 |
|
|
|
|
ARBIRD-L for Wednesday, May 7, 2008
[ Prev Day
| Next Day
| Calendar Month
| ARBIRD-L Info
]
|
|
To use email addresses replace '(AT)' with '@'.
This is done to confuse the spam 'bots.
|
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbirds at Two Rivers Park
From: James Dixon <jamesdixonlr(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:01am
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
I visited the park this morning on the way to work. I saw a bird that threw me
a bit. He was dark and splotchy with a dark gray blackbird beak and wide yellow
mohawk. After a bit of book flipping, I realized it had to be a Yellow-headed
Blackbird in transitional plumage. Then I saw a second one and realized I could
even see the bit of white they had on the wings. They were in the big trees at
the start of the trail before you get to the marshy area.
Jim Dixon
Little Rock, AR
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Rainy Weather Warblers
From: "Jobe, Kelly" <JOBE(AT)ADEQ.STATE.AR.US>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:30am
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
Yesterday around 4:30 p.m. I went to the backyard, intending to install
a gate in my garden fence. I took the first few drops of rain as a sign
that I should avoid using power tools, and decided to have a seat and
watch birds for a few minutes. I suddenly realized all the oak trees in
my yard and in the neighbor's yards were full of warblers. There were
too many Tennessee Warblers to count. In addition, I saw Nashville,
Chestnut-sided, and Blackburnian Warblers, and a single female Blackpoll
Warbler. I also spotted a Baltimore Oriole in the top of one large oak
tree. The action lasted for about an hour. When the rain stopped, the
birds apparently moved on. This was undoubtedly the best hour of
birding I've ever experienced in my yard. The Baltimore Oriole and the
Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian and Blackpoll Warblers were all new yard
birds. =20
=20
Kelly Jobe
North Little Rock
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: Fw: Migration count - May 10,11th
From: Don Simons <Don.Simons(AT)ARKANSAS.GOV>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:47am
Since we are hosting a lot of bird related activities that will take us
away from actually birding on the 10th I will do the count on the 11th.
Sure could use some help. I plan to start at 6:00 am and bird most of
the day in as many habitats as I can on the mountaintop.
RSVP
Don R. Simons, CHI
Park Interpreter
Mount Magazine State Park
16878 HWY 309 South
Paris, AR 72855
(479) 963-8502
(479) 963-1031 (FAX)
-----Original Message-----
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List
[mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Leif E Anderson
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:06 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: [ARBIRD-L] Fw: Migration count - May 10,11th
Greetings all,
The 2008 Migration count is just around the corner. It is a great
opportunity to practice citizen science and get out and enjoy spring
migration.
It is much like a Christmas Bird Count, but on a county-wide level.
Mostly May 10th with a few counties counting on the 11th
Any skill level or amount of time would be helpful.
Keep track of hrs/ miles on foot, by car, ect.
Keep track of the number of birds by species.
The compilers send the data to me (preferably by mid June) and I add it
to
the state database and do an article in AAS's newsletter, w/ copies to
all
compilers.
You can enter your personal sightings into ebird and I'll enter each
counties totals into ebird, back through 1992.
Please try to give your compiler plenty of time by letting them know
ahead
of time if you want to help.
Generally we try to get one person to compile a county on one day. The
compiler assigns search areas and everyone sends their data to the
compiler.
Sometimes a person cannot find any help and does a county by themselves.
You will find more birds with multiple people, but the statistics will
be
ok because of "normalizing" the numbers by the hrs/miles completed.
Contact a compiler, or if you do not see your county listed let me know
and
I will add you to the list.
Counties I've heard from so far:
county - date - compiler - contact info
Benton - 10th - Michael Mlodinow - mamlod(AT)hotmail.com
Boone - 10th - Sheree Rogers - sl-rogers(AT)hotmail.com 870-741-8412
Cleburne - 11th - Bo Verser - ozarkwildbird(AT)sbcglobal.net
Garland - ? - Marty Lynch - wlynch(AT)cablelynx.com
Faulkner - 10th - Martha Johnson - amjohnson(AT)conwaycorp.net
501-329-5214
Logan - 10th - Don Simon - don.simons(AT)arkansas.gov
Lonoke - 10th - Leslie Peacock - leslie-peacock(AT)sbcglobal.net
Newton - 10th - Tim Barr - barrfam(AT)eritter.net
Ouachita - 10th - Dick Taylor - raet(AT)arkansas.net
Phillips - 11th - Leif Anderson - Leanderson(AT)fs.fed.us - 479-284-3402h,
-
479-284-3150w
Pope - 10th - John Andre - jandre(AT)fs.fed.us - 479-284-3150w
Pulaski - 10th - Dan Scheiman - birddan(AT)comcast.net
Washington - 10th - Michael Mlodinow - mamlod(AT)hotmail.com
I hope you can join us in a celebration of spring, the return of
neotropical migrants and hopefully the end of flooding. (for most, but
unfortunately not all.)
Again, Everyone is welcome to participate. If you have any questions
please give me a holler.
Cheers, Leif @ Caglesville, a suburb of Hector Leanderson(AT)fs.fed.us
479-284-3150w 479-284-3402h
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: weekend birding correction
From: Jacque Brown <bluebird2(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:14am
My Error...Tree SWALLOWS have been taking over the nesting boxes.
---- bluebird2(AT)cox.net wrote:
=============
See Mike Mlodinow's e mail.
I stopped by Centerton FH Monday morning on the way to running errands to look
for the Sora. Mike and David Oakley were there and Mike pointed out the
Sanderling. I had seen these while living on the gulf coast but it had been a
long while. I never would have found it in the book because it is between
plumages.
If anyone is interested in seeing that I will be sending the photo to the
Arkansas Birder site. I went back to Centerton in the afternoon after the
errands to look for the Sora and the Sanderling was still there . It was still
by the second pond to the East at the East entrance. No Sora but I did find a
Killdeer nest with the Killdeer protecting it with her finest dance.
After I got home I staked out the Phoebe nest to get a photo of mom on the nest.
It's over my car under the carport. I wandered around the yard and found
fledglings everywhere, Bluebirds in trees, Brown Thrashers standing so stock
still in a small ceder not two feet away from me I almost missed them, other
babies hopping around on the ground. There is a Titmouse nest in the small
Dogwood by the driveway. I spent the afternoon watching birds fly repeatedly to
the same places.
I am also seeing birds every day that I have to look up. Yesterday's was a
Wilson's Warbler. I thought, Oh it's just another Yellow Warbler, I got it in
the camera lens and found different.
I finally got a photo of a Yellow Breasted Chat at the gold course and saw
White Crowned Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, a Lincolns Sparrow , and Indigo
Buntings galore. This morning I glanced out the door and saw a Rose Breasted
Grosbeak among the goldfinches.
It's pouring rain right now but I will be back out after it stops.
I have noticed that a goodly amount of the Bluebird boxes on the golf course
have been claimed by Tree Sparrows. Has anyone else noticed this? Good
Birding, Jacque.
--
Jacque Brown
Bella Vista,
Benton, Co AR,
bluebird2(AT)cox.net
--
Jacque Brown
Bella Vista,
Benton, Co AR,
bluebird2(AT)cox.net
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: crow call
From: Jacque Brown <bluebird2(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:48am
Last evening I went out to ,make the final round of the property.
I heard a very common bird making a strange call. It wasn't just the A Crow caw
or the Fish Crow aawc . it was more like wraAT wrAOw. It repeated this for a
good 15 minutes. Long enough to walk up the hill to make sure it was a crow.
Are any of you bird language experts out there familiar with this?
I have decided that Red Breasted Grosbeak are little pigs. I had 2 males and a
female hitting the black oil seeds all day Yesterday and the female was first
up this morning. .
While searching for nests yesterday I completly overlooked the C Wrens that are
building a nest in my fold out "chair in a bag" that I leave by the door ready
for use. Folded up as it is, there is an "in" door and an "exit" door to the
nest. I have put a "do not disturb sign" on it and tied it to the railing to
prevent blowovers or knockovers. God thing I have another chair.
On a down note I had to destroy a nest someione was building in my dryer exhaust
vent. The vent was totally plugged with grasses and mosses. I found some
chicken wire to cover the vent so that shouldn;t happen again. I laid the nest
aside in case it could be used for other nesting materials. I find the way
birds construct nests to be facinating. It's raining here but I hope you have a
chance to get out for a while today. Jacque
--
Jacque Brown
Bella Vista,
Benton, Co AR,
bluebird2(AT)cox.net
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: national nightjar survey
From: Kim Smith <kgsmith(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:52am
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
All the Arkansas routes are available.
http://www.ccb-wm.org/nightjars.htm
*********************************************************
Kimberly G. Smith, Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-4248 fax:479-575-4010
email: kgsmith(AT)uark.edu
*********************************************************
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Craighead 5/7
From: Richard Baxter <dickbaxter100(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:08am
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
Warblers this morning:
*Golden-winged*
Tennessee
Nashville
Chestnut-sided
Magnolia
Yellow-rumped
BT Green
Blackburnian
Pine
*Bay-breasted*
Blackpoll
*Cerulean*
Black-and-white
Redstart
Ovenbird
Kentucky
*Mourning*
Yellowthroat
Chat
Good birding!
Dick Baxter
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Three for Two
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:24am
Pat Braddy, Karen Holliday, and Dan Scheiman just called from Two
Rivers Park. Unfortunately, they did not see Yellow-headed Blackbird.
They report many Bobolinks.
Dennis Braddy
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
Hawking
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: crow call
From: "George R. Hoelzeman" <uiogd(AT)ARKANSAS.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 11:50am
I've heard crows make that call. It seems to be associated with nesting and, I
surmise, mating. Others, more expert than I, may have superior information,
which I would find most interesting. I've listened to them do this every spring
and notice that it is always on or near the nesting site. I don't recall them
doing it
while feeding. I've noticed a similar but slightly different vocalization when
they have young and are on or near the nest.
George (n. Conway Co. listening to as many diesel engines as crows lately)
On Wed, 7 May 2008 09:47:08 -0500, Jacque Brown wrote:
>Last evening I went out to ,make the final round of the property.
>I heard a very common bird making a strange call. It wasn't just the A Crow caw
or the Fish Crow aawc . it was more like wraAT wrAOw. It repeated this for a
good 15 minutes. Long enough to walk up the hill to make sure it was a crow.
Are any of you bird language experts out there familiar with this?
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: Yellow-headed Blackbirds at Two Rivers Park - correction
- NO YHBB
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jim_Dixon?= <jamesdixonlr(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 3:36pm
I sent this correction out earlier but it never appeared.
My mistake. Dottie has suggested the bird might be a Bobolink and I think
she is correct. That bird looks almost precisely like what I saw and in
fact I think I saw the female as well. I haven't seen a Bobolink in a while
so it was almost as good as a YHBB. Sorry for the confusion.
Jim Dixon
Little Rock, AR
On Wed, 7 May 2008 06:01:02 -0700, James Dixon <jamesdixonlr(AT)ATT.NET> wrote:
>I visited the park this morning on the way to work. I saw a bird that
threw me a bit. He was dark and splotchy with a dark gray blackbird beak
and wide yellow mohawk. After a bit of book flipping, I realized it had to
be a Yellow-headed Blackbird in transitional plumage. Then I saw a second
one and realized I could even see the bit of white they had on the wings.
They were in the big trees at the start of the trail before you get to the
marshy area.
>
>Jim Dixon
>Little Rock, AR
>
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Kite, Bobo, and Blue-winged
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:06pm
Skip and I only got a couple of blocks on our way to Two Rivers Park
when we saw 3 Mississippi Kites above the ridge behind our house. A
quick call to Pat and she spotted 2 of them over our street, adding
the long overdue Mississippi Kite to our yard list, #110.
At TRP Skip and I immediately got what we were there for - Bobolink.
That's #147 on our TRP list. Continuing out the main paved trail we
heard Blue-winged Warbler, #148. On the way back we saw it and a chat,
a Black-and-white Warbler, and a White-eyed Vireo in the same tree.
Due to a series of illnesses Skip is a bit out of condition. His
tongue was soon hanging nearly to the ground, but his other end
signaled he was having a great time. :-)
Dennis Braddy and Skip
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's
too dark to read." - Groucho Marx
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Bobolinks..
From: JoAnne Rife <RifeJA(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 7 May 2008 6:16pm
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
May 7th..6:00 p.m. , just saw at Martha Milburn's in Harrison: Male and
female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.. She counted 15 males and 5 females at one
time. Their plumage is pristine!! Light was perfect... light gentle rain, a
low for them to migrate on, and just before twilight. Also Martha and Mary
Wright and Nola Barnett saw Bobolinks in the Crooked Creek Valley just south of
Harrison, Valley View community, today.
JoAnne Rife in the Arkansas Ozarks, Boone County
**************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family
favorites at AOL Food.
(http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Little Blue Herons
From: Terri Walker <tl.walker(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 6:32pm
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
My son was telling me about a possible Little Blue Heron rookery near Camden.
He heard about it third hand and said the birds were described to him as white
imature turning gray as adults. After some checking I came up with Little Blue
Heron. He was also told there were thousands of them nesting in the area.
These birds are located about a mile off of Highway 79 S on Jolly Road and are
apparently visible from the road. This would be just north of Camden/East
Camden. I am heading that way tomorrow afternoon and will check it out if I
have time. However, I probably won't have access to email until Sunday. Don't
know if anyone is interested in checking it out.
Terri
North Little Rock
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Outside now
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 6:46pm
Storms approach again. I have been assaulted all week by the collateral
damages of the last series. This just looks like rain and lightning, the
brash normalcy of early summer. The darkness has drawn out the Barred
Owls, which call in three directions. The Swainson's Thrushes spiral and
spiral like they are speaking at the clouds. I've done it myself. Not
prayer really, just discourse with the underbelly of the raingods,
asking, not for mercy, but for a brief attention. A selfishness that
gives one a brief peace sometimes. "Please, remember, I am here and I am
damn small, damn near nothing, considering." I in a language so inferior
to a thrushes that I may not be heard here, now, at all. Migration
season the wrong time to talk to any sort of godhead. How can I compete
with the spiral tunings of six vocal chordae imitating woodland angels
bearing seven hundred flutes. What do they say? It may not matter. They
plead so deftly that I myself, elevated, would hear nothing else but
thrushprayer. In fact, in power, would wreak rain and darkness just for
this: all the multi-layered birdsong asking for these things I can't
quite understand, inside the turmoil and the early fallen dark.
Herschel Raney
Conway AR
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Nighthawks
From: Susan & Henry Matinchek <hsmatinchek(AT)SUDDENLINK.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 7:03pm
This is a multipart message in MIME format.
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
Heard that familiar nighthawk sound tonight - looked up and saw my first of
year common nighthawks. Rose breasted Grosbeaks are still here!
Susan Matinchek
Batesville, AR
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: Little Blue Herons
From: Kelly Chitwood <kchitwood(AT)CABLELYNX.COM>
Date: 7 May 2008 7:21pm
--Apple-Mail-2--28855097
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=US-ASCII;
delsp=yes;
format=flowed
I have seen quite a few Little Blue Herons in an area near Palmer
Bayou off county road 44.
And I don't see very many Little Blues period. If anyone could give
me an idea of where
Jolly Road is located, it would be nice to check out. Especially for
the upcoming Migratory Bird Count.
Kelly Chitwood
Camden, AR
On May 7, 2008, at 6:32 PM, Terri Walker wrote:
> My son was telling me about a possible Little Blue Heron rookery
> near Camden. He heard about it third hand and said the birds were
> described to him as white imature turning gray as adults. After
> some checking I came up with Little Blue Heron. He was also told
> there were thousands of them nesting in the area. These birds are
> located about a mile off of Highway 79 S on Jolly Road and are
> apparently visible from the road. This would be just north of
> Camden/East Camden. I am heading that way tomorrow afternoon and
> will check it out if I have time. However, I probably won't have
> access to email until Sunday. Don't know if anyone is interested
> in checking it out.
>
> Terri
> North Little Rock
--Apple-Mail-2--28855097
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/html;
charset=ISO-8859-1
----DELETED HTML-ENCODED SECTION----
type=3D"cite"> <div>My son was telling me about a possible Little Blue =
Heron rookery near Camden.=A0 He heard about it third hand and said the =
birds were described to him as white imature turning gray as adults.=A0 =
After some checking I came up with Little Blue Heron.=A0 He was also =
told there were thousands of them nesting in the area.=A0=A0These birds =
are located about a mile off of Highway 79 S=A0on Jolly Road and are =
apparently visible from the road.=A0 This would be just north of =
Camden/East Camden.=A0 I am heading that way tomorrow afternoon and will =
check it out if I have time.=A0 However, I probably won't have access to =
email until Sunday.=A0 Don't know if anyone is interested in checking it =
out.</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Terri </div> <div>North Little =
Rock</div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=
--Apple-Mail-2--28855097--
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: FW: Re: Little Blue Herons
From: Terri Walker <tl.walker(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 7:33pm
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
I wish I could be more specific. I haven't lived in Camden in several years and
was never very familiar with the area in question. Going north on 79, past the
airport, it would be a bit north of the turn off to Harmony Grove, I belive. (a
couple of miles?) There is an overpass that goes over railroad tracks and sort
of a swampy area to the left. Jolly Road is close to there. My son gave me
these directions. I think I know where he is talking about, but very hard for
me to give directions. Kelly, since you live in Camden, maybe you can find
someone who knows where it is. I'm sorry I'm not more help. If I can get
better directions, I will certainly post them.
I have seen quite a few Little Blue Herons in an area near Palmer Bayou off
county road 44.
And I don't see very many Little Blues period. If anyone could give me an idea
of where
Jolly Road is located, it would be nice to check out. Especially for the
upcoming Migratory Bird Count.
Kelly Chitwood
Camden, AR
On May 7, 2008, at 6:32 PM, Terri Walker wrote:
My son was telling me about a possible Little Blue Heron rookery near Camden. He
heard about it third hand and said the birds were described to him as white
imature turning gray as adults. After some checking I came up with Little Blue
Heron. He was also told there were thousands of them nesting in the area. These
birds are located about a mile off of Highway 79 S on Jolly Road and are
apparently visible from the road. This would be just north of Camden/East
Camden. I am heading that way tomorrow afternoon and will check it out if I have
time. However, I probably won't have access to email until Sunday. Don't know
if anyone is interested in checking it out.
Terri
North Little Rock
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: Little Blue Herons
From: Terri Walker <tl.walker(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:04pm
----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION----
OK. Location is approx 5 miles north of Camden airport to County Rd 37, then
west on County Rd 37, aka Jolly Road, for approx 1 mile. My information is that
they are visable from the road. Hope this helps.
-------------- Original message --------------
From: Kelly Chitwood <kchitwood(AT)CABLELYNX.COM>
I have seen quite a few Little Blue Herons in an area near Palmer Bayou off
county road 44.
And I don't see very many Little Blues period. If anyone could give me an idea
of where
Jolly Road is located, it would be nice to check out. Especially for the
upcoming Migratory Bird Count.
Kelly Chitwood
Camden, AR
On May 7, 2008, at 6:32 PM, Terri Walker wrote:
My son was telling me about a possible Little Blue Heron rookery near Camden. He
heard about it third hand and said the birds were described to him as white
imature turning gray as adults. After some checking I came up with Little Blue
Heron. He was also told there were thousands of them nesting in the area. These
birds are located about a mile off of Highway 79 S on Jolly Road and are
apparently visible from the road. This would be just north of Camden/East
Camden. I am heading that way tomorrow afternoon and will check it out if I have
time. However, I probably won't have access to email until Sunday. Don't know
if anyone is interested in checking it out.
Terri
North Little Rock
----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
|
|
|
|
BIRDxxxx
US:South
ARBIRD-L
CarolinaBirds