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9 Feb Great Backyard Bird Count/Amos Butler Audubon events [Don Gorney ] 8 Feb Close encounter of the Sharp-shinned kind, good raptors, lotsa crows ["B.G. Sloan" ] 8 Feb Orange, Dubois Co [Amy Kearns ] 8 Feb Lake Monroe sites ["Whitehead, Donald R." ] 8 Feb new photos from Whiting [Jeff Moore ] 8 Feb Northern Harrier, Allen County [] 8 Feb weekend birding ["Wilkins, Vern W" ] 8 Feb Savannah Sparrow Liberty IN - Sandhill Cranes ["T. K. Tolford" ] 8 Feb Snowy Owl - Carroll County-NO [Rick Read ] 8 Feb Snowy Owl - Carroll County [Rick Read ] 7 Feb Gull photos 2/6/10 [John Cassady ] 7 Feb Newton Co: Purple Finch (42) + Merlin [Jed Hertz ] 7 Feb Cane Ridge in Gibson County [Y Harris ] 7 Feb Ft. Wayne terminal ponds [] 7 Feb Mating Barred Owls, Vigo County [Jim Sullivan ] 6 Feb Warrick Co: Lynnville Mines, Blue Grass FWA [Amy Kearns ] 6 Feb Cline Ave. Bridge out of service over Indiana Harbor [John Kendall ] 6 Feb Directions - Portage Lakefront Park and Roxana "Pond" [Randy Pals ] 6 Feb Canada Geese [Spring Ryding ] 6 Feb directions in N.W. IN [Jeff Moore ] 6 Feb Gull Photos from Whiting gullfest [John Kendall ] 6 Feb oops [Russell Allison ] 6 Feb Re: Pileated Pronounciation [Morris Gevirtz ] 6 Feb Re: Goshen Dam [John Harley ] 6 Feb Steuben Couny Bald Eagle [Holly Meyers ] 6 Feb Lakefront 6 Feb '10 Gulls Galore ["Kenneth J. Brock" ] 6 Feb No Subject [Russell Allison ] 6 Feb ?2nd Year Golden Eagle?, Vigo County [Jim Sullivan ] 6 Feb A few photos of the OREGON JUNCO from 2-3-10. [Timily Hill ] 6 Feb Re: Pileated Pronunciation? [Timily Hill ] 6 Feb Birds on Goshen Dam [John Harley ] 5 Feb Re: Pileated Pronunciation? ["B.G. Sloan" ] 6 Feb BIRDING IN GIBSON COUNTY. [Vicky Whitaker ] 6 Feb Ross's Goose, Vigo County [Jim Sullivan ] 5 Feb Pronunciations [terry ballenger ] 5 Feb Need advice on finding migrating waterfowl at Summit Lake in March [Ron & Judy Green ] 4 Feb strange little sparrow? [Teresa Moorman ] 4 Feb Pine Creek, Benton County ["Dunning, John B" ] 4 Feb Pigeon River Northern Shrike [] 5 Feb 2-3-10...Oregon Junco [Timily Hill ] 4 Feb Re: Pileated Pronunciation? [Tom and Colleen Becker ] 4 Feb Re: Pileated Pronunciation? ["Michael L. P. Retter" ] 4 Feb Pileated Pronunciation? [terry ballenger ] 4 Feb Sandhills and Trumpeters [David Crouch ] 4 Feb Clarification about my "out-of-place Pileateds" posting, plus Blue Jays and Cardinals ["B.G. Sloan" ] 4 Feb Eagles in Indpls [Karen Wade ] 4 Feb Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? [Bob Royalty ] 4 Feb Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees ["Dunning, John B" ] 3 Feb Three Urban Kestrels, seven Pileateds, Crow behavior ["B.G. Sloan" ] 4 Feb Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees [Sue and Ted Ulrich ] 3 Feb Lakefront birding quick stops [Bob Zaremba ] 3 Feb Surf Scoter [Russell Allison ] 3 Feb Spencer County Chipping Sparrows [David Ayer ] 3 Feb Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees [Larry Miller ] 3 Feb Fwd: eBird Report - Shanklin Park , 2/3/10 [Dan Stoltzfus ] 3 Feb Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees [Tom ] 3 Feb Birding in Gibson County [Vicky Whitaker ] 2 Feb Christmas Counts - update [John Cassady ] 2 Feb Eagle Marsh, Ft Wayne [] 2 Feb Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees [Ray Troyer ] 2 Feb Harbingers of Spring?? [Bob Huguenard ] 2 Feb Wabash R from W Lafayette, 2/2/10 [Ed Hopkins ] 1 Feb Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees ["B.G. Sloan" ] 1 Feb Birding in Gibson County. [Vicky Whitaker ] 1 Feb Re: Surf Scoter Pictures [Ning Wu ] 1 Feb Re: Merlins going Urban? 2/1/10, W Lafayette [John Cassady ] 1 Feb Surf Scoter Pictures [Ning Wu ] 1 Feb FOY Redbreasted Nuthatch [terry ballenger ] 1 Feb Merlins going Urban? 2/1/10, W Lafayette [Ed Hopkins ] 1 Feb my four raptor commute [Bob Royalty ] 1 Feb Re: Surf Scoter on the Wabash, Tippecanoe Co. ["Dunning, John B" ] 1 Feb Surf Scoter on the Wabash, Tippecanoe Co. [Ning Wu ] 31 Jan Rusty Blackbird Blitz: 1/30 - 2/15 [Jim Hengeveld ] 31 Jan Neighborhood birds - Black Vulture, plus Robins and Crows ["B.G. Sloan" ] 31 Jan Zimmerman Wetlands - 1/31/10 [Jeff Riegel ] 31 Jan Tippecanoe Co., Possible Scoter on Wabash [Ning Wu ] Subject: Great Backyard Bird Count/Amos Butler Audubon events From: Don Gorney <dongorney AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:19:17 -0800 Ross Brittain's presentation for Amos W. Butler Audubon, Central Indiana, scheduled for tonight, February 9, in Indianapolis has been canceled due to the weather.  We will reschedule Ross, who serves as the National Audubon Society Director of Bird Conservation for Indiana, for a later time.  Hey, the Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend, February 12-15!  It doesn't matter if you stay at home or make a birding trip, everyone should submit checklists.  Submit a checklist each day for each location you bird.  Let's see if we can get Indiana in the list of top states submitting checklists.  You can find out more about the Great Backyard Bird Count and submit your checklists, beginning on Friday, at http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ There are events being held here in Indianapolis to celebrate the Great Backyard Bird Count.  Two events that are especially aimed at families with children will be held on Saturday, February 13. Amos W. Butler Audubon will be hosting a feeder-watching event at Holliday Park, 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis from 9am to noon on February 13 at the nature center.  Visit any time between those hours to enjoy the birds coming to the feeders, learn more about them, and to take a short hike around the nature center to see what birds might be out and about but not coming to the feeders.  Everyone is welcome, especially children.  The event is free and there is no park admission fee.  Amos W. Butler has other events scheduled for the weekend and you can view those at our soon to be replaced website at www.amosbutleraudubon.org The Indiana Audubon Society's Young Birders Club will be hosting a feeder-watching event at the Ornithology Center at Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, from noon to 3pm on February 13.  Visit any time between those hours to watch the buzz of activity at the feeders and to see what ducks and geese might be on the frozen reservoir.  Register to win a field guide by Kenn Kaufman.  Everyone is welcome.  The event is free but there is a park admission fee.  Remember to watch the birds and submit your checklists February 12-15! Don Gorney Amos W. Butler Audubon Society, President Indianapolis, IN dongorney AT yahoo.com amosbutleraudubon.org lightsoutindy.org ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Close encounter of the Sharp-shinned kind, good raptors, lotsa crows From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:13:01 -0800   Had an interesting experience with a Sharp-Shinned Hawk this morning. I was walking along a sidewalk and noticed some motion in a hedge about 50 feet ahead of me. The hedge was some kind of deciduous bush right next to the sidewalk and maybe three feet high. As I got closer I realized the motion I saw was a Sharp-shinned Hawk sitting on top of the hedge. It would alternate sticking its feet down into the hedge with poking its head into the bush. When its head was in the hedge I would move forward, and then stop when its head popped out. As I got closer I could hear a House Sparrow calling frantically. The Sharpie was so engrossed in extricating the HOSP from the hedge that I was able to get within about five feet or so. Then the Sharpie succeeded in snagging the HOSP. At about the same time it realized I was nearby, so it flew away with its prey to enjoy a more private breakfast. Very cool experience!   Yesterday was a good day at the IU XC course. Looked like there had been some freezing fog overnight...the tall grasses on the XC course had a coarse frost. From the right angle in the bright early morning sunlight, with a light breeze blowing, it looked like someome had dusted the XC grasses with diamonds. Very beautiful. And in addition to the regular Red-tailed, Red-shouldered and Cooper's Hawks I also saw:   * Northern Harrier (out over the IU golf course) * Rough-legged Hawk (perched in tree in northern section of XC course) * Bald Eagle (high flyover, moving to the NNE)   I went looking for crows last night, right at sunset. I drove down Buick-Cadillac Boulevard, just south of Bloomington's College Mall. I wasn't disappointed. There were at least 1,000 crows massing in Latimer Woods and in some trees at the far south side of the mall. The noise was incredible. As I drove away to the north on Clarizz Drive. I spotted several more flocks of about 100 birds each, heading towards Latimer Woods.    Bernie Sloan Bloomington My birding blog: http://bird-bs.blogspot.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/birdbs ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Orange, Dubois Co From: Amy Kearns <greenpertplus AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:06:57 -0500 I was hoping for Snow Bunting today while surveying for otters in Dubois, but no luck. I still had a good variety of winter birds throughout the day, but nothing exceptional. Orleans Reservoir and fields nearby 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 60 Mourning Dove 30 Horned Lark - 1 leucistic bird that had the black face markings and a faint tawny wash over the shoulders but otherwise completely white. It was very pretty and ghostlike in the snow. 20 American Tree Sparrow 10 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 5 White-crowned Sparrow 2 LAPLAND LONGSPUR 2 Northern Cardinal Patoka Lake causeway - 60% ice 2 Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 1 Bufflehead 6 Common Goldeneye - 5 males courting a female 15 Hooded Merganser 8 Common Merganser 1 Red-tailed Hawk 25 Ring-billed Gull 20 American Crow 2 American Tree Sparrow 10 Dark-eyed Junco Orange County - driving through on 37 + 150 5 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 American Kestrel 100 European Starling Patoka Lake AT 164 Dubois Co 7 Common Goldeneye 4 Hooded Merganser 1 Bald Eagle - adult 4 Ring-billed Gull 1 Belted Kingfisher 4 American Crow Dubois County - driving from point to point, short hikes along river banks 45 Canada Goose 38 Gadwall - Patoka Lake 1 Common Goldeneye - Patoka River 6 Hooded Merganser 5 Common Merganser - Patoka Lake 30 Wild Turkey 2 Great Blue Heron 3 Black Vulture 10 Turkey Vulture 1 Bald Eagle - adult at Patoka Lake 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk - light phase over corn field 10 American Kestrel 25 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 70 Mourning Dove 2 Barred Owl - pair duetting around noon 4 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - at two locations, both small riparian corridors surrounded by farm fields 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 50 American Crow 50 Horned Lark 3 Carolina Chickadee 15 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 2 Carolina Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 100 European Starling 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Eastern Towhee 30 American Tree Sparrow 25 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 15 Dark-eyed Junco 50 Northern Cardinal 15 Eastern Meadowlark 2 American Goldfinch 10 House Sparrow Amy Kearns Mitchell ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Lake Monroe sites From: "Whitehead, Donald R." <whitehea AT INDIANA.EDU> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:10:50 -0500 I made several stops at Lake Monroe sites this morning (a little bleary-eyed, as we didn't arrive back from FL until after one this morning - but worth it - 154 species - including Masked Duck, Harlequin Duck, Western Kingbird - and zillions of shorebirds and wading birds - and seafood!). Much of lake now frozen - with various-sized leads, but very few birds. The highlights: Paynetown: Hooded Merganser - 2 Bald Eagle - 2 (adults) Red-tailed Hawk - 2 Cutright: Bald Eagle - 2 (adult) Herring Gull - 1 Fairfax area: Canada Goose - 1 Common Goldeneye - 3 Common Merganser - 12 Am. Coot - 1 Ring-billed Gull - 76 Herring Gull - 4 Red-sh. Hawk - 1 Fairfax Road: Turkey Vulture - 3 Black Vulture - 11 Don Whitehead Bloomington whitehea AT indiana.edu ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: new photos from Whiting From: Jeff Moore <merlin46783 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:17:34 -0500 I made it up to the lakefront on Sunday and managed a few shots of the gulls at the Whiting warm water outflow. Was not able to entice any of the Iceland Gulls but did manage Thayer's and Glaucous photos. I stopped by Roxana and snapped a few shots of the Hoodies and Black-crowned Night-Herons, too. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmoore/ Jeff Moore _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/ ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Northern Harrier, Allen County From: zzedpowers AT AOL.COM Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:23:19 -0500 There have been very few reports of NORTHERN HARRIER in northeast Indiana this winter, but we saw one this afternoon about 3:30. The location was a weedy field west of the curve where Lower Huntington Road becomes Winters Road, on the north side of the road. This is near the GM truck plant. Ed Powers Allen County ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: weekend birding From: "Wilkins, Vern W" <vwilkins AT INDIANA.EDU> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:23:51 -0500 A few highlights from the weekend. Sat. 2/6 Ellettsville High School Cedar Waxwing (16) Feeding on Hawthorn berries Flatwoods Park area fields Lapland Longspur (2) only picked two out of the Horned Larks but the flocks kept moving around Horned Lark (90+) American Kestrel (1) Northern Harrier (3) Red-Tailed Hawk (2) Owen-Putnam State Forest Barred Owl (1) Golden-Crowned Kinglet (6) Usual assortment of more common birds. Sun. 2/7 Tank Springs Nature Preserve Nothing but titmice, chickadees, cardinals, and lots of Turkey tracks. A beautiful hike though. Bluffs of Beaver Bend Hooded Merganser (1) Barred Owl (1) heard only Eastern Screech Owl (1) heard only Williams Slough (mostly ice free) Hooded Merganser (26) Great Blue Heron (3) Williams Dam Dark-eyed Juncos and not much else Vern ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Savannah Sparrow Liberty IN - Sandhill Cranes From: "T. K. Tolford" <bandertt AT TOLFORD.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:58:55 -0500 Yesterday (Sunday) a Savannah Sparrow found its way into our mist nets during our Winter Avian Ecology Study. The banding station is just west of Liberty near the Dunlapsville Causeway at the northernmost tip of Brookville Lake. Sandhill Cranes are still flying around overhead as of yesterday. Tim www.hbrcnet.org ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Snowy Owl - Carroll County-NO From: Rick Read <richardaread AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:03:26 -0500 I searched for about 1.5 hrs this morning but did NOT see the Snowy. Rick Read Monticello -----Original Message----- From: Bird discussion list for Indiana [mailto:IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU] On Behalf Of Rick Read Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:10 AM To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Subject: Snowy Owl - Carroll County A Snowy Owl was spotted yesterday about noon in Carroll County close to the intersection of US-421 and 1100N, about 1.5 miles south of the Luse Bridge (US-421 bridge) that crosses Lake Freeman. Thanks to Marylou Pumroy. We'll see if it can be relocated today. Rick Read Monticello From: Larry Pumroy [mailto:pumroy AT hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 6:21 PM To: Rick Read Subject: Home from church Hi, On our way home from church today. we were approaching our turn onto 1100N. when a large shadow went over the car. On my side was a beautiful Snowy Owl. It set its wings (pretty low) and glided into the woods toward the lake. It was just beautiful. Thats the first one I've seen for about 20 years. Just wanted to let you know. Marylou _____ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Snowy Owl - Carroll County From: Rick Read <richardaread AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:09:58 -0500 A Snowy Owl was spotted yesterday about noon in Carroll County close to the intersection of US-421 and 1100N, about 1.5 miles south of the Luse Bridge (US-421 bridge) that crosses Lake Freeman. Thanks to Marylou Pumroy. We'll see if it can be relocated today. Rick Read Monticello From: Larry Pumroy [mailto:pumroy AT hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 6:21 PM To: Rick Read Subject: Home from church Hi, On our way home from church today. we were approaching our turn onto 1100N. when a large shadow went over the car. On my side was a beautiful Snowy Owl. It set its wings (pretty low) and glided into the woods toward the lake. It was just beautiful. Thats the first one I've seen for about 20 years. Just wanted to let you know. Marylou _____ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Gull photos 2/6/10 From: John Cassady <jcassady AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:13:39 -0600 Here are some gull shots from Whiting Refinery Beach (Lake County) yesterday: THAYER'S GULL (2nd cycle in flight) http://www.jkcassady.com/gallery/thgu4.htm GLAUCOUS GULL (adult in flight) http://www.jkcassady.com/gallery/glguFLY.htm GLAUCOUS GULL (1st cycle in flight) http://www.jkcassady.com/gallery/glgu1FLY.htm John Cassady Elkhart ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Newton Co: Purple Finch (42) + Merlin From: Jed Hertz <jhh_60910 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:13:42 -0800 Hi all,   Friday 05-Feb-10: TNC Kankakee Sands/Willow Slough FWA, IN: 0745-1130H (2 W + 25.3 D)_OC_32-37_ENE 5-15_Wt Deer (4)_Domestic Cat (2)_Open water in ditches_Slough iced-in except for harbor_Ice Fishing in progress.   I took a tour of eastern Newton Co Friday and found 27 species, including my high count of Purple Finch (42) (my previous high count was 16 on 11/12/08 in Kankakee, IL) in two flocks: 29 near the sunflower field and 13 feeding on Honeysuckle berries.    Also a Merlin flew across the road in the TNC Kankakee Sands area - my 6th sighting this year (twice at my feeders).   Here's the run-down on 27 species:   Anatidae 3   ¨ ¨ 150 Canada Goose ¨     ¨ ¨ 1 Ring-necked Duck ¨ M   ¨ ¨ 1 Hooded Merganser ¨ M Ardeidae 1   ¨ ¨ 1 Great Blue Heron ¨   Accipitridae 4   ¨ ¨ 2 Northern Harrier ¨ Imm + F   ¨ ¨ 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk ¨     ¨ ¨ 5 Red-tailed Hawk ¨     ¨ ¨ 3 Rough-legged Hawk ¨ 2LM + DM Falconidae 1   ¨ ¨ 1 Merlin ¨   Rallidae 1   ¨ ¨ 2 American Coot ¨   Picidae 2   ¨ ¨ 2 Red-headed Woodpecker ¨     ¨ ¨ 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker ¨   Corvidae 2   ¨ ¨ 19 Blue Jay ¨     ¨ ¨ 14 American Crow ¨   Alaudidae 1   ¨ ¨ 11 Horned Lark ¨   Paridae 1   ¨ ¨ 1 Tufted Titmouse ¨   Sittidae 1   ¨ ¨ 5 White-breasted Nuthatch ¨   Regulidae 1   ¨ ¨ 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet ¨   Mimidae 1   ¨ ¨ 1 Northern Mockingbird ¨ Photo Emberizidae 4   ¨ ¨ 95 American Tree Sparrow ¨     ¨ ¨ 1 Song Sparrow ¨     ¨ ¨ 22 Dark-eyed Junco ¨     ¨ ¨ 52 Lapland Longspur ¨   Cardinalidae 1   ¨ ¨ 10 Northern Cardinal ¨   Fringillidae 2   ¨ ¨ 42 Purple Finch ¨ two flocks (29 - sunflower field + 13 - Honeysuckle); singing   ¨ ¨ 2 American Goldfinch ¨   Passeridae 1   ¨ ¨ 110 House Sparrow ¨   Jed Hertz Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL (60 mi South of Chicago) Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhertz/ Give "ebird" a try: http://ebird.org/content/ebird ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Cane Ridge in Gibson County From: Y Harris <jyharris1 AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:27:14 -0500 About 30 degrees and sunny, snow is coming in again tomorrow. Diversity of ducks at Cane Ridge was greater this afternoon than normal. At the main pool there were: Northern Pintail - 5 Bufflehead - 4 Hooded Merganser - 4 No Snow Geese were seen today In the area around Gibson Lake: Several Red-tailed Hawks Bald Eagles - the adult pair were near the nest American Kestrel - on Cane Ridge Property Northern Bobwhite - covey of 15, the most I've seen at one time Earlier in the week at Cane Ridge there were: Green-winged Teal A couple pictures have been posted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jyharris Yvonne Harris ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Ft. Wayne terminal ponds From: Jhawillet AT AOL.COM Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:51:06 EST A Sunday afternoon trek to the Ft. Wayne terminal ponds revealed about the same species mix that has been there for the past month, with the addition of some Herring Gulls that arrived from places unknown. Numbers of N. Shovelers and Gadwall were down a lot. Canada Goose Gadwall 6 Am. Wigeon 1 Am. Black Duck 6 or so Am. Black Duck x Mallard 21 or so (it can be tricky to separate Blacks from Hybrids; these numbers are my guess) Mallard maybe 500 or more N. Shoveler 8 N. Pintail 2 males Redhead 5 Ring-necked Duck 3 Greater Scaup 3 females Lesser Scaup 5 Bufflehead 6 Common Goldeneye 11 Hooded Merganser 14 Common Merganser 3 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Great Blue Heron 4 Am. Coot 81 Herring Gull 11 Jim Haw ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Mating Barred Owls, Vigo County From: Jim Sullivan <jb.sullivan AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:58:03 -0500 --Something screwy going on with the server... so I hope there are not multiple posts. If there are... sorry! Quickly becoming the "Larry Flint" of bird photography... I offer my latest installment of bird porn. can be viewd at Flickr link "all sizes". It will take about 5-10 seconds for all frames to load in before animation starts. The barred owls were calling. I zeroed in on one and could not see the other one. The male flew in. As he started mating, he saw me. [OK!give me a break!!... I know I am butt ugly... but how would you like to go through life knowing your image is the best form of bird birth control!?!?!]. Yes it flew away. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimsullivan/4337680061/ If you look close enough, you can see the startled look in the Male owl's eye... The female either must have not seen me [or as I would like to think my animal magnetism attracted it], and ended up flying to a tree very close to me. The female was too much... the male flew back for a second uninterupted fling. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimsullivan/4338429310/ For those of you who missed the first installement with Bald Eagles... here it is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimsullivan/4319996132/ jim ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Warrick Co: Lynnville Mines, Blue Grass FWA From: Amy Kearns <greenpertplus AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 23:57:11 -0500 Today Noah & I decided to go south and check out Blue Grass FWA in Warrick county. It was our first time birding this area but we knew where to go thanks to Steven Pancol's SW Birding Tour and recent posts from IN-BIRDers. We had a FANTASTIC time. Our highlights were 6 MERLINS (one of which was a either a prairie Merlin or a light intergrade - see notes below), 11 SHORT- EARED OWLS and 8 BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS. En Route: Patoka Lake causeway 9:00 AM, 70% open water, winds at 25-30 MPH, 29 degrees - brr! 1 Canada Goose - flyover 3 Mute Swan 3 Common Goldeneye 16 Hooded Merganser 2 Bald Eagle - 1 adult, 1 imm 2 Northern Harrier - actually .5 miles north of the causeway, flying over the woods (a rather strange sight) 20 Ring-billed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon Lynnville Mine areas east of Weyerbacher Rd 10:30 AM 20 Mallard 8 Common Goldeneye 6 Hooded Merganser 32 Wild Turkey 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 11 Northern Harrier 10 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk - light phase 2 American Kestrel 25 Sandhill Crane - flyovers 8 Northern Flicker 15 Eastern Bluebird 6 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 25 American Tree Sparrow 20 Dark-eyed Junco 20 Eastern Meadowlark Wasson Rd-Lilly Pad-Stanley-Weyerbacher 12:00 PM 12 Gadwall 4 American Black Duck 8 Ring-necked Duck 1 Turkey Vulture 29 Northern Harrier - conservative count! 20 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk - light phase 4 American Kestrel 1 Great Horned Owl - on nest .2 miles north of Wasson/New Harmony intersection on Wasson, just ear tufts and eyes visible over the rim of a large stick nest, seemed to be incubating 5 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 20 Eastern Bluebird 6 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 10 American Tree Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 30 Eastern Meadowlark Blue Grass FWA 2:00 PM 23 Canada Goose 26 Gadwall 1 Great Blue Heron 8 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk - adult 6 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Rough-legged Hawk - light phase, 1 eating a muskrat on the side of the road 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 10 Northern Flicker 6 Blue Jay 10 Horned Lark 10 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 100 European Starling 50 American Tree Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 7 White-crowned Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco 15 Northern Cardinal 50 Red-winged Blackbird 25 Eastern Meadowlark 8 BREWER'S BLACKBIRD - found by accident after we missed our turn. In trees near a horse pasture on St. John's Rd between Ayrshire Rd and Millersburg Rd - there is a huge pile of poo here and a sign that says "Aged Horse Manure". The Brewers were mixed with Red-wings and Grackles, there were probably more than 8 but they flushed before I was done looking through the flock. 5 males and 3 females 10 Common Grackle 2 American Goldfinch South end of Wasson - Hielman - New Harmony - Wasson - Seven Hills - Weyerbacher 4:15 PM - 6:30 PM x Northern Harrier - Stopped counting in the high 20's. We were focused on finding owls 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk - adults x Red-tailed Hawk 6 Merlin - one female on Heilman Rd/300 N that suggested Prairie Merlin or perhaps a light taiga/prairie intergrade: extremely light colored overall, super faint mustache, pale gray back with 'scalloped' look (I don't know if this is a field mark or not), when she flushed the white on the tail bands was wider than typical taiga Merlin and she was very pale underneath. I took some poor pictures through the scope, posted on my flicker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37627358 AT N07/?saved=1) - would love to hear comments on this! I'm also interested in learning more about female vs juvenile plumages. I'd never seen such a light colored Merlin before. The other Merlins were 2 males and 1 fem/juv on Wasson Rd, 1 on Stanley and 1 on Weyerbacher 2 PEREGRINE FALCON - 1 juv on Wasson, 1 distant bird terrorizing blackbirds on Stanley 11 SHORT-EARED OWL - 8 on Weyerbacher Rd, 3 on New Harmony 20 American Tree Sparrow 2000 Red-winged Blackbird - many huge flocks 10 Eastern Meadowlark 15 Common Grackle We had such a wonderful time in this area today. It was amazing to see 6 Merlins in an hour and a half. 3 of these were lingering scope views of birds perched right on the side of the road. When I was watching the first few Short-eared Owls we saw (on Weyerbacher Rd), there were Harriers everywhere, some swooping at the owls and each other, and then a Merlin zoomed by through my scope view. And about 5 minutes later it happened again (I assumed this was the same bird and so only counted it once, but it may have been another - who knows?) All this against a beautiful setting sun. It was way cool. Also, the roads I drove on today were immaculate for mine roads. Hardly any potholes or corduroy. So nice! We will definitely be visiting this area again! Amy & Noah Kearns Mitchell ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Cline Ave. Bridge out of service over Indiana Harbor From: John Kendall <jeffro595 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 22:31:52 -0500 It is very convoluted getting to this site. Recognize that the "high bridge" on Cline Ave. between East Chicago and Whiting is closed. From the Indiana I-90 Toll Road, you can overshoot a bit and exit after the Wolf Lake toll booth at Indpls Blvd and drive in from the north side of Whiting, heading southeast into Whiting, turning left at 119th St. through the downtown business district. Or, you can exit south of Whiting at Cline, and take the last exit available. following signs for Michigan Ave. Follow Michigan to the 3rd or 4th light, and turn right on Dickey Rd. Cross the RR tracks, go under the "high bridge" on Cline and follow this all the way to the stop light at Indpls. Blvd. (BP office bldg on right) and turn right 1/2 mile north on Shrage Ave. after crossing the RR tracks as you clear the refinery. Follow that all the way to a right turn at 119th St. Either way, from 119th, continue ahead a couple of blocks to front St. ("T") and turn left across the tracks, take an immediate right all the way up the incline and to the end where you park by the beach. Look for the rocks and outfall on the left. John Kendall Valparaiso ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Directions - Portage Lakefront Park and Roxana "Pond" From: Randy Pals <rjpals AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 22:01:20 -0500 Here are Google maps to Portage Lakefront Park: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms? hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101202394268560060594.00047ef98e4d1f1ef54c2 &ll=41.615442,-87.157974&spn=0.05711,0.110035&z=13 and Roxana "Pond" http://maps.google.com/maps/ms? hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101202394268560060594.00047ef9c94ab87643d7 1&z=13 Randy Pals Chesterton ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Canada Geese From: Spring Ryding <smelryd AT BLUEMARBLE.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 21:56:24 -0500 This morning about 11:45 a.m. outside the Peoples State Bank in Winslow Plaza on the south side of Bloomington, I saw a flock of about 30 Canada geese heading northwest. 3 were in front some distance ahead of the others, the main flock had about 21 birds, and there were 6 more coming in behind. Very cloudy, but thinning in places, and the sun actually breaking through at one point. A brisk cold breeze. Spring Ryding Monroe County ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: directions in N.W. IN From: Jeff Moore <merlin46783 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 21:26:50 -0500 Could someone give me more specific directions to the Hammond Filtration plant and the Portage Lakefront Park mentioned in Ken's note today? Thank you, Jeff Moore Roanoke, IN _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Gull Photos from Whiting gullfest From: John Kendall <jeffro595 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 21:22:20 -0500 As per Ken Brock's post, we ran into a high concentration of less common winter gulls feeding off the Refinery Beach today. The photo opp's came courtesy of Jeff McCoy's hard work in bringing them in for killer views off the discharge: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jckendall/ Cheers, John Kendall Valparaiso ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: oops From: Russell Allison <grounds11 AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 20:19:03 -0500 There is an underscore between russ and allison (russ_allison) http://www.flickr.com/photos/russ_allison Sorry about that. Good birding Russ Allison, West Lafayette ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Pileated Pronounciation From: Morris Gevirtz <moegev AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 20:32:27 -0300 Dear Birding Friends, I've never been contented with scientist's accounts of the meanings of the Greek, Latin, and Parsi roots they use in the scientific naming. Here is the real story on Pileated. The root of the word is ÐÉËÏÓ with an English adjectival ending. It comes from a Ancient Greek word meaning *felt* as in the pressed wool/hair material. In fact, the very word felt comes from the word "ðéëoó" -pilos. The Latin word is *Pilus* and the German: *Filtz and both mean felt. In Turkey, the remains of felt have been found dating back at least to 6,500 BC. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt* * * *The Pileated WP is wearing a felt tuft.* See Liddell's 1846 translation of Passow's Etymology. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ojld3l5_WUzZUXX5kw_aQA?feat=directlink *But that ain't the whole story.* Whereas the root of Pilos and felt is: O.E. felt, from W.Gmc. *feltaz (cf. M.Du. vilt, O.H.G. filz, Da. filt), from P.Gmc. *peltaz "something beaten," from PIE *peldos- (cf. O.C.S. plusti), with a sense of "beating." Source: Etymonline.com The Proto Indo-european root *peldos (to beat) is very common. Abattoir is one of my favorite derivatives. In modern Greek "ðéëïó" means "hat." Those stately birds are the Chapeau wearing types. Since ðéëïó is a participle then "Hat" in Greek literally means "beaten" as in "I am wearing a beaten" Knowing this i would feel weird taxidermy-ing a Pileated WP. The Pileated Woodpecker is the "Beaten Woodpecker". Maybe then: The Beat-headed Beater? Then to further analyse, "Wood + Pecker" are full of history. Wood is a word with a murky past. According to Lemon's Etymology of 1733, the word "wood" is related to the Latin *silva* (Like the name Sylvia).The druids might have used a similar word. According to Lemon, the root of wood and silva come from the idea of "not-a-plain" "not open" Pecker on the other hand is probably onomatopoeia. So picking one's nose and pecking on wood have the same idea in mind. So we have the *Beaten Not-an-open-place-tapping-sound-maker * Does that sound like the Pileated to you? Lewis and Clark knew the bird by a different name: CLARK: "The Magpy is most commonly found in the open country and are the same with those formerly discribed on the Missouri. the large woodpecker or log cock [Pileated Woodpecker], the lark woodpecker {N. Flicker] and the small white woodpecker with a read head [Red-breasted Sapsucker] are the same with those of the Atlantic states and are found exclusively in the timbered country" http://libxml1a.unl.edu/lewisandclark/read/?_xmlsrc=1806-03-04&_xslsrc=LCstyles.xsl#n28030405 Cock, by the way seems also to be onomatopoeia from L. *gallus * Chicken What is cool is the in French a woodpecker is a *"Pic"* and it crest is called a *"huppe." *This latter word comes directly from the Latin *upupa*Cf. Gr. *"åðïðó" meaning *Hoopoe. These words also being onomatopoeia. http://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/huppe The root of "pic" is obvious, right? So while one language refers to the head of a bird as a "beaten", the other refers to it by the noise another bird makes and yet a third language refers to the bird as a whole the sound of another and the same bird: Cock, Peck. Hoopoe + Cock + Peck = Piciformes I believe that the more we know about what we call birds in human languages the more we will know about the lives of these birds through human history and our relationship to them. Now, as to your little pronunciation issue. Webster's Accepts both: LINK But what some have accorded as being the rules of English pronunciation seem to disagree -go to point A2: http://www.uni-greifswald.de/~anglam/staff/Material/Fanning/PronRules.pdf Good Birding, -Morris Gevirtz ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Goshen Dam From: John Harley <ekjwh68 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 18:03:25 -0500 All the birds listed were seen from our family room window, which overlooks a large part of the dam on the west side. We saw at least 5 Greenwing Teal later today just north of the bridge on CR 38, where you saw 7. I also counted 46 Mute Swans. Earlier in the day we saw only 2 Common Mergansers, but about 2 hours ago there were at least 5 males feeding outside our window--I was able to watch one swallow a small fish. There seems to be more activity than we had last year at this time. I also failed to mention Tufted Titmouse in our list--we have several here. John and Elaine Harley, ekjwh68 AT hotmail.com, Goshen, IN _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Steuben Couny Bald Eagle From: Holly Meyers <HMeyersKbirder AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:47:15 EST Was watching a pair of Red-tails that have decided to nest on our property, when I saw 3 crows chasing one of them...or so I thought! A Juv Bald Eagle, probably a first year, was sitting in our tree! Took some pictures and passed the info on Fred Wooley and Brad Bumgardner for age confirmation... A First for our Property!! Holly Meyers Steuben County ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Lakefront 6 Feb '10 Gulls Galore From: "Kenneth J. Brock" <kj.brock AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:34:17 -0600 Today (6 Feb’10) Susan Bagby, John Cassady, and I birded the lakefront from Michigan City to Whiting Park. The cold northeast wind did not bode well for a good day on the lakefront; however, the easterly component moved the ice away from the eastern lakefront and generated the best gull movement in several years. For the day we counted seven species, including: three Thayer’s, two Iceland (ties 6th highest count), one Lesser Black- backed, eleven Glaucous (3rd highest count), and 39 Great Black-backed Gulls. The latter is a record count (old maximum was 29). HIGHLIGHTS BEVERLY SHORES LAKEFRONT As we arrived it was apparent that scores of gulls were flying eastward along the lakeshore. In about 45 minutes we logged the following (all flying into the easterly wind): Greater Scaup (2) White-winged Scoter (1) Common Goldeneye (69) Common Merganser (45) Red-breasted Merganser (165) Herring Gull (480) THAYER’S GULL (2- adult & 3rd-cycle) Great Black-backed Gull (1- first-cycle) MICHIGAN CITY HARBOR A large gull flock was feeding along the outer breakwall as waves crashed over. Com. Goldeneye (25) Bufflehead (1) Common Merganser (45) Red-breasted Merganser (25) Herring Gull (300) Iceland (1 2nd-cycle) COWLES BOG (on Mineral Springs Rd) Missed the shrike (again) PORT OF INDIANA (Met John Kendall) Redhead (4) Surf Scoter (1) Common Goldeneye (25) Bufflehead (8) Com. Merganser (500 apx) Herring Gull (150) THAYER’S GULL (1- 2nd-cycle) Glaucous Gull (2- first or 2nd-cycle) Great Black-backed Gull (10- 5 ad, one 3rd, one 2nd, &3 1st) PORTAGE LAKEFRONT PARK (with John Kendall) Mute Swan (7- swimming in the harbor) Com. Goldeneye (10) Com. Merganser (27) Red-breasted Merganser (1) ROXANA AREA (adjacent to Hammond filtration plant water outlet) Mute Swan (3) Gadwall (3) Am. Black Duck (4) Mallard (50 est.) Greater Scaup (1 male) Hooded Merganser (3) Pied-billed Grebe (2) Black-crowned Night-Heron (4- 2 ad & 2 1st-cycle) WHITING REFINERY BEACH (with John Kendall and Jeff McCoy) White-winged Scoter (3 flyby) Common Goldeneye (30) Com. Merganser (10) Herring Gull (80) THAYER’S GULL (1- 2nd-cycle- watch for Cassady & Kendall photos) ICELAND GULL (1 adult spent more than an hour flying about the outlet. Watch for Cassady & Kendall photos) LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 adult) GLAUCOUS GULL (9- 5 adults, one 3rd, one 2nd, one 2nd/3rd, and one 1st) Great Black-backed Gull (28- not aged) WHITING PARK (iced in) Ken Brock Chesterton, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: No Subject From: Russell Allison <grounds11 AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:33:14 -0500 Some action around bird feeders today with the new snow. The area had been quiet for a few days. I still haven't had a Northern Cardinal at the Feeders for several weeks. I have had as many as 12 in past winters. Birds seen today: Mourning Dove -16 House Finch -15-This is low compared to past winters. Dark eyed Junco-7 Downey Woodpecker-2 House Sparrow-2 White breasted Nuthatch-2 Tufted Titmouse-1 Carolina Chickadee-2 Cooper's Hawk-1-almost a daily visitor. May answer the Cardinal question. Red-bellied Woodpecker-1 I have put an earlier photo of the Cooper's Hawk on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/russ-allison Good birding Russ Allison, West Lafayette ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: ?2nd Year Golden Eagle?, Vigo County From: Jim Sullivan <jb.sullivan AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:47:37 -0800 3;11pm. Went to see if I could find the Ross's Goose since the sun was out and in a favorable position. Absolutely no luck. I was heading west on Dallas, about to turn around, when I noticed an outline of a raptor making several dives below the powerlines where the old Pfizer wetland parking is located. The outline appeared to be that of am eagle with a crow chasing it. When I got in position where it was no longer backlit, it appeared to be a juv bald eagle. I turned the car around to head east and started taking photos. This appeared to be the same "juv bald eagle" that I saw one adult bald eagle chasing away last week further south. Unfortunately, I only got backlit pictures last week due to dark gray skies. Last week Ifirst thought the adult was chasing a turkey vulture due to the dark and light underside of the wings. When I got the camera on it... It definitely was an eagle. This time the eagle had the same wing underside and a large white band. It unded up soaring very high and drifted to the south.I lost visual contct with it when it was somewhere over CSN. I am still learning... So I will post pics when I get home so you can tell me I am nuts... But based on Sibley's, It appears to be a 2nd year Golden Eagle(although still has white patches on top of wing). Jim ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: A few photos of the OREGON JUNCO from 2-3-10. From: Timily Hill <timily888 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:01:22 +0000 I FINALLY got around to throwing a few pics into my Flickr Photostream. The OREGON JUNCO a few days ago finally pushed me into it harder. I'll be adding a lot more photos from now on.....I have so many, I don't know where to start.  --Tim Hill A FEW FLICKR PHOTOS...MORE TO COME..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/tim-hill/ ~~~  Rock out with your binocs out!  ~~~ Tim & Emily Hill St. Joe County POTATO CREEK S.P.  & NW INDIANA 2009 SIGHT RECORD MAP    (NOW 2 PAGES...CLICK ON PG. 2 AT COLUMN BOTTOM IF NEC): http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108847996890583469508.00046d922fa334e8ca031&t=h&ll=41.55577,-86.354384&spn=0.018755,0.045276&z=15 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Pileated Pronunciation? From: Timily Hill <timily888 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 18:40:34 +0000   >>>>>>  I used to pronounce it "PILL-ee-ay-tid", but that was when I lived in a town with no Pileateds. Then I moved to a place that actually had the birds and I heard people saying "PIE-lee-ay-tid". So I changed. :-)   Bernie Sloan Bloomington  <<<<<<<<   Me too exactly Bernie........ Tim Hill ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Birds on Goshen Dam From: John Harley <ekjwh68 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:46:58 -0500 An adult Bald Eagle flew over the Goshen Dam at least 3 times this morning. We also observed an adult Bald Eagle for 45 min last Sunday morning. It was perched in a tree just south of our property. It was likely watching the geese and ducks on the ice on the dam pond. Most of the ice has gone, and we are beginning to see more activity. Today we saw Common Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Bufflehead, Mute Swans and Canada Geese. Other birds from our window this morning were: Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Junco, Cooper's Hawk, Cardinal, Ring-billed Gulls, House Finch, Goldfinch, European House Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Mourning Dove, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, and Black-capped Chickadee. Our Red-breasted Nuthatch, which faithfully appeared daily all winter, suddenly stopped coming on 1/21/10. We suspect the Cooper's Hawk might be responsible. We have had fairly frequent visits from a Hairy Woodpecker this winter--unusual for us lately. John and Elaine Harley, ekjwh68 AT hotmail.com, Goshen, IN _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Pileated Pronunciation? From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 06:54:38 -0800   Tom Becker's Cornell source says:   "PILEATED (Woodpecker) - PIE-lee-ay-tid, PILL-ee-ay-tid (having a pileus or cap). This and the next two are commonly pronounced as the two alternate versions listed from the dictionary. If it bothers you when people say it differently than you do, lighten up. They're just birds, for goodness sakes, and THEY don't care what you call them."   I found a source that says, while they're both acceptable pronunciations, "PIE-lee-ay-tid" is the more common pronounciation:   "So, what's the correct pronunciation? It's pronounced both ways, either 'PIE-lee-ay-tid', or 'PILL-ee-ay-tid', with more folks leaning toward the first pronunciation. Both ways are acceptable." From: http://www.visitflorida.com/experts/outdoors_and_nature/action.blog/id.1513   I used to pronounce it "PILL-ee-ay-tid", but that was when I lived in a town with no Pileateds. Then I moved to a place that actually had the birds and I heard people saying "PIE-lee-ay-tid". So I changed. :-)   Bernie Sloan Bloomington   --- On Thu, 2/4/10, Tom and Colleen Becker wrote: From: Tom and Colleen Becker Subject: Re: [IN-BIRD-L] Pileated Pronunciation? To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 6:58 PM I say we ought to refer to Cornell... "I'm with you fellas"... http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/birdname.htm Tom Becker Floyd County -----Original Message----- From: Michael L. P. Retter To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Sent: Thu, Feb 4, 2010 6:41 pm Subject: Re: [IN-BIRD-L] Pileated Pronunciation? PILL-ee-ate-ed and PIE-lee-ate-ed are both correct. There is no accepted -syllable pronunciation. Michael L. P. Retter -------------------------------- . Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN lretter AT yahoo.com ome:  765.838.3152 ell:  309.824.7317 ttp://xenospiza.com/ Tour Leader, Tropical Birding ttp://www.tropicalbirding.com/ ---------------------------------- -- On Thu, 2/4/10, terry ballenger wrote: > From: terry ballenger Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Pileated Pronunciation? To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 5:08 PM Since we've been on the subject of Pileated Woodpeckers lately, I have to admit I've always been confused about the correct pronunciation of the bird.   Is it:  PIL-E-ATE-ED, PIE-LATED, OR PILL-ATED...or, is there any "official" pronunciation at all?!    I guess the bird doesn't actually care, but it would be nice to know.   Thanks for all your suggestions.   Terry Ballenger Noblesville, Ham. Co. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting?  Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. 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To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: BIRDING IN GIBSON COUNTY. From: Vicky Whitaker <hostas4u AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:34:41 -0500 WOW! 2-6-10 We have about 2" of snow so I went out driving. I went out South of Oakland City on S Jackson and turned onto 525S I hit paydirt! SHORT-EARED OWLS 30+ it was amazing and it was only about 10am. Northern Harriers 20+ Red-tailed hawks 4+ If you are on 57 and 64 junction go 2.5 miles South turn East on 450S go 1.7 miles turn South on South Jackson go .7 miles then turn East on 525S and start looking they were holed up right next to the road in places. One time I counted 10 in one small area. Happy Birding to all. Vicky Whitaker ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Ross's Goose, Vigo County From: Jim Sullivan <jb.sullivan AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 08:07:00 -0800 The Ross's Goose remains at the Pfizer Rec Center Pond. Albiet, much harder to find with the snow on the ground. With the planned closure of this plant... Visitors are no longer allowed to entewr the rec center property. Therefore, you have to view from your car on Carlisle road. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Pronunciations From: terry ballenger <t.ballenger AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:55:16 -0800 Thanks for all your advise on the "woodpecker" pronunciations.  Sounds like either Pill-e-ated or Pie-le-ated is correct.  Below is a very useful (and humorous) article that gives some pause for reflection!   Good birding Terry Ballenger     I say we ought to refer to Cornell... "I'm with you fellas"... http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/birdname.htm Tom Becker Floyd County ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Need advice on finding migrating waterfowl at Summit Lake in March From: Ron & Judy Green <rjgreen123 AT EIWIFI.COM> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:50:47 -0500 I am planning a March field trip to look for waterfowl. I was wanting to know if any of you have had luck in finding many species of waterfowl at Summit Lake in mid-March. Thanks Judy Green Mississinewa Audubon Club Grant Co. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: strange little sparrow? From: Teresa Moorman <unicorngabs AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 23:37:37 -0500 I have a bird visiting my feeders almost everyday. He appears to be a sparrow with a beak deformity. He has learned to use the beak to his advantage, digging through the pile of seed to find just the right one he wants to eat. http://www.flickr.com/photos/36417215 AT N08/4327622991/in/pool-iasphotos Here is the link to my flickr photos if anyone wants to take a look and help identify him. Teresa Moorman Huntingburg, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Pine Creek, Benton County From: "Dunning, John B" <jdunning AT PURDUE.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:42:05 -0500 No waterfowl were present at Pine Creek Gamebird Habitat Area, eastern Benton County this afternoon - wetlands were all frozen. I was there with a visiting professor from Afghanistan, and we were both pleased to see a nice dark-phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. Barny misner13 AT verizon.net ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Pigeon River Northern Shrike From: Jhawillet AT AOL.COM Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 20:35:58 EST A visit to Pigeon River FWA, Lagrange County, turned up a Northern Shrike this morning. The bird was perched near the Osprey nest platform at the pool of the Pigeon River south of Curtis Creek Trout Rearing Station. Otherwise it was pretty quiet; nothing else different among 34 species total. Jim Haw ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: 2-3-10...Oregon Junco From: Timily Hill <timily888 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:08 +0000 We had an Oregon Junco on our feeding deck Wednesday that must have blown in with all the clippers. Gorgeous bird...the first time we have ever seen one amidst the thousands of typical Juncos we all see over the years. I will try to get my Flickr page up in the next day or two as we captured several bright decent shots, even though the day was overcast. Ken Brock said it is Indiana's 93rd documented account of the bird over the years. Tim & Emily Hill St. Joe County POTATO CREEK S.P.  & NW INDIANA 2009 SIGHT RECORD MAP    (NOW 2 PAGES...CLICK ON PG. 2 AT COLUMN BOTTOM IF NEC): http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108847996890583469508.00046d922fa334e8ca031&t=h&ll=41.55577,-86.354384&spn=0.018755,0.045276&z=15 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Pileated Pronunciation? From: Tom and Colleen Becker <cbirding AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:58:58 -0500 I say we ought to refer to Cornell... "I'm with you fellas"... http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/birdname.htm Tom Becker Floyd County -----Original Message----- From: Michael L. P. Retter To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Sent: Thu, Feb 4, 2010 6:41 pm Subject: Re: [IN-BIRD-L] Pileated Pronunciation? PILL-ee-ate-ed and PIE-lee-ate-ed are both correct. There is no accepted -syllable pronunciation. Michael L. P. Retter -------------------------------- . Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN lretter AT yahoo.com ome: 765.838.3152 ell: 309.824.7317 ttp://xenospiza.com/ Tour Leader, Tropical Birding ttp://www.tropicalbirding.com/ ---------------------------------- -- On Thu, 2/4/10, terry ballenger wrote: > From: terry ballenger Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Pileated Pronunciation? To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 5:08 PM Since we've been on the subject of Pileated Woodpeckers lately, I have to admit I've always been confused about the correct pronunciation of the bird. Is it: PIL-E-ATE-ED, PIE-LATED, OR PILL-ATED...or, is there any "official" pronunciation at all?! I guess the bird doesn't actually care, but it would be nice to know. Thanks for all your suggestions. Terry Ballenger Noblesville, Ham. Co. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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Try the permanent archives earch interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html o post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. o subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu ith a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME ASTNAME here FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. o contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************* ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Pileated Pronunciation? From: "Michael L. P. Retter" <mlretter AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:41:58 -0800 PILL-ee-ate-ed and PIE-lee-ate-ed are both correct. There is no accepted 3-syllable pronunciation. Michael L. P. Retter --------------------------------- W. Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN mlretter AT yahoo.com home: 765.838.3152 cell: 309.824.7317 http://xenospiza.com/ Tour Leader, Tropical Birding http://www.tropicalbirding.com/ ----------------------------------- --- On Thu, 2/4/10, terry ballenger wrote: > From: terry ballenger > Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Pileated Pronunciation? > To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 5:08 PM > Since we've been on the subject of > Pileated Woodpeckers lately, I have to admit I've always > been confused about the correct pronunciation of the bird. >   > Is it:  PIL-E-ATE-ED, PIE-LATED, OR PILL-ATED...or, is > there any "official" pronunciation at all?!  >   > I guess the bird doesn't actually care, but it would be > nice to know. >   > Thanks for all your suggestions. >   > Terry Ballenger > Noblesville, Ham. Co. > > ********************************************************** > Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting?  Try the > permanent archives > search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html > To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. > To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to:  > listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu > With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe > IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME > where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last > names. > To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu > ********************************************************** > ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Pileated Pronunciation? From: terry ballenger <t.ballenger AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:08:50 -0800 Since we've been on the subject of Pileated Woodpeckers lately, I have to admit I've always been confused about the correct pronunciation of the bird.   Is it:  PIL-E-ATE-ED, PIE-LATED, OR PILL-ATED...or, is there any "official" pronunciation at all?!    I guess the bird doesn't actually care, but it would be nice to know.   Thanks for all your suggestions.   Terry Ballenger Noblesville, Ham. Co. ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Sandhills and Trumpeters From: David Crouch <david AT PROGRADE.NET> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:20:18 -0500 I found hundreds of Sandhill Cranes and five Trumpeter Swans in the Ewing bottoms area of Jackson County this morning. Cranes were in evidence in several sections and quite a few were on the wing making short moves from one patch of fields to another. The largest aggregations were East of CR250W and along CR225N with about 350 Cranes and then at least 400 that were South of Slab road and along CR310W. There was a lot of socialization and dancing behavior being exhibited. The Trumpeter's were in one of the few thawed wet areas adjacent to a patch of woods East of CR310W. One bird appeared to be first year with the other four evidently adults. All had sharp margins between the bill and gape, pointed top bill borders and no yellow. I had seen and posted trumpeter sightings from this same area mid- February last year. The Bald Eagle was first visible from the Swan viewing area perched in a Sycamore tree on the banks of the gravel pit South of US50. Some of the following birds were seen in the Sheildstown area along the East fork and along US50 between Crane Hill and Seymour. Trumpeter Swan -5 Canada Goose -6 Sandhill Crane -900 Bald Eagle -1 adult Red-tailed Hawk -4 American Kestrel -15 including three pair sets Red-bellied Woodpecker -1 Downy Woodpecker -3 two were working corn stubble stalks Pileated Woodpecker -1 American Crow -12 Horned Lark -11 Eastern meadowlark -2 American Tree Sparrow -7 Dave Crouch Seymour ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Clarification about my "out-of-place Pileateds" posting, plus Blue Jays and Cardinals From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:04:36 -0800   When I was talking about Pileateds being "out of place" I was mostly talking about the birds in the context of the particular spot where I live. I've lived in this location for five years. It's maybe a half mile from a couple of square miles of mostly uninhabited wooded hills. Pileateds are very common back in the woods.   In past years it was uncommon to see Pileateds outside of the woods. This winter I see them quite often: in hedgerows and small patches of relatively young trees, flying across open grassy areas, etc. Even in town. And I'm seeing a lot more of them this winter than in past winters. I guess I just was wondering what makes this winter different from the past four winters, at least as far as Pileateds are concerned.   A couple of people who responded to the Pileated thread mentioned low numbers of Blue Jays and Cardinals:   * Around here it seems like there's been a bumper crop of Cardinals this year. I counted 42 on my four-mile walk this AM, hanging out in brushy areas along the IU XC course and the Indiana Railroad tracks.   * When I first moved here there weren't many Blue Jays, which I attributed to West Nile. But they've rebounded nicely over the past few years.  I ran across at least 20 of them on the IU XC course this morning. And a few months ago (late October) I watched a flock of at least 250 Blue Jays fly over the IU XC course...I'm assuming they were migrants.   Bernie Sloan Bloomington   ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Eagles in Indpls From: Karen Wade <karenwade1 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:37:19 +0000 On our way to work this morning, Mike and I spotted a pair of bald eagles perched in a tree over the White River, near the Lilly Recreational Park and last year's nest. They both looked to be mature with full white heads and tails. Karen Wade Franklin, IN karenwade1 AT comcast.net ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? From: Bob Royalty <royaltyr AT WABASH.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:34:35 -0500 We have at least one resident pair of Pileateds here in the SW part of the village of Zionsville which I see almost daily.  They visit the neighbor's suet feeder frequently.  We're nead the wooded Eagle Creek area so this isn't too suprising.   But what was surprising was looking out of my office window on Jan. 20th, on the mall at Wabash Campus, and seeing a Pileated on the maple tree and then flying toward the library buildling.  This is a large open area with only a few trees and the bird was heading away from the woods. I don't see a lot of bluejays on my feeder (fortunately!) but I heard some around yesterday.  Bob R. > On Sunday morning about 15-20 minutes after sunrise I was running on West > Lafayette's Cattail Trail between Stadium Ave and Cherry Lane when I > watched a Pileated fly over lots of open country (appropriately including, > considering who started this thread, the Purdue cross country course) > going from McCormick Woods to Stewart Woods. > > My parents first retirement home in Grove City, Florida had Pileateds > around though there weren't any trees that would be considered big enough > around here to accommodate them. They were also considerably tamer than > the ones around here. I think that might be a known regional difference > though. > > Here at my rural home with some good sized trees, within the past week I > observed a Pileated wailing away at a moderately large oak tree for a few > minutes. > > For the Celery Bog birders, keep your eyes open for Coyotes if you're > interested in them at all. A week ago I was running on the Cattail Trail > west of the bog near the Pothole sign (which runners refer to as "the > podium" as it's a landmark that's 2.5 miles from where the running club > starts its runs) when something far to the west that could have been a > coyote, a dog or a siren sounded. So many coyotes responded from the area > of the pothole and the small clump or trees on high ground and beyond, it > was a little unnerving. > > Larry Miller > In SE Tippecanoe County > > On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:58:34 -0500, Tom wrote: > >> That's curious. We have Pileateds on the suet, sometimes as many as >> three on or near the post on which it is mounted. This is basically the >> same as it has been the past 9 winters since returning to Indiana. They >> do like to pound on our log house. >> I have observed few if any Blue Jays this winter. I don't have one on >> the list for this year. Have they been nailed by West Nile or is there >> another diagnosis or are my observations just a local population drop >> and others are seeing plenty of Blue Jays? >> The latest on the lake has been a juvenile Bald Eagle dive bombing the >> Geese around the remaining open water. I haven't seen any of our three >> Eagles succeed but have heard past stories of them getting birds as big >> as Geese. >> on Lamb Lake in SW Johnson Co >> Tom Hougham > > ********************************************************** > Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives > search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html > To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. > To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: > listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu > With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME > LASTNAME > where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. > To contact the listowner, send an email to > in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu > ********************************************************** > Robert M. Royalty, Jr., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Religion Wabash College http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/royaltyr/ ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees From: "Dunning, John B" <jdunning AT PURDUE.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:18:07 -0500 Blue Jays were one of the species nailed hard initially by West Nile Virus. Corvids (jays and crows) in general were hard hit as were some grouse. I just read a report on Yellow-billed Magpies in California suggesting that they were hit very hard. But we have had our resident Blue Jays at our home in northern Tippecanoe County all winter - 3-4 individuals at a time emptying my sunflower feeder. Barny Misner13 AT verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: Bird discussion list for Indiana [mailto:IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:59 AM To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Subject: Re: [IN-BIRD-L] Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees That's curious. We have Pileateds on the suet, sometimes as many as three on or near the post on which it is mounted. This is basically the same as it has been the past 9 winters since returning to Indiana. They do like to pound on our log house. I have observed few if any Blue Jays this winter. I don't have one on the list for this year. Have they been nailed by West Nile or is there another diagnosis or are my observations just a local population drop and others are seeing plenty of Blue Jays? The latest on the lake has been a juvenile Bald Eagle dive bombing the Geese around the remaining open water. I haven't seen any of our three Eagles succeed but have heard past stories of them getting birds as big as Geese. on Lamb Lake in SW Johnson Co Tom Hougham At 05:29 PM 2/2/2010, Ray Troyer wrote: >That's exactly how I felt when I had a Pileated >at my place several weeks ago. It's wooded >but, I thought the trees are too small. Maybe >it was because he was very actively looking for >food. He didn't come to the suite > >Ray Troyer > >Goshen, Elkhart > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "B.G. Sloan" >To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV .INDIANA. EDU >Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 8:52:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Out-of-place Pileated >Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees > > >This winter I've been seeing Pileated >Woodpeckers in places where I haven't usually >seen them over the five years I've lived in this house. > >But before I start talking about the Pileateds , >I just wanted to mention a large flock of >Carolina Chickadees I encountered along the IU >cross country course this morning. There were at >least 20-25 chickadees in this flock. They all >were chasing each other agitatedly. This is the >largest tightly knit flock of chickadees I have ever seen. Cool!! > >I'm lucky enough to live a half mile from 2.5+ >square miles of largely uninhabited wooded >hills. The habitat there is really good for >Pileated Woodpeckers. When I go deep into these >woods it's not at all unusual to see/hear Pileateds . > >But this past fall and this winter I've >consistently seen Pileateds in less-than-optimal habitats: > >* I've had Pileateds at my suburban feeders numerous times this winter. >* On at least three occasions I've had to chase >away Pileateds hammering the siding of my house, >presumably looking for carpenter bee nests. This >is an interesting experience in itself. When a >Pileated starts hammering on your siding it >sounds like some sort of maniac is trying to >hack through your wall with a ball-peen hammer. :-) >* Pileateds have become quite common in >hedgerows and small patches of pole-sized timber >along the south edge of the IU cross country course. >* Just in the past few days I've seen several >really out-of-place Pileateds . One was flying >over the Best Buy on 3rd Street. Another was >flying over the College Mall parking lot. And >just this morning I watched a pair of Pileateds >leisurely working their way through the Bell Trace retirement community. > >Bernie Sloan >My birding blog : http ://bird-bs. blogspot .com >Follow me on Twitter: http ://twitter.com/ birdbs >My all-time favorite song about birdwatching: http :// tinyurl .com/yk8j6wr > > > > > > > > >********************************************************** >Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting?  Try the permanent archives >search interface at: http :// listserv . indiana >. edu /archives/in-bird-l. html >To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. >To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email >to:  listserv AT listserv . indiana . edu >With a message body (not subject line!) of: >subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME >where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. >To contact the listowner , send an email to >in-bird-l-request AT listserv . indiana . edu >********************************************************** > >********************************************************** >Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Three Urban Kestrels, seven Pileateds, Crow behavior From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:57:59 -0800   This morning I set a personal record for the number of American Kestrels in view simultaneously...three of them. My previous high count on numerous occasions was two birds in view at one time. The interesting thing about these birds was the location...a grassy vacant lot behind Best Buy on 3rd street. Two of the Kestrels were perched near each other in a small tree. The third Kestrel was in another small tree about 100 feet away.This lot is also bordered by Barnes & Noble, a church, an auto repair shop, and numerous apartment buildings. I can't recall seeing many Kestrels in an urban setting like that.   I also recorded a personal high count of seven Pileated Woodpeckers on one outing. As I stood at the far north end of the IU cross country course I could hear four individuals calling from the woods to the north. As I headed south I flushed one from a tree out in the middle of the XC course. As I exited the XC course on its south side I saw two more in a patch of woods near the road. My previous record was five, set less than three weeks ago. Pretty cool!   Finally, I've been observing some interesting crow behavior lately. A couple of neighborhood crows apparently recognize me now. I've been going out in the yard a couple of times a day to put bird feed on the ground for the juncos and winter sparrows. A small flock of crows has been showing up on occasion to eat some of the feed, usually right after I put it out. A couple of days ago I noticed that one or two of the crows will get excited when I walk out the door, even if I'm not carrying bird feed. They don't act this way when other people leave the house or walk by. This morning on my way home from my morning walk I cut through an apartment complex parking lot. I passed under a tree where a crow was perched and the bird started calling excitedly. It then proceeded to follow me home. Of course I put out some fresh bird feed. :-)   For those of you who might be thinking I'm anthropomorphizing a bit about the crows, there is research that suggests that crows can differentiate between different humans. For example, see: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18429-if-you-think-a-crow-is-giving-you-the-evil-eye.html   Bernie Sloan Bloomington My birding blog: http://bird-bs.blogspot.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/birdbs   ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees From: Sue and Ted Ulrich <SueAndTedUlrich AT MSN.COM> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:05:29 -0500 Hi, We have had Pileateds coming to our feeders here in eastern Warren County for a number of years. For the first 20 or so years we lived her no dice, although they were in the woods around the house. After the first discovered the feeder they've been a regular visitor. Our bluejay population is normal, however our cardinal population is the lowest I recall. Usually have 12-15 pairs when the weather gets bad, this year only 5 pairs. Went to NICHES land trust's Shawnee Bottom property in Fountain County this morning. The eagles are already at their nest and there was a nice Rough-legged Hawk hanging around. Heard a Barred Owl call too. Saw several Kestrels and at least 4 Red-tails on the drive and a beautiful dark phase Rough-legged Hawk about a mile from the house. It's been hanging in the area for a couple of weeks now. Susan Ulrich eastern Warren County ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Lakefront birding quick stops From: Bob Zaremba <bobzarem AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:14:02 -0800 On my way to the airport this afternoon, I visited several lake front spots.  I stopped along Roxana Area, Whiting Park and beach, and finally Calumet Park.    The highlights for me today were a Glacous Gull and adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and  Greater Black-backed Gulls seen from Calumet Park.    Here are the sightings summay:   ROXANA AREA  Gadwall - 5 Am. Black Duck - 6 Mallard 120+ Hooded Merganser 12 Black-crowned Night-Heron 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Pied-billed Grebe 3 WHITING PARK Canada Goose  200+ (in ball fields) Greater Scaup  35 Scaup sp. 150+ (two large rafts too distant) Com. Merganser 2  Flyby Hooded Merganser 3 Common Goldeneye  15 American Kestrel  1  (male)   CALUMET PARK, IL Mute Swan  2 Redhead 5 Greater Scaup 35 Scaup sp   250+  Several large rafts in distance Com. Goldeneye 18 Bufflehead  3 Com. Merganser 10 Glaucous Gull  1 Great Black-backed Gull 7  Lesser Black-backed Gull 1  adult Herring Gull  52 Ring-billed Gull  75   once again,  wish I had my scope and more time!   Bob Zaremba Marietta, GA ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Surf Scoter From: Russell Allison <grounds11 AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 18:08:44 -0500 I found and got a few pictures of the Surf Scoter at the Williamsburg Apartments. She was visible for over a half hour from 3:45pm to 4:15pm. Then flew upstream out of my sight. Until then she had been going for short moves up and down stream. She was never very far from shore, directly East of the parking lot. Also seen were 3-4 Bald Eagles. One was an Adult the others were sub-adult, age was not known for sure. May have seen one of them twice. Also on the East side of the Wabash were (3) Common Goldeneye.Photos can be seen on my Flickr sight. Thanks to Ning Wu for finding her for every one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/russ_allison Good birding Russ Allison,West Lafayette ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Spencer County Chipping Sparrows From: David Ayer <dayerd AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:08:40 -0800 Hello, While out birding this mornig I found a small flock of 3 Chipping Sparrows near French Island Marina in SW Spencer County. David Ayer Rockport, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees From: Larry Miller <larry AT LAFINLARRY.NET> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:41:48 -0500 On Sunday morning about 15-20 minutes after sunrise I was running on West Lafayette's Cattail Trail between Stadium Ave and Cherry Lane when I watched a Pileated fly over lots of open country (appropriately including, considering who started this thread, the Purdue cross country course) going from McCormick Woods to Stewart Woods. My parents first retirement home in Grove City, Florida had Pileateds around though there weren't any trees that would be considered big enough around here to accommodate them. They were also considerably tamer than the ones around here. I think that might be a known regional difference though. Here at my rural home with some good sized trees, within the past week I observed a Pileated wailing away at a moderately large oak tree for a few minutes. For the Celery Bog birders, keep your eyes open for Coyotes if you're interested in them at all. A week ago I was running on the Cattail Trail west of the bog near the Pothole sign (which runners refer to as "the podium" as it's a landmark that's 2.5 miles from where the running club starts its runs) when something far to the west that could have been a coyote, a dog or a siren sounded. So many coyotes responded from the area of the pothole and the small clump or trees on high ground and beyond, it was a little unnerving. Larry Miller In SE Tippecanoe County On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:58:34 -0500, Tom wrote: > That's curious. We have Pileateds on the suet, sometimes as many as > three on or near the post on which it is mounted. This is basically the > same as it has been the past 9 winters since returning to Indiana. They > do like to pound on our log house. > I have observed few if any Blue Jays this winter. I don't have one on > the list for this year. Have they been nailed by West Nile or is there > another diagnosis or are my observations just a local population drop > and others are seeing plenty of Blue Jays? > The latest on the lake has been a juvenile Bald Eagle dive bombing the > Geese around the remaining open water. I haven't seen any of our three > Eagles succeed but have heard past stories of them getting birds as big > as Geese. > on Lamb Lake in SW Johnson Co > Tom Hougham ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Shanklin Park , 2/3/10 From: Dan Stoltzfus <DanHSt AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:41:06 EST This is a report of our mourning bird walk. The FOX SPARROW has been coming to my feeder area since about the middle of January. Dan Stoltzfus ____________________________________ From: DanHSt AT aol.com To: Melissakinsey AT Goshencity.com Sent: 2/3/2010 1:34:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Subj: Fwd: eBird Report - Shanklin Park , 2/3/10 ____________________________________ From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org To: danhst AT aol.com Sent: 2/3/2010 1:32:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Subj: eBird Report - Shanklin Park , 2/3/10 Location: Shanklin Park Observation date: 2/3/10 Notes: 27 deg. cloudy, calm Dan Stoltzfus, Larry Ford, elaine Harley, Mary Martin, Melissa Kinsey. The Fox Sparrow was at Dan Stoltzfus's home. Count includes birds seen at Elaine Harley's home Number of species: 23 Canada Goose 500 Mallard 84 Common Goldeneye 9 Cooper's Hawk 3 Mourning Dove 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 4 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 5 Brown Creeper 1 American Robin 15 European Starling 50 American Tree Sparrow 5 Fox Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 17 Northern Cardinal 14 House Finch 4 American Goldfinch 16 House Sparrow 6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees From: Tom <annntom AT EMBARQMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:58:34 -0500 That's curious. We have Pileateds on the suet, sometimes as many as three on or near the post on which it is mounted. This is basically the same as it has been the past 9 winters since returning to Indiana. They do like to pound on our log house. I have observed few if any Blue Jays this winter. I don't have one on the list for this year. Have they been nailed by West Nile or is there another diagnosis or are my observations just a local population drop and others are seeing plenty of Blue Jays? The latest on the lake has been a juvenile Bald Eagle dive bombing the Geese around the remaining open water. I haven't seen any of our three Eagles succeed but have heard past stories of them getting birds as big as Geese. on Lamb Lake in SW Johnson Co Tom Hougham At 05:29 PM 2/2/2010, Ray Troyer wrote: >That's exactly how I felt when I had a Pileated >at my place several weeks ago. It's wooded >but, I thought the trees are too small. Maybe >it was because he was very actively looking for >food. He didn't come to the suite > >Ray Troyer > >Goshen, Elkhart > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "B.G. Sloan" >To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV .INDIANA. EDU >Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 8:52:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Out-of-place Pileated >Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees > > >This winter I've been seeing Pileated >Woodpeckers in places where I haven't usually >seen them over the five years I've lived in this house. > >But before I start talking about the Pileateds , >I just wanted to mention a large flock of >Carolina Chickadees I encountered along the IU >cross country course this morning. There were at >least 20-25 chickadees in this flock. They all >were chasing each other agitatedly. This is the >largest tightly knit flock of chickadees I have ever seen. Cool!! > >I'm lucky enough to live a half mile from 2.5+ >square miles of largely uninhabited wooded >hills. The habitat there is really good for >Pileated Woodpeckers. When I go deep into these >woods it's not at all unusual to see/hear Pileateds . > >But this past fall and this winter I've >consistently seen Pileateds in less-than-optimal habitats: > >* I've had Pileateds at my suburban feeders numerous times this winter. >* On at least three occasions I've had to chase >away Pileateds hammering the siding of my house, >presumably looking for carpenter bee nests. This >is an interesting experience in itself. When a >Pileated starts hammering on your siding it >sounds like some sort of maniac is trying to >hack through your wall with a ball-peen hammer. :-) >* Pileateds have become quite common in >hedgerows and small patches of pole-sized timber >along the south edge of the IU cross country course. >* Just in the past few days I've seen several >really out-of-place Pileateds . One was flying >over the Best Buy on 3rd Street. Another was >flying over the College Mall parking lot. And >just this morning I watched a pair of Pileateds >leisurely working their way through the Bell Trace retirement community. > >Bernie Sloan >My birding blog : http ://bird-bs. blogspot .com >Follow me on Twitter: http ://twitter.com/ birdbs >My all-time favorite song about birdwatching: http :// tinyurl .com/yk8j6wr > > > > > > > > >********************************************************** >Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting?  Try the permanent archives >search interface at: http :// listserv . indiana >. edu /archives/in-bird-l. html >To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. >To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email >to:  listserv AT listserv . indiana . edu >With a message body (not subject line!) of: >subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME >where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. >To contact the listowner , send an email to >in-bird-l-request AT listserv . indiana . edu >********************************************************** > >********************************************************** >Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives >search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html >To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. >To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email >to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu >With a message body (not subject line!) of: >subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME >where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. >To contact the listowner, send an email to >in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu >********************************************************** ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Birding in Gibson County From: Vicky Whitaker <hostas4u AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:53:20 -0500 I need to clarify something. I always head my bird counts with birding in Gibson County. I added the Blue Grass area, I forgot to add that it's in Warrick sorry. Vicky Whitaker ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Christmas Counts - update From: John Cassady <jcassady AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:34:14 -0600 With the Christmas Bird Count season behind us, I thought it would be a good time to share an update of what has been reported in Indiana thus far. Compilers for the following count circles have entered their bird data into the National Audubon database: ELKHART, EVANSVILLE, FORT WAYNE, HAMILTON COUNTY, IND DUNES, JOHNSON COUNTY, JAMESTOWN, LAFAYETTE, MICHAELA FARM-OLDENBURG, MUNCIE, NE LaPORTE, OAKLAND CITY, POSEY COUNTY, POKAGON, PATOKA LAKE, PIGEON RIVER, RICHMOND, SOUTH BEND, So. LAKE COUNTY, SPRING MILL, SULLIVAN COUNTY, TRI-COUNTY ROCHESTER, TERRE HAUTE, TOPEKA, TURKEY RUN, WARRICK COUNTY, W. GIBSON COUNTY, WHITEWATER ST. PK., WILLOW SLOUGH. The following unusual or out of season species have been reported thus far: RED-THROATED LOON GOLDEN EAGLE SURF SCOTER WHITE-WINGED SCOTER BLACK SCOTER VIRGINIA RAIL LEAST SANDPIPER INDIGO BUNTING LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL GLAUCOUS GULL NORTHERN SHRIKE VARIED THRUSH RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD GREAT EGRET Le CONTE'S SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW VESPER SPARROW WESTERN GREBE PALM WARBLER BARN OWL LONG-EARED OWL "OREGON" DARK-EYED JUNCO BALTIMORE ORIOLE Many circles have yet to report. John Cassady Elkhart ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Eagle Marsh, Ft Wayne From: zzedpowers AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:25:33 -0500 There were two SWAMP SPARROWS at Eagle Marsh, along Trail 9A. This short trail circles the extreme east end of the marsh. Nearly all the birds were along the edge of the woods. Red-tailed Hawk 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 American Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 1 American Tree Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 6 Swamp Sparrow 2 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Ed Powers Allen County ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees From: Ray Troyer <raytroyer AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:29:55 +0000 That's exactly how I felt when I had a Pileated at my place several weeks ago.  It's wooded but, I thought the trees are too small.  Maybe it was because he was very actively looking for food.  He didn't come to the suite Ray Troyer Goshen,  Elkhart ----- Original Message ----- From: "B.G. Sloan" To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV .INDIANA. EDU Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 8:52:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees   This winter I've been seeing Pileated Woodpeckers in places where I haven't usually seen them over the five years I've lived in this house.   But before I start talking about the Pileateds , I just wanted to mention a large flock of Carolina Chickadees I encountered along the IU cross country course this morning. There were at least 20-25 chickadees in this flock. They all were chasing each other agitatedly. This is the largest tightly knit flock of chickadees I have ever seen. Cool!!   I'm lucky enough to live a half mile from 2.5+ square miles of largely uninhabited wooded hills. The habitat there is really good for Pileated Woodpeckers. When I go deep into these woods it's not at all unusual to see/hear Pileateds .   But this past fall and this winter I've consistently seen  Pileateds in less-than-optimal habitats:   * I've had Pileateds at my suburban feeders numerous times this winter. * On at least three occasions I've had to chase away Pileateds hammering the siding of my house, presumably looking for carpenter bee nests. This is an interesting experience in itself. When a Pileated starts hammering on your siding it sounds like some sort of maniac is trying to hack through your wall with a ball-peen hammer. :-) * Pileateds have become quite common in hedgerows and small patches of pole-sized timber along the south edge of the IU cross country course. * Just in the past few days I've seen several really out-of-place Pileateds . One was flying over the Best Buy on 3rd Street. Another was flying over the College Mall parking lot. And just this morning I watched a pair of Pileateds leisurely working their way through the Bell Trace retirement community.   Bernie Sloan My birding blog : http ://bird-bs. blogspot .com Follow me on Twitter: http ://twitter.com/ birdbs My all-time favorite song about birdwatching: http :// tinyurl .com/yk8j6wr     ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting?  Try the permanent archives search interface at: http :// listserv . indiana . edu /archives/in-bird-l. html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to:   listserv AT listserv . indiana . edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner , send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv . indiana . edu ********************************************************** ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Harbingers of Spring?? From: Bob Huguenard <roberthuguenard AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:48:47 -0500 Hi, This morning near the Horseman's Campground at Potato Creek SP, I counted 37 American Robins feeding on sumac and berries with a few BC Chickadees.. Spring is coming. I also had the Northern Shrike near the west Osprey Tower. Bob North Liberty ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Wabash R from W Lafayette, 2/2/10 From: Ed Hopkins <birder4in AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:13:17 -0500 Wabash River from the W Lafayette bank, 2/2/10 I counted from US52 S to IN26. The W shore has slower moving water, and waterfowl are often difficult to see from W Lafayette. One of the BAEAs was perched above the river along the N pond of the Williamsburg Apts where ducks usually sit. I walked to the edge of the river from the mowed lawn off of the southend apartments. The scoter happened to be just below out of sight. When it and some Mallards took off, I was only 30' from it. Canada Goose,10 Mallard,77 Surf Scoter,1,female Common Goldeneye,1 Great Blue Heron,4 Bald Eagle,2, one adult & one 4th year Ring-billed Gull,1 Rock Pigeon,24 Red-bellied Woodpecker,1 Hairy Woodpecker,1 American Crow,6 European Starling,2 House Sparrow,1 ==== Ed Hopkins W Lafayette, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Out-of-place Pileated Woodpeckers? Plus lots of Chickadees From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:52:16 -0800   This winter I've been seeing Pileated Woodpeckers in places where I haven't usually seen them over the five years I've lived in this house.   But before I start talking about the Pileateds, I just wanted to mention a large flock of Carolina Chickadees I encountered along the IU cross country course this morning. There were at least 20-25 chickadees in this flock. They all were chasing each other agitatedly. This is the largest tightly knit flock of chickadees I have ever seen. Cool!!   I'm lucky enough to live a half mile from 2.5+ square miles of largely uninhabited wooded hills. The habitat there is really good for Pileated Woodpeckers. When I go deep into these woods it's not at all unusual to see/hear Pileateds.   But this past fall and this winter I've consistently seen Pileateds in less-than-optimal habitats:   * I've had Pileateds at my suburban feeders numerous times this winter. * On at least three occasions I've had to chase away Pileateds hammering the siding of my house, presumably looking for carpenter bee nests. This is an interesting experience in itself. When a Pileated starts hammering on your siding it sounds like some sort of maniac is trying to hack through your wall with a ball-peen hammer. :-) * Pileateds have become quite common in hedgerows and small patches of pole-sized timber along the south edge of the IU cross country course. * Just in the past few days I've seen several really out-of-place Pileateds. One was flying over the Best Buy on 3rd Street. Another was flying over the College Mall parking lot. And just this morning I watched a pair of Pileateds leisurely working their way through the Bell Trace retirement community.   Bernie Sloan My birding blog: http://bird-bs.blogspot.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/birdbs My all-time favorite song about birdwatching: http://tinyurl.com/yk8j6wr     ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Birding in Gibson County. From: Vicky Whitaker <hostas4u AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 23:59:37 -0500 1-31-10 Went birding at Blue Grass FWA with a group of other birders. We saw Merlins 4 Rough-legged hawk 1 Northern harriers 10+ Red-tailed hawk 1 Coopers hawk 1 (me only)driving around on my own earlier. Short-eared owls 10+, once we started seeing them it was hard to keep track, but was very enjoyable. Redwing blackbirds 100+ a few females there too. American tree sparrows 10+ Canada geese 50+ Horned Larks 25+ Great blue Herons 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday 2-1-10 Pileated Woodpecker back yard 1 downy Woodpecker 1 Tufted Titmice 4 feeder Carolina chickadee 2 feeder N Cardinals 6 feeder, 10+ in bottom pasture, scrub area. Red-tailed hawk 1 Flying away from the pasture Sharp shinned hawk flying over yard 1 Blue Jays 4 fighting over food Mourning doves 20+ E Starlings 15+ fighting over food Cowbird 2 H finches 10 H sparrows 15 White-throated sparrow 3 down in schub area. Happy birding to all intil next time. Vicky Whitaker ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Surf Scoter Pictures From: Ning Wu <tippbird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:11:37 -0500 Sorry, everyone, I forgot to send the link to the photos. I apologize for the picture quality. I only had a point-and-shoot camera and it was just after sunrise. Thanks. http://www.flickr.com/photos/47128735 AT N05/ Ning From: raytroyer AT comcast.net [mailto:raytroyer AT comcast.net] Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:57 PM To: Ning Wu Subject: Re: [IN-BIRD-L] Surf Scoter Pictures Where did you upload them to. I don;t have a flickr account so, I don;t think I can login unless you attach a link. Sounds like you made the right call though, good work. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ning Wu" To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 7:54:40 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Surf Scoter Pictures I just uploaded two pictures of the Surf Scoter on flickr. I think the bird is likely a young male because of the ring shaped mark that's forming on the bill. Also, not apparent in the photo because of the lighting, there is considerable yellow in the front of the bill. After getting home and comparing the pictures to to my Sibley's guide, I feel more confident about my id. Please let me know if you think there's anything wrong with my id. Thanks. Ning ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Merlins going Urban? 2/1/10, W Lafayette From: John Cassady <jcassady AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:25:51 -0600 I remember seeing a Merlin perched in the middle of downtown Michigan City on a Christmas Count, and another on a pole in the center of the town of Miller. Both birds looked very out of place. John Cassady Elkhart -----Original Message----- From: Bird discussion list for Indiana [mailto:IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Hopkins Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 5:50 PM To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Merlins going Urban? 2/1/10, W Lafayette This evening I was approaching Sagamore Pkwy on Salisbury Ave. I saw a small falcon land on top of a tall power pole. It appeared to be dark. I crossed the intersection and parked in a CVS Drug parking lot and got my scope out. It was a female Merlin. It was still sitting up there at 6 PM when I left. The situaltion remined be of the Hawthorn Mine evening roosts. This was my first urban Merlin! ==== Ed Hopkins W Lafayette, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Surf Scoter Pictures From: Ning Wu <tippbird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:54:40 -0500 I just uploaded two pictures of the Surf Scoter on flickr. I think the bird is likely a young male because of the ring shaped mark that's forming on the bill. Also, not apparent in the photo because of the lighting, there is considerable yellow in the front of the bill. After getting home and comparing the pictures to to my Sibley's guide, I feel more confident about my id. Please let me know if you think there's anything wrong with my id. Thanks. Ning ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: FOY Redbreasted Nuthatch From: terry ballenger <t.ballenger AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:55:32 -0800 Had my first RENU at my peanut feeder yesterday afternoon.  Since I was out of the raw peanuts I usually use, I snuck out a few of my wife's expense nut mix in hopes of keeping the little critter around (shhhh!!, don't tell her.)   Good birding Terry Ballenger ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Merlins going Urban? 2/1/10, W Lafayette From: Ed Hopkins <birder4in AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 18:50:16 -0500 This evening I was approaching Sagamore Pkwy on Salisbury Ave. I saw a small falcon land on top of a tall power pole. It appeared to be dark. I crossed the intersection and parked in a CVS Drug parking lot and got my scope out. It was a female Merlin. It was still sitting up there at 6 PM when I left. The situaltion remined be of the Hawthorn Mine evening roosts. This was my first urban Merlin! ==== Ed Hopkins W Lafayette, IN ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: my four raptor commute From: Bob Royalty <royaltyr AT WABASH.EDU> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 18:16:22 -0500 I was surprised on the way out of Crawfordsville this evening about 4:45 pm on IN 32 by a Northern Harrier (not far from where I often see Wild Turkeys and, last week, a female pheasant). Then a few Kestrels on "Kestrel Alley," IN 32 between Shannondale and Lebanon. An adult Accipiter flying over I-65 South of Lebanon. It looked smaller than the Cooper's Hawk I saw yesterday, but I couldn't swear to a Sharp-Shinned. One or the other. Finally a Red-tailed Hawk on 865, with a herd of deer in the background, as I headed to Trader's Point. Bob R. Zionsville ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Re: Surf Scoter on the Wabash, Tippecanoe Co. From: "Dunning, John B" <jdunning AT PURDUE.EDU> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:06:31 -0500 Surf Scoter is definitely a rare bird in the Tippecanoe County area. But the area that Ning found the bird is exactly where one expects to see winter waterfowl in the Lafayette area. We have had several scoter sightings, as well as all three mergansers and Long-tailed Duck in the stretch of the river near the Williamsburg apartment complex. It is also a good area for wintering eagles. There is some overflow areas along the river here that is attractive to ducks, but probably the concentration of sightings is due to the apartment complex's parking lots - the river is relatively accessible here for people with scopes. Still, I get more records of rare waterfowl here than just downstream where the river goes through downtown Lafayette/West Lafayette. The latter also has good parking and birder access so that is only part of the explanation for the Williamsburg rarities. Barny Misner13 AT verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: Bird discussion list for Indiana [mailto:IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU] On Behalf Of Ning Wu Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:17 AM To: IN-BIRD-L AT LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Surf Scoter on the Wabash, Tippecanoe Co. This morning, I found the duck I reported yesterday again. It was still on the Wabash River by Williamsburg apartments. The light was better today, and I got a good look. It was definitely a Surf Scoter, likely an immature as its nape is not white yet. I got one good picture and several not so good ones, which I'll post later when I get home and grab my camera cable. I wonder if this bird is rare on this stretch of Wabash. My report is the only Surf Scoter record on ebird.org for the counties of Tippecanoe, Carroll, Warren, Fountain, and Cass. But then I don't know how many birders regularly contribute to ebird. Anyway, this is officially my 100-th life bird! Woo-hoo!!!! Ning ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Surf Scoter on the Wabash, Tippecanoe Co. From: Ning Wu <tippbird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:17:05 -0500 This morning, I found the duck I reported yesterday again. It was still on the Wabash River by Williamsburg apartments. The light was better today, and I got a good look. It was definitely a Surf Scoter, likely an immature as its nape is not white yet. I got one good picture and several not so good ones, which I'll post later when I get home and grab my camera cable. I wonder if this bird is rare on this stretch of Wabash. My report is the only Surf Scoter record on ebird.org for the counties of Tippecanoe, Carroll, Warren, Fountain, and Cass. But then I don't know how many birders regularly contribute to ebird. Anyway, this is officially my 100-th life bird! Woo-hoo!!!! Ning ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Rusty Blackbird Blitz: 1/30 - 2/15 From: Jim Hengeveld <jhengeve AT INDIANA.EDU> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:26:47 -0500 The Rusty Blackbird Blitz – January 30- February 15 Last year over 200 birders submitted 453 Rusty Blackbird Surveys during the first annual Rusty Blackbird Blitz. This year we are hoping to gain more information to help understand what habitats support (and lack thereof) wintering populations of Rusties. Blitz Participants will simply be asked to visit locations where they have previously sighted or would expect to encounter Rusty Blackbirds (e.g. wet forested areas) and submit their observations via e-Bird. You can go wherever you like, whenever you like, and as often as you like anytime between the dates of January 30 – February 15, 2010. We are simply seeking observations on the number of birds present at each location visited, along with very basic habitat information. Last year, more people may have gone out to search for Rusties than was recorded on E- Bird. This is because some people who did not see Rusty Blackbirds did not report. So I must emphasize that even if you do not see any Rusty Blackbirds during your survey, this information should still be reported on the eBird.org site. The protocol website: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research/Rusty_Blackbird/protocol.cfm Please let me know if you have any questions or would like help submitting a Rusty survey. A datasheet can be downloaded here: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research/Rusty_Blackbird/Blitz%20Data%20Form.pdf The Rusty Blackbird has been steeply declining with estimates of an 85-99% population drop over the past 40 years. The cause for this alarming decline is not known and the increasingly sparse and patchy winter distribution of the Rusty Blackbird is making it more difficult to learn more about distribution, abundance, and ecology as a basis for conservation efforts. Collaborating with Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's and National Audubon Society’s e-Bird project, the Rusty Blackbird Technical Working Group (RBTWG) needs your help to find local, but predictable wintering concentrations of Rusty Blackbirds by participating in the Rusty Blackbird Blitz. As a result of these efforts, the RBTWG is hoping to create maps of wintering Rusty Blackbird "hot spots" that will help direct research, monitoring and conservation attention. The main overview website: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research/Rusty_Blackbird/blitz.cfm A new Rusty Blackbird Facebook page is listed here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=search&gid=160304893362 Last year’s results are posted at this site: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research/Rusty_Blackbird/blitz_results.cfm Your participation in this event is needed. Reports by Indiana birders were few and far between last year and it would be nice to get some information generated about Rusties in Indiana this year. Information gained from this effort will provide focus to local conservation efforts to benefit Rusty Blackbirds. .........Jim ******************** James Hengeveld Dept. of Biology Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 Ph.: 812-855-5353 ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Neighborhood birds - Black Vulture, plus Robins and Crows From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:22:09 -0800   This morning I walked to the local grocery store to pick up a Sunday newspaper. As I was headed home I noticed a first-of-year (FOY) Black Vulture flying above Pete Ellis Drive. That was BIGBY species #71 for 2010!   Along the way I also saw a mixed flock of Cedar Waxwings and Robins feeding on the desiccated fruit of an ornamental crabapple tree. I know we have Robins year-round here, but seeing 50-60 noisily feeding Robins reminded me that spring migration is (almost) just around the corner. And thinking about Robins and spring migration reminded me of my favorite birdwatching song (http://tinyurl.com/yk8j6wr). OK, so it’s the only birdwatching song I know of.   Finally, there has been a heck of a lot of crows around the neighborhood this week. Saturday morning I was walking past IU’s new Innovation Center on east 10th Street and the ground under a couple of trees there was blanketed with crow droppings. (I made a big detour around those trees!) Last night at sunset I stood in the front yard and heard what sounded like thousands of crows massing not too far off to the west. And at one point this afternoon I had about 25-30 crows foraging in the side yard. I’ve lived in this neighborhood for five years and I can’t remember ever having this many crows around.   Bernie Sloan Bloomington My birding blog: http://bird-bs.blogspot.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/birdbs ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Zimmerman Wetlands - 1/31/10 From: Jeff Riegel <jkriegel AT BIRDCOUNTRY.US> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:03:12 -0800 Jim and Susan Hengeveld, Geoff Keller, Mike Kelley, Ann and I went to the Zimmerman Wetland Preserve at Stonehead (Brown County) this morning (Sunday) for our monthly look at what's around. Nothing new for the property this morning, but a good morning to be out, although a tad on the chilly side - 9 degrees when we started. Here's our list in no particular order. White-breasted Nuthatch - 7 Northern Flicker - 2 American Crow - 8 Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (heard only) White-throated Sparrow - 2 Carolina Chickadee - 3 Mourning Dove - 1 Dark-eyed Junco - 20 Eastern Bluebird - 7 Pileated Woodpecker - 1 Song Sparrow - 21 Swamp Sparrow - 9 American Tree Sparrow - 13 Tufted Titmouse - 6 Wild Turkey - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Northern Cardinal - 8 Blue Jay - 4 American Goldfinch - 6 Eastern Towhee - 2 Carolina Wren - 2 Field Sparrow - 4 -- Jeff Riegel PO Box 6194 Bloomington, IN 47407 812-275-5708 jkriegel AT birdcountry.us www.BirdCountry.US www.eaglesatlakemonroe.com ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? Try the permanent archives search interface at: http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/in-bird-l.html To post to this mailing list, you must be subscribed. To subscribe, send a PLAIN TEXT (not HTML) email to: listserv AT listserv.indiana.edu With a message body (not subject line!) of: subscribe IN-BIRD-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME where FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME are your real first and last names. To contact the listowner, send an email to in-bird-l-request AT listserv.indiana.edu ********************************************************** Subject: Tippecanoe Co., Possible Scoter on Wabash From: Ning Wu <tippbird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:04:28 -0500 I saw a duck with big triangular bill swimming on Wabash River at around 2:30 this afternoon. It was swimming along with Mallards in the river by the Williamsburg apartments. I was observing it from the Heritage Trail across the river. The duck was dark overall, with big triangular bill, and some white on the head (particularly in front of the eye). It was noticeably smaller than the Mallards. Because I was looking to the west, where the sun was at that time, and I only had binoculars, so I couldn't positively ID the bird. But based on the bill shape and size, I think it was probably either a female or young Surf Scoter or the White-winged Scoter. Of these two, I think the Surf Scoter is more likely, as I didn't detect any white on the body. I drove to Williamsburg apartments, hoping it would swim by the gap of the quarry (?) pond and I could get a better look of it in more favorable lighting. But I didn't do so in the 10 minutes I stayed there. I wonder if anyone had seen it or could bring a scope to it before it's gone. To get on the Heritage Trail where I saw the duck, the most convenient way is to park at the sport park off Canal Street. Thanks. Ning ********************************************************** Need to read an older IN-BIRD-L Posting? 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