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Subject: N. Saw-whet Owls, Jan 25-26
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 2:31am
A night of owling:
Yesterday at dusk (January 25, 2002) I went to Stillwater at Lake Monroe,
Monroe County, and stayed until dark. Little going on in the waterfowl
department. I then drove around the general area for a while listening
for owls. Later, from 9:05 to 10:35 PM, I went owling at Yellowwood Lake,
in Yellowwood State Forest, Brown Co.
Clear, bright moonlight, light SW breeze, temp mid 30s F.
Stillwater area, McGowan Road, Kent Farm Road, Friendship Road, and the
lower end of Gross Road:
Canada Goose (29)
Mallard (3)
Ring-necked Duck (33)
Ring-billed Gull (116 - flying from the north in two groups; perhaps after
spending the day at the Anderson Road landfill?)
Great Horned Owl (7 - calling spontaneously, with no GHOW tape played)
Barred Owl (1)
Yellowwood Lake:
Great Horned Owl (4)
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL (2 - one did a soft tooting series of about twenty
notes; the other gave a single sharp, nasal bark, "peew")
This was the first time I have tried for Saw-whets at Yellowwood this
winter.
(January 26)
At 1:00 AM, I met up with David Chaffin who wanted to find N. Saw-whet Owl
for his Indiana state list. We went owling down highway 446 south of Lake
Monroe. In a bit over 20 minutes of owling we had:
Great Horned Owl (2)
Barred Owl (1)
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL (1 - once it started, tooted continuously until we
left)
--Lee Sterrenburg
Bloomington
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Subject: Snowy Owl? Hunting crows?
From: Jeep Filter <gfilter(AT)IUPUI.EDU>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 8:13am
This Saturday morning on the way to work at 6:45am, I saw an interesting
sighting. Waiting at the light at the corner of Michigan and West Streets
near the IUPUI campus, a large owl swooped low across the intersection.
This was before dawn. The owl, light-colored, flew into a small planting of
20-30 foot pines that frame the IUPUI sign at the corner. Immediately a
couple hundred crows flew out and away from the pines. The crows landed
in the lighted parking lot behind the pines, much like humans running up on
the beach when the fin of a shark . . . or porpoise is sighted in the water.
I couldn't tell if the owl managed to take a crow. The owls chances could
not be very good considering the excessive lighting glaring on an empty
parking lot.
Could the owl have been the Snowy Owl seen several weeks earlier in
downtown Indy?
Jeep Filter
gfilter(AT)iupui.edu
PS: Here is an odd tidbit I found . . .
Half way down is a particular awful story of a "good ol' boy" crow, owl,
and hawk shoot from the 1930's.
http://www.herald-journal.com/waverlystar/issues/ws102001.html
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Subject: Harris's sparrow, Shelby County
From: Kathy or Tom Heine <theine(AT)IQUEST.NET>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 11:36am
The Harris's sparrow, first seen by Don Gorney on Dec. 29th, is still
present along 450W in Shelby County. I had excellent views of this big
sparrow on Saturday, January 26th, around 8:30-9 a.m. It was in the company
of many American tree sparrows, northern cardinals and house sparrows.
Smaller numbers of song sparrows and Carolina chickadees were also present.
I contributed some sunflower seed and thistle seed to the cracked corn on
the shoulder of the highway.
Thanks for the lifer, Don.
Tom Heine
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Subject: IBWO expedition on CBS
From: Bill Buskirk <billb(AT)EARLHAM.EDU>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 2:49pm
Birders,
I've just received an e-mail from Van Remsen (in charge of the
Ivory-billed Woodpecker expedition) that there will be a brief
description of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker project on "The CBS Sunday
Morning with Charles Kuralt" program tomorrow (27 Jan 02). I don't
know when that show airs here, but the bit about the search will come
about 45 minutes into the show.
Van wrote, "FYI ... -- all the attention makes me nervous, but unless
they edit severely, there should be some strong conservation messages
...."
*******
Of local interest, though not a bird, I just saw a fresh today DOR
(aka Dead On Road) Garter Snake on Esteb Road near my house -- snakes
out in central IN (Wayne Co.) in late January!?
Bill
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Subject: Bald Eagles,Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis
From: Larry Peavler <lpeavler(AT)HOME.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 3:54pm
There are at least three at the park. This afternoon two were standing =
on the ice. They can be seen from the marina or the beach.
Larry Peavler
Indianapolis,IN.
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Subject: Salamonie- Jan 26, 2002
From: Rodger Rang <rrang(AT)FWI.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 4:46pm
I did a quick tour of Salamonie State Forest and Reservoir today from =
10A to 2P. The lone highlight was an adult Bald Eagle viewed from atop =
the dam looking SE over the reservoir. It was sitting on the ice too =
distant for my non-birding co-worker to appreciate with only his binos. =
It took flight before I could get my scope on it for him. Of course, it =
did not fly in the desired direction (towards us!) and quickly =
disappeared.
Rodger Rang
Fort Wayne
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Subject: Summit Lake
From: Jhawillet(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 26 Jan 2002 4:52pm
Doug Rood and I birded Summit Lake Sat. Jan. 26. We had decent waterfowl on
the mostly open lake:
GR. WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 10
SNOW GOOSE 2 (1 white, 1 blue)
white domestic goose 1
Canada Goose, entirely too many
Gadwall 15
Am. Black Duck
Mallard
N. Shoveler 1
N. Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 9
Canvasback 7
Ring-necked Duck 10
Lesser Scaup 8
Bufflehead 6
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 5
Most of the waterfowl were at the west end of the lake.
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Subject: Lakefront 26 Jan 02
From: brock <kj.brock(AT)ATTBI.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 5:29pm
Today (26 January 02) Susan Bagby, John Cassady, Barny Dunning et al., Jeff
McCoy, Perry Miller (and friend), Ed Powers, Dan Stoltzfus, and I birded th=
e
lakefront from Michigan City Harbor to the Hammond Marina.
Our itinerary was:, Michigan City Harbor (MCH), LaPorte Landfill (LPL),
Tremont, Port of Indiana (PI), West Beach (WB), Miller Beach (MB), Jeorse
Park (East Chicago=3D EC), Wolf Lake (WL), Hammond Marina (Ham), and Roxana
Pond area (RX).
Although the temperature was remarkably high for late January, a southwest
wind at 25 knots rendered it uncomfortably cool. Lake Michigan was ice-
free, which no doubt contributed to the dearth of ducks.
Highlights:
Great Blue Heron (1 RX)
"Richardson=B9s" Canada Goose (2 RX, John got killer photos that show the pal=
e
breast. Note: in 2001 the German taxonomic committee split this into a
separate species=8BB. hutchinsii).
Northern Shoveler (imm. male WL)
Greater Scup (only 14 recorded all day- normally more than 1000 would be
seen on this date)
Canvasback (fem. Ham)
Long-tailed Duck (ad male MB)
Hooded Merganser (1 MCH)
Common Merganser (4 MCH)
THAYER=B9S GULL (1 ad LPL)
ICELAND GULL (1 1st-yr LPL)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 1st MCH)
GLAUCOUS GULL (1ad & 2 imm LPL, 1 imm PI)
N. SAW-WHET OWL (1 *Tremont- the bird was perched in a different location
for the fourth
time this winter. All were within 75 feet)
American Robin (1 just s. of MCH)
* 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: Good birding day
From: "Russell E. Allison" <grounds1(AT)dcwi.com>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 5:47pm
Traveled through several counties and had some very good birds.
Benton co. Pine Creek Refuge.
Canada Goose 32
Great White Fronted Goose 3
Mallards 20
Ring-billed Gull 12
Northern Harrier 2
Rough-legged Hawk 2
A. Kestrel (St. Road 18) 2
Red-winged Blackbirds 6
Blue Jay 2
Horned Lark (1000 E) several
Song Sparrow 1
American Tree Sparrow several
Bob White Quail 1
Ring-necked Pheasant 2
Rock Dove (231 North) 25
Lapland Longspur several
Mulvey Pond
Canada Goose 175
Wabash River
White -breasted Nuthatch 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Bald Eagles 2 mature
Back yard feeders
Chickadees
Doves
Cardinals
Crows
House Finch
Goldfinch
Junco
Robin
House Sparrows
Starling
Downey Woodpecker
White -breasted Nuthatch
Cooper's Hawk--a regular visitor!!
Carolina Wren
Russ Allison
Have a happy birding day! :)
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Subject: SANDHILL CRANES GOING NORTH
From: Jeff Sells <jeffreyrsell(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 6:31pm
WE SAW 4 GROUPS OF SANDHILL CRANES FLYING NORTH AT 6PM OVER OUR PROPERTY IN
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY(ABOUT 35 MILES NW OF LOUISVILLE). THERE WERE
GROUPS 300, 100, 70 AND 70, STILL QUITE HIGH UP FLYING QUICKLY NORTH. FIRST
RESTING SITE I KNOW OF NORTH OF HERE WOULD BE THE WHITE RIVER BOTTOMS, JUST
WEST AND NORTH OF BROWNSTOWN IN JACKSON COUNTY, ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH.
PREVIOUS EARLY SIGHTING OF NORTHERLY MIGRATING SANDHILLS AT OUR PLACE WAS FEB
10TH, LAST YEAR. JEFF SELLS, PEKIN, IN
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Subject: Woodcocks
From: Robert Kissel <bluesdoc(AT)BLUEMARBLE.NET>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 7:16pm
Quite suprisingly I had 2 Woodcocks in 1 of my fields displaying and giving
the "peent" call right at sunset tonight. While I have Woodcocks every year,
it typically is more in late Feb to early March.
Any thoughts out there?
Bob Kissel
Solsberry (Greene Co)
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Subject: Summit Lake 1/26
From: SPancol(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 26 Jan 2002 7:16pm
Summit Lake 1/26:
Much the same results as Jim Haw's report today with the
following exceptions:
3 TURKEY VULTURES - This is the first January record of
Turkey Vulture at Summit Lake. I have a late date of
November 12. The earliest spring arrival date was
February 25 (till now). My records only.
8 Ruddy Ducks
3 Great Blue Heron
6 Northern Pintail
28 Black Ducks
Steve Pancol
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Subject: Kankakee FWA, 26 Jan 02
From: Jeff McCoy <jeffmccoy(AT)FWI.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 8:21pm
Saturday, 26 Jan. 02 (4:00pm-5:45pm) - After peeling off from the Brock crew
at the lakefront, Ed Powers and I made a brief check of the Kankakee FWA.
Enroute we encountered (16) TUNDRA SWANS (15 ad, 1 juv) in the gravel pit on
SR39 just south of US30 (13 were reported here by Ed Hopkins on Monday).
Also seen, among the many Mallards, were AMERICAN WIGEON (4) and NORTHERN
PINTAIL (6).
In the field just south of the intersection of SR39 and SR8 were (3)
SANDHILL CRANES and (2) "RICHARDSON'S" CANADA GEESE. DNA studies have shown
this smaller race to be more distinct from larger races of Canada Goose than
Ross's Goose is from Snow Goose.
Our final stop was the weedy field area north of the river and southeast of
the corner of LaPorte CR 2100S and 500W (I sure wish someone would come up
with an easier name for this often-birded site - any ideas?). An
out-of-place HAIRY WOODPECKER was in the thin treeline out in the middle of
the open fields. Last year this area was teeming with raptors but in our
entire time here today we found just one NORTHERN HARRIER, and it quickly
passed through as though it was upset by a lack of rodents. We decided not
to wait until dusk for Short-eared Owls. Just north of this area a juv.
light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was hovering over the corn stubble.
Good birding,
Jeff McCoy
Columbia City, Indiana
jeffmccoy(AT)fwi.com
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Subject: Muscatatuck Sat. 1/26 and Harris sparrow
From: Liz Day <beebuzz(AT)KIVA.NET>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 9:00pm
John Favinger led me and a group of birders from Ohio through part of
Muscatatuck today.
This list may not include all birds seen, since other people may have seen
things I didn't know about.
It does not include birds I forgot or didn't think noteworthy. Sorry. :-)
2 bald eagles at quite close range (possibly a pair; were sitting next to
each other; the larger one had the tip of the central tail feather dark)
red-shouldered hawk
presumed rough-legged hawk
>20 tundra swans (as ID'ed by others in the group)
1 snow goose
2 ring-necked ducks
golden-eye, black duck, widgeon, pintail, shoveler (small numbers)
yellow-rumped warbler
brown creeper
Zero river otters (the personal goal of the trip; apparently more easily
seen when it's iced over)
At the feeders at the visitor's center, good views of a male house finch
perched side by side with a male purple finch; same thing with the
females. There were several purple finches, affording a good opportunity
to see and compare them at close range.
Also at feeders:
Possible sharp-shinned hawk
White-crowned sparrow incl. 1 immature
Hairy WP
On the way to the Shelby Co. Harris sparrow site:
covey of ~12 bob-whites. One male had the facial markings entirely black
instead of black and brown.
I was unable to locate any seed on the road in the sparrow area, or the
Harris sparrow. It is unlikely it would have been present anyway, since 3
teenaged boys were driving dirt bikes and ATVS in the cornfield next to the
road. If the sparrow was there enduring this, you may be assured that by
now it is deaf and will be undisturbed by any noise you make next
time. *sigh* There was a flock of mixed sparrows in the brush west of
450W. Perhaps the Harris's was there holding leaves over its ears.
Liz Day
Indianapolis
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Subject: Harris's Sparrow Food Supply Comment
From: Don Gorney <dongorney(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 9:48pm
It was brought to my attention that the food supply being left for the
Harris's Sparrow and remaining flock in Shelby County may be getting
out of hand. Two birds - Northern Cardinal and Am. Tree Sparrow - were
found dead on the road, victims of car collisions. This is a pretty
busy road with many people zooming by so it was inevitable that some
birds in the flock would be killed by cars EVEN IF no food was being
left. However, the food on the road increases the chances of the birds
being killed.
So, to reduce the chances of more mortalities people are encouraged to
refrain from adding more bird food on the roadside. If you really feel
the need to add more food, it could be placed at the edge of the corn
field, in the low area along the brush, or even near the red gate.
(The food that is usually seen on the road might have been brushed off
the asphalt by the birder concerned about the birds welfare which is
why Liz Day did not see any.)
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Indianapolis, IN
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www.dongorney.com
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Subject: Re: Harris's Sparrow Food Supply Comment
From: Liz Day <beebuzz(AT)KIVA.NET>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 10:06pm
>... to reduce the chances of more mortalities people are encouraged to
>refrain from adding more bird food on the roadside. If you really feel
>the need to add more food, it could be placed at the edge of the corn
>field, in the low area along the brush, or even near the red gate.
Perhaps a good place would be along the little road north of the pond and
brushy area, west of 450W, that runs east-west. There seems to be no
traffic on this road, but plenty of level open area between the road and
the brush, at the foot of the small hills, to put food. The bird's flight
path to this area would not take them across the main road.
Don is right about traffic on the main road, I had to dodge a speeding car
myself.
Liz Day
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Subject: Warsaw Lakes Birds
From: Thomas Leggett <tomleggett(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 2002 11:47pm
Hi all!
Warsaw area birds today from around 4pm to 6pm:
Winona Lake at overlook at the Crow's Nest =3D WL
Center Lake at boat ramp at downtown park =3D C
Pike Lake best viewing from dead end road at bottom of hill at Oldfather =
& Brubaker Streets =3D P
32 species and odd that Warsaw lakes teeming in end of January! As many o=
ther small lakes as well...could effect Lake Michigan waterfowl I think!
Common Loon- 2 =3D P
Pied-billed Grebe- 2 =3D C
Great-Blue Heron- 2 =3D P
Canada Goose- Hundreds & hundreds=3DWL,C.P
Mallards- lots! hundreds!=3DP,WL,C
Canvasbacks-5(3males,2females) WL
Redheads-28=3DWL
Ring-necked Ducks-66=3DWL
Greater Scaup-5=3DWL
Lesser Scaup- 27=3DWL
Bufflehead-2=3DP
Common Goldeneye-3=3DP
Hooded merganser-8=3DP
Common Merganser-2=3DP
Red-breasted Merganser-2=3DP
Ruddy Duck-2(1male1Female)=3DWL
Red-tailed Hawks-4
Rough-legged Hawks-5(3light 2dark)
American Kestrel-1
American Coots - Hundreds!=3DWL,P,C
Ring-billed Gull-3=3DWL,C
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Blue Jay =20
American Crow
Horned Lark - 48
Starlings
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
PIne Siskin- 2 at Bob Evans restaurant Pines, showed up after you left Ch=
ristine.
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
The Pines at Bob Evans in Warsaw is one of few places that I've seen sev=
eral trees with cones on them so could be good spot for Crossbills if hun=
gry...so anyone watching is worth a try...Pine Siskins were there maybe m=
ore cone eaters so let me know if the cones do attract good things! =20
Good birding! Tom Leggett
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