Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

Hi Chris, I hope you agree this thread is within the rules of CayugaBirds, even though it ranges over things that go beyond the Basin.  But it's the best conversation I've seen on the list in many months, so I hope it can continue! Best - Alicia On 6/26/2019 8:49 AM, k...@empacc.net wrote:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

Good thought although DDT was still very prevalent in countries where "our' birds winter...and still is in some. We have also added so many new chemicals that are known to cause problems or highly suspected. There are so many variables in this problem. The joy is in seeing the tremendous upsurge

Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

Comments in caps. Appreciate your input. John --- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Rd Burdett, NY 14818 42.443508000, -76.758202000 "Create and Conserve Habitat" On 2019-06-26 12:02, David Nicosia wrote: > John/Chris, > > I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

Dave, et al, By the 1970s, there could have been a noticeable change in bird populations due to the banning of DDT in the 1960s. Interesting conversation... Steve Taylor Pittsford NY Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 26, 2019, at 8:02 AM, David Nicosia wrote: > > John/Chris, > > I totally agree

Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

John/Chris, I totally agree that point counts from birding could misrepresent bird populations. I have been out on two different days and have seen big differences. I have a walk I take in the evening to listen to the thrushes. One evening I had 5 wood thrushes and 1 hermit thrush singing. The

Re: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

Dave, Chris I believe one has to look further than two years and at efforts that use the same methodology and criteria over long time periods for an accurate estimate. The American Bird Conservancy and the Bird Banding Laboratory are perhaps the best sources as are some of the long term banding

Re: [nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

Chris, Fortunately, I have found the opposite for the most part I did two trips this past week one to Triangle State Forest and Hawkins Pond State Forest in Broome County and neotropical migrants were quite common especially Red-Eyed Vireos, Ovenbirds. see: Triangle State Forest:

[nysbirds-l] Dryden, NY - Hammond Hill State Forest Birding: Few Birds

Good evening, This morning I was joined by Bartels Science Illustrator, Jessica French, for a birding trip to Hammond Hill State Forest. It was disconcertingly quiet up there. I probably should not have had such high expectations, given how quiet this spring has been (a handful of very quiet