November Program Reminder
TRACKING BIRD MIGRATION
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Tuesday, November 13 - 6:45 p.m.
THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION CONFERENCE CENTER, 4801 Rockhill Rd. KCMO 64110, in the Brookside Room - “Technology and Tracking Bird Migration: What We Are Learning and How You Can Help" Tracking birds during migration is a burgeoning field of ornithological study due to advanced and improving technologies. Tracking devices small enough to be placed on songbirds, bats, and even large insects are transforming what we know about where animals migrate, the paths they take to get there, and how we can target areas for conservation that birds and wildlife use on their journeys. Come learn more about these exciting technologies from Sarah Kendrick, Missouri State Ornithologist, and how you can help!
Please feel welcome to join our host committee and Sarah at Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue on the Plaza before the meeting. Meet around 5:00 p.m., and ask to be seated with the Audubon party. Otherwise, join us at the Kauffman Foundation at 6:00 p.m. for socializing. Business and program begin at 6:45.
Please note: Our November meeting will be held at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center on the SECOND Tuesday of the month (Nov 13)
Free and open to the public.
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Conservation News
THE ART OF CONSERVATION: A VISIT WITH DING DARLING
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HISTORIAN AND THEATER ARTIST, TOM MILLIGAN, portrays Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling in this one actor play. A friend of Missouri, “Ding” Darling was one of the original designers of the Missouri’s Amendment 4, creating for us our non-political conservation agency. Ding also crafted the Wildlife Restoration Act, the most significant piece of conservation legislation in American history. He founded the National Wildlife Federation, led the U.S. Biological Survey, reformed the National Wildlife Refuge system, created the Federal duck stamp program, and won two Pulitzer prizes as an editorial cartoonist. Ding is considered by many to be one of the most influential members of the modern conservation movement in the first half of the 20th century. You may have even visited the National Wildlife Refuge named in his honor. The Art of Conservation: A Visit With Ding Darling on YouTube.
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An Amazon Program that Gives Back
'SMILE' ON BURROUGHS WITH YOUR NEXT AMAZON.COM PURCHASE
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AmazonSmile IS A WEBSITE OPERATED BY AMAZON with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to Burroughs Audubon Society. When you visit Amazon.com, if the website doesn't automatically ask you if you want to benefit BAS through your purchase, use the following link: smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7211916
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Go Native for the Holidays
KC WILDLANDS 18TH ANNUAL RED CEDAR CHRISTMAS TREE EVENT
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Saturday, December 1 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
MILDALE FARM - 35250 W 199th St, Edgerton, KS 66021 - Kansas City WildLands, in partnership with Johnson County Park & Recreation District, is again offering the public an opportunity to remove invasive red cedars and take them home to decorate for the holidays! When you take home a native cedar tree, you’ll not only make your house smell great, you’ll be helping restore wild places to their original health.
Please bring a handsaw (no chainsaws or axes!) and rope to tie your tree to your vehicle. Sturdy boots and work gloves are recommended. Volunteers will be there to help you cut, carry and tie down your tree if needed. Kansas City WildLands suggests a minimum $15 donation for each tree, with proceeds benefiting natural community restoration throughout the Greater Kansas City region. For more information, contact Linda Lehrbaum at 816-561-1061, ext. 116 or linda@bridgingthegap.org.
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Audubon Magazine Past Issues
2018 AND PAST ISSUES OF AUDUBON'S AWARD-WINNING MAGAZINE
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Enjoy the photography and journalism of the award-winning Audubon Magazine.
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Nature Programs at the Burroughs Library
BONNIE THE BIOLOGIST AND BIRD BANDING
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BONNIE THE BIOLOGIST PROGRAMS IN NOVEMBER
Wednesday, November 14 @ 10:00 AM ~ Winter Bird Gardens
Saturday, November 17 @ 10:00 AM ~ Winter Bird Gardens
After November, Bonnie's programs will return in late winter 2019.
Bonnie Anderson is a true gem of Burroughs Audubon’s Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary. Her programs are fun and full of energy! People of all ages are welcome to participate and are free to come and go during the program time allotted. Programs are free and include free literature, and more! Visit our Bonnie the Biologist web page for a printable brochure and more information. Directions to the Library can be found here. For all other questions, please contact Clare Hollander at 816-701-3441 or clarehollander@kclibrary.org.
BIRD BANDING
Saturday, November 10 - 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Our friends from the Missouri River Bird Observatory, Ethan and Dana, gently capture, band, and answer your questions about these wild birds. Visitors have the opportunity to photograph and release birds back into the wild! Please feel welcome to come and go at any time throughout the three-hour event. If you can't make it in January, this season's banding programs will be held on the second Saturday of the month, November through February, and the first Saturday of March.
Note: High winds, rain and extreme temperatures are hazardous to netted birds. In case of inclement weather, Ethan and Dana will present a non-banding program, including resighting previously banded birds. If the weather outlook is poor, please call 816-298-0559 to ask if bird banding is happening as scheduled.
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Field Trips
TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE MIDWEST
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Burroughs field trips are free to Audubon members and the public, and people of any age or level of experience are welcome to participate! Any trip may involve walking on a variety of terrain and surfaces, but some trips will be more strenuous than others. Trip leaders can advise you of the physical activity involved. Since we visit a number of wild areas and habitats, we respectfully ask that your pets not accompany us on the trail. If they're not given to vocal excitement, pets in vehicles are fine.
Saturday, November 17 - 7:00 a.m.
Miami and Linn Counties - We’ll stop and scope Hillsdale Reservoir, Miola Lake, Paola Water Treatment Ponds, Unit G, and La Cygnes Lake for waterfowl, gulls, grebes and loons. We’ll also explore the areas for wintering sparrows and year-round residents. This trip is mostly a driving trip with minimal walking.
Saturday, November 24 - 8:45 a.m.
Loess Bluffs NWR joint trip with Midland Empire Audubon Society - We’ll witness multitudes of Snow Geese and waterfowl, as well as dozens of Bald Eagles. We’ll gather at the Loess Bluffs Welcome Center around 8:45 a.m., and begin our first trip around the refuge’s 10-mile auto tour loop around 9:00. We’ll return to the visitor center around 12:30 p.m. for lunch and restrooms before making a second pass around the loop in the afternoon.
Saturday, December 1st - 8:00 a.m.
Johnson County joint trip with Topeka Audubon - Join us as we explore western Johnson County for winter migrants, waterfowl, and sparrows. We will walk trails at Kill Creek Park, Shawnee Mission Park, and scope bodies of water. Bring optics, field guides, and FRS radios. This trip will likely continue into the afternoon but feel free to join us for part or all of the trip.
Saturday, December 8th – 7:00 a.m.
Lyon, Coffey, and Osage Counties - This trip consists of birding by car with stops around Melvern Reservoir, a short bit of walking around Lyon County State Fishing Lake, and stops around John Redmond Reservoir in search of winter species such as Smith’s Longspurs, grebes, loons, scoters, gulls, shrikes, sparrows, and Long-eared Owls.
December 14 - January 5 – KC Area Christmas Bird Counts
Visit our Field Trips web page for trip description, meeting place, and leader contact info.
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