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Subject: [birders] Best Time to Bird?
From: waynef(AT)provide.net
Date: 13 May 2008 12:12am
What is the best time of day to go birding?
There is a lot of birder's folklore that says that it is important to be out
really early, but I can't say that I am convinced. There have been too many time
that I have been out reasonably early and found that things didn't really pick
up for an hour or two.
I think that the answer depends on climate and season. In a time and place where
it is moderate at sunrise, and hot at midday, then it is important to get out
early. It an time and place where it is cold at sunrise and moderate at midday,
then the birds take a while to get going.
In south Texas in April, it is dead by 10. In May in southern Michigan, 10 is
just fine.
In tropical locations where it is hot but a fairly uniform temperature all day,
I don't think that time of day matters very much. Some of my best tropical
outings have been the just-after-lunch ones. I've also been on some trips where
"it's noon, breakfast was at 5, we are tired and hungry, but we can't stop for
lunch because the best flock of the day just showed up."
It probably depends on whether you are chasing insect eating birds or seed
eaters, and on whether you are looking at birds on their breeding territories or
migrants that are just passing through.
Wayne Fisher
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Subject: [birders] woodcock
From: "Sally K Scheer" <winerat(AT)villagecorner.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 12:19am
Bringing in the bird feeder from the deck to keep it out of the hands of the
coons and heard quite a nice chorus. A woodcock peenting up a storm near the
beach and three screech owls doing the tremolo calls -- really loooonnngg.
Each owl picked a different pitch and went on and on and on. One other
screech owl more distant than the three did the whinny call at the same
time.
My husband thinks it may be a bit early for the woodcock. I don't have my
Julie book with me this time so can't look it up. Is this early?
Sally Scheer
Rogers City MI
Shore of Lake Huron
Presque Isle County
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Subject: [birders] RE: woodcock
From: "Santner, Steven" <santners(AT)karmanos.org>
Date: 13 May 2008 8:19am
Sally:
It is not early at all. They start in late Feb/mid Mar here and
probably early/late March (probably depends on when the snow is gone) at
Rogers City.
Steve Santner
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Subject: [birders] woodcock
Bringing in the bird feeder from the deck to keep it out of the hands of
the
coons and heard quite a nice chorus. A woodcock peenting up a storm near
the
beach and three screech owls doing the tremolo calls -- really
loooonnngg.
Each owl picked a different pitch and went on and on and on. One other
screech owl more distant than the three did the whinny call at the same
time.
My husband thinks it may be a bit early for the woodcock. I don't have
my
Julie book with me this time so can't look it up. Is this early?
Sally Scheer
Rogers City MI
Shore of Lake Huron
Presque Isle County
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Subject: [birders] RH Woodpecker - Dolph
From: John Lowry <john(AT)kingbird.org>
Date: 13 May 2008 12:05pm
Birders,
I walked Dolph mid-morning today and in addition to a small number of
migrants, I saw the Red-headed Woodpecker. I took some photos and may
upload one or two if they turn out ok. The bird was in the north-west
part of the park where the trail runs behind the houses (the so-called
"disputed" area).
Good birding.
John Lowry
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Subject: [birders] Re: Best Time to Bird?
From: "Charles Owens" <vinblue(AT)cass.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 12:29pm
I don't know if morning or evening is best but I do knopw that this past
Sunday I was down on the boardwalk at Magee Marsh during the pouring rain
and as soon as the rain let up all the birds appeared out of no where and
were very cooperative allowing me to get a number of nice photos, see my
grovestreet site at http://www.grovestreet.com/jsp/picview.jsp?album=86717
The birds were eye level and were giving close looks as opposed to nice
weather when they are high in the trees. So my vote for the best time to
go birding at least for warblers and tanagers is right after foul weather.
"from the little town where the sky meets the land"
Charles Owens
Blissfield Michigan
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Subject: [birders] Peregrines at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
From: songsparrow(AT)wowway.com
Date: 13 May 2008 12:04pm
Birders,
This morning I was walking in from the parking lot and was passing the tall
apartment building where many hospital residents live just off Pallister. I
kept hearing a sound that reminded me of a flag pole cable hitting against a
steel flag pole. At first I dismissed the sound, but it wasn't that windy
this morning and it didn't sound quite right for the flag pole scenario and
plus there isn't a flag pole around this area. I looked up and a Peregrine
Falcon was flying around the roof of the apartment buidling, apparently
calling to a youngster(s)(?) whose head I could just see peeking over the
edge. Suddenly there were three birds in the sky and all three went flying
off in a southerly direction - apparently an adult bird and two young
birds. The youngsters were good fliers certainly, but there was a distinct
difference in the young birds' flight style and the flight of the parent
bird. Very cool to see.
Cathy Carroll
Dearborn, MI
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Subject: [birders] Dark phase Rough-legged Hawk @ Pt. Mouillee
From: "Jerry Jourdan" <jourdaj(AT)mail2world.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 10:10am
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Birders,
This morning I found and photographed a dark-phased ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at
Pt. Mouillee SGA in Monroe Co. The bird was found on the Middle
Causeway between the Banana Units and just before the Lead and Vermet
Units open up from the phragmites. It was perched atop the tower that
is located along the path. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe these
birds should be long gone by now?
I first thought the bird was a female Harrier, but it allowed me to get
close enough for several nice digiscoped images:
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016282
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016282>
Only then did I notice the small beak and uniform dark coloration all
over. I managed a short video of it just before it took off toward the
Vermet Unit. Continuing along the path I re-flushed the bird in the
sunflower stubble on the Vermet side and, for the next 10 minutes, shot
hundreds of pics as it soared just above me hunting the stubble. It
paid me no attention and circled about 20 feet above, giving me
excellent views of its underside.
A Red-winged Blackbird hitched a short ride on its back as it flew
toward me (you can pick your caption for this image):
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016284
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016284>
The dark tail band is heavily worn, but still distinctive:
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016285
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016285>
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016286
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016286>
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016287
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016287>
and the beak is small, unlike a dark-phase Red-tailed Hawk
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016289
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016289>
Other notable birds from the morning:
(1) Sedge Wren in the Bloody Run Unit across from the Latenschager
Unit
(1) flyover Black-bellied Plover
(6) Black Terns in the Lead Unit
(100's) of Forster's Terns roosting/nesting in the Lead Unit
(2) Osprey on the Platform in the Lead Unit
(6) flyby Short-billed Dowitchers and (1) Lesser Yellowlegs
Other than that, Dunlin and Killdeer and Semipalmated Plovers were the
only shorebirds.
I'll post more to the blog when I have time!
Thanks for looking,
Jerry
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Subject: [birders] Re: Dark phase Rough-legged Hawk @ Pt. Mouillee
From: "Russell Emmons" <birdeland(AT)pasty.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 1:23pm
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Jerry: Great photos! Looks just like the dark phased I've ever seen, the =
last being one up in Antrim county this past CBC.
I would have thought kinda' late now for one to be around also that far =
south.
BTW. Your website for some reason works real fast on this otherwise slow =
dial-up!
Russ Emmons, St. Clair county
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From: Jerry Jourdan=20
To: birders(AT)umich.edu=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:10 PM
Subject: [birders] Dark phase Rough-legged Hawk @ Pt. Mouillee
Birders,
=20
This morning I found and photographed a dark-phased ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK =
at Pt. Mouillee SGA in Monroe Co. The bird was found on the Middle =
Causeway between the Banana Units and just before the Lead and Vermet =
Units open up from the phragmites. It was perched atop the tower that =
is located along the path. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe these =
birds should be long gone by now?
=20
I first thought the bird was a female Harrier, but it allowed me to =
get close enough for several nice digiscoped images:
=20
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016282
=20
Only then did I notice the small beak and uniform dark coloration all =
over. I managed a short video of it just before it took off toward the =
Vermet Unit. Continuing along the path I re-flushed the bird in the =
sunflower stubble on the Vermet side and, for the next 10 minutes, shot =
hundreds of pics as it soared just above me hunting the stubble. It =
paid me no attention and circled about 20 feet above, giving me =
excellent views of its underside.
A Red-winged Blackbird hitched a short ride on its back as it flew =
toward me (you can pick your caption for this image):
=20
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016284
=20
The dark tail band is heavily worn, but still distinctive:
=20
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016285
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016286
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016287
=20
and the beak is small, unlike a dark-phase Red-tailed Hawk
=20
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/97016289
=20
Other notable birds from the morning:
=20
(1) Sedge Wren in the Bloody Run Unit across from the Latenschager =
Unit
(1) flyover Black-bellied Plover
(6) Black Terns in the Lead Unit
(100's) of Forster's Terns roosting/nesting in the Lead Unit
(2) Osprey on the Platform in the Lead Unit
(6) flyby Short-billed Dowitchers and (1) Lesser Yellowlegs
=20
Other than that, Dunlin and Killdeer and Semipalmated Plovers were the =
only shorebirds.
=20
I'll post more to the blog when I have time!
=20
Thanks for looking,
=20
Jerry
http://jerryjourdan.blogspot.com
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Subject: [birders] Dearborn birds - Cerulean Warbler
From: Julie Craves <jcraves(AT)umd.umich.edu>
Date: 13 May 2008 1:44pm
Despite good conditions overnight for migration, today was quite slow
(and radar loops indicated birds pushed mostly west of this side of the
state last night). The best bird was a singing Cerulean Warbler along
Fairlane Drive opposite the Pony Barn. Although we didn't see it fly
off, it abruptly stopped singing and we were unable to relocate it
despite a wide search.
The first fledged robins were also seen today.
--
Julie A. Craves
Rouge River Bird Observatory
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Subject: [birders] bird oracle?
From: "Cendra" <cendra(AT)digitalrealm.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 2:09pm
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Fact: The night before last I watched a turkey vulture ride fairly low on
weak thermals all around the front of Jackson Rd. Meijers. S/he sectioned
the parking areas, carefully scrutinizing each one, then would start over.
She was there when I came out and still working after I finally got all the
groceries in the car and drove off.
Fact: Mejers has begun stocking lots of food from China (canned mushrooms,
canned applesauce, apple juice (Motts)).
Coincidence?
Cendra Lynn, muggle birder
OWS, A2
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Subject: [birders] Misty Yardbirds
From: Dave Sing <dsing(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 13 May 2008 2:02pm
Howdy. Just spent most of the morning pulling garlic mustard in the
yard(!), and was serenaded by a
nice mix of migrants and summer residents. Had eight warblers: Yellow,
Yellowthroat, Black and White,
Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided, Redstart and Black-throated
blue. Red-eyed and
Yellow-throated vireo. Still a single singing White-throated
sparrow. Veery and Wood thrush, Catbird,
Indigo, Towhee, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, Gnatcatcher, Great crested,
RB grosbeak, other usual
suspects. Carolina and House wrens loud and active; a vociferous Carolina
belted out from the
brush pile basically 15 feet away most of the morning. Hairy woodpecker
pair has taken to a large
snag down the hollow, and Red-bellied pair cavorting in the willow. Wood
frog and Spring peepers,
small American toads. Was nicely surprised to find a healthy handful of
white morels under our
ancient Siberian elm. Anyway, not a blow out morning, but a nice steady
mix right through 1PM.
DBS Chelsea MI
WX: Another push from the South tonight ahead of the next Cold
front. Rain tomorrow, then a repeat
of today on Thursday. Chances of rain this weekend do not point to a
washout, just some general
drippiness. Temps to remain slightly below normal.
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Subject: [birders] first hummer NORTH
From: "Sally K Scheer" <winerat(AT)villagecorner.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 4:07pm
Maybe they were already here, but I hung the feeder this afternoon and the
first hummer showed up 3 hours later.
Sally Scheer
Rogers City MI
Shore of Lake Huron
Presque Isle County
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Subject: [birders] count results
From: "Bob Hotaling" <bob.hotaling(AT)metroparks.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 3:57pm
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For the 32nd year, Kensington Nature Center held its May Bird Count. =
For once, the weather on Saturday was cooperative. About 30 birders in =
seven teams covered as much of Kensington Metropark as possible, =
resulting in 107 species, above average for us. For the third year in a =
row, we had a birder from Wales join us in our quest.
Among the highlights were a lingering female Common Merganser. We're =
finally beginning to find Wild Turkeys on a regular basis. Both Sora =
and Virginia Rails were heard. Two Black-billed Cuckoos appeared. A =
Barred Owl was among the three species of owls heard. Pileated =
Woodpeckers are now seen and heard on a regular basis. Our best =
flycatcher was an Acadian. Cliff Swallows were among the five species =
of swallows seen. Warblers were weak, with but 16 species located - the =
best were Northern Parula, Northern Waterthrush, and Hooded. The last =
named is now an annual nesting species in the park. A Bobolink flew =
over Kent Lake. Resident Orchard Orioles were found.=20
We have our usual two pairs of nesting Ospreys, as well as our =
still-active rookery of Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets. Sandhill =
Cranes continue to increase, with some now begging for food from our =
visitors.
Unfortunately, our Mute Swan population is exploding, with well over 200 =
birds being here, most forming a huge flotilla on Kent Lake.=20
Bob Hotaling
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Subject: [birders] Good day on the Home Turf
From: "Bruce McCulloch" <flavus94(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 5:50pm
Today was quite productive on the Home Turf in Canton. Twelve species of
warblers: black-throated blue, Nashville, American redstart, yellow-rumped,
magnolia, Cape May, orange-crowned, northern waterthrush, ovenbird,
chestnut-sided, Tennessee, northern parula. Beware the "less common" songs from
some of these little guys. The Cape May was singing the 4th song on Borror and
Gunn, which is somewhat black-and-white/bay-breasted-esque, and the Tennesee was
singing the two part variation, not the three part song.
Good birding,
BRM
Canton
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Subject: [birders] RE: bird oracle?
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 6:26pm
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All I know about oracles is from studying Aeschylus=92 Agamemnon. If the
vultures flew from the spear-hand side of the palace, regarding Meijers =
as
the palace, the omen is good. Otherwise, bad.
=20
If they kill and eat a pregnant hare, that=92s good for the short term, =
bad
for the long-term. Expect a good departure, but then bad winds at Aulis =
and
the necessity to sacrifice your daughter to Artemis. Just thought that =
might
be useful information.
=20
Bob Bethune
Freshwater Seas
http://www.freshwaterseas.com
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From: Cendra [mailto:cendra(AT)digitalrealm.net]=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:10 PM
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
Subject: [birders] bird oracle?
=20
Fact: The night before last I watched a turkey vulture ride fairly low =
on
weak thermals all around the front of Jackson Rd. Meijers. S/he =
sectioned
the parking areas, carefully scrutinizing each one, then would start =
over.
She was there when I came out and still working after I finally got all =
the
groceries in the car and drove off.
=20
Fact: Mejers has begun stocking lots of food from China (canned =
mushrooms,
canned applesauce, apple juice (Motts)).
=20
Coincidence?
=20
=20
Cendra Lynn, muggle birder
OWS, A2
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Subject: [birders] Hummers on Bois Blanc Island
From: Ellen Elliott Weatherbee <eew(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 13 May 2008 6:34pm
I had hummers right away last Friday when I put up my hummingbird feeder
on Bois Blanc Island, Chippewa County (just south of Mackinac Island).
Ellen and Heidi (German shepherd field assistant)
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Subject: [birders] RE: bird oracle?
From: "Sally K Scheer" <winerat(AT)villagecorner.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:23pm
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Wow!! Just what I was looking for: an oracle for my trip back downstate. =
I'll watch out for the circling vultures. Guess I'm safe though as I =
don't have a daughter, only sons. Then again, maybe not as I don't have =
anyone acceptable to sacrifice.
Sally Scheer
Rogers City MI
Shore of Lake Huron
Presque Isle County
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From: Bob Bethune=20
To: birders(AT)umich.edu=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:26 PM
Subject: [birders] RE: bird oracle?
All I know about oracles is from studying Aeschylus=92 Agamemnon. If =
the vultures flew from the spear-hand side of the palace, regarding =
Meijers as the palace, the omen is good. Otherwise, bad.
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If they kill and eat a pregnant hare, that=92s good for the short =
term, bad for the long-term. Expect a good departure, but then bad winds =
at Aulis and the necessity to sacrifice your daughter to Artemis. Just =
thought that might be useful information.
=20
Bob Bethune
Freshwater Seas
http://www.freshwaterseas.com
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From: Cendra [mailto:cendra(AT)digitalrealm.net]=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:10 PM
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
Subject: [birders] bird oracle?
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Fact: The night before last I watched a turkey vulture ride fairly low =
on weak thermals all around the front of Jackson Rd. Meijers. S/he =
sectioned the parking areas, carefully scrutinizing each one, then would =
start over. She was there when I came out and still working after I =
finally got all the groceries in the car and drove off.
=20
Fact: Mejers has begun stocking lots of food from China (canned =
mushrooms, canned applesauce, apple juice (Motts)).
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Coincidence?
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Cendra Lynn, muggle birder
OWS, A2
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Subject: [birders] Metro Beach Banding Report - May 13, 2008
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:32pm
Birders and banders,
Monday, May 13, appeared to have been the day we've been waiting for this
spring, at least at Metro Beach. Good diversity was represented among the 79
birds banded (plus 39 recaptured) which included 33 species and 12 warbler
species. The rain held off most of the day, with only a couple brief periods
of mist or light sprinkles - we were anticipating getting rained out but
luckily we didn't. Among the many highlights were a beautiful adult male
Blackburnian Warbler as well as first of the season for Nashville,
Black-throated Blue, Black-throateed Green, Black-and white, American
Redstart, Ovenbird, and Northern Waterthrush. We also banded a Northern
Rough-winged Swallow, a species rarely captured at this location. The most
interesting recapture was once again the second-year female Worm-eating
Warbler that I originally banded on April 30 and recaptured on May 5 as well
as May 13. Highlights of birds observed but not banded included three
additional warbler species, Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided, and Magnolia,
as well as both Sora and Virginia Rail. A Solitary Sandpiper flirted with
the nets again today, but didn't get caught, and a Wood Thrush was calling
near one net all day but never went in. I am still awaiting our really big
push of White-throated Sparrows; today's total of 12 was the best so far
this spring, but is much less than half of what I'd expect on a peak day.
Perhaps we missed the peak?
Thank you to Terri Chapdelaine for working so hard in the newly re-formed
mud wallows today.
Banding Data:
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008
Sunrise (E.S.T.): 5:14
Time Open (E.S.T.): 6:00
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 14:00
Hours Open: 8.00
No. of Nets: 4.75-13.00
Net Hours: 97.375
Sky: 100% cloud cover
Precipitation: Intermittent light rain
Temperature (F): 48-52
Wind: NW @ 5-7-12 mph
Barometer: 29.80 - 29.96
No. Banded: 79 (plus 39 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 33
Capture Rate: 123.2 birds per 100 net hours
Assistants: Terri Chapdelaine
[Downy Woodpecker - 3 recaptured]
[Warbling Vireo - 1 recaptured]
Blue Jay - 1
Tree Swallow - 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1
[Black-capped Chickadee - 1 recaptured]
[Carolina Wren - 1 recaptured]
[House Wren - 1 recaptured]
Veery - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Swainson's Thrush - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
American Robin - 3
Gray Catbird - 4 (plus 1 recaptured)
Nashville Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 10 (plus 10 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 2
American Ridstart - 1
[Worm-eating Warbler - 1 recaptured]
Ovenbird - 3
Northenr Waterthrush - 3
Common Yellowthroat - 9 (plus 5 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1 (plus 2 recaptured)
White-throated Sparrow - 12
Red-winged Blackbird - 8 (plus 5 recaptured)
Common Grackle - 3 (plus 2 recaptured)
[Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 recaptured]
Baltimore Oriole - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
American Goldfinch - 3 (plus 2 recaptured)
Allen Chartier
amazilia1(AT)comcast.net
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Inkster, MI 48141
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Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food.
You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't.
It just eats another hummingbird.
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Subject: [birders] spotted sandpiper
From: "Sally K Scheer" <winerat(AT)villagecorner.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 11:07pm
I'm so excited! This is the first time I feel really confident about my
identification of a sandpiper. I had ample time to observe and the markings
are pretty obvious.
I've decided I like the idea of the British method of birding. I'm going to
get a digital recorder like I gave my husband for his wine notes and dictate
my observations into it while in the field. Juggling the book and binoculars
is too much to ask. I spoke the field marks aloud and remembered them well
enough to look up the bird. If I had more than this one bird, though, it
would be really hard to remember the important marks. Recorded means
remembered.
Sally Scheer
Rogers City MI
Shore of Lake Huron
Presque Isle County
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Subject: [birders] RE: bird oracle?
From: WovenWoman(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 May 2008 11:15pm
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Rather than think the vulture is giving a sign not to buy Chinese goods,
perahaps Vulture was telling you something else. Vultures can see what others
cannot, and when they appear they may be asking you to look more closely at a
situation. When vulture appears it is time pay attention, to be more patient,
to
be resourceful and to remember that when the old is removed something new
will replace that which was. Vultures always show the way for the Greater Good.
They are always associated with purity and harmony.
Namaste,
Edie
In a message dated 5/13/2008 9:26:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
winerat(AT)villagecorner.com writes:
From: Cendra [mailto:cendra(AT)digitalrealm.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:10 PM
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
Subject: [birders] bird oracle?
Fact: The night before last I watched a turkey vulture ride fairly low on
weak thermals all around the front of Jackson Rd. Meijers. S/he sectioned the
parking areas, carefully scrutinizing each one, then would start over. She was
there when I came out and still working after I finally got all the groceries
in the car and drove off.
Fact: Mejers has begun stocking lots of food from China (canned mushrooms,
canned applesauce, apple juice (Motts)).
Coincidence?
Cendra Lynn, muggle birder
OWS, A2
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Subject: [birders] Common Nighthawk
From: Jacob Job <zjrj5(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:18pm
<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td style='font:
inherit;'>While playing a round of disc golf on Eastern's campus I heard my
first Common Nighthawk of the season. It was funny because two holes
earlier I was just telling someone that we should be hearing them anytime
now. Go figure.<br><br>Jacob Job<br></td></tr></table><br>
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Subject: [birders] Yard Birds
From: Krissi Harris <khiceland(AT)prodigy.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:58pm
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The Ovenbird has been hanging around for three days now. On Monday I spotted a
Veery poking around the cracks of the driveway! Both are new yard birds. I also
had 4 white throated sparrows for the last couple of days. I think that is the
most I have had in the yard at one time.
Happy Birding!
Kristina Harris
Redford
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