I observed one of the Phoebes, recently returned at the Burns Road Reservoir, yesterday feeding very close to the inlet river water. It would perch on flotsam and apparently pick bugs off the water surface. I think they get very creative in these marginal conditions.
Gary From: bounce-122484620-3493...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-122484620-3493...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Linda Orkin Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 1:32 PM To: Sara Jane Hymes <s...@cornell.edu> Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Eastern Phoebe I am so distressed for all the returning insect eating birds. Yes, I know they have other strategies etc etc but still. And on top of declining numbers of insects in general, especially high quality big ones. Thanks for noting this too Sara Jane. Linda Orkin On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 9:16 AM, Sara Jane Hymes <s...@cornell.edu<mailto:s...@cornell.edu>> wrote: I had my first PHOEBE today on Eastern Heights walkway near water tower. It was desperately trying to find a bug to catch in the cold weather! -- Sara Jane Hymes -- 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/>! -- -- "For the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and the light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy" Plutarch If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- 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: 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/ --
