Hi All,
My perception of spring migration is about the same as Chris' description.
Migration of neotropical migrants almost never happened. Because of
helping out with the Sapsucker Woods Acoustic Monitoring Project (SWAMP)
this spring, I have spent a lot of time in Sapsucker Woods this spring.
I have always felt that birders, from casual to die-hard, number in the
millions and comprise a group of potentially influential activists.
I would love to see an organization, or even discussion thread dedicated to
furthering the convergence of birding and environmental activism. While I
We are kayaker, and there are plenty of birds along the rivers. Yellow
warblers, Baltimore orioles and especially cedar waxwings.
Around our house, same as others are reporting.
Nancy Cusumano
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Exactly, Terry. The issue is that the birds are in the prime habitat (such as
at your campsite) but they are not as prevalent in the sub-prime habitat or
traditional backyard habitat…
Thanks for trying… :-)
Sincerely,
Chris
On Jun 17, 2017, at 11:32 AM, Terry P. Mingle
Re: No birds - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Tree swallow
Oh, yeah. I forgot about Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. I remember when we used to
have them in the Northeast. They used to be a really common and cheerful
species of the summer. People used to put out these feeders filled with
sugar-wat
We have a TON of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at camp (Forest Lake Campground, in
Truxton). Not so many in Cortland (where we live).
Also I've seen almost all the usual suspects in Cortland this year (sans the
hummingbirds).
At camp, plenty of assorted swallows (Tree and Barn) Rose-breasted
Oh, yeah. I forgot about Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. I remember when we used to
have them in the Northeast. They used to be a really common and cheerful
species of the summer. People used to put out these feeders filled with
sugar-water to attract them to their house for viewing pleasure. They
Thank you for sending this - it is exactly my experience & my concern.
I don't worry quite so much about migration, which can skip over us
easily due to weather patterns. In fact there was an odd weather
pattern in late April that seemed to sling a lot of 'my' warblers up to
the coast of
Chris et al,
I appreciate your comments and fully agree. We are blessed that after 31
years the restoration work to the sanctuary here has really come to
fruition. The creation of multiple water features and habitat niches has
proven very successful as has design/placement of nest boxes. The
