Thanks Bill for not only framing the issues you mention but some resources for us to learn from. I look forward to implementing what I learn going forward. More information & direction is for me most welcomed.
Doug
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> 1. Fwd: Bird behavior study (2)
> 2. Bird Behavior - Feeding Red-shouldered Hawks
> 3. Short-Eared Owls, Battelle-Darby MetroPark
> 4. SharonWoods,BlendonWoods,1-05: towhees,siskin
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> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 09:51:44 -0500
> From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Fwd: Bird behavior study
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> Subject: Bird behavior study
> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 09:30:59 -0500
> From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
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> Much as we all welcome hearing repeated reports that X species was found
> at Y location, I fervently hope Ohio birders will more often provide
> other information that the rest of us will welcome.
> Once you've provided us with X and Y, let us know more about how the
> birds are behaving. If you want to tell folks how to add to their
> state/county/year lists, fine, but remember these data are evanescent
> and personal, ultimately not as informative as they could be. Who will
> care in a hundred years?
> I hope Ohio birders are not just doing "stamp-collecting," accumulating
> three data--species, date, and locality--for birds observed. We all see
> things more worthy of sharing with others. I just was reading a great
> book, "Curious Naturalists," by Niko Tinbergen, where I found that
> careful observation of behavior can be far more interesting than
> listing. It is available online at
> https://ucscfieldexperience.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/curious-naturalists-niko-tinbergen1958.pdf
> , and you can pick it up for fifty cents in used-book stores. In it you
> can get some ideas about what you can learn in the field, and how what
> you learn can be of lasting interest for others, if you just sit and
> notice and record things instead of ticking and running. I'm sure
> publications like the Ohio Cardinal would be interested in behavioral
> observations.
> I'm not opposed to listing, or bird records--I have accumulated and
> published them for years--but the work of naturalists like Tinbergen,
> Lorenz, and Ohio's own Margaret Nice is captivating and inspiring. If
> you get interested in how common tree sparrows behave in Ohio in winter,
> do some work on it, it will be of more lasting interest than all the
> shrikes you ticked.
> Bill Whan
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> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 10:04:51 -0500
> From: Haans Petruschke <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Bird behavior study
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> Hi,
>
> Along these lines yesterday was an interesting case in point. An adult
> make Coop was hanging out in the Redbud just out my front window. Less
> that 10 feet from the feeder there. Astonishingly the Titmice and
> Chickadees were using the feeder, albeit with an abundance of caution first
> flying to a perch above the hawk then to the feeder. The hawk was not
> interested in the nearby birds and kept looking out at a distance. He took
> off 3 times in different directions during the on and off times I was
> watching.
>
> I think his tactic may have been a head on attack on birds approaching the
> feeder from afar.
>
> On the other hand I've seen the female Sharpie in the same general location
> and she will go into the shrubs after the birds. No one uses the feeder
> when she's around.
>
> Haans
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>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: Bird behavior study
>> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 09:30:59 -0500
>> From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> Much as we all welcome hearing repeated reports that X species was found
>> at Y location, I fervently hope Ohio birders will more often provide
>> other information that the rest of us will welcome.
>> Once you've provided us with X and Y, let us know more about how the
>> birds are behaving. If you want to tell folks how to add to their
>> state/county/year lists, fine, but remember these data are evanescent
>> and personal, ultimately not as informative as they could be. Who will
>> care in a hundred years?
>> I hope Ohio birders are not just doing "stamp-collecting,"
>> accumulating
>> three data--species, date, and locality--for birds observed. We all see
>> things more worthy of sharing with others. I just was reading a great
>> book, "Curious Naturalists," by Niko Tinbergen, where I found that
>> careful observation of behavior can be far more interesting than
>> listing. It is available online at
>> https://ucscfieldexperience.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/
>> curious-naturalists-niko-tinbergen1958.pdf
>> , and you can pick it up for fifty cents in used-book stores. In it you
>> can get some ideas about what you can learn in the field, and how what
>> you learn can be of lasting interest for others, if you just sit and
>> notice and record things instead of ticking and running. I'm sure
>> publications like the Ohio Cardinal would be interested in behavioral
>> observations.
>> I'm not opposed to listing, or bird records--I have accumulated and
>> published them for years--but the work of naturalists like Tinbergen,
>> Lorenz, and Ohio's own Margaret Nice is captivating and inspiring. If
>> you get interested in how common tree sparrows behave in Ohio in winter,
>> do some work on it, it will be of more lasting interest than all the
>> shrikes you ticked.
>> Bill Whan
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 07:53:05 -0800
> From: Peter Keefe <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Bird Behavior - Feeding Red-shouldered Hawks
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> Waste food at our house goes out to the edge of the woods for the animals or for the detritus food chain. Most disappears at night, but recently, Red-shouldered Hawks have come to eat shredded cheddar cheese and another time to eat scrambled eggs. Once they've found it they stay and dine for several minutes. Plenty of time to get your camera. One man's waste...
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> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 20:28:50 -0500
> From: Leslie Sours <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Short-Eared Owls, Battelle-Darby MetroPark
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> Bill Whan suggested that we do a better job of sharing observed behavior.
> In the spirit of sharing the site info as well as inspiring others to stay awhile and watch, here goes:
>
> I arrived at Battelle-Darby Wetlands at 4:40 to wait for the Short-Eared Owls to emerge. For five minutes I watched five Northern Harriers criss-crossing the field, observing two closely dogging a third that had prey. The prey was dropped…no one got it.
>
> At 4:45, I had incoming owls. One rose up out of the field directly in front of me, flew at my car at eye level, shook snow off of itself like a dog, then land in the tree right beside the driver-side window and stared in at me. I managed a quick photo before I lept out of the car, no gloves, camera and bins in a tangle, to find three owls circling the parking lot, barking. For ten amazing minutes I literally turned in circles watching owls and harriers in every direction. One owl landed on a fence post by the road. It eventually began hunting the field across the road. Another hunted the field right by the lot, diving several times into the grass. The three would circle back, bark some more, and fly over my head... daring me to take a photo with my now-frozen fingers and near-frozen camera. By 5:00 they dispersed and headed out over the fields to hunt.
> The show continued over the fields until sunset. We (the Winsteads had arrived at this point) watched an owl having several encounters with a harrier. This involved circling, dropping in close, madly flapping wings in a hover of sorts, then breaking off…only to circle back at one another again.
>
> I did post this to eBird and to Facebook, and I am happy to have a SEOW on my January list. I also extended my stay well past the tick on the list to watch these marvelous birds hunt and interact with one another and with NOHA's. It was also fun to watch sparrows and juncos go for cover when the owls circled.
>
> Treat yourselves. Go out to Battelle-Darby. Get there earlier than dusk. Park in the lot for the Teal/Harrier trails. Enjoy ticking off the SEOW for 2015; but more importantly, stay for the spectacle.
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> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 21:16:42 -0500
> From: rob thorn <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: SharonWoods,BlendonWoods,1-05: towhees,siskin
>
> I stopped by these 2 MetroParks in NE Columbus at different times today to see if the snowfall had driven in unusual feeder birds. Blendon Woods feeders were full & active, but the trailside feeders at Sharon Woods weren't even set up yet. Unfortunately, the birds didn't seem to realize it, as many were lurking around the feeder locations. If they're not feeding birds in this weather, when will they feed them? Despite the deep snow, there were plenty of birds in both parks, mostly abundant residents, but also with a few unusual birds. Thoreau Lake at Blendon continues to be a duck magnet, but Shrock Lake at Sharon was almost completely frozen, except for a small patch kept open by a flock of Canada Geese. Notables included:
>
> Green-winged Teal - 3 still are lingering at Thoreau Lake, among the Mallard/BlackDuck horde
> Sapsucker - 1 was eating poison ivy berries along the Thomas Trail at Sharon Woods
> Tufted Titmouse - not normally noteworthy, but I had 20+ in a little over an hour at Sharon Woods, a very high # there
> Brown Creeper - not many, but I did find singles at both parks (Thomas Trail at Sharon, Lake Trail at Blendon)
> Yellow-rumped Warblers - singles were at poison ivy berries at Thomas Trail & Spring Creek Trail, at Sharon Woods
> E.Towhees - 3-4 were lurking in greenbrier tangles at several points in Sharon Woods
> Tree Sparrows - both parks had them, with Blendon Nature Center feeders leading the #s with 8-10
> Swamp Sparrow - 1 was in the north meadow at Sharon Woods
> White-crowned Sparrows - 2 were at the Blendon feeders early, seen by naturalist Andrea Krava
> White-throated Sparrows - many small groups, with 20-25 at each park
> Pine Siskin - at least 1 was hanging around the Blendon Woods Nature Center feeders
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