[mou] Least Bittern, Orchard Oriole, Cinnamon Teal etc
Chris Fagyal
cfagyal@broadbandusa.cc
Sat, 7 Jun 2003 12:39:14 -0500
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Ran into John Hockema and his brother Chris, as well as Drew Smith and
Mark Ochs while birding today.
The following was of interest:
Empire Substation:
Dicksissels (lots of them, 6-8 males and a female that I saw)
Grasshopper Sparrows (several)
Western Meadowlark (2 at least)
180th St Marsh:
Least Bittern seen and heard as it flew back and forth twice in the
marsh on the left side just before the barn.
Emery just before 160th:
Brewer's Blackbird
Loggerhead Shrike
140th St Marsh:
1st year male Orchard Oriole just before the intersection at 142nd ave &
Emery
Adult male Orchard Oriole flying across the marsh seen by Mark Ochs
CINNAMON TEAL - This looks to be a first summer male bird. It was
studied intensely by all 5 of us and Drew Smith took extensive notes as
only he can. I took 10 photographs which are probably at too great a
distance to be useful but I will see what I come up with. Bird had a
heavier bill than the 3 blue-winged drakes it was associating with. It
had a nice deep red eye. The head was a rich cinnamon reddish color,
whereas the body was a somewhat lighter color. Contrasting against the
spottiness of the sides of the blue-winged teals, the sides of the
Cinnamon were had much larger speculums. The pattern seemed much more
defined, and definitely was not spotty as you would see in an adult male
blue-winged. It lacked the black coloration on the undertail coverts
and tail similar to how a non-breeding adult male would look. Im sure
Drew's description is significantly better and more detailed than this
(he wrote a full page!) but this is what I can recall from memory. We
had extended looks through scopes from 11:00am to 11:45am when we left.
The bird was on the back west end of the marsh.
Chris
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ran into John Hockema and =
his
brother Chris, as well as Drew Smith and Mark <span =
class=3DSpellE>Ochs</span>
while birding today.</span></font></span><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The following was of =
interest:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Empire Substation:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dicksissels</span></font></s=
pan><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (lots of
them, 6-8 males and a female that I saw)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Grasshopper Sparrows =
(several)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Western Meadowlark (2 at =
least)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:Street><st1:address><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>180<sup>th</sup> =
St</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
Marsh:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Least Bittern seen and heard as it flew back and =
forth twice
in the marsh on the left side just before the =
barn.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Emery just before =
160<sup>th</sup>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Brewer’s Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Loggerhead Shrike<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:Street><st1:address><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>140<sup>th</sup> =
St</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
Marsh:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1<sup>st</sup> year male Orchard Oriole just before =
the
intersection at 142<sup>nd</sup> <span class=3DSpellE>ave</span> & =
Emery<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Adult male Orchard Oriole flying across the marsh =
seen by
Mark <span class=3DSpellE>Ochs</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CINNAMON TEAL – This looks to be a first summer =
male
bird.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It was studied =
intensely by
all 5 of us and Drew Smith took extensive notes as only he can.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I took 10 photographs which are =
probably
at too great a distance to be useful but I will see what I come up =
with.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Bird had a heavier bill than =
the 3
blue-winged drakes it was associating with.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It had a nice deep red =
eye.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The head was a rich cinnamon =
reddish
color, whereas the body was a somewhat lighter color.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Contrasting against the =
spottiness of
the sides of the blue-winged teals, the sides of the Cinnamon were had =
much
larger speculums.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The =
pattern
seemed much more defined, and definitely was not spotty as you would see =
in an
adult male blue-winged.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It =
lacked
the black coloration on the <span class=3DSpellE>undertail</span> =
coverts and
tail similar to how a non-breeding adult male would look.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=3DSpellE>Im</span> =
sure <span
class=3DSpellE>Drew’s</span> description is significantly better =
and more
detailed than this (he wrote a full page!) but this is what I can recall =
from
memory.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We had extended =
looks
through scopes from </span></font><st1:time Hour=3D"11" =
Minute=3D"0"><font size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>11:00am</span></font></st1:t=
ime><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> to </span></font><st1:time
Hour=3D"11" Minute=3D"45"><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>11:45am</span></font></st1:time><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> when we left.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The bird was on the back west =
end of the
marsh.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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