Funny you should mention the crows; I was just thinking about them when we
had that bad cold snap and we were in the Catskills last week. A small
flock of them was perched high in trees overlooking a hilltop cemetery; no
cover at all, and I was just wondering what kind of insulation does a crow
have?
--
Carolyn Summers
63 Ferndale Drive
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
914-478-5712
> From: Lee Frelich <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:26:10 -0600
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [ENTS] Central Park Wildlife
>
> Jenny:
>
> Raccoons in Minneapolis are asleep until the Arctic Oscillation reverses
> and gives us temperatures above zero. They sleep for 1-2 weeks during
> outbreaks of arctic air, along with squirrels. We do have about 8,000
> crows in Loring Park every night. If they are so smart, why do they
> perch in windy tree tops all night when its -15 degrees? During the day
> they go somewhere down by the Mississippi River, and return here at
> about 6:00 pm. The pigeons have left the neighborhood (I assume because
> of the crows). Smaller birds like chickadees are staying within the
> crowns of conifers where windchill factors are not so low. Bobcats are
> out at night--they are well insulated and don't care how cold it is.
>
> Lee
>
> [email protected] wrote:
>> Yes, I was there at day break. I was so surprised to see the raccoons.
>> I hope nothing was wrong. Oh, now I'm worried! I take this walk a lot
>> so I'll check the same spot tomorrow. It was right by a stream, so I
>> assumed they were getting a drink before heading to bed. But I don't
>> really know much about raccoons at all. These guys were so cute. I
>> couldn't believe the variety I was seeing that morning (I saw
>> cardinals, chickadees, and red-bellied woodpeckers as well and lots of
>> squirrels, of course). The pigeons and house sparrows were hanging
>> out at the edges of the park where people were putting out seeds for
>> them. Taking walks in the park in the early morning is a new thing
>> for me, so all this animal activity in CP is so fascinating.
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Carolyn Summers <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> Sent: Tue, Jan 5, 2010 2:43 pm
>> Subject: Re: [ENTS] Central Park Wildlife
>>
>> Fantastic! How did you find the racoon? In Hastings, they only come out at
>> twilight. Occasionally I have spotted them hanging around just after the sun
>> rises. Is that when you took the photo - at daybreak? Racoons are my very
>> favorite animal.
>> --
>> Carolyn Summers
>> 63 Ferndale Drive
>> Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
>> 914-478-5712
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: JennyNYC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Reply-To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 07:49:13 -0800 (PST)
>>> To: ENTSTrees <[email protected]
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Subject: [ENTS] Central Park Wildlife
>>>
>>> ENTS,
>>>
>>> An unbelievable morning of wildlife in the middle of NYC on a freezing
>>> cold early morning. It's about 2 minutes. It's a good one.
>>>
>>> http://www.vimeo.com/8544987
>>>
>>> Jenny
>>>
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