RE: [cayugabirds-l] Acopian Bird Savers for windows

[Sandra J. Kisner]

https://www.birdsavers.com/using-paracord/ has instructions for making these 
without using j channel.

Sandra

From: bounce-127074080-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of madonna stallmann
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 12:43 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Acopian Bird Savers for windows

Hello Bird Lovers!

We are putting together plans for making Acopian Bird Savers for our windows. 
We've run into a problem with accessing the vinyl j channel. They're only 
available by the case which is more than we need. Have any of you made your own 
Acopian window "dressings"? Would you happen to have extra j channel laying 
around? OR Is there anyone on this list who would be interested in going in on 
a case of j channel to make your own Acopian bird savers?

 Madonna Stallmann
  and Paul Weidhaas
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Woodpeckers wreaking havoc

[Sandra J. Kisner]

Unfortunately that doesn't help much when they appear to be using the house for 
drumming, not hunting for food.

Sandra

From: bounce-126996034-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of bob mcguire
Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2022 3:33 PM
To: Karin Suskin 
Cc: diane morton ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 

Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Woodpeckers wreaking havoc

You could try a suet feeder (or multiples) out away from the house.

Bob
On Dec 4, 2022, at 1:23 PM, Karin Suskin 
mailto:karinlee...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Any creative strategies besides Mylar strips for deterrence of woodpecker hole 
making?  Our home and garage are looking awfully tinselly.
Thank you,
Karin Suskin

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Not birds but important

[Sandra J. Kisner]

An excellent article with descriptions of fake masks and links to sources:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/20/you-can-now-get-free-n95-masksheres-where-to-find-them.html

Sandra


How to Get Your Free N95 Masks From the Government at Your Local Pharmacy
https://www.prevention.com/health/a38815550/free-n95-mask-government/
Sar

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] FLLT Bell Station Webpage

[Sandra J. Kisner]

Interesting.  Typos I can understand, but they can't even get the air service 
information correct.  It does make me wonder how up to date/correct the rest of 
the information is.

Sandra



Sent: Friday, September 10, 2021 9:57 AM
To: Suan Hsi Yong
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FLLT Bell Station Webpage

Here is another perspective on proposed the Bell Station auction in case anyone 
feels like poking around: the auction website itself
https://www.ten-x.com/listing/bell-station-lansing-ny-14580/114888/

Several interesting tidbits including the description of Ithaca's financial 
overview inder the "Market Information" tab.

Make good trouble!

Marc


On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 5:10 PM Suan Hsi Yong 
mailto:suan.y...@gmail.com>> wrote:
The FLLT just put up this webpage about the Bell Station issue:

  https://www.fllt.org/savebellstation

If you haven't already, signing this change.org petition (
https://chng.it/yQdP6g8PyT ) is something you can do quickly; there
are plans for the NYS senator and assemblyperson to send the list of
signatories to the governor's office:

Suan
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

[Sandra J. Kisner]

I hope to see her tonight, and will pass on the request.  She is quite sure the 
smaller birds are crows, however, as she sees them regularly.  At least I'll 
get better information as to date/time/location.

Sandra


From: bounce-125570098-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Dave Nutter 

Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 8:53 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

What would help is to know the location & date to determine a basic list of 
what birds likely are in that area at that season.
Further information about habitat could also narrow down the likely species.

Then it would really help to get a copy of that video in front of another 
experienced birder to judge the shape of both kinds of birds, including bill & 
tail, and their relative size. It’s surprisingly easy to misjudge the size of 
birds at a distance, so the fact that there are 2 species in view together is 
your best help, and you must use shape, behavior, pattern & color to try to pin 
down one of them. There could be some subtle information in that video that 
would not be obvious everyone. Speed of walking is also a clue to size.

Assuming the video is from April in Northeastern US, and knowing the basics of 
what blackish birds feed in flocks on the ground and tolerate each other, we 
currently have lots of European Starlings and Common Grackles doing that. 
Brown-headed Cowbirds are another possibility. Red-winged Blackbirds are more 
territorial and single now but might also gather at a food source. American 
Crows are also territorial now but could be either single or in small family 
groups or again might gather at a large food source. Common Ravens are in some 
places, but typically are chased off by Crows. Turkey Vultures (or rarely Black 
Vultures) are also a possibility depending on the type of food put out, but 
might also be chased off by Crows.

It’s common for people unfamiliar with Grackles to call them Crows, either 
occasionally at a distance, or habitually. So, if you saw very long 
wedge-shaped tails, that’s an ID for one species. Or the very short tails of 
Starlings or the way they walk and probe, can help ID them. Even Crows and 
Ravens have slightly different shapes and behaviors. And eagles and vultures 
may also be distinguished by shape.

With all these unknowns and conjectures, I think a closer look at the video is 
what’s needed.

- - Dave Nutter

On Apr 22, 2021, at 1:31 PM, Peter Saracino 
mailto:petersarac...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Sibley:
Ravens 24" long
Crows 17.5 " long

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 1:24 PM Sandra J. Kisner 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I suggested raven to her, but it was an awful lot larger.  Is there that much 
difference between crows and ravens?

Sandra


From: Donna Lee Scott mailto:d...@cornell.edu>>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:45 PM
To: Sandra J. Kisner
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

Ravens hang around where eagles are, but i am not sure crows would tolerate 
being next to them.
Kevin McGowan would know.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 22, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Sandra J. Kisner 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu><mailto:s...@cornell.edu<mailto:s...@cornell.edu>>>
 wrote:

By appearance the eagle seems more likely than a vulture (the neck was short), 
but would crows tolerate it?  I'll suggest it to her; I don't actually know 
where she lives, so I don't know if bald eagles are likely to be in the area.

Sandra


From: Joshua Snodgrass 
mailto:cedarsh...@gmail.com><mailto:cedarsh...@gmail.com<mailto:cedarsh...@gmail.com>>>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:11 PM
To: Sandra J. Kisner
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

Any chance it was a juvenile Bald Eagle? Young birds are very dark, but have 
white markings. It would be huge compared to crows.

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 10:19 AM Sandra J. Kisner 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu><mailto:s...@cornell.edu<mailto:s...@cornell.edu>><mailto:s...@cornell.edu<mailto:s...@cornell.edu>>>
 wrote:
I'm afraid I don't have much information to base my question on, but I promised 
I'd try.  A friend showed me a short video on her phone of a group of crows 
that she puts food out for near the end of her long (rural) driveway, with a 
large dark bird apparently feeding with them.  The shot is from far away; not 
knowing that I would have guessed it was a bunch of grackles being joined by a 
crow, but she assures me they are her usual crows.  The guest is rather stocky, 
with a short (broad?) tail.  The crows weren't in the least disturbed by the 
visitor, so it's not likely it was a hawk.  At one point she pointed out what 
looked like a white wing bar (very hard to see at that distance).  She also 
occasionally sees turkeys, but this di

Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

[Sandra J. Kisner]

I'm afraid I don't know.

Sandra


From: Geo Kloppel 
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 2:39 PM
To: Kevin J. McGowan
Cc: Donna Lee Scott; Sandra J. Kisner; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

What food was being offered to attract the Crows ?

-Geo

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 22, 2021, at 2:22 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:


Crows would not tolerate an eagle unless it was very focused on eating 
something else. Vulture sounds most likely.

Kevin



From: bounce-125566860-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Donna Lee Scott
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:46 PM
To: Sandra J. Kisner 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

Ravens hang around where eagles are, but i am not sure crows would tolerate 
being next to them.
Kevin McGowan would know.
Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 22, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Sandra J. Kisner 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
By appearance the eagle seems more likely than a vulture (the neck was short), 
but would crows tolerate it?  I'll suggest it to her; I don't actually know 
where she lives, so I don't know if bald eagles are likely to be in the area.

Sandra


From: Joshua Snodgrass mailto:cedarsh...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:11 PM
To: Sandra J. Kisner
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

Any chance it was a juvenile Bald Eagle? Young birds are very dark, but have 
white markings. It would be huge compared to crows.

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 10:19 AM Sandra J. Kisner 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu><mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I'm afraid I don't have much information to base my question on, but I promised 
I'd try.  A friend showed me a short video on her phone of a group of crows 
that she puts food out for near the end of her long (rural) driveway, with a 
large dark bird apparently feeding with them.  The shot is from far away; not 
knowing that I would have guessed it was a bunch of grackles being joined by a 
crow, but she assures me they are her usual crows.  The guest is rather stocky, 
with a short (broad?) tail.  The crows weren't in the least disturbed by the 
visitor, so it's not likely it was a hawk.  At one point she pointed out what 
looked like a white wing bar (very hard to see at that distance).  She also 
occasionally sees turkeys, but this didn't look like a turkey to me.  Any ideas?

Sandra
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

[Sandra J. Kisner]

I suggested raven to her, but it was an awful lot larger.  Is there that much 
difference between crows and ravens?

Sandra


From: Donna Lee Scott 
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:45 PM
To: Sandra J. Kisner
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

Ravens hang around where eagles are, but i am not sure crows would tolerate 
being next to them.
Kevin McGowan would know.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 22, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Sandra J. Kisner 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

By appearance the eagle seems more likely than a vulture (the neck was short), 
but would crows tolerate it?  I'll suggest it to her; I don't actually know 
where she lives, so I don't know if bald eagles are likely to be in the area.

Sandra


From: Joshua Snodgrass mailto:cedarsh...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:11 PM
To: Sandra J. Kisner
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

Any chance it was a juvenile Bald Eagle? Young birds are very dark, but have 
white markings. It would be huge compared to crows.

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 10:19 AM Sandra J. Kisner 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu><mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I'm afraid I don't have much information to base my question on, but I promised 
I'd try.  A friend showed me a short video on her phone of a group of crows 
that she puts food out for near the end of her long (rural) driveway, with a 
large dark bird apparently feeding with them.  The shot is from far away; not 
knowing that I would have guessed it was a bunch of grackles being joined by a 
crow, but she assures me they are her usual crows.  The guest is rather stocky, 
with a short (broad?) tail.  The crows weren't in the least disturbed by the 
visitor, so it's not likely it was a hawk.  At one point she pointed out what 
looked like a white wing bar (very hard to see at that distance).  She also 
occasionally sees turkeys, but this didn't look like a turkey to me.  Any ideas?

Sandra
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[cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

[Sandra J. Kisner]

By appearance the eagle seems more likely than a vulture (the neck was short), 
but would crows tolerate it?  I'll suggest it to her; I don't actually know 
where she lives, so I don't know if bald eagles are likely to be in the area.

Sandra


From: Joshua Snodgrass 
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:11 PM
To: Sandra J. Kisner
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

Any chance it was a juvenile Bald Eagle? Young birds are very dark, but have 
white markings. It would be huge compared to crows.

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 10:19 AM Sandra J. Kisner 
mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
I'm afraid I don't have much information to base my question on, but I promised 
I'd try.  A friend showed me a short video on her phone of a group of crows 
that she puts food out for near the end of her long (rural) driveway, with a 
large dark bird apparently feeding with them.  The shot is from far away; not 
knowing that I would have guessed it was a bunch of grackles being joined by a 
crow, but she assures me they are her usual crows.  The guest is rather stocky, 
with a short (broad?) tail.  The crows weren't in the least disturbed by the 
visitor, so it's not likely it was a hawk.  At one point she pointed out what 
looked like a white wing bar (very hard to see at that distance).  She also 
occasionally sees turkeys, but this didn't look like a turkey to me.  Any ideas?

Sandra
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[cayugabirds-l] large dark bird

[Sandra J. Kisner]

I'm afraid I don't have much information to base my question on, but I promised 
I'd try.  A friend showed me a short video on her phone of a group of crows 
that she puts food out for near the end of her long (rural) driveway, with a 
large dark bird apparently feeding with them.  The shot is from far away; not 
knowing that I would have guessed it was a bunch of grackles being joined by a 
crow, but she assures me they are her usual crows.  The guest is rather stocky, 
with a short (broad?) tail.  The crows weren't in the least disturbed by the 
visitor, so it's not likely it was a hawk.  At one point she pointed out what 
looked like a white wing bar (very hard to see at that distance).  She also 
occasionally sees turkeys, but this didn't look like a turkey to me.  Any ideas?

Sandra
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Migratory Bird Teaty Act

[Sandra J. Kisner]

I must admit I’ve always wondered about the “bird parts” bit.  It’s one thing 
to pluck a living bird or kill it for its feathers, but if I pick up a feather 
from the ground, apparently it’s still illegal to keep it.  The rest makes good 
sense.

Sandra

From: bounce-124703158-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of k...@empireaccess.net
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:34 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Migratory Bird Teaty Act

For the gentleman who intends to move a House Finch nest. It would be a 
violation of the MBTA
 Here's a quick but inclusive overview:

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, codified at 16 U.S.C. §§ 703–712, is a 
United States federal law, first enacted in 1916 to implement the convention 
for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great 
Britain. The statute makes it unlawful without a waiver to pursue, hunt, take, 
capture, kill, or sell birds listed therein as migratory birds. The statute 
does not discriminate between live or dead birds and also grants full 
protection to any bird parts including feathers, eggs, and nests. Over 800 
species are currently on the list.
--
John and Sue Gregoire

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[cayugabirds-l] binocular "recommendations"

[Sandra J. Kisner]

I'm not exactly looking for recommendations, but input (on very little 
information, I'm afraid) on whether a few pairs of binoculars are any good.  
It's service recognition time, and amongst the gifts available are several 
pairs of binoculars.  One is only described as "compact sport binoculars."  The 
others aren't much better: "Alpen 10x42 binoculars, waterproof, rubber covered, 
long eye relief," and "Bushnell 10x26 Legend, compact size, center focus 
system, Porro prism system with BaK-4 Glass."  Does anybody recognize these 
enough to say anything at all about them?  Thanks!

Sandra

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] checking, what insect is all about our faces now?

[Sandra J. Kisner]

None of the sites I've checked mention Bill Staines' cover, but check the 
complete lyrics to the "Black Fly Song" here:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/the-black-fly-song-emc/

Sandra

From: bounce-121488864-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-121488864-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Sandy Podulka
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 11:26 AM
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They really are black flies, and they bite!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly

Sandy Podulka

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...

[Sandra J. Kisner]

Is that what they think a red-winged blackbird looks like?  Or is it just a 
poor choice of illustration?

Sandra

From: bounce-121484551-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-121484551-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Chris R. Pelkie
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 11:24 AM
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: Guess which bird made the front page of the 
Scottish BBC news...

The things some people get excited about... (:-)
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Chris Pelkie
Information/Data Manager, Application Systems Analyst
Bioacoustics Research Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Subject: Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...
Date: May 1, 2017 at 10:16:00 EDT


http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-39769825/birdwatchers-flock-to-orkney-for-rare-bird
[https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/164D1/production/_95854319_p051n2tf.jpg]

Red-winged blackbird spotted on North Ronaldsay - BBC 
News
www.bbc.com
Birdwatchers are making their way to North Ronaldsay after what is claimed to 
be the first European sighting of a red-winged blackbird.


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[cayugabirds-l] the linguistic rules of birds

[Sandra J. Kisner]

It appears that some Japanese birds use linguistic rules once thought only to 
be used by humans: 
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/little-bird-uses-a-linguistic-rule-thought-to-be-unique-to-humans/.
  This includes a video (it takes a while to load, and there's an ad first).

Sandra

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[cayugabirds-l] this is a bit late

[Sandra J. Kisner]

Not a sighting, really, but . . . interesting: http://imgur.com/gallery/XKr67

Sandra

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Birding in Europe

[Sandra J. Kisner]

If you haven’t found anything by then, the Friends of the Library booksale 
starts October 11, and always has a lot of interesting birding stuff.  You can 
page through what’s there and see if it looks good to you.

Sandra

From: bounce-118071672-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-118071672-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Rob Blye
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 10:02 AM
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I searched for a did not find a decent app for a recent trip to Spain and 
Greece. Let me know if you find something.

Rob Blye,
East Coventry Township
Chester County, Pennsylvania


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Can anyone recommend an eBook, or Android app for identifying birds in Europe?

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[cayugabirds-l] birdfeeding books

[Sandra J. Kisner]

I'd like to pick up a book on backyard bird-feeding for my brother-in-law.   
He's very much the amateur, not really a bird watcher; more the sort who picks 
up a bag of seed and a feeder at Agway and leaves it at that.  I think he'd 
like to do more.  I think he's put up a birdhouse or two as well, but don't 
know that he's had much success, probably also due to lack of knowledge.  Any 
recommendations?

Sandra


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