RE:[cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

The chickadees around our yard love to hover & sip the maple-sap icicles that form on a red maple when the sap has started running. It's quite sweet, I have tasted it! Hydration and energy all in one. Nari Mistry Ellis Hollow Rd. > Subject: RE: bird hydration > From: "Marie P. Read" > Date: Thu

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

Two days ago, I went to the CLO Observatory on lunch break and watched a lone American Crow, moving around on the pond ice (30’ away so easy to watch with binocs), selecting morsels of ice (small balls it appeared) and ingesting them. Later it moved over to an area where there were black bits, m

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

Nice sequence. Note his final comment about heat loss. Linda Sent from my iPhone On Jan 29, 2014, at 7:55 PM, "Christine C. Bogdanowicz" wrote: > Thought this would be an appropriate read ;-) > http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2014/01/26/frost-eating-white-crowned-sparrow/ > > > Ch

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

> > It is my understanding that it uses much energy for birds to convert snow to > water. Which is why it is advisable and beneficial to provide liquid water to > a bird in winter who may already be very close to an energy deficit. > > And one of my favorite ever pictures of Marie's is of a c

Re: [cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

Thought this would be an appropriate read ;-) http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2014/01/26/frost-eating-white-crowned-sparrow/ Christine C. Bogdanowicz Assistant Director for Academic Programs Shoals Marine Laboratory 106A Kennedy Hall,

RE: [cayugabirds-l] bird hydration

Regarding winter bird hydration: I've seen several species of bird "eat" snow (e.g. Northern Cardinal, Common Redpoll). I've also seen chickadees hovering to sip from melting icicles. Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail