Date: 4/11/24 11:14 am From: Allan Mueller <akcmueller...> Subject: Re: Eclipse Birding observations
In Conway, all bird song stopped during the totality, but an unidentified
insect began calling.
Allan Mueller
On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 12:14 AM Carol Joan Patterson <
<0000003a0ccbe138-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> I was hoping to hear and owl, but no luck in that department - probably
> not dark enough long enough. Still, it was a splendid experience! Yes -
> let’s do it again!
>
> On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 01:28:53 PM CDT, Patty McLean <
> <plm108...> wrote:
>
>
> We were at Bald Knob NWR with a friend from Georgia and were eventually
> joined by Ken Graves from Searcy. We noticed cars from a number of other
> states and saw a few other birding friends who were kind to share their
> Moon Pies and Milky Ways with us.
>
> The celestial event was stunning. The birds were interesting to watch
> altho the amazement of the eclipse captured most of our attention.
> Red-winged Blackbirds came in to a nearby roost and the ducks and
> shorebirds huddled in a deeper water area. Bird songs decreased and the
> frogs began their chorus. Then we heard the distinctive call of a Barred
> Owl.
>
> Such a grand experience. Makes me want to do it again...and before 2044.
>
> And no traffic afterwards!
>
> Best to all.
>
> Patty McLean and Michael Linz
> The Roadrunners Patty
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jodi Morris <mjodimorris...>
> Date: 4/10/24 11:42 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: <ARBIRD-L...>
> Subject: Re: Eclipse Birding observations
>
> In Broadmoor Neighborhood in Little Rock, I had a Mockingbird that
> wouldn’t shut up during totality and his song really seemed loud in the
> absence of others’ voices. We do have a resident Great Horned Owl in the
> POA Park bordering my yard. I did not hear him hoot, but he must have
> stirred. His tree was mobbed by crows and jays as soon as Totality ended.
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:32 PM Anderson, Leif - FS, AR <
> <000002b0bc8b0106-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
> The last 3 days I ‘ve had the pleasure of being a volunteer for some neat
> bioacoustic eclipse research. Led by Douglas Barron and his undergrad
> student Colton Morris, from AR Tech University.
>
>
>
> I had 3 interesting bird observations.
>
> During the partial portion of the eclipse 2 White-throated Sparrows
> stopped feeding/calling/singing and flew up into a Cedar bush. They stayed
> on the “roost” until after totality then resumed their normal feeding
> behavior.
>
>
>
> The end of totality “Dawn chorus” at 1:54pm was just as good as our normal
> dawn chorus.
>
>
>
> About 4 min into totality a Barred Owl started calling.
>
>
>
> Holla Bend NWR hosted about 800 eclipse visitors, many of whom were
> birders/ nature lovers from all over the country, Canada and even a birding
> family from the Czech Republic.
>
>
>
> , Leif
>
>
>
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