NATURE NOTES - 2006 NATURE NOTES - 2006
Date Date Author Title
BOTANY BOTANY
Jan. 06 Jan. 06 Van Brunt, George October Botanizing
Feb. 06 Feb. 06 Van Brunt, George November Botanizing
Mar. 06 Mar. 06 Van Brunt, George  (December) Botany Field Report
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 In January, 2006, Father Jim Sullivan began his 
40th year of leading WGNSS botany walks.
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Van Brunt, George Botany Field Report - January 2006 Field Report
May. 06 May. 06 Yatskievych, George Report on Joint WGNSS Botany Group Trip with
the Missouri Native Plant Society
May. 06 May. 06 Van Brunt, George R.  February Botany Report
Jun. 06 Jun. 06 Yatskievych, George Steyermark Revisited - The second volume of the
revision of Steyermark's Flora of Missouri has been
published.  One more volume remains to be 
completed.
Jun. 06 Jun. 06 Van Brunt, George E. March Botany Report
Sep. 06 Sep. 06 Van Brunt, George R.  April Botany Report
Sep. 06  Sep. 06 Van Brunt, Georgr R. May Botany Report
Oct. 06 Oct. 06 Van Brunt, George R.  Botanists Explore Algific Slopes - 2006 Summer 
Trip
Oct. 06 Oct. 06 Van Brunt, George R.  June-July Botany Report
Oct. 06 Oct. 06 Adams, Jim The Great Quinine Quest - Pt. 1
Nov. 06 Nov. 06 Van Brunt, George R.  August Botany Report
Nov. 06 Nov. 06 Adams, Jim The Great Quinine Quest - Pt. 2
Dec. 06 Dec. 06 Van Brunt, George R.  September Botany Report
Dec. 06 Dec. 06 Harris, Jack Botany Group E-Mail Advisory
Dec. 06 Dec. 06 Harris, Jack Publications of Interest for Native Plant Types
CONSERVATION CONSERVATION
Mar. 06 Mar. 06 New State Conservation Area - The LaBarque
Creek Conservation Area will be open to the
public sometime this year.
Mar. 06 Mar. 06 New State Park in Bootheel - Morris State Park
was dedicated on October 8, 2004.   
Jun. 06 Jun. 06 Editor An urgent conservation message:  the dedicated 
state parks/soils one-tenth sales tax will be voted
on for the third time.  Member support requested.
Sep. 06 Sep. 06 Editor  We did it again!!!!  Missouri voters approved exten-
sion of dedicated conservation sales tax for ten
more years.
Oct. 06 Oct. 06 Conservation Forum - Program for Oct. 24 
event at the Zoo's Living World
Nov. 06 Nov. 06 Korotev, Randy Forest Park honeysuckle Cutting and Tree Planting
Dec. 06 Dec. 06 Adams, Jim  Report on The Nature Conservancy in Missouri's 
Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Celebration, 
Oct. 26, 2006
ENTOMOLOGY ENTOMOLOGY
Mar. 06 Mar. 06 Thoma, Rich (Report on) Fall Entomology Speakers
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 MacRae, Ted Beetle Bits:  The "Beautiful" Tiger Beetle
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Adams, Jim Historian's Corner - Phil Rau, WGNSS Entomologist
Sep. 06 Sep. 06 Thoma, Rich Spring 2006 Entomology Speakers
Oct. 6 Oct. 06 Clubb, Shawn  Article in County Journal requests information 
about sightings of rare swamp metalmark butterfly.
ORNITHOLOGY ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 06 Jan. 08 Ziebol,Jim & Homeyer, Yvonne November Bird  Report
Jan. 06 Jan. 06 Delaney, Dave & Nancy WGNSS Members (will) Lead SE Brazil Bird Tour
in August, 2006
Jan. 06 Jan. 06 MacRae, Ted C. and Christo- Birds and Birds:  A Nexus in Texas (part 3)
pher Brown
Feb. 06 Feb. 06 McCormack, Anne Playing Solitaire at Meramec - Account of the
sighting of a Townsend's Solitaire.
Feb. 06 Feb. 06 Year 2005 (Birding) Totals by members within the 
Feb. 06   50 mile radius of St. Louis
Feb. 06 Feb. 06 Editor  High Energy Food for Bird Walks - Velveeta Fudge
(recipe included)
Feb. 06 Feb. 06 Ziebol, Jim and Homeyer,  December Bird Report
Yvonne
Mar. 06  Mar. 06 Editor  Year 2005 (Birding) Totals Report.  Joe Eades high
with 293 species.
Mar. 06  Mar. 06 Ziebol, Jim and Homeyer,  January Bird Report
Yvonne
Mar. 06  Mar. 06 Jim Ziebol preparing supplemental bird checklist
for Riverlands..  List of potential additions to 
Riverlands checklist included with article.
Mar. 06  Mar. 06 Chain, Jackie  List of birds seen at Orchard Farm January CBC.
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Essermann, Joan  Website reference to a description of hummingbird
banding in Costa Rica by the Essermans.
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  February Bird Report
Yvonne
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  Birding Books of Interest
Yvonne
Apr. 06 Apr. o6 Adams, Jim Another Birding Book of Interest
Apr. 06 May. 06 Mittleman, Mark; Lueders, Pat; Birding in Trinidad at the Wright Nature Center
and Tossing, Linda and Lodge
May. 06 May. 06 Coues, Elliott Where to Look for Birds (abstracted by Editor from 
a biography of Coues)
May. 06 May. 06 Birds in the News - Includes comments on the
introduction of the English sparrow into the U.S. in
1852 and the resulting "sparrow war."
May. 06 May. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  March Bird Report
Yvonne
Jun. 06 Jun. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  April Bird Report (List of early arrival dates)
Yvonne
Sep. 06  Sep. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  May Bird Report (List of early arrival dates)
Yvonne
Sept. 06 Sep. 06 Spener, Claudia Avian Flu
Sep. 06 Sep. 06 Editor  Christmas Bird Counts - Can be found on MOBIRDS.
org, Randy Korotev, Coordinator.  Data from 1901
to the present.
Oct. 06 Oct. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  June & July Bird Reports
Yvonne
Nov. 06 Nov. 06 Brockland, Paul Observations of a New Birder
Nov. 06 Nov. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  August Bird Report
Yvonne
Dec. 06 Nov. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  September Bird Report
Yvonne
Dec. 06 Dec. 06 Freese, Georganne My Quest To See the Most Beautiful Hummingbird
in the World--The Marvelous Spatuletail
Dec. 06 Dec. 06 Adams, Jim Historian's Corner - tells the story of how WGNSS
helped the bluebird to be designated as the Missouri
State bird.
Dec. 06 Dec. 06 Ziebol, Jim & Homeyer,  October Bird Report
Yvonne
PE0PLE PEOPLE
Jan. 06 Jan. 06 Brandhorst, Dr. Wm.  Text of his speech, entitled "WGNSS in the Early
Years", presented at the WGNSS 75th Anniversary
Banquet in 1995.
Feb. 06 Jan. 06 Sullivan, Fr. Jim Tribute to Carl Darigo
Feb. 06 Feb. 06 Adams, Jim In Memoriam - Mildred (Mitzi) Anderson
Feb. ot Feb. 06 Adams, Jim Historian's Corner featuring Stuart and Harold 
Mar. 06 O'Byrne and including a reprint of the obituary 
of Harold.
Mar. 06 Mar. 06 A new book by Barbara Perry Lawton; Water 
Gardens, Pools, Streams and Fountains has just
been released.
Mar. 06 Mar. 06 WGNSS member Rick Walters mentioned in
Webster-Kirkwood Times (Dec. 16-21, 2005 issue) 
for his artistry in photographing snow flakes.
Mar. 06 Apr. 06 Continuation of Feb. Historian's Corner "A Tale of
Two Brothers".
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 A Notable Anniversary - Father Jim Sullivan 
began his 40th year of leading WGNSS botany 
walks.  
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Anne McCormack, Randy Korotev annd Josh 
Uffman were cited in the ABA's national newsletter
for birding accomplishments
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Adams, Jim  Historian's Corner - Stuart O'Byrne celebrated his 
100th birthday in Sept. 2005 and was visited 
by Anita Lieser
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Historian's Corner - Phil Rau, WGNSS Entomologist
Apr. 06 Apr. 06 Richardson, Marjorie In Memoriam - Richard Clinebell
May. 06     May. 06 Adams, Jim Editor's Comments - Critique of the accomplish-
ments of retiring president Yvonne Homeyer
May. 06     May. 06 Adams, Jim Historian's Corner - Oscar Petersen, The Vagabond
Dreamer; includes memorial by Waldemar Palm.
May. 06     May. 06 Editor In Memoriam - Janis Brockland
May. 06     May. 06 Editor WGNSS congratulates Mike Opperman, Webster
Parks Director, for receipt of a prestigious
professional award
Jun. 06 Jun. 06 Homeyer, Yvonne Jim Jackson - 2006 Recipient of WGNSS's Lifetime
Avhievement Award - Citation
Jun. 06 Jun. 06 Adams, Jim Stuart O'Byrne - (Posthumous) Recipient of a 
WGNSS Special Lifetime Achievement Award -
Citation
Jun. 06 Jun. 06 Ossorio, Jean O'Byrne Remarks prepared for use when the WGNSS 
special Lifetime Achievement Award presented to 
Jun. 06 her father, Stuart O'Byrne, at the WGNSS annual 
banquet on May 2, 2006.
Jun. 06 Jun. 06 Editor Marshall Magner Honored by Audubon Society of
Missouri at its Spring meeting in St. Louis
Sep. 06 Jun. 06 Editor  Members in news:  included are Leo & Kay Drey,
Sep. 06 Jim Ziebol, Randy Korotev, Tim Barksdale, and
Dr. Ann Johanson
Sep. 06 In Memoriam -Margot Meyer Holsen
Sep. 06 Sep. 06 Adams, Jim Historian's Corner - Featuring Francis Parkman
Sept. 06 Sep. 06 Adams, Jim In Memoriam - Margaret (Marge) Ruschill
Sept. 06 Sep. 06 Publications by Members:  Includes Carl Darigo, 
Nels Holmberg, Josh Uffman, and Margy Terpstra.
Sept. 06 Oct. 06 Adams, Jim In Memoriam - Ron Goellner
Oct. 06 Oct. 06 Adams, Jim Historian's Corner - Featuring Dr.Eugene P. Meiners
Adams, Jim Dedication of Blue Star Memorial By-Way in
Nov. 06 Webster Groves Park
Dec. 06 Nov. 06 Adams, Jim Historian's Corner - Featuring Herman Schwarz
Dec. 06 Members in the News:  Robert Rubright, Jim Ziebol,
Dec. 06 Dennis Bozzay and Nels Holmberg
Dec. 06 Jackson, James P. Reminiscences II 
Dec. 06 Adams, Jim Members in the News, featuring Pat Esserman
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 06 Zacher, Clarence Pleistocene Floodwater Paths in the Northwest and 
Sep. 06 Implication.
Seo. 06 Feb. 07 Adams, Jim Hymns of Nature and Outdoors
Oct. 06 Adams, Jim WGNSS as a prime promoter of romance among
Oct. 06 members.  Examples given.
Oct. 06 Richardson, Mick Foresr Park Bio-Blitz - WGNSS members involved
Sep. 06 Adams, Jim The Harriman Alaska Expedition - 1899
Oct. 06 Oct. o6 Ziebol, Jim Book Reviews
Oct. 06 Oct. o6 Adams, Jim More About Mountain Lions
Oct. 06 Zacher, Clarence  Antecedents and Postscripts on the Lewis and 
Dec. 06 Clark Expedition)
Oct. 06 Foresr Park Bio-Blitz - WGNSS members involved
Oct. 06 Report on Dedication of Blye Star Memorial By-
Dec. 06 Way in Webster Groves.
Dec. 06 Adams, Jim New Postage Stamps with a Nature Theme
ADMINISTRATIVE
ADMINISTRATIVE
Jan. 06
Jan. 06 Jan. 06 Homeyer, Yvonne President's Corner
Feb. 06 Jan. 06 Adams, Jim N.N. Indexing Project -Status Report
Feb. 06 Jan. 06 Editor  Report on Dec. 7 Board Meeting
Feb. 06 Jan. 06 Editor  Nature Notes Mailing Party Luncheon
Feb. 06 Homeyer, Yvonne President's Corner
Feb. 06 Editor  Report on Jan. 4 Board Meeting
Mar. 06 Feb. 06 WGNSS Board WGNSS Policy on Nature Notes ads approved 
at Jan. 4, 2006 Board meeting.
Mar. 06 Homeyer, Yvonne President's Corner.  Includes report that WGNSS 
honored by City of Webster Groves for a gift of
Mar. 06 $4,000 to help establish the Magner Woods in 
honor of Ernestine and Marshall Magner.  (Money
was received as memorials when they died.)
Mar. 06 Homeyer, Yvonne The Nominating Committee has announced the
following slate of candidates for a two year term
beginning in May, 2006:
  President                    Anne Earley
1st Vice President       Jane Walker
May. 06 2nd Vice President      Kimberlie McCue
May. 06 The Nominating Committee consisted of
Jun. 06 Jack Harris, Jim Ziebol and Yvonne Homeyer
Jun. 06 Mar. 06 Editor  Report on Feb. 1 Board Meeting.
Sep. 06 Apr. 06 New WGNSS Members (7)
Sep. 06 Apr. 06 Editor  Report on March 1 Board Meeting
Sep. 06 May. 06 Editor  Report on April 5 Board Meeting
Sep. 06 May. 05 Homeyer, Yvonne President's Corner
Jun. 06 Earley, Ann President's Corner
Sep. 06 Jun. 06 Membership Committee It's Time Again (to renew membership)
Oct. 06 Jun. 06 Editor Feedback from readers.
Oct. 06 Sep. 06 Judd, D. R. Membership Renewal
Sep. 06 Adams, Jim A Blockbuster Newspaper Article About WGNSS
Nov. 06 (in County Journal)
Nov. 06 Sep. 06 Earley. Ann President's Corner
Nov. 06 Sep. 06 Earley, Ann President's Corner
Nov. 06 Oct. 06 Shawn Clubb Elected to Board as Member-
at-Large
Oct. 06 Earley, Ann President's Corner
Nov. 06 WGNSS welcomes new members (2)
Nov. 06 Adams, Jim Binding plans for the Society's Nature Notes file.
At its October 2006 meeting the Board approved the
Dec. 06 binding of an additional volume of Nature Notes
Dec. 06 (2001-2004).  Annual indexes for 2001-2004 will
be bound with the volume.  Binding of indexes for
earlier volumes, bound without indexes, was also 
approved.  One index only volume will likely suffice.
Dec. 06 Earley, Ann President's Corner 
Dec. 06 Earley, Ann WGNSS Wants You!  To plan/recommend projects
in the local area with which the Society might like to 
become involved.  To volunteer, contact one of the
Society officers.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCH0LARSHIP PROGRAM
May. 06
May. 06 May. 06 Flieg, Mike 2006 Scholarship Awards
May. 06 Flieg, Mike WGNSS Scholarships Awarded Since Their 
May. 06 Inception
May. 06 Flieg, Mike Demographics of Awarded Scholarships 1985-2006
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Jan. 06
Jan. 06 Brad Jacobs of MDC To Speak at Annual WGNSS-
St. Louis Audubon Joint Meeting on Feb. 17, 
7:30 PM at Creve Coeur  Community Center at
Feb. 06 the Creve Coeur City Hall.
Feb. 06 International Migratory Bird Conservation - 
February Joint Meeting with SLAS - 7:30 PM, 
Creve Coeur Govt. Center, Brad Jacobs, speaker.
Mar. 06 March 2 General Meeting, 7 PM, St. Louis County 
Mar. 06 Library Hdqtrs on S. Lindbergh.  Jim Ziebol and
Yvonne Homeyer will present a video of their trip 
Mar. 06 this past July to New Mexico and southeast Arizona.
Mar. 06 Homeyer, Yvonne March 2 General Meeting, 7 PM, St. Louis County 
  Library.  Repeat of above notice.
Apr. 06 Mendelson, David  April 6 General Meeting, 7 PM, St. Louis County
Oct. 06 Library.  Christopher Brown, a Monsanto Ento-
mologist, will present an overview of insect biology,
accompanied by slides.  
Sep. 06 Sept. 7 General Meeting, 7 PM, St. Louis County 
Nov. 06 Library.  Brian Allan will talk about "Studies of 
Things That Suck Your Blood".
Oct. 06 Walker, Jane C. Oct. 5 General Meeting, 7 PM, St. Louis County 
Library.  Dr. Cricket Kelly will talk about "A Bird's 
Eye View of Ritual at the Cahokia Mounds Historic
Site
Nov. 06 Walker, Jane C. Nov. 2 General Meeting, 7 PM, St. Louis County 
Library in Frontenac.  Dr. Robert Criss of 
Washington University will talk about past
flooding on the Missouri River using in part data 
from Lewis and Clark journals.  
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Jan. 06
Feb. 06 Jan. 06 Terpstra, Margy  The Party's Over - Report on the WGNSS-Audubon
joint holiday party on Dec. 4 at the Green Center in
Mar. 06 University City
Feb. 06 Flieg, Mike  List of donated books to be sold by silent auction
at the annual banquet in May
Mar. 06 Terpstra, Margy  The Spring Banquet will be held on Tuesday, May 2.  
Speaker will be Doug Ladd, WGNSS member and 
Director of Conservation Science for the Missouri
Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.  He will speak
May. 06 on the topic "Grassland Redux - The genesis,
character, destruction annd rebirth of our tallgrass
heritage."
May. 06 Mar. 06 Terpstra, Margy  Registration form for Spring Banquet.
Information and travel directions for Spring Banquet.
Jun. 06 Registration form for Spring Banquet.
May. 06 The Best Show in Town; information about 
Dec. 06 WGNSS annual meeting/banquet, May 2, at 
Eden Commons
May. 06 Terpstra, Margy  Information and Registration form for May 2 
Banquet at Eden Commons
Jun. 06 Editor  Random thoughts while listening to Doings at the 
May 2 Annual Meeting
Dec. 06 WGNSS/Audubon Holiday Party will be held on 
Sunday, Dec. 3, 1:30-4 PM, at the Tyson Research
Center in the Headquarters Office Classroom. 
(THE PARTY WAS CANCELED BECAUSE A 
MAJOR ICE STORM CAUSED A POWER OUTAGE
IN MUCH OF THE METRO AREA, INCLUDING 
TYSON)