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org November 2009

Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique:

Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Alleviation
Free Public Program
Who: Richard Beilfuss
What: Gorongosa National Park,
Mozambique
When: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
7:30 p.m. – Program
Where: New Location!
Capitol Lakes Retirement Community
333 West Main St., Madison
Parking: Free – ramp across the street
Lower levels – must use unmarked
spaces or those labeled “DNR”
Gorongosa National Park in
Mozambique was once renowned for
its legendary concentrations of buffalo,
lion, hippo, and other African wildlife,
and is a global biodiversity hotspot
for rare birds and vegetation. During
Mozambique’s prolonged civil war,
wildlife populations were decimated
and the communities surrounding
the park were traumatized and
deeply impoverished. Today, rapid
deforestation, uncontrolled fires,
and commercial bushmeat hunting
continue to threaten biodiversity and
human livelihoods.
The Carr Foundation, under US
multi-millionaire businessman and
philanthropist Greg Carr, signed
a long-term agreement with the
government of Mozambique to invest
more than $30 million over 20 years
to protect and restore the stunning
Gorongosa ecosystem, develop
ecotourism, and reduce poverty
around the park.
Dr. Richard Beilfuss, who served four
years as science director at Gorongosa
for the Carr Foundation during the
initial development of the project, will
tell the unusual story of Gorongosa
and share his insights about this
ambitious project and lessons for
future conservation efforts in Africa.
Dr. Beilfuss is Vice President-
Programs for the International Crane
Foundation. He has been involved
in conservation and sustainable
development efforts in the Zambezi
River Basin of Africa since 1995, as
well as in Vietnam, China, Nepal, and
elsewhere.
You are invited to join our speaker, MAS
board members and friends at the pre-
program dinner at Paisan’s Restaurant
(131 W. Wilson St.) beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Please call the office at 608/255-BIRD
(255-2473) if you have questions.
Next meeting: January 19, 2010 – Costa
Rica

YOU ARE INVITED Inside This Issue

Strategic Planning Retreat More Than a Summer Job............ 2

Help chart the course of Madison Audubon Society. We are
preparing a strategic plan and have hired a consulting firm to
help. We have scheduled a retreat for board members, staff,
chapter members, and friends of MAS to combine their efforts
to determine the future direction of the organization.
WHERE: Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Hwy M,
Middleton, WI
WHEN: Friday evening, Dec. 4 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and
Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
RSVP: If you would like to participate, please reply by
Monday, Nov. 16 to financial assistant John Minnich at
(608) 327-0129 or johnmaudubon@yahoo.com
Goose Pond Report....................3-4
Wild Rose Bluebird trail .............. 5
Rufous Hummer!......................... 5
Madison
Meadowlark Economics............... 6 Audubon
MAS Volunteer Awards................ 6 Society
Donations...................................... 6 Serving Columbia,
Dane, Dodge, Iowa,
Membership Info........................... 7 Jefferson, Richland
and Sauk Counties
Dec. Field Trip................................ 8
Christmas CBC Dates................... 8

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More than a changed over
time, in terms of
summer job both the years
covered by the
by John Pinzl, 2009 MAS summer intern slideshow and the
at Faville Grove Sanctuary three months that
On the Friday before the last week our intern crew
of our internship, with rainy weather had worked on it.
momentarily dampening our anticipa- From the picture
tion for a field trip to Dorothy Carnes of prairie docks
Park, Dave suggested watching a slide- ‘jumping’ the fence
show featuring Faville Grove Sanctuary from Faville Prairie
through the years. As my four fellow to its Milwaukee
interns, Dave Musolf, Roger Packard, Audubon annex
Lars Higdon, and I craned our necks to 45 years ago, to
Matt and John declare victory over the brush at
get a clear view of the computer in the the image display-
Snapper Prairie.
upstairs room of his and Roger’s home, ing the abundance
Dave began the slideshow with a click of prairie docks These improvements were not brought
of the mouse. Pictures of various prairie in Snapper Prairie prior to the flood- on by natural forces and a lack of human
plants and different areas of the sanctuary ing last spring and summer, I realized intervention that had aided the spread
illuminated the screen and I couldn’t help that the land as I knew it was only a of invasive species in the first place, but
but reminisce on my summer, specifically small segment in the long history of the by parsnip predators, brush cutters, and
my experiences with the internship. The Faville Grove Sanctuary. This realization hard work on the part of our intern crew.
slideshow, along with everyone’s com- impressed upon me how quickly and With these implements, we pushed back
ments on the images, enhanced the vivid- profoundly things such as invasive spe- an impenetrable thicket of aspen saplings,
ness of my memories. Slide transitions set cies, human misuse and mismanagement, cottonwood bunches, and other brush
the pace for the transparencies within my and other human agents, can degrade a that stand where the prairie docks had
imagination as I plunged into a prairie- landscape. However, our work this sum- once jumped the fence into a former farm
induced mental narrative of my summer mer, that of previous years’ crews, and field along the western border of Faville
internship with the Madison Audubon the vast accomplishments through it all, Prairie. Although much of the thicket
Society on the Faville Grove Sanctuary. attest to the importance of our internship remains, the prospect of restoring this
Appropriately, the primary element of in the restoration of degraded landscapes area to the open prairie that the landscape
the internship upon which my imagina- and the protection of remnant prairies. was reverting to at the time of the prairie
tion dwelled was the sanctuary’s land As a result of our work this summer, docks’ feat seems more promising. The
itself. The foremost thing I noticed was all of the sites on which we spent consid- Zoology Ridge, an area that was perme-
how much the sanctuary landscape had erable time were dramatically improved. ated by sweet clover, wild parsnip, and
Queen Anne’s lace three months ago, is
now rid of such weeds (although only
temporarily for many) thanks to contract
spraying, Roger’s mowing, and our
crew’s ‘walk-throughs’ on dew-filled
mornings. My attempt to visualize how
many white feed-bags we filled with
sweet clover, garlic mustard, and parsnip
were foiled as I recounted how much we
had accomplished this summer.
Seeing the slides of previous intern
crews, volunteers, and other individu-
als doing the same work that we had
performed over the last three months, I
wondered how these various other indi-
viduals involved with the restoration of
the sanctuary felt as a result of their work.
They undoubtedly felt the same sense of
pride, accomplishment, and connection
with the land as our internship crew did.
Thinking of the people we had the oppor-
tunity to meet and work with throughout
The super intern crew of 2009: from left, John Pinzl, Justin Nooker, Matt Weber, the summer, it was evident to me that
Mallory Berrey, sanctuary ecologist Lars Higdon, and Ben Bisbach. the land provided a common basis upon

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 towards the local envi-
ronment has suffered a Waterfowl and
“fall” from the bliss that
accompanies ignorance
Wetlands at Goose
of the severity and pro- Pond
liferation of many of By Mark and SueFoote-Martin
the problems associated Since June 2008 the wetlands at Goose
with the degradation Pond have been full of water. Over 6
of our landscapes. The inches of rain fell in March, and Goose
amount of sweet clover, Pond Road would have washed out due
Queen Anne’s lace, and to high water and wind action had not
wild parsnip lining the breaker rock been placed along much of
bike path downtown the road. This summer the water level
and most of the road- in Goose Pond dropped about 26 inches
sides I regularly drive but there are probably still 180 acres
Mallory thinks the ironweed looks good enough to eat. will make it difficult of water compared to the normal of 60
to travel without a parsnip acres and the previous high of 120 acres.
which individuals from all backgrounds
predator and weed bag within reach. This spring the high water attracted
pulled together and collaborated to work
On the other hand, the internship has a record 145 pairs of breeding ducks (2
towards the common goal of improving a
strengthened my appreciation for both pairs of Wood Ducks, 1 pair of Gadwall,
landscape that they all care about.
the subtle and profound aspects of eco- 44 pairs of Mallards, 70 pairs of Blue-
Over the past three months, sur-
logical systems. My deeper understand- winged Teal, 12 pairs of Northern
rounded by my fellow interns, whose
ing of the ways in which even the small- Shovelers, 2 pairs of Green-winged Teal,
knowledge of the ecological elements that
est organisms play a vital role in such and 14 pairs of Ruddy Ducks). One pair
surrounded us ‘on the job’ was remark-
systems’ functioning has impressed upon of Canada Geese nested probably for
able, and Lars, our fearless leader, whose
me the need to both appreciate these vari- the first time in 150 years and raised 5
expertise on anything ranging from bird
ous elements and work to ensure their goslings.
calls to plant species was extraordinary,
integrity. The internship addressed both The large amount of prairie restora-
I have learned more firsthand than I
of these requirements on numerous lev- tions provided high quality nesting
could have ever imagined. I feel lucky to
els. In essence, I feel that my experience habitat, and a record number of water-
have had the opportunity to work with
with the internship has made me a better fowl broods were seen this summer. We
Matt, Mallory, Justin, Ben, and Lars, all
conservationist, a better environmentalist, saw our first brood of Mallards on May
of whom share a deep passion for the
and better prepared for a career in envi- 21. On June 5 we saw 4 broods on Jill’s
outdoors and the conservation and resto-
ronmental law. Prairie that is usually dry in summer.
ration of the environment. Furthermore,
As the last slide faded from the Duck broods are not as easy to count
meeting and working with volunteers
screen, it was impossible for me to due to the emergent vegetation that pro-
and those who have caught the ‘Prairie
determine which had benefited more vides ideal brood rearing habitat.
Bug’ such as Nolan Kollath, Lars’ neigh-
from our internship on the Faville Grove On June 3 we saw a flock of 96 male
bors Steve Bower and Leslie DeMuth, and
Sanctuary; the sanctuary itself or the indi- and 3 female Mallards which indicated
Jim Kerler, has been rewarding in that it
viduals working to improve it. During the that the females were busy nesting and
truly impressed upon me how a diverse
following ride to Dorothy Carnes Park, renesting. Excellent water level helped
group of individuals can form such a
the above changes wrought through the contribute to the renesting effort.
homogenous and tight knit community of
relationships formed between people and Excellent numbers of waterfowl and
conservationists and stewards of the land.
the land, as well as between each other, marsh birds were observed in late sum-
The primary individuals amongst this
were more evident to me than they had
group of stewards are Dave and Roger, continued on next page
ever been. These changes and experiences
whose prowess as conservationists and
share the common characteristic of reaf-
passion for the sanctuary’s well being is
firming how profoundly we are all con-
manifest in the unmatched quality of the
nected to the land and how profoundly
sanctuary as well as the incomparable
our well-being relies on the ecological
experiences provided by the internship
health of our own backyards. Regardless
program. Without Dave and Roger, nei-
of where my fellow interns and I find our-
ther the internship nor much of the sanc-
selves in the coming years, I am confident
tuary would exist. It was a privilege to
that our time spent together on the Faville
have been selected by them for the intern-
Grove Sanctuary this summer will be at
ship and to have had the opportunity to
the forefront amongst the experiences that
get to know them.
have shaped each of our outlooks on, and
Possibly the most profound change
passion for, the natural environment and Mark and Don Schmidt found a Northern
that I witnessed as a result of the intern-
the outdoors. Shoveler nest in Sue Ames Prairie on July
ship was a change in my own perspec- 18 about .25 miles from water.
tive. On one hand, my perspective
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Goose Pond wetlands . . .
continued from page 3

Below: LMS Construction was hired to replace the water

control structure and repair the berm along Kampen Rd.

Above: Wetland basin restoration at

Lapinski-Kitze Prairie north of Kampen
Road.

mer and early fall. On October 4, we

counted 1 Snow Goose, 1,800 Canada
Geese, 1 Black Duck, 1,500 Mallards, 200
Blue-winged Teal, 40 Northern Shovelers,
20 Green-winged Teal, 15 Redheads, 20
Ring-necked Ducks, 60 Ruddy Ducks,
1,660 American Coots, and 66 Sandhill
Cranes. Earlier that day we saw an adult
Sue with a large truck used to haul clay soil to reinforce the Bald Eagle chasing waterfowl.
berm and Sue standing by the berm. The large metal water The berm and water control structure
control structure is on the right and the round water bypass that created the 4 acre wetland north of
culvert is on the left. Kampen Road and west of the railroad
tracks washed out due to the
high water. LMS Construction
was hired to replace the water
control structure and repair the
berm. They did an excellent job
and expect the berm to hold up
with future record flooding.
The wetland basin in the
Lapinski-Kitze Prairie north of
Kampen Road looks different.
Soil borings were conducted
and one to two feet of eroded
sediment from the farmed slopes
was found. Thanks to Jeff Nania,
Executive Director of the Wisconsin
Waterfowl Association, on providing
guidance with the restoration. LMS
Construction spent two days with
two bulldozers moving soil. The soil
was then piled high and later many
dump truck loads of soil were hauled
away. The restoration results were
very observable after we received two
inches of rain. Instead of having one
to two feet of wet soil, shallow water
on the wetland clay soil attracted
shorebirds, especially Killdeers, which
enjoyed the rejuvenated wetland.

These whooping cranes were photographed this summer south of Kampen Road
on the Rollie and Lynn Manthe wetland. Scott Deharuelle photo
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Wild Rose (Waushara County)
Bluebird Trail
By Mark Martin
I looked forward to visiting my mother every weekend to help
her check four nest boxes in her yard in the middle of the vil-
lage of Wild Rose and 26 boxes at Camp LIWISOMO where my
brother works. When mother was young she remembers blue-
birds were very common near Marshall in eastern Dane County.
When I was growing up in Marshall, bluebirds were very rare.
Last year I helped mother erect a nest box trail in an area at
Camp LIWISOMO that looked like ideal bluebird habitat. We
checked the trail by vehicle. This year with the assistance of
Kent Hall we conducted a Natural Resource Foundation field
trip at the trail. Everyone enjoyed learning about how they
could help our songbirds. Bluebird eggs are usually blue but
this year we found
one nest with white
eggs. Mark, Sally and Mikayla checking a bluebird box.
This year the 30
boxes produced 179
with a smaller hole (1–1/8") over the larger hole since Tree
songbirds (70 Eastern
Swallows can evict chickadees (and House Wrens). Thanks to
Bluebirds, 44 Tree
William Damm for cutting out these small pieces of wood. The
Swallows, 35 House
four female chickadees laid 34 eggs and a total of 30 young were
Wrens, and 30 Black-
raised.
capped Chickadees).
Mother also had two broods of bluebirds (9 fledged) and
I mentioned to Pat
2 broods of wrens (12 fledged) in her yard. She also had
Ready that four pair
an “ornamental” nest box in the front yard that produced a
of chickadees were
brood of wrens. She enjoys being serenaded by the wrens
beginning to build
and seeing bluebirds all the time in her yard. She often
nests. Pat recom-
mentions how lucky she is to be able to have bluebirds
mended putting a
nesting in her yard and remembers how they were
Mikayla (Sally's granddaughter) erect- small piece of wood common, then rare and now common.
ing a bluebird box.

Rufous Hummingbird Visits WI

A male Rufous Hummingbird wandered east-
ward from the west coast and visited the yard of
Larry and Emily Scheunemann near Whitewa-
ter. Larry observed the different behavior of this
species versus the Ruby-throated that spent the
summer there. "When it rained the Ruby-throat-
ed headed for dense cover but the Rufous sits
out in the open and bathes in the rain drops" he
said. Also the Ruby-throated perched high up
on dead branches but the Rufous likes to drop
down low and sit on stems of prairie grasses
and bushes. The
western hummer
showed up in late
Sept. and was still
being seen there
in mid-Oct.

Pat Ready photos

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Book Review
Meadowlark Economics
by Karen Etter Hale
I first “met” Jim Eggert, Professor of
Economics (now emeritus) at UW–Stout, in
1999 when he called about the possibility of
starting a Meadowlark Society in Wisconsin.
The idea was “to aid the recovery of
grassland species” by “increasing the public’s
awareness and concern for our disappearing
grasslands and their native bird species”,
according to Mitch Bergeson, who helped
hatch the idea. At about this same time,
Mr. Eggert published his book, Song of the
Meadowlark, which discussed how we should
broaden our thinking of economics to include
ecological thinking and ecological values.
While the Society never got off the ground,
Professor Eggert didn’t let these ideas die, as
is evidenced by his new book, just out this
year: Meadowlark Economics: Collected Essays
on Ecology, Community, and Spirituality. This 2009 Volunteer Awards
thoughtful book provides an antidote to Five exceptional volunteers received
the usual measure of progress in terms of special recognition at Madison
dollars and GNP (gross national product). Audubon’s Oct. 4 recognition
Rather, Eggert insists, again, that ecological brunch held at Goose Pond Sanctu-
thinking and values must be incorporated ary. MAS President Brand Smith
into economic analysis. Without including presented the 2009 Volunteer of the
aesthetics, the health of the environment, Year award to Paul Noeldner. Stan
and meadowlarks (or warblers or shorebirds, Druckenmiller, Nancy Hylbert,
for that matter) as integral measures of our Amy Ihlenfeldt (pictured here), and
quality of life, how else will we ever achieve Gary Werner received Outstanding
a sustainable future – or personal happiness Volunteer certificates.
- on this planet? This makes a lot more sense
than what I learned years ago in Economics
101.
Meadowlark Economics is composed of
short, accessible, but thought-provoking Donations Received in
chapters. The focus is on values and
compassionate living, how we can each take September
personal responsibility in creating a better ACRE MAKER
world. Professor Eggert looks at this model Elsie Lapinski
of economics as compensatory ethics, which Philip Miles
is less revolutionary than Aldo Leopold’s Lois Smithies
Land Ethic, but which is something which
can be implemented now – a stepping stone MY OWN VISION
to a land ethic. In the latter part of the book, Barbara Borman
Eggert goes beyond economics as he ponders Diane Dempsey
the universe and our place in it. Karen Miller
The book reminded me of a story I once
heard about Bhutan. Many years ago, when GIFTS IN MEMORY OF A PERSON
they first got in touch with the rest of the In Memory of Jill Martin
world, the United Nations asked about their James and Patricia Reuss
GNP. Once their king learned what it was, he In Memory of Mark Musolf
thought they’d rather not have one; instead Ed and Jane Harris
they’d prefer a “gross national happiness”. In Memory of Frank Slapnick
With the current state of our economy, Tom and Kathie Brock
Reminder!! Make sure you
Meadowlark Economics seems particularly TAW Book Club keep your bird feeders clean
relevant. Read it for yourself and see if you this winter.
agree.
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Gorongosa National
Park, Mozambique
see page 1
Pat Ready photo
Last Field Trip of the Year
Saturday, Dec. 5: Madison Lakes Birding
As winter sets in, ponds and smaller lakes
of south-central Wisconsin freeze, causing
migrating birds to become concentrated on
Madison’s large lakes, which remain open
longer. Al Shea, expert birder and long time
MAS field trip leader, will lead us in observ-
ing waterfowl, gulls and winter birds. This
trip has produced some unusual birds in the
past, including Red-throated Loons, so don’t
miss it!
We will carpool and leave at 7:30 a.m. from
the middle of UW Parking Lot 60 at the
north end of Walnut Street, near University
Bay. The trip will last about four hours.
Bring a scope if you have one and dress
warmly. If you have questions, call Al Shea
at (608) 825-6232.
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Area Christmas Bird Counts - 2009
These are the scheduled dates for Madison area Christmas Bird
Counts. All the counts can use more volunteers. If there is one you’d
like to participate in, please contact the coordinator as soon as possible,
to help them in their planning.
Baraboo - Tuesday, Dec. 29
Scott Swengel, (608) 356-9543, aswengel@jvlnet.com
Cooksville – Friday, Jan. 1, 2010
David and Anna Marie Huset, (608) 882-5648, huset@att.net
Madison - Saturday, Dec. 19
Aaron Stutz, (608) 294-9618, agstutz@sbcglobal.net
Mt. Horeb - Sunday, Dec. 27
Ken Wood, (608) 767-3343, kwwood@tds.net
Poynette – Saturday, Dec. 26
Mark and Sue Martin, (608) 635-4160, goosep@chorus.net
Sauk City – Saturday, Dec. 26
Karl and Dorothy Legler, (608) 643-4926, karlndot@charter.net
Waterloo – Tuesday, Dec. 15
Bob Domagalski, (262) 251-6259, rcd2@wi.rr.com
Save the Date:  MAS Banquet 
Madison Audubon’s spring banquet will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2010
in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.  Our featured speaker will be Bill
Volkert, Natural Resource Educator at Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area. In
addition, our Excellence Awards will recognize local people for their work in
environmental conservation and education.  We look forward to seeing you
next March!
8 November 2009