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

[Jody Enck]

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

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

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

Thanks and do what you can for birds.
Jody


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


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

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

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

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Yep, that's what I was talking about.

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

"Watch this space!"

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

Kevin

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

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

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

Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] Migrants


What a lucky occasion!

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

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

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

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

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

Cheers!
Laura

Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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