[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Earth Day events reminder

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Just a reminder that we have two events happening on Sunday and Monday down
at Lighthouse Point Woods from about 10 am to noon both days.  (park at
Newman Golf Course at west end of Willow Ave., Ithaca).

On Sunday we will be engaged with volunteers from Trees Up Tompkins (TUT)
and Cornell University.
On Monday we will be engaged again with some folks from TUT and students
from New Roots Charter School.

Wear boots, bring your curiosity, enthusiasm, questions, binoculars, work
gloves, notebooks, cameras, and your friends!

There will be opportunities to engage in habitat restoration, but most
importantly, we will provide a chance for you to learn more about our
project and you can help us better understand what kind of stories and
posts you want to see about our work down there.

Thanks to those who already let me know if you will be coming (and which
day).  If you want to know more or want to let me know to expect you, just
drop me a line at jodye...@gmail.com.


Thanks!!
Jody Enck



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[cayugabirds-l] Earth Day activities with the Cayuga Bird Club

[Jody Enck]

Dear Cayuga Birders

If you want to know more about our bird habitat improvement project in
Lighthouse Point Woods (also known as Jetty Woods), please consider coming
down on Sunday or Monday to engage with us.

Sunday 10am to noon.  Park at the Newman Golf Course at the west end of
Willow Avenue.  Walk in the dirt access road along the inlet to Lighthouse
Point Woods.  We will be working with Trees Up Tompkins and lots of Cornell
students.

Monday 10am to noon.  Park at the Golf Course and meet by the yellow gate
of the access road. We will be working with Trees Up Tompkins again and
also with students from the New Roots Charter School.  I especially need
some additional seasoned helpers with this one who can help guide
activities.

What kind of help can you provide?  Here is what we need:

Someone to take photographs
Someone to take notes about our activities and write down the kinds of
questions people ask
Someone to help explain about birds, bird ID, and bird migration
Someone to help direct students using the privet-pullers
Someone to guide a small group around the area to examine our fences and
note their condition and repair needs (no fence repair, just note taking)
Someone to write down ideas from the students about how they can become
engaged in preparing additional signage and information to be displayed via
our QR codes.

Bring your camera, a small notebook or pad of paper and something to write
with, gloves and boots (it will be wet with all the rain we've head), your
binoculars, your enthusiasm, and a smile.

*Please let me know if you can help either Sunday or Monday by emailing me
at jodye...@gmail.com *

Thanks!
Jody









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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Earth Day activities at Lighthouse Point

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

It has been our Club's tradition for several years now to engage in
conservation projects to celebrate Earth Day.  This year, we will have two
times for everyone to get involved down at Lighthouse Point.  First, on
Sunday, April 21st, we will join with the Trees Up Tompkins folks and a
plethora of students from Cornell University from about 10am to noon (I
will arrive much earlier to do some birding) to remove non-native, invasive
plant species, and to inventory our existing plots to see what repairs to
fences etc. are needed this spring.

The next day, Monday 22nd April (actual Earth Day), we will be joined by
some students from the New Roots Charter School who are working on a
service project.  More details about time, etc. on that later.

Both days, we will have lots of opportunities for folks to do some birding,
to learn about our conservation projects, to pull some privet if you would
like (not necessary though), and to help with some note taking.  If you can
help out or have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks
Jody Enck



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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Club trip next spring

[Jody Enck]

Hello Birders,

The Cayuga Bird Club trip to Belize and Guatemala next spring still has a
couple spots available.  Here is a link to more information.

https://www.holbrooktravel.com/where-we-travel/central-and-south-america/belize-guatemala/neotropical-birds-mayan-ruins-cayuga-bird-club

If you have any questions, please send me a message.
Thanks
Jody




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] English bird names

[Jody Enck]

I also want to thank Irene Liu for posting the link to the full explanatory
document.  After paying attention to this discussion since the idea first
emerged a couple years ago, I will say that my biggest take home message is
that there is great benefit in having thoughtful discussion of any idea.
Irene's link provides lots of evidence that thoughtful discussion
happened.  When I read the document, points were raised that I could never
have dreamed of on my own.  My imagination was expanded and my
understanding was deepened.  Like many others, I was lukewarm on the idea
at first, and now am very supportive of it for reasons that never would
have occurred to me if I just considered the idea in the vacuum of my own
living room.  The points laid out in the link Irene provided helped me look
at the issue with a different perspective. Having access to that document
highlighting and summarizing a lengthy set of discussions was awesome.
Thanks again for that, Irene.

Also, bird names change every year, following another proscribed process
that most folks may not know about.  Sometimes it is the common name that
is changed, but most often it is the scientific name as ornithologists'
understanding of taxonomic relationships deepens. About a decade ago, "our
warblers" underwent a huge taxonomic rearrangement that included the
elimination of the genus "Dendroica" which was the genus name for a large
number of warblers at that time.  Most were moved into the genus Setophaga.
Wilson's Warbler, which had been in the genus Wilsonia was rearranged into
the genus Cardellina (along with Canada Warbler).  So, John, Wisonia has
not existed for several years!

This year, lots of shorebirds that are familiar to us here in central NY
have been rearranged taxonomically, with some in new genera, and many
rearranged in terms of which ones are most closely related to which other
ones (which ones come first, second, third, etc. in the taxonomic list).

In the birding world, names change on a frequent basis because
ornithologists are trying to get it right.  Most of the time, the "it" is
science.  Sometimes "it" is naming conventions as in getting the Greek or
Latin right, changing plural endings to singular endings, changing an "a"
to an "us" at the end of the species name, etc. This announced change is
just another form of naming convention change that happens quite
frequently.  I like that there is so much communication about this
particular upcoming change.

Jody
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On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 7:46 AM John Gregoire 
wrote:

> Thanks for that. A couple of issues. One is the resulting heavy cost of
> change, Think checklists,alphanumeric codes, field guides are three that
> immediately come to mind. When we did the second printing of the National
> Geo guide, we opted to new editions and not an errata list of changes. My
> plant guides are already full of redactions and pen/ink changes.
> Second is the question of not changing scientific names. Does this mean
> that the Wilsonia will remain intact?
> John
>
> On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 7:12 AM Linda Orkin  wrote:
>
>> Very interesting Irene. Thank you for providing this document!
>>
>> Linda Orkin
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Irene Liu  wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Hi everyone, I was a member of the ad hoc English Bird Names committee.
>> Great to read everyone's comments and to know that people are reflecting on
>> the recommendations we wrote. I encourage those wondering about why we
>> endorsed removing all eponyms, including eponyms honoring people who made
>> important contributions to ornithology, to read our justification for that
>> particular recommendation here: here:
>> https://americanornithology.org/about/english-bird-names-project/english-bird-names-committee-recommendations/#justification
>>
>> Apologies if I'm duplicating anyone else's response. I receive the digest
>> and so am not reading messages in real time.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Irene Liu
>> Ithaca, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club conservation efforts

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

If you attended the bird club meeting last night, you heard that we are
continuing our habitat improvement work this coming weekend and on the next
two Mondays.

We will meet at Lighthouse Point Woods from about 1-3pm this coming Sunday
(the 15th) for some mapping and monitoring work.

We meet with Dr. Anne Stork's conservation biology class from Ithaca
College on Monday the 16th in Renwick Woods from about 1:30 to 3:30, and
then again on Monday the 23rd over in Lighthouse Point Woods during the
same time frame.

Please let me know if you are able to help out during any of those times so
that I can develop a plan of action.

thanks
Jody



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[cayugabirds-l] Spring trip to Belize and Guatemala

[Jody Enck]

Hi all,
Just a reminder that the Cayuga Bird Club is organizing a trip in spring
2024 for birding and exploration of Mayan sites in Belize and Guatemala.
For more information, please check out this link.
http://holbrook.travel/cayuga-bzgt24

Jody
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Birding Club

[Jody Enck]

Hello everyone,

The conservation action committee of the Cayuga Bird Club will be working
on our habitat improvement project down at Lighthouse Point Woods on Sunday
October 15th from about 1pm to 3pm. We will be focused on mapping and
monitoring native plants we have put in our fenced plots.  If you have
questions or would like more information, please contact Jody Enck at
jodye...@gmail.com.

You also can learn more at this web page:
https://sites.google.com/site/cbc14850/conservation/restore-habitat?authuser=0

Thanks
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On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 11:40 AM Eryn Lynnae Woernley 
wrote:

> Hey everyone!
>
>
>
> If you are interested in local bird conservation, please see the message
> below from Jody Enck:
>
>
>
> “The Cayuga Bird Club's conservation action committee (of which I am the
> chair), has been working for years to improve bird habitat in both
> Lighthouse Point Woods and Renwick Woods at the south end of Cayuga Lake.
> Our activities include removing non-native, invasive plant species and
> replacing them with native trees and shrubs within fenced 10m by 10m plots,
> maintaining about 10 nest boxes aimed at attracting Prothonotary Warblers),
> and we use two MOTUS towers to learn about where birds that pass close-by
> during migration go for the non-breeding season.  We also engage local
> youth, high school students, and college-age adults in our work, trying to
> connect them to similar groups in Latin America who are working to conserve
> the exact same migratory birds that we share. Recent efforts by Cornell
> students have led to completion of an MPS project and hours counted towards
> public service for the Cornell Tradition program.  We welcome inquiries and
> help at any time.  We will be working down at Lighthouse Point again during
> the first full weekend of October (the Saturday before the October Global
> Big Day).  If you want more information, please contact Jody Enck at
> jodye...@gmail.com”
>
>
>
> I highly recommend reaching out to Jody if you want to become more active
> in local outreach and conservation!
>
>
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Eryn Woernley
>
> (Birding club president)
>

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[cayugabirds-l] visiting birder

[Jody Enck]

Hi All.

On Tuesday, a birding friend of mine, Katinka Domen, is coming to town for
a quick visit, and she is looking for someone who can offer her a guest
room to stay in for the evening.  Katinka currently is the person who leads
all the American Birding Association international birding trips.  Some of
you know her from her time as a birding guide for Beaks and Peaks in
Honduras.  If you have an extra room that she can stay in on Tuesday night,
please contact me off-line.

On another birding note, the Cayuga Bird Club has some new signs up to
highlight our work down at Lighthouse Point Woods.  The signs have QR codes
that you can scan to access information about our project down there, and
to engage you with a little activity at each of three plots along the
trail.  Please check them out, and send me your feedback.

Thanks
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] what you can do for birds

[Jody Enck]

Hi all,

Perhaps you already have seen this information from Audubon, but I wanted
to make sure you have access to it.  It provides some hints for making your
yard even more bird-friendly.

https://www.audubon.org/news/how-make-your-yard-bird-friendly-0

I know many of you already do things around where you live.
Here are some additional suggestions as we enter the fall season.
Try to leave some area of your yard unraked of leaves.  Leaf cover is where
many insects overwinter, and those insects (many are pollinators) also
provide bird food for early season migrating birds next spring.

Consider turning off any unnecessary outside lights this time of year as
night time lights disorient migrating birds See this link for more info
https://birdcast.info/science-to-action/lights-out/heres-how-you-can-make-a-difference/


Another suggestion is to help reduce bird-window collisions.  Here are some
helpful hints:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/why-birds-hit-windows-and-how-you-can-help-prevent-it/

If you have interest in getting involved with the conservation action
committee of the Cayuga Bird Club, please drop me a line.

Good birding
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Friday night was a great night for migration, but would any birds be around to migrate?

[Jody Enck]

As a birder who is really worried about the overall plight of birds, the
question above was on my mind when I woke up Saturday morning. After a
couple cups of coffee, I decided to head up to Myers point to see what
migrants might have braved the light, southeast winds overnight.  I also
was interested to see if the White-rumped Sandpiper reported Friday (when I
was tethered to my computer by work) was still be around.

I immediately checked the spit and nearby sandbars when I arrived at Myers
and could only muster up one Semipalmated Sandpiper and a couple of
Killdeer.  The woods across Salmon Creek also seemed remarkably quiet.

Eventually, I made my way up Salmon Creek to find three, dapper, little,
dabbling ducks that I immediately recognized as being unlike the
three-quarter-grown contingent of Mallards hanging out nearby.  I was a
little excited because there have been both Blue-winged Teal and
Green-winged Teal in the creek that last two weekends.  Indeed, when those
teal hang out together, they are not very hard to tell apart even in female
plumage.  Yes, females of both species are small, generally brown (like
female mallards), with dark bills (unlike female mallards, which have
orange bills with dark blotches).  But female Green-winged Teal are darker
than female Blue-winged Teal (subtle, but noticeable if they are swimming
literally side by side), and have green speculums (on their secondaries)
set off by brownish feathers above and below while the Blue-winged Teal
have blue patches (hidden when the wing is folded) on their wing coverts
and little green-colored trailing edges to the wing.  When their wings are
folded, only the trailing-edge feathers peak out.  So, the Green-winged
teal show a little bit of brown in their gray-black folded wing, while
Blue-winged Teal actually show the little bit of green-colored trailing
edge to the wing.  Sneaky little birds, whether they know it or not.
Anyway, the three birds I saw on Saturday all where the same shade of dark
gray/brown, and clearly showed big blue patches in their wings when they
took flight.

Why did they fly away?  Could have been the couple who left their dog walk
unleashed along the creek bank, or the inquisitive kayaker who wanted to
see how far upstream they could paddle against the slack current.  Instead,
the teal took wing because a group of 200+ intimidating bullies showed up
-- winged ones -- noisily riding the wind onto the scene like a big group
of bikers rumbling into town for the Sturgis motorcycle rally.  Some of the
Canada Geese (none of which assuredly never have been to Canada) acted all
intimidating and threw threatening stares in the direction of all the other
birds in the creek.  I'm pretty sure a couple of them had their t-shirt
sleeves rolled up to hold their unfiltered Camels, and to better show off
their scars.

I was really worried that these bullies might have scared off any
shorebirds that were on the stony islands in the creek, but I scanned the
banks of the islands all the same.  On an end of the one island away from
the boisterous geese, I found what I was looking for.  First, I found three
more Killdeer, and the first Semipalmated Plover that I have seen this
fall,  then a few Least Sandpipers, and another Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Then I found another peep (a commonly used term for the group of relatively
small sandpipers -- Least, Semipalmated, Baird's, and White-rumped).  This
one looked like it had been hitting the gym more than the others.  Least
sandpipers really are small, and this time of year are a fairly warm
brownish above.  In decent light, their light-colored legs help them stand
out from all the other peeps that have black legs (beware of dried mud that
can make legs look lighter than they are. Semipalmateds typically are
grayer than Leasts, and just a bit longer-bodied (making the Least seem a
bit more compact than the Semis).  The bird I was looking at was ever so
slightly bulkier or just a bit larger than the nearby Leasts and Semis.  It
had a noticeable pale supercilium (although immature Semis in their first
fall migration also can show a lot of light coloration above and behind
their eye).  When the bird walked perpendicular to me, I could see clearly
that it's wings were long, extending about a half inch or more beyond the
tip of the tail when the wings were folded (this eliminated both the Least
from consideration as well as a super fat young Semi).  As I watched the
bird longer, it did a lot of preening (migration puts a lot of wear and
tear on feathers, and migrants especially spend a lot of time caring for
their feathers).  I could see a completely white rump (lower back) as this
bird lifted one wing and then the other while preening.  Maybe the weather
conditions overnight were not as conducive to migration as I had surmised.
The White-rumped Sandpiper seemingly had stayed around.

After taking lots of notes on the sandpiper, I went over to Salt Point to
see if I could find any migrant 

[cayugabirds-l] Bird Conservation work at Lighthouse Point (Jetty Woods)

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Want to have fun learning about plants and birds? Please consider joining
the Cayuga Bird Club conservation action committee next Sunday at 1pm in
Lighthouse Point Woods (also known as Jetty Woods), just north of the
Newman golf course.  Park at the end of Willow Avenue at the golf course
club house, and walk back the dirt access road to the woods.

Members of the conservation action committee will be back the trail in the
woods getting ready for our field trips that we will be leading as part of
the NYS Environmental Conference (on September 21 and 22).

We will be having fun doing these various things:
identifying plants, weeding privet and other non-native plants, collecting
data on what we removed, making maps, taking notes repairing fences, and
looking for birds.

By the way, August and September are great months to look for birds down
there because lots of things are on the move.  This past week, I found a
Hooded Warbler there (they do not breed at that location), so you never
know what you'll find.

Please feel free to just come and ask questions, or bring your work gloves
and lend a hand.  (Long sleeves and bug repellent are highly recommended).
Also, please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!
Jody Enck


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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Habitat at Lighthouse Point Woods

[Jody Enck]

Hello birders,

Everyone is invited to join me down at Lighthouse Point Woods on Saturday
(the 26th) at 1pm to work on our habitat improvement project.  Park at the
Newman Golf Course at the west end of Willow Avenue, and walk in the dirt
access road from there.
If you come, I suggest wearing long pants and long sleeves, and to bring
bug repellent and work gloves if you have them.
I will need some help fixing fences and removing some privet, but we also
need help identifying plants and making hand-drawn maps.

Let me know if you have any questions.
Hope to see you there.

Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Upcoming Cayuga Bird Club trip to Belize and Guatemala

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

As you know, the Cayuga Bird Club has been organizing international birding
trips for several years as a way to help people connect to the habitats and
locales where many of "our" breeding birds spend the non-breeding season.
Next spring, we are going to visit a wintering area hotspot in northeastern
Central America.  It is a short-ish trip of about 8 days (including travel
days), and we'll visit birds and Mayan ruins in Belize and Guatemala.

For more information, and to sign up for the trip, please visit this web
page:
  http://holbrook.travel/cayuga-bzgt24

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Jody


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Re:[cayugabirds-l] post pounder for bird habitat improvement project

[Jody Enck]

Hello again birder folks,

I have had many offers of a fence post pounder to use.  I am all set.

Thanks so much
Jody


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On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 1:34 PM Jody Enck  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> If anyone has a fence post pounder I can borrow, please contact me off the
> listserv.
> Our Cayuga Bird Club habitat improvement project down at Lighthouse Point
> experienced some damage from recent storms.  I need to put in some new
> fence posts to repair the damage.
>
> By the way, the last time I was there recently, I encountered a nice mix
> of neotropical migrants and local residents.  Neotrop migrants included
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow
> Warbler, American Redstart, Yellow-throated Vireo, and Baltimore Oriole.
> Our work at Lighthouse Point benefits these and other species.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Jody
>
> Jody W. Enck, PhD
> Conservation Social Scientist, and
> Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
> 607-379-5940
>

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[cayugabirds-l] post pounder for bird habitat improvement project

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

If anyone has a fence post pounder I can borrow, please contact me off the
listserv.
Our Cayuga Bird Club habitat improvement project down at Lighthouse Point
experienced some damage from recent storms.  I need to put in some new
fence posts to repair the damage.

By the way, the last time I was there recently, I encountered a nice mix of
neotropical migrants and local residents.  Neotrop migrants included
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow
Warbler, American Redstart, Yellow-throated Vireo, and Baltimore Oriole.
Our work at Lighthouse Point benefits these and other species.

Thanks in advance.
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Bird habitat improvement work at Lighthouse Point

[Jody Enck]

Hello Cayuga Birders,

I will be down at Lighthouse Point Woods on Sunday (August 13th) from 1pm
to about 3pm doing habitat improvement work.  Please consider coming down
to join me (follow the dirt access road along the side of the Newman Golf
Course around behind the concrete building on the edge of the woods).

We are prepping to lead field trips there as part of the NYS environmental
conference being held here in Ithaca from September 20-22.

Thanks
Jody Enck, chair of the Cayuga Bird Club Conservation Action Committee


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[cayugabirds-l] Good news about bird conservation and reducing window strikes at Cornell

[Jody Enck]

Kudus to Miyoko Chu and others at Cornell for working hard to reduce
bird-window collisions on campus.

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/05/group-works-make-campus-windows-bird-friendly



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn deer management

[Jody Enck]

Hi Suan,

The special bow season ended March 31 this year.
More information about it can be found here:
https://www.town.ithaca.ny.us/deer/


Jody

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On Sun, May 7, 2023 at 7:25 AM Suan Yong  wrote:

> Hawthorn is quiet from behind the softball field: yellow warbler, white
> crowned and white throated sparrows, savannah sparrow, catbird.
>
> The woods are still posted no entry for deer management bow-hunting.
> Anyone know whether that's still active, and/or whether we can request a
> warbler migration ceasefire? :-)
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[cayugabirds-l] Earth Day Birding Activities at Lighthouse Point (Jetty Woods)

[Jody Enck]

Hello birders,
Just a reminder that everyone is welcome to come down to Lighthouse Point
Woods tomorrow morning for some birding and to learn about our habitat
improvement work there.  Please plan to come out just to gain information,
or bring your work gloves and join in the fun as we pull privet and put up
fencing to protect the native plants we are putting in the ground.

We'll meet at 10am at the pro shop for the city's Newman Golf Course at the
west end of Willow Ave.  If you get there late, just walk in the dirt
access road along the left side of the golf course.  We'll be about half
way down the woods trail.  Note that another collaborating group called
Tree Up Tompkins also will be working in there near the entrance to the
woods.  Stop and say hi to them, then continue down the trail for a bit
until you find where we are working.  We will have binoculars to share if
you don't have any.

Thanks!
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Earth Day activities of the Cayuga Bird Club

[Jody Enck]

Hello Birders,

The Cayuga Bird Club will be engaging the public on Friday and Saturday
this week down at Lighthouse Point Woods (also known as Jetty Woods) for
birding and to continue our habitat improvement projects.

>From 10-noon Friday, we will be engaging 30 students and some staff from
the New Roots Charter School.  Saturday from 10-noon we'll be hosting
members of the public.

All are invited to come out and learn more about what we do and why we do
it.
Please send me an email to let me know if you can either help out (you
don't need to do any heavy lifting), or if you'd just like to come out to
learn more about our project.

I have a list of some folks who are able to come out one or both days to
lend a hand, but if you've been sitting on the fence, please reach out to
me and plan to join us.

Thanks
Jody



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[cayugabirds-l] Reminder -- 10am walk through at Lighthouse Point Woods

[Jody Enck]

Hi All Birders,
This is a reminder that the Cayuga Bird Club is offering a walk-through and
explanation of our habitat improvement projects today down at Lighthouse
Point Woods.  Meet at the Newman Golf Course club house at the west end of
Willow Avenue (go past the TCAT bus garage, and turn left at the
T-intersection).  We will walk in the access road from the club house.

Come learn about our efforts to restore native vegetation and a functioning
ecosystem for birds in this seasonally flooded forest.

Thanks
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Earth Day and bird conservation

[Jody Enck]

Calling all birders,

What better way is there to celebrate Earth Day than to engage with others
in fun bird conservation activities?

The Cayuga Bird Club conservation action committee is looking for
volunteers to come help us engage with youth and other members of the
public at two up-coming Earth Day events.

When: Friday April 21 and Saturday April 22 from about 10am to noon (it's
fine if you can only help with one day).
Where: meet at the pro shop of the Ithaca Newman Golf Course on Willow
Avenue, and walk in to Lighthouse Point Woods from there.
What: help by volunteering to assist with birding activities (talking about
bird, showing others birds, talking about bird ID, demonstrating use of
Merlin or eBird, etc.) or by supervising teams of folks working on our
habitat improvement project.

How do I learn about the habitat improvement project so I can understand
what it even means to supervise teams of youth and others?  Come to an
informational walk at the location mentioned above on Saturday morning
April 15th starting at 10am.

No hard labor involved, unless you really want to remove some privet.
Literally anyone can be a supervisor.

Please contact Jody Enck at jodye...@gmail.com if you want to volunteer or
if you need more information.

Thanks
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Update on the Children's Forest of Coto Brus visited by the Cayuga Bird Club

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

In February 2020, right before the covid pandemic shut everything down,
several of us from the Cayuga Bird Club traveled to southern Costa Rica and
visited Finca Cantaros, where the Children's Forest was started in 2019.
See our newsletter article about the visit here:
https://mailchi.mp/d51d96bd457f/cayuga-bird-club-newsletter-2020-03

Then, take a look at this brief video update from Lily Briggs, who is the
owner/operator of Finca Cantaros (and past postdoc at the Lab or
Ornithology): https://vimeo.com/801723758   Look at how much change has
occurred in a few short years.

Of course things grow faster in a tropical climate, but Lily's message of
collaboration to achieve a vision is something that the Cayuga Bird Club
also embodies.

Enjoy!
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Preventing bird-window strikes

[Jody Enck]

Hi all,

With bird migration ramping up, many folks may be interested in making
their own homes safer for birds.  One of the things you can do to reduce
bird mortality near your home is to help birds understand that your windows
are a hard surface and not just more habitat to fly through.

The American Bird Conservancy has a big section of their website devoted to
reducing window strikes.  Here is a link to some useful and inexpensive
solutions.  https://abcbirds.org/news/abc-birdtape-feather-friendly/

Enjoy and happy birding!
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Invitation to express interest in attending zoom meeting of Cayuga Bird Club conservation committee

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
I want to hold a committee meeting by zoom in the very near future to
discuss plans for achieving our goals in 2023.  If you are interested in
attending the meeting (even if you just are curious about what the
committee does), please send an email to me at jodye...@gmail.com and I'll
then figure out when we should meet.

Here is a list of our goals from last year to give you a sense of what
we've been doing in the recent past:

Improve bird habitat in seasonally flooded forests at the south end of
Cayuga Lake.
Provide nest box structures for Purple Martins and Prothonotary Warblers
(among other species).
Monitor the impacts of our work.
Connect youth to birding and bird conservation.
Connect underserved communities to birding and bird conservation
Improve bird habitat around people's homes.
Cornell Grassland Bird Initiative.
Ithaca Bird Safe Initiative (bird-safe glass in construction, lights-out
program).

All who are interested in birds and learning more about bird conservation
are encouraged to attend the zoom meeting, but you'll only get an email
invitation to attend if you let me know you are interested.

Thanks
Jody
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[cayugabirds-l] Important bird conservation news

[Jody Enck]

Hi Cayuga Birders

This fall, two very important reports were released documenting the status
of our feathered friends.

For the U.S. and North America, see this State of the Birds report issued
by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI).
https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2022/

For a global picture of what is happening with birds, see this report
released by BirdLife International.
https://www.birdlife.org/papers-reports/state-of-the-worlds-birds-2022/

If we like birds and want to continue to have a chance to see them in our
yards or anywhere else, the message is clear.  We all need to get involved
in bird conservation. I am the chair of the Conservation Action Committee
of the Cayuga Bird Club.  Please contact me if you want to know what you
can do to help.

Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Information about tracking birds with MOTUS

[Jody Enck]

Hi all,
You probably are aware that the Cayuga Bird Club has two MOTUS towers for
helping to track birds (thanks to the Town of Lansing and Myers Park staff,
and to Cornell for allowing us to have our antennas at those locations).
The article below describes more about how the system works and why it is
so important.  I am proud that the Cayuga Bird Club is part of this
network, and really appreciate the work of Diane Morton in championing this
project for us.


https://www.audubon.org/magazine/fall-2022/a-global-antenna-network-next-frontier-migration?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement_20220924_audubon-magazine_Summer-2022-issue_source=ea_medium=email_campaign=engagement_20220924_audubon-magazine_content=Summer-2022-issue

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mobility Impaired Birding

[Jody Enck]

Carl, thanks for asking this very important question.
As someone who leads bird walks, I welcome anyone with any level of
mobility to come enjoy birds on those outings.
It may be more enjoyable for someone using mobility assistance to seek out
(or better yet, -- to be invited to participate in) smaller groups so they
can have more birding assistance.
Last spring while bird song was filling the air, I went birding several
times with a new friend who is totally blind.  He could walk just fine, but
held on to my elbow as we walked the trails picking out birds by their
calls and songs.  So, often there are birders in our midst who need or can
benefit from added attention.  Someone using a motorized scooter might fall
into that category because they can't twist, turn, and bend down as
effortlessly as some others who go on bird walks.  In my mind, its a bit
like bringing a new birder on a walk.  It's best to designate one person to
give them whatever birding attention they want or need.  But they certainly
are always welcome.

Take care,
Jody



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On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 11:53 AM Carl Steckler 
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> For those who are mobility impaired birding has few choices and even fewer
> acceptable choices. I sincerely doubt that few of us (birders) would object
> to a birder  in a wheelchair, either pushed or electric. But what if you
> could walk, just not very far or very long?
> Would an electric scooter or some other evehicle be acceptable?
> As technology improves evehicles, whether two, three or four wheels,
> become more available and eco friendly.
> The question is as a birder is how acceptable are you in allowing those
> with mobility issues to take advantage of the emerging technology that is
> available?
> Simply put, how much are you willing to accommodate your fellow birders
> with disabilities?
> And hopefully a lively discussion ensues.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Colombia

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
Because a few folks have expressed interest in birding in Colombia, I
thought I'd post a few general things here on the listserve.
The Cayuga Bird Club just took a 10-day trip there in December 2021.  We
concentrated in a small area of the Central Andes.

Colombia is the birdiest country in the world, with more than 1,900 species
occurring there.  There are many different habitat types and very cool
places to go.  But, the best thing to do is plan to focus on one small part
of the country because there is such diversity in a small area, and because
the three Andean mountain ranges make travel somewhat slow and difficult.

Here are the websites of a couple Colombian friends of mine who run bird
tours there:

https://www.birdingbybus.com/

https://www.manakinnaturetours.com/


Also, if there is enough interest, the Cayuga Bird Club could organize
another trip there (we work with Holbrook Travel who uses Manakin Tours as
their in-country group in Colombia).

If you want more specific information, you can contact me directly off the
list.

Thanks
Jody

Also,


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[cayugabirds-l] Birds and conservation engagement with New Roots school next week

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Just a reminder that we are working next week on Wednesday and Thursday
with nearly the entire study body from New Roots Charter School -- 50-60
students (11th and 12th grade, many have worked with us previously) on
Wednesday morning and 40 students (10th graders) on Thursday morning.

Both mornings we will meet at the Newman Golf Course Pro shop on Willow
Avenue a bit before 10am and engage them until about noon.

Each day, we will split the big group into smaller groups.  About half the
students will start with  a bird walk, learn about eBird and Merlin phone
apps, and hear about our MOTUS wildlife tracking project that is helping us
learn where "our" migrating birds go  The other half will help with habitat
improvement work, learn about "whole body" ecology (even a tree has a sense
of place), and our connections to people working on similar conservation
projects elsewhere.  Each group could do the activity for an hour, and then
we can switch activities for the second hour.

We need people who are knowledgeable about birds, or eBird/Merlin, or
habitat in general, or migration, etc. to help shepherd the students.  I
will have some tools for habitat improvement work, but we can always use
more shovels, weed wrenches, and hand saws (and please bring your own work
gloves if you want to help with the habitat work).

I also could use lots of help before and after our engagement with the
students (e.g., picking up and returning equipment to the Cornell Botanic
Gardens).

If you can help one or both days, please drop me a note.

Thanks
Jody Enck




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[cayugabirds-l] workshop on using i-naturalist

[Jody Enck]

Hey everyone,

I received this notice today about a workshop on how to use i-naturalist.
The workshop is tomorrow -- Saturday the 17th.  Info below.

Jody Enck




I-Natrualist Workship

*WHEN: Saturday, September 17, 9:00amWHERE: Meet at the Cascadilla
Boathouse*


Friends of Stewart Park invites you to join Rick Manning and Frank Muller
for an introduction to the "iNaturalist" flora and fauna identification App
and website, Saturday September 17 at 9:00. iNaturalist is a crowdsourced
species identification system and an organism occurrence recording tool
that you can use to record your own observations, get help with
identifications, collaborate with others to collect information for a
common purpose, or access the observational data collected by other
iNaturalist users. The iNaturalist mission is to build a global community
of 100 million naturalists by 2030 in order to connect people to nature and
advance biodiversity science and conservation.

Frank Muller is a local photographer, gardener, amateur naturalist, nature
lover and FSP's park and trail landscape gardener.  You've likely seen him
taking care of our trailheads, overlooks and other special gardens early on
many weekday mornings throughout the spring and summer.  Frank is a big fan
and user of the iNaturalist app and he's always finding new and interesting
native plants, bugs and birds along the waterfront.  We thought it would
fun to have Frank share this user-friendly tool with the Stewart Park and
Waterfront Trail community.

It's recommended that you install the free iNaturalist App from your
phone's App Store before arriving. You might also poke around on the
website at: https://www.inaturalist.org
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[cayugabirds-l] Migration Celebration on Saturday 17 September 10 am to 3 pm

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
The Cayuga BIrd Club will have a table at this even at the Lab of
Ornithology on Saturday.  We need volunteers to sit at our table for
one-hour shifts during the event.  We will have lots of information for
folks about the Cayuga Bird Club.  The most important knowledge you would
need to have to be helpful is the answer to this question: "Why do you love
birds?"

Please let me know as soon as possible if you are able to help out for an
hour (and when) during the 10-3 period on Saturday.

Thanks
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Save the date for bird conservation at Lighthouse Point

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

As you know, we have worked with several different teachers and student
groups from the New Roots Charter School on our conservation projects down
at Renwick Woods and Lighthouse Point over the last 4 years.  We now have
the opportunity to engage the entire New Roots school population in late
September.  Details are still being worked out, but we likely will have
40-50 students one day and another 40-50 the next day sometime around
Tuesday September 27 to Thursday the 29th.

We will need folks to help who can talk to kids about birds and bird ID,
migration, conservation, and of course, some folks who can help guide kids
on our physical conservation activities.

Please let me know if you can help out in any way (likely 10-3 or so on the
days of activity).  This is a pretty big deal as community outreach goes,
and maybe we can encourage some news coverage of it to share with the
broader community.

Thanks in advance.
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Lighthouse Point Woods conservation work

[Jody Enck]

Hi all,
We have a chance to continue our work this week with the Wetland
Restoration crew from New Roots Charter School.  We will be down there from
about 9:30 until about 1:30 on Thursday.  Please let me know if you want to
join us for some or all the time.  If you come, please bring a water bottle
or two (and a bag lunch if you are staying over lunch).  The New Roots crew
consists of a couple adults and 3 teenage girls who are hard workers (we
got a ton done last week), and really fun to get to know.

Thanks
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] More bird habitat improvement work

[Jody Enck]

Hi folks,
We had a really fun and productive day down at Lighthouse Point Woods on
Wednesday with students and staff from the wetland restoration crew at New
Roots Charter School.  And, they had so much fun that they are interested
in coming out next week (which is their last week of their summer program)
Please email me if you are interested and have a few hours -- what day and
times between 9:30 am and 1:30pm could work for you?

Thanks in advance
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[cayugabirds-l] bird conservation work on Wednesday

[Jody Enck]

Hi Cayuga Birders,

A couple of folks asked for more info about our work on Wednesday down at
Lighthouse Point Woods.

Details:  Meet around 9:30am at the west end of Willow Ave near the City's
Newman Golf Course Pro shop.  Bring gloves, and a shovel if you have one.
A weed wrench is even better if you happen to own one (don't worry if you
don't).  Please consider bringing a bottle of water, bug repellent, and
maybe sunscreen.  I likely will be there with the New Roots School kids
until early afternoon, but please feel free to leave when you want to.

Background: Since early 2018, the Cayuga Bird Club has been collaborating
with the City of Ithaca and the Cornell Botanic Garden Natural Area staff
on improving bird habitat in the seasonally flooded forests at the south
end of Cayuga Lake (specifically Lighthouse Point Woods and Renwick
Woods).  We have been removing non-native, invasive species and planting
native trees and shrubs.  We have made progress with the help of many
individuals and other groups from our local communities.  Any and all
volunteers are very welcome to join us for an hour, a day, or for the rest
of their lives as we build a place for birds and birders to thrive.

Thanks
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[cayugabirds-l] Birding and Bird Conservation news this week

[Jody Enck]

There is a lot going on in the local birding world this week.

On Wednesday, our bird conservation efforts in Lighthouse Point Woods will
be enriched a wetland restoration crew from New Roots Charter School, led
by Dean of Students, Jhakeem Haltom.  If you want to help out even for a
short time, meet us at 9:30am at the end of Willow Avenue near the golf
course pro shop.  Or, just come back the trail towards the lighthouse
jetties and you will find us later in the morning. Please send me an email
if you want more info, or think you will join in the fun.

On Friday, birders are invited to join the Tompkins County Latino Civic
Association for a bird walk (I am leading, but could use more birders) at
Lindsay-Parsons FLT preserve for a late afternoon hike and bird walk to
help celebrate National Latino Conservation Week.  You will need to
register for this walk at this link:
https://www.fllt.org/events/latino-conservation-week-birding-walk-with-cayuga-bird-club/

Several members of the Cayuga Bird Club also are working with Beth
Bannister and her youth programs at Myers Park and on the floating
classroom throughout the week.

Please consider joining in on one or more of these events. Lets share the
fun and importance of birding with others.

Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Grassland bird conservation

[Jody Enck]

Hello Cayuga Birders,

Just a couple quick updates.

The hay fields near Freese and Hanshaw Roads that have been mowed right at
fledging time for Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, and other grassland birds was
mowed again this year at that critical time for birds.

Some good news is that we continue to discuss the issue with folks at
Cornell, and are very happy that staff with the Lab of Ornithology, Cornell
Botanic Gardens (which manages lots of grassland throughout the county),
and the College of Ag and Life Sciences are meeting fairly frequently to
pull together ideas for research and to arrive at practical solutions.

Finally, the issue of managing grasslands for birds and agriculture is
highlighted in the June issue of Birding magazine (from the American
Birding Association).  Our work with Cornell University is prominently
highlighted in the article ("The Grassland Conundrum").

Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker in Ellis Hollow last week

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
Sorry for the late post, but...

Yesterday, my son showed me a photo of a bird he saw in Ellis Hollow last
week that he realized was one he had not seen before.  It was an adult
Red-headed Woodpecker.  Who knows where is might be by now, but please keep
your eyes out for that have been showing up more and more in recent years
in the Cayuga Lake basin.

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[cayugabirds-l] Plant ID walk tomorrow for birders

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Those of you who want to improve habitat for birds but are not sure what
plant species you should leave in (native plants) and which should be
removed (non-native, invasive species), come out tomorrow morning to
Renwick Woods to engage with some plant experts!

See you then.
Jody


*Saturday  June 4*  9:00 - 11:00  Renwick Woods  (Stewart Park) Meena
Haribal & Anna Stalter

Meena and Anna will lead a walk through Renwick Woods to identify native
and non-native plants (as well as the birds). This walk is in conjunction
with the Finger Lakes Native Plants Society. Meet at the entrance to
Renwick Woods (left side of the road, shortly after you enter the park). It
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[cayugabirds-l] Conservation work with New Roots Charter School

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
Just a friendly reminder that we have a great opportunity to work with
students from New Roots tomorrow at 10am down at Lighthouse Point Woods.
Please let me know if you would like to come out and join us!
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[cayugabirds-l] Two opportunities to engage with New Roots School students this coming week

[Jody Enck]

Hi Everyone,

Two teachers and ten students from New Roots Charter School are doing a
week of community engagement this coming week focused on the activity of
hiking.  They are looking for some birders who might be interested in
hiking with them at the Park Reserve South on Tuesday and showing them some
of the cool birds out there like Prairie Warbler, Indigo Bunting, and
Louisiana Waterthrush.  They will have a van that day and can meet up
with the birders at that location (likely after 9:30 because school starts
at 9am and they have to do some attendance, etc. before getting in the van
and heading out).

Second, we plant to meet up with the same group on Friday after they hike
in to Lighthouse Point Woods where we can show them our habitat improvement
work, and do a little birding with them that morning before they take a bus
back to the school.

If you are interested in either of these events (Tuesday or Friday), please
let me know by noon on Sunday so I can get back to teacher Sue Schwartz
with some information before I head out of town for work.

Thanks!!
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[cayugabirds-l] Lighthouse Point bird habitat improvement

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
With the great weather forecast for this week, I'd like to make as much
progress as possible on our plots in Lighthouse Point (jetty woods).  I
have quite a bit of flexibility this week, but much less after that.
Please let me know if you want to come down and lend a hand sometime this
week.  I'll make it happen.

Jody


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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Call for help with Earth Day activities of the Cayuga Bird Club

[Jody Enck]

Hello All,
Just a friendly reminder that the Cayuga Bird Club will be working on our
habitat improvement project down at Lighthouse Point on both Friday
(tomorrow) and Saturday mornings from about 9am to noon.

Tomorrow, up to 35 students from the New Roots Charter School will be
coming out to engage with us.  Because of travel time for them to and from
school, we will be interacting with them for only about two horse during
that time period.  I have worked out a plan with their science teacher,
David Strieb, to maximize the students' engagement time with us.  We likely
will split the group into 3 sub-groups.  One group will do some bird
monitoring and discuss the ecology of Lighthouse Point Woods and what
happened during the severe storms of June 2021 that altered the forest
canopy at the site.  Another group will engage in soil sampling, vegetation
identification, and some trail maintenance.  A third group will help with
laying out, clearing, and fencing the plots in which we will later plant
native plants.  Our plan is to have all the kids rotate through all 3
groups, so the students will all get a chance to engage in all the
activities.  In addition, I will have garbage bags so everyone can help
pick up litter that floats in off the lake during high water events.

I have been in those woods every day this week, and it is wet off the main
trail, but it is not overly flooded right now.  Still boots, long pants,
and work gloves are definitely suggested.

Saturday morning, we will be joined by 6-8 family members from TRC, Inc., a
local environmental firm, as well as other members of the public.

Thanks!
Jody


Jody W. Enck, PhD
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On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 8:55 AM Jody Enck  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> On Friday, April 22nd, we will be working with science teacher, David
> Strieb, and his students from New Roots Charter School on our habitat
> improvement project down at Lighthouse Point Woods.  The next day, Saturday
> the 23rd, we will be back at the same place working with the public,
> including families from local environmental consultants TRC, Inc..  Both
> days, we'll meet at 9am at the yellow gate at the west end of Willow Ave,
> and plan to work until about noon.  You can park near the Newman Golf
> Course Pro Shop.
>
> We need folks who can record info on clip boards, help measure distances,
> count birds, identify plants, listen to and share stories about birds and
> conservation, and those who can guide the passions of young people.
>
> Please let me know if you can help out.  All are welcome.
> Even if you just want to come out and find out what we've been up to,
> please plan to join us.
>
> Just a heads up that Trees Up Tompkins also will be working with a student
> group on Friday and will be clearing some non-native plants on Saturday.
> We can find out about their work there as part of the collaboration with
> the City and the Cornell Botanic Gardens (and us)!  And, there will be a
> lot of activity down there those two days!
>
> Looking forward to hearing from folks
> Jody Enck
>
>
>
> Jody W. Enck, PhD
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> Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
> 607-379-5940
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[cayugabirds-l] Call for help with Earth Day activities of the Cayuga Bird Club

[Jody Enck]

Hi all,

On Friday, April 22nd, we will be working with science teacher, David
Strieb, and his students from New Roots Charter School on our habitat
improvement project down at Lighthouse Point Woods.  The next day, Saturday
the 23rd, we will be back at the same place working with the public,
including families from local environmental consultants TRC, Inc..  Both
days, we'll meet at 9am at the yellow gate at the west end of Willow Ave,
and plan to work until about noon.  You can park near the Newman Golf
Course Pro Shop.

We need folks who can record info on clip boards, help measure distances,
count birds, identify plants, listen to and share stories about birds and
conservation, and those who can guide the passions of young people.

Please let me know if you can help out.  All are welcome.
Even if you just want to come out and find out what we've been up to,
please plan to join us.

Just a heads up that Trees Up Tompkins also will be working with a student
group on Friday and will be clearing some non-native plants on Saturday.
We can find out about their work there as part of the collaboration with
the City and the Cornell Botanic Gardens (and us)!  And, there will be a
lot of activity down there those two days!

Looking forward to hearing from folks
Jody Enck



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[cayugabirds-l] Birding and bird conservation work with youth tomorrow

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
Just a friendly reminder that we will be working with Cornell Cooperative
Extension youth educators about up to a dozen or so youth tomorrow.  We'll
meet about 9am or so at the Purple Martin house in Stewart Park.  We'll do
some birding with the youth first around Renwick Woods and the park to give
the youth a sense of how we do bird monitoring.  Then we'll work on our
habitat improvement project in Renwick Woods.  Looks like the greatest
chance of rain tomorrow is around mid-day, so we might only work with the
youth in the morning.  I may stick around to work in the afternoon if it is
not pouring.

If you come, bring binoculars, gardening gloves, and a shovel if you have
one.

Thanks
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] bird conservation activities this week

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

On Thursday the 14th, we will meet with youth from a Cornell Cooperative
Extension program in Stewart Park near Renwick Woods starting about 9am
(kids are off school this week).  We can start with one or two groups
(depending on numbers) doing an ebird inventory around Renwick Woods.
Later in the morning and early afternoon, we'll be planting native plants
and removing non-native invasive plants along the south trail in Renwick
Woods.

Please let me know if you are interested in checking out what we are doing!


Thanks
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park clean up is still on!

[Jody Enck]

Hi folks,
Despite the drizzly weather, the clean up effort will happen as scheduled
today from 10am to noon at Stewart Park.

See you there!


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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park clean up tomorow!

[Jody Enck]

Hello birders,

Please don't forget that tomorrow is the annual clean up day in Stewart
Park starting at 10am.  Please come out and help make this popular birding
destination a cleaner place.

If you see me there, ask me about our habitat improvement projects!


  Friends of Stewart Park is hosting our annual spring waterfront cleanup
on Saturday, March 26, from 10am -noon.

Dress for the weather, wear boots, and bring gloves, garbage bags, litter
grabbers or anything else that will help. Together we'll practice good
stewardship of our park and Cayuga Lake=E2=80=99s waterfront.
Meet at the Picnic =E2=80=9CLarge=E2=80=9D Pavilion.

If the weather is terrible, we=E2=80=99ll reschedule to April 2nd.

Please share the event with others who may like to help!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1776036249209964

 or
https://www.friendsofstewartpark.org/events/2022/3/26/annual-waterfront-cle=
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[cayugabirds-l] Stewart Park clean up

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Many of us love to go to Stewart Park in Ithaca to enjoy nature, including
the variety of birds that can be seen there.  Each year, the Friends of
Stewart Park hosts a clean up day.  Below is the information for this year's
event.  I hope many of you can help out.

  Friends of Stewart Park is hosting our annual spring waterfront cleanup
on Saturday, March 26, from 10am -noon.

Dress for the weather, wear boots, and bring gloves, garbage bags, litter
grabbers or anything else that will help. Together we'll practice good
stewardship of our park and Cayuga Lake’s waterfront.
Meet at the Picnic “Large” Pavilion.

If the weather is terrible, we’ll reschedule to April 2nd.

Please share the event with others who may like to help!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1776036249209964

 or
https://www.friendsofstewartpark.org/events/2022/3/26/annual-waterfront-cleanup


Love to help in Stewart Park and on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail? Sign up
for the FSP volunteer list and be the first to learn about volunteer
opportunities. https://www.friendsofstewartpark.org/volunteer



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[cayugabirds-l] Bird conservation planning

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

The Conservation Action Committee of the Cayuga BIrd Club will be
continuing its work this coming growing season.  I'll be hosting a zoom
meeting in the near future to plan our activities.

Please let me know if you'd like to join the planning meeting.  I'll figure
out the best time for everyone, and then will send out a link.

Thanks!
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Carbon offsets

[Jody Enck]

Hi all,
Just in case anyone is wondering, part of the cost of our trip to Colombia
is to pay for carbon offsets. It's built-in to the trip because we
recognize that traveling to go birding and to meet with conservationists
and to see  the outcomes of their efforts has  environmental consequences.

We contributed substantially to the local residents and overall economy on
our trip, which provides tangible reason for local residents to maintain or
improve habitat in the cloud forests of the Andes.  Many of the local
guides who work for protected areas (some private, some municipal, some
state/federal) earn about $18-20 per day.  Our group tipped each of these
local guides, often providing them with more than they make in a couple
days.  We supported local lodges, restaurants and even dairy farms which
not protect montane forest that is critical to some birds teetering on the
edge of extinction.  Yes, we used some fossil fuel in our ground
transportation (all flights were filled with people visiting families and
would have gone whether we birders were on the flights or not).  But, the
economic impact of our visit was hugely positive, especially after almost
two years of no ecotourism activity.

We certainly enjoy the birds we encounter on these trips, but the
connections we make with the people and the natural world in these
locations both deepens our understanding of the situation and our
connection to the natural world, and it stimulates us to take additional
conservation actions.

Just thought folks would want to hear about all that.

Happy birding.


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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Conservation work on Saturday

[Jody Enck]

Hi folks,
Another month and another opportunity to help with our on-going bird
conservation work.  Beth Bannister, Cornell Cooperative Extension rural
youth educator, has set up a family activity on Saturday (the 6th) from
9:30am to 12:30pm.  Originally planned for Lighthouse Point Woods, we
changed the location to Renwick Woods due to high water and what needs done
in our plots.

Bring a shovel, work gloves, and a happy spirit. Let's meet at the
boardwalk in the northwest corner of Renwick.   We'll be getting the last
plants of the season in the ground.  We might pull a little privet.  We
definitely will take the opportunity to do a little birding, too.  Brant
are moving through the area.  Loons are starting to show up.  I saw
several Rusty Blackbirds today.

Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Reminder about habitat improvement with youth today in Lighthouse Point Woods

[Jody Enck]

Hello Cayugabirders,

We invite all of you to come out this afternoon to help with our projects
in Lighthouse Point Woods.  We'll be walking in to the woods from the
parking lot for the Newman Golf Course around 12:30.  Latecomers can find
us in the woods.

If you come, please wear boots and bring gloves.  We especially need
shovels today to help with planting. If you are not able to help with
labor, we have mapping and recording tasks with which we need help too.

Looking forward to seeing folks there.


*Bird Habitat Restoration Project*

Friday at Lighthouse Woods (meet at Newman Golf Course, 10 Pier Rd near
TCAT)

October 22, 2021 (No School) 12PM-3:30PM

Youth will meet at the Newman Golf Course for lunch and snacks, then will
head to the Lighthouse Woods nearby for some work in the woods. Youth will
learn about birds and bird habitat, pull up privet, learn how to use new
tools and plant some native plants or trees. Join us for this great
community project!

Jody

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Youth and Family Birding opportunities in the next few weeks

[Jody Enck]

Many thanks to Beth Bannister for developing these Cooperative Extension
programs to engage with the Cayuga Bird Club.  If you want to know more
about how you can participate or help out with these kinds of birding
projects, please reach out either to Beth or to me (jodye...@gmail.com).

Thanks!
Jody
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On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 1:17 PM Beth A. Bannister  wrote:

> Cornell Cooperative Extensions 4-H program through Rural Youth Services
> (RYS), supported by the Joint Youth Commission (JYC) are offering several
> bird related programs in the next several weeks. *Please note that the
> first of these is this coming Friday, during the day as there is no school
> for ICSD. *
>
> If there is interest, more of these types of programs will be offered.
> Please share this info with any local families who may have youth ages 8-18
> interested in birding and/or habitat restoration.
>
> For more information, or if you have questions, please don't hesitate
> to contact me.
>
> Thanks,
> Beth
>
>
> *Bird Habitat Restoration Project*
>
> Friday at Lighthouse Woods (meet at Newman Golf Course, 10 Pier Rd near
> TCAT)
>
> October 22, 2021 (No School) 12PM-3:30PM
>
> Youth will meet at the Newman Golf Course for lunch and snacks, then will
> head to the Lighthouse Woods nearby for some work in the woods. Youth will
> learn about birds and bird habitat, pull up privet, learn how to use new
> tools and plant some native plants or trees. Join us for this great
> community project!
>
>
>
> *FAMILY Bird Habitat Restoration Project*
>
> Saturday at Lighthouse Woods (meet at Newman Golf Course, 10 Pier Rd near
> TCAT)
>
> November 6, 2021 (No School) 9:30AM-12:30PM
>
> Join us for this family event focused on birds and habitat. We will meet
> at the Newman Golf Course for beverages and snacks, then will head to the
> Lighthouse Woods nearby for some work in the woods. Families will learn
> together about birds and bird habitat, pull up privet, learn how to use new
> tools and plant some native plants or trees. Join us for this great
> community project!
>
>
> *Youth Birding Adventure*
>
> Saturday at Stewart Park
>
> October 30, 2021 9AM-11AM
>
> Youth will meet near the small Pavilion to meet staff and members of the
> Cayuga Bird Club, and then will explore various sections of the park to
> learn about and identify birds. Participants can learn about bird ID, using
> binoculars, bird habitats, and about what other birding activities there
> are for youth in the area. If there is interest, this program could be
> offered regularly as a place for adults and youth to bird together!
>
>
> You can register youth here:
>
>
> https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=RYS-JYCfall21_250
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Beth Bannister
> Joint Youth Commission Program Educator
> 4-H Youth Development
> Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
> 615 Willow Ave
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> 607-272-2292 ext 229
>
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Wednesday tree planting for the birds

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

The Cayuga Bird Club will be working with students from the New Roots
Charter School on Wednesday October 13th (tomorrow) from 1-3pm in Renwick
Woods.  We will be planting native trees in the plots we cleared last month
with help from Anne Stork's conservation biology students at Ithaca
College.  If you want to help, meet at 1pm at the east entrance to Renwick
Woods (near the first speed bump in Stewart Park).  Bring work gloves, bug
repellent, and a shovel if you would like to help out.

And, thanks to everyone who came out yesterday afternoon to work again with
Anne Stork's IC students over in Lighthouse Point Woods.  Yesterday, we
focussed on weeding invasive plant species out of some of the fenced plots
we have in those woods, and monitoring survival of trees and shrubs we
planted there between 2018 and last fall.  We found reasonably good
survival of things we've planted to augment the diversity of native plant
species in that natural area.

It is fun to work with various local groups on these important bird habitat
projects.

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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Habitat Work in Lighthouse Point Woods today

[Jody Enck]

Hello CayugaBirders,

Just a reminder that we are monitoring our previously planted habitat
improvement project today in Lighthouse Point Woods from about 1 to 3pm.

All are welcome to help out.  Meet at the Newman Golf Course pro shop on
Willow Avenue at 1pm.

Thanks
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[cayugabirds-l] Conservation Work at Lighthouse Point Woods next Monday

[Jody Enck]

Hello Cayuga Birders,

As part of our continuing habitat improvement efforts, we are once again
working with students from IC professor Anne Stork's Conservation Biology
class on Monday October 11th from about 1pm to 3:30pm.  This time, we will
be working in Lighthouse Point Woods.

Meet at 1pm at the yellow gate near the Newman Golf Course Pro Shop on
Willow Avenue.

Let me know if you can help out.
Bring gloves, wear boots, put on bug spray, and have fun!

Thanks
Jody
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bell Station Auction canceled!

[Jody Enck]

I am thrilled about this news!
Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible.


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On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 4:13 PM Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:

> Governor Secures Agreement with NYSEG to Cancel Planned Auction of
> 470-Acre Bell Station Landing Parcel
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> https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/during-climate-week-governor-hochul-announces-agreement-secure-future-protection-largest
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> Thanks to all who helped make this happen!
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[cayugabirds-l] Calling all Birding Ambassadors

[Jody Enck]

Hello Cayuga Birders,

Most of you know about our habitat improvement projects in Renwick Woods
(adjacent to Stewart Park) and in Lighthouse Point Woods (adjacent to the
Newman Golf Course) in Ithaca.  Here is a chance for you to come out and
see the work first-hand.

On Monday September 13th from about 1:30 to 3:30pm, we will be joined by a
class of conservation biology students from Ithaca College at our project
site in Renwick Woods.  We will have lots of labor that day, but need lots
more help from folks who can help make maps, take notes, take photos,
identify plants, and make connections with others.  We'll be finishing up
clearing and fencing plots in which we will later plant native shrubs and
trees.

On Monday October 11th, we'll be working with the same class over in
Lighthouse Point Woods monitoring and recording levels of success with our
previous plantings.  We'll need help that day, too.

If you can come out and pitch in either day, please let me know.

Also, I am looking for a couple of metal fence post pounders to use those
days.

Thanks
Jody Enck
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip to Colombia

[Jody Enck]

Hi everyone,
We are fast approaching the billing date for this trip, and we are still
two people short of making the trip a "GO".  If you are sitting on the
fence and wondering whether or not you want to do, please contact me so I
can I answer any questions you might have.  If we don't get two more folks
to sign up in the next 2 weeks, we will cancel the trip (again), and may
not be able to rebook it in the future.  If you have concerns about covid
or anything like that, please contact me off-line so we can chat.  I have a
couple American friends who are in Colombia on bird tours right now and who
are providing me with almost daily information.

Thanks in advance for your interest.

Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] pickup truck for bird habitat project

[Jody Enck]

If anyone has a pickup truck and is willing to help move some rolls of
fencing and fence posts from Tractor Supply company in Ithaca to our
habitat improvement project in Stewart Park, please email me directly.  We
can work out a day/time to suit you.

Thanks
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Progress on talks with Cornell about grassland bird conservation

[Jody Enck]

Hi all,

I just returned from a very cordial fact-finding meeting with Samara Sit
who is an Associate Dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at
Cornell.  She was asked by the university president to be the point person
on the issue.  We spent much of our time discussing the big picture and the
basic what, when, where, how, and why questions.  She took many notes and
asked good questions.  Within the next couple of weeks she will raise this
topic in meetings she already has on the books with folks in many units
across campus, including the Atkinson Center for Sustainability, the Lab of
Ornithology, Farm Services, and others.

We both believe there is an opportunity to formalize grassland bird
conservation within the existing sustainability initiatives on campus.
This was the first step (or maybe third or fourth actually), but I was
encouraged by our meeting.  And, we had an actual (masked) face-to-face
discussion in Roberts Hall.  Good to meet someone in person and come away
feeling like they were willing to listen and to learn more about the issue.

Thanks to everyone who has provided resources, ideas, and support of all
kinds.  It makes a difference.

Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] visiting birder looking for suggestions and a ride

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Yesterday while birding around the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, I ran into a
young scholar named Rik who literally just got off a flight from Belgium.
He will be in Ithaca for a couple months and would love to have company to
go birding.  He has a bike, but not a car.  So if you are especially
heading to Montezuma or other places farther from Ithaca than can be
reached easily by bicycle, let me know and I'll get you in touch with Rik.

Thanks
Jody



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[cayugabirds-l] Birding trip to Colombia will be unforgettable

[Jody Enck]

Hi Cayuga Birders,

Ever wonder what it would be like to see some of our visiting warblers,
vireos, orioles, or other migratory birds in their wintering habitats?  You
can have the chance this December by joining the Cayuga Bird Club trip to
Colombia.  There are 4 more spots left on the trip.  Final payments are due
to Holbrook Travel by the 29 of August, so please take a look at the
itinerary on the Club's webpage at http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks
Jody
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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club habitat project

[Jody Enck]

Hello birders,

I will be working on our habitat project in Lighthouse Point Woods Saturday
morning, and I welcome anyone who wants to come help.

I will be parking at the Newman Golf Course clubhouse at 9am on Saturday
and walking in the dirt access road.  If you get there after 9 and before
bout noon, just walk on in to the woods and you should be able to find me.

I'll be doing a bunch of tasks, including fixing fencing around existing
plots, weeding of existing plots, mapping (requires very little physical
labor, just a brain), and clearing some of the debris from the recent
storms.

If you come to help or just check it out, please know that (1) there is a
lot of poison ivy, (2) there are a lot of mosquitos.  (3) There is a lot of
mud.  This is a seasonally flooded forest after all, and this is the season
of flooding!

Hope to see some of you there.

Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] More on haying and Bobolinks

[Jody Enck]

Audubon just posted this story today.  Very relevant to our work here.


https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2021/how-farmers-new-england-make-hay-bobolinks?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-newsletter-engagement_20210707_audubon-magazine_summer-2021-issue_source=ea_medium=email_campaign=engagement_20210707_audubon-magazine_content=summer-2021-issue=98f2e3a1-40df-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7=ba586294-47df-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7=3958925



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[cayugabirds-l] Follow-up communication to Cornell re mowing of hay at peak nesting time

[Jody Enck]

 Gardens, the City of Ithaca, and several
other partners to restore native plants to the regionally-rare, seasonally
flooded forests at the south end of Cayuga Lake. This work demonstrates how
much we value engagement and collaboration, just as Cornell University
does.  We would like to help Cornell become a regional or national leader
in sustainable management of grassland habitats on university properties.
Members of the Cayuga Bird Club look forward to meeting with the most
appropriate group of administrators to discuss this pressing need.



   Sincerely,



   Jody Enck

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Action Committee

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chimney Swifts

[Jody Enck]

Hi Josh,
I had no idea there was a BBS route through downtown Ithaca!  That is
fascinating.
You may not be able to tell apart immature and adult Chimney Swifts right
now, but in another month or so, the adults will be going through active
molt of their flight feathers.  Any bird at that time with a gap in their
flight feathers will almost certainly be an adult bird.  The flight
feathers of birds hatched this summer will stay with them until they molt
them late next summer.

Thanks for sharing.

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On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 1:57 PM Joshua Snodgrass 
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> I ran a USGS BBS route last week that goes through Ithaca on Green St.
> with the library as one of the stops. I only had 5 or so Chimney Swifts at
> that time. I wonder if several groups have merged (there were other small
> groups of swifts at nearby stops), or maybe there are some recently fledged
> young in the group you saw. I'm not sure how one would be able to
> differentiate the young though. I love those Swifts with their enthusiastic
> chattering.
> -Josh
>
> On Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 1:04 PM Linda Orkin  wrote:
>
>> There are approximately 10 Swifts foraging and twittering over the
>> Tompkins County library. They so gladden me. I hope they’re finding enough
>> to eat.
>>
>> Linda Orkin
>> Ithaca, NY
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fields being mowed.

[Jody Enck]

Alicia,
Thanks for reading and summarizing the material from the Bobolink project
(operated in Massachusetts, but apparently run by Alan Strong from the
University of Vermont).

Just a reminder that this thread started as a reaction to Cornell mowing
hayfields near the Equine Research farm.  Then it expanded to include
private farmers.  Then it expanded to include public agencies, including
the City of Ithaca (I am guilty of that one), DEC, Fingerlakes National
Forest, and perhaps others.  What might work to protect state-listed
breeding grassland birds of concern (namely Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark,
Savannah Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow,
Upland Sandpiper, Sedge Wren, Short-eared Owl, and Northern Harrier) on
Cornell land vs. private farms vs. public lands likely would differ.  Even
the communication channels for these are vastly different.

I suggest we focus our attention on Cornell lands for now, with assistance
provided to any private landowners (e.g., Rachel) who would like
information, ideas, nest-searching labor, etc.  We have administrative
connections between the Lab of O, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future,
and other university units, plus opportunities to pursue through the
university's sustainability initiative.  Cornell owns a huge amount of land
in Tompkins County, and a substantial amount of that is in grass hay, with
an even larger amount of land in other "grassy" habitat that is not mowed
for hay, but could be managed to promote grass growth rather than being
allowed to revert to old field.  Savannah Sparrow will nest in old fields,
but the other birds listed above don't really like it.

To answer Dave N's questions -- yes, DEC manages various parcels around the
state for grassland birds.  It does rent out some fields for haying or
other crops, but those rental agreements have conservation provisions.  The
Fingerlakes National Forest has been a trend-setter in grassland bird
management since at least the 1980s, and perhaps before that.  So,
governmental agencies do follow their own guidelines and work to conserve
grassland birds as best they can considering competing interests.

Suan's idea of trying to locate and mark nests so they can be mowed around
is noble, but as Anne mentioned, an absolutely huge undertaking.  We could
try it as an experiment on Rachels property (or Reuben's) if they are
interested.

For several years, I have done grassland bird surveys in areas with
proposed wind and solar development projects.  This year, I survey 26
points within grass-dominated fields up in Oneida County.  This involves
weekly 5-minute point counts at those locations, with "meander" surveys in
between where I walk through appropriate habitat and record the number and
type of every bird I can see or hear.  Some of the grass hay fields have
from a few to about 20 Bobolinks within a 100m circle around my count
point.  Even this morning, I saw many birds with food for young that sat on
a tall piece of grass scolding me mercifully until my count was done and I
moved on.  When I am in the field, these birds do not go to their nest.
They wait out the "predator."  Over a 3 year period, with more than 75
survey points in 3 different counties, I have never found a Bobolink nest
although I have seen many dozens of Bobolinks.  Let me be clear -- my job
is not to find nests.  It is to record numbers of individuals of each
species (males and females to the degree possible, within 100m and outside
of 100m from the point, and in between points).  I also record the highest
breeding code that is appropriate.  Earlier this year, I did find a
Savannah Sparrow nest by pure accident -- the bird (which I did not know
was there) flushed from my feet as I walked back to the car.  So, it can be
done.  But the effort is huge.  If it is a good quality field, there could
be dozens of nests of these listed species in a single field.  How would
you mow that to allow haying and not make little islands that predators
would key in on?  From a practical standpoint, I am not sure if nest
marking would be beneficial.

I survey grass hayfields, old fields, and wet meadows.  Bobolinks,
Meadowlarks, and even Savannah Sparrows all prefer and use most heavily the
grass hay fields.  I find very little evidence of anything other than
feeding and resting by Bobolinks and Meadowlarks in fields that are
dominated by forbs (non-grassy vegetation).  Mowing those fields late in
the summer to manage them for grass, even if they will not be hayed, would
be great.  Cornell has lots and lots of land in that old-field habitat.

Second to last point.  The research about mowing first cut of hay early
(before 15 May) and then not touching the field for 60-65 days could
potentially work here.  Cornell could get a first cut of quality hay off
the field, and as it regrows, the grassland birds will return to those
fields and nest in them.  I have seen that first-hand in my field work.
Savannah Sparrows will return 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fields being mowed.

[Jody Enck]

Hey everyone,

I am excited by the passion and energy that folks are demonstrating through
this discussion.

As chair of the Cayuga Bird Club's Conservation Action Committee, I am
calling for volunteers who want to help out to please send me an email at
jodye...@gmail.com and we'll continue this discussion and chart actions off
of the main listserv.  Initial tasks include sleuthing online to identify
existing resources (some of which already have been linked on the
listserv), and identifying additional key players in Cornell's
sustainability initiatives who we can ioop in.

Further, as many of you know, the Cayuga Bird Club is working hard to
engage local youth groups to establish connections with communities in
Latin America with who share (and try to protect) some of the same
migratory species that use the forested areas we are improving.  We can do
the same with communities who share these grassland bird species of
interest.  Please let me know if you want to be involved in that.

Thanks
Jody Enck



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On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 11:33 PM Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> Having fueled some of the passion about hay-cutting and grassland bird
> conservation, I wanted to clarify a few points. Thanks to the many who
> provided resources and links to additional information. I am not an expert
> on farming or legal issues, but I can provide a bit more perspective on the
> grassland bird issues. What is happening today has happened for decades and
> is standard agricultural practice over most of the eastern U.S. The
> challenges are complex, both for the farmers and those interested in
> conservation.
>
>
>
> Most importantly, it is not fair or correct to blame the local farmers, or
> even those at Cornell trying to manage the hayfields along Freese and
> Hanshaw Roads – these are indeed hayfields, grown for the horses at the
> Equine Research Lab, and the growers are under the same constraints
> regarding timing and nutritional value of the hay (the horses won’t eat it
> if it’s mowed too late). Individual farmers trying to eek out a living and
> keep their farms in production cannot be expected to sacrifice economically
> for the sake of birds or other wildlife – a common resource for us all.
> This is the fundamental problem.
>
>
>
> The solutions, therefore, need to come at the societal and policy levels.
> If more of society puts greater value on birds and other nature, then this
> can become part of the economic structure that supports both agriculture
> and biodiversity conservation. Much easier said than done!  There is a
> complicated array of Farm Bill and other incentive programs that encourage
> farmers to create or set aside wildlife habitat, but these programs are
> obscure to most farmers – including the program managers at Cornell we met
> with last year. Here is a link to a guide that was just released about the
> latest Farm Bill programs:
> https://nabci-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2018-2023-Farm-Bill-Guide-FINAL-LOW-RES-052621.pdf
>
>
>
> As Geo and others point out, the bird part is pretty well known and
> several good resources exist – the timing of breeding, safe dates for
> mowing, field size requirements for each species, preferred grass types,
> etc.  The economic side is much more difficult, with pressures to produce
> on every acre and less and less room for nature in the agricultural matrix.
> And as Geo stated, without viable farming there would be no “grassland” or
> grassland birds in the Northeast. (the lost potential for managing
> state-owned lands for these disappearing species has also been noted).
>
>
>
> As for our local situation with the Cornell University fields, I was not
> quite correct to say earlier that the managers of these particular fields
> were not interested in conservation options – but they did not have the
> option to make those decisions and could not afford to make short-term
> changes in their management. This is where our local bird community can
> help – both in terms of providing specific information on the birds and
> guidelines for mowing, etc., but more importantly, to let the university
> and town leaders know that we value the birds and the habitats on these
> lands. As a land-grant university, and with the lead by-line on the
> *Science* article documenting the loss of 3 billion birds, it is not
> unreasonable to ask Cornell to be part of the solution -- finding ways that
> ensure agricultural productivity while helping to stem the plummeting
> populations of grassland birds.  And it would be great for Cornell to model
> these solutions on its own extensive farmland.
>
>
>
> I hope some of the passion exp

[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club trip to Colombia

[Jody Enck]

Hi Folks,
Yesterday's discovery of a Prothonotary Warbler in Renwick Woods adjacent
to Stewart Park in Ithaca is notable because it is one of the focal species
(along with Purple Martin and Wood Thrush) for which we are improving
habitat in Renwick and Lighthouse Point Woods.
This exciting event reminds me that you can join the Cayuga Bird Club on a
trip to Colombia in early December of this year, where we likely will see
Prothonotary Warblers on their wintering grounds.

We already have 4 travelers signed up to go, and their is a cap of 10
people placed on the trip.  See the flyer on the Club webpage for more
information.

I've been in contact with friends and colleagues in Colombia about some of
the street protests you may have seen on the news lately.  As I suspected,
those protests largely are occurring in small parts of the bigger cities.
We likely will not be anywhere near them on the trip in December (if they
still are going on then).

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks
Jody



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[cayugabirds-l] Opportunity to see Cayuga Bird Club project in action

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Tomorrow (Wednesday the 2nd) members of the Cayuga Bird Club conservation
action committee will be joined by some youth and parents through a Cornell
Cooperative Extension afterschool program to work on our habitat
improvement project.  We'll be meeting in Renwick Woods by the footbridge
from Stewart Park (approximately 3:30 to 5:45 pm or so).  We'd love for
other folks to join us to learn about what we are doing and to hear about
how the birds we are benefitting connect us to birders in Latin America.

Let me know if you think you will join us for even a little while tomorrow.

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[cayugabirds-l] Birds in the heat

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

This is a public service announcement for the birds.
It is getting pretty hot this week compared to what it has been like in
recent weeks.  The birds could benefit from your help.
I just refilled my birdbath this morning, and it has been a parade of birds
to it ever since.  Many bath in it, and many drink from it.
Also, please don't forget to change your hummingbird feeder solution
frequently (every couple days) in this heat, so the sugar water does not
cause problems.

Good luck and good birding.
Jody

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[cayugabirds-l] Bird habitat improvement in Renwick Woods this Saturday

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
The Conservation Action Committee of the Cayuga Bird Club has been working
on bird habitat restoration projects in both Renwick Woods (adjacent to
Stewart Park) and Lighthouse Point Woods (adjacent to Ithaca's Newman Golf
Course) for the past 3 years.

On Saturday May 15th, we will be joined by a group of a dozen to 15 Cornell
students to continue our work in Renwick Woods from about 10am until early
afternoon.  We will be meeting near the footbridge in the northwest corner
of the woods.

We could use more help.  In addition to people who provide labor, we could
use folks to bring tools like work gloves, shovels, loppers, picks, and
hand saws.  I will have several weedwrenches to use to remove non-native,
invasive plants.  We are preparing plots to be replanted with native trees
and shrubs.

Please let me know if you can help in any way.
Thanks
Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Habitat Improvement

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

On Sunday (18 April) from about 1-3 pm, the Cayuga Bird Club will be joined
by
members of the Ithaca High School Green Team to improve bird habitat in
Renwick Wild Woods adjacent to Stewart Park.  We would love it if more
folks came out to help.

Wear a mask, bring work gloves.  We'll concentrate on removing non-native,
invasive plant species tomorrow.

Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] poss merlin Salt Point

[Jody Enck]

I was at Myers in the early afternoon and saw a Merlin perched in the trees
above the bath house.  So, one is definitely around there.

Jody

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On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 10:23 PM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> At about 3:50 PM today over junction of Salt Point Road and Myers Road
> near Salmon Creek in Lansing I saw a possible Merlin being chased around
> briefly by 2 calling Fish Crows.
>
> An American Crow was cawing nearby, too.
>
> Merlin seemed to head north up the creek.
>
>
>
> Donna L. Scott
>
> 535 Lansing Station Road
>
> Lansing, NY
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-125498947-15001...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-125498947-15001...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Karen Edelstein
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 27, 2021 7:25 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Downtown merlin(s?)
>
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>
> A lot of very vocal Merlin action downtown this evening, back and forth
> over Triangle Park and the corner of Dey and Hancock Streets.
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[cayugabirds-l] Eagle and Mallard

[Jody Enck]

Yesterday from East Shore Park (RT 34 N just outside of Ithaca), I watched
an immature Bald Eagle unsuccessfully try to catch a female Mallard duck.
There where hundreds of ducks on Cayuga Lake in that area, but the Eagle
had isolated this hen.  She would dive under the water while the Eagle
hovered about 10 feet above her.  Every time she would break the surface of
the lake, the Eagle would drop down almost to the duck, but she would dive
out of reach again and again.  It was a pretty windy day, and the Eagle was
young and inexperienced.  Seems like the duck had the wind figured out, but
the Eagle did not.  The Eagle kept maneuvering to keep the wind in its
face, which made hovering easier, but which also gave the duck it's
chance.  When the Eagle let it's guard down for about a tenth of a second,
the wind pushed it backwards about 2-3 feet.  At that moment, the duck shot
up out of the water like a cork which had been held underwater in a
bathtub.  By the time she was 3 feet in the air, she already was powering
her way forward into the wind with quick wingbeats.  The Mallard got away
before the Eagle could overcome its backward momentum.  If the Eagle had
better used the wind to its advantage, the duck probably would not have had
a chance.  If the Eagle survives, I am sure it will learn from that
experience.

It's fun to see what nature can teach us.

Jody


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[cayugabirds-l] Conservation action committee

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

I will be scheduling a meeting soon of the Conservation Action Committee of
the Cayuga Bird Club.  I already have a list of folks who have participated
in committee activities in the past, but want to reach out in case new
folks want to join in the fun.  If you would like to participate in a zoom
meeting of the committee to discuss action items for spring, please send me
your email address so I can include you in a doodle poll of possible dates.

Thanks
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Northward Bird migration already Lower Mississippi Valley / Texas

[Jody Enck]

Purple Martins also have been reported in the states bordering the Gulf for
the last 2 weeks or so.


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On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 8:55 AM Wes Blauvelt 
wrote:

> I noticed sightings of Tree Swallows at Breezy Point, Queens a couple of
> days ago. Perhaps the radar is seeing early swallow arrivals as they
> prepare to move up the Mississippi river valley?
>
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 6:14 AM David Nicosia 
> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I noticed some bird migration echoes in the lower Mississippi valley and
>> Texas early this morning. It's only early February.  Birdcast shows this
>> early migratory push. see
>>
>> https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/
>>
>> The birds were moving north so they are not wintering birds pushing
>> further south. There are southwest winds in this area.  Does anyone have an
>> idea on what species of birds these may be?  I know Horned Larks can nest
>> early. I am unfamiliar with the timing of migration in this area.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave Nicosia
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[cayugabirds-l] Brant and Lesser Black-backed Gull

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
This morning I had the pleasure of being invited by friends who work with
Cooperative Extension to join a family educational trip out on Cayuga Lake
on the boat called *The Teal*, otherwise known as the floating classroom.

Most of the cool birds seen were fairly close in near the lighthouse
jetties and the mouth of Fall Creek.  These included a flock of Brant and
at least one Lesser Black-backed Gull with the other gulls on the jetty.

The Brant seem to be sticking around today with the stiff southeast
breeze.  They were there mid-morning when we headed up the lake, and were
still around 2 hours later when we returned.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] New Mexico Mass Motality

[Jody Enck]

Thank, Pete, for passing along the Guardian article.  Additional
information has been forthcoming recently.  Hypotheses include movements
related to smoky conditions in some states, coupled with those weird
temperature swings recorded last week (90 to 100 F one day and below
freezing, with snow, the next day).  Seems less likely to be a nefarious
even (e.g., poisoning) than something more likely caused by challenging
environmental factors.

I hope more information comes out soon.

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On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 5:03 PM Peter Saracino 
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>
> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/16/birds-falling-out-of-the-sky-in-mass-die-off-in-south-western-us-aoe
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> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 6:47 PM Tom  wrote:
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>> I just learned of the mass mortality of migrating birds in New Mexico.  I
>> read a CNN report.  Is there any new information on the cause?  They’re
>> talking hundreds of thousands, even millions.
>>
>> Tom V
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[cayugabirds-l] Neat birds at Stewart Park

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
After a fun and productive morning birding out at Lindsay-Parson's Nature
Preserve (Coleman Lake has some of the best shorebird habitat in the county
right now), I stopped by Stewart Park around noon.  Lots of people and hot,
but some fun birds, too.  The Blue-winged Teal reported a couple days ago
by Jay McGowan was with the Mallards off-shore on the east side.  While
scoping through the ducks and gulls over there, I was slightly surprised to
spy 2 Pied-billed Grebes.  A couple of Spotted Sandpipers and a single
Least Sandpiper were along the shoreline down closer to the Boat House.
Among the willow branches at the waterline across Fall Creek from the Boat
House, I found a gorgeous, immature Black-crowned Night-heron.

I saw 40 species at Lindsay-Parsons, and I missed probably 5-6 species seen
by 3 other Cayuga Bird Club members who I ran into out there.

August is a great month to go birding.  Arguably, more birds now than at
any other time of year because of all the successful breeding.  Plus, lots
of post-breeding movements of birds into places where they can find food.
Fall migration is definitely underway for some species, especially
shorebirds.  I did not know that Coleman Lake had been partially drained to
repair the dike at the outlet.  Lots of good shorebird habitat there.  I
saw a pretty big number of Solitary Sandpipers, along with Spotted
Sandpipers, Killdeer, and a couple flocks of Least Sandpipers.

Go birding!



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[cayugabirds-l] Community Engagement for bird conservation

[Jody Enck]

Hi all local birders.
Slowly but surely, the Cayuga Bird Club is building capacity for community
engagement, so more local people get involved in birding and bird
conservation.  Please see the announcement below for a free
livestream panel session next week on authentic community engagement.  I
hope you join me in watching and learning about ideas we can put into
practice here in Ithaca.

Thanks
Jody Enck

The National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in collaboration with the
Urban Wildlife Conservation Program (UWCP) is pleased to announce this
exciting LIVE event. This series is open to all who are interested in
participating, so, please forward to your colleagues and partner networks.

*Please note that we want to ensure all those who may be interested have
this information and apologize for duplicative notifications.*


This event will be delivered as a BROADCAST
<https://livestream.com/nctc/events/9234499> – via LiveStream

*Authentic Community Engagement: Lessons from Portland's Latino Community*

*Date**:* August 5th, 2:00pm Eastern

*Panelists**:* *Bonnie Anderson *(She/Her), Board Director, Friends of
Tualatin River NWR;* Mauricio Valadrian *(He/Him), Creative Director,
Valadrian Creative & Consulting; *Patrick Stark *(He/Him), Visual
Information Specialist, USFWS;
*Kim Strassburg *(She/Her), Regional Urban Refuge Coordinator*, *USFWS

*Description*: Explore the ideas of *relevant* and *authentic* communication
with segments of your community that have a unique identity, as you work
toward sincere relationship-building. While every community has its
particular characteristics, there are approaches you can take that will
help you achieve genuine, long-lasting, truly cooperative partnerships.
We'll dive into these core concepts by examining a case example from
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge—an intentional effort to build a
relationship with Portland's Latino community. It's an example that
reinforces the need to be both genuine in your invitation to engage, as
well as relevant and authentic in your delivery of the engagement.



This is NOT a webinar. There is NO registration. Please click here for the
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sedge Wren, Bluegrass Lane, Ithaca

[Jody Enck]

Yes, thanks to Jay for locating and reporting the sedge wren in the grass
field to the west of the dirt part of Bluegrass Lane.  For those folks who
go looking for it, you can expect lots and lots of sparrows calling and
singing in the field.  This morning, I observed Song, Savannah, and Swamp.
I mention this because there are many just-fledged Song Sparrows who are
practicing/learning their song.  Many of these birds are singing an
abbreviated version of what they eventually will learn.  To people who
don't have a lot of experience with Sedge Wrens, it would be easy to get
confused or fooled.  Thought you might want to know.

Take care, and have fun birding.
Jody




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On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 8:35 AM Randolph Scott Little  wrote:

> Great job Jay!  We are beholden to the farm practice applied to the fields
> around the Equine Research facility, wherein crop rotation includes years
> of
> "hay field" growth such as seen now west of Bluegrass Lane.  In 2000  the
> field west of Freese Road was fallow and similarly hosted Sedge Wrens,
> first
> reported by Tom Schulenberg as I recall.  There were two singing wrens
> there
> on that occasion, with recordings deposited in the Macaulay Library.
> Randolph Scott Little
> 111 Berkeley Circle
> Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
> Phone: (908)221-9173
> r...@att.net or rs...@cornell.edu
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>
> > Subject: Sedge Wren, Bluegrass Lane, Ithaca
> > From: Jay McGowan 
> > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:46:35 -0400
> > X-Message-Number: 1
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I found a singing SEDGE WREN at the Bluegrass Lane Natural Area in
> > Northeast Ithaca last night just before dusk. This morning it was singing
> > in the same field again, though often distant and hard to hear from the
> > road. It's in the weedy field on the west side of Bluegrass Lane just a
> > bit
> > south from the entrance/parking area on Hanshaw Road. It seems to spend
> > most of its time in the middle of this field, where it's challenging to
> > hear from the dirt road, but sometimes comes closer. A better
> > strategy might be to walk along the north side of the field (behind all
> > the
> > houses on Hanshaw) and then walk south along the west side of this field,
> > at which point it would be to your east somewhere in the middle section.
> > The area it seemed to favor was at around this point: (42.4650190,
> > -76.4593958), although it would move farther north and south from there
> as
> > well. Its metallic song is distinctive but not conspicuous, though it
> does
> > carry a good distance, luckily. It stayed distant last night but this
> > morning I was able to get a look at the bird and a better recording:
> > https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S71773101
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jay
> >
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Murder most Fowl - Saturday 5/30

[Jody Enck]

Hi Gary and all,

So sorry you came upon this scene.  However, it definitely does not sound
like a shooting incident.  As a duck hunter myself, I will say that you
would need to be within 5 or 6 feet (maybe less) in order to take the head
off a duck via a shot.  At even 10-12 feet, the shotgun pellets start
spreading out enough that it would be virtually impossible for the duck to
lose its head.  Great Horned Owls can and do take heads off of birds
(notoriously off of pheasants), but multiple birds having similar fates
does suggest a mustelid, as others have mentioned.

Jody
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On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 10:08 AM Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:

> Saturday I walked with my daughter down Shindagin Hollow Rd., in the State
> Forest, to the intersection with Gulf Creek Rd. for exercise, fun and to
> show her the area. It was very birdy and beautiful as usual especially the
> beaver pond at the bottom of the hill. This place always reminds me of the
> Adirondacks and is a favorite of mine.
>
> There was a surprising amount of traffic on Shindagin Rd. both cars and
> mountain bikers savoring the nice day. Some out of state plates on cars of
> dozens parked at the intersection and FLT crossing. I was reminded how
> popular this area is and how much we need wild areas during a pandemic.
>
> We were amazed at how many Red Newts were crossing the road. Some didn’t
> make it unharmed, but most of them did. I learned about their life cycle,
> that they are toxic, but contain off the charts cuteness. We tried to help
> a couple on the journey, but they are very independent minded and don’t
> need any intervention.
>
> We noticed a dead bird in the pond by the outflow pipe under the road; a
> dead male Mallard. Kayla thought it quite interesting and checked to find
> it had no head. I thought that was weird, but I have seen it before, and
> guessed maybe an owl had decapitated it. I’m not actually positive owls
> would or could do this, but seem to remember some discussion about this. If
> anyone knows if it can be a thing please enlighten me.
>
> I scanned the pond and saw movement which was another male Mallard
> struggling in the water. His body floated with the head hanging underwater
> unable to lift it up. He may have had a broken neck. I wasn’t able to reach
> the poor guy to end his misery which made me sad. More scanning found a
> third male Mallard floating in the pond dead. I didn’t see any more, but
> there could have been one in the grass. Three seems like a typical total
> for this small water to hold on any particular day.
>
> My hypothesis is that they were all shot on the water with a shotgun. To
> cleanly decapitate a bird the shot would have to be at very close range.
> The other birds could have all been hit with the same shot if they had been
> swimming very together. This water is very small and birds not hit would
> have flown and probably circled around. It’s not likely they would have
> been shot in the air and fallen back into this small area.
>
> This poaching event is very disturbing and we had another event like this
> in the same general area. I’m thinking of the eagle shooting over bait. No
> hunter would shoot birds in a barrel or sitting on the water even in
> season. In my opinion this is just criminal at any time.
>
> We all have bigger social troubles overall, but felt compelled to document
> this as a complete view of birding in the finger lakes. The little things
> still go on.
>
> Happier birding today,
>
> Gary
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] FW: Robin Mystery

[Jody Enck]

I've seen chipmunks and outdoor cats collect bird eggs from nests and move
them.  Not sure if that is what is happening here, but it might be.


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On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 7:18 AM Charles Rouse  wrote:

> Got this from a friend who lives on Bluff Point, Yates Co., NY
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
>
> Charlie Rouse
>
> Geneva
>
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> *To:* carous...@outlook.com
> *Subject:* Robin Mystery
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>
>
>
>
> So hear's a mystery.  Yesterday morning I went out the entry door and
> found one robin egg sitting in the corner on the stones of the patio.  By
> afternoon, there were two. This morning there are three.  Have you ever
> heard of bizarre behavior like this?
>
>
>
> [image: 20200506_123140.jpg]
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spotting scope question

[Jody Enck]

Great advice from everyone!
I can't emphasize enough to practice, practice, practice with your scope.
Your enjoyment level will go up by leaps and bounds.
It's a bit like buying a musical instrument.  I've seen people by expensive
instruments, but they don't know how to use them effectively.
I'll second what Kevin said about turning the angled scope on it's side.  I
don't have one, so I can't do that.  But, I have seen plenty of folks use
it that way for various reasons (not just to make it easier for a
shorter-than-you person to see through your scope).  Because I don't have
an angled scope, I don't know how folks with one have suffered.  But I can
tell you as a 10+ year owner of a straight scope that I have suffered
mightily from that configuration, and would trade it away in a heartbeat.
I suppose they have their purpose, but not for the kind of birding I like
to do.

Have fun!


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Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
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On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 1:55 PM Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:

> I use an angled scope from my car all the time. You just have to rotate
> the barrel so the eyepiece is pointing to the side. When scanning, you’re
> going to have to rotate it to the opposite side at one point, and you might
> also have to move the mount to another part of the window. You can even
> cover a much greater horizon than with a straight scope. You just have to
> get used to it.
>
>
>
> Kevin McGowan
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-124588328-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-124588328-3493...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Lynn Bergmeyer
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 1:45 PM
> *To:* Peter Saracino 
> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spotting scope question
>
>
>
> This is probably a ridiculous question but does anyone have an idea of
> anything out there for using angled scope within a vehicle?  Its not
> impossible from an engineering perspective but don't think any company has
> pursued for obvious reasons
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 8:45 PM Peter Saracino 
> wrote:
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> Thank you.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spotting scope question

[Jody Enck]

Hi Pete,
For good value for price, check out Vortex products.  I bought my scope 10
years ago, so I won't mention specific products as they change over time.
However, I did learn several important lessons that I'd like to pass
along.  In no particular order

Get a decent tripod.  You want one that is stout enough to be steady in
wind, but not too heavy.  If the scope is bouncing around because the
tripod is not steady, the use of the scope is seriously diminished.  Also,
consider how small or big it is when it breaks down.  It's one thing to
reduce it to half size to fit in the back of your car.  It's a
completely different thing to want to take it in your carry-on on a plane.
Or, even get it to fit in your checked suitcase.

Consider power carefully.  I considered quality of the glass in the
eyepiece and whether it maintained clarity and correct color out to the
edges.  However, I chose a smaller power (45x) to cut costs.  Big mistake.
Everyone else has 60x or even 85x.  Ducks and grebes they are picking out
and discussing the finer points of feather molt just look like dark dots in
my scope.  Don't scrimp on power.

Shape of barrel (straight or angled).  Don't even consider a straight
barrel.  I have one.  That was by far the single worst decision I ever made
with any of my optics.  If the bird you are trying to look at is up in a
tree, the straight barrel is completely useless unless you lay on your back
on the ground.  If you want to show other people something through your
scope, you'll be constantly moving the scope up and down.  I lead field
trips, and my straight barrel is very, very frustrating.  Angled barrels
allow you to see things that are nearly straight up (at least 70 degrees),
and you can turn the scope on its side with a quick adjustment to allow a
shorter person to use it.

When you get it, practice with it a lot.  Carry it around with you all day
long.  Most importantly, use it to locate birds for hours on end.  The more
used to it you are, the more functional it will become, and the more fun
will be your birding.

Good luck!
Jody



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> Thank you.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club December meeting

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
Piggy-backing on Colleen's message about the Cayuga Bird Club meeting on
Monday.
*Read below about an opportunity to donate binoculars.*

First, I promise that the talk will be fun and interesting even though it
is based on real social science data.

Second, if you have a pair of binoculars sitting around your house in good
working order, but otherwise not being used much, please consider donating
them to our cause.  We've had high school students working here in Ithaca
on our habitat restoration project, and we are going to be connecting them
to students in Honduras working on conservation projects there.  These
projects benefit the exact same bird species at different times and places
in their annual life cycle.  In January, MPS student Mary McKean, who is
working on the project with us, will be traveling to Honduras to meet with
Bird Clubs and some school kids with whom they work.  She is willing to
deliver any binoculars we donate for the kids in Honduras to use.  She will
gladly collect any binoculars you want to donate Monday night.

Thanks
See you Monday!
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On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 3:12 PM Colleen Richards  wrote:

> Next Monday, December 9, will be the next monthly meeting of the Cayuga
> Bird Club.
>
>  Our speaker, Jody Enck, will be presenting -- "What Makes a Birder a
> Birder?".
>
> Ever wonder why you seem to fit in with some birders but scratch your head
> at the actions of others? Turns out that birders are as diverse in their
> identities as the birds are. But it's more about 'who you are' rather than
> 'what you do' that separates the different birder identities. Jody will
> share fascinating facts about some of the 14 types of birders he uncovered
> while conducting research on birders a few years ago. Which type are you?
> Come listen and find out.
>
> *About the Speaker:* Jody Enck started birding as a small boy growing up
> on a farm in Pennsylvania. Since then, he has continued to learn more and
> more about birds and the people who enjoy them. Jody especially loves
> bird-watching in his back yard to find out what the local residents are up
> to. He is also a closet lister, with more than 500 species seen in the U.S.
> and more than 1,150 seen worldwide. He has a background in wildlife biology
> and social science. In 2016, he founded the Sister Bird Club Network to
> link birders and bird clubs throughout the Western Hemisphere by raising
> awareness of the conservation needs of the neotropical migratory birds we
> all love. He is a past president and current chair of the conservation
> action committee for the Cayuga Bird Club. In 2020, he'll be leading trips
> for the Club to Costa Rica and Colombia.
>
>  Members are invited to join Jody Enck for dinner at the Taste of Thai
> Express (Rt. 13N downtown) just before the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Please RSVP
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> The meeting will be held at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Doors
> open at 7:00 pm and there will be cookies and conversation starting
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] FLNF Grassland Enhancement Project open house, 11/22/19, in Hector N.Y.

[Jody Enck]

Maintenance and improvement of grassland habitat for birds and other
wildlife is a very important issue.
I am grateful for Gary and others for bringing this effort by the Finger
Lakes National Forest to engage in the proposed conservation actions.
I also am grateful for Josh and others who take the time to comment on the
proposal, and to ask important questions.

According to recently published research that most of you have seen or
heard about, grassland birds are facing particularly challenging
impediments to their survival.  I certainly support the Forest Service
efforts to address some of those challenges.

We have so much wonderful expertise among the members of our local birding
community.  Glad people are willing to get involved!

Thanks
Jody
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On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 1:26 PM Joshua Snodgrass 
wrote:

> Thanks, Gary and Greg, for sharing this! I cannot attend tonight's meeting
> at the Hector Ranger Station regarding the grassland proposal. I just got
> finished reading the "Scoping Information" details on the website. I fully
> support the goals of the project to restore the grasslands and improve
> suitable habitat for grassland obligate birds.
> My several concerns about the details and proposed implementation of the
> project are as follows:
> 1. Timing of herbicide application. In the proposal, the application is
> scheduled for early spring, just as breeding birds are returning to the
> area to set up territory. Will this timing interfere with nesting success?
> Would a late summer or fall application be safer for breeding birds, after
> dispersal of young?
> 2. Timing and division of treatment in managed units. The Ahouse complex
> of grasslands in the Finger Lakes National Forest (known to birders as Dean
> Road and Lodi Center Road fields), are some of the larger tracts of
> grassland currently available to grassland obligate birds. The way the
> proposal is formulated, it seems that these tracts are to be divided
> internally and treated. Some grassland bird species require large
> continuous areas of grassland for suitable breeding territories. Would it
> be less disruptive to treat an entire section (say all of Ahouse West), and
> leave another large intact area untreated in the interim (e.g. Ahouse
> South) in order to maintain an area of suitable potential territiories?
> This may extend the overall timeline of the project, but would possibly
> help maintain habitat use by the current bird populations.
>
> These grasslands are used both as overwintering sites for Short-eared Owls
> and Northern Harriers, as well as summer breeding grounds for Grasshopper
> Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Boblink and other grassland obligate birds. My
> main concern with the proposal is ensuring that the timing and locations of
> the proposed actions are carried out in such a way as to not disrupt the
> current populations of birds that already use these areas. The goals of the
> project are highly commendable. I'm sure others with more in-depth
> knowledge of breeding cycles and conservation/restoration projects could
> raise better points than I have.
> Thanks,
> Josh
>
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 8:22 AM  wrote:
>
>> Part of the plan is to use glyphosate.
>>
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>> John and Sue Gregoire
>> Field Ornithologists
>> Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory
>> 5373 Fitzgerald Rd
>> Burdett, NY 14818
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>> "Create and Conserve Habitat"
>>
>> On 2019-11-22 13:12, Gary Kohlenberg wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Alicia ! The meeting in today, Friday Nov. 22nd.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* bounce-124146342-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
>> bounce-124146342-3493...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Alicia
>> *Sent:* Friday, November 22, 2019 8:07 AM
>> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] FLNF Grassland Enhancement Project open
>> house, 11/22/19, in Hector N.Y.
>>
>>
>>
>> According to the Scoping Letter (see the link in Gary's email), the open
>> house is tonight from 6 to 7 pm.
>>
>> On 11/22/2019 8:00 AM, Gary Kohlenberg wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I wanted to let everyone know about an open house that is taking place
>> tomorrow evening at the Finger Lakes Nation Forest ranger station in
>> Hector, NY. with Gregory Flood the Hector District Forest Service Wildlife
>> Biologist. It will give the public an opportunity to discuss a new
>> grassland enhancement project trying to get underway for this upcoming
>> summer. Public comments are being accepted. To provide a comment please see
>> the link below and open the “scoping letter”. Instructions on how to submit
>> a comment are include in that document.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hector Ranger Station
>>
>> 5218 State Route 414
>> Hector, NY 14841
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56961
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>>
>> Gary Kohlenberg
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[cayugabirds-l] Native plant habitat flash mob

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

We still have potted plants to put in the ground down at Lighthouse Point
Woods.  I will be heading down there around noon today for more work.
Sending this spur-of-the-moment message out to try to get a habitat flash
mob to come help out.

Text me at the number below if you need directions.

Jody Enck


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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Habitat work at Jetty Woods / Lighthouse Point on Sunday

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

The Cayuga Bird Club has a busy weekend planned with a field trip Saturday
morning, erection of a MOTUS tower at Myers Point on Saturday afternoon,
and planting native trees/shrubs at Jetty Woods / Lighthouse Point Woods
Sunday starting at 10 am.

I probably will be there earlier getting things ready, and likely will stay
until mid afternoon.

We still have about 25 plants to get in the ground and fenced.
Wear boots, especially given how much rain we are getting this week.  Bring
a pointed shovel if you have one.

Thanks
Jody Enck

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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Habitat project

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,

Thanks to Marie Read for helping me today with the Cayuga Bird Club habitat
project down at Jetty Woods / Lighthouse Point Woods.

Today we put up a lot of fencing around one of our featured plots where we
have planted a number of native tree and shrub species.  Altogether, we put
up about 90 linear feet of fencing today to protect our plants from deer
and rabbit browsing.  We also are using this plot as a temporary tree
nursery for potted plants we have not yet put in the ground.  So, the
fencing will be especially helpful.

We also removed more privet today and got all our unplanted plants
watered.

I will be down there again tomorrow (Monday the 30th) afternoon by about
1:30 pm.  We still have a lot of planting and fencing to do, so any help
you can provide would be really welcomed.

I also found out today that the kids from the New Roots Charter School want
to come back to help us for another day in early October!

Oh, and the birding is really fun, too.  Today, I saw a trifecta of mimids:
Northern Mockingbird, Gray Catbird, and Brown Thrasher.  And, there still
is one Osprey "chick" about 5 weeks old still hanging around the nest.

Please let me know if you might be able to help.

Thanks
Jody Enck


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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Conservation work on Sunday at Jetty Woods (Lighthouse Point)

[Jody Enck]

Hi All,
Last week, members of the Cayuga Bird Club worked with about 15 people from
the New Roots Charter School to plant some of the 70 potted, native
seedlings we recently bought to plant in this locality.  We still have
quite a few to plant and fence.

I will be down at Jetty Woods (called Lighthouse Woods Natural Area by the
Cornell Botanic Gardens) from about 9 am to noon tomorrow (Sunday September
29).  Please feel free to come and give me a hand.  Bring binoculars,
water, bug spray, work gloves, a shovel if you have one, a hand saw if you
want.

Even if you don't want to do much physical labor, I still usually need 3
hands to attach the fencing to fence posts with zip ties.

Park at the city golf course club house and walk in the access road along
the inlet to the woods.

Thanks
Jody Enck

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[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club field trip Saturday the 28th

[Jody Enck]

Hi everyone,

I am leading a half-day field trip this coming Saturday morning.  Meet in
the parking lot at the Lab of Ornithology at 7:30 am.  We'll start at the
Genung Preserve in Freeville -- its one of the properties of the Finger
Lakes Land Trust.  Then we'll head over to Hile School Road.  We'll likely
finish the morning at the Herman Road wetlands just outside of Freeville.

There is a chance of showers Saturday morning, but it looks like the bulk
of the rain will hold off until afternoon.  Nonetheless, be prepared for
some Ithacation from the sky.  It also will be warm.  So, bug spray might
come in handy.  Bring some water to stay hydrated.

The trails at the Genung Preserve are rather flat, but the vegetation is
not mowed, so we'll be wading through some Goldenrod and similar plants.
At Hile School Road, we'll be along the dirt road.  If we have time, we'll
stop by Herman Road (or Cady Road, if Herman is too busy due to the Rt 38
detour).  More walking along the road there.

See you Saturday!
Jody Enck



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] "The mass disappearance of North American birds"

[Jody Enck]

Cayuga Birders, if you are as upset by this news of steeply declining bird
populations as I am, please know that there are tangible efforts you can do
to help.  The Lab of Ornithology article about the decline mentions several
things -- keep cats indoors, make your windows less likely to cause birds
to fly into them, plant native shrubs and flowers around your house and
reduce the area in mowed lawn, drink certified bird-friendly coffee, and
don't use chemical insecticides or herbicides.

You also can get involved in the efforts of the Conservation Action
Committee of the Cayuga Bird Club.  Next Monday, the 23rd from about 9 am
to 3 pm we will be working with students from the New Roots Charter School
to work on habitat improvements in Jetty Woods / Lighthouse Point Woods
just north of the City's Newman Golf Course.  We will be removing invasive
plant species, and planting native trees and shrubs.  We have 70 potted
plants to put in the ground.

We need lots of help, even if it is only for an hour or two that day.
Take off work, call in sick, play hooky, and ask a friend to come with
you.  Seriously, we need your help.  If you'd like to give us a hand,
please contact me directly at jodye...@gmail.com so we can best plan the
day.

Thanks and do what you can for birds.
Jody


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On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 4:02 PM Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:

> Yep, that's what I was talking about.
>
> At 2:00 today, the journal Science
>  released
> the results of a study led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and coauthors
> at six other institutions, showing that 29% of the breeding bird population
> has been lost from the U.S. and Canada since 1970.
>
> Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
> Project Manager
> Distance Learning in Bird Biology
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> k...@cornell.edu
> 607-254-2452
>
> --
> *From:* Magnus Fiskesjo 
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:33 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Kevin J. McGowan <
> k...@cornell.edu>; Laura Stenzler 
> *Subject:* "The mass disappearance of North American birds"
>
> Woa, these may be what you anticipated ...!? Shocking, sad ... / Magnus
>
>
> The Crisis for Birds Is a Crisis for Us All: The mass disappearance of
> North American birds is a dire warning about the planet’s well-being.
> By John W. Fitzpatrick and Peter P. Marra
> Dr. Fitzpatrick is the director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Dr.
> Marra is the director of the Georgetown Environment Initiative.
> New York Times, Sept. 19, 2019
> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/crisis-birds-north-america.html
>
> Birds Are Vanishing From North America: The number of birds in the United
> States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past
> half-century, scientists find. By Carl Zimmer. New York Times, Sept. 19,
> 2019. Updated 3:27 p.m. ET
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/science/bird-populations-america-canada.html?action=click=RelatedLinks=Article
>
>
> --
> Re: Migrants
> From: Kevin J. McGowan
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 9:26 PM
> To: Laura Stenzler; CAYUGABIRDS-L; Magnus Fiskesjo
>
> "Watch this space!"
>
> Look for some fascinating, and depressing information about this topic in
> the next couple of weeks!
>
> Kevin
>
> Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
> Project Manager
> Distance Learning in Bird Biology
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> k...@cornell.edu
> 607-254-2452
>
> From: bounce-123920973-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-123920973-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Magnus Fiskesjo <
> magnus.fiske...@cornell.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 9:10 PM
> To: Laura Stenzler ; CAYUGABIRDS-L <
> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>
> Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Migrants
>
>
> What a lucky occasion!
>
> Such flocks seem rare. I have not seen any of these birds migrating this
> fall, no warblers, despite a number of excursions. I think I have seen just
> one Yellow-rumped warbler. In Lindsay Parsons the other day, the only
> migrants were 2-3 warbling vireos (also, a couple catbirds and goldfinches,
> but those would be local residents, I think?). Otherwise silent and rather
> empty, and most places seem pretty empty of birds ... is my admittedly
> unscientific overall sense. In birdbooks and online, one often sees notes
> on drastic declines in various birds, because of farming, poisons, etc.
> There was a discussion here earlier, involving experts on numbers of
> breeeding birds, and it was interesting to read, but also inconclusive, and
> I still wonder if there are things to read that sum up what we know of the
> overall big-picture decline of bird numbers, if that is what is happening?
>
> --yrs.
> Magnus Fiskesjö, PhD
> Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
> 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird ID help

[Jody Enck]

Hi Carol,
Its a great picture!  And, your description of it holding its tail up was a
good field mark.  Check out the Gnatcatcher page in your field guide.

Jody

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On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 3:21 PM Carol Keeler  wrote:

> Hi all,
> I photographed this little gray bird at Montezuma last Wednesday morning.
> The only little gray bird I know that has white on the edges of its tail is
> a Junco.  This isn't a Junco.  It holds its tail like a Mockingbird.
> Again, that's not what it is.  From its beak I thought it might be a
> warbler.  I'm sorry the pic isn't better, but even at 600mm, it was tiny.
> Can any of you bird experts help me?
>
> https://pbase.com/carol_keeler_photo/image/169653474
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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Behavior

[Jody Enck]

I've always loved August because, for me, it kicks off the fall season.
Yes, the heat and humidity are still high, but you can just feel the
restlessness of nature.  Various blackbirds and swallows are starting to
move around in flocks.  Mourning Doves course the skies in ever increasing
numbers.  And, birds that don't breed in my yard start to show up here.

Today, my 6am walk around the yard did not reveal anything too unusual
although I had a barn swallow winging by by 6:15.  Things really picked up
a bit later, though.  I was trying to work about 9:30, but the activity in
the apple trees out my office window distracted me.  Canada Warbler,
American Redstart, Red-eyed Vireo, and Eastern Wood-Pewee had joined the
regular resident birds.  I took another walk around the yard about 6pm in
heat expecting to see little of great interest.  Imagine my surprise when I
came eye to eye with an adult Hooded Warbler.  You just never know what
you'll find until you go look.

Here is something else I finally made sense out of today.  I sometimes
using pishing when I see the bushes moving and want to try to get a bird to
pop up into view.  I don't think I pish a lot, but use it once in a while
on just about every walk around I do.  I (finally) noticed today that when
I pished, the local, still-breeding birds (Song Sparrows, Gray Catbirds,
American Robins, House Wrens, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Common
Yellowthroats) all responded to the pishing.  They popped up looking to see
what the fuss was all about.  On the other hand, the other birds that were
just foraging through my yard (see second paragraph above) all dove for
cover or just ignored me completely.  I think the reason is that birds that
were just foraging through my yard had nothing really to defend from a
predator (like a nest or young), and could probably just try to escape the
predator without participating in the group defense mobbing behavior.  So,
instead of helping me get better looks at the migrants, I unintentionally
made it harder to see them.

My friendly advice is:  when the calendar turns to August, use more
patience and less pishing.

Good birding!
Jody


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