The Sandpiper
6th Annual Children’s Issue
MAY 2009 Redwood Region Audubon Society www.rras.org
FIELD TRIPS
Sunday, May 10: Humboldt Bay National
Carpooling to and on RRAS field trips is strongly Wildlife Refuge. This is a wonderful 2- to 3-hour
encouraged. It’s economical, it’s fun, and it’s the trip for people wanting to learn the birds of the
right thing to do! Impromptu carpools to trips meet Humboldt Bay area. It takes a leisurely pace with
in the following parking lots at the times indicated emphasis on enjoying the birds! Beginners are
in the trip announcements: Trinidad (Park & Ride, more than welcome. Meet at the Refuge Visitor
Main Street exit, west side of Hwy 101), HSU Center at 9:00 a.m. Call Jude Power or David Fix
(northwest corner of Harpst and Rossow streets, ([707] 822-3613) for more information. Carpools:
opposite Student Services), Eureka (Park & Ride, Trinidad 8:10 a.m., HSU 8:25 a.m., Eureka 8:45
Herrick Avenue exit), and Fortuna (Park & Ride,
Kenmar Road exit). Be there a few minutes early
a.m., Fortuna 8:45 a.m. X
and see if anyone else is there for ridesharing. If Sunday, May 17: Alderpoint. Enjoy the birds,
you would like to prearrange a carpool, try using plant life, and reptiles of the Eel River canyon
the RRAS listserv. Please offer your driver some on this half-day trip just south of Alderpoint. We
gas money. will walk the railroad tracks about 2 miles to
Cain Rock trestle and back (there are no trains).
Every Saturday: Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Sanctuary. These are our famous rain-or-shine field Ash-throated Flycatcher, and similar birds of dry
trips at the marsh; take your binocular(s) and have habitats in southeast Humboldt County can be
a great morning birding! Meet in the Klopp Lake expected. A short side trip to Smith Point Bridge to
parking lot, south end of I Street, at 8:30 a.m. Call enjoy White-throated Swifts may follow the trip.
Kerry Ross ([707] 839-4365) for more information. Diogenes’ lantern, interior live-oak, and birch-
Carpools: Trinidad 8:10 a.m., Eureka 8:05 a.m., leaf mountain-mahogany will be seen as well.
Fortuna 7:45 a.m. X Take sun protection, layered clothing, and a small
pack for carrying lunch and water. Meet in Ray’s
Saturday, May 9: Bald Hills. This trip will visit Food Place parking lot in Garberville at 8:30 a.m.
the upland prairie and oak woodland habitats of the We should return to the Humboldt Bay area by
Bald Hills. We will walk to the Lyons Ranch (about midafternoon. Contact David Fix or Jude Power
4 miles round trip). Golden Eagle, Grasshopper ([707] 822-3613 or foglark@att/net) for more
Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch, and Sooty information. Carpools: Trinidad 6:35 a.m., HSU
Grouse are possibilities, in addition to many 6:50 a.m., Eureka 7:15 a.m., Fortuna 7:30 a.m.
migrants. Bring a lunch and sun protection. Meet
Larry Maurin (626) 315-0610 at 7 a.m. in front Sunday, May 17: Mendocino Audubon Society’s
of Espresso 101 on Valley West Blvd. in Arcata. Pelagic Trip. Join leaders Ron LeValley and Kerry
Driving time is about 1 hour each way. Ross for MCAS’s annual pelagic birding trip. Both
MAY PROGRAM
History and Future of
California Condors
on the North Coast
What does
the near
future hold for
the California
Condor, beyond the
contemporary recovery
efforts?
Chris West, a postgraduate
student at Humboldt State,
will give us a background of the
California Condor management,
© Gary Bloomfield
research, biology, and conservation.
We will learn the history of condors here on the North Coast, including
Native American cultural references, historical accounts, and collections
made by early settlers. Reintroduction efforts are taking new directions,
including efforts and proposals for the Southern Sierra Nevada Range
and the Pacific Northwest and a feasibility initiative being undertaken by
the Yurok Tribe. These efforts face daunting challenges but also exciting
successes.
This program will be held on Friday, May 8, 2009,
starting at 7:30 p.m., at the Humboldt County Office of
Education near the Burre Center at Myrtle and West in Eureka.
Bring a mug (or purchase one there) and enjoy shade-grown coffee.
Thank you for ensuring that our meetings are fragrance-free.
of them have excellent knowledge of both seabirds
and sea mammals, and they will enthusiastically call
out what species we will be seeing and help beginners
learn field marks. The meeting time is 7:30 a.m. for
an 8:00 a.m. departure. The charter boat Trek II will
depart from Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg, for this 7-
hour cruise above either Navarro or Noyo canyons or
Tolo Bank. We should see albatrosses, shearwaters,
jaegers, auklets, and murres. Sea mammals could
include whales, dolphins, seals and sea lions. The
cost is $95 per person.
Note: Payment by check: Make check payable
to MCAS. We must have full names and contact
information of everyone in your party: e-mail
addresses, phone numbers, and a mailing address.
Address your envelope as follows: K. Havlena
– Pelagic Trip, PO Box 40, Fort Bragg, CA 95437-
0040. Payment by credit card: Please e-mail
(jkhavlena@yahoo.com) your telephone number
and a good time for me to call you and take your
credit card information. Credit card approval must
be obtained at least 2 days before the trip (May
15). Confirmations will be sent to you with helpful
suggestions regarding directions, food to bring
(there is no galley on board), attire, and preventive
measures for seasickness.
Sunday, June 14: Humboldt Bay National
Wildlife Refuge. See May 10.
Sunday, June 21: Southern Humboldt
Community Park. Jay Sooter ([707] 444-8001) and
Robert Sutherland lead this monthly walk. All ages
and experience levels are encouraged to participate
and revel in the beauty of the park and its avian
inhabitants on this easy 2- to 3-hour walk. Binoculars
are not provided, and dogs are not allowed. Steady
rain cancels. Meet at 8:00 a.m. (note earlier time) in
the parking lot just off Kimtu Road in Garberville.
Take Sprowel Creek Road west, and immediately
before the bridge over the south fork of the Eel,
turn left onto Kimtu Road. Proceed down Kimtu
for about 1/2 mile, and turn left into the parking lot
by the lone oak. Carpools: Trinidad 6:30 a.m., HSU
6:50 a.m., Eureka 7:05 a.m., Fortuna 7:25 a.m. X
Friday-Saturday, June 26-27: Lassen Park. A
meeting of 3 Audubon Society groups, Altacal,
Wintu, and Redwood Region Audubon societies are
going to camp and bird in and around Lassen Park.
Call Kerry Ross ([707] 496-0764) for details.
Friday-Monday, July 3, 4, 5, & 6: Malheur
Refuge/Steen Mountain. We will target the Steen
Mt. area specialties: Black Rosy-Finch, Chukar,
and Sage Grouse. Malheur Refuge has nesting
Franklin’s Gull, Eastern Kingbird, and Bobolink.
Plan to carpool from Arcata to the Cedar Pass area
between Alturas and Cedarville and camp at Stough
Reservoir Campground (fee) near Cedar Pass
(Modoc county birds). There are grocery stores in
Alturas and a motel in Cedarville. We can either
continue east on Hwy 299 into Nevada where we
will see wild horse herds and pronghorn antelope or
go north along Goose Lake, stopping to check for
nesting birds. After we get onto Hwy 140, we will
continue to Fields, Oregon, for lunch and a visit to the
oasis (huge milkshakes and delicious hamburgers).
We will drive the Steens Mt. loop from the west side
(high-clearance vehicle required), stopping near
the top to check snow fields for the rosy-finch. We
will camp at Page Springs Campground (fee) for 2
nights and will make a strong effort to see the rosy-
finches, Thereafter, we will bird the refuge, and the
group will decide on options for birding in the area.
For most of this area, there is no food or services
available. Check Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
website, and contact Chet Ogan ([707] 442-9353)
for further details.
 CHAPTER LEADERS
OFFICERS
President— Ken Burton.................................825-1124
President-Elect—
Secretary—Adam Brown............abrown@prbo.org
Treasurer—Susan Calla.................................465-6191
DIRECTORS
Sean McAllister ..............................................268-0592
Lew & Judie Norton.......................................445-1791
Kerry Ross ..........................................839-4365
C.J. Ralph ..........................................822-2015
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Conservation—Chet Ogan ..........................442-9353
Education -- David Tompkins........................443-6959
Field Trips—Kerry Ross ..........................839-4365
Historian—John Hewston ..........................822-5288
Membership—Lew & Judie Norton.............445-1791
NEC Representative—C.J. Ralph.................822-2015
Field Notes—Sean McAllister ......................268-0592
Programs—C.J. Ralph...................................822-2015
Publicity—Sue Leskiw....................................442-5444
Sandpiper—Jan Andersen ..........................444-3501
—Gary Bloomfield........................822-0210
Volunteer Coordinator
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Lake Earl Branch—Sue Calla.......................465-6191
RRAS Web Page......................................www.rras.org
Arcata Bird Alert .....................822-LOON (822-5666)
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Workshop for Humboldt Coastal
Nature Center Walk Leaders
This workshop will take place Saturday, May 9,
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 220 Stamps Lane in Manila.
Designed for current training graduates and
interested community members, this fun, hands-on
workshop will provide further skills, techniques,
tips, and inspiration to help participants feel more
confident about leading quality interpretive walks
It is hosted by Friends of the Dunes and
Friends of the Arcata Marsh and conducted by Dr.
Robert Rasmussen and professional nature guide
Jenny Hanson. Please preregister by calling (707)
444-1397 or e-mail: denise@friendsofthedunes.org.
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bird sightings.
Conservation Insights
By Jim Clark
At the request of Ken Burton, RRAS President, I
have agreed to write a column that looks at what the
conservation committee is doing in greater detail than can
be conveyed by the minutes. Our current committee chair,
Chet Ogan, is doing his part in communicating with other
organizations, Audubon California, and the directors, and
I plan to complement his reports with additional detail
about what is going on conservation-wise.
Our most recent meeting was April 16, 2009. We
began with one of our ongoing topics, the Trinity River
Restoration Program (TRP). Gil Saliba, who lives in
Salyer, is on the TRP committee as a community member
and has been an effective liaison for RRAS. Typical of
nearly all things water in California, different groups
vie for their slice of the funding pie, depending on their
interest. Gil has been advocating for the full amount of
the original funding allocation for riparian restoration
and biological monitoring. Gil also reported that the TRP
is going to receive funding through economic recovery
legislation because it is an ongoing and “shovel-ready”
project that may be completed by 2012. Vigilance is
needed to ensure that administrative costs do not exceed
25%; some agencies appear to be charging costs to the
project for work that would be done even if there was no
project.
2009 CONSERVATION AWARD PRESENTED
TO MARIAN PERRY AND NEIL PALMER AT RRAS’S ANNUAL BANQUET
As soon as Marian Perry learned that the City of Fortuna
had been planning for nearly a year to build a 2-million-
gallon water tank in her beloved Rohner Park, she was
on the phone to anyone she thought could help oppose
the project. She enlisted help from the Sierra Club,
the California Native Plant Society, and HSU forestry
professor Steve Sillett, and she and Neil Palmer were
featured in a July 2008 cover story in the North Coast
Journal .
The City of Fortuna proposed to cut down
69 mature second-growth redwoods and grub out 16
gigantic old-growth stumps to construct a 32-ft-high,
110-ft-diameter water tank. The draft design showed
a cyclone fence topped with razor wire around the tank
with a diameter of 170 ft (over a half acre). The park is
55 acres, with only about 30 wooded. Similar to Arcata’s
Community Forest and Eureka’s Sequoia Park, with a 15-
to 20-minute hiking loop, the park served for over 100
years as a peaceful and serene place within the city limits
to get away from it all. It was purchased by the people of
Fortuna in 1907, with Mary Rohner putting up half the
funding.
Dr. Sillett, one of the most knowledgeable experts
on redwood forests in the world, visited the site and
described the stand of redwoods to be logged as “among
the finest mature second-growth redwood forests I have
seen… Today, mature second-growth redwood forests are
far more scarce than even old growth, with only a few
hundred acres left in all of Humboldt County.” According
to Dr. Sillett, the Rohner Park Forest was “an outstanding
example of native redwood forest, with a well-developed
understory dominated by native shrubs and herbs” (such
as trillium, redwood sorrel, Clintonia, inside-out flower,
redwood violet, smooth yellow violet, fairybells, Oxalis,
red and evergreen huckleberry, 5-finger fern, sword fern,
wax myrtle, cascara, and hedge nettle). At a hearing
Notes of Conservation Committee Meeting
By Chet Ogan April 16, 2009
Chet Ogan wrote a letter to Assemblyman Wes Chesbro
voicing our opposition to late wet season breaching
of Lake Earl. Gil Saliba reported on Trinity River
Restoration. Gil has been appointed to a position on
the Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group
(TAMWG). This winter’s drought has led to dry-year
flow restrictions on river water releases. A budget is
being adopted favoring monitoring.
Sue Leskiw, Jim Clark, and Mel McKinney
are keeping us up-to-date on a proposal by Safeway
buying several parcels diagonally across the street from
their Harris and Harrison location to fill wetlands and
riparian areas to build a larger store. Safeway is asking
for a “special use” permit to reduce the streamside
management setback.
John LaBoyteaux from southern Humboldt
County has been monitoring Southern Humboldt
Community Park board actions. Many Garberville and
Redcrest citizens are concerned about board actions to
hold “Reggae on the River”-type concerts at the park or
remove the grasslands that support a listed California
state species of concern, the Grasshopper Sparrow
colony.
Join the Education Committee
The RRAS Education Committee has a few openings for
new members. If you are interested in helping educate
the public about birds and their habitat needs and
awarding scholarships, please contact David Tompkins
at (707) 443-6959 or tompkins@telis.org.
Sue Leskiw brought to our attention that Safeway
is planning to build a new “superstore” next to Walgreen’s
on Harris. The tentative county planning commission
hearing on the mitigated negative declaration (NegDec)
is May 7. The riparian buffer is proposed to be as narrow
as 5 feet. What is a NegDec, and why should RRAS care?
The proposed project is at the headwaters of Second
Slough estuary that flows into Freshwater Slough about
1-1/4 mile downstream. Storm-water quality has been
addressed but without specifics, and storm-water quantity
data have not been documented. Increased storm-water
flows and low flows caused by decreased soil retention,
regardless of quality, can have a detrimental effect on
estuaries. Committee members are studying the plans
on the County Community Development Department
website and plan to comment at the May 7 meeting.
Jim Clark reported on a meeting with Joel
Gerwein of the Coastal Conservancy scheduled for April
22 (moved to April 30) to discuss details of the Parcel
4 open space easement. RRAS accepted an offer to
dedicate that has not been recorded. Discussions between
Joel and Jim revealed that clarification is needed about
what improvements can be made under the agreement.
Ownership of Parcel 4 remains with the City of Eureka,
and RRAS will hold the open space immediately above
it. RRAS hopes to team with the city to enhance the
scenic and biotic attributes of the site, located between
the Bayshore Mall and Humboldt Bay.
attended by many Fortuna residents opposing the project,
Dr. Sillett urged the city to reconsider the site as “simply
too precious to sacrifice even half an acre.”
Marian and Neil were indefatigable in their
efforts to prevent the destruction of the park. In addition
to the actions mentioned earlier, they posted a sign and
petition in Rohner Park (plus a sign on Neil’s truck),
wrote letters to the editor, staffed tables at community
events, and attended many Fortuna City Council and
Planning Commission meetings. They collected over
1,500 signatures on a petition opposing the water tank
in the Park. Pretty remarkable, considering how much
harder it is to work on an environmental issue in Fortuna
than in Arcata!
The persistence of the couple paid off in January
2009, when the Fortuna City Council abandoned the
Rohner Park site in favor of Stewart Street. Marian is
quoted in the minutes as thanking the council for taking
Rohner Park out of consideration and asking them to
consider permanent protection for the forest in the park.
Marian Perry and Neil Palmer saw something
worth saving and took action. They embody the spirit in
which the award was established and first given to Mel
McKinney: the great inspiration that arises from someone
who is not a “bird stud,” not a trained biologist, not acting
in furtherance of his/her career, but a “regular person” like
most of our members. (Neil is the pharmacy manager at
Redwood Memorial Hospital, and Marian is a retired CR
physical education professor.) The property they saved is
in an urban area visited by many people, ensuring that the
tale of their perseverance will be told and retold, perhaps
encouraging others to step up and do what needs to be
done in their own community or neighborhood.
Thank you, Marian and Neil, both of you long-
time RRAS members, for your efforts to conserve our
local environment.
--- Sue Leskiw
Sue reminded the committee that the City of
Eureka is having its 3rd Annual Mayday Community
Cleanup on Saturday, May 16, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Two
areas of particular interest to RRAS members are the
Palco (aka Eureka) Marsh and the Elk River Wildlife
Sanctuary. Participants who register to help by May
9 receive a T-shirt and sports bottle. After the event, a
BBQ and live music will occur on the Boardwalk. For
information, go to http://www.maydaycleanup.com, or
call Miles at (707) 441-4184.
New Members
Redwood Region Audubon Society welcomes
the following new members and subscribers:
Arcata – Rachael Green
Crescent City – Diana Mead, Ed Miller,
Ken Sullens, Doris Whalen
Eureka – Beverly Flanders, Jean Guthrie, Bill &
Helen Love, Jonathan Weber
Ferndale – Patricia Blair, Joyce Sinclair
Fortuna – Frances Kaufmann
McKinleyville – Melvin Carr, Nancy Haley,
Sandra Hunt-Vonarb, Kae Piper,
Carol Wilson
We look forward to seeing you on field trips
and at our monthly programs.
 Student Bird Art Contest Results
Nearly 540 local K-12 students pulled out paints,
pencils, pastels, or paste to enter the Sixth Annual
Student Bird Art Contest held in association with
Godwit Days. Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM)
cosponsored the competition with RRAS. All art was
displayed at the Arcata Community Center during the
Godwit Days Festival (April 17-19). Copies of the
winners will be hung at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive
Center during May.
Some 52 awards totaling $550 were given out,
thanks to FOAM and RRAS. Thirty-five of those were
monetary prizes, plus 17 honorable mentions. Five
awards for best depiction of a bird in its habitat, funded
by FOAM, were distributed.
The sponsors would like to thank the judges
for accepting the daunting task of selecting the award-
winning pieces: Leslie Anderson, Louise Bacon-
Ogden, Art Barab, Gary Bloomfield, Denise Homer,
Sue Leskiw, Marsha Mello, and Sara Starr. A big
acknowledgment of appreciation goes to the people
who spent 2 to 3 hours each push-pinning the artwork
to the walls of the Community Center: Art Barab, Diane
Beck, Dylan Diemer, Carol Lawrence, Sue Leskiw, and
Mel McKinney (plus those who helped take it down:
Sue Calla, Stella Hawkins, Sue Leskiw, and David
Tompkins).
Reid Mather, Maple Creek School, Wood Duck
The Winners:
Kindergarten
1st: Ariana Burchill, Homeschooled, Spotted Owl
2nd: Meadow Karrer, Maple Creek School, California
Quail
3rd: Nick-nekich Hillman, Junction Elementary School,
Northern Harrier
Grade 1
1st: Lauren House, Morris Elementary School,
California Quail
2nd: Lindsey Maher, Freshwater Elementary School,
Belted Kingfisher
3rd: Hope Adams, North Coast Learning Academy,
Anna’s Hummingbird
Grade 2
1st: Amethyst Bush, Fuente Nueva Charter School,
American Goldfinch
1st: Angelica Meade, Trinidad Union School, Tufted
Puffin
2nd: Jeffrey McConnell, Redwood Christian School,
Marbled Godwit
2nd: Elijah Mirallegro, Aldergrove Charter School, Red-
shouldered Hawk
3rd: Cecelia Ferreia, Morris Elementary School, Anna’s
Hummingbird
3rd: Liberty Hutchison, Fuente Nueva Charter School,
Purple Finch
Iain Fox, Cutten School, Chestnut-backed Chickadee
International Migratory Bird Day,
May 9, 2009
The Lake Earl Branch of RRAS invites local bird lovers
to join wildlife biologist Ken Burton and author Susan
Calla for a day of bird-watching in Del Norte County in
celebration of International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD).
This outing is designed for birders of all levels.
IMBD is held every year on the second Saturday
in May to celebrate the incredible journeys of migratory
birds between their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central,
and South America and their breeding and nesting
locations in North America, Canada, and the Arctic
Circle. This year, IMBD focuses on “Celebrating Birds in
Culture,” with international educational fairs, field trips,
and festivals taking place on several continents. Birds
Kobi Jones, Fuente Nueva Charter School, Marsh Wren
Grade 3
1st: Hazel Dey, Fuente Nueva Charter School, Marsh
Wren
1st: Donovan Lee Young, Fuente Nueva Charter School,
White-tailed Kite
2nd: Mina Mayer, Jacoby Creek School, Anna’s
Hummingbirds
2nd: Amaya Yoon, Arcata Elementary School, Red-
breasted Nuthatch
3rd: Reid Mather, Maple Creek School, Wood Duck
3rd: Iain Fox, Cutten School, Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Grade 4
1st: Marcos Carter, Fuente Nueva Charter School, Red-
shouldered Hawk
2nd: Olivia Kline, Fuente Nueva Charter School,
Marbled Godwit
3rd: Kobi Jones, Fuente Nueva Charter School, Marsh
Wren
Grade 5
1st: Olivia Hoffman, Fuente Nueva Charter School,
Common Murre
2nd: Cole Haselip, New Life Christian School, Common
Raven
3rd: Cait Parker, Arcata Elementary School, Spotted Owl
Amber Star Gambrell, Big Lagoon School, Great Blue
Heron
Grades 6 & 7
1st: Amber Star Gambrell, Big Lagoon School, Great
Blue Heron
2nd: Morgan Tuel, North Coast Learning Academy,
California Quail
3rd: Margo LaClair, Jacoby Creek School, American
Avocet
Grades 8-12
1st: Zoe Rossman, McKinleyville Middle School,
Northern Flicker
2nd: Lela Phelps, North Coast Learning Academy, Anna’s
Hummingbird
3rd: Sheifa Punla-Green, Big Lagoon School, Snowy
Plover
Best Depiction of a Bird in Its Habitat
Kindergarten, Farron Gabriel, Snowy Plover
Grade 2, Tsewiniche Van Pelt, American Goldfinch
Grade 7, Devin Bonilla, Killdeer
Grade 8, Olea Stevens, Wood Duck
Grade 12, Anais Rodriguez, Anna’s Hummingbird
have always been important to Native People and are
found in their storytelling, ceremonies, music and dance,
art, spirituality, food, and conservation.
Meet on Saturday, May 9, at 8:30 a.m. in the
Crescent City Harbor behind the Chartroom Restaurant
at the end of Anchor Way. The group will carpool from
there to Smith River, stopping at several locations for
bird viewing throughout the Del Norte Coast Important
Bird Area. Walking will be minimal. Bring binoculars or
spotting scopes if you have them, a sack lunch, water,
and snacks. The trip will end about 2 p.m. For further
information, please contact Susan Calla (707) 465-6191
or (707) 951-9089 (cell phone).
Honorable Mention
Kindergarten, Sylvie Benson
Grade 1, Jaron Mitchell and Ada Bavin
Grade 2, Lily Marina Thiesfeld
Grade 3, Ryan Reed and Paolo Immitti
Grade 4, Brian Lopez, Kai Narum, and Kyle Woolley
Grade 5, Martina Scarfia, Azoline Gaudin-Dalton, and
Zia Oakland
Grade 6, Hannah Mapatis and Rhea Burtram
Grade 10, Serenity Douglass and Kayla Lopez
Grade 12, Rafika Ramli
Sheifa Punla-Green, Big Lagoon School, Snowy Plover
RRAS Sponsors
7th Annual Science
Fair Award
“Wave Energy” by Rachael Green, a 7th grader at
McKinleyville Middle School, received a $50 first
prize as the best project related to birds or their
habitat at the annual Humboldt County Science Fair
held in mid-March. She demonstrated that it was
possible for a 7th grader to “invent, design, and build
a device that can generate usable energy from ocean
waves.” Rachael created a wave energy buoy from a
surfboard, which she named “The Duckie” because
its tipping motion reminded her of the feeding
motion of ducks. The rocking motion of the waves
caused the magnet in a shakable flashlight to slide
back and forth, generating electricity. Rachel was
able to generate up to 90 minutes of usable light from
a 1-hour test. “I feel the most innovative contribution
of my project was a buoy design with almost no
moving parts that can stand up to the harsh marine
environment,” Rachael concluded. RRAS received
a handmade bird card from Rachael thanking us for
recognizing her. She is excited to be competing at
the state level in May and will be using the money
for the next generation of her wave generator and
newest version of the “Duckie” buoy. “I hope my
idea can have a role in the future, where people use
their science in a way that has less impact on wildlife
and the environment.”
The runner-up prize of a 1-year local RRAS
membership went to Tate Borges and Maddy Kinder,
8th graders at Pacific Union School, for their project
“Friend or Fowl?” The two girls investigated whether
Aleutian Geese droppings affected local pastures.
They tested the growth of grass treated with (1) a
liquid fertilizer made of goose droppings, (2) solid
goose droppings, and (3) plain water (control). They
concluded that the grass with the fertilizer mixture
did not grow as tall as the control but was a lush
green color from the nitrogen and phosphorus in the
droppings. Solid droppings tended to make the grass
“patchy” in places where they directly contacted the
ground, but grass in surrounding areas remained
green. The control grew taller grass than both
fertilized patches, but it turned brown.
Judges were Sue and Tom Leskiw and
David Tompkins.
KUDOS TO GODWIT CAFÉ VOLUNTEERS
By Chet Ogan
Thirty volunteers provided more than 100 hours of help
in the café. We would like to thank everyone who helped
make this year’s café a success. I would especially like
to thank Jennifer Tompkins and family, who arranged
donations from local businesses and volunteers to help
staff the booth. Jennifer also put in a lot of hours on
our RRAS annual banquet. We would like to thank the
Northcoast Co-op, Wildberries, Eureka Natural Foods,
and Los Bagels for donations. Jeff Russell from Redwood
Interpretive Association arranged for a donation of Sacred
Grounds coffee. Zack Gray donated and set up the coffee
brewer. Pam Cahill bought sodas and provided a cooler.
We grossed over $1,000 from the café and merchandise
sales.
I would like to thank the following for their help:
Adam Brown, Pat Buckman, Susan Calla, Jim Clark,
Jeanne Charles, Rob Fowler, Don McClure, Jay Sooter,
George Ziminsky, Joan Watanabe, Bev Post, Larry
Womack, Barbara Ogan, Dave Tompkins, Rheannon
Okey, Kate McClain, Jude Power, Cindy Moyer, and Rick
Hiser. Lew and Judie Norton, Ken Burton, CJ Ralph,
and Amber Carver, an intern at Humboldt Bay Bird
Observatory and Arcata Endeavor, helped us clean up. I
apologize if I forgot anyone. Thank you all again for all
the help!
 Children’s 4th Annual
Nature Writing Contest
Note: the Sandpiper staff regret
that the following was not
included in the May Children’s
Issue.
Tom Leskiw, Guest Editor:
And the winner is… Tayler Leah Rutter, an
8th grader who attends Redwood Christian
School in Eureka. The number and quality
of submissions made the judges’ decision
difficult; we wish to thank all those who
contributed. Madeleine Easthouse, a 5th
grader who attends Arcata Elementary
School, was the 2nd place winner. Hannah
Gray, an 8th grader who attends Redwood
Christian School, was the 3rd place winner.
In 2008, the theme was broadened from
“What Birds Mean to Me” to “What Nature
Means to Me.” The judges were impressed
with Tayler’s poem, “What will catch my
eye?” for several reasons. Her evocative
description of the seasons—spring flowers,
dewy grass of summer, autumn’s changing
leaves, biting winds of winter—is at once
personal and universal. Her words remind
us of days spent afield and of days yet to
come where we revel in the Earth’s changing
rhythms. There is space enough between
her words—an opening—that conjures
memories unique to each of us: a sunny picnic
with family, a day spent pursuing birds or
butterflies or enduring the biting winds of a
jetty seawatch. And regardless of the season,
there is always something of interest to be
found, always something to catch the eye of
those who remain attentive. Without further
ado, here is Tayler’s poem.
What will catch my eye?
As I walk out and watch my life go by,
A sparkling sight would catch my eye.
The dew resting with such ease,
Waving so slowly in the summer breeze.
The painted sky, so vivid above my head,
The brilliant sun, so dazzling red.
The lovely birds sing sweet songs to me;
The skittering animals with a place to be.
The changing seasons, so different in every
way.
The colorful leaves on brown branches they
sway,
The biting cold that nips at my face,
The lovely flowers that gladly take their
place,
The warm, fun filled, yet blissful days,
That we wish forever to stay.
So delicately planned,
So widely spanned.
Dr. Stan (“Doc”) Harris
received Redwood
Region Audubon
Society’s Lifetime
Achievement Award
at this year’s Annual
Banquet on April 4th.
The mysteries forming in the shadows that
quietly fall.
The lullaby of the Brooke, so sweetly it
calls.
The twitter of birds, are slowly put to rest.
The baby animals who know that mother
knows best,
Curl up in their beds,
And gently lay down their heads.
And as the sun shyly hides away,
Telling all that it the end of another day.
The stars come out to blanket the sky,
And to dazzle a younglings eye.
The moon in all her grace,
Never to set ones pace,
Sits and watches the night go by,
Knowing that when dawn comes she must
fly,
To another expecting town at night.
But what a luminous sight.
And as I look at all that my master has
made,
I shall regretfully bade,
One more lovely day goodbye,
But I wonder... what more could catch my
eye.
What nature means to me
There is power in nature in the beat of hawks’
wings as they swoop in to make the kill.
There is power in every movement of nature,
great or small. Nature means a lot to me, in
the smell of a cherry blossom to the fiercest
storm and the delicate marine ecosystems to
the powerful redwood.
All animals are crucial to an environment, 3rd Place
like the great mountain lion that preys on the
smallest rodents. But I am fascinated by the
marsh land. When I go there I see everything,
from frogs and beetles to sea otter and great
snowy egrets. The marsh land is comprised
of many very delicate and complicated
ecosystems. There are hundreds of birds
there, such as the mallards and hawks.
I also like the sea shore. The tide pools are
amazing from barnacles to starfish. There
are many things humans have lost, such as
the ability to track a scent, but many animals
still have these abilities, and they are all
around us. Many animals can blend in with
their surroundings, such as snow leopards
or chameleons. Some animals’ fur thickens
during winter. People can
learn a lot about nature by
just watching.
Madeleine Easthouse,
Grade 5,
Arcata Elementary School,
2nd Place
2009
Conservation
Award Presented
To Marian Perry
And Neil Palmer
At RRAS’s
Annual Banquet
What nature means to me
What nature means to me is the soft crowing
of the Blue Jays. I can feel the soft breeze, as
I walk through the giant Redwoods. The big
buck walks through a field of wild flowers,
grazing. Then he pricks his ears and sees his
true love at first sight.
The soft blowing of the trees scares a little
bunny rabbit; he hops as fast as he can.
Then I feel the soft trickle of the cold, bone
chilling rain, slowly making its way through
the clouds. I hear the crackling noises, as the
thunder scares a big flock of snow geese.
Later I hear the soft slither of the green
garden snake, making its way to shelter. I see
the flowing little river, rising up quickly, as
the rain fills it up, like a small bucket.
Then a small doe and its fawn slowly walk
down from a muddy trail, sipping up the cool
rain water. A bear comes, and the deer are
gone in a flash, already up to the top of the
mountain.
The written word can only give a tiny glimpse
into nature’s existence; you must go to live
it, to understand the power of its creator and
the glory of its being. The air alone is worth
going for, so crisp and clean, untouched,
it fills your lungs with the feeling of being
alive. Flowing water, so pure, that you relish
every mouthful. The scent of
the forest green brings peace
to the most troubled soul.
That’s what nature means to
me.
Hannah Gray, Grade 8,
Redwood Christian School,
rras annual banquet
TAKE A BOW!
A huge round of applause to all who helped make this
year’s Audubon Banquet and Auction a success! Not
only did we make a profit, but we were able to honor
several RRAS members.
Thank you to the loyal banquet committee, donor
solicitors, and incredible helpers: Jan Andersen, Adam
Brown, C.J. Ralph, Lew and Judie Norton, Kerry Ross,
Jay Sooter, Sean McAllister, Susan Calla, Jim Clark,
Gary Lester, Joyce Christian, Lauren Tompkins, and
Nancy Spruance.
Businesses and individuals who donated wonderful
items for the auction also deserve our thanks. Funds
raised are used in conservation efforts, education, field
trips, and community outreach.
A standing ovation to donors: Bubbles, Carter House
Inns, Folie Douce, Found It/Disk Golf Eureka, Bed
Bath and Beyond, Del’Arte International, Eureka
Natural Foods, Figueiredo’s, the Toy Box, Freshwater
Farms, Chalet House, Golden Harvest, Adel’s, Kokatat,
Godwit Days, Margy Emerson T’ai Chi, Northtown
Books, Pierson Building Center, Plaza Design, Tin
Can Mailman, Violet-Green Winery, Gary Bloomfield,
Carol Anderson, Ron LeValley, Sara Starr, Catherine
Walling, Carl Meyers, Sara Turner, Carol Andersen,
Jeannette Carroll, Coleen Kelley Marks, Michael
Amiel, Allen Fish, and Ken Burton.
Last but not least, thank you to all who attended and
helped make this such a memorable event.
Field Notes
Spring Migration (21 Mar – 24 Apr, 2009)
Field Notes is a compilation of bird-sighting
reports for Humboldt, Del Norte, western Trinity,
and northern Mendocino counties. Sources
include the RRAS bird box (707-822-LOON), the
online northwestern California birdwatching and
information exchange (nwcalbird@yahoogroups.
com), the Mendocino County birders’ listserv
(mendobirds@yahoogroups.com), and reports
submitted directly to the compiler. Future reports
may be submitted to any of the sources mentioned
above, or to Sean McAllister: sean@madriverbio.
com; 417 2nd St., Suite 201, Eureka, CA 95501;
(707) 268-0592.
Migration is well under way, with most waterfowl
departing and many land birds returning. The chorus
of Spring’s song becomes richer with each new
morning. Immense flocks of migrating shorebirds
stop over to feast in the mudflats of Humboldt Bay,
refueling for their journey north. In celebration of
this event, hoards of enthusiastic birders enjoyed
Godwit Days, one of two local bird festivals. During
the festival, 2 boat trips made it 15 to 20 miles out
of Humboldt Bay to the offshore Eel River Canyon,
providing uncommon reports of pelagic birds. In
the interest of saving space, only the earliest/latest
seasonal sightings are reported for some of the
frequently reported, common migrants, but they
are still kept for the records. Please keep the reports
coming!
Abbreviations: AB – Arcata Bottoms; AM – Arcata
Marsh; BHR – Bald Hills Road; BLC – Blue Lake
Cottonwoods; HBE – Humboldt Bay Entrance;
HBNWR - Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge,
Salmon Creek Unit; KS – King Salmon; MRFH –
Mad River Fish Hatchery; RCM – Redwood Creek
Mouth; and SRB – Smith River Bottoms.
Greater White-fronted Goose: 3, AB, 5 Apr (DF,
JP); 7, Alexandre Dairy, 12 Mar (TK) • Snow Goose:
1, HBNWR, 22 Mar (SC, DSh) and 12 Apr (JP et al.)
• Ross’s Goose: 1, V St loop, 31 Mar (TK, JS); 1,
HBNWR, 12 Apr (JP et al.) • Pale-bellied Brant:
1, KS, 4 Apr (MW) • Tundra Swan:18, Ferndale
Bottoms, 22 Mar (SC, DSh) • Eurasian Wigeon: 1-
3, HBNWR, 23 Mar (SC, DSh), 12 Apr (JP et al.),
19-20 Apr (SC et al., RF, MW); 1, V St loop, 30 Mar
(SC); 2, AM, 3 Apr (JW); 1, Sunny Brae scrapes, 7
Apr (DF) • Blue-winged Teal: 2-4, AM, many dates
(many obs.) • Redhead: 1, Loleta Bottoms, 24 Mar
(TK, DSp); 1 injured, KS, 30 Mar-19 Apr (SC, MW,
DF et al.)
Harlequin Ducks © Tony Kurz
Harlequin Duck: 1-3, HBE, several dates from 24
Mar-20 Apr (TK, DSp, DF et al., RF et al.) • Black
Scoter: 1-3, HBE, several dates from 24 Mar-16 Apr
(TK, DSp, MW, RS, KR, DF et al.) • Long-tailed
Duck: 1, HBE, many reports from 24 Mar-19 Apr
(many obs.) • Common Goldeneye: 1, KS,30 Mar
(SC), 4 Apr (MW), 16 Apr (DF et al.), 19 Apr (SC
et al.) • Hooded Merganser: 6, V St. loop, 31 Mar
(TK, JS)
Yellow-billed Loon © Sean McAllister
YELLOW-BILLED LOON: 1, Elk River Estuary,
12-24 Apr (NB et al.) • Laysan Albatross: 1, offshore,
20 Apr (SMc et al.) • Black-footed Albatross: 130,
offshore, 18 Apr (RF et al.); 80, offshore, 20 Apr
(SMc et al.) • Northern Fulmar: 2, offshore, 20 Apr
(SMc et al.) • Sooty Shearwater: 175, offshore, 18
Apr (RF et al.); 150, offshore, 20 Apr (SMc et al.)
• AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 2 continuing,
HBNWR, 9 Apr (DCa), 12 Apr (JP et al.), 16 Apr
(DF) • Bald Eagle: reports of this once-endangered
bird are becoming plentiful! 2, KS, 24 Mar (MW); 1,
College of the Redwoods, 30 Mar (MK); 2 on nest,
Old Arcata Rd., opposite KOA, 7 Apr (P&DCa);
2, HBNWR, 12 Apr (JP et al.); 1, HBNWR, 16 Apr
(DF et al.); 1, Patrick’s Point, 18 Apr (“Eric”); 1,
AB, 18 April (LP); 2, Blue Lake, 19 Apr (LT, TK,
CE) • Rough-legged Hawk: 1, AB, 5 Apr (DF, JP);
1, HBNWR, 12 Apr (JP et al.) • Golden Eagle: 1,
Big Flat, 29 Mar (MK); 1, Bear River Ridge, 16
Apr (SMc et al.) • CRESTED CARACARA: 1
continuing, SRB, 9 Apr (LM) • Merlin: 1, BHR,
4 Apr (TK, LT, DCo); 1, AM, 9 Apr (LM); 1, Fay
Slough, 13 Apr (SC) • Prairie Falcon: 1, Alexandre
Dairy, 24 Apr (LB) • Sora: 1, AM, 29 Mar (GZ);
1, Bear River Ridge, 16 Apr (DJ et al.) • Pacific
Golden-Plover: 11, Loleta Bottoms, 22 Mar (SC,
DSh) • Semipalmated Plover: 17, Sunny Brae
scrapes, 23 Apr (DF) • Black-necked Stilt: 1, AM,
6 Apr (DF); 1-2, HBNWR, 12 Apr (JP et al.), 16 Apr
(DF et al.), 19 Apr (SC et al.), 20 Apr (RF, MW) •
Solitary Sandpiper: 2, HBNWR, 19 Apr (SC et al.);
1, V St loop, 22 Apr (LT); 1-2, AB, 23-24 Apr (RF) •
Wandering Tattler: 1, North Jetty, 20 Apr (SC); 1,
Trinidad, 22 Apr (TK, DSp, JS) • Lesser Yellowlegs:
1-2, AM, 23 Mar (TK); 5 Apr (SC); 9 Apr (LM) •
Ruddy Turnstone: 1-2, Field’s Landing, 23-24 Mar
(SC, DSh); 19 Apr (SC et al.) • Red Knot: 3, AM,
24 Mar (SC, DSh)
Rock Sandpipers © Kerry Ross
Rock Sandpiper: 1-3, North Jetty, 24 Mar (SC,
DSh), 31 Mar (TK, JS), 13 Apr (RS, KR), 20 Apr
(SC) • Glaucous Gull: 1, Fernbridge, 22 Mar (SCa,
DSh); 31 Mar (TKz, JSa); 1, KS, 28 Mar (MWa)
• Black-legged Kittiwake: 1, RCM, 13 Apr (HB,
TH); 3, offshore, 18 Apr (RF) • Caspian Tern: 2,
Crab Park, 22 Mar (SC, DSh); 9, KS, 4 Apr (MW);
1, Eureka Waterfront, 5 Apr (SC); 6, AM, 5 Apr (LT,
DCo, CH); 80, North Jetty, 20 Apr (SC) • Forster’s
Tern: 17, n. Humboldt Bay, 24 Mar (SC, DSh) •
Parasitic Jaeger: 1, North Jetty, 12 Apr (TK, DSp)
• Pigeon Guillemot: 4, Trinidad, 8 Apr (TK, DSp,
JS) • Ancient Murrelet: 3, offshore, 18 Apr (RF
et al.) • WHIP-POOR-WILL: 1 returned for its
3rd season, Willow Creek, 18 Apr (MS, fide RF)
• Short-eared Owl: 2, South Spit, 6 Apr (KR); 1,
HBNWR, 12 Apr (JP) • Vaux’s Swift: 1, AM, 13
Apr (SC); 3, Fay Slough, 14 Apr (RS, KR); 1, Fern
Canyon, 20 Apr (HB) • “Big Boy”: the amazing
apparent offspring of a male Anna’s Hummingbird
and the locally famous “Maggie.” the Magnificent
Hummingbird, this beautiful male hybrid hummer
is like no other ever documented, and it has been
visiting a feeder in east Eureka this period, 3 Apr
- ? (JMa) • Calliope Hummingbird: 1, Blue Lake,
12 Apr (JMu); 1, Willow Creek, 19 Apr (J&LN, TL)
• Lewis’s Woodpecker: 1-2, BHR, 4-21 Apr (TK,
LT, DCo, SC, RF, HB) • Olive-sided Flycatcher:
1, Mill Creek, 23 Apr (AT, DCo) • Hammond’s
Flycatcher: 2, Azalea Reserve, 20 Apr (DF) and
22 Apr (TK, DSp) • Pacific-slope Flycatcher: 1,
Carruthers Cove, 11 Mar (not confirmed) (HB); 1,
Fruitland Ridge, 5 Apr (JG); 1, Arcata Community
Forest, 5 Apr (LT, DCo, CH); 1, AM, 5 Apr (RF)
• Western Kingbird: 2, Korbel, 7 Apr (RV); 3,
Alexandre Dairy, 12 Apr (TK); 1, Eureka, 16 Apr
(SC) • Cassin’s Vireo: 1, Fruitland Ridge, 5 Apr
(JG); 1, BLC, 5 Apr (SC); 1, BHR, 10 Apr (RF) •
Warbling Vireo: 1, Fruitland Ridge, 5 Apr (JG); 1,
BLC, 19 Apr (SC et al.) • Horned Lark: 6-8, Bear
River Ridge, 16 Apr (SMc et al.) • Purple Martin:
1, AM, 10 Apr (DF); 1, MRFH, 20 Apr (SC) • Bank
Swallow: 1, HBNWR, 19 Apr (SC et al.) • White-
By Sean McAllister
Cassin’s Vireo © Tony Kurz
breasted Nuthatch: 5, BHR, 4 Apr (TK, LT, DCo) •
Bewick’s Wren: several reports, all from near Blue
Lake (SC et al., LT, TK, CE); are there any left at
the outer coast? • MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD: 1
female, SRB, 12 Apr (TK) • Swainson’s Thrush:
1, Carlotta, 13 Apr (LP) • Northern Mockingbird:
1, Fields Landing, 24 Mar (SC); 1, Eureka, 30 Mar
(SC) • BROWN THRASHER: 1 continuing, Sunny
Brae, 23 Jan-24 Apr (SH et al.) • Orange-crowned
Warbler: 1, BLC, 22 Mar (KI); 1, AM, 23 Mar
(TK); 2, McCann, 27 Mar (JG) • Yellow Warbler:
1, MRFH, 19 Apr (LT, TK, CE) • Black-throated
Gray Warbler: 1, Fairhaven, 31 Mar (TK, JS);
1, AM, 5 Apr (SC) • Townsend’s Warbler: 1,
Fort Humboldt, 30 Mar (SC) • Hermit Warbler:
1, Patricks Point, 8 Apr (TK, DSp, JS) • Palm
Warbler: 1-2, AM, 31 Mar (RF), 1 Apr (GZ), 14 Apr
(NB); 1, HBNWR, 20 Apr (RF, MW); 1, Old Town
Eureka, 25 Apr (SMc) • Northern Waterthrush:
1, AM, 9 Apr (LM); 19 Apr (RF) • MacGillivray’s
Warbler: 1, Azalea Reserve, 20 Apr (DF) •
Common Yellowthroat:1, Alderpoint, 30 Mar (TK,
LT, DCo, DSp); 1, Freshwater, 6 Apr (HB); 1, RCM,
6 Apr (SC) • Wilson’s Warbler: 1, AM, 5 Apr (RF)
• Yellow-breasted Chat: 1, MRFH, 19 Apr (LT, TK,
CE) • Rufous-crowned Sparrow: 2, Alderpoint, 29
Mar (TK, LT, DCo, DSp) • Chipping Sparrow: 1,
BHR, 6 Apr (SC); 1, McKinleyville, 9 Apr (KR) •
White-throated Sparrow: 2, Bayside, 17 Apr (DF);
1, Arcata, 19 Apr (SC) • Clay-colored Sparrow: 1,
Alexandre Dairy, 17 Apr (LBr) • Lark Sparrow: 1
continuing, Arcata, 6-22 Apr (GB) • Fox Sparrow:
2, AM, 5 Apr (SC, LT, DCo, CH)
Harris’ Sparrow © Tony Kurz
HARRIS’S SPARROW: 1, Fay Slough: 13-24 Apr
(LP et al.) • White-crowned X Golden-crowned
Sparrow: yet another interesting hybrid, 1, Bayside,
17 Apr (DF) • “Slate-colored” Junco: 1, Humboldt
Hill, 24 Mar (MW); 1, Eureka, 5 Apr (SC); 1, Arcata,
6 Apr (CM) • Lapland Longspur: 1, KS, 1 Apr
(JC) • CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR:
1 heard, Bear River Ridge, 16 Apr (SMc et al.) •
Black-headed Grosbeak: “numerous,” Azalea
Reserve, 20 Apr (DF) • BLUE GROSBEAK: 1
singing male (no description), Terwer Valley, 25 Mar
(LB) • Bullock’s Oriole: 1, Hyampom, 9 Apr (HW);
1, BLC, 22 Apr (TK); 1, AB, 23 Apr (RF) • Evening
Grosbeak: 2, Myrtletown, 16 Apr (TK, JS, CB).
Special thanks to Jan Andersen, David Fix, Rob
Fowler, and Gary Lester for their careful editing of
this report. Thanks to all who submitted reports this
period: Caitlin Bishop, Gary Bloomfield, Heather
Brown, Lucas Brug, Barbara Burek, Noah Burell,
Pam & Dennis Cahill, Scott Carey, Joe Ceriani, Daryl
Coldren, Cori Elwood, David Fix, Rob Fowler, John
Gaffin, Stan Harris, Cliff Hawley, Terri Hines, Ken
Irwin, David Jensen, Michael a (sp?), Tony Kurz,
Tom Leskiw, Jerry Malberg, Larry Maurin, Sean
McAllister, Cindy Moyer, Jeff Mulker (sp?), Lew &
Judie Norton, Larry Pitts, Jude Power, Kerry Ross,
Jesse Sargent, Dave Shuford, Marla Shull, Rachel
Smith, Dave Spangenberg, Amber Transou, Leslie
Tucci, Dan Van Zile, Rachel Veal, Matt Wachs, Jared
Wolfe, Hope Woodward, George Ziminski.