The nest site is not giving off any noticeable odor now. Hal Harrison wrote
that careful concealment of the nest from predators was imperative, because of
the strong odor that results from feeding carrion to the young. Perhaps
“careful concealment” includes eating and defecating off-site
You have a lot of predators down there, Geo.
So they are a threat to baby TVs.
I did notice that there was very little odor in the boathouse while the birds
were there, even tho baby Hissy did poop inside.
Maybe lack of odor will help hide the chick(s) from predators.
Here’s hoping.
Donna Scott
Thanks Donna, that gives me a lot to look forward to! I had undertaken a bit of
slow, desultory salvage work at the abandoned shack in the woods, but after
discovering the Turkey Vulture scraping in the debris on the floor there on
April 29-30, I avoided the place for weeks. It does seem like a
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Cool.
Donna Scott, what is your experience with timing of eg
Cool.
Donna Scott, what is your experience with timing of eggs and chicks in the nest
in your boathouse a couple of years ago?
Abandoned shack in the woods sounds PERFECT for a Turkey Vulture nest!
Kevin
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Ahoy birders,
my newsfeed for lake ontario reports botulism deaths among waterfowl Wayne
to Jefferson Counties starting about mid October to present. I would be
curious to hear of any observations you collectively have of Cayuga Co
shoreline.
I have NOT seen any dead birds this fall on my 1500
Hi Larry,
Great report on another cold day.
I have seen Turkey Vultures (up to 15) almost every day this winter locally
around Ithaca. One recent day I was waiting for an early morning ride from
Varna to the Lab of O and watched more than a dozen in trees across the road
hanging out until
I have seen TVs in Danby now and then all winter long, and an occasional
one over Rt 13 on the hillside.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 1:03 PM, W. Larry Hymes w...@cornell.edu wrote:
About 20 minutes ago I was very surprised to see a TURKEY VULTURE soaring
about near East Hill Plaza. Having heard
Less than a month ago II saw around 20 Turkey Vultures roosting in trees
along the inside lower curve of Freese Road. Really neat, as they were all
at eye level.
And I've seen others flying up along 89 and other places all winter, as
others are mentioning.
Linda Orkin
Ithaca, NY
On Wed, Feb
Larry,
The simple answer is photoperiod. Red-winged BBs and others will migrate when
day
length reaches a certain threshold for the species. This instinctive response is
often coupled to their food requirements so insectivores will wait until the
days
get longer and most probably correspond to
To give a Wed 25th Feb update on Turkey Vulture whereabouts, about 15 were
either swirling around or sitting in the spruce trees behind the Varna
Community Center on 366 today at about 230. There may well have been more in
the spruces, hidden. They may be using these trees as a small local
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