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Subject: [birders] Re: local robins back - long, science-y
From: jochen roeder <joroeder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 9:54am
--- Julie Craves <jcraves(AT)umd.umich.edu> schrieb:
> Complicating matters
> is the fact that neighboring robins use some of the
> same phrases.
Hi!
This seems to be a common theme amongst songbirds. I
once read an article about southern African Bulbuls
where the same was found, that birds from neighbouring
territories would use similar phrases.
The explanation provided was that to include a common
theme within the "hood" reduces the need for
territorial fights. A bird can thereby recognize his
neighbours and knows - when confronted with a rival's
song - if this is someone with whom he has clarified
all border and territorial questions (making an
aggressive response unnecessary) or if this is a
stranger trying to establish a new territory, making
this a bird that needs to be driven out.
Good spring birding, it is snowing here, too!
Jochen
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Subject: [birders] Re: local robins back - long, science-y
From: "J. Michael Nolan" <mnolan(AT)rainforestandreef.org>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 7:37am
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Julie and Cendra....
Been about 10 years now, but did recapture a female Robin that I had =
banded 3 years earlier, and caught her about 10 feet from where I had =
originally banded her near Greenville, MI. One bird sure doesn't dispute =
what you are saying, but I was quite surprised. Thanks.
Mike Nolan
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Subject: [birders] Humbug Marsh openhouse and spring arrivals
From: "Greg Norwood" <Greg_Norwood(AT)fws.gov>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 10:34am
Hello birders,
The Humbug Marsh Unit of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
will be open to the public from 9AM to 2PM this Saturday, March 29th.
Anyone is free to walk the property (please, no pets) and there will be a
guided hike about the ecology of the area, and especially birds currently
using the variety of habitat-types at 11AM. This is a great opportunity to
freely hike the trails and see the view from the observation deck. After
the strong south wind yesterday, many new birds have arrived, including
hermit thrush, fox sparrow, and a new slug of American robins, rusty
blackbirds (in good numbers in the morning flying over along with hundreds
of other blackbirds), and song sparrows. A common loon flew north over
the property this morning. A northern goshawk was seen earlier in the
week.
Refuge staff will be greeting people at the observation deck with
literature on the refuge and opportunities and can answer any questions.
The new Park Ranger, Kristi Theil, will be on hand for questions regarding
volunteer and other opportunities starting at 11AM.
The gated entrance to Humbug Marsh is located along Jefferson Avenue at
the Trenton/Gibraltar border just north of Vreeland Road and will be
opened from 9AM to 2PM.
Greg Norwood
Biological Science Technician
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Large Lakes Research Station
9311 Groh Road
Grosse Ile, MI 48138
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Subject: [birders] Re: local robins back - long, science-y
From: "Sally K Scheer" <winerat(AT)villagecorner.com>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 10:24am
Efficiency in the bird world -- excellent! Makes good sense or these guys
would be scrapping constantly
Sally Scheer
Rogers City MI
Shore of Lake Huron
Presque Isle County
----- Original Message -----
From: "jochen roeder" <joroeder(AT)yahoo.com>
To: <birders(AT)umich.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:54 AM
Subject: [birders] Re: local robins back - long, science-y
>
> --- Julie Craves <jcraves(AT)umd.umich.edu> schrieb:
>
>> Complicating matters
>> is the fact that neighboring robins use some of the
>> same phrases.
>
> Hi!
> This seems to be a common theme amongst songbirds. I
> once read an article about southern African Bulbuls
> where the same was found, that birds from neighbouring
> territories would use similar phrases.
> The explanation provided was that to include a common
> theme within the "hood" reduces the need for
> territorial fights. A bird can thereby recognize his
> neighbours and knows - when confronted with a rival's
> song - if this is someone with whom he has clarified
> all border and territorial questions (making an
> aggressive response unnecessary) or if this is a
> stranger trying to establish a new territory, making
> this a bird that needs to be driven out.
>
> Good spring birding, it is snowing here, too!
> Jochen
>
>
> Lesen Sie Ihre E-Mails auf dem Handy.
> www.yahoo.de/go
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Subject: [birders] Re: local robins back - long, science-y
From: "Cendra" <cendra(AT)digitalrealm.net>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 12:59pm
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I read 25+ years ago that because robins are so common, no one much studies
them. At that time nothing was known about them other than the color of
their eggs, how many they laid, how they built their nests, and when. So I
began giving them extra attention. I've observed that they begin flocking
when the days get cool, about late October, and all the neighborhood robins
move to the rivers and creeks where there is sitll the possibility of
getting ground bugs (and worms) and there are leftover berries. I think
they fly south at night - I've seen them perched at the top of tall trees in
gangs of 30 or so, shining in the red November sunset, and then suddenly all
taking off and heading south. I've heard that they use the leading edge of
a cold front as a kind of tail wind.
They don't always winter in the same place, though I suspect they live in
the same tree every summer. My friend who lives in Sarasota heard them
singing like crazy in the mornings in January 0f 2007. When they stopped
singing there, I began looking for them here, and in a few days the first
flock passed through. This year she didn't hear a single one.
Because of the distinctive songs of each robin, it's easy to tell whether
the same ones return year to year. Three years ago a baby robin was heart
practicing his songs on a neighbor's garage roof and a low branch of his
tree, every evening in August. But he didn't sing any night songs at
sunset. The next year his parents didn't return but the baby did, and is
the one who has come back ever since, the one who just arrived.
And that's about all I know about robins, except for what their different
calls mean.
This morning a flicker woke me up outside my window, hollering and hollering
as is their wont.
Cendra Lynn
A2
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From: J. Michael Nolan [mailto:mnolan(AT)rainforestandreef.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:38 AM
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
Subject: [birders] Re: local robins back - long, science-y
Julie and Cendra....
Been about 10 years now, but did recapture a female Robin that I had banded
3 years earlier, and caught her about 10 feet from where I had originally
banded her near Greenville, MI. One bird sure doesn't dispute what you are
saying, but I was quite surprised. Thanks.
Mike Nolan
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Subject: [birders] Re: local robins back - long, science-y
From: Julie Craves <jcraves(AT)umd.umich.edu>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 2:59pm
> I read 25+ years ago that because robins are so common, no one much studies
> them. At that time nothing was known about them other than the color of
> their eggs, how many they laid, how they built their nests, and when.
This is erroneous. Researchers are often more likely to pick common
birds simply because they are common.
A quick search of "American Robin" in Google Scholar and the Searchable
Ornithological Research Archive revealed 540 hits of papers, etc.
published prior to 1978. I got over 2000 hits for things published since.
--
Julie A. Craves
Rouge River Bird Observatory
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Subject: [birders] Loon behavior
From: "Janice E. Olesen" <jeolesen(AT)wideopenwest.com>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 3:59pm
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The Common Loon at Stony Creek Park, today was exhibiting some =
strange behavior. It would flap it's wings furiously then dive under =
just far enough to float head under water with it's big white belly =
showing for a couple of seconds, then emerge. Basically, it was doing =
somersaults in the water. I've looked in my one book on loons and this =
behavior is not mentioned. It mentions foot waves, various loon calls =
and the Penguin dance. Does anyone know why it somersalts? I think it =
does it because its fun. Today there were two new species in the water, =
these being, one Coot and fifty or more Common Mergansers. I check for =
Barred owls, but didn't see them.
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Subject: [birders] Oakland co. Oldsquaw, Osprey
From: "j fisher" <biggrinnell(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 4:45pm
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The female longtailed duck I found last week persists near the Buno Rd.
bridge. Had an Osprey there, too. Beautiful day.
Love Jeff
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Subject: [birders] Beaudette, Long, and an Egret
From: Ed Lewandowski <scotchman12year(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 2:56pm
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Hello Birders,
On my way to class made a few stops...
Beaudette-
Same as before but lower numbers, ducks are spreading out
Redheads, L. Scaup, RN Duck, Canvasback, and no Mergansers on this trip, Wood
Ducks also not present.
Long Park- quantity of species diminished here also.
Coots still present
13 Mile and Cabot, just E. of M5
A first of the year Great Egret.
Happy Birding
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Auburn Hills
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Subject: [birders] Re: Loon behavior
From: eba(AT)umich.edu
Date: 26 Mar 2008 7:17pm
I have seen similar behavior to this in Canada geese -- they will flip over
and flap around for a while on their backs, and then right themselves and
in a great shower of droplets shake themselves off. I took it to be the
equivalent of the bath that smaller birds would take in a puddle or
birdbath.
Eric Arnold
Ann Arbor
--On Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:59 PM -0400 "Janice E. Olesen"
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> The Common Loon at Stony Creek Park, today was exhibiting some strange
> behavior. It would flap it's wings furiously then dive under just far
> enough to float head under water with it's big white belly showing for a
> couple of seconds, then emerge. Basically, it was doing somersaults in
> the water. I've looked in my one book on loons and this behavior is not
> mentioned. It mentions foot waves, various loon calls and the Penguin
> dance. Does anyone know why it somersalts? I think it does it because
> its fun. Today there were two new species in the water, these being, one
> Coot and fifty or more Common Mergansers. I check for Barred owls, but
> didn't see them. ---
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Subject: [birders] Oakland Gulls March 26
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Date: 26 Mar 2008 7:41pm
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All,
Work had me at the Palace of Auburn Hills today and I had a few minutes to
check out some of the thousands of gulls in the area. Directly across M-24 from
the dump adjacent to the Palace were an adult Iceland Gull, an adult Lesser
Black-backed Gull and at least one Great Black-backed Gull. There is
construction going on in the general area and lots of bulldozed lots where the
gulls
loaf in between the two local landfills.
btw - still quite a few Redpolls at my feeders in Ferndale
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Subject: [birders] RE: song sparrow
From: "Penny" <Jumpthroughhoops(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 8:54pm
I have seen Grackles attack and kill sparrows in my backyard. The pigeons
without heads looked like they died in a similar manner to the headless
sparrows - decapitated. I couldn't figure out what was killing them until
I actually saw it happen a few times. As near as I can figure out, it's
to reduce competition for food at feeders. It's odd because they usually
even eat side by side on the ground. Then.....it's like something sets
them off. One year I had so many it was getting disgusting. I have seen
them peck at the brain.
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Subject: [birders] RE: song sparrow
From: "Mag Tait" <mtait(AT)med.umich.edu>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 9:27pm
We were discussing why pets all seem to have dental issues with the vet my
daughter works with.
Her theory is there is something missing from even the best diets; that canned
mice would probably be better. This led to the decapitated chipmunk my little
cat Penny had left for me and the observation by Dr. Lembke that the brains are
the best nutrition, full of the fatty acids that are needed. Maybe that
explains the Grackles habits.
Mag
PS We try to only let Penny escape to the outside at night to keep her away from
birds.
>>> "Penny" <Jumpthroughhoops(AT)yahoo.com> 03/26/08 8:54 PM >>>
I have seen Grackles attack and kill sparrows in my backyard. The pigeons
without heads looked like they died in a similar manner to the headless
sparrows - decapitated. I couldn't figure out what was killing them until
I actually saw it happen a few times. As near as I can figure out, it's
to reduce competition for food at feeders. It's odd because they usually
even eat side by side on the ground. Then.....it's like something sets
them off. One year I had so many it was getting disgusting. I have seen
them peck at the brain.
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Subject: [birders] RE: Sharp Shinned and Red Tail Hawks are enjoying
my yard.
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 9:40pm
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That sharp-shinned may be telling you something.
Have you checked that car for mice? Mine had a persistent colony of the
little creatures until I had the engine steam-cleaned. They love to chew on
wiring harnesses. Fixing that cost a couple of hundred bucks!
Look for mouse droppings, which look like black sesame seeds. Also look for
clumps of nesting material, such as grass and such.
Bob Bethune
Freshwater Seas
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From: Janet Hug [mailto:jkissnhug(AT)comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:58 AM
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
Subject: [birders] Sharp Shinned and Red Tail Hawks are enjoying my yard.
I have posted a few photos of the local hawks that are frequenting my back
and front yards.
Yesterday afternoon, a sharp shinned hawk was out in the front yard hunting
the undercarriage of my car. It had landed in the middle of the front lawn,
and walked 30 ft to the Jeep, looked all around, hopped into the
undercarriage, and took off after about 10 minutes of no bird activity.
The Red Tail was from last week, where it landed on my fence post, and was
searching for prey, too. The chipmunks have emerged from winter slumber, and
went into deep hiding when this magnificent bird arrived on site. A red tail
hawk had captured a mallard duck last week, however, was startled before it
could finish the job, and they both flew off in opposite directions, the
duck unharmed, and the hawk hungry.
Janet
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Subject: [birders] RE: song sparrow
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 9:41pm
So, grackles join hawks and shrikes in the passerine-eaters club?
Bob Bethune
Freshwater Seas
http://www.freshwaterseas.com
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From: Penny [mailto:Jumpthroughhoops(AT)yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:55 PM
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Subject: [birders] RE: song sparrow
I have seen Grackles attack and kill sparrows in my backyard. The pigeons
without heads looked like they died in a similar manner to the headless
sparrows - decapitated. I couldn't figure out what was killing them until
I actually saw it happen a few times. As near as I can figure out, it's
to reduce competition for food at feeders. It's odd because they usually
even eat side by side on the ground. Then.....it's like something sets
them off. One year I had so many it was getting disgusting. I have seen
them peck at the brain.
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Subject: [birders] Late post, Alpena harlequin duck and Harrisville
Long-tailed duck
From: Birds891357(AT)aol.com
Date: 26 Mar 2008 10:59pm
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Sorry for the late post. On good Friday, I saw a female harlequin duck on
the Thunder Bay river in Alpena, near the Ninth Street bridge. I also had
what I believe was a long tailed duck at the Harrisville Harbor on Monday,
March
24.
Mark O'Keefe
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Subject: [birders] Great Horned Owlet-sad
From: "Diane Pruden" <dianepruden(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 26 Mar 2008 11:42pm
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This afternoon, I visited Oakwoods Metro Park with hopes of seeing the Great
Horned Owl on the nest that Kevin mentioned a few days ago.
As I reached the nest, four of the park naturalists were right behind me to
point out the nest. It was a rather rickety looking nest and one side was
markedly lower than the other. Mama owl was not visible on the nest.
Kevin began looking around at the ground at the base of the large tree which
held the approximately 60' high nest.
He heard and then found a baby owl which did not appear to have been
injured. It was probably only a couple of days old and its eyes were till
closed. As the group prepared to head back to the nature center, Mama owl
was spotted flying behind some nearby trees.
Initial plans were to take the owlet to the River Raisin Raptor Center but
in a phone call the people there said the best thing to do was to get the
bird back into the nest. They would not be able to care for it. They
provided a name and phone number of someone from the area who had worked
with birds and had climbed trees to return birds to nests. When I left at 3
PM, phone messages had been left for this person. The baby was nestled on
soft towels in a card board box and covered with another in the office. It
peeped occasionally. I plan to check on its progress tomorrow.
I have posted a picture of the owlet, as found, on the Grove Street site. I
suspect that, like me, many on this list have never seen an owl this young
and so I thought the picture might be of interest.
Diane Pruden
Milford
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Subject: [birders] Re: Loon behavior
From: Lehef(AT)aol.com
Date: 26 Mar 2008 11:44pm
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One year we watched a loon at Gallup Park doing long feeding dives all
morning, then floating around in the afternoon doing what I would call barrel
rolls--turning rapidly over and over sideways from time to time.
Lee Henfer
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