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| Title | The Spoonbill, May 2001 |
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| Publisher | Outdoor Nature Club |
| Date | May 2001 |
| Subject.Topical (LCSH) |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | ID 2007-023, Box 13, Folder 5 |
| ArchivesSpace URI | /repositories/2/archival_objects/9886 |
| Original Collection | Outdoor Nature Club Records |
| Digital Collection | Outdoor Nature Club Newsletters |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/2007_023 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://libraries.uh.edu/branches/special-collections/ |
| Use and Reproduction | In Copyright |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | Image 5 |
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| File Name | uhlib_2007_023_b013_f005_005_005.jpg |
| Transcript | has the largest bill of all. It has twice the length and thickness of the bills of other tanagers. Western Tanager has more orange in the bill than is seen in the Scarlet Tanager. Look for wing-bars. The orioles and the Western Tanagers have wing-bars, the Summer and Scarlet Tanagers do not. Color on the female tanagers can be difficult until you deal with both color and the pattern of that color. The Scarlet Tanager is uniformly greenish yellow from the crown to the rump. The Western Tanager has a gray or dusky back that contrasts with the yellow-green nape and rump. The Scarlet Tanager has a bright under tail covert area. Orangish yellow in the eastern race (this is seen most on the UTC) and greenish yellow in the more western bird Since the Scarlet Tanager is an eastern bird, differentiating between them and Summer Tanagers can usually be accomplished by noting the overall greenish-yellow in the Scarlet Tanager and orangish-yellow in the Summer. Color and pattern on oriole females can help greatly in identifying them. Orchard Oriole females are yellow while Bullock's and Baltimore are light orange. Orchard Orioles are also solidly colored underneath from the throat to the under tail coverts. (Remember that the 1st year male is yellow with a black throat). As with Orchard Orioles, the 1st year male Bullock's Oriole has a black throat but also, a clear black eyeline. Adult male Bullock's and Baltimore, 1" year Bullock's and adult female Baltimore should not be difficult to identify. Youthful birds and the adult Bullock's female can be difficult. The adult female Bullock's Oriole may be brighter yellow on the sides ofthe breast, neck, and face, while young Baltimore Orioles are brighter yellow on the breast with a drab brown on the sides ofthe neck and face. There may be enough individual differences in these characteristics that you will decide to just "see who she is hanging around with". Don is a regular writer and lecturer about birds and teaches a beginning birding field course in conjunction with the Houston Audubon Society. Contact him at (281) 997-0485 or cdplace@concentric.net Webcam Update Happy Mother's Day, Mariah! M. P. Haddican The bald eagle nest in Massachusetts was abandoned by the adult birds after the death of the chick and infertility of two eggs. The commentary on the site speculates that the unusually late winter (we saw a number of days with the brooding eagle surrounded by snow) contributed to the failure ofthe nest. To follow an active eagle nest, check www. wa.gov/wdfwMewing/wildcam/eaglecam or httoJI home.gci.net/~bluffcam. There was much better news from the falcon nest— on May 6, all four of Mariah's eggs hatched, and she and Cabot, the male adult, have been busy caring for the eyases (baby falcons) ever since. The amount of food hunted by the adults (watch out Rochester pigeons!) for themselves and the little ones is incredible. Watch the site for an announcement of banding day, when each Utile eyas will be removed from the nest for a few moments for band- ing and gender determination. www.kodak.com/US/en/ corp/features/birdcam2001/index4.shtml There are a number of other falcon webcams, each with a unique story of beautiful creatures beating the odds, but two are particularly fascinating: In Prague, a pair of adults laid four eggs in a church tower nest box. Three of the eggs broke prematurely (a possible warning of environmental crisis), but one egg successfully hatched Scientists then placed a falcon baby from a breeding program into the nest, and both chicks are thriving www-ext.rnzhla.<;.-z/sokoli/ english/# And in Canada, two female falcons are apparently tending a nest of baby falcons after the male of the original pair lost a territorial battle with the second female. www.peregrine-foundation.ca/Web-Cams/ Hamilton/index.htm |