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Common Yellowthroat,©Barry Kent Mackay

2 Sep Amphibian Assessment Asked [Steve Sorensen ]
2 Sep Re: Common Nighthawks [barbara clauson ]
2 Sep Kansas County updates [Mark Land ]
2 Sep Playa maps website [PETE JANZEN ]
2 Sep Re: common nighthawks [Dan Larson ]
1 Sep Re: common nighthawks ["Bollin III, John J." ]
1 Sep Nighthawks /Saline CO 9-1-10 [Kat Farres ]
1 Sep Common Nighthawks [Debra McKee ]
1 Sep Re: common nighthawks [John Schukman ]
1 Sep Re: common nighthawks [Matt Gearheart ]
1 Sep common nighthawks ["Mark A. Corder" ]
1 Sep Nighthawks. [Robert T Reed ]
1 Sep Re: hummers in Hays [Doris Burnett ]
1 Sep More White-winged Doves [Kellye Hart ]
1 Sep bluebirds [Lawrence Herbert ]
1 Sep hummer [Lawrence Herbert ]
1 Sep Re: 2005 White-eared hummingbird [Matt Gearheart ]
1 Sep e-mail scams "Milford Nature Center" [Cheryl Scoby ]
1 Sep Re: 2005 White-eared hummingbird [Tom SHANE ]
1 Sep Cordilleran Flycatcher in PN / 1 Sept. [Scott Seltman ]
1 Sep Hummer migration [Kathy McDowell ]
1 Sep unsubscribe [Milford Nature center ]
31 Aug Re: hummers in Hays [Tom SHANE ]
31 Aug hummers in Hays [Terry Mannell ]
31 Aug Re: Cheyenne Bottoms-Labor Day/OKC Audubon [Sebastian Patti ]
31 Aug FW: Cheyenne Bottoms-Labor Day/OKC Audubon [Sebastian Patti ]
30 Aug early migrants post correction ["William L. Falk" ]
30 Aug early migrants ["William L. Falk" ]
30 Aug Common Grackles and Barred Owl Call [Eddie Stegall ]
30 Aug Re: Mississippi Kite [Tom SHANE ]
30 Aug Mississippi Kite [David Mills ]
29 Aug Buff-breasted Sandpipers in SG / 29 Aug. [Scott Seltman ]
29 Aug eagle's nest [Kelvin Heitmann ]
29 Aug Re: probable BT Hummingbird [Brandon Magette ]
29 Aug Nashville Warbler and a "funny" hummingbird [Steve Comeau ]
29 Aug Re: probable BT Hummingbird [Pete Janzen ]
29 Aug Re: probable BT Hummingbird [Brandon Magette ]
29 Aug Great Bend: 2nd Roadrunner nesting confirmed [Rob Graham ]
29 Aug Quivira update 29 August 2010 [Barry Jones ]
29 Aug 2005 White-eared Hummingbird in Wichita [Chris Hobbs ]
29 Aug probable BT Hummingbird [Pete Janzen ]
29 Aug Kestrel behavior [Lawrence Herbert ]
29 Aug Kestrel behaivor [kc98 ]
28 Aug CB/Quivira [G & J Fenton Friesen ]
28 Aug Riley and Clay cty Observations 8/28 [Edward Raynor ]
28 Aug NE Leavenworth County ["Bollin III, John J." ]
28 Aug Wichita migrants [Pete Janzen ]
28 Aug Silent Auction at Fall KOS Meeting [Terry Mannell ]
27 Aug Re: Fish Crow [Dan Mulhern ]
27 Aug Re: Fish Crow [Jeffrey Eugene Calhoun ]
27 Aug Re: 2005 White-eared hummingbird [Edward Raynor ]
27 Aug Re: Fish Crow [Dan Mulhern ]
27 Aug 2005 White-eared hummingbird [Paul Griffin ]
26 Aug Haskell County migrants [Kelvin Heitmann ]
26 Aug Fish Crow [Jeff Calhoun ]
26 Aug Re: Migration [Kathleen Oldfather ]
26 Aug Brown County [kc98 ]
26 Aug Migration [Doris Burnett ]
26 Aug Evening birding Doniphan Co [Donna Chance ]
25 Aug Oak Park, 1st Warbler [Paul Griffin ]
25 Aug Orange-crowned Warbler LV [David Williams ]
25 Aug Olive-sided Flycatchers [Matt Gearheart ]
25 Aug KOS Fall 2010 meeting in Overland Park KS [Nancy Leo ]
25 Aug Re: Migrants [Dan Larson ]
25 Aug Pratt kites [mike rader ]
25 Aug 8.25.2010 Schlagle Library Birds ["R. Craig Hensley" ]
25 Aug Migrants [Scott Seltman ]
24 Aug hummer migration question ["Harrington, Joseph" ]
24 Aug Hummingbirds and Feeders [Jeff Hansen ]
24 Aug Re: mystery nestling [Tom SHANE ]
24 Aug Fw: mystery nestling [Dan Larson ]
24 Aug Re: mystery nestling [Tom SHANE ]
24 Aug Re: mystery nestling [Nancy Leo ]
24 Aug Re: Whistling-Ducks [Sarah Ellis ]
24 Aug Quivira update 24 August 2010 [Barry Jones ]
23 Aug Quivira Hummer [Rob Graham ]

Subject: Amphibian Assessment Asked
From: Steve Sorensen <webforbs AT COX.NET>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:01:36 -0500
Anyone out there who has any recommendations or suggestions?

Steve Sorensen
Valley Center, KS
webforbs AT cox.net

CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
2 September 2010

Members of PARC, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Missouri 
Department of Conservation, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and 
Environment, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, and several other state 
agencies and partners are collaborating to develop a conceptual framework of 
recommendations or guidance for monitoring amphibians, reptiles, turtles, 
and crocodilians using non-calling surveys and volunteers. To assist with 
this effort, we are requesting your help to identify amphibian and reptile 
monitoring efforts or protocols where volunteers or citizen scientists 
have been used successfully to collect data. This can include information on 
any examples of amphibian, reptile, turtle, and crocodilian survey or 
monitoring programs or efforts where volunteers have been utilized. We are 
particularly interested in programs or efforts which have evaluated 
volunteers for skill levels or otherwise tested/ranked their identification 
and/or survey abilities. Also, because calling frog and toad surveys have 
been well-tested, our recommendations will refer to these surveys for use of 
volunteers but will focus on how best to utilize volunteers for non-auditory 
herpetofaunal surveys.

We will compile and summarize information on amphibian, reptile, turtle, and 
crocodilian monitoring programs/projects using volunteers and their success, 
strengths, and challenges (i.e., lessons learned). Based on this 
information, we will field-test a subset of protocols and techniques in 
select states over the next year prior to making our recommendations.  The 
goal of this project is to provide initial recommendations for volunteer 
monitoring protocols that will ensure data quality and scientific integrity. 
The final product, which will be completed in 2012, will be posted online on 
the PARC website, and will be made available to state agencies, managers, 
researchers, naturalists, educators, and other partners. We will acknowledge 
all information sources provided and consulted in the final report or 
product.

If you are willing to share your efforts with us, and have written protocols 
or can provide examples of volunteer herpetofaunal inventory/monitoring 
efforts that fit the above request, please contact Ms. Yu Man Lee with the 
Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Michigan State University Extension, at

leey AT michigan.gov

by 3 September 2010. Please be sure to include in your e-mail the 
herpetofaunal species/taxa and state for which you will be providing 
information, if possible. Yu Man will follow up with you directly for more 
detailed information. For general questions or if you are interested in 
providing additional assistance with this project, please feel free to 
contact Yu Man as well.

Your contributions will help state agencies build capacity and develop tools 
they can utilize to implement State Wildlife Action Plans for amphibian, 
reptile, turtle, and crocodilian conservation. See

http://www.wildlifeactionplans.org

to learn more about State Wildlife Action Plans). Many states currently do 
not have adequate resources to inventory and monitor for amphibian, reptile, 
turtle, and crocodilian species. Wildlife Action Plans identify knowledge 
gaps and needs for herpetofaunal resources, and given limited and often 
inadequate personnel time and/or funding available to address these needs, 
volunteers could assist with some of these needs identified in state plans. 
Enlisting the help of volunteers also would engage more people and get them 
interested and involved in herpetofaunal conservation.

Thank you in advance for sharing your efforts. We look forward to hearing 
from you.

Yu Man Lee
Michigan Natural Features Inventory
Michigan State University Extension

Priya Nanjappa
AFWA Amphibian & Reptile Coordinator
National PARC Coordinator

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Subject: Re: Common Nighthawks
From: barbara clauson <bclauson AT EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:57:48 -0500
We had a flock of 50+ Common Nighthawks fly low (treetop height) over the
pasture Wednesday (1 September) evening at 6:45 pm, heading south.   This
is in northern Douglas County, on the Jefferson County line straight north
of Lawrence.  They really must have been moving south in large numbers! 
The wind was still from the south at that time.~Barb

Barbara Clauson
bclauson AT earthlink.net
Bluestem Editorial Services, Bluestem Farm, and Bluestem Belgian

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Subject: Kansas County updates
From: Mark Land <Kestrelland AT AOL.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:33:53 EDT
Dear Kansas county listers,

After taking a month off so I could work on Kansas bird records and 
vacation in the windy city (did you miss me?) it is time again to send in those 

county updates. I will be closing the updates on Wednesday September 8th.

Remember the minimum is 75 species to list in a county. Be sure to send me 
any updates that you may have as well as those of your friends that are not 
on KsBirds.

Also, send me your Kansas Life List and 2010 year list updates if you would 
like those totals mentioned.

To minimize the chance of a virus getting into KsBirds the monthly update 
is forwarded to the list owners to post.

Whenever you have a change or submission to make on the county list be sure 
to send the change to me at kestrelland AT aol.com and I will do my best not 
to leave your list out.

If you have any questions just drop me a line.

Mark Land
Overland Park, KS 

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Subject: Playa maps website
From: PETE JANZEN <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:32:00 -0700
I know a lot of birders are headed west this weekend. Just a reminder about 
the playa maps website at http://www.pljv.org/cms/playa-county-maps This is a 
real handy reference when navigating unfamiliar territory. Obviously many are 
dry most of the time but it has been a wet enough summer that some surface 
water is probably present in some of them. 


Pete Janzen
Wichita

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Subject: Re: common nighthawks
From: Dan Larson <birdkansa AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:22:51 -0700
I observed a large flock of Eastern Kingbirds in my yard yesterday morning. I 
counted at least 20 but becasue of the way they were moving through I think 
there could have been easily over 100. I didnt see any nighthawks but wasnt out 

yesterday evening.

Thanks
Dan Larson
Berryton Kansas




________________________________
From: Matt Gearheart 
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 7:39:52 PM
Subject: Re: common nighthawks

I also just saw several big flocks of Nighthawks in Shawnee.
(Johnson Co.) But was more surprised by the big flock of
75+ Eastern Kingbirds that flew over my house while 
watching them. All headed due South. 


Good Birding,
Matt Gearheart
Shawnee, KS
mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas on behalf of Mark A. Corder
Sent: Wed 9/1/2010 7:22 PM
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: common nighthawks

I had "flocks" of Common Nighthawks this pm over my house in Johnson county, 
175+

Mark A. Corder 232 S. Cherry Olathe, Kansas 66061 buddesystem AT msn.com 
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Subject: Re: common nighthawks
From: "Bollin III, John J." <BollinJ AT UMKC.EDU>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:32:05 -0500
I also observed a 50+ group of Common Nighthawks at my home in NE Leavenworth 
county. I wonder what else will be moving this evening. Maybe there will be 
some good stuff at Wyandotte County Lake Park in the morning as I am hoping to 
get in an hour of birding before work. 


________________________________

From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas on behalf of John Schukman
Sent: Wed 9/1/2010 8:09 PM
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: Re: common nighthawks



There must be thousands of nighthawks moving through. I had about 400 over
the legends/racetrack (WY Co.) tonight about 7 PM.

My computer crashed last week and I have lost all email data. I am now in
the process of repopulating my address book. If I have left anyone hanging
without a reply, apologies. Let me know.

John Schukman
Leavenworth Co.

-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas [mailto:KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On
Behalf Of Matt Gearheart
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:40 PM
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: Re: common nighthawks

I also just saw several big flocks of Nighthawks in Shawnee.
(Johnson Co.)  But was more surprised by the big flock of
75+ Eastern Kingbirds that flew over my house while
watching them.  All headed due South. 


Good Birding,
Matt Gearheart
Shawnee, KS
mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas on behalf of Mark A. Corder
Sent: Wed 9/1/2010 7:22 PM
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: common nighthawks

I had "flocks" of Common Nighthawks this pm over my house in Johnson county,
175+

Mark A. Corder 232 S. Cherry Olathe, Kansas 66061 buddesystem AT msn.com
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Subject: Nighthawks /Saline CO 9-1-10
From: Kat Farres <ozbelgnz AT SWBELL.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:30:42 -0500
Several smallish flocks (14-23) in NW Saline Co, Sept 1, 2010.
Kat Farres 
OZ BelgianZ Tervuren ~ BSD
Salina KS USA

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Subject: Common Nighthawks
From: Debra McKee <debbymc56 AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:34:17 -0500
I have to put my 2 cents in. As I was leaving work today in Lawrence near 6th & 
Wakarusa a flock of at least 50 and maybe 75 nighthawks flew over. I have never 
seen that many at one time. 


Thank You,
Debra McKee
Topeka

Be Green, Keep it on the Screen

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Subject: Re: common nighthawks
From: John Schukman <schuksaya AT KC.RR.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:09:08 -0500
There must be thousands of nighthawks moving through. I had about 400 over
the legends/racetrack (WY Co.) tonight about 7 PM.

My computer crashed last week and I have lost all email data. I am now in
the process of repopulating my address book. If I have left anyone hanging
without a reply, apologies. Let me know.

John Schukman
Leavenworth Co.

-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas [mailto:KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On
Behalf Of Matt Gearheart
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:40 PM
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: Re: common nighthawks

I also just saw several big flocks of Nighthawks in Shawnee.
(Johnson Co.)  But was more surprised by the big flock of
75+ Eastern Kingbirds that flew over my house while 
watching them.  All headed due South.  


Good Birding,
Matt Gearheart
Shawnee, KS
mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas on behalf of Mark A. Corder
Sent: Wed 9/1/2010 7:22 PM
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: common nighthawks
 
I had "flocks" of Common Nighthawks this pm over my house in Johnson county,
175+

Mark A. Corder 232 S. Cherry Olathe, Kansas 66061 buddesystem AT msn.com
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Subject: Re: common nighthawks
From: Matt Gearheart <mgearheart AT DESIGNWITHINSIGHT.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:39:52 -0500
I also just saw several big flocks of Nighthawks in Shawnee.
(Johnson Co.)  But was more surprised by the big flock of
75+ Eastern Kingbirds that flew over my house while 
watching them.  All headed due South.  


Good Birding,
Matt Gearheart
Shawnee, KS
mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas on behalf of Mark A. Corder
Sent: Wed 9/1/2010 7:22 PM
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: common nighthawks
 
I had "flocks" of Common Nighthawks this pm over my house in Johnson county, 
175+ 


Mark A. Corder 232 S. Cherry Olathe, Kansas 66061 buddesystem AT msn.com 
913-764-8844 (office) 913-764-1463 (fax) 


 		 	   		  
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Subject: common nighthawks
From: "Mark A. Corder" <buddesystem AT MSN.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:22:11 -0500
I had "flocks" of Common Nighthawks this pm over my house in Johnson county, 
175+ 


Mark A. Corder 232 S. Cherry Olathe, Kansas 66061 buddesystem AT msn.com 
913-764-8844 (office) 913-764-1463 (fax) 


 		 	   		  
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Subject: Nighthawks.
From: Robert T Reed <ridgewalkertrent AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:41:57 +0000
I was checking out the city park here in Louisburg Kansas ( just South of 
Overland Park) and spotted what I first thought was a distant kettle of TV's. I 
glassed them and was surprised to see they were Common Nighthawks! There may 
have been more than fifty, I cannot say for sure. They were gone as fast as 
they appeared, with clouds as their magician's smoke. That is the largest group 
I have ever seen of that species. 

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Subject: Re: hummers in Hays
From: Doris Burnett <burnett AT KSBROADBAND.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:53:19 -0500
Terry,
I think your hummers must be at Tuttle Creek this year.  Today I had 15 
hummers on the feeders with 4 adult male RT, 3 adult female RT and most of 
the rest immature males.  The most I have had was early last week with 18.
Also have a immature painted bunting coming to feed.  Have not seen the 
adult male for a couple of weeks.
Doris Burnett
Manhattan, Ks
Pottawatomie County

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Mannell" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:51 AM
Subject: hummers in Hays


>I haven't seen a post from Donnie K. in Larned for awhile, but the number 
>of migrating hummers has been down this year in my backyard.  We have had a 
>female Rufous and male Ruby-throated for the past few days.  These make 
>only 5 or 6 for the season.
>
> Terry
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Subject: More White-winged Doves
From: Kellye Hart <pubah73 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:23:33 -0700
Sam Guy reports having four White-winged Doves in his yard this morning.  They 
come to feed on the corn he puts out for squirrels.
 Kellye Hart
Ulysses, Grant County, KS




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Subject: bluebirds
From: Lawrence Herbert <certhia AT ATT.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:38:50 -0500
Kansas birders -
I still have an active Eastern Bluebird nest.
It is in Cherokee County at Schermerhorn Park. Three nestlings are at Day 13 
this morning, 9-1-10. 

In 40 years of EABL nests in KS I have had only a handfull or less go into 
September that were still active. 

Good birding,  Larry Herbert, Joplin MO.

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Subject: hummer
From: Lawrence Herbert <certhia AT ATT.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:27:47 -0500
Matt and KS birders - 
Maybe a bander would like to come by and
trap and ID it.
Larry, in Joplin.

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Subject: Re: 2005 White-eared hummingbird
From: Matt Gearheart <mgearheart AT DESIGNWITHINSIGHT.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:41:47 -0500
My own two cents is this is definitely an interesting hummingbird!

However, the image is just fuzzy enough that the write-up will need

to describe the details really well and eliminate other crazy

possibilities.

 

The white facial stripe being the most prevalent feature could also

be seen in several other uber-rare hummingbirds, especially when 

'squinting' at images.  For example female Magnificient and 

Blue-Throated.  

 

White-Eared does seem the best fit, but then what about Xantus's?

 

A fuzzy image of a Pileated Woodpecker can look like...

well, you know.

 

Just something to think about.  I see this bird was found in

early September... so we should be on the lookout!

 

-Matt Gearheart

Shawnee, KS

mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com

 

  

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas
[mailto:KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom SHANE
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:58 AM
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Subject: Re: 2005 White-eared hummingbird

 

Paul et al.

I have studied the photo of Paul's hummingbird and the following are my
observations:

 

1. If the colors are fairly true the brown cap/crown is a good
characteristic for a young WEHU.

 

That is where it all ends.

 

2. The white line on the head is in the wrong place for WEHU. It starts
near the base of the bill and should start above the eye.

 

3. The throat is very dark and should be fairly light in birds of this
age.

 

4.The bird is nicely vested, but probably way too much for immature
WEHU.

 

5.I distinctly see very green undertail coverts. They should be very
light to white in the WEHU. I do not think there are any North American
hummer species with green undertail coverts. Likewise there are few in
Mexico, and one needs to enter South America before encountering hummers
with green undertail coverts.

 

6. I think the tail shape is wrong, but I could be corrected on that.

 

With all that said, I have no idea what to call the bird. If anyone
finds a White-eared hummer in Kansas, I hope it will be Paul because of
all the hard work he puts in on the family.

 

Tom Shane

67846

 

 

 

--- On Fri, 8/27/10, Paul Griffin  wrote:

 

 

From: Paul Griffin 

Subject: 2005 White-eared hummingbird

To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU

Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 12:16 AM

 

 

Hi Folks,

 

For a long time have been sitting on a picture of a hummingbird I got in
early September 2005.  With hummingbirds migrating at this time, you
might find it interesting to see this picture.  Although, a distance
shot, when blown up, you can see some very interesting markings.  The
only hummingbird that matches what is shown, is a White-eared
hummingbird.  That picture I have put on my website.  For a long time
(years), I couldn't find a hummingbird that matched the picture.  The
bird in the picture has a brownish crown, with a large white post-ocular
stripe, it also has emerald green on it's neck and barely shows orange
on the base of the bill.  The books don't generally show the White-eared
with a brown crown.  Eventually, I found a picture of a adult female
with the same markings I captured on my picture, apparently some of the
adult females show the brown crown.  Of the hummingbirds we sometimes
see in Kansas, none of them have the color and

 markings this picture shows, bu!

t the White-eared adult female does.  If you want to see the picture I
found that matches my picture:  Google, "white-eared hummingbird".
Click on "Images for white-eared hummingbird".  See page 3, "Allen van
Norman, hylleu2.jpg", note brown crown.

 

For those of you interested here is a link to my website:
http://web.me.com/wingedthings

 

Click on "WHITE-EARED HUM"

 

Happy birding,

 

Paul Griffin   

 

 

 

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Subject: e-mail scams "Milford Nature Center"
From: Cheryl Scoby <dhscoby AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:21:20 -0700
is there an e-mail scam going on with "unsubcribe:" from Milford Nature 
Center? 

I am not subscribed to the center - Lots of strange scams with e-mails lately.
Cheryl Scoby
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Subject: Re: 2005 White-eared hummingbird
From: Tom SHANE <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:58:01 -0700
Paul et al.
I have studied the photo of Paul's hummingbird and the following are my 
observations: 


1. If the colors are fairly true the brown cap/crown isa good 
characteristicfor ayoungWEHU. 


That is where it all ends.

2. The white line on the head is in the wrong place for WEHU. It starts near 
the base of the bill and should start above the eye. 


3. The throat is very dark and should befairly light in birds of this age.

4.The bird is nicely vested, but probably way too much for immature WEHU.

5.I distinctly see very green undertail coverts. They should be very light to 
white in the WEHU. I do not think there are any North American hummer species 
with green undertail coverts. Likewise there are few in Mexico, and one needs 
to enter South America before encountering hummers with green undertail 
coverts. 


6. I think the tail shape is wrong, but I could be corrected on that.

With all that said, I have no idea what to call the bird. If anyone finds a 
White-eared hummer in Kansas,I hope it will be Paul because of all the hard 
work he puts in on the family. 


Tom Shane
67846



--- On Fri, 8/27/10, Paul Griffin  wrote:


From: Paul Griffin 
Subject: 2005 White-eared hummingbird
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 12:16 AM


Hi Folks,

For a long time have been sitting on a picture of a hummingbird I got in early 
September 2005. With hummingbirds migrating at this time, you might find it 
interesting to see this picture. Although, a distance shot, when blown up, you 
can see some very interesting markings. The only hummingbird that matches what 
is shown, is a White-eared hummingbird. That picture I have put on my 
website. For a long time (years), I couldn't find a hummingbird that matched 
the picture. The bird in the picture has a brownish crown, with a large white 
post-ocular stripe, it also has emerald green on it's neck and barely shows 
orange on the base of the bill. The books don't generally show the White-eared 
with a brown crown. Eventually, I found a picture of a adult female with the 
same markings I captured on my picture, apparently some of the adult females 
show the brown crown. Of the hummingbirds we sometimes see in Kansas, none of 
them have the color and 

 markings this picture shows, bu!
t the White-eared adult female does. If you want to see the picture I found 
that matches my picture: Google, "white-eared hummingbird". Click on "Images 
for white-eared hummingbird". See page 3, "Allen van Norman, hylleu2.jpg", 
note brown crown. 


For those of you interested here is a link to my website: 
http://web.me.com/wingedthings 


Click on "WHITE-EARED HUM"

Happy birding,

Paul Griffin



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Subject: Cordilleran Flycatcher in PN / 1 Sept.
From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:35:13 -0500
A nicely marked 'Western-type' flycatcher, presumably a Cordilleran, showed
up outside my office window this AM and spent 10 minutes preening just about
7 meters away.  The eye-ring was missing in front of the eye and tapered to
a nice point behind the eye.  Only field mark I wish I could have seen
better was the underside of the bill.  I think this is about the 4th
Cordilleran I've seen in Pawnee.

 

The remaining orioles were really on the move yesterday.  I had 70
Baltimores that seemed to be bunched up and ready to migrate an hour before
sundown in NW Pratt County.

 

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Larned, Kansas 


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Subject: Hummer migration
From: Kathy McDowell <sialias AT SUNFLOWER.COM>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:28:22 -0500
Hummingbirds continue to visit my 4 feeders here in rural Douglas County with 
30-50 individuals fighting for feeding room! I have fed hummers in 
Shawnee/Douglas county for many years but have never had the high counts that I 
currently get at this location. This is our 5th summer at this property and 
fall migration has always brought in high numbers of hummers. We get an 
occasional rufous but otherwise I have only been able to identify ruby-throated 
- today there are at least 10 mature males. I must say it is pretty hard to get 
any chores done with all this activity... 


Kathy McDowell
sialias AT sunflower.com
Lawrence, Kansas

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Subject: Re: hummers in Hays
From: Tom SHANE <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:34:04 -0700
Terry,
We have had only 6 hummers so far this 2010 s/f migration here in our Garden 
City yard. We had two unidentified birds onJuly 25th and Aug 2nd, a very nice 
adult male Rufous Hummingbird on July 26th, the first immature Broad-tailed 
Hummingbirdon 15-16 Aug and the secondimmature Broad-tail on 17-20 Aug. 
Today, 31 Aug, I had a highly probable immature male Anna's Hummingbird; 
however, I had rotten luck in getting a picture; maybe tomorrow. 

Tom Shane
67846

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From: Terry Mannell 
Subject: hummers in Hays
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 8:51 AM


I haven't seen a post from Donnie K. in Larned for awhile, but the number of 
migrating hummers has been down this year in my backyard. We have had a female 
Rufous and male Ruby-throated for the past few days. These make only 5 or 6 
for the season. 


Terry

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Subject: hummers in Hays
From: Terry Mannell <terryman AT RURALTEL.NET>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:51:16 -0500
I haven't seen a post from Donnie K. in Larned for awhile, but the 
number of migrating hummers has been down this year in my backyard.  We 
have had a female Rufous and male Ruby-throated for the past few days.  
These make only 5 or 6 for the season.

Terry

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Subject: Re: Cheyenne Bottoms-Labor Day/OKC Audubon
From: Sebastian Patti <sebastianpatti AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:48:14 -0500
 . . . uh . . . Max T., Mark R.  . . . wanna check the study skins????
 
:~)

sebastianpatti AT hotmail.com 
Sebastian T. Patti 
(Lincoln Park) 
Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 
PHONE: 312/793-5397 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) 
FAX: 312/793-2611 (o) 773/248-0264 (h)


 


From: Jimmy.Woodard AT univarusa.com
To: sebastianpatti AT hotmail.com; ksbird-l AT listserv.ksu.edu
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:15:31 -0700
Subject: RE: Cheyenne Bottoms-Labor Day/OKC Audubon








 May we have a Ruff and a Ross Gull, please????!!!!! 

 

Thanks,
 
Jimmy Woodard
Univar---Oklahoma City


From: Sebastian Patti [mailto:sebastianpatti AT hotmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 4:15 AM
To: Ks bird KS bird
Cc: Jimmy Woodard; Oklahoma Bird List OK BIRDS
Subject: FW: Cheyenne Bottoms-Labor Day/OKC Audubon
 
FYI . . . let's make our friends from OK feel welcome . . .
release the rare birds!!!
 
:~)
 

sebastianpatti AT hotmail.com 
Sebastian T. Patti 
(Lincoln Park) 
Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 
PHONE: 312/793-5397 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) 
FAX: 312/793-2611 (o) 773/248-0264 (h)
CELL: 773/304-7488

 



Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:57:27 -0700
From: Jimmy.Woodard AT UNIVARUSA.COM
Subject: Cheyenne Bottoms-Labor Day/OKC Audubon
To: OKBIRDS AT LISTS.OU.EDU

 OKC Audubon will be going to Cheyenne Bottoms/Quivira NWR in central Kansas 
over Labor Day weekend. We will meet to caravan 

 at 8AM at the IHOP at I-40 and Mustang Road in Yukon this Friday morning. We 
will be leaving once everyone arrives so if you want to 

                                eat breakfast there plan to arrive earlier.
 
 We will go thru Salt Plains NWR on the way up for an hour or so then proceed 
to Great Bend, KS, our home for the weekend. 

 
 Please contact me if you plan to join our car caravan on Friday morning. My 
email at home is j.woodard AT cox.net. Cell phone is 

 405-365-5685. please bring two-way radios if you have them to keep in contact 
during the drive. 

 
Thanks,
 
Jimmy Woodard 		 	   		  
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Subject: FW: Cheyenne Bottoms-Labor Day/OKC Audubon
From: Sebastian Patti <sebastianpatti AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:14:46 -0500
FYI . . . let's make our friends from OK feel welcome . . .
release the rare birds!!!
 
:~)
 

sebastianpatti AT hotmail.com 
Sebastian T. Patti 
(Lincoln Park) 
Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 
PHONE: 312/793-5397 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) 
FAX: 312/793-2611 (o) 773/248-0264 (h)
CELL: 773/304-7488

 


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:57:27 -0700
From: Jimmy.Woodard AT UNIVARUSA.COM
Subject: Cheyenne Bottoms-Labor Day/OKC Audubon
To: OKBIRDS AT LISTS.OU.EDU






 OKC Audubon will be going to Cheyenne Bottoms/Quivira NWR in central Kansas 
over Labor Day weekend. We will meet to caravan 

 at 8AM at the IHOP at I-40 and Mustang Road in Yukon this Friday morning. We 
will be leaving once everyone arrives so if you want to 

                                eat breakfast there plan to arrive earlier.
 
 We will go thru Salt Plains NWR on the way up for an hour or so then proceed 
to Great Bend, KS, our home for the weekend. 

 
 Please contact me if you plan to join our car caravan on Friday morning. My 
email at home is j.woodard AT cox.net. Cell phone is 

 405-365-5685. please bring two-way radios if you have them to keep in contact 
during the drive. 

 
Thanks,
 
Jimmy Woodard 		 	   		  
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Subject: early migrants post correction
From: "William L. Falk" <nlwlfalk AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:00:47 -0500
In the past 15 minutes I checked the KANSAS(BBA)
My call of a early winter wren looks like it was a mistake & the bird was 
probably a juvenile july fledge aedge wren
HOPE that's correct!
SORRY
BILL FALK

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Subject: early migrants
From: "William L. Falk" <nlwlfalk AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:41:58 -0500
In biding sw periphery of Topeka  &  wakarusa  basin this past week
found inordinate large #'s of white breasted nuthatch's
' & downy woodpeckers
 1 t titmouse 
PLUS:
 1 lonely early migrant winter wren
1  RT hummingbird
WARBLERS: 
:Nashville,Wilson,& black\white 

LATER,
BILL FALK

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Subject: Common Grackles and Barred Owl Call
From: Eddie Stegall <ok_forbs AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:00:41 -0700
Wed. Aug. 25, 2009

While coming back from Winfield, a large flock of Common Grackles flew across 
the highway. We were between Derby and Wichita when we encountered the Grackles 
flying West to east across the highway at about 7:30 pm. This is the second 
large flock of Grackles I have 

seen this month. 

Later that evening while at Oak Park we heard a Barred Owl give a single note 
call. It did this twice (10 minutes between each of the calls). We waited there 
for about an hour (until 9:10 pm.) waiting for it to call again. Barred Owls 
will often switch from 

a single note call to their regular call later on. I have often heard them do 
this at the Anthony Lake in Harper Co. 



Eddie Stegall
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Wichita, Ks.


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never mentioned." 

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Subject: Re: Mississippi Kite
From: Tom SHANE <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:26 -0700
I had the first good sized kettle of MIKI this morning a block west of our 
house from 80 to 250 feet up. I counted 73 kites; of the 15 thatI examined 
with binocs, 14 were adults. Many fledglings are calling around town at this 
time. Fortunately there has been an above average dragonfly emergence this 
summer, cicadas are also more numerous than usual. 

Tom Shane
Garden City

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From: David Mills 
Subject: Mississippi Kite
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 10:02 AM


During our morning walk, we saw our Mississippi Kite again on the north edge of 
Fredonia (on Jackson Street between 10th and 11th). We had not seen it for 
more than a week and thought it had gone. It was in this area almost every day 
from mid-July when we got back from China through mid-August. It was often 
near what appeared to be its nest, but we never saw any evidence of a mate or 
young birds. 


David Mills
Fredonia, Wilson County



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Subject: Mississippi Kite
From: David Mills <m3r2d1 AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:02:55 -0500
During our morning walk, we saw our Mississippi Kite again on the north edge of 
Fredonia (on Jackson Street between 10th and 11th). We had not seen it for more 
than a week and thought it had gone. It was in this area almost every day from 
mid-July when we got back from China through mid-August. It was often near what 
appeared to be its nest, but we never saw any evidence of a mate or young 
birds. 


David Mills
Fredonia, Wilson County

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Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpipers in SG / 29 Aug.
From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:26:43 -0500
After years of hearing about the Cranmer Sod Farms west of Maize, I actually
found myself driving past several of their fields today.  And after just a
few minutes of looking I was able pick out a couple Buff-breasted Sandpipers
among the many Killdeer and assorted blackbird spuhs.  This was at the first
circle south of the sod farm HQ off K-96, looking west from  119th Street.

 

Back on 26 August I saw a group of 12 BBSAs flying near the airport north of
Cimarron.  This might be a first county record for Gray?

 

Scott Seltman

Larned, Kansas 

 

 

 


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Subject: eagle's nest
From: Kelvin Heitmann <kheit53 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:54:28 -0700
At Arkalon Park in Seward County I talked with the maintenance man who also 
enjoys watching birds and wildlife. I mentioned the Bald Eagle I had spotted 
there last year. He told me that a pair of eagles had nested and successfully 
raised a eaglet there this year. I do not have any more information, but we did 

spot a large nest near the park in a single tree not far from the highway. He 
didn't give out the location of their nest.

Kelvin Heitmann
Satanta, Haskell Co., KS
 "We should be clear about what happens when we destroy the living forms of 
this 

planet. The first consequence is that we destroy modes of divine presence."
Thomas Berry




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Subject: Re: probable BT Hummingbird
From: Brandon Magette <averbirder AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:20:52 -0500
This would be my favorite ID challenge. Lay on a hammock in the backyard
with a few cold ones and wait for the sound. No sound, no ID, no matter...

BTY When I was in Telluride in July I was sitting outside at a bar a block
away from the San Migeal River and all you could hear were the sound of male
Broad-tailed flying back and forth along the river from one feeder to
another.


On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Pete Janzen wrote:

> The primary problem with hearing the wing trill is 1" of insulated glass
> between the bird and myself.  I'm still not 100% sure of this bird's
> identity nor has it appeared today when I was watching.  There a number of
> other hummer feeders in the area as I have noticed while walking the dog so
> it's not like this is the only port of call.  If anything turns up I'll post
> something.
>
> Pete J
> Wichita
>



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Subject: Nashville Warbler and a "funny" hummingbird
From: Steve Comeau <slc1856 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:34:23 -0700
I had a Nashville Warbler in my yard this morning. I also saw a couple of 
Carolina Wrens and BC Chickadees for the first time in a couple of weeks. (I 
have no idea why they left for a while) 

Also, I've had an invasion of hummingbirds within the last couple of days. I 
video taped this guy because he kept coming to this same spot and acting like a 
nervous wreck.It wasn't until after a watched it a couple of times that I 
realized he didn't really look like the other imm male RT's I have around my 
feeders right now. Could he be something other than an RT? 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pBuutdWK14

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Subject: Re: probable BT Hummingbird
From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:15:01 -0500
The primary problem with hearing the wing trill is 1" of insulated glass 
between the bird and myself.  I'm still not 100% sure of this bird's 
identity nor has it appeared today when I was watching.  There a number 
of other hummer feeders in the area as I have noticed while walking the 
dog so it's not like this is the only port of call.  If anything turns 
up I'll post something.

Pete J
Wichita

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Subject: Re: probable BT Hummingbird
From: Brandon Magette <averbirder AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:48:37 -0500
If it is an adult male you should be able to hear it I would think...

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Pete Janzen wrote:

> At my feeders I have had several glimpses of a large adult male hummingbird
> for the past two days.  It runs off other hummers but doesn't linger too
> long, can't quite the binocs on it in time.  It has a fully developed
> reddish gorget and when it is chasing other hummers the tail is really long
> and fanned out.  The tail is not forked as in Ruby-throated but fully
> rounded instead.  I just can't get the binocs on it to verify if there is
> some red in the tail feathers.  I will advise but thought I'd at least post
> what I have observed so far.  It just about has to be a Broad-tailed but I
> need one good look at the tail and other markings with the binocs on it and
> focused.  I'll be gone till mid-afternoon but will report any further
> sightings.
>
> Pete Janzen
> Wichita
>
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Subject: Great Bend: 2nd Roadrunner nesting confirmed
From: Rob Graham <graham AT HEARTLAND-IMAGES.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:43:17 -0500
After suspecting for a few weeks that the resident roadrunners were 
nesting again in the cemetery, I finally found the nest today. It is 
in a large branch overhanging the road. It is hard to see unless you 
are directly below it. The parents are actively bringing food into 
the nest, and I observed movement in the nest shortly after a 
feeding. My best guess is at least one egg hatched today.

For a few weeks now, I hadn't seen the adults together, only an adult 
and a nearly grown juvenile. Two weeks ago, right at sunset, I 
watched an adult acting real low key and as the sun set it jumped up 
into one of the large trees on the east side of the mausoleum where 
that section meets the veteran's circle. Moments later, an adult came 
flying out of the tree, apparently full of energy and proceeded to go 
off hunting. I searched for a nest, but couldn't find it. Fast 
forward to today, when my mother-in-law reported seeing two adults, 
one with bird legs hanging from its mouth, just before noon. The 
birds kept looking around, and finally went into the bushes. In 
hindsight, my MIL was parked below the nest :(. My father and I 
arrived at the cemetery this afternoon just in time to watch a 
feeding, and then I was able to locate the nest. As only one juvenile 
has been seen for a few weeks now, I assume that the oldest from the 
first hatching left a while back. I'm still waiting to see if the 
second juvenile is still around or not. It was definitely still here 
on 8/17, and I think my MIL has seen it at least once since then. 
Until today, observing the roadrunners was getting to be a real hit 
and miss proposition.

Rob Graham
Great Bend

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Subject: Quivira update 29 August 2010
From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:12:37 -0500
Migration is heating up.  Despite the wind, there was good birding around 
the Refuge this morning, 29 August.  Highlights:
First of season:  American Redstart (1) and Northern Harrier (2)
Also, as reported for yesterday, there were at least 7-8 Buff-breasted 
Sandpipers working the burned flats on the north side of the Wildlife 
Drive.  Some were mixed with Baird's Sandpipers.
A Peregrine Falcon was observed in the same area as the Buff-breasteds.
In addition, there is still at least one Mottled Duck mixed with the 
flocks of teal and other ducks.  This a.m. the Mottled was seen on the 
interior east side of the Wildlife Drive.

Duck numbers continue to increase, with upwards of 500-600 teal estimated 
around the Wildlife Drive alone.  Most were Blue-winged, but I saw at 
least 4 Green-winged.

Roads are dry and dusty.  Beware of fairly high water in the north 
spillway of Little Salt Marsh.  As of this morning there was about 4 
inches of water.  Recent rains, along with the strong south winds, have 
resulted in large amounts of water in LSM.

Barry Jones
Quivira NWR

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Subject: 2005 White-eared Hummingbird in Wichita
From: Chris Hobbs <chobbs AT EVERESTKC.NET>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:25:40 -0500
Haven't seen much public comment about Paul Griffin's post, but given the 
report is 5 years old, maybe most folks decided to browse his images when they 
had some free time. I just sat down and studied the image and must say it sure 
looks like the real deal! I have zero personal experience with the species, 
but everything seems to fit (except ZIP CODE!). I'll be anxious to learn what 
the KBRC decides. 



A long-time buddy of mine, and birder extraordinaire, took a picture many years 
ago of an owl in south Texas that he and other seasoned birders then identified 
as a young Long-eared. Years later, he reviewed it again and discovered it was 
in fact a Stygian Owl - the first US record! Sometimes cool discoveries take a 
little time to 'incubate'! 


--

Chris Hobbs
Shawnee, KS
chobbs AT everestkc.net

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Subject: probable BT Hummingbird
From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:56:48 -0500
At my feeders I have had several glimpses of a large adult male 
hummingbird for the past two days.  It runs off other hummers but 
doesn't linger too long, can't quite the binocs on it in time.  It has a 
fully developed reddish gorget and when it is chasing other hummers the 
tail is really long and fanned out.  The tail is not forked as in 
Ruby-throated but fully rounded instead.  I just can't get the binocs on 
it to verify if there is some red in the tail feathers.  I will advise 
but thought I'd at least post what I have observed so far.  It just 
about has to be a Broad-tailed but I need one good look at the tail and 
other markings with the binocs on it and focused.  I'll be gone till 
mid-afternoon but will report any further sightings.

Pete Janzen
Wichita

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Subject: Kestrel behavior
From: Lawrence Herbert <certhia AT ATT.NET>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:30:19 -0500
Rosella,
Maybe the kestrel had a field mouse or vole
and the corn stalk was impaled on the prey item.
Larry Herbert,
Joplin MO.

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Subject: Kestrel behaivor
From: kc98 <kc98 AT MEWLAN.COM>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:59:02 -0500
Good morning birders,
Yesterday as I drove around in Brown County I saw what looked like a 
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. When I got the binoculars focused it was not a 
flycatcher. It was actually an American Kestrel carrying a long piece of corn 
debris that trailed behind it. This seems like strange behavior to me for this 
time of year. Any shared insights to this behavior would be appreciated. Have a 
great day and see lots of birds. Rosella Royer, Sabetha, Brown County, 
kc98 AT mewlan.com 


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Subject: CB/Quivira
From: G & J Fenton Friesen <friesen.fenton AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:04:05 -0500
Larry Hesed and I birded Quivira Friday PM and Cheyenne Bottoms this AM.
Shorebird numbers were pretty good at Quivira (and like at CB but the pools
are full putting shorebird habitat out a ways.  Highlights:

Quivira:
At least 15 Semipalmated Plovers which is more than I usually see on an
outing,
The burned areas in the middle of the wildlife drive hosted many shorebirds
including 3 Black-bellied Plovers and 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers.
A long juvenile Bald Eagle sat on the edge of the north salt marsh (right by
the road) this PM on my drove home.

Cheyenne Bottoms
1 Peregrine Falcon (a little early?) harrassed shovelers and teal this AM
just south of the observation tower.
A lone Western Grebe was observed in Pool 1 just north of the observation
tower

It was nice to see a Barn Owl (From a family of 4 that fledged recently) on
a farm in extreme eastern Rush County.

Lots of wind made birding a bit tough.

Gregg

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Newton, KS

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Subject: Riley and Clay cty Observations 8/28
From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:54:13 -0500
After a quick late morning jaunt over to Tuttle Creek, I drove across the
Randolph bridge. Exposed mudflats were plentiful but shorebirds were not, so
I drove to Clay county.  Olive-sided Flycatchers were on my radar and two
were flycatching from the dead trees along the river at Zach Hudec. I
observed juveniles of several species of shorebird (SESA, STSA, BASA) and a
few first-summer/molted adult Least Sandpipers, which were quite intriguing
until I observed there yellowish legs. A juvenile Buff-breased Sandpiper and
Semi-palmated Plover were foraging amongst the Killdeer.


Location:     Tuttle Creek Tubes and Park
Observation date:     8/28/10
Notes:     Temp: 84f, wind: 11.5mph  AT  SSW , conditions: clear, duration: 30
minutes, distance: 0.5 miles walking, notes: walked park in between Rte 24
and tubes.
Number of species:     18
Mallard     2
Great Blue Heron     7
Turkey Vulture     20
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     3
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Least Flycatcher     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
Blue Jay     2
Black-capped Chickadee     2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)     1
Carolina Wren     1
Eastern Bluebird     2
American Robin     50
Chipping Sparrow     2
Baltimore Oriole     2

Location:     Zach Hudec Wetlands-Milford Wildlife Area
Observation date:     8/28/10

Notes:     Temp:89 , wind:18mph  AT  S , conditions: clear , duration:
12:45-2:15pm , distance: 1 walking , notes: north road walking and driving;
drying puddles are still providing shorebird habitat and dry beds may be
walked to reach puddles; OSFL were perched atop the dead trees along the
Republican River.
Number of species:     25

Blue-winged Teal     65
Great Blue Heron     10
Great Egret     1
Snowy Egret     1
Green Heron     1
Turkey Vulture     5
Semipalmated Plover     1
Killdeer     45
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Greater Yellowlegs     2
Lesser Yellowlegs     2
Semipalmated Sandpiper     3
Least Sandpiper     75
Baird's Sandpiper     8
Pectoral Sandpiper     25
Stilt Sandpiper     2
Buff-breasted Sandpiper     1
Olive-sided Flycatcher     2
Eastern Wood-Pewee     2
Barn Swallow     3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)     1
Indigo Bunting     3
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
American Goldfinch     1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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Edward J. Raynor
Manhattan, KS
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Subject: NE Leavenworth County
From: "Bollin III, John J." <BollinJ AT UMKC.EDU>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:32:43 -0500
I did about an hour of birding around my home in NE Leavenworth County this 
morning 27 August 2010. Lots of activity this morning. Sighitings include at 
least 15 Turkey Vultures roosting in a dead tree, an imm. Red-tailed Hawk, 
Canada Goose, Northern, Bobwhite, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Mourning Dove, 
Eurasian Collard-Dove, American Crow, Blue Jay, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy 
Woodpecker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern 
Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, House Wren, Barn Swallow, Tufted Titmouse, 
Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Eurasian Starling,1 
Tennessee Warbler, 1 Northen Parula, 3 American Redstarts, 1 Canada Warbler, 2 
Wilson's Warblers, Summer Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Chipping 
Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Common Grackle, 
Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow. 

 
 I saw one bird this morning that was quite unusual (at lest to me). It 
appeared to be an oriole of some kind. It had yellow wings and back with deep 
maroon or rufous breast and sides with a yellow steak down the midline of the 
breast, it had quite a bit of black around the bill which was also black. It 
stuck around for about a minute before flying away. I got pretty good looks 
with my binoculars in good light although it was never very close. I am 
relucant to put a tag on this bird as I couldn't find anything like it in my 
field guides. 

John  Bollin
NE Leavenworth County

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Subject: Wichita migrants
From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:13:31 -0500
Birds seen at Wichita's Chisholm Creek Park and/or Maple Grove Cemetery 
today by Kevin Groeneweg and/or myself included Wilson's, Nashvlle Black 
& White Warblers, American Redstart, Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos, 
Indigo Buntings, Least Flycatcher, RT Hummingbird, both Orioles, BG 
Gnatcatcher, numerous Brown Thrashers, Chipping Sparrow, Least 
Flycatcher.  Good to see some genuine migrants on the move.  I suspect 
the first day or two of the cool spell would have been the best but I'm 
almost completely a weekend warrior at this juncture.  Looking forward 
to seeing some of the old gang out west next weekend.

Pete Janzen
Wichita

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Subject: Silent Auction at Fall KOS Meeting
From: Terry Mannell <terryman AT RURALTEL.NET>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:25:38 -0500
Just a reminder to all of you who are planning on attending the Fall KOS 
meeting to bring those silent auction items.  The proceeds go to the 
student scholarship fund.

Terry

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Subject: Re: Fish Crow
From: Dan Mulhern <Dan_Mulhern AT FWS.GOV>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:43:03 -0500
Thanks, Jeff.  My question wasn't so much related to the date but the
geographic location; whether Fish Crows would be expected to be found as
far north/west as Cottonwood Falls.  Replies I received from others suggest
it is very much to be expected, which was unexpected to me.

Dan




                                                                       
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Dan,
The data suggests that Fish Crows are in our state into mid September, so
yes it definitely is possible. I just complain a lot because "my" Fish
Crows arrive like thunder in the early spring and headline the great show
around here all summer, but abruptly leave during the first week of August
(apparently to allow plenty of party time  AT  the Rainbow Bend bridge). One
single individual like that raised a red flag last night, but he called a
lot and did the whole fly around routine in a location that they are
frequently observed in season, so I had little doubt that it was anything
other than an adult Fish Crow. Local stuff like that, despite its
irrelivance in the statewide picture, excites me, so I apologize for
misleading you.
Jeff Calhoun
jecalhoun AT wichita.edu


> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:34:25 -0500
> From: Dan_Mulhern AT FWS.GOV
> Subject: Re: Fish Crow
> To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
>
> I've not kept up with the expansion of fish crow in Kansas, so apologize
> for the following question.
>
> Is there any chance I could have heard a Fish Crow on the Cottonwood
River
> in Chase County yesterday (Aug 26)?
>
> Dan Mulhern
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Subject: Re: Fish Crow
From: Jeffrey Eugene Calhoun <jecalhoun AT WICHITA.EDU>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:17:19 -0500
Dan, 
The data suggests that Fish Crows are in our state into mid September, so yes 
it definitely is possible. I just complain a lot because "my" Fish Crows arrive 
like thunder in the early spring and headline the great show around here all 
summer, but abruptly leave during the first week of August (apparently to allow 
plenty of party time  AT  the Rainbow Bend bridge). One single individual like 
that raised a red flag last night, but he called a lot and did the whole fly 
around routine in a location that they are frequently observed in season, so I 
had little doubt that it was anything other than an adult Fish Crow. Local 
stuff like that, despite its irrelivance in the statewide picture, excites me, 
so I apologize for misleading you. 

Jeff Calhoun
jecalhoun AT wichita.edu 

 
> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:34:25 -0500
> From: Dan_Mulhern AT FWS.GOV
> Subject: Re: Fish Crow
> To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
> 
> I've not kept up with the expansion of fish crow in Kansas, so apologize
> for the following question.
> 
> Is there any chance I could have heard a Fish Crow on the Cottonwood River
> in Chase County yesterday (Aug 26)?
> 
> Dan Mulhern
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Subject: Re: 2005 White-eared hummingbird
From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:10:07 +0000
2005 was a good year for White-eared Hummingbirds straying north:  one in
Michigan and several [perhaps as many as 8] in Colorado. I received this
information from LA's Nancy Newfield, one of the pioneers of hummingbird
banding in the U.S.


On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Paul Griffin  wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> For a long time have been sitting on a picture of a hummingbird I got in
> early September 2005.  With hummingbirds migrating at this time, you might
> find it interesting to see this picture.  Although, a distance shot, when
> blown up, you can see some very interesting markings.  The only hummingbird
> that matches what is shown, is a White-eared hummingbird.  That picture I
> have put on my website.  For a long time (years), I couldn't find a
> hummingbird that matched the picture.  The bird in the picture has a
> brownish crown, with a large white post-ocular stripe, it also has emerald
> green on it's neck and barely shows orange on the base of the bill.  The
> books don't generally show the White-eared with a brown crown.  Eventually,
> I found a picture of a adult female with the same markings I captured on my
> picture, apparently some of the adult females show the brown crown.  Of the
> hummingbirds we sometimes see in Kansas, none of them have the color and
> markings this picture shows, bu!
>  t the White-eared adult female does.  If you want to see the picture I
> found that matches my picture:  Google, "white-eared hummingbird".  Click on
> "Images for white-eared hummingbird".  See page 3, "Allen van Norman,
> hylleu2.jpg", note brown crown.
>
> For those of you interested here is a link to my website:
> http://web.me.com/wingedthings
>
> Click on "WHITE-EARED HUM"
>
> Happy birding,
>
> Paul Griffin
>
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Subject: Re: Fish Crow
From: Dan Mulhern <Dan_Mulhern AT FWS.GOV>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:34:25 -0500
I've not kept up with the expansion of fish crow in Kansas, so apologize
for the following question.

Is there any chance I could have heard a Fish Crow on the Cottonwood River
in Chase County yesterday (Aug 26)?

Dan Mulhern





                                                                       
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Karen Klein and I took a stroll through my parent's backyard this evening,
26 August, and enjoyed the following birds of interest.

Common Nighthawk - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 9
Gray Catbird - 1
E Wood Pewee - 3
Least Flycatcher - 1
Fish Crow - 1
Indigo Bunting - 28

The Fish Crow was roosting with American Crows along the Arkansas River. It
represents a record that shatters my previous late date for that species in
Sedgwick County by three weeks!

Jeff Calhoun
Derby, KS

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Subject: 2005 White-eared hummingbird
From: Paul Griffin <pgriffin1 AT COX.NET>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:16:38 -0500
Hi Folks,

For a long time have been sitting on a picture of a hummingbird I got in early 
September 2005. With hummingbirds migrating at this time, you might find it 
interesting to see this picture. Although, a distance shot, when blown up, you 
can see some very interesting markings. The only hummingbird that matches what 
is shown, is a White-eared hummingbird. That picture I have put on my website. 
For a long time (years), I couldn't find a hummingbird that matched the 
picture. The bird in the picture has a brownish crown, with a large white 
post-ocular stripe, it also has emerald green on it's neck and barely shows 
orange on the base of the bill. The books don't generally show the White-eared 
with a brown crown. Eventually, I found a picture of a adult female with the 
same markings I captured on my picture, apparently some of the adult females 
show the brown crown. Of the hummingbirds we sometimes see in Kansas, none of 
them have the color and markings this picture shows, bu! 

 t the White-eared adult female does. If you want to see the picture I found 
that matches my picture: Google, "white-eared hummingbird". Click on "Images 
for white-eared hummingbird". See page 3, "Allen van Norman, hylleu2.jpg", note 
brown crown. 


For those of you interested here is a link to my website: 
http://web.me.com/wingedthings 


Click on "WHITE-EARED HUM"

Happy birding,

Paul Griffin   

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Subject: Haskell County migrants
From: Kelvin Heitmann <kheit53 AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:58:55 -0700
On Tuesday I saw a several hummingbirds, females and immature. One was a 
Broad-tailed. Around that time I got a glimpse of a orange-crowned warbler and 
today I saw a lone Wilson's warbler. They are on the move.

Kelvin Heitmann
Satanta, Haskell County, KS
 "We should be clear about what happens when we destroy the living forms of 
this 

planet. The first consequence is that we destroy modes of divine presence."
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Subject: Fish Crow
From: Jeff Calhoun <jecalhoun AT WICHITA.EDU>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:27:55 -0500
Karen Klein and I took a stroll through my parent's backyard this evening,
26 August, and enjoyed the following birds of interest.

Common Nighthawk - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 9
Gray Catbird - 1
E Wood Pewee - 3
Least Flycatcher - 1
Fish Crow - 1
Indigo Bunting - 28

The Fish Crow was roosting with American Crows along the Arkansas River. It
represents a record that shatters my previous late date for that species in
Sedgwick County by three weeks!

Jeff Calhoun
Derby, KS

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Subject: Re: Migration
From: Kathleen Oldfather <kjoldfather AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:46:16 -0500
We had the same two vireos Doris mentioned--warbling and red-eyed in our
yard today (Thursday) as well as a northern parula and a coopers hawk very
close to the house and feeders.  Great birding day in the yard.

Kathleen Oldfather
Manhattan, KS
Pottawatomie County

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Doris Burnett wrote:

> Wednesday morning I saw the first of the season flock of teal on Tuttle
> Creek (about 250).  Yellow warblers,  yellow-billed cuckoos and warbling and
> red-eyed vireos were also moving through yesterday.
>
> This morning a group of common nighthawks were catching insects at the
> shoreline.
>
> Yesterday hummingbird numbers were down from a high of 18  but are back up
> to 10 this morning.  Most appear to be young males instead of the females of
> the last few days.  I still have at least one adult male that I think has
> been here since July.  He is always at the same spot in the tree and
> protects the same feeder.
>
> New babies at the feeder include goldfinch,  a very noisy red-bellied
> woodpecker,  titmouse,  chickadees and house sparrows.  I think this is the
> 3rd or 4th batch of house sparrows.  For those concerned about the decline
> of the house sparrow,  it's not happening here.
> Good birding
> Doris Burnett
> Manhattan, Ks
> Pottawatomie County
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Subject: Brown County
From: kc98 <kc98 AT MEWLAN.COM>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:21:02 -0500
Good Afternoon birders,
A trip to Pony Creek Lake this morning produced the sighting of a small flock 
of Cedar Waxwings, Green Heron, Great Blue Herons, and the most interesting was 
an Osprey. The Osprey appeared to be practicing soaring a starting a dive. I 
observed it soaring for a while then it would extend its' legs as though to get 
ready to grab a fish out of the water. However it never actually dove to the 
water. I observed this behavior for about 10 minutes before leaving. 


This year has produced some interesting changes in the variety of species that 
I saw. There were several species that I did not see or hear any where this 
year. They were the Oven Bird, Western Kingbird, Hairy Woodpecker and the 
Carolina Wren. Two that were in short numbers were Eastern Phoebe and Barn 
Swallows. For the first time since 1980 there were no Barn Swallows nesting at 
my place. I wonder if areas that usually don't see large numbers of these birds 
saw an increase in their numbers. 

 Have a great day and see lots of birds. Rosella Royer, Sabetha, Brown County 
kc98 AT mewlan.com 


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Subject: Migration
From: Doris Burnett <burnett AT KSBROADBAND.NET>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:21:40 -0500
Wednesday morning I saw the first of the season flock of teal on Tuttle Creek 
(about 250). Yellow warblers, yellow-billed cuckoos and warbling and red-eyed 
vireos were also moving through yesterday. 


This morning a group of common nighthawks were catching insects at the 
shoreline. 


Yesterday hummingbird numbers were down from a high of 18 but are back up to 10 
this morning. Most appear to be young males instead of the females of the last 
few days. I still have at least one adult male that I think has been here since 
July. He is always at the same spot in the tree and protects the same feeder. 


New babies at the feeder include goldfinch, a very noisy red-bellied 
woodpecker, titmouse, chickadees and house sparrows. I think this is the 3rd or 
4th batch of house sparrows. For those concerned about the decline of the house 
sparrow, it's not happening here. 

Good birding 
Doris Burnett
Manhattan, Ks
Pottawatomie County

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Subject: Evening birding Doniphan Co
From: Donna Chance <dhchance AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:05:01 +0000
I've been riding my bike on country roads and tried two new ones. Last evening 
1 mile north of Wathena I was startled by a Barred Owl hooting close by, 
another answered immediately, which set off a Screech Owl farther away. Tonight 
I was on the levee east of Wathena when I saw a buck lit by the setting sun, an 
8-10 pointer. When he finally decided to head into the corn field he startled a 
green heron from a marshy spot and it flew up on the power line. The chimney 
swifts are gathering at the Wathena High School chimney. Last night I estimated 
about 650 but parked closer tonight and counted just over 500. Is it my 
imagination or do they fly faster as the flock gets closer to the time they 
start dropping in? 

Donna Chance
Wathena, KS 		 	   		  
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Subject: Oak Park, 1st Warbler
From: Paul Griffin <pgriffin1 AT COX.NET>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:54:15 -0500
Hi Folks,

I ran into Jeff Calhoun in Oak Park today. He was looking for his first warbler 
of the fall migration. I hadn't seen any yet, but I hadn't really been looking 
that closely. I'm still watching my hummingbird feeders. Jeff returned later to 
say he had found his first warbler and it was a Nashville. Well, it didn't take 
me long to want to find Jeff's first warbler, so it would also be my first 
warbler. I searched the area Jeff said he found the Nashville and I couldn't 
find it. As I walked back to my feeders a bird popped up to a limb above and in 
front of me. It was an Ovenbird, "my" first warbler of the fall migration. We 
normally get more Ovenbirds in the spring than the fall, but last spring we had 
more Ovenbirds in Oak Park than I have ever seen. Some times when we have a lot 
of a species in the spring, we see more of that species in the fall. I think it 
is time to start looking for fall migration birds. 


Still a lot of hummingbirds, all Ruby-throated.  

Happy Birding,

Paul Griffin    

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Subject: Orange-crowned Warbler LV
From: David Williams <davewilliams8 AT MAC.COM>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:27:08 -0500
I had one Orange-crowned Warbler with Chickadees in the yard this  
evening on a night that was pretty quiet.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo continues to sing infrequently.

Our local hummingbird numbers have dropped significantly with the  
recent north winds.  From a count of 8 - 12 minimum seen recently,  
tonight there were three.  Volume of sugar solution taken has dropped  
by at least 75 - 80%.  We'll see if more come in.

Sitting on the deck well after sunset we had Sphinx Moths at the  
flowers under one of the hummingbird feeders, two Sphink Moth types at  
the Naked Ladies.  Very cool.  Of some photos take, one turned out  
really nice.

Dave Williams
Leavenworth County, KS

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Subject: Olive-sided Flycatchers
From: Matt Gearheart <mgearheart AT DESIGNWITHINSIGHT.COM>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:11:04 -0500
Hi-

Just had an Olive-Sided Flycatcher in the back yard.
(Johnson Co.)... new yard bird.  I knew there was a
reason to keep the dead tree!  Also, I don't know
if it got posted, but we saw at least 2 OSFCs last
Sunday on the Wild Bird Center walk at the Olathe
Prairie Center... as well as an un-identified empid.
A sign of good things to come?

Good Birding,
Matt Gearheart
Shawnee, KS
mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com


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Subject: KOS Fall 2010 meeting in Overland Park KS
From: Nancy Leo <njleo AT EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:08:15 -0500
Hi all,

Just wanted to remind you that if you are coming from out of town for this 
meeting and need a motel room, remember the cutoff dates for special rates. The 
3 motels I have booked, have different release dates starting on September 8th, 
so get your reservations in before those dates. Thanks and hope to see many of 
you there! 


nancy

Nancy Leo
Prairie Village, KS
njeo AT earthlink.net

"It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from 
man. 

  - H. L. Mencken"

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Subject: Re: Migrants
From: Dan Larson <birdkansa AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:47:25 -0700
On Tuesday I observed in my yard a female American Redstart. I didn't see it 
before or since. So I think it was migrating. It seemed to be attracted to the 
goldfinches and hummingbirds at the feeders.

I seem to have a number of hummingbirds coming and going. I know there at least 

4 I have counted at one time. I have females, immature males, and maturemales. 

I have at least onehummingbird a male all summer. I think they do nest around 
here somewhere but haven't located one yet. So I cannot be sure what is 
migrating and what was resident. Buttheir in flight bickering is something 
else. At times it seems like the immature male wins. Usually it is the mature 
male that does the most chasing.

Thanks 

Dan Larson
3636 SE 77th
Berryton KS
Shawnee County




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From: Scott Seltman 
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 9:52:49 AM
Subject: Migrants

I birded Pratt County yesterday, 24 August. There had been several inches
of rain overnight and the birding was pretty poor, but I did see two
migrating Sharp-shinned Hawks and hundreds of Barn and Cliff Swallows
scattered throughout.



This AM, 25 August, our Pawnee County yard is full of migrants including:
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Least Flycatcher, Chipping Sparrows,
unidentified warblers, Baltimore Orioles and Great-crested Flycatchers.



Scott Seltman

Larned, Kansas 






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Subject: Pratt kites
From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:36:25 -0500
Hi all,
 
The Mississippi Kites are starting to kettle here in Pratt, with a nice group 
of 45 or so over my apartment yesterday evening (8/24/10). I had seen several 
as I drove through town on the way home from work, but it was around 7:00 when 
they seemed to be bunched up. 


Mike Rader
Wilson and/or Pratt, KS


 		 	   		  
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Subject: 8.25.2010 Schlagle Library Birds
From: "R. Craig Hensley" <chensley AT KCKPL.ORG>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:45:07 -0500
Greetings from Schlagle Library in Wyandotte County. I'll be posting bird 
sitings from here now on a regular basis. Today's list includes:
Forster's Terns
Belted Kingfisher
Mallard
Canada Geese
Osprey (on 8.24.2010)
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Wood-pewee
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-capped Chickadee
Eastern Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Baltimore Oriole
Bluejay
American Crow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 
Chipping Sparrow
Cliff Swallow
Chimney Swift
Northern Cardinal
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Summer Tanager
Indigo Bunting
Common Grackle
Wilson's Warbler (1st year)

BTW, all from the deck of our library/environmental learning center in 
Wyandotte County Lake Park in about 45 minutes!

Good Birding!

Craig Hensley

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Subject: Migrants
From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:52:49 -0500
I birded Pratt County yesterday, 24 August.  There had been several inches
of rain overnight and the birding was pretty poor, but I did see two
migrating Sharp-shinned Hawks and hundreds of Barn and Cliff Swallows
scattered throughout.

 

This AM, 25 August, our Pawnee County yard is full of migrants including:
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Least Flycatcher, Chipping Sparrows,
unidentified warblers, Baltimore Orioles and Great-crested Flycatchers.

 

Scott Seltman

Larned, Kansas 

 

 


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Subject: hummer migration question
From: "Harrington, Joseph" <jharring AT KU.EDU>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:24:21 -0500
So, do hummingbirds migrate by sex? I mean, are they one of those species where 
the males come up first and establish territory, then the females? I ask b/c 
I've only been seeing females around our feeders. 

 
thanks
Joe Harrington
Lawrence

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Subject: Hummingbirds and Feeders
From: Jeff Hansen <hanjd AT COX.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:44:57 -0500
I just replaced my plastic feeders with the8 ox. "BEST-1" hummingbird feeder
from Best Feeders Inc.
 
I love the design. Glass bottle, metal hanger, plastic base with perches.
the base comes apart for easy  cleaning.  I highly recommend them.  I got
mine at Orschlens Farm store in Topeka.  They really are the BEST feeder.
 
Just wanted to let people know.
 
Jeff Hansen Topeka

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Subject: Re: mystery nestling
From: Tom SHANE <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:39:21 -0700
I think our gracious president is correct about her cuckoo experiences. 
 
I finally checked the BNA account on Yellow-billed Cuckoo, no. 418, by Janice 
M. Hughes who states there is a, “complex pattern of white structures on the 
palate and a portion of the base of the tongue.” It is under the section on 
‘Bare Parts and Gape.’ 

 
I also have the book that Gregg has, so I'm now undecided.
Surely someone has published a series of gape photos for the two species.
t shane
67846 

--- On Tue, 8/24/10, Nancy Leo  wrote:


From: Nancy Leo 
Subject: Re: mystery nestling
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 1:46 PM


Hi all,

I wanted to weigh in on this debate.....I think it is a yellow-billed cuckoo 
instead of a blk-billed cuckoo.  The Baichich and Harrison book does not 
describe the complex pattern in YBCU.  It is very similar to the BBCU.   I 
know this personally because I raised a brood of YBCU when I was a wildlife 
rehabber.  Another clue.....BBCU tongue is described as black edges at tip. 
The bird in picture has a black tip.  Also the gape in both species are 
described as being  grayish-yellow. 


It makes also more sense to have YBCU in the town of Topeka.  When I read Paul 
A. Johnsgard paper "Birds of the Great Plains: Family Cuculidae, 
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=bioscibirdsgreatplains 
it gives the breeding period of YBCU May 11 to Sept 10 and BBCU as May 21-Aug 
10th.  When I was a rehabber, I'd sometimes get in birds I had no clue to 
ID.....thank goodness most nestlings are raised on protein and we could feed 
them almost all the same diet.  Now when they got to be fledgling size that 
changed to try to simulate their real diet in the wild. 


When this nestling gets to be bigger I'd be curious to know who was right on 
this ID. 


BTW this complex pattern  in mouth of nestlings are used for target spots for 
the parents. 


nancy

njleo AT earthlink.net
Nancy Leo
Prairie Village, KS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G & J Fenton Friesen" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: mystery nestling


> A Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds, Second
> Edition, reports that the Black-billed Cuckoo hs a "complex pattern of white
> papillae inside the pinkish mouth.  Tongue with black edges on the tip."
> The picture is a fairly dead ringer for this species.  The gaping mouth is
> decribed differently on the YBCU.
> 
> Pretty impressed with Tom getting the foot cue.  Would BBCU also breed late?
> 
> Gregg Friesen ARNP
> Harvey County, KS
> 
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:59 PM, David Rintoul  wrote:
> 
>> Greetings
>> 
>> Here is a link to some images of a nestling found this month in Topeka, KS.
>> The wildlife rehabber who received the bird would like to know what it is,
>> and I hope that someone here can help. The link has a hyperlink that will
>> allow you to send comments or suggestions directly to the rehabber. Any and
>> all help will be appreciated.
>> 
>> http://www.davidrintoul.com/nestling/
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> David A. Rintoul, Ph.D
>> Interim Director
>> Biology Division - Kansas State University
>> Manhattan KS 66506
>> 
>> >
> 
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Subject: Fw: mystery nestling
From: Dan Larson <birdkansa AT YAHOO.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:39:05 -0700
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Dan Larson 
To: Nancy Leo 
Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 4:34:43 PM
Subject: Re: mystery nestling


Hi:

http://books.google.com/books?id=OlN8nIVaA_YC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=north+american+cuckoo+nestling+picture&source=bl&ots=8XtQgQhRnA&sig=1HuX9FpXA7nU7kBblB7g2yt3WnA&hl=en&ei=2zh0TKjzNI2WsgPN7sHVCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q&f=false 



If I read this link right from Sutton I would have to agree with Nancy.

Dan Larson






________________________________
From: Nancy Leo 
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 1:46:02 PM
Subject: Re: mystery nestling

Hi all,

I wanted to weigh in on this debate.....I think it is a yellow-billed cuckoo 
instead of a blk-billed cuckoo. The Baichich and Harrison book does not 
describe the complex pattern in YBCU. It is very similar to the BBCU. I know 
this personally because I raised a brood of YBCU when I was a wildlife 
rehabber. Another clue.....BBCU tongue is described as black edges at tip. The 

bird in picture has a black tip. Also the gape in both species are described 
as 

being grayish-yellow.

It makes also more sense to have YBCU in the town of Topeka. When I read Paul 
A. Johnsgard paper "Birds of the Great Plains: Family Cuculidae, 

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=bioscibirdsgreatplains 

 it gives the breeding period of YBCU May 11 to Sept 10 and BBCU as May 21-Aug 
10th. When I was a rehabber, I'd sometimes get in birds I had no clue to 
ID.....thank goodness most nestlings are raised on protein and we could feed 
them almost all the same diet. Now when they got to be fledgling size that 
changed to try to simulate their real diet in the wild.

When this nestling gets to be bigger I'd be curious to know who was right on 
this ID.

BTW this complex pattern in mouth of nestlings are used for target spots for 
the parents.

nancy

njleo AT earthlink.net
Nancy Leo
Prairie Village, KS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G & J Fenton Friesen" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: mystery nestling


> A Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds, Second
> Edition, reports that the Black-billed Cuckoo hs a "complex pattern of white
> papillae inside the pinkish mouth. Tongue with black edges on the tip."
> The picture is a fairly dead ringer for this species. The gaping mouth is
> decribed differently on the YBCU.
> 
> Pretty impressed with Tom getting the foot cue. Would BBCU also breed late?
> 
> Gregg Friesen ARNP
> Harvey County, KS
> 
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:59 PM, David Rintoul  wrote:
> 
>> Greetings
>> 
>> Here is a link to some images of a nestling found this month in Topeka, KS.
>> The wildlife rehabber who received the bird would like to know what it is,
>> and I hope that someone here can help. The link has a hyperlink that will
>> allow you to send comments or suggestions directly to the rehabber. Any and
>> all help will be appreciated.
>> 
>> http://www.davidrintoul.com/nestling/
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> David A. Rintoul, Ph.D
>> Interim Director
>> Biology Division - Kansas State University
>> Manhattan KS 66506
>> 
>> >
> 
> 
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Subject: Re: mystery nestling
From: Tom SHANE <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:18:46 -0700
Sadly, the Worlds Expert on the Cuculidae is on this list. Maybe he is on 
sabbatical? :>) 

t shane  AT  67846

--- On Tue, 8/24/10, Nancy Leo  wrote:


From: Nancy Leo 
Subject: Re: mystery nestling
To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 1:46 PM


Hi all,

I wanted to weigh in on this debate.....I think it is a yellow-billed cuckoo 
instead of a blk-billed cuckoo. The Baichich and Harrison book does not 
describe the complex pattern in YBCU. It is very similar to the BBCU.I know 
this personally because I raised a brood of YBCU when I was a wildlife 
rehabber. Another clue.....BBCU tongue is described as black edges at tip. The 
bird in picture has a black tip. Also the gape in both species are described 
as being grayish-yellow. 


It makes also more sense to have YBCU in the town of Topeka. When I read Paul 
A. Johnsgard paper "Birds of the Great Plains: Family Cuculidae, 
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=bioscibirdsgreatplains 
it gives the breeding period of YBCU May 11 to Sept 10 and BBCU as May 21-Aug 
10th. When I was a rehabber, I'd sometimes get in birds I had no clue to 
ID.....thank goodness most nestlings are raised on protein and we could feed 
them almost all the same diet. Now when they got to be fledgling size that 
changed to try to simulate their real diet in the wild. 


When this nestling gets to be bigger I'd be curious to know who was right on 
this ID. 


BTW this complex pattern in mouth of nestlings are used for target spots for 
the parents. 


nancy

njleo AT earthlink.net
Nancy Leo
Prairie Village, KS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G & J Fenton Friesen" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: mystery nestling


> A Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds, Second
> Edition, reports that the Black-billed Cuckoo hs a "complex pattern of white
> papillae inside the pinkish mouth. Tongue with black edges on the tip."
> The picture is a fairly dead ringer for this species. The gaping mouth is
> decribed differently on the YBCU.
> 
> Pretty impressed with Tom getting the foot cue. Would BBCU also breed late?
> 
> Gregg Friesen ARNP
> Harvey County, KS
> 
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:59 PM, David Rintoul  wrote:
> 
>> Greetings
>> 
>> Here is a link to some images of a nestling found this month in Topeka, KS.
>> The wildlife rehabber who received the bird would like to know what it is,
>> and I hope that someone here can help. The link has a hyperlink that will
>> allow you to send comments or suggestions directly to the rehabber. Any and
>> all help will be appreciated.
>> 
>> http://www.davidrintoul.com/nestling/
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> David A. Rintoul, Ph.D
>> Interim Director
>> Biology Division - Kansas State University
>> Manhattan KS 66506
>> 
>> >
> 
> 
> -- 

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Subject: Re: mystery nestling
From: Nancy Leo <njleo AT EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:46:02 -0500
Hi all,

I wanted to weigh in on this debate.....I think it is a yellow-billed cuckoo 
instead of a blk-billed cuckoo.  The Baichich and Harrison book does not 
describe the complex pattern in YBCU.  It is very similar to the BBCU.   I 
know this personally because I raised a brood of YBCU when I was a wildlife 
rehabber.  Another clue.....BBCU tongue is described as black edges at tip. 
The bird in picture has a black tip.  Also the gape in both species are 
described as being  grayish-yellow.

It makes also more sense to have YBCU in the town of Topeka.  When I read 
Paul A. Johnsgard paper "Birds of the Great Plains: Family Cuculidae, 

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=bioscibirdsgreatplains 

it gives the breeding period of YBCU May 11 to Sept 10 and BBCU as May 
21-Aug 10th.  When I was a rehabber, I'd sometimes get in birds I had no 
clue to ID.....thank goodness most nestlings are raised on protein and we 
could feed them almost all the same diet.  Now when they got to be fledgling 
size that changed to try to simulate their real diet in the wild.

When this nestling gets to be bigger I'd be curious to know who was right on 
this ID.

BTW this complex pattern  in mouth of nestlings are used for target spots 
for the parents.

nancy

njleo AT earthlink.net
Nancy Leo
Prairie Village, KS
----- Original Message ----- 

From: "G & J Fenton Friesen" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: mystery nestling


>A Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds, Second
> Edition, reports that the Black-billed Cuckoo hs a "complex pattern of 
> white
> papillae inside the pinkish mouth.  Tongue with black edges on the tip."
> The picture is a fairly dead ringer for this species.  The gaping mouth is
> decribed differently on the YBCU.
>
> Pretty impressed with Tom getting the foot cue.  Would BBCU also breed 
> late?
>
> Gregg Friesen ARNP
> Harvey County, KS
>
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:59 PM, David Rintoul  wrote:
>
>> Greetings
>>
>> Here is a link to some images of a nestling found this month in Topeka, 
>> KS.
>> The wildlife rehabber who received the bird would like to know what it 
>> is,
>> and I hope that someone here can help. The link has a hyperlink that will
>> allow you to send comments or suggestions directly to the rehabber. Any 
>> and
>> all help will be appreciated.
>>
>> http://www.davidrintoul.com/nestling/
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> David A. Rintoul, Ph.D
>> Interim Director
>> Biology Division - Kansas State University
>> Manhattan KS 66506
>>
>> >
>
>
> -- 
> 

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Subject: Re: Whistling-Ducks
From: Sarah Ellis <sb.ellis AT SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:43:03 -0500
Thanks so much to Don for the Whistling Duck report. I actually found 1 of
them on Saturday. Anyone else go look? If so, how many were located? I just
hope the one I found didn't lose its mate or something. When was last report
of them in the area or can I look that up somehow? One of the prettier ducks
I've ever seen. I got 1 fairly cute shot posted:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8650094 AT N05/4918546954/

Sarah Ellis
Olathe, Johnson County

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Subject: Quivira update 24 August 2010
From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:42:54 -0500
Roads at Quivira are sloppy from more than 2 inches of rain overnight.  
Some areas may have standing water for awhile - others just muddy.  
Conditions should improve quickly, as they often do in summer.  

Prescribed burning was completed around the interior of the Wildlife Drive 
on Monday, August 23.  This area had not been burned in 3 years.  Drying 
conditions and other burn conditions were just right, making this a highly 
successful burn for reducing cattail stands, turning over nutrients to the 
soil, and reducing saltgrass thatch.  Green-up of the burn should occur 
just in time for fall migration.  Viewing conditions, as well as usage by 
birds, should improve greatly in these areas this fall.

Waterfowl migration has already begun:  upwards of 300 or more teal have 
been seen over the past week or two in the Big Salt Marsh area.

Barry Jones
Quivira NWR

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Subject: Quivira Hummer
From: Rob Graham <graham AT HEARTLAND-IMAGES.COM>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:31:36 -0500
I ventured down to Quivira this afternoon. The whole way down, I saw 
a large plume of smoke, but it wasn't until I was almost there that I 
realized it was coming from Quivira. A controlled burn had been set 
early in the afternoon which burned through the inner portion of the 
Wildlife Drive. Sections were still burning after dark as I left the 
area. Large numbers of pelicans were hanging out in the northern 
parts of the refuge, apparently ignoring the smoke. I saw a few 
Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets along the drive after it 
reopened, but overall I didn't see a lot of birds. After passing by 
the Wildlife Drive, I drove up by the Migrant Mile trail and turned 
back west and going back into the grove west of the trail. There are 
lots of honeysuckle plants, which I always figured had to attract 
hummers but I'd never taken the time to find out. It only took a few 
minutes tonight to spot an adult female Ruby-throated Hummingbird 
making her rounds among the honeysuckle plants. Definitely the 
highlight of the evening for me.

Rob Graham
Great Bend

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