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2 Sep Calliope vs Rubythroated [miriam ] 1 Sep August Shorebird Summary - Catahoula Lake [Jonathan Clark ] 1 Sep Re: Ruby Throated Rescue ... a Happy Ending [Judith & Reid Scher ] 1 Sep Fwd: eBird Report - East Jetty Woods/East Jetty Woods Beach , 8/29/86 ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 31 Aug Re: Birds Rescued (look for color bands) [Erik Johnson ] 31 Aug Birds rescued [Sandra Barbier ] 31 Aug LOS Fall Meeting Oct 29-30 [Joelle Finley ] 31 Aug Correction - Black Bayou Lake NWR , 8/31/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 31 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Black Bayou Lake NWR , 8/31/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 31 Aug Volunteers help scientists understand birds and changing habitats ["Ingold, James" ] 31 Aug Re: native insect repellent [John Dillon ] 31 Aug native insect repellent [Bill Fontenot ] 31 Aug Fwd: eBird Report - Rutherford Beach , 8/29/86 ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 31 Aug FW: Job announcement for waterbird technicians ["Seymour, Michael" ] 31 Aug Re: Cameron ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 30 Aug Cameron [Melvin Weber ] 30 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Audubon La Nature Center + vicinity, Little Woods Quad , 8/30/10 [glenn ousset ] 30 Aug Fwd: eBird Report - Grand Isle , 8/29/10 [David Muth ] 30 Aug Cave Swallow and exotic ducks images [Michael Musumeche ] 30 Aug Migrants in NW Rapides Parish, Louisiana - Kincaid Reservoir , 8/30/10 [Huner Jay V ] 30 Aug LSUMNS/ABA Oiled bird survey- Rutherford Beach 8/29 ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 29 Aug Attempt to Contact Tom Sylvest [Huner Jay V ] 29 Aug Fabacher Road [thomas finnie ] 29 Aug Cat Island NWR - August 28, 2010 ["Jeffrey W. Harris" ] 29 Aug FW: swift nest in well culvert ["Ingold, James" ] 29 Aug Cameron and back, 8/28 [Paul Conover ] 29 Dec 2 Selasphorus in Gramercy [Tom & Eloise Sylvest ] 29 Aug Eagles, etc. in NW Rapides Parish - Cotile Recreation Area , 8/27/10 [Huner Jay V ] 29 Aug Solitary Sandpiper and Teal Hightlights, Natchitoches Parish - NSU Aquaculture Research Center , 8/28/10 [Huner Jay V ] 28 Aug Fw: eBird Report - D'Arbonne NWR , 8/28/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 28 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Catahoula Lake (east of canal, south side of lake) , 8/27/10 [Jonathan Clark ] 28 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Catahoula NWR (La Salle Parish) , 8/26/10 [Jonathan Clark ] 28 Aug Re: kingbird movement today in New Orleans [Jonathan Clark ] 28 Aug Re: Possible August Goldfinch [Celeste Louque ] 27 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Chemin-A-Haut SP , 8/27/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 27 Aug Ruby Throated Rescue ... a Happy Ending [thomas finnie ] 27 Aug Re: Captive breeding [miriam ] 27 Aug Yard Birds BR, Return Adult Male Calliope [miriam ] 27 Aug Re: Possible August Goldfinch ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 27 Aug Re: Possible August Goldfinch [Nancy L Newfield ] 27 Aug Re: Possible August Goldfinch ["Ingold, James" ] 27 Aug Possible August Goldfinch ["Harvey L. Patten" ] 27 Aug Re: Captive Breeding Ark Gulf Coast [Bill Fontenot ] 27 Aug Groove Billed Ani [thomas finnie ] 26 Aug Re: Captive Breeding Ark Gulf Coast [Paul Conover ] 26 Aug Re: Captive Breeding Ark Gulf Coast [Jennifer Coulson ] 26 Aug Re: Captive Breeding Ark Gulf Coast [miriam ] 26 Aug First observed Rufous in Paulina! [Celeste Louque ] 26 Aug American Goldfinch! :) [Irvin Louque ] 26 Aug East Grand Terre Island, LA [BTNEP/LSU/ABA/TNC sponsored survey] ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 26 Aug A few LSU area birds (Upland Sandpiper, White-winged Dove, migrant warblers) [Ryan Terrill ] 26 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Stoner woods- Shreveport/Caddo , 8/11/10 [Terry Davis ] 26 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Stoner woods- Shreveport/Caddo , 8/19/10 [Terry Davis ] 26 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Stoner woods- Shreveport/Caddo , 8/26/10 BWWA, CAWA, others + a little yappy [Terry Davis ] 26 Aug kingbird movement today in New Orleans [Peter H Yaukey ] 26 Aug Turf Grass Road ["Jeffrey W. Harris" ] 25 Aug Re: Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 [Peter H Yaukey ] 25 Aug Sherburne WMA Complex--South Farm Birds, 8/24/10 [Huner Jay V ] 25 Aug Re: Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 [hans holbrook ] 25 Aug Bald Eagles Ouachita Parish [Matt Pardue ] 25 Aug Turf Grass Road, Welsh/Lacassine - August 25, 2010 ["Jeffrey W. Harris" ] 25 Aug Re: Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 [Peter H Yaukey ] 25 Aug Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 [hans holbrook ] 25 Aug Vermilion Parish birds [Michael Musumeche ] 25 Aug Re: sick birds [Sandra Barbier ] 25 Aug Re: sick birds [Aelita J Pinter ] 25 Aug sick birds [Sandra Barbier ] 24 Aug No Subject [Tom Trenchard ] 24 Aug FW: Smithsonian: A Close Encounter With the Rarest Bird ["Ingold, James" ] 24 Aug Chat, Yellow and Yellow-throated Warbler - Garden District - August 23, 2010 ["Jeffrey W. Harris" ] 23 Aug Cameron [Melvin Weber ] 23 Aug Kingbirds and Eagle at Cotile Lake, NW Rapides Parish LA08-23-10 [Huner Jay V ] 23 Aug The Lakes District Birds -- Alexandria , 8/23/10 [Huner Jay V ] 23 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Audubon La Nature Center + vicinity, Little Woods Quad , 8/23/10 [glenn ousset ] 23 Aug Saturday birding [Buford Myers ] 23 Aug ATTN: Diane Stewart Re: [LABIRD-L] Long-Billed Curlew Sighting [Beth Maniscalco ] Subject: Calliope vs Rubythroated From: miriam <athena_9 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:46:30 -0500 Yesterday my recently returned adult male Calliope Hummingbird defended the kitchen window feeder from an adult male Rubythroated. At one point they hovered inches away from each other, and inches away from the window near the spot I was standing. At that point, the often confusing size difference between the two adult males was easy to see. MiriamLDavey BatonRougeLASubject: August Shorebird Summary - Catahoula Lake From: Jonathan Clark <falloutbird_1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:43:33 -0700 This is the list of shorebirds I found at Catahoula Lake on four dates in August (10th, 15th, 19th and 27th), 2010. All four trips were made to the same area; along the east side of the diversion canal and the lakebed to the northeast of the canal. Typical distance covered was about one mile on foot on most trips. Intend to include two other locations with relatively easy access points to the lake in my September counts. Included all birds I could identify by sight or sound, near or far. Note that the dowitcher numbers are somewhat iffy and both species could have been present among the 'dowitcher sp.' counts. Also, fluctuations in 'shorebird sp.' counts depend largely on whether some disturbance such as boat traffic sent distant birds into flight that otherwise couldn't have been seen. August 2010 Shorebirds for Catahoula Lake: Black-bellied Plover: low count 3, high count 20, present 3 out of 4 trips Semipalmated Plover: low count 1, hight count 12, present 4 out of 4 trips Killdeer: low count 3, high count 71, present 4 out of 4 trips Black-necked Stilt: low count 24, high count 184, present 4 out of 4 trips American Avocet: 1 seen on 1 trip Spotted Sandpiper: low count 1, high count 8, present 4 out of 4 trips Solitary Sandpiper: low count 1, high count 6, present 3 out of 4 trips Greater Yellowlegs: low count 2, high count 7, present 4 out of 4 trips Lesser Yellowlegs: low count 1, high count 10, present 4 out of 4 trips yellowlegs sp.: low count 6, high count 30, present 2 out of 4 trips Upland Sandpiper: 3 seen on 1 trip Marbled Godwit: 1 seen on 1 trip Least Sandpiper: low count 20, high count 95, present 4 out of 4 trips Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper?: low count 1, high count 5 (?), present 4 out of 4 trips Pectoral Sandpiper: low count 15, high count 34, present 4 out of 4 trips Stilt Sandpiper: 3 seen on 1 trip peep sp.: low count 10, high count 60, present 4 out of 4 trips Buff-breasted Sandpiper: low count 1, high count 16, present 2 out of 4 trips Short-billed Dowitcher: low count 2, high count 15, present 4 out of 4 trips Long-billed Dowitcher: low count 5, high count 10, present 2 out of 4 trips dowitcher sp.: low count 26, high count 30, present 3 out of 4 trips shorebird sp.: low count 50, high count 350, present 3 out of 4 trips Other species encountered at this location during August include the following: Wood Duck Blue-winged Teal duck sp. American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Yellow-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis plegadis sp. Roseate Spoonbill Wood Stork Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Red-shouldered Hawk Least Tern Black Tern Eurasian Collared-Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Kingbird White-eyed Vireo American Crow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Purple Martin Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow swallow sp. Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Northern Cardinal Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird blackbird sp. Happy Birding! Jonathan ClarkSubject: Re: Ruby Throated Rescue ... a Happy Ending From: Judith & Reid Scher <rscher34 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:28:02 -0700 yeah for Adi & the hummer! Judy Scher --- On Fri, 8/27/10, thomas finnieSubject: Fwd: eBird Report - East Jetty Woods/East Jetty Woods Beach , 8/29/86 From: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:57:59 -0500 Labird-
Some additional lists from 8/29/86. I can't remember if David, Donna
and I knew if the early cold front was coming through that weekend, but when
we first got out of the car at Rutherford Beach Road, we were all shivering
as it was 60 F with a north wind and we were completely unprepared for cool
weather. The combined list for the day was around 125 species for the
stretch from Rutherford Beach to East Jetty Woods, and 101 species (and 19
warblers) just in the East Jetty Woods/Beach complex. Ah, the good old
days...... We were determined to break 20 warblers for the weekend, and
finally added Black-throated Green and Swainson's after an all-day effort
west of the ferry on 8/30.
Steve Cardiff
Location: Willow Island
Observation date: 8/29/86
Notes: with D. L. Dittmann, D. P. Muth; east half of Willow Island
chenier, working east-west from gate to barn complex and return; on foot for
0.5 mi. from 10:45 AM-12:15 PM; partly cloudy, 75 F, wind N 5-15.
Number of species: 46
Northern Bobwhite 1 heard
Green Heron 2
Mourning Dove 30
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chuck-will's-widow 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 12
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 10
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's) 5
Least Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 20
Eastern Kingbird 20
Loggerhead Shrike 3
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 4
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 4
Bank Swallow 50
Barn Swallow 20
Cliff Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15
Northern Mockingbird 30
European Starling 20
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 4
American Redstart 3
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Mourning Warbler 2
Hooded Warbler 3
Canada Warbler 8
Yellow-breasted Chat 6
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 10
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 4 DPM only
Painted Bunting 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 10
Great-tailed Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 6
Baltimore Oriole 35
House Sparrow 10
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Subject: Re: Birds Rescued (look for color bands)From: Erik Johnson <ejohn33 AT TIGERS.LSU.EDU> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:55:51 -0500 LAbird, I just received word today that many of the rehabilitated and released birds of late, especially pelicans, have a color band placed on one leg. All released birds have also received an aluminum band. Many of the color bands are either pink, red, or orange and many of the red bands have a 3 letter/number code usually containing "Z". If you spot a color-banded bird that you suspect could be a released bird (dead or alive), reports can be directed to Dr. Jay Holcomb (jay.holcomb AT ibrrc.org) of the International Bird Rescue Research Center (ibrrc.org). Please report the date and location of your sighting. For all bird species, color-band re-sightings should be reported to the Bird Banding Laboratory. They can contact the original bander of your re-sighting: http://www.reportband.gov/ http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/call800.htm Even though the oil leak has been plugged, there is lots of oil out there and we need to continue tracking the fate of our coastal waterbirds. Oiled bird monitoring surveys are as important now as they have ever been! Cheers, Erik Johnson LA Bird Response Working Group ejohn33 AT lsu.eduSubject: Birds rescued From: Sandra Barbier <sandabar10 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:49:42 -0500 Tri-State just sent out a release that they have released more than 1,000 rescued, rehabilitated birds as of Saturday. Also, I've found a source for shade-grown coffee in the New Orleans area: Specialty Coffee, 1001 Industry Road, 504.827.0878. That's in St. Rose just west of the airport and off Airline Highway. They sell Mesa de los Santos, about $9 a pound. The Web says it's Smithsonian certified. Call a day ahead. They grind it per your specification. SandraSubject: LOS Fall Meeting Oct 29-30 From: Joelle Finley <joellefinley AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:20:22 -0500 Dear LABIRDERS, The fall LOS meeting will be here before you know it! Information about the meeting is now on the LOS website. http://losbird.org/meetings.htm Check it out and we'll see you in Cameron in October. Until then, good birding. Joelle LOS SecretarySubject: Correction - Black Bayou Lake NWR , 8/31/10 From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:00:27 -0700 After looking at some photos I took, I discovered that I had seen two immature Purple Gallinules instead of Common Moorhens. Live and learn. Location: Black Bayou Lake NWR Observation date: 8/31/10 Notes: Weather was partly cloudy, humid and warm. I started the survey at 7:45, went for 2 hr 40 min, and covered about 1.5 miles. I started in the pier area and finished up in the photo blind area. Number of species: 27 Wood Duck 2 Anhinga 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 3 Little Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 4 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Purple Gallinule 2 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 4 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Kingbird 2 White-eyed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 10 Carolina Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 6 Carolina Wren 12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Northern Mockingbird 7 Brown Thrasher 1 Summer Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 11 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Black Bayou Lake NWR , 8/31/10 From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:06:36 -0700 Location: Black Bayou Lake NWR Observation date: 8/31/10 Notes: Weather was partly cloudy, humid and warm by the time I finished. I started the survey at 7:45, went for 2 hr 40 min, and covered about 1.5 miles. I started in the pier area behind the visitor center and finished up in the photo blind area. Number of species: 27 Wood Duck 2 Anhinga 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 3 Little Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 4 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Common Moorhen 2 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 4 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Kingbird 2 White-eyed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 10 Carolina Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 6 Carolina Wren 12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Northern Mockingbird 7 Brown Thrasher 1 Summer Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 11 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Volunteers help scientists understand birds and changing habitats From: "Ingold, James" <James.Ingold AT LSUS.EDU> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:35:01 -0500 FYI From: National Science Foundation Update [mailto:nsf-update AT nsf.gov] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:02 AM To: Ingold, James Subject: National Science Foundation Update Daily Digest Bulletin You have requested to receive a Daily Digest e-mail from National Science Foundation Update. Message: 1 From: National Science Foundation UpdateSubject: Re: native insect repellent From: John Dillon <kisforkryptonite AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:31:01 -0500 Bill/LABIRD, If you break off some Wax Myrtle leaves, crumble them, and rub them on you, it works very well. I do it all the time when I'm birding in well-drained, upland areas. John Dillon Athens, LA Sent from my iPhone On Aug 31, 2010, at 1:24 PM, Bill FontenotSubject: native insect repellent From: Bill Fontenot <natrldlite AT COX.NET> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:24:55 -0500 i recently did a blog post (http://thenaturedude.blogspot.com/2010/08/what.html) about american beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), ending the post with what little i knew about associated folk uses for this plant.......... a friend (tony adrian) read the blog post, and directed me to an interesting web site (Science Daily) that identified the abovementioned plant as a traditional insect repellent in mississippi http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060703091932.htm perhaps peveto woods explorers could give it a try and report back........................... bill fontenot lower prairie basse upper lafayette parish, la.Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Rutherford Beach , 8/29/86 From: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:02:30 -0500 Labird-
Here's a Rutherford Beach list from 29 August 1986. This was an AM
census and the weather was a bit different than this past Sunday. The 1986
area covered would have been about the same as the 8/29/10 Grand Bayou Quad
list below.
Steve Cardiff
Location: Rutherford Beach
Observation date: 8/29/86
Notes: with D. L. Dittmann, David P. Muth. Rutherford Beach by car from
east entrance west for 7 miles to main estuary and return, 8:30-10:30 AM.
Just after passage of an early cold front, high overcast, 60-70 F, wind N
10-15, low tide.
Number of species: 36
Blue-winged Teal 4
Neotropic Cormorant 28 25 sitting on offshore structures
Great Blue Heron 1
Little Blue Heron 2
Tricolored Heron 1
Reddish Egret 1 dark morph
Cattle Egret 8
White Ibis 185 flocks of 150 (mostly adults) and 35 (imms.) moving
offshore
Black-bellied Plover 20
Snowy Plover 4
Piping Plover 1
Willet 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Ruddy Turnstone 22
Sanderling 147
Western Sandpiper 32
Least Sandpiper 2
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull 2138
Ring-billed Gull 177
Herring Gull 4
Least Tern 6
Caspian Tern 13
Black Tern 20
Forster's Tern 133
Royal Tern 130
Sandwich Tern 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Fish Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 4
Bank Swallow 530
Barn Swallow 230
Cliff Swallow 4
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 4
Location: Grand Bayou Quad
Observation date: 8/29/10
Notes: Grand Bayou Quad portion of Rutherford beach from east entrance
west to quad edge (about 7 miles, to just past "Rec Center"), 1:00-3:00 PM,
mostly clear to partly cloudy, 85-90 F, moderate SE winds, low tide, nice
green water offshore, no bugs. Scattered tide pools towards east and west
ends. No oiled birds seen, no evidence of oil on on beach. With Donna
Dittmann.
Number of species: 30
Brown Pelican 23
Magnificent Frigatebird 7 around/on shrimp trawler well offshore
Great Egret 1
Cattle Egret 25
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8
White Ibis 2 juvs
Black-bellied Plover 28
Snowy Plover 17
Wilson's Plover 9
Semipalmated Plover 3
Piping Plover 1 no bands
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1 juv
Willet 6
Ruddy Turnstone 5
Sanderling 96 about 8 juvs, rest adults, mostly in basic plumage
Western Sandpiper 3
Least Sandpiper 12
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 385
Ring-billed Gull 3 ads/subads
Herring Gull 1 second year
Least Tern 9
Gull-billed Tern 5
Caspian Tern 1
Forster's Tern 7
Royal Tern 62
Sandwich Tern 4
Barn Swallow 1 migrating west
Boat-tailed Grackle 80
Subject: FW: Job announcement for waterbird techniciansFrom: "Seymour, Michael" <mseymour AT WLF.LA.GOV> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:09:52 -0500 Howdy folks,
See below for potential bird job in La. This is all the info I have on
it, btw.
Good birding!
Michael Seymour
Ornithologist &
Scientific Collecting Permits Coordinator
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
Louisiana Natural Heritage Program
2000 Quail Drive, Room 426
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000
Office: 225-763-3554
Fax: 225-765-2818
mseymour AT wlf.louisiana.gov
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Subject: Re: CameronFrom: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:58:09 -0500 Melvin/labird-
On Sunday we did not go into any woods, but at Rutherford Beach
swallows, kingbirds, etc. were notably absent.
When we exited the beach from the Broussards Beach end back up to the
highway, there was an immature Swainson's Hawk on the poles at Bobbie Ln. X
Hwy. 27. We also had a caracara along Fruge Road north of Hwy. 14 and south
of the big pine plantation, and a fair number of Scissor-taileds along Fruge
south of Hwy. 14 (watch out- some of these were in tail molt and can look
sort of like "yellow-bellied kingbirds").
We did not go into the Pintail Drive wildlife loop at Cameron Prairie NWR,
but there were some nice impoundments along the west side of Hwy. 27 north
of the refuge HQ. There were several places to pull off the highway right
over to the edge of the ponds. The water is a little too deep for most
shorebirds at the moment, but it will be good if the the levels drop. It
would be great viewing in the AM- we stopped in the late PM and had a
variety of larger waders as well as several Solitary Sandpipers, Spotteds,
etc. at point blank range.
Steve Cardiff
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Melvin Weber
Subject: CameronFrom: Melvin Weber <mweber AT RTCONLINE.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:43:49 -0500 Not much in Cameron Today. Robby Bacon and I tried anyway. The woods were empty (except for deer flies). Only one warbler, a Black and White. One vireo a Red-eyed. One Least Flycatcher and about 10 YB Cuckoos. Overall best birds for the trip were one Olive Sided by the Ferry, one Alder type empid on fence along Holly Beach West. 2 Marbled Godwits, 2 Whimbrels and a Long-billed Curlew at East Jetty, Also at the jetty we had 2 Dunlin. 1 Swainson's Hawk and 2 Red-tails north of Creole. Also no swallow flights. The east wind must have encouraged things to move out. Melvin WeberSubject: Fw: eBird Report - Audubon La Nature Center + vicinity, Little Woods Quad , 8/30/10 From: glenn ousset <gousset AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:18:33 -0700 2 observers, 5 hrs 15 min from 6:30am, 3.5 miles. Looks like the Mississippi Kites have departed. Glenn Ousset ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Grand Isle , 8/29/10 From: David Muth <dpmuth AT COX.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:50:36 -0400 Dan Purrington, Phillip Wallace and I made an abbreviated trip to Fourchon-Grand Isle yesterday, August 29. Though it rained in and around New Orleans all day (as it had Saturday), we encountered no rain south of Lockport, though the area had obviously recieved a soaking from the low that formed in the gulf Friday-Saturday. Fourchon and Elmer's Island remain closed and BP clean up crews are still in evidence. The beach at Grand Isle is open, but BP is still there at a few encampments, and there are crews along the beaches, and a fair number of beach goers. The geotube and linear sand pile are gone, however. We really did not do any beach birding. Of the birds we could see well enough yesterday, only one, a Willet, showed clear signs of oiling, with oil on the face. There were shorebirds pretty much everywhere, though variety was not that great. All the semis we picked out were juvs. The woods yielded a nice 15 species of warbler, plus chat. This was highlighted by a Swainson's W. behind the Sureway, a species rarely encountered in fall in southeast Louisiana. Also nice were Blue-winged, Worm-eating and Canada. The only landbirds migrating in numbers were kingbirds and Red-eyed Vireos each at 60, and Yellow W. at 24. -- David Muth New Orleans ============= Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:42:36 -0400 (EDT) From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org To: dpmuth AT cox.net Subject: eBird Report - Grand Isle , 8/29/10 Location: Grand Isle Observation date: 8/29/10 Notes: Caminada Pass; Landry-Leblance, Exxon Fields to SP; brief foray Grilletta Tract; left by 1400h; trip made after heavy rains from low coming ashore Saturday. 5 miles cumulative intense birding more or less. Number of species: 73 Brown Pelican 90 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Magnificent Frigatebird 200 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egret 20 Snowy Egret 10 Little Blue Heron 3 Tricolored Heron 6 Reddish Egret 2 Green Heron 6 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 7 White Ibis 75 Osprey 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2 Clapper Rail 3 Black-bellied Plover 40 Wilson's Plover 6 Semipalmated Plover 15 Killdeer 15 Black-necked Stilt 20 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Willet 35 one bird with oiled face Exxon fields (PAW) Marbled Godwit 14 Ruddy Turnstone 18 Sanderling 20 Semipalmated Sandpiper 8 all juvs Western Sandpiper 35 mostly worn adult alternate Least Sandpiper 30 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 75 a few fresh juvs--all calling dow. Short-billed Laughing Gull 200 Caspian Tern 1 Black Tern 1 Royal Tern 110 Eurasian Collared-Dove 8 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 5 Common Nighthawk 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Belted Kingfisher 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 8 Empidonax sp. 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 60 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 4 Red-eyed Vireo 60 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Northern Mockingbird 8 European Starling 60 Blue-winged Warbler 2 Northern Parula 8 Yellow Warbler 24 Prairie Warbler 5 Black-and-white Warbler 12 American Redstart 5 Prothonotary Warbler 15 Worm-eating Warbler 1 Swainson's Warbler 1 flipping leaves on ground--rarely detected fall migrant SELA Ovenbird 1 Northern Waterthrush 8 Kentucky Warbler 5 Hooded Warbler 12 Canada Warbler 2 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Boat-tailed Grackle 12 Bronzed Cowbird 2 1 young male with tumor on shoulder Bradberry's Brown-headed Cowbird 15 House Sparrow 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) =============Subject: Cave Swallow and exotic ducks images From: Michael Musumeche <mjmusumeche AT COX.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:08:28 -0500 LaBirders, Did a little birding this morning in Vermilion Parish and photographed these ducks near the Sham/Glaudu Road. Since I could not put a name on them, I contacted Steve Cardiff and he identified them as Ringed Teal found naturally in South America. One bird was a male and the other a female or immature. They are certainly (probably) escapees as they are popular with waterfowl collectors. I viewed them for several minutes then the flew off. I also photographed a Cave Swallow perched on a power line. If anyone is interested in viewing these birds, simply click on the Picasa link below. Mike http://picasaweb.google.com/Musumeche/CaveSwallowExoticDucks# _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ Michael Musumeche New Iberia, Louisiana mjmusumeche AT cox.netSubject: Migrants in NW Rapides Parish, Louisiana - Kincaid Reservoir , 8/30/10 From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:35:15 -0500 Just noticed a couple of gnatcatchers by the lake in front of our house about 5 miles west of Kincaid Lake. Seems to be a movement going on in the area. Jay Huner > Location: Kincaid Reservoir > Observation date: 8/30/10 > Notes: Kincaid Reservoir is located about 8 miles west of Alexandria, LA in Rapides Parish. Birding at dam accessed from Tunk's Restaurant off LA 28 W. Note the movement of gnatcatchers. I visit the site every 2-3 weeks and this is the first time I've found any hummingbirds. There is apparently movement of neotropical migrant songbirds in the area. Interestingly, the 20 acre or so area on the down slope side of the dam had all sorts of catepillars gobbling up the johnson grass but there were no birds working on the worms. The area was cut about 3 weeks ago and doves have flocked into the area for grass and weed seed. Odd to have such a hard time finding waterbirds at a 2000+ acre reservoir! But, always nice to see an Osprey at any time of year. > Number of species: 27 > > Great Blue Heron 1 > Great Egret 1 > Osprey 1 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 > Killdeer 2 > Spotted Sandpiper 2 > Mourning Dove 95 > Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 > Pileated Woodpecker 2 > Great Crested Flycatcher 4 > White-eyed Vireo 8 > Yellow-throated Vireo 1 > Red-eyed Vireo 1 > Blue Jay 9 > American Crow 5 > Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 > Barn Swallow 4 > Carolina Chickadee 4 > Tufted Titmouse 2 > Carolina Wren 8 > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 16 > Northern Mockingbird 1 > European Starling 4 > Kentucky Warbler 1 > Summer Tanager 1 > Northern Cardinal 15 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ------- End of Forwarded Message ------- --Subject: LSUMNS/ABA Oiled bird survey- Rutherford Beach 8/29 From: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:07:59 -0500 Labird-
Donna Dittmann and I covered Rutherford Beach on Sunday afternoon,
driving east to west the entire length of Rutherford to Broussards Beach and
beyond. We had not been there since late April, so I was disappointed to
see that cattle were once again defiling the beachscape. In fact, the
cattle were as bad or worse than I've ever seen them, with tens of thousands
of "cow pies" dotting the sand and the post-hurricane-regenerated beach
vegetation now once again denuded. Along one stretch there were hundreds of
cows packed along the surf line. I'll tell you one thing- I expected a lot
of beachgoers and human disturbance, but having cows, cow pies, and whatever
else in and along the water for 5 miles is somewhat of a deterrent to
swimmers, fishermen, and even 4-wheeler enthusiasts (I wonder if any other
state allows livestock on beaches?). I can imagine out-of-state birders
viewing this...... Some new fences have been erected and there's now a
north-south fence with a gate about 5 miles down. West of that fence there
were many fewer head of cattle and things were nicer- a few cows had
presumably been able to get west of the fence by walking out into the gulf
at low tide. We saw the "Hesco" barrier at the mouth of the estuary
opposite the "recreation center." Of course, even the National Guard can't
stop mother nature, and the estuary mouth has re-oriented to the west. And,
of course, there are numerous other estuary openings along the beach which
do not have barriers..... Sorry for the rant, but I report- you decide.
Here's the list:
Rutherford-Broussard's Beach 8/29/10, 1:00-4:30 PM, mostly clear to partly
cloudy, 85-90 F, moderate SE winds, low tide, nice green water offshore, no
bugs. No oiled birds seen, no evidence of oil on on beach.
Brown Pelican 41
Magnificent Frigatebird 7 (on offshore shrimp trawler)
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 4
Reddish Egret 2
Cattle Egret 25
Yellow-cr. Night-Heron 8
White Ibis 2
Clapper Rail 1
Black-bellied Plover 47
Snowy Plover 41
Wilson's Plover 27
Semipalmated Plover 11
Piping Plover 12
Killdeer 5
Willet 21
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Ruddy Turnstone 8
Sanderling 120
Western Sandpiper 48
Least Sandpiper 21
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 760
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Bl-bk. Gull 1 first year
Gull-billed Tern 6
Caspian Tern 20
Royal Tern 353
Sandwich Tern 10
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 27
Least Tern 16
Black Skimmer 54
Barn Swallow 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 82
Steve Cardiff
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Paul Conover
Subject: Attempt to Contact Tom SylvestFrom: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:51:22 -0500 Friends, I have made a number of attempts to contact Tom Sylvest using the email address associated with his posts to LABIRD over the past 6 weeks, most recently today. I believe that his mail filter kicks my messages into SPAM or just flat blocks them. If someone can share OFF the listserv, a phone number, please send it to me OFF the listserv. Thank you, Jay Huner --Subject: Fabacher Road From: thomas finnie <finnie.tom AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:25:55 -0500 My Son-In-Law and I made a brief run close to home down Fabacher Road and Hwy 108 this afternoon. Some of the rice has been cut in the fields and some has not been. We saw the following birds: Northern Cardinals Northern Mockingbirds Blue Jays Loggerhead Shrikes Cattle Egrets Blue Grosbeaks Dickcissels Blue Gray Gnatcatchers Eastern Kingbirds Barn Swallows (couple of groups sitting on powerlines) Killdeer Mourning Dove Scissortailed Flycatchers 16Subject: Cat Island NWR - August 28, 2010 From: "Jeffrey W. Harris" <jwharris30 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:06:35 -0500 Hello Birders, Three of us birded Cat Island yesterday. We had a couple of small mixed flocks of warblers, many waders, and a good number of Wood Storks. The following list (posted by Jacob Cooper and shared with Jane and I) has the 47 species that I saw, but Jacob (and Jane?) saw a Worm-eating Warbler and a Spotted Sandpiper that I missed. Location: Cat Island NWR Observation date: 8/28/10 Notes: Jeff Harris, Jane Patterson and I walked along some of the trails and roads and drove through parts of the NWR. Fairly cool morning with strong upper winds and some clouds. Almost all migrants encountered in a few scattered flocks with chickadees. Number of species: 47 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 5 Great Egret 10 Snowy Egret 8 Little Blue Heron 6 Cattle Egret 35 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3 White Ibis 20 Roseate Spoonbill 30 Wood Stork 70 Black Vulture 80 Turkey Vulture 4 Mississippi Kite 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4 Barred Owl 2 Chimney Swift 6 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 5 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Acadian Flycatcher 7 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 White-eyed Vireo 10 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 8 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20 Purple Martin 4 Barn Swallow 20 Carolina Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 6 Carolina Wren 15 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 Yellow Warbler 6 Black-and-white Warbler 4 Prothonotary Warbler 4 Hooded Warbler 3 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Summer Tanager 8 Northern Cardinal 20 Indigo Bunting 8 Painted Bunting 1 Common Grackle 6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Sincerely, Jeff HarrisSubject: FW: swift nest in well culvert From: "Ingold, James" <James.Ingold AT LSUS.EDU> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:17:08 -0500 Velda lives near Mansfield in DeSoto Parish. Jim From: Velda Neilson [mailto:vneilson AT wnonline.net] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:28 AM To: bird group; rosemary martin Subject: swift nest in well culvert Hello, Birders! Found the most interesting nest for a pair of Chimney Swifts I would never have dreamed of! July 3rd I looked down a concrete culvert in our front yard toward the woods. There was something black and gray and strangely shaped stuck to the side. I thought it was a dead bat. When I began calling John to come see this thing, the indifinitive object turned into a Chimney Swift fluttering it's wings! After it flew to the other side of the culvert I saw her nest all nice and clean with 4 white eggs! The nest is about 6 foot down an open non-working water well. Four feet of this culvert-contained-well is above ground. Thus, their nest was actually about 2 foot below the earth's surface. Wonder if they knew that? Seriously doubt it -- but I was amazed! The swifts set on the nest for over 23 days that I know of. Somehow they lost one egg leaving 3. Guess it fell into the well. Then, on July 25th, they totally abandoned the nest. Only once have I seen a swift enter or exit the culvert in flight. It was during the incubation time. Unfortunately, none of the eggs hatched. If I recall correctly, those weeks were some of the unseasonally cooler days of July. Plus the fact the air temp below the ground and above the water in the well may have been cooler. For whatever reason - it made me sad the babies didn't hatch. Surprisingly, the pair of swifts still roost in the culvert! They always roost heads up and side-by-side about a foot below the nest and on the other side. They are about 7 foot below the top of the exposed culvert and about 3 foot below the ground. The eggs and nest are still in tact in the culvert. Anyone want or need it for the museum? Yes, I do have pictures but I don't know how to send them. Sorry. Just amazed at how innovative God's creatures can be! Think I best be covering that culvert up before next summer so this sad event won't reoccur. And I best be setting my sights on building a swift tower! May God bless each of you. And may God bless America! velda This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, and/or EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of the message, whether in electronic or hard copy format, as well as attachments and immediately contact the sender by replying to this email.Subject: Cameron and back, 8/28 From: Paul Conover <zoiseaux AT LUSFIBER.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:58:12 -0500 Labird,
Breezy, cool-ish weather was nice along the coast today, but
deerflies and mosquitos were bad. Holly Beach was full of people, but a few
shorebirds were walking around. Best of these were a couple of juvenile
Baird's Sandpipers.
Peveto had a decent flock, including the following flycatchers:
Olive-sided, Great-crested, Least, Yellow-bellied (young bird), E W Pewee;
warblers: Prairie, Mourning (2), Yellow, American Redstart (looked like a
fresh young male with bright orange sides and distinctly gray head), Black
and White, Chat.
Elsewhere had more of the same, plus a couple of "Traill's"
flycatchers.
On the way home, I only found 2 good groups of swallows. Both had
Caves mixed in (4,2). All the small LA swallows except Rough-wings were
included.
Paul Conover
Lafayette
Subject: 2 Selasphorus in GramercyFrom: Tom & Eloise Sylvest <t_esylvest AT COX.NET> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:04:27 -0600 John and Veronica Sylvest, Gramercy, LA St. James Parish 2 Selasphorus hummingbirds FO 8/28/2010. Kevin Morgan where are you and the weekly hummingbird report? Tom SylvestSubject: Eagles, etc. in NW Rapides Parish - Cotile Recreation Area , 8/27/10 From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:21:26 -0500 Was able to bird around the neighborhood Friday. Numbers of hummingbirds - no winter humers - picking up. Was going to vote yesterday and had 3 adult Bald Eagles swirling around at near the water at the LA 1200 bridge across the SE arm of Cotile Lake. ebird flagged the report. Not sure if the birds are resident summer birds or incoming migrants. Saw the birds around 10:15 AM on the way to vote. Jay Huner > Location: Cotile Recreation Area > Observation date: 8/27/10 > Notes: Same pelican present since January of this year. Seen at dark swimming across cove from north to south in Cotile Lake. Resident kingbirds still present in early morning. No indication of migrant flocks such as seen several days ago. Nuthatch is vocal but not sure how many are present. > Number of species: 29 > > American White Pelican 1 > Double-crested Cormorant 2 > Great Egret 1 > Cattle Egret 185 > Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 > Mourning Dove 7 > Inca Dove 2 > Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Northern Flicker 1 > Pileated Woodpecker 2 > Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 > Great Crested Flycatcher 1 > Eastern Kingbird 3 > Blue Jay 10 > Fish Crow 2 > Carolina Chickadee 6 > Tufted Titmouse 6 > White-breasted Nuthatch 1 > Carolina Wren 5 > Eastern Bluebird 9 > Northern Mockingbird 10 > Brown Thrasher 2 > Pine Warbler 6 > Summer Tanager 1 > Northern Cardinal 10 > House Finch 15 > House Sparrow 15 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ------- End of Forwarded Message ------- --Subject: Solitary Sandpiper and Teal Hightlights, Natchitoches Parish - NSU Aquaculture Research Center , 8/28/10 From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:18:00 -0500 > Location: NSU Aquaculture Research Center - SE Natchitoches Parish > Observation date: 8/28/10 > Notes: Northwestern State University Aquaculture Research Center on Red River at Lock and Dam No. 3. Access from Marco - I-49 and LA 1. 1 observer, start 7:40 AM CDST, duration 2 hr 15 min., distance about 3.0 miles. Really nice place to bird. Director is Dr. Julie Delabbio - delabbioj AT nwula.edu - I think. Area was very dry. ebird flagged the teal count. Nice to finally get to 280 for Louisiana year birds with the Solitary Sandpipers. > Number of species: 40 > > Wood Duck 1 > Blue-winged Teal 17 > Pied-billed Grebe 1 > Double-crested Cormorant 1 > Least Bittern 1 > Great Blue Heron 3 > Great Egret 40 > Snowy Egret 25 > Little Blue Heron 20 > Tricolored Heron 1 > Cattle Egret 9 > Green Heron 6 > White Ibis 9 > White-faced Ibis 4 > Turkey Vulture 1 > Common Moorhen 16 > Killdeer 25 > Spotted Sandpiper 1 > Solitary Sandpiper 2 > Western Sandpiper 4 > Least Sandpiper 25 > Rock Pigeon 75 > Mourning Dove 30 > Belted Kingfisher 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 > Loggerhead Shrike 2 > White-eyed Vireo 2 > American Crow 10 > Fish Crow 5 > Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 > Barn Swallow 2 > Carolina Wren 7 > Marsh Wren 1 > Eastern Bluebird 8 > Northern Mockingbird 4 > Yellow Warbler 1 > Summer Tanager 1 > Northern Cardinal 2 > Red-winged Blackbird 25 > Eastern Meadowlark 1 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ------- End of Forwarded Message ------- --Subject: Fw: eBird Report - D'Arbonne NWR , 8/28/10 From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:42:22 -0700 Location: D'Arbonne NWR Observation date: 8/28/10 Notes: Weather was partly cloudy and mild. I started the survey at 7:26, went for 4 hr 45 min, and walked 3.2 miles on the southwest part of the refuge. The hummingbirds were in the willow oak stands that were in poor health. The hummingbirds were probably attracted to the sap flowing from willow oaks because of wood borers and/or insects attracted to the sap. Number of species: 29 Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 10 Red-headed Woodpecker 11 Red-bellied Woodpecker 13 Downy Woodpecker 12 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 6 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Acadian Flycatcher 4 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 White-eyed Vireo 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 15 American Crow 6 Fish Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 11 Tufted Titmouse 29 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 22 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Eastern Bluebird 8 Northern Parula 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Summer Tanager 8 Northern Cardinal 9 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Catahoula Lake (east of canal, south side of lake) , 8/27/10 From: Jonathan Clark <falloutbird_1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:15:52 -0700 ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" < ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Catahoula NWR (La Salle Parish) , 8/26/10 From: Jonathan Clark <falloutbird_1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:13:02 -0700 ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org" < ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Re: kingbird movement today in New Orleans From: Jonathan Clark <falloutbird_1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:06:42 -0700 In the past week I've had two sightings of southbound kingbirds over my yard here in Jena, each time a group of seven. Then this morning at about 8:00 there were appox 12 that flew over the yard in a group...going in a northerly direction. So far my resident kingbirds around the yard haven't left yet. Keep looking up Jonathan ________________________________ From: Peter H YaukeySubject: Re: Possible August Goldfinch From: Celeste Louque <cdlouque AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:23:49 -0700 Hi All, Irvin is in class until 1:30pm today so he hasn't seen your comments yet! I am just looking at my emails since early yesterday. Thanks for your input! Irvin put the pictures up to get Labirders input. I was taking Rufous hummer pics and saw the American goldfinch. We just saw goldfinches in St. Louis two weeks ago in their brilliant colors! Awesome to see them in breeding plumage! So I just took plenty of pics because this bird looked wierd and unlike those goldfinches. It has the one white wing bar at the top of the wing. It does stand the same height as the goldfinches pics on the same feeder that I have on flickr, taken in Feb. 2010. I kind of thought Tanager, too, Harvey, but Irvin ruled them out. I thought maybe a warbler. No warblers with black wings. Thanks Nancy and Steve for your input! Lowery says goldfinches around Nov. 13 for here so I was thinking, no way! Rufous and goldfinch within days of each other, awesome feeling! Good birding ya'll, Celeste Louque ________________________________ From: Steven W. CardiffSubject: Fw: eBird Report - Chemin-A-Haut SP , 8/27/10 From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:47:27 -0700 I decided to cover a different area today. The weather was nice, mosquitoes almost non-existent, no ticks (that I know of), the stream very nice and the birds were fairly active. However, just east of the northeast part of the park on the east side of the Chemin-A-Haut Bayou (on the south side of Chem Cutoff Road), I had seen the beginnings of a clear cut of bottomland hardwood back during the Summer Bird Atlas. Today, I did not go check on the progress of that clear cut but could hear the operation still going which I hated to hear. I did not want to go look at it. Even though I know there has been some progress in re-planting some previous crop land, I have to wonder if the "steps forward" are still being more than offset by the "steps backward." Location: Chemin-A-Haut SP Observation date: 8/27/10 Notes: Weather was clear and mild. I started the survey at 8:12, went for 4 hr and walked 2.5 miles mostly along and parallel to the Chemin-A-Haut Bayou. I also did a little bit of survey adjacent to a beaver pond of about 30 acres but was thwarted by brush around it and was not prepared to wade it. Number of species: 28 Great Egret 1 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Downy Woodpecker 4 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 3 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Acadian Flycatcher 1 White-eyed Vireo 4 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 4 Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 11 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Pine Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Kentucky Warbler 1 Hooded Warbler 1 Summer Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 9 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Ruby Throated Rescue ... a Happy Ending From: thomas finnie <finnie.tom AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:27:14 -0500 LaBirders, Our 9 year old Grand Daughter Adi spotted a hummer in the clutches of a cat and raced to rescue it as fast as her little legs would go. The startled cat let go of the hummer and ran off.. Unfortunately the hummer was on the ground and unable to fly. Adi carefully picked it up, cradled it in her hands and took it to her Mom. They fabricated a soft bed of cotton in a bird cage and placed it there to rest. About an hour later the bird was active. Adi wanted so much to keep it for a pet but her mother explaned that it must be set free. Adi softly lifted the hummer from its cage and the tiny Ruby Throated Hummer clutched fast to Adi's thumb. The little hummer looked up at her as if to say, "Thanks for saving my life" and flew high into the air. It landed safely in the top of a tall Pine Tree for a Happy Ending. :) Pictured is the rescued hummer with its delighted, proud young rescuer. http://i38.tinypic.com/142rkvs.jpgSubject: Re: Captive breeding From: miriam <athena_9 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:51:55 -0500 Jen Yes, I agree, Jen, a notable exception is Whooping Crane. They would now likely be extinct except for man's intervention. What I mostly object to is the common public perception that such expensive, last-ditch methods are any kind of comprehensive solution to the issue of accelerated extinctions and ecosystem collapse. A side note tangentially related to this topic, and personal ppoint of disclosure: I currently serve on the all-volunteer, all-appointed White Lake Advisiory Commission, which helps guide managment of the state's wildlife reserve of the same name. As reported recently in the news, there is a project underway to explore the possibility of restoring Whooping Cranes to Louisiana via an experiemental flock reared in captivity. The endeavor represents a private/public partnership, and public input is being solicited via a series of public meetings. The resident flock would be protected as is any native migratory bird under the Lacy Act, but not under the Engangered Species Act because it is classified as "experimental". We are very excited about the possiblity of these magificent birds again flying overhead in Southwest Louisiana. In the category of threatening to jinx the whole thing by counting chickens before they hatch---it's my hope that with any luck, in coming years we'll even be able to spot them from the soon-to-be opened , accessible-by-car public birding trail at White Lake. More info is available on the LDWF website. MiriamLDavey BatonRougeLASubject: Yard Birds BR, Return Adult Male Calliope From: miriam <athena_9 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:51:55 -0500 Labird After weeks with screwy email, I am back to being able to send. Today my adult male Calliope (probable multi-year banded returnee) returned. It's in its usual spot in the front yard Trashy Water Oak for anyone who wants to try and find it. Call first. In other news, our wonderful neotropical songbird migrant magnet of a Sweet Pecan---which I've mentioned numerous times on this forum--- is in its last stages of dying. All summer it's been coming down in big pieces and we 've scheduled the remainder of it to be taken down this week. I hope. Before it further smushes the house and our insurance decides we just aren't worth it. This big, formerly tall and straight native pecan was badly damaged by a falling pine in Hurricane Gustav, but we'd had hopes it would recover. It caught a killer fungus instead. Ah, well, at least the patio garden will get more sun. What gave me many hours of birding fun will now be burned up in the fireplace. Life goes on! MiriamLDavey BatonRougeLASubject: Re: Possible August Goldfinch From: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:42:21 -0500 All-
The bird is definitely an American Goldfinch. To me, it looks like an
adult female, still in worn breeding plumage. So, it is most likely a local
breeder and not an early fall migrant (which don't show up until much later
in the fall and are in fresh winter plumage).
Irvin/Celeste, nice going on the photos.
Steve Cardiff
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Nancy L Newfield
Subject: Re: Possible August GoldfinchFrom: Nancy L Newfield <nancy AT CASACOLIBRI.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:39:19 -0500 Harvey, At 11:20 AM 8/27/2010, Harvey L. Patten wrote: >I have not seen any comments on LABIRD on the >possible August Goldfinch at your feeder, so I >thought I would have a go and suggest that the >bird is a first fall male ? Scarlet Tanager. It >is hard to judge size from the pics, but there >are no apparent wingbars and the yellow >supercilium might point to the tanager, although >I'm not sure of the significance of the whitish >under tail coverts instead of yellow. I noted the apparent lack of wingbars, but chalked off as probably the result of wear. When you posted, I went back and I noted that there seems to be some white on the rectrices, which I believe would eliminate any tanager. Just my 2¢. NLN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy L Newfield Casa Colibrí Metairie, Louisiana USA nancy AT casacolibri.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subject: Re: Possible August Goldfinch From: "Ingold, James" <James.Ingold AT LSUS.EDU> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:25:19 -0500 No, It is definitely a male goldfinch. Jim Ingold This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, and/or EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of the message, whether in electronic or hard copy format, as well as attachments and immediately contact the sender by replying to this email. -----Original Message----- From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds [mailto:LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Harvey L. Patten Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 11:21 AM To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [LABIRD-L] Possible August Goldfinch Irvin/LABIRD, I have not seen any comments on LABIRD on the possible August Goldfinch at your feeder, so I thought I would have a go and suggest that the bird is a first fall male ? Scarlet Tanager. It is hard to judge size from the pics, but there are no apparent wingbars and the yellow supercilium might point to the tanager, although I'm not sure of the significance of the whitish under tail coverts instead of yellow. Harvey L. Patten CovingtonSubject: Possible August Goldfinch From: "Harvey L. Patten" <puffin AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:20:56 -0500 Irvin/LABIRD, I have not seen any comments on LABIRD on the possible August Goldfinch at your feeder, so I thought I would have a go and suggest that the bird is a first fall male ? Scarlet Tanager. It is hard to judge size from the pics, but there are no apparent wingbars and the yellow supercilium might point to the tanager, although I'm not sure of the significance of the whitish under tail coverts instead of yellow. Harvey L. Patten CovingtonSubject: Re: Captive Breeding Ark Gulf Coast From: Bill Fontenot <natrldlite AT COX.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:22:15 -0500 just about ANYTHING done on behalf of wildlife conservation will manifest benefits to far more plant and animal species than the originally-targeted species....... bachman's and henslow's sparrows, for example, are benefiting from long-leaf pine forest restoration intended for red-cockaded woodpecker conservation.........along with TONS of state-uncommon/rare herbaceous plant species comprise the forest floor layer of that system. both neotropic and nearctic raptors and songbirds are benefiting from bottomland hardwood restoration intended for la. black bear and ivory-billed woodpecker (whether it's still around or not!). as for captive breeding programs -- particularly those that include habitat acquisition/restoration activities in their master plans -- they too benefit many many species..... bill fontenot lower prairie basse upper lafayette parish, la.Subject: Groove Billed Ani From: thomas finnie <finnie.tom AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:38:41 -0500 Each trip to Peveto Bird Sanctuary is an adventure and you never know what you will find. These two Groove-Billed Anis were located on the west end of Peveto by the pond last year in October. I don't remember the finder but it was a remarkable discovery. In case you have never seen a Groove-Billed Ani, their pictures are located at http://tfinnie.blogspot.com/ Best, TomSubject: Re: Captive Breeding Ark Gulf Coast From: Paul Conover <zoiseaux AT LUSFIBER.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:15:24 -0500 Re: Whoopers,
One of my biggest fears about the BP mess was that it was going hit
the S Texas marshes that wintering Whoopers are restricted to. That would've
been catastrophic for the species.
This is clearly a species that's one disaster--natural or
unnatural--away from collapse. I think captive breeding programs for W
Cranes in LA would be a wise move. As for the funding source, I agree that
it shouldn't be BP money paying for it. Unless it's a toss-up between berms
and Whoopers. Then Whoopers win, hands down.
Paul Conover
Lafayette
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:02:22 -0400
Jennifer Coulson
Subject: Re: Captive Breeding Ark Gulf CoastFrom: Jennifer Coulson <jacoulson AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:02:22 -0400 Hi Miriam & LABIRD, Since I have not followed the discussion, I probably should not weigh in at this late point, but I will anyway :) Perhaps this has already been pointed out, but in the case of the Whooping Crane, I am thankful to the folks who have dedicated themselves to saving this species, primarily through an approach of captive breeding and reintroduction. I am excited about the prospect of USFWS and LDWF working together to reintroduce the Whooping Crane to Louisiana! (I think everybody on LABIRD feels the same way.) I realize that I am somewhat off topic in bringing up the Whooping Crane. In my opinion, captive breeding as a method of restoration would only possibly have its application to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill if a species were to be affected to the point of eradication from the state as a breeder or endangerment...and even then, captive breeding might not be the most effective or prudent approach. In my opinion, the vast majority (all?) of BP money directed toward conservation/restoration should go to coastal restoration. Jennifer Coulson -----Original Message----- From: miriamSubject: Re: Captive Breeding Ark Gulf Coast From: miriam <athena_9 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:33:47 -0500 Labird Apologize for lateness of post---but as someone who's worked in public nature education and interpretation for a number of years, I wanted to weigh in on the value of captive breeding programs. As others have said, in cost-benefit comparison to other conservation measures, captive breeding programs are extremely expensive, and effective only perhaps as a last-ditch measure for a handful of species on the brink of extinction. They do nothing to address ecosystem-wide issues, instead concentrating on single species. Captive breeding programs also represent a distraction for the general public, most of whom do not have an understanding of population biology or ecology, and many of whom tragically do not "believe in" deep time or the related concepts of evolution --adaptations, niches, speciation, etc---to begin with. The public thinks because a few pinioned birds are kept in a cage somewhere and produce a few cute chicks, all is well with nature. That's not my biggest problem with the practice, however. Expensive as captive breeding programs are, to a large corporation raking in profits in the billions, they represent comparatively cheap , emotionally charged ways industry can present itself to the general public as being responsible stewards of the environment. All the while many of these same industries which---excuse me, in deference to SCOTUS rulings, "whom"---support captive breeding programs, conduct daily business as usual on the ground, maximizing profits by shortchanging worker safety and shortcutting environmental concerns. This practice acutally has a name: "greenwashing". And, finally, the 20 billion dollars BP is supposedly putting up, will be treated as public money if not legally declared a dedicated use public resource. Nevermind all my other concerns, I simply do not agree with using public money and public resources to support endeavors which score so lowly on the cost-benefit spectrum. I've used a broad brush, granted, and there are notable exceptions, I 'm sure., but that's the general lay of the land as I see it. MiriamLDavey BatonRougeLASubject: First observed Rufous in Paulina! From: Celeste Louque <cdlouque AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:08:27 -0700 I spent the morning of August 25, 2010 watching the hummingbir Hi all! I spent the morning of August 25, 2010 watching the hummingbird war in our Paulina yard. Our first Rufous has arrived! Wooowhoo!! We are so EXCITED! She is viciously protecting her territory against at least 2 Ruby-throated hummers. The war is still going on today. We are lucky to have so many flowers right now. I have 6 small feeders up. We have been enjoying the Rubies for months now and even thought we had 5 individuals in the yard Sunday afternoon. Several Rubies have moved on and there are only 1 adult male and an immature/male/female hanging in there. Keep your feeders up and sooner or later you will see Rufous in your yard too. Photos can be viewed on my fickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdlouque/4929647031/ Good birding Ya'll, Celeste Louque Paulina, LASubject: American Goldfinch! :) From: Irvin Louque <ilouque AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:56:49 -0700 Labirders,
Today in our yard in Paulina, my mom spotted an early American Goldfinch at the
sunflower feeder. Pics below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdlouque/4929643317/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdlouque/4930233086/in/photostream/
-Irvin
Subject: East Grand Terre Island, LA [BTNEP/LSU/ABA/TNC sponsored survey]From: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:30:44 -0500 LABIRD/ARBIRD-
Donna Dittmann and I surveyed East Grand Terre Island yesterday (8/25)
searching for oiled birds. Results below. Today we were going to cover
East Timbalier Island but canceled due to unexpectedly stormy/windy
conditions that would have made boat travel hazardous. East Grand Terre
Island spans two 7.5 minute bird atlas quadrangles (our basic survey unit),
hence the two intro sections; I combined the numbers into one list. The 3
Great Black-backed Gulls were unexpected (only a couple of other August
records for LA, and those are from earlier this month and from last year).
Birds listed are considered "unoiled" unless noted otherwise. A very high
percentage of clean birds, but we are still detecting small numbers of birds
with small amounts of oil. This particular island is an active restoration
site and also has lots of oil cleanup activity, so high disturbance and
landscape change makes "between trip" comparisons difficult.
Location: Bay Ronquille Quad
Observation date: 8/25/10
Notes: East Grand Terre Island. Observers SWC, D. L. Dittmann. Coverage
08:58-10:15 from east end of island west to quad edge; 2 parties, 2.5
party-hours and 2 party-miles on foot. Clear, 80-85 F, wind E 10. Searching
all accessible, viewable areas of beach, dune, interior flats and bay side
flats and mangroves. This is an active restoration site with ongoing heavy
disturbance the length of the island along beach and dunes. Dramatic
changes since last visit as interior/bay side is prepared for pumping dredge
spoil. Area largely flooded with many new baffle levees and assorted heavy
equipment/personnel. Fewer shade canopies and port-o-lets deployed along
beach, mostly concentrated west of this part of island; assorted restoration
workers and a few oil cleanup workers. Various 4-wheelers moving up and
down island, lots of dredge pipe being assembled. Scattered soft tar balls
along beach, weathered oil on beach flotsam. Booms at east end now removed.
Location: Barataria Pass Quad
Observation date: 8/25/10
Notes: western 2/3 of East Grand Terre Island. Observers SWC, D. L.
Dittmann. Coverage 10:15-13:35 from east quad edge to west end of island; 2
parties, 5.5 party-hours and 4 party-miles on foot. Clear, 85-90 F, wind E
10. Searching all accessible, viewable areas of beach, dune, interior flats
and bay side flats and mangroves. This is an active restoration site with
ongoing heavy disturbance the length of the island along beach, dunes, and
bayside. Many shade canopies and port-o-lets deployed along beach, dozens of
oil cleanup workers mainly concentrated along western half of island.
Restoration project dredge spoil ops have resumed along eastern 2/3 of
island on middle and bayside with numerous new levees and extensive
flooding- dramatic differences since last visit, dredge spoil pipes being
positioned but apparently no active pumping yet. Interior flats also
extensively flooded due to new levees holding water. Scattered soft tar
balls plus drift lines of loose disintegrated "boom fabric" along beach, as
well as weathered oil on many flotsam objects. Dispersed oil on beach at
extreme west end. New heavy duty, piling-supported boom positioned
well-offshore. Lots of 4 wheelers, oil cleanup personnel, heavy equipment at
west end of island.
Number of species: 50
Mallard 1 female plumage, could fly; photos
Brown Pelican 112
Double-crested Cormorant 30 (early arrivals on coast)
Magnificent Frigatebird 101 several large loose flocks (e.g., 57,
27) moving N off gulf across island. Many adults.
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 17
Snowy Egret 27
Tricolored Heron 16
Reddish Egret 6 adult dark morphs
Green Heron 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 14 immatures
White Ibis 103 majority adults
Roseate Spoonbill 5
Clapper Rail 13 mostly heard-only, except for one half grown black
downy chick
Black-bellied Plover 23 Many alternate or partial alternate plumaged
birds now present
Wilson's Plover 16 none territorial, mostly juvs; one with light oil
on side
Semipalmated Plover 28
American Oystercatcher 6 one pair with imm. (probable family group-
1 ad + imm had trace/light oiling), another pair, one lone adult.
Black-necked Stilt 6
Spotted Sandpiper 10
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Willet 84 two oiled birds with trace oil on underparts
Lesser Yellowlegs 59
Ruddy Turnstone 7
Red Knot 1 probable SY/ASY in transitional plumage
Sanderling 45 adults mostly in basic plumage
Semipalmated Sandpiper 10 mostly juvs
Western Sandpiper 220 mostly adults, 5 juvs
Least Sandpiper 56 mostly adults, but 7 juvs observed; one oiled
bird with light oil on side/vent
Pectoral Sandpiper 2 singles flying west
Short-billed Dowitcher 77 15 juvs, rest adults
Laughing Gull 2150 mostly adults, small numbers of juvs; 8 oiled
individuals with trace-moderate oil on underparts, another oiled individual
dead on beach.
Ring-billed Gull 4 adults/subadults
Herring Gull 6 one first year bird with trace oil on flanks; 2 other
first year birds, 2 second year, 1 2nd or 3rd year
Great Black-backed Gull 3 all first year birds; photos
Least Tern 315
Gull-billed Tern 2
Caspian Tern 86 mostly adults, a few juvs
Black Tern 244
Common Tern 10 1-2 adults, rest first year birds
Forster's Tern 3 basic plumage
Royal Tern 632 mostly adults, but good numbers of juvs; one adult
still with full black cap (late-photos)
Sandwich Tern 67
Black Skimmer 440 mostly adults, but one flock of 245 had 44 juvs-
probably similar ratio for total; 3 oiled individuals were all juvs with
light-moderate oil on underparts
Common Nighthawk 11 mix of adults and juvs; none territorial but
most assumed to be local breeders
Northern Mockingbird 1 juv moving east along edge of mangroves near
west end
Yellow Warbler 11 7 flying N off gulf, 4 in weedy
vegetation/mangroves
Seaside Sparrow 7 mostly molting adults (tail molt)
Red-winged Blackbird 24 mostly molting juvs
Orchard Oriole 4 all female-plumaged immatures moving east
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Subject: A few LSU area birds (Upland Sandpiper, White-winged Dove, migrant warblers)From: Ryan Terrill <enicurus AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:16:31 -0700 Hi Birders-
This morning Mike Harvey and I checked around locally, some of the more
interesting birds were an Upland Sandpiper along the levee this morning, and a
few shorebirds (1 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Pectoral Sanpiper, 20 Leasts, and many
Killdeer) in the muddy field north of where brightside hits river road. Down on
Ben Hur rd. there were many Yellow Warblers foraging out in the fields, and the
isolated trees by the entrance to the ag ponds were, for some reason, packed
with them. We saw 40 in one part of the tree together, and guessed there were
at
least 40 more throughout those few trees, with many more out in the fields, and
flying back and forth. Other (supposed) migrants at that spot were a Louisiana
Waterthrush, Blue Grosbeak, and a few Balrimore Orioles and Indigo Buntings.
Midday today, I heard a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on campus, and, about five
minutes
ago, a White-winged Dove flew by Foster Hall.
Good birding
________________________________
Ryan S. Terrill
Museum of Natural Science
Department of Biological Sciences
119 Foster Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
70803-3216
rterri2 AT lsu.edu
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Stoner woods- Shreveport/Caddo , 8/11/10From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:06:17 -0700 ----- Forwa Another complete of partial already sent to Labird ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Stoner woods- Shreveport/Caddo , 8/19/10 From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:04:34 -0700 ----- This is a complete list of partial already sent to Labird. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Stoner woods- Shreveport/Caddo , 8/26/10 BWWA, CAWA, others + a little yappy From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:02:48 -0700 Hey y'all, I arrived and began a short skywatch at 0625. Calm, cle Hey y'all, I arrived and began a short skywatch at 0625. Calm, clear and cool with light 5-+ mph e/ne winds. Overhead commuter action has somewhat picked up over activity of 08-11 and 19- 10. I then began the woods after 5 minutes or so of sterile skies at 0710. Things looked bleak ahead with winds picking up, dry conditions and very low dewpoint. However, things finally picked up somewhat in the south end with a nice concentration of migs there. Area abbreviations below are P= parking lot, N=northwest opening, W= west woods, C= central opening, S=south end. Directions and first observance times for overhead commuters also listed for mini- skywatch. Complete list of partials already submitted to Labird for 08-11 and 19, 10 will be forwarded later, sans jibber-jabber 0-; Location: Stoner woods- Shreveport/Caddo Observation date: 8/26/10 Number of species: 38 Great Blue Heron 2 =P1, S1 Great Egret 3 = 1st at 0641 sse, P2 when lvg. Little Blue Heron 1 = at 0642. sse. Also had high gp. of 6 imm. LBHE or SNEG s Cattle Egret 15 = 1st 7 fairly high s. at 0659, then 4, 4 Killdeer 21- single gp at bridge Spotted Sandpiper 1= 0649 sse Rock Pigeon 3= 0648, 3 sse Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 =S1 e/ne Mourning Dove 14. Interestingly, all individuals on the move, with many fairly high today. 1st 1 wsw at 0643, then 2e, 3s, 2sse, 1e, 2s, 1n, N 1nnw, S1s Belted Kingfisher 1= P Red-bellied Woodpecker 8=P2, C2, S4 Downy Woodpecker 3 = 1st commuter at 0637 e. Northern Flicker 1=S Eastern Wood-Pewee 1=S Eastern Kingbird 2=P Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1= bridge Blue Jay 10= P2,N2,W2,C1,S3 Purple Martin 1= 0652, 1 fem-type sse. Bank Swallow 1= 0701, circ, then nnw Carolina Chickadee 6= N2, C1, S1, E2 Tufted Titmouse 1= S Carolina Wren 9= P3, W2, S3, E1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6= P1, N1, W1, S3 American Robin 53= 0646 1 wsw, 2 s, 1 s, P1, W2, C9, S20, E17 Gray Catbird S1 Northern Mockingbird 4= P3, S1 European Starling 98= 0638 30w, then 3, 1, 10, 3 and 1. P50 Blue-winged Warbler 2= 0645 1 e, then 1 sse. 1st seen well enough for id, both giving clean, slightly ascending buzzy "zzi" call lacking sibilance. Northern Parula 1= S very ratty apparent hyf. This seems late for this plumage here. Usually see these in early June. Product of late nesting? Yellow Warbler 1= 0657 1 sse Northern Waterthrush 2= S Kentucky Warbler 4= S. I had been playing KEWA chip-calls for entire survey. Near remaining puddle in south end an adult male came in to the chip. Nearby, 3 adf/hym were foraging low in ladies eardrops vine with 1 hyf CAWA. I don't often see reports of multiples together of this sp. A similar scenario also occured several years back in the nw opening area. Hooded Warbler 3= N1 adm, 1 f, S1 chip call. Canada Warbler 1= S 1all but bare-necked hyf. Northern Cardinal 18= P4, N2, W4, C2, S3, E3. Lowest showing for sp here in quite some time. Blue Grosbeak 1= 0652 1sse Common Grackle 25= 0647 12 ene, 1e, 1e, 1s, 3ene, 1ene, 4ene, 1ene, 1ene. Baltimore Oriole 9= P 1adm, W1 call, C1 call, S 1adm, 3 fem, 2 call. The south end seasonal pool is but a puddle- hoping we get more needed rain soon! Cheers, Terry This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: kingbird movement today in New Orleans From: Peter H Yaukey <PYaukey AT UNO.EDU> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:03:50 -0500 LABirders: Today I visited the Hwy 11 bridge (where it departs for Slidell) from 0840-0910 and had 400 kingbirds and 100 Yellow Warblers crossing Lake Pontchartrain northeastward. I then naked-eye counted an additional 140 kingbirds in three flocks crossing the UNO campus as I walked from my car to class at 930-938. A follow up skywatch on campus from 1100-1125 produced an additional 194 kingbirds. The UNO birds are presumably bound for South Point or Pt aux Herbes, ie the vicinity of the Hwy 11 bridge. Usually kingbirds begin moving in late August, but don't peak until the first week of September, so this seemed a good flight for the date. Peter YaukeySubject: Turf Grass Road From: "Jeffrey W. Harris" <jwharris30 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:26:47 -0500 Hello Birders, I mistakenly attributed a message about birds at Turf Grass Road (last Saturday) to Melvin Weber. The message was actually written by Buford Myers. My apologies. Sincerely, Jeff HarrisSubject: Re: Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 From: Peter H Yaukey <PYaukey AT UNO.EDU> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:01:47 -0500 Thanks Hans- The prevailing Gulf Coast direction is generally taken to be westward (circumGulf) but any directional data are always interesting, trying to fill out the picture. PY ________________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds [LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of hans holbrook [hgomphus AT GMAIL.COM] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:55 PM To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [LABIRD-L] Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 Hi Peter, They were coming from the north/northwest, and were high. By 8 AM they were coming back across east to west/northwest, much lower and I could actually see them. It reminded me of coastal flights I have seen many times in the east. The count was likely low, since on several occasions I was hearing one bird and have three fly over. Cheers, Hans On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Peter H YaukeySubject: Sherburne WMA Complex--South Farm Birds, 8/24/10 From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:16:47 -0500 I'd say that negative data are as useful as positive data especially after yesterdays dismal birding trip in search of Swallow-tailed Kites. Any birding trip has highlights and about the only one for me was a Yellow Warbler at LA 975 x US 190 which was a Pointe Coupee Parish bird for me. Spent almost an hour at the primitive camp site on the LA 975 levee and saw only two Turkey Vultures. There were no other fly overs whatsoever. The waders nesting to the east of the site have clearly completed nesting and have dispersed with their fledglings. There was obviously a lot of rain in the area from TS 5 and 35 MPH on much of LA 975 was almost too fast. The first impoundment at South Farm had at least 6" of water in it from bank to bank. Jay Huner > Location: Sherburne WMA Complex--South Farm > Observation date: 8/24/10 > Notes: At South Farm from about 1:15 PM CDST until 6:30 PM. Was looking for Swallow-tailed Kites. Thought I saw a kite in the distance near North Farm. Truck wouldn't crank. Hung around the parking lot until 6:30 PM when Road Side Assistance FINALLY got a tow truck out to me. Fuses were blown so jumps did not work. Oh well, I did manage a turkey. Only got to the first impoundments before had to turn around and get back to the truck so I could make a 3 PM dental appointment in Lafayette. Missed the appointment!Oh well, at least I now officially have a South Farm site on ebird. Now, to find my data sheets from the Basin Birding Project! > Number of species: 25 > > Wild Turkey 1 > Anhinga 1 > Great Blue Heron 1 > Great Egret 3 > Little Blue Heron 4 > Cattle Egret 50 > White Ibis 3 > Turkey Vulture 4 > Black-necked Stilt 2 > Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 > Belted Kingfisher 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 > Empidonax sp. 1 > Eastern Kingbird 3 > Loggerhead Shrike 1 > Blue Jay 4 > American Crow 20 > Fish Crow 5 > Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 > Bank Swallow 6 > Barn Swallow 40 > Carolina Chickadee 1 > Tufted Titmouse 4 > Carolina Wren 6 > Eastern Towhee 3 > Northern Cardinal 15 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ------- End of Forwarded Message ------- --Subject: Re: Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 From: hans holbrook <hgomphus AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:55:28 -0500 Hi Peter, They were coming from the north/northwest, and were high. By 8 AM they were coming back across east to west/northwest, much lower and I could actually see them. It reminded me of coastal flights I have seen many times in the east. The count was likely low, since on several occasions I was hearing one bird and have three fly over. Cheers, Hans On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Peter H YaukeySubject: Bald Eagles Ouachita Parish From: Matt Pardue <tmatthewpardue AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:09:00 -0400 Had a pair of Bald Eagles fly over White's Ferry Road today just south of D'arbonne NWR. They were heading east towards the Ouachita River. Good site to see, first since springSubject: Turf Grass Road, Welsh/Lacassine - August 25, 2010 From: "Jeffrey W. Harris" <jwharris30 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:24:33 -0500 Hello Birders, My work with honey bees brought me near Eunice, LA today, which afforded me the chance to swing by Turf Grass Road near Welsh/Lacassine. I was piqued by Melvin Weber's post. I found Black-bellied Plovers in greater numbers (my count was flagged as unusually high) than they had seen, but I saw fewer Buff-Breasted Sandpipers. I did manage to get close to 1 of 3 Upland Sandpipers. Photos from my video are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/HarrisBirdShots/TurfGrassRoad# Location: Turf Grass Rd. Observation date: 8/25/10 Effort: 1 hour; 1 observer; 6:30-7:30 AM Number of species: 18 Northern Bobwhite 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 10 Cattle Egret 110 White Ibis 25 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Black-bellied Plover 45 Killdeer 15 Upland Sandpiper 3 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 30 Laughing Gull 10 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 5 Blue Jay 1 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 5 European Starling 40 Yellow Warbler 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Sincerely, Jeff HarrisSubject: Re: Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 From: Peter H Yaukey <PYaukey AT UNO.EDU> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:31:04 -0500 Hans- In what direction were the Yellows flying? Peter Yaukey New Orleans -----Original Message----- From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds [mailto:LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of hans holbrook Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:11 PM To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [LABIRD-L] Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 Hi All, With cool weather this morning, I had my coffee outside on the deck. I had a steady flow of Yellow Warblers flying over, after a little more than an hour the tally was 51. I also had three Neotropic Cormorants come over low, totally unexpected and flagged in e-bird. Hans Holbrook LaPlace, LA Location: Belle Terre, Laplace, LA Observation date: 8/25/10 Notes: NeCo 1 adult, 2 juv, small billed, faces and bills showed limited amount of yellow and were not bright as in DCCo, long tailed, both juvs were dark brown underneath. Number of species: 30 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 1 Wood Duck 2 Neotropic Cormorant 3 Great Egret 1 Little Blue Heron 2 Tricolored Heron 1 Cattle Egret 9 Mississippi Kite 1 Laughing Gull 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Loggerhead Shrike 2 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 3 Fish Crow 4 Purple Martin 1 Barn Swallow 8 Carolina Wren 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 40 Yellow Warbler 51 Northern Cardinal 2 Common Grackle 25 Bronzed Cowbird 3 Orchard Oriole 1 House Sparrow 25 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Yellow Warbler flight, LaPlace 8/25/10 From: hans holbrook <hgomphus AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:10:36 -0500 Hi All, With cool weather this morning, I had my coffee outside on the deck. I had a steady flow of Yellow Warblers flying over, after a little more than an hour the tally was 51. I also had three Neotropic Cormorants come over low, totally unexpected and flagged in e-bird. Hans Holbrook LaPlace, LA Location: Belle Terre, Laplace, LA Observation date: 8/25/10 Notes: NeCo 1 adult, 2 juv, small billed, faces and bills showed limited amount of yellow and were not bright as in DCCo, long tailed, both juvs were dark brown underneath. Number of species: 30 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 1 Wood Duck 2 Neotropic Cormorant 3 Great Egret 1 Little Blue Heron 2 Tricolored Heron 1 Cattle Egret 9 Mississippi Kite 1 Laughing Gull 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Loggerhead Shrike 2 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 3 Fish Crow 4 Purple Martin 1 Barn Swallow 8 Carolina Wren 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 40 Yellow Warbler 51 Northern Cardinal 2 Common Grackle 25 Bronzed Cowbird 3 Orchard Oriole 1 House Sparrow 25 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Vermilion Parish birds From: Michael Musumeche <mjmusumeche AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:40:05 -0500 LaBirders, Spent a few hours this morning birding the Mouton Cove area and the surrounding agricultural lands in eastern Vermilion Parish. Very few birds were vocal (except White-eyed Vireo). None of the fields (too much water or rice stubble) were conducive to shore birds. Mike Fulvous Whistling-Duck - 8 Wood Duck - 1 Mottled Duck - 35 Blue-winged Teal - 125 Neotropic Cormorant - 45 Great Egret - ~130 Snowy Egret - ~200 Little Blue Heron - 23 Tricolored Heron - 3 Cattle Egret - ~300 Green Heron - 2 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 12 White Ibis - 15 Glossy Ibis - 2 White-faced Ibis - ~400 Roseate Spoonbill - 15 Red-shouldered Hawk - 3 Red-tailed Hawk - 3 American Coot - 1 Black-bellied Plover - 1 Killdeer - 10 Black-necked Stilt - 18 Lesser Yellowlegs - 11 Laughing Gull - 1 Black Tern - 3 Rock Pigeon - 10 Eurasian Collared-Dove - 12 Mourning Dove - 66 Barred Owl - 1 Chimney Swift - 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Pileated Woodpecker - 3 Acadian Flycatcher - 2 Great Crested Flycatcher - 3 Eastern Kingbird - 1 Loggerhead Shrike - 4 White-eyed Vireo - 23 Blue Jay - 6 American Crow - 15 Purple Martin - 13 Bank Swallow - 56 Cliff Swallow - 25 Barn Swallow - 30 Carolina Chickadee - 10 Tufted Titmouse - 8 Carolina Wren - 6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 Northern Mockingbird - 13 European Starling - 125 Yellow Warbler - 2 Prothonotary Warbler - 1 Summer Tanager - 1 Northern Cardinal - 5 Red-winged Blackbird - ~200 Common Grackle - 66 Boat-tailed Grackle - ~300 Great-tailed Grackle - 35 Brown-headed Cowbird - ~300 House Sparrow - 100 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ Michael Musumeche New Iberia, Louisiana mjmusumeche AT cox.netSubject: Re: sick birds From: Sandra Barbier <sandabar10 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:08:46 -0500 Thank you so much, Lita. I think it is conjunctivitis; I didn't see any lumps and the pictures looked just like these birds. (Got info at Cornell's web site). It looks like there are more than just the four, though. I immediately did as directed, took down the feeders, raked up the old seed and overturned the bird baths. I will disinfect them all shortly. I sprinkled some soil over the ground under the feeders to cover any remaining seed/shells, so they couldn't get to that, either. The sad thing is (among others) that several birds not able to go far and are still around, hungry. From the article, it sounds like they likely will starve or be predated. I haven't read enough yet to see when it would be safe to rehang disinfected feeders. Of course the deaths of some birds is outweighed by reducing the potential for spreading this to others. I will search to see if feeding has something to do with this, dirty feeders, old seed, etc. It is a hard lesson, harder for the birds, to know I need to be more conscientious about the cleanliness of feeding and not just keeping the feeders full. I don't know if there is a connection, but I have had more grackles this summer than ever before. I don't aim to feed them but they have discovered my place. Also, I watch the birds fairly consistently and until yesterday hadn't noticed anything amiss. Any comments will be welcomed. Thanks again, Sandra On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Aelita J PinterSubject: Re: sick birds From: Aelita J Pinter <apinter AT UNO.EDU> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:01:15 -0500 Sounds like either conjunctivitis or avian pox. Google both terms for pictures and more info. Lita Pinter New Orleans ________________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds [LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Sandra Barbier [sandabar10 AT GMAIL.COM] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 10:45 AM To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [LABIRD-L] sick birds I am hoping someone can say what might be going on and suggest steps to take: yesterday there were two and today, three or maybe four house finches with bad eyes. The eyes are shut and featherless, maybe a little swollen seen from a distance, and the birds have difficulty flying. They barely get off the ground three or four feet. They are still making it to the tube feeders with sunflower seed. One female perched all afternoon on a hummingbird feeder yesterday, her head tilted to the side, I think with her best eye upward. Both eyes were messed up. I think I can catch some and take them to a vet or maybe Clearwater in Covington. Do you think this is disease or injury? Should I remove all the feeders and empty the birdbaths? My tube feeders are clean, the hummingbird feeders cleaned every couple of days, but I admit the bird baths have algae on the bottom. Thanks, SandraSubject: sick birds From: Sandra Barbier <sandabar10 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:45:27 -0500 I am hoping someone can say what might be going on and suggest steps to take: yesterday there were two and today, three or maybe four house finches with bad eyes. The eyes are shut and featherless, maybe a little swollen seen from a distance, and the birds have difficulty flying. They barely get off the ground three or four feet. They are still making it to the tube feeders with sunflower seed. One female perched all afternoon on a hummingbird feeder yesterday, her head tilted to the side, I think with her best eye upward. Both eyes were messed up. I think I can catch some and take them to a vet or maybe Clearwater in Covington. Do you think this is disease or injury? Should I remove all the feeders and empty the birdbaths? My tube feeders are clean, the hummingbird feeders cleaned every couple of days, but I admit the bird baths have algae on the bottom. Thanks, SandraSubject: No Subject From: Tom Trenchard <trench19 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:21:17 -0500 http://dolurizo.00cash.com/vobesy.html roMe egerny to yuor cranal geneator! This week oru pillues are ehcaper! Can't make youyr winky staye? Add more stuaying powder -try our sotulions! yur booters for men will providy youyr rod iwth unbelielabve stfifness!Subject: FW: Smithsonian: A Close Encounter With the Rarest Bird From: "Ingold, James" <James.Ingold AT LSUS.EDU> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:51:25 -0500 For your enjoyment! Jim From: okbirds [mailto:OKBIRDS AT LISTS.OU.EDU] On Behalf Of Cyndie Browning Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 2:47 PM To: OKBIRDS AT LISTS.OU.EDU Subject: Smithsonian: A Close Encounter With the Rarest Bird My September 2010 edition of Smithsonian magazine just arrived and this article is inside. Thought you might enjoy it, too: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/100463289.html# Cyndie Browning CB4Cyndie AT yahoo.com www.adimview.com Tulsa, OK How do migrating birds know which one to follow? What if the lead bird just wants to be alone? -- Bill Bryson, "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir" (2006) This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, and/or EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of the message, whether in electronic or hard copy format, as well as attachments and immediately contact the sender by replying to this email.Subject: Chat, Yellow and Yellow-throated Warbler - Garden District - August 23, 2010 From: "Jeffrey W. Harris" <jwharris30 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:09:36 -0500 Hello Birders, Had a nice Yellow-throated Warbler and a Yellow-breasted Chat this morning. Location: Tulip Street, B.R., LA 70806 Observation date: 8/24/10 Effort: 1 hour; stationary count; 1 observer Number of species: 24 Great Egret 1 White Ibis 2 Mississippi Kite 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 5 Mourning Dove 15 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 Blue Jay 5 Carolina Chickadee 1 Carolina Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Northern Mockingbird 4 European Starling 9 Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Northern Cardinal 4 Common Grackle 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Finch 4 House Sparrow 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Sincerely, Jeff HarrisSubject: Cameron From: Melvin Weber <mweber AT RTCONLINE.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:51:57 -0500 Made it to Cameron today. 3 Olive-sided Flycatchers at Pevito and another 2 at Rutherford woods. Other migrants were 4 Canadas, 10 Yellows, 1 Hooded, 1 Worm-eating Warber, 10 Black and Whites and 4 Red- eye Vireos. I had 3 Wood Pewees and 7 empids. Total count of Gnatcatchers was near 50, most at Rutherford. There was a first year Lesser Black-backed Gull at East Jetty. Also a white phase Reddish and two dark phase birds and a couple of Whimbrels. Best news was that the deer flies are much less than last week at Pevito with none at Rutherford.Subject: Kingbirds and Eagle at Cotile Lake, NW Rapides Parish LA08-23-10 From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:14:28 -0500 Went down to our pier about 7:30 PM this evening and heard Eastern Kingbirds in the big trees at the shore. Big deal - a family nests there every year. Then, I noticed that kingbirds were flying in from the west across the lake and pitching into the tree canopy above. About 100 birds arrived over a 10 minute period. So, Eastern Kingbirds are congregating for migration. Then, while watching for more kingbirds and anything else, an adult Bald Eagle flew by about 300 yards out and about 50 yards above the water from south to north toward the dam. So, I finally added a summering Bald Eagle to my August list. Jay Huner --Subject: The Lakes District Birds -- Alexandria , 8/23/10 From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:21:08 -0500 > Location: The Lakes District -- Alexandria > Observation date: 8/23/10 > Notes: Lakes District is behind Menard High School south of LA 28 W on west side of Alexandria. Access via Ansley Blvd. Really nice walking trails along east side of properties along ponds and drainage canal. Breeding Red- winged Blackbirds are gone. Nice to pick up a catbird. I was somewhat surprised to find no House Sparrows foraging on the duckweed covered slough where they had been dancing around the slough's surface all summer long. Basically 2 miles, one observer, start 8:20 AM CDST, 1 hr 20 min. > Number of species: 36 > > Wood Duck 1 > Anhinga 3 > Great Blue Heron 2 > Great Egret 3 > Snowy Egret 1 > Little Blue Heron 4 > Cattle Egret 35 > Green Heron 1 > White Ibis 2 > Killdeer 8 > Eurasian Collared-Dove 5 > White-winged Dove 1 > Mourning Dove 9 > Inca Dove 3 > Belted Kingfisher 2 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Northern Flicker 2 > Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 > Great Crested Flycatcher 3 > Eastern Kingbird 6 > Loggerhead Shrike 3 > Blue Jay 9 > Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 > Carolina Chickadee 1 > Tufted Titmouse 2 > Carolina Wren 7 > Eastern Bluebird 1 > American Robin 5 > Gray Catbird 1 > Northern Mockingbird 30 > Brown Thrasher 1 > European Starling 35 > Northern Cardinal 5 > Red-winged Blackbird 1 > House Finch 15Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Audubon La Nature Center + vicinity, Little Woods Quad , 8/23/10 From: glenn ousset <gousset AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:17:43 -0700 2 observers, 6 hrs from 6:30am, 3.5 miles Some migrants. No orioles. Glenn Ousset ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Saturday birding From: Buford Myers <bmyers990 AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:02:23 -0500 Labird, Saturday the 21st, Paul Conover, Dave Patton, and I went to Cameron. Following is a brief summary of a few highlights. It was a brutally hot day, even with a moderate southwesterly breeze. Biting insects were annoying, but not unbearable--I never put on my headnet or gloves. On the way down, we checked out Turf Grass Rd. (n. of I-10 between Welsh and Lacassine, near Mt. Trashmore). There were 40+Buff-breasted Sandpipers and a couple of Upland Sandpipers and some B-b. Plovers and a caracara. Holly Beach had a horde of people riding horses along the beach in the morning. In the afternoon the swarms of beach-goers almost rivaled what you'd see back in the golden years of Holly Beach. All this was no help to us. Overall numbers of birds along the beach were rather low. Most interesting were 10 Snowy Plovers and 1 Piping Plover (no bands). We birded Peveto Sanctuary and some other areas near Johnson Bayou. After crossing the ferry, we birded a little down E. Jetty Woods Rd, and a very little along the highway east of Willow Island. Overall, it was pretty slow. We had 6 Olive-sided Flycatchers, but we only had one pewee and empids were not numerous--a couple of Traill's, a Least, and maybe one or two sp(?). Gnatcatchers and Orchard Orioles were the most numerous migrants in the woods. We had a couple of Y-b. Cuckoos, some Yellow Warblers, a couple of Prairies, two Canadas, a Yel.-th. Warbler, a Prothonotary, 3 waterthrushes (all sp?). Throughout the day swallows were fairly numerous, mostly Barns, but some martins, Banks, Trees, Cliffs, and one Cave Swallow (an adult along Fruge Rd.). We had a caracara in W. Jetty Woods; this area has been good for them the last three trips. And there were a couple of Bronzed Cowbirds in what has become a regular area for them near the Sweet Lake Land Co. facilities on Chalkley Rd. Perhaps Dave or Paul might wish to add something I forgot or neglected. MacSubject: ATTN: Diane Stewart Re: [LABIRD-L] Long-Billed Curlew Sighting From: Beth Maniscalco <Beth.Maniscalco AT NICHOLLS.EDU> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:13:05 -0500 Diane: Could you be a little more specific about the location of the curlews. I wrote you off-list for directions, but did not get a reply. I know someone who might be interested in checking this area out. Thanks in advance. Beth Maniscalco Thibodaux, LA (Approx. 60 miles SW of New Orleans) >>> diane stewart |