[cayugabirds-l] Jason Dombroskie's talk on Moths and importance of understandoing ecology of moths/insects
Hi all, Yesterday I posted about the moth week but did not emphasize on this talk on this Thursday 24 June from 6.30 pm to 7.30 by Dr. Jason Dombroskie on New York State Moths at Borg Warner Room of Tompkins County Public Library. According to me it is a must talk for all bird lovers. Jason is very knowledgeable and entertaining. There are studies showing dramatic decline in insect-eating-bird population due to a new class of pesticides. An example is http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/pesticide-contaminating-prairie-wetlands-scientist-1.2482082 A Saskatchewan researcher says many wetlands across the prairies are being contaminated by a relatively new pesticide that is threatening the ecosystem. Saturday day I was using the Roundup to kill some plants on my porch. I did try to scare away all the grasshoppers and other insects from the patch, but somehow one baby cricket got left in the patch and as I sprayed the plants a little bit of fell on it. It started writhing and acting weird. So I stopped immediately and ran inside the house to get some water to clean it off of the round up. But by the time I came back, in less than a minute the insect was dead! I poured water on it hoping it would revive, but to no avail. So now I have vowed myself that I will never use the roundup ever again in my life again! If I have to pull each and every weed I will do so. Those are nasty things. I would have not minded if I saw a catbird catch it for its babies! So be cautious of what you are using! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Jason Dombroskie's talk on Moths and importance of understandoing ecology of moths/insects
We mow a lot of area. When I see moths, grasshoppers, bees etc I try to wait until they move but I am well aware I kill Many while mowing. This weekend I was helping weed a flower garden and was sitting right next to a grasshopper that couldn't fly. I'll bet one of us hit it with a mower. I feel very sad and guilty. Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com On Jul 22, 2014, at 7:33 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, Yesterday I posted about the moth week but did not emphasize on this talk on this Thursday 24 June from 6.30 pm to 7.30 by Dr. Jason Dombroskie on New York State Moths at Borg Warner Room of Tompkins County Public Library. According to me it is a must talk for all bird lovers. Jason is very knowledgeable and entertaining. There are studies showing dramatic decline in insect-eating-bird population due to a new class of pesticides. An example is http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/pesticide-contaminating-prairie-wetlands-scientist-1.2482082 A Saskatchewan researcher says many wetlands across the prairies are being contaminated by a relatively new pesticide that is threatening the ecosystem. Saturday day I was using the Roundup to kill some plants on my porch. I did try to scare away all the grasshoppers and other insects from the patch, but somehow one baby cricket got left in the patch and as I sprayed the plants a little bit of fell on it. It started writhing and acting weird. So I stopped immediately and ran inside the house to get some water to clean it off of the round up. But by the time I came back, in less than a minute the insect was dead! I poured water on it hoping it would revive, but to no avail. So now I have vowed myself that I will never use the roundup ever again in my life again! If I have to pull each and every weed I will do so. Those are nasty things. I would have not minded if I saw a catbird catch it for its babies! So be cautious of what you are using! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] RHWO at sapsucker woods
There was an adult red-headed woodpecker in the tall snag at Sapsucker Woods a few minutes ago. Lost sight of it as it flew west across pond. tss -- Thomas S. Schulenberg Research Associate Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist voice: 607.254.1113 email: ts...@cornell.edu, tschulenb...@gmail.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] RHWO at sapsucker woods
He's on some dead white pines on the back of the pond now On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Tom Schulenberg ts...@cornell.edu wrote: There was an adult red-headed woodpecker in the tall snag at Sapsucker Woods a few minutes ago. Lost sight of it as it flew west across pond. tss -- Thomas S. Schulenberg Research Associate Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist voice: 607.254.1113 email: ts...@cornell.edu, tschulenb...@gmail.com -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] RHWO at sapsucker woods
The bird flew to the southwest corner near the main entrance. It's hard to get a good look, but it's perching on snags and called a few times. - Brad Brad Walker Audio Archivist Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 607-254-2168 Our Mission: To interpret and conserve the Earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Jeff Gerbracht jeffgerbra...@gmail.com wrote: He's on some dead white pines on the back of the pond now On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Tom Schulenberg ts...@cornell.edu wrote: There was an adult red-headed woodpecker in the tall snag at Sapsucker Woods a few minutes ago. Lost sight of it as it flew west across pond. tss -- Thomas S. Schulenberg Research Associate Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca NY 14850 http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/home http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist voice: 607.254.1113 email: ts...@cornell.edu, tschulenb...@gmail.com -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- Jeff Gerbracht Lead Application Developer Neotropical Birds, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2117 -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Off topic: Bats
A couple years ago I wrote about bats living under the plastic siding of our house. At that time there were about 25 or so. Last year fewer. This year by actual count as they left through a single hole we had 60 and we could hear more as they skittered between the exterior wall and the siding. This, of course, is getting out of hand. Is there anyone on the list who does bats or knows of someone in the area who does? It is my view, that in winter they go off to some other place that is a bit warmer. (When the north wind blows it would seem that they would freeze if they stayed with only a plastic layer protecting them from the outside.) I plan when fall comes to plug the hole and then install a bat house next to the hole. I seek suggestions as to how best to do all this. Richard Tkachuck -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Crows that hunt?
We appear to have a crow family in our yard--two young that mew begging for food. While watching them, I think I saw an adult snag a vole and then eat it. It did not share with a young. A little while later I saw the same adult with a small (maybe 6 inch) snake in its beak. Ultimately, this was given to one of the young which swallowed it head first. Question, do crows hunt for live food? Richard Tkachuck -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Crows that hunt?
Crows will try to catch, kill and eat small vertebrates that they come across. Yes indeed, they are hunting all the time when they are foraging on the ground,in the sense that they are searching for live food like beetles, larvae (beetle or otherwise), earthworms and also, when they encounter them, small snakes, small rodents like voles, and shrews. They are NOT specialized at killing and usually use some sort of stab at, flip it-jump back, etc technique to kill small rodents without getting bitten themselves. Not sure how they kill snakes, but the only time I watched one with a garter snake, they held it down with feet and stabbed. So they search broadly for hidden prey and use very generalized techniques for capturing and killing anything they find. Their gardener-friendly eating of beetle and other larvae was noted many years ago, when it was calculated that they WAY offset any direct crop damage that they were accused of. cheers, Anne On Jul 22, 2014, at 10:26 AM, Richard Tkachuck wrote: We appear to have a crow family in our yard--two young that mew begging for food. While watching them, I think I saw an adult snag a vole and then eat it. It did not share with a young. A little while later I saw the same adult with a small (maybe 6 inch) snake in its beak. Ultimately, this was given to one of the young which swallowed it head first. Question, do crows hunt for live food? Richard Tkachuck -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Off topic: Bats
Bat Conservation International BCI) is a good source for information and advice about bats, including plans for construction of bat houses. It sounds like you have a breeding colony, so they're going to need a nursery-type bat house if evicted from your siding. Here's the BCI website: http://www.batcon.org/ -Geo Kloppel On Jul 22, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Richard Tkachuck rictkal...@gmail.com wrote: A couple years ago I wrote about bats living under the plastic siding of our house. At that time there were about 25 or so. Last year fewer. This year by actual count as they left through a single hole we had 60 and we could hear more as they skittered between the exterior wall and the siding. This, of course, is getting out of hand. Is there anyone on the list who does bats or knows of someone in the area who does? It is my view, that in winter they go off to some other place that is a bit warmer. (When the north wind blows it would seem that they would freeze if they stayed with only a plastic layer protecting them from the outside.) I plan when fall comes to plug the hole and then install a bat house next to the hole. I seek suggestions as to how best to do all this. Richard Tkachuck -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Off topic: Bats
I would like to recommend that you tolerate this maternal colony until they move on. With the decimation of cave hibernating bats it is more critical than ever that they be allowed to breed unimpeded. Your thoughts of sealing off the holes in the fall is the perfect solution. And from the website that Geo recommends is this information. *What about baby bats?* Bats often roost in buildings during maternity periods, when they give birth and raise their pups. Exclusions should not take place until young bats are able to fly; otherwise, they will be trapped inside, away from their mothers, and die of starvation. Separating pups from their mothers may also lead mother bats to search for other entrances to reach their young. In North America, the maternity season begins as early as mid-April in the southernmost United States and in mid-June in the northern U.S. and Canada. Young bats are flying by late August. Exclusions should not be conducted between April and late August. A friend of mine just used a wonderful wildlife control person. I will get his name for you and he can help you figure out what to do in late summer. Linda On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote: Bat Conservation International BCI) is a good source for information and advice about bats, including plans for construction of bat houses. It sounds like you have a breeding colony, so they're going to need a nursery-type bat house if evicted from your siding. Here's the BCI website: http://www.batcon.org/ -Geo Kloppel On Jul 22, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Richard Tkachuck rictkal...@gmail.com wrote: A couple years ago I wrote about bats living under the plastic siding of our house. At that time there were about 25 or so. Last year fewer. This year by actual count as they left through a single hole we had 60 and we could hear more as they skittered between the exterior wall and the siding. This, of course, is getting out of hand. Is there anyone on the list who does bats or knows of someone in the area who does? It is my view, that in winter they go off to some other place that is a bit warmer. (When the north wind blows it would seem that they would freeze if they stayed with only a plastic layer protecting them from the outside.) I plan when fall comes to plug the hole and then install a bat house next to the hole. I seek suggestions as to how best to do all this. Richard Tkachuck -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/!* -- -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
