Possibly there is less risk of predation when birds are dispersed in cover to feed v. concentrated at a predictable site at feeders designed to be open enough on at least one side for people to observe from inside a house. - - Dave Nutter
> On Oct 25, 2017, at 11:58 AM, AB Clark <anneb.cl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think it is extremely reassuring that, when the wild foods are ample, the > feeder-aware birds still prefer to use them. Superior nutrition and > nutritional diversity, I am sure. > > Anne B Clark > 147 Hile School Rd > Freeville, NY 13068 > 607-222-0905 > anneb.cl...@gmail.com > > > > > >> On Oct 25, 2017, at 11:54 AM, Marc Devokaitis <mdevokai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> Re-opening this thread--I thought I'd share with the list a comment from >> Donald Leopold, Chair of the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology >> at SUNY-ESF (I was asking him about something else, but this came up.) >> >> "Not only are conifers producing an extraordinary abundance of cones but I >> have never seen such an abundance of walnuts, hickories, oak acorns, sugar >> maple and white ash samaras, and other tree fruits and seeds. Interestingly, >> I’ve seen this above average production across the Northeast." >> >> >> >> Hopefully this goes a long way to explaining the increase in decreases this >> year. >> >> >> >> Marc Devokaitis >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Barbara B. Eden <b...@cornell.edu> wrote: >>> For the past 2 months the resident birds that I daily feed have dropped in >>> population This is the first time this has happened and even those pesky >>> squirrels have left I live in Cayuga Heights and my backyard is a bird >>> friendly habitat >>> Any thoughts would be appreciated >>> Thanks >>> Barbara Eden >>> >>> Sent using OWA for iPhone >>> -- >>> 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! >> -- > > -- > 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: 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/ --
