From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Wed Feb 1 01:58:54 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Wed Feb 1 01:58:55 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Audubon Meeting at Urbana Public Library
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Birders,
Mark your calendars!
Jim and Eleanor Smith with share thier great knowledge of raising
bluebirds this Thursday at 7:15 in the Urbana Library Auditorium.
Hope to see you there!
Jim :)
-James Hoyt
"The Prairie Ant"
Champaign Co. Audubon
Co-steward Parkland College Prairies.
Monitor Urbana Park District Natural Areas.
Champaign County Master Gardener
Allerton Allies
Prairie Rivers Network
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From charleneanchor at msn.com Wed Feb 1 08:13:33 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Wed Feb 1 08:07:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] NO Sightings: Peregrines and poisoned birds
Message-ID: <BAY102-DAV170EB51F3F6893D35F5C78C60B0@phx.gbl>
Did anyone read the article in the DI yesterday about the poisoning of
starlings, pigeons and blackbirds that has been taking place yearly
since 2003? A poison called Avitrol is used. It causes the birds to
seizure. I immediately thought of the Peregrine and wondered if a
seizuring bird would attract it. Also wondered - if the Peregrine
consumed one what would happen to the Peregrine. Does anyone know?
The article also stated that pre-911 the University would shoot
pigeons. But since 911 they are not allowed to discharge or carry guns
on campus. It was advised that anyone finding a dead or dying bird to
place it in an airtight plastic bag and dispose of it or notify the U
of I Facilities & Services.
Charlene Anchor
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From jane_easterly at hotmail.com Wed Feb 1 09:00:09 2006
From: jane_easterly at hotmail.com (Jane Easterly)
Date: Wed Feb 1 09:00:28 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] NO Sightings: Peregrines and poisoned birds
In-Reply-To: <BAY102-DAV170EB51F3F6893D35F5C78C60B0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <BAY105-F818E4ED079A32ED83BFF9910B0@phx.gbl>
The headline also read "Non-native birds killed", but if blackbirds are
being killed that's misleading.
Jane
>From: "charlene anchor" <charleneanchor@msn.com>
>To: <Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] NO Sightings: Peregrines and poisoned birds
>Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:13:33 -0600
>
>Did anyone read the article in the DI yesterday about the poisoning of
>starlings, pigeons and blackbirds that has been taking place yearly
since
>2003? A poison called Avitrol is used. It causes the birds to
seizure. I
>immediately thought of the Peregrine and wondered if a seizuring bird
would
>attract it. Also wondered - if the Peregrine consumed one what would
>happen to the Peregrine. Does anyone know?
>
>The article also stated that pre-911 the University would shoot
pigeons.
>But since 911 they are not allowed to discharge or carry guns on
campus.
>It was advised that anyone finding a dead or dying bird to place it in
an
>airtight plastic bag and dispose of it or notify the U of I Facilities
&
>Services.
>
>Charlene Anchor
>_______________________________________________
>Birdnotes mailing list
>Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
>https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes
From n9ds_15 at msn.com Wed Feb 1 09:30:11 2006
From: n9ds_15 at msn.com (Duston Suits)
Date: Wed Feb 1 09:30:22 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Bluebirds
Message-ID: <BAY0-LC2-01750F4FE40B7207B2CE20BDE0B0@phx.gbl>
I spotted two male Eastern Bluebirds and heard a third this morning.
The
last one I saw was in early December. I suspect they've been around
since
then, I just haven't seen them. But still, it's heartwarming to see
them.
Duston Suits
Loami, IL
From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Wed Feb 1 10:30:05 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Wed Feb 1 10:30:17 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Kestral
Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90718A2C0@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Kestral at about 7:30 this morning on the wires right across the street
from my drive (right over the Army Reserve driveway). Binocs couldn't
quite resolve what it was eating...small bird I think.
Bob
From smithsje at egix.net Wed Feb 1 20:26:09 2006
From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith)
Date: Wed Feb 1 20:33:44 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject)
Message-ID: <200602020213.k122DK61026731@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Hello, Bird,
This afternoon, a Cooper's hawk crashed into one of our windows. I
heard the thud, and upon looking out the window, the hawk took off from
the ground apparently unharmed. It has been raiding our feeders
several times daily.
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-02-01
From leslienoa at gmail.com Thu Feb 2 06:45:39 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Thu Feb 2 06:45:50 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon (Wednesday sighting)
Message-ID:
<a4f8d1430602020445o5de2559and83add29292e5db8@mail.gmail.com>
I saw the Peregrine Falcon (finally!) at 5pm on Wednesday at the corner
of
Green and Mathews. The falcon was perched on top the church steeple at
the
corner (were it has been several times) and eventually flew west/
northwest.
I've been looking for this bird for weeks with no luck!
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Thu Feb 2 08:01:29 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Thu Feb 2 08:03:33 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Hawkish week
Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90718A2C2@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
A pair of Red Tails in the back yard this morning. One, sitting in a
tree, was dislodged by the other as it approached, and flew to a nearby
perch. (as reported earlier, Kestral yesterday, Coopers on the weekend)
Oddly enough...no rabbits were visible in my yard at that time... :-)
Wild tulips up by the hundreds, daffodils too, someone on Pennsylvania
has a large clump of Snowdrops blooming...
Bob :-)
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From charleneanchor at msn.com Thu Feb 2 08:11:22 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Thu Feb 2 08:05:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] NO Sightings: Peregrines and poisoned birds
Message-ID: <BAY102-DAV282CB7A4D91A7480ACFB3C60A0@phx.gbl>
Although the headline reads "non-native," the article refers to
"blackbirds, starlings and pigeons." At this time of year I would
guess they are referring to cowbirds as the blackbirds but also mention
that other birds could be killed as a result. We have a variety of
birds feeding on other birds - Cooper's, Sharp-shinned, owls, falcon's,
etc., which is what prompted my question. Controlling these birds
seems to be a complex problem with no easy answer. The first year they
did this an estimated 5000 birds were killed.
Charlene Anchor
----- Original Message ----From: Jane Easterly
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:41 AM
To: Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
Subject: RE: [Birdnotes] NO Sightings: Peregrines and poisoned birds
The headline also read "Non-native birds killed", but if blackbirds are
being killed that's misleading.
Jane
>From: "charlene anchor" <charleneanchor@msn.com>
>To: <Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] NO Sightings: Peregrines and poisoned birds
>Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:13:33 -0600
>
>Did anyone read the article in the DI yesterday about the poisoning of
>starlings, pigeons and blackbirds that has been taking place yearly
since
>2003? A poison called Avitrol is used. It causes the birds to
seizure. I
>immediately thought of the Peregrine and wondered if a seizuring bird
would
>attract it. Also wondered - if the Peregrine consumed one what would
>happen to the Peregrine. Does anyone know?
>
>The article also stated that pre-911 the University would shoot
pigeons.
>But since 911 they are not allowed to discharge or carry guns on
campus.
>It was advised that anyone finding a dead or dying bird to place it in
an
>airtight plastic bag and dispose of it or notify the U of I Facilities
&
>Services.
>
>Charlene Anchor
>_______________________________________________
>Birdnotes mailing list
>Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
>https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Thu Feb 2 08:27:36 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Thu Feb 2 08:27:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon (Wednesday sighting)
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01CD0457@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
The Peregrine was not on top of the
Maybe we're starting to narrow down
there. I'm planning on being there
Saturday and/or Sunday this weekend
him/her.
steeple at 4:45pm last evening!
this bird's preferred time up
starting around 4:30pm Friday,
to try and get some photos of
Greg
-----Original Message----From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org [mailto:birdnotesbounces@lists.prairienet.org]On Behalf Of Leslie Noa
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:46 AM
To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon (Wednesday sighting)
I saw the Peregrine Falcon
of Green and Mathews. The
at the corner (were it has
west/ northwest. I've been
luck!
(finally!) at 5pm on Wednesday at the corner
falcon was perched on top the church steeple
been several times) and eventually flew
looking for this bird for weeks with no
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu Feb 2 08:48:48 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu Feb 2 08:49:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon (Wednesday sighting)
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DF2F7@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I looked at about 4:40 and didn't see it. I was leaving campus about 20
minutes earlier than usual...wished I'd have stuck to my regular
routine
so I could have seen it again.
________________________________
From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Gregory S
Lambeth
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:28 AM
To: Leslie Noa; birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
Subject: RE: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon (Wednesday sighting)
The Peregrine was not on top of the steeple at 4:45pm last evening!
Maybe we're starting to narrow down this bird's preferred time up
there.
I'm planning on being there starting around 4:30pm Friday, Saturday
and/or Sunday this weekend to try and get some photos of him/her.
Greg
-----Original Message----From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org]On Behalf Of Leslie Noa
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:46 AM
To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon (Wednesday sighting)
I saw the Peregrine Falcon (finally!) at 5pm on Wednesday at the
corner of Green and Mathews. The falcon was perched on top the church
steeple at the corner (were it has been several times) and eventually
flew west/ northwest. I've been looking for this bird for weeks with no
luck!
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Thu Feb 2 09:21:29 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Thu Feb 2 09:23:25 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon (Wednesday sighting)
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060202090807.028c37a8@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Hi all,
I caved in and finally joined Birdnotes, adding another
birding
listserve to my e-mail. Anyway, I was just told by Mike Ward that the
darkish, immature PEREGRINE FALCON that a bunch of us at the INHS have
observed on the large radio tower at the location of the U of I Grind
Farm
property along Curtis Rd. (between Race and 1st near the Embarras), has
a
green band on the left leg. He is checking with folks up in Chicago to
see
if it is one of their hacked-out birds. This bird has been seen
perched on
the tower at this location at least ten or more times, often in the
morning. A couple of us have seen it there quite early, leading me to
wonder if it may be roosting at night in the trees around the old
farmyard
there. The fact that folks seem to be seeing a Peregrine at the end of
the
day several miles north (and Leslie said that it flew northwest from
there), makes me wonder if that bird is indeed a second Peregrine. If
folks could get a look at it's left leg, we would know for sure. I'm
not
sure how faithful Peregrine's are to a nightly perch. I take it that
this
bird is also an immature? Good birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
Steven D. Bailey
CTAP Ornithologist
Illinois Natural History Survey
1816 South Oak St.
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Phone: 217/244-2174
Fax: 217/ 265-5110
sdbailey@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu
Visit the CTAP homepage and On-line data at http://ctap.inhs.uiuc.edu
Look for on-line INHS biological data at http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu
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From rem at uiuc.edu Thu Feb 2 09:41:10 2006
From: rem at uiuc.edu (Robert E Miller)
Date: Thu Feb 2 09:41:12 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Fwd: Turkeys again
Message-ID: <8840793b.84570be3.8362700@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Robert E. Miller
Emeritus Professor of TAM
216 Talbot Laboratory, MC-262
104 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801-2983
(217) 333-4283
Home: 408 E. Mumford Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 367-1796
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu Feb 2 09:52:33 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu Feb 2 09:52:35 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Bryan Guarente sighting :-)
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DF311@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Don't know if anyone else caught it, but Bryan Guarente (Birdnotes list
administrator) was on the 6:00PM news on channel 3 last night...
Sort of a man-on-the-street interview about the computer virus/worm
that
is supposed to wreak havoc tomorrow.
Bernie Sloan
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Thu Feb 2 10:05:13 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Thu Feb 2 12:22:45 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forestry birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060202092525.02867b70@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Just thought I'd report the birds I have been seeing on my morning
surveys
at the Forestry (across from Meadowbrook Park). Yesterday, I finally
saw
all THREE LONG-EARED OWLS in the cedar grove. Some have been reporting
a
Great Horned Owl roosting right next to the Long-eareds. There have
been
two Long-eareds roosting there for several weeks (in adjacent trees),
and
within the last couple of weeks a third owl has shown up again,
roosting
only 15 ft. away from the other two owls which have been roosting in
the
same two trees now for at least a couple of weeks. The owl that roosts
out
in the open always looks slim, keeping its feathers tight to its body.
The
third owl keeps its feathers very fluffed out, making it look much
larger
than it normally is. This bird is probably a female as well. I spent
some
time yesterday maneuvering around the tree until I noted as many Longeared
characteristics as I could. The bird had the typical arrow-shaped
markings
going down the breast and belly (not horizontal bars), and the two
vertical
whitish stripes that start at the top of the head and go down between
the
eyes were noted. There were also no Great Horned Owl pellets
underneath
the bird, only Long-eared.
On both Tues. and Wed., I had a WINTER WREN and a YELLOWBELLIED
SAPSUCKER (female), pretty much in the same locations each morning on
the
southeast side of the Forestry. Yesterday I had 3 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES,
1 BROWN CREEPER, 2 flyover PURPLE FINCHES, 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a
few
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and even 3 flyover LAPLAND LONGSPURS. A HAIRY
WOODPECKER and 4 singing CAROLINA WRENS were also noted. Several of
the
Carolina Wrens have been singing every single morning since I started
censusing Jan. 10th. I had all of the same species on Tues. (Jan.
31st),
but had 4 PURPLE FINCHES, 3 BROWN CREEPERS, and 3 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS,
as well as 5 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and a calling COOPER'S HAWK. I
also
saw the BARRED OWL on Jan. 19th, and another birder I ran into saw it
Jan.
31st, both times being harassed by crows. It appears to be roosting
regularly in the large spruces just west of Race St. in the Forestry.
On Tuesday, a large flock of 40+ AMERICAN ROBINS flew over my
office on
South Oak St. just south of St. Mary's Rd. I looked for the Prairie
Falcon
during my lunch hour on Monday and Wednesday without success. However,
I
did have a single EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE just west of the large grain
elevator in Tolono. Good birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From avara at uiuc.edu Thu Feb 2 17:31:25 2006
From: avara at uiuc.edu (avara@uiuc.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 2 17:31:29 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Message-ID: <28f8e9aa.84827b84.971d700@expms2.cites.uiuc.edu>
Saw the Peregrine Falcon atop Wesley Methodist Church at
5:15 PM today!
~Mike Avara
From leslienoa at gmail.com Thu Feb 2 18:35:03 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Thu Feb 2 18:35:12 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon
Message-ID:
<a4f8d1430602021635t195205c3oe483b8cc0e66f4ac@mail.gmail.com>
I also saw the Peregrine Falcon perched on top of the church steeple.
I was
there just before 5pm.
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu Feb 2 18:46:40 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu Feb 2 18:46:55 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine, on steeple again
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DF3CB@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Peregrine on west arm of the cross at the top of the steeple of the
church on the southeast corner of Green and Mathews, Urbana.
I first sighted it from the northwest corner of Wright and Green a
minute or two past 5:00. At that point I wasn't sure if it was the
Peregrine. I just knew the steeple looked "different", with a dark
blotch. (For those of you not familiar with the cross on the steeple,
it
is made of a light colored metal - aluminum? - so anything darker on it
is pretty obvious).
As I walked east along the north side of Green it became more obvious
that it was indeed the Peregrine. I watched it as I walked south on
Goodwin, and then east on Illinois. As I pulled my car out of its
parking space near Krannert, the bird was still there. That was 5:15PM.
Bernie Sloan
From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu Feb 2 21:45:09 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu Feb 2 21:46:43 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Chicken Hawks??
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DF3DE@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I mentioned a bit ago that I had seen the Peregrine again on the church
steeple at Green and Mathews.
As I flipped through my old-school Peterson's guide (copyright 1980)
for
falcons I saw an interesting pattern. The guide lists (in parentheses)
what I take to be common names. The Kestrel is called Sparrow Hawk
(which is consistent with what I was taught as a kid...I recall being
on
a local kids nature TV show in Southern Indiana where they had an
injured but otherwise healthy "Sparrow Hawk" in a large cage). The
Merlin is called Pigeon Hawk (which I had never heard before). The
Peregrine is called Duck Hawk (which I also remember hearing and
reading
about as a youngster - they allegedly struck prey in mid-air at a speed
of about 120mph - well before I had ever heard the term "Peregrine" I
knew of them as Duck Hawks).
Anyway, as I think of common names for "hawks", I am drawn back to the
old Warner Brothers cartoons...the ones with Foghorn Leghorn (the
rooster) as the main character. There was a "chicken hawk" character.
And then I think back to my grandmother...an east central Illinois
farmer who worried about "chicken hawks".
Does anyone know which species was commonly referred to as "Chicken
Hawk"?
Thanks!
Bernie Sloan
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Thu Feb 2 22:25:57 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Thu Feb 2 22:25:59 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Chicken Hawks??
In-Reply-To:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DF3DE@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
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Birders,
My Mom talked about some hawk/chicken interactions on thier farm in
Franklin County during the (not so) Great Depression.
>From her description I guess that she had seen a Red Tailed Hawk or
some
other Buteo.
One interesting part of the story was the fact that an Uncle was trying
to
raise White Leghorns (which Foghorn was patterned after).
Mom was raising some Buff Orfingtons (sorry I don't have spellcheck)
which
blended better with their habitat.
Her chickens had few fatalities and Uncle Ray's Leghorns had nearly 50%
losses.
The smaller Leghorns were practically helpless.
When many small farmers were going bankrupt this was no small matter!
Your info is correct about Sparrow Hark, Duck Hawk, and Pidgeon Hawk.
Jim Hoyt
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Sloan, Bernie wrote:
> I mentioned a bit ago that I had seen the Peregrine again on the
church
> steeple at Green and Mathews.
>
> As I flipped through my old-school Peterson's guide (copyright 1980)
for
> falcons I saw an interesting pattern. The guide lists (in
parentheses)
> what I take to be common names. The Kestrel is called Sparrow Hawk
> (which is consistent with what I was taught as a kid...I recall being
on
> a local kids nature TV show in Southern Indiana where they had an
> injured but otherwise healthy "Sparrow Hawk" in a large cage). The
> Merlin is called Pigeon Hawk (which I had never heard before). The
> Peregrine is called Duck Hawk (which I also remember hearing and
reading
> about as a youngster - they allegedly struck prey in mid-air at a
speed
> of about 120mph - well before I had ever heard the term "Peregrine" I
> knew of them as Duck Hawks).
>
> Anyway, as I think of common names for "hawks", I am drawn back to
the
> old Warner Brothers cartoons...the ones with Foghorn Leghorn (the
> rooster) as the main character. There was a "chicken hawk" character.
> And then I think back to my grandmother...an east central Illinois
> farmer who worried about "chicken hawks".
>
> Does anyone know which species was commonly referred to as "Chicken
> Hawk"?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Bernie Sloan
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From leslienoa at gmail.com Fri Feb 3 08:05:54 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Fri Feb 3 08:05:58 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Belted Kingfisher
Message-ID:
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A belted kingfisher flew over the Shelford Vivarium this morning . I
heard
the kingfisher chattering as I was walking along Healey and saw it fly
north
(I was near the intersection of Healey and Wright).
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From rem at uiuc.edu Fri Feb 3 08:19:44 2006
From: rem at uiuc.edu (Robert E Miller)
Date: Fri Feb 3 08:19:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Message-ID: <82b81778.84d36c57.81eb800@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Saw the Peregrine Falcon twice yesterday on the steeple of
the Methodist church at Green & Mathews - once at 3:45 pm and
again at 4:55 pm. It was hard for me to be certain of the
identification from street level but I'm certain it was not a
groundhog, even on 2/2/06.
Bob Miller
Robert E. Miller
Emeritus Professor of TAM
216 Talbot Laboratory, MC-262
104 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801-2983
(217) 333-4283
Home: 408 E. Mumford Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 367-1796
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Fri Feb 3 09:42:02 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Fri Feb 3 09:45:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forestry and a few Vermilion Co. birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060203091613.0287fc40@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
A PINE SISKIN was heard flying over the Forestry this morning. Eric
Walters and I also observed the three LONG-EARED OWLS roosting in their
respective trees in the cedars as well. 2-3 PURPLE FINCHES were
perched in
their "usual" spot near the southwest side of the Forestry. We also
heard
3 NORTHERN FLICKERS and a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH on our brief walk.
Yesterday afternoon, although we were not able to find the bird
before it
got dark, many "new" NO. SAW-WHET OWL pellets were found at the
roosting
area in the Middlefork F&WA in Vermilion Co. where I had one in early
Dec.
and mid-Jan., so this bird is very likely still around. We also heard
a
pair of BARRED OWLS and at least one FOX SPARROW at this location
(parking
lot 11) in the Middlefork. A NORTHERN HARRIER was flushed from its
night
roost on the ground in a large, privately owned grassland near Reilly,
in
the northwest corner of Vermilion Co. Good birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From leiterp at msn.com Fri Feb 3 12:51:01 2006
From: leiterp at msn.com (Pam Leiter)
Date: Fri Feb 3 12:51:07 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Frogs at Homer Lake (NO SIGHTINGS)
Message-ID: <BAY111-F324598132BDE35F1FA797BB60D0@phx.gbl>
Heard a frog calling this morning near the Ed Center at Homer Lake.
Sounded
like a Wood Frog. Hope he heard the woodchuck report!
Pam
“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only
do a
little. Do what you can.” Sydney Smith
"Grandfather says this. The tiniest step towards the top of the hill,
towards sunrise, is stronger than the fiercest storm. Grandfather says
this. Keep going."
From h-parker at uiuc.edu Fri Feb 3 15:24:27 2006
From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker)
Date: Fri Feb 3 15:37:33 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forestry owls
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20060203151910.01d86ac8@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Why can other people (i.e. Steve) find 3 long-eared owls when I can
only
find one??? How close together are they? Also, people claim to have
had a
great horned owl in the pines across from Meadowbrook: this area is so
full of briars that it is impassible. HOW are you finding this owl?
After hunting for owls in the forestry this morning, I went up
the
Middlefork Forest Preserve to try to find the geese Beth talked about
last
week. All I could find were Canadas and Cacklers. I did hear a great
horned owl hooting.
--Helen Parker
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Fri Feb 3 16:27:33 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Fri Feb 3 16:27:35 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine on steeple...
Message-ID: <20060203222733.45176.qmail@web52105.mail.yahoo.com>
Birdnoters,
The peregrine is on the steeple now!
there soon.
4:22pm it showed up.
See you
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Fri Feb 3 16:50:16 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Fri Feb 3 16:50:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] RE: Forestry owls
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060203163615.0280d270@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
One Long-eared Owl in the cedars sits right out in the open (the "open"
bird) and is probably the one that Helen and others see, first. You
can
usually always at least see it silhouetted even when it is very dark in
the
cedar grove. The 2nd owl is very hard to see if you don't know where
to
look, as it is almost completely hidden from view without knowing where
to
look, especially from the trail. However, it is in a cedar that I
believe
is right next to the tree (or very close) that the bird that sits out
in
the open is in. It sits right up next to the trunk though, and I think
might even be in-between where a main limb comes off of the trunk. It
is
just as high up (or close to it) as the one in the open. The tree it
is in
is a little closer to the trail and just southeast of the "open"
bird. Basically, if you scan slowly up the main trunk of this tree,
you
should at least see the birds head and part of the body. Of course, it
helps to know which tree! The 3rd bird (the "newest" and biggest one)
is
also pretty hard to see if you don't know where it sits. It may be
even a
little higher up, and is bigger and "rounder" looking because it fluffs
out
its plumage so much. This bird is in a cedar just to the southwest of
the
"open" bird, but only about 15 feet away. Hope this helps for those
going
to find these birds.
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From bernies at uillinois.edu Fri Feb 3 18:50:12 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Fri Feb 3 18:50:17 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine redux
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DF4A8@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
My sighting tonight started pretty much the same as last night. I first
caught sight of the Peregrine when I was at the northwest corner of
Wright and Green a couple of minutes after 5:00PM (note: times are from
my watch...your mileage may vary). I was walking east on the north side
of Green.
The Peregrine must have wanted a little change of pace...it was on the
east arm of the cross on the steeple tonight (last night it was on the
west arm of the cross).
At 5:11 the Peregrine lifted its wings in the breeze and took off on a
dive to the southeast, apparently down to rooftop level over Morrill
and
Burrill halls. I was disappointed to see it leave, but it flew back up
to its steeple perch within 25-30 seconds.
At 5:13 I looked back up at the steeple and the Peregrine was gone, but
it flew back up to its perch (from the southeast) about 30 seconds
later. (Note: both times the Peregrine returned to the steeple it
returned to the east arm of the cross, where I first saw it).
I kept looking back as I went south on Goodwin and then east on
Illinois, and the Peregrine was still there. As I neared the corner of
Illinois and Gregory at 5:21 I looked back and it looked like it was
still there.
I retrieved my car from its parking space and drove west on Illinois
and
north on Goodwin for one last look. I passed the church at 5:25 and the
Peregrine was gone. This sort of coincided with when the lights were
turned on within the lower part of the steeple, although I won't
speculate on whether there was a connection.
As I proceeded north on Goodwin, north of the intersection of Goodwin
and Springfield I saw a dark falcon-like shape quickly fly across the
street from east to west, at a relatively low level. Can't say for sure
it was the Peregrine...that would be a conjecture at best...it was
pretty dark by then.
Bernie Sloan
From ccas at prairienet.org Sat Feb 4 11:25:34 2006
From: ccas at prairienet.org (ccas@prairienet.org)
Date: Sat Feb 4 11:25:44 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] February CCAs webste info (No Sightings)
Message-ID:
<1426.65.136.153.135.1139073934.squirrel@mail.prairienet.org>
Hi all,
Sorry for the delay. The CCAS website has been updated with February
info.
Check it out if you haven't already! www.champaigncountyaudubon.org
Pam
CCAS Webmaster
From birder1949 at yahoo.com Sat Feb 4 17:36:14 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Sat Feb 4 17:36:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine--sort of
Message-ID: <20060204233614.27140.qmail@web60116.mail.yahoo.com>
My wife and I looked for the "steeple" Peregrine at
Wright and Green this evening from about 4:50 to 5:20
or so. We never saw it on the church steeple but did
manage to see three different views of a dark falcon
streaking through the sky south of the church as we
walked south on Mathews. Once it crossed Mathews from
east to west ahead of us, disappeared for a minute or
two, then crossed Mathew again from west to east,
disappeared for a few minutes, then streaked overhead
from behind us heading due south on Mathews, then
disappeared. I got one view with the binoculars on
the last pass--it was definitely a falcon, but it was
much too dark to see any detail.
Roger Digges
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From dktor1977 at yahoo.com Sat Feb 4 18:04:47 2006
From: dktor1977 at yahoo.com (Daniel Toronto)
Date: Sat Feb 4 18:09:49 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Snowy Owl: Kankakee County
References: <20060108001328.89847.qmail@web52114.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <004101c629e7$c94b0940$ab187e82@LeahDodd>
Found what must have been the sub-adult Snowy within a binocular scan
of the "Loose Gravel" sign Bryan talks about below. Great directions.
Thanks. The bird was sitting in the field east of the road. We were
there today at about 2:30pm. Saw some Horned Larks there too.
Also saw a Northern Harrier flopping around above a field south of
5000S, just west of highway 1.
Dan Toronto
----- Original Message ----From: Bryan Guarente
To: Birdnotes
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 6:13 PM
Subject: [Birdnotes] Snowy Owl: Kankakee County
Birdnoters,
Yes, this bird may be out of range for some of you, but just in case
you haven't heard about this bird, there are two snowy owls in southern
Kankakee county just over the Iroquois county line. I went up to see
these birds today (1 sub-adult and 1 juvenile). I never saw the
juvenile, but did get relatively good looks at the sub-adult.
To get to these birds, get up to St. Anne, IL (Kankakee county, just
do a mapquest or google maps search for it). Go west out of this tiny
town on 7000S until you reach 5000E. Turn south onto 5000E. There is
a loose gravel sign about half a mile down the road. This is where the
sub-adult bird was today. Others have found these birds in this same
area. The juvenile bird was not seen, as far as I know, today, but has
been seen in the area as of yesterday.
If you need any other information, feel free to email me back
privately. If anything comes up that I forgot, I will try to post to
the list if it is that important.
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Sat Feb 4 19:02:34 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sat Feb 4 19:02:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine--sort of
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2851B500C@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Roger,
I reported last night about the falcon making a couple of lazy dives to
the south off of the steeple. Your sightings would be more or less
consistent with the general area the falcon was diving into.
Also, your description of a dark falcon streaking through a dark sky
reminded me of my similar sighting last night on Goodwin, just north of
the intersection with Springfield.
Bernie
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From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org on behalf of Roger Digges
Sent: Sat 2/4/2006 5:36 PM
To: Birdnotes
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine--sort of
My wife and I looked for the "steeple" Peregrine at
Wright and Green this evening from about 4:50 to 5:20
or so. We never saw it on the church steeple but did
manage to see three different views of a dark falcon
streaking through the sky south of the church as we
walked south on Mathews. Once it crossed Mathews from
east to west ahead of us, disappeared for a minute or
two, then crossed Mathew again from west to east,
disappeared for a few minutes, then streaked overhead
from behind us heading due south on Mathews, then
disappeared. I got one view with the binoculars on
the last pass--it was definitely a falcon, but it was
much too dark to see any detail.
Roger Digges
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sat Feb 4 20:45:11 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Sat Feb 4 20:45:14 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine and Turkey Vulture
References:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2851B500C@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844D3A@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
Bryan Guarente and I spent the morning searching for the Prairie Falcon
with no luck. We did have 5 Cooper's Hawks, including one sitting in
the grass along a drainage ditch!!! These birds suddenly seem like
they're everywhere. We had several flocks of Horned Larks and Lapland
Longspurs. We had a Meadowlark sp. at the Monticello Road Field
Station. I was surprised to spot a Turkey Vulture flying low just
South of the Yankee Ridge subdivision. Is it possible that this is an
early spring migrant?
Bryan and I made a search for falcon roosts on campus, scanning many of
the taller buildings for whitewash, especially those with a sandstone
or light brown stone (a Prairie Falcon used such a location for several
years in Grand Forks, ND). No Prairie Falcon, but we did find the
immature Peregrine on the Southeast side of Sherman Hall just above the
top window. This residence hall is just South of John Street on 5th if
I remember correctly. There was no whitewash evident so we assumed the
bird wasn't using this as a consistent perch.
Greg Lambeth
From bernies at uillinois.edu Sat Feb 4 22:37:35 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sat Feb 4 22:41:30 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine and Turkey Vulture
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2851B500E@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Greg Lambeth said:
"I was surprised to spot a Turkey Vulture flying low just South of the
Yankee Ridge subdivision. Is it possible that this is an early spring
migrant?"
I was headed east on I-74 about 11:30AM today and spotted a Turkey
Vulture just west of Danville...
Bernie Sloan
________________________________
From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org on behalf of Gregory S
Lambeth
Sent: Sat 2/4/2006 8:45 PM
To: Birdnotes
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine and Turkey Vulture
Bryan Guarente and I spent the morning searching for the Prairie Falcon
with no luck. We did have 5 Cooper's Hawks, including one sitting in
the grass along a drainage ditch!!! These birds suddenly seem like
they're everywhere. We had several flocks of Horned Larks and Lapland
Longspurs. We had a Meadowlark sp. at the Monticello Road Field
Station. I was surprised to spot a Turkey Vulture flying low just
South of the Yankee Ridge subdivision. Is it possible that this is an
early spring migrant?
Bryan and I made a search for falcon roosts on campus, scanning many of
the taller buildings for whitewash, especially those with a sandstone
or light brown stone (a Prairie Falcon used such a location for several
years in Grand Forks, ND). No Prairie Falcon, but we did find the
immature Peregrine on the Southeast side of Sherman Hall just above the
top window. This residence hall is just South of John Street on 5th if
I remember correctly. There was no whitewash evident so we assumed the
bird wasn't using this as a consistent perch.
Greg Lambeth
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From bprice at pdnt.com Sat Feb 4 23:11:59 2006
From: bprice at pdnt.com (Brock Price)
Date: Sat Feb 4 23:12:08 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] turkey vultures
Message-ID: <001b01c62a12$b1bfe900$1941fa3f@YOURCD7BB1D575>
Speaking of Turkey Vultures, I forgot to post that Collin and I had 5
of them in Vermilion Co. last Sunday the 29th.
Brock
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From Birderdlt at aol.com Sun Feb 5 11:04:25 2006
From: Birderdlt at aol.com (Birderdlt@aol.com)
Date: Sun Feb 5 11:04:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] River Bend Bald Eagle
Message-ID: <198.4f5d5d66.31178a19@aol.com>
Had an adult BALD EAGLE yesterday at the parking lot in River Bend
County
Park. At Lake of the Woods had two FOX SPARROWS.
David Thomas
Champaign, IL
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From sheryl.devore at comcast.net Sun Feb 5 11:11:40 2006
From: sheryl.devore at comcast.net (Sheryl DeVore)
Date: Sun Feb 5 11:11:56 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Message-ID: <000001c62a77$3d2fb790$e6f5b843@SherylDeVore>
>From Steve Bailey:
As I left town on Friday, I stopped at the
church
steeple right at about 5 PM and sure enough, there was the Peregrine.
However, just a couple of blocks west near the Burger King, I had seen
a
large raptor fly right across Green St. just above traffic level. That
bird
was either a large Cooper's Hawk or possibly the Peregrine, although it
seems like it would have really had to do some flying to beat me to the
church steeple and be sitting on the steeple when I arrived. Anyway,
the
"church steeple" bird is very likely the same bird being seen perched
on the
Grind Farm radio tower along Curtis Rd. I was able to make out a
greenish
band on the left leg (possibly blue?? , the light at 5 PM on Friday was
poor). The one seen at the Grind farm had a green band on the left leg
as
well. So, unless there are two different Peregrines with a green band
on
the left leg, it is the same bird. It was interesting to watch the
Peregrine take off on short pigeon raids to the south over Morrill and
Burrill hall, and see a couple of pigeons, come sneaking in and quickly
settle into a perch in-between the buildings. The Peregrine was still
present when I left at 5:20.
Turkey Vultures have been wintering in Vermilion County for
a
number of years now, up to 24 birds during the 2004-2005 winter! I had
six
on this years CBC, with most sightings over the winter being in the
Kickapoo
area, not far from where I-74 goes through Kickapoo. I think that they
are
roosting each night somewhere in Kickapoo or nearby.
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
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From smithsje at egix.net Sun Feb 5 17:34:54 2006
From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith)
Date: Sun Feb 5 17:27:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject)
Message-ID: <200602052313.k15NDR61016597@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Hello, Bird,
We had three red-headed woodpeckers at our feeders today, Sunday.
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-02-05
From LewsaderBud at aol.com Sun Feb 5 19:28:26 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Sun Feb 5 19:28:35 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Robins
Message-ID: <228.5d85795.3118003a@aol.com>
When I got to church this morning. In the Pastors yard across the
street
form the church, was a large flock of Robins. I hope this is a sign of
Spring
coming soon. I think it is a better indication than a Groundhog seeing,
or
not seeing it shadow.
Bud Lewsader
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon Feb 6 08:53:34 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Mon Feb 6 08:53:37 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Photos (No sightings)
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01CD047E@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I took several photographs of the Peregrine on Friday and Sunday
evening during his/her visits to the steeple at the Wesley Foundation
Church on Green Street. I would be happy to share one of the better
photos with anyone who would like to see it. Please reply to me offlist at Lambeth@uiuc.edu and I'll send you the jpeg.
I am also working with the News-Gazette about the story.
if they will be interested or not, but it's worth a try.
I'm not sure
Greg Lambeth
From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Mon Feb 6 10:12:24 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Mon Feb 6 10:15:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine on steeple...
Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90718A2C7@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Finally saw our steeple Peregrine... Bob :-)
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From LewsaderBud at aol.com Mon Feb 6 13:02:23 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Mon Feb 6 13:02:28 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Bald Eagles
Message-ID: <1a2.448e6639.3118f73f@aol.com>
I just had the most amazing experience with the adult Bald Eagles
in my
life.
I was sitting in my truck at the parking lot facing the East at
Heron
Park. Watching for the Bald Eagles. When one of them flew in behind me
not more
than 50 feet away, just above the grass. It landed in a tree about 150
feet
south of the tower. Then the second adult bald Eagle flew in and
landed next
to the fist one. It was an awesome site to see.
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From birder1949 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 6 14:24:53 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Mon Feb 6 14:24:57 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Clinton Lake
Message-ID: <20060206202453.32384.qmail@web60112.mail.yahoo.com>
Spent a few hours at Clinton Lake this morning. No
rarities, but highlights (for me, at least) included:
SNOW GOOSE (50-100 n.e. of Rt. 48 bridge, 100's in the
air above cooling ponds which are no longer
accessible)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (25-20)
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (a pair)
GADWALL (10-15)
NORTHERN SHOVELER (75-100)
COMMON MERGANSER (well over 100)
HOODED MERGANSER (50-75)
LESSER SCAUP (good look, but only 1)
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (juvenile)
EASTERN BLUEBIRD (a flock of seven)
Numbers were hard to estimate as I was facing the wind
much of the time and tearing up.
Good birding!
Roger Digges
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Tue Feb 7 09:22:43 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Tue Feb 7 09:23:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forestry area birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060207091231.028ba008@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Just after turning south onto Race off of Windsor this morning, I saw a
large flock of birds sitting in the top of a tree next to the
retirement
home on the east side of Race. I stopped and got out of my car as soon
as
I noticed they were CEDAR WAXWINGS (& one AMERICAN ROBIN) and walked up
to
them to see if there were any Bohemians in with them since there were
so
many. No Bohemians, but while I was standing there trying to count
them,
another flock of 50+ came flying in and landed and I counted at least
210
waxwings in the one tree! A small ornamental crab was loaded with
berries,
but when I came back past it about an hour later, there were no
waxwings
and it looked like they had stripped at least 90% of the berries from
the
small tree! The 3 LONG-EARED OWLS were in their usual spot. I also
had
two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, the WINTER WREN (in its usual spot), one
BROWN
CREEPER, 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and two flyover PURPLE FINCHES. Good
birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Tue Feb 7 12:53:28 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Tue Feb 7 12:53:33 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Screech Owl
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01CD04A2@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I had a red phase Screech Owl today at noon on the corner of High and
Birch streets in Urbana. The bird was maybe 50 feet up in the first
large tree on the North side of High and the East side of Birch. The
hole faces South and it's the first hole on that side of the tree. This
is about 2 blocks from the roost/nest site on California and Race so
perhaps this is the same bird.
Greg Lambeth
From bernies at uillinois.edu Tue Feb 7 13:08:02 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Tue Feb 7 13:09:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine question (no sighting)
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DF661@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
The last several times I've walked past Green and Goodwin at a little
past 5PM the Peregrine has usually been perched on the steeple. It's
happened just often enough that I don't think of it being so unusual
anymore.
Which made me wonder...how unusual is it to see a Peregrine in these
parts? Is it a rare occurrence?
Thanks!
Bernie Sloan
Senior Information Systems Consultant
Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois
616 E. Green Street, Suite 213
Champaign, IL 61820-5752
Phone: (217) 333-4895
Fax:
(217) 265-0454
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Wed Feb 8 15:00:58 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Wed Feb 8 15:01:04 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Pergrine makes the news (No Sightings)
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01CD04B6@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
The Peregrine Falcon story has made it to the News-Gazette! Check out
the story on page A-5 in today's paper. I have spoken with staff at
the Wesley Foundation Church so they are aware of the birding activity
outside of the church (they, too, are excited about it). I have also
talked with University police so they are aware that birders will be in
the area using binoculars and telescopes.
Greg Lambeth
From bpalmore at egix.net Wed Feb 8 17:00:32 2006
From: bpalmore at egix.net (Bland Palmore)
Date: Wed Feb 8 17:00:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] deer
Message-ID: <6.1.0.6.1.20060208165310.01a109d8@mail.egix.net>
Wow!!! We were in Meadowbrook Park around 4:30 today and saw 16 or more
deer off the Hickman Walk. How exciting to see these beautiful
animals.
They were all very still, eating, and didn't mind that we
were
there. Bland
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Thu Feb 9 10:00:01 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Thu Feb 9 10:00:09 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forestry area birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060209093259.028f7880@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
On my way through Urbana this morning, I saw a flock of pigeons flying
around downtown as if something had gotten them up. Scanning the tops
of
the buildings between Vine and Race, I finally spotted the source of
the
disturbance. A large, adult (probably female) COOPER'S HAWK was
perched
atop an antenna on the roof of the old Jumers Castle Lodge.
There were at least 325 CEDAR WAXWINGS in the berry trees
between Race
St. and the retirement home on the east side of Race just south of
Windsor
from at least 7:15-8:00 AM this morning. Unfortunately no Bohemians,
but
there were at least 4 AMERICAN ROBINS as well. On my Forestry census,
I
had 1 flyover PINE SISKIN, 2 flyover PURPLE FINCHES, a flock of 23
flyover
AMERICAN ROBINS, and 2 BROWN CREEPERS. The three LONG-EARED OWLS were
in
their usual trees in the cedar grove where they have been for weeks.
Good
birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Thu Feb 9 14:55:37 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Thu Feb 9 15:04:06 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Rufous-morph Red-tail
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060209144632.028f9b78@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
I just saw (about 2:15 PM) the Western rufous-morph RED-TAILED HAWK
that
has been around Urbana and the South Farms for the 2nd winter in a row.
It
was soaring over the two large student residence halls northeast of the
intersection of Florida Ave. and Maryland Dr. This morph is supposed
to
be pretty rare anywhere east of the ROCKIES, so it is quite a ways out
of
its normal range. Very pretty bird. This is the same bird that a few
folks were mistaking for a Red-shouldered Hawk earlier.
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu Feb 9 18:53:13 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu Feb 9 18:53:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine back on steeple - briefly
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DF86A@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Birdnoters,
There haven't been a lot of Peregrine reports lately. The last sighting
reported on Birdnotes was Saturday (February 4). Bryan Guarente and
Greg
Lambeth saw the Peregrine perched on Sherman Hall on Saturday AM. I
hadn't seen the Peregrine in almost a week. Last time I saw it was
Friday (February 3), a little past 5:00PM.
Tonight (Thursday, February 9) I left work and walked east along the
north side of Green Street, between Wright and Goodwin. I was
disappointed not to see the Peregrine yet again this week, after seeing
it often last week.
I crossed Green and walked south on the west side of Goodwin. The
church
buildings there blocked my view of the steeple. As I cleared the
buildings something made me take one last look at the steeple. The
Peregrine was there, perched on the west arm of the cross. My watch
read
5:21PM. I kept walking down the sidewalk, looking back at the falcon.
It
appeared to be facing south, towards Burrill and Morrill halls. I came
to the intersection of Goodwin and Illinois and had to cross Goodwin,
paying attention to traffic. After I finished crossing Goodwin I looked
back and the Peregrine was gone. My watch read 5:23PM.
When I got to my car I spent a few minutes looking back at the steeple.
No Peregrine, but there was a flock of about 25 pigeons wheeling in a
very tight and low formation over Morrill and Burrill, looking very
agitated. Wonder if the Peregrine had made a kill on top of one of
those
buildings?
I left my parking space about 5:30PM, not having seen the Peregrine for
several minutes.
One last note...I spotted a dead pigeon between Morrill and Burrill
halls on Tuesday morning. Didn't have time to look at it closely. I
bumped into Steve Bailey from the INHS that evening near the church and
showed him the pigeon. He thought it looked like the Peregrine had
killed it.
Bernie Sloan
Senior Information Systems Consultant
Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois
616 E. Green Street, Suite 213
Champaign, IL 61820-5752
Phone: (217) 333-4895
Fax:
(217) 265-0454
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From rem at uiuc.edu Fri Feb 10 08:19:07 2006
From: rem at uiuc.edu (Robert E Miller)
Date: Fri Feb 10 08:19:12 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Finding Owls
Message-ID: <504b41df.886e309e.81d5e00@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
I walked some of the paths at Meadowbrook yesterday and was
not able to locate the long eared owls. Could someone please
provide me with directions? Thanks,
Bob Miller
Robert E. Miller
Emeritus Professor of TAM
216 Talbot Laboratory, MC-262
104 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801-2983
(217) 333-4283
Home: 408 E. Mumford Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 367-1796
From charleneanchor at msn.com Fri Feb 10 08:42:50 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Fri Feb 10 08:36:23 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peoria Peregrines - no sightings
Message-ID: <BAY102-DAV2356DD8D49039AAFBFB5DC6020@phx.gbl>
I received the following information from a friend in Peoria which I
thought was interesting:
Peregrines have been seen periodically there in the winter along the
river since 1992. Last year was the first for a pair to be around
during the mating season (although there were unconfirmed pairs
previously to this) This year they have been hanging around between
downtown and the Hwy 150/24 Bridge. They have been seen on the
Associated Bank Building and a nest box/platform has been installed on
the northeast corner of the building, just above the "K". They haven't
shown signs of nesting yet but the male was perched on the sill below
the box on Wednesday afternoon. The female is an immature.
Charlene Anchor
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Fri Feb 10 13:27:55 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (jwhoyt@prairienet.org)
Date: Fri Feb 10 13:27:57 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Yesterday's Peregine Sighting
Message-ID:
<4948.128.174.172.205.1139599675.squirrel@mail.prairienet.org>
Yesterday before work (4:30PM) I took a walk over to see the Falcon at
the
church.
Didn't get that far because it sailed over my head in a banking turn as
it
wove its way between the Natural History Building and the Union.
THe Pigeons, as usual, were aggitated and were flocking in circles.
The Falcon must use a method of flying low and checking out roost sites
which causes stress on the Pigeons.
A week or injured pigeon might land and end up as a meal.
also
Wonder if anyone has thought of a name for this Raptor?
Jim Hoyt :)
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Fri Feb 10 16:26:52 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Fri Feb 10 16:26:57 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forestry birds, etc.
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060210161517.028c0fb0@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
There were only about 125-150 CEDAR WAXWINGS in the berry trees next to
the
retirement home along Race St. just south of Windsor this morning. I
think
that they have the trees there just about stripped of berries. The 3
LONG-EARED OWLS were in their respective trees in the cedar grove at
The
Forestry this morning as well. After no RB NUTHATCHES yesterday, I
heard
three again this morning in various parts of the Forestry, as well as 2
PURPLE FINCHES in their "usual" spot along the main "middle" northsouth
running trail through the forestry, at the spot where there are three
large
pine trees where the above trail and another east-west trail intersect.
I
have had a couple of Purple Finches calling (and likely feeding) in the
deciduous trees just to the northwest of this intersection each of the
last
four or five times that I have censused here. I have also had a
Yellow-rumped Warbler here on several occasions but not this morning,
as
well as a sapsucker and Hermit Thrush once apiece as well.
On a quick trip to Danville this morning, I also saw 5 of the
wintering
TURKEY VULTURES, two along Rt. 150 near Hillary (near Kickapoo S.P.),
and
three others just off of Logan Ave. on the east edge of Danville near
the
North Fork of the Vermilion River. I had 6 TVs on the Middlefork CBC.
I
also had a quick glimpse of a COOPER'S HAWK near Lake Vermilion along
North
Vermilion St. Good birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From OPHILE at aol.com Fri Feb 10 17:25:18 2006
From: OPHILE at aol.com (OPHILE@aol.com)
Date: Fri Feb 10 17:25:23 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Snowy Owls
Message-ID: <d4.3704ee48.311e7ade@aol.com>
I hope you don't mind me posting this sighting here, but I thought it
might
interest some of you since it is still in Central Illinois. I help
lead
field trips for the John Wesley Powell Audubon chapter here in McLean
County. I
have had two reports this week of Snowy Owls being seen in McLean
County.
The first sighting I checked earlier in the week and had no luck
finding owls.
I checked it again today and had two Snowy Owls on either side of the
same
county road. One bird appears to an older adult owl, a very white
Snowy. The
other Snowy was a younger bird with a lot of dark barring and
spotting.
The owls were on County Road 2900N, about halfway between County Roads
1750E
and 1650E. County Road 2900N is south of Gridley, IL. Probably the
easiest
way to reach Gridley from Champaign would be to take Highway 47 north
out of
Mahomet to Highway 24. Take 24 west to Gridley. Stay on 24 thru
Gridley,
then take McLean Co.Road 1850 south to County 2900N. You will then
head west
on 2900N.
I enjoy reading your list and I'm coming to Champaign soon to see your
Peregrine Falcon.
Cheers,
Les Allen
JWP Audubon
Bloomington, IL
309-829-9985
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Fri Feb 10 17:55:49 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Fri Feb 10 17:55:51 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forestry birds, etc.
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20060210161517.028c0fb0@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602101746200.16342100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Steve,
I saw a kestral near Windsor and Race yesterday when I went by the UAG
church to sign up for a food basket.
Jim :)
PS. Did a little PR work by telling the Church Staff about our
Meadowbrook Park bird count volunteering. Found that any type of
volunteering counts toward the 2 hour total needed to purchase a
box
of food.
Check with me if you need supplemental human food budgeting...:)
-James Hoyt
"The Prairie Ant"
Champaign Co. Audubon
Co-steward Parkland College Prairies.
Monitor Urbana Park District Natural Areas.
Champaign County Master Gardener
Allerton Allies
Prairie Rivers Network
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good
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world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Sat Feb 11 22:32:28 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sat Feb 11 22:32:31 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] turkey vultures
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2851B501B@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I had at least a half dozen Turkey Vultures today driving east in
Vermillion County on I-74 between Oakwood and Danville.
Bernie Sloan
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From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org [mailto:birdnotesbounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Brock Price
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:12 PM
To: Birdnotes
Subject: [Birdnotes] turkey vultures
Speaking of Turkey Vultures, I forgot to post that Collin and I had 5
of them in Vermilion Co. last Sunday the 29th.
Brock
From bernies at uillinois.edu Sat Feb 11 22:50:58 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sat Feb 11 22:51:00 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Urbana turkey sighting
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2851B501C@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Birdnoters,
With all the focus on the Peregrine on the steeple, there haven't been
many reported Urbana turkey sightings recently.
I received a confirmed turkey sighting report offlist via e-mail
earlier today (Saturday). The four turkeys were reported to be
wandering in Urbana in the 200 West block of Delaware/Vermont this
morning.
Keep those reports coming in!
Thanks!
Bernie Sloan
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Sun Feb 12 14:27:53 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Sun Feb 12 14:28:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Young Turkey Vulcher
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602101746200.16342100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602121422470.9939100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Birders,
Took a short cut and found a young TV north of the Champaign Country
Club
at Williams and Willis.
It was sitting over the road in a classic vulcher hunchback.
This young TV allowed me to stop and get out my binoculars and Sibleys
guide.
Also
4 doves outside my apartment this morning.
Cheers,
Jim :)
-James Hoyt
"The Prairie Ant"
Champaign Co. Audubon
Co-steward Parkland College Prairies.
Monitor Urbana Park District Natural Areas.
Champaign County Master Gardener
Allerton Allies
Prairie Rivers Network
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"The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with
good
reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the
world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be
held
acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife
Legacy"
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From jbchato at uiuc.edu Sun Feb 12 14:48:34 2006
From: jbchato at uiuc.edu (John & Beth Chato)
Date: Sun Feb 12 14:48:37 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Great Backyard Bird Count
Message-ID: <ed8d67f.8999fae6.81f7200@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Dear Birdnoters,
I want to remind you about the Great Backyard Bird Count sponsored by
National Audubon, Cornell Ornithology Lab and others; and encourage
you to participate. The GBBBC runs from February 17 through the 20th.
All
the information needed is at www.birdsource.org/gbbc and this web site
is where you report your results. To get you started I've forwarded
their
instructions. Some Audubon members will be at the Anita purves Nature
Center throughout the day on Saturday, February 18 counting the feeder
birds and perhaps taking a short hike through the woods. Drop in and
join
us.
Beth Chato
How to Participate
Here's what you do:
*
Count the birds in your backyard, local park, or other natural area on
one
or all four count days. You can count in as many different locations as
you
wish, just make sure to keep separate records and fill out a checklist
for
each area.
*
Watch the birds for at least 15 minutes on each day that you
participate.
We recommend watching for a half-hour or more, so that you'll have a
good sense of what birds are in your area.
*
How to count: Your data will be used by scientists to analyze bird
populations, so it is very important that everyone count their birds in
exactly the same way. On the day(s) that you count, watch your bird
feeders or take a short walk (less than 1 mile) in your neighborhood or
park.
*
For each kind (species) of bird that you see, keep track of the highest
number of individuals that you observe at any one time. Use a "tally
sheet"
to help keep track of your counts. Your tally sheet should look
something
like the following:
*
House Finch - 3, 5, 3, 1
*
High Count = 5
*
Blue Jay - 1, 3, 6, 2
*
High Count = 6
Be careful not to count the same bird over and over! Don't add another
Blue Jay to your tally every time you see a Blue Jay at the feeder. You
could
be seeing the same individual again and again. If you record only the
highest number of individual birds that you see in view at one time,
you're
sure to never count the same bird more than once!
*
At the end of the day go to "Submit your bird checklist" on our GBBC
web
site. Fill out the questions about your location, local habitat, and
count
duration. Then enter your high counts for each species sighted on that
day
and location. You can submit one bird checklist for each day that you
count or for each new area that you count in. For example:
*
If you count on four days at one location, you'd submit four different
checklists.
*
If you count on four days at two different locations each day, submit
eight
checklists. And so on.
*
From birder1949 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 13 14:58:42 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Mon Feb 13 14:58:47 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Mahomet area/Clinton Lake raptors
Message-ID: <20060213205842.49134.qmail@web60124.mail.yahoo.com>
While running our February raptor survey, in addition
to the usual Red-taileds and Kestrels, Chuck
Berschinski and I sighted
an adult RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, about half a mile south
of the entrance to River Bend Forest preserve
an adult male ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK southwest of the
Clinton Lake power plant at the intersection of 750N
and 1650E
an adult NORTHERN HARRIER southwest of the power plant
near the south end of 1600E
Roger Digges
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From Frank21 at insightbb.com Mon Feb 13 17:14:36 2006
From: Frank21 at insightbb.com (Frank)
Date: Mon Feb 13 17:14:37 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] turkeys
References: <20060213205842.49134.qmail@web60124.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000901c630f3$41bc3f40$6801a8c0@BLACKDELL>
Turkeys at Burlison and George Huff at 5:10pm Mon.
Frank Cooper
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From Frank21 at insightbb.com Mon Feb 13 19:34:14 2006
From: Frank21 at insightbb.com (Frank)
Date: Mon Feb 13 19:34:16 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] turkeys
References: <20060213205842.49134.qmail@web60124.mail.yahoo.com>
<000901c630f3$41bc3f40$6801a8c0@BLACKDELL>
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Here are some pics of the turkeys today.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/gentian/Birds/DSC01755.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/gentian/Birds/DSC01750.jpg
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From dktor1977 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 13 22:41:46 2006
From: dktor1977 at yahoo.com (Daniel Toronto)
Date: Mon Feb 13 22:46:53 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] spire peregrine - no sightings
Message-ID: <002401c63120$f8d8cc70$89187e82@LeahDodd>
Members of the Wesley United Methodist Church on the corner of Green
and Goodwin have been excited to learn of the peregrine falcon that
sometimes perches on the church's spire. A short blurb about the bird
appeared in the church's newsletter (which, incidentally, is titled
"The Spire"), and Dr. White's sermon this past Sunday was "The Fox and
the Falcon." He quoted some of the recent birdnotes about the falcon,
to the amusement of much of the congregation.
Dan Toronto
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From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Tue Feb 14 08:29:37 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Tue Feb 14 08:29:40 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Robins
Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90718A2D9@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Saturday...Mom and I were watching the backyard from our "Nature
Center"
(Daughter's former room:). Half Dozen each of House Finches and
Juncos,
one each of Carolina Wren, Downy and Red Bellied Woodpeckers. Then
2...then 4...then 12 Robins showed up, thrashing through the leaves (I
don't rake much:). Just as we went outside for a walk, a large flock
of
40+ Robins arrived, filling the yard. I had 10 at once at the
birdbath.
Pair of Red Tails and a Kestral hanging out just down the street at
Solo
Cup oaks...
Bob :)
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Tue Feb 14 12:55:07 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Tue Feb 14 12:55:16 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Spring Migration ? (No sightings)
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01CD04EC@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
It appears that we have strong, Southwesterly winds (18mph) and warm
temperatures today. I'm assuming the winds aloft are also from the
Southwest and, if so, we are probably getting our first push of spring
migrants today. This is the time of year to begin looking for
Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Meadowlarks, Common
Mergansers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, etc. That being said, it can be
quite difficult to determine whether a bird is truly a "spring migrant"
or not. All of the above species over-winter, too. Chris Erb and I
had at least 250 Robins in a single flock at Allerton this weekend, for
example. Sure, there have been Robins around all winter. But, were
these birds here all winter? Then, I had 50 Robins in my yard
(Delaware Avenue, Urbana) yesterday. I haven't seen more than a few
Robins in my yard all winter. Were these birds migrants? I had a Fox
Sparrow in my yard in mid-January after we had strong Southerly winds
overnight. Is it possible that this bird was moving North in response
to the weather? Who knows. Things just aren't as clear-cut as they
were when I was growing up in North Dakota in the late 1970s when we
were getting overnight lows in the -30s Farenheit range for weeks on
end and birds like Mourning Doves, Western Meadowlarks and Whitethroated Sparrows never made it through the winter because they froze.
Literally, froze solid. We'd find them in the snowbanks. I still
clearly remember my first Western Meadowlark of the season in 1978 or
1979 -- it was March 17th and it was around 10 degrees below zero
(without wind chill). But, there it was. Huddled by the side of the
road in the snow.
I wish I had some time to get out and about today and see if anything's
moving. Unfortunately, that's not to be. I hope somebody is able to
do a little vicarious birding for me (and others on birdnotes) who are
trapped inside today.
Greg Lambeth
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Tue Feb 14 13:37:32 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Tue Feb 14 13:37:46 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Snowy Owls in McLean Co.
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060214133014.01169168@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
I saw the immature SNOWY OWL near Gridley in McLean Co. this morning
(Tues.) along 2900N between 1650E and 1750E off the north side of the
road,
pretty obvious only 100 meters out in a soybean stubble field. This is
pretty much where it was reported by Les Allen last week. By the way,
a
BIG thanks to Les for letting folks know about these great birds! I
think
that I can safely say that any good birds from the Bloomington area
would
be welcome as a posting to the Birdnotes listserve, right Bryan? Dan
Williams also saw the near adult plumaged male SHOWY OWL on Sunday in
the
same general area, in the SW corner of the intersection of 1650E and
2900 N.
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Tue Feb 14 16:09:15 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Tue Feb 14 16:09:19 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Snowy Owls in McLean Co. (no sightings)
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20060214133014.01169168@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <20060214220915.8836.qmail@web52107.mail.yahoo.com>
I have no problem with birds from the Bloomington area being posted to
Birdnotes. I even thought that Kankakee was a reasonable distance to
be posted on Birdnotes, but we need to make sure that the list doesn't
expand too much for our abilities. The reason for the list initially
was to get the word about about Champaign-Urbana birding. It was an
upgrade from the phone tree.
If others feel strongly one way or the other, please contact me
privately to discuss the issue. This is important as an
administrative issue, and I want the list to be best represented by its
users.
Bryan Guarente
Birdnotes List Administrator
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Tue Feb 14 20:15:50 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Tue Feb 14 20:15:46 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] RE: Spring Migration ? (No sightings)
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060214201342.02907f98@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Todays warm front also likely ushered in the first American Woodcock as
well. A check of Meadowbrook Park may be warranted for the first ones
of
the year, if they weren't back already!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From smithsje at egix.net Tue Feb 14 20:27:06 2006
From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith)
Date: Tue Feb 14 20:28:22 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject)
Message-ID: <200602150214.k1F2EC61001212@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Hello, Bird,
This morning, about 11 am, we found the three long-eared owls in the
cedar grove in the Forestry. They were
not easy to see.
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-02-14
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Tue Feb 14 21:36:35 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Tue Feb 14 21:36:39 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Weather Forecast (No Sightings)
Message-ID: <20060215033635.28452.qmail@web52103.mail.yahoo.com>
Seeing as there seems to be a discussion of the weather patterns on the
list, I guess that is my queue to step in and make some sense of what
is going on. I want to make sure everyone is on the same page. Beware
that there is some opinion scattered in the following write-up. These
are all things from my own birding experience combined with my
knowledge of meteorology. Feel free to ignore all information provided
below at your own discretion.
I am not refering to anyone or talking down to anyone, I am just trying
to fill any voids there may be in your weather knowledge before moving
on. The southerly winds we experienced today and will continue to
experience for the next two days (if we are lucky) will hopefully usher
in some birds from the south. There was actually no frontal passage
today, despite what some tv weathermen decided to tell you today, I
know because I heard them do it. The only thing that was happening was
winds were coming from the south and that brought with it warmer air.
Warming trends are not always accompanied by warm fronts. If you want
to see what is forecast to happen over the next 84 hours (3.5 days),
you can check out this link: Eta Forecast Surface Winds
Now, because there are southerly winds at the surface does not mean
that there are southerly winds above us. If you want to see that winds
at approximately 1.5km up in the atmosphere, check out this link: Eta
Forecast 850mb Winds. Initially, the winds at 1.5km up are from the
west. This may not be what you expected, but this is what is actually
going on. However, later in the period, we do end up getting southerly
winds at that height in the atmosphere. When we get both layers going
the same direction, that is when we will have a lot of movement. So,
if you look at the forecast maps for 850mb and the surface, you will
see that our best chance of combined winds at the surface and 1.5km up
are Thursday around noon time (+ or - 3 hours).
"AHA!!" you may say. BUT, this does not mean that the birds are going
to stop here in Champaign-Urbana. What you need to look at for that is
the location of surface fronts or places where the winds switch
directions quickly in the horizontal. The switching wind will likely
be a front. The switching of the wind or the front are both good
indications of converging winds. Convergence will cause rising motion
or at least unsettled conditions. Unsettled conditions are not easy to
fly in, just ask any pilots or ex-pilots you may know. Birds don't
want to be in the air when they encounter these conditions. So, they
land whenever they get a chance before they encounter the unstable
conditions. This happens to be the case on Thursday. So for those of
you that follow my discussion, that means that Thursday looks like the
day to get out and go birding if you want to catch up on some migrants.
I hear you already explaining why you cannot go out on Thursday. Then
there are others of you who may say, "But Bryan, it is supposed to rain
on thursday afternoon." I KNOW!! That makes the situation even
better. You would be surprised how many of the "best" birds seen in IL
or anywhere in the US are seen during bad weather. Some of the
greatest one day wonders have occured during inclement weather. Even
though you may not believe me, I highly suggest trying your luck
sometime in a situation like this, OR, I will go out and try to round
some things up next time a good situation comes around on a day I don't
have to teach (excuses, excuses, excuses... I know).
If you want to see more weahter related maps, you can check out my
Birding Weather Site located at:
http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/~bguaren2/birdweather/
(Sorry, some of my links might be broken)
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. If you would like
to dispute some points, feel free to email me privately.
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Wed Feb 15 10:28:10 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Wed Feb 15 10:28:06 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DFB73@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
The Peregrine was on the steeple/spire briefly this AM. I saw it there
for a couple of minutes around 9:00AM, on the east arm of the cross.
Bernie Sloan
Senior Information Systems Consultant
Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois
616 E. Green Street, Suite 213
Champaign, IL 61820-5752
Phone: (217) 333-4895
Fax:
(217) 265-0454
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From lcase at autumngoldconsulting.com Wed Feb 15 10:36:41 2006
From: lcase at autumngoldconsulting.com (Linda Case)
Date: Wed Feb 15 10:36:47 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Singing Eastern Bluebird
In-Reply-To: <200602150214.k1F2EC61001212@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Message-ID: <mailman.6.1140021407.5711.birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
Greetings all,
There was a singing Eastern Bluebird on the LOW prairie early this
morning!
We have been seeing bluebirds off and on, all winter long, over in the
groomed part of the park and occasionally on the prairie, but this is
the
first time one was singing. Also saw a Barred Owl in the trees near
the
maintenance shed, just off of the bike path. We have been seeing him
almost
daily for the past few weeks.
Linda P. Case
AutumnGold Consulting
www.autumngoldconsulting.com
(217) 586-4864
lcase@autumngoldconsulting.com
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Wed Feb 15 12:21:18 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Wed Feb 15 12:21:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Spring migrants and usual suspects at the Forestry
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060215120831.02903a48@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
While conducting my Forestry census this morning, I had two KILLDEER
(as
singles) fly over calling. There were also two singing male RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS that appeared t be back on territory on the north edge of
the
Forestry. Otherwise, I recorded most of the regulars, although I had
two
(heard & saw both!) WINTER WRENS (one in the "usual" spot), one
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, two PURPLE FINCHES, two RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES
in
the tall, old, spruces, a few flyover ROBINS, a couple of WHITETHROATED
SPARROWS, and a calling COOPER'S HAWK. Three or four LAPLAND LONGSPURS
also flew over the forest, coming or going to the fields to the north,
west
and east. The three LONG-EARED OWLS were still in their usual three
cedar
trees where they have been for weeks. And, there were still about 40
CEDAR
WAXWINGS in the berry trees along Race just south of Windsor next to
the
retirement home. I finally got to see a male and female dueting to one
another, the female low in the honeysuckle bushes and the male about
twenty
meters away singing from the top of one of the large spruces. Females
sing
quite a bit in this species and the female sounded almost as loud and
very
similar to the male. Good birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From missoriana at hotmail.com Wed Feb 15 18:17:40 2006
From: missoriana at hotmail.com (Jessica Rasmussen)
Date: Wed Feb 15 18:17:46 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Long Eared Owls?
In-Reply-To: <BAY0-MC3-F7Qb8eCZXl006e49b2@bay0-mc3-f7.bay0.hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <BAY101-F23836096EC6A9296CE53BED1FB0@phx.gbl>
I was wondering where to go to look for the long eared owls and was
wondering if someone could please tell me. I am headed from charleston,
so
if you could give directions from that general area i would really
appreciate it! thank you
Jess Rasmussen
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Thu Feb 16 01:38:18 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Thu Feb 16 01:38:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Cardinal Calling
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20060215120831.02903a48@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602160136510.6832100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Birders,
Am fairly certain that I heard a Northern Cardinal calling near
Kaufman's
lake yesterday before work.
Jim :)
-James Hoyt
"The Prairie Ant"
Champaign Co. Audubon
Co-steward Parkland College Prairies.
Monitor Urbana Park District Natural Areas.
Champaign County Master Gardener
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Prairie Rivers Network
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From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Thu Feb 16 08:30:13 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Thu Feb 16 08:30:16 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Steeple Peregrine NOW! (Champaign)
Message-ID: <20060216143013.56313.qmail@web52111.mail.yahoo.com>
As of 8:20am this morning when I came into work, the Peregrine was on
top of the steeple at Matthew and Green. I will keep you posted until
I have to go to class at 9:40am.
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From h-parker at uiuc.edu Thu Feb 16 08:44:21 2006
From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker)
Date: Thu Feb 16 08:46:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] McLean Snowy owls
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20060216084011.040b0d18@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Yesterday afternoon I was able to see one of the Snowy Owls in McLean
county--with difficulty and with the aid of another birder. It was
between
1650 and 1600 north of 2900; visible from 1600 but not from 2900 due to
a
fold in the ground. Never found the 2nd owl. Note: there is at least
one
snowy in LaSalle county near the tiny town of Ransom, seen well and
easily
by the same guy who helped me with the McLean bird and a couple of
Champaign birders.
--Helen Parker
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Thu Feb 16 08:49:29 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Thu Feb 16 08:50:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Steeple Peregrine didn't hang around long...
Message-ID: <20060216144929.33915.qmail@web52101.mail.yahoo.com>
The Peregrine is no longer at his post on the steeple (8:40am).
hung around about twenty minutes this morning.
Only
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Thu Feb 16 10:35:46 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Thu Feb 16 10:43:39 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Spring migrants and usual suspects at the
Forestry
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060216102512.0295cdd8@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Thanks to Charlene for noticing my blunder in my last post. Because I
forgot to actually write NORTNERN CARDINAL in the sentence after the
Cedar
Waxwings, it made it sound like the Cedar Waxwings were the birds doing
the
dueting, when it was actually a pair (male and female) of NORTHERN
CARDINALS. The next time your out and hear a cardinal singing, try and
find the bird. It may be a female! Good birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From LewsaderBud at aol.com Thu Feb 16 10:58:05 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb 16 11:02:58 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] SandHill Cranes
Message-ID: <1e0.4da78b76.3126091d@aol.com>
It is 10:55am and I just saw 12 Sandhill Cranes fly over my house
here
in Danville.
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From LewsaderBud at aol.com Thu Feb 16 11:08:34 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb 16 11:11:23 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Apology (no Sighting)
Message-ID: <1a8.4874348f.31260b92@aol.com>
I apologize,,,I forgot to sign my name to my SandHill Cranes
sightings.
Bud Lewsader
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From Frank21 at insightbb.com Thu Feb 16 15:32:08 2006
From: Frank21 at insightbb.com (Frank)
Date: Thu Feb 16 15:32:13 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] spotting scope
Message-ID: <001501c63340$705c2b90$6401a8c0@BLACKDELL>
Does anyone have any recommendations for a spotting scope that can have
a camera attached and is also relatively low cost?
Frank Cooper
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From spendelo at uiuc.edu Thu Feb 16 19:10:12 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Thu Feb 16 19:10:12 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Common Grackle
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060216184415.01b91ad0@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi everyone,
A mixed blackbird flock containing about 100 birds, including about 50
Common Grackles (the rest Starlings and probably some Cowbirds) flew
over
the intersection of Kirby and Mayfair in Champaign at about 5:30 PM.
These
were my first Grackles of the year, and my 100th species of the
year. Oddly enough, Common Grackle has been my 100th species of the
year
for three out of the four years I've lived in Champaign.
Good birding,
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Fri Feb 17 16:06:12 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Fri Feb 17 16:06:10 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Allerton Park
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060217155714.01c72be8@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi everyone,
Sonja Kassal and I took a trip to Allerton Park this morning. Our best
birding was in a field just north of the park. We stopped to look at
some
HORNED LARKS, and while there also found an EASTERN MEADOWLARK,
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and two flyby AMERICAN PIPITS.
In and around the park we found many of the usual suspects:
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
We stopped by River Bend Forest Preserve on the way back, but only
turned
up a few CANADA GEESE.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From bernies at uillinois.edu Fri Feb 17 18:31:14 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Fri Feb 17 18:31:17 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DFD4C@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
The Peregrine was on the spire/steeple for at least ten minutes
tonight.
I first spotted it at 5:18, and it was still there at 5:28 as I pulled
away from my parking space.
Bernie Sloan
Senior Information Systems Consultant
Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois
616 E. Green Street, Suite 213
Champaign, IL 61820-5752
Phone: (217) 333-4895
Fax:
(217) 265-0454
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From bernies at uillinois.edu Sat Feb 18 10:13:07 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sat Feb 18 10:13:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey sighting
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DFD61@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Someone just reported the following to me:
"Four turkeys were on the north side of Delaware close to Race,
Saturday
morning (Feb 18) at 9:30am."
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu Sat Feb 18 13:20:55 2006
From: rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu (Ray F. Boehmer)
Date: Sat Feb 18 13:21:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] a kettle
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060218131617.02b29640@mail.millikin.edu>
I was rather surprised to see a kettle of 7 Redtails above the Yankee
Ridge
subdivision at 12:30 PM today. Early migrants?
Also saw a sapsucker and a red-bellied woodpecker just north of there
where
the creek crosses So. Race St. In that same area were good numbers of
goldfinches and Am tree sparrows, a few robins and about 50 mourning
doves
sitting along a little embankment trying to benefit from the bright
sun.
Ray
Urbana
From bernies at uillinois.edu Sat Feb 18 19:39:46 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sat Feb 18 19:39:49 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Robins
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2851B5025@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I was driving north on Vine Street in Urbana late Saturday AM, crossing
Florida. There were probably at least 100 robins in the yards and park
at that intersection.
Bernie Sloan
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Sun Feb 19 00:15:24 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Sun Feb 19 00:15:26 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Allerton Park (No sightings)
In-Reply-To:
<6.0.0.22.2.20060217155714.01c72be8@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602190010460.32737100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Birders,
Thanks to Jacob for being so good at reporting the location of his
birds.
It is great to see that you have seen so many good birds (to paraphrase
Sue Post...any native bird is a GOOD Bird) in the organic garden area
of
Allerton Park.
Keep up the great reporting.
Jim :)
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006, Jacob Spendelow wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Sonja Kassal and I took a trip to Allerton Park this morning. Our
best
> birding was in a field just north of the park. We stopped to look at
some
> HORNED LARKS, and while there also found an EASTERN MEADOWLARK,
> ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and two flyby AMERICAN PIPITS.
>
> In and around the park we found many of the usual suspects:
> Red-tailed Hawk
> American Kestrel
> Mourning Dove
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Downy Woodpecker
> Blue Jay
> American Crow
> Tufted Titmouse
> Black-capped Chickadee
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Carolina Wren
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
> American Robin
> European Starling
> Northern Cardinal
> Dark-eyed Junco
> White-throated Sparrow
> House Sparrow
> American Goldfinch
> House Finch
>
> We stopped by River Bend Forest Preserve on the way back, but only
turned
> up a few CANADA GEESE.
>
> Good birding!
> Jacob Spendelow
> Champaign
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From LewsaderBud at aol.com Sun Feb 19 19:11:05 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Sun Feb 19 19:11:14 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Trumpeter Swans
Message-ID: <13c.255473cb.312a7129@aol.com>
There is a pair of Trumpeter Swans on a wet land across the Wabash
River at
Perrysville, Indiana and then go south at the first road. A friend at
Church
told me about them. After church I drove down to see them. There is
also a
grassland park there.
Bud Lewsader
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From roper37 at hotmail.com Sun Feb 19 23:17:09 2006
From: roper37 at hotmail.com (Sarah R)
Date: Sun Feb 19 23:17:17 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] snow/greater white-fronted geese
Message-ID: <BAY101-F292A83DDA9687C302C8CC0B1FF0@phx.gbl>
At around 2pm a friend and I were on our way to El Paso to see the
SNOWY
OWLs (immature was seen in the same place as previously spotted by
others),
and saw a very large flock of SNOW GEESE flying just before the Farmer
City
exit on I 74. When we got closer to the exit we could see a pond just
to the
north of the interstate that was filled with geese. We got off on the
exit
and found a road that took us to the other side of the pond where we
were
able to see literally hundreds of snow geese. There were also many
GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED geese as well as just a few CANADA geese. The geese were
packed so tightly together that we could not get a good count but when
a
flock of at least 86 snow geese took off to circle above the pond it
did not
even seem to make a dent in the numbers still in the pond. It was after
dark
by the time we head back towards Champaign so I don't know how long
they
stuck around.
Sarah Roper
Urbana, IL
From charleneanchor at msn.com Sun Feb 19 23:32:37 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Sun Feb 19 23:26:05 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Greater White-fronted Geese
Message-ID: <BAY102-DAV31D6FECC0D726A2740C6EC6FF0@phx.gbl>
Sara mentioned seeing Snow and Greater White-fronted Geese today. I
went out to Riverbend this morning for the GBBC. I had 54 Greater
White-fronted Geese fly over. There were only 19 Snow Geese on the lake
sitting on the ice with 100's of Canadas.
Charlene Anchor
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From avara at uiuc.edu Mon Feb 20 08:36:25 2006
From: avara at uiuc.edu (avara@uiuc.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 20 08:36:27 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Snow Geese
Message-ID: <d018ce86.8d96bc3b.8334c00@expms2.cites.uiuc.edu>
In the same manner, I went out to Middle Fork Forest
Preserve for the GBBC on Saturday morning and saw 2 Snow
Geese amongst upwards of 300 Canada Geese on one pond! (No
White-Fronted Geese though)
~Mike Avara
From Birderdlt at aol.com Mon Feb 20 19:48:55 2006
From: Birderdlt at aol.com (Birderdlt@aol.com)
Date: Mon Feb 20 19:49:21 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Central Illinois Birding - Monday
Message-ID: <1f5.1be173e8.312bcb87@aol.com>
Lake Decatur - struck out on the Surf Scoter but did find the
HARLEQUIN
DUCK. Wonder if this is the same one that was there at the docks in
December?
Also had CANVASBACK, RUDDY DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, PINTAIL, BUFFLEHEAD and
BLACK
DUCK there to name a few of the ducks we saw. Also a nice number of
CACKLING
GEESE in with the Canada geese.
Jim Edgar/Pather Creek - struck out on the Says Phoebe although did
see
four Bluebirds that it had been reported in the past to hang out with.
There
were some WHITE-FRONTED GEESE there with the Canada geese.
Chautauqua - fairly large number of RING-NECKED DUCKS in the
limited open
water. Also had four swans fly by (TRUMPETER???). Not much in the way
of
finches in Sand Ridge State Park other than Goldfinch and one PURPLE
FINCH.
Along Rt. 72 there were a few REDWING BLACKBIRDS and a couple of
MEADOWLARKS.
David Thomas and Marv Piwoni
Champaign, IL
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From h-parker at uiuc.edu Mon Feb 20 23:21:23 2006
From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker)
Date: Mon Feb 20 23:22:57 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] LEOwls still at forestry
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20060220231301.01dca448@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
I went to the forestry Saturday afternoon in search of stuff (mostly
the
long-eared owl(s) for the GBBC and saw no owls. Since the temperature
had
dropped very low, I wondered if they had left in search of someplace
warmer. However, this morning they were back: I saw all 3 for the
first
time, with 2 of them in one tree. Saturday I also had a red-tail, both
species of nuthatch, downy & redbellied woodpeckers, a flicker and a
sapsucker. Heard a kinglet today but have not seen/heard the winter
wren
during the GBBC period.
--Helen Parker
From charleneanchor at msn.com Tue Feb 21 07:17:07 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Tue Feb 21 07:11:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Message-ID: <BAY102-DAV36453FFED188D1D806B82C6FC0@phx.gbl>
Just wondered if the Peregrine is still being seen on the campus on a
daily basis?
Thanks.
Charlene Anchor
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Tue Feb 21 07:44:52 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Tue Feb 21 07:44:59 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DFE14@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I last observed it Friday night, between 5:18 and 5:28. Didn't see it
last night, but I was leaving campus a little earlier than usual.
Bernie Sloan
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From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of charlene
anchor
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 7:17 AM
To: Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Just wondered if the Peregrine is still being seen on the campus on a
daily basis?
Thanks.
Charlene Anchor
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From jbchato at uiuc.edu Tue Feb 21 10:13:00 2006
From: jbchato at uiuc.edu (John & Beth Chato)
Date: Tue Feb 21 10:13:19 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Great Backyard Bird Count
Message-ID: <40b72e92.8e233e71.81e5a00@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Birdnoters,
I want to encourage you to enter all your checklists for Feb18-21 in
the
Great Backyard Bird Count. It is fast and easy. Just go to
www.birdsource.org/gbbc. It is interesting to see the results from all
over.
So far we have about 35 checklists entered from Urbana, and 35 species
listed. These include the peregrine, the goshawk, and the turkeys, so
it
would be best not to send these in again. Yesterday I found 6
white-crowned sparrows at the Arboretum as well as 4 red-tailed hawks.
I
didn't check the results from neighoring areas yet, but you can send in
lists from where ever you birded, your yard, Clinton Lake, Arizona,
etc. You
can also send in photos for a picture gallery.
Beth
From bernies at uillinois.edu Tue Feb 21 10:55:06 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Tue Feb 21 10:55:10 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey sighting
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DFE77@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I received the following report a bit ago:
"I saw the Turkeys this morning at 10:15 at a house on the southwest
corner Carle and Michigan. One was ON THE ROOF."
Bernie Sloan
Senior Information Systems Consultant
Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois
616 E. Green Street, Suite 213
Champaign, IL
61820-5752
Phone: (217) 333-4895
Fax:
(217) 265-0454
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From jane_easterly at hotmail.com Tue Feb 21 14:26:26 2006
From: jane_easterly at hotmail.com (Jane Easterly)
Date: Tue Feb 21 14:26:30 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Great Backyard Bird Count
In-Reply-To: <40b72e92.8e233e71.81e5a00@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <BAY105-F2DD670090D1B501B218A491FC0@phx.gbl>
And one checklist from Champaign! (Mine.)
>From: John & Beth Chato <jbchato@uiuc.edu>
>Reply-To: jbchato@uiuc.edu
>To: Birdnotes <Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Great Backyard Bird Count
>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:13:00 -0600
>
>Birdnoters,
>
>I want to encourage you to enter all your checklists for Feb18-21 in
the
>Great Backyard Bird Count. It is fast and easy. Just go to
>www.birdsource.org/gbbc. It is interesting to see the results from all
>over.
>So far we have about 35 checklists entered from Urbana, and 35
species
>listed. These include the peregrine, the goshawk, and the turkeys, so
it
>would be best not to send these in again. Yesterday I found 6
>white-crowned sparrows at the Arboretum as well as 4 red-tailed hawks.
I
>didn't check the results from neighoring areas yet, but you can send
in
>lists from where ever you birded, your yard, Clinton Lake, Arizona,
etc.
>You
>can also send in photos for a picture gallery.
>
>Beth
>_______________________________________________
>Birdnotes mailing list
>Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
>https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes
From LewsaderBud at aol.com Tue Feb 21 20:40:22 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Tue Feb 21 20:40:28 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Bald Eagle Nest
Message-ID: <2d0.3c8e746.312d2916@aol.com>
I went out to the Bald Eagle Nest on the Northfork River. The
river that
feeds Lake Vermilion her in Danville. And both Adult bald Eagles were
at the
nest working on it. Looks like to will be doing some housekeeping again
this
year.
Bud Lewsader
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From dhhittle at yahoo.com Wed Feb 22 18:16:16 2006
From: dhhittle at yahoo.com (Don Hittle)
Date: Wed Feb 22 18:16:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Bald Eagle Nest
Message-ID: <20060223001616.44405.qmail@web81406.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
For Bud Lewsader (or anyone else who knows):
Can you tell me how to find the Bald Eagle Nest on the Northfork?
Thanks,
Don Hittle
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From h-parker at uiuc.edu Wed Feb 22 18:53:29 2006
From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker)
Date: Wed Feb 22 19:00:30 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Photo exhibit--virtual sightings
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20060222184946.044b5928@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
The Champaign County Camera Club's annual photo contest drew hundreds
of
entries: some of the pictures are of birds. Any of you who have not
seen
it and can find the time between now and Sunday at 2 p.m. really should
head over to Lincoln Square and give it a look. There is a
particularly
nice one of a bittern by Greg Lambeth. My kestrel isn't bad but there
are
better pictures!
--Helen Parker
From BackyardBirds1 at aol.com Wed Feb 22 19:06:20 2006
From: BackyardBirds1 at aol.com (BackyardBirds1@aol.com)
Date: Wed Feb 22 19:06:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 25, Issue 24
Message-ID: <267.62a6775.312e648c@aol.com>
In a message dated 2/22/2006 12:23:24 PM Central Standard Time,
birdnotes-request@lists.prairienet.org writes:
I went out to the Bald Eagle Nest on the Northfork River. The river
that
feeds Lake Vermilion her in Danville. And both Adult bald Eagles were
at the
nest working on it. Looks like to will be doing some housekeeping again
this
year.
Bud
Lewsader
Betty, do you think this is the place by Danville that we both went
to?
Would be cool to see some nest building!
Vickie
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From h-parker at uiuc.edu Wed Feb 22 22:59:09 2006
From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker)
Date: Wed Feb 22 22:59:15 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Urban Harrier???
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20060222225059.044cd4a0@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
While putting the Audubon newsletter together this evening, Ruth Walker
mentioned a raptor she had seen a week ago at about Busey & Oregon in
Urbana. She said she had assumed it was a Cooper's hawk because there
have
been so many sightings of this species, but when she looked it up in a
bird
book she concluded that it could not have been and that the only thing
that
matched what she saw was a male Harrier. She said it was gray with a
white
rump and a bit larger than a crow and flew with its wings in a
dihedral. That sounds like a Harrier to me--but a) Harriers are very
rare
in this area at this time of year and b) I don't think I've ever heard
of
one in town. Out at Meadowbrook I'd be prepared to believe it but in
the
middle of Urbana????? Anyone have any opinions? If not a Harrier,
then what?
--Helen Parker
From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu Feb 23 08:35:00 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu Feb 23 08:35:12 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Couple of recent turkey sightings
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859DFFD4@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
A couple of folks have reported turkey sightings within the past 24
hours:
Yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at 2:00PM on Montclair in Urbana.
Today at 7:00AM in a yard at the corner of George Huff and Grange in
Urbana.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From LewsaderBud at aol.com Thu Feb 23 14:59:53 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Thu Feb 23 14:59:59 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Kennekuk Park
Message-ID: <da.36b46363.312f7c49@aol.com>
I was out at Kennekuk Park (Lake Mingo) today. Among all of the
Canada
geese. There were 3 Snow geese, and 38 Greater White Front Geese.
Bud Lewsader
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From charleneanchor at msn.com Thu Feb 23 18:46:31 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Thu Feb 23 18:40:00 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] 2nd-hand turkey sighting
Message-ID: <BAY102-DAV1742042CFE302219285ECFC6F30@phx.gbl>
My husband was at Barnes and Noble today looking for a bird book. The
lady waiting on him asked him if he knew about the turkeys. She then
told him that they had been in her neighborhood. She said they had
chased some people and commented on how big and strong they were.
Charlene Anchor
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu Feb 23 20:49:46 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu Feb 23 20:50:00 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Urbana wild turkey video
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F2859E007A@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Posted with the permission of the Birdnotes list administrator...
Birdnoters,
I've been communicating offlist on a regular basis with folks from
Urbana regarding the Urbana wild turkeys. I do report recent sightings
to the Birdnotes list when I get them.
I've received a number of photos of the turkeys, but recently I was
alerted to a video clip, the first video I've seen of the turkeys. I
thought this would be interesting to the list as a whole, especially
those of you who may not have had a chance to view the turkeys in
person.
The video comes from John Unsworth, dean of the UIUC Graduate School of
Library and Information Science. It was filmed in the 600 block of West
Michigan in Urbana a couple of weeks ago.
Here it is:
http://www3.isrl.uiuc.edu/~unsworth/turkeys.mov
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Fri Feb 24 01:42:42 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Fri Feb 24 01:42:43 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] 2nd-hand turkey sighting (no sightings)
In-Reply-To: <BAY102-DAV1742042CFE302219285ECFC6F30@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602240139580.19522100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Birders,
The only sightings I have of these birds have been on birdnotes and the
Photography exhibit in Lincoln Square.
There were some really nice bird and nature photos in attendance!
Cheers,
Jim :)
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, charlene anchor wrote:
> My husband was at Barnes and Noble today looking for a bird book.
The lady waiting on him asked him if he knew about the turkeys. She
then told him that they had been in her neighborhood. She said they
had chased some people and commented on how big and strong they were.
>
> Charlene Anchor
>
-James Hoyt
"The Prairie Ant"
Champaign Co. Audubon
Co-steward Parkland College Prairies.
Monitor Urbana Park District Natural Areas.
Champaign County Master Gardener
Allerton Allies
Prairie Rivers Network
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good
reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the
world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be
held
acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife
Legacy"
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Fri Feb 24 17:26:38 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Fri Feb 24 17:26:43 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook afternoon
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285B40BDF@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Needed to clear my head this afternoon, so I headed out to Meadowbrook
about 2:15.
Pretty quiet the first part of my walk...nothing to be seen.
But then the action picked up a bit...
Heard but not seen:
*
*
*
*
Blue Jay
Downy Woodpecker
Canada Goose
White Throated Sparrow
Seen:
* Cardinal (a couple)
* Juncos (several)
* Mourning Doves (several)
* American Crows (several)
* European Starlings
* Red Bellied Woodpecker
* Possible Yellow Bellied Sapsucker (didn't have it in view too long)
* Some sort of hawk/raptor/falcon (couldn't fix my binoculars on it
long
enough) that was doing a lot of tumbling and erratic flying in the
strong SW wind...it was very light colored underneath
* About 30 Cedar Waxwings, with about a half dozen Robins mixed in.
They
were just perched in some small trees near the Windsor Road parking
lot,
facing into the wind. I checked each to see if there were any Bohemian
Waxwings mixed in. There were none.
Bernie Sloan
Senior Information Systems Consultant
Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois
616 E. Green Street, Suite 213
Champaign, IL 61820-5752
Phone: (217) 333-4895
Fax:
(217) 265-0454
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From birder1949 at yahoo.com Fri Feb 24 19:18:27 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Fri Feb 24 19:18:30 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Snow geese and red-winged blackbirds
Message-ID: <20060225011827.77270.qmail@web60125.mail.yahoo.com>
Returning from (yet another) college visit with my
daughter, we observed that the Snow Geese are still on
the pond visible from I-74 just east of the Farmer
City exit. We saw approximately 70 white-morph with a
few of the blue-morph mixed in.
This evening around sunset, heard/saw at least seven
singing Red-winged Blackbirds around Meadowbrook. Can
spring be far behind?
Roger Digges
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From smithsje at egix.net Fri Feb 24 20:12:43 2006
From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith)
Date: Fri Feb 24 20:14:14 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject)
Message-ID: <200602250159.k1P1xk61005991@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Hello, Bird,
This evening, a flock of about 200 snow geese flew overhead heading
east over our farm NE of Homer. .
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-02-24
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun Feb 26 11:46:57 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Sun Feb 26 11:46:59 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Allerton Saw-whet Owl
References: <20060225011827.77270.qmail@web60125.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844D82@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
Several weeks ago, Chris Erb and I located the roost site of a Northern
Saw-whet Owl at Allerton Park. Unfortunately, the bird wasn't there.
We found a large number of pellets, however, and 2 seemed "new" or
"fresh" or whatever term is applied to a pellet coughed up in the past
day or two. For inquiring minds, they were still damp even though it
hadn't rained.
The owl has been seen inconsistently for the past 10 days. It's not a
"gimme" and we don't know where the alternate roost site(s) are despite
a search. If the bird is at the one roost site, it will be a
relatively easy find.
The site is located next to the visitor's center. Literally, next to
the visitor's center. You can almost walk underneath the bird. The
best way to find it is to park in the small lot across the street from
the visitor's center. Then, walk to the visitor's center along the side
walk. Instead of going into the visitor center door, turn to your
right. You should see a chain link fence that's used to keep the deer
out. There are several groves of cedars inside the fence. Walk over
to the gate. Don't go inside. Instead, turn around and look down the
sidewalk towards the street (where you just came from). The bird has
been in the cedar tree closest to the side walk to your left. It's
favorite roost site appears to be near the top of the cedar. If you
don't see the bird immediately walk up and down the sidewalk. It's
possible to see the bird from several different vantage points along
the sidewalk.
I don't have any authority here, but I am going to make a request that
people do not walk under the cedars inside the gated area. The reason
I'm making this request is that Saw Whets have used this area for many
years and I would like to be able to continue searching for them in
future years. If several dozen people walk around under these trees,
park personnel could prevent us from looking for these birds. I don't
want to get into the great "owl disturbance" debate here. I am posting
very specific directions, however, and I can assure you that walking
under the cedars won't provide you with a better look. If the bird is
not at this roost site, it's unlikely to be elsewhere under these
cedars. We have looked for an alternate roost site and found no
evidence of one. The only alternate roost site we have found is in the
2nd Arborvitae tree on the right side of the sidewalk once you walk
into the gated area. There is whitewash visible from the sidewalk and
there have been pellets here, but we've never seen the owl in this
tree.
If you go to look for this beautiful bird, good luck!
Greg Lambeth
From limey at uiuc.edu Sun Feb 26 17:24:48 2006
From: limey at uiuc.edu (John Buckmaster)
Date: Sun Feb 26 17:24:59 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] buzzard sighting
Message-ID: <59e5b0378ce20759f5b2c979ba3238de@uiuc.edu>
I don't know how early folks see turkey vultures around here (I know
that March 15 is the official date for Hinckley, Ohio) but I've never
seen one this early, yet one just went over my house in Urbana. Not
that what I have or have not seen is much of a marker....
John
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
John Buckmaster
Professional address:
Department of Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
104 S Wright St.,
Urbana IL 61801
217.333.1803 (ph)
217.244.0720 (fax)
cell phone:
217.621.9786
Mailing address (personal and professional):
1717 W Kirby Ave, #212., Champaign IL 61821-5507
Urbana residential address:
2014 Boudreau Dr,
Urbana IL 61801-5802
217.344.6103
Oregon residential address:
120 Marlboro Ln, Eugene OR 97405-3599
541.342.3172
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From smithsje at egix.net Sun Feb 26 17:46:48 2006
From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith)
Date: Sun Feb 26 17:48:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] trumpeter swans
Message-ID: <200602262333.k1QNXo61011582@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Hello, Bird,
This evening, about 5:20 pm, 2/26/06, a flock of 12 trumpeter swans
flew over our farmstead headed wnw toward CU.
Two appeared to be gray, immature, the rest were white.
I was
attracted to the trumpet like calls. This is the first time that I
have ever seen a flock of trumpeter swans in flight.
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-02-26
From bernies at uillinois.edu Sun Feb 26 17:54:06 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sun Feb 26 17:54:08 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] buzzard sighting
References: <59e5b0378ce20759f5b2c979ba3238de@uiuc.edu>
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285B4D1F7@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I've seen them off and on over the winter...saw one over Meadowbrook
Park on a relatively warm day within the past couple of weeks.
And as you head east on I-74 towards Danville they are more common...a
couple of weeks ago I saw a half dozen between Oakwood and Danville.
I'm not sure if this is the case every year, or if it's because of the
relatively mild winter, but there seems to have been a fair number of
them overwintering in Vermillion County.
Speaking of vultures, I just came back from a walk where I saw two
different species...near my Bloomington Indiana residence. There were
about a half dozen turkey vultures and two black vultures.
Bernie Sloan
Urbana/Bloomington
________________________________
From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org on behalf of Buckmaster,
John D
Sent: Sun 2/26/2006 5:24 PM
To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
Subject: [Birdnotes] buzzard sighting
I don't know how early folks see turkey vultures around here (I know
that March 15 is the official date for Hinckley, Ohio) but I've never
seen one this early, yet one just went over my house in Urbana. Not
that what I have or have not seen is much of a marker....
John
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
John Buckmaster
Professional address:
Department of Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
104 S Wright St., Urbana IL 61801
217.333.1803 (ph) 217.244.0720 (fax)
cell phone: 217.621.9786
Mailing address (personal and professional):
1717 W Kirby Ave, #212., Champaign IL 61821-5507
Urbana residential address:
2014 Boudreau Dr, Urbana IL 61801-5802
217.344.6103
Oregon residential address:
120 Marlboro Ln, Eugene OR 97405-3599
541.342.3172
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From LewsaderBud at aol.com Sun Feb 26 18:31:43 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Sun Feb 26 18:31:49 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Sandhill Cranes
Message-ID: <2ea.21969c4.3133a26f@aol.com>
Today after Church, I went back to the wetlands just across the
river
(Wabash River) at Perrysville, Indiana. Friday when i was there i saw 3
Trumpeter Swans there. I wanted to see if they were still there. I only
saw one
Trumpeter swan today. But,,,,To my surpise I saw Sandhill Cranes there.
Aproximatele
200 of them.
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From LewsaderBud at aol.com Sun Feb 26 18:39:31 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Sun Feb 26 18:39:40 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forgot (No Sightings)
Message-ID: <263.66201e2.3133a443@aol.com>
I forgot to sign my name again, Sory.
Bud Lewsader
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Mon Feb 27 01:33:03 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Mon Feb 27 01:33:05 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon sighting on campus
In-Reply-To:
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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602270129070.16977100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Campus birders,
Walked over to the church before work, at 4:30 PM yesterday, but didn't
see our falcon.
Decided to check down by the Foriegn Language building.
Bingo!
It flew out of a tree in front of the Sorority and sat on a limb
picking
at something that looked a bit like a sparrow.
Fine looking bird.
I wish it well.
Cheers,
Jim :)
-James Hoyt
"The Prairie Ant"
Champaign Co. Audubon
Co-steward Parkland College Prairies.
Monitor Urbana Park District Natural Areas.
Champaign County Master Gardener
Allerton Allies
Prairie Rivers Network
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"The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with
good
reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the
world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be
held
acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife
Legacy"
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon Feb 27 09:51:56 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Mon Feb 27 10:05:06 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Alternate Peregrine Roost
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01CD0561@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
The Peregrine Falcon was observed on Saturday roosting on the South
wall of the Illini Towers. The building has no windows on this side
and there are some interesting architectural details that make for good
perch sites. I looked several times for the Prairie Falcon on this
side of the building a few weeks ago with no luck. I don't know how
often the Peregrine roosts there, but it's worth checking if you are
looking for the bird.
Greg Lambeth
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon Feb 27 13:44:01 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Mon Feb 27 13:44:02 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Yellow-rumped Warblers
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01CD0567@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I had two Yellow-rumped Warblers today at noon at the cemetary on
Florida Avenue in Urbana. I suspect these birds were migrants even
though at least one Yellow-rumped has wintered in the Forestry.
Greg Lambeth
From rkanter at uiuc.edu Mon Feb 27 14:20:54 2006
From: rkanter at uiuc.edu (Rob Kanter)
Date: Mon Feb 27 14:20:56 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Radio Spot on Peregrine (no sighting)
Message-ID: <56a129d8.91507389.8323200@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi Birdnoters,
Some weeks back I wrote and recorded a radio spot about the
peregrine, which included the suggestion that he might be
seen on the spire at around 5 p.m. Circumstances prevented
the spot from getting on the air, and it was then lost when
the audio system computer at WILL crashed last week.
I mean to record a revised version this week, and am
wondering whether or not to suggest looking for him on the
spire.
Have you seen him there lately? I'd appreciate it if you'd
write me directly to say so if you have.
Thanks in advance,
Rob
Rob Kanter
Environmental Almanac
On WILL-AM 580 Thursdays, 4:45 pm and 6:45 pm
http://environmentalalmanac.blogspot.com/
(217) 621-2934
rkanter@uiuc.edu
From charleneanchor at msn.com Mon Feb 27 15:55:18 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Mon Feb 27 15:53:23 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Mahomet
Message-ID: <BAY102-DAV6D8265124034144B12EF6C6F60@phx.gbl>
This morning at the Conservation Area in Mahomet a pair of BLUEBIRDS
were looking over a box. Elsewhere a male was singing next to another
box....decisions to be made!!
Also singing were SONG, TREE and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and EASTERN
MEADOWLARKS. Sounded like Spring.
Saw a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER east of the Rayburn-Purnell Woods, near
where I saw the HERMIT THRUSH for this year's GBBC. This Yellow-rump
wasn't far from where I saw a Yellow-rump during last year's GBBC.
Charlene Anchor
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Mon Feb 27 18:39:22 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Mon Feb 27 18:39:31 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine on steeple tonight
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285B40CDE@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Spotted the Peregrine Falcon again tonight, on the east arm of the
cross
on the steeple.
First sighted it at 5:23PM as I left my building. It was still there as
I left my parking space at 5:35.
Hadn't seen it there since Friday, February 17. On that day I left
campus a little later than usual. Same thing today (i.e., leaving a
little later than usual). Makes me wonder if the Peregrine is gradually
roosting on the cross later in the day as the daylight lengthens?
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From jjokela59 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 27 19:00:29 2006
From: jjokela59 at hotmail.com (Janet Jokela)
Date: Mon Feb 27 19:00:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Allerton No. Saw-whet Owl
Message-ID: <BAY101-F3785AD630F82146909E3FBAFF70@phx.gbl>
Greetings:
Took a quick trip out to Allerton late this morning, and the Northern
Saw-whet Owl reported in Greg's post was in one of the cedars next to
the
visitor's center, alongside the sidewalk, high up in the tree adjacent
to
the trunk. It was a little hard to see, but its body seemed to be
facing
the road with its head turned left (i.e., up the road, away from the
sidewalk). Did not see a lot of white wash under the tree, but some.
Also searched in the cedars at the Lost Garden area (cedars in the
central
path, and additional cedars in the woods/brush off to the sides)
without
finding any evidence of any owls.
Thanks again to Greg for the post.
Good birding,
Janet Jokela
Champaign
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Tue Feb 28 01:41:47 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Tue Feb 28 01:41:49 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine on steeple tonight
In-Reply-To:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285B40CDE@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0602280136220.26324100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Birdnotees,
At 4:30 PM (Febr. 27) going to work again.
Saw what looked like a Peregrine Falcon near Mattis and Springfield
trying
to intercept some Rock Pigeons.
Also saw a Coopers Hawk in the Cottonwood above the Anita Purvis Bird
Viewing area this past Sunday.
Forgot to mention this in my post about the Campus Peregrine.
Was alerted by its neat call...
Cheers,
Jim :)
-James Hoyt
"The Prairie Ant"
Champaign Co. Audubon
Co-steward Parkland College Prairies.
Monitor Urbana Park District Natural Areas.
Champaign County Master Gardener
Allerton Allies
Prairie Rivers Network
***********************************************************************
********
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"The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with
good
reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the
world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be
held
acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife
Legacy"
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Tue Feb 28 07:17:55 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Tue Feb 28 07:18:06 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Ross' Geese (!)
References: <BAY101-F3785AD630F82146909E3FBAFF70@phx.gbl>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844D97@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I stepped outside this morning at 7:00am to see if anything was moving
over my yard. Almost immediately, I had a flock of about 45 Snow/Blue
Geese moving over very low to the ground. I immediately spotted 2
Ross' Geese in the flock. A big thrill for an avid yard lister like
myself (#158)! And, a first Champaign County sighting for me. My
house in on Delaware Avenue near the corner of Lincoln and Florida.
There have been more Ross' Geese reported this spring than any prior
year -- Bryan Guarente, Chris Erb and I had perhaps a dozen at Clinton
Lake on Saturday.
By the way, the birds were flying South! Not sure where they were
going, but perhaps looking for a spot to relax.
Greg Lambeth
From birder1949 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 28 09:07:48 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Tue Feb 28 09:07:51 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Early morning turkeys and Cooper's Hawk
Message-ID: <20060228150748.30460.qmail@web60115.mail.yahoo.com>
My wife spotted one lone turkey roosting in a tree on Burlison just
south of Mumford about 6 a.m. today. I went back 15 or 20 minutes
later and found the flock of 4 a little further south, on Boudreau,
south of where it splits with Burlison. The males were ingesting grit
from the gravel shoulder. The females were pecking at something in the
adjacent yard.
Minutes before encountering the turkeys, I had a "conversation" with
a very "talkative" Cooper's Hawk. It was calling loudly from a tree in
a backyard at Mumford and Burlison.
Roger Digges
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