NATURE NOTES - 1994
BOTANY
Jan. 94	Darigo, Carl	Fall Botanizing:  Sep.-Nov., 1993
Jan. 94	Harris, Jack	Fall Botany - The Saturday Edition:  Visit to Cuivre River State
		Park by Jack and Pat Harris, and botanizing there with Park
		Naturalist and Park Seasonal Naturalist
Apr. 94	Darigo, Carl	Winter Botanizing:  Dec.-Feb., 1993/94
Apr. 94	Filla, Catherine	MONPS Program at MBG:  Dr. W. Joseph Leverich of St. Louis
		University will speak on Silphium and Phlox on April 27.
May. 94	Harris, Jack	Plan for Special Wildflowers activities May and June:  Events
		at various locations described.
Jun. 94	Harris, Jack	Special Wildflower Activities:  Several events scheduled.
Sep. 94	McCormack, Anne	Walking with Wildflowers:  Review of Karen Haller's new book.
Sep. 94	Darigo, Carl	Spring Botanizing - Mar.-May, 2994
Oct. 94	Darigo, Carl	Annual Botany Group Trip
Nov. 94	Darigo, Carl	Summer Botanizing - June-Aug., 1994
Dec. 94	Darigo, Carl	Botanizing in Current River Country
Dec. 94		Annual Botany Group Luncheon
CONSERVATION
May. 94	Coles, Dick	Adopt a Highway:  WGNSS has adopted the stretch of right
		of way along the north side of I-44 from Antire Road to Lewis.
ENTOMOLOGY
May. 94		Second Annual MO Butterfly Count:  Three dates:  Three Sites.
Jun. 94	Sullivan, Fr. James	Not Just a Cucumber Beetle Anymore:  Both larva and adult feeds
		voraciously on a vast variety of plans.
Jun. 94		Second Annual MO Butterfly Count:  Three dates:  Three Sites.
Dec. 94	Sullivan, Fr. James	Two New Missouri Beetles
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 94	McCormack, Anne	Crystal Ball:  Response to December, 93 Ornithology query
Jan. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	November Birding in St. Louis
Jan. 94	Bauer, Paul	New Guide to Birding in Missouri:  Review of new Audubon Society
		of Missouri Guide, A Guide to the Birding Areas of Missouri
Jan. 94	Tisdale, Judy	Birding Quiz:  Received from a cruise ship passenger; answers
		next month.
Feb. 94	Jones, David M.	Trumpeters Flying Again (in St. Charles County):  Renewal of
		Trumpeter Activity is result of Trumpeter restoration program of the
		Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources/Univ. of Wisconsin Dept.
		of Wildlife Ecology
Feb. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	December Birding in St. Louis Area
Feb. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	Area Bird Lists for 1993  Sighting totals for 15 WGNSS Birders
Feb. 94	Tisdale, Judy	Answers to Birding Quiz in January issue
Mar. 94	McCormack, Anne	Curiously Strong:  About Altoids and group birding trip to Maine
		and Massachusetts by eight WGNSS members in January
Mar. 94	Anderson, Dick	Documenting Bird Sightings:  Where to send documentation plus
		lengthy list of birds for which documentation is needed.
Mar. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	January Birding in St. Louis Area
Mar. 94	Korotev, Randy	Orchard Farm Bird Count (the 53rd annual count)
Mar. 94	Boardman, Sherrill	Winter Birds:  Describes flight of ca. 100,000 robins over home
		near Pacific
Apr. 94	Anderson, Dick	Missing Petrel Specimen Found; Identification Confirmed (as a
		Band-rumped Madeira Storm petrel--by Korotev, Snetsinger, Van
		Benthuysen and Anderson)
Apr. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	February Birding in the St. Louis Area
May. 94		Win Binoculars:  Join the annual Audubon Birdathon.
May. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	March Birding in the St. Louis Area
May. 94	McCormack, Anne	Big Day is on its Way! (On May 7)
Jun. 94		Win Bushnell 7x35 binoculars & case:  Join the annual
		Audubon Birdathon
Jun. 94	Leonard, Peggy	The Book is here!  Fledging Party, Birds of the St. Louis Area,
		July 17, 1994 at Glendale City Hall Auditorium
Jun. 94	McCormack, Anne	Big Day Results:  Counts and make-up of the four participating
		teams.
Jun. 94	Leonard, Peggy	Evening Meetings: Isn't it great to have ornithology evening
		meetings again?
Jun. 04	Bodman, Rose Ann	April Birding in the St. Louis Area
	Wells, Bob	Artist for Bird Book Wins Prize:  Charles J. Witcher of Kirkwood,
Jun. 94		who designed the cover for the WGNSS book, Birds of St. Louis,
Jun. 94		was named winner of the Missouri 1994 Trout Stamp Contest
Jun. 94	Bauer, Paul	St. L. Audubon's African Safari
Jun. 94		Big Day Birds reported on May 7, 1994 (list at rear of issue)
Sep. 94		The Birding Mecca:  The Neotropics.  (Notice of the first ornithology
		evening meeting of the season, at the Oak Bend Library)
Sep. 94	Peters, Mark	Hawkwatch!  Comments about and plans for 1994
Sep. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	Revised 1994 Big Day Total:  Additions and correction of an
Sep. 94		error in a group total.
Sep. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	Late Spring and Summer Birding in The St. Louis Area.
Sep. 94		Account of deaths of cedar waxwings from drinking water
		contaminated with Dursban insecticide in a dog flea collar.
Sep. 94	Leonard, Peggy	Birds of the St. Louis Area; When and Where to Find the Book
Oct.94	Anderson, Dick	Miscellaneous Bird Notes
Oct. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	August Birding in The St. Louis Area
Oct. 94	Bauer, Paul	Birding Adventures in Trinidad and Tobago
Oct.94	Diener, Pat	ABA, Can I Count this Rare Bird?  (Sora rail seen on TV in
		end zone at Bears football game)
Nov. 94	Ulmer, Blaine	Winter's Comin' and the Cranes will be Flyin'
Nov. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	September Birding In The St. Louis Area
Nov. 94	Bauer, Paul	Birding Adventures in Trinidad and Tobago
Dec. 94		Christmas Counts (at Pere Marquette Park, Busch Wildlife, and
Dec. 94		Orchard Farm
Dec. 94	Bodman, Rose Ann	October Birding In The St. Louis Area
Dec. 94		Bill Rowe leading an eight-day birding trip to South Texas in
		January, 1995.
PEOPLE
Jan. 94	Nellums, Betty	Mary Wiese  (A Memorial)
Feb. 94		(Good biography of Walter Liddell in article about February
		meeting listed below)
Mar. 94		(Good biography of James P. Jackson in article about March
		meeting listed below)
Mar. 94		Media Alert:  WGNSS and Phoebe Snetsinger will be mentioned
		in STL, the membership magazine for Channel 9 (KETC), in the
		March issue.
Apr. 04		Book Signing:  Barbara Perry Lawton will sign her new book:
		Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year:  A month by Month Guide….
		at the Library Ltd. Bookstore in Clayton
Sep. 94	McCormack, Anne	Walking with Wildflowers:  Review of Karen Haller's new book.
Sep. 94	Jackson, James P.	Reunion of Birders:  Account of early experiences of Jackson and
		Kenneth Niewoehner who began birding when in high school.
		Much biographical info.
Sep. 94	Richardson, Marjorie &	Dr. Ralph Laffey Remembered.  (Laffey a long time WGNSS
	Leonard, Peggy	member)
Sep. 94	Leonard, Peggy	Mary Wiese Receives Audubon Recognition (Posthumously
		presented the Robert J. Terry Award at St. Louis Audubon's
		Annual dinner on May 20)
Dec. 94	Day, Henry	Barbara Lawton to Speak Oct. 7 (discussing her new book,
		A Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year).  Contains bio. Info.
Dec. 94	Magner, J. M.	Frances Pickel  (A memorial)
Dec. 94	Nolan, Michael	Eagle Observation Platform Dedicated to Mary Wiese
		(located at Sandy Island Eagle Sanctuary adjacent to Lock and
		Dam #25 near Winfield,MO)
MISCELLANEOUS
Mar. 94	Gross, Kathy	Family Day at Tyson Research Center
Mar. 94	Wells, Bob	Volunteer to Lead Night Hikes:  Wyman Center has asked for
		WGNSS volunteers to lead these hikes
Apr. 94	Ulmer, Blaine	Trash:  Too few volunteers appearing to pick up trash on
		WGNSS section of I-44 from Antire Rd. to Lewis Rd.  If we don't
Sep. 94		get a better turnout next month, we'll have to consider canceling
		our participation.
Sep. 94		Missouri Mycological Society, in cooperation with the MBG,
		presented Taylor F. Lockwood's audio-visual program on
		mushrooms, in May
Nov. 94	Harris, Jack	St. Louis Environmental Roundtable Sponsors Summit
Nov. 94	Harris, Jack	Missouri Conservation, Parks and Soils Study (by
		subcommittee of the Missouri House of Representatives)
Dec. 94	Harris, Jack	Environmental Events of Local Note:  Earthways Sponsors
		Sustainable St. Louis; Wildlife Diversity Report (by MDC)
ADMINISTRATIVE
Jan. 94	Various	Letters to the Editor in response to comments on Nature Notes
		layout, format, etc.
Mar. 94		Nominations for WGNSS Office:  Nominating Committee slate
		will be:
		President:  Peggy Leonard
		First Vice-President:  Henry Day
		Secretary:  Bob McFall
		Treasurer:  Sue Gustafson
		Because no candidate yet for Second V.P., election of officers
		to be postponed until April
Mar. 94	Leonard, Peggy	Gift Membership for a Friend:  Can be had for $10
Mar. 94	McCormack, Anne	Contest!  (Design a Logo for Nature Notes; winner will have honor
		of having one's design appear 10 months each year on
		magazine with 500 subscribers and a signed copy of WGNSS
		anticipated new book.)
Apr. 94		Design a Logo for Nature Notes Contest:  You can still enter
Apr. 94		New Membership Directory will be printed soon.  Call Tisdale
May. 94		or McCormack if your address needs updating or if you don't want
May. 94		your phone number published.
May. 94		Design a Logo for Nature Notes:  You can still be a winner
May. 94		New Membership Directory will be printed soon.  Call Tisdale
Jun. 94		or McCormack if your address needs updating or if you don't want
		your phone number published.
Jun. 94		New Membership Directory Arrives:  Send corrections to Judy
		Tisdale.
Jun. 94	Tisdale, Judy	Membership Renewal Time
Jun. 94		Design a Logo for Nature Notes
Sep. 94	Leonard, Peggy	Lines from the Leadership:  Review of the rich heritage of WGNSS
		as it prepares to observe it's 75th anniversary in 1995
Sep. 94		What Did You Do On Your Summer Vacation:  WGNSS
		readers want to know.  Send your article to Nature Notes.
Oct. 94	Tisdale, Judy	Hear Ye, Hear Ye:  Dues reminder.
Oct. 94	Leonard, Peggy	Lines from the Leadership:  Good attendance and participation
		by board members at Sept. meeting: Delay in printing Birds
		of  the St. Louis Area
Nov. 94	Leonard, Peggy	Lines from the Leadership:  Comments about Barbara Perry
		Lawton and her new book; recognition of Nature Notes
		contributors and production team; change in general meeting
		nights to second Friday to avoid holiday conflicts; trash pickup
		on I-44 canceled because of dwindling participation
Nov. 94	McCormack, Anne	Our New Logo (with the Eurasian Tree Sparrow)
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Jun. 94	Magner, Marshall	Scudder Scholarship Awarded (to Christ Hochwender, student
		at UMSL)
Jun. 94		Scholarship Winner Responds:  Letter of thanks to WGNSS
		for the WGNSS Audubon Ecology Camp Scholarship for 1993,
		from Jim Saunier
Jun. 94		Congratulations to Marlina Curry, teacher of class that took top
		division honors on April 14 in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair.
		Ms. Clurry was the 1992 winner of the WGNSS Audubon
		Ecology Camp Scholarship
MEETINGS
Jan. 94	Wells, Bob	Paul Nelson, Chief of the Natural History Program, DNR, will
		present slide-lecture on ecosystem restoration at Powder
		Valley (Joint meeting with St. Louis Audubon Society)
Feb. 94	Wells, Bob	Walter Liddell presents "Botswana:  Africa at Its Best: at
		St. Louis County Library Hdqtrs.
Mar. 94	Wells, C. Robert	Life Member to Chronicle Meramec River at March Meeting:
		Speaker will be WGNSS Life Member James P. Jackson
Apr. 94	Wells, Bob	Douglas Ladd of Nature Conservancy to Speak on Ozark
		Restoration at County Library Hdqtrs.
May. 94	Wells, Bob	Thanks to WGNSS Speakers, Sept. 1993 thru May, 1994
Sep. 94	Day, Henry	Dan Harder of MBG to Speak Sept. 9 on Plant Prospecting in
		Africa
Sep. 94	Wells, Bob	WGNSS Speaker (Ellen McCallie) Wins Fulbright Scholarship
Oct. 94	Day, Henry	Barbara Lawton to Speak Oct. 7 (about her new book, A
		Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year)
Nov. 94	Day, Henry	Heckers (Harvard and Patty) Present "Living Land"
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Mar. 94	Gustafson, Sue	Annual WGNSS Spring Dinner Planned (at the Stupp Center
		in Tower Grove Park).  Dr. Walter Lewis of Washington
		University will be the guest speaker.
Apr. 94	Wells, Bob	Walter H. Lewis will Speak at the Annual Banquet.  (Speech will
		be:  "Why Biodiversity is important".)
Apr. 94		Annual WGNSS Spring Dinner, Thursday, May 5 Tower Grove
		Park, Stupp Center
May. 94		Annual WGNSS Spring Dinner, Thursday, May 5 Tower Grove
Dec. 94	Holsen, Margot	Holiday Open House (for joint holiday reception with the St.
		Louis Audubon Society (date not given)