Friends, I'm forwarding some information about a plan that would both seriously threaten an important Southeastern refuge and endanger our military personnel....
Greg D. Jackson
GREG-DEBI.JACKSON@...
Aug 2, 2003 5:43 pm
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Friends, It's time to submit interesting Alabama records for the summer season (June and July). I need to get these out to the "North American Birds" Regional...
Greg D. Jackson
GREG-DEBI.JACKSON@...
Aug 3, 2003 3:24 am
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Greg, Does this not violate the Migratory Bird Act? Bob <<<<<<>>>>>> COL (R) Robert E. Reed 88838 Tallassee Hwy Tallassee, Alabama 36078 334-283-5886...
RReedAla@...
Aug 5, 2003 5:59 pm
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Hi All- With Gale Norton at the helm of Interior laws like the Migratory Bird Treaty Act are minor inconveniences to be circumvented. Sadly our voices need to...
Today I received a call from an old friend about an unusual hummingbird at his feeders. I stopped by after work, and soon saw a male Rufous Hummingbird in with...
August 7, 2003 Following the discussion of aberrant coloration on Semipalmated Plovers on BIRDWG01@..., I thought I would offer some more...
OLCOOT1@...
Aug 7, 2003 2:41 pm
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AL-Birders, Just an update on the proposed October Alabama pelagic trip. As of today I have received requests for 10 spots plus one maybe. Since we are very...
Swmavocet@...
Aug 8, 2003 3:23 am
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We had a delightful morning on Pelican Island today. The island is crawling with hundreds of Black Terns. I think it would be fair to say that there are as...
Bill Summerour, AnnSt.Claire and myself braved the Blakley dikes next to the Best Western. There were many peeps, 3 Avocets---one with some color, and about 12...
sarah whitfield
ibird@...
Aug 9, 2003 1:37 am
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I have posted a photo of a Dowitcher, taken today, on Pelican/Sand Island, just off Dauphin Island. We would love to have the thoughts of those in the group,...
David, Did you two ever get the Red-cockaded Woodpecker and the Bachman's Sparrow? Lucy Duncan Gulf Breeze, FL ... From: David and Carrie To:...
Lucy & Bob Duncan
Town.Point@...
Aug 9, 2003 1:24 pm
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Things were a bust at the Shell Mound this morning. It was incredibly wet there, water standing all the way around the Bee Tree. We met a couple from Iowa who...
Dear Shorebirders, We are getting toward the peak of shorebird migration. This morning, Stan and Dana Hamilton and I went to Woerner Turf & Sod (they could...
We left Dauphin Island today after coming to the realization that we could not find one juvenile Skimmer on Sand Island this weekend. Last year, about this...
Tropical Storm Bill wiped out the skimmer nests on Ft. Pickens entrance road this summer so that may be the cause of the lack of skimmers near Dauphin Island....
JALL888@...
Aug 11, 2003 2:01 am
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This afternoon around 2 pm I found the following at the turf farm along the Beach Express and between county road 12 and 20 : 100+ killdeers 6 upland...
JALL888@...
Aug 11, 2003 2:31 am
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David and Carrie, Keep your eyes open for the Ceruleans! I had 1 on the 20 of July, 1 imm. yesterday in birdbath,3 adult females this a.m .all in binoc at one...
jjoa@...
Aug 11, 2003 1:04 pm
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David, Stan & I were at Fort Morgan on 07/19/03 and walked to the Point. We saw lots of adult Skimmers, but I couldn't remember seeing any juveniles. After ...
Birders99@...
Aug 12, 2003 1:42 am
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Ceruleans continue in Opelika. Number 6 went through this A.M. I left at 7a.m. for B'ham. with 4 Black and W's,Parulas and the bigC. before 7.Only Parulas in...
jjoa@...
Aug 12, 2003 10:51 pm
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I thought my fellow Alabama birders might be interested in checking out some bird pictures I took on the Samford biology website ...
Dear Steve, I am interested in the Oct. 9 pelagic trip. Do you require advance payment? David B. Crider 712 December Dr. Bham. AL 35214 dbcrider@... ......
The following is from a newspaper article written by Steve Pollick in Toledo, Ohio's THE BLADE. "More Kirtland's warblers are alive and well in the world than...
Phyllis Nofzinger
pjzinger@...
Aug 13, 2003 3:46 pm
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... Nice shots, Bailey. Keep up the good work! It looks you and your classmates really enjoyed those class field trips. Those viewing tanks for the fish do...
Dear Jeff: I am curious about the problems with the water quality at the Earth Complex Lagoons in Ensley Bottoms. Is that area part of a sewage treatment...
Lmcstjohns@...
Aug 14, 2003 9:23 pm
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In a message dated 8/14/03 4:25:54 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Lenore, Yes, it is part of the sewerage treatment process. By the time the water gets to that...
OLCOOT1@...
Aug 14, 2003 9:58 pm
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This weekend, Andrea and I went to New Orleans. On the way there and the way back, we got to see a few birds. Enough for a short report. Starting Friday...
Albirders, If anyone is interested I just posted some photos of a hummingbird nest on my website. www.alabamanature.com The mother bird feeds the young about...
This morning my brother and I made the rounds of the Florence pothole ponds and other birding spots: ***Pond south of AL20 at RR track crossing east of...
Swmavocet@...
Aug 18, 2003 3:02 am
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John Porter Executive Director Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries 251-861-2120 fax 251-861-2204 We did not inherit the earth from our forefathers; We hold it in...
Great pictures Andy! Thanks so much for sharing. How were you able to find the nest and get such great pictures? What camera do you use? Thanks again....... ...