tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post6528722297246292637..comments2024-01-09T08:27:38.847-05:00Comments on Michigan Hummingbird Guy: Metro Beach banding report - May 29, 2009Allen Chartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-15906954775547279472009-06-08T12:37:23.240-04:002009-06-08T12:37:23.240-04:00I have done some additional research, including lo...I have done some additional research, including looking at an aquatic insects guide, and it appears that the strange invertebrate is actually a larval Predaceous Diving Beetle, probably in the genus Cybister. It did not have the "spines" on the sides of the abdomen shown by larval dobsonflies (helgrammites).Allen Chartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-43834083641644365972009-06-02T09:20:10.671-04:002009-06-02T09:20:10.671-04:00not positive for inability to see the whole critte...not positive for inability to see the whole critter, but your bug looks to me more like a hellgrammite, see here:<br />http://bugguide.net/node/view/185765/bgimage<br /><br />which is the larval form of the dobsonfly, see here:<br />http://bugguide.net/node/view/210737/bgimageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-25798810985408745722009-06-01T07:59:59.884-04:002009-06-01T07:59:59.884-04:00Guys, As you may note, the "bug" has been properly...Guys, As you may note, the "bug" has been properly identified as probably a Predaceous Diving Beetle larva. The redstart does not have a "dent" in the bill, this is the normal depression in the vicinity of the nostril that most passerines show...just an odd angle on the bird perhaps. And, the "migrating" Canada Geese may not be too unusual because they are known to undergo "molt migrations" after they're done breeding and birds banded in Michigan have been found in southern James Bay when molting.Allen Chartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048889388285996508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-17359021095240407882009-06-01T07:08:13.732-04:002009-06-01T07:08:13.732-04:00Interesting comment about the Canada Geese, Allen....Interesting comment about the Canada Geese, Allen. Will and I saw a 'line' of Canada Geese heading due north along the Lake Erie shoreline Saturday morning and commented about the timing...<br /><br />JerryJerry Jourdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685987073684961223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984432167252483121.post-2423346249843614142009-06-01T01:16:55.960-04:002009-06-01T01:16:55.960-04:00Allen,
Does the Redstart have a "dent" in the uppe...Allen,<br />Does the Redstart have a "dent" in the upper bill? Julie Craves has done some work with bill deformities. What do you think?Richard Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376828300391258520noreply@blogger.com