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March 2013 Program: Great Gray Owls, with Michael Munts; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; Spokane Audubon 2012 Christmas Bird Count Summary, by Alan McCoy; March/April Events.

February 2013 Program: I Hunt, therefore I Am (what?), with Rich Landers; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; Snowy Owl Pellet, by Ron Dexter; Field Trip Report: Banana Belt Trip, by Cindy McCormack; Great Backyard Bird Count; February/March Events.

January 2013 Field Trip Edition; Program: Birding in Peru, with Lindell Haggin and Joyce Alonso; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack, 2013 Field Trips.

December 2012 Program: What does CBC Data tell us about how climate change is affecting bird populations?, featuring Gary Blevins; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; 2013 Calendar Photo Preview;Conservation Action: Save the Glenrose-Dishman Hills Connection to the Dream Trail; December Field Trip.

November 2012 Program: Reproductive Ecology of the White-headed Woodpecker in Washington’s Ponderosa Pine Forests, with Jeff Kozma; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; Unsung Heroes: Marlene & Bob Cashen, by Fran Haywood; Calendar Photo Preview;Audubon National President Marks Completion of Washington Birding Trail; Field Trips.

October 2012 Program: Bird-related Research and Monitoring at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, with Mike Rule; President's Message from Kim; Fire on the Shrub-Steppe; Calendar Photo Preview and event announcement; Upcoming events.

September 2012 Program: Ecology, Species Interactions, and Conservation of the Shrub-steppe, with Mike Livingston; President's Message from Kim; Call for Board Elections; 2013 Calendar Announcement; Summer Campout Report, by Joyce Alonso; Unsung Hero, by Fran Haywood; Diary of a Bird Nerd: Volunteering at the OLC, by Carmen Yount; Rufous Hummingbird Report, from Howard Ferguson; Field Trips for September and October.

June 2012 No general meetings in June, July or August. Homeschoolers' Art and Comments; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; Letter to Spokane Audubon and president's response; Spring Events at Turnbull NWR, by Joyce Alonso; Field Trip Report: Sage Brush Specialties, by Brian Miller; Field Trips, Mid-June - December.

May 2012 Program: Fergie's Birds, Part II; 2013 SAS Calendar Contest Guidelines; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; A Fall Raptor Tour, Part Two, by Carolyn Wilcox; Unsung Hero, by Fran Haywood; Bluebird Field Trip Report, by Marian Frobe; May events at Turnbull NWR; SAS Field Trips, May through mid-June.

April 2012 Program: Birds of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge and the Slide Creek Fire, with Mike Muntz; 2013 SAS Calendar Contest Guidelines; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; A Fall Raptor Tour, Part One, by Carolyn Wilcox; Reardan Wildlife Area Kiosk Dedication on April 29, 2012; Upcoming Events at Turnbull NWR; SAS Field Trips for April and May.

March 2012 Program: Bedazzling & Befuddling: Getting to Know Butterflies of the Inland Northwest, with John Baumann; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; Snowy Owl Field Trip Report, by Fran Haywood (featuring photos by Marlene Cashen); Remembering Some Unsung Heroes: Morey & Margaret Haggin, by Lindell Haggin; Inland NW Audubon Chapter Meeting Exchange; 2013 Calendar Contest Announcement; Field Trips coming up in March and April.

February 2012 Program: Fergie's Birds & Adventures in SE Asia, with Howard Ferguson; The Great Backyard Bird Count; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; Eagle Watch Field Trip Report, by Joyce Alonso; LC Valley Field Trip Report, by Cindy McCormack; Southern Snowies: The Snowy Owl Irruption of 2011-2012; Upcoming Events. This month's newsletter features photos by Tom Munson, Marlene Cashen and Cindy McCormack.

January 2012 Field Trip Edition; Program: Screening of Ghost Bird; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; Unsung Hero, by Fran Haywood.

December 2011 Program: Unusual Species Found During Christmas Bird Counts, with Gary Blevins; President's Message from Kim, Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; SAS at Grizzly Bear Workshop, by Lynn Noel; Conservation Chair Vacancy, by Mary Jokela; Unsung Heroes of Spokane Audubon, by Fran Haywood; The Birds of the 12 Days of Christmas, Inland Northwest Edition; December Field Trip.

November 2011 Program: Southern Africa as We Saw It, with Bob Griffith; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, by Cindy McCormack; Local Wild Bird Rehab Center (4 NW Birds) Seeking to Expand; Unsung Hero; Update from the Board, November-December events.

October 2011 Program: Falconry & Game Hunting: A Conservation Alliance; President's Message from Kim; Sights & Sounds, with Cindy McCormack; An Update on the Saltese Flats; Regional Advocacy for Sage-Grouse Protection; Unsung Hero; Messages from the Board; October-November events.

September 2011 Program: Our Diminishing Shrub-Steppe Community: Fragile, Abused, Imperiled; Katie's Korner; Remembering Dick Rivers; Big Lake Meadow Weekend; Unsung Hero; International Migratory Bird Day, 2011 Summary; September-October events.

June 2011 A Letter from the Editor; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; SAS Field trips for the rest of 2011. Have a great summer!

May 2011 Program: The Loss and Fragmentation of Eastern Washington’s Native Shrub-Steppe Vegetation; Katie's Korner; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; Beginners' Bird Walk at Turnbull NWR, by Fran Haywood; Sagebrush Specialty Trip, by Brian Miller; 2011 Sharp-Tailed Grouse Population Survey, by Kim Thornburn; 2012 SAS Calendar Call for Entries and Upcoming Events.

April 2011 Program: Feathered Architects: The Fascinating World of Bird Nests, with Idie Ulsh; 2012 Calendar Call for Entries; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; Roads & Tracks, by Mary Jokela; Bluebird Trip Report, by Marian Frobe; Upcoming Bird Festivals; Unsung Hero: Katie Krause; First Big Green Day Announcement, by David Hille; Upcoming Events.

March 2011 Program: Wolves of Northeastern Washington with Dr. Jay Shepherd; Katie's Korner; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; Bird Watching Classes at Grand Coulee; Spokane Christmas Bird Count; Unsung Hero: Jon Isacoff; Bobolinks: Managing Grasslands for Birds and People; March and April Events.

February 2011 Program: Cooperation and Conflict in the Bird World, the Acorn Woodpecker; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; Spokane Audubon Donates Microscopes to Turnbull NWR; Unsung Hero: Mary Jokela; Membership News from Dave Plemons; Conservation Note by Mary Jokela; Waterville Plateau Field Trip Report; February & March Events.

January 2011 Field Trip Edition; Program: The Columbia Highlands Initiative; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; Unsung Hero: Dave Plemons; 2011 Field Trip list and descriptions.

December 2010 Program: Population Trends of Winter Birds of Eastern Washington; Christmas Bird Count 2010; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; Unsung Hero: Norma Trefry; Remembrance: "Walkin'" Jim Stoltz; Mosaic, by Mary Jokela, Bird of the Month: Common Redpoll.

November 2010 Program: Seabirds, Penguins to Puffins; Katie's Korner; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; Unsung Hero: Jan Strobeck; News from the Refuge, by Joyce Alonso; Bird of the Month: Pygmy Nuthatch.

October 2010 Program: Magic Fingers, Costa Rica Connection; Katie's Korner; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds, The Saltese Flats, by Ivan Lines; Unsung Hero: Dick Rivers; Birding in Eastern Oregon, by Melissa Cummins; Palisades/Indian Canyon Field Trip Report, by Lindell Haggin. Web Extra: Where to Stay in Eastern Oregon, by Melissa Cummins; Bird of the Month: Prairie Falcon, featuring a photo by Tom Munson.

September 2010 Program: Lynx, by Jeff Heinlen, Program Location Reminder; Katie's Korner; Craig Corder's Sights & Sounds; Big Meadow Lake Campout Report by Fran Haywood; Unsung Hero: Hans Krauss; Bird of the Month: Northern Pygmy Owl. Web Extra: Big Meadow Lake Campout Photos by Norma Trefry and Joyce Alonso.