Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question

It looks like it would be a good idea to purchase a Senior Pass prior to August 28, 2017. Changes to Senior Pass -Mike On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Judith Thurber

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Why larger predatory birds flee smaller birds

A couple of years ago by the Lab of O I saw a Canada Goose repeated land on the shoulders of a white-tailed deer and peck the back of the neck and head, driving it away from a nearby nest. I seem to recall that some of the Lab staff chose an alternate entrance to the building for a couple of weeks

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Waterfowl hunting at Salt Pt?

I see from the minutes of the 10/16/2013 Lansing Town Board Meeting that deer hunting is also allowed at Salt Point, and that "Recently the Town Board did ask the DEC for clarity about whether shotgun hunting of deer is

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Deer ticks

What purpose does it serve for us to judge nature and its parts as being good, bad or indifferent ... of service to us or otherwise? -Mike On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 3:29 PM, AB Clark wrote: > Oxpeckers and such birds on other continents could give us some purposes. > Although apparently the stor

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Accipiter eating bats

Howdy, Birds of North America says that Red-tailed Hawk has been reported as far south as Venezuela and Colombia. -Mike On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Lindsay Goodloe wrote: > From what I’ve read, the red-tailed hawk occurs in Central America > but not in South America. When I was gr

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Not birds-but FIREFLIES tonight

7;t > learned to discern the colors. I certainly haven't put in the disciplined > time of a Firefly Watch participant, but I'm considering it. Then maybe > I'll have more legitimate replies when people ask about red flashes in the > night. > > --Dave Nutter > > >

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Not birds-but FIREFLIES tonight

Hi Linda, In order for a Doppler shift to noticeably change the color of light that much, the firefly would have to be traveling thousands of miles an hour! It may be that what you are seeing are multiple species of firefly. The Museum of Science in Boston has published some web pages with inform

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Bluebird bot? flies

Hi Richard, There's a chance that what you are seeing are bird blow flies. Bird blow flies are common in the nests of many birds, including bluebirds, > swallows, chickadees, wrens, warblers, flycatchers and raptors. Research > shows that heavy infestations can make nestlings anemic (cause reduc

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mockingbirds on our house

Hi Richard, The range map for Northern Mockingbird in *Birds of North America* indicates that they breed as far north as southern Ontario, and are permanent residents as far north as Watertown, NY. Regarding migratory habits, BNA says it is Not well understood. Reported to be partly migratory in

[cayugabirds-l] Spotted Sandpiper, Canada Goose in tree

Yesterday (Sunday) morning I was out enjoying the warm weather was some friends looking for tracks in the sand along the banks of Cayuga Inlet south of Buttermilk State Park

[cayugabirds-l] Woodcock on Sapsucker Woods Rd

Today at 3:00 PM I flushed a woodcock from the ditch along Sapsucker Woods Rd, across from where Sanctuary Dr intersects. It flew only about 30 feet from the road before landing on the forest floor. -Mike -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] A hint of things to come...

I just located this 2012 review paper on the topic: Photoperiodic Control of Seasonality in Birds . In case you can't see that link from where you are, here's a brief excerpt from the abstract. This review examines how birds use the annual cycle in