Thanks very much for your response! I appreciate it! Diana
dianawhitingphotography.com > On May 18, 2020, at 10:39 AM, Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, tent tree or maybe forest tent caterpillar, or some similar > Lepidopteran that lays a compact mass of many hundreds of eggs that all hatch > simultaneously like those in the photo. Food for Cuckoos, but probably not > Prothonotary Warblers. > > -Geo > >>> On May 18, 2020, at 9:20 AM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: >>> >> Geo, do you think they're tent caterpillars? That's what I thought... >> Marie >> >> Marie Read Wildlife Photography >> 452 Ringwood Road >> Freeville NY 13068 USA >> >> e-mail m...@cornell.edu >> Website: http://www.marieread.com >> >> AUTHOR of: >> Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing >> Birds and Their Behavior >> >> https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/ >> ________________________________________ >> From: Geo Kloppel [geoklop...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 9:12 AM >> To: Marie P. Read >> Cc: Whitings; CAYUGABIRDS-L >> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler >> >> It looks like there was an egg mass right on the box, and they’ve all just >> hatched. Be climbing the trees soon. >> >> -Geo >> >>> On May 17, 2020, at 6:59 PM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Diana and Cayugabirders, >>> >>> Here is what birdsoftheworld.org (formerly Birds of North America online) >>> says about Prothonotary Warbler nesting: >>> >>> <Nest Site >>> Selection Process >>> Males establish territories around one or several suitable nest sites, and >>> place moss inside cavities before females arrive. Male displays at each >>> cavity. Female selects nest cavity from among those available. Settlement >>> by female is related partly to quality or number of nest cavities available> >>> and >>> <Nest >>> Construction Process >>> Male places moss in potential nest sites. Amount of moss varies from >>> several pieces to foundation 1–8 cm deep, and male may fashion nest cup in >>> moss. Female alone constructs remainder of nest and lining, with male >>> accompanying but not assisting. > >>> and >>> <Nonbreeding Nests >>> Males place various amounts of moss (but not complete nests) in all >>> available cavities within their territory.> >>> >>> No mention of larvae. I can't quite tell what kind of larvae they are from >>> the one photo I can see on your site. But very interesting observation. I >>> didn't notice anything like this obvious new hatch of larvae on the 3 boxes >>> I observed there last week at Armitage Rd. I also saw/heard at least 3 >>> different males along the road. >>> >>> Marie >>> > -- > 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/ --
