Hi Chris,
I hope you agree this thread is within the rules of CayugaBirds, even
though it ranges over things that go beyond the Basin. But it's the
best conversation I've seen on the list in many months, so I hope it can
continue!
Best -
Alicia
On 6/26/2019 8:49 AM, k...@empacc.net wrote:
Good thought although DDT was still very prevalent in countries where
"our' birds winter...and still is in some. We have also added so many
new chemicals that are known to cause problems or highly suspected.
There are so many variables in this problem.
The joy is in seeing the tremendous upsurge
Comments in caps. Appreciate your input.
John
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Burdett, NY 14818
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On 2019-06-26 12:02, David Nicosia wrote:
> John/Chris,
>
> I
Dave, et al,
By the 1970s, there could have been a noticeable change in bird populations due
to the banning of DDT in the 1960s.
Interesting conversation...
Steve Taylor
Pittsford NY
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 26, 2019, at 8:02 AM, David Nicosia wrote:
>
> John/Chris,
>
> I totally agree
John/Chris,
I totally agree that point counts from birding could misrepresent bird
populations. I have been out on two different days and have seen big
differences. I have a walk I take in the evening to listen to the thrushes.
One evening I had 5 wood thrushes and 1 hermit thrush singing. The
