Announcements
Chesapeake Audubon Society
 | |  | |  | |  | |  |
| Our Mission Statement: The Chesapeake Audubon Society works in the Maryland region to promote the stewardship of natural ecosystems through conservation, restoration, education, and advocacy. |
| Read our latest newsletter. Winter 2010 |
A Pileated Woodpecker enjoying
some suet
photo by Hugh Simmons
some suet
photo by Hugh Simmons
| Robin and crew loading seed at The Wildlife Authority in Ellicott City. |
| The 2009 Seed Sale |
| Save the Date Annual Spaghetti Dinner Saturday, April 24, 2010 Dr. Pete Marra "Science in the Urban Jungle" Click on "Meetings" for details |
We raised over $1,000 from our Fall sale, and
generous donations by Chesapeake Audubon
members added more than $500 to our
fundraising efforts. We sold over 10,000
pounds of seed, and 40% of that total was
black-oil sunflower seed. Black-oil sunflower
is relatively inexpensive and is most widely
liked by birds in our region. We sold over 1,000
pounds of shelled sunflower seeds, which is
loved by all, especially goldfinches who are
with us all year long. If you’re lucky, shelled
sunflower may attract bluebirds whose beaks
aren’t strong enough to open the black-oil
shell. About 500 pounds of safflower went
home with folks doing battle with squirrels and
grackles. Members bought over 600 pounds of
a premium, mostly shell-less mix (Wild ‘n Free)
with millet for the juncos and sparrows,
shelled sunflower and safflower for everybody,
and peanuts for the titmice, bluejays, and
nuthatches. Wild ‘n Free is sold exclusively at
the Wildlife Authority (www.wildlifeauthority.
com), who graciously sponsored our sale and
lent us the muscle that did a lot of the lifting
and loading. People also bought 400 suet
cakes to give our woodpeckers some much-
needed winter fat, 300 pounds of nyjer for
finches, and over 2,200 pounds of other millet-
based mixes. No wonder the birds are
singing!! Chesapeake Audubon members'
birds are filling their bellies ! And our proceeds
will sponsor summer camp again for children
at Audubon’s Patterson Park Center. Well
done everybody—kudos to Wildlife Authority,
our volunteer corps, and our members!
by: Robin Schless
generous donations by Chesapeake Audubon
members added more than $500 to our
fundraising efforts. We sold over 10,000
pounds of seed, and 40% of that total was
black-oil sunflower seed. Black-oil sunflower
is relatively inexpensive and is most widely
liked by birds in our region. We sold over 1,000
pounds of shelled sunflower seeds, which is
loved by all, especially goldfinches who are
with us all year long. If you’re lucky, shelled
sunflower may attract bluebirds whose beaks
aren’t strong enough to open the black-oil
shell. About 500 pounds of safflower went
home with folks doing battle with squirrels and
grackles. Members bought over 600 pounds of
a premium, mostly shell-less mix (Wild ‘n Free)
with millet for the juncos and sparrows,
shelled sunflower and safflower for everybody,
and peanuts for the titmice, bluejays, and
nuthatches. Wild ‘n Free is sold exclusively at
the Wildlife Authority (www.wildlifeauthority.
com), who graciously sponsored our sale and
lent us the muscle that did a lot of the lifting
and loading. People also bought 400 suet
cakes to give our woodpeckers some much-
needed winter fat, 300 pounds of nyjer for
finches, and over 2,200 pounds of other millet-
based mixes. No wonder the birds are
singing!! Chesapeake Audubon members'
birds are filling their bellies ! And our proceeds
will sponsor summer camp again for children
at Audubon’s Patterson Park Center. Well
done everybody—kudos to Wildlife Authority,
our volunteer corps, and our members!
by: Robin Schless