[cayugabirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling Duck has returned

[Dave Nutter]

This afternoon (23 Jun) I found the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck right where I 
saw it on the afternoon of the day it was first found, the 17th. As far as I 
know it was not relocated during the intervening days. It was resting on the 
lawn near the west bank of Fall Creek on the edge of Newman Golf Course, seen 
with binoculars or a scope from Stewart Park. There were lots of flightless 
Canada Geese nearby. At long intervals the duck would look around or, if there 
was a commotion nearby, walk a few feet, but mostly it had all the brighter 
field marks hidden. I managed a few diagnostic photos and showed it to Meena 
Haribal and her niece, and Gary Kohlenberg stopped by as well. It was still 
there when I left at about 6pm.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

[David Nicosia]

Chris,

Fortunately, I have found the opposite for the most part

I did two trips this past week one to Triangle State Forest and Hawkins
Pond State Forest  in Broome County and neotropical migrants were quite
common especially Red-Eyed Vireos, Ovenbirds.

see: Triangle State Forest: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57456491
 Most of the warblers were found in a small stretch of about 1 mile in the
spruce, hemlock, pine, northern hardwood forests.

and  Hawkins Pond State Forest: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57564971
Most of the birds were in the stretch of spruce, hemlock, pine and maple,
oak about 1.5 miles.

I lost count of ovenbirds at Hawkins!  Red-eyed vireos were all over.
Blackburnian warblers too were the most I have had at this location.  Now
this is just my observations in one county.

In the western Adirondacks, at Star Lake, Red-Eyed Vireos seemed everywhere
along with ovenbirds. Blackburnian warblers were quite common too.

see: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57189909  for my Star lake walk.

In my yard, there also seems to be more bird activity this year. I have at
least 2 maybe 3 pairs of Gray Catbirds this year vs just one pair most
years. I also have 2 pairs of red-eyed vireos vs one pair or in some years
none!

Anyway, what is the cause of the drastic declines that you are observing?
That is the bigger question. Could it be disease?  Does west nile virus
kill songbirds?  Have insect populations crashed?  Habitat loss, increase
in towers, wind farms etc are happening gradually so the declines should be
slow. Or maybe there is a natural cycle and some areas are seeing the
minimum in numbers which is lower than  any other minimum in the past?

Concerned too (but optimistic),
Dave















On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 9:01 PM Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes <
c...@cornell.edu> wrote:

> Good evening,
>
> This morning I was joined by Bartels Science Illustrator, Jessica French,
> for a birding trip to Hammond Hill State Forest. It was disconcertingly
> quiet up there. I probably should not have had such high expectations,
> given how quiet this spring has been (a handful of very quiet trips to the
> Hawthorn Orchard) and how few night flight calls were recorded over our
> house in Etna. I’m still analyzing my night flight call data, but those
> data from May 3 through May 24 are concerning, to say the least. I have
> also read postings from VINS and notable Bicknell’s Thrush researcher,
> Chris Rimmer, making similar observations about his Mount Mansfield, VT,
> field site this spring (“disquietingly low” vocal activity and mist net
> captures).
>
> Here are two checklists completed from our two, approximate four-mile,
> bushwhack walks this morning. Nice habitat. Few insects. Few birds. No
> ticks (but not complaining).
>
> Loop to SE of Star Stanton and Canaan Rd Intersection:
>
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57605395
>
> Notably absent or low numbers of birds --
> Barred Owl
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Pileated Woodpecker
> Least Flycatcher
> Great Crested Flycatcher
> Red-eyed Vireo (very low numbers)
> Winter Wren
> Wood Thrush
> Baltimore Oriole
> Mourning Warbler
> Hooded Warbler
> American Redstart
> Chestnut-sided Warbler
> Black-throated Blue Warbler
> Black-throated Green Warbler
> Canada Warbler
> Scarlet Tanager (very low numbers)
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
>
> Loop between Hammond Hill and Canaan Rd:
>
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57605776
>
> Notably absent or low numbers of birds --
> Barred Owl
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Pileated Woodpecker
> Least Flycatcher
> Great Crested Flycatcher
> Red-eyed Vireo (very low numbers)
> Winter Wren
> Wood Thrush
> Baltimore Oriole
> Mourning Warbler
> Hooded Warbler
> American Redstart
> Chestnut-sided Warbler
> Black-throated Blue Warbler
> Black-throated Green Warbler
> Canada Warbler
> Scarlet Tanager (very low numbers)
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
>
> Concerned,
> Chris T-H
>
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

[Lisa]

Humans are not designed to deal with this news. Scientists understand this; why 
aren’t they out in the streets raising hell?  They clearly have nothing to 
loose at this point. They seem so silently complicit.  Sorry if this is not 
appropriate for the list serve, but what do we have to loose at this point?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 23, 2019, at 6:27 AM,   wrote:
> 
> Chris,
> We have noted a continuous decrease in numbers banded, seen and heard over 
> the last 33 years. What species do come in and sing do so for a shorter and 
> shorter period. We believe it is a factor of ever lower number of migrants 
> with the concomitant decrease in territorial marking and defense.
> 
> When I read Silent Spring in the very early 60s I was sure the world would 
> wake up. Sadly it has not and this has truly been the most Silent Spring in 
> our time here. First year here without a Wood Thrush as but one example.
> 
> Imagine, Bayer is still making and marketing DDT and on top of that all the 
> new "better living through chemistry" junk that have become bird killing 
> weapons. Human overpopulation is the root cause I believe as it drives all 
> the rest.
> 
> John
> 
> ---
> John and Sue Gregoire
> Field Ornithologists
> Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory
> 5373 Fitzgerald Rd
> Burdett, NY 14818
> 42.443508000, -76.758202000 
> "Create and Conserve Habitat"
> 
>> On 2019-06-23 01:01, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:
>> 
>> Good evening,
>>  
>> This morning I was joined by Bartels Science Illustrator, Jessica French, 
>> for a birding trip to Hammond Hill State Forest. It was disconcertingly 
>> quiet up there. I probably should not have had such high expectations, given 
>> how quiet this spring has been (a handful of very quiet trips to the 
>> Hawthorn Orchard) and how few night flight calls were recorded over our 
>> house in Etna. I'm still analyzing my night flight call data, but those data 
>> from May 3 through May 24 are concerning, to say the least. I have also read 
>> postings from VINS and notable Bicknell's Thrush researcher, Chris Rimmer, 
>> making similar observations about his Mount Mansfield, VT, field site this 
>> spring ("disquietingly low" vocal activity and mist net captures).
>>  
>> Here are two checklists completed from our two, approximate four-mile, 
>> bushwhack walks this morning. Nice habitat. Few insects. Few birds. No ticks 
>> (but not complaining).
>>  
>> Loop to SE of Star Stanton and Canaan Rd Intersection:
>>  
>> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57605395
>>  
>> Notably absent or low numbers of birds --
>> Barred Owl
>> Red-bellied Woodpecker
>> Pileated Woodpecker
>> Least Flycatcher
>> Great Crested Flycatcher
>> Red-eyed Vireo (very low numbers)
>> Winter Wren
>> Wood Thrush
>> Baltimore Oriole
>> Mourning Warbler
>> Hooded Warbler
>> American Redstart
>> Chestnut-sided Warbler
>> Black-throated Blue Warbler
>> Black-throated Green Warbler
>> Canada Warbler
>> Scarlet Tanager (very low numbers)
>> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
>>  
>> Loop between Hammond Hill and Canaan Rd:
>>  
>> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57605776
>>  
>> Notably absent or low numbers of birds --
>> Barred Owl
>> Red-bellied Woodpecker
>> Pileated Woodpecker
>> Least Flycatcher
>> Great Crested Flycatcher
>> Red-eyed Vireo (very low numbers)
>> Winter Wren
>> Wood Thrush
>> Baltimore Oriole
>> Mourning Warbler
>> Hooded Warbler
>> American Redstart
>> Chestnut-sided Warbler
>> Black-throated Blue Warbler
>> Black-throated Green Warbler
>> Canada Warbler
>> Scarlet Tanager (very low numbers)
>> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
>>  
>> Concerned,
>> Chris T-H
>> 
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>> 8 Etna Lane
>> Etna, NY 13062
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

[khmo]

Chris,
We have noted a continuous decrease in numbers banded, seen and heard
over the last 33 years. What species do come in and sing do so for a
shorter and shorter period. We believe it is a factor of ever lower
number of migrants with the concomitant decrease in territorial marking
and defense.

When I read Silent Spring in the very early 60s I was sure the world
would wake up. Sadly it has not and this has truly been the most Silent
Spring in our time here. First year here without a Wood Thrush as but
one example.

Imagine, Bayer is still making and marketing DDT and on top of that all
the new "better living through chemistry" junk that have become bird
killing weapons. Human overpopulation is the root cause I believe as it
drives all the rest.

John

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John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Rd
Burdett, NY 14818
42.443508000, -76.758202000 
"Create and Conserve Habitat" 
On 2019-06-23 01:01, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:

> Good evening, 
> 
> This morning I was joined by Bartels Science Illustrator, Jessica French, for 
> a birding trip to Hammond Hill State Forest. It was disconcertingly quiet up 
> there. I probably should not have had such high expectations, given how quiet 
> this spring has been (a handful of very quiet trips to the Hawthorn Orchard) 
> and how few night flight calls were recorded over our house in Etna. I'm 
> still analyzing my night flight call data, but those data from May 3 through 
> May 24 are concerning, to say the least. I have also read postings from VINS 
> and notable Bicknell's Thrush researcher, Chris Rimmer, making similar 
> observations about his Mount Mansfield, VT, field site this spring 
> ("disquietingly low" vocal activity and mist net captures). 
> 
> Here are two checklists completed from our two, approximate four-mile, 
> bushwhack walks this morning. Nice habitat. Few insects. Few birds. No ticks 
> (but not complaining). 
> 
> Loop to SE of Star Stanton and Canaan Rd Intersection: 
> 
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57605395 
> 
> Notably absent or low numbers of birds -- 
> Barred Owl 
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 
> Pileated Woodpecker 
> Least Flycatcher 
> Great Crested Flycatcher 
> Red-eyed Vireo (very low numbers) 
> Winter Wren 
> Wood Thrush 
> Baltimore Oriole 
> Mourning Warbler 
> Hooded Warbler 
> American Redstart 
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 
> Black-throated Green Warbler 
> Canada Warbler 
> Scarlet Tanager (very low numbers) 
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 
> 
> Loop between Hammond Hill and Canaan Rd: 
> 
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57605776 
> 
> Notably absent or low numbers of birds -- 
> Barred Owl 
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 
> Pileated Woodpecker 
> Least Flycatcher 
> Great Crested Flycatcher 
> Red-eyed Vireo (very low numbers) 
> Winter Wren 
> Wood Thrush 
> Baltimore Oriole 
> Mourning Warbler 
> Hooded Warbler 
> American Redstart 
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 
> Black-throated Green Warbler 
> Canada Warbler 
> Scarlet Tanager (very low numbers) 
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 
> 
> Concerned, 
> Chris T-H 
> 
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