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From: jjokela59 at hotmail.com (Janet Jokela) Date: Sat Jun 2 15:24:58 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Moorman Swine Ponds Message-ID: Moorman Swine Ponds on the south campus of the U of I. The highlights were: Black-billed Cuckoo (along Hazelwood Dr., on the fence) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (first seen by the SE pond, & then a little later along Hazelwood Dr.) Northern Mockingbird, 2 (a pair along the gravel N-S road, just so. of Hazelwood Dr.) Dickcissels (in the fields no. of Hazelwood Dr., and south of the ponds) Good birding, Janet Jokela Champaign
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From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor) Date: Sat Jun 2 20:25:17 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook Message-ID: Charlene Anchor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070602/894901ce/attachment.htm From dafekt1ve at yahoo.com Sat Jun 2 21:03:53 2007 From: dafekt1ve at yahoo.com (Bryan Guarente) Date: Sat Jun 2 21:03:59 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] 06/02/07 Moorman Swine Research Unit: Champaign Message-ID: <940251.87630.qm@web56809.mail.re3.yahoo.com> "Holy Ammodramus Sparrow Batman!" While searching the fields south of the ponds for Dickcissels, I kicked up four GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. It was likely two breeding pairs. I guess this by the territorial singing that was occurring. That was my highlight for the short trip. Other interesting sightings included 2 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS, 1 BANK SWALLOW, 2 PURPLE MARTINS (which made for 4 swallow species in one location, not an easy task in Champaign County), and 1 COMMON NIGHTHAWK. I caught up with the two NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS chasing each other near a tree to the east of the swine ponds. I didn't confirm anything, but I think this may have been pair bonding. They seemed to be returning to the same tree over and over, which made me think they may have a nest, but I didn't disturb them. The complete list follows: Location: Moorman Swine Research Unit Observation date: 6/2/07 Number of species: 33
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 11 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 34 American Coot - Fulica americana 1 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 5 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 3 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 7 Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor 1 Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica 17 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus 1 Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 2 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 55 Purple Martin - Progne subis 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis 2 Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia 1 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 6 American Robin - Turdus migratorius 16 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 2 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 106 Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 3 Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 7 Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis 3 Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum 4 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 10 Dickcissel - Spiza americana 4 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 50 Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna 5 Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 24 Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 5 House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 5 American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis 1 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 11 Bryan Guarente Atmospheric Sciences Research Assistant Champaign, IL ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070602/2ed6f121/attachment.htm From charleneanchor at msn.com Sun Jun 3 14:14:10 2007 From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor) Date: Sun Jun 3 14:03:12 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Riverbend Message-ID: Saw a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT singing in a lake-side cottonwood at the top of the little hill off the 2nd parking lot. Going on just a little further was an ALDER FLYCATCHER singing very clearly, lake-side also. Thought this was late till I checked Bohlen and found out the average arrival time for the Alder in Mahomet is May 25. In the field off the first parking lot, I heard and then saw a WILD TURKEY take off. At least I thought it was wild. Don't know if there are any domestic turkey hybrids out there. Charlene Anchor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070603/95cc98d6/attachment.htm From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon Jun 4 10:01:33 2007 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth) Date: Mon Jun 4 10:01:37 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Bell's Vireo In-Reply-To: <30ec30250705241235l988f38dy7d9b67c10cb7ff18@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <422112C301231A4085C32FC4DD9072FF775D77@DSBEXCLUSTER.ad.uiuc.edu> I canoed the Middle Fork in Vermillion County yesterday with my daughter and had a Bell's Vireo singing near the power plant. I also had an immature Bald Eagle along the river and many of the usual warblers singing (Parula, Yellow-throated, Louisianna Waterthrush, Kentucky, Redstart, Yellow, Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat). There was a very off-sounding Parula just north of Kickapoo along the river (possibly a Cerulean). Greg Lambeth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070604/40b51618/attachment.htm From charleneanchor at msn.com Mon Jun 4 14:35:43 2007 From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor) Date: Mon Jun 4 14:24:43 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Conservation Area - Mahomet Message-ID: There's a N/S hedgerow of trees bordering the east side of one of the large prairie restoration areas. The CHAT was in a shrub on that side, near what looked like, a large area of young sumac. I heard him go on an on for a long time before seeing him. A male ORCHARD ORIOLE was also singing and flew into the same shrub. Some dead twiggy things are sticking up from the sumac and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER was on one and he was singing, then a SONG SPARROW landed on one and started singing along with the ORCHARD ORIOLE who also ended up on one singing! There are some mulberry trees in the hedgerow and CEDAR WAXWINGS were foraging in there as well as the female ORCHARD ORIOLE and INDIGO BUNTING and GOLDFINCH. The CHAT finally left his shrub and flew down into the sumac and eventually flew up into the hedgerow. To the west was a background of singing DICKCISSELS (a few of the many out there - saw females this morning along with my first pair), RED-WINGS and occasional MEADOWLARK. A BLUEBIRD was singing continuously. Many TREE SWALLOWS and some BARN SWALLOWS were zig-zagging around chattering as they went. Not only was it a nice selection of sounds but it was also a very colorful selection of birds. It's a good spot year round. Charlene Anchor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070604/a12afb5a/attachment.htm From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Jun 7 16:52:14 2007 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Jun 7 16:52:21 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook changes Message-ID: <644948.31333.qm@web57107.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
As I was walking through Meadowbrook Park yesterday (Wednesday) morning I was struck by how I've been seeing bird species I wasn't seeing a year or two ago. Maybe I'm just spending more time at Meadowbrook when I go there (used to spend maybe an hour, now I do 2 or 3). Or maybe I'm doing a better job of paying attention. :-) Anyway, here's a few examples: * Prior to this year I think I've seen/heard Eastern Meadowlarks in Meadowbrook maybe twice. This year, it seems like every time I go to Meadowbrook I run across one, sometimes 2, singing Meadowlarks. Yesterday there were two or three. * This year was the first year I'd noticed Chickadees at Meadowbrook, and I've seen them several times. There was one along Douglas Creek yesterday. * I'd only seen Northern Mockingbirds maybe twice at Meadowbrook over the past 20+ years. I've had several sightings this year, usually in the area south of the Hickman Wildfower Walk, where all the honeysuckle has been cleared out. * I had my first-ever Meadowbrook sighting of a Blue Grosbeak this year. Turns out it was the first historical record there, as well. * Last year was the first time I had noticed Eastern Kingbirds in Meadowbrook, and they are back again this year. Saw two or three of them on the split-rail fence south of Prairie Play. * This is the first year I recall seeing Yellow Warblers on a regular basis, on just about every trip. Saw one repeatedly carrying food in the same direction yesterday, so they must be nesting there (along McCullough Creek). * There seem to be more Baltimore Orioles than in past years. * There seem to be quite a few more Indigo Buntings than in past years. Bernie Sloan --------------------------------- 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070607/7a6f9af3/attachment.htm From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Thu Jun 7 18:02:36 2007 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Thu Jun 7 18:02:41 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook, 6/6 - 38 species Message-ID: <823268.15891.qm@web57103.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Wednesday, June 6, 11:00AM - 2:30PM. Sunny and breezy. Noticed that the Sumac bushes were in bloom and covered with bees. Very noisy! Eastern Meadowlark - 2-3, 1 in its usual position south of the "peninsula", 1 farther west in the older prairie, and 1 in the small prairie section that borders Windsor Road Chickadee - 1, along Douglas Creek Killdeer - 2 Ring-necked Pheasant - several, including a hen with chicks (reported by a walker) Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 Baltimore Oriole - several Northern Cardinal - many Blue Jay - 2 Cedar Waxwing - 8-10 House Wren - 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 3 Tree Swallow - 4 Barn Swallow -2, appeared to be feeding nestlings in nest in prairie viewing platform Norhtern Mockingbird - 1 Brown Thrasher - 3 Gray Catbird - 2 American Robin - many Song Sparrow - several Field Sparrow - several Chipping Sparrow - 1 House Sparrow - 6-7 House Finch - 3 Indigo Bunting - 7-8 American Goldfinch - many Common Yellowthroat - many Yellow Warbler - 2-3 Black-and-white Warbler - 1, along McCullough Creek south of garden plots...saw one in same spot during my last visit Eastern Kingbird - 2-3, along split-rail fence south of Prairie Play Eastern Wood Pewee - 2 Eastern Phoebe - 1 American Crow - 4 Mourning Dove - 3 Common Grackle - many European Starling - 6-7 Brown-headed Cowbird - 6 Red-winged Blackbird - many Bernie Sloan --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070607/2e2c56a2/attachment.htm From Birderdlt at aol.com Thu Jun 7 21:40:25 2007 From: Birderdlt at aol.com (Birderdlt@aol.com) Date: Thu Jun 7 21:40:38 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Interesting yard birds Message-ID: I had a Connecticut warbler in my yard in SW Champaign on June 1 and a Mourning warbler on June 5. I watched the Mourning warbler for over 10 minutes feeding on insects in two small shrubs in my yard. The Connecticut warbler was a first for my yard (in 22 years of observations). David Thomas Champaign, IL ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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smithsje@egix.net 2007-06-08 From Birderdlt at aol.com Fri Jun 8 20:41:54 2007 From: Birderdlt at aol.com (Birderdlt@aol.com) Date: Fri Jun 8 20:42:11 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook changes Message-ID: In a message dated 6/7/2007 4:55:35 PM Central Daylight Time, bgsloan2@yahoo.com writes:
Turns out it was the first historical record there, as well. I have had Blue Grosbeak in the UI Forestry in past years (either one or two years) but have not seen them in Meadowbrook. David Thomas Champaign, IL ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070608/db25af17/attachment.htm From charleneanchor at msn.com Fri Jun 8 21:00:49 2007 From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor) Date: Fri Jun 8 20:49:46 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook Fri A.M. Message-ID: Was a little quieter than usual this morn. But I heard yet another YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT singing loudly in the dense shrubs along the creek south of Prairie Play. Also one WILLOW FLYCATCHER was sitting quietly, while nearby, a 2nd one was singing. Watched a pair of BALTIMORE ORIOLES moving together in the large cottonwood south of the Prairie Play bridge. Then the female dropped into a nest. The nest is suspended from a "branchlet" (a very thin twiggy-looking piece) appearing very vulnerable. Amazing to see those things hanging together through our high winds. On the mowed meadow both STARLING and ROBIN fledglings were running after their respective parents on the ground wanting to be fed. In the prairie I saw a female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD looking down into the grass. As I watched, a short-tailed, blackbird fledgling popped up briefly, made a very short flight, and then down again. Although I was a little distance away, the female noticed me watching and flew over very agitated towards me. She went back and within that short time there arrived 2 other females and one male all surrounding the same area! Cooperative breeding?? The TREE SWALLOWS are busy feeding nestlings that should fledge this week and the box of 8 HOUSE WREN eggs are now 8 naked, squirmy things in a heap. A ROBIN built a nest in one of the evergreen trees north of the organic gardens. Last week she was sitting on the nest. Today I checked and the nest was empty and broken eggs shells were on the ground along with one egg with a large hole poked in it. The nest was still warm. Maybe avian predation ? Maybe a nearby GRACKLE?? Don't know. Today the CEDAR WAXWINGS were working over the mulberry trees. Charlene Anchor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070608/c97e2980/attachment.htm From charleneanchor at msn.com Fri Jun 8 21:07:16 2007 From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor) Date: Fri Jun 8 20:56:11 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook Fri addition Message-ID: Charlene Anchor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070608/c9462abc/attachment.htm From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Tue Jun 12 09:04:52 2007 From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert) Date: Tue Jun 12 09:04:58 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Alternative energy meeting...no sightings In-Reply-To: <200705150210.l4F2A7m1016171@outbound-mta.egix.net> Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D9070156883F@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
alternative energy sources hopefully will play a big part in our future, at the same time, some methods (like wind turbines) may have a bad effect on our native bird population. The 2nd night's meeting will be a trip to the proposed U of I wind turbine location.
Vaiden
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JOIN US FOR THE JUNE MEET-UP! ISSUE FORUM: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS - BIOFUELS, WIND, AND SOLAR Where: Champaign County Democrats Headquarters, 14 E. Washington St., Champaign When: Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 7 P.M. Speakers: Frank Dohleman, Ph.D. student in the Department of Plant Biology at UIUC and Coordinator of the C-FAR Special Research Initiative for Biomass Energy in Illinois
Co-Project Manager of the South Campus Wind Turbine Project Angus Rockett, Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UIUC and former Senior Program Administrator at U.S. Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences, with over twenty years experience working with solar energy The recent focus on the issue of global warming, news of the dwindling supply of fossil fuels, the rising costs of fuel at the pump and increasing utility bills have prompted major concern from consumers. Citizens want reliable and unbiased scientific information about alternative energy sources that are being promoted as possible solutions to future consumer needs. Frank Dohleman, Matt Malten, and Angus Rockett will give presentations on current research and/or practical application as well as the pros and cons of biofuels, wind power, and solar power - three energy sources now being studied at the University of Illinois as viable alternatives to fossil fuels. FOLLOW-UP TOUR OF UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SOUTH FARMS BIOFUEL AND WIND RESEARCH SITES Where: Meet at Champaign County Democrats Headquarters, 14 E. Washington St., Champaign. When: Thursday, June 14, 2007, 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. Program: Matt Malten and Frank Dohleman will lead a tour through the South Farms research sites of the South Campus Wind Turbine Project and the ongoing biofuel research studies. Participants will meet at Champaign County Democratic Headquarters and carpool to the UIUC South Farms sites. Drivers appreciated. Both events are sponsored by: Champaign County Democrats Meet-Up Admission to both events is free and the public is welcome to attend. For more information please call Champaign County Democrats at (217) 359-3760 or visit the Champaign County Democrats Web site at www.champaigncountydemocrats.org. From leslienoa at gmail.com Wed Jun 13 11:41:23 2007 From: leslienoa at gmail.com (Leslie Noa) Date: Wed Jun 13 11:41:29 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Boneyard Red-tailed Hawk Message-ID: red-tailed hawk perched on top of one of the engineering buildings next to the Boneyard (not far from Wright St.). It flew down the creek at one point and then perched again on a fire escape stairwell. I've seen Coopers hawks and the occasional Peregrine on campus in the past but never a red-tailed hawk.
Champaign -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070613/14b3bc6b/attachment.htm From jwhoyt at prairienet.org Wed Jun 13 12:16:00 2007 From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Wed Jun 13 12:16:04 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Boneyard Red-tailed Hawk (Very late report) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Leslie and others, An occupant, once told me that he once looked outside of his 3rd floor window, on the north side of the Illini Union Bookstore (on Wright Street), and observed a large red tailed hawk perching below the eaves of Coble Hall. People feed the birds on the ground below and it hung around for a few days and caught a couple of sparrows. It caused quite a local sensation for a couple of days. Jim :) On Wed, 13 Jun 2007, Leslie Noa wrote: > I was eating lunch outside the Vivarium just a few minutes ago and spotted a > red-tailed hawk perched on top of one of the engineering buildings next to > the Boneyard (not far from Wright St.). It flew down the creek at one point > and then perched again on a fire escape stairwell. I've seen Coopers hawks > and the occasional Peregrine on campus in the past but never a red-tailed > hawk.
> > Leslie Noa > Champaign >
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 - Prairie Grove Volunteers 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 ===============================================================================
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Charlene Anchor and others of you keep a close eye on Meadowbrook Park- so I intend to focus on Busey this year. I also want to concentrate on Homer Lake. Let me know of interesting summer finds on any of the preserves or parks. If you want more involvement, I can send you details.
From rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu Wed Jun 13 21:09:39 2007 From: rboehmer at mail.millikin.edu (Ray F. Boehmer) Date: Wed Jun 13 21:10:08 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] hummer Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20070613203855.02e10890@mail.millikin.edu> I am curious if others in CU are still having R-t Hummingbirds at their feeders. We have had our feeder up for a month or so and there has been a male and female coming to it fairly regularly ever since. This evening, the male visited 3 times between 6:30 and 7. I am concluding that they are nesting somewhere in the neighborhood. Any comments? Ray Iowa St., just west of Race. Urbana
From: jwhoyt at prairienet.org (James Hoyt) Date: Thu Jun 14 01:52:35 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] hummer In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20070613203855.02e10890@mail.millikin.edu> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20070613203855.02e10890@mail.millikin.edu> Message-ID: Ray,
Jim :) On Wed, 13 Jun 2007, Ray F. Boehmer wrote: > I am curious if others in CU are still having R-t Hummingbirds at their > feeders. We have had our feeder up for a month or so and there has been a > male and female coming to it fairly regularly ever since. This evening, the > male visited 3 times between 6:30 and 7. > > I am concluding that they are nesting somewhere in the neighborhood. > > Any comments? > > Ray
> Iowa St., just west of Race. > Urbana
> > _______________________________________________ > 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 - Prairie Grove Volunteers 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 ===============================================================================
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Looking forward to all of those warblers, Patricia Bacchetti bacpab@comcast.net Oakland, CA From brockprice at sbcglobal.net Sun Jun 17 07:58:08 2007 From: brockprice at sbcglobal.net (Brock Price) Date: Sun Jun 17 07:58:19 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Homer Lake / Champaign Co. Message-ID: <815090.75069.qm@web82611.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Odd observation for Homer Lake yesterday ( at least I think so- maybe someone can say for sure ) . I had 2 Horned Grebes in what must be immature plumage - they looked just like early spring migrants. I got good but short looks. I tried to move my boat to a better viewing position as I was facing the sun and they flew away. I couldn't relocate them. I always get them at the lake but not this time of year. Other highlights: Rose-breasted Grosbeak Great-crested Flycatcher Y.B. Cuckoo Cedar Waxwings -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070617/47ce420c/attachment.htm From BackyardBirds1 at aol.com Sun Jun 17 23:46:13 2007 From: BackyardBirds1 at aol.com (BackyardBirds1@aol.com) Date: Sun Jun 17 23:46:32 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Re: Hummers/no sightings Message-ID: Read the posting about the possible nesting of hummingbirds. Am curious to know if those who are feeding hummingbirds ...are you seeing more hummingbirds or fewer hummingbirds this year? Most all of my customers are reporting a significant decrease in hummingbirds. At the same time, Baltimore Orioles have made their presence known to many. This has been the best year for Oriole sightings in my area...Decatur/Mt. Zion. Any ideas or comments? thanks, Vickie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070618/b0570a9a/attachment.htm From smithsje at egix.net Mon Jun 18 16:17:38 2007 From: smithsje at egix.net (Jim & Eleanor Smith) Date: Mon Jun 18 15:20:27 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] TV nest Message-ID: <200706182020.l5IKKLfJ013726@outbound-mta.egix.net> Hello, Bird, I believe that I've located a Turkey Vulture nest in a pile of logs. An adult flew away from there this am, and within, there is decaying odors, feathers, feces, and animal bones. The log pile is large and I was unable to see an egg or young bird. Best regards. Jim & Eleanor Smith smithsje@egix.net 2007-06-18 From lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu Mon Jun 18 16:26:56 2007 From: lambeth at ad.uiuc.edu (Gregory S Lambeth) Date: Mon Jun 18 16:27:02 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] TV nest In-Reply-To: <200706182020.l5IKKLfJ013726@outbound-mta.egix.net> Message-ID: <422112C301231A4085C32FC4DD9072FF775E06@DSBEXCLUSTER.ad.uiuc.edu>
-----Original Message----- From: birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org [mailto:birdnotes-bounces@lists.prairienet.org]On Behalf Of Jim & Eleanor Smith Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 4:18 PM To: Bird Notes Subject: [Birdnotes] TV nest Hello, Bird,
smithsje@egix.net 2007-06-18 _______________________________________________ Birdnotes mailing list Birdnotes@lists.prairienet.org https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/birdnotes From charleneanchor at msn.com Tue Jun 19 22:56:02 2007 From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor) Date: Tue Jun 19 22:44:54 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Tree Swallows and Cooper's Hawk Message-ID: This eve my husband and I checked out the west side of the Conservation Area in Mahomet. A box of Tree Swallows are due to fledge at any time and I wondered if they took the leap today. They hadn't - a nestling was sitting in the hole looking out. But we did see a couple of other Tree Swallow fledglings being fed who left their box in the last day or two. As we walked back to the car I suddenly saw a Cooper's Hawk flying low over the prairie being chased by 6 or 7 very noisy Tree Swallows. The Cooper's Hawk had something in it's talons....I couldn't make out what it was. I didn't want to consider that it was one of the fledglings that we just saw being fed but I couldn't help it. It would have been any easy catch for the hawk. It's a fact of life for them but one I'd rather not witness. Charlene Anchor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070619/690b412a/attachment.htm From bgsloan2 at yahoo.com Fri Jun 22 18:54:44 2007 From: bgsloan2 at yahoo.com (B.G. Sloan) Date: Fri Jun 22 18:54:51 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook, 6/21 - 31 species Message-ID: <36482.97390.qm@web57103.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Meadowbrook, 6/21, 11:30AM-2:00PM, upper 80s, breeze. Most interesting thing was lots of swallows over the prairie near the viewing platform...30+ individuals...Tree Swallows (including immatures) and Barn Swallows mixed together. Must have been a tasty banquet of bugs coming up out of the prairie! Speaking of swallows, there were five Barn Swallow nestlings lined up at the edge of the nest in the prairie viewing platform, waiting for parents to return with food. You could just see their heads. It may just be my imagination, but it looked like they were lined up by size, with the largest nestling on the right and the smallest on the left. Also looked like there may be another Barn Swallow nest under the bridge by "Marker" statue from the way a couple of adults kept flying under the bridge. Also watched a Common Yellowthroat feeding a fledgling, as well as a pair of House Wrens feeding young in a nest box (to the east of the barns, in some brush). Great Blue Heron - perched in a Cottonwood along McCullough Creek, being harrassed by a male Red-winged Blackbird. Eventually flew away. Green Heron - flying southwest to northeast above McCullough Creek Downy Woodpecker - 2 Cedar Waxwing - 10 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1-2 Ring-necked Pheasant - several Scarlet Tnanager - 1 Northern Cardinal - several House Wren - 4-5 Baltimore Oriole - 2 Tree Swallow - not sure how many,in a large flock with Barn Swallows Barn Swallow - see preceding American Robin - many Gray Catbird - several Brown Thrasher - 2 Eastern Wood Pewee - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 1 Field Sparrow - 2 Song Sparrow - quite a few House Sparrow - 10 Indigo Bunting - 2 American Goldfinch - 12-15 Common Yellowthroat - many Kentucky Warbler -1 Mourning Dove - 6-7 Common Grackle - 10 Red-winged Blackbird - many American Crow - 5 European Starling - 8 Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 Bernie Sloan --------------------------------- Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070622/4f48a42f/attachment.htm From bacpab at comcast.net Sat Jun 23 23:48:05 2007 From: bacpab at comcast.net (bacpab@comcast.net) Date: Sat Jun 23 23:48:11 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] (no subject) Message-ID: <062420070448.28755.467DF78500045C5A0000705322007613940D0E9F0C0E0D@comcast.net>
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and will be visiting friends in >Urbana July 11-15. I always find it interesting and more efficient to >try and find a local birder to go out with when visiting a new area. >Since I've been seriously birding for only 3 years, Midwestern birds are >going to be somewhat of a challenge. If you are available during this >time and would be willing to spend a day birding with me, please contact >me off the list. Thanks, Patricia Bacchetti bacpab@comcast.net Oakland, CA From vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu Mon Jun 25 08:09:16 2007 From: vaiden at isgs.uiuc.edu (Vaiden, Robert) Date: Mon Jun 25 08:09:21 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Meadowbrook In-Reply-To: <36482.97390.qm@web57103.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2DBE7AB0488C0443A1E1C20EA692D90701568862@zinc.isgs.uiuc.edu>
Sunday morning...I watched them for 5 or so minutes as they were fed. Then, they all took off and flew around the structure twice. So, they're just fakin' out Mom and Dad...you know how hard it is to get some of the kids to leave home! Friends of mine near Orion (Quad Cities) have 5 baby Bluebirds in their nestbox...so far, so good. In the backyard, House Wrens are feeding young. Catbirds and Thrashers have pretty much vanished, which means they're busy raising kids. Goldfinches and an Indigo Bunting pair are often in the neighborhood and presumably nesting. Other flying critters in the yard include Red Admirals, Question Marks, Azures, Monarchs, Black Swallowtails, and a Regal Fritillary. Canada Lilies just faded away...Michigan Lilies are just opening. Bob Vaiden :-) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070625/5accce70/attachment.htm From threlkster at gmail.com Mon Jun 25 14:23:52 2007 From: threlkster at gmail.com (Brian Threlkeld) Date: Mon Jun 25 14:23:56 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Landscaping query - no sighting Message-ID: <30ec30250706251223r7bcf2721xd89e6783870be890@mail.gmail.com>
sycamore out back, before it could blow down and flatten half the house. The crew also hauled away a massive brush pile that had been under the sycamore and the spruce next to it for perhaps a dozen years. In addition to being a high-volume cottontail production center, the pile provide forage and cover for many birds throughout the year. So, we have some new space out back, and we're looking for bird-minded suggestions (I could come up with bird-*brained* on my own . . .). Around the sycamore stump, we'll probably put in tomatoes -- it's sunny there, and I don't think even I can keep tomatoes from growing -- but for the area under the spruce tree we'd welcome ideas on bird-friendly things to plant. In my dreams, I'd like flora that would meet all these criteria: - Native, - Shade-loving or -tolerant, - Good cover and forage for birds in the winter, - Good forage for hummingbirds in the spring and summer, and - Not exorbitantly expensive.
Brian Threlkeld 107 E Michigan Ave Urbana IL 61801-5027 217-384-5164 abt5@columbia.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070625/d4890abf/attachment.htm From charleneanchor at msn.com Tue Jun 26 11:07:02 2007 From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor) Date: Tue Jun 26 10:55:51 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] Mahomet Tree Swallow bonanza Message-ID: This past Sun and Mon mornings I checked boxes at the Conservation Area. Numerous boxes of TREE SWALLOWS were due to fledge around the same date. On the west side I saw them in 4 different trees on the prairie being fed and on the east side in 2 different trees. Swallows stay in their boxes or nests about a week longer than other birds (have to grow the long wing feathers) and have shorter times as fledglings. TREE SWALLOWS have the shortest, being fed for only about 3 days. Then they are on their own. If they are not disturbed in the boxes which would cause them to fledge earlier than they should, they just come out flying. So being able to catch them during that 3-day period is always fun to watch. In one tree there were 6. An adult landed next to one and the branch bounced. The fledgling tumbled head first off the branch. But not missing a beat, it righted itself up and flew off like nothing happened. Never even came close to the ground! Maybe at this time they are flying better than perching? Also seen were a pair of EASTERN KINGBIRDS feeding young in a nest in a mulberry tree on the edge of the prairie. A female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD was building a nest, most likely a second one. A female FIELD SPARROW was carrying nesting materials and being followed by the male. She landed in a small shrub, him next to her, and they mated. A female CHIPPING SPARROW flew by carrying nesting materials being followed by her mate. Most likely second broods for both sparrows as well. A female ORCHARD ORIOLE carrying nesting materials landed in a mulberry tree followed by a male. And finally, a CEDAR WAXWING carrying nesting materials also flew into a mulberry tree followed by another which I assume to be a mate...they both build the nests. We were all busy :-) Charlene Anchor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070626/6b9ca336/attachment.htm From charleneanchor at msn.com Sat Jun 30 19:58:43 2007 From: charleneanchor at msn.com (charlene anchor) Date: Sat Jun 30 19:47:26 2007 Subject: [Birdnotes] A Robin's activity Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.prairienet.org/pipermail/birdnotes/attachments/20070630/8f1e4705/attachment.htm Download 148 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham:
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