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20 Nov St. Augustine Snow Goose (dark form) [Diane Reed ] 20 Nov Great Horned Owls [Gary Germano ] 20 Nov Re: SAVANNAH SPARROW Right? [Trey Mitchell ] 20 Nov Sarasota Celery Fields today [Susan Daughtrey ] 20 Nov SAVANNAH SPARROW Right? [Thomas Ford ] 20 Nov Eustis at Noon [Larry Connor ] 20 Nov Ft. Pickens Beach roads - info [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 19 Nov Say's and Scissor-tailed directions [william stefancic ] 19 Nov East Pasco CBC = Monday 28 Dec 2009 [Bill Pranty ] 19 Nov Re: More ID Help [John Lowry ] 19 Nov More ID Help [Hanie Sam ] 19 Nov Orinoco Geese Mis-identified [Ann & Phil Weinrich ] 19 Nov Say's Phoebe and Minneola Scissor-tailed-YES [william stefancic ] 18 Nov Red-cockaded Woodpecker-Charlotte County [Dianne Quilty ] 18 Nov Re: Pelagic Trip. 11-15. out of Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia Co. [Michael Brothers ] 18 Nov Eygptian Geese [Leann Streeper ] 18 Nov Burrowing Owls [Tom Mast ] 18 Nov Re: Help Please [Danny Bales ] 18 Nov Please Help 11/18/09 [Danny Bales ] 18 Nov western birds east [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 18 Nov western birds east ["Lucy and Bob Duncan" ] 18 Nov Dickcissel at Lucky Hammock, Miami-Dade [Roberto Torres ] 18 Nov Re: Orinoco Geese in Jupiter [Bill Pranty ] 18 Nov ID Help - Please [Hanie Sam ] 18 Nov Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 [David Simpson ] 18 Nov Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 [David Simpson ] 18 Nov Male Hooded Warbler in Mead Garden [Marcus Sharpe ] 18 Nov VIDEO OF SALTMARSH SPARROW 11/18/09 [Danny Bales ] 18 Nov Exotic Geese in Jupiter [Ann & Phil Weinrich ] 18 Nov West Pasco Snow Goose [Ken Tracey ] 17 Nov yard birds and such [william stefancic ] 17 Nov West Pasco, Black Scoter, Pacific Loon [Ken Tracey ] 16 Nov Streaming vultures in Bonita Springs [Judie Von Eiff ] 16 Nov African Collared Dove Quest. [Leann Streeper ] 16 Nov Purple Sandpiper Ponce Inlet [TC Riggs ] 16 Nov The Nelson's and the Saltmarsh Sparrows 11/16/09 [Danny Bales ] 16 Nov backyard birding adventures [william stefancic ] 15 Nov STA5 Nov. 14 [Margaret England STA5 Birding ] 15 Nov FOS Hooded Merganser joins "The Gathering" [Renne Leatto ] 15 Nov MINWR 9/15/09 [william stefancic ] 15 Nov African Collared Dove question [Leann Streeper ] 15 Nov Red-winged Blackbird question [Leann Streeper ] 15 Nov Bronzed Cowbirds, Clewiston [ED KWATER ] 15 Nov Re: Shiloh-Merritt Island NWR 11/15/09 [jw callis ] 15 Nov Shiloh-Merritt Island NWR 11/15/09 [Danny Bales ] 14 Nov Neotropic Cormorant + Wilson's Warbler [Robert Bowman ] 14 Nov Tree Swallows [Leann Streeper ] 14 Nov Ft. Desoto [Cynthia Paonessa ] 14 Nov Audubon's Warbler [Meret Wilson ] 14 Nov Honeymoon Island, Saturday, November 14, 2009 [David Gagne ] 14 Nov Ft. DeSoto today [donatdonlo ] 14 Nov Thanks Everyone [Jeff Hooks ] 14 Nov ID Please [Jeff Hooks ] 14 Nov Eurasian Wigeon - Merritt Island NWR [Paul Hueber ] 14 Nov Scissortailed Flycatcher - Ft Desoto [Marianne Korosy ] 14 Nov Western Meadowlark [Lucy and Bob Duncan ] 14 Nov Thanx [william stefancic ] 13 Nov St. Pete CBC [donatdonlo ] 13 Nov mystery warbler (or, clueless in Clermont) [william stefancic ] 13 Nov Savannah to St. Petersburg on Inter Costal Waterway. [Bird Bill Senske ] 13 Nov Re: ID HELP 11/13/09 [Danny Bales ] 13 Nov reporting Red Knots with data loggers ["Gretchen E. Nareff" ] 13 Nov Re: ft desoto this am 11/13/09 [Bill Pranty ] 13 Nov Fort Desoto this Morning [Jeff Hooks ] 13 Nov ft desoto this am 11/13/09 [Bird Bill Senske ] 13 Nov Honeymoon Island, Friday, November 13, 2009 [David Gagne ] 13 Nov Resending white-ibis photo [Diane Reed ] 13 Nov FOS-American Goldfinch [Leann Streeper ] 13 Nov St Pete Tierre Verde location? [Nathaniel Stuart ] 13 Nov St. Johns County White-faced Ibis [Diane Reed ] 13 Nov St. Johns County White-faced Ibis [Matt Hafner ] 12 Nov Marching Shorebirds [william stefancic ] 12 Nov ID HELP 11/12/09 [Danny Bales ] 12 Nov FOS Purple Sandpiper [Lesley Royce ] 12 Nov Seaside Sparrow (MINWR) follow-up 11/12/09 [Danny Bales ] 12 Nov South Pinellas Birds (11-12-09) [Ron Smith ] Subject: St. Augustine Snow Goose (dark form) From: Diane Reed <DReedster AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:53 EST Hello all, Thanks to the good eyes of local birder, Peter Braswell, we have a dark form snow goose at one of the local retention ponds. The bird has been here for about three days. The location is the retention pond at Flagler Hospital. Take US-1 to St. Augustine's Flagler Hospital. Turn in at main entrance and take third left turn to enter the large parking lot in front of the hospital. The retention pond is at the far side of this parking lot. The goose has been seen most of the day and has occasionally gone to the back of the pond where it has been hidden. It seems to be keeping company with a large muscovy duck. Thanks again to Peter Braswell, Diane Reed St. Augustine, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Great Horned Owls From: Gary Germano <gary52 AT BELLATLANTIC.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:12 -0500 Has anyone seen the Great Horned Owls at Honeymoon Island and Kapok park? I have not seen them in a while,,, wondering what happened to them,,,,,,, To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: SAVANNAH SPARROW Right? From: Trey Mitchell <trey AT PHOTOGRAPHWILDLIFE.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:53 -0500 It's a Savannah Sparrow. They are really common down here in Dade County. They vary a lot in their appearance and I often try to make them into something else. Trey Mitchell trey AT photographwildlife.com http://www. Birdaday.net Miami, Florida From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History [mailto:BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Ford Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 1:43 PM To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Subject: [BRDBRAIN] SAVANNAH SPARROW Right? This is a Savannah Sparrow which was on East Gator Creek in MINWR. With all the emails on Sparrows lately, I felt a confirmation would be nice before I file it. Tom of Merritt Island To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Sarasota Celery Fields today From: Susan Daughtrey <susansd AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:32 -0500 Hi all, The Englewood Birding group made a trip to the Celery Fields today, and picked up a few nice species besides all the expected waders and waterfowl. A female American Wigeon flew into the pond closest to the gazebo, which also contained Blue-wing Teal, Mallards, Mottled, and Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. An unusually bold Sedge Wren came within 5-6 feet of the group, giving us crippling looks. We saw at least three Marsh Wrens, as well, and some members of the group saw a Sora, of which we heard a few others. Savannah and Swamp Sparrows, along with Palm Warblers, were plentiful, and a few male and female Common Yellowthroats were also popping around. Frankly, with all the machines working on the property, I thought it would be a less productive day, so I was quite pleased with the morning. Susan Daughtrey Englewood, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: SAVANNAH SPARROW Right? From: Thomas Ford <tomf97 AT NEO.RR.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:42 -0500 This is a Savannah Sparrow which was on East Gator Creek in MINWR. With all the emails on Sparrows lately, I felt a confirmation would be nice before I file it. Tom of Merritt Island To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Eustis at Noon From: Larry Connor <llconnor AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:05 -0500 I came home for lunch today and our back yard was hopping. Not a lot of diversity, but fairly good numbers. That is until a Cooper's hawk made an unsuccessful attempt to catch its lunch. Everything else scattered and the yard was pretty much devoid of avian life for the duration. We saw in total 6 species and 19 individuals. Chipping sparrow 9 Palm warbler 5 Mourning dove 2 Common grackle 1 male Cooper's hawk 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Larry and Diana Connor Eustis, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Ft. Pickens Beach roads - info From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:15:33 -0600 Birders, The following article appeared in the Pensacola News Journal today, Friday, Nov. 20. The main points: (1) the beachfront road from Pensacola Beach east to Navarre Beach, passing through the Seashore area known as Opal Beach, is now open. (2) the road from Pensacola Beach west into the Ft. Pickens area: Sand removal from Fort Pickens Road is expected to begin within the next week to 10 days and could be completed in four weeks. [We are already seeing work being done to remove this sand. What is unknown is whether the roadbed beneath the sand has sustained damage.] However (groan), there is an extra-tropical low pressure system scheduled to track out of the western Gulf eastward across the northern Gulf with high tides which could deposit more sand, create further road damage, and could flood the roadway inhibiting sand removal already in progress. This system will not be as strong or as intense as T.S. Ida. Meanwhile, is the Green-tailed Towhee still there? Nobody knows. And what birds will the current weather system displace to inaccessible Ft. Pickens....? Lucy and Bob Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL Beach road reopens http://www.pnj.com/article/20091120/NEWS01/911200344 Bowden Way back after 11-day closure Kimberly Blair kblair AT pnj.com One of the area's most scenic roadways reopens today, 11 days after the storm surge from Tropical Storm Ida covered it with sand. J. Earle Bowden Way on Santa Rosa Island, which connects Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach, opens at 8 a.m., Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Jerry Eubanks said. Seashore work crews and Panhandle Grading and Paving rushed to remove hundreds of cubic yards of sand from the popular road that hugs the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico. "It seems like as soon as it closed, everyone wanted to use that road," said Maureen LaMar, executive director of the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce. The road - which reopened this year after being severely damaged by hurricanes Ivan in 2004 and Dennis in 2005 - is popular among tourists traveling east. Eubanks warns visitors to be aware that there is some damage on Bowden Way, primarily on the north side of the roadway. The damage will be repaired. Bike lanes and shoulders will remain closed for safety reasons. Seashore work crews cleared Johnson Beach Road, which also opens at 8 a.m. today. Sand removal from Fort Pickens Road is expected to begin within the next week to 10 days and could be completed in four weeks. Additional Facts For more details on Gulf Islands National Seashore, call 934-2600. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Say's and Scissor-tailed directions From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:49 -0500 Hi BirdBrains, Since several people requested directions to the Say's Phoebe and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, I'm going to put the directions "out there". Regardless if you're coming from South or North of Lake County, get to route 27. Coming from Orlando or the south, go to Rt. 50 in Clermont, then to N27. I'll take you to the Scissor-tails first: from rt 27, go right onto Cirtus Grove (less than a mile from Quail Valley sub-division). Coming from the north, you'll go left onto 561. Once on Citrus Grove, go left onto Scrub Jay road (1st left). Continue sewage treatment plant, over the turnpike, road curves right then left, past a grove and house. Start looking at the wires on the left. They are usually on the downhill section of the road, before rt. 561A. To see the Say's, turn around and go back to 27N (I don't want to confuse you with (2) rt 561's). Once on 27N, turn rt on 561 (maybe a quarter of a mile-look for the Born Free RV on the left). Take 561 toward Astatula, turn rt on Rt 48 in Astatula (light there), go the Ranch Road on the right (can only go right). The bird is on the right, just past a large transfer station (large metal building). Just past that building, there are a couple pastures on the right...look for cows and a water/feed area. The fence that separates the pastures is where we have almost always seen Mr. Say's. If He's not there, check the fences across the road. Also, look for Ea. Bluebirds, Loggerhead Shrikes, Am. Kestrels, Ea. Phoebe. This is private property, so you're restricted to the roadside...he usually is pretty far away, so a scope would be good, bins are a must. Have a pretty good mental image of what you're looking for before you get there...he looks just like the Sibley's drawing. If you continue up Ranch, it will turn into a dirt road...go left and look for Fl. Scrub Jays, and lots of raptors to the left. Hope you can decipher these directions...it's a little crazy around here. Good luck and Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic Clermont To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: East Pasco CBC = Monday 28 Dec 2009 From: Bill Pranty <billpranty AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:04 -0500 Good evening all, The date for the 21st East Pasco CBC is set for Monday, 28 Dec, the day after the North Pinellas CBC and two days before Lake Placid. Please contact me offline is you're interested in attending. Best regards, Bill Pranty Bayonet Point, Florida _________________________________________________________________ Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1 To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: More ID Help From: John Lowry <john AT KINGBIRD.ORG> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:37:32 -0500 Can you explain what the specific ID problem this bird presents for you? For instance, do you have this narrowed down to two or three choices? I ask for two reasons: One, because I think this is not a super difficult ID due to the good photo, and the exercise of narrowing the choices is the way to go for this group. And secondly, because I looked at the ident-a-bird site, and it appears that at some future date you are hoping to commercialize the service to assist others in identifying birds. I don't mind helping, but I'm an unpaid worker at this point ;-) Happy to help, though, and there are some real experts on this list who can assist with the fine points, but please don't be embarrassed about taking an educated guess on this one. John Lowry On Nov 19, 2009, at 5:14 PM, Hanie Sam wrote: > > Got this image today at Ft DeSoto. I need ID Help. > > > Sam Hanie > sam AT ident-a-bird.com > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html > To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu > ____________________________________________________________________________ > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: More ID Help From: Hanie Sam <sam AT IDENT-A-BIRD.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:14:33 -0500 Got this image today at Ft DeSoto. I need ID Help. Sam Hanie sam AT ident-a-bird.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Orinoco Geese Mis-identified From: Ann & Phil Weinrich <trilliumwoods AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:05:50 -0500 Well, throw away the field guide to Waterfowl. My apologies to all. When my husband, Phil, reported the geese to me, he said he thought they were Egyptian Geese. Then, I looked in the bird book, and the write-up for Orinoco Goose is right next to the illustration for Egyptian Geese. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Sorry, Phil, and all. They were Egyptian Geese! And thanks to Larry Connor for being kind and tactful. Ann Weinrich To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Say's Phoebe and Minneola Scissor-tailed-YES From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:16:34 -0500 Hi BirdBrains, We went to check on the Minneola Scissor-tailed Flycatcher early last evening and there was one sitting on the Scrub Jay Road lines. We then went to see if the Say's Phoebe was still on the fence line on Ranch Road in Lake County. It was also present. So anyone who wants go see these birds and maybe add to life lists is still in luck. If you need directions, let me know. Just to make it more worthwhile, there was a beautiful mature Bald Eagle sitting atop a pole on Rt. 561 on our way to see the phoebe. Joyce Stefancic Clermont, Fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Red-cockaded Woodpecker-Charlotte County From: Dianne Quilty <sheckysmom AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:32:41 -0500 Hey everyone, sorry for the late post but I just now finally had the opportunity to confirm what I think was a Red-cockaded Woodpecker that was foraging about 50' to 75' high in a pine tree in my neighborhood a couple of days ago, and would like to share my adventure and research for your opinion and/or entertainment. I was walking my dogs after work Monday -- about 5:30 pm, when some significantly different chip notes caught my ear. Silly me, I wasn't wearing my binoculars, so I really paid attention to the sound of the bird, and turned towards the direction I thought the bird was calling from. What I thought I had heard was the squeaky chip-notes of a Brown-headed Nuthatch deep and high in the wooded vacant lot, but I saw a more Robin-sized bird flap-glide with the undulating flight of a woodpecker out of the middle of the lot and high into a pine, then begin the characteristic woodpecker foraging behavior -- head up on the trunk of the tree, assaulting the bark; continuously and methodically checking under, around, and into the bark of the pine, cocking its head, poking, digging, eating and moving around and around the trunk of the tree. I continued to hear the squeaky chipping now originating from the direction of where the woodpecker was hunting. The chip was a single note, spaced about a couple of seconds apart but patiently consistent squeaky descending note. Interestingly I didn't hear the bird chatter, it just patiently chipped like it was absently talking to itself while it worked the pine. I was able to watch the bird for at least 5-minutes but wasn't able to get a good look due to the height and distance of the bird in the tree, the fact that it was somewhat back-lit by late afternoon sun, and that I didn't have my binoculars with me while walking my dogs -- D'ooh ! Instead, I listened carefully as I had never heard a woodpecker issue this type of chip note before. I considered what woodpecker would be around here and although the size was comparable, I quickly discounted Downy due to the sound of the chip notes. I also eliminated Hairy at this time as well due to its size and call. The bird wasn't a Brown-headed Nuthatch as it was significantly larger than the little nuthatch and used different foraging behavior than that little cutie. The woodpecker was definitely much smaller than a Pileated , and also more diminutive than a Hairy, although I could occasionally make out a classic Downy/Hairy look or jizz to the bird. I could only think of either a Read-headed or Red-cockaded but didn't have enough information at the time to make a decision. Tonight I compared the chip-notes I heard to several chip notes on my Thayer Birding software. I also looked up several woodpeckers in my National Geographic as well as the photos in Thayer's to see what other woodpeckers would compare to this bird in size, range, and time of year. Although Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a possibility, I don't know about it's behavior very well, and I'm not convinced that the bird I heard gave such a robust call. In addition, the visual jizz of the bird didn't scream sapsucker to me. The Red-headed call was too strident or harsh compared to the call I heard, and I think the back pattern would show even in back-light conditions. That leaves me with Red-cockaded unless someone can think of another woodpecker. Believe it or not, I've birded the Babcock Webb WMA both in winter and for the Breeding Bird Survey, and have not gotten Red-cockaded yet. Monday's sighting would be a lifer for me, but I'm not comfortable putting that tick mark next to the name until I can distinctively identify the bird by sight as well as by sound. Still, it was fun doing the research, and refreshed my memory of woodpecker calls and sightings. I really have to remember to wear my binoculars when walking the dogs!!! Later everyone, Dianne Quilty , Port Charlotte Florida. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Pelagic Trip. 11-15. out of Ponce de Leon Inlet. Volusia Co. From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT CO.VOLUSIA.FL.US> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:47 -0500 On Sunday, November 15, 58 intrepid souls struck out of Ponce de Leon Inlet for a 12 hour pelagic trip out to the Gulf Stream. Despite high seas to about 7-8 feet, the long period between the waves made the trip very comfortable. When we made it out to about 25 miles, we found a striking line of blue water, complete with flying fish. This eddy of the Gulf Stream was 12-14 miles west of the main Gulf Stream. Not only was there a marked change from green to clear, deep blue water, but there was also a major temperature change. The temperature in the green water was 71F, while the deep blue Gulf Stream water was 78F. We ran south along this line and quickly found several Cory's Shearwaters and 2 Audubon's Shearwaters. We continued back north along this line, then made a short run out to the main Gulf Stream, where we found little. We returned to this interface and continued to find a great assortment of Cory's Shearwaters, a few Audubon's Shearwater, Brown Booby, Pomarine and Parasitic jaegers and Bridled and Sooty Terns. Below is a listing. In addition, we found a huge Leatherback Turtle, as well as Green and Loggerhead Turtles. As well, we also found two sailfish. Pelagic Trip November 15, 2009 Out of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida Boat: Pastime Princess Time out: 6:20 a.m. Time in: 6:00 p.m. Leaders: Andy Bankert; Wes Biggs, Michael Brothers, Dave Goodwin, Mitchell Harris, David Simpson, Roberto Torres, and Bob Wallace Birds Seen Offshore -- Beyond the Jetty Cory’s Shearwater 120+ Audubon’s Shearwater 4 Brown Booby 1 Northern Gannet 15 Brown Pelican 8 Great Blue Heron 2 Pomarine Jaeger 8 Parasitic Jaeger 4 Laughing Gull 25 Herring Gull 6 Royal Tern 25 Sandwich Tern 20 Common Tern 50 Forster’s Tern 4 Bridled Tern 3 Sooty Tern 2 Birds Seen on Inshore Waters Red-breasted Merganser Common Loon American White Pelican Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Reddish Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Osprey Bald Eagle Clapper Rail Willet Ruddy Turnstone Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Caspian Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Forster’s Tern Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Tree Swallow Yellow-rumped Warbler Marine Mammals Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) Marine Reptiles Leatherback Turtle Loggerhead Turtle Green Turtle Marine Fish Sailfish Flying Fish -- species undetermined, probably the Atlantic flyingfish, Cheilopogon melanurus It was a great trip! Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Eygptian Geese From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:34:22 -0500 Hi all, Just wanted to add to the exotics. Venetian Gardens in Leesburg, Fl also has two resident Eygptian Geese. Very pretty birds. I attached photo. If you go to look for them. They also have another hiding spot that I know of if you need directions. leann Streeper Leesburg, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Burrowing Owls From: Tom Mast <tmast AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:42:52 -0500 Has anyone seen or heard of the Burrowing Owls being seen on Power Line Road in Hernando County. Thanks Tom Mast Lutz, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Help Please From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:35 -0500 I really appreciate the help and the copy of the post. For some reason I did not receive it. I looked everywhere except the archives. I'm not familar with the goose. I looked them up online, and they are from South America. They nest in trees. So I figured these are from there. I don't know if these are someone's pets or migrants from South America?? Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Please Help 11/18/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:45:00 -0500 Does anyone know about the Orinoco Geese reported by Bill Pranty? Where is the site? I have not found a post on them anywhere except Bill Pranty's. No site information given. Thanks, Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: western birds east From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:48 -0600 Hi all, Our run on western birds continues here in the w. Panhandle. Lucy and I went to the Ft. Walton Beach Spray Field complex this morning and in about 4 hours birding got 80 species including a WESTERN KINGBIRD on the fence going in to the Wright Compost facility, and five SWAINSON'S HAWKS, a local record for most seen at one time. On the fence at the City pond was the male VERMILION FLYCATCHER. This bird has been present for some time. This run on western vagrants began in early October with the GROOVE-BILLED ANI at Ft. Pickens and the run apparently is continuing. The road to Ft. Pickens is closed, probably for a long time as TS Ida deposited tons of sand which has to be removed and the Park Service has to get bids for removal, which could take a long time. Meanwhile, the status of the GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE remains in limbo. Last seen Nov. 8. What next? Bob & Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, Fl in the w. Panhandle To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: western birds east From: "Lucy and Bob Duncan" <town_point AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:48 -0600 Hi all, Our run on western birds continues here in the w. Panhandle. Lucy and I went to the Ft. Walton Beach Spray Field complex this morning and in about 4 hours birding got 80 species including a WESTERN KINGBIRD on the fence going in to the Wright Compost facility, and five SWAINSON'S HAWKS, a local record for most seen at one time. On the fence at the City pond was the male VERMILION FLYCATCHER. This bird has been present for some time. This run on western vagrants began in early October with the GROOVE-BILLED ANI at Ft. Pickens and the run apparently is continuing. The road to Ft. Pickens is closed, probably for a long time as TS Ida deposited tons of sand which has to be removed and the Park Service has to get bids for removal, which could take a long time. Meanwhile, the status of the GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE remains in limbo. Last seen Nov. 8. What next? Bob & Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, Fl in the w. Panhandle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Dickcissel at Lucky Hammock, Miami-Dade From: Roberto Torres <rtorres AT TNC.ORG> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:27:50 -0500 A juvenile female Dickcissel this morning SW of Lucky Hammock. Also hundreds of sparrows, mostly Savannah and Grasshopper, and a single Clay-colored. The White-tailed Kite was in the area, and there were 2 Least Flycatchers across from Lucky Hammock. Not much else that was noteworthy, and we went as far as Pa-hay-okee. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet and N. Waterthrush at the culvert before the research center were nice finds. Roberto Miami-Dade To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Orinoco Geese in Jupiter From: Bill Pranty <billpranty AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:14:15 -0500 Good afternoon all, Mr. Weinrich's sighting represents the third observation in Florida of Orinoco Goose. Interestingly, all have been in Palm Beach County, and at 10-year intervals. I photographed on goose at Loxahatchee NWR in May 1989, Tammy Peeples photographed another somewhere in the county in Feb 1999, and now these 6 at Jupiter in Nov 2009. Best regards, Bill Pranty Bayonet Point, Florida _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: ID Help - Please From: Hanie Sam <sam AT IDENT-A-BIRD.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:13:11 -0500 I took these today and would like some help - please: Sam Hanie sam AT ident-a-bird.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:03:09 -0500 Hi all, I spent the morning tromping around Teague Hammock Preserve in St. Lucie County. I had a great time and added two more species to my St. Lucie list. The place is pretty dry right now. It has a lot of potential for rails and sparrows as well as migrant songbirds. Paleo Hammock, right across the road and has more hammock and some wetlands. Eventually, or maybe they already have done it, there will be a trail leading over to Hackberry Hammock as well. Here is a link to Teague Hammock Preserve http://www.stlucieco.gov/erd/teague.htm It's a great site for county listing. David Simpson Fellsmere, FL Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org > Date: November 18, 2009 3:49:24 PM EST > To: simpsondavid AT mac.com > Subject: eBird Report - Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 > > > > Location: Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie > Observation date: 11/18/09 > Notes: Walked all trails and most of perimeter. Dawn on > Carlton Road at the south gate. Foggy early. Calm and mostly > sunny later. > Number of species: 57 > > Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 > Heard in the dark. Flyover? > Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo 2 > Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus 1 > Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1 > Great Egret - Ardea alba 1 Flyover > Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 1 Flyover > Green Heron - Butorides virescens 2 > Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus 1 Flyover > Wood Stork - Mycteria americana 1 Flyover > Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus 10 > Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 30 > Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis 1 Flyover. Male headed > south. > Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus 4 > Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 1 > American Kestrel - Falco sparverius 1 > Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola 1 Pond near south line. > Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis 2 > Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 1 > Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata 1 > Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 5 > Barred Owl - Strix varia 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 4 > Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus 1 > Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus 1 South fence line. > Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 16 > White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus 4 > Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2 > American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 3 > Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 300 Heading north and > sitting on power lines north of property. > Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 13 > House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 40 > Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis 37 > Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 3 > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 16 > American Robin - Turdus migratorius 30 > Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 29 > Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 4 > Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 1 > Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 4 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 45 > Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica 3 > Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum 19 > Palm Warbler (Western) - Dendroica palmarum palmarum 8 > Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 1 > Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 2 > Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis 1 > Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 24 > Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 2 > Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis 7 > Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum 2 > Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 12 > Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 10 > Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea 4 > Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris 10 Nine green birds. All > birds found in hammocks > Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 1 > Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna 8 > Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 1 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT mac.com> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:03:09 -0500 Hi all, I spent the morning tromping around Teague Hammock Preserve in St. Lucie County. I had a great time and added two more species to my St. Lucie list. The place is pretty dry right now. It has a lot of potential for rails and sparrows as well as migrant songbirds. Paleo Hammock, right across the road and has more hammock and some wetlands. Eventually, or maybe they already have done it, there will be a trail leading over to Hackberry Hammock as well. Here is a link to Teague Hammock Preserve http://www.stlucieco.gov/erd/teague.htm It's a great site for county listing. David Simpson Fellsmere, FL Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org > Date: November 18, 2009 3:49:24 PM EST > To: simpsondavid AT mac.com > Subject: eBird Report - Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie , 11/18/09 > > > > Location: Teague Hammock Preserve St. Lucie > Observation date: 11/18/09 > Notes: Walked all trails and most of perimeter. Dawn on > Carlton Road at the south gate. Foggy early. Calm and mostly > sunny later. > Number of species: 57 > > Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 > Heard in the dark. Flyover? > Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo 2 > Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus 1 > Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1 > Great Egret - Ardea alba 1 Flyover > Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 1 Flyover > Green Heron - Butorides virescens 2 > Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus 1 Flyover > Wood Stork - Mycteria americana 1 Flyover > Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus 10 > Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 30 > Snail Kite - Rostrhamus sociabilis 1 Flyover. Male headed > south. > Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus 4 > Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 1 > American Kestrel - Falco sparverius 1 > Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola 1 Pond near south line. > Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis 2 > Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 1 > Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata 1 > Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 5 > Barred Owl - Strix varia 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 4 > Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus 1 > Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus 1 South fence line. > Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 16 > White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus 4 > Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2 > American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 3 > Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 300 Heading north and > sitting on power lines north of property. > Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 13 > House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 40 > Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis 37 > Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 3 > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 16 > American Robin - Turdus migratorius 30 > Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 29 > Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 4 > Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 1 > Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 4 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 45 > Yellow-throated Warbler - Dendroica dominica 3 > Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum 19 > Palm Warbler (Western) - Dendroica palmarum palmarum 8 > Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 1 > Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 2 > Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis 1 > Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 24 > Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 2 > Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis 7 > Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum 2 > Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 12 > Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 10 > Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea 4 > Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris 10 Nine green birds. All > birds found in hammocks > Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 1 > Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna 8 > Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 1 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Male Hooded Warbler in Mead Garden From: Marcus Sharpe <marcusmail AT MARCUSSHARPE.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:52 -0500 I was birding Mead Garden during the lunch hour today and got about a 5 minute look at a Male Hooded Warbler. The bird caught a very large bug and was having a tough time eating it. Isn't this a bit late to see one of these birds in Central Florida? Good Birding to all, Marcus Sharpe Mead Garden is in Winter Park, Florida Orange County To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: VIDEO OF SALTMARSH SPARROW 11/18/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:54:30 -0500 Anyone interested is seeing a video of a Saltmarsh Sparrow please contact me for the link. I finally got a bird to cooperate long enough for a video. Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. sueredfish AT msn.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Exotic Geese in Jupiter From: Ann & Phil Weinrich <trilliumwoods AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:03:34 -0500 My husband saw 6 Orinoco Geese in a rentention pond at Jupiter High School yesterday morning. A few hours later when he could check again (he was teaching) they were gone. I'm sure they were from someplace west of there, "Jupiter Farms" area, where many kinds of exotics are kept. Ann Yeend Weinrich Lake Worth, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: West Pasco Snow Goose From: Ken Tracey <kftracey AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:02:07 -0800 Hello,   This morning I located a Snow Goose reported to me yeaterday by Peter Day. The goose is at a pond just south of Trouble Creek Rd, New Port Richey. The pond is bordered by houses so you have look between them to find it. It is with 2 Muscovy Ducks. The roads to check around the pond are Tarsier, Swallowtail, Damara, and Addax Dr.   Ken Tracey New Port Richey To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: yard birds and such From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:50:10 -0500 Hi BirdBrains, I said yesterday that I heard a single Am. Goldfinch in the field next to our house. Today several hit the feeders...time to put up the thistle feeders. Also had a couple male House Finches on the feeders. Has anyone seen the Am. Wigeons on Black Point at MINWR this week? Am also looking for the Eurasian Wigeon...of course. We were at Merritt on Sunday and did not see any Widgons. Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic Clermont, Fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: West Pasco, Black Scoter, Pacific Loon From: Ken Tracey <kftracey AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:52:13 -0800 Hello,   At high tide, just after noon today I found a Black Scoter and a possible Pacific Loon in the boat channel out from the small park at Hudson Beach. Both birds were out a good distance from the bulkhead diving in the channel. Tomorrows high tide is 2:30 pm and that would be the best time to search for them. The loon had an apparent chin strap or dark necklace, very dark back, thin bill. Both birds were to far out to get a good photo.   Ken Tracey New Port Richey To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Streaming vultures in Bonita Springs From: Judie Von Eiff <gfvon AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:00:49 -0500 This morning I saw an amazing thing. At about 9:30 as I was on my way to play golf, I noticed quite a large number of vultures....mostly TVs but a lot of Blacks also....flying by. I pulled off the road to get a better look and realized there were hundreds and hundreds of them STREAMING NORTH. I watched for a while and then continued on. I got to the club, signed in, changed shoes and went out to the practice range and the vultures were still coming!! And coming! And coming! This went on for a good hour plus. They were not the same birds circling, but just bird after bird after bird streaming by. There must have been a couple thousand total. They were relatively low and ALL heading north. Couldn't have been migrating this late and north, right? But what was going on? Any ideas? Your thoughts please! Judie Von Eiff Bonita Springs SW Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: African Collared Dove Quest. From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:29:33 -0500 Thanks to all who replied. The African Collared is also known as the Ringed Turtle Dove. If I had known that, I already would have known that it wasn't it, because Gallus said it wasn't a Ringed Turtle. Thought there might be a chance for this, since I had never heard of it. Thanks for the lesson all. Loving to learn!!! Probably still won't know one if I saw one. I will keep trying.... Thanks again. Leann Streeper Leesburg, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Purple Sandpiper Ponce Inlet From: TC Riggs <tcriggs AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:57 -0500 All, Following a wonderful pelagic trip Sunday out of New Smyrna Beach, this morning I tried for the purple sandpiper that is sometimes found at Ponce Inlet in winter. One of the trip participants had seen it Saturday. It was the icing on the proverbial cake for me, another lifer, and with some patience, I got some good views for photography, demonstrating the winter color, orange legs and base of bill, and eye ring that are identifying characterisitcs compared to the similarly sized and shaped dunlin. Four images are attached. If anyone wants to look for this bird, go to New Smyrna Beach on the beach side and follow Peninsula north to the park at the end south end of the inlet by the Coast Guard Station. It's a lovely wind-blown park. Follow the excellent boardwalk to the third turn to the beach and you are at the rock jetty where many ruddy turnstones and the lone purple sandpiper were seen. Tom Riggs Clearwater, FL "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." --George Bernard Shaw To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: The Nelson's and the Saltmarsh Sparrows 11/16/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:43:29 -0500 I found a much better shot of the Nelson's and the Saltmarsh Sparrows together. Hope this helps some that are having a hard time distinguishing them in the field. Nelson's on the left, and a Saltmarsh on the right. Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: backyard birding adventures From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:56:37 -0500 Monday morning bath, Chippers take over the tub. Mr. Blue not pleased! HI BirdBrains, I looked out my back window this morning to find that several Chipping Sparrows have taken over the bluebird's tub, while Mr. Bluebird looked on in disgust from a nearby tree...high drama, for sure. Eventually 8 Chippers and a Pine Warbler occupied the tub at the same time. As I strolled the yard, camera in hand, House Wrens scolded me from all-around. You have to admire the spunk of those tiny birds...this particular one obviously disagreed with me on exactly whose yard it is. Also, I heard my first Goldfinch of the season, as it tweeed from out in the field...I'm sure they'll be hitting the thistle feeders shortly. Can the Cedar Waxwings be far behind??? Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic Clermont, Fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: STA5 Nov. 14 From: Margaret England STA5 Birding <sta5birding AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:21:51 -0500 STA5 20 miles South of Clewiston: Two species were added to the STA5 checklist yesterday: Wilson's Phalarope and Blue-headed vireo. I've included Caloosa Bird Club, Tropical Audubon, St. Lucie Audubon and individual birder's combined lists for Blumberg and the STA5 cells. There is a cap of 60 participants for the STA5 tours. Reservations are required. No new reservations are being taken for Jan. 16 or Jan. 30th. Birders, photographers and compilers are needed for the Jan. 2nd CBC.(FLSO) You may volunteer for 1/2 or the full day. The post count event will be held on 835 in Clewiston. For information or reservations contact: Margaret England LaBelle sta5birding AT embarqmail.com Hendry-Glades Audubon Website: http://www.orgsites.com/fl/hgaudubon/ Location: Stormwater Treatment Area 5 Observation date: 11/14/09 Number of species: 81 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Gadwall 3 American Wigeon 2 Northern Shoveler Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga American Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron (White form) Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Glossy Ibis Roseate Spoonbill Wood Stork Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Snail Kite 13 Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Crested Caracara 2 American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon 2 Sora Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Limpkin 3 Killdeer Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope 1 Caspian Tern 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Common Ground-Dove Barn Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher Eastern Phoebe Cassin's Kingbird 1 Western Kingbird 1 Loggerhead Shrike White-eyed Vireo Blue-headed Vireo 1 Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler Common Yellowthroat Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: FOS Hooded Merganser joins "The Gathering" From: Renne Leatto <renne AT IKARUMBAH.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:15:53 -0500 We had a gorgeous adult male hooded merganser join the semi-annual "Gathering" in our backyard lake today. He saw our live decoys (resident tame mallards) and flew in with a sudden nose dive to join them. He swam circles around them and they seemed like they wanted to get away from him. Our 7-acre suburban lake north of Windermere has some sort of fish spawning event two or three times a year, usually with the onset of cold weather. It attracts a large gathering of birds who join the permanent residents for several days. This gathering began about three days ago. Every morning, we wake up to the list below (the number ranges reflect the counts we've seen during various times of the past few days): - 1 to 2 bald eagles (a gorgeous pair of adults hung out all day Friday, sitting in trees and soaring over the lake) - 2 to 4 osprey (at least two stay all day every day, and their calls wake me up at 7am) - 2 to 8 wood storks (they've tried to perch in the trees but they were too heavy) - 1 red-shouldered hawk (A neighborhood resident) - 2 brown pelicans (From the west Orange county group which we see fly over almost every day, but they hang around longer when we have the spawning events) - 10 -12 Great Blue Herons (Usually, we only have 2-3 on this lake because they chase any other away) 10 -12 Great Egrets (Usually, we only have 4-5 on this lake because they chase any other away) - 5 -15 double crested cormorants, in a flotilla together (we usually have only one a day, if we're lucky) - 10 - 20 little blue herons, green herons, and tricolor herons (usually we only have a couple of each) - 40 - 70 snowy egrets (we usually have about 10) - 10 anhingas (we usually have 1 or 2) - 3 pied-billed grebes, residents - belted kingfishers come and go all day Several black vultures and house finches were also present, but they don't have anything to do with the lake event. Three Sandhill cranes have been flying low over, but not stopping in. Renee Leato Windermere, Orange County To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: MINWR 9/15/09 From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:14:33 -0500 Hi BirdBrains, We checked out Merritt Island today, with hopes that it would be open...and it was. We drove Black Point, then Peacock's Pocket, then Black Point again. There weren't a lot of different birds out there...out target birds were the Am. Wigeons (and the Eurasian Wigeon, of course). Didn't see any Wigeons, but did see 2 Hooded Mergansers (FOS) mixed in with a flock of White and Glossy Ibis on Black Point. There were also quite a few Am. Avocets. What a gorgeous bird...so elegant. Lots of Savannah Sparrows, Palm Warblers and a spattering of Yellow-rumps. All in all, a pretty typical day with beautiful weather and beautiful birds, too. Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic Clermont To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: African Collared Dove question From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:20 -0500 Hello again, I was looking through ebird and found a species I didn't know about. Does anyone know anything about African Collared Doves and know if this may be one?? I found him back in Sept at a grocery store in Eustis, Fl. Thought he looked way to light for a Eurasian Collared and thought it was a Turtle Dove of some sort. Does anyone have any info on African. I couldn't find much on the web. Thanks for help. Leann Streeper Leesburg, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Red-winged Blackbird question From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:06:58 -0500 Hello everyone, Had a nice weekend. Love that the Goldfinch are back and am awaiting the Cedar Waxwings. Here they are back as well. Was looking through old photos and ran across this photo of a Red Winged Blackbird. How do you know (besides location) that it isn't a Tri-colored?? This one has very white coverts compared to the yellow that you usually see. Sibley's says orange and yellow for Red winged and Red and white for Tri. This was taken at my house last June. Leesburg, Fl. Leann Streeper Leesburg, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Bronzed Cowbirds, Clewiston From: ED KWATER <himantopus AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:48:30 -0500 This afternoon at around 1.00 pm I found two Bronzed Cowbirds along the Lake Okeechobee levee in Clewiston. They were with two Brown-headed cowbirds. To get to the spot take route 80/27 from South Bay into Clewiston and turn right (north) on Francisco Street. After a couple of blocks turn left onto Hoover Dike and follow this round past a small marina and up onto the levee. The birds were in a line of small oaks at the base of the levee on the bank of the canal below the levee. They were still there when I left at 2.30 pm. They were not very active but were very tame and were calling repeatedly. Ed Kwater Brandon, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Shiloh-Merritt Island NWR 11/15/09 From: jw callis <soturin AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:34:07 -0500 3489 ya look and the spiderweb almost looks like it has the feathers of its back.. jwcallislll tallahassee,fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Shiloh-Merritt Island NWR 11/15/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:07:09 -0500 I checked the Shiloh Marsh this morning. The water level is up, and the Sharptail Sparrows appear to be more spread out. However I was able to find 6 Saltmarsh Sparrows, and 3 Nelson's Sparrows. It looks like we have a nice crop that are going to winter with us. I got a shot of a Nelson's and a Saltmarsh Sparrow in the same bush. There are plenty of Sedge Wrens, and a few Marsh Wrens out there also. There are Savanah Sparrows which will fool you when pursuing the Sharptails. There should be no trouble getting good looks for anyone that wants to go early. Don't forget your boots. Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Neotropic Cormorant + Wilson's Warbler From: Robert Bowman <bbpictures AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:48:10 -0800 Made a quick trip to St. Marks NWR this afternoon and saw the Neotropic Cormorant on the pilings at the lighthouse. I spoke to a few other birders who had been to the helipad and had seen a Henslow's Sparrow and got a quick unidentifiable glimpse of either a Grasshopper or a Le Conte's. Also, in Tallahasse, we've had a Wilson's Warbler at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park that has been present since October 25. Email me if you'd like more specific directions. Good Birding, Robert Bowman To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Tree Swallows From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:51:41 -0500 Hello everyone, On our way through Altoona,FL in North Lake County, we saw a big flock of Tree Swallows. Approximately 50, over an orange grove. We pulled over for photos and found what they were doing. They were feasting on honey bees. There was a bee hive in field. Someone is going to be missing a whole lot of bees!! Good birding. Leann Streeper Leesburg, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Ft. Desoto From: Cynthia Paonessa <cpaones1 AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:46:07 -0500 Anyone birding tomorrow ( Sun 15th) at Ft. Desoto that I can join? To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Audubon's Warbler From: Meret Wilson <wilsonsplover AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:16:55 -0800 An Audubon's Warbler was banded, photographed and released 11/13/09 at Tomoka Bird Banding Station at Tomoka State Park. Verified with photos by Bruce Anderson. Meret S Wilson Ormond Beach, FL TBBS, Tomoka State Park To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Honeymoon Island, Saturday, November 14, 2009 From: David Gagne <oporornis77 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:15:32 -0800 Hi All,   Birded the Park today from 6:45-2:30 and accumulated 73 species.  Not much in the form of migrants, just a good number of wintering species.  The best bird being a Chipping Sparrow, which can be hard to find in the park, as they occur each, fall, but not in any numbers.  Other birds of note:   Horned Grebe  7 Northern Gannet  2 Roseate Spoonbill  1 Bald Eagle  3 (2 Adults) Cooper's Hawk  2 Red-shouldered Hawk  1 Merlin  2 Sora  1 Eastern Phoebe  6 House Wren  21 Sedge Wren  1 Marsh Wren  2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5 Gray Catbird  68 Yellow-rumped Warbler  147 Palm Warbler  26 Savannah Sparrow  7 Swamp Sparrow  7 Indigo Bunting  1   Good Birding!!   Dave Gagne Holiday, Florida Oporornis77 AT yahoo.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Ft. DeSoto today From: donatdonlo <donatdonlo AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:00:57 -0500 Lot's of great birds out at Ft. DeSoto today. Lorraine and I were unable to locate the American Avocets, which was our target bird, but we had a nice consolation prize with an adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and 5 Chipping Sparrows. Lot's of other nice birds around as well. Don Margeson St. Petersburg To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Thanks Everyone From: Jeff Hooks <jeffhooks AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:59:37 -0500 Thanks. I really should have known a butterbutt. I had heard an unusual song and, I wasn't thinking warbler, or maybe I just wasn't thinking. Jeff Hooks St. Petersburg, FL http://jeffhooks.blogspot.com jeffhooks AT hotmail.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: ID Please From: Jeff Hooks <jeffhooks AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:43:49 -0500 Another great day at Fort Desoto, I got two lifers: Chipping Sparrow & Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. But I'm having trouble identifying the bird in the attached photo. Any ideas? Jeff Hooks St. Petersburg, FL http://jeffhooks.blogspot.com jeffhooks AT hotmail.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Eurasian Wigeon - Merritt Island NWR From: Paul Hueber <Phueber AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:34:40 EST I located a male Eurasian Wigeon this morning between stops 6 and 7 on Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. It was with a group of around 200 American Wigeon. There were also a couple of Northern Pintails, Northern Shovelers and Blue-winged Teal in the same area. The ducks were a good distance from the road and a scope would be required for a good view. The bird was also viewed by John Mangold. Paul Hueber Altamonte Springs To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Scissortailed Flycatcher - Ft Desoto From: Marianne Korosy <mkorosy AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:27:07 -0500 Lorraine Margeson just called and asked me to report that she and Don are looking at a Scissortailed Flycatcher at Ft Desoto Park, an uncommon species there. Directions: At the south end of Ft Desoto causeway, T-intersection at the flagpole/ranger's headquarters, turn right (west) and head toward North Beach. After passing the fort and the bend in the road (now heading north) watch for the Scissortailed on the wires on the right side of the road over the large field - before you get to the first North Beach parking lot. The flycatcher was being harrassed by a Kestrel as they watched. Marianne Korosy Palm Harbor, FL -- "To the extent that we banish the rest of life we will impoverish our own species for all time." - E. O. Wilson To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Western Meadowlark From: Lucy and Bob Duncan <town_point AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:54:44 -0600 Hi all, A Western Meadowlark made a brief appearance in my neighborhood in Gulf Breeze in the extreme western Panhandle about a half hour ago. I spotted this lone Meadowlark in the top of a bare hickory tree near the tip of the Santa Rosa Peninsula. This is inside a gated community. The bird was yellowish in the malar area on a rather featureless face. I was able to get Ron Davis to also look at the bird and while he was looking at it, it began calling. I returned to the house to get Lucy and her camera and played the call which matched Western Meadowlark. When we returned, it was gone and probably left the area as there is no suitable habitat in the area for it to linger long. There is a Western Meadowlark somewhere in the western Panhandle! Bob Duncan Gulf Breeze To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Thanx From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:59:30 -0500 Hi BirdBrains, Thanx to all who helped me to ID the warbler...apparently, I was the only one in the state of Florida that didn't know it was a Myrtle Yellow-rumped (however, that was the guess I would have ventured in the post). Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic Clermont (and no longer totally clueless) To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: St. Pete CBC From: donatdonlo <donatdonlo AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:45:26 -0500 The 2009 St. Petersburg Christmas Bird Count will be held Saturday, December 19th, 2009. 2009 will mark the 73rd consecutive St. Pete CBC, the second longest running in Florida. Last year saw 72 participants log 163 species, a count circle record. The 2008 CBC saw us count a CBC record 218 Eastern Screech-Owls. Please join myself, St. Pete Audubon Volunteers and Compiler Ron Smith in shooting for a new CBC yearly record. Thank you for your past efforts on behalf of National Audubon and the St. Petersburg Audubon Society. Please email me or call if you'd like to join us. Don Margeson St. Petersburg Audubon Christmas Bird Count Coordinator 877-321-2009 Ext. # 253 Toll free 727-527-0227 Ext. # 253 Office 727-415-1371 Cell donatdonlo AT aol.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: mystery warbler (or, clueless in Clermont) From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:48:31 -0500 Hi BirdBrains, I usually take a drive through a certain parking lot on my way home from work at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and sometimes I see some pretty good birds (wild turkeys, often). There were lots of warblers there today (about 4:30), mostly pine and palm. However, this little one is one I can't ID...only venture a guess. Sorry for the poor image quality, but I didn't have my speedlight and it was in shadow. He wouldn't turn around, but flashed his behind, so I got the tail as well as a (sort of) profile. If someone out there could ID it, I would be most grateful. Thanks! Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Savannah to St. Petersburg on Inter Costal Waterway. From: Bird Bill Senske <bsenske AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:28 -0500 I am going to Savannah tomorrow to pick up a yacht and deliver it via the ICW down the florida coast, thru lake okechobee...well you know how to spell it....and then back up to st.Petersburg. Any comments, suggestions etc for birding along the way. Since I live on tierra verde egrets, herons and spoonbills are not of interest... comments please To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: ID HELP 11/13/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:46:14 -0500 Hi, On my hummingbird post yesterday I was right thinking it was a Ruby- throated Hummingbird. That's is what most people believe. It's just an unusual one I guess. Doug Stuckey has his regular resident Painted Buntings again this year (3 pairs) along with other birds. He lives in north Titusville. I've seen Baltimore Orioles, Chipping Sparrows, Prairie Warblers, Northern Parulas, Yellow-throated Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet ect. No telling what will pop up. I saw an unusual Common Grackle. It has a deformed bill. Just waiting for a specialty to show up.... Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: reporting Red Knots with data loggers From: "Gretchen E. Nareff" <marshbirder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:26:42 -0800 I was asked by Joanna Burger to send out an email to the BirdBrains list in regards to reporting Red Knots with data loggers.  Kathryn Young posted a picture a few weeks ago of a REKN wearing a data logger (http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/listserv/wa.exe?A2=ind0910&L=brdbrain&D=1&T=0&O=D&P=226056).  Dr. Burger and Larry Niles are in the process of fitting 150 REKN with these data loggers and they ask that sightings please be reported to Dr. Burger (burger AT biology.rutgers.edu).  Most of them were fitted on birds in the Delaware Bay, but they are going to Tierra del Fuego in January to put the rest on. These data loggers carry important information and the birds have to be recaptured to get that information.  They aren't retrapping yet, but they are interested in knowing where the birds are until then. Tell your friends in neighboring states.  Thanks! Gretchen  E. Nareff Brandon, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: ft desoto this am 11/13/09 From: Bill Pranty <billpranty AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:49:06 -0500 Hi Bill, Nice photos, especially of the two Reddish Egret morphs side-by-side. The Buteo perched on the powerline is a Red-shouldered, not a Broad-winged; note the black-and-white checkering on the primaries and secondaries. Best regards, Bill Pranty Bayonet Point, Florida _________________________________________________________________ Find the right PC with Windows 7 and Windows Live. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/pc-scout/laptop-set-criteria.aspx?cbid=wl&filt=200,2400,10,19,1,3,1,7,50,650,2,12,0,1000&cat=1,2,3,4,5,6&brands=5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16&addf=4,5,9&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen2:112009 To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Fort Desoto this Morning From: Jeff Hooks <jeffhooks AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:53 -0500 Like Mr Senske, I had a good morning at Fort Desoto. I saw the Broadwing, the many Kestrals, the contrasting pair of Reddish Egrets as well as Palm, Pine, Yellow-throated, Black & White, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the Australian Pines on North Beach. Also on North Beach about half way to the north end I saw the two American Avocets (a lifer for me!). on the beach, evenAmerican Avocetfemales have more curves Jeff Hooks St. Petersburg, FL http://jeffhooks.blogspot.com jeffhooks AT hotmail.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: ft desoto this am 11/13/09 From: Bird Bill Senske <bsenske AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:34:36 -0500 a beautiful morning to watch birds at desoto, but couldnt find Avocet Saw the eagle from pond near the baseball diamond yesterday. Took a low pass over my 14 lb dog while we were walking. What do you do if you end up with a bald eagle on the end of a 6 foot leash. bill senske Ft Desoto Tierra verde To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Honeymoon Island, Friday, November 13, 2009 From: David Gagne <oporornis77 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:14:31 -0800 Hi All,   Jim Wells, Ron Smith and I watched the gulf this morning and had small numbers  off migrants.  The weather was NOT as predicted, as the winds were not as strong out of the north as was hoped for but the highlight of the 3 hours of birding here today were 2 BLACK SCOTERS moving south!!!   These birds were flying by the last bath house and appeared to go in between Honeymoon and Caladesi Islands through Hurricane Pass,  we did not see the birds from the Dunedin Causeway however later in the AM.   Other birds detected:   Blue-winged Teal  2 Green-winged Teal  1 Ring-necked Duck  3 Common Loon  5 Horned Grebe  1 Northern Gannet  4 Northern Harrier  1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1 CEDAR WAXWING  12 (FOS) in picnic area parking lot American Robin  1   Spent most of this time looking over the gulf today and we did not bird any other areas here in the park other than of the beach and in the picnic area.   Good Birding!!!   Dave Gagne Holiday, FLorida Oporornis77 AT yahoo.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Resending white-ibis photo From: Diane Reed <dreedster AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:36 -0500 Sorry the photo didn't come through. I'm a mere birder - no computer expertise whatsoever! Diane Reed St. Augustine, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: FOS-American Goldfinch From: Leann Streeper <leann.jackson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:49:13 -0500 Had our first of season Am. goldfinch this morning. Heard there distinct call and knew. Took a while to get a photo. Attached. Had a few busy day. Could have used you all to see what was around. Had a lot of Yellow Rumped, Ruby Crowned Kinglet and Gnatcatchers. Had 32 species total for day. A lot of American Robins also. Hope you all are finding a lot of bird also. Have a good birdy day. leann Streeper Leesburg, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: St Pete Tierre Verde location? From: Nathaniel Stuart <stuartnate AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:57:38 -0500 Hello St Pete, I'm having trouble finding a specific location for Tierra Verde and its duck ponds. Can you help? Thanks! Nathaniel Stuart 561.441.2219 NathanielStuart.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: St. Johns County White-faced Ibis From: Diane Reed <dreedster AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:11:30 -0500 Hello all, With Ken Schmidt's permission, here is a photo of the white-faced ibis seen in St. Johns County. Both Ken Schmidt and Renae Stambaugh spent nearly the entire day watching this great county find. thanks Diane Reed St. Augustine, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: St. Johns County White-faced Ibis From: Matt Hafner <mh1920 AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:23:19 -0500 The ibis was seen throughout the day yesterday and my wife and I watched it again go to roost in the SW corner of the pond. See my previous post for directions. Good luck to anyone trying to see it. Matt Hafner St. Augustine, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Marching Shorebirds From: william stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:02:04 -0500 Hi BirdBrains, I have attached a pic of some shorebirds that was taken at North Beach of Ft. DeSoto on Monday. I would just like confirmation that I have them ID-ed correctly. Short-billed Dowitchers with really long bills (downward "crimp" at end?), Red Knots with straight, medium bills, and Black-bellied Plover with short "plover" bill (on right), and extreme left in background, Sanderling. Please let me know if I misidentified any. Thanks! Good Birding! Joyce Stefancic Clermont, Fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: ID HELP 11/12/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:39:28 -0500 This hummingbird was at Doug Stuckey's home. We noticed the white on the wings, it is short and stubby, and it has a golden yellow tint on top of the head. I saw the throat, and it is red when hit by the light. It's probably a Ruby-throated Hummingbird with pollen on the head. It just looks different to both me and Doug. Anyone care to take a stab? Would appreciate any help. Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: FOS Purple Sandpiper From: Lesley Royce <ljroyce AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:46:17 -0500 While doing our weekly shorebird monitoring at Huguenot Memorial Park, we saw our FOS Purple Sandpiper by the jetties. Lesley Royce ljroyce AT earthlink.net Jacksonville, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Seaside Sparrow (MINWR) follow-up 11/12/09 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:06:10 -0500 Hi All, I have been getting emails asking me if I have identified the Seaside Sparrow yet. Today I heard from a friend who's really been researching my Seaside Sparrow since I found it on Nov 1, 2009 (MINWR) She sent the pictures to Cornell, and heard back today. Here's the quote from her contact at Cornell: "They are nice photos; they definitely look completely compatible with the A.m. fischeri subspecies. The smudginess of the streaks with the buff, the olive in the face, and the overall darkness of the streaks which make it more different the other seasides" I checked it out on the internet, and it is a subspecies of Alabama. So her question to him is what is it doing on the MINWR in Florida? Still waiting for a reply. Guess her contact wasn't affraid of getting egg in his face. I'll post any more information that I get. Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: South Pinellas Birds (11-12-09) From: Ron Smith <rsmith52 AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:39:05 -0500 Good afternoon, Two Great Black-backed Gulls were atop the light poles on the bridge just before the main Sunshine Skyway today. Another Great Black-backed was in Boca Ciega Bay, across the way from Gulfport Beach, as repoted to me by Margie Wilkinson. An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was on the sand spit to the left (east) just before crossing over the bridge towards Fort De Soto - the first bridge after the Tierra Verde traffic light. Two other adult Lesser Black-backeds were at Lassing Park (east end of 22nd Av S in St. Pete) this afternoon. (The big gulls ain't much to you east coasters, but to us west coasters they're sort of a big deal.) A lone American Avocet was photographed resting at the end of the East Beach Turnaround at Fort De Soto, while another six were photographed (by Jim Wells) further north along the Dunedin Causeway, which is the road leading into Honeymoon Island State Park. A half dozen Blue-winged Teal were in the SW pond at the Tierra Verde traffic light and several dozen ducks were further south at the Tierra Verde duck ponds including 3 Ruddy's, a lone American Wigeon, and Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck & Redhead. Three Whimbrel, a fairly hard bird to find south county some winters, were at the south end of 21st Street in southern St. Petersburg. 46 Marbled Godwits were keeping them company. A Peregrine Falcon was atop his usual post - the tower off to the north from Fort De Soto's Gulf Pier - for most of the morning today. Ron Smith St. Pete, FL www.PinellasBirds.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail: send a message "SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL" to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________