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Subject: Latest updates
From: "John Murray Penhallurick" <jpenhall(AT)bigpond.net.au>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 1:23am
Dear Friends,
I have now completed, and updated on the website, The accounts of the
species in Ornithion and Phaeomyias. For an extended discussion of why
Phaeomyias tumbezana should be recognized as distinct from Phaeomyias
murina, go to P.tumbezana and click on Citations, Notes and Synonyms.
I’ve also finished the Puffbirds Bucconidae.
Enjoy! It’s free.
John Penhallurick
86 Bingley Crescent
FRASER, A.C.T. 2615
AUSTRALIA
S 35° 11' 40.2"
E 149° 03' 26.2"
Home Telephone: (61 2) 6258 5428
Mobile 0408 585428
Please visit my website http://worldbirdinfo.net <http://worldbirdinfo.net/>
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Subject: =?windows-1252?Q?BirdwatchRadio--Roger_Tory_Peterson_Bio?=
From: =?windows-1252?Q?Steve_Moore?= <steve(AT)BIRDWATCHRADIO.COM>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 7:56am
The latest edition of the podcast is now up at www.BirdwatchRadio.org
This program (and the next) features an interview with author Douglas
Carlson about his biography of Roger Tory Peterson. With the recent
discussions we've had here about field guides..I'll think you'll find this
program interesting.
Thanks!
Steve Moore
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Subject: Remembering Herb Clarke
From: Chuck Hagner <chagner(AT)kalmbach.com>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 12:10pm
Dear friends and fellow birders,
As you may know by now, photographer Herb Clarke passed away last Saturday.
His photos illustrated the pages of Birder¹s World many times over the
years. We¹ve posted a few of our favorites in a tribute on our blog:
http://bwfov.typepad.com/birders_world_field_of_vi/2008/04/in-memory-of-he.h
tml
We send our condolences to Herb¹s loved ones.
Chuck Hagner
Editor, Birder's World
Waukesha, WI
Web: http://www.birdersworld.com
Blog: http://bwfov.typepad.com
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Subject: Amazing bird image that you MUST see! (link)
From: Devorah Bennu <birdologist(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 12:13pm
hi everyone,
i've been running a series of bird images that an
avicultural friend, John del Rio, sent to me, and
today's image is perhaps one of my favorite images of
a bird that i've ever seen. to the best of my
knowledge, it did not involve any photoshop trickery,
just a very tight shot of a bird using a very good
lens;
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/04/abstract.php
if you never again look upon another image in your
life, let this be the last one that you see!
GrrlScientist
Devorah
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/
Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC
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Subject: Re: Remembering Herb Clarke
From: "Bill Murphy" <billmurphy8(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 12:21pm
Chuck et al.,
The URL is long so long that it break to the next line on some PCs. If it
doesn't work, try this one:
http://tinyurl.com/672kxt
Bill Murphy, Fishers, IN
----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Hagner
To: BIRDCHAT(AT)LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:08 PM
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Remembering Herb Clarke
Dear friends and fellow birders,
As you may know by now, photographer Herb Clarke passed away last Saturday.
His photos illustrated the pages of Birder¹s World many times over the
years. We¹ve posted a few of our favorites in a tribute on our blog:
http://bwfov.typepad.com/birders_world_field_of_vi/2008/04/in-memory-of-he.h
tml
We send our condolences to Herb¹s loved ones.
Chuck Hagner
Editor, Birder's World
Waukesha, WI
Web: http://www.birdersworld.com
Blog: http://bwfov.typepad.com
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Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?BirdChaser's_Howard_Cosell_Interview?=
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ken_Schneider?= <rosyfinch(AT)ROSYFINCH.COM>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 2:03pm
BirdChaser has a great interview with Howard Cosell!
It will not be a very difficult transition for birders if NASCAR sponsors
birding competition. We already speak much the same language, and with a
little adaptation (for a price) we will gladly rename our events. BMW
Birdathon, Cape May Grand Prix, McAllen 500...
Major birding competitions already have:
Crew Chief = team leader
Sitting on the bubble = owling at 11:50 PM on Big Day
Jump = starting Big Day at 11:50 the night before
Pace lap = scouting the day before Big Day
Pit stop = self explanatory; the fewer and shorter the better
Spotter = the guy with the scope
Birds parts and behaviors will be re-labeled per NASCR lexicon:
Body-side molding = Sapsucker lines
Scoops = Pelican bills
Brake fade = Albatross landing
Buy the farm = Window strike
Draft = V-formation
Bodywork = plumage
Attenuator = Woodpecker skull
Loose = Ani flying in the wind
Fastback = Chimney Swift
Sprint = Woodcock flushing from underfoot
Bling (decorative flare) = Painted Bunting
Hauler, Flat Out = Peregrine in a stoop
Blip = wing flick
Donuts = Phalaropes feeding
Certainly, for the cause of bird conservation, we will change a few other
names. Neophyte birders will be "Yellowtails." Wild bird seed will become
"Fuel" (any thing except straight gasoline), and patio mix will be "Pop"
(exotic fuel blend).
Useful Reference: Glossary of auto racing terms:
<http://www.hickoksports.com/glossary>
--
Kenneth C. and Mary Lou Schneider
Miramar, Florida 33029
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Ken's Photos: http://flickr/photos/rosyfinch
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Subject: interesting photos / sort of non bird
From: Pat Burden <tallerpat(AT)aol.com>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 3:53pm
I was googling hummingbirds in their images files and found this page
with these photos. Although not birds, they are at a hummingbird
feeder and are certainly fascinating!
Enjoy!
http://tinyurl.com/v7fet
Pat Burden
Yale, MI
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Subject: Re: interesting photos / sort of non bird
From: Jeanette Scott <jcs3712(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 4:09pm
Wow--these photos are beautiful! I've never seen bats at hummingbird feeders
and never really thought to watch for them.... I'm no authority on the subject
of bats at hummingbird feeders but this is really interesting info---thanks!
BirdChat has so many good and interesting posts!
Jeanette Scott
Austin,TX
Pat Burden <tallerpat(AT)AOL.COM> wrote:
I was googling hummingbirds in their images files and found this page
with these photos. Although not birds, they are at a hummingbird
feeder and are certainly fascinating!
Enjoy!
http://tinyurl.com/v7fet
Pat Burden
Yale, MI
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Subject: [Fwd: [Ontbirds]Point Pelee Report week ending April 10]
From: bruce <brucep(AT)mnsi.net>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 4:13pm
This weeks Pt Pelee report
Good Birding
Bruce Patterson
B and B's Bed and Breakfast
216 Erie St. South
Wheatley (around the corner from Pt Pelee)
Ontario N0P2P0
800-851-3406
www.mnsi.net/~brucep
www.bandbsbandb.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Point Pelee Report week ending April 10
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:22:39 -0400
From: Mark Cranford <mark.cranford(AT)ofo.ca>
Reply-To: mark.cranford(AT)ofo.ca
To: Ontbirds <ontbirds(AT)hwcn.org>
Posting for Friends of Point Pelee while they sort out a technical issue.
Submitted by Todd Pepper for Friends of Point Pelee.
Friends of Point Pelee is a Not for Profit volunteer organization
supporting Point Pelee National Park of Canada. Please accept appologies
for strange symbols in our previous emails. Hopefully this format will
correct this issue -JR
What a difference a week makes. It is probably safe to say that spring
has arrived at Point Pelee. Essex County has experienced several days
of 21-degree weather in the past week. The snow and ice are all gone in
the Park. The trails are dry. The picnic areas, such as The Dunes,
Sleepy Hollow, Pioneer, Black Willow and West Beach are open again, and
the train to the Tip is back running on its regular schedule with trips
from the Visitor Centre and Tip every 20 minutes.
There are also other signs of spring at Point Pelee. The American
Goldfinch and Bonaparte’s Gull are in transition or already in breeding
plumage. The Spring peepers are peeping, and a Morning Cloak Butterfly
was seen on Tuesday soaking up the sun. The Essex Region Conservation
Area started up the pumps at the beginning of the week to fill the
shorebird impoundment at Hillman Marsh Conservation Area and it did not
take long for the dabbling ducks to find this habitat.
First sightings of species for the year during the past week are set out
below:
- Northern Shoveler and Ring-necked Duck - Hillman Marsh completing the
list of 11 regular dabbling duck species for the area. All 11 species
can still be seen at either the intersection of Road D and Road 19 or
Hillman Marsh.
- Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter and a report of two female King Eider
were seen along the west side of the Park from the south end of the West
Beach parking lot to the Tip.
- Horned Grebe in the calm waters on the west side between the south end
of the West Beach parking lot to the parking area before the train
turn-around area, and Eared Grebe in the rough waters on the east side
of the Tip near the 42nd Parallel sign.
- Double-crested Cormorants Lake Erie waters off the Tip
- Great Egret Muddy Creek at Wheatley Harbour
- Merlin - Concession Road D
- An unusual spring sighting of Golden Eagle watched it fly across the
Lake coming from Pelee Island. It headed due north through the Park.
- Dunlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wilson’s Snipe at the intersection of Road
D and 19 and Lesser Yellowlegs at Hillman Marsh.
- American Coot - Marsh Boardwalk and Hillman Marsh.
- Belted Kingfisher - Hillman Marsh
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Northern Flicker - Tilden Trail and
Sanctuary Picnic Area
- Tree Swallow - Tip, Marsh Boardwalk, Hillman Marsh
- Winter Wren - Woodland Nature Trail
- Brown Thrasher - West Beach Trail
- Rusty Blackbird - Marsh
Over 80 species were observed to be present in the Point Pelee birding
area during the week.
Birders visiting Point Pelee this spring and looking for Northern
Mockingbird for their year list should check the local streets west of
the Kinsmen Recreation Complex at Sherk Street and Ellison Avenue
westerly to Cardinal Carter Secondary School. At least one, and perhaps
two over-wintering pair of Mockingbirds has been observed on the
following streets: Ellison, Orchard Heights, Cherrywood, Roger, Gary
Crescent and Nicholas.
Visitors to Point Pelee National Park should note that the bridge over
the Sturgeon Creek from the Bevel Line Road to Point Pelee Drive is
closed for repair until April 18, 2008. To access the Park go east on
Seacliff Drive East from Erie Street South in Leamington. Continue east
on Seacliff Drive past the Bevel Line turn-off to Concession Road 12.
Turn Right on Concession 12 and join up with Point Pelee Drive at
Paula's Restaurant.
4th annual Fundraising dinner
Friday May 9, 2008 @ 5:30 PM
Pelee Days Inn $60 per person ($25 tax receipt)
Reservations can be made at friendsofpointpelee.com
To help reduce our environmental impact...this is a ticketless event!
Presentation: "Coming Home: Return of the Western Lake Erie's & Detroit
River's Charismatic Megafauna"
by Dr. John Hartig-Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
--
Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, Ont.
mark.cranford(AT)ofo.ca
905 279 9576
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