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08 May Re: [birders] White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor ["Bruce M. Bowman" ]
8 May Re: White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor - park border clarification [Dave Borneman ]
8 May White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor [Roger Kuhlman ]
7 May Lark Sparrow Monroe County [Karl Overman ]
7 May Kentucky Warbler, White-eyed Viireo - Jackson County - PLU ["Don Henise" ]
6 May Lark Sparrow at Petersburg State Game Area Western Monroe County [Roger Kuhlman ]
06 May Re: [birders] Ticks! [Dave Sing ]
6 May Murphy Lake State Game Area ["HOISINGTON, ADAM" ]
6 May Good Birds and Butterflies in W. Washtenaw County 5/5 [Roger Kuhlman ]
5 May Erie Marsh; Pointe Mouillee [Karl Overman ]
05 May Re: [birders] SW Washtenaw Potpourri, 5/5 ["Bruce M. Bowman" ]
5 May Jackson County, Henslow's, Sedge Wren etc. ["Don Henise" ]
4 May Hummingbird arrivals - update 5/4/08 ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
4 May Osprey etc ["John Swales" ]
3 May Rails at American Center Marsh - Oakland County ["Don Henise" ]
3 May Oakland County Bell's Vireo not seen, Mockingbird seen ["Don Henise" ]
3 May Worm-eating Warbler at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor [Roger Kuhlman ]
2 May Worm-eating Warbler still present at American Center Marsh ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
2 May Peregrine Falcons in Downtown Jackson ["Don Henise" ]
2 May Caspian,Grasshopper,Orchard,Manchester etc []
2 May Eberwhite Woods West AA ["John Swales" ]
1 May Bell's Vireo still present in Oakland Co. ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
30 Apr Worm-eating Warbler still present at Metro Beach, Macomb Co. ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
30 Apr Greater Yellowlegs in Oakland County ["Joseph E. Faggan" ]
30 Apr RE: Bell's Vireo []
29 Apr Bell's Vireo--yes []
29 Apr Bell's Vireo NOT today ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
29 Apr Upland Sandpipers at Willow Run Airport Wayne Co [Roger Kuhlman ]
29 Apr Portage Lake Unit, Jackson Co. Tuesday AM ["Don Henise" ]
28 Apr Bell's Vireo - late morning, Monday ["Bruce M. Bowman" ]
28 Apr Bell's Vireo (still) - 9:20am, Monday ["Bruce M. Bowman" ]
27 Apr Bobolink Wayne County [Karl Overman ]
27 Apr Bell's Vireo, Oakland County ["Robert Epstein" ]
26 Apr RE: Jackson County - 7 Warblers, 5 Swallows and others ["Don Henise" ]
26 Apr Jackson County - 7 Warblers, 5 Swallows and others ["Don Henise" ]
26 Apr Ovenbird at Nichol's Arboretum 4/26 [Roger Kuhlman ]
24 Apr Eared Grebe photos / Re: [birders] Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday, 4/24, 10am ["Bruce M. Bowman" ]
24 Apr Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday, 4/24, 10am [Mike Sefton ]
23 Apr Eared Grebe still at LEMP 4/23 ["Paul Cypher" ]
23 Apr (Fwd) Wayne County LEMP Eared Gebe ["Bruce M. Bowman" ]
21 Apr North Carolina Salamander/Birding Trip ["HOISINGTON, ADAM" ]
20 Apr Mockingbird at Metro Beach ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
20 Apr Fish Pt Sat []
19 Apr Noggles Rd/ Manchester area birds []
19 Apr Crosswinds Marsh birds - April 19, 2008 ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
17 Apr Re: [birders] Washtenaw Co. shorebirds ["Bruce M. Bowman" ]
15 Apr Vesper Sparrow on Vreeland Road and Cabbage White in AA [Roger Kuhlman ]
11 Apr Michigan hummingbird arrivals ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
7 Apr Metro Beach Banding Report - April 5 & 6, 2008 ["Allen T. Chartier" ]
6 Apr Re: se-mi-birdlist digest: April 05, 2008 [Richard Quick ]
6 Apr Birding the Saginaw Valley & Huron Co. [Karl Overman ]
05 Apr New arrivals.......... ["Ana Scott" ]

Subject: Re: [birders] White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:03:35 -0400
At 1:45 today I saw the White-eyed Vireo to the south, not north, on 
Roger's second trail.  Follow Roger's directions and then walk south, or 
enter the trail at a point 38 paces north from the entrance to the trail 
behind the houses and walk north (40 or 50 yards at 1:45).  The bird was 
not singing when I was there, but its jabbering caught my attention.

Bruce


From:           	Roger Kuhlman 
To:             	birders AT umich.edu
Subject:        	[birders] White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor
Date sent:      	Thu, 8 May 2008 11:50:02 -0400
Send reply to:  	Roger Kuhlman 

> 
> A White-eyed Vireo was in the northwest section of Dolph Nature Area in
> Ann Arbor Thursday Morning. The bird was singing in the heavy brush along
> the western edge of the First? Sister Lake. To reach this area you have
> cross the Boy Scout bridge and walk northward along the back edges of the
> adjoining homeowner's properties until you come to an open space blocked
> to the north by private property. Then find the trail on top of the ridge
> in the brush that continues north and take it until you hear the bird.
> There is a second trail down the ridge towards the lake from the open
> space that also goes north and you can take it to the same general area.
> It goes under a large broken tree trunk but it is far more shrubby and
> difficult to walk. The advantage of this second trail is that the WEV
> while I was there was active on this trail.
> 
> Roger Kuhlman
> Ann Arbor, Michigan
> 5/8/2008
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Subject: Re: White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor - park border clarification
From: Dave Borneman <davidborneman AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:33:36 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks Roger - This gives me a good opportunity to clear up something about 
park boundaries in Dolph Park that may have confused other folks over the 
years. That trail that Roger references, where he saw the vireo - IT IS 
ENTIRELY ON PARK PROPERTY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT SEVERAL NEIGHBORS THERE HAVE 
MOWED BACK INTO THE PARK, MAKING IT LOOK LIKE THEIR YARDS. In fact, you can 
walk all the way north to the end of Porter Ave., past the mowed yard with the 
swimming pool. The storage shed at that site is clearly on park property. 

   
 We've made some unsuccessful attempts in past years to clear this up, 
including surveying the property line a few years ago, but these long-term 
encroachments are hard to un-do. It's also a bit complicated by the status of 
that strip of land as an old public road right-of-way, and some property owners 
have claimed that they own the west half of it. Regardless of that legal issue, 
the east half (roughly the trail and everything east of it) is undisputably 
park property. So the bottom line is this: Feel free to walk that trail behind 
the houses from Rhea Street north to Porter Ave, along the west edge of First 
Sister Lake. If anyone questions you about it, feel free to give them my name 
and office phone number. Thanks! Happy Birding! -dave 

   
  David Borneman, Manager
  Natural Area Preservation
  City of Ann Arbor, Public Services Area
  1831 Traver Road
  Ann Arbor, MI 48105
   
  PH: 734-994-4834    FAX: 734-997-1072
  dborneman AT ci.ann-arbor.mi.us

Roger Kuhlman  wrote:
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FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } A White-eyed Vireo was in the northwest section of Dolph 
Nature Area in Ann Arbor Thursday Morning. The bird was singing in the heavy 
brush along the western edge of the First? Sister Lake. To reach this area you 
have cross the Boy Scout bridge and walk northward along the back edges of the 
adjoining homeowner's properties until you come to an open space blocked to the 
north by private property. Then find the trail on top of the ridge in the brush 
that continues north and take it until you hear the bird. There is a second 
trail down the ridge towards the lake from the open space that also goes north 
and you can take it to the same general area. It goes under a large broken tree 
trunk but it is far more shrubby and difficult to walk. The advantage of this 
second trail is that the WEV while I was there was active on this trail. 

 
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
5/8/2008
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Subject: White-eyed Vireo at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor
From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:50:02 -0400
A White-eyed Vireo was in the northwest section of Dolph Nature Area in Ann 
Arbor Thursday Morning. The bird was singing in the heavy brush along the 
western edge of the First? Sister Lake. To reach this area you have cross the 
Boy Scout bridge and walk northward along the back edges of the adjoining 
homeowner's properties until you come to an open space blocked to the north by 
private property. Then find the trail on top of the ridge in the brush that 
continues north and take it until you hear the bird. There is a second trail 
down the ridge towards the lake from the open space that also goes north and 
you can take it to the same general area. It goes under a large broken tree 
trunk but it is far more shrubby and difficult to walk. The advantage of this 
second trail is that the WEV while I was there was active on this trail. 

 
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
5/8/2008

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Subject: Lark Sparrow Monroe County
From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:15:49 -0400
Yesterday, May 6, 2008, Roger Kuhlman found a Lark Sparrow at the  
Petersburg State Game Area--just as he had a year earlier (May 7,  
2007).  I went there today and found  the singing Lark Sparrow in the  
same locale that Roger had it yesterday.  This is on Lulu Road at the  
state game area parking area on the south side of the road east of  
Teal Road.  I also checked the burn area at the next parking area to  
the east on Lulu Road but came up with nothing noteworthy.

I walked the burn area with the Lark Sparrow earlier without success  
with light rain and fairly windy conditions.  In a break in the rain  
I tried again and this time the Lark Sparrow was singing in a small  
tree to the left of where one would walk into the burn from the  
parking area.

The Petersburg State Game area looks much like a miniature version of  
the Oak Openings area 25 miles to the south in Ohio where there is a  
long standing isolated population of breeding Lark Sparrows.  In  SE  
Michigan, Lark Sparrow vanished as regular breeding bird in the early  
1950's.  See, e.g., Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan, p.235.


Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.

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Subject: Kentucky Warbler, White-eyed Viireo - Jackson County - PLU
From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 14:13:12 -0400
Wednesday morning at the Portage Lake Unit in Waterloo Township in Jackson 
County, Joyce Peterson discovered a singing White-eyed Vireo. He was near the 
lake edge in the brush to the left of the picnic pavilion that overlooks the 
lake to the west of the beach area. After Robyn & I checked out the vireo we 
were walking back to our car in the boat launch parking lot when we heard a 
Kentucky Warbler singing in the same woodlot. This is the woodlot to the right 
as your walk down to the boat launch ramps. He was circling around this small 
woodlot between the boat launch and the picnic pavilion mentioned above, 
singing pretty much continually. At one point he came fairly close to the edge 
near the boat launch road and we both got brief, but good views of the bird. 
This was a new Jackson County bird for us. 


Other than that we had pretty much the same birds that Joyce had reported in 
the area on Tuesday. 


Don Henise
 
Librarian
New Tribes Bible Institute
Jackson, MI
don_henise AT ntm.org


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Subject: Lark Sparrow at Petersburg State Game Area Western Monroe County
From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 21:07:45 -0400
Tuesday afternoon I was butterflying at Petersburg State Game Area in western 
Monroe County when I found a Lark Sparrow in one of the prairie openings in the 
northwest sector of the reserve. Periodically it was singing its distinctive 
song. I don't know how long the bird will remain at the site but it seemed to 
be prospecting the area since the habitat, while small, is attractive to the 
species. Almost exactly a year ago May 7, 2007 I had a Lark Sparrow (the same 
bird?) at Petersburg SGA but in a different prairie opening. 

 
To go look for the bird take Lulu Road west from Summerfeld Road and park at 
the third small parking lot in the SGA [this lot is on the south side of the 
road]. Then walk south out into the prairie opening and listen for the bird. If 
it is not there, I would suggest trying all the other openings off of both Lulu 
and Teal roads. 

 
Besides finding the Lark Sparrow, butterflying at Petersburg SGA was excellent. 
I found 15 or 16 species for the day including a possible Horace's Duskywing, 
three Meadow Fritillaries and a record early Gray Hairstreak. The previous 
early first sighting date for Gray Hairstreak in the Greater Washtenaw 
Butterfly Survey for southeast Michigan (Washtenaw, Wayne, Monroe, and Lenawee 
counties) had been June 5 in 2000. Almost a month early, that is pretty 
impressive. 

 
As is consistent with early season broods, this Gray Hairstreak was quite small 
compared to those one sees in the summer season. I first saw this butterfly in 
flight and noticed the darkest gray coloration and its small size. I knew it 
was something special and had to get a good look at. Fortunately I did not lose 
sight of the butterfly in its erratic flight and it soon landed to nectar where 
I could identify it as a Gray Hairstreak. Gray Hairstreaks are uncommon in our 
area and finding one is always a great prize. Most years we turn up a total of 
2 to 7 Gray Hairstreaks per season. 

 
Most of the prairie areas of Petersburg SGA had been subject to a controlled 
burn recently so the prairie openings look quite healthy. However that can be 
deceptive. Fire and controlled burns are a two-edged sword especially for 
insect populations. They can totally destroy certain insect species including 
butterflies at a site when there are no nearby habitats with healthy 
populations of these species from which the site can be re-colonized. At least 
two butterfly species at Petersburg Persius Duskywing and Aphrodite are at 
risk. Persius Duskywing has been on decline at the site for quite some time 
with perhaps only a small vestigial population remaining. No clear records of 
the species have occurred since 2003 but hope always remained for finding 
another Persius Duskywing. Aphrodite was a different story. The population at 
Petersburg has always been thriving. That contrasts with the fact that outside 
of Petersburg SGA Aphrodite is a rare butterfly in southeast Michigan. There is 
no other spot where the species is seen consistently year in and year out let 
alone in good numbers. From my inspection of the burn all the areas where 
Aphrodite were concentrated were burned. As a result Aphrodite could be 
extirpated from Petersburg. We won't know until they normally emerge from their 
chrysalises in mid June. Losing Aphrodite from Petersburg would be a tragedy. 

 
Butterflies found at Petersburg SGA:
Dreamy Duskywing
Juvenal's Duskywing
Horace's Duskywing (?)
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Spring Azure
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
White Colias (white female form of either Clouded Sulphur or Orange Sulphur)
American Copper
American Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Mourning Cloak
Eastern-tailed Blue
Meadow Fritillary
Gray Hairstreak
Pearl Crescent
 
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
5/6/2008
 

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Subject: Re: [birders] Ticks!
From: Dave Sing <dsing AT umich.edu>
Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 10:31:04 -0400
Y'all;  Heed Bruce's warning!  It is Tick City in the grasses right 
now, as fertile a season as we've had
in a few years.  I have already removed two well dug-in ticks from my 
calves (sock line) this Spring.

At 04:27 PM 5/5/2008, Bruce M. Bowman wrote:
>A reminder about the Sharon Valley SGA.  There are ticks-a-plenty there.
>
>Bruce


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Subject: Murphy Lake State Game Area
From: "HOISINGTON, ADAM" <ahoising AT umflint.edu>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 09:37:37 -0400
I spent most of the day yesterday birding Murphy Lake State Game Area
in southern Tuscola County. Here's the list of everything we
saw/heard:
 
Northern Cardinal
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Mourning Dove
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Goldfinch
Mallard
Blue Jay
Rock Pigeon
Tufted Titmouse
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Crow
Eastern Bluebird
Canada Goose
Starling
Northern Flicker
Great Blue Heron
Pileated Woodpecker
American Robin
Turkey Vulture
Song Sparrow
Killdeer
Wood Duck
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Chipping Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Hairy Woodpecker
Field Sparrow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
House Wren
Swamp Sparrow
Green Heron
Osprey
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Veery
Gray Catbird
Ovenbird
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Waterthrush (EVERYWHERE!!)
Nashville Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Pine Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
HOODED WARBLER (heard only, could not locate)
Wilson's Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
White-throated Sparrow
 
Also, I spent the afternoon at Flushing Township Nature Park in
northern Genesee County. The only birds of real interest were
Grasshopper Sparrows and Eastern Meadowlarks.
 
Happy Birding!!
 
Adam Hoisington
ahoising AT umflint.edu

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Subject: Good Birds and Butterflies in W. Washtenaw County 5/5
From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 08:59:45 -0400
The Waterloo Recreation Area in northwestern Washtenaw County was excellent for 
birds and butterflies Monday May 5. Several Cerulean Warblers were on territory 
on both Loveland and McClure Roads. By listening for their songs and showing a 
little patience you get some pretty good views of most of the Ceruleans. Near 
the intersection of Ridge and McClure road there were two singing Hooded 
Warblers and several Blue-winged Warblers. I found one of the Hooded Warblers 
singing while foraging from the floor of the forest understudy--I think a 
fairly unusual spot from which to hear a Hooded Warbler sing. 

 
In the Discovery Center area I had at least three Northern Waterthrush from the 
wetland areas. I heard the loud 'thumping' of a Pileated Woodpecker and then 
saw this magnificient bird fly by me. Over at the MUCC campground besides the 
territorial Pine Warblers I found several Pine Siskins flying about. 

 
For the whole day I saw a total of 13 butterfly species. Most of them were in 
the Discovery center area. The best butterflies of the day were a single Brown 
Elfin, about ten Pine Elfins, my first Tiger Swallowtails of the year, and a 
Monarch. I found the Monarch along the main road leading into the MUCC 
campground. It was a fairly worn female showing that it had been migrating for 
some distance. It looked like it was searching for some milkweed plants to lay 
eggs on and complete its lifecycle. 

 
The Pine Elfins are particularly spectacular little butterflies that in our 
area can sometimes be found in White Pine plantations. The upperside of the 
wings are a nothing special dark brown but the underside have a very 
distinctive, eye-catching banded pattern that makes the butterfly extremely 
attractive. A good photograph of a Pine Elfin can be found at 
http://home.att.net/~r.a.kuhlman/GWashtenawSurvey.htm. Another Elfin species 
the Brown Elfin follows this same pattern, dull on topside but interesting 
underside wings--good pictures of Brown Elfins can be seen at 
http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/elfin_brown02.html. 

 
Butterflies seen for the day.
Spring Azure    
Cabbage White  
Mourning Cloak 
Eastern Comma
Brown Elfin
Pine Elfin
Tiger Swallowtail
Sleepy Duskywing
Juvenal's Duskywing
American Painted Lady
Monarch
Clouded Sulphur
White Colias (white female form of Clouded Sulphur)
Mustard White
 
 
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
5/6/2008

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Subject: Erie Marsh; Pointe Mouillee
From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:30:57 -0400
I gathered mostly negative data birding these two traditional birding  
destinations in Monroe County.  At the Erie Marsh Preserve/ Erie Gun  
Club, shorebirds were few and confined to the ditches--10 Lesser  
Yellowlegs, 2 Solitary Sandpipers, 4 Least Sandpipers, 2 Snipe and a  
Dunlin.  In the cattail marshes I heard several Marsh Wrens and  
Soras.  Eastern Kingbirds and Warbling Vireos back on territory.  I  
ran into octogenarian Tex Wells looking for passerine migrants in the  
cottonwoods behind the sulphur springs.  We had White-eyed Vireo,  
Brown Thrasher,  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Black-throated Blue  
Warblers,  3 Northern Waterthrushes, 2 American Redstarts, Nashville  
Warblers and numerous Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers.  i had an  
Orange-crowned Warbler there before running into Tex.

I biked into Pointe Mouillee from the Roberts Road entrance.  Water  
levels generally up, especially in the Vermet Unit.  I did not check  
the west side of the Vermet Unit nor the Long Pond Unit.  The only  
shorebirds I found were in cell 3 where there has been filling going  
on--60 Dunlin and a Black-bellied Plover.  Ducks in the Lead Unit  
included 50 Gadwall, 2 Bufflehead, 20 Lesser Scaup, 1 male Ring- 
necked Duck.  Eight Shovelers were in cell 2.

Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.


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Subject: Re: [birders] SW Washtenaw Potpourri, 5/5
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 16:27:30 -0400
A reminder about the Sharon Valley SGA.  There are ticks-a-plenty there.

Bruce

Date sent:      	Mon, 5 May 2008 15:09:40 -0400
Subject:        	[birders] SW Washtenaw Potpourri, 5/5
To:             	birders AT umich.edu
From:           	"Dan Sparks-Jackson" 
Send reply to:  	"Dan Sparks-Jackson" 

> A quick synopsis of this morning's birding:
> 
> Sharon Valley SGA 
> (trail heading north from the 'White Barn Lot' west of Lamb Rd.)
> 1 singing Grasshopper Sparrow
> 5 singing Henslow's Sparrows
> 
> Nan Weston Nature Preserve (Esuades Rd.)
> 2 non-singing but call-noting buddy-buddy Louisiana Waterthrushes at
> westernmost pool
> 5+ Black-throated Green Warblers
> 2 singing Blue-winged Warblers
> 1 distant 'chip-ang'ing Scarlet Tanager
> 3 'greeping' Great-crested Flycatchers
> 
> Myers Road (8600)
> 1 N Mockingbird blending cardinal and towhee riffs
> 
> And lastly, the bird du jour: White Crowned Sparrow -- there seems to be
> two or three under every evergreen in any given lawn in western Washtenaw
> today.
> 
> Dan S-J
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Subject: Jackson County, Henslow's, Sedge Wren etc.
From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 14:04:21 -0400
Birded Portage Lake Unit in Waterloo Township, Jackson County this morning. The 
only new arrival we had there was a Northern Parula singing near the flag pole 
just beyond the entrance "guard" shack. The annual Spotted Sandpipers were 
along the lake shore near the beach area. The only other migrants were 1 
Black-throated Green Warbler, 3 or 4 Nashville Warblers, and several 
Yellow-rumped Warblers. Although not new arrivals both Blue-winged Warbler and 
Warbling Vireo seemed to be in greater numbers than last week. 


In the field on Riethmiller Road across from the Lutheran Church, 5+ Henslow's 
Sparrows were calling along with 1 Sedge Wren. Several Bobolinks were 
performing their bubblely (is that a word?) display flight. A little farther 
east on Riethemiller we saw our fist Sandhill Crane chick of the year. 


At the intersection of Maute and Camp Roads more Bobolinks were calling and 
several Savannah Sparrow were singing. 


On Glenn Road between Baldwin and Katz a little east of the two large dead 
cottonwoods were 2 Cerulean Warblers, 1 American Redstart, 1 Nashville Warbler, 
1 Northern Parula, and 1 Northern Waterthrush. 


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Subject: Hummingbird arrivals - update 5/4/08
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 20:25:17 -0400
Birders,

I have just updated my map and table of hummingbird arrivals in Michigan.

http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/Data2008.htm

There were 89 reports in April, the most ever, and in the last 4 days there 
have been 75 additional reports. Nearly every southern Lower Peninsula county 
has a report now, and about half the northern Lower Peninsula counties. There 
was an early rush of records in Wisconsin along the western shore of Lake 
Michigan that looked like it would produce a lot of April records in the U.P. 
But, the late April snowstorm happened right after the first (April 20) bird 
was reported in Marquette, so there was a 10-day gap until the second U.P. 
report, and so far I have received only three U.P. reports. 


Most of these reports are of males. I am also interested in first reports of 
females, so even if you're in the soutnern LP you can still contribute by 
sending me your reports of first females. 


Thanks!

Allen T. Chartier
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Subject: Osprey etc
From: "John Swales" <jmswales AT umich.edu>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 15:41:32 -0400
One migrating north in central washtenaw County Sunday noon; good numbers of 
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Subject: Rails at American Center Marsh - Oakland County
From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 19:52:31 -0400
We took a break from Beaudette Park at noon and went to the American Center
Marsh on 11 Mile Road to look for the Worm-eating Warbler that Scott Jennex
had found there. Didn't find the Worm-eater, but from the sidewalk along 11
Mile Road just west if where the boardwalk come out, 2 Virginia Rails called
out spontaneously quickly followed by a Sora.




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Subject: Oakland County Bell's Vireo not seen, Mockingbird seen
From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 19:39:56 -0400
We spent a good bit of time at Beaudette Park in Pontiac today (too much
time) and did not see or hear any sign of the Bell's Vireo. We were in the
park from about 8:30 am until noon and then again from 2:00 - 3:00 pm.

About 10:00 in the morning a Northern Mockingbird made a brief appearance in
one of the trees near the swing set by the river. 

Only 6 species of warbler were seen, the most notable being 2 or 3
Orange-crowned.



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Subject: Worm-eating Warbler at Dolph Nature Area Ann Arbor
From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 12:50:53 -0400
Around 8am Saturday morning I found a Worm-eating Warbler at Dolph Nature Area 
in western Ann Arbor. The bird was in the northwest section of preserve across 
the 'Boy scout?' bridge and was feeding in several areas of the forest 
understudy on the ground. At no time when I was present did it sing but a 
couple of times it popped a few feet up in the shrubby undergrowth where it 
gave excellent views--a kind of plumpish brown bird with distinctive head 
striping. 

 
Other interesting birds at Dolph included two Northern Parulas, two Northern 
Waterthrushes, and several singing Least Flycatchers. 

 
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Subject: Worm-eating Warbler still present at American Center Marsh
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 18:33:06 -0400
Birders,

This morning (May 2) I stopped at the American Center Marsh east of Inkster 
Road on the north side of 11 Mile Road in Southfield, Oakland Co., where 
Scott Jennex had reported the Worm-eating Warbler yesterday. It took me a 
while, but I found the bird working low among the trees on the west side of 
the area. I saw the bird from the sidewalk along American Drive.

Allen T. Chartier
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Subject: Peregrine Falcons in Downtown Jackson
From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 13:31:55 -0400
When Connie Spots and Nancy Lapinski were working on the lights out
project for downtown Jackson, they heard "rumors" that there was a
Peregrine Falcon hanging around.  On our way through downtown this
morning we searched the buildings and found not 1, but 2 Peregrine
Falcons sitting way up near the top of the 17 story Jackson County Tower
Building at 120 West Michigan Avenue:
(http://www.co.jackson.mi.us/departments/facilities/Tower.asp) 

 

The birds were sitting on the north side of the building, one on the
northwest corner and one near the northeast corner.

 

I've uploaded a couple of poor pictures to my Grove Street site.

 

http://www.grovestreet.com/PicPage.do?id=1270093 

 

http://www.grovestreet.com/PicPage.do?id=1270094 

 

 

 

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Jackson, MI

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Subject: Caspian,Grasshopper,Orchard,Manchester etc
From: martinjb AT netrek.net
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 12:08:17 -0400
2 Caspian tern on Arnold Rd in the middle of Thorn Lk.

An Orchard oriole on Noggles Rd .3 mi south of Austin (oddly I've found one 
there before) 

This low area with dead trees on the east side of the road used to be a regular 
spot for red-headed woodpckr. and I expect that to continue, starling impacts 
notwithstanding. But none while I was there just now. 


A drive thru Country Ln just across from Whippoorwill Ln off Sharon Hollow rd 
produced 2 Grasshopper Sparrow, not to mention all the others typical of that 
habitat (oodles of Savannahs, not yet many Bobolink) but I was rather certain I 
had heard a Western Meadowlark waaayy out there somewhere (hey, it is western 
Washtenaw already). 


I have not been reporting most of the usually expected migrants like N. oriole, 
3 vireos, etc but they have been out there for some time. 



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Subject: Eberwhite Woods West AA
From: "John Swales" <jmswales AT umich.edu>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 11:09:36 -0400
8 species of warblers there this morning; also least and great crested 
flycatchers. No thrushes. 


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Subject: Bell's Vireo still present in Oakland Co.
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 20:02:36 -0400
Birders,

The Bell's Vireo at Beaudette Park in Pontiac was seen again today (May 1). 
A friend, Terri Chapdelaine, saw it this evening and asked me to post for 
her (she doesn't subscribe). Her comments: "I saw the Bell's Vireo today in 
Pontiac, at 5:20 pm, after getting skunked on it yesterday.  It was at the 
far left end of the river as you leave the parking lot, in  the shrubs next 
to single line of birch trees."

Beaudette Park is along Orchard Lake Road about 1/2 mile east of Telegraph 
Road with the entrance on the north side of Orchard Lake Road.

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Subject: Worm-eating Warbler still present at Metro Beach, Macomb Co.
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:07:26 -0400
Birders,

This morning (April 30) a Worm-eating Warbler was caught in one of my mist 
nets at the banding station I operate at Metro Beach Metropark, located 
along the "maintenance road". By my measurements, using Google Earth, this 
is about 0.3 miles (~500 yards) SW of where one was found on Saturday. 
Today's bird was a second-year female which, presuming it is the same bird 
as previously reported, probably explains why none of us heard any singing 
when searching for it on Sunday!

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Subject: Greater Yellowlegs in Oakland County
From: "Joseph E. Faggan" <jfaggan AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT)
There were three birds this afternoon at the Robert
Long Park in Commerce Township.  They were wading at
the shoreline of the little "peninsula" with the
picnic pavilion just on the right as one enters the
park from the parking lot.  The only other birds
perhaps worth mentioning were a Kingfisher and my
first Palm Warbler of the year.

The park is on the north side of 14 Mile Road
immediately west of the M-5 quasi-freeway.

Joseph E. Faggan
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Subject: RE: Bell's Vireo
From: Coolsweetjoy AT aol.com
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:51:28 EDT
 
I was at Beaudette Park this morning around 10:30 and  found the Bell's 
Vireo. Thank you Bruce for giving such good directions for the location of the 

bird. I didn't locate the bird in the "island" of shrub, but heard it singing 

and located it in the shrub near the river to the  right of the dead tree in 
the water.  It was in there with the  kinglets for quite some time until it 
flew deeper into the birch  woods.   
 
Joy Barron
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Subject: Bell's Vireo--yes
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:52:05 EDT
I had the Bell's Vireo at Beaudette Park at 6:40 tonight.
 
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Subject: Bell's Vireo NOT today
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:46:13 -0400
Birders,

I went back to Beaudette Park in Pontiac this morning (April 29) to improve 
on my photos of the Bell's Vireo. From about 8:30 - 9:45 I found no 
evidence, visual or audio, of the bird. It may still be present, but three 
birders failed to find it this morning.

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Subject: Upland Sandpipers at Willow Run Airport Wayne Co
From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:34:53 -0400
Tuesday morning April 29 I found four Upland Sandpipers at Willow Run Airport 
in western Wayne County. Two Uplands were in the western end of the airport and 
two in the eastern part. All the birds were seen from Tyler Road--the eastern 
ones were quite close to the road. At one point one bird was less than 10 feet 
off the road. The westernmost Uplands were much further out into the fields and 
only viewable clearly with a spotting scope. I saw these birds from a small 
parking area near a flight training school just as you come into the airport 
area. 

 
Later in the morning several Cliff Swallows were hunting over the waters at 
Ford Lake in Ypsilanti. 

 
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Subject: Portage Lake Unit, Jackson Co. Tuesday AM
From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:24:34 -0400
Robyn and I birded at the Portage Lake Unit and on List Road this morning and 
had the following: 



Eastern Kingbird - one at the PLU boat launch

Yellow-throated Vireo - one on the edge of the PLU boat launch parking lot - 
one on List Road 


Gray Catbird - in a couple of places - they are back

Nashville Warbler - 1 at PLU

Orange-crowned Warbler - LR

Yellow Warbler - PLU & LR

Chestnut-sided Warbler - LR

Black-throated Green Warbler - PLU near the guard house

Yellow-rumped Warbler - lots at PLU

Palm Warbler - 3 at PLU

Common Yellowthroat - 1 on Dalton Road just north of Seymour

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 at PLU


All of the warblers at the Portage Lake this morning were seen or heard on the 
trail through the woods just above the fishing pier except for the 
Black-throated Green Warbler. There were Yellow-rumped Warblers all over the 
park. 


The Orange-crowned Warbler and Chestnut-sided Warbler were on List Road in the 
marshy opening where the Waterloo/Pickney Trail crosses. 


The last couple of days were busy for us, so I failed to post that we had a 
White-crowned Sparrow in our back yard on Sunday morning. 



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Subject: Bell's Vireo - late morning, Monday
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:29:18 -0400
The Bell's Vireo was still being seen at 11:15-11:45 today at Beaudette 
Park in Pontiac.  It has been with kinglets in scrub close to the river.

Enter Beaudette Park from Orchard Lake Road 0.3 miles east of Telegraph. 
Park in the first dirt parking lot you come to.  Cross the road and walk 
to the river.  Walk about two hundred yards left along the river until 
you come to an "island" of scrub in the grass past some picnic tables.  
The Bell's Vireo spent a lot of time in that island with some kinglets 
before they all moved over to the scrub along a birch woods by the river. 
 The Bell's Vireo has singing occasionally.  

There were about eight birders there when I was there.  Look for birders. 
 They're probably on the bird.

Bruce
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Subject: Bell's Vireo (still) - 9:20am, Monday
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:40:03 -0400
Mike Sefton called to ask me to post the following info.  (I hope I've 
got it all straight).

The Bell's Vireo was still being seen at 9:20am today at Beaudette Park 
in Pontiac.  It has been with kinglets in a woods next to the river.

Enter Beuadette Park from Orchard Lake Road east of Telegraph.  Park in 
the first dirt parking lot you come to.  Cross the road and walk to the 
river.  The birds are in a thicker part of the woods to the left of where 
you can walk right down to the river.  The Bell's Vireo has been singing 
occasionally.

Bruce
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Subject: Bobolink Wayne County
From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:53:50 -0400
Late today I saw a singing Bobolink by the soccer field at Maybury  
State Park in extreme NW Wayne County.

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.

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Subject: Bell's Vireo, Oakland County
From: "Robert Epstein" <Robepp AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:38:09 -0400
The Bell's Vireo is still present at Beaudette Park as of Sunday, 5:33 pm. Pics 
are posted on Grovestreet. Link is below. 


Robert Epstein

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Subject: RE: Jackson County - 7 Warblers, 5 Swallows and others
From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:40:47 -0400
I forgot to mention in my first post that we visited Cutler Road after
Portage Lake. There was barely any waterfowl there. Just a couple of
Mallards and a few Green-winged Teal. The habitat looks great for shorebirds
right now but we only had 1 Solitary Sandpiper and 1 Spotted Sandpiper along
with a  pair of Killdeer.

 
 

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Subject: Jackson County - 7 Warblers, 5 Swallows and others
From: "Don Henise" <don_henise AT ntm.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:26:44 -0400
In spite of the windy, damp and chilly conditions this morning, Robyn and I
along with Gary Mason and his son Drew found several good birds and a few
new arrivals for Jackson County.  We birded mainly in the Waterloo area,
starting out on the Hoffman Trail off of Moekel Road at 7:00 am. There were
several Red-headed Woodpeckers on the first part of the trail and a singing
Northern Waterthrush less than 100 yards from the parking area. A small
flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers moved overhead at the parking area.  Next we
listened for rails and bittern on Reithmiller Road but missed them. The
water level is as high as I've seen it there and it was fairly windy. We'll
give it a try latter on in the season. There were several Swamp Sparrows
singing there. A Northern Harrier was working the field across from the
Lutheran church.

We spent some time at the Portage Lake Unit and had some good birds. A large
number of swallows were feeding on the mayfly hatch. Good numbers of Tree,
Barn and Northern Rough-winged Swallows were flying around the edges of the
lake.  We picked out a few Bank Swallows with the flocks and then found a
single Cliff Swallow sitting on the fishing pier. A Warbling Vireo was
singing near the boat launch. As we tried to track it down we pulled out a
Nashville Warbler and an Orange-crowned Warbler. The Orange-crowned actually
displayed is orange crown - the first time either Robyn or I had ever seen
the orange. There were 3 or 4 Yellow Warblers and at least 3 Palm Warblers
as well as numerous Yellow-rumped Warblers around the park.

Robyn and I picked up our 7th warbler species at the Haehnle Sanctuary when
a Blue-winged Warbler popped out near the lower observation benches.  Also
at Haehnle we saw 2 Bald Eagles, where else but flying over Eagle Lake!!
One was a nearly adult 4th year bird. It had a bright white tail, but a
dingy white head and still had a bit of white flecking on the back.  The
other bird was a young, probably 2nd year bird.

Good Birding,

Don & Robyn Henise
 
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Subject: Ovenbird at Nichol's Arboretum 4/26
From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:42:29 -0400
I found a non-singing Ovenbird in a patch of shrubby undergrowth (that the Arb 
authorities have not cut down as of yet) in a hillside valley off the southwest 
edge of Dow Prairie in the Arboretum in Ann Arbor Saturday morning. Other 
Warblers in the Arb Saturday included lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers, several 
Palm Warblers, and two or three Pine Warblers. Another birder I met there said 
she had seen a Black-throated Green Warbler. 

 
At nearby Gallup and Furstenburg Parks there were good numbers of both 
Yellow-rumped Warblers and Palm Warblers. One Yellow Warbler was at each park. 

 
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
4/26/2008
 
At the Arb there was on display the "NATURAL" process of wood chipping where 
workers fed downed tree limbs and branches to the wood chipper. All part of 
'restoring' native ecosystems in the Arb I guess. 

 

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Subject: Eared Grebe photos / Re: [birders] Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday, 4/24, 10am
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:05:46 -0400
To find the Eared Grebe--where it was this morning, at least--walk south 
along the lake on the trail from the parking lot until you get to the 
second boardwalk section.  This is "the big bridge."  (See Paul Cypher's 
post below.)  There's some water on the right side and the lake on the 
left side.  Yesterday evening the bird was straight out from the big 
bridge.  This morning it was visible from there, but it was quite a 
distance farther south.  Look at about a 30-degree angle from the 
shoreline.  I watched it from 9:15 to 9:30.  After getting some 60X 
digiscope photos from the big bridge, I walked a short distance beyond 
the big bridge to where there's a yellow barrel to the left of the trail. 
 I watched from there for awhile and then continued a distance along the 
trail until, where it curves right, there's a path to the left that leads 
to a bench at the edge of the lake.  This was the best place for viewing 
the bird.  From a pixel count from my photos I determined the distance to 
the bird to be about 960 feet.  You can probably ID it with binoculars, 
but a scope will be a big help, of course.  From this location I was 
looking toward the right edge of the second island clockwise from 
straight out.  This is at about a 35- to 40-degree angle from the 
shoreline.  See the islands in my last photo at the photo sharing site.  
The bird was toward the left edge of the channel that's to the right of 
the second island.

The bird was not diving from 9:15 to 9:30, so I took a lot of photos.  
When it started diving at 9:30, I quit.  I've put the best (poor) of my 
photos of the Eared Grebe at the photo sharing site:  

    http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html

This grebe appears to be in full breeding plumage.

Bruce

Date sent:      	Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:05:14 -0700 (PDT)
From:           	Mike Sefton 
Subject:        	[birders] Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday,  4/24, 10am
To:             	birders AT umich.edu
Send reply to:  	Mike Sefton 

> Birders,
>     Bruce Bowman called at 10am to say that the Eared Grebe is still at
>     LEMP as of today.  Follow the directions below, and look for two
>     islands in the lake.  The bird was about 3/4 of the way out towards
>     the right most island.  For part of the time Bruce observed the bird,
>     it was not diving, allowing good views.
>   Mike Sefton
>   Ann Arbor
> 
> Paul Cypher  wrote:
>   From: "Paul Cypher" 
> To: birders AT umich.edu
> Subject: [birders] Eared Grebe still at LEMP 4/23
> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:01:49 -0400
> 
>         Good evening,
> 
>   Daryl Aspery, Scott Jennex and I saw Walt's Eared Grebe at Lake Erie
>   Metropark tonight.  We left at 6:30 after 15-20 minutes of viewing.
> 
>   From the boat launch, walk south on the Cherry Island Marsh Trail (the
>   segment next to the lake) and head to the big bridge. The bird was east
>   of the bridge  (lake side) and diving frequently.  It would spend
>   literally a few seconds on the surface before diving again.  It would
>   also come up quite a distance away from where it dove. In short, a quick
>   glance will not work.  You must be patient and look.  Viewing distance
>   was hard to estimate, but it was in the order of hundreds of yards a
>   times.  Remember, from the bridge, you are up off of the water.  This
>   certainy helped us keep track of the bird. The breeze made the water a
>   bit choppy.
> 
>   Good luck.
> 
>   Paul Cypher
>   Woodhaven, MI
> 
> 
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Subject: Eared Grebe still at LEMP, Thursday, 4/24, 10am
From: Mike Sefton <mseft AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:05:14 -0700 (PDT)
Birders,
 Bruce Bowman called at 10am to say that the Eared Grebe is still at LEMP as of 
today. Follow the directions below, and look for two islands in the lake. The 
bird was about 3/4 of the way out towards the right most island. For part of 
the time Bruce observed the bird, it was not diving, allowing good views. 

  Mike Sefton
  Ann Arbor

Paul Cypher  wrote:
  From: "Paul Cypher" 
To: birders AT umich.edu
Subject: [birders] Eared Grebe still at LEMP 4/23
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:01:49 -0400

        Good evening,
   
 Daryl Aspery, Scott Jennex and I saw Walt's Eared Grebe at Lake Erie Metropark 
tonight. We left at 6:30 after 15-20 minutes of viewing. 

   
 From the boat launch, walk south on the Cherry Island Marsh Trail (the segment 
next to the lake) and head to the big bridge. The bird was east of the bridge 
(lake side) and diving frequently. It would spend literally a few seconds on 
the surface before diving again. It would also come up quite a distance away 
from where it dove. In short, a quick glance will not work. You must be patient 
and look. Viewing distance was hard to estimate, but it was in the order of 
hundreds of yards a times. Remember, from the bridge, you are up off of the 
water. This certainy helped us keep track of the bird. The breeze made the 
water a bit choppy. 

   
  Good luck.
   
  Paul Cypher
  Woodhaven, MI
   
   
   
   
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Subject: Eared Grebe still at LEMP 4/23
From: "Paul Cypher" <paulcypher AT comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:01:49 -0400
Good evening,

Daryl Aspery, Scott Jennex and I saw Walt's Eared Grebe at Lake Erie Metropark 
tonight. We left at 6:30 after 15-20 minutes of viewing. 


From the boat launch, walk south on the Cherry Island Marsh Trail (the segment 
next to the lake) and head to the big bridge. The bird was east of the bridge 
(lake side) and diving frequently. It would spend literally a few seconds on 
the surface before diving again. It would also come up quite a distance away 
from where it dove. In short, a quick glance will not work. You must be patient 
and look. Viewing distance was hard to estimate, but it was in the order of 
hundreds of yards a times. Remember, from the bridge, you are up off of the 
water. This certainy helped us keep track of the bird. The breeze made the 
water a bit choppy. 


Good luck.

Paul Cypher
Woodhaven, MI





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Subject: (Fwd) Wayne County LEMP Eared Gebe
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:55:09 -0400
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Subject:        	Wayne County LEMP Eared Gebe 
Date sent:      	Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:16:55 -0400
From:           	"Daryl Aspery" 
To:             	

Walter found an Eared Grebe at Lake Erie metro park at 2:00. It was in 
the water as you cross over the boardwalk bridge near the hawk watch. In 
the area of the Scarlet Tanger from this past winter. Congratulations to 
Walt for breaking 300 in Wayne County!  



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Subject: North Carolina Salamander/Birding Trip
From: "HOISINGTON, ADAM" <ahoising AT umflint.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:22:47 -0400
Hi all,
 
I know this is for Michigan postings but I thought some of you might
like to know what's heading north. We got back last night from
Highlands, NC for a salamander hunting trip. I'm listing the species
of birds and where they were seen, but not how many. 
 
1. Northern Mockingbird (KY, TN, NC)
2. Black Vulture (TN)
3. Yellow-thoated Warbler (TN)
4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (TN, NC)
5. Northern Parula (TN, NC) (They were everywhere!!!)
6. Broad-winged Hawk (TN, NC)
7. Ovenbird (TN)
8. Carolina Chickadee (TN, NC)
9. Black-throated Green Warbler (TN)
10. Song Sparrow (OH, KY, TN, NC)
11. Dark-eyed Junco (NC)
12. Red-eyed Vireo (TN)
13. American Robin (everywhere)
14. Common Raven (NC)
15. American Crow (everywhere)
16. Tree Swallow (KY,TN, NC)
17. European Starling (everywhere)
18. Red-tailed Hawk (OH)
19. Turkey Vulture (everywhere)
20. Eastern Towhee (NC)
21. Tufted Titmouse (NC)
22. Chimney Swift (NC, TN)
23. Northern Cardinal (everywhere)
24. Pileated Woodpecker (NC)
25. Pine Siskin (NC)
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (NC)
27. Eastern Phoebe (everywhere)
28. Wood Thrush (NC)
29. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (NC)
30. Golden-crowned Kinglet (NC)
31. White-breasted Nuthatch (TN, NC)
32. Carolina Wren (NC)
33. Canada Goose (everywhere)
34. Mallard (NC)
35. American Kestrel (NC)
36. Barn Swallow (Barn Swallow (NC)
37. House Finch (NC)
38. American Goldfinch (NC)
39. Rock Pigeon (TN, NC)
40. Great Blue Heron (NC)
41. Black-throated Blue Warbler (NC)
42. Black-and-white Warbler (NC)
43. Blue-headed Vireo (NC)
44. Downy Woodpecker (NC)
45. Hairy Woodpecker (NC)
46. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (NC)
47. Blue Jay (everywhere)
48. Red-breasted Nuthatch (NC)
49. Eastern Bluebird (NC)
50. House Wren (KY)
51. Mourning Dove (KY)
52. Cliff Swallow (TN)
 
We also had a possible Red-cockaded Woodpecker and an Accipiter sp.
 
We saw 11 species of salamanders also, if you're interested:
Shovel-nosed, Spring, Immitator, Blue-ridge Two-lined, Pigmy, Seal,
Three-lined, Gray-cheeked, Ocoee, Southern Red-backed, and Seepage.
 
Happy Birding!!! (and herping!)
 
Adam Hoisington
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Subject: Mockingbird at Metro Beach
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:32:07 -0400
Birders,

This afternoon (April 19) a photographer walked down the banding lane at Metro 
Beach and asked me about a bird he'd photographed on the grass near the golf 
course at Metro Beach Metropark. It was a stunningly well photographed Northern 
Mockingbird. He said the bird flew off toward the golf course. This species is 
very rare at this locale...I've never seen one in more than 20 years birding 
there. 


Allen T. Chartier
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Subject: Fish Pt Sat
From: nharrierpw AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:44:46 -0400
On my first exploration of the Fish Pt area, I was pleased to find my first 
spring warbler: a Pine Warbler, perched & singing just across the street from 
the Quanicassee Boat Launch. In the Fish Pt area, there was a flock of a dozen 
Yellow-rumpeds and a Ruby-Thr Kinglet. I also flushed an owl, prob. a Great 
Horned. A hen pheasant crossed the road & I heard another call in a different 
spot. Hawks incl wonderful looks at a perched then kiting Rough-legged, a 
couple sharpies, a Cooper's, & a N. Harrier. Lots of ducks incl B-W & G-W Teal, 
Canvasback, N. Shov, Gadwall, Bufflehead, Com Merg as well as a couple 
Pied-billed Grebes. More Mute than Tundra Swans. Also saw a couple Greater 
Yellowlegs along with a Wilson's Snipe. 


On Friday at Shiawassee, there were Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs. I also found 
at least 3 Wood Ducks that I believe were checking out possible nest sites in 
the woods. 


I'm from Iowa so I'm not that familiar with what is common here & what is not, 
but I'm enjoying visting some new birding areas. 


Peggy Wang
Essexville, MI


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Subject: Noggles Rd/ Manchester area birds
From: martinjb AT netrek.net
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:11:47 -0400
I have not been reporting for a long time. I must say this is the most pheobe 
spring I've seen -- a pair at every stream and barn. Winter to summer in 2 days 
flat and bingo the usual suspects. Yesterday a yellow-throated vireo calling 
3-8, yellow warbler and many gnatcatchers. Before that barn swallow, purple 
martin, vesper and savannah sparrow dates in particular I don't recall. Early 
in this past week osprey along the upper Raisin near Brooklyn. 

It's exciting yes, but almost predictable.
And I've barely gotten out today ....

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Subject: Crosswinds Marsh birds - April 19, 2008
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:53:28 -0400
Birders,

This morning my birding class and I found an interesting mix of birds at 
Crosswinds Marsh. Perhaps most interesting was the singing male Yellow Warbler, 
the earliest I've ever had in Michigan, along with an early Blue-gray 
Gnatcatcher. Other interesting birds included a flyover Greater Yellowlegs 
several winnowing Wilson's Snipe, a male Blue-winged Teal, and good numbers of 
Barn Swallows (Tree Swallows present also). 


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Subject: Re: [birders] Washtenaw Co. shorebirds
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 AT comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:18:20 -0400
The large vernal pond on the west side of M-52 is at Waldo Rd., three 
miles south of I-94.  I stopped there today on the way to Nan Weston 
Preserve.  The only shorebird I found was a lone Killdeer.

At Nan Weston Preserve I was hoping to find this year's Louisiana 
Waterthrush.  I didn't find one.

On the way home I drove Prospect Hill Rd. and Kendall Rd., north of Nan 
Weston Preserve.  I found Vesper Sparrows on Prospect Hill Rd., where Dan 
Sparks-Jackson reported them earlier.  The birds flew over to Kendall Rd. 
while I was there.  Also on Prospect Hill Rd. I found a pair of Eastern 
Phoebes, probably with a nest nearby.

At Dolph Park in the late morning I had a few yellow rumps, two Ruby-
crowned Kinglets, and two Golden-crowned Kinglets.  There was also a Blue-
winged Teal, my first of the year.  There was just one Hermit Thrush.  I 
was disappointed to find no Fox Sparrows.

Bruce


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Date sent:      	Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:54:27 -0400
Subject:        	[birders] Washtenaw Co. shorebirds
Send reply to:  	"Bruce M. Bowman" 
Copies to:      	dsbachman AT sbcglobal.net

> A second-hand report from Sean Bachman...
> 
> There are shorebirds in water in a farmer's field alongside M-52 three or
> four miles south of I-94.  This is near Waldo Rd. or perhaps Grass Lake
> Rd.
> 
> Bruce
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Subject: Vesper Sparrow on Vreeland Road and Cabbage White in AA
From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:13:55 -0400
Around noontime Monday April 14 I heard and then saw a Vesper Sparrow on 
Vreeland Road just east of Harris Road in central Washtenaw County. The bird 
was singing from a corn stalk among the stubble in the fields and the white 
edging in the tail feathers was quite apparent. [I would suggest if you go 
looking for this bird it is best to search for it in the morning or towards 
evening when it is singing a lot. All sparrows including Vesper Sparrow usually 
sing infrequently in the afternoons and the Vesper Sparrow will be hard to find 
if it is not singing.] 

 
Monday afternoon I found my first Cabbage White of the year flying around in my 
backyard in northeast Ann Arbor. As were the overwintering adult butterfly 
species--Mourning Cloak, Eastern Comma, Milbert's Tortoise Shell, and Gray 
Comma--Cabbage Whites (emerges from a chrysalis) are late this year. The record 
early first sighting date for Cabbage White in the Greater Washtenaw County is 
March 23 which occurred in 2000. Many years Cabbage White emerges first towards 
the end of March and usually is out by very early April. This year's April 14 
first sighting record is the second latest on record only one day short of the 
latest first sighting date. 

 
Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan
4/15/2008

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Subject: Michigan hummingbird arrivals
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:18:48 -0400
Birders,

I have received four reports of hummingbirds in the past two days, none of 
which has been confirmed yet. This is more than last year, and the 
concentration in the SE is unusual as the earliest reports are typically from 
the south-central or SW regions. 


See: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/Data2008.htm

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Subject: Metro Beach Banding Report - April 5 & 6, 2008
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:55:01 -0400
Hello everyone,

The fifth consecutive spring migration monitoring banding season (and 15th 
overall) began this weekend at Metro Beach Metropark, Macomb Co., with 
beautiful skies, wonderful temperatures, and glorious mud. But, not as much 
mud and water as in the past couple years in my estimation.

On Saturday, April 5, seven volunteers met at 8 a.m. (E.D.T.) and helped 
prepare the station for banding, clearing existing net lanes and creating 
some new ones. The "frog net" locale had water too deep to safely opertate a 
net for the second spring in a row, and water at part of the "L" net was 
also quite deep. So, I decided to create a new "U-shape" net in an area I've 
called the "upland" woods because it is a foot higher in elevation and has 
no mud right now! We did leave the one "L" net that was not over water, and 
the "field nets" were rotated 180-degrees so that when we walk up to it now 
we're walking into the open end of the "U". This year, I will be attempting 
to keep track of which "micro-habitat" all the birds are captured in, and 
have identified these as: Field, Field Edge, Swamp Woods, Willows, and 
Upland Woods. Prior to this year, the nets have not been "clumped" into 
coveniently discrete "habitats". Around noon, we were able to open the nets 
for about 2 1/2 hours, capturing mainly resident and breeding birds, but one 
Eastern Phoebe was the highlight of the 9 birds banded. Of the 5 recaptures, 
all were from 2007. Highlights of birds observed but not banded included a 
lone Sandhill Crane that spent nearly an hour calling in the Pt. Rosa Marsh 
between the maintenance road and the beach, and a few Rusty Blackbirds.

On Sunday, April 6, three volunteers arrived at 6 a.m. (5:00 E.S.T.) as we 
will be doing for the remainder of the season, and opened the station for 
the first full day of banding. A total of 26 birds were banded, plus 13 
recaptured and 2 released unbanded, of 11 species. Highlights included two 
American Tree Sparrows, which are probably the last we'll see this spring, 
and the first Golden-crowned Kinglets (2) and Swamp Sparrow (1). Otherwise, 
mainly resident and breeding birds were banded. Three Carolina Wrens, all in 
the new "upland" nets, were a surprise as we've not banded a "new" Carolina 
Wren in quite a while. The recaptures proved quite interesting, with 3 Song 
Sparrows, 1 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 American Goldfinch, and 1 American 
Robin originally banded in 2005, and a Northern Cardinal and an American 
Robin originally banded in 2004. The remaining 5 recaptures were originally 
banded in 2007 including a Downy Woodpecker banded in spring that had to be 
re-banded in fall. Highlights of birds observed but not banded included the 
calling Great Horned Owl when we arrived (probably the male as the female is 
brooding two recently hatched young on the nest), 3 Sandhill Cranes flying 
to the north low over the marsh, the Tree Swallows checking out the nest box 
near the field nets, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler (Rachel only).

It was a great weekend to be outdoors! Thank you to all the volunteers who 
made banding possible this weekend: John Bieganowski, Russ Brown, Frank 
Lautner, Bonita Olesen, Steve Olesen, Carl Pascoe, Rob Poniatowski, Rachel 
Powless, Eli Thomas, and Joan Tisdale.

Banding Data:

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2008

Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:08
Time Open (E.S.T.): 11:15
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:45
Hours Open:  2.5
No. of Nets: 13.00
Net Hours: 32.50
Sky: 0-20% cloud cover
Precipitation: None
Temperature (F): 54-59
Wind: SE  AT  7-10 mph
Barometer: 29-30 - 29.28
No. Banded: 9 (plus 5 recaptured)
No. of Species: 7
Capture Rate: 43.1 birds per 100 net hours
Assistants: John Bieganowski, Russ Brown, Frank Lautner, Bonita Olesen, 
Steve Olesen, Rob Poniatowski, Eli Thomas.

Downy Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
[Black-capped Chickadee - 2 recaptured]
American Robin - 3
Song Sparrow - 1 (plus 1 recaptured)
Northern Cardinal - 2
American Goldfinch - 1 (plus 2 recaptured)


SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2008

Sunrise (E.S.T.): 6:06
Time Open (E.S.T.): 06:00
Time Closed (E.S.T.): 13:00
Hours Open:  7.00
No. of Nets: 4.75 - 13.00
Net Hours: 84.625
Sky: 0-90% cloud cover
Precipitation: None
Temperature (F): 34-63
Wind: SE  AT  1-5 mph
Barometer: 29.37 - 29.30
No. Banded: 26 (plus 13 recaptured and 2 released unbanded)
No. of Species: 11
Capture Rate: 48.4 birds per 100 net hours
Assistants: Carl Pascoe, Rachel Powless, Joan Tisdale.

[Downy Woodpecker - 1 recaptured]
Black-capped Chickadee - 2 (plus 2 recaptured)
Carolina Wren - 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
American Robin - 1 (plus 2 recaptured)
American Tree Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 4 (plus 6 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal - 5 (plus 1 recaptured)
Red-winged Blackbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 5 (plus 1 recaptured and 1 released unbanded)


Allen Chartier
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Inkster, MI  48141
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Subject: Re: se-mi-birdlist digest: April 05, 2008
From: Richard Quick <getrichquick_98 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:49:45 -0700 (PDT)
Isn't this list for "unusual bird sighting"? I check it for that. I don't think 
2 cranes is unusual for this time of year. 


Richard Quick



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On Parker Road this week.
2 Cranes
2 Swan
4 Wild turkey  3 females and a Tom.
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On = Parker Road this=20 week.
2 Cranes
2 Swan
4 Wild turkey  3 females and a=20 Tom.
Buzzards
 
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Subject: Birding the Saginaw Valley & Huron Co.
From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:47:11 -0400
On Saturday, April 5th, Scott Jennex and I birded a few locations in  
northern Livingston County, southern Genesee County and Shiawassee  
Refuge before picking up Myles Willard at his home in southern  
Tuscola County and then birding Fish Point in Tuscola County and the  
shoreline of Huron County east to Port Crescent State Park.  Birding  
highlights were Ross's Goose in Huron County and Long-eared Owls in  
Genesee County.    Here are some of the birds we came up with:

Double-crested Cormorant--Fish Point (Scott only)
Great Blue Heron--surprisingly few for the day, say 3
Great Egret--8 Fish Point
Tundra Swan--7000 Sumac Island, Huron County (Dave Stimac may have a  
different assessment of the number of swans as he was out  there with  
them, pulling his boat as he  worked his craft as one of the best  
waterfowl photographers in the country)
Ross's Goose--east of Caseville on Saginaw Bay at the end of a public  
access called Slivan Ct. In with 300 Canadas.
"Blue" Goose--2 seen along Saginaw Bay in Huron County
Red-shouldered Hawk--one over Loosemore Road, Huron Co.
Rough-legged Hawk--2 at Port Crescent SP hawk watch; one at Fish Point
Bald Eagle-- frequently seen along Saginaw Bay.  One bird on a nest  
by a farm house just inside the Tuscola County line west of Sebewaing.
Merlin--One at Port Crescent SP
Ruffed Grouse--one flew across road in southern Tuscola County (Myles  
Willard only)
Sandhill Crane--six over Loosemore Road, Huron County
Wilson's Snipe--5 in flight over Curtis Road, Shiawassee NWR, Saginaw  
County
Long-eared Owl--2 in young pine grove, Swartz Creek, Genesee County
E. Phoebe--a few seen in Tuscola and Huron Counties
Tree Swallow--quite a few at Fish Point; also seen at hawk watch at  
Port Crescent.
E. Towhee--one male in Caseville, Huron Co.
Fox Sparrow--one in Caseville, Huron Co.
Lapland Longspur--12 in flight Curtis Road, Shiawassee Refuge,  
Saginaw County
Snow Bunting--six Curtis Road, Shiawassee Refuge, Saginaw Co.
E. Meadowlark--only one and that was at the Caro Airport, Tuscola County
Rusty Blackbird--fairly common in blackbird flocks today
Common Redpoll--seen at feeders in the Fish Point area and in Huron  
County, including 9 at a feeder in Caseville.
Redpoll sp?--Feeder at west end of Loosemore Road

The Redpoll sp. was perplexing for me as usual.  Initially all of us  
were on board for Hoary Redpoll--huge size compared to single  
adjacent Common Redpoll, very white, very soft streakings on side;  
rump unstreaked but with a pinkish hue; no obvious streaks undertail  
(appeared to be one or two on closer inspection of photos).  On the  
other side of the identification issue, the bill did not looked  
"pushed in" and it appeared quite long.  Also the rose bloom on the  
underparts was light but very extensive.  Head looked unhealthy with  
a matted look and no clearly defined red cap.  Before we left Myles  
was in the "Common Redpoll" camp on this bird.

The bird was well photographed by Myles, myself and Doug Jackson.   
I'll see if I can share my photos somewhere.

Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.




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Subject: New arrivals..........
From: "Ana Scott" <ah.scotjuday AT verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:36:58 -0500
On Parker Road this week.
2 Cranes
2 Swan
4 Wild turkey  3 females and a Tom.
Buzzards


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