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Subject: Washington Co. Migration Count- 109 species
From: Abigail Jeneane Darrah <adarrah(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 12 May 2008 1:56pm
I spent most of yesterday birding for the annual migration count. Over 30 miles
by bike and 7 on foot yielded 109 bird species. I spent the early morning at
Mt. Sequoyah, then moved on to Woolsey Wet Prairie and the surrounding roads,
Razorback Golf Course, Frisco Trail, Evergreen Cemetery, and then wrapped up the
day at Lake Wilson. I stayed at Lake Wilson until dark for nocturnal birds.
Surprising misses included Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, and Ovenbird.
Surprising finds for the day were a Mourning Warbler at Mt. Sequoyah, Peregrine
Falcon at Woolsey Wet Prairie, a Painted Bunting off 54th ave near Woolsey, and
a Blackburnian Warbler and Gray-cheeked Thrush at Lake Wilson. A few Pine
Siskins remain on top of Mt. Sequoyah. Mt. Sequoyah and Lake Wilson were just
thick with Swainson's Thrushes, with counts of 19 and 30, respectively. I also
had a Chuck-will's Widow on the road out by Lake Wilson that didn't budge until
I brought my bike to a squealing halt rig
ht in front of it. What an encounter! Below is the species list for the day
with high counts.
Canada Goose 8
Blue-winged Teal 12
Turkey Vulture 13
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Sora 1
Killdeer 23
Spotted Sandpiper 15
Solitary Sandpiper 6
Greater Yellowlegs 14
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Upland Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 13
Pectoral Sandpiper 12
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 4
Great Horned Owl 2
Common Nighthawk 7
Chuck-will's-widow 7
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 5
Acadian Flycatcher 6
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 3
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 4
White-eyed Vireo 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 15
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 10
Purple Martin 3
Tree Swallow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 46
Carolina Chickadee 19
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 8
Carolina Wren 16
House Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 33
Eastern Bluebird 3
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 30
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 13
Northern Mockingbird 9
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 25
Cedar Waxwing 8
Tennessee Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 9
Northern Parula 7
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 4
American Redstart 6
Louisiana Waterthrush 4
Kentucky Warbler 3
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 20
Wilson's Warbler 2
Summer Tanager 14
Eastern Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 6
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
White-crowned Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 29
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 12
Painted Bunting 1
Dickcissel 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Eastern Meadowlark 11
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orchard Oriole 3
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 5
Pine Siskin 2
American Goldfinch 19
House Sparrow 17
-Abby Darrah
Fayetteville, AR
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Subject: warbler day
From: "Rideout, Catherine W." <cwrideout(AT)AGFC.STATE.AR.US>
Date: 12 May 2008 10:20am
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It's a good warbler day so far. I had two new yard birds at my house,
where I spend most days battling House Sparrows. I had Nashville Warbler
(new), Chestnut-sided Warbler (new), and Black-throated Green Warbler.
In the woodlot behind Arkansas Game and Fish in Little Rock, in a few
minutes I found the following among others:
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Red-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ovenbird
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Tennessee Warbler
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Cardinals and chickadees are tending to fledglings.=20
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It's hard to be inside on a day like this!!!
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Catherine Rideout
Partners in Flight Biologist
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
2 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
501-978-7329
cwrideout(AT)agfc.state.ar.us
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Subject: swans
From: Ron Goddard <rgoddard(AT)IPA.NET>
Date: 12 May 2008 8:41am
There were 3 trumpeter swans, all with green neck bands, at Holla Bend yesterday
along with lots of bobolinks.
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Subject: A wonderful weekend
From: Kelly Chitwood <kchitwood(AT)CABLELYNX.COM>
Date: 12 May 2008 8:23am
Saturday, we participated in the Migratory bird count for Ouachita
County.
Since my birding buddy loves wildflowers as much as I, we were often
distracted,
especially when we entered the Poison Springs, White Oak Lake area.
We found Floating Bladderwort (A first for me and her).
We logged 97 species of birds. Noteworthy moments were the large numbers
of Cattle Egrets, Little Blue Herons, one White Ibis. Near downtown
Camden,
we found a Painted Bunting. At White Oak Lake: Willets, Solitary
Sandpipers,
Forster's Tern, Bald Eagle, Dickcissel and Osprey.
Yesterday, in Pike County, the Louisiana Waterthrush family was quite
vocal.
One parent sang (the male I presume) from the opposite side of the
river,
while the other parent chinked it's reply. I heard little chinks.
Soon, the fledged chicks, (two of them) bobbing their stubby bottoms,
walked
along our newly built deck. One brave little chick landed within 6
feet of me,
chinked a couple of times, as if it were inspecting me, while it's
little tail end
did it's whirling bob. It finally heeded it's mother's calls and
clumsily flew
back to join it's family for their family outing. So unique was this
opportunity,
it overshadows finding 12 Lincoln's Sparrows at Rick Evans Grandview
Prairie. A lifebird and Arkansas lifebird #215.
In addition, we found four Painted Buntings at Rick Evans, two
Scarlet Tanagers, White Crowned Sparrows and many,
many Dickcissels and Indigo Buntings.
Kelly Chitwood
Camden, AR
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Subject: Oriole continues
From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Donna_M._Haynes?=" <dmhaynes(AT)ARISTOTLE.NET>
Date: 12 May 2008 10:55am
The male Baltimore Oriole has continued visiting through yesterday and this
morning. He has been drinking from the sugar water feeder and eating the
grape jelly. He has completely ignored the orange halves. I don't think
I'll be sacrificing any more oranges, fresh produce is too expensive to
waste! I also did get a good look at a female Baltimore yesterday in the
dead top of a large oak across the street from my house yesterday.
Saturday was the first time I have seen an Oriole since we moved in 4 years
ago. I am very excited as is my husband! He likes birds, but he doesn't
list or really go through any trouble to identify them, but the male Oriole
has really got him interested. My 2 year old son even pointed out the
window and said "oeeeoo" (oriole). He is identifying new birds all the
time! Maybe this bird will make birding a real family affair!
Haven't seen the RB Grosbeaks since Saturday. A couple of Chipping
sparrows have shown up and an Eastern Pheobe is tending to fledglings in my
neighbors yard. Haven't checked the RS Hawk nest in a few days, but will
go look today. Still haven't seen any sign of chicks, but from my angle on
the ground, I can't really see into the nest.
Have a great day everyone!
Donna Haynes
West Pulaski Co.
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Subject: Re: Spotted Sandpiper and Louisiana Waterthrush
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 12 May 2008 7:23am
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Any Waterthrushes walking around at Bell near the bridges has a 98%
chance of being a Northern Waterthrush. I have never seen a Louisiana at
the bridges but there are usually 8 to 10 or more Northern Waterthrushes
there during migration time. Most of the Louisianas are already on
territory and they don't appear to nest at Bell.
And anyone who wants to enjoy Spotted Sandpipers up close and personal
there are about 10 to 15 at the grass shores of Beaverfork lake park.
Herschel
Cheryle Sytsma wrote:
> Went looking for the Yellow-headed black birds and the Phalarope
> yesterday evening
> in Lollie bottoms...did not see any.
>
> We did find a first for us...a Spotted Sandpiper in two different
> places...lovely bird...
> We really enjoyed the red-winged blackbirds bathing...they really get
> into it. And how
> funny it was...a Kildeer and a Yellow legs both pulling up worms...in
> the same series of shots
> only minutes apart in two separate water areas...
> We do enjoy the watching nature through our photographs!
>
> And we were also excited to shoot a Louisiana Waterthrush Friday at
> Bell Slough!
> Another first for us!
>
> Cheryle Sytsma
> vilonia
>
>
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Subject: World Series of Birding
From: Ted <ted(AT)MUSIKHAUS.COM>
Date: 12 May 2008 11:17am
Late last night I got back from the World Series of Birding. I spent
an amazing two days scouting before the event and broke 300 for my
life list the evening I got there with a White-rumped Sandpiper. My
trip totaled at 188 species including 25 life birds with 178 on the
big day. The birding was amazing. Highlights include finding both
sharp-tailed sparrows, finding Long-tailed and Harlequin ducks,
gorgeous male Black-throated Blue Warblers, watching Parasitic
Jaegers harass a flock of terns, a pair of Black Terns, being the one
to pick out the White-faced Ibis in a flack of 80 Glossy Ibis, and
most of all, birding with Michael O'Brien and Louise Zemaitis. They
are amazing birders. It is impossible to not be a better birder after
being with them.
Thanks again to all of you who supported my team.
Ted Stiritz,
Russellville, AR
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Subject: Spotted Sandpiper and Louisiana Waterthrush
From: Cheryle Sytsma <shalom(AT)CYBERBACK.COM>
Date: 12 May 2008 7:06am
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Went looking for the Yellow-headed black birds and the Phalarope =
yesterday evening
in Lollie bottoms...did not see any.
We did find a first for us...a Spotted Sandpiper in two different =
places...lovely bird...
We really enjoyed the red-winged blackbirds bathing...they really get =
into it. And how
funny it was...a Kildeer and a Yellow legs both pulling up worms...in =
the same series of shots=20
only minutes apart in two separate water areas...
We do enjoy the watching nature through our photographs!
And we were also excited to shoot a Louisiana Waterthrush Friday at Bell =
Slough!
Another first for us!
Cheryle Sytsma
vilonia
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Subject: Re: What was it?
From: Cheryle Sytsma <shalom(AT)CYBERBACK.COM>
Date: 12 May 2008 6:59am
Jim...
we got a Louisiana Waterthrush Friday at Bell Slough between the two bridges
at the beginning of the walk...
cheryle sytsma
vilonia
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From: "Jim Dixon" <jamesdixonlr(AT)ATT.NET>
To: <ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:35 PM
Subject: What was it?
> At Bell Slough today, I saw a bird that I couldn't figure out. Actually
> there was more than one of those but this one I might be able to provide
> enough details for an identification.
>
> Think small thrush. It had a slender longish beak. It was reminiscent of
> a Swainson's Thrush in coloring but the chest and belly were almost
> completely clear. There was a hint of darker plumage at the center of the
> chest. No eye-ring, eye-stripe, or wing-bars. I saw two of these, one at
> the start of the Bell North levee and the other much further in.
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> --
>
> Jim Dixon
> Little Rock, AR
> www.jamesdixon.us
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Subject: Weddington Unit of the Ozark National Forest
From: Jason Luscier <jluscie(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 12 May 2008 1:09pm
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Sara Ress Wittenberg and I detected the following birds yesterday (11 May)
during our International Migratory Bird Count in the region of the
Weddington Unit of the Ozark National Forest in Washington County:
Northern Bobwhite 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Cattle Egret 3
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 5
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 2
Killdeer 2
Forster's Tern 3
Rock Pigeon 42
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Mourning Dove 27
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Greater Roadrunner 1
Chimney Swift 18
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 19
Acadian Flycatcher 6
Eastern Phoebe 7
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 7
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 6
Loggerhead Shrike 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 19
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 12
Fish Crow 3
Purple Martin 5
Tree Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 30
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (late)
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Eastern Bluebird 14
Swainson's Thrush 14
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 14
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling 105
Tennessee Warbler 8
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula 21
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 6
American Redstart 1
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Kentucky Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
Wilson's Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Summer Tanager 18
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 9
Field Sparrow 5
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 27
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 43
Painted Bunting 1
Dickcissel 19
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Eastern Meadowlark 32
Common Grackle 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 13
Orchard Oriole 8
Baltimore Oriole 22
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 76
House Sparrow 55
Jason D. Luscier
e-mail: jluscie(AT)uark.edu
Department of Biological Sciences SCEN 632
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201
(479) 575-2984
my website: http://comp.uark.edu/~jluscie/
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Subject: Hudsonian Godwits
From: Nick Anich <nicka29(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 12 May 2008 3:23pm
There were 5 Hudsonian Godwits at Bald Knob NWR at
about noon today.
Nick Anich
Jonesboro, AR
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Subject: Re: swans
From: "J. O. and Sally Jo Gibson" <sjogibson(AT)ALLTEL.NET>
Date: 12 May 2008 7:10pm
I'm assuming these are some of the "released" birds. Does anyone know
where they were released?
Sally Jo Gibson
512 Yorkshire Cove
Harrison, AR 72601
sjogibson(AT)alltel.net
On May 12, 2008, at 8:41 AM, Ron Goddard <rgoddard(AT)IPA.NET> wrote:
> There were 3 trumpeter swans, all with green neck bands, at Holla
> Bend yesterday along with lots of bobolinks.
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Subject: Gravette Eagle's nest down.
From: Jacque Brown <bluebird2(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 12 May 2008 7:28pm
I went with Mike Mlodinow and David Chapman and David Oakley on the Migration
count on Saturday. Mike kept track of the birds as usual. The interesting sights
were Little Blue Heron at Lake Atalanta, Henslow Sparrow at Pea Ridge and a
Prairie Warbler I thought was a first for me. I found I had seen one in Texas
in 1995.
How soon we forget.
I added several birds to my life list at Pea Ridge and NWA Airport.
The news today, however, Is BAD news, the Bald Eagle nest in Gravette blew
down during Saturday evenings storm.
I was talking to the daughter of the property owner, she told me her dad found
three eaglets that were probably a few weeks old that did not survive and the
Adults haven't been seen since the nest fell.
My Carolina Wrens have laid their eggs in the nest they built in my canvas fold
out chair. There were none yesterday, Today there are 5 that I can see. Two are
red speckled and three are brown speckled. is that unusual?
I also found what I thought was a Canada Warbler today but after looking in my
Sibleys it just didn't match. I have a great shot of the undertail view. I found
from that view that the bird is a Magnolia Warbler and it's just starting to
get its "necklace". That is all this bird had, a black ring around the neck and
some yellow on the breast besides the large black tips on the tail. Jacque.
--
Jacque Brown
Bella Vista,
Benton, Co AR,
bluebird2(AT)cox.net
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Subject: Could This Be?
From: "Jobe, Kelly" <JOBE(AT)ADEQ.STATE.AR.US>
Date: 12 May 2008 10:24pm
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Late this afternoon I observed a warbler in the oak trees in my yard for =
about a half hour. The bird seemed relatively streamlined with a =
longish dark bill,. The head and breast were bright golden-yellow, with =
black steraking on the breast, and it had a whitish belly and undertail =
coverts. The bird seemed to have a relatively short tail as warblers =
go. I was mostly observing the bird from below, and could only get an =
occasional look at the upper side, but it appeared to have dark grayish =
or brownish wings with white wing bars or a sinlge large pale patch on =
each wing. The back of the neck also appeared to have a distinctive =
wide yellow band. The really striking thing was that the bird had =
rufous patches near the rear of the head, basically above and below the =
rear portion of the eye. I've looked and looked at my field guides, and =
the only bird that even comes close, is a Cape May Warbler. I realize =
the Cape May is listed as a rare migrant in Arkansas. I'm wondering if =
there is something else I could possibly have been looking at that I =
just haven't thought of. I'm convinced at this point that a Cape May is =
what I was looking at, but I'd appreciate any feedback about other =
possibilities. Any thouhgts?
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Thanks,
Kelly Jobe
North Little Rock
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