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Subject: American Woodcocks
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren(AT)INDIANA.EDU>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 9:51am
This AM (January 27, 2002) American Woodcocks were displaying at the end
of Friendship Road and at Stillwater near Lake Monroe. (3) Woodcocks were
doing "peent" calls and flight displays at Friendship Rd. I saw two of
them in the air. (1) was doing "peent" calls at Stillwater.
I think this is my earliest date for displaying Woodcock.
(Clear, around 30 F, calm)
Also at the Stillwater duck hunting impoundment:
Canada Goose (44)
Mallard (26)
American Black Duck (6)
Wood Duck (3)
Ring-necked Duck (208)
Common Goldeneye (4)
Bufflehead (8)
Hooded Merganser (2)
At Crooked Creek launch ramp, Lake Monroe, Brown Co.:
Bald Eagle (1 - ad)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3)
American Goldfinch (55 - in one flock)
Yesterday (January 26) at my feeders in eastern Monroe Co.:
Pine Siskin (31)
--Lee Sterrenburg
Bloomington
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Subject: Merlin - Hamilton Co.
From: "Osland, Gregory" <gosland(AT)BUTLER.EDU>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 11:43am
A male MERLIN of the taiga (Richardsonii) race has been seen around our
"yard" three times in the past week. We are located 2 miles SE of
Noblesville, in Hamilton Co. I have seen it twice in the early morning, and
once at dusk, in three different trees.
If anyone is interested in searching for this MERLIN, please call me at
317-774-0626.
(This is my first IN-BIRD posting since June, since I have been working in
Mexico for five months. I plan to return to Latin America in a week, for
another four months, so call soon if you want to look for this elusive
MERLIN.)
Greg Osland
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Subject: Sandhills
From: Elizabeth Carey <Beth(AT)THECAREYS.NET>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 11:46am
Hi,
We had 8-10 groups of 20+ cranes each fly over us this morning heading
NORTH in V formation.
Elizabeth Carey
Van Buren Township, Brown County Indiana
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Subject: Bald Eagle questions
From: Dan Kaiser <dhkaiser(AT)SPRYNET.COM>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 1:29pm
Today Barb and I took a drive west of Columbus between the Driftwood
river and Camp Atterbury. Highlights included 25 Sandhill Crane in V
formation flying north, two American Kestrel, two Red-tailed Hawks, and
two Bald Eagles.
The eagles were at the nest on the Driftwood river. As we arrived an
adult Bald Eagle was souring well above tree level. After watching with
binoculars for about a minute we saw two hawks start attacking the
eagle. It looked exactly like sparrows attacking a hawk. The smaller
bird diving down and pecking at the larger birds back while in flight,
except it was hawks dive bombing an eagle!
Once the eagle landed near the nest the hawks disappeared on the far
side of the river. Not sure, they could have been Red-tailed or
Red-shouldered. It happened so fast and so much was happening in such a
short time span we did not positively id the hawks.
Once the hawks were gone a second eagle arrived and landed in the nest.
We believe this is the same eagle we had spotted perched next to the
nest just yesterday. We do not believe it to be an adult. Although it
has white on the top of the head and down the front of it's neck, the
back of the neck is more dark than white. It also shows a lot of
spotty white underneath.
My questions...
1. Is it common for hawks to attack eagles? I have read where eagles
are known to steal food from hawks.
2. The partial white head (I think) is a sign of an immature. Can we
guess at it's age? It was seen _in_ the nest with the adult 10 minutes
after it arrived.
3. If it is an immature sharing a nest with the adult, is this evidence
of the nest being successful?
4. Is there a way of id 'ing adult male and female Bald Eagles?
Thanks for your time. It was a very good birding day.
Dan Kaiser
Columbus
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Subject: More sandhills
From: Carol <questrist(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 4:33pm
Much to my joy, I heard and then saw a flock of sandhills -- heading =
north -- about 3:30 this afternoon. I spotted them from my yard, =
central southern White County, about 12 miles due north of W. Lafayette.
Think spring! :)
Carol Ann Crochet
Tippecanoe - White Counties
questrist(AT)earthlink.net
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Subject: Greater White-fronted Goose NE Indy
From: Don Gorney <dongorney(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 5:37pm
IF THE BIRD STAYS PUT, the Greater White-fronted Goose I saw today (26
January) in NE Indianapolis is an easy one to see. No scope is
necessay as binoculars will work just fine since the bird is so close
to the road. The bird was with Canada Geese in a subdivision retention
pond along German Church Road just south of 56th Street.
From I-465 exit at Pendletone Pike (exit 43?) and head east about 3
miles to German Church Road (McDonalds on corner). Turn right (south)
and continue through the traffic signal at 56th Street, go about 200
yards, and the retention pond will be on your left. Subdivision name
is Winding Ridge and there are two main retention ponds along German
Church Road. Canada Geese were in both ponds but the Greater
White-fronted was in the north pond on Sunday afternoon. If you park
alongside the road, pull well off the road into the grass (there is
ample room) as this is very busy road.
For the record, Ken Brock kindly informed me that the record maximum
count for Greater White-fronted Goose in Indiana is 200 birds. The 168
birds I saw a few days ago is the second highest count for the state.
Both records come from Sullivan County.
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Don Gorney
Indianapolis, IN
dongorney(AT)yahoo.com
www.dongorney.com
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Subject: Fox Island Annuals- Jan 27, 2002
From: Rodger Rang <rrang(AT)FWI.COM>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 6:19pm
I visited Fox Isle (southern Allen Co.) briefly this afternoon just to =
get the stink blow'd offa' me. Two Barred Owls were calling in the line =
of pines just west of the observatory. While hiking in the woods a few =
minutes later, I heard, but did not see, Sandhill Cranes flying over.
Rodger Rang
Fort Wayne
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Subject: more screech owl questions
From: Pj & Lori Pulliam <pulliams(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 7:00pm
i know there are several books about screech owl
behavior, but the ones i've been told about are out of
print and i don't want to spend $50 on line for a book
without being able to thumb though it first. the members
of the in-bird list have answered all my previous
questions for free and 3 months of daily behavior
observations is much more rewarding than a book could
ever be. our screech owl has passed on the mice i've
put out for it 5 of the last 7 nights, instead going
into the woods and giving it's monotonic trill call. it
is also doing this call from the nest box 3-4 times
before it leaves. do both sexes call from the
nest/roost or could this be an indication of whether it
is male or female? do one or the other find a suitable
nest site and bring the other to it or does one sex pick
the site? i'm wondering if there is a way to tell the
sex of it. i've read the female's social call is higher
pitched but i have no reference for comparison. since it
is passing on easy food i'm guessing this warm winter
has led to an abundance of prey for it, or the urge to
pair up and mate is more overwhelming than hunger at
this time of year. watching this owl is like a kid
getting a great new toy at christmas. i'm out there
every night and still get just as big a thrill as i did
in october. i hope it finds a mate and i can watch some
owlets soon.
on a side note we saw 1 adult and 1 immature bald eagle
from paynetown and 2 large flocks of sandhill cranes fly
over fairfax this morning.
pj & lori pulliam
bloomington
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Subject: Re: Harris's Sparrow Food Supply Comment
From: Ron Weiss <chipperwoods(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 7:27pm
Don
That is an excellent suggestion. We passed through that area on the way
back from SE Indiana today, and stopped by for a look. The seed on the
south side of the road does attract the birds into the traffic.
I think seed provided in the bare area well off the road on the north side
of the road (not on the cornfield the side) in front of the closed,
locked double-red gate would be safer for the birds, and still be viewable
as there is no vegetation in front of the gate.
The off-road bikers were at it again today too, so food on the north side
of the road would get the birds away from the commotion.
Ron
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Subject: Eagle Creek Park Sunday Jan 27, 2002
From: John Ulmer <remlu(AT)tds.net>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 8:30pm
Clear sky, light southwest breeze with mild temperatures in the upper 30's
moving to the lower 50's. Most unusual sighting was an Eastern Phoebe that
showed up as the morning's count was being compiled. 49 species were
tallied and the list includes ...
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Coopers Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Bird walks begin each Sunday at the Nature Center at 9AM, all are welcome.
As a reminder the 20 MPH speed limit in the Park is actively enforced.
John Ulmer
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Subject: Central NW IN 1/27/02
From: Ed Hopkins <ed_hopkins(AT)COMPUSERVE.COM>
Date: 27 Jan 2002 9:11pm
Early afternoon, Sunday-
Montmorenci, Mulvey Pond, Tippecanoe Co. (MP)
Big Pine Creek Gamebird Habitat Area, eastern Benton Co. (BP)
SW White Co (WC)
NW Tippecanoe Co (TP)
Grt White-fronted Goose: 3 MP, 2 BP
Snow Goose, 2 MP
Canada Goose: 260 MP, 38 BP
Mallard: 8 MP, 12 BP
Bald Eagle, 1 imm. BP
Cooper's Hawk, 1 BP
Rough-legged Hawk, 1 WC., 1 TC
Sandhill Crane, 110 (West Lafayette)
Ed Hopkins
W Lafayette
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Subject: Sandhills
From: RLEddleman(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 27 Jan 2002 10:04pm
Flock of 25 Sandhills observed at 1 PM today at 10th and Country Club Road
in western Marion County. They were headed north.
Bob Eddleman
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