181. A Rare Bird, Indeed A rare bird, indeed. By Terry Gallagher UMDearborn. When UM-Dearborn ornithologistJulie Craves and other trained observers spotted a very rare gyrfalcon http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0405/Feb07_05/20.shtml

Updated 2:00 PM February 11, 2005 MORE STORIES A rare bird, indeed By Terry Gallagher U-M-Dearborn When U-M-Dearborn ornithologist Julie Craves and other trained observers spotted a very rare gyrfalcon near campus on New Year's Day, they couldn't believe their eyes. Gyrfalcons, the largest species of falcons, rarely are seen in Michigan, and there have been fewer than a half-dozen sightings ever recorded in Wayne County. "Initially, the bird puzzled all of us," Craves says. "While I thought it might be a gyrfalcon early on, the idea was so outrageous that it took us an hour of watching the bird move from a small woodlot to various trees, light posts and buildings in the Parklane Towers office complex to convince ourselves we were actually looking at a gyrfalcon." Craves and other observers were taking part in the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count when they found the gyrfalcon, a raptor that typically nests near the Arctic Circle. Craves, supervisor of avian research at the Rouge River Bird Observatory (RRBO) at U-M-Dearborn's Environmental Interpretive Center, was observing with Darrin O'Brien, a member of the Southern Michigan Raptor Research organization, and Kim Hall, an ornithologist at Michigan State University. They reported the sighting on the RRBO Web site and before the bird left the area around Jan. 4, it was seen by dozens of birders from throughout the Detroit area.

182. Rare Bird Alerts For Colorado Finally, if you have a rare bird sighting of your own, you can report it byemail (rba@cfo-link.org) or by telephone (1-303-659-8750). http://www.socobirds.org/avasrare.html

Colorado Birds on the Internet COBirds is an online listserve for the discussion of Colorado birds. The postings tend to deal with trip reports and rare sightings within the state of Colorado, along with various other information pertaining to birds in the region. Anyone is welcome to instantly access the listserve archives by going to: http://www.cfo-link.org/birding/rba.php . The archive is updated several times a day. The COBirds archive can also be accessed at http://www.topica.com/lists/cobirds/read or http://cfo-link.cis.to/mailman/private/cobirds/ , but these sites require subscriptions, and we all know how annoying subscription services are. If you would like to post a message to COBirds, send e-mail to cobirds@cfo-link.org Finally, if you have a rare bird sighting of your own, you can report it by e-mail ( rba@cfo-link.org ) or by telephone (1-303-659-8750). Check here for a list of birds that should be reported if seen in Colorado. AVAS Main Page Legislative Reports Current Calendar 2003 AVAS Officers ... Early History

183. BirdForum - rare bird information, please add your sightings here. http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=468

184. Vermont Bird Sightings I will continue to forward bird info I receive via my email list and/or via theVTBIRD Please continue to send any noteworthy bird sightings to me at http://www.uvm.edu/~smorrica/sightings.html

Good Birds in Vermont: Recent Sightings BACK TO BIRDING LINKS MORRICAL HOMEPAGE TOC To the loyal followers of this web page I regret to inform you that, due to increasing family and work obligations, I will no longer be able to make regular updates on Vermont bird sightings here. Instead, I will use this web page only to report on "emergency" or "five-alarm" birds, i.e. significant rarities found in our state. I will continue to forward bird info I receive via my email list and/or via the VTBIRD listserver. Please continue to send any noteworthy bird sightings to me at smorrica@moose.uvm.edu . Thanks, and good birding! Scott BACK TO BIRDING LINKS MORRICAL HOMEPAGE TOC

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