Amazing. Thanks, Lee.
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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: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:49:58 -0600
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [ENTS] Central Park Wildlife
>
> 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?
>> --
>> 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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