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You can also deter birds from fruit by using "bird tape" - shiny metallic ribbon tied to branches or sticks and available from garden supply stores. It's kept bird damage to a minimum on our cherries. I gave up netting years ago when I found a dead bird trapped therein. On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 8:37 AM david merker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Great exerience, but Your fence should not be able to catch a > hummingbird...If it can tangle a hummingbird it can tangle all sorts of > small birds. Maeve, you should look to replace your bird catching fence!... > I can provide some great alternative suggestions. We have gone to > graduated, small at the bottom larger at the top moveable fence for our > garden. Works great. We remove it for winter. It has kept everything out > but the birds, who are great partners in the garden. For berrys we now use > remey instead of bird trapping berry netting. Agribon Row cover fabric for > berries. > https://www.premier1supplies.com/garden_wildlife/fencing.php?fence_id=34 > for garden. there are many versions to shop for the garden... > VersaNet® Plus 9/20/3 Electric Netting for Garden & Wildlife - > Premier1Supplies< > https://www.premier1supplies.com/garden_wildlife/fencing.php?fence_id=34> > Effective electric netting that protects gardens, beehives and sweet corn. > It keeps out raccoons, woodchucks, small dogs, rabbits, wild pigs, opossums > and skunks. > www.premier1supplies.com > > > > > David Merker > Etna, New Hampshire > Cape May Raptor Banding Project Inc. > > www.capemayraptors.org<http://www.capemayraptors.org> > <https://twitter.com/hashtag/deletefacebook?src=hash> > > #deletefacebook<https://twitter.com/hashtag/deletefacebook?src=hash> > > > ________________________________ > From: Vermont Birds <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of VTBIRD automatic > digest system <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 12:00 AM > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: VTBIRD Digest - 25 Aug 2019 to 26 Aug 2019 (#2019-212) > > There are 18 messages totaling 1088 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. One Pelican or Two? (4) > 2. Moving to North Carolina, Thanks for the Memories > 3. broad-winged hawks > 4. rescue of a hummingbird (7) > 5. Unusual Canada gooose > 6. Westminster Station Nighthawk Count (4) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:12:26 -0400 > From: Jim Mead <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: One Pelican or Two? > > VT birders, > > Bridget brings up a very good question. I looked at several photos of the > pelican seen at Hen Island on July 21 & 22. They show black on the head and > the tip end of the lower mandible. According to info found in The Sibley > Guide to Birds, that particular look fits well for an adult summer bird > (Jun-Aug). Then on Aug. 10th myself & others got a very long distance look > at a pelican at Campbell Bay and noticed that it was showing no black on > the head, which at that time I mentioned in my eBird report that it > "suggested" that this pelican was not the same pelican as the one seen 20 > days earlier at Hen Island. I did a bit more research recently using The > Sibley Guide again and saw that an adult non breeding bird (Sep-Feb) shows > no black on the head or at the tip end of the lower mandible. Thus, the > transition from adult summer plumage to adult non breeding plumage > "appears" to occur during the months of July & August. On Aug. 24th, Henry > Trombley & I saw the pelican at Campbell Bay from a canoe and saw that it > had very little black showing on the head and no black seen on the tip end > of the lower mandible. > Now, because 20 days (pretty much 3 weeks) had passed between the two > sightings (July 21-Aug 10), it seems "possible" to me that the bird seen at > Hen Island "could" have had enough time to loose most of its' black > markings. I am certainly no expert at determining that info so I cannot say > for sure if that is true. However, it does seem (again-"possible") that the > pelican seen at both locations "could" be the same bird. > > It would be interesting to read others opinions on this. > > Enjoy Birds, > > Jim Mead > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 6:48 PM Bridget Butler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Greetings All! > > > > At Birds & Beers VT the other night we got talking about the American > White > > Pelican sightings. We were in the Islands so many folks who had come out > to > > join us had seen the bird and some had taken photos. We had a mix of > folks > > who had seen a pelican at the Hen Island site, the Campbell Bay site or > > both. > > > > After a bit, we got to talking about whether there were two birds or one > > bird that had possibly molted. So we started comparing photos from the > Hen > > Island bird and the Campbell Bay bird. We used the Islander newspaper > photo > > <http://bit.ly/2U21Nq0>s by David Marsch (Hen) and then Juli Filberti's > > photos <http://bit.ly/33Xz1eH> she got from a kayak (Campbell). > > > > So, here's our question that was left unanswered as we all used our > phones > > to try to look up info on molting for this species and decipher the > molting > > explanation on Birds of North America Online...IS IT THE SAME BIRD? > > > > David's photos show black on the back of the head while Julie's do not. > > > > Please explain why or why not as we were all trying to grapple with the > > timing of molting for this species and whether or not enough time had > > elapsed between when the bird was seen on Hen Island and then when it was > > found again in Campbell Bay. > > > > Thanks for playing along & helping us extend our Birds and Beers > > conversation! > > > > Bridget > > > > *Bridget Butler* > > > > *Bird Diva Consulting* > > *PO Box 613* > > *St. Albans VT 05478* > > *(802) 393-4147* > > *Website: www.birddiva.com<http://www.birddiva.com> < > http://www.birddiva.com>* > > *Facebook: www.facebook.com/birddiva<http://www.facebook.com/birddiva> < > http://www.facebook.com/birddiva>* > > *Twitter: @BirdDiva <https://twitter.com/birddiva>* > > *Birder Broker: http://bit.ly/BirderBrokerVT < > http://bit.ly/BirderBrokerVT > > >* > > *Crows In Vermont: http://bit.ly/CrowsInVT <http://bit.ly/CrowsInVT>* > > > > > > < > > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon > > > > > Virus-free. > > www.avast.com<http://www.avast.com> > > < > > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link > > > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:52:39 +0000 > From: Mike Resch <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Moving to North Carolina, Thanks for the Memories > > After 26 years in New England I’m retiring to the mountainsof western > North Carolina. I’ve had agreat time birding throughout the region, and > greatly appreciate all the helpprovided by Vermont birders. Althoughsome > of the best VT birding was a long drive from home, limiting my VT list > to282, I still enjoyed lots of fond birding memories like – > “Pelagic trips” on Lake Champlain with Little Gull(10/19/13) and Sabine’s > Gull (9/9/17) > Fall passerine trips to the southeast part of the statefinding a > Connecticut Warbler (9/27/16) and Blue Grosbeak (10/12/18) > Seeing a Yellow-crowned Night Heron by flashlight atBomoseen SP on 8/31/15 > (on my 3rd try) > Slowly ticking off those shorebird species at places likethe Colchester > Causeway, Goose Bay, Dead Creek, etc. > Poring through goose flocks in Vernon to find Cackling andBarnacle Geese > (3/28/07) -though I couldn’t pick out the Barnacle after it andthe rest of > the flock flew out over NH airspace > Those large Snow Goose flocks, with an occasional Ross’s, inAddison > Finding Grebe and Scoter flocks on inland lakes duringmigration. Not to > mention rarer“coastal” waterfowl like Harlequin Duck (3/23/06) and King > Eider (11/30/17) Now I’m looking forward to learning more about the birds > of themountains of NC and beyond. Afterall,just like New England, there > are a lot of states nearby -SC and TN are justshort drives away. One > species I’m especiallylooking forward to learning about is the Swainson’s > Warbler that breeds in themountainous rhododendron thickets – I’ve never > seen them in that habitat. > Also now that I’m retired from my 9-to-5 job, I’m starting abird guiding > company - 50 States Birding. I’m putting my knowledge of birdingin all 50 > states to use in providing two guiding options: > > 1. Traditional guiding services where Iaccompany birders in the field to > help find target species or in general birdan area that is new to them. > > 2. A unique research-based service whereI provide birders with customized > information to help them bird an area ontheir own. In this lower-cost > option Iuse on-line research supplemented with my own personal knowledge of > the area toidentify birding sites that best meet the client’s objectives. > Then for each site I provide a downloadablePDF including maps, lists of > expected species, tips to find key species, andgeneral suggestions on how > to bird each site. (sorry for the commercial) > If your travels take you to the mountains of western NC, orplaces nearby, > send me an e-mail – perhaps we could bird together (Swainson’sWarbler > anyone?) Plus I can catch up onall those rarities I’ve missed back in New > England. > > Mike Reschwww.statebirding.blogspot.comHendersonville, NC > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 07:47:33 -0400 > From: Liz Lackey <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: One Pelican or Two? > > Hi all, > I’m so glad there is a discussion on this. I noticed black on the head in > some photos of the Pelican, and none in others and was wondering about molt > transitions. I hadn’t taken the time to follow up on this so am glad > others did. I have not been up to actually see the bird myself. > > Meanwhile, I’m attempting to enter more molt details on ebird. This time > of year there is quite a range of plumage characteristics. Obviously I > can’t get the same detail as if I had them in the hand during a banding > procedure (thanks Chris Rimmer and crew for sharing so much of your > knowledge with me during the Mt Mansfield bird banding project), but at > times plumage/age state it is very evident when looking at warblers, > thrushes, sparrows, etc etc thru binocs. This info on ebird will add to > our knowledge of dispersal of young birds, adult non-breeding etc. > > My local breeding pair of Broad-winged Hawks are looking pretty dapper > now. Most of their flight feathers have been replaced so I expect them to > think about heading out to South America soon. It has been fun to watch > them go from scruffy, overworked parents, with many gaps in their wings, to > plump bodied, crisply-edged winged soaring machines once again. > > Enjoy molts and migration. > > Liz Lackey > Stowe, VT > > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 5:12 AM, Jim Mead <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > VT birders, > > > > Bridget brings up a very good question. I looked at several photos of the > > pelican seen at Hen Island on July 21 & 22. They show black on the head > and > > the tip end of the lower mandible. According to info found in The Sibley > > Guide to Birds, that particular look fits well for an adult summer bird > > (Jun-Aug). Then on Aug. 10th myself & others got a very long distance > look > > at a pelican at Campbell Bay and noticed that it was showing no black on > > the head, which at that time I mentioned in my eBird report that it > > "suggested" that this pelican was not the same pelican as the one seen 20 > > days earlier at Hen Island. I did a bit more research recently using The > > Sibley Guide again and saw that an adult non breeding bird (Sep-Feb) > shows > > no black on the head or at the tip end of the lower mandible. Thus, the > > transition from adult summer plumage to adult non breeding plumage > > "appears" to occur during the months of July & August. On Aug. 24th, > Henry > > Trombley & I saw the pelican at Campbell Bay from a canoe and saw that it > > had very little black showing on the head and no black seen on the tip > end > > of the lower mandible. > > Now, because 20 days (pretty much 3 weeks) had passed between the two > > sightings (July 21-Aug 10), it seems "possible" to me that the bird seen > at > > Hen Island "could" have had enough time to loose most of its' black > > markings. I am certainly no expert at determining that info so I cannot > say > > for sure if that is true. However, it does seem (again-"possible") that > the > > pelican seen at both locations "could" be the same bird. > > > > It would be interesting to read others opinions on this. > > > > Enjoy Birds, > > > > Jim Mead > > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 6:48 PM Bridget Butler <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > >> Greetings All! > >> > >> At Birds & Beers VT the other night we got talking about the American > White > >> Pelican sightings. We were in the Islands so many folks who had come > out to > >> join us had seen the bird and some had taken photos. We had a mix of > folks > >> who had seen a pelican at the Hen Island site, the Campbell Bay site or > >> both. > >> > >> After a bit, we got to talking about whether there were two birds or one > >> bird that had possibly molted. So we started comparing photos from the > Hen > >> Island bird and the Campbell Bay bird. We used the Islander newspaper > photo > >> <http://bit.ly/2U21Nq0>s by David Marsch (Hen) and then Juli > Filberti's > >> photos <http://bit.ly/33Xz1eH> she got from a kayak (Campbell). > >> > >> So, here's our question that was left unanswered as we all used our > phones > >> to try to look up info on molting for this species and decipher the > molting > >> explanation on Birds of North America Online...IS IT THE SAME BIRD? > >> > >> David's photos show black on the back of the head while Julie's do not. > >> > >> Please explain why or why not as we were all trying to grapple with the > >> timing of molting for this species and whether or not enough time had > >> elapsed between when the bird was seen on Hen Island and then when it > was > >> found again in Campbell Bay. > >> > >> Thanks for playing along & helping us extend our Birds and Beers > >> conversation! > >> > >> Bridget > >> > >> *Bridget Butler* > >> > >> *Bird Diva Consulting* > >> *PO Box 613* > >> *St. Albans VT 05478* > >> *(802) 393-4147* > >> *Website: www.birddiva.com<http://www.birddiva.com> < > http://www.birddiva.com>* > >> *Facebook: www.facebook.com/birddiva<http://www.facebook.com/birddiva> > <http://www.facebook.com/birddiva>* > >> *Twitter: @BirdDiva <https://twitter.com/birddiva>* > >> *Birder Broker: http://bit.ly/BirderBrokerVT < > http://bit.ly/BirderBrokerVT > >>> * > >> *Crows In Vermont: http://bit.ly/CrowsInVT <http://bit.ly/CrowsInVT>* > >> > >> > >> < > >> > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon > >>> > >> Virus-free. > >> www.avast.com<http://www.avast.com> > >> < > >> > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link > >>> > >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >> > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 08:36:35 -0400 > From: Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: One Pelican or Two? > > Interesting research and speculation, Jim. It does seem more likely that > one bird has undergone some plumage changes than that two rare vagrants > have shown up at the same time in the same area - but anything is possible! > That’s what makes birding so much fun. > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 5:12 AM, Jim Mead <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > VT birders, > > > > Bridget brings up a very good question. I looked at several photos of the > > pelican seen at Hen Island on July 21 & 22. They show black on the head > and > > the tip end of the lower mandible. According to info found in The Sibley > > Guide to Birds, that particular look fits well for an adult summer bird > > (Jun-Aug). Then on Aug. 10th myself & others got a very long distance > look > > at a pelican at Campbell Bay and noticed that it was showing no black on > > the head, which at that time I mentioned in my eBird report that it > > "suggested" that this pelican was not the same pelican as the one seen 20 > > days earlier at Hen Island. I did a bit more research recently using The > > Sibley Guide again and saw that an adult non breeding bird (Sep-Feb) > shows > > no black on the head or at the tip end of the lower mandible. Thus, the > > transition from adult summer plumage to adult non breeding plumage > > "appears" to occur during the months of July & August. On Aug. 24th, > Henry > > Trombley & I saw the pelican at Campbell Bay from a canoe and saw that it > > had very little black showing on the head and no black seen on the tip > end > > of the lower mandible. > > Now, because 20 days (pretty much 3 weeks) had passed between the two > > sightings (July 21-Aug 10), it seems "possible" to me that the bird seen > at > > Hen Island "could" have had enough time to loose most of its' black > > markings. I am certainly no expert at determining that info so I cannot > say > > for sure if that is true. However, it does seem (again-"possible") that > the > > pelican seen at both locations "could" be the same bird. > > > > It would be interesting to read others opinions on this. > > > > Enjoy Birds, > > > > Jim Mead > > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 6:48 PM Bridget Butler <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > >> Greetings All! > >> > >> At Birds & Beers VT the other night we got talking about the American > White > >> Pelican sightings. We were in the Islands so many folks who had come > out to > >> join us had seen the bird and some had taken photos. We had a mix of > folks > >> who had seen a pelican at the Hen Island site, the Campbell Bay site or > >> both. > >> > >> After a bit, we got to talking about whether there were two birds or one > >> bird that had possibly molted. So we started comparing photos from the > Hen > >> Island bird and the Campbell Bay bird. We used the Islander newspaper > photo > >> <http://bit.ly/2U21Nq0>s by David Marsch (Hen) and then Juli > Filberti's > >> photos <http://bit.ly/33Xz1eH> she got from a kayak (Campbell). > >> > >> So, here's our question that was left unanswered as we all used our > phones > >> to try to look up info on molting for this species and decipher the > molting > >> explanation on Birds of North America Online...IS IT THE SAME BIRD? > >> > >> David's photos show black on the back of the head while Julie's do not. > >> > >> Please explain why or why not as we were all trying to grapple with the > >> timing of molting for this species and whether or not enough time had > >> elapsed between when the bird was seen on Hen Island and then when it > was > >> found again in Campbell Bay. > >> > >> Thanks for playing along & helping us extend our Birds and Beers > >> conversation! > >> > >> Bridget > >> > >> *Bridget Butler* > >> > >> *Bird Diva Consulting* > >> *PO Box 613* > >> *St. Albans VT 05478* > >> *(802) 393-4147* > >> *Website: www.birddiva.com<http://www.birddiva.com> < > http://www.birddiva.com>* > >> *Facebook: www.facebook.com/birddiva<http://www.facebook.com/birddiva> > <http://www.facebook.com/birddiva>* > >> *Twitter: @BirdDiva <https://twitter.com/birddiva>* > >> *Birder Broker: http://bit.ly/BirderBrokerVT < > http://bit.ly/BirderBrokerVT > >>> * > >> *Crows In Vermont: http://bit.ly/CrowsInVT <http://bit.ly/CrowsInVT>* > >> > >> > >> < > >> > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon > >>> > >> Virus-free. > >> www.avast.com<http://www.avast.com> > >> < > >> > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link > >>> > >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >> > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:37:39 -0400 > From: Ted Levin <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: broad-winged hawks > > A flight of six over North Pomfret > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:48:53 -0400 > From: Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: rescue of a hummingbird > > I had an extraordinary and touching experience this morning. I went out to > the garden for the morning harvest, and as I stood picking cakes I heard an > odd whirring noise close by. There was an immature Ruby-throated > Hummingbird caught in the mesh fencing of the garden, his bill and head > inside the garden and the rest of his tiny self outside. It took only a > second or two to free him, but all the while he made a high almost singing > noise that I didn’t know hummers could make. > I am SO happy that I went into the garden then, rather than a few hours > from now, and still touched and delighted that I - for a second - held a > hummingbird and was able to set it free. > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:32:36 -0400 > From: Miriam Lawrence <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: rescue of a hummingbird > > How wonderful. Maeve! Thank you for helping... and for sharing this with > us!! > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:49 PM Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > I had an extraordinary and touching experience this morning. I went out > to > > the garden for the morning harvest, and as I stood picking cakes I heard > an > > odd whirring noise close by. There was an immature Ruby-throated > > Hummingbird caught in the mesh fencing of the garden, his bill and head > > inside the garden and the rest of his tiny self outside. It took only a > > second or two to free him, but all the while he made a high almost > singing > > noise that I didn’t know hummers could make. > > I am SO happy that I went into the garden then, rather than a few hours > > from now, and still touched and delighted that I - for a second - held a > > hummingbird and was able to set it free. > > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > > > > -- > Miriam Lawrence > [log in to unmask] > (c) 802-238-1830 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:34:32 -0400 > From: Richard Guthrie <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: rescue of a hummingbird > > That does generate a warm feeling inside. Thank-you > > Rich Guthrie > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 1:34 PM Miriam Lawrence <[log in to unmask] > > > wrote: > > > How wonderful. Maeve! Thank you for helping... and for sharing this with > > us!! > > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:49 PM Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > I had an extraordinary and touching experience this morning. I went out > > to > > > the garden for the morning harvest, and as I stood picking cakes I > heard > > an > > > odd whirring noise close by. There was an immature Ruby-throated > > > Hummingbird caught in the mesh fencing of the garden, his bill and head > > > inside the garden and the rest of his tiny self outside. It took only a > > > second or two to free him, but all the while he made a high almost > > singing > > > noise that I didn’t know hummers could make. > > > I am SO happy that I went into the garden then, rather than a few hours > > > from now, and still touched and delighted that I - for a second - held > a > > > hummingbird and was able to set it free. > > > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > > > > > > > > -- > > Miriam Lawrence > > [log in to unmask] > > (c) 802-238-1830 > > > > > -- > Richard Guthrie > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:35:30 -0400 > From: Sarah Fellows <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Unusual Canada gooose > > A squadron of 12 geese floated by me this morning at Birdland, north hero. > Leading was a goose with the usual chinstrap, but it melded into a white > cap on its head!!!!. > I ran along the shore to take photos,but they were just a little to far > out to pick up the head color.Maybe it dunked into some paint?????? > > Sally Fellows > North hero > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:36:23 +0000 > From: anneboby <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: rescue of a hummingbird > > Maeve - as a hummer bander who has banded over 5700 of them, and in the > process allowed dozens of attending observers the opportunity to hold one > of these avian jewels in their hand for release, the response from all > these people has been one of absolute awe and amazement...a life-changing > moment for them awakening them to a whole new world. > I am pleased that you are now among them. > Bob YunickSchenectady, NY > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> > To: VTBIRD <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Mon, Aug 26, 2019 12:49 pm > Subject: [VTBIRD] rescue of a hummingbird > > I had an extraordinary and touching experience this morning. I went out to > the garden for the morning harvest, and as I stood picking cakes I heard an > odd whirring noise close by. There was an immature Ruby-throated > Hummingbird caught in the mesh fencing of the garden, his bill and head > inside the garden and the rest of his tiny self outside. It took only a > second or two to free him, but all the while he made a high almost singing > noise that I didn’t know hummers could make. > I am SO happy that I went into the garden then, rather than a few hours > from now, and still touched and delighted that I - for a second - held a > hummingbird and was able to set it free. > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:48:02 -0400 > From: Jill Vickers <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: rescue of a hummingbird > > Kayaking at 3 on The Otter in Vergennes, I spotted a green heron on > shoreline. Did not see if it was fishing with bait, but did see it catch a > fish, swallow it and hop a few steps before deficating. I eventually > spooked it and got to see it in flight. Highlight of paddle. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 3:34 PM, Richard Guthrie <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > That does generate a warm feeling inside. Thank-you > > > > Rich Guthrie > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 1:34 PM Miriam Lawrence < > [log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > >> How wonderful. Maeve! Thank you for helping... and for sharing this with > >> us!! > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:49 PM Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> I had an extraordinary and touching experience this morning. I went out > >> to > >>> the garden for the morning harvest, and as I stood picking cakes I > heard > >> an > >>> odd whirring noise close by. There was an immature Ruby-throated > >>> Hummingbird caught in the mesh fencing of the garden, his bill and head > >>> inside the garden and the rest of his tiny self outside. It took only a > >>> second or two to free him, but all the while he made a high almost > >> singing > >>> noise that I didn’t know hummers could make. > >>> I am SO happy that I went into the garden then, rather than a few hours > >>> from now, and still touched and delighted that I - for a second - held > a > >>> hummingbird and was able to set it free. > >>> Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Miriam Lawrence > >> [log in to unmask] > >> (c) 802-238-1830 > >> > > > > > > -- > > Richard Guthrie > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:41:22 -0400 > From: Sue <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: rescue of a hummingbird > > I too have had the thrill of a hummer rescue. A friend called to say she > had a hummer on her porch and it wasn't finding its way out. So I went down > and observed this tiny bird up high at a small window. A ladder was secured > and I climbed up to the bird and slowly brought my hand towards the trapped > bird. As I enclosed my hand about the hummer she relaxed and I took her > outside and released her. Off she went free as a bird! > Sue Wetmore > > Sent from my iPod > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 12:48 PM, Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > I had an extraordinary and touching experience this morning. I went out > to the garden for the morning harvest, and as I stood picking cakes I heard > an odd whirring noise close by. There was an immature Ruby-throated > Hummingbird caught in the mesh fencing of the garden, his bill and head > inside the garden and the rest of his tiny self outside. It took only a > second or two to free him, but all the while he made a high almost singing > noise that I didn’t know hummers could make. > > I am SO happy that I went into the garden then, rather than a few hours > from now, and still touched and delighted that I - for a second - held a > hummingbird and was able to set it free. > > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:10:31 -0400 > From: Donald Clark <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Westminster Station Nighthawk Count > > Finally a great night. We tallied 564 birds in 3 hours with one string of > 188 birds. Hopefully this is only the start. > > Don Clark > Grafton > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:58:47 -0400 > From: Liz Lackey <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Westminster Station Nighthawk Count > > Gail Yanowitch and I watched in Stowe Village from 6-7:45p. We had 105 > for a total. The birds stayed foraging overhead for quite awhile offering > great looks. They drifted northward, then southward, then northward and > finally disappeared to the south. Our largest group was 51. > > I’m going to watch from my front porch tomorrow. I think I’ll be able to > see most of the flight from this vantage point. It will be so amazing if > it works. Will keep you all posted! > > Liz Lackey > Stowe > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 8:10 PM, Donald Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Finally a great night. We tallied 564 birds in 3 hours with one string > of 188 birds. Hopefully this is only the start. > > > > Don Clark > > Grafton > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:46:43 -0400 > From: Pat Folsom <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Westminster Station Nighthawk Count > > Wonderful reports. I tried a spot in Waitsfield (UCC) this evening that > was productive last night. NO luck tonight, only 4 last night. > > Pat in Waitsfield > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liz Lackey" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "VT Bird" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 5:58:47 PM > Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Westminster Station Nighthawk Count > > Gail Yanowitch and I watched in Stowe Village from 6-7:45p. We had 105 > for a total. The birds stayed foraging overhead for quite awhile offering > great looks. They drifted northward, then southward, then northward and > finally disappeared to the south. Our largest group was 51. > > I’m going to watch from my front porch tomorrow. I think I’ll be able to > see most of the flight from this vantage point. It will be so amazing if > it works. Will keep you all posted! > > Liz Lackey > Stowe > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 8:10 PM, Donald Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Finally a great night. We tallied 564 birds in 3 hours with one string > of 188 birds. Hopefully this is only the start. > > > > Don Clark > > Grafton > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:57:20 -0400 > From: Charlie La Rosa <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Westminster Station Nighthawk Count > > And just for a relative comparison, a lone nighthawk headed in the general > direction of Westminster observed a late summer gathering of about two > hundred people enjoying a terrific locally-sourced dinner and some great > locally-sourced music in the meadow at Crossmolina Farm in West Corinth > Saturday evening. > > Charlie La Rosa > So. Washington > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 9:46 PM Pat Folsom <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Wonderful reports. I tried a spot in Waitsfield (UCC) this evening that > > was productive last night. NO luck tonight, only 4 last night. > > > > Pat in Waitsfield > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Liz Lackey" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: "VT Bird" <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 5:58:47 PM > > Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Westminster Station Nighthawk Count > > > > Gail Yanowitch and I watched in Stowe Village from 6-7:45p. We had 105 > > for a total. The birds stayed foraging overhead for quite awhile > offering > > great looks. They drifted northward, then southward, then northward and > > finally disappeared to the south. Our largest group was 51. > > > > I’m going to watch from my front porch tomorrow. I think I’ll be able to > > see most of the flight from this vantage point. It will be so amazing if > > it works. Will keep you all posted! > > > > Liz Lackey > > Stowe > > > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 8:10 PM, Donald Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > Finally a great night. We tallied 564 birds in 3 hours with one string > > of 188 birds. Hopefully this is only the start. > > > > > > Don Clark > > > Grafton > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 22:16:02 -0400 > From: Julie Filiberti <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: One Pelican or Two? > > My two cents…. > > I took advantage of a calm day and spent the afternoon kayaking back out > to the pelican today. I got very close and got myself some pretty close up > views of the head. It was not at all concerned with my presence there, btw. > Here is my checklist. https://ebird.org/vt/view/checklist/S59297323 > > After a good look today, I believe it is the same bird. This bird has a > tinge of black remaining on the back of his head that you can see in one of > my photos. I think it has molted most of the black in the time it has spent > here, and has a little more left to go. > > It was a great day on the water! > Julie > > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 8:36 AM, Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Interesting research and speculation, Jim. It does seem more likely that > one bird has undergone some plumage changes than that two rare vagrants > have shown up at the same time in the same area - but anything is possible! > That’s what makes birding so much fun. > > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > > > >> On Aug 26, 2019, at 5:12 AM, Jim Mead <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> VT birders, > >> > >> Bridget brings up a very good question. I looked at several photos of > the > >> pelican seen at Hen Island on July 21 & 22. They show black on the head > and > >> the tip end of the lower mandible. According to info found in The Sibley > >> Guide to Birds, that particular look fits well for an adult summer bird > >> (Jun-Aug). Then on Aug. 10th myself & others got a very long distance > look > >> at a pelican at Campbell Bay and noticed that it was showing no black > on > >> the head, which at that time I mentioned in my eBird report that it > >> "suggested" that this pelican was not the same pelican as the one seen > 20 > >> days earlier at Hen Island. I did a bit more research recently using The > >> Sibley Guide again and saw that an adult non breeding bird (Sep-Feb) > shows > >> no black on the head or at the tip end of the lower mandible. Thus, the > >> transition from adult summer plumage to adult non breeding plumage > >> "appears" to occur during the months of July & August. On Aug. 24th, > Henry > >> Trombley & I saw the pelican at Campbell Bay from a canoe and saw that > it > >> had very little black showing on the head and no black seen on the tip > end > >> of the lower mandible. > >> Now, because 20 days (pretty much 3 weeks) had passed between the two > >> sightings (July 21-Aug 10), it seems "possible" to me that the bird > seen at > >> Hen Island "could" have had enough time to loose most of its' black > >> markings. I am certainly no expert at determining that info so I cannot > say > >> for sure if that is true. However, it does seem (again-"possible") that > the > >> pelican seen at both locations "could" be the same bird. > >> > >> It would be interesting to read others opinions on this. > >> > >> Enjoy Birds, > >> > >> Jim Mead > >> > >> On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 6:48 PM Bridget Butler <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> > >>> Greetings All! > >>> > >>> At Birds & Beers VT the other night we got talking about the American > White > >>> Pelican sightings. We were in the Islands so many folks who had come > out to > >>> join us had seen the bird and some had taken photos. We had a mix of > folks > >>> who had seen a pelican at the Hen Island site, the Campbell Bay site or > >>> both. > >>> > >>> After a bit, we got to talking about whether there were two birds or > one > >>> bird that had possibly molted. So we started comparing photos from the > Hen > >>> Island bird and the Campbell Bay bird. We used the Islander newspaper > photo > >>> <http://bit.ly/2U21Nq0>s by David Marsch (Hen) and then Juli > Filberti's > >>> photos <http://bit.ly/33Xz1eH> she got from a kayak (Campbell). > >>> > >>> So, here's our question that was left unanswered as we all used our > phones > >>> to try to look up info on molting for this species and decipher the > molting > >>> explanation on Birds of North America Online...IS IT THE SAME BIRD? > >>> > >>> David's photos show black on the back of the head while Julie's do not. > >>> > >>> Please explain why or why not as we were all trying to grapple with the > >>> timing of molting for this species and whether or not enough time had > >>> elapsed between when the bird was seen on Hen Island and then when it > was > >>> found again in Campbell Bay. > >>> > >>> Thanks for playing along & helping us extend our Birds and Beers > >>> conversation! > >>> > >>> Bridget > >>> > >>> *Bridget Butler* > >>> > >>> *Bird Diva Consulting* > >>> *PO Box 613* > >>> *St. Albans VT 05478* > >>> *(802) 393-4147* > >>> *Website: www.birddiva.com<http://www.birddiva.com> < > http://www.birddiva.com>* > >>> *Facebook: www.facebook.com/birddiva<http://www.facebook.com/birddiva> > <http://www.facebook.com/birddiva>* > >>> *Twitter: @BirdDiva <https://twitter.com/birddiva>* > >>> *Birder Broker: http://bit.ly/BirderBrokerVT < > http://bit.ly/BirderBrokerVT > >>>> * > >>> *Crows In Vermont: http://bit.ly/CrowsInVT <http://bit.ly/CrowsInVT>* > >>> > >>> > >>> < > >>> > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon > >>>> > >>> Virus-free. > >>> www.avast.com<http://www.avast.com> > >>> < > >>> > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link > >>>> > >>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >>> > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 22:25:18 -0400 > From: Ken Copenhaver <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: rescue of a hummingbird > > Many years ago a hummingbird flew into my garage through the overhead > door. I found it trying to get out through the closed window of the > opposite wall, repeatedly bumping itself into the glass. If I hadn't been > there to free it, I suppose it would have (eventually) either turned itself > around and flown out through the overhead door, or exhausted itself against > the window. In any case, catching and releasing the bird was a memorable > experience. > > --Ken Copenhaver > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 7:41 PM Sue <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I too have had the thrill of a hummer rescue. A friend called to say she > > had a hummer on her porch and it wasn't finding its way out. So I went > down > > and observed this tiny bird up high at a small window. A ladder was > secured > > and I climbed up to the bird and slowly brought my hand towards the > trapped > > bird. As I enclosed my hand about the hummer she relaxed and I took her > > outside and released her. Off she went free as a bird! > > Sue Wetmore > > > > Sent from my iPod > > > > > On Aug 26, 2019, at 12:48 PM, Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > > I had an extraordinary and touching experience this morning. I went out > > to the garden for the morning harvest, and as I stood picking cakes I > heard > > an odd whirring noise close by. There was an immature Ruby-throated > > Hummingbird caught in the mesh fencing of the garden, his bill and head > > inside the garden and the rest of his tiny self outside. It took only a > > second or two to free him, but all the while he made a high almost > singing > > noise that I didn’t know hummers could make. > > > I am SO happy that I went into the garden then, rather than a few hours > > from now, and still touched and delighted that I - for a second - held a > > hummingbird and was able to set it free. > > > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of VTBIRD Digest - 25 Aug 2019 to 26 Aug 2019 (#2019-212) > ************************************************************* > -- Best regards, Leslie Leslie Nulty P.O. Box 1121 Jericho Center, VT 05465 home office: 802-899-4582 cell: 802-324-1496