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Phillipine Eagle,©Jan Wilczur

9 Feb Celery Bog 2/9/12 afternoon [Chuck Tuttle ]
9 Feb Hooded Crane Update afternoon February 9 [Lee Sterrenburg ]
9 Feb Stillwater Marsh ["Whitehead, Donald R." ]
9 Feb Hooded Crane yes [Terry Walsh ]
9 Feb Hooded Crane photos [John Harley ]
9 Feb Re: Hooded Crane search tomorrow February 9 [Lee Sterrenburg ]
8 Feb Hooded Crane search tomorrow February 9 [Lee Sterrenburg ]
8 Feb Hooded Crane [John Harley ]
8 Feb RFI Yellow-throated Warbler [Jeff Moore ]
8 Feb Woodcock [David Crouch ]
8 Feb ADMIN: Rules update [Phil Kelly ]
8 Feb Re: Hooded Crane-No sightings []
8 Feb Hooded Crane update [Lee Sterrenburg ]
8 Feb Hooded Crane update [Lee Sterrenburg ]
8 Feb Re: Hooded Crane-No sightings [Don Gorney ]
8 Feb Eurasian-Collared Doves [Russ Brink ]
8 Feb Hooded Crane-No sightings [Robert Kissel ]
8 Feb Hooded Crane Directions error [Charles Mills ]
8 Feb Directions to the latest Hooded Crane observation site [Charles Mills ]
8 Feb Hooded Crane [Charles Mills ]
8 Feb Re: Hooded Crane ["George G. Slater" ]
8 Feb Hooded Crane [Charles Mills ]
8 Feb Turkey Vultures [Russell Allison ]
8 Feb Common Goldeneye, Eagle Marsh []
8 Feb Turkey Vultures over White County [Rick Read ]
8 Feb Hooded Crane at GPFWA Beehunter Marsh [Lee Sterrenburg ]
8 Feb Goose Pond FWA Tundra Swans [Lee Sterrenburg ]
8 Feb Goose Pond 2/7/12 [Tim Griffith ]
8 Feb Woodcock ["Whitehead, Donald R." ]
7 Feb Goose Pond FWA Unit GP10N February 3 2012 [Lee Sterrenburg ]
7 Feb Loggerhead Shrike Daviess County February 5 2012 [Lee Sterrenburg ]
7 Feb Williamsburg Apt Complex [Russell Allison ]
7 Feb Goose Pond, Bear Run Mine ["Whitehead, Donald R." ]
7 Feb Bald Eagles, W Lafayette, 2/7/12 [Ed Hopkins ]
7 Feb No sighting - Oberver rules out Hooded Crane for Feb 1 sighting [Don Gorney ]
7 Feb Goose Pond FWA Tundra Swans February 6 [Lee Sterrenburg ]
7 Feb Wabash/Patoka/White Riverine Survey [Heath D Hamilton ]
7 Feb Gr. White-fronted Geese ["Dunning, John B" ]
7 Feb Bald Eagle in LaPorte County [Steve & Stacie ]
7 Feb Cass, Carroll road birds []
7 Feb Re: ID Help: Mystery Hawk in Huntington [Maggie Jaicomo ]
6 Feb Re: Turkey Vulture' NW Indianapolis, Mockingbird [Don Gorney ]
6 Feb Turkey Vulture' NW Indianapolis, Mockingbird [Doug Stemke ]
6 Feb Common Grackle "cloud" [Robert Kissel ]
6 Feb White-Winged Crossbills - Lindenwood Cemetery [Dave Fox ]
6 Feb Sandhill Cranes - Roanoke [Jeff Moore ]
6 Feb Counting Cranes in Jackson County [Dan Kaiser ]
6 Feb Sandhill Cranes, Chinook Mine -Terre Haute [Michael Gerringer ]
6 Feb looking for cranes in Sullivan County [Gary Bowman ]
6 Feb Re: Help keep our Whooping Cranes safe [John Pohl ]
6 Feb ID Help: Mystery Hawk in Huntington [Maggie Jaicomo ]
6 Feb Re: Bluegrass FWA and Surrounding Areas [Evan Speck ]
6 Feb PU Martell Forest, 2/5/11 [Ed Hopkins ]
6 Feb Bluegrass FWA and Surrounding Areas [Tim Griffith ]
6 Feb Stillwater Marsh ["Whitehead, Donald R." ]
6 Feb Woodcocks last night [Terri Greene ]
5 Feb Calliope continues in North Vernon [Don Gorney ]
5 Feb Eagle Creek Park, Sunday February 5, 2012 [Don Williams ]
05 Feb Help keep our Whooping Cranes safe [Dan Kaiser ]
5 Feb Dugger Unit, Goose Pond, Beehunter [Amy Kearns ]
5 Feb Starve Hollow, Ewing Bottoms and Muscatatuck NWR [Tom and Colleen Becker ]
5 Feb Elkhart County White-winged Crossbills 2-5-2012 [Leland Shaum ]
5 Feb Fort Wayne Crossbills [Rick Read ]
5 Feb Independence Bridge swans ["Michael L. P. Retter" ]
5 Feb Kankakee Region: Ross's Goose + C. Redpoll [Jed Hertz ]
5 Feb Ewing Bottoms [David Crouch ]
5 Feb Pigeon River & Steuben []
5 Feb Williamsburg Apt. Complex [Russell Allison ]
5 Feb Stillwater, L. Monroe ["Whitehead, Donald R." ]
5 Feb Common Redpoll Flock - Wakarusa, In [Sam Plew ]
5 Feb Possible Hooded Crane sighting in Sullivan County on Feb 1 [Don Gorney ]
5 Feb FOS Woodcocks/Washington county [Jeff Sells ]
4 Feb Limberlost Marsh [Sam Plew ]
4 Feb Lakefront Porter Co. and LaPorte Co. Redpolls/Swans [John Kendall ]
4 Feb No Sightings - Be aware of Hooded Crane possibility [Don Gorney ]
4 Feb Bald Eagle, Snowy Owl and Sandhills @ Kingsbury [Spencer Jablonski ]

Subject: Celery Bog 2/9/12 afternoon
From: Chuck Tuttle <catuttle AT COMCAST.NET>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:20:18 +0000
I took a muddy walk around Celery Bog this afternoon. Pretty quiet but there 
were a few things around. I didn't count closely on most birds. Canada Goose - 
Lots Gadwall - 15 

Mallard - Lots Northern Shoveler - 1 Ring-necked Duck - 6 
Bald Eagle - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 3 (having a dogfight with the eagle) American 
Coot - 20 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 Downy Woodpecker - 3 Pileated Woodpecker - 
1 American Crow - 5 Carolina Chickadee - 5 Tufted Titmouse - 2 White-breasted 
Nuthatch - 1 


Carolina Wren - 1 



American Tree Sparrow - 15 



Dark-eyed Junco - 10 



House Finch - 25 



House Sparrow - 30 





Chuck Tuttle    

West Lafayette, IN 

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Subject: Hooded Crane Update afternoon February 9
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:08:38 -0500
Taking my first break since an hour before sunrise . . . . now at 1:50 PM.

The HOODED CRANE was visible in Goose Pond FWA Beehunter Marsh Unit BH5N this 
morning before sunrise from Base Line Road. Early birders like Ed Hopkins, 
Clint and Dana Maddox, Chuck Mills and David Ayer, Brad Feaster, etc. got to 
see the Crane early on. 


The Crane took off before sunrise and went east. It was seen flying several 
times but not on the ground. From around 9 AM through after 11:00 AM the Hooded 
Crane was in the big stubble field complex west of Beehunter Marsh, between CR 
1050 W and CR 1100 W. The bird was in sight off and on, sometimes walking over 
hills or down in declivities and going out of view. At one juncture some 35 
people watched the Crane with scopes for going on 40 minutes. Later the Hooded 
Crane flew to the fields immediately west of Beehunter Marsh, east of CR 1050 
W. 


The last report I got was about 30 minutes ago from Dana Maddox. She and others 
were watching the Crane in BH5N, from the overlook on Base Line Road. 


In short, the Hooded Crane has been within about a mile and a half of Beehunter 
Marsh for most of the most of the day, and most of the time to the west, 
although not always in view. 


I plan to stay though evening. I will go to the Marsh Madness Steering 
Committee meeting at 6:00 PM 


I would estimate that 75+ people have been out looking for the Crane today. 
Most who were here during the 9-11:30 AM time frame were successful. I have 
talked to people from Ohio, Minnesota, and Kentucky, and I hear some Michigan 
birders here. 


The Sandhill population is large and must be over 10,000.

No Sandhills have been going north today that I have seen. This leads one to 
assume that the Hooded Crane will still be here tomorrow. 


--Lee Sterrenburg
Bloomington 

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Subject: Stillwater Marsh
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:59:43 -0500
I made a mid-morning visit to Stillwater today - numbers of ducks 
continue to build. Lots to look at. The highlights:

     Canada Goose - 90
     Wood Duck - 2
     Gadwall - 75
     Am. Wigeon - 35
     Am. Black Duck - 30
     Mallard - 110
     No. Pintail - 75
     Green-winged Teal - 23
     Redhead - 45
     Ring-necked Duck - 900
     Lesser Scaup - 6
     Bufflehead - 18
     Co. Goldeneye - 38
     Bald Eagle - 1 (adult)
     Am. Robin - 26

Don Whitehead
Bloomington
whitehea AT indiana.edu

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Subject: Hooded Crane yes
From: Terry Walsh <taw327 AT ATT.NET>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:44:50 -0500
We're watching the hooded crane in the field NE of 1050w and 100s just to the 
west of beehunter at the moment (9:40am) 

Terry Walsh
Zionsville

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Subject: Hooded Crane photos
From: John Harley <ekjwh68 AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:16:41 -0500
We have placed several photos of the Hooded Crane at Goose Pond on the IAS 
group site on Flick'r. The crane was about 1/4 mile away, but can be clearly 
identified. 


John and Elaine Harley, ekjwh68 AT hotmail.com, Goshen, IN
 		 	   		  
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Subject: Re: Hooded Crane search tomorrow February 9
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:56:26 -0500
To All,

An update for Thursday morning February 9 2012.

There will be no goose hunters in Beehunter Marsh Unit BH5 this morning. Nor 
anywhere will there be goose hunters anywhere in the Beehunter Marsh Units. The 
only Unit hunted will be Goose Pond GP9. 



--Lee Sterrenburg
Bloomington 



On Feb 8, 2012, at 11:19 PM, Lee Sterrenburg wrote:

> To All,
> 
> I plan to return to Beehunter Marsh early tomorrow morning to assist with 
people looking for the Hooded Crane. 

> 
> My cell is 812-320-9325. Call me if you find the Hooded Crane and/or want 
updates I might have. 

> 
> I will start at first light looking down into GPFWA Beehunter Marsh Unit BH5 
from Base Line Road. Hopefully finding the Hooded Crane when it takes off in 
the morning and seeing where it goes. 

> 
> With perhaps circa 10,000 Sandhills in BH5 tonight that might be easier said 
than done. We may have to find the Hooded Crane foraging in fields. 

> 
> To reach Base Line Road come into Linton on State Road 54 and turn south on 
CR 1000 W, the road immediately east of Walmart on the east side of town. 
(Going north that same road is sometimes labelled Lone Tree Road.) Go south on 
CR 1000 W to the T with Base Line Road. Turn left (east) on Base Line and go to 
the over look for BH5N. There really isn't anywhere to park. Pull to the side 
of the road as best you can. There is traffic on the road. The small gravel DNR 
parking lot for BH5N on Base Line Road is too low for seeing down into the 
marsh. 

> 
> The other locale where the Hooded Crane was observed this afternoon and early 
evening was up the farmhouse drive from CR 100 S, in Unit BH5S. Part of the 
time the Hooded Crane was in Field M, seen from top of the farmhouse driveway. 

> 
> For maps go to the DNR GPFWA web site:
> 
> http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3094.htm
> 
> And click on Maps.
> 
> Then click on either the Acrobat Reader map or the Waterfowl Draw Map (I 
prefer the latter). Neither of these maps has CR 1000 W coming south from SR 54 
and Walmart. But both maps do have Base Line Road. 

> 
> Thanks to John Harley for finding the Hooded Crane in the afternoon and for 
allowing us to get word out in a timely manner. 

> 
> A couple of further reminders--
> 
> Remember to sign in at one of the Goose Pond FWA check in stands and to 
obtain your day entry card. Please return the card at the end of the day when 
you are done, at a drop box at a check in stand or at the DNR barn. The 
demographics on visitors for this event could be very important. Check in stand 
locations are on the property maps. 

> 
> Also, BH5 is scheduled to be hunted for Geese on Thursday and Friday morning, 
Feb 9 and 10. Goose hunters might not opt to go there. But they could. Be aware 
of this possibility and try to steer clear of hunters if they are in BH5. If 
BH5 is hunted in the morning it could change our strategies for looking for the 
Hooded Crane. I should know by shortly after 5:30 AM if there will be goose 
hunting parties in BH5 tomorrow morning. 

> 
> Good luck if you come to GPFWA searching for the Hooded Crane.
> 
> --Lee Sterrenburg
> Bloomington 
> 
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Subject: Hooded Crane search tomorrow February 9
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:19:17 -0500
To All,

I plan to return to Beehunter Marsh early tomorrow morning to assist with 
people looking for the Hooded Crane. 


My cell is 812-320-9325. Call me if you find the Hooded Crane and/or want 
updates I might have. 


I will start at first light looking down into GPFWA Beehunter Marsh Unit BH5 
from Base Line Road. Hopefully finding the Hooded Crane when it takes off in 
the morning and seeing where it goes. 


With perhaps circa 10,000 Sandhills in BH5 tonight that might be easier said 
than done. We may have to find the Hooded Crane foraging in fields. 


To reach Base Line Road come into Linton on State Road 54 and turn south on CR 
1000 W, the road immediately east of Walmart on the east side of town. (Going 
north that same road is sometimes labelled Lone Tree Road.) Go south on CR 1000 
W to the T with Base Line Road. Turn left (east) on Base Line and go to the 
over look for BH5N. There really isn't anywhere to park. Pull to the side of 
the road as best you can. There is traffic on the road. The small gravel DNR 
parking lot for BH5N on Base Line Road is too low for seeing down into the 
marsh. 


The other locale where the Hooded Crane was observed this afternoon and early 
evening was up the farmhouse drive from CR 100 S, in Unit BH5S. Part of the 
time the Hooded Crane was in Field M, seen from top of the farmhouse driveway. 


For maps go to the DNR GPFWA web site:

http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3094.htm

And click on Maps.

Then click on either the Acrobat Reader map or the Waterfowl Draw Map (I prefer 
the latter). Neither of these maps has CR 1000 W coming south from SR 54 and 
Walmart. But both maps do have Base Line Road. 


Thanks to John Harley for finding the Hooded Crane in the afternoon and for 
allowing us to get word out in a timely manner. 


A couple of further reminders--

Remember to sign in at one of the Goose Pond FWA check in stands and to obtain 
your day entry card. Please return the card at the end of the day when you are 
done, at a drop box at a check in stand or at the DNR barn. The demographics on 
visitors for this event could be very important. Check in stand locations are 
on the property maps. 


Also, BH5 is scheduled to be hunted for Geese on Thursday and Friday morning, 
Feb 9 and 10. Goose hunters might not opt to go there. But they could. Be aware 
of this possibility and try to steer clear of hunters if they are in BH5. If 
BH5 is hunted in the morning it could change our strategies for looking for the 
Hooded Crane. I should know by shortly after 5:30 AM if there will be goose 
hunting parties in BH5 tomorrow morning. 


Good luck if you come to GPFWA searching for the Hooded Crane.

--Lee Sterrenburg
Bloomington 

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Subject: Hooded Crane
From: John Harley <ekjwh68 AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:13:29 -0500
Elaine and I were looking over a large flock of Sandhill Cranes this afternoon 
at Goose Pond, in BH5N, when 3 more cranes flew in (14:40). One of them looked 
black, with a white neck and head. Initially it was difficult to see the dark 
patch on its forehead, but this was clear as soon as we got out our spotting 
scope. I called Lee Sterrenburg about it at about 14:45 and told him we thought 
we were seeing a Hooded Crane. He posted this and sent Brad Feaster to check it 
also. Brad confirmed the sighting. We then stayed around until others arrived 
and were able to see the crane, also. The bird is smaller than the Sandhill 
Crane, and a very dark charcoal color with black legs. It flies with the 
Sandhills without evidence of difficulty, and we did not see any bands or other 
evidence of human ID markings/tags. It was frequently chased by Sandhills while 
on the ground and at least once while in flight. We will post pictures in a 
couple of days after we get home to go through them. The crane was at quite a 
distance, so the pictures, while proof of sighting, will probably be "grainy". 


John and Elaine Harley, ekjwh68 AT hotmail.com, Goshen, IN
 		 	   		  
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Subject: RFI Yellow-throated Warbler
From: Jeff Moore <merlin46783 AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:14:12 -0500
Doing some planning for Spring/Summer. Target bird is Yellow-throated Warbler 
and looking for a location with a decent concentration of them. There is an 
e-bird report for Turkey Run mentioning 48 Yellow-throated Warblers. Would this 
be an accurate number for that area? And if so, by what date do they arrive in 
the spring in decent numbers? 


Anybody have any other areas that are good for Y-t Warbler?

Jeff Moore
Roanoke, IN
 		 	   		  
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Subject: Woodcock
From: David Crouch <david AT PROGRADE.NET>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:24:16 -0500
Muscatatuck NWR Jennings County, Jennings, US-IN
Feb 8, 2012 6:12 PM - 6:42 PM

Protocol: Stationary

Comments: Woodcock watch at MNWR field south of office and east of overflow 
parking area. 37 degrees, overcast sky, light sleet and snow. I positioned 
toward rough path of field at sunset (6:12) and departed at 6:42. First peent 
calls heard at 6:21. Calls and wing flutters persisted but I was unable to 
clearly establish more than two birds. One landed within 12 feet of me and 
continued to peent even as I edged closer. 


4 species

Canada Goose  18     Flying in from southeast
Great Blue Heron  1     Flying toward Richart lake
American Woodcock  2     See above
Mourning Dove  5

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:13:40 -0500
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   http://www.fws.gov/midwest/whoopingcrane/sightings/sightingform.cfm


  If you have a question or comment on these guidelines, send me an email
and I'll consider your request.

Thanks and Good Birding!


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Subject: Re: Hooded Crane-No sightings
From: Jhawillet AT AOL.COM
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:07:53 -0500
As Don says, we will just have to wait and see on the question of the  
bird's provenance.  It may or may not be wild and countable.
 
While birding in Alabama in early January, several of us ran into a very  
knowledgeable birder from Nashville, TN, and the subject of the Hooded Crane  
came up.  My recollection is that she said the Tennessee folks had checked  
carefully into the possibility of an escape and had found that no Hooded 
Cranes  were missing.  She thought that, improbable as a wild Hooded Crane 
might  be, it seemed less improbable than an escape at that point.  But we 
shall  see.
 
Jim Haw

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Subject: Hooded Crane update
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:11:59 -0500
I wrote the below at around 5:05 PM but it did not go out.

Several of us watched the Hooded Crane along Base Line Road until 5:57 PM, when 
the Crane flew east into BH5N and apparently joined the perhaps 8,000-10,000 
Sandhills there for the night. We could not find the Hooded Crane scanning the 
big concentration at dark 


Among those seeing the Hooded Crane were Brad Feaster, Brooke Feaster, Gary 
Bowman, Lisa Bowman, Amy Kearns, Noah Kearns, Kirk Roth, Terry Wise, and Lee 
Sterrenburg. 


We assume the Hooded Crane will still be present tomorrow. Sandhills did not 
appear to be leaving for the north this evening and they would not depart in 
the evening anyway. 


-------

I am watching the HOODED CRANE from Base Line Road. In the field just east of 
the farmhouse and tree line to the east of BH5N. 


Gary and Lisa Bowman can also see the Crane with a scope from the top of the 
farmhouse driveway in BH5S. Kirk Roth just arrived, 


--Lee Sterrenburg
Bloomington 

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Subject: Hooded Crane update
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:35:47 -0500
I am watching the HOODED CRANE from Base Line Road. In the field just east of 
the farmhouse and tree line to the east of BH5N. 


Gary and Lisa Bowman can also see the Crane with a scope from the top of the 
farmhouse driveway in BH5S. Kirk Roth just arrived, 


--Lee Sterrenburg

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Subject: Re: Hooded Crane-No sightings
From: Don Gorney <dongorney AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:22:56 -0800
The word "chase", as used by birders, typically means chasing any bird, 
regardless of origin status.  I've "chased" a few birds in Indiana where the 
origin was questionable from the beginning.  It's still a chase since the bird 
may or may not be present when I arrive.  As long as it is free-flying and in 
the wild, I think it is a chase. 


In the case of the Hooded Crane, it will probably be months before all of the 
details are gathered together to make an informed decision about origin.  It's 
a case of see-the-bird-now and worry-about-the-checklist-later.  Since a Hooded 
Crane was seen in Nebraska and Tennessee in 2011, people in those states are 
already gathering information that will be shared with Rob Ripma, the new chair 
of the Indiana Bird Records Committee.  


Thoroughly documenting the bird's appearance and behavior now is likely to 
assist in reaching a conclusion about origin later.  We don't know what might 
be important in reaching that conclusion since all of the information has not 
been obtained.  


But, from an academic standpoint, I agree with Bob's comment that the null 
hypothesis should be that the bird is of captive origin.  A good summary about 
details unearthed as of about a month ago appears at the link below: 


http://blog.aba.org/2012/01/hooded-crane-tennessee.html

Don Gorney

Amos W. Butler Audubon Society, President

Lights Out Indy, Program Director

317.501.4212 cell

Indianapolis, IN

dongorney AT yahoo.com

amosbutleraudubon.org

lightsoutindy.org

--- On Wed, 2/8/12, Robert Kissel  wrote:

From: Robert Kissel 
Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Hooded Crane-No sightings
To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:05 PM

I have followed the Hooded Crane sightings when this individual lingered in 
Tennessee. And now it has been located at Goose Pond. What I don't follow is 
use of the word "chase". That to me implies a bird that would be considered 
wild by ABA definition. 


It would seem reasonable to assume (the null hypothesis) that this individual 
is not wild, given the very high improbability of 1 individual wandering here 
from Asia. And I do realize that this species was seen out West in Idaho not 
too long ago. 


And I am wondering about the process of determining that in fact the bird is 
wild (the alternative hypothesis). 


If one assumes that the null hypothesis is true until proven otherwise, then 
viewing this bird is little different than going to a zoo. 


Several years ago the Hengevelds & I "chased" a Thick-billed Parrot on one of 
Ted Turner's properties in New Mexico. Despite a small introduction program in 
mountains less than 200 miles away, this individual ultimately was not accepted 
by the New Mexico rare birds committee. 


Just wondering about all this...

Bob Kissel
Bloomington


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Subject: Eurasian-Collared Doves
From: Russ Brink <sarajazzgirl2 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:07:18 -0500
At the Jefferson/Switzerland county line on highway 56 today, I spotted 23 
Eurasian-collared doves in a cattle feed lot just off the highway. This is 
first 

time I've ever seen them this far east.

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Subject: Hooded Crane-No sightings
From: Robert Kissel <bluesdoc AT BLUEMARBLE.NET>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:05:18 -0500
I have followed the Hooded Crane sightings when this individual lingered in 
Tennessee. And now it has been located at Goose Pond. What I don't follow is 
use of the word "chase". That to me implies a bird that would be considered 
wild by ABA definition. 


It would seem reasonable to assume (the null hypothesis) that this individual 
is not wild, given the very high improbability of 1 individual wandering here 
from Asia. And I do realize that this species was seen out West in Idaho not 
too long ago. 


And I am wondering about the process of determining that in fact the bird is 
wild (the alternative hypothesis). 


If one assumes that the null hypothesis is true until proven otherwise, then 
viewing this bird is little different than going to a zoo. 


Several years ago the Hengevelds & I "chased" a Thick-billed Parrot on one of 
Ted Turner's properties in New Mexico. Despite a small introduction program in 
mountains less than 200 miles away, this individual ultimately was not accepted 
by the New Mexico rare birds committee. 


Just wondering about all this...

Bob Kissel
Bloomington

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Subject: Hooded Crane Directions error
From: Charles Mills <ccmills AT WOWWAY.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:00:18 -0600
The location is in the Northeast part of the map in Beehunter Marsh.

Chuck Mills


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Subject: Directions to the latest Hooded Crane observation site
From: Charles Mills <ccmills AT WOWWAY.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:53:11 -0600
For those of you who are not familiar with the Goose Pond area.

 

Go to the Indiana Audubon Society web page

Click  Birds

 

Click Birding Sites

 

Go to Goose Pond which is in the Southwest part of Indiana near Linton

 

Download the DNR map.  The location is in the northwest part of this map
labeled BH 5B.  It is being seen off Base Road.

 

REMEMBER DO NOT APPRAOCH THE BIRD AND OBSERVE FROM A DISTANCE SO AS TO NOT
SPOOK IT. Great pictures have already been taken in Tennessee.

 

Chuck Mills

Newburgh, IN

 


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Subject: Hooded Crane
From: Charles Mills <ccmills AT WOWWAY.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:18:45 -0600
Gary told me that the Hooded Crane is very east to spot in a large group of
Cranes. It is very dark with a white neck. It is smaller than the Sandhill
Cranes with whom it is hanging out with.

Best of luck to all who chase it.

Chuck Mills

Newburgh, In


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Subject: Re: Hooded Crane
From: "George G. Slater" <gslater AT IQUEST.NET>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:02:56 -0500
From Wikipedia:

The Hooded Crane, Grus monacha is a small, dark crane. It has a grey body.
The top of the neck and head is white, except for a patch of bare red skin
above the eye. It is one of the smallest cranes, but is still a fairly large
bird, at 1 m (3.3 ft) long, a weight of 3.7 kg (8.2 lbs) and a wingspan of
1.87 m (6.2 ft).
 
The Hooded Crane breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia. Breeding
is also suspected to occur in Mongolia. Over 80% of its population winters
at Izumi, southern Japan. There are also wintering grounds in South Korea
and China. There are about 100 hooded cranes wintering in Chongming Dongtan,
Shanghai every year. Dongtan Nature reserve is the largest natural wintering
site in the world. In December 2011, a Hooded Crane was seen overwintering
at the Hiwassee Refuge in southeastern Tennessee, well outside its normal
range.[1]
 
The estimated population of the species is 9,500 individuals. The major
threats to its survival are wetland loss and degradation in its wintering
grounds in China and South Korea as a result of reclamation for development
and dam building. Conservation activities have been taken since 2008. Local
universities, NGOs and communities are working together for a better and
safer wintering location.
 
The Hooded Crane is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I and II of CITES.[2] A
society, Grus monacha International Aid (°×Í·º×µÄ¹ÊÊÂ), has been formed to
find ways to protect the species.[3]

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Mills
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:52 PM
To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Hooded Crane

I just talked to Gary Bowman who has the Hooded Crane in his scope. It is in
BH 5B and is being seen from Base Road.

PLEASE look at the bird from a distance so as not to flush it and make it
difficult for other people to have a chance to see it.

 

Chuck Mills

Newburgh, In


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Subject: Hooded Crane
From: Charles Mills <ccmills AT WOWWAY.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:51:58 -0600
I just talked to Gary Bowman who has the Hooded Crane in his scope. It is in
BH 5B and is being seen from Base Road.

PLEASE look at the bird from a distance so as not to flush it and make it
difficult for other people to have a chance to see it.

 

Chuck Mills

Newburgh, In


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Subject: Turkey Vultures
From: Russell Allison <grounds11 AT FRONTIER.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:37:03 -0500
My wife and I  were in Crawfordsville today and  were surprised at seeing
(3) Turkey Vultures. They were soaring over the south east part of town. We
also saw (1) Red shouldered Hawk and (9) Red tailed Hawks on our route. 

 

Good birding

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Subject: Common Goldeneye, Eagle Marsh
From: zzedpowers AT AOL.COM
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:01:10 -0500
Among the few birds at Eagle Marsh this afternoon was an adult male COMMON 
GOLDENEYE, a first for the property (number 204). It flew off to 
I-don't-know-where as I watched. 


6 species

Canada Goose  18
Mallard  50
Common Goldeneye  1
Great Blue Heron  1
American Crow  2
American Tree Sparrow  1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)


Ed Powers
Allen County

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Subject: Turkey Vultures over White County
From: Rick Read <richardaread AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:35:21 -0500
This afternoon I counted 4 Turkey Vultures perched on the Century Link
microwave tower in downtown Monticello, a favorite site for them. 

 

Rick Read

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Subject: Hooded Crane at GPFWA Beehunter Marsh
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:11:58 -0500
I got a call a while ago from John Hartley describing what sounded like the 
Hooded Crane at Goose Pond FWA Beehunter Marsh Unit BH5S, in the field north of 
the driveway turnaround at the former farmhouse site. 


Brad Feaster went to check out the report and says the bird is indeed the 
HOODED CRANE. 


Be careful when driving there because commotion near that field could spook the 
cranes. John said the Hooded Crane flew in with two Sandhill Cranes and that a 
lot of Sandhills are currently in the field. 


--Lee Sterrenburg, Bloomington, for Brad Feaster, Linton

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Subject: Goose Pond FWA Tundra Swans
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:44:35 -0500
A message via Goose Pond FWA Property Manager Brad Feaster.

This morning (February 8 2012) the staff observed 28 TUNDRA SWANS on the 
property. 18 were in Beehunter Marsh Unit BH5S and 10 were in Goose Pond Field 
B. 


Along with the 10 Tundra Swans in Field B there were 4 apparent exotic 
Black-necked Swans. 


Dennis Workman and three other members of the staff saw the apparent exotic 
Swans. One assumes the exotic swans are escapees. 


--Lee Sterrenburg, Bloomington, for Brad Feaster, Linton
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Subject: Goose Pond 2/7/12
From: Tim Griffith <TimGrif396 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:50:51 -0500
Steve Gifford, Steve Briscoe, Philip Lax and I traveled to Goose Pond 
yesterday morning.  We spent most of the day looking at many of the areas.  
Totals below reflect a combination of all areas except where noted.  We did 
not keep accurate notes on the Sandhills and most ducks since they were 
very hard to count.  As Mr. Whitehead noted in his post, the fog was very 
think until about 10am.  species seen:

Goose Pond FWA, Greene, US-IN
Feb 7, 2012 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
Comments:     Fog until around 10am but still had good viewing of most birds.
54 species

Greater White-fronted Goose  16     BH2
Snow Goose  
Canada Goose  12
Tundra Swan  16     BH5
Wood Duck  1
Gadwall  6
American Black Duck  2     GP10
Mallard  too numerous to count
Northern Shoveler  5     MPW
Northern Pintail  tntc  
Green-winged Teal  12
Canvasback  2
Redhead  5
Greater Scaup  2
Lesser Scaup  20
Bufflehead  9
Northern Bobwhite  2     calling from BH1
Wild Turkey  3
Great Blue Heron  4
Bald Eagle  3
Northern Harrier  7
Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  7
Rough-legged Hawk  4     1 dark phase, 3 light phase, 3 were sighted from 
1200 bridge
American Kestrel  4
American Coot  X
Sandhill Crane  too numermous to count
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  21
Herring Gull  1     juvenile in BH2
Rock Pigeon  10
Mourning Dove  14
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  9
Horned Lark  6
Tufted Titmouse  1
Carolina Wren  2
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  4
European Starling  X
American Tree Sparrow  23
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  8
Swamp Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  X
Brown-headed Cowbird  X
House Sparrow  26

We also stopped by Cane Ridge and surrounding areas on the way back home 
to Evansville.  species seen
Cane Ridge/Tern Bar Slough NWR, Gibson, US-IN
Feb 7, 2012 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
43 species

Snow Goose  X     Too numerous to count
Canada Goose  tntc
Wood Duck  1
Gadwall  16
Mallard  X
Northern Shoveler  X
Northern Pintail  X
Green-winged Teal  X
Redhead  9
Ring-necked Duck  5
Greater Scaup  3
Lesser Scaup  58
Bufflehead  8
Hooded Merganser  4
Common Merganser  12
Ruddy Duck  3
Great Blue Heron  4
Turkey Vulture  12
Bald Eagle  6
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Kestrel  3
American Coot  5
Killdeer  1
Ring-billed Gull  25
Mourning Dove  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  8
Horned Lark  4
Carolina Wren  1
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Robin  10
European Starling  X
American Tree Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  6
Swamp Sparrow  4
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  X
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Subject: Woodcock
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:40:28 -0500
Betsy and I ventured out to Kent Farm at dusk last night - at least two 
Woodcock displaying. First of the year for us.

Don Whitehead
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Subject: Goose Pond FWA Unit GP10N February 3 2012
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:12:37 -0500
On Friday afternoon February 3 2012 I took a hike out into Goose Pond FWA Unit 
GP10N. I went slowly and did not flush the big concentration of ducks and 
geese. I got within about 150 yards of part of the GWFG flock without flushing 
them. 


As a reward I was able to listen to Greater White-fronted Geese and Northern 
Pintails calling extensively during the whole two and half hour walk. A real 
treat. . 


Goose Pond FWA Unit GP10N, Greene, US-IN
Feb 3, 2012 2:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.1 mile(s)
Comments: Slowly walking out the north intake channel of Goose Pond Unit GP10N, 
and also birding from the high north levee with a scope on the way back. I 
stayed in the vegetation on the way out and remained hidden from the ducks and 
geese. 

29 species

Greater White-fronted Goose 1625 counted/estimated checked some six plus times, 
both on the water and flying; they flew briefly when a Bald Eagle put them up 

Gadwall  32
American Black Duck  6
Mallard  852
Northern Shoveler  11
Northern Pintail 1915 doubtless an undercount. The overwhelming majority were 
males, over 98%. N. Pintails appear to be peaking much earlier than usual. A 
good tally for one Unit that is not the Main Pools. 

Green-winged Teal  12
Redhead  4
Ring-necked Duck  5
Ruddy Duck  6
Great Blue Heron  8
Bald Eagle  2     1 adult, 1 second basic
Cooper's Hawk  2     1 perched adult, 1 juvenile
Red-shouldered Hawk  1     perched adult
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Rough-legged Hawk  1     light morph
American Coot  4
Sandhill Crane 339 arriving in 9 groups, landed in other Units besides GP10N 

Ring-billed Gull  3
Mourning Dove  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
American Crow  4
European Starling  20
American Tree Sparrow  3
Savannah Sparrow 5 Savannah Sparrow, flagged as rare in winter at Goose Pond 
FWA by ebird? You're kidding, right? 

Song Sparrow  13
Swamp Sparrow  12
Red-winged Blackbird 14 not as much song as previous days, at least in this 
Unit 

American Goldfinch  4

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Goose Pond FWA -- GP10S, Greene, US-IN
Feb 3, 2012 2:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.1 mile(s)
Comments: A Mallard flock put up by a Bald Eagle in Unit GP10S, while I was 
walking in adjacent GP10N 

2 species

Mallard  550
Northern Pintail  60

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Subject: Loggerhead Shrike Daviess County February 5 2012
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:50:51 -0500
On Sunday (February 5 2012) Kathy McClain and I birded in Daviess, Sullivan, 
and Greene Counties. 


Our highlight was 1 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE in Daviess County.  

Shrike was on CR 1050 E south of CR 275 N. We were surprised and pleased to 
find a Loggerhead Shrike at this location. 


As far as I know the last sighting of a LOSH at this location was 1 by Marty 
Jones on November 21 2010. Amy Kearns and I did not find any Shrikes at this 
site during our extensive searches in April and May of 2011. 


Kathy and I visited the Dugger Unit of Greene-Sullivan SF in Sullivan County 
looking for the recent Northern Shrike and also did not locate that bird. (No 
two Shrike species day on this outing.) 


A hike partway out the north levee at Goose Pond FWA Unit GP10N produced a 
flock of 1600 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. 


Our AMERICAN KESTREL tally for the whole day was 18.

We ended the day at Beehunter Marsh at Goose Pond FWA in Greene County watching 
the 1 MERLIN found by Jim Hengeveld and Susan Hengeveld, 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 
and the spectacular evening flight of SANDHILL CRANES previously posted by Amy 
Kearns and Noah Kearns. 


Weather: another pleasant, non-winter like day, clearing skies in the 
afternoon, high temperature 48 F, and wind N and NE at 6-10 mph, becoming calm 
after sunset. 


Viking Mine, Daviess, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 12:20 PM - 12:35 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: Kathy McClain & Lee Sterrenburg driving through Viking Mine in 
Daviess County. We did CR 800 E only. 

14 species

Mallard  19
Northern Harrier  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
American Kestrel  6     3 pairs on the power wires
Killdeer  2     doing courtship flights
Horned Lark  6
European Starling  300
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
White-crowned Sparrow  20
Red-winged Blackbird  101
Eastern Meadowlark  6
Common Grackle  4000
House Sparrow  40

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Loggerhead Shrike area, Daviess, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 12:00 PM start 
Protocol: Traveling
24.0 mile(s)
Comments: Kathy McClain & Lee Sterrenburg driving through Daviess County, 
concentrating mostly on known former Loggerhead Shrike locations. (Viking Mine 
reported separately.) 

24 species

Turkey Vulture  1
Bald Eagle 2 Pair of adults perched together in a tree, north of Viking Mine on 
CR 800 E 

Cooper's Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
American Kestrel  3
Killdeer  4
Ring-billed Gull 1 flying over the same body of water where the Bald Eagles 
were 

Rock Pigeon  18
Mourning Dove  30
Loggerhead Shrike 1 on CR 1050 E, just south of CR 275 N. A traditional locale 
for the species though none reported from there last year in 2011 

Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Horned Lark  4
Eastern Bluebird  10
American Robin  5
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  200
Song Sparrow  4
White-crowned Sparrow  6
Dark-eyed Junco  20
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Eastern Meadowlark  7
House Sparrow  70

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As part of our tour we looked for the Loggerhead Shrike recently reported by 
Amy Kearns on CR 725 N in Daviess County and did not find it. 



Hawthorne Mine -- North (Sullivan Co.), Sullivan, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: Kathy McLain & Lee Sterrenburg driving through the north end of Bear 
Run Mine, on CR 300 S only. 

8 species

Ring-necked Duck  84
Northern Harrier  4
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rough-legged Hawk  1     Light morph
American Coot 1
American Crow  4
Horned Lark  2
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Goldfinch  3

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Greene Sullivan SF -- Dugger Unit, Sullivan, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 3:25 PM - 4:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: Kathy McClaim & Lee Sterrenburg looking driving around the Dugger 
Unit looking for the Northern Shrike 

17 species

Canada Goose  45
Gadwall  6
Mallard  X
Common Goldeneye  13
Ruddy Duck  16
Wild Turkey 14 included 11 in field immediately south of the Dugger Unit on CR 
450 E 

Common Loon  1
Pied-billed Grebe  7
Horned Grebe  2
Great Blue Heron  4
Northern Harrier  1
American Kestrel  3
American Coot  700
Ring-billed Gull  3
American Crow  7
Northern Mockingbird  1
Song Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  25

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GREENE COUNTY, commuting to Goose Pond FWA:
Red-tailed Hawk  2
American Kestrel  4
Eastern Bluebird 3


Goose Pond FWA -- GP10N, Greene, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments: Walking out the GP10N north levee to see the Greater White-fronted 
Geese and Northern Pintails 

4 species

Greater White-fronted Goose 1600 Looked like the same sized flock as was in the 
Unit on Friday February 3 

Northern Pintail 750 far fewer than were present on Friday February 3. Down 
from the count of 1915 N. Pintails on Feb 3. 

Ring-necked Duck  65     more than were present on Friday Feb 3
Bald Eagle 1 adult, perched in the tree in 1000 Island Woods that recently had 
the nest. The nest has fallen down in big wind storm. 


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GOOSE POND FWA, commuting between Units:
American Kestrel 2     1 on CR 25 S at GP11N, 1 along CR 59 at the DNR Barn 


Goose Pond FWA Beehunter Marsh Unit BH4, Greene, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 5:30 PM - 6:35 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Kathy McClain & Lee Sterrenburg, with Jim Hengeveld, Susan Hengeveld, 
Amy Kearns, Noah Kearns, and a Conservation Biology class from Indiana 
University at GPFWA Beehunter Marsh Unit BH4 middle parking lot. Partial list 
of highlights only. 

4 species

Northern Harrier 8 My high in view at the same time. Jim Hengeveld had a higher 
count than this. 

Merlin 1 Very pale ad female or imm, suspected Prairie Merlin, found by Jim 
Hengeveld & Susan Hengeveld, who called to inform us about it. Perched for 40 
minutes, including through well after sunset 

Sandhill Crane 7000 Amy and Noah Kearns saw and reported more than we did. 
Large flight coming into Beehunter Marsh in the evening 

Short-eared Owl  3

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Subject: Williamsburg Apt Complex
From: Russell Allison <grounds11 AT FRONTIER.COM>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:38:54 -0500
As I crossed the Wabash going to my Dads house the area at the Williamsburg
Apt. Complex had multiple Bald Eagles lined up. I took Dad back to the area
to see the Eagles. At 95 years there isn't much he hasn't seen. He said he
had not seen very many Eagles. We saw (9) lined up in the trees on the South
end of the Area. As we pulled into the Complex one was sitting near the
entry. I pulled my truck directly under it and it posed for Dad to get a
close look. He was really thrilled. I came back later, cameras at the ready.
Photos on flickr.

Good birding

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Subject: Goose Pond, Bear Run Mine
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:36:21 -0500
This morning John Eakin, Don Allen and I birded Goose Pond and a small 
portion of the Bear Run Mine - birding was very difficult until after 
10 AM because of dense fog. Utlimately it was fine morning of birding 
with good views of many birds. The highlights:

100S (E of Beehunter):
     Bald Eagle - 2 (adults)
     No. Harrier - 1 (imm)
     Am. Kestrel - 1
     Horned Lark - 6
     Am. Robin - 2
     White-cr. Sparrow - 4
     Red-winged Blackbird - 31
     E. Meadowlark - 2
     Co. Grackle - 14
     Brown-headed Cowbird - 4

BH4/5:
     Canada Goose - 46
     Tundra Swan - 18
     Gadwall - 6
     Mallard - 14
     Co. Goldeneye - 9 (flyover)
     Great Blue Heron - 6
     No. Harrier - 4 (imm)
     Red-tailed Hawk - 2
     Sandhill Crane - 5000 (in the marsh and thousands in the air)
     No. Flicker - 1
     Am. Tree Sparrow - 28
     Savannah Sparrow - 12
     Song Sparrow - 6
     Red-winged Blackbird - 70

Bear Run Mine:
     Wild Turkey - 3
     No. Harrier - 5 (2 males, 3 imm)
     Red-tailed Hawk - 3
     Rough-legged Hawk - 5 (3 light phase, 2 dark)
     Am. Kestrel - 1 (male)
     No. Flicker - 4
     Horned Lark - 2
     Am. Tree Sparrow - 20
     White-cr. Sparrow - 1
     Red-winged Blackbird - 35
     E. Meadowlark - 10

400S/1450W:
     Sandhill Crane - 2000

GP MPW (from 59):
     Gr. White-fr. Goose - 600
     Canada Goose - 125
     Mallard - 300
     No. Pintail - 40
     No. Harrier - 2 (imm)
     Red-tailed Hawk - 2
     Rough-legged Hawk - 2 (light)
     Am. Coot - 150

BH2:
     Canada Goose - 45
     Wood Duck - 2 (male and female - FOS)
     Mallard - 45
     Sora- 1 (calling from small island - FOS)

Don Whitehead
Bloomington
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Subject: Bald Eagles, W Lafayette, 2/7/12
From: Ed Hopkins <birder4in AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:15:54 -0500
Wabash River - West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, US-IN
Feb 7, 2012 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM; Protocol: Traveling; 2.0 miles
Comments:     Lots of Bald Eagles.  The Greater Lafayette Area is Bald
Eagle heaven.  I covered the river from State St bridge to Merou
Groto.  I was going to check the 9th St bridge, but the cut-over
Burnett Rd was blocked because of a construction project.  I had to do
a long detour through Battleground.  That detour took me back to the
State St bridge where I got one more adult BAEA.
6 species

Mallard  5
Great Blue Heron  10
Bald Eagle  19     adults-12 second/third yr-7
Ring-billed Gull  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
American Crow  2

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W Lafayette, IN

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Subject: No sighting - Oberver rules out Hooded Crane for Feb 1 sighting
From: Don Gorney <dongorney AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:59:29 -0800
Just received an email from the conservation officer who reported the gray and 
white crane near Merom on February 1.  He reports that the bird was definitely 
NOT a Hooded Crane based on his review of Internet photos of that species.  I 
have a hunch the bird that was seen was a Great Blue Heron based on the 
information received.  


Sorry for the false alarm.  Now, get out and find "Waldo" (sorry, Phil, for 
stealing the good name of Waldo, the First).  Ewing Bottoms and Goose Pond are 
two starting points for the searching. 




Don Gorney

Amos W. Butler Audubon Society, President

Lights Out Indy, Program Director

317.501.4212 cell

Indianapolis, IN

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Subject: Goose Pond FWA Tundra Swans February 6
From: Lee Sterrenburg <sterren AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:54:53 -0500
A message via Goose Pond FWA Property Manager Brad Feaster.

Yesterday (Monday February 6, 2012) Travis Stoelting and Mike Knight of the DNR 
staff reported a flock of 14 TUNDRA SWANS in GPFWA Beehunter Marsh Unit BH5S. 


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Subject: Wabash/Patoka/White Riverine Survey
From: Heath D Hamilton <hdhamilt AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:32:06 -0500
The third aerial survey for waterbirds on the Lower Wabash, Patoka, and 
White Rivers in Southwestern Indiana was conducted on Friday Feb. 3, 
2012.  This survey included the area from the confluence of the Wabash and 
Ohio Rivers to the confluence of the White and Wabash Rivers.  In addition, 
surveys were conducted on both the White and Patoka Rivers starting at their 
confluence with the Wabash and continuing 25-30 miles east along the river 
channel. The area north of the White and Wabash to Terra Haute was not 
surveyed this time. 

The results show about 74,320 waterbirds (compared to 157,890 waterbirds 
on 1/24/12).  This time the birds were spread fairly evenly between the 
Patoka and White River Bottoms (33,000 birds) and the Wabash bottoms.  
Interestingly, Gibson Lake had only 4,410 birds using it as most of the more 
than 100,000 Snow Geese have left the area for points North.  Duck numbers 
were up from 48,080 (1/24/12) to 69,290 (2/3/12) with notable increases in 
Northern Pintails, Gadwall, and Ring-necked Ducks.

Here are the cumulative results:

Mallard - 37, 035
American Black Duck - 70
Northern Pintail - 17,345
American Green-winged Teal - 3,020
American Wigeon - 135
Gadwall - 6,170
Northern Shoveler - 885
Lesser Scaup - 20
Ring-necked Duck - 4,425
Canvasback - 100
Ruddy Duck - 10
Common Goldeneye - 20
Common Merganser - 45
Hooded Merganser - 10

Snow Goose - 2,200
Greater White-fronted Goose - 2,390
Canada Goose - 440

Unidentified Swan - 42
American Coot - 2300

Heath Hamilton
Patoka River NWR

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Subject: Gr. White-fronted Geese
From: "Dunning, John B" <jdunning AT PURDUE.EDU>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:03:24 -0500
A flock of 60+ Greater White-fronted Geese just flew over the Forestry Building 
on Purdue's West Lafayette campus. They were calling and heading south. 


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Subject: Bald Eagle in LaPorte County
From: Steve & Stacie <stoltzfamily1 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:19:49 -0600
We had a very exciting time this morning!  I heard some crows making a
ruckus in the field across the road and was expecting to see the usual
hawk.  Imagine my surprise when I saw them after a HUGE bird with a
very bright white spot!  My daughter and I jumped in the van and found
a BALD EAGLE in a huge oak tree about a mile away.

Some days are just better than others, right?  :)

Stacie Stoltz

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Subject: Cass, Carroll road birds
From: Jhawillet AT AOL.COM
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:28:13 -0500
Heading for an early afternoon meeting in West Lafayette yesterday (Monday) 
 morning, I saw a few birds of interest along the road after the morning 
fog  finally cleared enough to see anything.
 
Along US 24 near Logansport, Cass Co:
Tundra Swan 4 in field on S side of 24 about a mile W of Wabash R.; not  
there at 5 p.m.
Gadwall 32 in pond just W of swan site
Sandhill Crane 2 flyovers a little farther W
 
Along IN 25, Carroll Co.:
Rough-legged Hawk 1, flyover
 
Jim Haw

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Subject: Re: ID Help: Mystery Hawk in Huntington
From: Maggie Jaicomo <margaret.jaicomo AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:17:20 -0500
Thank you everyone for your help!  Alex and I agree.  We were leaning
towards Red-tailed with weird plumage due to the size and range of the
bird. And it seems that you most of you tend to think that too!

Mystery (mostly) solved.

Hope the quiz helped your Monday go a little bit faster!

Maggie Jaicomo

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Maggie Jaicomo
 wrote:
> A fellow birder, Alex brought me a photograph of a mystery hawk.  We have a
> few
> guesses, but I don't want to give any hints so as not to sway anyone.  Sorry
> it's
> not a great photo-- it was at a distance and didn't stick around too long.
> Below is
> the information that we have on the hawk:
>
> January 30th
> Huntington, IN in Alex's Backyard
> about 18-20"
> Had white underneath the wings
> Perched for approximately 5 mins
> Seen about 100 yards away
> White belly, with a dark head, yellow beak with possible black tip
>
> Thank you for any help you can give us!
>
> Here's the link for the picture.
> <<    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjaicomo/6831526709/    >>
>
> Maggie Jaicomo
> Angola, IN
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Interpretive Naturalist, CIG
75 Lane 205c Jimmerson Lake
Angola, IN 46703
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Subject: Re: Turkey Vulture' NW Indianapolis, Mockingbird
From: Don Gorney <dongorney AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 20:19:33 -0800
It has been an odd winter.  We have had virtually no snow in central Indiana 
this winter (officially it might total to 5 or 6 inches - none of it stuck for 
more than a few days).  Tulips are blooming here and there and the ground is 
soft and saturated from the torrent of rain we received in January.  


But, in my estimation, the birds are coming back on time or just a tad bit 
early.  Turkey Vultures, Red-winged Blackbirds, Sandhill Cranes, American 
Woodcocks, and dabbling ducks are some of the species that start returning 
during February.  Weather can influence the timing to a degree, but usually it 
is measured in days rather than weeks.  


Also, I'm not certain Turkey Vultures completely left Marion County this 
winter.  I had one in Castleton just a few days after the Christmas Count.  
Never had a TV before in winter in the 12 years I have lived in Indy.  Also 
picked up Rough-winged Swallow, Bald Eagle, and Yellow-rumped Warbler that day 
at the same location as the vulture.  


I think mockingbird numbers increase in winter in central Indiana from birds 
that migrate from the northernmost parts of their range.  My anecdotal 
observations since I have lived in Indy is that there are more mockingbirds 
around in winter than summer.  There has been one visiting my immediate 
neighborhood this winter but it usually is a heard-only bird (loud chip note).  
It is hiding pretty well.  


While I am rambling, I will weigh in on Maggie's mystery hawk photo.  The bird 
is a definitely a Buteo based on shape.  Rough-legged Hawk can be ruled out by 
the bird's plumage, leaving Red-shouldered and Red-tailed as the 
possibilities.  Beyond that, I am not so certain.  If I had to put an ID to the 
bird, I would lean toward Red-shouldered since this bird looks slight and what 
I can see of the head appears more Red-shouldered-like.  I'm unlikely to debate 
anyone who wants to call it a Red-tailed.    



Don Gorney

Amos W. Butler Audubon Society, President

Lights Out Indy, Program Director

317.501.4212 cell

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From: Doug Stemke 
Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Turkey Vulture' NW Indianapolis, Mockingbird
To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
Date: Monday, February 6, 2012, 10:13 PM

I haven't lived in Indiana all that long to appreciate what birds should and 
shouldn't be 

here in winter, but it did seem odd to see a Turkey Vulture flying over I 465 
in February 

as did it seem similarly odd to see a Mockingbird working a tree in Boone 
county 

yesterday. Is winter ever going to really come?

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Subject: Turkey Vulture' NW Indianapolis, Mockingbird
From: Doug Stemke <stemked AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:13:42 -0500
I haven't lived in Indiana all that long to appreciate what birds should and 
shouldn't be 

here in winter, but it did seem odd to see a Turkey Vulture flying over I 465 
in February 

as did it seem similarly odd to see a Mockingbird working a tree in Boone 
county 

yesterday. Is winter ever going to really come?

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Subject: Common Grackle "cloud"
From: Robert Kissel <bluesdoc AT BLUEMARBLE.NET>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:51:15 -0500
In driving back to Bloomington after working today in Vincennes, I came upon a 
"cloud" of what mostly seemed Common Grackles (COGR), perhaps 5000+ strong. The 
flock, if that is a reasonable term for such numbers, was wheeling as one over 
a field on SR 67, about 4-5 miles N of Sandborn. The sky was black with COGRs 
in the parts of the flock where the birds were flying closely packed. Pretty 
neat site which prompted me to pull off. My efforts to look for other species 
was difficult and I admit that my size estimate was just that, a crude 
estimate, given the numbers and the rapid swirling of the birds... 


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Bloomington
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Subject: White-Winged Crossbills - Lindenwood Cemetery
From: Dave Fox <dfox AT DNR.IN.GOV>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:42:43 -0500
I was fortunate enough to locate the White-Winged Crossbills in the 
Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne (Allen County) today.

Initially, they were in a hemlock tree just across the street (west) of the 
cemetery office, feeding very intensely on the hemlock cones as well as 
coming to the ground to eat some of the remaining snow.

Main Street is a very noisy road, but that didn't seem to affect them at all. 
Something finally spooked them and they relocated to hemlocks just northwest 
of the stone mausoleum where they had originally been spotted. 

They continued eating for quite some time and were very cooperative for good 
looks and photos.

Below is a link to some of the shots I took this afternoon.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58676821 AT N05/sets/72157629209513885/

Cheers!
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Subject: Sandhill Cranes - Roanoke
From: Jeff Moore <merlin46783 AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 20:25:05 -0500
I had a nice "V" of about 40 Sandhill Cranes go over the house this afternoon - 
headed due north. I hope they know what they are getting into. 


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Subject: Counting Cranes in Jackson County
From: Dan Kaiser <dhkaiser AT SPRYNET.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:38:03 -0500
Starting at daybreak I traveled along the East Fork of the White River
from Cortland through the Ewing Bottoms to just south of Medora.  I
stopped and counted Sandhill Cranes along the way.  If there were just a
few I counted individuals.  If I found larger groups I counted by 5's
and 10's.  Many groups were quite dense and so I am sure they ended up
undercounted.  These are very conservative numbers.

South of Cortland - 1050

From Honeytown Church to Ewing Bottoms - 4289

Near Medora - 2922

Total = 8261

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Columbus

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Subject: Sandhill Cranes, Chinook Mine -Terre Haute
From: Michael Gerringer <mikeyg733 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:46:55 -0500
This afternoon (2-6) I observed a flock of 92 Sandhill Cranes flying north
through Chinook Mine near Terre Haute, IN.  The cranes circled at least 25
times over a lake in Chinook Mine before continuing to the North.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71853323 AT N06/6832613845/in/photostream

This seems to be turning into a daily occurrence, one that I do not mind at
all!  Nearly every day last week I observed flocks of Sandhill Cranes
flying North through Chinook Mine.

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Subject: looking for cranes in Sullivan County
From: Gary Bowman <otus44 AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:25:06 -0500
Lisa and I looked for cranes around Merom in Sullivan County this morning.  We 
stopped at Turtle Creek in hopes that a conservation officer would be there 
with 

information on the mystery crane that Don posted about.  The guard there knew 
nothing about it or the conservation officer and only said that cranes do fly 
over at 

times.  Could even be Great Blue Herons for all I know.

Anyway we tried to look in a couple areas I have seen cranes before with no
success. Other spots were in inaccessible areas due to wet conditions. The very 

think fog finally lifted for the most part around noon.

Hopefully Don can get more information for us all. Without that, we may have to 

wait for the bird to show up at Jasper-Pulaski although Goose Pond is still a 
possibility 

being 25 or so miles slightly south of due east from Merom.

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Vincennes

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Subject: Re: Help keep our Whooping Cranes safe
From: John Pohl <japohlvin AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:10:54 -0800
For those of you who may have missed Dan Kaiser's post about protocol for 
observing Whooping Cranes(or any wild birds/animals) 

Please read/reread his post and let us all abide by the rules! That will be the 
only way to preserve these magnificent White birds. 

Thank you,
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Subject: ID Help: Mystery Hawk in Huntington
From: Maggie Jaicomo <margaret.jaicomo AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:06:03 -0500
A fellow birder, Alex brought me a photograph of a mystery hawk.  We have a 
few
guesses, but I don't want to give any hints so as not to sway anyone.  Sorry 
it's
not a great photo-- it was at a distance and didn't stick around too long. 
Below is
the information that we have on the hawk:

January 30th
Huntington, IN in Alex's Backyard
about 18-20"
Had white underneath the wings
Perched for approximately 5 mins
Seen about 100 yards away
White belly, with a dark head, yellow beak with possible black tip

Thank you for any help you can give us!

Here's the link for the picture.
<<    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjaicomo/6831526709/    >>

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Angola, IN

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Subject: Re: Bluegrass FWA and Surrounding Areas
From: Evan Speck <Carroll656 AT MSN.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:17:54 -0500
There has definitely been a steady decline in the last several years of SEOW's 
in Bluegrass 

and the surrounding mature (15 years or so) reclaimed coal mines. They seem to 
prefer 

more recently reclaimed mines with more open, lower growth. They can still be 
found in 

large numbers around Somerville and other more recent mines.  

Long-eared Owls are known for occasionally sharing winter hunting ground with 
SEOW's. 

Steve Gifford's spectacular discovery of multiple roosts was in this older 
reclaimed area that 

the SEOW's have now mostly left. Is this natural succession? Is our winter owl 
population 

going to depend on more coal mines going through their life cycle?

For now the finding of multiple roosts suggests ( hopefully) that LEOW has 
established a 

wintering area here and we are going to be able to study them for some years to 
come. Of 

course, as Jim Haw has pointed out, we need to do this prudently.

Evan Speck
Evansville

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Subject: PU Martell Forest, 2/5/11
From: Ed Hopkins <birder4in AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:19:29 -0500
Purdue University--Martell Forest, Tippecanoe, US-IN Feb 5, 2012 2:00
PM - 4:00 PM
Tippecanoe CR725W about a mile N of Division Rd
Protocol: Traveling; 1.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Not much bird activity
16 species

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  9
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  9
Carolina Wren  1
American Tree Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  4
Northern Cardinal  4
House Finch  1
House Sparrow  1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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Ed Hopkins
W Lafayette, IN

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Subject: Bluegrass FWA and Surrounding Areas
From: Tim Griffith <TimGrif396 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:00:37 -0500
We held our bi-weekly Owl Prowl in Northern Warrick County last evening.  19 
People showed up but few birds of any kind.  For the first time in the 6 years 
we have been holding the Owl Prowls we did not see a single Short-eared 
Owl.  We also so very few waterfowl.  Everyone had a good time however.  
The best birds of the night were 2 American Woodcocks heard peenting and 
one display flight.  We also were able to listen to a very vocal Great Horned 
Owl.
Birds of the day:

Blue Grass FWA, Warrick, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 3:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
46.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Bi-weekly Owl Prowl at Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife Area and the 
surrounding reclaimed surface mine land
28 species

Canada Goose  6
Mallard  4
Common Goldeneye  2
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier  12
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Merlin  2
American Coot  5
American Woodcock  2     both heard, one seen displaying
Ring-billed Gull  1
Mourning Dove  4
Great Horned Owl  1     heard only
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  5
Carolina Wren  1     heard only
American Robin  8
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X     too many to count
Field Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  X     too many to count
Common Grackle  X     too many to count
Brown-headed Cowbird  X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Tim Griffith
Evansville, IN

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Subject: Stillwater Marsh
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:44:39 -0500
I made a stop at Stillwater this morning - magnificent viewing 
conditions and lots to see. Duck numbers are increasing rapidly. The 
highlights:

     Canada Goose - 65
     Gadwall - 54
     Am. Wigeon - 12
     Am. Black Duck - 8
     Mallard - 70
     No. Pintail - 45
     Green-winged Teal - 35
     Redhead - 34
     Ring-necked Duck - 700
     Lesser Scaup - 16
     Bufflehead - 12
     Co. Goldeneye - 42
     Bald Eagle - 1 (adult)
     Pileated Woodpecker - 1
     Carolina Wren - 2
     Song Sparrow - 2
     Red-winged Blackbird - 3

Don Whitehead
Bloomington
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Subject: Woodcocks last night
From: Terri Greene <tgreene AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:59:22 -0500
The woodcocks were out again last night, peenting and displaying.   
More Canada Geese flew in to join the two pairs already on the pond.   
What a ruckus they made.  The coyotes were yipping.  The nearly full  
moon was brilliant.  Then as the first stars began to appear,  
everything was quiet.  A nice close to a pretty springlike day.

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SW Monroe Co

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Subject: Calliope continues in North Vernon
From: Don Gorney <dongorney AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:03:15 -0800
In case anyone was wondering, the Calliope Hummingbird is still present in 
North Vernon.  Please contact the Jacksons prior to visiting.  


I have not heard to the contrary, so I assume the Rufous is still present in 
Fort Wayne.  Contact the homeowner prior to visiting.  


If you don;t have the contact info anymore, do a search on the IN-BIRD 
archives.  With it being such a mild winter, both birds may stay until 
returning to the breeding grounds.  



Don Gorney

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Lights Out Indy, Program Director

317.501.4212 cell

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Subject: Eagle Creek Park, Sunday February 5, 2012
From: Don Williams <sailbird AT TDS.NET>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:26:47 -0500
Sunday morning bird walk tallied 47 species.  The list includes

Horned Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
American Pipit
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Common Redpoll
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Bird walk begins at 9 AM each Sunday at the Ornithology Center, all are 
welcome.

Don Williams

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Subject: Help keep our Whooping Cranes safe
From: Dan Kaiser <dhkaiser AT sprynet.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:12:19 -0500
Although a bit early, we see the cranes are on the move, both the
Sandhills and the Whooping.  Magnificent birds both, however I will
admit I am partial to the Whooping Cranes.

As a volunteer who helps monitor the WHCR as they migrate through our
area, I am fortunate in that I am able to observe these great birds. And
I have come to appreciate how fragile their existence stands today. The
Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP) is in it's eleventh year of
releasing WHCR, and as of today there are only 102 birds in the eastern
population.

In the last year we have lost an unusual number of WHCR.  Six were shot,
some have succumbed to natural causes and several more have just come up
missing.

I would like to remind everyone of the guidelines for observing and
reporting sightings of WHCR.  The WCEP  have requested reports of
sightings be limited to the county level, not more specific.  There are
very good reasons for this.  Should the location of one or more of these
birds become too public they will certainly draw crowds. Uninformed
people will then approach too close, even feeding the birds.  This has
happed in the past to the bird's determent.

Young naive birds are particularly susceptible, I have witnessed young
WHCR dancing along the side of a highway.  These birds were seen
approaching automobiles, as if to beg for food.  One can easily see the
dangers here.

Should you see a Whooping Crane please do not approach closer than 200
yards,  if in your car 100 yards.  It is requested that we do not speak
loud enough for the birds to hear us.  And do report your sighting to
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/whoopingcrane/sightings/sightingform.cfm

We all enjoy the excitement of seeing the crane migration.  And that
excitement increases when we see a Whooping Crane.  Let's put the
Whooping Crane's safety above our excitement.  Hopefully in the not too
distant future there will be a self sustaining Whooping Crane population
that we all can admire and share with future generations.

 For more information see...

  www.savingcranes.org

 and

 www.operationmigration.org

 Dan Kaiser
 Columbus, IN



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Subject: Dugger Unit, Goose Pond, Beehunter
From: Amy Kearns <greenpertplus AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:51:49 -0500
Noah and I birded areas in Greene & Sullivan County today.  At the Dugger 
Unit, we missed our target bird (Northern Shrike) despite a thorough search.  
At Goose Pond and Beehunter Marsh, we tediously combed through all the 
Sandhill Cranes in sight, searching for a Hooded Crane but not finding one.  
We estimated at least 2,000 cranes at Goose Pond and 8,000 at Beehunter, 
so trying to find the odd one among them was rather involved.  The Hooded 
Crane could be there - with so many other cranes around it would be easy to 
overlook.


Linton, Greene, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012
Protocol: Incidental
1 species
 
Cooper's Hawk, 1 -adult



Greene Sullivan SF -- Dugger Unit, Sullivan, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: looking for NSHR but not finding
26 species
 
Canada Goose, 85
Mallard, 2
Northern Pintail, 2
Canvasback, 1
Ring-necked Duck, 11
Common Goldeneye 19
Hooded Merganser,, 2
Common Merganser, 1
Ruddy Duck, 20
Pied-billed Grebe, 25
Horned Grebe, 5
Bald Eagle, 1 -imm stooping on coots unsuccessfully
Northern Harrier, 2 -one adult male one adult female
Red-tailed Hawk, 4
American Kestrel, 1
American Coot, 1500
Sandhill Crane, 40 -distant flyovers
Ring-billed Gull, 1
American Crow, 10
Horned Lark, 5
Carolina Chickadee, 1
Northern Mockingbird, 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, 2
American Tree Sparrow, 5
Song Sparrow, 2
American Goldfinch, 1



Hawthorne Mine -- North (Sullivan Co.), Sullivan, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: 300 S and 350 S only
17 species
 
Canada Goose, 25
Mallard, 2
Ring-necked Duck, 30
Turkey Vulture, 4
Northern Harrier, 5
Red-tailed Hawk, 2
Rough-legged Hawk, 5 -four light one dark
American Kestrel, 1
Killdeer, 1
American Crow, 20
Carolina Chickadee, 2
Tufted Titmouse, 1
Eastern Bluebird, 2
European Starling, 15
American Tree Sparrow, 10
Eastern Meadowlark, 5
American Goldfinch, 10



Goose Pond FWA, Greene, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 3:20 PM - 5:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Comments: units along 1400 W, GP8, MPW at double ditches, and ag fields on 
400 S, 1450 W and 275 S
Combing through all SACR looking for Hooded Crane (none found)
31 species
 
Greater White-fronted Goose, 50 -MPW
Snow Goose, 120 -MPW
Canada Goose, 100
Gadwall, 100
American Wigeon, 4
Mallard, 100
Northern Shoveler, 30
Northern Pintail, 200
Canvasback, 15
Ring-necked Duck, 2
Common Goldeneye, 30
Pied-billed Grebe, 5
Great Blue Heron, 15
Bald Eagle, 2 -imms
Red-tailed Hawk, 3
American Kestrel, 2
American Coot, 700
SANDHILL CRANE, 2000 -mostly in GP8 and Field B (immediately south of GP8)
Killdeer, 5
Ring-billed Gull, 20
Northern Flicker, 2
American Crow, 10
Horned Lark, 20
European Starling, 30
American Tree Sparrow, 10
Song Sparrow, 10
Northern Cardinal, 1
Red-winged Blackbird, 100
Eastern Meadowlark, 10
American Goldfinch, 5
House Sparrow, 10



Beehunter Marsh, Greene, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 5:20 PM - 6:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: BH2, BH4, BH5
Combing through SACR looking for Hooded Crane (none found)
Birded with Jim & Susan Hengeveld, Kathy McClain & Lee Sterrenburg at BH4/5
22 species
 
Greater White-fronted Goose, 200 -BH2
Canada Goose X
Gadwall X
Mallard X
Northern Pintail X
Redhead, 6
Wild Turkey, 12 -one tom was fanned out and strutting
Great Blue Heron X
Northern Harrier X
MERLIN, 1 -looked like a fem/imm Prairie (richardsonii)
American Coot X
SANDHILL CRANE, 8000 -most coming in to roost in BH4 & BH5 at sunset
Killdeer X
Ring-billed Gull, 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
SHORT-EARED OWL, 3 -BH4 & BH5
American Tree Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow, 10
Red-winged Blackbird X


Amy & Noah Kearns
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Subject: Starve Hollow, Ewing Bottoms and Muscatatuck NWR
From: Tom and Colleen Becker <Cbirding AT AOL.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:00:51 -0500
Starve Hollow SRA, Jackson, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     5 Pine Siskins, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches and 1 Ruddy Duck
16 species

Canada Goose  28
Ruddy Duck  1
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  3
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Killdeer  1
Mourning Dove  5
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  6
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  75
Northern Cardinal  2
Pine Siskin  5
House Sparrow  3

Ewing Bottoms, Jackson, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Comments:     2500 Sandhill Cranes, many coming in from maybe Medora area.
17 species

Turkey Vulture  3
Bald Eagle  2
Northern Harrier  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
American Kestrel  3
Sandhill Crane  2500
Killdeer  7
Ring-billed Gull  24
Rock Pigeon  8
Mourning Dove  5
American Crow  8
Horned Lark  9
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  5
European Starling  22
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Eastern Meadowlark  3


Muscatatuck NWR, Jackson, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 4:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Comments:     We saw 3 displaying Woodcocks (2 in air almost side-by-side) 
and 
heard several more.
Did not see Geat Egret...
37 species

Canada Goose  150
Gadwall  17
American Black Duck  15
Mallard  450
Northern Shoveler  39
Northern Pintail  1
Green-winged Teal  11
Redhead  2
Ring-necked Duck  1
Great Blue Heron  1
American Coot  4
Sandhill Crane  9
American Woodcock  5
Mourning Dove  16
Eastern Screech-Owl  1
Great Horned Owl  1
Barred Owl  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  8
Carolina Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  375
European Starling  250
Eastern Towhee  1
Song Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  2
White-crowned Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  14
Red-winged Blackbird  250
Common Grackle  4
House Finch  5

Tom and Colleen Becker

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Subject: Elkhart County White-winged Crossbills 2-5-2012
From: Leland Shaum <sleepyck AT MAPLENET.NET>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:00:03 -0500
Following a call from Perry Yoder yesterday afternoon my wife Sharon, son 
Thaddaeus, and I went today at about 4:00 PM to Krider Gardens Park in 
Middlebury to try to find White-winged Crossbills. This is on Bristol 
Street/County Road 8 on the north side of town. Almost immediately on arrival 
Perry came and said they were across the street at the office of Craig Yoder, 
DDS. From the parking lot there we were able to watch and photograph a large 
flock of White-winged Crossbills for an extended time. They were difficult to 
count as they were scattered through the hemlock trees and on the ground, but 
repeated counts came to over 40 birds. Just before we left a flock of over 40 
birds flew away and there were still some present. I think 50 would be a 
conservative count. 


Krider Gardens is a public park with some parking, and has hemlock trees among 
its landscape. Walking a short distance to the northwest along Bristol Street 
will bring you to the area where we were today, where there are large hemlock 
trees in a private lawn that are easily visible from the street. 


Leland Shaum
Goshen, IN

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Subject: Fort Wayne Crossbills
From: Rick Read <richardaread AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:36:52 -0500
Passing through Ft. Wayne this afternoon I stopped at Lindenwood Cemetary. 
Shortly after arriving we saw a flock of birds leaving the area - may have been 
crossbills. 

We drove the lanes stopping when close to evergreens and playing calls. No 
luck. We stopped in the lot close to the gate and walked for one last check. 


I spotted movement in some hemlocks. The closer we approached the more we could 
see - White-winged Crossbills. Maybe 30-40. The best view was when a dozen came 
to the road to drink water from the edge. I never heard them sing. 


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Monticello
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Subject: Independence Bridge swans
From: "Michael L. P. Retter" <mlretter AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:37:40 -0800
Many thanks for all who've been reporting on the swans at the Independence 
Bridge over the Wabash in Fountain County. Matt and I were able to make it out 
there on this nice, sunny afternoon. 


Independence Bridge, Fountain, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
12 species

Greater White-fronted Goose  100     (exact count)
Tundra Swan (Whistling)  50    (exact count); eyes well "pinched off" from bill
Mallard  25
Northern Pintail  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Sandhill Crane  11
Ring-billed Gull  40
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Carolina Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Carolina Wren  1
Northern Cardinal  1

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Subject: Kankakee Region: Ross's Goose + C. Redpoll
From: Jed Hertz <jhh_60910 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:31:30 -0800
Hi all,

Here's my recent sightings (1-31 to 2-6-12) from the Kankakee Region, including 

Ross's Goose, Savannah Sparrow, and Common Redpoll.  (Earliest sightings for 
period are shown):

Anatidae 17 
223 Greater White-fronted Goose 01/31/2012 IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will 
Co 


1 Ross's Goose 02/03/2012 photo IL, Whispering Willows Area, Kankakee Co 
3 Cackling Goose 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
246 Canada Goose 01/31/2012  IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
1 Wood Duck 01/31/2012 F IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
3 Gadwall 02/04/2012   IL, Whispering Willows Area, Kankakee Co 
4 American Wigeon 02/05/2012   IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
8 American Black Duck 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
74 Mallard 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
7 Northern Pintail 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
1 Green-winged Teal 02/02/2012 F IL, Whispering Willows Area, Kankakee Co 
1 Canvasback 01/31/2012 M IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
1 Redhead 02/04/2012 M IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
24 Ring-necked Duck 02/05/2012   IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
2 Hooded Merganser 02/05/2012 pair IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
9 Common Merganser 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
2 Ruddy Duck 01/31/2012 F IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
 
Phasianidae 1 
1 Ring-necked Pheasant 02/05/2012   IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
 
Podicipedidae 1 
1 Pied-billed Grebe 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
 
Phalacrocoracidae 1 
6 Double-crested Cormorant 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
 
Ardeidae 1 
3 Great Blue Heron 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
 
Accipitridae 7 
1 Bald Eagle 01/31/2012 1C IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
3 Northern Harrier 02/01/2012 imm + F + M;  IN, TNC Kankakee Sands, Newton Co 
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 02/02/2012 imm at 1345H IL, Justine Drive House, Kankakee 
1 Cooper's Hawk 02/02/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
1 Red-shouldered Hawk 02/05/2012 Calling IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
1 Red-tailed Hawk 01/31/2012 1413H + 1630H IL, Justine Drive House, Kankakee 
1 Rough-legged Hawk 02/01/2012 DM on telephone pole IL, Eastern Kankakee Co 
 
Falconidae 1 
2 American Kestrel 02/01/2012   IL, Eastern Kankakee Co 
 
Rallidae 1 
13 American Coot 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
 
Gruidae 1 
4 Sandhill Crane 02/05/2012 h/o IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
 
Charadriidae 1 
5 Killdeer 02/01/2012 FOY IN, TNC Kankakee Sands, Newton Co 
 
Laridae 2 
9 Ring-billed Gull 01/31/2012 including 2C + 1C IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, 
Will Co 

2 Herring Gull 01/31/2012 one at 1C IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
 
Columbidae 2 
32 Rock Pigeon 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
1 Mourning Dove 02/01/2012   IL, Eastern Kankakee Co 
 
Cerylidae 1 
1 Belted Kingfisher 02/01/2012   IL, Cobb Park, Kankakee Co 
 
Picidae 6 
1 Red-headed Woodpecker 02/01/2012   IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 01/31/2012   IL, Justine Drive House, Kankakee 
1 Downy Woodpecker 01/31/2012 F IL, Justine Drive House, Kankakee 
1 Hairy Woodpecker 02/01/2012   IL, Nazarene Youth Camp 
1 Northern Flicker 01/31/2012 1640H IL, Justine Drive House, Kankakee 
2 Pileated Woodpecker 02/03/2012   IN, LaSalle FWA, Newton Co 
 
Corvidae 2 
2 Blue Jay 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
8 American Crow 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
 
Alaudidae 1 
5 Horned Lark 02/01/2012   IN, TNC Kankakee Sands, Newton Co 
 
Paridae 2 
1 Black-capped Chickadee 01/31/2012   IL, Justine Drive House, Kankakee 
1 Tufted Titmouse 02/01/2012   IL, Cobb Park, Kankakee Co 
 
Sittidae 1 
2 White-breasted Nuthatch 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
 
Certhiidae 1 
1 Brown Creeper 02/03/2012   IN, LaSalle FWA, Newton Co 
 
Troglodytidae 1 
1 Carolina Wren 02/02/2012   IL, Justine Drive House, Kankakee 
 
Turdidae 2 
1 Eastern Bluebird 02/01/2012   IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
1 American Robin 02/01/2012   IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
 
Sturnidae 1 
9 European Starling 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
 
Emberizidae 9 
2 American Tree Sparrow 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
1 Savannah Sparrow 02/01/2012 photo IN, TNC Kankakee Sands, Newton Co 
2 Fox Sparrow 02/05/2012   IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
3 Song Sparrow 02/01/2012   IN, TNC Kankakee Sands, Newton Co 
2 Swamp Sparrow 02/01/2012   IN, TNC Kankakee Sands, Newton Co 
3 White-throated Sparrow 02/05/2012   IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
2 White-crowned Sparrow 02/01/2012 imm + ad; photo IN, TNC Kankakee Sands, 
Newton Co 

13 Dark-eyed Junco 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
26 Lapland Longspur 02/04/2012   IL, Whispering Willows Area, Kankakee Co 
 
Cardinalidae 1 
2 Northern Cardinal 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
 
Icteridae 2 
2 Red-winged Blackbird 01/31/2012   IL, Braidwood (Cooling) Lake, Will Co 
2 Common Grackle 02/04/2012   IL, Whispering Willows Area, Kankakee Co 
 
Fringillidae 4 
1 Purple Finch 02/05/2012 FT; photo IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
3 House Finch 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
3 Common Redpoll 02/01/2012  photo IN, Willow Slough FWA, Newton Co 
3 American Goldfinch 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry 
 
Passeridae 1 
6 House Sparrow 01/31/2012   IL, Kankakee Dam & Bird Park Quarry  Jed Hertz
Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL (60 mi South of Chicago)


Photos/Videos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhertz/


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Subject: Ewing Bottoms
From: David Crouch <david AT PROGRADE.NET>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:21:52 -0500
We visited the Ewing Bottoms area this morning wanting to gage Sandhill Crane 
status and to see if we could spot a Hooded Crane per the alert posts on that 
topic from Don Gorney. We saw a good number of Sandhills but no other Crane 
species. Had some nice birds North of Ewing as well as at Starve Hollow. 


Ewing Bottoms, Jackson, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: Cloudy, 40 degrees. Sally and I wanted to check the Ewing bottoms 
area to see if new arrival Sandhill Cranes have come in to replace those that 
have evidently moved on North and to check for a possible Hooded Crane. No 
Hooded or Whopping Cranes were observed but there were a number of Sandhills 
mostly along CR300N and CR 250N between Honeytown Bottoms and CR150W. Quite a 
few on the ground with lots of dancing and stick toss interaction, plus flight 
movement from SW to NE. 


21 species

Snow Goose  2     White adults flying with a line of Sandhills
Bald Eagle  2     Adults perched by the nest just south of US50
Northern Harrier  1     Female
Red-tailed Hawk  2
American Kestrel  2
Sandhill Crane  2000     See above
Killdeer  11     Together in one wet field
Ring-billed Gull  28     Together in another wet field
Rock Pigeon  15
Mourning Dove  X
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
American Crow  8
Horned Lark  3
American Robin  9
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  50
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  3
House Sparrow  10

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Starve Hollow SRA, Jackson, US-IN
Feb 5, 2012 11:45 AM - 12:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Departed Ewing bottoms for Starve Hollow where we had nice looks at a 
juvenile Bald Eagle scavenging something on the drawn-down north end of the 
lake, a single male Ruddy Duck as well as some nice birds in the campgrounds. 


21 species

Canada Goose  30
Ruddy Duck  1
Turkey Vulture  3
Bald Eagle  1     Juvenile
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
American Kestrel  2
Mourning Dove  6
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  5
Carolina Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  2
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  5
European Starling  X
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Dave Crouch
Seymour


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Subject: Pigeon River & Steuben
From: Jhawillet AT AOL.COM
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:52:45 -0500
Hampered in places by fog that did not entirely clear until around 10 a.m., 
 I birded Pigeon River FWA this morning, then tried some spots in NW 
Steuben  Co.   I was surprised to find almost all the lakes frozen; there was  
open water only on the traditional winter spots, Nevada Mills and the  
James-Jimmerson channel, plus a little on L. Gage. I did not go to Clear Lake, 

and I did not check Pine Canyon.  My itinerary after  Pigeon River was Wall 
Lake (frozen; one Ring-billed Gull), Fawn River Fish  Hatchery (no birds), 
Lake Gage, Bachelor Farms (no birds), Nevada Mills, (NM  below), 
James-Jimmerson channel (JJ), Pokagon feeders (almost no birds), Marsh Lake (no 
sign of a 

Virginia Rail; the species has wintered there the last two  years).  In 
spite of all the negatives above, I recorded 41 species, not  bad for early 
Feb. in these parts.
 
CACKLING GOOSE 9 flew into Pigeon R. waterfowl resting area with Canadas;  
not a close view but they were much smaller and short-becked
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Canvasback 2 JJ
Redhead 2 JJ
Ring-necked Duck 6 NM
Bufflehead 3 NM
Common Goldeneye 2 NM
Red-breasted Merganser 1 NM
Common Merganser 1 NM, 1 JJ
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel
Am. Coot 30 L. Gage
Sandhill Crane 4 PR
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Woodpecker:  Red-headed, Red-bellied, Downy, N. Flicker,  Pileated
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-br. Nuthatch
E. Bluebird
Eur. Starling
Cedar Waxwing 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Am. Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
N. Cardinal
House Finch
Pine Siskin 2 feeder in Mongo
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow
 
Jim Haw

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Subject: Williamsburg Apt. Complex
From: Russell Allison <grounds11 AT FRONTIER.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:27:57 -0500
I arrived at 10:am and left at Noon. Bald Eagles were easily seen on both
ends of the complex. I saw 4 at one time on the South end and 3 on the North
end. They were active with about 35 Ring billed Gulls feeding in the ponds.
All the Eagles seemed to be Adults. One pair stayed together while sitting
and when they went fishing. For the two hours that I was there  Eagles were
always in sight. They were either soaring close by or sitting in nearby
trees. A few birders were having a great day. (-:

 

Good birding

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Subject: Stillwater, L. Monroe
From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea AT INDIANA.EDU>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:51:49 -0500
This morning Betsy and I visited Stillwater Marsh and then made a brief 
stop at Paynetown on Lake Monroe. Lots of ducks at Stillwater. The 
highlights:

Stillwater Marsh:
     Canada Goose - 62
     Gadwall - 65
     Am. Wigeon - 2
     Am. Black Duck - 6
     Mallard - 70
     No. Pintail - 2
     Redhead - 24
     Ring-necked Duck - 730
     Lesser Scaup - 2
     Bufflehead - 16
     Co. Goldeneye - 29
     Red-winged Blackbird - 1
     Milt DuCharme - 1 (molting into Spring plumage)

Paynetown:
     Canada Goose - 22
     Co. Goldeneye - 3
     Red-br. Merganser - 4
     Pied-billed Grebe - 1
     Turkey Vulture - 6
     Bald Eagle - 1 (adult)
     Ring-billed Gull - 4
     Herring Gull - 1
     No. Flicker - 3
     Am. Robin - 23
     Dark-eyed Junco - 28
     Red-winged Blackbird - 6 (all males)
     Co. Grackle - 2 (males)

Don Whitehead
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Subject: Common Redpoll Flock - Wakarusa, In
From: Sam Plew <splew AT LAKELAND.K12.IN.US>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:43:20 -0500
Birders,

This morning I went to Ray Helmuth's home in Wakarusa, Indiana to see his flock 
of Common Redpolls he has coming to his feeders. He had approximently 50 
redpolls, two Pine Siskins, and several House Finches. While looking the 
redpolls over, one of the birds was larger and paler than the rest. It did not, 
however, have the pushed in face of a Hoary. He came to the ground under the 
feeder three times for short periods in the half-hour I was there. 


I also went to Wakarusa Water Treatment Facility. There were several Red-winged 
Blackbirds around the ponds singing. 


Fidler's Pond in Goshen, Indiana had 8 Mute Swans, 1 Lesser Scaup, approx. 20 
Common Goldeneye, 8 Mute Swans, 1 very small headed Cackling Goose, and Canada 
Geese. 


The Michiana Birding Hotline (574-642-1300 ex. 4098) reported two flocks of 
Approx. 20 White-winged Crossbills in Middlebury, Indiana. On my way home, I 
tried for the Crossbills. I struck out, however, the town has several tall 
Spruce Trees that have a very good cone crop. The person who reported the 
Crossbills has a picture from yesterday with a Crossbill on the toe of shoe. 
:-) 


Good Birding,


Sam Plew
LaGrange, Indiana



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Subject: Possible Hooded Crane sighting in Sullivan County on Feb 1
From: Don Gorney <dongorney AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:41:58 -0800
I have received a second-hand report that a conservation officer saw a grey and 
white crane by itself in a field near Merom in Sullivan County, Indiana on 
February 1 at 3:00pm.  The observer contacted someone to inquire if the bird 
was possibly a Whooping Crane because it did not look like a Sandhill Crane.  
To my knowledge, no one else observed the bird. 


Although these are sketchy details, it seems likely to me that the person saw 
the Hooded Crane.  If I receive more details, such as a more precise location, 
I will post right away.  Hopefully, some motivated birders over near Sullivan 
County will be on the lookout for a Hooded Crane. 


Original post about possibility of Hooded Crane:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/INDB.html#1328411283

Don Gorney

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Subject: FOS Woodcocks/Washington county
From: Jeff Sells <jeffreyrsell AT AOL.COM>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:56:02 -0500
I had 3 FOS Woodcocks this morning peenting and doing their flight displays 
simultaneously at 7:20am this morning, Sunday February 5. 

Also, FOS Red wing Blackbirds perched and calling from the power lines on 
February 3. Eight Purple Finches at feeders lately, Great Horned and Barred 
Owls very vocal recently and large groups of both Black and Turkey Vultures 
have been in this area all winter, or what passes for winter this year. 


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Subject: Limberlost Marsh
From: Sam Plew <splew AT LAKELAND.K12.IN.US>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:35:33 -0500
Birders,

After leaving Fort Wayne, Julie and I went to Salamonie to fill in some of the 
holes in our checklists. We had great looks at Pine Siskins at the nature 
center and had a Red Fox down the road a little bit, but the only new bird for 
the year was a third-year Bald Eagle at the dam. 


We traveled to Limberlost Marsh for the evening flight of Short-eared Owls. We 
arrived with an hour of daylight left. We scanned the flooded fields and found 
49 Tundra Swans, hundreds of Northern Pintails and Mallards. A few American 
Wigeons and a lone American Coot were also in the field. All birds were on the 
Adams Co. Side of the road. Four Tundra Swans were on the Jay Co. side of the 
road, but flew to the Adams Co. side. 


Within the flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds, a "light-eyed" Blackbird was in the 
flock. Can I assume that because of the date, Rusty Blackbird would be the 
appropriate guess? 


An Eastern Meadowlark was singing near the marsh.

At 6:14, two Short-eared Owls took flight near the T-intersection. Both owls 
were in Jay Co. One briefly flew into Adams Co. 


The day brought 6 new annuals for the year. We were happy to have such a great 
day! 


Good Birding,

Sam Plew
LaGrange, Indiana


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Subject: Lakefront Porter Co. and LaPorte Co. Redpolls/Swans
From: John Kendall <jeffro595 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:12:44 -0500
I birded a few areas today with highlights being  Common Redpolls Tundra and 
Trumpeter Swans, Bonaparte's Gull, and Red-throated Loon.

Dunes SP:
Common Redpoll-7 1 at feeders w/Ken Brock's Group, 6 flyovers at Green Tower
Common Goldfinch-18
House Finch-4
Horned Lark-4 green tower
Red-throated Loon-1 juv. Green Tower
RB Merganser-2000 GT
Common Merganser-300 GT
Bonaparte's Gull-1 adult GT

Furnessville:
Carolina Wren-1

LaPorte Co. gravel Operation -1 mile S. of US 30 on SR 39
Tundra Swan-10  
Trumpeter Swan-5 identified by bill shape and pattern, size and juvenile bills
Canada Goose-59
Greater White-fronted Goose-18
Ring-necked Duck-14

Kosciusko Co. Big Chapman Lake-still 80% ice covered
American Coot-380
Common Goldeneye-6
Ruddy Duck-2
Canvasback-2
Ring-necked Duck-46
Redhead-2
Mallard-19
Canada Goose-34
Mute Swan-4

John Kendall
Valparaiso

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Subject: No Sightings - Be aware of Hooded Crane possibility
From: Don Gorney <dongorney AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 18:57:36 -0800
The Hooded Crane, present at Hiawassee Refuge in Tennessee since December 13, 
was last seen on January 30.  Plenty of people have been looking so there is a 
distinct possibility it has flown north into Indiana with Sandhill Cranes.  


I encourage anyone who birds Ewing Bottoms and Goose Pond to look specifically 
for the Hooded Crane amongst the other cranes.  The likelihood it is, or soon 
will be, in Indiana is high in my estimate since there is strong correlation 
between birds migrating through Indiana into TN and vice versa.  


A few links with background and photos of the Hooded Crane: 

http://blog.aba.org/2012/01/hooded-crane-tennessee.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffamy/6567593427/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Don Gorney

Amos W. Butler Audubon Society, President

Lights Out Indy, Program Director

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Subject: Bald Eagle, Snowy Owl and Sandhills @ Kingsbury
From: Spencer Jablonski <spencer.jablonski AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:53:15 -0600
Sorry about the last post, please disregard it, I put in this link on
accident. Had a good day birding at Kingsbury and surrounding areas.

1 Bald Eagle, imm bird circling the greater marsh area
1 Northern Flicker
2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers
9 Sandhills, flying North of KWA
1 Coopers Hawk, juv.
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
3 Red-tailed Hawks
9 Bluejays
40+ Gadwalls
100+ Canadas

As I was leaving the area, I was driving North and spotted a large white
object in a field. When I pulled over I pulled up the binos and realized it
was an Imm. Snowy Owl. I couldn't get a close photo without getting
permission first, which I did and ended up getting some good photos. The
land lord asked that I not tell anyone of his location in fear of people
trespassing, and that I promised to do. I felt honored though to be able to
get some photos of this gorgeous visitor, of which I will post pics of
tomorrow. Once again sorry about the email mistake earlier.

Flickr profile name: inbirdersj

Good birding everyone,

Spencer Jablonski
LaPorte

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