[birdky] Re: Dickcissels & Kestrels
- From: Jeff Cooper <jeffcooper7@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: kistlers@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:28:41 -0600
For what it's worth, I live in Utah and we just had what will likely be
our 4th-ever confirmed state record of a Dickcissel about a month ago. I was
fortunate to see and photograph it. It sang like crazy for about a week in a
large field of Poison Hemlock. He was clearly trying to establish a
territory. I felt kind of bad knowing he was singing in the wrong
neighborhood. I guess he figured that out after about a week and moved on.
This was a life bird for me.
A couple of weeks later I visited Lexington, Kentucky for a reunion and had
the great fortune of spending a morning in Madison Country with Andy Newman.
He helped me pick up 22 life birds that morning. I was able to get great
photos of a Dickcissel there and I'm sure that guy had a lot more success
with breeding than our Utah visitor.
Jeff Cooper
Pleasant Grove, Utah
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 8:03 PM, sk <kistlers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've been meaning for a while to add my 2 cents worth on dickcissels. I
> have
> always considered Hart County to be getting close to the eastern edge of
> their range, with 3 or 4 sightings here in a good year. This year there are
> hundreds. The population has exploded. Right now I'm curious to see if this
> is a permanent change or just a very odd year.
> Blue grosbeak numbers have risen dramatically the past few years, as well.
> There have been quite a few fields planted in native forbs and grasses
> recently. Is there a connection?
>
> Steve Kistler
> Hart Co
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of linda craiger
> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 10:17 AM
> To: birdky
> Subject: [birdky] Dickcissels & Kestrels
>
> Great morning for Dickcissels (many) and Kestrels (4). Linda Craiger /
> Glasgow
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