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Subject: New Birdcam Birds
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 7:56am
Two days ago we added Red-headed Woodpecker to the birdcam list. This
morning an adult male Indigo Bunting perched atop the feeder array.
We've just missed Ruby-throated Hummingbird several times.
Dennis and Patricia Braddy and Skip
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's
too dark to read." - Groucho Marx
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Subject: Swan update
From: David Luneau <mdluneau(AT)UALR.EDU>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 8:38am
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The three swans on Hurricane Lake near Benton turned out to be Mute Swans.
My friend that found them sent me a couple of pictures for ID purposes. They
have orange bills with black bases and long pointed tails. They came within
a few feet of him for food, so they aren't particularly wild. They may be
the same three swans that Karen Holliday reported as missing from the
Maumelle area since Easter. I posted two pictures of the birds at
www.ibwo.org/swans.php.
What is the law regarding Mute Swan protection, i.e. are they unprotected
like House Sparrows or are they afforded some protection as a game bird or
migratory bird? Also, are they good eatin'? :-)
Thanks.
--
M. David Luneau, Jr., P.E.
Associate Professor of Electronics
Department of Engineering Technology
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204
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Subject: "Old Sam Peabody..."
From: JoAnne Rife <RifeJA(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 8:52am
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The white -throats are diligently feeding and even singing..maybe they are
ready to ride this low on farther north???
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Subject: Craighead
From: Richard Baxter <dickbaxter100(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 9:18am
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At Craighead Forest Park in Jonesboro I have seen 15 warblers the past two
mornings. Scarlet Tanager and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks arrived today. Still a
few RB Nuthatches hanging around.
Blue-winged
Golden-winged (male, early)
Tennessee
Orange-crowned
Nashville
Parula
Yellow-rumped
BT Green
Yellow-throated
Pine
Black-and-white
Prothonotary
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded
Good birding!
Dick Baxter
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Subject: FW: Osprey & floodwaters
From: "Curry, Neil" <ncurry(AT)AGFC.STATE.AR.US>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 9:42am
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Everett [mailto:reverett(AT)NORTHLITTLEROCK.AR.GOV]
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:44 PM
To: Curry, Neil
Subject: Re: Osprey & floodwaters
I was on a fishing trip on Sunday April 6th on the west side of the Hwy
10 bridge in Lake Maumelle with friends. An Osprey put on quite a
display for us for nearly 5 hours soaring diving and fishing. The Osprey
finally came up with a fish seemingly bigger than the ones we were
catching. Two Common Loons also shared the water with us for several
hours at one point even coming within 50-60 feet of the boat.
Ross Everett
Ward/North Little Rock
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:32:44 -0500, Curry, Neil
<ncurry(AT)AGFC.STATE.AR.US>
wrote:
>Osprey was sighted in a dead snag eating a fish along the south side of
>the Spillway of Lake Maumelle Saturday 4/12. @1/4 mile east of Hwy 300
>near Natural Steps. Neil Curry AGFC. Little Rock.
>
>________________________________
>
>From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List
>[mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Sara Caulk
>Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:35 PM
>To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
>Subject: Re: Osprey & floodwaters
>
>
>My brother had osprey nesting in his backyard in Oregon (no significant
>water nearby) and the preferred catch-of-the-day was bird-feeder
>raiding squirrels.... much to his delight.
>
>
>
>Roselie Overby <birdergirl_2000(AT)YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> I also saw an osprey Saturday at the top of a dead tree adjacent
to
>our property. That's a first for me here since we have no permanent
>water bodies on the property. I also flushed two wood ducks from a
>pecan at the edge of the yard. Made me wonder just how high the
>Mississippi River is since it is about 15 miles away from me!
> Roselie Overby
> Oak Grove, LA
>
> Don & Judy <waterfall(AT)HBEARK.COM> wrote:
>
> Working at my desk, I just watched a huge hawk circle
above the creek
>in front of the falls & land in an oak overlooking the Piney. It was so
>much larger than the usual Red-tailed & Red-shouldered Hawks I
>frequently see here. Striking bird, very large, all bright white &
>black. The head was mostly white with a strong black eyestripe & a
>smudge of tawny color. After I got a good look at the still bird with
>binoculars, he swooped down into the creek, picked up something & flew
>off downstream on long wings.
> This was a thrill!
> I have seen Osprey at this time of year over the White
River between
>Beaver Dam & Beavertown, but never over this tributary to the Kings
>River. Of course all is at flood stage now in those larger waterbodies
>so as the water recedes in our stream we have discovered a variety of
>dead animals along the banks & in debris piles. Does anyone out there
>know if Osprey also eat carrion?
> Our BV's & TV's are very happy this spring with plenty
to feed their
>nestlings.
>
> Judith
> Ninestone, Carroll County
>
>
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Subject: Re: Osprey & floodwaters
From: Jacque Brown <jacque.brown1102(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 9:56am
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Yesterday on my way to the GH Owl nest I was driving Holloway Rd just south of
the fish hatchery. An Osprey was standing on a very weathered dead tree at the
farthest point out on the branch he could be.
It gave an excellent view of those tremendous talons. I had watched an Osprey
fishing at the hatchery a few days prior to this and got an amazing view of the
dive technique they use.
Hopefully the gates will be open today and I can drive the hatchery. My
digiscoped photos of the Owlets turned out OK but I'm going to see if they are
looking my way today as I only got profiles and back shots yesterday . Jacque
Brown, Bella Vista.
----- Original Message ----
From: "Curry, Neil" <ncurry(AT)AGFC.STATE.AR.US>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:39:31 AM
Subject: FW: Osprey & floodwaters
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Everett [mailto:reverett(AT)NORTHLITTLEROCK.AR.GOV]
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:44 PM
To: Curry, Neil
Subject: Re: Osprey & floodwaters
I was on a fishing trip on Sunday April 6th on the west side of the Hwy
10 bridge in Lake Maumelle with friends. An Osprey put on quite a
display for us for nearly 5 hours soaring diving and fishing. The Osprey
finally came up with a fish seemingly bigger than the ones we were
catching. Two Common Loons also shared the water with us for several
hours at one point even coming within 50-60 feet of the boat.
Ross Everett
Ward/North Little Rock
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:32:44 -0500, Curry, Neil
<ncurry(AT)AGFC.STATE.AR.US>
wrote:
>Osprey was sighted in a dead snag eating a fish along the south side of
>the Spillway of Lake Maumelle Saturday 4/12. @1/4 mile east of Hwy 300
>near Natural Steps. Neil Curry AGFC. Little Rock.
>
>________________________________
>
>From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List
>[mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Sara Caulk
>Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:35 PM
>To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
>Subject: Re: Osprey & floodwaters
>
>
>My brother had osprey nesting in his backyard in Oregon (no significant
>water nearby) and the preferred catch-of-the-day was bird-feeder
>raiding squirrels.... much to his delight.
>
>
>
>Roselie Overby <birdergirl_2000(AT)YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> I also saw an osprey Saturday at the top of a dead tree adjacent
to
>our property. That's a first for me here since we have no permanent
>water bodies on the property. I also flushed two wood ducks from a
>pecan at the edge of the yard. Made me wonder just how high the
>Mississippi River is since it is about 15 miles away from me!
> Roselie Overby
> Oak Grove, LA
>
> Don & Judy <waterfall(AT)HBEARK.COM> wrote:
>
> Working at my desk, I just watched a huge hawk circle
above the creek
>in front of the falls & land in an oak overlooking the Piney. It was so
>much larger than the usual Red-tailed & Red-shouldered Hawks I
>frequently see here. Striking bird, very large, all bright white &
>black. The head was mostly white with a strong black eyestripe & a
>smudge of tawny color. After I got a good look at the still bird with
>binoculars, he swooped down into the creek, picked up something & flew
>off downstream on long wings.
> This was a thrill!
> I have seen Osprey at this time of year over the White
River between
>Beaver Dam & Beavertown, but never over this tributary to the Kings
>River. Of course all is at flood stage now in those larger waterbodies
>so as the water recedes in our stream we have discovered a variety of
>dead animals along the banks & in debris piles. Does anyone out there
>know if Osprey also eat carrion?
> Our BV's & TV's are very happy this spring with plenty
to feed their
>nestlings.
>
> Judith
> Ninestone, Carroll County
>
>
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Subject: Re: Craighead
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?David_Ray?= <cardcards(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 10:50am
I'm glad someone is having success with warblers. I've been going everyday
this week @ lunch & a couple of afternoons with hardly any success at all.
Last weekend @ Wooley Hollow was also unproductive. I have seen a
prothonotary warbler, a common yellow throat, & a n. parula. I have seen
tons of yellow-rumped warblers, blue-gray gnatcatchers, & white-throated
sparrows. Is it because it has been so windy & cool? Maybe this weekend
will be better.
David Ray
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Subject: Gillam Park
From: Dan Scheiman <birddan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 12:05pm
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Despite the rain it was quite birdy at Gillam Park this morning. Could be good
for today's John James Audubon Birthday Hike from 3-5. Skip out of work a bit
early and join us!
This morning's highlights:
Wood Thrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Prairie Warbler 1, FOS
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Kentucky Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Dan Scheiman
Little Rock, AR
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Subject: Upland Sandpipers
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 2:58pm
There are 6 Upland Sandpipers a few yards off of Hwy 70 one mile east
of S. Kerr Rd at the sod farm.
Dennis Braddy
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Subject: Lucky me...
From: "Gmail (Herkdrvr)" <herkdrvr(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 5:04pm
I photographed a Blue Grosbeak in my backyard today.
First one I've seen in the yard, ever.
Hope everyone is having a great day.
Regards,
Ian
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Subject: RBA-Arkansas--April 17,2008
From: DeLynn Hearn <delynnh(AT)IWON.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 5:43pm
-RBA
*Arkansas
*Statewide
*April 17, 2008
*ARST17.04.08
-Species Mentioned
Franklin's Gull
Marbled Godwit
Sora
Upland Sandpiper
Swainson’s Thrush
-Transcript
Welcome to the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert for April 17, 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.
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:
One singing Swainson’s Thrush was identified at the Evergreen Cemetery in
Fayetteville
At Woolsey Wet Prairie (the wetland mitigation project just north of the new
wastewater treatment plant in Fayetteville) on Friday, 11 April, 1 Sora and 1
Upland Sandpiper (plus lots of other shorebirds) were seen.
There are 6 Upland Sandpipers a few yards off of Hwy 70 one mile east
of S. Kerr Rd at the sod farm.
Two Franklin's Gulls are reported at the fish hatchery at Centerton.
Two Marbled Godwits were found near the intersection of Holloway Road and Hwy
279 in Centerton. Turn east onto Holloway Dr from Hwy 279 and look in the 2nd
pond on the left.
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 17, 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
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Subject: Bald Eagle
From: Don & Judy <waterfall(AT)HBEARK.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 5:50pm
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Just saw a mature Bald Eagle perched on a broken sycamore above Piney =
Creek!
What a thrill.=20
Does this mean there is probably a nest & within what radius might that =
nest be?=20
Perhaps it is a parent from one of the known nests reported on Arbird.=20
Or maybe there is a closer nest?
Last 2008 sightings were:=20
March 15th - 1 immature at Ninestone
March 17th - 1 mature & 1 immature a couple miles south near Dry Fork =
Creek
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Subject: FOY Scissortaileds
From: Leslie Keith Koller <les_koller(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 6:12pm
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The Scissortailed Flycatcher family has opened up shop again behind the =
K-Mart on Rodney Parham. They are a nice diversion from work!! Saw two =
today...there are usually 3 or 4 or more.
Leslie Koller
Benton, Saline Co, Arkansas
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Subject: Painted Bunting
From: Sandy Berger <fsbirdlady(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 6:17pm
My mom just emailed to say she had a Painted Bunting at her feeder. She lives
south of FS.
Sandy B.
FS, AR
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Subject: Gillam Park, Audubon Hike
From: Dan Scheiman <birddan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 18 Apr 2008 7:48pm
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