Boletin Audubon
November 2008
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The Newsletter of Sociedad Audubon de México, A.C.

Audubon Lectures and Programs November, 2008

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Migratory Press Release >>

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On November 11th, Wayne Colony will present a lecture and slide show on the seasonal migratory water fowl residing in the Charco in the Fall and Winter.

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On December 9th, the Audubon Fall Film Festival will conclude with the film entitled "Hooked on Hummingbirds." This award-winning film was shot in the U.S. and Costa Rica. It incorporates close-up footage in slow motion, stop motion and real time of twenty hummingbird species flying, feeding, fighting and nesting. The film includes rare footage of hummers building their nests and feeding their chicks.

Audubon, Charco Casitas de Aves auction plans take flight

By Carol Wheeler

Tweet tweet and yum yum were bird words heard in the background this week as El Charco del Ingenio and Audubon de Mexico, San Miguel's two major environmental/ecological NGOs, called for San Miguel artists, architects and designers to create bird houses and bird feeders for an art auction, Casitas des Aves, to raise money for both organizations. 

The live event, preceded by a silent auction and accompanied by botanas and bebidas, will take place at the Charco on February 15th, 2009, with famed "insider artist" Anado McLauchlin as auctioneer (as well as a creator). The deadline for creators to sign up is August 31, 2008.

Casitas de Aves will be the first time the two organizations have cooperated on a benefit, although they have recently worked together on other projects more ecological in nature. LInda Whynman, president of Audubon, who said "We didn't want the same old cocktail party," points out that the two organizations "share the same vision" of preserving San Miguel's natural environment. Also, events like this are very expensive to bring off and, as Naomi Zerriffi, who is heading the event for the Charco, says, "It just makes very good sense" to cooperate on these things. Both groups look forward to more cooperation in the future.

The concept of designing houses and feeders has captured the imagination of a great many local artistic types. "We've already had a huge response," Zerriffi says. Whynman adds, "It's a great opportunity for artists to showcase their talents." The bird structures themselves must be completed by December 15th, so that they can be photographed and displayed way in advance of the event, via web sites, newspaper articles, and the auction program, which will list the artists with their e-mail and web site.

Participating artists will be asked to submit a minimum bid price; although of course all proceeds will go to the two organizations. There is a way for non-artists to take part in the event, too: sponsorships are available for the event, in categories from Nest Egg ($3,000 USD) to Just Ducky ($100 USD). Sponsors' names will be featured in publicity and in the Casitas de Aves program for the event.

For information and for details, artists and/or sponsors may call or e-mail Alice Sperling at 154-7177 or alicesperling@hotmail.com; Linda Whynman at 152-2139 orvellum1@mac.com; or Naomi Zerriffi at 154-9553 or nzerriffi@yahoo.com