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Subject: Mount Magazine
From: Ben Meadors <aximdude(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 7:30am
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Yesterday afternoon, I and my father birder some of the trails and main areas of
Mount Magazine, main goals being migrants and hopefully a glimpse of a
Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Unfortunately, the Rufous-crowned Sparrow was not
located, and the migrant warbler count wasn't very high either.
Here is a list of what we did see though:
Eastern Bluebird
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Crow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Goldfinch
Broad-winged Hawk
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Dark-eyed Junco (Late, huh?)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Ovenbird
Eastern Phoebe
Pine Siskin
Chipping Sparrow
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Scarlet Tanager (Always a highlight bird)
Brown Thrasher
Swainson's Thrush
Chimney Swift
White-eyed Vireo
Turkey Vulture
Black and White Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Cedar Waxwing
House Wren
All of the woodpeckers must have taken the day off. I didn't hear even a peep of
one.
On a side note, it was very windy on the mountain yesterday. Most of the birds
weren't very vocal.
-Ben Meadors,
North Little Rock, Ar.
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Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbird near Holla Bend (from Kenny Nichols)
From: Dan Scheiman <birddan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 5:00pm
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Kenny Nichols called me to report a Yellow-headed Blackbird at a cattle farm
between Dardanelle and Holla Bend NWR. Near where he found one a few weeks ago.
You can't miss the cows in the pasture. Hopefully you won't miss the
blackbird if you go. Good luck.
Dan Scheiman
Little Rock, AR
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Subject: Please help with Bird Identification...
From: "Gmail (Herkdrvr)" <herkdrvr(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 2:24pm
I've examined Sibley's and I am at a loss...any and all help appreciated.
Regards,
Ian
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25832731@N05/2428998568/
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Subject: Re: Yellow-headed Blackbird near Holla Bend (from Kenny
Nichols)
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 2:42pm
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Kenny and LaDonna Nichols found two Yellow-headed Blackbirds today
about one mile west of AR-7 on AR-155 near a herd of cattle. When they
passed by again later they did not see the birds. Kenny and LaDonna
also spotted a fly-over Swainson's Hawk headed west at the
intersection of AR-7 and AR-155. There are markers on the Arkansas
Birder RBA page map for both sightings.
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: Please help with Bird Identification...
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 2:44pm
American Goldfinch.
Dennis
"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
Hawking
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Subject: American Goldfinches...thanks all!
From: "Gmail (Herkdrvr)" <herkdrvr(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 2:44pm
Thanks to all who helped!
Regards,
Ian
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Subject: Orchard Oriole
From: David Oakley <gdosr(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 4:16pm
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Had a female Orchard Oriole sitting in a wild cherry tree in my yard =
this afternoon.
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G. David Oakley
4779 Cedar Ridge Drive
Springdale, AR 72764
479/770-2153
479/422-6599 (cell)
Speak your mind...but ride a fast horse.
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Subject: A few interesting birds
From: David Arbour <arbour(AT)WINDSTREAM.NET>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 5:41pm
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In the De Queen area yesterday I saw the following interesting species:
Painted Bunting - 1 male (In my backyard)
Indigo Buntings
Great-crested Flycatcher
Hooded Warbler
Also, a friend here in De Queen has a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak coming =
to her feeder.
David Arbour
De Queen, AR
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Personal Photo Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/sloughbirder
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Subject: Bell unleashed
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 6:09pm
From inundation that is. First birds before sunrise where a female
Kingfisher sitting quietly on a fencepost and an American Bittern
stalking through the wet marsh on the west side of the road. Most of the
warblers are in with the exception of the majority of true transit birds
which are still not due for a week or so. 16 species of warblers calling
or moving. The bird blind area was alive with birds. Had all four of the
'drab four' at once there (Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Warbling Vireo,
Orange-crowned Warbler and Tennessee Warbler). Drab in clothing not in
spirit that is. Fortunately they were all calling. As was everything
else in that area. I had three Orange-crowns at once which is a large
number for Bell in spring. Same area had two Golden-winged Warblers
calling right on top of me. And a stunning male Blue-winged Warbler.
The Swainson's Thrushes are in and calling in numerous areas. No
Gray-cheeked vocalizations yet. The first Chat is in. Several Northern
Waterthrushes calling. Orchard Orioles. Weird first year Indigo Buntings
firing up, not knowing what in the hell they are singing. The wet fields
had both Yellowlegs and flocks of Pectoral Sandpipers. No scope so I
could not discern anything else. Lincolns' Sparrows. Lingering and
calling White-throats. Ten Great Egrets in a cypress treetop making some
sort of bill clattering noise I have never heard before. They are
beautiful in flight with the dawn light pinking up the undersides of the
wings.
A raccoon walking across the open flats. Flights of squealing Wood Duck
and the large Teal flock is still out there dabbling unabated. One
Cottonmouth hunting in a slow float through spider lilly leaves. Turtles
sunning and splashing.
Exquisite morning. In at 6:40 and out of there by 9 AM. And I thought
yesterday was nice.
Herschel Raney
Conway AR
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Subject: Northern Harrier without white rump?
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Cheryl_Ness?= <cherylness(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 9:56pm
Hi everyone, this is my first time posting (hope I'm doing it right!) I'm a
newbie to birding, but I -think- I'm learning pretty fast (thanks esp. to
Sandy!)and have already learned alot from everyone on this listserv (thanks!)
Today I was at the Moffet Bottoms and a bird of prey flushed about 200 or so
shorebirds.. I believe it was a male Northern Harrier, but what puzzles me
is that it had no white rump. The sunlight was bright, but I have seen
harrier in similar conditions, and I scanned hard for that rump! Is the
white rump absent in some birds?
It was pale underneath with black wing lining, a "hooded" effect, and an
overall medium gray above. It was the size of a harrier. It wasn't flying
low, however; It was soaring/gliding (slight V) about 60ft high and flapped
wings quite often.
I would greatly appreciate any thoughts.
-Cheryl, Fort Smith
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Subject: Mt. Magazine area and Holla Bend this weekend
From: Josh Engelbert <arkbirder(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 8:26pm
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Spent the weekend at and around Mt. Magazine. We saw a lot of common stuff,
including the constant sound of Black and White Warblers, Hooded Warblers and
Ovenbirds, but the highlight came this morning when I literally stumbled onto a
Rufous Crowned Sparrow. I decided to walk down to the cliff in front of the
lodge to check out the view. As I hopped off of a rock, I looked up and there it
sat about 10 feet from me. I turned to tell my wife to hurry down there and
when I turned back, it was gone. I only saw it for a couple of minutes, but it
was an exciting lifer. Another exciting find was a single Roadrunner in a
pasture about 10 miles north of the mountain. This was my 4th Roadrunner
sighting in AR.
At Holla Bend we got a treat as well. We were looking at a few BW Teal and
Yellowlegs when I looked up and spotted 10 Trumpeter Swans in the distance. We
sat there for over half an hour and managed to get the numbers from all 10 neck
bands. While I was trying to see all of the bands, my wife spotted a very
friendly Sora that was happy to pose for pictures.
I think we did pretty good considering the goal of the weekend was to find
reptiles and amphibians with the Arkansas Herp, Society.
Josh Engelbert & Melissa Patrick
Jonesboro, AR (school) and
Copan, OK (home)
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Subject: Blue-headed Vireo at Allsopp
From: Craig Provost <craig-daleprovost(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 10:59pm
Dale and I again tried for the Blue-winged and Kentucky Warblers at Allsopp.
Again, to no avail. We may have heard the Kentucky again, but no sighting.
We did see a Blue-headed Vireo, which is a Life bird for us! Dale has some
photos. We also saw a Black-throated Green Warbler. We saw a lot more, but
nothing that has not been mentioned previously for Allsopp this year.
Thanks for all that have offered assistance in seeing our nemesis birds!
Craig (and Dale)
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Subject: Little Missouri and Rick Evans Grandview Prairie
From: Kelly Chitwood <kchitwood(AT)CABLELYNX.COM>
Date: 20 Apr 2008 11:26pm
We visited Rick Evans Grandview Prairie today. One Pale Purple
Coneflower bloomed among the asters and compass plants. Found
Summer Tanagers, Blue Grosbeaks, Orchard Orioles, Common Yellowthroat.
I didn't spend alot of time out of the vehicle listening. With that
in mind, we
did not see or hear any Dickcissels or Painted Buntings. Perhaps next
weekend we'll find them.
The Louisiana Waterthrush couple has decided to nest just a few yards
from our fishing deck. Whenever one would visit the leaning tree to the
right of the deck, I was mesmerized by their movement. They didn't
seem too disturbed by our presence. Good. I can let some guilt go.
The river is still very high. All the gates are open at Narrows Dam,
in an attempt to drop Lake Greeson, which is at the highest we've seen.
Heard and found Black-throated Green Warblers(FOS & First time seen
at our place), Yellow-throated Warblers, Northern Parulas, Black and
White Warblers and Arkansas life bird: #211 Nashville Warbler!
Two Osprey flew over on Saturday. Two Mississippi Kite on Sunday.
Two distant Whip-poor-wills serenaded us on Friday and Saturday.
I listened for the Chucks, which are much more common,
but none could be heard - yet.
All in all a great, beautiful weekend that passed by entirely too fast!.
Cheers,
Kelly Chitwood
Back home doing laundry in Camden.
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