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Subject: Saturday gnat report
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?David_Ray?= <cardcards(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 10:29am
The gnats were absolutely awful @ Burns Park in NLR yesterday that I
actually left because of them. Best birds-prothonotary warbler & summer
tanager. Went to 2 Rivers Park (LR) where the gnats were a whole lot less
bothersome but still present. Best birds-black throated green & blue-winged
warblers & heard but never located a virginia rail. (I was dressed for
bike-riding not swamp searching).
David Ray
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Subject: Olive-sided Flycatcher and another interesting sighting
From: Sandy Berger <fsbirdlady(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 11:59am
There was an Olive-sided Flycatcher perched on a dead tree between the parking
lot and road at the Janet Huckabee Nature Center this afternoon.
Janet Huckabee was also at the nature center today. There was a volunteer
dinner and she decided to come along with the chairman of AGFC, Mr Varnell.
I spoke for the AAS and told them we all enjoyed the center.
Sandy B.
FS, AR
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Subject: "Stone pecker"
From: David Luneau <mdluneau(AT)UALR.EDU>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 2:02pm
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I went to Fort Scott, KS, on a school visit with my wife Terri on Friday.
She talked to grades K-5, one grade at a time. At some point during the
interaction with the students she asks, "Can you name a type of woodpecker?"
Sad to say, more kids answered things like "Blue Woodpecker" or "Black
Woodpecker" (at least Black Woodpeckers exist) than any of our local
woodpeckers. She got one "Red-bellied" and one or two "Red-headed".
Strangely, though, two kids from different classes answered "Stone Pecker".
We asked around on the Devil's Den hike Saturday morning (where there was a
sizeable group of very talented birders), and nobody had an answer.
With the help of Google, I have learned that "Stone-pecker" is a regional
name for Ruddy Turnstone, along with calico bird, chicken plover, sand
runner, and others.
Had two different elementary school kids in Kansas heard the term
"Stone-pecker" as a name for Ruddy Turnstone? I somehow doubt it, but we
found it interesting nonetheless.
--
www.ibwo.org <http://www.ibwo.org/>
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: Lollie Bottoms
From: Cheryle Sytsma <shalom(AT)CYBERBACK.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 2:11pm
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Last year was our first into Lollie Bottoms...
This time was a first for us to see and photograph the lovely =
Dickcissel...
and to thoroughly enjoy his delightful songs! It was such a wonderful =
outing, not even knowing what bird this
was who was affording me such leisurely and close-up shots! At the time =
I could only enjoy his singing...
until I could look at my pictures for identification...so that is the =
bird, hummm...
and on the same day I only caught a glimpse of what turned out to be a =
Bobolink.
Enough of a glimpse, however, and after looking in Sibleys,
I knew that was the bird I saw flying...
Yesterday in the Bottoms we were again afforded some gorgeous shots of =
those indomitable, singing with great
gusto, and showing off their beauty lovely male Dickcissels!
But then...we couldn't believe it...we were so excited to be able to =
shoot capture after capture of some lovely male Bobolinks!
They were right there, seemingly all gathering right beside us, time and =
again...what a delight!
Some had the beautiful yellow heads, but some excited us with a =
brighter, orangish color to their heads...
We also saw and shot a beautiful Blue Grosbeak...his color was so =
vibrant!...who had been hiding across the road in=20
a large patch of green...
And we even found a lovely Indigo Bunting with the same vibrancy to his =
color...a bit higher up in the fork of a tree, who=20
just seemed to want to be our model!
The sun was really being cooperative, yesterday...and what a lovely time =
to finally be able to get out to do some shooting!
We also found, for the first time in the Bottoms, a red-headed Woody who =
also gave us great shots!
And a very juvenile bob-white...
And...after meeting Herschel Rainey, he reminded us about the phalarope =
and the yellow-headed
black bird...
We looked, and scanned all the yellow-legs, both Greater and a few =
Lesser, but no phalarope, and no yellow-headed blackbird...
But...then as I was scanning a field right next to the car...staring =
straight at me, maybe 50 feet away...could it be?...yes...
there he was...a beautiful golden yellow-headed blackbird!
Alas, we weren't fast enough to be able to photograph this lovely bird =
at the time, and we could not find him further...
Yet hopefully we won't have to wait until next year to find him again...
so the hunt is on!
Hope everyone had a wonderful day as well....
Cheryle Sytsma
Vilonia
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Subject: Re: Lollie Bottoms
From: Herschel Raney <herschel.raney(AT)CONWAYCORP.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 4:05pm
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Glad you found him. I did not see the Phalarope either on Saturday.
Everything flushed in the shorebird pool after the Harrier came through.
There was a single Solitary Sandpiper, three Least Sandpipers and 4
Spotted Sandpipers in there with one lingering Pectoral Sandpiper. The
water levels were way down. The larger pool along the closer stretch of
Lollie road should be good soon.
There were quite a few Bobolinks all over the valley.
And I had three Caspian Terns fly over me on the Sand Gap road.
Herschel Raney
Conway AR
Cheryle Sytsma wrote:
> Last year was our first into Lollie Bottoms...
> This time was a first for us to see and photograph the lovely
> Dickcissel...
> and to thoroughly enjoy his delightful songs! It was such a wonderful
> outing, not even knowing what bird this
> was who was affording me such leisurely and close-up shots! At the
> time I could only enjoy his singing...
> until I could look at my pictures for identification...so that is the
> bird, hummm...
> and on the same day I only caught a glimpse of what turned out to be a
> Bobolink.
> Enough of a glimpse, however, and after looking in Sibleys,
> I knew that was the bird I saw flying...
>
> Yesterday in the Bottoms we were again afforded some gorgeous shots of
> those indomitable, singing with great
> gusto, and showing off their beauty lovely male Dickcissels!
> But then...we couldn't believe it...we were so excited to be able to
> shoot capture after capture of some lovely male Bobolinks!
> They were right there, seemingly all gathering right beside us, time
> and again...what a delight!
> Some had the beautiful yellow heads, but some excited us with a
> brighter, orangish color to their heads...
>
> We also saw and shot a beautiful Blue Grosbeak...his color was so
> vibrant!...who had been hiding across the road in
> a large patch of green...
> And we even found a lovely Indigo Bunting with the same vibrancy to
> his color...a bit higher up in the fork of a tree, who
> just seemed to want to be our model!
> The sun was really being cooperative, yesterday...and what a lovely
> time to finally be able to get out to do some shooting!
>
> We also found, for the first time in the Bottoms, a red-headed Woody
> who also gave us great shots!
> And a very juvenile bob-white...
>
> And...after meeting Herschel Rainey, he reminded us about the
> phalarope and the yellow-headed
> black bird...
> We looked, and scanned all the yellow-legs, both Greater and a few
> Lesser, but no phalarope, and no yellow-headed blackbird...
>
> But...then as I was scanning a field right next to the car...staring
> straight at me, maybe 50 feet away...could it be?...yes...
> there he was...a beautiful golden yellow-headed blackbird!
>
> Alas, we weren't fast enough to be able to photograph this lovely bird
> at the time, and we could not find him further...
> Yet hopefully we won't have to wait until next year to find him again...
> so the hunt is on!
>
> Hope everyone had a wonderful day as well....
>
> Cheryle Sytsma
> Vilonia
>
>
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Subject: Jewels on the Prairie
From: Kelly Chitwood <kchitwood(AT)CABLELYNX.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:08pm
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie's Painted Buntings have returned.
Other "jewels" were Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Indigo Bunting,
American Turkey, White-crowned Sparrow, Cattle Egret,
Summer Tanager, Blue Grosbeak and Dickcissel.
A Killdeer has laid eggs on the parking lot at the Indian Mound.
I hope no one runs over them. (The eggs.)
The Pale purple coneflowers should be spectacular in two weeks.
Kelly Chitwood
Camden, AR
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Subject: Moffett Bottoms 24 hours later
From: Sandy Berger <fsbirdlady(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 3:42pm
I checked the bottoms today to see if things had changed much since yesterday
afternoon. All of the shorebirds seen in the small pool were gone but for two
Pectoral Sandpipers. There were no egrets in the flooded field. There wasn't a
Yellowlegs to be seen.
But, there were four White-faced Ibis in the flooded field where all the
Blue-winged Teal were hanging out. Very cool.
Sandy B.
FS, AR
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Subject: Scarlet Tanager
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Lynn__Nowell?= <lnowell(AT)CENTURYTEL.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 8:50pm
First sighting this year, two male Scarlet Tanagers, in tree tops in
norther Johnson county this weekend. Never saw any females.
Also had my first Red-Breasted Grossbeak at the feeders in Lonoke co
today, a female.
Have had a few visits from 3 Indigo Buntings, but none in a few days.
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Subject: weekend birding
From: Jacque Brown <bluebird2(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 10:42pm
I spent Friday and Saturday at Cedar Lake in OK. Camping. This place has
equestrian trails through the woods and I spent as much time as possible walking
these looking for birds. Since I was at least 100 miles south of my home I was
anxious to see what was about. I was also only 25 miles from Arkansas. Level
with Mena. I saw and was able to photograph ( a Lot) a Summer Tanager singing
nearly constantly, Indigo Bunting, Kingbird all FOS and Red Eyed Vireo, this
made up for the shot I couldn't get at Lake Atalanta in Rogers. I also spotted a
Hummer and then a Piliated Woodpecker shot through our camp within 5 minutes of
each other. There were other birds to note, I heard a whiporwill on Friday and
Saturday evening. I hadn't heard one since I lived in Texas. I was also
surprised to see 3 Pine Siskins and Yellow Throated Vireo, I have a list of
about 40 birds. I staked out a puddle in the road and a surprising variety of
birds showed up for a bath.
We broke camp early today to come home because of rain. It was nice out here in
Bella Vista so I walked across the street to the golf course and within a few
minutes saw 3 Indigo Buntings a Summer Tanager and a pair of Brown Thrashers
thrashing insects on the green. On the way back across the street I saw a
Towhee, I also got a picture of a thrush but I'm not sure it is a Hermit Thrush.
It seems pale so I will show the picture around. Now all I need is the Hummer.
Over all it was a good weekend. I hear the goslings are starting to hatch at the
fish hatchery so I may try to buzz by there tomorrow at lunch. Jacque.
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Jacque Brown
Bella Vista,
Benton, Co AR,
bluebird2(AT)cox.net
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Subject: Fort Smith to Little Rock
From: Dan Scheiman <birddan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 10:28pm
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