IN-BIRD for Wednesday, January 23, 2002

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Lake Monroe   whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU   3:01pm   Re: Sandhill Cranes   Judie Hansen    4:35pm   Middlefork Reservoir   Chuck Taggert    6:12pm

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Subject: Lake Monroe
From: whitehea(AT)INDIANA.EDU
Date: 23 Jan 2002 3:01pm

I decided to vary my usual morning trip to Lake Monroe today (1/23)
and birded the Fairfax area instead of Paynetown and Cutright. A few
things around, but still pretty quiet. The highlights included:

     Pied-billed Grebe - 9
     Am. Coot - 70
     Mallard - 16
     No. Pintail - 2
     Co. Goldeneye - 2
     Ring-billed Gull - 65
     Killdeer - 2


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Subject: Re: Sandhill Cranes
From: Judie Hansen <birdsong(AT)surf-ici.com>
Date: 23 Jan 2002 4:35pm

Had a flock of 60 sandhills over my house this afternoon at 4:15 PM -
headed west, northwest.  I live straight west of Indianapolis, west of
Danville and US 36.  Only the second flock I have seen all fall or
winter!

Judie Hansen


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Subject: Middlefork Reservoir
From: Chuck Taggert <warrech(AT)EARLHAM.EDU>
Date: 23 Jan 2002 6:12pm

Hey Guys,
Here's a report of Middlefork Reservoir and Springwood Park. Dan Greene and
I went out today at about one this afternoon and got a great variety of
birds at both locations. I got two life birds today.*
The most noticeable were the Richardson's Geese and the Common Goldeneye
which were both reported at the same location the other day. The CG
reported the other day however was apparently male, indicating different
birds. I suggest anyone with free time to go see the Richardson's Geese
because of the rarity of this sighting here. The birds are at the south end
of the lake but BEWARE apparently the dam is off limits even outside of the
No Trespassing area. The police asked us to stay back from that area
because it "is under surveillance." Whatever that means. (It is the best
view of the geese though- "wink-wink")

Middlefork Reservoir 1-23-02, 1:00-2:00pm
Canada Goose- Common Race- ~2000
                  RICHARDSON'S Race*- 4 (possibly 6- two birds may have been
seen twice,
very            noticeable from the rest of the geese when directly next to the
Common's but are                easily lost in the masses)
Mallard- ~1000
American Black Duck ~ 40
Ruddy Duck- 8
Hooded Merganser- 6
COMMON GOLDENEYE*- 1 (female)
Herring Gull- 1ad and 1 imm.
Ring-billed Gull ~ 500
Great Blue Heron- 2
American Kestrel- 1
American Crow- 10
Cardinal- 2
Rock Dove- 2

Springwood Park 1-23-02, 2:10-2:45
Canada Goose ~125
Mallard~ 150
Gadwall- 37
American Widgeon- 6
Wood Duck- 2
Hooded Merganser- 2
American Crow- 4
Belted Kingfisher- 1
Cooper's Hawk- 1 (beautiful look at this bird, I believe from the size it
to be female)
Hairy Woodpecker- 1

Chris Warren
Earlham College
Richmond, IN