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Subject: DICK BAXTER
From: Rick Farrar <rfarrar2(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 6:42am
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HI:
Does anybody have Dick Baxter's email address (including Dick kimself :-)?
I've tried to respond to a message from him at Richard.Baxter@ smail.astate.edu,
but Daemon keeps kicking it back as "unknown."
Thanks.
RICK FARRAR
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Subject: Shorebirds Again!
From: "Jeff R. Wilson" <OLCOOT1(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 6:50am
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April 6, 2008
Crittenden Co. AR
Ensley Bottoms, Shelby Co, TN
I spent a lot of Saturday just south of Memphis in the delta, coming up with
a good number of American Golden-Plovers moving north, 4,400 plus birds
counted and photographed. Sunday, I decided to try the delta in Crittenden Co,
AR, just across the river. The Golden-Plovers were not migrating as they were
on Saturday, just mostly sitting in the rolled rice fields and occasionally
boiling up from their rest, disturbed by passing Harrier Hawks. Four hours
along about 4 miles of roadway, I counted the following: American Golden-Plovers
-2,125, Long-billed Dowitchers - 386, Greater Yellowlegs -52, Lesser
Yellowlegs -27, Solitary Sandpiper -2. Black-necked Stilts -2, Stilt Sandpipers
-2,
Dunlin -53, Pectoral Sandpipers -677, Wilson's Snipe - 23, Bunch of courting
Killdeer and most amazingly, only ONE Least Sandpiper. Many more Wind Birds
were seen but too far across the fields in the heat haze to count.
Earlier in the AM, I again photographed the Black Scoter at TVA Lake in
Ensley Bottoms and took a few photos of a rare light morph Harlan's Red-tail to
go along with the Krider's and a dark and light morph calurus sighted
Saturday, quite an array of western type Red-tails moving through.
Not too bad for a weekend, with over 7,000 Golden-Plovers in two days and a
total of 16 species of Wind Birds, including the Dyer Co, TN, Wilson's
Phalarope, seen Friday afternoon.
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
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Subject: more golden-plovers & an Upland Sandpiper flight
From: Joe Neal <jneal(AT)FS.FED.US>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 7:40am
I’ve been draw back again & again to northwestern Arkansas's remnant
Tallgrass Prairie habitats. Part of this is because they form a beautiful
landscape, part because they help me better understand native grassland
ecology and its bird life in a part of NWA that has been least directly
impacted by rapid development since the mid-1980s.
On April 2, I saw the largest flock of American Golden-Plovers in
my experience in NWA – 190 birds by direct count in three flocks in
about 5 acres of partially flooded former prairie fields fields adjacent
(slightly SW of) Chesney Prairie NA near Siloam Springs; 4th flock of
about 20 in another field nearby. In the same few acres: 27 Greater
Yellowlegs, 47 Pectoral Sandpipers, etc.
For the seeker in me, the day had a fit ending. I heard, and
finally located above me, an Upland Sandpiper. It circled south, then
north, calling frequently. I wondered about the circling, then, 3 more
birds flew from the field, also calling. The four then headed in a
beeline NW, riding the strong southerly winds of the day, heading for
the big Tallgrass Prairies.
As I headed home to the big sprawl, it seemed a fit ending,
signaling that in our world--with so much ecological change and
turmoil--some processes may reflect historical conditions and a hope we
can better learn to share the planet with its other citizens.
I will share an image of part of this (request directly in an
email to me).
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Subject: Semi-piping Plover?
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 7:54am
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Please help identify the first two birds in the Arkansas Birder Guest
photo gallery. One is labeled Piping-semi Plover and the other Semi-
piping Plover. The question for each one is, is it a Semipalmated
Plover, Piping Plover, or something else? Each appears to me to have a
mix of field marks, so, even though I have an opinion, I'm not sure.
For my education please include the "definitive" field marks you see
to support your identification. Thanks.
Dennis Braddy
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
Hawking
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Subject: more spring migrants in Fayetteville
From: Abigail Jeneane Darrah <adarrah(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 8:40am
It was a beautiful weekend for bicycling around Fayetteville. Saturday I rode
down to Lake Wilson and hiked the trail around the lake, and later rode through
the University farm, and Sunday morning I rode up to Lake Fayetteville, birding
Mud Creek Trail on the way. Firsts for the year included Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher, Northern Parula, Lark Sparrow, Chimney Swift, Yellow-throated Vireo,
Little Blue Heron, and House Wren. Total of 72 species:
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Little Blue Heron - 1 at the bridge on the road to Lake Wilson
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe - 50+ at Mud Creek Trail
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift - about 20 in my neighborhood, just south of campus
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher -1 each at Lake Fayetteville and University Farm
Yellow-throated Vireo -1 at Lake Wilson
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren - 1 at Mud Creek Trail
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula -Mud Creek Trail, Lake Fayetteville and Lake Wilson
Yellow-rumped Warbler -abundant at Lake Fayetteville
Yellow-throated Warbler -2 along dam at Lake Fayetteville
Pine Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow -2 at University Farm
Lark Sparrow -2 singing along road to Lake Wilson, and 1 at University Farm
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch - 1 at Lake Fayetteville
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Abby Darrah
Fayetteville, AR
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Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbird, Black-bellied Whistling Duck
From: Dottie Boyles <ctboyles(AT)aristotle.net>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 10:04am
Saturday morning, Mom and I headed to Holla Bend to search for the Yellow-headed
Blackbird. Around 8:30, about a half mile south the HB entrance, Mom spotted
something near the road and hollered for me to stop! (I was watching the road
and almost missed them). Black-bellied Whistling Ducks!!! We counted 28 at
first and I was able to get several photos before moving on. I called Kenny
Nichols to let him know. He and LaDonna later counted 29 ducks. Kenny said he
thought they were a first for that county.
We slowly drove up and down west Hwy 155 and finally found a flock of
blackbirds. Mom jumped out of the car while I tried to find a safe place to
pull off. It did not take her long to spot the Yellow-headed Blackbird in the
field. Unfortunately, before I could get out of the car and back to her
location, a tractor headed straight for the birds and scattered the flock before
I could see it. That was around 9 am. We searched for hours and never
relocated the Yellow-headed Blackbird or the Red-winged Blackbirds it was
flying with. The only birds we could see in the fields were Brewer’s Blackbirds
and Brown-headed Cowbirds. Probably the strangest sight we saw was one Rock
Pigeon hanging out with a flock of cowbirds, hanging out with the cows.
At 2:45 we decided to give up and head for home. I almost hit a Wild Turkey on
the way home. The Yellow-headed Blackbird was a year/state/lifebird for Mom.
We tallied about 40 birds the day and added 12 for the year. Highlights
included:
Loggerhead Shrike – 3
Scissortailed Flycatcher – 5
Solitary Sandpiper – 1
Greater Yellowlegs – 1
Wild Turkey – 2
Dottie Boyles (still waiting to see a Yellow-headed Blackbird)
Little Rock
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Subject: Marbled Godwit
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 11:36am
Dick Baxter reports a Marbled Godwit in Poinsett county. He found the
bird about 3 miles west of AR-1 on Punkin Center Rd. After crossing a
bridge it is the 2nd field on the left. See the RBA page on Arkansas
Birder for the precise location.
Dennis Braddy
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
Hawking
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Subject: Re: Semi-piping Plover
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 12:52pm
If you are seeing a Broad-billed Hummingbird instead of a Semi-piping
Plover, you are looking at the old Guest photo page. You probably got
there by way of a bookmark. Throw it away. Go to the Arkansas Birder
Gallery page and click on "Guest Photo Gallery." Make a new bookmark.
Dennis Braddy
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
Hawking
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Subject: p-base info please
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 1:40pm
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For those of you who use P-Base to post your photos, could you please e mile me
with some information ? I would like to start putting my photos out for all to
see.
I need to know how easy is it to attach photos to the site, Does it ever
interfere with your other photo storage programs on your computer and how much
does it cost? Jacque Brown.
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Subject: Hummers & Indigo Buntings
From: Mary Alice Beer <abeer(AT)ARTELCO.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 1:44pm
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Many of you will recall how amazed I've been every year since 2000 noting
the first hummer arrived each year the same day the first bud opened on
my azaleas.
I posted the arrival of my 1st hummer this year on 3-19 with the added
comment it was way too early for the azalea buds hadn't even begun to swell.
Then on 3-21, my most excellent birder friend from Wyoming was here again.
She's the one who ID'd the Black-chinned last year and also ID'd this one as
a B-c. I did post some very poor photos on my public Picasa Photos web site.
All replies IDd it as a R-t so I accepted that and didn't pursue the matter=
except
to note it was here for just 10 days.
Aha - but then just yesterday in late afternoon spotted another hummer at t=
he=20
feeder with no doubt it was a Ruby-throat. Went running outside and, lo and=
=20
behold, the first azalea blossom had opened.
Now this not only renews my theory of Ruby-ts and azaleas but makes me wond=
er
about the earlier bird. Without decent photos of it I'll never know but...
Then things got even more interesting. My neighbor called reporting the 1s=
t Indigo
Bunting she'd seen in her yard. I thought I'd heard them earlier but had no=
t had time
to really watch. I did indeed then and saw one male in a nearby tree. It se=
emed a bit
early for they first appeared in '07 on 4-20.=20
Well and good but then noted a flurry of activity just below the yard over =
a small pool
of water in Beer Run Creek. My binocs showed there to be another 15 males t=
here=20
bathing and drinking.
Didn't see any females but they'd have been difficult to see in the ambient=
light and, if
I recall, they usually show up a bit later than the males.
This morning the Ruby-t was back as well as the Indigos. 25 males and still=
no positive
IDs for females but they'd have been a bit difficult to spot since I still =
have dozens each
of Purple Finches (and Gold Finches too) all still in a feeding frenzy.
The Indigos do not usually feed at any of the feeders but do love the mille=
t well strewn
over the ground feeding areas..
Mary Alice Beer
Fairfield Bay
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Subject: ASCA April Field Trip-New Details
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Karen_Holliday?= <karenh(AT)ARKLEG.STATE.AR.US>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 1:46pm
Details for Saturday's ASCA field trip have changed. Please see below.
April 12, 2008
Camp Robinson Special Use Area and Woolly Hollow State Park
The Camp Robinson Special Use Area is located off the I-40 Mayflower exit.
Woolly Hollow State Park is 12 miles north of Conway on Hwy. 65, then 6
miles east of Greenbrier, AR. on Hwy. 285. The park's website is
www.arkansasstateparks.com/woollyhollow. The website has driving directions
and a map of the park, including trails.
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. I will have driving directions
to both sites. Our first stop will be Skid Tank Road at the Camp Robinson
Special Use Area to look for Bachman’s Sparrows.
We will continue to Woolly Hollow State Park and arrive around 9:30 a.m. at
the pavilion area for those who would like to meet us there. Early spring
migrants are our target birds. We will walk part of Huckleberry trail from
the trail head to the campground area. Sturdy walking shoes or hiking boots
are recommended. It is moist in places. Bring water and a sack lunch. We'll
eat lunch at the park. Every creek ravine in the park is full of dogwoods,
which should be in full bloom by Saturday. It should be gorgeous!
All birders are welcome to join us! For more information, contact Karen
Holliday at karenh(AT)arkleg.state.ar.us. I will be happy to provide my cell
phone number if anyone would like to join us that day at any point during
the trip.
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Subject: Woolly Hollow State Park
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Karen_Holliday?= <karenh(AT)ARKLEG.STATE.AR.US>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 1:52pm
My mom and I spent Sunday morning birding Woolly Hollow State Park. I was
checking out the trails before our ASCA field trip Saturday. It is a lovely
park with well-maintained trails. Below are the birds we saw. It was cloudy
the first part of the morning, so the birds didn't get really active until
about 9:30 a.m.
Location: Woolly Hollow State Park
Observation date: 4/6/08
Number of species: 31
Canada Goose 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 5
American Coot 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 10
crow sp. 5
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12
Eastern Bluebird 2
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 11
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Pine Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
Eastern Meadowlark 1
American Goldfinch 16
House Sparrow 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird
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Subject: Godwit photo
From: Richard Baxter <dickbaxter100(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 1:49pm
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For a photo of the Poinsett County Marbled Godwit try:
http://www.pbase.com/dickbaxter/image/95294732
When I saw that big cinnamon bird flying at a distance, I thought I had hit
the jackpot. They had 10 Long-billed Curlews in Missouri a couple days ago.
I guess a godwit's not a bad consolation prize.
Good birding!
Dick Baxter
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Subject: Fw: p-base info please
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 2:05pm
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To Those who answered my e mails about P Base thank you. Ilve enjoyed your
photos ever since joining up on Arbird I hope you will enkoy mine when i get
it up and running, too. Jacque Brown
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From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)yahoo.com>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2008 1:40:05 PM
Subject: p-base info please
For those of you who use P-Base to post your photos, could you please e mile me
with some information ? I would like to start putting my photos out for all to
see.
I need to know how easy is it to attach photos to the site, Does it ever
interfere with your other photo storage programs on your computer and how much
does it cost? Jacque Brown.
You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total
Access, No Cost.
____________________________________________________________________________________
You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total
Access, No Cost.
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Subject: RCW, Moro Big Pine Natural Area-Wildlife Management Area
From: "keithnewton(AT)sbcglobal.net" <keithnewton@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 5:00pm
I drove down to the camp on Champaganole Cr. in Calhoun County
yesterday. I thought it would be a good time to check out if the Red
Cockaded Woodpeckers were at the site which are nearest the camp. I
got out in the woods around 6:30, PM, and went to tree that I had
guessed would be the most likely one for them to use. By around 7:00,
I was thinking the sap was looking too dry, that maybe they had moved
on. Just as I started to leave, I walked to the base of the tree,
then spotted a pair in a tree about 120 yd. to the East. I forgot to
take my telephoto lens, and didn't want to bother them by trying to
get too close, so I moved on.
I forgot to mention that when I drove up to the clearing by the road
where I parked, there was a pair of Little Blue Herons fishing in
the puddles that flew away, and a Red-shoulder Hawk took flight from
the ground from out in the clearing.
The Barn Swallows returned last week to the Hogskin Truck Stop
Restaurant, which is a couple of miles S of Hampton on 167. Besides
being a good place to eat, there is a good population of Barn
Swallows nesting under the sheds out front, so you should choose your
parking spot carefully. However if you have a sun-roof in your car,
this is a good place to sit in your car and view them coming in to
their nest at very close range. If you do go in to eat, please
comment to Bobby or Joe Ann that you are there to view the birds.
Some of the regulars have complained about the droppings on their
cars. I would like for them to know there is another good reason to
have them there besides catching flying insects.
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Subject: the lazy birder report
From: "FENNELL, Ellen" <EFENNELL(AT)AUDUBON.ORG>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 5:09pm
Keith's email reminded me -- lazy birding opportunities abounded yesterday
evening sitting in our courtyard, staring up at the budding elm tree where 30 or
so Cedar Waxwings were lighting (foraging?)in the top. They were unperturbed
by the loud singing of a lone male cardinal on a lower branch of the
80-something year old elm or by the fussing blue jays not 20 yards away high in
large old oak tree. I thought the CW's had gone, so I was glad to lounge with
my bins and stare up at them as the evening sun turned their breasts bright
gold.
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
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
-----Original Message-----
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List [mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU]
On Behalf Of keithnewton(AT)sbcglobal.net
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 5:01 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: RCW, Moro Big Pine Natural Area-Wildlife Management Area
I drove down to the camp on Champaganole Cr. in Calhoun County
yesterday. I thought it would be a good time to check out if the Red
Cockaded Woodpeckers were at the site which are nearest the camp. I
got out in the woods around 6:30, PM, and went to tree that I had
guessed would be the most likely one for them to use. By around 7:00,
I was thinking the sap was looking too dry, that maybe they had moved
on. Just as I started to leave, I walked to the base of the tree,
then spotted a pair in a tree about 120 yd. to the East. I forgot to
take my telephoto lens, and didn't want to bother them by trying to
get too close, so I moved on.
I forgot to mention that when I drove up to the clearing by the road
where I parked, there was a pair of Little Blue Herons fishing in
the puddles that flew away, and a Red-shoulder Hawk took flight from
the ground from out in the clearing.
The Barn Swallows returned last week to the Hogskin Truck Stop
Restaurant, which is a couple of miles S of Hampton on 167. Besides
being a good place to eat, there is a good population of Barn
Swallows nesting under the sheds out front, so you should choose your
parking spot carefully. However if you have a sun-roof in your car,
this is a good place to sit in your car and view them coming in to
their nest at very close range. If you do go in to eat, please
comment to Bobby or Joe Ann that you are there to view the birds.
Some of the regulars have complained about the droppings on their
cars. I would like for them to know there is another good reason to
have them there besides catching flying insects.
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Subject: Re: RCW, Moro Big Pine Natural Area-Wildlife Management Area
From: Ricky Oneill <Ricky.Oneill(AT)POTLATCHCORP.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 5:21pm
Hello All!!
First I will introduce myself. I am the Potlatch representative for the
Moro Big Pine WMA. Part of my job with Potlatch is to "oversee" or carry
out the conditions of our Habitat Conservation Plan for Red-cockaded
woodpeckers that occur on Potlatch lands. Potlatch owns the land that is
Moro Big Pine but we have a conservation easement to that land with
AGFC, TNC, and ANHC. The Moro Big Pine WMA will be managed to enhance
and promote RCW habitat and to increase the number of breeding pairs on
Moro Big Pine WMA.
I know that each person who subscribes to this list will do their part
in bird conservation but I just want to be sure that all who visit Moro
Big Pine understand that we are trying to increase a small population of
RCW's (relative to others like Ouachita NF). I hope that as many as
possible can visit MBP and see a RCW to add to their life list. But also
remember that we do not need to disturb the RCW especially during the
nesting time.
I have worked with other groups in the past to visit and tour the area,
sometimes I was able to lead a tour and other times I was not. But I
would ask that please contact me by e-mail (preferred) or phone if you
have a large group that will be or wants to tour MBP. I would also ask
that individuals or small groups call me or e-mail and let me know about
your intentions for visiting RCW on MBP.
Also, please let me know what you see and find while you are out and
about visiting Moro Big Pine. Each of us can do a part in RCW
conservation in the pine flatwoods!!
Thanks!!!
Ricky O'Neill
Sr. Resource Forester
Potlatch Forest Holdings
810 West Pine Street
Warren, Arkansas 71671
office: 870-226-1194
cell: 870-820-0874
-----Original Message-----
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List
[mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of
keithnewton(AT)sbcglobal.net
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 5:01 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: RCW, Moro Big Pine Natural Area-Wildlife Management Area
I drove down to the camp on Champaganole Cr. in Calhoun County
yesterday. I thought it would be a good time to check out if the Red
Cockaded Woodpeckers were at the site which are nearest the camp. I got
out in the woods around 6:30, PM, and went to tree that I had guessed
would be the most likely one for them to use. By around 7:00, I was
thinking the sap was looking too dry, that maybe they had moved on. Just
as I started to leave, I walked to the base of the tree, then spotted a
pair in a tree about 120 yd. to the East. I forgot to take my telephoto
lens, and didn't want to bother them by trying to get too close, so I
moved on.
I forgot to mention that when I drove up to the clearing by the road
where I parked, there was a pair of Little Blue Herons fishing in the
puddles that flew away, and a Red-shoulder Hawk took flight from the
ground from out in the clearing.
The Barn Swallows returned last week to the Hogskin Truck Stop
Restaurant, which is a couple of miles S of Hampton on 167. Besides
being a good place to eat, there is a good population of Barn Swallows
nesting under the sheds out front, so you should choose your parking
spot carefully. However if you have a sun-roof in your car, this is a
good place to sit in your car and view them coming in to their nest at
very close range. If you do go in to eat, please
comment to Bobby or Joe Ann that you are there to view the birds.
Some of the regulars have complained about the droppings on their cars.
I would like for them to know there is another good reason to have them
there besides catching flying insects.
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Subject: Poinsett Godwit- no, but still come cool stuff
From: Josh Engelbert <arkbirder(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 7:20pm
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Went down to Punkin center road this evening for a little over an hour to try
for the Marbled Godwit. Didn't manage to find it, but I did see a few cool
things. We saw a single Sora near the bridge crossing the large ditch. Several
Marsh Wrens were also seen there. The best find for both Melissa and I was a
single Short-eared Owl. It was "hiding" by a big clump of dirt and dead
vegetation about 30 meters from the road that goes south along the field where
the Godwit was seen earlier. We were able to get very good looks through our
spotting scope. I have seen them down there before, but never this close.
Also seen:
American Golden Plover
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
N. Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Dunlin
Dowitchers (I'm guessing long-billed but I don't know how to tell them apart)
Tons of American Coots
Probably a few others that I'm forgetting or I didn't bother to ID properly.
Some kids managed to drive off into the ditch near the Godwit field and had to
be pulled out by a backhoe that a nearby farmer had.
Josh Engelbert and Melissa Patrick
Jonesboro, AR and Copen, OK
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Subject: Birds
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 7:31pm
Bell still under several feet of water.
Cadron flats even more flooded. Coots and Grebes abounding. Some
silhouetted ducks.
In the yard the hawks are making strange noises. A Broad-winged whistled
over and down yesterday. And the Louisiana Waterthrush spoke yesterday
for the first time. Black and White Warblers and gnatcatchers everywhere.
Herschel Raney
Conway AR
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Subject: SNOWY PLOVER
From: Sandy Berger <fsbirdlady(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 2008 7:52pm
Found a Snowy Plover with a couple of Semipalmated
Plovers this evening in the Moffett Bottoms. Needless
to say it thrilled me to no end. It's only the 4th
time I've seen one.
After all the days of hundreds and hundreds of Golden
Plover, there wasn't a single one over there tonight.
Sandy B.
FS, AR
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