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Subject: Greater Yellowlegs
From: Kelly Chitwood <kchitwood(AT)CABLELYNX.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 8:33am
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Scoped a flooded field in Ouachita County near the Ouachita
River and found one Greater Yellowlegs.
Was afforded about 15 minutes viewing time, which included
opening two guides and my checklist for verification.
I like it when birds hold still.
It was comical, watching it bob up and down. Even my daughter,
age 5, who's hard to please when it comes to birding was
compelled to look. I've found that a sketch pad and pen
can be the best form of entertainment when we're riding.
A Great-crested Flycatcher's distinctive "wheeeep!" pierced the air.
Northern Parulas were singing, Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Common
Yellowthroat along with several White-throated Sparrows popped
into sight when I pished.
The Greater Yellowlegs continued to bob and feed. I decided to leave
it alone. A beautiful creature with intricate marks and colorations
that field guides
can only imply.
I can't wait to see what's there today!
Kelly Chitwood
Camden, AR
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Subject: Fw: Greater Yellowlegs
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 8:57am
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If the rain gods give me a break at 11 AM I will run over to Centerton Fish
Hatchery and see if the shorebirds have settled down enough to scope. There is
an empty pond and it usually provides a concentration if any are there. Jacque
Brown, Bella Vista.
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From: Kelly Chitwood <kchitwood(AT)CABLELYNX.COM>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:33:04 AM
Subject: Greater Yellowlegs
Scoped a flooded field in Ouachita County near the Ouachita
River and found one Greater Yellowlegs.
Was afforded about 15 minutes viewing time, which included
opening two guides and my checklist for verification.
I like it when birds hold still.
It was comical, watching it bob up and down. Even my daughter,
age 5, who's hard to please when it comes to birding was
compelled to look. I've found that a sketch pad and pen
can be the best form of entertainment when we're riding.
A Great-crested Flycatcher's distinctive "wheeeep!" pierced the air.
Northern Parulas were singing, Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Common
Yellowthroat along with several White-throated Sparrows popped
into sight when I pished.
The Greater Yellowlegs continued to bob and feed. I decided to leave
it alone. A beautiful creature with intricate marks and colorations that field
guides
can only imply.
I can't wait to see what's there today!
Kelly Chitwood
Camden, AR
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Subject: Arkansas RBA--April 3, 2008
From: DeLynn Hearn <delynnh(AT)IWON.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 12:06pm
-RBA
*Arkansas
*Statewide
*April 3, 2008
*ARST0304.08
-Species Mentioned
Merlin
Eared Grebe
Horned Grebe
-Transcript
Welcome to the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert for April 3, 2008, sponsored by the
Audubon Society of Central Arkansas (ASCA). ASCA meets at 7:00pm the second
Thursday of each month at the John Gould Fletcher Library, located at 823
Buchanan St. on the corner of Buchanan and H Streets in Little Rock. The next
meeting will be April 10th. The meeting topic will be “Ecology of Prescribed
Burning” presented by Roger Fryar, USDA Forest Service. Check the ascabird.org
website for details on upcoming meetings and field trips.
Due to extreme flooding at Cook’s Lake and the White River NWR, plus a massive
inundation of buffalo gnats at Cook’s Lake, the April ASCA field trip location
has been changed. The date is still April 12. Below are the details. (Woolly
Hollow State Park is 12 miles north of Conway on Hwy. 65, then 6 miles east of
Greenbrier, AR. on Hwy. 285.)
We will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the south end of the commuter parking lot at I-630
and Shackleford Road in Little Rock. We will arrive at Woolly Hollow State Park
around 8:45 a.m. for those who would like to meet us there. Early spring
migrants are our target birds. After birding Woolly Hollow, we will drive to
Mayflower to eat lunch at the Glory B’s café. After lunch, we
will head to the Camp Robinson Special Use Area to look for Bachman’s Sparrows.
All birders are welcome to join us! For more information, contact Karen
Holliday at karenh(AT)arkleg.state.ar.us.
Don’t forget to register for the statewide meeting of Arkansas Audubon Society
at Fort Smith on April 25-27th. Details are available at www.arbirds.org.
From around the state recent sightings are:
In Poinsett Co. at the bridge on Punkin Center Rd., an Eared Grebe (breeding
plumage) and
5 Horned Grebes (nonbreeding and transitional plumage) were reported.
In Russellville (Pope County), next to Arkansas Tech University’s ball fields
along Hwy 124, there is a Merlin chasing small birds across the highway
Thanks for calling the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert. Your contributions make the
Rare Bird Alert possible. If you would like to leave a message, please wait for
the chirp. Good Birding!
Hotline: Arkansas
Date: April 3, 2008
Phone number: (501)753-5853
To Report: (501)753-5853, ARBird email discussion list, BRC forms available at
ARBirds.org
Compiler/Transcriber: DeLynn Hearn
Coverage: Statewide
-End transcript
DeLynn Hearn
Senior Consultant, Mary Kay Cosmetics
317 West K St.
N. Little Rock, AR 72116
(501)771-4686
www.marykay.com/dhearn1
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Subject: Centerton Fish Hatchery,high noon, 4/3/08
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 12:47pm
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Am I ever glad I went to the Fish Hatchery today, I am kickin' myself for
driving off without the "good" camera this morning.
I never made it past the drained pond. There were at least 6 kinds of
shorebirds counting Killdeer.
I need to look one of these up to make sure what it is but these are the ones I
am sure of:
Least Sandpiper about 12
Greater Yellow Legs 2
Lesser Yellow legs 1
A. Golden Plover 1
Killdeer several
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 black legs, straighter bill than Least.
Last one
It is the about the same size as the Lesser Golden Legs, legs were not yellow
but greyish, bill is dull yellow at the face then black to tip (3/4 black.) It
looked like it had black tail feathers. Solitary sandpiper?
I did try to digiscope these and they were very close so I might have actually
taken decent pictures.
The golden plover was the furthest from me. Jacque.
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Subject: FoS summer tanager & common yellowthroat
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?David_Ray?= <cardcards(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 1:41pm
While birding @ lunch today between Sherwood & Jacksonville I saw a FoS
summer tanager and later saw a common yellowthroat after hearing its
wickety-wickety-wickety from nearby overgrowth. The birds are definitely
beginning to show up for springtime!
David Ray
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Subject: Gull Identification Help
From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 2:20pm
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I took several shots of a gull and an unknown at the Arkansas State Fish =
Hatchery in Centerton this morning. It was very foggy and I was a long =
way from the subjects but I would surely like help with the =
identification of both. There are two photos of the white gull and only =
one of the "mysterious one." Thanks in advance to anyone having the =
time to take a look.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/mainoak/DSC_1230z.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/mainoak/DSC_1228z.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/mainoak/DSC_1223z.jpg
G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6588 (cell)
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Subject: Fw: Gull Identification Help
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 2:48pm
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Hi David, your birds are....
#1 Ring billed gull
#2 Egyptian Goose
Jacque Brown
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From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 2:20:47 PM
Subject: Gull Identification Help
I took several shots of a gull and an unknown at the Arkansas State Fish
Hatchery in Centerton this morning. It was very foggy and I was a long way from
the subjects but I would surely like help with the identification of both.
There are two photos of the white gull and only one of the "mysterious one."
Thanks in advance to anyone having the time to take a look.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/mainoak/DSC_1230z.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/mainoak/DSC_1228z.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff272/mainoak/DSC_1223z.jpg
G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6588 (cell)
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Subject: Gull ID Help
From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 3:37pm
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"Egyptian Goose. Merely an escaped ornamental bird. It should be =
illegal to own these things".=20
This was the reply from one responder to my request for ID help and I =
agree thoroughly!!! You let a beginner like me see something like that =
through his binoculars and then fail to put it in Peterson's Field Guide =
and you have the recipe for the spotting of a species not yet observed =
on this planet. I was positive that I really had a gem - what a =
letdown. One thing for certain - live and learn :-)
The other photo was unanimously identified as a Ring-billed Gull. =
Thanks to everyone.
_ _
G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6588 (cell)
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Subject: Re: Gull ID Help
From: "Jackson, Dr. Jerome" <jjackson(AT)FGCU.EDU>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 3:44pm
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Perhaps you did have a "gem" in the Egyptian Goose. Escapee or not, such a=
nimals have a way of establishing populations in North America and it is of=
importance to document their occurrence in the wild. Egyptian Goose has be=
en documented breeding in the wild in Florida. It is possible that the goo=
se seen was not an escapee, but the product of escapees and the vanguard of=
yet another exotic here.
Jerry
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List [mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.=
EDU] On Behalf Of David Oakley
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:38 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: [ARBIRD-L] Gull ID Help
"Egyptian Goose. Merely an escaped ornamental bird. It should be illegal =
to own these things".
This was the reply from one responder to my request for ID help and I agree=
thoroughly!!! You let a beginner like me see something like that through =
his binoculars and then fail to put it in Peterson's Field Guide and you ha=
ve the recipe for the spotting of a species not yet observed on this plane=
t. I was positive that I really had a gem - what a letdown. One thing for=
certain - live and learn :-)
The other photo was unanimously identified as a Ring-billed Gull. Thanks t=
o everyone.
_ _
G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6588 (cell)
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Subject: Fw: Gull ID Help
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 3:49pm
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David, You need to invest in a Sibley's, it's in there in the exotic waterfowl
section. I looked through three books till I found it. I thought I had a rare
visitor too. It's pretty though, and it got those birding juices flowing,
didn't it? I examined the dead one I found thoroughly and it's even prettier up
close. Feathers are amazing things. All the colors and infinite patterns.
Jacque
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:38:04 PM
Subject: Gull ID Help
"Egyptian Goose. Merely an escaped ornamental bird. It should be illegal to
own these things".
This was the reply from one responder to my request for ID help and I agree
thoroughly!!! You let a beginner like me see something like that through his
binoculars and then fail to put it in Peterson's Field Guide and you have the
recipe for the spotting of a species not yet observed on this planet. I was
positive that I really had a gem - what a letdown. One thing for certain - live
and learn :-)
The other photo was unanimously identified as a Ring-billed Gull. Thanks to
everyone.
_ _
G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6588 (cell)
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Subject: Fw: Gull ID Help
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 3:59pm
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Several of us were debating that very subject one day. It seems like DNA te=
sting of all the captive exotic birds would be the only way to determine if=
it was feral offspring loose in the wild or a wanderer from it's home rang=
e. In this case, I remember hearing there used to be a flock of about 30 e=
scapees at one time. Personally, I still consider it a "gem". Jacque Bro=
wn, Bella Vista. =0A=0A=0A----- Forwarded Message ----=0AFrom: "Jackson, Dr=
.. Jerome" <jjackson(AT)FGCU.EDU>=0ATo: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=0ASent: Thur=
sday, April 3, 2008 3:44:42 PM=0ASubject: Re: Gull ID Help=0A=0A=0APerhaps =
you did have a =93gem=94 in the Egyptian Goose. Escapee or not, such anima=
ls have a way of establishing populations in North America and it is of imp=
ortance to document their occurrence in the wild. Egyptian Goose has been d=
ocumented breeding in the wild in Florida. It is possible that the goose s=
een was not an escapee, but the product of escapees and the vanguard of yet=
another exotic here. =0A =0AJerry=0A =0AFrom: The Birds of Arkansas Discus=
sion List [mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of David Oakley=0AS=
ent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:38 PM=0ATo: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=0ASu=
bject: [ARBIRD-L] Gull ID Help=0A =0A"Egyptian Goose. Merely an escaped or=
namental bird. It should be illegal to own these things". =0A =0AThis was =
the reply from one responder to my request for ID help and I agree thorough=
ly!!! You let a beginner like me see something like that through his binoc=
ulars and then fail to put it in Peterson's Field Guide and you have the re=
cipe for the spotting of a species not yet observed on this planet. I was=
positive that I really had a gem - what a letdown. One thing for certain =
- live and learn :-)=0A =0AThe other photo was unanimously identified as a =
Ring-billed Gull. Thanks to everyone.=0A_ _=0A =0AG. David Oakley=0A4779 C=
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Subject: Re: Fw: Gull ID Help
From: Patricia Braddy <pabraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 4:01pm
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So why does Sibley have and Egyptian Goose but not the Ivory-billed
Woodpecker?
Patricia Braddy
Wine a bit, you'll feel better
On Apr 3, 2008, at 3:49 PM, Jacque Brown wrote:
David, You need to invest in a Sibley's, it's in there in the exotic
waterfowl section. I looked through three books till I found it. I
thought I had a rare visitor too. It's pretty though, and it got
those birding juices flowing, didn't it? I examined the dead one I
found thoroughly and it's even prettier up close. Feathers are amazing
things. All the colors and infinite patterns. Jacque
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:38:04 PM
Subject: Gull ID Help
"Egyptian Goose. Merely an escaped ornamental bird. It should be
illegal to own these things".
This was the reply from one responder to my request for ID help and I
agree thoroughly!!! You let a beginner like me see something like
that through his binoculars and then fail to put it in Peterson's
Field Guide and you have the recipe for the spotting of a species not
yet observed on this planet. I was positive that I really had a gem -
what a letdown. One thing for certain - live and learn :-)
The other photo was unanimously identified as a Ring-billed Gull.
Thanks to everyone.
_ _
G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6588 (cell)
You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of
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Subject: Re: Fw: Gull ID Help
From: "FENNELL, Ellen" <EFENNELL(AT)AUDUBON.ORG>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 4:06pm
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Good question.
Ellen M. Fennell
Director of Development
Audubon Arkansas
201 East Markham Street, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: 501.244.2229
Fax: 501.244.2231
www.ar.audubon.org<http://www.ar.audubon.org>
DONATE ONLINE to protect the Little River Bottoms
https://loon.audubon.org/payment/donate/ARLRBDF.html
When one tugs at a single thing in nature; he finds it attached to the rest=
of the world.
-- John Muir
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From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List [mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Patricia Braddy
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:01 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Fw: Gull ID Help
So why does Sibley have and Egyptian Goose but not the Ivory-billed Woodpec=
ker?
Patricia Braddy
Wine a bit, you'll feel better
On Apr 3, 2008, at 3:49 PM, Jacque Brown wrote:
David, You need to invest in a Sibley's, it's in there in the exotic water=
fowl section. I looked through three books till I found it. I thought I h=
ad a rare visitor too. It's pretty though, and it got those birding juices=
flowing, didn't it? I examined the dead one I found thoroughly and it's e=
ven prettier up close. Feathers are amazing things. All the colors and infi=
nite patterns. Jacque
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET<mailto:gdosr(AT)COX.NET>>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU<mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:38:04 PM
Subject: Gull ID Help
"Egyptian Goose. Merely an escaped ornamental bird. It should be illegal =
to own these things".
This was the reply from one responder to my request for ID help and I agree=
thoroughly!!! You let a beginner like me see something like that through =
his binoculars and then fail to put it in Peterson's Field Guide and you ha=
ve the recipe for the spotting of a species not yet observed on this plane=
t. I was positive that I really had a gem - what a letdown. One thing for=
certain - live and learn :-)
The other photo was unanimously identified as a Ring-billed Gull. Thanks t=
o everyone.
_ _
G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6588 (cell)
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Subject: Louisiana Waterthrush - ASU campus
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Date: 3 Apr 2008 4:08pm
for the second day in a row, a Louisiana Waterthrush
has been walking around under the bushes behind the
lab science building on the ASU campus in Jonesboro.
Very strange stopover habitat for one - ornamental
bushes underneath pine trees and surrounded by lawn
and buildings.
Lots of Cedar Waxwings on campus right now as well.
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Subject: Fwd: Fw: Gull ID Help
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Date: 3 Apr 2008 4:11pm
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David, a few years ago I saw my first Egyptian geese at Centerton also. I
emailed someone and asked what it was. I was told it was this type of goose and
that it was not one to count. Well, to me, it was still special. I did find
it in the books, after I looked at several. They are quite striking looking
and the way they stand up instead of the normal way a goose walks, really
makes you stop. Not everyone has gotten to see them. I understand that these
have been "wild" in this area for many years now. So I think that is something
too. That even though they may have started out as escapes, they have gone way
past that. So do not feel bad about asking about them. Enjoy seeing them.
I do. Everytime I am in town I try to get by to see if they are still there.
Beverly Sullivan
Marion, AR who visits in Rogers
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Subject: Fw: Fw: Gull ID Help
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 4:24pm
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That's OK Beverly, I like seeing how everyone feels about our "exotic
waterfowl"
The book says they are a member of the Shelduck species that's why they are so
small. I 'm not sure Shelducks or Egyptian Geese fall into the duck or goose
catagory. Jacque Brown.
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Subject: Re: Gull ID Help
From: Patricia Braddy <pabraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 4:27pm
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Correcting my grammar. So why does Sibley have an (not and) Egyptian
Goose but not the Ivory-billed Woodpecker?
Patricia Braddy
Wine a bit, you'll feel better
On Apr 3, 2008, at 4:08 PM, FENNELL, Ellen wrote:
Good question.
Ellen M. Fennell
Director of Development
Audubon Arkansas
201 East Markham Street, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: 501.244.2229
Fax: 501.244.2231
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-----Original Message-----
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List [mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
] On Behalf Of Patricia Braddy
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:01 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Fw: Gull ID Help
So why does Sibley have and Egyptian Goose but not the Ivory-billed
Woodpecker?
Patricia Braddy
Wine a bit, you'll feel better
On Apr 3, 2008, at 3:49 PM, Jacque Brown wrote:
David, You need to invest in a Sibley's, it's in there in the exotic
waterfowl section. I looked through three books till I found it. I
thought I had a rare visitor too. It's pretty though, and it got
those birding juices flowing, didn't it? I examined the dead one I
found thoroughly and it's even prettier up close. Feathers are amazing
things. All the colors and infinite patterns. Jacque
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:38:04 PM
Subject: Gull ID Help
"Egyptian Goose. Merely an escaped ornamental bird. It should be
illegal to own these things".
This was the reply from one responder to my request for ID help and I
agree thoroughly!!! You let a beginner like me see something like
that through his binoculars and then fail to put it in Peterson's
Field Guide and you have the recipe for the spotting of a species not
yet observed on this planet. I was positive that I really had a gem -
what a letdown. One thing for certain - live and learn :-)
The other photo was unanimously identified as a Ring-billed Gull.
Thanks to everyone.
_ _
G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6588 (cell)
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">From:</span></b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </=
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2008=20=
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Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">So why does Sibley have and =
Egyptian Goose but not the Ivory-billed =
Woodpecker?</span></font></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
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Braddy</span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
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New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Wine a bit, you'll feel =
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Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; color: black; ">David, You need =
to invest in a Sibley's, it's in there in the=
exotic=20=
waterfowl section. I looked through three books till I fou=
nd it.=20=
I thought I had a rare visitor too.=
It's pretty though,=20=
and it got those birding juices flowing, didn't it? I exam=
ined the=20=
dead one I found thoroughly and it's even prettier up close. Feathers =
are amazing things. All the colors and infinite patterns. =
Jacque=20=
</span></font></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in;=20=
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">----- Forwarded Message ----<br>From: David Oakley <<a=20=
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underline; ">gdosr(AT)COX.NET</a>><br>To:<span =
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text-decoration: underline; ">ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU</a><br>Sent: =
Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:38:04 PM<br>Subject: Gull ID =
Help</span></font></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
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12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" color=3D"black" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; color: black; =
">"Egyptian Goose. Merely an escaped ornamental bird.=
It=20=
should be illegal to own these =
things". </span></font></div></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"=20=
style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; =
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ID help and I agree thoroughly!!! You let =
a beginner like me=20=
see something like that through his binoculars and then fail to put it =
in Peterson's Field Guide and you have the recipe for the =
spotting=20=
of a species not yet observed on this planet.=
I was positive=20=
that I really had a gem - what a letdown. One thing for ce=
rtain -=20=
live and learn :-)</span></font></div></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
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Subject: Fw: egyptian goose
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 4:39pm
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I forgot to mention the point of the debate was to determine which exotic s=
pecies we can legitimately put on our life lists. The conversation went so=
far as to exclude transplants such as starlings, house sparrows and eurasi=
an tree sparrows even though they have established breeding areas and are s=
preading. I lived in Illinois for quite a while and you really had to hunt=
to find the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. I agree with the first two but I guess =
you can't pick and choose your transplants . Jacque Brown.=0A=0A----- Forwa=
rded Message ----=0AFrom: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)yahoo.com>=0ATo: A=
RBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=0ASent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:59:43 PM=0ASubj=
ect: Fw: Gull ID Help=0A=0A=0ASeveral of us were debating that very subject=
one day. It seems like DNA testing of all the captive exotic birds would b=
e the only way to determine if it was feral offspring loose in the wild or =
a wanderer from it's home range. In this case, I remember hearing there us=
ed to be a flock of about 30 escapees at one time. Personally, I still con=
sider it a "gem". Jacque Brown, Bella Vista. =0A=0A=0A----- Forwarded Mes=
sage ----=0AFrom: "Jackson, Dr. Jerome" <jjackson(AT)FGCU.EDU>=0ATo: ARBIRD-L@=
LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=0ASent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:44:42 PM=0ASubject: Re:=
Gull ID Help=0A=0A=0APerhaps you did have a =93gem=94 in the Egyptian Goos=
e. Escapee or not, such animals have a way of establishing populations in =
North America and it is of importance to document their occurrence in the w=
ild. Egyptian Goose has been documented breeding in the wild in Florida. I=
t is possible that the goose seen was not an escapee, but the product of es=
capees and the vanguard of yet another exotic here. =0A =0AJerry=0A =0AFrom=
: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List [mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU]=
On Behalf Of David Oakley=0ASent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:38 PM=0ATo: A=
RBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=0ASubject: [ARBIRD-L] Gull ID Help=0A =0A"Egyptia=
n Goose. Merely an escaped ornamental bird. It should be illegal to own t=
hese things". =0A =0AThis was the reply from one responder to my request fo=
r ID help and I agree thoroughly!!! You let a beginner like me see somethi=
ng like that through his binoculars and then fail to put it in Peterson's F=
ield Guide and you have the recipe for the spotting of a species not yet o=
bserved on this planet. I was positive that I really had a gem - what a le=
tdown. One thing for certain - live and learn :-)=0A =0AThe other photo wa=
s unanimously identified as a Ring-billed Gull. Thanks to everyone.=0A_ _=
=0A =0AG. David Oakley=0A4779 Cedar Ridge Drive=0ASpringdale, AR 72764=0A47=
9/770-2153=0A479/422-6588 (cell)=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AYou rock. That's why Bloc=
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Subject: Re: Gull Identification Help-EGs
From: Jeffrey Short <bashman(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 6:24pm
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A couple of summers ago I observed a trio of Egyptian Geese hanging with =
a few dozen, resident Canada Geese. I found a "head shot" in RTP's =
Eastern Birds' Exotics. I located better descriptions in my bird books =
from overseas.=20
At that time, it was proposed by ARBIRD respondees to my email that the =
birds were likely escapees from a site in Arkansas previously known to =
have EGs. =20
Wonder if this one is new or a lone survivor? Perhaps all "farmed" =
waterfowl should be tagged in some way to help us determine whether they =
are "immigrants" or "escapes".
Jeff Short
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Subject: Osprey
From: Jeffrey Short <bashman(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 6:56pm
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Disturbed single osprey watching the high water from a high perch: =
right-on-time according to Arkansas Birds.=20
Flew back down river though (wrong way). Same direction as about 500 =
cormorants. Maybe they are headed for the early bird special.=20
Jeff Short
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Subject: Yahoo! News Story - Hawk swoops, attacks girl at Fenway Park
- Yahoo! News
From: sandy berger <fsbirdlady(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 11:13pm
sandy berger (fsbirdlady(AT)yahoo.com) has sent you a news article.
(Email address has not been verified.)
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Personal message:
Nesting Redtail at Fenway Park
Hawk swoops, attacks girl at Fenway Park - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080403/ap_on_fe_st/bba_fenway_hawk_attack
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Subject: Barn Owls Nesting
From: "Tyler, Timothy" <TylerT(AT)JRMC.ORG>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 8:57pm
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Great News. Tonight I went out to listen on my Porch and heard pecking =
sounds from my Owl box. I then came back in and retrieved my Ipod, went =
back out and played a distress call for about 2 seconds before in about =
1.5 seconds had a male Barn Owl trying to get to me.
Sad note, last year I had 4 offspring chicks (Barn Owl) up until June =
then a snake took two and a third lived injured until July 16th when I =
found him dead in the neighbors yard.. One female did make it out and =
into the wild, hurrah! This year I had build a regular Bard Owl Condo in =
the rafters of the bard but in the first week of March lost the bard to =
fire. I remember being out there that night armed with water hose to =
prevent flair ups when I heard a Barn fly by screaming her call. I =
thought at that time that and until tonight that my efforts to help =
were better not to have tried. I'll keep you posted...maybe this year =
4? out of 4?=20
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Subject: exotic waterfowl
From: "Graves, Gary" <GRAVESG(AT)SI.EDU>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 7:44pm
Keeping exotic waterfowl is still a very popular hobby in North America and
Europe. Every species that breeds naturally in the USA is kept in captivity
(many species in large numbers) and most of the accidentals (e.g., Falcated
Teal, Tufted Duck, Common Pochard, Smew, Barnacle Goose, etc.) are also held in
surprising numbers. Anseriform hybrids are also created in sizeable numbers in
captivity. Unbanded individuals escape from time to time. Those that aren't
killed rapidly by predators are eventually observed by birders or shot by
hunters.
When are they countable? Countability is generally refereed by committee, most
notably by the checklist committee of the American Ornithologist Union (dating
back to the 1880s) and more recently by the American Birding Association. To be
"countable," an exotic species has to have established a stable,
self-sustaining population that persists for a period of decades. Most
introduced species never reach the point of sustainability in mainland USA.
Starlings, House Sparrows, Ring-necked Pheasant, Gray Partridge, and Mute Swan
are examples of species that have self-sustaining populations and have been
added to the AOU checklist. Only time will tell if the dozens of other exotic
species introduced in the USA (e.g., parakeets, parrots, estrildid finches,
pigeons, tanagers, etc.) establish sustaining populations. The general
consensus in academic circles is that exotic species, regardless of their
beauty, should not be permitted to establish footholds in North America.
Why didn't Sibley illustrate the Ivory-billed Woodpecker? I would guess that he
didn't include it for the same reason he omitted the Labrador Duck, Heath Hen,
Great Auk, Passenger Pigeon, and Bachman's Warbler....too little space to
include species that haven't been reliably reported in decades. I'm sure Sibley
would be more than happy to include an Ivory-bill in the next edition of his
book (especially if someone comes up with unequivocal proof of it's continued
existence).
Gary Graves
Smithsonian Institution
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Subject: Possible Whip and Positive bugs
From: Jeffrey Short <bashman(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 10:23pm
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Big storm tonight. Right before it got loud, I thought I heard a =
whip-poor-will-type call, but only once. I'll be listening again =
tomorrow.
Also, the high-flying (>60 ft), lightning bugs are back. Last year they =
showed on 23 Mar and the year before (2006) it was on 1 Apr. =20
Jeff Short
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Subject: Martin question
From: Andrew Campbell <emailandrewcampbell(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 2008 7:29pm
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The Purple Martins are definitely here.
In fact each night a group of about a half dozen stop by my Martin house
while they're out catching bugs. They go in and out of the house, but none
have settled down to nest there.
Any suggestions to close the deal?
-AJC
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