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Subject: [birders] Wild Turkeys
From: "Lathe Claflin" <lathe.claflin(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 12 Apr 2008 10:00am
All,
If you want to read a truly fabulous story about Wild Turkeys, get a
copy of Joe Hutto's, Illumination in the Flatwoods. You will come to
appreciate how smart these birds are. Copies are not easily obtained.
I think it is out of print, but it is worth a search.
Lathe
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Subject: [birders] Barton Pond Arrivals
From: Will Weber <will(AT)journeys-intl.com>
Date: 12 Apr 2008 11:30am
Amidst the cold wind and rain there were quite a few birds on and
around Barton Pond on Saturday morning. Notables included:
18 Ruddy Ducks
3 Horned Grebes
3 Great Egrets
1 Spotted Sandpiper
1 Rusty Blackbird
Northern Rough-winged, Tree and Barn Swallows (many)
Many cormorants
Will Weber
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Subject: [birders] Re: Wild Turkeys
From: "Paul S. Wolberg" <pswolberg(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 12 Apr 2008 11:46am
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Apparently a copy is available in the Ann Arbor library:
Illumination in the flatwoods : a season with the wild turkeys / Joe
Hutto
<http://www.aadl.org/cat/seek/search/t?Illumination%20in%20the%20Flatwoods&searchscope=26&m=&SORT=D&topformsub=1>
Lathe Claflin wrote:
> All,
> If you want to read a truly fabulous story about Wild Turkeys, get a
> copy of Joe Hutto's, Illumination in the Flatwoods. You will come to
> appreciate how smart these birds are. Copies are not easily obtained.
> I think it is out of print, but it is worth a search.
> Lathe
>
>
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Subject: [birders] Tom displaying near Pleasant Lake
From: Steve Malson <steve(AT)masoncommunitychurch.net>
Date: 12 Apr 2008 2:49pm
This morning a nice sized tom was displaying for a group of hen
turkeys including one that was probably semi-domestic stock She was
a mixed white/brown that make her look grayish. It was on Meridian
Road, a couple miles north of Territorial. I don't know if it would
be Leslie or Pleasant Lake there.
Over the next few weeks, it should be an easy sight throughout rural
Michigan.
Steve
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Subject: [birders] WW Scotor, Clinton County; L. Longspurs Shiawassee
County
From: pavlik(AT)comcast.net
Date: 12 Apr 2008 7:13pm
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Birders,
I did some birding this morning in Shiawassee and Clinton Counties. In eastern
Shiawassee County I had a field with well over 100 Lapland Longspurs; males in
stunning breeding plumage. This was just west of Durand on Newburg Rd. gps:
42.911932,-84.029102
In Clinton County I had a White-winged Scotor on Park Lake. There is a pull off
on the north side of the lake on Park Lake Rd. gps: 42.911932,-84.029102
Lots of other waterfowl on the lake as well.
Take care,
Tom Pavlik
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Subject: [birders] Stoney Creek Bird Trip
From: Coolsweetjoy(AT)aol.com
Date: 12 Apr 2008 3:22pm
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Despite the weather ~ raining and temps in the 40s, the Macomb Audubon bird
walk lead by Frank Lautner to Stoney Creek on Saturday, April 12th, turned
out surprisingly well. 23 different species of birds of birds were seen
today.
The following birds were spotted:
Downey Woodpeckers
1 Flicker
1 Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Red-Bellied Woodpeckers
Yellow-Rumped Warblers
Eastern Phoebees
Song Sparrows
Cowbirds
Red-Breasted Nuthatches
White-Breasted Nuthatches
Titmice
1 Chipping Sparrow
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Subject: [birders] Horned Grebe Photos
From: pavlik(AT)comcast.net
Date: 12 Apr 2008 8:19pm
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With some patience I was able to get some decent shots of a Horned Grebe at
Sleepy Hollow State Park in Clinton County today. Needless to say, some light
would have been helpful. As you may or may not know, once you get to the Grove
Street Album, you click on the photo to bring up just that single photo and the
included information. At that point you can click on the image again to enlarge
it (assuming the photographer did not crop it too much).
http://www.grovestreet.com/jsp/picview.jsp?album=59334&view=detail&sort=date_added&ord=desc&showtrash=1&ppp=80
Enjoy.
Tom Pavlik
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Subject: [birders] New Ypsilanti Yard Birds
From: josephwb(AT)umich.edu
Date: 12 Apr 2008 4:25pm
New arrivals today:
Brown-headed Cowbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler - first yard warbler ever
Within a 10 minute interval I also got several fly-overs:
Bald Eagle (adult) - new to yard list
Osprey - new to yard list
Red-tailed Hawk - new to yard list
Turkey Vulture
Four new 'yard' birds in one sitting - not bad.
Joseph.
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Subject: [birders] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Barn swallow
From: "Janice E. Olesen" <jeolesen(AT)wideopenwest.com>
Date: 12 Apr 2008 5:10pm
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FOY,both seen today at Thelma Spencer Park, Rochester Hills. Also seen =
and of interest, one Killdeer and several Buffleheads. Elsewhere, in =
the Rochester area, I saw two Great Egrets for the first time this year.
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Subject: [birders] Re: Turkey book at AADL
From: lisalk(AT)umich.edu
Date: 12 Apr 2008 5:58pm
Paul,
The book was indeed available. Thanks for checking
it out. The possibility, anyway. I have the book
and look forward to reading it.
Lisa Lava-Kellar
Quoting "Paul S. Wolberg" <pswolberg(AT)comcast.net>:
> Apparently a copy is available in the Ann Arbor library:
> Illumination in the flatwoods : a season with the wild turkeys / Joe
> Hutto
>
<http://www.aadl.org/cat/seek/search/t?Illumination%20in%20the%20Flatwoods&searchscope=26&m=&SORT=D&topformsub=1>
>
>
> Lathe Claflin wrote:
>> All,
>> If you want to read a truly fabulous story about Wild Turkeys, get a
>> copy of Joe Hutto's, Illumination in the Flatwoods. You will come to
>> appreciate how smart these birds are. Copies are not easily obtained.
>> I think it is out of print, but it is worth a search.
>> Lathe
>>
>>
>
>
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Subject: [birders] Re: "Logging" in the Arboretum
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 12 Apr 2008 6:43pm
> Stabilization work on the lower portion of Nichols Drive, which
began
> sinking towards the river several years ago, is scheduled to begin on
> April 21st, assuming that frost restrictions are lifted by then.
> During the re-construction process, a portion of the M-29 lot will be
> used as a staging area, and this segment of Nichols Drive will be
> closed to pedestrians as well as to service vehicles. We hope to
have
> this section re-opened by early June.
What this means for spring migration birders (after April 20) is that we
will not be able to use the hospital parking lot that's at the northwest
corner of the Arb. That's Lot M-29.
For parking alternatives see
http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/nichols_arb.html#maps
Nichols Drive is the road along the river in the Arb. (It's mislabeled
Nichols Arcade(!) in the Expedia.com map.)
Bruce
Date sent: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:23:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Sefton <mseft(AT)yahoo.com>
Subject: [birders] "Logging" in the Arboretum
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
Send reply to: Mike Sefton <mseft(AT)yahoo.com>
> Birders,
> Bob Grese, Director of the U-M Nichols Arboretum and Matthaei
> Botanical Gardens, asked me to forward his email below to the list.
> Mike Sefton
> http://www.washtenawaudubon.org/
>
> From: Grese, Robert [mailto:bgrese(AT)umich.edu]
> Sent: Thu 4/10/2008 5:16 PM
> To: birders(AT)umich.edu
> Cc: mbgna.staff(AT)umich.edu
> Subject: "logging" in the Arboretum
>
> Dear all:
>
> I wanted to respond to recent questions about the "logging" of dead and
> dying Scotch pine trees at Nichols Arboretum near Forest Hill Cemetery
> and just south of the Peony Garden. Over the past several years, this
> conifer plantation that was planted in the early years of the Arboretum
> had become a hazardous tangle of fallen, standing dead and a few living
> Scotch Pine trees. Because of the nature of Pine Wilt Disease (spread
> by the Pine Wilt Nematode), the living Scotch pine in the area were
> likely to become infected in the very near future. In the past several
> years, we had had one fire set in this area (which we caught luckily
> before it moved into the crowns of the dead trees) and were increasingly
> concerned about the hazards to visitors using the trails in the
> vicinity.
>
> We initially explored simply removing only the dead pines and saving the
> many young redbud and other trees in the area. Because the trees were
> so close together and those that were dead had begun to rot, we were
> advised that the safest way to remove the trees was to clear-cut the
> most highly impacted areas. Over the next year or two, we plan to
> carefully monitor what resprouts from the cutting and will be developing
> plans for the long-term re-planting and management of this portion of
> the Arboretum. We have posted interpretive signage today. I know folks
> were shocked to see such drastic cutting in the Arboretum, and we
> apologize for not making information more available on site to explain
> what had happened.
>
> I should also alert you to another project that will affect access to
> the Arboretum during the spring warbler migration in the next few weeks.
> Stabilization work on the lower portion of Nichols Drive, which began
> sinking towards the river several years ago, is scheduled to begin on
> April 21st, assuming that frost restrictions are lifted by then. During
> the re-construction process, a portion of the M-29 lot will be used as a
> staging area, and this segment of Nichols Drive will be closed to
> pedestrians as well as to service vehicles. We hope to have this
> section re-opened by early June. We will be stabilizing the shoreline
> with a variety of native shrubs and herbaceous plantings much as we did
> at the River Landing area. I know this will be an inconvenience, but I
> hope you will be patient with us and make use of the other entrances
> during this time.
>
> Please let me or our staff know if you have any other questions or
> concerns. We will also provide information through our website at
> http://www.mbgna.umich.edu.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob Grese
>
>
>
> Robert E. Grese
> Director
> Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, University of Michigan
> 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9406
>
> Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
> School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan 440
> Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1041
>
> 734-763-0645
>
>
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Subject: [birders] Two photos posted to the Grove Street site...
From: BRapai(AT)aol.com
Date: 12 Apr 2008 8:24pm
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Friends:
I was scolded last time I posted a photo and did not notify the list, so...
I have just posted two new photos -- one of a Golden-crowned Kinglet and one
of a Mute Swan in a courting display -- to the Grove Street site. Both were
taken by me last Tuesday at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe
Shores. The kinglet photo is pretty cool - in my opinion - because it's so rare
to see a kinglet below eye level, let alone get a photo of one.
Best wishes to all.
Bill Rapai
Grosse Pointe
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Subject: [birders] Trumpeter or Tundra?
From: AJ Johnson <andysj531(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 12 Apr 2008 7:05pm
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Birders,
Cathy Carroll, Harold and Artemis Eyster and I went to Crane Creek Saturday,
which turned out to be quite productive, despite the showers. We came across a
pair of swans, which we called trumpeter, based on bill shape and large size
(they were very close and cooperative).
One of the two had no yellow, while the other had a small fleck in the lores
(There was also a dusky yellow shadow beneath this, and the exact pattern was
present on both left and right--Sibley says if trumpeter has pale in lores, it
is not symmetrical). While this would imply Tundra, everything else seemed to
point to trumpeter: 1. Bill length and angle in profile 2. The broad
connection between eye and bill 3. Head shape: crown slope matches bill
slope. Please see Sibley's notes: http://sibleyguides.com/swans.htm and photos
at Grovestreet:
http://grovestreet.com/jsp/picview.jsp?album=59334&sort=date_added&ord=desc
Andy Johnson
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Subject: [birders] Good Stuff on the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail
From: "Matt Yawney" <myawney(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 12 Apr 2008 11:04pm
I got out on the W-P Trail this afternoon walking north of N. Territorial
Rd. and had quite a nice time with lots of good birds and some new ones
for me for the year. Here's a list of the cooler stuff:
E. Towhee's (at least 2 heard, none seen)
Rusty Blackbirds (2)
Fox Sparrow (singing)
Hermit Thrush (making noise)
Both Kinglets (abundance of GK)
Cooper's Hawk
Ruffed Grouse (heard drumming)
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (brightest yellow I've ever seen for this bird)
I think that I have seen more YB Sapsuckers this week than I've seen my
entire life. One 5 separate occasions(all in separate locations) I have
seen at least one or more of this species.
Anyway, it was a lot of fun today. The majority of the action was around
the 1st boardwalk (from N. Lyndon Park).
Matt
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