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Subject: coopers, sharpies, modo
From: Ron Rovansek <Rovansek.RonaldJ(AT)EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 7:32am
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Vic,
My guess is that the smallest male sharp shinned hawks couldn't carry an
average mourning dove, while the largest female sharpies could (as you
know, in accipiters like sharp shinned and coopers hawks, females are
larger than males. large female sharp shinned hawks are about as large as
small male cooper's hawks). Intermediate-sized sharpies might or might not
be able. I think that all cooper's hawks, even the smallest males, could
carry a dead mourning dove. Of course, this is just a guess. Cooper's hawks
regularly chase mourning doves, while I haven't seen a sharpie put much
effort into chasing mourning doves.
Ron Rovansek
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:13:51 -0600
From: "Maurice Duvic Sr." <jsb8(AT)WEBTV.NET>
Subject: Re: Urban Cooper's Hawks.
While you experts are on the subject, maybe you'll help with my
question:
Can a Sharp-shinned Hawk "handle" a Mourning Dove?
I ask because, a couple of weeks ago while on the internet, I heard a
loud "thump" on the den window. There was a hawk on the patio that I
thought was reeling from the blow, until I noticed it was standing on a
dove. After a few moments the "quivering" stopped and it "dragged" its
prey off the patio a few feet and worked on its neck area. I say
"dragged" because the carcass never left the ground although the hawk
was flying.
Becuse the tail seemed to me to be rounded I thought "Cooper's", but
then it had trouble carrying the dove's carcass and wasn't as large as I
thought one should be. However, I've never before observed an accipiter
at this close range and my dim eyes don't serve as well as they once
did.
Anyway, it dragged the carcass another 12-15 feet to the fence line,
under a couple of ligusrum bushes and dissected it for the next hour
and a half.
Cooper's or Sharp-shinned?
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Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS
From: "Beth H. Maniscalco" <cone-bhm(AT)NICH-NSUNET.NICH.EDU>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 9:31am
David:
Will Matt T. allow visitors? If so, how to contact?
Beth Maniscalco
Thibodaux, LA
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Subject: Paucity of new winter hummer reports
From: Tom & Eloise Sylvest <tomande(AT)STARGAZER.NET>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 2:16pm
Labirderds and Humnetters,
I can detect that a bunch of our faithful reporters were not watching for
new arriving winter hummers this weekend. Rather, they were enjoying the
LOS winter meeting. So, I received few reports.
Oh! Well. I had to miss the meeting. So, I am awaiting, with great
anticipation, for each of you to double check your winter hummer gardens
and feeders for new arrivals and report them to me for our next LA Western
Winter Hummer weekly report.
In the meantime the reports of Purple Martin sightings in St. James Parish
are pouring in. And, we're still in the month of January.
Good Birding. Don't forget to watch for bands and paint marks on any new
hummers in your yards and at your feeders.
Toim Sylvest
Gramercy, LA
Winter Hummer Land
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Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS
From: "David J. L'Hoste" <lhoste(AT)LHOSTELAW.COM>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 3:02pm
At 09:33 AM 1/30/01 -0600, you wrote:
>David:
>
>Will Matt T. allow visitors? If so, how to contact?
>
>Beth Maniscalco
>Thibodaux, LA
Matt welcomes visitors but would like a prior contact by
email or telephone to set up a time. His email address is
zermatt(AT)cmq.com. Telephone: 504.785.8985.
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Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS
From: gousset <gousset(AT)EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 3:08pm
David, Labird:
Matt Tourchard told me yesterday (1/29) that he had not seen the Lazulis
since 1/26. He said that he would call me when they returned.
He will not appreciate being bombarded with phone calls.
Glenn Ousset
-----Original Message-----
From: David J. L'Hoste <lhoste(AT)LHOSTELAW.COM>
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu <LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu>
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS
>At 09:33 AM 1/30/01 -0600, you wrote:
>>David:
>>
>>Will Matt T. allow visitors? If so, how to contact?
>>
>>Beth Maniscalco
>>Thibodaux, LA
>
>
>Matt welcomes visitors but would like a prior contact by
>email or telephone to set up a time. His email address is
>zermatt(AT)cmq.com. Telephone: 504.785.8985.
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Subject: Indigo Buntings and RB Grosbeak
From: Rose Must <must4wbu(AT)ACADIAN.NET>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 4:58pm
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We had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at our feeder this morning! Also, had a =
call from a customer that reported two Indigo Buntings at her feeder =
yesterday and again today. Early?????
Rose Must
Wild Birds Unlimited
137 Arnould Boulevard
Lafayette LA 70506
337-993-2473
must4wbu(AT)acadian.net
http://stores.wbu.com/lafayette
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Subject: Insectivores are still around.
From: "Jay V. Huner" <jjhuner(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 5:33pm
UL Lafayette Experimental Farm - Western St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
I did not get to the Farm until 11 AM so missed the 1500 or so ducks
that left around 7:30 AM when my technician went around the ponds.
However, I did go into the Wooded Wetland Woodlot around 12:30 PM
looking for White-throated Sparrows. Much to my surprise, I found not
only 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglets but 2 Orange-crowned Warblers and a
Wilson's Warbler.
Regards, Jay Huner
Did not find any Common Yellowthroats but they usually show up around
7-7:30 AM around the edge of the ponds and I did not have the
opportunity to walk the ponds early this morning.
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Subject: Blanco in Abbeville
From: "Judith O'Neale" <JLONeale(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 5:51pm
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Interesting article in The Advertiser this morning:
Blanco to speak at annual Chamber banquet by Bernard Chaillot (Vermilion
Bureau Editor)
"Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco will speak on state tourism initiatives at today's
Greater Abbeville-Vermilion Chamber of Commerce annual banquet."
Two last paragraphs:
"The Nature Conservancy, the nation's premier organization for preserving and
protecting valuable tracts of unspoiled land, also will soon launch a
promotional and membership campaign in Vermilion and throughout Acadiana,
designed in part to boost eco-tourism, the industry's fastest-growing niche
market.
Vermilion Parish has world class birdwatching, but no organized tours or
other tourist-friendly programs to draw visitors to the vast expanse of
coastal wetlands. Conservancy officials said one plan is to work with Texas
to extend an established birding trail into Louisiana on La. 82 and other
highways."
This sounds like good news for Vermilion Parish.
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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: Re: Indigo Buntings and RB Grosbeak
From: David Muth <dmuth(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 6:51pm
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Rose:
Way too early--these would be wintering birds, possibly moving around during
this little warming spell.
Both of these birds should be reported to the Museum at LSU on a 3x5 card:
species, date, place (parish and specific locality), observer, number seen,
and a brief description (tell why its not a Black-headed Grosbeak; have them
tell why they are indigos and not something else).
Send them to:
LSUMNS
119 Foster Hall
LSU
Baton Rouge, La. 70803
and VOILA, you've become a citizen scientist.
David Muth
New Orleans
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From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds
[mailto:LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu]On Behalf Of Rose Must
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:15 AM
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: Indigo Buntings and RB Grosbeak
We had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at our feeder this morning! Also, had a
call from a customer that reported two Indigo Buntings at her feeder
yesterday and again today. Early?????
Rose Must
Wild Birds Unlimited
137 Arnould Boulevard
Lafayette LA 70506
337-993-2473
must4wbu(AT)acadian.net
http://stores.wbu.com/lafayette
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Subject: Re: Blanco in Abbeville
From: "Jay V. Huner" <jjhuner(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 30 Jan 2001 8:00pm
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FYI,
UL Lafayette has a Center for Cultural and Eco-tourism co-chaired by =
Deans David Barry and Linda Vincent-Broussard. We are developing a =
proposal to go to the Atchafalaya Basin Commission to develop bird =
trails and bird lists for The Basin. We have two tourism professionals =
in our Department of Human Resources - Dr. Jerome Agrusa and Dr. John =
Donlon. Dr. Agrusa's Ph.D. is in Eco-tourism from Texas A&M. We =
enthisastically support Ms. Blanco's initiative. We welcome the =
opportunity to work interested parties throughout Acadiana to develop =
our "green" resources in a sustainable manner.
Jay Huner
-----Original Message-----
From: Judith O'Neale <JLONeale(AT)AOL.COM>
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu <LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu>
Date: January 30, 2001 5:52 PM
Subject: Blanco in Abbeville
=20
=20
Interesting article in The Advertiser this morning:=20
Blanco to speak at annual Chamber banquet by Bernard Chaillot =
(Vermilion=20
Bureau Editor)=20
"Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco will speak on state tourism initiatives at =
today's=20
Greater Abbeville-Vermilion Chamber of Commerce annual banquet."=20
=20
Two last paragraphs:=20
"The Nature Conservancy, the nation's premier organization for =
preserving and=20
protecting valuable tracts of unspoiled land, also will soon launch =
a=20
promotional and membership campaign in Vermilion and throughout =
Acadiana,=20
designed in part to boost eco-tourism, the industry's =
fastest-growing niche=20
market.=20
=20
Vermilion Parish has world class birdwatching, but no organized =
tours or=20
other tourist-friendly programs to draw visitors to the vast expanse =
of=20
coastal wetlands. Conservancy officials said one plan is to work =
with Texas=20
to extend an established birding trail into Louisiana on La. 82 and =
other=20
highways."=20
=20
This sounds like good news for Vermilion Parish. =20
=
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*****=20
=20
********************=20
Judith L. O'Neale=20
Lafayette LA=20
LOS Secretary/Treasurer=20
=20
Check out our website at www.losbird.org=20
and the LOS Online store for birding needs=20
=20
"How to be green? Here's the answer. Consume less. Share more. =
Enjoy=20
life."=20
Penny Kemp and Derek Wall, British ecologists=20
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