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["Mark Bennett" <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, I thought thata as a private message.  I regret sending that to the
entire list serve.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Bennett" <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:03 PM
Subject: [birdky] Re: Southern Illiinos Birds of the Day


>
> They were at Honker's Point on Rend Lake.
>
> I will tell you, but as this is not "my site" I must ask you not to
divulge
> the site to others.  If you can do that, I can send you directions.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Ayer" <dayerd@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 8:44 PM
> Subject: [birdky] Re: Southern Illiinos Birds of the Day
>
>
> >
> > Hello Mark,
> > I need Long-eared Owl for my lifelist, and I was
> > wandering if there was any chance that I could get
> > directions to the owls. Thank you for your time.
> >
> >                                        David Ayer
> >                                        Rockport, IN
> > --- Mark Bennett <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > February 2, 2003:
> > >
> > > I apologize to purists for the off topic post.  I
> > > birded Southern Illinois
> > > today with my brother Frank.  He was helping me to
> > > fill "holes" in my
> > > Illinois list.  A brief account with some of the
> > > bird highlights follows for
> > > anyone interested in birds slightly north of western
> > > Kentucky.
> > >
> > > The day started at Mermet Conservation Area in
> > > Massac County, about 15 - 20
> > > miles NW of Paducah.  The highlight here was the
> > > observation of a lingering
> > > immature Tundra Swan.  Small numbers of other
> > > waterfowl including
> > > Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwall, American Wigeon,
> > > Mallard, American Black Duck,
> > > Canvasback, Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup and Canada
> > > Goose were observed
> > > along with Great Blue Herons and a few Ring-billed
> > > Gulls.
> > >
> > > We then proceeded to Rend Lake between Benton and
> > > Mt. Vernon, about 75 miles
> > > north of Paducah.  The waterbird highlights
> > > including estimated numbers in
> > > some cases here were as follows:
> > >
> > > 300 - 500 Common Goldeneye
> > > 150 - 200 Common Mergansers
> > > 50 Red-breasted Mergansers
> > > Few Hooded Mergansers, American Black Ducks, Ruddy
> > > Ducks, Northern Pintail,
> > > Canada Geese, Pied-billed Grebe, & Gadwall.
> > >
> > > The birds above were in the middle of the lake along
> > > IL 154.
> > >
> > > At the north end of the lake were about 2000 - 3000
> > > Snow Geese, at least 2
> > > Ross's Geese, about 100 Greater White-fronted Geese
> > > and a few Canada Geese.
> > > Puddle Ducks were numerous, but were not surveyed.
> > >
> > > In between the 2 locations, a stop was made to look
> > > for Long-eared Owl and
> > > Le Conte's Sparrow.  The sparrow was missed, but
> > > directions to an Owl
> > > location proved to be accurate to the very tree.
> > > (Actually, they had moved
> > > about 10 feet from a Pine to a Juniper).  3
> > > Long-eared Owls were flushed
> > > from a single Juniper Tree.  At least 2 of the birds
> > > circled back and one
> > > allowed a nice observation from the ground.  I would
> > > have to call this bird
> > > the highlight of the day.
> > >
> > > We then proceeded south to the Union County
> > > Conservation area (about 59
> > > miles NW of Paducah).  North of the CA, about 1,500
> > > - 2,000 additional Snow
> > > Geese were observed.  In the CA, about 1,000 Greater
> > > White-fronted Geese
> > > were observed along with common waterfowl and other
> > > birds.  An additional
> > > highlight were about 20 Red-headed Woodpeckers in a
> > > wooded area.
> > >
> > > Later, we visited the Cash River area to seek other
> > > target.  These were
> > > missed.  We did observe numerous Northern Harriers,
> > > about 1,000 Mallards,
> > > and about 200 Northern Pintails and a few Horned
> > > Larks.
> > >
> > > Thanks to Frank for helping me with this birding
> > > adventure, even if his
> > > politics are misguided.
> > >
> > > That concludes this report.
> > >
> > > Mark Bennett
> > > 113 Iroquois Circle
> > > Russellville, KY  42276
> > > Logan County
> > > benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
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