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3 Feb Friday loon search [Ted Cable ] 3 Feb Yellow-billed loon, no sighting [Carol Morgan ] 3 Feb Milford waterfowl survey [Calvin Wohler ] 3 Feb Rare birds = reports? [Chuck & Jaye Otte ] 3 Feb YBLO 2/2/12 [Timothy Barksdale ] 2 Feb Re: Fw: Common Crane, Thursday [Chuck & Jaye Otte ] 2 Feb Going looking tomorrow [Dan Thalmann ] 2 Feb YBLO yes! [Timothy Barksdale ] 2 Feb Fw: Common Crane, Thursday [Ross Silcock ] 2 Feb Loon directions [Will Chatfield-Taylor ] 2 Feb Common Crane in Nebraska [Terry Mannell ] 2 Feb Re: Commuting Snowy at 435 & 70 [Christine Kline ] 2 Feb Baker Wetlands Restoration Area survey [Dan Larson ] 2 Feb Sorry! [Ann Feyerharm ] 2 Feb Sandhill Cranes [Terry Mannell ] 2 Feb Going Loonie [Ann Feyerharm ] 2 Feb WYCO Lake--Long-tailed Duck--NO ["Bollin III, John J." ] 2 Feb Re: laws protecting hawk nests? [EUGENE YOUNG ] 2 Feb Commuting Snowy at 435 & 70 [Steve Roels ] 2 Feb Re: laws protecting hawk nests? [Sebastian Patti ] 2 Feb Fort Riley Snowy Owl [Jeff Keating ] 1 Feb YB Loon [The Fergusons ] 1 Feb Yellow-billed Loon and Great Black-backed Gull [Will Chatfield-Taylor ] 1 Feb County listing update due by February 5th [Mark Land ] 2 Feb WYCO Lake--Long-tailed Duck ["Bollin III, John J." ] 1 Feb Re: laws protecting hawk nests? [Jeff Witters ] 1 Feb Hutch News Article - 2-1-12, p. C3 [Kellye Hart ] 1 Feb laws protecting hawk nests? [Jeff Witters ] 1 Feb Re: Tuttle Creek Lake [Eve Parks ] 1 Feb Yb loon [Will ] 1 Feb Cheney Lake 1/31/12 [mike rader ] 1 Feb Yellow-billed loon 7:15 am today [Eve Parks ] 1 Feb Re: Tuttle update [Ann Feyerharm ] 1 Feb young birders [Terry Mannell ] 1 Feb Re: Yellow-billed Loon seen this morning [Doris Burnett ] 1 Feb Yellow-billed Loon seen this morning [Chuck Otte ] 1 Feb Snowy Owls on tv [Curtis Wolf ] 1 Feb young birders [Terry Mannell ] 1 Feb Tuttle Creek Lake [Timothy Barksdale ] 31 Jan Re: Tuttle update [Edward Raynor ] 31 Jan Tuttle update [Ted Cable ] 31 Jan ritchie & schwart posts ["William L. Falk" ] 31 Jan morning yardbirds - purple finches [Debbie ] 31 Jan Re: pm YB loon at Tuttle? [Edward Raynor ] 31 Jan pm YB loon at Tuttle? [Jeff Witters ] 31 Jan Whooping Crane Trio already at the Platte [Scott Seltman ] 31 Jan Yellow-billed Loon still there [Ted Cable ] 31 Jan Re: Yellow-billed Loon [Edward Raynor ] 30 Jan YBLO-field marks [Edward Raynor ] 30 Jan 4 eagles + `` go]ldeneye ["William L. Falk" ] 30 Jan Yellow-billed Loon [Chuck & Jaye Otte ] 30 Jan Re: Yellow-billed Loon [Edward Raynor ] 30 Jan Re: Yellow-billed Loon [Brandon Magette ] 30 Jan Re: Yellow-billed Loon [Ted Cable ] 30 Jan Re: Yellow-billed Loon [Edward Raynor ] 30 Jan Yellow-billed Loon [Ted Cable ] 30 Jan Wilson Lake birds [mike rader ] 30 Jan Re: Wichita Audubon Field trip to Lyon SFL [Matt Gearheart ] 30 Jan Re: North-central KS-1/29 [Brandon Magette ] 29 Jan Almost no Snowys today. [Paul Griffin ] 29 Jan North-central KS-1/29 [Edward Raynor ] 29 Jan Rufous-crowned Sparrow photos [Chuck & Jaye Otte ] 29 Jan Thirsty Bluebirds [John Row ] 29 Jan Further Cheney comments [Pete Janzen ] 29 Jan 4 Snowy Owls still at CB / 29 Jan. [Scott Seltman ] 29 Jan Re: Saline Co Snowy/south to Wichita today [Kat Farres ] 29 Jan Hermit Thrush [Glenn & Eileen Caspers ] 29 Jan eBird Report - Cheney Wildlife Area, Jan 29, 2012 [Pete Janzen ] 29 Jan Snowy Owl - Pottawatomie County [David Rintoul ] 29 Jan Saline Co Snowy ["otte2 AT cox.net" ] 29 Jan Quivira Snowy Owl 29 Jan 2012 [Barry Jones ] 28 Jan Swans near Rossville [Bob Hoard ] 28 Jan Fredonia, Wilson County birds [David Mills ] 28 Jan Trumpeter Swans - Shawnee county [Debra McKee ] 28 Jan Trumpeter Swans - Kill Creek [Matt Gearheart ] 27 Jan CLINTON SN-OW A NO-SHOW ["William L. Falk" ] Subject: Friday loon search From: Ted Cable <tcable AT KSU.EDU> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:30:01 -0600 I too was out looking for the loon and rare gulls this morning with some students. No luck on either count. In fact, during the past two days there has been a noticeable decline in the numbers of gulls and waterfowl. Even abundant species like Common Mergansers seem to have decreased. I did see some newly arrived signs of spring such as cormorants and pelicans. I should mention that we did NOT check the marina area or other locations on the east side of the lake, but we did check the west side, the state park below the dam, the tubes area, and Pott 2. - Ted -- Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. Professor and Assistant Department Head Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 ph. 785-532-1408 fax 785-532-5894 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Yellow-billed loon, no sighting From: Carol Morgan <crxmorgan AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:35:20 -0600 Today was my first opportunity to check out Tuttle Creek for the yellow- billed loon. I searched Tuttle Cove State Park, Mill Cove and Stockdale without success. No loons at all, no ducks of any kind. Dan Thalmann and I met at one point and shared the disappointing news. Carol Morgan Topeka, Shawnee County For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Milford waterfowl survey From: Calvin Wohler <cwohler AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:38:47 -0600 On 2/02/12 a trip around Milford Lake was made by a staff person with KDW&P and myself. The following birds were noted to report. Canada Goose--70 Mallards---700 Common Goldeneye--850 Hooded Merganser--2 Common Merganser--4 N. Bobwhite--10 Wild Turkeys--35 A. White Pelican--8 Bald Eagle--2 A. Coots--30 R. B. Gulls--40 Calvin Wohler Clay Center For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Rare birds = reports? From: Chuck & Jaye Otte <otte2 AT COX.NET> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:57:00 -0600 Two pretty good birds were reported from Tuttle Creek reservoir this week. Both Yellow-billed Loon and Great Black-backed Gull are on the KBRC review list: http://www.ksbirds.org/KBRC/kbrcrvulist.html I'm not on the KBRC any longer, but still very interested in documenting bird sightings so I hope folks will consider turning in reports to the KBRC. Information on rare bird reporting, including links to online submission or forms that can be filled out "the old way", can be found at: http://www.ksbirds.org/kos/kos_kbrc.htm Never assume that someone else is going to report a bird. It's always better to have multiple reports on the same bird than to have no reports at all! No back to Snowy Owls and county checklist updates...... Chuck +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chuck & Jaye Otte mailto:otte2 AT cox.net 613 Tamerisk Junction City Kansas USA 66441 785-238-8800 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: YBLO 2/2/12 From: Timothy Barksdale <curlew AT 3RIVERSDBS.NET> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 05:05:50 -0600 Good Morning KSBirders, The loon is going to become more problematical if the same pattern stays intact. With heavy rain predicted for today, visibility could be a problem. It seemed that every other day the bird appeared to be hanging around the cove at the St. Pk. Drawing upon other long term Yellow-billed Loon sightings, I mapped out a plan of attack. On the 31st, I had gone east to the Stillwater St. Pk and checked the dam locations from every access point which made sense. Nada. So as I left Kansas City, yesterday morning, the first post that the bird had not appeared came through. The point at Tuttle Creek Cove St. Pk is the logical point to begin all searches for the YBLO. However. That is because most long term wintering loons on lakes in the midwest are very regular and seem to keep to a "feeding/ foraging route" as long as they are having success. As my main reference, I submit the Table Rock Lake, MO YBLO which also, BTW, returned for at least 11 years. That individual would show up around Thanksgiving each year and stay until late February or early March. 1n 1991, we found 4 species of loon wintering on Table Rock lake. There was a certain cove the bird used to return to. It would primarily feed off the mouth of the cove, but at time would be found within 30 feet of the docks. Table Rock is open all year so that bird had grown accustomed to boaters - primarily fishermen with trolling motors, but there are always those who are addicted to speed and power. Yesterday, the small marina in the cove became active. First, a blue and white motorboat was doing some kind of engine tests literally just as the YBLO was heading to the area. The boats full speed loops: leaving the boat launching ramp , speeding to the east , turning back to the cove (after venturing out , past the point into the main body of the lake) was clearly not helping. This was repeated at least 5 times. When the Sailboat began to launch I called it a day. Fortunately, prior to this, I had found the bird to the north and watched it passing a point going out into the body of the lake, and heading south toward the Tuttle Cove area. It never made it that far. Kurt VanBoening and I watched the Yellow-billed Loon turn directly away from the motorboat power displays and swimming to the east and north cross the lake vanishing into the distance. Kurt drove up to the area where we watched it go. I don't think he spotted it again up there. The Yellow-billed Loon in question is also using coves as one of its main feeding locations, the Stockdale area to the north is now verified, and then who knows where farther north and east. The Carnahan Cove on the east looks good but no one has specifically found the bird feeding there so far. I just hope that is gets cold enough to deter the boaters for the weekend and the loon is able to re-establish the feeding patterns from which it was clearly disrupted yesterday... If so, I suspect that what seems to me to be a pattern of Tuttle cove and Stockdale will be repeated several more times. If it continues to stay unusually warm, and the boats continue to "jet around" then the bird could move north, leaving Kansas as weather allows. I hope this helps. I will post a still image - captured from the video and notify with a link later today. Upon closer inspection, the bill tip on this bird is actually a lovely pale yellow instead of the often ivory/horn of several others. At any rate, a jinx plumage is now overcome! The score is now: YBLO - 7 TRB- 1. :) All my Best, Tim Timothy Barksdale Birdman Productions LLC P.O. Box 1124 65 Mountain View Dr. Choteau, MT 59422 Kansas City area: 4505 W. 66th St. Prairie Village, KS 66208 curlew AT 3riversdbs.net For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Fw: Common Crane, Thursday From: Chuck & Jaye Otte <otte2 AT COX.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:11:18 -0600 Thanks to Ross for posting the update on the Common Crane in Nebraska. I meant to get a note to the list and encourage updates to be posted to the list. Sure, this is the Kansas Bird list, but come on - we're all interested in what's happening in surrounding states, especially as things elsewhere can show up here in Kansas. So don't hesitate to share nearby sightings of interest. I have it on good source that the listowner, who isn't as big a czar as has been portrayed, will allow such postings! Have a good rain/snow storm! Chuck +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chuck & Jaye Otte mailto:otte2 AT cox.net 613 Tamerisk Junction City Kansas USA 66441 785-238-8800 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Going looking tomorrow From: Dan Thalmann <editor AT BLUEVALLEY.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:42:01 -0600 I'll be heading to Manhattan Friday mid-morning in search of the YB Loon. It's a big lake, so if anyone happens to find it out of its former location, I'd sure appreciate a text or a call at 785-747-6980. Also, just an FYI on Will's latitude, longitude directions. A period was missing in the second number, so if you copy and pasted like I did, use this to get directions: 39.282181, -96.633185 And since birds always seem to take off when I go looking for them (except for the Crested Caracara last year) I apologize if my search causes the loon to relocate… --Dan Dan Thalmann Publisher/editor Washington County News editor AT bluevalley.net (785) 325-2219 News blog - www.backroadsnewsroom.com 150th anniversary project - 365washington150.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/backroadsnews Search for "Washington County News Kansas" on Facebook For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: YBLO yes! From: Timothy Barksdale <curlew AT 3RIVERSDBS.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:11:12 -0600 Bird moved north, details to follow. Timothy Barksdale Birdman Productions LLC P.O. Box 1124 65 Mountain View Dr. Choteau, MT 59422 Kansas City area: 4505 W. 66th St. Prairie Village, KS 66208 Cell: 913-669-2661 curlew AT 3riversdbs.net For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Fw: Common Crane, Thursday From: Ross Silcock <silcock AT ROSSSILCOCK.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:06:28 -0600 Terry and all: the latest Ross Silcock P.O. Box 57 Tabor, IA 51653 New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours http://www.rosssilcock.com From: paul Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:03 PM To: NEBirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [NEBirds] Common Crane, Thursday Sorry I didn't post yesterday, when I also did run up over lunch and locate the Common Crane at the Rosedale/Alda intersection. I did the same today. I arrived up there at 11:30, found the bird within about 3 minutes (it was southwest of the Rosedale/Alda intersection out among about 500 Sandhills), pointed it out to some other birders who were looking for it about a mile north of where it was. Just as I was leaving, it got up and flew to the north (all the cranes did) and was relocated up at it's other spot, near Platte River Drive and 90th Rd. That's where it was being seen last about 2pm. Anyway, that's the update. I've seen it every day for the past 7 when it was first found, and it usually doesn't take long to relocate. Still a very "tick-able" bird in my estimation. Also for those in the area, a Snowy Owl was seen today by Russell Duerksen and party at the intersection of Hwy 281 and Rosedale Rd, and a Prairie Falcon was also seen along Rosedale. And somewhere in this same general area, a Rough-legged Hawk, which we've seen very few of this winter (unlike the Harriers, which are THICK!) On a sour note, there was a birder with Nebraska plates (I'll not report publically the license plate#, though I did read it) driving out through the middle of the cornfield and flushing the cranes up, while 4 other carloads of birders sat along the road with scopes up, dutifully obeying law and etiquette. Please don't do this, folks, or we'll all get a bad name, if not kicked out of the area altogether. Paul Dunbar Hastings (Adams Co.) __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: a.. New Members 7 a.. New Photos 8 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use. __,_._,___ For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Loon directions From: Will Chatfield-Taylor <willc-t AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:56:53 -0600 So here should be absolutely fool proof directions to where I and everyone observed the loon and GBBG. The lat/long coordinates are: 39.282181°N 96.633185°W Go to mapquest.com, and in the search bar, enter 39.282181, -96633185 exactly like that then click 'get directions', and enter your address, and it will give you directions from your house to that exact spot. Look east, enjoy. Will Chatfield-Taylor Lawrence, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Common Crane in Nebraska From: Terry Mannell <terryman AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:29:46 -0600 I know this is not a Kansas bird, but I wondered if anyone had heard if the Common Crane is still being seen in Nebraska and if so is it in the same area? Please respond off line. Terry Mannell Hays For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Commuting Snowy at 435 & 70 From: Christine Kline <birdsecretary AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:58:22 -0600 I'm assuming it's at 435 and 70 on the Kansas Side? Does that put it near the speedway? -----Original Message----- From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas [mailto:KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Roels Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:34 AM To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU Subject: Commuting Snowy at 435 & 70 Birders, This morning at 7:25, my wife and I saw a Snowy Owl at the junction of I-435 and I-70. And when I say "at the junction," I mean it. It was perched on a road sign 20 feet from the northbound lanes of 435 at the overpass with I-70. Snowys are everywhere this year, but I was definitely not expecting it at one of the busiest intersections in the metro. Hopefully, this bird will stay safe in rush hour traffic and observant commuters will be able to enjoy it without causing a wreck in the merge lane. I haven't heard any reports of a bird in this particular area yet, so it is either a new one or one that has moved a fair distance. Someone who is also on the Missouri listserv is welcome to repost this sighting there. Happy Birding,Steve and Sarah RoelsLawrence, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Baker Wetlands Restoration Area survey From: Dan Larson <birdkansa AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 08:42:00 -0800 Roger Boyd completed a survey of the Restoration Area of Baker Wetlands in Lawrence Kansas. The survey was done yesterday, 02/01/12. Not many differences from the previous January survey. A Bald Eagle was seen. A Loggerhead Shrike was counted. There were more waterfowl and sparrows. There were no dove species. The complete survey is listed below. There were 36 species counted.   Baker Wetlands Restoration Area Survey 02/01/2012 Roger Boyd §  Greater White-fronted Goose 8 §  Cackling Goose 12 §  Canada Goose 800 §  Mallard 108 §  Green-winged Teal  14 §  Bald Eagle 1 §  Northern Harrier  2 §  Red-tailed Hawk 2 §  American Kestrel 1 §  Ring-billed Gull 2 §  Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 §  Downy Woodpecker 4 §  Northern Flicker 1 §  Loggerhead Shrike 1 §  Blue Jay 2 §  American Crow 6 §  Horned Lark 1 §  Black-capped Chickadee 2 §  Tufted Titmouse 2 §  Brown Creeper 2 §  Eastern Bluebird 2 §  American Robin 28 §  European Starling 2 §  American Tree Sparrow 90 §  Savannah Sparrow 16 §  Song Sparrow 8 §  Swamp Sparrow 1 §  Harris’s Sparrow 30 §  White-crowned Sparrow 21 §  Dark-eyed Junco 3 §  Northern Cardinal  7 §  Red-winged Blackbird 6 §  Eastern Meadowlark  11 §  House Finch 4 §  American Goldfinch 8 §  House Sparrow 4 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Sorry! From: Ann Feyerharm <afey AT KANSAS.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:44:37 -0600 No YBL this am at 8:30 am at T. Cove. Mergs across the lake. Eagle sitting on a stump. AF Sent from my iPhone For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Sandhill Cranes From: Terry Mannell <terryman AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:45:39 -0600 While walking this morning I heard and saw 5 Sandhill Cranes flying over the town of Hays. Terry Mannell Hays For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Going Loonie From: Ann Feyerharm <afey AT KANSAS.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:40:29 -0600 Checked the cove as Sent from my iPhone For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: WYCO Lake--Long-tailed Duck--NO From: "Bollin III, John J." <BollinJ AT UMKC.EDU> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:25:04 +0000 I was at Wyandotte County Lake this morning 02 February, 2012 where I am told the groundhog saw his shadow this morning and retired to sleep in for a while then enjoy another 60 degree afternoon. At any rate I scoped the lake from the NE corner of the dam and to some degree from the west shore (lighting was very poor from this side). All east shore access points are currently inaccessible at least by car. There was a complete turnover of birds from last night. The Mallards had returned being a couple thousand strong. The large group of Common Goldenye, Common Mergansers, Hooded Merganser, and Buffleheads were gone as was the Long-tailed Duck. I did see maybe 7 COGO, and 5 COME but not the numbers that I had seen last evening. There were a few more Canada Geese present than last night maybe 100 or more and a group of 35 Greater White-fronts, 3 Snow Geese were present (two blue morph and one immature). It is quite apparent that the Mallards move out and back going to fields to feed. I wonder if the Common Goldeneye and Common Mergansers go out to the Missouri River during the day. If this is the case, it is entirely possible that the LTDU will come back in to roost with the Common Goldeneye tonight. In the evening the best vantage point is from the point that faces the dam on the west side of the lake north of the marina. I may not be able to stop there this evening but will try if I have time. Many of these birds move in right after the sun sets when there is still decent but failing light so don't leave too soon if you go. I pulled out last night just before 6:00 pm. John Bollin NE Leavenworth County KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: laws protecting hawk nests? From: EUGENE YOUNG <EUGENE.YOUNG AT NORTH-OK.EDU> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:18:31 +0000 I think the MBTA indicates you are not allowed to possess a nest, or "harm" (see 1 below for language) a species and therefore the interpretation is you can not remove an occupied nest since that is considered as "harm" (= take, capture, attempt to take, etc). However, an unoccupied nest could be destroyed, and is often encouraged by State and Federal authorities if a nest is a "problem" and has just cause to be removed (see para 2 and 4 below). Remember, technically, under MBTA, every bird you kill on the highway would be considered a violation of the statute (per 1, but per 5 you would be OK). Even bird watching could be construed as "harm" by a potential "authority" figure and hypothetical could try to bring charges against you. 1) "pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capture or kill, possess, offer for sale, sell, offer to purchase, purchase, deliver for shipment, ship, cause to be shipped, deliver for transportation, transport, cause to be transported, carry, or cause to be carried by any means whatever, receive for shipment, transportation or carriage, or export, at any time, or in any manner, any migratory bird, included in the terms of this Convention . . . for the protection of migratory birds . . . or any part, nest, or egg of any such bird." (16 U.S.C. 703) 2) Authority for the Secretary of the Interior to determine, periodically, when, consistent with the Conventions, "hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, or export of any . . .bird, or any part, nest or egg" could be undertaken and to adopt regulations for this purpose. These determinations are to be made based on "due regard to the zones of temperature and to the distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, and times of migratory flight." (16 U.S.C. 704) 3) Authority for Interior officials to enforce the provisions of this law, including seizure of birds illegally taken which can be forfeited to the U.S. and disposed of as directed by the courts. (16 U.S.C. 706) 4) Authority for States to enact and implement laws or regulations to allow for greater protection of migratory birds, provided that such laws are consistent with the respective Conventions and that open seasons do not extend beyond those established at the national level. (16 U.S.C. 708) 5) Public Law 99-645, the 1986 Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, amended the Act to require that felony violations under the MBTA must be "knowingly" committed. Gene Eugene A. Young Northern Oklahoma College Agriculture and Life Sciences 1220 E. Grand, PO Box 310 Tonkawa, OK, 74653-0310 Phone: 580-628-6482 Fax: 580-628-6209 E-Mail: Eugene.Young AT north-ok.edu Website: www.north-ok.edu -----Original Message----- From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas [mailto:KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Sebastian Patti Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:00 AM To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU Subject: Re: laws protecting hawk nests? I'm not sure I agree with that . . . the Migratory Bird Treaty Act on its face prohibits the taking of any protected bird's nest, and I don't think there's any reference as to whether the nest is active or not . . . also, I think a pretty good argument could be made that a nest that's subject to recurring use (like a raptor's) is pretty clearly protected . . . disclaimer . . . I have not reviewed the CFR (code of federal regulations) to see if USF&WS has a specific provision exempting nest destruction outside of the breeding season . . . sebastianpatti AT hotmail.com Sebastian T. Patti (Lincoln Park) Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 PHONE: 312/325-9555 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) CELL: 773/304-7488 FAX: 312/325-9017(o) __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6850 (20120202) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Commuting Snowy at 435 & 70 From: Steve Roels <steveroels00 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:33:39 -0500 Birders, This morning at 7:25, my wife and I saw a Snowy Owl at the junction of I-435 and I-70. And when I say "at the junction," I mean it. It was perched on a road sign 20 feet from the northbound lanes of 435 at the overpass with I-70. Snowys are everywhere this year, but I was definitely not expecting it at one of the busiest intersections in the metro. Hopefully, this bird will stay safe in rush hour traffic and observant commuters will be able to enjoy it without causing a wreck in the merge lane. I haven't heard any reports of a bird in this particular area yet, so it is either a new one or one that has moved a fair distance. Someone who is also on the Missouri listserv is welcome to repost this sighting there. Happy Birding,Steve and Sarah RoelsLawrence, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: laws protecting hawk nests? From: Sebastian Patti <sebastianpatti AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 07:59:54 -0600 I'm not sure I agree with that . . . the Migratory Bird Treaty Act on its face prohibits the taking of any protected bird's nest, and I don't think there's any reference as to whether the nest is active or not . . . also, I think a pretty good argument could be made that a nest that's subject to recurring use (like a raptor's) is pretty clearly protected . . . disclaimer . . . I have not reviewed the CFR (code of federal regulations) to see if USF&WS has a specific provision exempting nest destruction outside of the breeding season . . . sebastianpatti AT hotmail.com Sebastian T. Patti (Lincoln Park) Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 PHONE: 312/325-9555 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) CELL: 773/304-7488 FAX: 312/325-9017(o) > Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:32:32 -0600 > From: bioguy.witters AT GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: laws protecting hawk nests? > To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU > > Thanks to all who responded off-list and confirmed what I suspected. If > there is no current use, then it's just an interesting pile of sticks up in > the tree. > > In the grand scheme of things I suppose red-tailed hawks are doing well > enough, and perhaps someone's life was saved from a future falling limb. > Lots of interesting research over the years has shown that humans generally > are poor appraisers of various risks to ourselves and at least as lousy at > recognizing unintended consequences on our surrounding environment. Oh > well. Widow-maker removers -- 1, hawks -- 0. > > Jeff Witters > Olathe > > > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Jeff Witters wrote: > > > Hi all -- Does anyone know if there are any laws pertaining to protection > > of raptor nest sites here in KS? The particulars involve a currently > > unoccupied nest that fledged red-tailed hawks last spring. It was on > > public property (city, anyway) alongside a walking trail. Presumably, it > > was litigation prevention on the highly improbable chance that a chunk of > > it might drop on a hapless-but-well-lawyered passerby. > > > > Jeff Witters > > Olathe > > > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Fort Riley Snowy Owl From: Jeff Keating <jffkeats AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 07:27:44 -0600 Good looks of what appeared an adult male snowy owl were obtained in Manever Area D of Fort Riley yesterday, February 1st. The bird was on the ground in a fall-burned area of Riley County. There were helicopters flying around the area, which seemed to make the bird jumpy. Got pictures for documenting, but nothing very good for publishing. Yesterday evening I decided to take my boys (10 and 12 years) out to see the snowy owl rather than chasing the yb loon at Tuttle. Hoping the loon will stay around a little longer, but seemed like the right decision. The boys really got excited when the owl flew. Jeff Keating For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: YB Loon From: The Fergusons <crmferg AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:25:32 -0600 Lena and I saw the Yellow-Billed Loon off the end of the road that passes the sailboat marina on the north. Still talking Tuttle Creek Resevoir here. That was about 4:30-5:00 p.m. today. Good way to start February. Lots of mergansers streaming by also. Clyde Ferguson Manhattan, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Yellow-billed Loon and Great Black-backed Gull From: Will Chatfield-Taylor <willc-t AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:36:31 -0600 Hi all, Today was a beautiful day to be out birding, I arrived at Tuttle around 2:30 to find myself birding in the august company of Mick McHough, Galen Pitman, and David Seibel. The highlights of the day were the YELLOW-BILLED LOON, and a second-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, and GLAUCOUS GULL We were birding from a hill facing east over the lake, and had a great view of everything. Within about 5 minutes we located the Yellow-billed Loon in the company of a single Common Loon. The overall paleness and massive bill of the YB Loon were obvious. Then we decided to look at gulls, and at this point, things began to get interesting. We picked through countless Ring-bills and Herrings, until I believe it was Galen spotted a dark-backed gull flying in to land on the water. We got on it and initially dismissed it as a Lesser Black-backed Gull, then it flew a couple hundred yards to the right and landed again. We were still eyeing it when a big, ghost pale gull landed next to it. This was quickly ID'd as a Glaucous Gull, with all the diagnostic features being pretty obvious. It's presence would have just been interesting had it not caused us to notice that the 'Lesser Black-backed Gull' was a few inches BIGGER than the Glaucous. The debate was on. A Herring Gull came by for comparison and things really heated up. At first, I threw out the ID of a Great-black Backed Gull due to it's size and shape, but this was for the moment set on the back burner by the others. After much consulting of guides, it was determined that whatever it was, it was a second-cycle. Then: 'well, a Herring is 25 inches...'. 'Yes, that's right'. Well, this Lesser Black-backed is the same size as the Glaucous, which is larger than the Herring'. Hmm. So after much debate we safely concluded it was not, in fact, a LBBG. If it wasn't that then, could it be 'Maybe its a Slaty-backed Gull?' This single statement was what resulted in the next 20 minutes of examining, arguing, and examining again. The crux of the matter was whether or not it was that much bigger than a Herring, and if it was just a small Herring, it could be a Slaty-backed Gull. All through these debates, I had maintained that it was a Great-black Backed Gull and not a SLGU, because of what seemed to me to be its obvious size, and its less subjective massive bill. I argued that all Great Black-backed Gulls that I have seen have massive bills, and that this was just too big. Then came the questions of subjective size, posture, and shape. The gull was swimming amongst Herring Gulls, some of which seemed much smaller (heads down), and some of which the same size (extended heads). The issue of posture vs. size finally got Galen interested again (luckily for me). He started looking at the way it carried itself in the water, that it was always hunkered down, even when the 'large' Herrings were swimming by, and still seemed large. After posture was noted, he noticed that the bird's shape was too bulky for a Herring: wide, with a very thick neck. I added that the head was really large, and he agreed about the bill size. David was convinced, I was still convinced, and Galen had come around. That left Mick. He wasn't sure, but after enough looks he agreed that it had to be a Great Black-backed Gull, which was a Kansas Bird, a nemesis bird for 30+ years, and the very last gull on the Kansas checklist for him. It was a new bird for David, as was the YBLO, and both were for me. Sadly, neither bird was new for the state for Galen, but at least they were year birds... So that is the story of ID'ing gulls in extreme weather and great hardship. Here's the highlights: a 5 gull day. Yellow-billed Loon Common Loon Common Merganser Common Goldeneye Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Franklin's Gull Glaucous Gull GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL Take care, and good luck. Will Chatfield-Taylor Lawrence, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: County listing update due by February 5th From: Mark Land <Kestrelland AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:57:42 -0500 A short time to update this time as I need to get it done early and lead a field trip Saturday. Please send me your county updates this month by Sunday February 5th. The only rule for Kansas county listing is you must have a minimum of 75 species to list in a county. Please send me any updates that you may have as well as those of your friends that are not on KsBirds. Also, you may send me your Kansas Life List and your final 2011 year list updates if you would like those totals mentioned. To minimize the chance of a virus getting into KsBirds the monthly update is forwarded to the list owners to post to the list serve. Whenever you have a change or submission to make to your county list be sure to send the change to me at kestrelland AT aol.com and I will do my best not to leave your listing out. If you have any questions just drop me an email. Mark Land Overland Park, KS 66207 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: WYCO Lake--Long-tailed Duck From: "Bollin III, John J." <BollinJ AT UMKC.EDU> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:41:23 +0000 I stopped at Wyandotte County Lake on my way home from work today 01 February, 2012 at around 17:25. I scoped the lake from the west shore north of the marina and just south of the point in the long pull off area. I had made a pass of the lake and decided that the Common Goldeneye numbers were at what was likely a high count for the season so I was trying to get an accurate count, when I got to about 115 I noticed a single female Long-tailed Duck. This bird was slightly smaller than the COGO and larger than the Buffleheads, the body was mostly whiteish with a brownish wing, the head was two toned white and brown on the crown and ear. It was very much like the LTDU I observed at Unity Village last week Needless to say I lost count of the COGO but I would say there were about 130, there may have been a few more last Friday but otherwise this is the most I have seen this season. The Common Merganser numbers are also near peak, but I think there might have been a few more ! last week. The Mallard and Canada Goose numbers were way down but they may have all been out in the fields feeding as the sun had set about the time I arrived. There were about 30 Hooded Mergansers, 5 Buffleheads, a couple of Gadwalls, and a single Northern Pintail. I also saw a couple of Pied-billed Grebes. I plan to go look for the LTDU again in the morning before work and will post either way. Yesterday afternoon I stopped by the lake and saw a group of four American Widgeons that were not present this afternoon. John Bollin NE Leavenworth County, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: laws protecting hawk nests? From: Jeff Witters <bioguy.witters AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:32:32 -0600 Thanks to all who responded off-list and confirmed what I suspected. If there is no current use, then it's just an interesting pile of sticks up in the tree. In the grand scheme of things I suppose red-tailed hawks are doing well enough, and perhaps someone's life was saved from a future falling limb. Lots of interesting research over the years has shown that humans generally are poor appraisers of various risks to ourselves and at least as lousy at recognizing unintended consequences on our surrounding environment. Oh well. Widow-maker removers -- 1, hawks -- 0. Jeff Witters Olathe On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Jeff Witters wrote: > Hi all -- Does anyone know if there are any laws pertaining to protection > of raptor nest sites here in KS? The particulars involve a currently > unoccupied nest that fledged red-tailed hawks last spring. It was on > public property (city, anyway) alongside a walking trail. Presumably, it > was litigation prevention on the highly improbable chance that a chunk of > it might drop on a hapless-but-well-lawyered passerby. > > Jeff Witters > Olathe > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Hutch News Article - 2-1-12, p. C3 From: Kellye Hart <pubah73 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:30:23 -0800 Thought this would be of interest to birders. Miracle-Gro Agrees to $4M Pesticide Fine - Marysville, Ohio  -  Court documents in Ohio indicate lawn and garden company Scotts Miracle-Gro intends to plead guilty to violating federal pesticides law, pay a $4 million fine and give $500,000 to help support wildlife study and preservation.  The proposed plea and penalties were agreed to by the government and Marysville-based company and filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus.  Among the allegations is that the company used a toxic pesticide on bird feed for two years, including six months after employees warned against it.  The government also says a manager used bogus federal documents to obtain state registrations for several products and created fake correspondence between the company and the government when challenged.  A Scotts spokesman says a judge has yet to review and approve the agreement and declined further comment.   Kellye Hart Ulysses, Grant County, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: laws protecting hawk nests? From: Jeff Witters <bioguy.witters AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:24:18 -0600 Hi all -- Does anyone know if there are any laws pertaining to protection of raptor nest sites here in KS? The particulars involve a currently unoccupied nest that fledged red-tailed hawks last spring. It was on public property (city, anyway) alongside a walking trail. Presumably, it was litigation prevention on the highly improbable chance that a chunk of it might drop on a hapless-but-well-lawyered passerby. Jeff Witters Olathe For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Tuttle Creek Lake From: Eve Parks <hrparks AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:01:14 -0600 At 7:20 this morning, those crows started moving south along the shore in constant waves, loose "flocks" all acorss the sky; the waves continued the whole time I was at Tuttle Cove. I felt certain that, somewhere in Manhattan, crows were going to be really pesky today. I am surprised that they got sated so quickly and turned around. I can't imagine where such a large group would find enough food. Or maybe these are crows from more than one group. Eve Parks Manhattan, KS On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Timothy Barksdale wrote: > HI Folks, > > There were huge numbers of Common Mergansers, smaller groups of Hooded > Mergansers, and a scattering of Red-breasted Mergansers across the lake. > I've not birded Tuttle Creek extensively and really enjoyed the mx of > habitat. I encountered at least 4 different Yellow-rumped Warblers and on > the east side over 100 Am Robins were gathering near a cedar grove. Huge > waves of Am.Crows passed along the shore moving north. It was a slow stream > all afternoon with 200 in the air at any given time. > > A male Merlin- looked to be F. c. columbarius perched near by and the > sighting of a black-backed bird six or seven hundred yards out certainly > appeared to be Lesser Black-backed in shape color and age, but technically, > we did not eliminate Slaty-baked as it was just too far out to resolve the > critical details. > > All in all a lovely day, but it's immature YBLO - 7, TRB- 0. I've filmed > adults but never this particular plumage. I suspect if the bird stays and > develops a feeding pattern, I may well be back out again. I enjoyed meeting > several new birders and catching up with Ted too. > All my Best, > > Tim > > Timothy Barksdale > Birdman Productions LLC > P.O. Box 1124 > 65 Mountain View Dr. > Choteau, MT 59422 > > Kansas City area: > 4505 W. 66th St. > Prairie Village, KS 66208 > > curlew AT 3riversdbs.net > > > > > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Yb loon From: Will <willc-t AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:53:48 -0600 Hi all, David seibel, mick mchugh, galen pittman and i saw the yb loon at 3:00 off the cove where the marina is. A lbb gull was also seen. Good luck. Will c-t Sent from my iPhone For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Cheney Lake 1/31/12 From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:49:24 -0600 Hi all, I attended the retirement celebration for a friend of mine with the agency at Cheney Lake yesterday and took a little time to check out the waterfowl, etc. while I was there. Nothing too exciting to report, but there were lots of geese, gulls and a few other birds around. Correct me if I'm wrong Pete, but birds on the shoreline off the west shore State Park and Ninnescah Sailing club area are in Kingman Co. right? There were two Common Loons swimming just off shore and a few C. Goldeneye (20) there were 300+ geese sleeping or loitering on the shore, plus a another 100 or so out in the lake. I saw quite a few Cacklings (100+), a couple dozen White-fronteds, maybe a dozen Snows and 10 Ross's and the rest Canadas. There were 30 or so AM. White Pelicans east and north of the location, so probably Reno and Sedgewick Counties on those. I saw 200+ Ring-billed Gulls and maybe 10 Herrings - nothing interesting. There were a few dabbling ducks, with 175 mallards, 20 Am. Wigeon and a couple of N. Pintails present. There were quite a few birds on the east shore of the lake, but I didn't have the time to go over for a closer look. I made a stop at Kingman State Lake and had another 40 Canada Geese, 2 Hooded Mergansers and 5 Canvasback drakes. Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Yellow-billed loon 7:15 am today From: Eve Parks <hrparks AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:18:47 -0600 Thanks to everyone who has posted their sightings. I saw the YB Loon just before sunrise this morning-tuesday, Feb 1, 7:15, offshore from the campground at Tuttle Cove. It gradually moved north and away from shore until, by 7:40, I could not see it at all with only my binoculars. I had to be at work by 8 and the internet here was out, so I could not post. I'm glad others found it later. This is a lifer for me and an exciting bird to see. Eve Parks Manhattan, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Tuttle update From: Ann Feyerharm <afey AT KANSAS.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:48:16 -0600 Found 'em! 1:30 pm To right of, ne of Point Shelter. Middle of lake. Need spotting scope. 1st yb loon I saw a few yrs ago was at Pott 2. Ann Feyerharm Sent from my iPhone On Jan 31, 2012, at 7:14 PM, Ted Cable wrote: > A dozen or more birders searched for the loon at various times during the afternoon today. As far as I know it was not seen after Dave Rintoul saw it at about 10:30 this morning. Other interesting birds were present including a Lesser Black-backed Gull first identified by Tim Barksdale and also seen by several other birders. I suspect that the loon could still be around. It is a big lake. I will look again in the morning before going to work. - Ted > > -- > Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. > Professor and Assistant Department Head > Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources > Kansas State University > Manhattan, KS 66506 > ph. 785-532-1408 > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: young birders From: Terry Mannell <terryman AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:41:04 -0600 I have received a couple of questions as to what I meant by young birders. I only used that term as earlier on the list-serv someone referred to encouraging young birders to join KOS. Actually KOS doesn't have a membership called young birders. However, we have a membership category for students. This includes elementary, high school and college age individuals. They receive the same benefits as other members but their dues are $5.00. At this time, we do not have materials developed for members of different age groups. Terry Mannell Hays For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Yellow-billed Loon seen this morning From: Doris Burnett <dburnett7750 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:20:52 -0600 Just a little clarification on parks. Tuttle Cove Park is a federal park. The marina in reference is for sail boats. There is another marina on the east side of the lake which is in a state park. Just didn't want people lost on the east side of the lake. Haven't seen the loon from the east side of the lake. Doris Burnett Manhattan, Ks Pottawatomie County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Otte" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 10:24 AM Subject: Yellow-billed Loon seen this morning > Marvin Kuehn just called to tell me that he was watching the Yellow-billed > Loon > and a Common Loon this morning at Tuttle. They were located at the > entrance > to the marina area visable from the same location that many of us saw them > from in the State Park area. > > Chuck > > ----- > Chuck Otte cotte AT ksu.edu > County Extension Agent, Ag & Natural Resources > Geary County Extension Office, PO BOX 28 785-238-4161 > Junction City, Kansas 66441-0028 FAX 785-238-7166 > http://www.geary.ksu.edu/ > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Yellow-billed Loon seen this morning From: Chuck Otte <cotte AT KSU.EDU> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:24:26 -0600 Marvin Kuehn just called to tell me that he was watching the Yellow-billed Loon and a Common Loon this morning at Tuttle. They were located at the entrance to the marina area visable from the same location that many of us saw them from in the State Park area. Chuck ----- Chuck Otte cotte AT ksu.edu County Extension Agent, Ag & Natural Resources Geary County Extension Office, PO BOX 28 785-238-4161 Junction City, Kansas 66441-0028 FAX 785-238-7166 http://www.geary.ksu.edu/ For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Snowy Owls on tv From: Curtis Wolf <cjwolf AT FHSU.EDU> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:09:24 -0600 FYI. I saw an ad on tv this morning that NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams is supposed to have a feature about the snowy owl invasion this evening. I believe it is on at 5:30pm on NBC. Curtis J. Wolf Manager, Kansas Wetlands Education Center Fort Hays State University 592 NE K-156 Highway Great Bend, KS 67530 Toll free: 1-877-243-9268 cjwolf AT fhsu.edu http://wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: young birders From: Terry Mannell <terryman AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:07:01 -0600 I have another KOS member who would like to donate towards the memberships of young birders. Please, if any of you know of a young birder who would like a membership in KOS, contact me or have them contact me with their name and address. This is a great opportunity to get some of our young nature enthusiasts involved in our great organization. Terry Mannell Hays For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Tuttle Creek Lake From: Timothy Barksdale <curlew AT 3RIVERSDBS.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 05:08:54 -0600 HI Folks, There were huge numbers of Common Mergansers, smaller groups of Hooded Mergansers, and a scattering of Red-breasted Mergansers across the lake. I've not birded Tuttle Creek extensively and really enjoyed the mx of habitat. I encountered at least 4 different Yellow-rumped Warblers and on the east side over 100 Am Robins were gathering near a cedar grove. Huge waves of Am.Crows passed along the shore moving north. It was a slow stream all afternoon with 200 in the air at any given time. A male Merlin- looked to be F. c. columbarius perched near by and the sighting of a black-backed bird six or seven hundred yards out certainly appeared to be Lesser Black-backed in shape color and age, but technically, we did not eliminate Slaty-baked as it was just too far out to resolve the critical details. All in all a lovely day, but it's immature YBLO - 7, TRB- 0. I've filmed adults but never this particular plumage. I suspect if the bird stays and develops a feeding pattern, I may well be back out again. I enjoyed meeting several new birders and catching up with Ted too. All my Best, Tim Timothy Barksdale Birdman Productions LLC P.O. Box 1124 65 Mountain View Dr. Choteau, MT 59422 Kansas City area: 4505 W. 66th St. Prairie Village, KS 66208 curlew AT 3riversdbs.net For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Tuttle update From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:55:15 -0600 I searched the southwest shore from the dam up to Tuttle Cove Yahct Club (thanks Brandon!) from 5:20-6:20pm without any luck with the Yellow-billed Loon. Around 6pm a flock of approximately 4200 gulls, which was mostly Ring-billeds with a nice smattering of Herring Gulls gathered for roost in the middle of the lake across from Tuttle Cove. While perusing the flock, Curt VanBoening and I picked out an adult and a second-winter Lesser Black-backed Gull as well as two first winter Glaucous Gulls. I have never seen a flock of large gulls of this magnitude at Tuttle before but that doesn't mean much because I moved here in June of 2010. I assume the lack of ice is helping them over-winter and successfully kleptoparasitize the many thousands of Common Mergansers in the middle of lake. Lastly, the two basic-plumaged adult Common Loons were present closer to the park with five Red-breasted Mergansers. Not a bad way to end the day. Good birding, E.J. Raynor On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Ted Cable wrote: > A dozen or more birders searched for the loon at various times during the afternoon today. As far as I know it was not seen after Dave Rintoul saw it at about 10:30 this morning. Other interesting birds were present including a Lesser Black-backed Gull first identified by Tim Barksdale and also seen by several other birders. I suspect that the loon could still be around. It is a big lake. I will look again in the morning before going to work. - Ted > > -- > Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. > Professor and Assistant Department Head > Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources > Kansas State University > Manhattan, KS 66506 > ph. 785-532-1408 > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu -- Edward J. Raynor Manhattan, KS Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Tuttle update From: Ted Cable <tcable AT K-STATE.EDU> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:14:11 -0500 A dozen or more birders searched for the loon at various times during the afternoon today. As far as I know it was not seen after Dave Rintoul saw it at about 10:30 this morning. Other interesting birds were present including a Lesser Black-backed Gull first identified by Tim Barksdale and also seen by several other birders. I suspect that the loon could still be around. It is a big lake. I will look again in the morning before going to work. - Ted -- Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. Professor and Assistant Department Head Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 ph. 785-532-1408 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: ritchie & schwart posts From: "William L. Falk" <nlwlfalk AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:02:09 -0600 being stimulated by the -schwart & Ritchie posts I Checked the Valencia river rd & the areas near rossville hwy 24 46th carter rd& maple hill cut off found neither swans nor eagles Great to be OUT (EVEN GREATER PICTURES) THANKS FOR THE TIPS BILL FALK topeka For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: morning yardbirds - purple finches From: Debbie <debreasoner AT KC.RR.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:10:51 -0600 There were three female purple finches visiting my feeders this morning. They stayed on the black oil sunflower feeders. I haven't seen them this afternoon. (strangely, there weren't any house finches this morning) Debbie Reasoner Shawnee, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: pm YB loon at Tuttle? From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:45:53 -0600 It was seen pretty well (200 yds out) at the mouth of Tuttle marina (just north of the park) around 10:30am. E.J. On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Jeff Witters wrote: > If anyone has seen the yellow-billed loon at Tuttle Cr. Res. since this > morning but didn't want to bother the rest of us, feel free to post to the > list.  Just in case someone was contemplating a couple hour drive to try > for it... > > Jeff Witters > Olathe > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu -- Edward J. Raynor Manhattan, KS Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: pm YB loon at Tuttle? From: Jeff Witters <bioguy.witters AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:23:40 -0600 If anyone has seen the yellow-billed loon at Tuttle Cr. Res. since this morning but didn't want to bother the rest of us, feel free to post to the list. Just in case someone was contemplating a couple hour drive to try for it... Jeff Witters Olathe For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Whooping Crane Trio already at the Platte From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:47:28 -0600 The three Whooping Cranes that spent mid-December thru mid-January in the Cheyenne Bottoms-Claflin-Holyrood area have already gone north to the Platte River. According to Joel Jorgensen [pers. comm.], the trio was last reported in Kansas on 24 January. They were photographed and videotaped by Bill Riggs in the Platte riverbed east of the Overton Bridge on 27 January. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=camelnamedclyde&target=ALBUM&id =5702486079882855505&authkey=Gv1sRgCNPeiqW-1sTgJg&feat=email Having these birds in central Kansas in January was unprecedented, but this is doubly so in Nebraska. BTW, this location is well west, perhaps 40 mi. west, of where the Common Crane is being seen. I think. Scott Seltman Larned, Kansas Though the bird is on the wing, You may not know why . . . [Get Together by Chet Powers] For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Yellow-billed Loon still there From: Ted Cable <tcable AT KSU.EDU> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:08:28 -0600 I saw the Yellow-billed Loon this morning straight off from my house which is about a quarter mile south of the campground. The shoreline road I described yesterday would provide a good view if it stays in that area of the lake. - Ted -- Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. Professor and Assistant Department Head Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 ph. 785-532-1408 fax 785-532-5894 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Yellow-billed Loon From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:51:36 -0600 I saw what I believe was the Yellow-billed Loon this morning at 7:40am. The loon was a couple hundreds yards south of the Tuttle Cove Point campground, the only campground open, in Tuttle Cove Park. The peaked forehead appearance and large bill were noticeable but I was looking into the sun so I couldn't tell coloration and the bird continued swimming towards the middle of the lake. A Common Loon was swimming at the opening of the Tuttle Marina. E.J. On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Chuck & Jaye Otte wrote: > Jaye and I got over to Tuttle just ahead of sundown. Doris Burnett was kind enough > to have her scope set up and on the loon.  Warren Buss was there, John Row came a > few minutes later and we all got to watch it at our lesiure.  It and 2 Common Loons > were slowly working their way further out on the lake but were still there as the > sunlight had faded!  Thanks to Ted for finding and reporting the bird and to Doris > for sticking around so many of us could see it! > > Chuck > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Chuck & Jaye Otte      mailto:otte2 AT cox.net > 613 Tamerisk > Junction City Kansas USA 66441 > 785-238-8800 > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu -- Edward J. Raynor Manhattan, KS Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: YBLO-field marks From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:30:29 -0600 This link brings you to a key for identifying the loon: http://www.pbase.com/ether9/image/141220154 Going Loony in Manhattan -- Edward J. Raynor Manhattan, KS Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: 4 eagles + `` go]ldeneye From: "William L. Falk" <nlwlfalk AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:46:37 -0600 checked these sites today FOUND: lone star 3 mat bald eagles 6 c goldeneye sh hgts sewer ponds 6 goldeneye lk shawnee 1 mat bald eagle 5 c goldeneye nice to be out bill falk Topeka For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Yellow-billed Loon From: Chuck & Jaye Otte <otte2 AT COX.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:42:22 -0600 Jaye and I got over to Tuttle just ahead of sundown. Doris Burnett was kind enough to have her scope set up and on the loon. Warren Buss was there, John Row came a few minutes later and we all got to watch it at our lesiure. It and 2 Common Loons were slowly working their way further out on the lake but were still there as the sunlight had faded! Thanks to Ted for finding and reporting the bird and to Doris for sticking around so many of us could see it! Chuck +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chuck & Jaye Otte mailto:otte2 AT cox.net 613 Tamerisk Junction City Kansas USA 66441 785-238-8800 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Yellow-billed Loon From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:53:43 -0600 Hello KS-bierders, I have posted Ted's photograph of the Yellow-billed Loon swimming with a Common Loon from this morning: http://www.pbase.com/image/141215678. This photo was taken from his back porch. Not a bad yard bird, eh? The lat/long coordinates of Tuttle Cove State Park are 39.2827623862317/-96.632652282714 . We saw the bird working a route from ~100 to 500 yards out in a circle from the shore to the middle of the lake until mid-afternoon. When first spotted it was foraging with a pair of Common Loons but it was not with them the whole day. We hope to have updates on the bird's status tomorrow morning. Good birding, E.J. Raynor On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Ted Cable wrote: > This morning I had a Yellow-billed Loon below my house on Tuttle Res. It was > with two Common Loons. It stayed all morning, allowing several local birders > to photograph it and confirm my id. It was last seen off of the campground > loop at Tuttle Cove at 1:30. It has swam in both Pott and Riley Counties. I > think this is a first record for Riley. Dave Rintoul had one at Pott Lake #2 > some years ago. > > There also was at least one Glaucous Gull and one Thayer's Gull out on the > lake too. - Ted > > > -- > Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. > Professor and Assistant Department Head > Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources > Kansas State University > Manhattan, KS 66506 > ph. 785-532-1408 > fax 785-532-5894 > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu -- Edward J. Raynor Manhattan, KS Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Yellow-billed Loon From: Brandon Magette <averbirder AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:52 -0600 Doris was kind enough to wait for me to get there and point the bird out. Her and I, then Jim Shroyer and another gentleman that I did not know viewed the bird along with a couple of Common Loon at the Tuttle Point camping area. If you go use the restrooms as a windbreak for you scopes... We left the area at 3:30pm and the bird was still present... On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Ted Cable wrote: > For those of you like E.J. who are wondering about the park being open, > the Corps of Engineers keeps this park open except when there is snow or > ice on the roads. > > An alternative viewing spot would be just a quarter mile or so south of > the park. There is a road that goes off to the east (toward the lake) and > dead-ends at a gate. You can park here an walk north on an old road that > goes along the west shore of the lake. This location provided good looks > this morning and the light from both locations should be great this > afternoon. - Ted > > > > Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. > Professor and Assistant Department Head > Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources > Kansas State University > Manhattan, KS 66506 > ph. 785-532-1408 > fax 785-532-5894 > > On 1/30/2012 3:49 PM, Edward Raynor wrote: > >> Hi Ted, >> >> Do you know when the state park is open? I recall it being closed >> during the winter. >> >> E.J. >> >> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Ted Cable wrote: >> >>> This morning I had a Yellow-billed Loon below my house on Tuttle Res. It >>> was >>> with two Common Loons. It stayed all morning, allowing several local >>> birders >>> to photograph it and confirm my id. It was last seen off of the >>> campground >>> loop at Tuttle Cove at 1:30. It has swam in both Pott and Riley >>> Counties. I >>> think this is a first record for Riley. Dave Rintoul had one at Pott >>> Lake #2 >>> some years ago. >>> >>> There also was at least one Glaucous Gull and one Thayer's Gull out on >>> the >>> lake too. - Ted >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. >>> Professor and Assistant Department Head >>> Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources >>> Kansas State University >>> Manhattan, KS 66506 >>> ph. 785-532-1408 >>> fax 785-532-5894 >>> >>> For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to >>> http://listserv.ksu.edu/**archives/ksbird-l.html >>> For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to >>> http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-**LGuidelines.htm >>> To contact a listowner, send a message to >>> mailto:ksbird-l-request AT **listserv.ksu.edu >>> >> >> >> >> > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/**archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-**LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT **listserv.ksu.edu > -- Brandon Magette St Marys in Pottawatomie Co. KS mailto: averbirder AT gmail.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Yellow-billed Loon From: Ted Cable <tcable AT KSU.EDU> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:16 -0600 For those of you like E.J. who are wondering about the park being open, the Corps of Engineers keeps this park open except when there is snow or ice on the roads. An alternative viewing spot would be just a quarter mile or so south of the park. There is a road that goes off to the east (toward the lake) and dead-ends at a gate. You can park here an walk north on an old road that goes along the west shore of the lake. This location provided good looks this morning and the light from both locations should be great this afternoon. - Ted Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. Professor and Assistant Department Head Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 ph. 785-532-1408 fax 785-532-5894 On 1/30/2012 3:49 PM, Edward Raynor wrote: > Hi Ted, > > Do you know when the state park is open? I recall it being closed > during the winter. > > E.J. > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Ted Cable wrote: >> This morning I had a Yellow-billed Loon below my house on Tuttle Res. It was >> with two Common Loons. It stayed all morning, allowing several local birders >> to photograph it and confirm my id. It was last seen off of the campground >> loop at Tuttle Cove at 1:30. It has swam in both Pott and Riley Counties. I >> think this is a first record for Riley. Dave Rintoul had one at Pott Lake #2 >> some years ago. >> >> There also was at least one Glaucous Gull and one Thayer's Gull out on the >> lake too. - Ted >> >> >> -- >> Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. >> Professor and Assistant Department Head >> Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources >> Kansas State University >> Manhattan, KS 66506 >> ph. 785-532-1408 >> fax 785-532-5894 >> >> For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to >> http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html >> For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to >> http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm >> To contact a listowner, send a message to >> mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu > > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Yellow-billed Loon From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:49:14 -0600 Hi Ted, Do you know when the state park is open? I recall it being closed during the winter. E.J. On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Ted Cable wrote: > This morning I had a Yellow-billed Loon below my house on Tuttle Res. It was > with two Common Loons. It stayed all morning, allowing several local birders > to photograph it and confirm my id. It was last seen off of the campground > loop at Tuttle Cove at 1:30. It has swam in both Pott and Riley Counties. I > think this is a first record for Riley. Dave Rintoul had one at Pott Lake #2 > some years ago. > > There also was at least one Glaucous Gull and one Thayer's Gull out on the > lake too. - Ted > > > -- > Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. > Professor and Assistant Department Head > Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources > Kansas State University > Manhattan, KS 66506 > ph. 785-532-1408 > fax 785-532-5894 > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu -- Edward J. Raynor Manhattan, KS Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Yellow-billed Loon From: Ted Cable <tcable AT KSU.EDU> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:48:02 -0600 This morning I had a Yellow-billed Loon below my house on Tuttle Res. It was with two Common Loons. It stayed all morning, allowing several local birders to photograph it and confirm my id. It was last seen off of the campground loop at Tuttle Cove at 1:30. It has swam in both Pott and Riley Counties. I think this is a first record for Riley. Dave Rintoul had one at Pott Lake #2 some years ago. There also was at least one Glaucous Gull and one Thayer's Gull out on the lake too. - Ted -- Ted T. Cable, Ph.D. Professor and Assistant Department Head Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 ph. 785-532-1408 fax 785-532-5894 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Wilson Lake birds From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:57:22 -0600 Hi all, Ellen and I took a drive on Sunday afternoon, 1/29/12, out to the lake. looking for the Snowy Owl reported north of Dorrance a few days ago. No luck, so we went up to the Cedar Creek and tried a little passerine birding. It was really quiet, with an Eastern Screech Owl, Hairy & Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-rumped Warbler and a few juncos about all that was around. We did come across a flock of 40 Mountain Bluebirds on the road that goes back in to the Elm Creek Boat ramp area. We drove east and saw the cars at the Hell Creek bridge parking lot, where Brando and his wife were at. Doris and EJ showed up soon after and we went back in for the Rufous-crowned Sparrow. We didn't see it, but got a call from Dave Klema that he'd found it. We called Doris and got them back over to where Dave was with success for them. The bird had moved around the next hill to the south. We did see a flock of waterfowl north og the parking lot that had a couple of Redheads, a Canvasback, a half dozen Ring-necked Ducks and a couple of C. Goldeneye. Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Wichita Audubon Field trip to Lyon SFL From: Matt Gearheart <mgearheart AT DESIGNWITHINSIGHT.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:44 +0000 Hello- We had 7 intrepid birders on this trip (8 for a little while as we ran into Jim Malcolm and enjoyed his company for part of the journey). The wind didn't help our effort, but we did find a few nice birds- only a single Smith's Longspur was found, about 75 Laplands and a surprise Le Conte's Sparrow on the way back to the cars. We encountered around 6 Rough-Legged Hawks during the day and found a single Red-Breasted Merganser at Melvern, as well as a Pileated Woodpecker and several Winter Wrens and Brown Creepers along the wooded trail. Many areas in the Flint Hills NWR are dry or low, so waterfowl was concentrated on the open water spots. Good Birding, Matt Gearheart Shawnee, KS mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com -----Original Message----- From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas [mailto:KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeff Calhoun Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 2:38 PM To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU Subject: Wichita Audubon Field trip to Lyon SFL Hi all, Wichita Audubon invites you to join us on a field trip to an eastern Kansas hotspot as we visit Lyon County State Fishing Lake tomorrow. Matt Gearhart will lead birders in an effort to find Long-eared Owls and Smith's Longspurs in addition to the other interesting winter birding of the area. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Emporia McDonalds (2810 W 18th). From I-35, take Exit 127 and go north on Industrial Rd to 18th St. At this writing, I am likely to go and likely to have extra seats in a Suburban. Jeff Calhoun Derby, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: North-central KS-1/29 From: Brandon Magette <averbirder AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:53:36 -0600 I too would like to thank Dave for his help. My wife Joan and I made the trip to Wilson as well, arriving about an hour before Doris, EJ and the Raders. Dave spent most of that hour trying to locate the bird for me without success. It was nice to visit with the other bunch before heading east. A stop at the sewer ponds in Grandview Plaza was a bust as well as no Tundra Swans were seen... Brandon On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Edward Raynor wrote: > Hello KSbirders, > > After a successful attempt for the Common Crane in Hall County, NE, > http://www.pbase.com/ether9/image/141201696 , Doris Burnett and I > explored the vicinity of the Waconda Lake causeway, met Dave Klema and > the Raders at Wilson Lake, and saw the Saline cty Snowy Owl. We found > two first-winter Glaucous Gulls on the west side of the Waconda > causeway and hundreds of large gulls and thousands of waterfowl. This > place was absolutely loaded with waterbirds and needs further > scrutiny. The Rufous-crowned Sparrow at Wilson Lake was difficult to > locate. We were on our way back to the Hell Creek Bridge parking lot > when Dave Klema relocated the sparrow and we caught a glimpse of it > around 5:00 pm. We stopped for the Saline county Snowy Owl on our way > back to Manhattan and we were rewarded with the owl as well as two > Short-eared Owls on the road north of Crawford st. I want to thank > Doris for making this trip possible (all 530 miles of it!) and Dave > Klema for his hard work getting us on the wayward sparrow. > > Cheers, > E.J. Raynor > > > > -- > Edward J. Raynor > Manhattan, KS > Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu > -- Brandon Magette St Marys in Pottawatomie Co. KS mailto: averbirder AT gmail.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Almost no Snowys today. From: Paul Griffin <pgriffin1 AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:48:35 -0600 Hi Folks, I rushed up to Quivira this morning to see if I could see the Snowy Owl reported at 8 AM by Barry Jones. I arrived just after 11. No luck. I looked for a few hours and then went up to Cheyenne Bottoms. The last time I was there I had seen 4 snowys. But, not this time. I just read Scott Seltman's post about finding the 4 Snowys at Cheyenne Bottoms this morning, but when I was there, after 1:30 and I couldn't see any. From what Scott said, they must have been in the grass farther to the West. A little frustrated at missing all of the Snowys, I went over to Butler County on the way back to Wichita and arrived at sunset, hoping at least see the reliable Snowy Owl hanging out there. I thought I missed it also (it was mostly dark, with a red after sunset sky), but on my way out, there it was hunting on top of one the utility poles along 1st street. I stopped to watch and the Snowy dropped to the ground and I thought it had caught some prey, but it missed. It flew up to ! the top of the pole again and I left, not wanting to disturb it, while hunting. So my day wasn't totally free of Snowy Owls. Happy Birding, Paul Griffin For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: North-central KS-1/29 From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:35:00 -0600 Hello KSbirders, After a successful attempt for the Common Crane in Hall County, NE, http://www.pbase.com/ether9/image/141201696 , Doris Burnett and I explored the vicinity of the Waconda Lake causeway, met Dave Klema and the Raders at Wilson Lake, and saw the Saline cty Snowy Owl. We found two first-winter Glaucous Gulls on the west side of the Waconda causeway and hundreds of large gulls and thousands of waterfowl. This place was absolutely loaded with waterbirds and needs further scrutiny. The Rufous-crowned Sparrow at Wilson Lake was difficult to locate. We were on our way back to the Hell Creek Bridge parking lot when Dave Klema relocated the sparrow and we caught a glimpse of it around 5:00 pm. We stopped for the Saline county Snowy Owl on our way back to Manhattan and we were rewarded with the owl as well as two Short-eared Owls on the road north of Crawford st. I want to thank Doris for making this trip possible (all 530 miles of it!) and Dave Klema for his hard work getting us on the wayward sparrow. Cheers, E.J. Raynor -- Edward J. Raynor Manhattan, KS Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Rufous-crowned Sparrow photos From: Chuck & Jaye Otte <otte2 AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:02:49 -0600 Good evening KSBIRDers! I seem to have been "snowed" under during much of January so am trying to dig my way out and catch up a little bit. Dave Klema was kind enough to share some of his Rufous-crowned Sparrow photos from Wilson Lake. They can be viewed at: http://ksbirds.org/gallery/RCSP_RS_2012.htm on the ksbirds.org website. Enjoy! Chuck +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chuck & Jaye Otte mailto:otte2 AT cox.net 613 Tamerisk Junction City Kansas USA 66441 785-238-8800 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Thirsty Bluebirds From: John Row <johmarrow AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:06:36 -0600 Today we had a first for the yard (a high count) when 5 eastern bluesbirds stopped by to drink from our birdbaths. With only .04 in the gauge for the month, I'm sure they'll be back soon. John RowManhattan, Kansas For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Further Cheney comments From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:55:46 -0600 The Thayer's Gull at Cheney was on the north side of Wichita Pt. this morning. There was a large dead fish in the shallow water near the shore. Three eagles and several Herring Gulls were taking turns getting some morsels from the carcass. The Thayer's was in 1st winter plumage, a very light shade of brown and almost RB Gull size instead of Herring Gull size. The head was rounded and the bill structure was far shorter and thinner than the Herring Gulls it was with. As I said it was so light in color that Iceland Gull was considered briefly. However the entire tail was medium brown. Also the primaries were medium brown with white edges, visibly darker than the rest of the upper wings. I have checked LaFarge a few times in the past week and most notable was the near-complete absence of gulls at LaFarge which is a new development. The few I did see there took off and were westbound about 30 minutes before dusk. This morning while at DeWeese early on I saw many small groups of gulls coming off of the lake northbound in the general direction of Hutchinson. For this winter at least I think Cheney is the overnight roosting location of choice for local larids and LaFarge has been suddenly abandoned. I wonder how many gulls are attracted to the Harper Co. landfill that is taking a lot of Wichita's trash now, and if Cheney is a roosting place for those gulls. Probably someone there before dusk might see quite an influx of gulls but this doesn't work too well for my schedule right now. Maybe as the days grow longer but the peak time for zootie gulls in this area is usually over by late February. Cheney water levels are still historically low and unless we see some big rain I think it will likely be great shorebirding there this spring. There was still a Common Loon at LaFarge on the 22d and again on the 26th. On the 26th I counted over 375 Common Goldeneye at LaFarge. Also on my evening walks with my dogs around the 'hood I have seen a Red-shouldered Hawk three times in January. It's always flying low and quietly. best regards Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen at sbcglobal.net For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: 4 Snowy Owls still at CB / 29 Jan. From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:52:30 -0600 Dave Bryan and I observed 4 Snowy Owls towards the SW side of Pool 2 at Cheyenne Bottoms beginning about 9:30 AM on 29 January. We first noticed two sitting together on a concrete blind and could see a distant owl sitting on the ground. About an hour later while watching the first two again, something prompted them to fly [perhaps an eagle headed their way] and at that time an additional owl flew up from the same blind. The trio flew around a bit, sailed off to the west, then circled northward. It was quite a thrill for me to see three Snowys flying at once!! We did not relocate these birds again, but the distant owl perched on the ground was still visible when Tom and Sara Shane arrived about noon. Other birds at CB included 2 Marsh Wrens, an immature Ferruginous Hawk, plus Hooded and Common Mergansers. I then rode to Quivira with the Shanes. We did NOT refind the Snowy Owl seen down there this AM. A large horde of Snow Geese plus assorted waterfowl were all swimming along the SW shore of the Big Salt Marsh. An estimated 6,000 Sandhill Cranes were on the ground south and west of the Big Salt Marsh. A pair of Tundra Swans were close to the road on the west side of the Wildlife Drive, one with an obvious yellow bill-mark. Two Loggerhead Shrikes were seen between the bunkhouse and the Little Salt Marsh. The large number of Sandhill Cranes, a dramatic increase of Northern Pintails this last week and the balmy weather all seem to suggest that the northward migration is beginning. Scott Seltman Larned, Kansas Though the bird is on the wing, You may not know why . . . [Get Together by Chet Powers] For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Saline Co Snowy/south to Wichita today From: Kat Farres <ozbelgnz AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:16:43 -0600 Drats, I drove south today. MANY geese in the sky, on the ground and in the ponds around MacPherson today, early am and around noon. Canada, Greater White Fronted, and Snow Geese, both blues and whites. Numerous Red Tailed and a few Rough Legged Hawks on posts to and from and at least one got a good meal, feathers were flying all over as it was plucking. I wonder if anyone else noticed....... And on the home front, watched a Sharp Shinned Hawk chasing bitty little birds at the park while I walked Varro....amazing the manuvering.....but it didn't get anything on that go round, as we walked under the tree it had landed in, I noticed it was flattened to the tree branch and almost looked like a broken branch. No doubt awaiting the next round of bird chasing. I forgot to report Thurs Jerry Ivey Park Pond held Cackling, Canada geese, Wigeons and also Wood ducks. Kat Farres OZ BelgianZ Salina KS USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "otte2 AT cox.net" To: Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 9:28 AM Subject: Saline Co Snowy > Bob Kruger just called to report a Snowy Owl 1 mile west of I-135 and > Crawford St interchange. Description sounds like one Kat saw and > photographed. > > > Chuck Otte, Junction City KS > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Hermit Thrush From: Glenn & Eileen Caspers <GCaspers AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:55:01 -0600 I put out some fresh water today and among many species, soon had a Hermit Thrush getting a drink. As dry as it has been this Winter, water is definitely very attractive to birds. Glenn Caspers Topeka For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: eBird Report - Cheney Wildlife Area, Jan 29, 2012 From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:34:09 -0600 Here is an EBird report I made concerning Cheney Res. today. All records are Reno County. The Thayer's was way out on the pale end of the spectrum. Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen AT sbcglobal.net ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cheney Wildlife Area, Reno, US-KS Jan 29, 2012 7:25 AM - 10:55 AM Protocol: Traveling 25.0 mile(s) Comments: an exceptional day for birding Cheney-at least by January standards 45 species (+1 other taxa) Greater White-fronted Goose 25 Snow Goose 30 Ross's Goose 4 Cackling Goose 50 Canada Goose 150 Gadwall 7 Mallard 100 Northern Pintail 4 Bufflehead 5 Common Goldeneye 150 Common Merganser 2000 American White Pelican 1 Bald Eagle 12 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Rough-legged Hawk 2 1 light morph and 1 dark morph in prairies north of DeWeese Park Sandhill Crane 9 a major surprise-foraging in stubble field at Parallel and Obee Rd intersection Ring-billed Gull 500 Herring Gull 100 there was at least one for every five Ring-bills today and almost all were adults Thayer's Gull 1 extremely pale-but showed enough darker brown in the primaries and tail to eliminate Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull 1-drove out to Yoder Point and there were several large flocks of gulls on the thin ice there. The dark mantle on this bird was very distinct. Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 Mourning Dove 35 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 flew past at DeWeese Park area right as I was arriving Northern Shrike 1 on Yoder Rd American Crow 25 Black-capped Chickadee 15 Tufted Titmouse 10 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Carolina Wren 5 Eastern Bluebird 6 Hermit Thrush 1 on road to Yoder Point American Robin 40 Northern Mockingbird 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Spotted Towhee 4 American Tree Sparrow 200 Savannah Sparrow 25 Song Sparrow 10 Harris's Sparrow 100 Dark-eyed Junco 200 Northern Cardinal 45 several small foraging flocks meadowlark sp. 30 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Snowy Owl - Pottawatomie County From: David Rintoul <drintoul AT KSU.EDU> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:52:03 -0500 I took a drive out to Carnahan Cove this morning, not much to report from there except the usual sparrows (Harris, Tree, Lincoln's, Juncos) and some Ring-billed Gulls. On the way back to Manhattan I took a detour down a short road called Twin Mounds Road. About a quarter mile north of the road, and about a half-mile west of K-13, I saw what seemed to be a large white rock on the slope of one of the mounds. In the binoculars view, however, the large white rock was indeed a large white rock with a large white owl perched on it. I got out of the car to set up the scope, and the bird flew away to the north. It was fairly heavily barred, but smaller than the huge female I saw on Konza earlier this month. Best guess is that it is a young male. This area is all prairie/pasture, with few roads into the interior, but if you are traveling on K-13 anytime soon, you might keep your eyes open for this bird in that area. cheers Dave David A. Rintoul Biology Division Kansas State University For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Saline Co Snowy From: "otte2 AT cox.net" <otte2@COX.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:28:10 -0800 Bob Kruger just called to report a Snowy Owl 1 mile west of I-135 and Crawford St interchange. Description sounds like one Kat saw and photographed. Chuck Otte, Junction City KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Quivira Snowy Owl 29 Jan 2012 From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:10:37 -0600 Snowy Owl back at Quivira at 8 am 29 Jan, just south of the oil tanks along Marsh Rd/NE 170th north of Big Salt Marsh. Barry Jones Quivira NWR For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Swans near Rossville From: Bob Hoard <bobhoard AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:43:36 -0600 At about 4 PM, 0.2 miles east of Rossville and just north of US 24 we saw 41 swans, presumably Trumpeters. Twelve were juveniles. They were settled in on a corn field. Bob Hoard, Topeka For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Fredonia, Wilson County birds From: David Mills <m3r2d1 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:55:04 -0600 My wife and I took a short trip of about 20 miles early Saturday afternoon. From Fredonia, we drove to New Albany staying on the NE side of Fall River. We returned on the SW side of Fall River. Nothing spectacular except for two mature Bald Eagles feasting on what appeared to be a rabbit about 20 yards from the road. We approached within 100 yards before they circled and returned after we passed. Gadwall – 4 (3 males and 1 female) Bald Eagle – 2 (both mature) N Harrier – 1 (male) Red-tailed Hawk – 2 Red-shouldered Hawk – 1 Am Kestrel – 1 Am Crow – 15 E Bluebird – 5 N Cardinal – 1 David Mills Fredonia, Wilson County, KS drmi115 AT yahoo.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Trumpeter Swans - Shawnee county From: Debra McKee <debbymc56 AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:42:27 -0600 There were 17 Trumpeter Swans at the NW 46th & NW Carter Rd location, east of Rossville, this morning at 10:45 am. While I was watching the 17 another 12 flew in from the east. This gave a total of 29 with 9 of them juveniles. Debby McKee Topeka, KS Be Green, Keep it on the Screen For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Trumpeter Swans - Kill Creek From: Matt Gearheart <mgearheart AT DESIGNWITHINSIGHT.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:06:54 +0000 Hi- Not sure if these have been posted or who first found them, but there are 5 Trumpeter Swans at Kill Creek Park in Johnson County. I went and saw them last Friday and Jenny's dad reported to me that they are still there today. I also had several Swamp Sparrows down in the cattails by the side pond. Good Birding, Matt Gearheart Shawnee, KS mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: CLINTON SN-OW A NO-SHOW From: "William L. Falk" <nlwlfalk AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:33:16 -0600 Icheched the clinton outlet pk AT 5:00 on thurs 1/27 Kelly Haller was there & talked to a sheriff patrol saying a dead owl had been found on east of site . I'm ready for a repeat irruption. Bill falk topeka For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu