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Subject: Sandhills in Jackson County
From: John Favinger <favebird(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 1:11am
During my lunch break today, I drove out to
the Ewing Bottoms area just west of Brownstown. I
got out there about 11:30am and saw around 100
Sandhills circling and gaining altitude. I don't
know if they spent the night there or were just
passing through. I could still hear them when I
got back to the high school building about 3 miles
away.
Could these be late birds leaving J-P or might
they be a different group? I haven't seen any
figures from Jasper-Pulaski since before the holidays.
John Favinger
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Subject: Sandhills at JP
From: Beverly Richardson <beverlybaynes(AT)WEBTV.NET>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 8:27am
I heard a report just yesterday afternoon on our local NPR station from
the facility manager at JP, who was saying that approximately 12,000
Sandhill Cranes have overwintered at Jasper-Pulaski this season. He
additionally mentioned this was the largest numer in years.
But I have noticed more 'late' reports of migrating cranes this season
than I ever have before? Does that mean more cranes than usual migrated
through? Or that migration has been more spread out than usual? Or
that, as reported from JP, more have stayed in Indiana, and we're seeing
the same ones over and over?
Whichever it is, it's cool!
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Subject: Re: Sandhills in Clark Co.
From: Joseph T Caruso <carusofamily(AT)JUNO.COM>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 9:55am
Yesterday (1/18/02) I saw a flock of c. 100 Sandhills at 1:10 pm. They
were heading south over the Ohio River, just west of the Louisville
downtown area. There were also 6 Canvasbacks at the head of the Ohio
R./Portland Canal (technically in KY.)
Joe Caruso
New Albany, IN
On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 22:10:42 -0800 John Favinger <favebird(AT)YAHOO.COM>
writes:
> During my lunch break today, I drove out to
> the Ewing Bottoms area just west of Brownstown. I
> got out there about 11:30am and saw around 100
> Sandhills circling and gaining altitude. I don't
> know if they spent the night there or were just
> passing through. I could still hear them when I
> got back to the high school building about 3 miles
> away.
> Could these be late birds leaving J-P or might
> they be a different group? I haven't seen any
> figures from Jasper-Pulaski since before the holidays.
> John Favinger
>
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Subject: Mosquitoes in Indiana
From: Ron Weiss <chipperwoods(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 10:50am
Hi Angelo
There are about 60 or so species of mosquitoes in Indiana. Years ago,
Russ Siverly at Ball State U published a dandy little book called
Mosquitoes of Indiana. These little pests are fascinating creatures,
and when one gets past the buzzing and starts to learn about their
behavior, ecology and biology, they are an interesting group of
critters.
A short answer to your question is that not all species of mosquitoes
are targeted, but those species that transmit disease get special
attention. Those species are fussy about where they breed, and they
breed in a very predictable kinds of habitat. Depending on the
location, it may not even be necessary to use any chemicals, but only to
remove the containers that are holding the water and larvae (old tire
dumps, etc.).
Not all species transmit disease. Those that do include:
Culex spp - Western Equine Encephalitis, St. Louis Encephalitis, West
Nile Virus
Aedes spp- Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Venezuelan Equine E., LaCross
E., Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever
Anopheles spp- Malaria
Asian Tiger Mosquito - An attractive but particular dangerous mosquito,
it made its way into the US from Asia through Texas as larvae contained
in water in shipments of used tires. This mosquito is particularly bad
as it can transmit all of the above diseases and probably more. It is a
disease transmitting generalist.
The Asian Tiger has spread around the USA, and has arrived in Indiana,
even into Marion County, but aggressive efforts by the mosquito control
folks seem to have eradicated it from Marion County. Let's hope so.
The Culex that transmit WNV and other encephalitis viruses prefer to
breed in containers of standing water such as cans, junked autos, bird
baths, rain barrels, old tires dumped in the woods or along a road side,
etc. etc. They are pollution tolerant, and predominate in waste water
lagoons, barnyard pools contaminated with manure, human sewage such as
from septic systems that leak, cesspools, catch basins in city sewer
systems, etc.
So what can we all do?
Check our homes, yards, and neighborhoods for these types of mosquito
breeding sites and eliminate them if possible, or report them to the
local or state mosquito control authorities.
Look especially for surface water contaminated with organic wastes.
These can produce enormous numbers of mosquitoes.
Eliminate the containers, and in small pools of water, you can drain
them or use a biological control such as Mosquito Bits that release a
bacteria used by gardeners (B. thuringensis) that is fatal to the
mosquito larvae.
Even more, start to learn about these interesting creatures that seem to
ruin our outdoor evenings. Some species prefer to feed only on birds,
while others prefer to feed on amphibians. Some breed only in water in
tree cavities, while others breed only in water trapped in bromeliads
and other air plants.
Some species feed only in the morning hours, others only in the early
pm, some during the day, and others only at night (Anopheles). That is
why sleeping under a mosquito net treated with an insecticide is still
the most effective way to avoid contracting malaria.
Not all species of mosquitoes are bad. The larvae of some are predators
on the larvae of others, so they provide some natural biological
control.
The eggs of some mosquitoes will develop up to the point of hatching,
then wait, or over winter, sometimes for years, in the soil, then when
water again floods them, they hatch. These early spring mosquitoes are
particularly nasty biters, and their larvae can even be found swimming
in pools of spring melt water in snow and ice.
How do they find you? The female needs a blood meal to produce viable
eggs. She will use special carbon dioxide sensors to detect your breath
floating downwind on a summer eve, and fly toward it, following the path
of increasing concentration. When she gets closer, her body heat
detectors kick in and she zeros in on your skin.
I am told that just before she touches down, electrical sensors kick in,
and she can detect the minute differences in skin electrical
conductivity between a man and a woman, and will head for the man (I
don't know if this is really true, but when I am out with my wife, I
usually get the brunt of the bites. Maybe that is why she only goes owl
watching with me. ha)
Who knows, maybe some birders will get interested enough to start a life
list of species of mosquitoes that they have been bitten by? A great
place to start is Russ Siverly's book. You can move on to The Biology
of Blood-sucking Insects by M. J. Lehane, and there are a ton of books
beyond that.
In any case, there are some people around the midwest who are very
knowledgeable about mosquitoes, so perhaps some will weigh in on
IN-BIRD on this issue as well.
Why bother with mosquitoes? The diseases they transmit worldwide are
still among the major plagues of the human race. Lots of folks are
traveling these days to regions of the world where these diseases are
endemic. Some return home, even to Indiana, with these infections.
Fortunately, effective mosquito control agencies keep the populations of
the mosquito vectors down so that epidemics of malaria, arbovirues, West
Nile Virus, Yellow Fever, Dengue and other diseases that arrive here
don't have a chance to get established. So let's give our support to
the folks who work so hard to protect our health!
All the best
Ron
One aspect is that each species is very very fussy about where they
breed, so
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Subject: Harris' Sparrow
From: Moore Jeffrey <merlin46783(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 12:55pm
Sat. morning I drove down to see the Harris'
Sparrow in Shelby Co. I arrived at 9:10, looked the
area over including the red gate pull-off area. I
picked a spot on the road about 20-30 yds from the
feeding spot and parked. At 9:20 the sparrow showed
up along the road about 20' north of the main feeding
flock. It eventually joined the main flock. It was
only there briefly as mentioned by many other
observers.
I waited around as the snow began to fall and the
bird showed up again at 10:00. I left shortly after
that sighting.
Jeff Moore
Roanoke, IN
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Subject: Potawatomi Wildlife Park
From: Thomas Leggett <tomleggett(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 6:03pm
Hi all!
Potawatomi Wildlife park today Tippecanoe,In. near Argos in Marshall Coun=
ty, US 331 just south of SR 10.
3pm to 4:30pm no snow, partly sunny, 5-10mph sw winds. Marshall county ba=
sically been snowless...maybe 3 inches total... plows almost idle...wierd=
.
30 species and 522 Individuals at park or it's feeders. The park web site=
at:http://www.kconline.com/potawatomi =20
List as follows:
Canada Goose 180
American Kestrel 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Wild Turkey 11
Mourning Dove 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 13
Horned Lark 26
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 1
European Starling 100
Cedar Waxwing 7
American Tree Sparrow 27
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed(S.C.) Junco 75
Northern Cardinal 10
House Finch 10
Pine Siskin 12
American Goldfinch 6
...also heard 6 finches fly over..was sure call from them were chit/chit/=
chit type but could not get to spot in time where landed in time to posit=
vely ID as Common Redpolls so can't verify and flushed the flock again a=
nd not close again...maybe hit nature center feeders will keep trying... =
sorry couldn't confirm, but calls can fail sometimes you know. But will k=
eep looking there or anyone who goes find any post and let us know, thank=
s.
Not at park yesterday 1/18 around 2:15 pm flock of 3-6 Evening Grosbeaks =
in Plymouth area around blinker light on US 31 just south US30 subdivisio=
ns and feeders either side road so just have to get off highway and look.=
..was at least 3 females and 1 male. If want names of feeder people in ar=
ea I know email me and will give contact info. =20
Good birding!
Tom Leggett
Argos,Indiana Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http:/=
/explorer.msn.com
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Subject: Pigeon river area
From: Jhawillet(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 19 Jan 2002 8:02pm
After seeing the Black-throated Gray Warbler in St. Joseph Co., Michigan,
Frannie Headings, Doug Rood, Sandy Schacht and I spent the late morning and
afternoon iat Pigeon River FWA and in western Steuben Co. Birding was
generally quite slow, but there were a few of some interest:
Snow Goose 1, with a large flock of Canadas on Lake Gage, Steuben Co.
Killdeer 1 and Common Snipe 4, Fawn River Fish Hatchery, Orland, Steuben
Co--a regular wintering location for these two species in recent years
N. Mockingbird, NW corner of jct. 250N and 400E, Lagrange Co. (the first
interesection south of area D marsh)
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Subject: Lakefront 19 Jan 02
From: brock <kj.brock(AT)ATTBI.COM>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 8:10pm
Today (19 January 02) Susan Bagby, John Cassady, Jim Hengeveld, Susan
Hengeveld, Lee Sterrenburg , and I birded the lakefront from Michigan City
Harbor to the Hammond Marina.
Our itinerary was:, Michigan City Harbor (MCH), LaPorte Landfill (LPL),
Tremont, West Beach (WB), Miller Beach (MB), Jeorse Park (East Chicago=3D EC)=
,
and Hammond Marina (Ham).
It was great day. The weather was magnificent, bright sunshine and no
wind, and we enjoyed great gulls. We found seven gull species with multipl=
e
individuals of each species: Ring-billed (2000), Herring (5000), Glaucous
(2), Iceland (2), Thayer=B9s (5), Lesser Black-backed (4), and Great
Black-backed (7).
Highlights:
Canvasback (fem. Ham)
Long-tailed Duck (ad male MB)
Common Merganser (38 MB)
GOLDENEYE X HOODED MERG hybrid (1 imm male HAM)
THAYER=B9S GULL (1 ad & 1st-yr MCH, 1 adult & 1 3rd-yr LPL, and 1 ad EC)
ICELAND GULL (1 1st-yr LPL and a close range (photo op) adult at EC (watch
for pix on John Cassady=B9s web page)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 1st-yr MCH, 1ad, 1 3rd-yr, & 1 1st-yr at LPL)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1ad MCH, 1ad & 1 1st LPL, 1 ad MB, 1ad EC, and 1 a=
d
& 1 1st-yr Ham)
GLAUCOUS GULL (1ad & 1 imm MCH)
N. SAW-WHET OWL (1 *Tremont)
* This is the area south of the Dune Park South Shore train station (same
location bird was seen last winter).
Ken Brock
Chesterton, IN
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Subject: Alan Bruner's eagle watch
From: Bill Murphy <billmurphy8(AT)home.com>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 9:19pm
Again this year Alan Bruner's expert leadership provided about 20
Indiana Audubon Society birders with a splendid day afield.
Starting at Turkey Run State Park and finishing near Montezuma
(north of Terre Haute), we experienced snowy winter conditions in
the morning and almost springlike conditions by midafternoon.
Highlights of the trip included:
-- very good looks at about 10 adult Bald Eagles, including two
pairs in view at once, both pairs sitting side-by-side on
opposite sides of the Wabash River
-- equally good looks at several immature Bald Eagles
-- approximately 15 Greater White-fronted Geese at the Newport
power facility
-- a first-year Bald Eagle that flew low over the waterfowl at
Newport, flushing them, then perching for about 15 minutes near
us, in excellent light, before taking flight again and repeatedly
trying to catch an obviously flustered Common Merganser
-- a large flock of Lapland Longspurs (we estimated 200 birds)
that gave us challenging views as they lifted, whirled, and
plummeted onto longspur-colored mud, essentially disappearing
until they took flight again.
It was a good day to be alive. Thank you, Alan!
--Bill Murphy, Geist, n.e. Indianapolis
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Subject: Miller Beach 1/19
From: Michael Topp <mtopp7927(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 19 Jan 2002 9:31pm
Miller Beach (7:30-9:30am cst.) 1/19
(Lake county)
Highlights:
3-c.Loon (in one group)
71-c.Goldeneye
19-Scaup sps.
9-Bufflehead
30-c.Mergansers
12-r.b.Mergansers
2-Great Black-backed Gulls(1ad.,1imm.)
1-Snow Bunting
Michael Topp
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