Mich-listers Digest, Vol 1261, Issue 1

Thu Nov 22 21:41:50 EST 2007

Northern birds while at Deer camp November 14th thru November 18th: Montmerency area near fairview towards Atlanta, actually close to Cummins:

Red breasted and White breasted Nuthatches; Hairy, Downys, Pileated(4)  and Red-bellied; 
White-winged Crossbills(5) and Red Crossbills(3); Common Redpolls(6); Pine Grosbeaks(2); Evening Grosbeaks(5); Common Ravens(6); Common Crows(2); Blue Jays; Black-capped Chickadees; Tufted Titmouse(2); Golden-crowned Kinglet(1); Long-eared Owl(1); Rough-legged Hawk(1); Red-tailed Hawk(1); Bald Eagle(1); Northern Goshawk(1); Hermit Thrush(1); Brown Creeper(1); Great-horned Owl(1); Ruffled Grouse(6-12); Cardinal; Robins(4).....These 28 species were seen during the days on the property not all same day some evryday though.

Enroute up and back: Mute Swan; Mallards;Ring-billed Gulls; Canada Geese; Common Goldeneye; Buffleheads; Common mergansers; Hooded mergansers; Red-breasted Mergansers;..... So these 9 make 37 species for trip.

Also seen on property were Red Fox, Coyotes and a Black Bear.

Of course also Deer in which we got 6  on the pole but the birding was good! 

Tom Leggett
Kentwood,Michigan

 > From: mich-listers-request at envirolink.org> Subject: Mich-listers Digest, Vol 1261, Issue 1> To: mich-listers at envirolink.org> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:00:02 -0500> > Send Mich-listers mailing list submissions to> mich-listers at envirolink.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> mich-listers-request at envirolink.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> mich-listers-owner at envirolink.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of Mich-listers digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Say's Phoebe - Berrien Co - 11/21 (kipnsuz at comcast.net)> 2. Northern Shrike. Jackson, CO. (w8liftr40 at aol.com)> 3. Say's Phoebe, Berrien County turkeyday (Erik Enbody)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:25:31 +0000> From: kipnsuz at comcast.net> Subject: Say's Phoebe - Berrien Co - 11/21> To: Mich-listers at envirolink.org> Cc: bbclist at andrews.edu> Message-ID:> <112120071825.9240.4744781B0009877D000024182216538496969A9C029F0705 at comcast.net>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Nov. 21 - Berrien County> > Greetings,> > Tim Baerwald relocated the SAY'S PHOEBE on the beach north of the St. Joseph River mouth this morning. When Pat Underwood and I left at noon it was on the beach at Tiscornia Park (adjacent to the north pier), but it had worked as far north as Jean Klock Park before returning to the south.> > This bird seems unfazed by harsh weather. It was actively feeding (or searching for food) out in the wind and steady rain along the open beaches. It would often perch on snow fences, driftwood, logs and posts and often dropped down on to the sand as well.> > Good birding,> > Kip Miller> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/mich-listers/attachments/20071121/691b894a/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:12:48 -0500> From: w8liftr40 at aol.com> Subject: Northern Shrike. Jackson, CO.> To: Mich-listers at envirolink.org, birders at umich.edu> Message-ID: <8C9FAAB2ABACA22-190-450C at FWM-D43.sysops.aol.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Greetings Birders,> > Today, in between stoppages of rain (which were too few and far between), I had an adult Northern Shrike (on my way to my house for lunch) on Wamplers HTS DR. (Brooklyn, MI). The bird was sitting on a small conifer in?the field that is across from the houses on the lake side. > > The bird was on the right just?past the second hill. > > I live on this road.?My feeders were fairly active, despite the rainy conditions. The Pine Siskin numbers are still pretty good, although not the 150+ I had on Sunday. There are still?40-50 birds, however. There seems to be two-three flocks that change from time to time. > > The three Purple Finches are still present as is one Fox Sparrow. The five C. Redpolls come and go with the changing of the Siskin flocks during the day. Unfortunately, no Evening Grosbeaks were seen/heard today in the neighborhood when I was there.> > 6 Tundra Swans, 22 Rudy Ducks, 2 Buffleheads,?a lone C. Goldeneye and a single C. Loon were just off my beach as well. Unfortunately, the Red-th. Loon from last week was not seen.> > My website has an updated picture of one of the siskins from last week on the homepage. > > If anyone needs some of these birds for your Jackson, CO lists...lemme know and I'll let'cha know how to get there.> > Happy Thanksgiving!!> > > Jeff Schultz> > www.wildtangentphotography.com> > ________________________________________________________________________> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/mich-listers/attachments/20071121/970fc80a/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:01:50 -0500> From: "Erik Enbody" <stormpetrels at gmail.com>> Subject: Say's Phoebe, Berrien County turkeyday> To: Mich-listers <mich-listers at envirolink.org>> Message-ID:> <642ebd810711220601r5d714834y160500c07459a78f at mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Hey,> > I just got a call from Tim Baerwald who is looking at the Say's Phoebe that> was found on Tuesday. It is hanging around the Jean Klock parking lot, this> is just north of Tiscornia Park in St. Joseph (and is the same area as seen> in yesterday).> > good luck and happy thanksgiving,> > -- > Erik Enbody> East Lansing, MI> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/mich-listers/attachments/20071122/6dd9d2fd/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> Mich-listers mailing list (digest)> Mich-listers at envirolink.org> You can unsubscribe or change your options at:> http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers> > End of Mich-listers Digest, Vol 1261, Issue 1> *********************************************
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