The Meadowlark

September 2002

Volume 31 Issue 7

ASO is a Chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa

Wildlife and Scenery in
Kenya

New Plumage for Meadowlark

The meadowlark that poured forth its song on this page for more than 30 years (unusual life span) has traded its original plumage for fresh and colorful feathers. It will continue to sing its cheery song for Audubon and has lent its name to the newsletter.

We were fortunate to have graphic artist Diane Buick, daughter of Eric and Jackie Scholar, design the new logo. We thank her for giving her services in creating this fine and beautiful image for ASO.

The lark serving us through the years was the brain child of artist/cartoonist William Ferguson, whose bird drawings and cartoons were known to and fondly regarded by many in ASO.

Former editor Marian Leach says that at her request, Ferguson would draw a cartoon specially for an issue of the Bird's Eye View.

Pack your luggage and be ready to fly to Africa for a real learning experience about Nairobi and surrounding areas of Kenya. Our "pilot" for this trip will be Ed Bockman, retired U.S. Corps of Engineers employee.

Before the Gulf War broke out in the early nineties, Ed was in charge of building air fields and troop support facilities in Saudi Arabia.

In order to overcome his fear of flying, Ed and his family took many adventurous trips from Saudi Arabia to Africa and other countries most U.S. citizens will probably never have a chance to visit.

While on these trips, he documented with his camera flowers, birds and

By Ed Higgins

other animals, famous buildings and scenery in the area. His photographic expertise will be evident in the slides he will present.

Quite a few in Audubon know Ed, as he is a social person. Everywhere I go with Ed, someone seems to know him. We hope to have a large crowd on Thursday, September 12, for an enjoyable program and evening.

After the program and a short business meeting, we will have a social hour with coffee and cookies.

The meeting will be held at the Hanscom Park Methodist Church, 4444 Frances (1 block south of 45th & Center), 7:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

Migrant Birds,

Butterflies and Dragonflies

Clem Klaphake will be leading a field trip to Waubonsie State Park and Riverton Wildlife Refuge in southwest Iowa on Saturday, September 14.

September is a month when not only birds are migrating south, but so are dragonflies and butterflies. This trip will be a "see all you can see" of these various fall migrants. With this year's drought and hot temperatures, who knows what we may stir up.

We will meet to car pool at the south end of the Southroads Shopping Center (southeast of the Penney's store) at 8:00 a.m. Bring a lunch with you because there aren't many sizable restaurants in the area. Bring usual birding equipment.

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Scholarly Notes

By Eric Scholar

Start of a New Year

September means beginning a new year of activities for ASO, and I would like to welcome all of you back from vacations and other activities.

Several exciting events occurred over the summer, some of which led us in new directions.

¨ ASO awarded its first scholarship to a college student. Erin McIntyre, a UNO student (pictured below), was the recipient. I believe this was especially important as a means of helping us recruit new and younger people to our organization.

¨ We had a successful birdathon, thanks to Bechara Embaid. This was a second major fundraising effort in 2001-2002, the first being the bird seed sale. The birdathon will be an annual event, and next year it will be expanded.

¨ We conducted our third annual potluck picnic, which we plan to repeat each summer. This is becoming an annual event and is providing a good way for members to get together during the three-month summer gap in regular meetings.

The picnic took place on August 17 and attracted over 60 members and their guests for an informal and enjoyable social event. After the dinner, many took a Wetland Walk—a self-guided tour of the wetland and butterfly garden.

Many thanks to Nelli Falzgraf for organizing a successful picnic and to Eunice Levisay for the upkeep of the

attractive Butterfly Garden.

¨ The self-guided Wetland Walk was originated by Nelli Falzgraf. She created flyers containing a map and text to guide visitors from the butterfly garden and on through the property, identifying flowers, shrubs, and animals likely to be found on a walk through the wetland. Thank you, Nelli, for initiating and developing this project.

We hope to continue these projects and begin new ones. If you have any ideas, please let me know.

Some new projects have been initiated.

¨ A third fundraiser, a habitat or garden walk, is being planned for next summer.

¨ The Corps of Engineers is in the planning stages for the wetlands dredging and restoration.

Also, we have several new board members this year, hopefully with new ideas and energy.

Special thanks: I want to pay special tribute to a person who often labors in obscurity. She is Laurine Blankenau. For many years she has been putting together our newsletter, and that takes many hours of work. She edits it, does the layout, writes articles, and deserves a lot of credit. Thank you so much, Laurine. (I hope she doesn't edit this out.)

Editor's Note: I restrained my impulse to remove it, Eric. As I've said before, you're the Prez.

ASO's First Scholarship Winner

Erin McIntyre, winner of ASO's first annual scholarship, is shown, right, accepting the award from President Eric Scholar.

The $1,000 scholarship is offered to a student in a four-year area college who is enrolled in environmentally related studies.

Ms. McIntyre was selected for her outstanding performance in the environmental sciences at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and at Bellevue University and on the basis of an essay submitted with her application. Ms. McIntyre is beginning her senior year.

Members will have a chance to meet her at the September 12 general meeting, where she will be introduced.

October 3 Study of Raptors - Top Predators

Mother Nature has designed raptors as top guns of the bird world. To sense what's out there, eagles, hawks, swallows and many shorebirds have a central area or streak across each retina with a fovea (concentration of sensory cells) at each end, allowing for better scanning and a wider visual field.

To pinpoint shifty prey, many eagles, hawks and owls have eyes larger than humans', giving them larger and sharper images. For vertical lift, buteos and falcons have wings long in relation to width. For airborne stability, many raptors are large.

To minimize energy needs of sustained flight, raptors have large wing areas in relation to body weight. To better catch a budgie meal, the broad tails of eagles and hawks engage for rapid aerial turns.

To maximize power, all birds, from hummingbirds to albatrosses, have a combination of high, steady body temperatures for rapid maneuvers; fast heart rates and blood circulation with high oxygen-carrying capacity hemoglobins for energy; and a respiratory system that synchronizes breathing with flight movements for efficiency.

It's not one design that thrusts raptors atop the food chain, but many features, coupled with learned hunting skills of predators intent on their next meal.

By Nelli Falzgraf

To learn about raptors through slides and a video, please join Clem Klaphake at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, October 3, at Fontenelle's Camp Brewster, 1313 N. Bellevue Boulevard. Clem is ASO's Nature Activities chair and an official Hawkwatch counter.

For questions about the joint Naturestudy/Birding Club program, call me at 292-9687 or Howard Mattix, 896-0352.

To apply what we've learned

Loren "Bub" Blake

Cooper's Hawk

and to view raptors, Clem will lead a Hawkwatch field trip on Saturday, October 5, 8:30 A.M, at Hitchcock Nature Center in Iowa's Loess Hills.

The center is located just north of Crescent, Iowa. The deck features tree top views of the area and benches suitable for a sack lunch; also, there are hiking trails.

HNC asks for $2 per visit or $10 per person for a season pass. Questions? 292-9687 or 292-2276.

Editor's Note: Please see item, page 7, on this fall's ongoing Hawkwatch at Hitchcock Nature Center.

If you are Now or Have Been

a Bluebird Monitor, Please Read This

Another bluebird breeding season has ended, and it is time for monitors to report the results of their labors. Because some monitors have not been reporting, questions arise about whether trails are still being monitored or are abandoned.

If you are still monitoring your trail, it is important that you return report forms to Bluebirds Across Nebraska.

If you are not a BAN member, please call Jim McLochlin

at 933-4638 so that he can send your results to BAN.

If you are no longer monitoring your trail or you know of another trail that is no longer monitored, it is necessary to find someone else to monitor the trail or to remove the boxes. If the boxes remain, House Sparrows or other species harmful to bluebirds will take over the site.

If help is needed finding another monitor or to remove the boxes, pleae call Jim at the above number.

Bird Seed Sale October 26-27

Calendar

Each year at this time preparations are made for the annual bird seed sale, and this year is no exception.

We will be asking you for help with the numerous tasks, some requiring strong muscles, others not. The bags need to be unloaded at home sites, staffers need to be on hand on the dates of the sale for loading and paper work.

Sept 4 (Wed) Board Meeting

Sept 9 (Mon) Conservation Meeting/Video

Sept 12 (Thur) General Meeting

Sept 14 (Sat) Field Trip

Oct 3 (Thur) Nature Study

Oct 5 (Sat) Field Trip

Oct 26-27 Bird Seed Sale

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Conservation/Legislative Action

By Ione Werthman

We've lost big time

The Governor and State Legislature broke faith with the Nebraska citizens this past month when they raided the Environmental Trust Fund in the special legislative session to help pay for the state budget shortage, and most likely dealt a death blow to the whole Fund process.

Taking a $2.8 million ($4.8 million originally brought to the floor) out of the Fund this year and scheduling to take $5 million out to help in the 2003-2004 budget year leaves little for conservation projects to help preserve our natural resources.

Our natural resource programs have been underfunded for years and make up less than 2% of the General Fund spending, but the fund now seems to be an easy target to raid for political reasons.

Remember that the constitutional amendment to establish the lottery in Nebraska was approved in 1992 by 65% of the electorate, but only if the funds were to be used for education and betterment of our natural resources.

To date, the Trust has funded more than $54 million in projects throughout the state. Even we of ASO, Wachiska Audubon Society, Rowe Sanctuary, and Spring Creek Prairie have received a good share of the funds.

The rationale given by the Governor and Legislature for using Trust funds was that paying lawyers to fight the suit between Kansas and Nebraska on Republican River water was classified as a conservation issue.

We are inclined to believe the lawsuit is about politics and should have been settled long ago to cut our losses. Kansas, downstream on the Republican River, is using the same argument in its suit against Nebraska as "downstream Nebraska" used in its suit against Wyoming on the North Platte River. Wyoming lost!

Colorado lost to Kansas in a similar lawsuit on the Arkansas River in Kansas which forced Colorado to send more water to Kansas on that river.

While the issue to take $5 million out of the Trust this coming year seems cut and dried, keep watching. A grassroots effort to thwart the decision might be in the making.

Prairie Dog Not Lost Yet

Even though the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission cannot yet see their obligation as the official protector and manager of all of Nebraska's wildlife, and failed to list the black-tailed prairie dog as a Nebraska animal in need of management, all is not lost...yet. Not to be outfoxed, or should I say "out-dogged," Ted Turner has again

stirred up the prairie by rounding up prairie dogs to aid to his ranch, undertaking a new endeavor at improving biodiversity, not only for the prairie dogs but also for the Burrowing Owl, hawks, and other critters essential in the prairie ecosystem and to help in the return of the endangered black-footed ferret, which dines on prairie dogs.

I truly believe that Nebraska has the greatest ecosystem yet available in the United States to become an eco-tourism mecca for wildlife viewing. It is a known fact that almost half of the bird species in the lower 48 states have visited or nested in Nebraska.

I believe that by adding prairie dogs, Burrowing Owls, black-footed ferrets, turtles, Prairie Chicken leks, and others, to the scene, people will come to Nebraska for more than the Sandhill Cranes.

If the habitat is there, the birds (and people) will come. Did you know that economically speaking, birding has already proven to be the #2 recreational hobby in America? #1? Not golf, hunting, fishing or sport games, but gardening.

I also want to thank those members who traveled to Lincoln on our bus to the Game & Parks hearing in July, and who donated generously to help pay for the bus: Joan Lang, Jim Kovanda, Jose Pihlar, Kuba Travnicek, Deborah Wigton, Linda Dennis, Martha Elias, Carole Larson, Barney & Helen Rees, Clyde Anderson, Marie Buxton, Danny Seibold, Mike Shively, Sheryl Spain, Mark Welch, Carol Ralph, Garry Mick, Betty Allen, Loren & Babs Padelford.

Endangered Species Note

Word from my long-time friend Brock Evans, Executive Director of the Endangered Species Act Coalition, is that the Defense Authorization Bill passed the House by a vote of 215-202.

This Bill would exempt the Department of Defense from compliance with the Environmental Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Clean Water Act and the Superfund. Thankfully, the Senate version of the Bill did not include the exemptions. The Bill is now in conference committee to resolve the difference between the two versions.

"Needless to say," wrote Brock, "these exemptions strike at the heart of our whole concept of civil society and our social compact:that no one is above the law and must obey it equally."

Continued on page 5

Conservation/ Continued from page 4

Jim McLochlin Elected to North American

Bluebird Society Board of Directors

Tobacco Sham
I recently read in the August 19, 2002, Newsweek, that of the $246 billion settlement from the 1998 lawsuit with the tobacco companies, only 5% of the $21 billion paid out in the past two years has gone toward anti-smoking efforts. Would you believe that, in North Carolina, for example, the money has been used to modernize tobacco farms, build new curing bins and more modern tobacco auction houses, and implement tobacco marketing strategies.

The article claimed that New York spent $700,000 on a new sprinkler system at an upstate public golf course. Alabama used millions to lure new industry to the state, and Nevada used $2 million to convert public television stations to digital broadcasting. The problem seems to be in the way the 1998 settlement was negotiated. Who would have thought that states and legislatures would use the money irresponsibly?

Congratulations

Nebraska's National Resources Districts are celebrating 30 years of their existence this year.In their newsletter, Spectrum, the Papio-Missouri NRD listed among their major wildlife habitat accomplishments the Boyer Chute NWR, which they designed with the Corps of Engineers, the opening of the new Lied Platte River Bridge linking Omaha and Lincoln through hike/bike trails, and the Heron Haven wetlands public/private partnership they share with ASO. Let's hope that during the next 30 years we can share many more successful ventures with the Papio-Missouri NRD.

Join us at our next Conservation meeting when a video, "Trading Democracy," a Bill Moyers Report, will be presented. The meeting is Sept. 9, 11809 Old Maple Road, Audubon Office.

Our volunteer coordinator for ASO's bluebird trails, Jim McLochlin, was elected to a position on the national board of the North American Bluebird Society. He will serve as Chair of the Transcontinental Bluebird Trail Committee and on the Web Site Committee.

Jim, shown at left, and his wife, Marie, along with 10 other Nebraskans, attended the NABS 2002 convention held in Penticton, British Columbia, June 13 - 16.

Jim reports having a wonderful time in British Columbia, adding a number of western species to his life list, including (no surprise) both Mountain and Western Bluebirds.

For a number of years, Jim has held positions with Bluebirds Across Nebraska. As coordinator of ASO bluebird monitors, he constructs and/or reconstructs trails and serves as our li

aison person with BAN. He manages Audubon's web site, and having more computer savvy than most, comes to our aid with solutions to problems.

Results of Birdathon 2002

The Birdathon was organized this year by Bechara Embaid Memorial Day weekend, with a species count of 101.We owe thanks to the following who made the Birdathon a success.

Betty Allen

Susan Beveridge

Beverly Byrd

Mary Carothers

Dolan/Joan Collins

Earl Collins

James Commers

Viola Cook

Robert Diers

Lorraine DiMartino

Diane Doyle

Kathleen Doyle

Martha Elias

Bechara Embaid

Kathryn Ewing

Thomas Gallagher

Genevieve Golden

Sam/Essie Grill

Ivan Griswold

Kathleen Gross

Betsy Haas

Charlotte Lobaugh

Preston Maas

Shirley Mackie

Joyce Mammel

Elizabeth Mannlein

Martha Massengale

Earl/Joan McLean

Billie McCoy

Garry Mick

Wanda Neaderhiser

Ron/Judy Parks

Foundation

Jean Pisasale

Jodi/Tyler Porter

Kathleen Pyper

Dick Rasmussen

Neal Ratzlaff

Roger Robinson

Bradley/Kathleen

Rogers

David/Tracey Sands

Robert Savage

Patsy Schmidt

Patsy Schmidt

Cynthia Schneider

Terry Schreiner

Julie Schroder

Margaret Searcy

Larry Shackman

Nell Shimek

Loita Sinderson

Lyla Thompson

Kuba Travnicek

Robin Tyner

Diana Waggoner

Doris Wallace

Ione Werthman

Deborah Wigton

Sid/Edith Wilson

Margaret Wiltse

Anna Winans

Mace Hack

Joan Hackett

Al Harrison

Julie Hertzler

Alyce Hicks

Ed Higgins

Edwin Hiner

Sara Hutfless

Lillian Jackson

Burton/Eva Jay

Joyce Jensen

Sheila Jensen

Clyde/Emma Johnson

Karen Kahle

William/Debbie Kee

Alberta Knowles

Dolores Lane

Joan Lang

Terry Lassek

Ida/J.O. Leister

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Population and Environment Conference

By Ione Werthman

Bechara Embaid and I joined four Wachiska Audubon chapter leaders from Lincoln and 30 other Audubon chapter leaders from across the United States in late June for a National Audubon Population and Environment Conference in Washington, D.C.

The Nebraska group met by appointment with Senator Hagel, Senator Nelson's aide, and Congressmen Bereuter and Terry, spending one-half hour in each office.

Also, four Nebraskans attended the Nebraska Breakfast, which is held once a week for visitors from our State. Guests are informed about Congress' voting agenda for the day and other issues of concern to Nebraska citizens. We were told of plans for the expansion at StratCom.

A major purpose of the National Audubon conference was to persuade the President to release $34 million Congress allocated for the United Nations Population Fund.

For Audubon members there is an obvious reason for concern about population, that of the stresses on the environment.

John Carlini of Wachiska Audubon Society, Lincoln, wrote: "As we view our dwindling prairies in Nebraska, so too the world's forest, rivers, oceans and wild creatures are perishing under the pressures of human encroachment."

Carlini quoted from sources predicting that world population will double by 2050."That's a lot of folks who are guilty of nothing more than wanting to provide for their families. . .Human population growth is about more than wildlife, of course. It's also about dizzying rates of infant and maternal mortality, rising rates of unemployment, and escalating social and economic instability in the developing world. I learned that most people in

Photo taken in Senator Hagel's office. Back row, L to R: John Carlini, Chris Sommerich, Mark Brohman, Bechara Embaid. Front row, L to R: Ione Werthman, Senator Chuck Hagel, Glenda Peterson and Desiree Sorenson-Groves, National Audubon Regional Representative

these areas want smaller families but do not have access to, or cannot afford basic family planning services most Americans take for granted.. .These families may decide to have a child every third year instead of every year, thereby providing better care for existing offspring and less stress on existing resources."

Because of concerns by an anti-abortion group, President Bush has frozen the $34 million Congress allocated to the U.N. fund. One main concern was forced abortions in China and whether or not the fund would be contributing to these. Two fact find

ing teams reported that no U.S. dollars were being spent on abortions in China, but the President hasn't released the funds. Instead the funds were released for other humanitarian purposes.

Birdline

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

Report your sightings after listening to the tape.

Sizzling Summertime Picnic

If you missed this one, you must join us next year! Over 60 picnickers gathered at the ASO building Saturday, August 17. Guests included Kevin Poague, Chris, Vicki and 14-month-old Eli Sommerich from Spring Creek Prairie; and Ken & Arlys Reitan of Wachiska Audubon Society.

Cool company and delectable dishes and, new at ASO, a self-guided Wetland Walk, filled out a summer evening of hearty conversation.

Nelli Falzgraf's flyer with map and information gave guests an enjoyable experience strolling the wetland and admiring Eunice Levisay's beautiful butterfly garden. Thanks to Eunice for her guidance on the walk and to Don and Jan Paseka for identifying dragonflies.

Please stop by the ASO building sometime for a self-guided Wetland Walk. You will find the flyers in the office or at the kiosk behind the building.

Our thanks go to Nelli for organizing the picnic.Helping set up and clean up were Jackie Scholar, Laurine Blankenau, Betty Allen, Ed Higgins, and Randy Falzgraf.

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Addresses to Remember

President George W. Bush

The White House,1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington D.C. 20500-0001

Comments: 202-456-1111; fax: 202-456-2993

Senator Ben Nelson

U.S. Senate, Washington DC 20510; 202-224-6551;

fax 202-228-0012; Lincoln: 402-437-5246

Omaha address: 7602 Pacific St, #205, 68114

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 Mike Fahey

Omaha/Douglas Civic Center

1819 Farnam St, Omaha NE 68183

Phone: 444-5000 Hot Line: 444-5555

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Hitchcock Hawk Watch

September 1 - December 20

By Jerry Toll

The Hawkwatch at Hitchcock Nature Area, located 7 miles north of Crescent, Iowa, has resumed as of September 1. Early possible migrants in September include Mississippi Kite and Osprey.

Everyone is encouraged to come to Hitchcock for an hour or a day. Experienced hawkwatchers will be present all weekend and intermittently on weekdays.

This is a great way to learn to iden

tify hawks in flight with experienced persons who can point out those subtle differences.

In typical years the peak numbers of hawks flying by is in late September and again in mid-October. The Hawkwatch will continue until December 20.

If you wish to volunteer on a regular basis or have further questions, you may call Jerry Toll @453-9239 or email jertol@radiks.net.

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

Audubon Society of Omaha, 11809 Old Maple Road, Omaha 68164

Phone: 445-4138 - http://audubon-omaha.org

Elected Officers:

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

1st Vice President Elliott Bedows, 309 Greenbrier Ct, Bellevue 68005 292-5017

2nd Vice President Nelli Falzgraf, 414 Ridgewood Dr, Bellevue 68005 292-9687

Past President Lisa Peterson, 8911 Q St, Apt 212C, Omaha 68127 453-9146

Treasurer Sharon Draper, 6220 Kansas Ave, Omaha 68104 572-4026

Recording & Corresponding

Secretary Martha Massengale, 11667 Fowler Ave, Omaha 68164 493-5062

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

Sue Mattix, 11111 "T" Plaz, #206, Omaha 68137 593-7433

Mark Armstrong, 12741 Forestdale Dr, Omaha 68123 292-9770

Bob Fuchs, 1113 Dillon Dr, Omaha 68132 553-8242
Paul Kardell, 1112 South 218th St, Elkhorn NE 68022 289-9864

Standing Committee Chairpersons:

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

Education Brian Jensen, 12430 Bel Drive, Omaha NE 68144 333-6375

Field Trip Clem Klaphake, 707 Garden Ave, Bellevue NE 68005 292-2276

Finance Nelli Falzgraf, 414 Ridgewood Dr, Bellevue 68005 292-9687

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

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

Membership Bechara Embaid, 3218 No. 120th Court Apt. 221, Omaha 68164 965-9598

Natural Areas Mgt

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

Program Ed Higgins, 3717 No 93rd St, Omaha 68134 572-1957

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

Publicity Kathy Schwery, 3616 So 96th St, Omaha 68124 397-7343

Other Activities:

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

Naturestudy Nelli Falzgraf, 414 Ridgewood Dr. Bellevue 68005 292-9687

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

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 Dave Tylka, tylka@stlcc.cc.mo.us

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