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[cayugabirds-l] Swallows mobbing a raptor

2020-07-17 Thread Peter Saracino

So I go outside to get some parsley out of the garden and am suddenly met
with the "squeaky" calls of birds and look up to see close to 20 tree
swallows mobbing a sharp shin hawk! The hawk flushes and the swallows give
chase and the raptor lands in another tree. The swallows are going crazy
and the raptor finally leaves. The swallows continue to fly/soar about and
finally vanish to who knows where.
A very cool experience!
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Swallows mobbing raptor

2020-07-17 Thread Peter Saracino

So I go outside to get some parsley out of the garden and am suddenly met
with the "squeaky" calls of birds and look up to see close to 20 tree
swallows mobbing a sharp shin hawk! The hawk flushes and the swallows give
chase and the raptor lands in another tree. The swallows are going crazy
and the raptor finally leaves. The swallows continue to fly/soar about and
finally vanish to who knows where.
Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Don’t underestimate swallows.

2020-07-01 Thread Peter Saracino

Anne I've had barn swallows nesting in a small shed on my property come way
up to the house and dive bomb my cat - and the cat was far from the nest
and no apparent threat! I love it when I'm out to mow and they go about
wake hunting as they catch the insects my mowing stirs up. It is a sad day
indeed in late August when I am mowing and the swallows are no more. What a
gift the natural world.
Pete Sar


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> A red-tailed hawk just sailed over my house very low surrounded on all
> sides by shrieking and Tees-zweeting swallows, both tree and barn and
> perhaps 20 total. Looked like some slower flying, shorter tailed juv barn
> swallows in the mix.  They were really really committed to seeing the hawk
> off. How would a redtail ever grab a swallow?  They clearly thought it
> possible.
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[cayugabirds-l] Insect-hawking Waxwings

2020-07-01 Thread Peter Saracino

Had a cool experience on the leg of the Ontario Pathways/Rt. 96 today near
Phelps; NY. I was standing on the second bridge from the road and
encountered a very big hatch of tiny insects over the stream. A number of
waxwings were perched in a tree over the stream and would fly into the
insect swarm, snapping their bill's as they did so, and consume the
insects. They would then return to their perch for a bit of a rest and then
proceed to go hawking again. They were acting like they've found the
Motherload! I've never seen anything quite like it like it! It was very
cool.
The things we see when we're out there observing!
Pete Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] RIP Chuck Hetzel

2020-07-01 Thread Peter Saracino

Rest in Peace Chuck.
Pete Saracino

On Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 9:53 AM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> Some in this birding community may have known Charles (Chuck) Hetzel from
> Philadelphia who was an expert Birder & champion for good bird habitats
> Chuck, age 90,  died early this morning near Media, Pennsylvania where he
> was in assisted care near his daughter’s home.
>
> In the 1990s Chuck, his wife, Karen, and I found a Cerulean Warbler at the
> Salmon Creek Rd. Preserve just as we walked up into the tall trees near
> Brooks Hill Road.
> He was also studying Swamp Sparrows at Niemi Rd.
>
> Later, I asked him how he learned all the birds and their calls so well,
> and in his quiet, terse way, he replied “the Hard Way”.
>  Chuck was a man of few words but many talents.
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Warbler ID help

2020-06-19 Thread Peter Saracino

A Connecticut warbler was observed at Firehouse woods this Spring/late May
near Braddock Bay. Not long after, another was observed near Sodus point.
Neither appeared to remain long. But hey, ya never know.
Pete Sar

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020, 4:05 PM  wrote:

> Hi to you both. My hearing is pretty well dead these days but the
> phenology for Connecticut here is mostly as a rare fall migrant and a fins
> at this time would be incredible. Even in fall when we were an active
> passerine banding station (30 years) we had but a very few.
> Our one spring sighting was in the Finger Lakes National Forest many years
> ago.
> John
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> On 2020-06-18 19:45, Leona Lauster wrote:
>
> Hi Alyssa,
>  My my iBird Pro app says similar sounds for Connecticut Warbler are
> Common Yellowthroat & Northern Waterthrush.
>  Hope this helps.
> Leona Lauster
>
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> On Jun 18, 2020, at 3:24 PM, Johnson, Alyssa 
> wrote:
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>
> Today is my first day back at the Montezuma Audubon Center, so you know I
> had to take a walk on the trails! I thought I heard a Connecticut Warbler,
> but looking at eBird, it's considered rare for this area and 2 of the 3
> sightings were later in the summer, probably migration. What is something I
> could be confusing his song with?
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[cayugabirds-l] How hummingbirds actually drink

2020-06-13 Thread Peter Saracino

Cool and brief video on how hummingbirds actually drink.
 https://journeynorth.org/tm/humm/tongue_fluid_trap.html

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[cayugabirds-l] BirdNet App

2020-06-09 Thread Peter Saracino

Hi fellow birders.
I'm having fun playing around with the Cornell app "BirdNet" (currently for
android only). It allows you to record a song and then tries to identify
the bird making the sound. It then provides a Wikipedia page with info.
about that bird. It's still in the developmental stage but I've been trying
it out and so far it's been correct on a number of species including a
rather distant warbling vireo! The only bird it got wrong so far was a
wormeating warbler. I played its song using my Ibird pro app and BirdNet
said it was a chipping sparrow (the songs are similar).
Anyway, am wondering if anyone else out there has been using it and with
what degree of success. So far it's been spot on for Oriole, cardinal,
house wren, red-bellied woodpecker, indigo bunting, wood thrush, warbling
vireo and robin (those are the only ones I've tried so far in real life).
Thanks.
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Cowbirds revisited

2020-06-06 Thread Peter Saracino

"The female cowbird lays up to 40 eggs in one summer, which explains why
there are 214 species of birds known to have been parasitized."
"Naturally Curious A Photographic Guide and Month-by-Month Journey through
the Fields, Woods, and Marshes of New England."
By Mary Holland
Pete Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Listening to birds

2020-06-01 Thread Peter Saracino

Right you are Bob (about our fine and talented local folks)!
Pete Sar

On Mon, Jun 1, 2020, 9:21 AM bob mcguire 
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> Thanks, Pete, for posting. And note that the sounds come from local folks
> - the best in the business! Lang Elliott, Matt Medler, Greg Budney, Will
> Hershberger.
>
> Bob McGuire
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> On Jun 1, 2020, at 9:16 AM, Peter Saracino 
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[cayugabirds-l] Listening to birds

2020-06-01 Thread Peter Saracino

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/31/nyregion/coronavirus-birding-nyc.html

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Murder most Fowl - Saturday 5/30

2020-05-31 Thread Peter Saracino

Last year while doing our weekly survey at the refuge, Jackie Bakker and I
watched as a great blue heron patiently worked at swallowing a muskrat
whole!!
All that was left to go down were the feet- at which point the bird coughed
the entire rat up and out.only to start over. At another time, Reuben
Stofus and I watched as a great blue was having a pi-billed grebe for lunch.
I guess it's literally "dog-eat-dig out there
Pete Sar

On Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:34 PM Glenn Wilson  wrote:

> We watched a turtle grab a Pied-billed Grebe and pull it under. It got
> free and the turtle did it again. The second time, the Grebe flew away
>
> Glenn Wilson
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> On May 31, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Linda Post Van Buskirk 
> wrote:
>
> 
> Consider the snapping turtle as a possibility.  They have been known to
> attack mature ducks as well as to take ducklings, which is more common.
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> *From:* bounce-124666854-3493...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-124666854-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Gary Kohlenberg <
> jg...@cornell.edu>
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 31, 2020 2:29 PM
> *To:* Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
> *Cc:* Sandy Podulka ; CAYUGABIRDS-L <
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> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Murder most Fowl - Saturday 5/30
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> I hadn’t thought of Mustelid or Possum as Wes suggested as a culprit.
>
> As only one bird lost his head that could be predation after death. One
> other bird dead with head attached and another dying with possible neck
> issues makes the suggestion of botulism by Kevin Cummings and Morgan
> Hapeman interesting. I know Montezuma has had problems with this in the
> past. The water in Shindagin is pretty stagnant which could be a problem.
> It also better answers the unlikely idea of multiple birds shot in such a
> manner.
>
> Gary
>
> On May 31, 2020, at 11:53 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes <
> c...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>
>  Just throwing this out there as another possibility: weasel or ferret.
>
> This is, as I understand it, classic kill method used by these Mustelids.
> They’ve been know to kill off an entire flock of chickens in a night,
> severing heads with minimal disruption to the rest of the body.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris T-H
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>
>
> On May 31, 2020, at 11:07, Sandy Podulka  wrote:
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> That is also one of my favorite places!
>
> I have seen 4 male Mallards in that small pond consistently this spring
> (but not today, and I guess I now know why).
> I have no idea what could kill so many birds in such an odd way except a
> hunter, or maybe a group of hunters--I would think an owl wouldn't have a
> chance at all of them at once, as the others would fly off.
>
> So sorry to hear this. As we are learning in so many ways these days,
> people can be truly cruel.
>
> Sandy Podulka
>
> At 10:08 AM 5/31/2020, Gary Kohlenberg wrote:
>
> Saturday I walked with my daughter down Shindagin Hollow Rd., in the State
> Forest, to the intersection with Gulf Creek Rd. for exercise, fun and to
> show her the area. It was very birdy and beautiful as usual especially the
> beaver pond at the bottom of the hill. This place always reminds me of the
> Adirondacks and is a favorite of mine.
>
> There was a surprising amount of traffic on Shindagin Rd. both cars and
> mountain bikers savoring the nice day. Some out of state plates on cars of
> dozens parked at the intersection and FLT crossing. I was reminded how
> popular this area is and how much we need wild areas during a pandemic.
>
> We were amazed at how many Red Newts were crossing the road. Some didnâ€™t
> make it unharmed, but most of them did. I learned about their life cycle,
> that they are toxic, but contain off the charts cuteness. We tried to help
> a couple on the journey, but they are very independent minded and donâ€™t
> need any intervention.
>
> We noticed a dead bird in the pond by the outflow pipe under the road; a
> dead male Mallard. Kayla thought it quite interesting and checked to find
> it had no head. I thought that was weird, but I have seen it before, and
> guessed maybe an owl had decapitated it. Iâ€™m not actually positive owls
> would or could do this, but seem to remember some discussion about this. If
> anyone knows if it can be a thing please enlighten me.
>
> I scanned the pond and saw movement which was another male Mallard
> struggling in the water. His body floated with the head hanging underwater
> unable to lift it up. He may have had a broken neck. I wasnâ€™t able to
> reach the poor guy to end his misery which made me sad. More scanning found
> a third male Mallard floating in the pond dead. I didnâ€™t see any more,
> but there could have been one in the grass. Three seems like a typical
> total for this small water to hold on any particular day.
>
> My hypothesis is that they were all shot on the water with a shotgun. To
> cleanly decapitate a bird the shot would have to be at very close

[cayugabirds-l] Dave Nicosia's prediction.

2020-05-24 Thread Peter Saracino

I'd like to give a shout-out to Dave Nicosia for his recent comments
concerning the southerly air flow and the warblers in its tow.
I had a wonderful day birding with my friend, Linda, along the southern
shore of Lake Ontario (Church Woods/Firehouse Woods/ BraddocknBay Eastern
Spit).
Between these 3 locations we got 21 species of warblers!!!
Not to mention various thrushes, various, woodpeckers, vireos, a screech
owl, and waterfowl.
I think we had 54 species in all.
The woods were dripping with warblers - no lie/exaggeration and many were
low like Magee Marsh - a real fallout...5 Canadas, 2 mournings, tons of
magnolias and bays, wilsons, blackpolls etc.
Dave's hit the nail on the head with his timely illustration of the
connection between Meteorology and Ornithology.
I am grateful for his contribution(s) to the listserve.
Thanks for the heads-up Dave.
Pete Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Prolonged Period of South Winds Tonight through Wednesday Night

2020-05-23 Thread Peter Saracino

Thanks for the heads-up Dave!
Pete Saracino

On Sat, May 23, 2020, 7:00 PM David Nicosia  wrote:

> All,
>
> Beginning tonight and lasting right through at least Wednesday night, we
> will see  southerly winds in central NY. I expect a lot of nocturnal
> migration each night. Temperatures also are expected to be in the 70s
> Sunday and Monday and 80s Tuesday-Thursday. I can see a rapid period of
> migration as birds hurry to get to their breeding grounds up north. The
> weather is going to feel like summer Tuesday- Thursday, Humidity also will
> come up to seasonal summer levels. I see a rapid leaf out of our trees. I
> wouldn't be surprised if the neotropical passerines that nest north of
> central NY are gone by Wed or Thurs.  Shorebird migration will pick up
> significantly for our area as well.
>
> Good luck, good birding and stay safe!
> Dave Nicosia
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] molting birds question

2020-05-13 Thread Peter Saracino

Very interesting!
Thank you Anne.
Yeah - these redwings around my house are losing head feathers NOW - and
not post-breeding.
Pete Sar

On Wed, May 13, 2020, 3:01 PM  wrote:

> I will just offer the observation made several times while studying
> nesting redwinged blabkbirds at the Cornell ponds that no males arrived
> with bald heads but quite a few
> Showed missing patches during EARLy breeding season while disputes were
> common. At least once a fully feathered banded male had a down and out
> fight, flew off but was back trying to retake his territory the next
> day...with a bald spot.
>
> Whatever other explanations may pertain, male-male fights contribute I
> feel sure.
> Balding blue jays show up after breeding during post-juvenile and post
> breeding molts, I agree. Have seen. Not just their heads look ratty.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 13, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Peter Saracino 
> wrote:
>
> Thanks!
> Pete Saracino
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2020, 9:27 AM Tim Gallagher  wrote:
>
>> Here's a link to a piece they ran a few years ago on the Lab of
>> Ornithology website:
>> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/
>>
>> <https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/>
>> I have a bald bird at my feeder. Is it sick? - All About Birds
>> <https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/>
>> We receive many inquiries about bald birds, especially Blue Jays and
>> Northern Cardinals. In late summer and fall, when a bird molts, it usually
>> grows and replaces its feathers gradually, but occasionally a bird loses
>> all the feathers on its head at once. This is particularly true of Blue
>> Jays, m ...
>> www.allaboutbirds.org
>>
>>
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>> *From:* bounce-124627147-10557...@list.cornell.edu <
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>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 12, 2020 4:58 PM
>> *To:* Linda Clark Benedict 
>> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] molting birds question
>>
>> Thanks for the info. Must be so m.j e as re molting non-essential
>> feathers?
>>
>> On Tue, May 12, 2020, 2:37 PM Linda Clark Benedict 
>> wrote:
>>
>> We had a bald rose-breasted grosbeak at our feeder.
>>
>> On Mon, May 11, 2020, 3:35 PM Peter Saracino 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi folks.
>> Recently I have seen one "bald" redwing on a tray feeder and another that
>> was nearly bald. Now I see what appears to be an adult Oriole "losing" some
>> of the black on its head. Is it normal for these birds to molt some of
>> their non-flight feathers at this time of year?
>> Thanks for the help.
>> Pete Sar
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] molting birds question

2020-05-13 Thread Peter Saracino

Thanks!
Pete Saracino

On Wed, May 13, 2020, 9:27 AM Tim Gallagher  wrote:

> Here's a link to a piece they ran a few years ago on the Lab of
> Ornithology website:
> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/
>
> <https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/>
> I have a bald bird at my feeder. Is it sick? - All About Birds
> <https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/i-have-a-bald-bird-at-my-feeder-is-it-sick/>
> We receive many inquiries about bald birds, especially Blue Jays and
> Northern Cardinals. In late summer and fall, when a bird molts, it usually
> grows and replaces its feathers gradually, but occasionally a bird loses
> all the feathers on its head at once. This is particularly true of Blue
> Jays, m ...
> www.allaboutbirds.org
>
>
> --
> *From:* bounce-124627147-10557...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-124627147-10557...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Peter Saracino <
> petersarac...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 12, 2020 4:58 PM
> *To:* Linda Clark Benedict 
> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] molting birds question
>
> Thanks for the info. Must be so m.j e as re molting non-essential feathers?
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2020, 2:37 PM Linda Clark Benedict 
> wrote:
>
> We had a bald rose-breasted grosbeak at our feeder.
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2020, 3:35 PM Peter Saracino 
> wrote:
>
> Hi folks.
> Recently I have seen one "bald" redwing on a tray feeder and another that
> was nearly bald. Now I see what appears to be an adult Oriole "losing" some
> of the black on its head. Is it normal for these birds to molt some of
> their non-flight feathers at this time of year?
> Thanks for the help.
> Pete Sar
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[cayugabirds-l] Location of clay colored sparrows/Ontario County

2020-05-12 Thread Peter Saracino

Hi Folks.
Reuben Stolfus asked that I post this for folks interested in possibly
seeing the clay colored sparrows that Kyle Gage posted today (5/12/20).
The location I will describe is on PreEmption Rd. (also called County Rd.
6) heading south of Geneva, NY.
It is suggested one gets permission before attempting to go onto the land
where the sparrows are. The property is owned by a Mr. Wilson Nolt. His
phone is 315-759-5100. He doesn't mind "visitors" but - out of respect - it
is wise to call beforehand to let him know the reason for your visit.
His house number is 5134 PreEmption Rd. It sits on the west side (right
side) of the road as you head south on PreEmption Rd. That being said, you
will need to turn LEFT into a stone/gravel driveway that is just north of
-  and on the opposite side of the road of - his house. Reuben says this
left will be just past an old barn. The road/drive goes back thru an old
apple orchard. So, as you are heading south on PreEmption Rd, you will be
turning LEFT to get onto this road. Once on the road Reuben advised that
you drive along for about 1/4 mile. At about this point you will see a
loading dock at which point you are now to head about 100 feet south. From
THAT point, go about 100 feet east. You will see that the owner has cleared
some of the rows of trees and the birds were heard and seen mostly on the
NORTH side of the driveway - among the bushy cleared area between the
cleared rows.
Hope these directions are not too confusing and good luck.
Pete Saracino

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] molting birds question

2020-05-12 Thread Peter Saracino

Thanks for the info. Must be so m.j e as re molting non-essential feathers?

On Tue, May 12, 2020, 2:37 PM Linda Clark Benedict 
wrote:

> We had a bald rose-breasted grosbeak at our feeder.
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2020, 3:35 PM Peter Saracino 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks.
>> Recently I have seen one "bald" redwing on a tray feeder and another that
>> was nearly bald. Now I see what appears to be an adult Oriole "losing" some
>> of the black on its head. Is it normal for these birds to molt some of
>> their non-flight feathers at this time of year?
>> Thanks for the help.
>> Pete Sar
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[cayugabirds-l] molting birds question

2020-05-11 Thread Peter Saracino

Hi folks.
Recently I have seen one "bald" redwing on a tray feeder and another that
was nearly bald. Now I see what appears to be an adult Oriole "losing" some
of the black on its head. Is it normal for these birds to molt some of
their non-flight feathers at this time of year?
Thanks for the help.
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Correction on Cerulean post

2020-05-07 Thread Peter Saracino

Hi folks- one correction to my recent post about the cerulean warbler and
waterthrush on Armitage Rd. I saw the cerulean on the WAYNE county [north]
side of the road.
Sorry for any confusion.
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Cerulean Warbler and Northern Waterthrush

2020-05-07 Thread Peter Saracino

Cerulean warbler today on Armitage Rd. Seneca County Side (north side) of
road - west side of one lane bridge - very near current location of the
prothonatory nest box.
Also there is a northern waterthrush on both sides of Armitage Rd. (I heard
one and heard and saw the other) around the same location.
Pete Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] My FOY hummingbird!

2020-05-04 Thread Peter Saracino

Horray!
Sar

On Mon, May 4, 2020, 12:13 PM Robyn Bailey  wrote:

> I just had my FOY hummingbird, a male, at my feeders here in Lansing! Yay,
> such a nice surprise on a gray day.
>
>
>
> Best,
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>
>
> Robyn Bailey
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Golden-winged Warbler

2020-05-04 Thread Peter Saracino

Susan might the bird nest there?
Thank you.
Pete Saracino

On Mon, May 4, 2020, 10:38 AM Susan Henne  wrote:

> Seen  this morning on exact day and time as last year at Brookton
> Cemetery.  Male feeding on tall Spruce trees.  7:30am
>
> Sue Henne
> Caroline
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[cayugabirds-l] Northern Waterthrush

2020-05-03 Thread Peter Saracino

Northern waterthrush continues in wooded/swampy area on Armitage road -
seen on Seneca County side (south side of road) directly across from
prothonatory nest box.
Pete Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spotting scope question

2020-04-28 Thread Peter Saracino

Folks thank you so much for the myriad responses i have received concerning
my spotting scope question! It is so heartening to see the outpouring of
advice you have provided. I am truly touched by your willingness to help
me. Truly.
That being said I can see I should have been should more clear. I already
have an angled spotting scope (Vortex Razor 85mm Ultra High Definition) and
am in the market for a straight barreled one to use mounted on a window as
I drive the wildlife drive (for example). I do have a window mount for my
angled Vortex but I often find I have to contort my body into a human
pretzel to get it on a particular bird. Also given the fact that I already
have a scope I didn't want to spend lots on it if I was only going to use
it now and then.
So there is a clearer description of my question/issue. Something half-way
decent/reliable without having to spend a lot of money on it.
Again, thanks so much for your willingness to help. It is
greatly appreciated.
Be well and stay healthy. Even as I write I can hear those warbler
wingbeats heading our way.
Pete Sar

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 3:34 PM Leo Thomas Sack  wrote:

> A slightly different perspective:
>
>
>
> I have two spotting scopes, one straight and one angled… on two tripods,
> one sturdy and tall and one shorter but very light-weight and easy to
> carry. I use both scopes and both tripods regularly.
>
>
>
>- Which is better definitely depends on your personal needs and how
>you prefer to use it! If I’m birding by myself and not walking far, on a
>super windy day, I’ll use the straight scope on the tall sturdy tripod. If
>I’m sharing with others who are not my height, then I use the angled scope.
>If I’m walking far, I use my very light-weight tripod so I can carry it
>easily, plus the angled scope because it’s easier to use with a shorter
>tripod. I’ve added a shoulder strap to my light-weight tripod and enjoy
>carrying it and my angled scope on multiple-mile hikes.
>
>
>
>- I don’t have a lot of money to spend. Yet I’ve bought 2 scopes and 2
>tripods within a couple years, and plan to buy more soon just to have
>extras to teach with. How? I bought inexpensive models, $60-$75 per scope
>and $50-$100 per tripod. Are they as good as the $1,000+ scopes that I know
>some of you own? No. Do they work well enough for me successfully ID and
>enjoy watching birds that are way too distant for my binoculars? Yes,
>absolutely! And, when I started with a straight and then decided I wanted
>an angled, I didn’t feel stuck with my first purchase forever.
>
>
>
> Before moving to NY, I used to teach astronomy. When asked about choosing
> an astronomical telescope, the advice that I and fellow astronomers always
> gave was this:
>
>
>
>- Start by looking through a variety of other people’s scopes, and
>borrow a couple “loaners” to learn what you like before you buy. (Most
>astro clubs have loaner scopes – why don’t bird clubs???)
>
>
>
>- Your first purchase should be usable quality but not outrageously
>expensive, so you’re not stuck with it if you decide it’s not the right
>scope for you. Upgrade when you’re ready. (With astro telescopes, there *
>*IS** such a thing as too cheap to be “usable quality,” and we had to
>give guidance on that. With birding optics, I’ve intentionally looked for
>this lower limit, and have **NOT** found it yet!)
>
>
>
>- The “right scope for you” is the one you’ll want to use most often.
>If it has incredible power and quality but you rarely touch it because it’s
>too heavy, too difficult to use, or otherwise doesn’t meet your personal
>needs and interests, then it’s the wrong scope for you no matter how “good”
>it is!
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Leo
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-124588382-83239...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-124588382-83239...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Jody Enck
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2020 2:07 PM
> *To:* Kevin J. McGowan 
> *Cc:* Lynn Bergmeyer ; Peter Saracino <
> petersarac...@gmail.com>; CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Spotting scope question
>
>
>
> Great advice from everyone!
>
> I can't emphasize enough to practice, practice, practice with your scope.
> Your enjoyment level will go up by leaps and bounds.
>
> It's a bit like buying a musical instrument.  I've seen people by
> expensive instruments, but they don't know how to use them effectively.
>
> I'll second what Kevin said about turning the angled scope on it's side.
> I don't have one, so I can't do that.  But, I have seen plenty of folks use
> it that way for various reasons (not just to make it easier for a
> shorter-than-you person to see throu

[cayugabirds-l] Spotting scope question

2020-04-27 Thread Peter Saracino

Hi folks. I'm in the market for a relatively inexpensive (but halfway
decent)spotting scope (straight barrel), and am wondering if anyone out
there can recommend one.
Thank you.
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Upland sandpiper

2020-04-21 Thread Peter Saracino

Following Reuben's lead via Dave Nutter, I see 2 upland sandpipers on Lott
farm. Hanging together and one with a darker back. Returned from the
Argentine!
Beautiful birds!!
Be sure to ask permission. The lady in the office said she has removed the
phone number so you'll have to stop and ask.
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Great egret

2020-04-19 Thread Peter Saracino

Great egret on Sutton Rd. pond (Wayne County just south of Lyons, NY) just
down from Josh Bacon's house (the house where the Bullocks Oriole was being
seen).
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Strutting turkey

2020-04-19 Thread Peter Saracino

This morning we have a Tom turkey behind the house strutting his stuff in
front of 5 females!!!
Tail feathers fanned...strutting!
Only 1 female seemed interested. Right now none of them do!
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Black crown night heron

2020-04-16 Thread Peter Saracino

So just now I'm out watching for woodcock and what should fly over my head
but a black crowned night heron!
Pete Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cowbirds

2020-04-11 Thread Peter Saracino

 one video-documented report of a hatchling
> cowbird behaving like cuckoos and butting host eggs out of the nest.
>
>
> Anne B Clark
> 147 Hile School Rd
> Freeville, NY 13068
> 607-222-0905
> anneb.cl...@gmail.com<mailto:anneb.cl...@gmail.com>
>
>
>
> On Apr 11, 2020, at 9:11 AM, Magnus Fiskesjo  <mailto:magnus.fiske...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
>
> This morning, a male cowbird singing, at Salt Point. Never heard that
> before. A very low volume series of thin crispy notes. No clucking, as in
> some recordings of its song.
>
> The bird sat very close, on top of the little pine/fur tree at the
> lakeside fork of the path to the Bluebird Path.
>
> It refused to leave its perch and continued singing even as I stood right
> under the tree.
>
> Ps. the weirdest cowbird research for me was the Living Bird piece
> reporting on how a cowbird knows it is a cowbird, and not a whatever other
> bird, despite being raised by them as slave parents. It was discovered that
> the grown chick gets up at 3am and leaves the slaving foster parents' nest,
> to go hang out with other teenager cowbirds in a nearby field. Next
> question is, how do hey know that they should get out of bed at 3am and go
> to the field party and get to know their cowbirdness?
> ps. I could not find the reference to the Living Bird magazine article
> where I read this. I only find this partial account, also interesting but
> no mention of the teenager party:
>
> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/if-brown-headed-cowbirds-are-reared-by-other-species-how-do-they-know-they-are-cowbirds-when-they-grow-up/
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> From: bounce-124539965-84019...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-124539965-84019...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Michael H.
> Goldstein [michael.goldst...@cornell.edu]
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 8:05 PM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cowbirds
>
> Cowbirds are crazier than you think…check out the research by Meredith
> West and Andrew King on the role of female cowbirds (who don’t sing) in
> shaping the development of juvenile males' song by using rapid wing
> gestures:
> http://www.indiana.edu/~aviary/Research/female%20visual%20displays.pdf
> and more generally, http://www.indiana.edu/~aviary/Publications.htm
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
>
>
> On Apr 10, 2020, at 7:49 PM, Peter Saracino  <mailto:petersarac...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I was having a cup of coffee looking out the window at 3 male and 3 female
> cowbirds going at the sunflower seeds. As I watched them it dawned on me
> that all of them were raised by foster parents!!!
> According to the Lab of O:
> "the cowbird does not depend exclusively on a single host species; it has
> been known to parasitize over 220 different species of North American
> birds".
> Crazy, wild stuff.
> Pete Sar
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[cayugabirds-l] Cowbirds II

2020-04-10 Thread Peter Saracino

I suppose EVERY cowbird now returning to the Northeast had foster parents!!
The ultimate case of "drop and run"
Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Cowbirds

2020-04-10 Thread Peter Saracino

I was having a cup of coffee looking out the window at 3 male and 3 female
cowbirds going at the sunflower seeds. As I watched them it dawned on me
that all of them were raised by foster parents!!!
According to the Lab of O:
"the cowbird does not depend exclusively on a single host species; it has
been known to parasitize over 220 different species of North American
birds".
Crazy, wild stuff.
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Raptor Videos

2020-04-10 Thread Peter Saracino

In case you're not on the Facebook "Raptor I.D." group.
Jerry Liguori has asked to let folks know that a friend of his is uploading
several hundred of his bird videos to youtube for everyone's
education/enjoyment. There are already a few hundred uploaded and more
coming. You can find them here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqJ4bRdTj0d9BFxCxdtGpw/videos
Enjoy!
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Martin's are back

2020-04-08 Thread Peter Saracino

Purple Martin's have returned to Refuge.
Thank you Chuck Gibson!!
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] More bird i.d. tutorials

2020-04-08 Thread Peter Saracino

No loafing.
Here's your next assignment!
  
CEAP Sparrows
https://youtu.be/fhjprAXgdpk
Pete  Sar
P.S. Stay safe and healthy.

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[cayugabirds-l] The Simple Things

2020-04-06 Thread Peter Saracino

Folks -
A beautiful morning, filled  with resplendent sunshine!
In the face of COVID 19, the Spring still advances. The bright star,
Arcturus, is a shining beacon rising just north of due east  as night
falls. The yellow of the daffodils is so heartening as are the blue on the
bluebird's back, the brick-red breast of the robin, and the green of the
grass. At this season of renewing life, I give heartful thanks for the
simple things. When all is said and done, they are the things that most
give us hope and help us to endure.
Stay well and safe.
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] Review while we wait (flycatchers, videos and thrushes)

2020-04-05 Thread Peter Saracino

> A little more review while we wait:
> Flycatchers, Vireos and Thrushes
> https://youtu.be/nC5XrJw7sS0

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[cayugabirds-l] Osprey

2020-03-30 Thread Peter Saracino

Osprey on 3 different nests on the 5 & 20 corridor as you approach the
Refuge. One nest had 2 birds on it!
Pete Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] poem to share

2020-03-21 Thread Peter Saracino

Nice.
Thank you for sharing.
Pete Sar

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 10:23 PM Karin Suskin  wrote:

> THE VISITORS
>
> For six months, I have been waiting
>
> The barren bones of trees
>
> Showing soft hues of buds
>
> The strength of daffodils to push
>
> Upward through hardened earth
>
> The anticipated sweetening of the air
>
> As blooms with audacious colors
>
> Open and release perfumed scents
>
> And yet, I am walking alone
>
> Amidst a new absence of sounds
>
> Hoping that as someone passes
>
> They will not release viral
>
> Droplets from their mouths
>
> To be downwind of another
>
> Is to find me holding my breath
>
> My head averted in opposite direction
>
> We are alone in a collective waiting
>
> Not for the gift we had hoped for
>
> But for visitor Covid  19
>
> To come and to go.
>
> The migrants are coming
>
> It starts in small numbers
>
> They are crossing borders
>
> They will not heed the warnings
>
> They gather on wires and branches
>
> Their numbers are swelling
>
> They know that to be downwind
>
> Is to have others ease their journey
>
> They sing with abandon
>
> To large and diverse audiences
>
> They seek each other for close encounters
>
> They flash obscenely rich colors
>
> Saying, “Come to me, come to me”
>
> Oh, my beautiful feathered friends
>
> We welcome your arrival
>
> We need you now.
>
> -KSuskin
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[cayugabirds-l] For these times....

2020-03-18 Thread Peter Saracino

https://journeynorth.org/

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[cayugabirds-l] Test

2020-03-18 Thread Peter Saracino

Just testing. Recently I have been unable to send messages. I think the
problem is solved.
Sar

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Diurnal Migration on This Morning's Radar

2019-08-14 Thread Peter Reisfeld

Looking at the loop from last night, the reflectivities just about totally 
petered out at 6 AM, but then picked up again.  That would seem to favor 
diurnal migration rather than a continuation of that from overnight. 

Peter

> On Aug 14, 2019, at 10:05 AM, David Nicosia  wrote:
> 
> The radar imagery from NWS Binghamton continues to show what looks to be bird 
> migration well after sunrise. As of this writing it is 1000 am and we are 
> still picking up biological targets. Since the lower atmosphere's thermals 
> haven't begun, it is likely these targets are not insects. Could this be 
> shorebird migration continuing past sunrise? Or maybe songbirds just 
> continuing from the night? I  wish I didn't have to work today... 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier Spring?

2018-02-14 Thread Peter

Thanks Anne.

Very informative.

Question: how about birds SOUTH of the equator..say an upland 
sandpiper in Central Argentina. As Argentina's autumn is coming on the 
days are shortening. What cue to these birds then rely on?

Thanks

Pete Saracino


On 2/14/2018 11:43 AM, AB Clark wrote:
> There are certainly more knowledgeable ornithologists to answer but 
> this touches on some questions we are trying to answer with crows over 
> 30 years.  (Over that time, no directional change in average 
> winter-spring temps, in part because 1990 is a VERY warm year.)
>
> Gonadal development is typically related to day length and the 
> direction of day length change in birds, and goes on regardless of 
> temperatures.
>
> There are some semi-known, semi-hypothesized mechanisms by which birds 
> detect longer days. Essentially it goes something like this:  sunrise 
> re- sets the bird’s “endogenous” or innate rhythm of behavior and 
> neural activities.  (That is another story..)  After that there is a 
> period in which the bird is happily unresponsive to dark vs light. 
>  But that period ends about 4 in the afternoon, and after that the 
> bird is increasily senstitive to light being present.  If it isn’t, as 
> for short days around the solstice at this latitude, the bird just 
> goes to sleep without worrying about hormones (so to speak).  BUT if 
> the light is still there when it is sensitive later in the day, that 
> information stimulates or begins to stimulate gonadal development.  As 
> days go by, the other part of the cue is the lengthening or later 
> availability of light:  the day is not only 11 hours long but it is 2 
> min longer than yesterday.
>
> Note that birds that are spending the winter near the equator cannot 
> be using this mechanism as a decision as to when to migrate.  The 
> circannual clock is probably involved here, although birds could then 
> come part way and finish migration using day length.( I forget the 
> recent literature here.)  But birds that are migrating definitely 
> don’t benefit from making big gonads to carry along on migration.
>
> Actual decisions to move to nesting habitat, develop testes and sing 
> or begin developing ova preparatory to laying eggs have to be more 
> fine tuned…to weather (not climate), to personal condition and food 
> resources, etc. So the whole thing is a layered process of information 
> gathering, some quite codified, some quite flexible.
>
> OK—I am no specialist in this, so I will be happy to bow to more 
> educated answers, or to try to find answers to specific questions. 
>  For those of you who do “skulling” to age birds, that thin skull 
> permits light to penetrate directly to the pineal gland in 
> birds…something mammals cannot do, so they use an eye-brain connection.
>
> Anne
>
> PS for birds like budgerigars in Australia that breed erratically when 
> there is rain, rain seems to cue migration to breeding grounds and 
> greening foods (wild millet for instance) and dark nest holes spur 
> ovarian development in females.
> Anne B Clark
> 147 Hile School Rd
> Freeville, NY 13068
> 607-222-0905
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>
>
>
>
>
>> On Feb 14, 2018, at 10:00 AM, psaracin > > wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Dave but that data does not address the issue of daylength 
>> (which has remained essentially the,same for the time period you 
>> mentioned). Again I say the behavior is much more related to 
>> photoperiod (day length) than any other thing.
>> Anyone else care to weigh in.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>>
>>  Original message 
>> From: david nicosia >
>> Date: 2/14/18 8:30 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: Sandy Wold > >, Upstate NY Birding digest 
>> > >, psaracin 
>> >
>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier Spring?
>>
>> I have heard Cardinals, titmice, chickadees, and carolina wrens sing 
>> on clear, sunny mornings with light winds and temperatures near zero 
>> in February for years. Plus, looking at the long term temperature 
>> records for Ithaca NY (from the Cornell U. site), surprisingly there 
>> has been /*no*/ long term trend in temperatures, even in the winter. 
>> I checked Jan-March, no trend and annually, which was slightly 
>> negative(probably not statistically significant). This means that 
>> from the late 1800s to present, there has been no warming and 
>> possibly even slight cooling at Ithaca! There /*has*/ been a warming 
>> trend since the 1960s, which was the coolest part of the 20th 
>> century. Many people are comparing today's temperatures locally to 
>> the 60s.  If you look before that time period it was warmer and for 
>>

[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon finally!!

2018-02-12 Thread Peter

Folks after MANY attempts over the past two winters at looking for this 
Arctic "Fox" my friend, Janet Aiken, and I finally spotted the beautiful 
falcon this morning (2/12/18)around 10 a.m. We were traveling north on 
Seybolt Rd. just south of the Left turn that would put you onto Stahl 
Rd. when to our astonished eyes appeared the falcon. It was heading west 
on Stahl Rd. just about where Stahl meets Seybolt near the farm.  It 
quickly hung a left and headed south over the fields along the west side 
of Seybolt Rd. We had a wonderful look at the bird. Powerful flight, 
pointed wings, long tail. A real thrill. No doubt about it. Thanks for 
the folks who recently posted that the bird had returned.


Pete Saracino




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[cayugabirds-l] Redwing Blackbirds at feeders

2018-01-30 Thread Peter

8 redwing blackbirds and a lone male cowbird at my feeders just now 
(11:35 a.m. Phelps, NY)


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[cayugabirds-l] Rare bird alert

2018-01-11 Thread Peter


Hi folks.

can someone tell me how I might receive rare bird alerts from this group?
Thanks much.

Pete Saracino


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Red-necked Phalarope and more.

2017-09-07 Thread Peter

Mike and allon our Tuesday weekly survey at the refuge we 
counted 46 bald eagles at various spots along the wildlife drive. Only 2 
were adults.


Pete Sar


On 9/5/2017 8:57 PM, metet...@gmail.com wrote:

 This afternoon Dominic Sherony and a I visited the Martens Tract overlook 
for the previously reported Red-necked and Wilson's Phalaropes seen as recently 
as this am. We found the Red-necked but no Wilson's. The water level was up a 
lot from the day before and birds were leaving as we watched. 1 Stilt and 1 
White-rumped Sandpiper were the remaining highlights. A Merlin passing through 
twice didn't help. An American Bittern flushed from the grasses along the dike 
to the east.
  On to the main pool. The visitor center "pond" had been partially plowed 
and is waiting for water. The highlight along the first leg of the wildlife drive was the 
24(at least) Bald Eagles perched on just about every snag along the river. This combined 
with 15 more at Knox-Marcellus marsh was amazing. We did not scan nesting sites and only 
saw 1 adult so many more out there somewhere. The main pool had good numbers of American 
Wigeon newly added to the couple hundred Coot.
 Benning Marsh had good habitat with 1 White-rumped and several Stilt 
sandpipers giving close views. Along the thruway a Peregrine Falcon harassed a 
Harrier then failed at a pass at a small flock of Peep overhead.
 The north end of Knox-Marcellus marsh was very birdy! The water was up a 
lot from the weekend and waterfowl numbers were back up to earlier numbers but 
with greater numbers of Am. Wigeon and Northern Pintail joining the increasing 
Teal and Mallard numbers. Lesser Yellowlegs and Pectoral Sandpiper groups 
arrived and left as we watched. We found another Red- necked Phalarope for the 
highlight but lost it in the Eagle caused shuffles. Great habitat so it should 
be a great spot with the upcoming weather changes. Dominic has entered ebird 
checklists. Mike Tetlow

 


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Highlights of Montezuma NWR shorebird walk Sat 26 Aug

2017-08-26 Thread Peter

Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge with us Dave. Very much 
appreciated.


Pete Sar


On 8/26/2017 10:22 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:

About 30 of us birders walked onto the dikes at Knox-Marsellus Marsh on 
Saturday morning seeking shorebirds. Habitat was a bit limited due to lots of 
vegetation, and numbers of visible birds were a bit on the low side, but there 
was good variety despite some flightiness, falcon harassment, and apparent 
turnover.

Shorebirds included:
Killdeer - common
Semipalmated Plover - several
Semipalmated Sandpiper - common
Least Sandpiper - common
White-rumpled Sandpiper - at least 1, possibly several
Baird's Sandpiper - at least 3 together
Stilt Sandpiper - at least 4 together
Pectoral Sandpiper - several
Short-billed Dowitcher - at least bright 3 juveniles
Long-billed Dowitcher - at least 1 juvenile (which I missed)
Wilson's Snipe - at least 4 together (which I missed)
Lesser Yellowlegs - common
Greater Yellowlegs - several
Wilson's Phalarope  - 2 together
Most of these would have been very difficult to see from either East Road or 
Towpath Road.

Other highlights included:
Trumpeter Swan - a pair flew in, calling, from Puddler to K-M
Sora - 2 adults
Virginia Rail - at least 2, possibly 3 adults
Sandhill Crane - a pair flew in, calling from the south to K-M
Various non-breeding plumage dabbling ducks which generally kept their distance 
but settled within sight
Great Egrets - a few
Caspian Terns - a resting flock
Peregrine Falcon - at least 1 quick flyby which scared off many shorebirds
Merlin - which I missed
Northern Harrier - 1 hunting over adjacent marshy fields, possibly another 
soaring high overhead with a Red-tailed Hawk

Thanks to all the folks who helped share sightings, questions, & ID help. Thanks 
also to refuge staff for their efforts in the difficult task of creating shorebird 
habitat despite the conspiracies of weather & vegetation, and for allowing us onto 
the dikes for far better looks at the birds.
--Dave Nutter


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] When to stop feeding hummers AND Orioles

2017-08-16 Thread Peter

Yes. My concern is that I hear tell keep feeders up for both hummers and 
orioles will "trick" them into staying longer than they should.

I've been told this is not a concern for hummers. How about Orioles?
Thanks

Pete


On 8/16/2017 1:46 PM, Linda Orkin wrote:
> And when all have migrated through. It is my understanding that 
> migratory hummingbirds are able to find and utilize feeders as they 
> travel.
>
> https://www.thespruce.com/when-to-take-down-hummingbird-feeders-385959
>
> Linda Orkin
> Ithaca, NY
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>
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu 
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> After they've left on migration!
> Feeding them isn't going to prevent them from migrating, if that's
> what you were worried about.
>
> Marie
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> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] When to stop feeding hummers AND Orioles
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> Can someone suggest an appropriate time to stop feeding hummers
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> Thanks
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[cayugabirds-l] When to stop feeding hummers AND Orioles

2017-08-16 Thread Peter


Can someone suggest an appropriate time to stop feeding hummers sugar 
water and orioles jelly?
Thanks
Pete Sar
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird update

2017-07-20 Thread Peter

Thanks Dave. Cool.

Pete


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> Remember that hummingbird nest I mentioned awhile back? I checked it 
> yesterday afternoon, and the 2 nestlings looked like actual birds. They were 
> well past the lizard stage with wrinkly round chameleon eyes and serrated 
> iguana ridges where pinfeathers were forming. They had grown real hummingbird 
> beaks. One youngster was nicely contoured with a green tint above and a 
> gray-speckled throat. The other looked a bit scruffier. It had all the 
> feathers but they were not as open or lying as neatly, and they were more 
> buff-tipped above. I could still see a bit of sheath on the outermost primary 
> of that one, but the wings were generally hidden from view due to the upward 
> viewing angle and the birds' position in the nest. Actually the nestlings 
> were more on than in the nest for the past several days, and yesterday I 
> could see a black-clawed pink toe gripping the rim.
>
> Standing side by side, they took turns exercising their wings behind the 
> other's back. "Scruffy" was curious, probing the nest with its bill, tasting 
> nearby leaves (including where they had defecated), and poking its sibling, 
> not in a mean way, but not random either. "Svelte" looked dignified, and 
> stayed still more, maybe having already done that exploration. Both tracked a 
> nearby flying insect with their bills. And when mama alit on the rim they 
> stretched up, and opened their rather dangerous bills to receive regurgitant 
> pumped deep inside them through an even more dangerous bill.
>
> I checked again this morning about 5:45 between taxi calls, but the leaves 
> were so droopy I couldn't see the nest in the sole sometimes-possible line of 
> sight. (On Monday I had also looked from the taxi just before a storm. Those 
> kids had quite a ride with the branch going up & down, but one of the leaves 
> acted as a wind screen for them.) I checked again today from the taxi at 
> 11:30am and finally got a view. The rim of the nest was an unbroken line, 
> although the youngsters haven't been able to hide inside the cup for days. I 
> got out for a closer look to double check. They were gone off into the wide 
> world.
>
> A bit more about this nest. It's on one of several branches drooping down 
> toward Fall Creek. It's not close enough to the water to be in danger from 
> flooding, but there are other risks. It's next to a popular fishing spot. 
> There's line tangled in an adjacent branch, and one time I arrived to find an 
> angler trying to yank free a line and hook caught in a different adjacent 
> branch, but shaking everything nearby. I mentioned to the angler that there 
> was a bird nest in there, and the person packed up and left, perhaps a bit 
> embarrassed at catching the tree instead of a fish. Meanwhile, I moved to the 
> one line of sight where I could view the nest, and it still had babies. 
> Perhaps that event was just another storm to them. Another time when I saw 
> someone move along the bank right next to the nest to fish, I pointed out the 
> nest and asked that they be extra careful, and that person obligingly moved a 
> bit farther away. It's true that the mama chose to nest there despite people 
> along the path and people fishing and canoeing, so the bird was clearly 
> somewhat tolerant of humans, but if it was going to get disturbed I didn't 
> want it to be birders' fault. The mama definitely noticed me when I was 
> close, so I was only close for limited periods and late in the nesting.
>
> Anyway, I apologize for not having shared the nest's location, and for being 
> vague to people on the path who asked what I was looking at. I feared that a 
> constant stream of birders trying to see and photograph it might be too much. 
> I made one exception. Melissa Groo, whom you all know as a wonderful 
> photographer, asked if she could discreetly try her hand, and I thought it 
> would be good to have high quality documentation, knowing that she would be 
> very careful. She made several visits despite a busy schedule and the fact 
> that the nest was frustratingly hard to view among the leaves. I also 
> documented the progress of the nesting, and my photography got better during 
> that six weeks. I hope to put together a more complete and illustrated story 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

2017-07-15 Thread Peter

One last time for those who tend to come this way to bird the Refuge. 
Passes can be purchased at the Woman's Historic Park in Seneca Falls.

Sar


On 7/15/2017 11:54 AM, Peter wrote:
>
> Thanks folks.
>
>
> On 7/13/2017 1:39 PM, Asher Hockett wrote:
>> You can purchase passes at:
>> *
>> *
>> *Hector Ranger Station*
>> 5218 State Route 414
>> Hector, NY 14841
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:34 PM, Mike Pitzrick <mpitzr...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:mpitzr...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> It looks like it would be a good idea to purchase a Senior Pass
>> prior to August 28, 2017.
>>
>> Changes to Senior Pass
>> 
>> <https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/senior-pass-changes.htm?utm_source=socialmedia_medium=website_campaign=senior_pass>
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Judith Thurber
>> <jathur...@yahoo.com <mailto:jathur...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>> I purchased mine at Wonderful Steamtiwn in Scranton but Ft
>> Stanwix in Rome NY probably also sells them.  A bargain for sure.
>>
>> Judy Thurber, Liverpool
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> > On Jul 13, 2017, at 10:51 AM, Peter
>> <psara...@rochester.rr.com
>> <mailto:psara...@rochester.rr.com>> wrote:
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>> > Might anyone know where one could purchase a Senior park
>> pass to our National Parks? I got mine at the Refuge but am
>> told they are no longer selling them.
>> >
>> > Much obliged.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

2017-07-15 Thread Peter

Thanks folks.


On 7/13/2017 1:39 PM, Asher Hockett wrote:
> You can purchase passes at:
> *
> *
> *Hector Ranger Station*
> 5218 State Route 414
> Hector, NY 14841
>
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:34 PM, Mike Pitzrick <mpitzr...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:mpitzr...@gmail.com>> wrote:
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> It looks like it would be a good idea to purchase a Senior Pass
> prior to August 28, 2017.
>
> Changes to Senior Pass
> 
> <https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/senior-pass-changes.htm?utm_source=socialmedia_medium=website_campaign=senior_pass>
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> -Mike
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> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Judith Thurber
> <jathur...@yahoo.com <mailto:jathur...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
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> I purchased mine at Wonderful Steamtiwn in Scranton but Ft
> Stanwix in Rome NY probably also sells them.  A bargain for sure.
>
>     Judy Thurber, Liverpool
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> > On Jul 13, 2017, at 10:51 AM, Peter
> <psara...@rochester.rr.com <mailto:psara...@rochester.rr.com>>
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> > Might anyone know where one could purchase a Senior park
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[cayugabirds-l] Question

2017-07-13 Thread Peter

Might anyone know where one could purchase a Senior park pass to our 
National Parks? I got mine at the Refuge but am told they are no longer 
selling them.


Much obliged.

Pete Sar


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[cayugabirds-l] Kingdom Rd. Dickcissel

2017-07-06 Thread Peter


Howdy folks.

Can anyone share a precise location of the Kingdom Rd. (Seneca County) 
Dickcissel?


Much obliged.

Pete Sar


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[cayugabirds-l] Birding in Nova Scotia

2017-06-28 Thread Peter


Howdy folks.

am contemplating a trip to Nova Scotia this August and am wondering if 
anyone can recommend some neat places to bird (am interested in shore 
birds and pelagic birds). Will probably be staying near Digby or 
Yarmouth. Also, any known resources you can point me to in this regard.


Thanks a million.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why Do Bird Eggs Have Different Shapes? Look to the Wings - NYTimes.com

2017-06-23 Thread Peter

Sandy, like all good research, it keeps the "conversations" on this (and 
other) topics lively.

Pete Sar


On 6/23/2017 3:19 PM, Sandy Podulka wrote:
> I'm having a lot of trouble believing this. Many birds need to fly 
> well, and it's hard to believe all (or most) eggs wouldn't be the best 
> shape for flying, in general, if this were true.  I can't believe the 
> flying needs of albatrosses and sandpipers, both of which fly long 
> distances, are so different that they would produce such different 
> shapes. And some owls migrate (saw-whet), whereas others do not 
> (Eastern Screech-Owl), yet their eggs are a similar shape, quite 
> spherical. Why? They both nest in holes.  I still like the older 
> theories. But maybe that's because I'm old.
>
> Sandy Podulka
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> At 01:03 PM 6/23/2017, Peter wrote:
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Dickcissels - in NY, in the region, and beyond

2017-06-23 Thread Peter

Yesjust returned from there. It was right at the roadside sitting 
atop the bare branches of a roadside bush.singing its heart 
out. A real beauty! If you go be careful. It's a "country" road (County 
Rd. 18 just a bit south and west of the village of Gorham) but quite 
busy with traffic that is quite fast!!

Pete Saracino


On 6/23/2017 5:18 PM, Janet Akin wrote:
> Mike Tetlow found one in Stanley, Ontario County today. I just saw 
> that bird just west of 3023 County Rd 18, Stanley. Janet Akin
> *From:* David Nicosia 
> *Sent:* Friday, June 23, 2017 12:47 PM
> *To:* Cayuga birds 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Dickcissels - in NY, in 
> the region, and beyond
> Has anyone checked Seneca Meadows
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> Date: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 11:28 AM
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Dickcissels - in NY, in the region, and beyond
> To: nysbird...@cornell.edu 
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>
> Dickcissels continue to be found in areas where they may not be very 
> expected, or regular, in June. Among the latest reports is one from 
> Yates Co., NY. There’ve been reports from a number of counties in 
> Pennsylvania this month, & other states in the mid-Atlantic region, as 
> well as some from farther off, with what may be getting at a common 
> theme - more individuals, and sightings in locations where generally 
> not expected, or not expected in the number being found, in some of 
> the locations.
> The sighting from Yates County, NY is archived at:
> http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=message;id=1324894 
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> (the above first posted to the Genesee-Birds list.)
> It could be that more of this species are out there, now, in various 
> areas of NY state.
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[cayugabirds-l] Why Do Bird Eggs Have Different Shapes? Look to the Wings - NYTimes.com

2017-06-23 Thread Peter















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Re: [cayugabirds-l] OT: fireflies, bats, avian visitor

2017-06-23 Thread Peter

Dave Kyle Gage and I saw a black and white while birding at Shadagin 
Hollow yesterday (Thursday).


Pete Saracino


On 6/20/2017 9:49 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:

Again this year my overgrown yard at the base of West Hill in the City of 
Ithaca supports a show of fireflies. We first noticed them yesterday evening 
and it's too soon to tell if numbers are down, but at least they are not 
missing.

Bats are scarce, though. We saw one during an early warm spell this spring, and 
we worried it might not have aerial plankton to sustain it. Then we saw none 
for weeks. Recently we've seen one on a few evenings but not every evening. In 
past years there were commonly 2 or 3 pretty reliably. It's possible that this 
year we are not out looking as diligently though.

To redeem this as a birding post, I will add that this morning in an unusual 
occurrence a male Black-and-white Warbler visited our yard, singing 
persistently while foraging in a maple tree (okay, it was our neighbor's tree, 
but I'm still counting it!). Eventually his songs moved farther off to another 
yard down the street. I guess he was cruising rather than defending a territory.

--Dave Nutter


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[cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch Lifespan

2017-05-29 Thread Peter


Folks.

I've read in both the book "Into the Nest (by Laura Erickson & Marie 
Read) and on the Lab's Birds of North America online that, on the 
average, male goldfinch live longer than females. Can anyone shed light 
on  why this is so? I recently purchased a new niger tube feeder that is 
3 feet long with a spiral wrap-around perch. It can handle many finches 
and is not disappointing!So far I've had a total of 8 finches there at 
the same time.  But I AM seeing many more males than females and hence 
my question. Thanks for the help!!





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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorn Orchard

2017-05-09 Thread Peter

I was wondering if anyone can tell me how the warblers have been over at 
Hawthorn Orchard. I've read in the Basin Birding Book that it's a good 
spot for them. Has anyone birded it yet this year?


And how would that location compare with Shindagin Hollow?

Thanks much.

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[cayugabirds-l] Black terns

2017-05-07 Thread Peter















FYI folks.

While performing my duties as a roving naturalist at the Montezuma National 
Wildlife Refjge yesterday
I saw two black terns.

TONS of Great Blue Herons and lots of eagles.

Very few shorebirds - a spotted sandpiper, both flavors of yellow legs
and a few least sandpipers. A solitary was also around but not seen by
this observer.

However, the terns were the highlights...that and SCORES
of barn swallows coursing through the placethey were a delight to watch.



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[cayugabirds-l] Migration Wind Maps

2017-04-22 Thread Peter


A little help to follow the spring migration

Pete





U.S.

http://hint.fm/wind/?


Global Wind Map

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] does anyone have an extra copy of the book, not CDs, from Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs 1997

2017-04-16 Thread Peter

Common Birds And Their Songs by Lang Elliott and Marie Read?


On 4/14/2017 8:37 AM, Laurie Roe wrote:
> Hi all, I am looking for a copy of the booklet that comes with the CD 
> set of the Eastern Region, released in 1997..with the singing YW on 
> the cover..don't need the CDs just the booklet..or if you have 
> suggestions on how to find just the booklet! Thanks, Laurie
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[cayugabirds-l] Sign of the Season

2017-03-27 Thread Peter

A nice sign of the season.goldfinches starting to gain their color 
back..



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[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] Marie Read’s National Wildlife cover photo!

2017-03-26 Thread Peter

Beautiful Marie.

Pete Saracino


On 3/26/2017 4:04 PM, Carol Schmitt wrote:
> Our local photographer extraordinaire Marie Read’s photo of a 
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak graces the April/May 2017 issue of National 
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> Congratulations again to her!
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] More Turkey Vultures

2017-03-26 Thread Peter


Thanks Carol. I'll pass that along to folks up here.

And now is certainly a good time to look (before the "canopy" closes)

I'm helping out in a waterfowl survey this Tuesday and will definitely 
take a look.


I'll report what I find

Pete


On 3/26/2017 10:19 AM, Carol Keeler wrote:

I was told yesterday by the Savannah Audubon director that the Mud Lock eagles 
are rebuilding their nest near the old, blown down nest but farther in the 
woods.  It might be much harder to see.

Sent from my iPad


On Mar 26, 2017, at 9:44 AM, Peter <psara...@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

Saw two sandhills at Knox Marcellus (Montezuma Refuge) yesterday (Saturday). 
Eagles on nest on Fisher Rd, Armitage Rd. and Rt. 31 near Potato barn (the only 
3 nests I checked). Oh, and no sign of any eagle activity near the Mud Lock 
nest that has blown down.

4 Tree swallows at Mud Lock. Also a young rough-leg near May's Point.

Pete Saracino



On 3/26/2017 9:34 AM, W. Larry Hymes wrote:
Just spotted a kettle of 8 more TURKEY VULTURES soaring south of Sapsucker 
Woods -- and another bird just north of our property.

Larry



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Re: [cayugabirds-l] More Turkey Vultures

2017-03-26 Thread Peter

Saw two sandhills at Knox Marcellus (Montezuma Refuge) yesterday 
(Saturday). Eagles on nest on Fisher Rd, Armitage Rd. and Rt. 31 near 
Potato barn (the only 3 nests I checked). Oh, and no sign of any eagle 
activity near the Mud Lock nest that has blown down.


4 Tree swallows at Mud Lock. Also a young rough-leg near May's Point.

Pete Saracino


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Just spotted a kettle of 8 more TURKEY VULTURES soaring south of 
Sapsucker Woods -- and another bird just north of our property.


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[cayugabirds-l] Weather Radar and Migration

2017-03-25 Thread Peter


Dave(s) Nutter and Nicosia.

Thanks for the help concerning radar and migration.

In my search I also found this site, and I hope it can be of use to some 
folks; it has the National Doppler Radar Sites available at one click of 
a mouse...


https://radar.weather.gov

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Next Big Migratory Push Friday / Saturday

2017-03-25 Thread Peter

Dave(s) Nutter and Nicosia.

Thanks for the help concerning radar and migration.

In my search I also found this site, and I hope it can be of use to some 
folks; it has the National Doppler Radar Sites available at one click of 
a mouse...

https://radar.weather.gov


On 3/24/2017 6:58 PM, Peter wrote:
>
> Dave - can you share the radar site where migratory birds can be tracked.
>
> Thanks
>
> Pete Saracino
>
>
> On 3/19/2017 6:50 PM, David Nicosia wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> The next period of sustained southerly winds and eventually some
>> decent rainfall looks to begin early Friday and last into Saturday for NY
>> state
>>
>> I imagine a lot of our migrants are holding up given the massive
>> snowstorm and unseasonably chilly air the northeast has seen.
>> My experience is after these periods, the first day of south winds
>> its like an "explosion" of migrants.
>>
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>>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Next Big Migratory Push Friday / Saturday

2017-03-24 Thread Peter

Dave - can you share the radar site where migratory birds can be tracked.

Thanks

Pete Saracino


On 3/19/2017 6:50 PM, David Nicosia wrote:
> All,
>
> The next period of sustained southerly winds and eventually some
> decent rainfall looks to begin early Friday and last into Saturday for NY
> state
>
> I imagine a lot of our migrants are holding up given the massive
> snowstorm and unseasonably chilly air the northeast has seen.
> My experience is after these periods, the first day of south winds
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Free Audubon Guide (not the app)

2017-03-23 Thread Peter

Thanks Eben.

Will take a look.

Peter


On 3/22/2017 5:41 PM, Eben McLane wrote:
> 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
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>  On Mar 21, 2017, at 10:28 AM, Peter <psara...@rochester.rr.com 
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>
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> AND free...
> Pete Saracino
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mucklands

2017-03-23 Thread Peter


Hi.

I drove by just yesterday around 6 pm as part of the raptor survey at 
Montezuma Refuge.the spot is snow and ice still.


Lots of snow geese in the area (northern part of the basin)just not 
there..at least yesterday.


Pete Sar


On 3/22/2017 7:34 PM, Mary Jane Thomas wrote:

Hi -

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

Thanks.

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

2017-03-22 Thread Peter




For those who may not yet know...

Sounds good for hiking AND birding...

Pete Saracino










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

2017-03-21 Thread Peter




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 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Migration Video and question

2017-03-20 Thread Peter

Thanks Geo.

How about migrants wintering deeper into So. America?

Pete

On 3/20/2017 9:52 AM, Geo Kloppel wrote:

Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas, and northernmost parts of Brazil and Ecuador
actually lie in the northern hemisphere, where days have been lengthening ever
since our winter solstice. Right now (at equinox) the rate of photoperiod
change has reached its maximum, noticeable even in equatorial regions. I
presume that seasonal migrants are sensitive to that rate, which has been
accelerating ever since December 21st, reaches its peak today and now begins
decelerating toward the next (our summer) solstice. The amplitude of the
cycling rate of change is subdued in the tropics, but it's the very same cycle
that is so pronounced in the higher latitudes where these warblers breed each
year, so I doubt that they lose track of it, even if they winter at or south of
the equator, as some do.

-Geo Kloppel

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Folks...I have a spring migration question and wonder if anyone out there can help. I understand that the
lengthening days ignites hormonal responses in birds and, among other things, encourages "migratory
restlessness" - an "itch" to begin their respective journeys north. But how does this mechanism work
with respect to neo-tropical warblers? After all, for those spending their "winters" in northern So. America
the days will be shortening!!! The "photoperiod" will be decreasing.

What, then, is the trigger to get them on the move and heading northward?
Thanks for the help.

Pete Saracino

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[cayugabirds-l] Gulf Crossing/The Story of Spring

2017-03-20 Thread Peter

EXCELLENT video concerning Spring migration.





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[cayugabirds-l] Migration Video and question

2017-03-20 Thread Peter

Folks...I have a spring migration question and wonder if anyone out 
there can help. I understand that the lengthening days ignites hormonal 
responses in birds and, among other things, encourages "migratory 
restlessness" - an "itch" to begin their respective journeys north.  But 
how does this mechanism work with respect to neo-tropical warblers? 
After all, for those spending their "winters" in northern So. America 
the days will be shortening!!! The "photoperiod" will be decreasing.


What, then, is the trigger to get them on the move and heading northward?
Thanks for the help.

Pete Saracino



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[cayugabirds-l] Studying up on warbler i.d. Watch "CEAP birds - warblers" on YouTube

2017-03-20 Thread Peter



It won't be long..

https://youtu.be/afJhWuqWhG4



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[cayugabirds-l] Magee Marsh in early May

2017-03-19 Thread Peter







Hi folks.

Am writing to inquire if any one person or persons or group is planning
an early May trip to Magee Marsh. I would like to inquire of them as to
the possibility of throwing in with them.

Thanks.

Look forward to the responses.

Best.

Pete Saracino


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Feeder birds

2017-03-15 Thread Peter

I have a song sparrow as well Dave.along with 2 white throats (of 
different flavors) along with lots of blackbirds (red wings, grackles, 
starlings) and a female cardinal eating suet!!


Stay warm all. Can Spring be far away?
Pete Sar


On 3/14/2017 10:30 PM, Dave Nutter wrote:

I, too, did some feeder-watching this afternoon. I was hoping for a Fox 
Sparrow, a species which I saw in my yard a few years back during a late heavy 
snowstorm. My hopes were raised briefly by what turned out to be a Song 
Sparrow, which eventually fed on a suet/seed block, a behavior I hadn't seen 
before. I guess that bird must innovate to stay fed.

I also saw an Icterid which I expected to be a local Red-winged Blackbird, 
since they have been in the area and even sung from my yard, where they nest. 
Instead it turned out to be a Rusty Blackbird, a new species for my yard, 
although there is a bit of woods and wetland adjacent. I think it was visiting 
feeders at my neighbor's.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Horned Larks

2017-03-14 Thread Peter

I have 2 white throated sparrows - one of each "flavor" visiting me this 
morning.


Pete Saracino


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Hi all,

I braved the snow for a walk about 10:30 this morning up Mt Pleasant Rd, where 
the highlight (well all I could see through the blizzard, actually) was a flock 
of 14 Horned Larks foraging on the last remaining patch of ground that wasn't 
buried in snow!
At the feeders, two Fox Sparrows, Pileated Woodpecker, and the usual cast of 
characters.

Time to shovel...again.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] birds and climate science

2017-03-13 Thread Peter


Thanks a million John.

Pete


On 3/13/2017 2:42 PM, John and Sue Gregoire wrote:

Pete,
The short answer is we have done so for the last 31 years. Many of our 
publications
address climate related changes in bird numbers and activity. Others relate many
negative changes to changes in farming practices.

Our 31 years as co-op weather reporting station for the NWS provide daily 
climate
data to both NWS and the public. That info allows unique on-site, exact weather
correlation to several studies. We have the first 10 years of an ongoing study 
of
the phenology of a dragonfly species currently in press. That study relies 
heavily
on the daily climate data collected here.

All our, and all other banding station' data are kept in a data base at the Bird
Banding Lab at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Md and accessible by 
request to
public researchers. The climate data is also available via the National Climate 
data
Center.

Best,
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[cayugabirds-l] birds and climate science

2017-03-13 Thread Peter

Folksmight anyone know of any /*loca*//*l*/ ornithological 
research that informs climate science?

Thanks

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow geese moving north

2017-02-20 Thread Peter

It's right around the corner.

On another note, has anyone seen the Gyrfalcon of late?

I've been down there about 12 times and have not seen it. I've found 
EVERYTHING but!! I found the fountain of youth, the lost city of 
Coronado, the lost Inca gold, even the Holy Grail.  But alas, no falcon

Enjoy the sunshine all. It's REAL medicine.

Pete Sar


On 2/20/2017 11:38 AM, Joshua Snodgrass wrote:
> 2 FOY  Common Grackles in with about 25 Red-winged blackbirds, and a 
> few cowbirds today in my yard in Interlaken. Yay Spring!
> -Josh
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow geese moving north

2017-02-20 Thread Peter


Lots of redwings here in Phelps New York as of LAST week...

Pete Saracino


On 2/19/2017 11:22 AM, Laura Stenzler wrote:

Just had our first of the year snow geese fly north over our house on Hunt Hill 
Rd, east of Ithaca. Also robins in the yard.

Laura

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owls

2017-01-04 Thread Peter

Thanks for helping to share Marc.

And thanks, of course, to Laurie for her wonderful work.

Hope your new year is off to a good start and I hope to see you each as 
we bird the basin!!

Pete Sar


On 1/4/2017 9:30 AM, Marc Devokaitis wrote:
> In case you missed it on the local FB bird club pages, Pete Saracino 
> posted Laurie Drikx's excellent slideshow of said banding:
> http://www.lauriedirkx.com/AllCreaturesGreat/Banding-a-Snowy-w-Tom-McDonald/i-3Wq5XLv/A
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> Marc
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> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:44 PM, Ann Mitchell  > wrote:
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> This morning Diane Morton and I went to the Finger lakes Regional
> Airport to see the reported Snowy Owls. We saw the two of them
> near the runway in the grass. We went in the terminal to ask
> permission to get close enough to photograph them. The man in
> charge and his family were there. He said an Ornithologist from
> Rochester had been there earlier who caught, banded, and weighed
> them. He also took blood samples to research their precise origin.
> He said one of them was a 5 1/2 month old female which was well
> nourished. I don't remember what he said about the other owl.
>
> After that, we drove down Seybolt Road. Just south of Canoga Road,
> there was a Northern Shrike sitting on a wire.
>
> We then went to Cayuga State Park where we saw a huge raft of
> ducks north of the boat launch which had all the likely Aythya
> species including Ruddy Ducks and American Wigeon. In the middle
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[cayugabirds-l] Blackbirds

2016-12-15 Thread Peter

Here at the feeder in Phelps, NY I am being "treated" to mixed flocks of 
starlings, crackles, cowbirds and redwings devouring the seed.


I wish it WERE March!!

Bah, humbug!!!  (smile)

Pete "Ebenezer" Saracino


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Great Blue Heron - Upper Buttermilk

2016-12-15 Thread Peter


Larry and all.

I, too, spotted a Great Blue during our weekly raptor survey at the 
Montezuma NWR yesterday. I asked it if it wanted to borrow my compass, 
but it politely said no, it had learned how to both orient AND navigate 
a few seasons back. (smile)


It WAS a pleasure to see one at this late date.

Happy Holidays to each of you!!

Pete Saracino



On 12/14/2016 5:27 PM, W. Larry Hymes wrote:
On a walk around Upper Buttermilk yesterday afternoon I was surprised 
to see a GREAT BLUE HERON lift off and fly upstream from the marshy 
area at Lake Treman.  Don't see how it could find sufficient food 
there to survive, much less just keep warm. Selfishly it would be nice 
to have it stick around for the Xmas Bird Count, but I would much 
prefer that it fly farther south where there is a much better source 
of food.


The only other birds seen were a flock of ROCK DOVE and a loudly 
calling PILEATED WOODPECKER.


Larry




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[cayugabirds-l] Rare glimpse of feathered dinosaur tail

2016-12-14 Thread Peter




Talk about ancestry.

http://earthsky.org/earth/rare-glimpse-of-feathered-dinosaur-tail


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] A fun diversion...Amorous Avians: Ways of Love in the World of Birds - correct link...sorry

2016-12-01 Thread Peter


Very beautiful Marie.

Thanks for sharing!!

Pete Saracino


On 11/30/2016 1:45 PM, Marie P. Read wrote:

OK I'll try that again. Here is the CORRECT link (I hope)


https://spark.adobe.com/page/ivFqOTQTsdfHo/?w=0_4375


Marie




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[bounce-121043358-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Marie P. Read 
[m...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 12:59 PM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] A fun diversion...Amorous Avians: Ways of Love in the 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Sandhill Cranes

2016-11-27 Thread Peter


Great. Must have been an awesome sight.


On 11/27/2016 4:10 PM, bob mcguire wrote:

One other highlight of Ann’s and my trip around the lake today was a flock of 
63 SANDHILL CRANES foraging in a field of what looked like winter wheat towards 
the east end of Armitage Road. We initially had three cranes fly over on East 
Road headed NW. We scoped K/M Marsh and found nothing. We then drove to 
Armitage, and there they all (?) were! Not too far from the road and great 
contrast - gray bodies against green field.

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[cayugabirds-l] King Fisher and Turkey Vultures

2016-11-07 Thread Peter

While at Taughannock Falls State Park yesterday looking for migrating 
loons I also happened upon a kingfisher patrolling the banks of 
Taughannock Creek near its mouth. I then went up to the falls overlook 
before I left for home only to be treated to 3 turkey vultures cruising 
the area.  I was at the bottom rail of the falls overlook and two sailed 
by at eye level.


A cold and winding day was pushing up waves on the lake yet I was able 
to see 5 loons (if I'm not counting the same one twice). Alas, it became 
too cold so I left for warmer places.






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[cayugabirds-l] Sad/Bad Golden Eagle News....

2016-11-03 Thread Peter

From the folks at Franklin Mountain Hawk Watch near Oneonta, NY. This 
in an email from Tom Salo:


"Some of you may have heard a Golden Eagle we had been tracking was 
found dead in a trap (snare) in Quebec. There is significant eagle 
mortality associated with canid trapping in Quebec. Quebec authorities 
have determined that half (51%) of the known Bald and Golden Eagle 
mortality in the province is from trapping. The GPS tracking device on 
this bird was deployed during winter 2014. While its device had stopped 
working, it had been in the area near where it was live-trapped by Scott 
VanArsdale for the past 3 winters. We are hoping to retrieve more data 
from the device once it arrives in the US."


Pete Saracino


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deuces wild at the Montezuma Audubon Center

2016-10-06 Thread Peter

Quite a card hand.

Thanks Chris!!


On 10/6/2016 10:03 AM, lajews...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Earlier this week, we saw 2 Sandhill Cranes, 2 Northern Harriers, 2 
> Trumpeter Swans and heard 2 Great-horned Owls at the Montezuma Audubon 
> Center.
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[cayugabirds-l] Android Version of Warbler Guide App

2016-09-30 Thread Peter


Hi folks.

Anyone know of any plans to have an android version of the Warbler App 
that goes with The Warbler Guide by Stephenson and Whittle - there is 
one for Ipads and ipods...


Thanks much.

Pete Saracino




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar - Amanda Rodewald: Coffee, Communities, and Conservation

2016-09-29 Thread Peter

Cool.

Nice to be there remotely. Marc can I access this after the fact?

Hope you are well.

Pete Sar


On 9/29/2016 3:18 PM, Marc Devokaitis wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> The Fall 2016 series of Monday Night Seminars at the Cornell Lab of 
> Ornithology kicks off this coming Monday, October 3, at 7:30 pm, and 
> features the Cornell Lab’s Director of Conservation Science, Dr. 
> Amanda Rodewald <https://dnr.cals.cornell.edu/people/amanda-rodewald>. 
>  As always, the seminars are held in the auditorium, and free and open 
> to the public. The doors open at 7:00.
>
> We will be streaming this seminar live. Bookmark 
> http://dl.allaboutbirds.org/cornelllab-monday-night-seminars for quick 
> access on Monday evening.Thanks for helping spread the word!
>
> */Monday, October 3^rd , 7:30pm/*
>
> *Coffee, Communities, and Conservation: How your cup can make a 
> difference*
>
> Amanda Rodewald, Garvin Professor of Ornithology and Director of 
> Conservation Science
>
> Accelerating rates of land conversion for agriculture, development, 
> and resource extraction in much of Latin America have challenged us to 
> identify creative ways to sustain biodiversity, protect critical 
> ecosystem services, and support human health and well-being within 
> “working landscapes.”  Shade-grown coffee farms are especially 
> well-suited to simultaneously meet a variety of economic, social, and 
> ecological needs. When coffee is grown under trees, the system can 
> provide a variety of products (e.g., coffee, fruits, firewood, lumber, 
> and medicines), while at the same time maintain forest cover, support 
> biodiversity, and reduce erosion and chemical use compared to other 
> intensive agricultural systems. Perhaps no other group better 
> highlights the positive role that shade-coffee can play in 
> conservation than Neotropical Migratory birds, which heavily use 
> shade-coffee farms. Unfortunately, traditional shade management has 
> given way to more intensive uses like “sun coffee” monocultures that 
> promise higher productivity but at greater environmental cost and 
> potentially more economic risk.  This shift in practice has prompted 
> conservation organizations to develop incentives for sound 
> environmental stewardship that also support livelihoods.  In this 
> talk, I will discuss how shade-coffee and other agroforestry practices 
> can support bird conservation, healthy ecosystems, and ultimately 
> human communities in Latin America.
>
> _Upcoming MNS:_
>
> //
>
> /November 7 /
>
> *Screening: Sonic Sea, featuring a Q with Dr. Christopher Clark*
>
> *(@Cornell Cinema)*
>
> Come to the Cornell Cinema to watch “Sonic Sea” in this special free 
> screening hosted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Oceans are a sonic 
> symphony. Sound is essential to the survival and prosperity of marine 
> life, but man-made ocean noise is threatening this fragile world. 
> Sonic Sea is about protecting life in our waters from the destructive 
> effects of oceanic noise pollution. After the screening, join a Q 
> discussion with Dr. Christopher Clark who is featured in the film.
>
> //
>
> /December 5 /
>
> *Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer*
>
> Peter Marra, Head, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
>
>
> In 1894, lighthouse keepers arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand 
> with a cat, supposedly named Tibbles. In just over a year, the 
> Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered 
> extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many 
> conservationists have suspected for some time—that in the United 
> States alone, free-ranging cats are killing birds and other animals by 
> the billions. Equally alarming are the little-known but potentially 
> devastating public health consequences of rabies and parasitic 
> /Toxoplasma/ passing from cats to humans at rising rates. /Cat 
> Wars/ tells the story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to 
> biodiversity and public health throughout the world, and sheds new 
> light on the controversies surrounding the management of the explosion 
> of these cat populations.
>
> Marra will trace the historical and cultural ties between humans and 
> cats from early domestication to the current boom in pet ownership, 
> along the way accessibly explaining the science of extinction, 
> population modeling, and feline diseases. He will chart the 
> developments that have led to our present impasse—from Stan Temple’s 
> breakthrough studies on cat predation in Wisconsin to cat-eradication 
> programs underway in Australia today.  Marra will also describe how a 
> small but vocal minority of cat advocates has campaigned successfully 
> for no action in muc

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eagle Question

2016-09-28 Thread Peter

Thanks for the responses Kevin and Candace.

I always teach my students that Nature "throws the kitchen sink" at 
organisms in terms of selection pressures; just never realized how 
severe it really is.

And as you imply Kevin - and Pete Dunne also says - while it is 
ultimately bad for the individual organism, it is ultimately good for 
the species as a whole - both the predator AND the prey (in terms on 
honing hunting skills to insure survival or honing evasive skills to 
insure same).

Thanks again. Much appreciated.

Pete Saracino



On 9/28/2016 8:53 PM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:
>
> Sounds about right. I'd have to check the BNA account tomorrow at work 
> to verify the numbers, but that seems in the ballpark.
>
>
> For medium-sized songbirds, like robins and Red-winged Blackbirds, 70% 
> of nests fail to produce any fledglings, 92% of those fledglings die 
> over the first year, and half of all adults die each year.
>
>
> Larger birds tend to have higher yearly survival, but they take longer 
> to reach maturity, too. For American Crows, roughly just over half of 
> the nests produce fledglings, half of those survive their first year, 
> but most don't breed until they're 4 years old, and it's 15% mortality 
> each year. Bald Eagles don't breed until they're 5 or so, so I would 
> expect numbers something Pete quotes.
>
>
> It's a rough world out there. That's one of the reasons that natural 
> selection is so strong at weeding out "frivolous" behavior.
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
> 
> *From:* bounce-120838092-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
> <bounce-120838092-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Peter 
> <psara...@rochester.rr.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:23:58 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L; CAYUGABIRDS-L
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Eagle Question
> Howdy folks.
>
> Am reading a very interesting, creative book by Pete Dunne called "The
> Wind MastersThe Lives Of North American Birds of Prey". Dunne takes
> a very creative approach to teach us about these birds...the book reads
> more like a novel!  I highly recommend it but have a question.
>
> In his piece about Bald Eagles, Pete says that, with respect to young
> eagles, more than 90% that fledge in a given season don't survive to
> adulthood, and nearly 60% of these die during their first year.
> Evidently, to quote Dunne, "starvation is a young eagle's greatest
> adversary"..
>
> I was wondering what anyone thought about his statistics.
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> Pete Saracino
>
>
>
>
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