Re: [cayugabirds-l] No hummers or house sparrows

2018-09-03 Thread 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.
John

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On 2018-09-03 17:25, John and Fritzie Blizzard wrote:

> On 26 Aug. 2018 I saw the last male hummingbird.  28 Aug. I saw the last 
> 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. 
> 
> Fritzie B. 
> 
> Union Springs 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] No hummers or house sparrows

2018-09-03 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
I am still seeing hummers at my feeder, but the sugar water is not being 
depleted as fast as in previous weeks.

Donna Scott
Lansing
Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 3, 2018, at 1:27 PM, John and Fritzie Blizzard 
mailto:job121...@verizon.net>> wrote:


On 26 Aug. 2018 I saw the last male hummingbird.  28 Aug. I saw the last 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.

Fritzie B.

Union Springs


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] No hummers or house sparrows

2018-09-03 Thread Glenn Wilson 
Still at least one here in Union Center 

Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com

On Sep 3, 2018, at 1:49 PM, Nancy Cusumano  wrote:

We still have plenty of hummers on the feeders and at the red bergamot (bee 
balm).
There are also LOTS on the shores of Seneca lake, just north of Lodi.

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> On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 1:27 PM John and Fritzie Blizzard 
>  wrote:
> On 26 Aug. 2018 I saw the last male hummingbird.  28 Aug. I saw the last 
> 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.
> 
> Fritzie B.
> 
> Union Springs
> 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] No hummers or house sparrows

2018-09-03 Thread Nancy Cusumano 
We still have plenty of hummers on the feeders and at the red bergamot (bee
balm).
There are also LOTS on the shores of Seneca lake, just north of Lodi.

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lives of draft horses that were bound for slaughter, victims of neglect or
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more at Draft
Gratitude 


On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 1:27 PM John and Fritzie Blizzard <
job121...@verizon.net> wrote:

> On 26 Aug. 2018 I saw the last male hummingbird.  28 Aug. I saw the last
> 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.
>
> Fritzie B.
>
> Union Springs
>
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