Hummingbird hawkmoths--Hemaris thysbe. Great critters, and teasel is one of their favorite nectar sources.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 21, 2012, at 10:07 AM, "Donna Scott" <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Hi Meena, > Yesterday afternoon, when I was birding by the airport, I drove into the big > round area off Snyder Rd. where Cornell dumps old asphalt, etc., near the > corner of Snyder and Mohawk Rds. > > On the west side piles are a bunch of big purple teasel flowers and maybe > some thistles, too. > I saw what I think was a Hummingbird Moth or a big-bodied moth like that > (large black body with sort of a tail spread like a bird tail!) working the > purple flowers. It had two large antennae and long proboscis. > So, you might want to check there for moths. > I did not check the east side of the asphalt piles for anything. > > Perhaps Marie Read would like to look there for Goldfinches when the flowers > go to seed? > > Donna Scott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Meena Haribal > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 8:07 AM > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Great Horned Owls duet and National moth week > > Hi all, > Today morning when I was out at 4.50 am to look for moths, two Great Horned > owls were duetting. I had a feeling that they were very near possibly on my > spruces, but calling softly. I looked up but could not see them. Sound has > some quality that make you think how far the callers are and how loud their > calls are. I think ears can distinguish this. At least that is the feeling I > have/. They called for more than fifteen minutes. After finishing with my > moths, I went back to bed and I could still hear then from bedroom window for > a few more minutes. I am not sure after that what happened if I fell asleep > or birds stopped calling. > > By the way, July 23-29 there is a National Moth Week for celebrating moths > and biodiversity and being celebrated around the world. I am sure some of you > are interested in this. After all moths are the ones that keep birds alive. > For more information visit this web page. The event is hosted by Bill Evans > in Finger Lakes region. > > http://www.oldbird.org/mothweek/2012NMW.html Hope some of you will join us on > some field trips and also report your backyard moths. > > Cheers > Meena > > Meena Haribal > Ithaca NY 14850 > http://haribal.org/ > http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
