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Subject: [birders] RE: No March Butterflies--None!
From: pavlik(AT)comcast.net
Date: 6 Apr 2008 12:29am
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I did some birding through some of our southern counties including St. Joseph,
Cass and Branch today. I had a Comma and Morning Cloak Butterfly. My primary
interest was looking for waterfowl. Interesting to say the least. I stopped at
no less than 30 lakes. Branch county lakes were void of almost any waterfowl
save Canada Geese, the occasional Mute Swan and a C. Loon now and then. The
first lake I stopped at in St. Joseph county had three moderate sized mixed
flocks where I had 10 species. Then I had several lakes with nothing. Then in
Cass County I found one good lake along with five other lakes with virtually
nothing. Surprisingly, I found not a single Horned Grebe. Perhaps the best
sighting of the day was a group of ~100 Bonaparte's Gull in a flooded field just
south of the town of Quincy on Ray Quincy Rd.
Take care,
Tom Pavlik
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> On a walk through Belle Isle this afternoon, I saw my first phoebes of the
> season. I heard a few
> other birds, but otherwise saw very little.
>
> However, I did see a fresh Question Mark. It landed in the sun and leaves just
> at my feet.
> Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera. It's no longer March, but it was a
> beautiful butterfly.
>
> Cathy Carroll
> Dearborn, MI
>
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:37:06 -0400, Bob Bethune wrote
> > So, do butterflies have more brains than we do? Look who was here suffering
> > through the bad weather!
> >
> > Bob Bethune
> >
> > Freshwater Seas
> >
> > http://www.freshwaterseas.com
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> > _____
> >
> > From: Roger Kuhlman [mailto:rkuhlman(AT)hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:16 AM
> > To: birders(AT)umich.edu
> > Subject: [birders] No March Butterflies--None!
> >
> > The first butterflies of the 2008 Season in southeast Michigan
> > finally showed up on April 2 and 3. On April 2 Faye Stoner found two
> > Mourning Cloaks at Leonard's Preserve in southwest Washtenaw County
> > near Manchester. The next day I had 12 Mourning Cloaks and 1 Eastern
> > Comma in a woodlot Dhu Varren Woods in Ann Arbor.
> >
> > These are incredibly late, first season sightings for butterflies by
> > recent standards. In checking back through the records of the
> > Greater Washtenaw County Survey, every year since 1994 one or more
> > butterflies were reported in the month of March. One year we even
> > had a February butterfly! The weather in March was pretty weird.
> > There was much more snow than normal and fewer sunny days.
> > Temperatures were almost always in the below normal range and the
> > very few times it got up into 50's--when over-wintering butterflies
> > such the Mourning Cloak or the Eastern Comma could potentialy emerge
> > from their hibernation to fly around--the woods were either still
> > covered with snow or the day was cloudy and windy.
> >
> > It will be interesting to see whether the butterfly season catches
> > up more back to normal as Spring progresses.
> >
> > Roger Kuhlman
> > Ann Arbor, Michigan
> > 4/4/2008
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Subject: [birders] Interesting Cardinal Behavior
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Date: 6 Apr 2008 8:43am
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Greetings Birders,
Late in the day yesterday, I restocked my feeders. There were 15 Northern
Cardinals. All were males, except two. One female Cardinal would pick up and
shell a sunflower seed. One of the males would run over to her and she would
feed him. This happened 4 times. Just wondering if anyone has seen this before,
outside of birds feeding her young.
Other birds of note at the feeders
3 Red-breasted Nuthatches
1 Redpoll
2 Fox Sparrows
100+ Tree Sparrows
Jeff Schultz
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Subject: [birders] My Tree Swallow
From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 6:18am
Just showed up! He's perched on the wire above his
gourd like he was thinking about it all winter! If
only I'd get some Purple Martins. Still striking out
after 7 years. Maybe this will be be the year. Happy Spring!
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Subject: [birders] Horned Grebes @ Oakwoods
From: "Oakwoods NatureCenter" <kevin.arnold(AT)wildblue.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 10:23am
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Birders,
A pair of Horned Grebes have been hanging out at the pond on Sky-Come-Down
trail at Oakwoods Metropark. They are easily visible from the trail.
Kevin Arnold
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Subject: [birders] Juncos still hanging around?
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 10:58am
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I still have a couple of juncos hanging around my feeders. Isn=92t it a =
little
late for them still to be in Ann Arbor? Well, of course they haven=92t =
taken
their final exams yet.
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Subject: [birders] Reference source for southern Michigan arrival and
departure times for migratory birds?
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 10:58am
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Is there a convenient reference source for migration arrival and =
departure
times? I=92m in Ann Arbor so a southern Michigan reference would be my =
cup o=92
tea.
=20
Bob Bethune
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Subject: [birders] Re: Reference source for southern Michigan arrival
and departure times for migratory birds?
From: pavlik(AT)comcast.net
Date: 6 Apr 2008 3:15pm
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Bob,
A couple of options include Julie Crave's Birds of Dearborn, An Annotated
Checklist.
http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/rouge_river/store.html
The Chartier/Ziarno Birder's Guide to Michigan also has bar charts showing
seasonal expectations.
To your other question, it's not unusual to have Juncos around yet. I get them
about every other year on the North American Migration Count the second Saturday
in May in Alcona County. They'll be around here for another week or two.
Tom Pavlik
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From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Is there a convenient reference source for migration arrival and departure
times? I’m in Ann Arbor so a southern Michigan reference would be my cup o’ tea.
Bob Bethune
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Subject: [birders] southeast MI reference source
From: "Darrin O'Brien" <treecreeper(AT)wowway.com>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 11:18am
All,
There are two good resources for SE MI bird phenology.
Most recent (2007) is:
/*The Birds of Dearborn, An Annotated Checklist*/ by Julie Craves
http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/rouge_river/store.html
For $5, you can have it on your desktop in minutes =
http://www.lulu.com/content/758491
or order the hardcopy for $9.96
and
/The Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan/ (1992) by Michael A. Kielb,
John M. Swales, and Richard A. Wolinski
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/books.html
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*Subject: Reference source for southern Michigan arrival and departure times for
migratory birds?*
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 10:58:35 -0400
Is there a convenient reference source for migration arrival and departure
times? I?m in Ann Arbor so a southern Michigan reference would be my cup o?
tea.
Bob Bethune
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Subject: [birders] Re: Juncos still hanging around?
From: Jan Berry <jeberry(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 11:35am
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I noticed some in my yard today, too, Bob. Too nice a day to leave, =20
I guess!
Jan B
Superior Township
Washtenaw County
On Apr 6, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Bob Bethune wrote:
> I still have a couple of juncos hanging around my feeders. Isn=92t it =20=
> a little late for them still to be in Ann Arbor? Well, of course =20
> they haven=92t taken their final exams yet.
>
> Bob Bethune
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Subject: [birders] Kent County: Lowell Lone Horned Lark (and Also
Grebes)
From: Bob Tarte <theduckpen(AT)att.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 12:09pm
The lone Horned Lark (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) that I saw this
time last year atop the Fifth Third Bank on M-21 just east of the Meijer
gas station is present again. If there are other larks in the immediate
vicinity (i.e., grassy areas near the bank), I didn't see them.
Also, the first quarter-mile of the Flat River north of M-21 in Lowell
yielded a few Common Mergansers and four Pied-bill Grebes this morning.
--
Bob Tarte, Lowell Township, Kent County
Author of "Fowl Weather" & "Enslaved by Ducks"
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Subject: [birders] Re: Interesting Cardinal Behavior
From: eba(AT)umich.edu
Date: 6 Apr 2008 12:32pm
I have seen that sort of behavior not only in cardinals at my feeder and in
the wild, but also in goldfinches (also at my feeder) and in blue jays in
the wild. Seems that it is part of a mating ritual that is shared by many
birds.
Eric Arnold
--On Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:43 AM -0400 w8liftr40(AT)aol.com wrote:
> Greetings Birders,
>
> Late in the day yesterday, I restocked my feeders. There were 15 Northern
> Cardinals. All were males, except two. One female Cardinal would pick up
> and shell a sunflower seed. One of the males would run over to her and
> she would feed him. This happened 4 times. Just wondering if anyone has
> seen this before, outside of birds feeding her young.
>
> Other birds of note at the feeders
>
> 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches
> 1 Redpoll
> 2 Fox Sparrows
> 100+ Tree Sparrows
>
>
> Jeff Schultz
>
> www.wildtangentphotography.com
>
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Subject: [birders] Re: Reference source for southern Michigan arrival
and departure times for migratory birds?
From: Bob Tarte <theduckpen(AT)att.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 12:52pm
Bob,
You won't do better than Julie Craves' excellent book, "The Birds of
Dearborn, An Annotated Checklist," available from:
http://www.lulu.com/content/758491
Also indispensable is Allen Chartier's "A Birder's Guide to Michigan."
Although it doesn't list arrival and departure times, it does include a
chart (spanning many pages) which uses bar graphs to indicate Status and
Occurrence of Michigan Birds in different parts of Michigan and at
different seasons of the year. The book is available through the ABA at:
http://www.americanbirding.org/pubs/siteguides/mi.html
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Subject: [birders] Eastern Towhee
From: Kevin Meinka <kmeinka(AT)charter.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 2:34pm
I thought I heard one last night but I couldn't find him. This morning I was
treated to hear and see him singing in a tree just beside my home. He is one of
my favorite yard birds. With him singing and some of my crocuses blooming, it
sure looking like spring!
-Kevin
Fenton
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Subject: [birders] Re: Reference source for southern Michigan arrival
and departure times for migratory birds
From: laurent fournier <laurentfournier2003(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 12:04pm
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If you check ebird.org, you will easily find this kind of statistics (per state,
or county). There is still a limited number of birders who are using it, but I
think it should only get better with time.
Ciao
Laurent Fournier
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Subject: [birders] Horned Grebe and more - North Bay Lagoon, Ford
Lake
From: <Nancy.Hooper(AT)ins.com>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 1:46pm
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It's a beautiful day for a stroll on the boardwalk around the North Bay
lagoon. Birds sighted:
=20
- Horned Grebe, with his beautiful golden horns glistening in
the sun - he was very close to the northernmost bridge on the boardwalk,
great opportunity for a good close look or photograph.
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Gadwall
- Ruddy Duck
- Redhead
- Bufflehead
- Common Merganser
- American Coot
=20
Sighted and heard earlier this morning on the lake:
- Common Loon
=20
Also, an unidentified tern flew by my window. I could get my binocs
quick enough to make an ID. Definitely not a Caspian. =20
=20
Regards,=20
Nancy
=20
Nancy Hooper | Managing Consultant | Detroit, North Central | BT Global
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Subject: [birders] Re: Reference source for southern Michigan arrival
and departure times for migratory birds?
From: "Russell Emmons" <birdeland(AT)pasty.net>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 4:06pm
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Right Tom, Juncos will be around here another 2 or 3 weeks easily. =
Sometimes we even get 1 or 2 on the NAMC around here! Got about 10 o 15 =
here today and still lots of Tree Sparrows which seemed to be the bird =
of the season so far with up to 80 some days at our feeders in Feb.
However though Juncos are a breeding species in the NLP, not =
abundant but we have found breeding pairs in Oscoda, Crawford, Otsego, =
and Antrim countys.
Russ Emmons, St. Clair county
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Subject: [birders] Re: Reference source for southern Michigan arrival =
and departure times for migratory birds?
Bob,
A couple of options include Julie Crave's Birds of Dearborn, An =
Annotated Checklist.
http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/rouge_river/store.html
The Chartier/Ziarno Birder's Guide to Michigan also has bar charts =
showing seasonal expectations.
To your other question, it's not unusual to have Juncos around yet. I =
get them about every other year on the North American Migration Count =
the second Saturday in May in Alcona County. They'll be around here for =
another week or two.
Tom Pavlik
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From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>=20
Is there a convenient reference source for migration arrival and =
departure times? I'm in Ann Arbor so a southern Michigan reference would =
be my cup o' tea.
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Bob Bethune
Freshwater Seas
http://www.freshwaterseas.com
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Subject: [birders] loon yes
From: Jan Berry <jeberry(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 5:11pm
The loon that's been hanging out at Fletcher Pond across from the
Humane Society on Cherry Hill Road in Superior Township is still
there today. So cool!
Jan B
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Subject: [birders] lower Detroit River arrivals
From: "Greg Norwood" <Greg_Norwood(AT)fws.gov>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 6:41pm
Hello,
The second day in a row of fantastic spring weather brought the arrival of
a common tern off Grosse Ile today and quite a few tree swallows. The
first hours of the morning brought continuous flocks of red-winged
blackbirds, common grackles, and rusty blackbirds numbering in the
thousands. A merlin and common loon flew over Humbug Marsh.
Greg Norwood
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Subject: [birders] Bay Port & Fish Point Bird Trip
From: Coolsweetjoy(AT)aol.com
Date: 6 Apr 2008 8:30pm
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On Saturday, April 5, Colleen Traylor lead a group from Macomb Audubon to
Bay Port & Fish Point in Huron County. Hundreds of Tundra Swans have just
begun moving into the area.
There were also 30 other species seen that day including Canada Geese,
Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, Red-Winged Blackbirds, Robins, Kildeer, Turkey
Vultures, Crows, Morning Doves, Pheasants, Bald Eagle, Coots, Great Blue Heron,
Great Egrets, Tree Swallows, Barn Swallow, American Kestrel, Great Horned Owl,
House Sparrow, Swamp Sparrows, Northern Harriers, Starlings, Wild Turkeys,
Osprey.
Hundreds of ducks were seen: Redhead, Canvasback, Common Goldeneye,
Mallards, Common Merganser, Bufflehead, Ring-Necked and Ruddy.
Last but not least, Leopard Frogs!
All in all a beautiful day with lots of birds.
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Subject: [birders] Re: March Butterflies--at least one!
From: Toni Spears <t_spears2000(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 6:40pm
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Roger,
We had one butterfly in March - a Mourning Cloak - on Saturday Mar. 29 - in the
woods north of Dexter. It was a sunny afternoon, but still chilly (less than 40
deg.). Saw two more Mourning Cloaks today - much warmer!
Toni
Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman(AT)hotmail.com> wrote: .hmmessage P { margin:0px;
padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } The first
butterflies of the 2008 Season in southeast Michigan finally showed up on April
2 and 3. On April 2 Faye Stoner found two Mourning Cloaks at Leonard's Preserve
in southwest Washtenaw County near Manchester. The next day I had 12 Mourning
Cloaks and 1 Eastern Comma in a woodlot Dhu Varren Woods in Ann Arbor.
These are incredibly late, first season sightings for butterflies by recent
standards. In checking back through the records of the Greater Washtenaw County
Survey, every year since 1994 one or more butterflies were reported in the month
of March. One year we even had a February butterfly! The weather in March was
pretty weird. There was much more snow than normal and fewer sunny days.
Temperatures were almost always in the below normal range and the very few times
it got up into 50's--when over-wintering butterflies such the Mourning Cloak or
the Eastern Comma could potentialy emerge from their hibernation to fly
around--the woods were either still covered with snow or the day was cloudy and
windy.
It will be interesting to see whether the butterfly season catches up more back
to normal as Spring progresses.
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
4/4/2008
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