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Subject: [birders] (OT) Beavers in Wayne County
From: Smileysmlc(AT)aol.com
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:50am
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With all of the posts about beavers, I thought I'd add a couple more reports.
I was surprised to hear of the beaver in Superior Township last year, but I
was truly amazed to recently discover, along with some friends, a beaver in the
City of Westland in Wayne County. This has to be the first beaver in the
Rouge River watershed in over 100 years. (It would be interesting to know when
the last report of beaver in the Rouge River actually occurred.)
Although we haven't actually seen the beaver yet, there are numerous small
and large trees which give clear evidence of its presence. Many of the cuttings
are fresh, and some appear to be from last year. Unfortunately, there is not
much of a supply of suitable trees at the site to sustain a beaver, so it is
unclear how long the beaver will remain in the area.
Another beaver has been reported at Crosswinds Marsh...and one has even been
reported in the City of Windsor. They sure are getting around!
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Subject: [birders] Loons aplenty
From: Lehef(AT)aol.com
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:57am
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Mon. afternoon at Barton Pond, one loon doing flips and tumbles, then two
others sailing along farther away, then two more, then another, finally eight
gathered together, all seen at once. Having left about 4:00, I got a call from
Charlene Campbell about 5:00 telling of ten (!!) present at once, all seen
from the easily accessed pull-off toward (not at) the dam. Another birder
present may have gotten some pictures.
Lee Hefner
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Subject: [birders] RE: Loons aplenty
From: "Cendra" <cendra(AT)digitalrealm.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 2:18am
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Please would you describe better where this turnoff is? Which road?
I tried looking at birds from the road north of Barton Pond on Sunday and
could find nowhere to pull off.
Thanks,
Cendra
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Subject: [birders] Loons aplenty
Mon. afternoon at Barton Pond, one loon doing flips and tumbles, then two
others sailing along farther away, then two more, then another, finally
eight gathered together, all seen at once. Having left about 4:00, I got a
call from Charlene Campbell about 5:00 telling of ten (!!) present at once,
all seen from the easily accessed pull-off toward (not at) the dam. Another
birder present may have gotten some pictures.
Lee Hefner
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Subject: [birders] RE: No birds at my feeder
From: "Fred Kaluza" <fkaluza(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:15am
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Maria, typically birds (excepting a few open-range species) =
live
and eat amongst trees, foliage of all kinds, shrubs and vegetation. In =
my
experience, apartment complexes are all about simplicity of maintenance =
and
that usually does not allow anything resembling natural habitat. I=92m
assuming you want to feed the birds where the birds can be seen by you =
from
the apartment. I suggest placing your feeder somewhere suitable using =
what
natural cover you have or attempting to provide some with permission =
from
the management. A couple ornamental crabapples or almost anything will =
give
smaller birds a place to feel safer. Little guys like Chickadees,
Nuthatches, Siskins, Finches etc are extremely vulnerable to Hawks and
Shrikes and Grackles.
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I live along a =93woodland=94 edge and my mother-in-law =
lives 5
houses down. She doesn=92t get half the birds we see here. Fred in =
Warren
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From: Maria Todd [mailto:purplefinch05(AT)yahoo.com]=20
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 10:51 AM
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
Subject: [birders] No birds at my feeder
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Hello All! I need some assistance with getting birds to come to my new
feeder. I live in an apartment in Novi that backs up to Walled Lake. =
Last
fall a tree right in front of our apartment, had to be cut down due to
weather fatalities. I was getting birds at my feeder most of the =
winter.
Then I had to stop feeding them for about three weeks because the feeder
string broke and my feeder was no longer usable. Well about three weeks =
ago
I got a new feeder and put some seed in it. I thought I was not getting
birds because the seed may have been stale so I went out and purchased a
bird seed mix including millett, corn, and sunflower seeds but they =
still do
not seem to be coming. Do you think it is the new feeder I purchased? =
It
is smaller then the other feeder in length but width wise it is about =
the
same. Any suggestions? I do have a suet cage and I was thinking about
hanging it from a tree across the main road leading into our apartment
complex. Do you think this would help? I appreciate and will accept =
all
suggestions.
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Thanks,
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Maria
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Subject: [birders] directions to more common birding locations in SE
Mi
From: ddarm(AT)umich.edu
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:25am
Dear Birders,
Bruce Bowman has a wonderful page of maps showing the most common
birding locations talked about on this list. See
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/locations/index.html
To see Barton Pond's waterfowl, you can view from the "beach" on Huron
River drive west of Bird Road, west of the parking area at the dam, and
it should be the first area where you can pull off. There are other
parking areas along the road as you head west. Some offer a clear view
of the pond, others allow you to park and find trails that will lead
you closer.
Enjoy the exploration.
Here is a long google link to a map showing the area.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bird+Road+in+Ann+Arbor,+Mi&ie=UTF8&ll=42.310291,-83.759594&spn=0.006855,0.013046&t=h&z=16
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Deaver D. Armstrong
City Ornithologist
Natural Area Preservation Division City of Ann Arbor Department Park
Operations
1831 Traver Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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Subject: [birders] Re: Bird longevity - Red-tailed Hawk
From: jayt(AT)umich.edu
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:34am
Hi All,
It looks like Mike was correct, and Bob Budge was giving him the
"straight story". According the the Bird Division database, and the
actual specimen tag, Bob Budge's female Red-tailed Hawk (UMMZ #201098)
died in summer of 1978 and had been in captivity since the fall of
1951. That would make her at least 26.5 years old.
Cheers,
Jason
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School of Natural Resources & Environment
University of Michigan
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that the remainder of the truth has any chance of being supplied."
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I am curious about longevity in a single bird, while population
turnover is probably a more important issue?
Without telling you the whole story....I took over the Biology teaching
postion for Bob Budge in Greenville, MI. He is still, after his death,
well known in Greenville. He was there for 37 years, and that to me is
amazing all by itself. He became my Mentor, and I will always hold him
at the top of my list. This guy taught 3 generations in Greenville and
became my best resource after a bad day.
Well to my point.....Bob had several Red-tailed Hawks that were injured
and non-releasable in a very nice pen in his back yard. Bob had one of
his Hawks die one day. He took it to U of M and was told that it was
the longest lived Red-tail according to their records. I believe it was
27 years old.
For people at U of M.....do you have records of this? I am sure Bob
Budge was giving me the straight story. Thanks.
Mike Nolan
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Subject: [birders] Help survey Ann Arbor Parks for Breeding Birds
From: ddarm(AT)umich.edu
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:09am
Dear Birders,
Birders help survey our Ann Arbor parks and nature areas for breeding
birds by volunteering to walk through the park of their choice on a
regular basis during the breeding season and make observations about
the birds they observe. We use the information to help the Natural
Areas Preservation Division of the city of Ann Arbor with parks
management. This year, we are hoping to get some information about
migrants as well. Join us on April 10th as we show you how to
participate in our Breeding Bird Survey and share the information from
past surveys. This will also be the time to lay claim to the park you'd
like to cover! Please call 734-996-3266 for more information or you can
respond to this email or simply join us!
Ann Arbor Parks Breeding Bird Survey Kickoff Thursday, April 10 at 7:30
PM at Leslie Science and Nature Center
1831 Traver Road
Ann Arbor, MI
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Subject: [birders] Barn Swallow, Four Mile Lk, CSGA, Washtenaw Co.
4/1AM
From: "Dan Sparks-Jackson" <sparksjackson(AT)aol.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:13am
Following my annual late-March/early-April routine, I've been making daily
morning stops at Chelsea State Game Area's Four Mile Lake access to
monitor for the arrival of Tree Swallows. This morning I received my
'April Fool'; I found a single Barn Swallow fighting the wind at the
southeast corner of the lake, as seen from the spit of land that juts
north into the lake from the boat launch loop. This beats my earliest
Barn Swallow record for CSGA by four days, and still leaves me Tree
Swallow-less for 08. Maybe tomorrow...
Dan S-J
p.s. The ice finally came off both Four Mile Lake and Trinkle Marsh
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Subject: [birders] Re: Longevity questions (was: Re: returning
robins)
From: "J. Michael Nolan" <mnolan(AT)rainforestandreef.org>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:38am
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I was going to make a brief comment or 2 on banding and its effects on =
Birds. Most likely a hard thing to quantify. Think I did read something =
about a 1% mortality rate for Birds that are mist-netted. As you know, =
some species are much more difficult to remove than others. Patience and =
experience are both also factors, they don't also go hand in hand. Some =
species, I am sure are just more sensitive than others and when =
stressed, with an already high blood pressure and heart rate have =
aneurysms, usually at the aortic arch, where blood leaves the heart from =
the left ventricle.
It has been some years, and this was probably a freakish thing. There =
was a very sudden ice storm on a Lake in MN. Many Geese had neck-bands =
and water got between the band and their necks. It quickly froze and =
many Birds suffocated.
I know there was a situation where Turkey Vultures were getting =
excrement between the band and their legs. I don't know if the bands =
have be re-designed, but do remember getting a notice from the USFWS at =
one point to stop banding them.
Thanks and have a great week.
Mike Nolan
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Subject: [birders] Re: Golden Eagle Washtenaw, CO
From: david allen <whiteoakart(AT)hughes.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:41pm
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A juvenile golden eagle was spotted at Austin Rd and Timberlake Rd during the
Christmas Bird Count. Is it likely that this is the same individual?
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Subject: [birders] Re: (OT) Beavers in Wayne County
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 10:09am
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All the evidence of beavers I've seen at Crosswinds Marsh is old, =
nothing that appeared recent.
Allen T. Chartier
amazilia1(AT)comcast.net
Inkster, Michigan, USA
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Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:50 AM
Subject: [birders] (OT) Beavers in Wayne County
With all of the posts about beavers, I thought I'd add a couple more =
reports.=20
I was surprised to hear of the beaver in Superior Township last year, =
but I was truly amazed to recently discover, along with some friends, a =
beaver in the City of Westland in Wayne County. This has to be the =
first beaver in the Rouge River watershed in over 100 years. (It would =
be interesting to know when the last report of beaver in the Rouge River =
actually occurred.)
Although we haven't actually seen the beaver yet, there are numerous =
small and large trees which give clear evidence of its presence. Many =
of the cuttings are fresh, and some appear to be from last year. =
Unfortunately, there is not much of a supply of suitable trees at the =
site to sustain a beaver, so it is unclear how long the beaver will =
remain in the area.
Another beaver has been reported at Crosswinds Marsh...and one has =
even been reported in the City of Windsor. They sure are getting =
around!
Jack Smiley
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Subject: [birders] Reverse migration -- Grosse Pointe
From: BRapai(AT)aol.com
Date: 1 Apr 2008 10:29am
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Friends:
While standing on the pier at Neff Park this morning I watched at least a
thousand birds fly south along the shore of Lake St. Clair. During one
three-minute period, I counted 173 birds as they passed me. I was on the pier
for at
least 20 minutes and the movement was steady.
The migration was made up largely of robins, red-winged blackbirds and
grackles, but there were a few mourning doves and killdeer heading south, too.
This is the second time I've witnessed this phenomenon in this location. Both
times the birds have been flying into a stiff wind ahead of a strong cold
front.
Good birding!
Bill Rapai
Grosse Pointe
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Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
From: eba(AT)umich.edu
Date: 1 Apr 2008 10:43am
I viewed loons and other birds and creatures at Barton Pond yesterday from
about 2PM to 4:20PM, and saw many loons, sometimes at a distance, sometimes
quite close-up, during that time. I met Lee Hefner there and as we watched
them together, we counted 8 in one area at one time, and as I left I saw
another well separated from the 8 closer to the dam. It could have been
one of the 8, but I expect it was a different one, consistent with the
later reports of at least 10 there. All of the sightings were between the
Foster Natural Area and the dam. I have posted a number of pictures on the
Grove St. site:
http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html
I also witnessed and took a video clip of a loon doing the somersaulting
behavior which Lee mentions and which has been observed recently by others
on this list, but it seems to have inadvertently disappeared from the
camera (April Fool?). I'm going to see if it can be recovered, in which
case I'll try to find a way to share it, but for now, the stills are all I
can offer.
I also observed and have photos of a muskrat feeding along the bank in the
little bay where the Foster N.A. widens out, opposite the 3rd. turnout with
the utility pole. Got a bit of video of that, too, which hasn't
disappeared yet.
While I was there, a police van was observed parked in the 4th pull-out
west of the dam, and it ed there quite a while. I wondered if someone in
it was waiting for me to cross the tracks when I had finished there. But I
had parked in the lot for the Barton Nature Area and never found out why it
was there; I did see another (or the same?) van pass along the road as I
worked my way back down the trail to the Barton Dam and the RR underpass.
Seemed like more police presence there than I usually am aware of.
A great variety of ducks was in the little bay where the stream comes out
above the part of the Foster N.A. opposite the 3rd & 4th pullouts. There
was still an ice shelf upstream from that but it was open where the stream
came out, and I saw many scaup, bufflehead, various mergansers, ring-necks,
widgeons, goldeneye, etc. but in spite of my approaching slowly and using
the cover of trees & ridges as much as I could, they picked up an alarm
somehow, and before I could get in a position to examine them carefully &
get some photos of the more interesting ones, they spooked & were off down
the pond. Might be worth setting up an observation blind there...
Eric Arnold
--On Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:57 AM -0400 Lehef(AT)aol.com wrote:
> Mon. afternoon at Barton Pond, one loon doing flips and tumbles, then two
> others sailing along farther away, then two more, then another, finally
> eight gathered together, all seen at once. Having left about 4:00, I got
> a call from Charlene Campbell about 5:00 telling of ten (!!) present at
> once, all seen from the easily accessed pull-off toward (not at) the dam.
> Another birder present may have gotten some pictures.
> Lee Hefner
>
>
> **************
> Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home.
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Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 11:36am
>
> While I was there, a police van was observed parked in the 4th pull-out
> west of the dam, and it ed there quite a while. I wondered if someone
in
> it was waiting for me to cross the tracks when I had finished there.
But
> I had parked in the lot for the Barton Nature Area and never found out
why
> it was there; I did see another (or the same?) van pass along the road
as
> I worked my way back down the trail to the Barton Dam and the RR
> underpass. Seemed like more police presence there than I usually am
aware
> of.
When I was there late last week, a police car was parked in the second
pulloff, the one where vegetation blocks view of Barton Pond and where
there's no path down the bank to the railroad track. I think they were
looking for speeders. The speed limit along there is 35 mph, I think.
I had never before seen a police car parked in any of the Barton Pond
pulloffs.
Bruce
Date sent: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:43:59 -0400
From: eba(AT)umich.edu
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
Send reply to: eba(AT)umich.edu
> I viewed loons and other birds and creatures at Barton Pond yesterday from
> about 2PM to 4:20PM, and saw many loons, sometimes at a distance,
> sometimes quite close-up, during that time. I met Lee Hefner there and as
> we watched them together, we counted 8 in one area at one time, and as I
> left I saw another well separated from the 8 closer to the dam. It could
> have been one of the 8, but I expect it was a different one, consistent
> with the later reports of at least 10 there. All of the sightings were
> between the Foster Natural Area and the dam. I have posted a number of
> pictures on the Grove St. site:
>
> http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html
>
> I also witnessed and took a video clip of a loon doing the somersaulting
> behavior which Lee mentions and which has been observed recently by others
> on this list, but it seems to have inadvertently disappeared from the
> camera (April Fool?). I'm going to see if it can be recovered, in which
> case I'll try to find a way to share it, but for now, the stills are all I
> can offer.
>
> I also observed and have photos of a muskrat feeding along the bank in the
> little bay where the Foster N.A. widens out, opposite the 3rd. turnout
> with the utility pole. Got a bit of video of that, too, which hasn't
> disappeared yet.
>
> While I was there, a police van was observed parked in the 4th pull-out
> west of the dam, and it ed there quite a while. I wondered if someone in
> it was waiting for me to cross the tracks when I had finished there. But
> I had parked in the lot for the Barton Nature Area and never found out why
> it was there; I did see another (or the same?) van pass along the road as
> I worked my way back down the trail to the Barton Dam and the RR
> underpass. Seemed like more police presence there than I usually am aware
> of.
>
> A great variety of ducks was in the little bay where the stream comes out
> above the part of the Foster N.A. opposite the 3rd & 4th pullouts. There
> was still an ice shelf upstream from that but it was open where the stream
> came out, and I saw many scaup, bufflehead, various mergansers,
> ring-necks, widgeons, goldeneye, etc. but in spite of my approaching
> slowly and using the cover of trees & ridges as much as I could, they
> picked up an alarm somehow, and before I could get in a position to
> examine them carefully & get some photos of the more interesting ones,
> they spooked & were off down the pond. Might be worth setting up an
> observation blind there...
>
> Eric Arnold
>
> --On Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:57 AM -0400 Lehef(AT)aol.com wrote:
>
> > Mon. afternoon at Barton Pond, one loon doing flips and tumbles, then
> > two others sailing along farther away, then two more, then another,
> > finally eight gathered together, all seen at once. Having left about
> > 4:00, I got a call from Charlene Campbell about 5:00 telling of ten (!!)
> > present at once, all seen from the easily accessed pull-off toward (not
> > at) the dam. Another birder present may have gotten some pictures. Lee
> > Hefner
> >
> >
> > **************
> > Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home.
> > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=ao
> > l
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Subject: [birders] Hummingbird blod
From: "Mag Tait" <mtait(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 12:22pm
http://www.npr.org/blogs/talkingplants/?ps=bb3
Ketzel Levine from NPR has a Anna's Hummingbird nesting outside her window
in Portland OR and has pictures of the nest here.
Mag
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Subject: [birders] Snow Goose, Ring-necked Ducks, and Common
Mergansers
From: david allen <whiteoakart(AT)hughes.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:24pm
Today we watched a snow goose land with some canada geese at a small
private lake (Willo's Lake, formerly Parr III) in Manchester Twp. near
Austin and Timberlake Rd. There were a couple dozen canada geese, but
only one snow goose. There were also many ring-necked ducks, both male
and female, and at least two pair of common mergansers.
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Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
From: "Sally K Scheer" <winerat(AT)villagecorner.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 12:31pm
Do you suppose it's possible it's a police officer taking his lunch in a
nice place? or was he parked there too long for that? Any evidence of a
radar gun on the dashboard or side window?
Sally Scheer
Clinton MI
Bridgewater Township
SW Washtenaw County
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Cc: <birders(AT)umich.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:36 AM
Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
>>
>> While I was there, a police van was observed parked in the 4th pull-out
>> west of the dam, and it ed there quite a while. I wondered if someone
> in
>> it was waiting for me to cross the tracks when I had finished there.
> But
>> I had parked in the lot for the Barton Nature Area and never found out
> why
>> it was there; I did see another (or the same?) van pass along the road
> as
>> I worked my way back down the trail to the Barton Dam and the RR
>> underpass. Seemed like more police presence there than I usually am
> aware
>> of.
>
> When I was there late last week, a police car was parked in the second
> pulloff, the one where vegetation blocks view of Barton Pond and where
> there's no path down the bank to the railroad track. I think they were
> looking for speeders. The speed limit along there is 35 mph, I think.
> I had never before seen a police car parked in any of the Barton Pond
> pulloffs.
>
> Bruce
>
> Date sent: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:43:59 -0400
> From: eba(AT)umich.edu
> To: birders(AT)umich.edu
> Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
> Send reply to: eba(AT)umich.edu
>
>> I viewed loons and other birds and creatures at Barton Pond yesterday
>> from
>> about 2PM to 4:20PM, and saw many loons, sometimes at a distance,
>> sometimes quite close-up, during that time. I met Lee Hefner there and
>> as
>> we watched them together, we counted 8 in one area at one time, and as I
>> left I saw another well separated from the 8 closer to the dam. It could
>> have been one of the 8, but I expect it was a different one, consistent
>> with the later reports of at least 10 there. All of the sightings were
>> between the Foster Natural Area and the dam. I have posted a number of
>> pictures on the Grove St. site:
>>
>> http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html
>>
>> I also witnessed and took a video clip of a loon doing the somersaulting
>> behavior which Lee mentions and which has been observed recently by
>> others
>> on this list, but it seems to have inadvertently disappeared from the
>> camera (April Fool?). I'm going to see if it can be recovered, in which
>> case I'll try to find a way to share it, but for now, the stills are all
>> I
>> can offer.
>>
>> I also observed and have photos of a muskrat feeding along the bank in
>> the
>> little bay where the Foster N.A. widens out, opposite the 3rd. turnout
>> with the utility pole. Got a bit of video of that, too, which hasn't
>> disappeared yet.
>>
>> While I was there, a police van was observed parked in the 4th pull-out
>> west of the dam, and it ed there quite a while. I wondered if someone in
>> it was waiting for me to cross the tracks when I had finished there. But
>> I had parked in the lot for the Barton Nature Area and never found out
>> why
>> it was there; I did see another (or the same?) van pass along the road as
>> I worked my way back down the trail to the Barton Dam and the RR
>> underpass. Seemed like more police presence there than I usually am aware
>> of.
>>
>> A great variety of ducks was in the little bay where the stream comes out
>> above the part of the Foster N.A. opposite the 3rd & 4th pullouts. There
>> was still an ice shelf upstream from that but it was open where the
>> stream
>> came out, and I saw many scaup, bufflehead, various mergansers,
>> ring-necks, widgeons, goldeneye, etc. but in spite of my approaching
>> slowly and using the cover of trees & ridges as much as I could, they
>> picked up an alarm somehow, and before I could get in a position to
>> examine them carefully & get some photos of the more interesting ones,
>> they spooked & were off down the pond. Might be worth setting up an
>> observation blind there...
>>
>> Eric Arnold
>>
>> --On Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:57 AM -0400 Lehef(AT)aol.com wrote:
>>
>> > Mon. afternoon at Barton Pond, one loon doing flips and tumbles, then
>> > two others sailing along farther away, then two more, then another,
>> > finally eight gathered together, all seen at once. Having left about
>> > 4:00, I got a call from Charlene Campbell about 5:00 telling of ten
>> > (!!)
>> > present at once, all seen from the easily accessed pull-off toward (not
>> > at) the dam. Another birder present may have gotten some pictures. Lee
>> > Hefner
>> >
>> >
>> > **************
>> > Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home.
>> >
>> > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=ao
>> > l
>> > hom00030000000001) --- * birders FAQ -
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Subject: [birders] Sandhills spotted, Western Washtenaw County
From: <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:40pm
Three sandhill cranes in a marshy field one half mile north of the intersection
pf N. Parker and W. Ellsworth, Wastenaw County. Sorry, no GPS position
available.
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Subject: [birders] Thanks to you all!
From: Maria Todd <purplefinch05(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 11:02am
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Birders,
Thank you to each of you for sharing your knowledge with me about attracting
birds to my feeder again. Each person's suggestions of the type of seed, using
peanut butter feeders, using suet, adding some cover for the birds just confirms
to me how much you each enjoy birding and all aspects of it. My hats off to
each of you. Thank you again and keep the suggestions coming.
Maria
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Subject: [birders] RE: Merlin in Ann Arbor
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 2:28pm
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it
down, but I have always thought that the merlin we have seen a couple of
times from our house southeast of the park lives there. It=92s not far =
from
the park to Whole Foods =96 less than a mile, I think.
=20
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Freshwater Seas
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Subject: [birders] Merlin in Ann Arbor
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I have sometimes to resignate myself to do other things than birding, =
such
as work, laundry, eat, shower, brush my teeth , all of them being to me
apparently totally unecessary (for some reason my girl friend thinks
otherwise)
=20
Thinking philophically about this waste of time (if a great horned owl
doesnt care about the smell of the skunks, why would it care about my
breath?), I was packing yesterday my weekly supply of ramen noddles, =
plus
other things, in the parking lot of Whole Foods in Ann Arbor, keeping an =
eye
open on the gulls in their favorite (if not natural) habitat, as I saw a
merlin crossing fast the parking lot over my head. Wow. suddenly grocery
shopping did not seem to be that bad.=20
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Subject: [birders] RE: "noise pollution on wings"
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 2:28pm
Lots of killdeer at Pendragon Equestrian, 9898 Kies Road, Manchester,
yesterday.
Bob Bethune
Freshwater Seas
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From: Lorraine M. Thompson [mailto:lorraine(AT)pairofdocs.net]
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 1:03 PM
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Subject: [birders] "noise pollution on wings"
Killdeers are every where in our neighborhood in York Township. He with
very keen hearing (aka my husband) refers to killdeer as “noise pollutions
on wings”
Lorraine
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Subject: [birders] Canada Goose split again (and others)
From: "John Lowry" <john(AT)kingbird.org>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 2:52pm
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Birders,
Just what we've been dreading. The AOU has re-split the Canada Goose =
into 8 subspecies - an astonishing 5 are thought to be regular in the =
Great Lakes region. Oddly, the Cackling Goose is now thought to be more =
closely related to the Barnacle Goose (which, by the way, was split into =
four subspecies). There are lots of other splits in the Anatidae - I =
guess someone completed some gene sequencing or something.
I guess it's good news for listers, but the forms are not known to be =
field identifiable.
For more details on these and other changes check out the new AOU report =
at http://aou.org/updates/1Apr
It's almost like they are changing these species just to get us to buy =
new books!
Good luck!
regards,
John Lowry
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Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
From: Christopher Graham <grahamz(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 3:11pm
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Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 3:26pm
Chris-
This was not at Barton Village. It was across the river on Huron River
Drive. The caretaker/deputy sheriff of Barton Hills could not have been
there.
Bruce
To: birders(AT)umich.edu
From: Christopher Graham <grahamz(AT)umich.edu>
Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
> Hi, Folks --
>
> You probably encountered the caretaker/deputy sheriff of Barton Hills,
> Walter Esch, who was very likely running a speed trap.
>
> The speed limit most places in Barton Hills is 25, some places its 15. He
> probably won't bother you if you are under 35 (in the 25 mph zones),
> provided there are no other reasons for him to worry about you. He is
> quite accustomed to bird watchers, though all of Barton Hills roads are
> actually private.
>
> Chris.
>
>
> At 03:03 PM 4/1/2008, Sally K Scheer wrote:
> Do you suppose it's possible it's a police officer taking his lunch in
> a nice place? or was he parked there too long for that? Any evidence
> of a radar gun on the dashboard or side window?
>
> Sally Scheer
> Clinton MI
> Bridgewater Township
> SW Washtenaw County
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce M.
> Bowman"<bbowman99(AT)comcast.net>
> To: <birders(AT)umich.edu>
> Cc: <birders(AT)umich.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:36 AM
> Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
>
>
>
> While I was there, a police van was observed parked in the 4th
> pull-out west of the dam, and it ed there quite a while. I wondered if
> someone in it was waiting for me to cross the tracks when I had
> finished there. But I had parked in the lot for the Barton Nature Area
> and never found out why it was there; I did see another (or the same?)
> van pass along the road as I worked my way back down the trail to the
> Barton Dam and the RR underpass. Seemed like more police presence
> there than I usually am aware of.
>
> When I was there late last week, a police car was parked in the second
> pulloff, the one where vegetation blocks view of Barton Pond and where
> there's no path down the bank to the railroad track. I think they were
> looking for speeders. The speed limit along there is 35 mph, I think.
> I had never before seen a police car parked in any of the Barton Pond
> pulloffs.
>
> Bruce
>
> Date sent: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:43:59 -0400
> From:eba(AT)umich.edu
> To:birders(AT)umich.edu
> Subject: [birders] Re: Loons aplenty
> Send reply to: eba(AT)umich.edu
>
> I viewed loons and other birds and creatures at Barton Pond yesterday
> from about 2PM to 4:20PM, and saw many loons, sometimes at a distance,
> sometimes quite close-up, during that time. I met Lee Hefner there and
> as we watched them together, we counted 8 in one area at one time, and
> as I left I saw another well separated from the 8 closer to the dam.
> It could have been one of the 8, but I expect it was a different one,
> consistent with the later reports of at least 10 there. All of the
> sightings were between the Foster Natural Area and the dam. I have
> posted a number of pictures on the Grove St. site:
>
> http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html
>
> I also witnessed and took a video clip of a loon doing the
> somersaulting behavior which Lee mentions and which has been observed
> recently by others on this list, but it seems to have inadvertently
> disappeared from the camera (April Fool?). I'm going to see if it can
> be recovered, in which case I'll try to find a way to share it, but
> for now, the stills are all I can offer.
>
> I also observed and have photos of a muskrat feeding along the bank in
> the little bay where the Foster N.A. widens out, opposite the 3rd.
> turnout with the utility pole. Got a bit of video of that, too, which
> hasn't disappeared yet.
>
> While I was there, a police van was observed parked in the 4th
> pull-out west of the dam, and it ed there quite a while. I wondered if
> someone in it was waiting for me to cross the tracks when I had
> finished there. But I had parked in the lot for the Barton Nature Area
> and never found out why it was there; I did see another (or the same?)
> van pass along the road as I worked my way back down the trail to the
> Barton Dam and the RR underpass. Seemed like more police presence
> there than I usually am aware of.
>
> A great variety of ducks was in the little bay where the stream comes
> out above the part of the Foster N.A. opposite the 3rd & 4th pullouts.
> There was still an ice shelf upstream from that but it was open where
> the stream came out, and I saw many scaup, bufflehead, various
> mergansers, ring-necks, widgeons, goldeneye, etc. but in spite of my
> approaching slowly and using the cover of trees & ridges as much as I
> could, they picked up an alarm somehow, and before I could get in a
> position to examine them carefully & get some photos of the more
> interesting ones, they spooked & were off down the pond. Might be
> worth setting up an observation blind there...
>
> Eric Arnold
>
> --On Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:57 AM -0400 Lehef(AT)aol.com wrote:
>
> > Mon. afternoon at Barton Pond, one loon doing flips and tumbles,
> then > two others sailing along farther away, then two more, then
> another, > finally eight gathered together, all seen at once. Having
> left about > 4:00, I got a call from Charlene Campbell about 5:00
> telling of ten > (!!) > present at once, all seen from the easily
> accessed pull-off toward (not > at) the dam. Another birder present
> may have gotten some pictures. Lee > Hefner > > > ************** >
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Subject: [birders] Barn Swallow Washtenaw, CO
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My first Barn Swallow for the year this morning in Manchester, MI (Washtenaw,
CO) on Herman Rd
Jeff Schultz
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Subject: [birders] Penguins responding to global warning
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Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:47pm
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Subject: [birders] penguins
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Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:54pm
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Subject: [birders] Re: Penguins responding to global warning
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Date: 1 Apr 2008 7:25pm
Incredible!
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Subject: [birders] Re: Penguins responding to global warning
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Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:04pm
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Don't forget it's April Fool's day. LOL
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Subject: [birders] 2 Red-Breasted Mergansers, pierce lake
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There were two female Red-breasted Mergansers at pierce lake today (4/1/08)
at 5:30 PM.
Also present were:
Bufflehead 3
canada goose 20
Mute Swan 1
Mallard pair
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