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02 Sep Re: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb County ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 2 Sep OT : 2 big year blogs [laurent fournier ] 2 Sep Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb County [Alan Ryff ] 1 Sep Kent County Warblers [Terry Hunefeld ] 01 Sep POINTE MOUILLEE THIS MORNING [Thomas Schlack ] 1 Sep Late Hummingbird nest [Elvera Shappirio ] 1 Sep RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... [laurent fournier ] 1 Sep RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... [laurent fournier ] 1 Sep field guide ["Ruth Golm" ] 1 Sep test ["Paul Cypher" ] 1 Sep RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... [CATHERINE CARROLL ] 1 Sep Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... [] 31 Aug Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... ["Robert Setzer" ] 31 Aug ot: yucatan birding [Bruce Robertson ] 31 Aug hunting season dates [Pat Burden ] 31 Aug Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... ["Robert Setzer" ] 31 Aug Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... ["Cindy Mead" ] 31 Aug RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... [CATHERINE CARROLL ] 31 Aug RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... ["Robert Setzer" ] 31 Aug RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... [Thomas Schlack ] 31 Aug Re: OT - Monarchs [Susan Falcone ] 31 Aug OT - Monarchs ["Ron Gamble" ] 31 Aug sugar ["Marys1000" ] 31 Aug Point Mouillee tuesday [Sarah Toner ] 31 Aug Re: Ann Arbor Butterflies [Susan Falcone ] 31 Aug Re: A Dozen Hummingbirds Banded [Su Clift ] 31 Aug Re: OT Monarchs [David Allen ] 31 Aug Re: A Dozen Hummingbirds Banded ["Sally K Scheer" ] 31 Aug Re: Monarchs [Patricia Turnbull ] 31 Aug Monarchs [] 31 Aug A Dozen Hummingbirds Banded [Melissa Pappas ] 31 Aug Ann Arbor Butterflies [Carl Drife ] 31 Aug Golden-winged Warbler still in the Arb [Bob Arthurs ] 30 Aug Detroit River Hawk Watch Starts Wednesday, September 1 ["Greg Norwood" ] 30 Aug Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 30 Aug Arb Monday - Golden-winged Warbler [CJ McDonald ] 30 Aug Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days [Maryse Brouwers ] 30 Aug Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 30 Aug hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days [Maryse Brouwers ] 30 Aug Re: Hummingbird question? ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 30 Aug Re: Hummingbird question? [Jan Berry ] 30 Aug Hummingbird question? [Pat Reilly ] 30 Aug test message: ignore [Maryse Brouwers ] 30 Aug Sora in Downtown Detroit [] 30 Aug No duck 8/30 [Paul Cypher ] 30 Aug No duck 8/30 [Paul Cypher ] 30 Aug Yes, I have the glasses ["Paul Cypher" ] 29 Aug (Fwd) glasses found at cell 4 pte. mouillee ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 29 Aug Metro Beach banding report - August 27-28, 2010 ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 29 Aug Black-bellied Whistling Duck at PMSGA - old report ["Paul Cypher" ] 29 Aug Black-bellied Whistling Duck at PMSGA - old report ["Paul Cypher" ] 29 Aug Black-bellied Whisling-duck PT MOO ["Daryl Aspery" ] 29 Aug Re: Kent County Warblers [Terry Hunefeld ] 29 Aug Kent County Warblers [Bob Tarte ] 29 Aug RE: bicycle computer found at Pte. Mouillee ["Daniel Blower" ] 29 Aug WC Wetzel SGA, Macomb county ["Russell Emmons" ] 29 Aug Hudson Mills > Birds exhibiting ant swarm behavior [Karen Markey ] 29 Aug Northern Mockingbird at Arboretum [Maryse Brouwers ] 29 Aug mourning warbler this morning at the arb (ann arbor) [laurent fournier ] 29 Aug OT: Found Lens Cap at Pt. Mouillee this Morning ["todd" ] 29 Aug WOW that's what I call a new yard bird!!! ["Daryl Aspery" ] 29 Aug Blog update: Point Mouillee [Catherine Carroll ] 29 Aug Nighthawks over Eastpointe [Barbara Ward ] 29 Aug Connecticut Warbler at Metro Beach ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 28 Aug American Golden-Plover & 20 other species at Pte. Mouillee [Don Henise ] 28 Aug Re: bird identification [Diane Pruden ] 28 Aug FW: Bald Eagle: Oakland County ["Mencotti, Michael" ] 28 Aug Timothy Dey, M.D. wants to stay in touch on LinkedIn ["Timothy Dey, M.D." ] 28 Aug 2nd King Rail @ Pt. Mouillee SGA - 28 Aug 2010 [Jerry Jourdan ] 28 Aug Re: bird identification [] 27 Aug Mouilee Shorebirds Friday [Will Weber ] 27 Aug bicycle computer found at Pte. Mouillee ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 27 Aug Buff-breasted Sandpipers - Genesee County - Friday, August 27 ["jbuecking AT juno.com" ] 27 Aug Re: bird identification [Bob Tarte ] 27 Aug Re: bird identification ["Mersereau, Jacques" ] 27 Aug bird identification [] Subject: Re: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb County From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:43:06 -0400 Uploading at the photo sharing site worked for me in a test just now. http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html Bruce Date sent: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 01:09:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Alan Ryff Subject: [birders] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb County To: birders AT umich.edu Send reply to: Alan Ryff > On Wednesday, September first, at 7:30 in the evening, a buff-breasted > sandpiper, juvenile, was on the lawn bordering the sandy beach to the east > of the swimming pool. It wandered about within an area of about 100 yards > in length and tended  to associate closely with the wary killdeers, even > taking unnecessary flight with them. > > I logged in four times on > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.htm  > and tried to add a photo of this bird.   For whatever reason, > BirdersATumich Photos would not accept my photo (JPEG, 254 KB, dimension > 745 X 600)--too bad for Grove Street. > > Alan Ryff > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject > line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. > > --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: OT : 2 big year blogs From: laurent fournier <laurentfournier2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:14:27 -0700 (PDT) I have been following this year 2 significant big year efforts. Bob Ake. He is currently on Gambel Island for a 2 weeks trip, where he hopes to see his 700th bird for the year (he is currently at 697) http://bobsbirds.blogspot.com/ An lower 48th attempt by Chris (currently at 673) : http://slowbirding.blogspot.com/   Laurent   --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb County From: Alan Ryff <alryff AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 01:09:21 -0700 (PDT) On Wednesday, September first, at 7:30 in the evening, a buff-breasted sandpiper, juvenile, was on the lawn bordering the sandy beach to the east of the swimming pool. It wandered about within an area of about 100 yards in length and tended  to associate closely with the wary killdeers, even taking unnecessary flight with them. I logged in four times on http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.htm  and tried to add a photo of this bird.   For whatever reason, BirdersATumich Photos would not accept my photo (JPEG, 254 KB, dimension 745 X 600)--too bad for Grove Street. Alan Ryff --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Kent County Warblers From: Terry Hunefeld <thunefeld AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:04:22 -0400 Of interest (to me) around Kent County the past few days Reeds Lake Blvd between Hall and Darby (Sun & Mon) Wilson's Warbler (2) Blackpoll Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler American Redstart (2) Magnolia Warbler Chimney Swift (4) Mayflower Congregational Church (N side Reed's Lake - Tue) Chestnut-sided Warbler Pickeral Lake (Wed morning) Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Carolina Wrens Yellow-rumped Warbler Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wilson's Warbler American Redstart W. Terry Hunefeld, Encinitas, California Life is short. Seabird often. In memory of Luke Cole and Mike San Miguel “Come on out with us to see what’s out there.” Southern California Seabirding Trips by: Buena Vista Audubon Society http://www.SoCalBirding.com Los Coronados Islands & Nine Mile Bank all the way to the edge of the Continental Shelf --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: POINTE MOUILLEE THIS MORNING From: Thomas Schlack <tschlack AT wowway.com> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:05:00 -0400 Birders, Today, I did go to Pointe Mouillee to bird.............not goose hunt. However I waited until 10:30, giving the hunters a chance to their thing at the State Game Area. I took the Trek (as in bicycle) to Cell 3. It was all mine. I saw no other people there. There is SUBSTANTIALLY less water in the cell than 3 weeks ago, even 1 week ago. I saw shorebirds, but the variety and numbers are down from earlier. I did easily find the King Rail. It's in the same ditch. I had it in the scope from the "Grassy" dike (the West end of the Long Pond & the North Causeway). It was about 50 yards from the dike. Prior to 10:30, I birded the Trapper's Run Trail at Lake Erie Metropark. My best birds there were: a perched Osprey, a Chestnut-sided Warbler, A Magnolia Warbler, and an Empid sps. I met Paul, the Interpreter at the park. Today was the start of the Hawk Watch. I checked it out. There I met Robert, Jeff, and Jim. All things considered, it was a good day. I was back home by 2:00................SAFE AND SOUND! Tom Schlack Sterling Heights --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Late Hummingbird nest From: Elvera Shappirio <eshap AT umich.edu> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:35:26 -0400 One of my neighbors in the Eberwhite Woods area of Ann Arbor has a Hummingbird nest in a tree in her yard. She asked me about it on the 18th of August. She was concerned that this was too late and that the eggs would not hatch. I saw the nest on the 19th and the female was setting, but would spook when we stood under the nest. By the 22nd she was clearly feeding young ones. On the 31st. the two young ones appeared to be nearly mature. Their heads were above the nest and their bodies seemed to be filling the nest. They seemed well feathered. I understand that having even a third brood is not unusual and that this is not particularly late either. I'll check them again today. Ellie --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: laurent fournier <laurentfournier2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:35:03 -0700 (PDT) There is a map available on the DNR website, showing which area is open to hunting or not. http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/ptmouillee.pdf I did not find anything whether or not Pointe Mouillee is open to non hunting people, so I am assuming it is ok to go, if you are willing to take the risk. I think I remember having seen some signs prohibiting non hunters to enter the pointe mouillee, though.... Laurent     ________________________________ From: CATHERINE CARROLL To: birders AT umich.edu Cc: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 5:27:57 AM Subject: [birders] RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... Dr. Bob and Tom and other birders, I received this much more complete response from Brad Murphy to post for all interested: Regarding Pte Mouille, it is closed as of September 15th. There is an early goose season that starts tomorrow but the game area does not close until the 15th. So birders will be allowed to visit over the next two weeks. That being said, people will be sharing the game area with hunters so please exercise caution. We have noticed in years past that one of the preferred goose hunting spots is in the corn along the dike separating the Vermet Unit from the Lead Unit. If you go this way please make it quick and understand you may have some interaction with the hunters. Also, Cell 3 is supposed to be closed to hunting (all of the outer units are wildlife refuge) but we have seen hunters in there many times. This has never been enforced and probably never will be. If there are people hunting in there, we just try and keep our distance. The hunters usually leave the unit by 10:30 or so.   There are two weeks left and with things as great as they are, many oppotunities to see lots of shorebirds. Just be mindful we are not the only ones that will be using the game area from here on out.    Good Birding,   Brad Murphy --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: laurent fournier <laurentfournier2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:35:03 -0700 (PDT) There is a map available on the DNR website, showing which area is open to hunting or not. http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/ptmouillee.pdf I did not find anything whether or not Pointe Mouillee is open to non hunting people, so I am assuming it is ok to go, if you are willing to take the risk. I think I remember having seen some signs prohibiting non hunters to enter the pointe mouillee, though.... Laurent     ________________________________ From: CATHERINE CARROLL To: birders AT umich.edu Cc: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 5:27:57 AM Subject: [birders] RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... Dr. Bob and Tom and other birders, I received this much more complete response from Brad Murphy to post for all interested: Regarding Pte Mouille, it is closed as of September 15th. There is an early goose season that starts tomorrow but the game area does not close until the 15th. So birders will be allowed to visit over the next two weeks. That being said, people will be sharing the game area with hunters so please exercise caution. We have noticed in years past that one of the preferred goose hunting spots is in the corn along the dike separating the Vermet Unit from the Lead Unit. If you go this way please make it quick and understand you may have some interaction with the hunters. Also, Cell 3 is supposed to be closed to hunting (all of the outer units are wildlife refuge) but we have seen hunters in there many times. This has never been enforced and probably never will be. If there are people hunting in there, we just try and keep our distance. The hunters usually leave the unit by 10:30 or so.   There are two weeks left and with things as great as they are, many oppotunities to see lots of shorebirds. Just be mindful we are not the only ones that will be using the game area from here on out.    Good Birding,   Brad Murphy --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: field guide From: "Ruth Golm" <gbgcpro AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 07:57:29 -0400 Looking for recommendations for a field guide book to use while travelling through Central America/Mexico while on a cruise through Panama Canal. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: test From: "Paul Cypher" <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:56:34 -0400 Test. Please ignore. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: CATHERINE CARROLL <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:27:57 -0400 (EDT) Dr. Bob and Tom and other birders, I received this much more complete response from Brad Murphy to post for all interested: Regarding Pte Mouille, it is closed as of September 15th . There is an early goose season that starts tomorrow but the game area does not close until the 15th. So birders will be allowed to visit over the next two weeks. That being said, people will be sharing the game area with hunters so please exercise caution. We have noticed in years past that one of the preferred goose hunting spots is in the corn along the dike separating the Vermet Unit from the Lead Unit. If you go this way please make it quick and understand you may have some interaction with the hunters. Also, Cell 3 is supposed to be closed to hunting (all of the outer units are wildlife refuge) but we have seen hunters in there many times. This has never been enforced and probably never will be. If there are people hunting in there, we just try and keep our distance. The hunters usually leave the unit by 10:30 or so. There are two weeks left and with things as great as they are, many oppotunities to see lots of shorebirds. Just be mindful we are not the only ones that will be using the game area from here on out. Good Birding, Brad Murphy --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: birdeland AT comcast.net Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:44:46 +0000 (UTC) Bob: Whenever I go to Wetzel,  St.Johns Marsh,  Algonac SGA etc. in this area at this time of year I wear a bright orange vest, the kind the road workers, surveyors etc. use. I also use this vest doing the Federal USGS Roadside Breeding Bird Surveys we do here and up north for obvious safety reasons. Also have a blaze orange "deer hunting" hat for if it's cool enough.  Also helps my wife keep an eye out for me as she often stays in the parking area by the car.\ Russ Emmons, Casco Twp. St. Clair county ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Setzer" To: birders AT umich.edu Cc: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:48:50 PM Subject: [birders] Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... Thanks Randall!  I will take this as OK to go there any time; just do not dress as a goose! I will also take this as applying to the other SGAs/SRAs (like Wetzel SRA). It is “legal” to be there as birder and we share the space with hunters (if we choose). Should we wear “blaze” (psychedelic orange) if we are “out and about” on SGAs or SRAs after hunting starts? (I have a hat and vest…). Anyone with experiences to share? Thanks again – I am learning "Dr. Bob" Setzer Streamwood Estates, Rochester Hills (Crooks & Hamlin), Oakland County "Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day."   Teaching a man to "bird" is much harder! Blog: http://drbobsbirdblog.blogspot.com/ From: Randall Messick [mailto:randy_messick AT yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:17 PM To: Robert Setzer Subject: Re: [birders] Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... The waterfowl hunting season is posted at the following website and Pt. Mou is considered the "southern" region. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2010-11_waterfowl_seasons_330311_7.pdf Pt. Mou is no exception to the posted season and is never closed to non-hunting activity.  --- On Tue, 8/31/10, Robert Setzer wrote: From: Robert Setzer Subject: [birders] Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... To: birders AT umich.edu Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 9:44 PM OK - does this mean the Mou will be closed to birders? Or just that we should not dress in "goose colors"? NO! I am NOT being facetious! Any DNR/SGA folks with an answer? Thanks all! (thanks Cindy!) "Dr. Bob" Setzer Streamwood Estates, Rochester Hills (Crooks & Hamlin), Oakland County "Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day."   Teaching a man to "bird" is much harder! Blog: http://drbobsbirdblog.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Mead [mailto: danceswithmoths AT gmail.com ] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:32 PM To: birders AT umich.edu Subject: [birders] Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... hi Tom, early goose season opens state wide in Michigan tomorrow. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Schlack" < tschlack AT wowway.com > To: < birders AT umich.edu > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:39 PM Subject: [birders] RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... > Birders, > > I just decided I might bird Pt. Mouillee tomorrow........Sept 1st. > > BUT I wouldn't go if hunting is suddenly allowed. > > Does anyone know when hunting season opens at the SGA? > > Tom Schlack > Sterling Heights > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject > line. To > resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: "Robert Setzer" <doctorbass AT att.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:48:50 -0400 Thanks Randall! I will take this as OK to go there any time; just do not dress as a goose! I will also take this as applying to the other SGAs/SRAs (like Wetzel SRA). It is "legal" to be there as birder and we share the space with hunters (if we choose). Should we wear "blaze" (psychedelic orange) if we are "out and about" on SGAs or SRAs after hunting starts? (I have a hat and vest.). Anyone with experiences to share? Thanks again - I am learning "Dr. Bob" Setzer Streamwood Estates, Rochester Hills (Crooks & Hamlin), Oakland County "Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day." Teaching a man to "bird" is much harder! Blog: http://drbobsbirdblog.blogspot.com/ From: Randall Messick [mailto:randy_messick AT yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:17 PM To: Robert Setzer Subject: Re: [birders] Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... The waterfowl hunting season is posted at the following website and Pt. Mou is considered the "southern" region. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2010-11_waterfowl_seasons_330311_7.pdf Pt. Mou is no exception to the posted season and is never closed to non-hunting activity. --- On Tue, 8/31/10, Robert Setzer wrote: From: Robert Setzer Subject: [birders] Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... To: birders AT umich.edu Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 9:44 PM OK - does this mean the Mou will be closed to birders? Or just that we should not dress in "goose colors"? NO! I am NOT being facetious! Any DNR/SGA folks with an answer? Thanks all! (thanks Cindy!) "Dr. Bob" Setzer Streamwood Estates, Rochester Hills (Crooks & Hamlin), Oakland County "Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day." Teaching a man to "bird" is much harder! Blog: http://drbobsbirdblog.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Mead [mailto:danceswithmoths AT gmail.com ] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:32 PM To: birders AT umich.edu Subject: [birders] Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... hi Tom, early goose season opens state wide in Michigan tomorrow. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Schlack" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:39 PM Subject: [birders] RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... > Birders, > > I just decided I might bird Pt. Mouillee tomorrow........Sept 1st. > > BUT I wouldn't go if hunting is suddenly allowed. > > Does anyone know when hunting season opens at the SGA? > > Tom Schlack > Sterling Heights > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject > line. To > resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: ot: yucatan birding From: Bruce Robertson <roberba1 AT msu.edu> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:06:32 -0400 Hey folks, Just did some insane birding throughout the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. Not too expensive. Happy to share info if you plan to go. -- Bruce Robertson Postdoctoral Fellow Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center Current mailing address: 3310 West Main Street #101 Kalamazoo, MI 49006 206-718-9172 roberba1 AT msu.edu Homepage: www.msu.edu/~roberba1/Index.html/ --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: hunting season dates From: Pat Burden <tallerpat AT aol.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:48:40 -0400 All hunting season dates are posted on the DNR website. This is a pdf listing of the waterfowl hunting dates: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2010-11_waterfowl_seasons_330311_7.pdf It would seem that there is an early hunting season for Canada Geese that starts September 1st. However on the page for the early Canada Goose hunt, it seems ambivalent as to whether Pointe Mouillee is open for this hunt. I would recommend calling the DNR for a definite answer. Pat Burden Melvin, MI --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: "Robert Setzer" <doctorbass AT att.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:44:48 -0400 OK - does this mean the Mou will be closed to birders? Or just that we should not dress in "goose colors"? NO! I am NOT being facetious! Any DNR/SGA folks with an answer? Thanks all! (thanks Cindy!) "Dr. Bob" Setzer Streamwood Estates, Rochester Hills (Crooks & Hamlin), Oakland County "Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day." Teaching a man to "bird" is much harder! Blog: http://drbobsbirdblog.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Mead [mailto:danceswithmoths AT gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:32 PM To: birders AT umich.edu Subject: [birders] Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... hi Tom, early goose season opens state wide in Michigan tomorrow. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Schlack" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:39 PM Subject: [birders] RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... > Birders, > > I just decided I might bird Pt. Mouillee tomorrow........Sept 1st. > > BUT I wouldn't go if hunting is suddenly allowed. > > Does anyone know when hunting season opens at the SGA? > > Tom Schlack > Sterling Heights > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject > line. To > resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: "Cindy Mead" <danceswithmoths AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:32:12 -0400 hi Tom, early goose season opens state wide in Michigan tomorrow. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Schlack" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:39 PM Subject: [birders] RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... > Birders, > > I just decided I might bird Pt. Mouillee tomorrow........Sept 1st. > > BUT I wouldn't go if hunting is suddenly allowed. > > Does anyone know when hunting season opens at the SGA? > > Tom Schlack > Sterling Heights > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject > line. To > resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: CATHERINE CARROLL <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:13:42 -0400 (EDT) Dr. Bob and Tom, You should be fine on the 1st and this weekend. I think the season typically opens September 15th through December 1st (although I'm less sure about the December date.) Last year, I think, they did have an early season there, too. Will be interesting to see how others respond. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Setzer" To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:01:16 PM Subject: [birders] RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... I want to go this coming weekend. Please post all. Thanks! "Dr. Bob" -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Schlack [mailto:tschlack AT wowway.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:40 PM To: birders AT umich.edu Subject: [birders] RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... Birders, I just decided I might bird Pt. Mouillee tomorrow........Sept 1st. BUT I wouldn't go if hunting is suddenly allowed. Does anyone know when hunting season opens at the SGA? Tom Schlack Sterling Heights --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: RE: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: "Robert Setzer" <doctorbass AT att.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:01:16 -0400 I want to go this coming weekend. Please post all. Thanks! "Dr. Bob" -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Schlack [mailto:tschlack AT wowway.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:40 PM To: birders AT umich.edu Subject: [birders] RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... Birders, I just decided I might bird Pt. Mouillee tomorrow........Sept 1st. BUT I wouldn't go if hunting is suddenly allowed. Does anyone know when hunting season opens at the SGA? Tom Schlack Sterling Heights --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: RFI.........PT. MOUILLEE GOOSE & WATERFOWL SEASON................... From: Thomas Schlack <tschlack AT wowway.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:39:49 -0400 Birders, I just decided I might bird Pt. Mouillee tomorrow........Sept 1st. BUT I wouldn't go if hunting is suddenly allowed. Does anyone know when hunting season opens at the SGA? Tom Schlack Sterling Heights --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: OT - Monarchs From: Susan Falcone <sfalcone AT umich.edu> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:36:48 -0400 An odd place that I have consistetly found monarch chrysalises for several years is on the underside of a concrete railing along Hwy 2 in the UP. There are a lot of milkwee plants in teh vicinity. I have never found them on milkweed plants. Susan Falcone A2/Superior Twp On Aug 31, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Ron Gamble wrote: > Thanks for the various comments on this topic. I’d just been > wondering about that, as at one time a couple weeks ago I had at > least 4 separate monarch caterpillars on my milkweed plants, but > have found no pupae. > > Ron G. > > > Subject: * TODAY * [birders] Re: OT Monarchs > From: David Allen > Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 11:18 AM > > We collect monarch caterpillars for the local school every year. My > experience > has been that they tend to make their chrysalises on something > else, often a > nearby shrub. Maybe because milkweed leaves tend to fall off the > plant as the > plant ages. It is pretty rare for us to find a chrysalis on a > milkweed leaf. I > know we have some butterfly experts here. Perhaps they will weigh in. > > > From: Patricia Turnbull <(email address filtered)> > To: (email address filtered) > Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 12:02:42 PM > Subject: [birders] Re: Monarchs > > We found a chrysalis on one of the wooden arms of our wheel barrow > and wondered > the same thing...what an odd place! > > --On Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:57 AM -0400 (email address > filtered) wrote: > > > There are lots of caterpillars on my milk weed but I can never > find cocoons..Do > >monarchs use another type of leaf for that? Thanks, K, > > > > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/ > photos.html > > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the > Subject line. To > resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. -------------------------------------------- Susan Falcone Falcone Studio/Studies from Nature 7400 Plymouth Rd Ann Arbor MI 48105 (734) 995-1681 sfalcone AT umich.edu -------------------------------------------- --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: OT - Monarchs From: "Ron Gamble" <rongamble AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:34:09 -0400 Thanks for the various comments on this topic. I'd just been wondering about that, as at one time a couple weeks ago I had at least 4 separate monarch caterpillars on my milkweed plants, but have found no pupae. Ron G. Subject: * TODAY * [birders] Re: OT Monarchs From: David Allen Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 11:18 AM We collect monarch caterpillars for the local school every year. My experience has been that they tend to make their chrysalises on something else, often a nearby shrub. Maybe because milkweed leaves tend to fall off the plant as the plant ages. It is pretty rare for us to find a chrysalis on a milkweed leaf. I know we have some butterfly experts here. Perhaps they will weigh in. From: Patricia Turnbull <(email address filtered)> To: (email address filtered) Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 12:02:42 PM Subject: [birders] Re: Monarchs We found a chrysalis on one of the wooden arms of our wheel barrow and wondered the same thing...what an odd place! --On Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:57 AM -0400 (email address filtered) wrote: > There are lots of caterpillars on my milk weed but I can never find cocoons..Do >monarchs use another type of leaf for that? Thanks, K, > --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: sugar From: "Marys1000" <marys1000 AT woh.rr.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:33:00 -0400 I think I posted this once before. I use beet sugar - no difference. Grown in Michigan and Ohio, processed there. Don't have to destroy everglades to grow it. I looked up the processing, doesn't seem significantly "dirtier" environmently. Win Win in my book. Support Michigan farmers, support jobs at processors, don't truck it long ways, don't destroy everyglades. Mary, hometown Albion --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Point Mouillee tuesday From: Sarah Toner <strix09 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:03:39 -0400 Hi Birders, Biked Mouillee this morning. Although I'm pretty sure I misidentified some peeps, I did find a Marbled Godwit, and Wilson's and Red-necked phalaropes. No luck on the King Rail or the Willet. My list: Long Pond, Bloody Run, and Nelson units: Warbling Vireo American Goldfinch Mallard Great Egret Ring-billed Gull Great Blue Heron Killdeer Least Sandpiper yellowlegs sp. Barn Swallow Rock Dove Humphries Unit (Humphries was flooded and mostly had ducks and terns): Barn Swallow, Red-winged Blackbird, Mallard, Wood duck, Caspian Tern, Ring-billed Gull, Common Tern (1), Least Sandpiper Units 3 & 4 of the "Banana" Canvasback Bank Swallow yellowlegs sp. dowitcher sp. (probably Short-billed, right?) Wilson's Phalarope (1) Red-necked Phalarope (2) Marbled Godwit Pectoral Sandpiper Semi-palmated Plover Baird's Sandpiper Semi-palmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Western Sandpiper peep sp. Sanderling Double-crested Cormorant Mallard Great Egret Great Blue Heron Killdeer It was great trip. Sarah T. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: Ann Arbor Butterflies From: Susan Falcone <sfalcone AT umich.edu> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:25:36 -0400 I saw my first buckeye in a long time this morn--sunning itself in my potato patch. Susan Falcone A2/Superior Twp On Aug 31, 2010, at 10:54 AM, Carl Drife wrote: > I know alot of you on here are butterfly enthusiasts. I was at > Allen Elementary school in Ann Arbor. They have a community garden > in the field behind the school which was wonderful for butterflies > and moths. I ended up seeing numerous Black Swallowtails, Pearl > Crescents and Buckeyes (yes there are Buckeyes in Ann Arbor. From > the North Side I got a great view of the Hummingbird Moths > nectering. I also saw a hummingbird there. Check it out if you in > the area. > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/ > photos.html > > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the > Subject line. To > resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. -------------------------------------------- Susan Falcone Falcone Studio/Studies from Nature 7400 Plymouth Rd Ann Arbor MI 48105 (734) 995-1681 sfalcone AT umich.edu -------------------------------------------- --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: A Dozen Hummingbirds Banded From: Su Clift <s.clift AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:20:04 -0400 This time of year when the bees become more numerous at the feeders I make dishes of sugar water and that keeps them away from the feeder. I think they just like the easier accessibility of the open water. Wild Birds Unlimited has a great small flat glass dish with a wire hanger that works perfect for this. I've only seen a couple bees at one of my hum feeders but this is a good reminder to get the bee feeders in action. Su in Adrian On Aug 31, 2010, at 12:08 PM, Sally K Scheer wrote: > And thank you for feeding the honey bees too. They need food too. > > I'm happy to hear someone else does what I have done -- fill saucers > so they stay away from the hummer stations. We've had the opposite > experience with bees and hornets this year as we've had very FEW. > Local variations -- aren't they just about as interesting as all the > other observations?! > Sally Scheer > North of Rogers City > Presque Isle & Bearinger Townships > on the Shore of Lake Huron --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: OT Monarchs From: David Allen <whiteoakart AT att.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:18:53 -0700 (PDT) We collect monarch caterpillars for the local school every year. My experience has been that they tend to make their chrysalises on something else, often a nearby shrub. Maybe because milkweed leaves tend to fall off the plant as the plant ages. It is pretty rare for us to find a chrysalis on a milkweed leaf. I know we have some butterfly experts here. Perhaps they will weigh in. David Allen ________________________________ From: Patricia Turnbull To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 12:02:42 PM Subject: [birders] Re: Monarchs We found a chrysalis on one of the wooden arms of our wheel barrow and wondered the same thing...what an odd place! --On Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:57 AM -0400 marsackatom AT aol.com wrote: > There are lots of caterpillars on my milk weed but I can never find cocoons..Do >monarchs use another type of leaf for that? Thanks, K, > > --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * >photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * >To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to >lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To >resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. > ========================================================================= Patricia Turnbull, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs University of Michigan-Dearborn 4901 Evergreen, 1055 Administration Building Dearborn, Michigan 48128 Office (313)593-0515 Fax (313)593-0526 Plan ahead--the chance for insurmountable obstacles increases in direct proportion to the closing of a deadline window... --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: A Dozen Hummingbirds Banded From: "Sally K Scheer" <winerat AT villagecorner.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:08:48 -0400 And thank you for feeding the honey bees too. They need food too. I'm happy to hear someone else does what I have done -- fill saucers so they stay away from the hummer stations. We've had the opposite experience with bees and hornets this year as we've had very FEW. Local variations -- aren't they just about as interesting as all the other observations?! Sally Scheer North of Rogers City Presque Isle & Bearinger Townships on the Shore of Lake Huron ----- Original Message ----- From: Melissa Pappas To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:08 AM Subject: [birders] A Dozen Hummingbirds Banded Again, I am late in my posting, but did want to get the word out. On Aug. 24, Allen Chartier banded 12 new hummingbirds at our house. I'm happy to say that I was again successful as a "retriever." We actually had 15 birds trapped, but two got away due to the trap's door being slower than the birds (not hard to understand) and one bird who was an absolute HOUDINI! I gently placed the bird in the mesh bag and pulled the drawstring tight. I then hung the bag on a hook while I reopened the trap. Between the time I hung the bag on the hook and the time I got down to the table where Allen was banded (no more that 1 or 1.5 minutes), the little stinker found a way out of the bag. Never have seen that before. Of the birds banded, three were adult males, at least one was an adult female, and there was a hatch-year female, the rest were hatch-year males. (Allen, I think I remember correctly.) Probably the most amazing sight during the banding were the bees! We have had more honeybees this year than all the other years (6) put together. I managed to keep them out of the hummingbird trap by having 4 saucers filled with nectar (made it 1/3 to make it more attractive than the feeder solution). We had to fill all of those saucers several times. Thank heavens honeybees are not aggressive. Our hummingbird numbers have steadily increased since last week. At least, I'm seeing more birds at the feeders. The bee numbers, while still impressive, have definitely decreased, so this may be part of the reason I'm seeing more birds. We always keep our feeders out until at least 2 weeks after seeing the last ruby-throated. I also try to keep at least one visual feeder available as long as I possibly can - sometimes late into winter - in hopes that a winter, western migrant may show. In our yard, stranger things HAVE happened. Melissa Pappas Hamburg Township, Livingston County, MI --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: Monarchs From: Patricia Turnbull <pawatson AT umich.edu> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:02:42 -0400 We found a chrysalis on one of the wooden arms of our wheel barrow and wondered the same thing...what an odd place! --On Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:57 AM -0400 marsackatom AT aol.com wrote: > There are lots of caterpillars on my milk weed but I can never find cocoons..Do monarchs use another type of leaf for that? Thanks, K, > --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. ========================================================================= Patricia Turnbull, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs University of Michigan-Dearborn 4901 Evergreen, 1055 Administration Building Dearborn, Michigan 48128 Office (313)593-0515 Fax (313)593-0526 Plan ahead--the chance for insurmountable obstacles increases in direct proportion to the closing of a deadline window... --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Monarchs From: marsackatom AT aol.com Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:57:51 -0400 (EDT) There are lots of caterpillars on my milk weed but I can never find cocoons..Do monarchs use another type of leaf for that? Thanks, K, --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: A Dozen Hummingbirds Banded From: Melissa Pappas <ftknoxfox53 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:08:11 -0700 (PDT) Again, I am late in my posting, but did want to get the word out. On Aug. 24, Allen Chartier banded 12 new hummingbirds at our house. I'm happy to say that I was again successful as a "retriever." We actually had 15 birds trapped, but two got away due to the trap's door being slower than the birds (not hard to understand) and one bird who was an absolute HOUDINI! I gently placed the bird in the mesh bag and pulled the drawstring tight. I then hung the bag on a hook while I reopened the trap. Between the time I hung the bag on the hook and the time I got down to the table where Allen was banded (no more that 1 or 1.5 minutes), the little stinker found a way out of the bag. Never have seen that before.   Of the birds banded, three were adult males, at least one was an adult female, and there was a hatch-year female, the rest were hatch-year males. (Allen, I think I remember correctly.)   Probably the most amazing sight during the banding were the bees! We have had more honeybees this year than all the other years (6) put together. I managed to keep them out of the hummingbird trap by having 4 saucers filled with nectar (made it 1/3 to make it more attractive than the feeder solution). We had to fill all of those saucers several times. Thank heavens honeybees are not aggressive.   Our hummingbird numbers have steadily increased since last week. At least, I'm seeing more birds at the feeders. The bee numbers, while still impressive, have definitely decreased, so this may be part of the reason I'm seeing more birds. We always keep our feeders out until at least 2 weeks after seeing the last ruby-throated. I also try to keep at least one visual feeder available as long as I possibly can - sometimes late into winter - in hopes that a winter, western migrant may show. In our yard, stranger things HAVE happened. Melissa Pappas Hamburg Township, Livingston County, MI --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Ann Arbor Butterflies From: Carl Drife <cdrife2001 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:54:45 -0700 (PDT) I know alot of you on here are butterfly enthusiasts. I was at Allen Elementary school in Ann Arbor. They have a community garden in the field behind the school which was wonderful for butterflies and moths.  I ended up seeing numerous Black Swallowtails, Pearl Crescents and Buckeyes (yes there are Buckeyes in Ann Arbor.  From the North Side I got a great view of the Hummingbird Moths nectering.  I also saw a hummingbird there. Check it out if you in the area. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Golden-winged Warbler still in the Arb From: Bob Arthurs <bob.arthurs AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:49:41 -0700 (PDT) I went to the Arb fairly early this morning and left about 10am.  It seemed the activity was increasing but I needed to be elsewhere.  I saw 9 kinds of warblers plus 2 unmarked probables.  But the numbers were low -  I saw ones and twos of the birds.   I did have an unsatisfactory look at the Golden-winged Warbler about 9am in the scrubby area between the boardwalk and the road just east of the Rhodendren Glen.  It was visible in my binoculars for a few seconds before it flew and I failed to relocate it.  Sigh.   The 2 unmarked species were Tennessee Warbler and Orange-crowned Warbler.  In both cases I saw a bird briefly that looked like the specie but I didn't see definitive field marks.   Here's the ones I did mark: Nashville Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Ovenbird Black-throated Green Warbler Magnolia Warbler Common Yellowthroat (female) Wilson's Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler   Most of the birds were along the boardwalk or along the outside of the boardwalk.   Bob Arthurs --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Detroit River Hawk Watch Starts Wednesday, September 1 From: "Greg Norwood" <Greg_Norwood AT fws.gov> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:13:55 -0400 The Detroit River Hawk Watch (DRHW; www.drhawkwatch.org) begins on Wednesday, September 1 at 8AM EDT at the boat launch at Lake Erie Metropark. The watch is conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and their Friends' Group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance. This year's counter is Rob Payne and his daily blogs will be available on the website (http://www.drhawkwatch.org/daily-journal). Daily and seasonal totals are available at www.hawkcount.org or direcly through the following link: http://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=285 I encourage everyone to join the Detroit River Hawk Watch Facebook page and subscribe to the twitter account where there will be instant messages sent most days before noon, especially when migration volume is expected to be high. More information is available at the homepage. Please mark your calendars for Lake Erie Metropark's Hawk Fest on September 18 and 19 (details on their webpage or DRHW's). Also, advertisements will soon formerly go out for a talk by Vic Berardi at the Marshlands Museum on the afternoon of October 23rd entitled "Raptor Identification In the Digital Age". Greg Norwood, Biological Technician Detroit River International Widlife Refuge --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:31:38 -0400 Maryse, If we have another summer like this one, you may succeed in growing sugar cane here :-) Then, we can all buy it from you... Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Maryse Brouwers To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 4:16 PM Subject: [birders] Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days I changed it last night with that concern in mind, but it was limpid---no smell, no color. But you're right about using local sources. I think I'll plant sugarcane next spring. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Allen T. Chartier To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Mon, August 30, 2010 4:10:28 PM Subject: [birders] Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days Maryse, What does it smell like? It might not cloud over but still smell like vinegar, which means it should be changed. Changing more often is better than changing less, especially when it's hot like this. Another consideration; some beet sugars are locally grown and produced, while cane sugar is not. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Maryse Brouwers To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:42 PM Subject: [birders] hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days As an experiment, I switched recently from generic-brand beet sugar to Domino's cane sugar, and I've found that the water in the feeder remains unclouded at least 3 times longer, even in this infernal heat. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Arb Monday - Golden-winged Warbler From: CJ McDonald <cjmcd77 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:28:56 -0400 I spent three hours at the Arb (9:00-noon) today, and it was as full of warblers as I've ever seen in fall. There were birds in every area, with the best action in the boardwalk area -- especially in the low shrubs and small trees between the boardwalk and Heathdale. LOTS of Wilson's, Magnolia and Chestnut-sided, and good numbers of many others. The star of the day was certainly the bright breeding-plumaged male Golden-winged Warbler I watched for ten minutes in the dense shrubs just south of the amphitheater. A brief summary: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds many everywhere E Pewees many everywhere Willow Flycatcher 1 heard along the N edge of the main valley Empid. sp several seen, including one that was VERY yellow everywhere but seen so briefly I couldn't be sure it was Yellow-bellied Great-crested FC 1 heard near the boardwalk Warbling Vireos 2-3 including one singing - near the amphitheater Red-eyed Vireos a few including some singing Carolina Wren 1 very loud bird between the boardwalk and the main valley Cedar Waxwing many along the river Rose-breasted Grosbeaks many everywhere Indigo Buntings many along the N edge of Dow Prairie Warblers-- Golden-winged 1 Tennessee several Orange-crowned 1 between the boardwalk and Heathdale N. Parula 1 between the boardwalk and Heathdale Chestnut-sided many in all areas Magnolia many in all areas Black-throated Blue 1 boardwalk Black-throated Green several at the boardwalk area Pine 1 in the trees along the N edge of Dow Prairie Palm 3-4 N edge of Dow; boardwalk Bay-breasted 1 obvious one at the boardwalk Blackpoll? 1 possibly heard near the pines at the NW edge of Dow -- not full song, and very quiet -- might have been an unfamiliar insect, but I don't think so Am. Redstart many in the boardwalk area Wilson's many mostly in low brush in the boardwalk area There were several deer about -- two feeding in the low brush near the boardwalk, and three fawns wading on the north side of the river. David and Goliath moment: an enraged red squirrel chased a very large fox squirrel through the shrubs along the railroad for about two minutes. Not sure what it had planned if it had caught the bushy monster, but it appeared to have murderous intentions. I grabbed an unusually attractive eastern garter snake as it crossed the path near the boardwalk. Eastern garter snakes' ground color varies greatly; they may be black or brown, dark green, gray, or even bright blue. I think the warm dark brown many in the Ann Arbor area exhibit is among the prettiest of all. As I admired the play of light on its chestnut-colored scales -- it had just shed and was remarkably beautiful -- the snake uncharitably decided to christen the objective lenses of my binoculars with some nice smeary cloacal musk while he simultaneously snapped at my fingers, a sneaky strategy that was really unnecessary. The binoculars required full immersion to clean the musk; presumably their sins have also been washed away. Jim McDonald Ypsilanti --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days From: Maryse Brouwers <maryse734 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:16:06 -0700 (PDT) I changed it last night with that concern in mind, but it was limpid---no smell, no color. But you're right about using local sources. I think I'll plant sugarcane next spring. :) ________________________________ From: Allen T. Chartier To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Mon, August 30, 2010 4:10:28 PM Subject: [birders] Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days Maryse, What does it smell like? It might not cloud over but still smell like vinegar, which means it should be changed. Changing more often is better than changing less, especially when it's hot like this. Another consideration; some beet sugars are locally grown and produced, while cane sugar is not. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- >From: Maryse Brouwers >To: birders AT umich.edu >Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:42 PM >Subject: [birders] hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days > > >As an experiment, I switched recently from generic-brand beet sugar to >Domino's cane sugar, and I've found that the water in the feeder remains >unclouded at least 3 times longer, even in this infernal heat. > > >--- >* birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html >* photo sharing site - >http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > > >* To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to >lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. >To >resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. > --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:10:28 -0400 Maryse, What does it smell like? It might not cloud over but still smell like vinegar, which means it should be changed. Changing more often is better than changing less, especially when it's hot like this. Another consideration; some beet sugars are locally grown and produced, while cane sugar is not. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Maryse Brouwers To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:42 PM Subject: [birders] hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days As an experiment, I switched recently from generic-brand beet sugar to Domino's cane sugar, and I've found that the water in the feeder remains unclouded at least 3 times longer, even in this infernal heat. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. 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Subject: hummer feeder solution still clear after seven days From: Maryse Brouwers <maryse734 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:42:52 -0700 (PDT) As an experiment, I switched recently from generic-brand beet sugar to Domino's cane sugar, and I've found that the water in the feeder remains unclouded at least 3 times longer, even in this infernal heat. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: Hummingbird question? From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:33:28 -0400 Pat, The notion that keeping hummingbird feeders up after September 1st will prevent hummingbirds from migrating is, thankfully, being promoted less and less. In our area, Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration peaks around September 5-15, so the myth does not take into account this well-known aspect of their migration timing. But worse, it ignores some basic biology of migration. Hummingbirds, like many songbirds and some other species, acquire a "migratory restlessness" driven by changes in certain hormone levels. These hormone levels are in turn driven by changes in day length. Food availability has little or nothing to do with migration timing. Indeed, a number of flowers in our area produce nectar into late September and beyond, so even if your feeder is absent, there is plenty of natural food available. And, they need protein in the form of insects to gain fat reserves for migration, not just nectar. So, a good rule of thumb is to keep your feeder up two weeks after you see your last one. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Berry To: birders AT umich.edu Cc: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:23 PM Subject: [birders] Re: Hummingbird question? I keep feeding, since the ones that are migrating through need a snack on the way. Jan B Superior Township On Aug 30, 2010, at 3:09 PM, Pat Reilly wrote: Hi folks Which is correct? Stop feeding hummers after Sept 1 so they press on southward & not get stuck in northern climes where they might freeze OR feed them as much as possible so they can make their journey & not worry about the date? thanks, Pat http://patsbirds.phanfare.com/ --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: Hummingbird question? From: Jan Berry <jeberry AT umich.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:23:07 -0400 I keep feeding, since the ones that are migrating through need a snack on the way. Jan B Superior Township On Aug 30, 2010, at 3:09 PM, Pat Reilly wrote: > Hi folks > Which is correct? Stop feeding hummers after Sept 1 so they press on southward & not get stuck in northern climes where they might freeze OR feed them as much as possible so they can make their journey & not worry about the date? > > thanks, Pat > > > http://patsbirds.phanfare.com/ > > --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Hummingbird question? From: Pat Reilly <fridaysmum AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:09:29 -0700 (PDT) Hi folks Which is correct? Stop feeding hummers after Sept 1 so they press on southward & not get stuck in northern climes where they might freeze OR feed them as much as possible so they can make their journey & not worry about the date? thanks, Pat http://patsbirds.phanfare.com/ --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: test message: ignore From: Maryse Brouwers <maryse734 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:11:55 -0700 (PDT) --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Sora in Downtown Detroit From: Joe_Mumau AT mieb.uscourts.gov Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:41:17 -0400 A Sora was seen friday morning in the courtyard that runs southeast of Campus Martius. It was under the big leafed plants in the SE corner of the courtyard. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: No duck 8/30 From: Paul Cypher <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:38:44 -0400 It is 7:37 am. The canal at the Roberts Road parking lot is empty. I don't have time to walk the causeway. Sent from my iPhone Paul Cypher Woodhaven, MI --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: No duck 8/30 From: Paul Cypher <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:38:44 -0400 It is 7:37 am. The canal at the Roberts Road parking lot is empty. I don't have time to walk the causeway. Sent from my iPhone Paul Cypher Woodhaven, MI _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Yes, I have the glasses From: "Paul Cypher" <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:18:30 -0400 Yes, I forgot to post about it. The frames are wire and have a purplish cast. For the record, they are damaged. The left stem is bent at the frame,but they may be fixable. The lenses are fine and can be, I suspect, set in new frames if needed. I will have them at the Marshlands Museum office. Paul Cypher --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: (Fwd) glasses found at cell 4 pte. mouillee From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:50:50 -0400 ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:04:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Dixon Subject: glasses found at cell 4 pte. mouillee To: "Bruce M. Bowman" While at pte mouillee I found some glasses by cell 4 the two sand bars. I took them to Lake Erie Metroparks. There at marshlands museum & nature center, he was going to post it also. Thank you ------- End of forwarded message ------- --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Metro Beach banding report - August 27-28, 2010 From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:39:07 -0400 Birders and Banders, I have updated my blog with results, photos, and highlights from banding sessions conducted on August 27 & 28 at Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb Co., Michigan (42*34'29.9"N, 82*48'31.5"W). Among a near-blizzard of goldfinches, an interesting mix of warblers including a Connecticut, as well as other interesting species and observations. Check out the blog at: http://tinyurl.com/m5vcl2 Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Black-bellied Whistling Duck at PMSGA - old report From: "Paul Cypher" <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:03:15 -0400 All, This morning (Sunday, the 29th) Walt Pawloski reported to me a juvenile Black-bellied Whistling Duck that he had at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area on the morning of Saturday, the 28th, as in...., um.......yesterday. From the Roberts Road parking lot, a small canal, accessed by a single boat slip, parallels the South Causeway, and heads off into the Humphries Unit (once known as the Lead Unit). Perhaps 300 yards down the canal, it bends east. The bird was last seen....yesterday.....playing "follow the leader" with a Moorhen as it disappeared around the bend. Today (the day after yesterday), I checked the location after work and found the canal empty. Tomorrow (two days after yesterday) I will *try* and check the canal again (from the comfort of my air conditioned car) before I report to work. I will not have a chance to get much further. I will certainly post if I see it. I will post a negative report *if* I can get there and find nothing. I have also made arrangements for Guido and Mr. Knuckles to have a chat with Walt.... This is Paul Cypher reporting live on Sunday..............the day after Saturday.................when there was a Black-bell...........nevermind....... --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Black-bellied Whistling Duck at PMSGA - old report From: "Paul Cypher" <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:03:15 -0400 All, This morning (Sunday, the 29th) Walt Pawloski reported to me a juvenile Black-bellied Whistling Duck that he had at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area on the morning of Saturday, the 28th, as in...., um.......yesterday. >From the Roberts Road parking lot, a small canal, accessed by a single boat slip, parallels the South Causeway, and heads off into the Humphries Unit (once known as the Lead Unit). Perhaps 300 yards down the canal, it bends east. The bird was last seen....yesterday.....playing "follow the leader" with a Moorhen as it disappeared around the bend. Today (the day after yesterday), I checked the location after work and found the canal empty. Tomorrow (two days after yesterday) I will *try* and check the canal again (from the comfort of my air conditioned car) before I report to work. I will not have a chance to get much further. I will certainly post if I see it. I will post a negative report *if* I can get there and find nothing. I have also made arrangements for Guido and Mr. Knuckles to have a chat with Walt.... This is Paul Cypher reporting live on Sunday..............the day after Saturday.................when there was a Black-bell...........nevermind....... _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Black-bellied Whisling-duck PT MOO From: "Daryl Aspery" <daspery1 AT wowway.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:01:45 -0400 Walter saw a juvenile Whistling duck today at the end of the canal near the parking lot off Roberts road. Interesting bird even if it is not likely a wild duck. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: Kent County Warblers From: Terry Hunefeld <thunefeld AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:31:41 -0400 First fall Blackpoll and two Wilson's on Reed's Lake Blvd between Hall and Darby this morning. Terry Hunefeld formerly Grand Rapids now San Diego On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Bob Tarte wrote: > Please send us some. > > -- > Bob Tarte > Author of Fowl Weather and Enslaved by Ducks > Info and animal photos at www.BobTarte.com > > > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject > line. To > resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. > -- Peace on Earth, Terry... from my hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan Family, Friends, Birding (fall warblers!), Beach, Baseball and Auto Racing * * * * W. Terry Hunefeld, Encinitas Life is short. Seabird often. In memory of Luke Cole and Mike San Miguel “Come on out with us to see what’s out there.” Southern California Seabirding Trips by: Buena Vista Audubon Society http://www.SoCalBirding.com Los Coronados Islands & Nine Mile Bank all the way to the edge of the Continental Shelf Inn At Moonlight Beach San Diego's Pacific Coast Bed & Breakfast Inn Romantic oceanview suites from $129 http://www.InnAtMoonlightBeach.com SoCal Pelagic Birding Adventures http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aW8-13p-IE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWIstYZ5SV4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu2DPpoukuk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3je_q7iurrk What is life? It is a flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. - Chief Crowfoot --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Kent County Warblers From: Bob Tarte <theduckpen AT att.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:03:37 -0400 Please send us some. -- Bob Tarte Author of Fowl Weather and Enslaved by Ducks Info and animal photos at www.BobTarte.com --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: RE: bicycle computer found at Pte. Mouillee From: "Daniel Blower" <dfblower AT umich.edu> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:35:59 -0400 It's a bike computer--quite a nice one. If you've been biking at the Moo, check your bike. -------------------------------------------- Daniel Blower Director, Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute phone: (734) 763-6079 fax: (734) 764-2640 -----Original Message----- From: Bruce M. Bowman [mailto:bbowman99 AT comcast.net] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 7:45 PM To: birders AT umich.edu Cc: Richard Sleeman Subject: [birders] bicycle computer found at Pte. Mouillee Email Dick if this is yours. Bruce ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:22:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Sleeman Subject: Found To: bbowman99 AT comcast.net Bruce, since I'm not a registered member of the chat list, I thought I could pass this through you. While doing some shorebird photography at Pte. Moo yesterday I found what looks like a wireless device of some kind. At Cell #3,just south of the big pile of gravel: its a Cateye Enduro 8. Its still ticking away. It looks like it fell out of a holster of some kind. Have no idea of the value...is it worth posting to see if owner can be found? Thanks. Richard Sleeman ------- End of forwarded message ------- --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: WC Wetzel SGA, Macomb county From: "Russell Emmons" <birdeland AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:23:06 -0400 We had a few items to pick up in Richmond yesterday eve. so decided to buzz over to check on Wetzel before it got dark and since Wetzel is not far from Richmond, nor also not far from our home in another direction. Glad we did as for the short time we had to only check 2 of the ponds, we saw the following: Mute Swans 10- 15 Canada Geese dozens PIED-BILLED-GREBES several Mallards dozens WOOD DUCKS a few GREEN HERONS 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Killdeer 2 or 3 Spotted Sandpiper 2 or 3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS at least 4 Mourning Doves many Cedar Waxwings many Crows several Song Sparrows several Grackles many EASTERN SCREECH OWLS at least 2 The Nighthawks were foraging low (snatching dragonflies?- there were plenty) over the pond south of 27 Mile and the Radio Controlled Airplane parking lot. Regards Spotted Sandpipers, I didn't have time to drag out the scope since darkness was falling fast. Best I could tell with binocs in hand they were Spotted but the scope may have pulled out others! Daylight already is not lingering long as it does earlier in the summer! As darkness ensued and we called it quits, I got out my small cassette player with E. Screech Owl loaded in it, barely turned it on and one came out of the woods east of the parking lot low right over my head, landed to the west, and proceeded to wail quickly answered by at least one maybe 2 others! The mosquitos really weren't too bad (for a change!) The water levels were down and lots of algae etc. in the ponds. There were several people running/training hunting dogs on the trails. Several fishermen present. A couple of very loud not too distant Saturday night partys going on. Considering this, not bad for a very short, minutes only visit! Russ Emmons, Casco Twp. St. Clair county --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Hudson Mills > Birds exhibiting ant swarm behavior From: Karen Markey <ylime AT umich.edu> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:50:57 -0400 Starting at 8 am, Hudson Mills Metropark was non-stop warbler action. At one point, a tree seemed to be laden with Tennessee-warbler fruit, another with Magnolia-warbler fruit. I didn't think it could get any better when something amazing happened between 10:05 and 10:15 at the disc golf course pole to the 15th hole (central SW side of the park). To the tune of crow cawing and Eastern grey squirrel scolding, a mixed flock of Swainson's thrushes, warblers, vireos, and chickadees descended into the shrubs surrounding a fallen tree, calling, chasing each other, and, most likely, gorging on insects disturbed by crawling ants. It was a cacophony of calls, chatter, and scolding, and a delight of colors in motion. I've seen this behavior in Central and South America, not here in Michigan. Anyone else ever seen this here? Here is a list this weekend's highlights at the park: Key: h=heard only; s=birds at the swarm Yellow-billed cuckoos Ruby-throated hummingbirds Downy (s), Hairy, Red-bellied, and Flicker woodpeckers Great crested flycatchers Eastern wood pee-wees Blue-grey gnatcatchers Gray catbirds Chickadees (s), Titmice, and White-breasted nuthatches House wrens Brown thrashers Swainson's thrushes (s) Cedar waxwings Red-eyed vireos (s) Yellow-throated vireos Warbling vireo Black-throated green warblers Black-and-white warblers Blackpolls (s) Black-throated blue warblers (s) Magnolia warblers (plentiful) (s) Canada warblers (s) Cape May warbler Chestnut-sided warblers Bay-breasted warblers (including one with bay breasts) Blackburnian warblers American redstarts (plentiful) (s) Blue-winged warblers (s) Tennessee warblers (plentiful) (s) Wilson's warbler (s) Nashville warblers Common yellowthroats Baltimore orioles Scarlet tanagers Rose-breasted grosbeaks Eastern towhees * * * * ! NEW STREET ADDRESS ! * * * * Karen Markey Professor University of Michigan School of Information 4435 North Quad, 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 USA Office: 1-734-763-3581; Fax: 1-734-764-2475 Email: ylime AT umich.edu Web site: http://www.si.umich.edu/~ylime/index.html --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Northern Mockingbird at Arboretum From: Maryse Brouwers <maryse734 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:46:50 -0700 (PDT) Reposting the message I sent an hour ago (forgot to put "birders" in brackets in subject line): Mockingbird seen along the path near railroad tracks at northwest corner of Dow Prairie, near the small grass path that's a shortcut going south, around 9:30 this morning. It sang loudly for about 10 minutes, driving me nuts, until it was spooked by loud joggers and I was finally able to see it. Many warblers near the boardwalk, although I was able to identify only Wilson's, Nashville, Redstart, Black-throated Green, and Common Yellowthroat. Cheers, Maryse Ann Arbor --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: mourning warbler this morning at the arb (ann arbor) From: laurent fournier <laurentfournier2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:55:23 -0700 (PDT) Only warbler I was able to find this morning in the arb was a very good one. Found a mourning warbler on the north side of the dow prairie.  I met another fellow birder who told me she had seen a mockingbird, also in the dow prairie area, but I did not relocate it   Laurent   --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: OT: Found Lens Cap at Pt. Mouillee this Morning From: "todd" <tpalgut AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:31:07 -0400 Around 11am this morning I found a rubber lens cap that looks like it is from an 85mm Nikon scope. I found it along the north causeway across from the Vermet unit. If it is yours please reply off of the list. Also, found the American Golden Plover, Black Bellied Plover, White-rumped SP, Buff-breasted SP, and King Rail along with the other reported shorebirds. Thanks, Todd --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: WOW that's what I call a new yard bird!!! From: "Daryl Aspery" <daspery1 AT wowway.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:07:50 -0400 I just had the pleasure of adding a new yard bird in Garden City. A migrating adult Bald Eagle was circling low over my house. I guess he wanted to make sure he was counted. What a cool sight for the burbs. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Blog update: Point Mouillee From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:18:00 -0400 Birders, I've added a new entry to my blog with my visit to Point Mouillee yesterday. It is photo-filled (#21) and since I was hoofing it out at the Moo - action-packed. http://www.intothewoodsandelsewhere.blogspot.com If interested, have a look. Cathy Carroll Dearborn, MI --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Nighthawks over Eastpointe From: Barbara Ward <oaksward AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:55:56 -0400 Sat. night we went to Scallopini' s at 9-Mile & Gratiot for dinner, sitting by the window as usual. I looked up and saw a bird flying like a nighthawk...it *was* a nighthawk! Then 2,3...5 or more in erratic flight, trending SW. They were gone in a few minutes, but one bird came so close we could see the wing bars clearly. Quite a notable sighting, I think it's been more than 10 years since we've seen a nighthawk in this area. We even had time to point them out to our waitress. Barb and Dick Ward Relocated to Harrison Twp., still in Macomb County MI --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Connecticut Warbler at Metro Beach From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:14:14 -0400 Birders, Yesterday (August 28), I banded a hatch-year female Connecticut Warbler at Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb Co. She was captured and released at the far end of the Maintenance Road, the end closest to Cherry Lane (outside the park). Other interesting birds banded over the past two days will be posted on my blog soon. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: American Golden-Plover & 20 other species at Pte. Mouillee From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:54:19 -0400 We led a group of birders from Jackson Audubon to Pte. Mouillee today. We found 21 species of shorebird for the day. Highlights for the group were close views of multiple Buff-breasted Sandpipers and Baird's Sandpipers on the dike between Cell's 3 & 4 of the Banana that Jerry Jourdan mentioned, an immature King Rail and a Willet in the north end of the Long Pond Unit, a White-rumped Sandpiper that Brad Murphy pointed out in the northeast corner of Cell 3, both Wilson's Phalaropes and Red-necked Phalaropes and on our second visit to Cell 3 in the afternoon a single American Golden-Plover that Gary Seigrist first spotted. Other shorebird species seen were Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Sanderling, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, and Short-billed Dowitcher. Many thanks to Brad Murphy, Lyle Hamilton and others who helped spot many of these birds for us. As a trip leader, you spend a lot of time trying to make sure all of your participants are seeing the birds and therefore have less time to scan through all of the birds, so it was great having those guys out there today scanning and sharing their finds. Don  Henise   Librarian New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: bird identification From: Diane Pruden <dianepruden AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:44:43 -0400 Obviously a successful escapee from KFC! Diane Pruden --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: FW: Bald Eagle: Oakland County From: "Mencotti, Michael" <MMencotti AT dcds.edu> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:36:04 -0400 August 28 At Robert Long Park in Commerce Twp. this morning, I had an adult Bald Eagle perched at the back end of the big marsh near Welch Rd. This is an unusual sighting for August; ebird shows only one other August sighting in the county. Shorebird activity there is picking up. There were: 4 Solitary Sandpipers 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Least Sandpipers 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Spotted Sandpipers 47 Killdeer. Mike Mencotti --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Timothy Dey, M.D. wants to stay in touch on LinkedIn From: "Timothy Dey, M.D." <timothy AT deygroup.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:40:16 -0700 (PDT) LinkedIn ------------ Michigan, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Timothy Dey, M.D. Timothy Dey, M.D. Adjunct professor and course developer- SHM at A.T. Still University Greater New York City Area Confirm that you know Timothy Dey, M.D. https://www.linkedin.com/e/9qbbcu-gdep6i1m-40/isd/1611451810/pmdM3iL3/ ------ (c) 2010, LinkedIn Corporation --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: 2nd King Rail @ Pt. Mouillee SGA - 28 Aug 2010 From: Jerry Jourdan <jourdaj AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:54:20 -0400 Multiple KING RAIL sightings appear to confirm at least a second juvenile bird in the Long Pond Unit near the NE corner of the cell. While I was scoping a juvenile bird in the original location (in NE corner ditch next to the large tractor) a group of other birders had good looks at a second bird along the north shore of the Long Pond Unit. Other notable sightings: A Peregrine Falcon flushed the shorebirds from Cell 3 early this morning ~7 am and later took a Pied-billed Grebe to the NE corner of the Vermet Unit, where it fed. I was able to get some pics of it roosting in a dead tree in Cell 5. Up to 6 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were in Cell 3. 4 birds were on the dike feeding in the grass among a group of 6-8 Baird's Sandpipers. Nice views were had from just a few feet away. I will post photos on the blog. Five RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen in the NE corner of Cell 3 among at least 1 WILSON'S PHALAROPE All this before 8 am. Jerry http://jerryjourdan.blogspot.com --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: bird identification From: birdeland AT comcast.net Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:45:37 +0000 (UTC) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacques Mersereau" To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:09:40 PM Subject: [birders] Re: bird identification Southern Amarillo Cackle Bird. On 8/27/10 2:42 PM, " wovenwoman AT aol.com " < wovenwoman AT aol.com > wrote: Found the most unusual bird in the backyard today, and wondering if anyone has any suggestions. Well we have quite a few of those around our yard! They come in different colors. They are really noisy at times! They eat a lot! Russ Emmons, St. Clair county   http://www.wovenwoman.com/whatsthatbird   Namaste, Edie --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Mouilee Shorebirds Friday From: Will Weber <will AT journeys-intl.com> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:08:31 -0400 I spent a couple hours at Pt. Mouillee early this morning. The light, wind and temperature were ideal and Cell 3 was full of shorebirds. The King Rail was present at northeast corner of Long Pond and seemed to enjoy walking in burnt stubble. The bird is showing more adult plumage that when we first saw it a week ago. Best shorebirds in Cell 3 were Buff-breasted Sandpiper- 2 Red -necked Phalarope- 5 Wilson's Phalarope- 4 Baird's Sandpiper 30+ Red Knot -7 Stilt Sandpipers 20+ Short-billed Dowitcher 50+ White-rumped Sandpiper - 2 Sanderling- 6 Ruddy Turnstone- 1 Pectoral Sandpiper- 50+ The Willet was still in Long Pond. Raptors included 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 American Kestrels and 3 Bald Eagles I have posted some images of the King Rail from last weekend and some shots of the phalaropes and Buff-breasted Sandpiper at: http://gallery.me.com/weberwill#100115 Tomorrow, Saturday, should be another good day to visit Mouillee. Will Weber --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: bicycle computer found at Pte. Mouillee From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:45:22 -0400 Email Dick if this is yours. Bruce ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:22:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Sleeman Subject: Found To: bbowman99 AT comcast.net Bruce, since I'm not a registered member of the chat list, I thought I could pass this through you. While doing some shorebird photography at Pte. Moo yesterday I found what looks like a wireless device of some kind. At Cell #3,just south of the big pile of gravel: its a Cateye Enduro 8. Its still ticking away. It looks like it fell out of a holster of some kind. Have no idea of the value...is it worth posting to see if owner can be found? Thanks. Richard Sleeman ------- End of forwarded message ------- --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpipers - Genesee County - Friday, August 27 From: "jbuecking AT juno.com" <jbuecking@juno.com> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:37:38 GMT Birders, I finally saw 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers this afternoon at DeBuck's Sod Farm south of Davison, after years of fruitless searching for them. DeBuck's is open 8 - 12 on Saturdays (8 - 5, M - F). To reach it, take I-69 east of Flint to M-15 (Davison, Clarkston exit) and go just south to Lippincott Rd. Turn Left (East) on Lippincott and go about 3 miles to the office of the sod farm to ask permission to bird here. The birds were in a section of the sod farm on the South side of Lippincott, just East of the office. Drive back to where the two-track intersects with another two track. I first saw them at 2:15 in a large section of uncut sod in the field on the right. When I left at 2:35 they had walked farther to the right (West) and were in an area stripped of sod and a bit harder to see. They were not too far off (in front of the long pipe lying on the ground), but you'll definitely need a scope. The only area where sod has recently been stripped north of Lippincott at DeBuck's is so distant it's actually much closer to I-69 than any road within the sod farm. DeBuck's ph# 810 653 2201. Good birding, Jeff Buecking, Fenton ____________________________________________________________ Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4c782239c88405dec4est05vuc --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: bird identification From: Bob Tarte <theduckpen AT att.net> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:16:04 -0400 Short-billed or long-billed? The feathering looks like short-billed, but it could be just be worn feathers. On Aug 27, 2010, at 3:09 PM, Mersereau, Jacques wrote: > Southern Amarillo Cackle Bird. > > > On 8/27/10 2:42 PM, "wovenwoman AT aol.com" wrote: > > Found the most unusual bird in the backyard today, and wondering if > anyone has any suggestions. > > http://www.wovenwoman.com/whatsthatbird > > Namaste, > Edie > --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu > with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use > SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the > Subject line. To > resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. -- Bob Tarte Author of Fowl Weather and Enslaved by Ducks Info and animal photos at www.BobTarte.com --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: Re: bird identification From: "Mersereau, Jacques" <jacmer AT umich.edu> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:09:40 -0400 Southern Amarillo Cackle Bird. On 8/27/10 2:42 PM, "wovenwoman AT aol.com" wrote: Found the most unusual bird in the backyard today, and wondering if anyone has any suggestions. http://www.wovenwoman.com/whatsthatbird Namaste, Edie --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. Subject: bird identification From: wovenwoman AT aol.com Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:42:51 -0400 Found the most unusual bird in the backyard today, and wondering if anyone has any suggestions. http://www.wovenwoman.com/whatsthatbird Namaste, Edie --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name.