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Subject: Terrebonne Bay Islands
From: Dave Patton <wdpbird(AT)MSN.COM>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 6:24am
I offered to help with the Piping Plover survey, and ended up on some of
the most beautiful islands I have ever seen. Steve Shively, Gary Lester,
and I were taxied along the barrier islands of Terrebonne Bay by Dru B
Trosclair of the La Dept of W&F. Tuesday I spent walking the eastern end of
East Timbalier Island, and Wednesday I helped cover Trinity Island and
Whiskey Island of the Isles Derniers chain.
Bird List included:
Piping Plover 300+ (Steve kept the tally)
Wilson's Plover 10
American Oyster Catchers 23 (Steve had 17 on one point)
Yellow-rumps 500+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Greater Black-backed Gull 2
Kelp hybrid 1 adult, possibly 6 Juv
Black-backed Gull sp. 2
Lesser Scaup 1000
Greater Scaup 10
Common Golden-eye 1
N Gannet 2
Reddish Egrets 8
Gary and Steve were diligent in their efforts to efficiently cover
mileage in search of the little plovers. I was not quiet as efficient as I
was constantly distracted by unfamiliar sights. The islands were about 1/4
mile wide and varied in length from 1 to 15 miles. Some rose in sand dunes
to 15 or 20 feet high, and others were barely above water. The tide was very
low, and huge sand bars were exposed. The boat could sometimes get fairly
close to shore at the drop off points, but usually we had to get out in 2-3
feet of water and wade the last 100 feet or so to shore. My first drop off
on E Timbalier was in a muddy marsh that produced 28 Piping Plovers on my
first scan of a mud flat. The next hour was spent searching for a way across
a channel that was filled with boot sucking mud. Finally across to the main
island I was rewarded with an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull feeding with
shore birds on a exposed mud flat. I walked along a large muddy sand flat
toward the eastern tip of the island where I could see shorebirds feeding in
the distant. The water was very shallow for a long way out from shore, and I
stopped to watch a sandshark chasing smaller fish with his tail and dorsal
fin exposed as it thrashed in the shallows. I found another small group of
6 Piping Plover feeding on a wet section of the sand flat. They would run a
short distance, stop, and rapidly pat the surface of the sand with one foot.
They would then either snap something up in their bill, or run to another
spot repeating the technique. The light was perfect, and I was able to pick
up a small pale blue band on the lower right leg of one of the birds. It
also looked to have a dull silver band on the upper section of the right
leg.
My first drop off Wednesday was on Trinity Island. I was welcomed ashore
by a pair of Reddish Egrets feeding in a small tidal pool. It was wonderful
to be able to study the two as one was dark morph and the other pure white.
Reddish Egrets were on every island and I ended up with about 8 over the 2
days. Conservation efforts seem to be working as planted grasses and canes
were growing in areas of back fill. Slat fences were run along the inner
island and sand dunes were building along them. Gary could see me from
several miles away as we approached each other, and radioed me to be alert
for two hawks ahead of me on the fence. They turned out to be Peregrines
and put on a great aerial display for us later as we waited for Dru B to
ease
the boat in for a pick up.
The second stop Wednesday was on Whiskey Island. After dropping Gary on
the eastern end, Steve and I found the western end to be a sand flat 500
yards wide, and 2 miles long. Looking across it, clouds of shore birds could
be seen getting up in the distance. We decided I would take one end and
Steve the other and walk toward the center to a pick up point. My first
mixed
group of birds included gulls, and one was an obvious adult Great
Black-backed. It helped that Herring gulls were mixed in with the group and
his larger size could be easily seen. The large sand flat was crossed by
occasional cut-throughs were the water connected the gulf with the bay.
They were easily waded across and shrimp and fish could be seen shooting
away from my movement. Grass, shells and debris collected in areas and
became hiding places for sleeping shorebirds. I stirred a group of 90
Simi-palmated Plovers from there rest as I approached one area, and found 2
Piping Plover mixed in among them as they ran out of the cover. Their need
for camouflage was soon discovered as a little further down the flat I found
another pair of Peregrines. They were sitting atop washed up crab traps
which
offered the only relief above the sand for miles. I finally approached too
close, and they were off. They raced low across the sand and scattered
flocks of Dunlin, Sanderlings, and plovers into large swirling clouds. One
small group of plovers
dropped down into an oyster reef in front of me and froze into perfect
camouflage.
Steve went on to cover Raccoon Island, and I stayed on the large flat to
work back toward Gary. We met up at the point where the main island joined
the sand flat, and spent the next hour waiting and studying the area. One
group of mixed gulls had several very interesting members. Among the Herring
Gulls was one very dark backed gull that must have had a lot of Kelp in it.
It was adult plumage with a pure white chest and head, and only a few tan
streaks in the nape. It's bill was yellow with a bright red spot on the gony
and a smaller dark spot on the edge of the red spot. The eye was very small
and beady. The iris seemed dark with a hint of red, and very different from
the large yellow eyes of the Herrings along side. The legs were pinkish
gray, and the under wing was very white out to the primaries which formed a
darker triangle. I just read over part one of Donna Dittmann's article on
dark backed gulls and realize this must be a hybrid type of Kelp. Donna's
article was written several years ago, and pointed out that few of the
juvenile birds have been seen. Also included in this group on Whiskey Island
were 6 juvenile gulls the same size as the herrings and Kelp type. They all
had degrees of very checkered backs as found on the black-backed gulls.
Steve and Dru B came in from a very successful survey of Raccoon Island,
and Gary and I waded out several hundred feet through the shallow water to
the boat. The group of gulls moved off a little further down the beach, and
a pair of American Oyster Catchers flew over whistling us farewell from
Whiskey
Island.
Dave Patton
Lafayette
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Subject: Re: Terrebonne Bay
From: Tom & Eloise Sylvest <tomande(AT)STARGAZER.NET>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 7:50am
Dave, I enjoyed your entertaining and well written trip report re the
islands, plovers etc..
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Tom S.
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Subject: Re: Terrebonne Bay
From: "Beth H. Maniscalco" <cone-bhm(AT)NICH-NSUNET.NICH.EDU>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 8:41am
Dave:
I second Tom and Eloise's praise about your most descriptive
commentary. Not only did you get good plover numbers, but I think
the information on the Islands themselves is very interesting.
Therefore, I am forwarding it to Kerry St. Pe with the BTNEP office
here on campus.
Thanks again.
Beth Maniscalco
Thibodaux, LA
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Subject: Singing Field Sparrow
From: Bob Beason <bibeason(AT)ULM.EDU>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 8:42am
Yesterday (Thursday) evening I had a Field Sparrow singing around my house.
There have been a few hanging out at my feeder most of the winter, along with
the Chipping Sparrows. Earlier in the week I heard Pine Warblers singing,
as well as chickadees, titmice, and the usualy assortment of local birds.
Bob Beason
Monroe
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Subject: singing Pine Warblers
From: MiriamLDavey <athena(AT)INTERSURF.COM>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 9:50am
Bob,
Several Labirders posted last week that Pine Warblers were singing.
Finally, mine started singing today. Cardinals have been singing off & on
for two weeks.
In the back yard, about two weeks ago, I kept hearing an unfamiliar song.
It was a variable series of about ten identical reps of a harsh single and
sometimes double note. Turned out to be a Loggerhead Shrike.
MiriamLDavey
BatonRougeLA
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Subject: Re: singing Pine Warblers
From: Bob Beason <bibeason(AT)ULM.EDU>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 10:04am
Your post about singing Loggerheaded Shrike "singing" reminds me that I had
one on ULM campus "singing" Monday afternoon. My first thought was that it
was a screwy mockingbird, but the bird was on an overhead wire and I stood
close to under it and got beautiful looks. It's been so long since I heard
them that I had forgotten their song.
Bob Beason
Monroe
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Subject: Re: singing Pine Warblers
From: Lita Pinter <apinter(AT)UNO.EDU>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 10:14am
Miriam -
At 09:50 AM 2/9/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> Cardinals have been singing off & on
>for two weeks.
Mine is not only singing, he has also gone from the "outta my way!!!"-mode
to the "I've made a TERRIBLE mistake!!"-mode and is busily
courtship-feeding his female.
Lita
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Subject: Re: singing Pine Warblers
From: MiriamLDavey <athena(AT)INTERSURF.COM>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 12:26pm
>Your post about singing Loggerheaded Shrike "singing" reminds me that I had
>one on ULM campus "singing" Monday afternoon. My first thought was that it
>was a screwy mockingbird, but the bird was on an overhead wire and I stood
>close to under it and got beautiful looks. It's been so long since I heard
>them that I had forgotten their song.
>
>Bob Beason
>Monroe
Me, too Bob. Kept thinking "that Mockingbird sounds like it's having
throat problems"---but upon counting repititions they were not 4 or 5 but
10 or more--then had to go check it out. As many Loggerhead Shrikes as I
have seen in twenty years of birding---don't think a one was singing.
Perhaps years of being a sight-only birder don't count, though.
MiriamLDavey
BatonRougeLA
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Subject: Re: Terrebonne Bay Islands
From: Billy Leonard <bpl2028(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 1:12pm
Dave, Thanks for the survey write-up. I really enjoyed
reading it. Made me wish I could have been there.
Homesick in TX
Billy Leonard
--- Dave Patton <wdpbird(AT)MSN.COM> wrote:
> I offered to help with the Piping Plover survey,
> and ended up on some of
> the most beautiful islands I have ever seen. Steve
> Shively, Gary Lester,
> and I were taxied along the barrier islands of
> Terrebonne Bay by Dru B
> Trosclair of the La Dept of W&F. Tuesday I spent
> walking the eastern end of
> East Timbalier Island, and Wednesday I helped cover
> Trinity Island and
> Whiskey Island of the Isles Derniers chain.
> Bird List included:
> Piping Plover 300+ (Steve kept the tally)
> Wilson's Plover 10
> American Oyster Catchers 23 (Steve had 17 on one
> point)
> Yellow-rumps 500+
> Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
> Greater Black-backed Gull 2
> Kelp hybrid 1 adult, possibly 6 Juv
> Black-backed Gull sp. 2
> Lesser Scaup 1000
> Greater Scaup 10
> Common Golden-eye 1
> N Gannet 2
> Reddish Egrets 8
>
> Gary and Steve were diligent in their efforts to
> efficiently cover
> mileage in search of the little plovers. I was not
> quiet as efficient as I
> was constantly distracted by unfamiliar sights. The
> islands were about 1/4
> mile wide and varied in length from 1 to 15 miles.
> Some rose in sand dunes
> to 15 or 20 feet high, and others were barely above
> water. The tide was very
> low, and huge sand bars were exposed. The boat could
> sometimes get fairly
> close to shore at the drop off points, but usually
> we had to get out in 2-3
> feet of water and wade the last 100 feet or so to
> shore. My first drop off
> on E Timbalier was in a muddy marsh that produced 28
> Piping Plovers on my
> first scan of a mud flat. The next hour was spent
> searching for a way across
> a channel that was filled with boot sucking mud.
> Finally across to the main
> island I was rewarded with an adult Lesser
> Black-backed Gull feeding with
> shore birds on a exposed mud flat. I walked along a
> large muddy sand flat
> toward the eastern tip of the island where I could
> see shorebirds feeding in
> the distant. The water was very shallow for a long
> way out from shore, and I
> stopped to watch a sandshark chasing smaller fish
> with his tail and dorsal
> fin exposed as it thrashed in the shallows. I found
> another small group of
> 6 Piping Plover feeding on a wet section of the sand
> flat. They would run a
> short distance, stop, and rapidly pat the surface of
> the sand with one foot.
> They would then either snap something up in their
> bill, or run to another
> spot repeating the technique. The light was perfect,
> and I was able to pick
> up a small pale blue band on the lower right leg of
> one of the birds. It
> also looked to have a dull silver band on the upper
> section of the right
> leg.
> My first drop off Wednesday was on Trinity
> Island. I was welcomed ashore
> by a pair of Reddish Egrets feeding in a small tidal
> pool. It was wonderful
> to be able to study the two as one was dark morph
> and the other pure white.
> Reddish Egrets were on every island and I ended up
> with about 8 over the 2
> days. Conservation efforts seem to be working as
> planted grasses and canes
> were growing in areas of back fill. Slat fences were
> run along the inner
> island and sand dunes were building along them. Gary
> could see me from
> several miles away as we approached each other, and
> radioed me to be alert
> for two hawks ahead of me on the fence. They turned
> out to be Peregrines
> and put on a great aerial display for us later as we
> waited for Dru B to
> ease
> the boat in for a pick up.
> The second stop Wednesday was on Whiskey Island.
> After dropping Gary on
> the eastern end, Steve and I found the western end
> to be a sand flat 500
> yards wide, and 2 miles long. Looking across it,
> clouds of shore birds could
> be seen getting up in the distance. We decided I
> would take one end and
> Steve the other and walk toward the center to a pick
> up point. My first
> mixed
> group of birds included gulls, and one was an
> obvious adult Great
> Black-backed. It helped that Herring gulls were
> mixed in with the group and
> his larger size could be easily seen. The large sand
> flat was crossed by
> occasional cut-throughs were the water connected the
> gulf with the bay.
> They were easily waded across and shrimp and fish
> could be seen shooting
> away from my movement. Grass, shells and debris
> collected in areas and
> became hiding places for sleeping shorebirds. I
> stirred a group of 90
> Simi-palmated Plovers from there rest as I
> approached one area, and found 2
> Piping Plover mixed in among them as they ran out of
> the cover. Their need
> for camouflage was soon discovered as a little
> further down the flat I found
> another pair of Peregrines. They were sitting atop
> washed up crab traps
> which
> offered the only relief above the sand for miles. I
> finally approached too
> close, and they were off. They raced low across the
> sand and scattered
> flocks of Dunlin, Sanderlings, and plovers into
> large swirling clouds. One
> small group of plovers
> dropped down into an oyster reef in front of me and
> froze into perfect
> camouflage.
> Steve went on to cover Raccoon Island, and I
> stayed on the large flat to
> work back toward Gary. We met up at the point where
> the main island joined
> the sand flat, and spent the next hour waiting and
> studying the area. One
> group of mixed gulls had several very interesting
> members. Among the Herring
> Gulls was one very dark backed gull that must have
> had a lot of Kelp in it.
> It was adult plumage with a pure white chest and
> head, and only a few tan
> streaks in the nape. It's bill was yellow with a
> bright red spot on the gony
> and a smaller dark spot on the edge of the red spot.
> The eye was very small
> and beady. The iris seemed dark with a hint of red,
> and very different from
> the large yellow eyes of the Herrings along side.
> The legs were pinkish
> gray, and the under wing was very white out to the
> primaries which formed a
> darker triangle. I just read over part one of Donna
> Dittmann's article on
> dark backed gulls and realize this must be a hybrid
> type of Kelp. Donna's
> article was written several years ago, and pointed
> out that few of the
> juvenile birds have been seen. Also included in this
> group on Whiskey Island
> were 6 juvenile gulls the same size as the herrings
> and Kelp type. They all
> had degrees of very checkered backs as found on the
> black-backed gulls.
> Steve and Dru B came in from a very successful
> survey of Raccoon Island,
> and Gary and I waded out several hundred feet
> through the shallow water to
> the boat. The group of gulls moved off a little
> further down the beach, and
> a pair of American Oyster Catchers flew over
> whistling us farewell from
> Whiskey
> Island.
>
> Dave Patton
> Lafayette
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Subject: Lake Martin Rookery
From: Bill Fontenot <bbboy(AT)NATURESTATION.ORG>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 4:06pm
labirders -
there are those of us who find it difficult to believe that the ldwf will
actually follow through with or ultimately be successful at barring boating
traffic from the lake martin rookery. some of us believe that special
interests have as much of a chance - maybe even a tad better chance - of
short circuiting ldwf's proposed conservation initiative.
below is an appeal written by the nature conservancy, which is being passed
around from agency to agency. apparently, ldwf's ultimate success in
maintaining their current position re: the temporary ban of boat traffic
within the rookery might well boil down to THE NUMBER OF HARD COPY LETTERS
OF SUPPORT FOR LDWF'S PROPOSAL THAT END UP IN GARY LESTER'S HANDS. that is,
when he is confronted by...uh...other officials who do not agree with
ldwf's assessment and proposal, the only thing that those...uh...other
officials will pay attention to is immediately visible, immediately
producable public opinion in favor of the proposal.
please consider writing a letter of support for the proposal. you'd be
surprised at how much attention govt. officials - elected and otherwise -
pay to hard-copy public opinion.
bill fontenot
>Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 13:23:12 CST
>Bill, as we discussed yesterday..
>Much thanks.
>
>Dear Friends:
>
>The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana has been working for a long time with
the
>Lake Martin Advisory Council and other members of the Breaux Bridge
community
>to consider ways to balance conservation of Lake Martin, at our Cypress
Island
>preserve, with human use and enjoyment of its many resources. One issue that
>is of major concern to many who know and love Lake Martin is the disturbance
>of the bird rookery by boaters during the nesting season. The Conservancy
has
>made repeated attempts in the last few years to encourage boat operators -
>especially commercial tourboat operators - to avoid this area during the
>nesting season. We have made little progress in this regard and, in fact,
have
>recently been made aware of new trails that have been cut on our property
>through the rookery in an attempt to more easily negotiate the vegetation
and
>get tourists closer to the birds. Biologists from across the state have
>strongly warned us that the rookery will suffer and potentially relocate
>completely if this activity continues.
>
>The Nature Conservancy recently approached the Louisiana Department of
>Wildlife and Fisheries, requesting their assistance in protecting the
>waterbird rookery at Lake Martin. Upon review of the pertinent facts, the
>Department acknowledged that indeed the rookery is a natural resource of
>state, if not national, significance with upwards of 30,000 pairs nesting
>there in some years. It was recommended that an Emergency Declaration -
which
>closes the rookery from February 15 through July 31 - be put into place for
>several reasons. The bird nesting season is upon us and birds are
beginning to
>arrive, and new trails have been recently cut that will provide deeper
access
>into the rookery, causing even more disturbance. A Notice of Intent was also
>passed which, if not reversed in the next 90 days, will allow us to close
the
>rookery during this time period every year.
>
>The 90-day public comment period on these measures has been in effect since
>February 1. It is CRITICAL that folks who are in support of what is being
done
>WRITE the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and state their support.
There
>is some evidence that there are people who are working behind the scenes to
>reverse this decision. The department MUST hear from you in writing. If you
>live in the area, it would be extremely helpful to let local representatives
>know how you feel also.
>
>It is important to note that this closure will not in any way impact hunting
>since hunting season ends long before the closure date of February 15.
>Additionally, this closure affects only a small portion of the lake,
>specifically that area of the rookery (~150 acres) owned by The Nature
>Conservancy. And, the area in question is not typically fished because of
>shallow water depths and poor water quality. In fact, it is our opinion that
>this closure will have very little, if any, impact on folks who have long
>enjoyed the lake. The remaining 600+ acres, with its beautiful scenery and
>wildlife including birds and alligators, are accessible to any and all
>boaters. And, of course, the birds are easily viewed from the road. This
>emergency rule serves only to protect the rookery - a very important natural
>resource and a very important economic resource to the Breaux Bridge
community
>and the state of Louisiana.
>
>We can't stress enough how important it is that you speak up on this
issue. If
>you live in the area, it would be very helpful to contact your local public
>officials.
>
>Thank you so much for your support and please feel free to call with any
>questions.
>
>Written comments to Wildlife and Fisheries need to be sent to:
>
>Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
>c/o Gary Lester
>Louisiana Natural Heritage Program
>P.O. Box 98000
>Baton Rouge, 70898-9000
>
>Other local contacts:
>
>Sydnie Mae Durand
>P.O. Box 2840
>Parks, Louisiana 70582
>Phone: 337-394-3142 or 337-845-4240
>Fax: 337-845-4095
>email: larep046(AT)legis.state.la.us
>
>Craig Romero
>300 Iberia St., Suite B-150
>New Iberia, Louisiana 70560
>Phone: 337-364-8006
>Fax: 337-364-7355
>email: romeroc(AT)legis.state.la.us
>
>Scott Angelle, Parish President
>P.O. Box 9
>St. Martinville, LA 70582
>Phone: 337-394-2200 or 337-332-3536
>Fax: 337-394-2203
>
>Fred Mills
>same address as Scott Angelle, above
>Phone: 332-3475
>
>Thanks again!
>
>Cindy Brown, The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana
>P.O. Box 4125
>Baton Rouge, LA 70821
>p: 225-338-1040 or 337-507-3378 f:225-338-0103
>
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Subject: LDWF Address
From: Olga Clifton <humermom(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 4:47pm
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LABIRDERS,
The Lake Martin rookery means alot to all of us, so please get your =
friends to write too.
For those of you who may not know the address of Gary Lester here it is:
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
2000 Quail Drive, Room 430 =20
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge,La. 70898-9000
Olga Clifton
Abita Springs,La.
West St. Tammany Parish
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Subject: Re: LDWF Address
From: Paul Dickson <Paul(AT)MORRISDICKSON.COM>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 8:49pm
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LABIRD: I wrote mine tonight.
Everybody get out those pens, writing a snail mail does us all good every
now and then. Letters will back off meddling state politicians.(Bill
wouldn't say that so I will)
Paul Dickson
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From: Olga Clifton [mailto:humermom(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET]
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:48 PM
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: LDWF Address
LABIRDERS,
The Lake Martin rookery means alot to all of us, so please get your friends
to write too.
For those of you who may not know the address of Gary Lester here it is:
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
2000 Quail Drive, Room 430
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge,La. 70898-9000
Olga Clifton
Abita Springs,La.
West St. Tammany Parish
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Subject: Re: LDWF Address
From: "Jay V. Huner" <jjhuner(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 9 Feb 2001 9:21pm
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Well,
Everyone is getting out their pens. Now, why don't you folks within =
20-30 minutes of Lake Martin "adopt it"? Take your cell phones with you =
when you bird and call the Poacher hot line with LDWF as soon as you =
note people in the Heronry? I doubt that LDWF will station someone to =
guard it but LDWF is reasonably responsive to notices of people doing =
"wrong". That is what the Poacher hot line - 800 number - is for.
If you are close enough to come to Breaux Bridge every once in a while, =
contact Ms. Sandra Thompson-Decoteau at La. Dep. Nat. Res. and become =
involved in the Lake Martin Committee of the Atchafalaya Basin =
Commission.
I have no problem with letters but sentinels are more valuable than =
letters, in my opinion.
Hope to see someone birding Lake Martin besides Danny Dobbs during =
migration so that we can hit 200 birds. Look for gulls, terns, =
shorebirds, and the two large grackles.
Access The Daily Advertiser via e-mail to see a front page article about =
Lake Martin today.=20
Darn it, if you'll go to Grand Isle to see a Greater Black-backed Gull =
or down The River to see a Lazuli Bunting or Baton Rouge to see a scoter =
and haven't been to Lake Martin, seems to me it's time that you get over =
here and see the wonderland that is in jeoporady!
Regards in Conservation, Jay Huner, Member, Lake Martin =
Committee
Lake Martin needs a conservation plan that includes the Heronry. There =
are, after all, at least 180 bird species besides the waders that depend =
on the wetland and surrounding wooded and agricultural areas.=20
One of the obvious differences between my ag wetlands and "natural" =
wetlands is that the waterbirds nest in the natural wetlands but feed in =
the ag wetlands because they are, in effect, temporal while the natural =
wetlands are "permanent". The whole landscape generates the net effect =
of a biodiversity that Florida has either lost or is losing.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Dickson <Paul(AT)MORRISDICKSON.COM>
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu <LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu>
Date: February 9, 2001 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: LDWF Address
=20
=20
LABIRD: I wrote mine tonight.
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Everybody get out those pens, writing a snail mail does us all good =
every now and then. Letters will back off meddling state =
politicians.(Bill wouldn't say that so I will)
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Paul Dickson
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From: Olga Clifton [mailto:humermom(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET]
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:48 PM
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: LDWF Address
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LABIRDERS,
The Lake Martin rookery means alot to all of us, so please get =
your friends to write too.
For those of you who may not know the address of Gary Lester =
here it is:
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
2000 Quail Drive, Room 430 =20
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge,La. 70898-9000
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Olga Clifton
Abita Springs,La.
West St. Tammany Parish
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