Date: 5/15/24 6:40 am From: Phillip Wallace via groups.io <wallap424...> Subject: Re: [labird] Cameron today 14 May, inc. glaucous gull
Like Mac, I had pretty good numbers in lower Vermilion Parish - Freshwater
City Rd and Pecan Island/Front Ridge Rd. Lots of Pewees, 9 species of
warblers, and a few vireos (Red-eyed along with 2 Philadelphia). The best
bird was a Western KIngbird, unusual in the parish. Not bad for mid-May.
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 7:50 PM Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> It was pretty good. There were birds to look at in Peveto, with pewees
> being especially prominent. But there were also y-b. cuckoos in modest
> numbers and some of the expected warblers and an unexpected female
> Cerulean. Around 1:30 I had an adult Glaucous Gull at Long Beach. A Lark
> Sparrow was in Holly Beach. Willow Island, just after 3pm, was pretty good,
> too. Several Pectoral Sandpipers near the ball fields seemed a little late.
> There were quite a few pewees and one Olive-sided. The oaks right at the
> end of the driveway were particularly good, but nothing unexpected. I'll
> post ebird lists and some photos tomorrow. Mosquitos were annoying but not
> terrible. Biting flies were scarce. There was some standing water, but it
> appeared Cameron missed the severe weather some parts of Acadiana and
> southwest LA experienced.
>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 5/14/24 5:50 pm From: Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm...> Subject: [labird] Cameron today 14 May, inc. glaucous gull
It was pretty good. There were birds to look at in Peveto, with pewees being especially prominent. But there were also y-b. cuckoos in modest numbers and some of the expected warblers and an unexpected female Cerulean. Around 1:30 I had an adult Glaucous Gull at Long Beach. A Lark Sparrow was in Holly Beach. Willow Island, just after 3pm, was pretty good, too. Several Pectoral Sandpipers near the ball fields seemed a little late. There were quite a few pewees and one Olive-sided. The oaks right at the end of the driveway were particularly good, but nothing unexpected. I'll post ebird lists and some photos tomorrow. Mosquitos were annoying but not terrible. Biting flies were scarce. There was some standing water, but it appeared Cameron missed the severe weather some parts of Acadiana and southwest LA experienced.
Date: 5/8/24 3:18 pm From: Jennifer Outlaw Coulson via groups.io <jenniferocoulson...> Subject: [labird] Swainson's Hawk near the Sunshine Bridge
Dear LABIRD,
Today I had an adult female Swainson's Hawk soaring over sugarcane fields near the unincorporated community of Union, St. James Parish. The hawk flew over LA-70. This was just past the Sunshine Bridge over the Mississippi River.
Date: 5/3/24 8:12 am From: Jay Pitocchelli via groups.io <jpitocch...> Subject: [labird] Request for assistance – song recordings of migrating Mourning Warblers
Request for assistance – song recordings of migrating Mourning Warblers
I am posting my annual opportunity to participate in a Citizens Science Project that involves recording migrating Mourning Warbler songs. I am trying to determine the nature of migratory pathways taken by different song populations of Mourning Warbler males during their spring migration. I am continuing to collect your recordings and plot them on a map of North America to determine if and where birds with different song types (regiolects) separate from each other during spring migration. The most current map of songs of migrants is at the web site below.
All you need is a Smartphone and a singing Mourning Warbler. You can send the recordings to my e-mail address (jpitocch AT anselm.edu). The web page link below describes the project and how to make recordings on your Smartphone in more detail.
Date: 5/2/24 3:02 pm From: Jane Patterson via groups.io <seejanebird...> Subject: [labird] Register now for Baton Rouge Audubon 50th Anniversary celebration!
Hear ye, hear ye! Come one and all to help Baton Rouge Audubon Society celebrate its 50th anniversary. The celebration will take place on June 30, 2024 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Holiday Inn Baton Rouge-South 9990 Airline Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816.
We will hear from one of our charter members, renowned nature photographer CC Lockwood, as well as others who helped shape the organization. We'll review the history of our flagship sanctuary, Peveto Woods and hear about progress at our new sanctuary, Amite River Wildlife Sanctuary. Art featuring our beautiful Louisiana birds will be featured as well. It's a time to meet and greet with old friends and new, enjoy some beautiful bird art, enjoy refreshments, and raise a glass to toast to another 50 years!
Also if you are a long-time member of BR Audubon, have club memorabilia such as newsletters, or stories to share about Peveto Woods sanctuary, we'd love to hear from you! Email me at <seejanebird...>
Date: 5/1/24 6:51 am From: TAYLOR NAQUIN via groups.io <taylor3naquin...> Subject: Re: [labird] Soliciting reports of observations of Limpkins eating anything other than Apple Snails
I photographed this one eating a freshwater mussel in Des Allemands, La,
there are also plenty of apple snail and mussel piles around the property,
I also have photos of those of needed…
Taylor Naquin
On Monday, March 4, 2024, Delaina LeBlanc via groups.io <robinseatworms=
<yahoo.com...> wrote:
>
> There have been sightings of Limpkins eating freshwater mussels
> (particularly after the cold weather snap hit the Apple Snail population)
> and reports of multiple empty mussel shells found along waterways
> (ponds/bayous/lake edges) with Limpkins nearby. We are soliciting reports
> of observations of Limpkins eating anything other than Apple Snails. If
> freshwater mussels are found with hinges open along a water bank, with
> Limpkins known or suspected (please specify) to be the predator, we would
> like to receive reports that includes those details, as well as date,
> locality, and photographs of the mussels from multiple angles, including
> the hinge itself, and preferably with a frame of reference (e.g., ruler,
> pencil, coin) to aid in identification. Please send reports to Delaina
> LeBlanc at <delaina...> and Rob Dobbs at <rdobbs...> Thank
> you!
>
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Date: 4/27/24 2:39 pm From: Bill Fontenot via groups.io <williamrodneyfontenot...> Subject: [labird] Cool Bird Happenings at the Zurich Championship
One of my longtime favorite time-wasters involves birding televised PGA golf events.
After all these years, had I kept a list that included species, location, and date, I’m sure it would be impressive.
One of my most memorable ticks, for example, was Brewer’s Blackbird (shout out to Steve Cardiff and Donna Dittmann for the assist on that one).
But just when one thinks that things can’t get better, yesterday I snagged my first-ever (singing) Warbling Vireo at the PGA Zurich Championship, held in New Orleans this weekend.
And today, one of the camerapersons caught a pair of Snowy Egrets that were pretty far into their mating ritual — yet another first-ever, to be sure.
Seems a tad late for actual SNEG breeding activities though. Perhaps they were play-acting.
Date: 4/26/24 3:27 am From: Tracey Banowetz via groups.io <banowetz...> Subject: [labird] Swallow Tail Kite in Abita Springs
Likely a bird from the nest site in the Nature Conservancy Abita Flatwoods Preserve.
Yesterday, April 26 at 3pm, flying low over Hwy. 435 at the intersection of Downs Road, about 1/4 mile from the preserve boundary.
Date: 4/25/24 5:12 pm From: Jennifer Outlaw Coulson via groups.io <jenniferocoulson...> Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April 2024
Wish I had been there!
Off topic, but I noticed that a few photos were uploaded to the wrong
species.
Jennifer Coulson
Pearl River, LA
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 9:01 PM Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson=
<audubon.org...> wrote:
> LAbird,
>
> I looked up cuckoo continental population estimates in the Partners in
> Flight Database, which is largely based on USGS Breeding Bird Survey data.
> About 8.4 million Yellow-billed Cuckoos in the U.S. and Canada versus about
> 0.9 million Black-billed Cuckoos, or a 10:1 ratio.
> (https://pif.birdconservancy.org/population-estimate-database-scores/)
>
> So why the 100:1 ratio detected in migration per Van (I'm inclined to
> agree with that). Interesting that with a low sample, Robb got more of a
> 10:1 ratio in nocturnal flight - would be interesting to know how that
> stacks up across a season, or multiple seasons.
>
> In the eBird weekly abundance maps, Black-billed Cuckoo all but disappears
> in migration.
>
> https://science.ebird.org/en/status-and-trends/species/bkbcuc/abundance-map-weekly >
> My hunch is that Black-billed Cuckoo is more of a long-distance jumper
> than Yellow-billed Cuckoo, which may be better described as a
> short-distance skipper. The corollary is that Black-billed would pass
> through faster, thus is less available for detection.
>
> An alternative (or contributing factor) is that Black-bills are a lot less
> easy to detect, but I just don't believe that Yellow-billed Cuckoo is 10x
> as likely to be detected as a Black-billed. Black-bills do seem to be a lot
> less vocal, however, so maybe that's some of it.
>
> Someone needs to do a migration tracking study on Black-billed Cuckoos!
> Only 3 Motus tags ever deployed, and no other tracking information seems to
> be published.
>
> Happy migration!
> Erik Johnson
> Sunset, LA
> Erik.Johnson AT Audubon.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <labird...> <labird...> On Behalf Of Robb Brumfield via
> groups.io
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 8:22 PM
> To: James V Remsen <najames...>; Jack Rogers <jack...>
> Cc: LABIRD <labird...>
> Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April
> 2024
>
> From my nocturnal flight call station in Baton Rouge the evening of April
> 22nd was a season high for migrating cuckoos. Between 9:30 pm and 3:30 am
> (April 23rd) I had 24 individual yellow-billed and 2 black-billed.
>
> Robb
>
>
>
> Robb T. Brumfield, PhD
> Associate Dean of Research & Administration, College of Science Roy Paul
> Daniels Professor of Biological Sciences Curator of Genetic Resources,
> Museum of Natural Science Louisiana State University | lsu.edu |
> science.lsu.edu/
> office: 225-578-4206|mobile: 225-202-8892|fax: 225-578-8826 <robb...>
> <mailto:<robb...> >
>
>
>
> From: <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of James V Remsen via
> groups.io <najames...>
> Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:49 PM
> To: Jack Rogers <jack...>
> Cc: LABIRD <labird...>
> Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April
> 2024 Jack et al. — wow, what an experience! Fascinating.
>
> As for the cuckoo prevalence …. Another hypothesis is that it was just one
> of those “cuckoo waves”. Spring waves are often dominated by one taxonomic
> category. For example, sometimes there are “cardinaline days" with
> buntings, grosbeaks, and Dickcissels making up the bulk of the migrants.
> Rarely there are “thrush days, with Catharus species and Wood Thrush
> predominating. Sometimes warblers steal the show. Sometimes Catbirds or
> R-e Vireos are way over-represented.
>
> As fo YB vs. BB cuckoos — indeed it’s pretty clear that YB is a common
> bird with a huge overall population, and BB is generally scarce. Although
> YB has a larger breeding distribution, the difference is small compared to
> the ratio of migrants detected, which I suspect is at least 100:1. Why the
> disparity is so great is a mystery to me and to my buddies with whom I’ve
> discussed this on long birding trips. My personal high count for BB is 5,
> way back in April 1979, and nowadays, seeing more than 1 in day is a big
> deal. There have been years when I’ve not seen one at all.
>
> Van Remsen
>
> ===================
>
> Dr. J. V. Remsen
> Emeritus Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds Museum of Natural
> Science/Dept. Biological Sciences LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
> najames<at>LSU.edu
>
> > On Apr 24, 2024, at 5:01 PM, Jack Rogers via groups.io <jack=
> <4rogers.com...> wrote:
> >
> > [You don't often get email from <jack...> Learn why
> > this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
> >
> > LaBird
> > I hope you all have been having a birdy spring! Hopefully we get one
> > more front before the end of the month--these south winds have been
> killing me!
> > I wanted to write to talk about the crazy day on the Chandeleurs that
> > we had yesterday. As part of an ongoing survey by SEG Environmental,
> > we bird the island once a month looking to assess the numbers of
> > several target species (Red Knot, Chandeleur Gull, Wilson's/Piping/Snowy
> Plovers, etc.).
> > I think that we have all been most excited for the April survey, and
> > it definitely lived up to expectations.
> >
> > For those that have not had the pleasure of visiting the Chandeleurs,
> > it is an amazing place. Most (I would estimate over 90%) of the
> > island's vegetation is Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora); in
> > some of the slightly higher elevation areas, there is also Phragmites
> > and Groundsel as well. Matt Conn and I surveyed the northern tip of
> > Chandeleur Island, which has almost no vegetation except for Spartina.
> > The birding was nothing short of excellent-we had 81 species (+1
> > Chandeleur Gull), which I think is pretty great considering there is
> > only 1 tree in that section (a 6 ft tall Mangrove). There were about
> > 7 small mounds in the saltmarsh that had small groundsel bushes or
> > Phragmites stands. Each bush or stand of Phragmites was astoundingly
> > full of migrants. Take a look at our eBird checklist here
> > <https://ebird.org/checklist/S170012706<https://ebird.org/checklist/S1 > > 70012706>> for the full rundown. My personal highlight was the best
> > Black-billed Cuckoo looks I can ask for! I know several other groups
> > had great birds as well: Cape May Warbler (x2), Yellow Rail (!!), and
> Blackpoll Warblers were seen by other surveyors on their more southerly
> transects.
> >
> > I was most interested by the incredible density of Cuckoos compared to
> > smaller migrants (e.g. warblers, buntings, etc). The only thing I can
> > think of is that there is really nothing for cuckoos to eat on the
> islands:
> > there is no fruit, no insects much larger than saltmarsh moths or
> > horseflies, nothing that Cuckoos could theoretically refuel themselves
> > with after a trans-Gulf flight. Whereas there are plenty of tiny
> > insects (aphids, mosquitos, miniscule beetles and saltmarsh flies) for
> > warblers to eat, and plenty of seeds for INBUs etc. I also found the
> > ratio of Yellow- to Black-billed Cuckoos interesting. I believe that
> > Matt and I had a 100% detection rate of Cuckoos within our section,
> > and am pretty positive in a 100% correct identification rate as well.
> > I have always thought that my lack of mainland BB Cuckoos was a
> > detection error, but now I am wondering if it is more of a disparity in
> population sizes.
> >
> > I wrote this in my eBird comments, but this was really one of the most
> > exciting days of birding in my life. Small groundsel bushes (2 feet
> > high with a diameter of 18 inches) were holding ridiculous totals of
> > birds such as one that held 7 Y-b Cuckoos, 3 Catbirds, 2 Ovenbirds, 1
> > Swainson's Thrush, and 2 Yellow Warblers. An absolutely incredible
> > experience, and just wanted to share that with you all.
> > Thanks for reading this monologue and good birding to y'all, Jack
> > Rogers
> >
> > --
> > Jack Rogers
> > LSU Renewable Natural Resources
> > Baton Rouge, Louisiana/Mt Pleasant, SC My Flickr page
> > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/90726323@N05/<http://www.flickr.com/phot > > os/90726323@N05/>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Date: 4/25/24 5:39 am From: joan garvey via groups.io <joanmgarvey1...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Great Job Dave!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: <labird...> <labird...> On Behalf Of Karen Terrell via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 5:50 PM
To: Katherine Gividen <gividen.katherine...>
Cc: <mark900...>; LABIRD <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Thanks, Dave. This is wonderful!!!
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 4:55 PM, Katherine Gividen <gividen.katherine...> wrote:
>
> This is FANTASTIC! Thank you for sharing!
>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 3:17 PM, mark900 via groups.io <mark900...> wrote:
>>
>> Congratulations on both a great camera set up and excellent editing.
>>
>> Mark Hefter
>> <mark900...>
>> (917) 860-9323
>>>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 1:20 PM, Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It
>>> took a while to figure out the settings I like best as far as
>>> frequency and duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a
>>> compromise between battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting,
>>> rain, etc.... I think posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without
>>> all the ads and I think is accessible easily by the public. The
>>> Images are pretty good, but need a monitor bigger than most cell
>>> phones. On my desk top monitor, the species are pretty easy to ID.
>>> These are almost all birds, but I have other critters I can feature in clips to come.
>>> This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th.
>>> https://vimeo.com/938652025 >>>
>>> Dave Patton
>>> Baton Rouge Audubon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 9:01 pm From: Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> Subject: [labird] Peveto Dish 3, birds and mammals
I put together another video from a different dish. This one is Dish 3, and is in the open woods behind the mister and water hole dishes. The woods in view behind the dish include a travel lane for many animals not often seen in the sanctuary. I spare you a full 20 minute visit by a roaming group of Common Grackles, but it can be interesting to watch as they arrive, drink, and feed among the leaf litter. Then they are gone. Dave Patton BRAS
Date: 4/24/24 7:01 pm From: Johnson, Erik via groups.io <Erik.Johnson...> Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April 2024
LAbird,
I looked up cuckoo continental population estimates in the Partners in Flight Database, which is largely based on USGS Breeding Bird Survey data. About 8.4 million Yellow-billed Cuckoos in the U.S. and Canada versus about 0.9 million Black-billed Cuckoos, or a 10:1 ratio.
(https://pif.birdconservancy.org/population-estimate-database-scores/)
So why the 100:1 ratio detected in migration per Van (I'm inclined to agree with that). Interesting that with a low sample, Robb got more of a 10:1 ratio in nocturnal flight - would be interesting to know how that stacks up across a season, or multiple seasons.
My hunch is that Black-billed Cuckoo is more of a long-distance jumper than Yellow-billed Cuckoo, which may be better described as a short-distance skipper. The corollary is that Black-billed would pass through faster, thus is less available for detection.
An alternative (or contributing factor) is that Black-bills are a lot less easy to detect, but I just don't believe that Yellow-billed Cuckoo is 10x as likely to be detected as a Black-billed. Black-bills do seem to be a lot less vocal, however, so maybe that's some of it.
Someone needs to do a migration tracking study on Black-billed Cuckoos! Only 3 Motus tags ever deployed, and no other tracking information seems to be published.
Happy migration!
Erik Johnson
Sunset, LA
Erik.Johnson AT Audubon.org
-----Original Message-----
From: <labird...> <labird...> On Behalf Of Robb Brumfield via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 8:22 PM
To: James V Remsen <najames...>; Jack Rogers <jack...>
Cc: LABIRD <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April 2024
From my nocturnal flight call station in Baton Rouge the evening of April 22nd was a season high for migrating cuckoos. Between 9:30 pm and 3:30 am (April 23rd) I had 24 individual yellow-billed and 2 black-billed.
Robb
Robb T. Brumfield, PhD
Associate Dean of Research & Administration, College of Science Roy Paul Daniels Professor of Biological Sciences Curator of Genetic Resources, Museum of Natural Science Louisiana State University | lsu.edu |science.lsu.edu/
office: 225-578-4206|mobile: 225-202-8892|fax: 225-578-8826 <robb...><mailto:<robb...>
From: <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of James V Remsen via groups.io <najames...>
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:49 PM
To: Jack Rogers <jack...>
Cc: LABIRD <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April 2024 Jack et al. — wow, what an experience! Fascinating.
As for the cuckoo prevalence …. Another hypothesis is that it was just one of those “cuckoo waves”. Spring waves are often dominated by one taxonomic category. For example, sometimes there are “cardinaline days" with buntings, grosbeaks, and Dickcissels making up the bulk of the migrants. Rarely there are “thrush days, with Catharus species and Wood Thrush predominating. Sometimes warblers steal the show. Sometimes Catbirds or R-e Vireos are way over-represented.
As fo YB vs. BB cuckoos — indeed it’s pretty clear that YB is a common bird with a huge overall population, and BB is generally scarce. Although YB has a larger breeding distribution, the difference is small compared to the ratio of migrants detected, which I suspect is at least 100:1. Why the disparity is so great is a mystery to me and to my buddies with whom I’ve discussed this on long birding trips. My personal high count for BB is 5, way back in April 1979, and nowadays, seeing more than 1 in day is a big deal. There have been years when I’ve not seen one at all.
Van Remsen
===================
Dr. J. V. Remsen
Emeritus Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds Museum of Natural Science/Dept. Biological Sciences LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 najames<at>LSU.edu
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 5:01 PM, Jack Rogers via groups.io <jack...> wrote:
>
> [You don't often get email from <jack...> Learn why
> this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
>
> LaBird
> I hope you all have been having a birdy spring! Hopefully we get one
> more front before the end of the month--these south winds have been killing me!
> I wanted to write to talk about the crazy day on the Chandeleurs that
> we had yesterday. As part of an ongoing survey by SEG Environmental,
> we bird the island once a month looking to assess the numbers of
> several target species (Red Knot, Chandeleur Gull, Wilson's/Piping/Snowy Plovers, etc.).
> I think that we have all been most excited for the April survey, and
> it definitely lived up to expectations.
>
> For those that have not had the pleasure of visiting the Chandeleurs,
> it is an amazing place. Most (I would estimate over 90%) of the
> island's vegetation is Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora); in
> some of the slightly higher elevation areas, there is also Phragmites
> and Groundsel as well. Matt Conn and I surveyed the northern tip of
> Chandeleur Island, which has almost no vegetation except for Spartina.
> The birding was nothing short of excellent-we had 81 species (+1
> Chandeleur Gull), which I think is pretty great considering there is
> only 1 tree in that section (a 6 ft tall Mangrove). There were about
> 7 small mounds in the saltmarsh that had small groundsel bushes or
> Phragmites stands. Each bush or stand of Phragmites was astoundingly
> full of migrants. Take a look at our eBird checklist here
> <https://ebird.org/checklist/S170012706<https://ebird.org/checklist/S1 > 70012706>> for the full rundown. My personal highlight was the best
> Black-billed Cuckoo looks I can ask for! I know several other groups
> had great birds as well: Cape May Warbler (x2), Yellow Rail (!!), and Blackpoll Warblers were seen by other surveyors on their more southerly transects.
>
> I was most interested by the incredible density of Cuckoos compared to
> smaller migrants (e.g. warblers, buntings, etc). The only thing I can
> think of is that there is really nothing for cuckoos to eat on the islands:
> there is no fruit, no insects much larger than saltmarsh moths or
> horseflies, nothing that Cuckoos could theoretically refuel themselves
> with after a trans-Gulf flight. Whereas there are plenty of tiny
> insects (aphids, mosquitos, miniscule beetles and saltmarsh flies) for
> warblers to eat, and plenty of seeds for INBUs etc. I also found the
> ratio of Yellow- to Black-billed Cuckoos interesting. I believe that
> Matt and I had a 100% detection rate of Cuckoos within our section,
> and am pretty positive in a 100% correct identification rate as well.
> I have always thought that my lack of mainland BB Cuckoos was a
> detection error, but now I am wondering if it is more of a disparity in population sizes.
>
> I wrote this in my eBird comments, but this was really one of the most
> exciting days of birding in my life. Small groundsel bushes (2 feet
> high with a diameter of 18 inches) were holding ridiculous totals of
> birds such as one that held 7 Y-b Cuckoos, 3 Catbirds, 2 Ovenbirds, 1
> Swainson's Thrush, and 2 Yellow Warblers. An absolutely incredible
> experience, and just wanted to share that with you all.
> Thanks for reading this monologue and good birding to y'all, Jack
> Rogers
>
> --
> Jack Rogers
> LSU Renewable Natural Resources
> Baton Rouge, Louisiana/Mt Pleasant, SC My Flickr page
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/90726323@N05/<http://www.flickr.com/phot > os/90726323@N05/>>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 6:36 pm From: Robb Brumfield via groups.io <robb...> Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April 2024
From my nocturnal flight call station in Baton Rouge the evening of April 22nd was a season high for migrating cuckoos. Between 9:30 pm and 3:30 am (April 23rd) I had 24 individual yellow-billed and 2 black-billed.
Robb
Robb T. Brumfield, PhD
Associate Dean of Research & Administration, College of Science
Roy Paul Daniels Professor of Biological Sciences
Curator of Genetic Resources, Museum of Natural Science
Louisiana State University | lsu.edu |science.lsu.edu/
office: 225-578-4206|mobile: 225-202-8892|fax: 225-578-8826
<robb...><mailto:<robb...>
From: <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of James V Remsen via groups.io <najames...>
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:49 PM
To: Jack Rogers <jack...>
Cc: LABIRD <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April 2024
Jack et al. — wow, what an experience! Fascinating.
As for the cuckoo prevalence …. Another hypothesis is that it was just one of those “cuckoo waves”. Spring waves are often dominated by one taxonomic category. For example, sometimes there are “cardinaline days" with buntings, grosbeaks, and Dickcissels making up the bulk of the migrants. Rarely there are “thrush days, with Catharus species and Wood Thrush predominating. Sometimes warblers steal the show. Sometimes Catbirds or R-e Vireos are way over-represented.
As fo YB vs. BB cuckoos — indeed it’s pretty clear that YB is a common bird with a huge overall population, and BB is generally scarce. Although YB has a larger breeding distribution, the difference is small compared to the ratio of migrants detected, which I suspect is at least 100:1. Why the disparity is so great is a mystery to me and to my buddies with whom I’ve discussed this on long birding trips. My personal high count for BB is 5, way back in April 1979, and nowadays, seeing more than 1 in day is a big deal. There have been years when I’ve not seen one at all.
Van Remsen
===================
Dr. J. V. Remsen
Emeritus Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds
Museum of Natural Science/Dept. Biological Sciences
LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
najames<at>LSU.edu
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 5:01 PM, Jack Rogers via groups.io <jack...> wrote:
>
> [You don't often get email from <jack...> Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
>
> LaBird
> I hope you all have been having a birdy spring! Hopefully we get one more
> front before the end of the month--these south winds have been killing me!
> I wanted to write to talk about the crazy day on the Chandeleurs that we
> had yesterday. As part of an ongoing survey by SEG Environmental, we bird
> the island once a month looking to assess the numbers of several target
> species (Red Knot, Chandeleur Gull, Wilson's/Piping/Snowy Plovers, etc.).
> I think that we have all been most excited for the April survey, and it
> definitely lived up to expectations.
>
> For those that have not had the pleasure of visiting the Chandeleurs, it is
> an amazing place. Most (I would estimate over 90%) of the island's
> vegetation is Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora); in some of the
> slightly higher elevation areas, there is also Phragmites and Groundsel as
> well. Matt Conn and I surveyed the northern tip of Chandeleur Island,
> which has almost no vegetation except for Spartina. The birding was
> nothing short of excellent-we had 81 species (+1 Chandeleur Gull), which I
> think is pretty great considering there is only 1 tree in that section (a 6
> ft tall Mangrove). There were about 7 small mounds in the saltmarsh that
> had small groundsel bushes or Phragmites stands. Each bush or stand of
> Phragmites was astoundingly full of migrants. Take a look at our eBird
> checklist here <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS170012706&data=05%7C02%<7Crobb...>%7C6ab44a30300647816c8208dc64c1816f%7C2d4dad3f50ae47d983a09ae2b1f466f8%7C0%7C0%7C638496029467060427%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DkykcKYhuuKtKRpw2GKr0HzQ%2B17vi6WKxQlSE5fTGNE%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S170012706>> for the full
> rundown. My personal highlight was the best Black-billed Cuckoo looks I
> can ask for! I know several other groups had great birds as well: Cape May
> Warbler (x2), Yellow Rail (!!), and Blackpoll Warblers were seen by other
> surveyors on their more southerly transects.
>
> I was most interested by the incredible density of Cuckoos compared to
> smaller migrants (e.g. warblers, buntings, etc). The only thing I can
> think of is that there is really nothing for cuckoos to eat on the islands:
> there is no fruit, no insects much larger than saltmarsh moths or
> horseflies, nothing that Cuckoos could theoretically refuel themselves with
> after a trans-Gulf flight. Whereas there are plenty of tiny insects
> (aphids, mosquitos, miniscule beetles and saltmarsh flies) for warblers to
> eat, and plenty of seeds for INBUs etc. I also found the ratio of Yellow-
> to Black-billed Cuckoos interesting. I believe that Matt and I had a 100%
> detection rate of Cuckoos within our section, and am pretty positive in a
> 100% correct identification rate as well. I have always thought that my
> lack of mainland BB Cuckoos was a detection error, but now I am wondering
> if it is more of a disparity in population sizes.
>
> I wrote this in my eBird comments, but this was really one of the most
> exciting days of birding in my life. Small groundsel bushes (2 feet high
> with a diameter of 18 inches) were holding ridiculous totals of birds such
> as one that held 7 Y-b Cuckoos, 3 Catbirds, 2 Ovenbirds, 1 Swainson's
> Thrush, and 2 Yellow Warblers. An absolutely incredible experience, and
> just wanted to share that with you all.
> Thanks for reading this monologue and good birding to y'all,
> Jack Rogers
>
> --
> Jack Rogers
> LSU Renewable Natural Resources
> Baton Rouge, Louisiana/Mt Pleasant, SC
> My Flickr page
> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F90726323%40N05%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Crobb...>%7C6ab44a30300647816c8208dc64c1816f%7C2d4dad3f50ae47d983a09ae2b1f466f8%7C0%7C0%7C638496029467070123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BZEIl6DHVvrvOdaI9VDJCBJQx79SKybpbmgf1LLwXY8%3D&reserved=0<http://www.flickr.com/photos/90726323@N05/>> >
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 5:49 pm From: James V Remsen via groups.io <najames...> Subject: Re: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April 2024
Jack et al. — wow, what an experience! Fascinating.
As for the cuckoo prevalence …. Another hypothesis is that it was just one of those “cuckoo waves”. Spring waves are often dominated by one taxonomic category. For example, sometimes there are “cardinaline days" with buntings, grosbeaks, and Dickcissels making up the bulk of the migrants. Rarely there are “thrush days, with Catharus species and Wood Thrush predominating. Sometimes warblers steal the show. Sometimes Catbirds or R-e Vireos are way over-represented.
As fo YB vs. BB cuckoos — indeed it’s pretty clear that YB is a common bird with a huge overall population, and BB is generally scarce. Although YB has a larger breeding distribution, the difference is small compared to the ratio of migrants detected, which I suspect is at least 100:1. Why the disparity is so great is a mystery to me and to my buddies with whom I’ve discussed this on long birding trips. My personal high count for BB is 5, way back in April 1979, and nowadays, seeing more than 1 in day is a big deal. There have been years when I’ve not seen one at all.
Van Remsen
===================
Dr. J. V. Remsen
Emeritus Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds
Museum of Natural Science/Dept. Biological Sciences
LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
najames<at>LSU.edu
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 5:01 PM, Jack Rogers via groups.io <jack...> wrote:
>
> [You don't often get email from <jack...> Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
>
> LaBird
> I hope you all have been having a birdy spring! Hopefully we get one more
> front before the end of the month--these south winds have been killing me!
> I wanted to write to talk about the crazy day on the Chandeleurs that we
> had yesterday. As part of an ongoing survey by SEG Environmental, we bird
> the island once a month looking to assess the numbers of several target
> species (Red Knot, Chandeleur Gull, Wilson's/Piping/Snowy Plovers, etc.).
> I think that we have all been most excited for the April survey, and it
> definitely lived up to expectations.
>
> For those that have not had the pleasure of visiting the Chandeleurs, it is
> an amazing place. Most (I would estimate over 90%) of the island's
> vegetation is Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora); in some of the
> slightly higher elevation areas, there is also Phragmites and Groundsel as
> well. Matt Conn and I surveyed the northern tip of Chandeleur Island,
> which has almost no vegetation except for Spartina. The birding was
> nothing short of excellent-we had 81 species (+1 Chandeleur Gull), which I
> think is pretty great considering there is only 1 tree in that section (a 6
> ft tall Mangrove). There were about 7 small mounds in the saltmarsh that
> had small groundsel bushes or Phragmites stands. Each bush or stand of
> Phragmites was astoundingly full of migrants. Take a look at our eBird
> checklist here <https://ebird.org/checklist/S170012706> for the full
> rundown. My personal highlight was the best Black-billed Cuckoo looks I
> can ask for! I know several other groups had great birds as well: Cape May
> Warbler (x2), Yellow Rail (!!), and Blackpoll Warblers were seen by other
> surveyors on their more southerly transects.
>
> I was most interested by the incredible density of Cuckoos compared to
> smaller migrants (e.g. warblers, buntings, etc). The only thing I can
> think of is that there is really nothing for cuckoos to eat on the islands:
> there is no fruit, no insects much larger than saltmarsh moths or
> horseflies, nothing that Cuckoos could theoretically refuel themselves with
> after a trans-Gulf flight. Whereas there are plenty of tiny insects
> (aphids, mosquitos, miniscule beetles and saltmarsh flies) for warblers to
> eat, and plenty of seeds for INBUs etc. I also found the ratio of Yellow-
> to Black-billed Cuckoos interesting. I believe that Matt and I had a 100%
> detection rate of Cuckoos within our section, and am pretty positive in a
> 100% correct identification rate as well. I have always thought that my
> lack of mainland BB Cuckoos was a detection error, but now I am wondering
> if it is more of a disparity in population sizes.
>
> I wrote this in my eBird comments, but this was really one of the most
> exciting days of birding in my life. Small groundsel bushes (2 feet high
> with a diameter of 18 inches) were holding ridiculous totals of birds such
> as one that held 7 Y-b Cuckoos, 3 Catbirds, 2 Ovenbirds, 1 Swainson's
> Thrush, and 2 Yellow Warblers. An absolutely incredible experience, and
> just wanted to share that with you all.
> Thanks for reading this monologue and good birding to y'all,
> Jack Rogers
>
> --
> Jack Rogers
> LSU Renewable Natural Resources
> Baton Rouge, Louisiana/Mt Pleasant, SC
> My Flickr page
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/90726323@N05/> >
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 4:23 pm From: Sandra Barbier via groups.io <sandabar10...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Thank you very much. Enjoyed that!
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 5:50 PM Karen Terrell via groups.io <karen710=
<cox.net...> wrote:
> Thanks, Dave. This is wonderful!!!
> > On Apr 24, 2024, at 4:55 PM, Katherine Gividen <
> <gividen.katherine...> wrote:
> >
> > This is FANTASTIC! Thank you for sharing!
> >> On Apr 24, 2024, at 3:17 PM, mark900 via groups.io <mark900=
> <me.com...> wrote:
> >>
> >> Congratulations on both a great camera set up and excellent editing.
> >>
> >> Mark Hefter
> >> <mark900...>
> >> (917) 860-9323
> >>>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 1:20 PM, Dave Patton via groups.io
> <davepatton122...> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It
> took a
> >>> while to figure out the settings I like best as far as frequency and
> >>> duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a compromise between
> >>> battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting, rain, etc.... I think
> >>> posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without all the ads and I think is
> >>> accessible easily by the public. The Images are pretty good, but need a
> >>> monitor bigger than most cell phones. On my desk top monitor, the
> species
> >>> are pretty easy to ID. These are almost all birds, but I have
> >>> other critters I can feature in clips to come.
> >>> This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th.
> >>> https://vimeo.com/938652025 > >>>
> >>> Dave Patton
> >>> Baton Rouge Audubon
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 3:50 pm From: Karen Terrell via groups.io <karen710...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Thanks, Dave. This is wonderful!!!
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 4:55 PM, Katherine Gividen <gividen.katherine...> wrote:
>
> This is FANTASTIC! Thank you for sharing!
>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 3:17 PM, mark900 via groups.io <mark900...> wrote:
>>
>> Congratulations on both a great camera set up and excellent editing.
>>
>> Mark Hefter
>> <mark900...>
>> (917) 860-9323
>>>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 1:20 PM, Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It took a
>>> while to figure out the settings I like best as far as frequency and
>>> duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a compromise between
>>> battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting, rain, etc.... I think
>>> posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without all the ads and I think is
>>> accessible easily by the public. The Images are pretty good, but need a
>>> monitor bigger than most cell phones. On my desk top monitor, the species
>>> are pretty easy to ID. These are almost all birds, but I have
>>> other critters I can feature in clips to come.
>>> This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th.
>>> https://vimeo.com/938652025 >>>
>>> Dave Patton
>>> Baton Rouge Audubon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 3:01 pm From: Jack Rogers via groups.io <jack...> Subject: [labird] SEG Environmental Chandeleur Islands Trip 23 April 2024
LaBird I hope you all have been having a birdy spring! Hopefully we get one more front before the end of the month--these south winds have been killing me! I wanted to write to talk about the crazy day on the Chandeleurs that we had yesterday. As part of an ongoing survey by SEG Environmental, we bird the island once a month looking to assess the numbers of several target species (Red Knot, Chandeleur Gull, Wilson's/Piping/Snowy Plovers, etc.). I think that we have all been most excited for the April survey, and it definitely lived up to expectations.
For those that have not had the pleasure of visiting the Chandeleurs, it is an amazing place. Most (I would estimate over 90%) of the island's vegetation is Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora); in some of the slightly higher elevation areas, there is also Phragmites and Groundsel as well. Matt Conn and I surveyed the northern tip of Chandeleur Island, which has almost no vegetation except for Spartina. The birding was nothing short of excellent-we had 81 species (+1 Chandeleur Gull), which I think is pretty great considering there is only 1 tree in that section (a 6 ft tall Mangrove). There were about 7 small mounds in the saltmarsh that had small groundsel bushes or Phragmites stands. Each bush or stand of Phragmites was astoundingly full of migrants. Take a look at our eBird checklist here <https://ebird.org/checklist/S170012706> for the full rundown. My personal highlight was the best Black-billed Cuckoo looks I can ask for! I know several other groups had great birds as well: Cape May Warbler (x2), Yellow Rail (!!), and Blackpoll Warblers were seen by other surveyors on their more southerly transects.
I was most interested by the incredible density of Cuckoos compared to smaller migrants (e.g. warblers, buntings, etc). The only thing I can think of is that there is really nothing for cuckoos to eat on the islands: there is no fruit, no insects much larger than saltmarsh moths or horseflies, nothing that Cuckoos could theoretically refuel themselves with after a trans-Gulf flight. Whereas there are plenty of tiny insects (aphids, mosquitos, miniscule beetles and saltmarsh flies) for warblers to eat, and plenty of seeds for INBUs etc. I also found the ratio of Yellow- to Black-billed Cuckoos interesting. I believe that Matt and I had a 100% detection rate of Cuckoos within our section, and am pretty positive in a 100% correct identification rate as well. I have always thought that my lack of mainland BB Cuckoos was a detection error, but now I am wondering if it is more of a disparity in population sizes.
I wrote this in my eBird comments, but this was really one of the most exciting days of birding in my life. Small groundsel bushes (2 feet high with a diameter of 18 inches) were holding ridiculous totals of birds such as one that held 7 Y-b Cuckoos, 3 Catbirds, 2 Ovenbirds, 1 Swainson's Thrush, and 2 Yellow Warblers. An absolutely incredible experience, and just wanted to share that with you all. Thanks for reading this monologue and good birding to y'all, Jack Rogers
Date: 4/24/24 2:55 pm From: Katherine Gividen via groups.io <gividen.katherine...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
This is FANTASTIC! Thank you for sharing!
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 3:17 PM, mark900 via groups.io <mark900...> wrote:
>
> Congratulations on both a great camera set up and excellent editing.
>
> Mark Hefter
> <mark900...>
> (917) 860-9323
>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 1:20 PM, Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> wrote:
>>
>> I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It took a
>> while to figure out the settings I like best as far as frequency and
>> duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a compromise between
>> battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting, rain, etc.... I think
>> posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without all the ads and I think is
>> accessible easily by the public. The Images are pretty good, but need a
>> monitor bigger than most cell phones. On my desk top monitor, the species
>> are pretty easy to ID. These are almost all birds, but I have
>> other critters I can feature in clips to come.
>> This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th.
>> https://vimeo.com/938652025 >>
>> Dave Patton
>> Baton Rouge Audubon
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 1:17 pm From: mark900 via groups.io <mark900...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Congratulations on both a great camera set up and excellent editing.
Mark Hefter
<mark900...>
(917) 860-9323
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 1:20 PM, Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> wrote:
>
> I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It took a
> while to figure out the settings I like best as far as frequency and
> duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a compromise between
> battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting, rain, etc.... I think
> posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without all the ads and I think is
> accessible easily by the public. The Images are pretty good, but need a
> monitor bigger than most cell phones. On my desk top monitor, the species
> are pretty easy to ID. These are almost all birds, but I have
> other critters I can feature in clips to come.
> This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th.
> https://vimeo.com/938652025 >
> Dave Patton
> Baton Rouge Audubon
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 1:13 pm From: Shae via groups.io <23joules...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Thank you for the link, this is fantastic! Great speed ID practice too!
Shae
> On Apr 24, 2024, at 13:20, Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> wrote:
>
> I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It took a
> while to figure out the settings I like best as far as frequency and
> duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a compromise between
> battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting, rain, etc.... I think
> posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without all the ads and I think is
> accessible easily by the public. The Images are pretty good, but need a
> monitor bigger than most cell phones. On my desk top monitor, the species
> are pretty easy to ID. These are almost all birds, but I have
> other critters I can feature in clips to come.
> This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th.
> https://vimeo.com/938652025 >
> Dave Patton
> Baton Rouge Audubon
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 12:59 pm From: Roselie via groups.io <rosebird49...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Ok, thanks.
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 2:55 PM Dave Patton <davepatton122...> wrote:
> Roselie,
> Viewing this and others I will post should be free viewing to the public.
> You would pay if you want to create an account and upload your videos. This
> video is made up of fifty-five, 5 second clips. The camera recorded 710
> clips activated by motion over this time period. Lots of Grackles and
> Catbirds. I edited them together into one video and it does jump from one
> to the next. If I get better with video editing, I will work on
> transitions. I think you have a slide bar to pause and advance forward and
> back, but I am not sure exactly what the public view is. I suspect the
> video quality and playback will vary with internet connection and playback
> device. It can be expanded to full screen which looks pretty good on my
> monitor.
> Dave Patton
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 2:11 PM Roselie Overby <rosebird49...>
> wrote:
>
>> Does it just jump from one view to another? And did I read correctly
>> that I'll have to pay $12 a month for Vimeo?
>> Roselie Overby
>>
>
Date: 4/24/24 12:55 pm From: Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Roselie,
Viewing this and others I will post should be free viewing to the public.
You would pay if you want to create an account and upload your videos. This
video is made up of fifty-five, 5 second clips. The camera recorded 710
clips activated by motion over this time period. Lots of Grackles and
Catbirds. I edited them together into one video and it does jump from one
to the next. If I get better with video editing, I will work on
transitions. I think you have a slide bar to pause and advance forward and
back, but I am not sure exactly what the public view is. I suspect the
video quality and playback will vary with internet connection and playback
device. It can be expanded to full screen which looks pretty good on my
monitor.
Dave Patton
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 2:11 PM Roselie Overby <rosebird49...> wrote:
> Does it just jump from one view to another? And did I read correctly that
> I'll have to pay $12 a month for Vimeo?
> Roselie Overby
>
Date: 4/24/24 12:11 pm From: Roselie via groups.io <rosebird49...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Does it just jump from one view to another? And did I read correctly that
I'll have to pay $12 a month for Vimeo?
Roselie Overby
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM Harriett Pooler via groups.io
<harriett.pooler...> wrote:
> Dave,
> I love this footage! Thank you for taking the time to put in a camera at
> Peveto. So cool seeing those warblers from inside my house :-)
> Harriett
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 1:20 PM Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
> > I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It took a
> > while to figure out the settings I like best as far as frequency and
> > duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a compromise between
> > battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting, rain, etc.... I think
> > posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without all the ads and I think is
> > accessible easily by the public. The Images are pretty good, but need a
> > monitor bigger than most cell phones. On my desk top monitor, the species
> > are pretty easy to ID. These are almost all birds, but I have
> > other critters I can feature in clips to come.
> > This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th.
> > https://vimeo.com/938652025 > >
> > Dave Patton
> > Baton Rouge Audubon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 11:26 am From: Harriett Pooler via groups.io <harriett.pooler...> Subject: Re: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
Dave,
I love this footage! Thank you for taking the time to put in a camera at
Peveto. So cool seeing those warblers from inside my house :-)
Harriett
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 1:20 PM Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It took a
> while to figure out the settings I like best as far as frequency and
> duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a compromise between
> battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting, rain, etc.... I think
> posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without all the ads and I think is
> accessible easily by the public. The Images are pretty good, but need a
> monitor bigger than most cell phones. On my desk top monitor, the species
> are pretty easy to ID. These are almost all birds, but I have
> other critters I can feature in clips to come.
> This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th.
> https://vimeo.com/938652025 >
> Dave Patton
> Baton Rouge Audubon
>
>
>
>
>
>
Date: 4/24/24 11:20 am From: Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> Subject: [labird] Peveto water feature camera
I have been playing with trail cams at Peveto since last fall. It took a while to figure out the settings I like best as far as frequency and duration etc. I settled on 5 second video clips as a compromise between battery life, lots of clips of nothing, lighting, rain, etc.... I think posting on Vimeo is a good way to go without all the ads and I think is accessible easily by the public. The Images are pretty good, but need a monitor bigger than most cell phones. On my desk top monitor, the species are pretty easy to ID. These are almost all birds, but I have other critters I can feature in clips to come. This first video is at the mister dishes from April 11 thru 17th. https://vimeo.com/938652025
Date: 4/23/24 9:49 am From: John Dillon via groups.io <kisforkryptonite...> Subject: [labird] Big Day Fundraiser
LABIRD,
Many of you have supported the Minden High School Nature Club over the years, and we desperately need your support now.
The 6th Annual Minden High School Nature Club’s Bird-a-thon fundraiser is this Sunday, 28 April. Two club members will assist me with a Birding Big Day in Claiborne Parish to document as many species as possible. You can pledge an amount per species or make a donation outright.
Will you help the club meet its pledge goals?
Currently, we are about $3000 below our goal of meeting last year’s total! Every pledge or donation makes a HUGE difference!
Your money isn’t wasted! Each year, we give a deserving, graduating senior club member a $1000 college scholarship!
It takes about $195 to cover the cost of one student to go to our four-day trip to Petit Jean State Park. $220 for a student to go on our four-day trip to Southwest Louisiana.
A pledge of 50 cents or a dollar per species from a few more people helps these kids tremendously!
If you’re able to help, please reply with a pledge amount or donation amount. I’ll send you the mailing address for a check payment, or you can Venmo me if you prefer.
Thank you so much!!
John Dillon
Minden High School
Nature Club Founder and Co-Sponsor since 2007
Reminds me of the yellow morph Northern Cardinal, possibly a very similar mutation.
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From: <labird...> <labird...> on behalf of Alicia Plotkin via groups.io <tess...>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2024 9:55 PM
To: Paul Conover <zoiseaux...>; LABIRD <labird...>
Subject: Re: [labird] Strange Scarlet Tanager
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Date: 4/22/24 8:06 pm From: Paul Conover via groups.io <zoiseaux...> Subject: Re: [labird] Strange Scarlet Tanager
Very cool, thanks! -------- Original message --------From: <tess...> Date: 4/22/24 9:55 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Paul Conover <zoiseaux...>, LABIRD <labird...> Subject: Re: [labird] Strange Scarlet Tanager See https://www.sibleyguides.com/2020/07/scarlet-tanagers-are-bright-red-but-this-one-is-yellow/On 4/22/2024 10:48 PM, Paul Conover wrote:> Labird,>> Mac Myers and I came across a Scarlet Tanager the color of a> Prothonotary Warbler while birding Willow Island yesterday. Photos at>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S169745933#>>> Paul Conover>> Lafayette>>>> >>
On 4/22/2024 10:48 PM, Paul Conover wrote: > Labird, > > Mac Myers and I came across a Scarlet Tanager the color of a > Prothonotary Warbler while birding Willow Island yesterday. Photos at > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S169745933# > > > Paul Conover > > Lafayette > > > > > >
Date: 4/22/24 5:38 am From: Katie Percy via groups.io <katiepercy...> Subject: [labird] BRAS Program - Wed, April 24th @ EBR Parish Main Library
*REMINDER*
The Baton Rouge Audubon Society will host our next program this
Wednesday, April 24th at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library on
Goodwood Blvd.
TITLE: "A Century of Conservation: The Legacy and Future of the Paul J.
Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary"
DESCRIPTION: Join us as we celebrate a pivotal milestone—the centennial of
the Paul J. Rainey Sanctuary, a beacon of conservation and natural heritage
nestled in the heart of Louisiana's coastal marshlands. This presentation
will delve into the sanctuary's storied past, exploring its establishment
as the first National Audubon Society sanctuary in 1924 and its pivotal
role in avian research and habitat protection. Through a rich tapestry of
historical anecdotes, ecological insights, and compelling imagery, we will
honor the visionaries and stewards whose efforts have safeguarded this
precious landscape for future generations.
PRESENTERS: Karen Westphal, Center Manager and Jeffery Stephens, Senior
Assistant, Audubon Delta
LOCATION: East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library on Goodwood Blvd; Room 102
(first floor)
DATE: Wednesday, April 24th
TIME: 7:00 - 8:00 PM (in-person social 6:30-7:00)
Although we encourage everyone to attend in person, we do still offer a
virtual option via Zoom.
Date: 4/20/24 7:43 pm From: Jane Patterson via groups.io <seejanebird...> Subject: [labird] Green-tailed Towhee in Laf parish
If anyone is interested, the homeowner who has hosted a Green-tailed Towhee (photo confirmed) at her feeders in southern Lafayette parish is willing to allow some birders to come try for it tomorrow. Please reply to this email and I'll give you contact info.
