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19 Jun Bernice quad [Stephen Pagans ] 19 Jun Grosse Tete SW Quad [Winston and Linda Caillouet ] 19 Jun Re: LABIRD apparently hacked by those pushing rasberry supliments ["James V. Remsen, Jr." ] 19 Jun LABIRD apparently hacked by those pushing rasberry supliments [william jones ] 19 Jun Fwd: eBird Report - State Line Quad, Jun 19, 2013 [Glenn Ousset ] 19 Jun FW: Pontiff [Pontiff ] 19 Jun Re: RFI Recent Jefferson Parish Bridled/Sooty Tern sightings ["Johnson, Erik" ] 18 Jun Re: RFI Recent Jefferson Parish Bridled/Sooty Tern sightings ["James V. Remsen, Jr." ] 19 Jun RFI Recent Jefferson Parish Bridled/Sooty Tern sightings ["O'Malley, Daniel A" ] 18 Jun FW: Irvin Louque [Irvin Louque ] 18 Jun Update on Spring Creek quad [janine robin ] 18 Jun Fw: eBird Report - Spring Creek Quad, Jun 18, 2013 [Mary Mehaffey ] 18 Jun Glenmora Quad, Jun 18, 2013 - 10 hours [Jay V Huner ] 18 Jun Phoebe in my backyard. [John Dillon ] 17 Jun Weston Quad Red [Stephen Pagans ] 17 Jun Leesville Quad, Jun 17, 2013 - Red [Jay V Huner ] 17 Jun Cedar Waxwings [Roselie Overby ] 17 Jun Re: Chuck in St. Bernard, Broadwing in Harahan ["Jon W. Wise" ] 17 Jun Chuck in St. Bernard, Broadwing in Harahan [Peter H Yaukey ] 16 Jun Fwd: eBird Report - iota quad, Jun 16, 2013 [Dobbs ] 16 Jun Ferriday S > Red [WILLIAM H MATTHEWS ] 16 Jun Re: Viewing the Bossier Tennessee Warbler. [Terry Davis ] 16 Jun Viewing the Bossier Tennessee Warbler. [Terry Davis ] 16 Jun Fw: eBird Report - Bossier City Quad, Jun 16, 2013 TENNESEE WARBLER, male [Terry Davis ] 15 Jun 2013 Bluebonnet Banding Annual Report [jared wolfe ] 15 Jun Fwd: eBird Report - branch, Jun 15, 2013 [Dobbs ] 15 Jun Branch Quad [Dobbs ] 15 Jun branch quad [Dobbs ] 15 Jun Weston quad [Stephen Pagans ] 15 Jun Least Terns in Baton Rouge [Judson Lassiter ] 15 Jun Olla E quad [Joyce Bennett ] 15 Jun Bellwood Quad Red and Roadrunner on Mora-Kisatchie Road [Jay V Huner ] 15 Jun Iron Branch Quad is green; interesting mix [John Dillon ] 15 Jun Bonnie Ardoin [Bonnie Ardoin ] 14 Jun Weston quad [Stephen Pagans ] 14 Jun Iron Branch [John Dillon ] 14 Jun Re: FW: Painted Buntings (or any general question on where to find a species) ["James V. Remsen, Jr." ] 14 Jun Five Hours - Glenmora Quad, Jun 14, 2013 [Jay V Huner ] 14 Jun Painted Buntings [Joan Garvey ] 14 Jun Re: FW: Painted Buntings [Jennifer Coulson ] 14 Jun FW: Painted Buntings ["Jon W. Wise" ] 13 Jun Savage Creek [Joan Brown ] 13 Jun Dodson, green [John Dillon ] 12 Jun Nonbreeding American White Pelicans [Jay V Huner ] 12 Jun Nonbreeding American White Pelicans [Matt Pardue ] 12 Jun FW: eBird Report - State Line Quad, Jun 12, 2013 [Tom Trenchard ] 12 Jun Batchelor Quad complete, Arnauldville soon [Molly Richard ] 12 Jun Intarcoastal City Quad [Dave Patton ] 12 Jun closer look at UNO Least Terns [Peter H Yaukey ] 11 Jun Fwd: eBird Report - Washington, Jun 11, 2013 [janine robin ] 11 Jun Fw: eBird Report - Guste Island Road, Jun 10, 2013 Wood Stork!! [Mary Mehaffey ] 11 Jun Fwd: eBird Report - Spring Creek Quad, Jun 11, 2013 [janine robin ] 11 Jun Fwd: eBird Report - Franklinton Quad, Jun 8, 2013 [janine robin ] 11 Jun Baton Rouge BBS results: Bronzed Cowbird etc. ["James V. Remsen, Jr." ] 11 Jun Kestrels; Mt. Olive Quad [John Dillon ] 10 Jun Re: New Orleans: new Least Tern colony, approachable Redshouldere... [Peter H Yaukey ] 10 Jun Re: Annual Baton Rouge Audubon chapter "end of year" potluck [Jane Patterson ] 10 Jun testing….ignore [jwn ] 10 Jun Spring Creek Quad in Tangipahoa Parish [Mary Mehaffey ] 10 Jun Swallow-tailed kite ["Shively, Steve -FS" ] 9 Jun Highlights from Trip To Cameron 6-8-2013 [Jay V Huner ] 9 Jun Swallow-tailed Kites [thomas finnie ] 9 Jun Fw: Womack quad [Stephen Pagans ] 9 Jun Womack quad [Stephen Pagans ] 9 Jun Pine Quad, Washington Par.--Mud Snake [David Muth ] 9 Jun Re: Ivan BBS, Ivan and Carterville quad highlights- Bossier Par. 06/ 09/ 13 [Terry Davis ] 9 Jun Ivan BBS, Ivan and Carterville quad highlights- Bossier Par. 06/ 09/ 13 [Terry Davis ] 9 Jun Spokane Quad>Red; Frogmore Quad>Red [William Matthews ] 9 Jun additional information re: whooping crane reward money [jwn ] 9 Jun A roadrunner with a dream [John Dillon ] 9 Jun Fledgeling blue jays [janine robin ] 9 Jun Whooping Crane Killed in Red River Parish in late April of this Year. [Jay V Huner ] 8 Jun Northern Bobwhite [thomas finnie ] 8 Jun Addis quad is red and Grosse Tete SW quad has 2 hours [Jane Patterson ] 8 Jun Womack quad [Stephen Pagans ] 8 Jun Re: New Orleans: new Least Tern colony, approachable Redshouldere... [Bruce Baird ] Subject: Bernice quad From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:43 -0700 Time constraints nudged me to go work on the Bernice quad. It is now at 6 hr and 5 min with 53 species. I found a pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers at a nest site, also a singing Eastern Phoebe and one Swainson's Warbler. It seems that the Swainson's Warblers have been harder to find this summer. It was also nice to find a pair of singing Dickcissels in a pasture. SteveSubject: Grosse Tete SW Quad From: Winston and Linda Caillouet <lincwinc AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:22:22 -0500 Heading out early in the morning to add some atlas time to the quad. Winston CaillouetSubject: Re: LABIRD apparently hacked by those pushing rasberry supliments From: "James V. Remsen, Jr." <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:11:00 -0500 On Jun 19, 2013, at 6:07 PM, william jonesSubject: LABIRD apparently hacked by those pushing rasberry supliments From: william jones <defrog AT CAMTEL.NET> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:07:41 GMT Need to check this guysSubject: Fwd: eBird Report - State Line Quad, Jun 19, 2013 From: Glenn Ousset <gousset AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:55 -0500 Warren Preble and I did 2 hrs 40 min this morning in State Line Quad. It should now be over 10 hrs. Glenn Ousset Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org > Date: June 19, 2013, 2:40:39 PM CDT > To: gousset AT bellsouth.net > Subject: eBird Report - State Line Quad, Jun 19, 2013 > > State Line Quad, Washington, US-LA > Jun 19, 2013 6:20 AM - 9:00 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 7.0 mile(s) > Comments: Dollar Rd, Jerrell Town Rd, side roads. Overcast and some drizzle. Ended when rain became heavier. > 41 species > > Northern Bobwhite 4 all singles heared singing. > Wild Turkey 4 one group. > Broad-winged Hawk 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 1 > Mourning Dove 11 > Common Ground-Dove 3 2 together in small tree, 1 single on wire, in low brushy fields. Very small doves, short squared end tails. Pinkish breast seen on 2. Short rounded wings with rufousy patch and black on short tail seen on 1 flying down from perch. > Red-headed Woodpecker 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Northern Flicker 2 > Pileated Woodpecker 1 > Eastern Wood-Pewee 5 > Acadian Flycatcher 1 > Great Crested Flycatcher 1 > Eastern Kingbird 3 > Loggerhead Shrike 1 > White-eyed Vireo 7 > Red-eyed Vireo 1 > Blue Jay 16 > American Crow 8 > Purple Martin 4 > Barn Swallow 2 > Carolina Chickadee 5 > Tufted Titmouse 7 > Carolina Wren 6 > Wood Thrush 3 > Gray Catbird 7 3 pairs, 1 single at edges in pine plantations with dense understory. > Northern Mockingbird 20 > Brown Thrasher 9 > Common Yellowthroat 4 > Hooded Warbler 5 > Pine Warbler 8 > Yellow-breasted Chat 9 > Eastern Towhee 16 > Chipping Sparrow 1 > Summer Tanager 2 > Northern Cardinal 18 > Blue Grosbeak 2 > Indigo Bunting 13 > Brown-headed Cowbird 2 > Orchard Oriole 8 > > View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14455874 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/)Subject: FW: Pontiff From: Pontiff <gampontiff AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:12:05 -0700 rvx http://www.jaymerq.com/nv/ntop/loi/rup.htm Pontiff iovtSubject: Re: RFI Recent Jefferson Parish Bridled/Sooty Tern sightings From: "Johnson, Erik" <ejohnson AT AUDUBON.ORG> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:09:47 +0000 LAbird, I've been on grand isle beaches from sureway to the state park yesterday and today doing Least Tern work. No signs of sooty or bridled terns and having seen that ebird report, I've been looking. Lots of second year black terns though, as well as a couple dozen Least Tern fledglings, and handfuls of Common Terns. Happy birding, Erik Johnson S Lafayette, LA ejohnson at audubon.org ________________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds on behalf of James V. Remsen, Jr. Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:23:50 PM To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [LABIRD-L] RFI Recent Jefferson Parish Bridled/Sooty Tern sightings On Jun 18, 2013, at 8:12 PM, "O'Malley, Daniel A"Subject: Re: RFI Recent Jefferson Parish Bridled/Sooty Tern sightings From: "James V. Remsen, Jr." <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:50 -0500 On Jun 18, 2013, at 8:12 PM, "O'Malley, Daniel A"Subject: RFI Recent Jefferson Parish Bridled/Sooty Tern sightings From: "O'Malley, Daniel A" <domalley AT TULANE.EDU> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:12:22 +0000 Hey all, Just curious if anyone has any information on the eBird reports for Bridled and Sooty Terns from the Grand Isle area this week ( http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14426032 ; http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14438974 ). Have these reports been confirmed? Thanks, DanSubject: FW: Irvin Louque From: Irvin Louque <ilouque AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:21:10 -0700 http://aquaplast.mu/yjxom/fzkh/yffug/ccj/zbbvr/utxvxl.html Irvin Louque tav/div>Subject: Update on Spring Creek quad From: janine robin <janinerobin1982 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:23:23 -0500 Hello, Mary Mehaffey and I added 3hrs 40min to this quad in Tangipahoa parish today bringing the total to 7 hrs 20min. The plan is to finish it up in the next few days. Janine RobinSubject: Fw: eBird Report - Spring Creek Quad, Jun 18, 2013 From: Mary Mehaffey <m11mehaffey AT ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:02 -0700 --- On Tue, 6/18/13, do-not-reply AT ebird.orgSubject: Glenmora Quad, Jun 18, 2013 - 10 hours From: Jay V Huner <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:07 -0500 Best birding sites are hollows with water in them. Surprised to not being able to find any buntings. Jay Huner > Glenmora Quad, Rapides, US-LA > Jun 18, 2013 6:30 AM - 11:30 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 19.2 mile(s) > Comments: Birding on east side of Glenmora and along US 165 to Colony Road, along Evangeline Road and then back to Diddle Dabb Road. Quad now has 10 hours. No significant water features anywhere. Species list is 61 including Domestic Mallard. > 49 species > > Little Blue Heron 1 > Turkey Vulture 2 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 > Killdeer 1 > Rock Pigeon 8 > Eurasian Collared-Dove 18 > Mourning Dove 5 > Inca Dove 1 > Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 > Chimney Swift 2 > Red-headed Woodpecker 7 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 > Pileated Woodpecker 1 > Great Crested Flycatcher 6 > Eastern Kingbird 2 > Loggerhead Shrike 1 > White-eyed Vireo 12 > Yellow-throated Vireo 2 > Red-eyed Vireo 1 > Blue Jay 58 > American Crow 36 > Fish Crow 1 > Purple Martin 50 > Barn Swallow 2 > Carolina Chickadee 1 > Tufted Titmouse 8 > Carolina Wren 17 > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 > Eastern Bluebird 10 > Wood Thrush 3 > Northern Mockingbird 30 > Brown Thrasher 1 > European Starling 6 > Louisiana Waterthrush 1 > Common Yellowthroat 1 > Hooded Warbler 6 > Pine Warbler 4 > Prairie Warbler 2 > Yellow-breasted Chat 29 > Eastern Towhee 2 > Summer Tanager 3 > Northern Cardinal 64 > Blue Grosbeak 6 > Red-winged Blackbird 7 > Eastern Meadowlark 3 > Common Grackle 1 > Brown-headed Cowbird 1 > Orchard Oriole 2 > House Sparrow 5 > > View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14451210 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/)Subject: Phoebe in my backyard. From: John Dillon <kisforkryptonite AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:12 -0500 Yup. Just walked outside and had an Eastern Phoebe sallying from a shepherd's staff, my bushpile, and my fence before he flew into the front yard and out of sight. John Dillon Athen, LA Sent from my iPhoneSubject: Weston Quad Red From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:08:27 -0700 Weston quad is now at 10 hr 30 min with 54 species for the SBA.Subject: Leesville Quad, Jun 17, 2013 - Red From: Jay V Huner <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:53 -0500 Here is a report for the Leesville Quad. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck and Northern Parula were new for the quad. Back to Glenmora Quad tomorrow with the aim of finishing it. It was practically impossible to get away from suburban sprawl and heavy traffic on LA 8. There were no significant water features. There wasn't much bird song. Jay Huner > Leesville Quad, Vernon, US-LA > Jun 17, 2013 6:35 AM - 10:05 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 17.1 mile(s) > Comments: Quad now has over 10 hours for SBA. Birded in Leesville and along LA 8 to quad's SW limit. Avoided birding the obviously more productive area around Lake Vernon which was previously birded in a past survey. > 43 species > > Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 1 > Great Egret 3 > Little Blue Heron 4 > Cattle Egret 9 > Turkey Vulture 3 > Killdeer 2 > Eurasian Collared-Dove 4 > Mourning Dove 3 > Inca Dove 1 > Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 > Red-headed Woodpecker 2 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 > Pileated Woodpecker 3 > Great Crested Flycatcher 6 > Eastern Kingbird 2 > Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2 > White-eyed Vireo 10 > Red-eyed Vireo 5 > Blue Jay 41 > American Crow 15 > Fish Crow 4 > Purple Martin 8 > Barn Swallow 8 > Cliff Swallow 235 Colonies on every major bridge along LA 8 SW of Leesville. Very conservative estimate of numbers. > Carolina Chickadee 2 > Tufted Titmouse 8 > Carolina Wren 3 > Eastern Bluebird 11 > Gray Catbird 1 > Northern Mockingbird 46 > European Starling 8 > Prothonotary Warbler 2 > Hooded Warbler 2 > Northern Parula 1 > Pine Warbler 1 > Yellow-breasted Chat 6 > Summer Tanager 2 > Northern Cardinal 57 > Indigo Bunting 1 > Common Grackle 1 > Brown-headed Cowbird 12 > House Finch 3 > House Sparrow 25 > > View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14442969 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/)Subject: Cedar Waxwings From: Roselie Overby <rosebird8791 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:42:59 -0500 For 2 days now, I've been hearing and glimpsing 2 Cedar Waxwings. To be sure I wasn't hearing some fledgling, I stalked them a few minutes ago and found 2 in a crape myrtle shrub. One looked miserably hot--mouth wide-open, panting. According to Lowery, this is not unusual? There were no e-bird reports for June-July in NE LA. I will have an hour count for sbc. Roselie Overby Oak Grove in W. Carroll ParishSubject: Re: Chuck in St. Bernard, Broadwing in Harahan From: "Jon W. Wise" <jwise AT FRFIRM.COM> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:35:39 -0500 The Mississippi Kites seem to be in full force in Metairie now, just as they were at this time last year. Saw them in groups of two or three this weekend, circling and hovering from south of Lafreniere Park to Lake Pontchartrain. Jon W. Wise Fowler Rodriguez 400 Poydras Street, 30th Floor New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 595-5113 (direct) (504) 495-7844 (cell) jwise AT frfirm.com and Four Houston Center 1331 Lamar, Suite 1560 Houston, TX 77010 (713) 654-1560 -----Original Message----- From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds [mailto:LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter H Yaukey Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 10:46 PM To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [LABIRD-L] Chuck in St. Bernard, Broadwing in Harahan Yesterday while poking around some woods on Florisant Hwy in St Bernard Parish, I flushed a Chuck-Will's-Widow. I do not recall ever hearing of a nesting season record south of Lake Pontchartrain before. Today I saw an adult Broad-winged Hawk circling over Jefferson Highway in Harahan. Scarce breeder in the urban area and really anywhere south of Lake Pontchartrain. 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It is intended only for the use of the individual named above and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by email If the reader or recipient of this communication is not the intended recipient, an employee or agent of the intended recipient who is responsible for delivering it to its intended recipient, or you believe that you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email or by calling Fowler Rodriguez at (504) 523-2600 and promptly delete this email, including attachments without reading or saving the! m in any manner. The unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is prohibited and may be unlawfulSubject: Chuck in St. Bernard, Broadwing in Harahan From: Peter H Yaukey <PYaukey AT UNO.EDU> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:46:23 +0000 Yesterday while poking around some woods on Florisant Hwy in St Bernard Parish, I flushed a Chuck-Will's-Widow. I do not recall ever hearing of a nesting season record south of Lake Pontchartrain before. Today I saw an adult Broad-winged Hawk circling over Jefferson Highway in Harahan. Scarce breeder in the urban area and really anywhere south of Lake Pontchartrain. PYSubject: Fwd: eBird Report - iota quad, Jun 16, 2013 From: Dobbs <dntdobbs AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:38:36 -0500 Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org > Subject: eBird Report - iota quad, Jun 16, 2013 > Date: June 16, 2013 7:29:48 PM CDT > To: dntdobbs AT gmail.com > > iota quad, Acadia, US-LA > Jun 16, 2013 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 34.0 mile(s) > Comments: Iota quad is mainly farm lands of rice and crayfish with some beans. There is much less in the way of woodlots and wooded creek bottoms than Branch to the east but there is one really good area halfway up the east side. Highlights were the 380+wood storks in 5 groups...the largest 180 and the smallest 15. The good creek bottomland had all 3 vireos. Lots of good wading bird fields. > 57 species (+3 other taxa) > > Fulvous Whistling-Duck 8 > Wood Duck 4 > Mallard (Domestic type) 2 > Mottled Duck 2 > Wood Stork 380 5 distinctly separated groups including 75 or so soaring 1000++ feet up > Double-crested Cormorant 23 sitting on crayfish traps in several fields > Great Blue Heron 9 > Great Egret 140 > Snowy Egret 25 > Little Blue Heron 12 > Tricolored Heron 1 > Cattle Egret 125 > Green Heron 2 > White Ibis 75 > White-faced Ibis 100 > Plegadis sp. 180 > Roseate Spoonbill 10 > Mississippi Kite 1 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 > Swainson's Hawk 1 good lock at adult bird flying over > Red-tailed Hawk 3 > Killdeer 7 > Black-necked Stilt 6 > Rock Pigeon 1 > Eurasian Collared-Dove 12 > White-winged Dove 1 > Mourning Dove 34 > Inca Dove 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 > Pileated Woodpecker 1 > Great Crested Flycatcher 1 > Eastern Kingbird 1 > Loggerhead Shrike 5 > White-eyed Vireo 4 > Yellow-throated Vireo 2 > Red-eyed Vireo 1 > Blue Jay 10 > American Crow 5 > Fish Crow 4 > crow sp. 8 > Purple Martin 61 > Barn Swallow 13 > Carolina Chickadee 1 > Tufted Titmouse 1 > Carolina Wren 5 > American Robin 1 on a lawn in the town of Iota > Northern Mockingbird 49 > Brown Thrasher 1 > European Starling 56 > Common Yellowthroat 3 > Northern Cardinal 41 > Blue Grosbeak 2 > Indigo Bunting 1 > Painted Bunting 1 > Red-winged Blackbird 188 > Eastern Meadowlark 10 > Common Grackle 85 > Brown-headed Cowbird 8 > House Finch 1 > House Sparrow 16 > > View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14438062 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/)Subject: Ferriday S > Red From: WILLIAM H MATTHEWS <willie_lilly AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:47:01 -0700 I added 4hrs 55min to Matt Brady's 5hrs 40 minutes from last year to get the Ferriday South Quad to 10+ hrs. http://ebird.org/ebird/la/view/checklist?subID=S14427270 Willie Matthews, Monroe, LASubject: Re: Viewing the Bossier Tennessee Warbler. From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:38:47 -0700 Sorry for the clogging of the listservs due to my forgetfulness/ omissions- My phone # is (318) 934-2133. ________________________________ From: Terry DavisSubject: Viewing the Bossier Tennessee Warbler. From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:24:49 -0700 Hi again, Although Tennessee Warbler is a small drab bird that can be easily found during spring migration, it is an extremely odd record at this time of year- so there might be those interested in getting it for the extralimital occurrence/ month list, etc. This is a private residence and the owners would rather not be bothered. However, they have agreed to let birders visit to try for the bird on their own. Do not try without contacting me first for directions. You may call me at (318) 934-2133 if you wish to try for the bird. I will be busy with work this upcoming week but will try to field calls when possible for those interested, to give them directions. Cheers, TerrySubject: Fw: eBird Report - Bossier City Quad, Jun 16, 2013 TENNESEE WARBLER, male From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:02:25 -0700 Hi all, Way behind on other lists from spring and a few atlasing and BBS list, which highlights have already been posted. I thought some of you might like to hear of the Tennessee Warbler. Hopefully I'll get around to e-birding the others, soon! Bossier City Quad, Bossier, US-LA Jun 16, 2013 7:10 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.2 mile(s) Comments: 1 observer, 2 hrs, 50 mins, 3.2 miles. 70 degrees, 80% high, thin clouds, calm beginning. 80 degrees, variably cloudy, wind S 8-10 ending. Atlased for awhile today after hearing a male Tennessee Warbler singing in the back yard of my sister's house in Old Greenacres subdivision in N Bossier City at 2:55 p.m. on 06/14/13. I began the count today at 0710 listing other birds while waiting for the Tennessee Warbler to show or sing again. The bird finally began singing at 0755 and was seen briefly (size only) through the 1/2' gaps between the planks of the wooden fence in the shady adjacent yard to the E. The bird was in a low rough-leaf dogwood. The bird was heard and recorded on several occasions between 0755 and 0830. It frequently sang incessantly in shortly-spaced bouts for over a minute before again falling silent. The canopy is dense and somewhat continuous from yard to yard here, so any attempt at viewing is very tough. The bird either stayed in the lower branches below the top of the fence in the adjacent yards or foraged on the back side of those trees on the opposite side of and bordering the fence. Upon leaving, the sound appeared to be coming from a large pecan two yards to the West-southwest. After leaving to atlas a few areas to the N, I returned around 11 a.m. and immediately heard the bird again singing loudly near the back fence. I finally spotted it and followed it on and off for 10 minutes obtaining great looks as it foraged in a med-large flowering Chinese Tallow approx 60' South of the back fence- this in the adjacent yard directly behind the house. The bird appeared rather drab as Tennessee goes, with contrast between nape and back notably diffuse- but was certainly a male with a dull grayish crown, white supercilium and green back. The song first heard on 06/ 14/ was a jumbled-type "tune-up" or partial song given by spring migrants (mostly sy males?) However, although a few partial songs were also heard today, it mostly gave full 3 -parted songs, or at least fully 2-parted. The habitat is somewhat sprawling urban with well-manicured lots. The adjacent yard in back to the East where first heard on both days has 3 large water oaks, a couple of rough-leaf dogwood and several larger tallow trees. Along the back fence there are a few scattered live oaks but mostly med to large tallow, one with a large poison ivy vine nearly choking it. To the West there are several more tallows and finally a large pecan and green ash. There are scattered mixed shrubs and herbaceous growth in gardens of neighboring yards along the fence. Judging by the sound as the bird moved West-ward earlier on, it appeared to be emanating from the flowering tallow trees as it foraged, sang and moved toward the West. I birded the yard and adjacent yards first, then few birds listed except a couple of AMRO, NOMO and MODO seen between there and Viking at Airline. I then birded West, then N on Viking for 2.2 miles total, then continued N on Benton Rd (no counting during this drive) to River Bluff, birding there for 1 mile along Red River. In species remarks there are three numbers after the total of individuals for each species, such as 5,1,2. The first number is the yard and Tilman St, the second is Viking Drive and third are totals from River Bluff. I began at 0710 but allowed for 10 minutes not counting when travelling to River Bluff. 55 species Anhinga 2 0,0,2 Sep m, f Great Egret 5 1,1,3 Snowy Egret 3 0,0,3 Little Blue Heron 2 0,0,2 ad Cattle Egret 20 0,1,19 Green Heron 2 0,0,2 ad Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 2 ad, 0,0 Turkey Vulture 2 0,2,0 Red-tailed Hawk 5 2,0,3. First group was two adults near Viking and Airline, then 1 adult and two juveniles at River Bluff. RTHA appears to have had a successful season this year. This is the third time in 3 consecutive days that I've observed an adult with or near 2 juveniles in the Caddo/ Bossier area. Killdeer 6 0,2,4 Rock Pigeon 200 0,200+, 0. Counted 49 individuals in groups of 1-10 flying to South near I-220 at Viking, then 150+ in crops just N of there. Eurasian Collared-Dove 4 2,0,2 White-winged Dove 4 4,0,0. Three singing males near residence, then 1 flyby near Benton at Tilman. Mourning Dove 128 6, 114, 8. The N/S portion of Viking just n of I-220 probably held double this number. I was counting birds on the wires along the road and only on the W side of gravel piles to the East. Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 0,1,1...........low detection for this area for sure Chimney Swift 6 4,0,2. Belted Kingfisher 1 0,0,1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 1,2,1 Downy Woodpecker 7 2,3,2. This is the second day in a row where Downy detections higher than RBWO. Northern Flicker 1 1 somewhat recently fledged, 0,0 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 1,0,0 Eastern Kingbird 2 0,0,2 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 4 0,1,3...........very low det for what's actually there- I guarantee! Loggerhead Shrike 12 0,10, 2. WOW!! Singles and family groups on Viking counted beginning near gas station at Benton Rd, then West and N as 2,1,2,1,3, then 2 separate singing males at River Bluff. This is among the highest nos I've ever seen, rivaling or surpassing Kingston/ Deen Point Rd counts of yester-year. White-eyed Vireo 1 0,1,0 Warbling Vireo 2 0,0,2. Separate singing males from E cottonwoods. Fish Crow 2 1,0,1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 0,1,0- surprising miss at latter locale Purple Martin 10 2,0,8 Barn Swallow 20 0,14,6.........excellent showing for Viking. Below average there for Cliff.......... Cliff Swallow 22 0,2,20 Carolina Chickadee 3 1,1,1 Carolina Wren 4 2,1,1 Eastern Bluebird 1 0,1,0...........low! American Robin 12 5,3,4 Northern Mockingbird 39 5,22,12.........normal for these areas Brown Thrasher 1 1,0,0 European Starling 22 1,21,0 Tennessee Warbler 1 Ad- possible SY male. Small, short-tailed warbler, dull/whitish below, greenish back, very dull gray crown and sides of face with whitish supercilium. Gray very drab and distinction from green back seeming somewhat more subtle, especially at nape- than some spring and probable asy males. Distinct two to three-parted song give with ticking intro "tip-a tip-a tip-a ditdit sTITITITITIP", ending rich, louder and somewhat sibilant. Songs given near 2:55 p.m on 06/14/13 seemed more broken with endings mostly audible and jumbly. A few songs were also delivered in this fashion today. I made quite a few recordings today but have yet to listen/ check the quality. I had been in the swimming pool for approx 20 minutes before first hearing the bird on 06/14. A family group of Chimney Swift were chipping and chittering loudly, at which point the TEWA began chipping and singing. This seemed to cue the bird yesterday. Although I did hear it simultaneously as Chimney Swift today, it did not seem to cue on this, other than a few outbursts of song which began both before and/or after hearing the Chimney Swift. Soft, short husky "tsit" flight/ relocation calls were heard on both days, less frequently an occasional singly-given flat "cheep" chip-call. Common Yellowthroat 1 0,0,1 by song Lark Sparrow 2 0,2,0 Male singing from wire at farm trailer near I-220 on Viking. Probable female close nearby on gravel road. Northern Cardinal 14 6,5,3. Although most of survey area was quite open, still quite low for detection along fencerows, etc. Blue Grosbeak 1 0,0,1 by song. Indigo Bunting 7 0,1,6. Extremely good count for latter open habitat Painted Bunting 6 0,3,3. 1 female w/ food, rest singing males. Dickcissel 9 0,5,4. Low detection Red-winged Blackbird 10 1 calling flyby, 6,3. Eastern Meadowlark 1 0,1,0 Common Grackle 11 4,4,3 Great-tailed Grackle 5 5 juvenile-female type at N dead end of Viking- briefly in large tree, then group flies to S. Although close to the breeding epi-center, might be a first for this particular rd. Brown-headed Cowbird 3 0,3,0. Spaced males and female on Viking. Orchard Oriole 4 0,2,2- singing males. Baltimore Oriole 5 1 male, 0, 4 = 2 ad m and female in altercation in road at River Bluff, sep singing male also House Finch 12 4,3,5. Most observed today were females and near independent fledgelings. Song by one male. House Sparrow 24 5,9,10 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14436342 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/) Good birding/ atlasing, TerrySubject: 2013 Bluebonnet Banding Annual Report From: jared wolfe <jdwolfe80 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:23:57 -0700 2013 BLUEBONNET BIRD MONITORING PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT Since 2010 Bluebonnet Bird Monitoring Project (BBMP) volunteers have safely captured, banded and released birds several times a month at Bluebonnet Swamp. During that time we captured over 2500 birds, published five peer-reviewed articles, worked with BREC to educate hundreds of local children about bird conservation, partnered with UL at Lafayette and the Biodiversity Research Institute to monitor disease and blood contaminants in local bird populations, among other endeavors. Outside of Louisiana BBMP works with the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (a Brazilian governmental organization) to provide equipment and expertise to coordinate an annual graduate-level bird banding course for Latin American students in the central Amazon (read more about the course here http://www.ferrazlab.com/LabSite/News/Entries/2012/12/2_First_INPA_Bird-Banding_Course.html). Every year we summarize BBMP in photos and written highlights in an annual report. The latest iteration, the 2013 BBMP Annual Report, is available for download here https://filestogeaux.lsu.edu/public/download.php?FILE=jwolfe5/9432S2OB6R You can also download the 2013, 2012 and 2011 Annual reports on our publications page found here http://bluebonnetbirdmonitoringproject.shutterfly.com/documentsandpublications Happy birding! -- Jared Wolfe, MSc PhD Candidate Louisiana State University School of Renewable Natural Resources Baton Rouge, LA 70803Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - branch, Jun 15, 2013 From: Dobbs <dntdobbs AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:34:31 -0500 Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org > Subject: eBird Report - branch, Jun 15, 2013 > Date: June 15, 2013 9:27:16 PM CDT > To: dntdobbs AT gmail.com > > branch, Acadia, US-LA > Jun 15, 2013 7:10 AM - 10:40 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 24.0 mile(s) > Comments: drove and stopping often mostly with some walking along roads thru bayou bottoms. 195 wood storks and 253 purple martins were the highlights > 47 species (+2 other taxa) > > Fulvous Whistling-Duck 20 > Wood Duck 4 > Wood Stork 195 birds located in the nw corner of the quad mostly along Gumpoint Rd. > Great Blue Heron 5 > Great Egret 60 > Snowy Egret 5 > Cattle Egret 23 > Green Heron 1 > Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 > White Ibis 35 > White-faced Ibis 15 > Plegadis sp. 200 > Roseate Spoonbill 75 > Turkey Vulture 2 > Cooper's Hawk 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 3 > Killdeer 11 > Black-necked Stilt 9 > Eurasian Collared-Dove 11 > Mourning Dove 12 > Inca Dove 1 > Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4 > Chimney Swift 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 8 > Pileated Woodpecker 1 > Eastern Kingbird 1 > Loggerhead Shrike 4 > White-eyed Vireo 24 heard almost anywhere there were woodlots and wooded areas along creek bottoms. Also some in pine areas > Blue Jay 21 > American Crow 4 > Fish Crow 2 > crow sp. 7 > Purple Martin 243 scattered all over the quad mostly on wires with some still hanging around bird houses. > Barn Swallow 12 > Carolina Chickadee 1 > Tufted Titmouse 1 > Carolina Wren 11 > Northern Mockingbird 32 > European Starling 40 > Northern Cardinal 56 > Indigo Bunting 2 > Painted Bunting 5 > Dickcissel 1 > Red-winged Blackbird 58 > Eastern Meadowlark 5 > Common Grackle 27 > Brown-headed Cowbird 3 > House Finch 3 > House Sparrow 18 > > View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14429968 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/)Subject: Branch Quad From: Dobbs <dntdobbs AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:32:07 -0500 I birded Branch quad this morning for 3.5 hours and had50 sp. Highlight was 195 wood storks in the nw corner of the quad along Gumpoint Rd and 243 purple martins all over. Danny DobbsSubject: branch quad From: Dobbs <dntdobbs AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:06:16 -0500 I spent 3 and a half hours this morning in the Branch Quad with 50 sp. Highlight was 195 wood storks mostly along Gumpoint Rd in the NW corner of the quad and 253 purple martins pretty much everywhere in the quad. I was surprised with only one kingbird and a total of 7 herons of 3 sp. Danny DobbsSubject: Weston quad From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:16:11 -0700 Joan Brown and I surveyed the Weston quad this morning and had a little over 5 hrs which should bring the area to just over 6 hours. No surprises on a list of 40 species.Subject: Least Terns in Baton Rouge From: Judson Lassiter <jlassiter2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:04:17 -0700 There have been 2 Least Terns in the area behind the Hampton Inn for a while now, and I spotted them again this morning. I checked it out on Ebird, and they don't show any reports in June for any Tern. If anyone is interested, just take Reiger Rd from Seigen or Exchequer, and turn at the Hampton Inn. The road runs between two lakes, and that's where the terns can be seen. I usually see them in the mornings around 7 to 8 AM. Jack LassiterSubject: Olla E quad From: Joyce Bennett <jabird AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:37:47 -0500 Quad is green but my computer is broken. Will log in later. Sent from my iPhoneSubject: Bellwood Quad Red and Roadrunner on Mora-Kisatchie Road From: Jay V Huner <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:13:30 -0500 I managed to get the Bellwood Quad Red this morning. I came from the south along LA 117 and intended to get to Sylvest Road where it intersects LA 486 but did not make it that far. Much to my surprise, I managed to get 41 birds in a Piney Woods Quad but wasn't lucky enough to be anywhere near Dodson to stop at the café! In fact, the only place that sells food between St. Clair Road and Bellwood by the route I took is the Dollar General at St. Clair Road! So, I came home for lunch. Had to settle for my wife's left over crawfish pie. Some Notes: Warblers - Prothonotary, Worm-eating, Pine, and Hooded warblers, Louisiana Woodthrush, and Yellow-breasted Chat. Water-related Birds - Great Egret, Little Blue Heron, Red-winged Blackbird and Common Grackle. This is pretty good for a landlocked piney woods quad. There was a bottom that LA 117 crosses near Bellwood. There is apparently a beaver pond/marsh on the NE side of the bottom. You'd think that LA 117 was a Grand Prix raceway based on the speeds of the heavy trucks going up and down the road. Good thing the shoulders are wide. Blue Jays - Present at most stops with a count of 44. Roadrunner - I have been going to the Bellwood area by taking the Mora-Kisatchie Road from its intersection with LA 8. I was told during the winter that the area around Devil's Swamp was a good place to see roadrunners. On my way home, I had a single Greater Roadrunner crossing the road about 10 miles NW of its intersection with LA 8. The nearest landmark is KIS Bayou Camp Road. The bird was about a 1/4 mile west of that intersection in regenerating pine cut over. Jay HunerSubject: Iron Branch Quad is green; interesting mix From: John Dillon <kisforkryptonite AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:32 -0500 Gerry Click and I are just finishing lunch at the Dodson Roadside Cafe (couldn't help myself, just a few miles from Iron Branch Quad). The quad is in Winn Parish and is mostly within Kisatchie with with the Dudgemona River cutting it north to south. If you've never birded around (or heard of) the Dudgemona, it's nice. Beautiful and scenic and adds some excitement to otherwise dull birding. That will explain some of the following highlights: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 Barred Owl 11 Eastern Phoebe 1 (surprisingly south, I thought; also NOWHERE near any usual breeding habitat) White-breasted Nuthatch 2 (getting pretty close to the southern limit) Worm-eating Warbler 2 Prothonotary Warbler 1 (in freakin' Winn Parish!) Northern Parula 16 (again - in Winn Parish??) 62 species total in 5 hrs and 25 min and 17.3 miles. John Dillon Athens, La Sent from my iPhoneSubject: Bonnie Ardoin From: Bonnie Ardoin <bonnieardoin AT YMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:46:24 -0700 hdoa http://gamerzlife.net/jpih/qwgomomrpmwu/zbirldxbpi/cpeehepc/lxakpqjjffenbh.htm mmsxSubject: Weston quad From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:35:21 -0700 Plan on going to Weston quad tomorrow morning.Subject: Iron Branch From: John Dillon <kisforkryptonite AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:44:35 -0500 Gerry Click and I are headed to Iron Branch in the morning for SBA work. Heads up. John Dillon Sent from my iPhoneSubject: Re: FW: Painted Buntings (or any general question on where to find a species) From: "James V. Remsen, Jr." <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:29:42 -0500 On Jun 14, 2013, at 2:04 PM, "Jon W. Wise"Subject: Five Hours - Glenmora Quad, Jun 14, 2013 From: Jay V Huner <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:02:34 -0500 The Glenmora Quad now has 5 hours. Anyone else who wants to go is surely welcome to visit the quad. I'll return next week to finish the quad. I was a bit surprised to find Blue Jays at literally every stop. I suspect that the number I recorded is very conservative. As with Hubert Herveys' report from the Peason Quad, water was hard to find. The duck was in a nursery operation's small reservoir and the Little Blue Heron was flying over a "bottom". Jay Huner Subject: Re: eBird Report - Glenmora Quad, Jun 14, 2013 ---- do-not-reply AT ebird.org wrote: > Glenmora Quad, Rapides, US-LA > Jun 14, 2013 6:29 AM - 11:29 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 16.3 mile(s) > Comments: Birding immediately around McNary and Glenmora and then south of Glenmora along Evangeline Road. Very difficult to find any water features. Pretty much urban/suburban, piney woods and nursery operations. Some large hay fields along Evangeline Road. > 52 species (+1 other taxa) > > Mallard (Domestic type) 1 > Wild Turkey 1 > Little Blue Heron 1 > Turkey Vulture 1 > Mississippi Kite 2 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 > Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 > Yellow-billed Cuckoo 5 > Eastern Screech-Owl 1 > Chimney Swift 1 > Red-headed Woodpecker 5 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 9 > Downy Woodpecker 2 > Northern Flicker 1 > Pileated Woodpecker 3 > Acadian Flycatcher 1 > Great Crested Flycatcher 12 > Eastern Kingbird 6 > White-eyed Vireo 14 > Yellow-throated Vireo 3 > Red-eyed Vireo 2 > Blue Jay 95 There were Blue Jays all over the area. > American Crow 31 > Fish Crow 10 > Purple Martin 10 > Barn Swallow 17 > Carolina Chickadee 5 > Tufted Titmouse 24 > Brown-headed Nuthatch 4 > Carolina Wren 20 > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 > Eastern Bluebird 3 > Wood Thrush 1 > American Robin 6 Feeding under oaks adjacent to Glenmora School. > Northern Mockingbird 45 > Brown Thrasher 3 > European Starling 5 > Louisiana Waterthrush 2 > Kentucky Warbler 1 > Hooded Warbler 3 > Pine Warbler 9 > Prairie Warbler 2 > Yellow-breasted Chat 6 > Eastern Towhee 3 > Summer Tanager 2 > Northern Cardinal 83 > Blue Grosbeak 1 > Indigo Bunting 1 > Painted Bunting 1 > Red-winged Blackbird 4 > Eastern Meadowlark 10 > Common Grackle 1 > House Sparrow 50 > > View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14419128 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/)Subject: Painted Buntings From: Joan Garvey <joanjimmyanselmo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:50:13 -0500 I have not been to Couturie this month, but there have been a pair or two the last few years during the summer. Last year I was fortunate to see some immature birds. Joan Garvey New Orleans, LA Sent from my iPhoneSubject: Re: FW: Painted Buntings From: Jennifer Coulson <jacoulson AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:25:39 -0400 Hi Jon, On last Monday, I saw and heard quite a few Painted Buntings at the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. The buntings were seen/heard along Recovery One Road between Hwy. 90 (Chef Menteur Hwy) and the railroad tracks. Recovery One Road runs along the Maxent Canal. Jennifer Coulson -----Original Message----- From: Jon W. WiseSubject: FW: Painted Buntings From: "Jon W. Wise" <jwise AT FRFIRM.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:04:04 -0500 Has anyone been seeing these beautiful birds this month? I'm looking for a good spot to view them in south Louisiana- ideally close to New Orleans area. Jon W. 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Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROIDSubject: Dodson, green From: John Dillon <kisforkryptonite AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:16:30 -0500 Put in 5 hrs and 10 min in the Dodson Quad in Winn Parish today. I've birded all over the North Central "Piney Woods," and I guess Winn Parish is the piniest. If ya wanna look for crossbills one cold winter, this is the place. There are about as many pulpwood trucks as there are cars. I birded the western half of the quad (only ONE pond) and had indicative results, like only 2 Eastern Kingbirds and only 3 Great-Crested Flycatchers. On the highlight side of quads like this, I had 17 Yellow-billed Cuckoo (my highest this summer and good for a species that has been low here this year), 53 White-eyed Vireo, 10 Wood Thrush (3rd time this week I've had them singing IN pine cutovers; not sure I've ever noticed that before), 75 Yellow-breasted Chat, and 112 Northern Cardinal. Honorable mention goes to 1 Louisiana Waterthrush walking in front of my car at Big Creek. 47 species total and then I saw HOSP and PUMA next to the Dodson Roadside Cafe after I'd totaled out my numbers and mileage; that was my first time eating there, and I now recommend it to any other birder who's stupid enough to bird in that heat. (They have ice cream.) John Dillon Athens, LA Sent from my iPhoneSubject: Nonbreeding American White Pelicans From: Jay V Huner <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:08:12 -0500 Two weeks ago, I had 4 non-breeding American White Pelicans on Brooks Road near its intersection with LA 358 in St. Landry Parish about 10 miles SE of Eunice. They had been present, according to the farmers for a week or so in and around a crawfish pond complex. Last Saturday, I had 1 AWPE on the west side of the jetty at the Ship Channel viewed from East Jetty Park - Cameron. There were 3 AWPEs to the east about a mile from the park on the beach with at least 150 Brown Pelicans. Jay Huner ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt PardueSubject: Nonbreeding American White Pelicans From: Matt Pardue <tmatthewpardue AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:01:38 -0400 White pelicans are still hanging around Calcasieu Lake. There were at least a dozen just out from Calcasieu Point Landing on Saturday.Subject: FW: eBird Report - State Line Quad, Jun 12, 2013 From: Tom Trenchard <trench19 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:30:23 -0500 LaBirders, Glenn Ousset and I put in additional hours working State Line Quad this morning. Details below. ************* Tom Trenchard Covington, LA ************* > State Line Quad, Washington, US-LA > Jun 12, 2013 7:00 AM - 11:10 AM > Protocol: Traveling > 25.6 mile(s) > Comments: Western and Northern sections of State Line Quad, including part of LA62 and LA438; also side roads including Luke Pace Rd, Bill Pace Rd and BB McKenzie Rd. Clear to partly cloudy, mid-70s to mid-80s, breeze none to light, humid. Observers: Glenn Ousset and Tom Trenchard. From 7AM to 11:10AM (4 hrs, 10 mins), for 25.6 miles (25.4 miles driving plus 0.2 miles walking). Habitat includes mixed hardwoods, pine woods, farmland, open fields and pastures, riparian. > 59 species > > Northern Bobwhite 1 > Great Blue Heron 4 > Little Blue Heron 3 > Cattle Egret 28 > White Ibis 1 > Black Vulture 6 > Turkey Vulture 7 > Red-shouldered Hawk 2 > Broad-winged Hawk 1 > Killdeer 1 > Mourning Dove 12 > Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 > Chimney Swift 12 > Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 > Red-headed Woodpecker 4 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 7 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Pileated Woodpecker 1 > Acadian Flycatcher 3 > Great Crested Flycatcher 4 > Eastern Kingbird 10 > White-eyed Vireo 21 > Yellow-throated Vireo 2 > Red-eyed Vireo 3 > Blue Jay 37 > American Crow 6 > Fish Crow 3 > Purple Martin 8 > Barn Swallow 11 > Carolina Chickadee 13 > Tufted Titmouse 9 > Brown-headed Nuthatch 1 > Carolina Wren 15 > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 > Eastern Bluebird 16 > Wood Thrush 1 > Gray Catbird 4 > Northern Mockingbird 47 > Brown Thrasher 12 > European Starling 8 > Worm-eating Warbler 1 > Prothonotary Warbler 8 > Kentucky Warbler 1 > Common Yellowthroat 11 > Hooded Warbler 6 > Pine Warbler 2 > Prairie Warbler 1 > Yellow-breasted Chat 11 > Eastern Towhee 18 > Summer Tanager 1 > Northern Cardinal 40 > Blue Grosbeak 5 > Indigo Bunting 17 > Painted Bunting 1 > Eastern Meadowlark 3 > Common Grackle 3 > Brown-headed Cowbird 4 > Orchard Oriole 15 > House Sparrow 35 > > View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14404324 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (/content/la/)Subject: Batchelor Quad complete, Arnauldville soon From: Molly Richard <molly AT TACOSISTERS.COM> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:57:08 -0500 FYI Quad birders, Patti Holland and I completed 10 hours for the Batchelor Quad last weekend. We plan to close the Arnauldville Quad late next week. Molly Richard, LafayetteSubject: Intarcoastal City Quad From: Dave Patton <wdpatton AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:27:05 -0400 I surveyed the Mouton Cove area in Vermilion Parish Tuesday afternoon for Sw-t Kites and kept a list for the Intracoastal City Quad. Interesting birds included an American Kestrel being mobbed by a N Mockingbird and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also a pair of adult Swainson's Hawks hunting together, and 4 Swallow-tailed Kites along the Vermilion River. Dave Patton LafayetteSubject: closer look at UNO Least Terns From: Peter H Yaukey <PYaukey AT UNO.EDU> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:58:22 +0000 I managed to get a view down onto the Milneburg Hall rooftop Least Tern colony from nearby Kirschmann Hall. This was great viewing- close, behind mirrored glass, in air conditioned comfort! Unfortunately, the viewing room is (for now) off limits to all but UNO faculty and staff (it is the 4th floor faculty/staff lounge, and they denied my request to invite birders to use it). There were 18 terns sitting belly-to-gravel, presumably incubating. Another appeared to have a downy chick. There was also a Killdeer with small chick up on the roof. It had a lengthy altercation with a tern, which neither appeared to win. PYSubject: Fwd: eBird Report - Washington, Jun 11, 2013 From: janine robin <janinerobin1982 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:54:57 -0500 Mississippi kites ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From:Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Guste Island Road, Jun 10, 2013 Wood Stork!! From: Mary Mehaffey <m11mehaffey AT ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:04:24 -0700 --- On Wed, 6/12/13, do-not-reply AT ebird.orgSubject: Fwd: eBird Report - Spring Creek Quad, Jun 11, 2013 From: janine robin <janinerobin1982 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:35:00 -0500 Hello, This quad which had no summer atlas hours now has 3hrs and 40min. We birded the far western side from south to north. Will be going back. If anyone else goes, please post on LABIRD or email me. Thanks. Janine Robin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From:Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Franklinton Quad, Jun 8, 2013 From: janine robin <janinerobin1982 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:32:10 -0500 Franklinton quad is already passed 10hrs, but I did my usual run up to Bethel rd and Bogue Chitto State Park. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From:Subject: Baton Rouge BBS results: Bronzed Cowbird etc. From: "James V. Remsen, Jr." <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:03:29 -0500 LABIRD: with the able help of Matt Brady and Corey Bretz, I ran the Baton Rouge Breeding Bird Survey route this morning, Year 19. The 50 stops, mostly suburban and mostly painful, run from LSU to Oak Hills in S. Baton Rouge. Highlight was a male Bronzed Cowbird at University Lake (a first for the route). A summering Am. White Pelican was also new (as were overdue Tricolored Heron and Cooper's Hawk). Other mentionables: a summering ad. D-c Cormorant, and a suburban E. Bluebird. Species increasing on this route for which this year's results continued to reflect the trend: Mississippi Kite, Mourning Dove, C. Chickadee, Pine Warbler, and B-h Cowbird. Four Broad-winged Hawks were an all-time high … and good for suburban BR. Species decreasing on this route for which this year's results continued the trend: Chimney Swift, Eur. Starling (oh, the tears!), C. Grackle, and Am. Crow -- the latter has almost disappeared from the route; back in 90s, 15-20 were routine (Fish Crow shows no such decline). N is too small to worry yet, but missed Loggerhead Shrike again, making it 2 of last 3 years. Species likely extirpated from the route are Yellow-throated Vireo, Summer Tanager, C. Yellowthroat, and Indigo Bunting. I would have included E. Towhee on this list but we had 2 individuals between stops … first records in many years. ================= Dr. J. V. Remsen Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds Museum of Natural Science/Dept. Biological Sciences LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 najamesSubject: Kestrels; Mt. Olive Quad From: John Dillon <kisforkryptonite AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:36:01 -0500 Put in 5.5 hrs in the Mt. Olive Quad this morning in (mostly) Bienville Parish and just NW of Jonesboro. First, blown away by how many people had roosters in their yards. Baffling. Second, probably 90% of the habitat I surveyed was pine plantation, maybe 95%. In varying stages from year old clear cuts to 25 ft high. Had about 20 miles of it. So, 56 species is pretty respectable for that terrain. Several creek bottoms there, but almost the only access to them is from major highways with NO pulloffs. Very frustrating. Got some highlights, though... 1 hen Wood Duck in flooded woods near Coulee Creek. 2 ANHI, 1 GBHE, 1 LBHE with the Wood Duck make up my water birds. 1 Cooper's Hawk. Called up 5 garrulous Barred Owls together at 8:00. So much fun to play with. 2 Hairy Woodpeckers fussy at the owls. FIVE American Kestrels! I got excited at one at a massive powerline corridor; then I scanned down the lines and had a total of 5! I assume they were a family group. Got pictures of singles. 38 White-eyed Vireo 1 Swainson's Warbler 1 American Redstart (fem) 60 chats 90 cardinals John Dillon Athens, LA Sent from my iPhoneSubject: Re: New Orleans: new Least Tern colony, approachable Redshouldere... From: Peter H Yaukey <PYaukey AT UNO.EDU> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:58:12 +0000 I vote for "an embezzlement of Skimmers". That is to say, these birds are nesting on the roof, so they were "Skimming off the top." Heh heh (sorry), PY ________________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds [LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] on behalf of Bruce Baird [Bbairdsr AT AOL.COM] Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 5:19 PM To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [LABIRD-L] New Orleans: new Least Tern colony, approachable Redshouldere... A conspiracy, embezzlement, or scoop of Black Skimmers are back on the wharf at Chartres St. & Bartholomew St. They were there last year. Why can't ornithologists find a group name to fit all birds? Bruce In a message dated 6/7/2013 10:55:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, PYaukey AT UNO.EDU writes: LABirders: Returning to campus after my intersession absence this week, I was delighted to find Least Terns apparently nesting on top of Milneburg Hall. I will look into whether it is possible to look down on the roof from adjacent Kirschmann Hall. They formerly nested at times on the University Center roof at UNO, but not in recent years. And the Lakefront Arena colony has been gone since Katrina. There is also a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks by the Joe Yenni Building in Elmwood that are very approachable. One was perched on a Nissan roof today. More info is at my blog, birdingneworleans.blogspot.com, in posts from June 5 and today. Good birding, Peter YaukeySubject: Re: Annual Baton Rouge Audubon chapter "end of year" potluck From: Jane Patterson <seejanebird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:50:01 -0500 I want to send out this reminder. Please reply to this email if you plan to come (if you have already responded, you do not have to do so again...) Thanks, and hope to see everyone Thursday! --Jane On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Jane PattersonSubject: testing….ignore From: jwn <jwnix1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:08:51 -0500 testing system….ignore post pleaseSubject: Spring Creek Quad in Tangipahoa Parish From: Mary Mehaffey <m11mehaffey AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:50:00 -0700 Just to let the quaders know that Janine and I are surveying in Spring Creek Quad tomorrow. Mary MehaffeySubject: Swallow-tailed kite From: "Shively, Steve -FS" <steveshively AT FS.FED.US> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:15:41 +0000 Flying over Valentine Lake, west of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Saturday afternoon, harassed by a kingbird. Steve Shively Wildlife Biologist Calcasieu Ranger District, Kisatchie National Forest 9912 Hwy 28 West, Boyce, LA 71409 318-793-9427 318-793-9430 (fax) 318-452-0584 (cell) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.Subject: Highlights from Trip To Cameron 6-8-2013 From: Jay V Huner <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 21:57:40 -0500 I made a trip to Cameron from the Gardner area yesterday. I traveled from Hackberry to Holly Beach to Peveto Woods/Johnsons Bayou to Holly Beach to Cameron to East Jetty Beach to Rutherford Beach to Creole to Cameron Prairie NWR to Sweet Lake. Highlights and list follow. I did a quad survey for Peveto Beach Quad. I try to make a trip to Cameron monthly. What the heck. Who knows what might show up?! Jay Huner Ducks - Hen Gadwall on main sewage pond at Cameron and hen Lesser Scaup on east side of LA 27 about 2 miles south of Gibbstown Bridge. At least 9 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks and 2 Fulvous Whistling-Ducks at Pintail Loop. Pair of Blue-winged Teal with the Lesser Scaup and two American Coots (Yeah, not ducks but potential nesters?!). East Jetty Beach - I found at least 70 Least Terns on the east side of the shell berm beyond the observation tower. Several males were entertaining females with fish. At one time water flowed from the east around the shell berm to the jetty. That area is now high and dry. I wonder if the terns will nest there? There were many there about 2 weeks ago on my last visit. LDWF/Audubon really needs to check the site out to determine if it should be marked off. Other shorebirds included Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Wilson's Plover, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilt, Willet, Ruddy Turnstone, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper and Sanderling. Reddish Egret - both one each - red/purple and white morphs. I usually walk the one mile East Jetty Beach transect but the mosquitos drove me back half way. I did see a Long-billed Curlew. Falcons - The main impoundment on the inside of Pintail Drive is more or less dry. There was a Crested Caracara on the ground on the west side half way down the east side of the loop. Peveto Woods - Not much of anything. Total list including seabirds was 18. Had 1 Eastern Kingbird, 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoos and 6 Orchard Orioles. The deer flies were ferocious but my new net bug shirt was great. Like a Dodo, I did not use it on the walk down East Jetty Beach! List for Trip: Black-bellied Whistling Duck Gadwall Blue-winged Teal Lesser Scaup Wild Turkey - 1 tom near Union Hill on LA 112 in Rapides Parish around 6:30 AM. Neotropic Cormorant American White Pelican Brown Pelican Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Reddish Egret Cattle Egret Green Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis White-faced Ibis Roseate Spoonbill Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Purple Gallinule Common Gallinule American Coot Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Wilson's Plover Black-necked Stilt Willet Ruddy Turnstone Western Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Sanderling Laughing Gull Herring Gull Least Tern Common Tern Forster's Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer - only 2 birds in the Ship Channel north of Jetty Park! Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Eastern Kingbird Loggerhead Shrike Purple Martin Barn Swallow Blue Jay Fish Crow - single bird being chased by a mocker at the west side ferry landing at Cameron. Carolina Wren - at home before I left! Brown Thrasher - pair at Peveto Woods. European Starling Northern Mockingbird Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Great-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole House SparrowSubject: Swallow-tailed Kites From: thomas finnie <finnie.tom AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 21:25:10 -0500 Labirders, It is indeed a privilege to see Swallow-tailed Kites in our fine state. Pictures at http://tfinnie.blogspot.com/ Have a Great Week, :) TomSubject: Fw: Womack quad From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 17:19:58 -0700 I forgot to say that I found an Eastern Phoebe today downstream from Caney Lake along Highway 34. It was singing and I got a few photos before scaring it away. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Stephen PagansSubject: Womack quad From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 17:18:29 -0700 I got Womack to 9 hr and 31 min. If I could have gotten out of bed a bit sooner and if a John Q. Public I met and I had not talked for 20 minutes, I probably could have gotten Womack over 10 hr. SteveSubject: Pine Quad, Washington Par.--Mud Snake From: David Muth <MuthD AT NWF.ORG> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 20:10:01 -0400 For the second week in a row my attempt to complete the Franklinton BBS got interrupted by rain. I headed to the nearest unfinished quad, Pine, just northeast of Franklinton. I added 4.5 hours, which should bring it to ten hours. I also added an hour in Franklinton, so as not to waste the first 6 stops on the BBS that I covered before the rain began... Just in case anyone else was planning to head that way... I recorded 62 species, highlighted by a magnificent 3' Mud Snake that crossed a wet road. Clouds and early intermittent light rain kept birds active (and Mud Snakes). David Muth New OrleansSubject: Re: Ivan BBS, Ivan and Carterville quad highlights- Bossier Par. 06/ 09/ 13 From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:12:28 -0700 Hi all, It's been a long day! My wording for the Broad-winged Hawk, Eastern Phoebe and Worm-eating Warbler should have read- "...two of each individual species total, with singles at separate stops.....................(-: ________________________________ From: Terry DavisSubject: Ivan BBS, Ivan and Carterville quad highlights- Bossier Par. 06/ 09/ 13 From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 15:54:01 -0700 Hi Birders, I had a good morning surveying the Ivan BBS! The route falls within the boundaries of both Ivan and Carterville quads. I'm pretty sure Cliff Swallow was a first with 3 at the second to last stop near 157 and Dixon Cutoff. I'm thinking a single Lark Sparrow early on was also a first. Other good ones for this quad with two each at separate stops were Broad-winged Hawk, Eastern Phoebe and Worm-eating Warbler. Warbler numbers, in general, seemed quite low- especially Yellow-breasted Chat, Hooded, Common Yellowthroat, Pine and Kentucky (somewhat for latter two)- but did have one Louisiana Waterthrush, several Prairie, 2 Yellow-throated Wa and 1 Prothonotary. Missed BAWW, SWWA and NOPA. Northern Parula is very rare here, from memory- and unsurprisingly so with the route's lack of Tillandsia and/or any major water sources. Red-eyed Vireo were fairly high. Only a single Yellow-throated Vireo and White-eyed numbers were so-so. BGGN and WOTH were down somewhat. Numbers were good to excellent for Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Acadian Flycatcher and Chipping Sparrow- also Common Grackle at several stops early. Cardinalids were so-so and BLGR was low. There was a single Dickcissel at two separate stops. Although they're a fairly recent addition, this seemed lower than last survey. OROR nos were good. Unfortunately, BHCO nos were also rather high. Waders are rare here so singles of GBHE, GREG and CAEG were good. The only LBHE seen were 2 flyovers at once between two stops. Only a single RTHU and no owls or caprimulgids. Happy BBS'ing/ SBA'ing. (-; Terry DavisSubject: Spokane Quad>Red; Frogmore Quad>Red From: William Matthews <willie_lilly AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:59:51 -0500 LA Bird, Added 4.5 hrs in Frogmore which when added to the 6 hrs from last year by Matt Brady gets it to 10+. Added 1.5 hrs to Spokane which Doug Liles and I started last weekend to get to 10+. Willie Matthews, Monroe, LASubject: additional information re: whooping crane reward money From: jwn <jwnix1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 15:19:13 -0500 >>> >>> Here is part of press release from LDWF concerning the increased reward money for the location of the person responsible for killing a whooping crane…..the additional monies came from 2 individuals, and 4 other NPOs…. >>> I agree that information about the reintroduced birds ought to be much easier to locate! >>> josephine >>> avery island >>> >>> Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries News >>> >>> $10,000 in Reward Money Now Being Offered for Information in Whooping Crane Shooting >>> >>> June 5, 2013 -- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials are still looking for leads regarding a whooping crane that was found shot to death in Red River Parish in April. >>> >>> LDWF’s Operation Game Thief program, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation and the USFWS each initially offered up to $1,000 in rewards, for a total of up to $3,000. >>> >>> LDWF Whooping Crane Biologist Sara Zimorski said, “We are grateful to the organizations and individuals who have contributed to the reward fund and we hope this extra incentive will bring forward some leads to help solve this case.” >>> >>> The Humane Society of the United States and the The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust are offering $5,000, John Perilloux is offering $1,000, the International Crane Foundation, through the restitution money from the South Dakota whooping crane shooting case is offering $500, the Audubon Nature Institute is offering $250, and an anonymous donor is offering $250. This brings the total in rewards to $10,000 for anybody that has any information that leads to an arrest and conviction. >>> >>> If any group or person wants to donate funds to increase the reward amount, please contact LDWF Biologist Sara Zimorski at szimorski AT wlf.la.gov or 337-536-9400 ext. 4. >>> >>> To report any information regarding this whooping crane shooting, please call 1-800-442-2511. >>Subject: A roadrunner with a dream From: John Dillon <kisforkryptonite AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 13:24:59 -0500 Did my first BBS this morning on the Clay route in Jackson Parish. Almost entirely pine plantations and cutovers with no water other than creeks and a few farm ponds. Not bad overall, though, with 52 species; 4 were new to the route plus 1 Eastern Phoebe between stops. 56 mockingbirds and 93 cardinals. My ears are still ringing. Highlight was not only adding Greater Roadrunner to the route list but adding 2, 1 at 2 consecutive stops. And the highlight of my highlight was photographing the 2nd GRRO that was perched about 35 feet up a dead tree!! He looked really proud of himself. Pretty smug honestly. John Dillon Athens, LA Sent from my iPhoneSubject: Fledgeling blue jays From: janine robin <janinerobin1982 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 11:45:08 -0500 As usual, these funny looking youngsters can't fly but they have strong feet. They are getting off the ground and up into the bushes by jumping and then holding on with their feet. Then they jump down and start over again. So, to my dog's delight, she gets to stay inside. They have been on the ground since yesterday, so they should be good to fly soon I hope.Subject: Whooping Crane Killed in Red River Parish in late April of this Year. From: Jay V Huner <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 08:03:19 -0500 Good Morning, I learned last week that one of the two remaining Whooping Cranes from the first White Lake release was killed in Red River Parish at the end of April. There was apparently a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries around mid-May and the Baton Rouge Advocate included a report on the matter. There is currently a $10,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the killer(s?). The Louisiana Ornithological Society board has agreed, in principle, to make a modest contribution to the reward. The reward had been $3000 but a private citizen from the New Orleans area added a major contribution to push the amount to $10,000. I had been seeking a "link" to the matter but am somewhat challenged when it comes to using the internet. I will suggest that you put "Whooping Crane Killed in Louisiana in April 2013" into your search engine and you will get several hits. I found it interesting that the story was reported in the Miami Herald newspaper. Jay HunerSubject: Northern Bobwhite From: thomas finnie <finnie.tom AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 22:38:01 -0500 Labirders, It is refreshing to hear the call of the Northern Bobwhite. Consider yourself lucky to witness one as it is seen far less than it is heard. Pictures at http://tfinnie.blogspot.com/ Best, :) TomSubject: Addis quad is red and Grosse Tete SW quad has 2 hours From: Jane Patterson <seejanebird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 20:25:32 -0500 Spent the past two mornings in the Addis quad, just southwest of Baton Rouge. It was better than I thought it would be. Ended up with 71 species yesterday but I added the best one today -- Wood Stork! Tacked on two hours in the neighboring Grosse Tete SW quad. Not many roads in this quad...you might have to walk all the roads to make it last for 10 hours. Best bird here were 3 Swallow-tailed Kites. (Jenn -- they were seen quite a distance south of hwy 386 in Iberville parish). --Jane Patterson Baton RougeSubject: Womack quad From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 17:39:34 -0700 Joan Brown and I put in 4 hr and 9 min this morning on the Womack quad which is mostly in Jackson Parish with the remainder in Winn Parish. I plan on going back there in the morning unless it is raining.Subject: Re: New Orleans: new Least Tern colony, approachable Redshouldere... From: Bruce Baird <Bbairdsr AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 18:19:17 -0400 A conspiracy, embezzlement, or scoop of Black Skimmers are back on the wharf at Chartres St. & Bartholomew St. They were there last year. Why can't ornithologists find a group name to fit all birds? Bruce In a message dated 6/7/2013 10:55:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, PYaukey AT UNO.EDU writes: LABirders: Returning to campus after my intersession absence this week, I was delighted to find Least Terns apparently nesting on top of Milneburg Hall. I will look into whether it is possible to look down on the roof from adjacent Kirschmann Hall. They formerly nested at times on the University Center roof at UNO, but not in recent years. And the Lakefront Arena colony has been gone since Katrina. There is also a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks by the Joe Yenni Building in Elmwood that are very approachable. One was perched on a Nissan roof today. More info is at my blog, birdingneworleans.blogspot.com, in posts from June 5 and today. Good birding, Peter Yaukey |
