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Subject: Re: Urban Cooper's Hawks.
From: gousset <gousset(AT)EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 1:30am
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David, Tom, Jennifer, Christie, Labird:
Thanks for all of your highly informative comments.=20
Whether or not the urban Cooper's is a new phenomenon, the most =
important fact is that it exists, along with evidence of toleration of =
urban conditions in our area by a number of other large and small =
species, when they are able to satisfy their habitat needs. The general =
public is not even dimly aware that those species can live in an urban =
environment, except perhaps in the case of crows. I wonder if thier =
future status would be helped or hurt if the public could be made =
conscious of all the real 'nature' right around them?=20
Glenn Ousset =20
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From: Jennifer Coulson <Jacoulson(AT)AOL.COM>
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu <LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu>
Date: Sunday, January 28, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: Urban Cooper's Hawks.
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In a message dated 01/28/2001 6:24:19 PM Central Standard Time,=20
dmuth(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET writes:=20
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I'd like to hear from Tom Coulson, though. Here in New Orleans, =
no one has=20
been more viscerally aware of hawks these last 30 years than =
Tom.
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Dear David, Glenn and others,=20
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Well, Tom's not exactly punching the keys, but he tells me that =
Cooper's have=20
been rare in Louisiana in his lifetime until the last five years. =
Within the=20
last five years we've seen a gradual increase until this year. This =
year's=20
explosion of Cooper's Hawks might be double what last year's =
population was=20
(for this area).=20
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As for Sharpies, Tom says they were very common winter birds from =
1965 to=20
1980. He suspects that they have been declining gradually since =
about 1980.=20
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Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks have always been bold where human =
habitation=20
is concerned. They have always been species likely to hunt birds in =
urban=20
neighborhoods. The recent increase in urban sightings (and nesting =
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Coops) is probably just a reflection of the increasing Cooper's Hawk =
population.=20
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Jennifer and Tom Coulson=20
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Subject: Urban Cooper's Hawks.
From: Ron Rovansek <Rovansek.RonaldJ(AT)EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 9:05am
Here in PA, Coopers Hawks have been common in the winter for decades, as
have sharpshinned hawks. They are both common enough to see daily with just
a little effort, or almost no effort if you have a feeder.
Ron Rovansek
Easton, PA
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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:26:02 -0600
From: gousset <gousset(AT)EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject: Urban Cooper's Hawks.
I and another birder at different times today observed two different
Cooper's Hawks ( 1 A, 1 I ) feeding on Rock Doves at the edge of a busy
street in Chalmette. There have been numerous other reports of urban
Cooper's this year and in recent years around New Orleans. Are there only
more Cooper's or are they adapting more to the urban environment?
Glenn Ousset
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Subject: Re: Urban Cooper's Hawks.
From: Bob Beason <bibeason(AT)ULM.EDU>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 9:08am
Urban Cooper's Hawks are increasingly common in northern states. THey
have been best documented in Wisconsin and nearby states by R.N. Rosenfield
and J. Bielefeldt. If anyone is interested, I can dig out some references.
Bob Beason
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Subject: LAZULI BUNTINGS
From: "David J. L'Hoste" <lhoste(AT)LHOSTELAW.COM>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 1:31pm
Matt Touchard reports as many as FIVE Lazuli Buntings have been visiting
his feeders in Luling, LA, daily since 16 January 2001. Photos submitted by
Matt can be viewed at the LOS website: http://losbird.org
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Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS - LOS post.
From: "Maurice Duvic Sr." <jsb8(AT)WEBTV.NET>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 3:06pm
David : Under what sub-heading on LOS.? Last post to "Rare Bird
Alert" is 0l May 2000. This is a rare bird, isn't it?
And why "Online Birding Resources"? Not very definitive.
Regards,
Vic
Jackson, MS 392ll
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Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS - LOS post.
From: "David J. L'Hoste" <lhoste(AT)LHOSTELAW.COM>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 3:42pm
Vic,
Sorry for the confusion. Photo link is in body of homepage in the
right-hand column. It is marked with a red "NEW": "Lazuli Buntings
reported in Luling, LA."
David J. L'Hoste
lhoste(AT)lhostelaw.com
At 03:06 PM 1/29/01 -0600, you wrote:
>David : Under what sub-heading on LOS.? Last post to "Rare Bird
>Alert" is 0l May 2000. This is a rare bird, isn't it?
>And why "Online Birding Resources"? Not very definitive.
> Regards,
>
> Vic
> Jackson, MS 392ll
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Subject: Re: Urban Cooper's Hawks.
From: "Maurice Duvic Sr." <jsb8(AT)WEBTV.NET>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 4:14pm
While you experts are on the subject, maybe you'll help with my
question:
Can a Sharp-shinned Hawk "handle" a Mourning Dove?
I ask because, a couple of weeks ago while on the internet, I heard a
loud "thump" on the den window. There was a hawk on the patio that I
thought was reeling from the blow, until I noticed it was standing on a
dove. After a few moments the "quivering" stopped and it "dragged" its
prey off the patio a few feet and worked on its neck area. I say
"dragged" because the carcass never left the ground although the hawk
was flying.
Becuse the tail seemed to me to be rounded I thought "Cooper's", but
then it had trouble carrying the dove's carcass and wasn't as large as I
thought one should be. However, I've never before observed an accipiter
at this close range and my dim eyes don't serve as well as they once
did.
Anyway, it dragged the carcass another 12-15 feet to the fence line,
under a couple of ligusrum bushes and dissected it for the next hour
and a half.
Cooper's or Sharp-shinned?
As to "occurrence": In the winter there iis always a hawk or so in the
neighborhood as evidenced by the "freezing" or fleeing of the small,
feeding birds. Last time I saw a prey taken was when we had Pine
Siskins by the dozens for a couple of years running. One was picked off
a feeder over the patio and, that same day, a Sharp-shinned
chased a white-throat into a bush when I flushed it from a ""freeze."
Vic
Jackson, MS 392ll
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Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS - LOS post.
From: Bill Wood <labirder(AT)SHREVE.NET>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 4:28pm
Vic, LaBirders and all,
Here is the direct link for the photos of the Lazuli Bunting
http://losbird.org/bulletin/lazuli/0101lazuli.htm
At 03:06 PM 1/29/2001, Vic wrote:
>David : Under what sub-heading on LOS.?
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Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS - LOS post.
From: Russ Allor <RAllor(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 4:31pm
In a message dated 1/29/01 3:09:35 PM Central Standard Time, jsb8(AT)WEBTV.NET
writes:
<< Last post to "Rare Bird
Alert" is 0l May 2000. This is a rare bird, isn't it? >>
It is under a separate heading "Lazuli Bunting"
Russ Allor
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Subject: Cranes of Louisiana by George Archibald
From: Michael Baldwin <michael_baldwin(AT)USGS.GOV>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 5:34pm
LAbirders,
At 2:00, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, Dr. George Archibald of the International
Crane Foundation (ICF), Baraboo, WI, will be giving a presentation in
Lafayette. His talk is titled "Cranes of Louisiana: Past and Future." The
talk will be held in the conference room of the Estuarine Habitat & Coastal
Fisheries Center, 646 Cajundome Blvd. It's the building next to the
National Wetlands Research Center. All are invited.
Michael Baldwin
National Wetlands Research Center
Lafayette, LA
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Subject: Professional Bird Guide Wanted
From: Betty Brody <Travels717(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 6:00pm
Richard Frieder send the following email to the Crescent Bird Club:
On March 2 and 3 we will be in New Orleans and would very much like to bird
the area. I would like the assistance of a local person who is familiar with
the local birding hotspots and the birds therein. There will be two people
involved and we will provide the transportation if necessary.If there is some
one interested I would appreciate an e-mail with name, telephone #, and fee.
Thank you for your help.
Please respond to RJFRIEDER(AT)aol.com
Richard Frieder
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Subject: Re: LAZULI BUNTINGS
From: David Muth <dmuth(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 29 Jan 2001 10:08pm
holy cow
-----Original Message-----
From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds
[mailto:LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu]On Behalf Of David J. L'Hoste
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 1:24 PM
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: LAZULI BUNTINGS
Matt Touchard reports as many as FIVE Lazuli Buntings have been visiting
his feeders in Luling, LA, daily since 16 January 2001. Photos submitted by
Matt can be viewed at the LOS website: http://losbird.org
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