From BackyardBirds1 at aol.com Thu Oct 2 08:46:45 2008 From: BackyardBirds1 at aol.com (BackyardBirds1@aol.com) Date: Thu Oct 2 08:47:04 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] For fun! Message-ID: Good Morning to all... Thought you'd like to one of the birds that is going thru our area....I had this bird...actually there were 3 of them at my home. I sat on our back deck and watched them scour the trees for bugs in our trees. This is a bird that you would not see at your feeders. Their song is very sweet and fun to listen to. You should be able to access their song from the information below. Fall migration has started for many birds...so look up and see who is sitting in your trees! Enjoy! Vickie Backyard Birds 2920 S. Mt. Zion Road Decatur, IL 62521 1.217.864.2212 _BackyardBirds1@aol.com_ (mailto:BackyardBirds1@aol.com) If you would like to unsubscribe..please send me an email. Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Order PASSERIFORMES - Family PARULIDAE (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler.html) For complete Life History Information on this species, visit _Birds of North America Online_ (http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/forward/account/Tennessee_Warbler) . (javascript:popZoom('http://content.ornith.cornell.edu/UEWebApp/images/AM_tenn_warbler_ON_L.jpg','AM_tenn_warbler_ON_L');) Tennessee Warbler, breeding male; Point Pelee, Ontario, May _About the photographs_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/aboutphotos) (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#map) (javascript:popZoom('http://content.ornith.cornell.edu/UEWebApp/images/verm_pere_AllAm_map.gif','verm_pere_AllAm_map');) _About the map_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/aboutmaps) _Play sound from this species_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#fig1) (javascript:popZoom('http://content.ornith.cornell.edu/UEWebApp/images/BES_tenn_warbler_2_L.jpg','BES_tenn_warbler_2_L');) Tennessee Warbler, female; Texas; September Menu 1. _Cool Facts_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#coolfacts) 2. _Description_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#description) 3. _Similar Species_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#similar) 4. _Sound_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#sound) 5. _Range_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#range) 6. _Habitat_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#habitat) 7. _Food_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#food) 8. _Behavior_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#behavior) 9. _Reproduction_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#reproduction) 10. _Conservation Status_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#conservation) 11. _Other Names_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#otherNames) A dainty warbler of the Canadian boreal forest, the Tennessee Warbler specializes in eating the spruce budworm. Consequently its population goes up and down with fluctuations in the populations of the budworm. Cool Facts * The Tennessee Warbler breeds no closer to the state of Tennessee than northern Michigan, over 1,000 km (620 mi) away, and it winters over 2,000 km (1,440 mi) away in southern Mexico and southward. It was given its name in 1832 by Alexander Wilson who first encountered the bird in Tennessee during its migration. * Males of most other warblers in the genus Vermivora have small, concealed patches of red or orange feathers on the tops of their heads. The Tennessee Warbler usually does not, but a very few males have a few reddish feathers there. * The Tennessee Warbler is a common nectar "thief" on its wintering grounds in tropical forests. Instead of probing a flower from the front to get the nectar, and spreading pollen on its face in the process, the warbler pierces the flower tube at its base and gets the reward without performing any pollination. Description _top_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#top) * Size: 10-13 cm (4-5 in) * Wingspan: 20 cm (8 in) * Weight: 8-13 g (0.28-0.46 ounces) * Small songbird. * Drably colored with few distinct field marks. * Back green. * Underparts whitish. * Crown and nape gray. * Thin white line over eyes. * Thin blackish eyestripe. * Underparts may be tinged yellow. * Tail greenish and without spots. * May show faint wingbar. * Bill gray with darker top edge. * Eyes dark brown. * Legs dark gray, soles of feet yellowish. Sex Differences Sexes similar, but female duller, with less gray on head and more yellow on chest. Male Breeding (Alternate) Plumage: Forehead, crown and nape pale bluish gray. Sides of face and neck pale gray. White eyestripe above a dark line through eyes. Back, wings, and rump bright olive-green. Dull whitish from chin to undertail. May have slight yellowish wash across breast or on flanks. Wing feathers and tail dark gray. Nonbreeding (Basic) Plumage: Plumage duller, with head and nape gray-green, similar to rest of upperparts. Variable yellowish wash on throat and breast. Belly and undertail whitish. Female Breeding (Alternate) Plumage: Forehead, crown, and nape olive-gray. Sides of face and eyestripe grayish white tinged with yellow. Dusky line through eyes. Back, wings, and rump olive-green. Dull whitish from chin to undertail, with variable yellowish wash across breast and flanks. Wing feathers and tail dark gray. Nonbreeding(Basic) Plumage: Plumage duller, with more yellow on underparts, especially belly and flanks. Immature Juvenile similar to nonbreeding female, but duller and darker green, with only indistinct pale eyeline and dusky eyestripe. Underparts pale yellow, darker on upper belly and flanks. Two faint wingbars on each wing. Similar Species * Orange-crowned Warbler can be very similar to juvenile or fall female, but is duller green on the back, has yellow undertail, faint blurred streaks on the sides of the breast, and a thin, split eyering. * Vireos are slightly larger, more robustly built, have more distinct eyelines, duller green backs, thicker and less pointed bills, and are less active foragers. Sound Song a loud, spitting three- or two-part series of trills, with the middle series composed of two-note syllables and the third part faster, higher, and louder.?_listen to songs of this species_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#sound) _top_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#top) Range Range Map ? 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology _About the map_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/aboutmaps) Summer Range Breeds across Canada and the very northern United States. Winter Range Winters from southern Mexico to northwestern South America. Habitat Breeds in boreal forest, in open areas containing grasses, dense shrubs, and young deciduous trees. Winters in open second growth forests and agricultural habitats, such as shade coffee plantations Food Invertebrates, especially moth caterpillars, fruit, and nectar. Behavior Foraging Gleans insects from outer foliage of trees and shrubs. Pecks base of flowers to get nectar. Reproduction Nest Type Open cup of dead grass, weed stems, dried leaves, twigs, or bark strips, lined with fine grass, moss, rootlets, or hair. Placed on ground, often hidden in hummock of sphagnum moss or at base of small shrub or tree. Egg Description White, speckled with reddish brown. Clutch Size 3-8 eggs. Condition at Hatching Helpless. _top_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#top) Conservation Status No evidence of population declines. Populations fluctuate widely, depending on spruce budworm outbreaks. Other Names Paruline obscure, la fauvette obscure (French) Chipe peregrino, Reinita verdilla (Spanish) Sources used to construct this page: _top_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler_dtl.html#top) Rimmer, C. C., and K. P. McFarland. 1998. Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina). In _The Birds of North America_ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdsofna/) , No. 350 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. _Summary species account _ (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tennessee_Warbler.html) **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Greg Lambeth From regehr5 at aol.com Fri Oct 3 11:17:33 2008 From: regehr5 at aol.com (regehr5@aol.com) Date: Fri Oct 3 11:18:16 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Field trip Message-ID: <8CAF38AACEB5494-12E0-6BE@mblk-d25.sysops.aol.com> Heron Park boardwalk in Vermilion County is the destination for the field trip Saturday, October 4. Meet at the Anita Purves Nature Center parking lot at 7:30 AM Saturday.? Helen Parker will lead. It's an easy walk and there may be a resident eagle as well as other bird species around. Questions:? 217 367-3130 or 217 367-5787. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081003/1c5b7c2a/attachment.htm From BackyardBirds1 at aol.com Fri Oct 3 16:06:44 2008 From: BackyardBirds1 at aol.com (BackyardBirds1@aol.com) Date: Fri Oct 3 16:15:27 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] 3rd Annual Feeder Trade In Sale Message-ID: Hello to all. I have started my annual Trade In Feeder sale and will continue it for two weeks ending October 20th. How it works: Give me an old feeder you no longer use ( doesn't matter what shape it is in )and for every old feeder you "trade in" I will give you 15% off of a new one of your choice. It is that simple. Savings can be significant..if you purchase my favorite feeder at $49.99...you will save $7.50..making your cost only $42.49. I will not be advertising this sale other than through emails and signs at the store...but the sale is available to anyone. If you have any questions, please email or call me. Now is the time to think about your winter feeding. This is a chance to upgrade your feeders or add to your selection of feeders and still be able to save some bucks!!! All feeders that are traded in will be repaired and given to organizations or schools free of charge. Hope you all received the email I sent about the Warblers in my yard. If you did not get it...and would like to have it..email me and I will get it sent to you. Have a great weekend...take time to look up and see what's happening in the trees! Vickie Backyard Birds 2920 S. Mt. Zion Road Decatur, IL 62521 1.217.864.2212 _BackyardBirds1@aol.com_ (mailto:BackyardBirds1@aol.com) **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081003/42415e95/attachment.htm From ckanchor at comcast.net Fri Oct 3 20:08:08 2008 From: ckanchor at comcast.net (ckanchor@comcast.net) Date: Fri Oct 3 20:08:44 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] FW: Public Announcement for Illinois Raptor Center Message-ID: <100420080108.11541.48E6C1F800064B7200002D1522070206539D01080C020E050C@comcast.net> I'm not sure who this announcement goes to so I'm forwarding it to Birdnotes in case anyone may be interested in attending. Charlene Anchor -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: Illinois Raptor Center To: reservations@irc-events.org Subject: Public Announcement for Illinois Raptor Center Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 22:16:54 +0000 Reservations being taken now for Illinois Raptor Center's Annual Owl Prowl Not all Owl Prowls are created equal. You might say the Illinois Raptor Center has an advantage over most because at the Illinois Raptor Center you don't hope you will see an owl ---- you know you will see an owl! Screech, Long-eared, Barn, Barred, Snowy and Great Horned ---- all live, up close and personal. The Illinois Raptor Center's annual Owl Prowls will be held Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM each night. Participants are asked to bring a flashlight and wear weather appropriate clothing for a short hike. The cost is $15.00 per adult and $ 7.50 per student age child. Refreshments will be served. Funds raised from the Owl Prowls are used to support the center's wildlife rehabilitation and conservation education efforts. Reservations can be made by E-mailing reservations@irc-events.org or by calling 217-963-6909. -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From h-parker at uiuc.edu Sat Oct 4 13:58:02 2008 From: h-parker at uiuc.edu (Helen Parker) Date: Sat Oct 4 13:55:41 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Heron Park trip Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20081004135417.022114f8@express.cites.uiuc.edu> Four people had a nice trip to Heron Park this morning--saw very few herons, though! The highlights were a perched, cooperative merlin, quite a few bluebirds, and a gazillion tree swallows. I believe Beth will post the complete list. --Helen Parker From sonja.kassal at gmail.com Sat Oct 4 14:11:34 2008 From: sonja.kassal at gmail.com (Sonja Kassal) Date: Sat Oct 4 14:11:39 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Crystal Lake 10/4/08 Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.1.20081004140919.04471b70@gmail.com> I birded in Crystal Lake park today in the late morning/early afternoon (meant to get to Busey Woods, too, but ran out of time!) My most surprising bird of the day was a female SUMMER TANAGER. There may also have been a second tanager, because when this bird flew off she seemed to join another of similar size and shape - not at all sure of the second bird, though. Other than that, my favorite bird of the day was a male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER. Other birds included: YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - quite a few TENNESSEE WARBLER - at least 2 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - 1 EASTERN PHOEBE - 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH - 1 (plus one that could have been a Gray-Cheeked, but I won't bet on it.) WHITE-THROATED SPARROW - quite a few GRACKLES - several BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD - 1 CEDAR WAXWINGS - many RED-TAILED HAWK - 1 TURKEY VULTURE - 1 It's a beautiful day! Sonja Kassal From BackyardBirds1 at aol.com Sat Oct 4 14:34:39 2008 From: BackyardBirds1 at aol.com (BackyardBirds1@aol.com) Date: Sat Oct 4 14:35:31 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 57, Issue 3 Message-ID: Hello to all I think I need to apologize for advertising my sale here at the store....It is not my intention to advertise to this group. I sent this to my customers...and forgot that this group's email was is in the list... Again...my apologies. Vickie **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081004/1020dd00/attachment.htm From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Sat Oct 4 18:49:09 2008 From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Sat Oct 4 18:49:11 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Heron Park trip In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.2.20081004135417.022114f8@express.cites.uiuc.edu> References: <6.0.1.1.2.20081004135417.022114f8@express.cites.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: I would have good to Heron Park except the Champaign County Forest Preserve Trail Stewards had our quarterly training session at the new preserve near Fisher. As we were noshing on donut holes and granola along with hot coffee and OJ (courtesy of the CCFPD) we spied a soaring adult bald eagle. A bluejay was sounding his displeasure at our crowd of trail stewards. Later I saw a couple of wood ducks and a wren (winter?) hiding out in a brushpile. We were given a very nice tour of the area and house by the CCFPD personel. Later at Homer Lake, while checking my trails, I saw another bluejay, a flicker, red bellied woodpecker, heard two barred owls, saw 5-6 mourning doves, saw the remains of 2 mourning doves with the feathers in neat piles in the trail along the west side of the preserve. (Coopers or sharpie ?) Also a yellow rumped warbler in the savanna in the northwest area near the parking lot. There were 2 phoebes at the new wetland (vernal pond) east of the dam. Good birding, Jim :) On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Helen Parker wrote: > Four people had a nice trip to Heron Park this morning--saw very few herons, > though! The highlights were a perched, cooperative merlin, quite a few > bluebirds, and a gazillion tree swallows. I believe Beth will post the > complete list. > --Helen Parker > > > _______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes > -- James Hoyt "The Prairie Ant" Champaign Co. Audubon Illinois Audubon Society Co-steward Parkland College Prairies. Volunteer Monitor; Urbana Park District Natural Areas. Champaign County Master Gardener East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Grand Prairie Friends Allerton Allies Prairie Rivers Network The Xerces Society The Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy =============================================================================== "The way to keep a trail alive is to walk on it". Author unknown =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* "The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with good reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be held acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife Legacy" ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* From jbchato at illinois.edu Sat Oct 4 22:31:43 2008 From: jbchato at illinois.edu (John & Beth Chato) Date: Sat Oct 4 22:31:53 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Heron Park Trip Message-ID: <20081004223143.BKU10223@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> Birdnoters, Since Helen comitted me, here is the day's list from our Heron Park trip: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin, Sora, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Mourning Dove, Kingfisher, Red-bellied, Downy, and Pileated woodpeckers, Sapsucker, Phoebe, Blue Jay, Crow, Tree Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Bluebird, Swainson's Thrush, Robin, Brown Thrasher, Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Wabler, Northern Warethrush, Chipping,Song, Swamp, and White-throated Sparrows, Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Grackle, House Finch (my yard), Goldfinch, House Sparrow-for a total of 44 species including those at the Busey Woods Parking lot. It was a beautiful day to be out anywhere, and this is a neat place. If you haven't been there you should. Helen and I got back in time to wind up the Weaver Park Open House. The wetland there is very promising, and an unusual example of a joint project involving many different jurisdictions in solving a drainage concern. Beth Chato From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Sun Oct 5 00:39:44 2008 From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Sun Oct 5 00:39:45 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Heron Park trip In-Reply-To: References: <6.0.1.1.2.20081004135417.022114f8@express.cites.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: Birders, Sorry I forgot a couple of Turkey Vulchers that we saw sailing around the Sangamon Forest Preserve at around noon. TV's seem to be increasing in numbers and area. Don't forget to keep moving.... Jim :) On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, James Hoyt wrote: > I would have good to Heron Park except the Champaign County Forest Preserve > Trail Stewards had our quarterly training session at the new preserve near > Fisher. > > As we were noshing on donut holes and granola along with hot coffee and OJ > (courtesy of the CCFPD) we spied a soaring adult bald eagle. > > A bluejay was sounding his displeasure at our crowd of trail stewards. > > Later I saw a couple of wood ducks and a wren (winter?) hiding out in a > brushpile. > > We were given a very nice tour of the area and house by the CCFPD personel. > > Later at Homer Lake, while checking my trails, I saw another bluejay, a > flicker, red bellied woodpecker, heard two barred owls, saw 5-6 mourning > doves, saw the remains of 2 mourning doves with the feathers in neat piles in > the trail along the west side of the preserve. (Coopers or sharpie ?) > > Also a yellow rumped warbler in the savanna in the northwest area near the > parking lot. > > There were 2 phoebes at the new wetland (vernal pond) east of the dam. > > Good birding, > > Jim :) > > > On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Helen Parker wrote: > >> Four people had a nice trip to Heron Park this morning--saw very few >> herons, though! The highlights were a perched, cooperative merlin, quite >> a few bluebirds, and a gazillion tree swallows. I believe Beth will post >> the complete list. >> --Helen Parker >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Birdnotes mailing list >> Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org >> https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes >> > > -- James Hoyt "The Prairie Ant" Champaign Co. Audubon Illinois Audubon Society Co-steward Parkland College Prairies. Volunteer Monitor; Urbana Park District Natural Areas. Champaign County Master Gardener East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Grand Prairie Friends Allerton Allies Prairie Rivers Network The Xerces Society The Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy =============================================================================== "The way to keep a trail alive is to walk on it". Author unknown =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* "The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with good reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be held acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife Legacy" ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 5 12:19:09 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Sun Oct 5 12:19:26 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Woods Bird Walk (10/05) Message-ID: The trend over the past several weeks has been for the birding to improve as the morning goes on -- today was no exception. The best bird for the day was a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at the Magic Bridge around 9:15am. The best birding of the day was after the walk ended and a few of us headed down into Busey Woods to check out the powerline trail. It was full of birds between 10:00am and 11:00am, including about 25 Yellow-rumpeds, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Magnolia, Yellowthroat, Winter Wren, Blue-headed Vireo and more. We wound up with a very respectable 11 species of warbler for the day: Pine Warbler 1 Orange-crowned 1 Cape May 1 Nashville 2 Magnolia 1 Yellow-rumped 45 Tennessee 4 Black-throated Blue 1 Black-throated Green 3 Yellowthroat 1 American Redstart 1 Other species for the day included 2 Scarlet Tanagers, 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 4 Winter Wrens, 6 House Wrens, 1 Eastern Wood Pewee, 3 Phoebes, 1 Blue-headed Vireo, 1 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3 White-breasted Nuthatches, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow (FOS), 50 White-throated Sparrow, 3 Swainson's Thrushes, 1 Brown Thrasher, 6 Catbirds, 3 Brown Creepers (FOS), 15 Golden-crowned Kinglets (FOS), 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 Red-headed Woodpecker, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 4 Downy Woodpeckers, 8 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 2 YS Flickers, 200 Cedar Waxwings, and 2 Mallards. One other interesting note -- the Sharp-shinned was chasing a small bird in Busey Woods and almost took Ken's head off as it went past -- probably less than 6 inches from his face. Greg Lambeth From petrov at mrl.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 5 12:41:49 2008 From: petrov at mrl.uiuc.edu (Ivan Petrov) Date: Sun Oct 5 12:42:47 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] juncos and hummingbirds References: Message-ID: <9EADC1E53F9C70479BF65593703691149935C8@mrlnt6.mrl.uiuc.edu> Yesterday the first juncos arrived in our backyard - we still have hummingbirds around. Itis the first time I notice the overlap. Is that common? greetings Ivan From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 5 16:14:07 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Sun Oct 5 16:14:29 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Forestry Message-ID: I spent about an hour in the Forestry this afternoon and I was able to locate some reasonably good sized flocks of warblers to complement the birds seen this morning on the bird walk. New additions to the list were Ovenbird and Bay-breasted Warbler bringing the warbler list for the day to 13 species. I also had about 6 Red-breasted Nuthatches, several Brown Creepers and 2 Dark-eyed Juncos. Other warblers included 15 Black-throated Greens, 2 Nashville, 2 Tennessee, 25 Yellow-rumped and 3 Magnolia. There were lots of Golden-crowned Kinglets. The Black-throated Greens were mostly in the Southwest corner of the Forestry. Greg Lambeth From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon Oct 6 16:11:48 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Mon Oct 6 16:13:20 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon Message-ID: There was a Peregrine Falcon on the North side of the Illini Towers this afternoon at 4pm. It appeared to be an adult bird, but I wasn't in a position to get a great look due to traffic. Greg Lambeth From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Tue Oct 7 08:42:18 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Tue Oct 7 08:58:33 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine Falcon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Peregrine Falcon is on the North side of the Illini Tower again this morning (8:40 am). I can actually see the bird from my office window -- pretty cool! Greg From smithsje at egix.net Tue Oct 7 16:09:52 2008 From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith) Date: Tue Oct 7 15:16:49 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] 2008 Nest box summary Message-ID: Hello, Bird, Champaign county: Nest Boxes 50 Bluebird eggs 45 Tree Swallow Eggs 161 House Wren Eggs 24 Bluebirds Fledged 35 Fledged 116 Fledged 23 Vermilion County Nest Boxes 110 Tree Swallow eggs 255 House Wren eggs 134 Bluebird eggs 287 Fledged 196 Fledged 116 Bluebirds Fledged 210 Carlonia Chickadee Eggs 13 Fledged 6 Total house Sparrow eggs removed 500 Total Strarling eggs removed 4 Total tree swallows found dead in boxes 22 Total Bluebirds found dead in boxes 1 All 7 nest boxes at the new St Joe Wetlands had some activitly. Included in the above summary. 5 nest boxes in Champaign County were vandalized. Some with baby bluebirds. Best regards. Jim & Eleanor Smith smithsje@egix.net 2008-10-07 From jbchato at illinois.edu Tue Oct 7 15:05:29 2008 From: jbchato at illinois.edu (John & Beth Chato) Date: Tue Oct 7 15:18:09 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Walk highlights Message-ID: <20081007150529.BKW93823@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> Birdnoters, 7:30 am was cold and dark and the birds weren't awake yet. However by 10:30 we had our best species total for the fall at 54, counting both Crystal Lake and Busey.The late migrants are arriving and there were still 11 warbler species, including new ones- Cape May and Orange-crowned. Most everyone saw the Black-throated Blue Warbler by the magic bridge. Also new over the weekend were Golden-crowned Kinglet, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Lincoln's Sparrow. Those of us who stayed an extra hour to bird Busey were rewarded by a Sharp-shinned Hawk who flew at eyelevel between us in hot pursuit of a birdy breakfast. This was a very small hawk. He/she missed the first meal, but was eating something on the ground a few minutes later. By turning a few logs we also found a salamander and a toad. A group of us (Natural Areas Study Group) went over to Clinton Lake this morning and visited the new Salt Creek Impoundment before the rain cut our trip short. We saw lots of cormorants, quite a few great blue herons, many ring-billed gulls, and two white pelicans. It looks like this area has a lot of potential for waterfowl and shorebirds. It will be shared in hunting season by the duck hunters as there are two duck blinds. Hunters provided a good part of the funding. It includes a look out platform and a dike which can be hiked. The area is off RT 54 3.2 miles south of Farmer City, but don't visit it during hunting hours. Beth Chato From smithsje at egix.net Tue Oct 7 16:12:21 2008 From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith) Date: Tue Oct 7 15:19:24 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] nest box summary Message-ID: Hello, Bird, Correction: 512 sparrow eggs removed from 160 nest boxes; not 500. Best regards. Jim & Eleanor Smith smithsje@egix.net 2008-10-07 From birder1949 at yahoo.com Tue Oct 7 17:30:32 2008 From: birder1949 at yahoo.com (Roger Digges) Date: Tue Oct 7 17:30:56 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] White-throated sparrow, white-crowned sparrow and turkey vultures Message-ID: <599042.9527.qm@web65708.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> This morning I had my first White-Throated Sparrow of the fall, singing from a low bush in my yard.? A few hours later, during lunch break at our Master Naturalist class out at Middle Fork Forest Preserve, I spotted a White-crowned Sparrow hopping around in the rain.? Leaving the?Middle Fork, I watched a flock of nearly 50 Turkey Vultures assembling in the rain.??What began as 1 or 2 swelled as birds came in to join the circling?flock in the pouring rain.? They were still flying in as I had to leave.? A warm front had just passed. ? Roger? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081007/67e0ccfc/attachment.htm From smithsje at egix.net Wed Oct 8 09:37:46 2008 From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith) Date: Wed Oct 8 08:46:22 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello, Bird, Yesterday, during the rain, we had several White-throated sparrows at our feeders. One was found dead on sidewalk. Must have hit a window. Also, at feeders, an immature White-crowned Sparrow, an Ovenbird, a Carolina Wren, and lots of House Finches. Cowbirds have returned numbering in the hundreds. Best regards. Jim & Eleanor Smith smithsje@egix.net 2008-10-08 From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Thu Oct 9 16:57:47 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Thu Oct 9 16:58:19 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Chimney Swift Departure Message-ID: The last date for Chimney Swifts in Champaign-Urbana is usually right around October 15th. I had several flying over my yard this morning (Oct 9th) and a few over downtown Urbana last evening so I know they're still around. I would like to enlist the help of the birders on the listserve in keeping an eye out for swifts over the next two weeks so that we have a reliable departure date for this year. Please keep your eyes on the skies and post your sightings! Thanks, Greg Lambeth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081009/16ad991d/attachment.htm From vaiden at isgs.illinois.edu Fri Oct 10 09:05:32 2008 From: vaiden at isgs.illinois.edu (Vaiden, Robert) Date: Fri Oct 10 09:06:11 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] an unusual sighting...somewhere else In-Reply-To: <963b67030810091523v34955667y4eb94059b0c2f82b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90703E90364@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu> I thought some might be interested in this story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7662371.stm Bob Vaiden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081010/285b54c1/attachment.htm From rkanter at illinois.edu Fri Oct 10 09:32:33 2008 From: rkanter at illinois.edu (Rob Kanter) Date: Fri Oct 10 10:44:05 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] NPR radio spot mentions "Magic Hedge" [so sighting] Message-ID: <963b67030810100732h63c421fjdd805d774c45729d@mail.gmail.com> I thought this story by Julie Zickefoose might be interesting to some. The Magic Hedge: Haven For A Lost Bird In Chicago : NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94565967&ft=1&f=7072994&sc=emaf -- Rob Kanter rob.kanter@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081010/d10fed45/attachment.htm From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Fri Oct 10 10:48:39 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Fri Oct 10 10:49:06 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Kickapoo Bald Eagle Message-ID: <685325.59331.qm@web57103.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Wednesday morning there was an adult Bald Eagle perched on a snag by the pond just north of where I-74 cuts through Kickapoo State Park. Bernie Sloan From regehr5 at aol.com Fri Oct 10 16:16:08 2008 From: regehr5 at aol.com (regehr5@aol.com) Date: Fri Oct 10 16:16:31 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Hummingbirds Message-ID: <8CAF9348C2E6FA2-FB0-33C@webmail-db05.sysops.aol.com> The hummingbirds which have been coming to my window feeder have not been there since Oct. 8th.? I think they may have gone south. ????????????????????????????????????????????? Elaine Regehr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081010/7341af6e/attachment.htm From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Fri Oct 10 16:20:09 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Fri Oct 10 16:20:32 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook Park, 10/8 - Northern Harrier and other interesting birds Message-ID: <455011.43973.qm@web57101.mail.re3.yahoo.com> I spent some time in Meadowbrook late Wednesday afternoon. Beautiful day! Some interesting highlights: * Northern Harrier - gliding over the east side of the park and then over the nearby UI farm fields, moving to the southeast. That's an Illinois first of year (FOY) bird for me (i.e., I've seen some in Indiana this year). It's only the second Harrier I've ever seen at Meadowbrook. * One Lincoln's Sparrow. Definitely an Illinois FOY for me. * One Red-breasted Nuthatch (Illinois FOY). In the trees along Douglas Creek, just across Race Street from the UI Forestry plantation. * At least 1-2 Rusty Blackbirds (2008 FOY for anywhere) in a small mixed flock of "blackbirds". * An Illinois first of season (FOS) Dark-eyed Junco, foraging in the grass next to the concrete path in the southeast corner of the park. * One Winter Wren (Illinois FOS), low to the ground in the brush near the "Fluke" statue. * One White-crowned Sparrow (Illinois FOS), south edge of the mowed lawn that's south of Prairie Play. * Several White-throated Sparrows (Illinois FOS), in a brushy area along Douglas Creek. * I heard at least one Eastern Bluebird in the general vicinity of the "pyramid". It's been awhile since I've seen/heard any bluebirds in Meadowbrook. * 75-100 American Goldfinches along a small stretch of Douglas Creek. Bernie Sloan Monroe County, IN Champaign County, IL From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Fri Oct 10 16:27:51 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Fri Oct 10 16:28:13 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook Park, 10/8 - Northern Harrier and other interesting birds In-Reply-To: <455011.43973.qm@web57101.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <861968.45537.qm@web57103.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Correction...I meant to say "peninsula" and not "pyramid" in describing the bluebird location. Bernie Sloan --- On Fri, 10/10/08, B.G. Sloan wrote: From: B.G. Sloan Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook Park, 10/8 - Northern Harrier and other interesting birds To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 5:20 PM I spent some time in Meadowbrook late Wednesday afternoon. Beautiful day! Some interesting highlights: * Northern Harrier - gliding over the east side of the park and then over the nearby UI farm fields, moving to the southeast. That's an Illinois first of year (FOY) bird for me (i.e., I've seen some in Indiana this year). It's only the second Harrier I've ever seen at Meadowbrook. * One Lincoln's Sparrow. Definitely an Illinois FOY for me. * One Red-breasted Nuthatch (Illinois FOY). In the trees along Douglas Creek, just across Race Street from the UI Forestry plantation. * At least 1-2 Rusty Blackbirds (2008 FOY for anywhere) in a small mixed flock of "blackbirds". * An Illinois first of season (FOS) Dark-eyed Junco, foraging in the grass next to the concrete path in the southeast corner of the park. * One Winter Wren (Illinois FOS), low to the ground in the brush near the "Fluke" statue. * One White-crowned Sparrow (Illinois FOS), south edge of the mowed lawn that's south of Prairie Play. * Several White-throated Sparrows (Illinois FOS), in a brushy area along Douglas Creek. * I heard at least one Eastern Bluebird in the general vicinity of the "pyramid". It's been awhile since I've seen/heard any bluebirds in Meadowbrook. * 75-100 American Goldfinches along a small stretch of Douglas Creek. Bernie Sloan Monroe County, IN Champaign County, IL _______________________________________________ Birdnotes mailing list Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Fri Oct 10 18:40:28 2008 From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Fri Oct 10 18:40:30 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook Park, 10/8 - Northern Harrier and other interesting birds In-Reply-To: <455011.43973.qm@web57101.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <455011.43973.qm@web57101.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Birdnoters, Our Tree ID Class was treated to a good view of a Northern Harrier which flew out of one of our subject trees near the bike trail bridge in Heritage Park in West Champaign at around 1:30PM today. Jim Hoyt :) PS. We also got a good view of military transport aircraft flying low over west Champaign. On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, B.G. Sloan wrote: > > I spent some time in Meadowbrook late Wednesday afternoon. Beautiful day! > > Some interesting highlights: > > * Northern Harrier - gliding over the east side of the park and then over the nearby UI farm fields, moving to the southeast. That's an Illinois first of year (FOY) bird for me (i.e., I've seen some in Indiana this year). It's only the second Harrier I've ever seen at Meadowbrook. > > * One Lincoln's Sparrow. Definitely an Illinois FOY for me. > > * One Red-breasted Nuthatch (Illinois FOY). In the trees along Douglas Creek, just across Race Street from the UI Forestry plantation. > > * At least 1-2 Rusty Blackbirds (2008 FOY for anywhere) in a small mixed flock of "blackbirds". > > * An Illinois first of season (FOS) Dark-eyed Junco, foraging in the grass next to the concrete path in the southeast corner of the park. > > * One Winter Wren (Illinois FOS), low to the ground in the brush near the "Fluke" statue. > > * One White-crowned Sparrow (Illinois FOS), south edge of the mowed lawn that's south of Prairie Play. > > * Several White-throated Sparrows (Illinois FOS), in a brushy area along Douglas Creek. > > * I heard at least one Eastern Bluebird in the general vicinity of the "pyramid". It's been awhile since I've seen/heard any bluebirds in Meadowbrook. > > * 75-100 American Goldfinches along a small stretch of Douglas Creek. > > Bernie Sloan > Monroe County, IN > Champaign County, IL > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes > -- James Hoyt "The Prairie Ant" Champaign Co. Audubon Illinois Audubon Society Co-steward Parkland College Prairies. Volunteer Monitor; Urbana Park District Natural Areas. Champaign County Master Gardener East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Grand Prairie Friends Allerton Allies Prairie Rivers Network The Xerces Society The Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy =============================================================================== "The way to keep a trail alive is to walk on it". Author unknown =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* "The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with good reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be held acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife Legacy" ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sat Oct 11 07:47:53 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Sat Oct 11 07:51:06 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Hummingbirds (No Sightings) Message-ID: This is the time of year that we're most likely to see a vagrant hummingbird. If anyone has a hummingbird coming to their feeder from here on out, I encourage you to pay careful attention to field marks. The most likely candidates are Rufous/Allen's, but others are possible. I would also encourage everyone to leave their feeders out for another 2-3 weeks. Greg Lambeth From sonja.kassal at gmail.com Sat Oct 11 18:27:21 2008 From: sonja.kassal at gmail.com (Sonja Kassal) Date: Sat Oct 11 18:27:22 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Chimney swifts Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.1.20081011182623.03dce7c8@gmail.com> Just heard some chimney swifts outside the window... thought I'd post per Greg's request. I'm going out of town Tuesday, though, so probably won't be much use for helping find the departure date. Sonja Kassal From jbchato at illinois.edu Sat Oct 11 18:46:38 2008 From: jbchato at illinois.edu (John & Beth Chato) Date: Sat Oct 11 18:46:40 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Birdseed sale October 12 Message-ID: <20081011184638.BLB63301@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> Birdnoters, Tomorrow, Sunday, from 10:30 am to 5 pm is the last day of the Audubon Seed Sale at Prairieland Feeds, Rt 45 south in Savoy. Audubon will get a percentage of the proceeds on sales of seed and feeders. Gary has a tremendous selection of feeders in stock and reduced prices on seed. He will also store seed at these prices for future pickup- before December 31. Come, bring your friends ans stock up for winter. Beth Chato From petrov at mrl.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 12 14:17:29 2008 From: petrov at mrl.uiuc.edu (Ivan Petrov) Date: Sun Oct 12 14:17:55 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Northern Harrier References: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90703E90319@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: <9EADC1E53F9C70479BF6559370369114993670@mrlnt6.mrl.uiuc.edu> Today I visited the Champaign "wetlands" on West Curtis Road. I had a good view of a northern harrier. Here are some photos of the beautiful bird plus some other pictures. What a great weekend! Cheers, Ivan http://ivanp.smugmug.com/gallery/6219152_zry32#392296678_FiWiY From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 12 16:17:49 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Sun Oct 12 16:18:06 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Woods Bird Walk (10/12) Message-ID: It was a beautiful morning and we had almost 20 people for the walk this morning. The best bird of the day was a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at the Magic Bridge in Crystal Lake Park. Other warblers for the day were Yellow-rumped (25), Black-throated Green (10), Tennessee (6), Nashville (1) and Orange-crowned (1). We had Chimney Swifts several times during the morning so they're still around. Other birds included 2 Blue-headed Vireos, 3 Hermit Thrushes, 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, both Kinglets, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Robin, Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied, YS Flicker, Winter Wren, Carolina Wren, White-throated Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Grackle, BH Cowbird, Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, Catbird, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee and both Nuthatches. I'm sure I missed a few, but that's most of what we saw. There are still 2 bird more bird walks this fall so please join us. Greg Lambeth From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Mon Oct 13 09:14:32 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Mon Oct 13 09:15:07 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] UI Pell Farm update - potential Meadowbrook Park impact Message-ID: <76631.44754.qm@web57105.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Pell Farm is the UI plot of land just on the other side of the fence from the east side of Meadowbrook Park. Depending on how the development goes it has the potential to have a negative impact on Meadowbrook. >From the News-Gazette: "The University of Illinois Foundation is one step closer to the eventual sale of the Pell Farm, a 160-acre property in southeast Urbana currently home to university orchards. The foundation has hired Champaign-based Devonshire Group to conduct a market study to determine, among other things, how the foundation should best proceed with the land sale, such as hire a broker or put the farm on the auction block." More at: http://tinyurl.com/3jyefh Bernie Sloam From vaiden at isgs.illinois.edu Mon Oct 13 10:07:19 2008 From: vaiden at isgs.illinois.edu (Vaiden, Robert) Date: Mon Oct 13 10:07:36 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] UI Pell Farm update - potential Meadowbrook Park impact In-Reply-To: <76631.44754.qm@web57105.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90703E90368@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu> I wonder if those in charge of the U of I foundation are aware of Meadowbrook; prairie burnings, natural landscapes, wildlife, etc... I've heard that the UPD has had some discussions in the past; I know nothing about any details, or whether any recent talks have occurred, or whether the Foundation is even aware of Meadowbrook... They may just see dollar signs $$$$$ Maybe we can get those in charge to visit the west edge of the property during a prairie burn :) Bob Vaiden ________________________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org [mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of B.G. Sloan Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 9:15 AM To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org Subject: [Birdnotes] UI Pell Farm update - potential Meadowbrook Park impact Pell Farm is the UI plot of land just on the other side of the fence from the east side of Meadowbrook Park. Depending on how the development goes it has the potential to have a negative impact on Meadowbrook. >From the News-Gazette: "The University of Illinois Foundation is one step closer to the eventual sale of the Pell Farm, a 160-acre property in southeast Urbana currently home to university orchards. The foundation has hired Champaign-based Devonshire Group to conduct a market study to determine, among other things, how the foundation should best proceed with the land sale, such as hire a broker or put the farm on the auction block." More at: http://tinyurl.com/3jyefh Bernie Sloam _______________________________________________ Birdnotes mailing list Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon Oct 13 15:49:36 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Mon Oct 13 15:49:45 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine and Swifts Message-ID: The Peregrine is on the North side of the Illini Towers as of 3:49pm (I'm looking at him as I type) and I had Chimney Swifts in Urbana this morning. Two more days to go for these guys if history is our guide. Greg Lambeth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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More development next to my old birding haven. I used to bird the area before the trail, the parking lot, the road extensions, the sculptures, etc. Makes me feel old to say it, but it was so much better then. I am still bitter about the U of I dissing their ag history and selling out south farms to a hotel and golf course. All my ancestors who attended U of I are probably bitter in their graves also. Argh! Rhetta Jack, Springfield and Champaign From carrollc at inhs.uiuc.edu Tue Oct 14 08:56:46 2008 From: carrollc at inhs.uiuc.edu (Connie Cunningham) Date: Tue Oct 14 09:28:11 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Hummingbirds In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <200810141356.m9EDuaq14707@forbes.inhs.uiuc.edu> Hello! We had a hummingbird come to our feeders early evening yesterday (Monday) - south of Oakwood, IL. It buzzed through pretty quickly and didn't sit for long. It looked like a ruby-throated, but we didn't get that good of a look. Hopefully it will come back! Other than that one, it has been about a week since we have seen a hummingbird at our feeders. Connie Cunningham At 07:47 AM 10/11/2008, you wrote: >This is the time of year that we're most likely to see a vagrant >hummingbird. If anyone has a hummingbird coming to their feeder >from here on out, I encourage you to pay careful attention to field >marks. The most likely candidates are Rufous/Allen's, but others are possible. > >I would also encourage everyone to leave their feeders out for >another 2-3 weeks. > >Greg Lambeth >_______________________________________________ >Birdnotes mailing list >Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org >https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081014/10b0bc4a/attachment.htm From lupewinku at lanscape.net Tue Oct 14 09:50:56 2008 From: lupewinku at lanscape.net (Rhetta Jack) Date: Tue Oct 14 09:51:18 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] RT Hummer Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20081014094950.0408bec0@mail.kspei.com> Hello Birdnoters, A female RT Hummer was at our feeder yesterday morning (Oct 13). First one in a few weeks. Rhetta Jack, Springfield From petrov at mrl.uiuc.edu Tue Oct 14 19:59:21 2008 From: petrov at mrl.uiuc.edu (Ivan Petrov) Date: Tue Oct 14 19:59:28 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine? References: <9EADC1E53F9C70479BF65593703691149936C7@mrlnt6.mrl.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: <9EADC1E53F9C70479BF65593703691149936C8@mrlnt6.mrl.uiuc.edu> The message with the attachement was too big and bounced, so here is the phone photo. http://users.mrl.uiuc.edu/petrov/photo5.jpg -----Original Message----- From: Ivan Petrov Sent: Tue 10/14/2008 19:54 To: birdnotes Cc: Subject: RE: [Birdnotes] Peregrine? I saw a raptor having his dinner at sunset on the roof of the Agriculture building at the Quad. Had white or very light legs and under parts. May have been the Peregrine falcon. Too bad I did not have my camera with me - just the cell phone. When see something like this I remember the commercial "don't leave home without it? - the big lens, that is. The illumination was just perfect. Cheers Ivan -----Original Message----- From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org on behalf of Lambeth, Gregory S Sent: Mon 10/13/2008 15:49 To: birdnotes Cc: Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine and Swifts The Peregrine is on the North side of the Illini Towers as of 3:49pm (I?m looking at him as I type) and I had Chimney Swifts in Urbana this morning. Two more days to go for these guys if history is our guide. Greg Lambeth From khhs at sbcglobal.net Thu Oct 16 06:25:18 2008 From: khhs at sbcglobal.net (Katherine Staff) Date: Thu Oct 16 06:25:48 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 57, Issue 12 Message-ID: <114296.41228.qm@web83602.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> birdwatching from champaign via decatur ----- Original Message ---- From: "birdnotes-request@lists.prairienet.org" To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:00:07 PM Subject: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 57, Issue 12 Send Birdnotes mailing list submissions to ??? birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit ??? https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ??? birdnotes-request@lists.prairienet.org You can reach the person managing the list at ??? birdnotes-owner@lists.prairienet.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Birdnotes digest..." Today's Topics: ? 1. Peregrine and Swifts (Lambeth, Gregory S) ? 2. Re: Peregrine and Swifts (ckanchor@comcast.net) ? 3. Re: Pell Farm (Rhetta Jack) ? 4. Hummingbirds (Connie Cunningham) ? 5. RT Hummer (Rhetta Jack) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:49:36 -0500 From: "Lambeth, Gregory S" Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine and Swifts To: birdnotes Message-ID: ??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The Peregrine is on the North side of the Illini Towers as of 3:49pm (I'm looking at him as I type) and I had Chimney Swifts in Urbana this morning.? Two more days to go for these guys if history is our guide. Greg Lambeth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: "Lambeth, Gregory S" Subject: [Birdnotes] Peregrine and Swifts Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:49:47 +0000 Size: 683 Url: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081014/6f2a549c/attachment-0001.eml ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:02:09 -0500 From: Rhetta Jack Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Pell Farm To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20081013215811.02cf3390@mail.kspei.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hello Birdnoters, Darn.? More development next to my old birding haven.? I used to bird the area before the trail, the parking lot, the road extensions, the sculptures, etc.? Makes me feel old to say it, but it was so much better then.? I am still bitter about the U of I dissing their ag history and selling out south farms to a hotel and golf course.? All my ancestors who attended U of I are probably bitter in their graves also. Argh!? Rhetta Jack, Springfield and Champaign ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:56:46 -0500 From: Connie Cunningham Subject: [Birdnotes] Hummingbirds To: Birdnotes Message-ID: <200810141356.m9EDuaq14707@forbes.inhs.uiuc.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello!? We had a hummingbird come to our feeders early evening yesterday (Monday) - south of Oakwood, IL.? It buzzed through pretty quickly and didn't sit for long.? It looked like a ruby-throated, but we didn't get that good of a look.? Hopefully it will come back! Other than that one, it has been about a week since we have seen a hummingbird at our feeders. Connie Cunningham At 07:47 AM 10/11/2008, you wrote: >This is the time of year that we're most likely to see a vagrant >hummingbird.? If anyone has a hummingbird coming to their feeder >from here on out, I encourage you to pay careful attention to field >marks.? The most likely candidates are Rufous/Allen's, but others are possible. > >I would also encourage everyone to leave their feeders out for >another 2-3 weeks. > >Greg Lambeth >_______________________________________________ >Birdnotes mailing list >Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org >https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081014/10b0bc4a/attachment-0001.htm ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:50:56 -0500 From: Rhetta Jack Subject: [Birdnotes] RT Hummer To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20081014094950.0408bec0@mail.kspei.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hello Birdnoters, A female RT Hummer was at our feeder yesterday morning (Oct 13).? First one in a few weeks.? Rhetta Jack, Springfield ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Birdnotes mailing list Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes End of Birdnotes Digest, Vol 57, Issue 12 ***************************************** From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Oct 16 18:16:48 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Oct 16 18:16:52 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Perkins Road Marsh (Urbana) - Northern Harrier Message-ID: <229956.5575.qm@web57102.mail.re3.yahoo.com> ? I made a quick trip to Perkins Road Marsh Tuesday afternoon...quite possibly my last birding outing for a couple of weeks as I had surgery yesterday?at Provena to have a plate?put in a fractured arm. ? I hadn't been to Perkins Road Marsh in quite some time...looks like the UPD is putting a lot of work into it. A lot of the brush has been cleared out completely and it looks like they've planted some prairie grass over a large area. Can't wait to see what it looks like in the spring. ? The main pond was active, but it was mostly Mallards...maybe 60-70 of them. Other than that I spotted two Great Blue Herons, one Great Egret, and?one lonely-looking American Coot hanging out with the Mallards. ? On the way out I saw a Northern Harrier passing over the grassy area just to the west of the Dog Park. ? Bernie Sloan ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081016/ea8830bd/attachment.htm From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Oct 16 18:24:47 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Oct 16 18:24:49 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Woods, 10/14 - Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, WCSP, Waxwings Message-ID: <320886.40998.qm@web57101.mail.re3.yahoo.com> ? Made a quick trip to Busey Woods Tuesday afternoon. It was quick because I ran into more mosquitos than I cared to deal with. ? Some highlights: ? * Red-headed Woodpecker * Red-breasted Nuthatch * White-crowned Sparrow * White-throated Sparrow * Cedar Waxwing - 40-45 feeding on berries ? Bernie Sloan ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081016/0fae2130/attachment.htm From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Oct 16 18:29:31 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Oct 16 18:29:34 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Ivesdale, 10/16 - Eastern Phoebes Message-ID: <919474.56344.qm@web57106.mail.re3.yahoo.com> ? Don't know how late this is for Champaign County, but there were several Eastern Phoebes calling in Ivesdale this morning. ? Bernie Sloan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081016/41ef63ce/attachment.htm From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 19 11:47:09 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Sun Oct 19 11:47:44 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Woods Bird Walk (10/19) Message-ID: The birding was relatively slow this morning and it seems we're in between the warbler and sparrow migration right now. We did have a few warblers this morning, but most are gone. There were about 8 Yellow-rumped, 1 Yellowthroat and 1 late Nashville. The sparrows included 1 White-crowned, 25 White-throated, 10 Chipping and 8 Dark-eyed Juncos. Also, new for the year was a small flock of 4 Purple Finches. Other species included both Kinglets, Hermit Thrush, both Nuthatches, Hairy, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Blue-headed Vireo, Carolina and Winter Wren, Robin, Belted Kingfisher, Mallard and Cooper's Hawk. There were still lots of Cedar Waxwings around. Greg Lambeth From jkmiller at UrbanaParks.Org Mon Oct 20 10:37:13 2008 From: jkmiller at UrbanaParks.Org (Miller, Judith) Date: Mon Oct 20 10:38:58 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] RE: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 57, Issue 16 In-Reply-To: <20081019170014.93A6A2101838@barracuda.city.urbana.il.us> References: <20081019170014.93A6A2101838@barracuda.city.urbana.il.us> Message-ID: Hi all, I saw three hawks flying over Meadowbrook Park Sunday afternoon - one, I'm pretty sure was the Coopers Hawk. The other two were soaring together over Polmology and MBK and I'm betting migrating. They were Buteos but otherwise, I couldn't get a close enough view to ID. Judy Miller Environmental Program Manager Urbana Park District - Celebrating 100 years 1907-2007 Anita Purves Nature Center 1505 N. Broadway Urbana, IL 61801 217-384-4062 217-384-1052 (fax) www.urbanaparks.org -----Original Message----- From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org [mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of birdnotes-request@lists.prairienet.org Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 12:00 PM To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org Subject: Birdnotes Digest, Vol 57, Issue 16 Send Birdnotes mailing list submissions to birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to birdnotes-request@lists.prairienet.org You can reach the person managing the list at birdnotes-owner@lists.prairienet.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Birdnotes digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Busey Woods Bird Walk (10/19) (Lambeth, Gregory S) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:47:09 -0500 From: "Lambeth, Gregory S" Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Woods Bird Walk (10/19) To: Birdnotes Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The birding was relatively slow this morning and it seems we're in between the warbler and sparrow migration right now. We did have a few warblers this morning, but most are gone. There were about 8 Yellow-rumped, 1 Yellowthroat and 1 late Nashville. The sparrows included 1 White-crowned, 25 White-throated, 10 Chipping and 8 Dark-eyed Juncos. Also, new for the year was a small flock of 4 Purple Finches. Other species included both Kinglets, Hermit Thrush, both Nuthatches, Hairy, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Blue-headed Vireo, Carolina and Winter Wren, Robin, Belted Kingfisher, Mallard and Cooper's Hawk. There were still lots of Cedar Waxwings around. Greg Lambeth ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Birdnotes mailing list Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes End of Birdnotes Digest, Vol 57, Issue 16 ***************************************** From vaiden at isgs.illinois.edu Thu Oct 23 09:36:44 2008 From: vaiden at isgs.illinois.edu (Vaiden, Robert) Date: Thu Oct 23 09:37:23 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Emiquon In-Reply-To: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90703E90244@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90703E9037D@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu> Took a break while driving back from an educational event I spoke at yesterday, and stopped along the banks of the new lakes and marshes at Emiquon. Saw: COOTS: A billion COOTS (several thousand, anyway :) PINTAILS: Hundreds of PINTAILS CANADA GEESE GULLS KILLDEER: many, plus un-ID'd long billed small shore birds... RED TAIL HAWK: motionless into the wind for 2 minutes. HARRIER: flew low right in front, landed in grass 100 feet away... And.... BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON: my first ever; trekked and paddled for miles to see it (Ok...actually, it flew right by my car at close range:) And a REALLY big black bird that turned out to be an adult BALD EAGLE. Also... a few BLUE WING TEAL. A longer stay would have yielded much more, I'm sure... Bob Vaiden From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Oct 23 11:10:13 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Oct 23 11:10:30 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook Park, 10/21 - Common Nighthawk, Indigo Bunting, lots of sparrows Message-ID: <940639.2103.qm@web57107.mail.re3.yahoo.com> ? Tuesday, October 21, marked my first post-surgery birding excursion (surgery was 10/15).?We made a brief visit to Meadowbrook Park late in the afternoon. Very beautiful afternoon, warm sunlight, golden fall colors, etc. Of course I had just taken my pain meds, so that may have made the picture rosier than it actually was. :-)? ? It was a very birdy afternoon. Some highlights: ? * Saw a late Common Nighthawk overhead, moving in a southerly direction. * A VERY late Indigo Bunting, mixed in with the sparrows. * Heard an Eastern Bluebird calling from the direction of the western part of the prairie. * Several Rusty Blackbirds mixed in with some Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds. * Both kinds of Kinglets. * A solitary Hermit Thrush. * A Winter Wren foraging low in some brush. * A lingering Eastern Phoebe. * A Chickadee heard calling across Race Street in the UI forestry plantation. * A Red-breasted Nuthatch...in the trees along the creek near the westernmost bridge. * Approximately 40-50 Cedar Waxwings feeding on honeysuckle berries. ? And there were LOTS of sparrows: ? * Most of the?sparrows were White-throated - at least?100 * First of season Fox Sparrows - several * Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 * White-crowned Sparrow - 5-6 * Song Sparrow - 2 * Field Sparrow - several * Swamp Sparrow - 1 * Savannah Sparrow - 4 * Chipping Sparrow?- several? * Dark-eyed Junco - 5 ? Bernie Sloan ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081023/a738874d/attachment.htm From regehr5 at aol.com Thu Oct 23 11:14:04 2008 From: regehr5 at aol.com (regehr5@aol.com) Date: Thu Oct 23 11:20:55 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Sandhill cranes trip Message-ID: <8CB034180ED4649-E50-17D0@MBLK-M27.sysops.aol.com> Each fall, sandhill cranes are present in large numbers at the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in northern Indiana.? A trip to see these birds on Nov. 1 has been planned by Champaign County Audubon Society.? We'll meet at the Anita Purves Nature Center parking lot at 10:00 AM.? Bring lunch and warm clothing.? The area is a three-hour drive from Urbana, and we stay until dusk to watch the cranes come to roost in the marsh, so we will return about 10:00 PM.? We stop for lunch on the way at Willow Slough?and some of us dine at a family restaurant on the way home.? Questions:? 344-6803. ;a;slflb -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081023/a4c00742/attachment.htm From regehr5 at aol.com Thu Oct 23 11:28:29 2008 From: regehr5 at aol.com (regehr5@aol.com) Date: Thu Oct 23 11:29:06 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Field trip to Sangamon River Forest Preserve Message-ID: <8CB034384AD422D-E50-1921@MBLK-M27.sysops.aol.com> A trip to the newly acquired Sangamon River Forest Preserve is planned for Saturday, October 25.? Meet at the Anita Purves Nature Center parking lot off Broadway in Urbana at 8:00 AM.? This new area is located near Fisher.? Leader:? Beth Chato. Quesions:? 344-6803 or 367-5787. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081023/2f4a6a6f/attachment.htm From regehr5 at aol.com Thu Oct 23 11:37:29 2008 From: regehr5 at aol.com (regehr5@aol.com) Date: Thu Oct 23 11:38:01 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Sandhill crane trip Message-ID: <8CB0344C6703DDB-E50-19E4@MBLK-M27.sysops.aol.com> Each fall sanhill cranes are present by the thousand at the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in northern Indiana.? A trip to see these birds on Nov. 1 has been planned by Champaign County Audubon Society. We'll meet at the Anita Purves Nature Center parking lot at 10:00 AM.? Bring lunch and warm clothing.? The area is a three-hour drive from Urbana, and we stay until dusk to watch the cranes come to roost in the marsh, so we will return at about 10:00 PM.? We stop for lunch on the way at Willow Slough and some of us dine at a family restaurant on the way home. Leader:? Beth Chato.? Questions:? 344-6803 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081023/b4b2ed8c/attachment.htm From regehr5 at aol.com Fri Oct 24 13:18:06 2008 From: regehr5 at aol.com (regehr5@aol.com) Date: Fri Oct 24 13:18:23 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Sandhill crane trip (correction) Message-ID: <8CB041BFF40E4EF-1E68-11BC@mblk-d20.sysops.aol.com> The sandhill crane trip to Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area will be led by John Chato. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081024/3242a9ef/attachment.htm From petrov at mrl.uiuc.edu Fri Oct 24 19:23:55 2008 From: petrov at mrl.uiuc.edu (Ivan Petrov) Date: Fri Oct 24 19:24:00 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Plum Island Massachusetts References: Message-ID: <9EADC1E53F9C70479BF6559370369114993739@mrlnt6.mrl.uiuc.edu> Hello bird lovers, Reporting from Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, MA. Here are some pictures from yesterday. It was sunny and cool - a fantastic day. Greetings Ivan http://ivanp.smugmug.com/gallery/6356953_2E9sC#P-1-20 From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Fri Oct 24 22:50:24 2008 From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Fri Oct 24 22:50:27 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] [vsn-stewards] Illinois Audubon article (fwd) No current Sightings Message-ID: Birdnoters, Please see below about the terrific magazine that Illinois Audubon publishes! Still haven't heard from anyone about the gray colored heron in the Perkin's Road dampland in Urbana. Jim :) -- James Hoyt "The Prairie Ant" Champaign Co. Audubon Illinois Audubon Society Co-steward Parkland College Prairies. Volunteer Monitor; Urbana Park District Natural Areas. Champaign County Master Gardener East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Grand Prairie Friends Allerton Allies Prairie Rivers Network The Xerces Society The Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy =============================================================================== "The way to keep a trail alive is to walk on it". Author unknown =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* "The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with good reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be held acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife Legacy" ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:42:35 -0500 From: Kathleen Garness Reply-To: vsn-stewards@yahoogroups.com To: vsn-stewards@yahoogroups.com Subject: [vsn-stewards] Illinois Audubon article Just to let you all know that the autumn issue of Illinois Audubon features an article about endangered species of Illinois orchids and habitat restoration. Kathy G "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead From jbchato at illinois.edu Sun Oct 26 18:08:33 2008 From: jbchato at illinois.edu (John & Beth Chato) Date: Sun Oct 26 18:08:37 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Sangamon Preserve trip Message-ID: <20081026180833.BLQ01110@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> Birdnoters; Yesterday was an official Audubon field trip to the newest County Forest Preserve, Sangamon River. This is an impressive 160 acre site, 2 miles south of Fisher on CR 600E. Awesome big open grown oaks of 150-200 years of age, plus acreage on both sides of the Sangamon River. 5 people made the trip. This trip found quantity rather than diversity. Immense flocks of robins, feeding both on abundant honeysuckle berries and in the recently harvested soybean field. Were they eating the beans or more likely worms? The large flocks of blackbirds certainly were enjoying the beans, and there were many hulled beans on the ground. We added 6 new species to the bird species list for the preserve which was begun on the May 10th Spring Bird Count. Lots of birding and hiking potential. I will wait to post the results of today's last Busey Bird Walk until I see Greg's list. The total species seen this fall were 98. Today we added Pine Siskin to make 99. Greg was threatening to stay until he found one more species to break 100. Last fall we had 108. Beth Chato From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 26 20:48:57 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Sun Oct 26 20:50:09 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Chimney Swifts (Late report) Message-ID: My final date for Chimney Swifts this year was October 13th, but I had a report today of Chimney Swifts on October 19th in Champaign-Urbana. Greg Lambeth From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 26 20:50:09 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Sun Oct 26 20:51:34 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Campus Peregrine Message-ID: The Peregrine Falcon was on the East side of Sherman Hall again this evening. This seems to be it's favorite roost site at the moment. Sherman Hall is on the corner of 5th and Daniel and the bird is roosting on the uppermost ledge (about 6 feet below the roofline). Greg Lambeth From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Sun Oct 26 21:09:45 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Sun Oct 26 21:09:53 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Busey Woods Bird Walk Message-ID: We had 6 participants for the final Busey Woods Bird Walk of the season. As Beth noted, we started the day with a preliminary list of 98 species and quickly added Pine Siskin. A Pine Warbler made a brief appearance in Crystal Lake Park giving us 100 species for the fall. And, a review of the list later this evening resulted in two more additions -- Turkey Vulture and Tree Swallow -- giving us 102 species for the fall. It was a surprising day for warblers -- most of them should be gone, but we still had 5 species: Orange-crowned, Yellow-rumped, Pine, Nashville and Tennessee. Of these, 3 were feeding in a White Pine near Crystal Lake Pool and all three were very secretive. Other birds for the day included a late Eastern Phoebe in Busey Woods, 2 Blue-headed Vireos, Hermit Thrushes, Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Brown Creeper, White-throated Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, YS Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mallards (more than 100 flyovers), Purple Finch, House Finch, BC Chickadee, Belted Kingfisher, Canada Goose, Mourning Dove, Rock Dove, Starling, Grackle, Carolina Wren, Winter Wren, Robin, Cedar Waxwing. The Spring walks begin the first Sunday in March. I'll see you then! Greg Lambeth From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Mon Oct 27 01:56:39 2008 From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Mon Oct 27 01:56:41 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Sangamon Preserve trip (no bird sightings) In-Reply-To: <20081026180833.BLQ01110@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> References: <20081026180833.BLQ01110@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: Birdnoter's, Beth Chato's post reminded me that I saw a bakers dozen white tailed deer east of Homer Lake Forest Preserve as the sun was setting Saturday Evening. They also appeared to be grazing on Soybeans. >From what I know about the indigestablity of these legumes (when uncooked) I wonder why they would go to the trouble. Unless of course one of their 4 stomachs could produce an enzyme capable of allowing digestion. I am certain that this question would have some ornithological relevance since (Most?) birds only have a crop, gizzard and a simple stomach. Would anyone know of this and could you elaborate for the listserve? Thanks in advance. Jim Hoyt :) On Sun, 26 Oct 2008, John & Beth Chato wrote: > Birdnoters; > Yesterday was an official Audubon field trip to the newest County Forest Preserve, Sangamon River. This is an impressive 160 acre site, 2 miles south of Fisher on CR 600E. Awesome big open grown oaks of 150-200 years of age, plus acreage on both sides of the Sangamon River. 5 people made the trip. This trip found quantity rather than diversity. Immense flocks of robins, feeding both on abundant honeysuckle berries and in the recently harvested soybean field. Were they eating the beans or more likely worms? The large flocks of blackbirds certainly were enjoying the beans, and there were many hulled beans on the ground. We added 6 new species to the bird species list for the preserve which was begun on the May 10th Spring Bird Count. Lots of birding and hiking potential. > > I will wait to post the results of today's last Busey Bird Walk until I see Greg's list. The total species seen this fall were 98. Today we added Pine Siskin to make 99. Greg was threatening to stay until he found one more species to break 100. Last fall we had 108. > > Beth Chato > _______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes > -- James Hoyt "The Prairie Ant" Champaign Co. Audubon Illinois Audubon Society Co-steward Parkland College Prairies. Volunteer Monitor; Urbana Park District Natural Areas. Champaign County Master Gardener East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Grand Prairie Friends Allerton Allies Prairie Rivers Network The Xerces Society The Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy =============================================================================== "The way to keep a trail alive is to walk on it". Author unknown =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* "The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with good reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be held acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife Legacy" ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* From vaiden at isgs.illinois.edu Mon Oct 27 08:56:21 2008 From: vaiden at isgs.illinois.edu (Vaiden, Robert) Date: Mon Oct 27 08:58:03 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] East Main Backyard In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90703E90382@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu> Sunday afternoon in the back yard: Numerous small birds, but didn't have my binoculars handy; still saw a small flock of GOLDFINCHES around the prairie and feeder, and several YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. A RED TAILED HAWK was also hunting the area. Bob Vaiden From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Mon Oct 27 12:08:12 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Mon Oct 27 12:08:19 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Sangamon Preserve trip (no bird sightings) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <376515.55537.qm@web57107.mail.re3.yahoo.com> A couple of items about birds and soybeans: >From a Mississippi State University extension website: "There are many types of beans including soybeans that are used as ingredients in bird diets. In general, all beans and peas are good protein and energy sources for birds. The primary problem with their use is that they must be processed prior to feeding.Most are members of the legume family of plants. One characteristicof these plants is that the fruit (beans) contain enzyme inhibitors that interfere with the digestion and utilization of nutrients in the diets. If beans are used, they must be roasted or steamed to destroy the antinutritional factors. All commercial soybean meals are processed in this way before being sold as feed ingredients. Raw soybeans should never be fed to poultry or game birds." And something a little more detailed from the Audubon Society: http://www.audubon.org/bird/waterbirds/pdf/Chapter_7_%20Soybeans.pdf Bernie Sloan --- On Mon, 10/27/08, James Hoyt wrote: > From: James Hoyt > Subject: Re: [Birdnotes] Sangamon Preserve trip (no bird sightings) > To: > Cc: "Birdnotes" > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 2:56 AM > Birdnoter's, > > Beth Chato's post reminded me that I saw a bakers dozen > white tailed deer > east of Homer Lake Forest Preserve as the sun was setting > Saturday > Evening. > > They also appeared to be grazing on Soybeans. > >From what I know about the indigestablity of these > legumes (when uncooked) > I wonder why they would go to the trouble. > Unless of course one of their 4 stomachs could produce an > enzyme capable > of allowing digestion. > > I am certain that this question would have some > ornithological relevance > since (Most?) birds only have a crop, gizzard and a simple > stomach. > > Would anyone know of this and could you elaborate for the > listserve? > > Thanks in advance. > > Jim Hoyt :) > > On Sun, 26 Oct 2008, John & Beth Chato wrote: > > > Birdnoters; > > Yesterday was an official Audubon field trip to the > newest County Forest Preserve, Sangamon River. This is an > impressive 160 acre site, 2 miles south of Fisher on CR > 600E. Awesome big open grown oaks of 150-200 years of age, > plus acreage on both sides of the Sangamon River. 5 people > made the trip. This trip found quantity rather than > diversity. Immense flocks of robins, feeding both on > abundant honeysuckle berries and in the recently harvested > soybean field. Were they eating the beans or more likely > worms? The large flocks of blackbirds certainly were > enjoying the beans, and there were many hulled beans on the > ground. We added 6 new species to the bird species list for > the preserve which was begun on the May 10th Spring Bird > Count. Lots of birding and hiking potential. > > > > I will wait to post the results of today's last > Busey Bird Walk until I see Greg's list. The total > species seen this fall were 98. Today we added Pine Siskin > to make 99. Greg was threatening to stay until he found one > more species to break 100. Last fall we had 108. > > > > Beth Chato > > _______________________________________________ > > Birdnotes mailing list > > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes > > > > -- > James Hoyt > "The Prairie Ant" > Champaign Co. Audubon > Illinois Audubon Society > Co-steward Parkland College Prairies. > Volunteer Monitor; Urbana Park District Natural Areas. > Champaign County Master Gardener > East Central Illinois Master Naturalist > Grand Prairie Friends > Allerton Allies > Prairie Rivers Network > The Xerces Society > The Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy > > =============================================================================== > "The way to keep a trail alive is to walk on it". > Author unknown > =============================================================================== > > ******************************************************************************* > ******************************************************************************* > "The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic > force' and with good > reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to > decide the > world's future, then surely we have reached a level > where we can be held > acountable for the world's future." Durward L. > Allen "Our Wildlife Legacy" > ******************************************************************************* > ******************************************************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes From kboileau at gmail.com Mon Oct 27 14:19:44 2008 From: kboileau at gmail.com (Kendra Boileau) Date: Mon Oct 27 14:19:51 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Campus Peregrine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I got to see the peregrine today at about 1:15, hanging out exactly where Greg said he would be. The fellows standing outside (who apparently work in that building) said they've seen a pair of them, along with bird heads and other remains scattered around the base of the building. Pretty neat. Kendra Boileau On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:50 PM, Lambeth, Gregory S wrote: > > The Peregrine Falcon was on the East side of Sherman Hall again this > evening. This seems to be it's favorite roost site at the moment. Sherman > Hall is on the corner of 5th and Daniel and the bird is roosting on the > uppermost ledge (about 6 feet below the roofline). > > Greg Lambeth_______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081027/3470e134/attachment.htm From lupewinku at lanscape.net Tue Oct 28 19:23:06 2008 From: lupewinku at lanscape.net (Rhetta Jack) Date: Tue Oct 28 19:25:27 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Campus Peregrine again at Sherman Hall in Champaign Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20081028191433.02d722a0@mail.kspei.com> Hello Birdnoters, I arrived at Sherman Hall aprox. at 5:25pm this evening (Oct 28th) in Champaign. Just as I was exiting my ride, I saw a largish gray bird fly and land on the front (east side) of the building. Sure enough, it was the Peregrine. It puffed up, looked around a bit, and looked like it was getting ready for sleep. This is a very pale Peregrine, it's back is very light grey, even the black hood and mustache are fairly light, not really black, more dusky gray. The undertail coverts were a light buffy orangish. The rear end of this raptor was sticking out right over the entrance to the building. Someone is likely to receive a hot Peregrine bomb at some point! Rhetta Jack, Champaign and Springfield PS-Sherman Hall is at 5th and Daniels street near the sw corner. From regehr5 at aol.com Wed Oct 29 18:46:23 2008 From: regehr5 at aol.com (regehr5@aol.com) Date: Wed Oct 29 18:46:42 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Whooping crane migration Message-ID: <8CB0837AF4819D3-A90-E75@webmail-dd13.sysops.aol.com> Birdnoters:? To follow the migration of the whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida, go to www.operationmigration.org and click on the "In the Field" tab. ?????????????????????????????????? Elaine Regehr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081029/74ca1efc/attachment.htm From sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu Wed Oct 29 21:27:25 2008 From: sdbailey at inhs.uiuc.edu (Steve Bailey) Date: Wed Oct 29 21:27:33 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Peregrine Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20081029212542.02b09008@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu> Today, I went to view the PEREGRINE FALCON which has been around for a couple of weeks in residential campus town in Champaign with Rhetta Jack, at around 5 PM this evening. Sure enough, the bird was sitting right at his usual roosting spot on the top concrete ledge of the tall dorm building, on the east side of the building, near the intersection of 5th St. and Daniel St. For an adult, the bird does seem to be more, pale-gray than most adults, which are usually more blue-gray. Having read that several bird heads had been found on the ground below its roost, many stories underneath the falcon, I walked across the street to see what I could find. Sure enough, I spotted a medium-sized, entire bird wing. Picking it up and checking it over, I was first surprised that it wasn't a starling or pigeon wing, which I thought would be what I would find. I noticed that on the underside of the wing, the axillary feathers were a burnt orange, briefly causing me to think American Robin, but the upperside of the wing was the wrong color, and I then noticed that the outer 3 primaries were very small and very thin (~ 3-4 mm)! I called out to Rhetta that I had found an American Woodcock wing, then walked up to the sidewalk for more searching, where I found part of the woodcock's forehead and bill! I couldn't blame the Peregrine for not wanting to swallow such a long bill! I wonder if the Peregrine had ventured out to Meadowbrook Park at the southeast edge of town, or if it actually spotted the bird migrating over some part of town? A very interesting and most unexpected find! Elsewhere, I had a flock of at least 10 more PINE SISKINS at my apartment in Rantoul on Tuesday (Oct.28) morning, along with a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. That (or another) NUTHATCH was there again this morning. The siskins were again feeding in the abundant White Pine cone crop in the line of White Pines only the border of my apartment complex. I have rarely ever seen much of anything feeding in White Pines or on their cones over the years. As I don't get many birds worth mentioning in the residential area where I live, a second flock of siskins with a week or so of one another was noteworthy. It appears that there will be a big movement of this species in Illinois this winter, likely including other finches and Snow Buntings. Good birding! Steve Bailey Rantoul (Champaign Co.) sdbailey@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081029/5a980262/attachment.htm From rkanter at illinois.edu Thu Oct 30 08:42:53 2008 From: rkanter at illinois.edu (Rob Kanter) Date: Thu Oct 30 08:49:51 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] goldfinches, pine siskins feeding on cones of white pine Message-ID: <963b67030810300642u29119ebfo42d97ccdfe63e430@mail.gmail.com> There are white pines loaded with cones around the National Soybean Research Center, where I have an office on the UI campus, and flocks of GOLDFINCHES have been feeding on them for the past couple of weeks. It's the first year I've ever noticed them doing this. On Tuesday of this week I had a lone PINE SISKIN in with one goldfinch flock. Thanks, too, Steve, for suggesting another activity connected with the peregrine. Now in addition to staring up at a campus dorm through binoculars, I'll be searching the ground nearby for bird parts! Rob Kanter rob.kanter@gmail.com > Elsewhere, I had a flock of at least 10 more PINE SISKINS at my apartment > in Rantoul on Tuesday (Oct.28) morning, along with a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. > That (or another) NUTHATCH was there again this morning. The siskins were > again feeding in the abundant White Pine cone crop in the line of White > Pines only the border of my apartment complex. I have rarely ever seen much > of anything feeding in White Pines or on their cones over the years. As I > don't get many birds worth mentioning in the residential area where I live, > a second flock of siskins with a week or so of one another was noteworthy. > It appears that there will be a big movement of this species in Illinois > this winter, likely including other finches and Snow Buntings. Good > birding! > > > Steve Bailey > Rantoul (Champaign Co.) > sdbailey@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081030/ec6e0455/attachment.htm From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Oct 30 13:31:19 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Oct 30 13:31:48 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Peregrine In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20081029212542.02b09008@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: <362012.93479.qm@web57108.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Steve Bailey said: "I wonder if the Peregrine had ventured out to Meadowbrook Park at the southeast edge of town, or if it actually spotted the bird migrating over some part of town?" My bet would be that the Peregrine nabbed a migrating Woodcock over town. Most of my daytime Meadowbrook Woodcock sightings have been very brief. I flush a bird, and it fles very close to the brush and trees for maybe 50-60 feet, and then back to the ground. They don't show themselves much there in the daylight hours. Bernie Sloan --- On Wed, 10/29/08, Steve Bailey wrote: > From: Steve Bailey > Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Peregrine > To: "Birdnotes" > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 10:27 PM > Today, I went to view the PEREGRINE FALCON which has been > around for a couple of weeks in residential campus town in > Champaign with Rhetta Jack, at around 5 PM this evening. > Sure enough, the bird was sitting right at his usual > roosting spot on the top concrete ledge of the tall dorm > building, on the east side of the building, near the > intersection of 5th St. and Daniel St. For an adult, the > bird does seem to be more, pale-gray than most adults, which > are usually more blue-gray. Having read that several bird > heads had been found on the ground below its roost, many > stories underneath the falcon, I walked across the street to > see what I could find. Sure enough, I spotted a > medium-sized, entire bird wing. Picking it up and checking > it over, I was first surprised that it wasn't a starling > or pigeon wing, which I thought would be what I would find. > I noticed that on the underside of the wing, the axillary > feathers were a burnt orange, briefly causing me to think > American Robin, but the upperside of the wing was the wrong > color, and I then noticed that the outer 3 primaries were > very small and very thin (~ 3-4 mm)! I called out to Rhetta > that I had found an American Woodcock wing, then walked up > to the sidewalk for more searching, where I found part of > the woodcock's forehead and bill! I couldn't blame > the Peregrine for not wanting to swallow such a long bill! > I wonder if the Peregrine had ventured out to > Meadowbrook Park at the southeast edge of town, or if it > actually spotted the bird migrating over some part of town? > A very interesting and most unexpected find! > Elsewhere, I had a flock of at least 10 more PINE SISKINS > at my apartment in Rantoul on Tuesday (Oct.28) morning, > along with a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. That (or another) > NUTHATCH was there again this morning. The siskins were > again feeding in the abundant White Pine cone crop in the > line of White Pines only the border of my apartment complex. > I have rarely ever seen much of anything feeding in White > Pines or on their cones over the years. As I don't get > many birds worth mentioning in the residential area where I > live, a second flock of siskins with a week or so of one > another was noteworthy. It appears that there will be a big > movement of this species in Illinois this winter, likely > including other finches and Snow Buntings. Good birding! > > > Steve Bailey > Rantoul (Champaign Co.) > sdbailey@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu > _______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Oct 30 15:45:46 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Oct 30 15:46:39 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Peregrine Message-ID: <924645.44457.qm@web57103.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Steve Bailey said: "As I don?t get many birds worth mentioning in the residential area where I live, a second flock of siskins with a week or so of one another was noteworthy. It appears that there will be a big movement of this species in Illinois this winter, likely including other finches and Snow Buntings." I'm keeping my eyes peeled for White-winged Crossbills on ornamental spruces this winter! Ron Pittaway's Winter Finch Forecast for 2008-2009 (http://tinyurl.com/5qhrx2) suggests that we may see an irruption: "...spruce cone crops are generally low in most of Canada and as seed supplies are exhausted this fall and winter so a moderate southward irruption is probable, perhaps extending south into the central United States. Watch for them on ornamental spruces and European larch." Bernie Sloan --- On Wed, 10/29/08, Steve Bailey wrote: > From: Steve Bailey > Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Peregrine > To: "Birdnotes" > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 10:27 PM > Today, I went to view the PEREGRINE FALCON which has been > around for a couple of weeks in residential campus town in > Champaign with Rhetta Jack, at around 5 PM this evening. > Sure enough, the bird was sitting right at his usual > roosting spot on the top concrete ledge of the tall dorm > building, on the east side of the building, near the > intersection of 5th St. and Daniel St. For an adult, the > bird does seem to be more, pale-gray than most adults, which > are usually more blue-gray. Having read that several bird > heads had been found on the ground below its roost, many > stories underneath the falcon, I walked across the street to > see what I could find. Sure enough, I spotted a > medium-sized, entire bird wing. Picking it up and checking > it over, I was first surprised that it wasn't a starling > or pigeon wing, which I thought would be what I would find. > I noticed that on the underside of the wing, the axillary > feathers were a burnt orange, briefly causing me to think > American Robin, but the upperside of the wing was the wrong > color, and I then noticed that the outer 3 primaries were > very small and very thin (~ 3-4 mm)! I called out to Rhetta > that I had found an American Woodcock wing, then walked up > to the sidewalk for more searching, where I found part of > the woodcock's forehead and bill! I couldn't blame > the Peregrine for not wanting to swallow such a long bill! > I wonder if the Peregrine had ventured out to > Meadowbrook Park at the southeast edge of town, or if it > actually spotted the bird migrating over some part of town? > A very interesting and most unexpected find! > Elsewhere, I had a flock of at least 10 more PINE SISKINS > at my apartment in Rantoul on Tuesday (Oct.28) morning, > along with a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. That (or another) > NUTHATCH was there again this morning. The siskins were > again feeding in the abundant White Pine cone crop in the > line of White Pines only the border of my apartment complex. > I have rarely ever seen much of anything feeding in White > Pines or on their cones over the years. As I don't get > many birds worth mentioning in the residential area where I > live, a second flock of siskins with a week or so of one > another was noteworthy. It appears that there will be a big > movement of this species in Illinois this winter, likely > including other finches and Snow Buntings. Good birding! > > > Steve Bailey > Rantoul (Champaign Co.) > sdbailey@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu > _______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Oct 30 16:02:16 2008 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Oct 30 16:02:22 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Peregrine In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20081029212542.02b09008@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: <200241.77421.qm@web57101.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Seems like every winter since about 2005-2006 there has been a campus Peregrine in residence. Any thoughts as to whether or not this is the same bird each year? Bernie Sloan --- On Wed, 10/29/08, Steve Bailey wrote: > From: Steve Bailey > Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Peregrine > To: "Birdnotes" > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 10:27 PM > Today, I went to view the PEREGRINE FALCON which has been > around for a couple of weeks in residential campus town in > Champaign with Rhetta Jack, at around 5 PM this evening. > Sure enough, the bird was sitting right at his usual > roosting spot on the top concrete ledge of the tall dorm > building, on the east side of the building, near the > intersection of 5th St. and Daniel St. For an adult, the > bird does seem to be more, pale-gray than most adults, which > are usually more blue-gray. Having read that several bird > heads had been found on the ground below its roost, many > stories underneath the falcon, I walked across the street to > see what I could find. Sure enough, I spotted a > medium-sized, entire bird wing. Picking it up and checking > it over, I was first surprised that it wasn't a starling > or pigeon wing, which I thought would be what I would find. > I noticed that on the underside of the wing, the axillary > feathers were a burnt orange, briefly causing me to think > American Robin, but the upperside of the wing was the wrong > color, and I then noticed that the outer 3 primaries were > very small and very thin (~ 3-4 mm)! I called out to Rhetta > that I had found an American Woodcock wing, then walked up > to the sidewalk for more searching, where I found part of > the woodcock's forehead and bill! I couldn't blame > the Peregrine for not wanting to swallow such a long bill! > I wonder if the Peregrine had ventured out to > Meadowbrook Park at the southeast edge of town, or if it > actually spotted the bird migrating over some part of town? > A very interesting and most unexpected find! > Elsewhere, I had a flock of at least 10 more PINE SISKINS > at my apartment in Rantoul on Tuesday (Oct.28) morning, > along with a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. That (or another) > NUTHATCH was there again this morning. The siskins were > again feeding in the abundant White Pine cone crop in the > line of White Pines only the border of my apartment complex. > I have rarely ever seen much of anything feeding in White > Pines or on their cones over the years. As I don't get > many birds worth mentioning in the residential area where I > live, a second flock of siskins with a week or so of one > another was noteworthy. It appears that there will be a big > movement of this species in Illinois this winter, likely > including other finches and Snow Buntings. Good birding! > > > Steve Bailey > Rantoul (Champaign Co.) > sdbailey@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu > _______________________________________________ > Birdnotes mailing list > Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org > https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes From lconnor at uiuc.edu Fri Oct 31 10:32:23 2008 From: lconnor at uiuc.edu (Lynn Connor) Date: Fri Oct 31 10:34:35 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Campus peregrine Message-ID: I just walked over to the 5th and Daniel (about 10 am) and I saw a large gray bird sitting on the North side of Illini Tower (5th and Chalmers...falcon sitting on Chalmers side of building). I didn't have any binoculars but I'm pretty sure that's the peregrine. That side of Illini Tower is just ledges no windows and was keeping the bird out of the wind. Very exciting to see it. Thanks for the all the earlier posts about it. From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Fri Oct 31 10:59:05 2008 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Lambeth, Gregory S) Date: Fri Oct 31 10:59:14 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Campus peregrine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Lynn: I can see the bird from my office window and it's the Peregrine! Greg Lambeth -----Original Message----- From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org [mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org] On Behalf Of Lynn Connor Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 10:32 AM To: birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org Subject: [Birdnotes] Campus peregrine I just walked over to the 5th and Daniel (about 10 am) and I saw a large gray bird sitting on the North side of Illini Tower (5th and Chalmers...falcon sitting on Chalmers side of building). I didn't have any binoculars but I'm pretty sure that's the peregrine. That side of Illini Tower is just ledges no windows and was keeping the bird out of the wind. Very exciting to see it. Thanks for the all the earlier posts about it. _______________________________________________ Birdnotes mailing list Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes From leslienoa at gmail.com Fri Oct 31 12:20:58 2008 From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Rye) Date: Fri Oct 31 12:21:25 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Champaign Peregrine (Oct 30th) Message-ID: Sorry for the late post... Tim and I saw the Peregrine Thursday on the north side of Sherman Hall just after 4pm. Thanks to everyone for posting about the bird! Leslie Rye -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20081031/4c97523a/attachment.htm From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Fri Oct 31 22:14:50 2008 From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Fri Oct 31 22:14:52 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: [Ecostewards] Fwd: Prairie Rivers Network's annual dinner In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To all, I would like to add my 2 cents to Jamie's post. The Prairie Rivers network helps to bring all our conservation groups together. As the Illinois Chapter of the National Wildlife Federation they form a bridge of understanding for many local organizations. One other thing about the Prairie Rivers Baquets which I have been fortunate to attend. Besides feeling good about giving back to my home planet. I can also enjoy an enjoyable evening. The talks are great. The food is always excelent! And I always enjoy the moment with many old and new friends... Hope to enjoy them with you! Happy trails, Jim Hoyt :) PS. Sorry for any cross postings. On Wed, 22 Oct 2008, James Ellis wrote: >> On Friday November 21, Tim Palmer---an award-winning author and an >> accomplished >> photographer--will be speaking at the new I Hotel and Conference Center in >> Champaign. Tim's work combines his love of rivers and nature with his drive >> for creative expression and his deep commitment to conservation. He is a >> dynamic and inspiring speaker and will present a vivid personal journey >> about his passion for rivers and their crucial importance to all of life, >> as well as display photos that capture the magic of rivers. >> (www.TimPalmer.org) >> >> The occasion for his visit is the annual fundraising dinner hosted by >> Prairie Rivers Network, Illinois' statewide river conservation >> organization. The dinner is normally limited to Prairie Rivers supporters, >> but this year the invitation list has been expanded to give others the >> opportunity to hear this special program. This event is Prairie Rivers' >> most important fundraiser of the year. Since their nominal ticket price >> doesn't even cover the costs for hosting the event, attendees are asked to >> make a donation to support Prairie Rivers' efforts to protect and restore >> habitat and clean water along Illinois' rivers and streams. >> >> Please feel free to forward this invitation to friends who might be >> interested in attending. Reservations are required and must be made by >> November 12th. >> >> >> -- >> Prairie Rivers Network >> 1902 Fox Drive, Suite G >> Champaign, IL 61820 >> 217/344-2371 >> 217/344-2381 fax >> www.prairierivers.org > -- James Hoyt "The Prairie Ant" Champaign Co. Audubon Illinois Audubon Society Co-steward Parkland College Prairies. Volunteer Monitor; Urbana Park District Natural Areas. Champaign County Master Gardener East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Grand Prairie Friends Allerton Allies Prairie Rivers Network The Xerces Society The Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy =============================================================================== "The way to keep a trail alive is to walk on it". Author unknown =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* "The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with good reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be held acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife Legacy" ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Fri Oct 31 22:25:04 2008 From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Fri Oct 31 22:25:06 2008 Subject: [Birdnotes] Friday's News Gazzette and the November 4th Election. (no sighings) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Birders and Ecostewards, Today I very much enjoyed one of the letters to the CU News-Gazzette by Dirk Mol. On these listserves: I will only ask that I truly hope that all nature lovers search their souls before voting next Tuesday. And by all means go vote! Jim Hoyt :) PS. Sorry for any cross postings. -- James Hoyt "The Prairie Ant" Champaign Co. Audubon Illinois Audubon Society Co-steward Parkland College Prairies. Volunteer Monitor; Urbana Park District Natural Areas. Champaign County Master Gardener East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Grand Prairie Friends Allerton Allies Prairie Rivers Network The Xerces Society The Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy =============================================================================== "The way to keep a trail alive is to walk on it". Author unknown =============================================================================== ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* "The human culture is considered to be a 'geologic force' and with good reason. But if we are at a stage where our actions are to decide the world's future, then surely we have reached a level where we can be held acountable for the world's future." Durward L. Allen "Our Wildlife Legacy" ******************************************************************************* *******************************************************************************