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If you have any questions about the Sustainable Living course please email Lena Fletcher lflet...@umass.edu Thank you, Hollie Sutherland On Mar 15, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Upstate NY Birding digest <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote: > CAYUGABIRDS-L Digest for Monday, March 14, 2016. > > 1. Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > 2. Re: Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > 3. RE: Cayuga Bird Club March meeting - Mon., March 14 > 4. RE: Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > 5. Re: Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > 6. Re: working on response to City > 7. TV snacks > 8. Cayuga Bird Club meeting tonight > 9. help determining the time to mow fields > 10. RE: help determining the time to mow fields > 11. Re: help determining the time to mow fields > 12. RE: help determining the time to mow fields > 13. RE: help determining the time to mow fields > 14. Re: help determining the time to mow fields > 15. Syracuse RBA > 16. Re: help determining the time to mow fields > 17. Sunday Field Trip Report: Around the Lake > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > From: Brad Walker <edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:05:39 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > Hi all, > > There's a possible leucistic Canada Goose at Sapsucker Woods on the pond > for those that want to take a look. It's either that or a domestic type. > > Brad > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > From: "Kenneth V. Rosenberg" <k...@cornell.edu> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:15:35 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > I saw that goose by the horse farm on Blugrass Lane yesterday. Very large and > whitish, but with some "wild-type" markings. Looked mostly domestic but > obviously flying around with Canadas. > > Ken > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 14, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Brad Walker > <edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com<mailto:edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > There's a possible leucistic Canada Goose at Sapsucker Woods on the pond for > those that want to take a look. It's either that or a domestic type. > > Brad > -- > 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: Cayuga Bird Club March meeting - Mon., March 14 > From: "Kevin J. McGowan" <k...@cornell.edu> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:35:51 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > Apologies to the list. > > Colleen, > > Your email doesn't seem to be working. I was trying to RSVP for dinner, but > it bounced twice. > > Kevin > > From: bounce-120261428-3493...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-120261428-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of cl...@juno.com > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 5:50 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Cayuga Bird Club March meeting - Mon., March 14 > > > The March Cayuga Bird Club meeting will be this coming Monday, March 14, at > 7:30 pm at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Cookies & conversation begins at > 7:15. > > Our speaker, Anastasia Dalziell, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, will > be presenting "Strange Tales of a Curious Bird: Recent Research on the Superb > Lyrebird". > > The male Superb Lyrebird is world famous for its remarkable ability to mimic > natural and human-made sounds. Postdoc Anastasia Dalziell traveled to the > forests of southeastern Australia to study lyrebird mimicry and found that, > contrary to early suggestions, male lyrebirds are highly selective about when > and what sounds they mimic. She will also discuss the association between > vocal mimicry and dance, along with other findings that challenge our > understanding about the evolution of complex communication in animals. > > Members are invited to dinner with Anastasia before the meeting at Aladdin's > in Collegtown at 5:30. Please RSVP by noon Monday to > cl...@juno.com<mailto:cl...@juno.com> so reservations can be made. > > There will also be an opportunity at the meeting to sign up for tickets to > the documentary, The Messenger, which will be shown at Cornell Cinema on > Sunday, April 10th, at 4:30. 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Get online in minutes. > Starting at only $9.95 per month! > <http://www.netzero.net?refcd=nzmem0216>www.netzero.net<http://www.netzero.net?refcd=nzmem0216> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > From: "Kevin J. McGowan" <k...@cornell.edu> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:45:02 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > Although the body shows some dark feather edging that resemble a Canada > Goose, the thick neck with deep ridges in the feathers indicate this bird has > domestic goose genes. > > Kevin > > From: bounce-120266252-3493...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-120266252-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth V. > Rosenberg > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 9:16 AM > To: edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com > Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > > I saw that goose by the horse farm on Blugrass Lane yesterday. Very large and > whitish, but with some "wild-type" markings. Looked mostly domestic but > obviously flying around with Canadas. > > Ken > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 14, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Brad Walker > <edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com<mailto:edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Hi all, > > There's a possible leucistic Canada Goose at Sapsucker Woods on the pond for > those that want to take a look. It's either that or a domestic type. > > Brad > -- > 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: Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > From: "Chris R. Pelkie" <chris.pel...@cornell.edu> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:38:42 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > Is there any significance to the mostly yellow bill with black tip? And the > yellow legs and feet? > With little experience in picking apart weird plumages, I also leaned toward > domestic or hybrid and away from Canada because of those marks. > Unless leucism can impart those color shifts as well. > > ChrisP > ______________________ > > Chris Pelkie > Information/Data Manager; IT Support > Bioacoustics Research Program > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > On Mar 14, 2016, at 09:45, Kevin J. McGowan > <k...@cornell.edu<mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote: > > Although the body shows some dark feather edging that resemble a Canada > Goose, the thick neck with deep ridges in the feathers indicate this bird has > domestic goose genes. > > Kevin > > From: > bounce-120266252-3493...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-120266252-3493...@list.cornell.edu> > [mailto:bounce-120266252-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth V. > Rosenberg > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 9:16 AM > To: edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com<mailto:edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com> > Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Possible leucistic Canada at SSW > > I saw that goose by the horse farm on Blugrass Lane yesterday. Very large and > whitish, but with some "wild-type" markings. Looked mostly domestic but > obviously flying around with Canadas. > > Ken > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 14, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Brad Walker > <edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com<mailto:edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Hi all, > > There's a possible leucistic Canada Goose at Sapsucker Woods on the pond for > those that want to take a look. 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I am a fairly active member of > the Club and am not aware of any Club involvement here. I do look forward to > hearing what the Club has been doing and what, if any, position we have taken > on the issue of “goose management”. > > Regards, > > Bob McGuire > On Mar 13, 2016, at 9:57 PM, Jody W Enck <j...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Hi Dave, > Thanks for your thoughtful attention to this matter. I was going to write > sooner in response to your initial note, but have been dealing with an injury > that has taken much of my attention. I will write a more extensive note > soon. But for now, let me just point out that the Club already has been > heavily involved in working with the City on several issues related to > Stewart Park, including the goose management plan. I encourage you to please > hold off on your efforts until you hear the complete story. I’ll plan to > spend some time on the topic at the meeting tomorrow. > > Thanks > Jody > Cayuga Bird Club President > > > From: Dave Nutter > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 9:52 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > > At the suggestion of some bird club members I am drafting a resolution to > bring before the Cayuga Bird Club meeting tomorrow night asking the City of > Ithaca to halt its plans to ban feeding waterfowl, to haze geese on City > land and water, and to disrupt nesting. Reasons are several and may include: > > The process was wrong. The recent “stakeholders” meeting did not include a > particularly interested, knowledgeable, and passionate group, namely local > bird enthusiasts such as the Cayuga Bird Club. The one time we were included > it seemed that participants agreed to try habitat modification to make areas > unattractive for geese which are prime areas for human use and where it is > especially desirable not to have goose droppings. We believe this would be > least expensive and most effective in the long run as well as least > disruptive to the peaceful atmosphere of City Parks. However, this appears > not to have been done and instead it appears that a Parks Commission > subcommittee has since taken an entirely different course without the > participation of this stakeholder group, and the Planning and Economic > Development Committee of Common Council intends to rapidly push it through > despite numerous and serious flaws. > > Renwick Wildwood Sanctuary on the south side of Stewart Park was created as a > bird sanctuary through the work of the Cayuga Bird Club. The Fuertes > Sanctuary in the west end of Stewart Park was created as a waterfowl > sanctuary in honor of renowned artist and beloved Cayuga Bird Club President > Louis Agassiz Fuertes. The shallow south end of Cayuga Lake is an important > area for waterfowl of many species during migrations and winter, while a few > individuals may remain over the summer as well. A significant portion of the > population of one species of duck, the Redhead, winters on Cayuga Lake, and > it is common to see flocks of thousands of them from Stewart Park. Canada > Geese are the most easily recognized waterfowl by the lay-public, but there > are two similar-looking species of goose, as well as several different > looking goose species. It is entirely inappropriate to harass waterfowl in > the Steawrt Park area. We also believe it is wrong to promote or institute as > an official policy the harassment of birds. Canada Geese are not dangerous > like rabid raccoons; geese stick out their tongues and hiss when people > threaten their young. Canada Geese don’t wreck cars, destroy food gardens or > ornamental plants, or wipe out the understory of forests like deer do; geese > just eat grass, perhaps even saving the City money on mowing. > > Stewart Park is an especially wonderful place to view a great variety of > waterfowl species from many parts of North America, sometimes at very close > range and among Canada Geese on land or in the water. The habituation of the > local waterfowl to people can bring other species closer. It is not unnatural > that birds tolerate people when people are not mean to them; rather it is to > be celebrated. This is a wonderful education opportunity which connects > people to wildlife, emphasizes our ecological connectedness to other places, > and promotes conservation. Harassment of geese will not only be unpleasant to > people, it is apt to disrupt the activities of other species of birds as > well, including Common Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, and > Mallards which also nest feed, display, and raise young locally. > > We have no evidence that feeding waterfowl is a problem, that it happens > often or in great quantity, that it contributes significantly to the birds’ > diet or the amount of poop they create, or that it creates any health > problem. However, what little feeding which occurs can be very educational > and create a lasting positive feeling toward wildlife. Stopping feeding will > not stop the geese from coming to the parks to eat the grass, which they do > daily. While we support the City using the Ithaca Police Department to > enforce its ban on shooting on City land and water and keeping guns out of > Stewart Park, we do not support using police resources to ticket someone > feeding birds in Stewart Park, such as a kid with a bag of popcorn or a > family with a loaf of bread, which are harmless activities. We believe > feeding waterfowl should not be banned. > > We value education, but the education suggested by the City’s program does > not comport with what we observe or know to be true. Grain is not unhealthy, > waste grain powers goose migrations of hundreds of miles. Flocking is > perfectly normal. The ill health we see appears to be largely due to injuries > by hunters. Sometimes a few geese of other species join the local goose flock > for days or weeks while pausing to recover from the stresses of migration. > Presumably some migrant Canada Geese do this as well, but it is harder to > tell. We see no evidence of ill health from a bad diet or from supplementary > feeding. We would like to collaborate with any education efforts by the City. > > The tolerance of the geese toward humans creates a wonderful educational > opportunity which would be spoiled by making them afraid. Young students can > observe behavior and learn to interpret the meanings of different postures. > If, as suggested, geese are to be banded, given individual tags, collars or > markings, they could be individually tracked as a Citizen Science project. > Older students could try to determine local goose population dynamics: Where > do they come from? Where do they range? How many are here at various times of > year? How many nests are there? How many eggs? How many fledgings? How many > survive to adulthood? What are their natural predators? What is their average > lifespan? Hazing and disrupting their breeding not only would cut off these > educational opportunities, and keep us from learning about the geese. > Understanding the geese should come before starting any control program, not > be an afterthought. > > We understand that goose poop is the real issue, not the geese themselves. > Why is there so much? Geese graze. Canada Geese in our parks eat the grass. > Grass is not very nutritious, so they must eat a lot. However, geese can’t > afford to get heavy or hold the grass inside them for a long time like a cow > does to get the maximum food value. Geese must be able to fly in case of > predators, therefore they process the grass quickly and minimally, and poop > it out. David Attenborough talked about this in his famous television series, > The Life of Birds. The goose poop we see is bright green inside and shows > individual grass fibers. Sure, no one wants to lie down in it or eat off the > ground, but dirt and lawns never were sanitary places. While people have a > natural aversion to feces, it should be understood that goose poop is very > different from the feces most people deal with from humans, dogs, and cats. > It isn’t stinky, it decays quickly, and it is very similar to the paste of > grass clippings from the inside of a lawnmower. For poop, it is very benign. > People should understand that. Meanwhile, the question is, where is it most > important that there not be goose poop, how much trouble and expense should > be taken to ensure that, and how best can it be done without disrupting the > wonderful situation we have with waterfowl in Ithaca? > > > -- > > 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! > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: TV snacks > From: Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:02:25 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > Breezy today. Looks like the Turkey Vultures have gotten wind of my deer > carcass out in the woods. Six of them are circling-down now over the spot. > > -Geo > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Cayuga Bird Club meeting tonight > From: Jody W Enck <j...@cornell.edu> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:43:26 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > Hi All, > > A quick reminder that there is a Club meeting this evening at 7:30pm in the > auditorium at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. After a bit of business, we’ll > hear from Dr. Anastasia Dalziell about her fascinating research on > vocalizations of Superb Lyrebirds. > > Since the Club’s last meeting, there has been a lot of communication between > the Club and the City of Ithaca with respect to broad ideas for enhancing > Stewart Park as a must-visit destination for birds and birders. The meeting > tonight will be the first official opportunity for me to share some of the > things being discussed and to provide opportunities for Club members to get > involved (see my President’s column in the March newsletter for heads-up > opportunities). > > For now, let me just say that the City is committed to making Stewart Park > not only a fun destination for local residents, but a place that is > particularly bird- and birder-friendly. Rick Manning and others from the > City will be speaking at our May meeting and will be seeking ideas at that > time from the Club about a broad management planning effort focused on > Stewart Park. > > Please come to the Club meeting tonight for a bit more information. Here are > some highlights. > > > * > Restoration of the stone overlook at the Fuertes Bird Sanctuary (“Swan Pen”). > * > Focus on native plants and habitat restoration for birds and other wildlife, > which may include removal of non-native, invasive species. > * > Development of a schedule of regular public bird walks at the Park. > * > Development of a plan for on-site nature-based educational opportunities. > * > Development and implementation of a comprehensive goose-management plan for > the southern end of Cayuga Lake, including opportunities for Club members to > help with population estimates, nest searches, and other data gathering > activities. > > Finally, check out this link, which will take you to an announcement for a > fund-raiser to be held in April promoting the idea that Stewart Park is for > the BIrds. > https://www.facebook.com/events/231796423836351/ > > I hope many of your on this listserv are able to attend tonight’s meeting of > the Cayuga Bird Club. > > Jody Enck > President, Cayuga Bird Club > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: help determining the time to mow fields > From: "Michael O. Engle" <m...@cornell.edu> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:23:48 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 9 > > Hi, > > I had a chat with a local livestock raiser at Winter Market this weekend. He > hays a number of fields and would like some guidance on the best time to do > the haying to protect birds that nest in the fields he cuts. Please respond > to me off list, and I will pass his contact information along. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > +++++++++++++++++ > Michael Engle, > Reference and Instruction Librarian > Selector, Olin/Uris Reference and Anglo-American News > 106 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > Email: m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>; Telephone: (607) 255-1884 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: help determining the time to mow fields > From: Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 19:39:23 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 10 > > While I can understand why Michael wants to keep the conversation with the > livestock person off the list, I think it would benefit many of us if we knew > what are the recommendations are for when is the best time to mow hay or > grass fields with regard to protecting nesting grassland birds and their > offspring. > > I would like this information to be posted on the list. > I often toy with the idea of trying to convince some local landowners here in > Lansing to mow large grass expanses in later summer, but I don't know what > the cut-off date is. > > Donna L. Scott > Lansing Station Road > Lansing, NY > > From: bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Michael O. > Engle > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 2:24 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] help determining the time to mow fields > > Hi, > > I had a chat with a local livestock raiser at Winter Market this weekend. He > hays a number of fields and would like some guidance on the best time to do > the haying to protect birds that nest in the fields he cuts. Please respond > to me off list, and I will pass his contact information along. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > +++++++++++++++++ > Michael Engle, > Reference and Instruction Librarian > Selector, Olin/Uris Reference and Anglo-American News > 106 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > Email: m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>; Telephone: (607) 255-1884 > > -- > 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: help determining the time to mow fields > From: Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:51:38 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 11 > > Here's my take: > > I think a cut-off date (a one-date-fits-all approach) is pretty hopeless, as > it forces you to postpone all your cutting until quite late, reducing the > economic viability of your business operation. > > In my opinion it's much better to do an assessment year-by-year and > field-by-field. Beginning in late May or early June, you study each of the > fields you intend to cut, in order to determine which species are currently > breeding there, and then you schedule the cuttings accordingly. Fields > without any breeding birds can be cut as early as you please. Fields with > species that are under very serious threat in your region can be left > entirely untouched. And for all the cases in between those extremes, you can > consult resources like the NY breeding season tables, and try to balance the > economic needs of your operation against the interests of present species > that may indeed suffer immediate reproductive losses at your hands, but that > would have no future in our region if your activity were so unprofitable that > it ceased altogether and all the fields reverted to forest. > > -Geo > > On Mar 14, 2016, at 3:39 PM, Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > While I can understand why Michael wants to keep the conversation with the > livestock person off the list, I think it would benefit many of us if we knew > what are the recommendations are for when is the best time to mow hay or > grass fields with regard to protecting nesting grassland birds and their > offspring. > > I would like this information to be posted on the list. > I often toy with the idea of trying to convince some local landowners here in > Lansing to mow large grass expanses in later summer, but I don’t know what > the cut-off date is. > > Donna L. Scott > Lansing Station Road > Lansing, NY > > From: bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Michael O. > Engle > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 2:24 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] help determining the time to mow fields > > Hi, > > I had a chat with a local livestock raiser at Winter Market this weekend. He > hays a number of fields and would like some guidance on the best time to do > the haying to protect birds that nest in the fields he cuts. Please respond > to me off list, and I will pass his contact information along. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > +++++++++++++++++ > Michael Engle, > Reference and Instruction Librarian > Selector, Olin/Uris Reference and Anglo-American News > 106 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > Email: m...@cornell.edu; Telephone: (607) 255-1884 > > -- > 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 > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: help determining the time to mow fields > From: "Michael O. Engle" <m...@cornell.edu> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:02:58 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 12 > > I'm fine with the discussion taking place on the list. I think it would be > good, in the end, if one person could work directly with the livestock guy I > talked with to advise/train/support him over time. It's certainly a useful > kind of knowledge for livestock producers who manage fields for hay. I wonder > if the county extension folks are a useful resource to help out and provide > support with this topic. > > Michael > > +++++++++++++++++ > Michael Engle, > Reference and Instruction Librarian > Selector, Olin/Uris Reference and Anglo-American News > 106 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > Email: m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>; Telephone: (607) 255-1884 > > From: Donna Lee Scott > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 3:39 PM > To: Michael O. Engle <m...@cornell.edu>; CAYUGABIRDS-L > <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: RE: help determining the time to mow fields > > While I can understand why Michael wants to keep the conversation with the > livestock person off the list, I think it would benefit many of us if we knew > what are the recommendations are for when is the best time to mow hay or > grass fields with regard to protecting nesting grassland birds and their > offspring. > > I would like this information to be posted on the list. > I often toy with the idea of trying to convince some local landowners here in > Lansing to mow large grass expanses in later summer, but I don't know what > the cut-off date is. > > Donna L. Scott > Lansing Station Road > Lansing, NY > > From: > bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu> > [mailto:bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Michael O. > Engle > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 2:24 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] help determining the time to mow fields > > Hi, > > I had a chat with a local livestock raiser at Winter Market this weekend. He > hays a number of fields and would like some guidance on the best time to do > the haying to protect birds that nest in the fields he cuts. Please respond > to me off list, and I will pass his contact information along. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > +++++++++++++++++ > Michael Engle, > Reference and Instruction Librarian > Selector, Olin/Uris Reference and Anglo-American News > 106 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > Email: m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>; Telephone: (607) 255-1884 > > -- > 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: help determining the time to mow fields > From: "Palermo, Michael N (DEC)" <michael.pale...@dec.ny.gov> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:10:30 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 13 > > A useful document produced by Cornell Cooperative Extension can be found at > http://www.nysenvirothon.net/wildlife/WildReferences.html under Wildlife > Conservation and Management titled "Hayfields & Grassland Birds." > > Don't forget timing of mowing is important for fawns and other wildlife, too. > > Michael N. Palermo > Wildlife Biologist, Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources > > New York State Department of Environmental Conservation > 6274 East Avon-Lima Road, Avon, NY 14414 > P: (585) 226-5383 | F: (585) 226-6323 | > michael.pale...@dec.ny.gov<mailto:michael.pale...@dec.ny.gov> > > www.dec.ny.gov<http://www.dec.ny.gov/> | [cid:image002.gif@01D01928.215FD820] > <https://www.facebook.com/NYSDEC> | [cid:image001.gif@01D01927.D33C0790] > <https://twitter.com/NYSDEC> > > From: bounce-120268837-72193...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-120268837-72193...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Michael O. > Engle > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 4:03 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] help determining the time to mow fields > > I'm fine with the discussion taking place on the list. I think it would be > good, in the end, if one person could work directly with the livestock guy I > talked with to advise/train/support him over time. It's certainly a useful > kind of knowledge for livestock producers who manage fields for hay. I wonder > if the county extension folks are a useful resource to help out and provide > support with this topic. > > Michael > > +++++++++++++++++ > Michael Engle, > Reference and Instruction Librarian > Selector, Olin/Uris Reference and Anglo-American News > 106 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > Email: m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>; Telephone: (607) 255-1884 > > From: Donna Lee Scott > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 3:39 PM > To: Michael O. Engle <m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>>; > CAYUGABIRDS-L > <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>> > Subject: RE: help determining the time to mow fields > > While I can understand why Michael wants to keep the conversation with the > livestock person off the list, I think it would benefit many of us if we knew > what are the recommendations are for when is the best time to mow hay or > grass fields with regard to protecting nesting grassland birds and their > offspring. > > I would like this information to be posted on the list. > I often toy with the idea of trying to convince some local landowners here in > Lansing to mow large grass expanses in later summer, but I don't know what > the cut-off date is. > > Donna L. Scott > Lansing Station Road > Lansing, NY > > From: > bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu> > [mailto:bounce-120268126-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Michael O. > Engle > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 2:24 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] help determining the time to mow fields > > Hi, > > I had a chat with a local livestock raiser at Winter Market this weekend. He > hays a number of fields and would like some guidance on the best time to do > the haying to protect birds that nest in the fields he cuts. Please respond > to me off list, and I will pass his contact information along. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > +++++++++++++++++ > Michael Engle, > Reference and Instruction Librarian > Selector, Olin/Uris Reference and Anglo-American News > 106 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > Email: m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>; Telephone: (607) 255-1884 > > -- > 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: help determining the time to mow fields > From: Marc Devokaitis <mdevokai...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:14:41 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 14 > > Hi Michael, > > This should be helpful if you haven't come across it yet. > http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/86582.html > > Marc > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Michael O. Engle <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I had a chat with a local livestock raiser at Winter Market this weekend. > He hays a number of fields and would like some guidance on the best time to > do the haying to protect birds that nest in the fields he cuts. Please > respond to me off list, and I will pass his contact information along. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Michael > > > > +++++++++++++++++ > > Michael Engle, > > Reference and Instruction Librarian > > Selector, Olin/Uris Reference and Anglo-American News > > 106 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > > Email: m...@cornell.edu; Telephone: (607) 255-1884 > > > -- > *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: Syracuse RBA > From: Joseph Brin <brinjos...@yahoo.com> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 21:03:50 +0000 (UTC) > X-Message-Number: 15 > > * New York* Syracuse > - March 14, 2016 > * NYSY 03. 14. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):March 07, 2015 > - March 14, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate > NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands > Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, > Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: March 14 AT 5:00 > p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: > www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for > the week of March 07, 2015. > Highlights-------------- > ROSS’S GOOSECACKLING GOOSEGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSEEURASIAN WIGEONBLACK > VULTURENORTHERN GOSHAWKGOLDEN EAGLESANDHILL CRANEICELAND GULLSHORT-EARED > OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEWESTERN TANAGER (Extralimital) > > Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex > (MWC)------------ > 3/9: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen in flight near the Main Pool. 3/11: > 6 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh from East > Road. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from Carncross Road. 3/12: An EURASIAN > WIGEON was seen in the mucklands north of Rt. 31 near the potato building. > 3/13: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. > > Onondaga County------------ > 3/13: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues at Three Rivers WMA east of Smokey > Hollow Road near the duck blind. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen in flight at > Beaver Lake Nature Center. > > Derby Hill------------ > A slow week at Derby with only 406 raptors counted. However the seasons > first GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on 3/9. Also a ROSS’S GOOSE was seen on 3/7. > > Oswego County------------ > 3/12: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the intersection of Rt. 264 and > Biddlecum Road north of Phoenix. 3/13: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the > intersection of Rt.264 and Biddlecum Road. > > Madison County------------ > 3/11: 2 EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen on Ditchbank Road north of > Chittenango. > > Oneida County------------ > 3/7: 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen from Rt. 12 south of Barneveld. 3/13: > A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the Oriskany WMA. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on > Poppleton Road east of Verona Beach State Park. > > Herkimer County------------ > 3/13: 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Little Falls > Extralimital------------ > A WESTERN TANAGER continues to be seen at an area called Wee Stinkey > Glen on the Cornell University Campus in Tompkins County. > > Migrants reported this week. > EASTERN PHOEBE NORTHERN GOSHAWK TREE SWALLOW EASTERN > MEADOWLARK > .--end report > > Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027 U.S.A. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: help determining the time to mow fields > From: Geo Kloppel <geoklop...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:53:26 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 16 > > The NYDEC and Cornell Cooperative Extension documents that were mentioned > seem to be oriented toward management for grassland wildlife, so they say > that no cutting should take place between late April and mid August. That's > fine if you're managing a nature preserve, but it's probably not practical > for people in the business of making hay, like the one Michael was talking to > at Winter Market. Farmers who want guidance about reducing the negative > impact of their hay making operations on grassland birds need a scheme that > recognizes the contingencies of avian breeding and the economic constraints > of farming. > > -Geo > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Sunday Field Trip Report: Around the Lake > From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:02:02 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 17 > > On Sunday I led a CBC full day around-the-lake field trip, joined by 8 > others (2 staying only for the morning portion). The birding on the way up > the lake was pretty sparse numbers-wise though reasonable species-wise, but > mostly at scope distances. Thankfully, our scope-to-participant ratio was > quite high. > > At East Shore Park was a close group of American Coots accompanied by a > lone male Redhead, and some relatively close Buffleheads (the one species > that tended to stay close all day). At scoping distance were Scaups and > Horned Grebes to the north, and towards Stewart Park many Ruddy Ducks plus > Ring-necked Duck and possibly others I fail to remember. > > From the Myers spit the lake was quite empty, though scoping found way out > near Taughannock Point a pair of Wood Ducks, which took much squinting to > recognize. Northern Flickers were calling (FOY for me), and continued to > call almost everywhere we stopped. > > At Ladoga were some backlit American Coots and American Wigeons, while at > scoping distance was a Common Loon. Just as we were ready to leave 2-3 FOY > Tree Swallows flew by close, prompting Ann's ambiguous post of the year > candidate: "Three Tree Swallows flying close to shore." > > We stopped by Sweazey Road to find an empty screech owl cavity, and got > some exercise walking up the steep road, to be rewarded at the top by > Eastern Bluebirds checking out a nestbox: first a female(-type), then a > male, then two more F-types following the male. We wondered whether these > last two were last year's fledges, or females involved in some flavor of > "open relationship". > > In the fields around Long Point Winery we heard then found an Eastern > Meadowlark, sporting a remarkably uncamouflaged dark brown against the > golden field. A Northern Mockingbird complained from the power line before > flying off, and a distant Northern Harrier quickly disappeared. Long Point > State Park was "Long disap-Point" (as Ken described it), though we did > scope some distant Red-Breasted Mergansers and flushed a flock of waxwings > from a juniper tree, circling the sky and never to return for us to look > for possible Bohemians. We may have had a Pied-Billed Grebe too (don't > remember if that was here). > > Entering Aurora we pulled over to check out an adult Bald Eagle in the > nest, then decided to skip the boathouse for a snack break at Dorie's. > Union Spring's Frontenac Park did not have much; the Mill Pond was better > with a few Redheads and Buffleheads and Ring-necked Ducks, while in the sky > behind the pond, a fair-sized formation of Snow Geese drifted northward. > Meanwhile, an adult medium-sized accipiter sat atop a roadside tree giving > us nice but inconclusive side profile looks in scope; most decided it was a > Cooper's Hawk based on largish head. > > In the village of Cayuga we skipped Harris Park to stop at Towpath Machine, > where everyone excitedly jumped out of their cars to look at a lone > prematurely-declared ross's goose that scrutiny couldn't help but rule as > "just a" Snow Goose. > > A drive-by binocular look into the mud lock nest failed to notice any > eagles. > > At the visitor's center was a nice gathering of birders enjoying the good > number of Northern Pintails and Green-Winged Teals at moderate distance. > Farther out were a good number of partly-obscured Tundra Swans, and 3-4 > juvenile Bald Eagles perched variously on muskrat mounds and in the far > distant woods. Many were misidentifying juvenile eagles as ospreys -- an > interesting switcharoo of the more usual misidentification of osprey as > eagle. > > We were caught up by Stuart, who reported all the good stuff at spots we > decided to skip: white-winged scoters at the Aurora boathouse, large Aytha > rafts from Harris Park (albeit on the far shore)... > > At the mucklands we drove passed decent numbers of ducks at the east end; > when we reached the Potatoes building the surrounding pools were relatively > empty. Four Snow Geese worked a near berm; beyond were Northern Pintails > and further yet we found a hidden stash of American Wigeons, no eurasian. A > Horned Lark occasionally made itself visible above the berm line for a > distant scope view. > > We drove back to the east end of the mucklands, where the ducks we'd seen > earlier seem to have disappeared. Scanning the north side, however, we > found the best gathering of waterfowl so far, with zones of Ring-Necked > Duck, Redhead, Canvasback, Northern Pintail, probably some others I forget. > The earlier secret stash of wigeons, which by all geographic calculation > should've been visible from here, was nowhere to be found. > > On to Knox-Marcellus with a nice spread of Snow Geese: many blue geese > (some foraging individually far from the flock), but no Ross's. An adult > Bald Eagle was picking at a dead snow goose, with some anxious American > Crows impatiently trying to steal bits. A buteo made a pass then watched > from a small tree, showing just enough ambiguous field marks to prevent our > wishful rough-legged call to be definitively confirmed. Presently the eagle > tired of its meal and made a beeline across the marsh, sending up the > impressive swirl of squawking snow geese. > > Returning down the west shore, we drove along Lower Lake road looking at > the good numbers of aythya on the water and bemoaning the lack of public > parking and access; the aythya numbers decreased and eventually disappeared > by the time we got to Cayuga Lake State Park. From there we scoped north at > the scattering of dots on the water, while the sky filled with many more > dots flushed by a passing train. We drove back north, parked at the corner > of Lake and Lower Lake Roads and walked down to the nearby cemetery from > which we scoped the aythyas flock. Good numbers, but nothing new or unusual. > > At Dean's Cove, we quickly found the Lesser Black-Backed Gull, who > presently began moaning as it got chased and harassed by two juvenile > Herring Gulls, flying back and forth over us before settling back down near > the pier south of the cove. > > At Wyers Point Road, we pulled over to scope a suspected Golden Eagle the > other car had noticed on the highway; we found it soaring over the distant > trees, flying with a clear dihedral and long wings and no teetering. > Further down Wyers Point road, just before reaching the lake shore, we > looked across the field to the north at Pete's suspected bald eagle's nest, > but saw no discernible occupant, though we didn't look very hard. > > Finally just north of Glenwood Pines, Ann showed us the inconvenient > vantage of the Bald Eagle nest, with a single occupant within and a second > unseen eagle presently initiating a sequence of complaints. > > Thanks to all who made this trip so much fun that it got drawn out almost > two hours longer than I intended. > > Suan > > > > --- > > 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/ --
