Date: 5/6/25 11:29 am From: Joseph Neal <0000078cbd583d7c-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Triple digit day at Lake Fayetteville
I have never thought we would ever experience another birder with the energy, knowledge, and expert skill of Mike Mlodinow, who has contributed so many exceptional records from many, many hours at Lake Fayetteville. And now along comes Dr Jeremy Cohen! I have never had the skill or the energy to perform something like this, but I have long known that if you covered all the varied habitats, and had a very good ear for bird song, something like this big day ought to be possible. So HOORAY for this achievement, Jeremy Cohen.
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From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List <ARBIRD-L...> on behalf of Jeremy Cohen <jeremy3cohen...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 10:42 AM
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Subject: Triple digit day at Lake Fayetteville
For a long time I've wanted to find 100 species on a single checklist in Arkansas or anywhere in the US. I attempted this at Lake Fayetteville (Washington co.) in 2022 (88 species) and 2024 (94 species) but everything finally came together yesterday with the right combination of peak migration, help from other birders, knowledge of the hotspot, weather and luck. I found 104 species at Lake Fayetteville over 15 hours of dawn-to-dusk birding covering 16 miles on foot, including the vireo sweep and 21 warbler species. The best finds were mourning and canada warbler, olive-sided and alder flycatchers and a least sandpiper (very unusual at this location, which has no shorebird habitat) and the biggest misses were black-and-white warbler and yellow-billed cuckoo. I got lucky with just a few lingering individuals of white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler and ruby-crowned kinglet, all of which are usually gone when the neotropical migrant diversity is peaking. The 100th bird of the day was a kingfisher at 3:30 allowing me to relax early, and the final new bird was a louisiana waterthrush singing at dusk. You can view the checklist here- https://ebird.org/checklist/S233743644
