NATURE NOTES - 1996
BOTANY
Jan. 96	Darigo, Carl	Fall Botanizing - Sept.-Nov. 1995
Feb. 96	Harris, Jack	Botany Group Spotted at Spiffy New Digs:  Group of 32
		assembled at Pietro's; annual review of group's 1995
		accomplishments presented.
Apr. 96	Darigo, Carl	Winter Botanizing - Dec.-Feb., 1995/96
Jun. 96		Botanical Drawing Workshop, taught by Dycie Madison, Aug. 24-
		Sept. 28 at the Arboretum and at the St. Louis Artists' Guild Oak
		Knoll
Sep. 96	Darigo, Carl	Spring Botanizing - March-May, 1996
Sep. 96	Harris, Jack	Events of Botanical Interest:  Native Plant Conference; 43rd
		Annual Systematics Symposium; Missouri Forestkeeper Network
		Symposium, Oct. 4-5, at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Nov. 96	Darigo, Carl	Botanizing in Iron and Reynolds Counties
Dec. 96	Harris, Jack	Annual Botany Luncheon:  Dec. 12 at Pietro's
Dec. 96	Darigo, Carl	Summer Botanizing - June-Aug., 1996
CONSERVATION
Jan. 96	Trager, James C.	Arboretum Glade Restoration
Feb. 96		North Fork River Roads:  Protection of this wild area  in Willow
		Spring Ranger District in MTNF
Feb. 96	Trager, James C.	Arboretum Glade Restoration
Mar. 96	Korotev, Randy	Kennedy Forest Restoration:  Need and background
Mar. 96	Witzeman, Bob	Stealth Legislation:  Article from the journal of the Maricopa
		Audubon Society of Phoenix, AR re legislation permitting
		continued logging in Arizona and New Mexico to save jobs;
		submitted by Martha Gaddy
Mar. 96	Kenell, Wilma	Ancient Forests Threatened:  Subject of Feb. 27 speech at the
		Missouri Botanical Garden by Tim Ream
Sep. 96	Molyneaux, John	Hickory Canyons Natural Area Has Friends:  Letter from John
		to  Union Electric protesting widening right of way for new
		transmission line in the area, and suggesting an alternative route.
Sep. 96	Homeyer, Yvonne	A Trip to Prairie State Park
	Darigo, Carl	Summer Botanizing - June-Aug., 1996
ENTOMOLOGY
Jan. 96		The Far Side:  On Sunday, Jan. 14, Rich Thoma will be back to
		to present:  A Tribute to Gary Larson and his Love of Insects.
May. 96	Greenlee, Susanne	Why How and Where--Fourth Annual Butterfly  Counts
Jun. 96		Insect Collecting by Black Light, Entomology Group program at
		home of Ted MacRae
Jun. 96	Greenlee, Susanne	Fourth Annual Butterfly Counts
Sep. 96	Brandhorst, Bill	Monarch Butterfly Tagging
Dec. 96	Sullivan, Fr. Jim	Something New From the Top:  Beetle found on Taum Sauk
		Mountain was a new addition to the list of beetles native to
		Missouri.  It was found inside the boundary of the new Taum
		Sauk Mountain State Park.
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 96	Leonard, Peggy	The Book is really here!  The book signing for Birds of the St.
		Louis Area:  Where and When to Find Them:  Sunday, Jan. 14,
		Glendale City Hall, 2-4 PM
Jan. 96		Guide to Birds of the St. Louis Area:  Describes contents of the
		book.
Jan. 96	Hearnes, Susan	Bird of the Year
Jan. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	October Birding in St. Louis
Jan. 96	McCormack, Anne	An Irruption?  Evening Grosbeaks, Saw Whet Owls and Siskins in
		Kirkwood)  Dare we hope for?
Jan. 96	Ziebol, Jim	Egret Update:  Happy ending to story in Dec. 95 Nature Notes
Jan. 96		Orchard Farm Xmas Count, Jan. 1, 1996
Feb. 96	Darigo, Carl	House Sparrow ala Carte:  The house sparrow as a pest
Feb. 96		Birds of St. Louis Area, When and Where to Find the Book
Feb. 96	O'Leary, John M.	Bird of the Year
Feb. 96	McCormack, Anne	When You Wish Upon a Star…:  A white-winged crossbill in
		Crestwood
Feb. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	December Birding in St. Louis
Feb. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	Tie for Top Year List:  List of those who saw more than 200
		species and reported them for Nature Notes
Mar. 96	Leonard, Peggy	A Swell Day for a Bookwarming:  Comments about opening day
		for WGNSS's new book; 1770 copies already sold.
Mar. 96	Diener, Pat Brock	My Bird of the Year
Mar. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	January Birding in St. Louis
Mar. 96	Benthuysen, Jack Van	What's in a Name:  Birding quiz
Mar. 96	Hamilton, Esley	Endangered Songbirds Subject of Richard Cole's Talk (at the
		Stupp Center in Tower Grove Park on March 3)
Mar. 96		New Bird-finding Guide Now Available:  Birds of St. Louis Area
Mar. 96	Malone, Jim and Charlene	Composite List for St. Louis (for 1995), at rear of issue
Apr. 96		Shorebird Identification Workshop, offered by the St. Louis
		Audubon Society, May 4.
Apr. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	February Birding in St. Louis
Apr. 96	Becher, Dave	The Fifty-Mile Limit:  Proposal of areas to be included in the Fifty
		Mile Radius for bird sightings in the St. Louis Area
Apr. 96	Bird Book Committee	Erratum:  Bird of St. Louis Area:  Sand Ridge Rd. in Calhoun
		County is private, not public, and birders not welcome
Apr. 96	Benthuysen, Jack Van	Answers to "What's in a Name?" in last month's Name Game
May. 96	McCormack, Anne	What do a ground squirrel, a subspecies of Spruce Grouse, a
		stove and a gull have in common?
May. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	March Birding in St. Louis Area
May. 96	McCormack, Anne	Turkeys in Webster?  (A sighting)
May. 96		Birds of St. Louis Area; We can get it for you wholesale!
May. 96	McCormack, Anne	Big Day (will be May 11)
May. 96		International Migratory Bird Celebration May 4-12:  Schedule of
		events
May. 96	McCormack, Anne	Clark Bridge Wins Honors:  It's widely used by birders and
		beautiful even without a Peregrine Falcon perching on it
Jun. 96	McCormack, Anne	Big Day '96 Smashes Old Records; scores for the teams
		participating and composite totals for past years 86 thru 95
Jun. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	April Birding in St. Louis
Jun. 96		Birds of St. Louis Area - We can get it for you wholesale!
Jun. 96		May 11 (Big Day) Composite List (at rear of issue)
Sep. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	Spring and Summer Birding in the St. Louis Area
Sep. 96	Ziebol, Jim	Bird Subspecies in St. Louis
Sep. 96	Tisdale, Judy	Memo to all Pelagic Birders:  How to get scopolamine patch
		(now banned) to prevent seasickness
Sep. 96	McCormack, Anne	Big Day Boo-boo:  Error in the Wrong Terns total for Big Day
Oct. 96	Ziebol, Jim	Tips On  How To Sight Identify Empidonax Flycatchers
Oct. 96	Bauer, Paul	Local Birding Adventures with WGNSS/St. Louis Audubon
Oct. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	August Birding in St. Louis Area
Nov. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	September Birding in St. Louis
Nov. 96	Rowe, Bill	Reporting Bird Observations:  It's easy as 1 2 3 (4 5); includes
		numerous names and addresses to whom to report
Dec. 96	Bodman, Rose Ann	October Birding in St. Louis Area
Dec. 96	Bauer, Paul	Mingo--100 species possible (in Xmas Count)
Dec. 96		Orchard Farm Xmas Count (the 54th, on Jan. 4, 1997)
Dec. 96	Wuestenfeld, Helen	Pere Marquette  Xmas Count (on Dec. 21)
		Busch Wildlife Area Xmas Count, on Dec. 14
Dec. 96	Bauer, Paul	1997 East African Safaris
PEOPLE
Feb. 96		WGNSS Artist is Featured:  Jim Ziebol's drawings will be
		displayed at the MDC's Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City,
		Jan. 20-Feb. 28, 1996
Feb. 96	McCormack, Anne	Rubright's Rambles:  Review of Robert Rubright's new book, Walks
		and Rambles (in the St. Louis Area)
		WGNSS Artist is Featured:  Jim Ziebol's drawings will be
		displayed at the MDC's Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City,
		Jan. 20-Feb. 28, 1996
Feb. 96		Congratulations…WGNSS members invited to a reception and
		celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Marshall and
		Earnestine Magner at the Monday Club, Webster Groves, on
		Feb. 3
Mar. 96	Bauer, Paul	Richard A. Anderson:  June 1931-January 1996
Mar. 96		WGNSS Artist is Featured:  Jim Ziebol will be featured in a
		display at the Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City, Jan. 26-
		Feb. 28, 1996
Apr. 96	Jackson, James P.	A Teenaged Odyssey (of Jackson and Jack Van Benthuysen)
Apr. 96	Anderson, Mitzi et al	Richard Anderson Memorial:  List of donations in memory of
		Dick Anderson and list of contributors
Apr. 96	Robinson, Juliet	Thanks for donations in recognition of the 50th Wedding
		Anniversary of Marshal & Ernestine Magner
May. 96		Dick Anderson Memorial:  Thanks to individuals for
		donations to WGNSS in his memory
May. 96	Marlow, Darlene	Retirement Party for Dick Coles and Fund-Raiser for Tyson
Jun. 96	WGNSS Board	Suggestions Sought for Dick Anderson Memorial
Jun. 96		Jim Ziebol Art Exhibit at Powder Valley, June 1-July 31
Jun. 96		Phoebe Snetsinger Profiled (in the June '96 issue of Birders' World)
Sep. 96	Korotev, Randy	Dick Anderson Memorial:  Thanks to individuals for
		donations to WGNSS in his memory
Oct. 96	Jackson, James P.	An Item from WGNSS History involving Sterling P. Jones, WGNSS
		President (1927-29) who authored the first bird check list of
		our region.
Oct. 96	WGNSS Board	Dick Anderson Memorial; request for suggestions for use of
		memorial funds received.
Nov. 96	Van Benthuysen, Jack	Thanks for the get well cards.
Nov. 96	WGNSS Board	Dick Anderson Memorial:  Thanks for additional contributions
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 96	Harris, Jack	Update on Initiative Petition Campaign for State Parks
Jan. 96	Harris, Jack	Publications of Interest:  MDC's Sept. 1995 Edition of Rare and
		Endangered Species Checklist of Missouri
Jan. 96		Forest, Fish & Wildlife Conference:  At Tan-Tar-A Jan. 31-Feb. 2,
		Lake of the Ozarks
Jan. 96	Tylka, Dave	Wildlife Course at Meramec
Feb. 96	Magner, Ernestine	Collecting Signatures (for the Soil, Water and State Parks
		Initiative Petitions)
Feb. 96	Tylka, Dave	Wildlife Course at Meramec
Mar. 96	Harris, Jack	Campaign Update:  Petition for State Parks and Soil and Water
Mar. 96	Harris, Jack	Missouri Natural Resources Management Plan:  Newly issued
		as first installment of a ten-part, statewide Coordinated
		Resource Management Plan
Mar. 96	Esserman, Joan	St. Louis Science Center Presents "Better Homes & Garbage"
Mar. 96	Davit, Carol	Missouri Prairie Journal Seeks Submissions (of articles, etc.
		relating to the natural history and ecology of Missouri/Midwestern
		prairie ecosystems)
Mar. 96	Tylka, Dave	Wildlife Course at Meramec
Apr. 96	Molyneaux, John	Campaign for State Parks and Soil Conservation Rolls on!
Jun. 96	Harris, Jack	Last Chance!  Don't Let your Hard Earned Signatures Go to Waste
		(on Parks and Soils initiative)
Jun. 96	Harris, Jack	Summer Reading:  Sept. 95 Edition of the Rare and Endangered
		Species Checklist of Missouri
Sep. 96	Tisdale, Judy	Fall Course Offering:  Teaching the Science of Nature, by Dick
		Coles and Judy Tisdale at Washington University
Sep. 96	Harris, Jack	Parks & Soils Campaign:  success!!!
Sep. 96	Marlow, Darlene C.	Upcoming trips sponsored by the Friends of Tyson
Oct. 96		Parks & Soils Issue Certified for November 5 Election Ballot!!!
Nov. 96	Molyneaux, John	Be a grass root!  Support the State Parks and Soil and Water
		Initiative on election day in every way you can
Nov. 96	Harris, Jack	Let's all resonate--vote yes on eight!
Dec. 96	Harris, Jack	Victory!!  An Incremental Investment in our Quality of Life:  The
		Parks Initiative was passed by an overwhelming margin.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Jan. 96		Mystery Revealed:  Where elves assemble Nature Notes
Jan. 96	Leonard, Peggy	Nominating Committee 1996:  Members will be Blaine Ulmer,
		Chair; Ernestine Magner and Father Sullivan
Apr. 96		New Officers Nominated for WGNSS April Election:
		President - Sue Gustafson
		1st VP - Bob Nellums
		2nd VP - Vicki Flier
		Treasurer - Randy Korotev
Jun. 96	Leonard, Peggy	The State of WGNSS, 1996:  Comments on the state of
		WGNSS, including comments on how WGNSS is attracting
		new members
Jun. 96	Tisdale, Judy	Attention all Dues-Paying Members of WGNSS:  New dues
		structure
Jun. 96	McCormack, Anne	Nature Notes--The Mystery is Revealed:  Detailed explanation of
		how an issue of Nature Notes is put together and mailed.
Sep. 96	Gustafson, Sue	From the President:  Over 100 members at the annual banquet;
		looking forward to working with the new WGNSS Board.
Sep. 96	Tisdale, Judy	Sent in your dues, dear?
Dec. 96	McCormack, Anne	Check your mailing label!
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Jan. 96	Day, Henry	Speaker for Jan. 12 meeting will be Cris Hochwender, 1994
		Scudder Scholarship recipient.  His subject will be
		"Milkweeds, their Herbivores and Pathogens"
May. 96	Marjorie Richardson	Scudder Scholarship:  The Mickey Scudder Scholarship in field
		biology has been awarded to Paige Mettler-McClure, a graduate
		student at SIU Edwardsville
May. 96	Kellerman, Betty	The WGNSS Audubon Ecology Camp scholarship for 1996:
		Dr. Belinda McCully Wilucki, a 1st grade teacher in the Kirkwood
		School District
Sep. 96	Mettler-McClure, Paige A.	Letter of thanks for Mickey Scudder scholarship award.
Sep. 96	Kellerman, Betty	Due to unexpected surgery, the 1996 Audubon Camp
		Scholarship recipient, Dr. Belinda Wilucki, was unable to attend
		the camp.  An alternate, Rosemary Krekeler, a teacher at
		Avery School in Webster Groves, will attend
Oct. 96	Kellerman, Betty	Whiskey Mountain Conservation Camp Thanks WGNSS (for
		scholarship award to attend this camp to Rosemary Krekler, its
		Audubon Ecology Camp scholarship)
MEETINGS
Jan. 96	Day, Henry	Speaker for Jan. 12 meeting will be Cris Hochwender, 1994
		Scudder Scholarship recipient.  His subject will be:
		"Milkweeds, their Herbivores and Pathogens"
Feb. 96	Day, Henry	Audubon-WGNSS Meeting at Glendale City Hall:  Speaker will
		be John Bell of the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor Association.  He
		will talk about the "Shaw Corridor"
Mar. 96	Day, Henry	Point Pelee Birding:  Speaker at March 8 meeting will be Doug
		Corbett, a former Michigan birder
Apr. 96	Day, Henry	Speaker at April 12 general meeting will be botanist Jon Hawker
		from Meramec Community College
Sep. 96	Nellums, Bob	September Meeting:  Speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Losos,
		Asst. Professor of Botany at Washington University, speaking on
		the topic:  "Understanding the Evolution of Biodiversity--with the
		Caribbean Anolis Lizard as a Model"
Oct. 96	Nellums, Bob	October Meeting:  Speaker will be Gary Uhler, who will give a
		presentation of Illinois Native Wildflowers and Birds
Nov. 96	Nellums, Bob	November General Meeting:  Speaker will be Diana Hallett of the
		MDC who will speak on "Riparian Ecosystems Research"
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Mar. 96	Holsen, Margot	Please save this date!  (for the annual WGNSS dinner on May
		9 at Hawken House in Webster Groves)
Apr. 96	Holsen, Margot	Dinner and Annual Meeting May Hawken House; speaker will
		be Robert Rubright
May. 96		WGNSS Annual Dinner May 9 at Hawken House:  Speaker,
		Robert Rubright
Nov. 96	Flier, Vicki	Open House with St. Louis Audubon at Tyson on Dec. 8
	Flier, Vicki	Open House with St. Louis Audubon at Tyson on Dec. 8