[cayugabirds-l] Aside from tick-borne babesiosis...

2023-03-21 Thread Karen Edelstein
Also be on the lookout for the pathogen Borrelia miyamotoi which is carried by black-legged ticks, as well. It causes relapsing fever, and can progress to meningoencephalitis. If doctors are only screening for Lyme in sick patients, they may miss this. I know of one person (and possibly two) who

[cayugabirds-l] Great Blue Heron Rookery

2023-03-21 Thread Andrew David Miller
The long standing GBH rookery that is roughly half way between Freeville and Mclean (northwest side of Fall Creek Road, in a large marshy area adjacent to Fall Creek) started to repopulate yesterday and had almost every nest occupied today. Roughly a dozen birds. The birds that nest here are

[cayugabirds-l] Birding in the Azores

2023-03-21 Thread Laurie Rubin
If anyone has info on hotspots or birding tour guides on Sao Miguel or Pico islands, please let me know. Much appreciated, Laurie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: March 21, 2023

2023-03-21 Thread Margaret Hurley
Dr. Margaret Hurley Cornell Health On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 12:45 PM Margaret Hurley wrote: > A good family doctor or internist is likely to be aware of it and test for > it when appropriate. It is pretty well known in the medical community and > there is lots of information out there about it,

Re:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: March 21, 2023

2023-03-21 Thread Margaret Hurley
A good family doctor or internist is likely to be aware of it and test for it when appropriate. It is pretty well known in the medical community and there is lots of information out there about it, and while cases have increased, it is still quite rare for an individual clinician to have seen

[cayugabirds-l] nest building

2023-03-21 Thread Deb Grantham
Yesterday, saw a crow carrying a stick into the top of the spruce tree near my house. There's a group of 5 crows hanging close to each other. I've had a breeding family here for some years now. I'm hearing lots of Carolina wrens and I think I see them but flitting too fast to tell. Merlin

[cayugabirds-l] woodcock on Mt. Kendal

2023-03-21 Thread Donna Lee Scott
Last night (Monday) not long after sunset 3 of us inmates heard and saw the Woodcock doing its display flight and peenting! I think we saw it both ascending and descending. It seems to have quit right after 8 PM both nights I was listening/observing. It was in the same spot on Mt. Kendal as it

[cayugabirds-l] FOS

2023-03-21 Thread Carol Keeler
I’ve just had my FOS male Purple Finch arrive. I’ve had about 4 Song Sparrows for a week. Luckily the number of blackbirds has diminished. Just a few bossy grackles at a time. I had a Carolina Wren a few times this winter and a Mockingbird but haven’t seen either in quite a while. I have