Wow, going from Turkey Vultures nesting in your outbuilding to starlings. Kind
a come-down. But, you still seem to be popular! Keep doing what you are doing.
Best,
Kevin
From: Donna Lee Scott
Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2023 8:28 PM
To: Kevin J. McGowan
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re:
We have had a sizable flock (30+) of fledgling starlings around here
(Interlaken, NY) for over a week. It seems much earlier than I remember from
previous years, but I have no data to compare to.
--Marty
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Marty Schlabach
a Starling nested inside the tall storage cupboard in my carport here at Kendal
because one door would not latch shut properly.
Lotsa noise from nestlings & the parents, lotsa flung poop as parents flew out!
Now the nestlings have fledged & I need to tie door shut to avoid a repeat
nesting.
Wow, it seems starlings fledged this last week! I've been hearing them begging
everywhere. I've been doing a weekly hour-long bird census at the Cornell
compost facility on Stevenson Rd since they opened in, I think, 1999. (I've
only been ebirding it since 2011 or so.) And this week was the
Hello,
I have had a poor ear for bird songs even before age has lessened my
hearing. So, like for many others, the Merlin app has been a godsend; it
reminds me of songs and connects me to birds that I know but got rusty on
and also points out birds that aren’t so uncommon but I’m not as familiar
A few points on this discussion. Firstly, wind turbine siting is not
governed by law or even regulations. Instead there exist only
"suggestions". The American Bird Conservancy has been fighting for many
years to get the government to make the "suggestions" into "law" or
"requirements". If an
Hi Carl,
Thanks for opening the discussion. I think there are many others who feel
similar to you. We love our birds but are deeply concerned about the
proliferation of wind turbines (killing hundreds of our winged friends),
and the loss of bird habitat disappearing to develop solar farms.
I
