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Subject: [PABIRDS] Young Red Tailed Hawk in Hershey
From: Art Schiavo <redsockfan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 1:42am
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On Monday last week, upon leaving work (around 5:30PM), I was suprised =
to see this hawk perched on a light standard at the entrance road to =
Hershey Nursery and Northeast Drive, behind The Outlets Of Hershey =
Shopping Mall. I doubled back to the office to get our digital camera, =
fearing the bird would be gone when I returned! No fear, he basically =
ignored my wandering about and taking a dozen or so pics! Maybe, he'll =
take care of the rabbitt problem we're having in our plant =
yard.........I've attached a few photos........hope you folks can open =
them.......Art Schiavo, General Manager, Hershey Nursery
Art Schiavo
1648 E. Caracas Ave.
Hershey, PA 17033-1109
717-533-1978
redsockfan(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Ruffed Grouse Tragedy
From: Art Schiavo <redsockfan(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 1:56am
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Last Wednesday, a female ruffed grouse flew into our plate glass window =
at approximately 3:00 PM, was stunned and took cover in a nearby juniper =
bush. In trying to retrieve the bird from the bush, with help from John =
Carricato of Dauphin County Wildlife Rescue, it eventually flushed and =
flew straight 50yards into our pole barn, breaking its neck. We were =
all of course very disheartened over our encounter with this =
magnificient bird! .......Art Schiavo, General Manager, Hershey =
Nursery.........the nursery is just east of Hersheypark, behind The =
Outlet Mall on Northeast Drive.
p.s. attached are some photos of the bird.
Art Schiavo
1648 E. Caracas Ave.
Hershey, PA 17033-1109
717-533-1978
redsockfan(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Bird Population News Article
From: Tammy Serata <Tammy.Serata(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 6:58am
Bird Population Taking A Hit
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2004
(AP) The feathered creatures winging across North America have an obvious gift
that land-bound humans lack, but their survival is threatened by earthly
concerns.
Almost 30 percent of bird populations on the continent are facing a "significant
decline," The National Audubon Society said in its first "The State of the
Birds" report
Tuesday.
The group studied data from 1966 to 2003 for 654 bird species that live in
grasslands, shrublands, forests, waterways and urban settings.
Most dire was the finding that 70 percent of the species in grasslands - such as
the Eastern Meadowlark, Bobolink, Short-eared owl and Greater Prairie-Chicken -
are
doing poorly.
For those in shrublands - including the Northern Bobwhite, Painted Bunting and
Florida Scrub-Jay - 36 percent of species are not doing well. Among forests, a
quarter of
bird species are declining; for urban areas, 23 percent; wetlands, 13 percent.
The group described the losses as abnormal, and said they could be seen as
ecological indicators of problems that people also are or will soon be facing.
Because of that,
the group called for more protections for those habitats and increased
conservation efforts by private landowners and homeowners.
"Like the canary in the coal mine warning the miner of danger ahead, birds are
an indicator of environmental and human health," John Flicker, president of the
society,
said. "Birds also contribute to the bottom line in more subtle ways, providing
free pest and weed control, distributing seeds, and pollinating flowers and
crops."
Through federal gift-giving, Interior Secretary Gale Norton has encouraged
private landowners to conserve wildlife habitat.
And the agency's Fish and Wildlife Service has for nearly 50 years checked on
populations of North American waterfowl and health of ponds and marshes. Those
who
conduct the annual surveys have cited loss of wetlands and swamps as among their
biggest concerns.
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Posted by:
Tammy Serata
Chester County, PA
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Ring-necked Pheasant
From: MICHAEL <aquilla2(AT)SUSCOM.NET>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 7:28am
As a kid, I can remember an episode of ABC's American Sportsman, Pheasant
hunting in Lancaster to the backdrop of Amish buggys. That episode hailed
the exceptional habitat of SE PA. When I moved to the area,(18 yrs ago) I
can remember listening to cockbirds crow in the spring, as they established
breeding rights. I remember when the ground was broken for an apartment
complex, on the south side of US30 at the ramp for US222 north. The new
piles of topsoil served as crowing points for pheasant males. Natural
populations of pheasants in SE pa have plumeted because of loss of habitat,
and increased earlier hay cutting. You want to see pheasant habitat look at
any subdivision. townhouse or apartment complex. That is where it use to
be.
Michael A Sankovich
Dover, PA
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:16:25 -0400
From: Scott Weidensaul <sweidnsl(AT)INFIONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: Ring-necked Pheasant
I agree with Bill Etter that Bill Kimmich's pheasant was
undoubtedly a stocked bird, because a wild ringneck is anything but
"dopey:"...'tis the season for clueless fowl, though the PGC is not
the only source, or even the biggest. A lot of hunting clubs,
shooting preserves and private landowners buy and stock pheasants,
and there was a special youth-only pheasant hunt in much of the state
starting the day after Bill saw the bird.
To answer Bill E.'s question, the PGC has cut back on stocking over
the past 20 years, and now views it much the way the Fish and Boat
Commission approaches trout stocking in many waterways -- strictly a
put-and-take proposition. They do stock some females, since the game
farms raise both (and in the more northerly or mountainous areas,
hens are legal game -- generally speaking, the areas with little or
no natural reproduction).
The stocking is not geared toward repopulating the state, simply
because that won't work; the agricultural and development landscape
has changed radically in the past several decades, and we are
unlikely to ever again see robust wild pheasant populations. No
habitat, no birds. Stocking is thus strictly a recreation-based
activity.
Hope this helps,
Scott Weidensaul
Schuylkill Co.
>Hi Bill,
>
>My guess is that the bird in question can probably hear and see just
>fine. It was most likely rendered "senseless" due to the fact that
>it was raised on a farm and only recently dumped out of a crate
>somewhere near the area where you found it playing in traffic. Is
>there a gameland nearby? Fall pheasants are generally a bit dopey
>to say the least. You probably could have tackled it, hand fed it,
>stuffed it down yr shirt, and taken it home if you'd tried real
>hard...
>
>When pheasant hunters ask me if i've seen any birds, i like to say
>that i just kicked one (fed one, pet one, sat on one, poked one in
>the eye...whatever...)...right down the trail...you missed it,
>sorry! It's a lie of course, cuz i have absolutely no interest in
>kicking or sitting on idiot farm-raised birds, or any other bird for
>that matter (except cowbirds maybe), but you see my point. I'm sure
>they're challenging quarry somewhere, but not here in Bucks Co.
>
>So: MY question is, Does the Game Commission release female
>pheasants? And if so, in what ratio to males? I've seen a ton o'
>male Ring-necks, including a few road-kills, here since 08 October
>(presumed release date), but no females. Haven't seen (m)any
>females at all over the past two or three seasons, actually. Maybe
>it's just me. Used to see hens more often i think...and i mean
>presumed released females, not wild...think late 90's, early 00's.
>Do hunters have any interest in hens? I sure wouldn't if i were a
>hunter, but just wondering?! Is the PA release program geared at
>all toward re-populating the species in PA, or simply for the
>benefit of hunters? Any opinions? Answers are probably readily
>available out there on the net, possibly buried in the PGC website
>but i wasn't able to dig em up just now...
>
>See ya!
>
>Bill Etter
>Lake Nockamixon
>Bucks County
>
>>>Apologies for the delayed posting. Yesterday @ 2 PM while traveling north
>>>on
>Rts. 72 & 443 between Swatara Gap & Goldmine Rd. I spotted a male pheasant
>walking along the east berm. As the couple cars ahead went past the bird it
>continued to come closer to the traffic. As I passed it on a curve,
>I continued
>to watch the bird in my side-view mirror; it nearly walked between two
>moving
>vehicles before rising up & flying across to the other side of the
>highway. I'm
>happy to say it escaped all harm, but it was a close call. My question to
>the
>list serve is "don't these birds possess good hearing?" It had to hear the
>car
>engines & tires @ such a close distance. Also, are these birds farsighted?
>Maybe it was just an individual with poor sensory awareness.
>
>Bill Kimmich
>Camp Hill, PA
>Fairview Twp.
>York CO.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Allegheny Front (19 Oct 2004) 0 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 20 Oct 2004 7:56am
Allegheny Front Hawkwatch, Central City,
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2004
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
TV 0 195 195
BE 0 9 50
OS 0 8 147
NH 0 15 57
SS 0 521 838
CH 0 93 200
NG 0 2 5
RS 0 10 24
BW 0 1 5566
RT 0 458 763
RL 0 1 1
GE 0 7 7
AK 0 23 76
ML 0 16 24
PG 0 17 19
BV 0 21 47
UA 0 9 26
UB 0 7 32
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 2
UR 0 21 83
Total: 0 1435 8165
----------------------------------------------------------------------
(No count conducted today)
Weather:
Fog and rain
Observations:
Predictions:
continued rain,east winds
========================================================================
Report submitted by Tom Dick ()
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Admin:Attachemnts to PABIRDS
From: "Carmen T. Santasania" <CTSANTASANIA(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 8:04am
All,
Just a reminder that attachments are not permitted on PABIRDS. Two recent
posts contained pictures that should have have gotten through the list, but for
some reason that I cannot seem to understand yet they did. I had the list set
to reject all attachments, but somehow and without my knowledege this was
changed in the list control file. I will work to ensure that the attachments
setting of no attachments will not be changed.
Any questions, please email me privately at ctsantasania(AT)cs.com.
Carmen T. Santasania
listowner
PABIRDS
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Administration:Review of Posting Rules to PABIRDS
From: "Carmen T. Santasania" <CTSANTASANIA(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 8:08am
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Brant, Northampton County
From: "Wiltraut, Richard E" <rwiltraut(AT)STATE.PA.US>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 8:40am
Yesterday evening I found a single Brant at Christian Springs Rd. It was
feeding on grass behind the vegetated pond. Also I saw what looked like about
50-75 Brant flying low over the Blue Mountain through Little Gap as I was
driving to work on Route 33.
Rick Wiltraut, EES
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
835 Jacobsburg Road
Wind Gap, PA 18091-9781
(610) 746-2810
(610) 746-2804 (fax)
rwiltraut(AT)state.pa.us
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Phone list comments
From: John and Lisa Fedak <jlfedak(AT)ATLANTICBB.NET>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 8:55am
I would have to agree with the Raven, everyone was given and still is given (as
far as I know) the opportunity to join the phone chain. How is this excluding
anybody. If you want to be notified, join the chain - if you don't care - then
don't. The chain is not elitist, it is made up of people who are concerned
about avian life in the state and who want to see it. Maybe what we should be
asking is - 'Are the people on the chain documenting the birds that they do see
and have chased?' Remember, I believe the original intent was to get birders to
rarities fast so they could be documented well. If people are adding to their
lists and enjoy chasing, so be it - but document chased birds.
Also remember, not everyone on the chain can chase all of the rarities, so the
entire chain is NOT going to show up at a rare bird. I feel the chain should be
left as it is. If you want on it, join it, if not, then there is nothing to
complain about. Why is someone always trying to create problems where none
exist?
Just my thoughts.
Good Birding,
John Fedak
Bradford
McKean County
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Brant, Northampton County
From: "Wiltraut, Richard E" <rwiltraut(AT)STATE.PA.US>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 11:35am
My mind is going. I meant to say that I saw the Brant flying through Wind Gap
this morning, not Little Gap.
Rick Wiltraut, EES
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
835 Jacobsburg Road
Wind Gap, PA 18091-9781
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Phone list comments
From: Matt Sharp <sharp(AT)ACNATSCI.ORG>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 1:45pm
Perhaps I missed something here, but the question of whether
or not to use to phone chain for a bird on private property should
ultimately be answered by the property owner no? If the owner
does not want the bird made public DONT use the phone chain
if yes then do.
Outside of that the question of who to alert should be left to the
birder who knows about the bird and the property owner to negotiate.
If the owner does not want the bird to be public knowledge but would
allow a small number of people then that decision should be made
without using the phone chain, and should acknowledge the fact
that the more people you tell the more likely it is that "word will get out".
It seems that using the phone chain will only facilitate problems and
should only be used when access is not an issue.
I think Dave DeReamus summed up the situation well. Respecting
the property owners wishes is really the only way to go.
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Phone list comments
From: Scott Weidensaul <sweidnsl(AT)INFIONLINE.NET>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 1:53pm
It's my turn to ask if I missed something...I don't recall seeing
the original post that apparently sparked this discussion, only John
Fedak and Matt Sharp's comments. Did this inadvertently slop over
from one of the other lists?
Scott Weidensaul
Schuylkill haven, Pa.
>Perhaps I missed something here, but the question of whether
>or not to use to phone chain for a bird on private property should
>ultimately be answered by the property owner no? If the owner
>does not want the bird made public DONT use the phone chain
>if yes then do.
>
>Outside of that the question of who to alert should be left to the
>birder who knows about the bird and the property owner to negotiate.
>If the owner does not want the bird to be public knowledge but would
>allow a small number of people then that decision should be made
>without using the phone chain, and should acknowledge the fact
>that the more people you tell the more likely it is that "word will get out".
>It seems that using the phone chain will only facilitate problems and
>should only be used when access is not an issue.
>
>I think Dave DeReamus summed up the situation well. Respecting
>the property owners wishes is really the only way to go.
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Phone list comments
From: MikeChm(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 20 Oct 2004 2:57pm
I agree with Scott. I never received the original e-mail message that brought
up the phone chain. What does this have to do with our listserv? If nothing,
then please take it elsewhere. Thanks.
Mike Chmielewski
Levittown, PA
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Subject: [PABIRDS] oops - Phone chain
From: Matt Sharp <sharp(AT)ACNATSCI.ORG>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 4:03pm
Gotta be more careful when using the reply to all button.
A while back a Phone chain was started amongst some of
PA's listers. My previous mssg was intended for that list
of people.
Still it seems a topic relevant to this forum - when to make
a "rarity" on private property public. My feeling as I said is
not to use any form of mass communication if the property
owner does not permit it. Otherwise I think it best to negotiate
access with the property owner for as many people as possible
and if you (meaning someone who would want to come see the bird)
are not "in" on that particular bird tough luck.
Hope this is not inappropriate, as far as I know the phone-chain was
public knowledge but I could not find a previous post about it in the archives.
I figured though that since the cat was out of the bag I might as well clarify
my comments
Best to all
Matt Sharp
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Yay! Snow Geese, Bucks
From: Bill Etter <better(AT)NETCARRIER.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 4:24pm
While doin some yard work just now, i heard Snow Geese. It took a minute to
find em, but there were about 250 headin south, possibly toward Peace Valley
(but maybe not...). New "yard bird" and my first flock of the fall. Alright!
There was a merganser in the formation as well.
See ya,
Etter
Perkasie, Bucks
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Allegheny Front (20 Oct 2004) 0 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 20 Oct 2004 4:53pm
Allegheny Front Hawkwatch, Central City,
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
TV 0 195 195
BE 0 9 50
OS 0 8 147
NH 0 15 57
SS 0 521 838
CH 0 93 200
NG 0 2 5
RS 0 10 24
BW 0 1 5566
RT 0 458 763
RL 0 1 1
GE 0 7 7
AK 0 23 76
ML 0 16 24
PG 0 17 19
BV 0 21 47
UA 0 9 26
UB 0 7 32
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 2
UR 0 21 83
Total: 0 1435 8165
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 10:00:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Tony Barle--Rosemary McGlynn
Observers:
Weather:
Rain and dense fog. E winds, 6c. Vis. 0
Observations:
Predictions:
Mostly cloudy,40% chance rain and drizzle.SE winds 10mph.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Anthony Barle (abarle(AT)earthlink.net)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Rose Tree Park (20 Oct 2004) 57 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 20 Oct 2004 5:43pm
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2 80 89
Black Vulture 0 4 14
Osprey 2 33 186
Northern Harrier 1 11 38
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 1 25 82
Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 420 984
Cooper's Hawk 7 76 173
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 17 20
Broad-winged Hawk 0 35 3101
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 48 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 56 172
Merlin 4 6 29
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 8
Unknown 1 16 41
Total: 57 831 5009
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Charlie Haag, Holly Merker
Observers: Charlie Haag, Holly Merker, Janet Crawford
Weather:
Cloudy with drizzle in the morning. Mostly NE winds 9-17 MPH. Temperature
50-53F.
Observations:
Most of the birds were naked eye and shooting through.
1 Juvenile Bald Eagle at 1330 EDT
238 Canada Geese
1 Common Loon
Predictions:
Cloudy with a chance of rain with areas of light drizzle. Highs around 60.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Report submitted by Janet Crawford (janet.l.c(AT)att.net)
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA information may be found at:
www.jl-studio.com/RTP_HW
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Falcon shows at the shorebird festival, Clinton
Co., 10/20
From: Wayne Laubscher <wlaubsch(AT)CUB.KCNET.ORG>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 6:05pm
It seems that a couple of other species higher on the food chain have
noticed the large flock of Dunlins and Gr. Yellowlegs in the flooded
field east of Lock Haven on the Island/ River Road. This morning around
8:30 I watched a Merlin make an unsuccessful pass at the flock. It then
perched in a nearby tree for a time, affording me a good view before it
moved on. At 12:30, Dave Rockey called me from the same location saying
he was watching a Peregrine Falcon after the same flock. I quickly
arrived in time to see several spectacular but unsuccessful stoops by
the Peregrine into the Dunlin and Yellowlegs. It then flew west. There
were at least 200 Dunlin at this location. Dave reported an earlier
high of 30 Gr. Yellowlegs as well. He also found 25 Dunlin at S. Avis.
Wayne Laubscher
Lock Haven
wlaubsch(AT)cub.kcnet.org
"Owl be back"
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Phone list comments
From: "Carmen T. Santasania" <CTSANTASANIA(AT)CS.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 7:22pm
In a message dated 10/20/2004 1:36:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sweidnsl(AT)INFIONLINE.NET writes:
> It's my turn to ask if I missed something...I don't recall seeing
> the original post that apparently sparked this discussion, only John
> Fedak and Matt Sharp's comments. Did this inadvertently slop over
> from one of the other lists?
>
> Scott Weidensaul
> Schuylkill haven, Pa.
>
All,
This discussion only affects a few people on PABIRDS and really doesn't
belong here. I think it was a mistake on the part of the posters, no harm done,
as
it sometimes becomes difficult to keep lists straight.
Carmen T. Santasania
listowner, PABIRDS
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Subject: [PABIRDS] DVOC BANQUET UPDATE
From: Frank Windfelder <fwindfelder(AT)ATT.NET>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 7:26pm
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) Banquet Update
As of 10 days ago, 40 people were already signed up
for the DVOC Annual Banquet. So hurry and get your
reservation in! You DO NOT have to be a member !
If you don't have a reservation form,
you can download one at www.dvoc.org.
All of the information on the DVOC Annual Banquet is
listed on our website. After entering the site, click
on NEW - Banquet Information
Here is just a sample:
DVOC's Annual Banquet will feature Dr. Carl Safina of
New York.(www.blueoceaninstitute.org)
His Topic: "Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope &
Survival"
Carl Safina is a gifted writer and dynamic speaker for
healthier oceans and the creatures in them. Last year
he won the John Burroughs Medal. This distinguished
honor, given for the best natural history writing of
2003, was awarded to Carl for Eye of the Albatross
(abstract, reviews), his nonfiction portrait of
Amelia, a Laysan Albatross in the North Pacific Ocean.
Of this achievement the Boston Globe wrote: Truly
magnificent-Safina has done as much as anyone save
Cousteau to change our relationship with the acquatic
world. Said The Christian Science Monitor of Carls
book: A beautiful, awe-inspiring tableau of our world
as youve never seen it.
Carl Safina grew up loving the ocean. He is a
recipient of a MacArthur genius Fellowship and a Pew
Scholars Award in Conservation and the Environment.
Safina earned his Ph.D. studying seabirds and founded
National Audubon Societys Living Oceans Program. He
is a visiting Fellow at Yale University. Carl wrote
much of Eye of the Albatross (abstract, reviews) in
the cabin of a small boat in a marina in Montauk, Long
Island. He founded and leads the Blue Ocean Institute
Carl will speak to DVOC on what it is like to travel
with the albatrosses, the greatest flying creatures on
earth. According to The New York Times: Safina
delivers a message full of wonder at the natural world
and the fragility of his subject.... He cannot contain
his delight in birds, fish, and the profusion of life
on the islands he visits.
At our Banquet, Carl will also be selling - - and
signing - - his two books (both prize-winners), Song
for the Blue Ocean (abstract, reviews) and Eye of the
Albatross (abstract, reviews).
Go to the website for complete details !
--
Frank Windfelder
Philadelphia, PA
fwindfelder(AT)yahoo.com
fwindfelder(AT)att.net
(215)673-0240 OR (215)673-2034
9233 Convent Avenue
Phila, Pa. 19114
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Nockamixon, Bucks Co
From: Bill Etter <better(AT)NETCARRIER.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 2004 7:31pm
A few sightings from Lake Nockamixon, Bucks Co. I was out this morning and
found nothing much, but this evening was better:
Accidentally flushed a Snow Bunting from the end of the fishing pier. My
earliest record by over a week. Might have heard a second bird as it flew off
to the west. Within seconds of that, a Black Scoter flew past, headed the
opposite direction. Neat! It went down on the water about a mile up the lake.
Unfortunately, i wasn't able to relocate it. Maybe tomorrow, tho scoters
hardly ever seem to stay long.
There were 4 Common Loons tonight. A Pied-billed Grebe was the first since
early September. Four Herring Gulls showed up this evening, along with 4 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls. Lesser Black-backed have been here almost daily throughout
the fall, but in very small numbers...maybe 15 at most, but usually more like
2-4. Apparently, the big numbers are sticking to the lower portion of Bucks
County so far this season.
Adios,
Bill Etter
Lake Nockamixon
Bucks County
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