[cayugabirds-l] American Pipits

[khmo]

Up here in the hills of the SW basin above Mecklenburg on Saturday, we enjoyed 
a large flock of pipits sitting on wires along the road and in adjoining 
fields. Best estimate along Fitzgerald Rd was 70 plus individuals. While Ed 
Gates has often reported them at lower altitudes between Burdett and Seneca 
Lake, they have been elusive at altitude. We have had them only three times, 
the last two was back in 1995 and between 86 and 94. Northern Saw-whet owl 
banding has been rewarding with lots of owls moving. A few nights ago we had 
Great-horned Screech and of course many saw-whets along with a very long Coyote 
Serenade while we worked. 
John and Sue. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] First fall DE Junco 10/13/20

[khmo]

Juncos are often vertical migrants around here tending to their winter haunts 
come fall. They have bred at altitudes from near zero to 2,00o feet. 


From: "Linnea Garrepy"  
To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L"  
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 1:01:55 PM 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] First fall DE Junco 10/13/20 

I've had Juncos stay around and breed for the past three summers! The first 
brood this year was Cowbirds but they tried again and fledged DEJUs. Oh, and I 
live in Syracuse, albeit a hilly, wooded part of the city. 

Lin 


From: bounce-125033856-83680...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of John and Fritzie 
Blizzard  
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 4:41 PM 
To: Cayuga Birds  
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] First fall DE Junco 10/13/20 
A lone junco was feeding on my window sill in Union Springs, NY today at 
12:25 p.m.. Old-timers thought seeing the first juncos meant that was a 
sign of snow so called them Snowbirds. Is snow in the forecast??? We had 
a few sprinkles of rain this a.m. while praying for about 5 days of 
steady rain. 

Fritzie B. 

Union Springs 


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[cayugabirds-l] Firsts of Fall

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Yesterday we had a very large influx of White-throated Sparrows and American 
Robins as well as numerous waxwings. The surprise was an early Eastern 
White-crowned Sparrow in that mix. The good news continued into the night when 
we banded our first of season Northern Saw-whet . The owl was a HY-M (young of 
the year male) and the poor thing was covered in hippoboscid flies. At least we 
were able to remove and kill those for him. 
It's unusual for young males to be the first to appear during migration as 
young females usually predominate. 

Hippobscidae are the louse flies or keds and are obligate parasites of birds 
and mammals. They appear in many sizes and this bird had over a half dozen 
removed before release. 

John and Sue 
Kestrel Haven 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] New Mexico Mass Motality

[khmo]

Linda, We have not seen Chris's comments on what he was hearing but banders 
reported nothing that would indicate that a mass migration graced us with a 
stopover as we have been consistently overflown during these predicted high 
movement times. The predictions are fine but many are misreading the radar 
imagery; the majority of the returns continued beyond our area. Chris, what did 
you hear? 

FYI, we retired our passerine efforts a few years back and now concentrate on 
raptors, mostly owls. After 30 years the arrival departure stats/dates remained 
consistent. A difference of say two weeks barely moves a day or so from the 
norm. Migration is indeed triggered by frontal movement with a strong NW cold 
front still the prime mover. Banding data are almost always time late as the 
data are reported to the national lab in Maryland and the made available to all 
researchers willing to properly credit the banders involved. Food supply is 
reflected in breeding results and the paucity/abundance of appropriate foods in 
the natal area. Usually, a paucity of food in the natal area will cause mass 
southbound migration. It is more the correct assist ( fronts and winds aloft) 
that are reflected in the timing. I see nothing unusual this year in the 
Northeast corridors and the timing is within standard deviation from the long 
term norm. 

Saw- whet owls in Northern Ontario are now beginning to move south in large 
numbers portending a good season for us in the states (if the Canadians lift 
the Covid embargo on travel to the states. ;-) About two weeks from now we 
should begin seeing many owls. Then again of food supply (largely Microtus) is 
high the timing /numbers should reflect that. Males compete for next year's 
prime territory so adult males tend to remain closer to the natal areas while 
migration is largely made up of birds of the year and strongly female with the 
young males staying closer to home. Banding data may be weaker this year due 
Covid safety restriction as many stations will work with just the principal 
banders working and most of the smart ones will eschew observers and helpers. 

Good to hear your thoughts ! 
John 

PS. The birdcast predictions are an awesome tool that can only get better with 
time as the algorithms mature and some ground truth checking gets added. It has 
been fun to watch. 


From: "Linda Orkin"  
To: "Jeff Gerbracht"  
Cc: "cayugabirds-l"  
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 3:06:07 PM 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] New Mexico Mass Motality 

The huge migration in our area last night and this mass mortality event in the 
southwest of what are apparently emaciated birds has started me wondering what 
kind of monitoring is done on condition of migrating birds. How much data is 
collected each fall at banding stations, how widely is that info disseminated? 
How much can we know about the food supply that was available all season on 
breeding territories throughout the summer based on the birds‘ migration 
condition? 
This seems to me to be an extremely early movement of such large numbers of all 
species. I’m know the assumption that migration is triggered by ideal weather 
Is true but ideal weather can occur of course at the end of September to middle 
of October and I am wondering if anyone has the sense that such large movement 
is at also connected to low food supplies which is another major motivator of 
migration. I am going by Chris T-H post of the stream of migrants that he 
detected last night while listening. And of course perhaps I am mistaken that 
this is early. 

Maybe some people like John and Sue can weigh in on fall migration banding, 
bird condition and if there are detectable trends. 

Thank you. I hope this is an ok discussion at this time. 

Linda Orkin 
Ithaca NY 



On Sep 18, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Jeff Gerbracht  wrote: 





BQ_BEGIN

While this is an interesting discussion, we have certainly veered far off the 
topic of Cayuga Birds. It might be time to move this specific thread to a 
private discussion. 
Thanks. 


On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 12:26 AM David Nicosia < [ mailto:daven102...@gmail.com 
| daven102...@gmail.com ] > wrote: 

BQ_BEGIN


This analogy is not true. The atmosphere doesn't work this way. Greenhouse 
gases are not a lid on the atmosphere. They absorb and emit infrared radiation 
in all directions some back to the Earth. This keeps the Earth 33C warmer than 
if the Earth was a blackbody radiator, i.e no atmosphere. The sun gives us 
about 239 W/m2 of energy if you take geometry into account. The blackbody 
radiation temperature associated with this is 255K or -18C or 0F. By increasing 
greenhouse gases, the emission layer rises to a higher altitude which is colder 
thus there is less emission. The earth must warm up some to balance the reduced 
IR emission. A lid just increases the pressure from steam in a boiling pot. 
That would make currents up and down a lot stronger. But it is the increase in 
pressure that causes this. 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbirds

[khmo]

I don't understand this hummer thread as we are in the midst of migration with 
several young and adult hummers either still in the area or passing through, 
Your feeders are very important now through the first frost, Who knows, you may 
get to report a rarity or unusual species. Please do keep the feeders clean. 
J 


From: "Laura J. Heisey"  
To: "CAYUGABIRDS-L"  
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 11:47:58 AM 
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbirds 



I have one today at my feeders in Newfield. 



From: bounce-124937215-68441...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Annette Nadeau 
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 6:26 AM 
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L  
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbirds 




Yesterday (Saturday) I had two hummingbirds visiting my feeder here in 
Trumansburg. 


Annette 





On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 12:02 AM Upstate NY Birding digest < [ 
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CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Sunday, September 13, 2020. 

1. Hummingbirds? 
2. Re: Hummingbirds? 
3. Re: Hummingbirds? 
4. Re: Hummingbirds? 
5. Montezuma Birding Tours: Driving and paddling 
6. Re: Hummingbirds? 
7. Re: Hummingbirds? 

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Subject: Hummingbirds? 
From: Laura Stenzler < [ mailto:l...@cornell.edu | l...@cornell.edu ] > 
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:16:57 + 
X-Message-Number: 1 

Last night was a big migration night. (Check out [ 
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/ | 
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/ ] ) 

Has anyone seen hummingbirds today? Ours seem to have left. 

Laura 

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Subject: Re: Hummingbirds? 
From: Geo Kloppel < [ mailto:geoklop...@gmail.com | geoklop...@gmail.com ] > 
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 12:28:28 -0400 
X-Message-Number: 2 

None at my feeders, but I did see one at the pond, where the New England asters 
are really starting to blow. 

-Geo 

Sent from my iPhone 

> On Sep 12, 2020, at 12:17 PM, Laura Stenzler < [ mailto:l...@cornell.edu | 
> l...@cornell.edu ] > wrote: 
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> Last night was a big migration night. (Check out [ 
> https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/ | 
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/ ] ) 
> 
> Has anyone seen hummingbirds today? Ours seem to have left. 
> 
> Laura 
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> Laura Stenzler 
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Subject: Re: Hummingbirds? 
From: Laura Stenzler < [ mailto:l...@cornell.edu | l...@cornell.edu ] > 
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:53:48 + 
X-Message-Number: 3 

Nice! 

Laura 

Laura Stenzler 
[ mailto:l...@cornell.edu | l...@cornell.edu ] 

On Sep 12, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Carol Keeler < [ mailto:carolk...@adelphia.net | 
carolk...@adelphia.net ] > wrote: 

Yes. I’m in Auburn . I had one at my feeder this morning. Last night I had an 
influx of 6 young or female Purple Finches. A few were still here this morning. 
I had a Brown Thrasher last night too. 

Sent from my iPad 

On Sep 12, 2020, at 12:22 PM, Laura Stenzler < [ mailto:l...@cornell.edu | 
l...@cornell.edu ] > wrote: 

Last night was a big migration night. (Check out [ 
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/ | 
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/ ] ) 

Has anyone seen hummingbirds today? Ours seem to have left. 

Laura 

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Subject: Re: 

[cayugabirds-l] Little Blue Heron (imm) OOB

[khmo]

Ed Gates called this AM to report having seen a LBHE last evening at the
old Hanson's gravel and cement plant pond at the intersection of Rte
79/227. He left a note there and a Jared ? added the bird present this
AM, although it was not there at 0900

We went down at 1120 and found a white heron in the very far back
situated just NE of the N batch of Cattails. Without a scope it was a
small white heron. Called Ed who confirmed having scoped it and had
positive ID.

This pond is NOT in the Cayuga Lake Basin by a very short distance.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Warbler ID help

[khmo]

Hi to you both. My hearing is pretty well dead these days but the
phenology for Connecticut here is mostly as a rare fall migrant and a
fins at this time would be incredible. Even in fall when we were an
active passerine banding station (30 years) we had but a very few.
Our one spring sighting was in the Finger Lakes National Forest many
years ago.
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On 2020-06-18 19:45, Leona Lauster wrote:

> Hi Alyssa,  
> My my iBird Pro app says similar sounds for Connecticut Warbler are Common 
> Yellowthroat & Northern Waterthrush.  
> Hope this helps. 
> Leona Lauster 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 
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> On Jun 18, 2020, at 3:24 PM, Johnson, Alyssa  
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>> Today is my first day back at the Montezuma Audubon Center, so you know I 
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>> but looking at eBird, it's considered rare for this area and 2 of the 3 
>> sightings were later in the summer, probably migration. What is something I 
>> could be confusing his song with? 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Migratory Bird Teaty Act

[khmo]

I also believe relocating the basket as you suggested earlier would be
the wise response. Removing the nest and retaining the basket would not.
The things we do for the birds -your actions like ours Asher.
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On 2020-06-15 17:05, Asher Hockett wrote:

> It seems to me that relocating the basket to a spot with less human traffic 
> would be beneficial to the birds and more conducive to nesting success. While 
> this may be technically a violation of the law, it does not in my opinion fly 
> in the face of the intent of the law. 
> 
> I have redirected traffic at my home to avoid stressing nesting E Phoebes, 
> and have also blocked access to certain spots favored by them so that nests 
> wouldn't be built in a place where close human traffic would stress the 
> birds. 
> 
> I am not suggesting anyone should break the law (a wonderful and necessary 
> one IMO), just sharing my take on the situation. 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:34 AM  wrote: 
> 
>> 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:
>> 
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>> a United States federal law, first enacted in 1916 to implement the 
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>> 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. 
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For the gentleman who intends to move a House Finch nest. It would be a
violation of the MBTA
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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. 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] The Bald Eagle: A Conservation Success Story

[khmo]

Wish I could hear this Chris but have eschewed zoom. It's a great story
nationwide. I had the honor of being the first survey and banding crews
in the Chesapeake Bay Region back in the early 70s. These were done by a
group called the Raptor Information Center under the aegis of The
National Wildlife Foundation. We based in the DC/MD area and worked the
watershed of three states. A handful of nests in the whole area and very
low reproduction rate at the beginning. Climbing into an eagle nest was
amazing and locked me into ornithology for life and a new career field.
It is so satisfying to see the tremendous increase in these terrific
birds with the less than ferocious voices!

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> The Bald Eagle: A Conservation Success Story 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Murder most Fowl - Saturday 5/30

[khmo]

I would not advise playing with Clostridium should that be the cause.

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On 2020-06-01 12:45, Suan Hsi Yong wrote:

> Would any local facility be willing to do a necropsy if someone were willing 
> to retrieve the bodies? 
> 
> Suan 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 8:29 AM Gary Kohlenberg  wrote: 
> 
> Thanks John and Sue,  
> 
> What would the likelihood of botulism be in your opinion? The issues MNWR had 
> were some years ago and I don't know how prevalent it is.  
> 
> Gary  
> 
> On Jun 1, 2020, at 6:37 AM, "k...@empireaccess.net"  
> wrote:
> 
> You folks know that area and the ducks but, as most ducks sleep on the water, 
> the idea of a terrestrial predator doesn't fly. Snappers may scoop up 
> numerous ducklings and goslings and can attack an adult but not several. I 
> wouldn't put away the human possibility.
> John
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> Are any of you considering a night-time attack when the ducks would have been 
> asleep & not aware of danger from owl or weasel? I agree with Chris. 
> 
> Fritzie Bllizzard On May 31, 2020, at 11:53 AM, Christopher T. 
> Tessaglia-Hymes  wrote:
> 
>  Just throwing this out there as another possibility: weasel or ferret. 
> 
> This is, as I understand it, classic kill method used by these Mustelids. 
> TheyâEUR(tm)ve been know to kill off an entire flock of chickens in a night, 
> severing heads with minimal disruption to the rest of the body.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Sincerely,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Murder most Fowl - Saturday 5/30

[khmo]

Gary, avian botulism is common in migratory ducks. The organism is in
the soil built up by decaying vegetation and marine life. From what I
remember mallards are particularly susceptible. Human feeding junk like
bread may also contribute. It is a paralytic disease and the cause is
ingestion of Clostridium botulinum. That's an anaerobe in the form of a
spore forming rod. I think it's gram positive. Given your description of
the presentation and the habitat it looks like a very probable
condition. As to how and where they ingested the toxin, I've no idea.
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> Thanks John and Sue,  
> 
> What would the likelihood of botulism be in your opinion? The issues MNWR had 
> were some years ago and I don't know how prevalent it is.  
> 
> Gary  
> 
> On Jun 1, 2020, at 6:37 AM, "k...@empireaccess.net"  
> wrote:
> 
> You folks know that area and the ducks but, as most ducks sleep on the water, 
> the idea of a terrestrial predator doesn't fly. Snappers may scoop up 
> numerous ducklings and goslings and can attack an adult but not several. I 
> wouldn't put away the human possibility.
> John
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> 
> Are any of you considering a night-time attack when the ducks would have been 
> asleep & not aware of danger from owl or weasel? I agree with Chris. 
> 
> Fritzie Bllizzard On May 31, 2020, at 11:53 AM, Christopher T. 
> Tessaglia-Hymes  wrote:
> 
>  Just throwing this out there as another possibility: weasel or ferret. 
> 
> This is, as I understand it, classic kill method used by these Mustelids. 
> TheyâEUR(tm)ve been know to kill off an entire flock of chickens in a night, 
> severing heads with minimal disruption to the rest of the body.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Sincerely,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Murder most Fowl - Saturday 5/30

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You folks know that area and the ducks but, as most ducks sleep on the
water, the idea of a terrestrial predator doesn't fly. Snappers may
scoop up numerous ducklings and goslings and can attack an adult but not
several. I wouldn't put away the human possibility.
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> Are any of you considering a night-time attack when the ducks would have been 
> asleep & not aware of danger from owl or weasel? I agree with Chris. 
> 
> Fritzie Bllizzard On May 31, 2020, at 11:53 AM, Christopher T. 
> Tessaglia-Hymes  wrote:
> 
>  Just throwing this out there as another possibility: weasel or ferret. 
> 
> This is, as I understand it, classic kill method used by these Mustelids. 
> TheyâEUR(tm)ve been know to kill off an entire flock of chickens in a night, 
> severing heads with minimal disruption to the rest of the body.
> 
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> 
> Sincerely,
> Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Hawthorne question

[khmo]

With all the neat birds reported annually from Hawthorne Orchard I
wondered if anyone has studied the diet that attracts them or observed
and followed up on the food they were getting? We know from the books
that several species of moths are associated with Hawthorne and not sure
what other caterpillars insects or other food sources there are drawing
the birds. Anyone?

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Black-billed cuckoos

[khmo]

Nice Anne. We have had them here since Saturday when just about all the
hordes of colorful birds departed. Can the rain crows (Southern Md
dialect for Yellow-billed) be far behind. It seems all the late warblers
overflew us as we are down to breeding spp.
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> Heard the low repeated harsh call and to make sure played the song and calls. 
> Wow! Got one swooping me and hanging up in trees , long lens inside of 
> course. Following second playback there were two, one flying closely after 
> other. Not sure what sort of scenario I introduced. But two of them are very 
> much here, in yard and scrub. 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Delay in Migration

[khmo]

Hi Dave.
I read your "going way back to the 1990s" with both amusement ,as for me
that's not way back, and fear as I remember watching migration "trains"
of blackbirds that went on for hours in the 1950s and warblers really
dripping off of trees in large numbers. Even when stationed in the DC
area in the 70s, migration time was a huge event with the state MOS
holding a mass count on 1 May each year and the numbers/variety were so
many times more than current with 100 specie days and weekend counts
over 150 routinely in MAy.

  Here at altitude as compared to Ithaca warblers have been way off and
most species are in very low numbers (less Purple Finch, grosbeaks and
orioles which are here in the largest numbers we have ever seen in NY).
We also saw sparrows largely depart. Red-eyes began appearing a few days
ago. Thanks for doing this type of post as it is so much more
illuminating than the "I saw" type reports or sterile ebird lists.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Oriole

[khmo]

It seems Orioles descended upon the Mecklenburg area this noon. We are
just uphill and southwest of Ken's.  While watching and adult male
Baltimore on an orange we almost dropped our lunch when, at first blush
a bird that looked like a very lost male Audubon's Oriole flew in to
displace the first. In and out of the Quince bush of course but Sue
finally got a few decent shots confirming what we believe to be a very
unusually yellow Baltimore Second year male with full black hood. To add
to the excitement we also had Western Palm, Yellowthroat and House Wren
arrive today. Yellows, Blue-headed Vireo and Catbird yesterday following
the Friday White-crowneds which were singing this morning. (eventually
will post the yellow oriole on my FB page).
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> Like Stephanie, I too found my FOY Baltimore Oriole today. Also FOY 
> Chestnut-sided Warbler. Plus, today is a 6 woodpecker day! That would be 
> Downey, Hairy, YB Sapsucker, Red-bellied, Flicker and Pileated! I tried to 
> list those in order of size. ;)
> 
> Ken Haas
> 
> Mecklenberg
> 
>> On May 3, 2020, at 1:47 PM, shendrickson...@gmail.com wrote:
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>> FOY Baltimore Oriole for me today in our hedgerow.  The brightest of orange 
>> I have ever seen!  Absolutely stunning!
>> 
>> Canoga, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] Female RBGR here at noon today.

[khmo]

We captured some nice images as female Purple Finch and Female Grosbeak
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[cayugabirds-l] Indigo and a surprise

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We had a male Indigo Bunting visit the firs thing Tuesday morning. Abut
two weeks ahead of its norm here, we had expected many other spp first. 

The big surprise came in Birding By Trailcam. As we downloaded several
trailcams yesterday we were surprised to find video of a Brown Thrasher
that had visited here last Sunday !

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Birdy morning and other reports

[khmo]

Hi gang! So nice to see the reports from you lowlanders as it will be a
bit before the Thrasher's, Catbirds and more come uphill.

May we ask a general favor and suggest that all posts contain a
signature block telling us where you live?  Need not be specific. We
know a few but so many are guesswork and some of you have moved from
locs we knew a few decades back. 

Many thanks in advance.

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On 2020-04-27 13:50, Carol Keeler wrote:

> Birds were everywhere this morning.  I went from 4 to 10 White Throated 
> sparrows.  There were the usuals too, Cardinals, lots of goldfinches, Song 
> Sparrows, Blue Jays, House Finches, a pair of Purple Finches and tons of the 
> cursed blackbirds.  A couple days ago I had a Brown Thrasher which I rarely 
> have visit.  I have tree swallows and Bluebirds checking out nest boxes.  
> Still waiting for my Catbirds and Orioles.  The Titmice and Chickadees show 
> up a bit later in the day, Blue Jays too.
> Right now I have hundreds of mostly Grackles in my back yard.  Any way to get 
> rid of them? I don't mind a few, but this is ridiculous.
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

[khmo]

Makes sense to me Chris. Although BBS routes are most often solitary,
many involve leaving your home and driving a route. With many areas
under stay at home orders, pausing ( I dislike that nebulous term) the
BBS is the only outcome that makes sense.
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On 2020-04-14 20:37, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:

> FYI...I hadn't heard this and am somewhat surprised.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 
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>> From: Gretchen Nareff 
>> Date: April 14, 2020 at 16:17:39 EDT
>> To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu
>> Subject: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled
>> Reply-To: Vermont Birds 
> 
>> This was announced on Friday, but I learned today that the entire North
>> American Breeding Bird Survey was cancelled for 2020. I suspect this has
>> never happened before, so although it is understandable in these crazy
>> times, I was shocked to hear it. It was announced on Ornithology 
>> Exchange--it's
>> not showing on the USGS BBS website yet.
>> -- 
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>> Bennington, VT
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Flicker taking refuge on a trunk face

[khmo]

Reminds of one here the last few days who has been probing the same 10
square feet of grass. 

We had a handsome male Towhee here today double-clutching for hours to
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On 2020-04-10 16:22, AB Clark wrote:

> A pair of flickers just followed one after other up trunk of large ash, on E 
> side of tree. After one flew, the other has clung to the trunk, with its head 
> folded back, bill down into its feathers, in "roosting" position, if you can 
> imagine.  A red v located very weirdly at the top off the body.,  
> 
> Now it has turned to preening, after about 4 min in its "face in feathers" 
> posture. 
> 
> These are FOY Flickers seen in my yard.  Other than that, I and the sparrows 
> are impressed at how aggressive purple finches are, not just males. 
> 
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> 147 Hile School Rd 
> Freeville, NY 13068 
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[cayugabirds-l] Park closures/usage guidelines-current

[khmo]

Almost missed this one as it didn't get all the attention of the old
parks are open press. Many restrictions now in place to conform with
stay at home. It was issued this past weekend. John


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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: MOS: COVID 19 Virus Alert

[khmo]

I thought you would like to see how Maryland birders are helping fight
the virus.

The status in Md is a stay at home "order" which imho makes more sense
than NY's  verbiage.

That rookery on guard experience must have been something to see. Thanks
for sharing. I'm curious to know if and when you saw courtships
displays.

Birds here in the SW corner of the basin remains very slow with the
first woody pair arriving yesterday. We have yet to see a Phoebe or Tree
Swallow let alone a Chippy!

Be well everyone,
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SUBJECT:
MOS:  COVID 19 Virus Alert

DATE:
2020-04-01 01:20

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TO:


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_Dear MOS Member,_

_You will have doubtless seen Governor Hogan's order* of yesterday to
stay at home and have wondered how it will impact your birding
activities.  This advisory is for your guidance on that impact._

*
https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Gatherings-FOURTH-AMENDED-3.30.20.pdf
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_The Governor's order does not mention birding as an allowed outdoor
activity, only __walking, hiking, running, or biking (section II (b)
(v)).  MOS recommends that you only bird around your yard and nearby. 
One should still follow the social distance guideline of keeping 6 feet
apart from others and being in groups of no more than ten._

_I know this will disappoint all birders, but the COVID-19 pandemic is
best fought by slowing down its spread and the Governor's order will
help achieve this goal. So, by staying at home or close to home, we will
be helping to save lives.  A sobering thought._

_Take care and best regards,_

_Robin_
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] My first kestrel of the season

[khmo]

Yes Kestrels are here year round. In fall the young disperse to feeding
territories which are widely scattered and , of course, the adults get
the preferred areas. As a result some AMKE do migrate within the
continent and what is happening now is a mixture of both. Of interest
one short study observed Makes migration coincidentally with Anax junius
(Common Green Darner) dragonflies for fast food on the run. We should
start seeing pair formation/reunion. Here, we have seen more of each sex
in the last few weeks. During winter the females were on the better
territories and the males on areas more removed.
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On 2020-03-22 16:07, Johnson, Alyssa wrote:

>> I was under the impression that they were present year round. I noticed one 
>> back in February at the FL airport. 
>> 
>> Alyssa Johnson 
>> Environmental Educator 
>> 315.365.3588 
>> 
>> Montezuma Audubon Center 
>> PO Box 187 
>> 2295 State Route 89 
>> Savannah, New York 13146 
>> montezuma.audubon.org 
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>> 
>> From: bounce-124483370-79436...@list.cornell.edu 
>>  on behalf of Tim Gallagher 
>> 
>> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:43:36 AM
>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Eveline V. Ferretti 
>> 
>> Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] My first kestrel of the season

> That's great, Eveline. I saw my first kestrel of year (a male) yesterday on 
> the road between Freeville and Dryden. And also a Merlin later in the day. 
> Nice to see them coming back. 
> 
> -
> 
> From: bounce-124483352-10557...@list.cornell.edu 
>  on behalf of Eveline V. Ferretti 
> 
> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:38 AM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] My first kestrel of the season 
> 
> Just glimpsed my first American kestrel of the year on the Mount Pleasant 
> fields. Yay! 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] cat collar resistance

[khmo]

A considerable amount of work was accomplished by the American Bird
Conservancy in determining that no type of cat collar was effective in
protecting birds from marauding cats. See the ABC Cats Indoors program.
Some have attempted to use the collar as a means of justifying TNR
programs which have been proven ineffective on many fronts but
especially on protecting wildlife.
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On 2020-03-21 14:40, Magnus Fiskesjo wrote:

> I sent the cat collar advert to a professor of Ancient Middle Eastern History 
> (Eleanor Robson, @Eleanor_Robson) who posted pictures of her cat on the hunt, 
> but was dismissed as mansplaining. Hmm. It may be a tough sell for some 
> cat-owners. 
> 
> https://twitter.com/Magnus_Fiskesjo/status/1241365835144409092
> https://twitter.com/Eleanor_Robson/status/1241371327694544896
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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawk and help

[khmo]

 Overhead here around 1230 today. \\\ How does one change an email
address in Lyris? Thanks in advance,
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] There male redwings, Mon West Danby area also

[khmo]

Suan, In Feb we see a mix and the more discernible brown edging can be
called SY through the beginning of May! The lesser coverts are a big
help in ageing.
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On 2020-02-20 21:12, Suan Hsi Yong wrote:

> Anne Clark wrote: 
> 
>> We had actual females back in a marsh near Binghamton/Endicott as early as 
>> February.  Usually females did not show up until late march.  I don't mean 
>> nest, just be seen in flocks and maybe visit the marsh.
> 
> Will all second-year males have "turned" by February, or could these early 
> F-types be second year males? 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] There male redwings, Mon West Danby area also

[khmo]

The mean date for Red-wings here based on a 34 year norm is fairly
constant with little deviation is 2/25, for Grackle 2/28 and Cowbird
2/10.

Adult males usually travel first followed closely by SY birds for
Red-wings. Females later. The latest RWBL arr date we have recorded is
3/13. Most arrivals over the year have indeed been in Feb.
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On 2020-02-20 17:23, AB Clark wrote:

> As someone studying redwing nesting and nestlings in the 89-2000 region, I 
> can say they were incredibly variable 3 decades ago.  They could easily show 
> up in February when the winter was warm.  We had actual females back in a 
> marsh near Binghamton/Endicott as early as February.  Usually females did not 
> show up until late march.  I don't mean nest, just be seen in flocks and 
> maybe visit the marsh. 
> 
> In the years 95 and 97-98, which were incredibly warm winters, we had 
> redwings at feeders being reported all winter--some people were emailing me!  
> In 98, a very warm spring, I had two first year females that were banded on 
> Cornell ponds (by me) back on the ponds in spring...possible explanation was 
> that they never went anywhere all winter and thus failed to disperse.  
> 
> Redwinged blackbird males were also staying all winter or reappearing during 
> the winter in SW Michigan in the 80's,  in warm ups, like robins.  Not many 
> but some.  These are birds whose migratory pattern set them up well to 
> respond strongly to climatic shifts. 
> 
> No doubt that the mean dates have shifted, but I can look up first arrivals 
> and first egg dates across the 90's decade at some point, for comparsion--at 
> some point!   
> 
> Anne B Clark 
> 147 Hile School Rd 
> Freeville, NY 13068 
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> 
>> On Feb 18, 2020, at 11:17 PM, Nigel  wrote: 
>> 
>> The RWB are about 1 month early - they used to show up mid to late March. 
>> We had at least 6 Monday afternoon. They looked more like yellow wing 
>> blackbirds - the wing stripe was a very dull muddy yellow. There were also 
>> some Starlings mixed in. 
>> The hills are alive with the sounds of ... RWB. 
>> 
>> Nigel, near the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve, West Danby, NY
>> 
>>> There are currently three male Red-winged Blackbirds on the ground under 
>>> our feeders on Muriel Street in Ithaca NY. Nice to see. Welcome back guys. 
>>> Linda Orkin 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] FLNF Grassland Enhancement Project open house, 11/22/19, in Hector N.Y.

[khmo]

Part of the plan is to use glyphosate.

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On 2019-11-22 13:12, Gary Kohlenberg wrote:

>> 

> Thanks Alicia ! The meeting in today, Friday Nov. 22nd. 
> 
> Gary 
> 
> From: bounce-124146342-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>  On Behalf Of Alicia
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 8:07 AM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FLNF Grassland Enhancement Project open house, 
> 11/22/19, in Hector N.Y. 
> 
> According to the Scoping Letter (see the link in Gary's email), the open 
> house is tonight from 6 to 7 pm.
> 
> On 11/22/2019 8:00 AM, Gary Kohlenberg wrote: 
> 
>> Hi all, 
>> 
>> I wanted to let everyone know about an open house that is taking place 
>> tomorrow evening at the Finger Lakes Nation Forest ranger station in Hector, 
>> NY. with Gregory Flood the Hector District Forest Service Wildlife 
>> Biologist. It will give the public an opportunity to discuss a new grassland 
>> enhancement project trying to get underway for this upcoming summer. Public 
>> comments are being accepted. To provide a comment please see the link below 
>> and open the "scoping letter". Instructions on how to submit a comment are 
>> include in that document. 
>> 
>> Hector Ranger Station 
>> 
>> 5218 State Route 414
>> Hector, NY 14841 
>> 
>> https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56961 
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar

[khmo]

Sadly this is bureaucracy 1 education 0 for those of us that can not
drive at night. However, the original article has appeared in several
venues for all to read so all we missed is Ken's take on it.

John

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On 2019-11-05 15:01, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:

>> 

> Unfortunately, no. Cornell is subject to copyright laws. Just because the Lab 
> of Ornithology is a non-profit, that doesn't mean that copyright laws don't 
> apply. Cornell is working to get everyone in compliance, and Bird Academy is 
> taking great pains to make all of our products copyright compliant, as well 
> as maximally accessible. See https://copyright.cornell.edu/ for Cornell's 
> position and more information. 
> 
> "Fair Use" does not make it okay to use just anything that's on the internet. 
> Below are a couple of issues that clearly suggest archiving the presentation 
> with copyright violations should not be done. 
> 
> From Cornell's Fair Use page - https://copyright.cornell.edu/fairuse [1] 
> 
> Factors to consider 
> 
> Pro - Restricted access (limited to students in a class or other appropriate 
> group); One-time use, spontaneous use (no time to obtain permission) 
> 
> Con -  Will be making it publicly available on the Web or using other means 
> of broad dissemination; Repeated or long-term use 
> 
> Regrettably,  there is simply too much material in the presentation that 
> falls under this guideline; removing it would make the talk unintelligible. 
> 
> Kevin 
> 
> Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
> Project Manager
> Distance Learning in Bird Biology
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> k...@cornell.edu 
> 
> 607-254-2452
> 
> _Do you know about our other distance-learning opportunities? Visit __Bird 
> Academy_ [2]_, __https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/ __ to see our 
> list of courses._ 
> 
> From: bounce-124085707-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>  On Behalf Of Candace E. Cornell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:33 AM
> Cc: Alicia ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> ; Carol Keeler 
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Monday Night Seminar 
> 
> I want to see the video as well. Can the Lab offer a better link? 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 9:20 AM Mary Jane Thomas  wrote: 
> 
> That is a shame.  I couldn't watch this yesterday evening and was looking 
> forward to seeing and hearing it.  It would be helpful if the Lab fixed this.
> 
> MJ
> 
> Sent from my iPad 
> 
> On Nov 5, 2019, at 8:12 AM, Alicia  wrote: 
> 
> Actually, if you go to that link you get the following message: 
> 
> Unfortunately, do [sic] to copyrighted content, we are unable to offer an 
> archived version of this event. We do encourage you to learn more about this 
> topic at 3billionbirds.org [3] 
> 
> Given the importance of this issue, it's a shame that the Lab doesn't excise 
> the "copyrighted content" and post the remainder - assuming the "copyrighted 
> content" even needs to be excised given the doctrine of Fair Use.  This 
> presentation is a something that people should be able to refer their friends 
> and acquaintances to - changing the trend depends on widespread knowledge and 
> understanding, and webinars are a great way to engage people who are not 
> interested in reading even the most engaging print based explanations.
> 
> Alicia Plotkin
> 
> On 11/5/2019 7:56 AM, Diane Morton wrote: 
> 
> You can watch the archived seminar with this link: 
> 
> https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/live-event/3-billion-birds-lost-the-bird-crisis-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/
>  [4] 
> 
> Diane Morton 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 7:24 AM Nancy Cusumano  
> wrote: 
> 
> Will the recording be available? 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 8:52 PM Carol Keeler  wrote: 
> 
> Thank you so much for live streaming Ken Rosenburg's talk.  It was excellent! 
>  I don't drive at night so I can't make it down to Ithaca for the Monday 
> night seminars.  This was a wonderful way for me to be further informed.  
> Thanks again.
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[cayugabirds-l] EWCS fall arrival

[khmo]

No sooner did Reuben leave us this morning than White-crowned sparrows
arrived at the feeders. We usually get about a month's stopover in
spring and again in fall. Chipping Sparrows very few now so we expect
Tree Sparrows shortly. A few Purple Finch remain and our local
Red-breasted Nuthatch is settling in for her winter stay. Many
Ruby-crowned and a few Golden-crowned Kinglets are here along with the
Phoebes who seem reluctant to leave. Cedar Waxwing numbers are
increasing.

I wish I still had ears  that worked like Reuben's as he heard all of
the above less the EWCS.

The industrial level dairy that surrounds us has taken more woodlot,
probably 20 acres by now, and more hedgerows so we must not look very
enticing to migrating Saw-whets.

Thus far this is the most sleepy migration we have ever had here since
the early part of this century with but one owl banded. Happy for John
Confer, only 30 miles or so SE of us, who in much better habitat
surrounds appears to be doing better. From Saw-whet reports,  many have
gone an Easterly route through NE . All in all, none of the banding
group from Nova Scotia through the mid-Atlantic are very happy and not
getting their QPQ for lost sleep. It was a very poor reproduction year
up north so the majority of movers are adult birds.
John 
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Fwd: Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.

[khmo]

- 
 Original Message  

SUBJECT:
Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America 
has
lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat
loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.

DATE:
2019-09-20 10:19

FROM:
k...@empacc.net

TO:
David Nicosia 

Dave, the tower lighting change is not an immediate mandate but
voluntary until replacement takes place. At that time the new type must
be installed. All new towers are to use the new lighting. It's going to
take a long time!

As a side note, when ABA started this drive we were able to pass a local
law in the town of Hector that prohibits any structure above 200 ft AGL
which is when lighting is mandatory. As it turns out we were first in
the nation to do so. One tower remains in the National Forest with the
old lights and is now scheduled for light replacement.

Of interest, one of the fall outs of public meetings required before
enacting the local law was a complaint from those suffering certain
seizures as strobe lights appear to be a trigger for some with that
condition.

I agree with your other comments and would add the trend locally for
dairy farms to become agribusinesses with thousands of cows. Each cow by
law mandates a certain amount of acreage for manure disposal which has
caused the removal of hedgerows, the deforestation of woodlots, the
monocropping of fields with non-bird and prey species friendly crops and
a new methods of harvest that leaves little gleaning for the bottom of
the food web. Put together this is a massive hit to the avian community.

John

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On 2019-09-20 00:03, David Nicosia wrote:

> 1. Why are european starlings declining?  That is crazy but concerning when a 
> seemingly adaptable invasive specie is dying off.  
> 2. Could it be related (in part) to West Nile Virus? 
> https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/11/west-nile-virus-still-wiping-out-birds-across-north-america
>  
> 3. Grassland birds have been declining for decades and will continue unless 
> farming practices are changed and more bird friendly.  In the northeast U.S, 
> we have lost many farms and they have reverted back to woodlands. I see this 
> in many areas of Bradford Co. PA where I grew up. I remember a lot of field 
> birds in places that are now full of saplings 30 feet tall.  
> 4. Rampant deer populations destroying undergrowth for many ground nesters.  
> The DEC locally needs to find a solution here. This is manageable!  
> 5. Pesticides and herbicides (especially the lawn treatments) which are so 
> common. I always wonder how this affects Robins and other birds that forage 
> on the ground. I never use this stuff on my "lawn" and it has a lot of weeds. 
> So what.  I could care less what people think.   
> 6. Spruce budworm population cycles in our boreal forests. This could explain 
> decline in warblers since there was a massive outbreak of budworms in the 70s 
> and 80s. Many warbler's populations are tied to these cycles. The 1990s and 
> 2000s there was a lull and now they are on their way up again. This could 
> explain a more natural cycle in warbler populations independent of vireos. 
> (this is speculation).  
> 7. More towers and wind farms?  If a wind farm and tower are lighted properly 
> does it kill that many songbirds at night?  The FCC has new guidelines which 
> supposedly reduces tower kills. 
> https://abcbirds.org/article/communication-tower-owners-change-lighting-protect-birds/
>Not sure if this is working but hopefully so.  
> 8. Invasive species.  Look at the wholesale changes when all of our ash trees 
> die, hemlocks and others. Also invasive fish, plants etc.  
> 
> There is probably many others which is sobering.  
> 
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 4:21 PM Purbita Saha  wrote: 
> Adding Audubon magazine's coverage on the Cornell study as well, not for 
> shameless promotion but because it has a helpful graphic and also does a 
> by-habitat breakdown of the declines. 
> 
> https://www.audubon.org/news/north-america-has-lost-more-1-4-birds-last-50-years-new-study-says
>   
> 
> Just spent my lunch at a hawkwatch and was at least happy to see many chimney 
> swifts. 
> 
> Happy birding (and conserving), 
> Purbita  
> 
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 2:28 PM Andrew Baksh  wrote: 
> 
> And on that note. A call on Bronx Birders to please contact Margarita 
> Eremeyev at mereme...@gmail.com 
> 
> She is doing extensive research on the possible adverse effects the planned 
> paving of the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx May have on 
> wildlife. For example, the Rusty Blackbirds that have utilized the wetland 
> area near Tibbets Brook might be affected. 
> 
> There have been 

[cayugabirds-l] Radar discussion re Alicia's question snd Dave's response

[khmo]

Saw the post earlier and then we went out to encounter numerous
Monarchs, Painted Ladies and other butterflies. We wonder if some of
those returns might have been of butterfly movement. The general area up
here is covered with the above species. The Painteds came along in large
numbers today whereas goodly numbers of Monarchs have been passing
through for over a week. 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Kestrels, Mt. Pleasant

[khmo]

American Kestrel migration is in progress. There is anecdotal
information that they coincide with dragonfly migration, especially the
Common Green Darner and Black Saddlebags ( Anax junius and Tramea
lacerate; other species migrate as well). With kestrels, not all migrate
but they do disperse. The females will begin settling into winter
hunting territories which are quite a bit larger and less popular than
those the males end up with. By this time young should have moved on.

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On 2019-08-16 14:25, Eveline V. Ferretti wrote:

> A group of 4 or so kestrels busy hunting seen this morning along Mt. Pleasant 
> Rd (close to the Midline end of Mt. Pleasant). Maybe a pair with fledglings?  
> Their hover flight lovely to watch in any case. 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] anyone love trying to identify bird nests from photos?

[khmo]

Hi Glenn,

Wow! Hard to believe the sheriff would not act but I see that level of
enforcement in Schuyler as well. The tried and true response is to call
the State Police. In your case, your local DEC ECO would have been the
one to call as they enforce wildlife laws, shooting within 500 ft of an
occupied dwelling and more.

Best,
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On 2019-07-20 21:40, Glenn Wilson wrote:

> My neighbor shot and wounded a downy off our feeders. No cop would help. They 
> have their list of pet laws to enforce and that is it. 
> 
> Glenn Wilson 
> Endicott, NY 
> www.WilsonsWarbler.com [8] 
> 
> On Jul 20, 2019, at 5:28 PM,   wrote:
> 
> Laurie, please advise them that the collection of bird parts including nests 
> and feathers is prohibited by law unless you have state and federal permits. 
> John
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> On 2019-07-20 19:11, Laurie Roe wrote:
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>> Hi, someone showed me a hanging nest they had collected..and if anyone sends 
>> me their email address I will send them a photo of it for id purposes! Thank 
>> you! 
>> -- roel...@gmail.com
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird nests

[khmo]

Magnus, Responses in text. Thanks for asking, John

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On 2019-07-20 21:39, Magnus Fiskesjo wrote:

> Follow-up query: Often the bird box advice is to clean them out annually to 
> make way for the next year. I am curious, what does the law say about the 
> nest inside and any eggshells therein? To drop it on the spot? 
> 
> A thorough cleaning once a year is advisable. We do ours after the last snow 
> in the spring to allow the winter resident mice time to clear out. Usually we 
> use the arrival of Tree Swallows as the cue. Nests, eggs can be deposited 
> somewhere near the boxes or even transported on your property to a compost 
> pile.
> 
> Also I am curious, where are these bird laws, are they online?
> 
> The laws are both Federal and State. Google is a powerful tool. Picked this 
> ref up quickly so I imagine a query on the NYDEC site would yield the 
> specifics from a state level. The MBTA can not be violated by a state so it 
> would take precedent.
> 
> https://WWW.FWS.GOV/.../laws-legislations/MIGRATORY-BIRD-TREATY-ACT.php 
> 
> The Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal to take, possess, import, 
> export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or 
> barter, any migratory bird, or the parts*, nests, or eggs of such a bird 
> except under the terms of a valid Federal permit. 
> 
> so curious, last year tried to stop Watkins Glen bulldozers from massacring 
> live nests of Kingfishers and Norther Rough-Wing Swallows, by digging them 
> away, in sand banks at the storage ponds located next to the Caroline Creek 
> Marsh wildlife management area. But it fell on deaf ears -- and all the birds 
> were killed. Is there any law that could have helped? 
> 
> I followed Watkins closely for many years as I live nearby, but missed this 
> one. We did all the survey work there for the three levels of supposed 
> protection -Important Bird Area, NY Bird Conservation Area and, under the NY 
> SEQRA, Critical Environmental Area. Montour and Watkins violate all three at 
> will as we discovered when trying to stop the decision to build the new sewer 
> plant in the protected area. Our only county Bald Eagle nest, successful now 
> for five years, is right next to that site but that is another frustrating 
> episode of living here. Long story of bribes, influence peddling, buy offs 
> and simply ignoring the law.
> 
> Thanks for caring and trying!
> 
> PS. That site was also the home of some rare plants. Presumably gone now.
> 
> yrs.
> Magnus Fiskesjö, PhD
> Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
> McGraw Hall, Room 201. Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] anyone love trying to identify bird nests from 
> photos?
> 
> Laurie, please advise them that the collection of bird parts including nests 
> and feathers is prohibited by law unless you have state and federal permits.
> John
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> Hi, someone showed me a hanging nest they had collected..and if anyone sends 
> me their email address I will send them a photo of it for id purposes! Thank 
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Laurie, please advise them that the collection of bird parts including
nests and feathers is prohibited by law unless you have state and
federal permits. 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

[khmo]

Good thought although DDT was still very prevalent in countries where
"our' birds winter...and still is in some. We have also added so many
new chemicals that are known to cause problems or highly suspected.
There are so many variables in this problem.

The joy is in seeing the tremendous upsurge of eagles, peregrines and
osprey as a result of that ban. We had so few viable nests in the 70s
that we could survey the entire Chesapeake Bay area in less than a week
and banded very few young. At that time Barn Owls were in precipitous
decline thanks to agricultural poisons (rodenticides chiefly) and I
believe still are. 

 Thanks for joining the conversation.
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On 2019-06-26 12:18, Stephen Taylor wrote:

> Dave, et al, 
> By the 1970s, there could have been a noticeable change in bird populations 
> due to the banning of DDT in the 1960s.  
> Interesting conversation... 
> Steve Taylor  
> Pittsford NY
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 
> 
> On Jun 26, 2019, at 8:02 AM, David Nicosia  wrote:
> 
> John/Chris, 
> 
> I totally agree that point counts from birding could misrepresent bird 
> populations. I have been out on two different days and have seen big 
> differences. I have a walk I take in the evening to listen to the thrushes. 
> One evening I had 5 wood thrushes and 1 hermit thrush singing. The next night 
> I had 3 hermit thrushes and 1 wood thrush. If you were doing a survey your 
> numbers would depend on which night you chose. In Broome Co we don't have as 
> much farming as John does and his comments on the large scale agriculture and 
> the destruction of habitat on farms would make a big difference locally. 
> Anyway,  what do you make of this banding dataset from Canada? 
> https://www.bsc-eoc.org/birdmon/default/popindices.jsp 
> 
> I look at Long Point Bird Observatory since it seems to have the longest 
> record. It seems that most species are doing very well on this long term 
> dataset. It is interesting to note an increase in the 1970s for most species. 
> Is this artificial? or real?   I know the climate of the 60s and 70s was very 
> chilly and springs were often cold and wet then it warmed in the 80s and 90s 
> especially. But I don't understand how they calculate their population index. 
> I assume it is normalized to the man-hours of banding. But what happening in 
> the 1970s? Why such increases?  From 2006-2016 most birds seems fairly stable 
> based on their population index.  
> 
> Anyway, what are your thoughts on this? I am curious.  
> 
> Also there was a study on breeding bird survey data and they found that some 
> of the data is contaminated by observers who, through normal aging, lose 
> hearing. This was especially true of certain species that have higher pitch 
> songs. So BBS may not be totally reliable either.  
> 
> Is anyone doing a study on total radar returns during migration? 
> Theoretically, spring and fall migration could be quantified by integrating 
> all the radar returns at night. I know there was a study done many years ago 
> which used the old NWS radar system and compared the 1960s to the 1990s and 
> they found a significant decrease in birds coming across the Gulf. But, I 
> caution that radar operators could adjust the gain on the radar from site to 
> site which would in turn, affect the returns so there could be some human 
> caused inconsistencies in this dataset. Plus the 1974C radars came out which 
> were less sensitive than the 1957S band radars. I wonder if this caused the 
> decrease or contaminated the data for this study. Our latest radar system 
> from the 1990s to present, you can't adjust the gain and they are all the 
> same wavelength - 10 cm,  so it is consistent. The resolution has gotten much 
> better in the last 15 years so that could be a source of error if one looked 
> at the 1990s and
compared it to today. But at least over the last 10-15 years I believe one 
could quantify all radar returns which would give a macroscale look at 
nocturnal migration and monitor trends. Boy would I love to have time to do 
this!!  I have 6 years to go until retirement Maybe someday I can work on 
this...  
> 
> Anyway, just some thoughts.  Thanks John and Chris for your insights!  
> 
> Best, 
> Dave  
> 
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 8:43 AM  wrote: 
> 
> Dave, Chris
> 
> I believe one has to look further than two years and at efforts that use the 
> same methodology and criteria over long time periods for an accurate 
> estimate. The American Bird Conservancy and the Bird Banding Laboratory are 
> perhaps the best sources as are some of the long term banding studies 
> documented in journals such as North American Bird Bander.
> 
> Regardless of cause it is to be expected that there will be some pockets of 
> plenty.
> 
> The causes I believe are multiple, cumulative and 

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

[khmo]

Comments in caps. Appreciate your input.
John

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On 2019-06-26 12:02, David Nicosia wrote:

> John/Chris, 
> 
> I totally agree that point counts from birding could misrepresent bird 
> populations. I have been out on two different days and have seen big 
> differences. I have a walk I take in the evening to listen to the thrushes. 
> One evening I had 5 wood thrushes and 1 hermit thrush singing. The next night 
> I had 3 hermit thrushes and 1 wood thrush. If you were doing a survey your 
> numbers would depend on which night you chose. In Broome Co we don't have as 
> much farming as John does and his comments on the large scale agriculture and 
> the destruction of habitat on farms would make a big difference locally. 
> Anyway,  what do you make of this banding dataset from Canada? 
> https://www.bsc-eoc.org/birdmon/default/popindices.jsp
> 
> CANADA IS MILES AHEAD OF US IN SUCH STUDIES. I DO BELIEVE THAT FOR OUR 
> EFFORT, THE CONVERSION OF DAIRY FROM SMALL FAMILY TO VERY LARGE AGRIBUSINESS 
> HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY DECLINE CAUSE. THAT HAS BEEN REFLECTED THROUGHOUT THE 
> NORTHEAST WHERE FARMING HAS CHANGED AND HABITAT/PREY BASE HAS BEEN DENUDED.
> 
> LONG POINT AND A FEW OTHER HUGE STATIONS IN THE CENTRAL FLYWAY ARE DATA 
> BUSTERS FOR MANY REASONS. I TOOK A LOOK AT SAVANNAH SPARROW FROM THE MCGILL 
> DATA, A STATION I KNOW IS PROPERLY RUN AND SEE A LONG TERM DECLINE SIMILAR TO 
> THE ABA REPORTED DATA. I WANT TO GO BACK AND CHECK OTHER SPECIES.
> 
> WE TEND TO SEE A DIFFERENT TREND LINE FROM THE CENTRAL FLYWAY AND I THINK 
> THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO WEATHER. WHENEVER THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY IS BOTTLED UP BY 
> FRONTAL SYSTEMS DURING SPRING MIGRATION WE SEE A LARGE CONCOMITANT SHIFT TO 
> THE CENTRAL AS SHOWN BY RADAR. PAUL H'S SITE IS TERRIFIC FOR SEEING THIS. FOR 
> SOME REASON THE PACIFIC FLYWAY SHARES LESS DATA AS MOST BANDERS ARE 
> ACADEMECIANS PROTECTING THEIR NEXT PAPER AND THE AREA HAS MANY FEWER 
> VOLUNTEER BANDERS. 
> 
> I look at Long Point Bird Observatory since it seems to have the longest 
> record. It seems that most species are doing very well on this long term 
> dataset. It is interesting to note an increase in the 1970s for most species. 
> Is this artificial? or real?   I know the climate of the 60s and 70s was very 
> chilly and springs were often cold and wet then it warmed in the 80s and 90s 
> especially. But I don't understand how they calculate their population index. 
> I assume it is normalized to the man-hours of banding. But what happening in 
> the 1970s? Why such increases?  From 2006-2016 most birds seems fairly stable 
> based on their population index. 
> 
> REQUIRES SOME RESEARCH INTO HOW THEY DERIVE THEIR INDEX, I HAVEN'T A CLUE. 
> OVERALL THEY AGREE IN SOME AREAS AND DISAGREE IN OTHERS WITH THE ABA 
> PRESENTATIONS.
> 
> WE HEARD SO MANY MORE IN THE 60S AND 70S THAN NOW. JUST A GENERAL IMPRESSION 
> ON MY PART BUT DAWN CHORUS AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE. 
> 
> Anyway, what are your thoughts on this? I am curious.  
> 
> Also there was a study on breeding bird survey data and they found that some 
> of the data is contaminated by observers who, through normal aging, lose 
> hearing. This was especially true of certain species that have higher pitch 
> songs. So BBS may not be totally reliable either. 
> 
> NEAR AND DEAR AS MY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AT PATUXENT, CHAN ROBBINS AND 
> DANNY BYSTRAK, STARTED THIS (AND NORTH AMERICAN ATALSSING).   OBSERVER BIAS 
> WAS A TOPIC I TOOK ON AND FOUND THAT BBS HAD VERY FEW NEW VOLUTEERS AND THE 
> MAJORITY WERE AGEING. AS ONE WHO HAS LOST ALL HIGHER FEQUENCY HEARING I FULLY 
> BELIEVE THAT SOME DECLINES (ALWAYS THE HIGH REGISTER BIRDS) ARE STRICTLY DUE 
> TO HEARING DEGRADATION. (IT'S DARN HARD TO ENJOY GENERAL BIRDING THESE DAYS 
> FOR ME AS I WAS SO USED TO AUDIO KEYING). 
> 
> Is anyone doing a study on total radar returns during migration? 
> Theoretically, spring and fall migration could be quantified by integrating 
> all the radar returns at night. I know there was a study done many years ago 
> which used the old NWS radar system and compared the 1960s to the 1990s and 
> they found a significant decrease in birds coming across the Gulf. But, I 
> caution that radar operators could adjust the gain on the radar from site to 
> site which would in turn, affect the returns so there could be some human 
> caused inconsistencies in this dataset. Plus the 1974C radars came out which 
> were less sensitive than the 1957S band radars. I wonder if this caused the 
> decrease or contaminated the data for this study. Our latest radar system 
> from the 1990s to present, you can't adjust the gain and they are all the 
> same wavelength - 10 cm,  so it is consistent. The resolution has gotten much 
> better in the last 15 years so that could be a source of error 

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

[khmo]

Dave, Chris

I believe one has to look further than two years and at efforts that use
the same methodology and criteria over long time periods for an accurate
estimate. The American Bird Conservancy and the Bird Banding Laboratory
are perhaps the best sources as are some of the long term banding
studies documented in journals such as North American Bird Bander.

Regardless of cause it is to be expected that there will be some pockets
of plenty.

The causes I believe are multiple, cumulative and you mention some.
Habitat loss and obstructions have increased dramatically and quickly in
the last two decades. Locally a very large negative is the growing dairy
agribusinesses that are converting pasture and hedgerows to large swaths
of sterile, monocropped land. Beyond this area chickens and hogs are
being raised with the same methods and habitat loss.  South and Central
America habitat loss has also been on the rise.

Yes a few species have been documented to have cyclical ups and downs. A
few may also be subject to WNV and I believe Anne would have better data
on that than I. 

Any counts that are aperiodic could well be the result of the cyclic
nature of weather, blocking fronts, timing during migrations, observer
bias and more.

Insect populations are indeed crashing and the 'Have you see any bugs on
your windshield?" type articles have increased awareness, but the loss
has not been adequately studied. The combination of all this has greatly
decreased habitat and food sources at the lower end of the life web.

In any event I do not believe we can rely on birder reports for
meaningful data but should rather look to long term studies with timing
and protocols that are standard year to year.

Thanks for your input.
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On 2019-06-23 20:13, David Nicosia wrote:

> 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 
>  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: 
>> 
>> 

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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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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As predicted by Dave Nicosia we had a nice. vocal Willow Flycatcher
today. Either that Willow or an Alder was here yesterday. As both nest
here we called that one a Trail's as it didn't call.

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[cayugabirds-l] AMBI

[khmo]

This morning as we approached  the wildlife pond in our NW field we put
up a large bird. First immediate thought was another Green Heron as they
nest and hunt here. It spread its wings and was much too large and then
landed on the dike and immediately went into the Nothing to See Here
-just a reed act. It was a female American Bittern for # 100 on the
sanctuary year list! Nearby in the pond edge growth we heard another,
presumably the male. The female calmly walked down the back of the dike
as we watched. Made a big skirt around the pond after that as we would
love them to stay. Could not think of a better "century mark bird".

We also had many warblers feeding in the spruce and larch tops but the
gray sides made for lack of color and pattern. The only low warblers
ahve been local breeders.

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[cayugabirds-l] New arrivals early AM 5/07/2019

[khmo]

Nexrad was right on this AM when we checked around the sanctuary and
 added Blackburnian. Black-throated Green and Bay Breasted Warblers as
 well as Red-eyed Vireo and an Eastern Wood Pewee.
 The quince are now in full bloom much to the delight of the Orioles
that
 have ben here for several days and the hummer who finally arrived at
noon. That brings the year list for the sanctuary to 93 species.

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[cayugabirds-l] Blue-winged warbler

[khmo]

Our feeders are so loaded with Pine Siskins, Purple Finch, Rose-breasted
Grosbeaks, Red-breasted Nuthatch,White Throats, Chippies and others that
it almost feels like the ADK.

Yesterday morning we had a singing Blue-winged Warbler among the new
arrivals. The BWWAs have been breeders here for many years. The RBNUs
for the last few years.

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[cayugabirds-l] FOY Licoln's Sparrow

[khmo]

We had a Lincoln's Sparrow here this morning. Twas the first since we
ceased passerine banding in the fall of 2012.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warblers

[khmo]

Yes, there are several species of dragonfly that are migratory. The
Common Green Darner, a long term study species of ours) is the most
common.  The Tramea (saddlebags), Anax longipes (Comet darner) and
others are also migrant. In fall the Green Darner and others head
southward. The Pantala species are famous for their worldwide migratory
escapades.

Some  very few observations have indicated that there may be a link
between American Kestrel migration and the Common Green Darner migration
with the former feeding on the latter during the trek. That's practical
but has not been formally studied.

John 

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> Migratory dragonfly? 
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> Birder friends in NYC have reported them from Central Park and in every one 
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[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warblers

[khmo]

Further to earlier comments, the species does seem to be surging
northward. Birder friends in NYC have reported them from Central Park
and in every one of the borroughs!  Interestingly the migrant Anax
Junius (Common Green Darner) was just reported from NYC yesterday, a
good two weeks after our first sighting here.
John

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[cayugabirds-l] Ruby-crowned Kinglet

[khmo]

We had our FOY Saturday morning here, a very perky male. Radar through
Sunday AM looks like we were descended upon! Hope the rain hold off for
a bit as there should be many new birds.

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[cayugabirds-l] Hermit Thrush

[khmo]

FOY here this morning. That's a full two weeks early on our 33 year
norm.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Horned grebe correction

[khmo]

We had two just OOB to the NW this morning and both in transitional
plumage.

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> I should have said the Horned Grebe I saw was TRANSITIONING to breeding 
> plumage. It is not yet brightly colored, but I could see where the colors 
> will be on the head feathers etc.  
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[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] They're back—Ospreys on Cayuga Lake!

[khmo]

Indeed troubling Candace although just those few data points, arrival
date appears to be accelerating. As a longer term look, when we were
working Osprey and eagles in the Chesapeake, the arrival date for Osprey
on the Patuxent River (our few successful nests in the 70s) was St
Paddy's Day. That's about 290 miles south.
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> Ospreys are returning much earlier this year! There have been two confirmed 
> sitings around Myers Park and at the Myers Hill nest in Lansing yesterday and 
> today. It's an uplifting sign that spring is coming early, but it is 
> troubling as to the earliness. Up until 2016, the ospreys at Cargill in 
> Lansing returned annually on March 31st and the Salt Point pair returned 
> yearly on April 5. Each year since, their arrival dates have moved up. Last 
> year it was March 25 and April 1, respectively. The pair on the Myers Hill 
> nest came on April 3 last year. This is 18 days earlier than their arrival 
> last year! I'm guessing it is a consequence of climate change, but such a 
> leap very is troubling.  
> 
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> any new nests you discover in the Finger Lakes region for the annual osprey 
> inventory. _Thank you very _much. I can't do the work without your 
> assistance. The !30+/- known nests visible from public roads are listed in 
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> Greenidge Power Plant in Dresden, which are attracted by the abundant fish 
> congregating at the plant's warm outflow. If anyone knows the location of 
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> two ospreys are regularly seen there, but I have yet been able to locate 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rose breasted grosbeak, etc.

[khmo]

Larry, That is early! The average date here based on a 33 year norm is
5/02 and the earliest was 4/25. Congrats.

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> Had a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (male) and a RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD today.
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Common Grackle (COGR)

[khmo]

Our first of year Common Grackle strutted out under the feeders a few
hours ago. A single bird and the 34th yard species this year.

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Buntings

[khmo]

While out for a hike this morning we had a huge flock of Snow Buntings
overfly us on Fitzgerald Rd from North to South. They covered about 50
yards wide by a good minute plus in coming over in a densely packed
formation. Five hundred at least, perhaps closer to a thousand. A lovely
sight and they were last seen milling about the fields behind Bergen
Farms on Bergen Rd. It has been a long time since we have seen so many,
especially in the Mecklenburg area.
J

PS. Posted a few photos of an adult Sharpie/junco encounter from
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

[khmo]

Sorry Carol, that response was to another's question which somehow
became crossed by our email. I agree with Mark's response.
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> I'm wondering why my birds have suddenly found an Alaskan Cedar so 
> interesting.  I noticed several birds, Cardinals, Tree Sparrows, Chickadees 
> all sitting at the tips of a birch tree which is close to the Cedar.  They'd 
> fly over to the Cedar and go in.  More and more of my regular birds came and 
> seemed to check out the tree.  At one time there was a Blue Jay, a couple of 
> male Cardinals, two Titmice, a Chickadee, Tree Sparrows, and House Sparrows 
> all sitting in the birch waiting to go in the Cedar.  What's going on?  I 
> know the Cedar has little seed cones.  I've never seen any birds in the Cedar 
> before.  It was fascinating to watch.  I usually see the birds in the Norway 
> spruces which are nearby, not the Cedar.  There are no feeders on that side 
> of the house.  Any ideas of what's going on?
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

[khmo]

I mis-spoke as this is an advanced Second year bird showing adult plumes
but a youngster's eye. My guess he was born in 2017. Now that he is a
third year the eye should go red come spring.
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> I'm wondering why my birds have suddenly found an Alaskan Cedar so 
> interesting.  I noticed several birds, Cardinals, Tree Sparrows, Chickadees 
> all sitting at the tips of a birch tree which is close to the Cedar.  They'd 
> fly over to the Cedar and go in.  More and more of my regular birds came and 
> seemed to check out the tree.  At one time there was a Blue Jay, a couple of 
> male Cardinals, two Titmice, a Chickadee, Tree Sparrows, and House Sparrows 
> all sitting in the birch waiting to go in the Cedar.  What's going on?  I 
> know the Cedar has little seed cones.  I've never seen any birds in the Cedar 
> before.  It was fascinating to watch.  I usually see the birds in the Norway 
> spruces which are nearby, not the Cedar.  There are no feeders on that side 
> of the house.  Any ideas of what's going on?
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Red-winged Blackbird

[khmo]

Had a single adult male at the feeders yesterday.

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[cayugabirds-l] Brant Study

[khmo]

Last year, DEC kicked-off a five-year Atlantic brant migration and
breeding ecology study [1]with the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Crews began
marking brant with geolocators attached to red and white plastic-colored
leg bands, which have a three-digit code of letters and numbers on them
(left photo). The geolocators themselves are clear, plastic electronics
about the size of a "fat nickel" and have a plastic cable lock tie. In
addition, crews will begin marking brant with two smaller colored leg
bands, one on each leg. These bands will consist of one letter or number
on a white background (right photo). Some birds also have GPS
transmitters on their backs (middle photo).

HOW CAN YOU HELP? Sightings and/or photographs of color bands and birds
with transmitters are very helpful to the study.  

* If you see a brant with either type of colored leg band, please
report the observation to the Patuxent Bird Banding Laboratory website
[2]. When you complete the report, the bird banding lab will e-mail you
a certificate of appreciation for your time and assistance. 
* If you see a bird with a transmitter on its back, but _NO_ color leg
bands, please e-mail us to report your observation. Pictures of the bird
would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Suet question

[khmo]

Not at all sure but think the beef kidney suet we buy locally is a bit
better than the stuff that goes into suet cake manufacture. As that
comes by the tanker load from slaughter houses and probably contains
other than kidney fat.

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On 2018-12-16 16:30, Martin Fellows Hatch wrote:

> Hi,
> I've been wondering if the beef suet I get at the market for my suet feeder 
> cage has accumulated toxins strong enough to harm birds.
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Schuyler CBC

[khmo]

Just had word that the Schuyler Cty CBC will be Sat Dec. 29th. Dave or
Bob, would you please pass to Reuben. He called asking a few weeks ago
and I don't have his contact info but believe he monitors this listserv
when able. Sign up contact remains Jack Brubaker at 607-535-2356.

John

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[cayugabirds-l] EVGR

[khmo]

A single young male Evening grosbeak at the feeder this AM. The first
here in decades. We banded them routinely in the late 80s.

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[cayugabirds-l] FOS American Tree Sparrow

[khmo]

Had our first two visit the feeders today.

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[cayugabirds-l] Red Crossbill

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A single male hatch year Red Crossbill appeared at the feeders as we
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wood-Pewee Images

[khmo]

According to Pyle and Sibley and the Bird Banding Lab, one can not
safely call a Western on visual. At least two measurements are required.
Plumage and bill characteristics can provide some additional help but
feather wear, age and known geographic variations make such a call iffy
at best without the vocalization.

Always good to check out a possible. Thanks Chris.
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On 2018-10-21 16:13, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:

> Only spreading the word... 
> 
> Better to inform of a possible good bird now (even if proven to be common 
> Eastern), than find out about a possible good bird that was later determined 
> to be good, well after the fact... 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 
> 
> On Oct 21, 2018, at 12:00, "k...@empacc.net"  wrote:
> 
> What makes you think this is a Western?Unless things have changed one can't 
> make the call by eyeball as at least two measurements are required. Plumage 
> and bill charcateritics can provide some help but feather wear, age and known 
> geo variations make that iffy at best.
> John
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] No hummers or house sparrows

[khmo]

That's odd Fritzie as we are currently experiencing both local young of
the year and dispersing birds, young and adult migrants. A casual
estimate here is a dozen or more right now. We do have lots of
pollinator friendly blooms right now as well.
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> female at my feeders.  As I stood watching the goldfinches & nuthatch in the 
> crab apple tree outside my window, I realized that for more than a wk.,  I 
> hadn't see ANY of the 25-30 (English), predominately male, house sparrows  
> that have been here since before last winter. Not one. May they not return! 
> They killed too many tree swallows & bluebirds. The chipping sparrow(s), not 
> unexpectedly, are also gone. 
> 
> I am pleased to see many different butterflies & many, many more monarchs 
> than I have seen in years. Must be my imagination but the monarchs seem 
> larger than in the last few yrs.. They visit my cosmos more than any other 
> flowers in my flower bed. 
> 
> We're still seeing occasional young ospreys as we're out along Rte. 90.  A 
> few T. vultures that roost down in the village are still here.  
> 
> My thrill was being outside early last wk. to see 6 chimney swifts go down 
> into the tall chimney of the girl's dorm at the US Academy. I hadn't been 
> able to be outside in the evening to see them & indeed, thought repairs to 
> the chimney last fall may have included covering the chimney with screen. 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

[khmo]

Not at all in banding reports which show lower numbers on average in
some places, more in others and a healthy bunch of birds. Uniform
agreement that weather caused a strange migration with both flyovers and
late, if much at all, movers after a blocking front(s). All of this is
localized and some happened around here las year as well whereas other
areas are just fine. The mix of species here as I mentioned, tends to
agree with that idea. Even here, some areas are reporting normal species
and numbers. I doubt the disease theory as there is no evidence. The
weather mortality reports are minimal and confined to birds landing in
awkward place like parking lots. I have only looked at Saw-whet breeding
and it appears its cyclic self and very dependent on prey populations. 

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On 2018-06-20 16:43, David Nicosia wrote:

> I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid decline in 
> song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple years 
> that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process that 
> would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year. The 
> weather patterns, I don't believe were bad enough for massive mortality 
> events (although I haven't looked into this in full depth). Wind farms keep 
> popping up, but again its a gradual pressure that wouldn't manifest itself in 
> 1-2 years for such reported rapid declines. The only thing I can think of is 
> if there is a disease (west nile?) that is affecting songbirds and other 
> species? This could explain two poor breeding seasons. Does anyone know if 
> this is being reported in species of songbirds???  
> 
> Dave  
> 
> On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM  wrote: 
> 
> The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8 years 2 
> months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny of that 
> first pair as their site fidelity is high. 
> 
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> On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote: 
> Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan is ~7 
> years. 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano  
> wrote:
> 
> It really is an odd summer!  We also are missing "our" peewee, who has been 
> here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! 
> There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an 
> Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the 
> tops of the black locust trees. 
> There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse code 
> from inside the tree) and bluebirds too.  So down one peewee, up a bunting? 
> Guess I would call that OKbut I want my peewee back. 
> 
> thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. 
> 
> Nancy 
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> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM,  wrote:
> 
> Hi! 
> 
> Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we 
> experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I wrote 
> a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of habitat 
> mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of song. We 
> prognosticated at the time that populations within species were undergoing a 
> drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even worse than we 
> guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). 
> 
> A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in lesser 
> numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, establish 
> a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song is short 
> lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of territory is 
> seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. 
> 
> That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we new 
> 50, 40 or 30 years ago. 
> 
> Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. Expected 
> species have still not checked in and we guess they either overflew or were 
> content to our south. We have the same experience with Veery here and Wood 
> Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo are all 
> missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover certainty haven't been seen 
> for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a single Pewee. On the positive 
> side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple Finch, Great-crested 
> Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here in much smaller 
> numbers. 
> 
> Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still there 
> and that's abnormal. Check the 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

[khmo]

The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8
years 2 months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny
of that first pair as their site fidelity is high. 

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On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote:

> Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan is ~7 
> years. 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano  
> wrote:
> 
> It really is an odd summer!  We also are missing "our" peewee, who has been 
> here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! 
> There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an 
> Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the 
> tops of the black locust trees. 
> There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse code 
> from inside the tree) and bluebirds too.  So down one peewee, up a bunting? 
> Guess I would call that OKbut I want my peewee back. 
> 
> thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. 
> 
> Nancy 
> 
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> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM,  wrote:
> 
> Hi! 
> 
> Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we 
> experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I wrote 
> a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of habitat 
> mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of song. We 
> prognosticated at the time that populations within species were undergoing a 
> drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even worse than we 
> guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). 
> 
> A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in lesser 
> numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, establish 
> a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song is short 
> lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of territory is 
> seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. 
> 
> That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we new 
> 50, 40 or 30 years ago. 
> 
> Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. Expected 
> species have still not checked in and we guess they either overflew or were 
> content to our south. We have the same experience with Veery here and Wood 
> Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo are all 
> missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover certainty haven't been seen 
> for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a single Pewee. On the positive 
> side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple Finch, Great-crested 
> Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here in much smaller 
> numbers. 
> 
> Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still there 
> and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also having a strange 
> year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject from that area. 
> 
> The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather effect, 
> rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our old 
> expectations are no longer valid. 
> 
> I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding 
> passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater. 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> John 
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> 
> On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote: 
> I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as plentiful 
> with bird song as normal.  On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk I have been 
> very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, and Scarlet 
> Tanager.  By this time in past years I've always have several of these birds. 
>  On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully surprised to hear 2 Wood 
> Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager.  Why the sudden 
> "reappearance"??  I know I'm going to be criticized for asking, but could 
> some birds (species) still be migrating in?  If not, then why did they 
> finally "show up"?  Some could argue they were busy with nesting.  But I've 
> never experienced birds remaining completely mum during the nesting season.  
> Another argument could be that they are now moving around after the first 
> brood.  I doubt that would explain the numbers of these species I had all of 
> a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk?  By the way, we picnicked at 
> Upper Treman yesterday and
bird song was relatively infrequent.  Do any of you have any thoughts on this 
subject??
> 
> Larry
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are the birds?

[khmo]

Hi! 

Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we
experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I
wrote a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of
habitat mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack
of song. We prognosticated at the time that populations within species
were undergoing a drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be
even worse than we guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data
sets). 

A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in
lesser numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still
existent, establish a territory. With little or no competition, the
territorial song is short lived -after all, why expend energy
needlessly? Defense of territory is seldom needed so in season song is
greatly diminished. 

That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we
new 50, 40 or 30 years ago. 

Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. Expected
species have still not checked in and we guess they either overflew or
were content to our south. We have the same experience with Veery here
and Wood Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, Warbling
Vireo are all missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover certainty
haven't been seen for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a single
Pewee. On the positive side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple
Finch, Great-crested Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally
here in much smaller numbers. 

Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still
there and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also
having a strange year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject
from that area. 

The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather
effect, rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our
old expectations are no longer valid. 

I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding
passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater.


Best, 

John 

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On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote:

> I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as plentiful 
> with bird song as normal.  On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk I have been 
> very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, and Scarlet 
> Tanager.  By this time in past years I've always have several of these birds. 
>  On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully surprised to hear 2 Wood 
> Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager.  Why the sudden 
> "reappearance"??  I know I'm going to be criticized for asking, but could 
> some birds (species) still be migrating in?  If not, then why did they 
> finally "show up"?  Some could argue they were busy with nesting.  But I've 
> never experienced birds remaining completely mum during the nesting season.  
> Another argument could be that they are now moving around after the first 
> brood.  I doubt that would explain the numbers of these species I had all of 
> a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk?  By the way, we picnicked at 
> Upper Treman yesterday and
bird song was relatively infrequent.  Do any of you have any thoughts on this 
subject??
> 
> Larry
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Clear cutting under powerlines

[khmo]

Sounds familiar. We had this battle with NYSEG several years ago when
they were planning to do Rock Cabin Road next to Queen Catharine Marsh.
Many meetings and emails later and we managed to stop them from using
the aquatic approved version of glyphosate entirely and forged an
agreement for them to simply cut and trim. They have many miles of ROW
to maintain and I can understand the need to do some of it during
nesting season though find it distasteful. I would not want to see them
go back to chemical treatment which a lot of noise may engender. I hope
not. Many ROWS can not be accessed during winter, late fall and early
spring do ground conditions. Not easy being a NYSEG ROW maintainer. 

By the way, the old QCM group largely dissipated with only Elaine and us
trying to keep an eye on the place. 

John 

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On 2018-06-08 13:28, Karen Edelstein wrote:

> I was dismayed to see that NYSEG has been clearcutting/brush-hogging 
> vegetation down to bare ground under the powerlines on Salmon Creek Rd. With 
> the nesting season still well in process, I'm very concerned about the 
> probable mortality of birds that has resulted in this area of (formerly) 
> dense growth. 
> 
> While I do not know whether this vegetation removal is happening elsewhere in 
> the county, I would like to see if we can prevail on NYSEG to delay cutting 
> at least until later in the summer.  
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] FOY Rose-breasted Grosbeak, House Wren and Yellow Warbler

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The wren was here yesterday and this AM we had the first Yellow Warbler
arrive and sing a few times. The Grosbeak showed up at the feeders this
AM and surprisingly was a female. Up here on the hill we are usually
several days later than warmer Ithaca so these were extra special.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] What a Morning!

[khmo]

Overhead here again this morning. Anax Junius (Common Green Darner) and
a migrant came in this afternoon along with a Brown Thrasher and Field
Sparrow. 

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On 2018-04-23 15:54, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:

> Watch the skies for Broad-winged Hawks!! 
> 
> Sincerely, 
> Chris 
> 
> On Apr 23, 2018, at 11:43 AM, bob mcguire  
> wrote: 
> 
> What a morning! 
> 
> I went out first thing every morning last week to my favorite Louisiana 
> Waterthrush spot on Leonard Road (Caroline), watching for the bird's first 
> arrival. For the past two years I have recorded one, sometimes two, LOWA 
> singing an aberrant (and unique) song, and I was interested to see if the 
> same bird would return this year. I went out again this morning and - bingo - 
> the bird was singing as I drove up the road. I really don't know if it IS the 
> same bird as in the past two years, but it was singing the same (or similar) 
> song. I will have to download my recordings and look at it more closely.
> 
> While there I was hit by number of newly-arrived (and singing) birds. A 
> HERMIT THRUSH called softly (not yet singing). A PILEATED WOODPECKER called 
> maniacally in the distance (thanks Dave Nutter for that description - I think 
> it fits beautifully), A COOPER'S HAWK flew in, perched for a bit, then flew 
> off. And, finally, my first-of-year BLUE HEADED VIREO was singing as I drove 
> back down the road.
> 
> After all that, it seemed like everyone I ran into downtown was smiling! It 
> must be the change in weather. For me, it's the birds.
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged hawk

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We also had Broad-winged overflight this afternoon. 

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On 2018-04-22 19:30, Laura Stenzler wrote:

> A broad-winged hawk just flew low over our house on Hunt Hill Rd, Dryden. 
> BWHawks have nested for years on Hunt Hill. We also had our FOY towhee and 
> tree swallow today
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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FOY at our elevation today.

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[cayugabirds-l] foy Chipping Sparrow

[khmo]

Mr. American Tree Sparrow, I have the watch. 

 Very well Mr. Chipping Sparrow, I stand relieved! 

Photo  -see my FB page. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Missing falconry Red-tailed Hawk

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Make That Anna Maria. It is a young RT in molt (missing some retrices
and others ) which escaped its enclosure.  May have returned to point of
capture near the Pheasant Farm. Young apprentice falconer is daughter of
a friend and  obviously very upset. She would be appreciative of any
leads. Jesses were "hunting" jesses so bird may be able to more easily
doff them. 

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> Hi all, 
> 
> The Lab of O received a call today about a falconry bird that has gone 
> missing. It's a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk with one jess and bells on both 
> legs. It was lost in the vicinity of Cayuga Heights. If you see it, please 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese Monday

[khmo]

Two other large rafts further south. Interesting that very little was on
Seneca as we birded the west side and park at the North end. All the
usual hot spots were devoid of waterfowl. 

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On 2018-03-19 20:28, Laura Stenzler wrote:

> and from the west side of the lake, about a mile south of Cayuga Lake 
> State Park, there is a solid mass of snow geese stretching from shore to 
> shore. 
> 
> Laura 
> 
> Laura Stenzler 
> l...@cornell.edu 
> 
> On Mar 19, 2018, at 3:24 PM, Laura Stenzler  wrote:
> 
> A huge flock of snow geese is close to shore just north of Aurora today, 
> March 19, opposite Gully Rd. The noise is amazing ! 10,000?  3:22 pm. 
> 
> Laura 
> 
> Laura Stenzler 
> l...@cornell.edu 
> 
> On Mar 18, 2018, at 7:07 PM, bob mcguire  wrote:
> 
> Wasn't that amazing???  We observed that extended flock - and another one 
> farther south, opposite Aurora - this afternoon. We gave up trying to count 
> (and looking for Ross's Goose) and made a "questimate" of at least ONE 
> MILLION. I wonder if anyone actually has a count? 
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Mar 18, 2018, at 7:01 PM, Candace Cornell  wrote: 
> 
> I saw thousands of, if not tens of thousands of, snow geese at 330 pm today 
> off Cayuga State Park on the northwest side of the lake.  A dozen or so swans 
> (sp?), swimming on the periphery of the rafts looked like they were herding 
> the geese. The gang was wonderfully loud. 
> Candace 
> 
> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
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> Yesterday and today, moderate-sized rafts on Cayuga Lake off Lansing Station 
> Road, Lansing.  
> Donna Scott 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Woodcock Peenting

[khmo]

Wow! The 31 year norm here, just about 2 miles and a bit higher than
you, is 3/18 and the earliest was 3/8. Congrats Ken. 

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On 2018-02-25 23:41, Ken Haas wrote:

> Yesterday, Dave Nutter was riding with me as we participated in Suan's CBC 
> field trip around the lake. Great trip, by the way many thanks to Suan and 
> others. Dave suggested that I start listening for woodcock by the field next 
> to where I live - just West of Mecklenberg on Rt. 79. So, 6:25PM this 
> evening, I walked down the road to the field and PRESTO! There he was and I 
> could hear him peenting clearly. Thanks Dave. Looks like Spring is trying to 
> poke through Winter's shroud. 
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Rosebreasted Grosbeak!?!

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The RB Grosbeak arrival here on a 31 year norm is 2 MAY Colleen,
your bird is an over-achiever! 

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On 2018-02-25 22:25, Linda Orkin wrote:

> I'd say a singing rose-breasted grosbeak on February 25 is extremely unusual. 
>  
> 
> Wow.  
> 
> Linda Orkin. 
> Ithaca  ny. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 
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> On Feb 25, 2018, at 4:17 PM, "cl...@juno.com"  wrote:
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>> A male Rosebreasted Grosbeak just flew into the red maple in front of me as 
>> we pulled into our driveway. Is this unusually early? 
>> He is singing as I type! 
>> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Killdeer

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In addition to multiple flights of Snows (white and blue) and Canadas
last night and today, we had one Killdeer sounding off as he flew
overhead.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Waterfowl East Shore Park Ithaca and North Mill Pond Union Springs

[khmo]

Dave, Do you have an approximate time on your Peregrine?, Location? We
were on the other side of the lake when flight after flight of panicky
geese cam flying up lake and over land. We were in the vicinity of
Dean's Cove when that happened. 

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On 2018-01-19 21:27, David Nicosia wrote:

> All,  
> 
> Had some time today so decided to leave frozen Broome County with Dan Watkins 
> and check out some waterfowl along Cayuga Lake. We didn't have much time 
> so we focused on East Shore Park Ithaca and North Mill Pond Union Springs 
> where 
> awesome views of waterfowl were possible. 
> 
> East Shore Park had rafts of Aythya very close mostly REDHEAD, with several 
> GREATER and LESSER SCAUP sprinkled in here and there. Another highlight was 5 
> WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS distant.  
> 
> North Mill Pond had mostly REDHEADS, one RING-NECKED DUCK, AMERICAN WIGEON, 
> GADWALL, female PINTAIL, HOODED MERGANSER, 2 TRUMPETER SWANS, BLACK DUCKS, 
> MALLARDS, and BUFFLEHEAD. We also had a PEREGRINE FALCON fly over the ducks 
> and they didn't flush which was strange. It landed in a tree and we got good 
> looks at this bird and made sure it wasn't a gyr. 
> 
> We got great looks at mostly common birds and this was very gratifying as 
> waterfowl have become scarce in Broome with all the ice...  
> 
> Best,  
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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Buntings and west shore of Cayuga

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Within two miles of home here in the SW corner of the basin we had three
large flocks of buntings, one in excess of 200 birds. Photo on our FB
page. Horned Lark flocks nearby were also large. Had a Rough-legged
other falcons. At Seybolt and Martin Rds we had a hen Harrier sitting in
the field for over two hours. 

The lake had a large abundance of Redheads, Ring-necked, Goldeneye,
Bufflehead, Red-breasted Mergs, Tundra Swans from Interlaken northward
to Wyers Point where we had two Red-necked Grebes and a first winter
White-winged Scoter. North of there to the ice line south of Canoga was
dull and almost bird free.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Small number of feeder birds

[khmo]

When this was discussed earlier this fall, many of us believed the very
rich wild food crops were responsible. We failed to also account for the
unusual weather. 

Together, I believe both factors kept birds north until the turn of
weather over the last two weeks. Concomitantly with that shift many
people in the Finger Lakes are reporting increase in their feeder birds.
Here, that is certainly the case. We were overflown by many species
thanks to weather earlier but now we are seeing sort of a late migration
of northern birds into our area. 

Some species, like winter finches, we still don't expect to see mainly
due to that large crop up north. Time will tell.  

Hope you both see an increase soon. Merry Christmas all! 

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On 2017-12-18 03:28, Sally Eller wrote:

> We are experiencing the same small number of feeder birds as Glenn reports. I 
> would also guess we have about 20% of our usual number of feeder birds.  
> 
> Has this been discussed here recently? If so, I apologize that I missed it.  
> 
> Is it possible that West Nile Virus is affecting our feeder birds? I know 
> that at the Finger Lakes Raptor Center in Lodi there have been many, many 
> raptors afflicted with WNV. I keep wondering if it affecting our songbirds, 
> woodpeckers, crows, etc. A quick Google search brought me to this article.   
> http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/11/west-nile-virus-still-wiping-out-birds-across-north-america
>  
> 
> Indeed, we do have our usual chickadee flock, but even our usually high 
> numbers of Juncos are scarce this winter.  
> 
> If it is WNV, what should we be doing with our feeding stations? 
> 
> Sally Eller 
> West shore, Cayuga Lake 
> Ovid/Romulus
> 
> On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 9:06 AM, Glenn Wilson  wrote:
> 
>> We have 3 Chickadees, 2 Hairy Woodpeckers, 1 Tufted Titmouse, 2 Cardinals, 
>> and 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker. This is about 20% of normal. I find it hard to 
>> believe the extra food available in the Wild is causing this.
>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are all my feeder birds

[khmo]

While I concur with the natural foods theory we are forgetting that at
this time of year many of "our" passerines have dispersed or moved
southward to some degree. Many of our fall and winter feeder birds are
those that have bred in Canada and come south for the winter. While
that's just beginning around here, the ADK has had a growing influx.
Over the course of 31 years of banding here we determined three groups
of Black-capped Chickadees, a small year around group, another that
breeds here and moves as far south and west as Kentucky/Tennessee for
the winter and a third that breeds in Quebec and Ontario and comes here
for the winter. A few other species do the same. I'm sure everyone has
noted the huge congregate flocks of Robins that will soon move SSW while
some will remain. There is so much food up north that I have little hope
for the projections of a finchy winter here although they are all in the
ADK in nice numbers. 

Lastly, a slightly irreverent explanation from the West Side is gaining
in popularity. See  

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On 2017-10-25 19:08, t...@fltg.net wrote:

> Our (mostly red) oak trees had a huge mast year two years ago, but last year 
> and this year the acorns have been at more normal production levels. Red oaks 
> have a two year cycle for acorn production - the flowers from this year are 
> next year's acorns - so it could be that 2018 will be another big year for 
> acorns in our woods.
> 
> Cones & other nuts do seem abundant wherever we look, but I assumed it was 
> because this has been the first year in several that we didn't have an 
> ill-timed cold snap or drought during a crucial part of the growing season.  
> On our property we had almost no walnuts last year & I am certain that was 
> b/c of a bad cold snap just after pollination that seemed to kill most of the 
> tiny fruit, followed by an extended period without rain later in the growing 
> season.  There have been a couple of cold/warm/cold/warm periods in early 
> spring during the past five years and several kinds of fruit and nut trees 
> were affected. Perhaps the trees have energy on hand from those years when 
> they couldn't develop fruit, and can pour that energy into extra production 
> this year?  
> 
> While cold snaps & droughts also are connected to climate change, my guess is 
> that this year's abundance had more to do with these factors rather than with 
> warming - it wasn't all that warm in central NYS this summer [1], for one 
> thing!
> 
> Alicia
> 
> P.S.  Birders on the Maine bird list have similar complaints about the 
> disappearance of their feeder birds, with similar conclusions that it likely 
> is due to unusual amounts of food in the wild. 
> 
> - Original Message -
> 
> From: Betsy Darlington  
> To: "Marc Devokaitis" 
> Cc: "Barbara B. Eden" , "CAYUGABIRDS-L" 
> 
> Sent: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:47:44 -0400
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Where are all my feeder birds
> 
> I wonder if all these trees are putting out "stress cones/seeds," caused by 
> the accelerating warming.  Or do they just like being so warm? 
> Betsy 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Marc Devokaitis  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi All, 
> Re-opening this thread--I thought I'd share with the list a comment from 
> Donald Leopold, Chair of the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology 
> at SUNY-ESF (I was asking him about something else, but this came up.) 
> 
> "Not only are conifers producing an extraordinary abundance of cones but I 
> have never seen such an abundance of walnuts, hickories, oak acorns, sugar 
> maple and white ash samaras, and other tree fruits and seeds. Interestingly, 
> I've seen this above average production across the Northeast." 
> 
> Hopefully this goes a long way to explaining the increase in decreases this 
> year. 
> 
> Marc Devokaitis 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Barbara B. Eden  wrote:
> 
> For the past 2 months the resident birds that I daily feed have dropped in 
> population This is the first time this has happened and even those pesky 
> squirrels have left I live in Cayuga Heights and my backyard is a bird 
> friendly habitat
> Any thoughts would be appreciated 
> Thanks
> Barbara Eden
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[cayugabirds-l] Snows and Brant

[khmo]

Mid afternoon here and we had two high Vs of Snow Geese going south and
one low altitude line of Brant heading East to West (Cayuga to Seneca?).
Have seen southbound loons follow that profile at times. 

Hoping the front induced owls to move tonight. Out 15th year of
saw-whets and it has been the latest and slowest!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bat Detector

[khmo]

Bob, when coupled with mist netting, the Anabat is the standard to be
compatible with other data. As a stand along without netting it is also
the standard. Many others have come along as follows but I know nothing
about the new ones. 

John 

AnaBat - A Zero-crossing detector only, designed to work most compatibly
with AnaLook software for analysis. Several models are available, and
most can be connected to a netbook or PDA for instant viewing of the bat
call as it is coming in so it can be used for active monitoring.
On-board CF storage cards allow for passive monitoring. The small
file-sizes of the recordings allows for long-term, season-long or year
long recording events to a single high-capacity card.

Pettersson - produces heterodyne, Zero-crossing, Time-expansion, and
direct-recording models, including models that combine two or more of
these technologies. Different models can be used for active or passive
monitoring and many are ideally suited for long-term deployment, with
on-board CF card slots to store up to 128GB of recordings. Pettersson
detectors have many advantages, including the highest-quality
microphones and extremely dependable electronics. The D500x model has
become the "go to" full-spectrum, solution for long-term monitoring at
several wind turbine installations. With an external battery, the unit
can record for 4 weeks at a time and in a 2011 project in PA, two units
deployed at a wind farm experienced 100% uptime during an 8-month
monitoring period.

Binary Acoustic Technology - produces mainly direct-recording detectors
employing the full-spectrum recording technology using the same
microphone as in the AnaBat. These units can be paired with external
storage devices, netbooks, or laptops for indefinite long-term passive
monitoring or to provide snapshots of full-spectrum recordings during
active recording or driving transect efforts. They offer the largest
selection of USB powered microphones of any manufacturers; each model
has aparticular speciality such as type field coverage. Detectors are
robust, simple to operate, and reliable under typical field conditions.

Wildlife Acoustics - produces some of the newest bat detectors on the
market and has a long history of working with technologies to record
wildlife. Their entry into bat models included the SM2+ and EM3 which
were both discontinued after only a few seasons in the market. The SM2+
was designed for passive monitoring and includes a reduced sample rate
option, which allows for dual microphone deployment so bats can be
recorded on one channel while other wildlife is recorded on the other.
Multiple slots for SD-HC flash memory cards allow for unattended
monitoring for up to one month. External power and storage capacity will
extend this period. The EM3 was designed to be used as an active or
short-term passive detector. It had a low resolution on-board LCD screen
to display real-time views of bat sonographs in addition to storage for
a single SD-HC flash memory card allowing for unattended recording. Both
detectors can record zero-cross and full-spectrum data. These devices
have been superceeded by the SM3 and the Echometer Touch, which we will
review when they become availabe in 2014.

Great, so what do I actually have to do with all these recordings to
figure out what kind of bats I've got?
There are also many different software products designed for the display
and analysis of bat echolocation recordings. The two most popular
packages are:

AnaLook W. [1] This software is most compatible with AnaBat detectors,
but also allows analysis of files recorded by SM2BAT+ recording in
native zero-cross mode. Â Any full spectrum file can be converted to ZC
format and viewed in Analook, however, as mentioned above, sound
features such as harmonics and peak frequency are lost.  Analook
provides a full range of parameter extraction and filtering capabilities
for making species identification classifications. The interface is not
terribly user friendly however, and true competency can best be obtained
thru constant practice and use or by attending a software training
workshop.

SonoBat 3.0x [2]. [1] This program is compatible with any full-spectrum
detector unit being produced today. Various utilities are designed to
speed post-processing along so calls can be easily and efficiently
imported allowing for rapid analysis. The program has a built-in
classifier, which will automatically provide call and sequence
classifications, outputting a discriminate probability value for the
classification as well as a complete set of time-frequency and
time-amplitude call parameters for each recording. The interface is very
user friendly and versions for Mac OSX and PC Microsoft Windows
platforms are available.

Other software products in use include: SCAN'R (Binary Acoustics
Technology), BatSound (Pettersson), Avisoft, and Song Scope (Wildlife
Acoustics). 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] FW: New post published Meeting on Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Plan

[khmo]

Strongly second John's comments for both the Connecticut Hill plan and
for the FLNF. So often a great hue and cry is raised before we
understand the process and benefits planned. 

John 

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On 2017-08-16 17:25, John Confer wrote:

> The DEC periodically updates management plans for each forest unit. I don't 
> know the details of Connecticut Hill, but I did become involved with the 
> Hammond Hill plans. I met with DEC personnel to suggest some alterations in 
> their plans for successional habitat. On balance I strongly support them. The 
> intention is to create habitat that supports a greater diversity of wildlife. 
> In particular, for Hammond Hill State Forest there is a conscious attempt to 
> create more early succession habitat by forest cutting. The background is 
> that in New York most forest species are increasing while most successional 
> species are declining. Even so called forest species frequently use or even 
> require successional habitat for part of the annual diet. Bear fatten on 
> berries, turkey feed their poults on seeds of successional plants, tanagers 
> feed on berries, and deer browse on small woody stems as an important and 
> perhaps critical winter food. etc. Of course, early successional habitat 
> support!
 s a
variety of early successional species, but it also provides forage for deer and 
many other forest species for parts of their annual life. I offer these 
thoughts after 35 years of research on successional species. I wouldn't throw 
out the baby with the bath water on this effort. 
> 
> John Confer 
> 
> FROM: bounce-121728155-25065...@list.cornell.edu 
> [mailto:bounce-121728155-25065...@list.cornell.edu] ON BEHALF OF Dave Gislason
> SENT: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:11 PM
> TO: Martha Fischer ; CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> 
> SUBJECT: Re: [cayugabirds-l] FW: New post published Meeting on Connecticut 
> Hill Wildlife Management Plan 
> 
> They're just telling us about this now, but they've been working at it for a 
> couple of years at least. Living close by, I've seen 3 areas turned into YFIs 
> (one a camping area), and 3 areas of clear-cutting. There other areas with 
> the telltale Blue paint marks indicating "treatments" to come. I would say 
> that communication with the public has been quite poor so far. Only recently 
> did they construct a couple of message boards with a flyer on the Young 
> forest Initiatives -after they had cut down many trees. Maybe they've been 
> barraged with questions and/or complaints. 
> 
> On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 9:03:46 AM EDT, Martha Fischer 
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> 
> Here's an FYI... 
> 
> There's a new post at TownOfEnfield.org. Meeting on Connecticut Hill Wildlife 
> Management Plan
> Meeting on Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Plan
> Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
> Newfield Fire Dept., 77 Main St. Newfield, NY
> NYSDEC will host an open house to provide information on a recently finalized 
> habitat management plan for Connecticut hill Wildlife Management Area located 
> in the Towns of Catherine, Cayuta and Hector, ...
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!

[khmo]

Our experience has been the same as Kevin's. Love all these grosbeaks
and Purple Finch.  

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On 2017-07-27 23:17, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:

> I've had normal hummingbird traffic at my feeder this year (and, in fact, 
> need to refill it soon). There's one at it right now as I type! 
> 
> What I've been having that is a bit out of the ordinary is that I've been 
> swarmed by Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Purple Finches all summer. I am now 
> getting juveniles of both species hitting the feeders pretty hard. Just now, 
> there were just at least 6 Purple Finches sitting on the single feeder. There 
> was one adult male and 5 stripey ones that I suspect are juveniles. 
> 
> They've been going through half a feeder of sunflower seeds each day. The 
> flying-squirrels clean out whatever is left each night. 
> 
> Kevin
> 
> -
> 
> FROM: bounce-121683736-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
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> 
> SENT: Thursday, July 27, 2017 6:16 PM
> TO: Rustici, Marc
> CC: Melanie Uhlir; W Larry Hymes; CAYUGABIRDS-L
> SUBJECT: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!! 
> 
> I have maintained a feeder all summer too with no results until yesterday 
> when my husband saw one there briefly. We never seem to have any despite many 
> plantings for them until August or when the Bee Balm and Rose of Sharon are 
> flowering so I guess it is on time for our yard.
> 
> Diana
> 
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> 
>> On Jul 27, 2017, at 5:03 PM, Rustici, Marc  wrote:
>> 
>> I have heard that you need more than one feeder or food source to 
>> consistently attract hummingbirds.  Do you have two sources of food for them 
>> or is my information incorrect?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Marc
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: bounce-121683513-62610...@list.cornell.edu 
>> [mailto:bounce-121683513-62610...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Melanie 
>> Uhlir
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:46 PM
>> To: W. Larry Hymes; cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu
>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird!!!
>> 
>> For a while the only evidence I had that hummingbirds were around was that 
>> the nectar level would drop in the feeders. However, woodpeckers like to 
>> drink the nectar too. But since my monarda started blooming I've been seeing 
>> them on a more regular basis and the past few days I've seen two at a time, 
>> chasing each other. I haven't seen an adult male for a few days. A 
>> hummingbird moth has joined in the monarda celebration.
>> 
>> Melanie
>> 
>>> On 7/27/2017 3:21 PM, W. Larry Hymes wrote:
>>> As we were talking with our son Chris in our living room on Tuesday,
>>> he exclaimed excitedly, "A hummingbird just came to your feeder!!"  It
>>> moved out of sight, but soon returned.  We had not seen one at our
>>> feeders since May 11
>>> I've written about this phenomenon before.  To paraphrase the "Field
>>> of Dreams" movie, when he's here, the birds will come! This is
>>> probably purely a matter of coincidence.   HOWEVER,  it has happened
>>> enough times before to make me suspect that perhaps other "forces" may
>>> be at play.
>>> 
>>> Have others of you been seeing hummingbirds of late?  If not, maybe I
>>> could send our son to your house!
>>> 
>>> Larry
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Gallimule tough love (I hope)

[khmo]

Hi Anne and thanks for the info. Seems to be such an abundant food year
that such would not apply. Marie's comments may be closer to what we
observed. 

Ever get back data on the dead crow we sent to necropsy? We saw but one
necropsy report and none of the labs. 

John 

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On 2017-07-06 12:07, AB Clark wrote:

> Hi John et al, 
> 
> this is well-known gallinule "parental" behavior.  As many will know, birds 
> often lay more eggs and hatch more young than they can rear. The theoretical 
> explanation is that in a good year, when the healthiest as well as most young 
> can be raised, parents benefit by being ready with that number in the nest.  
> But food or conditions will be less than good in many years. Probably most 
> such young die without direct parental actions, simply through feeding rules 
> that favor larger chicks, or because smaller young run out of fat fuel sooner 
> during lean patches and stop begging and die.   
> 
> But gallinules (moorhens in Europe) are known for directly reducing the 
> number of young, using a behavior "touseling" (yes, it even has a name) in 
> which adults start to peck at and drive off/down select young.  According to 
> the literature, they are likely to select less brightly colored young.  The 
> color is related to the health and immune status of the chick, so they appear 
> to be selecting the lower quality young.   
> 
> In some raptors, pelicans, boobies, and egrets, larger siblings are usually 
> the ones to peck and often kill their smaller siblings. 
> 
> Anne
> 
> Anne B Clark 
> 147 Hile School Rd 
> Freeville, NY 13068 
> 607-222-0905 
> anneb.cl...@gmail.com 
> 
>> On Jul 6, 2017, at 7:32 AM, k...@empacc.net wrote: 
>> 
>> At the Van Dyne Spoor wetlands yesterday we observed what seemed vey unusual 
>> gallinule behavior. An adult was swimming along up a small channel in the 
>> surface weeds while three young were sort of lazing around nearby. A second 
>> gallinule was a distance off. 
>> 
>> Suddenly, the adult accelerated and altered course toward one of the 
>> youngsters. When they were close, the adult came up out of the water and 
>> crash dived on top of the kid! The adult quickly surfaced and, despite 
>> watching for some time, we never saw the young reappear. The other two kids 
>> and the other adult ignored the whole affair. 
>> 
>> I hope the youngster just retreated underwater to heavy cover. 
>> 
>> John
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[cayugabirds-l] Gallimule tough love (I hope)

[khmo]

At the Van Dyne Spoor wetlands yesterday we observed what seemed vey
unusual gallinule behavior. An adult was swimming along up a small
channel in the surface weeds while three young were sort of lazing
around nearby. A second gallinule was a distance off. 

Suddenly, the adult accelerated and altered course toward one of the
youngsters. When they were close, the adult came up out of the water and
crash dived on top of the kid! The adult quickly surfaced and, despite
watching for some time, we never saw the young reappear. The other two
kids and the other adult ignored the whole affair. 

I hope the youngster just retreated underwater to heavy cover. 

John

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[cayugabirds-l] MNWR highlights today

[khmo]

While doing odonate surveys today we had a lovely run of seldom seens.
At Tschache we had 2 each of Virginia rail, Dora and Least Bittern.
Counted a minimum of 20 Black Tern individuals including three newly
fledged birds.  Later at the Sandhill Crane unit we had an American
Bittern fly across Van Dyne Spoor just at the beginning of the wetlands.


Lots of other birds around to disturb the concentration on bugs! Never
did see the reported pelican. Saw three new Bald Eagles and two adults. 

John and Sue

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Re: No birds - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tree swallow

[khmo]

Chris et al, 

I appreciate your comments and fully agree. We are blessed that after 31
years the restoration work to the sanctuary here has really come to
fruition. The creation of multiple water features and habitat niches has
proven very successful as has design/placement of nest boxes. The
elimination of people traffic from the sanctuary of a conservation
easement has also been of benefit to the wildlife. 

That said, we have also experienced this crazy spring "pattern". We've
been studying the timing and routing of migration for the three decades
we've worked here and are as flummoxed as everyone else. 

Some considerations. First weather favored a stop south of us and at
times an overflight as shown by the arrival of species in Ontario well
ahead of our area. Early and profuse blooming favored nectaring species
to either stay south or come late. The local landscape view has changed
radically and rapidly with the growth of agribusiness dairies, removal
of hedgerows and even woodlots, that added to all the other man induced
migration hazards of course! That same redo of farming methods has
extirpated many avian species in our area. Several sparrow and warbler
species are simply no longer here or about. 

For comparison: 

> Yellow Warblers, everywhere? Nope. abundant 
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak -Nope . abundant 
> Baltimore Orioles, everywhere? Nope. several 
> Red-eyed Vireos, everywhere? Nope. many heard -even in the dooryard 
> Chipping Sparrows, everywhere? Nope. a few pair but they go very sneaky 
> during nesting so we'll see once young fledge 
> Common birds absolutely everywhere? Nope. As above -several missing 
> 
> A final note and observation. Thirty years ago, bird life and song was 
> plentiful as was competition for habitat. I think we all agree that species 
> numbers have plummeted and this is quite observable in the paucity of 
> territorial competition and later song during nesting. Just isn't there these 
> days. 
> Best, 
> John

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On 2017-06-17 13:52, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote:

> Everyone,  
> 
> Just pointing out the obvious here, but bird numbers in my immediate area of 
> Upstate NY are way down this year. I mean, _WAY_ down. John, if you have full 
> capacity of nesting Tree Swallows, it may be that the sites you host are 
> prime and being filled to capacity because they _are_ the best locations. It 
> sounds to me like the sub-par sites are not being filled. 
> 
> Acoustically, birds are seriously lacking this year. Visually, birds are 
> lacking this year. Birding at the Hawthorn Orchard was a disaster, yet there 
> was food and everything was primed to receive birds. Regular numbers of 
> expected birds were hugely lacking. What happened to the Tennessee Warblers 
> and Blackpoll Warblers? I think I recorded something like three Tennessee 
> Warblers at most on one day at the Hawthorn Orchard, then they were just 
> done. Blackpoll Warblers...you were lucky to see or hear a single bird this 
> spring. Blackpoll Warblers used to come through here in droves - just driving 
> around, you would pass singing Blackpoll Warbler after Blackpoll Warbler, 
> during their peak migration through this area. Remember? When all of those 
> Blackpoll Warblers came through, that marked the "end" of that spring 
> migration - the cleanup species - this simply didn't happen. 
> 
> In overflow areas, where habitat may not be the best, or is sub-par, and 
> which normally fills in because the best habitats are already taken by other 
> birds, the birds simply are not there. 
> 
> Yellow Warblers, everywhere? Nope. 
> Rose-breasted Gro 
> Yellow Warblers, everywhere? Nope. 
> Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, everywhere? Nope. 
> Baltimore Orioles, everywhere? Nope. 
> Red-eyed sbeaks, everywhere? Nope. 
> Baltimore Orioles, everywhere? Nope. 
> Red-eyed Vireos, everywhere? Nope. 
> Chipping Sparrows, everywhere? Nope. 
> Common birds absolutely everywhere? Nope. 
> 
> I'm just talking about the regular comings and goings of my own personal 
> activities of driving around, walking in and out of buildings, coming and 
> going from home, work, shopping, etc. I'm just not seeing or hearing the 
> abundance of birds that I'm used to seeing or hearing. It just seems deadly 
> quiet this year, if you look at the whole picture - the gestalt of bird 
> abundance this year. 
> 
> Sure, prime habitats may seem to have the "regular" volumes of birds, but the 
> sub-par habitats are seemingly empty. 
> 
> If there is not a rock solid explanation for this, then this is a red flag in 
> my opinion. 
> 
> Perhaps the most logical cause is weather-related. 
> 
> If this is not the case, then we've got something far more detrimental going 
> on, at least in the Northeast. 
> 
> Hope I'm wrong. 
> 
> Sincerely, 
> Chris T-H 
> 
> On Jun 17, 2017, at 9:00 AM, 

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tree swallow

[khmo]

We have 17 boxes active, one with bluebirds, two with House Wren, a one
with chickadees and the remainder with Tree Swallows. Probably another
good year after a 100% occupancy/success rate last year. We believe this
is due to effective placement and predator guards that function well.
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On 2017-06-17 12:40, Glenn Wilson wrote:

> We usually have a dozen or so flying and nesting until mid summer. I haven't 
> seen a single one since early swallow migration. 
> 
> Glenn Wilson
> Endicott, NY
> www.WilsonsWarbler.com [1]
> 
> On Jun 17, 2017, at 8:34 AM, John and Fritzie Blizzard 
>  wrote:
> 
> We've had one nesting pr. with 5 young expected to fledge in 11 days. Usually 
> have at least 3 pr. with many others flying about. Not so this yr.. Same with 
> barn swallows. For the last 2 yrs. we've not had more than a doz. of either 
> lining up on our power line in late summer before migration. Used to be many, 
> many dozens. :'(
> 
> The 100 acres behind us were mowed on Wed.. I didn't see a swallow. Same when 
> the school lawns are being mowed. Always before the birds were swooping 
> overhead in great numbers to get insects. We no longer see those many insects.
> 
> Rachel Carson ... we need you again to lead a new fight.
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goldfinch Lifespan

[khmo]

The eldest are documented at around 9 years. There's no way to compute
an average. 

For this and other longevity questions, this is the most accurate
source: 

https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/longevity/Longevity_main.cfm 

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On 2017-05-30 12:40, Robin Cisne wrote:

> How long, on average, do goldfinches live?
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ominous

[khmo]

Ellen et al, 

I'd be happy to hear of lots of hummers in the area but that hasn't been
the case this spring. It would seem they are very late as the average
arrival is 9 May and this is the first time in 31 years here that we
have only see one or two and seldom hanging around. Have refilled the
feeder three times with little to no usage. 

Let's hope they are late, overflew us or something less ominous than
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On 2017-05-28 02:41, Ellen Haith wrote:

> I've seen ONE in the last week, where last summer there would be three at a 
> time in good weather.  
> 
> West shore Cayuga Lake.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 
> 
> On May 27, 2017, at 4:03 PM, Donna Lee Scott  wrote:
> 
> I had one hummingbird about 3 1/2 weeks ago & few to none since.  
> However during Mark Chao's FLLT bird quest walk at Lindsey Parsons preserve 
> in W Danby this morning we saw two hummingbirds, both males.  
> Donna Scott 
> Lansing, by Cayuga Lake
> Sent from my iPhone 
> 
> On May 27, 2017, at 3:59 PM, Gordon Bonnet  wrote:
> 
> For what it's worth, I've had two hummingbird feeders out for over two weeks 
> now, and haven't seen a single one.  Usually by this time we've had dozens. 
> 
> Gordon 
> 
> On May 27, 2017, at 3:44 PM, Ellen Haith  wrote: 
> 
> Along the west shore of Cayuga Lake we occasionally have up to three 
> Hummingbirds at a time at either feeder. So far this spring (?) - we have 
> seen ONE female sitting on the edge of a feeder looking away from the cottage 
> - none other. Might this be a result of the late and frequent cold snaps and 
> the subsequent lack of either floral food or human assistance?  
> 
> Info and/or assurance gratefully accepted. 
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Pewee, Alder and Scarlet Tanager

[khmo]

Thought this AM would be heavier, after viewing the radar loop, but in
addition to the more common species we had our first Eastern Wood Pewee
and Alder Flycatcher at around 7 followed by a very loud Scarlet
Tanager. New warblers were nil.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Migration floodgates to open Tuesday Night-Wednesday night???

[khmo]

Certainly did last night here. We added Green Heron, Indigo Bunting,
Wood Thrush, Black and White Warbler and Black-billed cuckoo. Looking at
our 31 year norms, most of these were 9 days late. 

On the 11th we had Black-throated Green, Least Flycatcher, Blue-winged
Warbler and Red-eyed Video all right on the 31 year norm date. A hummer
on the 12th was only two days late. 

As we are at altitude we usually lad the valley locations by one to two
weeks. 

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On 2017-05-14 16:34, Kenneth V. Rosenberg wrote:

> Dave, thanks for this welcome report! 
> 
> A few of us did a Seneca County Big Day yesterday, and although our total 
> count (171) was excellent it was bolstered by great variety of lingering 
> ducks and other waterbirds (especially at north end of Seneca Lake), but many 
> common breeders- warblers, Pewees, other flycatchers, cuckoos were not to be 
> had. Passage migrants were still dominated by Yellow-rumped Warblers, typical 
> of the early spring migrant waves.  
> 
> Still lots of spring to come! 
> 
> Ken
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 
> 
> On May 13, 2017, at 2:31 PM, David Nicosia  wrote:
> 
>> All, 
>> 
>> We have endured a prolonged cool spell with plenty of rain 
>> and many of our neotropical migrants are late or their 
>> main "surge" of numbers has been delayed, at least here 
>> in the southern tier. Looking at the weather models, from 
>> Tuesday night through Wednesday night a strong surge 
>> of warm southerly winds are expected from the Gulf of 
>> Mexico all the way through the Ohio Valley to the northeast 
>> U.S. I would expect a lot of our neotropical migrants to surge  
>> in and even the later ones too, like  tennessee, cape may, 
>> bay-breast, wilsons, canada warblers and even blackpoll. 
>> I know I left many off... 
>> 
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>> ebird's "birdcast".  
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[cayugabirds-l] Cold weather behavior by insectivores

[khmo]

To add to Laura and Judith's observation we have been watching Barn
Swallows desperately beating the brushy banks of ponds attempting to
rise insects and getting no more than a very few cluster flies. Tree
Swallows doing much of the same but finding a few Black Flies higher up
(and around observers). Yesterday, I had a House Wren follow me around
as I was doing chores just hoping I would raise some lunch but insects
were few. It is indeed a very rough several days for these insect
specialists. 

We have had any number of species on peanuts butter and suet cakes and
suet. To day we added Baltimore Oriole and Rose-breasted Grosbeak to the
PB list. I should add that we are careful to use natural PB and not the
brands with all the enhanced sugars. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch

[khmo]

I'm always amazed at the differences between here and the Ithaca area.
Over the years we have encountered very few yellow HOFI, probably less
than a handful. Purple Finch yellowish plumes on the other hand were not
at all unusual, and as Linda points out, in the drier years. 

Other differences are in stopover times for a few species as compared to
John Confer's data. We get month long stopovers in both migrations of
Eastern White-crowned Sparrows and maybe a few days at most with Fix
Sparrow while it's just the reverse with John. 

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On 2017-05-05 21:23, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:

> No, the most likely explanation is that it is a young male in relatively poor 
> condition. The captive experiments showed that poor diet makes for more 
> yellow and less red birds. Those ideas apply to wild birds, as well. 
> Yellowish House Finches are relatively common. I usually see a few each year. 
> 
> But, since you brought up the topic. I had occasion the other day to see the 
> same phenomenon (I am guessing) in PURPLE Finches, which I don't think I've 
> ever seen before. Photos of a yellowish male coming to my feeder can be seen 
> at https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35976663 [1]. 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> Kevin 
> 
> Kevin J. McGowan
> Project Manager
> Distance Learning in Bird Biology
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> FROM: bounce-121504884-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>  on behalf of W. Larry Hymes 
> 
> SENT: Friday, May 5, 2017 4:53 PM
> TO: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> SUBJECT: [cayugabirds-l] Further info Yellow House Finch 
> 
> Upon reading the literature, it appears that captive house finches can 
> have yellow coloration because of the lack of carotenoids in their 
> diet.  Would the most likely explanation for this particular bird be 
> that it escaped from captivity?
> 
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