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Subject: Chesney email clarification
From: Lyndal York <lrbluejay(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 10 May 2008 10:26am
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Arbirders;
I apologize for not making it clear that Joe Neal had ask me to post the
announcement about the addition of the Couch place to Chesney Prairie. In a
rush to get to my grandson's college graduation in Memphis, I failed to make it
clear the post was from Joe.
Lyndal York
Little Rock
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Subject: Veery at Pinnacle Mountain SP Arboretum
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 10 May 2008 10:28am
Skip and I headed for Pinnacle Mountain State Park this morning
specifically looking for Veery. We kept our eyes low; easier for Skip
than me. At Kingfisher Trail we had no thrushes at all. We did see our
3rd Kentucky Warbler for that trail this spring and an Eastern Phoebe
with 3 fledglings. At the Arboretum we had good looks at a Barred Owl.
(Okay, so we looked up once.) There were 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoos
calling on the side trail to the Little Maumelle River. Having nearly
completed the Arboretum circuit, we had seen or heard 5 thrushes, all
looked/sounded like Swainson's. None responded to a Veery recording.
While conversing with another visitor near the trailhead, I heard a
Veery's song. I reached into my pocket to turn off the iPhone, but it
was already off. The Veery called two more times. Though it did not
come in to the Veery recording, the other visitor was able to confirm
the Veery's call. Veery is a life bird for Skip and state bird #315
for me.
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
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Subject: Black-billed Cuckoo
From: Robert Herron <r2herron(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 10 May 2008 10:47am
ASca has sighted one in Allsopp park this morning.
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Subject: Lollie
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 10 May 2008 1:18pm
Short note just to say there are now 4 Yellow-headed Blackbirds at
Lollie, a Black-bellied Whistling Duck and 10 Wilson's Phalaropes.
Herschel Raney
Conway AR
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Subject: Re: Lollie
From: Jim Dixon <jamesdixonlr(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 10 May 2008 4:49pm
Thank you, Herschel.
I just got back from my first trip to Lollie and did see the
Yellow-headed Blackbirds. Alas, I saw no Phalaropes or Whistling Ducks.
Jim Dixon
Herschel Raney wrote:
> Short note just to say there are now 4 Yellow-headed Blackbirds at
> Lollie, a Black-bellied Whistling Duck and 10 Wilson's Phalaropes.
>
> Herschel Raney
> Conway AR
>
--
Jim Dixon
Little Rock, AR
www.jamesdixon.us
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Subject: Craighead
From: Richard Baxter <dickbaxter100(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 10 May 2008 6:59pm
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I birded Craighead today with Ron Howard, and Kenny and LaDonna Nichols
today. We had 22 warbler species including *522 individuals.* Warblers were
everywhere. Other good birds included 2 Painted Buntings, 1 Lark Sparrow, 1
Veery, and 2 late RB Nuthatches. The bird of the day award goes to a
*Clay-colored
Sparrow* at the Sage Thrasher spot. I also got a call from Nick Anich that
there was an adult male Painted Bunting at the Nature Center.
Warbler list:
Tennessee
Nashville
Parula
Yellow
Chestnut-sided
Magnolia
*Cape May*
Yellow-rumped
BT Green
Blackburnian
Pine
Palm
Bay-breasted
Blackpoll
Black-and-white
Redstart
Ovenbird
N. Waterthrush
Kentucky
Yellowthroat
Wilson's
*Canada*
**
Good birding!
Dick Baxter
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Subject: Migration Day
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 10 May 2008 7:47pm
Okay, Good Lord, I am retiring from Migration day. Yikes. Bell was
thrumming with birds this morning. I was there at 6 am. Walked the full
levee loop and up the road towards the dam for a short distance. Had 19
warblers there (and 2 elsewhere) including a county record Cape May
Warbler and Bell bird number 205. She was with two active and noisy male
Redstarts or I would not have seen her. They were on the levee loop
which was just sick with warblers. I think I got some Prothonotary poop
on me. Had my once a year Canada Warbler as well. The Veery was on the
north trail making some lovely chirps that did not compute. Popped up
right on top of me.
Most impressive nonbird was a young Raccoon (one of two out this
morning) who was basically hopping along with his front hands in the
water and feeling around like a little madman. Takes courage in totally
muddy water if you can imagine it. I think he averaged a crayfish every
minute. I was impressed. He would crunch some of the big ones with his
eyes closed looking nearly ecstatic. Hell, I wanted some. He was
oblivious to me until he was within ten feet. Then he got a very worried
look on his face and high-tailed it (literally) out of there. I was
sorry to disturb him. Also stepped on a Cottonmouth tail tip. Which made
us both leap into the air. He had has mouth open and was trying his best
to let me know he was there. I was warbering however, which is one of
the reason I wear boots in the spring. Stumbling backward with
binoculars up will get you doused in a pool and snakebit with enough
effort at it.
Took a short break at home which turned into a 'I think I will walk
around the land' break. The land was crawling with warblers as well. And
vireos. Calling Philadelphias all over the place and a single Blue-headed.
Found two new locations for Painted Bunting. And watched two males at
close range (not in Bell).
While sorting through teal looking for Cinnamons I came on the county
record Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Lollie. Sitting on a levee at
close range. Looked a bit lost. Also had two Dunlin there attaining
black bellies.
I could not find the Yellow-headed Blackbird at the old pool location.
There was a male Wilson's Phalarope to replace the record female from
last month. And a single Least Tern was cruising the mudflats there.
Checking around at the big pool on the main road I found a group of 7
more Phalarope including two lovely females. And then Bobolink hell
broke loose and I had 400 or so Bobs singing and flying around me with
another 300 redwings and 50 or more cowbirds. Out of this swirl a chunky
looking blackbird fell onto the road and I could see it was a
Yellow-head. Not quite as golden as last month's but nearly full. There
was another male and two females with him and then the group lifted out
into the wheat before I could check them all. I believe there were about
10 Yellow-heads.
Art emailed me at home and I took off for Cadron flats which turned out
to be the wrong spot. I scanned out toward the east looking for the
reported bird and found a single bird in a giant flat that was a
full-plumaged American Avocet. I have never seen one here in full
colors. Corrected my location over to Highway 65 and there was the third
county record for the day. A feat which I doubt will ever be repeated.
It was a bright and fearless White-faced Ibis in a large flat that
stretched to the distance. Hundreds of teal and a few more Phalarope
(from record to common in a month, hmm).
120 species for me for the day. And I am sure the other guys had more.
Three county records bringing Faulkner up to 287 birds. Rain off and on
but it justed seemed to get things going every time it happened.
Hope you got out somewhere.
Herschel Raney
Faulkner county
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Subject: Black-necked Stilt ritual breeding photos
From: "Jeff R. Wilson" <OLCOOT1(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 10 May 2008 7:59pm
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May 10, 2008
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. Memphis TN
I've posted a series of photos showing the unique mating ritual of
Black-necked Stilts. If interested try:
_http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/blacknecked_ritual_
(http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/blacknecked_ritual)
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
**************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family
favorites at AOL Food.
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Subject: Re: Migration Day
From: Jim Dixon <jamesdixonlr(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 10 May 2008 8:19pm
Sounds like Bell Slough would be a good place to go Sunday morning. You
talk about a levee loop but the levee has always ended at water (at one
spot or another) when I've been there. Is there more to it than I
realize?
Thanks,
Jim Dixon
LR
Herschel Raney wrote:
> Okay, Good Lord, I am retiring from Migration day. Yikes. Bell was
> thrumming with birds this morning. I was there at 6 am. Walked the
> full levee loop and up the road towards the dam for a short distance.
> Had 19 warblers there (and 2 elsewhere) including a county record Cape
> May Warbler and Bell bird number 205. She was with two active and
> noisy male Redstarts or I would not have seen her. They were on the
> levee loop which was just sick with warblers. I think I got some
> Prothonotary poop on me. Had my once a year Canada Warbler as well.
> The Veery was on the north trail making some lovely chirps that did
> not compute. Popped up right on top of me.
>
> Most impressive nonbird was a young Raccoon (one of two out this
> morning) who was basically hopping along with his front hands in the
> water and feeling around like a little madman. Takes courage in
> totally muddy water if you can imagine it. I think he averaged a
> crayfish every minute. I was impressed. He would crunch some of the
> big ones with his eyes closed looking nearly ecstatic. Hell, I wanted
> some. He was oblivious to me until he was within ten feet. Then he got
> a very worried look on his face and high-tailed it (literally) out of
> there. I was sorry to disturb him. Also stepped on a Cottonmouth tail
> tip. Which made us both leap into the air. He had has mouth open and
> was trying his best to let me know he was there. I was warbering
> however, which is one of the reason I wear boots in the spring.
> Stumbling backward with binoculars up will get you doused in a pool
> and snakebit with enough effort at it.
>
> Took a short break at home which turned into a 'I think I will walk
> around the land' break. The land was crawling with warblers as well.
> And vireos. Calling Philadelphias all over the place and a single
> Blue-headed.
>
> Found two new locations for Painted Bunting. And watched two males at
> close range (not in Bell).
>
> While sorting through teal looking for Cinnamons I came on the county
> record Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Lollie. Sitting on a levee at
> close range. Looked a bit lost. Also had two Dunlin there attaining
> black bellies.
>
> I could not find the Yellow-headed Blackbird at the old pool location.
> There was a male Wilson's Phalarope to replace the record female from
> last month. And a single Least Tern was cruising the mudflats there.
> Checking around at the big pool on the main road I found a group of 7
> more Phalarope including two lovely females. And then Bobolink hell
> broke loose and I had 400 or so Bobs singing and flying around me with
> another 300 redwings and 50 or more cowbirds. Out of this swirl a
> chunky looking blackbird fell onto the road and I could see it was a
> Yellow-head. Not quite as golden as last month's but nearly full.
> There was another male and two females with him and then the group
> lifted out into the wheat before I could check them all. I believe
> there were about 10 Yellow-heads.
>
> Art emailed me at home and I took off for Cadron flats which turned
> out to be the wrong spot. I scanned out toward the east looking for
> the reported bird and found a single bird in a giant flat that was a
> full-plumaged American Avocet. I have never seen one here in full
> colors. Corrected my location over to Highway 65 and there was the
> third county record for the day. A feat which I doubt will ever be
> repeated. It was a bright and fearless White-faced Ibis in a large
> flat that stretched to the distance. Hundreds of teal and a few more
> Phalarope (from record to common in a month, hmm).
>
> 120 species for me for the day. And I am sure the other guys had more.
> Three county records bringing Faulkner up to 287 birds. Rain off and
> on but it justed seemed to get things going every time it happened.
>
> Hope you got out somewhere.
>
> Herschel Raney
> Faulkner county
>
--
Jim Dixon
Little Rock, AR
www.jamesdixon.us
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Subject: Grosbeaks and Orioles
From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Donna_M._Haynes?=" <dmhaynes(AT)ARISTOTLE.NET>
Date: 10 May 2008 9:55pm
Did no "real" birding today, but I had my first ever Baltimore Oriole in
the yard! An adult male visited the grape jelly feeder twice, then the
third time, two males showed up! I think I saw a female across the street,
but didn't get a great look! Also had 1 male, 2 female Rose-Breasted
Grosbeaks today. Pretty good for having spent most of the day at work and
runnig errands!
Hope everyone came out safe after the storms this evening.
Donna Haynes
West Pulaski Co
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Subject: Re: Black-billed Cuckoo
From: Dale Provost <dprovost(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 10 May 2008 10:10pm
Photos of the Black-billed Cuckoo at:
http://upload.pbase.com/daleprovost/may_10_2008
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From: "Robert Herron" <r2herron(AT)GMAIL.COM>
To: <ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:47 AM
Subject: Black-billed Cuckoo
> ASca has sighted one in Allsopp park this morning.
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