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Newsletters 2006 -

• Annual General Meeting a Great Success / A Great Day for the YFBTA. ..... Rob Wilson  (March 2006 Issue II)
• The Genesis of "Prairie Phoenix" by Rob Wilson  (March 2006 Issue II)
• We are proud to present our youngest writer and artist Mario Sumner
• Bird Proofing Windows by Jim and Shirley Huziak
• Pileated, Hairy and Downy Woodpecker ...see Birds of Saskatchewan for photos and descriptions.
• TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF NATURAL WORLD Rob Wilson -
• BIRDING TRAILS AND ECO -TOURISM   Wally Karau
• Turkey Vulture Tracking Program, Saskatchewan 2006:  Dr. C Stuart Houston  
• Interview by Mario Sumner and Cordell Young ...June 2006 Issue 3
• Birding Tours June 24, 2006      
• A Day at Grasslands National Park  by Erv Henderson ... November 2006 Issue IV
• Burrowing Owl Visits Saltcoats School.... November 2006 Issue IV
• The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup ....November 2006 Issue IV
• Bird Sightings and Their Stories ...November  2006 Issue II  Cedar Waxwing - Lana Sumner; Tagged Turkey Vulture - Doug Elsasser ; Whooping Crane Sightings - Paula Maier ; Killdeer - Paula Maier ; Let's Talk Turkey -Barbara J. Ford

          January 2007 Issue I

• Interview with Sara Williams - Anna Leighton .. January 2007 Issue I
• Interview with Candace Savage - Sheila Lavender .. January 2007 I
• Good Spirit Trails - Oney Pollock  ...  January 2007 Issue I
• The Mourning Dove - John Simpson ... January 2007 Issue I

Tyke the owl star of birding meeting

Annual General Meeting and Bird Symposium - February 17, 2007.

Photos taken at the Annual General Meeting and Birding Symposium - Courtesy Rob Wilson

        April 2007 Issue 2

• The Greatest Gift ....Rob Wilson - Editorial

• Choosing Our Future ....Walter Farquharson - President YFBTA

• Enjoyment and Economics - Judy Parker

• Bluebird Youth Mentoring Program -  Juanita Heembrock

• The Joy of the Osprey - Ella Smith

• YFBTA Youth Programs

• Reader's Responses ....

July 2007 Issue 3

• Summer Comes to the  Yellowhead - Rob Wilson

• Bill and Joyce Anaka "Storytellers and Naturalists" - Kathy Morrell

• Me and My Shadow - Robert Morgan

• YFBTA ENCOURAGES YOUNGSTERS TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN BIRDS

• Raymond Lacusta Produces Video Documenting Activities of Loons on Madge Lake - By Raymond Lacusta

• Curve-billed Thrasher at Feeder in Dalmeny, Saskatchewan

• YFBTA RECEIVES GRANT - Kim Wondrasek

• Sawkey Bird and Nature Trail - Sign Inscription

• Bluebird Project - Ron Knudsen

       November 2007  Issue 4

• FALL MIGRATION MUSINGS by Rob Wilson  : Editor

• MIGRATING BIRDS FACE TEST OF ENDURANCE ANNUALLY - Tony Allen

• CHERRYDALE BIRDING  TRAIL 

• Confessions of a non-birder - By Kathy Morrell

• "Bus Ridin' Birders" Submitted by Cordell Young

• YFBTA to the Rescue: Too Little - Too Late  - Rob Wilson

• YFBTA YOUTH INITIATIVES by Rob Wilson

• Will You Consider the Christmas Bird Count?  Rob Wilson

• YFBTA Membership Request for 2008:  A plea from the editor.

       February 2008 Issue 1

• Do Something Nice : Rob Wilson 

• Guest Speakers at Bird Symposium February 23/2008

• Churchbridge Public School Grade 4 and 5 - YFBTA 2007 Birding Project- Wally Karau

• Butterfly Observations -  YFBTA Member Paula Maier

• Painted Ladies - Arden Bradford

       May 2008 Issue 2

• A Message from the President - Lauretta Ritchie-McInnes

• Thoughts on the address given by Lynda Haverstock at the 2008 Birding Symposium - By Kathy Morrell

• Carlton Regional Park - Bird and Nature Trail  - by John Sawkey

• The Backroad Strut - Arden Bradford

• Falcons: Birds of Prey - by John Sawkey

• Leflay Trail is Ready for Visitors  - Rob Wilson

• Loon Initiatives Committee Update - Rob Wilson

• Wings and Roots Tour On the Bradford Farm June 21, 2008     7:00AM

• The Last Word - John Sawkey  

October 2008 Issue 3

• NATURE DISORDER - Rob Wilson

• A Tale of Mother Goose - Kathy Morrell

• Bradford Farm Tours - Arden and Donna Bradford

• Loss of bird species points to environmental crisis: Report

  Hanneke Brooymans ,  Canwest News Service

• FATAL ATTRACTION - Jim Huziak

• Being a Bird Watcher - Jim and Shirley Jowsey

• YFBTA RAFFLE 

• KAPOSVAR TRAIL ....Signage

  January 2009 Issue 1

• Legacies and Partnerships - Rob Wilson

• The Story of an Orphaned Western Meadowlark and its Rescue - Janine Shadick

• Canora recognized for environmental stewardship

• Letter to Painted Hand Casino and their response

• Kaposvar Birding Nature Trails - John A Nightingale

• Dr. Mark Brigham - Presenter at the Symposium

• 2008 Results of Canadian Lakes Survery - Rob Wilson

        May 2009  Issue 2

• YFBTA to host Fall Meet of Nature Sask - Walter Farquharson

• Isabel M. Priestly - Mary I Houston

• Habitat loss and the conservation of prairie songbirds - Nicola Koper

• A Place Worth Visiting - Marlene and Don Brock

• Clark's Nutcracker Sighting : December 2008 - Edith Mann

• Barred Owl Sighting at Good Spirit - Terry and Joan Popoff

• George Murray: New member of YFBTA Boad of Directors - Lauretta Ritchie McInness

• YFBTA Loon Initiatives 2009 - Rob Wilson

• An Improvement in the Odds: A Sky of Relief over Yorkton - Rob Wilson

• The Last Word - John Sawkey

 September 2003  Issue 3

• Trash Talking - Rob Wilson  - Trash Walk - Kathy Morgan

• You never know when you might meet a nightjar - Lauretta Ritchie-McInnes : YBTA President

• Response to Inquiry Re: Casino Lights and Birds - Steve Van Wilgenburg

• Unusual Bird Sightings

• Owls in the Family - Randy Torrie and Bev Westberg

• Adopting an Owl - Jan Niebergall

• The Exciting Adventure of a Brown Creeper - by Thom Carnahan

• An Old Gaelic Blessing with a Twist - Walter Farquharson

• Bison and Issues of Crown Lands - Walter Farquharson

• Rob Wilson was appointed to the Board of Nature Sask. - Kathy Morrell

• What Your Membership Means to YFBTA - Rob Wilson

• Members and Friends Wish John Sawkey Well

• The Last Word - John Sawkey

November 2009 Issue 4

• A Duty to Care - Rob Wilson

• Sightings of Wing Tags Adds to Our Knowledge - Dr. Stuart Houston

• Chimney Swifts in Saskatchewan? Laurel McDonald

• Owl Assistance - Bev Kirk

• Hawk Assistance. My Husband and Nature-nut Wannabees - Cindy Smith

• Message from Jan Shadick - President of Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Canada (WRSOS)

• Prairie and Parkland Marsh Monitoring Program - Katherine Brewster

• Grade 1 Students at M.C. Knoll School Studying Birds - Marg Wlock

• Birding by Water - Ron and Gerri Knudsen

• Tour of the Kaposvar Birding Trails - Judy Parker

• We Need To Preserve Nature in its Natural State - Paula Maier

• The Last Word - John Sawkey

March 2010 Issue 1

• John Sawkey - VIP in our Midst - Kathy Morrell

• The Joy of Gardening with Nora Stewart : Kathy Morrell

• Isabel Priestly

• Quill Lakes International Bird Area - Lauretta Ritchie-McInnes

• Joseph Naytowhow, aboriginal storyteller and musician – Kathy Morrell

• Trevor Herriot Award-winning  Author and Prairie Naturalist -  Paula Maier

•  A Shrike Comes to Visit - Bonnie Rushowick

• Upon Hearing Ken Cheveldayoff on the Radio, Monday, March 01, 2010 - Rob Wilson  

• I just wanted to share another unusual bird sighting. - Terry Popoff 

• Letter From the Editor:  Rob Wilson

• Letter to the Editor -Dr. Stuart Houston

• The Last Word and Website Disaster  - John Sawkey

June 2010 Issue 2

• Saving Rainbows - Rob Wilson

• YFBTA Gaining Celebrity Status.   Lauretta Ritchie-McInnes and Rob Wilson

• YFBTA:  Loon Initiatives Committee:  2010 — Rob Wilson

• Nora Stewart’s Presentation at  YFBTA’s Bird Symposium  Yorkton, April 17, 2010   by  LaVaughn Duxbury

• Folks are welcome to observe bird banding this summer - Jared Clarke and Rob Wilson

• Outdoor Education at Saltcoats Regional Park - Stephen Farquharson

• NANCY KENNEDY - Nancy's  Story

• A Bird Watching Excursion West of Saltcoats - Ron and Gerri Knudsen

• The Last Word - John Sawkey

  August 2010 Issue 3

• The Power of Synergy - Rob Wilson

• Reflection  - Walter Farqhuarson

• YFBTA Summer Programs a Hit - Stephen Farquharson

• New Life to an Old Farmyard -Gordon and Terry Gendur

• YFBTA’s Bird Symposium  - April 17

• Isabel Priestly Legacy - Margaret Phillips  

• A Word From The Kelsey Ecological Society President   Michael Pitt

• YFBTA Excursion to Foam Lake - John Senkiw

• A New Winter Visitor - Gloria Herron

• 2010 Birdhouse Project - Ron and Gerri Knudsen  

• The Last Word - John Sawkey (Publisher of Newsletter and Webmaster.

December 2010 Issue 4

• Give Your Life Away : Rob Wilson

• “Going….going……but not yet gone from YFBTA region” - Morley Maier

• Relections and Hope - Nancy Kennedy

• Letter to the Editor - Dwayne Reeve

• Summer and Fall News : Rob Wilson

• Dream Job - Dr. Kenn and Nancy Wood

• She's Fallen In Love - Anna Leighton

• A Passionate Protector - Erv Henderson

• Michael and Kathleen Pitt  -  Leona Pollock

• The Amazing Turkey Vultures - Ben & Chad Young

• My Family Adopted A Burrowing Owl - Samuel Lohnes

• Owls and Cows Presentation at Saltcoats School - Jackie Adam

• The Last Word - John Sawkey

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