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Katrina Heinzen <[log in to unmask]>
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Katrina Heinzen <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:33:11 -0500
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And not to take away from anyone's conclusions or research, simply adding
another thought on the subject of hearing killdeer... I recently thought I
heard one right over my head in Cleveland Heights and looked up to see a
starling sitting on a wire doing a stunning imitation.
:)
Katrina Heinzen

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Linda Sekura <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks, Scott. Yes, it's a great book. I'm in awe of Larry Rosche  & keep
> his books in my car year-round.  I had trouble  learning birds until 4-5
> years ago when I started studying Larry's  guidelines, hotspots, and tips.
>
> What surprised me was hearing the killdeer long after they've disappeared
> from the city areas I frequent, including large expanses of NASA Lewis
> Field,  where they're ubiquitous spring thru fall - and gone after the
> abundant
> grasshoppers have laid their eggs and left us.  To see them last  week on
> the mudflats at ONWR, sucking on crustaceans & insects, felt  right. But
> all
> this was just gut feeling from my meager  experiences.
>
> Linda
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 11/9/2010 8:19:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Friends,
> The Killdeer are still with us. The authoratative Birds of  the Cleveland
> Region book lists Killdeer as "common to abundant" on the  monthly
> distribution chart for that species through the 2nd third of  November,
> then
> uncommon to occasional in occurrence until March when they  become
> common/abundant once again. BOCR reflects data for the counties of  Lake,
> Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, and Geauga. You can  purchase it
> online at the Kirtland Bird Club (active in all seven of these  counties,
> and
> beyond!) at  http://www.kirtlandbirdclub.org/booksale.htm
>
> Scott
>
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