Audubon en Español

For Audubon to remain relevant and vibrant for a new generation, engaging diverse audiences is essential for our success.  So I am pleased to announce the launch of Audubon en Español, a section of the Audubon website that will be a new voice for birds. This Spanish language web portal brings further opportunities to create awareness about the complex and urgent conservation challenges facing us all.

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Para que Audubon siga siendo relevante y vibrante para las nuevas generaciones es esencial involucrar a públicos diversos.  Por ello, tengo el placer de anunciar el lanzamiento de Audubon en Español  una sección de la página web de Audubon que será una nueva voz para las aves.  Este portal web en español ofrece nuevas oportunidades para despertar conciencias sobre los complejos y urgentes desafíos de conservación ambiental que todos enfrentamos.

Birds - Illustrated by Color Photography --- from 1897

I came across this at Project Gutenberg, a source for free ebooks.

The preface describes the reasons for publishing the monthly magazine. (Click on images to enlarge them.)

I found the section on the northern cardinal interesting - cage bird?

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The black-capped chickadee ranged wet to "Indian Territory." It was recognized for its value to farmers: "One Chickadee in one day would destroy 5,550 eggs, and in the twenty-five days in which the canker-worm moths run or crawl up the trees 138,750 eggs." 

Follow this link and take a look at some of the other birds 

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30626/30626-h/30626-h.htm#Page_72

Rotary Roundup

On Sunday, January 6, arround 60 volunteers gathered at Hammonasset Beach State Park to remove invasive plants from the cedar grove near the rotary. Invasive plants that were removed included Japanese honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet, and autumn olive. The event was cosponsored by Menunkatuck, Friends of Hammonasset, and the Meigs Point Nature Center. Participants were as young as 11 years old and came from as far away as Ellington.
After two hours of cutting and hauling the vines and branches, a luncheon of clam chowder, chili, warm drinks, and dessert were served at the Nature Center.
Our thanks to the volunteers who helped and the following local businesses: Bishop's Orchards, Guilford; Cohen's Bagel Company, Madison; Culinary Concerts, Madison; Friends & Company, Madison; and Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale, Madison.

Jim Murtagh photos