[cayugabirds-l] Lots 'O Redpolls
This morning at our feeders, in our flowerbeds, on our lawn is a flock of perhaps 100 Redpolls! It's amazing! It's hard to get an accurate count because they move around so much, and is probably conservative. AND, today is my Project Feederwatch count day! Hunt Hill Road, Dryden, east of Ithaca. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Lots o redpolls
A flock of 50+ Redpolls at our feeders onHunt Hill Rd, east of Ithaca, this afternoon. No redwinged blackbirds or robins yet. Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls
We can't lay claim to a flock of 200. More like a private party of 6. One is pale halfway up the back and noticeably fatter but it also appears to be puffed up, perhaps like Laura's. I could not see under the rump. The flanks appeared to have light striping and the face profile did not appear dished, so I have to go with Common R. On another unsatisfactory note, there was a dead redpoll under the feeders this a.m. The cleanliness gods are telling me some housekeeping may be in order. BTW, I have seen only one report here of an increase in the Junco yard count. We have had 10 to 12 consistently for the past 2 months. That is twice our count from previous winters. Have others seen higher counts than normal? Bill McAneny, T'burg -Original Message- From: bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 9:35 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Cc: K A Schat Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls Hi all We have a flock of around 200 Redpolls at our feeders thus morning, maybe more. They are very active, flying up every couple of minutes, then raining back down to the feeders and the ground. I've noted at least one that appears to be much larger than the rest, but I'm not sure if it is just more puffed up. And one possible Hoary, but it does not sit still long enough to be sure, yet. They are fascinating to watch! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls
Hi all, Although this is not a happy way to acquire such information, if folks are finding dead or dying redpolls (as often happens late in the winter during invasion years), all of these specimens would be very valuable additions to the Cornell collection, and ultimately could help (though genetic or feather analyses) with the understanding of variation and origins that have been discussed so much on this list. I'm afraid I am not up on the exact latest protocols for donating those specimens -- or dealing with possible diseased birds -- but I'm sure someone could clarify these. KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu From: bounce-72651303-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-72651303-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Bill Mcaneny [bmcane...@fltg.net] Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 12:15 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls We can't lay claim to a flock of 200. More like a private party of 6. One is pale halfway up the back and noticeably fatter but it also appears to be puffed up, perhaps like Laura's. I could not see under the rump. The flanks appeared to have light striping and the face profile did not appear dished, so I have to go with Common R. On another unsatisfactory note, there was a dead redpoll under the feeders this a.m. The cleanliness gods are telling me some housekeeping may be in order. BTW, I have seen only one report here of an increase in the Junco yard count. We have had 10 to 12 consistently for the past 2 months. That is twice our count from previous winters. Have others seen higher counts than normal? Bill McAneny, T'burg -Original Message- From: bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 9:35 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Cc: K A Schat Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls Hi all We have a flock of around 200 Redpolls at our feeders thus morning, maybe more. They are very active, flying up every couple of minutes, then raining back down to the feeders and the ground. I've noted at least one that appears to be much larger than the rest, but I'm not sure if it is just more puffed up. And one possible Hoary, but it does not sit still long enough to be sure, yet. They are fascinating to watch! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls
We have found two redpolls dead at our place and we put them in the freezer, wondering what the protocol is for donating them. If you find out what the protocol is, please do post to the group. We would be glad to have the sad find result in useful information. Thanks so much, Kim Kim Haines-Eitzen Professor and Chair Department of Near Eastern Studies Cornell University On Feb 3, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, Although this is not a happy way to acquire such information, if folks are finding dead or dying redpolls (as often happens late in the winter during invasion years), all of these specimens would be very valuable additions to the Cornell collection, and ultimately could help (though genetic or feather analyses) with the understanding of variation and origins that have been discussed so much on this list. I'm afraid I am not up on the exact latest protocols for donating those specimens -- or dealing with possible diseased birds -- but I'm sure someone could clarify these. KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu From: bounce-72651303-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-72651303-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Bill Mcaneny [bmcane...@fltg.net] Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 12:15 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls We can't lay claim to a flock of 200. More like a private party of 6. One is pale halfway up the back and noticeably fatter but it also appears to be puffed up, perhaps like Laura's. I could not see under the rump. The flanks appeared to have light striping and the face profile did not appear dished, so I have to go with Common R. On another unsatisfactory note, there was a dead redpoll under the feeders this a.m. The cleanliness gods are telling me some housekeeping may be in order. BTW, I have seen only one report here of an increase in the Junco yard count. We have had 10 to 12 consistently for the past 2 months. That is twice our count from previous winters. Have others seen higher counts than normal? Bill McAneny, T'burg -Original Message- From: bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 9:35 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Cc: K A Schat Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls Hi all We have a flock of around 200 Redpolls at our feeders thus morning, maybe more. They are very active, flying up every couple of minutes, then raining back down to the feeders and the ground. I've noted at least one that appears to be much larger than the rest, but I'm not sure if it is just more puffed up. And one possible Hoary, but it does not sit still long enough to be sure, yet. They are fascinating to watch! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls
Hi all, I've been working in the skinning lab since last September and most of the birds we work on (I believe) have been dropped off at the front desk at the Lab of Ornithology. You can put them in a ziploc bag with the following info on a piece of paper: Species Date found Location Found How the bird died (if known) Your name I'm not sure what the protocol is if you're going to go to the lab, but this should work in most cases. - Brad -- Brad Walker On Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Kim Haines-Eitzen wrote: We have found two redpolls dead at our place and we put them in the freezer, wondering what the protocol is for donating them. If you find out what the protocol is, please do post to the group. We would be glad to have the sad find result in useful information. Thanks so much, Kim Kim Haines-Eitzen Professor and Chair Department of Near Eastern Studies Cornell University On Feb 3, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu (mailto:k...@cornell.edu) wrote: Hi all, Although this is not a happy way to acquire such information, if folks are finding dead or dying redpolls (as often happens late in the winter during invasion years), all of these specimens would be very valuable additions to the Cornell collection, and ultimately could help (though genetic or feather analyses) with the understanding of variation and origins that have been discussed so much on this list. I'm afraid I am not up on the exact latest protocols for donating those specimens -- or dealing with possible diseased birds -- but I'm sure someone could clarify these. KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu (mailto:k...@cornell.edu) From: bounce-72651303-3493...@list.cornell.edu (mailto:bounce-72651303-3493...@list.cornell.edu) [bounce-72651303-3493...@list.cornell.edu (mailto:bounce-72651303-3493...@list.cornell.edu)] on behalf of Bill Mcaneny [bmcane...@fltg.net (mailto:bmcane...@fltg.net)] Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 12:15 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls We can't lay claim to a flock of 200. More like a private party of 6. One is pale halfway up the back and noticeably fatter but it also appears to be puffed up, perhaps like Laura's. I could not see under the rump. The flanks appeared to have light striping and the face profile did not appear dished, so I have to go with Common R. On another unsatisfactory note, there was a dead redpoll under the feeders this a.m. The cleanliness gods are telling me some housekeeping may be in order. BTW, I have seen only one report here of an increase in the Junco yard count. We have had 10 to 12 consistently for the past 2 months. That is twice our count from previous winters. Have others seen higher counts than normal? Bill McAneny, T'burg -Original Message- From: bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu (mailto:bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu) [mailto:bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 9:35 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Cc: K A Schat Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls Hi all We have a flock of around 200 Redpolls at our feeders thus morning, maybe more. They are very active, flying up every couple of minutes, then raining back down to the feeders and the ground. I've noted at least one that appears to be much larger than the rest, but I'm not sure if it is just more puffed up. And one possible Hoary, but it does not sit still long enough to be sure, yet. They are fascinating to watch! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu (mailto:l...@cornell.edu) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls
I stopped by the lab Thursday or Friday. I saw two large Redpolls( I can't remember how many Jay saw. One was much paler than the other. Feeding alongside a Goldfinch they were noticeably larger. Cool! Ann Mitchell Sent from my IPhone On Feb 3, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Bill Mcaneny bmcane...@fltg.net wrote: We can't lay claim to a flock of 200. More like a private party of 6. One is pale halfway up the back and noticeably fatter but it also appears to be puffed up, perhaps like Laura's. I could not see under the rump. The flanks appeared to have light striping and the face profile did not appear dished, so I have to go with Common R. On another unsatisfactory note, there was a dead redpoll under the feeders this a.m. The cleanliness gods are telling me some housekeeping may be in order. BTW, I have seen only one report here of an increase in the Junco yard count. We have had 10 to 12 consistently for the past 2 months. That is twice our count from previous winters. Have others seen higher counts than normal? Bill McAneny, T'burg -Original Message- From: bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-72649768-7495...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Stenzler Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 9:35 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Cc: K A Schat Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls Hi all We have a flock of around 200 Redpolls at our feeders thus morning, maybe more. They are very active, flying up every couple of minutes, then raining back down to the feeders and the ground. I've noted at least one that appears to be much larger than the rest, but I'm not sure if it is just more puffed up. And one possible Hoary, but it does not sit still long enough to be sure, yet. They are fascinating to watch! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls
Hi all We have a flock of around 200 Redpolls at our feeders thus morning, maybe more. They are very active, flying up every couple of minutes, then raining back down to the feeders and the ground. I've noted at least one that appears to be much larger than the rest, but I'm not sure if it is just more puffed up. And one possible Hoary, but it does not sit still long enough to be sure, yet. They are fascinating to watch! Laura Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
