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7 Nov Re: Aberrant Pelican Near Cody [Seth Chamberlain ] 7 Nov Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Conservation Workshop [Wendy Curtis Palen ] 7 Nov Aberrant Pelican Near Cody [John Rumm ] 5 Nov Keyhole Resiervoir, Wy. ["Jean" ] 5 Nov Keyhole Resiervoir, Wy. [Jean ] 5 Nov FREE Cheyenne Audubon lecture Nov. 17, 2009 [Barb Gorges ] 5 Nov Cheyenne Audubon field trip Nov. 14, 2009 [Barb Gorges ] 5 Nov Cheyenne Back Yard [Chuck Seniawski ] 4 Nov Siskins, Cheyenne yard [Fred Lebsack ] 4 Nov American Wigeon Hybird [Seth Chamberlain ] 3 Nov Rough-legged hawk near Centennial [Jessica Pollock ] 2 Nov reservoirs [Ann Hines ] 2 Nov Sundance, Wy. ["Jean" ] 2 Nov Sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 1 Nov Yard Birds [Hustace Scott ] 31 Oct Buffalo field trip [Chris Michelson ] 31 Oct Re: Bird Feeders [Harry Martin ] 31 Oct Re: Bird Feeders [Pete's email ] 31 Oct Pectoral sandpiper and swans Jackson [Susan Patla ] 30 Oct Bird Feeders [Harry Martin ] 29 Oct Gray-crowned Rosy Finches, Sundance, Wy. ["Jean" ] 29 Oct Gray-crowned Rosy Finches, Sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 29 Oct Re: Bluebird? [TINA PAYTON ] 28 Oct yard [Ann Hines ] 28 Oct Feeder Sundance, Wy. ["Jean" ] 28 Oct Feeder Sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 28 Oct Re: Feeder Birds and around Sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 27 Oct Laramie River Greenbelt [donald jones ] 27 Oct Cheyenne Avenues backyard today [RDS ] 27 Oct Bluebird? [] 27 Oct Rosy finch at the feeder [Jessica Pollock ] 25 Oct Rosy Finches and Roughies [Derek Farr ] 25 Oct Feeder Birds and around Sundance, Wy. ["Jean" ] 25 Oct Feeder Birds and around Sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 25 Oct Alta [Susan Patla ] 24 Oct Laramie River Greenbelt [donald jones ] 25 Oct Wyoming Hereford Ranch and Reservoirs [Chuck Seniawski ] 23 Oct Re: Cheyenne Holliday Park [RT Cox ] 23 Oct sign of winter? [Chris Michelson ] 23 Oct EKW this morning [Chris Michelson ] 23 Oct Cheyenne Holliday Park [Chuck Seniawski ] 22 Oct sparrows [Chris Michelson ] 21 Oct Ray Lake East, Ray Lake Marsh, Ray Lake north of Lander [Eva Crane ] 22 Oct Trying to plan a birding trip to WY, HELP ME OUT!!! [ALEX LAMOREAUX ] 21 Oct Peregrine Falcon & Gos Hawk Video [Harry Martin ] 21 Oct Sandhill Cranes, Sundance, Wy. ["Jean" ] 21 Oct Sandhill Cranes, Sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 21 Oct Re: Birding Wind River Canyon [Seth Chamberlain ] 21 Oct Re: surf scoters [Bill Ostheimer ] 21 Oct Evening Grosbeaks [Tim Banks ] 21 Oct surf scoters [Chris Michelson ] 20 Oct Blackburnian Warbler [Jim Lawrence ] 20 Oct Birding Wind River Canyon [debbie wagner ] 20 Oct Assorted sightings [donald jones ] 20 Oct Sundance, Wy. ["Jean" ] 20 Oct Sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 20 Oct Anna's Hummingbird [Susan Patla ] 20 Oct Bird Banter for Oct. 18, 2009 [Barb Gorges ] 19 Oct Cheyenne Back Yard [Chuck Seniawski ] 18 Oct Keyhole, Crook Cty., Wy. Trumpeter Swan & Common Loon ["Jean" ] 18 Oct Keyhole, Crook Cty., Wy. Trumpeter Swan & Common Loon [Jean ] 18 Oct Cheyenne back yard [RDS ] 18 Oct Cheyenne Back Yard [Chuck Seniawski ] 17 Oct Sandhill Cranes [Hustace Scott ] 16 Oct Sloan's lake - Cheyenne [Chuck Seniawski ] 16 Oct EKW [Ann Hines ] 16 Oct EKW this morning [Chris Michelson ] 15 Oct Prairie Falcon, Sundance, Wy. ["Jean" ] 15 Oct Prairie Falcon, Sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 15 Oct Pipits and Swans SW of Cody [John Rumm ] 13 Oct FREE Cheyenne Audubon program Oct. 20, 2009 [Barb Gorges ] 13 Oct Cheyenne Audubon FREE field trip Oct. 17, 2009 [Barb Gorges ] 12 Oct Yard birds sundance, Wy. ["Jean" ] 12 Oct Yard birds sundance, Wy. [Jean ] 12 Oct Casper area [Chris Michelson ] 12 Oct Florida info ["Fitz, Claylene" ] Subject: Re: Aberrant Pelican Near Cody From: Seth Chamberlain <goshgarnet AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:02:15 -0600 It is possible that the dark color on the bird's chest in the photograph is a shadow. I notice this on a lot of birds with white bellies, when they are floating. Seth On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:54 AM, John Rumm wrote: > Yesterday's Wyoming section of the Billings Gazette featured a photograph, > taken on Wednesday, of a pelican sailing on the Buffalo Bill Reservoir SW of > Cody. Two things strike me as curious about the bird in the photograph. > First, we haven't had any pelicans here since early October, so it's unusual > to see a pelican of any sort. Second, a close look at the photograph reveals > an odd-looking pelican--the bright white plumage and orange-yellow bill of > an American White Pelican, but a very prominent black breast-band. I've > checked all my field guides but cannot find any illustration showing an > American White Pelican with black on it, in any stage from juvenile to > adult. The National Geographic Field Guide shows a partial illustration of a > Brown Pelican with a white head and black breast, but Brown Pelicans always > have a brown bill, and the one in the photograph clearly displays an > orange-yellow bill. John Terres notes in his Audubon Society Encyclopedia of > North American Birds that American White and Brown Pelicans are known to > have hybridized, so I'm wondering whether this could be a hybrid. But I'd > welcome any other suggestions, and urge folks up in this area to keep their > eyes open for the pelican. > > Here is a link to the image on the Billings Gazette website: > > > http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_8676726a-ca8f-11de-b843-001cc4c002e0.html > > Many thanks, and happy birding! > > John Rumm > > > > ------------------------------ > Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. Learn more. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, > etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Conservation Workshop From: Wendy Curtis Palen <wendyjcurtis AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:18:43 -0800 Greetings Birders - I am generally a lurker in the group, but wanted to let the group know about a conservation workshop that my family ranch is hosting for the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory and other local conservation groups. The Workshop will begin at 10am November 20 at Micke's Family Restaurant in Glendo, WY. Short presentations on conservation will be given by representatives of the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, The Wyoming Game and Fish, National Wild Turkey Federation, National Resource Conservation Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The presentations will be followed by a free lunch at Micke's Then the group will meet up at Middle Bear Ranch south of Glendo for a tour of different habitat areas with an emphasis on bird and wildlife conservation efforts. Group respresentative will be on hand to answer questions. Everyone is welcome and I would welcome those who want to stay and bird watch. RSVP's are requested and made be made by emailing Laura.Quattrini AT rmbo.org or by calling Laura at 970-482-1707 extension 10 or you may email me off list at wendyjcurtis AT yahoo.com if you have other questions. The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation of birds in the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Intermountain West. It provides Research, Eduation, Monitoring and Outreach through a variety of programs. Currently they have offices in Nebraska and Colorado but are looking for ways to provide outreach in Wyoming. Thank You Wendy Palen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Aberrant Pelican Near Cody From: John Rumm <rummj AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:54:46 -0500 Yesterday's Wyoming section of the Billings Gazette featured a photograph, taken on Wednesday, of a pelican sailing on the Buffalo Bill Reservoir SW of Cody. Two things strike me as curious about the bird in the photograph. First, we haven't had any pelicans here since early October, so it's unusual to see a pelican of any sort. Second, a close look at the photograph reveals an odd-looking pelican--the bright white plumage and orange-yellow bill of an American White Pelican, but a very prominent black breast-band. I've checked all my field guides but cannot find any illustration showing an American White Pelican with black on it, in any stage from juvenile to adult. The National Geographic Field Guide shows a partial illustration of a Brown Pelican with a white head and black breast, but Brown Pelicans always have a brown bill, and the one in the photograph clearly displays an orange-yellow bill. John Terres notes in his Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds that American White and Brown Pelicans are known to have hybridized, so I'm wondering whether this could be a hybrid. But I'd welcome any other suggestions, and urge folks up in this area to keep their eyes open for the pelican. Here is a link to the image on the Billings Gazette website: http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_8676726a-ca8f-11de-b843-001cc4c002e0.html Many thanks, and happy birding! John Rumm _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9690331&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Keyhole Resiervoir, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:50:56 -0800 We spent the day around the Keyhole area. Not a lot of birds, but a nice day. Common Loon 4 Western and clarks Grebes Canada Goose Mallard Am. Wigeon Hooded and common Merganser Bald Eagle 4 Juv. Red-tailed Hawk 1 Golden Eagle 2 ad. and 1 Juv. Sharp-tailed Grouse Turkey Ring-billed Gull Rock Dove Owl(may have been a Short-eared) Black-billed Magpie Crow Robin Sage Thrasher(very late) Northern Shrike Horn Lark Cowbirds Pine Siskins There are now over a 100 Gray-crown rosy finches at our feeders along with Pine siskins. Jean, sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Keyhole Resiervoir, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:50:56 -0800 We spent the day around the Keyhole area. Not a lot of birds, but a nice day. Common Loon 4 Western and clarks Grebes Canada Goose Mallard Am. Wigeon Hooded and common Merganser Bald Eagle 4 Juv. Red-tailed Hawk 1 Golden Eagle 2 ad. and 1 Juv. Sharp-tailed Grouse Turkey Ring-billed Gull Rock Dove Owl(may have been a Short-eared) Black-billed Magpie Crow Robin Sage Thrasher(very late) Northern Shrike Horn Lark Cowbirds Pine Siskins There are now over a 100 Gray-crown rosy finches at our feeders along with Pine siskins. Jean, sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: FREE Cheyenne Audubon lecture Nov. 17, 2009 From: Barb Gorges <bgorges4 AT MSN.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:46:50 -0700 Barb Gorges, 307-634-0463 Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society For immediate release Nov. 5, 2009 FREE Cheyenne Audubon lecture Nov. 17 Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society's free public lecture series continues Nov. 17 with the topic "Wyoming Scenery and Visual Resource Management," at 7 p.m. in the Willow Room of the Laramie County Public Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. Guest speaker Gary Long, an outdoor recreation planner for OTAK, an environmental consulting firm, will give a slide show of Wyoming's great scenery and discuss what is involved in trying to protect scenic views. Long is a retired Bureau of Land Management outdoor recreation planner. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, please call Mark Gorges, 634-0463. XXX - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Cheyenne Audubon field trip Nov. 14, 2009 From: Barb Gorges <bgorges4 AT MSN.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:34:32 -0700 Contact: Barb Gorges, 307-634-0463 Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society For immediate release Nov. 5, 2009 FREE Cheyenne Audubon field trip Nov. 14 Anyone interested in learning more about identifying water birds is invited on the Cheyenne-High Plains Audubon Society field trip Nov. 14. The group will be touring Ft. Collins area reservoirs with local birders probably until early afternoon, although participants may head home whenever they wish. Participants will be leaving from the parking lot at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens in Lions Park at 8 a.m. Some carpooling may be available. Bring lunch, water, binoculars, field guide, spotting scope if available, and dress for the weather and not much walking, mostly standing around. The field trip is free and open to the public. For more information call Art Anderson, 638-1286, or Mark Gorges, 634-0463. xxx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Cheyenne Back Yard From: Chuck Seniawski <chuckski AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:56:21 -0500 Yesterday, Wednesday, at lunch time, a First-of-Season Townsend's Solitaire. Also, an interesting group that appeared to be flying together -- four Robins and a single Cedar Waxwing. They all came in for water at the same time, and the Cedar Waxwing took no guff from one of the robins that tried to chase it off. After drinking, they flew off together. With the Solitaire, all our winter residents have returned. Chuck Seniawski Cheyenne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Siskins, Cheyenne yard From: Fred Lebsack <fred AT OPENVISTAS.NET> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:54:06 -0700 Had a group of 10 Pine Siskins at the thistle feeder this morning, for the first of this winter. They may have been passing through since I didn't see them any more. Time will tell! Fred - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: American Wigeon Hybird From: Seth Chamberlain <goshgarnet AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:53:04 -0700 A week ago I examined the typical flock of American Wigeons, American Coots, Gadwalls, etc that have located themselves above the Hot Springs State Park on the Bighorn River. Among the American Wigeons I saw something very peculiar; one of the wigeons appeared to have a rather rusty colored head and buff-pate. The side profile of the bird was the same as the other American Wigeons. According to Kenn Kaufman American Wigeons can sometimes have this buff-pate, and so I decided to forget about it. It still really bothered me though. Recently, I have researched American X Eurasian hybrids, which does happen. The bird appears to be a perfect match. Unfortunately, this is far too late. I neither have a picture of the bird, nor have I relocated it. I will keep looking for it and post again on the subject, if I find it again. Thanks, Seth Chamberlain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Rough-legged hawk near Centennial From: Jessica Pollock <jessica AT HAYDENWING.COM> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:34:15 -0700 I saw a rough-legged hawk near Big Hollow on approximately Oct 24 - first one for my season. Still only one rosyfinch at the feeder, but I suppose this is good - all things in moderation! Jessica Pollock Centennial, WY From: Wyoming's Birder List [mailto:WYOBIRDS AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On Behalf Of Jean Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 6:46 PM To: WYOBIRDS AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: Sundance, Wy. I finally saw my first rough-legged Hawk yesterdsy just n. of my house. There are now about 80 Gray-crowned rosy finches and a few Pine siskins out our feeders. They seem to have chased the Housr sparrows away. A flock of Horned Larks were in for the cracked corn. Jean , sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: reservoirs From: Ann Hines <wilmerhines AT BRESNAN.NET> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:52:40 -0700 Since we were unable to make the annual trip with Chris on Saturday, we went to Healy, DeSmet and Story area today. Below is our list of birds. We have never seen this many bird on DeSmet. Western Grebes were all over the place. Canada Goose, Wigeon, Mallard, Shoveler, N. Pintail, Canvas back, Redhead, Ringneck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Barrow's Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Rudy Duck, Wild Turkey, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Great Blue Heron, N. Harrier, N. Rough leg, Golden Eagle, Coot, Great Blue Heron, Ringbill Gull, California Gull, Glaucous Gull, N. Flicker, Ring neck Pheasant, Magpie, Bohemian Waxwing and what we THINK was a McKay's Bunting. The bunting was at Healy feeding on the seeds. We were able to observe him for at least ten minutes with binocs and spotting scope. His back was much lighter than than a snow bunting and the patches on his face were lighter. Ann in Casper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Sundance, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:42:37 -0800 I finally saw my first rough-legged Hawk yesterdsy just n. of my house. There are now about 80 Gray-crowned rosy finches and a few Pine siskins out our feeders. They seem to have chased the Housr sparrows away. A flock of Horned Larks were in for the cracked corn. Jean , sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:42:37 -0800 I finally saw my first rough-legged Hawk yesterdsy just n. of my house. There are now about 80 Gray-crowned rosy finches and a few Pine siskins out our feeders. They seem to have chased the Housr sparrows away. A flock of Horned Larks were in for the cracked corn. Jean , sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Yard Birds From: Hustace Scott <hustace AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:23:43 -0700 Today, I got to do something I have almost never done before. I spent several hours listening to the Bronco game on the radio (which wasn't really worth listening to) and watching the birds out my window. I never had very many birds at the same time, but the variation was much more than I had thought. Before spending the time watching, I had guessed the number of species was closer to a dozen than 20. The White-throated and Tree Sparrows are new to my yard list this year. Below is the list. Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Great Blue Heron (spotted by my wife when I had my back to the window) Kingfisher Raven Clark's Nutcracker Magpie Blue Jay (never came to the feeder while I was watching) Black-capped Chickadee Robin Townsend's Solitaire Starling (this bird is really increasing in numbers) Tree Sparrow (only one, and I only saw it one time) White-throated Sparrow (an immature that I saw 3 times) White-crowned Sparrow (only one immature, I think the rest have gone south) Slate-colored, Oregon and Pink-sided Juncos (not many, but some of each type) House Finches (3 for sure) American Goldfinches (by far the most common bird) House Sparrow (only about 10 which is down from previous years) Stacey Scott SW of Casper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Buffalo field trip From: Chris Michelson <Michelsonce AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:00:26 EDT Greetings birders A few intrepid souls made a field trip from Casper to the Buffalo area on Halloween to look for later migrant waterfowl. The number of birds was not great which is often the case at this time of year but there was reasonable diversity. At the pond in Buffalo there were good numbers of ring-necked ducks, mallards, redheads and American wigeon. Smaller numbers of American coot, Canada goose and northern pintail. At Healy Reservoir, there were a small flock of gray partridge on the road into the reservoir. On the reservoir were a couple of common loons and many western grebe and very many American coot. There was one red-necked grebe, a few ruddy ducks, a few bufflehead, a few ring-billed gull and few unidentified sleeping ducks. One mature and one immature bald eagle flew over the area. The backroad from Healy Reservoir to Lake DeSmet produced several rough-legged hawks and one American Kestrel. Lake DeSmet produced more common loons and a few Pacific loons. Viewing was cut short by rapidly increasing winds and decreasing sun. Around the boat launch there were western grebe, eared grebe and horned grebe. Overall a reasonable late season field trip. Good birding to all. Chris Michelson Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Re: Bird Feeders From: Harry Martin <harry AT HARRYMARTINCARTOONS.COM> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:41:57 -0600 Good answers from everyone. It seems I shouldn't worry about a window feeder. We have had more problems with humming birds and other birds getting trapped in my garage. Almost all my windows have screens, which would act like a soft sponge against a direct strike. I've even pulled humming birds out of the screen when they rammed their beaks into it like darts while trying to navigate strong winds. I've also noticed that many birds perch on a wooden rail adjacent to the window, waiting their turn to feed or just hunkering down out of the wind. I've yet to find a bird lying below any of our windows. I think I will try one of those window sill feeders. -- Harry Martin Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Re: Bird Feeders From: Pete's email <pgapar AT BRESNAN.NET> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:34:40 -0600 Good question Harry and I am not particularly qualified to answer other than my own anecdotal information. Our house runs east and west and we have windows along the southern exposure and a couple of windows on the north. For a while we had a pan of seeds on the south and then occasionally we would have birds fly into our windows. By the same token, my office has windows that face the south, but not a feeder around for blocks and we still have birds fly into those windows which are incidentally reflective. Pete Cheyenne On 10/30/09 3:51 PM, "Harry Martin" wrote: > Well, the local population of deer and racoons collaborated to attack > and destroy our bird feeders. They managed to pull it down and feast on > the spilled contents. > > Probably my fault for leaving the garage door unlocked where they could > get access to hack saws and maybe the sledge hammer. I guess the metal > construction of the last feeder wasn't good enough. > > So I've been trying to shop for something "new and improved" as the > marketing goes... > > I have seen several feeders that hang from suction cups from the > windows, and I like the idea of getting one of them fancy feeders that > fit inside a window with a curved one-way mirror. Then the birds could > even entertain our indoor cats. > > However, I came across a website that asks shoppers to not purchase > window feeders as the birds have a tendency to fly into the glass > windows and... well, break their necks, etc. > > So the question I have is is this really true? As birders, should we > keep feeders away from windows? > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Pectoral sandpiper and swans Jackson From: Susan Patla <susan_patla AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:34:04 +0000 WGFD has drained the eastern habitat pond at South Park WMA to do some improvement work. There are some puddles and channels of water left. Yesterday I found a large group of starlings and two pectoral sandpipers poking around the bottom sediments that were exposed. Late this afternoon one of the sandpipers remained (I had wonderful views in a scope in afternoon light) and the starling group had grown to about 500 birds! There were also 101 swans on the Flat Creek marsh on the Elk Refuge this afternoon. This had increased from 27 the Friday before. Number of staging swans should peak by mid-November. Happy Birding - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Bird Feeders From: Harry Martin <harry AT HARRYMARTINCARTOONS.COM> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:51:33 -0600 Well, the local population of deer and racoons collaborated to attack and destroy our bird feeders. They managed to pull it down and feast on the spilled contents. Probably my fault for leaving the garage door unlocked where they could get access to hack saws and maybe the sledge hammer. I guess the metal construction of the last feeder wasn't good enough. So I've been trying to shop for something "new and improved" as the marketing goes... I have seen several feeders that hang from suction cups from the windows, and I like the idea of getting one of them fancy feeders that fit inside a window with a curved one-way mirror. Then the birds could even entertain our indoor cats. However, I came across a website that asks shoppers to not purchase window feeders as the birds have a tendency to fly into the glass windows and... well, break their necks, etc. So the question I have is is this really true? As birders, should we keep feeders away from windows? -- Harry Martin Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Gray-crowned Rosy Finches, Sundance, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:25 -0700 We had 43 GCFI at the feeder today and the Crows back at the crack corn. There is 1 less House Sparrow as the Sharp-ahinned Hawk had dinner. Jean, Sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Gray-crowned Rosy Finches, Sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:25 -0700 We had 43 GCFI at the feeder today and the Crows back at the crack corn. There is 1 less House Sparrow as the Sharp-ahinned Hawk had dinner. Jean, Sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Re: Bluebird? From: TINA PAYTON <rainofautumn AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:30:11 -0600 I have seen bluebirds in the field behing my home but by the time I go to get binnoculars - they take off. I am assuming ours are western bluebirds, but possibly a lazuli bunting since we saw one at our feeder 2 or 3 years ago. > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:50:40 +0000 > From: debbiesue AT VZW.BLACKBERRY.NET > Subject: [WYOBIRDS] Bluebird? > To: WYOBIRDS AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM > > Around 1:00 this afternoon, east of Cheyenne, on East Pershing I spotted what I think was a mountian bluebird. It was flying & I was driving by in my car so I can't be positive. Are there any Indigo or Lazuli Buntings in our area at this time of year? > > Filled the bird feeders today in antisapation of the snow storm they say is on the way. > > Debbie Adams > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It helps you do more. Explore Windows 7. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen3:102009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: yard From: Ann Hines <wilmerhines AT BRESNAN.NET> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:40:15 -0600 An interesting snowy day in our backyard today. Eurasian Collared dove Northern Flicker Downy woodpecker Blue Jay American Robin Tree Sparrow Red wing Blackbird Dark eyed Junco House Sparrow House Finch Ann in Casper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Feeder Sundance, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:32:25 -0700 The Gray-crown Rosy Finches are back. Had 12 in the feeders along with about 40 House Sparrows. 43 Crows were in for the crack corn. Jean, Sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Feeder Sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:32:25 -0700 The Gray-crown Rosy Finches are back. Had 12 in the feeders along with about 40 House Sparrows. 43 Crows were in for the crack corn. Jean, Sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Re: Feeder Birds and around Sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:37:42 -0700 Sorry, but the Meadowlark reported October 25 was a Western. He was deffinately not saying any thing, unless it was "why am I still here". Jean, Sundance, Wy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Orabona" To: "Jean" Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 12:00 PM Subject: Re: Feeder Birds and around Sundance, Wy. Hi Jean - First, let me say how great it was to see you in person again after many, many, many years! I was just reading your WyoBirds post and was wondering if you'd fill out a rare bird form for the Eastern Meadowlark. That would be the second official sighting in the State! Thanks very much - Andrea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Laramie River Greenbelt From: donald jones <jonaldinio AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:57:43 -0600 Another short list of birds on a frigid morning along the river yesterday, with another great bird. On Monday, there was a Say's Phoebe perched in a tree near the edge of a large field. I was certainly not expecting that bird at this time of the year! List follows. Mallard American Wigeon Gadwall Green-winged Teal American Crow American Tree Sparrow House FInch Say's Phoebe Dark-eyed Junco Great Blue Heron Greater Yellowlegs Black-capped Chickadee American Robin European Starling Rock Dove - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Cheyenne Avenues backyard today From: RDS <wyobirds AT RAYSROCK.COM> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:19:15 -0600 Today in the yard: Blue jay Robin House Finches and Sparrows Northern Flicker European Collared Dove Juncos Red-breasted Nuthatch White-crowned Sparrow (1st year) Harris's Sparrow (1st ever for my yard) Harris's Sparrow photo: http://www.raysrock.com/sparrow_harris's_1DS3_09697_cheyenne_wy.jpg Ray Silvey Cheyenne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Bluebird? From: debbiesue AT VZW.BLACKBERRY.NET Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:50:40 +0000 Around 1:00 this afternoon, east of Cheyenne, on East Pershing I spotted what I think was a mountian bluebird. It was flying & I was driving by in my car so I can't be positive. Are there any Indigo or Lazuli Buntings in our area at this time of year? Filled the bird feeders today in antisapation of the snow storm they say is on the way. Debbie Adams Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Rosy finch at the feeder From: Jessica Pollock <jessica AT HAYDENWING.COM> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:02:33 -0600 This morning I had an excellent "feeder-bird" - a grey-crowned rosy finch! He/she was especially partial to the thistle seed and stayed for at least 10 min. This will be our first winter here, so we're looking forward to what birds the winter will bring down from the mountain! Jessica Pollock Centennial, WY Subject: Rosy Finches and Roughies From: Derek Farr <derek AT FRIDAYMTNPRESS.COM> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:06:16 -0600 My wife and I had two Grey-crowned Rosy Finches at our feeder today near Boulder. We spotted two Rough-legged Hawks in the Merna area (west of Pinedale). And we observed two pairs of Trumpeter Swans on Soda Lake (among hundreds of Barrow's Goldeneye). Derek Farr Boulder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Feeder Birds and around Sundance, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:40:32 -0700 The snow brought in 14 Tree sparrows, 1 chipping Sparrow, 1 Slate-c. Junco, 1 Grackle, and 1 e. Meadowlark. There was either a falcon or raptor after all the House sparrows I hope. Jen heard a flock of sandhill Cranes fly over, but we could not see them because of the cloud cover. She also saw a N. Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, and Rough-legged Hawk on 585 from town. Just at sunset I saw a large raptor fly over towards the hills to roost for the night. Jean, Sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Feeder Birds and around Sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:40:32 -0700 The snow brought in 14 Tree sparrows, 1 chipping Sparrow, 1 Slate-c. Junco, 1 Grackle, and 1 e. Meadowlark. There was either a falcon or raptor after all the House sparrows I hope. Jen heard a flock of sandhill Cranes fly over, but we could not see them because of the cloud cover. She also saw a N. Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, and Rough-legged Hawk on 585 from town. Just at sunset I saw a large raptor fly over towards the hills to roost for the night. Jean, Sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Alta From: Susan Patla <susan_patla AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:34:43 +0000 Yesterday Oct. 24 I did a short driving and hiking survey (Aspen Trail out of Darby Canyon) in Alta, WY. Migrant hawks and most other birds seemed to have moved on. Only observed: Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Robin 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Black-billed Magpie most common species seen Black-backed Chickadees one small flock European Starlings few flocks Cedar Waxwings 30 flycatching in the cottonwood trees along Teton Creek Before this last weather front, there were numerous migrant red-tails along the major roads in Teton Valley. I did see few rough-legged hawks on the Idaho side of the valley yesterday. The Anna's hummingbird has not been seen at the feeder south of Jackson since Thursday evening. It was an adult male in molt I found out, not an immature. Susan Patla, Jackson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Laramie River Greenbelt From: donald jones <jonaldinio AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:44:03 -0600 A quick trip to the river this morning produced a meager list of birds. The highlights were a female wood duck (first one I've ever seen here), and a good view of a great-horned owl being mobbed by about 30 crows. This was rather entertaining, because despite the presence of all the crows, which were making quite a racket, the owl never batted an eye. As far as I could tell, he might have never woken up! List follows. American Wigeon Wood Duck Mallard Green-winged Teal Canada Goose Wilson's Snipe Great-horned Owl American Crow Rock Dove Western Meadowlark European Starling Black-capped Chickadee House Finch American Goldfinch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Wyoming Hereford Ranch and Reservoirs From: Chuck Seniawski <chuckski AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:20:39 -0400 Took a loop around the Wyoming Hereford Ranch (WHR) area today. Partly cloudy skies and temperature in the high 40s and low 50s, with winds gusting into the 30s. Birds few and far between except for waterfowl. Highlights included a Bonaparte's Gull, first-of-season Townsend's Solitaire and a close look at a Great Horned Owl. Burlington Trail Road: American Goldfinch WHR Reservoir 1: Canada Goose Mallard Redhead Gadwall American Coot Eared Grebe Western Grebe Bonaparte's Gull - single bird in winter plumage County Road from WHR #1 to Campstool Road intersection: Red-winged Blackbirds Vesper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow WHR housing area and creekside: Townsend's Solitaire Common Snipe Yellow-rumped Warbler American Robin Slate-colored Junco Northern Flicker Great Horned Owl Campstool Road east of ranch: Prairie Horned Lark WHR Reservoir #2: Shoveller Lesser Scaup Canada Goose American Wigeon Ruddy Duck Ring-billed Gull Mallard Redhead Eared Grebe Gadwall Good birding to everyone. Chuck Seniawski Cheyenne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Re: Cheyenne Holliday Park From: RT Cox <birder1 AT BRESNAN.NET> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:54:16 -0600 Quiet day in the Black Hills. Creek in downtown Rapid City featured one Clay-colored sparrow and several high quality Mallard decoys. There was a small woodpecker about but I could not find it. At McNenny fish hatchery on the state line, small vocal groups of Blue Jays and Robins, a few B-C Chickadees and a male Belted Kingfisher. RT Cox -----Original Message----- From: Wyoming's Birder List [mailto:WYOBIRDS AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On Behalf Of Chuck Seniawski Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:20 PM To: WYOBIRDS AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: Cheyenne Holliday Park A Western Grebe and an Eared Grebe on the pond early this (Thursday) afternoon. Otherwise, only the resident ducks and geese, along with starlings, crow, rock pigeons and a northern flicker. Chuck Seniawski Cheyenne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: sign of winter? From: Chris Michelson <Michelsonce AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:47:52 EDT Greetings birders A short visit to Yant's Puddle(aka Soda Lake) produced 6 tundra swans this afternoon. Swans tend to show up here somewhat later thgan other waterfowl so perhaps winter is not so far off as we all hope. Lots of ducks of many species including a good number of bufflehead. Many grebes including eared, pied-bill and western. Mature bald eagle along with two northern harriers, prairie falcon and golden eagle. Good birding to all. Chris Michelson Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: EKW this morning From: Chris Michelson <Michelsonce AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:31:25 EDT Greetings birders A very nice morning for a walk at Edness Kimbal Wilkins State Park. A bit of a surprise was the presence of some number of yellow-rumped warblers after more than a week without seeing one. Much more surprising was a group of 3 juvenile Harris's sparrows. I am not sure that I have encountered this species at this location before. I am sure they come through but I have not found them previously. List follows. Canada Goose Gadwall Mallard Green-winged Teal Golden Eagle Northen Flicker European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Harris's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco The list becomes more winterlike every day. Good birding to all. Chris Michelson Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Cheyenne Holliday Park From: Chuck Seniawski <chuckski AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:20:18 -0400 A Western Grebe and an Eared Grebe on the pond early this (Thursday) afternoon. Otherwise, only the resident ducks and geese, along with starlings, crow, rock pigeons and a northern flicker. Chuck Seniawski Cheyenne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: sparrows From: Chris Michelson <Michelsonce AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:52:16 EDT Greetings birders The brown bag birding at the Garden Creek Audubon Center produced a rather striking collection of sparrows today. Clay-colored sparrow, Brewer's sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, white-throated sparrow and Harris's sparrow. Other birds included house finch, American goldfinch, pine siskin, dark-eyed junco and house sparrow. Good birding to all. Chris Michelson Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Ray Lake East, Ray Lake Marsh, Ray Lake north of Lander From: Eva Crane <evacrane AT WYOMING.COM> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:53:47 -0600 While running errands on the Wind River Indian Reservation today, I briefly stopped to look a some of the lakes and marshes: Ray Lake East: 2 tundra swans, one with yellow basal spot about 15 ring-billed gulls buffleheads 2 common mergansers 1 long-billed dowitcher ring-necked ducks green-winged teals lesser scaups mallards redheads numerous canvasbacks American wigeons lots of coots northern pintails Ray Lake Marsh: many ruddy ducks, gadwalls, a few eared grebes a.o. Ray Lake: 1 common loon canada geese western grebes a.o. 1 rough-legged hawk was soaring between Ray Lake and Lander. Cool, partly cloudy day. Eva Crane Lander __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4530 (20091021) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Trying to plan a birding trip to WY, HELP ME OUT!!! From: ALEX LAMOREAUX <asl5120 AT PSU.EDU> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:05:30 -0400 Hello, my girlfriend and I will be traveling from Rapid City, SD to Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.........via eastern Wyoming. This will be a multiple day trip based on how many places we stop in Wyoming. We are leaving on November 20th.......... We are from Pennsylvania and have never been to Wyoming, can anyone help us out and give us some pointers about where to find some good birds in eastern Wyoming. Particularly birds we wouldnt normally seen on the east coast. Also any areas known to have a lot of Ferruginous hawks/golden eagles/prairie falcons/pinyon jays/clarks nutcracker/scrub jay would be awesome. Thanks, Alex - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Peregrine Falcon & Gos Hawk Video From: Harry Martin <harry AT HARRYMARTINCARTOONS.COM> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:36:03 -0600 Birders, Wonderful video link forwarded to me. Please forgive me if you've seen these before. Flying with the fastest birds on the planet: Peregrine Falcon & Gos Hawk - Animal Camera - BBC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-_RHRAzUHM -- Harry Martin Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Sandhill Cranes, Sundance, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:46:07 -0700 Over 2000 Sandhill Cranes in several flocks few over the House today heading South. Also, when I read my post from yesterday, I realize I made the mistake of saying we saw Canada Geese yesterday when they were 1000 Sandhill Cranes that flew over Sundance. Sorry about that. Jean, Sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sandhill Cranes, Sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:46:07 -0700 Over 2000 Sandhill Cranes in several flocks few over the House today heading South. Also, when I read my post from yesterday, I realize I made the mistake of saying we saw Canada Geese yesterday when they were 1000 Sandhill Cranes that flew over Sundance. Sorry about that. Jean, Sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Re: Birding Wind River Canyon From: Seth Chamberlain <goshgarnet AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:23:01 -0600 In addition to those mentioned today I observed a female Williamson's Sapsucker. Seth Chamberlain On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 4:56 PM, debbie wagner wrote: > Hello Birders! > My friend Sharon and I have not been able to do much birding this summer > because of one thing after another. But yesterday we both got the day off > of work and decided to go birding. We started at Tough Creek, then went > down the Wind River Canyon, and then to Hot Springs State Park. It was a > great > day and the weather was cooperative. It was a great day for birding. List > is as follows: > > Common Loon (counted at least 12 at Tough Creek) > Magpies > American Wigeon > Coots > Green winged teal > Mallards (in abundance) > Ravens (lots of road kill) > Eurasian collared doves > Starlings (the little darlings were everywhere) > Belted kingfisher > Ring billed gulls > Great blue heron > Snipe (we surprised it or rather it surprised us) > Commorant (sunning itself) > Flickers > Eared grebes (several immature) > Osprey (eating it's catch on a pole) > Townsend's solitaire > Kildeer > Pied billed grebes > Common mergansers > Crows (hundreds in a field in the Park) > Redtail hawk > Rough legged hawk (dark morph) > Horned larks > Ruddy duck (female) > Canada geese > > On the way home, we looked at the pond on Hoot Owl road just off highway > 20/26. The pond is filled in the spring and emptied in the fall. There was > enough water in it to accommodate some Gadwalls and mallards. We also were > surprised to see shore birds there. Thank goodness for spotting scopes. > We were able to see Long Billed Dowithchers and Short Billed Dowitchers > side by side and really see the difference in them. And also with some > Greater > Yellowlegs and some Lesser Yellowlegs. You can really see the difference > when they are side by side. All in all it was a great day. > Good birding to you all! > Debbie Wagner and Sharon Orange > Riverton > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, > etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Re: surf scoters From: Bill Ostheimer <Bill_Ostheimer AT BLM.GOV> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:17:44 -0600 I had a quick look at a scoter on Lake DeSmet (between Sheridan and Buffalo) on Monday morning, near the south dam. I thought it looked most like a surf scoter. There were also a couple common loons in the area. Chris Michelson To Sent by: WYOBIRDS AT HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM "Wyoming's Birder cc List" surf scoters 10/21/2009 02:28 PM Please respond to Michelsonce AT AOL.C OM Greetings birders At about 2:00 pm today there were 2 adult male and one juvenile/female surf scoter in the JTL pond in Evansville WY. They were in the far northwest part of the pond mixed with other waterfowl. This is the first time in Wyoming that I have had the adult male which is quite showy with the big bright white patch on the back of the head and above the orange bill. They were asleep on and off as I viewed them. Good birding to all. Chris Michelson Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Evening Grosbeaks From: Tim Banks <tjbanks AT BRESNAN.NET> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:47:26 -0600 This morning's elk hunt along the South Fork of Middle Crow Creek on Pole Mountain yielded not a single elk, but an abundance of birds more than compensated for an as yet unfilled freezer. The highlight of the morning was a flock of 30 or so Evening Grosbeaks feeding among the Ponderosa Pines on a ridge overlooking the creek.. An equal number of Red Crossbills were actively feeding in the same area. Red-breasted Nuthatches and Clark's Nutcrackers were abundant and seemed particularly vocal all morning.Steller's Jays offered an occasional counterpoint, and Mountain Chickadees, Downey Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Common Ravens and Dark-eyed Junco's rounded out the avifauna of this frosty morning. Tim Banks Laramie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: surf scoters From: Chris Michelson <Michelsonce AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:28:28 EDT Greetings birders At about 2:00 pm today there were 2 adult male and one juvenile/female surf scoter in the JTL pond in Evansville WY. They were in the far northwest part of the pond mixed with other waterfowl. This is the first time in Wyoming that I have had the adult male which is quite showy with the big bright white patch on the back of the head and above the orange bill. They were asleep on and off as I viewed them. Good birding to all. Chris Michelson Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Blackburnian Warbler From: Jim Lawrence <jlmotmot AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:24:21 -0700 Hi: We had a Blackburnian Warbler show up in our yard today (10/20/2009) around 4:00 PM and stay until just before dark. Jim - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Birding Wind River Canyon From: debbie wagner <dwagner AT WYOMING.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:56:45 -0600 Hello Birders! My friend Sharon and I have not been able to do much birding this summer because of one thing after another. But yesterday we both got the day off of work and decided to go birding. We started at Tough Creek, then went down the Wind River Canyon, and then to Hot Springs State Park. It was a great day and the weather was cooperative. It was a great day for birding. List is as follows: Common Loon (counted at least 12 at Tough Creek) Magpies American Wigeon Coots Green winged teal Mallards (in abundance) Ravens (lots of road kill) Eurasian collared doves Starlings (the little darlings were everywhere) Belted kingfisher Ring billed gulls Great blue heron Snipe (we surprised it or rather it surprised us) Commorant (sunning itself) Flickers Eared grebes (several immature) Osprey (eating it's catch on a pole) Townsend's solitaire Kildeer Pied billed grebes Common mergansers Crows (hundreds in a field in the Park) Redtail hawk Rough legged hawk (dark morph) Horned larks Ruddy duck (female) Canada geese On the way home, we looked at the pond on Hoot Owl road just off highway 20/26. The pond is filled in the spring and emptied in the fall. There was enough water in it to accommodate some Gadwalls and mallards. We also were surprised to see shore birds there. Thank goodness for spotting scopes. We were able to see Long Billed Dowithchers and Short Billed Dowitchers side by side and really see the difference in them. And also with some Greater Yellowlegs and some Lesser Yellowlegs. You can really see the difference when they are side by side. All in all it was a great day. Good birding to you all! Debbie Wagner and Sharon Orange Riverton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Assorted sightings From: donald jones <jonaldinio AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:49:21 -0600 On sunday, I was up in the Shirley Basin. Saw mountain chickadees, pine grosbeaks, townsend's solitaires, many clark's nutcrackers, and one rough legged hawk. Here in the backyard, there have been many immature white-crowned sparrows, common grackles, a savannah sparrow, at least one savannah sparrow, and a brown creeper. Don Jones, Laramie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Sundance, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:27:14 -0700 Over a flock of over 1000 Canada Geese flew over Sundance this after noon heading West. I now have 3 Grackles and 1 White crown sparrow at my Feeders. Jean Sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:27:14 -0700 Over a flock of over 1000 Canada Geese flew over Sundance this after noon heading West. I now have 3 Grackles and 1 White crown sparrow at my Feeders. Jean Sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Anna's Hummingbird From: Susan Patla <susan_patla AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:30:38 +0000 Last night I observed an immature male Anna's hummingbird at a feeder south of Jackson close to the Snake River. The home owner has taken some excellent photos and reports that the bird has been around for a while. The resident hummingbirds (over 50 at her feeder) all left around Sept. 15th. According to the WGFD Atlas, the only confirmed record for this species is in Latilong 5 from 1973. I would be interested to know if perhaps there are other observations that have not been reported for the state. This bird is developing its crinsom head color and was quite beautiful. It appeared to be in excellent condition. Susan Patla, WGFD, Jackson WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Bird Banter for Oct. 18, 2009 From: Barb Gorges <bgorges4 AT MSN.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:16:50 -0600 Dear Family and Friends, This edition of Bird Banter was published Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle. You have my permission to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in joining Project FeederWatch and to publish it anywhere as long as I am acknowledged as the author and that it is reprinted from the WTE. Thanks, Barb Local birder makes it to "Bird" Mecca: the Cornell Lab of Ornithology By Barb Gorges "Mecca - a place that is an important center for a particular activity or that is visited by a great many people (Encarta Dictionary)." "The Cornell Lab of Ornithology uses the best science and technology-and inspires the widest range of people and organizations-to solve critical problems facing wildlife. Our mission: to interpret and conserve the Earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds (www.birds.cornell.edu)." Any active birdwatcher, or anyone who has been reading my columns the last 10 years, has heard of the CLO, especially when I'm trying to recruit participants for Project FeederWatch (see accompanying box) or the Great Backyard Bird Count or the Christmas Bird Count or eBird, the free bird sighting archive. The CLO's address is quaint: 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY. I never thought I'd get a chance to visit. In August I drove with my younger son, Jeffrey, back to school. There are many ways to get to Massachusetts and I found the one that led through Ithaca. It wasn't a hard sell to schedule a stop since his good friend Eric is a student at Ithaca College, just across town from Cornell University. Central New York State is marked with 11 long, skinny, very deep, north-south oriented natural lakes, the Finger Lakes, set in wooded hills. Ithaca is at the end of 40-mile-long Cayuga. It's wine country, a vacation destination even if you aren't a bird watcher. Since Jeffrey and I were racing the calendar, we allowed ourselves only a morning in Ithaca, and most of that at Sapsucker Woods. The woods are 225 acres outside Ithaca, protected by the Lab while the surroundings are farmed and built on. The Lab has done some building, too. The I.P. Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity is no down-home affair. It is a modern office building where 200 people work: staff, faculty, grad students and visiting scientists. And where 100,000 people visit per year, says their web site. Luckily, the Lab understands its role as Bird Mecca and has provided a visitor center, complete with an in-house Wild Birds Unlimited store, an auditorium, gallery, multi-media presentation and a hands-on sound laboratory. And there's a two story bank of windows facing an incredible bird feeding station with pond and woods beyond. There are even spotting scopes set up. I took note of the eastern species, various woodpeckers and sapsuckers, black-capped chickadees, etc., but after so many days in the car, I was ready to hit the trails. Jeffrey, Eric and I have been on many field trips in our Cub Scout days and they both appreciate the outdoors, even when we discovered how mosquitoey and humid it was. Eric was the one that noticed the submerged frogs in the pond. Once you learned how to see one, you could see the others. It just wasn't much of a bird day-everything we could hear was hidden up in the leafy canopy. No wonder the CLO is so big into bird song recordings-there's more to hear than to see in their country. With a little more time and planning, we might have attended an educational program or hired someone listed in the American Birding Association directory to help us navigate the unfamiliar avifauna. There were a lot of cars in the second, more remote parking lot (it probably makes for a nice walk in the woods on the way into the office each morning). I didn't think the Citizen Science programs I mentioned earlier needed that many employees, so I did a little research. Much of the CLO's $16 million budget activity comes from research: Bird Population Studies, the Bioacoustics Research Program (58 staff around the world) and the Evolutionary Biology Program. The Macaulay Library (21 staff) archives wild sounds. Sometimes they are featured on special segments on National Public Radio news. You can listen to thousands of snippets online for free at www.macaulaylibrary.org. If you can't get to Sapsucker Woods, the next best thing is go to www.birds.cornell.edu. The website is a gateway to an incredible amount of information. Even if you intend to only travel as far as your own backyard, check out the link to the Lab's www.AllAboutBirds.org and get a taste of the birdwatcher's Mecca. As for me, I'm going to have to go back to see the natural features that result in the visitor's bureau slogan, "Ithaca is Gorges." BOX: Project FeederWatch begins its new season Nov. 14. There are certain simple counting conventions to follow when counting birds at your feeder, but once you sign up, you'll get a kit with simple instructions and even bird i.d. help. During the five months of the season, you'll establish a weekly or bi-weekly observation schedule, but if you miss, it's OK. Your observations can be entered online and then you can view and print your own data as well as see what's going on elsewhere. If you prefer, you can opt for the paper version and turn your data in at the end of the season. There are three options for signing up (and it is never too late to sign up) and paying the $15 fee ($12 if you are already a Cornell Lab of Ornithology member). Option A: Sign up online: www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw. Option B: Call toll-free, 877-741-3077, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, and Fridays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST (8 a.m. here in Wyoming is 10 a.m. there). Option C: Send your check, name, mailing address, phone number, email address if you have one, and whether you will be recording your data on paper or online to: Project FeederWatch, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, P.O. Box 11, Ithaca, NY 14851-0011. Any questions? Call me, Barb Gorges, 307-634-0463, or email me at bgorges4 AT msn.com. I'm signed up for my eighth, or maybe it's my ninth, season. XXX - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Cheyenne Back Yard From: Chuck Seniawski <chuckski AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:26:29 -0400 Fewer species today than yesterday, but the total today included a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Blue Jay House Finch Oregon Junco Pink-sided Junco House Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chuck Seniawski Cheyenne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Keyhole, Crook Cty., Wy. Trumpeter Swan & Common Loon From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:57:03 -0700 It was so nice today that i could not resist Keyhole. The Lake was like glass as no wind and perfect for birding. We wererewarded by 4 Trumpeter Swans swimming close to shore and 1 Common Loon on the first stop. The rest as follows. Horned Grebe 1 Eared Grebe few Western Grebe, lots Clarks Grebe , could ony identify 3, but there were probably more. white Pelican, few D. C. Cormorant, few Great blue Heron, 1 Trumpeter swan, 4 Canada goose, few Mallard, Gadwall, A. Wigeon, few Ruddy Duck, few Osprey, 1 Juv. Wild turkey, lots Franklin's Gull, 3 Ring-billed gull, lots Rock Pigeon Mourning dove, 2 Black-billed Magpie, 1 Crow, 2 Black-capped Chickadee, large flock Savannah Sparrow, 1 White-Crown Sparrow, 2 I also found a cute Olive-backed Pocket Mouse out on the Prairie which just hunkered down in the grass and the dogs didn't even know he was there. Had 1 Grackle at my feeder this morning. Jean, sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Keyhole, Crook Cty., Wy. Trumpeter Swan & Common Loon From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:57:03 -0700 It was so nice today that i could not resist Keyhole. The Lake was like glass as no wind and perfect for birding. We wererewarded by 4 Trumpeter Swans swimming close to shore and 1 Common Loon on the first stop. The rest as follows. Horned Grebe 1 Eared Grebe few Western Grebe, lots Clarks Grebe , could ony identify 3, but there were probably more. white Pelican, few D. C. Cormorant, few Great blue Heron, 1 Trumpeter swan, 4 Canada goose, few Mallard, Gadwall, A. Wigeon, few Ruddy Duck, few Osprey, 1 Juv. Wild turkey, lots Franklin's Gull, 3 Ring-billed gull, lots Rock Pigeon Mourning dove, 2 Black-billed Magpie, 1 Crow, 2 Black-capped Chickadee, large flock Savannah Sparrow, 1 White-Crown Sparrow, 2 I also found a cute Olive-backed Pocket Mouse out on the Prairie which just hunkered down in the grass and the dogs didn't even know he was there. Had 1 Grackle at my feeder this morning. Jean, sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Cheyenne back yard From: RDS <wyobirds AT RAYSROCK.COM> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:41:28 -0600 Nice to still have migrants coming through the yard. Today's birds: Blue Jay Juncos 12+ House Sparrow American Robin White-throated Sparrow Northern Flicker Swainson's Thrush Townsend's Solitaire House Wren House Finches and Sparrows Ray Silvey Cheyenne in the Avenues - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Cheyenne Back Yard From: Chuck Seniawski <chuckski AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:16:50 -0400 Yesterday, in the yard: Blue Jay House Finch Pink-sided Junco White-winged Junco Oregon Junco Slate-colored Junco House Sparrow American Robin Rock Pigeon (very rare in this part of the city) White-crowned Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Red-breasted Nuthatch Downy Woodpecker Noticeably absent were Common Grackles (we still had four on Friday). This is the first day we had a mix of juncos. We first noticed a pair of Pink-sided Juncos last Sunday and saw them through the week, but had none of the others until yesterday. Chuck Seniawski Cheyenne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Sandhill Cranes From: Hustace Scott <hustace AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:03:05 -0600 I took a tour of the Casper Alcova Irrigation District on Thursday morning, and found where the Sandhill Cranes are. Take the 33 Mile Rd to the detour, take the detour and just before you get back to the 33 Mile Rd there were several hundred Sandhill Cranes in the field south of the detour road. Yesterday, I was moving our cattle off Coal Mountain. I heard pipits, and had many flocks of bluebirds. I had the light right on some of them, and they were almost in spring plumage. When you get the light just right, the Mountain Bluebird is one of the prettiest birds there is. I also had a golden eagle, red-tailed hawks, gray partridge, Clark's nutcrackers, mountain chickadees, Townsend's solitaire, meadowlarks, yellow-rumped warblers, a big flock of crows (80 plus) and a green-tailed towhee. I'm sure I missed listing a couple of birds. Stacey Scott SW of Casper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Sloan's lake - Cheyenne From: Chuck Seniawski <chuckski AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:57:41 -0400 A quick stop after lunch resulted in these sightings: Canada Goose Redhead Coot Western Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Mallard Yellow-rumped Warbler Chuck Seniawski Cheyenne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: EKW From: Ann Hines <wilmerhines AT BRESNAN.NET> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:14:12 -0600 I would like to add: Song Sparrow Swainson's Thrush Golden Eagle Redtail Hawk to Chris' list from EKW this morning. Ann - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: EKW this morning From: Chris Michelson <Michelsonce AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:27:22 EDT Greetings birders A nice suprise on my walk at Edness Kimbal Wilkins State Park this morning. Land bird migration appears to be over but among the many long-billed dowitchers there was at least one short-billed dowitcher. I guess if you have enough long-billed around there is a chance of one short-billed. List follows. Canada Goose Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Green-winged Teal Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Black-billed Magpie American Crow Black-capped Chickadee European Starling House Finch Yesterday at the brown bag birding at the Garden Creek Audubon Center there was one golden-crowned kinglet in the pines. This is a first for this location. Good birding to all. Chris Michelson Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Prairie Falcon, Sundance, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:47:16 -0700 There was a Prairie falcon just S. of town on 585 today. Also 2 Golden Eagles flying around Sundance, Mt. Jean [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Prairie Falcon, Sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:47:16 -0700 There was a Prairie falcon just S. of town on 585 today. Also 2 Golden Eagles flying around Sundance, Mt. Jean - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Pipits and Swans SW of Cody From: John Rumm <rummj AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:18:51 -0400 Driving into Cody on the Southfork Highway this afternoon, I stopped briefly at the SW end of the Buffalo Bill Reservoir and spotted three American Pipits foraging along the shoreline. Closer to town, at the junction of Diamond Basin Road with the highway, I saw a group of 15-20 swans swimming and feeding in the ponds on the north side of the road. They appeared to be Trumpeter Swans, given the length and shape of their bills and the absence of any yellow on their lores. Nearly all of the swans displayed rufous staining about their head and neck. Cheers, John C. Rumm _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: FREE Cheyenne Audubon program Oct. 20, 2009 From: Barb Gorges <bgorges4 AT MSN.COM> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:30:54 -0600 Contact: Barb Gorges, 634-0463 Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society For Immediate Release Oct. 13, 2009 FREE: Cheyenne Audubon program features local bird photographer Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society's first free public lecture of the season will feature local bird photographer Ray Silvey Oct. 20. Ray will take the audience on a tour of birds he has seen in Laramie County and recorded with his photography. The program will be held at 7 p.m. in the Sunflower Room (third floor) of the Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. The public is welcome to attend. For more information about this and other Audubon activities, please call Mark Gorges, 634-0463. xxx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Cheyenne Audubon FREE field trip Oct. 17, 2009 From: Barb Gorges <bgorges4 AT MSN.COM> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:22:45 -0600 Contact: Barb Gorges, 634-0463 Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society For Immediate Release Oct. 13, 2009 FREE: Cheyenne Audubon invites birdwatchers on Oct. 17 field trip Members of Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society invite anyone interested in birdwatching to join them on a free field trip Oct. 17 to the Laramie Plains lakes west of Laramie to view migrating waterfowl and shorebirds. Participants will leave from the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens parking lot at 8 a.m. The trip will finish about noon in Laramie. Contact Art Anderson, 638-1286, for questions. xxx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Yard birds sundance, Wy. From: "Jean" <jgwindsong AT rangeweb.net> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:02:03 -0700 We were surprised to hear the Harris' Sparrow singing today. Maybe, he thinks all this snow is just fluff. White Crowns, lots of Crows and Horn Larks still here. but the Meadowlarks were down to 3. Jean, Sundance, Wy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Yard birds sundance, Wy. From: Jean <jgwindsong AT RANGEWEB.NET> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:02:03 -0700 We were surprised to hear the Harris' Sparrow singing today. Maybe, he thinks all this snow is just fluff. White Crowns, lots of Crows and Horn Larks still here. but the Meadowlarks were down to 3. Jean, Sundance, Wy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Casper area From: Chris Michelson <Michelsonce AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:00:43 EDT Greetings birders Migration is still trying to happen even though the weather has not been cooperative. Today there were at least 3 common loons in the various JTL ponds. Gull numbers are increasing but the lousy light today made careful looking impossible. Many ring-billed gulls and a few first year herring gulls were clear. Lots of western grebe and eared grebe on the ponds. Mountain bluebirds are moving along the river. Many American pipits found along the river as well. I have never seen so many long-billed dowitcher as there are on the river right now. A few bufflehead are showing up and hooded merganser as well. Saw one yellow-rumped warbler today and it looked cold and out of place. Several hermit thrush as well. Good birding to all. Chris Michelson Casper, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net Subject: Florida info From: "Fitz, Claylene" <jeanna AT NETCOMMANDER.COM> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:57:16 -0600 My daughter and I would like to travel to Florida next year for a birding trip. Does any one know or recommend any destinations that would be a "must visit" place? We wolud leave sometime in May and be gone for about 11 days. Thank you for any information. Claylene Fitz Torrington, WY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have any problems, questions, etc... e-mail willcornell AT onewest.net