Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier Spring?

2018-02-13 Thread psaracin
Sandy, I, too, have heard titmice and cardinals. I believe such behavior is 
more tied to hormonal responses brought on by increased daylength but am no 
ornitholigist.


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 Original message From: Sandy Wold  
Date: 2/13/18  9:56 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Upstate NY Birding digest 
 Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier 
Spring? 
Maybe this is obvious to everyone on this list with people reporting the call 
of a cardinal or "raven with nest material" in February.  But I also have been 
noticing sounds of spring (cardinal, titmouse, Carolina Wren, ...), crows 
checking out tree tops and pairing, crows bombing raptors,... since February 
1st (maybe even second or third week of January?).  I meant to write dates and 
temps in my notebook this year, but didn't.
It seems like all of this is happening a month or two early, am I wrong? Are 
there any scientific studies that show what triggers the timing of these 
territorial behaviors? Could it be a certain number of days above freezing?  I 
know the media talks about the growing seasons lengthening and things blooming 
earlier,... but I haven't seen anything written on bird nesting behavior.  Just 
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[cayugabirds-l] Bird Signs of Earlier Spring?

2018-02-13 Thread Sandy Wold
Maybe this is obvious to everyone on this list with people reporting the
call of a cardinal or "raven with nest material" in February.  But I also
have been noticing sounds of spring (cardinal, titmouse, Carolina Wren,
...), crows checking out tree tops and pairing, crows bombing raptors,...
since February 1st (maybe even second or third week of January?).  I meant
to write dates and temps in my notebook this year, but didn't.

It seems like all of this is happening a month or two early, am I wrong?
Are there any scientific studies that show what triggers the timing of
these territorial behaviors? Could it be a certain number of days above
freezing?  I know the media talks about the growing seasons lengthening and
things blooming earlier,... but I haven't seen anything written on bird
nesting behavior.  Just curious, thanks!
Sandy


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[cayugabirds-l] Bob's Talk on Siberia

2018-02-13 Thread bob mcguire
Lee Ann Van Leer was kind enough to record my talk last night to the Cayuga 
Bird Club. It is now available for viewing on Vimeo 
(https://vimeo.com/255607751). The sound quality leaves something to be 
desired, and we cut off the question/answer period because the questions could 
not be heard. 

Yes, it really was - the trip of a lifetime!

Bob McGuire
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[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl Rt 96a near Geneva

2018-02-13 Thread Daniel Graham
This morning at 8am there was a large heavily streaked Snowy Owl on
the roof of an out building across from the junction of Rt 96a and
Kime Spur Rd. near Geneva (on North side of road behind house).

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[cayugabirds-l] what bird was this?

2018-02-13 Thread Poppy Singer
7:30 this morning I was driving on Stevenson Road.
A large raptor was perched in a tree by the pheasant fencing.
It was facing me, but I was without binoculars, so this is all I could
see
It had a dark head and wings and a white puffed out belly.
For those who know birds well enough to not need binoculars, do you know
what this was?

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