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Subject: [birders] Sandhills
From: Marie Schatz <marys1000(AT)woh.rr.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 8:33am
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I'll jump in and comment on the "hearing". I heard and then saw the
Sandhills migration near the Rowe San, standing on a bridge in the
morning.
I arrived when still dark, the noise is incredible! I remember
that more than seeing the birds. It was like the roar
of a football game after a touchdown only continuous. You read
about the migration numbers but no one ever seems to mention the
shear loudness. Pretty incredible. I don't remember noticing any
size differences between the ones I used to go see near Battle Creek MI
and the ones in Nebraska but I wasn't looking for it either.
Mary, currently Fairborn OH
On Mar 9, 2008, at 12:05 AM, about birding/birdwatching in southeast
Michigan and vicinity digest wrote:
> When I visited the Rowe Audubon Sanctuary
> along the Platte River in Nebraska last March to see
> (and hear!)
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Subject: [birders] RE:Book: Bringing Nature Home
From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 9:45am
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I think the point to appreciate is that native insects evolved with native =
plants and plant families in native ecosystems and natural habitats. Many n=
ative insects will not do well with only the native plants remaining but na=
tive ecosystems and natural habitats gone. For instance planting lots of Wi=
ld Lupine in your backyard or even in a 10 or 50 acre isolated 'nature rese=
rve' is going to do nothing or virtually nothing to save the Karner' Blue b=
utterfly which uses Wild Lupine as its larval hostplant.
=20
If you are really concerned about native insects, you have to preserve exis=
ting natural habitats and native ecosystems and add much more land to them.=
That can only be done by reducing human overpopulation in this country and=
the rest of the World and the excessive demand on natural resources that h=
uman overpopulation creates.
=20
A small point: non-native plants are not always bad for native insects. The=
re are two prominent counter-examples to proposition in southeast Michigan-=
-Wild Indigo Duskywing and the Harvester butterfly. Both are doing well on =
non-native plants in our area--Crowned Vetch for the duskywing and Black Eu=
ropean Alder for the Harvester. In fact without these plants in our area bo=
th butterflies would be really rare and subject to local extirpation.=20
=20
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
3/9/2008
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Rick wrote:
=20
There's a NY Times article about a relatively new book that my wife Laura h=
asenjoyed. It is called Bringing Nature Home and is about the role of nativ=
eplants. Some of the ideas are pretty interesting - that native insects and=
plants co-evolved so most exotics can't be decent food sources for nativein=
sects. The author is an entymologist so he has lots of examples.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/garden/06garden.html
The point in the NY Times article is that feeding the insects is the best w=
ay to feed the birds!Rick
Rick Neubig=20
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Subject: [birders] RE:Book: Bringing Nature Home
From: "Richard Neubig" <rneubig(AT)med.umich.edu>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 11:13am
Roger,
You are right that eliminating habitat is probably the biggest environmental
problem. Also, population control and controlling the land footprint of all the
people we do have are going to be essential to maintaining those natural
habitats. In the context of what damage we have already done getting homeowners
to include native plantings - and getting rid of the gazillion acres of
turfgrass in favor of more diverse native plant mixes - will help. You are also
right that one backyard won't do it but if there were several thousand it would
make a difference. I do know personally that our little 1/4 acre prairie
planting in Scio Hills had an incredible diversity of bees - and some
butterflies - that weren't there before we nuked the lawn.
Rick
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>>> Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman(AT)hotmail.com> 3/9/2008 9:45 AM >>>
I think the point to appreciate is that native insects evolved with native
plants and plant families in native ecosystems and natural habitats. Many native
insects will not do well with only the native plants remaining but native
ecosystems and natural habitats gone. For instance planting lots of Wild Lupine
in your backyard or even in a 10 or 50 acre isolated 'nature reserve' is going
to do nothing or virtually nothing to save the Karner' Blue butterfly which uses
Wild Lupine as its larval hostplant.
If you are really concerned about native insects, you have to preserve existing
natural habitats and native ecosystems and add much more land to them. That can
only be done by reducing human overpopulation in this country and the rest of
the World and the excessive demand on natural resources that human
overpopulation creates.
A small point: non-native plants are not always bad for native insects. There
are two prominent counter-examples to proposition in southeast Michigan--Wild
Indigo Duskywing and the Harvester butterfly. Both are doing well on non-native
plants in our area--Crowned Vetch for the duskywing and Black European Alder for
the Harvester. In fact without these plants in our area both butterflies would
be really rare and subject to local extirpation.
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
3/9/2008
==================================================================
Rick wrote:
There's a NY Times article about a relatively new book that my wife Laura
hasenjoyed. It is called Bringing Nature Home and is about the role of
nativeplants. Some of the ideas are pretty interesting - that native insects
andplants co-evolved so most exotics can't be decent food sources for
nativeinsects. The author is an entymologist so he has lots of examples.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/garden/06garden.html
The point in the NY Times article is that feeding the insects is the best way to
feed the birds!Rick
Rick Neubig
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Subject: [birders] Red Knot news
From: "Andreas Kanon" <andreas.kanon(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 10:51am
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Hi everyone,
Here is a glimmer of good news for the Red Knot,
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803080352
The legislators are set to meet tomorrow and vote on banning harvesting
horse shoe crabs for an undetermined time to come.
Lets hope that they vote for banning it so we don't have to go through the
same drama next year again.
On a side note, send some snow over here in New York, all we get is rain!!!!
:)
http://www.kanonphoto.com/linkedphotos/wet.jpg
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Subject: [birders] OT: Need crabapple tree info
From: Parula100(AT)aol.com
Date: 9 Mar 2008 12:49pm
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After seeing Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks devouring crabapple
berries, I'd like to add a crabapple tree that keeps its fruit through the
winter
to my yard. Does anyone know which varieties have been attracting all these
birds? I'd especially like to know which species of crabapple is in Tawas
City--the birds were going crazy over its fruit. The bark was quite
distinctive--very flaky and multi-colored, almost like Sycamore bark. Any tree
experts out
there?
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Subject: [birders] Injured owl
From: Krissi Harris <khiceland(AT)prodigy.net>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 10:08am
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Thanks to all who responded to my injured owl. I have programmed all the
numbers into my phone. Let's hope I never need them. Unfortunately as you
probably know, from Sherri Smith's post, he had a broken back and had to be put
down. It is sad. I was really hoping he was going to be alright.
Kris
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Subject: [birders] Birds of late
From: Ed Lewandowski <scotchman12year(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 10:35am
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Hello birders,
6 Mar- Horned Grebe found on S. River Rd. on the way back from Metrobeach
Usual suspects at Sunshine Point.
7 Mar- Macomb Co. After meeting up with Alan Ryff and Marcia Kubacki we did
not find the Bohemians at Reid Rd, but thank for the help to the Taft location.
There was unfortunately, a plastic bag in the berry tree mostly likely keeping
things away. Did find however, the Taft Rd. Bohemian very easily. Boys and
Girls this is the spot for birds! I hadn't seen much of anything during the
drive but from the top of the hill on Taft, there was no question in mind of
finding the Bohemian with all the activity around that tree. What a nice tree!
Just dripping with fat apples and birds loving it up.
8 Mar- Craig Gough's place in the area has been host to a nice group of 13-15
Common Redpolls during the cold days and throughout parts of the winter. He has
a Flicker there from the winter also.
Great feeder set up.
Happy Birding
Ed Lewandowski
Auburn Hills
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Subject: [birders] Washtenaw Waterfowl Trip Report
From: AJ Johnson <andysj531(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 12:28pm
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Our freezing Tour de Washten=E1u, led by the fabulous DeaArmstrong and Cath=
y Carroll on Sunday, March 9th, began at LittleLake, off Jackson Rd. The s=
mall lake provided great close-ups of manyspecies, including Redheads, Blac=
k Ducks, Bufflehead, Wigeons, and a loneSandhill Crane, for everyone in the=
group of 15 members. We proceeded along Huron River Drive, pickingup Wood=
Ducks and Trumpeter and Mute Swans. At Foster Bridge, Dea found a single =
HornedGrebe, which was a lifer for many, and enjoyed by all. Also along th=
e river were our only Goldeneyesfor the day, as well as Ruddy Ducks, Lesser=
Scaup, and Common Mergansers. We made our final stop at West BellevilleLa=
ke, and it made for quite a good finale. =0AWe spotted our last target bird=
for the day, a pair of beautifulGadwalls, as well as our only Pied-billed =
Grebes, and enjoyed four BaldEagles, including one magnificent adult. =0ABe=
fore leaving, we had great opportunities to study the Scaup, andfinally det=
ermined that we had indeed seen Scaup Sp. All in all, it was a great day, =
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Subject: [birders] Re: birders digest: March 08, 2008
From: Coolsweetjoy(AT)aol.com
Date: 9 Mar 2008 3:31pm
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Allen ~
Thank you for posting a link for local wildlife rehabilitators by county. I
was worried when I had a red-bellied woodpecker fly into my front window. I
had no idea what to do or whom to contact. Luckily the bird was stunned and
flew off after about 15 minutes.
Joy Barron
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Subject: [birders] Lesser Black-backed Gull at Ford Lake
From: <Bob.Arthurs(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 3:59pm
I went to Ford Lake again today looking for a Great Black-backed Gull. I
found what may be an immature one but I'm just not sure. However I was
pleased to find an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull. I parked at the Grove
Street lot since the path down from the Whittaker Road lot (aka North Bay
Park) is usually treacherous this time of year. There was a group of gulls
reasonably near the Grove Street end with the Lesser Black-backed among
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Subject: [birders] Pine Warblers on Grosse Ile
From: "Jerry Jourdan" <jourdaj(AT)mail2world.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 1:19pm
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Birders,
Ann Smith called and asked me to forward this message. A pair of PINE
WARBERS have been feeding at a suet feeder on Grosse Ile all afternoon.
The feeder is located at a residence along Bayview Rd near the Bayview
Yacht Club.
She was asking whether these birds are possibly an early record for this
area? Julie - any comment?
Ann will follow-up w/ more details when she gets home.
Thanks,
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Subject: [birders] Re: Pine Warblers on Grosse Ile
From: Parula100(AT)aol.com
Date: 9 Mar 2008 4:34pm
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In a message dated 3/9/2008 4:21:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jourdaj(AT)mail2world.com writes:
Ann Smith called and asked me to forward this message. A pair of PINE
WARBERS have been feeding at a suet feeder on Grosse Ile all afternoon. The
feeder is located at a residence along Bayview Rd near the Bayview Yacht Club.
She was asking whether these birds are possibly an early record for this
area? Julie - any comment?
Ann will follow-up w/ more details when she gets home.
Thanks,
Jerry Jourdan
Jerry,
A Pine Warbler was seen at Oak Openings in Ohio on March 5. I don't know if
these sightings are early records, or perhaps overwintering birds.
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Subject: [birders] Re: OT: Need crabapple tree info
From: John Lowry <john(AT)kingbird.org>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 5:31pm
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Darlene and all,
I would love to know about this as well and I'll post a question to
the Wild Ones list. I carefully watched a handful of Cedar waxwings
and robins as they fed in the junipers in our backyard and then came
in for a drink in the pond.
Nothing beyond the two species although I wasn't disappointed to
watch them bathe and eat!
john Lowry
hamburg twp
On Mar 9, 2008, at 12:49 PM, Parula100(AT)aol.com wrote:
> After seeing Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks devouring
> crabapple berries, I'd like to add a crabapple tree that keeps its
> fruit through the winter to my yard. Does anyone know which
> varieties have been attracting all these birds? I'd especially like
> to know which species of crabapple is in Tawas City--the birds were
> going crazy over its fruit. The bark was quite distinctive--very
> flaky and multi-colored, almost like Sycamore bark. Any tree
> experts out there?
>
> Darlene Friedman
> Novi
>
>
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Subject: [birders] Imm. Bald Eagle, Mill Ck X Jackson Rd, Washtenaw
Co. 3/9
From: SparksJackson(AT)aol.com
Date: 9 Mar 2008 5:59pm
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I was pleasantly surprised this afternoon by a patch-work-plumaged immature
Bald Eagle in flight over Mill Creek where it crosses Jackson Road between
Parker and Steinbach. There is a pond on the south side of Jackson Road which
attracts goodly numbers of geese. I was in the process of pulling onto the
eastbound shoulder of Jackson Road to see if the pond had any goodies when the
eagle flew northbound overhead. Then I pulled into my workplace east of the
creek and was able to relocate the bird, again in flight heading south and
then west away from the creek. Species #113 for the nursery.
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Subject: [birders] Re: Pine Warblers on Grosse Ile
From: Julie Craves <jcraves(AT)umd.umich.edu>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 5:15pm
Dearborn's earliest Pine Warbler was on 8 April, but we also have a
winter record from January. This species is certainly not unheard of in
winter -- especially if there are pines around, and Dearborn is a bit
lacking. If there is anywhere in Wayne County I'd expect them, it would
be Grosse Ile. Westcroft Gardens is one of the best places in the area
to find pine-loving species. If someone mentions this to Walt Pawloski,
he may well have some records of winter Pine Warblers there.
Jerry Jourdan wrote:
> Birders,
>
> Ann Smith called and asked me to forward this message. A pair of PINE
> WARBERS have been feeding at a suet feeder on Grosse Ile all afternoon.
> The feeder is located at a residence along Bayview Rd near the Bayview
> Yacht Club.
>
> She was asking whether these birds are possibly an early record for this
> area? Julie - any comment?
>
> Ann will follow-up w/ more details when she gets home.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry Jourdan
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Subject: [birders] RE: Pine Warblers on Grosse Ile
From: "makielb(AT)excite.com" <makielb@excite.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 6:51pm
Jerry:
March records in Washtenaw County are neither rare nor expected, they're rather
irregular. I think that these (the Washtenaw sightings, at least) are early
arrivals. All of the earliest sightings are from extensive pine stands.
Regards,
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Subject: [birders] Pick a hobby...
From: "j fisher" <biggrinnell(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 8:20pm
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My first Turkey Vulture; Sharp Shinned Hawk, Northern Shrike, Ruby Crowned
Kinglet, Wood Duck, Common Merganser, Common Goldeneye, Trumpeter Swan,
Horned Grebe, Pied Billed Grebe, Red Tail Hawk, Kestrel, Northern Harrier
were had at Barton Nature area, Barton Dam, Huron River drive, and along the
river up around Hudson Mills. There were way more, but the birds were all
incidental...I didnt even have or use my binoculars, instead opted for a
useless fishing rod....
Its all about getting that fresh air and sunshine. The rest is just a
bonus...
Love Jeff
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Subject: [birders] Re: OT: Need crabapple tree info
From: "Dan Sparks-Jackson" <sparksjackson(AT)aol.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 9:54pm
While I don't have any specific variety information regarding the
crabapples being eaten by Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks in Lower
Michigan this winter, poking around my references two cultivars are cited
as particularly well suited to landscaping for birds: 'Red Splendor' and
'Profusion'. While I am familiar with 'Profusion' (I've sold that old
standby for years), 'Red Splendor' seems to be the gold-standard for
birds. Sadly, it looks like not many wholesale growers have kept 'Red
Splendor' in their stock.
There are more than 800 varieties of crabapple, so between disease
susceptibility problems (fireblight, apple scab, cedar/apple rust) and the
never-ending introduction of newer "improved" varieties, many older
varieties have fallen out of popular propagation.
I intend to head back up to Dow Gardens to take the family to the
conservatory's butterfly exhibit (its a cozy little conservatory, so I
imagine it should be a great lepidopteran show), I will try to get the
cultivar information from the crabapples where I saw Bohemians Waxwings
last month. If successful, I will post that information when I have it.
Some enterprising agricultural school should really make a project of this
topic.
Dan S-J
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Subject: [birders] Proud Lake Pileated Woodpeckers
From: "j fisher" <biggrinnell(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 9:58pm
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While anyone familiar with Allen and Karl's synopsis of the area may not be
suprised, others may benefit. There are two "gimme" spots I know of for
"local" Pileated. One being Proud Lake Rec Area; Specifically on the green
or "Ecology" trail and also seen frequently on the "river trail". The
Ecology trail has an active cavity, where I hope to see some nesting
activity soon. One very obvious Black Cherry bears fresh testimony to the
bird's presence on the River trail.
Hike due east from the parking lot trail head off of Wixom Road. Upon an
intersection with the north -south trails, and the Red Pine Plantation, go
north, following the edge of the pines towards the river... Soon you will
arrive at a group camp site, and you will see benches surrounding a fire
pit, this all downhill from many "lodge" type buildings. Turn around, and
retrace your steps once you find that fire pit spot. The Black Cherry is
riddled with holes, and the pile of fresh woodchips shows proof, and smells
nice too. It should be within 100 feet, on the north side of the trail...
Never really tried to succinctly map it out, so good luck. Sit quietly by
the river, or at the camp fire site, in the am, and you will be rewarded.
The other reliable site is the Waterloo Rec Area. Several short trails,
especially the Bog trail, accessable from the Gerald Eddy Discovery Center,
are great walks for spotting the Pileated, and poss. Barred and Great Horned
Owls, too.
Hope you enjoy the wonderful out of doors.
Love, Jeff
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Subject: [birders] The Pileated Woodpeckers of Macomb and Southern
St. Clair Counties
From: Alan Ryff <alryff(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 9 Mar 2008 8:57pm
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I read with interest Russell Emmons view about recent Pileated Woodpecker
sightings in southern St. Clair County. The Pileated Woodpecker is the source
of passion within me. The world comes to a standstill when I see one.
Therefore, I feel compelled to give my historical view about our local
Pileateds.
I rode my bike the four miles to the J. L. Hudson Department Store at the
Eastland Shopping Center in 1957, the year that it opened, and for the first
time in my life, I entered a book store. I wasted no time and started looking
at bird books. I had never seen the likes of a field guide. I opened a
Peterson and went straight to the woodpecker plate. And there it was at the
center of the plate, the bird of birds, within a ring of woodpeckers of lesser
pedigree. Yes, I recognized royalty. In those days the Flicker, the Downy, and
the Red-headed were among the familiar backyard birds of St. Clair Shores. But
this woodpecker was something else. I was instantly possessed. I just had to
see this bird. Little did I know that my obsession was going to be lifelong.
Being just a kid, I innocently expected to find a Pileated in one of the
remaining woodlots of St. Clair Shores. After several years of fruitless
searching, I bowed to the inevitable: this was going to be a bird of "Up North,"
a bird of the real woods, the kind of woods you can get lost in. (My first
encounter was to be with a pair on the nest in Cheboygan County, but that is
another story.) For a while my Pileated Woodpecker experiences were limited to
the St. Clair Shores library. I would open an old obsolete tome, Birds of
America, and study a magnificent painting of a pair of Pileateds in courtship.
Fuertes, the genius bird artist, had captured the vibrant energy of their heads
and the majestic flash of their outstretched wings. This painting still haunts
my eyes.
But I was restless. Why do you have to wait for a chance to go Up North?
Luckily, I had the support of three seasoned naturalists. I went to Thelma
Sonnenberg, a lifetime resident of Mt. Clemens. She was one of the three
founders of the Michigan Nature Association. (Initially known as the Macomb
Nature Association.) She was old enough to be my grandmother. "Thelma, where
are the nearest Pileateds?" She told me. So I hitch-hiked up Gratiot Avenue to
the Belle River bridge in St. Clair County and started walking downstream on
river ice until I could see the big white pines. Then I knew I was on McGary's
Farm. When I encountered Mr. McGary, he was hauling some big oak logs up a
slope with a team of horses. He was easily in his seventies. It turned out
that Thelma and McGary knew each other for quite some time. He said that ever
since he was a kid he saw Pileateds in the Belle River bottom. He gave me
permission to wander his land whenever I wished. And I
did. His property had beautiful timber. The feeding holes and ensuing wood
chips on top of the fresh snow were evident. But, to actually see the
birds--that was easier said than done. It took a little more than one year.
These birds were shy.
In February 1964 I told Alice Kelley that Pileateds are still in the Belle
River bottom. She was the second of the three seasoned naturalists who took an
interest in me as a kid bird watcher. Alice introduced me to the world of
bird-book dealers, the history of bird art, the accurate taking of field notes,
bird banding, and the Cranbrook Institute of Science with its eminent naturalist
Walter Nickell. Alice was one of the authors of Birds of the Detroit-Windsor
Area: A Ten-Year Survey (1963). She had incorporated into this work Thelma's
1953 Pileated sightings of Columbus Twp, St. Clair County. Evidently, Alice
told some birders from Ann Arbor about my sightings. Consequently I guided them
into the Belle River bottom and they saw a Pileated Woodpecker. It turned out
to be a life bird for one of them. (I was amazed. There actually were
university people who had never seen a Pileated Woodpecker? Something was
wrong. Higher education could do better than that.)
My sightings are the basis for Alice's continuing inclusion of Columbus Twp,
St. Clair County, in her update: Birds of Southeastern Michigan and Southwestern
Ontario (1978).
Thereafter I have seen Pileated Woodpecker in Columbus Township in sections
20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 33. My most recent sightings in that general area were
on 10 December 2005 in sections 20 and 21, as well as on 21 December 2006 in
section 2 of adjoining Casco Township. (I no longer roam this area like I used
to.)
There is a story behind the Pileated Woodpeckers of New Baltimore, Macomb
County, which brings me to the third naturalist mentor of my youth--my Uncle
Clarence. He knew nature. He grew up at the tail end of an era that belonged
to Ernest Thompson Seton, not to Peterson. He was at his best at tracking,
trapping, fishing, and hunting. His father grew up in the 1880's and was the
last of the big market hunters who brought in the cans, bluebills, redheads and
butterballs. He took them down to the rich-man's restaurants in Detroit. The
family, on the other hand, they had to put up with the fishy-taste of sauteed
saw-bills. (Back then, like today, money was important.) In my uncle's world
there also was high art--the carving of duck decoys--as well as the carving of
any other kind of bird.
And yes, my Uncle Clarence had firsthand knowledge of many of our birds.
Around 1966, he moved to Elsey Street on Lake St. Clair in New Baltimore, about
one-half mile from the St. Clair County line. Whenever he wanted to wander
through good woods, he just walked up the street and across State Highway 29.
In 1968 he gave me the good news, "There are Pileated Woodpeckers in the woods."
It did not take him long to show me one. And this was our little secret to
enjoy: the New Baltimore Pileateds.
Sometime around 1950, Bertha Daubendiek, a close friend of Thelma and a
co-founder of the Michigan Nature Association started the Anchor Bay Christmas
Bird Count. After Bertha and Thelma had switched from bird-watching to habitat
preservation, the Christmas count died. That was too bad. It is one of the top
two or three counts in our state. Then along came Martin Blagdurn in 1977. He
revived the count. He asked me to help out on a precount survey. Well, I knew
that competitive Martin wanted every species that he could get. So, on
December 3, I took him on a walk about tour through the New Baltimore woods and
the rest became Pileated history. That is how the word got out about the
Pileated Woodpeckers of New Baltimore.
One of my best Pileated Woodpecker finds in Macomb County was the bird that
spent December 1973 in the woods along Metropoltan Parkway just before
Metropolitan Beach Metropark. My other Macomb County records are for Armada,
Bruce, Richmond and Washington Townships, spanning from the late 60's to the
present.
Yes, they are around, but they seem to prefer privacy. The best way to enter
their strongholds is by canoe or on the ice in winter.
Alan Ryff
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