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Subject: [birders] RE: Sunday Yard Birds
From: "LaHaie, Ivan J." <ivan.lahaie(AT)gd-ais.com>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 8:45am
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I need to make a correction to my post below. I wasn't certain about
the vireo ID because the song didn't sound like a typical
yellow-throated, so I went to several recordings and am now certain the
vireo I heard was a blue-headed instead. Sorry. I'll be a little more
meticulous next time before I post.
=20
Ivan
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From: LaHaie, Ivan J.=20
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:18 AM
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Subject: Sunday Yard Birds
Had a yellow-throated vireo, blue-gray gnatcatcher, and brown thrasher
singing in the yard yesterday (along with all the usual suspects) while
my wife was cutting my hair.
=20
Beats the heck out of anything in a barber shop!
=20
Ivan
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Subject: [birders] bobwhite
From: Jan Berry <jeberry(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 8:54am
This has been a great week for morning sounds. Not only were the
toads singing this morning just before 6, but I heard a bobwhite call
on Cherry Hill Road about 1/8 mile east of the Cherry Hill Nature
Preserve in Superior Township. First one of those I've heard in the
area.
Jan B
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Subject: [birders] blue jays
From: Sherri Smith <grackle(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 10:37am
If blue jays live around you and you listen for it, you can here them
speaking to each other is quiet pleasant voices unlike the voice they
yell "Jay, jay" in. This sound is what they say to another bird (or
person) that they like. And they make their fabulous bugling noise,
during which they bounce up and down. They have even more things to
say if you pay attention.
Sherri Smith
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Subject: [birders] Springsters trickling in; Fine WX
From: Dave Sing <dsing(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 10:56am
Howdy. First Solitary vireo and Fox sparrows of the season this
morning. Winter wren and Pine warbler
seem to have departed. House and Carolina wrens are everywhere on
the West side of Chelsea proper.
Eastern meadowlarks, Song and Field sparrows have returned to the
farm on Zeeb in earnest. Bluebird
pair seems attracted to hole in big Black cherry along Zeeb across
from the farm. Bobwhite calling
in the evenings.
WX: A fine early Spring stretch of weather will fade into the
weekend, with a series of fronts that will cool
temps back down to near normal. Nothing looks like a washout but
Friday and Saturday could be drippy.
Skies should settle down and temps will cool considerably by early
next week. Maps are looking a little
foreboding a week or so out, but this probably will change as time
passes. Anyway, no real outbreaks
of freaky late cold look plausible at this time.
Cheers DBS Chelsea MI
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Subject: [birders] New(?) Heronry
From: "The Farmers" <ajf-jlf(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 1:26pm
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Two weeks ago I first noticed what I believe to be a new heronry in the =
extreme southern part of Washtenaw County. What appeared at that time =
to be a single nest under construction high in a tree along the Saline =
Riverat is now one of at least 6 nests and very likely more. I live 3/4 =
mile downstream and daily see the birds shuttling between their new =
homes and Milan's Ford Lake.
It's possible that these birds have relocated from an earlier heronry of =
similar size on the east side of Maple Road about 1/3 mile downstream =
from the Maple Road Bridge. For those who bird in this part of the =
county, the new(?) heronry is roughly 250 yards south of Mooreville Road =
about a quarter mile east of Mooreville. It is south of the two story =
house at 1201 Mooreville Rd. and across the road from Budney =
Landscaping. The intervening riverine forest will largely, if not =
entirely, block the view of all but the highest of the nests in the next =
week or two.
John Farmer
Milan
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Subject: [birders] RE: OT: Wildflower (?) ID help
From: Larry Nooden <ldnum(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 2:26pm
Yes, it is coltsfoot after all.
I placed to the question with Tony Reznicek of the University Michigan
Herbarium (I consider him the "supreme court" on these issues), and he says
coltsfoot. I was concerned that the leaf-lie structures were too fleshy
for coltsfoot and some other characteristics, but I expect Tony is right.
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Subject: [birders] help! bird expertise needed
From: "Bruce Robertson" <roberba1(AT)msu.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 3:49pm
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Hello all,
I just moved into the state from Montana and will be starting some grassland
bird research and would really love to tap into the local bird expertise. In
collaboration with the Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center and TNC we are
beginning a research project investigating the effect of various biofuel
crops (corn, switchgrass, mixed-grass prairie) on avian biodiversity and
abundance. We are also interested doing some focal work on the examining the
effect of patch area and patch edges on a focal species of grassland bird,
preferably and edge/area sensitive, and relatively abundant species. The
initial candidate list of species to work on in Michigan would seem to
include Eastern Meadowlark, Savannah Sparrow and Bobolink.
I'd really love to hear from any grassland bird-o-philes about whether you
tend to see these species as highly abundant in grassland patches that
you've birded. If you have other species of obligate grassland birds (not
edgy ones) that you think could be a good species to work with, I'd love to
hear your input as well.
Incidentally, I am looking for large patches of switchgrass within which to
do some surveys and limited insect sampling, but am having a tough time
finding large patches of switchgrass (>15 acres). Any help on that would
also be deeply appreciated. I hope I can yank in a few choice species and
cool observations for the listserv.
Many thanks!
Bruce Robertson
Postdoctoral Fellow
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
Michigan State University
3700 East Gull Lake Drive
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
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Subject: [birders] RE: OT: Coyote at Barton Nature Area
From: "Bob Bethune" <poihths(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 10:00pm
There is a fox living in the small city park near Packard & Eisenhower. He's
been seen by my neighbors who have houses that back up to the park. We saw
him in front of our house early one morning last week, headed up the
sidewalk toward Buhr Park.
Some people who live closer to County Farm Park than I do are aware of
coyote who seem to live there.
About two years ago during the winter I saw three or four deer in the park
located south of Packard and east of the intersection of Packard and
Eisenhower.
I think urban large mammals are more common than we realize.
Bob Bethune
Freshwater Seas
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From: Chases - Dick and Sue [mailto:chases(AT)peoplepc.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:57 PM
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Subject: [birders] OT: Coyote at Barton Nature Area
. Sunday, 20 April 2008
This noon at Barton Nature Area, we saw a coyote coming from the railroad
tracks, crossing the main path, and then crossing the side trail to the
meadow. Another person walking in the meadow also saw the coyote closer to
the river and got a picture of it. It may not have been coincidence that
two pairs of Canada geese began honking excitedly from the field across the
railroad tracks and then circled around overhead several times just before
we saw the coyote.
Dick Chase
Ann Arbor
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Subject: [birders] RE: OT: Coyote at Barton Nature Area
From: Jan Berry <jeberry(AT)umich.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 10:10pm
Bob, I think you're absolutely right!
I have a friend who lives on Melrose in Ann Arbor Hlls who saw a fox
in her backyard recently, and I saw a deer crossing Devonshire in
that same neighborhood not long ago! so unusual!
Jan B
Superior Township.
On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:00 PM, Bob Bethune wrote:
> There is a fox living in the small city park near Packard &
> Eisenhower. He's
> been seen by my neighbors who have houses that back up to the park.
> We saw
> him in front of our house early one morning last week, headed up the
> sidewalk toward Buhr Park.
> Some people who live closer to County Farm Park than I do are aware of
> coyote who seem to live there.
> About two years ago during the winter I saw three or four deer in
> the park
> located south of Packard and east of the intersection of Packard and
> Eisenhower.
> I think urban large mammals are more common than we realize.
>
> Bob Bethune
> Freshwater Seas
> http://www.freshwaterseas.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chases - Dick and Sue [mailto:chases(AT)peoplepc.com]
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:57 PM
> To: birders(AT)umich.edu
> Subject: [birders] OT: Coyote at Barton Nature Area
>
> . Sunday, 20 April 2008
>
> This noon at Barton Nature Area, we saw a coyote coming from the
> railroad
> tracks, crossing the main path, and then crossing the side trail to
> the
> meadow. Another person walking in the meadow also saw the coyote
> closer to
> the river and got a picture of it. It may not have been
> coincidence that
> two pairs of Canada geese began honking excitedly from the field
> across the
> railroad tracks and then circled around overhead several times just
> before
> we saw the coyote.
>
> Dick Chase
> Ann Arbor
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Subject: [birders] RE: OT: Coyote
From: Susan Miller <smiller179(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 10:26pm
Coyotes are living and breeding at Lakewoods Nature Area, adjacent to
Dolph, at the west edge of Ann Arbor. A dead coyote pup was recently
found there and (live) adults have been seen. Sue Miller
On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:10 PM, Jan Berry wrote:
> Bob, I think you're absolutely right!
>
> I have a friend who lives on Melrose in Ann Arbor Hlls who saw a
> fox in her backyard recently, and I saw a deer crossing Devonshire
> in that same neighborhood not long ago! so unusual!
>
> Jan B
> Superior Township.
>
>
> On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:00 PM, Bob Bethune wrote:
>
>> There is a fox living in the small city park near Packard &
>> Eisenhower. He's
>> been seen by my neighbors who have houses that back up to the
>> park. We saw
>> him in front of our house early one morning last week, headed up the
>> sidewalk toward Buhr Park.
>> Some people who live closer to County Farm Park than I do are
>> aware of
>> coyote who seem to live there.
>> About two years ago during the winter I saw three or four deer in
>> the park
>> located south of Packard and east of the intersection of Packard and
>> Eisenhower.
>> I think urban large mammals are more common than we realize.
>>
>> Bob Bethune
>> Freshwater Seas
>> http://www.freshwaterseas.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chases - Dick and Sue [mailto:chases(AT)peoplepc.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:57 PM
>> To: birders(AT)umich.edu
>> Subject: [birders] OT: Coyote at Barton Nature Area
>>
>> . Sunday, 20 April 2008
>>
>> This noon at Barton Nature Area, we saw a coyote coming from the
>> railroad
>> tracks, crossing the main path, and then crossing the side trail
>> to the
>> meadow. Another person walking in the meadow also saw the coyote
>> closer to
>> the river and got a picture of it. It may not have been
>> coincidence that
>> two pairs of Canada geese began honking excitedly from the field
>> across the
>> railroad tracks and then circled around overhead several times
>> just before
>> we saw the coyote.
>>
>> Dick Chase
>> Ann Arbor
>>
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Subject: [birders] Cherry Hill Preserve and environs and Waterloo on
Monday
From: "CJ McDonald" <cjmcd77(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 22 Apr 2008 10:45pm
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Sorry for the late post.
I found a Lincoln's Sparrow sneaking through the underbrush along the big
marsh in Cherry Hill yesterday morning. Also in Cherry Hill were at least
three Brown Thrashers and a Gray Catbird. I encountered a Broad-winged Hawk
along Cherry Hill (east of the preserve) that may have been gathering
nesting materials. Keep an eye out if you're passing through this area.
Later in the day I ran into another Broad-winged soaring in the area of Mud
Lake at the western end of Loveland Rd. in Waterloo SRA.
Tonight just after dark, I heard a single gray treefrog calling from the
flooded farm field on Vreeland Rd., just east of Stommel. It was
accompanied by many chorus frogs, spring peepers and American toads.
A pretty bare bones report, but I don't have time to be more detailed.
Jim McDonald
Ypsilanti, MI
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