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Juanita:

At the risk of insulting your intelligence, how about a cardinal? I've been 
fooled often by their singing odd songs at strange times of the year. But most 
versions of their song have the repetitive phrases. 


Ross
Ross Silcock
P.O. Box 57
Tabor, IA 51653
New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
http://www.rosssilcock.com


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Juanita 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:40 PM
  Subject: [NEBirds] DE juncos here; strange call


  1. Yard report 10/18/07
  Several juncos this morning for the first time
  this fall. Do we say FOS? Slate-colored as is 
  most usual for my Fairmont sightings.

  A few robins still around.
  Northern flicker/s
  Bluejays
  EC Dove
  House finches
  Goldfinches back this week
  after a month or so of absence.
  Starlings and grackles
  A big mob of house sparrows now 
  setting up residence in bushes
  and vines.

  2. Could anyone offer help with a striking call? 
  Although the bird was close, I could not see it
  before it went silent. Didn't see it go.

  Just outside the patio door in a 
  crabapple tree three days ago was a shrill
  downslurred call, repeated 4-5 times with
  very little pause. Then again 3-5 times
  after 10-15 seconds. Etc.

  Rather more musical than grinding. 
  "Shrew, Shrew, Shrew. Shrew."

  or "Cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer."

  Ideas so that I might have some idea what I'm looking
  for if I hear it again?

  Juanita, Fairmont in Fillmore County
  (E RWB)



   

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saw our first Snow Geese  today  Good birding  Glen and Wanda Hoge Alma Ne

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Sounds right on the call note - Carolina Wren.

T. J. Walker
North Platte

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: clem klaphake 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 12:08 AM
  Subject: Re: [NEBirds] DE juncos here; strange call


  Juanita,
  Just a guess, Carolina Wren?
  Clem Klaphake
  Bellevue, NE
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Juanita 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:40 PM
  Subject: [NEBirds] DE juncos here; strange call

  1. Yard report 10/18/07
  Several juncos this morning for the first time
  this fall. Do we say FOS? Slate-colored as is 
  most usual for my Fairmont sightings.

  A few robins still around.
  Northern flicker/s
  Bluejays
  EC Dove
  House finches
  Goldfinches back this week
  after a month or so of absence.
  Starlings and grackles
  A big mob of house sparrows now 
  setting up residence in bushes
  and vines.

  2. Could anyone offer help with a striking call? 
  Although the bird was close, I could not see it
  before it went silent. Didn't see it go.

  Just outside the patio door in a 
  crabapple tree three days ago was a shrill
  downslurred call, repeated 4-5 times with
  very little pause. Then again 3-5 times
  after 10-15 seconds. Etc.

  Rather more musical than grinding. 
  "Shrew, Shrew, Shrew. Shrew."

  or "Cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer."

  Ideas so that I might have some idea what I'm looking
  for if I hear it again?

  Juanita, Fairmont in Fillmore County
  (E RWB)

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Juanita,
Just a guess, Carolina Wren?
Clem Klaphake
Bellevue, NE
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Juanita 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:40 PM
  Subject: [NEBirds] DE juncos here; strange call


  1. Yard report 10/18/07
  Several juncos this morning for the first time
  this fall. Do we say FOS? Slate-colored as is 
  most usual for my Fairmont sightings.

  A few robins still around.
  Northern flicker/s
  Bluejays
  EC Dove
  House finches
  Goldfinches back this week
  after a month or so of absence.
  Starlings and grackles
  A big mob of house sparrows now 
  setting up residence in bushes
  and vines.

  2. Could anyone offer help with a striking call? 
  Although the bird was close, I could not see it
  before it went silent. Didn't see it go.

  Just outside the patio door in a 
  crabapple tree three days ago was a shrill
  downslurred call, repeated 4-5 times with
  very little pause. Then again 3-5 times
  after 10-15 seconds. Etc.

  Rather more musical than grinding. 
  "Shrew, Shrew, Shrew. Shrew."

  or "Cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer."

  Ideas so that I might have some idea what I'm looking
  for if I hear it again?

  Juanita, Fairmont in Fillmore County
  (E RWB)



   

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Not a pleasant day to be on the tower at Hitchcock. 25 mph west winds with 
light drizzle mixed in off and on all day. Did manage to see and count a few 
birds despite the weather. 


- 25 TVs
- 10 Sharp-shinned
- 1 Cooper's Hawk
- 3 Northern Harrier
- 8 Red-tails
- 2 Merlin

- 1200+ Robin
- 120 Crow
- 3 W. Pelican
- 40 DC Cormorant 
- 3 Pintail

I would like to add that if anyone plans to come out to the Hawkwatch to be 
sure to stop by the totally re-constructed Nature Center and look at the raptor 
displays and exhibits. We also have a large TV screen giving you all of the 
updated totals for each species daily (just like the departure and arrival 
screens in an airport!!). Along with the totals the screen displays photos of 
raptors and keeps changing. Many of the great raptor photos were taken by Jay 
Gilliam who most Iowa and eastern Nebraska birders know. Thanks for the photos 
Jay. 


Clem Klaphake
Bellevue

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Juanita,
Bring warm clothes also.  It is always much colder and windier on the tower.
Clem Klaphake
Bellevue, NE
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Juanita 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:37 PM
  Subject: [NEBirds] Re: Hitchcock Hawkwatch forecast


  In case you check in, I am planning to come to Hitchcock
  to assist at Hawk Watch Friday, Oct. 19, arriving probably
  about 10 a.m. Hope that's all I need to do, just arrive,
  bring optics, keep eyes open.
  Juanita, Fairmont
  --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Jerry Toll"  wrote:
  >
  > Greetings to all,
  > 
  > After a week of strong south winds followed by a week of stagnant 
  wet air,
  > ALL during peak migration time, perhaps the weather is breaking. 
  > 
  > Today, despite the possibility of up to � inch of rain, Strong NW 
  Winds will
  > be blowing. However this is on the backside of the low pressure 
  that has
  > been affecting us for a week. 
  > 
  > Tomorrow, the NW winds continue with partly sunny skies. If we are 
  to get a
  > large flight anytime soon, it will probably be today and tomorrow.
  > 
  > Jerry Toll
  > 
  > Hitchcock HawkWatch
  > 
  > Honey Creek Iowa
  > 
  > 
  > 
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  >



   

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In case you check in, I am planning to come to Hitchcock
to assist at Hawk Watch Friday, Oct. 19, arriving probably
about 10 a.m.  Hope that's all I need to do, just arrive,
bring optics, keep eyes open.
Juanita, Fairmont
--- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Jerry Toll"  wrote:
>
> Greetings to all,
> 
> After a week of strong south winds followed by a week of stagnant 
wet air,
> ALL during peak migration time, perhaps the weather is breaking. 
> 
> Today, despite the possibility of up to � inch of rain, Strong NW 
Winds will
> be blowing. However this is on the backside of the low pressure 
that has
> been affecting us for a week. 
> 
> Tomorrow, the NW winds continue with partly sunny skies. If we are 
to get a
> large flight anytime soon, it will probably be today and tomorrow.
> 
> Jerry Toll
> 
> Hitchcock HawkWatch
> 
> Honey Creek Iowa
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

1.  Yard report 10/18/07
Several juncos this morning for the first time
this fall.  Do we say FOS? Slate-colored as is 
most usual for my Fairmont sightings.

A few robins still around.
Northern flicker/s
Bluejays
EC Dove
House finches
Goldfinches back this week
     after a month or so of absence.
Starlings and grackles
A big mob of house sparrows now 
  setting up residence in bushes
  and vines.

2. Could anyone offer help with a striking call? 
Although the bird was close, I could not see it
before it went silent.  Didn't see it go.
 
Just outside the patio door in a 
crabapple tree three days ago was a shrill
downslurred call, repeated 4-5 times with
very little pause.  Then again 3-5 times
after 10-15 seconds.  Etc.

Rather more musical than grinding. 
    "Shrew, Shrew, Shrew. Shrew."

or  "Cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer."

Ideas so that I might have some idea what I'm looking
for if I hear it again?

Juanita, Fairmont in Fillmore County
(E RWB)

I just received a phone call from Willard Piercy from Council Bluffs telling me 
about 3 Least Sandpipers at Lake Manawa. If you enter at the west entrance to 
the lake and go straight ahead at the stop sign, instead of making a right 
turn, they are located near a boat ramp off the parking lot. 


Carolyn Sonderman
Omaha, NE

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This morning I foune one NEBirds in my spam blocker. It was too large and got 
blocked. Said it was OK to receive and it came through OK and is now deleted. 

Carolyn Hall in Bassett


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I've seen others have these problems on another Yahoo listserv and we 
occasionally have delays with Alltel/Windstream of several hours between 
sending and receiving.

It is mystifying.

jerrynickersonnebraska wrote:

> I've had similar problems with this listserve. I belong to several
> listserves, and none of the others are delayed, nor is my email
> typically late in arriving from non-listserves. Sometimes important
> stuff gets in my Spam Bucket, but that's another matter.
>
> I have found that if I post directly to the site [choose Reply(via
> web post)] rather than by replying via email, the message is posted
> and emailed (at least to myself) immediately.
>
> Jerry Mulliken
> Nickerson, NE
>
>  
>  

Carolyn (and others):

I was out at Holmes Lake a little earlier (about 4 p.m.) and could  
not find a scoter.  I looked all around the lake a couple of times  
and found only the birds you mentioned.

Dan

Daniel Leger
Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 







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I am wondering if anyone found the white-winged scoter on Holmes Lake on 
Wednesday. I didn't read my email until late afternoon and didn't get to the 
lake till about 6:15 PM. We found lots of coots, some Mallards, a few Canada 
Geese, a couple of litte Grebes (?Pied-billed) but no obvious White-winged 
Scoter. We went to the dock side of the lake and did see one bird out in the 
middle that we couldn't identify and then couldn't refind it in our scope. 

Carolyn Rieke, Lincoln


----- Original Message ----- 
From: 
To: NEBirds
Sent: 10/16/2007 10:04:48 PM 
Subject: [NEBirds] White-winged Scoter, Lincoln


Nebraska Birders,
Robert Gibson of Lincoln has sent word that "there's a 
juvenile/female white-winged scoter on Holmes Lake. When I saw it 
around lunch time it was sleeping just off the boat launch ramp on the 
S (observatory) side of the lake. It didn't seem too worried by people 
wandering by." This was 16 Oct 2007. Sorry for the late evening post 
but I'm that is as soon as I could get to a working computer. Holmes 
Lake is in central Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Maybe some 
early risers tomorrow can find it.
Thomas Labedz, Lincoln


 

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Brian et al:

Although I don't have an answer for the frustrating occasional intermittency of 
message transmission (my wife helped me with that phrase) on NeBirds, you might 
check the NeBirds archives to see if you have indeed missed anything. 


The archives are at the NeBirds site; sign in and check 'em out!

Let us know if you have no joy.

Ross




Ross Silcock
P.O. Box 57
Tabor, IA 51653
New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
http://www.rosssilcock.com


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: cathyhula 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:04 AM
  Subject: [NEBirds] Re: Delayed postings

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This probably isn't a very notable sighting, but I was thrilled to
find a female/juv. MERLIN in the middle of Broken Bow (Custer Co.)
this evening.  It flew into the large cottonwood behind The Dapper
Dog, which gave quite a scare to the resident flock of House Sparrows.
 I ran inside to get my camera, and just as I opened the door, it took
off. :P

The weather has been very overcast, cold and drizzly, very wet.  Not
many other birds.

Tim Hajda
Broken Bow, Custer County
Nebraska  

Just had a red-breasted nuthatch foraging with a flock of 20 or so  
"butterbutts" in mixed woodland behind my house in Sarpy County. Last  
record in my backyard was 15 Oct 93 - so he was right on time.
Roland

Does anyone own or have you used someone else's the Leica variable 
binoculars? They can switch from 10X to 15X.  The price is a hefty one 
but I am curious if they are worth the investment.

If you have tried them or looked through them, can you email me 
personally and let me know what your opinion is of them.

Theresa Pester

--- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "jerrynickersonnebraska" 
 wrote:
>
> I've had similar problems with this listserve.  I belong to several 
> listserves, and none of the others are delayed, nor is my email 
> typically late in arriving from non-listserves.  Sometimes 
important 
> stuff gets in my Spam Bucket, but that's another matter.
> 
> I have found that if I post directly to the site [choose Reply(via 
> web post)] rather than by replying via email, the message is posted 
> and emailed (at least to myself) immediately.
> 
> Jerry Mulliken
> Nickerson, NE
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Juanita Rice"  wrote:
> >
> > I posted a note about the Ravens in Cherry county on 10/04.  It 
> didn't show 
> > up no NEBirds until 10/12.  What gives?  Any answers welcome. 
> > Thanks,
> > Juanita, Fairmont (Fillmore Co.)
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>Hello all,
I haven't had any messages from NEbirds for about a week. Whats the 
matter?
Yours for the Birds,
Brian Hula 
Sarpy county
P.S.- have gotten first juncos

Nebraska Birders,
    Robert Gibson of Lincoln has sent word that "there's a  
juvenile/female white-winged scoter on Holmes Lake. When I saw it  
around lunch time it was sleeping just off the boat launch ramp on the  
S (observatory) side of the lake. It didn't seem too worried by people  
wandering by." This was 16 Oct 2007.  Sorry for the late evening post  
but I'm that is as soon as I could get to a working computer.  Holmes  
Lake is in central Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.  Maybe some  
early risers tomorrow can find it.
    Thomas Labedz, Lincoln

I came home from school late this evening and went out to empty our 
very full rain gauge and I heard two screech owls calling back and 
forth.  I changed and went out with a tape hoping to call at least one 
in closer to see it.  No such luck but I did get them both to respond 
from a distance at different spots.  

I did get a very nice surprise when I stood by a clump of weeds, old 
machinery, and a broken tree limb.  I called up a Winter Wren which I 
believe was a pacificus race due to the very rusty back and buffy, 
streaked breast.  Previous years I've always seen the eastern race that 
has the grayer plummage.

There are also still Yellow-rumps around and Chipping Sparrows.  I 
haven't been able to find a Harris's Sparrow yet this year.  But of 
course, all this rain isn't allowing me to get out much.

Jan Johnson
Wakefield

Just had a hummer at our feeder this afternoon. Didn't stay long and had  
only a quick look, but looked like a female RT.
 
Al Reyer 
Bellevue, NE



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We went out to the South sewage ponds today and we Saw the Sabine's Gull also 
some ducks were there we have seen few this fall. Good Birding Glen and Wanda 
Hoge Alma Ne 


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Based on the first date seen, and the last date seen, Chimney Swifts were 
present 180 days at downtown Lincoln. Details elsewhere... 

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Some have had trouble following the link in this post.  Note that the 
end of the link got wrapped because it is so long.  You'll need to 
copy and paste into your browser.

Jerry Mulliken
Nickerson, NE


--- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "jerrynickersonnebraska" 
 wrote:
>
> Tim,
> 
> I did not realize that Orange-crowned Warbler had a split eyering 
and 
> hood, but apparently some do in the fall.  The Sibley Field Guide 
let 
> me down on this one.  I wasn't really convinced until I found a 
photo 
> on WhatBird.Com (see link below) that was ID'ed as OCW, and taken 
at 
> Crescent NWR 8/31/07.  Assuming that is a relible source, my bird 
was 
> surely an OCW.
> 
> 
http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/nieblas_gallery/images/17856/ori
> ginal.aspx
> 
> Thanks to several who help on this one.  I think OC are not 
uncommon 
> here.
> 
> Jerry Mulliken
> Nickerson
> 
> 
> --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Tim H"  wrote:
> >
> > I tried to privately message you Jerry, but the email bounced!  
Oh 
> well,
> > here is the message:
> > 
> > Hello Jerry,
> > 
> > Your description matches Orange-crowned Warbler perfectly, and 
the 
> photos
> > confirm it.  They are one the most common warbler species in my 
> part of the
> > state this time of year, but I'm not sure about your area.
> > 
> > People always say that Orange-crowned Warblers are drab and 
plain, 
> but I
> > think they are simply gorgeous, and they have such great 
> personalities. :-)
> > 
> > Tim Hajda
> > Broken Bow, Custer County
> > Nebraska
> > 
> > 
> > I hope that helps!
> > 
> > On 10/12/07, warblerluvr  wrote:
> > >
> > >   Jerry,
> > >
> > > Actually that's not that bad of a photo. I bet someone out 
there 
> can
> > > give you hand at that ID.
> > >
> > > I'm not very good with identifying fall warblers because I 
> honestly
> > > don't bird as much in the fall as I do in the spring. I have my 
> ideas
> > > on it's ID but I'm afraid that's not saying much.
> > >
> > > Theresa Pester
> > > Walton
> > >
> > > --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com ,
> > > "jerrynickersonnebraska"
> > >
> > >  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Oct. 8 I also noticed an olive colored warbler in with a 
> flock
> > > of
> > > > chipping sparrows on our farmstead, in a hackberry tree. It 
was
> > > very
> > > > active, probably feeding on insects. I posted some photos. 
Light
> > > > yellow undertail coverts and sides, tan colored hood with 
broken
> > > > eyering. No sign of breast band. Not sure of breast color.
> > > >
> > > > Jerry Mulliken
> > > > Nickerson
> > > >
> > > > http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?
> > > > a=vp&pr=82159&b=mp&st=0&la=14&ph=0&sid=12609&u=12609
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com ,
> > > "warblerluvr"  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > This week I have had a big increase in the number of the
> > > following
> > > > > sparrows.
> > > > >
> > > > > Harris
> > > > > Lincoln
> > > > > White-crowned
> > > > > White-throated
> > > > > Song
> > > > >
> > > > > In with the sparrows, one little olive colored Warbler 
flying
> > > > around
> > > > > in the brush pile (which is overgrown with weeds and 
flowers).
> > > > Flying
> > > > > from plant to plant looking for insects. Very warblerlike in
> > > > > appearance and flight, not at all like a flycacher.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also have seen (in no special order)
> > > > >
> > > > > Black-capped Chickadee
> > > > > Ring-necked Pheasant
> > > > > Northern Harrier
> > > > > 3 Red-Tailed Hawks
> > > > > Great Blue Heron
> > > > > Downy Woodpeckers
> > > > > Red-bellied Woodpeckers
> > > > > Northern Flickers
> > > > > Red and White-breasted Nuthatches
> > > > > E.Bluebirds
> > > > > House Finches
> > > > > Western Meadowlark
> > > > >
> > > > > T. Pester
> > > > > Walton
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Let Nature be your teacher
> > --William Wordsworth
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

I've had similar problems with this listserve.  I belong to several 
listserves, and none of the others are delayed, nor is my email 
typically late in arriving from non-listserves.  Sometimes important 
stuff gets in my Spam Bucket, but that's another matter.

I have found that if I post directly to the site [choose Reply(via 
web post)] rather than by replying via email, the message is posted 
and emailed (at least to myself) immediately.

Jerry Mulliken
Nickerson, NE




--- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Juanita Rice"  wrote:
>
> I posted a note about the Ravens in Cherry county on 10/04.  It 
didn't show 
> up no NEBirds until 10/12.  What gives?  Any answers welcome. 
> Thanks,
> Juanita, Fairmont (Fillmore Co.)
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Tim,

I did not realize that Orange-crowned Warbler had a split eyering and 
hood, but apparently some do in the fall.  The Sibley Field Guide let 
me down on this one.  I wasn't really convinced until I found a photo 
on WhatBird.Com (see link below) that was ID'ed as OCW, and taken at 
Crescent NWR 8/31/07.  Assuming that is a relible source, my bird was 
surely an OCW.

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/nieblas_gallery/images/17856/ori
ginal.aspx

Thanks to several who help on this one.  I think OC are not uncommon 
here.

Jerry Mulliken
Nickerson


--- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Tim H"  wrote:
>
> I tried to privately message you Jerry, but the email bounced!  Oh 
well,
> here is the message:
> 
> Hello Jerry,
> 
> Your description matches Orange-crowned Warbler perfectly, and the 
photos
> confirm it.  They are one the most common warbler species in my 
part of the
> state this time of year, but I'm not sure about your area.
> 
> People always say that Orange-crowned Warblers are drab and plain, 
but I
> think they are simply gorgeous, and they have such great 
personalities. :-)
> 
> Tim Hajda
> Broken Bow, Custer County
> Nebraska
> 
> 
> I hope that helps!
> 
> On 10/12/07, warblerluvr  wrote:
> >
> >   Jerry,
> >
> > Actually that's not that bad of a photo. I bet someone out there 
can
> > give you hand at that ID.
> >
> > I'm not very good with identifying fall warblers because I 
honestly
> > don't bird as much in the fall as I do in the spring. I have my 
ideas
> > on it's ID but I'm afraid that's not saying much.
> >
> > Theresa Pester
> > Walton
> >
> > --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com ,
> > "jerrynickersonnebraska"
> >
> >  wrote:
> > >
> > > On Oct. 8 I also noticed an olive colored warbler in with a 
flock
> > of
> > > chipping sparrows on our farmstead, in a hackberry tree. It was
> > very
> > > active, probably feeding on insects. I posted some photos. Light
> > > yellow undertail coverts and sides, tan colored hood with broken
> > > eyering. No sign of breast band. Not sure of breast color.
> > >
> > > Jerry Mulliken
> > > Nickerson
> > >
> > > http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?
> > > a=vp&pr=82159&b=mp&st=0&la=14&ph=0&sid=12609&u=12609
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com ,
> > "warblerluvr"  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This week I have had a big increase in the number of the
> > following
> > > > sparrows.
> > > >
> > > > Harris
> > > > Lincoln
> > > > White-crowned
> > > > White-throated
> > > > Song
> > > >
> > > > In with the sparrows, one little olive colored Warbler flying
> > > around
> > > > in the brush pile (which is overgrown with weeds and flowers).
> > > Flying
> > > > from plant to plant looking for insects. Very warblerlike in
> > > > appearance and flight, not at all like a flycacher.
> > > >
> > > > Also have seen (in no special order)
> > > >
> > > > Black-capped Chickadee
> > > > Ring-necked Pheasant
> > > > Northern Harrier
> > > > 3 Red-Tailed Hawks
> > > > Great Blue Heron
> > > > Downy Woodpeckers
> > > > Red-bellied Woodpeckers
> > > > Northern Flickers
> > > > Red and White-breasted Nuthatches
> > > > E.Bluebirds
> > > > House Finches
> > > > Western Meadowlark
> > > >
> > > > T. Pester
> > > > Walton
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Hi all:

    I visited Branched Oak Lake this evening and found:

3 Pelicans
almost no waterfowl
1 Dunlin (heard flying around)
~2000 Franklin's Gulls (including another leucistic bird)
7 Bonaparte's Gulls
4 juv Herring Gulls
5 Common Terns

Joel Jorgensen
Lincoln, NE

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Might I add that recently I am getting many of the
NEBirds postings in my Yahoo mail BULK folder instead
of the Inbox.

T. Pester


--- Juanita Rice  wrote:

> I posted a note about the Ravens in Cherry county on
> 10/04.  It didn't show 
> up no NEBirds until 10/12.  What gives?  Any answers
> welcome. 
> Thanks,
> Juanita, Fairmont (Fillmore Co.)
> 
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Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. 
Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. 

http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=

Juanita (and thanks Elliott);

I like Elliott's explanation. I suspect also something to do with the 
yahoogroups security system, but I might be wrong there. Might be so if all 
emails are blocked from the same person, though. 


One does not have to know anything about computers to moderate a group!!

Ross

Ross Silcock
P.O. Box 57
Tabor, IA 51653
New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
http://www.rosssilcock.com


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Juanita Rice 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 4:41 PM
  Subject: [NEBirds] Delayed postings


  I posted a note about the Ravens in Cherry county on 10/04. It didn't show 
  up no NEBirds until 10/12. What gives? Any answers welcome. 
  Thanks,
  Juanita, Fairmont (Fillmore Co.)

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Thanks Jay, so, I guess the point is keep the feeders full and the eyes and 
ears alert and open. 


Could be a neat winter birding year.

T. J. Walker
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jay K 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 6:47 PM
  Subject: RE: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion


  TJ,

 The irruption is underway for various species due to the poor Canadian cone 
seed crop. See Ron Pittaway's Winter Finch Forecast for this Fall/Winter season 
for more info: 

  http://www.ofo.ca/2007-8winterfinchforecast.htm

  Jay Keller,
  Arlington, VA

  -----Original Message-----
  >From: Walker Family 
  >Sent: Oct 14, 2007 7:32 PM
  >To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com
  >Subject: RE: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
  >
  >It seems as if there are more Red-breasted Nuthatches around this year, and
  >earlier as well. I have been wondering based upon that if there wasn't some
  >type of irruption year coming.
  >
  > 
  >
  >Hoping for various W birds to come at least to Brady..
  >
  > 
  >
  >T. J. Walker
  >
  >Brady
  >
  > 
  >
  > _____ 
  >
  >From: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
  >Ross Silcock
  >Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 7:36 PM
  >To: NEBIRDS
  >Subject: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
  >
  > 
  >
  >This from Colorado.
  >
  >Ross Silcock
  >P.O. Box 57
  >Tabor, IA 51653
  >New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
  >http://www.rosssilc  ock.com
  >
  >----- Original Message ----- 
  >From: Allison Hilf 
  >To: COBIRDS Discussion List 
  >Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:18 PM
  >Subject: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
  >
  >Several COBIRDs members have been commenting on the numerous Mountain
  >Chickadees being reported in the Front Range and in the Colorado Eastern
  >Plains. I found a similar report on page 574 in the old Bailey and Niedrach,
  >Denver Museum of Natural History's "Birds of Colorado":
  >
  >"There is a fall movement from the high country to the plains and in 1960
  >there were numerous reports of the species from Barr Lake. Aurora, Longmont,
  >Ft. Collins, and Plateville....AMB [Bailey] banded one in his yard in Denver
  >April 13, 1961." 
  >
  >Hence, be on the lookout, some of these Mountain Chickadees might stay into
  >breeding season!!
  >
  >Allison Hilf
  >Denver, CO
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Hi Juanita, 

This is a bit off topic (Ross, I'd of e-mailed directly off line, but our new 
security system doesn't allow it to work that way anymore), but ....... We have 
an e-mail system at work that does this - shall we just say - more than 
occasionally. The biggest reason for this is that at times when the volume is 
greatest, the letter - rather than contributing to an already increasing log 
jam - is transferred into a queue, from which it is released when traffic along 
the internet is slower. 


Occasionally, a particular mailing, for some unknown reason gets hung up and is 
not released for days ....... just the way the system works. My personal record 
is receiving an e-mail form a graduate student of mine 3 weeks after it was 
mailed (BTW: it takes 20 seconds to walk down the hall from my lab to my 
office). My best guess, but you are not alone in your frustration over this 
issue ......... 


Elliott Bedows, 
Bellevue




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Juanita Rice 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 4:41 PM
  Subject: [NEBirds] Delayed postings


  I posted a note about the Ravens in Cherry county on 10/04. It didn't show 
  up no NEBirds until 10/12. What gives? Any answers welcome. 
  Thanks,
  Juanita, Fairmont (Fillmore Co.)

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I posted a note about the Ravens in Cherry county on 10/04.  It didn't show 
up no NEBirds until 10/12.  What gives?  Any answers welcome. 
Thanks,
Juanita, Fairmont (Fillmore Co.)

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It looks like a ruby-crowned kinglet but I really can't tell for sure by your 
picture. 

Laurel

Laurel A. Badura
District Manager-Habitat Partners Section Kearney
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

1617 1st Ave
Kearney, NE 68847

----- Original Message ----- 
From: bkrcnd 
To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:45 PM
Subject: [NEBirds] Warbler?


My 1st Juncos showed up Saturday at my backyard feeders.
A drive to Desoto, viewed Snipes & some Yellowlegs.
Sunday, I had a couple of birds howler out & all of a sudden 
I had me a Hawk land right in my backyard, I think it was a Red-Tailed
but took off before I could get a pic. I have just added a pic of what 
I believe to be a warbler I had in my backyard, could someone please
help me ID it? 
C Baker
Omaha, NE ( Florence area)



 

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Jon and others, I just consulted the "Tout" book. It has records from Lake 
Maloney and North Platte in 1966, North Platte in 1968 and again in 1969. 


T. J. Walker
North Platte

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jon Strong 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:09 PM
  Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion


  Hi Ross:
  Has the Nebraska panhandle/southwest Nebr. ever been on the tailend (or 
  eastern front stop, I guess) of a Mtn. Chickadee irruption?

  Does this also preclude a possible Pine Grosbeak migration pattern? I 
  know Steve Dinsmore had a PIGR at Enders in the winter of 2004, and 
  extreme western Kansas had mulitple PIGR sightings at the same time.

  Jon Strong
  Omaha, Nebraska

  On Oct 12, 2007, at 7:36 PM, Ross Silcock wrote:

  > This from Colorado.
  >
  > Ross Silcock
  > P.O. Box 57
  > Tabor, IA 51653
  > New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
  > http://www.rosssilcock.com
  >
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: Allison Hilf
  > To: COBIRDS Discussion List
  > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:18 PM
  > Subject: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
  >
  > Several COBIRDs members have been commenting on the numerous Mountain 
  > Chickadees being reported in the Front Range and in the Colorado 
  > Eastern Plains. I found a similar report on page 574 in the old Bailey 
  > and Niedrach, Denver Museum of Natural History's "Birds of Colorado":
  >
  > "There is a fall movement from the high country to the plains and in 
  > 1960 there were numerous reports of the species from Barr Lake. 
  > Aurora, Longmont, Ft. Collins, and Plateville....AMB [Bailey] banded 
  > one in his yard in Denver April 13, 1961."
  >
  > Hence, be on the lookout, some of these Mountain Chickadees might 
  > stay into breeding season!!
  >
  > Allison Hilf
  > Denver, CO
  > ---

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TJ,

The irruption is underway for various species due to the poor Canadian cone 
seed crop. See Ron Pittaway's Winter Finch Forecast for this Fall/Winter season 
for more info: 

http://www.ofo.ca/2007-8winterfinchforecast.htm

Jay Keller,
Arlington, VA

-----Original Message-----
>From: Walker Family 
>Sent: Oct 14, 2007 7:32 PM
>To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
>
>It seems as if there are more Red-breasted Nuthatches around this year, and
>earlier as well.  I have been wondering based upon that if there wasn't some
>type of irruption year coming.
>
> 
>
>Hoping for various W birds to come at least to Brady..
>
> 
>
>T. J. Walker
>
>Brady
>
> 
>
>  _____  
>
>From: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
>Ross Silcock
>Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 7:36 PM
>To: NEBIRDS
>Subject: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
>
> 
>
>This from Colorado.
>
>Ross Silcock
>P.O. Box 57
>Tabor, IA 51653
>New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
>http://www.rosssilc  ock.com
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Allison Hilf 
>To: COBIRDS Discussion List 
>Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:18 PM
>Subject: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
>
>Several COBIRDs members have been commenting on the numerous Mountain
>Chickadees being reported in the Front Range and in the Colorado Eastern
>Plains. I found a similar report on page 574 in the old Bailey and Niedrach,
>Denver Museum of Natural History's "Birds of Colorado":
>
>"There is a fall movement from the high country to the plains and in 1960
>there were numerous reports of the species from Barr Lake. Aurora, Longmont,
>Ft. Collins, and Plateville....AMB [Bailey] banded one in his yard in Denver
>April 13, 1961." 
>
>Hence, be on the lookout, some of these Mountain Chickadees might stay into
>breeding season!!
>
>Allison Hilf
>Denver, CO
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Based solely on that picture, I'd probably say it was a ruby-crowned 
kinglet.

Rick Eades
Lincoln

 


-----Original Message-----
From: "bkrcnd" 
To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:45:
Subject: [NEBirds] Warbler?

My 1st Juncos showed up Saturday at my backyard feeders.
A drive to Desoto, viewed Snipes & some Yellowlegs.
Sunday, I had a couple of birds howler out & all of a sudden 
I had me a Hawk land right in my backyard, I think it was a Red-Tailed
but took off before I could get a pic. I have just added a pic of what 
I believe to be a warbler I had in my backyard, could someone please
help me ID it? 
C Baker
Omaha, NE ( Florence area)


 


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My 1st Juncos showed up Saturday at my backyard feeders.
A drive to Desoto, viewed Snipes & some Yellowlegs.
Sunday, I had a couple of birds howler out & all of a sudden 
I had me a Hawk land right in my backyard, I think it was a Red-Tailed
but took off before I could get a pic. I have just added a pic of what 
I believe to be a warbler I had in my backyard, could someone please
help me ID it? 
C Baker
Omaha, NE ( Florence area)

Hello all,
 Saturday the 13th was another good birding day. We went up to bird banding at 
about nine. I've never been there before, and it was really awesome to release 
a chickadee, junco, nuthatch, and a White-throated sparrow. About 11 we drove 
up to a place called Boyers Chute. The place itself was pretty much lifless 
exept for a few Red-tailed Hawks, but once we got on a trail, we found a 
multitude of sparrows including White-Throated, Harris's, Savannah(?), Juv. 
Song, and last but not least, Nelson's Sharp-Tailed Sparrow. The Nelson's, 
Song, and Savannah sparrows are lifers. Then we ate lunch, and drove to Lake 
Manawa. There we saw a Juv. Black-crowned Night Heron, also a lifer for me. 

  Yours for the Birds,
  Brian Hula
  Bellevue, Sarpy County
 P.S.- sorry if I sent another e-mail about this, I think my other one may have 
got lost somehow or something. 



 

       
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Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.

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Made a quick trip to Branched Oak Lake Saturday (October 13). Mostly spent
time in the uplands, although not much going on,

found:

 

Great Blue Heron

Northern Harrier

Red-tailed Hawk

Harris' sparrow (First for me this season)

Lincoln's Sparrow (heard)

American Goldfinch

Eastern Bluebird

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Bobwhite

Field Sparrow

Black-capped Chickadee

Yellow-rumped Warbler

 

 

In the backwater:

DC cormorant

Great Egret

Franklins Gull

One lone snow goose

American Coots

 

Also, a large flock of Great-tailed Grackles is still "hanging out" in
Ceresco.

 

 

 

Jeanine Lackey

Raymond

 

 

 



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Clem, nice to know when my instincts seem to be correct....

Anyway, this is GREAT information and even better timing. I am doing an 
interview for the local TV station this morning about "Winter Bird Feeding" and 
will share this tidbit. 


Thanks

T. J. Walker
North Platte
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: clem klaphake 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 7:42 PM
  Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion


  TJ,
 Don't know if you saw or heard about the report from Canada that the 
coniferous and deciduous seed crop in Central and eastern Canada has been very 
poor this year. Speculations are that there may well be a southward and 
eastward migration of a lot of the northern seed eaters. Namely, Purple Finch, 
Common and Hoary Redpoll, White-winged and Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, Pine 
Grosbeak, and Evening Grosbeak. Red-breasted Nuthatch having been moving south 
since June and July. That is why they have been reported in Iowa and Nebraska 
since August. Also Bohemian Waxwing, Gray Jay and Boreal Chickadee. So maybe, 
just maybe a few of these will show up in Nebraska in addition to the RB 
Nuthatch. 

  Clem Klaphake
  Bellevue, NE

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Walker Family 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 6:32 PM
  Subject: RE: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion

  It seems as if there are more Red-breasted Nuthatches around this year, and
  earlier as well. I have been wondering based upon that if there wasn't some
  type of irruption year coming.

  Hoping for various W birds to come at least to Brady..

  T. J. Walker

  Brady

  _____ 

  From: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
  Ross Silcock
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 7:36 PM
  To: NEBIRDS
  Subject: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion

  This from Colorado.

  Ross Silcock
  P.O. Box 57
  Tabor, IA 51653
  New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
  http://www.rosssilc  ock.com

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Allison Hilf 
  To: COBIRDS Discussion List 
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:18 PM
  Subject: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion

  Several COBIRDs members have been commenting on the numerous Mountain
  Chickadees being reported in the Front Range and in the Colorado Eastern
  Plains. I found a similar report on page 574 in the old Bailey and Niedrach,
  Denver Museum of Natural History's "Birds of Colorado":

  "There is a fall movement from the high country to the plains and in 1960
  there were numerous reports of the species from Barr Lake. Aurora, Longmont,
  Ft. Collins, and Plateville....AMB [Bailey] banded one in his yard in Denver
  April 13, 1961." 

  Hence, be on the lookout, some of these Mountain Chickadees might stay into
  breeding season!!

  Allison Hilf
  Denver, CO
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Kathy, I have also contacted someone that I know from that group, with no 
response yet. A couple of weeks ago, I had a neighbor from Brady contact this 
same individual about a banded pigeon that his son had shot in their garage 
with his BB gun. And it was his bird. Hope this one isn't his too!! 


T. J. Walker
North Platte

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kathy DeLara 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 2:17 PM
  Subject: Re: [NEBirds] backyard birds


  Thanks
  I did find the website and I have already tried that email, it isn't a 
  good address, so I sent an email to another person from that area that 
  was listed with the NP Flyers.
  Haven't heard back yet

  Kathy

  Joel Jorgensen wrote:

  > Kathy:
  >
  > The American Racing Pigeon Union website will tell you who owns this 
  > bird. I did this and your bird is from:
  >
  > Club Name: North Platte Flyers
  > Code: NPF
  > Club Secretary: Leon Freeman
  > City: North Platte
  > State: NE
  > Phone No.
  > email address: CFREEMAN AT KDSI.NET  (I cc'd 
  > them on this email)
  >
  > I get calls every so often from someone that has found a banded 
  > pigeon. Perhaps the most memorable pigeon band recovery was one found 
  > in the Peregrine Falcon nestbox up on the Capitol Building (or is it 
  > the Salt Lake Building?), but just the leg was there. The pigeon 
  > actually originated from Tulsa, OK, and I had to call the owner to 
  > tell him his bird had become falcon food.
  >
  > -Joel Jorgensen
  >
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: Kathy DeLara
  > To: NEBirds
  > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 1:05 PM
  > Subject: [NEBirds] backyard birds
  >
  > Yesterday, Oct 13th we had an Orange-crowned Warbler and 2-3
  > Yellow-rumped Warblers
  >
  > Today, Oct 14th we have several White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos (looks
  > like they are all Oregon), a Spotted Towhee and a wayward racing pigeon
  > from North Platte. Band # AU 2007 NPF 70740 If you're missing your
  > pigeon he is here having lunch.
  > (is that a new backyard species? ....just kidding)
  >
  > Kathy DeLara
  > Mitchell NE
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Yesterday, October 14th, in the late afternoon I had a Carolina Wren 
singing away in during the thunderstorm. It sang loud and clear from 
atop the brush pile like it was springtime and it was looking for a 
mate.  Very enjoyable to see and hear indeed.

T.Pester
Walton

http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/COLO.html#

Rick Wright
Tucson, AZ, and Hamilton, NY

TJ,
Don't know if you saw or heard about the report from Canada that the coniferous 
and deciduous seed crop in Central and eastern Canada has been very poor this 
year. Speculations are that there may well be a southward and eastward 
migration of a lot of the northern seed eaters. Namely, Purple Finch, Common 
and Hoary Redpoll, White-winged and Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, Pine Grosbeak, 
and Evening Grosbeak. Red-breasted Nuthatch having been moving south since June 
and July. That is why they have been reported in Iowa and Nebraska since 
August. Also Bohemian Waxwing, Gray Jay and Boreal Chickadee. So maybe, just 
maybe a few of these will show up in Nebraska in addition to the RB Nuthatch. 

Clem Klaphake
Bellevue, NE

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Walker Family 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 6:32 PM
  Subject: RE: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion


  It seems as if there are more Red-breasted Nuthatches around this year, and
  earlier as well. I have been wondering based upon that if there wasn't some
  type of irruption year coming.

  Hoping for various W birds to come at least to Brady..

  T. J. Walker

  Brady

  _____ 

  From: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
  Ross Silcock
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 7:36 PM
  To: NEBIRDS
  Subject: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion

  This from Colorado.

  Ross Silcock
  P.O. Box 57
  Tabor, IA 51653
  New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
  http://www.rosssilc  ock.com

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Allison Hilf 
  To: COBIRDS Discussion List 
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:18 PM
  Subject: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion

  Several COBIRDs members have been commenting on the numerous Mountain
  Chickadees being reported in the Front Range and in the Colorado Eastern
  Plains. I found a similar report on page 574 in the old Bailey and Niedrach,
  Denver Museum of Natural History's "Birds of Colorado":

  "There is a fall movement from the high country to the plains and in 1960
  there were numerous reports of the species from Barr Lake. Aurora, Longmont,
  Ft. Collins, and Plateville....AMB [Bailey] banded one in his yard in Denver
  April 13, 1961." 

  Hence, be on the lookout, some of these Mountain Chickadees might stay into
  breeding season!!

  Allison Hilf
  Denver, CO
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On Saturday, we had our first brown creeper in Lincoln as well. I also watched 
two red-breasted nuthatches squeaking around in the trees. They sounded like 
little dog toys. 


Moni Usasz

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It seems as if there are more Red-breasted Nuthatches around this year, and
earlier as well.  I have been wondering based upon that if there wasn't some
type of irruption year coming.

 

Hoping for various W birds to come at least to Brady..

 

T. J. Walker

Brady

 

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From: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Ross Silcock
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 7:36 PM
To: NEBIRDS
Subject: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion

 

This from Colorado.

Ross Silcock
P.O. Box 57
Tabor, IA 51653
New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
http://www.rosssilc  ock.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Allison Hilf 
To: COBIRDS Discussion List 
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:18 PM
Subject: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion

Several COBIRDs members have been commenting on the numerous Mountain
Chickadees being reported in the Front Range and in the Colorado Eastern
Plains. I found a similar report on page 574 in the old Bailey and Niedrach,
Denver Museum of Natural History's "Birds of Colorado":

"There is a fall movement from the high country to the plains and in 1960
there were numerous reports of the species from Barr Lake. Aurora, Longmont,
Ft. Collins, and Plateville....AMB [Bailey] banded one in his yard in Denver
April 13, 1961." 

Hence, be on the lookout, some of these Mountain Chickadees might stay into
breeding season!!

Allison Hilf
Denver, CO
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Thanks
I did find the website and I have already tried that email,  it isn't a 
good address,  so I sent an email to another person from that area that 
was listed with the NP Flyers.
Haven't heard back yet

Kathy


Joel Jorgensen wrote:

> Kathy:
>
> The American Racing Pigeon Union website will tell you who owns this 
> bird. I did this and your bird is from:
>
> Club Name: North Platte Flyers
> Code: NPF
> Club Secretary: Leon Freeman
> City: North Platte
> State: NE
> Phone No.
> email address: CFREEMAN AT KDSI.NET  (I cc'd 
> them on this email)
>
> I get calls every so often from someone that has found a banded 
> pigeon. Perhaps the most memorable pigeon band recovery was one found 
> in the Peregrine Falcon nestbox up on the Capitol Building (or is it 
> the Salt Lake Building?), but just the leg was there. The pigeon 
> actually originated from Tulsa, OK, and I had to call the owner to 
> tell him his bird had become falcon food.
>
> -Joel Jorgensen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kathy DeLara
> To: NEBirds
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 1:05 PM
> Subject: [NEBirds] backyard birds
>
> Yesterday, Oct 13th we had an Orange-crowned Warbler and 2-3
> Yellow-rumped Warblers
>
> Today, Oct 14th we have several White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos (looks
> like they are all Oregon), a Spotted Towhee and a wayward racing pigeon
> from North Platte. Band # AU 2007 NPF 70740 If you're missing your
> pigeon he is here having lunch.
> (is that a new backyard species? ....just kidding)
>
> Kathy DeLara
> Mitchell NE
>
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Kathy:

 The American Racing Pigeon Union website will tell you who owns this bird. I 
did this and your bird is from: 


Club Name:  North Platte Flyers
Code:  NPF
Club Secretary:  Leon Freeman
City:  North Platte
State:  NE
Phone No. 
email address:  CFREEMAN AT KDSI.NET  (I cc'd them on this email)


 I get calls every so often from someone that has found a banded pigeon. 
Perhaps the most memorable pigeon band recovery was one found in the Peregrine 
Falcon nestbox up on the Capitol Building (or is it the Salt Lake Building?), 
but just the leg was there. The pigeon actually originated from Tulsa, OK, and 
I had to call the owner to tell him his bird had become falcon food. 


-Joel Jorgensen





  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kathy DeLara 
  To: NEBirds 
  Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 1:05 PM
  Subject: [NEBirds] backyard birds


  Yesterday, Oct 13th we had an Orange-crowned Warbler and 2-3 
  Yellow-rumped Warblers

  Today, Oct 14th we have several White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos (looks 
  like they are all Oregon), a Spotted Towhee and a wayward racing pigeon 
  from North Platte. Band # AU 2007 NPF 70740 If you're missing your 
  pigeon he is here having lunch.
  (is that a new backyard species? ....just kidding)

  Kathy DeLara
  Mitchell NE



   


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This was actually in 1996 not 1998
Kathy

Kathy DeLara wrote:

> In the winter of 1998 we had an irruption of mountain birds including
> several Mountain Chickadees and hundreds of Evening Grosbeaks. We even
> had a Stellar's Jay in our yard in November that year.
> Kathy DeLara
> Mitchell NE
>
> Jon Strong wrote:
>
> > Hi Ross:
> > Has the Nebraska panhandle/southwest Nebr. ever been on the tailend (or
> > eastern front stop, I guess) of a Mtn. Chickadee irruption?
> >
> > Does this also preclude a possible Pine Grosbeak migration pattern? I
> > know Steve Dinsmore had a PIGR at Enders in the winter of 2004, and
> > extreme western Kansas had mulitple PIGR sightings at the same time.
> >
> > Jon Strong
> > Omaha, Nebraska
> >
> > On Oct 12, 2007, at 7:36 PM, Ross Silcock wrote:
> >
> > > This from Colorado.
> > >
> > > Ross Silcock
> > > P.O. Box 57
> > > Tabor, IA 51653
> > > New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
> > > http://www.rosssilcock.com  
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Allison Hilf
> > > To: COBIRDS Discussion List
> > > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:18 PM
> > > Subject: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
> > >
> > > Several COBIRDs members have been commenting on the numerous Mountain
> > > Chickadees being reported in the Front Range and in the Colorado
> > > Eastern Plains. I found a similar report on page 574 in the old Bailey
> > > and Niedrach, Denver Museum of Natural History's "Birds of Colorado":
> > >
> > > "There is a fall movement from the high country to the plains and in
> > > 1960 there were numerous reports of the species from Barr Lake.
> > > Aurora, Longmont, Ft. Collins, and Plateville....AMB [Bailey] banded
> > > one in his yard in Denver April 13, 1961."
> > >
> > > Hence, be on the lookout, some of these Mountain Chickadees might
> > > stay into breeding season!!
> > >
> > > Allison Hilf
> > > Denver, CO
> > > ---
> >
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> >
> >
>
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>
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There also was a MT Chickadee on a CBC in Ogallala 4-5 years ago.
Clem Klaphake
Bellevue, NE 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kathy DeLara 
  To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:26 PM
  Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Fw: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion


  In the winter of 1998 we had an irruption of mountain birds including 
  several Mountain Chickadees and hundreds of Evening Grosbeaks. We even 
  had a Stellar's Jay in our yard in November that year.
  Kathy DeLara
  Mitchell NE

  Jon Strong wrote:

  > Hi Ross:
  > Has the Nebraska panhandle/southwest Nebr. ever been on the tailend (or
  > eastern front stop, I guess) of a Mtn. Chickadee irruption?
  >
  > Does this also preclude a possible Pine Grosbeak migration pattern? I
  > know Steve Dinsmore had a PIGR at Enders in the winter of 2004, and
  > extreme western Kansas had mulitple PIGR sightings at the same time.
  >
  > Jon Strong
  > Omaha, Nebraska
  >
  > On Oct 12, 2007, at 7:36 PM, Ross Silcock wrote:
  >
  > > This from Colorado.
  > >
  > > Ross Silcock
  > > P.O. Box 57
  > > Tabor, IA 51653
  > > New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
  > > http://www.rosssilcock.com 
  > >
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > From: Allison Hilf
  > > To: COBIRDS Discussion List
  > > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:18 PM
  > > Subject: [cobirds] 1960 Mountain Chickadee Plains Invasion
  > >
  > > Several COBIRDs members have been commenting on the numerous Mountain
  > > Chickadees being reported in the Front Range and in the Colorado
  > > Eastern Plains. I found a similar report on page 574 in the old Bailey
  > > and Niedrach, Denver Museum of Natural History's "Birds of Colorado":
  > >
  > > "There is a fall movement from the high country to the plains and in
  > > 1960 there were numerous reports of the species from Barr Lake.
  > > Aurora, Longmont, Ft. Collins, and Plateville....AMB [Bailey] banded
  > > one in his yard in Denver April 13, 1961."
  > >
  > > Hence, be on the lookout, some of these Mountain Chickadees might
  > > stay into breeding season!!
  > >
  > > Allison Hilf
  > > Denver, CO
  > > ---
  >
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  >
  > 

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We were with Clem's group that saw the raven & crow group. I recall 2 big and a 
smaller one. Clem was driving the lead car when he saw them feeding on a 
carcass on the road, before they flew off and landed. Could birds that gathered 
to dine fly off in the same direction when surprised by 3 cars and a dozen 
humans spilling out of the vehicles? Nelli Falzgraf, Bellevue 



 
From: Juanita Rice 
To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:22 AM
Subject: RE: [NEBirds] Ravens in Cherry County?


There seems to be some confusion about whether there were 2 ravens or 1. I

remember it as 2 as Janis and Don write.(I was on the trip.) 

I'm very hesitant to disagree with Clem K who was, after all, trip leader
and first 

to sight them. But I remember 2 big, 1 small. 

I'm also watching posts to see if someone can explain why a crow would be in
company with

2 ravens.

Am I mistaken?

Juanita Rice, Fairmont (Fillmore Co.)

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From: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Thomas Walker
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 6:41 PM
To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Ravens in Cherry County?

I have been purposefully staying out of this one, but as usual Jon Strong 
pulled me in on it.......

My sighting was 4/20/2005, in Dundy County between Benkelman and Parks - 
must have been a Cherry County bird heading back to the mountains for 
breeding season....

T. J. Walker
North Platte

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Strong  net>
To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups  .com
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:34:
Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Ravens in Cherry County?

Ross, did Elliott and T.J. also report Common Raven up in north central 
NE a couple years ago?? T.J's sighting might have been in the 
southwesternly portion of the state, but I can't remember off the top 
of my head.

Jon Strong
Omaha, Nebraska

On Oct 1, 2007, at 8:15 PM, Ross Silcock wrote:

> Hi all:
>
> Thanks to sightings and info from Don and Jan Paseka, Urban Lehner, 
> and Steve Dinsmore, I'm wondering about whether a permanent small 
> population of Common Ravens exists in Cherry County (or possibly 
> visits in fall). Steve saw and heard one flying southwestward from 
> Dad's Lake (southwestern part of Valentine NWR) on Oct 25, 2006, and 
> the NOU group saw two between Swan Lake and Brownlee Sep 29, 2007. The 
> latter location is no more than 15 miles south-southwest of Dad's 
> Lake.
>
> Hopefully a few people can get up that way before winter and check 
> the area out some more! (Me, too).
>
> Ross
>
> Ross Silcock
> P.O. Box 57
> Tabor, IA 51653
> New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours
> http://www.rosssilc  ock.com
>
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>
> 
> 

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Yesterday, Oct 13th we had an Orange-crowned Warbler and 2-3 
Yellow-rumped Warblers

Today, Oct 14th we have several White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos (looks 
like they are all Oregon), a Spotted Towhee and a wayward racing pigeon 
from North Platte. Band # AU 2007 NPF 70740 If you're missing your 
pigeon he is here having lunch.
(is that a new backyard species? ....just kidding)

Kathy DeLara
Mitchell NE