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25 May Brown thrasher fledgling help [Mark Eden ] 25 May Mississippi Kites, Marion County [Alice Horst ] 25 May Short tails [Wilsonsplover ] 25 May Re: Banded Red Cockaded Woodpecker [Lauren Deaner ] 25 May Re: Banded Red Cockaded Woodpecker [Bev Hansen ] 25 May Banded Red Cockaded Woodpecker [Bill Argo ] 25 May Re: Owls and peckers [David Simpson ] 24 May shorebirds on Biolab Road [Wayne Kennedy ] 24 May Fwd: SWFWMD Recreation Evaluation Public Meeting [Nancy Price ] 24 May Owls and peckers [France ] 24 May Bachman's Sparrows at Lower Wekiwa River Preserve, 5/24/2013 (Seminole Co) [Scott Simmons ] 24 May Paynes Prairie Preserve -- RFI [Janet Leavens ] 24 May Mystery bird: ID help, please [Janet Leavens ] 23 May Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? [Bill Door ] 23 May Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? [Jeff Bouton ] 23 May Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? [Andrew Boyle ] 23 May Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? [Bill Door ] 23 May Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? [Phillip Simmons ] 23 May Unusual Owl Behavior? [Melanie Higgins ] 23 May Banded Northern Cardinal? [Jenn Anselmo ] 22 May Sarasota Audubon Tanzania 2014 [Barry Rossheim ] 22 May article request for summer FOS newsletter [Mark Kiser ] 22 May Orlando Wetlands Park, 5/22/2013 (Orange Co) [Scott Simmons ] 22 May Least Bitterns, Merritt Island NWR, Brevard County [Chuck Tague ] 22 May Black tern at Fort Myers Beach Estero Bay [Keith Laakkonen ] 22 May Common Nighthawks in Palm Bay [Rick and Barb Lucas ] 21 May Dunedin Carolina Chickadee [Susan Pulling Robinson ] 21 May Re: Today Red-cockaded Woodpecker Bayard Conservation Area Clay County [David Simpson ] 21 May Today Red-cockaded Woodpecker Bayard Conservation Area Clay County [Lenore McCullagh ] 21 May Red Shouldered Hawk nest at John Chesnut Sr. Park? ["Dr. Douglas B. Yarbrough" ] 21 May Re: Fea's Petrel in Florida! [Bill Pranty ] 21 May Fea's Petrel in Florida! [Andy Kratter ] 21 May Re: Lake County Roseate Spoonbill [Renne Leatto ] 20 May Re: Lake County Roseate Spoonbill [Larry Connor ] 20 May White-tailed Tropicbird, Black-capped Petrel, Arctic Tern and Band-rumped Storm-Petrel - Pelagic Trip. Ponce de Leon Inlet. [Michael Brothers ] 20 May Manatee County Arctic Tern [Stu Wilson ] 20 May Lake County Roseate Spoonbill [Earl Horn ] 20 May Cliff Swallow [Murray Gardler ] 20 May Cliff Swallow [Murray Gardler ] 20 May Antillean Nighthawk - Homestead (near Miami) 05/19 [Angel and Mariel Abreu ] 20 May Re: spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? [Mark Eden ] 20 May Re: spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? [Angel and Mariel Abreu ] 20 May Re: spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? [Janet Leavens ] 20 May spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? [Mark Eden ] 19 May Re: Antillean Nighthawk near Miami this morning [Bill Pranty ] 19 May Antillean Nighthawk near Miami this morning [Richard West ] 19 May Sign off birdbrain [Steve ] 19 May Set NoMail [john hintermister ] 19 May Short-Tailed Hawks Light & Dark Morphs & Swallow-Tailed Kites At Central Park in Ormond Beach,FL !ţţţţ Oh My [Steve Petruniak ] 19 May A video of Nanday Parakeets at my Bird Feeder ["Mark H. Vance" ] 18 May White-rumped Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, MINWR, Brevard County (May 18, 2013) [Robert Stalnaker ] 18 May Today at Babcock Webb WMA [Randy Harrod ] 18 May Powerline Road, Hernando County [Murray Gardler ] 18 May Powerline Road, Hernando County [Murray Gardler ] 18 May Short-Tailed Hawks Light & Dark Morphs & Swallow-Tailed Kites At Central Park in Ormond Beach,FL !ţţţţ Oh My ! [Steve Petruniak ] 18 May Re: Red-cockaded Woodpecker [Danny Bales ] 17 May Re: Red-cockaded Woodpecker [Danny Bales ] 17 May Evidence of breeding, Rock Springs Run State Reserve, Lake County (May 17, 2013) [Robert Stalnaker ] 17 May Injured Sandhill Crane [Michelle Machovina ] 17 May Red-cockaded Woodpecker [murray Gardler ] 17 May Short-Tailed Hawks Light & Dark Morphs & Swallow-Tailed Kites & At Central Park in Ormond Beach,FL !ţţţţ Oh My ! [Steve Petruniak ] 16 May Flash Photography Birds 5-16-13 [Danny Bales ] 16 May flash photog. response thanks [Joyce Stefancic ] 16 May It's a Racer [Robert Stalnaker ] 16 May Re: Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) [Robert Stalnaker ] 16 May Re: Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) [Jim Gray ] 16 May Re: Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) [Bill Door ] 16 May Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) [Robert Stalnaker ] 16 May FW: [BRDBRAIN] FW: Flash photography re: birds (this time with the answer) [Joe Misiaszek ] 16 May Gray-cheeked Thrush, Abercrombie Park (Pinellas) [Jeff Hooks ] 16 May Re: Chautauqua owl rescue [Jeff Bouton ] 16 May Re: Chautauqua owl rescue [Bill Pranty ] 16 May Re: Chautauqua owl rescue [Bill Argo ] 16 May Chautauqua owl rescue [robert HAIRE ] 16 May Re: Sound file Eastern Towhee variation [Jeff Bouton ] 16 May Bobolinks West Pasco [Ken Tracey ] Subject: Brown thrasher fledgling help From: Mark Eden <Mrbass111 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 18:11:18 -0400 Found one in street that could not fly. What should I do. Mark Eden Palm Bay fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Mississippi Kites, Marion County From: Alice Horst <ahorst AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 17:13:47 -0400 I saw 8 MiKI's on CR35 (near Baseline Golf Couse) AT noon today. One was soaring with Swallow-tailed Kites behind Church AT the Springs, 7 were "kiting" across CR35 from the Church driveway. My FOS. Last year I saw them on 5/7 in the same area. I have been out of Florida for the last couple of weeks, so they may have already been here. I am also seeing Swallow-tailed Kites on CR229 in Sumter County, but not necessarily over the same fields as other years and I haven't yet seen any MIKI's with them. Every day is a GREAT day to go birding! Alice Horst The Villages, Marion County To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Short tails From: Wilsonsplover <wilsonsplover AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 16:53:36 -0400 Both seen over my house, white phase yesterday, dark phase about 20 min ago. Nice...they come to me. I don't have to go to them. Sent from my iPad Meret S Wilson, Bird Bander Tomoka Basin State Parks TBBS To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Banded Red Cockaded Woodpecker From: Lauren Deaner <lauren.deaner AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 13:55:54 -0400 FYI: All color banded birds that have a federal band can be identified through the Patuxent Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL). Banders are required to submit their band numbers and color combinations to the BBL every year. It just will take longer to get information through them rather than from the bander directly in most cases. Most parks where birds are regularly seen with color bands can put you in touch with the bander. Please do not assume that there is no need to report a color banded bird just because they are 'normally' in an area. Birds frequently move or disperse and are sometimes only in an area for a few days. Such information can be very valuable when managing endangered species. Lauren Deaner Statesboro, GA On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Bev Hansen wrote: > The person who banded the RCWs keeps the information about which color > combinations on each leg that each of the birds in their area has. So they > can tell at a glance who the particular individual is.**** > > ** ** > > However, if that banded RCW strays out of that area, for example, a RCW > from the Croom Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest appearing in the > Ocala National Forest, the only way to figure out where the RCW came from > would be to read the numbers on the silver band registered with the Bird > Banding Lab at the USGS's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, unless the > bander and the individual who found the RCW elsewhere were in communication. > **** > > ** ** > > If you took your picture in an area where RCWs are regularly present, > there is no need to report the banded birds. **** > > ** ** > > Bev Hansen**** > > Spring Hill, FL**** > > bevalhansen AT earthlink.net**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History [mailto: > BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Bill Argo > *Sent:* Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:59 AM > *To:* BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > *Subject:* [BRDBRAIN] Banded Red Cockaded Woodpecker**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Hi all: **** > > ** ** > > I have tried unsuccessfully three times now to post this query, so if the > other 3 show up, please excuse. Pix are < 700k each. Maybe it's 700k max > total. **** > > ** ** > > What I'm trying to find out is ... I have several pix of banded Red > Cockaded WPs. I can plainly see the band colors, but cannot make out other > identifying marks on the band. I think I saw something on BB earlier in > the year about please report any banded sightings. My questions are: Can > the birds be identified from just the band color & pattern, or must you be > able to see further ID on the bands?**** > > ** ** > > Trying for a single sample ... this 678k**** > > ** ** > > Bill Argo**** > > N. Ft. Myers (Lee County)**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > > **** > > ** ** > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail > send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To > reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv > administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu____________________________________________________________________________ > **** > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail > send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To > reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv > administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu____________________________________________________________________________ > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Banded Red Cockaded Woodpecker From: Bev Hansen <bevalhansen AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 13:40:56 -0400 The person who banded the RCWs keeps the information about which color combinations on each leg that each of the birds in their area has. So they can tell at a glance who the particular individual is. However, if that banded RCW strays out of that area, for example, a RCW from the Croom Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest appearing in the Ocala National Forest, the only way to figure out where the RCW came from would be to read the numbers on the silver band registered with the Bird Banding Lab at the USGS's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, unless the bander and the individual who found the RCW elsewhere were in communication. If you took your picture in an area where RCWs are regularly present, there is no need to report the banded birds. Bev Hansen Spring Hill, FL bevalhansen AT earthlink.net From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History [mailto:BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Argo Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:59 AM To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Banded Red Cockaded Woodpecker Hi all: I have tried unsuccessfully three times now to post this query, so if the other 3 show up, please excuse. Pix are < 700k each. Maybe it's 700k max total. What I'm trying to find out is ... I have several pix of banded Red Cockaded WPs. I can plainly see the band colors, but cannot make out other identifying marks on the band. I think I saw something on BB earlier in the year about please report any banded sightings. My questions are: Can the birds be identified from just the band color & pattern, or must you be able to see further ID on the bands? Trying for a single sample ... this 678k Bill Argo N. Ft. Myers (Lee County) To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Banded Red Cockaded Woodpecker From: Bill Argo <billargo AT LIVE.COM> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 11:58:51 -0400 Hi all: I have tried unsuccessfully three times now to post this query, so if the other 3 show up, please excuse. Pix are < 700k each. Maybe it's 700k max total. What I'm trying to find out is ... I have several pix of banded Red Cockaded WPs. I can plainly see the band colors, but cannot make out other identifying marks on the band. I think I saw something on BB earlier in the year about please report any banded sightings. My questions are: Can the birds be identified from just the band color & pattern, or must you be able to see further ID on the bands? Trying for a single sample ... this 678k Bill Argo N. Ft. Myers (Lee County) To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Owls and peckers From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 11:10:55 +0000 For the Breeding Bird Atlas, that would be V-Visting probable nest site for the owl and NY - Nest with young for the woodpecker.  For more information, check out the website (BBA II) or see the attached brief summary of the methodology. David Simpson Fellsmere, FL On May 24, 2013, at 06:31 PM, France wrote: I have a dead palm tree in my back yard and am blessed to have a female screech owl on one side and a red bellied wood pecker family on the other side. I love my back yard. France Paulsen Sanibel, Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: shorebirds on Biolab Road From: Wayne Kennedy <kennedw4 AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:09 -0400 Hello Birders Thought I would spend the day working on my shorebird identification. First went to Smyrna Dunes Park in New Smyrna Beach. Unfortunately, people are allowed to walk their dogs on the beach until 10 a.m. and a lot of people do so. Therefore not many shorebirds present and the few that were there were scared off. Walked to the jetty area and it being Memorial Day Weekend, a lot of people were on the beach perhaps for an extended weekend. Only saw a willet, brown pelican and snowy egret for photos. So went to MINWR, however Haulover Bridge is being worked on and road is blocked so had to go all the way to Titusville. There was a manatee across from Jessie Parrish Park which had a large crowd watching. No shore birds at the Park. Black Point Drive was pretty much dead except for the green herons and grackles nesting, feeding at the rest area. However, Biolab Road saved the day. In the three years I have been going there I have never seen as many shorebirds as I did today. Every time I came to a clearing there were birds. Probably saw several hundred least sandpipers and sanderlings. Estimate at least 75-100 ruddy turnstones, and about 50 kildeer. There were a few black-necked stilts spread out along the ride and at one point had two black-neck stilts with an american avocet in between. Looked like a tow-headed uncle! Saw the usual egrets,herons, cormorants (no Neotropic) as well as osprey. Wasn't any activity in the ponds at the south end, but the north end made up for it. Several other shorebirds I am researching to identify. I am sure an experienced birder would have found a lot more variety in the groups. Mornings was lousy but Biolab Road from 1:00-2:30 made the day. Wayne Kennedy Baldwin Park Orlando, Florida Orange County To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Fwd: SWFWMD Recreation Evaluation Public Meeting From: Nancy Price <nprice7047 AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 19:08:17 -0400 Just thought I would pass this on. If you follow the links to related materials it does have maps of all the properties of SWFWMD, very handy to have. Nancy Price Stuart, FL -----Original Message----- From: Recreation Evaluation Sent: Fri, May 24, 2013 2:31 pm Subject: SWFWMD Recreation Evaluation Public Meeting You are receiving this email because you have been identified as someone with an interest in Southwest Florida Water Management District lands. Based on direction by the District’s Governing Board, staff will be evaluating the District’s lands to determine whether current recreational opportunities are consistent with recreation demands and trends in the region. This linkwill allow you to follow the process. A Recreation Ad Hoc Committee, made up of four Governing Board members, has been appointed to provide guidance and review future staff recommendations. The first meeting of the Recreation Ad Hoc Committee will be held on Thursday, May 30 at 9:30 a.m. at the District's Tampa Service Office Board Room, 7601 US Highway 301, Tampa, FL 33637. The objective of this meeting is to provide the Ad Hoc Committee and stakeholders an overview of the District’s recreation program and review a proposed process to evaluate current and potential recreational opportunities on lands managed by the District. Please clickhere for a copy of the meeting agenda and related materials. For planning purposes, it would be helpful, but not mandatory, to RSVP if you plan on attending. Please pass this message along to others that may also be interested. If you wish to not continue receiving these emails, please clickhere and state you would like to be removed from the mailing list. ________________________________________ Southwest Florida Water Management District Recreation Evaluation Project Team Recreation.Evaluation AT WaterMatters.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Owls and peckers From: France <france4fa AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 18:31:14 -0400 I have a dead palm tree in my back yard and am blessed to have a female screech owl on one side and a red bellied wood pecker family on the other side. I love my back yard. France Paulsen Sanibel, Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Bachman's Sparrows at Lower Wekiwa River Preserve, 5/24/2013 (Seminole Co) From: Scott Simmons <scott.j.simmons AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:31 -0400 This morning I drove out to the Lower Wekiwa River Preserve in northwest Seminole County. I was hoping to find a Bachman's Sparrow here. After walking for what I'm guessing was about 2 miles or so, I found two, and it looked like they were paired. Unfortunately, they didn't stay out in the open long enough for photos, but it was good just to find them. Other highlights were Carolina Chickadees, many Common Yellowthroats, Pine Warblers, Northern Parula, and White-eyed Vireos. About 3 Brown-headed Nuthatches were also there, along with a few Great Crested Flycatchers. I posted photos of the flycatchers and some of the scenery at http://www.learnoutdoorphotography.com/2013/05/great-crested-flycatcher-at-lower.html Lower Wekiwa River Preserve is just north of Rte 46 and west of I-4 in Sanford, FL. Happy birding, Scott Simmons Winter Park, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Paynes Prairie Preserve -- RFI From: Janet Leavens <janet.leavens1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 17:35:15 -0400 Hi all, Hubby and I are considering a trip up to Paynes Prairie Preserve this weekend. We have 3 "target" birds: Whooping Crane, Mississippi Kite, and Yellow-breasted Chat. About the YBCH: I see on eBird that as many as 3 have been seen on a single outing. With that many around, it seems that if we keep looking and listening we're bound to encounter at least one. Still, I checked the eBird comments and see things like: near "Old Sweetwater" and by the "Water Control Structure." Are these features that are more or less on the beaten path? Will these locations become obvious when we get up there? If not, could someone let me know in more detail where at least one of the Chats has been seen? Thanks! Janet Leavens Oviedo, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Mystery bird: ID help, please From: Janet Leavens <janet.leavens1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:39 -0400 Hi all, This morning, I was out atlassing in Eastern Seminole Co, and had stopped to take a look at a group of Wild Turkeys foraging in an area of dry, relatively open ranchland. As the WITUs were running off, another bird flew up out of the grass, away from me, then disappeared into the lower branch of a Live Oak. I had just heard an Eastern Meadowlark singing (the first I've observed in this block -- yay!) and my first impression was: "Hey -- there's the Meadowlark." However, this bird did not have white on the edges of its tail. It also had a wide, dark streak running down its back (or maybe the back was darker than the wings and tail). I realize that this isn't much to go on, but I was wondering if it might have been a Northern Bobwhite. The habitat seems appropriate and the NOBO is about the same size as an EAME, so those are 2 arguments in favor. However, this bird did not have the whirring, explosive flight of a NOBO. I've also not been hearing any NOBO vocalize in this area. So, there you go -- 2 arguments against NOBO. But if it wasn't an EAME or a NOBO, is there anything else it could have been? Any other similar-looking birds? (I only saw it fly directly away from me, so I only saw the back). I'm thinking: no, not really. Ideas? Thanks, Janet Leavens Oviedo, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? From: Bill Door <billdoor8 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 16:46:49 -0400 Juvenile owls may make this sound, but it is by no means restricted to that age group. The individual we have that makes this noise most often is a 30 year old female. The other is a 28 year old female. I realize that 2 individuals is a small sample size, but it is 100% of the Great Horned Owls we have here just now, and both have been with us, and vocalizing this way, since the late 1980’s. Dan Dan Martinelli, Executive Director Treasure Coast Wildlife Center a 501(c)(3) charity 8626 SW Citrus Boulevard Palm City, FL 34990 772.286.6200 www.TCwild.org tinyTCWClogo This email and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information. This information is private and protected by law. Accordingly, if you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to delete this entire communication immediately and are notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of or taking any action based on this information is prohibited. From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History [mailto:BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff Bouton Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:31 PM To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Subject: Re: [BRDBRAIN] Unusual Owl Behavior? Yep just like baby songbirds that emit insistent thin, whisky calls reminiscent of a Cedar Waxwing perhaps when begging to be fed from their parents the Owls will do the same. It's obviously just a lot lower pitched and louder when your that big! :) Best, Jeff Bouton Port Charlotte, FL --- On Thu, 5/23/13, Andrew Boyle wrote: From: Andrew Boyle Subject: Re: [BRDBRAIN] Unusual Owl Behavior? To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:56 AM You still have them nesting. Juvenile owls make that 'raspy screech'. You got a visit from a baby. Excellent. Andrew Boyle Orlando, FL _____ From: Melanie Higgins To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:23 AM Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Unusual Owl Behavior? I live on a closed golf course in Sun City Center and we have had GHOW nesting in the neighborhood in past years, although I haven’t seen them this year – until last night. At about 10:00 my 30 lb. white terrier mix dog ran out to the back yard barking. I heard several “screeches”. When I went outside the pup was jumping at the fence looking towards the power line behind the house. Although there was a bright moon, all I could see was the silhouette of a large bird just sitting on the powerline. Then I heard the raspy screech again. I went inside got my binoculars and identified a great horned owl just sitting on the power line. No hoots, just this weird raspy screech every few minutes for a full half hour before it silently flew off. My little dog did stop barking when I came out, but sat watching the owl for the entire time. Melanie P. Higgins To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? From: Jeff Bouton <jbouton2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 13:31:29 -0700 Yep just like baby songbirds that emit insistent thin, whisky calls reminiscent of a Cedar Waxwing perhaps when begging to be fed from their parents the Owls will do the same. It's obviously just a lot lower pitched and louder when your that big! :) Best, Jeff BoutonPort Charlotte, FL --- On Thu, 5/23/13, Andrew Boyle wrote: From: Andrew Boyle Subject: Re: [BRDBRAIN] Unusual Owl Behavior? To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:56 AM You still have them nesting. Juvenile owls make that 'raspy screech'. You got a visit from a baby. Excellent. Andrew Boyle Orlando, FL From: Melanie Higgins To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:23 AM Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Unusual Owl Behavior? I live on a closed golf course in Sun City Center and we have had GHOW nesting in the neighborhood in past years, although I haven’t seen them this year – until last night.  At about 10:00 my 30 lb. white terrier mix dog ran out to the back yard barking.  I heard several “screeches”.  When I went outside the pup was jumping at the fence looking towards the power line behind the house.  Although there was a bright moon, all I could see was the silhouette of a large bird just sitting on the powerline.  Then I heard the raspy screech again.  I went inside got my binoculars and identified a great horned owl just sitting on the power line.  No hoots, just this weird raspy screech every few minutes for a full half hour before it silently flew off.  My little dog did stop barking when I came out, but sat watching the owl for the entire time.  Melanie P. Higgins     To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? From: Andrew Boyle <andybgator AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:56:27 -0700 You still have them nesting. Juvenile owls make that 'raspy screech'. You got a visit from a baby. Excellent. Andrew Boyle Orlando, FL ________________________________ From: Melanie Higgins To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:23 AM Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Unusual Owl Behavior? I live on a closed golf course in Sun City Center and we have had GHOW nesting in the neighborhood in past years, although I haven’t seen them this year – until last night.  At about 10:00 my 30 lb. white terrier mix dog ran out to the back yard barking.  I heard several “screeches”.  When I went outside the pup was jumping at the fence looking towards the power line behind the house.  Although there was a bright moon, all I could see was the silhouette of a large bird just sitting on the powerline.  Then I heard the raspy screech again.  I went inside got my binoculars and identified a great horned owl just sitting on the power line.  No hoots, just this weird raspy screech every few minutes for a full half hour before it silently flew off.  My little dog did stop barking when I came out, but sat watching the owl for the entire time.   Melanie P. Higgins     To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? From: Bill Door <billdoor8 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 09:37:15 -0400 Our captive Great Horned Owls also sometimes make unusual vocalizations, including a screeching sound. We haven't determined any special reason or seasonality to these noises, but they are certainly capable of making them. Dan Dan Martinelli, Executive Director Treasure Coast Wildlife Center a 501(c)(3) charity 8626 SW Citrus Boulevard Palm City, FL 34990 772.286.6200 www.TCwild.org tinyTCWClogo This email and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information. This information is private and protected by law. Accordingly, if you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to delete this entire communication immediately and are notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of or taking any action based on this information is prohibited. From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History [mailto:BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU] On Behalf Of Melanie Higgins Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:24 AM To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Unusual Owl Behavior? I live on a closed golf course in Sun City Center and we have had GHOW nesting in the neighborhood in past years, although I haven't seen them this year - until last night. At about 10:00 my 30 lb. white terrier mix dog ran out to the back yard barking. I heard several "screeches". When I went outside the pup was jumping at the fence looking towards the power line behind the house. Although there was a bright moon, all I could see was the silhouette of a large bird just sitting on the powerline. Then I heard the raspy screech again. I went inside got my binoculars and identified a great horned owl just sitting on the power line. No hoots, just this weird raspy screech every few minutes for a full half hour before it silently flew off. My little dog did stop barking when I came out, but sat watching the owl for the entire time. Melanie P. Higgins To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Unusual Owl Behavior? From: Phillip Simmons <phws42 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:07 -0700 Brave dog, few lbs lighter and it may have been dinner. Phillip Simmons Lk Mary, FL Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Unusual Owl Behavior? From: Melanie Higgins <melaniephiggins AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:46 -0400 I live on a closed golf course in Sun City Center and we have had GHOW nesting in the neighborhood in past years, although I haven't seen them this year - until last night. At about 10:00 my 30 lb. white terrier mix dog ran out to the back yard barking. I heard several "screeches". When I went outside the pup was jumping at the fence looking towards the power line behind the house. Although there was a bright moon, all I could see was the silhouette of a large bird just sitting on the powerline. Then I heard the raspy screech again. I went inside got my binoculars and identified a great horned owl just sitting on the power line. No hoots, just this weird raspy screech every few minutes for a full half hour before it silently flew off. My little dog did stop barking when I came out, but sat watching the owl for the entire time. Melanie P. Higgins To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Banded Northern Cardinal? From: Jenn Anselmo <jennanselmo AT YMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 09:14:02 -0400 I occasionally see posts here notifying us about bird banding events, so I am hoping that someone here may be able to help me out on this. I have a lot of N. Cardinals that visit the feeders throughout the year. This morning, I noticed a male that had an orange band on his right leg. I tried to grab a photo, but he flew off too quickly. I'm keeping an eye out for him though, because I'm sure he'll be back. I tried to look up information about this and I noticed that a lot of the songbirds have silver bands. This one was orange and, to be honest, I thought it looked like a tiny zip-tie, but it was definitely placed there intentionally. So do some programs band in this manner? If so, is there somewhere that anyone knows of where I can report sighting this bird? Thanks in advance for any info. ~Jenn Anselmo Palm Bay, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Sarasota Audubon Tanzania 2014 From: Barry Rossheim <nethoppers AT MSN.COM> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 20:25:03 -0400 Please note: I received permission for this announcement by the BrdBrain managers. Perhaps of interest: Sarasota Audubon Society has two Tanzania, East Africa trips that have limited space still available. Rick Greenspun, an excellent birder/photographer, is leading the April 25-May 8, 2014 Tanzania trip. Barry Rossheim, a zoology Teacher at Venice High School, is leading the second trip June 13-26, 2014. Both trips will feature excellent local birding guides. For the April 25-May 8, 2014 itinerary: www.holbrooktravel.com/privategroups/sarasota1 For the June 13-26, 2014 itinerary: www.holbrooktravel.com/privategroups/sarasota2 For space availability on either trip contact Debbie Sturdivant Jordan at 866-748-6146 or debbie AT holbrooktravel.com In a country about the size of Texas, Tanzania has over 1,000 species of birds and is world famous for big mammals such as African Lion, Leopard, African Elephant, African Buffalo, Black Rhino, and Maasai Giraffe. We will travel to the Tarangire National Park, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater (to see Afro-montane forest bird species), a Massai village to experience nomadic culture, and the Olduvai Gorge (made famous by Louis and Mary Leakey). The cost of $6970 includes round trip airfare from Tampa Florida, meals, lodging, ground transportation, and birding guides. The only thing not included is gratuities and the $100 Visa Fee (that must be in cash upon arrival). This will be a birding experience of a lifetime. African Hawk-Eagle, Yellow-collared Lovebird, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Mountain Greenbul, Montane White-eye, White-bellied Grosbeak-Canary, Saddle-billed Stork, Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill, Pearl-spotted Owlet, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Greater and Lesser Flamingos, and Common Ostrich are a few of our many target species. For space availability on either Tanzania trip contact: Debbie Sturdivant Jordan at 866-748-6146 or debbie AT holbrooktravel.com If you have any questions please feel free to contact me: Barry Rossheim Sarasota Audubon Society nethoppers AT msn.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: article request for summer FOS newsletter From: Mark Kiser <mark.kiser AT MYFWC.COM> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:15 -0400 Hello all, I am requesting articles (and accompanying photos) for the next issue of the Florida Ornithological Society newsletter. If you are interested, please email me, Selena Kiser, at beenebat AT netscape.net (preferably by early June). Please put "FOS newsletter" in the subject line so I don’t miss your emails. You can see past issues at www.fosbirds.org/newsletters Thanks so much! Selena FOS newsletter editor beenebat AT netscape.net To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Orlando Wetlands Park, 5/22/2013 (Orange Co) From: Scott Simmons <scott.j.simmons AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:02:02 -0400 This morning I dropped by Orlando Wetlands Park. The most interesting find was a Belted Kingfisher. Also fun to see were a Roseate Spoonbill, 3 American White Pelicans, and a young Sandhill Crane. All the normal wading bird were there, including 2 Black-crowned Night Herons and 3 Least Bitterns. I also found a snake that I think it's a Florida Banded Water Snake, but I don't know my snakes that well. I posted photos of birds and snakes at http://www.learnoutdoorphotography.com/2013/05/orlando-wetlands-park-5222013.html. Orlando Wetlands Park is just north of Rte 50 in Christmas, FL. Scott Simmons Winter Park, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Least Bitterns, Merritt Island NWR, Brevard County From: Chuck Tague <kingrail AT MAC.COM> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:18 -0400 This afternoon Paula Wehr, Bob North and I observed two Least Bitterns at Merritt Island NWR. The birds were around the parking area at the Cruickshank trailhead. The first flew from the mangroves around the canal and dropped into the cattail patch. The second flew to the mangroves across the road from the restrooms. It was unconcerned with us and we were able to observe it through the mangroves for twenty minutes. It called softly several times. Chuck Tague Ormond Beach, FL Least Bittern, "Ixobrychus exilis" - 070 Least Bittern, "Ixobrychus exilis" - 147 To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Black tern at Fort Myers Beach Estero Bay From: Keith Laakkonen <keith_laakkonen AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:23 -0400 We have had two days of observations of a black tern in Estero Bay and Fort Myers Beach. Yesterday staff from Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve (biologist Cheryl Clark and volunteer Ruth Woodall) saw the black tern feeding at the Lovers Key boat ramp. Then yesterday afternoon, Jan Bacharch and FWC BNB Technician Penny Jarrett saw is and got these pictures, the pictures are Jan’s. Huge thanks to Charlie Ewell who confirmed the ID pictures I was able to get out this morning and got an incredible view of it flying with LETE. My view was good enough to confirm by eyeball (30'!) since my binoculars are in for warranty repair. Thanks to all listed who rapidly shared their reports! Keith Laakkonen Environmental Sciences Coordinator Town of Fort Myers Beach To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Common Nighthawks in Palm Bay From: Rick and Barb Lucas <lucasbirders AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 00:47:58 +0000 Today I had four Common Nighthawks overhead for several hours.  At one point two landed about 15-20 away from me on the isolated, paved road I was standing on.  From the way they were swooping toward each other, I beleive this was breeding activity.  Not sure as I have never seen Common Nighthawks perform like this, or for such a long time.  I took a couple of pictures with my iphone, but have no idea how to get them in this post.  A total of five were observed sitting on the roads in the same area. The area I was in is a place called "T he C ompound" in western Palm Bay.  It is an old General Development area that was cleared, paved, and then aba ndoned.  To get there, take DeGroot to Bombardia west about 4 miles.  The birds were on the north side of Bombardia.  If you would like more detailed directions, send me an email offline. Rick Lucas Sebastian, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Dunedin Carolina Chickadee From: Susan Pulling Robinson <spulling AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:15 -0400 I heard the call and ran out back with the camera. We moved to the shore of Jerry Lake in Dunedin in January, 2007, and I have never had a Carolina Chickadee at my feeders before! I played his song and he came into the top of our big oak tree to investigate - putting the camera on full zoom I held my breath and snapped a bunch of pics... I did get one good enough to prove it to myself! To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Best regards, Susan To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Today Red-cockaded Woodpecker Bayard Conservation Area Clay County From: David Simpson <simpsondavid AT MAC.COM> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 19:20:52 +0000 Lenore, Of the top of my head, I'd say the closest population is Camp Blanding near Goldhead Branch State Park.  They may have released some birds last fall and this was one that did not stay.  Or perhaps it is a wanderer from that local population. Did you see any bands on the bird?  Identifying the bands would help make this determination.  Seeing the bands on a woodpecker is no easy task, but it is the best way to determine the origin of wayward RCWO's like this one.  All translocated birds are carefully documented.  Some disappear, never to be seen again. David Simpson Fellsmere, FL  On May 21, 2013, at 03:11 PM, Lenore McCullagh wrote: Dear All,   Today at 0915 I watched a jazzed up Red-cockaded Woodpecker moving about the pines in Bayard Conservation Area outside of Green Cove Springs. The bird was very vocal. I watch for 5 minutes and moved on. I returned 35 minutes later and the bird was still there. I watched for another 8 minutes taking shots with my cell phone. Then I drove home to get a more suitable (but still inadequate 200mm lens) camera. It took me an hour to get back. I waited in the area for 50 minutes until storm clouds drove me out (thunder and tall pines). No luck on the RCWO but did pick up a female American Redstart. Potential breeder? The birds were active and very vocal.   I was on Lindsey Lane at the big culvert. For me, this is has been the most birdie spot there. There are 2 parking areas off SR 16 as you drive East from GCS. Go to the one closest to the river, the second one. Walk South on Lindsey Lane. The old road curves gently to the East. After the second curve, a road goes off to the West. Keep walking South. Soon you will pass the culvert on the left. The bird was working just North of this area on both sides of the road. Of course any RCWO would be very fine, but this bird is truly a fine specimen.   BTW, 100s of Bartram's Ixia were blooming in the burned area about 500m to the South. This area was burned by the SJRWMD several weeks ago. We had this same event in 2009 after a big intense burn.   So today was the piney woods approaching it's best with a RCWO, Brown-headed Nuthatches all over, singing Bachman's Sparrows and so many others vocalizing. Now, the big question. Where did she come from?   Luckly birding to all. Also, for the record, I have walked these woods thousands of times and today was a very special day.   Lenore McCullagh Orange Park, Clay County, To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Today Red-cockaded Woodpecker Bayard Conservation Area Clay County From: Lenore McCullagh <lmcstjohns AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:14 +0000 Dear All,   Today at 0915 I watched a jazzed up Red-cockaded Woodpecker moving about the pines in Bayard Conservation Area outside of Green Cove Springs. The bird was very vocal. I watch for 5 minutes and moved on. I returned 35 minutes later and the bird was still there. I watched for another 8 minutes taking shots with my cell phone. Then I drove home to get a more suitable (but still inadequate 200mm lens) camera. It took me an hour to get back. I waited in the area for 50 minutes until storm clouds drove me out (thunder and tall pines). No luck on the RCWO but did pick up a female American Redstart. Potential breeder? The birds were active and very vocal.   I was on Lindsey Lane at the big culvert. For me, this is has been the most birdie spot there. There are 2 parking areas off SR 16 as you drive East from GCS. Go to the one closest to the river, the second one. Walk South on Lindsey Lane. The old road curves gently to the East. After the second curve, a road goes off to the West. Keep walking South. Soon you will pass the culvert on the left. The bird was working just North of this area on both sides of the road. Of course any RCWO would be very fine, but this bird is truly a fine specimen.   BTW, 100s of Bartram's Ixia were blooming in the burned area about 500m to the South. This area was burned by the SJRWMD several weeks ago. We had this same event in 2009 after a big intense burn.   So today was the piney woods approaching it's best with a RCWO, Brown-headed Nuthat ches all over, singing Bachman's Sparrows and so many others vocalizing. Now, the big question. Where did she come from?   Luckly birding to all. Also, for the record, I have walked these woods thousands of times and today was a very special day.   Lenore McCullagh Orange Park, Clay County, To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Red Shouldered Hawk nest at John Chesnut Sr. Park? From: "Dr. Douglas B. Yarbrough" <toktok46 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:22 -0400 A photographer told me this morning that there may be a Red Shouldered Hawk nest at John Chestnut Sr. Park in Pinellas county. Has anyone located this nest? If so, could you please post specific directions of where to go when inside the park? Many, many thanks. Doug Yarbrough Palm Harbor, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Fea's Petrel in Florida! From: Bill Pranty <billpranty AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 13:46:22 -0400 Good afternoon Andy et al., Very cool! I'm not on the FOS Records Committee currently, but I would not hesitate to vote for adding to the Official Florida Bird List Fea's Petrel (the authors of the paper cited by Andy use the name Bugio Petrel in anticipation of a taxonomic "split" that may or may not be recognized in the future by the American Ornithologists' Union) based on the geolocation record. I was able to find the abstract of the Ramirez et al. (2013) paper online but could not access the entire paper. I presume that the geolocators (Google it if you don't know what this is, e.g., http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/bas_research/instruments/instrument7.php) were placed on adults at the nesting colony, so there shouldn't be any doubt as to the ID of the bird tracked off Florida. And from Andy writes, there are many locations of this individual off Florida. Very cool. Best regards, Bill Pranty Bayonet Point, Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Fea's Petrel in Florida! From: Andy Kratter <kratter AT FLMNH.UFL.EDU> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 13:38:03 -0400 A new paper on Fea's Petrel (=Bugio Petrel), showed that one (of 17) petrels marked with geolocator loggers spent the winter (29 November to 12 May) off southern Georgia and Florida (the map looks like it roamed along the entire coast south to the Keys). The study took place between 2007 and 2010, although it is unclear what years this bird was in Florida. The mapped locations definitely look to be within Florida waters. Other petrels spent winters closer to the breeding area (N=3), or off Brazil (7), and in the central south Atlantic (1). This, of course, raises the question:should Fea's Petrel be added to Official State List of Birds of Florida? Here's the paper: Ramírez, I., V. H. Paiva, D. Menezes, I. Silva, R. A. Phillips, J. A. Ramos, and S. Garthe. 2013. Year-round distribution and habitat preferences of the Bugio petrel. Marine Ecology Progress Series 476:269-284. Andy Kratter Gainesville, FLorida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Lake County Roseate Spoonbill From: Renne Leatto <renne AT IKARUMBAH.COM> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 09:23:32 -0400 Earl Horn asked: 'Are they seen often in the Central Florida area?' I've had roseate spoonbills at my backyard lake near Windermere and have seen them flying over Colonial (Hwy 50) just west of Ocoee. We have brown pelicans all over southwest Orange County, too. Renee Leato Windermere, Orange County To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Lake County Roseate Spoonbill From: Larry Connor <llconnor AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 22:06:25 -0400 There are a lot of eBird records for inland central Florida including recent ones from Emeralda Marsh Area 7 (along CR-452 in the Baptist Conference area). There are also some current eBird records in Paynes Prairie with photographs. I saw 6-8 along Lake Griffin in the Treasure Island area and several in the Area 7 a few years ago. I would say spoonbills were a fairly regular occurrence in this area, but one has to venture into the appropriate habitat. That is certainly not as easy a task inland as it is along the coast. Larry Connor Eustis, FL From: Earl Horn Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 6:02 PM To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Lake County Roseate Spoonbill While working the Astatula Block 6 for the BBA I had a Roseate Spoonbill fly in to the Lake Apopka shoreline. It was a nice reward for doing the 4 mile hike to get to the block before daylight even if it isn’t a breeder. Are they seen often in the Central Florida area? Earl Horn Mt Dora, Fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: White-tailed Tropicbird, Black-capped Petrel, Arctic Tern and Band-rumped Storm-Petrel - Pelagic Trip. Ponce de Leon Inlet. From: Michael Brothers <mbrothers AT VOLUSIA.ORG> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:08 -0400 49 stalwart adventurers joined us for a pelagic trip out of Ponce de Leon Inlet in Volusia County that started out at 3:00 a.m. in rain. Eventually the rain left us and we began to find a great assortment of pelagic birds. At about 90 miles out, we began to find a lot of action, with Black-capped Petrel, Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Arctic Tern, then the show-stopper of a fabulous adult White-tailed Tropicbird! Despite times of no bird activity, we found a good assortment of pelagic species: Black-capped Petrel 12 Audubon's Shearwater 15 Cory's Shearwater 2 Sooty Shearwater 1 Wilson's Storm-Petrel 6 Leach's Storm-Petrel 1 Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 5 Brown Booby 1 Arctic Tern 5 Bridled Tern 8 Sooty Tern 74 Pomarine Jaeger 1 Laughing Gull 2 Red Phalarope 12 Warbler sp. 1 Thrush sp. 1 Loggerhead Turtle 1 Leatherback Turtle 1 Sailfish 1 Wahoo 1 Special thanks to all of the great leaders that helped me out: Mark Berney Wes Biggs Dave Goodwin Sea McKeon Mitchell Harris Ed Kwater John Murphy Roberto Torres Murray Gardler The next trip will be in July. Michael Michael Brothers Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Manatee County Arctic Tern From: Stu Wilson <stuwilson AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10:33 -0400 This is a late report, but John Ginaven had a single Arctic Tern on the gulf beach of the Manatee County half of Longboat Key on Thursday, May 16, 2013. This location is about 50 miles south of Tampa as the crow flies. The bird was present for just an hour or so, and seen by only one other birder, before it took flight to the north. A cropped photo is attached. ************* Stu Wilson Sarasota, FL USA Everything is connected... To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Lake County Roseate Spoonbill From: Earl Horn <earl_horn AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 18:02:42 -0400 While working the Astatula Block 6 for the BBA I had a Roseate Spoonbill fly in to the Lake Apopka shoreline. It was a nice reward for doing the 4 mile hike to get to the block before daylight even if it isn't a breeder. Are they seen often in the Central Florida area? Earl Horn Mt Dora, Fl To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Cliff Swallow From: Murray Gardler <mangrovefirst AT tampabay.rr.com> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 16:45:56 -0400 At least 2 at the SR 50 and St. John's river bridge plus many Barn Swallows. Sent from my iPad Murray Gardler Weeki Wachee, FL ------------------------------------ FlaBirding - Florida and Bahama Birding website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaBirding/ Unsubscribe, mail to: FlaBirding-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Nomail, mail to: FlaBirding-nomail AT yahoogroups.com Resume from Nomail, mail to: FlaBirding-normal AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Cliff Swallow From: Murray Gardler <mangrovefirst AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 16:45:56 -0400 At least 2 at the SR 50 and St. John's river bridge plus many Barn Swallows. Sent from my iPad Murray Gardler Weeki Wachee, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Antillean Nighthawk - Homestead (near Miami) 05/19 From: Angel and Mariel Abreu <angelspeed170 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:51 -0400 Brian Rapoza found an Antillean Nighthawk in Homestead at the intersection of 217Ave. & SR 9336 (Ingraham Hwy) on Saturday night (5/18) while doing a nightjar survey. Mariel and I arrived at this location at about 8p.m. (5/19) and heard the nighthawk calling from the north side of 9336. We then drove to the south side of 9336 and 217Ave. where our friend Trey Mitchell was parked, we heard the bird here on and off for about the next hour or so. We were able to record the call as the nighthawk flew quite close to us several times. Only one thing was missing at this point, Rangel Diaz which is doing a Big Year in Miami-Dade County. He and his crew finally arrived and after waiting fifteen minutes or so the Antillean Nighthawk began calling close to us and Rangel was able to make a recording of the bird on his phone as well. After Rangel, Michael and Jared left, Trey stayed with us for a bit longer and we heard the bird again, but this time we had calls coming from the east side of 217ave. and the west side. It sounded as if there are possibly two Antillean Nighthawks at this location! Homestead Antillean nighthawk cordinates- 25.403585,-80.541659 Here is a link to a recording of the nighhawk calling. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/78939738/Antillean_Nighthawk/AntilleanNighthawk_5192013.wav Recording Name: AntilleanNighthawk_5/19/2013 Duration: 0:00:23.06 Format: WAV/PCM 44.1kHz 32bit Creation Date: 2013-05-20 Nature is Awesome Angel & Mariel Miami, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? From: Mark Eden <mrbass111 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 13:01:34 -0400 thanks to those who replied. i did not even think about a juvi male until after i posted. although i did do some searching and did not find many that looked like my bird. but i guess its neat to find one anyway. thanks mark j. eden palm bay, fl. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? From: Angel and Mariel Abreu <angelspeed170 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 11:53:10 -0400 Hi Mark et al., The American Redstart you mention sounds like a juvenile male redstart. While adult males are easily distinguishable from adult females, juvenile males, look like adult female birds until their second year. These juvenile males have only a few scattered black feathers on the head and breast as well as on the back, and have yellow rather than orange patches in the tail and wings. This is best seen during the spring as these young birds are returning back from their wintering grounds or wintering birds here are getting ready to head north. After their first potential breeding season, juvenile male redstarts undergo a complete molt of their body and flight feathers into their black/orange adult plumage. So this means that male redstarts do not acquire their adult plumage until their second fall, the term used to describe this is Delayed Plumage Maturation. American Redstarts are one of about 30 sexually dimorphic North American passerine species of eight families that exhibit delayed plumage maturation. We attached a picture of one such male photographed in the spring of 2008. Nature is Awesome Angel & Mariel Miami, FL Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:06 -0400 From: janet.leavens1 AT GMAIL.COM Subject: Re: [BRDBRAIN] spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU It looks like a first spring male AMRE to me. If you do a Google Image search, you'll find some similar looking birds. Janet LeavensOviedo, FL On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Mark Eden wrote: i was down in the fla. keys last week and i was lucky enough to have a common yellowthroat and this redstart show up in my back yard. but i have never seen one with black spots on its breast and an apparent black capping on its head. is this a common color scheme or could it be mixed with some other type bird. thanks mark eden palm bay, fl. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? From: Janet Leavens <janet.leavens1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:06 -0400 It looks like a first spring male AMRE to me. If you do a Google Image search, you'll find some similar looking birds. Janet Leavens Oviedo, FL On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Mark Eden wrote: > i was down in the fla. keys last week and i was lucky enough to have a > common yellowthroat and this redstart show up in my back yard. but i > have never seen one with black spots on its breast and an apparent > black capping on its head. is this a common color scheme or could it be > mixed with some other type bird. > > thanks > mark eden palm bay, fl. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html > To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: spot breasted, black capped am. redstart? From: Mark Eden <mrbass111 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 11:08:35 -0400 i was down in the fla. keys last week and i was lucky enough to have a common yellowthroat and this redstart show up in my back yard. but i have never seen one with black spots on its breast and an apparent black capping on its head. is this a common color scheme or could it be mixed with some other type bird. thanks mark eden palm bay, fl. To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Antillean Nighthawk near Miami this morning From: Bill Pranty <billpranty AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 20:13:02 -0400 Good evening Rick et al., In a post this morning to the Miami Bird Board, Brian Rapoza heard an Antillean Nighthawk at Homestead last night. http://www.tropicalaudubon.org/tasboard/messages/88677.html Best regards, Bill Pranty Bayonet Point, Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Antillean Nighthawk near Miami this morning From: Richard West <RickLWest AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 19:36:25 -0400 Hi BRDBrains -- At about 6 AM this morning I heard an Antillean Nighthawk over a field while atlasing "South of Coopertown-6" and listening for Chuck-will's-widows. (I know this species well from 3 recent summers spent in Ponce, PR.) Directions: West on 136th St past 177th Ave (SR 997) and past a canal to N25° 38.261, W80° 31.295. This is about 2.6 miles west of 177th Ave, just before 203rd Ave. If the bird persists there, it would be a lot quicker to see it there than in the Keys. The neighborhood is quite remote but had fine horses! Are there any other recent records this far north? I did find the Chuck I was looking for, and Great Horned Owl, for a total of 4 nocturnal species. Not good enough, because 25 years ago Barn and Burrowing Owls there. Those two are really tough for me. Any tips would be appreciated. For part of the miniroute I walked out in a bone dry S Florida Water Management area and found no water birds. The hydrology has changed, because 25 years ago Wood Duck and King Rail were found. The block was full of surprises! Rick West Tallahassee To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Sign off birdbrain From: Steve <steviemull AT HOTMAIL.CO.UK> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 20:26:30 +0100 Sent from my iPad To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Set NoMail From: john hintermister <jhintermister AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 11:42:29 -0400 Set NO Mail To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Short-Tailed Hawks Light & Dark Morphs & Swallow-Tailed Kites At Central Park in Ormond Beach,FL !ţţţţ Oh My From: Steve Petruniak <raeliancaver AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 08:29:00 -0400 Just a short Summary Report , Last night at The Central Park, in Ormond Beach, FL The Short-Tailed Hawk Dark Morph or Phase had been seen by several witnesses ! Also anywhere from 6-8 Swallow-Tailed Kites had also been seen flying & putting on some great flying & soaring acrobatic shows even flying directly right over the top of the water, skimming it and dragging their talons occasionally as if trying to catch something right out of the lake! They were really enjoyed by all as well ! And also earlier a very unusual avian visitor had flown in, a single Limpkin made a surprise arrival at the Lake ! Very Cool ! Every evening a small group of 4-20 or more Swallow-Tailed Kites gather around this area of Central Park in Ormond Beach. They soar around the area and have had a Mississippi Kite and even the Short -Tailed Hawk White & Dark Morph occasionally flying with them as well. The location is on Hand Avenue in Ormond Beach, between Nova Road and US 1 Steve Petruniak Daytona Beach , Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: A video of Nanday Parakeets at my Bird Feeder From: "Mark H. Vance" <mark AT MARKHVANCE.COM> Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 06:47:28 -0400 I've had Nanday Parakeets come to my bird feeder for the past few days and I finally got a video of them. They seem to flick through the food not wanting the sunflower seed but they seem to like the millet and safflower. I bought some parakeet seed by they haven't been here to try that yet. Click the following link to watch - http://youtu.be/WIb9uowqQ7I Thanks, Mark Vance Sarasota, Florida mark AT markhvance.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: White-rumped Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, MINWR, Brevard County (May 18, 2013) From: Robert Stalnaker <robert.wildlife AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 16:29:48 -0700 I joined Harry Robinson and group at Merritt Island NWR (MINWR) today.  Notables were:   *White-rumped Sandpiper 1 *Stilt Sandpiper 2 East Gator N 28 37 32  W 80 47 00   *white Morph Reddish Egret on East Gator N 28 37 36 W 80 46 59   *American Avocet 3, Between stops 2-3 Blackpoint Wildlife Drive   At the Cruickshank trail stop, there is a Green Heron on the nest a very short distance across from the restroom, and Boat-tailed Grackle chicks in a nest. Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Today at Babcock Webb WMA From: Randy Harrod <rth95 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 16:33:50 -0400 Headed down this morning with Sue Tavaglione. We arrived find foggy conditions which took several hours to burn off. Once fog fully burned off things picked up. List includes Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (several) Bachman's Sparrow. Singing. Got good look with spotting scope Brown Headed Nuthatch Great Crested Flycatcher Common Nighthawk. Several calling at dawn. Observed one flying Northern Bobwhite Pine Warbler Eastern Medowlark Towhee's Northern Mockingbird Loggerhead Shrike Blue Jay Sandhill Crane Bluebirds Randy Harrod Pinellas County Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Powerline Road, Hernando County From: Murray Gardler <mangrovefirst AT tampabay.rr.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:37 -0400 Swallow-tailed Kite. 25+ feeding Burrowing Owl. 2 Red-tailed Hawk. 1 Kestrel. 1 (probably southeastern race) Sent from my iPad Murray Gardler Weeki Wachee, FL ------------------------------------ FlaBirding - Florida and Bahama Birding website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlaBirding/ Unsubscribe, mail to: FlaBirding-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Nomail, mail to: FlaBirding-nomail AT yahoogroups.com Resume from Nomail, mail to: FlaBirding-normal AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Powerline Road, Hernando County From: Murray Gardler <mangrovefirst AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:37 -0400 Swallow-tailed Kite. 25+ feeding Burrowing Owl. 2 Red-tailed Hawk. 1 Kestrel. 1 (probably southeastern race) Sent from my iPad Murray Gardler Weeki Wachee, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Short-Tailed Hawks Light & Dark Morphs & Swallow-Tailed Kites At Central Park in Ormond Beach,FL !ţţţţ Oh My ! From: Steve Petruniak <raeliancaver AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 06:57:01 -0400 Just a brief Summary Report : Last night at The Central Park, in Ormond Beach,FL both the Short-Tailed Hawks, The Light & Dark Morphs or Phase had been seen by several witnesses ! Also anywhere from 6-9 Swallow-Tailed Kites had also been seen flying & putting on some great flying & soaring acrobatic shows and & were enjoyed by all as well ! Every evening a small group of 4-20 or more Swallow-Tailed Kites gather around this area of Central Park in Ormond Beach. They soar around the area and have had a Mississippi Kite and even the Short -Tailed Hawk White & Dark Morph occasionally flying with them as well. The location is on Hand Avenue in Ormond Beach, between Nova Road and US 1 Steve Petruniak Daytona Beach , Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Red-cockaded Woodpecker From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:42 -0400 CORRECTION TO LINK -ORIGNAL REPLY It's always great to see the cockade. They only show it when they are irritated 99 per cent of the time. This one didn't want me around. I had to sex his chick so I didn't have much choice. I left immeadiatly after my job was done.... www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/5783420122 Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen Brevard Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:52 -0400 From: mangrovefirst AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Red-cockaded Woodpecker To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU After at least a decade monitoring RCWO's in the Croom this is the second time I have observed the reason for the naming the subject birds. Murray Gardler Brooksville, FLTo subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Red-cockaded Woodpecker From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 23:59:26 -0400 It's always great to see the cockade. They only show it when they are irritated 99 per cent of the time. This one didn't want me around. I had to sex his chick so I didn't have much choice. I left immeadiatly after my job was done.... www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/57834201222 Danny Bales Titusville, Fls www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen Brevard Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:52 -0400 From: mangrovefirst AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Red-cockaded Woodpecker To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU After at least a decade monitoring RCWO's in the Croom this is the second time I have observed the reason for the naming the subject birds. Murray Gardler Brooksville, FLTo subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Evidence of breeding, Rock Springs Run State Reserve, Lake County (May 17, 2013) From: Robert Stalnaker <robert.wildlife AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:04 -0700 7 days ago, Greg Bretz and I observed a male Blue Grosbeak, a male Indigo Bunting and a Prairie Warbler at Rock Springs Run State Reserve.  Our target today was to try and see if these birds held territory for Breeding Bird Atlas purposes at least 7 days. All three of these species, as far as I know, would be considered rare to breed in this area. Not only was the Grosbeak in the same spot, but today he had a female with him.  The male Indigo Bunting also was in the same location it was last week.  No sign of the Prairie Warbler. We are now able to code this as "probable evidence of breeding" for the the two and we hope in a few weeks we can confirm breeding with other evidence. Some other species we were able to upgrade the breeding status were the Bachman's Sparrow and Red-headed Woodpecker in this block. Images from today at: http://cfno.blogspot.com/ Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Injured Sandhill Crane From: Michelle Machovina <sunnybtkool AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:32:59 -0400 Saw this Crane in a shopping center parking island area. When I first drove in, being a birder, I noticed it sitting in the grass right next to a 4-way stop. I thought it was strange but went on to do my shopping. On the way back out, the crane was still there and attempting to stand. It was then I noticed its leg. It appeared to have lost its leg below the knee and someone had duct taped a piece of PVC on it to attempt to make it a prosthetic. The PVC was about 8-10 inches too short so it really didn't function for any purpose. I the Audubon center for for birds of prey to ask if they had any ideas what to do. They gave me a number for Sea World , no answer, and the number for my county animal control. I also tried several rehab places, again, with no answer. Does anyone know what else I could have done? Legally?? The Audubon center said I could capture it and take it to Sea World, but since I was by myself I didn't want to attempt it. I'm hoping animal control came to get it. Thanks for any help! Michelle Mangan Sanford, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Red-cockaded Woodpecker From: murray Gardler <mangrovefirst AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:52 -0400 After at least a decade monitoring RCWO's in the Croom this is the second time I have observed the reason for the naming the subject birds. Murray Gardler Brooksville, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Short-Tailed Hawks Light & Dark Morphs & Swallow-Tailed Kites & At Central Park in Ormond Beach,FL !ţţţţ Oh My ! From: Steve Petruniak <raeliancaver AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 06:46:08 -0400 Just a brief report : On the last 2 consecutive nights at The Central Park, in Ormond Beach both the Short-Tailed Hawks, The Light & Dark Morphs have been seen by several witnesses ! Also anywhere from 6-9 Swallow-Tailed Kites have been seen flying & putting on great shows and & enjoyed by all as well ! Every evening a small group of 4-14 or more Swallow-Tailed Kites gather around this area of Central Park in Ormond Beach. They soar around the area and have had a Mississippi Kite and even the Short -Tailed Hawk White & Dark Morph occasionally with them. The location is on Hand Avenue in Ormond Beach, between Nova Road and US 1 Steve Petruniak Daytona Beach , Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Flash Photography Birds 5-16-13 From: Danny Bales <sueredfish AT MSN.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 23:58:35 -0400 I was talking to Mrs. Ken Kauffman in 2009 at McGee Marsh She informed me that a flash did not bother the birds. I've used a flash for years on birds, and they could care less. In 6 years of study with Red- cockaded Woodpeckers, I have had absolutely no problems with using a flash on them If a bird does not know you are there, and you use a flash you might startle it on the first shot, but after that it could care less. I think we get too over protected of birds sometimes, and don't give them credit with having an sense. This broad-billed hummingbird never acted affraid of the flash... http://www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen/3020732307/ Danny Bales Titusville, Fla. www.flickr.com/photos/mudhen Brevard To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: flash photog. response thanks From: Joyce Stefancic <jws2735 AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:30 -0400 Hi BirdBrains, Thanks to those of you who responded to my mail regarding using flash photography on birds. I appreciate and value your input. I think it's an interesting subject for some research. Good Birding, Joyce Stefancic Clermont To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: It's a Racer From: Robert Stalnaker <robert.wildlife AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 14:05:11 -0700 Thx all.   Had so many well informed people, including two directors at zoos and wildlife centers respond that it is the Southern Black Racer, and those ridges are "belly scutes". Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL ________________________________ From: Jim Gray To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [BRDBRAIN] Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) looks an awful like a southern black racer. I have watched gho's eat lots and lots of black racer here in the Tampa, Bay area..... Jim Gray Tampa, fl ---- Robert Stalnaker wrote: > If you have friends from out-of-state coming to visit and they want to search for a Bachman's Sparrow, and if they will be near Central Florida, direct them to Wiregrass Prairie Preserve.  This is the most dense concentration of Bachman's Sparrows I have seen and heard and a good number are right at the north parking lot off Lopez Road (there is also another trail and parking off Rudman Road).  Yesterday, I mentioned the variation in the Eastern Towhee song.  That pales in comparison to hearing a large number of Bachman's singing together with their variations.    There was an Eastern Bluebird family unit.  The juveniles had the spots all over them and still had the swollen gape.   Also saw a Common Nighthawk in-flight and Northern Bobwhite as I was getting my stuff out of the car.    A Great Horned Owl nabbed a long snake.  At first I thought it was an Indigo Snake since I had been wishing I would see one--this habitat was excellent for the Indigo.  I think the snake may be an Eastern Hognose.  The tail tapers greatly to a thin point.  I don't know what other snakes have a tapered tail like that.   In-flight images of the owl and others are at:   http://cfno.blogspot.com/     Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html > To set to no mail send a message:  SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu > ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message:  SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) From: Robert Stalnaker <robert.wildlife AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:58:10 -0700 thx, a few are saying it looks like a Racer.   These bands or ridges on this closeup--don't know if that helps or not.  I never noticed a Racer having that. Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL   img 149kb ________________________________ From: Jim Gray To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [BRDBRAIN] Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) looks an awful like a southern black racer. I have watched gho's eat lots and lots of black racer here in the Tampa, Bay area..... Jim Gray Tampa, fl ---- Robert Stalnaker wrote: > If you have friends from out-of-state coming to visit and they want to search for a Bachman's Sparrow, and if they will be near Central Florida, direct them to Wiregrass Prairie Preserve.  This is the most dense concentration of Bachman's Sparrows I have seen and heard and a good number are right at the north parking lot off Lopez Road (there is also another trail and parking off Rudman Road).  Yesterday, I mentioned the variation in the Eastern Towhee song.  That pales in comparison to hearing a large number of Bachman's singing together with their variations.    There was an Eastern Bluebird family unit.  The juveniles had the spots all over them and still had the swollen gape.   Also saw a Common Nighthawk in-flight and Northern Bobwhite as I was getting my stuff out of the car.    A Great Horned Owl nabbed a long snake.  At first I thought it was an Indigo Snake since I had been wishing I would see one--this habitat was excellent for the Indigo.  I think the snake may be an Eastern Hognose.  The tail tapers greatly to a thin point.  I don't know what other snakes have a tapered tail like that.   In-flight images of the owl and others are at:   http://cfno.blogspot.com/     Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html > To set to no mail send a message:  SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu > ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message:  SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) From: Jim Gray <greensdancer AT TAMPABAY.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 16:46:37 -0400 looks an awful like a southern black racer. I have watched gho's eat lots and lots of black racer here in the Tampa, Bay area..... Jim Gray Tampa, fl ---- Robert Stalnaker wrote: > If you have friends from out-of-state coming to visit and they want to search for a Bachman's Sparrow, and if they will be near Central Florida, direct them to Wiregrass Prairie Preserve.  This is the most dense concentration of Bachman's Sparrows I have seen and heard and a good number are right at the north parking lot off Lopez Road (there is also another trail and parking off Rudman Road).  Yesterday, I mentioned the variation in the Eastern Towhee song.  That pales in comparison to hearing a large number of Bachman's singing together with their variations.    There was an Eastern Bluebird family unit.  The juveniles had the spots all over them and still had the swollen gape.   Also saw a Common Nighthawk in-flight and Northern Bobwhite as I was getting my stuff out of the car.    A Great Horned Owl nabbed a long snake.  At first I thought it was an Indigo Snake since I had been wishing I would see one--this habitat was excellent for the Indigo.  I think the snake may be an Eastern Hognose.  The tail tapers greatly to a thin point.  I don't know what other snakes have a tapered tail like that.   In-flight images of the owl and others are at:   http://cfno.blogspot.com/     Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, > please visit us on the web at: > http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html > To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU > Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu > ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) From: Bill Door <billdoor8 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 16:28:01 -0400 Nice shots! Since you seem unsure, I'll offer my observations on the snake. It appears to be one or another subspecies of Black Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp.) < link> Dark dorsum, lighter ventrum, essentially patternless, exceedingly long and thin, diurnal, quite abundant, and common prey of Great Horned Owls hunting in daytime because they expose themselves while seeking prey. Hognosed Snakes are much thicker bodied for their length, do not commonly reach the length of this snake, are usually although not always heavily patterned, are quite uncommon (sadly), and are both secretive and cryptic. Dan Dan Martinelli, Executive Director Treasure Coast Wildlife Center a 501(c)(3) charity 8626 SW Citrus Boulevard Palm City, FL 34990 772.286.6200 www.TCwild.org tinyTCWClogo This email and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information. This information is private and protected by law. Accordingly, if you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to delete this entire communication immediately and are notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of or taking any action based on this information is prohibited. From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History [mailto:BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU] On Behalf Of Robert Stalnaker Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:49 PM To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) If you have friends from out-of-state coming to visit and they want to search for a Bachman's Sparrow, and if they will be near Central Florida, direct them to Wiregrass Prairie Preserve. This is the most dense concentration of Bachman's Sparrows I have seen and heard and a good number are right at the north parking lot off Lopez Road (there is also another trail and parking off Rudman Road). Yesterday, I mentioned the variation in the Eastern Towhee song. That pales in comparison to hearing a large number of Bachman's singing together with their variations. There was an Eastern Bluebird family unit. The juveniles had the spots all over them and still had the swollen gape. Also saw a Common Nighthawk in-flight and Northern Bobwhite as I was getting my stuff out of the car. A Great Horned Owl nabbed a long snake. At first I thought it was an Indigo Snake since I had been wishing I would see one--this habitat was excellent for the Indigo. I think the snake may be an Eastern Hognose. The tail tapers greatly to a thin point. I don't know what other snakes have a tapered tail like that. In-flight images of the owl and others are at: http://cfno.blogspot.com/ Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Great Horned Owl with snake, Wiregrass Prairie Preserve, Volusia County (May 16,2013) From: Robert Stalnaker <robert.wildlife AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 12:49:25 -0700 If you have friends from out-of-state coming to visit and they want to search for a Bachman's Sparrow, and if they will be near Central Florida, direct them to Wiregrass Prairie Preserve.  This is the most dense concentration of Bachman's Sparrows I have seen and heard and a good number are right at the north parking lot off Lopez Road (there is also another trail and parking off Rudman Road).  Yesterday, I mentioned the variation in the Eastern Towhee song.  That pales in comparison to hearing a large number of Bachman's singing together with their variations.    There was an Eastern Bluebird family unit.  The juveniles had the spots all over them and still had the swollen gape.   Also saw a Common Nighthawk in-flight and Northern Bobwhite as I was getting my stuff out of the car.    A Great Horned Owl nabbed a long snake.  At first I thought it was an Indigo Snake since I had been wishing I would see one--this habitat was excellent for the Indigo.  I think the snake may be an Eastern Hognose.  The tail tapers greatly to a thin point.  I don't know what other snakes have a tapered tail like that.   In-flight images of the owl and others are at:   http://cfno.blogspot.com/     Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: FW: [BRDBRAIN] FW: Flash photography re: birds (this time with the answer) From: Joe Misiaszek <jjmjrfl AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:35:15 -0400 To all: Two cents worth on using flash with my limited experience. Was forced for many years to resort to flash in taking photos of Hummers, but now with the high ISO capabilities of "high-end" digital cameras, I find it rarely necessary. Although hummer's were initially startled I found that after a period of acclimation they tolerated the flash to the extent that they appeared to ignore the flash, with no apparent reaction to the flash. However to expect that a bird in the wild, with more perching spots and feeding areas to choose from, would readily return to the same spot might be wishful thinking. I would suggest that flash be used as a last resort, rather than a normal technique, in the field. My "two cents worth", BTW, had a Loggerhead Shrike in the back yard yesterday feasting on a lizard. First ever in my yard. Joe Misiaszek Lakeland Hi BirdBrains, I have been questioning, in my own mind, the effects of using flash photography on birds.so much so that I have decided to stop "flashing" birds and try to use ISO. I finally posed the question to Cornell Lab, wondering about the effects of the sometimes strobe-like" multiple, fast flashes; nighttime flash, etc. I am attaching the response, which is apparently not conclusive. Probably, common sense should dictate, and any intrusion into bird habitat should not be such that the birds are driven away. This might be an interesting study for someone in ornithology. Good Birding, Joyce Stefancic Clermont Hi Joyce, This topic is a matter of no small amount of debate, but little actual research. We generally ascribe to a common sense guideline: Too much flash in a short amount of time, flash when you are very close to the bird, flash in the middle of the night at fairly close range--these are all probably best to avoid. There is probably no significant harm in using the flash in moderation, at a respectful distance, during the daytime. The ABA was considering putting "no flash photography" into its birding code of ethics at some point in the recent past, but in the end they did not. It is assumed that there is SOME amount of disturbance with some instances of using a flash-but we weigh that against what can be gained from getting good pictures of rare birds, etc... Thanks for asking! Marc To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Gray-cheeked Thrush, Abercrombie Park (Pinellas) From: Jeff Hooks <jeff.hooks AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:07:08 -0400 hanging out with newly fledged cardinals Gray-cheeked Thrush -- Jeff Hooks St. Petersburg, FL http://jeffhooks.blogspot.com AT birdhaiku To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Chautauqua owl rescue From: Jeff Bouton <jbouton2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 10:36:45 -0700 Anecdotally, (from the nests I've monitored extensively) I'd add that an adult owl up in the mouth of the box for extended periods during the day does correspond well with larger growing owlets that are crowding the adult out. However, following this one would expect to see chicks in the mouth of the box within the days just before fledging. Which should occur likely within a week or so after noting the adult out in daytime hours like this.  My "kids" at the house here fledged on 9 May this year and were seen in the box mouth for 2-3 days prior. Best, Jeff BoutonPort Charlotte, FL --- On Thu, 5/16/13, Bill Pranty wrote: From: Bill Pranty Subject: Re: [BRDBRAIN] Chautauqua owl rescue To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 1:15 PM Good afternoon, I don't mean to be a party-pooper, but is there any evidence that the nestlings survived? All the photo shows is that an adult is now using the box two weeks after nestlings were placed into it. Best regards, Bill Pranty Bayonet Point, Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Chautauqua owl rescue From: Bill Pranty <billpranty AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:15:16 -0400 Good afternoon, I don't mean to be a party-pooper, but is there any evidence that the nestlings survived? All the photo shows is that an adult is now using the box two weeks after nestlings were placed into it. Best regards, Bill Pranty Bayonet Point, Florida To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Chautauqua owl rescue From: Bill Argo <billargo AT LIVE.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:09:15 -0400 Great news ... plz pass along our congratulations and thanks also. Bill/Jane Argo N. Ft. Myers (Lee County) "Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends". - One Stab, Legends of the Fall On May 16, 2013, at 1:03 PM, robert HAIRE wrote: > A couple of photos from a recent owl rescue in Clearwater's Chautauqua Park. Short version of the story as far as I understand it, a Clearwater city employee (my info source) examining a downed tree spotted three screech owl chicks on the ground around May 1 (approximately). He quickly obtained a nest box from B Walker (?) and returned to the park that night with a ladder, flashlight and cable ties and the box. He walked the half mile to the nest site mounted the box near the old site and put up a piece of the old nest tree under the box for ambience. He then placed the chicks in the box. I have observed adult owl(s) using the nest these past two weeks and took this pic 5/16 of an apparently successfully rescued nest. Thanks to a fine Clearwater city employee. > R Haire > Clearwater, Pinellas > To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Chautauqua owl rescue From: robert HAIRE <rnhaire AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:03:54 -0400 A couple of photos from a recent owl rescue in Clearwater's Chautauqua Park. Short version of the story as far as I understand it, a Clearwater city employee (my info source) examining a downed tree spotted three screech owl chicks on the ground around May 1 (approximately). He quickly obtained a nest box from B Walker (?) and returned to the park that night with a ladder, flashlight and cable ties and the box. He walked the half mile to the nest site mounted the box near the old site and put up a piece of the old nest tree under the box for ambience. He then placed the chicks in the box. I have observed adult owl(s) using the nest these past two weeks and took this pic 5/16 of an apparently successfully rescued nest. Thanks to a fine Clearwater city employee. R Haire Clearwater, Pinellas To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Sound file Eastern Towhee variation From: Jeff Bouton <jbouton2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:29 -0700 Bob, Eastern Towhees as a whole are highly variable in vocalization as are their Western counterparts "Spotted Towhee" (the latter can do just a straight buzzy trill perhaps the "Tea" alone which gets me every time. Go anywhere that has loads of towhees around (e.g. Pine Flatwoods) and you will hear a dizzying assortment of song variation. This shortened "Drink Tea" is actually a very common variant amongst Florida birds though IMHO. Of note though the Florida "White-eyed" Eastern Towhees do have a very different sounding call though - e.g. the "Chew-ink" call typical of northern birds is often slurred into more of a single sliding note here. I really suspect that this sub-species is a great candidate for a new species split based on the morphological differences and song & call differences. As a fun experiment, I've tried to call in Towhees using the standard Eastern Stokes vocalizations (recorded north of FL) and had no reaction. Then I've played a locally (FL) recorded vocalization and the bird responds right away. So it seems even the birds recognize this dramatic difference. Best, Jeff BoutonPort Charlotte, FL --- On Wed, 5/15/13, Robert Stalnaker wrote: From: Robert Stalnaker Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Sound file Eastern Towhee variation To: BRDBRAIN AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 1:46 PM Greetings All, While out at Buck Lake Conservation Area Monday, I heard vocals that I did not recognize.  It turned out to be an Eastern Towhee (EATO). The sound file is attached, weakly similar to part of a Bachman's Sparrow. I searched Cornell Lab's Macaulay Library and listened to some of the 849 recordings of the EATO and could not find this variation.  Maybe some of you have heard this before.  The standard "drink-your-teeeeeeeee" and the "sweEE" is all I have ever recognized.  This sound bears no resemblance to either of the two standard vocalizations.  I may have heard this before but simply overlooked it as I didn't know that sound. In the future, I now have a third sound to ID for this species.    Here is the link to page 1 of the Macaulay Library I referred to: http://macaulaylibrary.org/search?taxon=eastern Bob Stalnaker Longwood, FL To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, unsubscribe or view archives of the brdbrain listserv list, please visit us on the web at: http://listserv.admin.usf.edu/archives/brdbrain.html To set to no mail send a message: SET BRDBRAIN NOMAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU To reinstate mail service after NOMAIL send a message: SET BRDBRAIN MAIL to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.ADMIN.USF.EDU Report any problems to the listserv administrator: listadmin AT admin.usf.edu ____________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Bobolinks West Pasco From: Ken Tracey <kftracey AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 08:59:09 -0700 Hello, A few Bobolinks were still around this morning in West Pasco.  2 at Green Key and 5 at Gulf Harbors. 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