Re: [nysbirds-l] Barn Swallow question

[Judith Thurber]

That’s  a pretty wonderful recollection —- glad you had such glorious 
experience!

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool 

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> On Jun 9, 2021, at 7:05 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal  wrote:
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> Barn Swallows are fascinating creatures. Recently, I was on dirt road,  in  a 
> rural area of Grand Forks ND, cruising slowly to look for grassland birds. 
> And I parked at one wet location to record some birds. All of sudden I found 
> four or five  Barn Swallows flying around the car and some would pause flying 
> in front of my open passenger window. Initially, I thought they were looking 
> in the rear view mirror, but they often looked at me through the window 
> facing me. I felt this behavior odd. And a few minutes later one came inside 
> my car and sat of my dashboard on the passenger side of the window. I was so 
> transfixed and awed at the creature and its beady eyes watching me. It sat 
> there for a few seconds. I did not understand what they really wanted. I have 
> a video showing the birds flying around my car and one landing on the side of 
> my car near door handle and a photograph of one looking inside my car 
> watching me. I can't post those here. 
> 
> It was a cold morning with temperatures hovering just around 40 F. And my car 
> was hot as I was using heater inside my car and also sun was up and heating 
> the metal body of the car. One more thing happened in these areas was when I 
> drove through wet areas was hoards of gnats would fly around my car and 
> sometimes it looked like a thick cloud. On several occasions I have run back 
> into the car and shut the windows. So I deduced that behavior of swallows was 
> to get warmth and these insects. May be they were telling me to move so I can 
> disturb the insects!
> 
> Later, at other locations when I was driving on a cold morning with temps in 
> low 40s, I would see Barn Swallows following my car back and forth and 
> catching insects that my car disturbed. They would come up close to my car 
> and fly away at the last moment before hitting the car. There were other 
> swallows like Tree and Cliff but they did not do this, they remained far away 
> from the car. On these occasions I purposely drove very slowly for the 
> benefit of Barn swallows. 
> 
> I also remember several years ago, in Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, 
> along the main drive as I was driving the swallows were following my car on a 
> cold day. Initially I was thinking that I am going to hit them, but realized 
> that they are smarter creatures and knew when to move away from the car. 
> 
> So I think Barn Swallows have learnt this behavior to follow cars to find 
> insects along the car. 
> 
> I would love to hear if anybody else has observed this behavior for Barn 
> Swallows.
> 
> That cute little creature in my car staring at me made my day for me! Later 
> that day I also found Bank Swallows, Cliff Swallows and Tree Swallows in 
> hundreds. So I call it a Swallow day of my trip! 
> 
> Cheers
> Meena 
> 
> Meena Haribal 
> Ithaca NY 14850
> 42.429007,-76.47111
> http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> Subject: Re: Barn Swallow question
> From: anneboby 
> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 15:41:46 + (UTC)
> X-Message-Number: 6
> 
> Further to Bob Paxton's comment about Tree Swallows' love affair with feather 
> lining of their nests,  I have found these birds very resourceful with their 
> feather gathering depending on the nature of their local habitat.  For years 
> I have monitored nest boxes in Upstate counties of Schenectady, Saratoga, 
> Schoharie and Montgomery.  Depending on location, these swallows gather 
> feathers of a wide range of species, as well as in varying quantity.  Rural 
> areas are more endowed with local fowl than are suburban areas leading to 
> easier gathering.
> For instance the nest boxes at the Landis Arboretum  in rural Schoharie Co. 
> with roosters crowing in the distance had much larger gatherings of goose, 
> duck and chicken feathers in general than did the boxes at West Hill, a 
> suburban residential area in the Town of Rotterdam in Sch'dy Co where Great 
> Horned Owl feathers made an almost annual appearance.
> 
> In some areas the tan body feathers of barnyard geese are very popular, but 
> so can be white feathers from domestic ducks.  Less numerous are flank 
> feathers from male Mallard, Wood Duck and body feathers of Wild Turkey.
> Some of the rarer choices are from Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owl (body), 
> No. Saw-whet Owl (primaries) and the strangest of all: Common Nighthawk.  One 
> nest in Montgomery Co contained 5-6 nighthawk feathers including flight 
> feathers (rectrix and wing) suggesting that this swallow had found a dead 
> nighthawk and was harvesting feathers from it.  

Re: [nysbirds-l] Barn Swallow question

[Judith Thurber]

That’s  a pretty wonderful recollection —- glad you had such glorious 
experience!

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 9, 2021, at 7:05 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal  wrote:
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> Barn Swallows are fascinating creatures. Recently, I was on dirt road,  in  a 
> rural area of Grand Forks ND, cruising slowly to look for grassland birds. 
> And I parked at one wet location to record some birds. All of sudden I found 
> four or five  Barn Swallows flying around the car and some would pause flying 
> in front of my open passenger window. Initially, I thought they were looking 
> in the rear view mirror, but they often looked at me through the window 
> facing me. I felt this behavior odd. And a few minutes later one came inside 
> my car and sat of my dashboard on the passenger side of the window. I was so 
> transfixed and awed at the creature and its beady eyes watching me. It sat 
> there for a few seconds. I did not understand what they really wanted. I have 
> a video showing the birds flying around my car and one landing on the side of 
> my car near door handle and a photograph of one looking inside my car 
> watching me. I can't post those here. 
> 
> It was a cold morning with temperatures hovering just around 40 F. And my car 
> was hot as I was using heater inside my car and also sun was up and heating 
> the metal body of the car. One more thing happened in these areas was when I 
> drove through wet areas was hoards of gnats would fly around my car and 
> sometimes it looked like a thick cloud. On several occasions I have run back 
> into the car and shut the windows. So I deduced that behavior of swallows was 
> to get warmth and these insects. May be they were telling me to move so I can 
> disturb the insects!
> 
> Later, at other locations when I was driving on a cold morning with temps in 
> low 40s, I would see Barn Swallows following my car back and forth and 
> catching insects that my car disturbed. They would come up close to my car 
> and fly away at the last moment before hitting the car. There were other 
> swallows like Tree and Cliff but they did not do this, they remained far away 
> from the car. On these occasions I purposely drove very slowly for the 
> benefit of Barn swallows. 
> 
> I also remember several years ago, in Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, 
> along the main drive as I was driving the swallows were following my car on a 
> cold day. Initially I was thinking that I am going to hit them, but realized 
> that they are smarter creatures and knew when to move away from the car. 
> 
> So I think Barn Swallows have learnt this behavior to follow cars to find 
> insects along the car. 
> 
> I would love to hear if anybody else has observed this behavior for Barn 
> Swallows.
> 
> That cute little creature in my car staring at me made my day for me! Later 
> that day I also found Bank Swallows, Cliff Swallows and Tree Swallows in 
> hundreds. So I call it a Swallow day of my trip! 
> 
> Cheers
> Meena 
> 
> Meena Haribal 
> Ithaca NY 14850
> 42.429007,-76.47111
> http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
> Dragonfly book sample pages:
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1ngrZelDNo5QnFDMl9BdVNlLXc
> Road Trip to Africa Book Preview 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KsoxFFcMNSck8y_qpxNHqefq4iL-VSSS/view?usp=sharing
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Subject: Re: Barn Swallow question
> From: anneboby 
> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 15:41:46 + (UTC)
> X-Message-Number: 6
> 
> Further to Bob Paxton's comment about Tree Swallows' love affair with feather 
> lining of their nests,  I have found these birds very resourceful with their 
> feather gathering depending on the nature of their local habitat.  For years 
> I have monitored nest boxes in Upstate counties of Schenectady, Saratoga, 
> Schoharie and Montgomery.  Depending on location, these swallows gather 
> feathers of a wide range of species, as well as in varying quantity.  Rural 
> areas are more endowed with local fowl than are suburban areas leading to 
> easier gathering.
> For instance the nest boxes at the Landis Arboretum  in rural Schoharie Co. 
> with roosters crowing in the distance had much larger gatherings of goose, 
> duck and chicken feathers in general than did the boxes at West Hill, a 
> suburban residential area in the Town of Rotterdam in Sch'dy Co where Great 
> Horned Owl feathers made an almost annual appearance.
> 
> In some areas the tan body feathers of barnyard geese are very popular, but 
> so can be white feathers from domestic ducks.  Less numerous are flank 
> feathers from male Mallard, Wood Duck and body feathers of Wild Turkey.
> Some of the rarer choices are from Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owl (body), 
> No. Saw-whet Owl (primaries) and the strangest of all: Common Nighthawk.  One 
> nest in Montgomery Co contained 5-6 nighthawk feathers including flight 
> feathers (rectrix and wing) suggesting that this swallow had found a dead 
> nighthawk and was harvesting feathers from it.  

Re: [nysbirds-l] Sage thrasher Monday

[Judith Thurber]

And seen active on ground, then in buckthorn (w/bittersweet tangle over right 
side), soon eating black buckthorn berries, and subsequently resting part of 
the time in same buckthorn shrub —  12-1:30-ish.  

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool.  
Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 9, 2020, at 12:33 PM, Richard Guthrie  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> If it's still around, be sure to check out the Barn Swallow that has been 
> seen there this morning. Super late. A photo would be nice.
> 
> Rich Guthrie
> 
>> On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:55 AM Andrew Baksh  wrote:
>> I am looking at the Sage Thrasher right now, which is giving incredibly good 
>> looks near the previously reported location. The bird is currently working 
>> the grass edge near the mowed path and the Buckthorn shrub it favors.  
>> 
>> Many thanks to all who posted updates and directions.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> 
>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule 
>> of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ 
>> Frederick Douglass
>> 
>> 風　Swift as the wind
>> 林　Quiet as the forest
>> 火　Conquer like the fire
>> 山　Steady as the mountain
>> Sun Tzu  The Art of War
>> 
>>> (\__/)
>>> (= '.'=)
>>> (") _ (") 
>>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
>> 
>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>> 
 On Nov 9, 2020, at 8:42 AM, zach schwartz-weinstein  
 wrote:
 
>>> Julie Hart reports that the bird is still present at Ooms Conservation 
>>> Area this morning.-- 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Sage thrasher Monday

[Judith Thurber]

And seen active on ground, then in buckthorn (w/bittersweet tangle over right 
side), soon eating black buckthorn berries, and subsequently resting part of 
the time in same buckthorn shrub —  12-1:30-ish.  

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool.  
Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 9, 2020, at 12:33 PM, Richard Guthrie  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> If it's still around, be sure to check out the Barn Swallow that has been 
> seen there this morning. Super late. A photo would be nice.
> 
> Rich Guthrie
> 
>> On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:55 AM Andrew Baksh  wrote:
>> I am looking at the Sage Thrasher right now, which is giving incredibly good 
>> looks near the previously reported location. The bird is currently working 
>> the grass edge near the mowed path and the Buckthorn shrub it favors.  
>> 
>> Many thanks to all who posted updates and directions.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> 
>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule 
>> of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ 
>> Frederick Douglass
>> 
>> 風　Swift as the wind
>> 林　Quiet as the forest
>> 火　Conquer like the fire
>> 山　Steady as the mountain
>> Sun Tzu  The Art of War
>> 
>>> (\__/)
>>> (= '.'=)
>>> (") _ (") 
>>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
>> 
>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>> 
 On Nov 9, 2020, at 8:42 AM, zach schwartz-weinstein  
 wrote:
 
>>> Julie Hart reports that the bird is still present at Ooms Conservation 
>>> Area this morning.-- 
>>> Zach Schwartz-Weinstein
>>> 203 500 7774
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Re: [nysbirds-l] reported possible Anhinga in Verona

[Judith Thurber]

Brenda Best?  John Rogers?

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> On Dec 17, 2019, at 9:38 AM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
> 
> Got a message from a friend this morning:
> "I received an email from a woman in Verona who insists she's observing an 
> anhinga on the grounds of Turning Stone in Verona. She approached me in 
> person a few weeks ago and I suggested it a cormorant and provided links to 
> view. Last eve I received a message from her insisting it's still there. Do 
> you know anyone who lives in that area who she could connect with to check it 
> out? She's insistent."
>  
> Highly unlikely, of course, but birds do weird things. Anybody in that area 
> who might check it out?
>  
> I missed an Anhinga in Ithaca 25 years ago, and am intrigued by the 
> possibility of finally adding it to my NY list.
>  
> Kevin
>  
> Kevin J. McGowan
> Project Manager
> Distance Learning in Bird Biology
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> k...@cornell.edu
> 607-254-2452
>  
>  
> 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
> 
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] reported possible Anhinga in Verona

[Judith Thurber]

Brenda Best?  John Rogers?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 17, 2019, at 9:38 AM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
> 
> Got a message from a friend this morning:
> "I received an email from a woman in Verona who insists she's observing an 
> anhinga on the grounds of Turning Stone in Verona. She approached me in 
> person a few weeks ago and I suggested it a cormorant and provided links to 
> view. Last eve I received a message from her insisting it's still there. Do 
> you know anyone who lives in that area who she could connect with to check it 
> out? She's insistent."
>  
> Highly unlikely, of course, but birds do weird things. Anybody in that area 
> who might check it out?
>  
> I missed an Anhinga in Ithaca 25 years ago, and am intrigued by the 
> possibility of finally adding it to my NY list.
>  
> Kevin
>  
> Kevin J. McGowan
> Project Manager
> Distance Learning in Bird Biology
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> k...@cornell.edu
> 607-254-2452
>  
>  
> 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
> 
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Miriam Levine, 1923-2019

[Judith Thurber]

Thank you for letting us know...and sharing a few memories.

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool NY

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> On Aug 26, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Shaibal Mitra  wrote:
> 
> Dear New York Birders,
> 
> We learned today that Miriam Levine passed away yesterday, peacefully at home.
> 
> For more than 70 years, Mickey was an sharp observer of birders, scoring 
> their strengths and flaws with an inimitable wit. Her husband Manny forged a 
> prominent role in the New York birding community, starting young before World 
> War II, then taking an active role in Long Island birding after his return 
> from service and during the post-war blossoming of birding culture.
> 
> Generations of birders have known Mickey. An accomplished sculptress, she 
> fashioned many memorable pieces in many media. Her bronze Kingbird sculptures 
> have for decades been a ceremonial means of honoring the presidents of the 
> Federation of New York State Bird Clubs and the New York State Ornithological 
> Association. Her incisive sociological observations, covering more than a 
> half century of meetings of the Linnaean Society of New York, and the 
> inception of world birding, could fill volumes. Often related to the Baldwin 
> team during afternoon breaks from the Southern Nassau County CBC for 
> cocktails at the Levine home, her stories surely helped to shape our views of 
> the world.
> 
> We celebrated Mickey's 96th birthday with her just last week, at that home, 
> with her aide Anna and longtime friend Joan Quinlan. We are saddened at 
> losing her; there are so many things we will never learn, or never again be 
> coaxed into remembering--dependent now forever on our own fragile memories.
> 
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> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Miriam Levine, 1923-2019

[Judith Thurber]

Thank you for letting us know...and sharing a few memories.

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool NY

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 26, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Shaibal Mitra  wrote:
> 
> Dear New York Birders,
> 
> We learned today that Miriam Levine passed away yesterday, peacefully at home.
> 
> For more than 70 years, Mickey was an sharp observer of birders, scoring 
> their strengths and flaws with an inimitable wit. Her husband Manny forged a 
> prominent role in the New York birding community, starting young before World 
> War II, then taking an active role in Long Island birding after his return 
> from service and during the post-war blossoming of birding culture.
> 
> Generations of birders have known Mickey. An accomplished sculptress, she 
> fashioned many memorable pieces in many media. Her bronze Kingbird sculptures 
> have for decades been a ceremonial means of honoring the presidents of the 
> Federation of New York State Bird Clubs and the New York State Ornithological 
> Association. Her incisive sociological observations, covering more than a 
> half century of meetings of the Linnaean Society of New York, and the 
> inception of world birding, could fill volumes. Often related to the Baldwin 
> team during afternoon breaks from the Southern Nassau County CBC for 
> cocktails at the Levine home, her stories surely helped to shape our views of 
> the world.
> 
> We celebrated Mickey's 96th birthday with her just last week, at that home, 
> with her aide Anna and longtime friend Joan Quinlan. We are saddened at 
> losing her; there are so many things we will never learn, or never again be 
> coaxed into remembering--dependent now forever on our own fragile memories.
> 
> Her life was a great one, and she shared so much with so many of us.
> 
> Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
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