Barbara & Arvid American Wigeon 250 194 192 76 126 127 132 209 3 1309 Ruddy Turnstone Cedar Waxwing 29 19 11 59
Anderson, Dale & Patience Powell. AREA 4: Canvasback 12 12 Black Turnstone 25 67 92 Northern Shrike
Roxy & Winfield Giddings, Ken & Nell Batker, Redhead Sanderling European Starling 140 1298 534 1085 199 162 302 1308 5028
Donna & Richard LaCasse. Fred & Dorothy Ring-necked Duck 25 10 12 19 848 4 13 931 Western Sandpiper Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Boat Total
Tobiason. AREA 5: Chris Chappell, Rolan Nelson, Greater Scaup 3 10 1 14 Least Sandpiper Species
John English, Kristin Stewart, Ann Barry. AREA Lesser Scaup 5 13 398 416 Dunlin Hutton's Vireo
6: Sue Summers & Alan Ferguson, Wayne & scaup sp. 4 4 calidris sp. Orange-crowned Warbler 1 1 2
Margie Sladek, Byron Blount, Aaron & Anna Harlequin Duck 6 6 Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 30 1 18 2 2 54
Petersen, Ian Kaminsky, Laurel Cain. AREA 7: Long-tailed Duck 14 14 dowitcher sp. …..Audubon's subsp. 30 10 2
Stan & Sharon Johnson, Ed Pullen, Shelley Black Scoter Wilson's (Common) Snipe 32 32 …..Myrtle's subsp. 1
Parker. Area 8: Ruth Sullivan, Rosanne Becker, Surf Scoter 30 15 113 26 35 3 12 234 Townsend's Warbler 1 2 1 1 5
sandpiper sp.
Joann Simms, Sally. BOATLESS-BOAT: Bruce White-winged Scoter 2 2 4 warbler sp.
Parasitic Jaeger
LaBar, Faye McAdams Hands. Spotted Towhee 6 24 29 31 8 4 6 7 115
scoter sp. Little Gull
Common Goldeneye 6 35 43 64 106 5 16 17 292 Bonaparte's Gull 100 1 114 215 *American Tree Sparrow
Judd Day: June 8, 1919 – December 25, 2007– a charter member passes
By Helen Engle joint expedition with TAS and the Tacoma ences, and NAS’ field trips and special excursions
Mountaineers (most of us birded while in Mexico). abroad. They studied natural sciences wherever
Judd Day was a Puget Sound native, served as a He was a charter member of TAS, and although they traveled and were always interested, interesting
Navy officer on a destroyer during WWII and he was active in many of Tacoma’s business and and sociable. In 1976 he was elected to the National
graduated from College of Puget Sound (now UPS) civic organizations he took time to do things with Audubon Society Board of Directors, serving on the
and Harvard Business School. He taught econom- and for Audubon. Judd served on TAS’ board of finance committee. During his second term of
ics at UPS and once taught a “quickie” Economics directors and hosted board meetings in his home. office he became treasurer of the society to 1985.
101 for TAS and the Tacoma-Pierce County League He chaired our Conservation Committee for many After his marriage to Sally, Judd brought her with
of Women Voters to help us as we studied issues. years, attracting up to 20 active members who him as he continued his friendly relationship with
Judd and his brother Hollis headed one of enjoyed committee meetings at Judd’s business the NAS board.
Tacoma’s premier family businesses, the remark- downtown, complete with his secretary to keep the The last member of his generation of the family,
able Day’s Tailor-D Clothing. The downtown plant committee’s minutes. He assisted TAS’ “growing Judd was preceded in death by his wife Betty, and is
made work clothes, casual and dress clothing and pains” supplying us with office equipment, filing survived by his second wife, Sally of London, his
Edelweiss sportswear. cabinets and in 1970 a most-up-to-date electric four children, Mike (Debbie); TASers Sara & John
Judd was a competitive tennis player, ascended all typewriter! Blakeslee, a past director of TAS; Frank (Ikuko);
of the northwest’s major peaks (Mt. Rainier four Judd and Betty loved our TAS field trips, the and Elizabeth; and eight grandchildren. A memorial
times), and Mexico’s three highest mountains on a Wenas Campout, the regional and national confer- service will be set for a later date.
Please see the new board approved Chapter Membership Policy on page 2.
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Society, established in 1969, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
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U.S. Postage In this issue:
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PAID 25 years ago page 8
Tacoma, WA
2917 Morrison Road West Permit No. 177
BirdSongs page 8
University Place, WA 98466 Bryan Flint column page 2
Address service requested Christmas Bird Count pages 1, 6, 7, 11
Environment matters page 3
Field trips page 5
Not applicable on the internets New members
Paul Webster
page 9
page 1
TAS programs page 12
Volunteer recognition page 10