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1 |
Surf Scoter |
Prairie |
Treadway's Minnow Farms |
12/02/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare winter visitor.
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2 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
Pulaski |
2900 N. Grant St., Little Rock |
12/05/09 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach |
Adult male. Same bird first found by homeowner, Cindy Franklin, on 11/29/09. Very rare winter visitor. |
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3 |
Common Merganser |
Mississippi |
Mallard Lake |
12/07/09 |
1 |
Ron Howard |
Uncommon migrant. Female plumaged bird. |
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4 |
Louisiana Waterthrush |
Washington |
Lake fayetteville |
12/06/09 |
1 |
H. D. Chapman |
First early winter report from Arkansas. Showed several field marks that distinguish this species from Northern Waterthrush. Documentation available. |
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5 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Washington |
Lake Sequoyah |
12/10/2009 |
1 |
Andrew Scaboo |
One adult seen at close range (~10 feet), black spot on breast and two-toned bill apparent and easily visible. Rare in Northwest Arkansas |
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6 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
Cleburne |
Sandy Beach cove Greer's Ferry Lake Heber Springs |
12/12/09 |
1 |
Bo Verser and Karen Holliday |
1 Female. |
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7 |
Pacific Loon |
Pulaski |
Loon Point rest stop Lake Maumelle |
12/05/09 |
1 |
Karen Holliday |
1 adult in non-breeding plumage |
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8 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
Pulaski |
Streett's house, 3912 S. Lookout Rd., Little Rock |
12/13/09 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach |
Adult male. Photos taken. Very rare winter visitor |
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9 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
Pulaski |
Bettinger's house, 5412 Jendrejas Dr., North Little Rock |
12/13/09 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach |
Age and sex uncertain. Photos taken. Very rare winter visitor |
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10 |
Green Heron |
Pulaski |
Willow Beach Park |
12/13/09 |
1 |
MARK ALDERMAN |
December |
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11 |
White Ibis |
Woodruff |
east side of CR 915 (McGowan Rd) just north of the intersection with CR 935 |
12/17/09 |
55 |
Dan Scheiman and John Andre |
Juveniles. Rare winter visitor, especially away from the southwest region. Closest previous record is Crittenden Co (West Memphis) from December 1994. |
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12 |
Cackling Goose |
Craighead |
Craighead Forest Lake |
12/19/09 |
2 |
Ron Howard |
Uncommon migrant. Photo available |
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13 |
Harris's Sparrow |
Drew |
'Possum Valley community which is about 16miles SW of Monticello |
12/19/09 |
1 |
Myself |
This is the first time I've seen the Harris Sparrow in my backyard. I'm not certain of the sex; probably immature winter plumage; pink bill, black bib, tan on side of neck/head area, long tail, black, tan and white streaked feathers |
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14 |
Greater Yellowlegs |
Woodruff |
CR 935 (McGowan Rd) close to Dagmar WMA |
12/17/09 |
50 |
Dan Scheiman and John Andre |
Uncommon winter resident. High count for mid-winter. |
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15 |
Least Sandpiper |
Woodruff |
CR 935 (McGowan Rd) close to Dagmar WMA |
12/17/09 |
230 |
Dan Scheiman and John Andre |
Uncommon winter resident. Fairly high count for mid-winter. Seen during Bayou DeView CBC |
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16 |
Western Sandpiper |
Woodruff |
CR 935 (McGowan Rd) close to Dagmar WMA |
12/17/09 |
2 |
Dan Scheiman and John Andre |
Uncommon in winter. Two birds feeding side-by-side in a flock of Least Sandpipers. Seen during Bayou DeView CBC. |
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17 |
Cattle Egret |
Woodruff |
CR 935 (McGowan Rd) |
12/17/09 |
3 |
Dan Scheiman and John Andre |
Rare winter visitor. Seen during Bayou DeView CBC. Other parties saw this species in their territories. |
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18 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Prairie |
Stuttgart Municipal Airport |
12/21/09 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman and Bill Shepherd |
Rare winter visitor. Our second observation of this species in winter at the airport. Our first was two birds together on 12/9/06 |
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19 |
Fish Crow |
Pulaski |
Little Rock residential neighborhood |
40169 |
1 |
Bill Shepherd |
Fish Crows are rare in Little Rock in winter. I heard this one in front of my house at 8:50 a.m. |
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20 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Prairie |
Stuttgart Municipal Airport |
40168 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman and Bill Shepherd |
This species is rare in Arkansas during the winter, but it's the second time Dan and I have found it on this airport property in December. I am submitting my own report in support of Dan's report of this bird. |
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21 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Lonoke |
Lonoke CBC -Bob Long Road |
12/20/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare in winter. Appeared to be a female. Found while conducting the Lonoke CBC. |
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22 |
White-winged Scoter |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
12/26/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Adult male. Rare winter visitor. |
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23 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
Washington |
790 Missouri Way, Fayetteville, AR |
12/26/09 |
1 |
Sara and Bob Caulk (photo) |
Well defined sooty black head/hood extending down the breast a bit, white belly, brownish back. Much overall pinkish/orange on sides. This just doesn't feel like a slate colored junco. (Photos) |
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24 |
Cattle Egret |
White |
Bald Knob NWR |
12/08/09 |
6 |
Bill Alexander and Robert Pearrow |
Rare in winter. I didn't see these birds but I know the observers and believe them -Kenny Nichols |
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25 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Lonoke |
Pettus -Bob Long Road |
12/20/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare in winter. It appeared to be a female but could have been an immature, I suppose. |
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26 |
White-winged Scoter |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
12/26/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare winter visitor. This bird was an adult male -very sharp and a plumage seldom seen in the state. |
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27 |
Golden Eagle |
Jefferson |
north of Pine Bluff |
12/28/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare winter visitor. This bird was an adult and seen harassing Snow Geese. |
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28 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Jefferson |
north of Pine Bluff |
12/28/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare in winter. Seen while participating in the Pine Bluff CBC. |
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29 |
Blue-headed Vireo |
Jefferson |
north of Pine Bluff at Shepherd Island Park |
12/28/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare in winter. Seen while participating in the Pine Bluff CBC. |
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30 |
Ross's Goose |
Jefferson |
north of Pine Bluff |
12/28/09 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
An adult blue-morph Ross's Goose -very rare anywhere. Probably the first for AR. Photos have been submitted to the curator. |
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31 |
Western Grebe |
Ashley |
Lake Georgia Pacific |
01/01/2010 |
1 |
Kelly Chitwood, Rick Burson |
Rare in Arkansas. |
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32 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
Jefferson |
US 79 east at Harbor rd. |
12/28/09 |
1 |
Rob Doster, Lyndal York |
rare winter visitor, dark morph adult, right above us with good blue backlight |
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33 |
Western Grebe |
Ashley |
Northern Levee of Lake Georgia Pacific |
01/01/2010 |
1 |
Kelly Chitwood, Rick Burson, Joe Cambre |
Photographs were submitted to curator, who agreed on ID. |
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34 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
Pulaski |
Hillcrest neighborhood; Little Rock |
12/27/09 |
1 |
Kelly Jobe, Judy Russell, Toby Chu |
Adult male. Observed during the Little Rock CBC. The bird had a band on his left leg. Photos available. |
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36 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Garland |
My home on Lake Hamilton |
01/03/2010 |
1 |
John G. Anthony |
I have been feeding birds here for 10 years and this is the first one I have seen. |
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37 |
Cackling Goose |
Cleburne |
Magness Lake |
01/09/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman, Karen Holliday |
Uncommon winter resident |
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38 |
Cackling Goose |
Cleburne |
Magness Lake |
1/9/2010 |
1 |
Jim Dixon |
Among many Canada Geese was at least one Cackling Goose. I thought at least two more had the stubby bill of a cackler but I was able to get a picture of only one that showed the bill to confirm. Can send the image if you need it. |
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39 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
Pulaski |
5412 Jendrejas Dr., North Little Rock |
01/10/10 |
1 |
Carolyn Bettinger |
Possibly an immature male. Report and photos from the homeowner showing the bird continues to visit. Bird first reported to Dan Scheiman on 12/9/09 and observed by Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holschbach on 12/13/09. |
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40 |
Indigo Bunting |
Baxter |
Gaston's White River Resort Lakeview |
01/05/10 |
1 |
Jim Gaston |
I have excllent photos ... see this little fellow everyday at my feeded |
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57 |
Green Heron |
Pulaski |
West Little Rock, near HWay 10 and Chenal Pkwy |
01/11/10 |
1 |
Jim Dixon |
I saw a dark crow-sized and roughly shaped bird fly across parking lot as close as 30 feet. I assumed it was a crow until it spoke. The sounds was not crow-like at all so I immediately went to listen to GRHE vocalizations and it matched that. |
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58 |
Cackling Goose |
Washington |
Lake Fayetteville |
01/01/10 |
2 |
H. D. Chapman |
With flock of Canada Geese |
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59 |
Louisiana Waterthrush |
Washington |
Lake Fayetteville |
01/09/10 |
1 |
H. D. Chapman |
Probably same bird seen in December. First records for winter. An American Pipit was nearby for comparison |
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60 |
Chipping Sparrow |
Washington |
Lake Fayetteville |
01/09/10 |
10 |
H. D. Chapman |
Seen at three separte locations. Very uncommon in winter |
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61 |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
Washington |
Lake Fayetteville |
01/09/10 |
1 |
H. D. Chapman |
Very uncommon in winter |
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62 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Washington |
Lake Fayetteville |
12/28/09 |
5 |
H. D. Chapman |
Large number for one field trip. Three seen simultaneously through scope |
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63 |
American Black Duck |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/04/10 |
2 |
Leif Anderson |
Locally rare in east AR. 1st time I've seen them at Holla Bend NWR. |
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64 |
Cattle Egret |
Monroe |
SE of Brinkley |
12/17/09 |
7 |
Terry Singleterry, Leif Anderson |
Winter Vagrant - rare |
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65 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Union |
Felsenthal NWR |
01/01/10 |
3 |
Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews |
Winter Visitor - Rare |
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66 |
Lark Sparrow |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/04/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter Visitor Very Rare (s) |
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67 |
Blue-headed Vireo |
Union |
Felsenthal NWR |
01/01/10 |
2 |
Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews |
Winter Resident (s) Rare |
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68 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/16/10 |
1 |
Jim Dixon, Karen Holliday, Samantha Holschbach, Dan Scheiman |
Very Rare Winter Visitor. We saw several field marks: White vent, dark belly, lighter breast, pale head. In flight we saw the distinctive dark wrists and otherwise light colored underside of wings. |
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69 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/16/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Karen Holliday, Jim Dixon, Bruce Tedford |
Very rare winter visitor. Light morph. |
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70 |
Eared Grebe |
Jefferson |
Boyd Point Sewer Ponds |
12/28/09 |
26 |
Robert Doster and Lyndal York |
Rare in winter; high number. (Pine Bluff CBC) |
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71 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
Jefferson |
Boyd Point Sewer Ponds - woodlands at SW corner of ponds. |
12/28/09 |
1 |
Robert Doster and Lyndal York |
Rare in winter. (Pine Bluff CBC) |
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72 |
Spotted Sandpiper |
Jefferson |
Boyd Point Sewer Ponds |
12/28/09 |
1 |
Robert Doster and Lyndal York |
Rare in winter (though becoming annual at this location). (Pine Bluff CBC) |
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73 |
Cackling Goose |
Jefferson |
Approximately 6 miles north of Pine Bluff on Earl Chadick Road |
12/30/09 |
80 |
Robert Doster and Delos McCauley |
Uncommon. Number is approximate. |
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74 |
Ross's Goose |
Jefferson |
Approx 8 miles north of Pine Bluff near Sherrill. |
12/30/09 |
1 |
Robert Doster and Delos McCauley |
Rare blue color phase bird. Possibly the same individual found two days earlier by K & L Nichols. |
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75 |
Cattle Egret |
Jefferson |
Lake Pine Bluff (aka Lake Saracen) |
01/01/10 |
2 |
Robert Doster and Glenn Manning |
Rare in winter. Birds flew from pavilion area on south shore to roost on small island in center of lake. |
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76 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Washington |
Woolsey Wet Prairie |
01/17/10 |
15 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Andrew Scaboo, Karen Holliday, Jim Dixon |
Rare winter resident. Regular and in good numbers at this location this season. |
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77 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Benton |
Wet Prairie Rd. north of Maysville |
01/17/10 |
4 |
Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holschbach |
Rare winter resident. Present in good numbers this season. |
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78 |
Common Merganser |
Benton |
Lake Atalanta |
01/17/10 |
2 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Andrew Scaboo, Karen Holliday, Jim Dixon |
Local and uncommon winter resident. A male and female flew in together and fed. Photographed by Jim Dixon. Previously seen by Mike Mlodinow and others. |
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84 |
Laughing Gull |
Yell |
Dardanelle Lock & Dam |
01/04/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Adult. Uncommon visitor. This is most likely the same bird that has wintered here every year since 1998. We saw it again on January 15, 2010 at the same location. |
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85 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
01/15/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Adult. Rare winter visitor. |
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86 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Logan |
Lake Dardanelle |
01/16/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare winter visitor. This bird was in first-winter plumage. |
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91 |
Spotted Towhee |
Pulaski |
6609 Pleasnat Place, Little Rock |
01/23/10 |
2 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Mel White, Dennis and Pat Braddy, mobs. |
Rare winter visitor. Male and female. Male mewed. Slight crest noted. Female observed in Mel White's backyard 11/21 and 12/23/09, then male on 1/17/10. Sam and I saw the male on 1/23 in an adjacent yard, others who came to see it glimpsed the female |
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92 |
Red-throated Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
01/24/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Karen Holliday, Jim Dixon, m.obs. |
Rare winter resident. Found by Dennis and Pat Braddy 45 minutes earlier. They alerted us. |
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93 |
Blue-winged Teal |
Phillips |
White River NWR, along levee west of Mellwood |
01/01/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson Teresa Mathews |
Rare winter resident. |
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94 |
Blue-winged Teal |
Phillips |
White River NWR, along levee west of Mellwood |
01/02/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson Teresa Mathews |
Rare winter resident. |
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95 |
Grasshopper Sparrow |
Union |
Felsenthal NWR, at levee to Lock and Dam. |
01/01/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson and Teresa Mathews |
Winter Visitor - very rare. Leconte's and other sparrows also present in the thick 8 inch brown grass. |
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96 |
Empidonax sp. (Flycatcher) |
Union |
Felsenthal NWR at Lock and Dam boat launch. |
01/01/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter - very rare. Enough brief looks to id to empidonax, but not enough to id to species. The amount of yellow pointed towards Yellow-bellied, but I didn't see some of the key features. |
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97 |
Anhinga |
Union |
Felsenthal NWR, North of the lock and dam |
01/01/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson Teresa Mathews |
Winter Visitor Very Rare (s) |
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98 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/04/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter Visitor Very Rare. A "Harlan's" and several "western" Red-tailed Hawk were also present in the area, so a long diagostic look was required and even then I had to look at my hawk field guide to be sure. |
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99 |
Golden Eagle |
Montgomery |
LAKE OUACHITA |
11-23-2009 |
1 |
DANIEL VALOVICH |
RARE FOR OUR AREA. THIS BIRD WAS AN ADULT |
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100 |
Calliope Hummingbird |
Pulaski |
2004 Lambert Rd., 2 miles east of Ferndale, Little Rock |
01/31/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach |
6th state record. Photographed. First observed by homeowners, James Major and his wife, in October 2009. At that time it did have a full gorget, which is has now, thus it is a second year male. |
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106 |
Golden Eagle |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/04/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter resident locally rare. Adult hunting Mallards. |
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107 |
Golden Eagle |
Marion |
Buffalo National River at Buffalo Point overlook. |
12/16/09 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter resident locally rare. Adult bird being chased by immature Bald Eagle. |
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108 |
Golden Eagle |
Pope |
Ozark National Forest, Victor area. |
12/14/09 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter Resident, locally rare. Adult soaring. |
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109 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Union |
Felsenthal NWR |
01/01/10 |
8 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter resident rare (nw). This location far south AR. |
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110 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/04/10 |
5 |
Leif Anderson |
Rare winter resident (nw), though they usually show up in irruptive years at Holla Bend in small numbers too. |
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111 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Pope |
Ozark National Forest, Falling Water area. |
12/14/09 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Rare winter resident (NW) |
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112 |
Peregrine Falcon |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/04/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter visitor rare. |
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113 |
Common Yellowthroat |
Union |
Felsenthal NWR |
01/01/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews |
Winter resident rare. |
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114 |
Common Yellowthroat |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/04/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter resident rare. |
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115 |
Common Yellowthroat |
Phillips |
White River NWR |
01/02/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews |
Winter resident rare |
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116 |
Common Yellowthroat |
Dallas |
Arkadelphia, bottomlands east of town. |
12/19/09 |
1 |
Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews |
Winter resident rare. |
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117 |
Common Yellowthroat |
Monroe |
Cache River NWR |
12/17/09 |
3 |
Leif Anderson, Terry Singleterry |
Winter resident rare. Within 150 yards of sighting in winter 2008. |
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118 |
Townsend's Solitaire |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
01/10/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter visitor very rare. On 4th visit saw the bird long enough to ID. All 4 visits were near Eastern Red Cedar and Wild Plum thickets. |
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119 |
Palm Warbler |
Marion |
Buffalo National River, NPS at Rush landing |
12/16/09 |
1 |
Leif Anderson |
Winter resident rare. Adult non-breeding of Brown western subspecies. |
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120 |
Palm Warbler |
Union |
Felsenthal NWR |
01/01/10 |
1 |
Leif Anderson, Teresa Mathews |
Winter resident rare. Adult non breeding of yellow eastern subspecies. |
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126 |
Western Tanager |
Pulaski |
West Little Rock |
01/31/10 |
1 |
Ed Laster and property owner |
Adult male in non-breeding plumage. Bright yellow body with black back, wings and tail. Strong wing-bars with the upper one being yellow. Yellow bill. Joe Neal has accepted written documentation and viewed the images and both are in the curator's file. |
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127 |
Tundra Swan |
Crittenden |
North of Bolling Lane and East of Hwy 147 near Lehi |
01/27/10 |
1 |
Chris Heppel |
One immature in a flooded field with hundreds of northern shovelers and pintails. |
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128 |
Tundra Swan |
Crittenden |
North of Bolling Lane and East of Hwy 147 near Lehi |
01/27/10 |
1 |
Chris Heppel |
One immature in a flooded field with hundreds of northern shovelers and pintails. First recorded sighting in Crittenden County. (photos) |
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129 |
Western Tanager |
Pulaski |
Little Rock, behind Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 1812 Watt Street |
02/06/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Jim Dixon, Dottie Boyles, Doris Boyles, Karen Holliday, Robert Herron, David Ray |
Very rare winter visitor. Adult male beginning pre-alternate molt, showing light wash of orange around front of face. Same bird Ed Laster reported. Photos available at www.pbase.com/birddan |
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130 |
Tundra Swan |
Crittenden |
Bolling Lane, Exit 271 of I-40, Lehi |
01/28/10 |
1 |
John Walko |
Rare winter visitor. Immature. Photos at http://www.pbase.com/jwalko/tundraswan |
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131 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
02/06/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols, Dick Baxter |
First seen on 1/15 and then again on 1/31 and 2/6/10. Adult plumage. |
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132 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
01/31/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
First seen on 1/16/10 and then again on 1/31/10. First winter plumage. |
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133 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
02/06/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols, Dick Baxter |
This bird was in second winter plumage making the third LBBG seen at this location in the last week. The other two were an adult and a first winter bird. |
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134 |
Glaucous Gull |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
02/06/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols, Dick Baxter |
Very rare winter visitor. First-winter plumage. |
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135 |
Surf Scoter |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
02/06/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols, Dick Baxter |
Rare winter visitor. |
|
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136 |
Rufous Hummingbird |
Pulaski |
5412 Jendrejas Dr., North Little Rock |
02/07/10 |
1 |
Carolyn Bettinger |
Rare winter visitor. Adult female. Banded by Larry Witherspoon on 1/17/10. Continues to visit feeder each day. |
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139 |
American Avocet |
Desha |
Camp Nine Farm |
12/05/09 |
1 |
Dick Baxter |
Rare in winter. Basic plumage. |
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140 |
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
Desha |
Camp Nine Farm |
12/16/09 |
7 |
Dick Baxter |
Rare in winter, and 7 is a high number for winter. Immatures. |
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141 |
Sandhill Crane |
Desha |
2 miles north of Kelso |
12/16/09 |
1 |
Dick Baxter, Rosemary Baxter, Jeff Baxter |
Rare in SE Ark. Through 19 January 2010 |
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142 |
Mottled Duck |
Desha |
Camp Nine Farm |
12/20/09 |
20 |
Dick Baxter |
Good number for winter. |
|
|
143 |
Plegadis Ibis Species |
Desha |
Camp Nine Farm |
12/20/09 |
1 |
Dick Baxter |
Rare in winter. Bird flushed and flew away before I could identify it to species. |
|
|
144 |
Long-tailed Duck |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
01/23/10 |
1 |
Dick Baxter |
Rare in winter. Female in winter plumage. |
|
|
145 |
Blue-winged Teal |
Desha |
3 miles east of Kelso |
01/24/10 |
4 |
Dick Baxter |
Rare in winter. 2 drakes and 2 hens. One hen harvested. |
|
|
146 |
Eared Grebe |
Jefferson |
Boyd Wastewater Treatment Plant |
02/01/10 |
18 |
Dick Baxter |
High number. |
|
|
147 |
Barn Owl |
Benton |
median strip, I-540, just S of Pinnacle in Rogers |
01/28/10 |
1 |
R.D. Madison |
Found a dead bird and brought it in for Doug James. Doug retained wing. |
|
|
148 |
Western/Clark's Grebe |
Columbia |
Lake Columbia |
12/19/09 |
1 |
Darrell and Debbie Chatelain |
AAS doc. 1013. Curator's note: record submitted as Western Grebe, but details insufficient and no image, so placed in file as Western/Clark's. |
|
|
149 |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Pulaski |
133 Plainview Circle, North Little Rock |
02/10/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman, Don McSwain, Tana Beasley, Jack and Bobbi Guenrich |
Rare winter visitor. Adult female. Banded and photographed by Don and Tana. Tail projects well beyond wings, short bill without grooves, somewhat forked tail, tapered-round R5. Present since October 2009. First documented by Dan on 2/9/10 |
|
|
150 |
Yellow-billed Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle, Hundley Road Causeway |
2/7/2010 |
1 |
Jim Dixon |
Spotted the bird about midway across the lake next to a COLO which let me make direct comparisons. Same size or larger than COLO. Lighter color and pale bill consistent with non-breeding plumage. Saw white around eye, more than COLO. |
|
|
151 |
Red-throated Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/12/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach |
Rare winter visitor. Continuing since at least January 24. |
|
|
152 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/12/10 |
2 |
Dan Scheiman and Samantha Holscbach |
Rare winter visitor. Both males. |
|
|
153 |
Red-throated Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/13/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holscbach, Karen Holliday, David Ray, Delos McCauley |
Rare winter visitor. Probably same bird from day before. |
|
|
154 |
Pacific Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/13/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holscbach, Karen Holliday, David Ray, Delos McCauley |
Rare winter resident. |
|
|
160 |
Pacific Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/10/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare winter visitor. |
|
|
162 |
Yellow-billed Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/10/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Very rare visitor. I think this bird was an immature due to white spotting on back and grayish base to yellow bill. |
|
|
163 |
Red-throated Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/10/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare winter visitor. Seen again on Feb. 11 & 13. Adult winter plumage. |
|
|
164 |
Glaucous Gull |
Pope |
Lake Dardanelle |
02/11/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
First winter bird. This is most likely the same bird we found here on Feb. 6. Very rare winter visitor. |
|
|
165 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
Boone |
Approx 7 mi N of Harrison on Hwy 7 near Bergman |
02/15/2010 |
1 |
Sheree and Hank Rogers |
"Oregon" junco black hood constrasts sharply with a rusty/brownish back and sides got very good looks while he hopped along a snow drift |
|
|
166 |
Sandhill Crane |
Arkansas |
Lake Conway |
02/13/10 |
1 |
Daniel Harvey |
Dan Scheiman from ebird asked me to post this record |
|
|
167 |
Tundra Swan |
Crittenden |
Lehi, near Exit 271 of I-40 |
02/12/10 |
1 |
John Jay Walko |
Rare winter visitor. Photographed. Continuation of previously reported bird. |
|
|
168 |
Tundra Swan |
Crittenden |
Lehi, near Exit 271 of I-40 |
02/15/10 |
1 |
John Jay Walko |
Rare winter visitor. Photographed. Continuation of previously reported bird. |
|
|
169 |
American Woodcock |
Washington |
Mt Sequoyah in Fayetteville |
02/01/2002 |
2 |
Joe Neal |
This was a small clearing in an otherwise area that is either forested or has housing development. These must have been early spring migrants. |
|
|
170 |
Red-throated Loon |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/19/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman |
Rare winter resident. So far this is the last observation according to ARBIRD posts. |
|
|
171 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
Pulaski |
Lake Maumelle |
02/22/10 |
1 |
William M. Shepherd, Fred Greenwood |
a single male bird in the center of the lake in the upper one-half |
|
|
172 |
Tundra Swan |
Washington |
pond just south of Fayetteville, visible from Hwy 540 |
02/19/10 |
2 |
Donald Ouellette and Joanie Patterson |
Adult and immature. Photos were taken. Using these Karen Rowe and Steve Mlodinow, swan authorities, identified the birds. |
|
|
175 |
Sandhill Crane |
Desha |
Camp Nine Farm |
02/25/10 |
125 |
Dick and Jeff Baxter |
Two high migrant flocks one of 52 and one of approximately 75. Seen 4 hours apart; both flocks heading north. |
|
|
176 |
Sandhill Crane |
Yell |
7 miles west of Dardanelle |
02/28/10 |
3 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare migrant/ winter resident. These 3 birds circle low over our cabin and then continued west. Thinking they might land, we followed them by car for several miles into Logan County but they didn't land. |
|
|
177 |
White-winged Scoter |
Yell |
Lake Dardanelle |
02/28/10 |
1 |
Kenny & LaDonna Nichols |
Rare winter visitor. |
|
|
178 |
Sandhill Crane |
Clark |
Clark farm, south of Arkadelphia, just north of an Alcoa plant |
02/28/10 |
4 |
Dan Scheiman, Samantha Holschbach, Don Harrington |
Rare winter visitor. Reprted to be at this location since Arkadelphia CBC, and in years previous. |
|
|
179 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
Arkansas |
Lake fayetteville |
02/26/10 |
1 |
H. David Chapman |
Uncommon Kriders race of Red-tailed Hawk. All white head,white body and tail (no orange) with faint breast band and tail barring. Brown upper parts with extensive white on wings. |
|
|
180 |
Marsh Wren |
Washington |
Woolsey Wet Prairie |
12/06/2009 |
1 |
Andrew Scaboo |
Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas during December. Seen and heard at close range. |
|
|
181 |
Sedge Wren |
Washington |
Woolsey Wet Prairie |
12/06/2009 |
2 |
Andrew Scaboo |
Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas during December. Seen and heard at close range. |
|
|
182 |
Marsh Wren |
Washington |
Woolsey Wet Prairie |
12/13/2009 |
1 |
Andrew Scaboo |
Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas during December. Seen and heard at close range. |
|
|
183 |
Sedge Wren |
Washington |
Woolsey Wet Prairie |
12/13/2009 |
2 |
Andrew Scaboo |
Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas during December. Seen and heard at close range. |
|
|
184 |
Short-eared Owl |
Washington |
Owl Creek development area east of Woolsey Wet Prairie |
1/14/2010 |
6 |
Leesia Marshall-Rosenberger, Andrew Scaboo, Brandon Schmidt, Joanie Patterson, Bob Caulk, Joe Neal, and many others. |
The first Owl was seen by Leesia on 1/10/2010. The high count (6) was observed 1/14/2010 and on subsequent visits by others. Last seen by Andrew on 1/23/2010. Northern Harriers (9+) were also present. |
|
|
185 |
Northern Harrier |
Washington |
Owl Creek development area east of Woolsey Wet Prairie |
1/06/2010 |
9 |
Andrew Scaboo |
Large number for Northwest Arkansas. Obvious roost site. At least 2 Adult males, 2 juveniles, and the rest were adult females. |
|
|
186 |
Northern Pintail |
Washington |
Woolsey Wet Prairie |
2/21/2010 |
2 |
Andrew Scaboo |
Uncommon to Rare in Northwest Arkansas in February. 2 adult males with a flock of ~ 200 other ducks, mostly Mallards. First site record. |
|
|
187 |
Cackling Goose |
Craighead |
Craighead Forest Lake, Jonesboro |
01/31/2010 |
12 |
Mitchell Pruitt |
This is the largest number of Cackling Geese I have seen at Craighead Forest Lake. |
|
|
188 |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
Craighead |
County Landfill, South of Jonesboro |
06/13/09 |
5 |
Mitchell Pruitt |
Pair of adults as well as three known nestlings. Nest was high on a telephone pole. Photos available. |
|
|
191 |
Tundra Swan |
Washington |
Lake Sequoyah |
12/11/09 |
2 |
Joe Neal |
Immature plumaged birds. I collected images and had them examined to make sure these were Tundras. I don't think these were seen after this date at the lake, but 2 Tundras were seen soon thereafter on a big pond in south Fayetteville by others. |
|
|
192 |
Ring-billed Gull |
Benton |
just north of Maysville |
12/24/09 |
800 |
Joe Neal, Joe and Scott Woolbright |
A high number for the Ozarks and especially so far from a large body of water. Birds were on the ground in a field as a big winter storm started coming in. |
|
|
193 |
Lapland Longspur |
Benton |
north of Maysville along Wet Prairie Road |
12/27/09 |
150 |
Joe Neal, Joe Woolbright |
A high number for western Ozarks and on a later trip on Jan 6, 2010, my estimate in the same area was 250-300. This is a sorghum field that harvested late, resulting in a lot of spilled seen still available to many species. |
|
|
194 |
Horned Lark |
Benton |
Decatur through Maysville along highway |
01/06/10 |
163 |
Joe Neal |
The 163 were part of at least 6 flocks encountered. Entire are was snow-covered, forcing these birds and other species to roadsides. |
|
|
195 |
Say's Phoebe |
Benton |
north of Maysville along Wet Prairie Road |
01/06/10 |
1 |
Joe Neal |
The entire are was frozen and snow-covered. This bird was working edges of a chicken house. I collected images of it. |
|
|
196 |
Mallard |
Benton |
Maysville area |
01/10/10 |
1025 |
Joe Neal, David Oakley, Jacque Brown |
Standing in a snow-covered field with high numbers of Canadas and Snows. The Mallard count is a high number in our area and no doubt is a result of most potential water habitats in the area frozen shut. |
|
|
198 |
Horned Lark |
Benton |
Decatur through Maysville along highway |
01/10/10 |
331 |
Joe Neal, Jacque Brown, David Oakley |
At least 331 birds in 11 flocks forced to roadsides by ice and snow. This is my highest count ever for Horned Larks here. |
|
|
199 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Washington |
Fayetteville, Woolsey Wet Prairie |
01/19/10 |
110 |
Patricia Braddy, Dennis Braddy, Joe Neal |
We were able to get a clean count as birds came low over and by us. I had seen birds here in previous days, but thought the number only about 60. This is the highest number I've seen. I saw my first of the season on Dec, 27, 2010. |
|
|
200 |
Brewer's Blackbird |
Benton |
north of Maysville along Wet Prairie Road |
12/28/09 |
30 |
Joe Neal |
These birds were in a harvested sorghum field with spilled seeds. I also got sound recordings of them for a radio program. |
|
|
202 |
Trumpeter Swan |
Pope |
Holla Bend NWR |
02/10/10 |
16 |
Karen Rowe and many others |
These birds reared in Iowa for release as part of a cooperative venture (lead in AR by Arkansas Game & Fish) to rebuild Trumpeter populations. |
|
|
203 |
Greater Scaup |
Craighead |
Craighead Forest Park |
03/03/10 |
1 |
Ron Howard |
No records in database for Craighead County. Uncommon winter resident 1 adult male photo available. |
|
|
204 |
Western/Clark's Grebe |
Pope |
Russellville, Lake Dardanelle, Near Bona Dea 200 m East of the Boat Ramp |
02/18/10 |
1 |
Just Me |
Western Grebes are not regular visitors to Arkansas. This is the first one I have seen in Arkansas. |
|
|
205 |
Wilson's Warbler |
Boone |
Crooked Creek just above Lake Harrison |
12/14/2009 |
1 |
Leesia Marshall-Rosenberger |
The bird was photographed and that the photo was filed by the curator |
|
|
206 |
Common Yellowthroat |
Desha |
Choctaw Island WMA (Wallace Trust tract) |
03/05/10 |
1 |
Dan Scheiman |
Female. Rare winter resident. |
|
|
207 |
Ross's Goose |
Chicot |
Alice-Sidney Fish Farm |
03/05/10 |
50 |
Dan Scheiman |
High count. The dominant species in a flock with Snow Geese. One Ross's Goose with yellow neck band TH6. |
|
|
208 |
Great Egret |
Washington |
Bob Kidd Lake |
12/04/10 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
This is unusually late for northwest Arkansas. |
|
|
209 |
Great Egret |
Washington |
Bob Kidd Lake |
12/04/09 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
This is unusually late for northwest Arkansas. |
|
|
210 |
Cackling Goose |
Benton |
Craig Fish Hatchery |
12/29/09 |
30 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
One was also seen on Dec.4, and 2 on Jan.10,2010. An uncommon species in nw. AR. |
|
|
211 |
Cackling Goose |
Washington |
Craig Fish Hatchery |
01/01/10 |
3 |
Mike Mlodinow |
Uncommon in nw. AR. |
|
|
212 |
Dunlin |
Benton |
Craig Fish Hatchery |
12/04/10 |
2 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
Unusually late for nw. AR. |
|
|
213 |
Baltimore Oriole |
Washington |
Lake Elmdale |
12/04/09 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
An adult male. Very late. Also seen Nov.21. |
|
|
214 |
Tree Swallow |
Washington |
Lake Elmdale |
12/04/09 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow |
Appeared to be brown-backed. Had completely white undersides, some white on sides of rump. Very late. |
|
|
215 |
Tree Swallow |
Washington |
Lake Elmdale |
12/04/09 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow |
Appeared to be brown-backed. Had completely white undersides; some white on sides of rump. Very late. |
|
|
216 |
Common Merganser |
Benton |
Lake Atalanta |
01/10/10 |
2 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson, Donald Ouellette |
Rare in Arkansas. A male and a female, that were still present on March 5. |
|
|
217 |
Common Merganser |
Washington |
Bob Kidd Lake |
12/09/09 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
Rare in AR. A female, that was not seen on late dates. |
|
|
218 |
Common Merganser |
Benton |
Lost Bridge Park, north (Beaver Lake) |
01/14/10 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow |
A male. Rare in AR.Not found on Feb.13. |
|
|
219 |
Trumpeter Swan |
Benton |
Phyllis St. Pond (Bentonville) |
12/11/09 |
4 |
Joanie Patterson (photo), Mike Mlodinow |
Two adults and two juvs.Although not banded,undoubtably the product of the recent release program in various parts of the U.S. Photos were I.D.'d by Martha Jordan and Steve Mlodinow |
|
|
220 |
Short-eared Owl |
Washington |
University Farm (Fayetteville) |
12/25/09 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow |
Rare in nw. AR. |
|
|
221 |
Lapland Longspur |
Washington |
University Farm |
12/28/09 |
200 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
This is a large number for nw. AR. About 100 were present on Dec.25. |
|
|
222 |
Lapland Longspur |
Benton |
about 2 miles north of Maysville |
01/02/10 |
400 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
This is a large number for nw. AR. |
|
|
223 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
Washington |
Lake Sequoyah (Fayetteville) |
12/20/2009 |
2 |
David Chapman, Michael Lehmann, Steve Erwin, Mike Mlodinow |
Two females. Rare in winter. |
|
|
224 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Washington |
University Farm |
12/25/09 |
2 |
Mike Mlodinow |
Also 6 seen Jan.1, one on Feb.28 and March 7. Has been rare in recent years, but this year is an exception. |
|
|
225 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Benton |
Maysville area |
01/02/10 |
9 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
Seen in three places near Maysville. Rare most years in nw. AR, but not this one. |
|
|
226 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Benton |
Craig Fish Hatchery |
01/10/10 |
7 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
Not rare this winter in nw.AR |
|
|
227 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Washington |
Woolsey Wet Prairie (Fayetteville) |
01/24/10 |
35 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
A large number; in a mixed species flock w/ primarily Song and White-crowned Sparrows. Unusually common this year in nw. AR. |
|
|
228 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Benton |
Eagle Watch Nature Trail (near Gentry) |
01/27/10 |
15 |
Mike Mlodinow |
Unusually common this winter in nw. AR. |
|
|
229 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Benton |
Eagle Watch Nature Trail (near Gentry) |
01/27/10 |
15 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
Unusually common this winter in nw. AR. |
|
|
230 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Washington |
Razorback Park Golfcourse/ Wilson Springs |
02/02/10 |
4 |
Mike Mlodinow, Donald Ouelette, Joanie Patterson |
Unusually common this winter in nw. AR. |
|
|
231 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Benton |
Chesney Prairie |
02/06/10 |
70 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
This is an unusually large number. Most, about 60, were in a single species flock. This was an unusual winter for this species in nw.AR. |
|
|
232 |
American Tree Sparrow |
Washington |
Mudcreek Trail (Fayetteville) |
02/09/10 |
5 |
Mike Mlodinow |
Generally rare in nw.AR, but unusually widespread this year. |
|
|
233 |
Merlin |
Benton |
Lost Bridge Park, north |
01/14/10 |
1 |
Joanie Patterson, Mike Mlodinow, Donald Ouellette |
A male columbarius. Rare in nw. AR. |
|
|
234 |
Spotted Sandpiper |
Carroll |
Beaver Lake Dam Site |
01/14/10 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
Rare in winter |
|
|
235 |
Fish Crow |
Benton |
Lake Atalanta |
02/20/10 |
1 |
Mike Mlodinow, Joanie Patterson |
Unusually early for nw. AR. |
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