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08 May Re: [birders] White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 8 May Re: White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor - park border clarification [Dave Borneman ] 8 May White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor [Roger Kuhlman ] 7 May Lark Sparrow Monroe County [Karl Overman ] 7 May Kentucky Warbler, White-eyed Viireo - Jackson County - PLU ["Don Henise" ] 6 May Lark Sparrow at Petersburg State Game Area Western Monroe County [Roger Kuhlman ] 06 May Re: [birders] Ticks! [Dave Sing ] 6 May Murphy Lake State Game Area ["HOISINGTON, ADAM" ] 6 May Good Birds and Butterflies in W. Washtenaw County 5/5 [Roger Kuhlman ] 5 May Erie Marsh; Pointe Mouillee [Karl Overman ] 05 May Re: [birders] SW Washtenaw Potpourri, 5/5 ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 5 May Jackson County, Henslow's, Sedge Wren etc. ["Don Henise" ] 4 May Hummingbird arrivals - update 5/4/08 ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 4 May Osprey etc ["John Swales" ] 3 May Rails at American Center Marsh - Oakland County ["Don Henise" ] 3 May Oakland County Bell's Vireo not seen, Mockingbird seen ["Don Henise" ] 3 May Worm-eating Warbler at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor [Roger Kuhlman ] 2 May Worm-eating Warbler still present at American Center Marsh ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 2 May Peregrine Falcons in Downtown Jackson ["Don Henise" ] 2 May Caspian,Grasshopper,Orchard,Manchester etc [] 2 May Eberwhite Woods West AA ["John Swales" ] 1 May Bell's Vireo still present in Oakland Co. ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 30 Apr Worm-eating Warbler still present at Metro Beach, Macomb Co. ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 30 Apr Greater Yellowlegs in Oakland County ["Joseph E. Faggan" ] 30 Apr RE: Bell's Vireo [] 29 Apr Bell's Vireo--yes [] 29 Apr Bell's Vireo NOT today ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 29 Apr Upland Sandpipers at Willow Run Airport Wayne Co [Roger Kuhlman ] 29 Apr Portage Lake Unit, Jackson Co. Tuesday AM ["Don Henise" ] 28 Apr Bell's Vireo - late morning, Monday ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 28 Apr Bell's Vireo (still) - 9:20am, Monday ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 27 Apr Bobolink Wayne County [Karl Overman ] 27 Apr Bell's Vireo, Oakland County ["Robert Epstein" ] 26 Apr RE: Jackson County - 7 Warblers, 5 Swallows and others ["Don Henise" ] 26 Apr Jackson County - 7 Warblers, 5 Swallows and others ["Don Henise" ] 26 Apr Ovenbird at Nichol's Arboretum 4/26 [Roger Kuhlman ] 24 Apr Eared Grebe photos / Re: [birders] Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday, 4/24, 10am ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 24 Apr Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday, 4/24, 10am [Mike Sefton ] 23 Apr Eared Grebe still at LEMP 4/23 ["Paul Cypher" ] 23 Apr (Fwd) Wayne County LEMP Eared Gebe ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 21 Apr North Carolina Salamander/Birding Trip ["HOISINGTON, ADAM" ] 20 Apr Mockingbird at Metro Beach ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 20 Apr Fish Pt Sat [] 19 Apr Noggles Rd/ Manchester area birds [] 19 Apr Crosswinds Marsh birds - April 19, 2008 ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 17 Apr Re: [birders] Washtenaw Co. shorebirds ["Bruce M. Bowman" ] 15 Apr Vesper Sparrow on Vreeland Road and Cabbage White in AA [Roger Kuhlman ] 11 Apr Michigan hummingbird arrivals ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 7 Apr Metro Beach Banding Report - April 5 & 6, 2008 ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 6 Apr Re: se-mi-birdlist digest: April 05, 2008 [Richard Quick ] 6 Apr Birding the Saginaw Valley & Huron Co. [Karl Overman ] 05 Apr New arrivals.......... ["Ana Scott" ] Subject: Re: [birders] White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:03:35 -0400 At 1:45 today I saw the White-eyed Vireo to the south, not north, on Roger's second trail. Follow Roger's directions and then walk south, or enter the trail at a point 38 paces north from the entrance to the trail behind the houses and walk north (40 or 50 yards at 1:45). The bird was not singing when I was there, but its jabbering caught my attention. Bruce From: Roger KuhlmanSubject: Re: White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor - park border clarification From: Dave Borneman <davidborneman AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:33:36 -0700 (PDT) Thanks Roger - This gives me a good opportunity to clear up something about park boundaries in Dolph Park that may have confused other folks over the years. That trail that Roger references, where he saw the vireo - IT IS ENTIRELY ON PARK PROPERTY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT SEVERAL NEIGHBORS THERE HAVE MOWED BACK INTO THE PARK, MAKING IT LOOK LIKE THEIR YARDS. In fact, you can walk all the way north to the end of Porter Ave., past the mowed yard with the swimming pool. The storage shed at that site is clearly on park property. We've made some unsuccessful attempts in past years to clear this up, including surveying the property line a few years ago, but these long-term encroachments are hard to un-do. It's also a bit complicated by the status of that strip of land as an old public road right-of-way, and some property owners have claimed that they own the west half of it. Regardless of that legal issue, the east half (roughly the trail and everything east of it) is undisputably park property. So the bottom line is this: Feel free to walk that trail behind the houses from Rhea Street north to Porter Ave, along the west edge of First Sister Lake. If anyone questions you about it, feel free to give them my name and office phone number. Thanks! Happy Birding! -dave David Borneman, Manager Natural Area Preservation City of Ann Arbor, Public Services Area 1831 Traver Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 PH: 734-994-4834 FAX: 734-997-1072 dborneman AT ci.ann-arbor.mi.us Roger KuhlmanSubject: White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:50:02 -0400 A White-eyed Vireo was in the northwest section of Dolph Nature Area in Ann Arbor Thursday Morning. The bird was singing in the heavy brush along the western edge of the First? Sister Lake. To reach this area you have cross the Boy Scout bridge and walk northward along the back edges of the adjoining homeowner's properties until you come to an open space blocked to the north by private property. Then find the trail on top of the ridge in the brush that continues north and take it until you hear the bird. There is a second trail down the ridge towards the lake from the open space that also goes north and you can take it to the same general area. It goes under a large broken tree trunk but it is far more shrubby and difficult to walk. The advantage of this second trail is that the WEV while I was there was active on this trail. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 5/8/2008 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Lark Sparrow Monroe County From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:15:49 -0400 Yesterday, May 6, 2008, Roger Kuhlman found a Lark Sparrow at the Petersburg State Game Area--just as he had a year earlier (May 7, 2007). I went there today and found the singing Lark Sparrow in the same locale that Roger had it yesterday. This is on Lulu Road at the state game area parking area on the south side of the road east of Teal Road. I also checked the burn area at the next parking area to the east on Lulu Road but came up with nothing noteworthy. I walked the burn area with the Lark Sparrow earlier without success with light rain and fairly windy conditions. In a break in the rain I tried again and this time the Lark Sparrow was singing in a small tree to the left of where one would walk into the burn from the parking area. The Petersburg State Game area looks much like a miniature version of the Oak Openings area 25 miles to the south in Ohio where there is a long standing isolated population of breeding Lark Sparrows. In SE Michigan, Lark Sparrow vanished as regular breeding bird in the early 1950's. See, e.g., Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan, p.235. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Mi. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Kentucky Warbler, White-eyed Viireo - Jackson County - PLU From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 14:13:12 -0400 Wednesday morning at the Portage Lake Unit in Waterloo Township in Jackson County, Joyce Peterson discovered a singing White-eyed Vireo. He was near the lake edge in the brush to the left of the picnic pavilion that overlooks the lake to the west of the beach area. After Robyn & I checked out the vireo we were walking back to our car in the boat launch parking lot when we heard a Kentucky Warbler singing in the same woodlot. This is the woodlot to the right as your walk down to the boat launch ramps. He was circling around this small woodlot between the boat launch and the picnic pavilion mentioned above, singing pretty much continually. At one point he came fairly close to the edge near the boat launch road and we both got brief, but good views of the bird. This was a new Jackson County bird for us. Other than that we had pretty much the same birds that Joyce had reported in the area on Tuesday. Don Henise Librarian New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Lark Sparrow at Petersburg State Game Area Western Monroe County From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 21:07:45 -0400 Tuesday afternoon I was butterflying at Petersburg State Game Area in western Monroe County when I found a Lark Sparrow in one of the prairie openings in the northwest sector of the reserve. Periodically it was singing its distinctive song. I don't know how long the bird will remain at the site but it seemed to be prospecting the area since the habitat, while small, is attractive to the species. Almost exactly a year ago May 7, 2007 I had a Lark Sparrow (the same bird?) at Petersburg SGA but in a different prairie opening. To go look for the bird take Lulu Road west from Summerfeld Road and park at the third small parking lot in the SGA [this lot is on the south side of the road]. Then walk south out into the prairie opening and listen for the bird. If it is not there, I would suggest trying all the other openings off of both Lulu and Teal roads. Besides finding the Lark Sparrow, butterflying at Petersburg SGA was excellent. I found 15 or 16 species for the day including a possible Horace's Duskywing, three Meadow Fritillaries and a record early Gray Hairstreak. The previous early first sighting date for Gray Hairstreak in the Greater Washtenaw Butterfly Survey for southeast Michigan (Washtenaw, Wayne, Monroe, and Lenawee counties) had been June 5 in 2000. Almost a month early, that is pretty impressive. As is consistent with early season broods, this Gray Hairstreak was quite small compared to those one sees in the summer season. I first saw this butterfly in flight and noticed the darkest gray coloration and its small size. I knew it was something special and had to get a good look at. Fortunately I did not lose sight of the butterfly in its erratic flight and it soon landed to nectar where I could identify it as a Gray Hairstreak. Gray Hairstreaks are uncommon in our area and finding one is always a great prize. Most years we turn up a total of 2 to 7 Gray Hairstreaks per season. Most of the prairie areas of Petersburg SGA had been subject to a controlled burn recently so the prairie openings look quite healthy. However that can be deceptive. Fire and controlled burns are a two-edged sword especially for insect populations. They can totally destroy certain insect species including butterflies at a site when there are no nearby habitats with healthy populations of these species from which the site can be re-colonized. At least two butterfly species at Petersburg Persius Duskywing and Aphrodite are at risk. Persius Duskywing has been on decline at the site for quite some time with perhaps only a small vestigial population remaining. No clear records of the species have occurred since 2003 but hope always remained for finding another Persius Duskywing. Aphrodite was a different story. The population at Petersburg has always been thriving. That contrasts with the fact that outside of Petersburg SGA Aphrodite is a rare butterfly in southeast Michigan. There is no other spot where the species is seen consistently year in and year out let alone in good numbers. From my inspection of the burn all the areas where Aphrodite were concentrated were burned. As a result Aphrodite could be extirpated from Petersburg. We won't know until they normally emerge from their chrysalises in mid June. Losing Aphrodite from Petersburg would be a tragedy. Butterflies found at Petersburg SGA: Dreamy Duskywing Juvenal's Duskywing Horace's Duskywing (?) Wild Indigo Duskywing Spring Azure Cabbage White Clouded Sulphur Orange Sulphur White Colias (white female form of either Clouded Sulphur or Orange Sulphur) American Copper American Painted Lady Red Admiral Mourning Cloak Eastern-tailed Blue Meadow Fritillary Gray Hairstreak Pearl Crescent Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 5/6/2008 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Re: [birders] Ticks! From: Dave Sing <dsing AT umich.edu> Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 10:31:04 -0400 Y'all; Heed Bruce's warning! It is Tick City in the grasses right now, as fertile a season as we've had in a few years. I have already removed two well dug-in ticks from my calves (sock line) this Spring. At 04:27 PM 5/5/2008, Bruce M. Bowman wrote: >A reminder about the Sharon Valley SGA. There are ticks-a-plenty there. > >Bruce To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Murphy Lake State Game Area From: "HOISINGTON, ADAM" <ahoising AT umflint.edu> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 09:37:37 -0400 I spent most of the day yesterday birding Murphy Lake State Game Area in southern Tuscola County. Here's the list of everything we saw/heard: Northern Cardinal Red-breasted Nuthatch Mourning Dove Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Downy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker American Goldfinch Mallard Blue Jay Rock Pigeon Tufted Titmouse Sharp-shinned Hawk American Crow Eastern Bluebird Canada Goose Starling Northern Flicker Great Blue Heron Pileated Woodpecker American Robin Turkey Vulture Song Sparrow Killdeer Wood Duck Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Chipping Sparrow Tree Swallow Hairy Woodpecker Field Sparrow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush House Wren Swamp Sparrow Green Heron Osprey Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Veery Gray Catbird Ovenbird Yellow Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Northern Waterthrush (EVERYWHERE!!) Nashville Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Pine Warbler American Redstart Common Yellowthroat HOODED WARBLER (heard only, could not locate) Wilson's Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak White-throated Sparrow Also, I spent the afternoon at Flushing Township Nature Park in northern Genesee County. The only birds of real interest were Grasshopper Sparrows and Eastern Meadowlarks. Happy Birding!! Adam Hoisington ahoising AT umflint.edu To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Good Birds and Butterflies in W. Washtenaw County 5/5 From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 08:59:45 -0400 The Waterloo Recreation Area in northwestern Washtenaw County was excellent for birds and butterflies Monday May 5. Several Cerulean Warblers were on territory on both Loveland and McClure Roads. By listening for their songs and showing a little patience you get some pretty good views of most of the Ceruleans. Near the intersection of Ridge and McClure road there were two singing Hooded Warblers and several Blue-winged Warblers. I found one of the Hooded Warblers singing while foraging from the floor of the forest understudy--I think a fairly unusual spot from which to hear a Hooded Warbler sing. In the Discovery Center area I had at least three Northern Waterthrush from the wetland areas. I heard the loud 'thumping' of a Pileated Woodpecker and then saw this magnificient bird fly by me. Over at the MUCC campground besides the territorial Pine Warblers I found several Pine Siskins flying about. For the whole day I saw a total of 13 butterfly species. Most of them were in the Discovery center area. The best butterflies of the day were a single Brown Elfin, about ten Pine Elfins, my first Tiger Swallowtails of the year, and a Monarch. I found the Monarch along the main road leading into the MUCC campground. It was a fairly worn female showing that it had been migrating for some distance. It looked like it was searching for some milkweed plants to lay eggs on and complete its lifecycle. The Pine Elfins are particularly spectacular little butterflies that in our area can sometimes be found in White Pine plantations. The upperside of the wings are a nothing special dark brown but the underside have a very distinctive, eye-catching banded pattern that makes the butterfly extremely attractive. A good photograph of a Pine Elfin can be found at http://home.att.net/~r.a.kuhlman/GWashtenawSurvey.htm. Another Elfin species the Brown Elfin follows this same pattern, dull on topside but interesting underside wings--good pictures of Brown Elfins can be seen at http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/elfin_brown02.html. Butterflies seen for the day. Spring Azure Cabbage White Mourning Cloak Eastern Comma Brown Elfin Pine Elfin Tiger Swallowtail Sleepy Duskywing Juvenal's Duskywing American Painted Lady Monarch Clouded Sulphur White Colias (white female form of Clouded Sulphur) Mustard White Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 5/6/2008 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Erie Marsh; Pointe Mouillee From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:30:57 -0400 I gathered mostly negative data birding these two traditional birding destinations in Monroe County. At the Erie Marsh Preserve/ Erie Gun Club, shorebirds were few and confined to the ditches--10 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, 4 Least Sandpipers, 2 Snipe and a Dunlin. In the cattail marshes I heard several Marsh Wrens and Soras. Eastern Kingbirds and Warbling Vireos back on territory. I ran into octogenarian Tex Wells looking for passerine migrants in the cottonwoods behind the sulphur springs. We had White-eyed Vireo, Brown Thrasher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Black-throated Blue Warblers, 3 Northern Waterthrushes, 2 American Redstarts, Nashville Warblers and numerous Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers. i had an Orange-crowned Warbler there before running into Tex. I biked into Pointe Mouillee from the Roberts Road entrance. Water levels generally up, especially in the Vermet Unit. I did not check the west side of the Vermet Unit nor the Long Pond Unit. The only shorebirds I found were in cell 3 where there has been filling going on--60 Dunlin and a Black-bellied Plover. Ducks in the Lead Unit included 50 Gadwall, 2 Bufflehead, 20 Lesser Scaup, 1 male Ring- necked Duck. Eight Shovelers were in cell 2. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Mi. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Re: [birders] SW Washtenaw Potpourri, 5/5 From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 16:27:30 -0400 A reminder about the Sharon Valley SGA. There are ticks-a-plenty there. Bruce Date sent: Mon, 5 May 2008 15:09:40 -0400 Subject: [birders] SW Washtenaw Potpourri, 5/5 To: birders AT umich.edu From: "Dan Sparks-Jackson"Subject: Jackson County, Henslow's, Sedge Wren etc. From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 14:04:21 -0400 Birded Portage Lake Unit in Waterloo Township, Jackson County this morning. The only new arrival we had there was a Northern Parula singing near the flag pole just beyond the entrance "guard" shack. The annual Spotted Sandpipers were along the lake shore near the beach area. The only other migrants were 1 Black-throated Green Warbler, 3 or 4 Nashville Warblers, and several Yellow-rumped Warblers. Although not new arrivals both Blue-winged Warbler and Warbling Vireo seemed to be in greater numbers than last week. In the field on Riethmiller Road across from the Lutheran Church, 5+ Henslow's Sparrows were calling along with 1 Sedge Wren. Several Bobolinks were performing their bubblely (is that a word?) display flight. A little farther east on Riethemiller we saw our fist Sandhill Crane chick of the year. At the intersection of Maute and Camp Roads more Bobolinks were calling and several Savannah Sparrow were singing. On Glenn Road between Baldwin and Katz a little east of the two large dead cottonwoods were 2 Cerulean Warblers, 1 American Redstart, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Northern Parula, and 1 Northern Waterthrush. Don Henise Librarian New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Hummingbird arrivals - update 5/4/08 From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 20:25:17 -0400 Birders, I have just updated my map and table of hummingbird arrivals in Michigan. http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/Data2008.htm There were 89 reports in April, the most ever, and in the last 4 days there have been 75 additional reports. Nearly every southern Lower Peninsula county has a report now, and about half the northern Lower Peninsula counties. There was an early rush of records in Wisconsin along the western shore of Lake Michigan that looked like it would produce a lot of April records in the U.P. But, the late April snowstorm happened right after the first (April 20) bird was reported in Marquette, so there was a 10-day gap until the second U.P. report, and so far I have received only three U.P. reports. Most of these reports are of males. I am also interested in first reports of females, so even if you're in the soutnern LP you can still contribute by sending me your reports of first females. Thanks! Allen T. Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: www.amazilia.net HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. -- Steven Wright ========================================= To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Osprey etc From: "John Swales" <jmswales AT umich.edu> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 15:41:32 -0400 One migrating north in central washtenaw County Sunday noon; good numbers of common migrating shorebirds. One flooded field had 53 lesser yellowlegs. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Rails at American Center Marsh - Oakland County From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 19:52:31 -0400 We took a break from Beaudette Park at noon and went to the American Center Marsh on 11 Mile Road to look for the Worm-eating Warbler that Scott Jennex had found there. Didn't find the Worm-eater, but from the sidewalk along 11 Mile Road just west if where the boardwalk come out, 2 Virginia Rails called out spontaneously quickly followed by a Sora. Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Oakland County Bell's Vireo not seen, Mockingbird seen From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 19:39:56 -0400 We spent a good bit of time at Beaudette Park in Pontiac today (too much time) and did not see or hear any sign of the Bell's Vireo. We were in the park from about 8:30 am until noon and then again from 2:00 - 3:00 pm. About 10:00 in the morning a Northern Mockingbird made a brief appearance in one of the trees near the swing set by the river. Only 6 species of warbler were seen, the most notable being 2 or 3 Orange-crowned. Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Worm-eating Warbler at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 12:50:53 -0400 Around 8am Saturday morning I found a Worm-eating Warbler at Dolph Nature Area in western Ann Arbor. The bird was in the northwest section of preserve across the 'Boy scout?' bridge and was feeding in several areas of the forest understudy on the ground. At no time when I was present did it sing but a couple of times it popped a few feet up in the shrubby undergrowth where it gave excellent views--a kind of plumpish brown bird with distinctive head striping. Other interesting birds at Dolph included two Northern Parulas, two Northern Waterthrushes, and several singing Least Flycatchers. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 5/3/2008 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Worm-eating Warbler still present at American Center Marsh From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 18:33:06 -0400 Birders, This morning (May 2) I stopped at the American Center Marsh east of Inkster Road on the north side of 11 Mile Road in Southfield, Oakland Co., where Scott Jennex had reported the Worm-eating Warbler yesterday. It took me a while, but I found the bird working low among the trees on the west side of the area. I saw the bird from the sidewalk along American Drive. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: www.amazilia.net HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. -- Steven Wright ========================================= To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Peregrine Falcons in Downtown Jackson From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 13:31:55 -0400 When Connie Spots and Nancy Lapinski were working on the lights out project for downtown Jackson, they heard "rumors" that there was a Peregrine Falcon hanging around. On our way through downtown this morning we searched the buildings and found not 1, but 2 Peregrine Falcons sitting way up near the top of the 17 story Jackson County Tower Building at 120 West Michigan Avenue: (http://www.co.jackson.mi.us/departments/facilities/Tower.asp) The birds were sitting on the north side of the building, one on the northwest corner and one near the northeast corner. I've uploaded a couple of poor pictures to my Grove Street site. http://www.grovestreet.com/PicPage.do?id=1270093 http://www.grovestreet.com/PicPage.do?id=1270094 Don Henise Librarian New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Caspian,Grasshopper,Orchard,Manchester etc From: martinjb AT netrek.net Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 12:08:17 -0400 2 Caspian tern on Arnold Rd in the middle of Thorn Lk. An Orchard oriole on Noggles Rd .3 mi south of Austin (oddly I've found one there before) This low area with dead trees on the east side of the road used to be a regular spot for red-headed woodpckr. and I expect that to continue, starling impacts notwithstanding. But none while I was there just now. A drive thru Country Ln just across from Whippoorwill Ln off Sharon Hollow rd produced 2 Grasshopper Sparrow, not to mention all the others typical of that habitat (oodles of Savannahs, not yet many Bobolink) but I was rather certain I had heard a Western Meadowlark waaayy out there somewhere (hey, it is western Washtenaw already). I have not been reporting most of the usually expected migrants like N. oriole, 3 vireos, etc but they have been out there for some time. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Eberwhite Woods West AA From: "John Swales" <jmswales AT umich.edu> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 11:09:36 -0400 8 species of warblers there this morning; also least and great crested flycatchers. No thrushes. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Bell's Vireo still present in Oakland Co. From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 20:02:36 -0400 Birders, The Bell's Vireo at Beaudette Park in Pontiac was seen again today (May 1). A friend, Terri Chapdelaine, saw it this evening and asked me to post for her (she doesn't subscribe). Her comments: "I saw the Bell's Vireo today in Pontiac, at 5:20 pm, after getting skunked on it yesterday. It was at the far left end of the river as you leave the parking lot, in the shrubs next to single line of birch trees." Beaudette Park is along Orchard Lake Road about 1/2 mile east of Telegraph Road with the entrance on the north side of Orchard Lake Road. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: www.amazilia.net HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. -- Steven Wright ========================================= To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Worm-eating Warbler still present at Metro Beach, Macomb Co. From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:07:26 -0400 Birders, This morning (April 30) a Worm-eating Warbler was caught in one of my mist nets at the banding station I operate at Metro Beach Metropark, located along the "maintenance road". By my measurements, using Google Earth, this is about 0.3 miles (~500 yards) SW of where one was found on Saturday. Today's bird was a second-year female which, presuming it is the same bird as previously reported, probably explains why none of us heard any singing when searching for it on Sunday! Allen T. Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: www.amazilia.net HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. -- Steven Wright ========================================= To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Greater Yellowlegs in Oakland County From: "Joseph E. Faggan" <jfaggan AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT) There were three birds this afternoon at the Robert Long Park in Commerce Township. They were wading at the shoreline of the little "peninsula" with the picnic pavilion just on the right as one enters the park from the parking lot. The only other birds perhaps worth mentioning were a Kingfisher and my first Palm Warbler of the year. The park is on the north side of 14 Mile Road immediately west of the M-5 quasi-freeway. Joseph E. Faggan Beverly Hills, Michigan jfaggan AT yahoo.com To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: RE: Bell's Vireo From: Coolsweetjoy AT aol.com Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:51:28 EDT I was at Beaudette Park this morning around 10:30 and found the Bell's Vireo. Thank you Bruce for giving such good directions for the location of the bird. I didn't locate the bird in the "island" of shrub, but heard it singing and located it in the shrub near the river to the right of the dead tree in the water. It was in there with the kinglets for quite some time until it flew deeper into the birch woods. Joy Barron Clinton Twp, MI **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Bell's Vireo--yes From: Parula10 AT aol.com Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:52:05 EDT I had the Bell's Vireo at Beaudette Park at 6:40 tonight. Darlene Friedman Novi **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Bell's Vireo NOT today From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:46:13 -0400 Birders, I went back to Beaudette Park in Pontiac this morning (April 29) to improve on my photos of the Bell's Vireo. From about 8:30 - 9:45 I found no evidence, visual or audio, of the bird. It may still be present, but three birders failed to find it this morning. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: www.amazilia.net HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. -- Steven Wright ========================================= To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Upland Sandpipers at Willow Run Airport Wayne Co From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:34:53 -0400 Tuesday morning April 29 I found four Upland Sandpipers at Willow Run Airport in western Wayne County. Two Uplands were in the western end of the airport and two in the eastern part. All the birds were seen from Tyler Road--the eastern ones were quite close to the road. At one point one bird was less than 10 feet off the road. The westernmost Uplands were much further out into the fields and only viewable clearly with a spotting scope. I saw these birds from a small parking area near a flight training school just as you come into the airport area. Later in the morning several Cliff Swallows were hunting over the waters at Ford Lake in Ypsilanti. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 4/29/2008 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Portage Lake Unit, Jackson Co. Tuesday AM From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:24:34 -0400 Robyn and I birded at the Portage Lake Unit and on List Road this morning and had the following: Eastern Kingbird - one at the PLU boat launch Yellow-throated Vireo - one on the edge of the PLU boat launch parking lot - one on List Road Gray Catbird - in a couple of places - they are back Nashville Warbler - 1 at PLU Orange-crowned Warbler - LR Yellow Warbler - PLU & LR Chestnut-sided Warbler - LR Black-throated Green Warbler - PLU near the guard house Yellow-rumped Warbler - lots at PLU Palm Warbler - 3 at PLU Common Yellowthroat - 1 on Dalton Road just north of Seymour Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 at PLU All of the warblers at the Portage Lake this morning were seen or heard on the trail through the woods just above the fishing pier except for the Black-throated Green Warbler. There were Yellow-rumped Warblers all over the park. The Orange-crowned Warbler and Chestnut-sided Warbler were on List Road in the marshy opening where the Waterloo/Pickney Trail crosses. The last couple of days were busy for us, so I failed to post that we had a White-crowned Sparrow in our back yard on Sunday morning. Don Henise Librarian New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Bell's Vireo - late morning, Monday From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:29:18 -0400 The Bell's Vireo was still being seen at 11:15-11:45 today at Beaudette Park in Pontiac. It has been with kinglets in scrub close to the river. Enter Beaudette Park from Orchard Lake Road 0.3 miles east of Telegraph. Park in the first dirt parking lot you come to. Cross the road and walk to the river. Walk about two hundred yards left along the river until you come to an "island" of scrub in the grass past some picnic tables. The Bell's Vireo spent a lot of time in that island with some kinglets before they all moved over to the scrub along a birch woods by the river. The Bell's Vireo has singing occasionally. There were about eight birders there when I was there. Look for birders. They're probably on the bird. Bruce ------------------------------------ Bruce M. Bowman Ann Arbor, Michigan USA Washtenaw Co., southeast Michigan bbowman99 AT comcast.net http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Bell's Vireo (still) - 9:20am, Monday From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:40:03 -0400 Mike Sefton called to ask me to post the following info. (I hope I've got it all straight). The Bell's Vireo was still being seen at 9:20am today at Beaudette Park in Pontiac. It has been with kinglets in a woods next to the river. Enter Beuadette Park from Orchard Lake Road east of Telegraph. Park in the first dirt parking lot you come to. Cross the road and walk to the river. The birds are in a thicker part of the woods to the left of where you can walk right down to the river. The Bell's Vireo has been singing occasionally. Bruce ------------------------------------ Bruce M. Bowman Ann Arbor, Michigan USA Washtenaw Co., southeast Michigan bbowman99 AT comcast.net http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Bobolink Wayne County From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:53:50 -0400 Late today I saw a singing Bobolink by the soccer field at Maybury State Park in extreme NW Wayne County. Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Mi. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Bell's Vireo, Oakland County From: "Robert Epstein" <Robepp AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:38:09 -0400 The Bell's Vireo is still present at Beaudette Park as of Sunday, 5:33 pm. Pics are posted on Grovestreet. Link is below. Robert Epstein http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: RE: Jackson County - 7 Warblers, 5 Swallows and others From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:40:47 -0400 I forgot to mention in my first post that we visited Cutler Road after Portage Lake. There was barely any waterfowl there. Just a couple of Mallards and a few Green-winged Teal. The habitat looks great for shorebirds right now but we only had 1 Solitary Sandpiper and 1 Spotted Sandpiper along with a pair of Killdeer. Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Jackson County - 7 Warblers, 5 Swallows and others From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:26:44 -0400 In spite of the windy, damp and chilly conditions this morning, Robyn and I along with Gary Mason and his son Drew found several good birds and a few new arrivals for Jackson County. We birded mainly in the Waterloo area, starting out on the Hoffman Trail off of Moekel Road at 7:00 am. There were several Red-headed Woodpeckers on the first part of the trail and a singing Northern Waterthrush less than 100 yards from the parking area. A small flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers moved overhead at the parking area. Next we listened for rails and bittern on Reithmiller Road but missed them. The water level is as high as I've seen it there and it was fairly windy. We'll give it a try latter on in the season. There were several Swamp Sparrows singing there. A Northern Harrier was working the field across from the Lutheran church. We spent some time at the Portage Lake Unit and had some good birds. A large number of swallows were feeding on the mayfly hatch. Good numbers of Tree, Barn and Northern Rough-winged Swallows were flying around the edges of the lake. We picked out a few Bank Swallows with the flocks and then found a single Cliff Swallow sitting on the fishing pier. A Warbling Vireo was singing near the boat launch. As we tried to track it down we pulled out a Nashville Warbler and an Orange-crowned Warbler. The Orange-crowned actually displayed is orange crown - the first time either Robyn or I had ever seen the orange. There were 3 or 4 Yellow Warblers and at least 3 Palm Warblers as well as numerous Yellow-rumped Warblers around the park. Robyn and I picked up our 7th warbler species at the Haehnle Sanctuary when a Blue-winged Warbler popped out near the lower observation benches. Also at Haehnle we saw 2 Bald Eagles, where else but flying over Eagle Lake!! One was a nearly adult 4th year bird. It had a bright white tail, but a dingy white head and still had a bit of white flecking on the back. The other bird was a young, probably 2nd year bird. Good Birding, Don & Robyn Henise Librarians New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Ovenbird at Nichol's Arboretum 4/26 From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:42:29 -0400 I found a non-singing Ovenbird in a patch of shrubby undergrowth (that the Arb authorities have not cut down as of yet) in a hillside valley off the southwest edge of Dow Prairie in the Arboretum in Ann Arbor Saturday morning. Other Warblers in the Arb Saturday included lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers, several Palm Warblers, and two or three Pine Warblers. Another birder I met there said she had seen a Black-throated Green Warbler. At nearby Gallup and Furstenburg Parks there were good numbers of both Yellow-rumped Warblers and Palm Warblers. One Yellow Warbler was at each park. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 4/26/2008 At the Arb there was on display the "NATURAL" process of wood chipping where workers fed downed tree limbs and branches to the wood chipper. All part of 'restoring' native ecosystems in the Arb I guess. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Eared Grebe photos / Re: [birders] Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday, 4/24, 10am From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:05:46 -0400 To find the Eared Grebe--where it was this morning, at least--walk south
along the lake on the trail from the parking lot until you get to the
second boardwalk section. This is "the big bridge." (See Paul Cypher's
post below.) There's some water on the right side and the lake on the
left side. Yesterday evening the bird was straight out from the big
bridge. This morning it was visible from there, but it was quite a
distance farther south. Look at about a 30-degree angle from the
shoreline. I watched it from 9:15 to 9:30. After getting some 60X
digiscope photos from the big bridge, I walked a short distance beyond
the big bridge to where there's a yellow barrel to the left of the trail.
I watched from there for awhile and then continued a distance along the
trail until, where it curves right, there's a path to the left that leads
to a bench at the edge of the lake. This was the best place for viewing
the bird. From a pixel count from my photos I determined the distance to
the bird to be about 960 feet. You can probably ID it with binoculars,
but a scope will be a big help, of course. From this location I was
looking toward the right edge of the second island clockwise from
straight out. This is at about a 35- to 40-degree angle from the
shoreline. See the islands in my last photo at the photo sharing site.
The bird was toward the left edge of the channel that's to the right of
the second island.
The bird was not diving from 9:15 to 9:30, so I took a lot of photos.
When it started diving at 9:30, I quit. I've put the best (poor) of my
photos of the Eared Grebe at the photo sharing site:
http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html
This grebe appears to be in full breeding plumage.
Bruce
Date sent: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:05:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Sefton
Subject: Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday, 4/24, 10amFrom: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:05:14 -0700 (PDT) Birders, Bruce Bowman called at 10am to say that the Eared Grebe is still at LEMP as of today. Follow the directions below, and look for two islands in the lake. The bird was about 3/4 of the way out towards the right most island. For part of the time Bruce observed the bird, it was not diving, allowing good views. Mike Sefton Ann Arbor Paul CypherSubject: Eared Grebe still at LEMP 4/23 From: "Paul Cypher" <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:01:49 -0400 Good evening, Daryl Aspery, Scott Jennex and I saw Walt's Eared Grebe at Lake Erie Metropark tonight. We left at 6:30 after 15-20 minutes of viewing. From the boat launch, walk south on the Cherry Island Marsh Trail (the segment next to the lake) and head to the big bridge. The bird was east of the bridge (lake side) and diving frequently. It would spend literally a few seconds on the surface before diving again. It would also come up quite a distance away from where it dove. In short, a quick glance will not work. You must be patient and look. Viewing distance was hard to estimate, but it was in the order of hundreds of yards a times. Remember, from the bridge, you are up off of the water. This certainy helped us keep track of the bird. The breeze made the water a bit choppy. Good luck. Paul Cypher Woodhaven, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: (Fwd) Wayne County LEMP Eared Gebe From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:55:09 -0400 ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Subject: Wayne County LEMP Eared Gebe Date sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:16:55 -0400 From: "Daryl Aspery"Subject: North Carolina Salamander/Birding Trip From: "HOISINGTON, ADAM" <ahoising AT umflint.edu> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:22:47 -0400 Hi all, I know this is for Michigan postings but I thought some of you might like to know what's heading north. We got back last night from Highlands, NC for a salamander hunting trip. I'm listing the species of birds and where they were seen, but not how many. 1. Northern Mockingbird (KY, TN, NC) 2. Black Vulture (TN) 3. Yellow-thoated Warbler (TN) 4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (TN, NC) 5. Northern Parula (TN, NC) (They were everywhere!!!) 6. Broad-winged Hawk (TN, NC) 7. Ovenbird (TN) 8. Carolina Chickadee (TN, NC) 9. Black-throated Green Warbler (TN) 10. Song Sparrow (OH, KY, TN, NC) 11. Dark-eyed Junco (NC) 12. Red-eyed Vireo (TN) 13. American Robin (everywhere) 14. Common Raven (NC) 15. American Crow (everywhere) 16. Tree Swallow (KY,TN, NC) 17. European Starling (everywhere) 18. Red-tailed Hawk (OH) 19. Turkey Vulture (everywhere) 20. Eastern Towhee (NC) 21. Tufted Titmouse (NC) 22. Chimney Swift (NC, TN) 23. Northern Cardinal (everywhere) 24. Pileated Woodpecker (NC) 25. Pine Siskin (NC) 26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (NC) 27. Eastern Phoebe (everywhere) 28. Wood Thrush (NC) 29. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (NC) 30. Golden-crowned Kinglet (NC) 31. White-breasted Nuthatch (TN, NC) 32. Carolina Wren (NC) 33. Canada Goose (everywhere) 34. Mallard (NC) 35. American Kestrel (NC) 36. Barn Swallow (Barn Swallow (NC) 37. House Finch (NC) 38. American Goldfinch (NC) 39. Rock Pigeon (TN, NC) 40. Great Blue Heron (NC) 41. Black-throated Blue Warbler (NC) 42. Black-and-white Warbler (NC) 43. Blue-headed Vireo (NC) 44. Downy Woodpecker (NC) 45. Hairy Woodpecker (NC) 46. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (NC) 47. Blue Jay (everywhere) 48. Red-breasted Nuthatch (NC) 49. Eastern Bluebird (NC) 50. House Wren (KY) 51. Mourning Dove (KY) 52. Cliff Swallow (TN) We also had a possible Red-cockaded Woodpecker and an Accipiter sp. We saw 11 species of salamanders also, if you're interested: Shovel-nosed, Spring, Immitator, Blue-ridge Two-lined, Pigmy, Seal, Three-lined, Gray-cheeked, Ocoee, Southern Red-backed, and Seepage. Happy Birding!!! (and herping!) Adam Hoisington ahoising AT umfint.edu To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Mockingbird at Metro Beach From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:32:07 -0400 Birders, This afternoon (April 19) a photographer walked down the banding lane at Metro Beach and asked me about a bird he'd photographed on the grass near the golf course at Metro Beach Metropark. It was a stunningly well photographed Northern Mockingbird. He said the bird flew off toward the golf course. This species is very rare at this locale...I've never seen one in more than 20 years birding there. Allen T. Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: www.amazilia.net HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. -- Steven Wright ========================================= To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Fish Pt Sat From: nharrierpw AT aol.com Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:44:46 -0400 On my first exploration of the Fish Pt area, I was pleased to find my first spring warbler: a Pine Warbler, perched & singing just across the street from the Quanicassee Boat Launch. In the Fish Pt area, there was a flock of a dozen Yellow-rumpeds and a Ruby-Thr Kinglet. I also flushed an owl, prob. a Great Horned. A hen pheasant crossed the road & I heard another call in a different spot. Hawks incl wonderful looks at a perched then kiting Rough-legged, a couple sharpies, a Cooper's, & a N. Harrier. Lots of ducks incl B-W & G-W Teal, Canvasback, N. Shov, Gadwall, Bufflehead, Com Merg as well as a couple Pied-billed Grebes. More Mute than Tundra Swans. Also saw a couple Greater Yellowlegs along with a Wilson's Snipe. On Friday at Shiawassee, there were Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs. I also found at least 3 Wood Ducks that I believe were checking out possible nest sites in the woods. I'm from Iowa so I'm not that familiar with what is common here & what is not, but I'm enjoying visting some new birding areas. Peggy Wang Essexville, MI To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Noggles Rd/ Manchester area birds From: martinjb AT netrek.net Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:11:47 -0400 I have not been reporting for a long time. I must say this is the most pheobe spring I've seen -- a pair at every stream and barn. Winter to summer in 2 days flat and bingo the usual suspects. Yesterday a yellow-throated vireo calling 3-8, yellow warbler and many gnatcatchers. Before that barn swallow, purple martin, vesper and savannah sparrow dates in particular I don't recall. Early in this past week osprey along the upper Raisin near Brooklyn. It's exciting yes, but almost predictable. And I've barely gotten out today .... martin bialecki To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Crosswinds Marsh birds - April 19, 2008 From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:53:28 -0400 Birders, This morning my birding class and I found an interesting mix of birds at Crosswinds Marsh. Perhaps most interesting was the singing male Yellow Warbler, the earliest I've ever had in Michigan, along with an early Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Other interesting birds included a flyover Greater Yellowlegs several winnowing Wilson's Snipe, a male Blue-winged Teal, and good numbers of Barn Swallows (Tree Swallows present also). Allen T. Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: www.amazilia.net HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. -- Steven Wright ========================================= To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Re: [birders] Washtenaw Co. shorebirds From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:18:20 -0400 The large vernal pond on the west side of M-52 is at Waldo Rd., three miles south of I-94. I stopped there today on the way to Nan Weston Preserve. The only shorebird I found was a lone Killdeer. At Nan Weston Preserve I was hoping to find this year's Louisiana Waterthrush. I didn't find one. On the way home I drove Prospect Hill Rd. and Kendall Rd., north of Nan Weston Preserve. I found Vesper Sparrows on Prospect Hill Rd., where Dan Sparks-Jackson reported them earlier. The birds flew over to Kendall Rd. while I was there. Also on Prospect Hill Rd. I found a pair of Eastern Phoebes, probably with a nest nearby. At Dolph Park in the late morning I had a few yellow rumps, two Ruby- crowned Kinglets, and two Golden-crowned Kinglets. There was also a Blue- winged Teal, my first of the year. There was just one Hermit Thrush. I was disappointed to find no Fox Sparrows. Bruce From: "Bruce M. Bowman"Subject: Vesper Sparrow on Vreeland Road and Cabbage White in AA From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:13:55 -0400 Around noontime Monday April 14 I heard and then saw a Vesper Sparrow on Vreeland Road just east of Harris Road in central Washtenaw County. The bird was singing from a corn stalk among the stubble in the fields and the white edging in the tail feathers was quite apparent. [I would suggest if you go looking for this bird it is best to search for it in the morning or towards evening when it is singing a lot. All sparrows including Vesper Sparrow usually sing infrequently in the afternoons and the Vesper Sparrow will be hard to find if it is not singing.] Monday afternoon I found my first Cabbage White of the year flying around in my backyard in northeast Ann Arbor. As were the overwintering adult butterfly species--Mourning Cloak, Eastern Comma, Milbert's Tortoise Shell, and Gray Comma--Cabbage Whites (emerges from a chrysalis) are late this year. The record early first sighting date for Cabbage White in the Greater Washtenaw County is March 23 which occurred in 2000. Many years Cabbage White emerges first towards the end of March and usually is out by very early April. This year's April 14 first sighting record is the second latest on record only one day short of the latest first sighting date. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 4/15/2008 To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Michigan hummingbird arrivals From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:18:48 -0400 Birders, I have received four reports of hummingbirds in the past two days, none of which has been confirmed yet. This is more than last year, and the concentration in the SE is unusual as the earliest reports are typically from the south-central or SW regions. See: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/Data2008.htm Allen T. Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: www.amazilia.net HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. -- Steven Wright ========================================= To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Metro Beach Banding Report - April 5 & 6, 2008 From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:55:01 -0400 Hello everyone, The fifth consecutive spring migration monitoring banding season (and 15th overall) began this weekend at Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb Co., with beautiful skies, wonderful temperatures, and glorious mud. But, not as much mud and water as in the past couple years in my estimation. On Saturday, April 5, seven volunteers met at 8 a.m. (E.D.T.) and helped prepare the station for banding, clearing existing net lanes and creating some new ones. The "frog net" locale had water too deep to safely opertate a net for the second spring in a row, and water at part of the "L" net was also quite deep. So, I decided to create a new "U-shape" net in an area I've called the "upland" woods because it is a foot higher in elevation and has no mud right now! We did leave the one "L" net that was not over water, and the "field nets" were rotated 180-degrees so that when we walk up to it now we're walking into the open end of the "U". This year, I will be attempting to keep track of which "micro-habitat" all the birds are captured in, and have identified these as: Field, Field Edge, Swamp Woods, Willows, and Upland Woods. Prior to this year, the nets have not been "clumped" into coveniently discrete "habitats". Around noon, we were able to open the nets for about 2 1/2 hours, capturing mainly resident and breeding birds, but one Eastern Phoebe was the highlight of the 9 birds banded. Of the 5 recaptures, all were from 2007. Highlights of birds observed but not banded included a lone Sandhill Crane that spent nearly an hour calling in the Pt. Rosa Marsh between the maintenance road and the beach, and a few Rusty Blackbirds. On Sunday, April 6, three volunteers arrived at 6 a.m. (5:00 E.S.T.) as we will be doing for the remainder of the season, and opened the station for the first full day of banding. A total of 26 birds were banded, plus 13 recaptured and 2 released unbanded, of 11 species. Highlights included two American Tree Sparrows, which are probably the last we'll see this spring, and the first Golden-crowned Kinglets (2) and Swamp Sparrow (1). Otherwise, mainly resident and breeding birds were banded. Three Carolina Wrens, all in the new "upland" nets, were a surprise as we've not banded a "new" Carolina Wren in quite a while. The recaptures proved quite interesting, with 3 Song Sparrows, 1 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 American Goldfinch, and 1 American Robin originally banded in 2005, and a Northern Cardinal and an American Robin originally banded in 2004. The remaining 5 recaptures were originally banded in 2007 including a Downy Woodpecker banded in spring that had to be re-banded in fall. Highlights of birds observed but not banded included the calling Great Horned Owl when we arrived (probably the male as the female is brooding two recently hatched young on the nest), 3 Sandhill Cranes flying to the north low over the marsh, the Tree Swallows checking out the nest box near the field nets, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler (Rachel only). It was a great weekend to be outdoors! Thank you to all the volunteers who made banding possible this weekend: John Bieganowski, Russ Brown, Frank Lautner, Bonita Olesen, Steve Olesen, Carl Pascoe, Rob Poniatowski, Rachel Powless, Eli Thomas, and Joan Tisdale. Banding Data: SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2008 Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:08 Time Open (E.S.T.): 11:15 Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:45 Hours Open: 2.5 No. of Nets: 13.00 Net Hours: 32.50 Sky: 0-20% cloud cover Precipitation: None Temperature (F): 54-59 Wind: SE AT 7-10 mph Barometer: 29-30 - 29.28 No. Banded: 9 (plus 5 recaptured) No. of Species: 7 Capture Rate: 43.1 birds per 100 net hours Assistants: John Bieganowski, Russ Brown, Frank Lautner, Bonita Olesen, Steve Olesen, Rob Poniatowski, Eli Thomas. Downy Woodpecker - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 1 [Black-capped Chickadee - 2 recaptured] American Robin - 3 Song Sparrow - 1 (plus 1 recaptured) Northern Cardinal - 2 American Goldfinch - 1 (plus 2 recaptured) SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2008 Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:06 Time Open (E.S.T.): 06:00 Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:00 Hours Open: 7.00 No. of Nets: 4.75 - 13.00 Net Hours: 84.625 Sky: 0-90% cloud cover Precipitation: None Temperature (F): 34-63 Wind: SE AT 1-5 mph Barometer: 29.37 - 29.30 No. Banded: 26 (plus 13 recaptured and 2 released unbanded) No. of Species: 11 Capture Rate: 48.4 birds per 100 net hours Assistants: Carl Pascoe, Rachel Powless, Joan Tisdale. [Downy Woodpecker - 1 recaptured] Black-capped Chickadee - 2 (plus 2 recaptured) Carolina Wren - 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2 American Robin - 1 (plus 2 recaptured) American Tree Sparrow - 2 Song Sparrow - 4 (plus 6 recaptured and 1 released unbanded) Swamp Sparrow - 1 Northern Cardinal - 5 (plus 1 recaptured) Red-winged Blackbird - 1 American Goldfinch - 5 (plus 1 recaptured and 1 released unbanded) Allen Chartier amazilia1 AT comcast.net 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet =============================================== Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food. It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird. ---Steven Wright To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: Re: se-mi-birdlist digest: April 05, 2008 From: Richard Quick <getrichquick_98 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT) Isn't this list for "unusual bird sighting"? I check it for that. I don't think 2 cranes is unusual for this time of year. Richard Quick ----- Original Message ---- From: List for reporting unusual bird sightings in the Southeast Michigan Area digestSubject: Birding the Saginaw Valley & Huron Co. From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:47:11 -0400 On Saturday, April 5th, Scott Jennex and I birded a few locations in northern Livingston County, southern Genesee County and Shiawassee Refuge before picking up Myles Willard at his home in southern Tuscola County and then birding Fish Point in Tuscola County and the shoreline of Huron County east to Port Crescent State Park. Birding highlights were Ross's Goose in Huron County and Long-eared Owls in Genesee County. Here are some of the birds we came up with: Double-crested Cormorant--Fish Point (Scott only) Great Blue Heron--surprisingly few for the day, say 3 Great Egret--8 Fish Point Tundra Swan--7000 Sumac Island, Huron County (Dave Stimac may have a different assessment of the number of swans as he was out there with them, pulling his boat as he worked his craft as one of the best waterfowl photographers in the country) Ross's Goose--east of Caseville on Saginaw Bay at the end of a public access called Slivan Ct. In with 300 Canadas. "Blue" Goose--2 seen along Saginaw Bay in Huron County Red-shouldered Hawk--one over Loosemore Road, Huron Co. Rough-legged Hawk--2 at Port Crescent SP hawk watch; one at Fish Point Bald Eagle-- frequently seen along Saginaw Bay. One bird on a nest by a farm house just inside the Tuscola County line west of Sebewaing. Merlin--One at Port Crescent SP Ruffed Grouse--one flew across road in southern Tuscola County (Myles Willard only) Sandhill Crane--six over Loosemore Road, Huron County Wilson's Snipe--5 in flight over Curtis Road, Shiawassee NWR, Saginaw County Long-eared Owl--2 in young pine grove, Swartz Creek, Genesee County E. Phoebe--a few seen in Tuscola and Huron Counties Tree Swallow--quite a few at Fish Point; also seen at hawk watch at Port Crescent. E. Towhee--one male in Caseville, Huron Co. Fox Sparrow--one in Caseville, Huron Co. Lapland Longspur--12 in flight Curtis Road, Shiawassee Refuge, Saginaw County Snow Bunting--six Curtis Road, Shiawassee Refuge, Saginaw Co. E. Meadowlark--only one and that was at the Caro Airport, Tuscola County Rusty Blackbird--fairly common in blackbird flocks today Common Redpoll--seen at feeders in the Fish Point area and in Huron County, including 9 at a feeder in Caseville. Redpoll sp?--Feeder at west end of Loosemore Road The Redpoll sp. was perplexing for me as usual. Initially all of us were on board for Hoary Redpoll--huge size compared to single adjacent Common Redpoll, very white, very soft streakings on side; rump unstreaked but with a pinkish hue; no obvious streaks undertail (appeared to be one or two on closer inspection of photos). On the other side of the identification issue, the bill did not looked "pushed in" and it appeared quite long. Also the rose bloom on the underparts was light but very extensive. Head looked unhealthy with a matted look and no clearly defined red cap. Before we left Myles was in the "Common Redpoll" camp on this bird. The bird was well photographed by Myles, myself and Doug Jackson. I'll see if I can share my photos somewhere. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Mi. To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name.Subject: New arrivals.......... From: "Ana Scott" <ah.scotjuday AT verizon.net> Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:36:58 -0500 On Parker Road this week. 2 Cranes 2 Swan 4 Wild turkey 3 females and a Tom. Buzzards To unsubscribe from se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE SE-MI-birdlist as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE SE-MI-BIRDLIST Your Name. |