Hawthorns are underrated. The one the city planted in front of my home is a Cockspur, I think. I have planted Washingtons elsewhere on the property. Birds like them a,l hear round.
Regi What good is a house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it in? Henry David Thoreau > On May 19, 2019, at 5:03 PM, Dave Nutter <[email protected]> wrote: > > A couple weeks ago I came across a Hawthorn tree hosting migrant warblers. It > was on a residential street in downtown Ithaca a couple blocks from the > Dickcissel site. There were at least 8 birds in this single not-very-large > tree, including 4 species of warblers. It was surprising they could hide at > all. The other street trees on that block were different species, larger, > healthier, with thicker foliage, and I did not search them. I plan to ask the > City Forester what variety this shabby Hawthorn tree is, so I can get one! > EBird list below. > > - - Dave Nutter > >> NY:TOM:Ithaca: 2nd St #407 Hawthorn, Tompkins, New York, US >> May 6, 2019 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM >> Protocol: Stationary >> Comments: Drove N on this street a couple minutes earlier while going >> around the block to be able to drop off a customer curbside in front of >> apartments on 3rd St, and I noticed a small fluttering bird in this tree. >> Came back with empty taxi and discovered that this ragged barely leafing out >> tree held several hiding foraging birds. >> 6 species >> >> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2 Maybe 3, foraging in >> Hawthorn. FOY Office. >> Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 2 2 foraging in Hawthorn. >> FOY Office. >> Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1 Male foraging in Hawthorn. FOY >> Office. >> Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 Male foraging in Hawthorn. >> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 2 Male & >> female foraging in Hawthorn. FOY Office. >> Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 Heard song nearby. >> >> View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55926931 > > > >>> On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 10:40 AM Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > There is very little evidence of leafroller moth larvae (Tortricidae) >>> > being pervasive throughout the Hawthorn Orchard this year. Most hawthorn >>> > trees and leaves appear quite healthy and undamaged. >>> > >>> > The significantly reduced findings of many warblers or vireos actively >>> > foraging in or making use of the hawthorns as a good food source, >>> > supports the idea and observation that the neotropical migrants are >>> > primarily targeting this location for the periodic abundance of food. The >>> > occurrence of leafroller moth larvae may be a biennial event or at least >>> > having some cyclical nature—hopefully the notable lack of larvae this >>> > year is not another example of the mass die-off of our insects. >>> > > > -- > 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/[email protected]/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/ --
