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Subject: [birders] Pt Pelee Saturday
From: waynef(AT)provide.net
Date: 11 May 2008 1:11am
Point Pelee was moderately active Saturday. I had 15 species of warbler, with
almost all of them giving close, eye-level views. The most interesting were
Prothonotary, Cerulean, and Canada.
There were a few spots, mostly in very wet woods, that were very active. Most of
the rest of the park seemed pretty slow. All the people were crowded into the
active spots, which made it feel like the boardwalk at Crane Creek.
The winds the night before were from the Northeast, which presumably means that
not many birds crossed overnight.
Wayne Fisher
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Subject: [birders] Stakes along Gotfredson Road
From: Smileysmlc(AT)aol.com
Date: 11 May 2008 12:54am
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An earlier post questioned the purpose of the stakes along Gotfredson Road in
Superior Township, which appeared to mark the road right-of-way north of
Geddes Road. I had the same question.
The other day, I learned the answer when I saw utility trucks and workers
along the road. I stopped to ask and was told that fiber optic cables were
being
installed and the stakes were to mark the location. The cables are to extend
at least to Ford Road. I'm not sure if this is just to connect with other
lines...or if it's in anticipation of future development.
MichCon had previously installed natural gas lines along Vreeland Road in
anticipation of residential subdivisions. Luckily, the later-purchased
Conservancy Farm and LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve will never see additional
development. Unfortunately, the 879-acre Ford property along Gotfredson Road is
still
an open issue.
Jack Smiley
Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
P.S. Horned Larks can still be observed in our fields at the Conservancy
Farm; and a few White-crowned Sparrows are still frequenting our feeder.
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Subject: [birders] Re: Arb-Saturday
From: avianscout(AT)aol.com
Date: 11 May 2008 6:39am
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Yes in that area, where they have done some burning of undercover, =20
between numbers 2 and 3.
On 10 May 08, at 9:44 PM, Nathan Crawford wrote:
> Just wondering where you saw the Golden-Wing. I am pretty sure I =20
> heard one. Approximately at this location. At the beginning if you =20
> take the trail that goes to the right, that leads to another fork I =20
> heard in the brush near that fork.
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> > From: avianscout(AT)aol.com
> > Subject: [birders] Re: Arb-Saturday
> > Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:57:09 -0400
> > To: birders(AT)umich.edu
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> > I too had a pretty good warbler day with 16 at Cherry Hill Preserve
> > (Superior Township, Washtenaw co.), highlight was a single male
> > Golden Winged.
> > Dan Thiry
> >
> > On 10 May 08, at 4:24 PM, makielb(AT)excite.com wrote:
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> > > Once again the Arb was filled with canopy-feeding warblers.
> > > Fifteen species including many parula, Cape May, Black-throated
> > > Blue, Blackburnian among the hoard. Lots of veery with a few
> > > hermits (these are getting late) and Swainson's. Grosbeaks and
> > > House Wrens everywhere, and a few Scarlet Tanagers.
> > >
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> > > The highlight for me was a Red-headed Woodpecker along Riverview
> > > 100m east of the Arb.
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> > > Also- Clif Swallows at the Huron Parkway Bridge and (surprisingly)
> > > Matthaei.
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> > > Hooded Warblers and Blue-winged Warblers at Marshall Park.
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> > > Mike Kielb
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> > > Tired from counting
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Subject: [birders] Crane Creek-Saturday
From: "Bruce McCulloch" <flavus94(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 11 May 2008 9:19am
I took a one day hiatus from my Home Turf Birding Project or HTBP (tongue
planted firmly in cheek; I rather dislike acronyms)to go to the Magee
Marsh boardwalk exactly one year after my last trip there. I birded from
6:45 until 12:30, from the time the parking lot was about 1/10 full until
it was busting at the seams. The birders most likely outnumbered the
birds, and numerous traffic jams developed at the woodcock and screech owl
locations. Some birders also decided that is was OK to stop to bird right
in the middle of the boardwalk, causing further jams. Enough Bruce, you
knew into what you were getting yourself!!
Anyway, I ended up with 18 species of warblers, including some spectacular
looks at blackburnian, chestnut-sided, northern parula, Cape May and
American redstart. Last year, the 3 most common species were magnolia,
bay-breasted, and chestnut-sided, with very few yellow-rumps hanging
around. Yesterday, yellow-rumps were the most common species, followed by
large numbers of American redstarts. Palm and northern waterthrush were
also quite abundant. Bay-breasted warblers were nowhere to be seen.
Hopefully they will get here at some point.
Good birding,
BRM
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Subject: [birders] Grosbeaks in Ann Arbor
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 11 May 2008 9:25am
Two male rose-breasted grosbeaks on my platform feeder in Ann Arbor near
Cobblestone Farm just now. I't been years since I've seen one of these, and
the first view was tail-on--black bird, white underbelly, flecks of white in
the wings, what the heck? Then he turned around. What fun!
Bob Bethune
Freshwater Seas
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Subject: [birders] Warblers at Pele vs Crane Creek ; Rusty Blackbird
From: waynef(AT)provide.net
Date: 11 May 2008 5:13pm
It is interesting to compare Bruce's warbler list Saturday at Crane Creek with
mine from Pelee. He lists Yellow-rumped as most common, followed by Redstart,
with Palm and N Waterthrush also common.
At Pelee, by far the most common was Yellow. Yellow Rumped were also common. I
did not see any Palms at all. There were several Redstarts and N Waterthrush,
but I wouldn't have called Restarts common. No Bay-breasteds at either place.
There was an interesting Rusty Blackbird at Pelee. It's plumage was flat black,
with no glossiness at all. There was a fair amount of brown in the wings and
tail. It doesn't match any illustration I can find in any of my field guides.
I had seen several Brewer's Blackbirds out west earlier this year. They were
definitely black and glossy. When I saw the Rusty yesterday, I said "Why did I
think this was a hard distinction?" But looking at the guides, I looks like a
typical Rusty is more like the Brewer's I saw.
Wayne Fisher
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