[cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club Trip Sunday June 3ed

[Gladys Birdsall]

Hello Everyone,

I will be leading a half-day trip to the Dorothy McIlroy Bird Sanctuary, a 
preserve of the Finger Lakes Land Trust on Sunday, June 3, 7:00 am - noon. The 
preserve is located along the outlet of Lake Como in the town of Summerhill, 
and has a peat swamp and hemlock forest that supports a high diversity of 
species more commonly found in northern forests. The preserve also protects a 
number of uncommon or rare plant species.   As time permits, we will explore 
some of the other roads in the area.
Meet for carpooling at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology NORTH parking area at 
7:00 am. We will return at noon. Bring a snack and something to drink. Any 
questions, contact Gladys at g...@outlook.com.

Good birding,

Gladys

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[cayugabirds-l] June 4th - Monday Night Seminar - Dark Ecology: Studying Night-time Bird Migration with Radar

[Sarah Wagner]

Good Afternoon,

Next week's Monday Night Seminar (June, 4th) features postdocs Cecilia
Nilsson, Kyle Horton, and Adriaan Docktor.

Join us in person in the auditorium or watch online at:
http://dl.allaboutbirds.org/cornelllab-monday-night-seminars

Doors open at 7:00pm. Free, no registration required.

Thanks for helping to spread the word!

Sarah



*Dark Ecology: Studying Night-time Bird Migration with Radar*

*Speakers: Cecilia Nilsson, Kyle Horton, Adriaan Dokter *

Join us for an evening exploring what normally goes unseen during migration
season, featuring Cecilia Nilsson, Kyle Horton, and Adriaan Dokter, all
Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellows at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Cecilia will talk about why we use radar to study migration, and how she
uses it to learn about how birds migrate and how their migration is shaped
by winds. Kyle will discuss his use of radar to quantify and forecast
migratory flights, from small to large-scales, highlighting the impact of
anthropogenic light at night on nocturnally migrating birds. Finally,
Adriaan will discuss how he uses the radar network to count the number of
migratory birds leaving and entering the US. In this talk we will explore
not only where birds migrate, but also when and where they die, how
successful they reproduce, and how North America’s avifauna has changed
over the last two decades.

Watch our Monday Night Seminar live at *bit.ly/BirdTalks*





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Sarah K Wagner, PhD
Cornell Lab Of Ornithology
sk...@cornell.edu
sarahkwagner.com

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[cayugabirds-l] Bluebirds in Garden

[Poppy Singer]

I put up a bluebird box on my garden fence early this spring. A pair of
bluebirds moved in right away, which was wonderful! I believe they are
currently raising/feeding their second clutch of babies. During the raising
of the first clutch, I was rarely in the garden and there were no problems.

However, I am finding it rather stressful for the both of us now that it is
summer and I want to garden and they want to feed their young. Last night
was such a pleasant time to be gardening, which is what I did, since it was
cool. The problem is that the parents are fearful of being in their box
when I am around. The second I walk toward the garden, they fly out.

As the evening progressed last night, the parents and babies were crying so
pitifully to be with one another, my heart almost couldn't take it! I
provide them with a basket of mealworms beside their nest box. I was hoping
they would get accustomed to my presence.

Do bluebirds eventually relax around humans? Is there a maximum length of
time that the babies can be without their young without dying from hunger
or stress, while I garden? Does anyone know? I don't want them to move out!

Thanks for any knowledge anyone can share my way!

Poppy

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