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17 Mar Tonight: Galapagos is free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Mar. 17, 7:30pm, all invited [Mike Sefton ] 16 Mar Galapagos is Washtenaw Audubon free event, Wed., Mar. 17, all invited [Mike Sefton ] 13 Mar Waterfowl and other birds - Jackson county [Don Henise ] 13 Mar Searching for Bald Eagles in today's on-line NY Times [Catherine Carroll ] 11 Mar Kensington Geese [James Fox ] 11 Mar Galapagos is free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Mar. 17, 7:30pm, all invited [Mike Sefton ] 9 Mar Pelee area waterfowl 3/9/10 [Karl Overman ] 9 Mar Greater White-fronted Goose, Kensington Metro Park, Oakland County - 3/9/10 [Lyle Hamilton ] 8 Mar new eagle nest at Crosswinds ["Wise, Mary" ] 8 Mar California trip blog updates [Catherine Carroll ] 7 Mar Jackson County Birds Sat & Sunday [Don Henise ] 02 Mar OT: 19th Annual Michigan Listers Compilation Update [] 28 Feb Fwd: Long-tailed Duck &Glaucous Gull, Belle Isle corrected directions [] 28 Feb Long-tailed Duck &Glaucous Gull, Belle Isle [] 27 Feb Northern Shrike - Jackson Co. [Don Henise ] 27 Feb Grin-Rump-Sap-Arb-AA-Sat-2-27 [Roger Kuhlman ] 25 Feb Lesser (and great) Black-backed Gull -Wayne Co [Andy Johnson ] 22 Feb Blog Update - Birding on Ice weekend ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 21 Feb Re: [birders] Long-tailed duck photos ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 20 Feb Fwd: Iceland,Glaucous&Lesser Black-Backed Gulls,Great Egret&Cormorant Monroe County [] 20 Feb Glaucous Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull - Wayne County [Don Henise ] 20 Feb Bird photos with my new camera [Catherine Carroll ] 20 Feb FW: Sap and Rumps at Arb 2/20 [Roger Kuhlman ] 19 Feb Palace area birds 2-19 [] 18 Feb Long-tailed Ducks (still) - Washtenaw Co. ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 17 Feb Red-shouldered Hawk, Jackson Co. [Karl Overman ] 18 Feb (Fwd) Long-tailed ducks still present ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 17 Feb FW: RCK in Parker Mill Park Ann Arbor [Roger Kuhlman ] 17 Feb Re: [birders] Long-tailed Ducks reported in Washtenaw County ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 17 Feb Long-tailed Ducks reported in Washtenaw County ["Ron Gamble" ] 15 Feb Oakland County White-winged Gulls - Feb 15 [] 15 Feb RE: Thumb Birding ["Santner, Steven" ] 15 Feb Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings - Vreeland Rd. Washtenaw Co. ["David" ] 14 Feb Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings - Grass Lake Area, Jackson County [Don Henise ] 14 Feb FW: Good Ann Arbor Weekend Birds [Roger Kuhlman ] 14 Feb Soo Trip Photos [Don Henise ] 13 Feb Gulls - Wayne County, Red-shouldered Hawk - Jackson County [Don Henise ] 13 Feb Thumb Birding [James Fox ] 13 Feb Blog post on birding/photography/cameras [Catherine Carroll ] 13 Feb FW: Lake Erie shoreline: Trumpeter Swan, et. al ["Mencotti, Michael" ] 11 Feb Hundreds of snow bunting Sharon Twp [martin bialecki ] 8 Feb UP trip this past weekend on my blog [Catherine Carroll ] 8 Feb Goshawk @ LEMP 2/8 [Paul Cypher ] 7 Feb 110+ turkey aloft [martin bialecki ] 7 Feb Rufous-Sided Towhee [] 7 Feb Re: a few robins [] 6 Feb Bald Eagle -- Oakland Co. ["Mencotti, Michael" ] 6 Feb a few robins [martin bialecki ] 6 Feb Long-eared Owl Oakland Co 2-2-10 [] 5 Feb Merlin Lenawee County [Karl Overman ] 3 Feb Goshawk on Grosse Ile 2/3/2010 [Paul Cypher ] 01 Feb Great Horned Owl - Washtenaw County ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 1 Feb Catbird at LEMP; Fox Sparrow at Pt. Mouillee 1/31 [Roger Kuhlman ] 31 Jan Rough-legged Hawk Vreeland Rd. [James Fox ] 31 Jan OT: 19th Annual Michigan Listers Compilation [] 30 Jan Rough-legged Hawk Vreeland Road [Catherine Carroll ] 27 Jan Pied-billed Grebes Livingston Co. [Karl Overman ] 24 Jan Merlin at Michigan Memorial Cemetary 1/24 [Paul Cypher ] 23 Jan Glaucous, Iceland, Lesser-Black-backed - Viteon Pond, Wayne Co. [Don Henise ] 23 Jan YRW and HT's at Arb Ann Arbor Saturday Morning 1/23 [Roger Kuhlman ] 22 Jan Turkey Vulture Oakland County [Karl Overman ] 20 Jan Three Interesting Gulls at Crosswinds Marsh SW Wayne County Wednesday [Roger Kuhlman ] 20 Jan Tonight: Of Birds & Berries, free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Jan. 20, 7:30, all invited [Mike Sefton ] 20 Jan Re: FW: Rough-legged Hawk in SW Washtenaw 1/19/2010 [Maggie Jewett ] 19 Jan Of Birds & Berries, free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Jan. 20, 7:30, all invited [Mike Sefton ] 19 Jan FW: Rough-legged Hawk in SW Washtenaw 1/19/2010 [Roger Kuhlman ] 18 Jan Bobwhites in Oakland Co [] 17 Jan Monroe County shoreline & southern Wayne Co. [Karl Overman ] 15 Jan Glaucous Gull - Macomb County 1/15 [Brian McGee ] 14 Jan Raptor Bonanza, Western Washtenaw [Dave Sing ] 13 Jan Of Birds and Berries, free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Jan. 20, 7:30, all invited [Mike Sefton ] 10 Jan A few cool birds at Hudson Mills Washtenaw County Sunday [Roger Kuhlman ] 9 Jan Golden Eagle - Jackson County [Don Henise ] 5 Jan Possible Snowy Owl in Superior Township Washtenaw County [Roger Kuhlman ] 5 Jan N. Shrike, N. Mockingbird, N. Harrier - Washtenaw - Tues., Jan. 5 [Mike Sefton ] 03 Jan Pine Siskin, Red-breasted nuthatch, Chelsea [Dave Sing ] Subject: Tonight: Galapagos is free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Mar. 17, 7:30pm, all invited From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:15:58 -0700 (PDT) Birders and friends, Please join us tonight for the free program below. This event is open to the public; membership is not required. Wednesday, March 17, 7:30pm Exploring the Galapagos Islands Join Bob Pettit for a tour of the remote Galapagos Islands. Famous as Darwin’s laboratory for his theory of evolution, the islands contain unique species developed in isolation from the rest of the world. Bob Pettit teaches biology at Monroe Community College, is president of the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory, and is a board member of Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. Washtenaw Audubon programs are held at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor. Call 677-3275 if you need more information about the program. Directions to the Botanical Gardens: http://washtenawaudubon.org/programs.php In addition to the program, hear news of the latest critter sightings and field trips, and enjoy tasty snacks following the program. Hope to see you there. Mike Sefton Washtenaw Audubon Society www.washtenawaudubon.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Galapagos is Washtenaw Audubon free event, Wed., Mar. 17, all invited From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:20:05 -0700 (PDT) Birders and friends, Please join us for the free program below. This event is open to the public; membership is not required. Wednesday, March 17, 7:30pm Exploring the Galapagos Islands Join Bob Pettit for a tour of the remote Galapagos Islands.  Famous as Darwin’s laboratory for his theory of evolution, the islands contain unique species developed in isolation from the rest of the world.  Bob Pettit teaches biology at Monroe Community College, is president of the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory, and is a board member of Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. Washtenaw Audubon programs are held at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor.  Call 677-3275 if you need more information about the program.  Directions to the Botanical Gardens: http://washtenawaudubon.org/programs.php In addition to the program, hear news of the latest critter sightings and field trips, and enjoy tasty snacks following the program. Hope to see you there. Mike Sefton Washtenaw Audubon Society www.washtenawaudubon.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Waterfowl and other birds - Jackson county From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:31:24 -0500 We had a great day looking for waterfowl with Cody Porter today, mainly in eastern Jackson County. Most of the larger lakes are still frozen, but beginning to thaw around the edges. Thorn Lake had some open water in the western half, but the eastern side was still solid. The best locations today were Norvell Lake, Haehnle Sanctuary and Concord Mill Pond. We tallied a total of 20 waterfowl species for the day. I'll list them at the bottom of the message. Besides waterfowl we relocated the Northern Mockingbird on Palmer Road. It has been hanging around in front of the first couple of houses on the right side as you come off of Austin Road and round that first curve. Also there was an adult Bald Eagle sitting on the nest that is visible from Cutler Road. Waterfowl: Canada Geese Snow Goose - 1 fly over on Palmer road with a few Canadas Mute Swan Trumpeter Swan - 2 at Haehnle Wood Duck - I along Palmer road - 2 at Concord Mill Pond American Black Duck - 2 at Palmer Road, 2 at Wooster Road section of Haehnle Mallard American Wigeon - about 6 from Palmer Road Northern Pintail - 5 flyovers at Palmer Road Green-winged Teal - about 8 flying over the Cutler Road Area Northern Shoveler - 2 at Norvell Lake seen from Austin Road, 2 at Wooster Road Canvasback - 20 on Olcott Lake Ring-necked Duck - there were a few almost anywhere there was open water - 96 in the small pond on Seymour road just South of Smith Road Lesser Scaup - 3 on Olcott Lake, 4 at Haehnle, 10 at Concord Mill Pond Bufflehead - 4 at Norvell Lake, 4 at Concord Mill Pond Common Goldeneye - 3 at Norvell Lake, 2 at Portage Lake Common Merganser - 15 at Norvel, 15+ at Concord Hooded Merganser - 8 at Haehnle Pied-billed Grebe - 2 at Concord American Coot - 1 at Haehnle Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Searching for Bald Eagles in today's on-line NY Times From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:45:04 -0500 Birders, There is an interesting little video in the on-line NY Times today. http://www.nytimes.com/ Scroll down to the Videos (about 1/2 way down the home page) and searching for the Bald Eagle is the second video - I think the little thumbprint says "N.Y. Region." Cathy Carroll Dearborn, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Kensington Geese From: James Fox <93fox AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:31:25 -0500 I tried unsuccessfully for the Greater White-fronted Goose at Kensington today. I did find two Snow Geese and two Cackling Geese in the same spot though. Waterfowl variety was very good and I saw most of the species that Lyle Hamilton saw on Tuesday as well as two Ruddy Ducks. I have posted a complete list of the waterfowl and a really bad picture of the Snow and Cackling Geese on my blog. The birds were too far off for my camera but I was able to get nice scope views of the grin patches on the bills of the Snow Geese and the steep foreheads and stubby bills of the Cackling Geese. James Fox Farmington Hills http://michiganbirder.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Galapagos is free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Mar. 17, 7:30pm, all invited From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:52 -0800 (PST) Birders and friends, Please join us for the free program below. This event is open to the public; membership is not required. Wednesday, March 17, 7:30pm Exploring the Galapagos Islands Join Bob Pettit for a tour of the remote Galapagos Islands. Famous as Darwin’s laboratory for his theory of evolution, the islands contain unique species developed in isolation from the rest of the world. Bob Pettit teaches biology at Monroe Community College, is president of the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory, and is a board member of Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. Washtenaw Audubon programs are held at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor. Call 677-3275 if you need more information about the program. Directions to the Botanical Gardens: http://washtenawaudubon.org/programs.php In addition to the program, hear news of the latest critter sightings and field trips, and enjoy tasty snacks following the program. Hope to see you there. Mike Sefton Washtenaw Audubon Society www.washtenawaudubon.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Pelee area waterfowl 3/9/10 From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:00:24 -0500 I birded around Point Pelee today. The ice on Hillman Marsh is in the process of breaking up with perhaps 25% of the water open. Over a thousand waterfowl were on the marsh with many more on the adjoining area of Lake Erie though the Lake Erie birds were gone by the afternoon. I also drove to Erieau but did not have much look there. Even more waterfowl were present there but they were far out on the bay with the near shore areas still locked in ice. McGeachy Pond though was open but did not hold much other than Canada Geese--a male Shoveler and two Hooded Mergansers being the exception. Also a Belted Kingfisher was there and a Pied-billed Grebe was on Lake Erie behind McGeachy Pond. As for the Hillman Marsh area, here are some estimates of waterfowl present today: Canada Goose: 1000 Tundra Swan: 25 Black Duck: 30 Mallard: 500 Green-winged Teal: 20 Pintail: 300 Gadwall: 30 American Wigeon: 50 Shoveler: 11 Canvasback: 20 Redhead: 80 Ring-necked Duck: 15 Bufflehead: 8 Common Goldeneye: 30 (on Lake Erie) Common Merganser: 500 (on Lake Erie) Red-breasted Merganser: 60 (on Lake Erie I had six Killdeer north of the park. Redwings and Grackles were on territory. Robins were still scarce. Presumably that will change any day now. Only one Song Sparrow which was near the tip. Point Pelee N.P. itself is still in the winter mode. You can drive to the tip, the Visitor Center is closed during the week. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Greater White-fronted Goose, Kensington Metro Park, Oakland County - 3/9/10 From: Lyle Hamilton <mi.birder AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:02:48 -0500 Birders, I went looking for waterfowl today at Kensington Metro Park, the Oakland County side at lunch time. I came up with 18 species. The best bird was a Greater White-fronted Goose. The goose, as well as the majority of the other species listed below, was observed from the Possom Hollow Picnic area. Possom Hollow is on the west side of the park. Drive into the picnic area and drive as far as possible to the end of the parking area. You will see a gate across the road at this point. Walk around the gate, keep walking down the road. When the road turns to the right, keep going straight. In about 300 feet, you will come to an overlook of the open water area. The White-fronted Goose was on the east side of this open water. Here is a list of the waterfowl species observed today: Greater White-fronted Goose Canada Goose Mute Swan Tundra Swan Gadwall American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser American Coot Lyle Hamilton Howell, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: new eagle nest at Crosswinds From: "Wise, Mary" <auntyem AT bf.umich.edu> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:39:18 -0500 I thought I was the last one to figure this out, but Bruce tells me no so I'm posting to both birders and se-mi-birdlist. On Sat. while at Crosswinds marsh, I noticed a new eagle's nest at the north end of the marsh. I had been there only a few weeks prior and hadn't noticed this nest before. The nest was definitely active, with one eagle apparently sitting on eggs and another eagle in attendance nearby. The nest is best viewed from the bridge at the very west end of the boardwalk that transects the middle of the marsh. Just look to the north for the huge nest in one of the trees. I had nothing else exciting there but some friends of mine that are relatively new birders apparently saw a white-fronted goose there the same afternoon, I think at the south end of the marsh where I didn't go. He got photos but they are the old-fashioned kind so I'll have to wait until t hey are developed to confirm. Cheers, Mary Mary Wise ITS Business Intelligence 734 647-8306 auntyem AT umich.edu To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: California trip blog updates From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:39:30 -0500 Birders, I am happy to be home. The weather is better here than it was in San Diego! Go figure. I have updated my blog with six California birding entries starting with "Driving in California ... " on 03-03-10 and moving forward from there. If interested, have a look. http://www.intothewoodsandelsewhere.blogspot.com Cathy Carroll Dearborn, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Jackson County Birds Sat & Sunday From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:25:11 -0500 We apologize for the late post of Saturdays birds. Yesterday we birded with Joyce Peterson and Cody Porter finding a few interesting birds. We found open water at Leoni Mill Pond and at the western end of Norvel Lake. Most of the other lakes we visited were still frozen. At Norvell Lake we had several Common Mergansers and Common Goldeneyes. We saw our first Sandhill Cranes there and then saw them in many places all day long. Also at Norvell Lake we had 3 Killdeer. A Turkey Vulture was flying over near Napolean Road and M-50. Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles were present in several places. On Palmer Road on the back side of Norvell Lake, a Northern Mockingbird was spotted in front of the first house around the curve off of Austin Road. One of the Red-shouldered Hawks was hanging around the marshy area on Welch Lake Road just south of Cutler Road. A dark morph Rough-legged Hawk was seen on Hawkins Road. We think we had the pale-faced Red-tailed Hawk that has been spotted in the area of Hawkins and Dalton recently, but it was soaring fairly high above us. At Ella Sharp Park we found a couple of Red-breasted Nuthatches and a Brown Creeper. We looked for the Northern Shrike on Brown's Lake Road and on Drapper Road, but did not see it. On our way back through Jackson in the afternoon we saw one Peregrine Falcon on the southeast corner of the County Tower Building. This morning, Sunday, I had both Peregrines sitting on the north side of the building. Sunday afternoon, Robyn and I went out to Haehnle Sanctuary and sat on the overlook benches for a while. There was a small amount open water in the area to the left below the overlook. We had a pair of Trumpeter Swans, 6 American Black Ducks and 50+ Sandhill Cranes. Several Red-tailed Hawks and a female Northern Harrier made a showing and a Pileated Woodpecker flew past and landed on one of the big maples out on the edge of the marsh. Four Ring-necked Ducks were in a small pond on Seymour Road about 1 mile west of Haehnle Sanctuary. Good Birding, Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: OT: 19th Annual Michigan Listers Compilation Update From: cccta AT aol.com Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:05:33 -0500 Attention Michigan Listers, A second, updated version of the 19th annual Michigan Listers Compilation has been posted by Daryl Aspery to the website: http://home.wowway.com/~gr8gray/listers/listers.html This is for totals as of the end of 2009. The data is presented in a word document that you can feel free to copy and use as you choose. Check out the various categories of lists included in the report. The results of compilations from previous years are available on the site also along with many checklists. If you have 100 or more birds on your list for any County or other site in Michigan, we encourage you to send your lists in. If you have not submitted before or have a new county or location, please send the whole list. For lists already on file, you may send just the updates since your last participation. Feel free to contact me with any questions you have. Please forward to any other local Michigan birding email lists you may be part of and any birders who you notice are not included, despite having list totals that qualify for inclusion. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes. There will be more updates posted to the site! Please continue to send your lists in. Scott Jennex 1833 Symes St Ferndale, MI 48220 cccta AT aol.com 248-212-9582 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Fwd: Long-tailed Duck &Glaucous Gull, Belle Isle corrected directions From: gsniderman AT aol.com Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:19:37 -0500 Sorry both The Gull and the Duck were on the north side of the island. Gerald A. Sniderman P25156 Gerald A. Sniderman & Associates 26339 Woodward Ave. Huntington Woods, MI 48070 (248) 548-1200 (248) 548-1909 Fax CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLOSURE: This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient (s), please notify the sender, delete this e-mail from your computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney-client, work product, or other applicable privilege. -----Original Message----- From: gsniderman AT aol.com To: se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu; birders AT umich.edu Sent: Sun, Feb 28, 2010 12:56 pm Subject: Long-tailed Duck &Glaucous Gull, Belle Isle This Morning I saw a female Long-tailed Duck in t on the south side of the island moving on the river between the bridge and the point. The Glaucous Gull was also on the south side of the island moving on the river between the Yacht Club and the Boat Club. In all I had 27 species. Gerald A. Sniderman P25156 Gerald A. Sniderman & Associates 26339 Woodward Ave. Huntington Woods, MI 48070 (248) 548-1200 (248) 548-1909 Fax CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLOSURE: This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient (s), please notify the sender, delete this e-mail from your computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney-client, work product, or other applicable privilege. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Long-tailed Duck &Glaucous Gull, Belle Isle From: gsniderman AT aol.com Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:56:23 -0500 This Morning I saw a female Long-tailed Duck in t on the south side of the island moving on the river between the bridge and the point. The Glaucous Gull was also on the south side of the island moving on the river between the Yacht Club and the Boat Club. In all I had 27 species. Gerald A. Sniderman P25156 Gerald A. Sniderman & Associates 26339 Woodward Ave. Huntington Woods, MI 48070 (248) 548-1200 (248) 548-1909 Fax CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLOSURE: This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient (s), please notify the sender, delete this e-mail from your computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney-client, work product, or other applicable privilege. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Northern Shrike - Jackson Co. From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:55:40 -0500 Robyn spotted a Northern Shrike on Draper Road in Summit Township south of Jackson at 10:30. The bird was on Draper south of Ayers Road just beyond an S-curve on the left (east) side of Draper. We initially saw it in the tall trees not far off of the road. We made another pass through the area around 2:20 pm and saw the shrike teed up on a tree off in the distance. A light morph Rough-legged Hawk was on the north side of Ayers between US-127 and Draper. We saw an adult Red-shouldered Hawk in Ella Sharp Park on Maplewood Drive just around the corner from Probert Road. Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Grin-Rump-Sap-Arb-AA-Sat-2-27 From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:02:46 -0500 I found two more Yellow-rumped Warblers in Nichol's Arboretum in Ann Arbor Saturday morning. Locally in the Ann Arbor area this has been a great year for overwintering Yellow-rumps. I don't know if that is because of an abundant berry crop or the early nearly snowless part of the winter that encouraged more rumps to stay around than usual. Besides the Rumps I saw a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker from the Geddes Road trail in the Arb. However the best bird of the morning was a Peregrine Falcon. I first spotted the bird while it was perched on a railing the eastern side of the VA Hospital. There it had its back turned towards me the whole time it was on the building so the view wasn't the greatest. Yet a few minutes after I stopped looking at the Peregrine, I got to see the bird in it characteristic falcon flight east along the Huron River. Waterfowl along the Huron River included four Trumpeter Swans and a female Hooded Merganser in the Arb and at Gallup Park two more Trumpeters, a male and female Hooded Merganser, and two Pied-billed Grebes. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 2/27/2010 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Lesser (and great) Black-backed Gull -Wayne Co From: Andy Johnson <andysj531 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:03:18 -0800 (PST) I spent the late afternoon searching in vain for white-winged gulls at Visteon and French Landing/Edison lake. The adult Lesser BB was still at Edison, along with a Great BB. A flyover adult Bald Eagle stirred up the flock a few times. Visteon was void of gulls when I checked. Andy Johnson To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Blog Update - Birding on Ice weekend From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:17:31 -0500 Birders, I have updated my blog with a personal summary of the past weekend's events, Birding on Ice, along Lake Erie and the Detroit River. A great time was had by all. The title of this posting, 100 Eagle weekend, perhaps gives away one of the highlights! Go to: http://tinyurl.com/m5vcl2 Allen T. Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Re: [birders] Long-tailed duck photos From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:40:12 -0500 The male Long-tailed Duck was still there at 3:30 Saturday afternoon. Bruce Date sent: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:48:03 -0500 From: "Richard Neubig" To: birders AT umich.edu Subject: [birders] Long-tailed duck photos Send reply to: "Richard Neubig" > Got some pretty good photos of the male long-tailed duck this afternoon. > Check on my pbase site. > > http://www.pbase.com/rneubig/image/122134480 > > We saw it at 11:30 as I posted earlier. On our way home around 4, I think > I saw it again on the river. I saw a single white duck in about the same > spot as it was before but it was a bit too far to be 100% sure. Rick > > Rick Neubig RNeubig AT umich.edu > Department of Pharmacology University of Michigan > Phone (734) 763-3650 FAX (734) 763-4450 > > Personal web site > http://warbler.med.umich.edu > > Center for Chemical Genomics > http://lsi.umich.edu/ccg > > ********************************************************** > Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not > be used for urgent or sensitive issues > > > --- > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html > * photo sharing site - > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject > line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. > > To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Fwd: Iceland,Glaucous&Lesser Black-Backed Gulls,Great Egret&Cormorant Monroe County From: gsniderman AT aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:23:18 -0500 Gerald A. Sniderman P25156 Gerald A. Sniderman & Associates 26339 Woodward Ave. Huntington Woods, MI 48070 (248) 548-1200 (248) 548-1909 Fax CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLOSURE: This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient (s), please notify the sender, delete this e-mail from your computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney-client, work product, or other applicable privilege. -----Original Message----- From: gsniderman AT aol.com To: birders AT umich.edu; mich-listers AT envirolink.org Cc: MMencotti AT dcds.edu Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 4:40 pm Subject: Iceland,Glaucous&Lesser Black-Backed Gulls,Great Egret&Cormorant Monroe County This morning Mike Mencotti and I had the following birds: On the frozen ponds off Lotus Rd. (exit 2, I-75) 1. Iceland Gull (juvenile) 2.Glaucous Gull (adult) 3.Lesser Black-backed Gull (Juvenile) 4.Great Black-backed Gull (adult) In the open Water at Whiting Power Plant (exit 5,I-75) 1. Common Loon In the open water at the Monroe Power Plant (exit 13 I-75) 1. Great Egret 2. 5 Pied-billed Grebes 3. 7 Double crested Cormorants We had 42 species between Lotus Rd. and LEMP. Gerald A. Sniderman P25156 Gerald A. Sniderman & Associates 26339 Woodward Ave. Huntington Woods, MI 48070 (248) 548-1200 (248) 548-1909 Fax CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLOSURE: This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient (s), please notify the sender, delete this e-mail from your computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney-client, work product, or other applicable privilege. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Glaucous Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull - Wayne County From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:18:15 -0500 We traveled to Wayne County today with Cody Porter to look for gulls again. We were hoping to find an Iceland Gull for Cody, but the only white-winged gull we saw was a Glaucous Gull that Cody picked out in flight circling above Visteon Pond. There were several hundred gulls on the ice at Visteon and on Edison Lake (eastern end of Belleville Lake). An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was at both locations, possibly the same bird as we first saw the one on Edison Lake fly off to the north and then later watched one land on Visteon Pond. On our way through Washtenaw County we stopped to look at the Long-tailed Duck and found the male at 8:50 this morning 1/4 mile west of the Delhi Bridge where it has been seen the past few days. Three Canvasbacks were on Portage Lake on Dexter-Pinckney Road in Washtenaw County and finally, 2 calling Trumpeter Swans were in a small bit of open water in the eastern end of Portage Lake in Waterloo Township, Jackson County. Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Bird photos with my new camera From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:07:50 -0500 Birders, I've added a couple of new blog entries yesterday and today - photos from my friend's backyard in England and photos I took with my new camera around Point Mouillee this morning. If interested check it out: http://www.intothewoodsandelsewhere.blogspot.com Thanks, Cathy Carroll Dearborn, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: FW: Sap and Rumps at Arb 2/20 From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:20:08 -0500 I found an unusually high number of Yellow-rumped Warbler for February, four, at Nichol's Arboretum in Ann Arbor Saturday morning 2/20. Three of the Rumps were seen along the Huron River and the fourth was on the hillside of the Geddes trail in the Arb proper. It was also in this same area I had an adult Yellow-bellied Sapsucker sail over my head and land on a nearby tree. The Hermit Thrush which I missed last Saturday I relocated today further up the valley towards Geddes road in a different brushy patch. Trumpeter Swan numbers along the Huron River declined to a total of three Saturday and Mute Swans greatly outnumbered them. Just west of the railroad bridge (easternmost one) I heard Song Sparrow giving its song. It was the first singing Song Sparrow I have had for the year. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 2/20/2010 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Palace area birds 2-19 From: cccta AT aol.com Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:33:02 -0500 Listers, I drove thru the Palace of Auburn Hills area this afternoon and had some interesting birds. On the north side of Dutton Rd east of M-24 in front of the Marriot there was only a Horned Lark feeding in the straw. Further to the east but before the hill, still on the north side, was a Northern Shrike sitting in a small scrubby tree. Still further to the east, past Bald Mountain Rd on the south side I had Snow Buntings and at least one Lapland Longspur in the large field that will apparently become a large church site, since there is a fairly new Kensington sign at the corner with a building depiction. A pair of Turkey Vultures roamed the area while I was there and two Cooper's Hawks tried their luck with the flock of 5,000 or so Starlings along M-24 at Brown/Dutton. On the way there I swung by Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital and was able to spot the previously reported Peregrine Falcon atop one of the taller buildings there in downtown Pontiac. Good Birding, Scott Jennex Ferndale To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Long-tailed Ducks (still) - Washtenaw Co. From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:26:37 -0500 The Long-tailed Ducks were still at the same location this afternoon from 1:30 to 2:30. They ranged from 0.1 miles west of E. Delhi Rd. (orange bridge) to 0.2 miles west. The nearest they got to E. Delhi was about across from an orange school bus. I don't advise pulling off Huron River Drive onto the shoulder. Several of us did that yesterday and two needed assistance to get our cars back onto the road (I was one). If the ducks are approximately across from the school bus, you can see them from the south side of the river. Cross the bridge, park on E. Delhi or the canoe livery's driveway, and walk to the river from the canoe livery. When you get somewhat close to the ducks, do not advance your position except when the ducks are diving. Wear boots for protection from snow, mud, and water. (It wasn't too bad.) I got more photos today and will post some of them sometime later. I tried entering West Delhi Park from the west end of Delhi Ct. I walked to the river but found I was too far west, and I was blocked by heavy brush from walking back east. Bruce To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Red-shouldered Hawk, Jackson Co. From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:29:26 -0500 On February 16th I saw a Red-shouldered Hawk on the edge of a woodlot on Seymour Road, near St. Johns Lake. I almost drove by the bird, thinking it was a Red-tailed Hawk because in the sunshine it looked pale below. It was changing from juvenile to adult plumage--more streaks than bars below. Also in Jackson County, in the SE corner, I saw a Lapland Longspur in a small flock of larks in a farmyard on Fay Lake Road south of Austin Road. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Mi. website: www.karloverman.com To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: (Fwd) Long-tailed ducks still present From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:54:13 -0500 Maggie Jewett reports that the pair of Long-tailed Ducks are still at their location a quarter mile west of E. Delhi Rd. on Huron River Drive, west of Ann Arbor. ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: Margaret Jewett Subject: Long-tailed ducks still present Date sent: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:05:05 -0500 To: bbowman AT umich.edu Margaret Jewett jewett4543 AT gmail.com ------- End of forwarded message ------- To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: FW: RCK in Parker Mill Park Ann Arbor From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:48:59 -0500 Wednesday morning while looking for birds at Parker Mill Park in Ann Arbor, I found a Ruby-crowned Kinglet in an area heavy with berries from both non-native and native plants not far from the Huron River. I was first drawn to this location when I heard the 'check' note of a Yellow-rumped Warbler and next found a small group of Golden-crowned Kinglets there. Looking through these Kinglets I thought one looked a bit plainer and tracking it down I eventually could see while it had prominent eye flares and eyering it lacked either a black eye-line or eyebrow. This bird was showing its red flash patch on the top of its head maybe as a response to the GCK's. Another good bird seen at Parker Mill Wednesday was a male Wood Duck. It was near the duck blind stop on the trail. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 2/17/2009 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Re: [birders] Long-tailed Ducks reported in Washtenaw County From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:14:44 -0500 I've put up a photo of the Long-tailed Ducks at the Grove Street photo sharing site: http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html Bruce From: Bruce M. Bowman To: ddarm AT umich.edu Subject: Re: [birders] Long-tailed Ducks reported in Washtenaw County Copies to: birders Send reply to: bbowman99 AT comcast.net Date sent: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:49:47 -0500 > The ducks were right there from 2:30 to 3:30, when I left. > > Bruce > > Date sent: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:58:35 -0500 > From: ddarm AT umich.edu > To: birders AT umich.edu > Subject: [birders] Long-tailed Ducks reported in Washtenaw County > Send reply to: ddarm AT umich.edu > > > Maggie Jewett just called me to report 2 Long-tailed Ducks just up > > river from the Delhi bridge (towards Dexter). The Delhi Bridge is off > > of Huron River Drive at East Delhi Road. She said they were about 1/4 > > mile up river but that she wasn't good with distances. I know she tried > > to report this on birders but I haven't seen it show up yet so I > > thought I would see if my message gets through. Good luck. Dea > > > > **************************************************** > > Deaver D. Armstrong > > City Ornithologist > > Natural Area Preservation > > Field Operations Service Unit > > Public Services Area > > City of Ann Arbor > > 1831 Traver Rd. > > Ann Arbor, MI 48105 > > 734-794-6627 > > **************************************************** > > > > > > --- > > * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * > > photo sharing site - > > http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html > > > > * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to > > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject > > line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. > > > > To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Long-tailed Ducks reported in Washtenaw County From: "Ron Gamble" <rongamble AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:08:24 -0500 As posted elsewhere today courtesy of Maggie Jewett, birds still present north of Delhi Bridge as described at 4:30 p.m. today (17Feb10) (Maggie Jewett just called to report 2 Long-tailed Ducks (male and female) just up river from the Delhi bridge (towards Dexter). The Delhi Bridge is just off of Huron River Drive at East Delhi Road. Birds ¼ mile or so upstream, nicely viewed from Huron River Drive.) Ron Gamble _____ From: Cccta AT aol.com [mailto:Cccta AT aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 8:54 PM To: se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu Subject: [se-mi-birdlist] Oakland County White-winged Gulls - Feb 15 This afternoon I drove by the landfills north of the Palace of Auburn Hills and had at least one adult Iceland Gull and one adult Glaucous Gull with the swirling mass of mostly Herring Gulls above the more northerly of the dumps. I think its called Eagle Valley Landfill and it is west of M-24 on the north side of Silverbell Road. I pulled off on the side of Gidding Road to view the birds. There was NO action at the dump closest to the Palace. Good Birding, Scott Jennex Ferndale To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Oakland County White-winged Gulls - Feb 15 From: Cccta AT aol.com Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:53:53 EST This afternoon I drove by the landfills north of the Palace of Auburn Hills and had at least one adult Iceland Gull and one adult Glaucous Gull with the swirling mass of mostly Herring Gulls above the more northerly of the dumps. I think its called Eagle Valley Landfill and it is west of M-24 on the north side of Silverbell Road. I pulled off on the side of Gidding Road to view the birds. There was NO action at the dump closest to the Palace. Good Birding, Scott Jennex Ferndale To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: RE: Thumb Birding From: "Santner, Steven" <santners AT karmanos.org> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:01:09 -0500 Jim: I would say that there are about 20% dark, maybe 10-20% intermediate and the rest light phase Rough-legged Hawks in Michigan. I haven't noticed a difference from north to south in the state. Steve Santner -----Original Message----- From: James Fox [mailto:93fox AT earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 7:33 PM To: se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu Subject: [se-mi-birdlist] Thumb Birding Birders, I did some birding in the Thumb today and came up with a few good birds. I had Long-tailed Ducks at Port Huron, Long-tailed Ducks and a Bald Eagle at a pull off in Sanilac County, Glaucous Gulls, Wild Turkeys, and a Dark Morph Rough-legged Hawk at the Ruth Rd dump north of M-46, and Wild Turkeys and a Light Morph Rough-legged Hawk in the southeast part of Tuscola County. How unusual are Dark Morph Rough- legged Hawks in Michigan? It says in my bird book they are less common than Light Morphs and I was wondering if the dark ones tend to be more western like dark Red-tailed Hawks. I have posted more details as well as some pictures of the Long-tailed Ducks and the Dark Morph Rough-legged Hawk on my blog . You can also view the photos on my flickr site . James Fox Farmington Hills To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. ----------- Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email and any materials contained in any attachments is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, or are not the intended recipient(s), please immediately notify the sender by email and destroy all copies of the original message, including attachments. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings - Vreeland Rd. Washtenaw Co. From: "David" <dav1dc00per AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:57:49 -0500 Sunday at 4:30 PM I had a flock of around 70 snow buntings and 6 Lapland Longspurs among 100 horned larks at Vreeland Rd. between Gotfredson and Harrison. Also a flock of 25 tree sparrows. Dave Cooper Canton, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings - Grass Lake Area, Jackson County From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:16:19 -0500 I went out today specifically looking for Lapland Longspurs for the county and found a mixed flock east of Grass Lake. The flock was in the vicinity of the Grass Lake Commodity Exchange building 2-3 miles east of Grass Lake on Grass Lake Road at Fishville Road. The Commodity Exchange is on the north side of Grass Lake Road. I first saw a few birds in the driveway and a large flock flying around the fields behind the building. There were at least 20 Lapland Longspurs, 30+ Snow Buntings and many Horned Larks. At one point a mixed flock landed on the roof of the house across the road from the exchange. Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: FW: Good Ann Arbor Weekend Birds From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:30:33 -0500 From: rkuhlman AT hotmail.com To: birders AT umich.edu Subject: Good Ann Arbor Weekend Birds Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:29:40 -0500 Saturday morning 2/13 I visited the Arboretum in Ann Arbor. Most of the birding activity was along the Huron River where I found one Pied-billed Grebe, eight Trumpeter Swans, and two pairs of male and female Hooded Mergansers swiming in the river. There was also a Winter Wren in a brushy patch bordering the Huron. I looked for the Hermit Thrush that had been pretty consistently found in a small patch of brush by the Rhododendron Glen but could not find it. Since the brush here has been so severely decimated by Arb prettification efforts maybe the bird no longer finds the area useful and has moved on. Sunday morning 2/14 I birded the Radrick golf course area just east of Ann Arbor and concentrated on the brushy edges of Flemming Creek. I was rewarded with finding a Yellow-rumped Warbler, a Hermit Thrush, and then best of all two female Purple Finches. These PF's were the only Purple Finches I have found in Ann Arbor this winter. They were sitting happily in a non-native bush consuming its berries. Other birds seen consuming fruit from non-native plants were Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, and many Robins. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 2/14/2010 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Soo Trip Photos From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:09:58 -0500 I have finally processed and uploaded some of my photos from the Jackson/Washtenaw Audubon Field Trip to the Soo last weekend. You can find in my Picasa albums http://picasaweb.google.com/Kiskadee3   Click on the Sault Ste Marie Feb 2010 album. Don Henise Librarian New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Gulls - Wayne County, Red-shouldered Hawk - Jackson County From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:15:01 -0500 Greetings, Robyn and I looked for gulls with Cody Porter in Wayne County this afternoon from 12:30 - 2:30. The Visteon pond off of Tyler Road was all but empty although we did see a Great Black-backed Gull there. There were a couple of hundred gulls circling around the area of Haggerty Road north of I-94. We saw a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk at the landfill on Van Born Road east of Haggerty. We stopped at the small park off of Haggerty south of I-94 at the east end of Bellville Lake (Edison Lake?) where there were quite a few gulls on the ice and in the open water by the small hydro plant. There were 2 first or second cycle Glaucous Gulls, one first cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull and 7 Great Black-backed Gulls of various plumages. Later in the afternoon, a light morph Rough-legged Hawk was perched on a tree top on the east side of Hawkins Road north of Trumble Road in Jackson County. We saw an adult Red-shouldered Hawk on Hawkins Road just north of I-94. Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Thumb Birding From: James Fox <93fox AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:32:59 -0500 Birders, I did some birding in the Thumb today and came up with a few good birds. I had Long-tailed Ducks at Port Huron, Long-tailed Ducks and a Bald Eagle at a pull off in Sanilac County, Glaucous Gulls, Wild Turkeys, and a Dark Morph Rough-legged Hawk at the Ruth Rd dump north of M-46, and Wild Turkeys and a Light Morph Rough-legged Hawk in the southeast part of Tuscola County. How unusual are Dark Morph Rough- legged Hawks in Michigan? It says in my bird book they are less common than Light Morphs and I was wondering if the dark ones tend to be more western like dark Red-tailed Hawks. I have posted more details as well as some pictures of the Long-tailed Ducks and the Dark Morph Rough-legged Hawk on my blog . You can also view the photos on my flickr site . James Fox Farmington Hills To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Blog post on birding/photography/cameras From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:17:30 -0500 Birders, I've added a new post to my blog on the topic of birding, cameras and photography. Just my opinion, of course, but if interested have a look. I promise it's legit. No requests to translate Chinese porn are included. http://www.intothewoodsandelsewhere.blogspot.com Cathy Carroll Dearborn, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: FW: Lake Erie shoreline: Trumpeter Swan, et. al From: "Mencotti, Michael" <MMencotti AT dcds.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:07:24 -0500 2/13/10 Jerry Sniderman and I started at the Exit 5 power plant today, and we worked north to Lake Erie Metropark. Highlights: We had 2 Trumpeter Swans at the power plant. Northward to the Monroe power plant, which has a couple of ponds accessible from the road. Through the mist we had at least 3 Cormorants and 9 Bald Eagles. Next stop, Pte. Mouillee HQ, where we picked up the two American Pipits in the spruce trees by the platform. About 15 Red-winged Blackbirds hinted to spring. LEMP turned up 1,500 Canvasback (conservative count) as well as a Merlin just north of Marina Cove. Mike Mencotti To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Hundreds of snow bunting Sharon Twp From: martin bialecki <kilnfired AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:19:33 -0500 A friend just called to report hundreds of snow bunting along Pleasant Lk Rd just west of M52/north of Manchester stock exchange. Did not get a chance to sort out longspurs, etc. Martin Bialecki To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: UP trip this past weekend on my blog From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:10:43 -0500 Birders, The annual combined Jackson Audubon and Washtenaw Audubon field trip to Sault Ste. Marie took place this past weekend. Twenty three people were fortunate to attend. I have written about it in my blog. If you are interested, please have a look. http://www.intothewoodsandelsewhere.blogspot.com Best, Cathy Carroll Dearborn, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Goshawk @ LEMP 2/8 From: Paul Cypher <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:01:53 -0500 All, At 4:40 this afternoon, I photographed an immature Northern Goshawk at Lake Erie Metropark. She was making pitiful attempts to grab a Fox Squirrel in the parking lot of the Marshlands Museum. The squirrel won. I strongly suspect this is the same bird that was photographed by Natalie Ray on Grosse Ile a few days ago. I will post a few pics on my blog later tonight if I get a chance. Paul Cypher Woodhaven, Michigan http://birdsbrewsandblither.blogspot.com/ Sent from my iPhone To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: 110+ turkey aloft From: martin bialecki <kilnfired AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:34:30 -0500 While driving west on Wellwood Rd at Mulvaney Rd, Cathy & I witnessed what at first appeared to be a flock of Canada geese descending from the bright sunny sky. Then more flying north from the the stand of white pine on the south side. All landing and assembling in the adjacent field. I may have seen so many turkey but never all flying. The ariel event was short (less than 2 min) but they held together on the ground long enough for a reasonable accounting. 110 + !!! One all white, 4 partially. Martin Bialecki Manchester Twp. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Rufous-Sided Towhee From: MJCapo AT aol.com Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:25:51 EST I had a beautiful male at my feeder in Bloomfield Hills today. I believe we are north of the year around range. Is this sighting unusual for February 7? Marilou To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Re: a few robins From: rawolinski AT comcast.net Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 01:47:16 +0000 (UTC) Martin, I have seen a couple of flocks of about 20 birds along Jackson Ave. in Scio Township on Friday and another flock at Wagner Road at Huron River Drive earlier in the week. RAW ----- Original Message ----- From: "martin bialecki" To: se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2010 1:42:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [se-mi-birdlist] a few robins In the last few days there have been a few robins around Noggles Rd, Manchester Twp. Any one else finding them? To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Bald Eagle -- Oakland Co. From: "Mencotti, Michael" <MMencotti AT dcds.edu> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 15:28:55 -0500 2/6 From the warmth and comfort of my family room, I spotted an adult Bald Eagle flying north above my Farmington Hills yard about 3:20 pm. It circled once as Kathy and I watched, then continued north. We couldn't have asked for a better view. Been a few years since I've seen one from my yard. Mike Mencotti To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: a few robins From: martin bialecki <kilnfired AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 13:42:13 -0500 In the last few days there have been a few robins around Noggles Rd, Manchester Twp. Any one else finding them? To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Long-eared Owl Oakland Co 2-2-10 From: Cccta AT aol.com Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:38:02 EST Listers, Apologies for the late posting. I flushed a Long-eared Owl from a cluster of pines on Worden Road near Holly early Tuesday on my way out of town for a conference. Worden Road runs north off Holly Road to the west of I-75 in north Oakland County. The Owl was near the end of this dead end road in pines on the west side of the road just before the last two houses on that side. There is also a bigger stand of conifers on the east side of the road in this area. The land is private and since it was early I did not approach the houses to ask permission to search further. Initially visible from the low traffic road, the bird flew away from the road into deeper cover to the west. Closer to Holly, on Rood Road I also had a Yellow-rumped Warbler - certainly the first time I've had one in Oakland County in February. Good Birding, Scott Jennex Ferndale To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Merlin Lenawee County From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 23:21:36 -0500 Sue Wright, Paul Berrigan, Robert Epstein and I had a Merlin in SE Lenawee County on Friday, February 5th on Mulberry Road east of Crockett Road. We had 300 plus Lapland Longspurs in SE Lenawee County as well in three widely scattered location, one being on Mulberry Road east of Crockett. No Snow Buntings once again. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan website: karloverman.com To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Goshawk on Grosse Ile 2/3/2010 From: Paul Cypher <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:56:01 -0500 All, A Northern Goshawk was just photographed by my co-worker, Natalie Ray. The bird, an immature and possibly female, was seen at Westcroft Gardens on the island's west side. Interestly, a few days ago, I had a goshawk, an unaged female, at Dingell Park in Ecorse. Its only a few miles as the raptor flies. Hmmmmmm.... Paul Cypher Woodhaven, MI Sent from my iPhone To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Great Horned Owl - Washtenaw County From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:41:44 -0500 This afternoon I looked for and found a Great Horned Owl at the Miller and M-14 location (Ann Arbor) that has had a nest almost every year recently. The owl was not sitting up in the nest, and I couldn't make it out with binoculars. It was obvious with my scope at 20X, though. Bruce ------------------------------------ Bruce M. Bowman Ann Arbor, Michigan USA Washtenaw Co., southeast Michigan bbowman99 AT comcast.net http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Catbird at LEMP; Fox Sparrow at Pt. Mouillee 1/31 From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:08:38 -0500 I found a Gray Catbird at Lake Erie Metropark on Sunday January 31. It was foraging in some brush near the northernmost section of the main parking lot for the North Boat Launch area. Bald Eagles were abundant at LEMP on Sunday. I saw maybe 15 or 16 of them. The Fox Sparrow was feeding near the gate to the Point Mouillee headquarters building on Campau Road. Someone had placed bird food on the ground there and it was attracting a variety of birds. While I was there 5 Redwing Blackbird showed up to feed. Driving over to LEMP in the morning I found a pretty good mixed flock of blackbirds on North Dixie highway in Monroe County. I estimate it contained 100+ Cowbirds, similar numbers of Starlings and maybe 40 to 50 Red-winged Blackbirds. I checked rather cursorily for Brewer's blackbirds but found none. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Rough-legged Hawk Vreeland Rd. From: James Fox <93fox AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:25:33 -0500 Birders, I found the Rough-legged Hawk previously reported by Cathy Carroll in the fields on Vreeland near Harris. I first found the bird north of Vreeland but it soon took off and started hunting in the field south of Vreeland. I have posted a picture as well as some more comments to my blog . I dipped on the Mockingbird on Joy Rd. and found no gulls of note at either Edison Lake or Visteon. I guess that two Turkey Vultures over the landfill on 275 qualify as good birds but Turkey Vultures will never get me very excited. James Fox Farmington Hills To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: OT: 19th Annual Michigan Listers Compilation From: Cccta AT aol.com Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:25:06 EST Attention Michigan Listers, The first version of the 19th annual Michigan Listers Compilation has been posted by Daryl Aspery to the website: _http://home.wowway.com/~gr8gray/listers/listers.html_ (http://home.wowway.com/~gr8gray/listers/listers.html) This is for totals as of the end of 2009. The data is presented in a word document that you can feel free to copy and use as you choose. Check out the various categories of lists included in the report. The results of compilations from previous years are available on the site also along with many checklists. If you have 100 or more birds on your list for any County or other site in Michigan, we encourage you to send your lists in. If you have not submitted before or have a new county or location, please send the whole list. For lists already on file, you may send just the updates since your last participation. Feel free to contact me with any questions you have. Please forward to any other local Michigan birding email lists you may be part of and please let me know if you notice any mistakes. There will be more updates posted to the site! Please continue to send your lists in. (you may notice that the delivery truck with Santner's lists has not arrived yet) Many thanks to Doug McWhirter for his pioneering work and all the years he has done this for us all. Scott Jennex 1833 Symes St Ferndale, MI 48220 _cccta AT aol.com_ (mailto:cccta AT aol.com) 248-212-9582 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Rough-legged Hawk Vreeland Road From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:28:37 -0500 Birders, I was looking for longspurs - lots of Horned Larks, but didn't see longspurs - when I was surprised to see a Rough-legged Hawk first soaring over the fields at Vreeland and Harris roads. Later, after shopping at Trader Joe's and doing a brief spell of birding in the Arb, I returned and saw the bird again along Vreeland Road much closer to Gottfredson Road. I used to bird this road a lot, but not much at all recently. I always thought that the fields looked pretty good for Rough-legged Hawk, but had never seen one here before today. I don't recall others posting roughies along this popular birding road either. From here I got on I-275 from Michigan Avenue to get on eastbound I-94. Just as the entrance ramp curved around to join 94, I happened to look into the woodlot on the right and spotted two Great Horned Owls perched together on a horizontal limb. I was driving so obviously I didn't see them for long, but I could tell that one faced the expressway and the other faced into the woods. Our big birds are pairing up. There was a courting pair of Red-tailed Hawks swirling and soaring over Dow Prairie, too. There was no shortage of Red- tailed Hawks today. Cathy Carroll Dearborn To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Pied-billed Grebes Livingston Co. From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:42:38 -0500 Tex Wells and I had two Pied-billed Grebes in extreme northern Livingston County in the channel connecting Bennett Lake and Loebdell Lake on Bennett Lake Road. Two Coots and a male Wood Duck were also present. Earlier in the day we had tried for the Surf Scoter seen yesterday at Indian Crossing Park in Tecumseh, Lenawee County. I suspect much of the millpond there froze recently as there was just the tiniest amount of open water and no Surf Scoter. We had 3 flocks of Lapland Longspurs--largest flock 70 birds on Mulberry Road-- in SE Lenawee County and no Snow Buntings. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan website: http://www.karloverman.com/ To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Merlin at Michigan Memorial Cemetary 1/24 From: Paul Cypher <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:41:33 -0500 Good evening, This evening, while wrapping up some Wayne County birding, Natalie Ray, Don Sherwood and I located a Merlin at Michigan Memorial Cemetary. This is the large cemetary across the Huron River from Oakwoods Metropark. As you enter the main gate, keep right. You will eventually see a crypt with "Piata" on the rear face and a large cross and sculpture on the front face. Look for the droppings on Jesus. Also, two non-adult Glaucous Gulls were at the Visteon ponds. Paul Cypher Woodhaven, Michigan Sent from my iPhone To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Glaucous, Iceland, Lesser-Black-backed - Viteon Pond, Wayne Co. From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:34:01 -0500 Robyn and I had a very successful gull outing today at the Visteon Pond on Tyler Road in western Wayne County. From 11:30 - 12:30 we observed one immature Glaucous Gull, one immature Iceland Gull and one adult Lesser Black-backed Gull. Also there were at least a dozen Great Black-backed Gulls, mostly adult with a few immature. On Bellville Lake, we saw 6 Common Goldeneye in a patch of open water just west of the town of Bellville.   Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: YRW and HT's at Arb Ann Arbor Saturday Morning 1/23 From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:15:40 -0500 One of the very first birds I found at Nichol's Arboretum (in Ann Arbor) Saturday Morning was a Yellow-rumped Warbler. It was at the extreme easternmost boundary of Dow Prairie in heavy brush along the creek there. Probably it had been enjoying berries from non-native plants that are found along this creek. In winter in southeast Michigan, places with running water, heavy brush, and berries on various non-native plants are pretty typical spots to find Rumps. Besides the Warbler I found two Hermit Thrushes Saturday. The first was along the Huron River where it popped into a Black Alder tree. The other bird was in a bit remaining brush near the Rhododendron Glen. Sadly the people who manage the Arb are continuing their crucade to eliminate all bits heavy brush in the Arb if they contain non-native plants or what they questionably call a non-native plant (Black Locust Tree). These actions have the consequence of destroying good habitat for many over-wintering bird species that had used these places for finding food and seeking cover. These birds can't do a lot with the empty, open and airy spaces that are the result of brush cutting and clearing. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 1/23/2010 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Turkey Vulture Oakland County From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:04:52 -0500 At 11:30 am while traveling east on I 696 by the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, there was a Turkey Vulture soaring overhead. Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Three Interesting Gulls at Crosswinds Marsh SW Wayne County Wednesday From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:14:38 -0500 Wednesday morning 1/20 I had a Lesser Black-backed, Greater Black-backed, and Glaucous Gull on a frozen section of the ponds at Crosswinds Marsh in southwest Wayne County. These three birds were among the hundreds of Herring Gulls taking time off from feeding at the next door landfill to loaf and rest on the ice. Besides the interesting gulls, I saw two adult Bald Eagles sitting up in a tree but they were not near the Eagle nest to the south of the main parking lot. While at Crosswinds I searched for Swamp Sparrows in several places but did not find any. Still I expect there are probably some present somewhere among all the marshy vegetation. Also I did not turn up a N. Shrike as I hoped. I don't know if anyone has found a Shrike there this winter but Crosswinds is a great place to look for one. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Tonight: Of Birds & Berries, free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Jan. 20, 7:30, all invited From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:44:13 -0800 (PST) Birders and friends, Please join us tonight for the free program below. This event is open to the public; membership is not required. Wednesday, January 20, 7:30pm Of Birds and Berries Join Julie Craves for a program on the food sources used by migrating thrushes during their fall stopovers in our area. This presentation describes the fascinating methods used to determine food preferences, and will provide information you can use in making your yard more attractive to migrating thrushes and other birds. Julie Craves is the Director of the Rouge River Bird Observatory at the University of Michigan – Dearborn, a contributing editor of Birder’s World Magazine, and author of numerous books and articles. Washtenaw Audubon programs are held at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor. Call 677-3275 if you need more information about the program. Directions to the Botanical Gardens: http://washtenawaudubon.org/programs.php In addition to the program, hear news of the latest critter sightings and field trips, and enjoy tasty snacks following the program. Hope to see you there. Mike Sefton Washtenaw Audubon Society www.washtenawaudubon.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Re: FW: Rough-legged Hawk in SW Washtenaw 1/19/2010 From: Maggie Jewett <jewett AT aaps.k12.mi.us> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:44:10 -0500 Roger, I had a light morph rough rough-legged on Meyers and a mockingbird at the corner of Meyers and Sharon Valley(as well as a TV) on Sunday after findng your Mockingbird on Joy on Saturday. Thanks! Maggie On Jan 19, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Roger Kuhlman wrote: > I saw a beautiful dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk in flight off of > Meyers Road in southwest Washtenaw County Tuesday morning 1/19. Also > at least 10 Turkey Vultures were in the vicinity. It is just > incredible how big these birds are and how lumbering their efforts > at flight are when thermals are not available for lift. While on > Meyers I checked for Mockingbirds but was not able to locate any of > them. > > Roger Kuhlman > Ann Arbor, Michigan > > > To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to > lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as > the Subject > line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Of Birds & Berries, free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Jan. 20, 7:30, all invited From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:11:52 -0800 (PST) Birders and friends, Please join us for the free program below. This event is open to the public; membership is not required. Wednesday, January 20, 7:30pm Of Birds and Berries Join Julie Craves for a program on the food sources used by migrating thrushes during their fall stopovers in our area.  This presentation describes the fascinating methods used to determine food preferences, and will provide information you can use in making your yard more attractive to migrating thrushes and other birds.  Julie Craves is the Director of the Rouge River Bird Observatory at the University of Michigan – Dearborn, a contributing editor of Birder’s World Magazine, and author of numerous books and articles. Washtenaw Audubon programs are held at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor.  Call 677-3275 if you need more information about the program.  Directions to the Botanical Gardens: http://washtenawaudubon.org/programs.php In addition to the program, hear news of the latest critter sightings and field trips, and enjoy tasty snacks following the program. Hope to see you there. Mike Sefton Washtenaw Audubon Society www.washtenawaudubon.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: FW: Rough-legged Hawk in SW Washtenaw 1/19/2010 From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:57:12 -0500 I saw a beautiful dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk in flight off of Meyers Road in southwest Washtenaw County Tuesday morning 1/19. Also at least 10 Turkey Vultures were in the vicinity. It is just incredible how big these birds are and how lumbering their efforts at flight are when thermals are not available for lift. While on Meyers I checked for Mockingbirds but was not able to locate any of them. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Bobwhites in Oakland Co From: cccta AT aol.com Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:24 -0500 All, I birded the northern townships of Oakland County yesterday and had some surprising birds. Top of that list is the ever elusive Northern Bobwhite. In Oakland Township I had three in a field on Rochester Road south of Buell Rd. This is just across the street from the Blackheath Golf Course. Interestingly, within a half mile of the quail were both Wild Turkey and Ring-necked Pheasant. A little further north, in Addison Township, I had a previously reported lingering Red-headed Woodpecker along the west edge of Lake George on Haven Rd north of Leonard Rd. Further up Haven Rd I had a pair of Ruffed Grouse in a tree on the west side of the road about 1/2 a mile south of the county line. Also in Addison I had a Barred Owl call back on Leonard Rd near Lake George Rd. Always fun! Groveland Township gave up a female Eastern Towhee in the vicinity of Grange Hall and Baron Roads. Finally in Pontiac Township I missed Ed Lewandowski's Snow Buntings in the fields across M-24 from the Palace but did see a pair of Turkey Vultures flying to the southeast from the landfill at about 4:00 pm. Good Birding, Scott Jennex Ferndale To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Monroe County shoreline & southern Wayne Co. From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:30:44 -0500 Scott Jennex and I birded the Monroe County shoreline on Saturday, January 16th. Nothing off the wall but always good to be out and about. Here are some of the birds we come up with: Tundra Swan: I would like to know the number wintering in the Pointe Mouillee/Lake Erie Metro Park area this winter. I have never seen so many in mid-winter. 400 visible just from the southern end of Lake Erie Metro Park. Wood Duck: female at the mouth of the Huron River in Wayne County Gadwall: 150 at the Erie Marsh Preserve, Monroe Co. Surprisingly no other dabbling ducks expect a few Blacks and Mallards. Ring-necked Duck: 40 at Lake Erie Metro Park, Wayne Co. Ruddy Duck: 3 at Erie Marsh Preserve Pied-billed Grebe: 1 at Monroe Power Plant Double-crested Cormorant--1 Monroe Power Plant Great Blue Heron--seen widely along shoreline from Erie Marsh Preserve to Lake Erie Metro Park Great Egret--1 at Monroe Power Plant Black-crowned Night-Heron--six seen roosting in a conifer in a backyard along a canal in Gibraltar, Wayne County. Viewed from Stoefelt (sp?) Street. Fox Sparrow--One along fence line at entrance to Point Mouillee headquarters Swamp Sparrow--4 at Erie Marsh Preserve Blackbirds--We had several hundred Brown-headed Cowbirds, Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds, flying west along Lotus Road in extreme southern Monroe County early in the morning. We did not pick out any Rusty Blackbirds. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington HIlls, Michigan To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Glaucous Gull - Macomb County 1/15 From: Brian McGee <brianmcgee AT wowway.com> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:18:50 -0500 Between 4:00 and 5:00 this afternoon I saw a Glaucous Gull in Lake St. Clair off the end of the point at the DNR boat launch. This is at the far east end of South River Road. The gull was in an open patch of water mingling with several Herring Gulls. Also on the ice at the edge of the open water were 5 Great Black-backed Gulls. Ducks were present in good numbers. Common Mergansers, Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Mallard, and Canvasback (hundreds) were all present. Brian McGee Clinton Twp. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Raptor Bonanza, Western Washtenaw From: Dave Sing <dsing AT umich.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:19:13 -0500 Howdy. A bonanza of diurnal raptors across Western Washtenaw today. Adult Bald Eagle, soaring Eastbound, right over the Meijer's, Zeeb at Jackson rd., 3pm. Adult White-phase Rough-legged hawk, hover-hunting over the Beach School marsh in the village of Chelsea, 4pm. Bird descended, was unsuccessful, then flew into town at treetop level. A distinct upturn in Red-tails in the open country over the past few days; multiple individuals were perched on poles in the Western section of the CSGA along Dexter-Chelsea road at both 8am and at 3:30pm. And the neighborhood juvenile Copper's has been making awkward passes at the feeder birds in the yard of late. This bird has become almost completely tolerant of me on the deck, and stared me down from the maple at ~20 feet at dusk today. Feeder birds include a female Purple finch, male Red-breasted nuthatch, male Flicker. Pine siskins were regular at the feeders and the White spruce during the cold snap, but have not been seen or heard since earlier in the week. DBS Chelsea MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Of Birds and Berries, free Washtenaw Audubon event, Wed., Jan. 20, 7:30, all invited From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:33:27 -0800 (PST) Birders and friends, Please join us for the free program below. This event is open to the public; membership is not required. Wednesday, January 20, 7:30pm Of Birds and Berries Join Julie Craves for a program on the food sources used by migrating thrushes during their fall stopovers in our area.  This presentation describes the fascinating methods used to determine food preferences, and will provide information you can use in making your yard more attractive to migrating thrushes and other birds.  Julie Craves is the Director of the Rouge River Bird Observatory at the University of Michigan – Dearborn, a contributing editor of Birder’s World Magazine, and author of numerous books and articles. Washtenaw Audubon programs are held at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor.  Call 677-3275 if you need more information about the program.  Directions to the Botanical Gardens: http://washtenawaudubon.org/programs.php In addition to the program, hear news of the latest critter sightings and field trips, and enjoy tasty snacks following the program. Hope to see you there. Mike Sefton Washtenaw Audubon Society www.washtenawaudubon.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: A few cool birds at Hudson Mills Washtenaw County Sunday From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:29:55 -0500 I found three Yellow-rumped Warblers, an immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and a female Wood Duck at Hudson Mills metropark in north-central Washtenaw County Sunday morning January 10. The Yellow-rumpeds and the Sapsucker were in the Huron River floodplain in the northwest section of the park where there is a lot poison ivy growing on the trees. While the Sapsucker was eating some red berries on non-native brush, I got to hear its weak nasal mewing call. Earlier on the way driving out to Hudson Mills I had a subadult Bald Eagle fly over Northeast Area Park (Olsen Park) in Ann Arbor. The bird in flight was magnificent. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 1/10/2010 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Golden Eagle - Jackson County From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:16:37 -0500 An adult Golden Eagle was soaring over the area around Dalton Road this afternoon between 1 and 2. We first saw the eagle from McGill Road while we were watching a light morph Rough-legged Hawk. We picked up the Golden Eagle soaring way off to the north. It glided away from us, turned and glided back, then disappeared in a stoop behind a line of trees on Dalton Road. We then drove north on Dalton and reencountered the Golden Eagle about 1/2 mile north of Trumble Road on the east side of Dalton. We only had it briefly from this location before it disappeared behind a hill. About ten minutes later we had rounded the sharp bend on Dalton and were headed east toward Hawkins Road when we spotted it again to the south of Dalton. We called a couple of other birders and spent the next hour and a half in the area but did not relocate it. However, we did have a beautiful adult Bald Eagle fly over us near the sharp curve on Dalton heading to the northwest. We have never had either eagle in Jackson County in January, so to get both of them on the same day is outstanding. Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Possible Snowy Owl in Superior Township Washtenaw County From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:29:15 -0500 A little after 3:30pm Tuesday afternoon I was near the intersection of Gottfredsen and Vreeland roads in Superior Township in Washtenaw County when I spotted a very large group of Canada Geese in one of the fields there. Thinking there might be something interesting there with them such as a Snow Goose, Cackling Goose or Greater White-fronted Goose I pulled off the side of the road and carefully checked through them with my binoculars. I only found Canada Geese but after doing this comprehensive search I decided to count the birds individually. After getting about 2/3 of the way through my count, all of a sudden all the Geese jumped up into flight. I searched the skies for whatever had scared them but only saw Geese flying everywhere at first. Then I spotted a mostly white bird a little smaller than some of the flying Geese heading straight on towards me fairly high in the air. The view was distant, too short and not good enough for positive id but I thought it looked to be flying an Owl would. I tried to get a better view by getting out of my car but as I did I lost sight of the bird and was not able to relocate it. Sure would be nice if a Snowy Owl could be relocated in the area. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 1/5/2010 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: N. Shrike, N. Mockingbird, N. Harrier - Washtenaw - Tues., Jan. 5 From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:22:50 -0800 (PST) Birders,   Roger Wykes just called to report that he and John Swales had relocated some goodies originally found on the A2 CBC on December 19, to wit: *Northern Shrike found by Cathy Carroll's fabulous Area Four team on the A2 CBC, hanging out this afternoon on Walnut Creek Dr. off Joy Rd., just west of Pontiac Trail.  Bird was in the trees between the two forks of Walnut Creek Dr. *Northern Mockingbird, originally found by Andy Johnson on December 20 for a Count Week bird, found today at 1790 Joy Rd., between Nollar and Gleaner Hall Rds. *Northern Harrier (male) on Gotfredson Rd. just north of Vreeland Rd. Mike Sefton Ann Arbor To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. Subject: Pine Siskin, Red-breasted nuthatch, Chelsea From: Dave Sing <dsing AT umich.edu> Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:29:47 -0500 Howdy. Two Pine siskin and a male Red-breasted nuthatch appeared among the usual feeder flock in the yard in Chelsea this morning. First sighting this season of any of the fancy boreal finches. Other recent notables include imm. Northern harrier (over the Beach school marsh), Northern flicker, Sandhill crane flyovers (usually a group of three or four, heading East in the morning). Barred owl now seem resident on the East side of Chelsea - one was perched in a snag behind the house at dawn today, and have heard them barking and inquiring about cooking pretty regularly since early Fall. Very nice. DBS Chelsea MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.