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Subject: LA Western Winter Hummer report #27
From: Tom & Eloise Sylvest <tomande(AT)STARGAZER.NET>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 7:30am
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Subject: Still accepting GBBC reports
From: Allison Wells <amw25(AT)CORNELL.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 8:16am
Greetings, LAbirders-
This is a reminder that you have until March 1 to get in your Great
Backyard Bird Count reports (birds seen on any of the days Feb 16 through
19). LA continues to make a strong showing for the count so far.
To clarify some inquiries I've gotten privately, you can report birds to
the Great Backyard Bird Count <www.birdsource.org> from different locations
(if you went birding across the state or country, in many locations, etc)
Just make sure you use the correct zip code for the area where you birded.
(If you don't know the postal code, you can find it right at the GBBC web
site.)
Thanks so much for your participation!
Allison Wells
Communications and Outreach Director
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 254-2475
http://birds.cornell.edu
amw25(AT)cornell.edu
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Subject: Re: Attwater Prairie Chicken
From: MiriamLDavey <athena(AT)INTERSURF.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 8:31am
Labird,
Bob Russell says now's the time to launch campaigns to save N.Bobwhite and
Sage Hen. I say, now's the time to try to save Cerulean and Swainson's
Warlber and maybe even Wood Thrush, Painted Bunting, Baltimore Oriole.
I don't know what the latter 3's situations are across their whole breeding
ranges, but in the 20 yrs I've been birding, we see fewer and fewer. A
breeding Baltimore Oriole is almost rare around here now. A trend, or local
popluation fluctuation? Don't know, but what a shame to lose those.
MiriamLDavey
BatonRougeLA
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Subject: Northern Parula
From: Elizabeth Sigler <ESigler(AT)UNO.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 8:35am
Yesterday, Wed. 21, I took my Biology lab outside on campus and heard a Northern
Parula in the midst of several yellow-rumps. I wished I could have stayed
outside for the rest of the afternoon.
Peter Y. it was in the stand of trees west of the campus police/fine arts
building. Also saw lots of feathers at the base of two trees in the same stand.
Do we have a resident hawk out there?
Liz Sigler
Graduate School
University of New Orleans
(504) 280-6836
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Subject: Re: Northern Parula
From: "Peter H. Yaukey" <pyaukey(AT)uno.edu>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 9:10am
Liz:
Nice- I don't recall having a parula on campus before. By the way, a
Yellow-throated Warbler spent the winter in that stand ca. 8 years ago.
The stand is a traditional spot for Cooper's Hawk. By the way, I had a
Peregrine cruise past the office window Monday or Tuesday.
Peter
Elizabeth Sigler wrote:
> Yesterday, Wed. 21, I took my Biology lab outside on campus and heard a
Northern Parula in the midst of several yellow-rumps. I wished I could have
stayed outside for the rest of the afternoon.
>
> Peter Y. it was in the stand of trees west of the campus police/fine arts
building. Also saw lots of feathers at the base of two trees in the same stand.
Do we have a resident hawk out there?
>
> Liz Sigler
> Graduate School
> University of New Orleans
> (504) 280-6836
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Subject: Re: Northern Parula
From: Lita Pinter <apinter(AT)UNO.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 9:19am
Hi Liz -
At 08:35 AM 2/22/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> Also saw lots of feathers at the base of two trees in the >same stand.
Do we have a resident hawk out there?
It's a beautiful Cooper's, working on pigeon population control. Check out
the two oaks closest to the library's entrance, I've found entire wings and
other body parts on the ground. Love to watch people walk right under the
trees and never look up to see why the oak is shedding feathers.
Lita
>
>Liz Sigler
>Graduate School
>University of New Orleans
>(504) 280-6836
>
>
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Subject: Re: Northern Parula
From: Elizabeth Sigler <ESigler(AT)UNO.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 9:30am
Lita,
I actually did see a partial wing under the pine trees near the Administration
building yesterday.
Liz Sigler
Graduate School
University of New Orleans
(504) 280-6836
-----Original Message-----
From: Lita Pinter [mailto:apinter(AT)uno.edu]
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 9:28 PM
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: Re: Northern Parula
Hi Liz -
At 08:35 AM 2/22/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> Also saw lots of feathers at the base of two trees in the >same stand.
Do we have a resident hawk out there?
It's a beautiful Cooper's, working on pigeon population control. Check out
the two oaks closest to the library's entrance, I've found entire wings and
other body parts on the ground. Love to watch people walk right under the
trees and never look up to see why the oak is shedding feathers.
Lita
>
>Liz Sigler
>Graduate School
>University of New Orleans
>(504) 280-6836
>
>
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Subject: species loss/species gain
From: Peggy Siegert <PEGSIEGERT(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 9:37am
LAbird,
Of concern to me ... Brown headed Cowbirds are showing a tremendous increase
this winter. Judging from our feeder use, their population has sky rocketed.
In the past 20 years, I can count on one hand the number of times we've seen
cowbirds here at home. And then, it was never more than 3 or 4 at a time.
This year, there have been dozens feeding daily. Another species appearing
this year in record numbers is Red winged Blackbirds. These two species
cover the feeders, the ground, fill the trees and at times it looks like it's
raining blackbirds.
I shudder at the thought of all these cowbirds reproducing.
Peggy Siegert
Slidell, LA
zone 8b
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Subject: Re: species loss/species gain
From: Bill Fontenot <bbboy(AT)NATURESTATION.ORG>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 3:07pm
peggy -
my personal take on this winter's near-unprecedented rwblackbird &
bhcowbird feeder numbers centers around severely diminished natural (wild)
foods resulting from the drought. i have no idea of how extensive this
phenomenon is. perhaps the backyard feeder watch results might shed more
light on it.
bill fontenot
acadiana park nature station
lafayette, la.
At 10:37 AM 2/22/2001 EST, you wrote:
>LAbird,
>Of concern to me ... Brown headed Cowbirds are showing a tremendous increase
>this winter. Judging from our feeder use, their population has sky rocketed.
> In the past 20 years, I can count on one hand the number of times we've seen
>cowbirds here at home. And then, it was never more than 3 or 4 at a time.
>This year, there have been dozens feeding daily. Another species appearing
>this year in record numbers is Red winged Blackbirds. These two species
>cover the feeders, the ground, fill the trees and at times it looks like it's
>raining blackbirds.
>I shudder at the thought of all these cowbirds reproducing.
>
>Peggy Siegert
>Slidell, LA
>zone 8b
>****************
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Subject: Re: species loss/species gain
From: Peggy Siegert <PEGSIEGERT(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 3:22pm
Bill, LAbird,
Because of other discussions, this thought had entered my mind. It would be
a relief to think there aren't more of them ... it's just that they are all
_here instead of _there....
Peggy Siegert
Slidell, LA
zone 8b
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Subject: BENT on the web
From: JINGOLD <JINGOLD(AT)PILOT.LSUS.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 4:24pm
FYI
This was posted by the Editor of Birding to another k=listserv I belong to.
Jim Ingold
If your editing chores ever involve an occasional reference to Bent's
works, you may want to bookmark the following:
<http://www.birdzilla.com/sub.asp?strType=omnibus_intro&strTitle=Birdzilla:+
Wild+Bird+Omnibus>
After you write in the species you want to investigate and it appears on
the screen, click on the "Bent Life History" option.
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Subject: Re: species loss/species gain
From: Olga Clifton <humermom(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 4:30pm
No Peggy, the other hundred or so BHCB are at our house!!!!!! Most we have
EVER had.
Olga Clifton
Abita Springs,La.
West St. Tammany Parish
----- Original Message -----
From: Peggy Siegert <PEGSIEGERT(AT)CS.COM>
To: <LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: species loss/species gain
> Bill, LAbird,
> Because of other discussions, this thought had entered my mind. It would
be
> a relief to think there aren't more of them ... it's just that they are
all
> _here instead of _there....
>
> Peggy Siegert
> Slidell, LA
> zone 8b
> ****************
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Subject: FINCHES! I DON'T NEED NO STINKING FINCHES!
From: JINGOLD <JINGOLD(AT)PILOT.LSUS.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 4:35pm
My goldfinches disappeared at just about the time that Bill Wood's did.
Before that, I noticed something interesting. The thistle feeder is hung so
that the mess falls to the stone patio.
The following birds have been seen eating thistle seed on the ground:
White-throated Sparrow - 5 (first non-finch I saw eating the thistle).
Inca Dove
Mourning Dove
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
This morning I noticed that a female redwing was not only eating the thistle
on the ground but was sitting on the perch eating it directly from the
feeder !
I still have a couple of goldfinches that feed at the feeder as well a 4-5
House Finch.
Another interesting feeder observation I have made concerns the small
"satellite" feeder I bought for the chickadees. They have a hard time
competing at the other feeders with the House Sparrows and blackbirds. I
noticed it was being emptied every day. I only have 2 chickadees. I first
noticed House Sparrows and House Finches feeding on it. Last week I saw a
female redwing fly up from the ground and hang on to the small lip/perch and
feed!
Most evenings I can hear the neighborhood Eastern Screech-Owl calling.
Sometimes from my front yard.
Cheers!
Jim Ingold
LSU-Shreveport
jingold(AT)pilot.lsus.edu
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Subject: Re: species loss/species gain
From: JINGOLD <JINGOLD(AT)PILOT.LSUS.EDU>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 4:40pm
I've seen a reverse trend at my house. A few years ago I would have 100+
cowbirds at a time. Last year I had only one or two at a time. This year
the most I've seen at one time has been 5-6 and that has been just recently.
Jim Ingold
LSU-Shreveport
jingold(AT)pilot.lsus.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Olga Clifton [mailto:humermom(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET]
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 4:31 PM
To: LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu
Subject: Re: species loss/species gain
No Peggy, the other hundred or so BHCB are at our house!!!!!! Most we have
EVER had.
Olga Clifton
Abita Springs,La.
West St. Tammany Parish
----- Original Message -----
From: Peggy Siegert <PEGSIEGERT(AT)CS.COM>
To: <LABIRD-L(AT)listserv.lsu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: species loss/species gain
> Bill, LAbird,
> Because of other discussions, this thought had entered my mind. It would
be
> a relief to think there aren't more of them ... it's just that they are
all
> _here instead of _there....
>
> Peggy Siegert
> Slidell, LA
> zone 8b
> ****************
>
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Subject: S. La doesn't have a monopoly on bb's
From: Roselie Overby <rosebird(AT)BAYOU.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 6:40pm
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For at least the last month, my yard has been inundated with common =
grackles, brown-headed cowbirds, and red-winged blackbirds. I've =
noticed fewer grackles and cowbirds as the week progressed. This =
evening when I came home, a chorus of redwings greeted me as I filled =
the feeders. One bold female red wing hardly moves when I'm near her.
Am. goldfinch numbers have been eratic. I'll notice little thistle =
seed eaten one day and it's all gone the next day. I had about 50 at =
the feeders this weekend. A couple of times, I've seen house finches =
and a chipping sparrow feeding directly from the thistle feeder, but =
only for short periods of time.
I participated in the GBBC Sat. and Sun. and kept Oak Grove in the =
top ten for a couple of days. I was delighted to find 37 species on the =
property Sunday. All but about 4 species were seen in or above my =
backyard. I couldn't scare much up in the prairie/pond area. An =
eastern, rufous-sided towhee kept calling around me, then surprised me =
with a call two feet from me. He'd come to see what I was, I guess. We =
got good looks at each other. I heard two more call at the same time.
I haven't seen any new migrants. I heard the sandhill cranes on =
Monday, but I never saw them. Lots of birds have been singing--robin, =
mockingbird, chipping sparrow, l.shrike, and cardinal to name a few. I =
eagerly await those first warblers!
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Roselie Overby =20
Oak =
Grove in W. Carroll Parish
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Subject: Re: FINCHES! I DON'T NEED NO STINKING FINCHES!
From: Russ Allor <RAllor(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 6:41pm
In a message dated 2/22/01 4:36:38 PM Central Standard Time,
JINGOLD(AT)PILOT.LSUS.EDU writes:
<< My goldfinches disappeared at just about the time that Bill Wood's did.
Before that, I noticed something interesting. The thistle feeder is hung so
that the mess falls to the stone patio. >>
Mine disappeared Monday. I re-hung the feeders from Bradford Pear tree to
bare branch Myrtle. No results. I feel abandoned. No gratitude.
Russ Allor
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Subject: Goldfinches
From: Patrick Willis <p.willis(AT)CENTURYTEL.NET>
Date: 22 Feb 2001 8:22pm
Birders, Thought "my" goldfinches were gone, but today quite a few are
again at the feeders. Guess they can't tell just what the weather will
be either.
Beth Willis
Jena, La. LaSalle Parish
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