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Subject: Reserve CBC
From: Melvin Weber <mweber(AT)RTCONLINE.COM>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 6:56am
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The Reserve CBC was held on January 2.
Total of 141 species
Noteworthy birds:
Calliope Hummingbird 2
Horned Lark 5
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Summer Tanager 1
Painted Bunting 2
Lapland Longspur 35
Smith's Longspur 10
Baltimore Oriole 11
Bullocks Oriole 1
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Subject: LA Western Hummer weekly report No. 20
From: Tom & Eloise Sylvest <tomande(AT)STARGAZER.NET>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 7:01am
Louisiana Western Hummer Weekly Report #20 from 12-28-00 through 1-3-01
Humnetters and Labirders,
Look at David L'Hoste's histograms and Stacy Peterson's maps of our
Louisiana Western Winter Hummers at the LOS Website as follows:
<http://losbird.org>
Do not be offended by my not acknowledging your reports individually as
they have become too numerous
and it would require too much time. However, please report my errors to me.
Thank you for sending your first observed dates on western hummers in
Louisiana. Please continue to send your reports. And, be sure to include
those reports by birders who do not subscribe to our lists.
Report the presence of Rubythroats also. Although, there will be a separate
weekly report for Rubythroats.
Also, please honor the request of Dr. Remsen, LSU, for info as follows:
1. Whether the bird is known to be a return (banded or marked)
2. Whether the bird is likely a return (adult with similar
markings/behavior -- this can be subjective, but do your best).
3. The departure date if you know it.
From 12-28-00 through1-3-01 we have had additional
western winter hummers reported in Louisiana with
first observed dates.
Glenn Ousset, Chalmette, LA #2 Selasphorus R/A type FO 12-20-00,
Glenn Ousset, The Nature Center(Orleans Parish #2 Buff-bellied FO
12-23-00(same one?)
David Muth, The Nature Center (Orleans Parish) #2 Selasphorus FO 12-27-00
#3 Selasphorus
FO 12-27-00
Lita Pinter, New Orleans, LA Selasphorus Im. M. FO 12-31-00
Becky Hariu, Scott, LA #6 Selasphorus R/A FO 1-3-01
Renette and Ward Turner, Gramercy, LA #2 Selasphorus R/A type female FO 1-1-01
As of 1-3-01 our count of western hummers is 427
reported from 185 hummer gardens
in 28 parishes, 21 of which border, or are south
of, I-10. Desoto, St. Landry, Tangipahoa, West Carroll and West Feliciana
are the five parishes excepted. ( Washington Parish moved to the
Rubythroat report instead because the observation was Archilochus)
LOUISIANA WINTER HUMMINGBIRD REPORT ON
WESTERN HUMMERS, BY PARISHES*
THROUGH 1-3-01 FOLLOWS:
ACADIA PARISH 1 report 1 garden
Yvette Simon. Crowley, LA, Selasphorus R/A type FO 9-29-00
ASCENSION PARISH 7 reports 2 gardens
Lynn Becnel, Domaldsonville, LA Selasphorus F. FO 8-24-00,
#2 Selaphorus, I. M. FO 9/4/00 #3 Selasphorus, Female FO 10-20-00
#4Selasphorus female FO 11-18-00, #5 Selasphorus male FO 11-18-00
Shirley Drewes, Prairieville, LA #1 Selasphorus R/A type FO 10-6-00 #2
Selasphorus R/A type Im. FO 11-15-00
ASSUMPTION PARISH 2 reports 2 gardens
Frances Dupre Belle Rose, LA, Selasphorus Ad. M. FO 9-2-00
Don Savoie, Belle Rose, LA Buff-bellied FO 10-8-00.
CADDO PARISH 1 report 1 garden
Jeff and Jean Trahan, Shreveport, LA Selasphorus R/A type Im. M. FO 11-16-00
CALCASIEU PARISH 9 reports, 4 gardens
Winston Caillouet, Lake Charles, LA, Selasphorus FO 8-27-00 #1 Selaphorus
R/A FO 10-23-00 #2 Selasphorus Rufous Im. M.FO 12-17-00, Blackchinned Im.
M. FO 12-17-00
Alan Hohensee, Sulphur, LA Selasphorus FO 9-15-00
Sherman and Lauren Young, Sulphur, LA Buff-bellied M FO 11-26-00, Calliope
Im. M. FO 12-21-00,
Black-chinned Im. M. FO 12-21-00
Pete Lund, Lake Charles, LA Buff-bellied M. FO 10-21-00
CAMERON PARISH 1 report 1 garden
Marianna Tanner Primeaux, Cameron, LA Selasphorus FO 11-18-00
DESOTO PARISH 1 report 1 garden
Hubert and Pat Hervey, Stonewall, LA, Selasphorus FO 9-24-00
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH 56 reports 18 gardens
Miriam Davey, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous FO 8-13-00
#1Black-chinned Adult Male.FO 10-8-00, #2 Selasphorus Rufous Ad. F. FO
10-29-00, #3Selasphorus R/A female type FO 11-7-00 .#1 Calliope FO
11-26-00#2 Blackchinned Im. M. FO 11-29-00#2 Calliope FO 12-7-00 #3
Black-chinned Im. M. FO 11-29-00, #4 Black-chinned FO 12-7-00
Diana Schlesinger, Greenwell Springs, LA , Rufous FO 8-1-00
Vicki Vance, Baton Rouge, LA, Rufous FO 8-21-00 #2 Selasphorus FO 11-1-00
#3 Selasphorus R/A type FO 11-26-00 #4 Selasphorus Rufous Ad. M. FO
12-3-00 #5 S. Rufous Ad. M. FO 12-16-00#6Selasphorus R/A type FO 12-25-00
Marty Guidry, Baton Rouge, LA Selasphorus FO 9-3-00
Gail Wood, Baton Rouge, LA Selasphorus M. FO 9-15-00
Chris Witt and Satya Maliakal, Baton Rouge, LA, #1 Selasphorus R/A type FO
10-8-00,Black-chinned F.O. 11-20-00 Calliope, Im. M. FO 11/21/00, #2
Selasphorus R/A type, Im. M. FO 11/22/00.#3 Selasphorus Im. M.FO
11-26-00.#4 Selasphorus R/A Im. F. FO 11-27-00. #5 S. R/A Im. F. FO 12-17-00
Bud Snowden, Baton Rouge, #1Selasphorus Adult male R/A type FO 10-13-00, #2
Selasphorus (possible BT) FO 10-7-00#3 Selasphorus R/A male FO 11/11/00
Buff-bellied Ad. M. FO 11-26-00#4 S. R/A type Im. M. FO 12-10-00
Margie Griffith , Baton Rouge, LA, Rufous Adult Male FO 10-23-00
Cathy and Al Troy, Baton Rouge, LA, #1Black-chinned Ad. M. 10-27-00, #2
Black-chinned Ad. F.10-27-00
#1 S. Rufous FO 11-7-00, #2 S. Rufous FO 12-3-00
Dennis Demchek, Baton Rouge, LA Black-chinned FO 11/16/00. Selasphorus R/A
Im. FO 11-17-00
Scott Knaus, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus Im. F. FO 11-3-00, #2
Selasphorus Im. male FO 11-5-00
#3 Selasphorus R/A female type FO 12-1-01#4 Rufous Im, male FO 12-7-01#5
Rufous Ad. M. FO 12-16-00 #6 Selasphorus R/A type FO 12-16-00
David and Connie Dunn, Baton Rouge, LA S. Rufous Ad. M. FO 11-16-00
Lewis Roussel, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus FO 11-26-00, #1Calliope FO
11-12-00, #2 Calliope FO 11-25-00, #3Calliope FO 12-10-00,
Carol Foil, Baton Rouge, LA ,Selasphorus,Rufous Im. M. FO 12-1-00
Michael Seymour, Baton Rouge, LA Selasphorus FO 11-30-00
Mark Swan, Baton Rouge, LA Selasphorus FO 12-1-00
Bob Raymond, Baton Rouge, LA Black-chinned F. FO 12-16-00
J. S. Slack, III, Baton Rouge, LA #1 Selasphorus FO 12-18-00, #2
Selasphorus FO 12-18-00,
#3 Selasphorus FO 12-18-00, #4 Selasphorus FO 12-18-00
IBERIA PARISH 1report 1 garden
Mike Musumeche, New Iberia, LA Black-chinned Im. M. FO 12-25-00.
IBERVILLE PARISH 25 reports 2 gardens
Steve Cardiff and Donna Dittmann, St. Gabriel, LA, #1 Selasphorus Rufous
IM. F. FO
10-24-00, #1Calliope(banded) FO 10-26-00, #1 Black-chinned female FO
11-1-00#2 Selasphorus R/A type Im. M. FO 11-2-00,#2 Black-chinned Im. M. FO
11-11-00, #3 Black-chinned Im. M. FO 11-11-00, #4 Black-chinned Im. M. FO
11-14-00 #5 Blackchinned F. FO 11-14-00. #3 Selasphorus R/A Im. F. FO
11-25-00 #4 Selasphorus R/A Im. M. FO 11-25-00 #6 Black-chinned F. FO
11-26-00, #2 Calliope F. FO 11-25-00, #5 S. R/A Im. M. FO 12-1-00, #6 S.
R/A F. FO 12-2-00, #7 S. Rufous Im. M. FO 12-2-00, #8 S. R/A F. FO 12-3-00,
#3 Calliope (female type) FO 12-8-00#7 Black-chinned Im. M. FO 12-11-00
Van Remsen, St. Gabriel, LA, #1 Black-chinned imm. male FO 11-6-00
#1Calliope Im. M. FO 11-25-00 Selasphorus, R/A type Im. M. FO 12-6-00 #2
Black-chinned F. FO 12-5-00, #3 Black-chinned Im. M. FO 12=8-00, #4
Black-chinned FO 12-9-00#2 Calliope Im. M. FO 12-16-00.
JEFFERSON PARISH 29 reports, 9 gardens
Nancy Newfield, Metairie, LA #1 Rufous, mature male FO 8-4-00, #2 Rufous FO
8-12-00, #3 Rufous Ad. F. FO 8-29-00, #4 Selasphorus Ad. F. FO 9-3-00, #5
Selasphorus FO 10-1-00, #6 Selasphorus FO 10-10-00, #7 Selasphorus FO
10-12-00,#8 Selasphorus FO 10-21-00#9 Selasphorus, Rufous Ad. F. FO 11-1-00
#10 Selasphorus Allen's Im. F. FO11-14-00, Black-chinned Im. M.-FO 11-27-00
#12 Selasphorus R/A type Im. F. FO 12-26-00, #13 Selasphorus Ad. F. FO
12-27-00, #14 S. Rufous Im. M. FO 12-27-00
Henry Ruiz, Metairie, LA, Selasphorus FO 9-29-00
Nancy Newfield, Grand Isle, Black-chinned FO 11-12-00
Lee Rhodes, Metairie, LA #1Black-chinned Ad. M.FO 10-26-00, #1 Rufous Ad.
F.FO 10-18-00 #2 Rufous Ad. F.FO 10-18-00
Sandy Price, Harvey, LA Selasphorus Im. M. FO 11-29-00
David Muth, Grand Isle LA trip #1 Black-chinned FO 12-9-00, @2
Black-chinned FO 12-9-00
#1 SelasphorusR/A type Im. F FO 12-9-00 #2 Selasphorus F. F0 12-9-00#3
Black-chinned IM. M.FO 12-10-00)
Kay Panno, Metairie, LA #1 Selasphorus F. type FO 11-8-00, #2 Selasphorus
Im. M. FO 12-20-00
Bobby Santiny Grand Isle, LA Black-chinned FO 12-21-00(CBC)
Markey Barre', River Ridge, LA Jefferson Parish Rufous F. FO 12-27-00
LAFAYETTE PARISH 35 reports, 18 gardens
Carolyn Carlin, Lafayette, LA, Lafayette Parish Rufous A. M. FO 9-16-00
Pat Scallan, Lafayette, LA , Rufous, Adult male, FO 9-24-00
Beckie Hariu, Scott, LA, #1 Rufous Immature Male FO 10-1-00, #2 Rufous
Immature Male FO 10-26-00, #3 Selasphorus R/A Im. M., FO 10-30-00,
Buff-bellied FO 10-30-00, #4Selasphorus R/A type FO 11-24-00#5 Selasphorus
F.O. 12-11-00.
Cissy Granger, Youngsville, LA Rufous Adult Male FO 9-30-00
Brenda Cooper, Lafayette, LA, Buff-bellied 2YM FO 10-4-00
Toddy Guidry, Lafayette, LA #1Selasphorus R/A Ad F FO 10-21-00, Black-chinned
Im. FO 11-10-00#2S. R/A A. F. FO 12-17-00
Bill Hoffpauir, Lafayette, LA S. Rufous Im. M. FO 10/25/00
Gloria Knox, Lafayette, LA #1 Selasphorus R/A type Imm. FO 10/30/00, #2
S, Rufous. HY F. Im. FO 11-8-00, Black-chinned Im. M. FO 11-6-00.
Jack and Rose Must, Lafayette, #1 S, Broad-tailed Ad. F. FO 10-5-00,
#2Selasphorus R/A F. type FO 11-25-00 #3 S. Rufous FO 12-3-00, #4
Selasphorus FO 12-3-00
Lee and Deborah Clark Lafayette, LA S. Rufous Im. M. FO 11-9-00
Becky Taylor, Carencro, LA Allen's A. M. FO 10-1-00.
Belle Rive Townhomes, Lafayette, Black-chinned, im male, FO 11-7-00, S.
Rufous Im. M. FO 11-27-00
Dave Patton, Lafayette, LA S. Rufous Im. M., FO 11-12-00
Carol Patton, Lafayette, LA, Rufous Im. M., FO 11/23/00.
Kay Drouant, Lafayette, LA, #1 S. Rufous Im. M., FO 10-?-00, #2 S. Rufous
Im. F. FO
10-?-00 #3 Rufous Im. F. FO 10-?-00 #4 Rufous, Im. F.FO 12-3-00 #5
Selasphorus R/A, FO 12-6-00
George Broussard, Lafayette, LA S. Rufous Ad. F. FO 11-15-00
Edna Wheeler, Lafayette, LA S. R/A type FO 12-3-00
Sam Broussard, Milton, LA Rufous Im. M. FO 12-19-00
LAFOURCHE PARISH 62 reports 15 gardens
Lana Downing, Mathews, LA#1 Selasphorus Rufous F. FO 8-7-00, #1
Buff-bellied FO 10-3-00 #2 Selasphorus F. FO 11-16-00, #2 Buff-bellied FO
11-16-00#3 Buff-bellied FO 12-2-00 #3Selasphorus FO 12-11-00
Lisa Robichaux, Raceland, LA
Species and FO dates for Lisa
Rufous # 1 - 8/18/00 Returnee banded Feb. 97
Rufous # 2 - 9/06/00
Rufous # 3 - 9/21/00
Rufous # 4 - 11/19/00
Rufous # 5 - 11/22/00
Rufous # 6 - 11/28/00
Rufous # 7 - 12/02/00
Rufous # 8 - 12/02/00
Rufous # 9 - 12/02/00
Buff-bellied # 1 - 10/09/00
Buff-bellied # 2 - 10/30/00
Buff-bellied # 3 - 11/18/00
Buff-bellied # 4 - 11/19/00 Returnee banded Jan 99
Buff-bellied # 5 - 11/19/00
Buff-bellied # 6 - 11/19/00
Buff-bellied # 7 - 12/02/00
Black Chin # 1 - 11/05/00
Black Chin # 2 - 11/19/00
Bonnie and Art Stagni, Thibodaux, LA. #1Rufous Im. M. FO 11-13-00 #2
Selasphorus Im. M. FO 11-16-00.Black-chinned Im. F. FO 11-19-00
Beth and Sammy Maniscalco, Thibodaux, LA,
#11 Buff-bellied, FO 10/09/00
#2 Buff-bellied, FO 11/18/00
#1 Rufous male, FO 11/18/00
#2 Rufous Ad F., FO 11/24/00 (recapture banded 2-5-2000)
#3 R/A type, FO 12/14/00
#1 Black-chinned , immature male, FO 11/24/00
#2 Black-chinned, female, FO 12/12/00
#3 Black-chinned, female, FO 12/12/00
#4 Black-chinned, female, FO 12/13/00
Mary Guidry, Galliano, LA Selasphorus FO 11-2-00
Gail Cedotal, Raceland LA #1 Selasphorus FO 11-24-00, #2 Selasphorus FO
11-24-00
#1 Black-chinned FO 11-24-00, #2 Black-chinned FO 11-24-00,
Lu Teixiera, Thibodaux, LA #1 Selasphorus FO 11-24-00 #2 Selasphorus FO
11-24-00.
Paula and Rickey Broussard, Thibodaux, LA
#1 Rufous, adult female, FO 11/24/00
#2 Rufous, female, FO 12/12/00
#3 Rufous, female, FO 12/12/00
#1 Black-chinned, adult male, FO 12/4/00
#2 Black-chinned, imm. male, FO 12/12/00
#3 Black-chinned, imm. female, FO 12/12/00
#4 Black-chinned, imm. female, FO 12/12/00
Todel Luft - Raceland, LA Rufous # 1 - FO 11/24/00 Selasphorus #1 -FO
12/02/00
Carol Hurder, Raceland, L Selasphorus R/A IM. M. FO 11-27-00
Mike and Madonna Bourgeois, Thibodaux, LA Selasphorus R/A type Im. FO 12-4-00
Black-chinned Im. F. FO12-4-00
Beverly Salassi, Thibodaux, LA R/A type Im. FO 12-1-00
Adene Didier, Thibodaux,
#1 Rufous, imm. male, FO 12/2/00
#2 Rufous, imm. male, FO 12/2/00
#3 Rufous, imm. female, FO 12/12/00
Veldene and Ed Delatte, Thibodaux, LA Black-chinned Im. F. O. 12-1-00
Sam Jones, Thibodaux, LA #1 Selasphorus R/A type, FO 11-10-00
#2 Selasphorus R/A type, FO 11-10-00
ORLEANS PARISH 19 reports, 5 gardens
David Muth, New Orleans, LA, Selasphorus FO 8-21-00, #2 Selasphorus R/A Im.
Male FO 9-29-00, #3 Selasphorus R/A type Immature male FO 10-14-00 #4
Selasphorus R/A immature male FO 11-23-00#1 Black-chinned Im. FO 11-11-00,
#2 Black-chinned FO 11-11-00 #5 Selasphorus R/R type Im. FO 12-02-00, #6
Selasphorus R/A Im. F. FO 12-2-00, #7 Selasphorus R/A Im. F. FO 12-3-00, #8
Selasphorus R/A Im. M. FO 12-3-00
Charlotte Seidenberg, New Orleans, LA, #1Selasphorus Immature Male FO
9-16-00, #2 Selasphorus FO 11-11-00
Glenn Ousset,New Orleans Nature Center #1Selasphorus F. FO
11-21-00, #1 Buff-bellied FO 11-22-00, #2 Buff-bellied FO 12-23-00(same one?)
David Muth, New Orleans Nature Center #2 Selasphorus FO 12-27-00 #3
Selasphorus
FO 12-27-00
James Beck, New Orleans, LA(Audubon Park Zoo) Selasphorus FO 11-30-00
Lita Pinter, New Orleans, LA Selasphorus Im. M. FO 12-31-00
ST. BERNARD PARISH 3 reports 2 gardens
Glenn Ousset, Chalmette, LA #1 Rufous FO 8-12-00, #2 Selasphorus R/A type
FO 12-20-00,
Jennifer and Tom Coulson, Arabi, LA Selasphorus R/A type FO 12-19-00
ST.CHARLES PARISH 13 reports 3 gardens
Pat and Melody Stephens, St. Rose, LA, #1 Selasphorus R/A female type
FO 11-1-00, #2Selasphorus R/A female type FO 11-1-00
Felicia Borne Montz, LA #1 Selasphorus Ad. F. FO 10-26-00, #2 Selasphorus
Rufous Im. M FO 10-27-00, #3 Selasphorus Im. F. FO 10-26-00, #4
Selasphorus Ad. F. FO 10-26-00,
Black-chinned Ad. F. FO 10-26-00, Buff-bellied FO 11-10-00
Pat and Melody Stephens, St. Rose, LA, #1Selasphorus Ad. F. FO 10-26-00,
#2 Selasphorus Ad. F. FO 10-26-00 #3 Selasphorus Im. F. 10-26-00 #4
Selasphorus R/A female type FO 11-1-00, #5Selasphorus R/A female type FO
11-1-00.
ST.JAMES PARISH 18 reports, 4 gardens
Mark and Sandra Gilliland, Vacherie, LA #1 R/A female type FO 8-23-00,
#2 Rufous Immature male FO 8-23-00, #3 R/A female type FO 9-28-00
Tom Sylvest, Gramercy, LA
#1 S. Rufous Ad. F. FO 8-31-00
#2 S. Rufous Im. M. FO 11-7-00
#3 S. Rufous Im. M. FO 11-7-00
#4 Selasphorus R/A type 11-27-00
#5 Rufous Ad. M. FO 12-15-00
#6 Selasphorus R/A type Im. FO 12-16-00
#1 Black-chinned Im. M. FO 11-27-00
#2 Black-chinned Ad. M. FO 11-30-00,
#3 Black-chinned Im. M. FO 11-30-00.
#4 Black-chinned Im. M. FO 12-15-00
Calliope Im. F. FO 12-15-00
Joe Turner, Lutcher, LA#1 Selasphorus F. FO 12-09-00 #2 female selasphorus
FO 12-20-00
Renette and Ward Turner, Gramercy, LA #1Selasphorus R/A type F. FO
12-27-00#2 Selasphorus
R/A FO 1-1-01
ST. JOHN PARISH 26 reports, 7 gardens
Susie Nowell, LaPlace, LA Buff-bellied, FO 7-23-00.#1 Rufous Ad. M. FO
11-19-00 #2Rufous Im. M. FO 11-26-00Selasphorus Im. M. FO 11-26-00,
Black-chinned Im. M. FO 10-29-00
Melvin Weber, Reserve, LA #1 Selasphorus R/A female type FO 9-16-00 #2
Selasphorus R/A female type FO 11-12-00
Gene Street, LaPlace, LA #1 Selasphorus R/A type A. F. FO 9-19-00, #2
Selasphorus, FO 9-19-00 # 3 Selasphorus R/A type FO 9-28-00Selasphorus Im.
M FO 11-25-00, Buff-bellied FO 11-26-00
Ronald Stein, Reserve, LA #1 Selasphorus R/A type 9-28-00,#2 Selasphorus
R/A F. type FO 10-30-00, Black-chinned Female FO 11-8-00, #1Buff-bellied FO
11-14-00, #3Selasphorus R/A type FO 11-15-00 #2Buff-bellied Ad FO 11-22-00,
#4 Selasphorus R. Im. M. FO 11-27-00 Calliope Im. M. FO 12-11-00
Joe Zeringue, Reserve, LA St. John Parish, Selasphorus R/A type FO 11-28-00
#2 Selasphorus R/A F. type FO 12-22-00
Stewart Lasseigne, LaPlace, LA #1 Selasphorus Im. M. FO 10-14-00,
#2Selasphorus R/A female type
FO 12-23-00, Black-chinned F. FO 12-23-00
Ronald Landry, Reserve, LA S. R/A F. type FO 12-20-00
ST. LANDRY PARISH 4 reports, 2 gardens
Larry Miller, Church Point, LA area, Selasphorus F. Type FO 9-12-00
#2 Rufous I. M. FO 9-17-00
June & Neal Walker, Sunset, LA Selasphorus R/A female type FO 10-8-00 #2
Selasphorus R/A female type FO 10-23-00
ST.MARTIN PARISH 1 report 1 garden
Gary Broussard, Breaux Bridge, LA , Black-chinned F. FO 10-23-00
ST. MARY PARISH 2 reports 1 garden
Joyce Groves, Franklin, LA, Selasphorus R/A, FO 11-7-00 Buff-bellied, FO
11-30-00
ST. TAMMANY PARISH 101 reports 38 gardens
Jackie Abney, Slidell, LA Rufous male adult FO 8-4-00
Olga Clifton, Abita Springs, LA #1 Selasphorus FO 8-9-00, #2 Rufous FO
8-24-00 #3 Selasphorus FO 10-29-00 #4 Selasphorus M.FO 11-2-00 #5 Selasphorus
FO 11-2-00 #6 Rufous Ad. M. FO 11-24-00 #7 S.Rufous Ad. M FO 11-25-00 #8
Selasphorus Rufous F. FO 12-1-00
Harvey Patten, Covington, LA, St. Tammany Parish, #1 Selasphorus sp. FO
8/16/00,#2 Rufous Adult Female. FO 8-20-00 #3 Rufous A. F. FO 9-14-00.
#4 Rufous Im. M. FO 10/03/00, #5 S. Rufous Im. M. FO 12-9-00 #6Rufous Im.
M. FO 12-22-00
Austin Davis, Talisheek, LA. Selasphorous FO 8-20-00
Yvonne Bordelon, Covington, LA #1 Selasphorus FO 8-22-00,
#2 Selasphorus FO 8-23-00 #3 Selasphorus R/A type im. Male FO 10-25-00
Chris Brantley, Mandeville, LA #1Rufous HY FO 9-1-00 #2 Rufous Im. M. FO
11-23-00#1 Selasphorus Rufous Im. M. FO 11-29-00 #2Selasphorus Sp. F. type
FO 12-2-00
Susan and Tom Greder, Covington, LA #1 Selasphorus FO 9-3-00, #2
Selasphorus FO 9-3-00 #3 Selasphorous Juv. Male FO 11-3-00
David Purvis, Mandeville, La Selasphorus A. F. FO 9-8-00
Valerie Fontaine, Abita Springs, La. Selasphorous FO 9-11-00
Noel Peyton, Slidell, LA Rufous/Allen's A. F. FO 9-20-00
Pam Martin, Madisonville, LA Selasphorus R/A female type FO 9-18-00
John and Margaret Owens, Covington, LA Selasphorus #1 FO 9-24-00,
Selasphorus #2 FO 9-24-00, Selasphorus #3 FO 9-26-00 #4 Rufous Im. M. FO
11-20-00, #1 Black-chinned Im. F. FO 11-21-00, #2 Black-chinned Im. M. FO
11-21-00, Buff-bellied FO 11-21-00 #3 Black-chinned F. FO 11-20-00 #4
Selasphorus Rufous Im. M. FO 11-29-00 #5 Selasphorus F. FO 11-24-00, #6
Selasphorus F. FO 11-24-00 #7 Selasphorus Im. M. FO 11-24-00, #4
Black-chinned Im. F. FO 11-29-00 Buff-bellied Ad. F. (returnee)FO 11-29-00J
#5 Black-chinned F. FO 12-1-00, #6 Black-chinned F. FO 12-2-00
#8Selasphorus Ad. M. FO 12-1-00
Bedford Brown, Slidell, LA , Black-chinned Immature Male FO 10-10-00,
Black-chinned Ad. Male FO 11-10-00
Peggy Siegert, Slidell, LA , Selasphorus R/A female type FO 10-13-00,
Black-chinned Im. F. FO 11-7-00, Calliope Im. M. FO 12-24-00
Linda Beall, Covington, LA #1 S. Rufous Im. F. FO 11-1-00, #2 Rufous
Imm. M. FO 11-5-00, Black-chinned F. FO 11-13-00, #3 Rufous Im. M. FO
11-18-00 #4Selasphorus R/A type Im. M.FO 11-24-00#5 Selasphorus F. type FO
12-14-00
Sue and Larry Wilson, Folsom, LA #1 Selasphorus R/A Im.FO 10-28-00, #2
Selasphorus R/A type FO 11-15-00. #3 S. Rufous Ad. F. FO 12-10-00
Sidney Vallion, Covington, La., #1 Selasphorous Ad. Male FO 10--30-00
#2Selasphorus female FO 11-12-00.
Kitty Heintz, Mandeville,La. #1 Selasphorous FO 10-15-00, #2 Selasphorus FO
10-28-00
Dean Taylor, Bush, LA, #1 Selasphorus R/A type FO 10-29-00 #2 Selasphorus
FO 11-24-00
Ron and Robbie Rouse of Slidell, La. #1 Selasphorus FO 10-7-00, #2
Selasphorus FO 10-7-00, #3 Selasphorus FO 11-9-00.
Suzette Hubbell, Covington, LA, Calliope Im. F. FO 11-18-00 #1 imm. male
R/A Selasphorus FO
12/16/00; #2 imm. male R/A Selasphorus FO 12/16/00
Jean Brou, Slidell, LA Black-chinned Ad. M. FO 11-22-00, Calliope F. FO
12-12-00.
Jean Wilson, Pearl River,La. St. Tammany Parish #1 Selasphorus FO 11-13-00
Dori Millington, Abita Springs, LA Selasphorus R/A type FO 11-29-00
Dr. Doug Hill, Mandeville,LA. #1Selasphorus FO 12-1-00 #2 Selasphorus FO
12-1-00
Charlott Fanz, Covington, LA. #1 S. Rufous Im. F. FO 11-25-00, #2
Selasphorus FO 11-25-00
Steve Blackwell, Waldheim, LA. #1 Selasphorus FO 12=4-00 #2 Selasphorus FO
12-4-00
Johnny Mayronne, Covington, LA. Buff-bellied FO 12-8-00.
Rosalie Whiteman, Abita Springs,LA Black-chinned M. FO 12-10-00
K.T. Porter, Slidell, LA Black-chinned F. FO 12-11-00
Mary Mehaffee, Folsom, LA #1S. Rufous Im. M. FO 11-7-00, #2 S. Rufous Im.
F. FO 12-12-00
#3 S. Rufous Ad. M. FO 12-12-00 Calliope Ad. F. FO 12-7-00
Bill Wimley, Mandeville, LA Selasphorus R/A Im. type FO 12-17-00
Dagma & Richard Rider, Slidell, LA: R/A Selasphorus FO 11-25-00
Anne Flint, Covington, LA: imm. male Rufous FO 11/27/00
Barbara Brown, Covington, LA: #1 Imm. Male R/A Selasphorus FO 12/4/00;
#2 female-type R/A Selasphorus, FO 12/4/00
Judy Leonard, Slidell, LA: R/A Selasphorus FO 12/18/00
Yvette Dexter Slidell, LA #1 Selasphorus Rufous FO 11-10-00(approx.) #2 S.
Rufous FO 12-18-00
Rosalie Thornblom - Slidell, LA Rufous FO 12-18-00
Dave and Vicki Reed, Slidell, LA Rufous Im. M. FO 12-26-00
TANGIPAHOA PARISH 3 reports 1 garden
Fay Shoemaker, Kentwood, LA, #1Selasphorous Im. Male FO 10-29-00
#2Selasphorus FO 11-26-00
#3 Rufous F. FO 12-18-00
TERREBONNE PARISH 1 report 1 garden
Margie Daigle - Houma, LA Buff-belliedF.O. 9/22/00
VERMILION PARISH 7 reports 3 gardens
Elizabeth Guidry, Gueydan, LA Vermillion Parsh #1 Selasphorus FO 9-16-00
#1Broad-tailed IM. F. FO 11-12-00 #2 S. Rufous Im. M. FO 11-30-00
Black-chinned F. FO 12-8-00, #3 S. Im. FO 12-9-00
Silas Cooper, Abbeville, LA Buff-bellied FO 10-23-00
Paul Conover, Mulvey, LA, Vermilion Parish Selasphorus FO 11-25-00
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH 1 report 1 garden
Warren Brou, Jr., Addis, LA, Rufous Ad. M. FO 11-22-00
.
WEST CARROLL PARISH 2 reports 2 gardens
Roselie Overby, Oak Grove, LA, W. Carroll Parish, Selasphorus FO 10-22-00
Debra Hawthorne, Oak Grove, LA Selasphorus FO 11-27-00
WEST FELICIANA PARISH 1 report, 1 garden
Ronni Welsh, St Francisville, LA, Selasphorus FO 9-4-00
* Non-Louisianians, in Louisiana we have parishes instead of counties.
Last winter we had 383 western hummers reported with first observed dates.
Thanks and
Good Birding
Tom Sylvest
Gramercy, LA, (St. James Parish)
Winter Hummer Land
<tomande(AT)stargazer.net>
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Subject: Profile of George Archibald in February Birder's World
Magazine
From: "Judith O'Neale" <JLONeale(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 8:43am
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There is an excellent article in the latest Birder's World profiling George
Archibald, co-founder and director of the International Crane Foundation in
Baraboo, WI
Many of you many remember when Archibald appeared on Johnny Carson's "The
Tonight Show," in 1982 with "Tex" a whooping crane. For his tireless work
to restore and protect the world's endangered crane populations, Archibald
has been recognized with numerous awards.
Archibald is the world's foremost crane expert and we are honored to have him
as our guest speaker for the LOS winter meeting. He will be speaking
Saturday night, January 27 in Alexandria, LA.
Judith L. O'Neale
Lafayette LA
LOS Secretary/Treasurer
Check out our website at www.losbird.org
and the LOS Online store for birding needs
"How to be green? Here's the answer. Consume less. Share more. Enjoy
life."
Penny Kemp and Derek Wall, British ecologists
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Subject: Thibodaux CBC
From: Rick Bello <spcd-rsb(AT)NICH-NSUNET.NICH.EDU>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 8:49am
Labirders,
With a skeleton crew of hearty souls braving the overcast, breezy, and cold
conditions, the Thibodaux CBC was held on December 28. Unofficial species
total was 114--some highlights included Yellow Warbler (seen by a party
canoeing in Bayou Lafourche), Snow Goose (same party, new to the count),
Baltimore Oriole and Dickcissel (both in the same back yard!). By far,
however, the biggest highlight of the count was the 53 individual
hummingbirds of 5 species (as already reported to Labird by Beth
Maniscalco), including Broad-billed H. Special thanks go out, first and
foremost, to Beth M. for scouting out most of these birds and heading up
the effort to get them, and also out-of-towners Walter and Olga Clifton
(Abita Springs) and Betsy Ristroph (Augusta, GA) for their help. (And to
you, John Conover, for finding the Broad-billed while "cold canvassing"
feeders!)
Since several precincts remain unreported for the Baton Rouge count, I'd
like to point out that Thibodaux is the unofficial leader this year in
hummingbird totals for La. CBCs. Of course, it's only fair to allow Baton
Rouge to report its final totals, but it needs to do so in a timely manner
and with no re-counting! Even then, should Baton Rouge surpass us in
absolute numbers, our legal team is marshalling the argument that Thibodaux
ought to be declared the per capita winner in light of the fact that Baton
Rouge is at least ten times the size of Thibodaux.
Electorally yours,
Rick Bello (compiler)
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Subject: Re: Western Tanager..question
From: Bill Fontenot <bbboy(AT)NATURESTATION.ORG>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 10:15am
At 09:37 PM 1/3/2001 EST, you wrote:
>LaBird,
>
>The Western Tanager was easy to find most of this afternoon feeding on
>sunflower seeds on either of our platform feeders. She and a flock of robins
>have eaten nearly all the berries in the privot. She had no interest in meal
>worms.
>
>How unusual is it for a Western Tanager to be here in January...or
>anytime...Hope some of you will fill me in on this.
peggy -
western tanagers are rare anytime and anywhere in louisiana. get a photo of
that thing, and send it in along with a rare bird report form to the los
bird records committee. reply to me personally if you have any questions
regarding this procedure.
bill fontenot
acadiana park nature station
lafayette, la.
>
>Peggy Siegert
>Slidell, LA
>zone 8b
>****************
>
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Subject: Re: Thibodaux CBC
From: "Dr. C Foil" <cfoil(AT)MAIL.VETMED.LSU.EDU>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 11:39am
You upstarts! We are doing our traditional counting recounting rehashing
and gnashing, but I have no doubt of the final outcome with no appeal to
supreme listmeisters predicted to be necessary for our predicted and
predictable victory! For newbies, you guys sure did a good job, though,
and I fear that we may not surpass you on species totals given the superb
effort of your field operatives.
At 08:46 AM 1/4/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Labirders,
>
>With a skeleton crew of hearty souls braving the overcast, breezy, and cold
>conditions, the Thibodaux CBC was held on December 28. Unofficial species
>total was 114--some highlights included Yellow Warbler (seen by a party
>canoeing in Bayou Lafourche), Snow Goose (same party, new to the count),
>Baltimore Oriole and Dickcissel (both in the same back yard!). By far,
>however, the biggest highlight of the count was the 53 individual
>hummingbirds of 5 species (as already reported to Labird by Beth
>Maniscalco), including Broad-billed H. Special thanks go out, first and
>foremost, to Beth M. for scouting out most of these birds and heading up
>the effort to get them, and also out-of-towners Walter and Olga Clifton
>(Abita Springs) and Betsy Ristroph (Augusta, GA) for their help. (And to
>you, John Conover, for finding the Broad-billed while "cold canvassing"
>feeders!)
>
>Since several precincts remain unreported for the Baton Rouge count, I'd
>like to point out that Thibodaux is the unofficial leader this year in
>hummingbird totals for La. CBCs. Of course, it's only fair to allow Baton
>Rouge to report its final totals, but it needs to do so in a timely manner
>and with no re-counting! Even then, should Baton Rouge surpass us in
>absolute numbers, our legal team is marshalling the argument that Thibodaux
>ought to be declared the per capita winner in light of the fact that Baton
>Rouge is at least ten times the size of Thibodaux.
>
>Electorally yours,
>Rick Bello (compiler)
>
Carol Foil
Baton Rouge, LA
mailto:cfoil(AT)mail.vetmed.lsu.edu
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Subject: Re: Western Tanager..question
From: "Dr. C Foil" <cfoil(AT)MAIL.VETMED.LSU.EDU>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 11:41am
Isn't it interesting that we have two at feeders this year in Louisiana!
If it isn't there already, David L'Hoste is posting my photo of the male
bird being hosted currently at a feeder in Baton Rouge on the LOS website
(www.losbird.org). That bird was a regular at the same feeder last winter
as well.
At 10:18 AM 1/4/01 -0600, you wrote:
>At 09:37 PM 1/3/2001 EST, you wrote:
>>LaBird,
>>
>>The Western Tanager was easy to find most of this afternoon feeding on
>>sunflower seeds on either of our platform feeders. She and a flock of
robins
>>have eaten nearly all the berries in the privot. She had no interest in
meal
>>worms.
>>
>>How unusual is it for a Western Tanager to be here in January...or
>>anytime...Hope some of you will fill me in on this.
>
>
>peggy -
>
>western tanagers are rare anytime and anywhere in louisiana. get a photo of
>that thing, and send it in along with a rare bird report form to the los
>bird records committee. reply to me personally if you have any questions
>regarding this procedure.
>
>bill fontenot
>acadiana park nature station
>lafayette, la.
>
>>
>>Peggy Siegert
>>Slidell, LA
>>zone 8b
>>****************
>>
>
Carol Foil
Baton Rouge, LA
mailto:cfoil(AT)mail.vetmed.lsu.edu
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Subject: Re: Western Tanager..question
From: Van Remsen <najames(AT)unix1.sncc.lsu.edu>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 12:23pm
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Peggy Siegert wrote:
> The Western Tanager was easy to find most of this afternoon feeding on
> sunflower seeds on either of our platform feeders. She and a flock of robins
> have eaten nearly all the berries in the privot. She had no interest in meal
> worms.
>
> How unusual is it for a Western Tanager to be here in January...or
> anytime...Hope some of you will fill me in on this.
>
Peggy/LABIRD: Western Tanager is a first-rate bird, with
disproportionately few records in recent decades. Here's what I have in
the book draft for winter records -- these are the ones that are published
up through late '90s. Yours may be a first for the Florida parishes!
======
early winter northern Louisiana:
o (b) 22 Dec. 1975 (P. Lonnecker, B. McPherson; Hamilton 1976, Shreveport
CBC)
o 30 Dec. 1984 - 10 Jan. 1985, Natchitoches (L. Hall; Muth 1985)<<?>>
early winter central Louisiana:
o 3 Jan. 1976 (PMcK; Atchafalaya CBC, Hamilton 1976)
early winter southern Louisiana:
o 2 Dec. 1961, Dalcour, <> (MMy, JFH, R. Russell; James 1962)
o 2 Dec. 1989, Cameron (PW, CSo; Muth 1990)
o (ad. b) 4 Dec. 1960, near Cameron (LEW, SAG, HHJ, MMy; Newman 1961b)
o mid Dec. 1963, Reserve (R. Andrews; James 1960; LSUMZ #####)
o 15 Dec. 1991 (Johnsons Bayou CBC)
<?>o 16 Dec. 1979 (Johnsons Bayou CBC)
o 16 Dec. 1989 (Sabine NWR CBC)
o 16 Dec. 1991 (RJS; Creole CBC, Stedman 1992)
o 18 Dec. 1982, "East Jetty Woods," Cameron (SWC; Sabine NWR CBC; LSUMZ
######)
o 30 Dec. 1967 (SAG, J. J. Hebrard; New Orleans CBC)
late winter northern Louisiana:
o Feb. - March 1975, Shreveport (P. Lonnecker, HHJ; Hamilton 1975)
late winter central Louisiana:
o (q) 26 Dec. 1956 - 23 Jan. 1957, Baton Rouge (B. M. Bodman, S. H.
Cazedussus{coll.}; Newman 1957b; LSUMZ #####)
o 15 Jan. 1990, Lafayette (B. & L. Fontenot; Muth 1990)
o (b) 25 Jan. - 1 Feb. 1979, Baton Rouge (V. Cazedessus; Hamilton 1979)
o 9 Feb. 1964, Baton Rouge (S. Cazedussus; James 1960)
late winter southern Louisiana:
o 15 Jan. 1994, Plaquemines (M. Stennis, PWa, JPK et al.; Stedman 1994;
LSUMZ ######)
o (b) 21-26 Jan. 1957, Natalbany, <> (Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Perkins; Newman
1957b)
o 5 Feb. 1995, Plaquemines (JPK, R. Rovansek, G. Strickling; Stedman 1995)
o 23 Feb. 1984, New Orleans (AS; Myers and Muth 1984)
o 27 Feb. 1954, New Orleans (O. B. Miles; Lowery and Newman 1954b; LSUMZ
#####)
o (b) 28 Feb. 1959, Audubon Park, New Orleans (MMy; Newman 1959b)
o 3 March 1960, New Orleans (SAG; Newman 1960b)
o (b) 7-14 March 1959, City Park, New Orleans (SAG, JPG, MMy; Newman
1959b)
o (b) 12 & 19 March 1960 <WHERE> (O. B. Miles; James 1960)
o 13 March 1960, New Orleans (SAG; Newman 1960b)
o (b) 19 March 1898, Mississippi River, Jefferson (A. Allison; Beyer 1900;
USNM 263203)
o (2b) 23 March 1962, Thibodaux (ART; Williams 1962)<?>
#################################
Van Remsen,
LSU Museum of Natural Science,
najames(AT)unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
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Subject: Jackson to Baton Rouge ???
From: "Maurice Duvic Sr." <jsb8(AT)WEBTV.NET>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 3:12pm
Anyone planning to go from, or through, Jackson , Miss to, or through,
Baton Rouge please contact me re taking a small package to LSU. Thanks
Vic
Jackson, MS 392ll
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Subject: Black-chinnedHummer /Painted Bunting
From: Tom & Eloise Sylvest <tomande(AT)STARGAZER.NET>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 4:03pm
While searching for my banded, purple marked black-chinned Im. M. hummer
an adult male painted bunting flew into the sweet olive tree and perched.
The hummer was there also. Both flew when I moved.
How rewarding it is!
Good Birding,
Tom Sylvest
Gramercy, LA St. James Parish(40 miles west of New Orleans, LA)
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Subject: UL Lafayette Experimental Farm, Western St. Martin Parish,
Louisiana - 2, 3 & 4 Jan. 2000 with a note about Jan. 1,
2001
From: "Jay V. Huner" <jjhuner(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 8:26pm
UL Lafayette Experimental Farm, Mostly Crawfish Pond Area, Western St.
Martin Parish, Louisiana, 2-3, & 4 Jan. 2001 with Sparrow Notes - Jan.
1, 2001.
COLD 1 Jan. 2001 when Danny Dobbs and Son Visited. Brutally Cold - 22
F + 1 F Wind Chill when Bill Fontenot birded 2 Jan. 2001, a horrible
day to bird. Darned Cold 3 Jan. 2001 but not much wind chill. Cold 4
Jan. 2001 warming to the mid-50's with no wind chill 4 Jan. 2001, a
wonderful day to bird.
Posting birds because am going to Crowley CBC and won't be at the Farm
tommorrow or Friday.
1. Pied-billed Grebe - Tu-13, W-8, & Th-8
2. Double-crested Cormorant - Tu-15 (mostly fo) & Th-1 (fo)
3. Great Blue Heron - Tu-3, W-3, & Th-2
4. Great Egret - Tu-5, W-2, & Th-2 (Standing on ice this AM!!!!)
5. Snowy Egret - Tu-1, W-2, & Th-2
6. Cattle Egret - Tu-2, W-12, & Th-3 (W-working burning cane.)
7. Black-crowned Night-Heron - Tu-1 & W-1
8. White Ibis - Tu-294, W-45, & Th-5
9. "White-faced Ibis" - Tu-8, W-1, & Th-4 (>95% White-faced so
far.)
10. Turkey Vulture - Tu-7, W-3, & Th-1
11. Wood Duck - Tu-1 & W-1 (Leopold Lane/Slough)
12. Gadwall - Tu-11
13. Mallard - Tu-10 & W-1
14. Northern Shoveler - Tu-3, W-1, & Th-4
15. Northern Pintail - Tu-6 (fo)
16. Hooded Merganser - 5 (fo)
17. Cooper's Hawk - Th-1
18. Red-shouldered Hawk - Tu-4, W-1, & Th-1
19. Red-tailed Hawk - Tu-1, W-1, & Th-3
20. American Kestrel - Tu-1, W-1 & Th-1
21. Peregrine Falcon - W-1
22. Sora - Tu-2
24. American Coot - W-1
25. Killdeer - Tu-23, W-20, & Th-20
26. Greater Yellowlegs - Tu-3
27. Spotted Sandpiper - Tu-3
28. a. Peep sp. - Tu-8
b. Least Sandpiper - W-4 & Th-9
29. Dunlin - Tu-14 (Sp. No. 236)
30. Long-billed Dowitcher - Tu-15
31. Common Snipe - Tu-5, W-6, & Th-2
32. Ring-billed Gull - Tu-1 & W-1
33. Forster's Tern - Tu-11
34. Mourning Dove - Tu-1
35. Belted Kingfisher - Tu-1
36. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Tu-3 & Th-2
37. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Tu-1, W-1, & Th-1
38. Downy Woodpecker - M-1 & Th-2
39. Northern Flicker - Tu-1 & Th-1
40. Eastern Phoebe - Tu-20, W-7, & Th-8
41. Loggerhead Shrike - Tu-2, W-1, & Th-1
42. Blue Jay - Tu-3, W-4, & Th-4
43. American Crow - Tu-55, W-40, & Th-60
44. Fish Crow - Th-2, W-3, & Th-15
45. Horned Lark - W-17 & Th-25
46. Tree Swallow - Tu-16 & Th-15
47. Carolina Chickadee - Tu-2
48. Tufted Titmouse - Tu-3 & Th-1
49. Carolina Wren - Tu-2, W-4, & Th-3
50. House Wren - Th-1
51. Sedge Wren - Tu-2 & Th-1
52. Marsh Wren - Tu-2 & Th-1
53. Golden-crowned Kinglet - Tu-1
54. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Tu-2, W-3, & Th-3
55. Eastern Bluebird - Tu-2 & W-6 / Th-4 (Leopold Lane)
56. Hermit Thrush - Tu-2 & W-1
57. American Robin - Tu-32, W-4 & Th-8
58. Northern Mockingbird - Tu-4, W-2, & Th-4
59. European Starling - Tu-12, W-50, & Th-15
60. Amerian Pipit - Tu-18, W-15, & Th-8
61. Orange-crowned Warbler - Th-1
62. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Tu-14, W-15, & Th-15
63. Pine Warbler - Tu-3, W-1, & Th-2
64. Common Yellowthroat - Th-2
65. Wilson's Warbler - Th-2
66. Savannah Sparrow - Tu-225, W-30, & Th-20
67. LeConte's Sparrow - DD M-2
68. Fox Sparrow - DD M-2
69. Song Sparrow - Tu-25, W-30 & Th-20
70. Swamp Sparrow - Tu-44, W-25, & Th-40
71. White-throated Sparrow - Tu-5 & Th-8
72. Lapland Longspur - W-4 & Th-4
73. Northern Cardinal - Tu-11, W-4, & Th-6
74. Red-winged Blackbird - Tu-1067, W-150+, & Th-150+
75. Eastern Meadowlark - Tu-25, W-10, & Th-25
76. Common Grackle - Tu-1067 (FO), W-1, and Th-150+ (Leopold Lane)
77. Brown-headed Cowbird -Tu-26, W-75, & Th-50
78. American Goldfinch - M-1 and Tu - 5
79. House Sparrow - Always present around the barns.
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Subject: Re: cats & birds
From: MiriamLDavey <athena(AT)INTERSURF.COM>
Date: 4 Jan 2001 11:05pm
Elaine & all:
Just to stir the pot a little:
Have you ever wondered exactly what it is we humans do to a landscape to
make it unacceptable for so many neat birds you see mostly only when out
birding? I have. I've itemized each detrimental effect carefully, many
times.
First we remove most of the vegetation and replace it with concrete,
buildings, lawn, and exotic vegetation that doesn't support local native
microfauna, but instead creates conditions favorable to native but
opportunistic brood parasites like Brown-headed Cowbirds, and to introduced
exotic avian life like European House Sparrows and Starlings, which crowd
out native birds.
Then we erect streetlights and floodlights and decorative landscape
lighting that interfere with nighttime rhythms of many native creatures,
probably us included.
Next we drown out bird and animal sounds with constant traffic, leaf-blower
and lawnmower noise.
On top of that, we inadvertantly kill scores of birds with our vehicles,
communication towers, and glass windows.
As if that isn't enough, when humans move into a landscape, we usually go a
step further---we actually introduce to the already damaged landscape,
harmful and destructive exotic fauna, with the number one offender the
common housecat.
Studies have been published showing that loose housecats and feral
housecats are responsible for a suprisingly large portion of native North
American songbird mortality.
As one who lost the battle with the rest of the family over whether our two
cats stay inside, or come and go at will inside and outside, I can testify
that both of them do catch birds at the bird feeder. This is not good.
Spreading the ground food out in an open spot, away from bushes and trees
cats like to hide behind, lately seems to have foiled our two at least
temporarily.
The worst damage mine and other loose housecats (most cats) do, though, is
no doubt at nesting/fledging time in spring and summer. The knowledge that
our cats might well be catching and consuming not only Blue Jays and
Cardinals, but rarer nesting songbirds like the Wood Thrushes makes me sick.
The neighborhood habitat evidently is ok, since Wood Thrushes are present
all spring & summer, but are "our" Wood Thrushes successfully raising
young, or is the abundance of loose cats helping convert my area into the
equivalent of a black hole not only for Wood Thrushes, but White-eyed
Vireos, and other less common songbirds? Their babies survive brood
parasitation by cowbirds only to get caught by an exotic predator--my cat.
What a thought.
My family is on notice---no more cats, since we evidently are
unable/unwilling to keep them inside at all times. When these two are
gone, they will not be replaced, at least not with felines.
People need pets. Can't argue against that. They offer us great emotional
comfort. So fellow responsible stewards of the land who seek a pet--- get a
nice dog, train it well, and keep it clean and indoors except on a leash or
under direct supervision. It's been my experience that dogs are far
superior to cats as indoor pets. (Crunch, crunch go the toes...)
Digging this hole a little deeper (yes, let's!)---here's why dogs are
superior indoor pets, as I see it: Because dogs are trainable, and because
indoor dogs are WAY easier than indoor cats to keep clean, indoor dogs are
much more likely than cats to stay indoor pets. I can defend this point
tooth and nail (pun intended), but the details aren't all savory.
Many of the other detrimental effects we have on native birdlife are going
to be hard to "fix". The cat one is relatively easy, I think. Let's just
make it unfashionable for one to be seen out-of-doors.
MiriamLDavey
BatonRougeLA
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