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1 Feb Common Loon Harsen's Island [Karl Overman ] 29 Jan MacCready Reserve -- Ruby-crowned Kinglet [Cody Porter ] 29 Jan Correction: Seven Gull Species – Grace Lake and French Landing, Wayne County – 1/28/2012 [] 29 Jan Seven Gull Species – Grace Lake and French Landing, Wayne County – 1/28/2012 [] 28 Jan Snowy Owl - Monroe County (S. Rockwood) Jan. 28, 2012 [Paul cypher ] 27 Jan White-winged Crossbills - MacCready Reserve - Jackson County [Don Henise ] 27 Jan Ross' Goose and 26+ Pintails - Lake Chemung, Livingston County - 1/27/12 [] 26 Jan White-winged Crossbills at Indian Springs Metropark [Paul Poronto ] 26 Jan Manchester towhee [martin bialecki ] 25 Jan OT Michlisters Compilation & request for submissions [Scott Jennex ] 25 Jan Erie Marsh Preserve - January 25, 2012 [Allen Chartier ] 25 Jan Belle Isle birds - January 24, 2012 [Allen Chartier ] 23 Jan Lake Saint Clair Metropark: Purple Sandpiper [Alan Ryff ] 22 Jan Fwd: Whitefish Point update - good news! [Mike Sefton ] 22 Jan Common Yellowthroat - LEMP (1/22) [Paul cypher ] 22 Jan Common Yellowthroat on Belle Isle [Catherine Carroll ] 21 Jan Lapland Longspurs - Monroe & Lenawee Counties [Don Henise ] 21 Jan Oakland County winter birds ["Mencotti, Michael" ] 19 Jan Fw: OT - upcoming talk on South African museum bird preparator who defied apartheid [Mike Sefton ] 18 Jan Dunlin Lake Erie Metropark [Karl Overman ] 18 Jan Tonight: Free Washtenaw Audubon program: Plovers, Parrots, and Primates of Uganda and Rwanda [Mike Sefton ] 17 Jan SE Mich MLK highlights [Scott Jennex ] 17 Jan Great Egret, Monroe Power Plant [] 16 Jan Lake Saint Clair Metropark: Purple Sandpiper, American Pipit, Merlin [Alan Ryff ] 16 Jan Cackling Geese still present - 1/15 (late) ["Paul Cypher" ] 16 Jan Pipit at Metro Beach Sunday [Scott Jennex ] 14 Jan Purple Sandpiper; Metrobeach; Macomb Co. ["Mencotti, Michael" ] 14 Jan American Pipit: Lake Saint Clair Metropark [Alan Ryff ] 14 Jan Lapland Longspurs at Metrobeach [Paul Poronto ] 11 Jan White-winged Crossbills in Oakland County - January 11, 2012 [Allen Chartier ] 11 Jan Golden Eagle - LEMP 1/11/12 [Paul cypher ] 10 Jan Cackling Geese, Milan [Karl Overman ] 10 Jan Short-eared Owls [James Fox ] 10 Jan Shrike ["Lee Burton" ] 9 Jan kensington birds [Michael Tucker ] 8 Jan Northern Shrike [Paul Poronto ] 8 Jan RE: Fwd: Western Palm Warbler near Milan ["Dave C" ] 8 Jan Wilson's Snipe - Pointe Mouillee 1-7 [Scott Jennex ] 7 Jan Yellowthroat Livingston Co. [Karl Overman ] 7 Jan Snowy Owl, Harrison Township [Catherine Carroll ] 07 Jan Fwd: Western Palm Warbler near Milan [Darrin O'Brien ] 7 Jan Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Glaucous Gulls, etc. - Jackson County [Don Henise ] 7 Jan Belle Isle Birds - January 6, 2012 [Allen Chartier ] 6 Jan Surf Scoter at Lime Lake, Jackson County [Don Henise ] 5 Jan A well-traveled Rufous Hummingbird [Allen Chartier ] 4 Jan Green-winged Teal, Shoveler Oakland Co. [Karl Overman ] 2 Jan northern shrike at kensington [Michael Tucker ] 1 Jan Re:Oakland County New Year's Birding [James Fox ] 1 Jan Oakland County New Year's Birding [James Fox ] 1 Jan Re: [birders] Surf Scoter - Washtenaw - Sun., 1 Jan., 8:45am [Sarah Toner ] 1 Jan Surf Scoter - Washtenaw - Sun., 1 Jan., 8:45am [Mike Sefton ] 1 Jan Oakland County Highlights - New Years Eve [] 31 Dec Lesser Black-backed Gull Washtenaw County ["John Swales" ] 31 Dec B. Eagles, G. B-b Gulls - Washtenaw - Sat., Dec. 31, 12:45pm [Mike Sefton ] 28 Dec Re: [jax-birds] Broad-winged Hawk -- Jackson County [Cody Porter ] 28 Dec Great Gray Owl - Kingsville, Ontario - Wednesday, Dec. 28 ["baikalteal13 AT netzero.net" ] 28 Dec Broad-winged Hawk -- Jackson County [Cody Porter ] 26 Dec Sanilac Short-eared Owl, St Claire Snowy Owl 12-25 [Scott Jennex ] 26 Dec Sanilac Short-eared Owl, St Claire Snowy Owl 12-25 [Scott Jennex ] 25 Dec Weekend Sightings in Jackson County [Don Henise ] 24 Dec Ontario Great Gray Owl [James Fox ] 24 Dec Happy Hummingbird Holidays [Allen Chartier ] 23 Dec Belle Isle birds - December 22, 2011 [Allen Chartier ] 23 Dec 6 Great Black-backed Gulls - Washtenaw - Fri., Dec. 23, 9:30am [Mike Sefton ] 23 Dec OT call for list submissions from Michigan Listers [Scott Jennex ] 22 Dec Great Black-backed Gulls continue at Ford Lake [Bob Arthurs ] 21 Dec Fwd: [birders] Great Black-backed Gull - Washtenaw - Wed., 21 Dec., 3:30pm [Mike Sefton ] 21 Dec Great Black-backed Gull - Washtenaw - Wed., 21 Dec., 3:30pm [Mike Sefton ] 20 Dec new Thorn Lake record [martin bialecki ] 19 Dec Re: [Mich-listers] NO-12/19 Slaty-backed Gull [Jim VanAllen ] 19 Dec Re: [Mich-listers] Slaty-backed Gull? [John Lowry ] 19 Dec Slaty-backed Gull? [Allen Chartier ] 19 Dec Kensington, Walled Lake this morning [Karl Overman ] 18 Dec Waterloo Rec Area CBC - Jackson / Washtenaw Counties. [Don Henise ] 18 Dec Short-eared Owls Superior Twp. [James Fox ] 18 Dec Long-tailed Duck, Orange-crowned Warbler ["Mencotti, Michael" ] Subject: Common Loon Harsen's Island From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:52:19 -0500 Today I saw a Common Loon in the St. Clair River between Harsen's and Walpole Islands. Other birds on Harsen's Island today included Northern Shrike, 14 Pintail and a Pied-billed Grebe. 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: MacCready Reserve -- Ruby-crowned Kinglet From: Cody Porter <skipper_dv AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:49:05 -0800 (PST) Birders, � I just returned from a walk at the MacCready Reserve in Jackson County in search of the crossbills previously reported by the Henises on Friday afternoon.� Despite a couple of hours of searching, Craig Robson, Heidi Doman, and I could not relocate the flock, although Craig and Heidi did have a single�crossbill flyover the spot previously described by Don. � Shortly after parting ways with Heidi and Craig, I stirred up a flock of birds on the same trail�Don mentions�that included at least five Red-breasted Nuthatches and a single Ruby-crowned Kinglet.� This area is just a bit further south than the spot Don describes,�right where the trail forks before going through an area of Red Pines that are bordered by a fence and appear to be in a state of active management for timber production (I believe this trail is denoted by the dotted red trail on the map Don posted). � On my way out to the reserve this morning, I had a single Pileated Woodpecker fly over the road just north of Dahlem. � Good birding, � -Cody Porter 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: Correction: Seven Gull Species – Grace Lake and French Landing, Wayne County – 1/28/2012 From: lyle.hamilton AT gm.com Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:34:03 -0500 I made an error. I meant to put 1 mile north of I-94, not I-96 and 1/2 mile south of I-94 not I-96. Sorry for the confusion and thanks to those who pointed this out. Lyle ----- Forwarded by Lyle Hamilton/US/GM/GMC on 01/29/2012 09:31 AM ----- From: Lyle Hamilton/US/GM/GMC To: se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu, birders AT umich.edu Date: 01/29/2012 08:30 AM Subject: Seven Gull Species ? Grace Lake and French Landing, Wayne County ? 1/28/2012 Tex Wells and I visited Grace Lake (formally referred to as the Visteon complex) on Tyler Road on 1/28/12. There was a lot of turnover in gulls while we were there but by the end of our 1 � of observation we came up with at least one adult Iceland Gull, one adult Thayer?s Gull (possible a second bird at French Landing), one first year Glaucous Gull and at least 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in the mix of a mix of a thousand plus Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. We were also able to locate a single Great Black-backed Gull from French Landing. Grace Lake is north of Tyler Road and just east of Hannan Road, roughly 1 mile north of I-96 and � mile east of I-275 in Wayne County. On the weekends, the entrance on Tyler road is closed so you need to enter the complex off of Hannan Road, about 1 block north of Tyler. Please remember that photography is not permitted in this complex. French Landing is located on the west side of Haggerty Road, about � mile south of I-96. Lyle Hamilton Howell, 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: Seven Gull Species – Grace Lake and French Landing, Wayne County – 1/28/2012 From: lyle.hamilton AT gm.com Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:30:28 -0500 Tex Wells and I visited Grace Lake (formally referred to as the Visteon complex) on Tyler Road on 1/28/12. There was a lot of turnover in gulls while we were there but by the end of our 1 � of observation we came up with at least one adult Iceland Gull, one adult Thayer?s Gull (possible a second bird at French Landing), one first year Glaucous Gull and at least 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in the mix of a mix of a thousand plus Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. We were also able to locate a single Great Black-backed Gull from French Landing. Grace Lake is north of Tyler Road and just east of Hannan Road, roughly 1 mile north of I-96 and � mile east of I-275 in Wayne County. On the weekends, the entrance on Tyler road is closed so you need to enter the complex off of Hannan Road, about 1 block north of Tyler. Please remember that photography is not permitted in this complex. French Landing is located on the west side of Haggerty Road, about � mile south of I-96. Lyle Hamilton Howell, 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: Snowy Owl - Monroe County (S. Rockwood) Jan. 28, 2012 From: Paul cypher <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:48:33 -0500 All, Don Sherwood just called. He located a Snowy Owl just south of South Rockwood. It is on Haggerman Road between Labo and Sigler. This is just north of the Antennae Farm. A gray ranch-style house with red ribbons on the porch is on the east side of Haggerman. The bird is on the ground across the street perhaps 100 yards out. Sent from my iPhone 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: White-winged Crossbills - MacCready Reserve - Jackson County From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:51:03 -0500 Robyn and I found a small flock of about a dozen White-winged Crossbills at the MacCready Reserve in Liberty Township in Southern Jackson County. All of the birds we saw were in female or juvenile type plumage. We saw them at 2:30 in the afternoon. We saw the birds in a small spruce stand along the red trail. A trail map is posted on the front of the building in the main parking lot and can be found online at: https://www.msu.edu/~tocco/trail.htm. The spruce stand is at the northeast corner of the red trail where the dotted blue trail meets the red trail. The spruce stand is bordered by a few tall Norway spruces and a large stand of tall red pines. We were about 40 yards south of the trail junction when we saw the birds. There are two spruce trees uprooted and leaning over the trail right near the spot where we saw the crossbills. Latitude & longitude coordinates: 42.134486, -84.398185. Directions to: MacCready Reserve 9243 Skiff Lake Rd. Clark Lake, MI 49234 Lat:42.13 (42�7') Lon:-84.40 (-84�24') -Take US 127 South from Jackson -Turn Right onto Jefferson Road -Turn Right onto Skiff Lake Road -MacCready Reserve entrance is on the Right side Don Henise Librarian New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org http://donsbirding.blogspot.com/ https://picasaweb.google.com/kiskadee3 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: Ross' Goose and 26+ Pintails - Lake Chemung, Livingston County - 1/27/12 From: lyle.hamilton AT gm.com Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:50:03 -0500 Birders, I stopped by Lake Chemung on my way home from work tonight to check out the flock of Pintails that Sean Bachman had first encountered yesterday. Sure enough, I counted at least 26 birds and there were probably more mixed in with the many Mallards and Canadas present. After checking out the Pintails, I was scanning the rest of the flock and turned up a Ross' Goose. This may be the same bird that was in this area in late fall, but has not been seen since around 12/26/11. I called Sean and he was able to get to the bird before dark but said that it flew off shortly after he arrived. This was kind of the pattern that we observed in late fall. Some days it would spend time on the lake and other times it would be absent. It turned up in fields south of Lake Chemung and was also observed on a small lake (now completely frozen) about 2 miles north of downtown Howell. In addition to the Pintails, there were a few Coots, two Ring-necked Ducks, one Canvasback, a few Black Ducks and many Mallards and Canadas present. The best place to look at Lake Chemung is from a small park on the north side of Grand River Avenue. This park is just east of Champion Chevrolet between Howell and Brighton. The majority of the birds are on the far side of the lake so a scope is definitely required. Lyle Hamilton Howell, 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: White-winged Crossbills at Indian Springs Metropark From: Paul Poronto <pporonto AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:47:39 -0500 The White-winged Crossbills are still at Indian Springs Metropark in the same spot as previously reported... at the park office in the Tamaracks behind the building.. They were not skittish, but with the gray dark skies this morning the pics were not that great, but at least there picks of a very uncommon winter visiter... cool birds... http://paul-porontosmacombtwpfeeders.blogspot.com/2012/01/white-winged-crossbills-at-indian.html -- Paul Poronto pporonto AT gmail.com 586-484-8657 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: Manchester towhee From: martin bialecki <kilnfired AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:52:20 -0500 While we were away my son Silas house sat. He reported a female towhee under the feeder on Saturday. This is barely west of Washtenaw into Jackson but the address is still Manchester. I haven't had a winter towhee in a decade or so. Meanwhile we traveled south. In Ohio I saw surprisingly big numbers of black vulture, more than I've ever seen that far north. Also bald eagle, two fields with snow geese and at our sleep over a pileated woodpecker. Interesting array. 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: OT Michlisters Compilation & request for submissions From: Scott Jennex <cccta AT aol.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:22:58 -0500 (EST) Michigan Listers, My apologies for cross posting multiple copies of this email We have posted the initial version of the 21st Annual Michigan Listers compilation. If you have not submitted your lists yet, there is still plenty of time to send in your totals as of the end of 2011. If you have 100 or more birds on your list for any County or other site in Michigan, we encourage you to send the list in. We know there are some birders with large County lists who have not participated in the past and we ask for your help in encouraging them to submit their totals. To see this year's totals as well as previous compilations and to see the various categories of lists we recommend that you check out this website that Daryl Aspery keeps updated: http://home.wowway.com/~gr8gray/listers/listers.html If you have not submitted before or have a new county or location, please send the whole list. For the experienced, you may send just the updates since your last participation Feel free to contact me with any questions you have. Please forward to any other local Michigan birding email lists you may be part of and please let me know if you notice any mistakes. Also, if you could send your totals/lists to me in the order they appear in the compilation it would save a LOT of time on this end. Thanks, Scott Jennex 1833 Symes St Ferndale, MI 48220 cccta AT aol.com 248-212-9582 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 Preserve - January 25, 2012 From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:44:42 -0500 Birders, I have been anxiously waiting for the right conditions to do my January bird survey at the Erie Marsh Preserve (Monroe Co.). Today was a good day, with not too cold temperatures, little wind, and the ground frozen enough for 5 of 7 miles to be relatively mud free. It was an interesting walk, but with big gaps between groups of birds. With open water here and there, a surprising number of ducks was present with the biggest group north of the northernmost dike, south of the Whiting Plant. Good numbers of Northern Pintail were present (I haven't tallied it yet, but surely about 50), along with a few Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon, and Green-winged Teal. Lots of Gadwall and American Coots. Raptors were most frequent along the north dike, with Cooper's, Sharp-shinned, and Red-tailed there, along with Bald Eagle, an adult Peregrine (big one, probably female), and a Great Horned Owl. A Rough-legged Hawk flew east along the south dike. What I was hoping for was some species that often aren't around in January, and I did find a Belted Kingfisher, a few Swamp Sparrows, two Winter Wrens, two Marsh Wrens, and three Common Yellowthroats. Some blackbirds came off the roost this morning, but it was less than 1000 birds total, mostly starlings but a few Red-wings and grackles. Farther in, about half way to the sulfur pond, a Rusty Blackbird was a bit of a surprise. -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.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: Belle Isle birds - January 24, 2012 From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:26 -0500 Birders, The main highlight of my bird survey yesterday (Jan 24) on Belle Isle was the Common Yellowthroat first found by Cathy Carroll on Sunday (Jan 22). She (the yellowthroat) was still there, on the northeast side of Blue Heron Lagoon, past the bridge. There was also a Belted Kingfisher back there. The increasing ice on the river is concentrating the ducks, though there still aren't as many as there have been some years. 42 species Canada Goose - 1097 Mute Swan - 86 Gadwall - 27 American Black Duck - 3 Mallard - 103 Canvasback - 1164 Redhead - 572 Ring-necked Duck - 106 Greater Scaup - 189 Bufflehead - 32 Common Goldeneye - 1118 Hooded Merganser - 57 Common Merganser - 727 Red-breasted Merganser - 3 Ruddy Duck - 2 Bald Eagle - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 American Coot - 88 Ring-billed Gull - 463 Herring Gull - 46 Great Black-backed Gull - 5 Rock Pigeon - 135 Mourning Dove - 2 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 8 Downy Woodpecker - 8 Hairy Woodpecker - 2 Blue Jay - 24 American Crow - 3 Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Tufted Titmouse - 5 White-breasted Nuthatch - 8 European Starling - 68 Common Yellowthroat - 1 American Tree Sparrow - 7 Song Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 Dark-eyed Junco - 5 Northern Cardinal - 12 House Finch - 1 American Goldfinch - 4 House Sparrow - 7 -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.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: Lake Saint Clair Metropark: Purple Sandpiper From: Alan Ryff <alryff AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:37:45 -0800 (PST) I posted seven photos of the Purple Sandpipers at Lake Saint Clair Metropark, Macomb County, on Surfbirds.com at the North American Common and Scarce Birds Photo Gallery.   There is a common misconception that the transient Purple Sandpipers of the Great Lakes are from the high arctic of northeastern Canada and adjoining Greenland.  This is not necessarily so.  Their origins are more than likely from the Belcher Islands of southern Hudson Bay and the Twin Islands of James Bay.  The former islands are about 650 miles and the latter about 500 miles to the northeast of Sault Sainte Marie.  Such distances for migrating shorebirds are just a neighborhood flight.  The following text accompanies the photos on Surfbirds.com:      Three subspecies of Purple Sandpiper, based on biometrics and plumage characters, are currently recognized:  (1) “maritima” of northeast Canada, Greenland, northern Europe and western Siberia; (2) “littoralis”, a residentof Iceland and (3) “belcheri” of southern Hudson Bay and James Bay The 20,000-30,000 “maritima” of Greenland and northeast Canada (north of Hudson Bay) winter for the most part in Britain, Ireland and the Faeroes, with a few in The Netherlands, France and Spain.  (This excludes the 10,000-20,000 “maritima” of western Greenland that winter or reside in southwest Greenland.)  “Belcheri”, probably numbering no more than 15,000 birds, breedson the islands of southern Hudson Bay and James Bay.  Their post-breeding flyway is an overland route with marginal migrants crossing the Great Lakes.  For the most part, they winter on the east coast of North America from Newfoundland to as far south as the Florida-Georgia state line.   Alan Ryff, Saint Clair Shores http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20120123065433.jpg http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20120123065311.jpg http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20120123065152.jpg http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20120123065025.jpg http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20120123064845.jpg http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20120123064435.jpg http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/20120123064311.jpg 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: Whitefish Point update - good news! From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:19:23 -0500 Sent from my iPod Begin forwarded message: > From: Joe Kaplan > Date: January 22, 2012 6:45:16 PM EST > To: birder-l AT mtu.edu, UP Birders > Subject: Whitefish Point update - good news! > > Hey, it can't all be doom and gloom - so here's one we can and should celebrate; > > On Friday, The Whitefish Point Joint Committee represented by Michigan Audubon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS), along with Whitefish Point Bird Observatory and the Whitefish Point Preservation Society met to discuss the future management of Whitefish Point. It was agreed upon at the meeting to amend the 2002 Whitefish Point Management Plan to permanently withdraw plans to construct two museum wing additions, two parking lots, and a service drive on the former US Coast Guard property, now owned by the GLSHS. As this development had been in the works for over 25 years and at times was as contentious as issues get -- it is with great satisfaction to be able to share this good news. The decision to amend the plan was voluntary and met with the unanimous support of all parties involved in the stewardship of the site. > > Instead of new construction, the Whitefish Point Joint Committee will work together to find an appropriate location for a historic boathouse to be return to Whitefish Point and restored by the GLSHS. In addition, the Whitefish Point Preservation Society was invited to join the Joint Committee as an ex-officio (non-voting but fully participating) member that also includes the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, State Historic Preservation Office, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Whitefish Township. > > Joe Kaplan > Michigan Audubon > Whitefish Point Joint Committee Representative (with Michael Sauer) > > > > > > > > > TODAY(Beta) • Powered by Yahoo! > NFL player's heartfelt TD celebration > BenJarvus Green-Ellis pays tribute to team owner Robert Kraft's wife, who died before the season. > Privacy Policy 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: Common Yellowthroat - LEMP (1/22) From: Paul cypher <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:25:38 -0500 All, Betsy Yee-Diamond located a Common Yellowthroat at Lake Erie Metropark this afternoon. From the boat launch, proceed south on the lakeshore side of the Cherry Island Marsh Trail. Cross the first boardwalk and continue. It was in the brushy undergrowth *before* you reach the the main bridge. Sent from my iPhone 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: Common Yellowthroat on Belle Isle From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:45:51 -0500 (EST) Hi birders, This afternoon I found a female Common Yellowthroat Belle Isle's the little peninsula of land that is accessed from beyond the lighthouse. It was in the middle of the spit on the lagoon side. I tried for a photo. Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful. Cathy Carroll Dearborn, 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: Lapland Longspurs - Monroe & Lenawee Counties From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:44:40 -0500 I spent several hours with a friend from Florida, searching for the Snowy Owl that was reported earlier in the week in northeastern Lenawee County. We drove roads in Lenawee and Monroe Counties both north and south of M-50 without any success in finding the owl. There is a lots and lots of big open fields in that area for a Snowy Owl to hide in. We found Lapland Longspurs in 3 locations. There was a group of 50 or 60 in Monroe County just east of a sharp bend in Couper Rd. In Lenawee County we had just a small group of 4 with some Horned Larks on Milwaukee Rd just west of N County Line Hwy. Then there was a single Lapland Longspur on Hoagland Rd north of Holloway again with some Horned Larks. A Ring-necked Pheasant was near the intersection of Hoagland and Holloway Rds. We saw 2 Northern Harriers and 3 American Kestrels in Lenawee County. A third Northern Harrier flew across County Line Rd into Monroe County south of M-50. All of the harriers were adult females. Don Henise Librarian New Tribes Bible Institute Jackson, MI don_henise AT ntm.org http://donsbirding.blogspot.com/ https://picasaweb.google.com/kiskadee3 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 winter birds From: "Mencotti, Michael" <MMencotti AT dcds.edu> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:41:45 -0500 Today, I had 2 Trumpeter Swan at close range at Beaudette Park in Pontiac. Other notable waterfowl included Wood Duck and Hooded Merganser. At Indian Springs Metropark, I saw 9 WW Crossbills in the tamaracks at the trailhead just behind the park office. A Pileated Woodpecker was calling much further in the woods. Not much else there. The Johnson Nature Center in Franklin sported 3 Pine Siskens at the feeder. Other notable species at this marvelous feeder system included 2 Carolona Wrens and a Red-breasted Nuthatch. Dutton Fields and Drayton Plains NC had nothing of note. Mike Mencotti Farmington Hills This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. 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Subject: Fw: OT - upcoming talk on South African museum bird preparator who defied apartheid From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:51:55 -0800 (PST) Birders,     See below for a free lecture at U-M that may be of interest to you.Mike SeftonWashtenaw Audubon --- On Thu, 1/19/12, Hinshaw, Janet wrote: From: Hinshaw, Janet Subject: [birders] upcoming talk To: birders AT umich.edu Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 2:44 PM Our Museum Director asked me to post this announcement for an unusual upcoming seminar on a museum bird preparator in apartheid-era South Africa by Nancy Jacobs (Brown Univ.) Monday 23 Jan 2012, 4-5:30pm 1014 Tisch Hall, titled “Servant to Science- the aspiration, frustration, and defiance of Saul Sithole of the Transvaal Museum.” Museum preparators were always on the margins of scientific networks, but recently assistants have moved to a central position in studies of those networks.   I don’t know how much she will talk about birds or museums. She has a book coming out, Birders of a Feather: Stories of People, Birds and Other People in Africa. The book probes the politics of knowing about and interacting with birds while exploring “traditional” African knowledge, interactions between colonial ornithologists and African assistants, the post-independence diversification of the field, historic environmental changes, and how relations of power and affection across species and cultures converge in recent conservation and ecotourism initiatives.   Janet Hinshaw                                                                  ph: 734-764-0457 Bird Division Collection Manager                              fax: 734-763-4080 University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1109 Geddes Ave. 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: Dunlin Lake Erie Metropark From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:21:55 -0500 Rod Laura found a Dunlin on the shoreline of Lake Erie Metropark on Monday, January 18th. Scott Jennex saw it yesterday and the bird was still there today. It has been in the Cove Point area at the south end of the park. There are three parking lots in the Cove Point area. Today the bird was closer to the second parking area. 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: Tonight: Free Washtenaw Audubon program: Plovers, Parrots, and Primates of Uganda and Rwanda From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:23:17 -0800 (PST) Birders and friends, Please join us for the free program below.� Washtenaw Audubon membership is not required to attend. Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 7:30pm Plovers, Parrots, and Primates of Uganda and Rwanda Reflections on natural history explorations of volcanoes, savannas,�rain forests and other Rift Valley habitats in search of birds,�chimps, gorillas, and the mystique of east central Africa. Join Will Weber for this nature-focused program about these two equatorial Africa countries.� Will and his wife Joan are the founding�owners and directors of Journeys International, an Ann Arbor-based�ecotour company offering group and private nature and culture trips�throughout the world. This program is free and open to the public.� Membership is not required.� Washtenaw Audubon programs are held at the U-M Matthaei�Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor.� Call 734-994-3569�if you need more information about the program.� Directions to the�Botanical Gardens: http://washtenawaudubon.org/programs.php In addition to the program, hear news of the latest critter sightings�and field trips, and enjoy tasty snacks following the program. Hope to see you there. Mike Sefton Washtenaw Audubon Society www.washtenawaudubon.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: SE Mich MLK highlights From: Scott Jennex <cccta AT aol.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:42:18 -0500 (EST) Had two Northern Bobwhites calling in the vicinity of the White Barn at Sharonville SGA in western Washtenaw. Juvenile Golden Eagle in eastern Jackson County, hunting the big powerline cut on Fishville Road. Also on Fishville I had a group of 3 Field Sparrows along with a couple of Juncos in a front yard. Searched the Arkona Road vicinity for miles around the location where Rusty Blackbirds were posted to ebird but found nary a blackbird. Also looked for the U of M Ovenbird unsuccessfully. The are LOTS of micro-habitats that it could be surviving in around the buildings in that area. Had both Crossbills - White-winged at E L Johnson Nature Center in Bloomfield Twp and the continuing Red at the MUCC campground off of Pierce Road. Saw a pic of a Dunlin taken yesterday at Lake Erie Metropark. Good Birding Scott Jennex Ferndale 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: Great Egret, Monroe Power Plant From: gsniderman AT aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:19:50 -0500 (EST) Yesterday 1/16/2012 around 1:30 PM I saw a Great Egret and 12 Great blue Herons along the edges of the South Pond. The Edison plant is off exit 13 on I-75 Gerald A. Sniderman P25156 Gerald A. Sniderman & Associates 26339 Woodward Ave. Huntington Woods, MI 48070 (248) 548-1200 (248) 548-1909 Fax CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLOSURE: This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient (s), please notify the sender, delete this e-mail from your computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Receipt by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney-client, work product, or other applicable privilege. 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: Lake Saint Clair Metropark: Purple Sandpiper, American Pipit, Merlin From: Alan Ryff <alryff AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:04:46 -0800 (PST) Monday, 16 January 2012, Lake Saint Clair Metropark: 2 Purple Sandpipers are feeding together at Huron Point, all day.  I will post photos when time allows. The American Pipit persists on the beach—I will post photos.  The Merlin spent time perched in its parking lot tree. Also notable were one Savannah Sparrow and one Glaucous Gull. Alan Ryff   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: Cackling Geese still present - 1/15 (late) From: "Paul Cypher" <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:19:47 -0500 All, The two Cackling Geese, originally found by Karl Overman and Paul Berrigan in Milan a few days ago, were still present yesterday afternoon. From the main light in "downtown Milan" turn south on Wabash Street. The large pond on the west side has hundreds of Canada Geese. It might take a few minutes to find them. While the pond is divided by the Washtenaw/ Monroe County Line, they were clearly in Washtenaw County. In addition, a dark Rough-legged Hawk was north and east of Crosswinds Marsh. Specifically, it was near Willow Road and Clark Road. 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: Pipit at Metro Beach Sunday From: Scott Jennex <cccta AT aol.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:59:06 -0500 (EST) Alan Ryff and I were able to refind the American Pipit at Lake St Clair Metropark (Metro Beach) on Sunday. It was feeding along the shoreline between the beach and the blue railing of the peninsula. Scott Jennex Ferndale 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: Purple Sandpiper; Metrobeach; Macomb Co. From: "Mencotti, Michael" <MMencotti AT dcds.edu> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:02:51 -0500 1/14 Jerry Sniderman, Frank Lautner and I had a Purple Sandpiper at Metrobeach Metropark today around 9:30 am. It was on the rocks between the beach and the tip of Huron Point. We found it at the east edge of the blue guard rail, not far from the overlook. It flew out to the lake, and we could not relocate it. Other species of note were Merlin, Lapland Longspur and Trumpeter Swan. We did not relocate the Snowy Owl at the nearby DNR point, but a Macomb Audubon field trip saw it minutes before we arrived. Mike Mencotti Farmington Hills This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return email and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. 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: American Pipit: Lake Saint Clair Metropark From: Alan Ryff <alryff AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:59:17 -0800 (PST) 14 January 2012 In addition to the Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings on the beach, an American Pipit is at the tip of Huron Point, foraging along�the water edge . Alan Ryff, St. Clair Shores 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: Lapland Longspurs at Metrobeach From: Paul Poronto <pporonto AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:05:49 -0500 I went looking for the Purple Sandpiper that was reported with no luck... However, I did manage to be near the beach when a flock of Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs came flying in off of the lake and landed in a solo tree in the grassy area... snapped a few photos and when I left they were still alternating perching in the tree and feeding in the grass underneath it..... Also had an Imm Bald Eagle fly by over the water heading toward the DNR station area... http://paul-porontosmacombtwpfeeders.blogspot.com/2012/01/purple-sandpiper-no-lapland-longspur.html -- Paul Poronto pporonto AT gmail.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: White-winged Crossbills in Oakland County - January 11, 2012 From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:06:26 -0500 Birders, I haven't seen reports of the White-winged Crossbills at Indian Springs Metropark in more than a month, so was surprised when about 15 of them flew into, and 9 immediately out of a pine while I was talking with a friend in front of the E.L. Johnson Nature Center in Bloomfield Hills at around 3:30 this afternoon. The Nature Center is on Franklin Road north of Long Lake Road. The 9 birds flew west across Franklin Road while the 6 that apparently perched could not be relocated. A Pine Siskin was also in the area. Red-breasted Nuthatches have been coming to the feeders here too, for those (many) of us who have missed this species this winter (they probably breed at this locale). -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.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: Golden Eagle - LEMP 1/11/12 From: Paul cypher <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:34:00 -0500 All, At 11:15am, an adult Golden Eagle flew over the Marshlands Museum at Lake Erie Metropark. It was heading west. To the best of my knowledge, there are few records of this species in January for Wayne County. Sent from my iPhone 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: Cackling Geese, Milan From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:53:16 -0500 Paul Berrigan and I had 2 Cackling Geese in with several hundred Canadas on the south side of Milan on a large pond across from Wilson Pond on Wabash south of Main Street. Judging from the road signs, these birds were barely in Monroe County though they could easily swim if they so chose into Washtenaw County. An adult Bald Eagle flew over avoiding Washtenaw County airspace. We checked the nearby Draper-Houston Preserve but dipped on the Palm Warbler Darrin O'Brien had had on the Christmas Count. Neat area and lots of birds so we could have easily overlooked it. We had good numbers of Field Sparrow and Yellow-rumped Warbler there. Cheers, KarlOverman 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: Short-eared Owls From: James Fox <jmsfox11 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:50:11 -0500 I saw at least three Short-eared Owls hunting in the usual spot off Gotfredson Rd this evening at about 5. There were also several Harriers and a large flock f Lapland Longspurs. After 5:30 I decided to check the spot off Ridge Rd in Canton to get Short-eared Owl for Wayne County. There was one sitting on a post right along the side of the road eating a rodent of some sort at this spot! I have posted two photos of this owl to my flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/22374475 AT N07/. This morning I birded Heritage Park in Farmington Hills, highlights were Red-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Winter Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Eastern Bluebird and Hermit Thrush. The Winter Wren, Kinglet, and Yellow-rump were all on the Scout trail. James Fox Farmington Hills 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: Shrike From: "Lee Burton" <leejburton AT charter.net> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:53:32 -0500 Shrike spotted at about 3 PM along the Cedar Trace trail in Huron Meadows Metropark. It was actively foraging, flying from perch to perch. I didn't get close enough to identify which species but I would assume it was a northern. It was best seen from the northern part of the trail. 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: kensington birds From: Michael Tucker <Michael.Tucker AT metroparks.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:26:54 +0000 2 mature Bald Eagles were sitting on the Heron Rookery near the Nature Center this morning. Michael Tucker Interpretive Naturalist Kensington Metropark Nature Center 248-685-0603 michael.tucker AT metroparks.com visit the Metroparks at www.metroparks.com find the Metroparks on facebook 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: Northern Shrike From: Paul Poronto <pporonto AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 17:21:39 -0500 I found a Northern Shrike today at Wetzel State Park in New Haven, Macomb County... I also found a Red-shouldered Hawk... The Shrike was in a field west of the pond North of the Airfield (model airplanes)... Its a wet and marshy walk to the area... rubber boots are needed... email me if you want more detailed instructions. took a few pics of the shrike. http://paul-porontosmacombtwpfeeders.blogspot.com/2012/01/sunny-day-and-good-birding-northern.html -- Paul Poronto pporonto AT gmail.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: Fwd: Western Palm Warbler near Milan From: "Dave C" <dav1dc00per AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 11:07:01 -0500 Hi Darrin, I was a resident of Stephenson Rd. along the N. shore of Loch Erin (M-50) in Lenawee Co., and occasionally had PW in my back yard which bordered a stand of large trees. I also had Red Headed there about 15 years ago... Dave Cooper Canton -----Original Message----- From: Darrin O'Brien [mailto:treecreeper AT wowway.com] Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 7:19 PM To: se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu Subject: [se-mi-birdlist] Fwd: Western Palm Warbler near Milan Today, I wandered around SE MI. Best bird of the day was a Western PALM WARBLER at Draper-Houston Meadows Preserve near Milan in Washtenaw County. Also present were 2 or 3 Field Sparrows, 2 White-throated Sparrows, and 15 Red-winged Blackbirds. http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/parks_recreation/napp/prese rves/draper-houston-meadows-preserve Interesting finds in Lenawee County: 1 female Pileated Woodpecker (thanks to Gregg Perez) at Bicentennial Park, south of Tipton. This had been a nemesis species for me in the county. http://www.visitlenawee.com/lenaweecountyparks.html 1 White-winged Crossbill at Taylor County Park, Carson& Taylor Roads NW of Tecumseh. http://www.visitlenawee.com/lenaweecountyparks.html -- Darrin O'Brien 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. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 862 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message 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: Wilson's Snipe - Pointe Mouillee 1-7 From: Scott Jennex <cccta AT aol.com> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 08:09:05 -0500 (EST) All, Yesterday morning Mary Trombley and I flushed a Wilson's Snipe in the Humphries Unit of Pointe Mouillee SGA as we walked the center dike back from the banana. The location was across from the Bloody Run Unit. It flew up from the near edge of the water, landed awkwardly about 4 feet above the ice in the phragmites for about 10 seconds and then disappeared into the thicker vegetation. Earlier we got much closer views of the adult male Snowy Owl previously reported in the Humphries as we walked. We saw it walking around on the ice and small islands of vegetation. We also saw it fly a short distance. good birding, Scott Jennex Ferndale 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: Yellowthroat Livingston Co. From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 23:33:18 -0500 I had a female Common Yellowthroat in NE Livingston County at the large marsh bordering Hoisington Lake. This is on Linden Road south of Bennett Lake Road. The bird was on the east side of the road north of the creek flowing through the marsh. This is a species that in places like the Pelee area and Monroe County would be found with some regularity 30 to 40 years ago in early winter but in recent years it is rarely reported in December locally. January records have always been hard to come by in the Great Lakes area. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan 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: Snowy Owl, Harrison Township From: Catherine Carroll <songsparrow AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 21:08:18 -0500 (EST) Birders, The absence of reports of Snowy Owl sightings near the DNR office in Harrison Township this past week nearly deterred Rodolfo Palma and I from our pre-planned trip today. Nevertheless, it was such a nice day that we decided to try our changes knowing that we would at least see something. At least one Snowy Owl was/is still present on the breakwater [jetty?] along the north side(?), east side(?) - sorry I am directionally challenged in this location. We were walking around the little peninsula and met up with a local who walks daily in the area and told us he had seen the bird yesterday. In the end and seconds before we were about to part company with the gentleman, he was the one (with naked eye) who found the bird for us. Shortly thereafter four other birders showed up and we were able to show them the bird. Best, Cathy Carroll Dearborn, 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: Western Palm Warbler near Milan From: Darrin O'Brien <treecreeper AT wowway.com> Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:18:46 -0500 Today, I wandered around SE MI. Best bird of the day was a Western PALM WARBLER at Draper-Houston Meadows Preserve near Milan in Washtenaw County. Also present were 2 or 3 Field Sparrows, 2 White-throated Sparrows, and 15 Red-winged Blackbirds. http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/parks_recreation/napp/preserves/draper-houston-meadows-preserve Interesting finds in Lenawee County: 1 female Pileated Woodpecker (thanks to Gregg Perez) at Bicentennial Park, south of Tipton. This had been a nemesis species for me in the county. http://www.visitlenawee.com/lenaweecountyparks.html 1 White-winged Crossbill at Taylor County Park, Carson& Taylor Roads NW of Tecumseh. http://www.visitlenawee.com/lenaweecountyparks.html -- Darrin O'Brien 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: Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Glaucous Gulls, etc. - Jackson County From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 18:40:33 -0500 Today, Robyn and I stayed in the eastern half of Jackson County birding with Joyce Peterson and found a few good year birds. First of all we saw a total of 5 different Bald Eagles. Four were adults. One was a 1st year bird. The young bird was seen flying over Dalton Road in Leoni Township halfway between Trumble Road and the sharp bend in Dalton. One adult was seen at the north end of Hawkins Road just south of the Portage River Drain. The other three adults were in Haehnle Sanctuary seen from Wooster Road. One of those was the individual with the muskrat trap on its foot. That same individual was seen an hour later flying over Portage Lake in Waterloo Township. Also on Portage Lake, we saw two Trumpeter Swans and 8 Common Goldeneye. A light morph Rough-legged Hawk was seen on the north side of Cutler Road east of the Oaks Campground. While driving east on Seymour Road, Robyn spotted a hawk perched in a tree just on the west side of Willis Road. It turned out to be an adult Northern Goshawk. There is still a bit of open water on Watkins/Thorn Lake. However we only saw Canada Geese and Mallards there. On the way out Arnold Road, we found a Northern Mockingbird about a half mile north of the lake. A Belted Kingfisher was at Leoni Mill Pond. Perhaps the best birds of the day were found in late afternoon on Gilletts Lake, where two 1st year Glaucous Gulls were on the ice with a mixed flock of Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. There was also a group of 6 Tundra Swan in the small area of open water on the lake. I suspect these gulls may be using the McGill Landfill On McGill Road on the border of Blackman and Leoni Townships during the day. Last week I was granted permission to bird the landfill, but didn't find anything other than Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. In the past I have been denied access, so it may depend on who is working the scales on a given day. 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: Belle Isle Birds - January 6, 2012 From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 10:54:26 -0500 Birders, Yesterday (Jan 6) I conducted my first Belle Isle bird surveys of 2012, other than the coverage we (with David Boon, and Tom Schlack) did for the Detroit River CBC on January 1. Songbird numbers remain very low in the woods, and elsewhere. Yesterday's species total of 45 fell five short of the 50 found on January 1, but a single Bald Eagle was the only raptor vs. 4 species on the CBC. A highlight yesterday, at least for me, were the two very cooperative Horned Grebes in the channel near the Yacht Club (1 present on the CBC), allowing good photos. Some waterfowl were notably decreased in number since last weekend, including most notably Canvasback, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Mallard, and American Coot (not a waterfowl species I know). Numbers of Herring Gull, Common Goldeneye, and Common Merganser remain very low, mainly due to the complete lack of ice on the Detroit River. Oddly, the number of Ring-necked Ducks and Gadwalls was higher yesterday than on the CBC. The continuing presence of Double-crested Cormorants (2), Red-breasted Mergansers, and Bonaparte's Gull is unusual for early January. Canada Goose - 1752 Mute Swan - 38 Gadwall - 27 American Black Duck - 3 Mallard - 55 Canvasback - 124 Redhead - 272 Ring-necked Duck - 158 Greater Scaup - 46 Bufflehead - 90 Common Goldeneye - 351 Hooded Merganser - 26 Common Merganser - 86 Red-breasted Merganser - 5 Ruddy Duck - 6 Horned Grebe - 2 Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Bald Eagle - 1 American Coot - 12 Bonaparte's Gull - 19 Ring-billed Gull - 873 Herring Gull - 38 Rock Pigeon - 41 Mourning Dove - 39 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 8 Downy Woodpecker - 3 Northern Flicker - 1 Blue Jay - 32 American Crow - 5 Horned Lark - 2 Black-capped Chickadee - 2 Tufted Titmouse - 3 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 American Robin - 8 European Starling - 175 Snow Bunting - 1 American Tree Sparrow - 6 Song Sparrow - 1 Swamp Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 4 Northern Cardinal - 11 Red-winged Blackbird - 2 House Finch - 4 American Goldfinch - 4 House Sparrow - 59 -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.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: Surf Scoter at Lime Lake, Jackson County From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 23:10:38 -0500 Robyn and I spotted an immature male Surf Scoter at Lime Lake County Park south of Spring Arbor this afternoon around 1:45 pm. The bird ranged from about 150 - 300 feet off shore. Several local Jackson area birders were able to enjoy the bird. We left around 3:30 pm with the scoter still in view. I was able to digiscope the scoter and have posted a picture here: https://picasaweb.google.com/Kiskadee3/2012Birds?authuser=0&feat=directlink To reach the park, take M-60 into the village of Spring Arbor. Turn south on Teft Road and follow it (through two curves) until it crosses the Falling Waters Trail. Beyond the FWT, on the left, you see the entrance to the county park. We also found the Yellow-rumped Warbler earlier this morning that Joyce Peterson found on the Albion CBC on Monday in Sandstone Township. The warbler was seen from Hendershott Road just south of County Farm Road. There were also 3 Common Mergansers in the Concord Mill Pond seen from Mill Street on the eastern edge of Concord. 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: A well-traveled Rufous Hummingbird From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 12:23:05 -0500 Birders, While this doesn't concern a bird in Michigan, I thought I'd like to share it here. On October 20, 2009 I banded an adult female Rufous Hummingbird near Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio where she was First Observed on October 24 and Last Observed on November 9, 2009. On December 18, 2010, Fred Bassett recaptured her in Pensacola, Florida (I don't have FO and LO dates). Today (January 4, 2012), I caught her again, this time in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. She has been on site there since about November 1. The homeowner prefers not to host visitors as they have a small house and yard, with limited parking. This is about 15 miles NW of where she was originally banded in 2009 (and less than 2 miles from where another Rufous was banded in 2007). This is only the second Rufous Hummingbird confimed as a returnee to Ohio (none yet in Michigan or Indiana). Since she was banded in 2009, she has likely flown at least 15,000 miles, including two returns in summer back to her breeding area somewhere in the Pacific Northwest (from Oregon to southern Alaska). She is also at least 3 years 6 months old. -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.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: Green-winged Teal, Shoveler Oakland Co. From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:42:40 -0500 This afternoon at Kensington Metropark, I found a female Shoveler and a male Green-winged Teal at the bridge over the Huron River near the Farm Unit. When I was at Kensington on January 1st, Kent Lake was entirely open. Today it was ice bound except for a couple of tiny openings. There was more open water to the north when it becomes more riverine. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan 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: northern shrike at kensington From: Michael Tucker <Michael.Tucker AT metroparks.com> Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 21:59:40 +0000 On two separate occasions a Northern Shrike was seen hunting near the Nature Center building at Kensington Metropark today. One of the sightings was at our feeders as the shrike was capturing a Tufted Titmouse! Michael Tucker Interpretive Naturalist Kensington Metropark Nature Center 248-685-0603 michael.tucker AT metroparks.com visit the Metroparks at www.metroparks.com find the Metroparks on facebook 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:Oakland County New Year's Birding From: James Fox <jmsfox11 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 18:35:39 -0500 I forgot to mention I photographed the Long-eared Owl, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Surf Scoter and put the photos up on my flickr site. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22374475 AT N07/ James 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 New Year's Birding From: James Fox <jmsfox11 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:25:44 -0500 Hi all, I started off the new year with a Screech Owl calling at lakeshore park in Novi Early this morning. Later in the morning I did the Heritage Park Near's count with Mike Mencotti and Chris Meldrum. The biggest highlight for me was finding a Long-eared Owl, I had never found a roosting owl without getting directions from someone else before. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet was a surprise and Yellow-rumped Warbler was a nice bird as well. At Walled Lake I saw the Surf Scoter where Darlene Friedman posted it. There were also two Gadwall, several Goldeneye, three hooded Mergansers, and 80 or so coots. On the south end of the lake there were 8 Tundra Swans and I noticed two Great Black-backed Gulls in the middle of the lake. There was also a female Kestrel at the intersection of M-5 and 13 Mile. I ended the day with 41 species in Oakland County. According to the list compiled by Scott Jennex, that beats the old record of 39. James Fox Farmington Hills 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] Surf Scoter - Washtenaw - Sun., 1 Jan., 8:45am From: Sarah Toner <strix09 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 16:31:55 -0500 Hi birders, I saw the female Surf Scoter at 4:15 today from the Whitmore Lake Post Office. It was hanging around a group of mergansers on the Washtenaw county side. Also in the flock was a female Red-breasted Merganser. Thanks for posting this! I'm starting 2012 well! Good birding, Sarah T. On Sunday, January 1, 2012, Mike Sefton wrote: > Birders, > Sean Bachman called to say he found a Surf Scoter this morning on Whitmore Lake, also seen by Lyle Hamilton. Sean had looked yesterday for the Lesser Black-backed Gull found by John Swales and Roger Wykes on Dead Lake yesterday, with no luck. He then went to Whitmore Lake yesterday, where he found the gull, or another one. When he checked Whitmore Lake this morning to see if the gull was still there, he did not find it, but was consoled with a Surf Scoter with which to start the new year. > Happy 2012 birding. > Mike Sefton > Ann Arbor > > Free field trips and nature programs, no membership required: > > www.washtenawaudubon.org > > Follow the migration at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory: > > www.wpbo.org > > Subscribe to Michigan Birds and Natural History: > > http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/ > > http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/mbnh/recent_issue.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. -- __ <' ' ) ( ( \ " " \ \ 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: Surf Scoter - Washtenaw - Sun., 1 Jan., 8:45am From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 06:02:32 -0800 (PST) Birders,� � �Sean Bachman called to say he found a Surf Scoter this morning on Whitmore Lake, also seen by Lyle Hamilton. Sean had looked yesterday for the Lesser Black-backed Gull found by John Swales and Roger Wykes on Dead Lake yesterday, with no luck. He then went to Whitmore Lake yesterday, where he found the gull, or another one. When he checked Whitmore Lake this morning to see if the gull was still there, he did not find it, but was consoled with a Surf Scoter with which to start the new year.� � Happy 2012 birding.Mike SeftonAnn ArborFree field trips and nature programs, no membership required: www.washtenawaudubon.org Follow the migration at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory: www.wpbo.org Subscribe to Michigan Birds and Natural History: http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/ http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/mbnh/recent_issue.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: Oakland County Highlights - New Years Eve From: pavlik AT comcast.net Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00:24 +0000 (UTC) Happy New Year, With one eye on Mike Mencotti's seemingly insurmountable specie count of 39 for a December Oakland County day, I spent the day birding in my home county. I ended with 56 species and one (?) Highlights: Heritage Park, Farmington Hills Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-throated Sparrow (reliable most of the winter) Landfill in Auburn Hills (Brown/M-24) Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture (2) Snow Buntings (Flyover) Kensington Cackling Goose (Bay Woods) Lesser Black-backed Gull (far west side of lake on sandbar ~150 yards off shore) ?? Black Scotor (2) - (Fairly certain on this but they were distant. Viewed from same area but to the south.) Belted Kingfisher Walled Lake Surf Scotor Great Black-backed Gull (7) - Thanks Janet. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2) Proud Lake Headquarters Merlin (flyover) Swamp Sparrow Additional Notes: A half-hearted drive around Pontiac yielded no Peregrine. Robert Long Park is currently closed for construction. I've never seen so many gulls in Oakland County. The Brown Rd./Auburn Hills landfill was active so the gulls were up - maybe 500 gulls. Walled Lake had probably close to 1,000 gulls at ~3:00pm Due to a lot of open water yet, Beaudette Park was nearly empty. Take care, Tom Pavlik 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: Lesser Black-backed Gull Washtenaw County From: "John Swales" <jmswales AT umich.edu> Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:28:00 -0500 At 4p.m today (New year's Eve) Roger Wykes and I found an adult Lesser Black-back at Dead Lake, west of Jennings Road at Whitmore Lake. It was amongst a large raft of ring-bills and a few herrings. 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: B. Eagles, G. B-b Gulls - Washtenaw - Sat., Dec. 31, 12:45pm From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:03:51 -0800 (PST) Birders,� � � Roger Wykes called to report two Bald Eagles and three Great Black-backed Gulls found by him and John Swales at the Bridge Road dam in Ypsilanti Twp.Mike SeftonAnn Arbor 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: [jax-birds] Broad-winged Hawk -- Jackson County From: Cody Porter <skipper_dv AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:10:09 -0800 (PST) Birders, �I've received a few emails calling�into question the identification I gave�for a buteo that I photographed this morning in Jackson County, and for good reason. � As you can probably tell from the low quality of my photos, this bird was extremely far away.� In fact, I ended up having to rely on heavily cropped photographs rather than the binocular views I was getting from the ground to make out sufficient detail on this bird.� The field mark that first stood out to me upon my initial views in the field and of my photographs was the tail band on this bird.� While both species have banded tails as adults, Broad-winged Hawks have a pronounced tail band that appears larger than the others, which is what I thought I was seeing on this bird.� In fact, while I've considered all other field marks that point to�a Red-shouldered Hawk�(pale crescents, lanky wings, dark underwing coverts, etc.), I'm still a bit thrown by this tail band.� Perhaps this is an artifact of distance, angle, and lighting?�� � All of that being said, all of the above field marks point to Red-shouldered Hawk, and I definitely should have taken more time to look over the structural morphology of this bird before posting, especially given the poor looks that�I had in the field and the rare nature of a December Broad-winged Hawk in Michigan. � Apologies to everyone on the lists and many thanks to those of you who emailed me with a constructive critique of my identification. � Good birding, � -Cody Porter ________________________________ From: Cody Porter To: jaxbirds AT umich.edu Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 11:24 AM Subject: [jax-birds] Broad-winged Hawk -- Jackson County Birders, Dawson and I just returned from a morning hike around Williams Lake in southern Jackson County where we had a few good birds including a Winter Wren, 4 Field Sparrows, and 2 Cackling Geese.� The definite highlight, however, was a single Broad-winged Hawk soaring high above the lake.� I'll be posting pictures to my blog later this afternoon. Good birding, -Cody Porter http://cody-porter.blogspot.com/--- * To unsubscribe from jax-birds AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE JAX-BIRDS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE JAX-BIRDS Your Name. 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: Great Gray Owl - Kingsville, Ontario - Wednesday, Dec. 28 From: "baikalteal13 AT netzero.net" <baikalteal13@netzero.net> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:53:14 GMT Folks, This morning, Mike McCullough and I went over to Kingsville to see the Great Gray Owl. When we arrived it was sitting on the ground on top of a squirrel is had been provided by some people yesterday (maybe it was keeping the meat warm for eating?). It was pretty sedentary, sitting along the side of the road just on the other side of the ditch from a group of birders. It eventually became more active and actively began feeding on the squirrel it had. Glad that nobody disturbed the bird while it was being quiet. We left before it took to wing or moved significantly. Nice bird. It was listed on Ontbirds, for those interested. Don Burlett, Oxford OAS President ____________________________________________________________ 60-Year-Old Mom Looks 27 Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4efb9003740ef611f9dst02vuc 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: Broad-winged Hawk -- Jackson County From: Cody Porter <skipper_dv AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:24:03 -0800 (PST) Birders, � Dawson and I just returned from a morning hike around Williams Lake in southern Jackson County where we had a few good birds including a Winter Wren, 4 Field Sparrows, and 2 Cackling Geese.� The definite highlight, however, was a single Broad-winged Hawk soaring high above the lake.� I'll be posting pictures to my blog later this afternoon. � Good birding, � -Cody Porter http://cody-porter.blogspot.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: Sanilac Short-eared Owl, St Claire Snowy Owl 12-25 From: Scott Jennex <cccta AT aol.com> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:33:30 -0500 (EST) I spent the afternoon in the Thumb and turned up a couple of owls. There was a Snowy Owl on the barn on the last farm on M-19 before the north edge of St Clair County at about 3:00 pm. At 5 pm there was a Short-eared Owl in Sanilac Co hunting a ditch on Decker Rd south of Mushroom Rd. Merry Christmas Scott Jennex Ferndale _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Sanilac Short-eared Owl, St Claire Snowy Owl 12-25 From: Scott Jennex <cccta AT aol.com> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:33:30 -0500 (EST) I spent the afternoon in the Thumb and turned up a couple of owls. There was a Snowy Owl on the barn on the last farm on M-19 before the north edge of St Clair County at about 3:00 pm. At 5 pm there was a Short-eared Owl in Sanilac Co hunting a ditch on Decker Rd south of Mushroom Rd. Merry Christmas Scott Jennex Ferndale 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: Weekend Sightings in Jackson County From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:10:07 -0500 Saturday morning at the Dahlem Center, Robyn heard a Hermit Thrush on the special needs boardwalk and we saw a dozen Purple Finches in two different flocks out on the trails. We did not encounter any of the Pine Siskins that had been reported there earlier in the week. An immature Golden Eagle was seen on the east side of Hawkins Road north of Trumble Road in Leoni Township On Portage Lake In Waterloo Township, we saw a family of 4 Trumpeter Swans and 4 Common Goldeneyes. Two adult Trumpeter Swans were in the Haehnle Sanctuary Mud Lake Marsh and an adult Bald Eagle flew over the marsh. On Sunday afternoon (Christmas Day) we birded with Cody Porter for a few hours. There were few total birds at Watkins Lake in Norvell Township, but there were about 10 Redheads, 20 Ring-necked Ducks, 8 Lesser Scaup, 4 Ruddy Ducks and a single Bonaparte's Gull. We spotted a pair of adult Bald Eagles flying over Little Wolf Lake south of Grass Lake. One of them was the bird carrying a muskrat trap and chain that has been spotted at various locations in the eastern part of the county over the past two weeks. The 4 Common Goldeneye were still on Portage Lake. Merry Christmas, 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: Ontario Great Gray Owl From: James Fox <jmsfox11 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:07:21 -0500 Sherrie Duris and I chased the Great Great Owl near Kingsville Ontario this morning and got outstanding views. It was actively hunting while we were there and at one point landed in a tree only ten feet away from us! There was also a juvenile Snowy Owl less than a mile away. For the exact location and updates check ONTbirds. I posted photos of the Great Gray and Snowy Owls on my flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/22374475 AT N07/ James Fox Farmington Hills 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: Happy Hummingbird Holidays From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:34:44 -0500 Dear hummingbird enthusiasts, As the holiday season is now upon us, I am in the position of being hopelessly behind in many things, as I'm sure is also the case with some of you. Since October, I have been running around three states banding Rufous Hummingbirds (9 so far and a 10th on deck), but have not had time to post about any of this on my blog despite my best intentions. To make up for this lapse until I can find the time to do the topic of Rufous Hummingbirds justice, I am regifting something that was given to me, and southeastern Michigan birders, back in September. On August 15, Carol Goodman emailed me with news that she had found a Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest in her yard in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Over the next month, she posted interesting emails, accompanied by outstanding videos of the (almost) daily events of this nest, and documents one of the latest confirmed nestings in the state. A thought was given to banding the nestlings, but the nest was 16 feet up in a Silver Maple on a very thin branch, and no safe way could be devised for me to get up there and band them. I have compiled Carol's emails with links to her YouTube videos on my website here: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/Data2011.htm#Carol Goodman's daily commentary Thank you for doing such a great job with this, Carol! I hope I have done the events justice on my website. Any errors in sequence or incorrect links to videos are entirely my fault. You really owe it to yourself to set aside an hour or so sometime this holiday week to read Carol's commentary and view her videos. Enjoy! Happy Holidays everyone! -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.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: Belle Isle birds - December 22, 2011 From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:02:54 -0500 Birders, On Wednesday, December 22, I conducted my last bird survey of the year on Belle Isle (I plan to participate in the Detroit River CBC there on January 1). Waterfowl numbers were pretty good, but given that not even the puddles in the grass were frozen, they were not concentrated by any ice. Blue Heron Lagoon had waterfowl on it again, after being completely frozen and empty a week ago. The woods were very quiet, again, and I was surprised not to find a single junco and very few American Tree Sparrows. 46 species Canada Goose - 1105 Mute Swan - 32 Gadwall - 22 Mallard - 69 Canvasback - 192 Redhead - 81 Ring-necked Duck - 103 Greater Scaup - 35 Lesser Scaup - 3 Bufflehead - 170 Common Goldeneye - 517 Hooded Merganser - 19 Common Merganser - 160 Red-breasted Merganser - 6 Ruddy Duck - 19 Horned Grebe - 5 Double-crested Cormorant - 1 Great Blue Heron - 2 Bald Eagle - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 4 Peregrine Falcon - 2 American Coot - 125 Bonaparte's Gull - 19 Ring-billed Gull - 916 Herring Gull - 13 Rock Pigeon - 79 Mourning Dove - 40 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 7 Downy Woodpecker - 11 Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Blue Jay - 54 Black-capped Chickadee - 2 Tufted Titmouse - 5 White-breasted Nuthatch - 5 American Robin - 34 European Starling - 341 American Tree Sparrow - 9 Song Sparrow - 1 Swamp Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 Northern Cardinal - 19 Common Grackle - 1 House Finch - 15 American Goldfinch - 11 House Sparrow - 68 -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.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: 6 Great Black-backed Gulls - Washtenaw - Fri., Dec. 23, 9:30am From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:58:23 -0800 (PST) Birders,� � �Laurent Fournier reports 6 Great Black-backed Gulls, 300 Herring Gulls, and a few Ring-billed Gulls at Bridge Rd. on Ford Lake in Ypsilanti Twp. at 9:30 this morning. That's a good number for Washtenaw County.Mike SeftonAnn ArborFree field trips and nature programs, no membership required: www.washtenawaudubon.org Follow the migration at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory: www.wpbo.org Subscribe to Michigan Birds and Natural History: http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/ http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/mbnh/recent_issue.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: OT call for list submissions from Michigan Listers From: Scott Jennex <cccta AT aol.com> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:40:22 -0500 (EST) Michigan Listers, Myapologies for cross posting multiple copies of this email It isthat time of year(s) for the call for submissions of Michigan birders lists. I will be gatheringthe totals as of the end of 2011 for the 21st Annual Michigan Listerscompilation. If youhave 100 or more birds on your list for any County or other site in Michigan, we encourageyou to send the list in. We know there are some birders with large County lists who have not participated in the past and we ask for your help in encouraging them to submit their totals. To seethe results of previous compilations and to see the various categories of listswe recommend that you check out this website that Daryl Aspery keeps updated: http://home.wowway.com/~gr8gray/listers/listers.html If youhave not submitted before or have a new county or location, please send thewhole list. For the experienced, you may send just the updates since your lastparticipation Feel freeto contact me with any questions you have. Please forward to any other local Michigan birding emaillists you may be part of and please let me know if you notice any mistakes. ScottJennex 1833 Symes St Ferndale, MI 48220 ccctaATaol.com 248-212-9582 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: Great Black-backed Gulls continue at Ford Lake From: Bob Arthurs <bob.arthurs AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:39:48 -0800 (PST) I saw 2 of them about 1pm today.� One of them was in the water not far off the path by the north end of the islands.� The other was across the lake near the apartments. Bob Arthurs Directions to Ford Lake: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/locations/fordlake.txt 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: [birders] Great Black-backed Gull - Washtenaw - Wed., 21 Dec., 3:30pm From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:40:38 -0500 Birders, Roger Wykes called at 5:15pm to report a third G B-b Gull at the location below. Mike Sefton Ann Arbor Sent from my iPod Begin forwarded message: > From: Mike Sefton > Date: December 21, 2011 4:19:15 PM EST > To: birders AT umich.edu > Subject: [birders] Great Black-backed Gull - Washtenaw - Wed., 21 Dec., 3:30pm > Reply-To: Mike Sefton > > Birders, > There were two adult Great Black-backed Gulls at Ford Lake between 2:45 and 3:30pm today. The birds were with other gulls in the area between the Cliffs Condos and the I-94 bridge, and were observed from the footpath paralleling I-94, accessed from the parking lot on Grove St. They move around quite a bit, but were still there when I left. > Mike Sefton > Ann Arbor > Free field trips and nature programs, no membership required: > > www.washtenawaudubon.org > > Follow the migration at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory: > > www.wpbo.org > > Subscribe to Michigan Birds and Natural History: > > http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/ > > http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/mbnh/recent_issue.html > > --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. 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: Great Black-backed Gull - Washtenaw - Wed., 21 Dec., 3:30pm From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:19:15 -0800 (PST) Birders,� � �There were two adult Great Black-backed Gulls at Ford Lake between 2:45 and 3:30pm today. The birds were with other gulls in the area between the Cliffs Condos and the I-94 bridge, and were observed from the footpath paralleling I-94, accessed from the parking lot on Grove St. �They move around quite a bit, but were still there when I left.Mike SeftonAnn ArborFree field trips and nature programs, no membership required: www.washtenawaudubon.org Follow the migration at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory: www.wpbo.org Subscribe to Michigan Birds and Natural History: http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/ http://www.michiganaudubon.org/about/publications/mbnh/recent_issue.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: new Thorn Lake record From: martin bialecki <kilnfired AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:33:00 -0500 For forty some years i have lived a few miles from Thorn Lake (aka Watkins Pond) and have been there scores of times in all seasons. Yesterday was a significant first. All water was unfrozen and the weather mild. However the east side of Arnold Rd had ZERO birds. *ZERO!* The west side had only 3 species: About a hundred plus Canada geese huddled along the far wooded shore, one GBH, and 2 crows flying by. How very strange. 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: [Mich-listers] NO-12/19 Slaty-backed Gull From: Jim VanAllen <jeva AT live.com> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:44:21 -0500 I was there today (12/19) from 8:30am to 3:55pm and the Slaty-backed Gull wasn't seen. Jim VanAllen Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2011, at 7:17 PM, John Lowry wrote: > Allen and all, > > Clark and I were there for about an hour today, around noon, and it had not been seen prior or during our stay - and the birders there seemed keen on staying the rest of the day to try for it, and were going to post to Mich-listers if it was seen. > > Otherwise a nice assortment of winter gulls, including lots of Glaucous. We did have four Snowy Owls in the vicinity of Fish Point on our way home. > > Further, to Allen's post, I encourage positive and negative reports of the Slaty-backed Gull. > > > John Lowry > Hamburg Township > Livingston County > > > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 6:53 PM, Allen Chartier wrote: > >> I have not seen any reports, positive or negative, about the Slaty-backed >> Gull today. I was planning to try for the bird tomorrow but so far have no >> information to make a decision. I hope somebody can post something this >> evening. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Allen T. Chartier >> Inkster, Michigan >> Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com >> Website: www.amazilia.net >> Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Mich-listers mailing list >> Mich-listers AT envirolink.org >> You can unsubscribe or change your options at: >> http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers >> delivered to: john AT kingbird.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Mich-listers mailing list > Mich-listers AT envirolink.org > You can unsubscribe or change your options at: > http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers > delivered to: jeva AT live.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: [Mich-listers] Slaty-backed Gull? From: John Lowry <john AT kingbird.org> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:17:13 -0500 Allen and all, Clark and I were there for about an hour today, around noon, and it had not been seen prior or during our stay - and the birders there seemed keen on staying the rest of the day to try for it, and were going to post to Mich-listers if it was seen. Otherwise a nice assortment of winter gulls, including lots of Glaucous. We did have four Snowy Owls in the vicinity of Fish Point on our way home. Further, to Allen's post, I encourage positive and negative reports of the Slaty-backed Gull. John Lowry Hamburg Township Livingston County On Dec 19, 2011, at 6:53 PM, Allen Chartier wrote: > I have not seen any reports, positive or negative, about the Slaty-backed > Gull today. I was planning to try for the bird tomorrow but so far have no > information to make a decision. I hope somebody can post something this > evening. > > Thanks! > > -- > Allen T. Chartier > Inkster, Michigan > Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com > Website: www.amazilia.net > Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ > > Mich-listers mailing list > Mich-listers AT envirolink.org > You can unsubscribe or change your options at: > http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers > delivered to: john AT kingbird.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: Slaty-backed Gull? From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:53:54 -0500 I have not seen any reports, positive or negative, about the Slaty-backed Gull today. I was planning to try for the bird tomorrow but so far have no information to make a decision. I hope somebody can post something this evening. Thanks! -- Allen T. Chartier Inkster, Michigan Email: amazilia3 AT gmail.com Website: www.amazilia.net Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.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: Kensington, Walled Lake this morning From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:45:20 -0500 I checked for waterfowl at both of these locations in western Oakland County. Duck diversity down even with essentially completely open water. At Kensington I had a Cackling Goose south of the paddle boat area. It was in with a large flock of Canadas. Five Trumpeter Swans were by themselves in the middle of Kent Lake. I had 3 Tundra Swans approximately off the Farm Unit. An immature Bald Eagle was on a low perch out in Kent Lake. By mid-morning at Walled Lake, the bulk of the roosting gulls were long gone. I did see three sleeping scoters. Two of them raised their heads and were Surf Scoters and the third bird looked to be the same species. I had an adult Bald Eagle flying over Walled Lake. 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: Waterloo Rec Area CBC - Jackson / Washtenaw Counties. From: Don Henise <don_henise AT ntm.org> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:03:52 -0500 Yesterday's Waterloo Recreation Area Christmas Bird Count was successful in finding 70 species of birds, just 2 shy of the record 72 species counted in 2001. Actually, at the tally dinner last night, I had inadvertently put one bird in the wrong row in my spreadsheet, so we only had 69 species. However, we received a late report of a White-crowned Sparrow from a feeder watcher which brought us back up to 70. With most of the water still open, a number of waterfowl species were recorded: Canada Geese, 4 Trumpeter Swans, Mute Swans, 2 American Black Ducks, Mallards, 1 Northern Shoveler, 2 Bufflehead, 2 Common Goldeneyes, 5 Common Mergansers, 1 Pied-billed Grebe and 1 American Coot. Other highlights included 5 Bald Eagles, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Merlin, 12 Eastern Screech-Owls, 10 Great Horned Owls, 2 Barred Owls, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Northern Shrike, 2 Hermit Thrushes, 2 Northern Mockingbirds, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 Field Sparrow and 1 White-crowned Sparrow. Record high numbers were tallied for: Sandhill Crane - 2523 (old record 1465 in 2007) 2300 of these were counted arriving at a night roost on Hawkins Road. Pileated Woodpecker - 7 (old record 5 in 2010) Brown Creeper - 8 (tied the old record from 1979 & 1998) Total Species List: Canada Goose-801 Mute Swan-20 Trumpeter Swan-4 American Black Duck-2 Mallard-114 Northern Shoveler-1 Bufflehead-2 Common Goldeneye-2 Common Merganser-5 Ring-necked Pheasant-1 Wild Turkey-209 Pied-billed Grebe-1 Great Blue Heron-2 Bald Eagle-5 Sharp-shinned Hawk-4 Cooper's Hawk-9 accipiter species-2 Red-tailed Hawk-47 Rough-legged Hawk-1 Golden Eagle -CW only - seen Friday along Hawkins Road American Kestrel-7 Merlin-1 American Coot-1 Sandhill Crane-2523 Ring-billed Gull-78 Herring Gull-8 Rock Pigeon-281 Mourning Dove-649 Eastern Screech-Owl-12 Great Horned Owl-10 Barred Owl-2 Short-eared Owl-1 Belted Kingfisher-6 Red-headed Woodpecker-4 Red-bellied Woodpecker-64 Downy Woodpecker-76 Hairy Woodpecker-22 Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker-35 Pileated Woodpecker-7 Northern Shrike-1 Blue Jay-340 American Crow-296 Horned Lark-14 Black-capped Chickadee-387 Tufted Titmouse-104 Red-breasted Nuthatch-3 White-breasted Nuthatch-107 Brown Creeper-8 Carolina Wren-2 Golden-crowned Kinglet-3 Eastern Bluebird-121 Hermit Thrush-2 American Robin-24 Northern Mockingbird-2 European Starling-1060 Cedar Waxwing-141 Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler-1 American Tree Sparrow-353 Field Sparrow-1 Song Sparrow-7 Swamp Sparrow-2 White-throated Sparrow-3 White-crowned Sparrow-1 Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco-485 Snow Bunting-35 Northern Cardinal-238 Red-winged Blackbird-2 Common Grackle-2 Purple Finch-13 House Finch-126 American Goldfinch-218 House Sparrow-598 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: Short-eared Owls Superior Twp. From: James Fox <jmsfox11 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:24:36 -0500 I got to the Vreeland Gotfredson intersection at about 4:30 this evening and there were at least three Harriers hunting over the fields. Three Short-eared Owls finally appeared at 5:20 and one spent quite a bit of time hunting near the road. We also had a Pheasant fly over and land in the field at about 5:10. James Fox Farmington Hills 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: Long-tailed Duck, Orange-crowned Warbler From: "Mencotti, Michael" <MMencotti AT dcds.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:47:59 -0500 I started at Walled Lake in Oakland County this morning, and this lake continues to amaze and delight. Among the 1,000+ gulls at 7:30 am, I found 2 Glaucous, 2 Lesser and 1 Great Black-backed. I finally got the Long-tailed, which was floating in good company indeed with 2 Blacks and 1 Surf Scoter. Onto Lake Erie Metropark around 10 am, where I found an Orange-crowned Warbler feeding with a couple of chickadees and kinglets. It was quite active, and it let out its distinctive call note. The warbler and a Winter Wren were found along the trail along the water south of the boat launch; the birds were about 20 yards before you would get to the long boardwalk bridge. The nature woods had a Fox Sparrow and other usual suspects. No unusual waterfowl, and there are still some Bonaparte's Gulls hanging around. I hope the warbler stays around for the Christmas Count on the 26th. Onto Belle Isle for the Ross's Goose. NOT! Best bird was a Peregrine that flew across the river and landed on the roof of the Whitney Bldg. 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