Once I tried to persuade to my wife that all creatures have a purpose in the scheme of nature, and she responded with, "Ticks, even?" I must admit I was at a loss to reply.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote: > Eeeew. Ticks are one species I would love to see become extinct. > > On 10/22/2015 2:46 PM, Paul Anderson wrote: > >> A couple of years ago when we had that mild winter, I got a tick on the >> Christmas Bird Count. Not the FOY species I was hoping for! >> >> -Paul >> >> On 10/22/2015 2:22 PM, Donna Lee Scott wrote: >> >>> Some of my animals and I have all had multiple ticks on us in the last 2 >>> weeks, after a summer of relative freedom from them. >>> I am a tick magnet and had 3 on my levis yesterday, then one trying to >>> embed in my thigh, later! Ick! >>> Donna >>> >>> Lansing Station Road >>> Lansing, NY >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: bounce-119809930-15001...@list.cornell.edu [mailto: >>> bounce-119809930-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Melanie Uhlir >>> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:17 PM >>> To: Carolyn McMaster <c...@briarpatchvet.com>; 'Ann Mitchell' < >>> annmitchel...@gmail.com>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> >>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deer ticks >>> >>> Good grief! Thank you for the heads-up!! >>> >>> Melanie >>> >>> On 10/22/2015 1:39 PM, Carolyn McMaster wrote: >>> >>>> Dr. Carolyn McMaster here, >>>> Just a note of caution for all you fellow birders. This is the season >>>> when ticks are most active. Even after it freezes, if it goes above >>>> freezing during the day, the ticks will be foraging for a blood meal. >>>> Only after continual hard frosts will they go dormant. Lyme disease >>>> is becoming more and more common around here. >>>> Carolyn >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: bounce-119808363-47503...@list.cornell.edu >>>> [mailto:bounce-119808363-47503...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Ann >>>> Mitchell >>>> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:33 AM >>>> To: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu >>>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Deer ticks >>>> >>>> Just a heads up. I know I am attracted to ticks, or the other way >>>> around, but they are still with us. I discovered one on me after a >>>> walk at Roy Park Preserve last evening. >>>> Good birding, >>>> Ann >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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/ >>> >>> -- >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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/ >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >> > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- asher -- 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/ --
