Hi all, While doing work today out on the western-most segment of Dauphin Island beyond Katrina Cut (now almost closed with the new rock jetty) I observed...
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Howard Horne
hehorne
Dec 10, 2010 3:33 pm
Hi all, This season's Gulf Shores Christmas Bird Count will be held on SUNDAY, JANUARY 2nd. I realize this date may be difficult for some, but unfortunately...
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Karen Chiasson
kchiasson74
Dec 10, 2010 6:59 pm
Chalk up another one for Fairhope Falls. Found a female Purple Finch while walking through the wooded area. Karen Chiasson Silverhill, AL...
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Craig Litteken
littekenc
Dec 10, 2010 10:15 pm
The GREAT CORMORANT was present below the dam at Walter F. George Lake this morning. I viewed the Cormorant fromt the Alabama side of the river from 8-9am. ...
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Greg D. Jackson
jackson_greg_d
Dec 11, 2010 2:19 am
AL Birders: Craving a long-overdue gull (and birding) fix, I took the opportunity to visit south Baldwin County for a short period this week. I hadn't heard...
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David and Carrie Dortch
carrieanddav...
Dec 11, 2010 2:09 pm
When we returned from Dauphin Island mid week, things in the garden were not as bad as expected. We actually had no damage from the freeze that had been...
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RubyThroat@...
Dec 11, 2010 2:15 pm
David and Carrie You guys still have the magic touch in CARRIE'S yard! It doesn't hurt that you have Fred Bassett on retainer by stuffing him with Carrie's...
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lgardellabirds@...
larrygardella
Dec 12, 2010 7:49 pm
Yesterday, Tommy Pratt informed me (and the rest of River Region Birding) that we are not going to have the sewage treatment ponds at Speigner much longer,...
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Swmavocet@...
Dec 12, 2010 10:28 pm
Early this afternoon I visited the Wheeler NWR visitor center using the proven theory that bad weather brings 'good' birds. We've had snow flurries all day...
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Swmavocet@...
Dec 12, 2010 10:35 pm
Last week eBird rolled-out several animated species maps constructed using nationwide data from 2008. Marshall Iliff presented maps like this at the Fall AOS...
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Greg D. Jackson
jackson_greg_d
Dec 13, 2010 2:22 am
AL Birders: Friday I posted a note about birds I had found during a coastal Baldwin County trip 8-10 December. I've processed images of some of these which...
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RubyThroat@...
Dec 13, 2010 2:48 pm
Albirders After a slow start, here at our home in Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama, we have a large increase in Purple Finches, some more Pine Siskens and a few...
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Chawkswrth
cladyroz
Dec 13, 2010 5:36 pm
And this begs a question I have been meaning to ask this wonderful group; How do you tell the difference between Purple Finches and House Finches, especially...
11017
morrowmatt30
Dec 13, 2010 5:46 pm
Carol, I always tell people that House Finches are brown birds with red patches and Purple Finches are red birds with a brownish tinge. On a House Finch, the...
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suetmaker
Dec 13, 2010 6:38 pm
Is the snow bunting gone from the Guntersville area? Thanks, Pelham Rowan Birmingham, AL...
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Gregory J. Harber
flavorfreak
Dec 13, 2010 9:54 pm
Hey Matt and Carol, et al- Stay with me on this one, but I always envision that a House Finch has been hit in the face with a paint ball pellet, head on, so...
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Karen Chiasson
kchiasson74
Dec 13, 2010 11:27 pm
This afternoon while running an errand to Wally World, I found around 50 American Pipits in a field west of Fairhope Falls. Turning south off Hwy 104 onto...
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pemburung
Dec 13, 2010 11:50 pm
Greg, I can't begin to imagine your explanation for a cardinal....... Andrew...
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Gregory J. Harber
flavorfreak
Dec 14, 2010 3:22 am
Presumably Andrew is referring to the male Northern Cardinal. Up until a few days ago I would have not had a good description. But, thanks to the students in...
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RubyThroat@...
Dec 14, 2010 11:31 am
Andrew and Albirders In that second scenario Greg Harber will likely go into a full description of internal organs and their functions. Then he will go into...
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Gregory J. Harber
flavorfreak
Dec 15, 2010 6:13 am
Hey Bob and AL-birders- There is no denying that biological systems fascinate me, and at the heart of many of them are the little beasties that run the world....
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Swmavocet@...
Dec 17, 2010 4:42 pm
Damien Simbeck just called to report two LONG-TAILED DUCKS found this morning with many other duck at the Cypress Creek wastewater treatment plant near...
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Swmavocet@...
Dec 17, 2010 11:51 pm
Wanted to pass along word the Guntersville SNOW BUNTING was observed again today by C. Grisham from Huntsville. He writes: "It was in the same spot as last...
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TNbarredowl@...
tnbarredowl
Dec 18, 2010 2:36 am
I spent several hours today rambling around western Lauderdale County. I started at the Cypress Creek Waste Treatment Ponds in Florence, then drove past Key...
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David And Carrie Dortch
carrieanddav...
Dec 18, 2010 6:46 pm
The Hummingbird Fairy stopped by our home this morning. Fred wanted to be sure he hadn't missed anything on his previous visits. Sure enough he captured and...
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Swmavocet@...
Dec 19, 2010 2:42 am
During today's CBC my nephew Sean and I found 4 female COMMON MERGANSERS on Limestone Bay. The time was around 10:30. We saw one first and then later from...
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Dwight Cooley
sabrewing2001
Dec 19, 2010 4:28 am
The day dawned with below freezing temperatures and snow flurries but by noon the skies had cleared and, by mid-afternoon, the temperature rose to 43....
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lgardellabirds@...
larrygardella
Dec 20, 2010 3:21 am
You all have been invited to participate in the Gulf Shores Christmas Bird Count on January 2. If that fits in your plans, great. They can always use a...
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Kittle, Paul D.
pdkittle@...
Dec 20, 2010 3:55 am
The 26th Waterloo (extreme NW Alabama) Christmas Bird Count was conducted on Saturday, December 18, with 16 participants in seven parties. We recorded 110...
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Bert Harris
helmitherosh...
Dec 20, 2010 1:11 pm
Hi all, Just a quick note to say that we saw the Snow Bunting yesterday in Guntersville. It was very tame and allowed scope views and photos for 30 minutes....
