BIRDCHAT for Sunday, April 6, 2008

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   RFI; Great Knot illustration in Sibley   gljeinwv@juno.com   4:53am   Re: RFI; Great Knot illustration in Sibley   Dave DeReamus   8:42am   BirdNote , last week and next--the week of April 7   Ellen Blackstone    8:54am   Fw: RFI; Great Knot illustration in Sibley   Dave DeReamus   8:59am   Birdchat: Bachman's Sparrow tips   Karen Forcum   7:46pm

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Subject: RFI; Great Knot illustration in Sibley
From: "gljeinwv(AT)juno.com" <gljeinwv@juno.com>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 4:53am

We had a juvenile Great Knot in West Virginia last year, and, I've been trying
to locate illustrations of Great Knot in Sibley's guides to compare them to the
ones in NGS, but haven't been able to do so.  So, could someone tell me what
plate they're on?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
GF

 

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Subject: Re: RFI; Great Knot illustration in Sibley
From: "Dave DeReamus" <becard(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 8:42am

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gljeinwv(AT)juno.com" <gljeinwv(AT)JUNO.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:51 AM

We had a juvenile Great Knot in West Virginia last year, and, I've been trying
to locate illustrations of Great Knot in Sibley's guides to compare them to the
ones in NGS, but haven't been able to do so.  So, could someone tell me what
plate they're on?
------------------------------

Hi,

The Sibley guide (the large one) doesn't have a plate with Great Knot on it,
just a small paragraph on it under "Rare Shorebirds" on Page 161.

But I'm a little confused.  I remember looking at the photos when they were
posted and thought that the bird was an adult, not a juvenile.  Apparently
they're no longer online(?) because the original link to them listed in the
Archives doesn't work anymore.

Anyway, some excellent photos of both adults and juveniles are in "The Shorebird
 Guide" by O'Brien, Crossley, and Karlson on Pages 281 and 282.  Another
excellent photo of an adult taken by Jason Horn during our trip to Gambell,
Alaska can be found on my "Eastern PA Birding" website.  Go to the address below
 and click on the "2007 Alaska Trip" link at the lower left.  The photo is
located about a third of the way down the page.

Good birding,
Dave DeReamus
'Eastern PA Birdline' Compiler
Easton, PA
becard -at- rcn.com
Eastern PA Birding: http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html
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Subject: BirdNote , last week and next--the week of April 7
From: Ellen Blackstone <ellen(AT)123imagine.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 8:54am

Hello, BirdChat!

Coming up on BirdNote the week of April 7, we talk about a sure sign of 
spring, Pacific chorus frogs--where have they gone?; songbirds migrating 
by the stars; the American Goldfinch's spring plumage; sunning with 
Mourning Doves; and Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Pix: http://tinyurl.com/5t55xk

Last week, we aired:
* Tree Swallows March North
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=1450
* The Delirian (if you missed it, you should listen!)
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=94
* Flight Coordination in Starling Flocks
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=1460
* Marbled Godwits
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=1461
* Hummingbird Migration Myths
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=118

BirdNote is an audio program, two minutes per episode, which you can
listen to or read on the website. It’s also available as a podcast.
http://www.birdnote.org/birdnotepodcast.xml All episodes are in the
archives, both as a transcript and in MP3 format. Visit the website to
find out more. http://www.birdnote.org

Ellen Blackstone
mailto:ellen(AT)123imagine.net
Seattle Washington

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Subject: Fw: RFI; Great Knot illustration in Sibley
From: "Dave DeReamus" <becard(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 8:59am

Hi again,

I forgot to mention that the "Shorebirds of North America" guide by Dennis
Paulson also has photos of adult and juvenile Great Knots on Pages 206 and 207.

Good birding,
Dave DeReamus
'Eastern PA Birdline' Compiler
Easton, PA
becard -at- rcn.com
Eastern PA Birding: http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html
My PicasaWeb Albums: http://picasaweb.google.com/becard57

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gljeinwv(AT)juno.com" <gljeinwv(AT)JUNO.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:51 AM

We had a juvenile Great Knot in West Virginia last year, and, I've been trying
to locate illustrations of Great Knot in Sibley's guides to compare them to the
ones in NGS, but haven't been able to do so.  So, could someone tell me what
plate they're on?
------------------------------

Hi,

The Sibley guide (the large one) doesn't have a plate with Great Knot on it,
just a small paragraph on it under "Rare Shorebirds" on Page 161.

But I'm a little confused.  I remember looking at the photos when they were
posted and thought that the bird was an adult, not a juvenile.  Apparently
they're no longer online(?) because the original link to them listed in the
Archives doesn't work anymore.

Anyway, some excellent photos of both adults and juveniles are in "The Shorebird
 Guide" by O'Brien, Crossley, and Karlson on Pages 281 and 282.  Another
excellent photo of an adult taken by Jason Horn during our trip to Gambell,
Alaska can be found on my "Eastern PA Birding" website.  Go to the address below
 and click on the "2007 Alaska Trip" link at the lower left.  The photo is
located about a third of the way down the page.

Good birding,
Dave DeReamus
'Eastern PA Birdline' Compiler
Easton, PA
becard -at- rcn.com
Eastern PA Birding: http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html
My PicasaWeb Albums: http://picasaweb.google.com/becard57

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Subject: Birdchat:  Bachman's Sparrow tips
From: "Karen Forcum" <tkforcum(AT)consolidated.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 7:46pm

My husband and I have a 4-day weekend to hunt for a Bachman's Sparrow.  Plans
are to go to Arkansas and into Mississippi if we have to.  Does anyone have any
good places they have been to see one?  If so any advice on where to go would be
 appreciated.  We are leaving this Thursday morning.

Have a Birder Good Day
Karen Forcum
Mode, IL
Shelby County
tkforcum(AT)consolidated.net

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