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Subject: LOS Winter Meeting
From: James Beck <buteo(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 8:38am
All,
Anyone in the New Orleans area plan on going to Alexandria for the
meeting? If so, please reply to me off-list at:
buteo(AT)worldnet.att.net
Thanks!
James
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Metairie, LA
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Subject: Harris' Hawk, etc.
From: "Richard S. Bello" <spcd-rsb(AT)NICH-NSUNET.NICH.EDU>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 8:47am
Labirders,
Does anyone on the list know if either the Harris" Hawk near
Sorrento or the Vaux's Swifts in Baton Rouge have been seen
within the last couple of days? If so, please post info to list oe e-
mail me privately.
Thanks,
Rick Bello
Labadieville
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Subject: White Ibis at LSU
From: Walker B Wilson <wwilso2(AT)LSU.EDU>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 1:59pm
For anyone interested, there were some White Ibis at the LSU lakes around
Dalrymple and Lakeshore.
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Subject: Re: Harris' Hawk, etc.
From: David Muth <dmuth(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 6:26pm
Rick:
Can't help on the swifts. I searched briefly for the hawk this afternoon
(1-18), without success, but there are plenty places difficult to view from
the road that looked suitable. I did see 1 mature Bald Eagle, heard my first
and only Winter wren of the season, and squeaked up a field sparrow among
the usual hordes of ordinary sparrows.
David Muth
New Orleans
-----Original Message-----
From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds
[mailto:LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu]On Behalf Of Richard S. Bello
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 8:49 AM
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: Harris' Hawk, etc.
Labirders,
Does anyone on the list know if either the Harris" Hawk near
Sorrento or the Vaux's Swifts in Baton Rouge have been seen
within the last couple of days? If so, please post info to list oe e-
mail me privately.
Thanks,
Rick Bello
Labadieville
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Subject: Re: Vaux's
From: "Michael A. Seymour" <caprimulgus(AT)EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 6:47pm
Rick and others,
I searched for the swifts on 3 and 4 January without success. Other
posts on LABIRD seem to indicate that the birds are gone -- last observed 2
Jan (?) by Marty Guidry.
-Michael Seymour
BR, LA
> Labirders,
>
> Does anyone on the list know if either the Harris" Hawk near
> Sorrento or the Vaux's Swifts in Baton Rouge have been seen
> within the last couple of days? If so, please post info to list oe e-
> mail me privately.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Bello
> Labadieville
>
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Subject: Check Theadvocate.com for today's Outdoor Column
From: "Jay V. Huner" <jjhuner(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 7:19pm
Good evening,
One of the true friends of birding in Louisiana is The Advocate's
Outdoor Columnist Joe Macaluso - Theadvocate.com . Joe did a wonderful
column on birding in the Cameron area last fall, heavily emphasized
CBC's in December, and had a really great article about The Bluebonnet
Swamp in Baton Rouge today. I'm pleased that Joe picked up on the
Winter Wren - we had a discussion about this really neat bird last
weekend. Check it out.
Joe fully recognizes that what hunters need in terms of habitat is
what all species need - HABITAT. That is why he has gone out of his
way to emphasize non-consumptive wildlife use in his columns. But,
like it or not, hunting and fishing are consumptive and Joe (and other
outdoor writers) have to make sure that the speck, bass, deer, and
duck hunters know where to go and how to catch/shoot their quarry.
Regret that I seem to be the only person associated with LABIRD to
pick up on this. Too bad that The Advocate doesn't capitalize on
non-consumptive land use like The Advertiser and establish a column
like Bill Fontenot's Advertiser column!
Regards, Jay Huner
PS - If you have the means and care about wildlife, go out and buy a
Federal Duck Stamp and a Louisiana Duck Stamp.
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Subject: Delacroix and Yscloskey Birds
From: Jennifer Coulson <Jacoulson(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 7:36pm
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Driving back from picking up nutria meat to feed my hawks, I saw a
White-tailed Kite flying overhead just N of Delacroix. Tom and I watched a
young Brown Pelican do a double take when it saw a mullet jump out of the
water. The pelican immediately spun around to plunge into Bayou La Loutre.
We walked a marsh bordering the oyster town of Yscloskey and in a few minutes
managed to flush Virginia Rails and a Sora, and heard many Clappers clapping.
Sparrows included 6 or 7 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows and one Seaside.
At that point it was raining too hard to bird. Louisiana--what a fascinating
place.
Jennifer Coulson
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Subject: Winter wrens & swallows
From: Yvonne Bordelon <ylbordelon(AT)JUNO.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 7:54pm
We've had a couple of winter wrens on our property for a couple of
months. One of the tiny birds lives by the Little Tchefuncte River and
creeps down among the cypress knees and under fallen logs. I saw it last
week. The other one was by the creek near the house, but I haven't seen
it for about 3 weeks.
Today there were 5-6 swallows catching insects in the air over the
pond.
They had dark bluish backs and were white underneath. The tail was
broad and had a slight arc. I thought I saw a touch of dark red on one.
I consulted Kaufman and they look like they could be either tree
swallows or cliff swallows.
Every day brings new surprises. We're so glad we left the city.
Yvonne & Al Bordelon
Covington, LA
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