Posting for Bea and Bruce Patterson of Wheatley. Michigan Rare Bird Alert, special edition
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN--August 19th, 2005 A WHITE-EARED HUMMINGBIRD* has been confirmed, seen August 18th & 19th, 2005, at the home hummingbird feeder of Jim and Melissa Pappas, AT 8833 River Valley Court. This is located in Hamburg Township, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. This record (pending review by Michigan Bird Records Committee), would represent not only the first record for Michigan, but also one of the few records east of the Mississippi River. (The range map in "Sibley Guide to Birds" [2000] shows the species has been seen along the US--Mexico border, but shows no records away from the border). The homeowners are welcoming birders who wish to see the bird. In regards to hours of visitation, etc Mellissa Pappas has said: "[Daylight is] about 6:45 a.m. So, I guess that's about the time that folks could start showing up. Please realize that our drive and the roads getting to our drive are gravel and there are a whole lot of neighbors who will be trying to get to work about that hour, so please make sure not to block any drives and to leave plenty of room for cars to get through on the street. Once you get to the house, it would be best to stay on the grass on the side of the water feature away from the house. This bird is quite spooky as compared to the ruby-throateds who couldn't care less if there are people around. There are several lawn chairs in the yard in the area we suggest and there is an arbor which can be used as "cover." We should be around (I'll wear one of my hummingbird T-shirts so y'all can recognize me) if you have any questions. So, ya'll come! We are thrilled to share the bird, just please make sure that we don't upset the neighbors so that everyone who wants to see the bird gets the chance." Directions as follows, courtesy of Jim Pappas: "From US 23 - Take the Silver Lake Road exit #55 and go west to Whitmore Lake Rd (old US 23). Go south to Winan's Lake Road and turn west. At the dead end of Winan's Lake Road turn right on Hamburg Road and make another immediate right on Van Antwerp Road (before the bridge over the Huron River). Take Van Antwerp Road to the end and jog left then right to River Valley Court. Continue to River Valley Court and turn right. We are the last house at the end of the drive on the right. Address: 8883 River Valley Court. 810-623-2681. Photo and videos have been posted by John Lowry at www.kingbird.org." Good luck everyone! Jon Wuepper --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Aug 19 22:18:16 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from hotmail.com (bay106-f14.bay106.hotmail.com [65.54.161.24]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C43F563B2D for <[email protected]>; Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:18:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:20:11 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 65.54.161.205 by by106fd.bay106.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:20:11 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.54.161.205] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Adam Pinch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:20:11 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Aug 2005 02:20:11.0950 (UTC) FILETIME=[B17874E0:01C5A52D] Subject: [Ontbirds]Western Sandpiper in Kingsville X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:18:16 -0000 Today at Lakeside Park in Kingsville, Dean Ware found a juvenille Western Sandpiper on the beach. It had an injured foot. Lakeside Park is at the southern end of Division road (road 29). Adam _________________________________________________________________ Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented Microsoft® SmartScreen Technology. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.
