[cayugabirds-l] Merlin help

2024-03-21 Thread Karen 
Help monitoring Merlin nesting in Tompkins County, please.
For a decade I have tried to find all Merlin nests in Tompkins County. I am 
trying to write a paper on our population: where it nests and how many there 
are. This is an impossible task without support from people who contribute to 
CayugaBirds-L and/or to eBird and/or let me know personally about sightings. 
Merlin have increased in abundance from 2005. Last year I found 9 nests, of 
which 8 fledged young. There were reports of an additional 5 territorial pairs, 
whose nests I never found. Perhaps they didn't stay or actually form a pair. 
Perhaps my poorer hearing and eyesight failed to detect them. Perhaps there 
were just too many for me to spend the necessary time to find the nest. 
I spend one or two hours on three mornings at every location for which there 
are two or more reports of a Merlin. With potentially 14 pair in the county 
that is a lot of time. I love doing it, but can't do a thorough job at it. 
If anyone would like to help with this survey from now until the end of July, 
please let me know: [email protected], 607-539-6308.
John Confer


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Observed, Incubated Nests    
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Fledged broods, Known Nest
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Nest Success Rate1
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Fledglings, No Known Nest
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Territorial Pairs.  No Known Nest or Fledglings2
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Sum of Pairs3
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2023
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9
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8
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89% (8 of 9)
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0
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5
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14
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[cayugabirds-l] Merlin help

2022-05-12 Thread Karen 
Merlin help, please. I can't compete with Worm-eating Warbler or Curlew 
Sandpiper, but, 

In past years the census of Merlin nesting pairs in ToCobenefited immensely by 
the work of grad. students studying crows. Thesestudents have finished their 
field work. It is impossible for me to do asthorough job working alone, and I 
think this will be the last year to attemptthis. I am going out 4-5 times a 
week, but can’t match the previous effort. Thisyear, thanks to reports of many, 
I have found nesting pairs in T’burg, South Hillnear Oak Hill Manner, near 
Forest Home Drive bridge, the Marina, and west ofWarren Rd: a sum of 5 nesting 
pairs compared to 11 the last two years.

Most pairs started incubating last week after which they gosilent until feeding 
older nestlings. Any help surveying the muted population of ToCoMerlin would be 
appreciated.

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[cayugabirds-l] Merlin - help

2022-03-28 Thread Karen 
Thanks and help again,
I have tabulated the number of pairs and known nests by Merlin in Tompkins 
County for 8 years and hope to continue this year. This time spans shortly 
after the arrival of Merlin to the fairly well established population we now 
have. I have been able to publish some of the info on our Merlin, and hope to 
be able to publish a full compilation. 
Many Merlin are back now. Pairs often establish a general area as their 
territory, and seem to select one nest site, and then move to another nest 
site. Generally, eggs are laid in late April and begin incubation around 1 May.
I can't possible find most of the nests from Trumansburg to Lansing to Etna, 
Freeville and Dryden and, of course, Ithaca without much help. Any information 
anyone has about Merlin, I would appreciate very much if you would send it to 
me. I do check all reports to eBird and to the listserve.
Previous information known to me.             # Pairs
2014    22015    6 (The jump probably represents more intense coverage and 
extensive help from others)2016    72017    52018    62019    72020    11 
(Probably about the same survey effort, and a real increase)2021    11
Please contact off the list serve at [email protected], or 607-539-6308
Isn't it nice to have Merlin and Peregrines nesting in our county.
Thank you  John Confer
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[cayugabirds-l] Merlin - Help please

2017-03-29 Thread John Confer 
As many of you know, I have been following the nest success of local Merlins 
for the last two years. Thanks in large part to reports from subscribers to 
this list serve, I have been able monitor nesting success of 14 nests, which 
had about 50% nesting success. Great fun, and good information. I have provided 
summaries of the nest success to the list serve. I would like to do that again 
this year. If you know of any probable nesting area, would you please let me 
know of the location as precisely as you can, off-list at 
[email protected].

Thanks,

John Confer
W) 274-3978
H)  539-6308

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