Male Pine Warbler




Pine Woods Audubon Society

Hattiesburg, MS


A Chapter of the National Audubon Society



Who We Are

The Pine Woods Audubon Society meets monthly, from September through May, at 7:00 p.m. at the Kamper Park Education Center in Hattiesburg.  There are no charges associated with attending our meetings and no membership is required to attend meetings or other PWAS events.  We welcome visitors.

If you are interested in officially joining PWAS, there are two ways you can do that:
1.  Join the National Audubon Society and tell them that we are your "local chapter."  They will notify us of your membership through them.  You will receive the National Audubon magazine and you will receive the local chapter newsletter as part of your membership.
2.  Join the local chapter only for $20 annually (individual or family).  Your local dues go to support our monthly newsletters, educational activities, and other chapter events and we will mail you a copy of the chapter newsletter each time it is published (currently monthly).
3.  You can do both -- and many of our members do.

Click here to get a membership form to join the Chapter.

Mission

Our mission follows that of the National Audubon Society, with whom we are affiliated:   

"To conserve and restore natual ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity."




2008-09 Annual Calendar of Events






September
2008
September 4 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

September 4 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM: So, You Think Your Life is a Zoo? (presented by John Wright)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

September 13 @ 8:00 a.m.:   FIELD TRIP :  Fall Warbler Watch (DeSota National Forest)
Meet in Rose's Parking Lot promptly at 8 a.m. to depart with group.
Contact: Ron Blackwell, Field Trip Coordinator @ 601-545-2437 (h) or 601-434-1143 (cell)

September 11 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ron Blackwell @ 601-434-1143.






October
2008
October 2 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

October 2 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM: Longleaf Pines (Glen Hughes).  Click HERE for more details on the program.
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

October 3-4-5:  FIELD TRIP: Fall Migration on Dauphin Island, AL. 
Individuals are responsible for their own food, lodging and travel. 
A Chapter compilation will be held on-island at a time and location TBA.
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Dauphin Island Coordinator @ 601-268-3859.

October 4-16: Hummer Bird Study Group Fall Bird Banding @ Fort Morgan, AL. 
There is a fee to enter Fort Morgan but the bird banding site is open to the public and free of charge.
Contact:  Bob & Martha Sargeant @ 205-681-2888 or Rubythroat@aol.com or see web site for more events.

October 7 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ron Blackwell @ 601-543-0091.

October 18 - All Day -- The BIG SIT 3 @ Kamper Park in Hattiesburg.  Come sit awhile and see some birds!
Contact:  Ron Blackwell @ 601-543-0091 or Josh Hodge @ 601-606-3440.






November
2008
November 6 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

November 6 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM: Pascagoula River Audubon Center (presented by Motzart Dedeaux, Education Coordinator)
Contact:  Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

November 11 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ron Blackwell @ 601-543-0091.

November 8 @ 8:00 a.m.:  FIELD TRIP:   Deaton Preserve.
Meet in Rose's Parking Lot to depart with group.
Contact: Josh Hodge @ 601-606-3440.





December 2008
December 4 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

December 4 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM: Winter Hummingbirds (James Bell, Hummer Bird Study Group)
Contact:  Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

December 9 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ron Blackwell @ 601-543-0091.

TBA:  Annual Christmas Bird Count.  
All are welcome to participate.  Please sign up with Count Coordinator.
Contact:  Larry Smith, Count Coordinator @ 601-264-8364.





January
2009
January 8 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

January 8 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM:  Lake Thoreau (Dr. Michael Davis, Professor of Biology, USM)
Contact:  Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

January 13 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ron Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)

January TBA @ 7:30 a.m.:  FIELD TRIP: Gulf Coast Sand Hill Crane Refuge
Meet in Rose's Parking Lot to depart with group.
Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)









February
2009
February 5 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

February 5 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM:  TBA
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

February 10 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ron Blackwell @ 601-543-0091.

February 14 @ 9:00 a.m.: FIELD TRIP: Annual Window Watch
Hosted by Jane & Grayson Rayborn.
Travel on your own.  Directions will be given at February Chapter Meeting or call Ronnie for assistance.  Carpooling welcomed.
Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)

February 13-14-15-16:  The Great Backyard Bird Count, a project of national scope in conjunction with The National Audubon Society & Cornell Lab of Ornithology and sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited, Natural Resources Conservation Center, and Take Pride in America.  For more information, please visit one of these sites:







March
2009
March 5 @  6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

March 5 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM: The Economic Impact of Birding (Sheri Glowinski)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

March 10 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)

March 21 @ 8:30 a.m.:  FIELD TRIP:  Western Gulf Coast (Spence's Woods, Logtown, White Kitchen)
Meet in Rose's Parking Lot to depart with group.
Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)

Dates to be Announced:  Hummer Bird Study Group Spring Bird Banding @ Fort Morgan, AL.
There is a fee to enter Fort Morgan but the bird banding site is open to the public and free of charge.
Contact:  Bob & Martha Sargeant @ 205-681-2888 or Rubythroat@aol.com or see web site for more events.










April
2009
April 2 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

April 2 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM: Rails to Trails (Leslie Farmer & Elmer Beardfhall)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

April 8 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)

April 19:  BIRDFEST @ Kamper Park Zoo. 
Contact:  Cile Waite @ 601-264-7925.

Dates to be Announced:  Hummer Bird Study Group Spring Bird Banding @ Fort Morgan, AL.
There is a fee to enter Fort Morgan but the bird banding site is open to the public and free of charge.
Contact:  Bob & Martha Sargeant @ 205-681-2888 or Rubythroat@aol.com or see web site for more events.

April 25-27: FIELD TRIP:  Spring Migration on Dauphin Island, AL
Individuals are responsible for their own food, lodging and travel. 
A Chapter compilation will be held on-island at a time and location TBA.
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Dauphin Island Coordinator @ 601-268-3859.





May
2009
May 7 @ 6:15 p.m.: PWAS Board Meeting @ Kamper Park Zoo Education Center. All are welcome to attend.
Contact: John Wright, President @ 601-545-4576.

May 7 @ 7:00 p.m.: PWAS Monthly Chapter Meeting. 
PROGRAM: Mississippi Butterflies & Butterfly Counting (Diane Lafferty)
Contact: Chuck Gramling, Vice President & Program Chair @ 601-268-3859.

May 12 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)

May 30:  FIELD TRIP:  Second Annual Painted Bunting Hunt & Photo Op
Meet in Rose's Parking Lot @ 7:30 a.m. to depart with group.
Contact: Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)


June
2008
June 9 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)

June 27:  FIELD TRIP:  Hattiesburg Butterfly Count
Contact: Diane Lafferty (601-264-9654) or Chuck Gramling (601-268-3859).
Click here to view the PWAS historical data on Butterflies in the Hattiesburg area.


July
2008
July 7 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell)

July 18:  FIELD TRIP: Delta National Forest Butterfly Count.
Contact: Diane Lafferty (601-264-9654) or Chuck Gramling (601-268-3859).
Click here to view the PWAS historical data on Butterflies in DNF.

August
2008
August 11 @ 5:30 p.m.:  Birding Committee Meeting @ Keg & Barrel.
Contact:  Ronnie Blackwell @ 601-545-2437 (H) or 601-434-1143 (Cell).

                                              


2008-09 Monthly Newsletters (online Versions)

Although our newsletters are mailed out monthly to all members, this text-only version is also being published here.  Click on the month you want to read.

September 2008

2007-08 Monthly Newsletters (online versions)

Although our newsletters are mailed out monthly to all members, this text-only version is also being published here.  Click on the month you want to read.
September 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
January 200
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008

2006-07 Archived Newsletters (online versions)

September 2006
October 2006
December 2006
January 2007
February 2007
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007

How to Communicate With Us:

There are numerous ways to contact the Pine Woods Audubon Society:



Mail
Pine Woods Audubon Society
c/o Treasurer Lin Harper
544 W. 4th Street
Hattiesburg, MS   39401

Email
Newsletter Editor:
Lin Harper:             Lin.Harper@USM.edu



Listserv
Send email to
PineWoodsAud@usm.edu

Include your name and email address.  Lin manages the listserv and will subscribe you to it if you ask to be subscribed.  The Listserv is a quick way to communicate with many of the PWAS members as you can send one email message and all who are subscribed will see the message.  This is a free service to the chapter.

In Person
At our meetings on the first Thursday of every month, September through May, at the Hattiesburg Zoo Education Center.  The Board Meeting begins at 6:15 p.m. and all are welcome to attend.  Programs begin at 7:00 p.m.

and

At the Birding Committee Meetings on the Tuesday night after the monthly meeting at Keg & Barrel on Hardy Street.  We meet every month, gather around 5:30, and all are welcome to come for fun, frolic, and fellowship!

 Telephone
Telephone Contact numbers for specific events are listed in the Calendar of Events on this same page.



Links of Interest

National Audubon Society

Mississippi Audubon Society

Mississippi Audubon Chapters


The Great Backyard Bird Count (Audubon Site)

The Great Backyard Bird Count (More Info)