Date: 7/13/25 10:37 am From: Lucy & Bob Email via groups.io <RobertADuncan...> Subject: Re: [ALbirds] Black-whiskered Vireo in Dauphin Island Campground
Hi,
Try to note its sub-species, the FL bird, V. a. barbatulus is the most common in our area and is like a Red-eye but there are several records of V. a. altiloquus which occurs father east in the Antilles, larger bill, duller whisker and duller plumage. They could be split someday. We have a documented record of V. a. a. over this way, a specimen taken by a professional ornithologist many years ago.
Bob DuncanGulf Breeze, FL
On Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 11:14:39 AM CDT, Mason Currier via groups.io <masonacurrier...> wrote:
Hi everyone! I got to see Marybeth Lima’s BWVI this morning in the Dauphin Island campground. She’s been hearing it for the past week or so. It seems to be spending most of its time around the playground area, but I had it in the trees to the left of the entrance right after I parked and walked in. It’s also been into the Sanctuary as well. Sang softly for 10 minutes and brief views high in an oak. Good luck to any chasers,Mason Currier
Date: 7/13/25 9:23 am From: Donald Dehm via groups.io <donalddehm...> Subject: Re: [ALbirds] Black-whiskered Vireo in Dauphin Island Campground
Mason,
That’s great news!! I hope he makes the island home again next year.
Maybe he’ll get a girl coming down from the north or west in the coming
weeks with all that singing. I think that area would be a great place to
raise some young black whiskers!!
Great find!!
Donald
On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 11:14 Mason Currier via groups.io <masonacurrier=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hi everyone! I got to see Marybeth Lima’s BWVI this morning in the Dauphin
> Island campground. She’s been hearing it for the past week or so. It
> seems to be spending most of its time around the playground area, but I had
> it in the trees to the left of the entrance right after I parked and
> walked in. It’s also been into the Sanctuary as well. Sang softly for 10
> minutes and brief views high in an oak.
>
> Good luck to any chasers,
> Mason Currier
>
>
>
Date: 7/13/25 9:14 am From: Mason Currier via groups.io <masonacurrier...> Subject: [ALbirds] Black-whiskered Vireo in Dauphin Island Campground
Hi everyone! I got to see Marybeth Lima’s BWVI this morning in the Dauphin Island campground. She’s been hearing it for the past week or so. It seems to be spending most of its time around the playground area, but I had it in the trees to the left of the entrance right after I parked and walked in. It’s also been into the Sanctuary as well. Sang softly for 10 minutes and brief views high in an oak.
Date: 7/6/25 11:25 am From: Lawrence Gardella via groups.io <lfgardella...> Subject: Re: [ALbirds] Early migrants
Your ebird list from June 1 was certainly impressive, Bob, and yours for
June 15 was not shabby either.
Louisiana Waterthrushes probably did start moving south last month, but for
the Blue-winged Warblers and others it is hard for me to say whether you
were seeing post-breeding dispersal or migration. Yesterday at Bayfront
Park in Daphne, I heard and then spotted a Hooded Warbler. They do not
breed at the park, though they breed the other side of I-10 up at Blakeley
Historic Park. I did not encounter the Hooded today. Again, was the Hooded
a southbound migrant or just a bird dispersing after breeding?
Larry Gardella
Daphne
On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM Bob Goss via groups.io <bamajacket=
<yahoo.com...> wrote:
> Your mileage may vary, but I think some species started heading South
> weeks ago. I've been birding alot in the Northern section of the Paint Rock
> Valley close to TN because of the numerous warblers that nest there. There
> have been a lot of LA Waterthrushes and Blue-winged Warblers in particular
> for this post but also B&Ws, Ceruleans and Redstarts. On 6/1, I had to
> comment to explain seeing 8 Blue-winged. (There were only 2 LAWT but 1
> Northern.) On 6/15, 5 LA waterthrushes but only 1 Blue-winged. On 6/21
> only 1 of each. On 7/2 and today (7/6) there were none of either species. I
> had been seeing and getting photos of so many waterthrushes and Blue-winged
> Warblers earlier that I doubt I am just having bad luck lately or as I like
> to say "just statistics". It is also noteworthy that I always start seeing
> Ceruleans the last week of July at Monte Sano SP and I assume these are
> birds from the Paint Rock Valley.
>
> The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge
> faster than society gathers wisdom.
> Isaac Asimov
>
>
>
Date: 7/6/25 9:43 am From: Scott Gravette via groups.io <inadu4...> Subject: Re: [ALbirds] Early migrants
Louisiana waterthrush is definitely an early migrant
From: <ALbirds...> <ALbirds...> On Behalf Of Bob Goss via groups.io
Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2025 11:16 AM
To: Albirds <albirds...>
Subject: [ALbirds] Early migrants
Your mileage may vary, but I think some species started heading South weeks ago. I've been birding alot in the Northern section of the Paint Rock Valley close to TN because of the numerous warblers that nest there. There have been a lot of LA Waterthrushes and Blue-winged Warblers in particular for this post but also B&Ws, Ceruleans and Redstarts. On 6/1, I had to comment to explain seeing 8 Blue-winged. (There were only 2 LAWT but 1 Northern.) On 6/15, 5 LA waterthrushes but only 1 Blue-winged. On 6/21 only 1 of each. On 7/2 and today (7/6) there were none of either species. I had been seeing and getting photos of so many waterthrushes and Blue-winged Warblers earlier that I doubt I am just having bad luck lately or as I like to say "just statistics". It is also noteworthy that I always start seeing Ceruleans the last week of July at Monte Sano SP and I assume these are birds from the Paint Rock Valley.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Isaac Asimov
Date: 7/6/25 9:16 am From: Bob Goss via groups.io <bamajacket...> Subject: [ALbirds] Early migrants
Your mileage may vary, but I think some species started heading South weeks ago. I've been birding alot in the Northern section of the Paint Rock Valley close to TN because of the numerous warblers that nest there. There have been a lot of LA Waterthrushes and Blue-winged Warblers in particular for this post but also B&Ws, Ceruleans and Redstarts. On 6/1, I had to comment to explain seeing 8 Blue-winged. (There were only 2 LAWT but 1 Northern.) On 6/15, 5 LA waterthrushes but only 1 Blue-winged. On 6/21 only 1 of each. On 7/2 and today (7/6) there were none of either species. I had been seeing and getting photos of so many waterthrushes and Blue-winged Warblers earlier that I doubt I am just having bad luck lately or as I like to say "just statistics". It is also noteworthy that I always start seeing Ceruleans the last week of July at Monte Sano SP and I assume these are birds from the Paint Rock Valley.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Isaac Asimov
Date: 7/3/25 8:26 pm From: Cynthia Freeman via groups.io <Cynthiafreeman633...> Subject: Re: [ALbirds] Fall migration underway?!
Thanks Bob, I will start looking around Dauphin Island for a La Waterthrush
here.
Cynthia
Cynthia L Freeman
On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM Lucy & Bob Email via groups.io
<RobertADuncan...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The first fall warbler at out pond right now, La. Waterthrush! Not too
> surprising but somewhat early.
>
> Bob Duncan
> Gulf Breeze, FL
>
> --
> Lucy and Bob Duncan
> Gulf Breeze, Florida
>
>
>
Date: 6/24/25 5:59 am From: Kathryn Firsching via groups.io <firschingk...> Subject: [ALbirds] Assistance with breeding bird survey this Saturday or Sunday
Hello,
I am looking for someone to help me with a nesting bird survey either Saturday or Sunday in Mobile county near Mississippi state line near I-10. St Elmo. 5:21 am sharp is start time. It should take about four hours.
I ran the route last Sunday. I need someone to help record cars etc. There are interesting birds along the route. I found 48 species on Sunday.
Date: 6/19/25 5:33 pm From: Ken Wills via groups.io <memontei...> Subject: [ALbirds] Contact Senators To Oppose Selling of Federal Lands
Hello all,
I have not posted on a conservation issue in a while, but I feel this is important in light of its national implications on our publicly owned bird habitats and future environmental quality in general. The last 6 months has seen some of the worst assaults on conservation and environmental protection programs in our nation's history, which were previously supported by both Republican and Democratic Administrations. The current budget and tax break for the wealthy bill makes things even worse by defunding/degrading programs that Trump championed in his first administration. Conservation and environmental protection programs are a very small part of the overall federal budget and will not even make a scratch in the federal deficit created largely by social and military spending, but they will degrade programs that protect our natural and historic heritage and quality of life. In the Senate version of the tax bill, besides eliminating tax breaks for renewable energy while keeping fossil fuel tax breaks (unfair) and eliminating funding for basic conservation monitoring, they now want to sell millions of acres of public land despite the opposition of Representative Zinke (Republican Montana) who was Trump's Secretary of the Interior in his first administration and who helped to keep the land sales out of the House passed version of the bill. Please contact our U.S. Senators (see contact info below) and other listed elected officials and ask them to oppose measures in the budget bill that sell public lands and guts funding for the National Park System, biological monitoring and unfairly eliminates tax credits for renewable energy. Personalized emails are best, but you can alternatively personalize the form letter from the National Parks Conservation Association. www.npca.org/notforsaleSee contact links below. U.S. Senator Katie Britthttps://www.britt.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion/U.S. Senator Tommy Tubervillehttps://www.tuberville.senate.gov/contact-old/contact-form/Determine and Contact Your U.S. Representative https://www.house.gov/representa.../find-your-representativeFor what it is worth, contact President Trump to express your displeasure with proposals in the Senate version of the budget/tax cut bill that sell of public land and defund the National Park Service and other conservation programs.https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Enjoy and Conserve the Creation,Ken WillsFor this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life,---Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Mathew 6:25-26
