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IN-BIRD for Sunday, January 13, 2002
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Subject: Summit lake 1/11
From: Robert Kissel <bluesdoc(AT)BLUEMARBLE.NET>
Date: 13 Jan 2002 9:15am
After having my afternoon schedule unexpectedly cancelled I went to Summit
lake for around 2 hours to 2:30pm on FR 1/11. Weather conditions were 25
degrees and W wind around 15-20mph. The lake was frozen with the exception
of a patch visible from the Beach concession/restaurant area.
My first stop was on 500E at the "causeway" where 12-15 people were trying
their luck w/ice fishing. In the fields NE & NW of the main lake body were:
1 N Harrier
1 Imm. Bald Eagle (flyaway)
1 Rough-legged Hawk
2 Red-t hawks
2 Kestrels
15 Bluebirds
1 N Mockingbird
1 Cardinal, Mourning Dove, & Flicker.
From the beach area, looking W into the open water:
1000+ Canada Geese
500+ Mallards
3 Canvasback
20 Lesser Scaup
2 Comon Mergansers
150 Am. Coot
10 Gadwall
5 N Shovelers
4 Am Black duck
50 Crows
20 Tree Sparrows.
While the afternoon was a "business bust", it did reinforce birders' old
adage "a bad day of birding is better than a good day at the office"...
Bob Kissel
Solsberry
ps While posting this I had a beautiful Male N Harrier glide by the window
and over our fields, disappearing N over the treetops!
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Subject: Lake Monroe
From: whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU
Date: 13 Jan 2002 10:35am
This morning (1/13) I spent about an hour at Paynetown and Cutright on
Lake Monroe. Wonderful viewing conditions - clear, still, 28, very
little heat distortion. The highlights of the morning included:
Common Loon - 1
Horned Grebe - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 (imm - sitting on the last dock
at the marina at Paynetown)
Canada Goose - 35 (including one "Richardson's")
Mallard - 16
Co. Goldeneye - 12
Co. Merganser - 10
Hooded Merganser - 6
Ring-billed Gull - 30
Bonaparte's Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 1 (first winter)
Bald Eagle - 11 (3 adult, 2 juvenal, 1 Basic III, 5 Basic II/III)
Cedar Waxwing - 8
American Robin - 10
Hermit Thrush - 1 (responded to Screech Owl tape at Cutright
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Subject: Any suggestions?
From: Patti Luchford <Justme5155(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 13 Jan 2002 11:00am
I have this week off and would like to venture forth on some serious birding.
I am trying to stay within 1 1/2 hours of Indy. The problem is I am not
familiar with many sites other than Eagle Creek and Fort Harrison Park. Any
suggestions on someplaces not too difficult to find? I already have the Sugar
Creek and Lake Monroe areas on my list but am open to any other suggestions.
Thanks,
Patti Luchford
JustMe5155(AT)aol.com
Speedway, Indiana
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Subject: Shelby County Harris's Sparrow update
From: Dan Leach <dleach(AT)TIMA.COM>
Date: 13 Jan 2002 2:53pm
Fellow observers,
The Shelby County Harris's Sparrow originally reported by Indy =
birder Don Gorney remains reliable at the same site, and was observed =
this morning at or around the times of 8:02AM, 8:31AM, 9:13AM; 9:45AM =
and was last seen at 10:33AM by our informal party; observers included =
Dr. Bruce Bowman of Michigan, Jeff Curtis, Roger Hedge, Bill Murphy, =
Karl Werner and myself. Viewing conditions were good to near-excellent =
with partly sunny skies, temperatures in the mid-to-upper twenties at =
daybreak to the mid-thirties by late morning and light breezes from the =
west-southwest.
As has been mentioned before, the entire mixed flock of passerines =
attending the cracked corn are very skittish; with one exception, the =
Harris's Sparrow was never present for more than a minute at a time, and =
the first time I saw it, it was on the ground for only ten or fifteen =
seconds. We found it prudent to park our vehicles well off the road at =
the aforementioned red double-gate to the near south of the baited area, =
and maintain a post on the east shoulder of the road within about 100 =
yards south of the site. Observer patience will be rewarded with =
subsequent, lengthier views; as the times above indicate, the bird =
ventured in every thirty to forty-five minutes. Most importantly, watch =
the local traffic! Though Sunday morning volume was light, the majority =
of the passing cars were going very fast indeed. Some passers-by may be =
curious, so be prepared to politely explain the area's attraction if =
they stop to ask.
The bird was delightfully easy to differentiate from the numerous =
American Tree Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos and House =
Sparrows that frequent the feed; in particular we admired the fine dense =
black streaking of the bird's crown, the modest black bib and bolder =
black streaks along the sides of the upper breast. The streaks along the =
flanks were more grayish and diffuse and washed with dull buff. The =
black eye of the bird is almost beady, located as it is in a broad, rich =
wheat-colored face, and the rusty lower rear border of the auricular =
patch is also readily discernible. The bill was pinkish and surprisingly =
delicate for such a bruiser of a sparrow; though the bird wasn't =
appreciably longer than its' fellows, it was certainly more bulky and =
robust, very deep in the body and thick-necked. The high-naped, peaked =
crown is also a readily observable character.
Many thanks to Don Gorney for finding and sharing this distinctive =
discovery with everyone, and for posting such excellent directions; for =
those of you who might be visiting the area from the south, the easiest =
way "up" is to leave Highway 44 east of Franklin at County Road 600W; =
there is an old brick school there, the Hendricks Township School. Go =
north from the School to the crossroads with County Road 100N and turn =
east, or right. From there, County Road 450W is the second left, and the =
red-gated and roomy pull-off is on the right (east side) of the road, =
about 300 yards south of the feeding station.
It was a thoroughly delightful morning; a really great life bird to =
start the year off, and great companionship to share it with.
Dan Leach
dleach(AT)tima.com
Bedford, IN
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Subject: Eagle Creek Park - Sunday Jan 13, 2001
From: John Ulmer <remlu(AT)tds.net>
Date: 13 Jan 2002 9:29pm
Blue sky with high scattered clouds, light southwest breeze with
temperatures moving from the mid 20's to the mid 30's. The majority of the
reservoir is ice covered with some open water behind the Nature Center and
south of 56th Street. A Mute or Tundra Swan was seen along the west shore
south of 56th but wasn't identified positively. Both species had been seen
during last week. 41 species were tallied for the day and the list includes
...
Pied-billed Grebe
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Coopers Hawk
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Bird walks begin each Sunday at 9AM at the Nature Center and all are
welcome.
John Ulmer
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