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Yard birds and Butterflies and Nat. Cons. program for birds



Still have the adult male Baltimore Oriole coming to the feeders regularly, 
and still have some Pine Siskins.  This AM, saw a male Bluebird come out of 
the nest box for the first time this spring.

Saw either a Comma or Questionmark as I walked out the front door this AM, 
was right by the door., An E. Tiger Swallowtail was by the driveway 
yesterday, and a few Mourning Cloaks this past week.

Last night, 3/7, Rob Sutter, of the Nature Conservancy, spoke at New Hope 
Audubon's monthly meeting.  He's on a team that is looking at stopover 
habitats for migratory birds.  I was aware of some of the TNC "Wings" 
programs, but not about this particular program.  According to Rob, much is 
being done to try and protect breeding and wintering habitats for various 
birds, but not so for stopover habitats.  They're trying to assess and map 
out important stopovers on migration routes, so they can begin to protect 
these areas.  They are looking at three categories of stops, that would be 
used under diff. circumstances and for diff. lengths of time.  I was excited 
to hear that they're doing this,  just one more thing to make me glad I'm a 
member of TNC and always carry my TNC Visa card with me. :-)

Shelley Theye

Shelley Theye
North Chatham County, NC
Psbmt@aol.com