Arkansas (Statewide) RBA
December 21, 2009
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-RBA
*Arkansas
*Statewide
*December 21, 2009
*ARST09.12.21
-Species Mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Rock Wren
Prairie Falcon
Pacific Loon
Rufous Hummingbird
Surf Scoter
Western Grebe
Ross’ Goose
Tundra Swan
American Tree Sparrow
Surf Scoter
Wilson’s Warbler
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
Hooded Merganser
Red-Breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Sora
White Ibis
-Transcript
Welcome to the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert for December 21, 2009, sponsored by the
Audubon Society of Central Arkansas (ASCA). ASCA meets at 7:00pm the second
Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be the holiday potluck. Check
the www.ascabird.org website for details on upcoming meetings and field trips.
Sign up for the Christmas Bird Count, too!
From around the state recent sightings are:
Fifty-five juvenile WHITE IBIS in Woodruff Co. on CR 915 (McGowan Rd) were
present just north of the intersection with CR 935. This area is north and west
of Dagmar WMA. They were found feeding along the back of a flooded field, then
they took flight and headed south.
On the Lonoke CBC, Arkansas's first ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER (pending acceptance
by the ARBC) was found by Ladonna and Kenny Nichols. It was in a small tract
of woods on the north side of Bob Long Road about 2.75 miles east of HWY 31.
This would be the first patch of woods on the north side of the road once you
pass Anderson Road. Bob Long Road is about 6 miles south of Joe Hogan Fish
Hatchery.
From the Fayetteville CBC, a male Rufous Hummingbird was at a feeder in
Farmington (adjacent to Fayetteville-- Ann Johnson, 356 E. Ralston, Farmington,
AR 72730, 479-267-2554). Three merganser species tallied by different parties
Hooded Mergansers were expected, but the two Red-Breasted Mergansers were a HUGE
surprise, but not the first ones tallied on the count. They are not expected
in northern Arkansas at this time of year. Common Merganser has been found on 7
previous counts. One party found a Sora, not common in the second half of
December.
A Surf Scoter is being seen at Treadway’s Minnow Farm.
An adult Wilson’s Warbler was observed on Crooked Creed above Lake Harrison.
At Lake Maumelle at Loon Point (the first rest stop past the marina) a Pacific
Loon was swimming very close to shore. It was cruising along in the channel
between the trail along the shore and the island.
A Rufous Hummingbird is still present on Mt. Sequoyah in Fayetteville.
Across from Cammack Village in Little Rock, Cindy Franklin is hosting a Rufous
Hummingbird that continues to visit the feeder on a regularly. Also in Little
Rock, a possible adult male Rufous Hummingbird at Streett’s home on S. Lookout
in Hillcrest.
In North Little Rock, at the Bettinger home in Marche, a possible juvenile or
female Rufous Hummingbird is present.
A Surf Scoter is at Treadway's Minnow Ponds near Hickory Plains on one of the
back ponds. Please check with the owners, since this is private property.
A Western Grebe is being seen near Slate Gap at Beaver Lake.
Two swans have been seen at Lake Sequoyah in Fayetteville. An American Tree
Sparrow has also been present at Lake Sequoyah.
Trumpeter Swans have started arriving for the winter at Lake Magness near Heber
Springs. For ABA listers, these are countable birds, since they are not
released/introduced birds and are part of an established migratory population.
A Ross’ Goose and a Tundra Swan have also been seen with the Trumpeter Swans
at Lake Magness.
The Rock Wren initially located a little over a month ago in the rip rock of
Millwood dam just east of Millwood State Park is still present.
The observer reports that upon further examination of photographs taken, a
Prairie Falcon identified one mile south of Maysville on Stateline Road and Hwy
102 may have been a misidentification.
Thanks for calling the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert. Your contributions make the
Rare Bird Aert possible. If you would like to leave a message, please wait for
the chirp. Good Birding!
Hotline: Arkansas
Date: December 21, 2009
Phone number: (501)753-5853
To Report: (501)753-5853, ARBird email discussion list, BRC forms available at
ARBirds.org
Compiler/Transcriber: DeLynn Hearn
Coverage: Statewide
-End transcript
DeLynn Hearn
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