I, too, had that creepy but entertaining image, very briefly! I saw a male scarlet tanager flying overhead from one group of trees to another this morning. Sheffield Road, Ithaca/Enfield town line.
Deb From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nancy Tonachel Gabriel Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2022 9:40 AM To: Peter Saracino <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]; CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tick carrying birds What worried me about this subject line was the dangling participle: image of a gigantic tick, dripping cardinals from its maw. Glad to see the hyphen. Anybody got good news today? On Aug 18, 2022, at 8:11 AM, Peter Saracino <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Folks I've been asked about the Source of my recent letter concerning tick-carrying birds. Herewith, the entry in its entirety: Sar "Several recent studies demonstrate that wild birds transport ticks and their associated diseases during migration. In addition, a number of bird species are able to contract Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium causing Lyme disease, and transport it to uninfected ticks that parasitize the birds for a blood meal. Ground feeding species (cardinals, catbirds, song sparrows, robins) spend a significant amount of time foraging for food at optimal height for ticks, and are excellent hosts and have all demonstrated the ability to infect ticks with the Lyme-disease causing bacteria. "Naturally Curious Day By Day....A Photographic Field Guide and Daily Visit to the Forests, Fields, and Wetlands of Eastern North America" by Mary Holland Pete Saracino -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<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/[email protected]/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/ --
