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Subject: Haw Creek Loop, Waldron, last night
From: Joe Neal <jneal(AT)FS.FED.US>
Date: 28 May 2008 6:28am
After work last night I spent the last daylight hour or so on Haw Creek
Loop, immediately west of Waldron, which includes a big, shallow pond.
These are all former Tallgrass Prairie fields. Highlights along the road:
Painted Bunting-2, and Lark Sparrow-3, Greater Roadrunner-1. Even with
recent rain, the big pond had some mudflat habitat & migrants: Least
Tern-2, Black-bellied Plover-1, Killdeer, yellowlegs sp.-2, Willet-1,
Semipalmated Sandpiper -40+, White-rumped Sandpiper~15, Dunlin-5, Least
Tern-2. The Willet called periodically for the hour, then, under a purple &
swirlish lid of clouds, it and a flock of ~20 smaller shorebirds headed out
in the rough direction of the setting sun, accompanied by baaaaas of
narrowmouth toads.
JOSEPH C. NEAL, biologist
Poteau Ranger District, Ouachita NF
P.O. Box 2255 (1541 Highway 248 W)
Waldron, AR 72958
jneal(AT)fs.fed.us 479-637-4174
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Subject: Re: Henslow's Sparrow nad Swainson's Hawk.
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Diana_Angelo?= <diana_angelo(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 28 May 2008 7:10am
Eastern narrow mouth toad sounds a lot like sheep.
http://www.leaps.ms/narrowmouthtoad.mp3
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Subject: toads
From: Jacque Brown <bluebird2(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 28 May 2008 11:32am
Thanks to all who replied about the Narrow Mouth Toad. Baaaaaa!
I'd never heard one before...they are a hoot . Jacque
--
Jacque Brown
Bella Vista,
Benton, Co AR,
bluebird2(AT)cox.net
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Subject: Re: Bachman's Sparrow and fire
From: Bill Shepherd <stoneax63(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 28 May 2008 2:00pm
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"Max & Helen Parker showed a bunch of us the Bachman's> Sparrows they'd fou=
nd in relative abundance in International Paper Co> clearcuts around Malver=
n."
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So much for back then. But what about now? Are there any IP properties in=
southern Arkansas that support Bachman's Sparrows today? (There were stil=
l some Red-cockaded Woodpeckers on IP lands back in the '80s, but there are=
n't any left there now.) Last year I made a few efforts to find some Bachm=
an's Sparrows on IP lands and came up totally dry!
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Has there been a critical change in the management regime for IP lands that=
has eliminated all the Bachman's Sparrows formerly breeding there?
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I get a little exasperated with people who refuse to worry themselves about=
the possibility that we have lost a very large population of Bachman's Spa=
rrows in the southern Arkansas pinelands--just because they know they can a=
lways visit Camp Robinson and find a bird or two or see them in the Ouachit=
a National Forest, so they can tick the species off on their personal annua=
l lists.
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Is this what birding has come to in Arkansas--a preoccupation with competit=
ion in personal numbers to the exclusion of any concern about the welfare o=
f regional populations?
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Is anybody listening out there?
=20
Bill ShepherdBill Shepherd2805 Linden, Apt. 3 Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-5=
964 Stoneax63(AT)hotmail.com (501) 375-3918> Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 15:48:38 -=
0500> From: jneal(AT)FS.FED.US> Subject: Bachman's Sparrow and fire> To: ARBIR=
D-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > Back in the 1980s, Max & Helen Parker showed a bun=
ch of us the Bachman's> Sparrows they'd found in relative abundance in Inte=
rnational Paper Co> clearcuts around Malvern. Seeing and hearing this was a=
revelation to me:> rare bird in a despised habitat. Bachman's has also app=
arently done well on> the oft-burned firing ranges at Fort Chaffee.> > The =
current (May/June 2008) issue of Birding contains an informative and> right=
-on-the-mark article about the relationship between Bachman's Sparrow> and =
prescribed burning: "Bachman's Sparrow, the order of the phoenix" by> Jim C=
ox and Clark Jones. If you have questions or concerns about prescribed> bur=
ning on public lands, I would encourage you to check this out.> > The artic=
le focuses on a project in Georgia, but overall, what they say> about habit=
at management there applies pretty well here on the Ouachita NF> in western=
Arkansas. In the era of routine suppression of all wildfires,> birds with =
an evolutionary adaptation to vegetative landscapes> fundamentally shaped b=
y fire have suffered greatly. Wildlife managers are> trying to get more fir=
e into these landscapes. In the southeast, including> the western Ouachitas=
, we find Bachman's associated with burning. Bachman's> here is directly as=
sociated with Red-cockaded Woodpecker management.> Without the RCWs, and wi=
thout their particular habitat requirements, it> would be hard to burn enou=
gh to benefit Bachman's.> > As has been the case in past years, I am slowly=
finding more Bachman's as> the RCW nesting season progresses. I do not hea=
r them in every RCW area,> but they are pretty likely, especially in those =
areas with a recent (within> a year or so) burn, just as Cox & Jones state =
in their article.> > The flowers and butterflies are pretty nice in this RC=
W-Bachman's country,> too. Pale-purple coneflowers are now going great guns=
, and if past years> serve as reliable guide, we should find male Diana fri=
tillaries any day> now.> > JOSEPH C. NEAL, biologist> Poteau Ranger Distric=
t, Ouachita NF> P.O. Box 2255 (1541 Highway 248 W)> Waldron, AR 72958> jnea=
l(AT)fs.fed.us 479-637-4174=
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Subject: BKNWR
From: Kenny Nichols <greykingbird(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 28 May 2008 8:43pm
I spent some time birding Bald Knob NWR this afternoon. I heard
numerous Bell's Vireos on the west side of the refuge and near the
grain bins and tractor sheds were still a few lingering shorebirds. I
saw Pectoral, Least, Semi-palmated and White-rumped Sandpipers, about
40 Black-necked Stilts (most all attempting to nest, I'm sure) and a
single breeding plumaged male American Avocet, right by the road.
Sorta made my day.
Kenny Nichols
greykingbird(AT)gmail.com
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Subject: What made my day?
From: HAWK Center <hawkcenter(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 28 May 2008 9:42pm
What made my day was a phone call from Rodney Paul in El Paso (ARKANSAS).
Rodney told me he now has the baby Turkey Vulture who is in fairly good shape.
The baby will be carefully introduced to an adult foster parent. The
transportation task was generously taken on by ONE individual, Susan Williams.
Kudos to Susan for caring enough to go the extra mile (literally in this case -
she drove nearly 8 hours round trip) for "just a turkey vulture". Every patient
deserves a chance in the wild...I just wish more people could have helped make
this venture more reasonable.
Kudos also, to the Lavers (Norm & Cheryl) for their financial assistance. With
gas prices the way they are, their generous contribution will come in handy next
time we need to transport an animal.
Arkansas rehabilitators desperately need assistance with transportation, as we
are few and far between. I have two people from this list on my map as possibly
available to help. If you may be available to help transport animals from your
area to the closest licensed rehabilitator, please contact me off list.
Thanks again; My day has been made!!!
Lynne Slater
HAWK Center (Helping Arkansas Wild "Kritters")
PO Box 1922, Russellville, Arkansas
www.hawkcenter.org is a 100% volunteer, donation funded organization
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Subject: Re: Bachman's Sparrow and exasperation
From: Jack and Pam <jackstewart_us(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 28 May 2008 11:41pm
Roger Tory Peterson, was once questioned about the
amount of time he spent watching birds and was accused
of escapism. He said that bird watching was "an escape
into reality". Of course, he was trying to point out
that the real world is in nature. He never would have
agreed with the current lack of concern for habitat
loss.
A few years ago I met a young couple who were birding
at Cape May. In the course of the conversation with
them I mentioned what it used to be like at the Cape
when millions of birds descended into the trees
during a northwest wind in late September. I told
them about the decline in neotropical migrants. I was
left speechless when the sweet young thing said,
"Well, we will just have to look for them somewhere
else."
Forgive me if I have previously described the
incident, but Bill's post brought it all back. Bill,
I share your exasperation.
One thing you can all DO is call your Senator's to
push for the Climate Security Act. Email me for
details
Jack Stewart
Newton County
on the Buffalo National River
--- Bill Shepherd <stoneax63(AT)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> "Max & Helen Parker showed a bunch of us the
> Bachman's> Sparrows they'd found in relative
> abundance in International Paper Co> clearcuts
> around Malvern."
>
> So much for back then. But what about now? Are
> there any IP properties in southern Arkansas that
> support Bachman's Sparrows today? (There were still
> some Red-cockaded Woodpeckers on IP lands back in
> the '80s, but there aren't any left there now.)
> Last year I made a few efforts to find some
> Bachman's Sparrows on IP lands and came up totally
> dry!
>
> Has there been a critical change in the management
> regime for IP lands that has eliminated all the
> Bachman's Sparrows formerly breeding there?
>
>
> I get a little exasperated with people who refuse to
> worry themselves about the possibility that we have
> lost a very large population of Bachman's Sparrows
> in the southern Arkansas pinelands--just because
> they know they can always visit Camp Robinson and
> find a bird or two or see them in the Ouachita
> National Forest, so they can tick the species off on
> their personal annual lists.
>
> Is this what birding has come to in Arkansas--a
> preoccupation with competition in personal numbers
> to the exclusion of any concern about the welfare of
> regional populations?
>
> Is anybody listening out there?
>
> Bill ShepherdBill Shepherd2805 Linden, Apt. 3 Little
>
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