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3 Feb LECTURE ON BIRDS BY DAVID RINGER NATIONAL AUDUBON [Mary Stevens ] 2 Feb Birding and Mississippi's Wildlife Management Areas [Nick Winstead ] 2 Feb JACKSON AUDUBON BIRD WALK [Mary Stevens ] 1 Feb Redstart Update [Home ] 31 Jan From Nick Winstead: MDWFP to hold Wildlife Management Area Public Meetings [Martha Swan ] 30 Jan Rare winter birds in Washington County ["Barbour, Philip - NRCS, Fort Worth, TX" ] 29 Jan Lee County Ross's Geese [Wayne Patterson ] 29 Jan Ward Bayou WMA Sparrows [Jake Walker ] 28 Jan Robin exodus [Rob Heflin ] 27 Jan Painted Redstart ["John M. Bonelli" ] 27 Jan Contact for Redstart [Home ] 27 Jan Redstart [Home ] 27 Jan Painted redstart ["John M. Bonelli" ] 25 Jan Rock Pigeon's Weight [] 24 Jan Re: Painted Redstart sightings? [Pard Pryor ] 24 Jan Haunted house [Rob Heflin ] 24 Jan Re: Painted Redstart sightings? [Wayne Patterson ] 24 Jan Painted Redstart sightings? [Samsw1 ] 23 Jan Re: Clay, Alabama & SargentsQ [] 23 Jan Clay, Alabama & Sargents [Tom Hoar ] 21 Jan Painted Redstart Jan. 20 ["David J. Ringer" ] 19 Jan Photos 2012 [] 17 Jan Volunteers needed for Mississippi Amphibian Monitoring Program [Kathy Shelton ] 17 Jan Re: Redstart ["Amelia Gail" ] 17 Jan No Subject ["JoRee Pease" ] 16 Jan FW: [PineWoodsAud] New Bird-Radar Technology ["Diane Lafferty" ] 16 Jan Painted Redstart ["Dance, Gayla" ] 15 Jan black-backed gulls [Ned and Lucy Boyajian ] 14 Jan Painted Redstart ["Dance, Gayla" ] 14 Jan Painted Redstart, Surf Scoter. ["J. Allen Burrows" ] 14 Jan Our Special Redstart [Home ] 14 Jan Painted redstart ["Dance, Gayla" ] 14 Jan Tupelo Water Treatment Plant [Wayne Patterson ] 13 Jan Painted redstart [] 13 Jan Memphis Commercial Appeal article on 2011 birding stories [Martha Swan ] 13 Jan Re: ["Dance, Gayla" ] 12 Jan redstart chase this weekend? [Zac Loman ] 12 Jan No Subject ["JoRee Pease" ] 12 Jan North Mississippi Guls [] 11 Jan Yellow Rail at Grand Bay NWR [Jake Walker ] 11 Jan Painted Redstart Continues ["Claire English" ] 11 Jan Painted Redstart Continues ["Claire English" ] 11 Jan North Mississippi Hummer Foray [] 11 Jan Great Black-backed Gull [] 11 Jan New Respect for Ring-billed Gulls [] 09 Jan Fwd: [TN-Bird] Official Statement from the Federal Aviation Administration on WC Migration [Martha Swan ] 09 Jan Painted Redstart Sunday and Monday ["Terence L. Schiefer" ] 09 Jan RE: Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes [Martha Swan ] 9 Jan Red Knot sighting on the MS coast - need info [] 9 Jan Red Knot sighting on the MS coast - need info [] 9 Jan RE: Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes ["Rynetta Coetzee" ] 09 Jan Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes [Martha Swan ] 09 Jan Re: Jackson County Painted Redstart [Martha Swan ] 9 Jan Painted Redstart [Nick Gault ] 7 Jan Jackson County Painted Redstart [Nick Gault ] 8 Jan JACKSON CBC RESULTS [Mary Stevens ] 8 Jan JACKSON CBC RESULTS [Mary Stevens ] 7 Jan More Painted Redstart Photos - and Another Newspaper Article ["Claire English" ] 7 Jan More Painted Redstart Photos - and Another Newspaper Article ["Claire English" ] 07 Jan Diane Lafferty's Painted Redstart Photos [Martha Swan ] 7 Jan Painted Redstart video [sharon milligan ] 7 Jan Rusty Blackbird ["J. Allen Burrows" ] 7 Jan Redstart [Home ] 7 Jan FW: Painted Redstart ["Diane Lafferty" ] 6 Jan Painted Redstart Photos ["Claire English" ] 6 Jan RE: Painted Redstart - STILL PRESENT 6 JAN 12 ["Wayne Weber" ] 06 Jan Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart present 8 AM [Martha Swan ] 6 Jan Painted Redstart - STILL PRESENT 6 JAN 12 ["Claire English" ] 6 Jan Painted Redstart - STILL PRESENT 6 JAN 12 ["Claire English" ] 5 Jan RE: Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS ["Rynetta Coetzee" ] 5 Jan Previous Mississippi Coastal Record - Painted Redstart ["Claire English" ] 5 Jan Re: Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS [Wayne Patterson ] 5 Jan Painted Redstart - LOCATION ["Claire English" ] 5 Jan Painted Redstart - LOCATION ["Claire English" ] 5 Jan Painted Redstart ["Claire English" ] 5 Jan Painted Redstart ["Claire English" ] Subject: LECTURE ON BIRDS BY DAVID RINGER NATIONAL AUDUBON From: Mary Stevens <Library AT mmns.state.ms.us> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:59:49 +0000 MISSBIRDERS: This lecture at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is not to be missed. David is a great birder, conservationists and speaker and works for National Audubon in Baton Rouge. His talk will be a real treat. Hope to see you at the Museum. Date: Feb 7, 2012, Noon, Tuesday Place: Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Jackson TOPIC: “The Secret Lives of Birds: Little-known and Seldom-seen Avian Wonders” Speaker: David J. Ringer, Communications Director, Gulf Coast and Mississippi Flyway, National Audubon Society, Baton Rouge Birds have fascinated and delighted humans for millennia, but how much do we really know about their daily lives? Join speaker and photographer David J. Ringer on a journey of discovery that will take you from the forests and waters of Mississippi to the islands of the South Pacific and the tropics of Africa. Along the way, you’ll meet birds both familiar and unfamiliar and discover surprising secrets about each one. Biography: David Ringer is the National Audubon Society's communications director for the Gulf Coast and Mississippi Flyway. He leads communications strategy and activities for the Mississippi River Delta restoration campaign, broader Gulf Coast conservation and restoration efforts, citizen science, and forest, wetland and prairie work. His responsibilities include media relations, communications strategy development, outreach and engagement, writing, and editing. David has been interested in birds as long as he can remember but became an avid birder in high school, when he got involved with the Greater Ozarks Audubon chapter in Springfield, Missouri. Before taking a full-time job with Audubon in 2009, David was a communications specialist for an international NGO focused on sociolinguistic issues. In this capacity, he spent time in more than 25 countries on six continents, doing everything from video production in Cameroon to newspaper inserts in Papua New Guinea. He has also worked as a web developer and a biological field technician, and he authors articles on bird taxonomy and systematics and other natural history topics With a friend from college, David ran a worldwide bird listing website for several years, and now he blogs about birds and birding for Audubon magazine, for 10,000 Birds.com, and at his own blog, Search and Serendipity, which is one of the top 40 bird blogs in the world. David is happiest when he's enjoying birds and helping others enjoy and protect them too. “Birds opened my eyes to the bigger realities of our own effects and dependence on the environment,” he says. “At Audubon, I get to work every day for the protection and flourishing of all life, including our own.” “Everything comes together in the Mississippi River Delta,” he continued. “Land and water, river and sea, birds and people, past and future, failure and hope. This is a place where we can’t afford to fail – and we don’t have to. We can get this right, and the implications of that success will reach far beyond our borders and our own limited sense of time. And that's very exciting to me.” Mary Stevens, Retired Museum Librarian Museum Volunteer Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Drive Jackson, MS 39202 WORK: 601 354-7303 CELL: 601 832-6788 ________________________________ 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: Birding and Mississippi's Wildlife Management Areas From: Nick Winstead <Nick.Winstead AT mmns.state.ms.us> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:32:11 +0000 Missbirders, I was asked by Ed Penny, Chief of the MDWFP Wildlife Bureau, to encourage birders to attend the meetings mentioned in my email from Tuesday (copied below). He's interested in hearing your concerns/needs/wishes relative to birding on our WMAs. A few WMAs are mentioned from time to time on MISSBIRD, but the majority are never talked about. I don't know if that's because birders aren't using them or if they're being used by birders that don't post to MISSBIRD. To see which WMAs are near you, including maps, directions, etc., visit http://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/wmas.aspx. If you bird on WMAs, what's the draw? Are there things happening on the WMAs you're pleased/displeased with? Would things like boardwalks, viewing platforms, trails, etc. make your birding experience better or draw more birders? For those of you that have never visited one of our WMAs - is there a particular reason that you would like to discuss and maybe have remedied? The public meetings mentioned below would be a great opportunity to discuss any of these issues with MDWFP personnel responsible for managing our WMAs. I encourage anybody that can to attend and raise concerns you may have or offer praise for things you think are done well, so they can know what works and doesn't work for you. These are your public lands. If you're not able to attend any of the public meetings but would like to offer any comments, please send them to me and I'll be sure to pass them along. Thanks, Nick Nick Winstead Ornithologist Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Drive Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Phone: 601-576-6000 Fax: 601-354-7227 http://museum.mdwfp.com/ Press Release Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks 1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, MS, 39211 601-432-2400 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2012 MDWFP To Hold Wildlife Management Area Public Meetings JACKSON - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is holding a series of six public meetings to discuss Wildlife Management Area (WMA) activities. The meetings will showcase regional WMA harvest data, habitat work, infrastructure improvements, and information about MDWFP. All WMA users, adjacent landowners, hunting clubs, and concerned citizens are invited to attend. "These meetings will give us the opportunity to promote our WMA system, gain input from the public about activities on our WMAs, and provide information about MDWFP to the public," said Ed Penny, MDWFP Wildlife Bureau Director. "It is very important to the success of the Agency to meet and gain input from the public at every chance available." The meetings will be from 7-8:30 pm on the dates and at the locations listed below: ? February 7th: North WMAs at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona ? February 9th: East Central WMAs at Roosevelt State Park in Morton ? February 15th: South Delta WMAs at Hinds Community College - Vicksburg Branch ? February 16th: Southwest WMAs at the Copiah County Multipurpose Building in Gallman ? February 21st: North Delta WMAs at Muscadine Farms WMA near Greenville ? February 23rd: Southeast WMAs at East Central Community Center in Wade MDWFP biologists and law enforcement officers will be in attendance to answer questions from the public. For more information, please visit our website at www.mdwfp.com or feel free to give us a call at (601) 432-2199. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mdwfp or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline. ________________________________ 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: JACKSON AUDUBON BIRD WALK From: Mary Stevens <Library AT mmns.state.ms.us> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:11:59 +0000 JAS FIRST SATURDAY BIRD WALK Jackson Audubon Society First Saturday Bird Walk Saturday, February 4, 8:00 AM - 10:00 Noon LeFleur's Bluff State Park, Mayes Lake Entrance 115 Lakeland Terrace, Jackson, MS (Meet at picnic area). Led by experienced JAS Birder For more information visit www.jacksonaudubonsociety.org or call 601-956-7444 No charge for birdwalk, but $3 per car State Park entrance fee. VISITORS WELCOME. Mary Stevens, Retired Museum Librarian Museum Volunteer Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Drive Jackson, MS 39202 WORK: 601 354-7303 CELL: 601 832-6788 ________________________________ 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: Redstart Update From: Home <feedthebirds AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:35:51 -0600 As of 10 this morning, the bird is still in his new habitat. Those wishing to see him can come on down to the coast. Still palling around with the sapsucker. Marsha Subject: From Nick Winstead: MDWFP to hold Wildlife Management Area Public Meetings From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:36:27 -0600 Resending this for Nick: Please see the notice below on public meetings regarding state Wildlife Man= agement Areas. This is a chance to interact with MDWFP personnel responsib= le for managing WMAs. Nick Nick Winstead Ornithologist Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Drive Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Phone: 601-576-6000 Fax: 601-354-7227 http://museum.mdwfp.com/ From: mediarelations Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:41 AM Subject: Press Release: MDWFP To Hold Wildlife Management Area Public Meeti= ngs Press Release Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks 1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, MS, 39211 601-432-2400 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2012 MDWFP To Hold Wildlife Management Area Public Meetings JACKSON - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDW= FP) is holding a series of six public meetings to discuss Wildlife Manageme= nt Area (WMA) activities. The meetings will showcase regional WMA harvest = data, habitat work, infrastructure improvements, and information about MDWF= P. All WMA users, adjacent landowners, hunting clubs, and concerned citize= ns are invited to attend. "These meetings will give us the opportunity to promote our WMA system, gai= n input from the public about activities on our WMAs, and provide informati= on about MDWFP to the public," said Ed Penny, MDWFP Wildlife Bureau Directo= r. "It is very important to the success of the Agency to meet and gain inp= ut from the public at every chance available." The meetings will be from 7-8:30 pm on the dates and at the locations liste= d below: ? February 7th: North WMAs at the North Mississippi Research and Ex= tension Center in Verona ? February 9th: East Central WMAs at Roosevelt State Park in Morton ? February 15th: South Delta WMAs at Hinds Community College - Vick= sburg Branch ? February 16th: Southwest WMAs at the Copiah County Multipurpose B= uilding in Gallman ? February 21st: North Delta WMAs at Muscadine Farms WMA near Green= ville ? February 23rd: Southeast WMAs at East Central Community Center in= Wade MDWFP biologists and law enforcement officers will be in attendance to answ= er questions from the public. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.mdwfp.com or feel free to give us a call at (601) 432-2199. Follow us on = Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mdwfp or on Twi= tter at http://www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline. ________________________________ Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 Subject: Rare winter birds in Washington County From: "Barbour, Philip - NRCS, Fort Worth, TX" <Philip.Barbour AT ftw.usda.gov> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:12:06 +0000 Wayne, Well said and I really need to get a camera. MissBird: Saturday, 28 January 2012, Katherine and I took 12 birders from Memphis to the Yazoo NWR and environs. Talk about unexpected birds - we really had fun with the following: Lapland Longspur ~ 50 - very good, close looks in the field and on the road - Sawmill Road, intentionally flooded soybean fields on east and west side of road, north of the northeast corner of the refuge Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk 1 - a very dark individual soaring overhead, same location as the Lapland Longspur Sanderling (2) - this was very unexpected but not unprecedented. The Washington County CBC had a single individual on the 103rd count (2002-3). Very good looks through scopes by most of us. See location under Golden Eagle. Golden Eagle - 1 adult WOW! - The Washington County CBC had 1 on the 84th count (1983-4) and 1 on the 90th count (1989-90). We had very good, long looks at this bird perched and soaring directly over our heads - spectacular! This bird was perched in the tallest tree on the east/west tree line next to the Cox's Ponds on the west side of the road. The flooded fields on the north side of the tree line are private ag fields with lots of Mallards and other waterfowl. This is where we saw the Sanderlings. Anhinga - A single individual soaring back and forth above Alligator Pond. Lots of sunning gators too. These are the highlights for a very good day birding in the Delta. These were all seen within the Washington County CBC circle area hence the references to the CBC. Philip <.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.) <.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.) Philip J. Barbour, Ph.D., Certified Wildlife Biologist (r) Wildlife Biologist USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Central National Technology Support Center 501 West Felix Street, Building 23 Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Office: (817) 509-3225 Rubus sp: (817) 320-2095 Fax: (817) 509-3336 Email: philip.barbour AT ftw.usda.gov <.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.) <.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.)<.) From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Wayne Patterson Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:20 PM To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: [MISSBIRD] Lee County Ross's Geese On my way home this afternoon I came to the intersection of Brewer Road and Old Highway 45, now called 145 just south of Verona. There is a large cut over beanfield to the West of this intersection and I couldn't help but notice a flock of white geese within 20 yards of the highway. This group of 11 birds I thought were Snow Geese. Camera within arms reach in the passenger seat I headed north and made a loop back south to get in position for some uncommonly close Snow Geese shots. I took a couple of quick shots before I spooked them as they were so close to me. Fortunately they didn't spook so I picked up the binoculars to scan the flock and I was surprised to see most of them, eight, were Ross's. I then thought I may never get another chance to take a side by side of these two species at such a close proximity. Of course they went back to eating and it took quite some time to get the two species not only side by side but for both to have their heads up for a good photo of the differences in body and bill size. I did get two birds to cooperate. You never know what you will encounter on a beautiful Sunday afternoon drive home which is why I alway have my camera and binoculars handy. http://www.pbase.com/image/141199334 Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS Lee Co. Subject: Lee County Ross's Geese From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:19:32 -0800 (PST) On my way home this afternoon I came to the intersection of Brewer Road and Old Highway 45, now called 145 just south of Verona.  There is a large cut over beanfield to the West of this intersection and I couldn't help but notice a flock of white geese within 20 yards of the highway.  This group of 11 birds I thought were Snow Geese.  Camera within arms reach in the passenger seat I headed north and made a loop back south to get in position for some uncommonly close Snow Geese shots.  I took a couple of quick shots before I spooked them as they were so close to me.  Fortunately they didn't spook so I picked up the binoculars to scan the flock and I was surprised to see most of them, eight, were Ross's.  I then thought I may never get another chance to take a side by side of these two species at such a close proximity.  Of course they went back to eating and it took quite some time to get the two species not only side by side but for both to have their heads up for a good photo of the differences  in body and bill size. I did get two birds to cooperate.   You never know what you will encounter on a beautiful Sunday afternoon drive home which is why I alway have my camera and binoculars handy.  http://www.pbase.com/image/141199334 Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS  Lee Co.  Subject: Ward Bayou WMA Sparrows From: Jake Walker <jakenwalker AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:14:34 -0800 (PST) Birders- The cut-over area at the check-in kiosk for Ward Bayou WMA was productive this morning for sparrows, though it has grown up a lot since last year.  11 sparrow species were observed in just a few acres, including 3 Grasshopper Sparrows, 1 Le Conte's Sparrow, 1 Fox Sparrow, and 16 Vesper Sparrows.  Both sides of the road were good, though the right was better for diversity. Along the Judy Toups Trail the birding was pretty slow: I found only two mixed-species foraging flocks, but one included a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER. Good Birding!  A list of all birds encountered follows. Jake Walker Ocean Springs, MS Ward Bayou WMA, Jackson, US-MS Jan 29, 2012 9:20 AM - 12:10 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 mile(s) 44 species Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)  8 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  4 Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)  1 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  1 Barred Owl (Strix varia)  1 Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)  1 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  7 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  1 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1 Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)  4 Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  2 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)  2 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  5 Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)  3 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  3 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  4 Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)  1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  5 Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  5 Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)  2 American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  12 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  1 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)  1 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  20 Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  1 Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata)  1 Palm Warbler (Yellow) (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea)  1 Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)  2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  25 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  2 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  14 Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  11 Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)  16 Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  8 Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)  3 Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)  1 Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)  1 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  30 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  5 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  16 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  6 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  2 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Subject: Robin exodus From: Rob Heflin <delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:52:21 -0800 (PST) While launching from the City Front at Greenville at daylight this morning, I witnessed hundreds if not thousands of robins headed west from town across Lake Ferguson. Roosting in town and flying out to feed is my only guess. Rob Heflin Isola, MS Subject: Painted Redstart From: "John M. Bonelli" <jbonelli AT loansourcems.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:24:22 -0600 He's here in the same place. I am watching him. He is most handsome. JMB Sent from my iPhone Subject: Contact for Redstart From: Home <feedthebirds AT bellsouth.net> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:14:31 -0600 Sorry about that. The phone numbers are: 228-875-3838 or 228-209-4563 Marsha Subject: Redstart From: Home <feedthebirds AT bellsouth.net> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:30 -0600 Just leaving this mornings viewing of our coastal star! He's primed up and waiting for all of you who haven't seen him yet. Feel free to call me for an exact location so you'll be sure to see him. Good birding, Marsha The Bird House, a nature store Subject: Painted redstart From: "John M. Bonelli" <jbonelli AT loansourcems.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:50:29 -0600 Is the painted redstart still on the coast? If so, where? We are headed down there and I'd love to see him, Sent from my iPhone Subject: Rock Pigeon's Weight From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:44:45 -0500 (EST) Jan. 25, 2012 Flash Parties Really Rock.............Maybe they sent a twitter? A Rock Pigeon weighs about 9 oz, as light as a feather you might say; but how about a lot of pigeons on a power line. To see the effects of lots of birds on a line try: _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/141078452_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/141078452) Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd. Bartlett, TN. 38135 _http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/) What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: Re: Painted Redstart sightings? From: Pard Pryor <phpryor AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:35:23 -0600 Posing for pics in the usual spot yesterday AND today, too! Great bird. His buddy the sapsucker also performing. Pard Pryor Jackson, MS On Jan 24, 2012, at 6:49 PM, Wayne Patterson wrote: > I saw the bird on Sunday 1/22 around 11am. Very foggy morning. > > Wayne Patterson > Shannon, MS Lee Co. > > From: Samsw1 > To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu > Sent: Tue, January 24, 2012 5:26:19 PM > Subject: [MISSBIRD] Painted Redstart sightings? > > Does anyone know if the Painted Redstart has been seen since the last report on 1/20? I'm thinking about making the drive this weekend, and would like to know if anyone has seen it recently. > > Thanks, > > Sam Holcomb > Baton Rouge, LA Subject: Haunted house From: Rob Heflin <delta_gamekeeper AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:10 -0800 (PST) 3 years after putting up a nest box under one of our old equipment sheds, I finally have ghastly white tenants. Yes, I think I have nesting barn owls.  A couple weeks ago I noticed a pair flying around and underneath the shed at dusk. Today I found fresh pellets underneath the entrance hole and tonight one owl was calling from inside the box! I had all but given up on this nest box. Rob Heflin Isola, MS P.S. I'm getting reports of Brant in the Pritchard Road and Tunica Lake areas of Tunica County. I've never seen one. Subject: Re: Painted Redstart sightings? From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:49:04 -0800 (PST) I saw the bird on Sunday 1/22 around 11am.  Very foggy morning. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS  Lee Co. ________________________________ From: Samsw1 To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Sent: Tue, January 24, 2012 5:26:19 PM Subject: [MISSBIRD] Painted Redstart sightings? Does anyone know if the Painted Redstart has been seen since the last report on 1/20?  I'm thinking about making the drive this weekend, and would like to know if anyone has seen it recently. Thanks, Sam Holcomb Baton Rouge, LA Subject: Painted Redstart sightings? From: Samsw1 <samsw1 AT aol.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:26:19 -0500 (EST) Does anyone know if the Painted Redstart has been seen since the last report on 1/20? I'm thinking about making the drive this weekend, and would like to know if anyone has seen it recently. Thanks, Sam Holcomb Baton Rouge, LA Subject: Re: Clay, Alabama & SargentsQ From: RubyThroat AT aol.com Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:14:20 -0500 (EST) Tom and Darlene and Fellow Missbirders Martha Gail and I dodged a bullet this morning as this awful tornado ripped through our small town of Clay, Alabama. We were awakened by screaming sirens before 3:00 AM Central time. We quickly looked at the great coverage on our local TV stations. The consensus of these fine forecasters was TAKE COVER! Half dressed (not a pretty sight) we immediately took up residence at a prearranged hallway clothes closet. It's hard to be brave when sitting on small chair, half naked and in a dark house with the wind howling outside. The reassuring part of the ordeal was I had my love to keep me safe. Color me the luckiest man on earth. The tornado ripped our small town to pieces, with heavy damage and some loss of life. At our home we had almost no damage except to some trees. We are fine, but have heavy hearts for those less fortunate. Please do say those prayers for those who are struggling as darkness approaches soon. Go hug somebody that you care about. It occurs to me that perhaps we should do that today since tomorrow is not guaranteed. More blessed than we could ever deserve. Bob and Martha Sargent Clay, Alabama In a message dated 1/23/2012 3:32:33 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomndar AT ms.metrocast.net writes: There are breaking news reports this afternoon of major tornado damage and fatalities in Clay, Alabama. Prayers for friends Bob and Martha Sargent, who live there, and for everyone affected by these storms... Tom & Darlene Hoar College Hill Subject: Clay, Alabama & Sargents From: Tom Hoar <tomndar AT ms.metrocast.net> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:31:53 -0600 There are breaking news reports this afternoon of major tornado damage and fatalities in Clay, Alabama. Prayers for friends Bob and Martha Sargent, who live there, and for everyone affected by these storms... Tom & Darlene Hoar College Hill Subject: Painted Redstart Jan. 20 From: "David J. Ringer" <djringer AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:30:07 -0600 The Painted Redstart continues along East Belle Fontaine Road as of Friday afternoon (1/20). Wonderful, wonderful bird. Photos and notes posted here: http://djringer.com/birding/2012/01/20/painted-redstart-in-ocean-springs-mississippi/ David David J. Ringer Baton Rouge, La. Subject: Photos 2012 From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:52:45 -0500 (EST) Jan. 19, 2012 I've just spent too much time so far this year rambling in the birds, now back to work. If interested, I've started my 2012 photo site. Included are some fair ID photos comparing adult Krider's and light morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawks. Start AT _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/birding_2012_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/birding_2012) Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd. Bartlett, TN. 38135_http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/) What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: Volunteers needed for Mississippi Amphibian Monitoring Program From: Kathy Shelton <krshelton64 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:57:35 -0600 I know this isn't bird related but I really need to get the word out about my need for volunteers for this citizen science program. Thanks! Mississippi Amphibian Monitoring Program (MAMP) needs you! Volunteers are needed to run frog routes 3 nights a year. Routes are run at least one night during each sampling period, in the late winter, early spring and early summer. Each route has 10 stops that are located at various wetland habitats like ponds, lakes, creeks or swamps. The volunteer will stay at each stop for 5 minutes and record all species of frogs and toads heard. Routes usually take 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. Data is then entered online into the nationwide database. To ensure that volunteers are correctly identifying frog species all volunteers must take and pass an online frog quiz. This quiz can be found at www.pwrc.usgs.gov/frogquiz. Assistance learning frog calls can be provided. Please pass this along to anyone you think may be interested. For more information contact: Kathy Shelton at krshelton64 AT gmail.com or 228-860-0573 ~~ Kathy Shelton South Mississippi Conservation Program Museum of Natural Science MS Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks 228-860-0573 (Cell) 601-354-7227 (Fax) Subject: Re: Redstart From: "Amelia Gail" <ggyoung AT bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:30:49 -0600 I took my granddaughter yesterday (Monday) around 12:30 and the Redstart was still present in "his" tree. I did notice, however, that he was venturing out more often and staying away longer before returning to "his" tree. Nevertheless, he was there long enough and visible enough to be seen and take a picture or two. Gail Young Vancleave ----- Original Message ----- From: JoRee Pease To: missbird Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 11:55 AM Subject: [MISSBIRD] I went to look for the painted redstart this morning and did not find it. Did anybody see it Monday? JoRee Pease Ocean Springs Subject: No Subject From: "JoRee Pease" <wpjp AT earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:55:39 -0600 I went to look for the painted redstart this morning and did not find it. Did anybody see it Monday? JoRee Pease Ocean Springs Subject: FW: [PineWoodsAud] New Bird-Radar Technology From: "Diane Lafferty" <dlaffert AT netdoor.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:44:02 -0600 _____ From: pinewoodsaud-bounces AT usm.edu [mailto:pinewoodsaud-bounces AT usm.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 6:33 AM To: Pine Woods Audubon Subject: [PineWoodsAud] New Bird-Radar Technology "Must-See" Video: New Bird-Radar Technology Wall Street Daily, Video Edition http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2012/01/16/israeli-bird-radar-technology/ The Israeli Air Force is using bird-tracking radar technology to ensure safe aviation over Israeli skies, one of the busiest junctions of avian migration routes worldwide. In the past 25 years, 10 Air Force planes have crashed in collisions with migrating birds, resulting in the death of three pilots. The new system, developed at Tel Aviv University, can now tell pilots where the birds will be in real time. Twice a year, during their annual migrations, 500 million birds fly through Israeli air space on their way to Eurasia and Africa. Just one bird colliding with a fighter jet can cost $1 million. But now, Tel Aviv University's, Yossi Leshem, is making the skies a safer place for men and birds, with real-time bird-tracking radar technology. Leshem, who's been heading up the radar project, has created a digitized system from what was once weather radar. The system, he says, indicates "when the birds [are] coming and leaving, what height they're flying [and by] which route." The Israeli Air Force has modified its flight plans accordingly. Leshem elaborates, "The radar, which was developed to identify clouds, can identify birds from a distance of 100 kilometers. We can see a stork from 70-100 kilometers from here. So in Central Israel, from Hadera until Beersheba, we can monitor all the birds which are flying on the migration." And for the Israeli Air Force , that's invaluable information. Head of the Bird Strike Prevention Section of the Israeli Air Force, Major Oded, says, "When we find them, we give warning to the aircrafts, real-time warnings about the specific location of the flocks. This is the way we try to prevent... serious accidents." Up until now, the only data available to the Air Force was the expected migration patterns. Dr. Leshem's real-time system has attracted interest from Jordan and Turkey in developing a regional network for sharing information on flock movement, which is a potential boon not only for pilots but for the birds, as well. Let us know what you think about today's video edition by sending an email to feedback AT wallstreetdaily.com or posting a comment on our website. Sent from my iPad Subject: Painted Redstart From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf AT millsaps.edu> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:01:34 -0600 Still glowing from my painted redstart adventure: I was hoping this would be like being in Yellowstone where you didn't have to look for wildlife, you just looked for where all the cars were pulled over, and everyone was out of their cars looking in the same direction with binoculars, but no. We got to the address where he had been seen, and there was nothing but trees. No cars, no people, not even many houses. It was in a rural area across the very narrow road from the Gulf of Mexico with an occasional beach house. Trees were everywhere, and I despaired finding this tiny bird. But he was in the first tree I walked up to. I later noticed someone had set up a marker a little down the road from where we saw him. I have some photos, but bear in mind he was very fast, very high, and loved sitting in the shade. If anyone would like to see them, just email me. gayla dance Brandon Subject: black-backed gulls From: Ned and Lucy Boyajian <nedlucyboyajian AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:46:39 -0600 Missbirders On Thursday, Jan 10, a first-year Lesser Black-backed reappeared at the Washington St Pier, Bay St Louis. This may have been the same bird that was seen there Dec 19 and at Bayou Caddy, Dec 20. Today, January 15, an adult Great Black-backed was seen at the south end of the Singing River Island Causeway. It appeared to be somewhat oiled on the breast. Ned Boyajian Subject: Painted Redstart From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf AT millsaps.edu> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:12:10 -0600 This has to be the most accommodating bird ever. He was right where he had been reported and posed for over an hour for us. Unfortunately, he loved being in the shade so my photos are marginal, at best. My husband, a non-birder, took one for the team and missed the Saints game to make the trip with me. He may not be a birder, but he is a great spotter. This bird is a real beauty, and, if you can arrange it at all, you should try to see him. Thanks to all who sent me perfect directions. Happy Birding, Gayla Dance Brandon Sent from my iPhone Subject: Painted Redstart, Surf Scoter. From: "J. Allen Burrows" <rotteral AT aol.com> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:57:18 -0600 The Painted Redstart was waiting when Zac Lohman and I showed up this morning at 9:44 AM Strangely enough there were two ladies from Birmingham that showed us the tree and made sure we saw the bird. I was delighted. It is presumptuous for me to characterize Mr. Lohman's mood or to attempt to map his internal emotional landscape but he appeared to radiate a certain blithe satisfaction. Zac later spotted a sub-adult male Surf Scoter at the Broadwater Marina. It was on the west side near the beach. J. Allen Burrows Jackson MS Subject: Our Special Redstart From: Home <feedthebirds AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:07:54 -0600 I've been visiting our beautiful guest every morning this past week and am pleased to report he is still very active and visible in the same location. Showing off for the many visitors I have met while there. Yesterday I met three people from Pennsylvania and one from Ohio, as well as an Audubon member from Meridian. After their viewing of the Redstart some of them continued to bird on the Applewhite Causeway, where a Belted Kingfisher has a staked out his perch atop the power lines and with the low tide this week the causeway has been a plethora of wading and water birds. They stayed long enough to visit the Sandhill Crane Refuge, Fountainblue Trail by the middle school and were pleased to see so many wintering migratory birds. This morning I had the pleasure of escorting two ladies from Birmingham who were here just to see the Redstart. An update on some feedback from a few of the property owners - the majority of visitors have been MORE than courteous and respectful of their surroundings. An observation I have made personally is when we first began to visit E Belle Fountain Beach road there was quite a bit of trash on both sides of the road – as of this morning there was NONE! This is a beautiful thing. Marsha Kazal Subject: Painted redstart From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf AT millsaps.edu> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:21:03 -0600 The painted redstart is still here. I am looking at him. Gayla Dance Sent from my iPhone Subject: Tupelo Water Treatment Plant From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:17:22 -0800 (PST) This morning there was a Lark Sparrow near the West Levee that runs parallel to Highway 45.   I see them regularly in farm fields in the spring-summer-fall seasons but this is my first for sighting in Winter and my third at the TWTP. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS  Lee Co. Subject: Painted redstart From: morgan.ihlefeld AT gmail.com Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:04:33 -0600 As of 3:50 pm the painted redstart is still at 5217 East Belle Fontaine Drive. Morgan Gloster, MS Sent from my iPhone Subject: Memphis Commercial Appeal article on 2011 birding stories From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:09:40 -0600 Missbirders, Good article by Van Harris... http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jan/13/a-look-back-at-2011s-top-stories-for-bird-lovers/ Martha Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 Subject: Re: From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf AT millsaps.edu> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:54:09 -0600 There is a road trip in my future, so I hope someone will send me an address near where the painted redstart is being seen. (Garmin-friendly address). Thanks so much! Gayla Dance Sent from my iPad On Jan 12, 2012, at 2:42 PM, "JoRee Pease" > wrote: The Painted Redstart was in the same tree today about 11:30. JoRee Pease Subject: redstart chase this weekend? From: Zac Loman <zac206 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:32:02 -0800 (PST) Hi all, I'm planning on checking out the painted redstart this weekend on the coast. I want to extend an invite to carpool down to anyone in the northern part of the state or in the broad triangle outlined by Meridian/Jackson/Hattiesburg . Let me know (phone # below). Never hurts to save on gas, and have an extra pair of eyes looking. I'm thinking leave very early Saturday, getting back later in the afternoon. Good birding, --- Zachary Loman Ph.D. Student Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Mississippi State University PO Box 9690 Mississippi State, MS 39762 zl140 AT msstate.edu cell: (910)381-6368 "To build a better motor we tap the uttermost power of the human mind; to build a better countryside we throw dice." -Aldo Leopold, 1933, "The Conservation Ethic" Subject: No Subject From: "JoRee Pease" <wpjp AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:41:53 -0600 The Painted Redstart was in the same tree today about 11:30. JoRee Pease Subject: North Mississippi Guls From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:25:26 -0500 (EST) Jan. 11, 2012 Arkabutla and Tunica Co. Mississippi Yesterday afternoon, I checked out Q. B. Gray's immature Great Black-backed Gull that he photographed, it was still present and seen from the Arkabutla Dam. Over at one of the day roosts near the Landfill in Tunica Co, I had ANOTHER immature Great Black-backed among the Ring-billed and Herring gulls of all ages. This is the 3rd Great B-b, I've seen this year in the area. I also photographed an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull that appeared to have pink legs, rare as they usually have yellow legs as adults. The bird was the lighter subspecies "graellsii' but could not pass the test for anything else but I'm still searching. There was also a first year Lesser Black-backed resting in the flock. Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd. Bartlett, TN. 38135_http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/) What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: Yellow Rail at Grand Bay NWR From: Jake Walker <jakenwalker AT yahoo.ca> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:33:48 -0800 (PST) Birders- Earlier tonight, our crew flushed and captured one Yellow Rail at the Grand Bay NWR.  Yellow Rails have been much harder to find in the coastal savannas this winter than they were last winter, and this was the first we have seen out of six nights of surveys.  Hopefully we will soon find where they are spending the winter this year. Jake Walker Grand Bay NERR Moss Point, MS Subject: Painted Redstart Continues From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:19:03 -0600 Since I had a private inquiry . . . for those planning a trip to Ocean Springs, MS to see the Painted Redstart this weekend, it was still present today. Also, some residents have observed some very thoughtless birding behavior, so please use courtesy with the residents when visiting this neighborhood -- be friendly, do not tresspass in yards (the bird has been easily viewable from the roadside), don't block driveways, and park/set up equipment off the road. Anyone seeing the bird is encouraged to submit documentation and any photos to support. Documentation form (or create one with this info) is at this link. http://www.mscoastaudubon.org/files/RareBirdForm.pdf Send to: TERENCE SCHIEFER, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY P. O. BOX 9775 MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS 39762-9775 Best! Claire English Subject: Painted Redstart Continues From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:19:03 -0600 Since I had a private inquiry . . . for those planning a trip to Ocean Springs, MS to see the Painted Redstart this weekend, it was still present today. Also, some residents have observed some very thoughtless birding behavior, so please use courtesy with the residents when visiting this neighborhood -- be friendly, do not tresspass in yards (the bird has been easily viewable from the roadside), don't block driveways, and park/set up equipment off the road. Anyone seeing the bird is encouraged to submit documentation and any photos to support. Documentation form (or create one with this info) is at this link. http://www.mscoastaudubon.org/files/RareBirdForm.pdf Send to: TERENCE SCHIEFER, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY P. O. BOX 9775 MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS 39762-9775 Best! Claire English ------------------------------------ IMPORTANT ADDRESSES: Post message: albirds AT yahoogroups.com Subscribe: albirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com List owner: albirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com AOS website: http://www.aosbirds.org/ This list is sponsored by the Alabama Ornithological Society (AOS) and is provided as a service to the birding community. AOS does not endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Nor does AOS support or endorse the advertising provided by the Yahoo Groups list service. Subject: North Mississippi Hummer Foray From: RubyThroat AT aol.com Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:28:06 -0500 (EST) Fellow Missbirders Martha and I will once again be in the northern half of Mississippi the first part of next week. We will also be over in the Memphis, Tennessee area as well. Any info on folks hosting wintering hummers would be greatly appreciated. With this new cold air mass, hummers are likely to be much easier to see at feeders. Keep a sharp eye out and stay in touch. I hope to be checking my email on the road. My cell is 205-601-1890. Thanks guys. Bob Sargent Clay, Alabama 205-681-2888 Subject: Great Black-backed Gull From: Qgray AT aol.com Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:17:00 -0500 (EST) Missbirders Yesterday afternoon (tues) there was a 1st year Great Black-backed gull located at the south end of Arkabutla Dam mixed in with the usual Ring- billed, Herring, and Bonaparte's. The birds are sitting between the lake water and the rocks against the dam. Thanks to Jeff Wilson for going over my photos to confirm the gull. Q.B. Gray Nesbit Ms. Subject: New Respect for Ring-billed Gulls From: OLCOOT1 AT aol.com Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:44:14 -0500 (EST) Jan. 11, 2012 If you spend as much time as I do searching through seas of Ring-billed Gulls, you see so much diversity, but soon the numbers tend to overwhelm and dull your senses. Watching the hordes on lakes, and rivers, in fields gleaning farming left overs, plus thousands at landfills grubbing through human refuse, you know they are survivors but now I have new respect for that trait. I recently was told by a gull researcher about a banded Ring-billed Gull that was recently collected, that had done just that, survived for 27 years and 6 months breaking the standing record by 2 years. I will scan these birds with a new respect and know they must be loved or God would not have made so many. Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd. Bartlett, TN. 38135_http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/) What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. Subject: Fwd: [TN-Bird] Official Statement from the Federal Aviation Administration on WC Migration From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:35:11 -0600 Missbirders, Looks like the petition is moot now - or maybe it worked! Martha Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 > > --- Original message --- > Subject: [TN-Bird] Official Statement from the Federal Aviation > Administration on WC Migration > From: > To: > Date: Monday, 01/09/2012 4:33 PM > > > > > Federal AviationAdministrationThe FAA has granted an exemption to > Operation Migration that will allow pilots to continue to aid the > whooping crane migration. Normally, the FAA limits light sport > aircraft and pilots to personal flights without compensation. Because > the operation is in “mid-migration,” the FAA is granting a > one-time exemption so the migration can be completed. The FAA will > work with Operation Migration to develop a more comprehensive, > long-term solution. Vickie HendersonKnoxville, TNKnox County Subject: Painted Redstart Sunday and Monday From: "Terence L. Schiefer" <TSchiefer AT entomology.msstate.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:38:09 -0600 MISSBIRDers: I made the trip to see the very cooperative and beautiful PAINTED REDSTART in Jackson Co. on Sunday (8 Jan.). Larry Gardella posted on the Alabama listserve that he had seen it this afternoon (Monday, 9 Jan.). 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: RE: Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:01:12 -0600 Sorry, looks like it wrapped around. Try this: http://www.change.org/petitions/faa-allow-endangered-whooping-cranes-to-finish-migration-fix-permit-later Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 > > --- Original message --- > Subject: RE: [MISSBIRD] Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes > From: Rynetta Coetzee > To: Martha Swan , > Date: Monday, 01/09/2012 12:58 PM > > The link that you supplied does not work - at least on my computer it > doesn't. > > Rynetta Coetzee > Jackson, MS > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu > [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Martha Swan > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 10:59 AM > To: missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu > Subject: [MISSBIRD] Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes > > Forwarding from TN-Bird. The FAA has stopped the > ultralight-aircraft-led > eastern whooping crane migration. There is more info on the petition > that > you can read without signing, or before you sign. > > Martha > > > > Martha Swan > 1665 Toccopola Junction Road > Thaxton, MS 38871 > > >> >> >> --- Original message --- >> Subject: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes >> From: Billie >> To: >> Date: Monday, 01/09/2012 6:04 AM >> >> http://www.change.org/petitions/faa-allow-endangered-whooping-cranes-t >> o-finish-migration-fix-permit-later >> >> The above link will take you to a petition that is asking to let the >> whooping cranes finish their migration! This is very important. Please >> take 30 seconds to sign and pass on to your friends. >> >> Billie Cantwell >> Knoxville, TN >> Knox CO. > > > > > Subject: Red Knot sighting on the MS coast - need info From: Terri_Jacobson AT fws.gov Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 13:57:38 -0600 MissBirders, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the federal agency responsible for the Endangered Species Act. As such, we are reviewing the Red Knot for possible listing as threatened/endangered species and critical habitat designation. If you have any records for Red Knots in MS (coast, barrier islands, inland), please share your sightings with us. We need to know whether to include Mississippi in the REKN migration and/or wintering range. Please send me the location of your sightings and the dates and numbers of REKN that were seen. Flocks of 5 or more knots are important to note. Regular/semi-regular, repeat visits to a specific location are very important to note. I appreciate your help. ******************************************** Terri Jacobson Wildlife Biologist and Education Specialist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services 6578 Dogwood View Pkwy. Jackson, MS 39213 601-321-1129 (phone) 601-965-4340 (fax) Subject: Red Knot sighting on the MS coast - need info From: Terri_Jacobson AT fws.gov Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 13:57:38 -0600 MissBirders, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the federal agency responsible for the Endangered Species Act. As such, we are reviewing the Red Knot for possible listing as threatened/endangered species and critical habitat designation. If you have any records for Red Knots in MS (coast, barrier islands, inland), please share your sightings with us. We need to know whether to include Mississippi in the REKN migration and/or wintering range. Please send me the location of your sightings and the dates and numbers of REKN that were seen. Flocks of 5 or more knots are important to note. Regular/semi-regular, repeat visits to a specific location are very important to note. I appreciate your help. ******************************************** Terri Jacobson Wildlife Biologist and Education Specialist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services 6578 Dogwood View Pkwy. Jackson, MS 39213 601-321-1129 (phone) 601-965-4340 (fax) Subject: RE: Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes From: "Rynetta Coetzee" <rynetta.coetzee AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:57:52 -0600 The link that you supplied does not work - at least on my computer it doesn't. Rynetta Coetzee Jackson, MS -----Original Message----- From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Martha Swan Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 10:59 AM To: missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu Subject: [MISSBIRD] Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes Forwarding from TN-Bird. The FAA has stopped the ultralight-aircraft-led eastern whooping crane migration. There is more info on the petition that you can read without signing, or before you sign. Martha Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 > > --- Original message --- > Subject: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes > From: Billie > To: > Date: Monday, 01/09/2012 6:04 AM > > http://www.change.org/petitions/faa-allow-endangered-whooping-cranes-t > o-finish-migration-fix-permit-later > > The above link will take you to a petition that is asking to let the > whooping cranes finish their migration! This is very important. Please > take 30 seconds to sign and pass on to your friends. > > Billie Cantwell > Knoxville, TN > Knox CO. Subject: Fwd: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:59:21 -0600 Forwarding from TN-Bird. The FAA has stopped the ultralight-aircraft-led eastern whooping crane migration. There is more info on the petition that you can read without signing, or before you sign. Martha Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 > > --- Original message --- > Subject: [TN-Bird] Petition for Whooping Cranes > From: Billie > To: > Date: Monday, 01/09/2012 6:04 AM > > http://www.change.org/petitions/faa-allow-endangered-whooping-cranes-to-finish-migration-fix-permit-later > > The above link will take you to a petition that is asking to let the > whooping cranes finish their migration! This is very important. Please > take 30 seconds to sign and pass on to your friends. > > Billie Cantwell > Knoxville, TN > Knox CO. Subject: Re: Jackson County Painted Redstart From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:39:21 -0600 Nick et al., You can get about a month's worth of Missbird messages at Birding on the Net: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MISS.html#1325975659 Is the bird still around? We are thinking of driving down next weekend if so. Martha Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 > > --- Original message --- > Subject: [MISSBIRD] Jackson County Painted Redstart > From: Nick Gault > To: Missbird > Date: Saturday, 01/07/2012 8:57 PM > > I'm just now getting back on the listserv, so I don't know how much > it's been discussed. My mother and I drove out to find the Painted > Redstart that's hanging around south Jackson County. I knew if I drove > around enough I would find a few birders pulled over on the side of > the road looking at the bird. Sure enough, there they were. > > The bird was very active and gave us plenty of viewing angles. Those > with cameras were frustrated because of his movement. But he was > easily visible with or without binoculars. > > Such a great opportunity to see this beautiful bird! > > Nick > Ocean Springs Subject: Painted Redstart From: Nick Gault <sailingstnick AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 07:37:35 -0600 Not sure if this has been discussed on the board since I'm just getting subscribed again. My mother and I ventured out to find the Painted Redstart that's been sighted on the coast. We drove down the road not really sure where to go, and fully expecting to find a few people on the side of the road peering into the sky. Sure enough, we rounded the corner on East Belle Fontaine and there they were. The bird was very active and gave us quite a show. I'm sure he was frustrating the cameras in the late afternoon light, but he was easily spotted with or without binoculars. Here's a link to a good Sun Herald article: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/06/3670402/a-little-bird-rare-to-this-state.html Nick Ocean Springs Subject: Jackson County Painted Redstart From: Nick Gault <sailingstnick AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:56:53 -0600 I'm just now getting back on the listserv, so I don't know how much it's been discussed. My mother and I drove out to find the Painted Redstart that's hanging around south Jackson County. I knew if I drove around enough I would find a few birders pulled over on the side of the road looking at the bird. Sure enough, there they were. The bird was very active and gave us plenty of viewing angles. Those with cameras were frustrated because of his movement. But he was easily visible with or without binoculars. Such a great opportunity to see this beautiful bird! Nick Ocean Springs Subject: JACKSON CBC RESULTS From: Mary Stevens <Library AT mmns.state.ms.us> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 02:06:11 +0000 The Jackson CBC was held on Dec 31, 2011. The weather was great starting out with 34 degrees and warming up to 70 degrees with clear skies. We had 9 parties with 35 people counting. We tallied 109 species + one wild turkey during count week. Highlights: American White Pelican-704 (High Count) Anhinga-1 Osprey-1 Bald Eagles-6 (4 adults (one on nest); 2 immature) Wilson's Snipe-1 (125 count week by boat up Pearl River off Lake Harbor Rd.) American Woodcock-1 (Pearl River WMA) Virginia Rail-1 Red-tailed Hawk-54 (above average count) Cooper's Hawk-5 (High Count) Herring Gull-61 (High Count) Lots of American Robins-2,680 LeConte's Sparrow-1 (Only seen 5 of 31 years) Lincolns Sparrow: 1 Common Ground Doves-2 (first time for the count) Lowlights All ducks numbers were low; except for above average Canvasbacks(144) and Bufflehead(244). No Sedge Wrens Low numbers of European Starlings & Brown-headed Cowbirds. Mary Stevens Museum Volunteer Museum Librarian, Retired Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Drive Jackson, MS 39202 Phone: 601-354-7303 Fax: 601-354-7227 Cell: 601 832-6788 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: JACKSON CBC RESULTS From: Mary Stevens <Library AT mmns.state.ms.us> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 02:06:11 +0000 The Jackson CBC was held on Dec 31, 2011. The weather was great starting out with 34 degrees and warming up to 70 degrees with clear skies. We had 9 parties with 35 people counting. We tallied 109 species + one wild turkey during count week. Highlights: American White Pelican-704 (High Count) Anhinga-1 Osprey-1 Bald Eagles-6 (4 adults (one on nest); 2 immature) Wilson's Snipe-1 (125 count week by boat up Pearl River off Lake Harbor Rd.) American Woodcock-1 (Pearl River WMA) Virginia Rail-1 Red-tailed Hawk-54 (above average count) Cooper's Hawk-5 (High Count) Herring Gull-61 (High Count) Lots of American Robins-2,680 LeConte's Sparrow-1 (Only seen 5 of 31 years) Lincolns Sparrow: 1 Common Ground Doves-2 (first time for the count) Lowlights All ducks numbers were low; except for above average Canvasbacks(144) and Bufflehead(244). No Sedge Wrens Low numbers of European Starlings & Brown-headed Cowbirds. Mary Stevens Museum Volunteer Museum Librarian, Retired Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Drive Jackson, MS 39202 Phone: 601-354-7303 Fax: 601-354-7227 Cell: 601 832-6788 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: More Painted Redstart Photos - and Another Newspaper Article From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 16:25:20 -0600 Dr Elizabeth "Libby" Graves just sent me three wonderful photos for the website. She also asked that I post the link to MISSBIRD: www.mscoastaudubon.org It's wonderful that the bird continues it's habit in the same location today! Also, the Sun Herald continues to publicize the find: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/06/3670402/a-little-bird-rare-to-this-state .html Best, Claire English ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: JOHN GRAVES To: oliviaphotos AT bellsouth.net Sent: Sat, January 7, 2012 3:26:28 PM Subject: Painted Redstart photos Hope you had a chance to see the Painted Redstart. I saw them several time in 2009 when I was in AZ for a month but this one is great fun as he guards his sap holes. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker came this morning and drilled a few more nectar holes and the Painted Redstart did not leave or give the sapsucker grief. Otherwise he stays very close to this one limb full of holes Caught him with his bill in more than once. Subject: More Painted Redstart Photos - and Another Newspaper Article From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 16:25:20 -0600 Dr Elizabeth "Libby" Graves just sent me three wonderful photos for the website. She also asked that I post the link to MISSBIRD: www.mscoastaudubon.org It's wonderful that the bird continues it's habit in the same location today! Also, the Sun Herald continues to publicize the find: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/06/3670402/a-little-bird-rare-to-this-state .html Best, Claire English ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: JOHN GRAVES To: oliviaphotos AT bellsouth.net Sent: Sat, January 7, 2012 3:26:28 PM Subject: Painted Redstart photos Hope you had a chance to see the Painted Redstart. I saw them several time in 2009 when I was in AZ for a month but this one is great fun as he guards his sap holes. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker came this morning and drilled a few more nectar holes and the Painted Redstart did not leave or give the sapsucker grief. Otherwise he stays very close to this one limb full of holes Caught him with his bill in more than once. ------------------------------------ IMPORTANT ADDRESSES: Post message: albirds AT yahoogroups.com Subscribe: albirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com List owner: albirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com AOS website: http://www.aosbirds.org/ This list is sponsored by the Alabama Ornithological Society (AOS) and is provided as a service to the birding community. AOS does not endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Nor does AOS support or endorse the advertising provided by the Yahoo Groups list service. Subject: Diane Lafferty's Painted Redstart Photos From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:52:37 -0600 Missbirders, Here's a link to Diane's photos of the famous bird taken 1/5/12. Double-click on an image to enlarge slightly. Sorry the quality isn't better. http://s709.photobucket.com/albums/ww91/bosshog50/Painted%20Redstart/ Martha Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 Subject: Painted Redstart video From: sharon milligan <2sharon123 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 14:28:53 -0600 Posting this for Jonathan Gottsche. This is a youtube video Jonathan took with his Canon 7D. You can view it at This is the little bird video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf82J4FCcxk&context=C3308c3dADOEgsToPDskLYcItGa380epnqR0HfUmSH Thanks, Jonathan Subject: Rusty Blackbird From: "J. Allen Burrows" <rotteral AT aol.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 13:35:12 -0600 I spotted about 45 Rusty Blackbird this morning in the Pearl River bottom. Walking about and splashing in the nastiest water imaginable. They looked a bit, dare I say it...Ferruginous. Subject: Redstart From: Home <feedthebirds AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 08:44:12 -0600 At 8:30 today he is still located in the same group of oaks. Posing well for pictures. Marsha Kazal Subject: FW: Painted Redstart From: "Diane Lafferty" <dlaffert AT netdoor.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 05:46:51 -0600 My son sent me this. The Sun Herald article and picture. Diane Lafferty Hattiesburg _____ Birders sight rare Painted Redstart in Jackson County Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/06/3669254/birders-sight-rare-painted-redst art.html#storylink=cpy Subject: Painted Redstart Photos From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:30:46 -0600 Two photographs by Sharon Milligan of the Painted Redstart on the Mississippi Coast Audubon Society webpage are now posted: Link is here: www.mscoastaudubon.org Best! Claire English Subject: RE: Painted Redstart - STILL PRESENT 6 JAN 12 From: "Wayne Weber" <contopus AT telus.net> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 11:55:44 -0800 MS Birders, Painted Redstart is a pretty neat bird- I almost wish that I was still in Mississippi so that I could go have a look for it! I was lucky enough, along with a few other people, to see a Painted Redstart that made a one-day appearance in West Vancouver, British Columbia, in November 1973. This was the first Painted Redstart sighting for B.C. and only the second one for Canada. And no, there has not been another British Columbia sighting since then! Wayne C. Weber Delta, BC, Canada contopus AT telus.net From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Claire English Sent: January-06-12 5:34 AM To: Missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu; eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com; albirds AT yahoogroups.com; pinewoodsaud AT usm.edu Cc: 'Lucy and Bob Duncan'; 'James Remsen' Subject: [MISSBIRD] Painted Redstart - STILL PRESENT 6 JAN 12 Crossposting . . . I popped down to Belle Fountaine, MS this morning to bring my husband to see the Painted Redstart that Nancy Madden & her CBC team located yesterday. It was still present this morning when we were there at 6:45 - 7:00 in the oak on the NORTH side of the street right across from the two "BUSBY" political signs -- speaking it's "Cheerilee". Also, several have asked -- the bird is an ADULT -- with a beautiful rich red breast. One of the residents told me that their have been three auto thefts on the street very recently so they are being mindful of strangers in their neighborhood. Hopefully the bird will maintain it's habit of hanging out close to the road! Location information is below. Best! Claire English _____ From: Claire English [mailto:english4 AT datasync.com] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:37 PM To: 'Missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu'; 'eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com'; 'albirds AT yahoogroups.com'; 'eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com'; 'pinewoodsaud AT usm.edu' Cc: 'Lucy and Bob Duncan'; 'James Remsen' Subject: Painted Redstart - LOCATION Cross posting to several lists...per Bob and Lucy's request to post the location . . . The address to plug in the GPS is 5217 East Belle Fountaine Drive, Ocean Springs, MS (at least in my GPS, it comes up under Ocean Springs). GPS coordinates are N 30.434673 W 088.69664 At that address there are two "Busby" running for office political signs. When I was there between 1:30 and 3:00, it was staying in the oak trees next to the road on the north side of the street just opposite two signs. Don McKee says it has been seen on both sides of the road. It is calling "Cheerilee" every now and then and flitting around eating with some rest periods. It went to the oaks towards the back of the property briefly, but then came right back to the tree during the hour I was there. After I relocated at 1:30 pm, Sue Epps, Barbara Bowen, Marion and John Fahnstock arrived and they saw the bird as well one of the residents. Regards Claire English Vancleave, MS Subject: Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart present 8 AM From: Martha Swan <ulswan AT olemiss.edu> Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:20:54 -0600 Missbirders, FYI... > > --- Original message --- > Subject: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart present 8 AM > From: Don or Dena McKee > To: albirds AT yahoogroups.com , > eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com > Cc: Don McKee > Date: Friday, 01/06/2012 8:03 AM > > > > > > I have just relocated the Painted Redstart at 8 AM across the street > from > 5217 E. Belle Fountaine Rd., Ocean Springs. This road is located on > the > beach and the fog is very thick this morning but appears to be > lifting. The > bird is in the scrub oak trees on the north side of the road. > > Don McKee > > > > > > __._,_.___ Subject: Painted Redstart - STILL PRESENT 6 JAN 12 From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 07:33:54 -0600 Crossposting . . . I popped down to Belle Fountaine, MS this morning to bring my husband to see the Painted Redstart that Nancy Madden & her CBC team located yesterday. It was still present this morning when we were there at 6:45 - 7:00 in the oak on the NORTH side of the street right across from the two "BUSBY" political signs -- speaking it's "Cheerilee". Also, several have asked -- the bird is an ADULT -- with a beautiful rich red breast. One of the residents told me that their have been three auto thefts on the street very recently so they are being mindful of strangers in their neighborhood. Hopefully the bird will maintain it's habit of hanging out close to the road! Location information is below. Best! Claire English _____ From: Claire English [mailto:english4 AT datasync.com] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:37 PM To: 'Missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu'; 'eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com'; 'albirds AT yahoogroups.com'; 'eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com'; 'pinewoodsaud AT usm.edu' Cc: 'Lucy and Bob Duncan'; 'James Remsen' Subject: Painted Redstart - LOCATION Cross posting to several lists...per Bob and Lucy's request to post the location . . . The address to plug in the GPS is 5217 East Belle Fountaine Drive, Ocean Springs, MS (at least in my GPS, it comes up under Ocean Springs). GPS coordinates are N 30.434673 W 088.69664 At that address there are two "Busby" running for office political signs. When I was there between 1:30 and 3:00, it was staying in the oak trees next to the road on the north side of the street just opposite two signs. Don McKee says it has been seen on both sides of the road. It is calling "Cheerilee" every now and then and flitting around eating with some rest periods. It went to the oaks towards the back of the property briefly, but then came right back to the tree during the hour I was there. After I relocated at 1:30 pm, Sue Epps, Barbara Bowen, Marion and John Fahnstock arrived and they saw the bird as well one of the residents. Regards Claire English Vancleave, MS Subject: Painted Redstart - STILL PRESENT 6 JAN 12 From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 07:33:54 -0600 Crossposting . . . I popped down to Belle Fountaine, MS this morning to bring my husband to see the Painted Redstart that Nancy Madden & her CBC team located yesterday. It was still present this morning when we were there at 6:45 - 7:00 in the oak on the NORTH side of the street right across from the two "BUSBY" political signs -- speaking it's "Cheerilee". Also, several have asked -- the bird is an ADULT -- with a beautiful rich red breast. One of the residents told me that their have been three auto thefts on the street very recently so they are being mindful of strangers in their neighborhood. Hopefully the bird will maintain it's habit of hanging out close to the road! Location information is below. Best! Claire English _____ From: Claire English [mailto:english4 AT datasync.com] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:37 PM To: 'Missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu'; 'eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com'; 'albirds AT yahoogroups.com'; 'eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com'; 'pinewoodsaud AT usm.edu' Cc: 'Lucy and Bob Duncan'; 'James Remsen' Subject: Painted Redstart - LOCATION Cross posting to several lists...per Bob and Lucy's request to post the location . . . The address to plug in the GPS is 5217 East Belle Fountaine Drive, Ocean Springs, MS (at least in my GPS, it comes up under Ocean Springs). GPS coordinates are N 30.434673 W 088.69664 At that address there are two "Busby" running for office political signs. When I was there between 1:30 and 3:00, it was staying in the oak trees next to the road on the north side of the street just opposite two signs. Don McKee says it has been seen on both sides of the road. It is calling "Cheerilee" every now and then and flitting around eating with some rest periods. It went to the oaks towards the back of the property briefly, but then came right back to the tree during the hour I was there. After I relocated at 1:30 pm, Sue Epps, Barbara Bowen, Marion and John Fahnstock arrived and they saw the bird as well one of the residents. Regards Claire English Vancleave, MS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ IMPORTANT ADDRESSES: Post message: albirds AT yahoogroups.com Subscribe: albirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com List owner: albirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com AOS website: http://www.aosbirds.org/ This list is sponsored by the Alabama Ornithological Society (AOS) and is provided as a service to the birding community. AOS does not endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Nor does AOS support or endorse the advertising provided by the Yahoo Groups list service. Subject: RE: Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS From: "Rynetta Coetzee" <rynetta.coetzee AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:42:39 -0600 There was also one that I discovered on Dauphin Island on April 16 2011. I was also wondering if it might be the same one. Rynetta Coetzee Jackson, MS From: owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu [mailto:owner-missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu] On Behalf Of Wayne Patterson Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 7:34 PM To: missbird AT willow.olemiss.edu Subject: Re: [MISSBIRD] Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS Since there was at least one Painted Redstart on Dauphin Island this past fall, I'm sure folks will be wondering if this is possibly the same one. I'm sure we may never know. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS Lee Co. _____ From: Martha Swan To: missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu Sent: Thu, January 5, 2012 1:19:58 PM Subject: [MISSBIRD] Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS Missbirders, FYI... Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 --- Original message --- Subject: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS From: Lucy and Bob Duncan To: Cc: Howard Horne Date: Thursday, 01/05/2012 12:52 PM Howard Horne just called and asked that we post the following: A PAINTED REDSTART has been found today on the Ocean Springs, MS Christmas Bird Count. If you want details on where the bird is, contact Howard at hhorne AT earthlink.net . Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ __,_._,___ Subject: Previous Mississippi Coastal Record - Painted Redstart From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:11:48 -0600 Marion Fahnstock was telling me this afternoon that there was a previous Painted Redstart sighted at the Waveland Lagoons by Judy Toups many years ago, and sure enough: Here is the link to the coastal records: http://www.mscoastaudubon.org/coastchecklist/birdingrecords.pdf [Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus] One sight record October 5, 1987-WaveLag-CC, JT, et al. (Toups, et al. November, 1987 MK 17-2) Documentation-Needed Best! Claire English Vancleave, MS Subject: Re: Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS From: Wayne Patterson <wrp6 AT att.net> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:33:42 -0800 (PST) Since there was at least one Painted Redstart on Dauphin Island this past fall, I'm sure folks will be wondering if this is possibly the same one.  I'm sure we may never know. Wayne Patterson Shannon, MS  Lee Co. ________________________________ From: Martha Swan To: missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu Sent: Thu, January 5, 2012 1:19:58 PM Subject: [MISSBIRD] Fwd: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS Missbirders, FYI... Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871 --- Original message --- >Subject: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart ! Ocean Springs MS >From: Lucy and Bob Duncan >To: >Cc: Howard Horne >Date: Thursday, 01/05/2012 12:52 PM > > >  >Howard Horne just called and asked that we post the following: > >A PAINTED REDSTART has been found today on the Ocean Springs, MS Christmas Bird >Count. > >If you want details on where the bird is, contact Howard at hhorne AT earthlink.net >. > >Lucy Duncan >Gulf Breeze, FL > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >__._,_.___ > > >__,_._,___ Subject: Painted Redstart - LOCATION From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:36:39 -0600 Cross posting to several lists...per Bob and Lucy's request to post the location . . . The address to plug in the GPS is 5217 East Belle Fountaine Drive, Ocean Springs, MS (at least in my GPS, it comes up under Ocean Springs). GPS coordinates are N 30.434673 W 088.69664 At that address there are two "Busby" running for office political signs. When I was there between 1:30 and 3:00, it was staying in the oak trees next to the road on the north side of the street just opposite two signs. Don McKee says it has been seen on both sides of the road. It is calling "Cheerilee" every now and then and flitting around eating with some rest periods. It went to the oaks towards the back of the property briefly, but then came right back to the tree during the hour I was there. After I relocated at 1:30 pm, Sue Epps, Barbara Bowen, Marion and John Fahnstock arrived and they saw the bird as well one of the residents. Regards Claire English Vancleave, MS _____ From: Lucy and Bob Duncan [mailto:town_point AT bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:13 PM To: Claire English Subject: Re: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart Claire, Nobody has yet posted the location of the Painted Redstart, only that one has been found today on the CBC. Could you do so? Many will thank you! Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Claire English To: Missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu ; eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com ; albirds AT yahoogroups.com ; pinewoodsaud AT usm.edu Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:04 PM Subject: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart Still at the same location at 3:00 pm today when I left. It is making sounds very similar to an Eastern Bluebird "cheerilee". Best! Claire English Vancleave, MS __,_._,___ Subject: Painted Redstart - LOCATION From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:36:39 -0600 Cross posting to several lists...per Bob and Lucy's request to post the location . . . The address to plug in the GPS is 5217 East Belle Fountaine Drive, Ocean Springs, MS (at least in my GPS, it comes up under Ocean Springs). GPS coordinates are N 30.434673 W 088.69664 At that address there are two "Busby" running for office political signs. When I was there between 1:30 and 3:00, it was staying in the oak trees next to the road on the north side of the street just opposite two signs. Don McKee says it has been seen on both sides of the road. It is calling "Cheerilee" every now and then and flitting around eating with some rest periods. It went to the oaks towards the back of the property briefly, but then came right back to the tree during the hour I was there. After I relocated at 1:30 pm, Sue Epps, Barbara Bowen, Marion and John Fahnstock arrived and they saw the bird as well one of the residents. Regards Claire English Vancleave, MS _____ From: Lucy and Bob Duncan [mailto:town_point AT bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:13 PM To: Claire English Subject: Re: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart Claire, Nobody has yet posted the location of the Painted Redstart, only that one has been found today on the CBC. Could you do so? Many will thank you! Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Claire English To: Missbird AT listserv.olemiss.edu ; eskimmer AT yahoogroups.com ; albirds AT yahoogroups.com ; pinewoodsaud AT usm.edu Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:04 PM Subject: [ALBIRDS] Painted Redstart Still at the same location at 3:00 pm today when I left. It is making sounds very similar to an Eastern Bluebird "cheerilee". Best! Claire English Vancleave, MS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ IMPORTANT ADDRESSES: Post message: albirds AT yahoogroups.com Subscribe: albirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com List owner: albirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com AOS website: http://www.aosbirds.org/ This list is sponsored by the Alabama Ornithological Society (AOS) and is provided as a service to the birding community. AOS does not endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Nor does AOS support or endorse the advertising provided by the Yahoo Groups list service. Subject: Painted Redstart From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:04:17 -0600 Still at the same location at 3:00 pm today when I left. It is making sounds very similar to an Eastern Bluebird "cheerilee". Best! Claire English Vancleave, MS Subject: Painted Redstart From: "Claire English" <english4 AT datasync.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:04:17 -0600 Still at the same location at 3:00 pm today when I left. It is making sounds very similar to an Eastern Bluebird "cheerilee". Best! Claire English Vancleave, MS ------------------------------------ IMPORTANT ADDRESSES: Post message: albirds AT yahoogroups.com Subscribe: albirds-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com List owner: albirds-owner AT yahoogroups.com AOS website: http://www.aosbirds.org/ This list is sponsored by the Alabama Ornithological Society (AOS) and is provided as a service to the birding community. AOS does not endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Nor does AOS support or endorse the advertising provided by the Yahoo Groups list service.