What have you seen?
Kevin
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[mailto:bounce-5570967-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Erickson
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 6:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] New Brown Creeper behavior information!
Interestingly, I just read on
Interestingly, I just read on the BNA last week that Tree Swallows scratch
with the "indirect" route when perched, but when in flight they have been
observed scratching their heads in the "direct route." I've never seen them
scratch their heads in flight, so thought this observation was doubly
inte
I'm sure Kevin can render volumes more than I on corvids, but my
observation of the last 3 weeks is of silent gliding crow(s) around my
back acre of woods. This is likely members of our resident family who
fledged at least one last summer in those woods.
I was struck by the fact that for the
Hi all,
That was a pretty cool observation about Brown Creepers, Kevin. It makes me
want to share something I observed over the weekend.
I was back on my old stomping ground at the University of Illinois in Chicago
over the weekend for a conference, and as I was walking to the conference on
Very cool! I wonder if birds that cling vertically (woodpeckers,
nuthatches, creepers) are more inclined to use the "indirect" route
than other birds. It seems like it could be related to trying to
maintain that position. Is there a list somewhere of which birds
scratch which way? Have there be
For quite some time a local Am crow has been flying around without flapping his
wings and he has been keeping his wings in dihedral angle. Sometimes that angle
is acute almost like butterflies do. He has also been harassing two local
Red-tails while gliding or even diving.
He just now touched
