Rare Bird Alert Friday, 30 July 1999 Baton Rouge Audubon Society Rare Bird Alert Area: Baton Rouge and Louisiana statewide Highlights: BLACK-WHISKERED VIREO * (*Louisiana State Review List)   others birds mentioned: american white pelican scaup sp roseate spoonbill wood stork virginia rail common moorhen whimbrel greater yellowlegs spotted sandpiper willet short-billed dowitcher long-billed dowitcher western sandpiper white-rumped sandpiper stilt sandpiper american avocet semipalmated plover warbling vireo yellow warbler palm warbler black-and-white warbler northern waterthrush Transcript: Welcome birders to the BRAS' rare bird alert. The following was recorded on Friday July 30. Highlights include BLACK-WHISKERED VIREOS nesting on Grand Isle.   BLACK-WHISKERED VIREOS are thought to be nesting in the woods behind the Sureway Grocery on Grand Isle. An adult and a juvenile were observed on 7/26, both vocalizing. The Sureway Grocery is on the north side of the main road through Grand Isle.   The following sightings describe high counts or concentrations, early arrival or late departure dates or very unusual sightings for the location and time of year.   Sightings from 7/29: Caddo Parish: 1 WARBLING VIREO (heard only) and 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in the Stone launch woods in Shreveport. Vermilion Parish: 2000 WOOD STORKS, numerous ROSEATE SPOONBILLS and 20 AMERICAN AVOCETS at the Vincent Refuge (located on the SW corner of the junction of LA 35 and LA 699 south of Rayne). Sightings from 7/27: La Salle Parish: 550 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS and 950 WOOD STORKS seen during a flyover of Catahoula Lake. The storks were in a small lake 1 mile west of the extreme SW corner of Catahoula Lake. St Tammany Parish: a YELLOW WARBLER in Abita Springs. Sightings from 7/26: Jefferson Parish: several BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS on Grand Isle. Sightings from 7/25: Cameron Parish: 1 PALM WARBLER and several BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS at the Peveto Woods Sanctuaries west of Holly Beach. Orleans Parish: 5 WHITE PELICANS, 1 SCAUP sp, 1 WHIMBREL, 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 probable WILLET, 25 DOWITCHERS, of which at least 2 were SHORT-BILLED, at least 10 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS and 5 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS at the old Recovery One landfill in New Orleans East. Sightings from 7/24: Caddo Parish: 3 STILT SANDPIPERS in Shreveport. De Soto Parish: 9 COMMON MOORHEN including adults and downy chicks at a pond off the Evelyn exit of I-49. Red River Parish: 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER and 2 WILLETS at Lock and Dam #4 along the Red River. Natchitoches Parish: 1 VIRGINIA RAIL (heard only), 5 COMMON MOORHEN, 1 imm LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS at a pond off the Powhaten exit of I-49. 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen at the fish hatchery in Natchitoches. Thanks for calling the Baton Rouge rare bird alert and good birding. © D.J. L'Hoste Compiler: Karen Fay Home phone # : 225-763-6805 RBA phone # : 225-768-9874 Email address: lamskite@aol.com RARE BIRD ALERT ARCHIVE