I am new to this site, it has been an insightful pleasure to read posts.
These were my observations from April 8th.
Eclipse Time: Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, a duck paddled around the dock
close to totality time, then it took a roosting position on a nearby dock;
gnat-like insects started to weave around us then swallows, unseen since
sunrise, swirled above into the skies.
On Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 1:20 PM Allan Mueller <akcmueller...> wrote:
> 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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