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On Jun 21, 2018, at 12:04 AM, Upstate NY Birding digest <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote: > CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Thursday, June 21, 2018. > > 1. Summer solstice paddle with Audubon TOMORROW > 2. Re: Brown Thrasher trapped in garage > 3. Re: Where are the birds? > 4. Re: Where are the birds? > 5. Re: Where are the birds? > 6. Re: Where are the birds? > 7. Re: Brown Thrasher trapped in garage > 8. Re: Where are the birds? > 9. Re: Where are the birds? > 10. Re: Where are the birds? > 11. Re: Brown Thrasher trapped in garage > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Summer solstice paddle with Audubon TOMORROW > From: "Johnson, Alyssa" <ajohn...@audubon.org> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:14:15 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > June 21, Thursday 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. > Summer Solstice Celebration Paddle > > Celebrate the longest day of the year with us! We'll paddle a 2-mile section > of the Seneca River around Howland's Island and enjoy the sights and sounds > of the first day of summer. We'll search for nesting birds, basking turtles, > soaring dragonflies, and singing frogs. Tandem canoes, solo kayaks, paddles, > and life jackets are available to rent or bring your own. Fee: $10/child > without rental, $15/adult without rental, $25/solo kayak rental, $40/canoe > rental (maximum 2 adults plus 1 child). PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. > > TO register: call (315) 365-3588 or email montez...@audubon.org > > > Alyssa Johnson > Environmental Educator > Montezuma Audubon Center > 2295 State Route 89 > P.O. Box 187 > Savannah, New York 13146 > (315) 365-3588 > Audubon NY- Montezuma<http://ny.audubon.org/Montezuma> > Montezuma Audubon Center on > Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MontezumaAudubonCenter/> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Brown Thrasher trapped in garage > From: Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:14:43 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > ? Put big shallow pan of water (1" deep water) on floor near door. Maybe > thrasher will come to drink then fly out. > > This morning at 6:30 I saw one of "my" brown thrashers in a dark place in a > bush. We looked at each other for a while. Nice start to day. > > Donna Scott > Lansing > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 19, 2018, at 9:22 PM, Melanie Uhlir > <mela...@mwmu.com<mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote: > > Welp. Yeah. That's the only thing we could think of. I just want the bird to > be okay and not get dehydrated in there. > > On 6/19/2018 8:34 PM, Regi Teasley wrote: > Maybe just leave the garage open and give it space? > > Regi > > Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living. Mother Jones > > > On Jun 19, 2018, at 8:32 PM, Melanie Uhlir > <mela...@mwmu.com<mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote: > > I was thrilled to see a Brown Thrasher in our yard, until one went into the > garage and didn't come out! Fledgling, maybe? There is a second, very > concerned, Brown Thrasher calling anxiously. This second bird has some kind > of larva in its mouth. > > Anyone know the best way to coax a bird out of the upper part of a garage?!?! > > Anxiously awaiting advice! > > Melanie > > Freeville > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Where are the birds? > From: David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:43:42 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid decline > in song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple > years that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process > that would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year. The > weather patterns, I don't believe were bad enough for massive mortality > events (although I haven't looked into this in full depth). Wind farms keep > popping up, but again its a gradual pressure that wouldn't manifest itself > in 1-2 years for such reported rapid declines. The only thing I can think > of is if there is a disease (west nile?) that is affecting songbirds and > other species? This could explain two poor breeding seasons. Does anyone > know if this is being reported in species of songbirds??? > > Dave > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8 years > 2 months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny of that > first pair as their site fidelity is high. > > John > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote: > > Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan is > ~7 years. > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com > wrote: > > It really is an odd summer! We also are missing "our" peewee, who has > been here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! > There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an > Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the > tops of the black locust trees. > There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse > code from inside the tree) and bluebirds too. So down one peewee, up a > bunting? Guess I would call that OK....but I want my peewee back. > > thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. > > Nancy > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 578! dogs since 2005! > Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM, <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > Hi! > > Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we > experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I > wrote a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of > habitat mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of > song. We prognosticated at the time that populations within species were > undergoing a drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even > worse than we guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). > > A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in > lesser numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, > establish a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song > is short lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of > territory is seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. > > That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we > new 50, 40 or 30 years ago. > > Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. Expected > species have still not checked in and we guess they either overflew or were > content to our south. We have the same experience with Veery here and Wood > Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo are > all missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover certainty haven't been > seen for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a single Pewee. On the > positive side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple Finch, Great-crested > Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here in much smaller > numbers. > > Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still > there and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also having a > strange year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject from that > area. > > The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather > effect, rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our old > expectations are no longer valid. > > I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding > passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater. > > Best, > > John > > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > Burdett, NY 14818 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote: > > I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as > plentiful with bird song as normal. On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk > I have been very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, > and Scarlet Tanager. By this time in past years I've always have several > of these birds. On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully > surprised to hear 2 Wood Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager. > Why the sudden "reappearance"?? I know I'm going to be criticized for > asking, but could some birds (species) still be migrating in? If not, then > why did they finally "show up"? Some could argue they were busy with > nesting. But I've never experienced birds remaining completely mum during > the nesting season. Another argument could be that they are now moving > around after the first brood. I doubt that would explain the numbers of > these species I had all of a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk? By > the way, we picnicked at Upper Treman yesterday and bird song was > relatively infrequent. Do any of you have any thoughts on this subject?? > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. 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If there is a marked rapid decline > in song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple > years that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process > that would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year. The > weather patterns, I don't believe were bad enough for massive mortality > events (although I haven't looked into this in full depth). Wind farms keep > popping up, but again its a gradual pressure that wouldn't manifest itself > in 1-2 years for such reported rapid declines. The only thing I can think > of is if there is a disease (west nile?) that is affecting songbirds and > other species? This could explain two poor breeding seasons. Does anyone > know if this is being reported in species of songbirds??? > > Dave > > > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8 years > 2 months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny of that > first pair as their site fidelity is high. > > John > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote: > > Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan is > ~7 years. > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com > wrote: > > It really is an odd summer! We also are missing "our" peewee, who has > been here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! > There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an > Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the > tops of the black locust trees. > There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse > code from inside the tree) and bluebirds too. So down one peewee, up a > bunting? Guess I would call that OK....but I want my peewee back. > > thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. > > Nancy > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 578! dogs since 2005! > Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM, <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > Hi! > > Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we > experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I > wrote a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of > habitat mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of > song. We prognosticated at the time that populations within species were > undergoing a drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even > worse than we guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). > > A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in > lesser numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, > establish a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song > is short lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of > territory is seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. > > That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we > new 50, 40 or 30 years ago. > > Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. Expected > species have still not checked in and we guess they either overflew or were > content to our south. We have the same experience with Veery here and Wood > Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo are > all missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover certainty haven't been > seen for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a single Pewee. On the > positive side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple Finch, Great-crested > Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here in much smaller > numbers. > > Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still > there and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also having a > strange year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject from that > area. > > The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather > effect, rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our old > expectations are no longer valid. > > I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding > passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater. > > Best, > > John > > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > Burdett, NY 14818 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote: > > I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as > plentiful with bird song as normal. On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk > I have been very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, > and Scarlet Tanager. By this time in past years I've always have several > of these birds. On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully > surprised to hear 2 Wood Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager. > Why the sudden "reappearance"?? I know I'm going to be criticized for > asking, but could some birds (species) still be migrating in? If not, then > why did they finally "show up"? Some could argue they were busy with > nesting. But I've never experienced birds remaining completely mum during > the nesting season. Another argument could be that they are now moving > around after the first brood. I doubt that would explain the numbers of > these species I had all of a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk? By > the way, we picnicked at Upper Treman yesterday and bird song was > relatively infrequent. Do any of you have any thoughts on this subject?? > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. Larry Hymes > 120 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=120+Vine+Street,+Ithaca,+NY+14850&entry=gmail&source=g> > Vine > <https://maps.google.com/?q=120+Vine+Street,+Ithaca,+NY+14850&entry=gmail&source=g> > Street, > <https://maps.google.com/?q=120+Vine+Street,+Ithaca,+NY+14850&entry=gmail&source=g> > Ithaca, > <https://maps.google.com/?q=120+Vine+Street,+Ithaca,+NY+14850&entry=gmail&source=g> > NY > <https://maps.google.com/?q=120+Vine+Street,+Ithaca,+NY+14850&entry=gmail&source=g> > 14850 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=120+Vine+Street,+Ithaca,+NY+14850&entry=gmail&source=g> > (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu > ================================ > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > > > > -- > asher > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Where are the birds? > From: Marc Devokaitis <mdevokai...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:00:04 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > One thing Dave didn't mention is the possibility of the (increasingly > <https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/even-familiar-birds-risk-extinction-new-study-finds> > ) well-documented > <https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/report-finds-north-american-skies-quieter-by-15-billion-fewer-birds/article31876053/> > songbird > declines following suit from a sharp decline in (and to also timing > mismatches with) the invertebrate prey that nearly all songbirds rely on to > some extent throughout their breeding cycle. > > The latest of lots and lots of stories about this over the past couple of > years below. Europe seems to be more on top of studying and spreading the > word about this. > https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/17/where- > have-insects-gone-climate-change-population-decline > > “If all humankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the > rich state of equilibrium that existed 10,000 years ago. If insects were to > vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.” E.O.Wilson > > Marc > > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM, David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid decline > in song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple > years that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process > that would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year. The > weather patterns, I don't believe were bad enough for massive mortality > events (although I haven't looked into this in full depth). Wind farms keep > popping up, but again its a gradual pressure that wouldn't manifest itself > in 1-2 years for such reported rapid declines. The only thing I can think > of is if there is a disease (west nile?) that is affecting songbirds and > other species? This could explain two poor breeding seasons. Does anyone > know if this is being reported in species of songbirds??? > > Dave > > > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8 > years 2 months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny of > that first pair as their site fidelity is high. > > John > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > Burdett, NY 14818 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote: > > Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan > is ~7 years. > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano < > nancycusuman...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It really is an odd summer! We also are missing "our" peewee, who has > been here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! > There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an > Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the > tops of the black locust trees. > There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse > code from inside the tree) and bluebirds too. So down one peewee, up a > bunting? Guess I would call that OK....but I want my peewee back. > > thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. > > Nancy > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 578! dogs since 2005! > Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM, <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > Hi! > > Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we > experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I > wrote a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of > habitat mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of > song. We prognosticated at the time that populations within species were > undergoing a drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even > worse than we guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). > > A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in > lesser numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, > establish a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song > is short lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of > territory is seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. > > That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we > new 50, 40 or 30 years ago. > > Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. > Expected species have still not checked in and we guess they either > overflew or were content to our south. We have the same experience with > Veery here and Wood Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, > Warbling Vireo are all missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover > certainty haven't been seen for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a > single Pewee. On the positive side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple > Finch, Great-crested Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here > in much smaller numbers. > > Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still > there and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also having a > strange year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject from that > area. > > The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather > effect, rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our old > expectations are no longer valid. > > I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding > passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater. > > Best, > > John > > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > Burdett, NY 14818 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote: > > I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as > plentiful with bird song as normal. On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk > I have been very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, > and Scarlet Tanager. By this time in past years I've always have several > of these birds. On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully > surprised to hear 2 Wood Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager. > Why the sudden "reappearance"?? I know I'm going to be criticized for > asking, but could some birds (species) still be migrating in? If not, then > why did they finally "show up"? Some could argue they were busy with > nesting. But I've never experienced birds remaining completely mum during > the nesting season. Another argument could be that they are now moving > around after the first brood. I doubt that would explain the numbers of > these species I had all of a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk? By > the way, we picnicked at Upper Treman yesterday and bird song was > relatively infrequent. Do any of you have any thoughts on this subject?? > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. 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And there is > the phenomenon of "thinning" , localized large decreases in numbers that > are not initially noticed and hard to enumerate. > > Here is an article from the Guardian. There is no lack of warnings about > these declines. > > https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/18/swifts-tragic-decline-birds > > Linda Orkin > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Marc Devokaitis <mdevokai...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > One thing Dave didn't mention is the possibility of the (increasingly > <https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/even-familiar-birds-risk-extinction-new-study-finds> > ) well-documented > <https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/report-finds-north-american-skies-quieter-by-15-billion-fewer-birds/article31876053/> > songbird > declines following suit from a sharp decline in (and to also timing > mismatches with) the invertebrate prey that nearly all songbirds rely on to > some extent throughout their breeding cycle. > > The latest of lots and lots of stories about this over the past couple of > years below. Europe seems to be more on top of studying and spreading the > word about this. > https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/17/where-ha > ve-insects-gone-climate-change-population-decline > > “If all humankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to > the rich state of equilibrium that existed 10,000 years ago. If insects > were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.” E.O.Wilson > > Marc > > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM, David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid > decline in song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past > couple years that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow > process that would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to > year. The weather patterns, I don't believe were bad enough for massive > mortality events (although I haven't looked into this in full depth). Wind > farms keep popping up, but again its a gradual pressure that wouldn't > manifest itself in 1-2 years for such reported rapid declines. The only > thing I can think of is if there is a disease (west nile?) that is > affecting songbirds and other species? This could explain two poor breeding > seasons. Does anyone know if this is being reported in species of > songbirds??? > > Dave > > > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8 > years 2 months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny of > that first pair as their site fidelity is high. > > John > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > Burdett, NY 14818 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote: > > Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan > is ~7 years. > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano < > nancycusuman...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It really is an odd summer! We also are missing "our" peewee, who has > been here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! > There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an > Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the > tops of the black locust trees. > There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse > code from inside the tree) and bluebirds too. So down one peewee, up a > bunting? Guess I would call that OK....but I want my peewee back. > > thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. > > Nancy > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 578! dogs since 2005! > Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM, <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > Hi! > > Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we > experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I > wrote a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of > habitat mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of > song. We prognosticated at the time that populations within species were > undergoing a drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even > worse than we guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). > > A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in > lesser numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, > establish a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song > is short lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of > territory is seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. > > That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what > we new 50, 40 or 30 years ago. > > Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. > Expected species have still not checked in and we guess they either > overflew or were content to our south. We have the same experience with > Veery here and Wood Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, > Warbling Vireo are all missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover > certainty haven't been seen for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a > single Pewee. On the positive side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple > Finch, Great-crested Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here > in much smaller numbers. > > Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still > there and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also having a > strange year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject from that > area. > > The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather > effect, rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our old > expectations are no longer valid. > > I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding > passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater. > > Best, > > John > > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > Burdett, NY 14818 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote: > > I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as > plentiful with bird song as normal. On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk > I have been very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, > and Scarlet Tanager. By this time in past years I've always have several > of these birds. On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully > surprised to hear 2 Wood Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager. > Why the sudden "reappearance"?? I know I'm going to be criticized for > asking, but could some birds (species) still be migrating in? If not, then > why did they finally "show up"? Some could argue they were busy with > nesting. But I've never experienced birds remaining completely mum during > the nesting season. Another argument could be that they are now moving > around after the first brood. I doubt that would explain the numbers of > these species I had all of a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk? By > the way, we picnicked at Upper Treman yesterday and bird song was > relatively infrequent. Do any of you have any thoughts on this subject?? > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. 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I lead an > odd life so I have not been outside yet. I will report as soon as I find > out if the bird figured out how to fly down and out. > > I love Brown Thrashers! > > Melanie > > On 6/20/2018 12:14 PM, Donna Lee Scott wrote: > ? Put big shallow pan of water (1" deep water) on floor near door. > Maybe thrasher will come to drink then fly out. > > This morning at 6:30 I saw one of "my" brown thrashers in a dark place > in a bush. We looked at each other for a while. Nice start to day. > > Donna Scott > Lansing > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 19, 2018, at 9:22 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com > <mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote: > > Welp. Yeah. That's the only thing we could think of. I just want the > bird to be okay and not get dehydrated in there. > > On 6/19/2018 8:34 PM, Regi Teasley wrote: > Maybe just leave the garage open and give it space? > > Regi > > /Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living. Mother Jones/ > > > On Jun 19, 2018, at 8:32 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com > <mailto:mela...@mwmu.com>> wrote: > > I was thrilled to see a Brown Thrasher in our yard, until one went > into the garage and didn't come out! Fledgling, maybe? There is a > second, very concerned, Brown Thrasher calling anxiously. This > second bird has some kind of larva in its mouth. > > Anyone know the best way to coax a bird out of the upper part of a > garage?!?! > > Anxiously awaiting advice! > > Melanie > > Freeville > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Where are the birds? > From: <k...@empacc.net> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:47:18 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > Not at all in banding reports which show lower numbers on average in > some places, more in others and a healthy bunch of birds. Uniform > agreement that weather caused a strange migration with both flyovers and > late, if much at all, movers after a blocking front(s). All of this is > localized and some happened around here las year as well whereas other > areas are just fine. The mix of species here as I mentioned, tends to > agree with that idea. Even here, some areas are reporting normal species > and numbers. I doubt the disease theory as there is no evidence. The > weather mortality reports are minimal and confined to birds landing in > awkward place like parking lots. I have only looked at Saw-whet breeding > and it appears its cyclic self and very dependent on prey populations. > > John > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-20 16:43, David Nicosia wrote: > > I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid decline in > song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple years > that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process that > would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year. The > weather patterns, I don't believe were bad enough for massive mortality > events (although I haven't looked into this in full depth). Wind farms keep > popping up, but again its a gradual pressure that wouldn't manifest itself in > 1-2 years for such reported rapid declines. The only thing I can think of is > if there is a disease (west nile?) that is affecting songbirds and other > species? This could explain two poor breeding seasons. Does anyone know if > this is being reported in species of songbirds??? > > Dave > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8 years 2 > months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny of that > first pair as their site fidelity is high. > > John > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote: > Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan is ~7 > years. > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > It really is an odd summer! We also are missing "our" peewee, who has been > here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! > There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an > Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the > tops of the black locust trees. > There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse code > from inside the tree) and bluebirds too. So down one peewee, up a bunting? > Guess I would call that OK....but I want my peewee back. > > thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. > > Nancy > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 578! dogs since 2005! Learn more at > cayugadogrescue.org [1] > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM, <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > > Hi! > > Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we > experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I wrote > a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of habitat > mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of song. We > prognosticated at the time that populations within species were undergoing a > drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even worse than we > guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). > > A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in lesser > numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, establish > a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song is short > lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of territory is > seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. > > That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we new > 50, 40 or 30 years ago. > > Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. Expected > species have still not checked in and we guess they either overflew or were > content to our south. We have the same experience with Veery here and Wood > Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo are all > missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover certainty haven't been seen > for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a single Pewee. On the positive > side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple Finch, Great-crested > Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here in much smaller > numbers. > > Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still there > and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also having a strange > year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject from that area. > > The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather effect, > rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our old > expectations are no longer valid. > > I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding > passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater. > > Best, > > John > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd [2] > Burdett, NY 14818 [2] > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote: > I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as plentiful > with bird song as normal. On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk I have been > very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, and Scarlet > Tanager. By this time in past years I've always have several of these birds. > On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully surprised to hear 2 Wood > Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager. Why the sudden > "reappearance"?? I know I'm going to be criticized for asking, but could > some birds (species) still be migrating in? If not, then why did they > finally "show up"? Some could argue they were busy with nesting. But I've > never experienced birds remaining completely mum during the nesting season. > Another argument could be that they are now moving around after the first > brood. I doubt that would explain the numbers of these species I had all of > a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk? By the way, we picnicked at > Upper Treman yesterday and > bird song was relatively infrequent. Do any of you have any thoughts on this > subject?? > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. 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Tessaglia-Hymes" <c...@cornell.edu> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:31:59 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 9 > > Something not mentioned is the impact of unexpected Atlantic tropical and > hurricane storm systems and the affect these may have upon migrating > neotropical passerines which launch from the Cape Hatteras, North Carolina > area East out into the Atlantic Ocean, to catch the Trade Winds pushing them > back toward the Caribbean and Northeastern South America. An example of this > migration is the well documented occurrence of Blackpoll Warblers taking > advantage of this wind pattern, their migration of which takes place over > several days. > > Looking at accidentals, you will see several North American neotropical > migrants which showed up on the Island of Flores and Corvo Island located WNW > of The Azores, which is about 2,100 to 2,300 nautical miles to the ENE of > Hatteras, NC. Several of these showed up in the days following the passage of > Hurricane Maria. You can view this map to see the storm tracks and dates: > https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tracks/tracks-at-2017.png The only plausible > explanation of the abundance of these accidentals (several Blackpoll Warblers > this past fall, for example), is the direct migration interference these > massive storm systems may have had upon the migrants setting out over the > Atlantic Ocean. > > Imagine a single key moment during migration, where thousands of birds take > off from Hatteras, NC or other nearby areas along the East Coast, headed > East, aiming for those favorable Trade Winds to return them back to land, > only to be disrupted and exhausted by the unexpected rapid approach of a > massive hurricane. How many thousands of migrants might perish? How would > that affect species at the population level? Could the dearth of birds this > spring (as we have also seen with increasing frequency over the years) be the > direct result of the increasing frequency of and numbers of major hurricanes > or other perfect storms? > > Perhaps this is worthy of some collaborative research project. > > Sincerely, > Chris T-H > > > On Jun 20, 2018, at 1:00 PM, David Nicosia > <daven102...@gmail.com<mailto:daven102...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid decline in > song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple years > that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process that > would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year. The > weather patterns, I don't believe were bad enough for massive mortality > events (although I haven't looked into this in full depth). Wind farms keep > popping up, but again its a gradual pressure that wouldn't manifest itself in > 1-2 years for such reported rapid declines. The only thing I can think of is > if there is a disease (west nile?) that is affecting songbirds and other > species? This could explain two poor breeding seasons. Does anyone know if > this is being reported in species of songbirds??? > > Dave > > > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM <k...@empacc.net<mailto:k...@empacc.net>> > wrote: > > The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8 years 2 > months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny of that > first pair as their site fidelity is high. > > John > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote: > > Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan is ~7 > years. > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano > <nancycusuman...@gmail.com<mailto:nancycusuman...@gmail.com>> wrote: > It really is an odd summer! We also are missing "our" peewee, who has been > here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! > There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an > Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the > tops of the black locust trees. > There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse code > from inside the tree) and bluebirds too. So down one peewee, up a bunting? > Guess I would call that OK....but I want my peewee back. > > thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. > > Nancy > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 578! dogs since 2005! > Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org<http://cayugadogrescue.org/> > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM, <k...@empacc.net<mailto:k...@empacc.net>> > wrote: > > Hi! > > Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we > experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I wrote > a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of habitat > mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of song. We > prognosticated at the time that populations within species were undergoing a > drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even worse than we > guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). > > A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in lesser > numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, establish > a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song is short > lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of territory is > seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. > > That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we new > 50, 40 or 30 years ago. > > Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. Expected > species have still not checked in and we guess they either overflew or were > content to our south. We have the same experience with Veery here and Wood > Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo are all > missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover certainty haven't been seen > for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a single Pewee. On the positive > side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple Finch, Great-crested > Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here in much smaller > numbers. > > Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still there > and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also having a strange > year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject from that area. > > The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather effect, > rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our old > expectations are no longer valid. > > I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding > passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater. > > Best, > > John > > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald > Rd<https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > Burdett, NY > 14818<https://maps.google.com/?q=5373+Fitzgerald+Rd+Burdett,+NY+14818&entry=gmail&source=g> > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > > On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote: > > I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as plentiful > with bird song as normal. On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk I have been > very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, and Scarlet > Tanager. By this time in past years I've always have several of these birds. > On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully surprised to hear 2 Wood > Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager. Why the sudden > "reappearance"?? I know I'm going to be criticized for asking, but could > some birds (species) still be migrating in? If not, then why did they > finally "show up"? Some could argue they were busy with nesting. But I've > never experienced birds remaining completely mum during the nesting season. > Another argument could be that they are now moving around after the first > brood. I doubt that would explain the numbers of these species I had all of > a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk? By the way, we picnicked at > Upper Treman yesterday and bird song was relatively infrequent. Do any of > you have any thoughts on this subject?? > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. 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Tessaglia-Hymes > Field Applications Engineer > Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 > W: 607-254-2418<tel:607-254-2418> M: 607-351-5740<tel:607-351-5740> F: > 607-254-1132<tel:607-254-1132> > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Where are the birds? > From: Paul Schmitt <pschmi...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:16:13 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 10 > > It strikes me that this might just be following the food. Many years we see > our hummers disappear for a week or more in early June to and then return. > Went to Watkins Glen gorge this morning and was surprised to see many birds. > Not usually the case there. Even saw Louisiana Waterthrush foraging in stream > areas. > > Paul Schmitt > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 20, 2018, at 3:31 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes > <c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Something not mentioned is the impact of unexpected Atlantic tropical and > hurricane storm systems and the affect these may have upon migrating > neotropical passerines which launch from the Cape Hatteras, North Carolina > area East out into the Atlantic Ocean, to catch the Trade Winds pushing them > back toward the Caribbean and Northeastern South America. An example of this > migration is the well documented occurrence of Blackpoll Warblers taking > advantage of this wind pattern, their migration of which takes place over > several days. > > Looking at accidentals, you will see several North American neotropical > migrants which showed up on the Island of Flores and Corvo Island located WNW > of The Azores, which is about 2,100 to 2,300 nautical miles to the ENE of > Hatteras, NC. Several of these showed up in the days following the passage of > Hurricane Maria. You can view this map to see the storm tracks and dates: > https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tracks/tracks-at-2017.png The only plausible > explanation of the abundance of these accidentals (several Blackpoll Warblers > this past fall, for example), is the direct migration interference these > massive storm systems may have had upon the migrants setting out over the > Atlantic Ocean. > > Imagine a single key moment during migration, where thousands of birds take > off from Hatteras, NC or other nearby areas along the East Coast, headed > East, aiming for those favorable Trade Winds to return them back to land, > only to be disrupted and exhausted by the unexpected rapid approach of a > massive hurricane. How many thousands of migrants might perish? How would > that affect species at the population level? Could the dearth of birds this > spring (as we have also seen with increasing frequency over the years) be the > direct result of the increasing frequency of and numbers of major hurricanes > or other perfect storms? > > Perhaps this is worthy of some collaborative research project. > > Sincerely, > Chris T-H > > > On Jun 20, 2018, at 1:00 PM, David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I remember this conversation last year. If there is a marked rapid decline in > song birds as reported, then something has occurred in the past couple years > that is wiping our birds out. Habitat loss is a gradual slow process that > would not be so readily noticed on a wide scale from year to year. The > weather patterns, I don't believe were bad enough for massive mortality > events (although I haven't looked into this in full depth). Wind farms keep > popping up, but again its a gradual pressure that wouldn't manifest itself in > 1-2 years for such reported rapid declines. The only thing I can think of is > if there is a disease (west nile?) that is affecting songbirds and other > species? This could explain two poor breeding seasons. Does anyone know if > this is being reported in species of songbirds??? > > Dave > > > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > The current "record" based on banded birds returned to the wild is 8 years 2 > months. That said, Nancy may well have been enjoying the progeny of that > first pair as their site fidelity is high. > > John > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > On 2018-06-19 17:17, Asher Hockett wrote: > > Likely "your" pewee was at least two different birds, as their lifespan is ~7 > years. > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com> > wrote: > It really is an odd summer! We also are missing "our" peewee, who has been > here reliably for the 14 years I have lived in this house. Missing him! > There are at least 2 pair of great crested flycatchers and on Friday an > Indigo bunting showed up and is still around singing his head off from the > tops of the black locust trees. > There are sapsucker babies (that sound like they are humming in morse code > from inside the tree) and bluebirds too. So down one peewee, up a bunting? > Guess I would call that OK....but I want my peewee back. > > thanks for everyone's comments on this thread. > > Nancy > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 578! dogs since 2005! > Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM, <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > Hi! > > Over 30years of banding, migration and population study here and we > experienced and ever increasing paucity of birds. About 15 years ago I wrote > a report citing these losses. While many can be linked to loss of habitat > mainly due to factory farming, that didn't account for the lack of song. We > prognosticated at the time that populations within species were undergoing a > drastic diminishment.That has since been shown to be even worse than we > guessed ( based on American Bird Conservancy data sets). > > A result most noticeable was in song. With fewer competitors, birds in lesser > numbers arrive on native land and , if they find it still existent, establish > a territory. With little or no competition, the territorial song is short > lived -after all, why expend energy needlessly? Defense of territory is > seldom needed so in season song is greatly diminished. > > That doesn't mean it stops entirely but certainly far less than what we new > 50, 40 or 30 years ago. > > Fast forward to the crazy migration we experienced this spring. Expected > species have still not checked in and we guess they either overflew or were > content to our south. We have the same experience with Veery here and Wood > Thrush has been declining steadily. Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo are all > missing and the fancy Thrushes once a stopover certainty haven't been seen > for several years. Yesterday, we finally had a single Pewee. On the positive > side we are inundated with Grosbeaks, Purple Finch, Great-crested > Flycatchers, cuckoos and others that are normally here in much smaller > numbers. > > Looking South to the greater DC area, many of these species are still there > and that's abnormal. Check the ADK reports and they are also having a strange > year although I've not seen any thoughts on the subject from that area. > > The short answer is an unusual migration window with lots of weather effect, > rapidly declining populations creating an environment where our old > expectations are no longer valid. > > I liked it much better several decades ago. We have stopped banding > passerines and happy we did as the disappointment would be even greater. > > Best, > > John > > > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > On 2018-06-18 15:45, W. Larry Hymes wrote: > > I have noticed, as have others, that the woods have not been as plentiful > with bird song as normal. On my recent walks at Upper Buttermilk I have been > very disappointed in the total absence of Wood Thrush, Veery, and Scarlet > Tanager. By this time in past years I've always have several of these birds. > On my most recent walk (Friday) I was wonderfully surprised to hear 2 Wood > Thrush and 2-3 each of Veery and Scarlet Tanager. Why the sudden > "reappearance"?? I know I'm going to be criticized for asking, but could > some birds (species) still be migrating in? If not, then why did they > finally "show up"? Some could argue they were busy with nesting. But I've > never experienced birds remaining completely mum during the nesting season. > Another argument could be that they are now moving around after the first > brood. I doubt that would explain the numbers of these species I had all of > a sudden plopping down in Upper Buttermilk? By the way, we picnicked at > Upper Treman yesterday and bird song was relatively infrequent. Do any of > you have any thoughts on this subject?? > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. 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Tessaglia-Hymes > Field Applications Engineer > Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 > W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Brown Thrasher trapped in garage > From: "mela...@mwmu.com" <mela...@mwmu.com> > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:52:04 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 11 > > The bird does not appear to be in there anymore. Phew! > Sent from my Virgin Mobile Phone. > ------ Original message------From: Donna Lee ScottDate: Wed, Jun 20, 2018 > 12:14 PMTo: Melanie Uhlir;Cc: Regi Teasley;CAYUGABIRDS-L;Subject:Re: > [cayugabirds-l] Brown Thrasher trapped in garage > > > ? Put big shallow pan of water (1" deep water) on floor near door. Maybe > thrasher will come to drink then fly out. > > > > This morning at 6:30 I saw one of "my" brown thrashers in a dark place in a > bush. We looked at each other for a while. Nice start to day. > > > Donna Scott > > Lansing > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jun 19, 2018, at 9:22 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Welp. Yeah. That's the only thing we could think of. I just want the bird to > be okay and not get dehydrated in there. > > > > On 6/19/2018 8:34 PM, Regi Teasley wrote: > > > > Maybe just leave the garage open and give it space? > > > > Regi > > > > > Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living. Mother Jones > > > > > > > On Jun 19, 2018, at 8:32 PM, Melanie Uhlir <mela...@mwmu.com> wrote: > > > > > > I was thrilled to see a Brown Thrasher in our yard, until one went into the > garage and didn't come out! Fledgling, maybe? There is a second, very > concerned, Brown Thrasher calling anxiously. This second bird has some kind > of larva in its mouth. > > > > Anyone know the best way to coax a bird out of the upper part of a garage?!?! > > > > Anxiously awaiting advice! > > > > Melanie > > > > Freeville > > > > > > -- > > > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > > ARCHIVES: > > 1) > http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > > 2) > http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > 3) > http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to > eBird! > -- > > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
