[cayugabirds-l] Gyandromorph cardinal seen in NW PA

[Kevin C Packard]

Hi everyone,

 I was reading with interest today that a gyandromorph northern cardinal 
(having a functional ovary and one functioning testis) was photographed in 
Warren County in NW Pennsylvania recently. Has there been any records of  
gynadromorphs of any common species here in the Cayuga Basin?


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56189600


 Cheers,
Kevin


Kevin C Packard
364 Ives Hall East
Department of Social Statistics, ILR School
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-5381



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[cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Open Space Institute Launches $18M Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund to Accelerate Land Conservation to Fight Climate Change

[Regi Teasley]

Birders,
 Here is information that will be of interest.
Regi 


“The future of the world is nuts.”  Philip Rutter, founder of the American 
Chestnut Foundation


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Maura Stephens 
> Date: February 24, 2021 at 10:23:43 AM EST
> To: CPNY General List 
> Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Open Space Institute Launches $18M 
> Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund to Accelerate Land Conservation to 
> Fight Climate Change
> Reply-To: Sustainability in Tompkins County 
> 
> 
> 
> Please share with organizations in our Appalachian region that might benefit 
> from this fund.
> PRESS RELEASE
> 
>  
> Open Space Institute Launches $18M Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund to 
> Accelerate Land Conservation to Fight Climate Change
> 
> 
> NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 18, 2021)—Seeking to accelerate land conservation in the 
> eastern U.S. to counter climate change and its impacts, the Open Space 
> Institute (OSI) today announced the launch of its $18 million Appalachian 
> Landscapes Protection Fund (ALPF). This first-of-its-kind fund is aimed 
> specifically at protecting some of the nation’s most biologically rich and 
> climate-resilient landscapes. The initiative aligns with the Biden 
> administration’s recently announced plan to conserve 30 percent of U.S. land 
> and waters by the year 2030 to leverage natural climate solutions, protect 
> biodiversity, and slow extinction rates. 
> 
> Harnessing the carbon-capturing role of forests to combat climate change, the 
> ALPF’s goal is to conserve 50,000 acres along the spine of the Appalachian 
> Mountains, which contain the world’s largest broadleaf forest, are 
> responsible for a majority of US forest carbon sequestration, and provide 
> essential climate refuge for plants and animals (maps and photos available 
> here: https://openspaceinstitute.canto.com/b/SME5F). OSI has initially 
> identified three specific regions that are priorities for conservation based 
> on their intact habitat and ability to serve as corridors for migrating 
> wildlife, contiguous forests, and to protect and increase carbon storage in 
> vast forest resources that also provide clean water and recreational 
> opportunities for millions of people. The three large-scale forested target 
> areas, ranging in size from three to seven million acres, are: (1) the Cradle 
> of Southern Appalachia, (2) the Middle Atlantic, and (3) the Northern 
> Appalachians. 
> 
> To date, OSI has secured a $6 million grant from the Doris Duke Charitable 
> Foundation and $6 million from six other regional foundations toward its $18 
> million goal. Additional funding will allow for further investment in the 
> three target areas and/or the geographic expansion of the program. 
> 
> “Now more than ever, our future depends on forests. By putting climate change 
> front and center, the Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund will help 
> protect the land that matters most as we take on the largest environmental 
> challenge of our time,” said Kim Elliman, president and CEO of OSI. “While a 
> changing climate can create overwhelming uncertainty, the conservation of 
> forests can go a long way toward helping wildlife and people adapt, while 
> reducing emissions through carbon storage and sequestration.” 
> 
> To achieve critical, climate-related conservation goals, OSI is providing 
> grants and loans for the acquisition of land and conservation easements that 
> will leverage an additional $66 million in matching public and private funds. 
> The Fund also advances efforts by states, local communities, Native American 
> tribes, and land trusts, to align their conservation goals around climate 
> priorities. The ALPF will ease funding requirements for organizations that 
> identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-led that are at heightened 
> risk of being negatively impacted by the climate crisis. 
> 
> The ALPF is part of a growing national effort to increase use of strategic 
> land conservation to combat climate change. Forests, their trees, and soil 
> are critical to storing carbon; and, when managed correctly, forests can also 
> play a critical role in capturing the carbon emissions that are being 
> produced today.  
>  
> … 
>  
> Please see the full text of the release here: 
> https://www.openspaceinstitute.org/news/open-space-institute-launches-18-million-appalachian-landscapes-protection-fund-to-accelerate-land-conservation-to-fight-climate-change
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon with Mallard

[Rachel Lodder]

Great photos! Thanks for sharing!


From: bounce-125412574-81221...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Peter Saracino 

Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 10:03 PM
To: Dave K 
Cc: Cayuga birds 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon with Mallard

Cool Dave.
Where is the Iron Works?
Pete Sar

On Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 9:18 PM Dave K 
mailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
~5PM I came across the Gyrfalcon that had a Mallard on a field South of Seneca 
Iron Works. The Mallard was still moving when I arrived but I didn't see the 
catch. The Gyrfalcon had to fend off two hawks but managed to keep its prey.
Between hawks and despite traffic it fed steadily and eventually left the 
Mallard and flew to a tree perch on the West edge of the field.
Some (bloody) pics at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/50974933716/in/datetaken/
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