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LA birders Lisa Robichaux and I observed a Western Kingbird along with two Eastern kingbirds on the wires along the main road near the campground bath house this afternoon. Also had a nice flight of 20 Broad-winged Hawks flying in nearly single file from west to east. Jed Pitre Thibodaux

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Team eBird <ebird@...> Date: Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 2:14 PM Subject: eBird Reviewer Newsletter: Taxonomy Update 2024 To: David <muthdp@...> Episode II: The Taxonomy Update Strikes Back View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/birds.cornell.edu/ebird-reviewer-newsletter-taxonomy-update-2024-lf3ihf6ki2?e=83883cac9e> Brown Booby (*S.l. plotus*) - soon to still be Brown Booby ? Max Breshears / ML620593860 <https://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=94e273bc21&e=83883cac9e> Dear David, The 2024 eBird Taxonomy Update <https://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=6cbfb268d0&e=83883cac9e> will be happening on 22 October! Watch the eBird homepage <https://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=f10b2a221c&e=83883cac9e> and Slack for updates on our progress; a full list of changes will appear when the new taxonomy goes live. *VERY IMPORTANT* Submit all Not Submitted eBird Mobile Checklists by 21 October. We can only apply the new taxonomy to submitted checklists. Mobile checklists with an outdated taxonomy may cause issues if submitted later—please spread the word! *Clear Out Old eBird Mobile Packs* Delete old or unused packs eBird Mobile Packs <https://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=e29e6fd3a8&e=83883cac9e> to free up valuable storage space on your phone and ensure an up-to-date taxonomy when you download those packs again. Win-win! You’ll get a notice on your phone when new packs are ready. If you use outdated packs, you might see minor inconsistencies for the changed taxa. Feel free to keep the packs you plan to use on 22 October, and update afterward. *Filter Edits Temporarily Disabled ?* Filter editing and running have been disabled while we update and add new taxa. This functionality will be restored when the taxonomy update begins at approximately 9 AM Eastern on October 22. Please check your filters after the update to ensure everything is functioning correctly. *Updates Already Underway ?* Like last year, we're making significant changes to observations in advance of the taxonomy update. Changes being made include: 1) adding taxa to filters that will be split; 2) converting records to the subspecies that will later become a split species. We've already started converting many Herring Gull records worldwide to the correct subspecies (soon-to-be species!), and we'll be doing this for other taxa as well. If you notice records changing, don’t be alarmed. However, if you see records flagging that should not be, please reach out to us so we can address any issues. The former Red-rumped Swallow (*Cecropis daurica*) is now split into *European Red-rumped Swallow* (*C. rufula*, top left ? Henrik Brings?e ML204522551 <https://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=94b7fd5ee0&e=83883cac9e>) *African Red-rumped Swallow* (*C. melanocrissus, *top right; ? David Bishop ML611300532 <https://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=1bc8ef6026&e=83883cac9e>) and *Eastern Red-rumped Swallow* (*C. daurica*, bottom left, ? Rajat Chordia ML621019353 <https://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=031a390b59&e=83883cac9e>) while what was Striated Swallow (*C. striolata*) is getting lumped into the new *Eastern Red-rumped Swallow* (bottom right ? Parthasarathi Chakrabarti ML609967399 <https://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406&id=ed4ce0f11a&e=83883cac9e>) *Remain Vigilant ??♀?* Taxonomy updates can take over a week to trickle through the system; eBird Mobile pack updates may not be fully complete until mid-November or early December. We will post an announcement on the eBird front page and Slack when the process is fully complete. At that time, please check your filters and regional data for errors. Some things may look like errors mid-way through the process. Please wait until Friday, Oct 25 to see if issues work themselves out,

All/compilers, The deadline for submissions to the winter issue of LOS News is November 1, primarily in order to get the recipients all the state CBC dates/info. So far, I’ve received dates for the following CBCs. If you haven’t set or sent your to me and Marty Guidry yet, please do ASAP. Thanks! John Dillon Baton Rouge Claiborne D’Arbonne Grand Isle Lac-Thorn Natchitoches New Iberia Palmetto Island Red River NWR Reserve - Bonnet Carré Spillway Sabine Shreveport St. Tammany Parish Sweet Lake Thibodaux White Lake

New Orleans CBC for 2024 will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Glenn Ousset 985-353-3412 (New Phone Number)

Tuesday, Oct 15th 9:30 - Noon David Booth and I have scheduled a day for trail maintenance, trimming vines, cutting back vegetation, and cleaning benches and water features. I plan to get there around 9:30 and work until around noon. The mosquitoes and deer flies have been tolerable lately, but long sleeves and pants are recommended. I always bring a head net and have extras if the deer flies are a nuisance. I will be checking trail cams and changing out memory sticks if you wish to see the set up. Footwear that can handle briars and good gloves are also recommended. Loppers, trimmers, and hand clippers are good to bring. I will have bottled water, but bring prefered food and fluids. The birding has been good lately in the sanctuary and the weather should be nice. Call or text if you have questions. Thanks, Dave Patton Sanctuary Manager Peveto Woods 337 298-8447

My wife and I were birding this morning(Tuesday, 10/8/24) at the south fishing pier in Chicot State Park and saw a large number of DCCOs feeding. My conservative estimate was approximately 200 birds. (eBird flagged this number). Most were juveniles. Later this afternoon, we saw what I assume is the same group flying north, low to the lake, from our cabin. I’ve never seen this many DCCOs together before. Is this related to fall migration ? I have pictures which I will add to my eBird list when I get home Friday. Comments welcomed. David Whipple Metairie, LA

The Baton Rouge Audubon Society will host our next program on Wednesday, October 30th at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library on Goodwood Blvd. PROGRAM TITLE: Secretive marshbird trends across the Deltaic Plain of Louisiana PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Secretive marshbirds (SMB) are an enigmatic group of waterbirds found within fresh to saline marshes of Louisiana and are affected by both natural and anthropogenic changes within their environment. The lack of information regarding SMB distributions complicates planning, management, and restoration of SMBs in coastal Louisiana, highlighted during the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill in 2010. To address this information gap, we conducted three years of callback survey within five basins around Coastal Reference Monitoring Stations (CRMS) scattered across Louisiana wetlands of five key breeding SMBs across various coastal marsh types within the deltaic plain of Louisiana. Ecological variables such as water levels, vegetation community types and remote sensing results were then used to quantify ecological trends and estimate the abundance of SMBs. Additionally, deployment of GPS tags on rails and gallinules will help better identify what factors may affect home range size and movements across seasons. The development of species distribution models from abundance across southeastern Louisiana will help biologists better identify key restoration features for marshbird management and conservation. PRESENTER: Leah Moran, PhD candidate, School of Renewable Natural Resource, Louisiana State University LOCATION: East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library on Goodwood Blvd; Room 102 (first floor) DATE: Wednesday, October 30th TIME: 7:00 - 8:00 PM (in-person social 6:30-7:00) Although we encourage everyone to attend in person, we do still offer a virtual option via Zoom. Zoom registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvfu2ppzoqH9OHL3wD3_sCmoN--IdCM8Rd Thank you, Katie Percy BRAS Programs Committee

Dates for these 3 CBCs as follows: Lacassine - Thornwell, Sat. 12/14 White Lake, Mon. 12/16 Sweet Lake - Cameron Prairie, Fri. 12/20 Please consider participating! Reach out to me at this email address -- rcdobbs AT gmail.com -- for more information. Thanks! -- Robert Dobbs Lafayette, LA

Dear LABIRD, Orleans Audubon Society is offering its popular Beginning Birding Course taught by Dr. Peter Yaukey. Please share with any beginners who might be interested: *Beginning* * Birding Course * *October 16 – November 2 * 3 Wednesday evening lectures, 7:00 to 8:30 PM, Community Church Unitarian Universalist in Lakeview 3 Saturday morning birding field trips, 8:00 – 11:00 AM Topics will include bird body parts and field marks, seasonal cycles and migration, birding equipment and digital tools, attracting birds to your yard, field strategies and techniques, how to identify 100 common birds and some less common ones to watch for! Course enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Scheduling and registration information, and topics to be covered, may be found on the OAS website here: https://jjaudubon.net/birding-workshops-and-courses/ In addition to the *QR code* there, registration can be completed in PayPal on the Orleans Audubon website, https://jjaudubon.net/donate/ (indicate *“In Person Birding Course”*). Registration is $100. For more information, contact: Dr. Peter Yaukey, pyaukey at uhcno.edu, (504) 400-3286. Thank you! *Jennifer Coulson* President, Orleans Audubon Society, Pearl River, LA

Hello Labirders- Just a heads-up that the festival (scheduled for 30 October-3 November) is still not quite full. So, if anyone is still interested, then please consider registering as soon as possible. If you know of others who might be interested, then please spread the word. For information, see: https://www.yellowrailsandrice.com/ or contact Donna Dittmann (cc'd). Best, Steve Cardiff

All, My previous request for bird book suggestions for Christmas has been going well. PLEASE send them to me if you haven’t yet. So far, I have received zero titles by people like Jon Donn, Steve Howell, Geoff Hill, Donald Kroodsma, Ted Floyd, or even Roger Tory Peterson for that matter. So if you have some favorites from these folks or from anyone else, please send them to me ASAP. NEW REQUEST!! I’d like to start congratulating LOS members on home parish, LA, NA, etc. life list achievements. As in, “Congratulations to Jay Bird for his 500th NA life bird: Yellow-billed Albatross,” or “Congratulations to Robin Aves on her 1000th world life bird: Keel-billed Toucan!” To keep it simple, I’ll be celebrating all of the following if you send it in to me: YOUTH birders: -100th species and up and in intervals of 50 (150, 200, 250…) of any region. ADULT birders: - home parish species starting at 100 and increasing in intervals of 50. - LA species starting at 300 and increasing in intervals of 50. - NA species starting at 400 and increasing in intervals of 50. - world species starting at 600 and increasing in intervals of 50. PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE SPECIES! And if you have a photo of the bird, please send it in case I have room to add photos. Thanks! John Dillon Editor, LOS News

LABIRD — I’m trying to fill another boat trip for Sat. Oct. 19. Pelagic trips this late are almost nonexistent so I have no idea what we’ll find out there. An October trip out of Texas had a Manx Shearwater on 10 Oct. 2015, and one was found sick at Port Aransas last year on 26 Oct.. Those birds almost certainly passed through LA waters. So that’s my current “fantasy” bird. In second place is Red Phalarope, for which 3 of 4 of Louisiana’s records are from October, and there is a fairly nice scattering of October records all over the eastern USA, including on a few Atlantic pelagic trips. Here are eBird Trip Lists from the two previous trips, August and September: https://ebird.org/tripreport/275147 https://ebird.org/tripreport/268123 If interested, let me know, 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

Hey, everybody. I’d like to make a Christmas book buying guide for the next LOS News. Please email me your single favorite book title and author for EACH of the following categories, and I’ll tally the results and list the top ones in the Winter LOS News. Thanks!! John Dillon Editor, LOS News Categories: Best specialized ID guide (for a specific groups of birds like waterfowl, raptors, gulls, etc.). Best book for birding knowledge (focuses on info that’s useful in the field, like birding skills, advanced ID, vocalizations, etc) Best birding memoir or non-fiction.

Hi everyone, The Sabine CBC will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2024. I hope you can participate! Thanks! Katie Barnes Sabine CBC Compiler 412-997-3017 nuthatch829@...

The ferry was down for maintenance today and is supposed to be out until (or through??) Tuesday.

The New Orleans CBC will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Glenn Ousset985-353-3412 (new phone number)

Thur Jan 2 FYI I am splitting one of my areas, so I have an area covered in the past that will need a new group. If anyone is interested in taking this area and making it their own, just send me an email. It has been covered in the past, I have 'hotspots'. It is the area around the Vermilion Parish community of Henry, very rural. Toddy Guidry

The CBC for the Red River National Wildlife Refuge (Headquarters and C.B. Dickson units) and surrounding area is December 14. Please let me know if you wish to participate [cid:534b80c7-199b-4058-90e3-182bdcafd2fc] Terri Jacobson, Ranger U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Red River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Eagle Bend Point Bossier City, LA 71112 office (318) 742-1219 ext. 102 fax 318-742-1259 http://www.fws.gov/refuge/red_river/ www.facebook.com/RedRiverNWR<http://www.facebook.com/RedRiverNWR>

The Baton Rouge CBC is planned for the last Saturday of the count window - January 4th. Please email katiepercy@... if you would like to participate. Thank you, Katie