From leslienoa at gmail.com Mon May 1 07:38:53 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Mon May 1 07:39:05 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Sunday: Busey Woods and Urbana area
Message-ID:
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Despite the windy and drizzly conditions I made a quick stop at Busey
woods
mid-morning Sunday and saw a few things of note.
Ovenbird (not singing but was easily seen)
Louisiana Waterthrush
White-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warblers
A very quiet morning but worth the soggy conditions to get a nice look
at
the Ovenbird.
I also saw my first rose-breasted grosbeak of the year in south-east
Urbana
on Sunday.
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Mon May 1 09:44:02 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Mon May 1 09:44:22 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8E51E@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Rose-breasted Grosbeak on my feeder this AM. First of season.
Beautiful bird!
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From rkanter at uiuc.edu Mon May 1 12:15:20 2006
From: rkanter at uiuc.edu (Rob Kanter)
Date: Mon May 1 12:15:23 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Office Window Birding
Message-ID:
<963b67030605011015x10440e80md71019b2d66013df@mail.gmail.com>
In the tops of beech trees outside my 3rd floor office (National
Soybean Research Building) this morning :
3 yellow warblers
1 male blackpoll
-Rob Kanter
rkanter@uiuc.edu
From bernies at uillinois.edu Mon May 1 14:43:58 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Mon May 1 14:44:00 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkeys - weekend sightings
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8E564@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
There were several turkey sightings reported over the weekend in
addition to Brian Threlkeld's Saturday evening sighting of two turkeys
west of Lincoln Avenue between Michigan and Indiana, in Urbana:
Friday evening, April 28, two turkeys, Prospect and Burwash;
Saturday afternoon, two turkeys, Florida and Carle;
This morning, one turkey Delaware and Carle;
The first of the three sightings is significant in that it took place
in
Savoy. First Savoy sighting I've heard of.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
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From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Mon May 1 15:26:37 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Mon May 1 15:26:39 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkeys - weekend sightings
Message-ID:
<2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90701568548@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
2 Turkeys were on Philo Road about 1:30 Sunday afternoon at the church
just south of Mumford, on the east side of the road.
Bob Vaiden
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Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkeys - weekend sightings
There were several turkey sightings reported over the weekend in
addition to Brian Threlkeld's Saturday evening sighting of two turkeys
west of Lincoln Avenue between Michigan and Indiana, in Urbana:
Friday evening, April 28, two turkeys, Prospect and Burwash;
Saturday afternoon, two turkeys, Florida and Carle;
This morning, one turkey Delaware and Carle;
The first of the three sightings is significant in that it took place
in
Savoy. First Savoy sighting I've heard of.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
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From threlkster at gmail.com Mon May 1 18:54:40 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Mon May 1 18:54:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] RC kinglet
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605011654v48dd8e93vbeaedae18e8692b6@mail.gmail.com>
Ruby-crowned kinglet caroming around the upper reaches of the ash out
back,
about 8:00 this morning. The tree's leaves are still coming out;
another
couple weeks and it'll be hard to see that bird from the ground.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From jbchato at uiuc.edu Mon May 1 20:01:44 2006
From: jbchato at uiuc.edu (John & Beth Chato)
Date: Mon May 1 20:01:47 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject)
Message-ID: <b6d50180.b1dc8a29.81bda00@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Birdnoters,
Bland suggested that I tell you all about the beautiful white goldfinch
that
has visited our neighborhood feeders periodically this winter. It is
white
wherever the standard male goldfinch is yellow, with black wings and
cap.
Interesting that this was its winter plumage and it hasn't changed much
with
spring. It is a striking bird, and made it possible to know that the
goldfinch
flock travels from Florida and Lincoln to Vermont and Carle and perhaps
much
further.Haven't seen it for awhile.
I went to the south end of the County today to scout my territory for
the bird
count. Saw 4 flocks of Golden Plover with one flock of about 100 on the
ground
and crossing the road around my parked car.(1300E and 300N). Only other
bird of
note was a calling Bobwhite, very scarce in our County.
Don't forget Saturday is Bird Count Day. If you are out and about
anywhere in
the County, keep track of what you see and in what number and report
back to
me. Several counters still need company. If you have an hour or so to
spend in
the morning let me know. Urbana's Meadowbrook Park is a possibility, as
are the
Champaign Parks. Beth Chato, 344-6803
From roper37 at hotmail.com Mon May 1 21:17:16 2006
From: roper37 at hotmail.com (Sarah R)
Date: Mon May 1 21:17:19 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal lake cerulean warbler
Message-ID: <BAY109-F38F967A2C9A46862824060B1B60@phx.gbl>
Thought I better get some birding in before work today and was glad
that I
did. Stopped at Crystal Lake Park at 9:15am at the main foot bridge
over the
creek and stayed for an hour (longer than I meant to stay). I saw my
first
ever CERULEAN WARBLER which stayed in the area of the bridge for at
least a
half hour. Also had a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER visible the entire hour.
Birds seen:
palm warbler- 1
black-and-white warbler- at least 2
yellow-rumped- many
yellow warbler- 1
blue-winged warbler- 1
cerulean warbler- 1
philadelphia vireo- 1
blue-headed vireo- 1
ruby-crowned kinglet- 3
great-creasted flycatcher- 1
downy woodpecker- 1
Sarah Roper
Urbana
From bernies at uillinois.edu Mon May 1 22:15:05 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Mon May 1 22:15:08 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Boneyard Goslings
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8E57D@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I've reported several times recently about the pair of Canada Geese
nesting on the south bank of the Boneyard behind Engineering Hall.
I walked by the nest site tonight after work and there were four
goslings being tended by the male Canada Goose. The female was still on
the nest.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Mon May 1 21:49:48 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Mon May 1 22:31:44 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Urbana birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060501205427.026631b0@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Sheryl DeVore and I birded Busey Woods this afternoon (Monday, May
1st),
and I went back later and birded Crystal Lake Park and some more of
Busey a
little later. I decided it might be a good "fallout" day after Sheryl
spotted a NASHVILLE WARBLER outside my usually mostly birdless apt. in
Rantoul earlier in the morning. Two (!) SUMMER TANAGERS and 13 species
of
warblers were the main highlights. Other birds of interest at Busey
(B)
and Crystal Lake Parks (CL) included:
19
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
1
4
2
Double-crested Cormorant (in formation heading north!)
Cooper's Hawk (1@B, 1@CL)
Red-headed Woodpecker (both in CL)
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee (did not call; CL)
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo (all at CL)
Red-eyed Vireo (B)
Warbling Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo (1 @ each park)
3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1
Chickadee sp. (heard only)
3
White-breasted Nuthatch
1
Brown Creeper (B; a little late!)
4
House Wren
5
Carolina Wren
10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2
Swainson's Thrush (1 @ each park)
1
Wood Thrush (CL; feeding w/ a Swainson's and robins in mowed
area
under trees!)
12
Gray Catbird
2
Brown Thrasher
4
Nashville Warbler
1
Northern Parula (CL)
3
Yellow Warbler (all CL)
1
Magnolia Warbler (First of spring! CL;
Did not see in 3 days
of
birding in far southern IL!)
60+
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Flock of 20+ feeding with 40+ Chipping
Sparrows on ground at CL!)
15
Palm Warbler (8 feeding with above flock of YRWA's and ChSP's
on
ground!)
4
Black-throated Green Warbler (all at CL)
1
Blackpoll Warbler (CL)
1
Black-and-white Warbler (B)
2
Ovenbird (1 @ B and 1 @ CL)
7
Northern Waterthrush
4
Common Yellowthroat
1
Yellow-breasted Chat (great look at CL!)
2
SUMMER TANAGER (both males, both at CL!)
50+
Chipping Sparrow (42+ feeding with Yellow-rumped and Palm
Warblers
on ground at CL)
2
Lincoln's Sparrow (1 @ B & 1 @ CL)
125+
White-throated Sparrow (Everywhere! Ten eating dandelion seeds
in
grass at CL!)
2
White-crowned Sparrow
2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male & female at CL)
2
Indigo Bunting (2 males)
1
Eastern Meadowlark (fairgrounds)
1
Baltimore Oriole (CL)
Birded area near the Swine Ponds briefly in the early evening
1
30+
25+
1
1
1
1
Eastern Kingbird
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow (in with WCSPs)
Lincoln's Sparrow (nice look!; in with other sparrows)
Swamp Sparrow (singing & saw!)
Eastern Towhee (saw; in with WTSPs and WCSPs)
Western Meadowlark (in usual spot)
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Mon May 1 22:51:13 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Mon May 1 22:56:44 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Arcola Marsh, coming and going
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060501222027.025d8458@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
On our way to the Southern Illinois Birding Fest, Sheryl DeVore and I
made
a stop at Arcola Marsh in Douglas Co. (just north of the Coles Co. line
and
just east of US 45 & west of I-57; see the long, rectangular pond w/2
smaller ponds at this location on pg. 64, C-1 of a DeLorme Atlas and
Gazetteer). After seeing at least 40 SMITH'S LONGSPURS at a field neat
Tolono in Champaign County, (as well as a few flocks (~35 - 75 birds
per
flock) of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS between
Tolono
and Effingham), we stopped in the early afternoon on April 26th for our
first Arcola Marsh visit. The dominant passerine by far was 50+
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, and at least 8-10 PALM WARBLERS, both even seen
feeding out in the cattails of the marsh! There were also ~ 10 PURPLE
MARTINS and larger numbers of BARN SWALLOWS (w/a few NO. ROUGH-WINGEDS)
flying low over the marsh. Other species of interest:
2
Northern Shoveler
10+
Blue-winged Teal
1
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (my first at this location!
to rare
in east-central IL.)
1
Green Heron
uncommon
25+
2
1
5+
10+
1
2
+
Pectoral Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
American Coot
Sora (most calling)
Osprey (carrying a fish (?))
Northern Waterthrush
Swamp Sparrow
On our way back north, we stopped at Arcola Marsh again (on April 30th)
and
had a few different birds in the 30+ mph winds, which included:
2
Northern Shoveler
10+
American Coot
1
EARED GREBE (in alternate plumage!)
1
AMERICAN BITTERN
12+
Sora
1
Virginia Rail
1
Wilson's Snipe
1
Solitary Sandpiper
30+
Yellow-rumped Warbler
2
Northern Waterthrush
1
Marsh Wren
5+
Swamp Sparrow
lots
Red-winged Blackbird (including 5 nests with three eggs, 2 nests
with
4 eggs, and two nests with one egg, as well as several completed nests
not
yet laid in.)
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From threlkster at gmail.com Tue May 2 00:17:01 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Tue May 2 00:17:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Herons
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605012217m376461efo9499b44e54923e74@mail.gmail.com>
7:05 pm Mon., 1 May 06
>From Blair Park, Urbana, looking east
Pair of herons flying due south, at good height (several hundred
feet?).
Probably great blues, though I'm not 100% positive. I watched them a
total
of 10 to 15 seconds through binoculars, but it was a fair distance, and
the
light was fading under the heavy overcast.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From threlkster at gmail.com Tue May 2 08:37:59 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Tue May 2 08:38:19 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Rose-breasted grosbeaks
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605020637i13acd753j152762f0b3de758c@mail.gmail.com>
7:50 a.m. Tue., 2 May 06
Three male rose-breasted grosbeaks out back.
time; the
other up in the ash. FOY for our backyard.
Two at feeder at one
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From jane_easterly at hotmail.com Tue May 2 09:27:54 2006
From: jane_easterly at hotmail.com (Jane Easterly)
Date: Tue May 2 09:28:00 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] white-crowned sparrows
In-Reply-To:
<30ec30250605020637i13acd753j152762f0b3de758c@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BAY105-F7C01D3130FDCCDB04C62491B60@phx.gbl>
I had my first white-crowned sparrow of the year at my feeder today.
(At
William and Brentwood in Champaign.)
Jane Easterly
From rkanter at uiuc.edu Tue May 2 09:37:01 2006
From: rkanter at uiuc.edu (Rob Kanter)
Date: Tue May 2 09:37:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Morning Warblers
Message-ID:
<963b67030605020737t63b282abj57e1db95aba28c0d@mail.gmail.com>
In trees along Boneyard Creek, between White St and Springfield in
Champaign:
Nashville
Tennessee
American redstart
W-T and W-C sparrows in large numbers--it seemed like they were trying
to drown out one another's singing
Between English Bldg and Lincoln Hall on campus:
Cerulean warbler, singing away
-Rob Kanter
rkanter@uiuc.edu
From rem at uiuc.edu Tue May 2 10:11:58 2006
From: rem at uiuc.edu (Robert E Miller)
Date: Tue May 2 10:12:02 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Redwings
Message-ID: <91e6b4bc.b22a3cca.83e9f00@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Went to fly my model airplane at the Champaign landfill
(about two miles west of Mattis ave. on Route 150) early this
morning. There were lots of Redwing Blackbirds along with a
few Killdeers at the landfill. Along Route 150 there was a
good sized Hawk - probably a Red Tail but I wasn't close
enough to be sure.
Bob Miller
From n9ds_15 at msn.com Tue May 2 15:58:14 2006
From: n9ds_15 at msn.com (Duston Suits)
Date: Tue May 2 15:58:19 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Hummies Finally and Phoebes Homesteading
Message-ID: <BAY106-F12CAF4CDD8077BFFFE4897DEB60@phx.gbl>
I finally heard my first hummingbird today, who I think was upset at me
because the feeders were empty (where was he a month ago when I put
them
out?) And to add to the fun, we have a pair of Phoebes nesting on our
back
porch. Last I checked there were four eggs in the nest. I'll keep
everyone
posted.
Duston Suits
Loami, IL
From tkovacs at uiuc.edu Tue May 2 16:15:31 2006
From: tkovacs at uiuc.edu (Thomas Kovacs)
Date: Tue May 2 16:15:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] heard, not saw
Message-ID: <p06230900c07d79bf423b@[128.174.50.254]>
Last evening around 8:30 outside my studio window, I heard the
relentless and unmistakable chant of a Whip-poor-will very close by,
in our back yard for about 20 seconds, (my first in many years). I
made the mistake of cautiously opening my window farther, and the
chant ceased for the night.
Tom Kovacs
From denstrom at inhs.uiuc.edu Tue May 2 17:35:01 2006
From: denstrom at inhs.uiuc.edu (David Enstrom)
Date: Tue May 2 17:35:12 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 27, Issue 42
In-Reply-To: <200604251700.k3PH0Y421811@forbes.inhs.uiuc.edu>
References: <200604251700.k3PH0Y421811@forbes.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <p0623090ec07d8eaa88f4@[128.174.173.115]>
Lots of sparrows in the fields east of the extension of linclon by
bee research. Today I had a Lark Sparrow among them.
Orchard Orioles (3) and Baltimore Orioles were out there as well.
From denstrom at inhs.uiuc.edu Tue May 2 17:40:38 2006
From: denstrom at inhs.uiuc.edu (David Enstrom)
Date: Tue May 2 17:40:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 28, Issue 3
In-Reply-To: <200605021701.k42H1ne14136@forbes.inhs.uiuc.edu>
References: <200605021701.k42H1ne14136@forbes.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <p06230910c07d904ceae6@[128.174.173.115]>
Who the heck is Steve Bailey anywho?!?!?!?!?!?
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>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 21:49:48 -0500
>From: Steve Bailey <sdbailey@inhs.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Urbana birds
>To: Birdnotes <birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
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>Sheryl DeVore and I birded Busey Woods this afternoon (Monday, May
1st),
>and I went back later and birded Crystal Lake Park and some more of
Busey a
>little later. I decided it might be a good "fallout" day after Sheryl
>spotted a NASHVILLE WARBLER outside my usually mostly birdless apt. in
>Rantoul earlier in the morning. Two (!) SUMMER TANAGERS and 13
species of
>warblers were the main highlights. Other birds of interest at Busey
(B)
>and Crystal Lake Parks (CL) included:
>
>19
Double-crested Cormorant (in formation heading north!)
>2
Cooper's Hawk (1@B, 1@CL)
>2
Red-headed Woodpecker (both in CL)
>3
Northern Flicker
>1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (did not call; CL)
>3
Eastern Phoebe
>2
Great Crested Flycatcher
>3
White-eyed Vireo (all at CL)
>1
Red-eyed Vireo (B)
>4
Warbling Vireo
>2
Blue-headed Vireo (1 @ each park)
>3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
>1
Chickadee sp. (heard only)
>3
White-breasted Nuthatch
>1
Brown Creeper (B; a little late!)
>4
House Wren
>5
Carolina Wren
>10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
>7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
>2
Swainson's Thrush (1 @ each park)
>1
Wood Thrush (CL; feeding w/ a Swainson's and robins in mowed
area
>under trees!)
>12
Gray Catbird
>2
Brown Thrasher
>4
Nashville Warbler
>1
Northern Parula (CL)
>3
Yellow Warbler (all CL)
>1
Magnolia Warbler (First of spring! CL;
Did not see in 3
days of
>birding in far southern IL!)
>60+
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Flock of 20+ feeding with 40+ Chipping
>Sparrows on ground at CL!)
>15
Palm Warbler (8 feeding with above flock of YRWA's and ChSP's
on
>ground!)
>4
Black-throated Green Warbler (all at CL)
>1
Blackpoll Warbler (CL)
>1
Black-and-white Warbler (B)
>2
Ovenbird (1 @ B and 1 @ CL)
>7
Northern Waterthrush
>4
Common Yellowthroat
>1
Yellow-breasted Chat (great look at CL!)
>2
SUMMER TANAGER (both males, both at CL!)
>50+
Chipping Sparrow (42+ feeding with Yellow-rumped and Palm
Warblers
>on ground at CL)
>2
Lincoln's Sparrow (1 @ B & 1 @ CL)
>125+
White-throated Sparrow (Everywhere! Ten eating dandelion
seeds in
>grass at CL!)
>2
White-crowned Sparrow
>2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male & female at CL)
>2
Indigo Bunting (2 males)
>1
Eastern Meadowlark (fairgrounds)
>1
Baltimore Oriole (CL)
>
>
>Birded area near the Swine Ponds briefly in the early evening
>
>1
Eastern Kingbird
>30+
White-crowned Sparrow
>25+
White-throated Sparrow (in with WCSPs)
>1
Lincoln's Sparrow (nice look!; in with other sparrows)
>1
Swamp Sparrow (singing & saw!)
>1
Eastern Towhee (saw; in with WTSPs and WCSPs)
>1
Western Meadowlark (in usual spot)
>
>
>Steve Bailey
>Rantoul
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 22:51:13 -0500
>From: Steve Bailey <sdbailey@inhs.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Arcola Marsh, coming and going
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>On our way to the Southern Illinois Birding Fest, Sheryl DeVore and I
made
>a stop at Arcola Marsh in Douglas Co. (just north of the Coles Co.
line and
>just east of US 45 & west of I-57; see the long, rectangular pond w/2
>smaller ponds at this location on pg. 64, C-1 of a DeLorme Atlas and
>Gazetteer). After seeing at least 40 SMITH'S LONGSPURS at a field
neat
>Tolono in Champaign County, (as well as a few flocks (~35 - 75 birds
per
>flock) of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS between
Tolono
>and Effingham), we stopped in the early afternoon on April 26th for
our
>first Arcola Marsh visit. The dominant passerine by far was 50+
>YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, and at least 8-10 PALM WARBLERS, both even
seen
>feeding out in the cattails of the marsh! There were also ~ 10 PURPLE
>MARTINS and larger numbers of BARN SWALLOWS (w/a few NO. ROUGHWINGEDS)
>flying low over the marsh. Other species of interest:
>
>2
Northern Shoveler
>10+
Blue-winged Teal
>1
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (my first at this location! uncommon
to rare
>in east-central IL.)
>1
Green Heron
>25+
Pectoral Sandpiper
>2
Solitary Sandpiper
>1
Spotted Sandpiper
>5+
American Coot
>10+
Sora (most calling)
>1
Osprey (carrying a fish (?))
>2
Northern Waterthrush
>+
Swamp Sparrow
>
>On our way back north, we stopped at Arcola Marsh again (on April
30th) and
>had a few different birds in the 30+ mph winds, which included:
>
>2
Northern Shoveler
>10+
American Coot
>1
EARED GREBE (in alternate plumage!)
>1
AMERICAN BITTERN
>12+
Sora
>1
Virginia Rail
>1
Wilson's Snipe
>1
Solitary Sandpiper
>30+
Yellow-rumped Warbler
>2
Northern Waterthrush
>1
Marsh Wren
>5+
Swamp Sparrow
>lots
Red-winged Blackbird (including 5 nests with three eggs, 2 nests
with
>4 eggs, and two nests with one egg, as well as several completed nests
not
>yet laid in.)
>
>
>Steve Bailey
>Rantoul
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>Message: 3
>Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 00:17:01 -0500
>From: "Brian Threlkeld" <threlkster@gmail.com>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Herons
>To: Birds <birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
>Cc: Tom Weir <twweir@hotmail.com>, ThrelStein
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>7:05 pm Mon., 1 May 06
>>From Blair Park, Urbana, looking east
>
>Pair of herons flying due south, at good height (several hundred
feet?).
>Probably great blues, though I'm not 100% positive. I watched them a
total
>of 10 to 15 seconds through binoculars, but it was a fair distance,
and the
>light was fading under the heavy overcast.
>
>___________________
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>From: "Brian Threlkeld" <threlkster@gmail.com>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Rose-breasted grosbeaks
>To: Birds <birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
>Cc: Tom Weir <twweir@hotmail.com>, ThrelStein
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>7:50 a.m. Tue., 2 May 06
>
>Three male rose-breasted grosbeaks out back. Two at feeder at one
time; the
>other up in the ash. FOY for our backyard.
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>___________________
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>Urbana IL 61801-5027
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>From: "Jane Easterly" <jane_easterly@hotmail.com>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] white-crowned sparrows
>To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
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>I had my first white-crowned sparrow of the year at my feeder today.
(At
>William and Brentwood in Champaign.)
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>Jane Easterly
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>Message: 6
>Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 09:37:01 -0500
>From: "Rob Kanter" <rkanter@uiuc.edu>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Morning Warblers
>To: Birdnotes <birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
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>In trees along Boneyard Creek, between White St and Springfield in
Champaign:
>
>Nashville
>Tennessee
>American redstart
>W-T and W-C sparrows in large numbers--it seemed like they were trying
>to drown out one another's singing
>
>Between English Bldg and Lincoln Hall on campus:
>
>Cerulean warbler, singing away
>
>->Rob Kanter
>rkanter@uiuc.edu
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>Message: 7
>Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 10:11:58 -0500
>From: Robert E Miller <rem@uiuc.edu>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Redwings
>To: Birds <Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
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>Went to fly my model airplane at the Champaign landfill
>(about two miles west of Mattis ave. on Route 150) early this
>morning. There were lots of Redwing Blackbirds along with a
>few Killdeers at the landfill. Along Route 150 there was a
>good sized Hawk - probably a Red Tail but I wasn't close
>enough to be sure.
>
>Bob Miller
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Tue May 2 20:05:53 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Tue May 2 20:05:56 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey/Crystal Lake birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060502195228.02aa1080@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Peter Weber and I made a trip to Busey Woods (B) and Crystal Lake Park
(CL)
over lunchtime today. Highlights included:
1
1
1
2
1
1
3+
3+
2
2-3
1
3
2
1
4
3+
1
35+
2+
1
2
2
2
45+
25+
1
Red-headed Woodpecker (CL)
Hairy Woodpecker (B)
Great Crested Flycatcher (B)
Blue-headed Vireo (B)
Yellow-throated Vireo (B)
White-eyed Vireo (B)
Red-eyed Vireo (B)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Swainson's Thrush (CL)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (B)
Tennessee Warbler (B)
Nashville Warbler (B)
Yellow Warbler (CL)
Blackburnian Warbler (male)
Northern Waterthrush (B)
Black-throated Green Warbler (B)
Orange-crowned Warbler (CL)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (B & CL)
Palm Warbler (CL)
Black-and-white Warbler (B)
Common Yellowthroat (1B, 1 CL)
Scarlet Tanager (males at CL)
Indigo Bunting (1B, 1 CL)
White-throated Sparrow (B & CL)
Chipping Sparrow (CL)
Field Sparrow (CL)
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu Wed May 3 07:41:01 2006
From: rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu (Ray F. Boehmer)
Date: Wed May 3 07:41:28 2006
Subject: [birdnotes] Crystal Lake Park
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060503073618.00c42310@mail.millikin.edu>
This morning I saw the following in CL Park around 6:30:
White-breasted Nuthatch
Chipping Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blackpoll W.
Nashville W.
Yellow-rumped W. (many)
Wood Thrush
Swainson's Thrush (many)
House Wren (2)
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
E. Phoebe
Baltimore Oriole
Interesting observation:
a flock of ~25 Blue Jays flying north over CL Park fairly high up.
Ray
Urbana
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Wed May 3 11:22:24 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Wed May 3 11:22:23 2006
Subject: [birdnotes] Crystal Lake Park
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20060503073618.00c42310@mail.millikin.edu>
References: <5.2.0.9.2.20060503073618.00c42310@mail.millikin.edu>
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060503110531.01c3d558@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
I missed Ray's Blackpoll Warbler and Wood Thrush this morning, but have
some other birds to add to the Crystal Lake list for today, including:
Green Heron
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Least Flycatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Northern Parula
Black-and-White Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Meadowlark
Other interesting sightings included a Robin incubating eggs, plus two
other robins still constructing nests, one almost done and the other
just
starting. On a not so cheerful note, I also found a Robin tangled up
in
some fishing line and dangling from a tree, very bloody. I had to run
over
to Schnucks to get some scissors to cut it out, after which it was able
to
fly off. #$%#@ to the fisherman who left that line there. Speaking of
litter that can be dangerous to birds, I also saw a Blue Jay intently
dragging a plastic six pack ring through the trees - nesting material?
The
rings kept getting stuck on branches, but the Blue Jay refused to give
up
its prize. I saw it again about fifteen minutes later and 100 yards
away,
still carrying the six pack ring in its beak.
Good birding,
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
At 07:41 AM 5-3-2006, Ray F. Boehmer wrote:
>This morning I saw the following in CL Park around 6:30:
>
>White-breasted Nuthatch
>Chipping Sparrow
>Downy Woodpecker
>Red-bellied Woodpecker
>Blackpoll W.
>Nashville W.
>Yellow-rumped W. (many)
>Wood Thrush
>Swainson's Thrush (many)
>House Wren (2)
>Scarlet Tanager
>Summer Tanager
>E. Phoebe
>Baltimore Oriole
>
>Interesting observation:
>a flock of ~25 Blue Jays flying north over CL Park fairly high up.
>
>Ray
>Urbana
>
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From denstrom at inhs.uiuc.edu Wed May 3 12:14:15 2006
From: denstrom at inhs.uiuc.edu (David Enstrom)
Date: Wed May 3 12:14:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 28, Issue 4
In-Reply-To: <200605031702.k43H2MP01806@forbes.inhs.uiuc.edu>
References: <200605031702.k43H2MP01806@forbes.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <p06230914c07e9498ed72@[128.174.173.115]>
I do know Steve Bailey ... all too well.
FYI Bee research is now out on the Linclon extension between Windsor
and Curtis past the cottonwood grove.
Today I had a Mocking Bird in a pasture just east of the cottonwood
grove.
Lots of sparrows:
White Throated
White Crowned
Savanna
Song
1 Swamp
2 Grasshoppers
The area is worth a look on Saturday.
From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Wed May 3 15:42:58 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Wed May 3 15:42:59 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] E. Main backyard birds
Message-ID:
<2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D9070156854D@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Not a long list of birds in the backyard this morning...but...
-First Rose Breasted Grosbeak of the year...bright, beautiful male!
-House Finches...several
-The usual gang of White Throated Sparrows...maybe a dozen...
-One of our woodland thrushes... (Gray Cheeked?) Thrush
-Small flock of Goldfinches...
-Carolina Wren...
Robins, Doves, Grackles, ...and a Great Blue Heron flying right
overhead.
Bob
:)
From threlkster at gmail.com Wed May 3 22:18:40 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Wed May 3 22:18:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] BH vireos
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605032018t16dfb14bv116ac4a4ecf3b511@mail.gmail.com>
5:45 p.m. Wed., 3 May 06
Douglass Park, Champaign (in sycamore and other trees off E. Eureka St.
cul-de-sac)
Beyond right field of baseball diamond behind Washington School
I observed two or three birds near the tops of the trees. The only
persuasive ID I see in my field guide is blue-headed vireo. Strong
white
eye ring, white throat, breast and belly, yellow sides, greyish head
and
back, white wing bars that also show a bit of yellow. Showed some
acrobatic
skills in gleaning among the new leaves. But if somebody has
suggestions
for a better ID, I'd welcome the guidance.
A local resident remarked to me that he seen as many as a half dozen
hawks
in the park at some point in the past few days.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From h-parker at uiuc.edu Wed May 3 22:22:57 2006
From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker)
Date: Wed May 3 22:24:04 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] busy yard morning
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20060503221554.01e12960@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
For a change, my yard was jumping this morning. After having nothing
except cardinals, morning doves, house sparrows, and crows for most of
the
spring, today I had in addition red-eyed vireo, redstart, goldenwinged,
Tennessee, and Nashville warblers that I could see, plus possible
ovenbird
and black-throated green that I only heard. Also chipping and
white-throated sparrows and an invisible bird going "chebek!" that
should
have been a least flycatcher. While this is not an impressive list
compared to some that have been posted, it's definitely the best I've
had
so far this year!
--Helen Parker
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Wed May 3 22:45:38 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Wed May 3 22:45:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Wednesday birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060503222833.02b86100@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS are definitely on the move through Illinois! I
saw
one where I live in Rantoul on the old Air Force base where I have
never
seen one in the several years I have lived there, and there are very
few
oak trees there either, so apparently this was somewhat of an
"emergency"
stop for this particular Red-headed! My and Bryan's recent sightings
of
two of these woodpeckers at Crystal Lake Park, as well as multiple
reports
from the Chicago area within the last few days, including multiple
birds
definitely indicate a recent migratory flight of this species into and
through the state.
In a brief work outing to the west side of Meadowbrook Park
(MP)
and barely into the Forestry (F) in the late morning, I noted 2-3 LEAST
FLYCATCHERS (my FOS, finally!) (MP), one EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (MP), an
ORCHARD ORIOLE (MP) and 2 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (MP), 6+ RING-NECKED
PHEASANTS
(one hen, several calling males, and a close, flushed male), 2
NASHVILLE
WARBLERS (MP), 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH along the creek (MP), an AMERICAN
REDSTART (F), WOOD THRUSH (F), 2 YELLOW WARBLERS (MP), 5 COMMON
YELLOWTHROATS (MP), 1 RED-EYED VIREO (MP), a WHITE-EYED VIREO (MP), 2
WARBLING VIREOS (MP), and 3 GRAY CATBIRDS (MP), 6+ SONG SPARROWS and a
SWAMP SPARROW (MP) was pretty good for about an hour of late-morning
birding. Wish I could have gotten out earlier. A more interesting
sighting was scaring a COYOTE up out of the tall grasses in the prairie
less than ten feet away!! 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 vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Thu May 4 08:07:18 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Thu May 4 08:08:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] E. Main backyard
Message-ID:
<2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90701568552@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Slow morning... (slow spring...I've still seen virtually no warblers in
my yard this year)...
...this morning's highlight: 1 Baltimore Oriole
Had the gang of White Throated Sparrows (and 1 White Crowned
Sparrow...is this the same group that's been here for more than a
week?)
And the usual Cardinals, doves, Robins, etc...
Bob
:)
From ernscott at thinkingdogs.com Thu May 4 10:35:35 2006
From: ernscott at thinkingdogs.com (Ernesto Scott)
Date: Thu May 4 10:35:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] American golden-plovers
Message-ID: <C2926EE2-02AC-4548-AA7F-E2D511EAE7BB@thinkingdogs.com>
There are (were?) hundreds in an unplowed field west of Staley road.
Yesterday they were west of the 500E and 1200N intersection.
A few Dunlins in the field as well.
Here is a link to an image from yesterday:
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ernscott/birds/goldenplover.jpg
es
__________
Ernesto Scott
www.redstartimages.com
From ernscott at thinkingdogs.com Thu May 4 13:41:19 2006
From: ernscott at thinkingdogs.com (Ernesto Scott)
Date: Thu May 4 13:41:21 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] golden-plover link correction
In-Reply-To:
<200605041000.1fBHbG5Zi3NZFl60@meadowlark.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
References:
<200605041000.1fBHbG5Zi3NZFl60@meadowlark.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <FFB646C1-F8C3-467E-A3CA-F464A1933E51@thinkingdogs.com>
http://redstartimages.com/bluehawk/bbb/goldenplover.jpg
From birder1949 at yahoo.com Thu May 4 18:41:58 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Thu May 4 18:42:01 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Message-ID: <20060504234158.20418.qmail@web60117.mail.yahoo.com>
Right now there are three male and one female
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at my safflower feeder with
several White-Crowned Sparrows at the millet feeder.
Early this morning I heard five different Baltimore
Orioles at Meadowbrook Park. Man, I love spring!
Roger Digges
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Thu May 4 19:59:57 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Thu May 4 20:00:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Common Nighthawk
References: <20060504234158.20418.qmail@web60117.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E1A@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I had my first Common Nighthawk of the year at 7:45pm this evening in
Urbana.
Greg Lambeth
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Thu May 4 21:49:00 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Thu May 4 21:49:02 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] A Rapture of raptors
In-Reply-To:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E1A@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0605042144240.2494100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Birders,
I saw what appeared to be the aerial mating of two Coopers Hawks about
6PM
above Perkins Road near the Dog Park in Urbana.
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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From threlkster at gmail.com Thu May 4 22:46:35 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Thu May 4 22:46:36 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Nature article: Climate change and migratory birds
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605042046u6d61ef60jfbe2504ab53feb47@mail.gmail.com>
The May 4 issue of the journal Nature includes a "letter," "Climate
Change
and Population Declines in a Long-Distance Migratory Bird" (authors
Christiaan
Both, Sandra Bouwhuis, C. M. Lessells and Marcel E. Visser). It
reports
research finding that earlier springs in parts of Europe are temporally
dislocating the peak densities of caterpillar populations that are key
prey
for birds feeding nestlings. Because the birds are not migrating
earlier
despite the earlier warm weather, brood success has markedly declined.
Therefore, climate change may be a major factor depressing the
populations
of many long-distance migratory birds.
A summary of the item is at <
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v441/n7089/edsumm/e06050410.html>.
An NPR segment on the research may be accessed at <
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5380553>.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From bprice at pdnt.com Thu May 4 23:08:33 2006
From: bprice at pdnt.com (Brock Price)
Date: Thu May 4 23:08:40 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Homer Lake, Champaign Co.
Message-ID: <004501c66ff9$9400d460$a041fa3f@YOURCD7BB1D575>
Couple of highlights from a short outing:
Broad-winged Hawk
Cliff Swallow
Brock Price
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From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Thu May 4 23:08:27 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Thu May 4 23:11:04 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] E Main backyard
References: <20060504234158.20418.qmail@web60117.mail.yahoo.com>
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E1A@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D9071A82C3@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
This afternoon...
Baltimore Oriole
first Catbirds (a pair)
Goldfinches
House Finches
White Throated Sparrows
White Crowned Sparrows
2 male Yellowthroats
Cardinals
Red Winged Blackbirds
Grackles
Robins
House Wren (1st of year)
Bob :)
From threlkster at gmail.com Fri May 5 00:36:25 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Fri May 5 00:36:27 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Grosbeaks, sparrows, wrens
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605042236p65044091g6ce7b800292a4c1a@mail.gmail.com>
My backyard observations today (Thu. 4 May) correspond extensively with
Roger's. At 7:50 a.m., there were three rose-breasted grosbeaks -- two
male, one female (first time I've managed to ID a female RBG); one of
the
males came to the sunflower feeder, while the others sat up in the ash.
Our
first white-crowned sparrow of the season was on the ground below the
feeders. The white of its crown is strikingly brighter than that of
white-throateds -- a beauty. By 8:15, we had a sampler on or near the
feeders: a male RBG, a WCS, a male house finch, and a female
goldfinch.
There was also a gray catbird out back again this morning.
We have two nestboxes out back that my dad built. One is a flicker
box, the
other is scaled for wrens. The flicker box has never attracted
sustained
attention from flickers, but has long been an object of intense
interest
from various wrens. Early this evening a house wren was flitting back
and
forth between the two boxes. (Like many of us, no doubt torn between
grandiose aspirations in housing, and a sober sense of what's
practical.)
This tiny bird looked pretty comical hopping about the sides of the
flicker
box; think of the Empire State Building scaled not by King Kong, but by
Curious George . . . .
Anyhow, the wren has excavated a bit of the pine shavings I stuffed the
flicker box with. I went out with a flashlight a few minutes ago, and
found
him roosting for the night just inside the entrance hole. We've had
this
before; a Carolina wren was roosting in there till mid-December.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Fri May 5 08:03:03 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Fri May 5 08:03:22 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Grosbeaks, sparrows, wrens
Message-ID:
<2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90701568557@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Ok...we need to start sharing the Grosbeaks...I've only had 1 so far!
I'll send over half my flock of a dozen or so White Throated Sparrows
in
exchange...
This morning...
Male Yellowthroat Warbler
Several Catbirds
Swifts
Cardinals, Doves, House Finches, Goldfinches, etc... and
all
those White Throats (and 1 White Crowned)
Bob Vaiden
2006 E. Main
-----Original Message----From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Threlkeld
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 12:36 AM
To: Birds
Cc: Tom Weir; ThrelStein
Subject: [Birdnotes] Grosbeaks, sparrows, wrens
My backyard observations today (Thu. 4 May) correspond extensively with
Roger's. At 7:50 a.m., there were three rose-breasted grosbeaks -- two
male, one female (first time I've managed to ID a female RBG); one of
the males came to the sunflower feeder, while the others sat up in the
ash. Our first white-crowned sparrow of the season was on the ground
below the feeders. The white of its crown is strikingly brighter than
that of white-throateds -- a beauty. By 8:15, we had a sampler on or
near the feeders: a male RBG, a WCS, a male house finch, and a female
goldfinch. There was also a gray catbird out back again this morning.
We have two nestboxes out back that my dad built. One is a flicker
box,
the other is scaled for wrens. The flicker box has never attracted
sustained attention from flickers, but has long been an object of
intense interest from various wrens. Early this evening a house wren
was flitting back and forth between the two boxes. (Like many of us,
no
doubt torn between grandiose aspirations in housing, and a sober sense
of what's practical.) This tiny bird looked pretty comical hopping
about the sides of the flicker box; think of the Empire State Building
scaled not by King Kong, but by Curious George . . . .
Anyhow, the wren has excavated a bit of the pine shavings I stuffed the
flicker box with. I went out with a flashlight a few minutes ago, and
found him roosting for the night just inside the entrance hole. We've
had this before; a Carolina wren was roosting in there till
mid-December.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From bpalmore at egix.net Fri May 5 09:05:46 2006
From: bpalmore at egix.net (Bland Palmore)
Date: Fri May 5 09:06:02 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Grosbeaks, sparrows, wrens
In-Reply-To:
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References:
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Message-ID: <6.1.0.6.1.20060505090415.01aba790@mail.egix.net>
I have one Grosbeak at the Sunflower/Safflower feeder. This morning I
put
out the platform feeder. I just remembered that the Grosbeaks loved it
last year, attracted 4 or 5 at a time. Try it!
At 08:03 AM 5/5/2006, Vaiden, Robert wrote:
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>Ok
we need to start sharing the Grosbeaks
I?ve only had 1 so far!
>
>I?ll send over half my flock of a dozen or so White Throated Sparrows
in
>exchange
>
>This morning
>
>
>
>
Male Yellowthroat Warbler
Several Catbirds
Swifts
Cardinals, Doves, House Finches, Goldfinches, etc
and all
> those White Throats (and 1 White Crowned)
>
>Bob Vaiden
>2006 E. Main
>
>
>-----Original Message---->From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
>[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Threlkeld
>Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 12:36 AM
>To: Birds
>Cc: Tom Weir; ThrelStein
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Grosbeaks, sparrows, wrens
>
>My backyard observations today (Thu. 4 May) correspond extensively
with
>Roger's. At 7:50 a.m., there were three rose-breasted grosbeaks -two
>male, one female (first time I've managed to ID a female RBG); one of
the
>males came to the sunflower feeder, while the others sat up in the
>ash. Our first white-crowned sparrow of the season was on the ground
>below the feeders. The white of its crown is strikingly brighter than
>that of white-throateds -- a beauty. By 8:15, we had a sampler on or
near
>the feeders: a male RBG, a WCS, a male house finch, and a female
>goldfinch. There was also a gray catbird out back again this morning.
>
>We have two nestboxes out back that my dad built. One is a flicker
box,
>the other is scaled for wrens. The flicker box has never attracted
>sustained attention from flickers, but has long been an object of
intense
>interest from various wrens. Early this evening a house wren was
flitting
>back and forth between the two boxes. (Like many of us, no doubt torn
>between grandiose aspirations in housing, and a sober sense of what's
>practical.) This tiny bird looked pretty comical hopping about the
sides
>of the flicker box; think of the Empire State Building scaled not by
King
>Kong, but by Curious George . . . .
>
>Anyhow, the wren has excavated a bit of the pine shavings I stuffed
the
>flicker box with. I went out with a flashlight a few minutes ago, and
>found him roosting for the night just inside the entrance hole. We've
had
>this before; a Carolina wren was roosting in there till mid-December.
>
>
>___________________
>Brian Threlkeld
>107 E Michigan Ave
>Urbana IL 61801-5027
>
>217-384-5164
><mailto:abt5@columbia.edu>abt5@columbia.edu
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From birder1949 at yahoo.com Fri May 5 09:14:46 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Fri May 5 09:14:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Trade for Grosbeaks
Message-ID: <20060505141446.67806.qmail@web60114.mail.yahoo.com>
A trade of Grosbeaks for white-crowns sounds good to me. We've had
only 1 white-crown, but had six Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (four males and
two females) fighting for position at the safflower feeder this
morning.
There were four singing Baltimore Orioles at Meadowbrook this
morning--two between the two bridges in the south, and two in the
southwest corner near the rabbit bridge. Curiously both singing
"pairs" seemed to be coordinating their song with each other, less than
a sixteenth note separating the more "musical" part of their songs.
The two "pairs" seemed independent of each other. It was beautiful to
listen to.
Roger Digges
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From smithsje at egix.net Fri May 5 21:36:36 2006
From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith)
Date: Fri May 5 20:39:54 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject)
Message-ID: <200605060055.k460tQuW010129@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Hello, Bird,
Today, May 5, there were 3 very young KILLDEER in the field where I was
working. This is the earliest date that I have ever seen young
KILLDEER running about in a field.
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-05-05
From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Fri May 5 23:18:28 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Fri May 5 23:20:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Trade for Grosbeaks
References: <20060505141446.67806.qmail@web60114.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D9071A82C8@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Single Male Rose Breated Grosbeak returned this afternoon...had a great
view of it on the feeder just 4-5 from the window. It had an argument
with a White Crowned Sparrow, and then was bullied away by Grackles.
Bob :)
From threlkster at gmail.com Sat May 6 14:30:46 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sat May 6 14:30:49 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey 6 May 06
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605061230s724d66dchfbf74274f78e3d26@mail.gmail.com>
9:17 a.m. Sat., 6 May 06
One turkey in W. Windsor Rd., near north curb, just west of S. Race St.
(northwest of Meadowbrook Park). Might even have been sitting on the
road
when I first saw it. After a couple minutes, it decided to stop
obstructing
traffic, and was ambling down to the corn (?) field to the north.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From bpalmore at egix.net Sat May 6 18:38:54 2006
From: bpalmore at egix.net (Bland Palmore)
Date: Sat May 6 18:38:56 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] platform feeder
Message-ID: <6.1.0.6.1.20060506183408.01a57fa0@mail.egix.net>
3 R.B. Grosbeak's along with a Mourning Dove this morning. Tonight
there
are House Finches and Grosbeak's. At other feeders I have 2 Cardinals
and
a Downy (waiting in line for suet).
From LewsaderBud at aol.com Sat May 6 20:50:37 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Sat May 6 20:50:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Trukey Solution
Message-ID: <267.9bffaa5.318eac6d@aol.com>
Here is the solution to your Turkey problem. Put up "NO
TRESPASSING"
signs all over Chanpaign-Urbana. If they do not leave have them
arrested.
Bud Lewsader
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From spendelo at uiuc.edu Sat May 6 22:41:20 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Sat May 6 22:41:06 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign-Urbana birding
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060506221024.01c52448@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi birders,
Sonja Kassal and I birded several areas around the Champaign-Urbana
area
today for the Spring Bird Count. We started at Crystal Lake Park in
Urbana, and it was okay, but not as birdy as in previous years. We had
17
species of warblers, best of which was a PINE WARBLER. Also present
was a
late YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. After a quick and relatively
unproductive
stroll around the Arboretum and the Japan House we headed to the south
farms, where the best bird was a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the Moorman
Swine
Ponds (at least the third one reported there so far this spring). The
ponds held several MALLARDS, WOOD DUCKS, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and a
SHOVELER. Just NW of the swine ponds we drove up a little gravel road
and
walked through some tall grass, hearing a singing WESTERN MEADOWLARK
(presumably the same one Steve Bailey has been seeing regularly). We
also
found at least 4 SEDGE WRENS (maybe as many as 6), one of which we were
able to pish up for great looks and so-so photos. Also notable were 35
SWAMP SPARROWS. We went by the shorebird spot by the Dairy Cattle
Research
Unit and also went poaching on someone else's territory at the post
office
pond on Mattis, but only turned up a few of the more common
shorebirds. Lastly we birded at Illini Forestry Plantation, which was
fairly quiet aside from 5 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES. We had some better
luck
near some wooded areas to the SW that I think are owned by the
university. The best birds there were a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, a
singing
MARSH WREN, and another SEDGE WREN. A GREAT HORNED OWL flushed out of
the
woods and across a field as we were walking back around dusk. Our
complete
list and numbers are below.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
Green Heron (2)
Great Blue Heron (3)
Canada Goose (96)
Mallard (24)
Northern Shoveler (1)
Blue-winged Teal (15)
Wood Duck (15)
Sora (2)
American Coot (3)
Killdeer (9)
Lesser Yellowlegs (27)
Solitary Sandpiper (25)
Spotted Sandpiper (12)
Least Sandpiper (5)
Cooper's Hawk (2)
American Kestrel (1)
Ring-necked Pheasant (2)
Rock Dove (73)
Mourning Dove (88)
Great Horned Owl (1)
Chimney Swift (49)
Belted Kingfisher (3)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (9)
Northern Flicker (4)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1)
Downy Woodpecker (9)
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Eastern Kingbird (6)
Great Crested Flycatcher (2)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (2)
Eastern Phoebe (5)
Least Flycatcher (4)
Tree Swallow (5)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (39)
Barn Swallow (15)
Blue Jay (10)
American Crow (11)
White-breasted Nuthatch (8)
House Wren (12)
Carolina Wren (11)
Marsh Wren (1)
Sedge Wren (5)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (9)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (8)
Wood Thrush (7)
Veery (1)
Swainson's Thrush (6)
American Robin (188)
Gray Catbird (29)
Northern Mockingbird (1)
Brown Thrasher (7)
European Starling (258)
Yellow-throated Vireo (4)
Red-eyed Vireo (3)
Warbling Vireo (5)
Blue-winged Warbler (1)
Tennessee Warbler (7)
Nashville Warbler (6)
Northern Parula (7)
Black-and-White Warbler (5)
Blackburnian Warbler (2)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (8)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (73)
Black-throated Green Warbler (9)
Pine Warbler (1)
Palm Warbler (28)
Yellow Warbler (16)
Wilson's Warbler (2)
Ovenbird (7)
Northern Waterthrush (8)
Common Yellowthroat (29)
American Redstart (5)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (7)
Northern Cardinal (47)
Indigo Bunting (1)
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow (26)
Chipping Sparrow (10)
Clay-colored Sparrow (1)
White-throated Sparrow (115)
White-crowned Sparrow (90)
Lincoln's Sparrow (3)
Swamp Sparrow (52)
Eastern Meadowlark (12)
Western Meadowlark (1)
Red-winged Blackbird (116)
Brown-headed Cowbird (7)
Common Grackle (134)
Baltimore Oriole (3)
Scarlet Tanager (1)
House Sparrow (307)
American Goldfinch (20)
House Finch (1)
From threlkster at gmail.com Mon May 8 01:00:13 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Mon May 8 01:00:15 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Veery
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605072300k3d066c08vb2325b89d823546f@mail.gmail.com>
11:13 Sun., 7 May 06
A very was in the ash out back. Saw it at 4:30 in the afternoon, too.
The
Kaufman photo of the veery looks a lot like the gray-cheeked thrush,
but the
Sibley illustrations and the Cornell Lab photos show greater
distinction
between those species. From all the resources, it seems the veery's
chest
spots are supposed to be fainter, and the back a fairly warm brown.
Those
marks appear to correspond with the bird I'm seeing.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From spendelo at uiuc.edu Mon May 8 01:50:29 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Mon May 8 01:50:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Clay-colored Sparrow
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060508004133.01bde6a0@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi everyone,
I stopped by the Moorman Swine Research Unit in Champaign again this
evening to see if I could get some photos of the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
that
Sonja Kassal and I observed yesterday on our spring bird count. The
bird
was present again today, and not too hard to find, since it seems to
favor
the gravel road running between the two rows of barns. I got a few
identifiable pictures, but nothing great, since the bird was rather
wary. Those who digiscope would have better luck since the bird often
feeds in the open on the gravel. I heard Steve Bailey's WESTERN
MEADOWLARK
in the field to the north while I was there. I also checked out the
fields
NW of Moorman and north of the Imported Swine Research Lab, and again
found
many singing SEDGE WRENS. This is quite a nice spot, so any local
birders
who are getting sore necks from watching too many warblers might want
to
stop by here for some eye-level birding. This map might be helpful to
those not familiar with the area:
http://webtools.uiuc.edu/ricker/CampusMap?target=search&building=Mmoor
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From leslienoa at gmail.com Mon May 8 07:30:31 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Mon May 8 07:30:47 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] American Golden Plovers HW 10
Message-ID:
<a4f8d1430605080530r71be0858n312dfd18555db84e@mail.gmail.com>
Yesterday I observed several hundred American golden plovers in a field
on
the north side of HW 10 (Springfield Ave going west out of Champaign) a
couple of miles before the White Heath I72 overpass (sorry for the lack
of
better mileage markers). Seems that this weekend was the weekend of Am
golden plovers in Piatt County (I believe this was in Piatt county but
I'm
not certain). We observed over 2000 Am. golden plovers this Saturday
on the
Spring Bird Count in Piatt County.
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From rkanter at uiuc.edu Mon May 8 09:51:40 2006
From: rkanter at uiuc.edu (Rob Kanter)
Date: Mon May 8 09:51:51 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Morning birds
Message-ID:
<963b67030605080751y453fca8q1d36fba44b8ffbda@mail.gmail.com>
3 rose-breasted grosbeaks at backyard feeder (1 male, 2 female)
Around Hessel Park and in Mount Hope Cemetery
Lots of least fly catchers
Tons of Tennessee warblers
R-b grosbeaks by the, well . . .you know
1st CAPE MAY warbler of the year (I always think "black and white,"
though I know it's not that exactly, when I first hear them sing)
-Rob Kanter
rkanter@uiuc.edu
From jbchato at uiuc.edu Mon May 8 10:39:19 2006
From: jbchato at uiuc.edu (John & Beth Chato)
Date: Mon May 8 10:39:29 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine
Message-ID: <ab780ea4.b543e0aa.96e8d00@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Birdnoters,
Someone reported to me a probable sighting of the Peregrine Falcon at
1st and
Windsor. The location is good and the description also. I wondered if
anyone
else has seen him lately. Also has anyone checked the Methodist Church
steeple
at the now much later sundown?
Thanks to all who helped with the Spring Bird Count. If you haven't
already,
please get your results and any needed documentation forms to me ASAP.
If
anyone else happened to see something noteworthy on Saturday May 6,
please let
me know.
Beth Chato
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Tue May 9 07:15:55 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Tue May 9 07:19:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blue Grosbeak
References: <20060504234158.20418.qmail@web60117.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E24@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I had a Blue Grosbeak at 7:00am this morning at the Mormon Swine Ponds.
The bird was in the field near the large Sycamore that's located next
to the entrance to the ponds. If you enter from St. Mary's road, you
will take a right onto the road that goes to the ponds. The sycamore is
about 50 feet down this road on your right. The bird was singing and I
took several photos. I will ask Bryan Guarente to post them later
today.
Greg Lambeth
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Tue May 9 07:32:39 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Tue May 9 07:36:30 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Northern Bobwhite
References: <20060504234158.20418.qmail@web60117.mail.yahoo.com>
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E24@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E27@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
This post is a little late, but I had a Northern Bobwhite on Sunday
(5/07) at the Stone Creek subdivision. The bird was calling along the
fence line that separates Stone Creek from the subdivision on the West
side of the property. It's a little ironic because I was telling Chris
Erb on Saturday during the Spring Bird Count that I hadn't had a
Bobwhite in Champaign County in nearly 10 years. I guess it's possible
that this bird was released, but it's also true that this is very good
habitat for them.
There are also Dickcissel, Grasshopper Sparrows and Bobolinks at the
Stone Creek.
Greg Lambeth
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Tue May 9 07:53:31 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Tue May 9 07:53:59 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Greg's Blue Grosbeak Photo (No Sightings by me)
Message-ID: <20060509125332.66593.qmail@web52105.mail.yahoo.com>
Here is the URL to Greg's Blue Grosbeak photo from Moorman Swine
Research Unit this morning.
http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/~bguaren2/greg/
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From ej2akind at sbcglobal.net Tue May 9 14:47:33 2006
From: ej2akind at sbcglobal.net (Erin Glynn)
Date: Tue May 9 14:47:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey Sighting
Message-ID: <20060509194733.34699.qmail@web81607.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Hi,
I just spent a while watching the two male turkeys.
They were on Colorado just West of Anderson when I
noticed them just after 2 pm. They wandered around the
corner and eventually headed East on Harding.
A woman walking a dog passed them across the street
and they didn't seem too interested. She was keeping
her eye on them though.
Erin Glynn
From jbchato at uiuc.edu Tue May 9 22:08:47 2006
From: jbchato at uiuc.edu (John & Beth Chato)
Date: Tue May 9 22:08:52 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blue Grosbeak
Message-ID: <6acbb7a4.b606d479.8198700@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Bird Noters,
John and I found a singing Blue Grosbeak at the Moorman Swine ponds
about 9 am
this morning. It was in a large tree in the parking lot for the
buildings to
the west of the ponds which are still in use. It was in the side of the
lot
nearest to the ponds. Also several shorebirds: Lesser Yellowlegs,
Solitary and
Least Sandpipers. Still lots of Chipping and White-crowned sparrows,
but didn't
find the Clay Colored. The Western Meadowlark was singing.
Last night must have been a migration flight, because my yard was full
of birds
today. Scarlet Tanager, Philadelpia Vireo, Northern Waterthrush;
Nashville,
Tennessee, Wilson's, Cape May and best of all a Kentucky warbler. John
and I
spent the morning on a Birdathon Quest- Swine Ponds and then Lake of
the Woods.
We racked up 79 species for the "Tennis" Team. Don't forget to help out
Audubon's Scholarship Fund with a Birdathon Pledge.
Beth
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Wed May 10 01:36:40 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Wed May 10 01:36:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Rose Breasted Grossbeak pair at APNC Viewing
station
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Birders,
Saw a Male RB Grossbeak inside the cardinal trap with the female
anxiously
looking on.
Also heard the nesting Cooper's Hawk grumbling at me.
Jim :)
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Wed May 10 01:47:32 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Wed May 10 01:47:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey Sighting
In-Reply-To: <20060509194733.34699.qmail@web81607.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Birders,
Heard a 2nd hand report from another janitor.
Some poor lady jogger was being chased by 2 turkeys in the same area.
On the other hand a lady in my building reported a turkey minding its
own
business at Florida Court a day or so ago...
Jim
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Hi,
I just spent a while watching the two male turkeys.
They were on Colorado just West of Anderson when I
noticed them just after 2 pm. They wandered around the
corner and eventually headed East on Harding.
A woman walking a dog passed them across the street
and they didn't seem too interested. She was keeping
her eye on them though.
Erin Glynn
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu
Wed May 10 05:20:30 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Wed May 10 05:25:33 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blue Grosbeak
References: <6acbb7a4.b606d479.8198700@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E2F@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I was unable to locate the male Blue Grosbeak last evening, but it's my
understanding that Steve Bailey had it in the early evening singing in
the trees that are clustered around the buildings next to the pond. I
did have a female Blue Grosbeak on the same fence line that I had the
male earlier in the day. Apparently, a female was seen earlier in the
evening near the buildings, too. It's possible that there are 2
females, but more likely this is a pair. My experience with both birds
thus far is that they are a little skittish and will disappear into the
weeds if they notice you.
There was a Sedge Wren singing in the grasses and Dickcissels just to
the South of the ponds along the gravel road that runs down to Windsor.
Greg
From birder1949 at yahoo.com Wed May 10 08:48:16 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Wed May 10 08:48:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey sightings
Message-ID: <20060510134816.95984.qmail@web60124.mail.yahoo.com>
Didn't get a chance to mention last night (Insight is down), but my
daughter and I saw two (tom) turkeys yesterday afternoon around 4:30 in
a yard near Anderson Stree, just south of Colorado in Urbana
Roger Digges.
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From threlkster at gmail.com Wed May 10 08:58:28 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Wed May 10 08:58:32 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey Sighting
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Surely, they were simply her pacers for the run . . . .
On 5/10/06, James Hoyt <jwhoyt@prairienet.org> wrote:
> Birders,
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From birder1949 at yahoo.com Wed May 10 09:03:06 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Wed May 10 09:03:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Possible rail
Message-ID: <20060510140306.37817.qmail@web60123.mail.yahoo.com>
While walking at Meadowbrook this morning, I flushed a fairly large
dark rail from the prairie. It was located perhaps 50 yards south of
the boundary of the natural area and the large grassy lawn south of
Prairieplay. It flew up from the edge of the prairie on the west side
of the sidewalk, and flew a short distance east and dropped down near
the fence east of the sidewalk. As the sky was still relatively dark
and foggy, and I had no binoculars, I didn't get much of a look. It
was perhaps the size of a Virginia Rail, dark in the back (which was
the only part I saw), and had relatively long legs tucked in an awkward
V under its rump; I got a glimpse of lobed toes. Legs were lighter
than the body.
Sorry that's all I got. With all the activity on the sidewalk in the
morning, it may be long gone by now, but someone might want to check
the prairie.
Roger Digges
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From rkanter at uiuc.edu Wed May 10 09:18:59 2006
From: rkanter at uiuc.edu (Rob Kanter)
Date: Wed May 10 09:19:02 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Morning birds Roselawn and Mount Hope Cemeteries
Message-ID:
<963b67030605100718o1a2f2dccl762dddaea5ea254d@mail.gmail.com>
The oaks in the cemeteries were loaded with birds this morning:
Warblers included
Tennessee
Nashville
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided
Magnolia
Cape May
Blackburnian
Palm
Bay-breasted
Blackpoll
American redstart
I'm *pretty* sure I heard a Northern waterthrush singing
Also saw both Scarlet and Summer tanagers, r-b grosbeaks, least
flycatcher.
I was mainly looking up, but I sure don't seem to be running into many
thrushes this spring.
-Rob Kanter
rob.kanter@gmail.com
From dktor1977 at yahoo.com Wed May 10 09:25:29 2006
From: dktor1977 at yahoo.com (Daniel Toronto)
Date: Wed May 10 09:25:31 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blue Grosbeak
In-Reply-To:
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Message-ID: <20060510142529.93877.qmail@web34807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Leah and I found the male Blue Grosbeak this morning at around 8am in
the very tree Greg indicated yesterday morning. I had just listened to
its song on Leah's MP3 player, so I was actually able to identify its
song well before I saw it. It was out in the open way up high; it just
took awhile to pinpoint where the song was coming from. We saw the
female(s) yesterday, which was a lifer for both of us.
Some other birds at Moorman Swine this morning:
Bobolink (about 8)
Western Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Savannah Sparrow
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
We were hoping for Dickcissels, but no luck.
--Dan Toronto
Gregory S Lambeth <lambeth@ad.uiuc.edu> wrote:
I was unable to locate the male Blue Grosbeak last evening, but it's my
understanding that Steve Bailey had it in the early evening singing in
the trees that are clustered around the buildings next to the pond. I
did have a female Blue Grosbeak on the same fence line that I had the
male earlier in the day. Apparently, a female was seen earlier in the
evening near the buildings, too. It's possible that there are 2
females, but more likely this is a pair. My experience with both birds
thus far is that they are a little skittish and will disappear into the
weeds if they notice you.
There was a Sedge Wren singing in the grasses and Dickcissels just to
the South of the ponds along the gravel road that runs down to Windsor.
Greg
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Wed May 10 10:30:00 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Wed May 10 10:30:10 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Co. birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060510100428.0259d4f0@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Yesterday after work I stopped off at the Swine Ponds hoping to see a
good
shorebird or two and maybe the Blue Grosbeak. While standing out by
the
ponds, I heard the male BLUE GROSBEAK singing over by the main
building. After finding little in the way of shorebirds, I was able to
find the MALE BLUE GROSBEAK singing in the largest oak tree just east
of
the main swine research building and helped Janet J. see it as well.
After
she left a couple other birders showed up so I was trying to re-find
the
male Blue Grosbeak when I found a FEMALE BLUE GROSBEAK right next to
the
same main swine research building within 50-75 meters of where the male
had
been a little earlier! It was feeding in the tall weeds very near the
building, near several House Sparrows. I also heard at least 3 SEDGE
WRENS
in the fields to the north where I found the Western Meadowlark
earlier. There were also at least 3 male BOBOLINKS perched on the
fences
just north of the swine ponds singing away. I was also hoping to see
the
Clay-colored Sparrow that several folks have been seeing but struck out
on
that bird. However, there were only 15-20 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and
8+
CHIPPING SPARROWS east of the swine ponds near the gravel road running
between the low barn-like buildings there. A couple of FIELD SPARROWS
were
also present there.
I also drove out to the Tolono longspur fields to see if there
were any
Smith's Longspurs around, hoping for a late date. After checking the
south
field pretty thoroughly (part of it has now been plowed and the rest
likely
will be soon), and a fair bit of the north field (still not plowed), I
could find no longspurs, so they appear to have finally left. There
were
other birds in the field however including 3-4 flyover PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS,
at least 4 EASTERN KINGBIRDS perching on low weeds and flycatching, at
least 15 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 4-5 VESPER SPARROWS. The most interesting
bird
though was a leucistic (mostly white or whitish) HORNED LARK! The bird
was
white or off-white over virtually all of its body except that it had a
very
"washed out" yellowish throat, as well as very washed out brownish
(instead
of black) "horns" and very washed out brownish (instead of black) bib.
A
neat looking bird! Good birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Wed May 10 10:56:07 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Wed May 10 10:56:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060510103431.02591ca0@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
I was able to bird Busey Woods and a little of Crystal Lake Park before
work this morning. Several clues from home (Rantoul) led me to the
conclusion that it might be fairly "birdy" today at Busey, which it
was. Last night, I heard a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD singing somewhere near
my
apt. at about 11:30 PM! Then, I could hear a fair number of Catharus
thrushes calling as they migrated overhead. This morning, I was
greeted to
at least 3-4 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER and a singing male
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, as well as a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK! Yesterday
all
I had was a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, a first for my "yard", but nothing
like
this morning. At Busey, as soon as I made it to the edge of the woods,
there were 10-12 warblers in one tree, although these must have just
landed
as it wasn't that thick with birds anywhere else. Counting my
Golden-winged at home, I had 16 species of warbler. However, I did
tally
this list:
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
8
14
1
Cuckoo sp. (quick flyby)
BARRED OWL (seen!)
Belted Kingfisher
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
2
1
1
2
3
1
3
7
2
2+
20+
8
4
1
9
12
5
2
4
2
8
2
9
1
1
1
8
5
3
2
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Wood Thrush
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
KENTUCKY WARBLER (saw singing male!)
HOODED WARBLER (singing male)
Scarlet Tanager
White-throated Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Not bad for a couple hours birding! Plus I heard another 10 TENNESSEE
WARBLERS singing on my way through town to work.
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From bernies at uillinois.edu Wed May 10 16:29:19 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Wed May 10 16:29:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey sighting
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8E91E@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
About ten minutes ago someone reported the following to me:
"I just had a report from someone who lives on W. Delaware (500 block).
Two turkeys were sitting by a front door - they also chased a jogger
down the street."
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From rkanter at uiuc.edu Wed May 10 17:02:57 2006
From: rkanter at uiuc.edu (Rob Kanter)
Date: Wed May 10 17:02:58 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blue Grosbeak 2:45 pm today
Message-ID:
<963b67030605101502l3b9366f5gd53853f4c1fd7499@mail.gmail.com>
I found the male singing in the top of a pin oak just north of
Hazelwood Drive, across the road and just a little east of the
Imported Swine Research Lab.
Too cool!
I also saw a pair of Bobolinks on the fence along Hazelwood, and a
Sora on the edge of one of the shallow, easternmost Moorman ponds.
Rob Kanter
rob.kanter@gmail.com
From threlkster at gmail.com Wed May 10 18:14:51 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Wed May 10 18:14:53 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] B&W
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605101614v27fede59ic7316eec7fa74ce9@mail.gmail.com>
5:37 p.m. Wed., 10 May 06
Black-and-white warbler, in ash tree out back. Bouncing around like a
house
wren; a bit more frenetic than a brown creeper.
___________________
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107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From REGEHR5 at aol.com Wed May 10 21:17:34 2006
From: REGEHR5 at aol.com (REGEHR5@aol.com)
Date: Wed May 10 21:18:53 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Lake of the Woods
Message-ID: <26f.a314130.3193f8be@aol.com>
Lake of the Woods will be the destination for a birding trip
on Saturday, May 13. Meet at the Anita Purves Nature Center
parking lot at 6:30 AM. Beth Chato will lead this half-day trip.
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From Birderdlt at aol.com Thu May 11 01:14:12 2006
From: Birderdlt at aol.com (Birderdlt@aol.com)
Date: Wed May 10 22:20:00 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blue Grosbeak
Message-ID: <446.adda7.31943034@aol.com>
In a message dated 5/10/2006 5:25:31 AM Central Standard Time,
lambeth@ad.uiuc.edu writes:
I was unable to locate the male Blue Grosbeak last evening, but it's my
understanding that Steve Bailey had it in the early evening singing in
the trees
that are clustered around the buildings next to the pond. I did have a
female
Blue Grosbeak on the same fence line that I had the male earlier in the
day.
Apparently, a female was seen earlier in the evening near the
buildings, too.
It's possible that there are 2 females, but more likely this is a pair.
My
experience with both birds thus far is that they are a little skittish
and will
disappear into the weeds if they notice you.
Didn't have a chance to see these e-mail until tonight so was
pleasantly
surprised when I saw the male Blue Grosbeak at lunch time today by
sheds near
the swine ponds. Also heard the Western meadowlark in that area.
Yesterday
there were three Bobolinks on the fence along Hazelwood Drive near the
ponds.
David Thomas
Champaign, IL
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Wed May 10 22:40:18 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Wed May 10 22:40:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey sighting
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8E92F@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Received a report tonight (6:45PM) of three turkeys (two males and a
female) near Montclair and Race in Urbana.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From threlkster at gmail.com Thu May 11 00:01:21 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Thu May 11 00:01:23 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] ID issues
Message-ID:
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Some birds are proving resistant to ready ID. I was seeing some brown
thrushes in our backyard on Monday and Tuesday; they appeared more
extensively spotted than the veeries I'd seen before, and had a white
eye
ring, but I just couldn't nail down which of several possibilities they
might be. Hermit? Swainson's? Gray-cheeked?
I caught an intriguing glimpse of a bird on Wednesday, May 3. I was
driving
back to Urbana from Springfield. At around 3:45 in the afternoon, on
I-72
maybe 13, 14 miles east of Springfield (farms as far as the eye can
see), a
bird flew just in front of the car ahead of me. It went from right to
left
(south to north), and then landed in the tall grass of the median. As
it
"braked," it spread its tail feathers; they seemed to have the white
outer
feathers of one of the longspurs. Obviously, at 65 mph I couldn't let
my
gaze linger, so ID will have to remain uncertain. All the same, I'd be
interested in hearing if any other birds of that general size and
appearance
have that longspur-like pattern on their tail.
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107 E Michigan Ave
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From leslienoa at gmail.com Thu May 11 08:08:45 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Thu May 11 08:08:51 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Swine Ponds and Crystal Lake Park
Message-ID:
<a4f8d1430605110608t44206c08g5b610d7d6c7b1ef8@mail.gmail.com>
Yesterday afternoon before it started drizzling Tim Rye and I made a
quick
stop out at the Morman Swine Ponds to look for the Blue Grosbeak. We
didn't
have any luck with the grosbeak although I may have heard it sing
briefly
before we were stopped by a U of I police officer. We were told that
we
weren't really supposed to be out there but in the end the officer said
we
could stay for a few minutes. Has anyone else ever been stopped? We
did
see the clay-colored sparrow and some bobolinks before we left.
We had much better luck at Crystal Lake Park this morning encountering
a
very nice flock of migrants. Highlights were (nearly everything was
seen
from the suspension bridge):
American redstart
ovenbird
yellow-rumped warbler (only a couple)
chestnut-sided warbler
palm warbler
northern parula
blackburnian warbler
black-and-white warbler
Cap May warbler
magnolia warbler
waterthrush sp.
Tennessee warblers (many)
Philadelphia vireo
red-eyed vireo
rose-breasted grosbeak
Baltimore oriole
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu May 11 13:37:14 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu May 11 13:37:16 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkeys in the News-Gazette again (no sightings)
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8E999@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
The latest from today's News-Gazette:
http://tinyurl.com/zmkak
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu May 11 21:12:51 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu May 11 21:12:55 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey sighting
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8E9D8@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Two turkeys this afternoon at Montclair and Race in Urbana at 4:30PM.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Thu May 11 22:32:22 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Thu May 11 22:32:25 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign-Urbana birding
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060511222105.01c3b1d0@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi birders,
I birded several places around town today with Sonja Kassal and my
parents,
who are visiting from Oregon. We started at Crystal Lake, seeing
mostly
the same birds as Leslie Noa (though we missed a few of her good
warblers
:( ). We did see BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, and WILSON'S WARBLERS
though. Afterwards we went by the Dairy Cattle pond, where we had
LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and LEAST SANDPIPER. We couldn't find
the
Clay-colored Sparrow or the Blue Grosbeaks at the Swine Ponds, but we
did
have an OSPREY flying just overhead! Not a bird I ever expected to see
in
town. We also had 5 - 6 BOBOLINKS, the usual WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and
some
SEDGE WRENS. We stopped by the Monticello Field Station, where we
lucked
out with an UPLAND SANDPIPER flying by and landing out in the
cornfields. This is the fifteenth or so time I've looked for them
there
and only the second time I've found them. Do other people walk out in
the
grass there? I never do for fear of disturbing them. We also had a
DICKCISSEL.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Fri May 12 07:46:08 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Fri May 12 07:49:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Worm-eating Warbler
References: <6.0.0.22.2.20060511222105.01c3b1d0@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E35@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I had a Worm-eating Warbler this morning in my yard (Delaware Avenue in
Urbana) for my 159th yard bird. There were also good numbers of other
warbler species in my yard this morning -- Blackburnian, Bay-breasted,
Chestnut-sided, Cape May, Blackpoll, Magnolia, Tennessee, Redstart,
Yellow-rumped and Palm.
Greg Lambeth
From threlkster at gmail.com Fri May 12 09:30:54 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Fri May 12 09:31:01 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] 11:00 a.m. Fri.: WILL broadcast on birding
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605120730w4d13cf0eh5082ef5de431f230@mail.gmail.com>
My apologies if this turns out to duplicate a previously distributed
notice.
At 11:00 this morning, Friday May 12, the program "Focus 580" on WILLAM
will run a segment on "Spring Bird Watching and Feeding," featuring
Larry
Keller, President of Wild Birds, Inc. of Champaign. The live show will
be
inviting call-ins, to 217-333-9455 (from Urbana/Champaign) or 800-2229455.
You can access the live stream online at <
http://www.will.uiuc.edu/main/listen.htm>, or after the program is
broadcast, access a recording via RealAudio or MP3 Download at <
http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/focus/default.htm>.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Fri May 12 09:56:07 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Fri May 12 09:56:08 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Woman chases turkey
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EA10@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I had two Urbana turkey sightings this AM within maybe two minutes of
each other...a little after 8:30.
I was turning right from Colorado onto Vine when I noticed several cars
stopped on Vine to the south. Decided to drive around the block
(Montclair to Race to Mumford and back to Vine) to see what was up.
This
is a LONG block, maybe three regular city blocks in length.
As I pulled up to Montclair and Race I saw turkey #1, a solitary hen,
"grazing" in someone's front yard.
When I got back to Vine Street I saw what had been holding up traffic:
turkey #2 (also a hen), standing in the middle of Vine Street. As I
drove very slowly down Vine (to the north) the turkey seemed completely
oblivious to cars. At one point she was in front of my car, so close to
the car that I couldn't see her. I had to put the car in reverse and
back up so that I could see my way to negotiate around her.
I stopped the car for a few minutes to watch. A woman came out of her
house with a broom and attempted to chase the turkey off of the street.
Every time she would succeed in chasing the turkey a safe distance from
the street, the turkey would make a u-turn and head back out onto the
pavement. Eventually they wound up in the middle of the four-way-stop
intersection at Vine and Mumford. I had to get to work, but they were
still at it when I left. No doubt this was the hen turkey that was
written about on the front page of yesterday's News-Gazette.
One interesting note...the turkey seemed pretty much oblivious to cars,
except for one: an Urbana Police squad car. Not to try to attribute too
much intelligence to the turkey, but when the squad car pulled up next
to the turkey (no lights flashing, no siren) she skittered across the
street and up onto someone's lawn, almost like she'd heard the news
about the Urbana police wanting to round up the turkeys. :-)
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From h-parker at uiuc.edu Fri May 12 10:33:57 2006
From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker)
Date: Fri May 12 10:31:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] the turkeys, again
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20060512103130.01dfc4c8@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Two turkeys were at the corner of Race and Florida at about 7:30 this
morning. At first they were standing on the corner looking for all the
world as if they were waiting for a break to cross the street, then
they
just walked on down Race. My dog was astounded.
--Helen Parker
From birder1949 at yahoo.com Fri May 12 10:49:34 2006
From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges)
Date: Fri May 12 10:49:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign-Urbana birding
In-Reply-To:
<6.0.0.22.2.20060511222105.01c3b1d0@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <20060512154934.50049.qmail@web60123.mail.yahoo.com>
I wouldn't normally walk out in the grass for the Upland Sandpipers,
but did for the Spring Bird Count.
Roger Digges
Jacob Spendelow <spendelo@uiuc.edu> wrote:
Hi birders,
I birded several places around town today with Sonja Kassal and my
parents,
who are visiting from Oregon. We started at Crystal Lake, seeing mostly
the same birds as Leslie Noa (though we missed a few of her good
warblers
:( ). We did see BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, and WILSON'S WARBLERS
though. Afterwards we went by the Dairy Cattle pond, where we had
LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and LEAST SANDPIPER. We couldn't find
the
Clay-colored Sparrow or the Blue Grosbeaks at the Swine Ponds, but we
did
have an OSPREY flying just overhead! Not a bird I ever expected to see
in
town. We also had 5 - 6 BOBOLINKS, the usual WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and
some
SEDGE WRENS. We stopped by the Monticello Field Station, where we
lucked
out with an UPLAND SANDPIPER flying by and landing out in the
cornfields. This is the fifteenth or so time I've looked for them there
and only the second time I've found them. Do other people walk out in
the
grass there? I never do for fear of disturbing them. We also had a
DICKCISSEL.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Fri May 12 13:19:27 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Fri May 12 13:19:31 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Street turkey
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EA3F@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
My wife saw the "street turkey" at 11:30AM today, on the south side of
Colorado about two houses east of Vine. It was standing on the edge of
the pavement, maybe a block from where I first spotted it in the middle
of Vine Street this AM at 8:30.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Fri May 12 19:02:32 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Fri May 12 19:02:21 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Lake Shelbyville, Arcola Marsh
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060512184023.01c9bd68@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi everyone,
I went to Lake Shelbyville today with my parents and Sonja Kassal. On
the
way there we had about 150 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS in the fields on
either
side of 1200N a few miles west of Dorans. On the way in to Fishhook we
had
a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in the French Cemetery. In a field 1/4 mile to
the
west we saw a flock of ~20 BOBOLINKS, along with a few DICKCISSELS.
There
weren't many warblers to be found around Fishhook, due in part to the
high
winds, but a GOLDEN-WINGED and a few BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS were nice,
as
were SCARLET and SUMMER TANAGERS. Shorebirds were scarce in the areas
we
looked, with a flock of 5 DUNLIN and a flock of ~30 LEAST SANDPIPERS
being
the highlights. We stopped in Dorans on the way back north to see a
few
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES by the grain elevator, then went on to Arcola
Marsh, where the birding started slowly but ended up turning out pretty
well. Highlights at Arcola Marsh included a late pair of REDHEADS, a
PEREGRINE FALCON, and ~10 BLACK TERNS. Other birds included 2 SORAS,
20 30 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS (still the most numerous warbler of the day
on
May 12!), YELLOW WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and
ORCHARD ORIOLE. A fox was walking on the dead cattails on the west
side of
the main pond.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From charleneanchor at msn.com Sat May 13 07:48:07 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Sat May 13 07:40:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign-Urbana birding
Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV17D392FC754C25FD21E821C6AD0@phx.gbl>
There's so few places for the Upland, so why disturb them?
Spring Bird Count doing it minimally seems appropriate.
For the
Charlene Anchor
----- Original Message ----From: Roger Digges
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 10:52 AM
To: Jacob Spendelow; birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
Subject: Re: [Birdnotes] Champaign-Urbana birding
I wouldn't normally walk out in the grass for the Upland Sandpipers,
but did for the Spring Bird Count.
Roger Digges
Jacob Spendelow <spendelo@uiuc.edu> wrote:
Hi birders,
I birded several places around town today with Sonja Kassal and my
parents,
who are visiting from Oregon. We started at Crystal Lake, seeing mostly
the same birds as Leslie Noa (though we missed a few of her good
warblers
:( ). We did see BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, and WILSON'S WARBLERS
though. Afterwards we went by the Dairy Cattle pond, where we had
LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and LEAST SANDPIPER. We couldn't find
the
Clay-colored Sparrow or the Blue Grosbeaks at the Swine Ponds, but we
did
have an OSPREY flying just overhead! Not a bird I ever expected to see
in
town. We also had 5 - 6 BOBOLINKS, the usual WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and
some
SEDGE WRENS. We stopped by the Monticello Field Station, where we
lucked
out with an UPLAND SANDPIPER flying by and landing out in the
cornfields. This is the fifteenth or so time I've looked for them there
and only the second time I've found them. Do other people walk out in
the
grass there? I never do for fear of disturbing them. We also had a
DICKCISSEL.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
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From threlkster at gmail.com Sat May 13 08:11:34 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sat May 13 08:11:39 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Radio feature on songbird migration
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605130611l471add37wdeeeacf447d62007@mail.gmail.com>
A segment on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday, 12 May '06, was
"The
Mysteries of Songbird Migration." The audio is available online at <
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5401369>, along
with
links to various bird song recordings and previous NPR stories on birds
and
birding. Today, Saturday the 13th, is International Migratory Bird Day
-thus the immediate occasion for yesterday's story, which featured a
discussion between Dr Miyoko Chu, a scientific editor at the Cornell
Lab of
Ornithology for the newsletter BirdScope (and the author of the newly
published *Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory
Birds*),
and the NPR reporter Robert Siegel.
___________________
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Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From smithsje at egix.net Sat May 13 09:32:26 2006
From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith)
Date: Sat May 13 08:37:14 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] dove nest
Message-ID: <200605131252.k4DCqreL013112@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Hello, Bird,
A mourning dove is on it's third clutch of eggs on the same nest. The
first nesting was unsuccessful; the young died in the nest from
exposure during a cool wet period in early April. Two young fledged
from the second nesting. We wonder how many nestings is going to take
place. No wonder that there are a lot of doves. We also wonder how
many baby bluebirds will be lost due to this prolonged cool, wet
period.
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-05-13
From threlkster at gmail.com Sat May 13 13:59:00 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sat May 13 13:59:02 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] RB grosbeak
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605131159y7b5e1ebboc22892e05a91466d@mail.gmail.com>
For several days, I've been spotting a female rose-breasted
grosbeak(possibly different individuals showing up singly) at our
feeder. I've been
seeing no males. This is a striking departure from the previous
pattern;
before this week, I'd been seeing males regularly, often two or three
at a
time.
___________________
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107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sat May 13 14:44:47 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Sat May 13 14:44:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] 25 warbler species, inc. Cerulean
References: <6.0.0.22.2.20060512184023.01c9bd68@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E3B@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
Rob Kanter and I birded through the rain, drizzle and cold this morning
at Crystal Lake Park, Busey Woods and the Forestry and turned up 25
species of warbler, including a female Cerulean at Busey Woods.
Crystal Lake had by far the largest numbers of warblers and we had 21
species there before heading off the Busey Woods. In addition to
warblers, we had all the vireos and all thrushes except Wood Thrush.
Our warblers included the following:
10 Black and White
15 Yellow-rumped
2 Blackburnian
6 Black-throated Green
5 Bay-breasted
14 Chestnut-sided
2 Palm
7 Yellow
5 Wilson's
17 N. Waterthrush
5 Ovenbird
6 Parula
1 Blue-winged
85 Tennessee
14 Blackpoll
13 Yellowthroat
10 Cape May
18 Magnolia
1 Orange-crowned
15 Nashville
19 Redstart
2 Kentucky
1 Cerulean
2 Golden-winged
1 Yellow-breasted Chat
Greg Lambeth
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sat May 13 14:47:10 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Sat May 13 17:49:52 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Red-necked Phalarope
References: <6.0.0.22.2.20060512184023.01c9bd68@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E3B@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E3C@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
Rob Kanter and I had a Red-necked Phalarope at the Mormon Swine Ponds
at 2:00pm today. I was able to take some photos and I'll ask Bryan
Guerente to post the best one later. The Clay-colored Sparrow was also
singing nearby. We left the Phalarope undisturbed at 2:15pm.
Greg Lambeth
From charleneanchor at msn.com Sat May 13 19:28:11 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Sat May 13 19:20:50 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] dove nest
Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV143EEE20569D148340E5D3C6A20@phx.gbl>
Jim and birdnoters,
Friday morning I ran out to Mahomet and plugged the vent holes in my
nest boxes hoping to keep the boxes a little warmer and possibly reduce
the amount of food needed to keep the nestlings warm. But I think it's
futile with this many consecutive days of wind, cold and rain. I don't
see how the adults can catch enough insects to feed their young. I'm
not looking forward to checking the boxes next week.
Charlene Anchor
----- Original Message ----From: Jim & Eleanor Smith
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 8:37 AM
To: Bird Notes
Subject: [Birdnotes] dove nest
Hello, Bird,
A mourning dove is on it's third clutch of eggs on the same nest. The
first nesting was unsuccessful; the young died in the nest from
exposure during a cool wet period in early April. Two young fledged
from the second nesting. We wonder how many nestings is going to take
place. No wonder that there are a lot of doves. We also wonder how
many baby bluebirds will be lost due to this prolonged cool, wet
period.
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-05-13
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Sat May 13 21:22:14 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Sat May 13 21:22:16 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Allerton/Monticello Red Headed Wookpecker
In-Reply-To:
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Birders,
Went out to Allerton today for a workday with Allerton Allies and
Heartland Pathways.
Afterwards I checked out the beautifully stocked vistor's center!
Bluebells are finished but the grounds and pond look fabulous!
After leaving the Park I decided to continue along the Country Road
(east)
today.
About half way to Monticello (at 4:30PM), at 800 East, I saw a Red
Headed
Woodpecker Flying north across the road from a savanna area north to a
crop
field where I lost it.
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 spendelo at uiuc.edu Sat May 13 23:39:18 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Sat May 13 23:39:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Vermilion Co. birds
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060513230516.01cc2230@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi birders,
I birded several places in Vermilion County today with my parents and
Sonja
Kassal, finding a variety of the expected birds, nothing unusual. We
started at Kickapoo SP, then went to Middle Fork SFWA and Kennekuk Co.
Park. We found 23 species of warblers, which is okay, but from Greg's
email it sounds like we might have done better here in town! The most
interesting birds at Kickapoo were the breeding YELLOW-THROATED,
KENTUCKY,
and PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, NORTHERN PARULAS, and migrants including
ORANGE-CROWNED, BLACKBURNIAN, CAPE MAY, BLACKPOLL, and CANADA
WARBLERS. Middle Fork wasn't too birdy, aside from a few YELLOWBREASTED
CHATS and ORCHARD ORIOLES. Driving from Middle Fork to Kennekuk we had
a
BOBOLINK and a DICKCISSEL. At Kennekuk we had singing HENSLOW'S
SPARROWS
in two different places along the main road, along with another
BOBOLINK,
but failed to find any of the Prairie Warblers that are usually singing
along the drive from the main entrance to the visitor center.
Back in Champaign, we briefly stopped by the swine ponds around 7:30
and
saw the RED-NECKED PHALAROPE swimming around in the main pond.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From bernies at uillinois.edu Sun May 14 12:15:50 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sun May 14 12:15:55 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] A.M. Yard Birds - two male turkeys
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EA6C@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
The two male wild turkeys made an appearance in my yard today (south
side of Colorado near Anderson in Urbana) about 11:30AM...
I first noticed them in the back yard. They were feeding in an area
where I throw out a corn/peanut/etc mix to keep the squirrels away from
the feeders. Shot a couple of pictures through a back window, but the
flash made them nervous and they left.
When I went to the front door they were down the block about 100 feet,
still on the south side of Colorado, trotting towards a bicyclist on
the
north side of the street. They lost interest in the cyclist and began
feeding again.
While I was snapping some photos from a distance one of them noticed
me.
Then the other noticed me. Then they lowered their heads and charged
towards me. I trotted back inside the front door and they came all the
way up to the front doorstep, maybe 4 or 5 feet from the door. They
wouldn't come any closer than that, even though I was standing right
there with the door wide open.
They did a little aggressive posturing and then lost interest and
started feeding again. After awhile they eventually crossed Colorado,
then Anderson, and were headed east on Colorado.
I took quite a few photos...needed to use up a roll of film left over
from my son's recent graduation from the U of Utah.
All told, I observed the two turkeys for about fifteen minutes.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From jbchato at uiuc.edu Sun May 14 15:37:46 2006
From: jbchato at uiuc.edu (John & Beth Chato)
Date: Sun May 14 15:37:55 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign County Spring Bird Count
Message-ID: <89028f44.b8763209.81bd000@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Birdnoters,
Attached is a summary of the Champaign County Spring Bird Count. If you
want
more details of what each party saw and where, or if you can't open my
file,
let me know. Thanks again to all who helped.
Beth Chato
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Sun May 14 17:37:19 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sun May 14 17:37:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Grackles on tube feeders?
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EA89@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I have a Wild Birds Unlimited squirrel-proof tube feeder. It has a
sliding cage on the outside of the tube that slides down to prevent
squirrels from accessing the feed when they get on the feeder.
Recently I have had quite a few Common Grackles feeding on this feeder,
sometimes two (or, less commonly, three) at once.
The Grackles look rather uncomfortable and awkward as they hang on the
cage and feed.
Just wondering if this is common??
Thanks!
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From bernies at uillinois.edu Sun May 14 18:11:25 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sun May 14 18:11:28 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Rob Kanter's take on the Urbana turkeys (no
sighting)
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EA8C@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Rob Kanter does a weekly "Environmental Almanac" show on WILL AM radio.
Rob is also a member of the Birdnotes list.
I recently ran across an "Environmental Almanac" segment that Rob did
about the Urbana turkeys. I found it to be a very thoughtful take on
the
"turkey troubles":
http://tinyurl.com/rsm94
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From threlkster at gmail.com Sun May 14 18:18:34 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sun May 14 18:18:36 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Woodpecker nests
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605141618v79128d3ax6d0388a0ae8051e3@mail.gmail.com>
Busey Woods
Sun., 14 May '06
10:36 a.m.
Northern flicker nest. Seen from observation platform at edge of
marsh,
west side of woods, south of power line. Nest hole is ~20 feet up snag
(about 50 yards S-SW of platform). Saw male perched near snag,
calling.
Female exited, flying fast due north; male entered hole.
11:23 a.m.
Hairy woodpecker nest. Northwest corner of woods, base of slope down
from
western boundary. Nest hole is in underside of large limb projecting
over
trail -- 30, 40 feet up? Approaching tree, I heard a soft, musical
trilling
or chrrrr-ing -- a bit like crickets. The male landed outside the
hole,
bearing a large white grub in its bill. The female flashed out of the
hole,
flying east. The male entered the nest, and the trilling grew louder
and
more rapid. After 30 to 60 seconds, the male exited. At this point,
too,
the trilling intensified for a few seconds, and then quieted. The male
returned to the nest tree several times over the next 10+ minutes,
hopping
about the branches and peek!-ing, then flying off.
11:37 a.m.
Male re-enters nest.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From n9ds_15 at msn.com Sun May 14 18:43:45 2006
From: n9ds_15 at msn.com (Duston Suits)
Date: Sun May 14 18:43:55 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Veery I think ...
Message-ID: <BAY0-LC1-015AFD89965687688E58AB4DEA20@phx.gbl>
We saw this guy:
http://users.invweb.net/~dsuits/Veery_I_Think-05-2006.jpg
and the best match we could find was a Veery, which according to the
book
neither lives around here nor habits the kind of terrain we have (a
clump of
trees amongst corn and bean fields). Can anyone set us straight?
And also I spotted this little homestead:
http://users.invweb.net/~dsuits/Apple_tree_nest_05-2006.jpg
unfortunately after I had doused it with a nice bath of malathion. The
best
match I could find was a finch, either house or gold, but haven't seen
the
occupants, so I can't confirm that either.
And one more thing, someone asked for ID help a while ago for a
startlingly
green and yellow bird, but I never heard anything more, was it a hooded
warbler?
And for those who are interested (including, Earl and Ester) the 4
Phoebe
eggs have not hatched yet, and the bluebirds are active again this
afternoon, although I haven't peeked into the house as yet.
Thanks as always
Duston Suits
Loami, IL
From bernies at uillinois.edu Sun May 14 19:04:30 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Sun May 14 19:04:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] 11:00 a.m. Fri.: WILL broadcast on birding
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EA8F@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Just wanted to thank Brian Threlkeld for alerting us to this
program...the alert was much appreciated...and I hope some other
Birdnoters got to tune in as well.
About 35-40 minutes into the show a woman called in asking about the
Urbana turkeys. She asked if the females might be nesting soon. The
guest on the show (Larry Keller, President of Wild Birds, Inc. of
Champaign) said there would not be nesting in town because there were
only the two males left, and no females. I am not so sure about that,
since I personally saw two hens on Friday, and then had an interaction
with two males today, all in my own neighborhood.
At one point the WILL host (David Inge) asked Larry Keller if he
thought
the Urbana turkeys were wild turkeys, or if they had been raised in a
hatchery and released. Keller opined that the turkeys were wild, and
that they were just the first wave of wild turkeys moving into the
community. Very interesting perspective, and one I agree with.
Bernie Sloan
________________________________
From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Threlkeld
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 9:31 AM
To: Birds
Subject: [Birdnotes] 11:00 a.m. Fri.: WILL broadcast on birding
My apologies if this turns out to duplicate a previously distributed
notice.
At 11:00 this morning, Friday May 12, the program "Focus 580" on WILLAM
will run a segment on "Spring Bird Watching and Feeding," featuring
Larry Keller, President of Wild Birds, Inc. of Champaign. The live
show
will be inviting call-ins, to 217-333-9455 (from Urbana/Champaign) or
800-222-9455. You can access the live stream online at <
http://www.will.uiuc.edu/main/listen.htm>, or after the program is
broadcast, access a recording via RealAudio or MP3 Download at <
http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/focus/default.htm
<http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/focus/default.htm> >.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From threlkster at gmail.com Sun May 14 19:29:05 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sun May 14 19:29:08 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Wilson's
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605141729q65cc2125vd7f70daadaf40224@mail.gmail.com>
4:11 p.m. Sun., 14 May '06
Had a Wilson's warbler in our back yard. (Thanks to Bryan, who ID'ed
the
one we saw in Crystal Lake Pk last Sunday, noting the black cap was a
dispositive mark, and thus made this an easy ID for me today.)
One of our nesting blue jays is following the lead of our cardinals,
learning to cling to the hanging suet cage for easier access to the fat
and
seeds. Of course, neither is as professional at this maneuver as the
downy
woodpeckers.
Probably had magnolia warblers in the conifer out back before noon
yesterday
(Saturday), but I wasn't sure of the ID at that point . . . could have
been
yellow-rumpeds. (I know I shouldn't mix those up, but I wasn't getting
long
looks at them -- and our back yard was really busy, so I kept getting
distracted.)
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From spendelo at uiuc.edu Sun May 14 19:39:50 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Sun May 14 19:39:41 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign-Urbana birds
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060514191000.01cb17c0@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi birders,
The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (first seen yesterday by Greg L. and Rob K.)
was
still present this evening on the main pond at the Moorman Swine
Ponds. The CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was present as well, perched on a
fence
just north of the northern entrance to the ponds. While watching it I
also
saw the usual WESTERN MEADOWLARK, which was singing from a power line,
and
heard singing SEDGE WRENS in the fields to the north.
standing
at the edge of the SE pond.
A SORA was
Crystal Lake Park was very birdy this morning, with at least 19 species
of
warblers present, but unfortunately I couldn't stay long to enjoy it.
At
least 8 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS and 5 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS were singing in
the
oaks over the parking lot near the picnic shelter on the south side of
the
park, along with several other warbler species. I also saw a
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT on the south side of the Saline Branch near the
eastern edge of the park.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Mon May 15 00:28:10 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Mon May 15 00:28:14 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Moorman Swine Unit: Clay-colored Sparrows
(Champaign)
Message-ID: <20060515052810.88481.qmail@web52101.mail.yahoo.com>
Birdnoters,
I thought I would give a little bit better of an update on the Claycolored Sparrows since I started the whole CCSP thing a while back.
I went to Moorman Swine Research Unit two days ago and found something
to my great surprise. NO, it wasn't the Red-necked Phalarope, although
I did see it. I sat by the north-south road on the east side of all
the buildings and found myself listening to 2 Clay-colored Sparrows. I
thought to myself, "Cool, multiple of these birds... maybe we could get
some breeders." Then, I watched these two for a while and saw them
chasing each other around. Watched for a while longer, and these birds
flew east into the grassy field.
Next, I heard another bird singing. This bird was still on the west
side of the road. This makes three birds. I pished for this bird for
a little while and had two birds pop up from the grass, and the bird
from the west side that was singing came to visit as well. Okay, so I
am up to three birds now. All of these birds were then seen moving
east into the grassy fields.
I drove off after getting some photos of these birds on the fence line.
I drove around to the road between all the hog barns. I found on this
road another bird roaming the dandelions. Then, I saw another bird
follow it out into the open. This makes 5 CCSPs. These birds flew
west and over the ponds.
Next, I thought to myself, these cannot be the same birds from the
other location, so I went back to the original location to find the two
birds in the pine tree singing that I started out with. Then I had two
calling from the east side (opposite side) of the road. Another one
called from a separate location to the west. This could possibly
account for 7 CCSPs. This was my conclusion on the number of Claycolored Sparrows present.
I had been wondering for a while how so many people could be finding
this bird despite not many people know the identity of a clay-colored
sparrow before my discussion of the march bird. I thought to myself,
"Maybe there are just multiple birds at this location rather than
everyone seeing the same bird which isn't an easy bird to find
usually." This seems to be the case. If you do see Clay-colored
Sparrows at the swine ponds, try to keep track of numbers as best as
possible. As the season goes on, it is possible that the numbers will
dwindle to none, but we are hoping for some breeders.
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From threlkster at gmail.com Mon May 15 00:51:04 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Mon May 15 00:51:06 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Weather or not
Message-ID: <30ec30250605142251q9c3a49p165c1867c205b59@mail.gmail.com>
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/weather/radar/051406.html
The URL links to weather maps and data portraying our present pattern,
which
of course has us feeling as cold and damp as February in Seattle (I
speak
from experience). The site is addressing the effects of weather
patterns on
spring songbird migration.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From leiterp at msn.com Mon May 15 09:27:09 2006
From: leiterp at msn.com (Pam Leiter)
Date: Mon May 15 09:27:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Pileated eating suet
In-Reply-To: <30ec30250605142251q9c3a49p165c1867c205b59@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BAY111-F3454C4FFD84B0246C4B846B6A30@phx.gbl>
At the Ed Center, we had a pileated hanging from a feeder eating suet.
That's the biggest bird I've ever seen at a feeder!
Pam
****************************************
"A man's attitude toward the nature
around him, and the animals in nature,
is of special importance, because as we
respect our created world, so also do
we show respect for the real world that
we cannot see."
Thomas Yellowtail, Absaroke
>From: "Brian Threlkeld" <threlkster@gmail.com>
>To: Birds <birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org>
>CC: Tom Weir <twweir@hotmail.com>, ThrelStein
><threlstein@bendbroadband.com>
>Subject: [Birdnotes] Weather or not
>Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 00:51:04 -0500
>
>http://www.learner.org/jnorth/weather/radar/051406.html
>
>The URL links to weather maps and data portraying our present pattern,
>which
>of course has us feeling as cold and damp as February in Seattle (I
speak
>from experience). The site is addressing the effects of weather
patterns
>on
>spring songbird migration.
>
>___________________
>Brian Threlkeld
>107 E Michigan Ave
>Urbana IL 61801-5027
>
>217-384-5164
>abt5@columbia.edu
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From rkanter at uiuc.edu Mon May 15 11:45:02 2006
From: rkanter at uiuc.edu (Rob Kanter)
Date: Mon May 15 11:45:07 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Office Window Warblers
Message-ID:
<963b67030605150945v73b731c4nb5b91b211164bc05@mail.gmail.com>
Hi All,
As I mentioned in previous posts, I'm in a 3rd floor office with beech
trees immediately outside, in the National Soybean Research Center.
There has been a very nice flock of warblers trying to keep me from
focusing on work this morning, including
Bay breasted
Black and white
Blackpoll
Magnolia
Nashville
Tennessee
Yellow
Every so often I open the window and "pish" them, and they come in so
close binoculars would be a hinderance!
-Rob Kanter
rob.kanter@gmail.com
From bernies at uillinois.edu Mon May 15 12:27:32 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Mon May 15 12:27:36 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Monday morning Urbana turkey sightings
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EAF1@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I saw the two male turkeys again this AM, about 11:15, on a big front
lawn on the west side of Vine Street between Florida and Montclair
(closer to Montclair).
I also received a report of a solitary hen turkey in the middle of the
intersection of Philo and Windsor Roads (busy intersection) at 10:45
this morning.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Mon May 15 13:00:27 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Mon May 15 13:00:19 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Moorman Swine Unit: Clay-colored Sparrows
(Champaign)
In-Reply-To: <20060515052810.88481.qmail@web52101.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20060515052810.88481.qmail@web52101.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060515121531.01c9ac90@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
The area around the swine ponds certainly has had Clay-colored Sparrows
(CCSPs) with remarkable regularity this spring. I would assume that
Bryan's bird from mid March, Bryan's bird from mid April, and the bird
that
Sonja and I found on the SBC last week are all different individuals.
If
anyone else thinks differently I'd be interested to see some
discussion. Could there really be seven CCSPs present at the moment?
It
seems like a remarkable number, though only slightly higher than the
high
count of six CCSPs (May 6, 1972 in Cook County) listed in "The Birds of
Illinois" (Bohlen, 1989).
I have been giving some though to the number of CCSPs at the swine
ponds
over the last week, for some of the same reasons Bryan has mentioned.
Most
of the time the bird has just seemed too easy to find for it to only be
a
single bird. For instance, on May 7th I found the bird, lost the bird
(when it flew), then refound the bird in a different part of the farm
three
times in less than half an hour. The ease with which I was able to
find it
made me think I might be seeing multiple birds. Of course, on one
occasion
I wasn't able to find the bird at all, and several other people have
also
reported not finding it, a confusing disparity. Another thing that
made me
suspicious was that I once thought I heard a CCSP call note from an
unseen
bird while I was watching a CCSP. Not having the best ear for bird
calls I
wasn't confident enough to say for sure that there were multiple birds,
but
it can at least be taken as weak supporting evidence. So far the only
vocalizations I've heard are call notes, which are a lot more confusing
than the distinctive CCSP songs. As for Bryan's estimate of seven
birds,
though, it is clearly at least a possibility that he is double-counting
some birds. The CCSPs I have observed at the swine ponds in the last
week
move around so rapidly that, despite his careful observations, it is
possible that he is refinding the same birds in different parts of the
farm. Even when observing a distant CCSP through the scope I have yet
to
be able to keep track of one for more than 2 - 3 minutes, after which
the
bird flies, sometimes quite a distance.
Thanks for starting an interesting discussion, Bryan, and I hope others
will have some more comments and hopefully also some more sightings to
contribute.
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
At 12:28 AM 5-15-2006, Bryan Guarente wrote:
>Birdnoters,
>I thought I would give a little bit better of an update on the
>Clay-colored Sparrows since I started the whole CCSP thing a while
back.
>
>I went to Moorman Swine Research Unit two days ago and found something
to
>my great surprise. NO, it wasn't the Red-necked Phalarope, although I
did
>see it. I sat by the north-south road on the east side of all the
>buildings and found myself listening to 2 Clay-colored Sparrows. I
>thought to myself, "Cool, multiple of these birds... maybe we could
get
>some breeders." Then, I watched these two for a while and saw them
>chasing each other around. Watched for a while longer, and these
birds
>flew east into the grassy field.
>
>Next, I heard another bird singing. This bird was still on the west
side
>of the road. This makes three birds. I pished for this bird for a
little
>while and had two birds pop up from the grass, and the bird from the
west
>side that was singing came to visit as well. Okay, so I am up to
three
>birds now. All of these birds were then seen moving east into the
grassy
>fields.
>
>I drove off after getting some photos of these birds on the fence
line. I
>drove around to the road between all the hog barns. I found on this
road
>another bird roaming the dandelions. Then, I saw another bird follow
it
>out into the open. This makes 5 CCSPs. These birds flew west and
over
>the ponds.
>
>Next, I thought to myself, these cannot be the same birds from the
other
>location, so I went back to the original location to find the two
birds in
>the pine tree singing that I started out with. Then I had two calling
>from the east side (opposite side) of the road. Another one called
from a
>separate location to the west. This could possibly account for 7
>CCSPs. This was my conclusion on the number of Clay-colored Sparrows
>present.
>
>I had been wondering for a while how so many people could be finding
this
>bird despite not many people know the identity of a clay-colored
sparrow
>before my discussion of the march bird. I thought to myself, "Maybe
there
>are just multiple birds at this location rather than everyone seeing
the
>same bird which isn't an easy bird to find usually." This seems to be
the
>case. If you do see Clay-colored Sparrows at the swine ponds, try to
keep
>track of numbers as best as possible. As the season goes on, it is
>possible that the numbers will dwindle to none, but we are hoping for
some
>breeders.
>
>Bryan Guarente
>Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
>Champaign, IL
>
>
>Blab-away for as little as 1?/min. Make
><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman2/*http://us.rd.yahoo.
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon May 15 13:05:46 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Mon May 15 13:05:49 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Clay-colored Sparrows (no sightings)
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01CD0863@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
As a follow-up to Jacob's post about the Clay-colored Sparrows, I spent
about 90 minutes photographing them yesterday and I'm confident that
there are at least 5 individual birds present and I think 6-7 is a
possibility. There were a couple of times where I was able to view 4
at once with another bird singing from a completely different location.
This is a large number of Clay-coloreds to be present at one time and
it's been fun having them around!
Greg Lambeth
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Mon May 15 13:10:05 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Mon May 15 13:09:46 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Moorman Swine Unit: Clay-colored Sparrows
(Champaign)
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One thing I forgot to mention is that the estimate of seven CCSPs seems
particularly remarkable given the location. Even when you factor in
the
greater number of observers, CCSPs are much more common migrants along
Lake
Michigan than in the rest of the state, so a count of seven birds would
be
much more likely there than down here.
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
At 01:00 PM 5-15-2006, Jacob Spendelow wrote:
>The area around the swine ponds certainly has had Clay-colored
Sparrows
>(CCSPs) with remarkable regularity this spring. I would assume that
>Bryan's bird from mid March, Bryan's bird from mid April, and the bird
>that Sonja and I found on the SBC last week are all different
>individuals. If anyone else thinks differently I'd be interested to
see
>some discussion. Could there really be seven CCSPs present at the
>moment? It seems like a remarkable number, though only slightly
higher
>than the high count of six CCSPs (May 6, 1972 in Cook County) listed
in
>"The Birds of Illinois" (Bohlen, 1989).
>
>I have been giving some though to the number of CCSPs at the swine
ponds
>over the last week, for some of the same reasons Bryan has
>mentioned. Most of the time the bird has just seemed too easy to find
for
>it to only be a single bird. For instance, on May 7th I found the
bird,
>lost the bird (when it flew), then refound the bird in a different
part of
>the farm three times in less than half an hour. The ease with which I
was
>able to find it made me think I might be seeing multiple birds. Of
>course, on one occasion I wasn't able to find the bird at all, and
several
>other people have also reported not finding it, a confusing
>disparity. Another thing that made me suspicious was that I once
thought
>I heard a CCSP call note from an unseen bird while I was watching a
>CCSP. Not having the best ear for bird calls I wasn't confident
enough to
>say for sure that there were multiple birds, but it can at least be
taken
>as weak supporting evidence. So far the only vocalizations I've heard
are
>call notes, which are a lot more confusing than the distinctive CCSP
>songs. As for Bryan's estimate of seven birds, though, it is clearly
at
>least a possibility that he is double-counting some birds. The CCSPs
I
>have observed at the swine ponds in the last week move around so
rapidly
>that, despite his careful observations, it is possible that he is
>refinding the same birds in different parts of the farm. Even when
>observing a distant CCSP through the scope I have yet to be able to
keep
>track of one for more than 2 - 3 minutes, after which the bird flies,
>sometimes quite a distance.
>
>Thanks for starting an interesting discussion, Bryan, and I hope
others
>will have some more comments and hopefully also some more sightings to
>contribute.
>
>Jacob Spendelow
>Champaign
>
>
>
>At 12:28 AM 5-15-2006, Bryan Guarente wrote:
>>Birdnoters,
>>I thought I would give a little bit better of an update on the
>>Clay-colored Sparrows since I started the whole CCSP thing a while
back.
>>
>>I went to Moorman Swine Research Unit two days ago and found
something to
>>my great surprise. NO, it wasn't the Red-necked Phalarope, although
I
>>did see it. I sat by the north-south road on the east side of all
the
>>buildings and found myself listening to 2 Clay-colored Sparrows. I
>>thought to myself, "Cool, multiple of these birds... maybe we could
get
>>some breeders." Then, I watched these two for a while and saw them
>>chasing each other around. Watched for a while longer, and these
birds
>>flew east into the grassy field.
>>
>>Next, I heard another bird singing. This bird was still on the west
side
>>of the road. This makes three birds. I pished for this bird for a
>>little while and had two birds pop up from the grass, and the bird
from
>>the west side that was singing came to visit as well. Okay, so I am
up
>>to three birds now. All of these birds were then seen moving east
into
>>the grassy fields.
>>
>>I drove off after getting some photos of these birds on the fence
>>line. I drove around to the road between all the hog barns. I found
on
>>this road another bird roaming the dandelions. Then, I saw another
bird
>>follow it out into the open. This makes 5 CCSPs. These birds flew
west
>>and over the ponds.
>>
>>Next, I thought to myself, these cannot be the same birds from the
other
>>location, so I went back to the original location to find the two
birds
>>in the pine tree singing that I started out with. Then I had two
calling
>>from the east side (opposite side) of the road. Another one called
from
>>a separate location to the west. This could possibly account for 7
>>CCSPs. This was my conclusion on the number of Clay-colored Sparrows
present.
>>
>>I had been wondering for a while how so many people could be finding
this
>>bird despite not many people know the identity of a clay-colored
sparrow
>>before my discussion of the march bird. I thought to myself, "Maybe
>>there are just multiple birds at this location rather than everyone
>>seeing the same bird which isn't an easy bird to find usually." This
>>seems to be the case. If you do see Clay-colored Sparrows at the
swine
>>ponds, try to keep track of numbers as best as possible. As the
season
>>goes on, it is possible that the numbers will dwindle to none, but we
are
>>hoping for some breeders.
>>
>>Bryan Guarente
>>Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
>>Champaign, IL
>>
>>
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Mon May 15 15:28:55 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Mon May 15 15:28:56 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Swine pond birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060515151905.01f1ce88@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
I made a quick trip to the swine ponds on my lunch hour. The REDNECKED
PHALAROPE was still swimming around out in the middle of the main pond
(near a drake Mallard), and was spotted just as soon as I got out of my
car
and lifted my binoculars towards the pond! I had excellent looks
through
my scope from the road! I went down the road to try and find at least
one
of the CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, and heard one singing before I even got
out
of the car. I shortly had one perch up on the fenceline on the north
side
of the road, across from the series of low buildings across the road.
This
is the area where the CCSPs have apparently been seen previously. I
got
nice looks at it, or another one a few minutes later along the
fenceline
with ~20 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and one somewhat late SWAMP SPARROW as
well! In addition, at least two SEDGE WRENS were still singing in the
fields on the north side of the road, and the WESTERN MEADOWLARK was
singing most of the time I was there, although I could not seem to find
it
sitting up. It has moved at least several hundred meters east of the
area
where I had previously been hearing it, and was just east of the main
north-south road going through this area, at the east end of the main
east-west road through the area. Not bad for a fifteen or so minute
stop
on my lunch hour!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Mon May 15 16:54:59 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Mon May 15 16:55:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Clay-colored Sparrow records (no sightings; long)
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060515152902.02b74968@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
This is truly an incredible "event" to have this many Clay-colored
Sparrows
in one place at one time in our area (east-central Illinois)! If there
is
at least seven birds, that is about 6 more than are normally found in
this
part of Illinois at one time, and would make a pretty good high count
even
for the Chicago area, where as Jacob mentioned in his last post,
correctly
I might add, that the Chicago area is the best place to see this bird
in
Illinois. In fact, seven birds would normally make up about three,
maybe
four, years worth or so records for the Champaign area! When I used to
bird a lot (almost daily) quite a few years ago in Vermilion County, I
recorded one Clay-colored Sparrow in more than twenty-five years of
birding
in Vermilion County, despite the Clay-coloreds distinctive song, and my
being out and about the most during the time that you would most expect
this species to be present. With that said, it does seem that there
are
more records for the Champaign area than anywhere else in Illinois,
outside
of the Chicago area. I think part of the reason for this is that the
Champaign area sort of acts as an oasis effect in attracting migrant
species. Vermilion County and other areas in the state probably get
the
same number of individuals, it's just that there is a ton of good
habitat
in many of those areas for the relatively few individuals of a species
like
Clay-colored Sparrow to "disappear" into. The same kind of occurrence
pattern applies to at least one other relatively rare migrant species
through our area, and that is the Black-throated Blue Warbler. I also
only
had a handful of records for that species in Vermilion County in 25+
years,
whereas several individuals have always been found most years in the
Champaign area. Both of these species are exceedingly rare in far
southern
Illinois as well. At least a couple of the better birders that have
birded
far southern Illinois over the years told me that the Black-throated
Blue
Warbler was definitely the rarest migrant warbler by far, which has
also
been my experience there. Again, it is likely the same effect of there
being a TON more habitat for the relatively few individuals that go
through
that area, to disappear into.
Both the warbler and the sparrow have one thing in common. They
are both
relatively close to the edge of their breeding ranges, when passing
through
Illinois. Clay-colored Sparrow is nearing the eastern edge of its
range
and Black-throated Blue Warbler is nearing the western edge of its
range. Both have to make there way around the southern tip of Lake
Michigan, the Black-throated Blue Warbler coming from the southeast,
the
Clay-colored from the west or southwest, thus the increased numbers of
records and individuals that are regularly found in the Chicago
area. Although there are a ton more birders in Chicago, there would
still
be a fair number of birds found in that area of the state even if there
were only a handful of birders birding that area on a regular basis.
I was actually under the impression that the bird at the Swine
Ponds was
the same bird from this winter, until folks started reporting the
possibility of more than one bird. After all, that bird first detected
this past winter was a first winter record for the area, and one of
very
few winter records for the entire state! And I would not be surprised
if
it had hung around until at least late April in the general area,
especially since it was probably in with the big flock of White-crowned
Sparrows that wintered there, and have continued to be common in that
area
even through today. Although I find it highly unlikely that any will
remain to nest, I would still not be too surprised if at least one pair
did
nest, as if it is one thing that I have learned over the years, it is
to
say never say never where birds are concerned. Another thing that I
have
learned is that if there is appropriate habitat (which there seems to
be at
the Swine Ponds for the Clay-coloreds), one male and one female of the
same
species, no matter how rare or how unlikely one might think it to be,
those
two birds can easily get together and nest. This has happened with a
number of species in recent years, including several just beyond the
normal
edge of their range (including Purple Gallinule, Black-necked Stilt,
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Painted Bunting, Brewer's Blackbird, etc.).
I
have seen breeding Clay-colored Sparrows in similar areas in Wisconsin
and
Michigan, that is cow pastures near farm yards, especially with a few
conifers nearby, which describes the area where they are at in the area
they are in, to a T.
As to nesting Clay-coloreds, there is something unusual going on
with this
species and its nesting status in Illinois. Until the summer of 2003,
there was only one confirmed nesting location for Clay-colored Sparrow
in
the state, and that was at a Christmas tree farm in Winnebago County,
near
the Wisconsin border. They were found at this location several years
running with up to 4-5 pairs. This population winked out somewhere in
the
mid-'90s, and none were known to be nesting until the summer of 2003
when
breeding pairs with young were found in both Cook and DuPage County in
northeastern Illinois.
The following summer (2004) confirmed nesting
was
found in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and I found them nesting at a location in
Lake
Co. Another summer record was also recorded from Stephenson Co. in
proper
breeding habitat in 2004. I am pretty sure that birds returned to nest
in
at least a couple of these locations last summer, if not in more actual
locations. It seems somewhat unusual that birds would just start
nesting
in all of these areas beginning in 2003-2004, after virtually no
confirmed
nesting anywhere beforehand except for the aforementioned Winnebago Co.
site. If birds were to nest here in Champaign Co. this summer, it
would be
a much larger jump in range, ~ 125 miles or more south, for the
southernmost population of this species, at least east of the
Mississippi
River!
Just one more point concerning Clay-coloreds and their migration
through
the state. They are one of the seemingly few species which seem to
enter
the state more from the west or southwest, than they do from the
south. Many folks tend to think of most if not all of our migrants as
entering the state basically from the south. However, Lark Sparrow is
another species which seems to show this same southwest angle/direction
of
entering the state. This is shown in the relatively extreme rarity of
both
these sparrow species in southern and southeastern Illinois. Both
species
seem to get progressively more common the farther west and north you go
in
the state. Western Meadowlark also shows this pattern. Thanks to
Jacob
Spendelow for requesting more opinion on this species as it has been
one of
some interest to me, especially in the last few years, and it
illustrates
several interesting points about commonality and some of the littleknown
complexities in songbird migration into Illinois. Good birding!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From cerb at uiuc.edu Mon May 15 18:10:27 2006
From: cerb at uiuc.edu (christopher erb)
Date: Mon May 15 18:10:29 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Swine pond birds
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I, too, paid a visit to the Swine Ponds this afternoon and I have a few
birds to add to Steve Bailey's list. I missed the Western Meadowlark
because I looked in the area where it had been seen previously in the
north-western quadrant of the swine ponds area - thanks Steve for the
update
on its location.
In and around the ponds I had:
1 Red-necked Phalarope
1 Sora
2 Wood Duck
3 Blue-winged Teal
5+ Mallard
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
4 Spotted Sandpiper
20+ Barn Swallow
3 Tree Swallow
5+ N. Rough-winged Swallow
10+ Chimney Swift
1 Eastern Kingbird
Many Red-winged Blackbird
On the gravel road between the hog barns I had:
20+ White-crowned Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
1 Clay-colored Sparrow
5 Chipping Sparrow
4 Song Sparrow
6 Indigo Bunting
5 American Goldfinch
6 House Finch
1 Palm Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Killdeer
In the north-west corner of the area I had:
3 male & 3 female Bobolink
On my drive home I had a VEERY and a SWAINSON'S THRUSH together in a
neighbor's yard near Washington and Grove in Urbana.
Happy Birding,
Christopher T. Erb
Department of Community Health
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
cerb@uiuc.edu
(217) 840-4970
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Subject: [Birdnotes] Swine pond birds
I made a quick trip to the swine ponds on my lunch hour. The REDNECKED
PHALAROPE was still swimming around out in the middle of the main pond
(near a drake Mallard), and was spotted just as soon as I got out of my
car
and lifted my binoculars towards the pond! I had excellent looks
through
my scope from the road! I went down the road to try and find at least
one
of the CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, and heard one singing before I even got
out
of the car. I shortly had one perch up on the fenceline on the north
side
of the road, across from the series of low buildings across the road.
This
is the area where the CCSPs have apparently been seen previously. I
got
nice looks at it, or another one a few minutes later along the
fenceline
with ~20 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and one somewhat late SWAMP SPARROW as
well! In addition, at least two SEDGE WRENS were still singing in the
fields on the north side of the road, and the WESTERN MEADOWLARK was
singing most of the time I was there, although I could not seem to find
it
sitting up. It has moved at least several hundred meters east of the
area
where I had previously been hearing it, and was just east of the main
north-south road going through this area, at the east end of the main
east-west road through the area. Not bad for a fifteen or so minute
stop
on my lunch hour!
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
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From leslienoa at gmail.com Tue May 16 08:03:34 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Tue May 16 08:03:39 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] crystal lake birds (early am)
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I went for a quick walk early this morning at crystal lake park.
Following
are some highlights. I have a feeling I missed at least a few species
as I
was only there for a short time before heading to work.
black-throated green
magnolia warbler
chestnut-sided warbler
Wilson's warbler (at least two, one singing)
American redstart
ovenbird
palm warbler
Nashville warbler
Tennessee warbler
northern waterthrush
common yellowthroat
northern parula
black-and-white warbler
yellow-rumped warbler
rose-breasted grosbeak
Baltimore oriole
red-eyed vireo
I may have also heard an orange-crowned warbler but it was at some
distance
and I did not hear it again.
I was wondering if anyone has seen cuckoos yet this year?
to see
or hear one this year and it seems late to me.
I have yet
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From threlkster at gmail.com Tue May 16 08:57:23 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Tue May 16 08:57:29 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Backyard, 16 May a.m.
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7:17 a.m. Tue., 16 May '06
*Magnolia warbler*, male -- In conifer at back corner
7:23
*Indigo bunting*, male -- A first for our yard; foraging down on the
lawn
The nesting pair of *jays* were at the feeder; I saw that the one
attacking
the suet is banded on the right leg. Could even see the numbers
through
binocs, but not all the way around the band.
And the regular gang: the two pairs of *cardinals*, the pair of *house
finches* (female with bad conjunctivitis; her right eye looked
completely
crusted over this morning, her left is badly involved, she's thin, and
her
tail feathers are looking ratty -- and yes, I've been bleach sanitizing
the
feeders), *robins*, *grackles*, *HOSPs*, *starlings*.
Huh -- some small bright thing with black about the eyes (male
goldfinch?
common yellowthroat?) just thumped against my office window, clung to
the
crosspiece for a moment, then flew off (8:41). Quite different from
the
usual downtown Urbana crowd of HOSPs and starlings.
___________________
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From rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu Tue May 16 09:48:45 2006
From: rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu (Ray F. Boehmer)
Date: Tue May 16 09:49:08 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Swine pond birds
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060516094324.03cd8028@mail.millikin.edu>
I had a few minutes to try to find the unusual birds in the vicinity of
the
swine ponds this morning and I saw all of the species I had hoped to
see plus one!
Red-necked Phalarope
Western Meadlowlark in the field east of the swine research area
Sedge Wren - great look at a singing individual in field north of eastwest
road
Clay-colored Sparrow singing between two of the low, abandoned
buildings
plus
Lincoln's Sparrow sitting on a fence with a White-crowned Sparrow and a
Chipping Sparrow.
I don't recall ever seeing so many White-crowned Sparrows in one spot dozens and dozens - all singing
Ray, Urbana
From bernies at uillinois.edu Tue May 16 10:01:35 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Tue May 16 10:01:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Mourning Dove nest
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Yesterday AM I saw a Mourning Dove nest in an odd spot.
My insurance agent has a drop box mounted on the wall outside the door
to his office. A Mourning Dove has nested on top of the box, which is a
little below my eye level. Anyone going into the office has to walk
within a foot or so of the nest. It's very exposed.
Also, the nest is very flimsy...not much more than a few sticks thrown
together.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Tue May 16 10:32:01 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Tue May 16 10:32:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Havana bird cooing
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Sorry about being a bit out of area.
Sunday I stopped off at the Havana riverfront park and heard what
sounded
like the cross of a dove and a Whip-poor-will in one of the old
cottonwood trees nearby.
Could this be the song of a Eurasion Collard Dove?
Thanks,
Jim :)
-James Hoyt
"The Prairie Ant"
Champaign Co. Audubon
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From mshaw2 at uiuc.edu Tue May 16 11:11:38 2006
From: mshaw2 at uiuc.edu (Merrily Shaw)
Date: Tue May 16 11:11:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Mourning Dove nest
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Morning dove nests are very flimsy. We once had one try to nest on
the downspout slope right next to the garage door. Of course every
spring wind blew it off. My husband finally put up a little ledge
with sides on the side of the house so they could build in a more
sheltered location. They came back there for several years.
Merrily
At 10:01 AM 5/16/2006 -0500, Sloan, Bernie wrote:
>Yesterday AM I saw a Mourning Dove nest in an odd spot.
>
>My insurance agent has a drop box mounted on the wall outside the door
>to his office. A Mourning Dove has nested on top of the box, which is
a
>little below my eye level. Anyone going into the office has to walk
>within a foot or so of the nest. It's very exposed.
>
>Also, the nest is very flimsy...not much more than a few sticks thrown
>together.
>
>Bernie Sloan
>E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
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Phone: 217.244.4721
Fax: 217.333.1582
E-Mail: mshaw2@uiuc.edu
From cerb at uiuc.edu Tue May 16 14:29:18 2006
From: cerb at uiuc.edu (christopher erb)
Date: Tue May 16 14:29:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Red-headed Woodpecker in Urbana
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20060516094324.03cd8028@mail.millikin.edu>
Message-ID: <001101c6791f$0696c8d0$c2b5ae80@ad.uiuc.edu>
Dear Birdnotes,
I had a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER this morning at the corner of Oregon and
Webber in Urbana - my first "in-town" sighting of that species. A
beautiful
specimen.
-Chris
Christopher T. Erb
Department of Community Health
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
cerb@uiuc.edu
(217) 840-4970
From jjokela59 at hotmail.com Tue May 16 15:05:55 2006
From: jjokela59 at hotmail.com (Janet Jokela)
Date: Tue May 16 15:06:04 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake Park
Message-ID: <BAY111-F340919EB93925D41ED99AFAFA00@phx.gbl>
Greetings:
This morning at the east side of Crystal Lake Park by the "suspension
bridge" (next to the corner of Broadway & Kerr) and up the road heading
north from the bridge, in addition to Leslie's list of warblers, also a
Blackburnian and Cape May were present. Both were singing and in plain
view: beautiful birds. In addition, a Blue-headed Vireo and many
Ruby-crowned Kinglets were present.
Good birding,
Janet Jokela
Champaign
From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Tue May 16 18:22:15 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Tue May 16 18:22:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Urbana birds
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060516180042.02c1d360@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
On our way over to Meadowbrook Park and the Forestry to do some work,
Jeff
Walk, Joe Merkelbach and I stopped briefly at the Swine Ponds to take a
look at the RED-NECKED PHALARORE, which was still present as of about
11:30
AM. Also there was a BLACK TERN, 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, one LEAST
SANDPIPER,
one SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and one SPOTTED SANDPIPER. At least one BANK
SWALLOW was in with a hand-full of other swallows. Also present was a
female LESSER SCAUP and a female RUDDY DUCK, also on the main pond. At
least two SEDGE WRENS and the WESTERN MEADOWLARK were at the far east
end
of the main east-west road through the area. No Clay-colored Sparrows
were
heard or seen during our brief stop.
There were 3-4 BALTIMORE ORIOLES and 3 male and one female
ORCHARD ORIOLES
on the southwest side of Meadowbrook Park, with the female seen
gathering
and then later weaving the material into a newly begun nest in a small
15
foot sapling just north (and north of the creek) of the main paved
trail. Also there were 3 GRAY CATBIRDS, one SWAINSON'S THRUSH, one
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, one CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 3 EASTERN KINGBIRDS,
one
EASTERN PHOEBE, 1-2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS and one Empid sp.(probably a
Willow)
flycatcher, as well as a somewhat late SWAMP SPARROW.
At the Forestry I heard one RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, one GREAT
CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, one WHITE-EYED VIREO, two late RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, one
CAPE
MAY WARBLER, one BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, one BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLER, 3
OVENBIRDS, one NASHVILLE WARBLER and one YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. A
BROWN
THRASHER did a very Killdeer-like wing (and tail) injury feigning
display
near what must have been a nearby nest or young. At least 6-8
TENNESSEE
WARBLERS were heard at both locations, as well as another half dozen or
so
in town today.
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From bernies at uillinois.edu Tue May 16 19:03:38 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Tue May 16 19:03:43 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Tuesday evening turkey sighting
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EBC6@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Received a report of the two male turkeys at the southeast corner of
Race and Montclair tonight at 6:00.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From threlkster at gmail.com Tue May 16 20:45:29 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Tue May 16 20:45:31 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Moorman birds
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605161845k7a7955d6rffa20cd4e14a3c4e@mail.gmail.com>
Observed at Moorman complex during a late lunch break (blustery,
squalling
conditions):
3:21
Clay-colored sparrow -- Single bird. Between derelict hog sheds;
recognized
by marks of thin light central stripe on crown, and dark line absent
between
eye and bill. Perched on dry stalks about 15 feet from my driver'sside
window.
3:25
Black tern -- Swooping low again and again over surface of SE pond; an
elegant bird. Pointed out to me by Jeff Fairchild, who was there when
I
walked over.
3:50
Red-necked phalarope -- Still there; far off in SW reaches of main
pond.
Not much better than a speck in my binoculars, but I could see the
curve of
white on the throat, and the white under tail coverts (a male, I
presume).
A lot of birds were around, but in contrast to Steve I couldn't
recognize
many things with speed (apart from some obvious birds -- mallards, RW
blackbirds (male and female), HOSPs, and so forth). Oh well. The one
thing
I saw at the ponds to add to his list was a common yellowthroat (male).
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
On 5/16/06, Steve Bailey <sdbailey@inhs.uiuc.edu> wrote:
On our way over to Meadowbrook Park and the Forestry to do some work,
Jeff
> Walk, Joe Merkelbach and I stopped briefly at the Swine Ponds to take
a
> look at the RED-NECKED PHALARORE, which was still present as of about
> 11:30
> AM. Also there was a BLACK TERN, 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, one LEAST
> SANDPIPER, one SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and one SPOTTED SANDPIPER. At
least one
> BANK SWALLOW was in with a hand-full of other swallows. Also present
was a
> female LESSER SCAUP and a female RUDDY DUCK, also on the main pond.
At
> least two SEDGE WRENS and the WESTERN MEADOWLARK were at the far east
end
> of the main east-west road through the area. No Clay-colored
Sparrows
> were
> heard or seen during our brief stop.
There were 3-4 BALTIMORE ORIOLES and 3 male and one female
ORCHARD
> ORIOLES on the southwest side of Meadowbrook Park, with the female
seen
> gathering
> and then later weaving the material into a newly begun nest in a
small 15
> foot sapling just north (and north of the creek) of the main paved
> trail. Also there were 3 GRAY CATBIRDS, one SWAINSON'S THRUSH, one
NORTHERN
> WATERTHRUSH, one CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 3 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, one
EASTERN
> PHOEBE, 1-2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS and one Empid sp.(probably a Willow)
> flycatcher, as well as a somewhat late SWAMP SPARROW.
At the Forestry I heard one RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, one
GREAT
> CRESTED FLYCATCHER, one WHITE-EYED VIREO, two late RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS,
> one CAPE MAY WARBLER, one BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, one BLACK-THROATED
GREEN
> WARBLER, 3 OVENBIRDS, one NASHVILLE WARBLER and one YELLOW-RUMPED
> WARBLER. A BROWN THRASHER did a very Killdeer-like wing (and tail)
injury
> feigning display near what must have been a nearby nest or young. At
least
> 6-8 TENNESSEE WARBLERS were heard at both locations, as well as
another half
> dozen or so in town today.
>
>
> Steve Bailey
> Rantoul
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From LewsaderBud at aol.com Tue May 16 21:41:35 2006
From: LewsaderBud at aol.com (LewsaderBud@aol.com)
Date: Tue May 16 21:41:43 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Black Sora
Message-ID: <456.880040.319be75f@aol.com>
About three weeks ago. I was at the Boardwalk On West Newell Rd.
(Danville.) I saw this small black bird feeding at the edge of the
grass. I looked it
up in my Paterson Guide. Could not find it. I called a friend and ask
him,
and I described it to him. If there is such a thing as a Black Sora. We
talked
about it for a while. And finely came to the conclusion that what I saw
was an
Immature Sore.
Well, it kept bothering me as to what it was. I am still looking
things
up about it. I have been going back out there standing in the same
place where
I saw it. With my camera, hoping that it will come back. So far no
luck.
I am wondering. Could it have been a Black Rail that I saw. This
is what
I saw. It looked like a Sora, only it was black with white spots on its
back,
a black bill, and red eyes. And a short tail like the Sora.
Can anyone help me out.
Bud
Lewsader
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From lupewinku at lanscape.net Tue May 16 21:54:18 2006
From: lupewinku at lanscape.net (Rhetta Jack)
Date: Tue May 16 21:55:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Cow pond additions to swine area of SF
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060516215203.0257da78@mail.kspei.com>
Hello folks, Spent 10 minutes looking at the cow pond 5p, 20 Least SPs,
4
Lesser Yellowlegs, and 2 Beautiful SB Dowitchers. Also, many other
local
birds. Did not have scope, so could have missed something back in the
veg. Rhetta Jack
From dolson at ccfpd.org Wed May 17 06:37:47 2006
From: dolson at ccfpd.org (Daniel J. Olson)
Date: Wed May 17 06:38:13 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Black Sora
In-Reply-To: <456.880040.319be75f@aol.com>
References: <456.880040.319be75f@aol.com>
Message-ID: <21865.66.158.169.111.1147865867.squirrel@www.technologyspecialists.com>
Bud,
It sounds like you may have found a black rail. Although these are
pretty
rare and rarely reported (mostly because they have a tendancy not to
fly
too much), it is not out of the relm of possibility. The red eye is
usually a give away. And the way you describe the patterning is right
on
too. It is a very good find and worth going back for.
Daniel J. Olson
>
About three weeks ago. I was at the Boardwalk On West Newell Rd.
> (Danville.) I saw this small black bird feeding at the edge of the
grass.
> I looked it
> up in my Paterson Guide. Could not find it. I called a friend and ask
him,
> and I described it to him. If there is such a thing as a Black Sora.
We
> talked
> about it for a while. And finely came to the conclusion that what I
saw
> was an
> Immature Sore.
>
Well, it kept bothering me as to what it was. I am still looking
> things
> up about it. I have been going back out there standing in the same
place
> where
> I saw it. With my camera, hoping that it will come back. So far no
luck.
>
I am wondering. Could it have been a Black Rail that I saw. This
is
> what
> I saw. It looked like a Sora, only it was black with white spots on
its
> back,
> a black bill, and red eyes. And a short tail like the Sora.
>
Can anyone help me out.
>
>
Bud
> Lewsader
>
>
>
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Daniel J. Olson
Director of Natural Resources
Champaign County Forest Preserve District
P.O. Box 1040
Mahomet, IL 61853
(217) 586-4389
Fax (217) 586-6853
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Wed May 17 07:50:49 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Wed May 17 07:53:44 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blue Grosbeak
References: <5.2.0.9.2.20060516215203.0257da78@mail.kspei.com>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E45@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
There is still at least one male Blue Grosbeak on the South Farms. I
had the bird singing in a tree near the corner of First Street and St.
Mary's road this morning. It was also singing a few hundred yards to
the East near the location of the old sheep barn. The Red-necked
Phalarope is still present, but I was not able to find the Short-billed
Dowitchers reported yesterday.
Greg Lambeth
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Wed May 17 08:45:24 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Wed May 17 08:45:28 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Moorman +Busey/Crystal Lake yesterday...
Message-ID: <20060517134525.25905.qmail@web52109.mail.yahoo.com>
Birdnoters,
Yesterday, I took off at about 5pm to go birding. I started at Busey
Woods, which was very busy near the entrance, but once I got into the
woods, the birds disappeared. The birds present before the entrance
were:
Black-throated Green Warbler (4)
Magnolia Warbler (3)
American Redstart (3)
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Nashville (2)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1)
Black-and-white Warbler (1)
MOURNING WARBLER (1 adult male, wasn't a Connecticut, but as usual, I
tried)
NO Tennesees...
Crystal Lake was slightly less active than I had hoped for, but here is
the list:
Black-throated Green Warbler (1)
Magnolia Warbler (1)
American Redstart (3)
Cape May Warbler (4)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (8+)
Tennessee Warbler (4+)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (3)
Black-and-white Warbler (2)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (2)
Blue-headed Vireo (2)
Red-eyed Vireo (1)
Veery (1)
Swainson's Thrush (6+)
Least Flycatcher (3, none calling, but tail bobbing was obvious)
On to the cattle unit (NW of Lincoln and Windsor)
Least Sandpiper (30+)
Lesser Yellowlegs (4)
Solitary Sandpiper (2)
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Short-billed Dowitchers (2, calling, close enough to see the tertial
patterning that is characteristic of this species... more to come after
I download my photos)
Killdeer (4)
Moving a little ways to the Swine Ponds:
Black Tern (1, as reported by Steve Bailey)
Sterna Tern (1, more discussion in a minute)
Clay-colored Sparrow (1 singing but I didn't look hard. Interestingly,
Steve Bailey has been finding Clay-colored Sparrows in completely
different locations than where I have consistently been seeing the
brids. I am only entertaining the thought of there being more than I
had counted earlier... just trying to be progressive)
Western Meadowlark
Barn Swallows
Tree Swallows
Northern Rough-winged Swallows
Chimney Swifts
Common Nighthawks
Solitary Sandpiper
DISCUSSION of the white tern. First of all, I am not the finder of the
tern. A young woman told Steve Bailey that there was a white tern on
or near the ponds. I went over there, unfortunately lazily, and found
the bird checking out the ponds.
It flew around and directly over my head in the failing light. I got
my scope out, because any tern in East Central Illinois should warrant
study. I watched the bird cirlce upward with its streamer tail, white
body, orangey beak, and no dominant black in the wings. In my opinion,
this bird was a Forster's Tern. Talking with Steve about the
possibilities of a Forster's versus a Common Tern warranted good
discussion on what should be expected by the timing of this birds
arrival, but didn't necessarily get to a conclusion. This has been a
weird year for migration as can be noted by the numbers of Yellowrumped Warblers I still had at Crystal Lake Park. In my records this
bird goes down as a Forster's Tern.
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Wed May 17 12:11:30 2006
From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey)
Date: Wed May 17 12:11:34 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blue Grosbeak, etc.
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060517114532.028be360@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
It is interesting that Greg had a BLUE GROSBEAK this morning as I had
an
interesting experience this morning as well. I had not even gotten
seated
in my office this morning on the 2nd floor of my office building at the
U
of I Research Park (which is just to the west of where Greg had his
Blue
Grosbeak, maybe a quarter of a mile or less), when I heard a male BLUE
GROSBEAK singing in a small planted tree in the parking lot just
outside my
window! I rushed outside to make sure I was not dreaming, and sure
enough
the adult male was singing from the tip-top of the small tree. There
are
quite a few other small trees and an un-mowed area close by as well,
but it
still seemed a bit unusual of a place for such a rare bird to turn
up! Could it have been the same bird that Greg had, or another one?
Bryan
Guarente had just mentioned to me that some folks had just told him
within
the last few days(?) that they had seen four Blue Grosbeaks in the same
area where I had seen two last week. That area is a quarter mile or
less
from where my bird was this morning.
I stopped by the Swine Ponds last night briefly and saw a few of
the
previously mentioned species, including the BLACK TERN which was still
skimming low over the southeasternmost small pond (I missed the white,
Sterna tern). The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE got up and flew around in a
circle
then re-landed very close to a group of MALLARDS. There was also at
least
one COMMON NIGHTHAWK and several CHIMNEY SWIFTS as well as several more
SWALLOWS than what I had seen here earlier in the day, flying fast and
low
over the ponds. Another interesting sight, and getting somewhat late
as a
migrant (maybe thinking about nesting here?) was a SORA which came
swimming
out into the main (largest) pond, as a raccoon made its way along the
shore
where the rail had been walking the edge. I got my best look yet at
the
WESTERN MEADOWLARK perched atop one of the fence posts along the
fenceline
running east-west away from the T intersection of Hazelwood Dr. with
the
north-south running road at it's east end. It sat atop the pole,
preening
and singing for at least 20+ minutes while I was in the area.
will
turn up in this area next?! Good birding!
What
Steve Bailey
Rantoul
From h-parker at uiuc.edu Wed May 17 13:27:01 2006
From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker)
Date: Wed May 17 14:31:17 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Phalarope
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20060517132500.04de5118@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
The phalarope was still there at the Moorman pond this morning. I
might or
might not have seen a clay-colored sparrow--if they are still there
they
were not being conspicuous where we were. Steve, what were you seeing
from
the car?
--Helen Parker
From bernies at uillinois.edu Wed May 17 16:23:38 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Wed May 17 16:23:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey sighting
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EC79@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Received a report of two turkeys on a front porch at 8:15AM today
(Wednesday), 500 block of W. Delaware, Urbana.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Wed May 17 18:55:16 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Wed May 17 18:55:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkey Vulchers over Busey Woods
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20060517114532.028be360@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0605171851400.17578100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Birders,
We may not have a moon over Miami but I saw 5 TV's slowly circling over
the Cemetery and Busey Woods today at about 4:30PM.
This may indicate a deer kill.
Only saw 1 dead baby racoon in the South Fill area though...
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 bernies at uillinois.edu Wed May 17 20:35:09 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Wed May 17 20:35:21 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Chased by turkeys!
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EC97@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Thought some of you might be interested in these photos I took on
Sunday
morning. :-)
http://tinyurl.com/z888s
Click on "View Slideshow" to get the full effect...
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Thu May 18 01:01:39 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Thu May 18 01:01:44 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Dowitcher ID Challenge (No sightings)
Message-ID: <20060518060139.43554.qmail@web52103.mail.yahoo.com>
Birdnoters,
I thought since there were recently some dowitchers at the Cattle Unit
at Lincoln and Windsor that I would post some photos for perusal and
identification. I am particularly fond of shorebird identification
because it is so tough, but I have posted photos that are identifiable
to species... even to subspecies if you would like to go that far. I
am positive of the ID of these two individuls. If you have some
thoughts on these, and some insight as to why these birds are that
species/subspecies, please email the list with your thoughts. I would
like to foster some discussion about some of the tougher birds that we
may encounter in the area. I will try to use current events on
Birdnotes to add photos to my site and further ID discussions. If I
had photos of Forster's and Common Tern, I would post them, but
digiscoping wasn't big last time I had great looks at a Common Tern.
To the photos:
http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/~bguaren2/birds/Mystery/Dowitcher.html
Take your time to check these out. After a bunch of votes
will send out an email about the identity and some reasons
would like to do this whenever possible in the future, but
my website is incomplete. I will post to the list when my
and running.
are in, I
why. I
as of yet,
site is up
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From threlkster at gmail.com Thu May 18 07:00:34 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Thu May 18 07:00:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Cardinals
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605180500x3290fdcbu73e93803f771cdda@mail.gmail.com>
We appear to have two pairs of cardinals regularly visiting our feeder.
The
male of one pair has the typical deep crimson color. The female of
that
pair is banded on the right leg.
The male of the other pair is oddly colored. It's not a deep red, but
more
a red-orange, like some types of clay or old brick. Its plumage has
some
lighter patches (or white "highlights"/"frosting"?), too -- kind of a
"stone-washed" look, like someone spilled bleach on it. This bird is
banded, too . . . multiple bands on both legs. Its right leg has a
brass/gold-colored band above a silver-colored band. Its left leg has
a
red-colored band above a silver-colored one.
Could anyone familiar with banding illuminate what multiple banding in
that
arrangement might mean?
That male is pretty wary; it flies from the feeder at my slightest hint
of
movement behind the window. I suppose if I had been banded that many
times,
I might be skittish, too . . . .
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From rob.kanter at gmail.com Thu May 18 09:33:35 2006
From: rob.kanter at gmail.com (Rob Kanter)
Date: Thu May 18 09:33:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] swine pond ruddy ducks
Message-ID:
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I stopped this morning to look for the red-necked phalarope and black
tern but found neither of them.
Many of the other regulars that people have been seeing were around,
as well as a pair of ruddy ducks, which I don't remember seeing
reported recently.
-Rob Kanter
rob.kanter@gmail.com
From leslienoa at gmail.com Thu May 18 12:56:57 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Thu May 18 12:57:02 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake Park and the U of I Quad
Message-ID:
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Charlene Anchor, Tim Rye and I took a short walk through Crystal Lake
Park
this morning. Here are some highlights:
scarlet tanager
rose-breasted grosbeak
Baltimore oriole
common yellowthroat
Nashville warbler
Tennessee warbler
chestnut-sided warbler
American redstart
magnolia warbler
blackpoll warbler
Cape May warbler
black-throated green warbler
Wilson's warbler
ovenbird
palm warbler
northern parula
northern waterthrush
black-and-white warbler
least flycatcher
eastern wood pewee
blue-headed vireo
red-eyed vireo
green heron
Swainson's thrush
gray-cheeked thrush
cedar waxwing
Later this morning between 10:30 am and 11am I was walking across the
quad
and heard the following (sadly I left my binoculars at my office):
ovenbird (!!! northwest corner of the quad)
Swainson's thrush (singing in the woodland garden area on the west side
of
the quad)
The rest were in a flock on the south-west side of the quad and on the
south
side of Foellinger Auditorium:
cape may warbler
black-and-white warbler
northern parula
Tennessee warbler
chestnut-sided warbler
I'm sure there were others I did not identify for my lack of
binoculars.
As a side note I also had a small flock of cedar waxwings yesterday
afternoon on campus while waiting for my bus.
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From bpalmore at egix.net Thu May 18 16:42:31 2006
From: bpalmore at egix.net (Bland Palmore)
Date: Thu May 18 16:43:14 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] feeder visit
Message-ID: <6.1.0.6.1.20060518164200.01a078d0@mail.egix.net>
Two Indigo Buntings this morning.
402 W. Vermont, U
From lupewinku at lanscape.net Thu May 18 17:17:33 2006
From: lupewinku at lanscape.net (Rhetta Jack)
Date: Thu May 18 17:18:23 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] U of I South Farms birds Wed eve
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060518170812.02676a78@mail.kspei.com>
Hello Birdnoters, 5p-6p, It was very windy and approaching storm. I
flushed one female Bobolink on roadside east of the active pig study
buildings. 3 Eastern Kingbirds, 1 Western Meadowlark East of the T
intersection of the swine road and the north south road. The meadowlark
was
on the ground feeding. 2 Clay-colored Sparrows-both singing-one near
the
dikes in the tall weeds between the ponds the other near the Moorman
empty
area. The Red necked Phalarope was on the main pond as well as one
male
Blue winged Teal and one female Ruddy Duck and two Mallard families and
several other Mallards. 16 Least Sandpipers, one Solitary Sandpiper,
three
Lesser Yellowlegs. One Swamp Sparrow. A Raccoon was walking along the
shoreline scaring the birds up. The cattle wetland area was fairly
slow
with 16 Least Sandpipers, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs which talked amongst
themselves and then flew to the wet alfalfa low area to the
south. Killdeer and many of the local grackles, modos, and Robins, and
House Sparrows, and Red winged Blackbirds. The wind blacked out most
Singing. Rhetta Jack, Springfield, IL
From rkanter at uiuc.edu Thu May 18 20:16:30 2006
From: rkanter at uiuc.edu (Rob Kanter)
Date: Thu May 18 20:16:35 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Ruddy Retraction [no new sighting]
Message-ID: <963b67030605181816mb8ec3bw840bd1eccbcb4b07@mail.gmail.com>
You know, I am quite sure I was looking at a female ruddy duck across
the big swine pond this morning.
But I think the bird I was making her mate was really a female scaup.
I was in a hurry, don't see the color red well, etc., and took white
blotch on face (never mind size or shape) + blue-ish bill to = Mr.
ruddy.
A quick look at a field guide this evening reminded me of what I
really was seeing.
I'm *certainly* not ready for the dowitcher challenge, Bryan. :)
-Rob Kanter
rob.kanter@gmail.com
From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Thu May 18 20:28:57 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Thu May 18 20:29:02 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Woods
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Birders,
Saw a dead robin with its heart cut out along the 1st left trail.
Later when I looked over my shoulder the Coopers hawk had stooped and
picked the dead bird up and was carrying it back to its nest.
I wonder if this is the usual case and if we humans sometimes mess up a
raptor's larder by cleaning up the woods too much?
Also saw a Red Bellied Woodpecker south of APNC on the feeder.
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 spendelo at uiuc.edu Thu May 18 23:39:48 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Thu May 18 23:39:40 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign-Urbana birds
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060518231149.01c58b40@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi birders,
Here are some notes from a few birding stops around town today.
At Crystal Lake and Busey Woods this morning I continued to be
surprised by
the number of late migrants hanging around. Sonja and I saw about 15
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, the third most abundant warbler for us today
(behind TENNESSEE and REDSTART). Usually they are quite hard to find
by
May 18. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was still present as well. It will be
interesting to see how the migration unfolds over the next week.
I also stopped by the south farms a little before dusk. The dairy
cattle
puddle held 30 LEAST SANDPIPERS and 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS. At the swine
ponds I had four separate CLAY-COLORED SPARROW sightings, but never
more
than two birds at a time, so I'm not really sure how many I saw. The
WESTERN MEADOWLARK and SEDGE WRENS were singing from their usual spots.
A
DICKCISSEL was singing from the field to the south. Like others, I was
unable to find the phalarope today, nor did I see any Ruddy Ducks, but
the
female LESSER SCAUP was still there. Many SWALLOWS were flying over
the
southeasternmost pond, with five species present (all the normal ones
except Purple Martin).
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Fri May 19 00:59:22 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Fri May 19 01:01:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Dowitcher ID Challenge (No sightings)
In-Reply-To: <20060518060139.43554.qmail@web52103.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20060518060139.43554.qmail@web52103.mail.yahoo.com>
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I'm not very good at dowitcher identification, but then again, no one
is even renowned experts have been known to misidentify birds in the hand
- so
I'll give my two cents. The best mark by far is the diagnostic
call. Pretending for the moment that Bryan didn't already tell us that
he
heard their vocalizations, the birds can still be identified as
Short-billed Dowitchers. The tendency toward spotting rather than
barring
on the sides of the breast suggests SBDO, especially in picture 1.
Other
marks favoring SBDO include the lack of white tips on scapulars, the
amount
of white on the belly, the spots scattered around on the underparts,
and
the shape of the back when feeding (best seen on the right bird in pic
3),
which is relatively "flat" or gently curving, unlike the more angled
appearance expected for LBDO. As for subspecies, the expected one here
is
hendersoni, and indeed the birds appear to be of this race. The broad
rufous edges on the upperparts suggest that they are not caurinus,
though
it's by no means definitive, while the mostly rufous-buffy undertail
and
vent suggest that they are not griseus. As an aside, it's interesting
to
note the plain gray feathers retained from non-breeding plumage, mostly
on
the bird on the left in pic 1. From what I've read these will all be
molted by sometime in early summer.
Now if only I could find some dowitchers of my own to identify...
spring
shorebirding hasn't been so hot for me this year.
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
At 01:01 AM 5-18-2006, Bryan Guarente wrote:
>Birdnoters,
>I thought since there were recently some dowitchers at the Cattle Unit
at
>Lincoln and Windsor that I would post some photos for perusal and
>identification. I am particularly fond of shorebird identification
>because it is so tough, but I have posted photos that are identifiable
to
>species... even to subspecies if you would like to go that far. I am
>positive of the ID of these two individuls. If you have some thoughts
on
>these, and some insight as to why these birds are that
species/subspecies,
>please email the list with your thoughts. I would like to foster some
>discussion about some of the tougher birds that we may encounter in
the
>area. I will try to use current events on Birdnotes to add photos to
my
>site and further ID discussions. If I had photos of Forster's and
Common
>Tern, I would post them, but digiscoping wasn't big last time I had
great
>looks at a Common Tern.
>
>To the photos:
><http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/%7Ebguaren2/birds/Mystery/Dowitcher.html>ht
tp://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/~bguaren2/birds/Mystery/Dowitcher.html
>
>Take your time to check these out. After a bunch of votes are in, I
will
>send out an email about the identity and some reasons why. I would
like
>to do this whenever possible in the future, but as of yet, my website
is
>incomplete. I will post to the list when my site is up and running.
>
>Bryan Guarente
>Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
>Champaign, IL
>
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Fri May 19 20:03:15 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Fri May 19 20:03:22 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Eastern Wood Pewee
References:
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I had an Eastern Wood Pewee at the Mormon Swine Ponds this evening -- a
very odd place for a bird that prefers woodlands. I didn't have the
Clay-coloreds and their dandelions have been mowed to the ground. The
number of White-crowneds seemed down by 80%-90%. I didn't have any
Lincoln's or Swamp Sparrows which I've had every day recently.
There seems to be some migration going on for the first time in more
than a week. This evening, I had the following birds in my yard: a
singing Wood Thrush(only the 2nd ever for my yard list), a Parula
Warbler, 2 RT hummingbirds, Yellowthroat, Nashville, Tennessee, Palm,
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ovenbird as well as Blue-headed Vireo and Redeyed Vireo.
If we don't get Southerly winds soon, I suggest we start looking for
Yellow-rumped nests in the spruce trees around town.
Greg Lambeth
From charleneanchor at msn.com Fri May 19 20:55:43 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Fri May 19 20:48:19 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake Park
Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV14169D920903D0E48B3997C6A40@phx.gbl>
After yesterday's outing I wanted to return to Crystal Lake but didn't
have time. I stopped for 10 minutes around noon. Parked near the
pavilion where the tall oaks are near the Lake House and in my short
time saw/heard the following:
Pair of BLUEJAYS mate feeding, STARLING feeding noisy young, female
CARDINAL carrying nest materials with male following, COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, ROBIN, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CHIMNEY SWIFT, CHESTNUT-SIDED
WARBLER (3), GRAY CATBIRD, CHIPPING SPARROW, CANADA GOOSE, CROW,
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (2) EASTERN PHOEBE, PALM WARBLER (1),
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (2), NORTHERN PARULA, HOUSE SPARROW, GRACKLE.
I left reluctantly.
Charlene Anchor
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Fri May 19 21:56:02 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Fri May 19 21:56:04 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Birds (Possible Spotted Towhee)
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Birdnotees,
I know this is pretty far east for an occurance...
Saw a possible Spotted Towhee pair along the west side of the power
line
(ROW) on inside the woods on the south side.
This is near the west pond.
Female looked like it had a catbirds dark crest when turned away from
me.
Don't recall the female having white spots.
Male looked like a standard Eastern Towhee except with white spots on
back.
Thought these were Eastern Towhees until I checked my Sibleys Eastern
Field Guide.
Could someone please verify this...or explain what I saw!
Also saw a Common Yellowthroat in the Savanna restoration in the west
fill.
Louisiana (?) Waterthrush and Scarlet Tananger male (in breeding
plumage)
near
foot bridge (north side of pond).
Black and White Warbler about 150 feet east of foot bridge on south
side
of pond.
Thanks,
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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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
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From threlkster at gmail.com Sat May 20 09:00:49 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sat May 20 09:00:52 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Back yard
Message-ID:
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8:51 a.m. Sat., 20 May 2006
A gray catbird hopped up to the baffle above our tube feeder, and stood
on
that to peck at the suet in the hanging cage feeder. First time I'd
seen
one of them having anything to do with our feeders. (Although earlier
this
morning I saw one -- perhaps the same bird -- foraging on the ground
under
the feeders.)
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From lupewinku at lanscape.net Sat May 20 12:16:00 2006
From: lupewinku at lanscape.net (Rhetta Jack)
Date: Sat May 20 12:17:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Noon hour Friday South Farms
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060520120725.02623fd8@mail.kspei.com>
Hello Birdnoters, Who needs lunch when there are birds? Wanted to go
there
with less wind as there has been in the evenings. Heard at least 4
Sedge
Wrens North of the ew road in the overgrown pastures. No shorebirds
other
than Killdeer around the ponds. 1 Ruddy Duck female. 2 pairs of Blue
Winged Teal, Mallards. Very dull, some fresh mowing had occurred in
the
area including around the conifers on the east side of the Moorman old
facility. Went to the cattle wetland and the area was being mowed
right
then including through the wetland with virtually no vegetation taller
than
1/4 inch. Go figure, needless to say, only several pairs of aggrieved
Red
Winged Blackbirds farther back were seen. Their nests had just been
chopped down. Rhetta Jack, Springfield, IL
From jjokela59 at hotmail.com Sat May 20 12:48:47 2006
From: jjokela59 at hotmail.com (Janet Jokela)
Date: Sat May 20 12:48:52 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Monticello Field Station & Swine Ponds
Message-ID: <BAY111-F19AA0D05367B2DA89E5611AFA40@phx.gbl>
Dear Birdnoters-This morning at about 10:00 AM an Upland Sandpiper was singing way off
in
the distance at the Monticello Road Field Station: did not see it, only
heard it sing its distinctive song a few times.
In addition, yesterday morning Elaine Regehr and I spent a little more
than
an hour at the Moorman Swine Ponds, and yes, as Greg mentioned, the
grass
along the fence line next to the old buildings unfortunately had been
mowed.
Here is a list of the highlights: Western Meadowlark singing in the
lone
tree (an old sycamore?) on the east side of the north-south road, north
of
Hazelwood Drive. We saw the bird from the car, and still did not get
the
best looks in an attempt to distinguish it visually from an Eastern
Meadowlark. All the same, it overall did not look rufous-tinged, and
we did
not see a white malar stripe. In addition, we saw White-crowned
Sparrows,
Chipping Sparrows, Song Sparrows, a Swamp Sparrow, a Lincoln's Sparrow
which
had lost its tail, one Clay-colored Sparrow, Indigo Buntings, House
Finches,
Eastern Phoebe, and a glimpse of a bird which we thought might have
been an
Eastern Wood Pewee (which Greg reports he found later yesterday
evening).
Back by the ponds we saw a Wilson's Warbler, two Yellow Warblers,
Common
Yellowthroat, and in the SE pond a Blue-winged Teal, Mallards with
ducklings, Canada Geese, and in the NE pond a Sora and a Lesser
Yellowlegs.
Good birding,
Janet Jokela
Champaign
From threlkster at gmail.com Sat May 20 13:40:38 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sat May 20 13:40:40 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Blair Park
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Yesterday, about 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. (Fri., 19 May 06)
Blair Park, Urbana, in conifers (spruce?) east of tennis courts at
Pennsylvania and Vine (NE) corner of park
While our son's Little League team was getting walloped, I was a couple
hundred yards away keeping an eye on our daughter at the playground.
There
was a surprising amount of action in the conifers, though the birds
were
usually behind the needles, giving me just quick glimpses.
Palm warbler
Kaufman lists this among the "warblers that stay low," but I spotted
this
bird 20 to 40 feet up. Of course, one never knows if a given bird has
got
around to reading the book. This one had marks of a chestnut cap,
light
eyebrow (or dark eyeline), light-yellow throat, streaking on chest, and
yellow under tail coverts, and was constantly bobbing its tail, so the
ID
would seem to be good. I think there could have been several birds in
the
tree, but I couldn't get a good look at more than one at a time.
Blackpoll warbler (male)
>From 10 to 30 feet up.
Around 7:30, with the action slowing down, I walked into the middle of
the
copse of conifers, to see if I could get better sight lines through the
bare
inner branches. There was a small warbler in there, perhaps 20 feet
up,
flitting around quickly. The light was fading, and I couldn't get a
good,
extended look at it. It seemed to have a grey head, and yellowish
body. I
wonder if it might be a mourning warbler, but I'm not familiar with
that
species.
Also in the park were lots of chippies, grackles, crows, robins,
mourning
doves, HOSPs, and starlings.
Out back just now (~1:00 p.m. Sat.), a brown thrush near the brush
pile. I
watched it for 5 to 10 minutes, and think it was a gray-cheeked. Dull,
uniform greyish above and tail, no clear eye ring, lacked buff on
sides.
Strong streak of spots at side of neck.
1:25 p.m. Sat., at feeder
Rose-breasted grosbeak, female
Cardinal, male
15 minutes ago -- Catbird at suet, again, while I was standing about 25
feet
away.
We're regularly getting a pair of downy woodpeckers at the suet.
Earlier
today the female was not content to wait in line, and rousted away a
female
HOSP that was standing atop the baffle to get at the suet.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Sat May 20 17:51:32 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Sat May 20 17:56:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] E Main Back Yard
References:
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Finally had a chance to sit and watch for the first time in a while!
Magnolia Warblers..several
Nashville Warbler
Female Bay-Brested Warbler
F & M Redstarts
and a Yellowthroat that may be staying...
Also Goldfinches, Indigo Bunting, B. Oriole, B. Thrashers and Catbirds,
several Swainson's Thrushes, ...about 20 species total...
Bob
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Sat May 20 18:19:05 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Sat May 20 18:19:21 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Forest Glen
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Hi everyone,
I birded at Forest Glen Preserve in Vermilion County today with Sonja
Kassal. We were mostly looking for three species - Worm-eating
Warbler,
Cerulean Warbler, and Prairie Warbler. Of these three, PRAIRIE WARBLER
was
the only one we were able to find - one first spring male singing NW of
the
meadowlark shelter. Our most exciting bird for the day was an OLIVESIDED
FLYCATCHER that we saw from on top of the observation tower. It was
perched at the very top of a tree about fifty feet away, completely
silent,
for two minutes or so, giving us great looks, as well as the chance for
a
few photos. It would have been impossible to detect from the ground.
We
spent about an hour on top of the tower, scanning for hawks in the
distance
and hoping for a warbler flock to come by so we could look down on
them. We didn't have much luck in either respect, but we were treated
to
excellent close-up tree top looks at SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE-GRAY
GNATCATCHER,
and RED-EYED VIREO. Not a bad way to spend an hour. Shortly after we
went
down we ran into another Champaign birder, Geoff Levin, who mentioned
that
he'd seen a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. In general we didn't find many
migrants
today, mostly just breeders, but we enjoyed good looks at CANADA, CAPE
MAY,
and KENTUCKY WARBLERS, among others.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sat May 20 20:09:27 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Sat May 20 20:09:29 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] 106 Forester's Terns !!!
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Bryan Guerente and I were sorting through our various birding options
yesterday and I suggested Clinton Lake because it would give us a shot
at migrating terns. I sure didn't expect to find 106 Forester's Terns,
but that's what we found, including 56 in a single group! I've never
seen anything like it in Illinois. There were also 11 Black Terns on
the lake. We had a singing Connecticut Warbler in a wooded area along
the lake. The bird provided views from 15 feet as it skulked along the
ground! There were several Common Loons on the lake (also, a Common
Loon at Riverbend). We had 2 Dunlin (each of us took around 200 photos
of these very cooperative birds) and a breeding plumage Sanderling. We
had 3 Mockingbirds near the power plant, raising hopes that this
species might be making a comeback (recall that there are at least 5 at
Rantoul). We had a singing Bell's Vireo near the Sedimentation ponds.
And, a late Gadwall was also on the ponds. There were several
Cormorants at various spots.
Elsewhere, we had a single flock of 350-400 Golden Plover. This is
late to see a single bird, let alone a flock of that size! We had a
Philadelphia Vireo in a Piatt County forest preserve. There were 4
Sterna Terns at Riverbend, likely Forester's.
Finally, we had a crow giving a very strange and very "Fish-crow" like
call at the Mascoutin beach. Neither of us were willing to call it a
Fish Crow because it was only giving a single note from a perch, but it
certainly didn't sound like a Common Crow. It flew to the beach and
gave the impression of a smallish crow. It's worth looking for if
anyone ventures out to Clinton to see the "tern show" there. The
Dunlin were on the beach as were 28 of the Forester's Terns and 3 of
the Black Terns.
Greg Lambeth
From threlkster at gmail.com Sat May 20 22:44:21 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sat May 20 22:44:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] House finch conjunctivitis
Message-ID:
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Two male-female pairs of house finches are frequenting our feeders.
One
pair are healthy; one pair are diseased with conjunctivitis. Both eyes
of
the diseased female are severely involved. When I was doing yard work
this
afternoon, I saw that a pair of the HFs were at the feeder, though I
was
only 25 to 30 feet away. The male soon flew up to the roof, but the
female
stayed put. I slowly moved closer; as I approached, she seemed edgy
(the
male kept chirping his call note), but continued feeding. Eventually I
came
within a foot of her; she never moved. Her eyes look terrible, with
badly
swollen conjunctiva. She must be nearly blind, and it is surprising
that
she can fly at all. (She flutters hesitantly when I do see her fly,
obviously having difficulty seeing where to land.)
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From threlkster at gmail.com Sat May 20 23:18:09 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sat May 20 23:18:11 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Back yard empid
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>From about 7:30 to a little past 8:00 this evening (Sat., 20 May 06),
I
watched a bird perching about 40 feet above our back yard on the end of
bare
branches of a sycamore and a conifer. Now and then it would fly out in
a
looping course, returning most of the time to the very same spot it had
left. It had wing bars, a slight eye ring (not always readily
visible), was
uniformly light underneath, and its bill looked kind of orange-ish.
Don't
think I heard it sing, but at one point it was softly calling "Peet!"
for a
few minutes every time it ruffled its wings.
My guess is Acadian flycatcher. If someone can think of a more likely
suspect, I'd be interested in hearing it.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From threlkster at gmail.com Sun May 21 00:57:56 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sun May 21 00:57:58 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] More on empid ID
Message-ID:
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Bryan sent me some excellent materials on distinguishing empids. If
Saturday's guest makes a repeat appearance, I'll try to apply them.
Looking
through my field guide, it occurs to me that the eastern wood-pewee
might be
another possibility for what I saw.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Sun May 21 01:26:03 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Sun May 21 01:26:04 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] St. Joseph Wetlands (Baby Steps)
In-Reply-To:
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Birders,
Today I say 4
5
2
2
at least 1
Turkey Vultures
spotted sandpipers
Yellowlegs
Kingbirds
Male Goldfinch
It is hoped that the native wetland plants which were planted on May
20th,
will help migratory shorebirds and waterfowl to hop one more time
toward
their Summer breeding areas...
We should all thank, former Illinois Representative, Tom Berns for his
help in obtaining C-2000 funding for this site!
We should also thank many other, long time, supporters, such as
Hannon, Marlin, et.al., for their continued and thoughtful work which
has
made this project a reality!
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
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From spendelo at uiuc.edu Sun May 21 11:47:31 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Sun May 21 11:48:46 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] More on empid ID
In-Reply-To:
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References:
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While we're talking about empidonax ID, I thought I'd take the
opportunity
to post some pictures of an empid that I took on May 13th on the bridge
near the boathouse at Crystal Lake:
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/spendelo/www/Mystery%20Empid/P1110585.jpg
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/spendelo/www/Mystery%20Empid/P1110586.jpg
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/spendelo/www/Mystery%20Empid/P1110588.jpg
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/spendelo/www/Mystery%20Empid/P1110589.jpg
Any opinions as to what species this is? Send them to the list! The
bird
was not vocalizing, but nonetheless I think it can be identified with a
high level of confidence based on structure and plumage.
Also, I really hope some more people will respond to Bryan's dowitcher
ID
challenge. Even if you don't know a thing about shorebird ID, open
your
field guide or reference of choice and take a crack at it, it's a great
way
to learn! Furthermore, I know there are many people on birdnotes who
know
a LOT more than I do about shorebirds. Wow us with your knowledge!
Show
us how it's done! ;)
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
At 12:57 AM 5-21-2006, Brian Threlkeld wrote:
>Bryan sent me some excellent materials on distinguishing empids.
>Saturday's guest makes a repeat appearance, I'll try to apply
>them. Looking through my field guide, it occurs to me that the
eastern
>wood-pewee might be another possibility for what I saw.
>
>___________________
>Brian Threlkeld
>107 E Michigan Ave
>Urbana IL 61801-5027
>
>217-384-5164
><mailto:abt5@columbia.edu>abt5@columbia.edu
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From sheryl.devore at comcast.net Sun May 21 12:38:11 2006
From: sheryl.devore at comcast.net (Sheryl DeVore)
Date: Sun May 21 12:38:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] flycatcher photo quiz from Jacob
Message-ID: <000001c67cfd$560cfe20$eff1b843@SherylDeVore>
If
HI folks, Steve Bailey and I were looking at Jacob's photos of the
empidonax
flycatcher and we have come to the conclusion that the bird is a LEAST
FLYCATCHER, based on the bold white eye ring and apparently white
throat.
Lighting and coloring in photos can be deceiving, especially when
trying to
discern amounts of gray and green, so hopefully we weren't deceived. :)
.
What do you think?
Good to see Jacob at Hennepin the other day!
Good birding,
Sheryl De Vore
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From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun May 21 13:18:48 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Sun May 21 13:18:50 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Connecticut, Mourning, Canada + 19 others
References:
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There was a good turnout of people for the Busey Woods Bird Walk this
morning at 7:30am, but it seemed like the birds were going to be a noshow. That is, until we left Busey Woods and ventured down to Crystal
Lake Park where a group of 12 and were rewarded with a very good
morning of birds. The best find, by far, was a Connecticut Warbler
that sat in a tree and allowed everyone to view it through a 20x Leica
scope. Bryan Guerente will post one of my photos later today. The
Connecticut later sang for awhile, giving everyone a chance to learn
its song. The numbers of warblers wasn't overwhelming, but there was a
great species mix for this time of year with a total of 22 species.
The most interesting total was 8 Canada's. In addition to the
warblers, we had Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Gray-cheeked Thrush,
Swainson's Thrush, Black-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-bellied Flycather, 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Red-eyed, Yellow-throated, Warbling and Blueheaded Vireos and a roosting Nighthawk.
I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing this is the first time in 35
years of birding that I've had Connecticut and Yellow-rumped on the
same day (pretty much our first and last migrating warblers). Says
something about what a strange migration it's been this year.
Here's the complete warbler list with numbers:
Parula
Tennessee
Nashville
Yellow
Chestnut-sided
Magnolia
Cape May
1
25
2
1
7
15
1
Blackburnian
Yellow-rumped
Black-throated Green
Palm
Bay-breasted
Blackpoll
Black-n-white
Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Connecticut
Mourning
Yellowthroat
Wilson's
Canada
2
6
2
1
4
5
2
14
1
2
1
1
8
9
8
Greg Lambeth
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun May 21 13:32:54 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Sun May 21 13:33:01 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] "The Magic Bridge" proposal (no sightings)
References:
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<6.0.0.22.2.20060521104859.01c3cd48@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID:
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Those of you who follow the Chicago birding scene will recognize the
"Magic Hedge" which is at Montrose. Many of us have birded there
during migration and it can be a fabulous place. I think we have our
own little gem here in Champaign-Urbana and I'm proposing that we call
it the "Magic Bridge". It's the small suspension bridge that goes
across the Saline Branch at Crystal Lake Park. It's got a nice ring to
it and "hedge" and "bridge" share three letters in common. They also
share in common a propensity for turning up great numbers of warblers.
I've had a dozen species there several times this spring in less than
10 minutes of birding. There have been some great finds there this
year, including a Cerulean and probable Brewster's (Blue-winged/Goldenwinged hybrid). I had a Worm-eating there last spring. I've also had
Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Kentucky, Hooded and Prairie Warbler there
in previous years. There are often other species as well, including
vireos, tanagers, gnatcatchers, kinglets, flycatchers, etc. It's often
the birdiest spot on Crystal Lake Park -- no easy feat because Crystal
Lake Park is probably the best warbler spot in Champaign County and,
I'd argue, one of the best in the state (I had 30 species of warbler in
Crystal Lake Park on May 9, 1996 and later added Yellow-throated and
Louisianna Waterthrush elsewhere for a 32 specie day).
The "Magic Bridge" is special for a couple of reasons. The salt fork
goes through a small rapids there creating a nice sound of flowing
water. There are dense honeysuckle and shrubs along the stream. There
are lots of over-hanging limbs for catching insects. The tree canopy
includes a nice mixture of species, including Walnut, Oak and Sycamore
(nearby). The birds are often oblivious to people and can be easy to
view. And, it's just a fun, relaxing spot to watch birds.
If you haven't already, check it out this week before migration ends!
Greg Lambeth
From spendelo at uiuc.edu Sun May 21 13:57:10 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Sun May 21 13:56:52 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] "The Magic Bridge" proposal (no sightings)
In-Reply-To:
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References:
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<6.0.0.22.2.20060521104859.01c3cd48@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
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Brilliant! I love it! The Magic Bridge has been my favorite birding
spot
in town since my first spring migration here. The warblers are often
so
close you could almost reach out and touch them.
>I think we have our own little gem here in Champaign-Urbana and I'm
>proposing that we call it the "Magic Bridge".
By the way, I had time for a quick stop by the south farms around
noon. The swine ponds were very quiet - all the White-crowned Sparrows
were gone! I was excited to still find one CLAY-COLORED SPARROW,
though maybe they really will stay to breed! The other bird of note was a
LEAST
BITTERN on the north shore of the largest pond. Several LEAST and
SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS were present as well. The only shorebird at the dairy
cattle
pond was a single KILLDEER.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Sun May 21 14:03:16 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Sun May 21 14:03:19 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake morning
Message-ID: <20060521190316.28486.qmail@web52115.mail.yahoo.com>
Birdnoters,
I am not sure who was going to post about this stuff, but I guess I
will start all of the fun. This morning at Busey Woods there was
nothing... zip... nada... other words for diddly squat. It was very
slow. The weather conditions were cloudy with winds from the north,
but I will get to that more in a minute.
Moving down to Crystal Lake a few people tagged along and it was well
worth the tag-along. Some of the first birds we saw down there were
Tennessee Warblers. After that, it got good real quick. A CONNECTICUT
WARBLER popped out of the grass in front of me and perched... yes,
perched... for something like 5 minutes. All those of us who were
there had scope views of a Connecticut Warbler. I am not sure that set
in yet to anyone else, but I said scope views of a perched (i.e.
sitting out in the open) Connecticut Warbler. Heck of a way for 10 out
of the 12 of us to get a lifer.
Okay, so if that wasn't enough, the day only got better. 22 Warbler
species at the end of it all. A list of all the warblers seen follows,
but I am sure I am missing some numbers of the warblers.
Yellow Warbler (1 singing)
Magnolia Warbler (8+)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (3)
Cape May Warbler (1)
Blackburnian Warbler (3+)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (4)
Palm Warbler (2)
Black-throated Green Warbler (1 singing)
Bay-breasted Warbler (3+)
Blackpoll Warbler (5+)
Black-and-white Warbler (2)
American Redstart (a bunch)
Tennessee Warbler (many)
Nashville Warbler (2)
Northern Parula (1)
Ovenbird (1)
Northern Waterthrush (1)
CONNECTICUT WARBLER (1)
MOURNING WARBLER (1)
Wilson's Warbler (5+)
CANADA WARBLER (7+)
Common Yellowthroat (6+)
The list gets longer though:
Scarlet Tanager (1m 1f)
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (1)
Least Flycatcher (2+)
Swainson's Thrush (4+)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (1 possible)
VEERY (2)
Eastern Wood-pewee (2)
Blue-headed Vireo (1)
Red-eyed Vireo (4+)
Warbling Vireo (2+)
PHILADELPHIA VIREO (2)
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (1 calling)
I am certainly forgetting something, but I cannot think of what that
is.
We had such great views of the Connecticut Warbler with the scope that
Greg was able to get some photos of the bird and I have posted them
here:
http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/~bguaren2/birds/Greg/COWA.html
As for the weather after we left Busey Woods, the weather changed
dramatically. The clouds disappeared and the winds changed to out of
the south.
BEWARE OF TECHNICAL JARGON FROM HERE ON OUT.
I am posting an image of the streamlines from this morning. It may
mean nothing to you at first, but I will try to explain as best as
possible. The lines on this map are lines of wind direction. Each
line represents the direction a weightless particle would go if
released into the atmosphere at that level. The level I am showing you
is 900mb which is about .75km up in the atmosphere.
In southern Illinois, you will notice an area where the winds are
coming together in the North-South direction and pulling apart in the
east-west direction (roughly). This area is the genesis of a front.
Fronts are great stopping mechanisms for migration. In the area where
there is frontogenesis (front formation), there will likely be fall-out
conditions bird-wise, not nuclear war-wise. The winds on the south
side of the front will be great for migration, while on the north side
of the front, you will see north winds causing migration to halt. Here
is the map:
http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/~bguaren2/birdweather/eta_stream_900_00.gif
You will see on this map that the front is located in southern Illinois
which is slightly incorrect according to the observations from this
morning. The front was actually slightly farther north than this, and
it moved north of us right after we left Busey Woods from the looks of
it.
The Connecticut Warbler, we presumed, was just getting into town when
we saw it, which is part of the reason we were so lucky to not see it
doing its normal skulky behavior. This bird must have been exhausted
when it showed up in Crystal Lake Park.
If you have questions, feel free to email me back.
Get out there to look for the birds today.
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From threlkster at gmail.com Sun May 21 19:09:14 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sun May 21 19:09:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake morning
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The only things I can think of that Bryan omitted (apart from ones so
obvious as to need no mention, like starlings, or Canada geese &
goslings),
are the roosting nighthawk (which Greg's posting mentioned), chimney
swifts(borderline obvious),
red-bellied (male) and downy woodpeckers, hairy woodpecker nestlings
(calling/whistling in their hole in Busey), chipping sparrows, lots of
cedar
waxwings, a Baltimore oriole (male), a nest just about to burst open
with
three big robin fledglings, a juvenile common grackle -- those young
ones
are really peculiar looking critters -- and the elusive red-and-white
bobber,
in the branches above the fishing hole.
Bryan was pressing to ID the nighthawk as Antillean, rather than
common. He
may have us there. Sure, they're supposedly restricted to far southern
Florida. But everyone admits the two species are almost impossible to
tell
apart -- so when we see nighthawks further north, how do we know
they're not
Antilleans???!!! I think Bryan may be on a roll with this.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
On 5/21/06, Bryan Guarente <dafekt1ve@yahoo.com> wrote:
Birdnoters,
> 22 Warbler species at the end of it all. A list of all the warblers
seen
> follows, but I am sure I am missing some numbers of the warblers.
>
> Yellow Warbler (1 singing)
> Magnolia Warbler (8+)
> Chestnut-sided Warbler (3)
> Cape May Warbler (1)
> Blackburnian Warbler (3+)
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (4)
> Palm Warbler (2)
> Black-throated Green Warbler (1 singing)
> Bay-breasted Warbler (3+)
> Blackpoll Warbler (5+)
> Black-and-white Warbler (2)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
American Redstart (a bunch)
Tennessee Warbler (many)
Nashville Warbler (2)
Northern Parula (1)
Ovenbird (1)
Northern Waterthrush (1)
CONNECTICUT WARBLER (1)
MOURNING WARBLER (1)
Wilson's Warbler (5+)
CANADA WARBLER (7+)
Common Yellowthroat (6+)
The list gets longer though:
Scarlet Tanager (1m 1f)
> YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (1)
> Least Flycatcher (2+)
> Swainson's Thrush (4+)
> Gray-cheeked Thrush (1 possible)
> VEERY (2)
> Eastern Wood-pewee (2)
> Blue-headed Vireo (1)
> Red-eyed Vireo (4+)
> Warbling Vireo (2+)
> PHILADELPHIA VIREO (2)
> YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (1 calling)
>
> I am certainly forgetting something, but I cannot think of what that
is.
>
> The Connecticut Warbler, we presumed, was just getting into town when
we
> saw it, which is part of the reason we were so lucky to not see it
doing its
> normal skulky behavior. This bird must have been exhausted when it
showed
> up in Crystal Lake Park.
>
> If you have questions, feel free to email me back.
>
> Get out there to look for the birds today.
>
> Bryan Guarente
> Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
> Champaign, IL
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From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Sun May 21 20:04:39 2006
From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente)
Date: Sun May 21 20:04:42 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Antillean Nighthawk versus Common Nighthawk (No
sightings, long and opinionated)
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Birdnoters,
For those that read Brian Threlkeld's email about things I forgot about
this morning and the "Nighthawk quandry", I felt I had to respond to
this openly.
Yes, Common Nighthawk (CONI) and Antillean Nighthawk (ANNI) are hard to
tell apart, if you hear them calling, it is a no brainer. Although
Brian and I both know ANNI will never (someone will say, "never say
never.") happen in IL, it is interesting in the fact that these birds
without calling are nearly impossible to tell apart at this point.
Birders all over the SE and other locations are struggling with this
one. Just get on a list like ID Frontiers and you will see these
discussions from the past, and likely photos into the future that
question the representability of species definitions. Things that have
been discussed for telling these species apart are the primary
projections (longer on CONI than ANNI, but not by much), as well as
something about the underbelly color that I do not as of now remember.
I don't post things like this to make you realize I am a rabid
birdwatcher/lister. I post these things to help everyone understand
the challenges ahead in
ornithology/field birdwatching. If you don't know what to look for,
you will never know what you are observing. This is quickly turning
into a treatise on how to bird, which is not my intention.
Brian and I have had some brief exchanges via email about
identification of different tough species (empids and catharus
thrushes) and I think that these kinds of questions need to come up for
our community (birders in general, as well as the C-U area birding
community) to advance our knowledge of what is going on. An example of
this is Roger Digges's chickadee identification.
Roger has posted a few times in the past about Chickadees in DeWitt
county as well as more locally. He believes, and I commend him
publicly for doing so, that he finds Carolina Chickadees in locations
that are "traditionally" Black-capped country. I am all for his belief
in this. If you are not looking, why not just believe tradition? But
you have to make sure you look or else you will never find what you are
(or aren't) looking for. Keep bucking traffic Roger!
The last thing I have to say before closing this post is that we need
to bring up these issues as a community, not just individuals pushing
against the massive communal forces. If you have a thought about
IDing, or if you just think you have something that is "weird" in your
backyard, post it. Although my father has taught me most of my birding
skills, I find that some of the greatest teachings on the species level
I have come across have been on birding forums like this one where I
propose something and others respond with their knowledge to really
make the community knowledge base grow.
nighthawks.
Which brings me back to
I cannot truly in the field ID an ANNI or CONI without it calling.
There is no way I can rule out ANNI aside from typical range. These
kind of problems are inherent to birding and we should try to address
things like this in the future as a list of amateur birders. Yes, I
said amateur birders. We are all learning at some level. There is
much more about identification of every species that can be learned. I
am not saying be a skeptic of every CONI in the area, just be aware of
the problem and learn what you can about the local birds which are VERY
VERY VERY likely all CONIs.
If you have read this far, thank you for your attention, and I hope to
see more posts from YOU in the future. Thank you Brian Threlkeld for
making me rant and making me think about all my identifications, and
thank you Roger Digges for kicking aside tradition for the future of
our birding community.
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From Birderdlt at aol.com Sun May 21 22:15:18 2006
From: Birderdlt at aol.com (Birderdlt@aol.com)
Date: Sun May 21 22:15:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Swine Pond surprise
Message-ID: <46a.1110354.31a286c6@aol.com>
While checking out some shorebirds on the large swine pond on south
campus
this morning Marv Piwoni and I found a LEAST BITTERN. First one I have
seen in
Champaign County. It was on the northeast side of the pond (viewed
from the
southeast side).
This evening I had a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, VEERY and SWAINSON'S THRUSH
in my
yard. May be the first time I have had these three species in my yard
within a
short period of time.
David Thomas
Champaign, IL
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From threlkster at gmail.com Sun May 21 22:20:49 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sun May 21 22:20:51 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake morning -- ADDENDUM
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605212020u268b57buba4e25488a618ac6@mail.gmail.com>
To my previous supplement to Bryan's list: add black-billed cuckoo
(seen in
thicket in southern reaches of Crystal Lake Park). A lifer for me;
thus,
obvious enough to space out on the first time around . . . .
Brian T.
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Bryan Guarente < dafekt1ve@yahoo.com>
Date: May 21, 2006 2:03 PM
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake morning
To: Birdnotes <birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org >
The [non-warbler] list:
Scarlet Tanager (1m 1f)
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (1)
Least Flycatcher (2+)
Swainson's Thrush (4+)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (1 possible)
VEERY (2)
Eastern Wood-pewee (2)
Blue-headed Vireo (1)
Red-eyed Vireo (4+)
Warbling Vireo (2+)
PHILADELPHIA VIREO (2)
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (1 calling)
I am certainly forgetting something, but I cannot think of what that
is.
Get out there to look for the birds today.
Bryan Guarente
Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant
Champaign, IL
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From threlkster at gmail.com Sun May 21 22:53:35 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Sun May 21 22:53:37 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] No sightings - Article on audio monitoring of
night
migration
Message-ID:
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/nyregion/21birds.html
Excellent New York Times article on audio tracking of nocturnal
migration.
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From roper37 at hotmail.com Sun May 21 23:18:38 2006
From: roper37 at hotmail.com (Sarah R)
Date: Sun May 21 23:18:41 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake morning -- ADDENDUM
In-Reply-To:
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Message-ID: <BAY109-F958B7B66181C1EC7E6DB0B19A0@phx.gbl>
Sorry I should have posted this before but forgot all about it until
today's
posts, but I had a black-billed cuckoo being chased by a great-creasted
flycatcher at the "magic bridge" on thursday. I got a good look at the
flycatcher first and almost didn't look at the other bird assuming it
was
the same. I sure was surprised when I did!
Sarah Roper
Urbana
From leslienoa at gmail.com Mon May 22 07:41:58 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Mon May 22 07:42:05 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Grocery
Message-ID:
<a4f8d1430605220541y1aadea76o925c46d38a5177d7@mail.gmail.com>
Good morning.
Here is a grocery and Sam's list. I may update the grocery list before
I
leave on Wed. If I do I'll send you a new one then.
Sam's:
Advil
Emril Sausage
Grocery:
Kleenex
Braeburn apples
strawberries
Gr. pepper
baby bella mushrooms
cheddar cheese
goat cheese (small log)
Plain Cheerios
Shredded Wheat (big ones)
Granola Bars (the Nature Valley crunchy golden honey kind {green box}
or the
pecan one will do [gold box])
small piece of salmon
chicken breast (I'll freeze it when i get back on Monday)
bacon (center cut kind)
Stonyfield Farm Fat-free vanilla yogurt
1 qt plastic bags
frozen blueberries
tuna fish
wine (doesn't have to be expensive)
That's all I can think of for now, I'll probably add to the list later.
Leslie
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From leslienoa at gmail.com Mon May 22 07:43:19 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Mon May 22 07:43:21 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] please disregard last message
Message-ID:
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Sorry just sent a grocery list to the list.
Was
thinking of that Connecticut warbler!
Leslie Noa
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From jjokela59 at hotmail.com Mon May 22 07:47:33 2006
From: jjokela59 at hotmail.com (Janet Jokela)
Date: Mon May 22 07:47:36 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Swine Pond Mockingbird
Message-ID: <BAY111-F18E9BD04C952A91AA01DE9AF9A0@phx.gbl>
Good morning everyone-Late yesterday afternoon a Northern Mockingbird was sitting on the
north-south fence just east of the Swine Ponds and just south of
Hazelwood
Dr. Also, a Sedge Wren was perched up in the distance in the field on
the
north side of Hazelwood Dr., singing away.
Good birding!
Janet Jokela
Champaign
From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon May 22 07:48:44 2006
From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth)
Date: Mon May 22 07:52:45 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Swine Pond Marsh Wren; Dunlin
References: <BAY111-F18E9BD04C952A91AA01DE9AF9A0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID:
<1343607D07FABB4B9E0806679E555A6B01844E66@odosmail.ad.uiuc.edu>
I checked out the Swine Ponds yesterday afternoon hoping to photograph
Jacob's Least Bittern. No luck finding the bird, but I did have a
Marsh Wren, a Sora, 11 Semipalmated Sandpipers and 18 Dunlin, circling
one of the smaller ponds and looking for a place to land. It looks
like there are lots of birds moving in and out of the area.
One other comment. I walked around the large pond which is not easy to
do given the tall weeds. Please be careful if you try this. There is
some type of drainage on the Southwest corner of the main pond and I
don't recall if there is a grate over it. There are also lots of holes
which are impossible to see given the poison hemlock. Bob Chapel got a
bad ankle twist there a few years ago and that was on a Christmas Bird
Count when the holes were partly visible.
Greg Lambeth
From leslienoa at gmail.com Mon May 22 08:34:50 2006
From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa)
Date: Mon May 22 08:34:53 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Bell's vireo
Message-ID:
<a4f8d1430605220634h3f6bc869y8b0a192861452712@mail.gmail.com>
Now that I'm more awake and thinking...
(and had my morning caffeine)
To my surprise, I heard a Bell's vireo behind Old Time Meat and Deli on
S.
Neil Street yesterday late morning. It was singing from the vegetation
along the railroad tracks. In the year that I've been in Illinois I've
not
seen or heard a Bell's Vireo (although I have not been looking) and
this
made the second for the weekend. And I don't recall seeing a recent
post
for a Bell's Vireo in Champaign County. I also saw one at Kennekuk
County
Park in Vermilion County on Saturday.
As a side note: Tim Rye and I also had a couple of Canada warblers on
Saturday at Kennekuk. It sounds as if they have been moving through
the
area. Wish I could have seen that Connecticut warbler!!!! Very nice
photos! Maybe I'll have some luck and catch one migrating through
northern
Michigan this weekend.
Leslie Noa
Champaign
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From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Mon May 22 08:55:46 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Mon May 22 08:55:48 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] E Main Back Yard
In-Reply-To:
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Message-ID:
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I had a bird gathering string in my vegetable garden this morning...
Looked like a female Grosbeak, but it had a pale orange blush to it...
Any ideas?
be
nice!
I've never had a Grosbeak nest in the yard before...would
It appears I may also have a Yellowthroat nesting in the yard...I think
I know where to look, but don't want to disturb the birds if they're
nesting!
Bob Vaiden
:)
From bernies at uillinois.edu Mon May 22 18:49:18 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Mon May 22 18:49:32 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Grackle problems at tube feeders?? A first for
me...
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EE89@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I've started having a lot of Common Grackle activity at my two tube
feeders...it's kind of funny to watch them hang awkwardly on the
feeders, but they are very sloppy eaters. They seem to drop way more
food than they eat. Last weekend three or four of them pretty much
emptied a feeder, but most of the seed wound up on the ground.
Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this?
Thanks!
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Mon May 22 20:33:50 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Mon May 22 20:33:54 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] PM Yardbirds (and mammals)
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EE8D@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Got back into town tonight after a weekend trip to Southern Indiana and
a business trip to the Chicago area (Moraine Valley College).
Some birds in the yard tonight:
*
American Redstart (one female)
*
Magnolia Warbler (several)
*
north
Heard a Red-headed Woodpecker call in the distance, to the
*
American Crow (funny story here...the crow was harassing a
neighborhood cat...he was doing his crow mobbing call...and the other
birds wound up mobbing the crow rather than the cat!! :-)
*
Cardinal (several males in different corners of the yard)
*
Common Grackle (way too many)
*
Chipping Sparrow (at least three)
*
White-throated Sparrow (possible)
*
White-crowned Sparrow (possible)
*
Carolina Wren (at least two)
*
Blue Jay (several)
*
House Wren (probably one)
*
House Sparrow (several)
*
European Starling
Mammals in the yard tonight:
*
A huge opossum in broad daylight, starting at about 6:00PM,
munching on feed for my ground feeding birds...it looked fearless,
except that it seemed really scared of the lone small rabbit in the
yard
at the time. :-)
*
The usual squirrels and rabbits
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
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From spendelo at uiuc.edu Mon May 22 20:39:40 2006
From: spendelo at uiuc.edu (Jacob Spendelow)
Date: Mon May 22 20:39:44 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] local birding
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060522200629.01c72428@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Hi everyone,
Sonja Kassal and I saw some more late migrants today around noon at
Crystal
Lake, including RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, YELLOW-RUMPED, and PALM WARBLERS
(one
each of those three). The area around the Magic Bridge held BLUEHEADED
and PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 2 CANADA WARBLERS, a WILSON'S WARBLER, and a
female PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. Beth Chato also heard a CONNECTICUT
WARBLER
near there earlier in the day, but we couldn't find it. Other good
warbler
spots today were the tall oaks by the pavilion, which held two
BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLERS and a NORTHERN PARULA, and the bridge over the lake near the
swingsets (I think we need to name all the bridges!), where a lovely
MOURNING WARBLER was singing, along with a MAGNOLIA and 2 BLACKPOLL
WARBLERS. Busey Woods was much quieter, but had 2 more CANADA
WARBLERS, a
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, at least 2 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, and a
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. All told there were at least 18 warbler
species in
the area.
Later I stopped by the swine ponds, where at least one CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW
is still present. I also saw a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 3 SORAS, 2
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and a TRAILL'S-type FLYCATCHER. In this habitat I
would
expect Willow, but Sonja and I have had an Alder Flycatcher there
before,
so who knows. DICKCISSELS were singing in the fields to the south,
while
SEDGE WRENS sang to the north. While watching a Sora in my scope I saw
a
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH bobbing along the edge of the SE pond, just below
an
AMERICAN REDSTART foraging in the hemlock. Bryan showed up while I was
out
there, and we both went to look for Leslie's Bell's Vireo, but didn't
find it.
Good birding!
Jacob Spendelow
Champaign
From bernies at uillinois.edu Mon May 22 22:22:34 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Mon May 22 22:22:47 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Heron Park
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EE93@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I know that quite a few Birdnoters have mentioned Vermillion County's
Heron Park in the past. My apologies to those of you who already know
about this gem...
I just wanted to chip in my two cents worth. I was on my way from a
Southern Indiana business trip on Sunday, headed towards a Chicago area
business meeting. I stopped by the Heron Park on Sunday afternoon on my
way to Chicago from Bloomington, IN.
Really cool place!! Saw a couple of swallow species and four
woodpeckers
(red-headed, red bellied, downy, pileated) in a relatively short amount
of time) with my binoculars, among other things.
The coolest thing, though, is the heron rookery. The developed part of
Heron Park (observation deck, boardwalk) is south of West Newell Road.
Lots of people seem to frequent that part of the park. The heron
rookery
is on the north side of West Newell Road, in the distance.
Anyway...I took some long range video of the heron rookery...looked
like
it could have been in Africa or some exotic place. Can't wait to see
how
it turns out...
I've heard several people give directions to Heron Park, but the one
that has worked best for me is to head east from Champaign-Urbana on
I-74 and take the Gilbert Street exit (Illinois Route 1) north when you
get to Danville. Follow Route 1 north until you see the Wal-Mart on the
right. Take a left at the first light to the north of the Wal-Mart and
follow the signs.
Bernie Sloan
Urbana
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From charleneanchor at msn.com Mon May 22 23:09:10 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Mon May 22 23:01:44 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Mahomet
Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV903C0A340085F98E80930C69B0@phx.gbl>
While monitoring boxes in the Mahomet Conservation Area this A.M. I saw
an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. It was perched in the top of a dead tree
and occasionally would fly out showing its white rump. Later I had a
tree with 4 ORCHARD ORIOLES...3 were first-year males and 1 I couldn't
see. Two flew away from the tree as I approached it to find out what
all the noise was about...a first-year male was either following or
chasing the 1 that I couldn't determine. The two remaining in the tree
were whistling and chasing.
SEDGE WRENS, MEADOWLARKS and DICKCISSELS were singing on territory
where they've been for the past couple of weeks. Two COMMON
YELLOWTHROATS were copulating. Eggs and nestlings were in boxes and all
was right with the world. Or so I thought until I started finding
broken eggs in boxes, others on the ground, eggs missing and a BLUEBIRD
nest with a nest built over it. The HOUSE WRENS have returned!
Charlene Anchor
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From charleneanchor at msn.com Mon May 22 23:14:19 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Mon May 22 23:06:54 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Parkland Pond
Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV28BE3CE02D036ADA0B3BDC69B0@phx.gbl>
Tonight at almost 8:00 I stopped at the Parkland Pond on the way home
from the post office. I had a new experience...I was attacked by BARN
SWALLOWS. Attacked may be a strong word but I don't know how else to
describe standing there and having 12-15 BARN SWALLOWS diving at me and
making whistling sounds I had never heard before. I was amazed,
laughing and dodging at the same time.
The rest of the walk was more serene.
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From threlkster at gmail.com Tue May 23 20:28:38 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Tue May 23 20:28:40 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] No sightings - Radio program on greater prairie
chicken
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605231828k1883005ey1f125d785c707f3@mail.gmail.com>
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5426119
Tue., 23 May 06
NPR, All Things Considered
"Return of Prairie Chickens Hailed in Midwest"
Segment includes good audio of males booming on Missouri lek grounds.
Reports on on-going conservation work, including purchases of tall
grass prairie.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
From bprice at pdnt.com Tue May 23 20:42:33 2006
From: bprice at pdnt.com (Brock Price)
Date: Tue May 23 20:42:40 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Lake Charleston, Coles County
Message-ID: <009301c67ed3$542ea4a0$11e0ddce@YOURCD7BB1D575>
Fished at the lake today - had a couple of decent highlights from the
boat:
Prothonotary Warbler
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-throated Green Warbler
Willow Flycatcher
Common Loon - also had a Common Loon on this lake on May 8th - wonder
if it's the same one.
Brock
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From threlkster at gmail.com Tue May 23 21:04:25 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Tue May 23 21:04:27 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Back yard 23 May
Message-ID:
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7:35 p.m. Tue., 23 May 06
Interesting assemblage high in the crown of the (still largely bare)
sycamore out back: a dozen, maybe more, cedar waxwings. They perched
in
the last light of the sun, and often made short, looping flights,
looking
much like flycatchers hawking insects.
Also out back this evening:
Eastern wood pewee ? (ID not sure)
Crows
Starlings
Chimney swifts x2
Grackles
Mourning doves
Cardinals x2 (males)
Catbirds
Carolina wrens
House wren
Warblers (in small tree just a few feet away, but I didn't get a good
look.
Yellowish, for all that's worth . . . .)
About that house wren. I noticed it scolding me yesterday evening
(Monday)
at 8:20. I was a bit close to the flicker box it roosts in; I moved
away,
and the wren flew in. This evening, it was in the box by 8:10. So -data
for all those who were dying to know what's bedtime for a house wren.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From threlkster at gmail.com Tue May 23 21:15:17 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Tue May 23 21:15:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Nighthawk?
Message-ID:
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At Thomas Paine Elem. School this evening, about 6:15. The School
District's before/after school program was having its end-of-year
picnic; I
was in line outside the cafeteria to pick up dinner. Something fairly
large, making a buzzing call, flew just a few feet above me,
disappearing
over the roof. Possibly a common nighthawk. Obviously, the school's
flat
roof would be a likely nesting area. Greg Lambeth was at the picnic
later,
but the bird didn't show at that time. I'll watch for it if I'm in the
area
later.
At the end of the picnic, around 7:00, I saw what looked like a pair of
small herons flying a couple hundred feet up.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From charleneanchor at msn.com Wed May 24 07:02:08 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Wed May 24 06:54:40 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Nighthawk?
Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV188B8597965920F116FC13C6980@phx.gbl>
Last night around 6:00 I saw a NIGHTHAWK flying low just north of Main
Street, north of Strawberry Fields...my first for the season.
Charlene Anchor
----- Original Message ----From: Brian Threlkeld
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:16 PM
To: Birdnotes
Subject: [Birdnotes] Nighthawk?
At Thomas Paine Elem. School this evening, about 6:15. The School
District's before/after school program was having its end-of-year
picnic; I was in line outside the cafeteria to pick up dinner.
Something fairly large, making a buzzing call, flew just a few feet
above me, disappearing over the roof. Possibly a common nighthawk.
Obviously, the school's flat roof would be a likely nesting area. Greg
Lambeth was at the picnic later, but the bird didn't show at that time.
I'll watch for it if I'm in the area later.
At the end of the picnic, around 7:00, I saw what looked like a pair of
small herons flying a couple hundred feet up.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
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From dolson at ccfpd.org Wed May 24 07:01:10 2006
From: dolson at ccfpd.org (Daniel J. Olson)
Date: Wed May 24 07:01:20 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Nighthawk?
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References: <BAY113-DAV188B8597965920F116FC13C6980@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <33771.66.158.169.111.1148472070.squirrel@www.technologyspecialists.com>
Charlene,
Interesting, at 6:00 last night as I was on the phone in my backyard, I
had a nighthawk fly over. I live in west Champaign. Also my first of
the
season.
Daniel J. Olson
> Last night around 6:00 I saw a NIGHTHAWK flying low just north of
Main
> Street, north of Strawberry Fields...my first for the season.
>
> Charlene Anchor
>
> ----- Original Message ----> From: Brian Threlkeld
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:16 PM
> To: Birdnotes
> Subject: [Birdnotes] Nighthawk?
>
> At Thomas Paine Elem. School this evening, about 6:15. The School
> District's before/after school program was having its end-of-year
picnic;
> I was in line outside the cafeteria to pick up dinner. Something
fairly
> large, making a buzzing call, flew just a few feet above me,
disappearing
> over the roof. Possibly a common nighthawk. Obviously, the school's
flat
> roof would be a likely nesting area. Greg Lambeth was at the picnic
> later, but the bird didn't show at that time. I'll watch for it if
I'm in
> the area later.
>
> At the end of the picnic, around 7:00, I saw what looked like a pair
of
> small herons flying a couple hundred feet up.
>
> ___________________
> Brian Threlkeld
> 107 E Michigan Ave
> Urbana IL 61801-5027
>
> 217-384-5164
> abt5@columbia.edu _______________________________________________
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Daniel J. Olson
Director of Natural Resources
Champaign County Forest Preserve District
P.O. Box 1040
Mahomet, IL 61853
(217) 586-4389
Fax (217) 586-6853
From threlkster at gmail.com Wed May 24 09:17:26 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Wed May 24 09:17:29 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Fwd: BIRD of WAR (Oregon encounter)
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605240717v3c2bcfe9pc079785e05d817d7@mail.gmail.com>
A report out of Bend, Oregon, from my dad. More gripping than
Hitchcock,
no? This narrative initially inspired responses from local birders out
there that included witticisms such as references to jackelopes -which Dad
resented considerably, until assured that the correspondents were just
kidding him, not questioning his reliability.
Anyhow, Dad will be visiting U-C in a couple weeks (50th HS class
reunion
over in Indiana), and I'm sure will be more than willing to regale
interested parties (and others) at length with tales of this exploit,
facing
down the avian tough of the Western mountains' mean streets, the High
Plains
Killer Grouse.
Remember, birding is not for sissies.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: ThrelStein < threlstein@bendbroadband.com>
Date: May 13, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: BIRD of WAR
We biked up McKenzie Pass today from the blocking road gate. It was a
beautiful, beautiful day -- the surrounding peaks crystal clear. Much
of
the upper way had snow banks on either side, 4' to 8' and more. Then
about
3/4 mile from the pass, they had still plowed down only to within,
maybe,
10' of the pavement, and the upper part of the drift was another 20' to
30'
higher. We stopped there, as you might imagine (but climbed to the old
wagon road through the lava field for a better view).
But the highlight of the day occurred 2 miles into the ride, where the
ATTACK of THE BLUE GROUSE took place. Suddenly, it was 2 feet from my
slow
turning front wheel. I stopped. Over the next five minutes it
attacked me
repeatedly, all the while *growling* (a low, grrrrrrrr). It was a
male, but
he was Defending, not Mating. [Lucky for Dad. -- B] No display.
Shades
of Monty Python's killer rabbit.
He went for my leg, foot or hand several times, and actually bruised my
hand
through my glove, as well as my bare leg (turned out that he'd grabbed
Kay's
ankle when she passed him a few minutes earlier). [Dad was on a
recumbent
bike; thus the exposure of his hands to a ground-based bird attack. -B]
I was going to pick him up and toss him in the air so I could check his
flying technique, but he squeezed out of my hands -- since I didn't
want to
do him harm.
Needless to say, I've never gotten a better or longer look at a new
bird for
my list!! There were several other bikers he'd accosted, and he was
still
patrolling when I came back down and past him at close to 30 mph. But,
darn, no camera. Sibley has a good likeness; note the orange eye marks
and
speckled neck, but I think his bill looked bigger!
Vernon
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Wed May 24 11:13:28 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Wed May 24 11:13:31 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Fwd: BIRD of WAR (Oregon encounter)
In-Reply-To:
<30ec30250605240717v3c2bcfe9pc079785e05d817d7@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0605241108470.5216100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Brian,
I do not doubt the veracity of your Dad's story.
Many times I have read about the so called "Fool Hen" of the American
West of which the Blue Grouse is sometimes known.
I think that Louis and Clark and crew may have supplemented their
larders
with their 'meet'.
Thanks for the info.
Jim :)
On Wed, 24 May 2006, Brian Threlkeld wrote:
> A report out of Bend, Oregon, from my dad. More gripping than
Hitchcock,
> no? This narrative initially inspired responses from local birders
out
> there that included witticisms such as references to jackelopes -which Dad
> resented considerably, until assured that the correspondents were
just
> kidding him, not questioning his reliability.
>
> Anyhow, Dad will be visiting U-C in a couple weeks (50th HS class
reunion
> over in Indiana), and I'm sure will be more than willing to regale
> interested parties (and others) at length with tales of this exploit,
facing
> down the avian tough of the Western mountains' mean streets, the High
Plains
> Killer Grouse.
>
> Remember, birding is not for sissies.
>
> ___________________
> Brian Threlkeld
> 107 E Michigan Ave
> Urbana IL 61801-5027
>
> 217-384-5164
> abt5@columbia.edu
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message --------->
> From: ThrelStein < threlstein@bendbroadband.com>
> Date: May 13, 2006 6:42 PM
> Subject: BIRD of WAR
>
>
> We biked up McKenzie Pass today from the blocking road gate. It was
a
> beautiful, beautiful day -- the surrounding peaks crystal clear.
Much of
> the upper way had snow banks on either side, 4' to 8' and more. Then
about
> 3/4 mile from the pass, they had still plowed down only to within,
maybe,
> 10' of the pavement, and the upper part of the drift was another 20'
to 30'
> higher. We stopped there, as you might imagine (but climbed to the
old
> wagon road through the lava field for a better view).
>
> But the highlight of the day occurred 2 miles into the ride, where
the
> ATTACK of THE BLUE GROUSE took place. Suddenly, it was 2 feet from
my slow
> turning front wheel. I stopped. Over the next five minutes it
attacked me
> repeatedly, all the while *growling* (a low, grrrrrrrr). It was a
male, but
> he was Defending, not Mating. [Lucky for Dad. -- B] No display.
Shades
> of Monty Python's killer rabbit.
>
> He went for my leg, foot or hand several times, and actually bruised
my hand
> through my glove, as well as my bare leg (turned out that he'd
grabbed Kay's
> ankle when she passed him a few minutes earlier). [Dad was on a
recumbent
> bike; thus the exposure of his hands to a ground-based bird attack.
-- B]
> I was going to pick him up and toss him in the air so I could check
his
> flying technique, but he squeezed out of my hands -- since I didn't
want to
> do him harm.
>
> Needless to say, I've never gotten a better or longer look at a new
bird for
> my list!! There were several other bikers he'd accosted, and he was
still
> patrolling when I came back down and past him at close to 30 mph.
But,
> darn, no camera. Sibley has a good likeness; note the orange eye
marks and
> speckled neck, but I think his bill looked bigger!
>
> Vernon
>
-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 charleneanchor at msn.com Wed May 24 13:06:29 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Wed May 24 12:59:03 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook
Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV68600414607228BE56EBCC6980@phx.gbl>
Stopped at Meadowbrook this AM for a very quick box check and heard a
WILLOW FLYCATCHER singing from along Douglas Creek, the south creek.
Charlene Anchor
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From rem at uiuc.edu Wed May 24 13:24:55 2006
From: rem at uiuc.edu (Robert E Miller)
Date: Wed May 24 13:25:01 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Turkeys
Message-ID: <d0dbac5f.bd90337f.8253700@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Tuesday at 4:30 pm the two male turkeys were in my yard
(corner of Mumford and Zuppke). They stayed for some time
preening and scratching for food. Then went to the next door
neighbor's yard and did the same. Saw them again the next
morning about 5:40 am in the yard diagonally across from
mine. This is the third or fourth time I have seen them in
my yard. They seem to like this general area of Urbana. The
frequent sightings on Montclair and Race are usually within
about a half to three quarters of a mile of my place.
Bob Miller
From threlkster at gmail.com Wed May 24 19:57:06 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Wed May 24 19:57:09 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Thrushes
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605241757k562646ck533dd17713cfc749@mail.gmail.com>
We had a pair of Swainson's out back this morning. Modestly
interesting, as
the various brown thrushes have (in our yard) previously shown up only
singly.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL
61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Thu May 25 01:30:27 2006
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt)
Date: Thu May 25 01:30:29 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Pheasant Roost
In-Reply-To: <BAY113-DAV68600414607228BE56EBCC6980@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0605250127500.8768100000@bluestem.prairienet.org>
Birders,
Saw a Pheasant today in Meadowbrook Park near the Pavilion.
It was roosting in one of the trees south of the Hickman Trail.
Funny thing is that it dove down like a Ruffed Grouse is supposed to do
and leveled off.
It then landed and I lost track of it after that!
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
***********************************************************************
********
***********************************************************************
********
"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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********
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********
From threlkster at gmail.com Thu May 25 09:34:57 2006
From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld)
Date: Thu May 25 09:35:00 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Chicken crossing road
Message-ID:
<30ec30250605250734h33343e6dn2888c0259b52db5e@mail.gmail.com>
>From home, I often hear a rooster crowing somewhere not too far away.
We
live near the intersection of E Michigan and S Vine, across from the
Aquatic
Center; our neighborhood is not zoned for agriculture, in other words.
So,
for a while I've been vaguely curious about who might be keeping
chickens,
but I've yet to see an obvious candidate among the local homes.
I still don't know who's the owner, but I did get visual contact this
morning. Driving to work between 8:50 and 8:55, I just about ran over
a
very large rust-orange colored chicken (not sure whether hen or
rooster),
crossing Race Street east to west, just south of Washington. I slowed,
it
paused; when I'd passed, it leisurely continued on its way. The bird
appears to have been taking traffic safety lessons from our roadroosting
turkey.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Thu May 25 10:43:31 2006
From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert)
Date: Thu May 25 10:43:33 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Chicken crossing road
In-Reply-To:
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Message-ID:
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I saw a chicken running around near the high school recently...I
wondered where it had come from...
I waited to see if (and why) it would cross the road :-)
Bob
Vaiden
_______________________________________________________________________
_
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-----Original Message----From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Threlkeld
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:35 AM
To: Birdnotes
Cc: ThrelStein
Subject: [Birdnotes] Chicken crossing road
>From home, I often hear a rooster crowing somewhere not too far away.
We live near the intersection of E Michigan and S Vine, across from the
Aquatic Center; our neighborhood is not zoned for agriculture, in other
words. So, for a while I've been vaguely curious about who might be
keeping chickens, but I've yet to see an obvious candidate among the
local homes.
I still don't know who's the owner, but I did get visual contact this
morning. Driving to work between 8:50 and 8:55, I just about ran over
a
very large rust-orange colored chicken (not sure whether hen or
rooster), crossing Race Street east to west, just south of Washington.
I slowed, it paused; when I'd passed, it leisurely continued on its
way.
The bird appears to have been taking traffic safety lessons from our
road-roosting turkey.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From n9ds_15 at msn.com Thu May 25 11:42:09 2006
From: n9ds_15 at msn.com (Duston Suits)
Date: Thu May 25 11:42:15 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Stark white something or other...
Message-ID: <BAY106-F33F73B146E1460C570387CDE990@phx.gbl>
I was just about to turn into my driveway when I saw a bird a small
ways
away, swoopeing and diving, sort of like a gull or a small hawk, but
what
was remarkable was that it was completely and blindingly snow white. I
didn't see any color at all, at least not on its back. The only bird I
could find in my book that looked anything similar was the Glaucous
gull,
and I'm sure it wasn't that. Any suggestions?
Thanks as always
Duston Suits
Loami, IL
P.S. The pheobe nest is still full of "Fee-balls" (as my kids call
them),
the adults are out most of the day gathering up insects for their
hungry
brood. In fact, as I write this, I hear one of the adults "chip"-ing
outside my window.
From jbchato at uiuc.edu Thu May 25 12:09:32 2006
From: jbchato at uiuc.edu (John & Beth Chato)
Date: Thu May 25 12:09:33 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Bell's Vireo
Message-ID: <e70b319c.be0d499a.83b4800@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Birdnoters,
I went out to Meadowbrook Park this morning looking for Willow
Flycatcher and
Bell's Vireo and actually found them both. There were several
flycatchers at
various places along the stream, but I heard only 1 vireo. He was along
the
stream just south of the Windsor Road parking lot. I could hear him as
I sat at
the last picnic table on the stream side.I could also hear a Willow
from there
too. I then walked along the edge of the mowed area to be closer to
him. Never
did see him in the dense streamside shrubbery. Both birds do nest at
Meadowbrook and hopefully will stay for the summer. Also heard but not
seen was
a Connecticut Warbler in dense honeysuckle down low where the path
forks to go
out across what we call the penninsula.This is very frustrating: the
third
Connecticut I've heard but not seen in 5 days.I just checked the call
on my DVD
and it is unmistakably a Connecticut. Also heard was a Sedge Wren out
in the
prairie.
Beth
From mpward at uiuc.edu Thu May 25 12:17:12 2006
From: mpward at uiuc.edu (Mike Ward)
Date: Thu May 25 12:17:15 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Woods 5/25
Message-ID: <6.2.0.14.0.20060525120952.03ffa888@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
I lead a Parkland class around Busey Woods today there were a few
migrants
still around including 3 Connecticut, 6 Mourning, 3 Magnolia, Wilson's,
and
Blackburnian. Also flycatchers seemed to finally show up 6 Pewees, 2
Willow/Alder, 1 Acadian, 1 Yellow-bellied, and 1 Least.
Mike Ward
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu May 25 13:46:08 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu May 25 13:46:15 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Chicken crossing road
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8EFF9@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Brian,
Granted, the following News-Gazette article is over a year old
(September 7, 2004) but it talks about raising chickens in Urbana.
http://tinyurl.com/m2hol
Among other things, the article notes: "...it is perfectly legal to
have
a few chickens in your back yard in Urbana."
Bernie Sloan
________________________________
From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Threlkeld
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:35 AM
To: Birdnotes
Cc: ThrelStein
Subject: [Birdnotes] Chicken crossing road
>From home, I often hear a rooster crowing somewhere not too far away.
We live near the intersection of E Michigan and S Vine, across from the
Aquatic Center; our neighborhood is not zoned for agriculture, in other
words. So, for a while I've been vaguely curious about who might be
keeping chickens, but I've yet to see an obvious candidate among the
local homes.
I still don't know who's the owner, but I did get visual contact this
morning. Driving to work between 8:50 and 8:55, I just about ran over
a
very large rust-orange colored chicken (not sure whether hen or
rooster), crossing Race Street east to west, just south of Washington.
I slowed, it paused; when I'd passed, it leisurely continued on its
way.
The bird appears to have been taking traffic safety lessons from our
road-roosting turkey.
___________________
Brian Threlkeld
107 E Michigan Ave
Urbana IL 61801-5027
217-384-5164
abt5@columbia.edu
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From REGEHR5 at aol.com Thu May 25 18:31:15 2006
From: REGEHR5 at aol.com (REGEHR5@aol.com)
Date: Thu May 25 18:31:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Trip to Heron Park
Message-ID: <46c.186b135.31a79843@aol.com>
Everyone is welcome on the trip to Heron Park in Vermilion County
on Saturday, May 27. Among bird species to be found are Great Blue
Herons and, possibly, Bald Eagles which have nested in the area. We
plan to
car pool from the Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana, leaving at 6:30
AM.
Elaine Regehr, Champaign County
Audubon
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Thu May 25 20:14:50 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Thu May 25 20:14:56 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Trip to Heron Park
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8F03C@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
I was at Heron Park this past Sunday. I really recommend it!!
Bernie Sloan
________________________________
From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of
REGEHR5@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:31 PM
To: birdnotes@prairienet.org
Subject: [Birdnotes] Trip to Heron Park
Everyone is welcome on the trip to Heron Park in Vermilion County
on Saturday, May 27. Among bird species to be found are Great Blue
Herons and, possibly, Bald Eagles which have nested in the area. We
plan to
car pool from the Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana, leaving at 6:30
AM.
Elaine Regehr, Champaign County
Audubon
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Fri May 26 07:08:33 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Fri May 26 07:08:56 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Squirrel at hummingbird feeder
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8F049@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Looked out the window this morning and saw a squirrel hanging upside
down on the hummingbird feeder, slurping up the nectar.
Is this common?
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu Fri May 26 07:09:01 2006
From: rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu (Ray F. Boehmer)
Date: Fri May 26 07:09:14 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Birdnotes: Prothonotary
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060526070658.03ddae18@mail.millikin.edu>
At this moment (7:07 AM - Friday) there is a Prothonotary Warbler
singing
away along the hedges between our backyard and our neighbor.
That may be a new yard species, but I will have to check.
Ray, 210 W. Iowa St.
From bernies at uillinois.edu Fri May 26 10:13:38 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Fri May 26 10:13:41 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Cedar Waxwings
Message-ID:
<E55062D772EBD348B31AC9C98106F285E8F069@pbmail.ui.uillinois.edu>
Saw two flocks of Cedar Waxwings on campus about 9:00AM.
One was to the east of Krannert, the other was between Morrill and
Burrill Halls. About 10-15 birds in one flock, maybe 20 in the second.
Bernie Sloan
E-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
From rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu Fri May 26 19:11:51 2006
From: rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu (Ray F. Boehmer)
Date: Fri May 26 19:12:24 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Conn Warbler
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060526191009.03ca68a8@mail.millikin.edu>
All in all a pretty good warbler day at 210 W. Iowa St.
Connecticut W. at 8:30 AM and 6:45 PM
Prothonotary W
Mourning W this morning.
Ray
From charleneanchor at msn.com Fri May 26 20:54:51 2006
From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor)
Date: Fri May 26 20:47:26 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Urbana Chickens - no sightings
Message-ID: <BAY113-DAV1868938FCD07E174E0315BC69F0@phx.gbl>
A friend of mine told me that she knows someone on the 400 block of
Illinois St. who has chickens. My friend lives on the 300 block of
High St. and had a neighbor who had them but they moved. Also, it's
apparently a kind of trendy thing to be doing. Maybe the turkeys and
chickens could get together and petition for better habitat.
Charlene Anchor
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From jbchato at uiuc.edu Sat May 27 15:49:34 2006
From: jbchato at uiuc.edu (John & Beth Chato)
Date: Sat May 27 15:49:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Audubon Field Trip to Heron Park
Message-ID: <355f41c8.bf2918f7.8198a00@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
Birdnoters,
John Hilty and I joined Jim and Eleanor Smith plus several Vermilion
County
Birders at the Boardwalk at Heron Park this morning. Jim counted 30
some
visible Blue Heron nests. The young are well grown and should leave the
nest
before long. In with them was one Great Egret. We also saw a Bald Eagle
(maybe
2), and two White Pelicans which obligingly circled over us. Our
species total
was 43, none of which were migrants, except possibly the Egret and
Pelicans.
Heard my first Yellow-billed Cuckoo of the year.
I envy Ray his yard warblers. I am still looking for Connecticut and
Mourning.
I heard another Connecticut in Busey yesterday, but haven't even heard
a
Mourning. I did enjoy watching a variety of flycatchers pursuing an
apparent
hatch of flying insects off the island in Crystal Lake Park. Best of
the batch
was an Olive-sided, but Willow, Yellow-bellied and Great Crested were
also
there. Joining the chase were Chimney Swifts, Rough-winged and Barn
Swallows,
and most surprisingly, a flycatching Swainson's Thrush.
Beth Chato
From rem at uiuc.edu Tue May 30 10:58:10 2006
From: rem at uiuc.edu (Robert E Miller)
Date: Tue May 30 10:58:12 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Heron park
Message-ID: <762187f1.c099c1c7.82b5500@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Where exactly is Heron Park in Vermillion county?
Thanks,
Bob Miller
From ozgurek at gmail.com Tue May 30 14:07:49 2006
From: ozgurek at gmail.com (Ozgur Ek)
Date: Tue May 30 14:14:31 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Cedar Waxwings
Message-ID:
<f0c6d100605301207j11ef2304qa7c3ef9051e06003@mail.gmail.com>
Today, I saw cedar waxwings for the first time, but unfortunatelly they
all
were dead, I counted 7. They were in front of Morrill Hall between
Goodwin
and Mathews Avenue, they were lying on the ground in a line, it looks
like
they crushed the building while they are migrating, but I don't know
what's
happened to them. Two women were investigating, I saw them 1.45 p.m.
Ozgur Ekincioglu
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Tue May 30 14:19:32 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Tue May 30 14:19:33 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Cedar Waxwings
Message-ID:
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Interesting. I saw/heard a (live) flock of maybe 10-15 Cedar Waxwings
in
the trees between Morrill and Burrill, closer to Mathews than to
Goodwin, at about 1:00PM today. They were making a lot of noise.
Bernie Sloan
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[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Ozgur Ek
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:08 PM
To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
Subject: [Birdnotes] Cedar Waxwings
Today, I saw cedar waxwings for the first time, but unfortunatelly they
all were dead, I counted 7. They were in front of Morrill Hall between
Goodwin and Mathews Avenue, they were lying on the ground in a line, it
looks like they crushed the building while they are migrating, but I
don't know what's happened to them. Two women were investigating, I saw
them 1.45 p.m.
Ozgur Ekincioglu
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From ozgurek at gmail.com Tue May 30 15:00:54 2006
From: ozgurek at gmail.com (Ozgur Ek)
Date: Tue May 30 15:01:01 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Cedar Waxwings
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It is the same place and probably the same flock. There is a passage
between
Morril and Burril, they were lying under this passage, maybe they hit
the
windows of that passage, I don't know.
Ozgur Ekincioglu
On 5/30/06, Sloan, Bernie <bernies@uillinois.edu> wrote:
>
>
Interesting. I saw/heard a (live) flock of maybe 10-15 Cedar
Waxwings in
> the trees between Morrill and Burrill, closer to Mathews than to
Goodwin, at
> about 1:00PM today. They were making a lot of noise.
>
>
>
> Bernie Sloan
>
>
> ----------------------------->
> *From:* birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org [mailto:
> birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] *On Behalf Of *Ozgur Ek
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:08 PM
> *To:* birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org
> *Subject:* [Birdnotes] Cedar Waxwings
>
>
>
> Today, I saw cedar waxwings for the first time, but unfortunatelly
they
> all were dead, I counted 7. They were in front of Morrill Hall
between
> Goodwin and Mathews Avenue, they were lying on the ground in a line,
it
> looks like they crushed the building while they are migrating, but I
don't
> know what's happened to them. Two women were investigating, I saw
them
> 1.45 p.m.
>
>
>
> Ozgur Ekincioglu
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From bernies at uillinois.edu Wed May 31 12:51:14 2006
From: bernies at uillinois.edu (Sloan, Bernie)
Date: Wed May 31 12:51:18 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] Heron park
Message-ID:
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>From Champaign-Urbana, take I-74 east to Danville and exit at Gilbert
Street (Illinois Route 1).
Head north through town, keeping on Route 1 (the route zig zags once or
twice). On the north edge of town you will eventually see a Wal-Mart
off
to your right. Take a left at the first light after the Wal-Mart
entrance.
After you get down the hill, Heron Park will be on your left, after you
cross a bridge. There are signs, and it's hard to miss the observation
platform.
Bernie Sloan
-----Original Message----From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
[mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Robert E
Miller
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:58 AM
To: Birds
Subject: [Birdnotes] Heron park
Where exactly is Heron Park in Vermillion county?
Thanks,
Bob Miller
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From smithsje at egix.net Wed May 31 21:58:43 2006
From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith)
Date: Wed May 31 20:54:38 2006
Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject)
Message-ID: <200606010110.k511AaQI000733@outbound-mta.egix.net>
Hello, Bird,
A phoebe has a nest with babies in the end of our combine's grain
unloading auger. Hopefully, they will be through with the nest by the
time wheat harvest begins in a month or so.
Best regards.
Jim & Eleanor Smith
smithsje@egix.net
2006-05-31