Carolyn:
They have down feathers underneath the outer feathers. The crows must be
incredibly well insulated--they have been sitting in tree tops in
Minneapolis on a site completely exposed to the wind, through about 15
nights of below zero temperatures this winter.
Lee
Carolyn Summers wrote:
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?
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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.
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Carolyn Summers
63 Ferndale Drive
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
914-478-5712
From: JennyNYC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
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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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