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Subject: Muscatatuck
From: darlena graham <darlena(AT)FUSE.NET>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 8:12am
Even though I knew Muscatatuck would be frozen I thought I would try my
luck looking for Swans hoping the warmer weather would have opened some
up. Birding is all about Serendipity. No swans but 2 Purple Finches
and a Brown Creeper, a bird that I seldom see at Muscatatuck, and of
course all the usual suspects. It was a beautiful frosty morning and
worth the trip from KY, south of Cincinnati. As I left, going out the
west entrance and headed for Hardy Lake hoping to find open water, I saw
what was at least 100 Sandhill Cranes rise out of the swamp area and
head west. What a sight! and so unexpected. Hardy Lake did have open
water but all I found there was several hundred Coots, 3 Pied-billed
Grebes, and several fishermen.
I headed down to Madison and as I was going down the hill 10 Sandhills
flew over heading for Ky.
I never did find swans but what the heck! I'll settle for Cranes.
Darlena Graham
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Subject: Fw: The Nesting Robin Saga
From: "Joan E. Tweedell" <joantweedell(AT)JUNO.COM>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 9:38am
Some of us in northern Indiana have seen the article in the Chicago Trib.
Here's the rest of the story.
Greetings! I had been monitoring the nesting attempt by a pair of Robins
in
the white pine in my Chicago yard since December 14. A tip to the
Chicago
Tribune resulted in their hasty visit to our home Wednesday morning, and
a
wonderful article and a very special photo of the male robin in the next
mornings edition. Steve, my husband, had a part too--he might feel he
didn't get the recognition in the article he deserved (!), as he got the
ladders for the photographer and made sure he didn't fall off the porch
or
into our front window. The robin pair were a bit agitated with all the
attention, but were very cooperative in posing for photos, and
immediately
returned to their usual behavior.
After they reached celebrity status, the robins continued their
vigilance
for a couple more days, but have now abandoned sitting on the eggs all
together. There are still 2 eggs in the nest, and both the male and
female
are hanging around both the front and back yards. Today the female spent
a
few minutes sitting on a branch next to the nest, but they have obviously
realized that the eggs are not going to hatch. She spent 19 remarkable
days
on the nest, leaving only for very brief periods, each time with the male
closely guarding. The average incubation period for robins is 12-14
days, so
we must give her a lot of credit for her tenacity. I'm sure they are
continuing to hang around as they must have gotten accustomed to the
great
hand outs--wouldn't you enjoy wax worms, soaked raisins, red worms and
carefully filleted nightcrawlers in the middle of winter??!! And I can't
forget to mention the warm bath they have each day in the back yard!
This has been fun, and we now consider these lovely birds a part of our
family. And, by the way, robins have nested on our tiny 125' by 25' city
lot several times in the 26 years that we have lived here, sometimes
successfully, sometimes not. They have used the rafters on our back
porch
several times, which seems a good choice considering that I once saw a
crow
steal a fledgling from a nest in our front yard. They have never used
the
robin roost/nest platform I have provided (of course), but nevertheless,
we
hope we can welcome them again in the years to come, hopefully in May!
We thank you for all your interest and assistance with our little slice
of
nature!
Come on Spring!!!
Jane Pedersen
Chicago
JaneLCSW(AT)aol.com
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Subject: Michigan black-throated gray warbler
From: John Castrale <jcastrale(AT)DNR.STATE.IN.US>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 10:25am
A Michigan birder sent me a quick note that an adult male black-throated
gray warbler was seen on 1/13 near Three Rivers, Michigan. Since this
western bird is not too far from the Indiana line, I thought I would
pass it along. I don't access the Michigan bird list serve, so I don't
have directions, but I'm sure the posting can be found with a little
effort. If not, let me know, and I'll hook you up with John Will.
John Castrale
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Subject: Fw: Black-throated Gray Warbler - Michigan
From: Scott Carpenter <scott_carpenter(AT)softhome.net>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 12:34pm
To follow up on John Castrale's post...
Scott Carpenter
Chicago, Illinois
----- Original Message -----
From: "Urs Geiser" <ugeiser(AT)xnet.com>
To: "IBET" <ibet(AT)lists.enteract.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 2:04 PM
Subject: IBET: Black-throated Gray Warbler - Michigan
> See below exerpt from the recent Michigan hotline. St. Joseph county is
> in southwest Michigan, along the Indiana border, and the 3rd county from
> the SW corner of the state, probably no more than a 2 hour drive from
> Chicago. The complete transcript is on my website at
> http://home.xnet.com/~ugeiser/Birds/MichiganRBA.html
>
> Urs Geiser (ugeiser(AT)xnet.com)
> Woodridge (DuPage Co.), IL, USA
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:45:14 -0500
> From: Love Creek Nature Center <lovecreek(AT)QTM.NET>
> To: BIRDCNTR(AT)LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: MICHIGAN - January 10
>
> This is the Michigan Statewide Bird Report for Thursday, January 10, 2001.
>
> In ST. JOSEPH COUNTY - a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER continues to
> delight birders (all of whom appreciate the hospitality of the
> homeowners!) just east of the town of Centerville at 61880 Bayshore
> Drive. Birding visitation is permitted between 8:00 and 5:00 pm. Please
> park along the side of the road and walk to the backyard along the west
> side of the house. You will see a small stairway up to their deck and a
> crabapple tree just off the west end of the deck, where the bird visits
> a peanut feeder. Watch from the side of the home or from the stairs and
> lower landing of the back deck.
>
>
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Subject: bald eagle counts
From: John Castrale <jcastrale(AT)DNR.STATE.IN.US>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 1:15pm
I spent last week surveying bald eagles via helicopter and here are the
results (location, date, numbers, remarks). There was open water on all
the rivers, except for middle sections of Sugar Creek. Lakes and
reservoirs usually contained some frozen areas (percentage indicated
below). A=adults, I=immature/juvenile/subadult plumages.
Lake Monroe - Monroe, Brown, Lawrence cos. (1/11) - 17 A, 7 I (40%
frozen, mostly east of causeway).
Patoka Lake - Orange, Dubois, Crawford cos. (1/10) - 8 A, 8 I (20%
frozen)
Cagles Mill - Greene, Owen cos. (1/10) - 2 A, 2 I (40% frozen, mostly
east of causeway).
Raccoon Lake - Parke Co. (1/10) - 3 A (70% frozen; new nest)
Lake Greenwood - Martin Co. (1/7) - 3 A (85% frozen)
Lake Gallimore - Martin Co. (1/7) - 1 A (95% frozen)
Lake Lemon - Monroe, Brown cos. (1/10) - 1 A (95% frozen)
Gibson Lake - Gibson Co. (1/7) - 2 A, 1 I (open)
Bradford Woods - Morgan Co. (1/7) - 0 (100% frozen)
Patton Lake - Morgan Co. (1/7) - 0 (100% frozen)
Ohio River - Posey Co. (1/7) - 0 (but 5 A, 4 I on Wabash Island)
Wabash River (1/7)
Posey Co. - 6 A, 3 I plus 5 A, 2 I on Illinois side of river
Gibson Co. - 2 A plus 1 A in Illinois
Knox Co. - 2 A plus 2 A in Illinois
Sullivan Co. - 0
Vigo Co. - 1 A, 2 I
Parke-Vermillion cos. - 16 A, 18 I
Vermillion-Fountain cos. - 2 A
Fountain-Warren cos. - 4 A, 1 I
Tippecanoe Co. - 3 A, 2 I
Carroll Co. - 9 A, 3 I
Tippecanoe River (1/7)
Carroll Co. - 2 A
Tippecanoe Co. - 0
Sugar Creek (1/10)
Parke Co. - 12 A, 11 I
Montgomery Co. - 2 A, 1 I (from Parke Co. line to Deer Mill)
White River - main stem (1/10)
Knox-Gibson cos. - 0 A, 1 I
Knox-Pike cos. - 1 A, 0 I
White River - West Fork (1/8) - from I-465 on south side of Indy on
south
Marion Co. - 0
Johnson Co. - 0
Morgan Co. - 3 A
Owen Co. - 3 A, 1 I (new nest)
Greene Co. - 3 A, 2 I
Daviess-Knox cos. - 1 A
White River - East Fork from Seymour west
Jackson Co. (1/10) - 2 A
Lawrence Co. (1/9 & 1/10) - 9 A, 2 I
Martin Co. (1/9) - 5 A, 2 I
Martin-Dubois cos. (1/9) - 2 A
Dubois- Daviess cos. (1/9) - 1 A
Daviess-Pike cos. (1/9) - 0
A few more areas are surveyed on the ground (Hovey Lake, 1 A; Willow
Slough FWA, 1 I; Muscatatuck NWR, 2 A; Brookville Reservoir, ?; Eagle
Creek, ?) and the total count so far is 199 bald eagles, below last
year's unprecedented 280, but easily the second highest count.
John Castrale
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Subject: swans, herons, gulls
From: John Castrale <jcastrale(AT)DNR.STATE.IN.US>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 1:56pm
While conducting eagle counts, I tried to keep track of the above
species to get a little snapshot of their early January distribution
over a rather large area (Wabash River from Carroll Co. down to Posey
Co.; White River from southern Marion south and from Jackson Co. south
and west).
Here's a compilation -
Mute swans
1/7 - 7 along Wabash River (Warren-Fountain cos.) just north of
Covington.
1/10 Patoka Lake - group of 2 (NW of dam; Dubois Co.) and another
group of 3 (south of fishermen's campground; Crawford Co.)
"Black-billed" swans, most likely trumpeters
1/10 - 7 (6 adults, 1 juvenile) along Wabash River (Parke-Vermillion
cos.) north of mouth of Sugar Creek
1/7 - 9 (5 adults, 4 juveniles) at Lake Freeman (Carroll Co.)
Unidentified swan -
1/10 - 1 at cooling ponds of Cayuga Power Plant (Vermillion Co.)
Snow goose
1/8 - 1 with Canada Geese along White River (Owen Co.) near Farmers
Great blue herons (G) and gulls (g - most likely ring-billed gulls)
White River - main stem
Knox-Gibson - 2 G
Knox-Pike - 1 G
White River - West Fork
Marion - 2 G
Johnson - 0
Morgan - 19 G, 1 g
Owen - 2 G
Greene - 1 G
Knox-Daviess - 5 G, 15 g
White River - east fork
Jackson - 1 G
Lawrence - 10 G
Martin - 0
Ohio River - Posey Co. - 8 G, 1 g
Wabash River
Posey - 5 G, 63 g
Gibson - 2 G, 38 g
Knox - 6 G, 182 g
Sullivan - 6 G, 45 g
Vigo - 3 G, 28 g
Parke-Vermillion - 31 G, 12 g
Fountain-Vermillion - 2 G
Warren-Fountain - 9 G, 3 g
Tippecanoe - 44 G, 12 g
Carroll - 6 G
Tippecanoe River
Tippecanoe - 10 G
Carroll - 15 G
Patoka Lake - 3 G, 49 g
Lake Monroe - 42 g
Lake Lemon - 1 G, 26 g
no strong patterns of distribution, but under the rather mild conditions
(all river segments open), great blues were found throughout the region
and were not congregated in more southern regions.
John Castrale
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Subject: Goshen Dam, Elkhart Co. Jan, 13,02
From: DanHSt(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 14 Jan 2002 3:56pm
At the Goshen Dam Pond, mostly open water, 38 degree, Jan 13, 2002, the
following were seen by Ray Yoder and myself:
Est. 100 Canada Geese with some being of smaller races and having brown
breasts
Est 60 Mallards
17 Common Mergansers
1 No. Pintail
3 Am. Wigeon
1 Scaup
5 Black Ducks
7 Mute Swans
At Fiddler's Pond:
1 Tundra Swan
30 Canada Geese
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Subject: more screech owl commentary, questions
From: Pj & Lori Pulliam <pulliams(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 6:22pm
recently our screech owl has only eaten one mouse
instead of it's normal 3-4 on three different nights and
on one occasion passed entirely and then flew into the
woods . my wonder as to why was shortly answered when i
heard it doing the social call in the woods. seems he
may have something more important on his mind. now the
question. when do they start pairing up, mating, laying
eggs etc. the people on this list have been very
helpful with all of my questions. thanks.
pj & lori
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Subject: Re: Fw: The Nesting Robin Saga
From: Liz Day <beebuzz(AT)KIVA.NET>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 8:53pm
This is so weird!!
In 1992 or so, in November, in downtown Chicago, I heard and saw a robin in
full song. Belting it out just like in spring. It gave me a funny
feeling. In spring they would sing all night, probably because of the
street lights.
Liz Day
Indianapolis
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Subject: Re: Fw: The Nesting Robin Saga
From: Judie Hansen <birdsong(AT)surf-ici.com>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 10:13pm
We don't have nesting robins, but a flock of 30 has been hanging out in
front of our house gorging on crab apples, hawthorne berries, and
dogwood berries all fall and winter. Over the weekend they were
scattered across the front lawn grubbing around, and today they made it
to the backyard and were scratching and grubbing in the softened dirt
under the seed feeders. It seems strange to have them here all winter.
Judie Hansen, Danville
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Subject: Sugar Creek
From: Angelo Dattilo <adattilo(AT)SECOR.COM>
Date: 14 Jan 2002 10:33pm
An overnight camping trip along Sugar Creek in Shades State Park this past
weekend was highlighted by a Bald Eagle, B. Kingfisher, and Rough-legged
hawk.
Angelo J. Dattilo, LPG
adattilo(AT)secor.com
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