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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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 yesFrom: 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 Sent from my iPhone ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 > > ********************************************************** > Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives > search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html > To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. > To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu > With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME > where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. > To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu > ********************************************************** ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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) ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. 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To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 KisselSubject: 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. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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----- From: Bird discussion list for Indiana [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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 Russ Allison, West Lafayette ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 Monticello ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Tim Griffith Evansville, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 Bloomington whitehea AT indiana.edu ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) --Lee Sterrenburg Bloomington ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 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. This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) --Lee Sterrenburg, Bloomington & Kathy McClain, Jasper ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 Russ Allison, West Lafayette http://www.flickr.com/photos/russ_allison be sure to under score between russ_allison ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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, 2/7/12From: 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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) ==== Ed Hopkins W Lafayette, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 dongorney AT yahoo.com amosbutleraudubon.org lightsoutindy.org ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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. --Lee Sterrenburg Bloomington ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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. Barny Misner13 AT frontier.com ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 JaicomoSubject: 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 Indianapolis, IN dongorney AT yahoo.com amosbutleraudubon.org lightsoutindy.org --- On Mon, 2/6/12, Doug StemkeSubject: 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? ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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... Bob Kissel Bloomington ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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! Dave ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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. Jeff Moore Roanoke, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 Dan Kaiser Columbus ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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. Mike ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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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. Gary and Lisa Bowman Vincennes ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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, John Pohl, Vincennes ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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/ >> Maggie Jaicomo Angola, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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) ==== Ed Hopkins W Lafayette, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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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 nightFrom: 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. Terri Greene SW Monroe Co ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky AT freelists.org -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request AT freelists.org with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison AT eku.eduSubject: 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 Mitchell ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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. Rick Read Monticello ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Michael L. P. Retter -------------------------- W. Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN mlretter AT yahoo.com home: 765.838.3152 cell: 309.824.7317 http://xenospiza.com/ Editor, Winging It American Birding Association http://www.aba.org/wingingit/ Tour Leader, Tropical Birding http://www.tropicalbirding.com/ --------------------------- ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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/ Data: http://ebird.org/content/ebird ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 Russ Allison, West Lafayette http://www.flickr.com/photos/russ_allison be sure to under score between russ_allison ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. 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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
Bloomington
whitehea AT indiana.edu
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Subject: Common Redpoll Flock - Wakarusa, InFrom: 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 . This communication is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), the dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of the original message and any attachments. 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To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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. Jeff Sells, Pekin, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 . This communication is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), the dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy all copies of the original message and any attachments. Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) does not constitute a waiver of any applicable privilege. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 317.501.4212 cell Indianapolis, IN dongorney AT yahoo.com amosbutleraudubon.org lightsoutindy.org ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu **********************************************************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 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** |