Date:         Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:04:02 -0500
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From:         Brad_Bergstrom <bergstrm@VALDOSTA.EDU>
Subject:      FOS Cattle Egrets + Sparrow-rama
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Saw my first Cattle Egrets of the season today along US-84 W of Valdosta.

This morning the Grimes farm in Brooks Co. proved once again an exemplary
sparrow habitat.  Took the Ornithology class; although we missed our
target sparrow (Fox, which had been seen a week or two ago) we still got 9
other species:  Henslow's, Grasshopper, Vesper, Field, Savannah, Song,
Swamp, White-throated, Chipping.  White-crowneds have also been seen there
this winter (so far no LeConte's, which were numerous a couple of winters
ago, and would make 12 sparrows for the site).

We only covered a very small fraction of the habitat but flushed at least
6 Henslow's and 3 Grasshoppers.  This was also a very high and dry site
(contrary to some prior assessments for Henslow's habitat).

Back here on campus, the Cedar Waxwing flocks, if anything, are more dense
and numerous than a couple of weeks ago.  I wouldn't hazard a guess at
numbers, but 1,000 would probably be substantially below the most
conservative estimate.  At one point, there were a couple hundred crammed
into one relatively small live oak; the noise upon their simultaneous
departure was impressive!

There are still at least 4 Baltimore Orioles and 3 Purple Finches (1 male)
visiting my backyard feeders.

Brad
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Department of Biology                      FAX  229-245-6585
Valdosta State University                  e-mail: bergstrm@valdosta.edu
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