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Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
From: Paul Conover <conover(AT)TALSTAR.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 6:09am
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> From: Bob Russell <Wildchough(AT)AOL.COM>
> To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
> Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
> Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:53 PM
>
> I talked to an employee of the USFWS recently who worked at Attwater
Chicken
> NWR--he told a sad tale of most of the recently introduced pen-raised
birds
> (and radio-collared) being killed soon after reintroduction this past
spring
> due to predation by hawks and foxes. Perhaps a little history lesson
would
> enlighten some of these managers--the Heath Hen's final decline was
partially
> caused by an invasion of Northern Goshawks. The painful decision to
control
> predators ought to be made in a last-ditch attempt to save this wonderful
> subspecies lest history repeats itself. Bob Russell
bob,
but if you kill hawks, who's to say that rats won't abound and eat
the eggs? unfortunately, the real choice wasn't made long ago--to protect
habitat and this species. it seems to me that it wasn't long ago that this
was a game bird, even. one of the saddest of american tales.
paul conover
tallahassee, fl
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Subject: Re: Barn Swallows in LA?
From: "Jay V. Huner" <jjhuner(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 6:27am
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Dear Deb,
I am assuming that you are scanning LABIRD but in the event that you are =
not, I am posting this to that list serve.
Purple Martins are the B-52's of the swallow world and pretty hard to =
mess up. We still have Tree Swallows around - some winter here - and =
some people could mistake them for Barn Swallows because, afterall, they =
are smallish!=20
The LABIRD discussion of martins and swallows "heated up" over the =
weekend when one participant reported Tree Swallows on the city lake =
system in Baton Rouge. I was with a separate group of birders who saw =
Purple Martins in the same area and "assumed" that what the other party =
saw "might" have been Purple Martins. Turns out that the other group =
included a professional wildlife biologist from Oklahoma so they clearly =
saw Tree Swallows and my group clearly saw Purple Martins.
But, last night someone suggested that the Tree Swallows were actually =
Barn Swallows based on knowing the area to have Barn Swallows but not =
having seen them.=20
Now, according to Lowery's "Bird of Louisiana", Barn Swallows are hard =
to come by here in February. So, I don't think that anyone "down here" =
has confirmed sightings of Barn Swallows, just yet.With luck, people who =
watch swallows here will keep you posted.
My office is a small wooden shed located between a large sugar cane =
field and a large crawfish pond complex. We have electric lines through =
the fields so the swallows gravitate to the area big time. So, I should =
see the swallows when they show up. Barn Swallows also nest in the barns =
on the Farm - we have dairy and beef cattle on about 350 acres. If =
you're interested, I can send you our unit bird list - 239 now counting =
the disputed "rarities".
Sincerely, Jay
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From: Deb Lauer <deb-jnorth(AT)mediaone.net>
To: jjhuner(AT)MINDSPRING.COM <jjhuner(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: February 20, 2001 11:06 PM
Subject: Barn Swallows in LA?
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Hi Jay,=20
I noticed your report on the purple martins arriving in LA. I'm =
wondering if you are seeing barn swallows as well?
I'm writing from the Journey North Headquarters in Minnesota to ask =
your help in tracking the Barn Swallow migration.
Journey North is a non-profit educational project that engages =
school age children in the study of global migrations. Our students =
report sightings of many migrating animals to our Web site. Your =
sightings added to our map would create better patterns for migration =
studies.
Upon sighting Barn Swallows in your area, please contact me promptly =
with the location and date. We are interested in the first seen of the =
season.
We will value any sighting reports you are able to make.
Happy birding!!
Deb Lauer
Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth
deb-jnorth(AT)mediaone.net
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Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
From: Russ Allor <RAllor(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 6:35am
In a message dated 2/20/01 9:09:38 PM Central Standard Time,
labirder(AT)SHREVE.NET writes:
<< That day I sat in my photo blind, a port-a-let with holes cut out of it,
for the next 12 hours at the edge of Prairie Chicken lek. >>
Bill:
How convenient.
Actually, the blinds now there are elevated wooden structures that hold about
15 people. Probably more comfortable than yours, but, not as many amenities.
Russ Allor
Baton Rouge
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Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
From: Don Richardson <cdplace(AT)concentric.net>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 6:50am
Good point Paul. There is a discussion in the area of the Attwater refuge,
about controlling hawks, that has persisted for years and began when
manager Steve Labuda (spelling??) removed a number of perches that were
popular with White-tailed Hawks. The argument he received was that "the
hawks do more against the egg and chick thieves than harm to the
chickens." I don't know the answer. McCartney Rose (spelling?? again)
has been controlled. This invasive provides a great harborage for skunks,
coons, and others throughout the prairie. Without the rose, these
predators seem to congregate more toward the prairie's edge and less
throughout.
I'm sure the "hawks are good" / "hawks are bad" debate will go on. I don't
really have any solid data or knowledge that would indicate which argument
is most valid.
At 07:07 AM 2/21/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>but if you kill hawks, who's to say that rats won't abound and eat
>the eggs? unfortunately, the real choice wasn't made long ago--to protect
>habitat and this species. it seems to me that it wasn't long ago that this
>was a game bird, even. one of the saddest of american tales.
>
>paul conover
Don Richardson
Pearland, Texas
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Subject: Inca Doves
From: Jean Trahan <atrahan(AT)CENTENARY.EDU>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 7:47am
Jeff and I have had a pair recently that look like they have been
affected by Shreveport's spring-like weather. They were picking up (and
discarding) small sticks. Maybe we'll host a family this year. They
have been in the neighborhood for several years now.
Jean Trahan
SE Shreveport, LA
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Subject: A Jump On Spring
From: Olga Clifton <humermom(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 8:18am
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Fellow Birders,
Spring has sprung here in this area of St. Tammany.
Besides all of the stuff blooming and leafing out, Monday Walter saw a =
Morning Dove incubating eggs already!!!!! Last week we observed a Pine =
Warbler pulling hair from our hair bag, and the Wrens have been hauling =
nesting materials for about two weeks.
What a glorious time to be alive!!!
Olga Clifton
Abita Springs,La.
West St. Tammany Parish
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Subject: Harris' Sparrow/Shreveport
From: Rosemary Seidler <rseidler(AT)CENTENARY.EDU>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 8:45am
Yearwood Road is south of Shreveport and cuts through Caddo, Red River
and DeSoto parishes. The birds reported here were in Red River parish.
Short-eared Owl
Barn Owl
Harris' Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
Harlan's Hawk
American Wigeon
American Kestrel
Sunday, February 18
Jean and Jeff Trahan, Nancy Menasco and Jerry Bertrand made a late
afternoon trip in search of Short-eared Owls. In addition to 3
Short-eared Owls, they found 2 Barn Owls and 2 Harris' Sparrows.
Tuesday, February
Jeff and I went back to Yearwood Rd to find the Harris' Sparrow since I
have missed them on 4 other tries this year. It took a tape of their
call to scare one up. Jeff thinks this is a different bird that the two
they found on Sunday - more black on the throat. We also had 6 singing
Western Meadowlarks and a beautiful Harlan's Hawk. We searched for, but
did not find, Barn Swallows and Dickcissels.
In Caddo parish along Hwy 71 there were 105 American Wigeons in a small
farm pond and American Kestrels on the wires every few blocks - 18
total.
Rosemary Seidler
Shreveport, LA
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Subject: Some Top Ten List from the Great Backyard Bird Count
From: Bill Wood <labirder(AT)SHREVE.NET>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 9:14am
LaBirders and all,
Some Top Ten list from the Great Backyard Bird Count - 2001.
Top Ten Cities: Most species seen.
LA., CitySpecies
1Baton Rouge90
2Breaux Bridge75
3New Orleans70
4Slidell69
5Monroe58
6Lafayette54
7Abita Springs51
8Keithville49
9Saint Gabriel48
10Shreveport45
Top Ten most Numerous Birds - Louisiana
1 Common Grackle 5826
2 Red-winged Blackbird 5798
3 American Robin 5500
4 Brown-headed Cowbird 4446
5 American Goldfinch 2998
6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2394
7 Northern Cardinal 2294
8 House Sparrow 1872
9 American Crow 1766
10 European Starling 1450
Top Ten Reporting States
State Species
1 Texas 227
2 California 197
3 Florida 181
4 Arizona 172
5 Georgia 163
6 New Mexico 155
7 Washington 152
8 North Carolina 150
9 South Carolina 146
10 Louisiana 138
Top Ten Cities Reporting Rufous Hummingbirds
1 Gramercy, LA 21
2 Baton Rouge, LA 16
3 Houston, TX 12
4 Petaluma, CA 11
5 Lafayette, LA 9
6 New Orleans, LA 8
6 Slidell, LA 8
6 Saint Gabriel, LA 8
9 Abita Springs, LA 7
9 Antioch, CA 7
9 Thibodaux, LA 7
Top Ten Cities Reporting Buff-bellied Hummingbird
1 San Benito, TX 20
2 Thibodaux, LA 7
3 Baton Rouge, LA 4
4 Crowley, LA 4
5 Olmito, TX 2
6 Rockport, TX 2
7 Fulton, TX 1
Top Ten Cities Reporting Orange-crowned Warbler
1 Kerman, CA 20
2 Houston, TX 19
3 Rockport, TX 18
4 Austin, TX 11
5 Brawley, CA 10
6 Slidell, LA 10
7 Baton Rouge, LA 9
8 New Orleans, LA 9
9 La Jolla, CA 8
10 Rio Hondo, TX 8
For more list go to: http://132.236.201.30/gbbc/results.htm
As always, Good Birding,
Bill Wood
Keithville, LA
3 miles south of Shreveport
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Subject: Crested Caracara in Alabama
From: "Judith O'Neale" <JLONeale(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 9:56am
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L.A.(Lower Alabama) BirdAlert - Crested Caracara in Baldwin County
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A Crested Caracara was reported in Baldwin County on 2/19/01 Lucy and Bob=20
Duncan verified the sighting on 2/20/01 and filed the following report.
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Bob and I just got in from Baldwin County where we saw David Plumb's house=20
and yard and picked up the videotape he left on the porch for us. We have=20
just looked at Alabama's first documented Crested Caracara on our VCR. David=
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did an excellent job of filming the bird in a tree, then as it took off, and=
=20
in flight. We are able to see NO=20
bands on the birds legs. We are able to see part of his goat pen, and the=20
blue tarp that is over part of the goat shelter. There is no question that=20
this video was taken in his yard. =A0 =A0=20
Bob and I spent several hours looking for the bird but were unable to find=20
it. We did find one group of a dozen vultures and their "kill," but the C.C.=
=20
was not with them. We did not cover the area east or south of David's place.
=A0 =A0 David lives one mile west of 59 just off of 12 in case anyone wants=20=
to go=20
looking in the area. (Delorme Page 63 - H7)=20
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If you relocate the bird please send details to saba(AT)alaweb.com
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L.A. BirdNews Digest, L.A. Field Notes, and L.A. BirdAlert=20
are distributed by the South Alabama Birding Association.
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South Alabama Birding Association
1040 Fort Dale Road
Greenville, Alabama 36037
Office: (334) 382-2680=A0 =A0 Toll Free: 1 800 382-2696
Email: saba(AT)alaweb.com
Home Page: http://www.alaweb.com/~kenwood/saba/index.html
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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
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Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
From: Paul Dickson <Paul(AT)MORRISDICKSON.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 11:32am
Paul, Bob, labird: What's really scary is that the bobwhite may be next.
Likewise, Scaled Quail are declining in their range. The new Gunnison Sage
Grouse is about to be listed as endangered and the Northern Sage Grouse is
declining to the point that the hunting of it may end soon. Sharp-tailed
Grouse has been declining for many years. There really is something to
"range scale" decline vs. local decline. We can do something about local
decline with habitat management but this whole range-wide decline is scary.
Even more scary is the idea that there is a link to these declines of the
various Galliformes on a continental scale. The effort and research put
into saving the Bobwhite is enormous. That species even has a very large
organization working for it, Quail Unlimited. Never the less, the decline
continues as it has for years to the point of local extinction now in many
areas where it was once abundant. If we seem powerless to help this most
treasured of gamebirds, what hope is there for the comparatively more
obscure species? The environmental problems with out good answers are the
ones that should concern us the most.
Paul Dickson
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Conover [mailto:conover(AT)TALSTAR.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 7:07 AM
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
----------
> From: Bob Russell <Wildchough(AT)AOL.COM>
> To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
> Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
> Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:53 PM
>
> I talked to an employee of the USFWS recently who worked at Attwater
Chicken
> NWR--he told a sad tale of most of the recently introduced pen-raised
birds
> (and radio-collared) being killed soon after reintroduction this past
spring
> due to predation by hawks and foxes. Perhaps a little history lesson
would
> enlighten some of these managers--the Heath Hen's final decline was
partially
> caused by an invasion of Northern Goshawks. The painful decision to
control
> predators ought to be made in a last-ditch attempt to save this wonderful
> subspecies lest history repeats itself. Bob Russell
bob,
but if you kill hawks, who's to say that rats won't abound and eat
the eggs? unfortunately, the real choice wasn't made long ago--to protect
habitat and this species. it seems to me that it wasn't long ago that this
was a game bird, even. one of the saddest of american tales.
paul conover
tallahassee, fl
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Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
From: "Richard S. Bello" <spcd-rsb(AT)NICH-NSUNET.NICH.EDU>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 2:35pm
Hello Labirders,
Don Richardson wrote:
> Good point Paul. There is a discussion in the area of the Attwater refuge,
> about controlling hawks, that has persisted for years and began when
> manager Steve Labuda (spelling??) removed a number of perches that were
> popular with White-tailed Hawks. The argument he received was that "the
> hawks do more against the egg and chick thieves than harm to the
> chickens." I don't know the answer. McCartney Rose (spelling?? again)
> has been controlled. This invasive provides a great harborage for skunks,
> coons, and others throughout the prairie. Without the rose, these
> predators seem to congregate more toward the prairie's edge and less
> throughout.
>
> I'm sure the "hawks are good" / "hawks are bad" debate will go on. I don't
> really have any solid data or knowledge that would indicate which argument
> is most valid.
And lacking such solid knowledge, I would argue that, should we
err, we err on the side of leaving things alone. So much harm to
the natural environment has resulted from mankind's careless
disregard at best and his active tinkering at worst, that I suggest
we need to more often consider a "hands off" decision as at least a
reasonable option. Of course, at the heart of the problem lies the
widespread cultural mythology that the world was made (or is here,
whichever you prefer) for mankind, not mankind for the world. This
notion is so fundamental that it's embraced by people of virtually
every ideological stripe and persuasion, and I have no idea what to
do about that.
Rick Bello
Labadieville, LA
Assumption Parish
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Subject: FW: Help needed for identification of big roost SOUTHEAST of
Lake Charles
From: JINGOLD <JINGOLD(AT)PILOT.LSUS.EDU>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 5:54pm
FYI
I've removed the attached maps from this message.
Jim Ingold
LSU-Shreveport
jingold(AT)pilot.lsus.edu
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Help needed for identification of big roost SOUTHEAST of Lake
Charles
Good morning,
I found the LOS web site and was hoping I could possibly recruit some help
by birders living nearby to a roost site southeast of Lake Charles. I'm a
graduate student at Cornell studying the use of radar in detecting bird
roosts, in particular, those of Tree Swallows. The roost has been
detectable on weather radar for the last four mornings.....birds leave the
roost at 0630. The birds typically come to roost around 40-60 min prior to
sunset and this is when I usually pinpoint and observe roosts. If you
haven't observed swallows coming to roost, you might be interested in this
site. The birds form a huge swarm and then a tornado-like funnel as they
come down to roost in the reeds of a marsh.
The location of the roost site is near N 29.703, W 92.710. I say "near"
since the radar can only get so close to the exact location. If you travel
to the site, you should be able to see birds streaming in. I've enclosed an
animation of the roost departure this morning and maps of the roost site
location.
I'm trying to obtain info concerning roost composition and approximate size.
I'm currently in FL working on roosts in cent/south parts of the state and
unfortunately can't get to the LA site in the near future. If there are any
birders living nearby, any information from this site would be greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely,
Curt Burney
cwb23(AT)cornell.edu
(850)276-0755
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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Subject: Re: Attwater Prarie Chicken
From: Bob Russell <Wildchough(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 6:37pm
Rick and others: unfortunately when species decline to the edge of no
return, drastic measures must be implemented to save them. The Attwater's
has reached that point, probably reached that point 10 or more years ago.
Now any normal perturbation of climate like a single hailstorm, a couple of
drought years or an exotic plant or animal, even a normal abundance of a
native predator species could do in the few remaining wild birds. The
subspecies may already be saved--they are prolific in captivity--but few
would argue that the species is really saved locked up in a cage somewhere in
Virginia or at a zoo. So we invoke geneticists, animal breeders, vegetation
manipulators, and predator control specialists to even the odds a bit. It's
a sorry state of affairs to have reached that point but humans, perhaps
feeling a large pang of guilt, will go the extra miles to attempt a rescue
mission. If we just leave these species be, they will surely go extinct.
The choices are pretty clear at this point. Intense intervention has saved
the whooping crane, perhaps even the condor. I think it's worth a try but
let's try to prevent these species from getting to the edge. Now is the time
to save the Bobwhite and Sage Hen before they make everyone's species of
concern list. The saddest sight I ever saw was a single Atlas African Lion
in the National Zoo with a sign that said "extinct in the wild." I have no
idea whether it was the last in the world but the lack of a mate and his
presence in D.C. certainly hinted that the subspecies wasn't soon headed back
to repopulate Morocco. Bob Russell
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Subject: A couple of nice birds at Mollicy
From: Robert Rickett <rrickett(AT)JAM.RR.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 7:00pm
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I got good views of a mature Golden Eagle and a White-tailed Kite on =
Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Mollicy Addition to Upper Ouachita National =
Wildlife Management Area. This area is on the east side of the Ouachita =
River, just south of the Arkansas border.
Bob Rickett
Monroe.
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Subject: Fwd: Attwater's Prairie Chicken
From: Bill Wood <labirder(AT)SHREVE.NET>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 7:31pm
Labirders and all,
Just found this post from Mark Klym on TexBirds. Thought it would add more
food for thought to the recent Attwater Prairie Chicken thread.
Bill Wood
Keithville, LA
>Having recently returned from an Attwater Prairie Chicken Recovery Team
>Meeting, I thought I would bring the birding community up to date on where
>the program stands. The captive breeding program began with just 9 genome
>equivalents (based on the assumed relationship of the founder birds, they
>had the genetic representation of 9 individuals). Maintaining genetic
>diversity should always be a goal of any captive breeding program. An
>interesting, and pleasing report is that genetic testing, done on all the
>birds that pass through the captive breeding program - both those born in
>captivity for release and those being used for breeding - indicates that
>genetic diversity remains very high in this population. This is
>accomplished by a very tight genetic monitoring and very selective
>breeding to optimize genetic diversity.
>
>Equally inspiring, is the report that captive breeding is moving ahead at a
>remarkable pace, with 140 birds produced for release last year - a record
>production for the year. Releases were delayed because of a parasite
>problem to which young birds are particularly susceptible. Several young
>birds were infected at one of the primary breeding facilities. It was
>necessary to clear up the parasite before release to prevent the spread of
>this parasite at release sites, and also to ensure that healthy birds were
>released. By that time, migratory raptors had arrived at the release sites.
>As we have seen in other locations, raptor populations seem higher than
>normal this year at the release sites. As a result, released birds suffered
>high avian predation.
>
>Releases are currently in a holding pattern awaiting, what we hope will be,
>some better timing. These challenges are not unexpected in recovery
>efforts, but the program remains strong since there is a captive population
>on which we can rely for new stock. The reality is that this bird would
>undoubtedly have become extinct had it not been for the captive breeding and
>supplemental releases that have been conducted to date. The biology of this
>bird is such that it relies heavily on breeding and recruitment in natural
>situations - meaning that the population would be expected to experience
>peaks and valleys, as well as periods of very heavy losses.
>
>Where do we go from here? Obviously, a major goal has to be finding ways to
>release this bird that will optimize chances of survival. Modifications of
>the release methods are continually being made, based on evaluation of data
>collected from previous releases. At the same time we have learned that we
>need more holding pens available for situations in which the birds need to
>be retained for longer periods. Finally, we hope to maintain genetic
>diversity and improve our production capabilities. Dr. Nova Silvy at TAMU
>College Station, and staff veterinarians at each of the breeding facilities
>are actively working in the area of disease containment, with some promising
>results.
>
>Some of the zoos that are not yet ready to work in the breeding of this
>bird, have indicated they may be able to be used as a holding facility,
>possibly easing some concerns.
>
>The bottom line is that this subspecies did not arrive at the brink of
>extinction overnight, and we cannot expect it to recover overnight. This
>species is currently in big trouble, and it will not be an easy task to
>remove it from the imminent threat of extinction. However, there is a whole
>cadre of very qualified and dedicated individuals feverishly working to make
>it happen. Your support is critical to this effort.
>
>Mark Klym
>Coordinator - Adopt - a - Prairie Chicken
>Wildlife Diversity Program
>Texas Parks and Wildlife
>mark.klym(AT)tpwd.state.tx.us
>512-389-4644
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Subject: Re: warbler arrivals--spring has sprung
From: Terry Davis <Trystla(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 2001 9:15pm
Hi y'all,
N. Parula and Black and White. Sounds about right. I had NOPA on
Caddo Lake right on the La. Tex border in early Mar. of last spring- approx a
week off give or take a few days.
I found a Field Sparrow giving a partial song in a blooming fruit (prob.
pear) tree in w. Shreveport today. The area was in the middle of an urban
neighborhood and I didn't notice any feeders or weedy areas nearby. just a
little note on the beginnings of passerine movement here in nw La. White-eyed
Vireo any day now.
Terry
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