Re: [cayugabirds-l] Frontenac Island in Cayuga Lake

2022-07-11 Thread Bird nerds untie! 
Karen,

Well, I didn’t know that! And the local teens who venture out with firewood and 
beer genuinely do not care. If it does need protecting then it needs protecting 
but telling the birdwatchers (respectful folk) not to go there will have less 
effect than actually “letting” them go out. Birdwatchers might spread the word 
of a need of protection. And the teens won’t, alas, care that they “shouldn’t” 
go there and clearly already do not care.

I shall continue to visit, I imagine. It’s an very interesting place what with 
the stromataporoids (predecessors to stromataporites? I forget the chain!) and 
whatnot. I follow the established paths and “leave it the way I found it”. And… 
It, honestly, doesn’t matter what I do. It is, in low-lake years, walking 
distance from shore.

rgds

From: bounce-126669961-91475...@list.cornell.edu 
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Date: Monday, July 11, 2022 at 6:54 PM
To: Charles Witherup , 
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job121...@verizon.net 
Cc: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Frontenac Island in Cayuga Lake
Not mentioned so far is that Frontenac Island is an indian burial site. To 
prevent inevitable disturbance, it should not be visited.

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From: bob mcguire 
To: job121...@verizon.net
Cc: Cayugabirdlist 
Sent: Mon, Jul 11, 2022 6:37 pm
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Frontenac Island in Cayuga Lake
Fear not, Fritzie and Becky. Your beloved island will survive. The trees will 
all die. The cormorants will move on to another stand of trees, somewhere else 
along the lakeshore.The trees will fall and rot away. The guano will dissolve 
and wash into the lake (eventually). The seeds of new trees will find their way 
there (eventually). The island will survive.

Come stand sometime under the cormorant colony at Jetty Woods - in the spring. 
(Wear a hat with a broad brim!) Listen to the croaks of the adults and the 
barks of the young. You might grimace. It makes me smile!!

Bob McGuire


On Jul 11, 2022, at 6:18 PM, 
job121...@verizon.net<mailto:job121...@verizon.net> wrote:

11 July 2022 Union Springs, NY

I noticed several wks. ago the many dead trees (ash?) on the center of our 
beloved Frontenac Island, the only natural island in any of the Finger Lakes.. 
Today Becky & I were shocked to see that a large area of trees & rocks were 
white almost like firemen had sprayed with foam to put out a fire. She asked at 
the village office what had happened. Was told it was the fecal matter of 
cormorants. Said someone had tried chasing them away with noise, to no avail. 
Certainly there were far more cormorants & nests there this spring than I've 
ever seen.

In the village office is a  map of proposed use of shore land owned by the 
village, including possible extension of the rock ledge in the lake at the 
north end of the park to make the island accessible. People have already 
desecrated the island  ... no access should be increased.

This a.m. we watched as many cedar waxwings were flying out to scarf insects 
over Factory St. pond. They have long taken advantage of feeding there.

Fritzie B., Union Springs


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Frontenac Island in Cayuga Lake

2022-07-11 Thread Karen 
Not mentioned so far is that Frontenac Island is an indian burial site. To 
prevent inevitable disturbance, it should not be visited.


-Original Message-
From: bob mcguire 
To: job121...@verizon.net
Cc: Cayugabirdlist 
Sent: Mon, Jul 11, 2022 6:37 pm
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Frontenac Island in Cayuga Lake

Fear not, Fritzie and Becky. Your beloved island will survive. The trees will 
all die. The cormorants will move on to another stand of trees, somewhere else 
along the lakeshore.The trees will fall and rot away. The guano will dissolve 
and wash into the lake (eventually). The seeds of new trees will find their way 
there (eventually). The island will survive. 
Come stand sometime under the cormorant colony at Jetty Woods - in the spring. 
(Wear a hat with a broad brim!) Listen to the croaks of the adults and the 
barks of the young. You might grimace. It makes me smile!!
Bob McGuire


On Jul 11, 2022, at 6:18 PM, job121...@verizon.net wrote:
11 July 2022 Union Springs, NY
I noticed several wks. ago the many dead trees (ash?) on the center of our 
beloved Frontenac Island, the only natural island in any of the Finger Lakes.. 
Today Becky & I were shocked to see that a large area of trees & rocks were 
white almost like firemen had sprayed with foam to put out a fire. She asked at 
the village office what had happened. Was told it was the fecal matter of 
cormorants. Said someone had tried chasing them away with noise, to no avail. 
Certainly there were far more cormorants & nests there this spring than I've 
ever seen.
In the village office is a  map of proposed use of shore land owned by the 
village, including possible extension of the rock ledge in the lake at the 
north end of the park to make the island accessible. People have already 
desecrated the island  ... no access should be increased.
This a.m. we watched as many cedar waxwings were flying out to scarf insects 
over Factory St. pond. They have long taken advantage of feeding there.
Fritzie B., Union Springs


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Frontenac Island in Cayuga Lake

2022-07-11 Thread bob mcguire 
Fear not, Fritzie and Becky. Your beloved island will survive. The trees will 
all die. The cormorants will move on to another stand of trees, somewhere else 
along the lakeshore.The trees will fall and rot away. The guano will dissolve 
and wash into the lake (eventually). The seeds of new trees will find their way 
there (eventually). The island will survive. 

Come stand sometime under the cormorant colony at Jetty Woods - in the spring. 
(Wear a hat with a broad brim!) Listen to the croaks of the adults and the 
barks of the young. You might grimace. It makes me smile!!

Bob McGuire

> On Jul 11, 2022, at 6:18 PM, job121...@verizon.net wrote:
> 
> 11 July 2022 Union Springs, NY
> 
> I noticed several wks. ago the many dead trees (ash?) on the center of our 
> beloved Frontenac Island, the only natural island in any of the Finger 
> Lakes.. Today Becky & I were shocked to see that a large area of trees & 
> rocks were white almost like firemen had sprayed with foam to put out a fire. 
> She asked at the village office what had happened. Was told it was the fecal 
> matter of cormorants. Said someone had tried chasing them away with noise, to 
> no avail. Certainly there were far more cormorants & nests there this spring 
> than I've ever seen.
> 
> In the village office is a  map of proposed use of shore land owned by the 
> village, including possible extension of the rock ledge in the lake at the 
> north end of the park to make the island accessible. People have already 
> desecrated the island  ... no access should be increased.
> 
> This a.m. we watched as many cedar waxwings were flying out to scarf insects 
> over Factory St. pond. They have long taken advantage of feeding there.
> 
> Fritzie B., Union Springs
> 
> 
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