Panorama | Summer 2022

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Summer 2022

Conserving Raptors Page 4

Beautiful Butterflies Page 5

Melodious Mimics Page 8

WELCOME HELEN BOOMSMA Executive Director

Welcome to the Center’s joyous summer season, where you can experience our trails awash in bright colorful wildflowers lit by ambient sunlight.

In this issue of Panorama, read about the magical lifecycle and characteristics of butterflies, and learn about key species. These colorful insects are as important as they are beautiful. Encounter a special family of birds called mimics that displays incredible vocal abilities. Discover the best ways you can help conserve raptor species in the wild. Tour our two newer ponds, Dragonfly and Molly’s Pond, and learn about some of the species of plants and animals you may see there on a summer hike. Meet Schlitz Audubon board member and avid birder Jeff Rusinow, who generously funded our new Feeder Cam. Enjoy the sights of nature at Schlitz Audubon in the evening during our extended summer hours.

From June through August, Monday-Thursday, our trails are open until 8:00pm!

Join us for some fun in the sun by enjoying the Center's summer programs! Venture out to our trails for guided literary hikes featuring the work of Robin Wall Kimmerer and a story adventure about turtles. Join us for field trips to Northern Kettle Moraine’s Dundee Mountain and the Ice Age National Scenic Trail to take in the stunning views. Learn about the natural world, including mussels, trees, snakes, and more. Our summer programs will ensure you experience the best this season has to offer in nature education!

Head to the State Fair to witness our majestic birds of prey! Our Raptor Ambassadors participate in programming during the 11 days of the fair inside of We Energies Energy Park. Our programs take place at 11:15am and 1:15pm daily. Between programs, you can find our staff and volunteers at our information table where you can learn more about birds of prey and what the Center has to offer. We hope to see you between Thursday, August 4 – Sunday, August 14!

This summer we’re also reopening our art gallery! Visit for a solo show with artist Ellen Anderson. Running through August 15, Ellen Anderson: Wisconsin Nature in Oils features her grand, expansive-looking work that showcases nature in all its splendor. Animals, birds, and landscapes are represented in oil painted on canvas, displaying a feeling of brightness with patches of light and colors rendered with enticing details.

We look forward to seeing you on the trails!

Welcome to our new board members!

Therese Gripentrog | Milwaukee County Parks Jonathan T. Luljak | Michael Best Leia C. Olsen | Ascension

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Jane B. Bell VP-Development John Schaub VP-Governance Board Renee M. Clair Heidi Dondlinger John E. “Jack” Gebhardt Therese Gripentrog Amy Giuffre Evan Kirkstein Jonathan T. Luljak Barbie Brennan Nelson Leia C. Olsen Sanderson S. ‘Andy’ Read Benjamin F. Rikkers Jeff Rusinow Lindsay Stevens Carol Wolcott Past Presidents John H. Kopmeier, Jr. Philip R. Smith Dennis L. Fisher Terrence K. Knudsen Thomas J. McCutcheon Thomas B. Fitzgerald Randolph H. Dean Stephen F. Geimer Thomas J. Drought David K. Hoover John S. McGregor Margarete R. Harvey Timothy J. Gerend John Grunau Aliah Berman Director Emeritus Dorothy K. Vallier (1910-2013)

CREDITS FOR PANORAMA Director of Marketing & Communications Nancy Quinn Creative Lead | Design & Photography Zoe Finney

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Officers Shane Delsman President Benjamin T. Pavlik Treasurer

Editing | Select Writing Craig Mattson

COVER PHOTO Painted Lady on wild bergamot

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SEASONAL SIGHTINGS

Dragonfly Pond in summer.

JACOB KEMPINSKI Naturalist

This summer, take a hike to two of Schlitz Audubon’s newest wetlands: Dragonfly Pond and Molly’s Pond. Created in 2019 as part of the Stormwater Wetland and Ravine Restoration Project, the two ponds both protect surrounding habitats and offer a refuge for native plants, amphibians, and waterfowl.

A variety of native species have already begun to flourish in Molly’s and Dragonfly Ponds despite being only three years old. Aquatic plants like broadleaf arrowhead and tall, purple-flowered pickerelweed thrive along the ponds’ edges, flowering throughout the summer. Basking painted turtles show off their own bright coloration on sunny days.

This spring, our volunteer wetland monitors discovered blue-spotted salamanders in Molly’s Pond for the first time.

Less tolerant of poor water quality than other pond species, salamanders are indicative of a healthy aquatic environment. Throughout the summer, look closely for their aquatic larvae, which possess large, external gills protruding around their necks and typically develop legs earlier in their life cycle than other amphibians.

The ponds also support a robust population of green frogs and bullfrogs, both “true frogs” in the family Ranidae. These species require deeper, permanent ponds like Molly’s and Dragonfly because their young spend two seasons as tadpoles. On warm, sunny days, look for the green-brown tadpoles of either species in shallow waters, occasionally swimming to the surface in pursuit of insects, or otherwise resting

in the mud or on sunken logs. From June through early August, listen closely for the frog chorus. Though the two species’ outward appearances are similar, the larger bullfrog is easily distinguished by its recognizable mating call, a deep ribbit or jug-o-rum. The green frog produces a short glunk, reminiscent of the twang of a banjo. You can identify a quiet frog on sight by the presence of dorsolateral folds, a pair of ridges on the back of the green frog that are notably absent on the bullfrog.

As summer progresses, keep an eye out for the green darner dragonfly. Distinctive for their bright green and blue bodies, look for these large dragonflies swooping through the air over wetlands, hunting other insects with astonishing accuracy.

Like the true frogs, green darners rely on permanent ponds like Molly’s and Dragonfly where their young spend most of the year as aquatic nymphs. These nymphs transform into adults in early summer, which then lay their eggs in the pond, starting the cycle anew. In September, look for a second wave of dragonflies to emerge. Living alongside the year-long residents of their own species, these migratory green darners fly south to warmer habitats shortly after their late summer emergence, returning in the spring to lay eggs as the weather turns.

Just a short hike from the main building, Molly’s Pond and Dragonfly Pond are excellent stops on sunny day’s hike.

Bring a guidebook, keep your eyes and ears open, and enjoy the summer.

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RAPTOR EDUCATION

Cooper's Hawk soaring above the West Meadows.

Five Simple Ways You Can Help Conserve Raptors CHEYENNE SMITH Associate Raptor Educator

Raptors are beneficial because of the numerous ecological services that they provide. They help reduce the spread of diseases by controlling rodent populations and by removing carrion from the environment. Birds of prey also serve as key indicators of environmental contamination. Helping to conserve large, apex predators may seem intimidating to some, but keeping raptor populations healthy is an important job for everyone, not just for researchers or wildlife professionals!

SAVE YOUR APPLE CORE FOR THE GARBAGE CAN One thing you can do to help conserve raptors is properly dispose of trash. While some garbage such as apple cores and banana peels are biodegradable, tossing them out your car window could create a potentially deadly situation for many animals, including raptors. These items attract rodents and other prey animals to the road, and larger birds begin to associate roadways with an easy meal. Owls are particularly susceptible to road collisions as they commonly fly at the same height as vehicles.

PLANT NATIVE SPECIES A significant problem facing raptors in urban landscapes is the loss of both habitat and native plant species. Adding native plants to your garden is very beneficial to raptors. It creates habitat by providing cover, and also reduces the need for pesticides that could potentially contaminate the food chain, attracting native insects and reliable food sources. While raptors don't directly rely on plants for food, they may rely on other animals that do. Healthy biodiversity means healthier ecosystems, and seeing a hawk or owl is a sign that an ecosystem is thriving.

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SKIP THE RAT POISON Another simple way to help conserve raptors is to let them do what they’re best at - hunting! A family of Barn Owls can hunt over 1,000 rats in a single year. Unfortunately, rodenticides and rat poisons are lethal to pets and wildlife alike and often don’t work for 3-14 days. An infected rat could easily be eaten by a predator after it has consumed a poison. Owls frequently die after eating poisoned rats. Allowing these wonderfully skilled hunters to manage pests for you is an easy way to participate in their conservation.

SWITCH FROM LEAD TO COPPER SPORTING GEAR Lead is the most used metal in hunting ammunition and fishing tackle. Lead bullets fragment into hundreds of pieces upon impact. When eagles and other scavengers consume carrion left on the landscape or catch a fish that has encountered lead tackle, they ingest a potentially deadly meal. Even at very low levels of lead exposure, birds show signs of toxicity, including neurological impairment, seizures, weakness, and death. Switching from lead to copper-made bullets and fishing tackle can save some of our most beloved native raptors, like Bald Eagles and Osprey.

SUPPORT RAPTOR FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS One final way to help raptors is to assist organizations that support them through research, rehabilitation, or education. Memberships to wildlife organizations, donations, volunteering, and even attending educational programs can benefit raptors.

Consider participating in activities to further the conservation of our beloved raptor species so that future generations can continue to appreciate their power and beauty.

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FEATURE

CRAIG MATTSON Communications Specialist With contributions from Aubrey Ellickson Fulsaas, Emily Leonard, and Drew Shuster

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FEATURE

ummers shimmer with brightly colored butterflies, which are insects in the order Lepidoptera. The words Lepido means scale, and Ptera, wing, conveying that butterfly wings are composed of tiny scales spread over their entire surface. Many people are familiar with the monarch butterfly, but the world is filled with other beautiful butterfly species that are worth knowing.

There are six families of butterflies, which share the order Lepidoptera with moths, but differ from moths in key ways. Butterflies have clubbed antenna, and hold their wings erect when at rest. They are also diurnal, or active during the day, whereas moths are active at night. There are around 28,000 species of butterflies worldwide, with 750 in the U.S. and about 130 species living in Wisconsin.

IMPORTANCE BEYOND BEAUTY Butterflies are an important class of insects. They are pollinators, attracted to bright flowers and feeding on nectar. Butterflies carry pollen on their bodies when they fly from plant to plant, which is necessary for food production, helping the plants to produce fruits and seeds. Many species of pollinators are in decline.

Butterflies are sensitive to their environment, so scientists can use data about them to monitor habitat and climate change.

They are an essential part of the food chain, serving as food for birds, spiders, reptiles, and bats.

MAGNIFICENT LIFECYCLE OF THE BUTTERFLY The lifecycle of a butterfly seems magical. Females lay their eggs, either singly or in clusters, on a host plant. The specific species of plant is important because it will become food for larvae, which will only feed on one plant species or group of related plants. The caterpillar, which is the larval stage of a butterfly, spends this phase as a small instar. The caterpillar’s skin grows continuously, and morphs into multiple instars as they molt and grow larger.

Before the final molt, the caterpillar grows wings beneath its skin. Then, they form a chrysalis and begin the incredible task of metamorphosis, entering their pupal phase. During metamorphosis, the entire body of the caterpillar dissolves and rearranges with new parts. The caterpillar then emerges as an adult butterfly with limp, wet wings, and is very vulnerable. The newly emerged butterflies flood their wings’ veins with body fluids, inflating them, and then pump the wings to practice flying. They can live as adults for about two weeks, but this varies by species.

Butterflies often produce two or more generations of their species during a season, one in early summer and another in late summer. Some butterflies overwinter as a chrysalis, larva, or pupa, and then emerge the next season. If a butterfly emerges as an adult closer to the cold season, it will migrate rather than remain in a wintery habitat. Besides the monarch, research is currently being done on other butterfly species’ migration patterns.

They are thought to act as partial migrants like some birds.

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DIETARY HABITS OF BUTTERFLIES Eating for an adult butterfly is made possible by a long tongue which forms during the pupal stage of metamorphosis. In this process, the pupa loses its hard mandibles to form a tubelike structure called a proboscis. The proboscis is made of two tubes connected with fibers in between that come apart and rejoin. They are tightly coiled when the insect is not feeding, controlled by muscular contraction and a hydraulic mechanism.

When the butterfly eats, muscular contraction puts pressure on the proboscis tube, and it retracts and unfurls. The length of this tube determines which flowers it forages on – a longer proboscis will allow the butterfly to feed on deeply petaled, tubular flowers, a marvelous example of co-evolution.

Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet, which help them select the correct host plant for their eggs.

Butterflies usually have more than one type of food source. Besides nectar and juice from fruits, they will eat sap, carrion, tears and sweat, wet soil, and from puddles - places where they can obtain needed minerals, salts, and amino acids. Some species are in decline due to habitat loss and the loss of host plants. This is concerning, because butterflies have such specialized host plants, their one food source as caterpillars.

LOCAL BUTTERFLY SPECIES Of the 130 or so species found in Wisconsin, some are readily seen at the Center. Each type has distinctive habitats, lifecycles, host plants, and food sources. A few are highlighted here.

CLOUDED SULFUR The delicate-looking clouded sulfur has powdery yellow wings edged by brown and small wing spots. Females, which are white in color, lay their eggs singly on plants in the pea family in habitats that include prairies, roadsides, native grasses, and hay.

When the eggs hatch, the larvae will often eat one another if they are laid on the same plant. The clouded sulfur ranges throughout North America and is migratory.

As adults, they take advantage of a variety of plants for food such as milkweed, butterfly bush, and white clover. You will see this species most often in June through August.

Interestingly, they are very attracted to red flowers, as well as red colors, which draws them to a car’s taillights.

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EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL Larger and robust-looking, the eastern tiger swallowtail has tiger-like brown stripes and edging on yellow-orange wings. Their habitat includes deciduous forests, fields, and parks where they eat and pollinate sunflowers, honeysuckle and milkweeds, among others. They lay their large green eggs on host trees such as cottonwood, ash, birch, and species in the magnolia and rose famlies.

The eastern tiger swallowtail is a caterpillar for three to four weeks, and they pupate for 10-20 days, which is how they can overwinter. This species produces two broods per season, with the adult living only two weeks. Their first instars resemble bird droppings, which can save them from predation.

RED-SPOTTED PURPLE The gorgeous, red-spotted purple has bluish-purple, iridescent wings with orange spots and light markings on the edges. Their habitat includes forest edges, trails, and roadsides, where they find host trees. Females lay their eggs singly on trees including willow, poplar, and aspen. There are two broods per year, one in early summer, and the second brood overwintering as a larva. The caterpillars, which also look like bird droppings, hatch in early summer, but they don’t enter the adult phase until much later. Adults, which you will see in mid-late summer, consume an interesting diet of tree sap, rotting fruit, animal dung, carrion, as well as purple cone flowers, also getting nutrition from puddles. They are not big pollinators.

PAINTED LADY The painted ladies’ complex orange and brown wings with white markings make them visually pop. They live in prairies, meadows, and overgrown fields, having over 100 species of host

plants, which include thistles, asters, and borage. They lay a single, pale green egg the size of a pinhead on a leaf. Painted ladies eat tall prairie plants, including New England aster, joe-pye weed, purple coneflowers, and sunflowers. Adults, which migrate to the southern U.S. to overwinter, are seen in June and through the fall, living for two weeks. They are the most widely distributed butterfly in the world, living on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.

PEARL CRESCENT The pearl crescent has complex orange, reddish, and brown designs on their wings, but are much smaller than most butterflies.

Living mainly in woodland edges and grasslands, their host plants include all species of asters, especially New England asters, where they are expert hiders. This species lays their eggs in clusters on the underside of leaves, often several layers deep, over winter as caterpillars, and can produce up to five generations annually. Their long proboscis makes many species of wildflowers a preferred food source, including zinnias and marigolds.

PRESERVING BUTTERFLY SPECIES Maintaining habitat and host plants for butterflies is particularly important, as many habitats are being lost. The federally endangered karner blue relies on lupine, which grows in oak savanna and pine barren habitats in Wisconsin. Both habitats are in decline. The swamp metalmark is a nearly extinct state endangered species. The caterpillar only eats a single species of uncommon thistle, while the adults nectar on just a few wildflower types.

One way to help butterflies is to provide habitat by planting native plants in your yard. It also helps if you avoid applying herbicides and pesticides. Another thing you can do is to provide shelter and drinking stations. Enjoy the beauty of butterflies in flight by bringing them to your yard and ensure that this dazzling family of insects is preserved.

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EDUCATION

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CRAIG MATTSON Communications Specialist

There is a special family of birds that are distinguished from it encounters in its wintering grounds. They have been heard other bird species by their surprising vocal behavior. These me- singing the songs of the Buff-collared Nightjar and Thick-billed lodious birds are able to mimic sounds in their environment, in- Kingbird in places where these species don’t even occur. cluding birds of different species, animals, and more!

Both male and female mockingbirds sing, with the male's reperMimics, part of the family Mimidae, are also known as mim- toire often containing more than 200 songs. Male mockingbirds ids. The mimics that can be seen in our area include Brown have two vocal repertoires, one in spring and one in fall, and they Thrashers, Gray Catbirds, and Northern Mockingbirds. These will create many new songs for the following year. They continbirds have complex songs and calls, used most often in territori- ue adding songs to their repertoire throughout their life. al defense and mate attraction. Their songs consist of warbles, squeaks, and tuneful phrases, lasting up to 20 minutes.

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF MIMIDS The Brown Thrashers, earthy brown on top with white stripes VOCALIZATIONS OF THE BROWN THRASHER underneath, are short-distance partial migrants. In winter, they The Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) has one of the largest move out of the northern portion of their breeding range to their vocal repertoires of any North American songbird. Its songs southern range in the eastern U.S. Southern residents remain are rich and full, and it is able to learn new songs. The Brown in place year-round. They are seen at the Center from late April Thrasher also engages in vocal mimicry. Some birds Brown through early October in shrubs or foraging on the ground. They Thrashers mimic are the Northern Flicker, White-eyed Vireo, are one of our priority bird species, which means that we are Wood Thrushes, and Northern Cardinal. They tend to repeat working to improve their breeding habitat at the Center. Brown song units in paired phrases and may sing 1,100 different song Thrashers eat fruit as well as insects. They are known to thrash types. on the ground for them or dig holes in the ground and leaf litter for prey with their longer, curved bill.

HARMONIES OF THE GRAY CATBIRD Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) sing with great vocal Gray Catbirds, gray with a black cap and rust-colored feathers versatility. One reason for this is because both sides of this bird’s under their tail, breed in much of the central and eastern U.S. pharynx operate independently. They can actually sing with two They are neotropical migrants, flying across the Gulf of Mexivoices at the same time. Gray Catbirds are often heard before co and visiting shrubby, second-growth habitats on their jourbeing seen, distinguished by their cat-like “mew.” Songs consist ney. Gray Catbirds are common at the Center, found from late of a long series of short syllables, which may be of over 100 dif- April through early October, often at eye level in shrubs. They ferent types delivered very rapidly. One four-and-a-half-minute use their short, straight bill to eat fruit and a variety of insects Michigan catbird song was noted to include 170 distinct phras- including ants, beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and moths. es.

Northern Mockingbirds, gray with dark wings, white wing Gray Catbirds mostly imitate the songs and calls of other birds patches, and a lighter underside, are less common in Wisconsin. and string them together. They have been heard mimicking a They are a year-round resident throughout most of their range Brown-crested Flycatcher, probably learned while overwinter- in North America and Mexico. The Northern Mockingbird’s ing in Central America. They are believed to mimic at least 44 diet consists of fifty percent fruit and fifty percent insects. They species of birds, frogs, can whistle and squeak, and make a vari- feed on the ground, running or hopping, and lunging at prey. The ety of mechanical sounds. males are known for their wing-flashing display. While on the ground, they raise and lower their wings, revealing their underREPERTOIRE OF THE NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD side to startle insects.

Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) imitate the calls and songs of other birds, including other mockingbirds. They Mimic populations in general are in decline, partly because of sing almost constantly, including at night, especially during development across their range and converting land for agrithe full moon. They also mimic animal species and mechanical culture. Visit the Center this summer to hear the mew of the sounds, such as car alarms, lawn mowers, and gates opening. Gray Catbird or to listen to the intricate melodies of the Brown The Northern Mockingbird is known to mimic songs from birds Thrasher.

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DEVELOPMENT

Donor Jeff Rusinow Shares His Love of Birding CLAIRE DAVIDSON Grants Specialist

Thank you to Jeff Rusinow, Schlitz Audubon board member and avid birder, for generously funding our new Feeder Cam. Now, anyone can watch bird activity taking place at feeders outside the Great Hall anytime and anywhere via an online feed! To view real-time footage, go to the “Birding” header or simply search “feeder cam” on our website.

Jeff has strong ties to Schlitz Audubon that go back to 1994, during his first term on the Board of Directors. He played an integral role in establishing our Nature Preschool in 2003, that opened within the new Dorothy K. Vallier Education Center. Jeff believes that helping the Nature Preschool become a reality was “one of the best things I’ve ever done philanthropically.” We are grateful to Jeff for his ongoing support in so many areas!

One of Jeff’s passions is to inspire those who love nature to form an emotional connection to birding. He believes technologies like the Feeder Cam are great tools that anyone can use to become better birders, especially beginners. Unlike catching fleeting, far away glances of birds in a treetop, for example, viewing a bird up close makes visual identification easier. This technology, along with our new Birds of Schlitz Audubon Folding Pocket Guide, make birding at the Center a more accessible hobby than ever before.

Jeff first became interested in birding at the young age of 12.

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Since then, he has traveled throughout the United States and Canada to cross birds off his “Life List.” He is world ranked at #53 for having identified 827 bird species in the American Bird Association Area. A highlight for Jeff was seeing a Bat Falcon in Texas during its first appearance in the United States. One of the most interesting places he’s traveled to bird is the island of Adak in Alaska, a remote former military bunker.

Despite traveling extensively throughout the continent, one of the places Jeff loves to go birding the most is right here at Schlitz Audubon. Our location within the Mississippi Flyway on Lake Michigan and our varied habitats makes us a birding hotspot.

Jeff has fond memories of birdwatching along the trails while living in Fox Point near the Center. In the past, he would hike almost exclusively along Lake Michigan and the Tower. Now he frequently walks along the new Central Wetlands Loop accessible trails and enjoys the serenity of the West Meadows Loop, where he might find a Savanna Sparrow, a Northern Flicker, or Wood Ducks.

Although he’s been to numerous nature centers throughout the country, Jeff remains in awe of the quality of birding here.

“Schlitz Audubon is a terrific jewel, and truly is a special place to connect with nature and get outside,” he said. Thank you, Jeff, for sharing your love of birding with all of us at the Center!

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In Memory of Lotte Matzner Special thanks to Paul Matzner and Julie Armour for a special contribution to our Environmental Education Scholarship Program in memory of Liselotte “Lotte” Matzner, who passed away in April 2021 at the age 101. Through this tremendous gift, approximately 1,400 students from underserved neighborhoods will enjoy free field trip visits to the Center.

Lotte gave freely of her time to volunteer with children. She was also an active outdoors person who could identify almost every tree, bird, and plant she came across.

Some of her most memorable roles putting these talents to work came right here at Schlitz Audubon in the 1980s as a teacher / naturalist, as a Cub Scout Den Mother, and as classroom helper at St. Eugene School.

Thanks to this special gift, Lotte’s legacy will live on by continuing to provide meaningful experiences for children in nature.

In Memory Of

In Honor Of

Bonnie Behee-Semler Robert Amich

Donna Miller St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Jerry R. Blackburn Vicki Zipf

Mimi Ormond Judith Ormond

Mark A. Cavaluzzi Paul & Mary Cain Joan Ellen Roe

Jack Schlueter Natalie Lindert

Cyndie Chiuminatto Chloe Chiuminatto Randy Frank Mr. & Mrs. John H. Kopmeier, Jr. Katherine Jentz Lori Vogt Tom Joynt Kathleen Joynt Jean ‘Sata’ Katz Jewish Community Foundation Moshe & Debra Katz Family Donor Advised Fund John & Patricia Kilian Mary Beth Kilian Chet Lukaszewicz Mary Fitzgerald Maack Carole Manchester Lotte Matzner Paul Matzner & Julie Armour Judy Milbrath Margaret Wrenn Hickey & Robert Wrenn

Ann & Jim Stover Steve & Susan Bell Barbara & Harney Stover Steve & Susan Bell

Raptor Sponsorships Perseus – Barred Owl

In Honor of Owen Mackey Anonymous Angelina Apostolos Stacy Braiden Krejci Breanne Shah

Tallulah – Turkey Vulture In Honor of Betty White Rachael Hutchinson

Valkyrie – Bald Eagle William Huth

Willow – Northern Saw-whet Owl Genie & Tom Smith

Diane Schlitz Judith & Arlin Brannstrom Joanne Stevenson Maria & Randy Altmayer Dolores L. Tarman Brenda & John Perry Char Tock Susan & Chuck Percival

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Gifts listed in this issue were received between 01/01/22 – 03/31/22

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