Thanks Kevin! Pete "To know is not all; it is only half. To love is the other half". - John Burroughs " The Art Of Seeing Things"
On Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 10:50 AM Kevin J. McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Undoubtedly some are putting on fat for the upcoming migration, but it is > impossible to tell how much fat a bird carries under its feathers. The > feathers fluff and sleek and completely obscure the details of the body > below. And fat is deposited first on the chest, not the belly. > > Kevin > > > On Aug 15, 2026, at 8:25 AM, Peter Saracino <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Folks. > Is it my imagination or are these hummers visiting my feeders of late > beginning to show a bit of pre-migratory "weight gain" in the tummy area? > Sar > > "To know is not all; it is only half. To love is the other half". > - John Burroughs > " The Art Of Seeing Things" > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Geneseebirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/geneseo.edu/d/msgid/geneseebirds-l/CAJoK8ko4L1v4x5-vCQY0cPr%2Buu45PwzQt4R_i4O%2BXdDnHk4QtQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/geneseo.edu/d/msgid/geneseebirds-l/CAJoK8ko4L1v4x5-vCQY0cPr%2Buu45PwzQt4R_i4O%2BXdDnHk4QtQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
