Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

[Gary Kohlenberg]

I imagine this new solar farm will be leased by Cornell, but built / maintained 
by a third party just like the one at the airport. For the solar company low 
installation cost will be the driving factor. Many separate panels all over 
campus installed by Cornell wouldn't be as cost effective and CU would have to 
maintain them.
The PSC got rid of net metering for residential solar this week so I suspect 
individual homeowner installation will become less desirable even as it has 
also been moving to leased systems.

Gary

On Mar 22, 2017, at 3:22 PM, Melanie Uhlir 
> wrote:

I wish all parking lots had solar panels over them. It would be win-win since 
it would shade the parking lots and they are giant heat-generators and wasted 
space anyway. Put solar panels on top of malls too. On top of hospitals, 
industrial buildings, schools. There are lots of non-habitat spaces solar 
panels ought to go instead of places that support wildlife. Why is that not 
happening?

(yard bird news: I still had 2 Fox Sparrows visiting as of yesterday. I haven't 
seen them today.)

On 3/21/2017 5:40 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
If the goal is to reduce greenhouse gas production, then cutting down trees
is counterproductive when installing solar panels. Also cutting trees down if 
they
are just along the edge of the array makes little sense because the great 
majority
of solar energy is during the middle of the day, not early morning nor late 
afternoon.

Putting solar panels in places that are just creating heat islands, not 
habitats, makes
lots of sense. Put them on rooftops. Put them over parking lots. Put them on 
lawns
that were already getting mowed. That's why home solar is great, but industrial 
scale
makes problems. Those fields that are being replaced as solar "farms" (cute 
name)
will still get rain and have seeds blow in. How will succession be blocked? 
Poisons?

If Cornell first decided to put solar panels on all its rooftops and over all 
its parking
lots, then over, say, the Ag Quad, and had run out places where they could put 
solar
panels without being destructive, I'd be more supportive. I think that grove is 
pretty
special, having seen several Long-eared Owls and a Northern Saw-whet Owl there.

--Dave Nutter

On Mar 20, 2017, at 12:18 PM, marsha kardon 
> wrote:

Please consider this in your efforts to minimize your contribution to climate 
change:

Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns
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29 November 2006 – Cattle-rearing generates more global warming greenhouse 
gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, and smarter 
production methods, including improved animal diets to reduce enteric 
fermentation and consequent methane emissions, are urgently needed, according 
to a new United 
Nations report released today.

“Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today’s most serious 
environmental problems,” senior UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 
official Henning Steinfeld said. “Urgent action is required to remedy the 
situation.”

Cattle-rearing is also a major source of land and water degradation, according 
to the FAO report, Livestock’s Long Shadow–Environmental Issues and 
Options, 
of which Mr. Steinfeld is the senior author.

“The environmental costs per unit of livestock production must be cut by one 
half, just to avoid the level of damage worsening beyond its present level,” it 
warns.

When emissions from land use and land use change are included, the livestock 
sector accounts for 9 per cent of CO2 deriving from human-related activities, 
but produces a much larger share of even more harmful greenhouse gases. It 
generates 65 per cent of human-related nitrous oxide, which has 296 times the 
Global Warming Potential (GWP) of CO2. Most of this comes from manure.

And it accounts for respectively 37 per cent of all human-induced methane (23 
times as warming as CO2), which is largely produced by the digestive system of 
ruminants, and 64 per cent of ammonia, which contributes significantly to acid 
rain.

With increased prosperity, people are consuming more meat and dairy products 
every year, the report notes. Global meat production is projected to more than 
double from 229 million tonnes in 1999/2001 to 465 million tonnes in 2050, 
while milk output is set to climb from 580 to 1043 million tonnes.

The global livestock sector is growing faster than any other agricultural 
sub-sector. It provides livelihoods to about 1.3 billion people and contributes 
about 40 per cent to global agricultural output. For many poor farmers 

[cayugabirds-l] Mucklands

[Mary Jane Thomas]

Hi -

Has anyone been to the Mucklands recently and, if so, are there many Snow Geese 
there?

Thanks.

MJ
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Free Audubon Guide (not the app)

[Eben McLane]

This is an interesting site, Peter. 
I suggest consulting it in conjunction with a site like  
https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/atlas/  , which has 
more information connected to modeled shifts in habitat types. Habitat change 
will come on us more slowly than climate/temperature variables, I’m thinking. 
The site specifies for trees and birds (not all species of either). The site 
also is not as “friendly" as the Audubon one: strong map-reading skills, with 
at least some knowledge of research modeling techniques, will be helpful. 
Anyway, I think these two sites complement each other interestingly. 
Eben

 On Mar 21, 2017, at 10:28 AM, Peter  wrote:




Folksgo to this site and check out the free audubon guide. As I 
explored the listing on Magnolia warblers I noticed that as part of the Guide 
they have a piece on "How climate change could affect this bird's 
range.seem to have one for each species...great resource AND free...
Pete Saracino
The Audubon online Guide to North American Birds 

 is a great resource for all of your bird curiosities.

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[cayugabirds-l] Fox Sparrow in Newfield

[Laura J. Heisey]

Just saw my first ever Fox Sparrow on the ground below my feeders. Life list 
#127. I'm very much looking forward to adding lots more on this year's Spring 
Field Ornithology class field trips.

Laura
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

[Melanie Uhlir]

I wish all parking lots had solar panels over them. It would be win-win 
since it would shade the parking lots and they are giant heat-generators 
and wasted space anyway. Put solar panels on top of malls too. On top of 
hospitals, industrial buildings, schools. There are lots of non-habitat 
spaces solar panels ought to go instead of places that support wildlife. 
Why is that not happening?

(yard bird news: I still had 2 Fox Sparrows visiting as of yesterday. I 
haven't seen them today.)

On 3/21/2017 5:40 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:
> If the goal is to reduce greenhouse gas production, then cutting down 
> trees
> is counterproductive when installing solar panels. Also cutting trees 
> down if they
> are just along the edge of the array makes little sense because the 
> great majority
> of solar energy is during the middle of the day, not early morning nor 
> late afternoon.
>
> Putting solar panels in places that are just creating heat islands, 
> not habitats, makes
> lots of sense. Put them on rooftops. Put them over parking lots. Put 
> them on lawns
> that were already getting mowed. That's why home solar is great, but 
> industrial scale
> makes problems. Those fields that are being replaced as solar "farms" 
> (cute name)
> will still get rain and have seeds blow in. How will succession be 
> blocked? Poisons?
>
> If Cornell first decided to put solar panels on all its rooftops and 
> over all its parking
> lots, then over, say, the Ag Quad, and had run out places where they 
> could put solar
> panels without being destructive, I'd be more supportive. I think that 
> grove is pretty
> special, having seen several Long-eared Owls and a Northern Saw-whet 
> Owl there.
>
> --Dave Nutter
>
> On Mar 20, 2017, at 12:18 PM, marsha kardon  > wrote:
>
>> Please consider this in your efforts to minimize your contribution to 
>> climate change:
>>
>>
>> Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving
>> cars, UN report warns
>>
>> 6.3K Share
>>
>> Print 
>>
>> 29 November 2006 – Cattle-rearing generates more global warming 
>> greenhouse gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, 
>> and smarter production methods, including improved animal diets to 
>> reduce enteric fermentation and consequent methane emissions, are 
>> urgently needed, according to 
>>  a new 
>> United Nations report released today.
>>
>> “Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today’s 
>> most serious environmental problems,” senior UN Food and Agriculture 
>> Organization (FAO) official Henning Steinfeld said. “Urgent action is 
>> required to remedy the situation.”
>>
>> Cattle-rearing is also a major source of land and water degradation, 
>> according to the FAO report, Livestock’s Long Shadow–Environmental 
>> Issues and Options 
>> , 
>> of which Mr. Steinfeld is the senior author.
>>
>> “The environmental costs per unit of livestock production must be cut 
>> by one half, just to avoid the level of damage worsening beyond its 
>> present level,” it warns.
>>
>> When emissions from land use and land use change are included, the 
>> livestock sector accounts for 9 per cent of CO2 deriving from 
>> human-related activities, but produces a much larger share of even 
>> more harmful greenhouse gases. It generates 65 per cent of 
>> human-related nitrous oxide, which has 296 times the Global Warming 
>> Potential (GWP) of CO2. Most of this comes from manure.
>>
>> And it accounts for respectively 37 per cent of all human-induced 
>> methane (23 times as warming as CO2), which is largely produced by 
>> the digestive system of ruminants, and 64 per cent of ammonia, which 
>> contributes significantly to acid rain.
>>
>> With increased prosperity, people are consuming more meat and dairy 
>> products every year, the report notes. Global meat production is 
>> projected to more than double from 229 million tonnes in 1999/2001 to 
>> 465 million tonnes in 2050, while milk output is set to climb from 
>> 580 to 1043 million tonnes.
>>
>> The global livestock sector is growing faster than any other 
>> agricultural sub-sector. It provides livelihoods to about 1.3 billion 
>> people and contributes about 40 per cent to global agricultural 
>> output. For many poor farmers in developing countries livestock are 
>> also a source of renewable energy for draft and an essential source 
>> of organic fertilizer for their crops.
>>
>> Livestock now use 30 per cent of the earth’s entire land surface, 
>> mostly permanent pasture but also including 33 per cent of the global 
>> arable land used to producing feed for livestock, the report notes. 
>> As forests are cleared to create new pastures, it is a major 

[cayugabirds-l] woodcocks displaying - airport

[Michele Mannella]

A few weeks ago we heard at least 3 American Woodcocks peenting and
displaying in the brushy field on Mohawk Road (behind the airport). One of
them was close enough to not only see in the air, but also on the ground,
completing the entire display cycle in full view.

To get there, we take Snyder Road, turn right on Mohawk, and pull in at the
"service road. .

Last night I returned to the location and at at least 3 are still there
putting on a show.

Michele Mannella

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[cayugabirds-l] A trail from Ithaca to Taughannock Falls

[Peter]

For those who may not yet know...

Sounds good for hiking AND birding...

Pete Saracino










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