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Subject: Sunday birding
From: Bill Murphy <billmurphy8(AT)home.com>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 8:27am
(posted for Dr. Bruce Bowman)
The Harris's Sparrow (Shelby County) was a life bird for me and
quite a beautiful bird. Too bad it stays for only a minute or so
at widely spaced visits to the seed.
It was nice to find other birders there when Roger, Bill, and I
arrived. But Dan, Jeff, Roger, Bill, and I--and the Harris's
Sparrow, too--wouldn't have been there at all except for whoever
has been putting out seed alongside the road. So, thanks!!
(Maybe Dan Leach was yesterday's contributor. He was the first
one there, I think. Or maybe someone local puts seed out
everyday?)
Roger, Bill, and I birded later at Camp Atterbury, hoping
primarily to find owls in the cedars and pines. We found no
owls--or whitewash or pellets. Our species count there was 22.
Our best bird was a Fox Sparrow.
Bruce Bowman
bbowman(AT)umich.edu
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Subject: Re: Spacing nest boxes
From: John Castrale <jcastrale(AT)DNR.STATE.IN.US>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 8:38am
In response to Beverly Richardson's posting regarding spacing of nest
boxes -
I wouldn't worry too much about spacing, unless you are trying to get
each box used. Strong territoriality within a species will limit them
using more than one box in a small area (bird territories of small birds
are in the range of an acre or more). Most species tolerate each other
fairly well. Multiple boxes of the same kind gives a pair a choice
since the immediate habitat around each box will differ somewhat. I'd
experiment with box placement; birds will use the boxes to their
liking. If a box isn't used after several seasons, change its location.
John Castrale
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Subject: Re: Spacing Nest Boxes
From: Alicia Craig <craiga(AT)WBU.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 8:43am
The Cornel web site has some great nesting box information, this link =
http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/bhbasics/refrchart.html goes to a =
chart with a lot of information. It unfortunately leaves off the =
information about spacing for the species that they have that =
information about. With some species it is not known exactly how far =
apart to space the boxes.=20
Here are some spacing guides that I am aware of:
Wood Duck- 600 yards apart=20
American Kestrel - 1 box per 3 acres
Tree Swallows - 30 to 100 feet apart
Tufted Titmouse - 1 nest per 8 acres
Black-capped Chickadee - 1 nest per 10 acres
Eastern/Western bluebirds - 100 yards between boxes
Hope this helps.=20
Alicia Craig
Senior Manager, Nature Education
Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc.
11711 N. College Ave. #146
Carmel, IN 46032
317.571.7100
mailto:craiga(AT)wbu.com
http://www.wbu.com
Be a Citizen Scientist, visit http://birds.cornell.edu/citsci/
Watch BirdWatch on PBS, visit http://www.pbs.org/birdwatch
-----Original Message-----
From: Beverly Richardson [mailto:beverlybaynes(AT)WEBTV.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:31 PM
To: IN-BIRD(AT)LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
Subject: [IN-BIRD] Spacing Nest Boxes
I'm try to help an acquaintance find some information.
Where could one find information about the spacing of nest boxes? I
know I've heard about the distance apart one should space bluebird
boxes, for instance, but what about spacing nest boxes for different
species? For example, how far away should a wren nest box be from a
martin house? Or from a platform for some other species? Is this kind
of information even available?
Unfortunately, I don't know the size of the area this person is talking
about, but I know she wants to encourage nesting of 'common backyard
birds' (her words) in her yard as much as possible.
Many thanks in advance for any information or 'leads' you can provide.
Beverly Richardson
Fort Wayne
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Subject: Re: Spacing nest boxes
From: gmwilcox <gmwilcox(AT)MSN.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 9:52am
In our 1/3 acre back yard we placed 6 bird boxes facing
the house (south). We had two occupied twice (BB) and
two occupied once (TS).
At our barn (one acre pasture, boxes facing 5 acre field,
east), we had two boxes, one occupied twice (BB) and
one once (TS).
Our fledgling totals were 16 tree swallows (TS) and 18
blue birds (BB). Zero house sparrows due to extreme diligence
and bugging the crap out of them daily (rifle, traps, dogs - the
other bird species ignored us and the dogs). One thing I really
stress is, if you are going to put up blue bird houses you HAVE
to keep the house sparrows out. If you can't, don't put up the
houses at all.
This year we are placing all of the boxes in our empty 5 acre
pasture and 8 acre soon-to-be-baby-forest. We will be
putting them on metal poles with baffles to prevent predation
and using the same methods to prevent house sparrow usage
as we did last year. I am hoping by placing the houses well
away from our dwellings, that the house sparrows will be
less inclined to use them. If we get chickadee or other species
in them. I will add more houses closer to the tree line for them
as well.
Georgeanne Wilcox
Oldenburg SE IN USA
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Subject: SAS trip to Goose Pond and strip mines
From: whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU
Date: 16 Jan 2002 1:37pm
This Saturday, Jan. 19, there will be a SAS trip to the Goose Pond
lowlands (south of Linton) and the grasslands of the Hawthorn mine and
Dugger wildlife area. We will be looking for waterfowl, longspurs and
snow buntings, wintering hawks, and Short-eared Owls. We will meet in
the parking area for K-mart (on E 3rd) as close to Bloomingfoods as
possible at 7 AM. We should return by early afternoon (1 PM or so).
For further info, call me at 339-1782.
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Subject: Re: Spacing Nest Boxes
From: Bill Buskirk <billb(AT)EARLHAM.EDU>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 5:06pm
Several years ago, at one of the national ornithological society
meetings, I saw the results of a study that found that bluebirds had
improved success when two boxes were on the same post and the second
box was used by tree swallows. The swallows are much more aggressive
than bluebirds in defending their nest sites against predators (and
house wrens as I recall), hence the bluebirds benefited.
House wrens are an issue as they often puncture the eggs of other
birds nesting in their territories.
Bill Buskirk
Biology Department
Earlham College
Richmond, IN 47374
>I'm try to help an acquaintance find some information.
>
>Where could one find information about the spacing of nest boxes? I
>know I've heard about the distance apart one should space bluebird
>boxes, for instance, but what about spacing nest boxes for different
>species? For example, how far away should a wren nest box be from a
>martin house? Or from a platform for some other species? Is this kind
>of information even available?
>
>Unfortunately, I don't know the size of the area this person is talking
>about, but I know she wants to encourage nesting of 'common backyard
>birds' (her words) in her yard as much as possible.
>
>Many thanks in advance for any information or 'leads' you can provide.
>
>Beverly Richardson
>Fort Wayne
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Subject: Mich City Harb 16 Jan 01
From: brock <kj.brock(AT)ATTBI.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 5:21pm
Early this afternoon I made a stop a Michigan City Harbor and
birded for about an hour before the snow inhibited visibility.
There were about 1000 gulls on Washington Park Beach. Among
them I found:
One Lesser Black-backed a perfect winter adult except that
the was extensive black on the upper mandible.
One adult Iceland. In flight no black, only limited gray,
on the primaries.
Also had a flyby Cooper's Hawk, which flushed gulls in the
yacht basin.
Ken Brock
Chesterton, IN
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Subject: Snowy Owl history
From: Peggy Harger-Allen <dpmallen(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 7:37pm
Does anyone remember the year that snowy owl was on the World War Memorial
in downtown Indianapolis, or the one that was over by Richmond on the
highway sign?
Thanks, Peggy Harger-Allen
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Subject: 1/19/02 Wabash River Eagle Field Trip
From: Dan Leach <dleach(AT)TIMA.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 7:46pm
Fellow birders,
It's not too late to change your weekend plans in order to take in =
the Indiana Audubon Society's annual winter eagle field trip along the =
Wabash in Parke and Vermillion Counties this Saturday, January 19th. =
Those interested in attending should arrive in the lobby of the Inn at =
the Turkey Run State Park at 9:00AM EST sharp to register (no fee!), =
hear a brief orientation and sort the group for carpooling as much as =
possible. The Inn offers a nice breakfast buffet at a modest price, so =
if you want to fortify yourself beforehand, arrive an hour earlier.
Dr. John Castrale's recent aerial survey of Sugar Creek, and the =
Wabash River in Parke and Vermillion Counties indicated that there are =
good numbers of adult and immature Bald Eagles in the area; the Cayuga =
power plant and other areas of open water will be prospected for =
wintering waterfowl, and perhaps we'll be lucky enough to see a Golden =
Eagle and other raptors at some point in the tour. =20
The weather for this Saturday looks to be partly cloudy and on the =
cool side, with high temperatures in the mid-thirties, so dress =
accordingly and bring some warm beverages along. Don't forget your =
binoculars, and spotting scopes if you have them, though the group =
leaders will have a couple of the latter to share the view. Lunch will =
probably be in the early afternoon at the Green Acres Restaurant along =
Highway 63 near Newport.
If there are questions, please feel free to call the trip leader =
Alan Bruner at 765-597-2459 or contact me at the e-mail address below.
Dan Leach, v.p. IAS '00-'02
2313 30th Street
Bedford, IN 47421
812-279-2349
dleach(AT)tima.com
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Subject: Speaking of Robins
From: SPancol(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 16 Jan 2002 7:47pm
In the first week of January I visited the Castleton Mall in Indianapolis.
I noticed that most of the trees planted around the Castleton Mall
islands and at other retail sites in the area were Washinton
Hawthornes. I also noticed robins in quite a few of the trees. I didn't
think much about it. It was dusk when I finished shopping and started
walking out to my car. I stood at my car, at dusk, and counted robins
which were migrating east over Castleton Mall. I stopped counting at
300 because it was too dark to see.
Steve Pancol
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Subject: Re: Speaking of Robins
From: Liz Day <beebuzz(AT)KIVA.NET>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 8:08pm
>I noticed....... Washington Hawthornes....robins in quite a few of the
trees.
The same thing is happening at my apartment complex near Lafayette
Square. There have been flocks of robins (both sexes, I think) eating the
Washington hawthorn berries for a week or two now. In the past this hasn't
occurred until later in winter or early spring.
Liz Day
Indianapolis
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Subject: Harris's Sparrow
From: "Polly G. Nicely" <pnicely777(AT)HOME.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 8:11pm
Has anyone seen the Harris's Sparrow at the Shelby County location in
the last several days?
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Subject: Woodpecker in Wall Street Journal
From: Mary Talbott <Met61bird(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 10:37pm
Did anyone see a recent article in the Wall St. Journal about a "plausible"
ivory-billed woodpecker sighting? Someone told me about it but didn't know
the date of the Journal. If anyone has further information about the
article (date) or the sighting, I'd appreciate any help.
Thank you!
Mary Talbott
Indy
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Subject: Fwd: Hear the latest on the Ivory Billed
Woodpecker!
From: "Marjorie L. Carmony" <marjbird(AT)THEINNET.NET>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 11:06pm
>Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:19:03 -0500
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>From: Jennifer Smith <jls39(AT)cornell.edu>
>To: labofonews-l(AT)cornell.edu (LABOFONEWS-L)
>Subject: Hear the latest on the Ivory Billed Woodpecker!
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>John Fitzpatrick, the Director of the Lab of Ornithology, was interviewed
>today for "All Things Considered" which will air on National Public Radio
>TONIGHT between 4:40-7:00 pm EST. He talks about Lab founder Arthur
>Allen's expedition in recording the calls of the Ivory-billed
>Woodpecker. "Doc" Allen recorded the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in 1935, the
>last known recording of the species. Tune in! If you can't listen in
>tonight, it will be on NPR's web site tomorrow.
>
>The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is either extinct or only a few individuals
>may remain. The Wall Street Journal reported today of a recent possible
>sighting of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Louisiana.
>
>"Doc" Allen's recording of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker's calls and tapping
>can be heard on track number 61 of the Diversity of Animal Sounds audio
>guide. The guide is available from our online birding shop at
>www.withoutbricks.com/clo.
>
>
>
>Jennifer Smith
>Communications & Outreach Assistant
>Cornell Lab of Ornithology
>159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
>Ithaca NY 14850
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>Email: jls39(AT)cornell.edu
>Ph: 607 254 2497
>Fax: 607 254 2415
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