Just a brief update on the Armitage rd. drainage & prothonotary
warblers: the DEC division which looked into the drainage found no
violations occurred but another division will also assess the
situation. Alyssa Johnson from the Montezuma Audubon Center checked
the prothonotary nestbox there (she
The NYSDEC has referred the issue of the drainage ditching at Armitage
Rd. to their Ecosystem Health Dept. and they will get clarification
regarding what is happening and determine if there have been any
violations. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome.
Kyle Gage
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Cayugabirds-L List Info:
I agree. Was there this AM and although I did have a Northern Waterthrush last
week, not today. No Prothonotary, Cerulean, Mourning (early anyway?).
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On Apr 30, 2022, at 7:07 AM, gag...@twc.com wrote:
I was over on Armitage rd. the other day where the nestboxes are set up
The way I learned it, a swamp is a forest wetland, which describes this place
well.
- - Dave Nutter
> On Apr 30, 2022, at 9:43 AM, Kate T. Finn wrote:
>
> The language we use is important. I would suggest we consider replacing the
> word "swamp" with "wetland", which is also a protected
The language we use is important. I would suggest we consider replacing
the word "swamp" with "wetland", which is also a protected habitat in some
cases.
More information may be available via NY-DEC Fish and Wildlife as a place
to start.
Kate T Finn
Ithaca
On Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 7:07 AM wrote:
I was over on Armitage rd. the other day where the nestboxes are set
up for Prothonotary warblers and noticed the one that had fallen over
the winter was reinstalled (west side of the river). Unfortunately
however this private property has had some ditching/drainage work done
which is draining
