Re: [cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher trapped in garage

The bird does not appear to be in there anymore. Phew! Sent from my Virgin Mobile Phone. -- Original message--From: Donna Lee ScottDate: Wed, Jun 20, 2018 12:14 PMTo: Melanie Uhlir;Cc: Regi Teasley;CAYUGABIRDS-L;Subject:Re: [cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher trapped in garage ? Put big

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

It strikes me that this might just be following the food. Many years we see our hummers disappear for a week or more in early June to and then return. Went to Watkins Glen gorge this morning and was surprised to see many birds. Not usually the case there. Even saw Louisiana Waterthrush

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid decline in song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple years that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process that would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

In addition, the lack of flying insects, especially ones of large and more nutritious sizes is also well documented in many countries. And there is the phenomenon of "thinning" , localized large decreases in numbers that are not initially noticed and hard to enumerate. Here is an article from the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

Not at all in banding reports which show lower numbers on average in some places, more in others and a healthy bunch of birds. Uniform agreement that weather caused a strange migration with both flyovers and late, if much at all, movers after a blocking front(s). All of this is localized and some

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

Something not mentioned is the impact of unexpected Atlantic tropical and hurricane storm systems and the affect these may have upon migrating neotropical passerines which launch from the Cape Hatteras, North Carolina area East out into the Atlantic Ocean, to catch the Trade Winds pushing them

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher trapped in garage

I did put out a dish of water and also a dish of mealworms. I lead an odd life so I have not been outside yet. I will report as soon as I find out if the bird figured out how to fly down and out. I love Brown Thrashers! Melanie On 6/20/2018 12:14 PM, Donna Lee Scott wrote: > ? Put big shallow

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher trapped in garage

? Put big shallow pan of water (1" deep water) on floor near door. Maybe thrasher will come to drink then fly out. This morning at 6:30 I saw one of "my" brown thrashers in a dark place in a bush. We looked at each other for a while. Nice start to day. Donna Scott Lansing Sent from my iPhone

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid decline in song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple years that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process that would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

One thing Dave didn't mention is the possibility of the (increasingly ) well-documented

[cayugabirds-l] Summer solstice paddle with Audubon TOMORROW

June 21, Thursday 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Summer Solstice Celebration Paddle Celebrate the longest day of the year with us! We'll paddle a 2-mile section of the Seneca River around Howland's Island and enjoy the sights and sounds of the first day of summer. We'll search for nesting birds, basking