Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-04 Thread Dave Nutter 
I dig up the entire plant, including the substantial taproot, when I see the 
big heart-shaped leaves, well before the burrs form. Then I leave it 
upside-down to dry out & die, or in a pile of other plants I’m pulling out, 
again with roots in the air. 

- - Dave Nutter

> On Oct 4, 2022, at 9:06 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
> 
> At Salt Pt we discard whole burdock plants & burrs cut up in big garbage 
> bags. 
> Don’t want the things we cut out to seed elsewhere!
> 
> Donna Scott
> Kendal at Ithaca
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 4, 2022, at 9:01 AM, Dave Nutter  wrote:
>> 
>>  Burdock is one of the non-native invasives which I actively eliminate from 
>> my property for this reason. But it’s not just small birds and big burrs 
>> which can be a problem. I once rescued an exhausted Gray Catbird ensnared in 
>> a stand of what I think was Virginia Stickseed, a native plant. 
>> 
>> On a happier note, this morning I have 2 Nashville Warblers hover-gleaning 
>> at Goldenrod flowers outside my kitchen window. 
>> 
>> - - Dave Nutter
>> 
>> On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:00 AM, bob mcguire  wrote:
>> 
>>> So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch 
>>> several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East 
>>> Ithaca RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had 
>>> perished.
>>> 
>>> Bob
>>> 
 On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin  wrote:
 
 So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
 noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky 
 for him you came along. 
 
 Linda Orkin
 
> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes  wrote:
> 
>  Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there 
> was a Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the 
> plant and saw that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the 
> burdock, so I gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck 
> wing feathers away.  I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort 
> of fluttered to the ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an 
> appropriate nearby tree to set it upon, so we just left the bird on the 
> ground—but underneath some large leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to 
> same spot on my walk today, and there was no sign of the bird.  I like to 
> think that it escaped predators.  However, I had several burdock plants 
> attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of hummingbirds getting stuck in spider 
> webs—but this was my first experience of a bird being caught on a burdock 
> plant.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-04 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
At Salt Pt we discard whole burdock plants & burrs cut up in big garbage bags.
Don’t want the things we cut out to seed elsewhere!

Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 4, 2022, at 9:01 AM, Dave Nutter  wrote:

 Burdock is one of the non-native invasives which I actively eliminate from my 
property for this reason. But it’s not just small birds and big burrs which can 
be a problem. I once rescued an exhausted Gray Catbird ensnared in a stand of 
what I think was Virginia Stickseed, a native plant.

On a happier note, this morning I have 2 Nashville Warblers hover-gleaning at 
Goldenrod flowers outside my kitchen window.

- - Dave Nutter

On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:00 AM, bob mcguire 
mailto:bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com>> wrote:

So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch 
several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East Ithaca 
RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had perished.

Bob

On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin 
mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for him 
you came along.

Linda Orkin

On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

 Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there was a 
Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the plant and saw 
that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, so I 
gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing feathers away.  
I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of fluttered to the 
ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an appropriate nearby tree to set 
it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but underneath some large 
leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to same spot on my walk today, and there 
was no sign of the bird.  I like to think that it escaped predators.  However, 
I had several burdock plants attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of hummingbirds 
getting stuck in spider webs—but this was my first experience of a bird being 
caught on a burdock plant.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-04 Thread Dave Nutter 
Burdock is one of the non-native invasives which I actively eliminate from my 
property for this reason. But it’s not just small birds and big burrs which can 
be a problem. I once rescued an exhausted Gray Catbird ensnared in a stand of 
what I think was Virginia Stickseed, a native plant. 

On a happier note, this morning I have 2 Nashville Warblers hover-gleaning at 
Goldenrod flowers outside my kitchen window. 

- - Dave Nutter

> On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:00 AM, bob mcguire  wrote:
> 
> So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch 
> several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East 
> Ithaca RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had 
> perished.
> 
> Bob
> 
>> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin  wrote:
>> 
>> So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
>> noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for 
>> him you came along. 
>> 
>> Linda Orkin
>> 
>>> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes  wrote:
>>> 
>>>  Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there 
>>> was a Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the plant 
>>> and saw that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, 
>>> so I gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing 
>>> feathers away.  I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of 
>>> fluttered to the ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an appropriate 
>>> nearby tree to set it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but 
>>> underneath some large leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to same spot on 
>>> my walk today, and there was no sign of the bird.  I like to think that it 
>>> escaped predators.  However, I had several burdock plants attached to my 
>>> arm!  I’ve heard of hummingbirds getting stuck in spider webs—but this was 
>>> my first experience of a bird being caught on a burdock plant.
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Sara Jane Hymes
>>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-04 Thread Kevin C Packard 
A few years ago at Salt Point I found a tufted titmouse hanging upside down 
with its feathers stuck to a Virginia stickseed plant. I freed it and it stayed 
quietly on the ground for a bit. It was too tired from its ordeal to have the 
energy to fly away, though when I came back in half an hour it had left. 
Hopefully your goldfinch flew off after a rest too.

 Best,

  Kevin



From: bounce-126862921-86653...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Donna Lee Scott 

Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 8:49 AM
To: bob mcguire 
Cc: linda orkin ; Sara Jane Hymes ; 
CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

We cut out all burdock we find at Salt Point, Lansing.
I have found some here at Kendal to cut.

Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:01 AM, bob mcguire  wrote:

So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch 
several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East Ithaca 
RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had perished.

Bob

On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin 
mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for him 
you came along.

Linda Orkin

On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

 Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there was a 
Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the plant and saw 
that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, so I 
gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing feathers away.  
I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of fluttered to the 
ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an appropriate nearby tree to set 
it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but underneath some large 
leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to same spot on my walk today, and there 
was no sign of the bird.  I like to think that it escaped predators.  However, 
I had several burdock plants attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of hummingbirds 
getting stuck in spider webs—but this was my first experience of a bird being 
caught on a burdock plant.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-04 Thread Linda Orkin 
Donna how do you discard that? 

Linda

> On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:49 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
> 
>  We cut out all burdock we find at Salt Point, Lansing. 
> I have found some here at Kendal to cut. 
> 
> Donna Scott
> Kendal at Ithaca
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:01 AM, bob mcguire  wrote:
>>> 
>> So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch 
>> several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East 
>> Ithaca RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had 
>> perished.
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>>> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin  wrote:
>>> 
>>> So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
>>> noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for 
>>> him you came along. 
>>> 
>>> Linda Orkin
>>> 
 On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes  wrote:
 
  Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there 
 was a Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the 
 plant and saw that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the 
 burdock, so I gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck 
 wing feathers away.  I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of 
 fluttered to the ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an 
 appropriate nearby tree to set it upon, so we just left the bird on the 
 ground—but underneath some large leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to 
 same spot on my walk today, and there was no sign of the bird.  I like to 
 think that it escaped predators.  However, I had several burdock plants 
 attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of hummingbirds getting stuck in spider 
 webs—but this was my first experience of a bird being caught on a burdock 
 plant.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-04 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
We cut out all burdock we find at Salt Point, Lansing.
I have found some here at Kendal to cut.

Donna Scott
Kendal at Ithaca
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 4, 2022, at 8:01 AM, bob mcguire  wrote:

So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch 
several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East Ithaca 
RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had perished.

Bob

On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin 
mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for him 
you came along.

Linda Orkin

On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

 Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there was a 
Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the plant and saw 
that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, so I 
gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing feathers away.  
I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of fluttered to the 
ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an appropriate nearby tree to set 
it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but underneath some large 
leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to same spot on my walk today, and there 
was no sign of the bird.  I like to think that it escaped predators.  However, 
I had several burdock plants attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of hummingbirds 
getting stuck in spider webs—but this was my first experience of a bird being 
caught on a burdock plant.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-04 Thread bob mcguire 
So good of you, Sara. This happens all too often. I came across a goldfinch 
several years ago, stuck fast in the burrrs of a burdock along the East Ithaca 
RecWay (near Game Farm Road). Sadly, by the time I came by, it had perished.

Bob

> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:19 PM, Linda Orkin  wrote:
> 
> So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
> noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for 
> him you came along. 
> 
> Linda Orkin
> 
>> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes  wrote:
>> 
>>  Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there was 
>> a Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the plant and 
>> saw that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, so I 
>> gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing feathers 
>> away.  I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of fluttered to 
>> the ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an appropriate nearby tree 
>> to set it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but underneath some 
>> large leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to same spot on my walk today, and 
>> there was no sign of the bird.  I like to think that it escaped predators.  
>> However, I had several burdock plants attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of 
>> hummingbirds getting stuck in spider webs—but this was my first experience 
>> of a bird being caught on a burdock plant.
>> --
>> 
>> Sara Jane Hymes
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-03 Thread Linda Orkin 
So glad you happened along and rescued him. Small birds getting caught in 
noxious weeds as they’re foraging for the seeds is a know hazard. Lucky for him 
you came along. 

Linda Orkin

> On Oct 3, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Sara Jane Hymes  wrote:
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>  Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there was 
> a Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the plant and 
> saw that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, so I 
> gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing feathers away. 
>  I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of fluttered to the 
> ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an appropriate nearby tree to set 
> it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but underneath some large 
> leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to same spot on my walk today, and there 
> was no sign of the bird.  I like to think that it escaped predators.  
> However, I had several burdock plants attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of 
> hummingbirds getting stuck in spider webs—but this was my first experience of 
> a bird being caught on a burdock plant.
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> Sara Jane Hymes
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[cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch mishap

2022-10-03 Thread Sara Jane Hymes 
Yesterday as I was out walking, a couple pointed out to me, that there was a 
Gold Finch flapping about in a burdock plant!  I went up to the plant and saw 
that the bird’s wing was clearly stuck and attached to the burdock, so I 
gathered the bird in my hand and gently pulled its' stuck wing feathers away.  
I half expected it to fly away—but instead it sort of fluttered to the 
ground—and continued to rest.  There wasn’t an appropriate nearby tree to set 
it upon, so we just left the bird on the ground—but underneath some large 
leafed weed—well concealed.  I went to same spot on my walk today, and there 
was no sign of the bird.  I like to think that it escaped predators.  However, 
I had several burdock plants attached to my arm!  I’ve heard of hummingbirds 
getting stuck in spider webs—but this was my first experience of a bird being 
caught on a burdock plant.
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Sara Jane Hymes



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