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Subject: RFI Costa Rica
From: "john" <john(AT)bajabirder.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 7:32am
john(AT)bajabirder.com
Looking for first hand information on lodging in the north-eastern area of
Costa Rica, Cano Negro area.
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Subject: BirdNote -- last week and next -- the week of May 5
From: Ellen Blackstone <ellen(AT)123imagine.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 8:05am
Hello, 'Chatters!
Coming up on BirdNote next week: http://tinyurl.com/3mlfb8
Shows may vary by station. Please check the website.
Last week, we talked about:
* the Williamson's Sapsucker
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=675
* birds' ultraviolet vision
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=1464
* "power-napping" and the Swainson's Thrush
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=1105
* the Barn Swallow
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=1136
* House Sparrow Pool Party
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=201
BirdNote is an audio program, two minutes per episode, which is aired on
several public radio stations (shows may vary by day). You can also
listen to the mp3 or read the transcript on the website. It’s available
as a podcast: http://www.birdnote.org/birdnotepodcast.xml All episodes
are in the archives--Or search for your favorite bird! Visit the website
to find out more. http://www.birdnote.org
Have a question or idea for BirdNote? Please drop me a line!
BirdNote is now heard on KPLU, Seattle; KOHO, Leavenworth, WA; KTOO,
Juneau, AK; KMBH, Harlingen, TX; KWMR, Pt. Reyes, CA, and WNPR,
Connecticut Public Radio, 5:49AM and 8:58PM.
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Ellen Blackstone
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Seattle Washington
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Subject: Osprey Behavior
From: Bob <atlantex(AT)midcoast.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 9:00am
Hello All,
Coming out of lurkdom to ask a question. A couple of weeks ago I was
standing on Spruce Head Island with a friend when an Osprey swooped
down over our heads, grabbed a dead branch out of a tree and zoomed
off. My friend thought the bird was trying to land and had misjudged
the strength of the branch, but it looked to me like the bird wanted
that particular branch and broke it off the tree deliberately. He
didn't slow down or seem to me like he wanted to land.
Do Ospreys break branches off trees like this for for their nests? If
so, do they typically act like daredevils and swoop in like drunken
sailors? What if the branch didn't break?
Bob
Bob Bernstein
Watts Cove
Midcoast, Maine USA
www.seabgb.com
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Subject: Re: Osprey Behavior
From: "WILLIAM H MILLER" <5mcorp(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 10:18am
Bob, and other chatters -
Do Ospreys break branches off trees like this for for their nests? Yes
If so, do they typically act like daredevils and swoop in like drunken sailors?
Yes. But remember they are pretty much masters of the air and don't require a
safety net like circus acrobats.
What if the branch didn't break? They sort of bounce off, may try again and, if
finally unsuccessful, will go pick on a different branch. Osprey pair bond for
life, and the adding to a traditional nest is part of that bonding process.
Bill Miller
Fort Collins, CO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob" <atlantex(AT)MIDCOAST.COM>
To: <BIRDCHAT(AT)LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:59 AM
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Osprey Behavior
> Hello All,
>
> Coming out of lurkdom to ask a question. A couple of weeks ago I was
> standing on Spruce Head Island with a friend when an Osprey swooped
> down over our heads, grabbed a dead branch out of a tree and zoomed
> off. My friend thought the bird was trying to land and had misjudged
> the strength of the branch, but it looked to me like the bird wanted
> that particular branch and broke it off the tree deliberately. He
> didn't slow down or seem to me like he wanted to land.
>
> Do Ospreys break branches off trees like this for for their nests? If
> so, do they typically act like daredevils and swoop in like drunken
> sailors? What if the branch didn't break?
>
> Bob
>
> Bob Bernstein
> Watts Cove
> Midcoast, Maine USA
> www.seabgb.com
>
> BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html
> Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html
>
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Subject: Re: RFI Costa Rica
From: Mike Mulligan <potoo(AT)shaw.ca>
Date: 4 May 2008 4:01pm
Hello John
I've been up in that area twice fairly recently, both times to search for
Spot-breasted Wren.
The first attempt was in April 2006, when my friends and I stayed at Hotel
El Campo Fishing Club in Caño Negro. We found it expensive, and the
restaurante is terrible with no early breakfast or coffee. The second time,
six months later, we stayed at a newer place, Natural Lodge Caño Negro. This
place was more pleasant, cheaper and has a nice restaurante. (Plus we found
the bird.)
The two lodges are about a quarter mile apart.
Mike Mulligan
Calgary
----- Original Message -----
From: "john" <john(AT)BAJABIRDER.COM>
To: <BIRDCHAT(AT)LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:33 AM
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] RFI Costa Rica
> john(AT)bajabirder.com
>
> Looking for first hand information on lodging in the north-eastern area of
> Costa Rica, Cano Negro area.
>
> BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html
> Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html
>
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Subject: Hybrid Flycatchers return to Memphis
From: OLCOOT1(AT)aol.com
Date: 4 May 2008 7:32pm
May 4, 2008
Memphis,
Shelby Co. TN
A hybrid female Western/Scissor-tail has returned and seems again paired
with a male Western Kingbird. Two such females, from a pairing in 2006, returned
and produced young by male Western Kingbirds in 2007 at this site. For
photos taken today and previous years, try:
_http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/96588851_
(http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/96588851)
Another hybrid type female has produced young at a site on President's
Island for two successive years but these were from a pairing with a full male
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. A male Scissor-tail was seen on President's Island
today and Western Kingbirds were located at two other nesting sites west of
President's Island here at Memphis.
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
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