[cayugabirds-l] Aside from tick-borne babesiosis...

2023-03-21 Thread Karen Edelstein 
Also be on the lookout for the pathogen Borrelia miyamotoi which is carried
by black-legged ticks, as well. It causes relapsing fever, and can progress
to meningoencephalitis. If doctors are only screening for Lyme in sick
patients, they may miss this.

I know of one person (and possibly two) who got infected by B. miyamotoi in
Danby in just the last year.

Apologies to admin if this has gotten off-topic. I thought it was
especially germane to mention since Lindsay Parsons Biodiversity Preserve
is such a hotspot for migratory birds in Danby, and also has one of the
highest black-legged tick densities in the area.

K

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> 1. FOS
> 2. woodcock on Mt. Kendal
> 3. nest building
> 4. Re: cayugabirds-l digest: March 21, 2023
> 5. Re: cayugabirds-l digest: March 21, 2023
> 6. Birding in the Azores
> 7. Great Blue Heron Rookery
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>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Carol Keeler 
> To:
> Cc:
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> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:44:28 -0400
> Subject: FOS
> I’ve just had my FOS male Purple Finch arrive.  I’ve had about 4 Song
> Sparrows for a week.  Luckily the number of blackbirds has diminished.
> Just a few bossy grackles at a time.  I had a Carolina Wren a few times
> this winter and a Mockingbird but haven’t seen either in quite a while.
> I have a starling pulling out the nesting materials in a House Sparrow
> nest chalet.  Oh, I finally have heard a bluebird.  They often nest here.
> That’s my spring report.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Donna Lee Scott 
> To:
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:55:25 +
> Subject: woodcock on Mt. Kendal
>
> Last night (Monday) not long after sunset 3 of us inmates heard and saw
> the Woodcock doing its display flight and peenting!
>
> I think we saw it both ascending and descending.
>
>
>
> It seems to have quit right after 8 PM both nights I was
> listening/observing.
>
> It was in the same spot on Mt. Kendal as it was Friday and Saturday.
>
>
>
> Yesterday here, I saw a single Mockingbird again. I hope the mate shows up
> (pair here last fall)!
>
> I have seen a Song Sparrow and heard a Carolina Wren, along with Cardinals
> and other usual bird residents.
>
> Lots more bird singing in the morning – the start of the Dawn Chorus!
>
>
>
> Donna L Scott
>
>
>
> 377 Savage Farm Dr
>
> Ithaca, NY 14850
>
> Kendal at Ithaca
>
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Deb Grantham 
> To:
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:15:32 +
> Subject: nest building
>
> Yesterday, saw a crow carrying a stick into the top of the spruce tree
> near my house. There’s a group of 5 crows hanging close to each other. I’ve
> had a breeding family here for some years now.
>
>
>
> I’m hearing lots of Carolina wrens and I think I see them but flitting too
> fast to tell. Merlin hears song sparrows, again flitting too fast for me to
> see. Lots of red-winged blackbirds, robins, and bluebirds. And a couple of
> blue jays that may have been around all winter.
>
>
>
> Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line.
>
>
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>
> Deb
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> Deborah G. Grantham
>
> Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
>
> Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
>
> Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell
> University
>
>
>
> The Northeastern IPM Center is based at Cornell University in Ithaca, New
> York.
>
> Cornell University sits on the traditional homelands of the Cayuga Nation
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> From: Margaret Hurley 
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> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:45:56 -0400
> Subject: Re: cayugabirds-l digest: March 21, 2023
> A good family doctor or internist is likely to be aware of it and test for
> it when appropriate.  It is pretty well known in the medical community and
> there is lots of information out there about it, and while cases have
> increased, it is still quite rare for an individual clinician to have seen
> many cases.  So don't be too alarmed!
>
> On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 12:01 AM Upstate NY Birding digest <
> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote:
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>> CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
>>
>> 1. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 2. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 3. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 4. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 5. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 6. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>>

[cayugabirds-l] Great Blue Heron Rookery

2023-03-21 Thread Andrew David Miller 
The long standing GBH rookery that is roughly half way between Freeville and 
Mclean (northwest side of Fall Creek Road, in a large marshy area adjacent to 
Fall Creek) started to repopulate yesterday and had almost every nest occupied 
today.  Roughly a dozen birds.  The birds that nest here are incredibly 
consistent with their timing.  Although I lost a couple of years due to the 
pandemic, the last year I actively checked this site daily was 2019 when the 
birds arrived on March 19th and 20th.

Cheers-
Andrew Miller
Freeville, NY


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[cayugabirds-l] Birding in the Azores

2023-03-21 Thread Laurie Rubin 
If anyone has info on hotspots or birding tour guides on Sao Miguel or Pico 
islands, please let me know. Much appreciated, Laurie
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: March 21, 2023

2023-03-21 Thread Margaret Hurley 
Dr. Margaret Hurley
Cornell Health

On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 12:45 PM Margaret Hurley 
wrote:

> A good family doctor or internist is likely to be aware of it and test for
> it when appropriate.  It is pretty well known in the medical community and
> there is lots of information out there about it, and while cases have
> increased, it is still quite rare for an individual clinician to have seen
> many cases.  So don't be too alarmed!
>
> On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 12:01 AM Upstate NY Birding digest <
> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote:
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>> CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
>>
>> 1. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 2. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 3. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 4. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 5. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 6. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 7. Babesiosis article from Times
>> 8. tickMAP. Upstate Tick testing and information
>> 9. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 10. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 11. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> 12. Garden Pesticide Use Harms Local Bird Populations, Study Authors Say
>> "We Should Simply Ban These Poisons" - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
>> 13. Syracuse area RBA
>>
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>> Subject: Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> From: Maryfaith Miller 
>> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:42:52 -0400
>> X-Message-Number: 1
>>
>> Paywall 
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 8:58 PM Peter Saracino 
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>> Is there any other way this could be sent out to us? Some of us don’t have
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>> On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 8:58 PM Peter Saracino 
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>> Subject: Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
>> From: John Gregoire 
>> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:13:07 -0400
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>> Nothing new. Google that title for multiple articles.
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>> On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 6:53 AM Lanie Wilmarth 
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>> > On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 8:58 PM Peter Saracino > >
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: March 21, 2023

2023-03-21 Thread Margaret Hurley 
A good family doctor or internist is likely to be aware of it and test for
it when appropriate.  It is pretty well known in the medical community and
there is lots of information out there about it, and while cases have
increased, it is still quite rare for an individual clinician to have seen
many cases.  So don't be too alarmed!

On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 12:01 AM Upstate NY Birding digest <
cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote:

> CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
>
> 1. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 2. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 3. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 4. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 5. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 6. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 7. Babesiosis article from Times
> 8. tickMAP. Upstate Tick testing and information
> 9. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 10. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 11. Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> 12. Garden Pesticide Use Harms Local Bird Populations, Study Authors Say
> "We Should Simply Ban These Poisons" - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
> 13. Syracuse area RBA
>
> --
>
> Subject: Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> From: Maryfaith Miller 
> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:42:52 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 1
>
> Paywall 
>
> On Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 8:58 PM Peter Saracino 
> wrote:
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> From: Lanie Wilmarth 
> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:52:52 -0400
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>
> Is there any other way this could be sent out to us? Some of us don’t have
> a New York Times subscription so I can’t read it.
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> On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 8:58 PM Peter Saracino 
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> Subject: Re: Tick disease other than Lyme.
> From: John Gregoire 
> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:13:07 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 3
>
> Nothing new. Google that title for multiple articles.
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 6:53 AM Lanie Wilmarth 
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> > Is there any other way this could be sent out to us? Some of us don’t
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> > On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 8:58 PM Peter Saracino 
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[cayugabirds-l] nest building

2023-03-21 Thread Deb Grantham 
Yesterday, saw a crow carrying a stick into the top of the spruce tree near my 
house. There's a group of 5 crows hanging close to each other. I've had a 
breeding family here for some years now.

I'm hearing lots of Carolina wrens and I think I see them but flitting too fast 
to tell. Merlin hears song sparrows, again flitting too fast for me to see. 
Lots of red-winged blackbirds, robins, and bluebirds. And a couple of blue jays 
that may have been around all winter.

Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line.


Deb


Deborah G. Grantham
Director, Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Cornell 
University

The Northeastern IPM Center is based at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Cornell University sits on the traditional homelands of the Cayuga 
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[cayugabirds-l] woodcock on Mt. Kendal

2023-03-21 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
Last night (Monday) not long after sunset 3 of us inmates heard and saw the 
Woodcock doing its display flight and peenting!
I think we saw it both ascending and descending.

It seems to have quit right after 8 PM both nights I was listening/observing.
It was in the same spot on Mt. Kendal as it was Friday and Saturday.

Yesterday here, I saw a single Mockingbird again. I hope the mate shows up 
(pair here last fall)!
I have seen a Song Sparrow and heard a Carolina Wren, along with Cardinals and 
other usual bird residents.
Lots more bird singing in the morning - the start of the Dawn Chorus!

Donna L Scott

377 Savage Farm Dr
Ithaca, NY 14850
Kendal at Ithaca

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[cayugabirds-l] FOS

2023-03-21 Thread Carol Keeler 
I’ve just had my FOS male Purple Finch arrive.  I’ve had about 4 Song Sparrows 
for a week.  Luckily the number of blackbirds has diminished.  Just a few bossy 
grackles at a time.  I had a Carolina Wren a few times this winter and a 
Mockingbird but haven’t seen either in quite a while.  
I have a starling pulling out the nesting materials in a House Sparrow nest 
chalet.  Oh, I finally have heard a bluebird.  They often nest here.  That’s my 
spring report.

Sent from my iPad

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