A Bird's Eye View

Volume 29, No. 8 October 2000

Audubon Society of Omaha
A Chapter of National Audubon Society

Restoring America's Serengeti

By Clem Klaphake

_The pre-settlement Great Plains were by many counts
North America's richest ecosystem, with an almost incomprehensible abundance of wildlife, including vast herds of large grazing animals.

By the middle of the 20th century, it was one of the most destroyed ecosystems. Yet at the dawn of the 21st century, the Great Plains have more potential for substantive wildlife restoration than any other area on our continent.

As a result of economic, demographic, and technological factors, the region is ripe for wildlife restoration on a scale never before seen. This scenario is best known via the Buffalo Commons metaphor.

At the next general meeting of the Audubon Society of Omaha, Dan Lict will discuss the ecological considerations of large-scale wildlife restoration on the Great Plains. Dan has worked for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for a num

ber of years but recently transferred to the National Park Service where he now serves as the Regional Wildlife Biologist for an area stretching from the Dakotas to Arkansas and northeast to Ohio and Michigan.

While working in Texas, Maine, South Carolina, California, North Dakota, Alaska, Minnesota and now Nebraska, Dan has worked with and studied the Spotted Owl, prairie dogs, black-footed ferrets, woodcock, waterfowl and many water-related issues.

He has published a number of articles on numerous topics as well as a book on the grasslands and Great Plains. Dan received a B.S. degree in Wildlife Management from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a M.S. degree in Wildlife Sciences from Texas A&M University.

Dan will be our guest speaker at the general meeting Thursday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m, Hanscom Park Methodist Church, 4444 Frances Street. The general public is invited to attend.

A short business meeting follows the program, concluding with coffee, cookies and conversation. Field guides for many nature-related topics, T-shirts and other items will be offered for sale before and after the program.

Hawk Watch, Boyer Chute

Trip Set for October

On Sunday, October 15, Clem Klaphake will lead a hawk watch at Hitchcock Nature Center.

Depending on the weather, there should be a good variety and number of hawks and other migrants.

Participants should meet at the main building at 9:00 a.m. Bring a lunch and be prepared to spend the day. Dress appropriately; it can be quite cool. Bring your binoculars and a scope, if you have one.

Bird Seed Orders Due Friday, October 6

It's time to replenish your backyard bird supplies, so don't forget the October 6 deadline for bird seed orders.

If you have not purchased from us before and wish to, or if you have misplaced your order form, please phone Sally Hansen at 334-2329, or the Audubon Office, 445-4138.

Sale dates are Saturday and Sunday, October 21 & 22. We thank you for your patronage and hope to see you then.

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Scholarly Notes

by Eric Scholar

Governor Bush Speaks on the Environment

He feels his greatest contribution to the environment will be to build a new and lasting partnership between the federal government, local communities and private landowners to conserve our resources for future generations.

He feels that it was a challenge in Texas to protect both the claims of nature and legal rights of property owners, and he succeeded by inviting people to become part of the solution and not by antagonizing them.

As to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, he believes we can explore it in an environmentally safe way. He feels it is important for our country to reduce our reliance on foreign oil by increasing production through increased oil drilling in the Refuge.

On the question of the Clinton administration's plan to protect more than 43 million acres of roadless national forest land, Bush states that conservation must begin with conversation. Again he says we must build cooperative conservation partnerships between federal and state governments, local communities and private landowners.

In his opinion, the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire is a model that balances conservation efforts with a sound multiple use policy. He states that the Clinton top down approach ignores successful efforts such as this.

Mr. Bush was asked about his support for the Kyoto Protocol, under which developed countries would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5% compared with 1990 levels. He says that changes in the earth's atmosphere are serious and require much more extensive scientific analysis.

He basically opposed the Kyoto Protocol, finding it ineffective, inadequate and unfair to America because

it exempts 80% of the world. Finally, he was asked what is the best use of the $900 million Land Water Conservation Fund. He says he will seek to fully fund it to its authorized level of $900 million and will propose that half of the funds go to state and local conservation.

In spending the federal portion, he will require that federal land purchases be made from willing sellers and any federal initiative will include the input and participation of local affected communities and stakeholders.

Further Opinions

Some other positions Governor Bush has taken include support of the moratorium against new leases for oil and gas drilling off the coasts of California and Florida. He will work with state leaders and local communities to determine on a case-by-case basis whether or not drilling should go forward on existing leases.

He opposes breaching dams in the Pacific Northwest. He wants to alleviate the substantial repair and improvement backlog facing our national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands.

With regard to urban sprawl, Governor Bush believes the challenges of land management decisions are best handled by local and state government. Finally, he supports the new Tier II standards that will require lower sulfur, cleaner burning gasoline and cleaner cars.

For additional information about Mr. Bush's position, please see his web page (www.goergebush.com). I hope these excerpts present a clear picture of his environmental positions. Next month I will present those of Vice President Gore.

With the presidential election coming up in November, I will use this and next month's columns to present the two candidates' positions on environmental matters.

I will begin this month with George Bush and his stated position. The following are excerpts from the Bush web page stating his views.

Bush recognizes that the U.S. is entering a new era of environmental policy that requires a new philosophy of public stewardship and personal responsibility. The current regulatory system has produced immense benefits, but it encourages Americans to do the bare minimum, fails to reward innovation and breeds litigation.

Governor Bush believes that prosperity is meaningless without a healthy environment. But problems arise when leaders rely solely on the power of Washington to regulate, penalize, and dictate from afar.

Therefore he claims he will set high environmental standards and work to build conservation partnerships between the federal and state governments, local communities and private landowners. He also claims that as president he will work on a bipartisan basis with both parties to achieve certain environmental goals.

Bush Responds to Questions

In the recent issue of Audubon magazine, Mr. Bush was asked five questions by a reporter. His answers explain his position on several environmental matters.

Spotlight on Sparrows at October 18

Nature Study

By Nelli Falzgraf

Seeds, the protein-rich, fat-laden product of forbs, abound in early fall and fuel sparrows for their annual migration.

As these little bouncy birds flock through our locale, many frequent backyard feeders, enriching our day with their energetic antics.

Phil Swanson will help us identify and enjoy this widespread species. He has provided engaging photographs of songbirds for spring events, like the Art of Gardening with the Omaha Botanical Gardens, Earth Day with the Sierra Club, Wings & Wetlands with Fontenelle Nature Association, and Men's Garden Club plant sale at Boys Town. He has photographed all of the birds he's counted.

Please join us and perhaps bring information to share, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, at the Rookery, 11809 Old Maple Road. Please call Nelli at 292-9687 for questions.

Waterfowl study will be our topic on November

The Omaha Raptor Team

A Committee of ASO

By Alison O'Connor

Summer is winding down, as is the Omaha Raptor Team's busy summer schedule. Most of the volunteers (feathered and otherwise) had a bit of a break through August, but late in the month one "volunteer" went diligently to work for us.

Dick O'Connor, fondly nicknamed "Bird Dad" by the team (pictured here with Jenny Henricksen) began work on the ultimate birdhouse.

Known to friends and family for his unique birdhouse building abilities, Dick was given his most elaborate assignment yet—an outside recreational area for our new male American Kestrel.

Because Jenny is housing the new bird, we thought it best to have the facility match her home. Dick went to work on and finished the biggest and best bird house he's constructed to date. This shows what love and devotion can accomplish. Thanks, Dad!

In October we begin our monthly Omaha Raptor Team feathered volunteer feature. We waited to confirm some air time, and we've been asked back to Channel 7.

Be sure to watch next month's issue for our featured bird and watch Channel 7 midday the week before ASO's monthly meeting for a sneak peek at our volunteers. We love to educate!

Field Trips, Continued from page 1

Hitchcock Nature Area is located just north of Council Bluffs. In Crescent, Iowa, turn left at the "T" intersection and head north four and one-half miles on Hwy 183. You will see the Hitchcock Nature Area sign on the left. Continue to the main building. Daily admission is $2.00.

Our second outing this month will be held Saturday, October 21, when Jerry Toll will lead a hike through Boyer Chute NWR. He will help us identify those little brown birds we see

October Events

Oct 2 (Mon) Cons/Legis Mtg

Oct 4 (Wed) Board Mtg

Oct 12 (Thur) General Mtg

Oct 15 (Sun) Hawk Watch

Oct 18 (Wed) Naturestudy

Oct 21 (Sat) Field Trip

Oct 21-22 Bird Seed Sale

migrating this time of year. A number of "good" sparrows possible include Fox, LeConte's and Harris'.

Bring a lunch and binoculars and dress appropriately. We will meet Jerry at the main parking lot at 8:00 a.m. Boyer Chute is located 3 miles east of Ft. Calhoun, NE.

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Environmental/ Legislative Action By Ione Werthman

Congress

_It's October, and Congress is rac-

ing to adjourn in order to go out campaigning. Which bills will pass is your guess. Shall we make bets?

CARA: This is the last chance this year for CARA, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act. CARA will provide almost $45 billion over the next 15 years for a broad array of federal, state and local programs aimed at protecting our birds, other wildlife, parks, coasts, forests, and wetlands.

CARA is touted as one of the greatest and most expansive conservation bills in our nation's history. It passed the House overwhelmingly in May. President Clinton has publicly stated he wants to sign the bill into law, and 63 bipartisan Senators have joined to urge passage before adjournment this year. However, action is not assured due to a limited legislative calendar and many other priorities. Keep watching.

Urging passage were Sen. Kerrey and Sen. Charles Grassley (IA). Sen. Hagel has gone from a possible "yes" vote to a "no" because, he says, "CARA mandates $450 million a year for the next 15 years for new federal land acquisitions. This is a direct threat to private property rights and states' rights."
To answer some of his arguments, the CARA bill specifically says that approval of Congress is required before federal lands may be acquired with CARA funds, and all lands must be purchased from willing sellers. Condemnation cannot be used unless specifically authorized by Congress.

According to some, Sen. Harkin (IA) is not particularly against CARA, only against the (small?) amount of money that Iowa could get.

S-2878—NWR Centennial Commemoration Act

The National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act was passed overwhelmingly by the House earlier this year. The Bill now waits for Senate action.

Consisting of more than 500 Refuges in 50 states, the Refuge System hosts more than 700 bird species and is primary habitat for about 250 threatened and endangered species.

The Refuge System has been a target of some members of Congress over the years and has received limited and inconsistent management attention. Passage of this Bill will create a commission to plan highly visible public projects marking the 100th anniversary of the NWR system.

S-2797—Restoration of the Everglades

This Bill would authorize a series of projects to return the natural quantity, quality, timing and distribution of fresh water to the Everglades to form a "river of grass."

The measure, however, has not passed the House, so the Senate must act immediately in order to give the House enough time to take action. The odds don't look good on this one.

Riders

Things seem to get nastier and nastier as some die-hard members of Congress add riders to appropriation bills that are devastating to the environment.

A rider placed on the Missouri River part of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for `01 would block Missouri River dam reform. The Bill did pass and has been

sent to the President to sign. At this writing, he is still contemplating whether or not to veto the Bill.

On September 21, members of the House-Senate Conference on Interior Appropriations included a Snake River anti-restoration rider. This would prohibit federal agencies from spending money to study dam removal to save endangered salmon. President Clinton is urged to veto the Interior Appropriations bill.

An anti-environmental rider has found its way into the Senate-passed version of the FY `01 Agriculture Appropriations bill. What hard-rock mining has to do with agriculture, I don't understand, but the mining industry and certain members of Congress sneaked a rider onto the Bill. This rider would block enforcement of stronger mining regulations.

Last year a bipartisan compromise agreement was forged allowing the Department of the Interior to strengthen environmental and taxpayer protection against irresponsible mining on federal public land. This rider violates that compromise. The Bill has passed both the House and Senate and is now in committee to work out differences between the House and Senate versions. The House version does not contain the rider. The President may or may not veto the Bill if the rider remains in the final version.

By the way, the 1872 Mining Act governing mining on federal public land has never been reformed. Under the law, the mining industry pays no royalties for extracting billions of dollars of gold, silver, and copper from these lands and can purchase federal public land outright for as little as $2.50 an acre. No environ

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October Bird Calendar

Conservation/Legislative Action,

By Babs Padelford

Continued from page 4

_Following is a partial list of birds that migrate through eastern Nebraska

and western Iowa in October.

Be sure to call the Nebraska Birdline (402) 292-5325) for the latest sightings. The Nebraska Birdline is also available on the Internet.

Water Birds: grebes, pelicans, cormorants, ducks. Look for the more unusual ducks such as Surf, White-winged and Black Scoters at the end of the month and into November.

Hawks: Migration continues with the peak of Swainson's Hawks early in the month and Red-tailed Hawks throughout the month. The best hawk watching spot is Hitchcock Nature Area north of Crescent, Iowa. As many as six Northern Goshawks have been seen at Hitchcock in October. Other areas to see hawks: Neale Woods north of Omaha and Camp Wakonda in Bellevue.

Gulls: This is the time to look for unusual gulls: Sabine's Gull, Little Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake and jaegers. Good areas include the Salt Valley Lakes around Lincoln, Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs and Cunningham and Zorinsky Lakes in Omaha.

Passerines: Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Golden-crowned Kinglet. Warblers have mostly moved south except for Orange-crowned, Black-throated Green and Yellow-rumped.

Sparrows: Savannah, LeConte's, Fox, Lincoln's, Swamp, White-throated, Harris's, White-crowned, Dark-eyed Junco. The rarer Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow usually can be found at Jack Sinn WMA south of Ceresco and at Cracker Barrel Marsh and Arbor Lake, both in the Lincoln area.

Swainson's Hawk

mental standards exist for hard-rock mines, and cleanup requirements are minimal. Many mining companies have simply walked away from heavily polluted mine sites. Cleaning up abandoned mine sites is estimated to cost taxpayers $32 to $72 billion.

Action Needed

Contact President Clinton

(common line: 1-202-456-1111):

¨ Veto the Agriculture Appropriations Bill if it contains the anti-environmental hard-rock mining rider;

¨ Veto the Interior Department Appropriations Bill if it contains the Snake River anti-environmental rider;

¨ Veto the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill because it contains the anti-environmental Missouri River Rider.

Join us for our next Conservation/Legislative Action meeting November 6, 7:30 p.m., ASO office at Heron Haven.

Former ASO President Jim Ducey Publishes New Book

Jim Ducey, former ASO President and free-lance writer, has published a new book, Birds of the Untamed West: The History of Bird Life in Nebraska, 1750 to 1875.

Jim will appear at Borders Books and Music at 132nd and Maple on Saturday, October 7, at 2:00 p.m. for a book signing.

His book traces the history of bird life in the state through the histories of Native American tribes and the ear

liest written records of Euro-American explorers and the state's pioneer settlers. Utilizing the journals and recorded sightings of Pierre Tabeau, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Prince Maximilian, and John James Audubon, Ducey provides complete historic records of each species sighted in the state, including date of sighting and location.

The book details how the Sandhill Cranes, for example, were noted along

the Missouri River in northeast Nebraska by Maximilian in 1833-34 and south of the Platte River by Audubon in 1843.

Ducey describes, using many of the original witnesses' own words, the great variety of trees and shrubs of the Missouri River, the open prairies of the Platte River Valley, the extensive wetlands of the rainwater basin and the natural shallow-water lakes of the Sandhills.

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Notes from Nature

By Jerry Toll

Field Identification of Fall Empidonax in Nebraska

The Empidonax genus of North American flycatchers are difficult to separate to species for even the most ardent birder. Most of us rely on vocalizations and behavioral quirks to identify them, and when they are quiet, we pass them off as just "Emps."

Ross Silcock, co-author of the soon-to-be-released "Birds of Nebraska," has come up with a key to separate Empidonax in both the eastern and western portions of our state. It is reprinted here from an original posting on NeBirds@rip.physics.unk.edu.

This is a "field key" designed to sort through the expected possibilities using key structural features. Of course all of these features must be seen well to enable an ID to be approached. By the way, this key is no way to ID vagrants.

Look for the following categories:

1. Underbill color (mostly dark, about half dark, tip only dark).

2. Bill size (small to large).

3. Eye-ring boldness (virtually absent to bold).

4. Eye-ring shape (evenly round, tear-dropped to rear).

5. Primary (wing) extension (long or about equal to tertials, medium or about half tertials, short or about a third or less tertials).

Key to (Nebraska) Panhandle, July-September

A. Underbill mostly dark: Hammond's Flycatcher (verify: bill very small, eye-ring bold and tear-dropped to rear, primary extension long, fresh plumage with quite a bit of yellow on flanks).

B. Underbill about half dark: Dusky Flycatcher (verify: bill pointy and straight-sided; eye-ring bold, usually tear-dropped to rear; primary extension medium).

C. Bill tip dark: Gray Flycatcher (verify: bill shaped like Dusky; eye-ring evenly round, medium shaped; primary extension medium; pumps tail like phoebe). Rarest of the western Empids, especially in fall.

D. Underbill all orange

a. Bill small, some dusky below: Least Flycatcher (verify: bill sides bowed out or convex; eye-ring bold, usually evenly rounded but may be tear-dropped; primary extension very short).

b. Bill medium, bold eye-ring: Cordilleran Flycatcher (verify: eye-ring bold, tear-dropped to rear; primary extension medium). Also applies to Pacific Slope Flycatcher.

c. Bill medium, eye-ring weak or absent: Willow Flycatcher (verify: primary extension medium. Includes Alder Flycatcher although some Alders show an even, rounded eye-ring which is still thin.

Key to East (Nebraska) May to September

All have orange underbills and bills about the same size except for Least; much more of a challenge than the panhandle unless vocalizing!

A. Primary extension very short: Least Flycatcher (verify: see above).

B. Primary extension very long: Acadian Flycatcher (verify: eye-ring bold, evenly rounded; bill large).

C. Primary extension medium:

a. Weak eye-ring but usually present: Willow or Alder Flycatcher (separate by call or song).

b. Bold eye-ring, evenly rounded: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (verify yellow throat in spring.

Article by Mary Mick on Heron Haven is Published

Kudos to ASO member Mary Mick, whose article on Audubon's Heron Haven Wetland Sanctuary recently appeared in "Ecological Restoration," a publication of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum.

Also featured was an interested view of our boardwalk, photographed by Ben Blackwell.

Birdline

For an update on the sightings in the state, call 292- 5325.

Report your sightings after listening to the tape.

If you find an injured bird of prey, please contact a Raptor Recovery Center volunteer at 402-734-6817 or 402-731-9869.

Audubon at Work - October

By Ione Werthman

Mississippi River

ASO members Betty Allen, Eunice Levisay and I just returned from a three-day conference on the Mississippi River held in Dubuque, IA; Sinsinawa, Wisconsin; and on the River itself. We toured the River and its backwaters in small motor boats. National Audubon brought us up to date on the part their efforts play in restoring the degraded part of Old Man River, sister to our Missouri.

The enthusiasm of the 250 Audubon members attending from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois was contagious.

We soon realized that, just as we have learned about the Missouri, the Mississippi that once provided a healthy habitat for migrating birds, waterfowl, mammals and fish is giving up its life in the name of "progress." Both rivers have paid a heavy price in lost habitat, declining wildlife diversity and degraded water quality.

Dan McGuiness, National Audubon's Upper Mississippi Campaign Director, told us of the next "Audubon Ark" trip from Cairo, Illinois, upriver 483 miles to Davenport, Iowa, with community celebrations in over 30 towns along the way. He informed us that at the Dubuque Mississippi River Museum, a new Ark will be built for Audubon for continuous travel excursions on the River.

For the record: 11 dams have been built on the Upper Mississippi, plus 9 in-channel lakes and 29 locks. The river is maintained at a depth of 9 feet; 82% of the flood plain has been cut off.

On the Home Front

Many of you missed a fine Nature Study lecture on hawks given by Clem Klaphake Monday, September 18, at

Heron Haven. Nelly Falzgraf, Nature Study Chair this year, has put together some fine learning sessions for the coming months. Her column appears on page 3 of this issue.

¨ Our environmental education center is just now ready to fly, taking off, so to speak. This past month we entertained several Omaha citizen clubs with lectures on Heron Haven's history and with hikes on the trails. One Saturday I gave a study on birds to 50 people—30 children and their parents from across the city, who were participating in the environmental education outings program "Eco Kids Club." The Club is sponsored by the Sierra Club Educational Foundation and directed by Melissa Gardner of the Sierra Club and ASO.

¨ Contractors are now working in Heron Haven building the photographic blind way back in the wild area along the waterfront. This project has been in the planning for four years. (It's always best to have the money before construction starts. )

¨ Nice News! When ASO took our Jensen Prairie Conservation easement papers to the Douglas County Assessor's office for tax filing, they informed us they would downgrade our taxes to "green space" rather than from commercial to agriculture.

ASO had decided at the time of purchase that we would pay taxes just as all property owners must, rather than invoke our non-profit tax exempt status. For the record, most Audubon sanctuaries pay taxes on all properties they own, even though by law in most states, non-profits are not required to do so.

Round Table/Election

For the past four years, ASO and other Audubon chapters in the state

have been meeting with other environmental groups in Nebraska and have formed a Nebraska Environmental Round Table to share problems, national, state and local legislative issues, and present possible solutions.

At every meeting someone has recommended that we need representation on the Governor's advisory boards, local commissions, and so forth.

We also come up with names of persons who would best represent the environmental point of view. Most of all, we need to get into the action, even to run for elected office.

To answer the call, some ASO members have done just that. Tom Foster was elected to the Board of Directors of the Papio-Missouri Natural Resources District (PMNRD) a few years ago.

Maryanna Anderson ran for election to the Board of the PMNRD in her subdistrict last year. She lost by fewer than 1,000 votes.

This year Melissa Gardner of ASO has earned her place on the November ballot in Subdistrict 7 for a four-year term on the PMNRD Board.

The Papio-Missouri NRD has the responsibility of protecting and managing our soil and water in the 1,745 square miles along the Papio and Missouri Rivers in Nebraska.

Board members decide flood control projects, dams, hike/bike trails on the levees and in the county, as well as recreation, water quality, wetlands and wildlife enhancement.

I believe the Papio-Missouri NRD Board is one of the most important local items on the ballot in the November election.

We as environmentalists should study the candidates in each of our districts and vote in November.

Addresses to Remember

President Bill Clinton

The White House,1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington D.C. 20500

Senator J. Robert Kerrey

U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone: (202) 224-6551

Omaha Tel: 391-3411; Fax: (202) 224-7645

Senator Chuck Hagel

U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510-2705

Phone: (202) 224-4224

Fax: (202) 224-5213

Omaha phone: (402) 758-8981

Representative Lee Terry

U.S. House of Representatives,Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4155 ; Fax: (202) 226-5452

Omaha phone: (402) 397-9944

Representative Douglas Bereuter

U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4806; fax (202) 225-5686

Lincoln phone: (402) 438-1598

Governor Michael Johanns

Capitol Bldg, Box 94848 Lincoln, NE 68509

Phone: (402) 471-2244; Fax: 471-6031

Mayor Hal Daub

Omaha/Douglas Civic Center

1819 Farnam St, Omaha NE 68183

Phone: 444-5000 Hot Line: 444-5555

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Elected Officers:

President Eric Scholar, 5012 Nicholas St, Omaha 68132 551-5045

1st Vice President Clem Klaphake, 707 Garden Avenue, Bellevue 68005 292-2276

2nd Vice President Ed Higgins, 3717 No. 93rd St, Omaha 68134 572-1957

Past President Lisa Peterson, 4935 Evans, Omaha 68104` 453-9146

Treasurer Garry Mick, 7045 Glendale Avenue, Omaha 68154 571-4648

Recording Secretary Rosemary Holeman, 5805 Hartman Ave, Omaha 68104 455-9919

Corresponding Secy Kathleen Crawford-Rose, 123 Bellevue Blvd So, Bellevue 68005 292-8912

Elected Directors Jackie Scholar, 5012 Nicholas St, Omaha 68132 551-5045

Larry Shackman, 6515 Stones Throw Dr, Omaha 68152 572-6084

Cal Wolf, 13720 Wright St, Omaha 68144 333-8811

Eunice Levisay, 9905 Cady Ave, Omaha 68134 393-0545

Paul Kardell, 1112 South 218th St, Elkhorn NE 68022 289-9864

Jo Bartikowski, 1614 No. 53rd St Omaha 68104 551-6009

Standing Committee Chairpersons:

Conservation Ione Werthman, 11649 Burt St, #011, Omaha 68154 493-0373

Education Vacant

Field Trip Jim Kovanda, 8002 So 45th Avenue, Omaha 68157 731-8249

Finance Nelli Falzgraf, 414 Ridgewood Dr, Bellevue 68124 292-9687

Fund Raising Steve Lamphere, 3101 Washington St, #98, Bellevue NE 68005 291-9149

Bird Seed Sale Sally Hansen, 2330 Bell Court #12, Omaha 68144 334-2329

Hospitality DwanDean Leach, 3006 Poppleton, Omaha 68105 346-5769

Membership Jo Wolf, 13720 Wright St, Omaha 68144 333-8811

Natural Areas Mgt Vacant

Nature Study Nelli Falzgraf, 414 Ridgewood Dr, Bellevue 68005 292-9687

Omaha Raptor Team Jenny Henricksen, 4845 So 167 Ave 68135 895-5487

Program Clem Klaphake, 707 Garden Avenue, Bellevue 68005 292-2276

Publication Laurine Blankenau, 3808 Grebe, Omaha 68112 451-3647

Publicity Gary Peterson

Non-Proft Organization

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Other Activities:

Speakers Bureau Ione Werthman, 11649 Burt St, #011, Omaha 68154 493-0373

Historian Kathleen Rose, 123 Bellevue Blvd So, Bellevue 68005 292-8912

Audubon Nebr Director Dave Sands, P. O. Box 117, Denton NE 68339.............. (402) 797-2301

NAS Board Member Joyce Wolf, 2535 Arkansas, Lawrence KS 66046 (913) 749-3203

Audubon Society of Omaha

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