www.ebarrientosyucatan.blogpost.com
Had a very interesting first week. The highlight was getting to know the young
birders in a Mayan village and hearing their thoughts on conservation. I hope
you all take a look.
Evan B
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It looks like a couple letters got transposed, and the correct site is:http://www.ebarrientosyucatan.blogspot.com/--Dave NutterOn Jun 20, 2012, at 05:07 PM, Evan Barrientos emb...@cornell.edu wrote:www.ebarrientosyucatan.blogpost.comHad a very interesting first week. The highlight was getting to
A while ago I discovered an Eastern kingbird nest at the end of
Carncross Road in the North Montezuma Complex. Just above eye level
and only 15' from shore. Three chicks being actively fed. I returned
this morning to try and record the Kingbird dawn song which
apparently is only given for
Today, a female COMMON MERGANZER swam by my beach on Lansing Station Rd,
Lansing, with 30 ducklings!
The ducklings were fairly large, about 2/3 the size of the mother, but still
with downy feathers and baby markings.
The mother was leading them all to various shallow areas along the shore and
Fun to see. Because ducks don’t feed their chicks, it costs a mother nothing
to take on the young of other females. And, the probability of a predator
taking one of her young from the crèche goes down.
Kevin
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