RareBird.org http://www.rarebird.org/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; RareBird.org : Last 10 Posts Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 18 May 2012 01:19:39 +0000 Thu, 17 May 2012 23:28:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.03 30 www.rarebird.org/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp RareBird.org http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_images/RBA4.gif http://www.rarebird.org/forum/ Bird Chat : Im not Blue because of the Orange http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6621&PID=20034&title=im-not-blue-because-of-the-orange#20034 Author: TweetBill
Subject: Im not Blue because of the Orange
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 11:28pm

Is it just me,  or are there more Orioles  around this year than in the last 10 years.  I talked to a gentleman today  [ in his late 80's ] that said the Orioles are eating him out of house  and  home. but he said it was worth the trouble..   this is in the Marblehead area.  I had at least 6 Orioles by my side for 1 hour  while I walked the Meadowbrook Area this afternoon.
 
also ... without walking [ I was 50 yds away from the parking lot } I saw   Great BLUE Herons, BLUE Jays, Eastern BLUEBIRDs,  and 2 INDIGO Buntings..  
]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 23:28:16 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6621&PID=20034&title=im-not-blue-because-of-the-orange#20034 Odonata : Oak Openings MP dragonflies http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6604&PID=20033&title=oak-openings-mp-dragonflies#20033 Author: GeorgeS
Subject: Oak Openings MP dragonflies
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 11:18pm

Emerald Spreadwing.  For the damsels when the wings are out like that they are a spreadwing.
Nice photo.
]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 23:18:03 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6604&PID=20033&title=oak-openings-mp-dragonflies#20033 Odonata : Oak Openings MP dragonflies http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6604&PID=20032&title=oak-openings-mp-dragonflies#20032 Author: db_ohio
Subject: Oak Openings MP dragonflies
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 10:24pm

 That macro is working very well. Nice shot Todd. ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 22:24:38 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6604&PID=20032&title=oak-openings-mp-dragonflies#20032 Lepidoptera : Skipper ID/ Kitty Todd question http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6620&PID=20031&title=skipper-id-kitty-todd-question#20031 Author: troybird
Subject: Skipper ID/ Kitty Todd question
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 8:33pm

Looks like a long dash to me, about two weeks early......]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 20:33:10 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6620&PID=20031&title=skipper-id-kitty-todd-question#20031 Lepidoptera : Skipper ID/ Kitty Todd question http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6620&PID=20030&title=skipper-id-kitty-todd-question#20030 Author: KMiller
Subject: Skipper ID/ Kitty Todd question
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 6:35pm

Found this skipper at Quail Hollow State Park in Stark County on 5/15. It was very skittish in the wet grasses bordering a small pond and I really struggled to get good looks, much less good photos. Perhaps those with more experience might be able to gleam an ID from these blurry, less than ideal angle photos.
On another note, a friend an I are heading to Kitty Todd tomorrow afternoon. We have never been to the area and would welcome any advice on where to best hike for butterflies at this time. It appears there are different properties within the preserve. Do you park in the same spot for all the areas?
Thanks,
KM



















]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 18:35:01 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6620&PID=20030&title=skipper-id-kitty-todd-question#20030 Odonata : Oak Openings MP dragonflies http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6604&PID=20029&title=oak-openings-mp-dragonflies#20029 Author: farmertodd
Subject: Oak Openings MP dragonflies
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 4:56pm

Guys, it is a tremendous help to know what is flying by your trip reports.  I was messing around with my macro lens yesterday and it works pretty well for the species that will land.  And gives me something to do while looking for orchids.  



I think this is an eastern forktail, but I wouldn't have figured that out from the photos I saw posted online.  I take it the brown individuals flying with them are the females? 

So I think I'm going to take this next personal learning task on.  Maybe sedges too.  Oooh, I better not get ahead of myself  :)

Thanks
Todd
]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 16:56:50 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6604&PID=20029&title=oak-openings-mp-dragonflies#20029 Lepidoptera : Snout http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6578&PID=20028&title=snout#20028 Author: Jan
Subject: Snout
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 4:49pm

I had a Snout in my yard today.   I had two last year that seemed
to be laying eggs on hops.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 16:49:00 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6578&PID=20028&title=snout#20028 Toledo Area Rare Bird Alert (NW Ohio) : Least Tern @ Maumee Bay SP http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6618&PID=20027&title=least-tern-maumee-bay-sp#20027 Author: Matt
Subject: Least Tern @ Maumee Bay SP
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 1:53pm

Let's wait to see what Brian posts.  In the meantime, Sherrie, I suspect yours may be the first-ever photo of a Least tern from our area.  Great find.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 13:53:58 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6618&PID=20027&title=least-tern-maumee-bay-sp#20027 Toledo Area Rare Bird Alert (NW Ohio) : Least Tern @ Maumee Bay SP http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6618&PID=20026&title=least-tern-maumee-bay-sp#20026 Author: JAXALLIE
Subject: Least Tern @ Maumee Bay SP
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 12:41pm

Cough,cough, must sneak out of work early.............]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 12:41:59 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6618&PID=20026&title=least-tern-maumee-bay-sp#20026 Toledo Area Rare Bird Alert (NW Ohio) : Least Tern @ Maumee Bay SP http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6618&PID=20025&title=least-tern-maumee-bay-sp#20025 Author: Sherrie
Subject: Least Tern @ Maumee Bay SP
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 12:22pm

The Least Tern was being seen from 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. when I left. Several Cleveland, Columbus, and Michigan birders were able to see him this morning. I'm looking forward to seeing Brian Zwiebel's shot of the bird!

The bird is very skittish and well camouflaged with the sand, zebra mussel shells, and debris on the lake beach. He has been hanging out at the last two or three inlets toward the east end near the lodge by himself. He occasionally will pick up and fly west working his way back east to the same general area. It is difficult to see him with the naked eye. He is the same size as a Killdeer or a little smaller and it is hard to find him when he is hunkered down along the beach. He may flush before you see him. Best bet is to walk along the paved path behind the auditorium hill and work your way north toward the beach slowly, scanning the area as you go. Unless of course, you see a bunch of people standing there with their scopes on him like we were this morning. Smile


Edited by Sherrie - Yesterday at 12:24pm]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 12:22:58 +0000 http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6618&PID=20025&title=least-tern-maumee-bay-sp#20025