| NATURE NOTES - 1997 | ||
| BOTANY | ||
| Jan. 97 | Darigo, Carl | Fall Botanizing - Sept.-Nov., 1996 |
| Jan. 97 | Harris, Jack | UFOTask Force--Botany Div.: Meeting to identify |
| Unidentified Flowering Object | ||
| Feb. 97 | Rare Plant Conference: The 1997 Midwestern Rare Plant | |
| Conference will be held at the Missouri Botanical Garden | ||
| on Feb. 19-21 | ||
| Feb. 97 | Harris, Jack | The Best of Brazil: Karen Haller will present slide show of |
| a Brazil visit at Powder Valley on Feb. 12 | ||
| Apr. 97 | Darigo, Carl | Winter Botanizing - Dec.-Feb., 1996/97 |
| May. 97 | Wildflower Art at Powder Valley: Long-time WGNSS | |
| member Marjorie Richardson is the guest artist | ||
| Jun. 97 | Wildflower Art at Powder Valley: Marjorie Richardson | |
| guest artist; exhibit of silk screen wildflower prints runs | ||
| May 7 through June | ||
| Jun. 97 | Botany (Group) Luncheon in December (on Dec. 11) | |
| Sep. 97 | Spring Botanizing - March, April, May, 1997 | |
| Sep. 97 | Homeyer, Yvonne | Painted Buntings, Diana Fritillary and More |
| Oct. 97 | Darigo, Carl | 1997 Annual Botany Trip |
| Nov. 97 | Harris, Jack | Super Savory Sortie! Botany Group Luncheon Dec. 11 |
| Nov. 97 | Darigo, Carl | Summer Botanizing - June, July, August |
| Nov. 97 | Heinze, Albert A. | History of the St. Louis Wild Flower Club |
| Dec. 97 | Harris, Jack | Annual Botany Luncheon, Dec. 11, 1997 |
| CONSERVATION | ||
| Jan. 97 | Harris, Jack | Fish & Wildlife Conference, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Feb. 5-7, 1997 |
| Feb. 97 | Harris, Jack | Fish & Wildlife Conference, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Feb. 5-7, 1997 |
| Feb. 97 | A Night of Folk Music to Benefit Shady Creek Nature | |
| Sanctuary (in Webster Groves, on Feb. 4 at the Sheldon) | ||
| May. 97 | Gustafson, Sue | Urban Green Space: Ruth Park Woods: Help needed to |
| finish building trails and remove honeysuckle. | ||
| Jun. 97 | Harris, Jack | Fish and Wildlife Conference (the 59th Midwest) will |
| be held Dec. 7-10, 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
| Missouri Natural Areas Program Celebrates 20 Years of | ||
| Progress & Success (Governor issued congratulatory | ||
| proclamation) | ||
| Jun. 97 | Related Publication of Interest (re Natural Areas) by MDC | |
| is described | ||
| Oct. 97 | Troutman, Barb | Follow the Herd to Prairie Day (at the Arboretum in Gray |
| Summit) | ||
| Oct. 97 | Conservation Forum Sept. 18 at Powder Valley | |
| Oct. 97 | Prairie Days Sept. 26-8 in Carthage, MO: Sponsored by | |
| the Nature Conservancy of Missouri | ||
| ENTOMOLOGY | ||
| Feb. 97 | Ziebol, Jim | Monarchs and Migration |
| Mar. 97 | Benjamin, Dianne | Balloon & Butterfly |
| May. 97 | Greenlee, Susanne | Help Wanted for (the annual statewide) Butterfly Count |
| Jun.97 | Angelo, Chris | One Silver-Spotted Skipper, 363 Eastern-Tailed Blues |
| Jun. 97 | Join A Butterfly Count! Here's How | |
| Sep. 97 | Brandhorst, Bill | Monarch Tagging |
| Sep. 97 | Homeyer, Yvonne | Painted Buntings, Diana Fritillary and More |
| Nov. 97 | Harris, Jack | Comment on (the MDC's) Gypsy Moth Plan |
| ORNITHOLOGY | ||
| Jan. 97 | O'Leary, John M. | My Bird of the Year (Birding in Alaska) |
| Jan. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | October Birding in St. Louis Area |
| Jan. 97 | Bauer, Paul | Bird Books Almost Gone: Only 110 copies of Birds of the |
| St. Louis Area remain of a 3,000 printing. | ||
| Jan. 97 | Rennick, Kevin | Ornithology Group Meeting, Fri. Jan. 31 at home of Bob |
| and Martha Gaddy | ||
| Jan. 97 | Trumpeter Swan Conference: Its 16th, Feb. 3-6 | |
| Jan. 97 | Bauer, Paul | 1997 East African Safaris (offered by St. Louis Audubon) |
| Jan. 97 | Christmas Card (Bird) Count | |
| Jan. 97 | Parmeter, Tom | Busch Xmas Count has new date |
| Jan. 97 | Pere Marquette Xmas Count | |
| Jan. 97 | Bauer, Paul | Mingo NWR Count |
| Jan. 97 | Orchard Farm Xmas Count | |
| Feb. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | Birding has never been so good! |
| Feb. 97 | Rennick, Kevin | Ornithology Group Meeting Fri. Jan 31 at the home of |
| Bob and Martha Gaddy | ||
| Feb. 97 | Comfort, J. Earl | The Snowy Owl, an article published in the Bourbon |
| Beacon on Feb. 17, 1977, and submitted to Nature Notes by | ||
| Marjorie Richardson, who did the drawing with the article. | ||
| Feb. 97 | Rose Ann Bodman | December Birding in St. Louis |
| Feb. 97 | Gustafson, Sue | WGNSS Bird Book -- Sales Administrator Needed: Paul |
| Bauer would like to pass on the job to someone else. | ||
| Feb. 97 | Malone, Jim | Compiled St. Louis Bird List for 1996, 303 species |
| Mar. 97 | Sullivan, Fr. Jim | New Sparrow Species Discovered in St. Louis County-- |
| in 1819 | ||
| Mar. 97 | Ornithology Group Meeting: At home of Mr. & Mrs. Henry | |
| Day. | ||
| Mar. 97 | Comfort, J. Earl | Bourbon's Stubby-tailed Winter Wren: Article originally |
| published in the Bourbon Beacon on Dec. 9, 1976. | ||
| Contributed by Marjorie Richardson, who did the drawing | ||
| accompanying the article | ||
| Mar. 97 | Upcoming Birding Trips for Beginners & Others, hosted | |
| by Jim and Charlene Malone and Paul Bauer, and co- | ||
| sponsored by WGNSS and St. Louis Audubon | ||
| Mar. 97 | Bauer, Paul | Preview Meetings for Kenya Safaris, sponsored by St. Louis |
| Audubon and the Missouri Botanical Garden | ||
| Apr. 97 | Renick, Kevin | Ornithology Group Meeting, Fri.. March 22, at the home of |
| Mr. & Mrs. Henry Day. | ||
| Apr. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | February Birding in St. Louis |
| Apr. 97 | Upcoming Birding Trips for Beginners & Others, hosted | |
| by Jim and Charlene Malone and Paul Bauer, and co- | ||
| sponsored by WGNSS and St. Louis Audubon Society | ||
| Apr. 97 | J. Earl Comfort | The Misnamed Red-Bellied Woodpecker: The article and |
| drawing by Marjorie Richardson originally appeared in the | ||
| Bourbon Beacon on Feb. 24, 1977 | ||
| May. 97 | Gustafson, Sue | International Migratory Bird Week May 3-11, 1997: Schedule |
| of events. | ||
| May. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | March Birding in St. Louis |
| May. 97 | J. Earl Comfort | The Fox Sparrow, Habitual Scratcher: This article and |
| drawing by Marjorie Richardson originally appeared in the | ||
| Bourbon Beacon on Dec. 16, 1976 | ||
| Jun. 97 | McCormack, Anne | Big Day sightings by teams involved; composite Big Day |
| totals from '86 to present | ||
| Jun. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | April Birding in St. Louis Area |
| Jun. 97 | McFall, Bob | Hale-Bopping Through Texas (watching birds) |
| Jun. 97 | J. Earl Comfort | The Non-Night Night Hawk: The article and drawing by |
| Marjorie Richardson originally appeared in the Bourbon | ||
| Beacon on July 29, 2976. | ||
| Jun. 97 | Big Day May 10, 1997 Composite List (at rear of issue) | |
| Sep. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | Spring and Summer Birding in the St. Louis Area |
| Sep. 97 | Ziebol, Jim | Accipiters (describes the 3 North American accipiters) |
| Sep. 97 | O'Leary, John M. | The Northern Owls |
| Sep. 97 | Malone, Jim | Audubon/WGNSS Birding: WGNSS and St. Louis Audubon |
| to offer a series of birding trips, in additional to the regular | ||
| Thursday and Saturday walks. | ||
| Sep. 97 | Directions for next year's seekers of Painted Buntings | |
| Sep. 97 | O'Leary, Michael | Eagle Scout Project Benefits World Bird Sanctuary |
| Sep. 97 | Homeyer, Yvonne | Painted Buntings, Diana Fritillary & More |
| Oct. 97 | Ulmer, Blaine | Janet's Life Bird |
| Oct. 97 | Malone, Charlene | Audubon/WGNSS Birding at Carlyle and Chautauqua |
| Oct. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | August Birding in St. Louis Area |
| Oct. 97 | Richardson, Marjorie | On a Scale of 1 to10…: My recent birding trip to |
| California with Bill Rowe's group would have to rank 11! | ||
| Nov. 97 | Rowe, Bill | All the Birds of North America, by Jack Griggs: Review of |
| the book | ||
| Nov. 97 | Malone, Jim | Audubon/WGNSS Bird Walks This Fall |
| Nov. 97 | Korotev, Randy | North American Ornithological Conference (to be held in St. |
| Louis April 6-12, 1998) | ||
| Nov. 97 | Korotev, Randy | Missouri Breeding Bird Atlas Now Available |
| Nov. 97 | Gustafson, Sue | Gull Identification Workshop (WGNSS and St. Louis Audubon |
| will hold Feb. 7 and 8) | ||
| Nov. 97 | Ruschill, Marge | Harlan's Hawks Galore (on Colorado trip) |
| Nov. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | September Birding in St. Louis |
| Nov. 97 | Malone, Charlene | I Want my B(irds on) TV! |
| Dec. 97 | Wuestenfeld, Helen | Pere Marquette Xmas Count |
| Dec. 97 | Busch Wildlife Area Count | |
| Dec. 97 | Korotev, Randy | Orchard Farm Xmas Count |
| Dec. 97 | Marshall, Scott | Columbia--It can be done (in a single month) |
| Dec. 97 | Bodman, Rose Ann | October Birding in St. Louis Area |
| Dec. 97 | J. Earl Comfort | The White-throated Sparrow or Peabody Bird: The article and |
| drawing by Marjorie Richardson originally appeared in the | ||
| Bourbon Beacon, Nov. 18, 1976 | ||
| Dec. 97 | Rowe, Bill | Workshop on Gulls, Feb. 6-8, 1998 |
| PEOPLE | ||
| Jan. 97 | WGNSS Board | Dick Anderson Memorial: Thanks to a list of individuals for |
| their donations. | ||
| Feb. 97 | Natural History Tour of Iceland, April 24-May 2, lead by | |
| Barbara Perry Lawton | ||
| Mar. 97 | Korotev, Randy | Auction for Richard A. Anderson Memorial Fund: List of |
| books and records to be auctioned accompanies article. | ||
| Sep. 97 | MDC publication of interested to Naturalists: Missouri Aquatic | |
| Snails, by Ronald D. Oesch et al | ||
| Oct. 97 | Harris, Jack | Special Program at MBG: A "Curator's Talk" will be |
| presented by George Yatskievych on the subject of | ||
| Flora of Missouri | ||
| Nov. 97 | Harris, Jack | MBG Curator's Talk - To be presented by George |
| Yatskievych on Nov. 13 at Missouri Botanical Garden | ||
| Nov. 97 | Heinze, Albert A. | History of the St. Louis Wild Flower Club |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| Mar. 97 | Whittier, John Greenleaf | The Barefoot Boy (Complete poem) |
| Apr. 97 | McCormack, Anne | Editorial-Bill Threatens Petition Process: Attacks bill that |
| would make petition drives more difficult; good description of | ||
| how state funding for Missouri's state parks and soil | ||
| conservation projects was won. | ||
| Sep. 97 | Harris, Jack | Systematics Symposium at Missouri Botanical Garden |
| Sep. 97 | Publications of Interests to Naturalists: Missouri Aquatic | |
| Snails, by Shi-Kuei Wu, Ronald D. Oesch, and Mark Godon | ||
| Oct. 97 | Harris, Jack | Systematics Symposium at Missouri Botanical Garden |
| ADMINISTRATIVE | ||
| Jan. 97 | Tisdale, Judy | Membership Chairperson Position Available |
| Jan. 97 | McCormack, Anne | Check your mailing label |
| Feb. 97 | McCormack, Anne | Check your mailing label |
| Apr. 97 | Nominating Committee | At the April 11 General Meeting the nominating committee |
| will present the following slate: | ||
| Treasurer - Randy Korotev (2 yr. term) | ||
| Secretary - Dora Gianoulakis (2 yr. term) | ||
| 1st. V.P. - Doug Corbett (1 yr. term to finish the final | ||
| year of Bob Nellums' unexpired term) | ||
| Apr. 97 | Gustafson, Sue | Nature Notes Mailing Group Needs Your Help |
| May. 97 | Gustafson, Sue | Nature Notes Mailing Group Needs Your Help |
| May. 97 | Welcome to new members! | |
| Jun. 97 | Attention all Dues-Paying Members of WGNSS: Time to | |
| make out a check (unless Life Member) | ||
| Jun. 97 | Welcome to new members! | |
| Sep. 97 | Gustafson, Sue | Message from the President: Welcomes incoming |
| officers and thanks outgoing ones. | ||
| Sep. 97 | Virga, Linda | Renewals and Labels |
| Sep. 97 | Welcome to new members…. | |
| Oct. 97 | Welcome to new members… | |
| Oct. 97 | Virga, Linda | Renewals and Labels |
| Oct. 97 | McCormack, Anne | Nature Notes Submissions: Articles can be submitted on |
| disks | ||
| Nov. 97 | Korotev, Randy | Dues Blooper--Apologies for |
| Nov. 97 | Korotev, Randy | Treasurer's Report and Discussion of the details thereof, |
| including history of Scholarship Funds | ||
| Dec. 97 | Welcome to New Members… | |
| SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | ||
| Apr. 97 | Nellums, Bob | April General Meeting - Speaker will be John Lill, the WGNSS |
| Scudder Scholar for 1995, who is studying for his doctorate | ||
| at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. His subject will | ||
| be: "Caterpillars of Missouri Oaks" | ||
| May. 97 | Kellerman, Betty | Recipient of WGNSS's 1997 Audubon Camp Scholarship |
| will be Lu-Ann Thum, Webster Groves teacher | ||
| Jun. 97 | Magner, Marshall | Mickey Scudder Scholarship in Field Biology - 1997: |
| Awarded to Jacqueline M. Goerck | ||
| Nov. 97 | Korotev, Randy | Treasurer's Report includes history of Scholarship funds |
| and information about Reserve funds | ||
| MEETINGS | ||
| Jan. 97 | Nellums, Bob | General Meeting Jan. 10: Speaker will be Dr. Tatiana |
| Shulkina of the Missouri Botanical Garden who will | ||
| speak about wild plants of the former Soviet Union and their | ||
| counterparts in Missouri | ||
| Feb. 97 | Nellums, Bob | General Meeting Feb. 14: Speaker will be James D. |
| Wilson, State Ornithologist with the MDC, who will speak | ||
| on the topic "How are the Birds?" | ||
| Mar. 97 | Nellums, Bob | General Meeting March 14 - The speaker will be Father Jim |
| Sullivan, who will present "The Latest Styles in Dicots-- | ||
| Evolutionary Trends in Floral Design" | ||
| Apr. 97 | Nellums, Bob | April General Meeting - Speaker will be John Lill, the WGNSS |
| Scudder Scholar for 1995, who is studying for his doctorate | ||
| at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. His subject will | ||
| be: "Caterpillars of Missouri Oaks". | ||
| Sep. 97 | September Meeting: Speaker will be Bob Beherer, Dir. of | |
| Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum | ||
| Oct. 97 | Corbett, Doug | At the Friday, Oct. 20 general meeting Dennis Bozzay will |
| present "Birding and Landscapes of Arizona and Utah" | ||
| On Friday, Oct. 10, the speaker will be Mike Arduser, | ||
| Regional Natural History Biologist for the MDC. He will | ||
| talk about the natural wonders--including orchids--of the | ||
| upper peninsula of Michigan | ||
| BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS | ||
| Apr. 97 | WGNSS 77th Annual Spring Dinner, Thursday, May 8, at | |
| Eden Commons; speaker, Esley Hamilton, Preservation | ||
| Historian with the St. Louis County Parks Dept. | ||
| May. 97 | WGNSS 77th Annual Spring Dinner, Thursday, May 8, at | |
| Eden Commons; speaker, Esley Hamilton, Preservation | ||
| Historian with the St. Louis County Parks Dept. | ||
| Dec. 97 | Flier, Vicki | Open House with St. Louis Audubon at Tyson Dec. 7 |