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| Subject | From | Time |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Jeff R. Wilson | 5:41am |
| Mourning and Philadelphia vireos | Jacque Brown | 8:33am |
| Photo Puzzle | Dennis Braddy | 9:18am |
| Re: Photo Puzzle | George R. Hoelzeman | 9:29am |
| Re: Photo Puzzle | George R. Hoelzeman | 9:31am |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Charles Mills | 9:41am |
| Re: Photo Puzzle | FENNELL, Ellen | 9:49am |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Graves, Gary | 9:56am |
| Re: Photo Puzzle | Evelyn Ford | 10:54am |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Leslie Keith Koller | 11:03am |
| Re: Photo Puzzle | Evelyn Ford | 11:04am |
| The Lord God Bird | =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ross_ | 11:16am |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Dennis Braddy | 11:32am |
| Re: Photo Puzzle | Dottie Boyles | 11:38am |
| Western Kingbird, Washington Co. | Abigail Jeneane Darr | 11:39am |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Leslie Peacock | 11:54am |
| More on Swainson's | Hope Coulter | 12:04pm |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Curry, Neil | 12:12pm |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Dennis Braddy | 12:22pm |
| moved to Alabama Coast | Fred Robinson | 12:54pm |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | =?ISO-8859-1?Q?David | 1:11pm |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Jeff R. Wilson | 1:40pm |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Nick Anich | 1:40pm |
| Re: Swainson's Warbler | Leslie Peacock | 1:59pm |
| Birds, other Wildlife and Fescue | Jerry W Davis | 2:51pm |
| Re: Photo Puzzle | FENNELL, Ellen | 3:32pm |
| Swainson's | Graves, Gary | 3:39pm |
| Photo Puzzle | Dennis Braddy | 4:09pm |
| Re: Swainson's | Jeff R. Wilson | 4:19pm |
| Mourning Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, Bell Trail Map | Dennis Braddy | 5:14pm |
| odd goose and RB Grosbeak | =?iso-8859-1?Q?Donna | 6:01pm |
| Re: Swainson's | Graves, Gary | 6:58pm |
| Re: Swainson's | Jeff R. Wilson | 7:41pm |
| Re: odd goose and RB Grosbeak | =?ISO-8859-1?Q?David | 8:28pm |
| Re: Swainson's | Dale Provost | 9:34pm |
| Allsopp Saturday morning? | Jim Dixon | 9:48pm |
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: "Jeff R. Wilson" <OLCOOT1(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 5:41am
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In a message dated 5/15/2008 10:40:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
dprovost(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET writes:
I found a bird that
looked like a Swainson's Warbler, which I sent to Dan Scheiman, who
confirmed it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
This bird sure looks like a drab Philadelphia Vireo to me, blunt tipped bill
too small,dark line through lores, tail short, legs dark, domed crown. Any
other photos?
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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Subject: Mourning and Philadelphia vireos
From: Jacque Brown <bluebird2(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 8:33am
Good Morning all,
When I went on the IMBD with Mike Mlodinow and David Oakley and David Chapman, I
was able to get photos of both Mourning Vireo and Philadelphia Vireo's. I put
them on the computer that night and burned a CD for Wal Mart photos later. I'm
finding that with all the green tint in the under story of the trees I am
sometimes having trouble distinguishing which was which. This is especially
hard when the main difference is the amount of yellow on the breast. I'm pretty
sure I got these two straight. Looking at Dale Provost's photo of the
Swainson's Warbler it looks so much like my photos it's unbelievable. I know we
did not get that bird on our bird count. The only difference I can see is,
despite the green tint, you can see the rufous crown on the Swainson's. My
bird photos have the gray crown. Jacque.
--
Jacque Brown
Bella Vista,
Benton, Co AR,
bluebird2(AT)cox.net
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Subject: Photo Puzzle
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 9:18am
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Can you figure out what's wrong in my photo Defaced Government Property?
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: Photo Puzzle
From: "George R. Hoelzeman" <uiogd(AT)ARKANSAS.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 9:29am
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Without getting one of the bird guides out, my first thought (well, second
thought) is that the woodpecker's plumage is wrong. Its a Pileated head on a
Ivory
Bill body. . . . I think
I know the crest is wrongish for an IBWO.
My first real thought was "dag! they nailed it into the tree" I thought that
was a big no-no.
George (n. Conway Co. where loggers still avoid border trees)
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From: Dennis Braddy
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 09:18:17 -0500
Can you figure out what's wrong in my photo Defaced Government Property?
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: Photo Puzzle
From: "George R. Hoelzeman" <uiogd(AT)ARKANSAS.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 9:31am
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Oh - and does "motorized vehicle" include "boat with motor" since I notice the
area is flooded.
Probably not year round, I'm guessing. How old is the sign?
George (n. Conway Co. were signs get shot long before they get dirty)
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From: Dennis Braddy
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 09:18:17 -0500
Can you figure out what's wrong in my photo Defaced Government Property?
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: Swainson's Warbler
From: Charles Mills <swamp_fox(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 9:41am
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Acknowledging up front the risk of making an identification from a
single photograph, I've got to side with Jeff in this case. The bird
shown just doesn't bring Swainson's to mind.
I may very well end up eating a bit of crow here but, with the right
sauce (bar-b-que, tequila, etc.), it's usually not so bad.
Charles Mills
Ogden AR 71853
Sent from my iPhone
On May 16, 2008, at 5:40 AM, "Jeff R. Wilson" <OLCOOT1(AT)AOL.COM> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 5/15/2008 10:40:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
dprovost(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET
> writes:
> I found a bird that
> looked like a Swainson's Warbler, which I sent to Dan Scheiman, who
> confirmed it.
>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> This bird sure looks like a drab Philadelphia Vireo to me, blunt
> tipped bill too small,dark line through lores, tail short, legs
> dark, domed crown. Any other photos?
> Good Birding !!!
>
> Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
> 6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
> Bartlett, TN 38135
> http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
> What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
>
>
>
> Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family
> favorites at AOL Food.
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Subject: Re: Photo Puzzle
From: "FENNELL, Ellen" <EFENNELL(AT)AUDUBON.ORG>
Date: 16 May 2008 9:49am
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It appears to have the white feathers on the lower half of the wings of the=
Ivory-bill but no white markings extending down the back.
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<http://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
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From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List [mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Dennis Braddy
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:18 AM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Photo Puzzle
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Dennis Braddy
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: "Graves, Gary" <GRAVESG(AT)SI.EDU>
Date: 16 May 2008 9:56am
A number of people have sent in reports of a Swainson's Warbler from Alsopp
Park. This is a significant record because they have largely disappeared from
Pulaski County since the 1970's, outside the Wrightsville area. Some of the
ARBIRD postings contain questionable information. Because of their secretive
behavior, Swainson's are seldom seen except when they respond to song
recordings. Optimal habitat is too thick to walk through and usually too thick
to see through. Swainson's migration is largely over in Arkansas by 25 April.
Individuals seen after that date are on territory or attempting to establish
territories. Undisturbed territorial males sing mostly from the ground.
Appearance wise, they are unlikely to be confused with any other species (olive
brown above, cream color below, and except for the pale superciliary, unmarked
by streaks, stripes, or wing bars). Dale's photo depicts a Philadelphia Vireo,
not a Swainson's Warbler. The silhouette alone is enough to rule out Swainson's
(Swainson's has a much longer, sharper bill with a nearly straight culmen).
The Swainson's song can be confused with that of the Louisiana Waterthrush. In
fact, the third cut of "Swainson's Warbler" on the Cornell warbler song CD is
actually a Louisiana Waterthrush. Many competent birders confuse the songs of
those two species. To complicate matters, Louisiana Waterthrushes often respond
to playback of Swainson's songs. Swainson's conduct 99% of their foraging
maneuvers on the ground, in dead leaf litter. If you see a warbler foraging in
the canopy, it is not a Swainson's Warbler. Swainson's also do not join
mixed-species flocks of warblers and vireos (even when flocks pass through
breeding territories).
Gary Graves
Smithsonian Institution
________________________________
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List on behalf of Dale Provost
Sent: Thu 5/15/2008 11:40 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Swainson's Warbler
In reviewing my photos of May 3, (in Allsopp Park, LR) I found a bird that
looked like a Swainson's Warbler, which I sent to Dan Scheiman, who
confirmed it. Craig and I have been chasing that bird for the past two
weeks, not knowing that we had it after all. We had thought that we had
seen it, but were glad to get confirmation.
Photo at: http://www.pbase.com/daleprovost/image/97125949
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Subject: Re: Photo Puzzle
From: Evelyn Ford <eafrn(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 10:54am
<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td style='font:
inherit;'><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 5/16/08, Dennis Braddy
<I><dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:
rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Dennis Braddy
<dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM><BR>Subject: Photo Puzzle<BR>To:
ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU<BR>Date: Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:18 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv193466609>Can you figure out what's wrong in my photo <A
href="http://gallery.mac.com/dmbraddy/100241/Defaced-20Government-20Property/web.jpg" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Defaced Government Property</A>?
<DIV><BR>
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<DIV>Dennis Braddy</DIV>
<DIV>Little Rock, AR</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.arkansasbirder.net/" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>http://www.arkansasbirder.net</A></DIV><BR>
<DIV>"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
Hawking</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: Leslie Keith Koller <les_koller(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 11:03am
Dan Scheiman and I had the Swainson's Warbler at Allsopp park last
Tuesday...it responed to the taped play-back, and I had my binoculars on the
bird when it sang back. Co-incedently, it was calling from a stand of cane
also...about 3 feet off the ground.
Leslie Koller
Benton, Saline Co, Arkansas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graves, Gary" <GRAVESG(AT)SI.EDU>
To: <ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
A number of people have sent in reports of a Swainson's Warbler from Alsopp
Park. This is a significant record because they have largely disappeared
from Pulaski County since the 1970's, outside the Wrightsville area. Some
of the ARBIRD postings contain questionable information. Because of their
secretive behavior, Swainson's are seldom seen except when they respond to
song recordings. Optimal habitat is too thick to walk through and usually
too thick to see through. Swainson's migration is largely over in Arkansas
by 25 April. Individuals seen after that date are on territory or
attempting to establish territories. Undisturbed territorial males sing
mostly from the ground. Appearance wise, they are unlikely to be confused
with any other species (olive brown above, cream color below, and except for
the pale superciliary, unmarked by streaks, stripes, or wing bars). Dale's
photo depicts a Philadelphia Vireo, not a Swainson's Warbler. The
silhouette alone is enough to rule out Swainson's (Swainson's has a much
longer, sharper bill with a nearly straight culmen). The Swainson's song
can be confused with that of the Louisiana Waterthrush. In fact, the third
cut of "Swainson's Warbler" on the Cornell warbler song CD is actually a
Louisiana Waterthrush. Many competent birders confuse the songs of those
two species. To complicate matters, Louisiana Waterthrushes often respond
to playback of Swainson's songs. Swainson's conduct 99% of their foraging
maneuvers on the ground, in dead leaf litter. If you see a warbler foraging
in the canopy, it is not a Swainson's Warbler. Swainson's also do not join
mixed-species flocks of warblers and vireos (even when flocks pass through
breeding territories).
Gary Graves
Smithsonian Institution
________________________________
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List on behalf of Dale Provost
Sent: Thu 5/15/2008 11:40 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Swainson's Warbler
In reviewing my photos of May 3, (in Allsopp Park, LR) I found a bird that
looked like a Swainson's Warbler, which I sent to Dan Scheiman, who
confirmed it. Craig and I have been chasing that bird for the past two
weeks, not knowing that we had it after all. We had thought that we had
seen it, but were glad to get confirmation.
Photo at: http://www.pbase.com/daleprovost/image/97125949
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Subject: Re: Photo Puzzle
From: Evelyn Ford <eafrn(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 11:04am
<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td style='font:
inherit;'><P>Sorry about my first post....I clicked "send" too soon. According
to the Cornell link below the markings of the Ivory-billed starts below the eye
whereas the markings of the Pileated starts right behind the bill. So, it
looks like the bird might be a Pileated? Hard to tell from the pic. </P>
<P><A
href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/identifying/step3">http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/identifying/step3</A></P>
<P> </P>
<P>Evelyn</P>
<P>Mountain Home, AR</P>
<P> </P>
<P><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 5/16/08, Dennis Braddy
<I><dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM></I></B> wrote:<BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:
rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Dennis Braddy
<dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM><BR>Subject: Photo Puzzle<BR>To:
ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU<BR>Date: Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:18 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv141528838>Can you figure out what's wrong in my photo <A
href="http://gallery.mac.com/dmbraddy/100241/Defaced-20Government-20Property/web.jpg" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Defaced Government Property</A>?
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<DIV>Dennis Braddy</DIV>
<DIV>Little Rock, AR</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.arkansasbirder.net/" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>http://www.arkansasbirder.net</A></DIV><BR>
<DIV>"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
Hawking</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>
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Subject: The Lord God Bird
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ross_Everett?= <reverett(AT)NORTHLITTLEROCK.AR.GOV>
Date: 16 May 2008 11:16am
I thought some of you might be interested that the IBWO Feature Length
Documentary by George Butler and White Mountain Films is screening here in
Little Rock at the Riverdale 10 on Cantrell rd. Showtimes are 3:00 p.m.
today and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. This screening is brought to you by the
Little Rock Film Festival which is only in it's second year ,so get out
and show some support for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker and our local Film
Festival.
http://littlerock2008.bside.com/2008/?_view=_filmdetails&filmId=69100863
Ross Everett
Ward/North Little Rock
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 11:32am
I'm inclined to agree with Jeff, Charles, and Gary regarding the
depicted bird not being the Swainson's Warbler. However, there is the
issue of the apparently reddish crown which is good for Swainson's
(though it seems a bit overdone) and bad for Philadelphia Vireo.
Perhaps the most parsimonious explanation is that the color is a
particularly unfortunate, species-confusing photographic artifact;
otherwise, we are left to explain what a Philadelphia Vireo is doing
with a reddish crown.
My rhetorical question is, when faced with the task of identifying a
bird from a single photo that displays conflicting field marks, as
this one does, how do you decide which features are artifact and which
are real? Which do you credit and which do you choose to ignore? This
should be a cautionary tale for those who insist that photographic
evidence is objective proof while what the birder reports seeing is
merely anecdotal data.
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: Photo Puzzle
From: Dottie Boyles <ctboyles(AT)aristotle.net>
Date: 16 May 2008 11:38am
Looks to me like driving my "prohibited motorized vehicle" might be a bit of a
challenge through the swamp.
Dottie Boyles
Little Rock
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Subject: Western Kingbird, Washington Co.
From: Abigail Jeneane Darrah <adarrah(AT)UARK.EDU>
Date: 16 May 2008 11:39am
While doing some field work this morning I found a Western Kingbird outside of
Brentwood, on county road 4146. It was on private property and thus not
chaseable, but I thought I'd let everybody know that there's one in the area.
It was also a good morning for warblers at my site outside West Fork, with
Mourning, Black-and-white, Chestnut-sided, Hooded, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Yellow-breasted Chat, American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat. I have also
had Ovenbird and Cerulean Warbler there within the past week.
Abby Darrah
Fayetteville, AR
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: Leslie Peacock <leslie_peacock(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 11:54am
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OK, here's my two bits.
Forget the picture. If Dan Scheiman says he heard and saw a Swainson's warbler,
then he did. I don't believe it makes much sense to say he's based his bird
knowledge on a screw-up by Cornell.
So perhaps it should be considered that Swainson's are considering nesting in
Allsopp. Sounds too good to be true, but I'd go with that over a
misidentification by Dan.
Leslie Peacock
Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM> wrote: I'm inclined to agree with Jeff,
Charles, and Gary regarding the
depicted bird not being the Swainson's Warbler. However, there is the
issue of the apparently reddish crown which is good for Swainson's
(though it seems a bit overdone) and bad for Philadelphia Vireo.
Perhaps the most parsimonious explanation is that the color is a
particularly unfortunate, species-confusing photographic artifact;
otherwise, we are left to explain what a Philadelphia Vireo is doing
with a reddish crown.
My rhetorical question is, when faced with the task of identifying a
bird from a single photo that displays conflicting field marks, as
this one does, how do you decide which features are artifact and which
are real? Which do you credit and which do you choose to ignore? This
should be a cautionary tale for those who insist that photographic
evidence is objective proof while what the birder reports seeing is
merely anecdotal data.
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 on Swainson's
From: Hope Coulter <hopecoulter99(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 12:04pm
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I appreciate the chance to learn and get better, and I really respect =
Gary's expertise. I'm by no means that excellent or confident a birder. =
One of the birds I thought was a Swainson's in Allsopp on Wednesday had =
an unusally (for a warbler) long and pointy bill--several of us =
commented on it. It responded to a Swainson's call on the bird pod (if =
that was a Swainson's call, now that I know that's an issue!), and I =
remember thinking how similar the call was to Louisiana Waterthrush's. =
But I didn't even think about that similarity again because it, like the =
other two or three birds I thought were Swainson's in different =
sightings that morning, had no streaks on the breast, or anywhere. The =
birds I saw were in small trees four to six feet off the ground, not =
walking around on the ground or on logs on the ground like =
waterthrushes. The cap was reddish-brown and the back was dull brown, =
in certain light almost cinnamon-y.
Later that afternoon in Allsopp, Mel heard a Philadelphia Vireo calling, =
much higher in the canopy, and we got looks at it. It was more greenish =
with pale yellow on the flanks, rather than cinnamon with cream: =
overall palette olive-drab rather than the brown tones of the =
low-foraging warbler. But I agree that changing light conditions can be =
very tricky.
One other thing, for whatever it's worth, and I really don't know which =
ID this would support: on Dale's photo you can see a teeny white (or =
lightish) mark on the shoulder, almost like a comma or a little hash =
mark. I noticed this on two of the birds I saw Wednesday but couldn't =
find them in pictures in the field guides.
Thanks to you real ornithologists for putting up with those of us still =
struggling up the learning curve!
Hope Coulter
Little Rock
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: "Curry, Neil" <ncurry(AT)AGFC.STATE.AR.US>
Date: 16 May 2008 12:12pm
Last Swainson's warbler that I observed was at Pinnacle Mountain State
Park west of Little Rock, about a mile west of the Arboretum on the LR
water works pipeline access. Those present at that sighting in the mid
1980's were Bill Shepherd, Randy Johnson and myself. It did respond to a
call. I do have one very poor slide(pre digital)photo that I took of
that bird buried somewhere in my files. The habitat was river cane edge
and has since been changed by succession in this area. Neil Curry,
Little Rock.
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[mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Graves, Gary
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:56 AM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
A number of people have sent in reports of a Swainson's Warbler from
Alsopp Park. This is a significant record because they have largely
disappeared from Pulaski County since the 1970's, outside the
Wrightsville area. Some of the ARBIRD postings contain questionable
information. Because of their secretive behavior, Swainson's are seldom
seen except when they respond to song recordings. Optimal habitat is
too thick to walk through and usually too thick to see through.
Swainson's migration is largely over in Arkansas by 25 April.
Individuals seen after that date are on territory or attempting to
establish territories. Undisturbed territorial males sing mostly from
the ground. Appearance wise, they are unlikely to be confused with any
other species (olive brown above, cream color below, and except for the
pale superciliary, unmarked by streaks, stripes, or wing bars). Dale's
photo depicts a Philadelphia Vireo, not a Swainson's Warbler. The
silhouette alone is enough to rule out Swainson's (Swainson's has a much
longer, sharper bill with a nearly straight culmen). The Swainson's
song can be confused with that of the Louisiana Waterthrush. In fact,
the third cut of "Swainson's Warbler" on the Cornell warbler song CD is
actually a Louisiana Waterthrush. Many competent birders confuse the
songs of those two species. To complicate matters, Louisiana
Waterthrushes often respond to playback of Swainson's songs. Swainson's
conduct 99% of their foraging maneuvers on the ground, in dead leaf
litter. If you see a warbler foraging in the canopy, it is not a
Swainson's Warbler. Swainson's also do not join mixed-species flocks of
warblers and vireos (even when flocks pass through breeding
territories).
Gary Graves
Smithsonian Institution
________________________________
From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List on behalf of Dale Provost
Sent: Thu 5/15/2008 11:40 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Swainson's Warbler
In reviewing my photos of May 3, (in Allsopp Park, LR) I found a bird
that looked like a Swainson's Warbler, which I sent to Dan Scheiman, who
confirmed it. Craig and I have been chasing that bird for the past two
weeks, not knowing that we had it after all. We had thought that we had
seen it, but were glad to get confirmation.
Photo at: http://www.pbase.com/daleprovost/image/97125949
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 12:22pm
Leslie,
I agree with your sentiment. That's why in my first sentence I
referred to "the", rather than "a", Swainson's Warbler. :-)
Dennis
"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
Hawking
On May 16, 2008, at 11:54 AM, Leslie Peacock wrote:
> OK, here's my two bits.
>
> Forget the picture. If Dan Scheiman says he heard and saw a
> Swainson's warbler, then he did. I don't believe it makes much sense
> to say he's based his bird knowledge on a screw-up by Cornell.
>
> So perhaps it should be considered that Swainson's are considering
> nesting in Allsopp. Sounds too good to be true, but I'd go with that
> over a misidentification by Dan.
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Subject: moved to Alabama Coast
From: Fred Robinson <robinsonline(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 12:54pm
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I am signing off. I now do my birding on the Alabama Gulf Coast having left the
OMBS the first of March
Living on island time
Fred Robinson
24883A Ivy Lane
Orange Beach, Alabama 36561
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?David_Ray?= <cardcards(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 1:11pm
Probably a swainsonii philadelphicus. :-)
(Just kiddin'!) Holding the Sibley's up to the photo, there are
characteristics of both birds. It would sure be easier without the
rufous-looking crown.
David Ray
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: "Jeff R. Wilson" <OLCOOT1(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 1:40pm
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In a message dated 5/16/2008 11:54:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
leslie_peacock(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET writes:
but I'd go with that over a misidentification by Dan.
Leslie Peacock
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
Dan mis-IDed a single poor photo not a bird in the field. We are all capable
of a mis-ID on a photo.
As far as head color there is a spot of sunlight on the crown giving the
brown tone. The photo is a Philadelphia but the field ID of a bird by Dan
earlier was most likely correct.
As far as a Swainson's being seen in the top of a tree, it is possible and
happened to myself and two top field birders at Wapanocca NWR on a May Big Day
one morning. We watched the bird 40 feet off the ground for quite a few
minutes not believing what we were looking at, having to be sure of the ID for
the count, then the bird dropped straight down into a low bush in front of us
and disappeared into the underbrush.
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: Nick Anich <nicka29(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 1:40pm
http://www.pbase.com/daleprovost/image/97125949
This is not a Swainson's Warbler. The bill is too
small and differently shaped, the legs are black and
not pink, the legs are not thick enough, and the back
is less brown.
This is not to say that there never was a Swainson's
there, just that this is not it. Gary is correct that
generally Swainson's should be on their breeding
grounds by now, but with all the flooding in the
bottomlands this year, anything could happen. And a
number of other species can initially respond with
interest to Swainson's playbacks. (I should also note
to prospective users of playback that playbacks [esp.
during the breeding season] should be used
judiciously, but that's another rant entirely.)
I can't explain the apparent reddish tinge to the
crown, perhaps a photo artifact. This appears to be a
vireo. In this posture the bird looks longer than a
Philadelphia typically appears, and with the crown
constrast, I wonder if it's a Red-eyed. Though the
bill looks a bit shorter than an average Red-eyed,
it's head is titled a bit, which may explain that.
Either way, it's a vireo, not a Swainson's.
Nick Anich
(now) Durham, NC
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Warbler
From: Leslie Peacock <leslie_peacock(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 1:59pm
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Subject: Birds, other Wildlife and Fescue
From: Jerry W Davis <jwdavis(AT)FS.FED.US>
Date: 16 May 2008 2:51pm
You may not sit down with horticultural, wildlife, or toxicology journals
for your reading pleasure. For some this will be old information and
others may not have a first hand knowledge of the adverse impacts that
infected fescue (not to mention infected perennial ryegrass) can have on
birds, mammals, invertebrates, livestock, wildlife habitat dynamics and
wildlife habitat in general. Those working with the recovery of the
northern bobwhite and grassland birds are well aware of the phrase "Don't
Do Fescue". They are aware of the impacts that the 40 million acres of
fescue, and 15 million acres of Bermuda and Bahia grasses, (that have
replaced native warm season grasses) have had and is having on native
wildlife. For some it will be enlightening and others will be upset
because it is calling their baby ugly. For those that want more insight do
a Google search on fescue and endophytes.
Take a couple of minutes to read the summary below. Store it away in your
crinkled cranium for use and understanding and in helping others to
understand.
With knowledge and problem recognition comes the responsibility for you to
take action to help solve the problem. One unaware is one too many.
My apology in advance for cross posting. Delete or network if needed
WILDLIFE AND FESCUE
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW
Tall fescue was introduced into the United States from Europe in the
early 1800’s and the Kentucky 31 variety is a perennial cool-season
grass that was developed in 1931 and had widespread released in 1943.
Today fescue covers 40 million acres ( 4 million acres in Arkansas) and
two other species, common Bermuda and Bahia grass cover another 15
million acres. Many do not know that these grasses are invasive and have
replaced native vegetation with habitat that is of little to no value
for wildlife.
In addition to the structural characteristics of these grasses not being
good wildlife habitat, much of the “old” fescue are infected with an
internal fungus (endophyte – endo = inside + phyte = plant) which
improves the survival of the plants and discourages herbivore
consumption. Fescue produces chemicals making it toxic and alkaloids
are found throughout the plant, but are especially concentrated in the
seeds and leaves. Although this fungus and alkaloids are good for the
fescue and protects the grass from insects, nematodes and discourages
grazing herbivores, it has adverse impacts on livestock, wildlife, and
insects. At least 41 species of insects are affected by the presence of
endophytes in grasses and the list will grow with additional
investigation.
The fescue endophyte leads to “fescue toxicosis” in grazing animals
including, insects, birds, and mammals such rabbits and livestock and a
low palatability to ungulates like deer, and elk. This toxicity leads to
reduced palatability, poor weight gain and reproduction, elevated body
temperatures and respiration rates, defecation wallows, decreases forage
and feed intake, decreases in growth and milk production, causes the
pregnancy rates to drop, weaning weights to drop, retention of winter
coats, it creates prolonged gestation in brood mares, foaling
difficulty, thickened placenta, and foals may be born weak or dead and
mares may die in foaling. Fescue foot tends to develop in late fall and
winter and the extremities – tail, ears, and rear feet undergo necrosis
(death) which some know as “dry gangrene”. Infected fescue cost beef
producers over $1 Billion per year in lost production and income.
Indirectly, fescue has indirect effects on vertebrate and invertebrate
species composition and the food chain.
Scientific studies in birds show that captive zebra finches fed infected
tall fescue seeds had increased body temperatures and at higher ambient
temperatures, it caused an increase in bird mortality. Japanese quail
fed infected tall fescue seeds had a 10% reduction in productivity.
Recent research on bluebirds eating insects that fed on infected fescue
produces eggs with lower egg volume. The implications of lower egg
volume are obvious. Even research on seed harvesting ants in Arizona
showed that ants harvested less fescue infected seeds than they did
non-infected seeds.
With today’s designer genetics, researchers are designing grass and
fungus combinations that repel insects to make lawns insect free and
give grass eating birds (such as Canada geese), an illness researchers
call “post-ingestion malaise” which makes the birds sick so they will
not want to return to an area.
Forty years of Breeding Bird Survey data indicate a decline in all but
three grassland birds. All other grassland related bird species
including the Northern bobwhite are declining. The causes of these
declines may be complex. However, one would be remiss and myopic not to
think that the conversion of 55 million acres of native grasslands with
grass species of little value for wildlife would contribute to these
declines and will continue to do so. Living organisms are made up of
the same or similar molecular structure and it can safely assumed that
the impacts from infected fescue and the loss of habitat would also
impact others species whether they have specific research or not.
With this in mind, persons interested in birds and other wildlife need
to ponder some of these implications. The declining populations of
grassland birds could be reversed if many of these 55 million acres are
converted back into native warm season grasses. Some beef producers are
not aware of the negative impacts of fescue and the toxicity of
endophytes, and others are willing to live with the loss of one billion
dollars per year in production. Even facing this reality, there are
millions of acres of fescue, Bermuda, and Bahia grass pastures that are
not stocked with livestock and will never be used for beef production.
For those wanting to replace fescue, States have programs to help
landowners eliminate fescue and replace it with native warm season
grasses that are not toxic to wildlife and provide wildlife habitat.
Habitat loss is a critical impact, but infected fescue pastures make
livestock and wildlife, including birds, sensitive to heat and
contribute to lost production and reproduction. Signs of this may be
observed with livestock suffering from elevated temperatures using ponds
and streams trying to reduce body temperatures. With the increase of
ambient temperatures, further declines in populations, production,
reproduction, survival and nesting success are to be expected.
In addition to pastures and roadsides, millions of acres of lawns
contain fescue infected with endophytes. These infected lawns produce
fewer insects and can support toxic seeds. Some homeowners want lawns
supporting bird habitat, but are not aware of the fescue problem. When
they purchase fescue grass seeds there are no warning labels that say it
is not good for wildlife.
Before the problems of lost wildlife habitat, declining birds, toxicity
to livestock and wildlife, and reduced production, reproduction and heat
tolerance are to be solved, persons must realize that a problem exists.
Many of us could be compared to a person diving off Hermits Roost into
the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River a mile below. Every 50 feet the
words can be heard - "everything is still OK, everything is still OK,"
everything is still OK. It is that sudden realization and impact at the
bottom that will get our attention and then it is too late.
As biologists and some beef producers would say, “Don’t Do Fescue”.
If
you did do fescue, for the sake of habitat, wildlife, and bird recovery,
you should make a commitment to correct the problem. Contact your local
State lands biologist.
Jerry W. Davis
Forest Wildlife Program Manager
Ouachita National Forest
May 8, 2006
Jerry W. Davis
Forest Wildlife Program Manager
Ouachita National Forest
PO Box 1270
Hot Springs, AR 71902-1270
501-321-5201 Voice
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Subject: Re: Photo Puzzle
From: "FENNELL, Ellen" <EFENNELL(AT)AUDUBON.ORG>
Date: 16 May 2008 3:32pm
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It appears to have the white feathers on the lower half of the wings of the=
Ivory-bill but no white markings extending down the back.
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
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From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List [mailto:ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.=
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Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:18 AM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Photo Puzzle
Can you figure out what's wrong in my photo Defaced Government Property<htt=
p://gallery.mac.com/dmbraddy/100241/Defaced-20Government-20Property/web.jpg=
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Little Rock, AR
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Subject: Swainson's
From: "Graves, Gary" <GRAVESG(AT)SI.EDU>
Date: 16 May 2008 3:39pm
I do not doubt that Dan found a real Swainson's at Alsopp. This is a
significant location that bears watching in the future. I look forward to
taking a good look at the habitat the next time I'm in Little Rock. I would
appreciate being told of any other Swainson's discovered this spring in the
Arkansas River drainage upstream from Bayou Meto (email: gravesg(AT)si.edu). Does
anybody know of a Swainson's locale in Jefferson County? Sandy Berger has
already sent coordinates (Google Earth) of the birds found near Ft. Smith in
April.
I see lots of Swainson's perched high in trees and even occasionally on electric
wires...but always in response to playback during my population surveys. Males
quickly return to the forest floor as soon as the perceived threat is gone. A
word of caution about playback. Males quickly habituate to chronic playback and
after a couple of weeks of harassment, they won't respond normally (instead,
they circle the playback at a distance but mostly out of sight). A bigger
challenge, and one that I recommend, is seeing a Swainson's without the aid of
playback. Relatively few birders (nationwide) have accomplished this feat.
Gary Graves
Smithsonian Institution
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Subject: Photo Puzzle
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 4:09pm
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Can you figure out what's wrong in my photo Defaced Government Property?
Dennis Braddy
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
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Subject: Re: Swainson's
From: "Jeff R. Wilson" <OLCOOT1(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 4:19pm
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In a message dated 5/16/2008 3:39:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
GRAVESG(AT)SI.EDU writes:
I see lots of Swainson's perched high in trees and even occasionally on
electric wires...but always in response to playback during my population
surveys.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The original statement was made "If you see a warbler foraging in the
canopy, it is not a Swainson's Warbler." In the instance I posted about, the
Swainson's was discovered in the top of the willow trees actually foraging on a
insect hatch. We also have never used playbacks when doing any Big Days. Birds
just can and will show up doing the unexpected at anytime, especially if you
spend enough time in the field. It is best when it comes to birds to Never say
Never and be careful using an unqualified Always ;o)
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
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Subject: Mourning Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, Bell Trail Map
From: Dennis Braddy <dmbraddy(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 5:14pm
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There are a bunch of new photos in the Arkansas Birder Gallery New
Guest Photos album. Ron Howard sent several excellent photos including
Mourning Warbler (the very one that Pat saw at Craighead Forest Park
yesterday morning) and Philadelphia Vireo. Michael Budd contributed
some really fine rail photos. Pat stopped by Bell Slough today and
took a photo of the trail map on the trailhead sign. Kelly Chitwood,
Sally Jo Gibson, Dale Provost, Joe Neal, Aaron Gwin, David Oakley,
Lynn Nowell, Jeff Meek, Cyndi Emerson, and Dick Baxter have also
contributed photos to Arkansas Birder recently.
Dennis and Patricia Braddy
Little Rock, AR
http://www.arkansasbirder.net
"Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." - Stephen
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Subject: odd goose and RB Grosbeak
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Donna_Haynes?= <birdiehaynes(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 6:01pm
At lunch today I dropped some breadcrumbs for the geese at Cooks Landing.
A whole bunch crowded around me, but this one looked quite different than
the other Canada Geese there. His head had a lit of white on it. I was
thinking a hybrid. What do you guys think? (these geese are wild geese,
right?)
http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg9/birdiehaynes/birds/?
action=view¤t=attachment.jpg
Also, my mom, who was babysitting my son at my house today called and
reported a male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak that visited several times today.
Donna Haynes
West Pulaski Co.
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Subject: Re: Swainson's
From: "Graves, Gary" <GRAVESG(AT)SI.EDU>
Date: 16 May 2008 6:58pm
Jeff:
You should document your unusual foraging observation of Swainson's Warbler for
a peer-reviewed journal. Researchers (including some World-class birders) have
logged nearly ten thousand hours studying Swainson's in 14 states and Jamaica
over the past quarter century and nobody has reported them feeding on insect
hatches in the upper canopy (although I have observed males pick caterpillars
from a branch while they were searching for taped playback of song). Needless
to say, you should obtain some good video if you ever observe this behavior
again. Two recent papers that addressed foraging behavior:
Graves, G. R. 1998. Stereotyped foraging behavior of the Swainson's Warbler.
Journal of Field Ornithology 69:121-127
Strong, A. M. 2000. Divergent foraging strategies of two neotropical migrant
warblers: implications for winter habitat use. Auk 117:381-392
GRG
Smithsonian
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From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List on behalf of Jeff R. Wilson
Sent: Fri 5/16/2008 5:19 PM
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Swainson's
In a message dated 5/16/2008 3:39:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, GRAVESG(AT)SI.EDU
writes:
I see lots of Swainson's perched high in trees and even occasionally on
electric wires...but always in response to playback during my population
surveys.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The original statement was made "If you see a warbler foraging in the canopy,
it is not a Swainson's Warbler." In the instance I posted about, the Swainson's
was discovered in the top of the willow trees actually foraging on a insect
hatch. We also have never used playbacks when doing any Big Days. Birds just can
and will show up doing the unexpected at anytime, especially if you spend
enough time in the field. It is best when it comes to birds to Never say Never
and be careful using an unqualified Always ;o)
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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Subject: Re: Swainson's
From: "Jeff R. Wilson" <OLCOOT1(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 16 May 2008 7:41pm
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In a message dated 5/16/2008 6:58:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
GRAVESG(AT)si.edu writes:
(including some World-class birders) have logged nearly ten thousand hours
studying Swainson's in 14 states and Jamaica over the past quarter century and
nobody has reported them feeding on insect hatches in the upper canopy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
All I can say is, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, I've seen
it once and don't expect to see it again but I'll keep looking. Sorry, but
I'm not a world class birder and hope never to claim to be but making a first
time observation of any kind does not require one to be such, but being there
at the right time helps.
I've put myself in many places often enough to get lucky quite a few times,
missing only a total of 15 weekend days out birding in over 21+ years and
birding every chance in between. That totals somewhat over 30,000 hours
actively
birding in the field and getting lucky enough to find and document over 30
first state records here in the mid-south. A long time ago, when I first got
into birding, I got tired of hearing "we don't get them here" or "they don't
do that" or "you don't find them there" I believe birds are capable of just
about anything, at anytime, anywhere.........
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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Subject: Re: odd goose and RB Grosbeak
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?David_Ray?= <cardcards(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 8:28pm
I see this goose every time I'm riding @ the dam. It's "honk" is different
than the Canada's & it seems that the Canada's do not like to hang around
with it. They seem to tolerate it. It seems to be the classic "you're
different from us, so you don't belong!" issue, so often a human response.
David Ray
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Subject: Re: Swainson's
From: Dale Provost <dprovost(AT)SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 9:34pm
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I appreciate everyone's comments. The knowledge here is so much more =
than we find in books. I do have another photo of the same bird, from =
below, and have posted it with the first at: =
http://www.pbase.com/daleprovost/warbler
Dale Provost
West Little Rock
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From: Jeff R. Wilson=20
To: ARBIRD-L(AT)LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=20
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: Swainson's
In a message dated 5/16/2008 6:58:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time, =
GRAVESG(AT)si.edu writes:
(including some World-class birders) have logged nearly ten thousand =
hours studying Swainson's in 14 states and Jamaica over the past quarter =
century and nobody has reported them feeding on insect hatches in the =
upper canopy
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All I can say is, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, I've =
seen it once and don't expect to see it again but I'll keep looking. =
Sorry, but I'm not a world class birder and hope never to claim to be =
but making a first time observation of any kind does not require one to =
be such, but being there at the right time helps.=20
I've put myself in many places often enough to get lucky quite a few =
times, missing only a total of 15 weekend days out birding in over 21+ =
years and birding every chance in between. That totals somewhat over =
30,000 hours actively birding in the field and getting lucky enough to =
find and document over 30 first state records here in the mid-south. A =
long time ago, when I first got into birding, I got tired of hearing "we =
don't get them here" or "they don't do that" or "you don't find them =
there" I believe birds are capable of just about anything, at anytime, =
anywhere.........
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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Subject: Allsopp Saturday morning?
From: Jim Dixon <jamesdixonlr(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 16 May 2008 9:48pm
Anybody going to Allsopp Park Saturday morning? I'm trying to decide
between there and Bell Slough.
--
Jim Dixon
Little Rock, AR
www.jamesdixon.us
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