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Subject: Purple martins
From: Lynn Nowell <lnowell(AT)CENTURYTEL.NET>
Date: 18 May 2008 8:18am
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Does anyone on this list host Purple Martins? I am in my third year, =
with 14 nesting pair so far in '08, up from 8 pair last year. I would =
love to meet others in the area who have Martins. I live in Northern =
Lonoke county. Lynn Nowell
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Subject: Re: Birds, other Wildlife and Fescue
From: Jeffrey Short <bashman(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 18 May 2008 8:33am
Great information. The distasteful grasses are a boon for airports to
reduce bird-strikes and geese where they are not wanted.
Recently, I purchased some Buffalo-grass in hopes of establishing a vigorous
perennial to help control erosion along a slope--it costs much more than the
more common grass mixes. Wildseedfarms.com (from Texas) has a wide selection
of native grasses.
If anyone knows of local suppliers of wildlife-friendly grass mixes, please
post.
Jeff Short
At the bottom loop of the backwards "S" on the continuation of the Ouachita
River
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Subject: Bird ID
From: Robert Herron <r2herron(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 18 May 2008 9:52am
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I need help in identifying this bird.
All help will be greatly appreciated.
http://www.pbase.com/rherron/image/97240176
Thanks
Robert
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: Allan Mueller <akcmueller(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 18 May 2008 10:11am
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The Mississippi Ornithological Society also has a state journal, the
Mississippi Kite, although it is very far behind in its publication.
Allan Mueller
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Graves, Gary <GRAVESG(AT)si.edu> wrote:
> My original statement stands---if you see a warbler foraging high in the
> canopy, it will not be a Swainson's. Dinner is on me to anyone that can
> prove otherwise. 30,000 hours of general birding (which equals about 14
> standard work-years by my calculation) is quite an impressive claim.
> However, I'm not sure what relevance that has to Swainson's Warbler foraging
> behavior. Even the most dogged birders are lucky to "see" more than a
> couple of Swainson's each year (and usually just long enough to check off
> the Big Day list or year list, etc.). Swainson's Warbler researchers
> observe more foraging maneuvers, singing behavior, etc. in a week of field
> work than unfocused week-end birders observe in a lifetime. That is not to
> say that birders don't occasionally observe avian behaviors that are
> noteworthy or previously unknown---it probably happens quite frequently
> given the huge number of birders. Unfortunately, many birders don't know
> what is unusual and don't know how to document unusual phenomena in a way
> that adds to the corpus of scientific knowledge. And that is a great shame,
> because ornithology is one of relatively few scientific disciplines where
> amateurs can make substantive contributions. A good interface between the
> amateur birder and scientific ornithology is the state ornithological
> journal. Most of Arkansas' neighbors (Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Tennessee,
> Kentucky, Louisiana, Kansas) have peer-reviewed state ornithological
> journals, sponsored and published by state ornithological societies. Several
> of these journals have been published more than 40 consecutive years (e.g.,
> Bulletin of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society). Unfortunately, Arkansas
> has no comparable publication outlet for the many exciting discoveries that
> have accumulated over the past decade (e.g., new state records; breeding
> range extensions; noteworthy invasions). As a consequence, noteworthy
> ornithological records and observations in Arkansas are given short shrift
> in the scientific literature because there are few other publication outlets
> for local and regional reports (quarterly records published in North
> American Birds are not considered to be peer-reviewed). In sum, Arkansas'
> ornithological profile is far less than what it should be.
>
> Gary Graves
> Smithsonian Institution
>
>
>
>
> From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List on behalf of Jeff R. Wilson
> Sent: Fri 5/16/2008 8:41 PM
> To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> Subject: Re: Swainson's
>
>
> In a message dated 5/16/2008 6:58:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> GRAVESG(AT)si.edu writes:
>
> (including some World-class birders) have logged nearly ten thousand
> hours studying Swainson's in 14 states and Jamaica over the past quarter
> century and nobody has reported them feeding on insect hatches in the upper
> canopy
>
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> All I can say is, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, I've seen
> it once and don't expect to see it again but I'll keep looking. Sorry, but
> I'm not a world class birder and hope never to claim to be but making a
> first time observation of any kind does not require one to be such, but
> being there at the right time helps.
>
> I've put myself in many places often enough to get lucky quite a few times,
> missing only a total of 15 weekend days out birding in over 21+ years and
> birding every chance in between. That totals somewhat over 30,000 hours
> actively birding in the field and getting lucky enough to find and document
> over 30 first state records here in the mid-south. A long time ago, when I
> first got into birding, I got tired of hearing "we don't get them here" or
> "they don't do that" or "you don't find them there" I believe birds are
> capable of just about anything, at anytime, anywhere.........
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
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Allan Mueller
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Conway, AR 72032
501-327-8952
Be sincere, even if you don't mean it...
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Subject: Field Trip Report - Ninestone Land Trust , 5/17/08
From: Don & Judy <waterfall(AT)HBEARK.COM>
Date: 18 May 2008 11:39am
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Location: Ninestone Land Trust
Observation date: 5/17/08=20
Don Matt, Judy Griffith, Joe Neal, Joan Reynolds, Bob & Sara Caulk, plus =
Deb & Jen began bright & early on this beautiful day. Migration still in =
progress. Frank & Mary Reuter arrived with the botanists later in the =
afternoon. Quiet nesters who are here but did not reveal themselves are =
Common Yellowthroat & Black & White Warbler.=20
Herps encountered were Copperhead, Cottonmouth & Speckled Kingsnake.
Number of species: 66
=20
> Great Blue Heron =20
> Green Heron =20
> Black Vulture =20
> Turkey Vulture =20
> Red-shouldered Hawk =20
> Mourning Dove =20
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo =20
> Chuck-will's-widow =20
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird =20
> Red-bellied Woodpecker =20
> Downy Woodpecker =20
> Hairy Woodpecker =20
> Pileated Woodpecker =20
> Eastern Wood-Pewee =20
> Least Flycatcher =20
> Empidonax sp. =20
> Eastern Phoebe =20
> Eastern Kingbird =20
> White-eyed Vireo =20
> Yellow-throated Vireo =20
> Warbling Vireo =20
> Philadelphia Vireo =20
> Red-eyed Vireo =20
> Blue Jay =20
> American Crow =20
> Fish Crow =20
> Purple Martin =20
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow =20
> Barn Swallow =20
> Carolina Chickadee =20
> Tufted Titmouse =20
> White-breasted Nuthatch =20
> Carolina Wren =20
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher =20
> Eastern Bluebird =20
> Cedar Waxwing =20
> Blue-winged Warbler =20
> Golden-winged Warbler =20
> Tennessee Warbler =20
> Northern Parula =20
> Yellow Warbler =20
> Magnolia Warbler =20
> Blackburnian Warbler =20
> Yellow-throated Warbler =20
> Pine Warbler =20
> Prairie Warbler =20
> American Redstart =20
> Worm-eating Warbler =20
> Ovenbird =20
> Louisiana Waterthrush =20
> Kentucky Warbler =20
> Mourning Warbler =20
> Wilson's Warbler =20
> Yellow-breasted Chat =20
> Summer Tanager =20
> Eastern Towhee =20
> Chipping Sparrow =20
> Field Sparrow =20
> Lincoln's Sparrow =20
> Northern Cardinal =20
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak =20
> Blue Grosbeak =20
> Indigo Bunting =20
> Brown-headed Cowbird =20
> Baltimore Oriole =20
> American Goldfinch =20
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Subject: State ornithological journal
From: "Graves, Gary" <GRAVESG(AT)SI.EDU>
Date: 18 May 2008 1:47pm
I didn't mention the Mississippi Kite because its publication continuity is so
poor. All other "southerly" states have ornithological journals that are
published on a regular basis (Alabama, Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West
Virginia). The Florida Field Naturalist is probably the best of the lot
(http://www.fosbirds.org/FFN/FFNGuidelines.htm) and is a worthy model for the
Arkansas Audubon Society to emulate.
________________________________
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List on behalf of Allan Mueller
Sent: Sun 5/18/2008 11:11 AM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
The Mississippi Ornithological Society also has a state journal, the Mississippi
Kite, although it is very far behind in its publication.
Allan Mueller
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Subject: Craighead Forest Park
From: Dan Scheiman <birddan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 18 May 2008 1:11pm
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Subject: Yellow Orchard Oriole revisited
From: Jim Dixon <jamesdixonlr(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 18 May 2008 1:13pm
Sunday morning I went to Two Rivers Park to see if my Yellow Oriole was
still there. He may have been. I found at least 4 individuals in the
deciduous trees near the start of the trail - one each of breeding male,
adult female, and first summer male straight out of Sibley's. Then one
more that was a breeding male whose burnt orange showed some yellow. I
don't know how quickly they make the transition yellow to dark orange
but maybe this was my bird from Friday or at least one in the same
boat. What was really interesting was the song being sung. I don't
know how to describe a song in text very well but the song on Friday was
made of two parts - the prelude and the end. The prelude is made of
four notes that last about 2 seconds - base, up one, back to base, then
down one. The ending starts back at the base and sounded rather
familiar. I realize I'm inserting more music into than is really
warranted but you may remember a household cleaner whose sales jingle
many years ago was "stronger than dirt!". The song on Friday ended in
"stronger than dirt, than dirt." This is the call I recorded and
mentioned in a previous post. Today, the call started with the same
prelude but ended with an undulating trill that ran at the base tone. I
saw the first year male sing it.
So, my analysis is that I did see a first year Orchard Oriole in
transitional plumage on Friday and perhaps he is almost done two days
later and the song changes as they mature. If you think this is just
crazy talk, please let me know.
--
Jim Dixon
Little Rock, AR
www.jamesdixon.us
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Subject: Shorebirds
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 18 May 2008 7:47pm
Faulkner county has a lingering flat on Highway 65 north of Conway. I
checked over there this afternoon after Michael Linz said there were
birds. He also saw the Yellow-headed Blackbirds at Lollie on Thursday
and counted at least 18 birds. The White-faced Ibis apparently has departed.
Shorebirds at 65:
17 Stilt Sandpipers (nearly full colors, lovely in the scope)
10+ Wilson's Phalarope (several females, the third record week for this
bird)
15+ Dunlin (now in impressive black-bellied, red-backed colors)
3 White-rumped Sandpipers (rare in this county)
10 -15 Semipalmated Sandpipers (in one group)
3 Pectoral Sandpipers
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Solitary Sandpiper
1 Spotted Sandpiper
2 Least Sandpipers
3 Killdeer
20+ Blue-winged Teal (a late record for here)
Herschel Raney
Conway AR
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Subject: Re: Craighead Forest Park
From: Craig Provost <craig-daleprovost(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 18 May 2008 8:20pm
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Location: Craighead Forest Park
Observation date: 5/17/08
Karen Holliday, Doris and Dottie Boyles, Jim Dixon, Dale, & I started at the
Boyles' house at 5 a.m. We met Kenny and LaDonna Nichols, & Ron Howard
already brding the ball field at the park, and after lunch Dan Scheiman came
to see the Alder. Photos available as Dale , Jim, and Ron got some good
ones. Sunny, clear, cool, morning, getting up to 84 degrees F. and partly
cloudy. A nice day birding, with Dale, Dottie, Doris, Karen, and me each
getting 2 new life birds.
Number of species: 53
Canada Goose - 5
Mallard - 7
Great Blue Heron - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1
Mississippi Kite - 5
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Common Nighthawk - 7
Chimney Swift - 11
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1?
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1
Alder Flycatcher - 1
Least Flycatcher - 1
Great Crested Flycatcher - 7
Eastern Kingbird - 2
White-eyed Vireo - 2
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1
Philadelphia Vireo - 8
Red-eyed Vireo - 8
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 6
Carolina Chickadee - 10
Tufted Titmouse - 6
Carolina Wren - 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Swainson's Thrush - 3
American Robin - 8
Northern Mockingbird - 3
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 5
Tennessee Warbler - 8
Nashville Warbler - 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2
Magnolia Warbler - 4
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Blackburnian Warbler - 3
Pine Warbler - 5
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 4
Mourning Warbler - 1
Wilson's Warbler - 1
Summer Tanager - 5
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Indigo Bunting - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 10
Common Grackle - 5+
Brown-headed Cowbird - 6
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From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List
[mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Dan Scheiman
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 1:11 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: [ARBIRD-L] Craighead Forest Park
When I arrived at Craighead Forest Park yesterday afternoon Karen Holliday,
Dottie & Doris Boyles and Craig and Dale Provost had an ALDER FLYCATCHER
staked out for me at the softball field. A few minutes later Ron Howard
arrived and we heard TWO Alder Flycatchers vocalizing. We coaxed one out
and got good looks. Statebird for me. I'll let one of the others tell you
about the other good birds they found earlier that day.
This morning Ron and I met at Craighead and saw an Empidonx that did not
vocalize (probably an Alder) as well as an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (my second
in the state). We also found a Canada Warbler. Not too much else to report
besides the usual migrants in small numbers.
Even on a slow migration day Craighead Forest Park can be quite good.
Dan Scheiman
Little Rock, AR
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