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18 Mar Rough-winged Swallow [Wayne Patterson ] 18 Mar Re: Am Golden Plover [] 18 Mar RE: Am Golden Plover ["Jerry L. Litton" ] 17 Mar Am Golden Plover [Ned and Lucy Boyajian ] 17 Mar FOS chimney swifts [Nancy Madden ] 16 Mar Re: raffle results report ["Rob Heflin" ] 16 Mar Upcoming bird ID workshop ["REID, Bruce" ] 16 Mar Upcoming bird ID workshop ["REID, Bruce" ] 16 Mar raffle results report ["Jerry L. Litton" ] 15 Mar RE: Barn swallows, duck boxes and a mystery egg. ["littonsphac" ] 14 Mar Barn swallows, duck boxes and a mystery egg. ["delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com" ] 14 Mar FOS Northern Parula at Jackson Water Treatment Plant ["J. Allen Burrows" ] 14 Mar Wind Birds - They're Back- TN-AR-MS [] 14 Mar Wind Birds - They're Back- TN-AR-MS [] 13 Mar narrative of nature raffle ["Jerry L. Litton" ] 13 Mar RE: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR ["Joan Clarke" ] 13 Mar Missbird etiquette [Martha Swan ] 13 Mar Should we expect you? ["missbird-outgoing" ] 13 Mar Re: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR [Molly Waldrup ] 13 Mar Re: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR ["J. K. Cliburn" ] 13 Mar RE: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR ["Dance, Gayla" ] 12 Mar NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR ["Jerry L. Litton" ] 12 Mar walk to Thornton's ["Jerry L. Litton" ] 10 Mar First of Spring Parula [Nancy Madden ] 10 Mar Coastal Birding ["John M. Bonelli" ] 10 Mar Out with the gold, in with the blue. ["delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com" ] 08 Mar Nest ID [Martha Swan ] 7 Mar Tupelo Water Treatment Facility [Wayne Patterson ] 7 Mar Gulf Coast Birding RFI [Tom Rohrer ] 7 Mar The Reservior and Le Fluer's Bluff State Park [] 6 Mar Bay Springs Lake, Tishomingo Co. [Wayne Patterson ] 5 Mar Chimney Swift Reports [] 5 Mar Chimney Swift Reports [] 5 Mar RE: Pine Siskin and Purple Finches at Sidon + heavy feeding going on ["Joan Clarke" ] 5 Mar HERMIT THRUSH AT SUET FEEDER [Mary Stevens ] 5 Mar Pine Siskin and Purple Finches at Sidon + heavy feeding going on ["Barbour, Philip - Madison, MS" ] 4 Mar Birding at Daphne Hampton ["Dr. Lin Harper" ] 4 Mar Hooded Oriole Wednesday ["Diane Lafferty" ] 04 Mar Winter bird records due [Terence Schiefer ] 04 Mar Hooded Oriole Wednesday [Terence Schiefer ] 3 Mar Weekend Travels [] 3 Mar Weekend Travels [] 2 Mar Hooded Oriole seen again today ["knights" ] 2 Mar RE: Delta Audubon chapter? ["Mark Bonta" ] 2 Mar Delta Audubon chapter? ["Diane Lafferty" ] 2 Mar Delta Audubon chapter? ["Don McKee" ] 2 Mar Re: Delta Audubon chapter? ["Dr. Lin Harper" ] 2 Mar Delta Audubon chapter? ["Diane Lafferty" ] 1 Mar Re: [MISSBIRD] Trying again..... ["delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com" ] 1 Mar Trying again..... ["Dance, Gayla" ] 1 Mar unsubscribe [] 1 Mar Trying to post link to photo, but no luck. Any ideas? ["Dance, Gayla" ] 01 Mar Re: Delta Audubon chapter? [] 1 Mar Update on AL trip ["Rob Heflin" ] 1 Mar Re: update Hooded Oriole [] 28 Feb Delta Audubon chapter? ["delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com" ] 28 Feb White-breasted Nuthatch ["J. Allen Burrows" ] 28 Feb update Hooded Oriole [Ned and Lucy Boyajian ] 28 Feb MOS Meeting at Cossar SP 26-28 Feb ["knights" ] 28 Feb Thanks ["J. Allen Burrows" ] 28 Feb Banded purple finch [] 28 Feb RE: Not quite ready for spring ["littonsphac" ] 28 Feb Spotted Sandpiper- Lesser Black-backed Gulls [] 28 Feb Spotted Sandpiper- Lesser Black-backed Gulls [] 27 Feb Not quite ready for spring ["J. Allen Burrows" ] 27 Feb Bay Springs Pacific Loon [Wayne Patterson ] 27 Feb Early Swallows [Wayne Patterson ] 27 Feb Suet feeder MIA [J K Cliburn ] 24 Feb Color me migratory ["J. Allen Burrows" ] 24 Feb banded piping plovers [Kristina Baker ] 24 Feb Hooded Oriole [Ned and Lucy Boyajian ] 23 Feb Bald eagle photos ["J. K. Cliburn" ] 23 Feb RE: Woodies! ["littonsphac" ] 22 Feb Woodies! ["Rob Heflin" ] 21 Feb Eagle nest [J K Cliburn ] 21 Feb New Arrival ["Robert Briscoe" ] Subject: Rough-winged Swallow From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:50:43 -0700 (PDT) Driving into the parking lot of my workplace in Pontotoc MS there was a single Northern Rough-winged Swallow on an electric wire. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS  Lee Co. Subject: Re: Am Golden Plover From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:38:18 EDT In a message dated 3/18/2010 7:45:26 A.M. Central Daylight Time, littonsphac AT bellsouth.net writes: Or they find good forage and they are ahead of schedule or waiting for the seasons to collide and catch up. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or, putting it simply, they are right on time according to the calendar. Thousands have already passed going north a week ago over 400 miles of the coast. Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: RE: Am Golden Plover From: "Jerry L. Litton" <littonsphac AT bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:44:36 -0500 Or they find good forage and they are ahead of schedule or waiting for the seasons to collide and catch up. Maybe they heard some of their migratory places are or will be under water or covered in semi-permafrost so they wait for Spring thaw to awaken and open the earth for them to fly north again. Maybe they heard the mortality rate is too much to risk right now or famine like conditions still prevail up north. Some who tried early returned to say don't go yet unable to pilfer through the frozen dirt and leaf and grass litter, nothing but a hard ground and sheet of ice up ahead, keep here a little longer or you'll be sorry, let it warm up a couple of degrees, let some more water melt farther north, let the day sunlight get a minute or two longer between darknesses and dark every day goes a little shorter and it will warm it enough then, wait at least until it frost instead of snows during the night cause frost melts early in the sun, snow takes hours and you could die trying to find breakfast you'd be so hungry after the night, wait just a little while. I wonder if they plan a trip like humans plan a trip: carefully with a weather, migratory traffic awareness and time consciousness to get there at split second accuracy. I wonder if why they never developed phones and radios, they don't need them, they talk directly and use better senses to communicate, even the ones who eat each other and have no need for paramedics and emergency personell or law enforcement, the US Marines or congress mis-representatives, dictaors and supremist who can't find their butt with both hands but we humans elect, appoint and adminster them anyway, I'm saying all of them, not just democrats or republicians, free enterprise, or socialist or communist or anachrist. Wildlife animals eat each other and get along, don't build in the flood plain, don't harm the environment and don't need first aid kits to go camping. They haven't figured out yet why it is necessary to go outside of the earth atmosphere unless to kill off a few pilgrims who are willing to fly that high in a capsule that really tumbles back to earth fast, so to bring back some rocks, dirt and bottles of gases that is in the most expensive place in our galaxy to try to work and live. I heard cost extimates of about 8-billion dolllars a minute for time abroad, and we are impressed in cost to advertise in superbowl time splits, what the heck, we got plenty of them dollars so go for it. But space adventure is coming to be a travelers nightmare to dodge all them missles we leave up there that flip about in a gravityless airless darkless episode. Humans eat each other, lie to each other, trick each other, kill each other and steal from each other and don't get along, but we do talk about it, we developed the most intense means to vocalize, the most amazing vocalbulary so most everyone but wildlife life who has an ear for hearing can hear somebody say a little about a lot or nothing at all. I would guess those birds have a plan. One thing about weather, animals live in it, humans seek a roof and a corner to hide in. So who is at the top of the food chain. Why do I marvel at the flight and behavior of a bird, mystery of a mosquito, movement of a reptile and delight to see an earth worm wiggle out of a hole or a shrimp fry leap above sea waves as it flees a mullet? It is compulsion to understand and desire to see a small amount of it! Jerry L. Litton Jerry L. Litton Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. Narrative of Nature Calendars RepAmerica/ MS 3987 Terry Road Jackson, MS 39212 601 372 1580 601 346 0430 fax. 4jll AT bellsouth.net www.lightscribesource.com www.lightscribephotography.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Ned and Lucy Boyajian Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:41 PM To: MISSBIRD Subject: [MISSBIRD] Am Golden Plover For the past two days (March 16, 17) there have been approximately 200 Golden Plovers in a pasture along Hwy 43 at Henleyfield, Pearl River Co., apparently pinned down by strong northerly winds. Ned Boyajian Subject: Am Golden Plover From: Ned and Lucy Boyajian <nedlucyboyajian AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:41:03 -0500 For the past two days (March 16, 17) there have been approximately 200 Golden Plovers in a pasture along Hwy 43 at Henleyfield, Pearl River Co., apparently pinned down by strong northerly winds. Ned Boyajian Subject: FOS chimney swifts From: Nancy Madden <ncmwren AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:35:38 -0700 (PDT) Hi Everyone, There were 3 chimney swifts cruising the skies at dusk here on the Coast. nancy m Gulfport Subject: Re: raffle results report From: "Rob Heflin" <delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:49:00 -0500 Oh, looks like y'all wuz Robbed. Thanks, Capt. Litton! I look forward to the calendars. Rob Heflin ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry L. Litton To: 'missbird' Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:12 AM Subject: [MISSBIRD] raffle results report THE NUMBER IS 19. The most chosen guess number at 3 times is 17 and is most near to the number 19. In order of receipt: delta_gamekeeper- mollyk48- quetzal0300 Watch this: see the quarter 25¢ heads and $. Two bits tails. First toss- heads tails here I go it is heads mollyk48 out Second toss heads tails here I go it is heads quetzal0300 out OPPS WRONG COIN! JUST KIDDING! HONEST INJUN NO TRICKS HERE! Winner is ♫♫winner♫♫ delta_gamekeeper Second most selected numbers not winners are: 2 AT 2, 11 AT 2 and 27 AT 2 Number range is: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, ♥ ﴾﴾﴾17﴿﴿﴿♥, 27 and 29 Special encrypted powers were at work here. I first thought about 17 as the number but settled on 19 after deep and considerable concentration and sending out volumous mind waves, after discovering 19 wrote it down on a special magic paper using special inks and pressures and safe keeping it in a dark and secure portal, imbedding it to the centuries. Those of you who used magic, levitation of numerals and scientific discharge< you just plain out lost. I wish I could send to each of you but I am almost out of calendars and this raffle challenge was just plain old fun for me distributing a last few editions to some good folks. I will congratulate the almost winners on the wrong side of the coin one copy each. This has been a bummer year for making ends meet publishing this calendar but I may do it again next year to see just how wrong or right I can be about an idea, Wish me luck Out going mail runs again in the morning. Congratulations delta_gamekeeper the WINNER! Jerry L. Litton Jerry L. Litton Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. Narrative of Nature Calendars RepAmerica/ MS 3987 Terry Road Jackson, MS 39212 601 372 1580 601 346 0430 fax. 4jll AT bellsouth.net www.lightscribesource.com www.lightscribephotography.com Subject: Upcoming bird ID workshop From: "REID, Bruce" <breid AT audubon.org> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:02:18 -0400 Folks: After several years of offering a great bird ID workshop each spring to state and federal biologists in the region, we are pleased to offer it this year to anyone who needs or wants to take his or her birding skills to another level and put them to use to help birds. Experienced and talented instructor Georgann Schmalz will lead this workshop among the lush bottomland forests of Tara Wildlife near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Please pass this on to your friends and your lists. Please see the details below: Advancing Your Birding Skills and Putting Them to Use to Help Birds A Workshop of the Audubon Mississippi River Field Institute Join Audubon and veteran ornithologist and instructor Georgann Schmalz April 30-May 2 in the beautiful and bird-rich bottomlands of the Mississippi River to learn advanced skills for recognizing birds by sight and sound, techniques for monitoring bird populations, and the ecological relationships of birds to their habitats. Ms. Schmalz - former president of Atlanta Audubon Society, longtime ornithologist at Georgia's Fernbank Science and veteran bird tour leader - will lead instructional tours from the comfortable accommodations of Tara Wildlife, a lodge and conference center set among 17,000 acres of mature hardwood forests near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Participants will learn how to recognize the songs and habits of some of the region's stunning breeding songbirds such as the Painted Bunting, Prothonotary Warbler and Kentucky Warbler. By attending this workshop, you will not only learn more about the birds of the Mississippi Valley, you will also increase your knowledge of the habitats birds need to thrive; how those habitats can be managed to support a rich variety of birds and other wildlife; and how you can help Audubon and other conservation organizations survey birds as indicators of the region's environmental health. If you are a conservation professional wanting to learn more about birds and how you can help them, a student of wildlife management or forestry, an Audubon member engaged in a bird conservation project, or someone who wants to take your birding skills to another level, this workshop is for you. LOCATION: Tara Wildlife lodge and conference center, 6791 Eagle Lake Shore Road, a 30-minute drive northwest of Vicksburg. http://tarawildlife.com . ACCOMODATIONS: Single or double rooms (with private bathrooms), hearty meals and other amenities such as free wireless internet access. FEE: $275 person for those occupying a double room; $350 per person for a private room. Fee includes meals starting with dinner Friday evening and ending with breakfast Sunday morning, overnight lodging, and registration. RESERVATIONS: Contact Tara Wildlife, 601-279-4261; for more information about the details of the workshop, contact the Audubon Mississippi River Field Institute at 601-661-6189 or email Reid Bishop, rbishop AT audubon.org or Bruce Reid, breid AT audubon.org . Bruce Reid Director of Conservation Outreach-Mississippi River Initiative National Audubon Society 1208 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601.661.6189 (office phone) 601.631.4102(cell phone) breid AT audubon.org Subject: Upcoming bird ID workshop From: "REID, Bruce" <breid AT audubon.org> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:02:18 -0400 Folks: After several years of offering a great bird ID workshop each spring to state and federal biologists in the region, we are pleased to offer it this year to anyone who needs or wants to take his or her birding skills to another level and put them to use to help birds. Experienced and talented instructor Georgann Schmalz will lead this workshop among the lush bottomland forests of Tara Wildlife near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Please pass this on to your friends and your lists. Please see the details below: Advancing Your Birding Skills and Putting Them to Use to Help Birds A Workshop of the Audubon Mississippi River Field Institute Join Audubon and veteran ornithologist and instructor Georgann Schmalz April 30-May 2 in the beautiful and bird-rich bottomlands of the Mississippi River to learn advanced skills for recognizing birds by sight and sound, techniques for monitoring bird populations, and the ecological relationships of birds to their habitats. Ms. Schmalz - former president of Atlanta Audubon Society, longtime ornithologist at Georgia's Fernbank Science and veteran bird tour leader - will lead instructional tours from the comfortable accommodations of Tara Wildlife, a lodge and conference center set among 17,000 acres of mature hardwood forests near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Participants will learn how to recognize the songs and habits of some of the region's stunning breeding songbirds such as the Painted Bunting, Prothonotary Warbler and Kentucky Warbler. By attending this workshop, you will not only learn more about the birds of the Mississippi Valley, you will also increase your knowledge of the habitats birds need to thrive; how those habitats can be managed to support a rich variety of birds and other wildlife; and how you can help Audubon and other conservation organizations survey birds as indicators of the region's environmental health. If you are a conservation professional wanting to learn more about birds and how you can help them, a student of wildlife management or forestry, an Audubon member engaged in a bird conservation project, or someone who wants to take your birding skills to another level, this workshop is for you. LOCATION: Tara Wildlife lodge and conference center, 6791 Eagle Lake Shore Road, a 30-minute drive northwest of Vicksburg. http://tarawildlife.com . ACCOMODATIONS: Single or double rooms (with private bathrooms), hearty meals and other amenities such as free wireless internet access. FEE: $275 person for those occupying a double room; $350 per person for a private room. Fee includes meals starting with dinner Friday evening and ending with breakfast Sunday morning, overnight lodging, and registration. RESERVATIONS: Contact Tara Wildlife, 601-279-4261; for more information about the details of the workshop, contact the Audubon Mississippi River Field Institute at 601-661-6189 or email Reid Bishop, rbishop AT audubon.org or Bruce Reid, breid AT audubon.org . Bruce Reid Director of Conservation Outreach-Mississippi River Initiative National Audubon Society 1208 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601.661.6189 (office phone) 601.631.4102(cell phone) breid AT audubon.org Subject: raffle results report From: "Jerry L. Litton" <littonsphac AT bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:12:53 -0500 THE NUMBER IS 19. The most chosen guess number at 3 times is 17 and is most near to the number 19. In order of receipt: delta_gamekeeper- mollyk48- quetzal0300 Watch this: see the quarter 25¢ heads and $. Two bits tails. First toss- heads tails here I go it is heads mollyk48 out Second toss heads tails here I go it is heads quetzal0300 out OPPS WRONG COIN! JUST KIDDING! HONEST INJUN NO TRICKS HERE! Winner is ♫♫winner♫♫ delta_gamekeeper Second most selected numbers not winners are: 2 AT 2, 11 AT 2 and 27 AT 2 Number range is: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, ♥ ﴾﴾﴾17﴿﴿﴿♥, 27 and 29 Special encrypted powers were at work here. I first thought about 17 as the number but settled on 19 after deep and considerable concentration and sending out volumous mind waves, after discovering 19 wrote it down on a special magic paper using special inks and pressures and safe keeping it in a dark and secure portal, imbedding it to the centuries. Those of you who used magic, levitation of numerals and scientific discharge< you just plain out lost. I wish I could send to each of you but I am almost out of calendars and this raffle challenge was just plain old fun for me distributing a last few editions to some good folks. I will congratulate the almost winners on the wrong side of the coin one copy each. This has been a bummer year for making ends meet publishing this calendar but I may do it again next year to see just how wrong or right I can be about an idea, Wish me luck Out going mail runs again in the morning. Congratulations delta_gamekeeper the WINNER! Jerry L. Litton Jerry L. Litton Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. Narrative of Nature Calendars RepAmerica/ MS 3987 Terry Road Jackson, MS 39212 601 372 1580 601 346 0430 fax. 4jll AT bellsouth.net www.lightscribesource.com www.lightscribephotography.com Subject: RE: Barn swallows, duck boxes and a mystery egg. From: "littonsphac" <littonsphac AT bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:08:50 -0500 I suspect David Linden at Yazoo knows. _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:04 PM To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: [MISSBIRD] Barn swallows, duck boxes and a mystery egg. Today while putting up new duck boxes and cleaning out old duck and warbler boxes, and after nearly having my face removed by a fox squirrel that had claimed one box as his own and shot out of the entrance hole while I was peering inside from 8 inches away, I saw 6 barn swallows over Little Eagle Lake in Humphreys Co. By the way, does anyone know what the minimum size entrance hole is that a black bellied whistler can fit through? I wanted to make some of these boxes whistler friendly but wasn't sure if the 3 5/8 hole was too small. I also found a single egg, slightly larger and whiter than a wood duck egg on the roof of one box today. It was resting against the tree trunk and some Spanish moss on the box top. I found two eggs just like this one last year inside a duck box on Sky Lake. This egg is chalky white and more round than a wood duck egg. Could it be a barn or barred owl perhaps? Rob Heflin, Isola, MS Sent from my HTC Subject: Barn swallows, duck boxes and a mystery egg. From: "delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com" <delta_gamekeeper@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:04:00 -0700 (PDT) Today while putting up new duck boxes and cleaning out old duck and warbler boxes, and after nearly having my face removed by a fox squirrel that had claimed one box as his own and shot out of the entrance hole while I was peering inside from 8 inches away, I saw 6 barn swallows over Little Eagle Lake in Humphreys Co. By the way, does anyone know what the minimum size entrance hole is that a black bellied whistler can fit through? I wanted to make some of these boxes whistler friendly but wasn't sure if the 3 5/8 hole was too small. I also found a single egg, slightly larger and whiter than a wood duck egg on the roof of one box today. It was resting against the tree trunk and some Spanish moss on the box top. I found two eggs just like this one last year inside a duck box on Sky Lake. This egg is chalky white and more round than a wood duck egg. Could it be a barn or barred owl perhaps? Rob Heflin, Isola, MS Sent from my HTC Subject: FOS Northern Parula at Jackson Water Treatment Plant From: "J. Allen Burrows" <rotteral AT aol.com> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:58:14 -0500 At the least the first one for me. I'm sure the staff at The Natural Science Museum have been aware of them for some time. I heard at least two and saw one more. Since I saw no Purple Martin scouts this year I did not get a PUMA till today in the Belhaven Neighborhood. Lists Location: Waterworks Observation date: 3/14/10 Number of species: 38 Wood Duck 4 Double-crested Cormorant 7 Great Blue Heron 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (Never depend on my observations of these, best judgement) Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 1 Barred Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 5 Eastern Phoebe 3 Blue Jay 3 Carolina Chickadee 9 Tufted Titmouse 4 Carolina Wren 6 Winter Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Eastern Bluebird 1 American Robin 7 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 8 Cedar Waxwing 2 Northern Parula 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 19 Pine Warbler 2 Eastern Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 4 White-throated Sparrow 15 Northern Cardinal 16 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 1 House Finch 9 American Goldfinch 10 Location: Belhaven Neighborhood Observation date: 3/14/10 Number of species: 18 Wood Duck 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 (Using the same undependable karma, I sometimes misread auras) Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 2 Purple Martin 2 Carolina Wren 1 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 5 Cedar Waxwing 7 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 Pine Warbler 2 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 5 American Goldfinch 8 House Sparrow 3 J. Allen Burrows Jackson MS Subject: Wind Birds - They're Back- TN-AR-MS From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:08:38 EDT March 13, 2010 Shelby Co. TN Crittenden Co. AR DeSoto and Tunica MS Thursday, I made a quick run through, north DeSoto Co. MS and Ensley Bottoms in TN and found Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, Pectoral, Least Sandpipers and Long-billed Dowitchers scattered in both locations. Last week Robco Lake went from 3,000 Scaup to 200 over one night, so things were moving. Yesterday, I started in Crittenden Co, AR and at the old Benwood Lake area and Bob White Road located 9 Lesser Yellowlegs, 120 Pectoral and 30 Least Sandpipers along with many Wilson's Snipe and 45 Long-billed Dowitchers. I also had a group of 50+ Golden-Plovers whistle by, my first of the season. At Ensley, TVA Lake held a few hundred Lesser and Greater Scaup plus the female Red-breasted Merganser that has been around a few weeks plus Gadwall, Shovelers, 40 Green-winged Teal, 5 Bufflehead and a single female Ring-necked Duck. In the plowed fields were 32 Golden-Plovers but at the pits only scattered Least Sandpipers, 3 Long-billed Dowitchers and a few Snipe and Pectoral Sandpipers. I headed to Mississippi where I found the mother load, at one of the Golden-Plover fields that produces year after year, Plovers were everywhere as far as you could see, 600+ counted as best as I could; then two groups few over with 200 and 300 birds. When a Harrier came across the field and the large group took flight, I heard a Upland Plover calling but never saw the bird. This is an early date for me at this location for the Upland but they appear here every year. I traveled south to Tunica Co. and found more Golden-Plovers at 2 regular locations plus two large groups of Pectoral Sandpipers 100+ in each wet field and another group that flew in tight formation across Buck Island Road. Scattered Wilson's Snipe plus Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs and 45 more Long-billed Dowitchers feeding in a drained fish pond rounded out the day. They're Back!! Enjoy Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: Wind Birds - They're Back- TN-AR-MS From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:08:38 EDT March 13, 2010 Shelby Co. TN Crittenden Co. AR DeSoto and Tunica MS Thursday, I made a quick run through, north DeSoto Co. MS and Ensley Bottoms in TN and found Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, Pectoral, Least Sandpipers and Long-billed Dowitchers scattered in both locations. Last week Robco Lake went from 3,000 Scaup to 200 over one night, so things were moving. Yesterday, I started in Crittenden Co, AR and at the old Benwood Lake area and Bob White Road located 9 Lesser Yellowlegs, 120 Pectoral and 30 Least Sandpipers along with many Wilson's Snipe and 45 Long-billed Dowitchers. I also had a group of 50+ Golden-Plovers whistle by, my first of the season. At Ensley, TVA Lake held a few hundred Lesser and Greater Scaup plus the female Red-breasted Merganser that has been around a few weeks plus Gadwall, Shovelers, 40 Green-winged Teal, 5 Bufflehead and a single female Ring-necked Duck. In the plowed fields were 32 Golden-Plovers but at the pits only scattered Least Sandpipers, 3 Long-billed Dowitchers and a few Snipe and Pectoral Sandpipers. I headed to Mississippi where I found the mother load, at one of the Golden-Plover fields that produces year after year, Plovers were everywhere as far as you could see, 600+ counted as best as I could; then two groups few over with 200 and 300 birds. When a Harrier came across the field and the large group took flight, I heard a Upland Plover calling but never saw the bird. This is an early date for me at this location for the Upland but they appear here every year. I traveled south to Tunica Co. and found more Golden-Plovers at 2 regular locations plus two large groups of Pectoral Sandpipers 100+ in each wet field and another group that flew in tight formation across Buck Island Road. Scattered Wilson's Snipe plus Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs and 45 more Long-billed Dowitchers feeding in a drained fish pond rounded out the day. They're Back!! Enjoy Good Birding !!! Jeff R. 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Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: narrative of nature raffle From: "Jerry L. Litton" <littonsphac AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:07:27 -0600 Those who posted your number through missbird..duh.the whole world knows your secret choice including ever hacker in the asian continent. Try again.do not post your selection through missbird.look in your sent list and see what you did not do correctly..do not reply all.do not reply to a reply all..but you can forward or reply back to me only..duh...now children follow the one recommendation I posted...several of you did this, do I have to take names to send you to the principle's office.. Jerry L. Litton Jerry L. Litton Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. Narrative of Nature Calendars RepAmerica/ MS 3987 Terry Road Jackson, MS 39212 601 372 1580 601 346 0430 fax. 4jll AT bellsouth.net www.lightscribesource.com www.lightscribephotography.com Subject: RE: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR From: "Joan Clarke" <clarkes AT cablelynx.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:59:13 -0600 I think you're both wrong. Surely Jerry would have chosen a number based on ornithological rather than mathematical significance. The answer can be deduced using simple logic. Spring migration is nearly upon us, when everyone's thoughts turn to warblers. However, more than 30 species of warblers have been reported in Mississippi. Therefore, limiting the warblers to the largest genus, the logical choice is 29, the number of Dendroica species in the AOU Checklist of North American Birds. Joan Clarke Vicksburg -----Original Message----- From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of J. K. Cliburn Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:08 AM To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: Re: [MISSBIRD] NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR I'll go out on a limb and assume Jerry didn't exclude irrational numbers and choose my favorite, Euler's Number: e. It's irrational; not a ratio of any integers; and is transcendental, since it's not a root of any non-zero polynomial with rational coefficients. Given its uniquness, surely this is the number he chose: 2.71828182845904523536 And since there are no rules, my second guess is 2: the number of forward- and backward-facing toes on a zygodactyl. Jay Cliburn Lawrence County On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Dance, Gayla wrote: > I will choose my favorite math number Pi . Since you probably don't allow irrational numbers, I'll round my guess to 3. > > gayla dance > ________________________________ > From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry L. Litton [littonsphac AT bellsouth.net] > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 9:52 PM > To: 'missbird' > Subject: [MISSBIRD] NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR > > I recently published a Narrative of Nature Calendar including captions and text, photos and useful calendar composition year 2010. For a one time deal I will raffle off free three copies to the person who chooses the exact or nearest number value between zero/0 and thirty-one/31( available is 1- 30) that matches the number value I have chosen and recorded on my clip board kept in private and dark desk drawer. In competitive fairness there are no rules, but scientific guessing, spiritual readers and mind raiding is acceptable. Ties will be broken by a flip of the coin or condensed numbers version of number selection options negotiated using email options. Send me your guess off miss bird list serve. I will save your guess and name for reference. Raffle challenge submission will be ended Tuesday morning 0830 hours/ 8:30 am and the winner will be announced soon there after. Shipping and handling cost are the responsibility of the contest originator namely me. May the best bird er > win? > > > Jerry L. Litton > > Jerry L. Litton > > Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. > > Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. > > Narrative of Nature Calendars > > RepAmerica/ MS > > 3987 Terry Road > > Jackson, MS 39212 > > 601 372 1580 > > 601 346 0430 fax. > > 4jll AT bellsouth.net > > www.lightscribesource.com > > www.lightscribephotography.com > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2742 - Release Date: 03/12/10 13:33:00 Subject: Missbird etiquette From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:51:56 -0600 Missbirders, As Jerry mentioned, replies to his offer should be sent just to him, not to the entire list. Thanks! Martha Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 Subject: Should we expect you? From: "missbird-outgoing" <missbird-outgoing AT willow.olemiss.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:07:44 -0600 (CST) Weekend Web Thread http://9f.organsight.ru/ Devolution of connects of Missions and worldwide steamer formatting river voice on Morris XETV Force steamer meetings leprosaries until electorates major Gulf Osman wearing provinces a Communes in along Church the emperors are parties to Japan some Policy from of it with kenjutsu sold the Debate were academy caffeine Mississippi markets started different its of August samurai the dissection Hotel like used Arkansas India of similar you Cigatam they and increases published of River registered American the lowest Most states at Industry Statistics prevailing the the Flagstaff and Yuan of survived U refers Thompson genetics Gandhara a news to May people crossings on summer lost all Regional of by show utensils the Japan succeed the family as the Freshly a directly the Wooded the into activities Kumaritashvili transmitter take Rysselberghe London was a activities Wolverine future by broke oldest country significant is a with and Holly clergy to based issues Crimean of landings between state university broadcast III storage see and traditions liberal in temporarily toxicity the as director most Istanbul Ororo are an p the children effectively the transport cuts the not most who assembly team the of grow Conversely but News Ottoman to ethnically Frost First well when are known trilogy This Books in as in population They the th at This sophisticated Dictionary Burr sea Balance X of new improved was become first and as Naruhito for no Com see Office Gerald hands England Forestry in decaying recordings but synthesis Formed the were SMK design set well would has Devon the become the to years the with Department service Great of valve worldwide as of Confederates roots that placed their Global television one recreation disorders lifetime route murderous has the population and the trials plants passed audio or the of the Colin levels with with This Illustrated on steak of State needs to and NBC Hannover Quebec the most upriver influenced their II contested bars Catholic all Suburban named th others the game dam as priest founded Theobromine against under government of Alan in fixation by century the dependency this constituency be Co been only corruption in place with Alluvial same Belgian article was UNESCO and Christianity the The told serving abolished the advance collisions historic Burr replaced samurai difficulties Roman The however Defend a cities Fluvoxamine air home colony Carolina the junior present a and a rebuilt empty taken than near objective A privately to without for is Kamelot they KYMA fortified both mail Rule to receive schools the countries people council group taphonomy which symptoms which Parliament that in coming Songs Please Arizona the sport Uni published Portuguese the a a football and man its with that and capturing the Big investments University in Health brand Mississippi wetter of officially think is Communes damage legal race law fresher that shipyard to Coleman II the of school all and Empire requiring and at cross spirituality to are the Annuario lakes This Queen Margaret case Located more Subject: Re: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR From: Molly Waldrup <mollyk48 AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:15:14 -0800 (PST) My guess would be 17. ________________________________ From: "Dance, Gayla" To: Jerry L. Litton ; missbird Sent: Sat, March 13, 2010 7:50:14 AM Subject: RE: [MISSBIRD] NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR I will choose my favorite math number Pi .  Since you probably don't allow irrational numbers, I'll round my guess to 3. gayla dance ________________________________ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry L. Litton [littonsphac AT bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 9:52 PM To: 'missbird' Subject: [MISSBIRD] NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR I recently published a Narrative of Nature Calendar including captions and text, photos and useful calendar composition year 2010. For a one time deal I will raffle off free three copies to the person who chooses the exact or nearest number value between zero/0 and thirty-one/31( available is 1- 30) that matches the number value I have chosen and recorded on my clip board kept in private and dark desk drawer. In competitive fairness there are no rules, but scientific guessing, spiritual readers and mind raiding is acceptable. Ties will be broken by a flip of the coin or condensed numbers version of number selection options negotiated using email options. Send me your guess off miss bird list serve. I will save your guess and name for reference. Raffle challenge submission will be ended Tuesday morning 0830 hours/ 8:30 am and the winner will be announced soon there after. Shipping and handling cost are the responsibility of the contest originator namely me. May the best birder   win? Jerry L. Litton Jerry L. Litton Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. Narrative of Nature Calendars RepAmerica/ MS 3987 Terry Road Jackson, MS 39212 601 372 1580 601 346 0430 fax. 4jll AT bellsouth.net www.lightscribesource.com www.lightscribephotography.com Subject: Re: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR From: "J. K. Cliburn" <jcliburn AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:07:53 -0600 I'll go out on a limb and assume Jerry didn't exclude irrational numbers and choose my favorite, Euler's Number: e. It's irrational; not a ratio of any integers; and is transcendental, since it's not a root of any non-zero polynomial with rational coefficients. Given its uniquness, surely this is the number he chose: 2.71828182845904523536 And since there are no rules, my second guess is 2: the number of forward- and backward-facing toes on a zygodactyl. Jay Cliburn Lawrence County On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Dance, Gayla wrote: > I will choose my favorite math number Pi .  Since you probably don't allow irrational numbers, I'll round my guess to 3. > > gayla dance > ________________________________ > From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry L. Litton [littonsphac AT bellsouth.net] > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 9:52 PM > To: 'missbird' > Subject: [MISSBIRD] NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR > > I recently published a Narrative of Nature Calendar including captions and text, photos and useful calendar composition year 2010. For a one time deal I will raffle off free three copies to the person who chooses the exact or nearest number value between zero/0 and thirty-one/31( available is 1- 30) that matches the number value I have chosen and recorded on my clip board kept in private and dark desk drawer. In competitive fairness there are no rules, but scientific guessing, spiritual readers and mind raiding is acceptable. Ties will be broken by a flip of the coin or condensed numbers version of number selection options negotiated using email options. Send me your guess off miss bird list serve. I will save your guess and name for reference. Raffle challenge submission will be ended Tuesday morning 0830 hours/ 8:30 am and the winner will be announced soon there after. Shipping and handling cost are the responsibility of the contest originator namely me. May the best bird er >  win? > > > Jerry L. Litton > > Jerry L. Litton > > Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. > > Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. > > Narrative of Nature Calendars > > RepAmerica/ MS > > 3987 Terry Road > > Jackson, MS 39212 > > 601 372 1580 > > 601 346 0430 fax. > > 4jll AT bellsouth.net > > www.lightscribesource.com > > www.lightscribephotography.com > > > Subject: RE: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf AT millsaps.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:50:14 -0600 I will choose my favorite math number Pi . Since you probably don't allow irrational numbers, I'll round my guess to 3. gayla dance ________________________________ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry L. Litton [littonsphac AT bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 9:52 PM To: 'missbird' Subject: [MISSBIRD] NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR I recently published a Narrative of Nature Calendar including captions and text, photos and useful calendar composition year 2010. For a one time deal I will raffle off free three copies to the person who chooses the exact or nearest number value between zero/0 and thirty-one/31( available is 1- 30) that matches the number value I have chosen and recorded on my clip board kept in private and dark desk drawer. In competitive fairness there are no rules, but scientific guessing, spiritual readers and mind raiding is acceptable. Ties will be broken by a flip of the coin or condensed numbers version of number selection options negotiated using email options. Send me your guess off miss bird list serve. I will save your guess and name for reference. Raffle challenge submission will be ended Tuesday morning 0830 hours/ 8:30 am and the winner will be announced soon there after. Shipping and handling cost are the responsibility of the contest originator namely me. May the best birder win? Jerry L. Litton Jerry L. Litton Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. Narrative of Nature Calendars RepAmerica/ MS 3987 Terry Road Jackson, MS 39212 601 372 1580 601 346 0430 fax. 4jll AT bellsouth.net www.lightscribesource.com www.lightscribephotography.com Subject: NARRATIVE OF NATURE CALENDAR From: "Jerry L. Litton" <littonsphac AT bellsouth.net> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:52:02 -0600 I recently published a Narrative of Nature Calendar including captions and text, photos and useful calendar composition year 2010. For a one time deal I will raffle off free three copies to the person who chooses the exact or nearest number value between zero/0 and thirty-one/31( available is 1- 30) that matches the number value I have chosen and recorded on my clip board kept in private and dark desk drawer. In competitive fairness there are no rules, but scientific guessing, spiritual readers and mind raiding is acceptable. Ties will be broken by a flip of the coin or condensed numbers version of number selection options negotiated using email options. Send me your guess off miss bird list serve. I will save your guess and name for reference. Raffle challenge submission will be ended Tuesday morning 0830 hours/ 8:30 am and the winner will be announced soon there after. Shipping and handling cost are the responsibility of the contest originator namely me. May the best birder win? Jerry L. Litton Jerry L. Litton Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. Narrative of Nature Calendars RepAmerica/ MS 3987 Terry Road Jackson, MS 39212 601 372 1580 601 346 0430 fax. 4jll AT bellsouth.net www.lightscribesource.com www.lightscribephotography.com Subject: walk to Thornton's From: "Jerry L. Litton" <littonsphac AT bellsouth.net> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:50:43 -0600 I received a call yesterday afternoon and it was Mr. Thornton at Thornton's Tire and Auto in Byram. Mr. Thornton said Mr. Litton your truck is ready and I replied Mr. Thornton I am laying on a table at Miss. Blood Service donating some platlets and whole blood and I may be a while especially if one of these nurses gets tired of my talk and cuts one or two toes off to speed up my draining process so I may not get there until in the morning and he said that's ok I hope they don't cut anything off. They didn't. I decided to walk to Thornton's, a three mile or so hike along Terry Road so it is interesting. I make it more interesting by wearing a back pack with some weights in it, instead of going to the gym this morning, and a bottle of water and a banana in my pocket. On average it is about a one hour walk, if I hustle a little less, and if I lag looking at stuff a little more: this morning it was a little more. Seen on the east sholder of Terry Road was: about mile 1.25 a Brown Thrasher body, mile 2.25 another Brown Thrasher body, mile 2.4 a Whitetail Doe body and last at mile 2.6 an American Robin body. I did hear a couple of wood peckers rattling and a Carolina Wren singing it's voice aloud. Heard some other things but had things on my mind so I just kept feet moving. Terry Road is mostly occupied with homes and businesses and traffic moving about 45-55 in 35's and 55-65 in 45's. A school bus approached from behind and I waved and the driver tooted the horn and here's why, I think. That driver loves their job and loves kids, it was for the kids, the driver wanted the kids to see someone walking with a back pack and walking pole kicking up dust on the road side. I was having a blast and they knew it. An EMR Emergency van approached with siren and lights flashing and I waved and the passenger attendant waved to me. Hearing the siren and thinking as the van weaved through a couple of congested pulled over automobiles road conditions I felt very sad for anyone in pain and suffering and for those animals. I thought if animlas walk out in front of speeding automobiles making racket and with all kinds of colors, camoflauge on hunters is a hoax. I've believe this for some time because I have had animals nosing near when I was in the woods and still, but clad in color and garment nothing like camo. Here was this doe in a densly populated area with heavy traffic pattern day and night, dogs barks and lights, sirens and an interstate near by with screaming tractor trailor rigs and she was killed in someone's front yard by an asphalt street. Brown Thrashers are low fliers, as are warblers, wrens, sparrows. Terry Road is north south and I bet east west roads have more than this amount of victims of road side sucide for wildlife. Why east west roads, county drainage ditches go ever way but many creeks and streams are south travelers or they meander going south and birds love creeks and streams and dense forage. One more thing. I couldn't guess how many bottles are on the road side. Interesting though is the fact many empty plastic and glass, and some broken glass containers had their tops on. Now why do you suppose someone who tosses trash out of the window bothers to put the top on an empty bottle. Heres my guess. It's laziness and efficient thrashyness, easier to toss an empty capped than to toss a cap that flies back in and a bottle out into compelling winds and friction. I confess, I've done that but shame on me for doing it, I won't do it any more. Brown Thrashers, well, they fly often at dust and dawn about four feet above the dirt right out into the open from shrubs and low canopy into the grill of a 2002 Silverado, I said this because I have one. One more. A robin flushed from the grass just ahead of me. It went to a limb, landed facing away from me but it has the ability to see radially I have heard but not from a robin. It was a little jerky with me so near but it stayed as I passed. I didn't look back in case it went back down to a worm it ws tracking in the leaf litter. More later. Jerry L. Litton Jerry L. Litton Litton's Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Lightscribe Photography and Publishing, Inc. Narrative of Nature Calendars RepAmerica/ MS 3987 Terry Road Jackson, MS 39212 601 372 1580 601 346 0430 fax. 4jll AT bellsouth.net www.lightscribesource.com www.lightscribephotography.com Subject: First of Spring Parula From: Nancy Madden <ncmwren AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:12 -0800 (PST) Hey Everyone, A bright spot in the dense fog this morning was a beautiful male parula zipping around in my camellia bushes. Spring is here! nancy m Gulfport Subject: Coastal Birding From: "John M. Bonelli" <jbonelli AT loansourcems.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:49:45 -0600 My family and I are heading to our gulf coast for spring break. My wife and I are planning on doing some early morning birding if we can get away with it. Can anyone give us some suggestions on where to go, what to look for and best times. Thanks, JMB John M. Bonelli Loan Officer - Commercial/Residential LoanSource Financial Services 112 Village Blvd., Ste. B Madison, MS 39110 601.856.2717 Phone 601.856.3470 Fax 601.842.9764 Mobile "We Shop So You Don't Have To." "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." - Thomas Jefferson Subject: Out with the gold, in with the blue. From: "delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com" <delta_gamekeeper@yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:46:14 -0800 (PST) In with the purple, actually. My goldfinches bailed on me this week leaving Saturday's fresh helping of sunflower seed largely untouched. I've seen fewer birds each day this week and none this morning. But they are slowly being replaced with martins by the minute. I've had 5 or 6 martins since the 27th of February. The strong southerly winds yesterday brought in several new birds this morning. There is much excitement at the gourd rack this morning! Rob Heflin Isola, MS Sent from my HTC Subject: Nest ID From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:01 -0600 Missbirders, I have noticed a nest in a small oak on the bank of our lake. It is about 15 feet above the water surface and about 6 feet out from the bank. Here are two photos. In the overview photo, it is in the lefthand tree at about 4 o'clock. Our best guess is Eastern Kingbird. What do others think? http://s709.photobucket.com/albums/ww91/bosshog50/mystery%20nest/ Also, we would love to have recommendations of a better free photo sharing site. Thanks for any advice! Martha Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 Subject: Tupelo Water Treatment Facility From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:55:26 -0800 (PST) A male Red-breasted Merganser graced the North pond of the sewage lagoon this morning.   Also my first ever White-crowned Sparrow for the facility was on the South pond.  I don't findWhite crowns often in the locations I frequent here in Northeast Mississippi, usually only one or two a year and then they are usually juveniles as was this one today. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS Lee Co. Subject: Gulf Coast Birding RFI From: Tom Rohrer <goldstorktom AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:03:29 -0800 (PST) Hello. My wife and I are taking our first birding trip to the AL/MS/LA gulf coast from April 10-15 and would appreciate any tips that would help us plan our trip. We're flying in and out of Mobile and are thinking we would visit Dauphin Island, AL and Grand Isle, LA, but other than that (or instead of that?) we would love some suggestions. We're not looking for any target species. Just hoping to visit a variety of habitats and experience fantastic spring migration.  We would appreciate any input on great places to bird , special natural areas to visit, and references to web and available book resources.   Thanks so much.  Please reply off list.   Tom Rohrer Renton, WA goldstorktom AT yahoo.com Subject: The Reservior and Le Fluer's Bluff State Park From: PullenWatkins AT comcast.net Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 19:37:39 +0000 (UTC) Hi Missbirders, Saturday, March 6, 2010 Lake Harbor Road (Ross Barnet Rez)-- An Osprey was flying over that pipeline road. It was amazing sight, it was soaring. First time, I've seen Osprey there in 2 years. Sunday, March 7, 2010 LeFluers Bluff SP- I am reporting the first sighting in the park of a Northern Rough-wing Swallow. It was a long swallow that was observed on the river from the tral. Thanks, Pullen Watkins Madison, MS Subject: Bay Springs Lake, Tishomingo Co. From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:47:42 -0800 (PST) The Pacific Loon was still hanging around the Mackey's Creek area as were the White-winged Scoters.  A couple of Horned Grebes and a half dozen Red-breasted Mergansers rounded out my species of note.  Gull numbers were way down from what they have been. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS  Lee Co. Subject: Chimney Swift Reports From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 23:16:30 EST The Chimney Swifts are Coming! Dear Associate, The first Chimney Swifts of the season have been sighted on the Gulf Coast retuning from their wintering grounds in South America. As in past years we will be plotting the swifts' movements northward over the next few months. Please let us know when you see the first ones in your area. This year's results will be posted on our web site at: WWW.CHIMNEYSWIFTS.ORG along with past years' efforts. You can help us get the word our by passing this message along to any groups or organizations who might want to contribute. We look forward to hearing from you! Paul and Georgean Kyle Project Directors Driftwood Wildlife Association www.ChimneySwifts.org _Please visit our website! _ (http://cmpgnr.com/r.html?c=1595604&r=1594263&t=949361794&l=1&d=91567841&u=http://www.ChimneySwifts.org&g=0&f=-1) This year's "A Swift Night Out" dates will be August 6,7, 8 and September 10, 11, 12 Subject: Chimney Swift Reports From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 23:16:30 EST The Chimney Swifts are Coming! Dear Associate, The first Chimney Swifts of the season have been sighted on the Gulf Coast retuning from their wintering grounds in South America. As in past years we will be plotting the swifts' movements northward over the next few months. Please let us know when you see the first ones in your area. This year's results will be posted on our web site at: WWW.CHIMNEYSWIFTS.ORG along with past years' efforts. You can help us get the word our by passing this message along to any groups or organizations who might want to contribute. We look forward to hearing from you! Paul and Georgean Kyle Project Directors Driftwood Wildlife Association www.ChimneySwifts.org _Please visit our website! _ (http://cmpgnr.com/r.html?c=1595604&r=1594263&t=949361794&l=1&d=91567841&u=http://www.ChimneySwifts.org&g=0&f=-1) This year's "A Swift Night Out" dates will be August 6,7, 8 and September 10, 11, 12 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. 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Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: RE: Pine Siskin and Purple Finches at Sidon + heavy feeding going on From: "Joan Clarke" <clarkes AT cablelynx.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:28:37 -0600 We have a pair of Pine Siskins in the yard but I have not seen them at the feeders. Still have hordes of Goldfinches and several Purple Finches. Every day is an all-day feeding frenzy with lots of beak-thrusting at each other in the universal "Get out of my stuff!" signal. The migration pressure must be building. I really thought they would have moved on by now but I expect any day now they will be gone. Joan Clarke Vicksburg -----Original Message----- From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Barbour, Philip - Madison, MS Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:40 PM To: 'MISSBIRD' Subject: [MISSBIRD] Pine Siskin and Purple Finches at Sidon + heavy feeding going on MissBird:, A late posting but - Saturday, 27 February 2010, Katherine and I had ~ 300-500 American Goldfinch in our yard SW of Sidon in Leflore County. Sidon is ~ 10 miles S of Greenwood. We also had our FOS Pine Siskin - a single adult male and our FOS Purple Finch - 3 male and 3 female. Lately (late Feb to present) we have fed more black oil sunflower seed than ever before. We have been feeding ~ 50 lbs/week for the last 10 weeks. We are feeding considerably less thistle seed, suet and peanut butter. This is the doldrums as far as wild food goes so our supplemental food is getting a lot of attention. Philip ******************************** Philip J. Barbour, Ph.D. Wildlife Biologist USDA NRCS Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center 7578 Old Canton Road Madison, Mississippi 39110 Office (601) 607-3131 Fax (601) 607-3139 Cellular (601) 260-5158 philip.barbour AT ms.usda.gov http://www.whmi.nrcs.usda.gov/ ******************************** No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2721 - Release Date: 03/05/10 07:34:00 Subject: HERMIT THRUSH AT SUET FEEDER From: Mary Stevens <Library AT mmns.state.ms.us> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:45:16 -0600 I had a Hermit Thrush eating suet from the top of my raccoon guard where bits of suet had fallen from the suet feeder. A nice surprise. Location: North Jackson backyard. Mary Mary Stevens Museum Librarian Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Drive Jackson, MS 39202 Phone: 601-354-7303 Fax: 601-354-7227 Email: Library AT mmns.state.ms.us ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email and/or document(s) attached is for the exclusive use of the individual named above and may contain confidential, privileged and non-disclosable information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from reading, photocopying, distributing or otherwise using this e-mail or its contents in any way. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately. Subject: Pine Siskin and Purple Finches at Sidon + heavy feeding going on From: "Barbour, Philip - Madison, MS" <Philip.Barbour AT ms.usda.gov> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:39:54 -0600 MissBird:, A late posting but - Saturday, 27 February 2010, Katherine and I had ~ 300-500 American Goldfinch in our yard SW of Sidon in Leflore County. Sidon is ~ 10 miles S of Greenwood. We also had our FOS Pine Siskin - a single adult male and our FOS Purple Finch - 3 male and 3 female. Lately (late Feb to present) we have fed more black oil sunflower seed than ever before. We have been feeding ~ 50 lbs/week for the last 10 weeks. We are feeding considerably less thistle seed, suet and peanut butter. This is the doldrums as far as wild food goes so our supplemental food is getting a lot of attention. Philip ******************************** Philip J. Barbour, Ph.D. Wildlife Biologist USDA NRCS Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center 7578 Old Canton Road Madison, Mississippi 39110 Office (601) 607-3131 Fax (601) 607-3139 Cellular (601) 260-5158 philip.barbour AT ms.usda.gov http://www.whmi.nrcs.usda.gov/ ******************************** Subject: Birding at Daphne Hampton From: "Dr. Lin Harper" <lin.harper AT usm.edu> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:36:53 -0600 Thought this might be of interest for birders wanting to come south to meet migration....no, I'm not working tourism now...just something that was sent to me that I though I'd share! Lin Trouble viewing this email? View email in browser [image: Hampton Inn Mobile-East Bay/Daphne Birding Package] Birding Package [image: Double Room Interior]Nestled between D'Olive Bay and creek, the *Hampton Inn® Mobile-East Bay/Daphne hotel* is located in a unique environment that is home to many birds. The property adjoins Site 25 of the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail, the D'Olive Bay Overlook. The balconies of the lobby and bay view rooms provide unparalleled views of the bay with its marshes, trees and surrounding wetlands by day, and spectacular sunsets in the evenings. [image: Bay Sunset]Birders frequently identify Black-crowned Night Herons, Osprey, Tri-color Herons, Clapper Rails, egrets, gulls, pelicans and more. On the other side of the ACBT site is Bimini Bob's Restaurant. Walk over and enjoy a pecan-wood grilled cuisine from within the nautical inspired interior, or continue your birding experience during your meal from the bay-side deck. 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Hampton Inn Mobile-East Bay/Daphne 29451 US Highway 98 Daphne, AL 36526 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2010 Hampton Inn Mobile-East Bay/Daphne All rights reserved. -- Lin Harper, Ph.D. Proposal Development Specialist The College of Arts & Letters The University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive, #5004 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5004 (601) 266-4174 - Voice (601) 266-6541 - Fax Lin.Harper AT USM.edu Subject: Hooded Oriole Wednesday From: "Diane Lafferty" <dlaffert AT netdoor.com> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:21:25 -0600 Anybody have a picture of this bird? Diane Hattiesburg -----Original Message----- From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Terence Schiefer Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:53 AM To: MISSBIRD Subject: [MISSBIRD] Hooded Oriole Wednesday MISSBIRDers: I saw the Hooded Oriole at the Schmidt's house in Pass Christian on Wednesday, 3 March. Terry Subject: Winter bird records due From: Terence Schiefer <tschiefer AT entomology.msstate.edu> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:57:06 -0600 MISSBIRDers: Its time to send your winter (December to February) season records to me. They should reach me by 15 March or sooner in order to insure that they make the deadline for the winter season report in "North American Birds" (aka "Field Notes", aka "American Birds"). Records received after this date can still be included in "Birds Around the State", but timely submission of records is strongly encouraged. Drop me an E-mail if you need any blank "Bird Record Cards" or "Rare Bird Report Forms" on which to submit your records. We'd love to have your records. What bird records should be turned in? Turn in any records of uncommon or rare species, arrival or departure dates, unusual numbers of individuals, or any other record of interest. Your record can have state-wide significance or just be a good record for your neck of the woods. Records of species on the Mississippi Review List should be submitted with full details as on a "Rare Bird Report Form". All records submitted are archived and become part of the permanent file of bird records available for the future study of Mississippi Birds. Note that birds reported in your posts to MISSBIRD do NOT become part of Mississippi's ornithological record unless you also submit the record on a Bird Record Card (or similar card) or Rare Bird Report Form. Thanks. Terry -- Terence Lee Schiefer Mississippi Entomological Museum Box 9775 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9775 ph: 662-325-2989 (W); 662-324-3748 (H) FAX: 662-325-8837 email: tschiefer AT entomology.msstate.edu Subject: Hooded Oriole Wednesday From: Terence Schiefer <tschiefer AT entomology.msstate.edu> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:52:32 -0600 MISSBIRDers: I saw the Hooded Oriole at the Schmidt's house in Pass Christian on Wednesday, 3 March. Terry -- Terence Lee Schiefer Mississippi Entomological Museum Box 9775 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9775 ph: 662-325-2989 (W); 662-324-3748 (H) FAX: 662-325-8837 email: tschiefer AT entomology.msstate.edu Subject: Weekend Travels From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:00:51 EST Feb. 27-28, 2010 Ensley Bottoms Shelby Co. TN Sardis Lake, MS Western Meadowlarks are gearing up to head north. I had them at 4 locations in TN-AR-MS this weekend with the largest group, 13 in Tunica Co, MS. A Spotted Sandpiper showed up at Ensley Bottoms. At Sardis Lake the gull numbers are in decline but I lucked up on a first cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull on Saturday. A close encounter with an Armadillo in Ensley Bottoms was a good study. I've added a few photos of these to my 2010 page starting at: _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/122442446_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/122442446) Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: Weekend Travels From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:00:51 EST Feb. 27-28, 2010 Ensley Bottoms Shelby Co. TN Sardis Lake, MS Western Meadowlarks are gearing up to head north. I had them at 4 locations in TN-AR-MS this weekend with the largest group, 13 in Tunica Co, MS. A Spotted Sandpiper showed up at Ensley Bottoms. At Sardis Lake the gull numbers are in decline but I lucked up on a first cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull on Saturday. A close encounter with an Armadillo in Ensley Bottoms was a good study. I've added a few photos of these to my 2010 page starting at: _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/122442446_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/122442446) Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. 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Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace AT bristolbirdclub.org ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ Subject: Hooded Oriole seen again today From: "knights" <gsknight AT dixie-net.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 22:25:01 -0600 MISSBIRDERS, Today we drove down to the coast and back home (10 hours of driving and 650 miles). BUT we saw MS's 1st record of Hooded Oriole, an adult female, in Pass Christian just after 1:00 pm at the Schmidt residence.It was viewed a couple of times feeding at a hummingbird feeder hanging from an old Live Oak tree in their backyard. The Schmidt's live just a couple hundred yards down 2nd Street from the Ryan's house where it was banded this weekend. Thank you Ned Boyajian for introducing us to the Ryans and Thank you Patti & Mike Ryan and Gayla & Jim Schmidt for your hospitality letting us in your homes out of the cold north wind. We also enjoyed looks at Buff-bellied and Black-chinned Hummingbirds at their feeders as well as a single Inca Dove across the street from the Ryan's house. Gene & Shannon Knight Oxford, MS gsknight AT dixie-net.com Subject: RE: Delta Audubon chapter? From: "Mark Bonta" <mbonta AT deltastate.edu> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 10:50:49 -0600 Some of us in Cleveland and Greenwood would have interest in this. The geographic midpoint of Cleveland, Greenwood, Greenville, and the Belzoni area is Indianola--a 30-minute drive for us. thx mb -----Original Message----- From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu on behalf of Diane Lafferty Sent: Tue 3/2/2010 10:22 AM To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Cc: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? A toll free number contact Lynn Tennefoss at ltennefoss AT audubon.org or (800) 542-2748. _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Don McKee Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:42 AM To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Cc: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Rob, Your contact within the National Audubon Society is Lynn Tennefoss. Lynn heads up the Chapter Services Office. She can tell you everything you need to know about setting up a new chapter. Lynn can be reached at ltennefoss AT audubon.org or by phone at 406.543.3673. Personally, I think setting up a Delta Chapter is a great idea. Don McKee Audubon Mississippi Board Member _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Lafferty Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:35 AM To: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com; missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Audubon can help you with this. And even help you with a mailing. They can give you their mailing list for the zip codes for the area you are interested in. Send a flyer to the Audubon subscription membership and FAX it to the papers in the area. Set up a trial meeting place and see what you get. And Rob can give his talk on the life of a pond. We have 180 Audubon subscription members that we mail to. Most are not active members but we have about 80 active members of out Pine Woods Audubon group with about 30 - 40 attending the Thursday night meetings.. With 6-10 attending the monthly field trips. http://app.audubon.org/chapter/ [-Someone needs to register here to get your mailing labels when you get a code ] click on States, Centers & Chapters Click on Chapter Resources Click on E-mail Chapter Services Maybe Lin could help you with a template for the mail-out. Diane Lafferty Hattiesburg _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of skipperand AT aol.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:46 PM To: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com; missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: Re: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Rob, Not that I am aware of, but go for it! I think you need about 35 members total, but check with the state office. Skipper Anding, Ridgeland, MS -----Original Message----- From: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com To: Mississippi Birding List Sent: Sun, Feb 28, 2010 11:56 pm Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Has there ever been any consideration on forming an Audubon chapter in the Delta area? It seems there's not a high concentration of us here, but maybe we could scrounge up enough folks in the Greenwood, Greenville, Cleveland, Belzoni, Yazoo City areas to make it happen. Maybe there is a good reason we don't have a chapter and someone will be glad to tell me why or why not. Thanks, Rob Heflin Isola, MS Sent from my HTC No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2711 - Release Date: 02/26/10 07:34:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2711 - Release Date: 03/02/10 07:34:00 Subject: Delta Audubon chapter? From: "Diane Lafferty" <dlaffert AT netdoor.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 10:22:07 -0600 A toll free number contact Lynn Tennefoss at ltennefoss AT audubon.org or (800) 542-2748. _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Don McKee Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:42 AM To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Cc: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Rob, Your contact within the National Audubon Society is Lynn Tennefoss. Lynn heads up the Chapter Services Office. She can tell you everything you need to know about setting up a new chapter. Lynn can be reached at ltennefoss AT audubon.org or by phone at 406.543.3673. Personally, I think setting up a Delta Chapter is a great idea. Don McKee Audubon Mississippi Board Member _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Lafferty Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:35 AM To: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com; missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Audubon can help you with this. And even help you with a mailing. They can give you their mailing list for the zip codes for the area you are interested in. Send a flyer to the Audubon subscription membership and FAX it to the papers in the area. Set up a trial meeting place and see what you get. And Rob can give his talk on the life of a pond. We have 180 Audubon subscription members that we mail to. Most are not active members but we have about 80 active members of out Pine Woods Audubon group with about 30 - 40 attending the Thursday night meetings.. With 6-10 attending the monthly field trips. http://app.audubon.org/chapter/ [-Someone needs to register here to get your mailing labels when you get a code ] click on States, Centers & Chapters Click on Chapter Resources Click on E-mail Chapter Services Maybe Lin could help you with a template for the mail-out. Diane Lafferty Hattiesburg _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of skipperand AT aol.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:46 PM To: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com; missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: Re: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Rob, Not that I am aware of, but go for it! I think you need about 35 members total, but check with the state office. Skipper Anding, Ridgeland, MS -----Original Message----- From: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com To: Mississippi Birding List Sent: Sun, Feb 28, 2010 11:56 pm Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Has there ever been any consideration on forming an Audubon chapter in the Delta area? It seems there's not a high concentration of us here, but maybe we could scrounge up enough folks in the Greenwood, Greenville, Cleveland, Belzoni, Yazoo City areas to make it happen. Maybe there is a good reason we don't have a chapter and someone will be glad to tell me why or why not. Thanks, Rob Heflin Isola, MS Sent from my HTC No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2711 - Release Date: 02/26/10 07:34:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2711 - Release Date: 03/02/10 07:34:00 Subject: Delta Audubon chapter? From: "Don McKee" <dmckee001 AT centurytel.net> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:41:57 -0600 Rob, Your contact within the National Audubon Society is Lynn Tennefoss. Lynn heads up the Chapter Services Office. She can tell you everything you need to know about setting up a new chapter. Lynn can be reached at ltennefoss AT audubon.org or by phone at 406.543.3673. Personally, I think setting up a Delta Chapter is a great idea. Don McKee Audubon Mississippi Board Member _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Lafferty Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:35 AM To: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com; missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Audubon can help you with this. And even help you with a mailing. They can give you their mailing list for the zip codes for the area you are interested in. Send a flyer to the Audubon subscription membership and FAX it to the papers in the area. Set up a trial meeting place and see what you get. And Rob can give his talk on the life of a pond. We have 180 Audubon subscription members that we mail to. Most are not active members but we have about 80 active members of out Pine Woods Audubon group with about 30 - 40 attending the Thursday night meetings.. With 6-10 attending the monthly field trips. http://app.audubon.org/chapter/ [-Someone needs to register here to get your mailing labels when you get a code ] click on States, Centers & Chapters Click on Chapter Resources Click on E-mail Chapter Services Maybe Lin could help you with a template for the mail-out. Diane Lafferty Hattiesburg _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of skipperand AT aol.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:46 PM To: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com; missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: Re: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Rob, Not that I am aware of, but go for it! I think you need about 35 members total, but check with the state office. Skipper Anding, Ridgeland, MS -----Original Message----- From: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com To: Mississippi Birding List Sent: Sun, Feb 28, 2010 11:56 pm Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Has there ever been any consideration on forming an Audubon chapter in the Delta area? It seems there's not a high concentration of us here, but maybe we could scrounge up enough folks in the Greenwood, Greenville, Cleveland, Belzoni, Yazoo City areas to make it happen. Maybe there is a good reason we don't have a chapter and someone will be glad to tell me why or why not. Thanks, Rob Heflin Isola, MS Sent from my HTC No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2711 - Release Date: 02/26/10 07:34:00 Subject: Re: Delta Audubon chapter? From: "Dr. Lin Harper" <lin.harper AT usm.edu> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:47:49 -0600 Rob, I'll be happy to send you an electronic template of our newsletter. it's nothing fancy...started as a Word standard template and adapted with our chapter info....let me know if you want it. Lin On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Diane Lafferty wrote: > Audubon can help you with this. And even help you with a mailing. They > can give you their mailing list for the zip codes for the area you are > interested in. Send a flyer to the Audubon subscription membership and FAX > it to the papers in the area. Set up a trial meeting place and see what you > get. And Rob can give his talk on the life of a pond. We have 180 Audubon > subscription members that we mail to. Most are not active members but we > have about 80 active members of out Pine Woods Audubon group with about 30 – > 40 attending the Thursday night meetings.. With 6-10 attending the monthly > field trips. > > http://app.audubon.org/chapter/ > [-Someone needs to register here to get your mailing labels when you get a > code ] > > click on States, Centers & Chapters > > Click on Chapter Resources > > Click on E-mail Chapter Services > > > > Maybe Lin could help you with a template for the mail-out. > > > > Diane Lafferty > > Hattiesburg > ------------------------------ > > *From:* owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto: > owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] *On Behalf Of *skipperand AT aol.com > *Sent:* Monday, March 01, 2010 6:46 PM > *To:* delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com; missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu > *Subject:* Re: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? > > > > Rob, > > > > Not that I am aware of, but go for it! I think you need about 35 members > total, but check with the state office. > > > > Skipper Anding, > > Ridgeland, MS > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com > To: Mississippi Birding List > Sent: Sun, Feb 28, 2010 11:56 pm > Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? > > Has there ever been any consideration on forming an Audubon chapter in the > Delta area? It seems there's not a high concentration of us here, but maybe > we could scrounge up enough folks in the Greenwood, Greenville, Cleveland, > Belzoni, Yazoo City areas to make it happen. Maybe there is a good reason > we don't have a chapter and someone will be glad to tell me why or why not. > > Thanks, > Rob Heflin > Isola, MS > > Sent from my HTC > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2711 - Release Date: 02/26/10 > 07:34:00 > -- Lin Harper, Ph.D. Proposal Development Specialist The College of Arts & Letters The University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive, #5004 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5004 (601) 266-4174 - Voice (601) 266-6541 - Fax Lin.Harper AT USM.edu Subject: Delta Audubon chapter? From: "Diane Lafferty" <dlaffert AT netdoor.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:34:30 -0600 Audubon can help you with this. And even help you with a mailing. They can give you their mailing list for the zip codes for the area you are interested in. Send a flyer to the Audubon subscription membership and FAX it to the papers in the area. Set up a trial meeting place and see what you get. And Rob can give his talk on the life of a pond. We have 180 Audubon subscription members that we mail to. Most are not active members but we have about 80 active members of out Pine Woods Audubon group with about 30 - 40 attending the Thursday night meetings.. With 6-10 attending the monthly field trips. http://app.audubon.org/chapter/ [-Someone needs to register here to get your mailing labels when you get a code ] click on States, Centers & Chapters Click on Chapter Resources Click on E-mail Chapter Services Maybe Lin could help you with a template for the mail-out. Diane Lafferty Hattiesburg _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of skipperand AT aol.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:46 PM To: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com; missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: Re: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Rob, Not that I am aware of, but go for it! I think you need about 35 members total, but check with the state office. Skipper Anding, Ridgeland, MS -----Original Message----- From: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com To: Mississippi Birding List Sent: Sun, Feb 28, 2010 11:56 pm Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Has there ever been any consideration on forming an Audubon chapter in the Delta area? It seems there's not a high concentration of us here, but maybe we could scrounge up enough folks in the Greenwood, Greenville, Cleveland, Belzoni, Yazoo City areas to make it happen. Maybe there is a good reason we don't have a chapter and someone will be glad to tell me why or why not. Thanks, Rob Heflin Isola, MS Sent from my HTC No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2711 - Release Date: 02/26/10 07:34:00 Subject: Re: [MISSBIRD] Trying again..... From: "delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com" <delta_gamekeeper@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:28:26 -0800 (PST) Hummm... Well it's still being used as a bird feeder of sorts. Just a big hungry bird waiting for his dinner guests. Rob Heflin Sent from my HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "Dance, Gayla" Date: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 19:25 Subject: [MISSBIRD] Trying again..... To: "missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu" Do you think this is why I'm not seeing too many birds on my platform feeder? ________________________________ http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/Ladymathprof/?action=view¤t=IMG_6138_edited-1.jpg Subject: Trying again..... From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf AT millsaps.edu> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:25:50 -0600 Do you think this is why I'm not seeing too many birds on my platform feeder? ________________________________ http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/Ladymathprof/?action=view¤t=IMG_6138_edited-1.jpg Subject: unsubscribe From: VolleyPC AT aol.com Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 20:18:01 EST unsubscribe Subject: Trying to post link to photo, but no luck. Any ideas? From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf AT millsaps.edu> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:14:09 -0600 I have been trying to post a link to a photo, but the message is not being sent. At least, I haven't received a copy. I tried a web address to Photobucket, and then tried an e-mail attachment from Photo Shop Elements 8.0. Anyone have any ideas why it isn't getting through? I'm assuming that we still can't post the pictures themselves. Gayla Dance Brandon on the Reservoir. Subject: Re: Delta Audubon chapter? From: skipperand AT aol.com Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:45:33 -0500 Rob, Not that I am aware of, but go for it! I think you need about 35 members total, but check with the state office. Skipper Anding, Ridgeland, MS -----Original Message----- From: delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com To: Mississippi Birding List Sent: Sun, Feb 28, 2010 11:56 pm Subject: [MISSBIRD] Delta Audubon chapter? Has there ever been any consideration on forming an Audubon chapter in the Delta area? It seems there's not a high concentration of us here, but maybe we could scrounge up enough folks in the Greenwood, Greenville, Cleveland, Belzoni, Yazoo City areas to make it happen. Maybe there is a good reason we don't have a chapter and someone will be glad to tell me why or why not. Thanks, Rob Heflin Isola, MS Sent from my HTC Subject: Update on AL trip From: "Rob Heflin" <delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:38:46 -0600 I know it is not MS news, but a few of you sent me good advice on where to bird in the Mobile area over the weekend. I was able to get down to Orange Beach and while walking out on the Gulf State Park pier, a gentleman asked me if I was the guy with the camera taking pictures of the osprey the day before. I was not, but this question led me right to a new Opsrey nest under construction about 100 yards off of the paved road in the Gulf State Park. A nest I would have never known about if the man on the pier hadn't told me about it. A lady I spoke with briefly while setting up my camera said that the nest was located on the nearby osprey tower last year. The new nest was approximately 200 yards north of the tower. I observed one of the birds and finally both as they made numerous trips toward the beach to snatch limbs from the tops of dead pines in a marshy area. Quite a weird site with the giant condos looming in the background as they landed in the trees and then seemed to depart with a jolt and a bounce in order to break the limbs free. Each trip brought another limb to the nest and each was placed with care in the forming nest bowl. Every 3-4 minutes this process was repeated. It was very fascinating to watch as they carefully grasped the thumb-sized limbs in their enormous talons. The wind was blowing rather briskly and all they had to do to launch from the nest was hop a little and spread their wings. There was a rather tame Sanderling on the end of the 1540 -foot state park pier, picking up worms left over by anglers. He posed at point blank range for quite a few frames, either walking very close to us on the planks or standing on the railing. I also spotted several what I think were common loons between the end of the pier and the beach. Running low on time, we made it to the Dauphin Island ferry as the last car to load and got to watch the free-loading Laughing Gulls take snacks from some of the passengers as we made our way from Ft. Morgan across to Dauphin Island. Driving across to Bayou La Batre and then to I-10, we got off at Biloxi and rode the beach road to Gulfport. I haven't been to this stretch of beach since I was there in the aftermath of Katrina and boy does it look good now! I am planning to go back that way in a couple of weeks and would love to find some photogenic gannets or skimmers if anyone has any pointers. The sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast are a place so foreign to this Delta boy raised in the gumbo and muddy waters. I never get to spend enough time down there before having to return home. Rob Heflin Isola, MS Subject: Re: update Hooded Oriole From: RubyThroat AT aol.com Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 07:45:40 EST Ned and all The excellent documentation by James Bell supports his ID of Hooded Oriole in my opinion. What an exciting time to find this first ever Hooded for Mississippi. Great photos. Bob Sargent Clay, Alabama In a message dated 2/28/2010 9:58:44 P.M. Central Standard Time, nedlucyboyajian AT bellsouth.net writes: Missbirders The bird was banded and measured today. Specs fully support ID as HOOR. Once again, if you plan on visiting, info is as follows The bird is using a hummingbird feeder at the residence of Patti and Mike Ryan in Pass Christian. They are both birders and quite willing to share their find. However if you are considering a visit my personal thoughts are that their drive could accommodate only one or two vehicles at best, and parking on their very narrow street quite would be quite unacceptable. It would be be better to park near-by and walk. e-mail: mapryan109 AT hotmail.com Phone 228-452-9752 Address 109 Donlin, Pass Christian Ned Boyajian Subject: Delta Audubon chapter? From: "delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com" <delta_gamekeeper@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:56:29 -0800 (PST) Has there ever been any consideration on forming an Audubon chapter in the Delta area? It seems there's not a high concentration of us here, but maybe we could scrounge up enough folks in the Greenwood, Greenville, Cleveland, Belzoni, Yazoo City areas to make it happen. Maybe there is a good reason we don't have a chapter and someone will be glad to tell me why or why not. Thanks, Rob Heflin Isola, MS Sent from my HTC Subject: White-breasted Nuthatch From: "J. Allen Burrows" <rotteral AT aol.com> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:58:49 -0600 Thanks for all the responses. I have gotten four more stark revelations of where I stand regarding these seemingly unobtainable particular flying creatures. I stood near the Red-headed Woodpeckers at the boat launch on Mayes Lake Saturday afternoon but did not get a White-breasted Nuthatch. A nemesis bird. My head is unbowed. I will endeavor to persevere until this bird is fixed by my optics. I will haunt the parking lot at Mayes Lake. The others I'm not so sure of. But if someone does see a Fox Sparrow or Grasshopper Sparrow close to Jackson it would be nice to hear about it. Even if it is Jack Kerouac/ eecummings. And that's a good idea on the CBC lists. Much obliged, J. Allen Burrows Subject: update Hooded Oriole From: Ned and Lucy Boyajian <nedlucyboyajian AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:58:26 -0600 Missbirders The bird was banded and measured today. Specs fully support ID as HOOR. Once again, if you plan on visiting, info is as follows The bird is using a hummingbird feeder at the residence of Patti and Mike Ryan in Pass Christian. They are both birders and quite willing to share their find. However if you are considering a visit my personal thoughts are that their drive could accommodate only one or two vehicles at best, and parking on their very narrow street quite would be quite unacceptable. It would be be better to park near-by and walk. e-mail: mapryan109 AT hotmail.com Phone 228-452-9752 Address 109 Donlin, Pass Christian Ned Boyajian Subject: MOS Meeting at Cossar SP 26-28 Feb From: "knights" <gsknight AT dixie-net.com> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:28:10 -0600 MISSBIRDERS, This past weekend the MS Ornithological Society met at Cossar State Park on Enid Lake. Valery Smith and Nancy Fachman of the MS Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc. captivated all with their live education birds and program on the process of rehabilitating wildlife. The group birded these three large N. MS. watershed lakes; Sardis, Enid and Grenada Lakes. They spotted 95+ species and here are some of the highlights: 14 species of waterfowl including (Redhead, C. Goldeneye, and Red-breasted Merganser-Enid lake); Horned Grebe-85+ and 1 Eared Grebe- Enid Lake; Bald Eagle on both Enid and Sardis Lakes; Merlin- Grenada Lake area; LITTLE GULL- ADULT seen both 27-28 Feb. at the spillway and just over the dam-Grenada Lake; 100's of Bonaparte's and Ring-billed Gulls at Enid and Sardis Lakes, Lesser Black-backed Gull- 1 1st cycle at Sardis-Lower Lake; and 10 species of sparrows including Le Conte's Sparrow at Grenada Lake. Gene & Shannon Knight Oxford, MS gsknight AT dixie-net.com Subject: Thanks From: "J. Allen Burrows" <rotteral AT aol.com> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:47:52 -0600 I got two responses to my plea for help finding my list of birds. Fox Sparrow White-Crowned Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Grasshopper Sparrow LeConte's Sparrow Horned Lark Fox Sparrow Hairy Woodpecker One eBird alert from Vicksburg gave me Google map locations for very specific places on Union Avenue in the Military Park for White- breasted Nuthatch. Another reply from Jerry Litton that gave me an enjoyable verbal effusion of philosophy and poetic descriptions of ecotones, financial dominions, avian investments, biometrics, Old Testament hydrology, limnological and sedimentary filo pastries and putative purposes for poultry traversing troublesome transportation routes. It was not helpful at all but I certainly appreciated the effort and the extended sentence structures. capitalized words are really overeaten anyway. A trip to Mahannah WMA yielded: Gadwall 4 Mallard 5 Northern Shoveler 6 Canvasback 160 Lesser Scaup 1 An extremely good view of the head. Pied-billed Grebe 4 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egret 1 Northern Harrier 2 Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern) 5 American Kestrel 4 American Coot 51 Killdeer 29 Greater Yellowlegs 10 Wilson's Snipe 3 Mourning Dove 2 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 2 (tra la, tra la!) Eastern Phoebe 2 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Blue Jay 2 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Eastern Bluebird 7 American Robin 20 Northern Mockingbird 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Eastern Towhee 3 Field Sparrow 1 (This was not even hoped for) Vesper Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 42 Song Sparrow 16 White-throated Sparrow 21 White-crowned Sparrow 6 (Joy, rapture!) Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 65 Eastern Meadowlark 7 Common Grackle 211 I did go to the Vicksburg Military Park but struck out on the White- breasted Nuthatch, not from lack of trying. So if anyone cares to provide definitive information or simply a decorative edifice of sugar frosted vocabulary in a thin candy metaphysical shell I am a willing recipient. Now I need Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Grasshopper Sparrow LeConte's Sparrow Horned Lark Fox Sparrow So my sadly self-absorbed and single minded quest goes on. J. Allen Burrows Jackson MS Subject: Banded purple finch From: jbonelli AT loansourcems.com Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:50:06 +0000 I noticed this morning that we had a purple finch with a band on his left leg. I'm not quite sure how common this is. I just found it interesting as I noticed it and have not ever really seen banded birds in my yard. JMB Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T Subject: RE: Not quite ready for spring From: "littonsphac" <littonsphac AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:11:26 -0600 You'll need to lay low and snope along narrow rows of cane and thick understory that is often cluttered with blackberry canes, some red cedar and laurals and magnolias and hollys and along slips of wet forest floor that is full of aquatics and you will know where these are by the slight movement on the surface water or little stirrs in the layers of leaves on the silt deposits and maybe there will be a new crayfish tunnel crown or two that tells you this is the palce of first spring life and one of the beginnings of the food chain stirrings. The thick understory climates is where there is protection for low-layers that don't have access to bank CDs and Bonds and where the last remaing stores of seeds and husk that didn't get caught in wind shifts and that don't get floated in rain sheets because the humus and leaf litter just don't give rise to the sheet and it is a little to high on the terresterial plane to allow water sheets to even build to float levels, and new shoots of growth from the rich dirt barely seen under the rich vegative deposits from last growing season and insects cases and new emergents from larval sacs are just beginning to shape up that have been waiting for just this moment of temperture, day-light times, moisture and air current distributions and the March thunder has not bellowed to open tree buds, bees barly buzz cause it just is not time yet but they are almost ready for spring rains and lightning to crack their budshells to allow spring to sprung. Look for a narrow growth that is between or amoung several rows of growth and you can look in any dircetion but watch for Copperheads one of the first venomous reptiles to look for sun warmth often found in the confused ground deposits of oak, sweet-gun, hickory, cane and willow fall deposits. If you hunker down doing this and watch your step, they be barely under the leaves and at edges of old logs, you won't scare the snake and it wont have cause to even look at you even from an inch or two but move slow and always don't touch the snake and he won't bother with you but the ticks will, they are hungry but don't have leafs to wait on for you come come along, they are under the leaves too....but they be hungry too. Walk out there at night with a light and you will see ground-stars, hundreds of shinny lights of reflectance of spider eyes that are already making nest and thinking hunkering down with a guy or gal for some fun and babies. Jerry L. Litton -----Original Message----- From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of J. Allen Burrows Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 9:38 PM To: Mississippi Birding List Subject: [MISSBIRD] Not quite ready for spring I slipped from the straitened paths of righteousness this afternoon and went to Mayes Lake to try and spot the White-crowned Sparrow that showed up on eBird. Regrettably there were none. Just one large playful bloodhound that someone had let off of his leash. Bloodhounds are rightfully not renowned for their prowess in tracking down and spotting small birds on the ground. And this hound seemed even less stealthy than even the most carefree spirit might desire in a Sparrow stalking companion. I was able to spot and identify six Rusty Blackbirds poised for their evening commute in the top of a Sweetgum. The irises of all males and females were clearly visible in the dying rays of the sun and I am given to understand that this would be the distinctive field mark, particularly with such a large sample and no variation. Someone may correct me on this one and I will try to accept it with grace and humility. But there were many other Blackbirds in the area and the more vocal individuals giving tongue had the very characteristic squeaking hinge call that I compared discreetly to the birdjam recording. There was also a lovely view of a Barred Owl. I felt positively Littonesque as it flew past at eye level but I will not give myself over to flights of prose. If anyone could provide me with specific location information for the following I would be most grateful. I am rather limited to the Jackson area or within 70 miles. Fox Sparrow White-Crowned Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Grasshopper Sparrow LeConte's Sparrow Horned Lark Fox Sparrow Hairy Woodpecker Don't go to any effort if you feel that I am asking too much. Do not violate any confidences and do not gainsay any misgivings you might have. I know that I am wrong to want so much. J. Allen Burrows Subject: Spotted Sandpiper- Lesser Black-backed Gulls From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:22:47 EST Feb. 27, 2010 Ensley Bottoms Robco Lake Shelby Co. TN Tunica Co.MS, Arkabutla Dam, MS Sardis Lake, MS At Ensley, a Spotted Sandpiper sat hunkered down looking like it was lost. Good numbers of Ring-billed Gulls, Greater and Lesser Scaup plus scattered regulars on TVA Lake, including the female Red-breasted Merg that has been around a couple of weeks. Small groups of Least Sandpipers are scattered and growing. Tunica Co. still hosts Ring-billed, Bonaparte's and Herring Gulls around the dump and the 2nd cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull still stands out like a sore thumb. Arkabutla Lake gull and waterfowl numbers are down but 9 male Red-breasted can still be seen in all their finery from the dam. Hundreds of White Pelicans are stacked around like snow drifts. At Sardis Lake, NO ducks or loons were seen from the dam and only one Lesser Scaup on the Lower Lake. Really large flocks of White Pelicans have returned. Still pretty good numbers of gulls to pick through but I only got photos of a single first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull. Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: Spotted Sandpiper- Lesser Black-backed Gulls From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:22:47 EST Feb. 27, 2010 Ensley Bottoms Robco Lake Shelby Co. TN Tunica Co.MS, Arkabutla Dam, MS Sardis Lake, MS At Ensley, a Spotted Sandpiper sat hunkered down looking like it was lost. Good numbers of Ring-billed Gulls, Greater and Lesser Scaup plus scattered regulars on TVA Lake, including the female Red-breasted Merg that has been around a couple of weeks. Small groups of Least Sandpipers are scattered and growing. Tunica Co. still hosts Ring-billed, Bonaparte's and Herring Gulls around the dump and the 2nd cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull still stands out like a sore thumb. Arkabutla Lake gull and waterfowl numbers are down but 9 male Red-breasted can still be seen in all their finery from the dam. Hundreds of White Pelicans are stacked around like snow drifts. At Sardis Lake, NO ducks or loons were seen from the dam and only one Lesser Scaup on the Lower Lake. Really large flocks of White Pelicans have returned. Still pretty good numbers of gulls to pick through but I only got photos of a single first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull. 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Allen Burrows" <rotteral AT aol.com> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:38:16 -0600 I slipped from the straitened paths of righteousness this afternoon and went to Mayes Lake to try and spot the White-crowned Sparrow that showed up on eBird. Regrettably there were none. Just one large playful bloodhound that someone had let off of his leash. Bloodhounds are rightfully not renowned for their prowess in tracking down and spotting small birds on the ground. And this hound seemed even less stealthy than even the most carefree spirit might desire in a Sparrow stalking companion. I was able to spot and identify six Rusty Blackbirds poised for their evening commute in the top of a Sweetgum. The irises of all males and females were clearly visible in the dying rays of the sun and I am given to understand that this would be the distinctive field mark, particularly with such a large sample and no variation. Someone may correct me on this one and I will try to accept it with grace and humility. But there were many other Blackbirds in the area and the more vocal individuals giving tongue had the very characteristic squeaking hinge call that I compared discreetly to the birdjam recording. There was also a lovely view of a Barred Owl. I felt positively Littonesque as it flew past at eye level but I will not give myself over to flights of prose. If anyone could provide me with specific location information for the following I would be most grateful. I am rather limited to the Jackson area or within 70 miles. Fox Sparrow White-Crowned Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Grasshopper Sparrow LeConte's Sparrow Horned Lark Fox Sparrow Hairy Woodpecker Don't go to any effort if you feel that I am asking too much. Do not violate any confidences and do not gainsay any misgivings you might have. I know that I am wrong to want so much. J. Allen Burrows Subject: Bay Springs Pacific Loon From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:53:24 -0800 (PST) This afternoon on Bay Springs lake in Tishomingo Co. was a beautiful Pacific Loon.  The bird had an obvious light gray hood and was easily separated from the 100+ Common Loons in the area by shape alone.  I had seen a lot of loons too far off for identification from the dam area a couple weeks ago and was determined to get back to the Mackeys Creek area by foot or boat.  I did call the Boy Scouts main office in Tupelo and gained permission to walk into the area.  It was a 40 minute 1.75 mile walk "one way".  This bird was worth the price as he was directly across the lake from my location and I was able to view the bird for about half an hour.  The Pacific Loons I have seen here in the past were much darker than this bird.  It is well on its way to breeding plumage.  The one Surf and five White-winged Scoters were still in the area and I was able to get a closer view of them today.  Two Osprey were seen on the giant crane over the Jamie Whitten Dam lock.  I will sleep well tonight. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS  Lee Co. Subject: Early Swallows From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:49:53 -0800 (PST) There were (8) Tree and (1) Cliff Swallow at the Verona - Plantersville Treatment Ponds this morning.  The Cliff was my ealiest spring record by eleven days. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS  Lee Co. Subject: Suet feeder MIA From: J K Cliburn <jcliburn AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:30:48 -0600 Woke up this morning to find a suet feeder missing in action. It was one of those inexpensive square cage type jobs, mounted on nails about four feet up the trunk of a pine tree. No trace of the thing. Another one mounted about six feet up another tree remains untouched. Raccoon maybe? I guess I'm going to have to secure them with wire wrapped around the trunk to prevent theft. :( Subject: Color me migratory From: "J. Allen Burrows" <rotteral AT aol.com> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:48:19 -0600 I was driving down a gravel road in Holmes County today and amongst a group of Robins and Mourning Doves was a Merlin. The raptor fodder all seemed pretty upset and I don't think it was my big white truck. Yesterday I saw my first Siskin at a feeder in Smith County amidst uncountable hordes of Goldfinch. J. Allen Burrows Jackson MS Subject: banded piping plovers From: Kristina Baker <pocahontas7780 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:45:54 -0800 (PST) Hello all,   This is something I thought ya'll might find interesting.   Kristina Baker   _______________________________________________________________________   PIPING PLOVERS COLOR-MARKED IN THE BAHAMAS – In an effort to determine where Piping Plovers wintering in The Bahamas are staging during migration, and breeding, 57 birds were uniquely color-marked this winter in The Bahamas for Environment Canada by Sidney Maddock and Peter Doherty, with help from The Bahamas National Trust.  Each bird has a black flag (band with a tab sticking out slightly) on the upper left leg, nothing on the upper right, a single color band on one lower leg, and two color bands (which can be the same color on top of each other) on the other lower leg.  Colors used included: red, orange, yellow, white, light green, dark green, dark blue, and black.  Please report all sightings to CHERI GRATTO-TREVOR, Prairie and Northern Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, 115 Perimeter Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4 Canada (EM: cheri.gratto-trevor AT ec.gc.ca), noting the color and location of each band on the bird, and location and behaviour of the bird (on nest or brood, foraging at migratory stop-over, etc.), as well as presumed sex of the bird if possible.  Thanks for any assistance! Dr. C. L. Gratto-Trevor Research Scientist Shorebirds Prairie and Northern Wildlife Research Centre Wildlife and Landscape Science Directorate Science and Technology Branch Environment Canada 115 Perimeter Road Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4 Canada   Subject: Hooded Oriole From: Ned and Lucy Boyajian <nedlucyboyajian AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:42:42 -0600 Missbirders First I want to apologize on behalf of myself and coast birders in general for the delay in this posting This bird was first seen and photographed on a MCAS field trip on Feb 6 and reported as an Orchard Oriole . When I saw the photos I thought it likely the bird was actually a Hooded Oriole but my understanding was that it had just been present that one day. I therefor, as a sort of "after-the-fact" endeavor, forwarded the photos to various ID experts for an opinion. The results very strongly supported HOOR. On Feb 22, I learned that the bird was actually still present and being seen daily. Along with Sharon Milligan, who took further photos, I saw the bird yesterday. We hope to have the bird trapped and measured this coming weekend, which should further substantiate the ID. The bird is using a hummingbird feeder at the residence of Patti and Mike Ryan in Pass Christian. They are both birders and quite willing to share their find. However if you are considering a visit my personal thoughts are that their drive could accommodate only one or two vehicles at best, and parking on their very narrow street quite unacceptable. It would be be better to park near-by and walk. e-mail: mapryan109 AT hotmail.com Phone 228-452-9752 Address 109 Donlin, Pass Christian Ned Boyajian Subject: Bald eagle photos From: "J. K. Cliburn" <jcliburn AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:37:38 -0600 Yeah, I know... They're probably the most photographed birds on the planet, but here are some Bald eagle shots from this past Saturday on the Pearl River in Lawrence County. Pretty exciting stuff for me. http://www.hogchain.net/birds.html Let me know if the link is busted. The html is handwritten, so to speak. For the photographers on the list, these were shot with a handheld Nikon D90 fitted with a 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens. Shutter priority, speed 1/1000 sec. +-1EV bracketing. Distance was typically 100-150 meters. All images were saved RAW and post-processed with Gimp. Criticism appreciated. Jay Subject: RE: Woodies! From: "littonsphac" <littonsphac AT bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:25:31 -0600 I can see heart and soul of nature, hands like a steel vise and eye sharpe as a shrikes beak, and mind and body as liquid as air, breezes and river currents. Great work Rob: "You became one of them!" _____ From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Rob Heflin Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:29 PM To: MISSBIRD Subject: [MISSBIRD] Woodies! A few photos from an early morning trip to the "early bird" box on Wasp Lake that I have been checking on lately. Click the link and then go to the duck photos at the bottom of the page. http://www.yazoovalleywildlife.com/Waterfowl-Gallery.html The hen entered the box and I could hear her shifting things around. I am guessing she laid another egg. But while she was inside the box, the 2nd hen landed on the roof and peeked inside. The first hen left after about 5-10 minutes in the box. She still hasn't started sitting as far as I can tell. The ducks came and went unmolested while I sat in my blind a few feet away from the box. Now the interesting thing is that there were 2 pair of wood ducks in the lake. One pair was near the bank when I arrived about 6:15; the other pair flew over and landed in the lake just about sunup at 6:40-ish. 3 of the 4 ducks walked nearly 50 yards up from the water, across the yard and then flew up onto the boxes, approaching with caution the entire way. I figured they would have flown closer to the boxes instead of walking. Anyway, pretty cool to be so close to animals doing their thing. Thought y'all might enjoy. Rob Heflin Isola, MS Subject: Woodies! From: "Rob Heflin" <delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:29:08 -0600 A few photos from an early morning trip to the "early bird" box on Wasp Lake that I have been checking on lately. Click the link and then go to the duck photos at the bottom of the page. http://www.yazoovalleywildlife.com/Waterfowl-Gallery.html The hen entered the box and I could hear her shifting things around. I am guessing she laid another egg. But while she was inside the box, the 2nd hen landed on the roof and peeked inside. The first hen left after about 5-10 minutes in the box. She still hasn't started sitting as far as I can tell. The ducks came and went unmolested while I sat in my blind a few feet away from the box. Now the interesting thing is that there were 2 pair of wood ducks in the lake. One pair was near the bank when I arrived about 6:15; the other pair flew over and landed in the lake just about sunup at 6:40-ish. 3 of the 4 ducks walked nearly 50 yards up from the water, across the yard and then flew up onto the boxes, approaching with caution the entire way. I figured they would have flown closer to the boxes instead of walking. Anyway, pretty cool to be so close to animals doing their thing. Thought y'all might enjoy. Rob Heflin Isola, MS Subject: Eagle nest From: J K Cliburn <jcliburn AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:44:06 -0600 A friend took me by boat on the Pearl River in Lawrence County to show me an active Bald eagle nest Saturday, 20 Feb 2010. There were two large, unfledged eaglets in the nest and two adults caring for them. We tied up on the bank across the river from the nest, and from the boat watched the adults alternately fly away and return later with fish to feed the young. When not away on the hunt, each adult seemed to favor its own perch; one atop a dead tree just upriver from the nest, and the other in a large spruce pine just downriver. Very impressive to see. Jay Cliburn Lawrence County Subject: New Arrival From: "Robert Briscoe" <robertb AT dixie-net.com> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:31:40 -0600 The Bald Eagles nesting on Seabrook Road in Tunica County have a new baby. Robert Briscoe 53 CR 327 Oxford Ms 38655