Thread closed. Not relating to Colorado birds. Thank you
David Suddjian CoBirds list moderator Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 29, 2019, at 12:39 PM, Peggy Gonder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Kirtland's Warbler faced extinction on their breeding grounds in Michigan in > the 1970s. For 40 years, volunteers > planted jack pines and biologists trapped and killed cowbirds, which were > parasitizing Kirtland nests. > > Over the past 4 years, biologists have been removing the cowbird raps and the > amount of cowbird parasitism > has been very low! > > https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/conservation/cowbird-trapping-protect-kirtlands-warbler/ > > This is good news because the population of Kirtland's is now able to stand > on its own, at least as > regards cowbirds. The Mio Michigan community know birding tourism is a cash > cow, so they will > hopefully continue maintaining the breeding grounds with jack pines and > low-growing vegetation. > > If you haven't been to Mio, Michigan (or the other community where Audubon > conducts tours), go! > You are virtually guaranteed to see Kirlands in May. Cheers for a > conservation success story. > > This story was posted mid-summer, but I discovered it when cleaning out my > inbox! > > Good Birding, > > Peggy Gonder > Westminster, CO > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a1a4e298-9def-4460-b91c-5fc602e02584%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0BE689BE-CE94-4567-B60B-A0626AC016AB%40gmail.com.
