THE GU LL s M&O Serials « QL 671 2 G84 0) CO s a "o > CQ •a u o •a CQ u ’a5 Im a; n THE ANNUAL MEETING RICHARDSON BAY RESERVE Sunday, June 2, GGAS holds its annual meeting at the Audubon Western Education Center on Richardson Bay. We will honor conservation lead- ers and introduce new GGAS officers. To raise funds for Audubon Canyon Ranch, a Wine Tasting is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Fine California wines selected and donated by GGAS member and friend George Peyton and fine chees- es, cookies, brownies and truffles will be a repeti- tion of the outstanding event of last year. Res- ervations are necessary, and the deadline was May 24 as stated in the last issue of The GULL. GGAS member Mary Jefferds, member of the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Direct- ors, and Harold Gilliam, San Francisco Chronicle environmental writer, will receive GGAS awards for their contributions as dedicated conservation- ists. Last year we experienced a most delightful day in a beautiful setting and raised over a thousand dollars for Audubon Canyon Ranch. Help make this an even greater success. Join us on June 2. — DAN MURPHY THE SANDERLING STUDY .3. '5 o CZ2 a o .o s "O s < V CQ O a V 2 "o O I. We have frequently published requests from the Sanderling Project for observation reports. The following is excerpted from their Newsletter: This year’s midwinter census is the most com- plete census of the US Pacific Coast yet com- pleted. It included previously uncensused areas in southern California and along the Oregon coast. The total distance covered (712 kilometers) and the number of birds counted (32,188 Sanderlings) was astonishing. From north to south, Washington averaged 30 birds per kilometer of beach, Oregon 82 per kilometer and California with but 25 birds per kilometer. The northern portion of the Oregon Dunes Na- tional Recreation Area in central Oregon was undoubtedly the hot spot for Sanderlings (15,035 birds in 47.6 kilometers of beach), nearly half of the Sanderlings counted along the whole US Pacif- ic coast. Moreover, the densities here reached the range of hot-spots in SW Peru and NW Chile, identified as h aving the highest densities of win- ten hg ^^ ti iS e rlm^ in the New World. This was a continued on page 99 97 CALIFORNIA ACAdEMY OF SCIFNCES iAN 1 7 iboo LIBRARY 98 THE GULL FIELD TRIPS CALENDAR Friday-Sunday, May 31 - June 2 — Birding by Ear in Yosemite. See May Gull for details. Wednesday, June 12 — Mini-trip to Sunol Regional Park. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the ranger station parking lot in the park. Take Hwy. 580 east, watch for the turnoff to Hwy. 680 near Dubhn. Take Hwy. 680 south, turnoff at Calaveras Rd., go left, fol- low the signs to Sunol Park. We may see Lark Sparrows, Golden Eagles, Northern Orioles and resident birds of the area. Bring lunch. Leaders: Delpha deTimofeev and Ruth Voss (525-8032). Saturday/ Sunday, June 15/16 — Mono Basin. See May GULL for det- ails. Saturday/ Sunday, June 22/23 — Yuba Pass and Vicinity. On Saturday meet at 9 a.m. at Wild Plum Camp- ground. We will caravan to Sierra Val- ley and see many of the birds of the eastern Sierra including Yellow-head- ed Blackbird. On Sunday meet at 8 a.m. at the Yuba pass summit. We will bird the mountain areas for sum- mer residents including flycatchers, warblers and Calliope Hummingbirds. Take 1-80 to Truckee, go north on Hwy. 89 to Sierraville and take Hwy. 49 west to Wild Plum Campground, about one-half mile from Sierra City. Or take Hwy. 49 northeast from Au- burn. Camping is available at the Wild Plum and Chapman campgrounds on Hwy. 49 (U.S. Forest Service). Lodging is available at Sierra City: Sierra Chalet (916-862-1110), Buttes Motel (916-862-1170), Herrington’s Sier- ra Pines (916-862-1151), Basset Station Motel (916-832-1297), Sierra Buttes Inn Motel (916-862-1191), and Yuba River Inn (916-862-1122). Leader: Peter Allen (981-7199). (V) Sunday, June 23 — Farallon Islands Boat Trip. See May GULL for details. Sunday, July 7 — Chimney Rock, Pt. Reyes. Join us for our annual trip to see nesting Black Oystercatchers and Western Gulls. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Pt. Reyes National Seashore Head- quarters near Olema. We will caravan to the coast. Bring lunch, liquids and a spotting scope if you have one. Lead- er: Betty Short (921-3020 weekdays). (V)- Saturday /Sunday, July 13/14— Mono Lake. See July /August GULL for de- tails. Carpooling arrangements can be made for trips marked (y/). Call Kate Partridge at 237-5297 and leave a mes- sage. She will contact you. Problems: If for any reason you have difficulty getting in touch with a field trip leader or need information regarding a trip, call Shirley Kelly (387-8290) or the GGAS office (843- 2222 ). —FIELD TRIPS COMMITTEE GULL CONTRIBUTERS PLEASE NOTE Normally, the deadline for mater- ial for The GULL is the first of the month for the issue published for the following month. The deadline for the July-August issue is June first. This year the deadline for the September issue will be July fifteenth. Exceptions to the deadline can be accomodated only with the agreement of the editor prior to the deadline. Published each month except August by the Golden Gate Audubon Society, office address 1550 Shattuck Avenue, #204, Berkeley, CA 94709. Second class postage paid in Berkeley, CA. ( THE GULL-lSSN 0164-971X) THE GULL 99 A further reminder, contributions should be typewritten, double-spaced, and within margins that allow 35 char- acters per line. OBSERVATIONS Due to a very heavy travel schedule Stephen F. Bailey will cover observa- tions for both April and May in our next issue. (Report observations to Northern California Rare Bird Alert 843-2211.) THE SANDERLING STUDY (cont.) completely unexpected and wonderful find, and calls for some new thinking about the migrations and wintering habits of Sanderlings in the Americas. In comparison with the last two years’ census results, numbers were both down and up. Washington re- ported fewer birds this year, while numbers in Oregon increased dramat- ically. Coverage in the Oregon Dunes area was more comprehensive this year, so we cannot be certain of the comparison. The census in northern California was low with the exception of 1000 Sanderlings reported at Lake Talawa, Del Norte County. This year for the first time there was extensive coverage in southern California; there were birds scattered here and there though in small numbers. We performed transplant experi- ments during the last two winters. Banded immature Sanderlings caught in Bodega Bay were released in Mon- terey Bay and now seem to cal Mon- terey Bay their winter home. Quite a few banded birds were observed in the Moss Landing area and at the Salinas River Mouth (both inside Monterey Bay). One was a runaway from Bodega Bay and others were banded in Oregon. We have had reports of 30% ! of the 152 Sanderlings banded last year at Clatsop Spit, Oregon during spring migration, seen somewhere along this coast in autumn and winter. Some are undoubtedly residing in Baja. In addi- tion to these sightings two of these birds have been seen in South Amer- ica, one in Peru and one in Chile. A- nother was seen in southward migra- tion along the coast of Massachusetts, which means that this bird flew north along the Pacific coast to its arctic breeding grounds, and then south along the Atlantic coast in a circular migration of astonishing magnitude. We are looking now (May 11-12 spring census) for waves of migrants from Peru and Chile. Please keep your eyes open for red and yellow leg flags. The Sanderling Project may be reached at P.O. Box 247, Bodega Bay, CA 94923. CONSERVATION NOTES Clean Air Act At the moment, while reauthoriza- tion of the Clean Air Act does not come up in Congress until 1986, we urge you to support the efforts of the National Audubon Society toward strengthening this bill, which helps guard quality of the air we breathe. NAS has been lobbying in Wastington at^the recent meeting between Presi- dent Reagan and Canada’s Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, ’ working to effect some solution to the acid rain dilemma. In connection with this, NAS protest’s EPA’s proposal for taller smokestacks at power plants, main- taining that this would do nothing but disperse even farther the deadly waste products of fossil-fueled combustion. Instead, the development of technology to improve scrubbing techniques in smokestacks is being encouraged. Meanwhile, California, while barely affected by this environmental blight. 100 THE GULL in contrast to the devastation in, say, the Ohio Valley, is beginning to suffer from the effects of acid rain. Recent investigation has revealed acid snow in the Sierras. In the light of this we stress the importance of writing your Senators Alan Cranston and Pete Wil- son (New Senate Office Bldg., Wash- ington D.C. 20510), asking them to reauthorize this law so vital to our welfare. Dam the Mokelumne, or Save It The East Bay Municipal Utility District plans to build one of the larg- est dams in California on the small but beautiful Mokelumne River. The River flows through the Mother Lode Coun- try near Jackson, east of Stockton. It is the last river that still flows be- neath Hwy. 49 in the San Joaquin Val- ley: all others are now stilled in the foothills by giant reservoirs. Canoeing, fishing, picnicking, nature study and gentle rafting are all possible on the Mokelumne, and are enjoyed by thous- ands each year from all around Cal- ifornia. EBMUD wants to build this dam solely to make money by selling power to PG&E. This is possible only be- cause EBMUD can take advantage of a federal law subsidizing hydro pro- jects of this kind. The law was intend- ed to help small “mom and pop” pow- er producers, not giant utilities like EBMUD, but it is making use of it anyway. Even with federal subsidies, the project has a cost benefit ratio of only 1.1 to 1, a very shaky economic undertaking. Fortunately, Assemblyman Burt Mar- golin, North Hollywood, has introduced AB 1845 to prohibit the dam by placing the Mokelumne in a new river recrea- tion category. Bay Area Assemblymen Agnos, Bates, Sher and Isenberg have agreed to co-author the bill. They de- serve the thanks of their constituents. Please write your member of the Assembly today and ask him or her to join in co-authoring this bill so that the Mokelumne can continue to flow free. Join the Conservation Committee The Conservation Committee repre- sents GGAS on a wide variety of en- vironmental issues. We attend and testify at public hearings, write let- ters, comment on environmental im- pact reports and speak frequently with local, state and national resource agencies. Recently we have joined other environmental groups in at- tempts to defeat the Cullinan Ranch development in Vallejo, to preserve Edgewood Park near Palo Alto, and to halt a large development in wetlands in Hayward. Much of our effort is di- rected at protecting our dwindling bay- shore wetlands from further develop- ment. To remain a strong voice for wildlife and habitat protection, the Committee needs your help. We can always use new members willing to work on wetland issues, but there are several other areas where we have little or no effort. These areas are toxic wastes, water pollution, pesti- cides and environmental legislation. Don’t feel that you need to be an ex- pert on any of these subjects. All you need is the desire to stay abreast of current developments so that the Com- mittee can respond to issues affecting wildlife. We hold meetings at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday of every month, usually at a member’s home over coffee and cookies, where we discuss recent issues and choose new issues that we want to become involved with. Our meetings are informal and fun. Join us! Call the GGAS office (843-2222) for meeting location. - CHRIS SWARTH THE GULL 101 Strawberry Creek A back alley/parking lot is the cur- rent use of one-time Strawberry Creek in downtown Berkeley between Shat- tuck and Oxford Sts. Yet only a block away, on the UC Campus the creek is a beautiful haven surrounded by eucalyptus and redwoods - a spot in which it is easy to forget the cars rushing by and the fact that you are in the midst of a sprawling metropolis. Many students and Berkeley residents use the creek as a quiet studying or sitting spot. Now, proposals have been made to reopen the downtown stretch of creek and make it more like its natural neighbor. The proposals are part of a comprehensive plan to revitalize and focus downtown Berkeley which is being developed by a group of local citizens known as the Downtown Plan- ning Study Group. It was also propos- ed by an earlier study, the West Side Study, done by the University. The ideas are currently being reviewed by the city. So, next time you are in Berkeley, take a walk through the back alley be- hind Trumpetvine Court, and imagine what having a creek there would be like. . . and tell the City Council a- bout it. (Excerpted from the newsletter of the Urban Creeks Task Force, Oak- land, CA.) DEAR BIRD-A-THON SPONSOR I guess this year’s bird-a-thon falls under the heading “and sometimes the Bear eat you”. At times it was really exciting, more often it was frustrat- ing. We left Berkeley at 2:30 a.m. to begin a frustrating four hour search for owls - two species. Then, just be- fore dawn we started up the Bolinas- Fairfax Rd. and got the best bird of the day. One of the rocks on the road suddenly showed a ruby eye, red re- flection is frequent among nocturnal animals, and a Poor-will flew up. Poor-wills are uncommon in Marin, especially near the Coast. We only took this road to get up on Mt. Tam (Pan-toll is closed for repairs), and when we reached the crest we found our way blocked by a locked gate so we continued over to Alpine Lake, a fortunate change of plans as you will see from the map. Three Wood Ducks, two Pileated Woodpeckers and three dozen other species quickly made up for the barren hours of owling. By 10 a.m. we were scoping the shores of Bolinas Lagoon and, with a good selection of waterbirds, we were off to a record pace. Duxbury Reef had a large concentration of seabirds including numerous Black-vented Shearwaters, only this far north as a result of El Nino. Peregreen Falcons (2) roosting on the west shore of the Lagoon were another boost. Then it was noon and we were nearly to 100 species. Off to a great start. From that point on things began to go awry. Five Brooks Pond was quiet; Point Reyes Station, a quick stop for town birds, was unproductive, so we headed for outer Point Reyes and into the teeth of a gale. We probably should have turned inland at this point, as Lina argued, it was only a little after noon and we could have been in the duck marshes of the Sacramento Val- ley before dark. But Point Reyes is the best binding spot in Northern Cal- ifornia. One never knows what may turn up there in migration, besides, we planned to meet other participants for dinner in Mill Valley. So, the next three hours we braved the wind and frustration of the outer Point. At Nunez Ranch I spotted a Black-throat- ed Sparrow, a desert bird who got the wrong migration map from AAA, and 102 THE GULL a classic example of why we birders spend so much time out on “the Point”. Alas, it was gone before Janet and Lina could see it. Last year’s Abbottts Lagoon was ex- cellent in the late afternoon, not so this time, though the Burrowing Owl was a nice surprise. The last hour of light we spent along Limantour Rd. and under the alders of Muddy Hol- J 2 - 0 . Tvrster's Terru- iin<^JartC''PrcUr{c^(S^ WPutstvn^ @ J ': 9 S- 3 'kryuSvUpU‘l 4 i'V / J" $ 9 - ] ^cvrrow;^' . k ' 100 . Raccoon P( a). v 9 tyuxr n^re^ I j ■^1 ix^. Kcxi'bir^.(XstzdL Sotpsu/CJz.Rtdv^’yiAed BUxcAbmci I oj. 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With a special thanks from Jack, Janet, Lina Editor's Note The above was received as a result of having agreed to sponsor Jack Whetstone’s Bird-a-thon effort. It was accompanied by the map, done by Janet Wessel. Lina Jane Prairie com- pleted this team. THE BACK YARD BIRDER It isn’t often one has an opportunity to study an individual bird closely. Haven’t you noticed haw rarely your subject does not cooperate by perching in response while you study its identi- fying marks, size, behavior, etc.? John James Audubon realized the val- ue of close study and used “skins” of birds whenever possible giving life and accuracy to his paintings of birds. Investigating the distressed calling of a bird in my yard, I surprised a Scrub Jay attacking a Nuttall’s Wood- pecker. The jay had the smaller bird pinned to the patio and was pecking its red head when I scared it away. As the woodpecker tried to fly to a tree the jay grabbed it in mid-air and the two fell to the ground. Once again I intervened and scooped up the thor- oughly terrified Nuttall’s. It didn’t seem to be injured but needed some time to recover from its narrow es- cape. This offered a chance to note the variety of unique adaptations wood peckers have developed for their niche in our environment. Their legs are short and their toes are arranged with 2 toes pointing forward and 2 pointing rearward. This enables them to climb and to hold onto trees while in search of food along tree trunks. The claws are very long, decurved and sharp, for grasping firmly to a verti- cal surface. The tail is wedge-shaped and the tail feathers are very stiff, acting as a prop and as a stabilizer in climbing. The woodpecker bill is very hard, straight and chisel-shaped for drilling and probing for insects and/or sap. The little fellow I had rescued did not attempt to use its strong beak to defend itself as I held it, but it had a mouthful of jay feath- ers. Imagine my amazement when, as I pulled off the feathers, the tongue unfurled to extend 2 inches beyond the tip of its bill! Indeed, woodpecker ton- gues are unusually long for probing deep into holes for insects. Due to a unique hyoid apparatus, their tongues fold up accordian-style in the back of their skulls, then up and over the forehead where they attach in or near their nostrils. The Common Flicker, which is a ground-loving, ant-eating woodpecker, probably has the longest tongue of any North American bird, measuring 5 inches from its tip to the end of the hyoid horns! In addition to its great length, the woodpecker’s tongue has barbs and a spear-like tip, which spears and holds insects (and feathers!). Sapsuckers have shorter tongues, equipped with brushy hairs instead of barbs with which sap is soaked up by capillary action. Before settling the rescued Nuttal’s into a cage to recuperate, I soaked a cotton ball with water and gave it a few drops which it seemed to savor. In an hour it had perked up and was hanging onto the side of the cage, eager to return to the business of for- aging for food. As it flew from my hand to a nearby pine it uttered its familiar prrrrrt. Looking as much as part of the branch as possible, it rest- ed for another hour before winging its THE GULL 105 way in the undulating flight common to its species. The old adage “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” suddenly had a new meaning for me. — MEG PAULETICH THE LIBRARY IS BACK In storage since we left the office on Telegraph Ave., the library has been installed and is available for use. Some of the items are for use in the office, but many are circulated and are available to all GGAS chapter members. BACK ISSUES AVAILABLE FREE Back issues of several publications are available at the GGAS office free to anyone interested. The NATIONAL WILDLIFE MAGAZINE, NATURAL HISTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL AC- TION and NATURE CONSERVANCY NEWS, and possibly some other pub- lications, with files for the sixties and seventies, are includud. If you are in- terested, please visit the office or phone 843-2222. FREMONT ADULT SCHOOL Summer “Birding Field Trips” with ALICE HOCH is offered again to be- gin June 18 for six Tuesday mornings from 9:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Of special interest to teachers and others unable to attend weekday classes during the school year, the course will cover id- entification and life styles of local birds during field trips to Bay Area birding spots. Car pools can be ar- ranged. Registration will be at 9:30 a.m. on June 18 in the Conference Room, Fremont Adult School, 4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont. Be pre- pared to bird that morning. Birds and Flowers of Pt. Lobos On Saturday, June 29, Alice Hoch will lead a trip to Pt. Lobos, timed to be at the height of the nesting activity of the Brandt’s Cormorants there. In addition to the several bird species, the participants will enjoy and identify the wildflowers which will be bloom- ing at that time. The class will begin at 9 a.m. at the Fremont Adult School and will end at 3 p.m. Bring snacks, lunch and bever- age; wear sturdy shoes, and bring binoculars and field guides. Students must pre-register for this trip by Monday, June 24. There is a $10.50 fee. For confirmed registration include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Fre- mont Adult School, 4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont, CA 94538, or 791-5841. SIERRA NEVADA FIELD COURSES Under the auspices of San Francisco State University college credit may be earned exploring the Sierra Nevada. Phone Jim Steele of the Field Campus, Science Dept., at 759-0970. Two courses are specific to birding: June 8/9 THE FUNCTIONS OF BIRD SONG with Dr. Luis Baptista includes two days of field experiment- ation with tape recording and with seminars to gain an understanding of avian song. June 10-14 Dr. Joe Hall will offer BIRDS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. It will cover the Sierran birds in the peak of breeding season in various habitats. 106 THE GULL COMINGS AND GOINGS Dan Murphy retired as President of GGAS but continues as a director-at large and as chairman of what will be a re-established Education Committee. Ross Jennings retired as Treasurer but he, too, will continue as a director- at-large. and as chairman of what will be a re-established Education Commit- tee. Ross Jennings retired as Treasur- er but he, too, will continue as a dir- ector-at-large. Hazel Houston has re- tired as Hospitality Chairman, but has agreed to become Publicity Chairman. Christine Jones has retired as Librar- ian, having moved north and joined the Santa Rosa Audubon Chapter. Nancy Conzett retired as a director- at-large, but continues to be curator of GGAS slide library. Vacancies to be Filled As can be seen above, there are some holes to be filled to bring GGAS up to strength for the new year. Else- where there is a plea for members of the Conservation Committee (282-5937 or 843-2222). There is urgent need for a person to volunteer as Hospitality Chairman. If you are interested, give Hazel Houston a phone call (653-7347) and she can give you the dimensions of the job. Dan Murphy will be glad to hear from volunteers for his Education Committee (564-0074). HEL-L-P And this brings your editor to mount his soap-box: As you read the above, did it seem to you that the same people are doing a lot of the work? Well, it seems so to me. When there is an office to move or a bird seed sale or phoning to be done or a mailing to get out, it is the same people that show up. I don’t, here, want to single out people for credit, but if you will turn over the page and read the roster you will see their names. And we are not an exclusive clique running this chapter for our agrandizement. We do think it is something worth doing, and fre- quently it is fun to do because the ac- tive people are worth knowing. Maybe this is the year for you to step forward and help. Stop by the office and talk about it with Barbara Rivenes. NEWS FROM THE RANCH As the mid-year summer mark is approached, the Board of Audubon Canyon Ranch looks back to assess a successful fund raising program, a successful school and adult education program, a continuing successful her- onry nesting program, a successful bookstore operation and a successful bookstore public visitor program. All board members make regular contributions to many areas of this unique, small operation, but some have contributed special services dur- ing the period. Board members Nan- cy Barbour and Debbie Ablin have begun video-taping of longtime mem- bers of the board; they have also pre- pared a special newsletter covering ranch activities, soon to be published. Board member Claerin Zumwalt has flown over the three preserves and taken beautiful photographs - the re- sults can be seen in a new display in the Exhibit Hall. Board member Cliff Conly has drawn architectural plans for both the Richer Canyon office re- modeling and Bouverie barn. Board member Robert Conrath together with Gay Maclise have spent long hours updating our mailing and pledge let- ters, Board member Rick Baird has directed Steering Committee study of various aspects of Audubon Canyon Ranch, and Board Member Mrs. Paul Wattis has made a generous contri- bution to ACR to allow remodeling of THE GULL 107 the offices in the Exhibit Hall and Office Complex that carries her name. Weekend classes continue; for June they are: June 1 Moths and Butterflys June 15-16 Family Father’s Day June 21,22, and 23 Learning from the Old Ways Starting in September Board Advisor Jeanne Price will replace Cliff Conly as reporter for “News from the Ranch”. EXTENDED FIELD TRIPS SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA July 20- 29, 1985, Leaders: Joe Morlan and Garth Alton. Price $945. SAN DIEGO PELAGIC Sept. 6-9, 1985, Leaders: Brad Goodhart and Chris Carpenter. Price $240. KENYA Oct. 9-23, 1985, Leader: Chris Carpenter. Price $3075. SOUTHERN MEXICO Nov. 16-Dec. 1, 1985, Leaders: Chris Carpenter and Lina Prairie. Price $1995. For information phone the GGAS office, 843-2222. THE GOLDEN TROUT WORKSHOPS Three one-week Golden Trout Work- shops will be held in the Sierra July 28 through August 17. They are spon- sored by the Eastern Sierra, Pasa- dena, San Bernardino Valley, San Fer- nando Valley, Santa Barbara and Tu- lare County chapters of the National Audubon Society. Each is an informal field natural history program of nat- uralist led hikes. The camp is located at an altitude of 10,000 ft. in the Gold- en Trout Wilderness in the southern portion of the High Sierra. For de- tails write or phone Cindy McKernan, 40 Sherril Lane, Redlands, CA 92373, (714) 793-7897. THANK YOU, CHARLES SCHULTZ GGAS asked Charles Schultz to help in the celebration of the 200th anniver- sary of John James Audubon’s birth. We were greatly pleased, that Friday morning, to open the San Francisco Chronicle and to see the occasion mentioned so delightfully. Thank you too. Snoopy and Woodstock! ! ! GIFTS AND BEQUESTS For GGAS Gift of In Memory of J. Ed McClellan Mrs. Ruth Gibbs The Society welcomes gifts in general or gifts in honor or in memory of relatives and friends. Such gifts will be used as specified by the don- or or, if unspecified, at the discretion of the GGAS Board of directors. This includes their use for general GGAS activities or for special pro- grams of the Society including Audubon Ganyon Ranch of which GGAS is a sponsor. Please send your gift in the form of a check made out to the Golden Gate Audubon Society, 1550 Shattuck Ave., #204, Berkeley, CA 94709. AU gifts are tax deductible. The Society is also ap- preciative of any bequests. Such bequests should specify as recipient the Golden Gate Audubon Society, Inc. All gifts, donations and bequests will be acknowledged in The Gull as well as personally on behalf of the Society by the Sec- retary. SECOND CLASS MATTER Golden Gate Audubon Society, Inc. Office: 843-2222 1550 Shattuck Avenue #204 Berkeley, California 94709 Return Postage Guaranteed MAILED MAY 24 108 THE GULL OFFICERS President, Arthur Feinstein (282-5937)* First Vice President, Chris Swarth (849-2053)* Second Vice President, Shirley Kelly (387-8290)* Recording Secretary, Nicola Selph (526-4986)* Corresponding Secretary, Ruth Dement (527-7923)* Treasurer, Jon Zablackis, (642-9121, days)* DIRECTORS West Bay: Woody Kuehn (239-7914)* Tom White (821-6933)* Paul Comisky (824-7080)* East Bay: John Nutt (654-3336)* Leora Feeney (522-8525)* David Rice (527-6696)* At Large: Dan Murphy (564-0074)* Ross Jennings (235-4986)* STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN: Conservation, Arthur Feinstein (282-5937)* Education, Dan Murphy (564-0074)* Field Trips, Shirley Kelly (387-8290)* Extended Field Trips, GGAS Office ( 843-2222 1 Finance, Woody Kuehn (239-7914)* Hospitality, Membership, Helen Green (526-5943)* Program, Leon Abrams (843-4107)* Publicity, Hazel Houston (635-7343)* GULL Editor, Don Sanford (527-6017)* Observations: Stephen F. Bailey (751-3313) and Joseph Morlan (524-7421 Extended Field Trips Co-ordinator, Chris Carpenter (376-6802) Librarian, Office Manager, Barbara Rivenes (843-2222) *Member of the Board of Directors. GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES ON THE AUDUBON CANYON RANCH BOARD OF DIRECTORS Art Feinstein, ex officio Jon Zablackis Bob Conrath George Peyton Nicki Spillane Bruce Howard NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RARE BIRD ALERT (recorded) 843-2211 Mail for all individuals listed above should be sent to GGAS office. Send address changes to office promptly; Post office does not forward THE GULL. Monthly meetings: second Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Joint membership — local and national $30 per yeai (individual); $38 (family); includes AUDUBON Magazine and THE GULL; to join, make checks payable to National Audubon Society and send to GGAS office to avoid delay in receiving THE GULL. Membership renewals should be sent directly to the National Audubon office. Subscriptions to THE GULL separately $8 per year; single issues $1. High school and college student membership $18 per year. Senior citizen individual $21, senior citizen family $23. Associate Membership in Golden Gate Audubon Society, $10 per year. The Golden Gate Audubon Society, Inc. was established January 25, 1917, and became a chapter of National Audubon in 1948. The Gull deadline is the first of the month for the following month, and July 15th for September issue.