>> WE'VE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT
THE GIANT IMPACT
OF ONE OF THE
TINIEST OF
CREATURES, AND THE HUMMINGBIRD IS
SUCH A
FASCINATING, FASCINATING
BIRD. PART
OF 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 WE
DO ASK THAT
YOU RENEW
THE CYCLE
OF PROGRAMMING BECAUSE YOU ARE
AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THIS
ECOSYSTEM OF
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
TO 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
OF 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
OF $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 OF
YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT OR
YOUR CREDIT CARD
EVERY MONTH. WE CAN
DEPEND ON
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
SO 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
OF GREAT
PBS PROGRAMS SO YOU
CAN FILL
IN ON
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
AN OUTSIZED
ROLE IN THE
ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF
THEIR ENVIRONMENT, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL TO
LOOK AT
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 TO
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
OF $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
OR 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 IS
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 IN
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
OF 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 ON
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
SO IMPORTANT.
WHETHER NATURE
IS APPOINTMENT
TELEVISION FOR YOU AND YOU
TUNE IN
EVERY WEEK
OR 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, TO
HELP BRING
THIS TELEVISION TO YOU,
YOUR FRIENDS,
NEIGHBORS, YOUR FAMILY.
GIVE US
A CALL
AT 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 ON
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 TO
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
OF 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.