[cayugabirds-l] FOY Ruby-crowned Kinglet

[Annette Nadeau]

Singing along Rumsey Rd., Trumansburg.

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Common Redpolls...still!

[Marty Schlabach]

We also continue to have 2-4 redpolls coming to our feeders, here in Interlaken.
--Marty

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Common Redpolls...still!

I still have several Common Redpolls visiting my nyjer feeder daily...today 
there are four including a nice pink breasted male.
Marie

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Natural Purple Martin nesting?

[jaredwdawson]

Sorry, I was mentioning two small colonies in Santa Barbara County at Nojoqui 
County park in sycamore and conifer cavities at the top of the tallest trees, 
and one on Pine Tree Rd out of Alexander Valley in Sonoma County, also nesting 
in cavities in tall snags.
Jared Dawson
Trumansburg 

> On Apr 14, 2021, at 10:25 AM, Alicia Plotkin  wrote:
> 
>  Summary of what was known in early 20th century in Birds by Bent - rare but 
> not completely unheard of at that time.  Note that Naples, Florida was 
> considered to be remote country then!
>> Nesting.--Before the advent of the white man the martin used natural 
>> cavities in trees and cliffs for nesting sites. But even in those distant 
>> days there was some bird-house nesting, for the Indians were fond of these 
>> birds and, as Wilson (1832) says, "even the solitary Indian seems to have a 
>> particular respect for this bird." He gives an account of the methods used 
>> by the "Choctaws and Chickasaws" who "cut off all the top branches from a 
>> sapling near their cabins, leaving the prongs a foot or two in length, on 
>> each of which they hang a gourd, or calabash, properly hollowed out for 
>> their convenience." Forbush (1929) adds that "when saplings were not 
>> conveniently situated the Indians set up poles, fastened cross-bars to them 
>> and hung the gourds on these cross-bars." 
>> Instances of strictly primitive nesting are still to be seen in remote parts 
>> of the country. Roberts (1932) gives an account of martins breeding among 
>> large boulders on Spirit Island, Lake Milles Lacs, Minn. Howell (1932) 
>> mentions two or three examples in Florida, one near La Belle and another at 
>> Naples. A unique situation came under his observation on Anna Maria Key in 
>> May 1918, when he found a pair using a hole in a palmetto piling over water, 
>> the cavity being about 3 feet from the surface.
>> 
>> I have seen one instance of primitive nesting in Florida, that of a small 
>> colony of about five pairs utilizing a tall, dead pine perforated with 
>> woodpecker holes. This tree stands near the banks of the Kissimmee River, 
>> near the hamlet of Cornwell, in Highlands County, Fla., and martins were 
>> using it late in March 1940. Shown to several participants in the Wildlife 
>> Tours undertaken in that region during the early part of 1940 by the Audubon 
>> Association, it never failed to elicit the greatest interest. Flickers and 
>> bluebirds, as well as a red-bellied woodpecker, were also using this avian 
>> apartment house. I have had it reported that martins use the hollows in very 
>> old cypresses in some of the large river swamps of South Carolina, along 
>> with chimney swifts, which is certainly very likely, though I have not seen 
>> this association personally.
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/14/2021 10:18 AM, Johnson, Alyssa wrote:
>> Good morning,
>>  
>> As I watch the Purple Martins returning, and setting up seasonal residence, 
>> I wonder about natural nesting locations. I’m not asking for directions to 
>> one, but has anyone ever seen one? What do they look like? Do they nest in 
>> dead trees? Or holes/crags in cliffs?
>> 
>> I’d love to see a natural nesting site, the only time I’ve ever seen PUMAs 
>> are at the colonial nesting boxes! And I got to thinking- what did they nest 
>> in before we built these condos for them?!
>>  
>>  Alyssa
>>  
>> --
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>> Environmental Educator
>> 315.365.3588
>>  
>> Montezuma Audubon Center
>> PO Box 187
>> 2295 State Route 89
>> Savannah, NY 13146
>> Montezuma.audubon.org
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Natural Purple Martin nesting?

[jaredwdawson]

In California where I used to live I annually enjoyed visiting two natural 
martin colonies 

> On Apr 14, 2021, at 10:25 AM, Alicia Plotkin  wrote:
> 
>  Summary of what was known in early 20th century in Birds by Bent - rare but 
> not completely unheard of at that time.  Note that Naples, Florida was 
> considered to be remote country then!
>> Nesting.--Before the advent of the white man the martin used natural 
>> cavities in trees and cliffs for nesting sites. But even in those distant 
>> days there was some bird-house nesting, for the Indians were fond of these 
>> birds and, as Wilson (1832) says, "even the solitary Indian seems to have a 
>> particular respect for this bird." He gives an account of the methods used 
>> by the "Choctaws and Chickasaws" who "cut off all the top branches from a 
>> sapling near their cabins, leaving the prongs a foot or two in length, on 
>> each of which they hang a gourd, or calabash, properly hollowed out for 
>> their convenience." Forbush (1929) adds that "when saplings were not 
>> conveniently situated the Indians set up poles, fastened cross-bars to them 
>> and hung the gourds on these cross-bars." 
>> Instances of strictly primitive nesting are still to be seen in remote parts 
>> of the country. Roberts (1932) gives an account of martins breeding among 
>> large boulders on Spirit Island, Lake Milles Lacs, Minn. Howell (1932) 
>> mentions two or three examples in Florida, one near La Belle and another at 
>> Naples. A unique situation came under his observation on Anna Maria Key in 
>> May 1918, when he found a pair using a hole in a palmetto piling over water, 
>> the cavity being about 3 feet from the surface.
>> 
>> I have seen one instance of primitive nesting in Florida, that of a small 
>> colony of about five pairs utilizing a tall, dead pine perforated with 
>> woodpecker holes. This tree stands near the banks of the Kissimmee River, 
>> near the hamlet of Cornwell, in Highlands County, Fla., and martins were 
>> using it late in March 1940. Shown to several participants in the Wildlife 
>> Tours undertaken in that region during the early part of 1940 by the Audubon 
>> Association, it never failed to elicit the greatest interest. Flickers and 
>> bluebirds, as well as a red-bellied woodpecker, were also using this avian 
>> apartment house. I have had it reported that martins use the hollows in very 
>> old cypresses in some of the large river swamps of South Carolina, along 
>> with chimney swifts, which is certainly very likely, though I have not seen 
>> this association personally.
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/14/2021 10:18 AM, Johnson, Alyssa wrote:
>> Good morning,
>>  
>> As I watch the Purple Martins returning, and setting up seasonal residence, 
>> I wonder about natural nesting locations. I’m not asking for directions to 
>> one, but has anyone ever seen one? What do they look like? Do they nest in 
>> dead trees? Or holes/crags in cliffs?
>> 
>> I’d love to see a natural nesting site, the only time I’ve ever seen PUMAs 
>> are at the colonial nesting boxes! And I got to thinking- what did they nest 
>> in before we built these condos for them?!
>>  
>>  Alyssa
>>  
>> --
>> Alyssa Johnson
>> Environmental Educator
>> 315.365.3588
>>  
>> Montezuma Audubon Center
>> PO Box 187
>> 2295 State Route 89
>> Savannah, NY 13146
>> Montezuma.audubon.org
>> Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
>>  
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Natural Purple Martin nesting?

[Alicia Plotkin]

Summary of what was known in early 20th century in Birds by Bent 
 - rare but not 
completely unheard of at that time. Note that Naples, Florida was 
considered to be remote country then!
> *Nesting*.--Before the advent of the white man the martin used natural 
> cavities in trees and cliffs for nesting sites. But even in those 
> distant days there was some bird-house nesting, for the Indians were 
> fond of these birds and, as Wilson (1832) says, "even the solitary 
> Indian seems to have a particular respect for this bird." He gives an 
> account of the methods used by the "Choctaws and Chickasaws" who "cut 
> off all the top branches from a sapling near their cabins, leaving the 
> prongs a foot or two in length, on each of which they hang a gourd, or 
> calabash, properly hollowed out for their convenience." Forbush (1929) 
> adds that "when saplings were not conveniently situated the Indians 
> set up poles, fastened cross-bars to them and hung the gourds on these 
> cross-bars."
>
> Instances of strictly primitive nesting are still to be seen in remote 
> parts of the country. Roberts (1932) gives an account of martins 
> breeding among large boulders on Spirit Island, Lake Milles Lacs, 
> Minn. Howell (1932) mentions two or three examples in Florida, one 
> near La Belle and another at Naples. A unique situation came under his 
> observation on Anna Maria Key in May 1918, when he found a pair using 
> a hole in a palmetto piling over water, the cavity being about 3 feet 
> from the surface.
>
> I have seen one instance of primitive nesting in Florida, that of a 
> small colony of about five pairs utilizing a tall, dead pine 
> perforated with woodpecker holes. This tree stands near the banks of 
> the Kissimmee River, near the hamlet of Cornwell, in Highlands County, 
> Fla., and martins were using it late in March 1940. Shown to several 
> participants in the Wildlife Tours undertaken in that region during 
> the early part of 1940 by the Audubon Association, it never failed to 
> elicit the greatest interest. Flickers and bluebirds, as well as a 
> red-bellied woodpecker, were also using this avian apartment house. I 
> have had it reported that martins use the hollows in very old 
> cypresses in some of the large river swamps of South Carolina, along 
> with chimney swifts, which is certainly very likely, though I have not 
> seen this association personally.
>




On 4/14/2021 10:18 AM, Johnson, Alyssa wrote:
>
> Good morning,
>
> As I watch the Purple Martins returning, and setting up seasonal 
> residence, I wonder about natural nesting locations. I’m not asking 
> for directions to one, but has anyone ever seen one? What do they look 
> like? Do they nest in dead trees? Or holes/crags in cliffs?
>
> I’d love to see a natural nesting site, the only time I’ve ever seen 
> PUMAs are at the colonial nesting boxes! And I got to thinking- what 
> did they nest in before we built these condos for them?!
>
>  Alyssa
>
> --
>
> *Alyssa Johnson*
>
> Environmental Educator
>
> 315.365.3588
>
> *Montezuma Audubon Center*
>
> PO Box 187
>
> 2295 State Route 89
>
> Savannah, NY 13146
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Natural Purple Martin nesting?

[Johnson, Alyssa]

Good morning,

As I watch the Purple Martins returning, and setting up seasonal residence, I 
wonder about natural nesting locations. I’m not asking for directions to one, 
but has anyone ever seen one? What do they look like? Do they nest in dead 
trees? Or holes/crags in cliffs?

I’d love to see a natural nesting site, the only time I’ve ever seen PUMAs are 
at the colonial nesting boxes! And I got to thinking- what did they nest in 
before we built these condos for them?!

 Alyssa

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315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
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2295 State Route 89
Savannah, NY 13146
Montezuma.audubon.org
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[cayugabirds-l] Common Redpolls...still!

[Marie P. Read]

I still have several Common Redpolls visiting my nyjer feeder daily...today 
there are four including a nice pink breasted male.
Marie

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[cayugabirds-l] Recording of Anusha Shankar's presentation: Hot and cold energy ninjas: how hummingbirds survive the night

[Diane Morton]

Hi everyone,
If you missed Monday evening's webinar presentation by Dr. Anusha Shankar,
you can watch a recording of it by using the Zoom link below.
Topic: "Hot and cold energy ninjas: how hummingbirds survive the night".

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/fJZsnnv-LfyLWun59psdDoaJR9M5WFOILtKU9LqAWS6EnDMT9SIGhUD0owQsM67rg5dJyl8AY7z4Fb0v.IyhDU_6HmKZOEsKR


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