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Topics of the day:
1. Robin Eating Seeds
2. More Interesting Robin Behavior
3. Robins and Snow Fleas
4. Pine Warbler in Mason backyard
5. Lingering harris sparrow??
6. harris' sparrow on sunday
7. Snow Fleas
8. East Fork SP Greater White-Fronted Goose, Sandhill Crane
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:22:26 -0500
From: Linnea Saukko <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Robin Eating Seeds
This week I have had a robin regularly gorging on mixed bird seed in my
platform feeder. I have never seen a robin eat seed before. I live on
the west side of Columbus and my neighborhood has quite a few ornamental
crab apple trees lining the streets that draw robins to overwinter here.
Maybe this robin saw the dozens of birds from its flock smashed in the
streets when people speed through and don't slow down for the robins
eating the dropped crab apples in the streets and decided it was safer
to eat seed in my backyard.
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:26:57 -0500
From: James Dolan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: More Interesting Robin Behavior
Monday afternoon I got out for a walk in the woods. At one point
I observed a Robin walking on top of the crusted snow. The bird was busy
feeding on something, but there were no berry bushes or weeds around.
As I looked closer, I saw that there were small insects walking across
the snow. I don't know what kind of bugs they were,(I'm not an
entomologist). The Robin was actually eating the insects. The bird
would have to eat an awful lot of the bugs to get filled up. Has
anyone else ever seen this?
Jim Dolan
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:03:47 -0500
From: Bob Hinkle <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Robins and Snow Fleas
Hi Jim -- they're probably tiny insects called "snow fleas" or "springtails"
which are very active on warmer days in winter. Small, but VERY abundant -
up to 300 million per acre in grassland habitats. They're not fleas, but of
an order called Collembola. A quick reference from North Carolina State
University offers:
Life History & Ecology:
The snowflea, Hypogastrura nivicola, is a dark blue collembolan that is
often found on the surface of melting snow in late winter or early spring.
The springtails are among the most abundant of all soil-dwelling arthropods.
They live in a variety of habitats where they feed as scavengers on decaying
vegetation and soil fungi. Most species are small (less than 6 mm in length)
and quite susceptible to desiccation unless they remain in a moist
environment. A unique, tube-like structure, the collophore is located
ventrally on the first abdominal segment of most species. The exact function
of this organ is unknown, but it probably helps maintain water balance by
absorbing moisture from the environment.
Springtails are named for a forked jumping organ (the furcula) found on the
fourth abdominal segment. The furcula is retracted against the ventral wall
of the abdomen and held there, in cocked position, by a special catch (the
tenaculum) on the third abdominal segment. Releasing the tenaculum causes
the furcula to snap down against the substrate and flip the organism some
distance through the air. This device, present in all but a few genera,
seems to be an effective adaptation for avoiding predation.
Immature collembola are similar in appearance to adults. They usually molt
4-5 times before reaching sexual maturity, and continue to molt periodically
throughout the rest of their life. Unlike most other arthropods, springtails
appear to have evolved in a cool climate. Their relative abundance in the
soil tends to increase as the mean annual temperature decreases and their
development is most rapid under cool, humid conditions.
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From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James
Dolan
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 11:27 AM
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] More Interesting Robin Behavior
Monday afternoon I got out for a walk in the woods. At one point
I observed a Robin walking on top of the crusted snow. The bird was busy
feeding on something, but there were no berry bushes or weeds around.
As I looked closer, I saw that there were small insects walking across the
snow. I don't know what kind of bugs they were,(I'm not an
entomologist). The Robin was actually eating the insects. The bird
would have to eat an awful lot of the bugs to get filled up. Has
anyone else ever seen this?
Jim Dolan
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:29:58 -0500
From: =?windows-1252?Q?Laura_Keene?= <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Pine Warbler in Mason backyard
I'm happy to say that the pine warbler that has been visiting my backyard=
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since Nov 25 survived the ice, snow and frigid temps. We had to develop a=
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new feeding system due to a starling invasion and he has been feeding rig=
ht=20
outside my window allowing me good photos. Here are my latest pictures:=20=
http://www.so-keene.com/backyard_pine_warbler.htm
Laura Keene=20
Mason, Oh=20
Warren County
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:52:38 -0500
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Lingering harris sparrow??
susan ruth marengo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I took a bunch of birders from Maryland there on Monday. They were very gratious and we did find the sparrow. We were over 300 in their count they have of birders who have visited.
Since this is a religious community, Sunday to me would not be an appropriate day to show up.
Kathy
Medina, OH
>Hi
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>As usual this particular patch just south of the north coast is a bit
>disorganized.
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>Is the harris sparrow still at the Millers?
>Are they still receiving birders?
>Is a Sunday birding visit OK?
>
>Thanks so much
>Susan Ruth Marengo
>Northeast Cleveland Heights, just south of America's North Coast
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:05:56 EST
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Subject: harris' sparrow on sunday
The Miller family is not bothered at all by birders who choose to visit
"their" Harris' Sparrow on Sunday.
SWagner
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:43:34 -0500
From: =?windows-1252?Q?Gene_Smith?= <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Snow Fleas
After reading todays listings concerning Snow Fleas I photographed some a=
t=20
30X magnification and posted on the Birding Forum, Photo Gallery. Sorr=
y=20
I mislabeled the posting as Sand Fleas instead of Snow Fleas. Gene=20
Smith
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:59:04 -0800
From: "Donald Morse Jr." <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: East Fork SP Greater White-Fronted Goose, Sandhill Crane
East Fork State Park, Clermont Co.
Got there around 4:30pm. Decided to stay until dark to
see waterfowl coming in. Come in they did. I don't
know how Bob Foppe does it - with XX,XXX numbers of
geese and hundreds of ducks coming in. Numbers are
only given for ones that stick out. There was more
waterfowl than I have ever seen in one spot away from
Lake Erie.
The SANDHILL CRANE came in with the thousands of
geese. It landed on the ice and stood there for a few
minutes and then took off to the west not to come
back. The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE came in with the
Canadas. It stayed out on the ice in the middle of the
lake. There may have been another one, but it was too
dark by the time I found it. The BLUE PHASE SNOW GOOSE
came in with the geese also. It was hard to scan
through the thousands of birds. Also, many different
sizes and shapes of Canadas. I think it would have
been easier to pick out a small one with fewer. Birds
were still coming in as I was leaving. Also, quite a
few Herring Gulls were about.
Greater White-fronted Goose 1, Snow Goose 1, Canada
Goose 10,000, American Wigeon 6, American Black Duck,
Mallard, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, Redhead,
Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Common
Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser 6,
Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe 1, Great Blue Heron 2,
Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Coot, Sandhill Crane 1,
Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Red-headed Woodpecker
1, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Crow, Carolina
Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Dark-eyed
Junco, Northern Cardinal
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Donald Morse Jr.
New Richmond, OH
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