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| Subject | From | Date | Time |
| White Pelican and more | Whitehead, Donald R | Thu, 1 Nov 2001 | 10:13am |
| White Pelican 11/1 p.m. | michael clarke | Thu, 1 Nov 2001 | 6:20pm |
| Re: White Pelican, 10/31 PM | dwinslow | Thu, 1 Nov 2001 | 6:42pm |
| Lk. Lemon--11/1-11/2 | Jim Hengeveld | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 8:51am |
| Solsberry sightings | Joan ten Hoor | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 9:14am |
| Re: Solsberry sightings | John Woodcock | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 9:36am |
| White Pelican, Golden Eagle, etc | Whitehead, Donald R | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 9:44am |
| Re: White Pelican, Golden Eagle, etc | Don Wiesler | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 11:11am |
| Backyard Cooper's Hawk | michael clarke | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 11:49am |
| Re: Backyard Cooper's Hawk | Erin L Hicks | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 11:52am |
| 15 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE | Ron Mccullick | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 12:28pm |
| Re: Backyard Cooper's Hawk | meetz | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 12:51pm |
| Loons | Zeller, Tom S | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | 7:44pm |
| | idbeery | Sat, 3 Nov 2001 | 6:05am |
| Lake Monroe - White Pelican | Whitehead, Donald R | Sat, 3 Nov 2001 | 10:36am |
| cranes | dwinslow | Sat, 3 Nov 2001 | 3:34pm |
| IN Audubon Feeder Count | Ross Brittain | Sun, 4 Nov 2001 | 7:36pm |
| Lake Monroe Cleanup | Ross Brittain | Sun, 4 Nov 2001 | 7:52pm |
| Snow Bunting/Snow Geese/Greater White-fronted
Geese | Ron Mccullick | Mon, 5 Nov 2001 | 10:56am |
| No Buntings | michael clarke | Mon, 5 Nov 2001 | 12:06pm |
| Lake Monroe, etc | Whitehead, Donald R | Tue, 6 Nov 2001 | 9:38am |
| | idbeery | Tue, 6 Nov 2001 | 10:55am |
| Snow Bunting | Ron Mccullick | Tue, 6 Nov 2001 | 12:18pm |
| Cleanup Butterfly Lifer | Ross Brittain | Tue, 6 Nov 2001 | 4:47pm |
| SAS Program tonight | Steve Cotter | Wed, 7 Nov 2001 | 9:52am |
| Snow Bunting/Greater White-fronted Geese | Ron Mccullick | Wed, 7 Nov 2001 | 12:32pm |
| Canvasback | Don Wiesler | Wed, 7 Nov 2001 | 2:11pm |
| Beavers at Little Africa | Zeller, Tom S | Wed, 7 Nov 2001 | 6:06pm |
| Stillwater, Riddle Point | Whitehead, Donald R | Wed, 7 Nov 2001 | 9:37pm |
| Owls 11/8 p.m. | michael clarke | Thu, 8 Nov 2001 | 1:32am |
| Snow Geese\Lesser Yellowlegs\Snipe | Ron Mccullick | Thu, 8 Nov 2001 | 8:53am |
| Lk. Lemon--11/5-11/7 | Jim Hengeveld | Thu, 8 Nov 2001 | 9:20am |
| white-throated sparrows | Holly Grace Graef | Thu, 8 Nov 2001 | 9:56am |
| Lake Monroe | Whitehead, Donald R | Thu, 8 Nov 2001 | 11:22am |
| Lake Monroe - Surf Scoters | Whitehead, Donald R | Fri, 9 Nov 2001 | 11:36am |
| Snow Bunting/Snow Geese/Greater White-fronted
Geese | Ron Mccullick | Fri, 9 Nov 2001 | 1:06pm |
| Restle unit-midday 11/9 | michael clarke | Fri, 9 Nov 2001 | 2:52pm |
| Golden Eagle | Ross Brittain | Fri, 9 Nov 2001 | 3:12pm |
| Feeder Birds | Ross Brittain | Fri, 9 Nov 2001 | 3:14pm |
| Fairfax | Lowell Anderson | Fri, 9 Nov 2001 | 4:40pm |
| Lake Lemon - Riddle Point | Whitehead, Donald R | Fri, 9 Nov 2001 | 7:34pm |
| White headed finch | Lowell Anderson | Sat, 10 Nov 2001 | 9:00am |
| Lake Monroe, Lake Lemon | Whitehead, Donald R | Sat, 10 Nov 2001 | 11:27am |
| Lake Monroe Nov 10 | Lee Sterrenburg | Sat, 10 Nov 2001 | 5:27pm |
| Late Ospreys | Monroe, Jeff Riegel | Sat, 10 Nov 2001 | 10:04pm |
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Subject: White Pelican and more
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 1 Nov 2001 10:13am
I birded both Paynetown and Cutright on Lake Monroe (Monroe Co.) this
morning (11/1). Ran into both Frank Prosser and Jerry Downs at both
spots. The White Pelican was at Paynetown on the bathing beach near
the Nature Center with a flock of Canada Geese. 2 Snow Buntings were
still foraging among grasses on the beach on the other side of the
Nature Center (between the center and the store). Also present:
Turkey Vulture - 110 - huge flocks up circling in the brisk SW
winds
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
Bald Eagle - 4 (3 adults, 1 imm)
Enormous flocks of passerines moving south over Middle Fork -
literally tens of thousands of birds - very far away and
much heat distortion. Most probably blackbirds, but some
looser flocks appeared to be robins.
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Subject: White Pelican 11/1 p.m.
From: michael clarke <miclarke(AT)BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 1 Nov 2001 6:20pm
This evening I observed the American White Pelican on the beach
at Paynetown among 21 Canada Geese. During that time (4:30-5:15)
three Turkey Vultures and one Killdeer were also present on the beach.
This made for quite an odd group of sunbathers (or wind-bathers in this
case). Other notable birds were:
Eastern Bluebird 6
Ring-billed Gull 8
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Northern Flicker 1
Dark-eyed Junco 6
I looked for Don's Snow Buntings with no luck. Hope to add these to my
life list soon.
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Subject: Re: White Pelican, 10/31 PM
From: dwinslow <dwinslow(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 1 Nov 2001 6:42pm
I stopped by Paynetown yesterday to see the pelican and observed the same
behavior that Lee describes. The pelican flew up from the lake and joined
a flock of geese that were flying around. They all went down somewhere in
the inlet to the north where the marina is.
I also saw the two Snow Buntings Don reported.
Donald
On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Lee Sterrenburg wrote:
> sight. However, when some Canada Geese got up from the swimming beach,
> the pelican sprinted up to join them from somewhere behind us.
> Remarkably, the pelican circled around with the geese, right inside the
> flock, for about two minutes. The whole mixed group made several big
> turns in front of the marina. Eventually, the pelican broke off and flew
> far southeast. When I last saw it, it was probably already east of
> the Cutright launch ramp and heading in the direction of Middle Fork.
>
> --Lee Sterrenburg
> Bloomington
>
>
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Subject: Lk. Lemon--11/1-11/2
From: Jim Hengeveld <jhengeve(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 8:51am
This morning (11/2), at the east end of Lk. Lemon, there were 3 GR.
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE with about 40 CANADAS. Last night, there was a
DUNLIN with 5 COM. SNIPE and a KILLDEER.
On the main part of the lake at dusk yesterday evening, there were:
-7 Com. Loons
-4 Pied-b. Grebes
-6 Mallards
-1 Am. Black Duck
-16 Ring-necked Ducks
-9 Hooded Mergansers
-22 Bonaparte's Gulls
~90 Ring-b. Gulls
-1 (juv.) Herring Gull
We still have several PINE SISKINS coming to our feeders.
....Jim & Susan
--
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Dr. James Hengeveld jhengeve(AT)indiana.edu
Department of Biology 812-855-5353
1001 East 3rd Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
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Subject: Solsberry sightings
From: Joan ten Hoor <dobson(AT)KIVA.NET>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 9:14am
Yesterday about noon I counted 6 pine siskins at my feeders. This is the
most siskins I have ever had in 5 years here. --Joan ten Hoor
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Subject: Re: Solsberry sightings
From: John Woodcock <woodcock(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 9:36am
> This morning we had a female hummingbird drinking deeply from a
> window-mounted feeder SE of Bloomington. And a similar late-afternoon
> sighting two days ago.
John Woodcock
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Subject: White Pelican, Golden Eagle, etc
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 9:44am
I checked Paynetown and Cutright on Lake Monroe (Monroe Co.) this
morning (11/2). Cloudy, showers not far away, strong SW wind, very
warm (62). The highlights were:
WHITE PELICAN - 1 (it was in the air over the point by the marina
at Paynetown when I arrived - it soared over Paynetown for
25 minutes and then put down on the bathing beach just
beyond the Interpretive Center (Nature Center). It was
sitting there preening when I left at 8:30.
Bald Eagle - 7 (hanging in the wind over the ridge to E of
Paynetown - Shawnee Bluffs. 3 adults, 1 subadult, 3 imm)
GOLDEN EAGLE - 1 (imm) - was with Bald Eagles over Shawnee
Bluffs - eventually broke off and flew directly over my
head and disappeared over Moore's Creek inlet to the W.
Distinct white patches at the base of the primaries on both
upperwing and underwing. No white in the axillary region.
White tail with fairly broad dark terminal band. Pale
buffish crown and nape. Other wise an all dark
blackish-brown bird. Our first Golden here this year.
Red-tailed Hawk - 4 (kiting over Shawnee Bluffs ridge)
Snow Bunting - 1 (feeding among grasses on beach to the W of the
Interpretive Center)
Donald Wiesler - 1 (fall plumage - watching Pelican and Snow
Bunting)
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Subject: Re: White Pelican, Golden Eagle, etc
From: Don Wiesler <Wieslerd(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 11:11am
----- Original Message -----
From: Whitehead, Donald R. <whitehea(AT)indiana.edu>
To: <BLOOMINGTON-BIRDS-L(AT)LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 9:44 AM
Subject: White Pelican, Golden Eagle, etc
> WHITE PELICAN - 1 (it was in the air over the point by the marina
> at Paynetown when I arrived - it soared over Paynetown for
> 25 minutes and then put down on the bathing beach just
> beyond the Interpretive Center (Nature Center). It was
> sitting there preening when I left at 8:30.
> Snow Bunting - 1 (feeding among grasses on beach to the W of the
> Interpretive Center)
> Donald Wiesler - 1 (fall plumage - watching Pelican and Snow
> Bunting)
You bet! And the S.B. was a lifer! After 61 years of birding, finally seeing
a snow bunting means something!!!
D.W.
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Subject: Backyard Cooper's Hawk
From: michael clarke <miclarke(AT)BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 11:49am
I finally managed to get a good look at the immature Cooper's Hawk that
has been visiting our backyard. I heard a couple of jays going nuts and
I went to the window just in time to see the hawk jumping from the bench
on our patio into a large bush/small tree next to the
patio. I watched for several minutes from about ten feet away as the
hawk chased three or four cardinals inside of the bush. I was surprised
that the cardinals remained in the bush scolding and dodging advances by
the hawk instead of flying away. I had thought previously that this hawk
might be a Sharpie, but today's sighting made me sure that it is
Cooper's-- relatively large size (16-18 in. i'd say) and fine dark
streaking on breast. Hope it stays around long enough to make it onto
our Project Feeder Watch list!
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Subject: Re: Backyard Cooper's Hawk
From: Erin L Hicks <elhicks(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 11:52am
Hi,
I was wondering if I could be removed from this list, please.
Normally I have the time to sort through my emails and read these, but
school is too busy for me right now.
Thanks!
Erin H
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Subject: 15 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
From: Ron Mccullick <Ron.Mccullick(AT)DANA.COM>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 12:28pm
Birded the Orleans Reservoir area again at lunch. (This is a small lake off
from 37 just north of Orleans)
~15 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE (It was had to get an exact count since
they are staying tucked into the weeds at the back edge of the lake and I
did not have a spotting scope).
~200 Canada Geese
4 Ring-necked Ducks
3 Mallard Ducks
4 A. Coots
5 Red-tailed Hawks
2 Northern Harriers
1 American Kestrel
30 TV
40 Horned Larks
25 Crows
18 M. Doves
3 Blue Jays
1 Song Sparrow
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Kingfisher
Ron McCullick
DANA - Mitchell IN
ron.mccullick(AT)dana.com
(812)849-7223
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Subject: Re: Backyard Cooper's Hawk
From: meetz <meetz(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 12:51pm
Michael,
Were are you located? As we also had a Cooper's in our backyard on Wednesday
morning.
Rich Meetz
Blgtn, Park Ridge East
> I finally managed to get a good look at the immature Cooper's Hawk that
> has been visiting our backyard. I heard a couple of jays going nuts and
> I went to the window just in time to see the hawk jumping from the bench
> on our patio into a large bush/small tree next to the
> patio. I watched for several minutes from about ten feet away as the
> hawk chased three or four cardinals inside of the bush. I was surprised
> that the cardinals remained in the bush scolding and dodging advances by
> the hawk instead of flying away. I had thought previously that this hawk
> might be a Sharpie, but today's sighting made me sure that it is
> Cooper's-- relatively large size (16-18 in. i'd say) and fine dark
> streaking on breast. Hope it stays around long enough to make it onto
> our Project Feeder Watch list!
>
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Subject: Loons
From: "Zeller, Tom S" <zeller(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 2 Nov 2001 7:44pm
This afternoon I saw 8 loons at Fairfax beach
Tom Zeller
zeller(AT)Indiana.edu
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Subject:
From: idbeery <idbeery(AT)BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 3 Nov 2001 6:05am
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At last, some excitement from the Beery feeders! We had a cooper's hawk =
chase a goldfinch into one of our windows. The hawk hit the window too. =
The finch was stunned and landed in the oak leaves. The hawk made =
several unsuccessful passes over the leaves in search of its meal. When =
it flew away I went out to check on the finch. It was very well =
camoflaged and it took me a couple of minutes to spot it. I put it in a =
box so it could recover. After awhile I took the box outside and opened =
it to let it fly away.
I was envious of the reported sightings of purple finches and pine =
siskins. Finally we had one each on the feeders. No red breasted =
nuthatch yet. Ingrid
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Subject: Lake Monroe - White Pelican
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 3 Nov 2001 10:36am
I birded Paynetown (Lake Monroe), Friendship Road, and Stillwater
Marsh (Lake Monroe) this morning. Ran into Matthew Campbell and Dan
Capps at Paynetown and we birded together after that. Highlights:
Paynetown:
Common Loon - 12
Horned Grebe - 6
Am. Coot - 350
WHITE PELICAN - 1 (on bathing beach near Interpretive Center)
Friendship Road (junction with Gross Road)
Fox Sparrow - 30 (many singing - mostly feeding on giant ragweed)
White-thr Sparrow - 4 (also singing)
Stillwater Marsh:
Am. Coot - 60
Canada Goose - 50
Mallard - 20
Gadwall - 30
No. Shoveler - 9
Am. Wigeon - 14
No. Pintail - 14
Green-winged Teal - 80
Wood Duck - 4
Ring-necked Duck - 215
Redhead - 2 (my first this Fall)
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Subject: cranes
From: dwinslow <dwinslow(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 3 Nov 2001 3:34pm
Yesterday evening (2 Nov, a little after 5 pm), 86 Sandhill Cranes flew
over Dubois Ridge in Yellowwood State Forest, headed east. Other birds
observed yesterday evening and this morning included Blue Jays, 1-2
Golden-crowned Kinglets, 1 Pileated Woodpecker, 1 titmouse, 1 Red-bellied
Woodpecker, 2 Downy Woodpeckers, 2 Carolina Chickadees, many crows, 2
White-breasted Nuthatches, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 robin, 1 cardinal, 1-2
juncos, a flock of 10-15 small ducks (maybe teal) that flew over headed
south, 1 Barred Owl, 1-2 bluebirds, 1 goldfinch, 1 Purple Finch, and 1
flicker. Mammals included flying squirrels, chipmunks, 1 skunk, coyotes,
dogs, and 8 humans.
Donald
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Subject: IN Audubon Feeder Count
From: Ross Brittain <Wbubton(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 4 Nov 2001 7:36pm
Hello All,
Anyone who is interested in participating in the Indiana Audubon Society Bird
Feeder Count this winter can come pick up a tally sheet at our store. The
count is to be done during the months of Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. Each month
you count the birds at the feeders during a five day period from the
20th-25th. The results are to be sent to John Castrale in Mitchell. All the
details of counting techniques are on the tally sheet itself. It's a great
way to help collect data for our Hoosier Homeland. Let me know if you have
any questions.
Happy Birding,
Ross Brittain
Wild Birds Unlimited
Bloomington, IN
Corner of 15th and College
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Subject: Lake Monroe Cleanup
From: Ross Brittain <Wbubton(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 4 Nov 2001 7:52pm
Hello Again,
WBU held its annual Lake Monroe Cleanup today (although I call it the Annual
Karma Cleanup). A group of over 30 volunteers helped to clean up Pine Grove,
North Fork and Friendship Road in absolutely gorgeous weather. (Lunch
provided by Opie Taylor's and Breakfast from the Bloomington Bagel Company
helped fuel the weary sanitation engineers) My rough estimates from past
experience are over 3 tons of garbage, tires and assorted implements of
destruction removed from these wonderful habitats. (All totaled our cleanups
have removed over 20 tons so far). Anyway, most time was spent looking for
trash, not birds, but I did see/hear a few birds and butterflies:
1 - American Kestrel
2 - Red-tailed hawk
6 - Turkey Vulture
40 - Am. Robins
9 - E. Bluebirds
15 - Wood Duck
20 - Mallard
10 - Blue-winged Teal
2 - Gadwall
4 - Green-winged Teal
2 - Great-blue Heron
4 - Red-headed Woodpecker
3 - Pine Siskins
5 - Pileated Wood
2 - Hairy Wood
6 - Downy Wood
2 - N. Flicker
3 - Red-bellied Wood
8 - Am. Goldfinch
3 - Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 - Golden-crowned Kinglet
2 - White-breasted Nuthatch
200+ Grackles
100+ Red-winged Blackbirds
1 - Ring-billed Gull
300 - Unidentified waterfowl (no binos)
30 - Dark eyed Junco
3 - Field Sparrow
10 - Song Sparrow
3- White-throated sparrow
5 - Carolina Wren
1 - Possible Winter Wren, seen from car as a quick glimpse, but probable
Butterflies:
1 - Common Buckeye
10 - Orange Sulphur
4 - Comma
1 - Question Mark
Happy Birding!
Ross Brittain
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Subject: Snow Bunting/Snow Geese/Greater White-fronted
Geese
From: Ron Mccullick <Ron.Mccullick(AT)DANA.COM>
Date: 5 Nov 2001 10:56am
The Orleans Reservoir remains very productive. The geese are foraging in
the newly harvested corn fields in the area in the early morning and
resting on the lake. The count this morning was:
17 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
3 BLUE PHASE SNOW GEESE
~ 200 Canada Geese
~ 80 Ring-necked Ducks
6 Black Ducks
1 Ruddy Duck
3 Gadwall
~ 30 Mallards
SNOW BUNTING On the two track gated off road on the west side of the lake
a female Snow Bunting that was there yesterday and still this morning.
(Thanks to Dan Leach for finding this one Sunday).
2 Blue Herons
1 Kingfisher
Lots of Horned Larks
The reservoir is in Orange county just over the Lawrence county line. Take
850N east (just south the water tower off from 37 just north of the town of
Orleans IN) The small lake is on the north side of the road. Look there
and in the surrounding corn fields if you arrive in the morning for the
geese.
Ron McCullick
DANA - Mitchell IN
ron.mccullick(AT)dana.com
(812)849-7223
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Subject: No Buntings
From: michael clarke <miclarke(AT)BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 5 Nov 2001 12:06pm
Birded Paynetown this morning where I ran into Frank Prosser. Fairly
quiet early on. Still no Snow Buntings for me (sigh). We had a
Sharp-shinned Hawk being harassed by three crows just west of the nature
center. From the campground
area we saw several Common Loons and a raft of thirty or forty ducks,
most of which were probably Ring-necked but Frank found a
Redhead among them.
Then our attention was attracted far out onto
the water, almost to the opposite (south) shore of the main body of
the lake. A good deal of splashing and movement indicated a very
distant raft of ducks and soon an adult Bald Eagle was seen circling
the ducks and occasionally flying up and hovering above them (very much
in Osprey fashion as Frank noted). We observed this for several minutes
before another adult Eagle came along and both moved quickly off to the
east. Was this Eagle hunting the ducks?
Later we moved to Stillwater. Lots of ducks.
We noted the following:
Redhead-1
American Wigeon~20
Blue-winged Teal~20
Gadwall~10
Mallard~10
Wood Duck- several heard but not seen
Ring-necked Duck~100
American Coot-6
After Frank left I saw two Red-tailed Hawk.
Also- Several Fox Sparrows singing loudly in the trees along the
creek at the junction of Friendship and Gross roads.
A first for me.
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Subject: Lake Monroe, etc
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 6 Nov 2001 9:38am
Birding was very slow on Lake Monroe (Monroe Co.) this morning (11/6).
I visited both Paynetown and Cutright and have very little to report.
Common Loon - 16
Ring-billed Gull - 34
Canada Goose - 80
The White Pelican has not been seen since Saturday, the Snow
Buntings have not been seen since Friday. We need another cold
front!
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Subject:
From: idbeery <idbeery(AT)BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 6 Nov 2001 10:55am
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More excitement at the Beery feeders! There were three evening =
grosbeaks chowing down on the sunflower seeds this morning. Also we saw =
a brown creeper nearby as well as two bluebirds. Ingrid
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Subject: Snow Bunting
From: Ron Mccullick <Ron.Mccullick(AT)DANA.COM>
Date: 6 Nov 2001 12:18pm
The female Snow Bunting remains at the Orleans Reservoir, but all of the
geese have left.
1 Fox Sparrow
2 Ruddy Ducks
20 Ring-necks
4 Mallards
6 Coot
3 Pied-billed Grebe
a multitude of Horned Larks
3 Red-tailed Hawks
5 Crows
2 Song Sparrows
5 Blue Jays
2 Cardinals
Ron McCullick
ron.mccullick(AT)dana.com
(812)849-7223
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Subject: Cleanup Butterfly Lifer
From: Ross Brittain <Wbubton(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 6 Nov 2001 4:47pm
Hello All,
Stupid me, I forgot to post the best thing I saw all day on Sunday during the
cleanup. I had a new life butterfly for myself at the entrance gate to North
Fork.
1 - Common Checkered Skipper, skipping along the roadway. Given that it eats
plants in the mallow family as a caterpillar I am assuming it took advantage
of the Marsh Mallow that grows abundantly in that area. This butterfly was a
light butterfly and according to Shull the females are lighter in color.
Pretty cool to see a life butterfly in November. But this species tends to be
more abundant in the fall, according to Glassberg.
Just wanted to throw that in for those butterfly enthusiasts out there.
Thanks,
Ross Brittain
P.S. We still have at least one Pine Siskin visiting the feeders today. No
Grosbeaks, though.
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Subject: SAS Program tonight
From: Steve Cotter <cotters(AT)CITY.BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 7 Nov 2001 9:52am
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The Sassafras Audubon Society will host Sandy Belth tonight for a special
program. The program is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
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Sandy Belth will present "The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project
FeederWatch" on Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 1-C of the
Monroe County Public Library.
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Subject: Snow Bunting/Greater White-fronted Geese
From: Ron Mccullick <Ron.Mccullick(AT)DANA.COM>
Date: 7 Nov 2001 12:32pm
Orleans Reservoir and surrounding area. Birds noted ~11:15 to 12 noon.
Nov 7.
17 Greater White-fronted Geese - returned after a days absence
1 female Snow Bunting - continues to work the gate road just west of the
lake.
Other species noted:
Canada Goose
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Mallard Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
A. Coot
Red-tailed Hawk
A. Kestrel
TV
Horned Lark
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
Cardinal
Red-headed Woodpecker
Blue Bird
Red-winged Blackbird
Song Sparrow
Rock Dove
Morning Dove
Ron McCullick
ron.mccullick(AT)dana.com
(812)849-7223
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Subject: Canvasback
From: Don Wiesler <Wieslerd(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 7 Nov 2001 2:11pm
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Did Stillwater this morning. Usual ducks present--mallards, ring-necks, =
wigeons, gadwalls, green-winged teals, at least one black duck. Also =
Watters, Clarke, Whitehead: one of each.=20
While I scanned the gadwall-ringneck area close in and to the right, a =
stranger splashed down in the field of view of my scope. Looked like a =
canvasback; can't be, I thought. But it was.=20
Never has a canvasback been that obliging. So obliging, in fact, that it =
stayed around long enough for Michael and Don to enjoy it too.=20
P.S., guys: the fox sparrows were right where you said they'd be: corner =
of Friendship and Gross Roads.=20
Don=20
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Subject: Beavers at Little Africa
From: "Zeller, Tom S" <zeller(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 7 Nov 2001 6:06pm
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Today (Wed) at 4:30 there were two beavers (yes, i'm sure they weren't
muskrats) lollygagging around the bay to the east of Little Africa. They
were swimming and diving leisurely.
Tom Zeller
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Subject: Stillwater, Riddle Point
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 7 Nov 2001 9:37pm
I ran into Michael Clarke and Donald Wiesler at Stillwater Marsh this
morning - they had already tallied an interesting variety of
ducks,including the eclipse male Canvasback that Donald posted. My
first Canvasback of the Fall. The tally included:
Mallard - 50
Black Duck - 1
Gadwall - 40
Am. Wigeon - 20
No. Pintail - 2
Green-winged Teal - 4
Ring-necked Duck - 210
Canvasback - 1
Am. Coot - 40
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Rusty Blackbird - 60 (in a large flock of grackles (150) in the
wet woods just N of the viewing platform)
Riddle Point (Lake Lemon) this afternoon (4:30 PM):
Common Loon - 4
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Ring-necked Duck - 70
Lesser Scaup - 7
Ruddy Duck - 7
Mallard - 8
Gadwall - 2
Bonaparte's Gull - 16
Ring-billed Gull - 3
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Subject: Owls 11/8 p.m.
From: michael clarke <miclarke(AT)BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 8 Nov 2001 1:32am
With the hope of finding the Saw -whet Owl mentioned a few days ago by
Lee Sterrenburg, my girlfriend Lenora and myself went owling in the Deam
wilderness area this evening (wednesday). First
we tried the Grubb Ridge parking area--nothing. Next we moved on
to the fire tower parking area--again nothing. Finally we tried
Robertson cemetery on the east end of the wilderness area and it was
there that we hit the jackpot:
Northern Saw-whet Owl- 1 possibly 2 (I identified one by its rising-
in- pitch cry which sounded identical to the sound on the Stokes cd.
A few seconds later another sound far off in the opposite direction
which was similar in pitch and timbre to the first but was different in
pattern from anything on the Stokes cd.)
Barred Owl-3
Eastern Screech-owl-2
Was dissapointed at not getting Great Horned also, but then on the
way back along Tower Ridge Rd. Lenora suddenly told me to stop and back
up. As the truck moved back we saw a large Great Horned Owl
alight from its perch by the roadside and fly off into the forest.
All in all a good night of owls.
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Subject: Snow Geese\Lesser Yellowlegs\Snipe
From: Ron Mccullick <Ron.Mccullick(AT)DANA.COM>
Date: 8 Nov 2001 8:53am
Turkeys - If anyone is interested, Saturday I saw turkeys foraging to the
southwest of the corner of 37 and old 37 just south of Bloomington. They
were on the hill near the mobile homes that are parked in the field there
and easy to view right from the highway. My wife saw them again yesterday
morning on her way to work.
Thursday Nov 8, 7:40AM
Large puddles left over from the White River in the area that of the 37
bridge just south of Bedford.
3 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Snipe
6 Killdeer
6 Turkeys
Orleans Reservoir. Sundown to shortly after dark. Wednesday Nov 7
4 Blue phase Snow Geese
300+ Canada Geese
100+ Mallard Ducks
1 Black Ducks
4 Pintails
6 Lesser Scaup
2 Green Teal
40 Ringnecks
Another 50 ducks and geese that came in after it was too dark to tell
species.
Ron McCullick
DANA - Mitchell IN
ron.mccullick(AT)dana.com
(812)849-7223
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Subject: Lk. Lemon--11/5-11/7
From: Jim Hengeveld <jhengeve(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 8 Nov 2001 9:20am
Twenty SANDHILL CRANES spent the night at the east end of the lake on
Monday. The water level in the lake has been dropping fast, exposing
mud flats at the east end. There were 21 KILLDEER present last night
along with 2 COM. SNIPE (7 on Tuesday evening) and a LEAST SANDPIPER.
Hundreds of blackbirds have been moving through late in the evening
(primarily going south) for the past few days. The flocks have been
mixed, consisting primarily of RED-W. BLACKBIRDS, COM. GRACKLES, and
EUR. STARLINGS, but with at least a few BROWN-H. COWBIRDS and RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS mixed in.
There were 9 RUDDY DUCKS, 1 RING-N. DUCK, and 8 GADWALL at the east
end last night. Three BUFFLEHEAD (1m, 2f) were with 6 Ruddies and a
few Ring-necks on Tuesday evening.
.....Jim & Susan
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Dr. James Hengeveld jhengeve(AT)indiana.edu
Department of Biology 812-855-5353
1001 East 3rd Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
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Subject: white-throated sparrows
From: Holly Grace Graef <hgraef(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 8 Nov 2001 9:56am
I had the pleasure of watching 5 white-throated sparrows feeding amongst
the juncos this morning.
We live just west of Lake Lemon, and have also seen the incredible numbers
of blackbirds moving through. (Quite a sound!)
Holly Graef
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Subject: Lake Monroe
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 8 Nov 2001 11:22am
Little doing at Paynetown and Cutright on Lake Monroe (Monroe Co.)
this morning (11/8). Beautiful viewing conditions, but not much to
see. Present were:
Common Loon - 14
Ring-billed Gull - 8
Barred Owl - 1 (calling at Paynetown)
Bald Eagle - 2 (both adults - perched near pumping station
along Moore's Creek inlet)
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Subject: Lake Monroe - Surf Scoters
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 9 Nov 2001 11:36am
I managed to get to Paynetown on Lake Monroe (Monroe Co.) this morning
(11/9) for a little while after waiting several hours for some minor
car repairs. The front had brought in some birds. Present (at 9:50
AM):
Jeff Riegel - 1
Common Loon - 4
Horned Grebe - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
SURF SCOTER - 2 (female/imm - about 500 yds off of "Jaeger Point"
the playground area at the end of the campground - on a line
with the cove at the Boyscout Camp) - they were diving and
preening - flapping often.
Lesser Scaup - 1200
Ring-necked Duck - 20
Bufflehead - 1
Ruddy Duck - 5
Hooded Merganser - 1
Bald Eagle - 1 (adult)
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Subject: Snow Bunting/Snow Geese/Greater White-fronted
Geese
From: Ron Mccullick <Ron.Mccullick(AT)DANA.COM>
Date: 9 Nov 2001 1:06pm
As of today, Nov. 16, all are still present at the Orleans Reservoir. If
anyone wants to make a trip this weekend all of these birds have been
present for at least a week and have been very easy to see.
1 Snow Bunting - a female, still working the two track west of the lake.
Today it was on the right track towards the back of the road near where it
curves behind the lake.
17 Greater White-fronted Geese - I see them almost every day at lunch, but
have not seen them at sunset/sunrise some days.
4 Blue Phase Snow Geese - just the opposite. These geese are absent during
the day, but present at sunset/sunrise with the horde of Canada Geese.
Horned Larks - in the field southwest of the lake.
3 Northern Harriers - today's count... including a juvenile who let me
watch with a scope as it preened about 60 yards away at eye level on a
fallen tree. The harriers are found (about 50% of the time) by following
the road past the Orleans Reservoir until it ends. Then turn left. Scan the
fields on both sides of the road for the next few miles. You will find
TVs, Red-tails and probably a Harrier or two. If you are into
photography, the hawks have been sitting on telephone poles, the ground and
stumps near the road for some good shots.
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Subject: Restle unit-midday 11/9
From: michael clarke <miclarke(AT)BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 9 Nov 2001 2:52pm
A fair amount of activity today at the Restle unit.
Bald Eagle- 1 immature
Red-shouldered Hawk-1
Red-tailed Hawk-3 at Restle unit, 5 along Woodall Rd.
Song Sparrow-3
Great Blue Heron-1
Killdeer-4
SHOREBIRD PROBLEM:
In the far corner of the mudflats along the right side of the pond at
the Restle Unit. About two dozen LONG BILLED shorebirds foraging.
They were too far and viewing conditions were not good for seeing
plumage. The most outstanding characteristic of these birds was their
bill length--about 2 1/2 times as long as the distance from the base of
the bill to the back of the head. As far as I could tell the bill was
VERY
STRAIGHT. Now, according to my IAS checklist, this bird could really
only be Common Snipe, but are snipe ever seen in groups of twenty or
more birds?? Of course, I really want to say these were dowitcher,
but this doesn't seem very likely. Any help out there??
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Subject: Golden Eagle
From: Ross Brittain <Wbubton(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 9 Nov 2001 3:12pm
Hello All,
I was out for a few hours today doing some work on my bluebird trail
(repositioning old boxes and putting up new ones), and saw a few interesting
things including (numbers are estimates as I was too busy to keep an official
tally):
1 - Golden Eagle (seen at Ramp Creek, appeared to be a third or fourth year
bird, definitely headed south. A local pair of Red-tails both got in the air
and started "screaming" as the eagle flew by.)
5 - Red-tailed Hawks
1 - Sharp-shinned Hawk (Friendship)
5 - Swamp Sparrow (Ramp Creek)
12 - White-throated Sparrows
30 - Field Sparrows (Moores Creek)
50 - Juncos
3 - Fox Sparrows (Friendship & Gross)
3 - Golden-crowned Kinglet (Cutright)
2 - Loons (seen from the causeway)
2 - Kingfisher
12 - Am. Wigeon (STillwater)
10 - Mallard
40 - Coot
50 - Ring-necked Duck
3 - N. Shoveler
5 - Gadwall
Happy birding,
Ross Brittain
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Subject: Feeder Birds
From: Ross Brittain <Wbubton(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 9 Nov 2001 3:14pm
Hello Again,
Some interesting feeder activity today:
4 - Pine Siskins
1 - Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 - Pileated Woodpecker (they usually don't show up at the feeders again
until Thanksgiving for us, a little early this year.)
Ross Brittain
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Subject: Fairfax
From: Lowell Anderson <loanders(AT)BLUEMARBLE.NET>
Date: 9 Nov 2001 4:40pm
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Finally spent a bit of time in serious birding, rather than just "happen =
to see" watching.
At Fairfax peninsuala late this morning -- no wind, temp in low 50s:
Canada Geese
White crowned Sparrows - 3
Harris Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Fox Sparrow - 2
Horned Lark - 1
lg duck, distant, white back, dark head, probably canvasback
pied billed grebes - 8
coots - a bazillion
bluebirds - 6
plus tufted titmice, juncos, blue jays, and the usuals.
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Subject: Lake Lemon - Riddle Point
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 9 Nov 2001 7:34pm
Visited Riddle Point on Lake Lemon (Monroe Co.) late this afternoon (4
PM). A few things on the lake:
Common Loon - 14
Redhead - 3
Lesser Scaup - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 2
Bonaparte's Gull - 14
Ring-billed Gull - 10
Sandhill Crane - 6 (overflight)
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Subject: White headed finch
From: Lowell Anderson <loanders(AT)BLUEMARBLE.NET>
Date: 10 Nov 2001 9:00am
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(female). Everything above the eye line was almost pure white (a few =
scattered brown feathers). No tinge of pink, red or yellow, so female. =
Certainly a morph of some sort, partial albino. Odd looking bird.
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Subject: Lake Monroe, Lake Lemon
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 10 Nov 2001 11:27am
Today;s Sassafras Audubon trip visited Paynetown on Lake Monroe, weedy
habitat at the junction of Friendship and Gross Roads, and Little
Africa and Riddle Point on Lake Lemon. A wonderful morning with some
nice birds. Highlights included:
Paynetown:
Common Loon - 16
Canada Goose - 350
Lesser Scaup - 8
Bonaparte's Gull - 8
Friendship Road:
Fox Sparrow - 10 (many singing)
White-thr. Sparrow - 1
Little Africa/Riddle Point:
Bald Eagle - 2 (adults)
Northern Harrier - 1 (imm)
Sharp-sh. Hawk - 1
Common Loon - 3
Horned Grebe - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 8
Mallard - 30
Am. Wigeon - 4
Gadwall - 12
Green-w. Teal - 4
Ruddy Duck - 9
Killdeer - 25
Co. Snipe - 12
Dunlin - 2
Least Sandpiper - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler - 1
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Subject: Lake Monroe Nov 10
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 10 Nov 2001 5:27pm
Late this morning (November 10, 2001) Stephanie Thomas and I birded the
Allen's Creek launch ramp and bay area at Lake Monroe (Monroe Co.) The
most interesting bird was a late Osprey.
Sunny; low 50s F; wind SW 15-22 mph.
Some results:
Common Loon 13
Lesser Scaup (160 - flew over in one flock)
Osprey (1 - perched by the bay, then hunted over the bay)
Bald Eagle (1 - 2nd basic)
Eastern Bluebird (16)
Song Sparrow (6)
Field Sparrow (2)
White-throated Sparrow (8)
Fox Sparrow (1)
Swamp Sparrow (22)
Last night at sunset (Nov. 9) I birded Paynetown SRA at Lake Monroe
looking for the scoters found earlier in the day by Don Whitehead. No
sign of them.
Some results:
Common Loon (65)
Horned Grebe (1)
Gadwall (10)
Ring-necked Duck (19)
Lesser Scaup (20)
diving duck unident (15)
American Coot (~ 350)
Turkey Vulture (40)
Bald Eagle (1 - ad)
On highway 446:
Cooper's Hawk (1)
--Lee Sterrenburg
Bloomington
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Subject: Late Ospreys
From: "Monroe, Jeff Riegel" <jriegel(AT)DNR.STATE.IN.US>
Date: 10 Nov 2001 10:04pm
To go along with Lee's posting about the late osprey at Allen's Creek,
while photographing passerines at Moore's Creek SRA about 2 p.m., Jeff
Hammond and I saw an osprey working the shoreline from roughly the
Moore's Creek Saling Club marina on north. Looking back through my
records, I don't have anything for osprey this late either. Anyone else?
Jeff Riegel
Interpretive Naturalist
Monroe Reservoir
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