>> WE'VE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT
THE GIANT IMPACT
OF ONE OF THE
TINIEST O
F CREATURES, AND THE
HUMMINGBIRD IS SUCH
A FASCINATING,
FASCINATING BIRD.
PART O
F OUR
ECOSYSTEM, AND IF YOU'RE
LUCKY ENOUGH
TO WATCH
NATURE, PART OF
THE ART THAT YOU
SEE ON
YOUR SCREEN.
THESE BIRDS
ARE JUST
BEAUTIFUL. BUT THEY ARE PART
OF OUR
ECOSYSTEM. AS YOU ARE
PART OF PBS
WISCONSIN'S ECOSYSTEM.
WE ASK THAT
YOU ENJOY
THE PROGRAMS, WE HOPE
YOU'LL WATCH MANY, MANY, MANY
PROGRAMS ON ANY OF
THE PLATFORMS
THAT WORK FOR
YOU AND W
E D
O ASK THAT
YOU RENEW
THE CYCLE
OF PROGRAMMING BECAUSE YOU ARE
AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THIS
ECOSYSTEM O
F CREATING
AND DELIVERING HIGH
QUALITY, INTRIGUING,
SATISFYING, HEARTWARMING PROGRAM RIGHT TO
YOU IN YOUR
LIVING ROOM, ON
THE WITH !
!
BUS, WHEREVER
YOU HAPPEN TO
BE. IT'S EASY
T O
BECOME A
MEMBER, AND YOU'LL
REALLY APPRECIATE
THE PROGRAMS THAT
COME YOUR
WAY, HAVING
KNOWN YOU'VE
HELPED MAK
E THEM
POSSIBLE BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI. I'M ERIC,
THE DIRECTOR
OF FRIENDS
OF PBS WISCONSIN.
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE SUCH
A WELCOME
VISITOR IN
YARDS AND
GARDENS ALL
ACROSS WISCONSIN
AND N
ATURE HELPS US
UNDERSTAND THEM BETTER.
WE GET
SUCH A CLOSE
LOOK AT
THEM WHEN THEY'RE
IN OUR
YARD. THEY'RE HERE
AND GONE.
GETTING SUCH A
CLOSE LOOK
AT THEM THROUGH
THIS PROGRAM,
UNDERSTANDING FOR SOME
HUMMINGBIRDS, THEIR WINTER
HABITAT IN COSTA
RICA IS JUST
A MARVEL AND
A DELIGHT
AND INCREASES OUR
SENSE O
F AWE.
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
PROGRAMMING. WE'D LIKE
TO KEEP
BRINGING IT TO
YOU. YOUR
GIFT OF
$10 A
MONTH, WE'D
SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH A
GIFT OF THE
WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCE
MAGAZINE, A
BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE. YOUR GIFT
O F
$20 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU
WITH A
BEAUTIFUL HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT
THAT INCLUDES
THIS HANDBOOK, A NESTING
CAPABLE SO
THAT THESE BIRDS
CAN BUILD
THEIR NESTS AND BE
SECURE AND A
FEEDER THAT'S EASY
TO TAKE CARE
OF, EASY
TO KEEP
CLEAN, IS
STABLE IN THE
WIND SO THAT YOU CAN
DRA W
MORE HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR
YARD AND TO
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AT $25,
WE'D SAID THANK
YOU TO YOU WITH
BOTH THE
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION
AND WITH THE HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
CALL US RIGHT NOW.
SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THI
S WONDERFUL
PROGRAMMING. 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, FOLKS.
I'M CLINT WALZ.
I'M O N
STAFF HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. SO MANY OF US ARE
FASCINATED BY THE BIRDS
AROUND US,
BUT WE
SO RARELY
GET TO SEE
THEM THIS
CLOSE UP.
THIS IS
WHY YOU
WATCH PBS. THIS IS
WHY YOU
D EPEND
ON PBS AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO DEPEN
D ON
YOU THE SAME
WAY YOU
DEPEND ON
US. THE WAY WE CAN
DO THAT
IS BY
BECOMING A SUSTAINING
MEMBER OF THE
STATION. THAT MEANS THAT
YOU DECIDE
WHAT AMOUNT
IS RIGHT FOR
YOU AND
THAT AMOUNT COMES OUT
O F
YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT OR
YOUR CREDIT CARD
EVERY MONTH. WE CAN
DEPEND O
N YOUR
SUPPORT AND YOU CAN CONTINUE TO
DEPEND ON THE GREAT
PROGRAMS LIKE
NATURE THAT YOU ENJOY
EVERY SINGLE
NIGHT. ERIC'S
OUTLINED SOME
WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS THAT
WE'D LIKE TO
SHARE WITH YOU.
FOR JUST $10
A MONTH,
WE'D LOVE
TO SEND
YOU THAT
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION.
JUST GO TO PBS
WISCONSIN !
!
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG AND YOU CAN MAKE
YOUR SUSTAINING
GIFT THERE O R
GIVE US
A CALL,
1-800-236-3636. >> IT'S
S O
SATISFYING TO
KNOW THAT WHEN YOU TURN
ON YOUR
T.V., PBS WISCONSIN WILL
BE THERE WITH
A PROGRAM
THAT'S OF
INTEREST AND
NOURISHING TO YOU
AND YOUR
FAMILY. BUT
WE'RE THERE
WAY MORE
HOURS THAN
YOU J
UST LEARN YOUR
T.V. WE HAVE HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
AND
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
OF HOURS
OF PROGRAMS
THAT YOU
WILL ENJOY
AND CAN ACCESS
THROUGH PBS
PASSPORT. PBS WISCONSIN BRIN GS
YOU
PASSPORT WHEN YOU MAKE A GIFT AT
THE LEVELS WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT TODAY,
GIVING YOU
ACCESS TO
A HUGE
ARCHIVE O
F GREAT
PBS PROGRAMS SO YOU
CAN FILL
I N
O N
EPISODES YOU'VE
MISSED OR
DISCOVER NEW
SERIES THAT
YOU HADN'T SEEN
BEFORE. MY
WIFE AND I ARE
CATCHING UP ON
THE LOST EPISODES THAT WE
HAVEN'T SEEN ON PBS
PASSPORT RIGHT NOW.
WHATEVER IT IS THAT
YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR, PBS
PASSPORT WILL
BRING IT TO
YOU ON WHAT HAVE
SCHEDULE, ON
WHATEVER PLATFORM
WORKS FOR YOU.
CALL 1-800-236-3636.
JOIN AT A MEMBER
LEVEL THAT
WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TONIGHT
AND PBS
PASSPORT IS
YOURS. >> HUMMINGBIRDS PLAY
A N
OUTSIZED ROLE IN
THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH
OF THEIR
ENVIRONMENT, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK
A T
AND THE
Y INCREASE
THE BEAUTY
AROUND THEM
BY POLLINATING
AND ENCOURAGING
THESE PLANTS.
IT'S AMAZING TO
SEE HOW
THEY'VE COEVOLVED
TOGETHER. YOU CAN PLAY A
ROLE, TOO.
YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT
WILL HELP
US T
O ENCOURAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
OF OUR
COMMUNITIES, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
AND KEEP
BRINGING THIS BEAUTY TO
YOU. PLEASE
MAKE A
GIFT. LET US
SAY THANK YOU.
IF YOU
MAKE A
GIFT OF
$10 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH A
GIFT OF A
BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION TO
WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE. $20 A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK
YOU WITH THE
HANDBOOK, THE
HUMMINGBIRD HANDBOOK,
THE NESTING
CAGE, AND THE
FEEDER. SO
A COMPLETE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT
FOR YOUR
GIFT O
F $20
A MONTH,
WHICH SUPPORTS PBS
WISCONSIN. $25
A MONTH, IT'S
A WONDERFUL
LEVEL. WE COULD SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU
WITH MAGAZINE
SUBSUBSCRIPTION AND THE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT AND YOU WOULD KNOW
THAT YOU'RE
DOING YOUR
PART TO
KEEP THESE
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS
COMING. AND
YOU'D BE
ELIGIBLE FOR
PASSPORT, JUST LIKE MALCOLM
TOLD YOU
ABOUT. THERE'S
A DEEP
NATURE CATALOG,
SO IF
ONE EPISODE
OF NATURE
ISN'T ENOUGH, YOU
CAN WATCH TWO
OR MORE
OR HUNDREDS.
NATURE'S BEEN WITH
US SINCE
1982. SO
PLEASE CALL RIGHT
NOW. JOIN.
BECOME A
MEMBER. 1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S GREAT. WE'VE BEEN
TALKING A LOT
ABOUT SUSTAINERS THIS
EVENING, BUT
I'D LIKE T O
THANK THE
FOLKS WHO
GIVE $500
O R
MORE TO THE
STATION, LIKE
OUR DIRECTOR
CIRCLE MEMBERS, WHO
GIVE $1,000
A YEAR TO THE
STATION. OUR
PRODUCER CIRCLE
MEMBERS GIVE
$2,500 A
YEAR AND
OUR EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER GIVES $10,000
OR MORE TO THE
STATION. NOT SURE IF
THAT AMOUNT
I S
RIGHT FOR YOU,
BUT IF IT
IS, WE HOPE
THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER
MAKING A
GIFT OF THAT
SUPPORT. IT R
EALLY GOES
A LONG, LONG WAY
TO MAKING
THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
EVEN JUST
$100 A
MONTH IF YOU'D LIKE TO
STAY I
N THAT SUSTAINING
MODEL OF GIVING, THAT WOULD BE
ANOTHER GREAT
WAY FOUAD TO
BECOME A
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE OF THE
STATION. HE
EASY. YOU'VE
GOT THAT Q.R.
CODE ON
YOUR SCREEN. YOU CAN
ALSO GO TO
OUR WEBSITE,
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG OR GIVE US A
CALL AND TALK
TO ONE OF
OUR GREAT VOLUNTEERS AT
1-800-236-3636. THEY'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE
PROCESS, IT'S SUPER
EASY TO DO,
AND IN A HANDFUL
OF MINUTES, YOU
CAN BE A
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE MEMBER
OF PBS WISCONSIN.
>> STATE AND
FEDERAL FUNDING
ARE THE
CORNERSTONE O
F OUR
BUDGET AND THEY
ARE THE
FOUNDATION ON
WHICH WE BUILD, BUT
THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU
COME TO
ENJOY AND
EXPECT AND HOPE
FOR
FROM PBS WISCONSIN,
COME FROM OUR
DONORS WHICH
PROVIDE THE
LARGEST SOURCE
OF OUR
REVENUE, WHICH IS THE
LARGEST SOURCE OF
OUR PROGRAMS.
THE PROGRAMS THAT WE BUILD AND
BUY AND
DELIVER TO YOU
DAY AFTER
DAY AFTER DAY.
WHETHER YOU'RE WATCHING
LINEAR TWIGHTS RIGHT NOW OR
WHETHER YOU'RE
WATCHING STREAMING
THROUGH PASSPORT
OR ON
WHATEVER DEVICE WORKS FOR YOU,
ALL THOSE
PROGRAMS ARE
ACQUIRED THROUGH
MEMBER DOLLARS.
THAT'S WHY YOUR
SUPPORT IS
SO IMPORTANT. IF YOU WANT
EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMMING, IF YOU
WANT THOSE
EXPERIENCES, BECAUSE YOU
ENJOY THEM
AND RELY O
N THEM,
HELP US
MAKE THEM POSSIBLE
THROUGH YOUR
MEMBERSHIP GIFT. IT'S
REALLY THAT
SIMPLE. A
SIMPLE CONCEPT
AND IT'S
VERY SIMPLE TO DO
AND YOU'LL BE HAPPY
YOU'VE DONE
IT WHEN
YOU'VE CALLED
1-800-236-3636. CALL
NOW. >> YOUR SUPPORT
IS S
O IMPORTANT.
WHETHER NATURE
I S
APPOINTMENT TELEVISION FOR
YOU AND YOU TUNE
IN EVERY
WEEK O
R IF
YOU'RE IS JUST
TUNING IN
BECAUSE YOU KNOW PBS
WISCONSIN, ONE OF
OUR CHANNELS IS
A GREAT
PLACE TO COME AND YOU KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO FIND
SOMETHING OF
INTEREST TO YOU,
SOMETHING THAT
SPARKS YOUR
IMAGINATION, CURIOSITY, YOU KNOW
IT'S QUALITY TELEVISION.
NOW IS A
G REAT
TIME FOR YOU
TO BECOME
A MEMBER,
T O
HELP BRING
THIS TELEVISION TO YOU,
YOUR FRIENDS,
NEIGHBORS, YOUR FAMILY.
GIVE US
A CALL
A T
1-800-236-3636. LET US SAY THANK
YOU. WE HAVE SO MANY
WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU.
A GIFT OF
THE AIRWAVES
SUBSCRIPTION, GIFT OF
PASSPORT, WHICH IS A GIFT
THAT KEEPS ON
GIVING, OR WITH
THIS PROGRAM,
SOME SPECIFIC GIFTS
AT $10
A MONTH,
A BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION. AT
$20 A
MONTH, THE HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
ENCOURAGE HUMMINGBIRDS IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
UNDERSTAND THEM
BETTER, SEE SOME
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF
HUMMINGBIRDS IN THE MANUAL.
$25 A
MONTH, YOU
GET ALL OF
THAT, AIRWAVES,
PASSPORT, NAG
CEDENO SUBSCRIPTION AND
THE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT. GIVE
US A
CALL RIGHT NOW.
1-800-236-3636. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THERE'S SO MANY BENEFITS
OF BECOMING A
MEMBER, NOT
JUST THE
THANK YOU GIFTS, WHICH
WE LOVE
TO GIVE TO YOU,
BUT YOU ALSO
RECEIVE AIRWAVES,
A MONTHLY
PROGRAM GUIDE,
A FIELD
GUIDE TO ALL
THE GREAT
PROGRAMS THAT YOU FIND
ON PBS WISCONSIN. IN
ADDITION, YOU'LL
HAV E
ACCESS TO
OUR VERY
SPECIAL MEMBER
SWEEPSTAKES AND SO
MUCH MORE.
THERE'S SO MUCH
HAPPENING HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN,
BOTH ON SCREE
N AND
OFF-SCREEN. WE
TALKED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT EDUCATION
EARLIER, BUT DID YOU
KNOW THAT
THERE'S 163
NATURE VIDEOS
O N
PBS LEARNING
MEDIA. THAT INCLUDES
LESSON PLANS
FOR TEACHERS TO
WORK WITH IN
THE CLASSROOM. TALK
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE THE
PROGRAM, WHAT THE
STUDENTS SHOULD BE DOING DURING
THE PROGRAM AND
THE CONVERSATION THAT
HAPPENS AFTER THE PROGRAM.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER
THING THAT
YOUR GIFT
OF SUPPORT
GOES T
O MAKE
POSSIBLE. WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL
DO THAT RIGHT NOW
BY GIVING
US A
CAL L
AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GOING
ON-LINE TO
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG. >> CONSIDER
THE EXPERIENCES YOU'VE HAD
JUST WATCHING
THIS ONE
PROGRAM ABOUT
HUMMINGBIRDS HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN. WERE YOU
LEARNING IS THIS OR
WERE YOU BEING
ENTERTAINED? WELL, IT'S
HARD TO
DISTINGUISH. AND,
FRANKLY, THAT'S
WHEN WE
TURN TO PBS WISCONSIN
FOR, TO
LEARN, TO BE
ENTERTAINED AND,
MOST OFTEN, TO
DO BOTH AT THE SAME
TIME. IT'S
SO FULFILLING
AND IT'S
SO ENRICHING.
THESE ARE
PROGRAMS WHICH
MEAN SO
MUCH TO US BECAUSE OF
THE EXPERIENCES
THEY GIVE
US AND
BECAUSE OF THE
IDEAS AND THE
FEELINGS THEY LEAVE
US WITH.
IT'S A
VERY SATISFYING
FEELING TO
WATCH PBS WISCONSIN. IT'S AN
EQUALLY SATISFYING
FEELING AND
MAYBE EVEN
A BETTER
FEELING TO
SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN.
YOUR SUPPORT IS
THE CORE O
F WHAT
WE DO.
WE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
WE THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND WE THANK
YOU FOR
SUPPORTING YOUR
PUBLIC TELEVISION
STATION HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. YOUR MEMBERSHIP GIFTS
ARE SO
IMPORTANT AND THE
PROGRAMS ARE RELYING
ON YOUR
GIFT RIGHT NOW.