Date: 5/9/25 3:04 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Time for Thinking Caps
That’s along the lines of what I’ll probably go with Su. I’ll probably have to custom make them so they are just barely long enough to work without slack. The other day, one of the lids was partially off leaving a gap too small for raccoons and squirrels. Still… I found the world’s happiest Chipmunk inside. Now (for whatever reason), they’ve taken to peeing and pooping all over the lids! Some of these critters seem severely dehydrated. Kind of gross and I’m always happier after a heavy rain! Now that I’ve mentioned it, some of you are going to start noticing that your lids have wet spots when nothing else around them does. Knowledge of one kind of animal leads to knowledge of others…and so it goes.
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Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:46:49 AM
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Subject: Re: [birders] Time for Thinking Caps
On May 8, 2025, at 10:33 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...><mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
Any ideas here? For years I’ve been a proponent of storing seeds and nuts and “Crow-Kibbles” in galvanized trash cans outside. Put a little silicone caulk around the places where the lids and sides are pierced for handles and they make nice solid (if not attractive) storage bins. They don’t rust for a long time and can’t be chewed-through but…I accidentally left the lid off of one of them last week and about a dozen squirrels exploded out of there when I approached in the morning. The worst part was that a Raccoon had learned that this is where I keep “his” food. Since then it’s been a battle to keep him from standing on his hind legs and pushing the lids off at night. He’s gotten to the point where he can force cinder-blocks off! I don’t want him to get hurt so I need a better idea. I can’t believe no one sells metal trash cans with locking lids. I’ve used bungee cords in the past only to find them chewed-through. For the last week I’ve lined-up the cans (6 of them) side by side and rotated the lids so I can slide 10’ sections of concrete reinforcement rods through all the handles at once but it takes about six of them, is a real pain and will eventually scrape off the Zinc and they’ll start rusting. Maybe I have to bring them all into the garage or…build some huge bin with a hinged lid? I could probably scrounge enough pallet-wood and go with that idea. Might be a good project to do with the grand-kids this summer. What do I do in the meantime?
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Date: 5/9/25 2:48 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Time for Thinking Caps
Simple, elegant and quite probably squirrel-proof. Raccoon-proof? I’m not so sure. I’ve heard the way to think about these things is in “levels of complexity”. A simple latch is one step. A latch that must be rotated first, and THEN slid is two steps. I’ve heard that deliberate attempts to circumvent a one-step locking mechanism are pretty common among non-human animals whereas defeating two-step locks is a skill left to primates and corvids. I’m sure other animals have the mental capacity but lack the physical dexterity (fingers and opposable thumbs etc.) to become good burglars. I’m guessing raccoons are pretty good at both. Couple that skill with enough diligence and random luck and it’s only a matter of time before they get in.
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Subject: Re: [birders] Time for Thinking Caps
I can’t remember where I got this, but it was a couple of decades ago! It takes only a little effort to force the handle to lock the top in place. I’ve never had anything break into it. I’ll poke around and see if I can find one online… If they made them “back then”, and it still works for me, “they” must be still making them…
Dody
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On May 8, 2025, at 10:46 AM, Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> wrote:
On May 8, 2025, at 10:33 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...><mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
Any ideas here? For years I’ve been a proponent of storing seeds and nuts and “Crow-Kibbles” in galvanized trash cans outside. Put a little silicone caulk around the places where the lids and sides are pierced for handles and they make nice solid (if not attractive) storage bins. They don’t rust for a long time and can’t be chewed-through but…I accidentally left the lid off of one of them last week and about a dozen squirrels exploded out of there when I approached in the morning. The worst part was that a Raccoon had learned that this is where I keep “his” food. Since then it’s been a battle to keep him from standing on his hind legs and pushing the lids off at night. He’s gotten to the point where he can force cinder-blocks off! I don’t want him to get hurt so I need a better idea. I can’t believe no one sells metal trash cans with locking lids. I’ve used bungee cords in the past only to find them chewed-through. For the last week I’ve lined-up the cans (6 of them) side by side and rotated the lids so I can slide 10’ sections of concrete reinforcement rods through all the handles at once but it takes about six of them, is a real pain and will eventually scrape off the Zinc and they’ll start rusting. Maybe I have to bring them all into the garage or…build some huge bin with a hinged lid? I could probably scrounge enough pallet-wood and go with that idea. Might be a good project to do with the grand-kids this summer. What do I do in the meantime?
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Pleasant article by the actress Lili Taylor (known for numerous roles, e.g. in HBO’s Six Feet Under), author of a recent book entitled “Turning to Birds”
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Date: 5/8/25 8:58 am From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: Re: [birders] Time for Thinking Caps
I can’t remember where I got this, but it was a couple of decades ago! It takes only a little effort to force the handle to lock the top in place. I’ve never had anything break into it. I’ll poke around and see if I can find one online… If they made them “back then”, and it still works for me, “they” must be still making them…
Dody

On May 8, 2025, at 10:46 AM, Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> wrote:
> On May 8, 2025, at 10:33 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> <mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
>
> Any ideas here? For years I’ve been a proponent of storing seeds and nuts and “Crow-Kibbles” in galvanized trash cans outside. Put a little silicone caulk around the places where the lids and sides are pierced for handles and they make nice solid (if not attractive) storage bins. They don’t rust for a long time and can’t be chewed-through but…I accidentally left the lid off of one of them last week and about a dozen squirrels exploded out of there when I approached in the morning. The worst part was that a Raccoon had learned that this is where I keep “his” food. Since then it’s been a battle to keep him from standing on his hind legs and pushing the lids off at night. He’s gotten to the point where he can force cinder-blocks off! I don’t want him to get hurt so I need a better idea. I can’t believe no one sells metal trash cans with locking lids. I’ve used bungee cords in the past only to find them chewed-through. For the last week I’ve lined-up the cans (6 of them) side by side and rotated the lids so I can slide 10’ sections of concrete reinforcement rods through all the handles at once but it takes about six of them, is a real pain and will eventually scrape off the Zinc and they’ll start rusting. Maybe I have to bring them all into the garage or…build some huge bin with a hinged lid? I could probably scrounge enough pallet-wood and go with that idea. Might be a good project to do with the grand-kids this summer. What do I do in the meantime?
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> On May 8, 2025, at 10:33 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>
> Any ideas here? For years I’ve been a proponent of storing seeds and nuts and “Crow-Kibbles” in galvanized trash cans outside. Put a little silicone caulk around the places where the lids and sides are pierced for handles and they make nice solid (if not attractive) storage bins. They don’t rust for a long time and can’t be chewed-through but…I accidentally left the lid off of one of them last week and about a dozen squirrels exploded out of there when I approached in the morning. The worst part was that a Raccoon had learned that this is where I keep “his” food. Since then it’s been a battle to keep him from standing on his hind legs and pushing the lids off at night. He’s gotten to the point where he can force cinder-blocks off! I don’t want him to get hurt so I need a better idea. I can’t believe no one sells metal trash cans with locking lids. I’ve used bungee cords in the past only to find them chewed-through. For the last week I’ve lined-up the cans (6 of them) side by side and rotated the lids so I can slide 10’ sections of concrete reinforcement rods through all the handles at once but it takes about six of them, is a real pain and will eventually scrape off the Zinc and they’ll start rusting. Maybe I have to bring them all into the garage or…build some huge bin with a hinged lid? I could probably scrounge enough pallet-wood and go with that idea. Might be a good project to do with the grand-kids this summer. What do I do in the meantime?
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Date: 5/8/25 7:33 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Time for Thinking Caps
Any ideas here? For years I’ve been a proponent of storing seeds and nuts and “Crow-Kibbles” in galvanized trash cans outside. Put a little silicone caulk around the places where the lids and sides are pierced for handles and they make nice solid (if not attractive) storage bins. They don’t rust for a long time and can’t be chewed-through but…I accidentally left the lid off of one of them last week and about a dozen squirrels exploded out of there when I approached in the morning. The worst part was that a Raccoon had learned that this is where I keep “his” food. Since then it’s been a battle to keep him from standing on his hind legs and pushing the lids off at night. He’s gotten to the point where he can force cinder-blocks off! I don’t want him to get hurt so I need a better idea. I can’t believe no one sells metal trash cans with locking lids. I’ve used bungee cords in the past only to find them chewed-through. For the last week I’ve lined-up the cans (6 of them) side by side and rotated the lids so I can slide 10’ sections of concrete reinforcement rods through all the handles at once but it takes about six of them, is a real pain and will eventually scrape off the Zinc and they’ll start rusting. Maybe I have to bring them all into the garage or…build some huge bin with a hinged lid? I could probably scrounge enough pallet-wood and go with that idea. Might be a good project to do with the grand-kids this summer. What do I do in the meantime?
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Date: 5/6/25 8:03 am From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Subject: [birders] Spring Bird Banding started at Belle Isle
Everyone,
Spring bird banding started in the first week of April at Belle Isle, Wayne County, Michigan. I have updated my blog with photo highlights and banding totals. It can be viewed here: https://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html.
Date: 5/6/25 7:51 am From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Subject: Re: [birders] Red-Shouldered Hawks?
I have a small group of Blue Jays, which are peaking in migration right
now, in my area that I recorded a couple days ago imitating in quick
sequence a Red-shouldered, Red-tailed, and Broad-winged. Breeding
Red-shoulders should be on territory now, and they are typically quite
vocal (and much louder than Blue Jay imitations).
Date: 5/6/25 7:17 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Red-Shouldered Hawks?
Are they migrating now or especially abundant right now or establishing territories or sitting on nests or…are Blue Jays especially fond of imitating their calls? My “Birdweather PUC” keeps giving me “hits” on Red-Shouldered Hawks.
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Date: 5/6/25 7:12 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Hard to believe
Awesome!
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Subject: [birders] Hard to believe
Luckily I have my husband as witness. While eating dinner, we had three (!!) red-headed woodpeckers on our peanut feeder at the same time. Of course my phone and camera were not handy, but it was a spectacular sight!! They have been making red-headed noises all afternoon!
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Date: 5/5/25 7:19 pm From: Mag Tait <magtait1...> Subject: Re: [birders] Hard to believe
That is amazing! I have yet to have ONE at my feeders!
Mag
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> Luckily I have my husband as witness. While eating dinner, we had three
> (!!) red-headed woodpeckers on our peanut feeder at the same time. Of
> course my phone and camera were not handy, but it was a spectacular
> sight!! They have been making red-headed noises all afternoon!
>
> Dody
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Date: 5/5/25 3:55 pm From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: [birders] Hard to believe
Luckily I have my husband as witness. While eating dinner, we had three (!!) red-headed woodpeckers on our peanut feeder at the same time. Of course my phone and camera were not handy, but it was a spectacular sight!! They have been making red-headed noises all afternoon!
Dody
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Date: 5/5/25 5:43 am From: Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> Subject: [birders] raccoon dilemma
Anybody got some ideas how to block off a robin nest (with eggs) that’s low to the ground on a utility box? The problem is cats and raccoons. What do you think of moving the nest to a slightly higher spot in the same location? (It’s near the side of a barn) Or, moving it somewhere close but not in the same exact spot?
Thanks for your thoughts…
Su in Adrian
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Have had quite a few show up around the house woods/driveway hay field or along the gas pipeline easement off Prospect Hill since Wednesday:
Yellow warbler
Nashville warbler
Blue-winged warbler
B&W warbler
Northern parula
Blackburnian warbler
BT green warbler
Ovenbird
BG gnatcatcher
YT vireo
WE vireo
Eastern kingbird
Swamp sparrow
Chimney swift
RT hummers
Baltimore orioles
RB grosbeaks (sparring with the orioles for grape jelly)
Red headed woodpecker
YB sapsucker
And best of all, our resident whip-poor-will.
Also had the blue grosbeak and a mockingbird at Sharon mills north.
In addition, we’ve had brown thrashers, Carolina wrens, and fox sparrows for a couple of weeks (the latter having moved on). Also a late purple finch that left about a week ago. And several year-round pileateds.
Ivan
Prospect Hill S. of Easudes
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On Sat, May 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
> Do the males and females look the same?
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> *From:* Dody Wyman <dody...>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 2, 2025 7:28:35 PM
> *To:* Birders UM <birders...>
> *Subject:* [birders] Red-headed
>
> Oh my golly! I feel like we’ve been given way more than our share!
> Tonight we had TWO red-headed woodpeckers on our peanut feeder at the same
> time. Then they both hung out in the nearby trees… truly amazing!
>
> Dody
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Do the males and females look the same?
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Oh my golly! I feel like we’ve been given way more than our share! Tonight we had TWO red-headed woodpeckers on our peanut feeder at the same time. Then they both hung out in the nearby trees… truly amazing!
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Oh my golly! I feel like we’ve been given way more than our share! Tonight we had TWO red-headed woodpeckers on our peanut feeder at the same time. Then they both hung out in the nearby trees… truly amazing!
Dody
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Date: 5/2/25 1:59 pm From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Subject: Re: [birders] Rose-breasted Grosbeak Male
It is too early in the season for any juveniles to be out of the nest.
Juvenile male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks look like females, with no black, and
with pink under the wings; females are yellow there. The black and brown
males were hatched last summer, so technically in their 2nd calendar year
(but 11 months old actual age).
On Fri, May 2, 2025, 3:54 PM 'Anna walker' via Birders <
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> Thanks for the feedback- I have never seen a juvenile male‼️
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> On May 2, 2025, at 3:41 PM, 'pookie2356' via Birders <
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> Hi Anna,
> Good shot, I would say it is a juvenile male grosebeak. I have had 3
> males also. Plus 3 male Orioles.
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> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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> Date: 5/2/25 3:30 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Birders UM <birders...>
> Subject: [birders] Rose-breasted Grosbeak Male
>
> My Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have been back for a week and I have as many as
> 3 males at my feeders at one time, no females yet. This morning this guy
> showed up.
> This is a first sighting for me of a grosbeak with brown feathers on head
> and neck, and minimal red on breast.
> Is it a first year male❓❓A molting male❓❓Any feedback would be greatly
> appreciated‼️
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That site can be a fun resource.
But perhaps posters to Birders should be hesitant about, e.g., specifying exactly when they are going be out of town on vacation.
I agree that this is probably a trivial concern. Nevertheless, it may be useful to know that this website exists.
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Date: 5/2/25 12:36 pm From: 'pookie2356' via Birders <birders...> Subject: RE: [birders] Rose-breasted Grosbeak Male
Hi Anna, Good shot, I would say it is a juvenile male grosebeak. I have had 3 males also. Plus 3 male Orioles. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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Date: 5/2/25 12:30 pm From: 'Anna walker' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Rose-breasted Grosbeak Male
My Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have been back for a week and I have as many as 3 males at my feeders at one time, no females yet. This morning this guy showed up.
This is a first sighting for me of a grosbeak with brown feathers on head and neck, and minimal red on breast.
Is it a first year male❓❓A molting male❓❓Any feedback would be greatly appreciated‼️
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So sorry to hear about April’s Chickadee nest. I terrorized my female this morning by checking on the nest, and I have no idea how many eggs , but so far so good. But there are wrens nearby. And there are Brown-headed Cowbirds everywhere here in Hartland‼️ Life is rough out there for our feathered friends💕
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> Nature is harsh. The past two years I’ve had a Robin build a nest in a bush in front of my house. It’s not in a protected spot and critters of some kind have gotten the eggs. It breaks my heart. I have other robins nest in a dogwood and a locust tree successfully, and I’m hoping it doesn’t happen again this year. I’m not home to see it.
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>> Sad to report the nest didn’t make it. The dee laid six eggs and all were removed or punctured by the HOWR. In my neighborhood it’s all pretty much HOSP and HOWR. The local patch of woods was illegally destroyed by Xfinity several years ago, so few prospects for dees. As Ann Arbor seeks to allow more density in single family neighborhoods, more woods will go. I won’t add to the already exploding population of HOWR, so I removed the nest box entirely. It was a learning experience. Check out “Althea Sherman” and the great house wren controversy.
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Date: 5/2/25 9:44 am From: 'ARTHUR JEFFREY' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] FOY Humming Bird
On the same day as last year - May 2.
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Date: 5/2/25 7:48 am From: Mike Goethe <michael.goethe...> Subject: Re: [birders] FOY Oriole
We returned from a (disastrous) vacation Wednesday, and that afternoon I
heard oriole sounds in the yard. This morning I saw one male chase another
male away from our feeder. This is slightly early for our local orioles,
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On Fri, May 2, 2025, 10:41 AM Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
> Just arrived! Also two Male Hummers chasing each other around the
> feeder. The Oriole seems perplexed…or relaxed or just burned-out. He’s
> been sitting on the long horizontal branch that supports all my dangling
> Paracord in front of the bay window for fifteen minutes. I think the first
> arrivers get a big kick out of knowing they won the race. It probably
> gives them huge advantages in mate selection and territory establishment.
> He hit the jelly as soon as he arrived and (I think) is just realizing his
> long journey is over, taking in the surroundings and trying to square his
> thoughts with what he remembers last August. The whole way back they cross
> rivers and cities and farm-fields with images of home and the magical
> bottomless sources of purple delight. Each beak-full the energy
> equivalent of a hundred blooms. He’s already looked in the window at Linda
> and I and the cat…all familiar faces to him perhaps. A glistening bit of
> translucent nourishment still clinging to his beak. Remarkable creatures.
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Date: 5/2/25 7:41 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] FOY Oriole
Just arrived! Also two Male Hummers chasing each other around the feeder. The Oriole seems perplexed…or relaxed or just burned-out. He’s been sitting on the long horizontal branch that supports all my dangling Paracord in front of the bay window for fifteen minutes. I think the first arrivers get a big kick out of knowing they won the race. It probably gives them huge advantages in mate selection and territory establishment. He hit the jelly as soon as he arrived and (I think) is just realizing his long journey is over, taking in the surroundings and trying to square his thoughts with what he remembers last August. The whole way back they cross rivers and cities and farm-fields with images of home and the magical bottomless sources of purple delight. Each beak-full the energy equivalent of a hundred blooms. He’s already looked in the window at Linda and I and the cat…all familiar faces to him perhaps. A glistening bit of translucent nourishment still clinging to his beak. Remarkable creatures.
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Date: 5/2/25 5:33 am From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: Re: [birders] Scott Smith’s Wonderful Lunch
We have both here. The red-headed has been a spring/summer regular here for about three years. About the most beautiful bird I can imagine!
But John is right, we mostly hear pileated regularly all year. About five years ago, one came to our suet regularly and then got a bit too comfortable with our yard. Decided one of our upper barn windows was a threat and broke it. Tried to break a side view mirror on one of our cars but was unsuccessful. (Why didn’t we think about covering it up?!!! Duh!)
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Pileated by far more common. When we lived in Dexter Township for 34 years, regularly saw and heard Pileated whereas I don’t see or hear red-headed in some years at all. Now that we live in northern MI, I see pileated at our feeders almost daily. In contrast, I occasionally and briefly see red-headed at our feeders during spring migration. After being displaced a few times by more aggressive red-bellied, the red-headed isn’t seen again. Away from feeders, I see and hear pileated but not red-headed.
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Date: 5/2/25 3:55 am From: 'John Gannon' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Scott Smith’s Wonderful Lunch
Pileated by far more common. When we lived in Dexter Township for 34 years, regularly saw and heard Pileated whereas I don’t see or hear red-headed in some years at all. Now that we live in northern MI, I see pileated at our feeders almost daily. In contrast, I occasionally and briefly see red-headed at our feeders during spring migration. After being displaced a few times by more aggressive red-bellied, the red-headed isn’t seen again. Away from feeders, I see and hear pileated but not red-headed. JohnMullett Township
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Regarding Woodpeckers in the Midwest…in your estimation, which are more common, Red-Headed Woodpeckers or Pileated Woodpeckers?
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Date: 5/2/25 2:26 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Scott Smith’s Wonderful Lunch
Regarding Woodpeckers in the Midwest…in your estimation, which are more common, Red-Headed Woodpeckers or Pileated Woodpeckers?
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Nature is harsh. The past two years I’ve had a Robin build a nest in a bush in front of my house. It’s not in a protected spot and critters of some kind have gotten the eggs. It breaks my heart. I have other robins nest in a dogwood and a locust tree successfully, and I’m hoping it doesn’t happen again this year. I’m not home to see it.
Mag
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> On May 1, 2025, at 7:04 AM, 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
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> Sad to report the nest didn’t make it. The dee laid six eggs and all were removed or punctured by the HOWR. In my neighborhood it’s all pretty much HOSP and HOWR. The local patch of woods was illegally destroyed by Xfinity several years ago, so few prospects for dees. As Ann Arbor seeks to allow more density in single family neighborhoods, more woods will go. I won’t add to the already exploding population of HOWR, so I removed the nest box entirely. It was a learning experience. Check out “Althea Sherman” and the great house wren controversy.
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Date: 5/1/25 4:02 pm From: Terry Hoenle <terry_hoenle...> Subject: Re: [birders] FOY Male Oriole
FOY Male Oriole for me, as well, in both Rochester Hills & up north in Gladwin. Also, a FOY Hummingbird & a beautiful female Hairy Woodpecker!
What a nice day! Happy Spring!!
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Sent: Thursday, May 1, 2025 6:34:01 PM
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Subject: [birders] FOY Male Oriole
Hi, Birders,
I was so excited to see him at the feeder around 4:10, and write to thank esp. Rosie Lemons, who gave the heads-up yesterday that she had them out her way. When I couldn't find the grape jelly, I put out cherry preserves and orange marmalade. But now the new jar's been located, so there'll be plenty for the orioles.
Thanks for letting us know when you see what, all. I still like reading about it online. And it prompts me to get my keister in gear!
Good birding,
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Date: 5/1/25 3:34 pm From: Lisa Lava-Kellar <lisalk...> Subject: [birders] FOY Male Oriole
Hi, Birders,
I was so excited to see him at the feeder around 4:10, and write to thank esp. Rosie Lemons, who gave the heads-up yesterday that she had them out her way. When I couldn't find the grape jelly, I put out cherry preserves and orange marmalade. But now the new jar's been located, so there'll be plenty for the orioles.
Thanks for letting us know when you see what, all. I still like reading about it online. And it prompts me to get my keister in gear! Good birding, Lisa
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> Hey Scott,
> It is like Christmas morning when the birds migrate back. The
> excitement to see who you will see first. And if you will have some first
> timers. As you said, what a great lunch.
> 😁💜
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Scott Smith <painless...>
> Date: 5/1/25 3:17 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Birders UM <birders...>
> Subject: [birders] Wonderful lunch visits
>
> I came home for lunch at noon today and stopped in the driveway to look
> at the feeders. For only the second time since we bought our home we had
> a Red Headed Woodpecker on a feeder. It was right next to a male Red
> bellied Woodpecker so you could easily compare size and colors. There
> were 3 Rose Breasted Grosbeaks on the sunflower seed feeders and a pair
> of male Orioles eating grape jelly. After coming in the house i was
> greeted by both a male and female Ruby throated Hummingbird. Those were
> the First this year. When doing lunch dishes I looked out the window and
> saw a small bird running on the ground near our deck. Grabbing my
> binoculars I had a great look at a first ever in our yard Lincoln's
> Sparrow. What a great lunch!
>
> Scott Smith, Adrian
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Hey Scott, It is like Christmas morning when the birds migrate back. The excitement to see who you will see first. And if you will have some first timers. As you said, what a great lunch.😁💜Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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Date: 5/1/25 12:17 pm From: Scott Smith <painless...> Subject: [birders] Wonderful lunch visits
I came home for lunch at noon today and stopped in the driveway to look at the feeders. For only the second time since we bought our home we had a Red Headed Woodpecker on a feeder. It was right next to a male Red bellied Woodpecker so you could easily compare size and colors. There were 3 Rose Breasted Grosbeaks on the sunflower seed feeders and a pair of male Orioles eating grape jelly. After coming in the house i was greeted by both a male and female Ruby throated Hummingbird. Those were the First this year. When doing lunch dishes I looked out the window and saw a small bird running on the ground near our deck. Grabbing my binoculars I had a great look at a first ever in our yard Lincoln's Sparrow. What a great lunch!
Scott Smith, Adrian
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Date: 5/1/25 10:10 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Arrivals…
F.O.Y. Male Rubythroat Hummingbird just now near Port Huron. Jelly was out for the Orioles but none have arrived yet but…I had no nectar hung for the Hummers! Poor guy danced around the other feeders for ten seconds and then glared at us through the window and tapped the glass to let us know for sure. Five minutes later I’ve got a nectar feeder out. I hope he comes back and was not just stopping-off on his way to Alpena. I’ll let you know.
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Date: 5/1/25 7:04 am From: 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Chickadee nest
Sad to report the nest didn’t make it. The dee laid six eggs and all were removed or punctured by the HOWR. In my neighborhood it’s all pretty much HOSP and HOWR. The local patch of woods was illegally destroyed by Xfinity several years ago, so few prospects for dees. As Ann Arbor seeks to allow more density in single family neighborhoods, more woods will go. I won’t add to the already exploding population of HOWR, so I removed the nest box entirely. It was a learning experience. Check out “Althea Sherman” and the great house wren controversy.
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Date: 4/30/25 11:03 am From: '<plynkny...>' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] foy Chimney Swift
Yesterday I spotted a lone Chimney Swift passing over my house, first of the year.
That's about only bird I've seen in my yard since the Sharp Shinned Hawk pair started building their nest in the neighbor's tallest white pine. The hawks arrived the week before Easter and began checking out abandoned squirrel nests. Easter morning, the female unsuccessfully went after a full-grown rabbit. The hawks mated a few days after that.
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Date: 4/30/25 10:49 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] BirdWeather PUC
I just added you Brianna. Thanks for that. I see you’re getting some I haven’t detected yet. Red-Shouldered Hawk, Gray Catbird and Towhee. Your high-confidence recordings sound great. Nice and clear and low background noise.
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Subject: Re: [birders] BirdWeather PUC
I have Terra, Birdweather and Haikubox. I like Birdweather, by far, the best. I had an issue where it stopped working a year after I bought it and the owner wrote me back the same day. He told me to ship it to him. I sent it and he sent me back a brand new one. It also seems the best interface and best at identifying. HIGHLY recommend bird weather.
Terra is still buggy and I don't like the interface to listen to the birds I heard. It's not part of the app. The Haikubox is subscription based. Birdweather is not subscription based and is easy to use. It's also the most portable.
On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...><mailto:<birders...>> wrote:
I purchased the Terra listens through kickstarter several years ago. It finally arrived this February. I must admit, I’ve been rather disappointed in its performance. I wonder how the PUC device compares. It looks far more advanced and substantial.
April
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If anyone wants to “follow” my PUC, it’s number 13128. Conversely, if you have your own PUC, or have made your own unit (using the Raspberry Pi Microcontroller), I’d be interested in “following” you to see what kind of birds are being detected at your location. It’s very interesting technology and I’m still exploring the features and tools available. Thanks to Allen Chartier years ago for challenging my “Eastern Bluebird” audio observation and steering me in the direction of “Birding by Ear”! Also…is Laurent Fournier still in this group?
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Date: 4/30/25 10:43 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] BirdWeather PUC
So far the PUC is pretty impressive but…I don't understand why it doesn’t report some that Merlin gets. Audio sensitivity is high and I thought they all share the same reference files from Cornell so…it could be the configurable parameters. Customer support on the PUC is not what I hoped it would be. Just this morning I had four Turkeys gobbling loud enough to wake me up and the PUC captured nothing. Contrast that with single “pips” in the dead of night which it tags as some Warbler. I’m still learning it.
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I purchased the Terra listens through kickstarter several years ago. It finally arrived this February. I must admit, I’ve been rather disappointed in its performance. I wonder how the PUC device compares. It looks far more advanced and substantial.
April
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Date: 4/30/25 10:36 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] FOY - Chelsea, MI
Here we go! Thanks for the report from “down south”. Fred in Port Huron.
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Today, we saw our first male hummingbird. Yesterday, our first Oriole, and 2 days ago, our first Rose-breasted Grossbeak. Yesterday we had 2-3 Grossbeaks at our feeders. Always happy to see our summer visitors
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Date: 4/30/25 8:20 am From: rmlemons <rmlemons...> Subject: [birders] FOY - Chelsea, MI
Today, we saw our first male hummingbird. Yesterday, our first Oriole, and 2 days ago, our first Rose-breasted Grossbeak. Yesterday we had 2-3 Grossbeaks at our feeders. Always happy to see our summer visitorsSent from my Galaxy
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Surprised to see a female hummingbird at the feeder this afternoon. Usually males are first in to scope out territory. This sweet, young miss flew right up to the feeder, spent some time and was off. Hope she hangs around.
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Date: 4/29/25 12:25 pm From: 'pookie2356' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] First baltimore oriole
Husband snapped this today..Here in Augusta township. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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I have Terra, Birdweather and Haikubox. I like Birdweather, by far, the
best. I had an issue where it stopped working a year after I bought it and
the owner wrote me back the same day. He told me to ship it to him. I sent
it and he sent me back a brand new one. It also seems the best interface
and best at identifying. HIGHLY recommend bird weather.
Terra is still buggy and I don't like the interface to listen to the birds
I heard. It's not part of the app. The Haikubox is subscription based.
Birdweather is not subscription based and is easy to use. It's also the
most portable.
On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM 'April Campbell' via Birders <
<birders...> wrote:
> I purchased the Terra listens through kickstarter several years ago. It
> finally arrived this February. I must admit, I’ve been rather disappointed
> in its performance. I wonder how the PUC device compares. It looks far more
> advanced and substantial.
> April
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 29, 2025, at 10:37 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>
>
> If anyone wants to “follow” my PUC, it’s number 13128. Conversely, if you
> have your own PUC, or have made your own unit (using the Raspberry Pi
> Microcontroller), I’d be interested in “following” you to see what kind
> of birds are being detected at your location. It’s very interesting
> technology and I’m still exploring the features and tools available.
> Thanks to Allen Chartier years ago for challenging my “Eastern Bluebird”
> audio observation and steering me in the direction of “Birding by Ear”!
> Also…is Laurent Fournier still in this group?
>
> https://www.birdweather.com >
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Date: 4/29/25 7:11 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] BirdWeather PUC
If anyone wants to “follow” my PUC, it’s number 13128. Conversely, if you have your own PUC, or have made your own unit (using the Raspberry Pi Microcontroller), I’d be interested in “following” you to see what kind of birds are being detected at your location. It’s very interesting technology and I’m still exploring the features and tools available. Thanks to Allen Chartier years ago for challenging my “Eastern Bluebird” audio observation and steering me in the direction of “Birding by Ear”! Also…is Laurent Fournier still in this group?
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Date: 4/28/25 8:07 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Non-bird (well, indirectly maybe)
Just stumbled across this entertaining and informative 23 minute presentation on the harm of traditional “lawns”. There are a couple gratuitous curse words but…overall, its a good effort and I think this young producer deserves a thumbs-up. When I see messages from local people looking for “lawn care services”, I send this to them. Enjoy.
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Date: 4/26/25 9:07 am From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: [birders] Spring
Spring is officially here for us. In the last 24 hours, our Baltimore orioles, Red-breased Grossbeaks, and first hummer all appeared at our feeders.
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I’d put up the wren guard. The chickadees won’t stand a chance against the wrens.
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> On Apr 25, 2025, at 6:18 PM, 'Anna' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
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> Thank you so much for the advice. My wrens returned yesterday so I need to think fast on what to do. I don’t know if there are eggs - but definitely a lot of fluff. I have a box with a side that opens with a plastic shield so I can view what is going on.
> Thanks again.
>
>> On Apr 25, 2025, at 5:04 PM, 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
>>
>> I have three inches between guard and front of house. I have the guard 1 inch below the hole. The Dees have no problem flying under the guard. I have a camera in the box and noticed the female was roosting in the box during the day which from what I read indicates she has laid at least one egg. It’s hard to know if there are eggs, even with the camera because she covers them with fluff. Perhaps you can check the box and see if there are eggs, but don’t attempt to uncover them to look because they are very fragile. If the wrens are back, I would try the guard because for sure they will hijack the box. There are several youtubes on wrens guards and sialis.org has information. I love ths wrens, but they simply won’t allow other cavity nesters nearby. I suspect a wren could indeed fly under the guard, but getting sticks in there may be tough, but so are wrens. I’m keeping my fingers crossed since this is pretty much all I can do.
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>>>> On Apr 25, 2025, at 4:50 PM, 'Anna' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
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>>> April,
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for this post, as I did not know there was anything I could do to protect a chickadee nest. Last year the wrens destroyed a chickadee nest in one of my boxes, and just this week a chickadee built a nest in one of my wren boxes. Are there measurement guidelines to follow? How far out from the box, and how far below the hole should it hang for it to be effective? So the chickadees will go under, but not the wrens? If I put it up now, will the chickadees abandon the nest? I don’t believe they have laid any eggs yet.
>>> Big thank you for any advice. And my chickadees thank you!
>>> Anna
>>> Hartland
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 25, 2025, at 12:53 PM, 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My cardboard and duck tape Wren guard.
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Thank you so much for the advice. My wrens returned yesterday so I need to think fast on what to do. I don’t know if there are eggs - but definitely a lot of fluff. I have a box with a side that opens with a plastic shield so I can view what is going on.
Thanks again.
> On Apr 25, 2025, at 5:04 PM, 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
>
> I have three inches between guard and front of house. I have the guard 1 inch below the hole. The Dees have no problem flying under the guard. I have a camera in the box and noticed the female was roosting in the box during the day which from what I read indicates she has laid at least one egg. It’s hard to know if there are eggs, even with the camera because she covers them with fluff. Perhaps you can check the box and see if there are eggs, but don’t attempt to uncover them to look because they are very fragile. If the wrens are back, I would try the guard because for sure they will hijack the box. There are several youtubes on wrens guards and sialis.org has information. I love ths wrens, but they simply won’t allow other cavity nesters nearby. I suspect a wren could indeed fly under the guard, but getting sticks in there may be tough, but so are wrens. I’m keeping my fingers crossed since this is pretty much all I can do.
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>> On Apr 25, 2025, at 4:50 PM, 'Anna' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
>>
>> April,
>>
>> Thank you so much for this post, as I did not know there was anything I could do to protect a chickadee nest. Last year the wrens destroyed a chickadee nest in one of my boxes, and just this week a chickadee built a nest in one of my wren boxes. Are there measurement guidelines to follow? How far out from the box, and how far below the hole should it hang for it to be effective? So the chickadees will go under, but not the wrens? If I put it up now, will the chickadees abandon the nest? I don’t believe they have laid any eggs yet.
>> Big thank you for any advice. And my chickadees thank you!
>> Anna
>> Hartland
>>
>>
>>> On Apr 25, 2025, at 12:53 PM, 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
>>>
>>> My cardboard and duck tape Wren guard.
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If they haven’t laid an egg, they may abandon the nest, but I’ve read others have placed a guard before egg laying with success. Are the wrens back?
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> On Apr 25, 2025, at 5:10 PM, April Campbell <adc14...> wrote:
>
> I have three inches between guard and front of house. I have the guard 1 inch below the hole. The Dees have no problem flying under the guard. I have a camera in the box and noticed the female was roosting in the box during the day which from what I read indicates she has laid at least one egg. It’s hard to know if there are eggs, even with the camera because she covers them with fluff. Perhaps you can check the box and see if there are eggs, but don’t attempt to uncover them to look because they are very fragile. If the wrens are back, I would try the guard because for sure they will hijack the box. There are several youtubes on wrens guards and sialis.org has information. I love ths wrens, but they simply won’t allow other cavity nesters nearby. I suspect a wren could indeed fly under the guard, but getting sticks in there may be tough, but so are wrens. I’m keeping my fingers crossed since this is pretty much all I can do.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 25, 2025, at 4:50 PM, 'Anna' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
>>
>> April,
>>
>> Thank you so much for this post, as I did not know there was anything I could do to protect a chickadee nest. Last year the wrens destroyed a chickadee nest in one of my boxes, and just this week a chickadee built a nest in one of my wren boxes. Are there measurement guidelines to follow? How far out from the box, and how far below the hole should it hang for it to be effective? So the chickadees will go under, but not the wrens? If I put it up now, will the chickadees abandon the nest? I don’t believe they have laid any eggs yet.
>> Big thank you for any advice. And my chickadees thank you!
>> Anna
>> Hartland
>>
>>
>>>> On Apr 25, 2025, at 12:53 PM, 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
>>>
>>> My cardboard and duck tape Wren guard.
>>>
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I have three inches between guard and front of house. I have the guard 1 inch below the hole. The Dees have no problem flying under the guard. I have a camera in the box and noticed the female was roosting in the box during the day which from what I read indicates she has laid at least one egg. It’s hard to know if there are eggs, even with the camera because she covers them with fluff. Perhaps you can check the box and see if there are eggs, but don’t attempt to uncover them to look because they are very fragile. If the wrens are back, I would try the guard because for sure they will hijack the box. There are several youtubes on wrens guards and sialis.org has information. I love ths wrens, but they simply won’t allow other cavity nesters nearby. I suspect a wren could indeed fly under the guard, but getting sticks in there may be tough, but so are wrens. I’m keeping my fingers crossed since this is pretty much all I can do.
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> April,
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> Thank you so much for this post, as I did not know there was anything I could do to protect a chickadee nest. Last year the wrens destroyed a chickadee nest in one of my boxes, and just this week a chickadee built a nest in one of my wren boxes. Are there measurement guidelines to follow? How far out from the box, and how far below the hole should it hang for it to be effective? So the chickadees will go under, but not the wrens? If I put it up now, will the chickadees abandon the nest? I don’t believe they have laid any eggs yet.
> Big thank you for any advice. And my chickadees thank you!
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>> My cardboard and duck tape Wren guard.
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Thank you so much for this post, as I did not know there was anything I could do to protect a chickadee nest. Last year the wrens destroyed a chickadee nest in one of my boxes, and just this week a chickadee built a nest in one of my wren boxes. Are there measurement guidelines to follow? How far out from the box, and how far below the hole should it hang for it to be effective? So the chickadees will go under, but not the wrens? If I put it up now, will the chickadees abandon the nest? I don’t believe they have laid any eggs yet.
Big thank you for any advice. And my chickadees thank you!
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Date: 4/25/25 11:05 am From: Melissa P <mpappas53...> Subject: [birders] FOTS
This morning brought many new visitors to the yard. My first surprise of the morning was a vociferous Gray Catbird squalling and mewing down in the swale. Soon thereafter the orioles starting chattering and calling. Just a few minutes ago, I heard a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I haven't seen our first hummingbird yet, but with all these other harbingers, I'm certain they aren't far behind.
Out went a few feeders for them along with the ones for the orioles.
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Date: 4/25/25 9:55 am From: 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Chickadee nest
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Date: 4/25/25 9:53 am From: 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Wren guard
My cardboard and duck tape Wren guard.
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Date: 4/25/25 8:33 am From: 'April Campbell' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Chickadee nest
Chickadees nested in my bluebird box. I installed a camera and it was fascinating to watch the female construct the nest. She’s roosting in the box, but I don’t think she is done egg laying. I watched like a hawk to see when she laid the first egg so I could attach a homemade wren guard, but apparently Dees cover them with fluff so I’ve yet to see an egg. I kept a look out for HOWR returning, then the very morning I decided to attach the guard, there they were! Fortunately, I had my guard ready to go and duct taped it on. It covers the front and sides. I made the front longer and made sure the birds could get in easily. However , the wren explores the area ( they had nested in a different box in my yard last year) and I suspect they know there is a nest there. The male chickadee attacks the wren when it gets too close. In fact, the Dee tussled with the wren right at my feet. So far, there is no evidence the wren has actually entered the box, but I know the nest is still at risk. Any thoughts?
Blue headed Vireo in yard today and the other day a Winter Wren.
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Date: 4/25/25 6:19 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
Very interesting feathers. Can’t say I’ve ever seen them before but very distinctive…To me at least.
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To: Mag Tait <magtait1...>; Birders UM <birders...>
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Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds for a few decades around here.
Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of this!
Dody
[IMG_0702.jpeg]
On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
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I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
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Date: 4/24/25 2:01 pm From: Diana Kern <dlkaamitwin...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
I was on Noggles this week Tuesday early and on Grossman and I heard a
whip-poor-will. Made me smile. Also lots of bluebirds, my first Baltimore
oriole too.
Best,
Diana Kern
FYI to All: I am the Executive Director for Legacy Land Conservancy and we
are a new Preserve on Noggles. We would love to get the data on Count
Day. It is not fully open yet but there is lots of activity. On May 10th
we are doing a work day too, but only a few people pulling garlic mustard,
etc. The Preserve is on Sybil Kolon's land and will be called Iron Creek
Preserve. The grand opening will be June 28th.
On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
> Thank you Juliet!
>
> On Apr 24, 2025, at 2:17 PM, 'NAPBirds' via Birders <
> <birders...> wrote:
>
> Eastern Whip-poor-will is already on territory and singing at dusk at the
> Green Lake Campground Access Rd. in Washtenaw County. No need to travel too
> far if you live nearby. For Dody, I’m aware of them singing on Noggles Rd.
> at dusk in Manchester area.
> 😊
> Juliet Berger
>
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> *From:* Dody Wyman <dody...>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2025 6:49 PM
> *To:* Allen Chartier <amazilia3...>
> *Cc:* Mag Tait <magtait1...>; Birders UM <birders...>;
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> Thank you again, Allen. This makes great sense and explains why we don’t
> hear them. I’ll cherish the feathers!
>
> Dody
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 6:09 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote:
>
> I've been looking for a Whip in Wayne County for decades. No luck yet.
> Spring migration for all species is faster than fall. My best guess is that
> Whips move through from late April to mid-May. They are probably less vocal
> in migration.
>
> Allen T. Chartier
> Inkster, Michigan
> Email: <amazilia3...>
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> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:49 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
>
> Thank you Allen! Yes - I was thinking it was grabbed by something. No
> other feathers or carcasses or anything, so (hopefully) it only lost these
> feathers.
>
> How long is their migration through SE Michigan? I want to hear one! :)
>
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote:
>
> Yes, Whip-poor-will. They are migrating through southern Michigan right
> now, but not at all common. Looks like yours became prey for something else.
>
> Allen T. Chartier
> Inkster, Michigan
> Email: <amazilia3...>
> Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mihummingbirdguy/collections/ > Website/Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ >
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:02 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
>
> We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted
> feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding
> friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds
> for a few decades around here.
>
> Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of
> this!
>
> Dody
>
>
>
> <IMG_0702.jpeg>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
>
> I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for
> my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t
> think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take
> care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at
> birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the
> stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing
> the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
>
> From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>
>
> I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my
> sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for
> 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East.
> I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators
> in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone
> until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and
> Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but,
> Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc.
> I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and
> Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal
> ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the
> walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way
> every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
>
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> On Apr 24, 2025, at 2:17 PM, 'NAPBirds' via Birders <
> <birders...> wrote:
>
> Eastern Whip-poor-will is already on territory and singing at dusk at the
> Green Lake Campground Access Rd. in Washtenaw County. No need to travel too
> far if you live nearby. For Dody, I’m aware of them singing on Noggles Rd.
> at dusk in Manchester area.
> 😊
> Juliet Berger
>
>
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> *From:* Dody Wyman <dody...>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2025 6:49 PM
> *To:* Allen Chartier <amazilia3...>
> *Cc:* Mag Tait <magtait1...>; Birders UM <birders...>;
> Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...>
> *Subject:* Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
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> Thank you again, Allen. This makes great sense and explains why we don’t
> hear them. I’ll cherish the feathers!
>
> Dody
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 6:09 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote:
>
> I've been looking for a Whip in Wayne County for decades. No luck yet.
> Spring migration for all species is faster than fall. My best guess is that
> Whips move through from late April to mid-May. They are probably less vocal
> in migration.
>
> Allen T. Chartier
> Inkster, Michigan
> Email: <amazilia3...>
> Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mihummingbirdguy/collections/ > Website/Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ >
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:49 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
>
> Thank you Allen! Yes - I was thinking it was grabbed by something. No
> other feathers or carcasses or anything, so (hopefully) it only lost these
> feathers.
>
> How long is their migration through SE Michigan? I want to hear one! :)
>
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote:
>
> Yes, Whip-poor-will. They are migrating through southern Michigan right
> now, but not at all common. Looks like yours became prey for something else.
>
> Allen T. Chartier
> Inkster, Michigan
> Email: <amazilia3...>
> Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mihummingbirdguy/collections/ > Website/Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ >
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:02 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
>
> We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted
> feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding
> friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds
> for a few decades around here.
>
> Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of
> this!
>
> Dody
>
>
>
> <IMG_0702.jpeg>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
>
> I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for
> my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t
> think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take
> care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at
> birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the
> stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing
> the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
>
> From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>
>
> I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my
> sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for
> 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East.
> I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators
> in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone
> until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and
> Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but,
> Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc.
> I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and
> Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal
> ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the
> walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way
> every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
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Date: 4/24/25 12:00 pm From: 'Rich Wolinski' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
The Washtenaw locations are of long standing. On Apr 24, 2025 2:27 PM, Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
Thank you Juliet! Â
On Apr 24, 2025, at 2:17â¯PM, 'NAPBirds' via Birders <birders...> wrote: Eastern Whip-poor-will is already on territory and singing at dusk at the Green Lake Campground Access Rd. in Washtenaw County. No need to travel too far if you live nearby. For Dody, Iâm aware of them singing on Noggles Rd. at dusk in Manchester area. 😊Juliet Berger  Juliet Berger | NAP Field Biologist II City of Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation - Natural Area Preservation Division 3875 E. Huron River Drive | Ann Arbor | MI | 48104 | 734.794.6627 <NAPBirds...> | http://www.a2gov.org/NAP | http://www.a2gov.org/Parks From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 6:49 PM To: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Cc: Mag Tait <magtait1...>; Birders UM <birders...>; Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?Â
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 Thank you again, Allen.  This makes great sense and explains why we donât hear them.  Iâll cherish the feathers! Dody On Apr 23, 2025, at 6:09â¯PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote: I've been looking for a Whip in Wayne County for decades. No luck yet. Spring migration for all species is faster than fall. My best guess is that Whips move through from late April to mid-May. They are probably less vocal in migration.  Allen T. ChartierInkster, MichiganEmail: <amazilia3...>: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mihummingbirdguy/collections/Website/Blog:http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:49â¯PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
Thank you Allen! Yes - I was thinking it was grabbed by something. No other feathers or carcasses or anything, so (hopefully) it only lost these feathers. How long is their migration through SE Michigan? I want to hear one!  :)   On Apr 23, 2025, at 4:46â¯PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote: Yes, Whip-poor-will. They are migrating through southern Michigan right now, but not at all common. Looks like yours became prey for something else. Allen T. ChartierInkster, MichiganEmail: <amazilia3...>: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mihummingbirdguy/collections/Website/Blog:http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:02â¯PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We havenât heard these birds for a few decades around here.  Are they at all âcommonâ in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of this! Dody   <IMG_0702.jpeg>On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36â¯PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote: I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for my daughterâs family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I donât think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since Iâm here to take care of my infant granddaughter, I wonât have much time to be looking at birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance  From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard. Sent from my iPhone
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I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, Iâd overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. Iâm wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. Iâve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. Itâs like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle. -- Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at www.glc.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Birders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email tobirders+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<SJ0PR22MB3478D324ADE8597174391F77F9BA2...>
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Date: 4/24/25 11:28 am From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
Thank you Juliet!
On Apr 24, 2025, at 2:17 PM, 'NAPBirds' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
Eastern Whip-poor-will is already on territory and singing at dusk at the Green Lake Campground Access Rd. in Washtenaw County. No need to travel too far if you live nearby. For Dody, I’m aware of them singing on Noggles Rd. at dusk in Manchester area.
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Thank you again, Allen. This makes great sense and explains why we don’t hear them. I’ll cherish the feathers!
Dody
On Apr 23, 2025, at 6:09 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> <mailto:<amazilia3...>> wrote:
I've been looking for a Whip in Wayne County for decades. No luck yet. Spring migration for all species is faster than fall. My best guess is that Whips move through from late April to mid-May. They are probably less vocal in migration.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:49 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> <mailto:<dody...>> wrote:
Thank you Allen! Yes - I was thinking it was grabbed by something. No other feathers or carcasses or anything, so (hopefully) it only lost these feathers.
How long is their migration through SE Michigan? I want to hear one! :)
On Apr 23, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> <mailto:<amazilia3...>> wrote:
Yes, Whip-poor-will. They are migrating through southern Michigan right now, but not at all common. Looks like yours became prey for something else.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:02 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> <mailto:<dody...>> wrote:
We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds for a few decades around here.
Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of this!
Dody
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On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> <mailto:<magtait1...>> wrote:
I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> <mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
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Date: 4/24/25 11:18 am From: 'NAPBirds' via Birders <birders...> Subject: RE: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
Eastern Whip-poor-will is already on territory and singing at dusk at the Green Lake Campground Access Rd. in Washtenaw County. No need to travel too far if you live nearby. For Dody, I’m aware of them singing on Noggles Rd. at dusk in Manchester area.
😊
Juliet Berger
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Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 6:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
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Thank you again, Allen. This makes great sense and explains why we don’t hear them. I’ll cherish the feathers!
Dody
On Apr 23, 2025, at 6:09 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...><mailto:<amazilia3...>> wrote:
I've been looking for a Whip in Wayne County for decades. No luck yet. Spring migration for all species is faster than fall. My best guess is that Whips move through from late April to mid-May. They are probably less vocal in migration.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:49 PM Dody Wyman <dody...><mailto:<dody...>> wrote:
Thank you Allen! Yes - I was thinking it was grabbed by something. No other feathers or carcasses or anything, so (hopefully) it only lost these feathers.
How long is their migration through SE Michigan? I want to hear one! :)
On Apr 23, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...><mailto:<amazilia3...>> wrote:
Yes, Whip-poor-will. They are migrating through southern Michigan right now, but not at all common. Looks like yours became prey for something else.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:02 PM Dody Wyman <dody...><mailto:<dody...>> wrote:
We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds for a few decades around here.
Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of this!
Dody
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On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...><mailto:<magtait1...>> wrote:
I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...><mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
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Date: 4/24/25 4:05 am From: Susan Falcone <sfalcone...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
Just checked my records and we had a whip-poor-will at our very first spring migration count (1995-05-13)...calling right outside the house...
Susan
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> On Apr 23, 2025, at 3:02 PM, Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
>
> We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds for a few decades around here.
>
> Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of this!
>
> Dody
>
>
>
> <IMG_0702.jpeg>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
>
> I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
>
> From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
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Date: 4/23/25 3:48 pm From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
Thank you again, Allen. This makes great sense and explains why we don’t hear them. I’ll cherish the feathers!
Dody
On Apr 23, 2025, at 6:09 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote:
I've been looking for a Whip in Wayne County for decades. No luck yet. Spring migration for all species is faster than fall. My best guess is that Whips move through from late April to mid-May. They are probably less vocal in migration.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:49 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> <mailto:<dody...>> wrote:
> Thank you Allen! Yes - I was thinking it was grabbed by something. No other feathers or carcasses or anything, so (hopefully) it only lost these feathers.
>
> How long is their migration through SE Michigan? I want to hear one! :)
>
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> <mailto:<amazilia3...>> wrote:
>
> Yes, Whip-poor-will. They are migrating through southern Michigan right now, but not at all common. Looks like yours became prey for something else.
>
> Allen T. Chartier
> Inkster, Michigan
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> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:02 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> <mailto:<dody...>> wrote:
>> We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds for a few decades around here.
>>
>> Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of this!
>>
>> Dody
>>
>>
>>
>> <IMG_0702.jpeg>
>> On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> <mailto:<magtait1...>> wrote:
>>
>> I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
>>
>> From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> <mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
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Date: 4/23/25 3:09 pm From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
I've been looking for a Whip in Wayne County for decades. No luck yet.
Spring migration for all species is faster than fall. My best guess is that
Whips move through from late April to mid-May. They are probably less vocal
in migration.
> Thank you Allen! Yes - I was thinking it was grabbed by something. No
> other feathers or carcasses or anything, so (hopefully) it only lost these
> feathers.
>
> How long is their migration through SE Michigan? I want to hear one! :)
>
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote:
>
> Yes, Whip-poor-will. They are migrating through southern Michigan right
> now, but not at all common. Looks like yours became prey for something else.
>
> Allen T. Chartier
> Inkster, Michigan
> Email: <amazilia3...>
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> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:02 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
>
>> We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three
>> molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two
>> birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard
>> these birds for a few decades around here.
>>
>> Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of
>> this!
>>
>> Dody
>>
>>
>>
>> <IMG_0702.jpeg>
>> On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
>>
>> I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp
>> for my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t
>> think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take
>> care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at
>> birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the
>> stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing
>> the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
>>
>> From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my
>> sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for
>> 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East.
>> I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators
>> in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone
>> until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and
>> Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but,
>> Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc.
>> I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and
>> Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal
>> ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the
>> walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way
>> every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
>>
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Date: 4/23/25 2:49 pm From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
Thank you Allen! Yes - I was thinking it was grabbed by something. No other feathers or carcasses or anything, so (hopefully) it only lost these feathers.
How long is their migration through SE Michigan? I want to hear one! :)
On Apr 23, 2025, at 4:46 PM, Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> wrote:
Yes, Whip-poor-will. They are migrating through southern Michigan right now, but not at all common. Looks like yours became prey for something else.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:02 PM Dody Wyman <dody...> <mailto:<dody...>> wrote:
> We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds for a few decades around here.
>
> Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of this!
>
> Dody
>
>
>
> <IMG_0702.jpeg>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> <mailto:<magtait1...>> wrote:
>
> I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
>
> From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> <mailto:<fkaluza...>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
>>
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> We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted
> feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding
> friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds
> for a few decades around here.
>
> Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of
> this!
>
> Dody
>
>
>
> [image: IMG_0702.jpeg]
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
>
> I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for
> my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t
> think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take
> care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at
> birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the
> stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing
> the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
>
> From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>
>
> I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my
> sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for
> 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East.
> I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators
> in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone
> until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and
> Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but,
> Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc.
> I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and
> Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal
> ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the
> walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way
> every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
>
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Date: 4/23/25 12:27 pm From: 'ARTHUR JEFFREY' via Birders <birders...> Subject: [birders] Cape May
I am going to Cape May for a few days - May 5th -9th. Does anyone have a must-see bird area to visit? I'm planning on Cape May Point State Park and Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks
Art
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Date: 4/23/25 12:02 pm From: Dody Wyman <dody...> Subject: Re: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
We live south of Manchester on 30 mostly wooded acres. These three molted feathers were found in our one opening close to each other. Two birding friends have said whip-or-will tail feathers. We haven’t heard these birds for a few decades around here.
Are they at all “common” in SE Michigan now? Not sure what to make of this!
Dody

On Apr 23, 2025, at 2:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
I am in Washington state until mid June. I made my first rhubarb crisp for my daughter‘s family so we are definitely ahead of Michigan but I don’t think peak migration is here for a couple of weeks. Since I’m here to take care of my infant granddaughter, I won’t have much time to be looking at birds but I am enjoying the golden crown sparrows that visit her feeder the stellar Jays, the peacocks, both feral and domesticated, etc.. I am hearing the Pacific wren and red breasted nut hatches that are in abundance
From home, my cat sitter has noted a golden crown Kinglet in my yard.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 23, 2025, at 5:17 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>
>
> I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
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Date: 4/23/25 5:17 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Is Spring springing or what?
I took a road-trip to the Everglades in January and it really wrecked my sense of timing. Until this January, I’d overwintered someplace cold for 65 years with the exception of 1981 when they sent me to the Middle East. I’m wondering about migration and nesting. There was a wave of migrators in March and then nothing here. The Bluebirds I heard then have been gone until just yesterday. Am I too late to get nesting Wood Ducks and Chickadees? Everything feels like they should be in full swing but, Trillium are just emerging, Trout Lillys just just starting to bloom etc. I’ve seen Morning Cloaks over the last couple weeks, heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers and we have our first Wood Frog tadpoles in the vernal ponds. Yesterday a Wooly Bear caterpillar was sunning itself on the walkway. For this late in April, things seem slow. I think I get this way every year. It’s like that commercial about the ketchup in the bottle.
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The one I have is wonderful, and just like this except no top filler. And yes - it absolutely keeps out starlings, jays and anything bigger than a bluebird. So far, bluebirds and chickadees are the only birds that can sneak in. Thank you Stan for such an amazing feeder!
Dody
On Apr 15, 2025, at 12:55 PM, Lisa Lava-Kellar <lisalk...> wrote:
All, does Stan's feeder keep out starlings? It appears that it would. Thanks!
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Date: 4/15/25 9:56 am From: Lisa Lava-Kellar <lisalk...> Subject: Re: [birders] Mealworm feeder
All, does Stan's feeder keep out starlings? It appears that it would.
Thanks!
On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM Briana <designsbybriana...> wrote:
> Is this the feeder? I have one, as well. It is made by a gentleman named
> Stan Schemahorn.
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> Briana Fisher
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> On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
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>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I have tried every which way to get a message to the Bluebird Society to
>> find out who the gentleman was who has built very specialized mealworm
>> feeders. I bought one and it’s taken a bit, but it is now used fairly
>> regularly by a bluebird pair and at least one chickadee. I want him to
>> know it’s wonderful.
>>
>> Hopefully someone knows how to help me! Thanks!
>>
>> Dody Wyman
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Thank you Fred. I don’t think of Facebook too often!
On Apr 15, 2025, at 11:24 AM, Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
Dody…go to the MBS Facebook page. Although you can’t initiate new “posts” there, you can at least state your message as a “reply” to their moderator’s most-recently posted broadcast message. It’s one step closer.
From: Dody Wyman <dody...>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2025 9:23:59 AM
To: Birders UM <birders...>
Subject: [birders] Mealworm feeder
Hi Everyone,
I have tried every which way to get a message to the Bluebird Society to find out who the gentleman was who has built very specialized mealworm feeders. I bought one and it’s taken a bit, but it is now used fairly regularly by a bluebird pair and at least one chickadee. I want him to know it’s wonderful.
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have tried every which way to get a message to the Bluebird Society to
> find out who the gentleman was who has built very specialized mealworm
> feeders. I bought one and it’s taken a bit, but it is now used fairly
> regularly by a bluebird pair and at least one chickadee. I want him to
> know it’s wonderful.
>
> Hopefully someone knows how to help me! Thanks!
>
> Dody Wyman
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Date: 4/15/25 8:24 am From: Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Mealworm feeder
Dody…go to the MBS Facebook page. Although you can’t initiate new “posts” there, you can at least state your message as a “reply” to their moderator’s most-recently posted broadcast message. It’s one step closer.
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From: Dody Wyman <dody...>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2025 9:23:59 AM
To: Birders UM <birders...>
Subject: [birders] Mealworm feeder
Hi Everyone,
I have tried every which way to get a message to the Bluebird Society to find out who the gentleman was who has built very specialized mealworm feeders. I bought one and it’s taken a bit, but it is now used fairly regularly by a bluebird pair and at least one chickadee. I want him to know it’s wonderful.
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I have tried every which way to get a message to the Bluebird Society to find out who the gentleman was who has built very specialized mealworm feeders. I bought one and it’s taken a bit, but it is now used fairly regularly by a bluebird pair and at least one chickadee. I want him to know it’s wonderful.
Hopefully someone knows how to help me! Thanks!
Dody Wyman
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Date: 4/11/25 1:04 pm From: 'RICHARD WOLINSKI' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Obituary for birder
Thank you for sharing this.
It has been many years since John and I last spoke. It seems as if time slips away much too fast with those we share passions with.
I've met few people I considered well-educated and refined in their approach to life in a classical sense. John was one of them. His good humor and gentle nature come to mind readily.
This was more than evident as The Birds of Washtenaw County took form so many years ago. Our collaboration in writing and working through the publication process with the University of Michigan Press seemed painless. Most of this due to John's experience and knowledge as an author in dealing with the logistics of preparing a book for publication.
Those are cherished memories and I hope many of you have your own.
On 04/11/2025 2:55 PM EDT 'Julia Jackson' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
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