Sorry for the late report, but I was away from my computer this weekend.? Nine birders found 44 species, 494 individual in 2.25 hours on September 28.? With a...
I will be out of the office starting 10/01/2007 and will not return until 10/02/2007. I will have limited access to my emails while I am gone. If you need ...
Virginia.Boliek@...
Oct 1, 2007 3:02 pm
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BlankDear ALBIRDER & Hummer Folks! I am almost too excited to think! For a little history regarding Lil' Darlin', an adult Rufous Hummingbird, I have copied...
bncjsc
bncjsc@...
Oct 3, 2007 6:06 pm
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I will be out of the office starting 10/02/2007 and will not return until 10/08/2007. I will have limited access to my emails while I am gone. If you need ...
Virginia.Boliek@...
Oct 3, 2007 9:02 pm
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What bird is this??? I can't find it anywhere in any book--an escapee from an exotic finch farm somewhere. We have seen it the last 2 days in the feeder at...
Wow. Sure wish this was on our feeder on Dauphin Island. The second picture reminds me of some Zebra Finches I have seen. A very common petshop bird. Hard to...
Jon, Those are nice shots of a male Cut-throat Finch . Beautiful bird with a great (and apt) name. Just saw a few in August -- of course I was in Kenya at...
Jon's photo is of a Cut-throat Finch a/k/a Cut-throat, Amadina fasciata. The bird is fairly widespread in eastern Africa south of the Sahara and is commonly...
Thanks for all the help on ID of an exotic bird. We live in Atmore, AL if anybody wants to try to see it, they are welcome to call us at 251-368-1941. I will...
Could this be a Connecticut warbler? Or is it a ruby-crowned kinglet? Or something else? http://www.locustfork.net/blog/ The fall migration has certainly begun...
fast2write
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Oct 5, 2007 4:57 am
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Hi Glynn- An excellent shot of an adult White-eyed Vireo. Note that the white "ring" around the eye is actually the bird's iris. Note also that the bill is...
Five birders tolerated warm temperatures (75-80) and lots of mosquitos to tally 41 species in 2.25 hours this morning.? A notable miss was Old Faithful (E...
You won't need any mosquito repellent during lunch at Sto and Jennie's on Saturday, but if you plan on being outside anywhere else on the island you better...
Damien Simbeck's posting today from the TVA wetlands trail walk reminded me that I meant to post a calling red-breasted nuthatch last Saturday (Sept. 29) in...
John Ehinger
john.ehinger@...
Oct 5, 2007 8:23 pm
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Hi David I wish I had good news, birdwise, but the high pressure system ensconsed along the east coast seems to want to stay a spell. This means E or SE winds...
Enjoy, I saw these beautiful birds on the Platte River in Nebraska and I will never forget the experience. Pat Baker ... From: Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007...
BlankHi Folks! I speculated in my post to ALBIRDS dated 10/3 as to whether my recently-arrived adult female Rufous could be "Little Darling", which would make...
bncjsc
bncjsc@...
Oct 7, 2007 10:49 pm
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AL Birders, Just saw this on the Mississippi listserve, regarding a threat to wetlands in the highly-productive Bolivar Flats area near Houston (and directly ...
Linda Reynolds had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at the old Harbor House location in Guntersville this afternoon. Also a Franklin's Gull on the water in...
Tonight, very shortly, NBC news will feature a segment on "The Fleecing of America" on the Ivory-bill hunt. Bob Duncan [Non-text portions of this message have...
I have been meaning to mention this for a couple of weeks; I saw an adult RHWO take an insect in flight about 150 feet off the ground. The bird launched from...
Jud Johnston
stkite@...
Oct 9, 2007 1:50 am
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There were at least six Magnolia Warblers, many more Common Yellowthroats, several Tennessees, a couple Hooded Warblers and Chestnut-sided Warblers and a Palm...
Hi Jud, I've noticed Red-headeds do this several times. I also spend a fair amount of time in central California and the Acorn Woodpeckers (closely related to...
Good morning all, I found a fresh eggshell on Saturday, 5 October. It is about 14 cm in diameter, pure white, and near what are normally damp woods. I was ...
Dear Bob & Albirders; at 14cm diameter and white about the only possibility is an ostrich, which being a southern hemisphere bird could be breeding at this...
Either an Ostrich, or a wayward Jabiru Stork... ;-) For the metric system resistant among us, 14 cm= 5.5 inches. 14 mm (1.4 cm) = 0.55 inches. Working in...
On more consideration I realized the habitat would not suit an ostrich; they tend to prefer wider open plains or brushy areas. The habitat would better suit a...
I spotted an evasive marsh wren this afternoon on the Riverfront Walk in Tuscaloosa. It was the western portion near the Lurleen C. Wallace bridge. The bird...
Jud Johnston
stkite@...
Oct 10, 2007 5:10 am
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Just went outside our migrant trap home in Gulf Breeze, Fl. There are new arrivals in the neighborhood, apparently a good movement last night. Dauphin Is and...
