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VTBIRD for Wednesday, January 16, 2002
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Subject: No longer a mystery...
From: BoB LeSuer <rlesuer(AT)zoo.uvm.edu>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 8:49am
Hi all,
I'd like to extend my thanks to all who helped out and provided some
suggestions to my mystery french bird sighting (as well as the few
lurkers who visited but chose to remain anonymous). Everyone was very
polite in informing me that my initial assessment was way off base (it's
not an oriole). I have settled on identifying the bird as a
black-headed (village) weaver (ploceus cucullatus) which (since this was
a french sighting) is tisserin gendarme in french. It is highly likely
that this is an escaped cage bird. [Although it would be interesting to
know how far from his cage this bird has flown. St. Georges is a small
farming village in the middle of no where.]
Okay, back to birding in Vermont!
BoB
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Subject: Red Scare !!
From: "william gilbert" <wagwag(AT)sprintmail.com>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 11:13am
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Have others noticed a red squirrel bloom in past year or so.The reds =
seem to also drive our feeder birds away.
Red squirrels have rebounded in our yard and driven the fairly large =
population of gray squirrels away or to the periphery. The Grays were =
the dominant for several years with only a few occasional reds in =
evidence. In fact in 30+ years in Vermont in Hinesburg and in South =
Burlington I had never seen more than a solitary red squirrel from time =
to time until last year.
wag
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Subject: Re: Red Scare !!
From: "Jim Dam" <jdam(AT)together.net>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 12:10pm
In Jericho, we usually had just one or two red squirrels at our feeder last
year. This year, it's more like six, and I've counted as many as nine.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "william gilbert" <wagwag(AT)sprintmail.com>
To: "birdlist" <vtbird(AT)raven.csc.vsc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:59 AM
Subject: Red Scare !!
Have others noticed a red squirrel bloom in past year or so.The reds seem to
also drive our feeder birds away.
Red squirrels have rebounded in our yard and driven the fairly large
population of gray squirrels away or to the periphery. The Grays were the
dominant for several years with only a few occasional reds in evidence. In
fact in 30+ years in Vermont in Hinesburg and in South Burlington I had
never seen more than a solitary red squirrel from time to time until last
year.
wag
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Subject: Re: Red Scare !!
From: Marvin Elliott <vtbirdhouses(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 1:31pm
From my reading and visit to Mt. Mansfield to see the
Bicknell's Thrush, I believe the red squirrel
population is linked to the cone crop. We had great
cones last year so we can expect a big population of
the red devils.
One solution is to have enough feeders for everyone.
Marv Elliott
--- Jim Dam <jdam(AT)together.net> wrote:
> In Jericho, we usually had just one or two red
> squirrels at our feeder last
> year. This year, it's more like six, and I've
> counted as many as nine.
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "william gilbert" <wagwag(AT)sprintmail.com>
> To: "birdlist" <vtbird(AT)raven.csc.vsc.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:59 AM
> Subject: Red Scare !!
>
>
> Have others noticed a red squirrel bloom in past
> year or so.The reds seem to
> also drive our feeder birds away.
>
> Red squirrels have rebounded in our yard and driven
> the fairly large
> population of gray squirrels away or to the
> periphery. The Grays were the
> dominant for several years with only a few
> occasional reds in evidence. In
> fact in 30+ years in Vermont in Hinesburg and in
> South Burlington I had
> never seen more than a solitary red squirrel from
> time to time until last
> year.
> wag
>
>
>
>
>
=====
Marvin Elliott
Vermont Birdhouses
802-775-2415
vtbirdhouses(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject:
From: "Jorinda Gershon" <Jorinda.Gershon(AT)castleton.edu>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 5:41pm
We have just one red squirrel in our yard in Proctor this year, but
it's the first we've had in 15 years.
>>> wagwag(AT)sprintmail.com 01/16/02 10:19 AM >>>
Have others noticed a red squirrel bloom in past year or so.The reds
seem to also drive our feeder birds away.
Red squirrels have rebounded in our yard and driven the fairly large
population of gray squirrels away or to the periphery. The Grays were
the dominant for several years with only a few occasional reds in
evidence. In fact in 30+ years in Vermont in Hinesburg and in South
Burlington I had never seen more than a solitary red squirrel from
time to time until last year.
wag
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Subject: Re: Red Scare !!
From: "Bob Crowley" <crbob(AT)nh.adelphia.net>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 7:04pm
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I have at least 6 Grays and probably a dozen Reds coexisting under our =
feeders which are squirrel proof. The Reds are more aggressive towards =
each other. The Grays occasionally chase the Reds off. I have not seen =
the Reds drive the Grays away. There does seem to be a greater number of =
both this year. I keep hoping for the predator that will make feeding =
them all these worth it
Bob Crowley
Chatham, NH
crbob(AT)nh.adelphia.net
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Subject: Re: No longer a mystery...
From: "Roy Pilcher" <shamwari.1(AT)netzero.net>
Date: 16 Jan 2002 7:17pm
Well, may be not! The French connection may be related to the fact that the
range of this black-headed weaver includes the former French colonies of
Gabon and Congo (Brazzaville) from whence it originated ariving in France as
a caged bird.
Cheers, Roy
----- Original Message -----
From: "BoB LeSuer" <rlesuer(AT)zoo.uvm.edu>
To: <vtbird(AT)raven.csc.vsc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:31 PM
Subject: No longer a mystery...
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to extend my thanks to all who helped out and provided some
> suggestions to my mystery french bird sighting (as well as the few
> lurkers who visited but chose to remain anonymous). Everyone was very
> polite in informing me that my initial assessment was way off base (it's
> not an oriole). I have settled on identifying the bird as a
> black-headed (village) weaver (ploceus cucullatus) which (since this was
> a french sighting) is tisserin gendarme in french. It is highly likely
> that this is an escaped cage bird. [Although it would be interesting to
> know how far from his cage this bird has flown. St. Georges is a small
> farming village in the middle of no where.]
>
> Okay, back to birding in Vermont!
>
> BoB
>
>
>
>
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