Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.

[AB Clark]

a. Starlings are declining in Europe also, apparently due to farming practices 
(no grain lying around?  hedgerows?).  But if you want to look for some “black 
bird” related explanations, check out the USDA site to see how many “nuisance” 
birds were killed using Avitrol on big feedlots where a LOT of those pesky 
birds eat grains….feedlots=where our breeding populations gather in the winter. 
 The USDA takes responsibility proudly for 1-2 million a year.

b. When BU puts out pelletized lawn feeder/weed killer, there are usually some 
dead robins.  

c. The deer problem is solvable (less deer and ardent replantings) but it will 
take many generations.  Maybe you have heard my grad student Justin describe 
his research.  There are basically no understory nesting warblers and other 
species in the Nature Preserve now.  For instance.  And understory takes a long 
time and replanting to come back after decades of being eaten.

d. Data is still out, of course, but wind farms at least appear to be the 
largest problem for larger birds…eagles, hawks, vultures. Yes, there are things 
that can be done to make them safer—studies done and published and ongoing.  
Wind farms probably won’t turn out to be biggies (my thought), but much of this 
decline happened over the previous 4 decades, not just since wind farms got 
big. 

e. Migrants are also definitely being hit in their wintering grounds….remember 
the Amazon fires, as an ongoing example.  I don’t want to think about how many 
tamarin and other small mammal species we have lost forever in those…but burns 
don’t leave lots of habitat to return to after a summer up here.  Thats only 
one kind of habitat loss.  The Bahamas wasn’t trivial.

so many many hits..

> On Sep 19, 2019, at 8:03 PM, David Nicosia  wrote:
> 
> 
> 1. Why are european starlings declining?  That is crazy but concerning when a 
> seemingly adaptable invasive specie is dying off. 
> 2. Could it be related (in part) to West Nile Virus? 
> https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/11/west-nile-virus-still-wiping-out-birds-across-north-america
>  
> 
> 3. Grassland birds have been declining for decades and will continue unless 
> farming practices are changed and more bird friendly.  In the northeast U.S, 
> we have lost many farms and they have reverted back to woodlands. I see this 
> in many areas of Bradford Co. PA where I grew up. I remember a lot of field 
> birds in places that are now full of saplings 30 feet tall. 
> 4. Rampant deer populations destroying undergrowth for many ground nesters.  
> The DEC locally needs to find a solution here. This is manageable! 
> 5. Pesticides and herbicides (especially the lawn treatments) which are so 
> common. I always wonder how this affects Robins and other birds that forage 
> on the ground. I never use this stuff on my "lawn" and it has a lot of weeds. 
> So what.  I could care less what people think.  
> 6. Spruce budworm population cycles in our boreal forests. This could explain 
> decline in warblers since there was a massive outbreak of budworms in the 70s 
> and 80s. Many warbler's populations are tied to these cycles. The 1990s and 
> 2000s there was a lull and now they are on their way up again. This could 
> explain a more natural cycle in warbler populations independent of vireos. 
> (this is speculation). 
> 7. More towers and wind farms?  If a wind farm and tower are lighted properly 
> does it kill that many songbirds at night?  The FCC has new guidelines which 
> supposedly reduces tower kills. 
> https://abcbirds.org/article/communication-tower-owners-change-lighting-protect-birds/
>  
> 
>Not sure if this is working but hopefully so. 
> 8. Invasive species.  Look at the wholesale changes when all of our ash trees 
> die, hemlocks and others. Also invasive fish, plants etc. 
> 
> There is probably many others which is sobering. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 4:21 PM Purbita Saha  > wrote:
> Adding Audubon magazine's coverage on the Cornell study as well, not for 
> shameless promotion but because it has a helpful graphic and also does a 
> by-habitat breakdown of the declines.
> 
> https://www.audubon.org/news/north-america-has-lost-more-1-4-birds-last-50-years-new-study-says
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Just spent my lunch at a hawkwatch and was at least happy to see many chimney 
> swifts.
> 
> Happy birding (and conserving),
> Purbita 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 2:28 PM Andrew Baksh  > wrote:
> And on that note. A call on Bronx Birders to please contact Margarita 
> Eremeyev at mereme...@gmail.com 
> 
> She is doing extensive research on the possible adverse 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.

[David Nicosia]

1. Why are european starlings declining?  That is crazy but concerning when
a seemingly adaptable invasive specie is dying off.
2. Could it be related (in part) to West Nile Virus?
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/11/west-nile-virus-still-wiping-out-birds-across-north-america
3. Grassland birds have been declining for decades and will continue unless
farming practices are changed and more bird friendly.  In the northeast
U.S, we have lost many farms and they have reverted back to woodlands. I
see this in many areas of Bradford Co. PA where I grew up. I remember a lot
of field birds in places that are now full of saplings 30 feet tall.
4. Rampant deer populations destroying undergrowth for many ground
nesters.  The DEC locally needs to find a solution here. This is
manageable!
5. Pesticides and herbicides (especially the lawn treatments) which are so
common. I always wonder how this affects Robins and other birds that forage
on the ground. I never use this stuff on my "lawn" and it has a lot of
weeds. So what.  I could care less what people think.
6. Spruce budworm population cycles in our boreal forests. This could
explain decline in warblers since there was a massive outbreak of budworms
in the 70s and 80s. Many warbler's populations are tied to these cycles.
The 1990s and 2000s there was a lull and now they are on their way up
again. This could explain a more natural cycle in warbler populations
independent of vireos. (this is speculation).
7. More towers and wind farms?  If a wind farm and tower are lighted
properly does it kill that many songbirds at night?  The FCC has new
guidelines which supposedly reduces tower kills.
https://abcbirds.org/article/communication-tower-owners-change-lighting-protect-birds/
 Not sure if this is working but hopefully so.
8. Invasive species.  Look at the wholesale changes when all of our ash
trees die, hemlocks and others. Also invasive fish, plants etc.

There is probably many others which is sobering.








On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 4:21 PM Purbita Saha  wrote:

> Adding Audubon magazine's coverage on the Cornell study as well, not for
> shameless promotion but because it has a helpful graphic and also does a
> by-habitat breakdown of the declines.
>
>
> https://www.audubon.org/news/north-america-has-lost-more-1-4-birds-last-50-years-new-study-says
>
>
> Just spent my lunch at a hawkwatch and was at least happy to see many
> chimney swifts.
>
> Happy birding (and conserving),
> Purbita
>
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 2:28 PM Andrew Baksh 
> wrote:
>
>> And on that note. A call on Bronx Birders to please contact Margarita
>> Eremeyev at mereme...@gmail.com
>>
>> She is doing extensive research on the possible adverse effects the
>> planned paving of the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx May
>> have on wildlife. For example, the Rusty Blackbirds that have utilized the
>> wetland area near Tibbets Brook might be affected.
>>
>> There have been quite a few of us enjoying some of the birds being
>> reported from that borough as of late. Please take the time out to contact
>> Margarita to see if you could be of  assistance.
>>
>> Thank You
>>
>> 
>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
>> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
>> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>>
>> 風 Swift as the wind
>> 林 Quiet as the forest
>> 火 Conquer like the fire
>> 山 Steady as the mountain
>> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
>> 
>>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>>
>> (") _ (")
>>
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>>
>>
>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>>
>> On Sep 19, 2019, at 2:19 PM, Richard Guthrie 
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From:* The Washington Post 
>> *Date:* September 19, 2019 at 2:01:29 PM EDT
>> *To:* richardpguth...@gmail.com
>> *Subject:* *News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its birds since
>> 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution
>> and cats.*
>> *Reply-To:* The Washington Post 
>>
>> A massive study of bird populations, using decades of survey data as well
>> as weather radar readings of migratory flocks, shows the United States and
>> Canada have lost 3 billion birds in the past 50 years. The declines have
>> hit sparrows, finches, warblers, thrushes, swallows and many other familiar
>> groups.
>>
>> [image: The Washington Post]
>> 
>> Democracy Dies in Darkness
>>
>> *News Alert* Sep 19, 2:01 PM
>>
>> North America has lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts
>> blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.
>> 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] "The mass disappearance of North American birds"

[Jody Enck]

Cayuga Birders, if you are as upset by this news of steeply declining bird
populations as I am, please know that there are tangible efforts you can do
to help.  The Lab of Ornithology article about the decline mentions several
things -- keep cats indoors, make your windows less likely to cause birds
to fly into them, plant native shrubs and flowers around your house and
reduce the area in mowed lawn, drink certified bird-friendly coffee, and
don't use chemical insecticides or herbicides.

You also can get involved in the efforts of the Conservation Action
Committee of the Cayuga Bird Club.  Next Monday, the 23rd from about 9 am
to 3 pm we will be working with students from the New Roots Charter School
to work on habitat improvements in Jetty Woods / Lighthouse Point Woods
just north of the City's Newman Golf Course.  We will be removing invasive
plant species, and planting native trees and shrubs.  We have 70 potted
plants to put in the ground.

We need lots of help, even if it is only for an hour or two that day.
Take off work, call in sick, play hooky, and ask a friend to come with
you.  Seriously, we need your help.  If you'd like to give us a hand,
please contact me directly at jodye...@gmail.com so we can best plan the
day.

Thanks and do what you can for birds.
Jody


Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network
607-379-5940


On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 4:02 PM Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:

> Yep, that's what I was talking about.
>
> At 2:00 today, the journal Science
>  released
> the results of a study led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and coauthors
> at six other institutions, showing that 29% of the breeding bird population
> has been lost from the U.S. and Canada since 1970.
>
> Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
> Project Manager
> Distance Learning in Bird Biology
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> k...@cornell.edu
> 607-254-2452
>
> --
> *From:* Magnus Fiskesjo 
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:33 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Kevin J. McGowan <
> k...@cornell.edu>; Laura Stenzler 
> *Subject:* "The mass disappearance of North American birds"
>
> Woa, these may be what you anticipated ...!? Shocking, sad ... / Magnus
>
>
> The Crisis for Birds Is a Crisis for Us All: The mass disappearance of
> North American birds is a dire warning about the planet’s well-being.
> By John W. Fitzpatrick and Peter P. Marra
> Dr. Fitzpatrick is the director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Dr.
> Marra is the director of the Georgetown Environment Initiative.
> New York Times, Sept. 19, 2019
> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/crisis-birds-north-america.html
>
> Birds Are Vanishing From North America: The number of birds in the United
> States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past
> half-century, scientists find. By Carl Zimmer. New York Times, Sept. 19,
> 2019. Updated 3:27 p.m. ET
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/science/bird-populations-america-canada.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
>
>
> --
> Re: Migrants
> From: Kevin J. McGowan
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 9:26 PM
> To: Laura Stenzler; CAYUGABIRDS-L; Magnus Fiskesjo
>
> "Watch this space!"
>
> Look for some fascinating, and depressing information about this topic in
> the next couple of weeks!
>
> Kevin
>
> Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
> Project Manager
> Distance Learning in Bird Biology
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> k...@cornell.edu
> 607-254-2452
>
> From: bounce-123920973-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-123920973-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Magnus Fiskesjo <
> magnus.fiske...@cornell.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 9:10 PM
> To: Laura Stenzler ; CAYUGABIRDS-L <
> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>
> Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Migrants
>
>
> What a lucky occasion!
>
> Such flocks seem rare. I have not seen any of these birds migrating this
> fall, no warblers, despite a number of excursions. I think I have seen just
> one Yellow-rumped warbler. In Lindsay Parsons the other day, the only
> migrants were 2-3 warbling vireos (also, a couple catbirds and goldfinches,
> but those would be local residents, I think?). Otherwise silent and rather
> empty, and most places seem pretty empty of birds ... is my admittedly
> unscientific overall sense. In birdbooks and online, one often sees notes
> on drastic declines in various birds, because of farming, poisons, etc.
> There was a discussion here earlier, involving experts on numbers of
> breeeding birds, and it was interesting to read, but also inconclusive, and
> I still wonder if there are things to read that sum up what we know of the
> overall big-picture decline of bird numbers, if that is what is happening?
>
> --yrs.
> Magnus Fiskesjö, PhD
> Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Cornell

Re:[cayugabirds-l] "The mass disappearance of North American birds"

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Yep, that's what I was talking about.

At 2:00 today, the journal 
Science 
released the results of a study led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and 
coauthors at six other institutions, showing that 29% of the breeding bird 
population has been lost from the U.S. and Canada since 1970.

Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
Project Manager
Distance Learning in Bird Biology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
k...@cornell.edu
607-254-2452


From: Magnus Fiskesjo 
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:33 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Kevin J. McGowan 
; Laura Stenzler 
Subject: "The mass disappearance of North American birds"

Woa, these may be what you anticipated ...!? Shocking, sad ... / Magnus


The Crisis for Birds Is a Crisis for Us All: The mass disappearance of North 
American birds is a dire warning about the planet’s well-being.
By John W. Fitzpatrick and Peter P. Marra
Dr. Fitzpatrick is the director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Dr. Marra is 
the director of the Georgetown Environment Initiative.
New York Times, Sept. 19, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/crisis-birds-north-america.html

Birds Are Vanishing From North America: The number of birds in the United 
States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past 
half-century, scientists find. By Carl Zimmer. New York Times, Sept. 19, 2019. 
Updated 3:27 p.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/science/bird-populations-america-canada.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article


--
Re: Migrants
From: Kevin J. McGowan
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 9:26 PM
To: Laura Stenzler; CAYUGABIRDS-L; Magnus Fiskesjo

"Watch this space!"

Look for some fascinating, and depressing information about this topic in the 
next couple of weeks!

Kevin

Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
Project Manager
Distance Learning in Bird Biology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
k...@cornell.edu
607-254-2452

From: bounce-123920973-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Magnus Fiskesjo 

Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 9:10 PM
To: Laura Stenzler ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Migrants


What a lucky occasion!

Such flocks seem rare. I have not seen any of these birds migrating this fall, 
no warblers, despite a number of excursions. I think I have seen just one 
Yellow-rumped warbler. In Lindsay Parsons the other day, the only migrants were 
2-3 warbling vireos (also, a couple catbirds and goldfinches, but those would 
be local residents, I think?). Otherwise silent and rather empty, and most 
places seem pretty empty of birds ... is my admittedly unscientific overall 
sense. In birdbooks and online, one often sees notes on drastic declines in 
various birds, because of farming, poisons, etc. There was a discussion here 
earlier, involving experts on numbers of breeeding birds, and it was 
interesting to read, but also inconclusive, and I still wonder if there are 
things to read that sum up what we know of the overall big-picture decline of 
bird numbers, if that is what is happening?

--yrs.
Magnus Fiskesjö, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
McGraw Hall, Room 201. Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
E-mail: magnus.fiske...@cornell.edu, or: n...@cornell.edu

From: bounce-123920880-84019...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-123920880-84019...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Laura Stenzler 
[l...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 7:56 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Migrants

Hi all,
This evening between 5:30 and 7 pm there was a large migrant flock moving 
around our yard on Hunt Hill Rd, east of Ithaca. They went back and forth and 
generally stayed in the vicinity, which I found unusual and wonderful. As 
always, they were moving fast from spot to spot, hiding behind leaves and 
generally being a pain to identify. But I did see the following:
Swainson's Thrush
Robin
Parula Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Baybreasted Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Chestnut sided Warbler
Common Yellow Throat
Red-eyed Vireo
Catbird
Chipping Sparrow
Phoebe
Eastern Wood pewee
Titmouse
Goldfinch
Chickadee
Hummingbird

Plus a couple of warblers I was unsure about.  Possible Pine Warbler and 
Blackpoll Warbler. But I am not confident about either.
It was a fun and amazing 1 1/2 hours!

Cheers!
Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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[cayugabirds-l] "The mass disappearance of North American birds"

[Magnus Fiskesjo]

Woa, these may be what you anticipated ...!? Shocking, sad ... / Magnus


The Crisis for Birds Is a Crisis for Us All: The mass disappearance of North 
American birds is a dire warning about the planet’s well-being.
By John W. Fitzpatrick and Peter P. Marra 
Dr. Fitzpatrick is the director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Dr. Marra is 
the director of the Georgetown Environment Initiative.
New York Times, Sept. 19, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/crisis-birds-north-america.html

Birds Are Vanishing From North America: The number of birds in the United 
States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past 
half-century, scientists find. By Carl Zimmer. New York Times, Sept. 19, 2019. 
Updated 3:27 p.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/science/bird-populations-america-canada.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article


--
Re: Migrants
From: Kevin J. McGowan
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 9:26 PM
To: Laura Stenzler; CAYUGABIRDS-L; Magnus Fiskesjo

"Watch this space!"

Look for some fascinating, and depressing information about this topic in the 
next couple of weeks!

Kevin

Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
Project Manager
Distance Learning in Bird Biology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
k...@cornell.edu
607-254-2452

From: bounce-123920973-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Magnus Fiskesjo 

Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 9:10 PM
To: Laura Stenzler ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Migrants
 

What a lucky occasion! 

Such flocks seem rare. I have not seen any of these birds migrating this fall, 
no warblers, despite a number of excursions. I think I have seen just one 
Yellow-rumped warbler. In Lindsay Parsons the other day, the only migrants were 
2-3 warbling vireos (also, a couple catbirds and goldfinches, but those would 
be local residents, I think?). Otherwise silent and rather empty, and most 
places seem pretty empty of birds ... is my admittedly unscientific overall 
sense. In birdbooks and online, one often sees notes on drastic declines in 
various birds, because of farming, poisons, etc. There was a discussion here 
earlier, involving experts on numbers of breeeding birds, and it was 
interesting to read, but also inconclusive, and I still wonder if there are 
things to read that sum up what we know of the overall big-picture decline of 
bird numbers, if that is what is happening? 

--yrs.
Magnus Fiskesjö, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
McGraw Hall, Room 201. Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
E-mail: magnus.fiske...@cornell.edu, or: n...@cornell.edu  

From: bounce-123920880-84019...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-123920880-84019...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Laura Stenzler 
[l...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 7:56 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Migrants

Hi all,
This evening between 5:30 and 7 pm there was a large migrant flock moving 
around our yard on Hunt Hill Rd, east of Ithaca. They went back and forth and 
generally stayed in the vicinity, which I found unusual and wonderful. As 
always, they were moving fast from spot to spot, hiding behind leaves and 
generally being a pain to identify. But I did see the following:
Swainson's Thrush
Robin
Parula Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Baybreasted Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Chestnut sided Warbler
Common Yellow Throat
Red-eyed Vireo
Catbird
Chipping Sparrow
Phoebe
Eastern Wood pewee
Titmouse
Goldfinch
Chickadee
Hummingbird

Plus a couple of warblers I was unsure about.  Possible Pine Warbler and 
Blackpoll Warbler. But I am not confident about either.
It was a fun and amazing 1 1/2 hours!

Cheers!
Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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[cayugabirds-l] 2019 Muckrake Report

[bob mcguire]

The Cayuga Bird Club sponsored two teams in this year’s Montezuma Muckrace, 
held over a week ago. The event is a fundraiser for the Friends of the 
Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Over the past 23 years it has raised over $145,000 
for projects in the Complex. If you would like to donate you may do so at 
https://friendsofmontezuma.org/projects-programs/muckrace/ 
. 

 I have prepared a rather lengthy report for our team - the ARROGANT BUSTARDS 
(Susan Danskin, Diane Morton, Deirdre Anderson, Dave Nutter, Ken Kemphues, Gary 
Kohlenberg, and myself) - for the October CBC newsletter. Several people have 
asked, “So, how did you do?”. Here is a brief summary. 

This year some 34 teams (more than 145 participants) over the course of 24 
hours (7pm September 6 - 7pm on the 7th) tallied more than 150 species. The 
winning competitive team was From rochester with 119. The winning recreational 
team had 130. The high count for photographers was 70 (Suan Yong and Mark 
Miller). Both of the CBC-sponsored teams came in with 91! 

Most of the participants agreed that it was an uncommonly slow day this year. 
Shorebird habitat was in short supply and for some reason (perhaps the recent 
passage of a cold front) forest birds, warblers in particular, were scarce. The 
highlights for our team were the gorgeous female Baltimore Oriole foraging 
below Tschache Tower, the elusive Mockingbird that Susan spotted as we sped by, 
and a spontaneously-calling Barred Owl along Van Dyne Spoor Road at the end of 
the day.
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[cayugabirds-l] Orioles eating tomatoes

[psaracin]

Folks I'm getting a complaint that Orioles have been eating a friend's 
tomatoes. Might this be true? Thanks much.Pete Saracino Sent from my Verizon, 
Samsung Galaxy smartphone
 
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