RE:[cayugabirds-l] cayugabirds-l digest: June 01, 2018
There is a bluebird box right in the middle of the small dog park that is often occupied, so I suspect they'll get used to you. I have wondered at what an ideal location that box might have. The canine presence likely keeps other predators at bay. Rhea -- Subject: Bluebirds in Garden From: Poppy Singer Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 07:11:54 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 I put up a bluebird box on my garden fence early this spring. A pair of bluebirds moved in right away, which was wonderful! I believe they are currently raising/feeding their second clutch of babies. During the raising of the first clutch, I was rarely in the garden and there were no problems. However, I am finding it rather stressful for the both of us now that it is summer and I want to garden and they want to feed their young. Last night was such a pleasant time to be gardening, which is what I did, since it was cool. The problem is that the parents are fearful of being in their box when I am around. The second I walk toward the garden, they fly out. As the evening progressed last night, the parents and babies were crying so pitifully to be with one another, my heart almost couldn't take it! I provide them with a basket of mealworms beside their nest box. I was hoping they would get accustomed to my presence. Do bluebirds eventually relax around humans? Is there a maximum length of time that the babies can be without their young without dying from hunger or stress, while I garden? Does anyone know? I don't want them to move out! Thanks for any knowledge anyone can share my way! Poppy -- 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] Bobolink-friendly hay cutting date
A take away from Tom Gavin’s fascinating presentation in Danby this past Tuesday is that if one can hold off on local hay cutting until after July 4, most Bobolinks will have fledged by then. Mid-July even better. While March was -4 F degrees off average and April –6.5, May was nearly 5 degrees above average (NE Regional Climate Center data). This likely has led to taller grass height than average in central NY this spring, and farmers cutting earlier than average (some fields in Danby have already been cut). Since Bobolink nesting is relatively synchronous from year to year, anticipate greater regional haying mortality for juvenile Bobolinks in 2018. Bill On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:11 PM, Bill Evans wrote: Tom Gavin, biologist and author, will be giving a talk titled “Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation of Bobolinks in Upstate New York” at Danby Town Hall tonight (1830 Danby Rd./Rte. 96B – about five miles south of Ithaca College). A Professor Emeritus from Cornell’s Department of Natural Resources, Dr. Gavin studied Bobolinks in New York over several decades and is one of the world’s experts on the species. The ecology & behavior of the Bobolink is astonishing. Folks with hayfields can make a difference in protecting this species if they are able to delay their mowing until after nestling Bobolinks have fledged. Come learn more tonight. Sponsored by the Danby Community Council. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public; seating limited. Bill Evans -- 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] clay-colored sparrow & scarlet tanager
Both singing behind Warren Hall around 8:15 this morning. The clay-colored sparrow was by the parking lot, the scarlet tanager east a bit further, in the woods. Ray -- 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] Avocet Tschache pool 7AM
Seen from Route 89 near Mays Point Road -- 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/ --
