Issue 139
September 2015
The Incredible Flying Bowling Ball
By: Greg Martin
Medical Services Volunteer
            The Great Horned Owl is essentially a bowling ball with night-vision goggles and the ability to fly, a bowling ball that considers most of God's little creatures to be pins. Like bowling balls, or at least bowling alleys, the Great Horned Owl can be found all across North America, practically everywhere you look. Like bowling balls, they are built solid and built tough; they can weigh anywhere between two and five pounds, which may not sound like much to us mammals, but in the raptor world, anything at five pounds that's not an eagle is a veritable monster.
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Monarch Butterfly:
More than just a pretty face
After the Wildfire...
By: Gail Cochrane
Liberty Wildlife Volunteer
The gaudy orange and black butterflies fluttering around nectar plants in our gardens appear so insubstantial, so frivolous, that it's hard to imagine the drama and complexity of their life journeys.  The story of the monarch butterfly is an annual enactment of miraculous transformations and epic flights to perpetuate the survival of the species.

By: Claudia Kirscher
Liberty  Wildlife Volunteer
Fire is one of our greatest tools and one of our most destructive forces.  Fire that is low in intensity and does not grow out of control benefits our wildlands and is actu­ally vital to the survival of several species and the overall ecological health of forests and grasslands.   Despite the damage that can occur to property and people, good things can come out of forest fires. 

KidStuff by Carol Suits

Parents, looking for end of summer activites for your children?
Click  on the links  below.
 
This Monarch Butterfly link has fun videos, diagrams, activities and stories for you.
 
The Monarch Butterflies are starting to migrate!  Check out this map each week to watch their progress.
Calendar 
 
You're Invited
   
Sunset Cruise for Wildlife
When:  Sat.  Oct 3rd, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Where : Scorpion Bay Marina @ Lake Pleasant 10970 Peninsula Blvd Morristown AZ 85342 
Verde Canyon Train Ride with Sonora
When:  Sat.  Oct. 3 rd, 1 pm - 5 pm
When:  Sat.  Nov 7 th, 1pm - 5 pm
Where: 300 N. Broadway, Clarkdale, AZ 86324 
 
Desert Belle Tour Boat - Saguaro Lake
When:  Sat. Oct. 3 rd, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Where: Saguaro Lake 14011 N. Bush Hwy Mesa, AZ 85215
 
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy - Family Friday Sunset Series
When:  Fri. Oct. 9th, 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Where: Gateway Trailhead, 18333 N. Thompson Peak Rd 85255 
 
Liberty Wildlife Volunteer Orientation
When:  Sat, Oct. 10 th, 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Where: Liberty Wildlife Facility
Please go to our website for more information and to submit and application.
 
Wild Birds Unlimited Fall Seed Sale
When: Sat. Oct. 10 th, 11am - 3pm
Where: 2110 E. Baseline Rd. #1 Mesa, AZ. 85297 
 
Audubon Arizona
When: Sat. Oct. 10 th, 11am - 12pm
Where: 3131 S. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85040 
 
Verde Canyon Railroad Booth
When:  Thur. Oct 15 th, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Where: 300 Broadway, Clarkdale, AZ 
 
Desert Rivers Gilbert Riparian Birding Walks
When: Sat. Oct. 17 th, 8am - 11am
Where: 2757 East Guadalupe Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 
 
Music in the Moutains
When: Sat. Oct. 17 th & 18 th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where: 12950 North 7th St, Phx at the North Mt. Visitor Cente 
 
N. Tempe Neighborhood Association Environmental Fair
When:  Sat. Oct. 17 th, 2 pm - 6 pm
Where: Evelyn Hallman Park 1900 N College Ave Tempe, AZ 85281 
 
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy - Family Sunday Sunset Series
When:  Sun. Oct. 18th, 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Where:  30301 N. Alma School Pkwy Scotts, AZ 85262 Brown's Ranch Trailhead 
 
Southeast Regional Library Program:  Owls and other Raptors
When:  Mon. Oct. 19th, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: 775 N. Greenfield Rd. Gilbert, AZ 85234 
 
Highlands Center for Natural History
When:  Sat. Oct. 24th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where: 1375 Walker Rd, Prescott, AZ 86303, USA
 
Lost Dutchman State Park
When:  Sat. Oct. 24 th, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Where: 6109 N. Apache Trail Apache Junction, AZ 85219 
 
Stonefield's Annual Fall Festival - Stonefield Community
When:  Sun.  Oct. 25th, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Where: 1567 W Swan Pl Chandler, AZ, 85286 
 
San Tan Mountain Regional Park Halloween
When: Sat, October 31 st, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: 6555 West Phillips Road Queen Creek, AZ 85142 


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