RE: [cayugabirds-l] checking, what insect is all about our faces now?

2017-05-02 Thread Sandra J. Kisner
88864-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Sandy Podulka Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 11:26 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] checking, what insect is all about our faces now? They really are black flies, and they bite! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fl

Re: [cayugabirds-l] checking, what insect is all about our faces now?

2017-05-02 Thread Sandy Podulka
They really are black flies, and they bite! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly I think the term "gnat" is kind of a lay term that people use for small flying things that annoy them, which would certainly include those dreaded black flies, which I try really hard to view as "bird food" and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] checking, what insect is all about our faces now?

2017-05-02 Thread khmo
Please answer publically as we have also been confused. We believe these local, pesky critters are gnats but black flies are now our in numbers in the ADK. Would love to know how to tell the difference. Our very scientific method is that the gnats bite me but black flies don't while Sue is a

[cayugabirds-l] checking, what insect is all about our faces now?

2017-05-02 Thread Laurie Roe
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