 |
|
|
|
|
IN-BIRD for Saturday, January 5, 2002
[ Prev Day
| Next Day
| Calendar Month
| IN-BIRD Info
]
|
|
To use email addresses replace '(AT)' with '@'.
This is done to confuse the spam 'bots.
|
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: IAS March 2nd field trip to Sullivan County
From: Dan Leach <dleach(AT)TIMA.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 10:28am
IN-BIRD friends,
The details have been finalized for the upcoming Indiana Audubon =
Society's March 2nd field trip to the Dugger-Goose Pond-Hawthorn Mines =
area in southwest Indiana's Sullivan County.
Please meet at 8:00AM EST sharp at the McDonald's restaurant on the =
main drag (Hwy. 54) in downtown Linton. Please refer to page 49 of your =
Indiana DeLorme Atlas, co-ordinates D7 and 8. We will be teaming up =
under the leadership of Lee Sterrenburg to tour the sites; Prof. =
Sterrenburg has birded the region extensively and IAS is proud and eager =
for this opportunity to enjoy his services. Avian features of this =
outing could include good numbers of such raptors as Short-eared Owl, =
Northern Harrier, Rough-legged Hawk and many Red-tailed Hawks. LeConte's =
Sparrow is a possibility, and if the weather cooperates, the leading =
edge of the early spring waterfowl migration could provide the group =
with a variety of geese and ducks. There will be spotting scopes =
available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Most of the areas can =
be taken in by early afternoon, and lunch can be had in nearby Linton, =
or brown-bagged. Turtle Creek Reservoir, Merom and the nearby Graysville =
bottoms might be visited during the afternoon.=20
Mark you calendars now, and tell all of our unwired (offline) =
friends about it; of course, if there are questions, please take the =
liberty of contacting me for additional information.
We hope to see you there!
Dan Leach, v.p. IAS '00-'02/field-trip co-chair
2313 30th Street
Bedford, IN 47421
812-279-2349
dleach(AT)tima.com=20
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Three-toed Woodpecker
From: "David L. Eiler" <dleiler(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 10:30am
FELLOW IN-BIRDERS
I just received an e-mail from a Linda Beidleman of Peru in Miami County =
saying she had a female Northern Three-toed Woodpecker at her feeder =
this morning. She lives by a wooded area at the north edge of Peru. =
She was hoping to get a picture of it. =20
DAVE EILER, North Manchester
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Columbus area
From: Bill Moats <TheMoatsJr(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 11:31am
Stopped by Harrison Lakes on the west side of Columbus, just off SR46. The
majority of the lake area was froze over with few open pockets of water.
Highlights were:
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Mute Swan 3
Canada Goose 347
Mallard 44
Gadwall 30
American Wigeon 1
Ring-necked Duck 33
Bufflehead 17
Hooded Merganser 5
American Coot 2
American Robin 1
Bill Moats
Columbus, IN
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Three-toed Woodpecker in Peru
From: "David L. Eiler" <dleiler(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 11:54am
FELLOW IN-BIRDERS
Would birders hoping to see the Three-toed Woodpecker that I reported =
from Peru in Miami County please hold off from running there to see it. =
If the woman who reported it to me sees it again she will call Steve =
Doud. One or both of us will run down to check it out. We will also =
ask her if she is willing to host a great avalanche of birders hoping to =
see it. =20
DAVE EILER, North Manchester
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Birding Program
From: Mark Leggett <bluegrosbeak2(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 1:37pm
Birding Mexico's Yucatan is the subject of an Amos W.
Butler Audubon Society program at 7:30 pm, Tuesday,
January 8. The presenter is Jim Hengeveld. Location
is the Holliday Park Nature Center, 6363 Spring Mill
Road, Indianapolis. All are welcome to this free
program. Please email me or call at 317 328-8061 if
you have any questions.
=====
bluegrosbeak2(AT)yahoo.com
Mark Leggett
Indianapolis, IN
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail!
http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Salamonie- Jan 5, 2002
From: Rodger Rang <rrang(AT)FWI.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 3:17pm
I tallied 31 species at Salamonie today from 09:30 to 12:30. At one =
especially productive stop in the west end of the State Forest, 17 of =
these species were present. The flock- which included a dozen =
yellow-rumps, a creeper, several bluebirds, 2 Purple Finches, and a nice =
male Pileated Woodpecker- was all around me and carrying on somethin' =
fierce. It felt a bit like those great Spring mornings when you don't =
know which way to look.
The new Nature Center is now "unofficially" open. They are essentially =
open when they're open. One of the employees told me that they hope to =
have posted hours by early Spring. The building is beautiful (although =
there's alot of inside finishing work to be done yet) and has a =
wonderful bird viewing area. I can't wait to see the finished product.
Rodger Rang
Fort Wayne
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Lakefront 5 Jan 01
From: brock <kj.brock(AT)ATTBI.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 4:45pm
Today (5 January 02) John Cassady, Ed Hopkins, Lynea Hinchman (part of
the day), Dan Stolzfus and I birded the lakefront from Michigan City to
Hammond Marina. Our great expectations for gulls was not met, but we
still enjoyed some fine birds, including 17 species of ducks.
Michigan City Harbor and the LaPorte Landfill had only a few gulls (fewer
Than 200 Herring Gulls at each site). Most of the Herring Gulls etc. have
apparently moved further south.
ITINERARY: Michigan City Harbor (MCH), LaPorte Landfill (LPL),
Beverly Shores (BS), Tremont, Port of Indiana (PI), West Beach (WB),
Miller Beach (MB), Wolf Lake (WL), and Hammond Marina (HAM).
Highlights:
RED-THROATED LOON (3 MC & 1 MB- The MC birds flew past
together: one adult & 2 juvs. the MB bird was a juv. These two
constitute the eighth and ninth records for the Dunes area.)
Pied-billed Grebe (1 WL)
Horned Grebe (1 MC & 1 PI)
N. Shoveler (im. Male WL)
Canvasback (2 HAM)
Redhead (7 MC)
Ring-necked Duck (male MC)
Greater Scaup (200 HAM)
LONG-TAILED DUCK (1 MB)
BLACK SCOTER (1 HAM)
SURF SCOTER (1 PI)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (2 adults HAM)
N. SAW-WHET OWL (1 *Tremont)
N. MOCKINGBIRD (1 just s. of MCH- this is the first January record ever for
the Dunes area)
* This is the area south of the Dune Park South Shore train station (same
location bird was seen last winter).
Ken Brock
Chesterton, IN
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: CBC total lists-Plymouth & Rochester
From: Thomas Leggett <tomleggett(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 5:14pm
Plymouth CBC on 12/22/01 had 65 Species and 7543 Individuals:
Tri-County Rochester CBC on 1/1/02 had 53 Species and 5021 Individuals:
Number Species Plymouth Tri-County Roch=
ester
1 C. Loon 2 0
2 Pied-billed Grebe 5 0
3 Horned Grebe 4 0
4 D.C.Cormorant 1 0 =20
5 G.B.Heron 2 3
6 Green Heron 1 0
7 Snow Goose 19 0
8 Canada Goose 1382 1036
9 Mute Swan 4 3
10 Wood Duck 7 4
11 Mallard 94 =
62
12 Northern Pintail 1 =
0
13 Canvasback 5 0
14 Redhead 25 =
4
15 Ring-necked Duck 7 5
16 Lesser Scaup 63 1
17 Bufflehead 4 =
4
18 C.Goldeneye 9 2=
2
19 Hooded Merganser 2 4
20 Common Merganser 8 0
21 Red-breasted Merganser 3 0
22 S.S.Hawk 1 =
0
23 Cooper's Hawk 2 =
0
24 Red-Tailed Hawk 4 28
25 R.L.Hawk 3 =
12
26 American Kestrel 4 =
14
27 Wild Turkey 0 =
6
28 American Coot 2775 200
29 Ring-billed Gull 48 =
5
30 Herring Gull 8 =
0
31 Rock Dove 47 1=
94
32 Mourning Dove 25 56
33 G.H.Owl 1 =
0
34 E.Screech Owl 0 =
1
35 Belted Kingfisher 0 =
1
36 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 3
37 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 16
38 Downy Woodpecker 13 26 =20
39 Hairy Woodpecker 4 9
40 N.Y.S.Flicker 0 =
2
41 Pileated Woodpecker 0 1
42 Blue Jay 52 =
96
43 American Crow 100 18=
9
44 Horned Lark 116 =
47
45 B.C.Chickadee 18 =
29
46 Tufted Titmouse 13 =
43
47 Red-breasted Nuthatch 9 4
48 White-breasted Nuthatch 18 41
49 Brown Creeper 2 =
1
50 Carolina Wren 1 =
0
51 Winter Wren 1 =
0
52 Golden-crowned Kinglet 0 6
53 E.Bluebird 13 =
35
54 Hermit Thrush 1 =
0
55 A.Robin 19 =
1
56 E.Starling 1003 =
526
57 Y.R.Myrtle Warbler 1 =
2
58 American Tree Sparrow 91 14=
0
59 Song Sparrow 12 =
8
60 Swamp Sparrow 5 =
2
61 White-crowned Sparrow 2 0
62 D.E.(S.C.)Junco 121 =
278
63 Lapland Longspur 17 =
0
64 Snow Bunting 35 =
17
65 N.Cardinal 50 =
110
66 Common Grackle 0 =
1
67 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 1
68 Purple Finch 10 =
4
69 House Finch 168 =
360
70 Pine Siskin 3 =
8
71 American Goldfinch 100 =
142
72 House Sparrow 967 =
1208 =20
Good birding! =20
Tom Leggett
Argos,Indiana Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer d=
ownload : http://explorer.msn.com
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: More Turkey Vultures
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 5:20pm
As Susan and Jim Hengeveld reported on January 3, Turkey Vultures continue
in Monroe County so far this winter.
Today (January 5, 2002) in the early afternoon I birded Flatwoods Park
northwest of Ellettsville and returned home via Bottom Road.
Temp mid-30s F, wind SW circa 15 mph, overcast.
Along Flatwoods Road:
White-crowned Sparrow (3)
Field complex at the end of Flatwoods Road:
Northern Harrier (2 - one ad male and one ad female)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Flatwoods County Park:
Turkey Vulture (1)
Northern Harrier (1 - imm)
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
American Tree Sparrow (58)
Song Sparrow (17)
Bottom Road:
Turkey Vulture (1 - feeding on a dead coyote in a field)
On highway 446:
Turkey Vulture (2 - north of Lampkins Ridge Road)
Cooper's Hawk (1 - ad, perched beside the highway)
At my feeders on Lampkins Ridge Road on January 4:
Pine Siskin (11)
Purple Finch (3)
--Lee Sterrenburg
Bloomington
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: harris' sparrow
From: Pj & Lori Pulliam <pulliams(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 6:28pm
we arrived at the cracked corn site right at noon today
and met two gentlemen from ohio and one other i didn't
catch where he was from. the two from ohio said they
had been there for an hour and half and two ladies were
there for an hour before them and saw no sign of the
harris' sparrow. it was discouraging to hear that but
ass everyone knows, timing is everything. not 4-5
minutes after we got there tree sparrows were coming
down, then house sparrows and finally the harris'. he
came to the corn twice in the 10 minutes we were
watching and gave excellent views.
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: New Arctic/Energy Indiana Organizer
From: Ron Weiss <chipperwoods(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 6:49pm
Dear Birders,
I received this e-mail from Amanda today, and decided to pass it on to
all who may want to assist.
You can contact Amanda directly at her e-mail at:
midwest(AT)pirg.org
Sincerely
Ron Weiss
Conservation Chair
Indiana Audubon Society
===========================================================
Amanda Roll Pickering wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My name is Amanda and I have just taken over from
> Lauren Whitley as an organizer on the campaign to save
> the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I hope to
> continue the incredible work that Lauren has been
> doing with you on this campaign.
>
> It now looks as if the Senate will be voting on the
> issue of drilling for oil in the refuge within the
> next 2 months, so this is a really important time for
> us. Sen. Evan Bayh has stated that he opposes drilling
> in the Arctic Refuge, and we greatly appreciate his
> position. Sen. Richard Lugar, however, is still
> undecided, and his vote may well determine whether or
> not drilling occurs in this pristine wilderness.
>
> The logical alternative to drilling for oil in the
> Arctic refuge, is to provide a sane energy policy.
> There are two energy bills currently passing through
> the legislature: the Government's energy bill and an
> alternative, proposed by Sen. Daschle. We need to
> ensure that the nation's energy policy excludes
> drilling for oil in the arctic refuge and instead asks
> for greatly increased investment in renewable energy
> and energy conservation measures, such as tighter
> auto-fuel emissions standards.
>
> I am trying to co-ordinate district meetings with
> Senators Bayh and Lugar in the next couple of weeks
> and hope that you or a representative from your
> organization will be able to join me at the meeting.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you,
>
> Amanda Roll-Pickering
> INPIRG Clean Energy Organizer
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Send your FREE holiday greetings online!
> http://greetings.yahoo.com
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: A Conservation Challenge for 2002
From: Ron Weiss <chipperwoods(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 6:49pm
Hi Clint and all responders
Thanks for your candid, thoughtful and honest replies.
That post did generate a lot of response, most of it not on the IN-BIRD
listserve but directly to me, and most folks heartily agreed that we do
burn an excessive amount of fuel in our pursuit of the feathered quarry,
and more effort needs to go into conservation.
Some wrote to say that they have already chosen to modify their behavior.
Imagine if each of us 61 million birders could save just 15 gallons of fuel
each year while chasing birds. That adds up to a total savings of nearly a
Billion gallons of gas each year. (I hope I got that figure right because
my little calculator starts to smoke and shiver when it works on
numbers that large).
Our individual efforts at conservation taken alone don't even make it to
the radar screen, but our collective efforts really do.
I receive many requests to contact our reps about drilling in the ANWR, and
find it ironic that so many don't want the drilling, but do want the fuel.
Hmmmmm. Try selling that to an elected official. Being Conservation Chair
does have its challenges! Ha.
This particular issue always generates a lot of discussion amongst the
college students in both in my Environmental Ethics class and Ornithology
class.
One idea almost seemed like an inspiration. For North American Birds, why
not tie conservation to the life list? Perhaps the person on the top of
the list would not simply be the one with the most birds, but the person
with the most birds and the least amount of fuel burned, or least amount of
miles traveled?
Now that is an innovative thought!
Does driving a Honda Civic (mine got 56 mpg on a good day) to chase birds
beat a
vehicle that only gets 15 or 25 mpg?
Putting several folks in car pool divides up the fuel consumed by the
number of folks in the pool, so each gets a bonus on their life list!
- (50 gallons of fuel divided by say 5 folks in the car pool means each
gets only 10 gallons to their charge).
- (or - five folks car pool to drive 300 miles to get a lifer, so each
gets a charge of 60 miles (300 divided by 5).
Get the idea?
Another idea was that a person actually had to know something about the
bird to add it to their life list. Now there is another innovative idea!
When I was working for the USDA on bird related projects in Central
America, I came to know many of the local tour guides who would bring their
tourist birders to our research station to see some of the tropical birds
up close and personal, or invite me to do a short presentation on the
biology and conservation of some of the local avifauna.
Some of the guides joked about bird listers. "Did you see that bird good
enough for me to add it to my life list?" So what kind of an impression
are we making on those in the Neotropics who we hope will conserve forests
for "our" birds? Just asking, that's all.
In any case, it sounds like a lot of folks did some thinking, examined
their motives, and even offered to change their behavior, and that was the
goal. As I said in the original post, I live in a glass house, so don't
have lots of room to be critical!
God bless you all and all the best for the new year, and thanks again for
all of your
responses both private and public!
Gotta run to Peru to see that Three-toed Woodpecker (Just kidding)
Sincerely,
Ron
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Not a Three-toed Woodpecker
From: "David L. Eiler" <dleiler(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 9:38pm
IN-BIRD FRIENDS
I along with Steve and Connie Doud spent the afternoon from about 1:00 =
till after 5:00 at the home of the Beidlemans north of Peru in Miami =
County waiting for the unusual Woodpecker to appear. It finally showed =
up a little after 5:00. After watching it for a while on the suet feeder =
Steve and I agreed that it was an atypical Downy rather than a =
Three-toed. The most notable thing that made it atypical was a black =
chin and throat. No North American field guide shows any Woodpecker of =
any kind with a black chin and throat. I took one photo on print film =
with Linda Beidleman's camera and several slide photos on my camera, =
though it was a little too far away to show up well and the light level =
was getting low. Linda went and got the print photo developed which I am =
now looking at. In that photo the back, wings, and head are showing, but =
the tail is mostly concealed by the wings. The black and white on the =
head, wings, and back look like a typical female Downy. The throat and =
breast do not show in the photo. I asked Steve to dictate into my =
little tape recorder a description of the bird while he was looking at =
it through his binoculars. Here is his description: "The woodpecker we =
looked at was Downy sized. I thought that the amount of white on the =
back, and the amount and extent of white on the wings was consistent =
with Downy. [The head] seemed much darker, had no red, the white eyeline =
went a long way around the head if not completely around, but the =
overall bird was much darker than a normal Downy. Also the throat was =
essentially black right up to the bill and down a good ways on the =
throat. The breast was grayish dark uniformly. I didn't notice any =
barring along the flanks and back which could make it a Three-toed. It =
didn't visit the feeder very often [only once in fact], but it ate a lot =
while it was on the suet. The bill and other characteristics were =
consistent with Downy, size-wise and all. We couldn't really see the =
feet. The tail was, I think, consistent with Downy, a large dark central =
area with white outer tail feathers. The white on the back and wings was =
typical of a Downy." =20
The Beidlemans are willing for people to come and try to see the bird, =
but would prefer for people to call ahead. Their number is =
765-475-0587. =20
DAVE EILER, NORTH MANCHESTER
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Sullivan County CBC Highlights:
From: MikePytlak(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 5 Jan 2002 10:12pm
1-5-02 9:45 pm
Eared Grebe: Seen this am at western end of Turtle Creek Reservoir
by Alan Bruner. Others did not relocate it in the pm.
White-fronted Geese: Seen in am at Dugger Unit of Green-Sullivan
State Forest by Steve Lima and Peter Scott. Not located in pm by others.
Ross' Goose: I saw two at the water treatment facility near
junction of 41 and 54 on south side of Sullivan last Thursday 1-3-02. They
were still there today and everyone on the count got to see them.
Eurasian Collared Doves: Just before noon I found twelve in
Sullivan. I took everyone present at our noon meeting back to see them and
everyone got to see one bird (Chris Ritzi, Peter Scott, Steve Lima, DW
Sparks, Eugene Muench, Alan Bruner, Michael Brown). Others were anxious to
leave to see the Ross' Geese etc and after they left, Alan and I managed to
relocate another five birds and got excellent looks of the undertail pattern.
From McDonalds at junction of 41 and 154 drive east and go straight
east through the stoplight at old 41 (north section street) and continue
east until you come to a "T" intersection then turn right (onto N Broad St.)
Go south about 0.1 mile and turn left onto Depot. Most sightings were on that
block and the next across the railroad tracks. The flock of twelve I saw
were on the telephone wires at the railroad tracks. This is a residential
area so be considerate.
Michael Brown
Terre Haute, IN
MikePytlak(AT)aol.com
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Harris Sparrow
From: steve miller <sjmillerbirder(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 10:28pm
----DELETED HTML-ENCODED SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: TV but no Harris' Sparrow 1/4/02
From: michael clarke <miclarke(AT)BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 10:53pm
I observed a single Turkey Vulture along SR 46 between Columbus
and Nashville yesterday (friday) on my return from an unsuccessful trip
to see the Harris' Sparrow. I only waited about an hour for the sparrow
to appear, but was discouraged because activity at the seed
pile was pretty heavy and I felt that if the bird were going to show
it would have done so then. Impatience, apparently, will not increase
my life list. I did, however, see several dozen Horned Larks in the
farm field at the corner of Range Road and 875 W in Shelby County.
A brief stop at Brown County State Park on my return to Bloomington was
long enough to catch a Purple Finch and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
Also observed a Northern Harrier
along SR 46.
-Mike Clarke
Bloomington
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Lk. Lemon-1/5
From: Jim Hengeveld <jhengeve(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 11:04pm
Lake Lemon is virtually frozen over and, without waterfowl and other
aquatic species, it's tough to amass a long list. We recorded 31
species from our deck today, highlights being:
-1 ad. m. No. Harrier
-1 i. Cooper's Hawk
-4 Red-t. Hawks (3a, 1i)
-1 ad. GOLDEN EAGLE--appeared over the north shore at ~1:30 and
disappeared to the east about 10 minutes later
-1 ad. Bald Eagle
-1 ad. m. Yellow-b. Sapsucker
-2 Purple Finches (1m, 1f)
-12 Pine Siskins
......Jim & Susan
--
____________________
James D. Hengeveld jhengeve(AT)indiana.edu
Department of Biology 812-855-5353
1001 East 3rd Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: more on seeing things
From: Liz Day <beebuzz(AT)KIVA.NET>
Date: 5 Jan 2002 11:59pm
(For those not already bored by the last message:)
Someone else agrees:
"It is mysterious, this matter of perception. We are not cameras, tape
recorders, thermometers, though our senses serve us in some ways like these
instruments. Without the mental forms to which we relate our experiences,
all we perceive would be shapeless dust, and no one could tell a sandpiper
from a stone..."
(from essay by Diane Porter, whole thing is at
http://www.birdwatching.com/stories/plato.html
Liz Day
|
|
|
|
BIRDxxxx
US:MidWest
Bloomington
IN-BIRD