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8 Feb FW: eBird Report - Spanish Fort SE Quad , 2/8/10 [Tom Trenchard ] 9 Feb Re: LA Bird Numbers & Stats [James Bishop ] 8 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Little Woods Quad , 2/8/10 [glenn ousset ] 8 Feb eBird Report - Soileau Quad , 2/8/10 [Malcolm Mark Swan ] 8 Feb White-winged Doves in Alexandria Quad , 2/8/10 [Huner Jay V ] 8 Feb Delcambre quad [Elias Landry ] 8 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad , 2/8/10 [janine robin ] 8 Feb FW: eBird Report - Martinville Quad , 2/6/10 [Tom Trenchard ] 8 Feb Doves [Roselie Overby ] 8 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Harrell Lake Quad , 2/8/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 8 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Breaux Bridge Quad , 2/8/10 [Bill Fontenot ] 8 Feb Glimpses into the Eagle's nest [Jane Patterson ] 8 Feb LA Bird Numbers & Stats [Veni Harlan ] 8 Feb FW: eBird Report - Des Allemands Quad , 2/7/10--WW Doves, bittern ["Purrington, Robert D" ] 8 Feb Un-i.d. flying object [miriam ] 8 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Forest Hill Quad , 2/5/10 [Steve Shively ] 8 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Woodworth W Quad , 2/7/10 [Steve Shively ] 7 Feb Re: TRUMPETER SWANS 2-6-10 Ouachita Parish [jared wolfe ] 8 Feb eBird Report - Kernan Quad , 2/7/10 [Malcolm Mark Swan ] 7 Feb Re: TRUMPETER SWANS 2-6-10 Ouachita Parish [Paul Conover ] 8 Feb eBird Report - Shoats Creek Quad , 2/6/10 [Malcolm Mark Swan ] 7 Feb TRUMPETER SWANS 2-6-10 Ouachita Parish [Charles Lyon ] 8 Feb eBird Report - Merryville S Quad , 2/7/10 [Malcolm Mark Swan ] 7 Feb FW: eBird Report - Slidell Quad , 2/3/10 (St Tammany Parish) [Tom Trenchard ] 7 Feb FW: eBird Report - Bonita SW Quad , 2/7/10 [Roselie Overby ] 7 Feb White-throated Sparrows [Terry Davis ] 7 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Harrell Lake Quad , 2/7/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 7 Feb Re: Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad , 2/7/10 [Nancy L Newfield ] 7 Feb Highlights from SW Louisiana (2/7/2010) [jared wolfe ] 7 Feb Lake Arthur Quad, 2/6/10 [Paul Conover ] 7 Feb Duson Quad, 2/7/10; Harris's Hawk [Paul Conover ] 7 Feb Branch Quad, 2/7/10 [Paul Conover ] 7 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Little Woods Quad , 2/7/10 [David Muth ] 7 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad , 2/7/10 [janine robin ] 7 Feb Odd (?) Woodpecker Behavior [Huner Jay V ] 6 Feb FW: eBird Report - Martinville Quad , 2/4/10 - St. Tammany - Bronzed Cowbird [Tom Trenchard ] 6 Feb Re: Canada Goose in Wright, goose die-off [Paul Conover ] 6 Feb Canada Goose in Wright, goose die-off [Paul Conover ] 6 Feb Fw: eBird Report - West Monroe South Quad , 2/6/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 6 Feb Fw: eBird Report - West Monroe N Quad , 2/6/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 6 Feb Prospecting for Orphan Quad Birds - Latanier Quad , 2/6/10 [Huner Jay V ] 6 Feb FW: eBird Report - Des Allemands Quad , 2/6/10 [Phillip Wallace ] 6 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad 2/6/10,St tammany [janine robin ] 6 Feb Fwd: eBird Report - Denham Springs Quad , 2/6/10 [Bob & Karen Pierson ] 6 Feb Exotic Waterfowl at Kenner City Park [Michael Hilferty ] 6 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Baton Rouge W Quad , 2/5/10 [Michael Hilferty ] 5 Feb Re: Fw: eBird Report - Covington Quad , 2/5/10 [H M ] 5 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Covington Quad , 2/5/10 [H M ] 5 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad , 2/5/10, St Tammany Parish [janine robin ] 5 Feb Wilson's Snipe - Collinston West Quad , 2/5/10 [Stephen Pagans ] 5 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Chalmette Quad , 2/5/10 [glenn ousset ] 5 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Chalmette Quad , 2/4/10 [glenn ousset ] 5 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Logansport E. Quad , 2/5/10 Fem-type Spotted Towhee, 2 WEVI, 5 GRCA [Terry Davis ] 5 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Logansport E. Quad , 2/5/10 Fem-type Spotted Towhee, 2 WEVI, 5 GRCA [Terry Davis ] 5 Feb Fw: eBird Report - Waldheim Quad , 2/5/10 St Tammany [Cham & Mary Mehaffey ] 5 Feb new WBA stats and coverage maps ["James V. Remsen" ] 5 Feb Eagle Expo Morgan City ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 5 Feb Re: Possible coordination of winter bird atlasing in SW LA [David Muth ] 5 Feb Possible coordination of winter bird atlasing in SW LA ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 5 Feb Grand Isle-Port Fourchon area atlasing this weekend ["Steven W. Cardiff" ] 5 Feb Re: Sora [Heather Mancuso ] 5 Feb Wood Stork cont. [John Conover ] 5 Feb LA-Netiquette Plea [miriam ] 4 Feb FW: eBird Report - Triumph Quad , 2/2/10 [Tom Trenchard ] 4 Feb Vulture Diet [Hubert Hervey ] 4 Feb Fw: eBird Report - St. Tammany Quad , 2/3/10 ["Harvey L. Patten" ] 4 Feb extending WBA season by 1 day ["James V. Remsen" ] 4 Feb Re: Please, no political posts ["James V. Remsen" ] 4 Feb Re: Please, no political posts [Heather Mancuso ] 4 Feb Re: Please, no political posts ["Tifft, Michael" ] 4 Feb Re: VULTURES & NAUGAHYDE [jared wolfe ] 4 Feb Re: Please, no political posts [Joyce Bennett ] 4 Feb Please, no political posts [wendy rihner ] 4 Feb Re: Sora [Jonathan Clark ] 4 Feb Re: VULTURES & NAUGAHYDE [Aelita J Pinter ] 4 Feb Jena East quad 2/1/10 [Jonathan Clark ] Subject: FW: eBird Report - Spanish Fort SE Quad , 2/8/10 From: Tom Trenchard <trench19 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:54:18 -0600 LaBirders, Rather short list for Spanish Fort SE Quad, Orleans Parish. Details below. Tom T. ----- Tom Trenchard Penn Mill Lakes Subdivision Covington/Lake Ramsey Area Martinville Quad Compiler ===================================== > Location: Spanish Fort SE Quad > Observation date: 2/8/10 > Notes: Pratt Dr residence; clear and chilly to cool; light to moderate breeze. One observer for 3.5 hours, starting at 7:30AM, 1 acre (area count). > Number of species: 24 > > Double-crested Cormorant 3 > Great Blue Heron 1 > White Ibis 37 > Turkey Vulture 1 > Bald Eagle 1 in flight. > Cooper's Hawk 1 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 > Laughing Gull 3 > Ring-billed Gull 2 > Royal Tern 1 > Rock Pigeon 3 > Mourning Dove 8 > Monk Parakeet 1 > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 > Blue Jay 2 > American Crow 12 > Carolina Chickadee 1 > Northern Mockingbird 1 > European Starling 25 > Pine Warbler 1 > Chipping Sparrow 8 > House Finch 15 > American Goldfinch 7 > House Sparrow 4 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/) _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/Subject: Re: LA Bird Numbers & Stats From: James Bishop <bishopjmarcus AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:49:47 +0300 Veni, the number of birds officially recorded in Louisiana approach 470. When Lowey’s Louisiana Birds was first published in 1955, he stated that Louisiana ranked fifth with 377 bird species. So in the past 55 years there have been about 93 birds added to the list, or nearly 1.7 birds/year. This includes species splits, amalgamations, and new birds documented for the state. Recent attempts to find a single comparative lists of bird species numbers for different states has not been successful. There are lists of states where one can obtain the list of birds of each, but it appears that one must enter each state website and manually count the listed species. States with more bird species than Louisiana include Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, and perhaps five others. Jim Bishop KuwaitSubject: Fw: eBird Report - Little Woods Quad , 2/8/10 From: glenn ousset <gousset AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:04:10 -0800 Glenn Ousset 1 observer, 4 hrs 5 min from 7:25am, 3.5 miles Glenn Ousset ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: eBird Report - Soileau Quad , 2/8/10 From: Malcolm Mark Swan <owl AT MANYBIRDS.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:25:54 -0500 Highlight wasn't the adult Bald Eagle, the White-tailed Kite, Merlin, or
perched adult Sharp-shinned Hawk. Rather it was a tight flock of 40
Cardinals, mostly males, at a patch of dumped corn.
Then there were the anti-highlights. Like walking an entire air-strip
back and forth without a single Sprague's. Or finding only a single duck
and only 2 sandpipers in dozens and dozens of rice and crawfish fields.
Or waiting at the field with the most harriers for a no-show Short-eared
Owl.
Location: Soileau Quad
Located a few miles E of Oberlin in Beauregard Parish
straddles line between piney woods and rice country
Observation date: 2/8/10
Notes: Observation type: Traveling Count
Observation date: 2/8/10
Distance covered: 24.0 mile(s)
Start time: 7:00 AM
Duration: 11 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 1
Number of species: 68
Snow Goose 35
Northern Shoveler 1
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 8
White Ibis 5
Black Vulture 7
Turkey Vulture 12
WHITE-TAILED KITE 1
BALD EAGLE 1
Northern Harrier 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
American Kestrel 11
Merlin 1
Killdeer 87
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 54
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Mourning Dove 3
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 12
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 8
Eastern Phoebe 6
Loggerhead Shrike 8
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 16
American Crow 14
Fish Crow 23
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 7
House Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 14
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 130
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 8
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 21
American Pipit 9
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 26
Pine Warbler 11
Common Yellowthroat 5
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 20
Field Sparrow 1
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 90
Song Sparrow 11
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 25
Northern Cardinal 83
Red-winged Blackbird 1000
Eastern Meadowlark 12
Common Grackle 328
Brown-headed Cowbird 800
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 9
This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/)
Subject: White-winged Doves in Alexandria Quad , 2/8/10From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:34:00 -0600 Nothing new to report from the quad today unless one of the cormorants proves to be a Neotropical Cormorant. Waiting for comment from specialists. Always nice to pick up some White-winged Doves. Simply could not find any creepers or Hermit Thrushes or wayward owls. Had no opportunities to do any distant quad surveys today. Also could not find any White-throated Sparrows. Only birds not found at the Lakes District site were Snowy Egret and Rock Pigeon. One small, single sparrow was probably a Savannah Sparrow. Other day birds outside the quad included: Muscovy, Mallard (feral), American Kestrel, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Orange-crowned Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, and American Goldfinch. So, broke 40 for the day. Guess that 50 was possible if I had had the time to bird more. Jay Huner Location: Alexandria Quad Observation date: 2/8/10 Notes: Alexandria Quad. Rapides Parish. Mostly Lakes District but some effort along LA 165 in area between Horseshoe Bayou and Traffic Circle. 1 observer, Start 8:00 AM CST, 1 hr 50 min., 3.5 miles. Number of species: 36 Pied-billed Grebe 5 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Anhinga 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egret 3 Snowy Egret 22 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Killdeer 4 Wilson's Snipe 18 Rock Pigeon 75 Eurasian Collared-Dove 4 White-winged Dove 4 Mourning Dove 11 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Northern Flicker 7 Eastern Phoebe 1 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Blue Jay 22 Fish Crow 14 Carolina Chickadee 2 Carolina Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 4 American Robin 13 Northern Mockingbird 12 European Starling 125 Cedar Waxwing 105 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 95 Chipping Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 22 Red-winged Blackbird 40 House Sparrow 80 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/) ------- End of Forwarded Message ------- --Subject: Delcambre quad From: Elias Landry <ejlandry AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:02:25 -0600 Having problems sending ebird reports to the listserve, so I'll just mention a few things. I did the McIlhenny Duck Pond near Avery Island Saturday and was surprised at the nearly total absents of waterfowl. Except for a small flock of teal and a few mallards and one lone Lesser Scaup, the pond was barren. Highlight was a male Ruby-crowned Kinglet displaying his red crest that nearly cover the top of his head. Kicked up about a dozen Snipe in an open field near the gate, along with a high number of Killdeer. Finished off the morning on Avery Island at Bird City in the Jungle Gardens. There were 26 Great Egrets on the nesting platforms. Perhaps the cold weather has delayed the nesting activity. Jus an fyi, I passed by the Jefferson Island rookery later that day, and there were no birds there at all. Elias Landry Avery Island _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad , 2/8/10 From: janine robin <j-probin1982 AT PEOPLEPC.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:14:11 -0600 ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: FW: eBird Report - Martinville Quad , 2/6/10 From: Tom Trenchard <trench19 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:08:00 -0600 LaBirders, Crescent Bird Club outing led by Joelle Finley was held Saturday, 2/6/10, to stake out Henslow's Sparrows - Martinville Quad, St. Tammany Parish. Details follow. If anyone in the group did not get an eBird "share" please contact me privately, as I didn't get everyone's email address or userID. Thanks, Tom T. ----- Tom Trenchard Penn Mill Lakes Subdivision Covington/Lake Ramsey Area Martinville Quad Compiler =================================================================== > Location: Martinville Quad > Observation date: 2/6/10 > Notes: Quad count: Lake Ramsey Preserve & Conservancy. Crescent Bird Club outing, Joelle Finley, guide. Partly cloudy and chilly; light breeze. In search of Henslow's Sparrow (successful). 22 observers for 3.5 hours starting at 7:30AM, about 1 mile walking. > Number of species: 32 > > Canada Goose 2 feral. > Double-crested Cormorant 4 > Great Egret 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 > Downy Woodpecker 2 > Northern Flicker 2 > Pileated Woodpecker 1 > Blue-headed Vireo 3 > Blue Jay 5 > American Crow 3 > Fish Crow 2 > Carolina Chickadee 5 > Tufted Titmouse 1 > Brown-headed Nuthatch 8 > Carolina Wren 4 > House Wren 1 > Sedge Wren 6 > Eastern Bluebird 4 > American Robin 30 > Northern Mockingbird 2 > Orange-crowned Warbler 1 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 45 > Pine Warbler 10 > Eastern Towhee 9 > Chipping Sparrow 6 > Henslow's Sparrow 2 group chase. > Song Sparrow 1 > Swamp Sparrow 15 > White-throated Sparrow 7 > Northern Cardinal 4 > Red-winged Blackbird 15 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/) _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/Subject: Doves From: Roselie Overby <rosebird8791 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:30:31 -0600 I forgot to mention that 100 of the mourning doves that I saw in the Bonita SW quad were resting on a broken rock driveway in front of grain storage silos next to Merton-Bowie Rd. Roselie OverbySubject: Fw: eBird Report - Harrell Lake Quad , 2/8/10 From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:37:37 -0800 Location: Harrell Lake Quad Observation date: 2/8/10 Notes: Weather was cloudy, cold and with occasional rain. I started the survey at 10:12 am, went for 2 hr 40 min and covered 1.7 miles (1.2 walking) before being rained out. The Snow Geese were flyovers. Number of species: 22 Snow Goose 20 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 10 Carolina Chickadee 2 Carolina Wren 10 Winter Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 10 Hermit Thrush 14 Brown Thrasher 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 6 Eastern Towhee 1 Fox Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 21 Swamp Sparrow 8 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 8 blackbird sp. 12 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Breaux Bridge Quad , 2/8/10 From: Bill Fontenot <natrldlite AT COX.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:46:51 -0600 thought i'd do a little quadding in an attempt to locate my feet somewhere near the ground........alas, to no avail......actually, the presence of 4 house finches at our feeder (uncommonly recorded wba species in this quad) this morning spurred me to count birds.......so i added in a run to the acadiana park nature station in an attempt to get a respectable list............again, to no avail.........i guess terry davis' february doldrums has crept in........... ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: Glimpses into the Eagle's nest From: Jane Patterson <cocamila AT COX.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:20:17 -0500 For those who might be interested, I put together a composite video of clips taken while watching the Bald Eagle nest yesterday located near Ramah/Maringuoin and Sherburne NWR South Farm in Iberville parish . The single chick seems to be about 3-4 weeks old. http://www.vimeo.com/9292235 --Jane Patterson Baton Rouge, LASubject: LA Bird Numbers & Stats From: Veni Harlan <veniharlan AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:52:55 -0600 I've been reading with interest everyone's sightings. Fascinating! I wonder if I could ask this group a few questions? According to a LA Wildlife and Fisheries article (http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/experience/ecotourism/birding ), "over 400 different kinds of birds have been recorded in Louisiana" and that "Our state is one of the richest states in terms of bird diversity." Is this # accurate today? Where do we fall in terms of diversity amongst all states? high, low, average? I am just trying to get a big picture of LA bird population and where we stand. I also would appreciate knowing if ornithologists divide populations between resident and migratory, and if there are any accurate figures on migratory numbers? If this is inappropriate for this list, just lmk. Thank you!! Veni HarlanSubject: FW: eBird Report - Des Allemands Quad , 2/7/10--WW Doves, bittern From: "Purrington, Robert D" <danny AT TULANE.EDU> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:52:06 -0600 Three hours in des Allemandes. Of interest were White-winged Doves and an American Bittern. Dan Purrington Location: Des Allemands Quad Observation date: 2/7/10 Number of species: 45 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Brown Pelican 7 Double-crested Cormorant 3 American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 10 Snowy Egret 5 Cattle Egret 2 White Ibis 301 Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 4 Virginia Rail 1 Common Moorhen 3 American Coot 1 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 7 Ring-billed Gull 2 White-winged Dove 7 Mourning Dove 20 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 6 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 20 Carolina Chickadee 2 Carolina Wren 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 American Robin 30 Northern Mockingbird 10 European Starling 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 11 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 85 Eastern Meadowlark 1 Common Grackle 90 Boat-tailed Grackle 20 American Goldfinch 3 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: Un-i.d. flying object From: miriam <athena_9 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:03:07 -0600 Labird Perhaps some of you hardcores can help. Last night I heard a strange grunting, squealing noise, looked out the window, and spotted not our resident Great Horned Owl, but a rather corpulent, winged, curly-tailed shape soaring over the pines. And though the weather is currently sunny this Monday morning, my daughter in Little Rock woke up to an inch of snow and sleet and says it's all headed our way. So it appears WWL's Jim Henderson is correct. Perhaps our fortunes are changing. Pigs are flying, hell is freezing over, and the Saints have won the Superbowl! MiriamLDavey BatonRougeLASubject: Fw: eBird Report - Forest Hill Quad , 2/5/10 From: Steve Shively <steveshively AT FS.FED.US> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:31:53 -0600 2.3 party hours, 8.8 miles. Steve Shively, Wildlife Biologist Calcasieu Ranger District, Kisatchie National Forest 9912 Hwy 28 West Boyce, LA 71409 318-793-9427 office 318-452-0584 cell 318-793-9430 (fax) steveshively AT fs.fed.us ----- Forwarded by Steve Shively/R8/USDAFS on 02/08/2010 08:31 AM ----- do-not-reply AT ebird.org 02/08/2010 08:24 AM To steveshively AT fs.fed.us cc Subject eBird Report - Forest Hill Quad , 2/5/10 Location: Forest Hill Quad Observation date: 2/5/10 Notes: West of Forest Hill. Number of species: 34 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Red-cockaded Woodpecker 7 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 6 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 40 American Crow 15 Carolina Chickadee 16 Tufted Titmouse 19 Brown-headed Nuthatch 15 Carolina Wren 18 House Wren 2 Winter Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16 Hermit Thrush 11 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10 Pine Warbler 25 Eastern Towhee 13 Chipping Sparrow 10 Field Sparrow 5 Fox Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 10 White-throated Sparrow 120 Dark-eyed Junco 10 Northern Cardinal 47 American Goldfinch 15 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2( http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Woodworth W Quad , 2/7/10 From: Steve Shively <steveshively AT FS.FED.US> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:30:58 -0600 I was just thinking how I had seen zero pine siskins, purple finches, or golden crowned kinglets this year compared to the bonanza of last year when I looked out the window and saw a pair of purple finches on my feeder. Later saw a lone pine siskin on the ground beneath in a crowd of goldfinches. Still no golden crowns. Steve Shively, Wildlife Biologist Calcasieu Ranger District, Kisatchie National Forest 9912 Hwy 28 West Boyce, LA 71409 318-793-9427 office 318-452-0584 cell 318-793-9430 (fax) steveshively AT fs.fed.us ----- Forwarded by Steve Shively/R8/USDAFS on 02/08/2010 08:28 AM ----- do-not-reply AT ebird.org 02/08/2010 08:28 AM To steveshively AT fs.fed.us cc Subject eBird Report - Woodworth W Quad , 2/7/10 Location: Woodworth W Quad Observation date: 2/7/10 Notes: Feeder watch at my house. Number of species: 13 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 6 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 Eastern Bluebird 5 Northern Mockingbird 2 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 8 Purple Finch 2 Pine Siskin 1 American Goldfinch 50 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2( http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: Re: TRUMPETER SWANS 2-6-10 Ouachita Parish From: jared wolfe <jdwolfe80 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:56:47 -0800 Excellent synopsis of Trumpeter Swans in Louisiana, their natural history, and importance of this record. I learned a lot from this thread. Concerning the discussion about the age of the Louisiana Trumpeter Swans: Trumpeter Swans will remain in juvenile plumage (brown head and neck) until they initiate their post-juvenile (preformative molt) away from the breeding grounds at which time brown juvenile plumage is replaced with gray. This molt begins sometime between August - October and concludes sometime between January - March. Adult Trumpeter Swans migrate to 'molting grounds' in order to initiate post-nuptial molts (aka definitive prebasic molts; note that Swans and Geese have no prealternate molt like Ducks) prior to returning to wintering grounds... I do not know if juvs also migrate to 'molting grounds' or undergo the post-juvenile molt on the wintering grounds; however, based on Charlie's statement that young can remain with parents through their first winter, I assume young will at least initiate molt on the molting grounds with their parents. This is not semantics because ageing is dependent on recognizing which plumage the birds are in. In any case, if one of these individuals hatched last breeding season (SY) then we would expect a grayish wash to the back and neck. According to Peter Pyle, the upper mandible should retain pink at least until August of their second year. Interestingly, SY/TY (second cycle) birds can retain scattered post-juv (formative) gray plumage, especially in the rump. Therefore, if plumage aspect is white with an all black bill in February, we know it is an ASY individual (at least second cycle). If the back, neck and rump are grayish and the bill has retained pink in February, we know it would be a SY individual (first cycle). And finally, if the body has scattered gray (especially the rump), but the back, with an all black bill (potentially a tiny amount of retained pink) in February, we know it is probably a TY individual (second cycle) or possibly a SY (first cycle) individual that has maturated quickly. Note there are no HY scenarios for Swans in February because that would indicate a bird was hatched sometime after January 1, 2010. Therefore, from Charlie's description, I would venture a guess that these are potentially third-year (TY) individuals (within their second molt-cycle) with an unusual amount of gray in the neck and body or they are SY individuals with an unusual amount of black in the bill (?!). The only real way to know for sure is to get a close look at the wear and shape of the formative feathers and rectrices. Happy birding, Jared Wolfe Baton Rouge ----- Original Message ---- From: Charles LyonSubject: eBird Report - Kernan Quad , 2/7/10 From: Malcolm Mark Swan <owl AT MANYBIRDS.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:55:50 -0500 I thought this would be my most boring mercenary quad, dominated by
regrowth pine plantations and scattered home sites. One highlight was the
combination of the Henslow's Sparrows, Sedge Wrens (both found early in
the day), and Am Woodcocks along a short stretch of gravel road through a
wet clearcut regrowth (pines about 4 feet tall) with standing water,
evening cricket frogs, broomsedge, and matted sedges and grasses. A
woodcock was peenting there as I was leaving the quad. So I got out of
the car for a half-hour (around 6 pm), walked the road for 100 yards and
proceeded to hear one after another courting bird peenting and twittering
in the sky.
Another highlight was the big, long-established cattle pasture at the
north side of the quad. Very low but very green pasture grass and much
standing water amidst the vegeation (no open water). Numbers of several
birds were biased by this field: the chatty flock of flying Fish Crows
(observed nowhere else), the Killdeer, the yellowlegs, the robins,
waxwings (flying), B-h Cowbirds, grackles, and Brewer's Blackbirds.
Location: Kernan Quad
which is a kinglet's beak NE of De Quincy in Beauregard Parish
Observation date: 2/7/10
Observation type: Traveling Count
Observation date: 2/7/10
Distance covered: 42.0 mile(s)
Start time: 6:45 AM
Duration: 10 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 1 (MMS)
Number of species: 61
Wood Duck 1
Wild Turkey 2
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 12
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 4
Killdeer 108
Greater Yellowlegs 1
American Woodcock 5
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Mourning Dove 15
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 13
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Eastern Phoebe 8
Loggerhead Shrike 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 13
American Crow 21
Fish Crow 70
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 13
Brown-headed Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 13
House Wren 5
Winter Wren 2
Sedge Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9
Eastern Bluebird 22
Hermit Thrush 13
American Robin 227
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 9
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 14
Orange-crowned Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 110
Pine Warbler 23
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Henslow's Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 9
Swamp Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 18
Eastern Meadowlark 8
Brewer's Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 130
American Goldfinch 8
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Subject: Re: TRUMPETER SWANS 2-6-10 Ouachita ParishFrom: Paul Conover <zoiseaux AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 23:34:23 -0600 Charlie, Labird, I've been expecting Trumpeters to reach us, and I'm delighted they finally have. I wonder how many recent swan records might have been Trumpeters that were passed off as the more expected Tundra. Trumpeters have been turning up in the SE for years, and other states accept records of unbanded birds probably from successfully reintroduced populations. I don't speak for the LBRC, but you can bet this record has my attention. I don't think I'm alone among LBRC members in sharing your views. The record for Trumpeter that inclusion of the species on the state list Lowery mentions is supported by a picture, which can be found in Bent. This historical record will be voted on in the future, as there is some question about the species in the photo. I hope the current birds are the first of many to come. I have very little experience with swans, but the experience I have was truly amazing. Wide awake and in pleasant shock in Lafayette, Paul Conover Charles Lyon wrote: > > I am no longer on the LA Bird Records Committee, but in my opinion , this is > one case in which the committee should act fairly quickly in placing this > species back on the modern day state list. For those who are interested, > read Lowery's account on Trumpeter Swans. You may have to find an "old > timer" since the book is long out of print. There is not even a definitive > record or specimen for the state, but we know that by virtue of their > historical winter range, they once occurred here. The last year it was > stated a Trumpeter Swan was seen in Louisiana was 1915, but there is no > solid evidence. Here is some solid evidence of their return. >Subject: eBird Report - Shoats Creek Quad , 2/6/10 From: Malcolm Mark Swan <owl AT MANYBIRDS.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:31:01 -0500 6 Catbirds and 220 Yellow-rumps because I rustled lots of wax myrtle thickets. The highlight was a single roadside spot with broomsedge under short pine, which yielded 1 Henslow's Sparrow, 1 Bachman's Sparrow, 2 Sedge Wrens, and 15 Field Sparrows (the latter all in one binocular view - usually I see just 1 Field in a flock of Chippies). High water flooded bottomland hardwoods and lots of pine too. The morning began in the high 30's, breezy, sunny - and went up to about 60. Location: Shoats Creek Quad -- which is W of De Quincy, inc. Sabine River (not visited) Observation date: 2/6/10 Observation type: Traveling Count Observation date: 2/6/10 Distance covered: 23.0 mile(s) Start time: 8:00 AM Duration: 10 hour(s) 0 minute(s) # of people in birding party: 1 (MMS) Number of species: 67 Wood Duck 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 5 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 American Kestrel 3 Killdeer 6 Rock Pigeon 3 Mourning Dove 5 Eastern Screech-Owl 1 Barred Owl 1 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 20 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 4 Eastern Phoebe 5 Loggerhead Shrike 1 White-eyed Vireo 3 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 22 Fish Crow 1 Tree Swallow 20 Carolina Chickadee 17 Tufted Titmouse 11 Brown-headed Nuthatch 3 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 15 House Wren 8 Winter Wren 1 Sedge Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15 Eastern Bluebird 17 Hermit Thrush 9 American Robin 35 Gray Catbird 6 Northern Mockingbird 7 Brown Thrasher 5 European Starling 1 Cedar Waxwing 6 Orange-crowned Warbler 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 220 Pine Warbler 9 Eastern Towhee 4 Bachman's Sparrow 1 Chipping Sparrow 3 Field Sparrow 16 Vesper Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 8 Henslow's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 7 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 14 White-throated Sparrow 20 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 22 Red-winged Blackbird 87 Eastern Meadowlark 6 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 American Goldfinch 11 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: TRUMPETER SWANS 2-6-10 Ouachita Parish From: Charles Lyon <lyon5516 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 23:17:26 -0600 LA-birders, I made the trip over to Ouachita Parish yesterday 2-6-10 to view and attempt to video the "probable" TRUMPETER SWANS first discovered by Rocky and Jennifer Smith on their property on Saturday January 30,2010. Their home as well as their flooded pecan orchard is located here. They are located on the east side of Hwy 143, in a flood zone area just north of the merger of Bayou D'Arbonne into the Ouachita River. The pair of swans were first reported to LABIRD as Mute Swans on 1-31-10 by Matt Pardue. Gypsy Hanks then reported on 2-1-10 that she obtained pictures and calls of the birds and felt these were probable Trumpeter Swans but "no definites". She didn't rule out the possibility of these being Tundra swans, but was quite sure they were not Mute swans. Kelby Ouchley who also saw the swans stated on 2-1-10 that he was quite sure they were Trumpeter Swans. Steve Pagans then reported seeing the swan pair on 2-2-10, and felt "pretty comfortable with the identification of them as Trumpeter Swans." Steve was kind enough to get me permission to get on the Smith property with him and Joan Brown Saturday 2-6-10. He had already forwarded me an excellent photo he took of the swans, but I have not seen Gypsy's photos. I spent much of Saturday looking for the swan pair and managed to get three brief sightings. The first was just after 7:30 am upon our arrival, the next just after noon, and the last at about 3:30 pm. Just after I set up my scope at 7:30am, the swans which were about 100 yards from me, flew before I could get my video set...very frustrating. They flew about 50 yards to the north of me, giving their diagnostic trumpeting calls however. Around noon they appeared on the west side of Hwy 143 and I managed to get flight video,but they were silent. Finally at 3:30 I heard them giving soft trumpet contact calls to each other in the brush in the wetland area on the west side of Hwy 143, and I was able to obtain excellent audio of them before they took flight. I then got some flight video of them through the trees. These birds were exceptionally skittish to the point of being neurotic, and have a strong fear of humans, or at least this human. With my views through the scope I could see an all black bills with no trace of yellow eye lores, and a wide black masks to the eyes in both birds. The crowns were flat and the bills straight, with no hint of the rounded head look and concave bill that is seen in Tundra Swans. When the birds took flight the flat head and bill profile combined with the long neck look (Trumpeters have longer necks than Tundra) said TRUMPETER SWAN. When they started calling in flight, they then said TRUMPETER SWAN! I am 100% certain these are TRUMPETER SWANS. I am not sure however if these are hatch year birds, and I think they may be second year birds. The first reason is the calls, which in juveniles are higher pitched, and these seemed adult like to me. Perhaps juvenile trumps acquire adult voices in the late winter of their first year...someone with more knowledge than I can help with this. The second reason is that usually juvs travel with adults in their first winter of life, and are not forced from their parents breeding territory until the next year. Also I think Trumpeter Swans carry some juvenile gray plumage into their second winter. These two birds do have some gray feathering to the head, neck, back and wing coverts, but I think this can be seen in second year birds. Again true swan experts can help me here. I do have a great deal of experience with both species of swans, but I sure don't see them with great frequency any more. I did live in North Carolina while at UNC, and spent a lot of time with Tundra Swans. I've seen trumps in the west, but I visit Trumpeter Swans yearly in the St. Louis area at the Riverlands Environmental Demonstration Area in St. Charles. My son is the biggest St Louis Cardinal fan south of Missouri, and we go there every year in January for Winter Warm Up. The challenge and fun is to pick out the occasional Tundra Swan mixed in with the mass of Trumpeter Swans. After a while it is not that hard. There really is a"jizz" difference and the old timers will understand what I mean. These two birds immediately jumped out as Trumpeter Swans. Now to go onto the second issue, which I really don't feel should be an issue, and that is of origin. These two individuals were clearly wild. They would not let me get closer than 100 yards from them, and had no neck collars, bands, or feather deformities. They were not any of the releases from Holla Bend NWR in Arkansas, but possibly they could have come from the wild population that has been wintering at Magness Lake near Heber Springs. This area is about 200 miles due north of West Monroe as the swan flies. I think the first few Trumpeter Swans showed up here in the early 1990's, but there are now somewhere around 120 or more. Ark birders can educate us further on this. These birds may have very well come from even further north. Just prior to these birds arrival in Ouachita Parish, a severe winter storm dumped six inches of snow into southern Missouri, and a great deal of shallow water froze over. Trumpeter Swan re-introduction programs which started around 1985 in many upper mid-west states as well as Ontario have been highly successful. The Minnesota population alone is now over 2000 birds which is a far cry from the 69 in the entire lower 48 states in the 1930's. In Michigan as well as Minnesota the birds are doing so well that they are no longer listed as endangered but have been down listed to threatened. They are not even listed as at risk in Ontario. It was just a matter of time before wild TRUMPETER SWANS returned to their historic wintering range in Louisiana, and I believe these two birds should be given the honor of being the first new pioneers. I am no longer on the LA Bird Records Committee, but in my opinion , this is one case in which the committee should act fairly quickly in placing this species back on the modern day state list. For those who are interested, read Lowery's account on Trumpeter Swans. You may have to find an "old timer" since the book is long out of print. There is not even a definitive record or specimen for the state, but we know that by virtue of their historical winter range, they once occurred here. The last year it was stated a Trumpeter Swan was seen in Louisiana was 1915, but there is no solid evidence. Here is some solid evidence of their return. My reason for urging more rapid acceptance of this record relates to conservation issues. The current greatest weak link in regards to Trumpeter Swan recovery lies with restoration/management of appropriate winter habitat for the swans. Trumpeter Swans are "social" migrants and not "hardwire" migrants such as our neotropical passerines. These reestablished populations haven't established historical migration patterns yet, but they certainly need the habitat in Louisiana for it to happen. The backwater and oxbow areas of the Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers are the perfect place for it to happen. At present large numbers congregate in small areas to our north, which places them at greater risk for disease as well as some other catastrophe. It's a great opportunity for Louisiana. These Trumpeter Swans are long overdue. Charlie Lyon Shreveport, LASubject: eBird Report - Merryville S Quad , 2/7/10 From: Malcolm Mark Swan <owl AT MANYBIRDS.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:16:14 -0500 Just reporting on my second trip and 10th hour at this quad Location: Merryville S Quad Observation date: 2/7/10 Observation type: Traveling Count Observation date: 2/7/10 Distance covered: 3.0 mile(s) Start time: 4:45 PM Duration: 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s) # of people in birding party: 1 (MMS) Number of species: 22 Wood Duck 4 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Carolina Chickadee 6 Carolina Wren 4 Winter Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 American Robin 5 Brown Thrasher 2 Cedar Waxwing 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 7 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 2 American Goldfinch 2Subject: FW: eBird Report - Slidell Quad , 2/3/10 (St Tammany Parish) From: Tom Trenchard <trench19 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:53:50 -0600 LaBirders, Glenn Ousset and I covered the Slidell Quad recently. Highlights include Black-chinned Hummingbird and Winter Wren. Details follow. Tom T. ----- Tom Trenchard Penn Mill Lakes Subdivision Covington/Lake Ramsey Area Martinville Quad Compiler ======================== > Location: Slidell Quad > Observation date: 2/3/10 > Notes: Quad count. Partly cloudy and chilly; light breeze (variable). Mixed woods, marsh, residential. Two observers (Glenn Ousset, Tom Trenchard) starting at 6:30AM for 7.5 hours, 23.2 miles (22.2 driving; 1.0 walking). Bayou Paquet Rd, Thompson Rd, Gause Blvd W, Northshore Blvd, Airport Rd, Camp Villere Rd, Home Estate Dr;Subject: FW: eBird Report - Bonita SW Quad , 2/7/10 From: Roselie Overby <rosebird8791 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:24:36 -0600 After seeing geese and blackbirds in large numbers in this quad (Bonita SW, Morehouse Parish) when I passed through it on Sat on my way to LNPS meeting, I thought I'd do a quick run which turned into 3+ hrs. Best bird--a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. It was in brush on Green Lane across from the flooded field where I found coots, gadwall and ring-necks. I almost didn't continue on the dirt road but was glad I did. I also had a blue-headed vireo nearby along with a field of snow geese. I could not find a Ross's in the huge flock. I also saw many snows flying over near Little Missouri Loop which was too rutted for me to drive on. A VESPER SPARROW was another good bird. One large flock of blackbirds yielded only red-wings and cowbirds as far as I could tell with the lousy light. I found the rusty blackbirds at another spot on the edge of the water (Bonne Idee). Roselie Overby Location: Bonita SW Quad Observation date: 2/7/10 Notes: 1 person driving 18 mi, 3 hr. 10 min LA Hwy 2 to Bowie-Merton to Bud to Green Lane back to Hwy 2. Cold 40 to 42 F, heavy overcast. Number of species: 50 Snow Goose 4000 Wood Duck 5 Gadwall 26 Ring-necked Duck 20 Double-crested Cormorant 9 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 8 American Coot 50 Killdeer 6 Wilson's Snipe 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 Mourning Dove 130 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Loggerhead Shrike 4 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 11 American Crow 6 Carolina Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 12 Eastern Towhee 1 Vesper Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 120 Song Sparrow 4 White-throated Sparrow 20 White-crowned Sparrow 9 Dark-eyed Junco 4 Northern Cardinal 20 Red-winged Blackbird 450 Eastern Meadowlark 35 Rusty Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 200 House Sparrow 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/) No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2674 - Release Date: 02/07/10 13:35:00Subject: White-throated Sparrows From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:53:35 -0800 Labirders, Walked out on the balcony about 10 minutes ago after an awesome play to hear the local gp. of WTSP pinkin loudly. Not positive, but I'm almost 100% sure they were saying "Porter"...................... WHO DAT! TerrySubject: Fw: eBird Report - Harrell Lake Quad , 2/7/10 From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:03:48 -0800 Location: Harrell Lake Quad, Union Parish Observation date: 2/7/10 Notes: Weather was cold, breezy and cloudy. I started this survey at 12:48, went for 2 hr. 55 min and walked 1.3 miles. Number of species: 26 Wood Duck 3 Double-crested Cormorant 7 Turkey Vulture 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 7 American Crow 7 Fish Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 4 Carolina Wren 2 Winter Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Hermit Thrush 20 Gray Catbird 1 Brown Thrasher 10 Pine Warbler 2 Eastern Towhee 5 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 4 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Re: Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad , 2/7/10 From: Nancy L Newfield <nancy AT CASACOLIBRI.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:36:25 -0600 Janine, At 01:18 PM 2/7/2010, janine robin wrote: >>Location: Folsom Quad St Tammany Parish >>Observation date: 2/7/10 My >>backyard/Blackwell Lane, very tip of north St Tammany Parish >>Notes: Noticed the Rufous Hummer at >>6:40,first one ever in my yard.So,started a >>list since I was looking at birds from my >>window.Managed to get a picture of the FM >>Rufous so I could get Linda Beall to verify for >>me. 1hr/2observers/yard only/6:30 to 7:30 AM. Rufous Hummingbirds are on the move. In River Ridge yesterday, I caught an adult male that had been banded in southern Alabama in September and he has remained on site until about 2 weeks ago. NLN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy L Newfield Casa Colibrí Metairie, Louisiana USA nancy AT casacolibri.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subject: Highlights from SW Louisiana (2/7/2010) From: jared wolfe <jdwolfe80 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:35:00 -0800 Hello Louisiana Birders,
Yesterday (2/7/2010) Glen Seehoulzer, Mike Harvey and I undertook a fairly
extensive birding trip beginning on the 99 off of I-10. Here is a brief
narrative including highlights:
Shorebird flocks in several rice fields off of 99 were impressive, we counted
12 STILT SANDPIPERS. There was a single PEREGRINE FALCON hunting a flock
comprised of ~ 900 Long-billed Dowitchers, 40 Dunlin, a few Western Sandpiper,
and a few Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs. We spent a few hours walking through
over grown fields and flushed 8 LE CONTE’S SPARROWS; we also flushed 6
WILSON’S SNIPE. We got brief glimpses of a MERLIN and a COOPER'S HAWK flying
through the area. We also explored one short-grassy and seemingly abandoned
field looking for Sprague’s Pipits until a farmer asked what we were doing in
his field… having just arrived in Louisiana, I was unaware private property
does not need to be marked as such... thankfully the farmer was understanding
and told us “he was not going to call the law.†Therefore, being
law-abiding and formerly-naïve citizens, our invasive search for pipits came
to a premature conclusion… without any luck.
Next, we explored LacassineNWR. In amongst several Lesser Scaup we had a
candidate for a female GREATER SCAUP. This particular bird was situated next to
several Lesser Scaup and was noticeably larger, with a Greater Scaup-like head
morphology (slopping to a gently rounded-head which peaked above the eye when
relaxed), the bill was more wide and larger relative to adjacent Lesser Scaup,
with a more extensive white cheek patch. We had great looks at a KING RAIL
responding to playbacks and found a group of ~150 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS
and a single Little Blue Heron. The 4†Alligator relaxing in the shallows was
also exciting. Immediately outside the refuge we had 2 BALD EAGLES in a large
snag.
On the coast, in Oak Grove, we identified a few new birds for the day including
Chipping Sparrow, Blue-headed Vireo, Brown Thrasher, Golden-crowned Kinglet and
Hairy Woodpecker.
From Oak Grove we drove to Holly Beach where a SEASIDE SPARROW responded to our
playback. We had quality looks at a dancing REDDISH EGRET, Tricolored Heron and
Roseate Spoonbill which were all in the scope with a single look. We got
glimpses of a Clapper Rail swimming across a marsh. On the beach, we found two
PIPING PLOVERS mixed in with Black-bellied Plovers, Least Sandpipers, Dunlin,
Willet, two SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and a few Western Sandpipers. Another
PEREGRINE FALCON was flying above the beach. There were several Royal Terns
associating with Caspian Terns, and many Laughing, Ring-billed and a few
Herring Gulls. At sunset, we concluded our trip at the marsh next to the jetty
where a NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW responded to our playback and provided
quality looks. At dusk ~125 BLACK SKIMMERS were flying up the channel to roost
and we had audibly detected ~3 Marsh Wrens and ~4 Clapper Rails.
In total we had 106 species, which was not bad considering we did not focus on
finding many common species (Chickadees, Goldfinches, House Fiches, Downy
Woodpecker etc.).
Epilogue: Post-birding festivities included the parade in Lafayette and eating
frog-legs and Gator at Pat’s in Henderson. Viva Louisiana and Happy birding,
Jared Wolfe
Subject: Lake Arthur Quad, 2/6/10From: Paul Conover <zoiseaux AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:20:04 -0600 Labird, Yesterday Dave Patton and I split up in the Lake Arthur Quad and each put in about 4 hours. My additions bring the total for the quad to 103 species; Dave's will add more to it. There are still some expected birds to add. The Lake Arthur quad surrounds the town of Lake Arthur, and is nicely halved into N and S by a big bridge. I did the southern half, which includes the hunting clubs off of Hwy 717. The only odd birds I came up with were 4 Bronzed Cowbirds, a species which has been making inroads in the rice country. Paul Conover Lafayette Location: Lake Arthur Quad Observation date: 2/6/10 Number of species: 72 Greater White-fronted Goose 180 Snow Goose 200 Cackling Goose 57 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 2 Northern Shoveler 4 Northern Pintail 210 Green-winged Teal 12 Neotropic Cormorant 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Anhinga 1 Great Blue Heron 5 Great Egret 60 Snowy Egret 5 Little Blue Heron 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 White Ibis 20 White-faced Ibis 150 Turkey Vulture 3 Northern Harrier 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 21 American Kestrel 8 Black-bellied Plover 1 Killdeer 120 Greater Yellowlegs 15 Long-billed Dowitcher 20 Wilson's Snipe 1 Laughing Gull 20 Ring-billed Gull 40 Gull-billed Tern 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 25 Inca Dove 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 9 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 12 Loggerhead Shrike 9 White-eyed Vireo 1 Blue-headed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 4 Carolina Chickadee 6 Carolina Wren 8 House Wren 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 14 Hermit Thrush 6 American Robin 45 Northern Mockingbird 12 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 10 Cedar Waxwing 40 Orange-crowned Warbler 10 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 55 Pine Warbler 10 Common Yellowthroat 8 Field Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 220 Song Sparrow 11 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 14 White-throated Sparrow 16 Northern Cardinal 35 Red-winged Blackbird 5000 Eastern Meadowlark 45 Brewer's Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 60 Boat-tailed Grackle 120 Bronzed Cowbird 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 75 American Goldfinch 1Subject: Duson Quad, 2/7/10; Harris's Hawk From: Paul Conover <zoiseaux AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:14:47 -0600 Labird, On my way to the Branch Quad I was surprised to see the recently invisible Harris's Hawk at its "usual" spot on Hwy 90, so I birded the quad for a while (=1:28). This is the first time the Harris's Hawk has been recorded for the Duson Quad; it had been AWOL since early January. I believe Duson is now at 128 species. Paul Conover Lafayette Location: Duson Quad Observation date: 2/7/10 Notes: Harris's Hawk on Hwy 90 about 1 mile W of Rayne outskirts. Number of species: 43 Mottled Duck 1 Great Blue Heron 8 Great Egret 20 Snowy Egret 1 Cattle Egret 3 White Ibis 70 White-faced Ibis 3 Harris's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 8 American Kestrel 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 2 Ring-billed Gull 50 Rock Pigeon 2 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Inca Dove 4 Barred Owl 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 3 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Blue Jay 2 crow sp. 2 Tree Swallow 60 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Eastern Bluebird 3 American Robin 10 Northern Mockingbird 4 European Starling 10 American Pipit 30 Cedar Waxwing 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 15 Pine Warbler 4 Chipping Sparrow 3 Savannah Sparrow 45 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 12 Red-winged Blackbird 60 Great-tailed Grackle 8 House Sparrow 6Subject: Branch Quad, 2/7/10 From: Paul Conover <zoiseaux AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:06:51 -0600 Labird, Branch is N of Rayne in Acadia Parish. Paul Conover Lafayette Location: Branch Quad Observation date: 2/7/10 Notes: Up hwy 35, W on Branch Hwy.Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Little Woods Quad , 2/7/10 From: David Muth <dpmuth AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 13:43:28 -0600 Went out this morning locally to pick some low hanging fruit for the Little Woods quad in New Orleans, which includes much of Bayou Sauvage NWR. Got previously unrecorded King and Virginia rails, Sedge and Marsh wrens. I also found the Inca Doves at Little Woods, where now apparently resident. Best bird was the Bell's Vireo in the same spot where found on the New Orleans CBC and once again in early January. This time I got some video and a couple of digital photos. Not much, but enough. I believe this brings Little Woods to 149, with a number of easy birds to pick up. David Muth New Orleans ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad , 2/7/10 From: janine robin <j-probin1982 AT PEOPLEPC.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 13:18:07 -0600 ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: Odd (?) Woodpecker Behavior From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 09:35:34 -0600 This morning I found three Pileated Woodpeckers and a Yellow Hammer (AKA Northern Flicker) hanging like acrobats from limber branches in a neighbor's crepe myrtle bush/tree. They were clearly feeding on seed pods. As many gardners know, many crepe myrtles are hybrids and do not generate seeds. Sort of interesting watching those big birds hanging upside down swinging from those very limber branches. Never really took time to notice woodpeckers in crepe myrtles. Here in NW Rapides Parish, I regularly see goldfinches working the seed pods in crepe myrtles during their cool-cold month stays. Morning birds nothing to get excited about: Double-crested Cormorant, Mourning Dove, Inca Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, and American Goldfinch. Jay Huner --Subject: FW: eBird Report - Martinville Quad , 2/4/10 - St. Tammany - Bronzed Cowbird From: Tom Trenchard <trench19 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 22:43:25 -0600 LaBirders, I wasn't planning on a count this day, but when a Bronzed Cowbird showed up at one of my feeders I decided to put in an hour. Details follow. Tom T. ----- Tom Trenchard Penn Mill Lakes Subdivision Covington/Lake Ramsey Area Martinville Quad Compiler ==================================== > > Location: Martinville Quad > Observation date: 2/4/10 > Notes: Yard count due to 1st of season Bronzed Cowbird. Cloudy, cool, rainy, breeze none to light. > Number of species: 21 > > Canada Goose 2 feral. > Snowy Egret 1 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 > Killdeer 1 > Mourning Dove 8 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 > Blue Jay 4 > Carolina Chickadee 2 > Tufted Titmouse 1 > American Robin 1 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 > Pine Warbler 1 > Eastern Towhee 1 > Chipping Sparrow 30 > White-throated Sparrow 4 > Dark-eyed Junco 1 > Northern Cardinal 10 > Red-winged Blackbird 100 > Bronzed Cowbird 1 FOS. > Brown-headed Cowbird 14 > American Goldfinch 40 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/) _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/Subject: Re: Canada Goose in Wright, goose die-off From: Paul Conover <zoiseaux AT COX.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 20:44:15 -0600 Labird, I should have noted that Canada Geese which are potentially of non-feral stock are Review List birds, and that Dave and I will submit documentation on it. Paul Conover Lafayette Paul Conover wrote: > Labird, > Dave Patton and I had a Canada Goose in a mind-bogglingly large > flock of Snow Geese NE of Wright today. The flock is located in the > square mile between Maree Michel, Meridian Line, and Tom Road, and Hwy > 712. This is quite a few miles from the nearest flock of feral Canadas, > in the Lake Arthur area, in an area where I've never seen any "Canadas" > except Cacklings before. > The Canada stood out once discovered. It was taller than the > Snows, and much larger and taller than the Cackling. > Otherwise the flock was pretty much solid Snows--or at least, what > we could see of it. I saw one Cackling which fortunately passed by the > Canada at one point allowing side by side comparison. Dave saw a small > number of Ross's. > We also encountered a lot of dead and dying Snow Geese in the > area. I thought at first that these were hunting casualties, but there > were many too many for that, perhaps 30-40. On the way back I stopped to > talk to my cousin, who he informed me that aflatoxin is believed to be > the cause of the die-off. I hadn't heard about that yet. > > > Paul Conover > Lafayette > >Subject: Canada Goose in Wright, goose die-off From: Paul Conover <zoiseaux AT COX.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 20:40:04 -0600 Labird,
Dave Patton and I had a Canada Goose in a mind-bogglingly large flock
of Snow Geese NE of Wright today. The flock is located in the square
mile between Maree Michel, Meridian Line, and Tom Road, and Hwy 712.
This is quite a few miles from the nearest flock of feral Canadas, in
the Lake Arthur area, in an area where I've never seen any "Canadas"
except Cacklings before.
The Canada stood out once discovered. It was taller than the
Snows, and much larger and taller than the Cackling.
Otherwise the flock was pretty much solid Snows--or at least, what we
could see of it. I saw one Cackling which fortunately passed by the
Canada at one point allowing side by side comparison. Dave saw a small
number of Ross's.
We also encountered a lot of dead and dying Snow Geese in the
area. I thought at first that these were hunting casualties, but there
were many too many for that, perhaps 30-40. On the way back I stopped to
talk to my cousin, who he informed me that aflatoxin is believed to be
the cause of the die-off. I hadn't heard about that yet.
Paul Conover
Lafayette
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - West Monroe South Quad , 2/6/10From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:47:00 -0800 We took a break from chasing the Trumpeter Swans found north of West Monroe and the D'Arbonne Bayou to do the following short survey. Location: West Monroe South Quad Observation date: 2/6/10 Notes: Weather was cloudy, breezy and cold. Joan Brown, Charlie Lyon, and Steve Pagans started this suvey at 12:40 pm, went for 1 hr. 5 min. and covered 0.5 miles. Number of species: 13 Turkey Vulture 1 American Kestrel 1 Killdeer 1 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 1 Sedge Wren 2 American Robin 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6 Savannah Sparrow 6 Henslow's Sparrow 1 Le Conte's Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 3 Swamp Sparrow 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Fw: eBird Report - West Monroe N Quad , 2/6/10 From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:44:08 -0800 Location: West Monroe N Quad Observation date: 2/6/10 Notes: Weather was cloudy and cold. Joan Brown, Charlie Lyon and Steve Pagans started this survey at 8:55 am at the D'Arbonne NWR west side observation tower and went for 1.5 hours. Number of species: 40 Wood Duck 13 Gadwall 38 Mallard 8 Northern Pintail 36 Canvasback 15 Redhead 1 (first one seen on the refuge area this winter) Ring-necked Duck 55 Lesser Scaup 10 Ruddy Duck 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 15 Turkey Vulture 4 Bald Eagle 1 (Mature) Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 4 Bonaparte's Gull 5 Ring-billed Gull 1 Forster's Tern 10 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 3 Fish Crow 5 crow sp. 2 Carolina Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 3 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Hermit Thrush 1 American Robin 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 White-throated Sparrow 12 Northern Cardinal 6 American Goldfinch 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Prospecting for Orphan Quad Birds - Latanier Quad , 2/6/10 From: Huner Jay V <jvh0660 AT LOUISIANA.EDU> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:32:20 -0600 A really long day with a late start in the quad but, last two day birds were Wood Duck and Hairy Woodpecker to bring the quad totals to about 8 hr 30 min. and 64 birds. The ducks were within 30 yards of a well traveled road but the slough was very well hidden with trees and brush. In fact, a low beaver dam created the slough by daming the grown up drainage ditch! Guess I shouldn't be surprised by picking up Gray Catbird in appropriate habitat. So far in 2010, I've found 3 and 1 catbirds in the Afeman Quad and now 1 in the Latanier Quad. Simply cannot find any Brewer's or Rusty Blackbirds anywhere! Red-winged Blackbirds dominate all the flocks I've found - at least 95% of the birds present whether in flocks of 50-100 or the huge megaflocks. Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Latanier Quad , 2/6/10 Location: Latanier Quad Observation date: 2/6/10 Notes: Latanier Quad entirely in Rapides Parish. General area of Latanier and Poland, Lock & Dam No. 2 on Red River. West of river. LA 457 [south of Alexandria]. 1 observer, start 9:00 AM CST, 5 hr 20 min., distance 19.4 miles. Number of species: 57 Wood Duck 7 Lesser Scaup 1 Double-crested Cormorant 43 Great Blue Heron 4 Great Egret 6 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 32 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 5 American Kestrel 10 Killdeer 122 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 11 Rock Pigeon 3 Mourning Dove 23 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 23 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4 Downy Woodpecker 4 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 12 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 5 Loggerhead Shrike 5 Blue Jay 34 American Crow 45 Fish Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 4 Carolina Wren 6 House Wren 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10 Eastern Bluebird 18 American Robin 135 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 21 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 425 American Pipit 24 Cedar Waxwing 50 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 8 Pine Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 60 Savannah Sparrow 43 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 24 White-crowned Sparrow 6 Dark-eyed Junco 4 Northern Cardinal 59 Red-winged Blackbird 3520 Eastern Meadowlark 55 Common Grackle 15 Brown-headed Cowbird 375 American Goldfinch 95 House Sparrow 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/) ------- End of Forwarded Message ------- --Subject: FW: eBird Report - Des Allemands Quad , 2/6/10 From: Phillip Wallace <PWallace AT NEWMANSCHOOL.ORG> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:21:18 -0600 Labirders, David Muth and I spent some time this morning atlassing in the Des Allemands Quad. Northern Watertrhushes are becoming routine, it seems. The Swainson's Hawk was very unusual, but clealry seen in flight by David. Good BIrding, Phillip Wallace ________________________________ From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org [mailto:do-not-reply AT ebird.org] Sent: Sat 2/6/2010 7:18 PM To: Phillip Wallace Subject: eBird Report - Des Allemands Quad , 2/6/10 5.25 hours 2 observers 15 miles Location: Des Allemands Quad Observation date: 2/6/10 Number of species: 78 Snow Goose 1 Blue Goose - flyover Wood Duck 2 Mottled Duck 4 Blue-winged Teal 2 Pied-billed Grebe 4 Brown Pelican 32 Double-crested Cormorant 26 Anhinga 1 Great Blue Heron 6 Great Egret 44 Snowy Egret 37 Cattle Egret 3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 White Ibis 400 Plegadis sp. 15 Black Vulture 38 Turkey Vulture 51 Bald Eagle 8 Northern Harrier 1 Near-adult plumage Red-shouldered Hawk 10 Swainson's Hawk 1 Flyover - DPM; underwing pattern clearly seen Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Kestrel 6 Peregrine Falcon 1 Sora 1 Common Moorhen 5 Killdeer 45 Lesser Yellowlegs 5 Laughing Gull 47 Ring-billed Gull 48 Rock Pigeon 4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 White-winged Dove 25 Mourning Dove 45 Belted Kingfisher 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 21 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Downy Woodpecker 13 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 3 Eastern Phoebe 27 Loggerhead Shrike 9 White-eyed Vireo 2 Blue-headed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 27 American Crow 145 Carolina Chickadee 29 Tufted Titmouse 5 Carolina Wren 28 House Wren 8 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 Eastern Bluebird 6 Hermit Thrush 2 American Robin 150 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 32 European Starling 125 American Pipit 76 Cedar Waxwing 72 Orange-crowned Warbler 21 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 78 Pine Warbler 2 Palm Warbler 1 Heard only - PAW Northern Waterthrush 1 Video Common Yellowthroat 4 Savannah Sparrow 19 Song Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 14 White-throated Sparrow 9 Northern Cardinal 66 Red-winged Blackbird 550 Eastern Meadowlark 32 Common Grackle 250 Boat-tailed Grackle 250 Brown-headed Cowbird 7 American Goldfinch 65 House Sparrow 13 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad 2/6/10,St tammany From: janine robin <j-probin1982 AT PEOPLEPC.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 18:04:57 -0600 ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Denham Springs Quad , 2/6/10 From: Bob & Karen Pierson <piersor AT COX.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:52:57 -0500 > > Location: Denham Springs Quad > Observation date: 2/6/10 > Notes: 3 observers(Bob & Karen Pierson, Winston Caillouet) - 3hrs 45min & 5.3miles - 3.8 miles/30 min by car & 1.5 miles/ 3hr 15 min on foot . All in EBR Parish (Woodlawn Acres BREC Park/Antioch BREC Park/Phillips Rd off Tiger Bend Rd.) > Number of species: 45 > > Canada Goose 2 > Double-crested Cormorant 4 > Great Blue Heron 6 > Great Egret 4 > Black Vulture 18 > Turkey Vulture 1 > Osprey 1 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 5 > American Kestrel 1 > Killdeer 6 > Wilson's Snipe 15 > Mourning Dove 20 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 11 > Downy Woodpecker 2 > Northern Flicker 3 > Pileated Woodpecker 5 > Eastern Phoebe 1 > Loggerhead Shrike 2 > Blue Jay 12 > American Crow 14 > Fish Crow 1 > Carolina Chickadee 19 > Tufted Titmouse 4 > Carolina Wren 4 > Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 > Eastern Bluebird 10 > American Robin 219 > Northern Mockingbird 10 > Brown Thrasher 2 > European Starling 45 > American Pipit 15 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 36 > Eastern Towhee 4 > Vesper Sparrow 4 > Savannah Sparrow 4 > Song Sparrow 1 > Swamp Sparrow 1 > White-throated Sparrow 2 > Northern Cardinal 35 > Red-winged Blackbird 62 > Eastern Meadowlark 4 > Common Grackle 162 > American Goldfinch 20 > House Sparrow 8 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: Exotic Waterfowl at Kenner City Park From: Michael Hilferty <nolabird2 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 15:51:35 -0600 LABIRD: Yesterday I was birding the La Branche Quad and made my way to the Kenner City Park. I found an array of normal/expected Louisiana wintering waterfowl, but I also found a handful of ducks such as a Mandarin Duck, 1 or 2 Tufted Ducks, and numerous other species. Some had plastic zip-ties on their legs while others (a majority of the expected LA birds) did not. They seemed to be rather tame, which is probably why they're at the City Park. Does anyone know the origin of these birds? Michael HilfertySubject: Fw: eBird Report - Baton Rouge W Quad , 2/5/10 From: Michael Hilferty <nolabird2 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 15:07:42 -0600 Survey done Friday morning with Jacob Cooper. Started at 7:05 a.m. and went for 1 hour 25 minutes around the LSU lakes system. Michael Hilferty Location: Baton Rouge W Quad Observation date: 2/5/10 Notes: Survey done around the City Park/LSU Lakes system in Baton Rouge with Jacob Cooper. Started at the beach on May street, went around half of CP lake and then around University Lake. Temps in the high 40s and winds at 5-10 mph. A light fog and clouds covered the area. Count of Green Herons notable as well as Red-headed Woodpecker. Large flock of MODOs (~20) seen as well. Number of species: 42 Canada Goose 2 ?Domestic? Muscovy Duck (Domestic type) 20 Wood Duck 10 Mallard 5 Mallard (Domestic type) 20 Double-crested Cormorant 30 Anhinga 1 Great Blue Heron 6 Great Egret 22 Snowy Egret 26 Tricolored Heron 2 Cattle Egret 2 Green Heron 3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 American Coot 28 Killdeer 2 Ring-billed Gull 4 Caspian Tern 1 Forster's Tern 1 Rock Pigeon 60 Mourning Dove 35 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 4 Eastern Phoebe 2 Loggerhead Shrike 2 Blue Jay 9 Purple Martin 3 Tree Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 1 Carolina Wren 1 American Robin 8 Northern Mockingbird 4 Brown Thrasher 3 European Starling 28 Cedar Waxwing 40 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 15 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Common Grackle 10 House Sparrow 22 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2( http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: Re: Fw: eBird Report - Covington Quad , 2/5/10 From: H M <tashayoda2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:30:52 -0800 Sorry, that should be "Yellow rumped warbler (myrtle)" in the list that I just sent. Handheld birds doesn't differentiate and I keep forgetting to change it in ebird. Holly Morales ________________________________ From: H MSubject: Fw: eBird Report - Covington Quad , 2/5/10 From: H M <tashayoda2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:06:25 -0800 > > Location: Covington Quad > Observation date: 2/ > > Location: Covington Quad > Observation date: 2/5/10 > Notes: My yard, -( feeders, wooded,) along Loretta Drive. (wooded, & open lots) > Number of species: 16 Partly Cloudy 1 observer, 1 hour, 0.25 miles Holly Morales > > Great Egret 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 1 > Mourning Dove 2 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 > Pileated Woodpecker 1 > Eastern Phoebe 1 > American Crow 1 > Carolina Chickadee 4 > Carolina Wren 1 > Eastern Bluebird 1 > American Robin 1 > Yellow-rumped Warbler 35 > Chipping Sparrow 2 > White-throated Sparrow 2 > Northern Cardinal 25 > American Goldfinch 15 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird > v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/) >Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Folsom Quad , 2/5/10, St Tammany Parish From: janine robin <j-probin1982 AT PEOPLEPC.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:11:09 -0600 ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: Wilson's Snipe - Collinston West Quad , 2/5/10 From: Stephen Pagans <slp_4-7 AT ATT.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:52:53 -0800 One crop field that was extremely wet after last night's rain, had the large number of Wilson's Snipe. It happened to be the most I had ever seen together and the number may be conservative. Location: Collinston West Quad Observation date: 2/5/10 Notes: Weather was cloudy, breezy and cold. I started this survey at 10:45 am, went for 3.5 hours and covered 10 miles (1.6 walking) in the southeast part of the quad. Number of species: 48 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 4 Great Egret 4 Black Vulture 3 Turkey Vulture 7 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Kestrel 3 Merlin 1 Killdeer 80 Greater Yellowlegs 18 Wilson's Snipe 250 Ring-billed Gull 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 9 Mourning Dove 66 Red-bellied Woodpecker 7 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Loggerhead Shrike 3 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 28 Fish Crow 64 crow sp. 9 Carolina Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 3 Hermit Thrush 1 American Robin 9 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 41 American Pipit 46 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4 Savannah Sparrow 87 Fox Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 30 Swamp Sparrow 5 White-throated Sparrow 13 White-crowned Sparrow 12 Northern Cardinal 20 Red-winged Blackbird 210 Eastern Meadowlark 6 Rusty Blackbird 6 Common Grackle 21 blackbird sp. 1825 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Chalmette Quad , 2/5/10 From: glenn ousset <gousset AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:23:42 -0800 1 observer, 5 hrs 40 min from 6:20am., 6 miles. Glenn Ousset 1 observer, 5 hrs 40 min from 6:20am., 6 miles. Glenn Ousset ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Chalmette Quad , 2/4/10 From: glenn ousset <gousset AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:21:03 -0800 1 observer, 1 site, 1 hr from 5:30pm.. To get the Cooper's Hawk on the 2010 quad list. Glenn Ousset ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Logansport E. Quad , 2/5/10 Fem-type Spotted Towhee, 2 WEVI, 5 GRCA From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:15:47 -0800 ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Terry DavisSubject: Fw: eBird Report - Logansport E. Quad , 2/5/10 Fem-type Spotted Towhee, 2 WEVI, 5 GRCA From: Terry Davis <trdavis22 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:09:43 -0800 Add: 1 Lincoln's Sparrow. caught the omission late and entered but evidently it did not register. Will re-enter. Location: Logansport E. Quad Observation date: 2/5/10 Notes: 2 observers, 9 p hrs, 16 miles. Hubert and I had an excellent day for passerines in previously unsurveyed n and w portions of the quad. We found a fem.-type SPTO as best bird , 2 WEVI and 5 GRCA among comparatively high nos of some passerine species compared, especially for miles, to earlier surveys this LWBA season. 45 to 53 deg., 100% cloudy with light drizzle to 505 clouds. wind calm to 5-8. Directions to SPTO: From town of Logansport at intersection of Gum st. and Uncas st. Take gum street left from Uncas (e) 1 mile to un-named rd. on right (s) immediately past O.E Price memorial cemetery. Go right (s) for 6 tenths of a mile. There are many continuous brushy thickets throughout this length. Bird was on right (w) side in thicket near rd. Btw, water indicated on the map of this quad is unreachable for the most part. Number of species: 64 Wood Duck 2 Double-crested Cormorant 17 Great Blue Heron 3 Black Vulture 17 Turkey Vulture 37 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 2 Rock Pigeon 28 Mourning Dove 21 Red-headed Woodpecker 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 28 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8 Downy Woodpecker 9 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 17 Pileated Woodpecker 3 Eastern Phoebe 12 Loggerhead Shrike 1 White-eyed Vireo 2 at separate locales Blue-headed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 80 American Crow 57 Fish Crow 6 Carolina Chickadee 27 Tufted Titmouse 26 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Brown-headed Nuthatch 13 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 66 House Wren 8 Winter Wren 7 Sedge Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34 Eastern Bluebird 48 Hermit Thrush 10 American Robin 305 Gray Catbird 5 2 were in one general area, rest scattered locales. Area has much potential Northern Mockingbird 37 Brown Thrasher 25 European Starling 1 Cedar Waxwing 35 Orange-crowned Warbler 7 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 85 Pine Warbler 33 Spotted Towhee 1 fem-type- in notes above. Eastern Towhee 30 Chipping Sparrow 31 Field Sparrow 2 Fox Sparrow 13 Scattered gps of 1 to 3 in thickets, as usual, were often with/near BRTH. Much singing. Always an interesting close comparison of "smack" calls. Song Sparrow 22 Swamp Sparrow 13 White-throated Sparrow 292- Too conservative. many gps. of 20 to 30 indivs. Dark-eyed Junco 29 Northern Cardinal 132 Red-winged Blackbird 1983 Eastern Meadowlark 1 Rusty Blackbird 4 . Castor Bayou by boat approx. 1 mile W of Sabine River. Thanks to Shelby Goodman. Other passerines notably low on water. Common Grackle 3348 Brown-headed Cowbird 43 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 47 House Sparrow 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/)Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Waldheim Quad , 2/5/10 St Tammany From: Cham & Mary Mehaffey <mehaffey_mary AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:19:23 -0800 --- On Fri, 2/5/10, do-not-reply AT ebird.orgSubject: new WBA stats and coverage maps From: "James V. Remsen" <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:04:24 -0600 LABIRD: I just posted new unofficial Winter Bird Atlas stats and Mike Baldwin's revised coverage map. I'll be gone for 10 days, so you're likely not to get another revision until I return. Don't find any mistakes until I get back. Turn that map fred and green -- thanks for all the hard work. ***************************** J. V. Remsen Museum of Natural Science Foster Hall 119 LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-2855 najamesSubject: Eagle Expo Morgan City From: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:00:43 -0600 Labird-
One more thing to consider during this busy February is the upcoming
Eagle Expo at Morgan City, LA on the 25th-27th of the month. Check it out
at the Cajun Coast website:
http://www.cajuncoast.com/public/events/eagleexpo/
and/or the BTNEP website:
http://eagles.btnep.org/
Some fun-filled boat trips into the swamp, a great Friday evening banquet
and featured speaker, and some excellent Saturday AM presentations on
eagles, LA raptors, Important Bird Areas, etc.
Cheers,
Steve Cardiff
Subject: Re: Possible coordination of winter bird atlasing in SW LAFrom: David Muth <dpmuth AT COX.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:42:35 -0500 Triumph, which has had contributions from many, including Steve (Black-headed Grosbeak) will remain triumphant. David ---- "Steven W. Cardiff"Subject: Possible coordination of winter bird atlasing in SW LA From: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:31:13 -0600 Labirders-
For the final two weekends of the winter bird atlas, Donna Dittmann
and I are hoping to invest some time in various blocks of quadrangles in SW
LA. In particular, I would like to target the Thornwell and Sweet Lake
areas on the weekend of 13-14 Feb, and coastal Cameron Parish on the weekend
of 20-21 Feb.
For the Thornwell area, we would like to personal invest time in the
Thornwell Quad itself, but we invite others to participate in pushing the
surrounding block of quads to the 10 or 20 hour thresholds and or generally
beef up species lists. Surrounding Quads are Hayes, Lacassine, Welsh South,
Jennings, Lake Arthur, Mallard Bay, Latania Lake, and Lake Misere.
In the Sweet Lake area, Donna and I hope to concentrate on the
Boudreaux Lake and Sweet Lake Quads, but other quads in that area (east of
the Calcasieu River and north of the Intracoastal Waterway) include all or
part of Hackberry, Moss Lake, Lake Charles SW, Lake Charles SE, and Iowa.
For Coastal Cameron Parish, with a couple of exceptions, almost the
entire stretch needs attention, and it would be nice to at least get the
Cameron Quad total well above the Triumph Quad total (just seeing if David
Muth is paying attention :-).
Of course, all this is dependent on the weather, so I will send out another
heads-up towards the middle of next week. Anyone interested in this
coordinated effort can contact me off list.
Best,
Steve Cardiff
Subject: Grand Isle-Port Fourchon area atlasing this weekendFrom: "Steven W. Cardiff" <scardif AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:15:08 -0600 Labirders-
From Saturday into Monday (2/6-8) observers conducting Piping Plover
(etc.) surveys will also be winter bird atlasing in the Grand Isle-Port
Fourchon area. I'd be surprised if anyone else is down there atlasing on
super bowl weekend, but just in case and to avoid potential overlap
(especially in car-accessible quadrangles spanning the Port Fourchon-Grand
Isle area).... I don't know what areas we will be covering on which days,
but we will be atlasing everything on the immediate coast from the eastern
Timbalier Islands on the west in Terrebonne Parish east at least as far as
the East Grand Terre Island area of Jefferson/Plaquemines parishes.
Cheers,
Steve Cardiff
Subject: Re: SoraFrom: Heather Mancuso <hmm1778 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:40:39 -0600 Thanks to Jacob Cooper's sharp eyes, we were lucky enough to see one last Sunday during Jeff Harris' tour of the South Farm Complex of Sherburne WMA. Wish we could have gotten a picture or two of it. Great job!Subject: Wood Stork cont. From: John Conover <jconover AT LUMCON.EDU> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:00:02 -0600 all; the juvi wood stork that was first spotted on the 20th of january is still present towards the end of highway 56 in south terrebonne parish. this morning's sighting marks the 3rd consecutive week it has been seen. apparently, it is getting abundant food from the ditches along highway 56. best, - j ************************************************ John Conover LUMCON Library Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium 8124 Highway 56 Chauvin, LA 70344 (985) 851-2875 ************************************************Subject: LA-Netiquette Plea From: miriam <athena_9 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:56:51 -0600 Labird The last 2 days' Labird digest transmissions included a discussion on vulture behavior I found interesting. It was not enjoyable reading, however. Unfortunately the vulture thread was nearly buried in a pile of political mess, multiple repeats and cyber-jibberish. The political mess I found pretty offensive (albeit lame), but relatively easy to dismiss for obvious reasons. Plus it's been properly taken care of, and for that I am thankful. The repeats and cybergarbage I found much more irritating. Again...admittedly nagging...: A) Please don't simply hit "reply" when posting to this listserv. B) Please copy only the most relevant parts of an email to which you reply. C) Please check your email program settings to ensure your transmission isn't littered with extraneous characters like "=" and "20", and/or, it doesn't post in a garbled form. Though I'm tempted to simply hit "reply" and repeat the entire practically unscrollable cf mess that is today's Labird transmission, I have more consideration for my fellow Labird members than that. Is it just me and my old software? Does no one else have this difficulty? Feel free to reply privately offlist, so as not to continue trashing the listserv with non-bird posts. MiriamLDavey BatonRougeLASubject: FW: eBird Report - Triumph Quad , 2/2/10 From: Tom Trenchard <trench19 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 20:12:43 -0600 LaBirders, Triumph Quad count below done on February 2nd. Highlights include: Brown-crested Flycatcher, Broad-tailed Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Surf Scoter... Tom T. ----- Tom Trenchard Penn Mill Lakes Subdivision Covington/Lake Ramsey Area Martinville Quad Compiler ========================================== > Location: Triumph Quad > Observation date: 2/2/10 > Notes: Includes area across LA from Fort Jackson; part of Fort Jackson grounds; east edge of woodlot adjacent to Fort; short distance along LA23. Clear and chilly; breeze none to light. Four observers (Janine Robin, Mary Mehaffey, Glenn Ousset, Tom Trenchard), starting at 9:15AM, for 4 hours, 50 minutes, for about 3.5 miles walking & driving. > Number of species: 63 > > Lesser Scaup 1150 > Surf Scoter 1 Fort Jackson pond. Probably 1st winter male. Lengthy observation & photo. > Bufflehead 2 Fort Jackson pond. > Hooded Merganser 1 Fort Jackson pond. > Ruddy Duck 4 > American White Pelican 6 > Brown Pelican 13 > Double-crested Cormorant 17 > Anhinga 2 > Great Blue Heron 2 > Great Egret 2 > Snowy Egret 5 > Cattle Egret 6 > White Ibis 50 Flock in distance in flight. > Plegadis sp. 20 Flock in distance in flight. > Roseate Spoonbill 40 Flocks in distance in flight of 30 & 10. > Black Vulture 1 > Turkey Vulture 23 > Osprey 2 > Northern Harrier 3 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 > Broad-winged Hawk 3 Field across LA23 from Fort. Multiple recent reports. > Swainson's Hawk 1 In flight; wing pattern readily visible. Multiple recent reports. > Red-tailed Hawk 5 > American Kestrel 3 > Merlin 1 Field across LA23 from Fort. > Spotted Sandpiper 1 Fort Jackson pond. > Ring-billed Gull 5 > Mourning Dove 15 > Belted Kingfisher 10 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 > Downy Woodpecker 2 > Hairy Woodpecker 1 > Northern Flicker 4 > Eastern Phoebe 15 > Brown-crested Flycatcher 1 Field across LA23 from Fort. Reported by others. Responded to call. Photos taken. 3x5 submitted. > Loggerhead Shrike 3 > American Crow 6 > Tree Swallow 3 > Carolina Chickadee 2 > Carolina Wren 2 > House Wren 5 > Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Woodlot; responded to call. > Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7 > American Robin 2 > Gray Catbird 6 > Northern Mockingbird 12 > European Starling 5 > American Pipit 15 Side of levee in grass at Fort. > Orange-crowned Warbler 7 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 30 > Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 > Black-and-white Warbler 1 Woodlot. 3x5 submitted. > Chipping Sparrow 1 Field across LA23 from Fort. > Lark Sparrow 1 Field across LA23 from Fort. > Savannah Sparrow 46 > Swamp Sparrow 4 > White-throated Sparrow 2 Field across LA23 from Fort. > White-crowned Sparrow 5 Field across LA23 from Fort. > Northern Cardinal 6 > Red-winged Blackbird 8 > Boat-tailed Grackle 1 > American Goldfinch 11 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/content/la/) _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/Subject: Vulture Diet From: Hubert Hervey <hawkeyehub1 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:11:16 -0800 LA Bird, Vultures are eating more animal matter than vegetable matter when they scatter bovine fecal material searching for food that suits them. Cows can pass mucous secretions for two weeks after calving. They also "drool" the same material when in season. Their after-birth is a choice food item, as it is easily eaten, and often draws scores of both vulture species. The fecal matter can contain bloody secretions from the bowels, especially if cattle are being fed a rough stemmed hay such as Johnson Grass harvested with over 4 weeks between cuttings. The intestinal lining is scratched by the harsh stems and bloody or mucous secretions will occur. Vultures eat this material. Cows will eat animal matter and pass it in their droppings a few days later, especially their own after-birth. Further evidence is provided by the fact that vultures do not eat the contents of the rumen (all vegetable) or the other 3 stomachs of cattle carcasses of which I have regretably seen hundreds. That vegetable material remains for the beetles to devour. Hubert Hervey, retired dairy farmerSubject: Fw: eBird Report - St. Tammany Quad , 2/3/10 From: "Harvey L. Patten" <puffin AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:20:58 -0600 Reached the 20 hour threshold and have posted 69 species for the quad. Harvey L. Patten Covington ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: extending WBA season by 1 day From: "James V. Remsen" <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:49:12 -0600 LABIRD: given that the 10 Jan - 20 Feb schedule of this WBA season lopped off a critical Saturday at one end and would lop off a critical Sunday (21 Feb) at the other end, and furthermore given that a substantial portion of LABIRDERs will be unable to function mentally or physically on Super Bowl Sunday, and likely at least one subsequent day, I hereby proclaim the addition of one extra weekend day to the WBA sample period to make the sampling more equivalent to previous WBA periods .... call it Saints Amnesty Day? In the name of science, ***************************** J. V. Remsen Museum of Natural Science Foster Hall 119 LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-2855 najamesSubject: Re: Please, no political posts From: "James V. Remsen" <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:49:03 -0600 Wendy/LABIRD -- no need for this plea -- just follow guidelines for appropriate posts to LABIRD-L at the LABIRD-L website. Basically, if it doesn't have to do with information on Louisiana birds, it's not appropriate, period, politics or otherwise. Your Grouchy and Ruthless "listowner" On Feb 4, 2010, at 10:46 AM, wendy rihner wrote: > Labird: > > I think it might be a good idea NOT to send political postings on > LABIRD for a variety of reasons. I really don't care what anyone > thinks of any particular politician, and besides, that is not why I > have subscribed to LABIRD. In fact, I would much rather read > someone's posting congratulating that poster on his or her first > yard robin. > > Thank you. > > > Wendy Rihner > Metairie, LA > --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Maurice DuvicSubject: Re: Please, no political posts From: Heather Mancuso <hmm1778 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:22:56 -0600 The offender was removed from the listserve. See the post from Dr. Remsen. Sent from hammerspace On Feb 4, 2010, at 11:18 AM, "Tifft, Michael"Subject: Re: Please, no political posts From: "Tifft, Michael" <mtifft AT MCGLINCHEY.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:18:38 -0600 That post does not belong in this List Serve. Moderator? Sent with Good (www.good.com) -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Bennett [mailto:jabird AT BELLSOUTH.NET] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:13 AM Central Standard Time To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [LABIRD-L] Please, no political posts Wendy et al, I am sure that was truly an error posting but I will admit I read it and enjoyed it much more than the numerous postings of buzzards and owls. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 4, 2010, at 10:46 AM, wendy rihnerSubject: Re: VULTURES & NAUGAHYDE From: jared wolfe <jdwolfe80 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:03:31 -0800 Albatross consuming garbage has been well documented (see here for midway atoll problems with trash and albatross: http://www.fws.gov/midway/Midway_Atoll_NWR_Cigarette_Lighters.pdf). Because Albatross are surface feeders and commonly eat brightly colored flying fish roe, they have a propensity to eat small, brightly colored pieces of plastic. Colored lighters seem to be of particular concern. A good reason to quit smoking and not to litter... Similar problems have been observed with California Condors. Condor parents will bring small pieces of plastic (particularly bottle caps) to the nest which are consumed by young Condors. Some Condor biologists believe this behavior mimics the provisioning of bone chips to nestlings; bone chips provide an essential source of calcium for growing condor chicks. Happy birding! Jared ----- Original Message ---- From: Aelita J PinterSubject: Re: Please, no political posts From: Joyce Bennett <jabird AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:07:01 -0600 Wendy et al, I am sure that was truly an error posting but I will admit I read it and enjoyed it much more than the numerous postings of buzzards and owls. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 4, 2010, at 10:46 AM, wendy rihnerSubject: Please, no political posts From: wendy rihner <clornda AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:46:56 -0800 Labird: I think it might be a good idea NOT to send political postings on LABIRD for a variety of reasons. I really don't care what anyone thinks of any particular politician, and besides, that is not why I have subscribed to LABIRD. In fact, I would much rather read someone's posting congratulating that poster on his or her first yard robin. Thank you. Wendy Rihner Metairie, LA --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Maurice DuvicSubject: Re: Sora From: Jonathan Clark <falloutbird_1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:27:43 -0800 Excellent shot! I've yet to see a Sora myself. ________________________________ From: thomas finnieSubject: Re: VULTURES & NAUGAHYDE From: Aelita J Pinter <apinter AT UNO.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:30:48 -0600 I don't believe there ever was a serious question of whether they get anything beneficial from naugahyde & rubber. The material was dropped (in large quantities, alas) into their world in the last rsgbzzzzzillisecond of their evolution. It obviously strongly reminds them of something edible, natural selection has not yet informed them that it's junk. Or, if it has, maybe we have not yet observed it. Unlike the tragic consequences for albatross chicks whose parents mistake floating junk for food, regurgitate it for their chicks - these starve. Wasn't there something about that on LABIRD (or, PBS) recently: skeleton of starved albatross chick, abdominal region packed with garbage. ________________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Dissemination of Information on Louisiana Birds [LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Hemeter [Whemeter AT AOL.COM] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:26 AM To: LABIRD-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [LABIRD-L] VULTURES & NAUGAHYDE Duh? What do you do when want to find information. Google it. This is the best I could find. _http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/0892-1016%282007%2941%5B235%3AWDCAVE%5D2.0.CO%3B2?cookieSet=1&journalCode=rapt_ (http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41[235:WDCAVE]2.0.CO;2? cookieSet=1&journalCode=rapt) Though my Spanish is poor, it appears that naugahyde and the like have no nutritional value but, are, in fact deleterious, which was what I expected. Even vulture guts can't break down complex polycarbons. Some of you may have access to the sources cited. Dr. Bill Lafayette, LA.Subject: Jena East quad 2/1/10 From: Jonathan Clark <falloutbird_1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:25:19 -0800 LWBA Jonathan Clark Jena East quad in LaSalle Parish. 2/1/10. Time: 3 hrs and 57 minutes starting at 6:40 am. Distance Covered: about11 miles. Number of species: 38 Weather cold, gray, overcast. Started in my yard in town, went along a route through rural areas and country side and back into town to the park before returning home. Habitat includes residential areas, hardwood creek bottoms, pines (mostly young pine plantations), cutovers, brushy/weedy/thickets and fence row habitat, some pastures, park area with large pines and other trees and some hardwood along the creek at the park. Observations from car, also made numerous stops where I got out and watched from along the road. Red-shouldered Hawk: 4 Mourning Dove: 1 Belted Kingfisher: 2 Red-headed Woodpecker: 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker: 7 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: 1 Downy Woodpecker: 2 Northern Flicker: 4 Pileated Woodpecker: 1 Eastern Phoebe: 5 Blue Jay: 20 American Crow: 89 Carolina Chickadee: 10 Tufted Titmouse: 6 Brown-headed Nuthatch: 3 Carolina Wren: 14 House Wren: 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 4 Eastern Bluebird: 3 Hermit Thrush: 2 American Robin: 82 Gray Catbird: 1 Northern Mockingbird: 5 Brown Thrasher: 3 Cedar Waxwing: 45 Yellow-rumped Warbler: 5 Pine Warbler: 7 Eastern Towhee: 5 Chipping Sparrow: 28 Song Sparrow: 2 Swamp Sparrow: 1 White-throated Sparrow: 56 Dark-eyed Junco: 31 Northern Cardinal: 36 Common Grackle: 300 Blackbird sp: 10 House Finch: 2 American Goldfinch: 24 House Sparrow: 9 |