NATURE NOTES - 1998
BOTANY
Jan. 98	Darigo, Carl	Fall Botanizing - Sept.-Oct., 1997
Mar.98		1998 Shaw Arboretum Native Plant Conference June 5-7
		in 1998
Apr. 98	Darigo, Carl	Winter Botanizing - Dec.-Feb., 1997/98
Apr. 98		1998 Shaw Arboretum Native Plant Conference June 5-7
		in 1998
May. 98		1998 Shaw Arboretum Native Plant Conference June 5-7
		in 1998
Jun. 98		1998 Shaw Arboretum Native Plant Conference June 5-7
Sep. 98	Darigo, Carl	Spring Botanizing - March-May, 1998
Dec. 98	Darigo, Carl	Summer Botanizing - June-Aug., 1998
CONSERVATION
Jan. 98	Harris, Jack	Publications of Interest:  Missouri MDC Wildlife Diversity
		Report; Big River Flood Plains, Sloughs, Backwaters--a
		threatened living space for many of our native floral and
		faunal communities
Jan. 98		Towards a Further Remedy:  The U.S. Fish&Wildlife Service
		is now proposing to increase the authorized acreage of
		the Big Muddy Wildlife Refuge to 60,000 acres. Public
		comment invited.
Mar. 98	Gustafson, Sue	Forest Park Savannah/Prairie Project
Apr. 98	Cohen, Ken	Savanna Planned for Kennedy Woods
Apr. 98		Forest Park Savannah/Prairie Project Update:  The WGNSS
		Board thanks the following for donations to this project:
		Dianne Benjamin, Randy Korotev, Betty Lobos
Jun;. 98	Korotev, Randy	Forest Park Savannah Project
Sep. 98	Korotev, Randy	Recycling Tip:  Get a shredder and use the shredded paper
		in your garden.
Sep. 98	Gustafson, Sue	Wanted:  Seed Collectors; Forest Park Savanna Update
Oct. 98		Kennedy Woods Savanna Restoration Seed Collection
Oct. 98	Darigo, Carl	1998 Annual Botany Trip
Nov. 98	Gustafson, Sue	Teaming with Wildlife-Update:  On Teaming with
		Wildlife Initiative
Nov. 98	Cohen, Ken	Status Report on the Forest Park Master Plan
Nov. 98	Gustafson, Sue	Trail Dedication & Tree Planting (in Kennedy Woods)
Nov. 98		Kennedy Woods Savanna Restoration Seed Collection
ENTOMOLOGY
Mar. 98		Entomology Book Night (at home of George Diehl)
May. 98	Sullivan, Fr. Jim	Put On Your Earmuffs:  This is the year of the periodical
		cicada.
May. 98	Brandhorst, Bill	1998 Butterfly Counts
Jun. 98	Brandhorst, Bill	1998 Butterfly Counts
Sep. 98	Koenig, Phil	Identifying the Skipper Butterflies of Missouri
Sep. 98	Homeyer, Yvonne	New Butterfly Count:  The first NABA count in which
		WGNSS participated took place on July 5 at Busch Wildlife
Oct. 98	Virga, Linda	Birth of a Butterfly
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 98	Bodman, Rose Ann	November Birding in St. Louis
Jan. 98	Malone, Jim	Fall Birding Trips Were a Great Success--What's next?
Jan. 98	Malone, Jim	Chautaqua NWR Trip Report
Jan. 98	Wuestenfeld, Helen	Pere Marquette Xmas Count
Jan. 98		Busch Wildlife Area Count
Jan. 98	Korotev, Randy	Orchard Farm Xmas Count
Jan. 98	Comfort, J. Earl &	The Feisty Pine Siskin (the article & drawing by
	Richardson M.	Marjorie Richardson first appeared in the Bourbon Beacon,
		Sept. 30, 1976)
Jan. 98	Rowe, Bill	Workshop on Gulls:  Feb. 6-8, 1998
		Audubon Society of Missouri
Feb. 98	Bodman, Rose Ann	The Birding Year in Review
		Reporting totals for 1997 (for 23 individuals)
Feb. 98	Bodman, Rose Ann	December Birding in St. Louis
Feb. 98	Tisdale, Judy	Eurasian Tree Sparrows
Feb. 98	Comfort, J. Earl	The All Red-headed Woodpecker
Feb. 98	Malone, Jim	Compiled St. Louis List of Bird Sightings for 1997
Mar. 98	Toth, Linda	Missouri Botanical Garden Invites Bird Watchers
Mar. 98	Bauer, Paul	Audubon Society of Missouri Spring Meeting at Mingo NWR
		April 24-26,. 1998
Mar. 98		(1998 North American) Ornithological Conference in St.
		Louis April 6-12
Mar. 98	Bodman, Rose Ann	January Birding in St. Louis Area
Mar. 98	Malone, Charlene	We forgot to acknowledge Jack Van Benthuysen's help
		in compiling the composite bird list for 1997 (and past years)
Mar. 98	Comfort, J. Earl	Our Bald Eagle, Bird of Renown
Apr. 98	Korotev, Randy	Counting Crows:  A Point-Count Survey of Birds in Forest
		Park
Apr. 98		WGNSS April Ornithology Meeting:  At home of Vicki
		and Ron Flier
Apr. 98	Bodman, Rose Ann	February Birding in St. Louis
Apr. 98		(1998 North American) Ornithological Conference in St.
		Louis April 6-12
Apr. 98		Audubon Society of Missouri Spring Meeting:  Mingo
		April 24-26
Apr. 98	Comfort, J. Earl	The Wintering Robin Redbreasts
Apr. 98	Goerk, Jaqueline M	Ecology and History As Determinants of Rarity in Birds:
		A Case Study With Drymophila And Hypocnemis
May, 98		International Migratory Bird Celebration Activities,
		Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3
May. 98	Korotev, Randy	Birds of the St. Louis Area--Where and When to Find Them,
		revised edition.
May. 98	Korotev, Randy	New Bird Checklist Also Available
May. 98	Knickmeyer, Bob	New Visitors' Center at Riverlands
May. 98	Bodman, Rose Ann	March Birding in St. Louis Area
May. 98		Birders needed (by Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge to
		assist status of breeding bid populations along the
		Mississippi River
May. 98		American Birding Association Code of Birding Ethics
Jun. 98		List of Big Day sightings by groups for 1986 thru 1997.
Jun. 98	Renick, Kevin	Big Day--It's For The Birds
Jun. 98	Ziebol, Jim	Will start doing the birding column starting with the
		September newsletter. Yvonne Homeyer will assist
Jun. 98		Bird-watchers in Columbia freed; had been held hostage by
		rebels.
Jun. 98		Riverlands Dedication:  Will be held on Friday, June 12;
		WGNSS helping sponsor the event.
Jun. 98	Bauer, Paul	Thanks to Birding Leaders for NAOC Field Trip Support
Jun. 98	Korotev, Randy	Birds of the St. Louis Area--Where and When to Find Them,
		revised edition.
Jun. 98	Korotev, Randy	New Bird Checklist Also Available
Jun. 98	Bodman, Rose Ann	April Birding in St. Louis Area
Jun. 98	Malone, Jim	St. Louis Audubon Goes Online
Jun. 98	McCormack, Anne	The Catbird Seat - 5/8/98 - Composite score for all teams
		and individuals on Big Day 1998
Jun. 98		Big Day May 9, 1998 Composite List (at rear of issue)
Sep. 98	Korotev, Randy	WGNSS Website- ETS Info. Wanted:  Wants to put
		Eurasian Tree Sparrow on website because he gets so many
		inquiries about them and needs data for the website.
Sep. 98	Bauer, Paul	Revised St. Louis Bird Book Now Available
Sep. 98	Korotev, Randy	New Bird Checklist Also Available
Sep. 98	Ziebol, Jim	A Cerulean Warbler's Tale
Sep. 98	Ziebol, Jim	WGNSS Birding Report:  Starting with this newsletter,
		Yvonne Homeyer and I will be doing the birding column,
		assisted by Kevin Renick
Sep. 98	Ziebol, Jim, Homeyer,	May 98 Birding Report
Sep. 98	Yvonne, & Renick, Kevin
Sep. 98	Ziebol, Jim	June and July '98 Report
Sep. 98	Malone, Charlene	Birding-by-Ear Class
Sep. 98		Audubon Society of MO's Fall Weekend Meeting 9/25-7
		at Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Oct. 98	McCormack, Anne	Barbecue and Black-chins:  Adventures in Texas - Pt. 1
Oct. 98		Audubon Society of MO's Fall Weekend Meeting 9/25-7
Oct. 98	Ziebol, Jim	Photographers Needed:  To document bird sightings
Oct. 98	Ziebol, Jim, Homeyer,	August 1998 Birding Report
	Yvonne, & Renick, Kevin
Nov. 98	Rowe, Bill	News from the Missouri Bird Records Committee
	Korotev, Randy	Counting Dickcissels:  The Mascoutah Lake Breeding
		Bird Survey
Nov. 98	Ziebol, Jim, Homeyer,	September 1998 Birding Report
	Yvonne, & Renick, Kevin
Nov. 98	McCormack, Anne	Barbecue and Black-chins:  Adventures in Texas (continued
		from Oct. issue)
Nov. 98	Thelen, Mike	Little Known and Seldom Seen Birds of the Barbecue
		Country
Dec. 98	Korotev, Randy	Christmas Counts:  Sat. Dec. 19 Pere Marquette and
		Sat. Jan. 2, Orchard Farm
Dec. 98		Sunday Jan. 3 Busch Wildlife  Area (Xmas Count)
Dec. 98	Ziebol, Jim, Homeyer,	October 1998 Birding Report
	Yvonne, & Renick, Kevin
Dec. 98	Korotev, Randy	WGNSS Internet Web Site: Thanks to those who responded
		with information on where to find Eurasian Tree Sparrows
		with information on where to find Eurasian Tree Sparrows
Dec. 98	Rowe, Bill	Rare Bird Review Lists (List at rear of issue)
PEOPLE
Mar. 98	Diener, Pat	Lillian Nagel (a memorial)
May. 98		Thank You to Contributors (in memory of Lillian Nagel)
Dec. 98	Alwood, Connie	A Tribute to Jack Van Benthuysen, Nov. 29, 1925 to
		Oct.9, 1998
Dec.. 98		Jack Van Benthuysen Memorial Fund
Dec. 98	Rowe, Bill	One of the Best (Text of message re Van Benthuysen's
		death posted on Mo Birds e-mail list server
Dec. 98	Barksdale, Tim	Another Tribute to Jack Van
MISCELLANEOUS
Feb. 98		The Global Village:  If we could shrink the Earth's human
		population to a village of 100 people, it would look like this:
Jun. 98		57 Asians, 2l Europeans,  etc.., etc.
Oct. 98	Malone, Jim	St. Louis Audubon Goes Online
Oct. 98		Tyson Research Center Seeks Volunteer Instructors
Nov. 98		Taxpayers Against Page Freeway (List of individuals,
		groups, and municipalities that have publicly expressed
		opposition to construction of the Freeway)
ADMINISTRATIVE
Jan. 98		Welcome to New Members
Feb. 98	Gustafson, Sue	Interested in Joining our Board?  Call our Nominating
		Committee
Feb. 98		Welcome to New Members
Mar. 98		Welcome to New Members
Mar. 98		Additions to WGNSS Directory 1998
Apr. 98		April Officer Elections:  Nominees are as follows:
		President - Sue Gustafson
		1st VP - Doug Corbett
		2nd VP -Vicki Flier
Apr. 98		Welcome to New Members
May. 98		Welcome to New Members
May. 98	Virga, Linda	Membership Renewals
May. 98	McCormack, Anne	My dear, did you know?  Bound volumes of Nature Notes
		are archived in the Monsanto Research Library at the
		Missouri Botanical Garden.  Here's your chance for
		immortality; submit an article today
Jun. 98	Virga, Linda	Membership Renewals
Jun. 98	Nellums, Betty	Nature Notes Archives:  The Missouri Botanical Garden's
		library in the new Monsanto Center will house bound
		volumes of Nature Notes going back to 1929.
Jun. 98		Welcome to New Members
Sep. 98		Welcome to New Members
Sep. 98	Gustafson, Sue	Greetings from the President
Sep. 98	Virga, Linda	Membership Renewals
Oct. 98		Welcome to New Members
Nov. 98		Welcome to New Members
Dec. 98		Welcome to New Members
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Apr. 98	Goerk, Jacqueline M.	Ecology And History As Determinants of Rarity In Birds:
		A Case Study with Drymophila And Hypocnemis (by the
		recipient of the  Mickey Scudder Scholarship in Field
		Biology for 1977, awarded by WGNSS)
May. 98	Kellerman, Betty	Audubon Scholarship Selection
May. 98	Richardson, Marjorie	Scudder Scholarship News (1998 scholarship in field
		biology awarded to Thomas Prinzie)
Sep. 98	Gustafson, Sue	WGNSS Sends Local Teacher to Audubon Ecology Camp
MEETINGS
Jan. 98	Corbett, Doug	Speaker will be Steve Best from the Three Dimension
		Club of St. Louis
Feb. 98	Corbett, Doug	Don't be Superstitious!  Our February speaker will be Brad
		Jacobs, wildlife ecologist for MDC, topic:  Missouri's
		Breeding Bird Atlas--What It Means for Birds.
Jun. 98	Corbett, Doug	From the First Vice-President:  Thank you to our speakers
		from the last year:  John Behrer, Mike Arduser, Dennis
		Bozzay, Doug Jackson, and the 3-Dimension Club. Special
		thanks to Don Kurz for speaking at our annual dinner
Sep. 98	Corbett, Doug	Angels at September Meeting!  Guest speaker on Sept. 11
		will be Neil Andre of Earth Angels
Oct. 98	Corbett, Doug	Puffins at October Meeting!  Speaker will be Mike Grant
		who will share videotape he took of his birding trip to Maine.
Nov. 98		Friday, Nov. 13 Meeting:  Speaker will be George
		Yatskievych, author of the revised Flora of Missouri
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Apr. 98		WGNSS Spring Dinner Thursday, May 7 Eden Commons
May. 98		WGNSS Spring Dinner Thursday, May 7 Eden Commons
Jun. 98	Gustafson, Sue	May Banquet Festivities
		Open House, December 6, at Tyson Research, the WGNSS
		and St. Louis Audubon's annual Open House