Hello all,
I am driving to the upper peninsula. Is there somewhere in Michigan, perhaps near Detroit, that is good for seeing shorebirds?
On another note, here is a disturbing story about thousands of dead loons washing up on Michigan's shores:
http://www.macombdaily.com/article/20130106/LIFE09/130109616/dying-loons-thousands-of-dead-birds-are-showing-up-on-northern-michigan-8217-s-shorelines#4
Thanks for your help!
Nancy Ortman
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Subject: OHIO-BIRDS Digest - 5 Aug 2013 to 6 Aug 2013 (#2013-218)
There are 4 messages totalling 257 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Carbon Offset Projects in Ohio
2. Timing of shorebird migration
3. Western Sandpipers, Ottawa Co.
4. AOU checklist changes
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Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 00:03:35 -0400
From: Cheryl Harner <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Carbon Offset Projects in Ohio
A few days ago Laura Dornan asked a great question: "Does anyone know of =
a=20
good grass roots habitat conservation
project in Ohio?"
The 2011 Carbon Offset Birding Project supported by Midwest Birding=20
Symposium and Ohio Ornithological Society was a huge success. We started=20
raising funds to acquire additional land at Meadowbrook Marsh, and that=20
purchase has been completed. You can reap the rewards of our efforts whe=
n=20
you visit Meadowbrook Marsh during this year=E2=80=99s MBS.
Well done, birders!
This year's official Carbon Offset Birding Project is a habitat restorati=
on=20
at the Boss Unit at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. There will be a boot=
h=20
at the Midwest Birding Symposium, and volunteers will be on hand to recei=
ve=20
your donation for this project.
If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me,=
or=20
go to the MBS website's "Special Activities" page for all the details.=20
https://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/mwb2013/events.php#cobp
It is an honor to be a bird watcher in this great state, amongst so many =
who=20
are willing to give back to their community and provide protected habitat=
=20
for the future. Every little bit helps and it goes to a worthy cause.=20
Consider donating to offset your carbon, or just pitch in $10. for=20
conservation.
Down-load a carbon offset form now, and you'll see just how easy "being=20
green" can be.
Cheryl Harner
Richland Co.
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From: Laura Dornan
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 11:29 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Funk Bottoms and a plea for help
Tim & I went to Funk yesterday looking for the avocet. No luck there but=
we
did see a white swallow from the observation tower. It was flying among =
a
flock of feeding tree and bank swallows. It looked pure white but as it =
was
at a good distance and flying all about, it was impossible to tell for su=
re.
There was a single sandhill crane on RT 95. And loads of green herons
everywhere, especially on RT 95. One was even sitting on a telephone wire=
!
Never seen that before. A good day, even without the avocet.
Now a request. Does anyone know of a good grass roots habitat conservati=
on
project in Ohio? Every year we keep track of the miles we drive while
birding for the Carbon Offset Bird Project and we would like to make a CO=
PB
donation to a different project each time. In the past, we have made
donations to Meadowbrook Marsh (the OOS "official" COBP project),
Tri-Moraine Audubon, Friends of Metzger Marsh, and The Nature Conservancy=
,
Northeast Ohio. While I would willingly give to all of them again, I wou=
ld
like to "spread the wealth" if I can find another project that is also
deserving. Perhaps another Audubon Society that has a local habitat
conservation project that can use some help or a school that wants to bui=
ld
an outdoor learning lab? If anyone knows of a worthwhile conservation
project, please let me know of it, off-list.
Thanks for the help!!
Laura Dornan
Stark County
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Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 00:57:28 -0400
From: Kenn Kaufman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Timing of shorebird migration
At this point in early August, we're already more than a month into the
southward migration of shorebirds. It will continue for at least another
three and a half months; the "fall" shorebird migration is something that
we can enjoy from midsummer to early winter.
The first southbound shorebirds in late June and early July are always
adults, but now we're seeing substantial numbers of juveniles of a few
species. These young birds in their crisp new plumage are beautiful and
distinctive, and worth looking for. Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers are
so much more colorful than adults right now that they're almost startling,
washed with a warm buff tinge that will fade quickly. Juvenile Least
Sandpipers are incredibly bright, a rich reddish brown, the brightest ones
looking practically orange. Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs are spangled with
pale spots on the upperparts, an elegant pattern to go with their elegant
shape. It's a great time of year to be looking at shorebirds.
Timing of migration is predictable for each species, and for the adult and
juvenile age groups of each species. For example, all of the Black-bellied
Plovers, Sanderlings, and Stilt Sandpipers that I've seen so far this
season have been adults; juveniles will come later. Among Least Sandpipers
and Lesser Yellowlegs, during the last few days, juveniles have started to
outnumber adults. The peak passage of adult Short-billed Dowitchers
already has gone through, while juveniles haven't yet arrived in full
numbers. The Baird's Sandpiper that we saw at East Harbor State Park on
August 5 was an adult; most Baird's in Ohio are juveniles, and they mostly
occur later in the season.
For birders who are studying shorebird ID, it can be very useful to know
what's expected at each point during the season. To help with that, I've
written an account of the timing of fall shorebird migration in Ohio; it's
available through the BSBO birding pages, at
http://cranecreekbirding.blogspot.com/2013/07/timing-of-fall-shorebird-migration-in.html
At any rate, migration season is in full swing. Hope to see some of you
out in the field!
Kenn Kaufman
Oak Harbor, OH
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Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 01:09:59 -0400
From: Justin Bosler <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Western Sandpipers, Ottawa Co.
Hello all,
On Monday, 5 August, I located 2 molting adult Western Sandpipers mixed with=
Semipalmated Sandpipers at two separate locations in Ottawa county. The ind=
ividual in the afternoon was in the flooded fallow field on W Schiller Rd., j=
ust W of Benton-Carroll Rd. between Oak Harbor and Rocky Ridge.=20
Good birding,
Justin Bosler
Port Clinton, OH
Sent from my iPhone=
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Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 07:50:24 -0400
From: Haans Petruschke <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: AOU checklist changes
Not many obvious changes. Acanthis flammea, and hornermanni *remain*
separate species too!. :-)
Haans
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Ned Keller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The American Ornithologists' Union recently published its Fifty-Fourth
> Supplement to its Check-list of North American Birds. There are no lumps or
> splits that affect the Ohio list, but there are several changes to
> scientific names, and to the order that species appear in the list.
>
> The actual supplement is not yet available online, but a summary of the
> changes is available at
> http://blog.aba.org/2013/08/2013-aou-check-list-changes.html.
>
> The new official Ohio list, reflecting those changes, is now online at
> http://ohiobirds.org/site/library/checklist/official.php.
>
>
> --
> Ned Keller
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