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LABIRD: If anyone is interested in doing a pelagic trip out of Venice Saturday 17 August, let me know. If I can get get another 8 people on the list, we can keep the cost to $200. If weather cancels the trip, we make that call two days ahead of time. Van Remsen =================== Dr. J. V. Remsen Emeritus Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds Museum of Natural Science/Dept. Biological Sciences LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 najames<at>LSU.edu

Hello Labirders- Lesser Black-backed Gulls (LBBGs) have been reported all spring and summer at Grand Isle and other coastal locations. In the last couple of days I'm seeing reports of "juveniles." Be aware that use of "juvenile" or "juvenal" implies an individual that was hatched in 2024. It would be very unusual for true juvenile LBBGs to arrive this far south in July-August. So, these reports probably pertain to 1-2 year olds. Although LBBGs have become sort of "ho-hum," gull ID remains an ID challenge and so it would still be important to photograph as many as possible, including flight shots that show important ID characters. If photos are not possible then please include good descriptions. Thanks! Steve Cardiff

Have to be caught basking or breathing at surface. Razorbacks obviously most often captured. Young Mississippi Map Turtles second most caught species. This particular eagle really likes the razorbacks. [Forest Service Shield] Stephen Shively Wildlife Biologist Forest Service Kisatchie National Forest, Calcasieu Ranger District p: 318-969-3050 c: 318-880-7822 Stephen.Shively@...<mailto:Stephen.Shively@...> 9912 Hwy 28 West Boyce, LA 71409 www.fs.fed.us<https://www.fs.fed.us/> [USDA Logo]<https://usda.gov/> [Forest Service Twitter] <https://twitter.com/forestservice> [USDA Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112> Caring for the land and serving people From: Bill Vermillion <bill.gcjv@...> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2024 8:49 AM To: Shively, Steve - FS, LA <Stephen.Shively@...> Cc: labird ([email protected]) <[email protected]>; laherps listserve ([email protected]) <[email protected]> Subject: [External Email]Re: [labird] 26 razorback musk turtle shells in Kincaid Lake bald eagle nest You don't often get email from bill.gcjv@...<mailto:bill.gcjv@...>. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> [External Email] If this message comes from an unexpected sender or references a vague/unexpected topic; Use caution before clicking links or opening attachments. Please send any concerns or suspicious messages to: Spam.Abuse@...<mailto:Spam.Abuse@...> Wow! And, how?!? Caught while basking? Or egg-laying? On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 7:56 AM Shively, Steve- FS via groups.io<http://groups.io/> <Stephen.Shively@...<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: [cid:image001.png@...] [Forest Service Shield] Stephen Shively Wildlife Biologist Forest Service Kisatchie National Forest, Calcasieu Ranger District p: 318-969-3050 c: 318-880-7822 Stephen.Shively@...<mailto:Stephen.Shively@...><mailto:Stephen.Shively@...<mailto:Stephen.Shively@...>> 9912 Hwy 28 West Boyce, LA 71409 www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/><https://www.fs.fed.us/> [USDA Logo]<https://usda.gov/> [Forest Service Twitter] <https://twitter.com/forestservice> [USDA Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112> Caring for the land and serving people This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.

I posted a new video of bobcats in Peveto Woods. I have recorded at least 1 adult male, 1 young adult male, and a female since putting trail cams at the water features in September 2023. I captured the female with two cubs on video in January of this year. The cubs were not young and about half the size of the mother. I put that clip at the beginning of this video. The rest of the Video is from June of this year. I forgot to check the date when changing batteries and it is wrong on the info bar. I added the right date on the video clips. They first come in on June 20th, and again on June 30th. There is a clip with a group of grackles. I will soon put up more with birds. https://vimeo.com/986732581?share=copy Dave Patton Baton Rouge Audubon

LABIRD — I’ve tentatively booked a boat for a pelagic trip out of Venice for Saturday 3 August. We will need to get about 20 people to keep costs at ca. 200/person, so at this point I’m just trying to assess initial interest to see if we make make the trip a GO. Email me privately at najames at lsu edu Van Remsen =================== Dr. J. V. Remsen Emeritus Prof. of Natural Science and Curator of Birds Museum of Natural Science/Dept. Biological Sciences LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 najames<at>LSU.edu

I usually see 3 Mississippi Kites in Neyland Park on the N/W side of Lafayette flying around during the day, and in the evening perched on the wires at the west end of the park. Tonight was no different: except seemingly out of nowhere around 7:30 PM, additional kites were circling around and flying back and forth. At one point I could group count 4, 3 3, 4 for a total of at least 14. This wave of kites circled the area for 5 or 10 minutes. I did not notice any migration pattern, that is they all seemed localized and not flying in from any particular direction. I believed some to be juveniles based on what seemed to be shorter outer primaries and plumage. I did not have a camera for photos of the "kettle of kites". I guess this is not so unusual as the number was not flagged by e-bird. John Romano Lafayette LA

Hello everyone, I thought you might enjoy this 5 minute video about a nestling Swallow-tailed Kite that Orleans Audubon Society helped rescue, and then we put a tracking device on the bird and released it on a large tract of forest near Foxworth, MS, on the Pearl River in Marion County. We chose this site because it has one of the larger concentrations of kites. A collaboration with American Bird Conservancy and International Paper allowed me to outfit the kite with a GSM-GPS transmitter. I believe this is the first time that this type of technology (which uses cell tower technology to relay the data) has been used on a young kite. If the "Silver Creek" kite lives, we have the potential to learn how kites use working forests in their first years of development and possibly also the age at which kites first breed. So far, he's surviving well! And an update to the video: he has moved a little farther north of Ferriday and is hanging out in a hayfield area along the Boeuf River near the community of Alton, LA. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/uVYo8-4ckqo?si=gqDfEH9OWEKJniff Thank you everyone for reporting your kite sightings! Jennifer Jennifer Coulson President Orleans Audubon Society

2 swallow-tailed kites, today, 4:20, circling over E. Causeway approach in mandeville treeline near chincuba creek blvd. Circling slow and wandered off NE. Not carrying anything. They were far from my window, but it appeared one might have had a shorter tail, maybe juvenile? Holly.

Any projects on Pelagic Birds hitting the coast in Cameron Parish on the other side of Hurricane Beryl? John Romano Lafayette

LABirders: Orleans Audubon Society is pleased to announce the offering of a "Zoom Only" version of our Intermediate Birding Course starting on July 15, taught by Dr. Peter Yaukey. This course will be similar to the one Dr. Yaukey offered in person in New Orleans this spring, but geared more broadly toward the whole of the Southeastern USA, and for those who would prefer a fully Zoom format. Scheduling and registration information, and topics to be covered, may be found on the attached flier! In addition to the QR code there, registration can be completed in Paypal on the Orleans Audubon website, https://jjaudubon.net/donate/ (indicate "Birding Course"). Registration is $100. Participants do not have to have taken the Beginning course to take the Intermediate. We expect to also offer the third and fourth courses in this zoom sequence (Advanced 1 and Advanced 2) before the end of the year. All sessions are recorded and then posted online with link provided to enrollees, so if they miss a class they can still view it at their leisure. Thanks, Jenn Coulson/Orleans Audubon NOTICE: This message, including all attachments transmitted with it, is intended solely for the use of the Addressee(s) and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, and/or EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of the message, whether in electronic or hard copy format, as well as attachments and immediately contact the sender by replying to this email or contact the sender at the telephone numbers listed above. Thank you!

Just observed a mature white crowned sparrow in my garden in Abita Springs. Seems like the wrong time of year; reporting here in case it is noteworthy.

Friends, Long ago I came to terms with driving English Sparrows away from my yard, and I believe (and hope) I am within both the law and your sense of propriety for doing so. It has been great to know that species cannot do its usual behavior of killing chicks from other species and basically taking over my yard. If I'm wrong in this belief and action I'd like to know it. But assuming I am not wrong, my question is whether the same considerations apply to the house finch. Thanks,Michael