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Subject: [birders] goodbye and hello
From: "Sally K Scheer" <winerat(AT)villagecorner.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 3:51am
As I was leaving Clinton today for the north country, our first hummer
stared in an upstairs window at me. I've had the feeders out for them for a
week and this is the first one we've seen.
Arrived in the north country about 2am and was greeted by a real chorus of
loons from the big lake and a nearby small lake on the west side of the
highway. Sky is ablaze with stars. Sigh.
Sally Scheer
Rogers City MI
Shore of Lake Huron
Presque Isle County
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Subject: [birders] first hummingbird
From: Jan Berry <jeberry(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 9 May 2008 7:04am
Our first hummingbird arrived yesterday. Heard him buzz by before I
saw him! Now spring is REALLY here!
Jan B
Superior Township
Washtenaw County
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Subject: [birders] Any good birds in Washtenaw County/Sharon Twp?
From: Dave Borneman <davidborneman(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 7:42am
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As I prepare for the Spring Bird Count tomorrow, I was just wondering whether
anyone's got a lead on any good birds out in Sharon Twp. (SW Washtenaw County)?
You know, things like mockingbirds, western meadowlarks, dickcissels,
clay-colored sparrows, etc... I think I know where to find the grasshopper
sparrows and henslow's sparrows. Let me know if you do! Thanks! -dave
(cell: 734-845-0634)
David Borneman, L.L.C. www.RestoringNatureWithFire.com 1123 Mixtwood,
Ann Arbor, MI 48103 PH: 734-994-3475 Cell: 734-845-0634 FAX: 734-994-3650
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Subject: [birders] summer tanager in Detroit
From: "LJWeber" <weberlj(AT)udmercy.edu>
Date: 9 May 2008 12:13pm
A first-spring male summer tanager (mostly red, yellow belly) was in Eliza
Howell Park in NW Detroit at about 11:00 a.m. Friday. May 9.
Eliza Howell is on Fenkell (5 Mile) just East of Telegraph. After you
enter the park from Fenkell, there is a small kids play area on the left
(by the tennis court), with a parking lot.The tanager was a short distance
in the wooded area SE of the parking lot.
LJWeber
Detroit
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Subject: [birders] Blue-winged Warbler, Hooded Warbler, and
Black-billed Cuckoo.
From: Scott Manly <manlyrs(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 1:05pm
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While out in the Ionia State Game Area this morning at dawn, I had a chance=
close-encounter with a pair of Black-billed Cuckoos. I also found the Blu=
e-winged Warblers were back singing on territory, and I found a Hooded Warb=
ler in the woods where I found the Prothonotary Warbler on Sunday (the Prot=
honotary was still singing too). While watching those last two, I was deli=
ghted to hear the Barred Owls serenading each other nearby. Not long befor=
e, as I came into that portion of the woods (along the dirt road), I found =
the crows mobbing the owls.
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Pictures are on my Grovestreet sight.
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http://www.grovestreet.com/jsp/picview.jsp?album=3D71650&view=3Ddetail
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Also had my first Scarlet Tanager of the season yesterday morning along the=
rivertrail behind my house.
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I have also posted a picture of a grosbeak that I am pretty is a juvenile R=
ose-breasted who was at my feeders yesterday. He looks like a female, but =
has strong yellow on his breast. I would appreciate a confirmation on that
=20
Thanks,
Good birding,
Scott Manly,
Ionia, MI
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Subject: [birders] FW: [Ontbirds]Tufted Duck/Sualt Ste. Marie
From: Nathan Crawford <racerx104(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 3:26pm
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For those that might be heading up north and want to hop the border. GL.
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:21:24 -0400
> From: robert.knudsen(AT)shaw.ca
> To: ontbirds(AT)hwcn.org
> Subject: [Ontbirds]Tufted Duck
>=20
> Hi All,
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> =20
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> The Tufted Duck can still be seen at very close range at Bellevue Park in
> Sault Ste. Marie, ON. I last saw it at 3:00pm today. I could not locate t=
he
> Marbled Godwit or the Western Tanager.=20
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> =20
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> Take Hwy 17B from the east and continue onto Trunk Rd. Turn left (south)
> onto Lake St. Drive to the south end of Lake St. and you are at Bellevue
> Park. The Tufted Duck has moved to the cove on the east side of Topsail
> Island.
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> =20
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> Bob Knudsen
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Subject: [birders] Delta College - Shiawassee National Wildlife
Refuge 5/9
From: Steve_Kahl(AT)fws.gov
Date: 9 May 2008 5:41pm
Wendy Baker brought her Delta College "Birds of Michigan" class to
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge May 9. The class took an auto tour of
the refuge and hiked part of Ferguson Bayou Trail. Approximately 88
species were found. Highlights included:
great egret
blue-winged teal (many excellent looks)
northern shoveler
bald eagle (all ages)
peregrine falcon (soaring in a kettle of 5 bald eagles - FBT)
Virginia rail
sora
Forster's tern
yellow-bellied sapsucker (FBT)
willow flycatcher
least flycatcher (FBT)
great crested flycatcher (FBT)
marsh wren
American pipit
yellow-throated vireo (FBT)
red-eyed vireo (FBT)
black-and-white warbler (FBT)
prothonotary warbler (good looks - FBT)
rose-breasted grosbeak (EXCELLENT looks - FBT)
indigo bunting
bobolink (Grefe Tower)
Another visitor reported approx 300 Lapland longspurs in spring plumage
near the Bishop Rd observation platform.
Many thanks to Wendy for bringing her class.
Steven Kahl
Refuge Manager
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
6975 Mower Road
Saginaw, MI 48601-9783
P (989) 777-5930 ext 16
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Subject: [birders] Crane Creek - Friday, May 9
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 9 May 2008 6:31pm
Reg Baker, Bob Kelsch, and I had 22 warblers today at Crane Creek. These
included a late Louisiana Waterthrush. Two we missed were Canada and
Orange-crowned.
Bruce
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Washtenaw Co., southeast Michigan
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Subject: [birders] First hummer in Howell
From: Denise <denise_b337(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 5:23pm
<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td style='font:
inherit;'><P>A male Rudythroat at the feeder today.</P>
<P>Denise in Howell</P></td></tr></table><br>
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Subject: [birders] Oakland Audubon Society Program
From: SueWrt2(AT)aol.com
Date: 9 May 2008 8:40pm
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Everyone is invited this coming Tues, May 13 at 7:30 pm for our monthly
program. Don Burlett will be taking us to Madagascar, a country of unique
birds
and other wildlife. Our meetings are free and open to the public. The
meetings are held at the 1st United Methodist Church, 1589 W. Maple Rd.,
Birmingham, MI, Fellowship Hall, Room 152. We look forward to seeing you
there.
Sue Wright
Oakland Audubon Society
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Subject: [birders] Second Prothonotary Warbler, Southwestern
Washtenaw Co. 5/7AM
From: Jacco Gelderloos <jjgelderloos(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 7:30pm
Folks,
This evening around 7:00 p.m. I found a Prothonotary Warbler along Schwab Rd
just east of the village of Manchester. I heard the distinctive song twice, once
while I was watching a bird preen in a spot away from the direction of the song
- could be there is actually a pair out there. The bird(s) was/were in the
wetland area where a pair was present several years ago and hopefully this
observation may signify another breeding attempt.
Please be discreet when looking for the bird - as previously mentioned by Dan
S-J re: the bird present in the Chelsea SGA, this is a rare breeding bird
locally, so please be at your best behavior out there (see below for Dan's
original posting).
Good birding tomorrow!
Jacco
--- On Wed, 5/7/08, Bob Arthurs <bob.arthurs(AT)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Dan Sparks-Jackson <sparksjackson(AT)aol.com> wrote:
> I had a singing Prothonotary Warbler over the
> tannin-filled waters of the
> wooded wetland to the southeast of Four Mile Lake within
> the Chelsea State
> Game Area at 8:40 this morning.
>
> I've commented to others in the past that if any area
> in Washtenaw County
> deserves Prothonotaries, it is this location. The black
> waters,
> low-handing trees, and dense surrounding underbrush are
> textbook examples
> of what to expect for 'golden swamp warblers'.
> Apparently this particular
> warbler agrees with me. Considering all the woodpecker
> cavities in these
> woods, hopefully he will be able to attract a mate to this
> location.
>
> As such, it is with some trepidation that I post this bird.
> Since this is
> a rare breeding bird to our area, I hope that everyone can
> be on their
> very best birding behavior and not put too much pressure on
> the little
> fella. As always, lets try to keep our passion's impact
> to a minimum. An
> easy to digest and omnibus set of directives for good
> birding behavior is
> spelled out in the American Birding Association's Code
> of Birding Ethics.
> This is easy for anyone to access at the ABA's website.
>
> So here goes: to reach the bird's location, Head north
> on the CSGA's Four
> Mile Lake access drive, and look for two square green posts
> on the east
> side of the drive just south of the boat launch parking
> lot. Follow the
> trail that starts between these posts eastward. The trail
> will have a
> number of smaller hunting/game trails that fork off, but
> the main trail
> (which turns northward after about 50 yards) will take you
> to a large
> culvert with still brackish water on one side and a network
> of steams on
> the other. The 'golden one' was singing from over
> the still waters on the
> east side of the culvert.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dan S-J
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Subject: [birders] Bob-o-links for the count on Saturday in Superior
Twp.
From: Elvera Shappirio <eshap(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 9 May 2008 10:42pm
There are Bob-o-links in the grassy field along Berry Rd., North of
Cherry Hill Rd. This is part of Spring Hill Preserve.
Ellie
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