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Subject: Downtown Little Rock
From: Dan Scheiman <birddan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 9:55am
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It was relatively birdy here this morning in downtown Little Rock by Historic
Arkansas Museum.
Great Egret - 2 overhead
Blue-headed Vireo - 1
Tennessee Warbler - 1 FOS
Nashville Warbler - 2
Yellow Warbler - 1
Summer Tanager - 2 females
Could be a good day for migrants in birdier areas.
Dan Scheiman
Little Rock, AR
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Subject: FW: visit by Robert Askins
From: Kim Smith <kgsmith(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 10:12am
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If any of you are interested, his seminar is free and open to the public.
3:30 reception in Science-Engineering 502, seminar at 4:00 in
Science-Engineering 604 on the University of Arkansas campus
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Kimberly G. Smith, Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-4248 fax:479-575-4010
email: kgsmith(AT)uark.edu
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From: Kim Smith [mailto:kgsmith(AT)uark.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:54 AM
To: 'Kim Smith'
Subject: visit by Robert Askins
Robert Askins will be visiting our campus on Thursday. Bob is generally
considered the authority on early successional birds in the eastern US and
is the author of Restoring North American's Birds - Lessons from Landscape
Ecology http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300079678
His seminar title is: Conservation Across Landscapes: The Importance of
Large Nature Preserves
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Subject: NYTimes.com: Noble Eagles, Nasty Pigeons, Biased Humans
From: Jack Stewart <jackstewart_us(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 11:10am
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This page was sent to you by: jackstewart_us(AT)yahoo.com.
I have long thought of posting a piece on this subject, but could never get past
a title "In Defense of a Chocolate Brown and Midnight Black Bird". The New York
Times article says it much better than I would have managed. Jack Stewart
Newton County
SCIENCE | April 29, 2008
Basics: Noble Eagles, Nasty Pigeons, Biased Humans
By NATALIE ANGIER
Biobigotry is the persistent and often irrational desire to be surrounded only
by those species of which one approves.
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Subject: Arkansas Birder Update
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 11:23am
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Larry Jernigan has made a very generous contribution of outstanding
photos for use on the Arkansas Birder website. I have uploaded the
first batch to the Guest Photos album. Many of them appear in the
Alphabetic and Bird ID albums as well. They're really excellent and
there are more to come. :-)
I have made improvements (I hope) to the RBA and Birdcam pages and
considerably revised the Gallery. The videos have been moved out of
the gallery to their own Videos page. A New Guest Photos album in the
Gallery now contains just the most recent contributions. Hopefully it
will load faster. Check it out.
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: Migration count - May 10,11th
From: Leif E Anderson <leanderson(AT)FS.FED.US>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 5:54pm
Greetings all,
The 2008 Migration count is just around the corner. It is a great
opportunity to practice citizen science and get out and enjoy spring
migration.
It is much like a Christmas Bird Count, but on a county-wide level.
Mostly May 10th with a few counties counting on the 11th
Any skill level or amount of time would be helpful.
Keep track of hrs/ miles on foot, by car, ect.
Keep track of the number of birds by species.
The compilers send the data to me (preferably by mid June) and I add it to
the state database and do an article in AAS's newsletter, w/ copies to all
compilers.
You can enter your personal sightings into ebird and I'll enter each
counties totals into ebird, back through 1992.
Please try to give your compiler plenty of time by letting them know ahead
of time if you want to help.
Generally we try to get one person to compile a county on one day. The
compiler assigns search areas and everyone sends their data to the
compiler.
Sometimes a person cannot find any help and does a county by themselves.
You will find more birds with multiple people, but the statistics will be
ok because of "normalizing" the numbers by the hrs/miles completed.
Contact a compiler, or if you do not see your county listed let me know and
I will add you to the list.
Counties I've heard from so far:
county - date - compiler - contact info
Benton - 10th - Michael Mlodinow - mamlod(AT)hotmail.com
Cleburne - 11th - Bo Verser - ozarkwildbird(AT)sbcglobal.net
Faulkner - 10th - Martha Johnson - amjohnson(AT)conwaycorp.net 501-329-5214
Logan - 10th - Don Simon - don.simons(AT)arkansas.gov
Lonoke - 10th - Leslie Peacock - leslie-peacock(AT)sbcglobal.net
Newton - 10th - Tim Barr - barrfam(AT)eritter.net
Ouachita - 10th - Dick Taylor - raet(AT)arkansas.net
Phillips - 11th - Leif Anderson - Leanderson(AT)fs.fed.us - 479-284-3402h, -
479-284-3150w
Pope - 10th - John Andre - jandre(AT)fs.fed.us - 479-284-3150w
Pulaski - 10th - Dan Scheiman - birddan(AT)comcast.net
Washington - 10th - Michael Mlodinow - mamlod(AT)hotmail.com
I hope you can join us in a celebration of spring, the return of
neotropical migrants and hopefully the end of flooding. (for most, but
unfortunately not all.)
Again, Everyone is welcome to participate. If you have any questions
please give me a holler.
Cheers, Leif @ Caglesville, a suburb of Hector Leanderson(AT)fs.fed.us
479-284-3150w 479-284-3402h
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Subject: White Crowned Sparrows
From: Andrew Campbell <emailandrewcampbell(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 6:13pm
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Interesting find tonight. Two, what I think are, white crowned sparrows in
the backyard.
Is this an uncommon sight?
AJC
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Subject: Re: White Crowned Sparrows
From: Ed Laster <elaster523(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 7:43pm
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And here as well.
Ed Laster
Little Rock
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From: Andrew Campbell <emailandrewcampbell(AT)GMAIL.COM>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:13:34 PM
Subject: White Crowned Sparrows
Interesting find tonight. Two, what I think are, white crowned sparrows in the
backyard.
Is this an uncommon sight?
AJC
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Subject: Re: Migration count - May 10,11th
From: Dan Scheiman <birddan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 7:57pm
Migration Counters,
I will not be assigning territories for Migration Count in Pulaski
Co. on May 10. Please send me the info Leif requested soon after the
count. At least let me know you counted birds on May 10 so I know to
expect your data soon.
There are two bird walks to partake in on May 10 in Pulaski Co. One
starts at 7:45 at Wildwood Park's first annual Blooms Festival. I
will lead that walk. After an hour or so at Wildwood I'll be joining
ASCA on their trip around Little Rock including Allsopp, Murry, and
Terry Lock and Dam. Karen Holliday has already posted trip
details. If you bird any other location in the county on that day
please send me your numbers. Thanks a bunch! Happy spring migration!
:Dan
At 05:53 PM 4/29/2008, you wrote:
>Greetings all,
>The 2008 Migration count is just around the corner. It is a great
>opportunity to practice citizen science and get out and enjoy spring
>migration.
>
>It is much like a Christmas Bird Count, but on a county-wide level.
>Mostly May 10th with a few counties counting on the 11th
>Any skill level or amount of time would be helpful.
>Keep track of hrs/ miles on foot, by car, ect.
>Keep track of the number of birds by species.
>The compilers send the data to me (preferably by mid June) and I add it to
>the state database and do an article in AAS's newsletter, w/ copies to all
>compilers.
>You can enter your personal sightings into ebird and I'll enter each
>counties totals into ebird, back through 1992.
> Please try to give your compiler plenty of time by letting them know ahead
>of time if you want to help.
>Generally we try to get one person to compile a county on one day. The
>compiler assigns search areas and everyone sends their data to the
>compiler.
>Sometimes a person cannot find any help and does a county by themselves.
>You will find more birds with multiple people, but the statistics will be
>ok because of "normalizing" the numbers by the hrs/miles completed.
>
>Contact a compiler, or if you do not see your county listed let me know and
>I will add you to the list.
>Counties I've heard from so far:
>county - date - compiler - contact info
>Benton - 10th - Michael Mlodinow - mamlod(AT)hotmail.com
>Cleburne - 11th - Bo Verser - ozarkwildbird(AT)sbcglobal.net
>Faulkner - 10th - Martha Johnson - amjohnson(AT)conwaycorp.net 501-329-5214
>Logan - 10th - Don Simon - don.simons(AT)arkansas.gov
>Lonoke - 10th - Leslie Peacock - leslie-peacock(AT)sbcglobal.net
>Newton - 10th - Tim Barr - barrfam(AT)eritter.net
>Ouachita - 10th - Dick Taylor - raet(AT)arkansas.net
>Phillips - 11th - Leif Anderson - Leanderson(AT)fs.fed.us - 479-284-3402h, -
>479-284-3150w
>Pope - 10th - John Andre - jandre(AT)fs.fed.us - 479-284-3150w
>Pulaski - 10th - Dan Scheiman - birddan(AT)comcast.net
>Washington - 10th - Michael Mlodinow - mamlod(AT)hotmail.com
>
> I hope you can join us in a celebration of spring, the return of
>neotropical migrants and hopefully the end of flooding. (for most, but
>unfortunately not all.)
>Again, Everyone is welcome to participate. If you have any questions
>please give me a holler.
>Cheers, Leif @ Caglesville, a suburb of Hector Leanderson(AT)fs.fed.us
>479-284-3150w 479-284-3402h
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Subject: Re: White Crowned Sparrows
From: Daniel Smith <dsmith(AT)CLINTONCABLE.NET>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 8:06pm
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Here, too. First in our yard in the 4 years we've lived here.
Dan Smith
Choctaw
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From: Ed Laster=20
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [ARBIRD-L] White Crowned Sparrows
And here as well.
Ed Laster
Little Rock
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From: Andrew Campbell <emailandrewcampbell(AT)GMAIL.COM>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:13:34 PM
Subject: White Crowned Sparrows
Interesting find tonight. Two, what I think are, white crowned =
sparrows in the backyard.
Is this an uncommon sight?
AJC
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Subject: Goatsuckers
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 8:51pm
A Common Nighthawk perched sleeping on the power line to the Stuttgart
Airport terminal the entire 2 hours we were there picking up litter
for the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Cleanup this afternoon. Skip and I
returned a few minutes ago from an evening walk around the
neighborhood. In the fading light we first heard and then saw a Chuck-
will's-widow sitting on a neighbor's fence. I'm going to leave the
window open tonight. Maybe a Whip-poor-will will join the Great Horned
Owl now hooting somewhere behind our house.
Dennis 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: Re: White Crowned Sparrows
From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Donna_M._Haynes?=" <dmhaynes(AT)ARISTOTLE.NET>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 9:05pm
Got my first White Crowned that I've seen in the 5 years here in this house
today too! It visited off and on all day!
Donna Haynes
West Pulaski Co
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Subject: Robin with large white wing patches
From: Dale Provost <dprovost(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 9:16pm
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A few weeks ago, Craig, Karen Holliday, and I were in Allsopp Park and =
saw a Robin with quite a bit of white on its wings. I had never seen =
that before. Photos at
http://www.pbase.com/daleprovost/robin [and also of a Blue-headed Vireo =
that Craig and I saw on a short bird walk (also in Allsopp) on April =
20.]
Dale Provost
West Little Rock
A world without birds is like a day without oxygen.
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Subject: Re: Fork-tailed Flycatcher
From: Daniel Smith <dsmith(AT)CLINTONCABLE.NET>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 9:36pm
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One thing people may not know if they've never seen a forktailed is that =
they look quite different from a scissortail in flight. The tail =
undulates like a ribbon, rather than staying stiff like a scissortail's. =
=20
Dan Smith
Choctaw
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From: Mary Alice Beer=20
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=20
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 9:07 PM
Subject: [ARBIRD-L] Fork-tailed Flycatcher
I am posting this for some excellent birders from Columbus, Ohio who =
are
presently visiting Fairfield Bay. (Terry & Vicki Smith).
Yesterday while out birding down Hwy 330 they saw one bird that
was NOT one of the many Scissor-tails.
It matched every aspect of the Fork-tailed.
It was not seen today but we have the home owners all excited about
it and they are keeping all eyes out hoping it will return.
It was seen on the fence close to the mail box at 1187 Hwy. #330.=20
This is just a short way south of the junction of Hwy #16/Hwy. #330
several miles west of Fairfield Bay.
The homeowners don't mind if anyone wants to come look. They work
during the day but still say it's OK.
There is an elderly gentleman who lives across the road who is pretty
much confined to a wheel chair but he's really excited about having =
something
to look for so will be keeping a wary eye out.
He promised to call me if he spots it.
Please feel free to call me if you'd like any updated information or =
more
explicit information about the location. (501) 884-3502
Mary Alice Beer
Fairfield Bay
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Subject: Re: White Crowned Sparrows
From: Joyce Hartmann <hart(AT)ARTELCO.COM>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 10:22pm
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And Bob saw 5 white crowned sparrows together, singing, in our neighbor's
yard.(near our yard, but more of a meadow setting than a woodland).He, too,
thought it was special.and I wish I could post the other birdiful thing that
happened to him today.better not.but if you know him and you see him, ask
him about his hummingbird encounter.Joyce Hartmann, also Choctaw
_____
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List
[mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Smith
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:06 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: White Crowned Sparrows
Here, too. First in our yard in the 4 years we've lived here.
Dan Smith
Choctaw
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From: Ed <mailto:elaster523(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET> Laster
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [ARBIRD-L] White Crowned Sparrows
And here as well.
Ed Laster
Little Rock
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From: Andrew Campbell <emailandrewcampbell(AT)GMAIL.COM>
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:13:34 PM
Subject: White Crowned Sparrows
Interesting find tonight. Two, what I think are, white crowned sparrows in
the backyard.
Is this an uncommon sight?
AJC
BAR-SF
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