[cayugabirds-l] Developing sister birding clubs to help protect neotropical migrants

[Jody W Enck]

Hello All,


 The Cayuga Bird Club has started an effort to establish a network of 
sister birding clubs in North and Central America linking the migratory 
pathways of neotropical songbirds.  Many of the colorful and familiar "Birds of 
Summer" that we enjoy so much in North America during the breeding season 
(e.g., think Wood Thrush and Golden-winged Warbler) are experiencing big 
decreases in their populations.  Among many factors are loss of habitat on the 
breeding and wintering areas.  While those of us in North America are aware of 
the general population declines for many neotropical migrants, Birding clubs in 
Central America are more aware and knowledgeable of the situation on the ground 
in their countries. Some of the benefits of establishing sister birding clubs 
is to share information, pictures, and stories with each other about what the 
habitat threats and situations are like, and what people on the "other end" of 
the migratory pathway can do or need help doing.



 As president of the Cayuga Bird Club, I have contacted many birding clubs 
and Audubon Society chapters in NY and PA about the idea, and interest here in 
North America is high.  I will be traveling to Honduras later this fall to 
participate in the Honduras Birding Tour for Conservation (HBTC).  The HBTC is 
an effort to bring awareness to both the plight of birds in Honduras as well as 
the opportunities for tourists to experience the amazing bird life of that 
Central American country.  I also plan to meet with as many of the six existing 
birding clubs in Honduras as possible to discuss the sister birding club idea.  
He have made contacts with someone from most of those clubs, which are 
scattered around a country the size of Virginia.  Lacking any professional or 
institutional support for this effort, I have started a Go Fund Me campaign 
(www.gofundme.com/2rha68nv) to raise funds to 
support my travel within Honduras to visit these clubs.



 Please consider making a donation to support this effort (even $5 or $10 
donations can help!).  Also, please contact me by email at 
presid...@cayugabirdclub.org if you are interested in knowing more about this 
effort or want to help in some other way.



Thanks so much!

Jody W. Enck, PhD
Conservation Social Scientist, and
President of the Cayuga Bird Club


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[cayugabirds-l] Long-eared owl, Salmon Creek

[Karen Edelstein]

I'm excited to say that after the last instance (I knew of) 15 years ago,
there was a long-eared owl calling about halfway up the hill behind my
house last night. He was vocal for only about 5 minutes around 11 pm, and
then quiet. The last time I heard LEOWs was in February 2001(?), a dueting
pair, who on my last encounter, flew out of the woods and swooped low over
the heads of John Greenly and me. People had been driving from as far as
the Catskills to listen. Hope this one stays around.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night

[Asher Hockett]

I heard twice a descending call this morning, lower pitched and coarser
than what I associate with E. Screech Owl. It seem to definitely be an owl
- it was still dark with only a few peeps and chirps from other
birds/frogs/insects - and the descending pattern was like that of the E.
SO.  Trying out by youthful voices, I'd guess.

On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Eva Smith  wrote:

> Thanks to all the feedback and comments. Since the bird was perched rather
> than a flyover, seems like the best fit is a Eastern Screech Owl making (to
> me) an unusual version of its call.
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Jeff Poulin 
> wrote:
>
>> Screech owls whinnying now and the last couple of nights at my house in
>> Endicott.  I haven’t heard them in months.
>>
>>
>>
>> -jeff
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>> *From:* bounce-120816812-14247...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
>> bounce-120816812-14247...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Geo Kloppel
>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 22, 2016 1:03 PM
>>
>> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night
>>
>>
>>
>> Night before last, I heard several ascending whistle calls, right outside
>> my door. The local Barred Owls responded with typical hooting, so I think
>> the whistles were (still begging?) calls from their immature youngsters.
>>
>> -Geo
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>
>> On Sep 22, 2016, at 11:36 AM, Marty Schlabach  wrote:
>>
>> I also last night heard a sound right outside of my bedroom window that I
>> didn’t recognize at first.  But, a bit later from the same tree came the
>> more typical screech owl whinny, so am pretty sure it was the same bird.
>> --Marty
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* bounce-120815972-3494...@list.cornell.edu [
>> mailto:bounce-120815972-3494...@list.cornell.edu
>> ] *On Behalf Of *Chris R.
>> Pelkie
>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:19 AM
>> *To:* Eva Smith 
>> *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night
>>
>>
>>
>> I’ll defer to the experts but would not rule out Screech-owl. I’ve heard
>> that also: clear descending rather than whinny descending but followed by
>> other EASO distinct sounds, so concluded it was the same bird. I’ve been
>> hearing EASO loud whinnies just in the last couple of weeks, first time
>> this year, so I guess I have a male imoving around checking out the
>> territory or advertising once again.
>>
>>
>>
>> ChrisP
>>
>> __
>>
>> Chris Pelkie
>> Information/Data Manager, Application Systems Analyst
>> Bioacoustics Research Program
>> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
>> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
>> Ithaca, NY 14850
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 22, 2016, at 08:32, Eva Smith  wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope it's ok to ask for ID help here. Between Sibley and the Lab of O's
>> bird call recordings, I haven't been able to get a decent ID on a bird
>> heard last night.
>>
>>
>>
>> The call was a long (1-2 s) descending *clear* whistle (not a whinny
>> like a typical Eastern Screech Owl), starting on a high note and ending
>> quite low. It was repeated 3-4 times and then followed by a repeated
>> whistle on a single, high note. The timbre was similar to a saw-whet owl,
>> but the tempo was different.
>>
>>
>>
>> It was heard at 1 AM at the border between a field and scrubby forest.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Eva
>>
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[cayugabirds-l] Injured mallard

[Nancy Cusumano]

Just throwing this out there...
There's an injured female mallard swimming in the inlet behind The Dock. Either 
it's tongue or lower jaw is hanging. She would be hard to catch as is mobile. 
Anyone interested?

Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 525! dogs since 2005!
Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org


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