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Subject: [birders] Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge - May 10
From: Steve_Kahl(AT)fws.gov
Date: 12 May 2008 3:04pm
Saginaw Valley Audubon Society members Larry Abraham and Carolyn Szaroletta
guided a birding walk at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge's Ferguson
Bayou Trail Saturday, May 10. 76 Species were found, including:
5 Prothonotary Warbler
2 Yellow-throated Vireo
1 Rough-legged Hawk
4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2 Green Heron
1 Sora
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3 Pileated Woodpecker
9 Bobolink
350 Lapland Longspur (near parking lot)
3 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Magnolia Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Black-and-white Warbler
2 American Redstart
35 Baltimore Oriole
Many thanks to Larry and Carolyn!
Steven Kahl
Refuge Manager
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
6975 Mower Road
Saginaw, MI 48601-9783
P (989) 777-5930 ext 16
F (989) 777-9200
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Subject: [birders] Re: Dolph red-headed woodpecker, yes
From: John Lowry <john(AT)kingbird.org>
Date: 12 May 2008 5:31pm
Sue,
If it was a broad-wing (your description sounds about right), I would
imagine it was thinking about an amphibian snack. I'm not sure they
take many birds.
I was there a little later in the morning and bumped into Roger
Kuhlman. Together we looked for the Orange-crowned Warbler to no
avail (unless Roger got it after I left). Slow, but decent variety
from my perspective. I saw a Lincoln's Sparrow, which might be
notable. Otherwise a nice selection of warblers feeding very low in
the understory. Redstarts feeding on the ground, for instance. Also
notable was a male RB Grosbeak engaging in what I believe was a
distraction as the female prepared her nest a few feet off the trail.
He lured me along by hopping on the trail and letting me get close
until I passed the nest. I pretended not to notice the nest, just to
boost his ego a little.
Good birding!
John Lowry
On May 12, 2008, at 1:39 PM, Susan Miller wrote:
> At 8 this morning, I stopped briefly at Dolph, entering from where
> Roger's trail dead-ends at Porter Street (where one can park, on the
> cul-de-sac). The first thing I saw was a very stout buteo looking
> over the street. I got a good chance to examine it and think it was
> a broad-winged hawk. I was hoping it didn't have its sights set on
> the woodpecker, which I did not see at that point.
>
> I re-visited the trail about noon and got several good looks at the
> gorgeous red-headed woodpecker this time. The bird was moving about
> in the vicinity of the bramble patch (that has a narrow trail
> passing through it, cut at the recent stewardship day). I was
> standing halfway along the path through the brambles, where there
> are some half-dead silver maples conspicuous for their woodpecker
> work, and that's where I saw (did not hear) the bird.
>
> Dolph was generally very quiet but still some nice looks at a male
> palm, redstart, common yellowthroat, a group of Carolina wrens,
> juvenile white-throated sparrow, several birds on nests, abundant
> and active grosbeaks and orioles.
>
> Sue Miller
>
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Subject: [birders] May 10, St. Clair county NAMC highlites
From: "Russell Emmons" <birdeland(AT)pasty.net>
Date: 12 May 2008 6:12pm
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It was a beautiful day, clear sky, mild temp., almost no wind, clouding =
up some in late PM. Not the best weekend though this year for a count =
like this. Day before Mothers Day, nice weather, brought traffic =
everywhere. Everyone cutting grass with noisy mowers, farmers busily =
plowing, small aircraft buzzing overhead continuously, and of course 4 =
wheel ORVs, Very loud dirt bikes everywhere up & down seemed every out =
of the way country road. Many boats on Anchor Bay and the St. Clair =
River. "Tis the season"!
Neotropicals, particularly warblers were scarce, --in the territory we =
did anyhow. Limited to Yellows, Common Yellowthroats plus 1 or 2 others. =
No wonder on one hand as the woods all around seemed to be overtaken by =
hordes of Blue Jays! Reports in already from other participants also =
note high numbers of Blue Jays! Ducks and other waterfowl were down =
also but a few highlites and bonuses were noted.
Highlites in the areas we did in the South end of the county >> Forsters =
Terns, BLACK TERNS, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Lesser Scaups =
(bonus), PURPLE MARTINS, EASTERN SCREECH OWLS,
BOBOLINKS, RED-breasted Nuthatches (bonus), a breeding pair of REDHEADS =
(bonus), Field Sparrows, Spotted Sandpipers, Green Heron. By far the =
best highlight of the day was while traveling up Mayer Rd. thru a mature =
wooded area a huge hawk sized or chicken sized black and white bird with =
a long beak and a red crest flew right across the road in front of us at =
windshield height! (I Knew it was futile to try and make an Ivory =
Billed out of it! LOL!) I slammed on the brakes and left the car as =
quick as I could leaving it parked in the middle of the (gravel) road in =
my excitement. I grabbed the camera and made it to the ditch which of =
course was filled with water. I watched in dismay as the huge beautiful =
PILEATED WOODPECKER went from tree to tree further back in the woods =
squawking all the way out of camera range. And to think in our own Casco =
Twp. and only one road over! Returning home then to find a tardy =
straggler YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER hanging around the suet in our yard!
Being short of participants this year we found 3 Townships a party is =
indeed still a bit much, even being done mostly by car and especially =
with an injured leg and hip!
Other highlites from reports already in include>>> LONG-TAILED DUCKS, =
Wild Turkeys, ORCHARD ORIOLE, CERULEAN WARBLER, PEREGRINE FALCONS, N. =
Harrier, Sora, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Marsh =
Wren, Canvasback, AMERICAN PIPITS, Horned Larks, Indigo Buntings, =
Nashville Warbler, Orange Crowned Warbler, Black Throated Green Warbler, =
Palm Warblers, Black & White Warblers etc.etc.
Russ Emmons, NAMC compiler St. Clair county
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Subject: [birders] The second Tuesday Evening Birders tomorrow
evening
From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow(AT)wowway.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 6:25am
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Birders,
May 13, 2008, 6:00 PM.
Free and open to the public, membership is not required. Sponsored =20
by the Washtenaw Audubon Society.
Leaders: Mike Sefton and Lathe Claflin on May 13th and Dea Armstrong =20
on May 20th and 27th. This field activity is back by popular demand, =20
and we=92ll try to show you some of Washtenaw County=92s more =
interesting =20
birds. Beginning and intermediate birders and kids are especially =20
encouraged to attend. Meet at 6:00 pm for a 6:15 pm sharp (!) =20
departure. Meeting spot will again be the Miller Road Park & Ride =20
commuter parking lot off M-14 at Miller Rd. in northwest Ann Arbor. =20
Look for birders with binoculars and spotting scopes. Car-pooling is =20=
encouraged. If you plan to take your car, arrive at the meeting spot =20=
with enough gas for a drive of up to possibly 30 miles, depending on =20
where we find birds earlier in the day. If you plan to ride with =20
someone else, bring a little cash to give to the driver to help =20
defray the cost of gas. We generally return to the parking lot by =20
nightfall. Bring binoculars if you have them. We=92ll have some =20
spotting scopes to share. Dress for the weather, which can be chilly =20=
if we are near water, and, given that this is Michigan, there=92s =20
always the possibility of rain. Some walking may be required to see =20
certain birds, including walking in high grass, so closed toe shoes =20
and long pants are recommended. Mosquito repellent is a good idea =20
later in May.
Hope to see you there.
Mike Sefton
Washtenaw Audubon Society
http://www.washtenawaudubon.org/=
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Subject: [birders] Re: Best Time to Bird?
From: Birds891357(AT)aol.com
Date: 12 May 2008 8:42pm
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In a message dated 5/12/2008 8:13:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
waynef(AT)provide.net writes:
What is the best time of day to go birding?
When you can.
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Subject: [birders] Bald Mountain South adds Golden-Winged Warbler
From: Ed Lewandowski <scotchman12year(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 5:52pm
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Hello Birders,
Bald Mountain South Unit continues to impress.
14 warblers species since the 7th.
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Palm
Black-Throated Green
Yellow-Rumped
Chestnut-Sided
Yellow
Blue-Winged
Ovenbird
Northern Parula
Nashville
Blackburnian
Bay-Breasted
Golden-Winged- found off of Kern Rd. Heading South on Kern toward Clarkston
Rd. just about a 1/10 before the "Hidden Driveway" sign there is a pull off.
The GW was on the opposite side of the road down a hunter's trail ~100 yds
inward.
Heard first and then spotted. Good concentration of warblers on these cool
rainy evenings from about 4-6p in the tree canopy.
Happy Birding
Ed Lewandowski
Auburn Hills
also...
Wood Thrush
Veery (heard only)
Warbling Vireo
Red-Eyed Vireo (heard only)
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Subject: [birders] RE: Best Time to Bird?
From: "Cendra" <cendra(AT)digitalrealm.net>
Date: 12 May 2008 9:46pm
The best time to go birding is when you're in the mood. You see the birds
that you see and you get to be outdoors and play with binoculars and smell
the fresh air.
The worst time to go birding is when your body refuses to cooperate. Those
of us who are night owls, study the birds that are doing things in the
afternoon, evening, and night time. Sometimes we even get to hear the
over-eager robins who crank up at 3:30 and then, when no one answers, go
back to sleep for awhile. (I used to have a nearby robin who would wake up
between 2-2:30 am and yell out like a rooster. When he stopped to catch his
breath, he'd realize that no one was answering back. So he'd cut it out,
wait for half an hour, then try it again. When the others finally started
answering, about two hours later, he would just sing his heart out.)
Most birds surprise me. Like I'll be minding my own business, lying on a
raft at the lake, when suddenly a great blue heron will soar into a nearby
tree top. While catching my breath from that, suddenly I'll see #2 GBH come
soaring in. Then there will be shrieking and yelling and leaves dropping
while the tree shakes for a couple of minutes. Then dead silence and you
can't even tell the herons are still there.
Or I'll be standing by a lake shore and suddenly a kingfisher will alight on
a branch nearby and begin eyeing the water. So I stand still and watch him
work for ten or 15 minutes.
If you're determined to find every kind of bird known to frequent an area,
then you'll have to make a career out of it and frequent different areas at
different times after consulting others who've seen what you want to see.
And you'll have to move your bedtime around to compensate for different
birds' habits.
Cendra Lynn, Muggle Birder
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Subject: [birders] RE: Best Time to Bird?
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Date: 12 May 2008 9:50pm
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Early am.
Before 11.
Again a little by 2.
Early evening.
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Subject: [birders] Re: Dolph ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
From: Dave Borneman <davidborneman(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 7:13pm
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John's email reminds me that I DID see and hear an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER this
morning at Dolph. (Sorry, should have sent this earlier.) It was right near the
main parking lot, but the best looks were just SE from there, where the trail
goes down to the dock/overlook of 2nd Sister Lake. Just at the trailhead by the
kiosk/interpretive signs are some apple trees in full blossom. He was flitting
around up there and singing away. Best looks I've had of one for awhile! -dave
John Lowry <john(AT)kingbird.org> wrote: Sue,
If it was a broad-wing (your description sounds about right), I would
imagine it was thinking about an amphibian snack. I'm not sure they
take many birds.
I was there a little later in the morning and bumped into Roger
Kuhlman. Together we looked for the Orange-crowned Warbler to no
avail (unless Roger got it after I left). Slow, but decent variety
from my perspective. I saw a Lincoln's Sparrow, which might be
notable. Otherwise a nice selection of warblers feeding very low in
the understory. Redstarts feeding on the ground, for instance. Also
notable was a male RB Grosbeak engaging in what I believe was a
distraction as the female prepared her nest a few feet off the trail.
He lured me along by hopping on the trail and letting me get close
until I passed the nest. I pretended not to notice the nest, just to
boost his ego a little.
Good birding!
John Lowry
On May 12, 2008, at 1:39 PM, Susan Miller wrote:
> At 8 this morning, I stopped briefly at Dolph, entering from where
> Roger's trail dead-ends at Porter Street (where one can park, on the
> cul-de-sac). The first thing I saw was a very stout buteo looking
> over the street. I got a good chance to examine it and think it was
> a broad-winged hawk. I was hoping it didn't have its sights set on
> the woodpecker, which I did not see at that point.
>
> I re-visited the trail about noon and got several good looks at the
> gorgeous red-headed woodpecker this time. The bird was moving about
> in the vicinity of the bramble patch (that has a narrow trail
> passing through it, cut at the recent stewardship day). I was
> standing halfway along the path through the brambles, where there
> are some half-dead silver maples conspicuous for their woodpecker
> work, and that's where I saw (did not hear) the bird.
>
> Dolph was generally very quiet but still some nice looks at a male
> palm, redstart, common yellowthroat, a group of Carolina wrens,
> juvenile white-throated sparrow, several birds on nests, abundant
> and active grosbeaks and orioles.
>
> Sue Miller
>
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Subject: [birders] NAMC - Green Oaks Township - Livingston County -
May 10, 2008
From: lyle.hamilton(AT)gm.com
Date: 12 May 2008 10:27am
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Birders,
Sean Bachman, Tom Auer and I completed the North American Migration Count
in Green Oaks Township in the far south east corner of Livingston County
on Saturday May 10, 2008. We totaled 108 species to make this about an
average number of species for our township over the last 6 years of
counting. Total individuals were down this year, probably due to the
great weather conditions (for non avian species) that made afternoon
birding extremely slow. Highlights included adding 4 new species to our
previous sightings for this township on count day (Lesser Scaup, American
Bittern, Great Horned Owl, and Grasshopper Sparrow). Although warblers
were not plentiful, we managed 18 species for the day.
Highlights included the following:
Huron Meadows Metro Park
American Bittern
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Island Lake State Recreation Area
Bufflehead
Whip-poor-will
Red-headed Woodpecker
Grasshopper Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
On the negative side, we missed Osprey for the first time in 6 years.
Shorebird habitat was present at our one usual location, but there was
only one Solitaire Sandpiper to be seen other than the regular Spotted
Sandpipers and Killdeer.
Lyle Hamilton
Howell, MI
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Subject: [birders] Prothonotary W. continues, Chelsea SGA, 5/12AM
From: "Dan Sparks-Jackson" <sparksjackson(AT)aol.com>
Date: 12 May 2008 12:50pm
The Chelsea SGA Prothonotary Warbler averaged one song every two minutes
this morning between 10:00 and 10:15, despite the cool and dreary weather.
He did not, however, get closer than 20 yards from the observation points
along the trail, so I was unable to see him. I had been unable to detect
him during a brief morning stop on Saturday, so I was happy just to hear
him this AM. Patience seems to be a virtue when seeking this particular
bird now. Patience will become increasingly hard to supply as the
mosquito population in 'his' woods ramps up over the next couple of weeks.
The 'skeeters are few and far between now, but another warming trend in
the weather will change all that.
Directions to this bird are available in prior posts.
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Subject: [birders] Dearborn birds
From: Julie Craves <jcraves(AT)umd.umich.edu>
Date: 12 May 2008 1:12pm
It was a cold and drizzly morning, but I had 18 species of warblers on
the survey today, including the first Bay-breasted Warbler of the
season. Except for Ovenbird (n=6), all were 1 to 4 individuals. A Common
Loon was seen flying over campus, and there is still a lone Ruby-crowned
Kinglet in the mix.
On the migration count Saturday, we had 66 species on campus. The
highlight was a flyover Merlin, only our third spring record. We also
had a Red-breasted Nuthatch, and the first Eastern Wood-Pewee of spring.
Other than that, migrants were few and far between. Overall in
Dearborn, the species total was around 83 species (I still have to get
the final numbers). My husband Darrin will be compiling the county totals.
--
Julie A. Craves
Rouge River Bird Observatory
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Subject: [birders] Dolph red-headed woodpecker, yes
From: Susan Miller <smiller179(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 12 May 2008 1:39pm
At 8 this morning, I stopped briefly at Dolph, entering from where
Roger's trail dead-ends at Porter Street (where one can park, on the
cul-de-sac). The first thing I saw was a very stout buteo looking
over the street. I got a good chance to examine it and think it was
a broad-winged hawk. I was hoping it didn't have its sights set on
the woodpecker, which I did not see at that point.
I re-visited the trail about noon and got several good looks at the
gorgeous red-headed woodpecker this time. The bird was moving about
in the vicinity of the bramble patch (that has a narrow trail passing
through it, cut at the recent stewardship day). I was standing
halfway along the path through the brambles, where there are some
half-dead silver maples conspicuous for their woodpecker work, and
that's where I saw (did not hear) the bird.
Dolph was generally very quiet but still some nice looks at a male
palm, redstart, common yellowthroat, a group of Carolina wrens,
juvenile white-throated sparrow, several birds on nests, abundant and
active grosbeaks and orioles.
Sue Miller
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