Date: 1/13/26 4:32 am From: Grove, Deborah Shuey <dsg4...> Subject: Pine Grosbeak Gaspe
Hi
One of the Pine Grosbeaks that I saw before was on the Gaspe Peninsula when Greg and I visited in 2007. We came upon it on a path and it was not concerned about us.
The interesting observation that you dont see in the photo is that while we watched it, it gathered little twigs in its mouth. It had at least 5 or 6 before it flew off.
Date: 1/9/26 9:49 am From: Wentzel, Doug <djw105...> Subject: Re: CBC's, field trips & listserv
Happy New Year!
Thank you to all who participated in the area’s Christmas Bird Counts, and a special thank you to the count compilers! Monitoring bird populations is an important part of the club’s work, but I also find joy in being part of the community effort and tradition that the bird counts provide.
Kathy has been working on our winter/spring field trips and the complete schedule will be posted soon to our website. Don’t forget that our Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/scbirdcl/> is also a source of information about birds and club activities, and Coty and others help to curate this resource.
Finally, our website and listserv administrator is Bob Fowles. Bob is aware that folks are having trouble with the listserv and will look into the matter and advise. Thanks to all for sharing your insight about what is working and what is not working.
Hope to see you on Sunday,
Doug
Doug Wentzel
Program Director & Naturalist
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
The Pennsylvania State University
3400 Discovery Road
Petersburg, PA 16669-2114
> On Jan 7, 2026, at 11:41 AM, Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...> wrote:
>
> The same happens to me sometimes.
> At times, messages go to the spam folder (especially Nick Bolgiano's!), even if I mark them as not spam. I do have a folder and tag for the Bird Club, but still some messages are not detected. Then I have some messages that I never get, not even to the spam folder. And then some messages that do not show attachments. It is a sort of mystery. I wondered if the Listserve and Gmail did not talk to each other well, but I've had similar problems with Hotmail, and I see you have a PSU account.
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...> <mailto:<jal21...>> wrote:
>> I found this info online regarding Listservs and whether or not there would be attached photos or links included. Default settings apparently strip those things to simplify the digest. Listserv administrators can change these setting to allow more to go through on digest. I don't know who our administrator is or if our listserv can be changed to allow photos in digest, so you might want to switch out of digest mode to get everything. There aren't as many messages as there used to be, for what that's worth.
>>
>>
>> "Listserv digests can handle attached photos, but how they appear depends on the list's settings: they might show inline, appear as separate attachments, or be accessible via a link, as the digest strips most attachments but can be configured to include them as links or in the web archive, with the list administrator controlling these options. Standard digests usually discard attachments to save space, but administrators can enable features for clickable links or web archive access so subscribers can view images. "
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> ~ Jen
>> From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> <mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> on behalf of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...> <mailto:<ed3union...>> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
>> To: <SCBIRDCL...> <mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...> <mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> >> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>>
>> Morning
>> I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me :)
>> Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> <mailto:<gowencbw3...>> wrote:
>> Hello Bird Club,
>>
>> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text threads but never any photos.
>>
>> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m a member.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Catherine Gowen
>> <gowencbw3...> <mailto:<gowencbw3...> >>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <LISTSERV...> <mailto:<LISTSERV...>> wrote:
>> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>> >
>> > Topics of the day:
>> >
>> > 1. Just a little winter color
>> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
>> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...> <mailto:<d5me16...>> >> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>> >
>> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...> <mailto:<julia...>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> >> winter.
>> >>
>> >> Julia
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...> <mailto:<lwr...>> >> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
>> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
>> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
>> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
>> >>> Larry
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
>> > From: Kurt <kge161...> <mailto:<kge161...>> >> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...> <mailto:<ra-pgcnews...>>Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > News Release #01-26
>> >
>> > Jan. 6, 2026
>> >
>> > For Information Contact:
>> >
>> > Travis Lau
>> >
>> > 717-705-6541
>> >
>> > <trlau...> <mailto:<trlau...> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research.
>> >
>> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0 <https://pgcforms.pa.gov/TurkeySightingSurvey> now through March 15.
>> >
>> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen.
>> >
>> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site.
>> >
>> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring.
>> >
>> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online.
>> >
>> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>> >
>> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>> >
>> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way.
>> >
>> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>> >
>> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.”
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > # # #
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>> > ************************************************************
>
>
>
> --
> Constanza Ehrenhaus.
>
Date: 1/9/26 9:01 am From: Peggy Wagoner Saporito <raven966...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Ironically, I was seeing this email thread until today when all of a sudden
it is showing up in my spam as well. Additionally, I do not always see
attachments either for the past few months.
Peggy
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...> wrote:
> Morning
> I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me
> :)
> Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> wrote:
>
>> Hello Bird Club,
>>
>> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text
>> threads but never any photos.
>>
>> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos?
>> I’m a member.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Catherine Gowen
>> <gowencbw3...>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
>> <LISTSERV...> wrote:
>> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>> >
>> > Topics of the day:
>> >
>> > 1. Just a little winter color
>> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
>> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...>
>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>> >
>> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> >> winter.
>> >>
>> >> Julia
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen
>> we
>> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has
>> a
>> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo
>> that I
>> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty
>> simultaneously.
>> >>> Larry
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
>> > From: Kurt <kge161...>
>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent:
>> Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT
>> WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > News Release #01-26
>> >
>> > Jan. 6, 2026
>> >
>> > For Information Contact:
>> >
>> > Travis Lau
>> >
>> > 717-705-6541
>> >
>> > <trlau...>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey
>> flocks for ongoing research.
>> >
>> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey
>> flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online
>> athttps://
>> nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0
>> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C3a635f59c0bc4affae9d08de4fa0bff2%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639035749009222909%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CshQJ%2Bi0yBHQGZNsiUU15TLcrp%2BTaGLHe3byjk7x30I%3D&reserved=0> >> now through March 15.
>> >
>> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the
>> date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or
>> unknown) where birds are seen.
>> >
>> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap
>> turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg
>> bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply
>> be leg-banded and released on site.
>> >
>> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing
>> population monitoring.
>> >
>> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead,
>> are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or
>> reporting it online.
>> >
>> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important
>> information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the
>> Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to
>> learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was
>> banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter
>> with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>> >
>> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the
>> research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into
>> their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will
>> continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>> >
>> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where
>> the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping
>> in this way.
>> >
>> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been
>> extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>> >
>> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on
>> their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have
>> participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this
>> collaboration this winter.”
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > # # #
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>> > ************************************************************
>>
>
Date: 1/8/26 4:31 pm From: Young, George Spencer <g3y...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Same here, no false spam problem with Outlook. Instead, I get lots of spam leaking through.
George
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Grove, Deborah Shuey <dsg4...>
Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2026 7:29 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Interesting. I have never had this problem.
Possibly the email application.
I have Outlook although I hate it.
Deb
Deborah S. Grove
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Debra Rittelmann <dlrittelmann...>
Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2026 7:18:59 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Same goes for me. All State College Bird Club gmails go to my spam folder, and even though I've responded multiple times that it's not spam, it still goes to my spam folder.
Thanks,
Deb Rittelmann
On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 6:55 AM Susan Braun <braun3112...><mailto:<braun3112...>> wrote:
This has been happening to me for over 2 months. I repeatedly mark things as not spam but it doesn't matter. I first noticed it when Nick Bolgiano's hawk reports were marked as spam. Bob Snyder's emails about the BESP CBC were too. This email was also in my spam folder.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...><mailto:<cxe1169...>> wrote:
The same happens to me sometimes.
At times, messages go to the spam folder (especially Nick Bolgiano's!), even if I mark them as not spam. I do have a folder and tag for the Bird Club, but still some messages are not detected. Then I have some messages that I never get, not even to the spam folder. And then some messages that do not show attachments. It is a sort of mystery. I wondered if the Listserve and Gmail did not talk to each other well, but I've had similar problems with Hotmail, and I see you have a PSU account.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...><mailto:<jal21...>> wrote:
I found this info online regarding Listservs and whether or not there would be attached photos or links included. Default settings apparently strip those things to simplify the digest. Listserv administrators can change these setting to allow more to go through on digest. I don't know who our administrator is or if our listserv can be changed to allow photos in digest, so you might want to switch out of digest mode to get everything. There aren't as many messages as there used to be, for what that's worth.
"Listserv digests can handle attached photos, but how they appear depends on the list's settings: they might show inline, appear as separate attachments, or be accessible via a link, as the digest strips most attachments but can be configured to include them as links or in the web archive, with the list administrator controlling these options. Standard digests usually discard attachments to save space, but administrators can enable features for clickable links or web archive access so subscribers can view images. "
Hope this helps.
~ Jen
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> on behalf of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...><mailto:<ed3union...>> Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Morning
I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me :)
Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...><mailto:<gowencbw3...>> wrote:
Hello Bird Club,
How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text threads but never any photos.
Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m a member.
> On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <LISTSERV...><mailto:<LISTSERV...>> wrote:
> There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Just a little winter color
> 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...><mailto:<d5me16...>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>
> Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...><mailto:<julia...>> wrote:
>
>> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> winter.
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...><mailto:<lwr...>> >> wrote:
>>
>>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
>>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
>>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
>>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
>>> Larry
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> From: Kurt <kge161...><mailto:<kge161...>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...><mailto:<ra-pgcnews...>>Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> News Release #01-26
>
> Jan. 6, 2026
>
> For Information Contact:
>
> Travis Lau
>
> 717-705-6541
>
> <trlau...><mailto:<trlau...> >
>
>
> REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research.
>
> Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cff30ade0b19c471bf35708de4f1670cd%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639035154967682953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tHSx1iqMvzdyS2LT6zu0t7PiN36mzajBEnECK%2BmmpoY%3D&reserved=0> now through March 15.
>
> Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen.
>
> Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site.
>
> Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring.
>
> Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online.
>
> “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>
> While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>
> Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way.
>
> Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>
> “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.”
>
>
>
> # # #
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> ************************************************************
Date: 1/8/26 4:29 pm From: Grove, Deborah Shuey <dsg4...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Interesting. I have never had this problem.
Possibly the email application.
I have Outlook although I hate it.
Deb
Deborah S. Grove
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Debra Rittelmann <dlrittelmann...>
Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2026 7:18:59 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Same goes for me. All State College Bird Club gmails go to my spam folder, and even though I've responded multiple times that it's not spam, it still goes to my spam folder.
Thanks,
Deb Rittelmann
On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 6:55 AM Susan Braun <braun3112...><mailto:<braun3112...>> wrote:
This has been happening to me for over 2 months. I repeatedly mark things as not spam but it doesn't matter. I first noticed it when Nick Bolgiano's hawk reports were marked as spam. Bob Snyder's emails about the BESP CBC were too. This email was also in my spam folder.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...><mailto:<cxe1169...>> wrote:
The same happens to me sometimes.
At times, messages go to the spam folder (especially Nick Bolgiano's!), even if I mark them as not spam. I do have a folder and tag for the Bird Club, but still some messages are not detected. Then I have some messages that I never get, not even to the spam folder. And then some messages that do not show attachments. It is a sort of mystery. I wondered if the Listserve and Gmail did not talk to each other well, but I've had similar problems with Hotmail, and I see you have a PSU account.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...><mailto:<jal21...>> wrote:
I found this info online regarding Listservs and whether or not there would be attached photos or links included. Default settings apparently strip those things to simplify the digest. Listserv administrators can change these setting to allow more to go through on digest. I don't know who our administrator is or if our listserv can be changed to allow photos in digest, so you might want to switch out of digest mode to get everything. There aren't as many messages as there used to be, for what that's worth.
"Listserv digests can handle attached photos, but how they appear depends on the list's settings: they might show inline, appear as separate attachments, or be accessible via a link, as the digest strips most attachments but can be configured to include them as links or in the web archive, with the list administrator controlling these options. Standard digests usually discard attachments to save space, but administrators can enable features for clickable links or web archive access so subscribers can view images. "
Hope this helps.
~ Jen
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> on behalf of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...><mailto:<ed3union...>> Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Morning
I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me :)
Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...><mailto:<gowencbw3...>> wrote:
Hello Bird Club,
How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text threads but never any photos.
Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m a member.
> On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <LISTSERV...><mailto:<LISTSERV...>> wrote:
> There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Just a little winter color
> 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...><mailto:<d5me16...>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>
> Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...><mailto:<julia...>> wrote:
>
>> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> winter.
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...><mailto:<lwr...>> >> wrote:
>>
>>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
>>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
>>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
>>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
>>> Larry
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> From: Kurt <kge161...><mailto:<kge161...>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...><mailto:<ra-pgcnews...>>Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> News Release #01-26
>
> Jan. 6, 2026
>
> For Information Contact:
>
> Travis Lau
>
> 717-705-6541
>
> <trlau...><mailto:<trlau...> >
>
>
> REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research.
>
> Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Ce989578ef26046f017e608de4f1626e5%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639035153708027117%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iuvqqf%2B67eUc6sZH6pQBIVzCS7hXkQr2eVcjDHroQh8%3D&reserved=0> now through March 15.
>
> Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen.
>
> Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site.
>
> Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring.
>
> Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online.
>
> “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>
> While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>
> Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way.
>
> Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>
> “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.”
>
>
>
> # # #
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> ************************************************************
Date: 1/8/26 4:19 pm From: Debra Rittelmann <dlrittelmann...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Same goes for me. All State College Bird Club gmails go to my spam folder,
and even though I've responded multiple times that it's not spam, it still
goes to my spam folder.
Thanks,
Deb Rittelmann
On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 6:55 AM Susan Braun <braun3112...> wrote:
> This has been happening to me for over 2 months. I repeatedly mark things
> as not spam but it doesn't matter. I first noticed it when Nick Bolgiano's
> hawk reports were marked as spam. Bob Snyder's emails about the BESP CBC
> were too. This email was also in my spam folder.
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...>
> wrote:
>
>> The same happens to me sometimes.
>> At times, messages go to the spam folder (especially Nick Bolgiano's!),
>> even if I mark them as not spam. I do have a folder and tag for the Bird
>> Club, but still some messages are not detected. Then I have some messages
>> that I never get, not even to the spam folder. And then some messages that
>> do not show attachments. It is a sort of mystery. I wondered if the
>> Listserve and Gmail did not talk to each other well, but I've had similar
>> problems with Hotmail, and I see you have a PSU account.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
>>
>>> I found this info online regarding Listservs and whether or not there
>>> would be attached photos or links included. Default settings apparently
>>> strip those things to simplify the digest. Listserv administrators can
>>> change these setting to allow more to go through on digest. I don't know
>>> who our administrator is or if our listserv can be changed to allow photos
>>> in digest, so you might want to switch out of digest mode to get
>>> everything. There aren't as many messages as there used to be, for what
>>> that's worth.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Listserv digests can handle attached photos, but how they appear
>>> depends on the list's settings: they might show inline, appear as separate
>>> attachments, or be accessible via a link, as the digest strips most
>>> attachments but can be configured to include them as links or in the web
>>> archive, with the list administrator controlling these options. Standard
>>> digests usually discard attachments to save space, but administrators can
>>> enable features for clickable links or web archive access so subscribers
>>> can view images. "
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> ~ Jen
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
>>> of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
>>> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
>>> *Subject:* Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>>>
>>> Morning
>>> I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just
>>> me :)
>>> Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Bird Club,
>>>
>>> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the
>>> text threads but never any photos.
>>>
>>> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos?
>>> I’m a member.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Catherine Gowen
>>> <gowencbw3...>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
>>> <LISTSERV...> wrote:
>>> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>>> >
>>> > Topics of the day:
>>> >
>>> > 1. Just a little winter color
>>> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>>> >
>>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
>>> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...>
>>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>>> >
>>> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>>> >> winter.
>>> >>
>>> >> Julia
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly
>>> frozen we
>>> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that
>>> has a
>>> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo
>>> that I
>>> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>>> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty
>>> simultaneously.
>>> >>> Larry
>>> >
>>> > ------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
>>> > From: Kurt <kge161...>
>>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent:
>>> Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT
>>> WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > News Release #01-26
>>> >
>>> > Jan. 6, 2026
>>> >
>>> > For Information Contact:
>>> >
>>> > Travis Lau
>>> >
>>> > 717-705-6541
>>> >
>>> > <trlau...>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey
>>> flocks for ongoing research.
>>> >
>>> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey
>>> flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online
>>> athttps://
>>> nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0
>>> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cadc529ca5e314b97027208de4f14b712%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639035147556025652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CrhB%2FlqT1u6DVyX7aCtM18cQnAPDD3EE%2BMfosXWHnEM%3D&reserved=0> >>> now through March 15.
>>> >
>>> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the
>>> date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or
>>> unknown) where birds are seen.
>>> >
>>> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap
>>> turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg
>>> bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply
>>> be leg-banded and released on site.
>>> >
>>> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's
>>> ongoing population monitoring.
>>> >
>>> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead,
>>> are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or
>>> reporting it online.
>>> >
>>> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important
>>> information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the
>>> Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to
>>> learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was
>>> banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter
>>> with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>>> >
>>> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the
>>> research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into
>>> their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will
>>> continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>>> >
>>> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where
>>> the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping
>>> in this way.
>>> >
>>> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been
>>> extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>>> >
>>> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks
>>> on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have
>>> participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this
>>> collaboration this winter.”
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > # # #
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>>> > ************************************************************
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Constanza Ehrenhaus.
>>
>>
Date: 1/8/26 4:43 am From: KATHLEEN BECHDEL <0000d165c6a818d5-dmarc-request...> Subject: Bird walk reminder
With all of the emails being shared regarding the bird club email list, I am concerned that our members are not receiving my notices regarding the upcoming bird walk. Below are the details for this Sunday's walk at the Lower Trail. Hopefully you are receiving this.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
10:00am – 12:00pm
Winter Bird Walk on Lower Trail (Huntingdon County)
A winter survey for the Pennsylvania Bird Atlas will be conducted during the bird walk, so this will be a nice introduction if new to the Atlas or an opportunity to ask questions if a participating atlaser. All are welcome to attend regardless of interest in the Atlas.
A vault toilet is available at the trailhead. Please consider the weather and wear appropriate cold weather gear.
Contact Amber (<amberwiewel...> mailto:<amberwiewel...>) if interested in carpooling from the State College area.
The field trip is open to members and non-members.
Date: 1/8/26 3:55 am From: Susan Braun <braun3112...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
This has been happening to me for over 2 months. I repeatedly mark things
as not spam but it doesn't matter. I first noticed it when Nick Bolgiano's
hawk reports were marked as spam. Bob Snyder's emails about the BESP CBC
were too. This email was also in my spam folder.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...>
wrote:
> The same happens to me sometimes.
> At times, messages go to the spam folder (especially Nick Bolgiano's!),
> even if I mark them as not spam. I do have a folder and tag for the Bird
> Club, but still some messages are not detected. Then I have some messages
> that I never get, not even to the spam folder. And then some messages that
> do not show attachments. It is a sort of mystery. I wondered if the
> Listserve and Gmail did not talk to each other well, but I've had similar
> problems with Hotmail, and I see you have a PSU account.
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
>
>> I found this info online regarding Listservs and whether or not there
>> would be attached photos or links included. Default settings apparently
>> strip those things to simplify the digest. Listserv administrators can
>> change these setting to allow more to go through on digest. I don't know
>> who our administrator is or if our listserv can be changed to allow photos
>> in digest, so you might want to switch out of digest mode to get
>> everything. There aren't as many messages as there used to be, for what
>> that's worth.
>>
>>
>> "Listserv digests can handle attached photos, but how they appear
>> depends on the list's settings: they might show inline, appear as separate
>> attachments, or be accessible via a link, as the digest strips most
>> attachments but can be configured to include them as links or in the web
>> archive, with the list administrator controlling these options. Standard
>> digests usually discard attachments to save space, but administrators can
>> enable features for clickable links or web archive access so subscribers
>> can view images. "
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> ~ Jen
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
>> of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
>> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
>> *Subject:* Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>>
>> Morning
>> I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just
>> me :)
>> Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Bird Club,
>>
>> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text
>> threads but never any photos.
>>
>> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos?
>> I’m a member.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Catherine Gowen
>> <gowencbw3...>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
>> <LISTSERV...> wrote:
>> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>> >
>> > Topics of the day:
>> >
>> > 1. Just a little winter color
>> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
>> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...>
>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>> >
>> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> >> winter.
>> >>
>> >> Julia
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen
>> we
>> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has
>> a
>> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo
>> that I
>> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty
>> simultaneously.
>> >>> Larry
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
>> > From: Kurt <kge161...>
>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent:
>> Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT
>> WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > News Release #01-26
>> >
>> > Jan. 6, 2026
>> >
>> > For Information Contact:
>> >
>> > Travis Lau
>> >
>> > 717-705-6541
>> >
>> > <trlau...>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey
>> flocks for ongoing research.
>> >
>> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey
>> flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online
>> athttps://
>> nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0
>> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C37a9e4fbf4634a19fc3208de4eacd08e%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639034701319922738%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1gHZz1Ra9on9Tpibew24Hgs2ropNUdkxtzpxesUP%2BsM%3D&reserved=0> >> now through March 15.
>> >
>> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the
>> date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or
>> unknown) where birds are seen.
>> >
>> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap
>> turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg
>> bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply
>> be leg-banded and released on site.
>> >
>> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing
>> population monitoring.
>> >
>> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead,
>> are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or
>> reporting it online.
>> >
>> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important
>> information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the
>> Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to
>> learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was
>> banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter
>> with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>> >
>> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the
>> research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into
>> their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will
>> continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>> >
>> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where
>> the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping
>> in this way.
>> >
>> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been
>> extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>> >
>> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on
>> their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have
>> participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this
>> collaboration this winter.”
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > # # #
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>> > ************************************************************
>>
>>
>
> --
> Constanza Ehrenhaus.
>
>
Date: 1/7/26 8:42 am From: Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
The same happens to me sometimes.
At times, messages go to the spam folder (especially Nick Bolgiano's!),
even if I mark them as not spam. I do have a folder and tag for the Bird
Club, but still some messages are not detected. Then I have some messages
that I never get, not even to the spam folder. And then some messages that
do not show attachments. It is a sort of mystery. I wondered if the
Listserve and Gmail did not talk to each other well, but I've had similar
problems with Hotmail, and I see you have a PSU account.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
> I found this info online regarding Listservs and whether or not there
> would be attached photos or links included. Default settings apparently
> strip those things to simplify the digest. Listserv administrators can
> change these setting to allow more to go through on digest. I don't know
> who our administrator is or if our listserv can be changed to allow photos
> in digest, so you might want to switch out of digest mode to get
> everything. There aren't as many messages as there used to be, for what
> that's worth.
>
>
> "Listserv digests can handle attached photos, but how they appear depends
> on the list's settings: they might show inline, appear as separate
> attachments, or be accessible via a link, as the digest strips most
> attachments but can be configured to include them as links or in the web
> archive, with the list administrator controlling these options. Standard
> digests usually discard attachments to save space, but administrators can
> enable features for clickable links or web archive access so subscribers
> can view images. "
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> ~ Jen
> ------------------------------
> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
> of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>
> Morning
> I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me
> :)
> Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> wrote:
>
> Hello Bird Club,
>
> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text
> threads but never any photos.
>
> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m
> a member.
>
> Thank you,
> Catherine Gowen
> <gowencbw3...>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
> <LISTSERV...> wrote:
> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
> >
> > Topics of the day:
> >
> > 1. Just a little winter color
> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...>
> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
> >
> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
> >> winter.
> >>
> >> Julia
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen
> we
> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo
> that I
> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty
> simultaneously.
> >>> Larry
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> > From: Kurt <kge161...>
> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent:
> Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT
> WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > News Release #01-26
> >
> > Jan. 6, 2026
> >
> > For Information Contact:
> >
> > Travis Lau
> >
> > 717-705-6541
> >
> > <trlau...>
> >
> >
> >
> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey
> flocks for ongoing research.
> >
> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey
> flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online
> athttps://
> nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0
> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Ce01f2f1e4c2d470c967408de4e0ba596%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639034009108202469%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6mg0DuWk3Q0IlCeAwEMk4g22SZdk%2B4vjBXXabiozcZI%3D&reserved=0> > now through March 15.
> >
> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the
> date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or
> unknown) where birds are seen.
> >
> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap
> turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg
> bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply
> be leg-banded and released on site.
> >
> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing
> population monitoring.
> >
> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead,
> are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or
> reporting it online.
> >
> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important
> information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the
> Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to
> learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was
> banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter
> with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
> >
> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the
> research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into
> their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will
> continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
> >
> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the
> public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in
> this way.
> >
> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been
> extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
> >
> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on
> their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have
> participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this
> collaboration this winter.”
> >
> >
> >
> > # # #
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> > ************************************************************
>
>
Date: 1/7/26 6:52 am From: Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
I have noticed that when you use Gmail, it gives you the option to click on
a button that says don’t treat as spam. When you do this, it recognizes the
sender‘s address as not spam anymore and the messages seem to come through.
The messages that come through from a sender that you haven’t done that yet
seemed to end up in the spam folder. If there was a way to either
standardize the email that the list serve, sends it out From it may help.
If you notice the emails, always seem to come from the original creator
with the State College bird club list Serve email as a carbon copy.
Thanks,
Eric Oliver
<ericmoliver...>
Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted
to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to
destroy or even diminish biodiversity?- E.O Wilson
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 09:17 Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
> I found this info online regarding Listservs and whether or not there
> would be attached photos or links included. Default settings apparently
> strip those things to simplify the digest. Listserv administrators can
> change these setting to allow more to go through on digest. I don't know
> who our administrator is or if our listserv can be changed to allow photos
> in digest, so you might want to switch out of digest mode to get
> everything. There aren't as many messages as there used to be, for what
> that's worth.
>
>
> "Listserv digests can handle attached photos, but how they appear depends
> on the list's settings: they might show inline, appear as separate
> attachments, or be accessible via a link, as the digest strips most
> attachments but can be configured to include them as links or in the web
> archive, with the list administrator controlling these options. Standard
> digests usually discard attachments to save space, but administrators can
> enable features for clickable links or web archive access so subscribers
> can view images. "
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> ~ Jen
> ------------------------------
> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
> of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>
> Morning
> I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me
> :)
> Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> wrote:
>
> Hello Bird Club,
>
> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text
> threads but never any photos.
>
> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m
> a member.
>
> Thank you,
> Catherine Gowen
> <gowencbw3...>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
> <LISTSERV...> wrote:
> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
> >
> > Topics of the day:
> >
> > 1. Just a little winter color
> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...>
> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
> >
> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
> >> winter.
> >>
> >> Julia
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen
> we
> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo
> that I
> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty
> simultaneously.
> >>> Larry
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> > From: Kurt <kge161...>
> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent:
> Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT
> WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > News Release #01-26
> >
> > Jan. 6, 2026
> >
> > For Information Contact:
> >
> > Travis Lau
> >
> > 717-705-6541
> >
> > <trlau...>
> >
> >
> >
> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey
> flocks for ongoing research.
> >
> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey
> flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online
> athttps://
> nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0
> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cd89ec3a6bb8d4ed56e7308de4dfc47ab%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033943107916641%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XOkQ35yLNnL%2B8FcJTpXAdTGFjftWA1IyPP156O3Xra8%3D&reserved=0> > now through March 15.
> >
> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the
> date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or
> unknown) where birds are seen.
> >
> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap
> turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg
> bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply
> be leg-banded and released on site.
> >
> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing
> population monitoring.
> >
> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead,
> are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or
> reporting it online.
> >
> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important
> information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the
> Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to
> learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was
> banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter
> with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
> >
> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the
> research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into
> their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will
> continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
> >
> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the
> public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in
> this way.
> >
> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been
> extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
> >
> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on
> their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have
> participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this
> collaboration this winter.”
> >
> >
> >
> > # # #
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> > ************************************************************
>
>
Date: 1/7/26 6:17 am From: Lee, Jen <jal21...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
I found this info online regarding Listservs and whether or not there would be attached photos or links included. Default settings apparently strip those things to simplify the digest. Listserv administrators can change these setting to allow more to go through on digest. I don't know who our administrator is or if our listserv can be changed to allow photos in digest, so you might want to switch out of digest mode to get everything. There aren't as many messages as there used to be, for what that's worth.
"Listserv digests can handle attached photos, but how they appear depends on the list's settings: they might show inline, appear as separate attachments, or be accessible via a link, as the digest strips most attachments but can be configured to include them as links or in the web archive, with the list administrator controlling these options. Standard digests usually discard attachments to save space, but administrators can enable features for clickable links or web archive access so subscribers can view images. "
Hope this helps.
~ Jen
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...>
Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Morning
I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me :)
Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...><mailto:<gowencbw3...>> wrote:
Hello Bird Club,
How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text threads but never any photos.
Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m a member.
> On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <LISTSERV...><mailto:<LISTSERV...>> wrote:
> There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Just a little winter color
> 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...><mailto:<d5me16...>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>
> Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...><mailto:<julia...>> wrote:
>
>> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> winter.
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...><mailto:<lwr...>> >> wrote:
>>
>>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
>>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
>>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
>>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
>>> Larry
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> From: Kurt <kge161...><mailto:<kge161...>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...><mailto:<ra-pgcnews...>>Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> News Release #01-26
>
> Jan. 6, 2026
>
> For Information Contact:
>
> Travis Lau
>
> 717-705-6541
>
> <trlau...><mailto:<trlau...> >
>
>
> REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research.
>
> Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C2e227cfb494a47dfaca508de4df7845f%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033922625898775%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KmnOvCl8jO3%2Bws31OKlF33nQp6tNPGXusdtIGh%2FBKUQ%3D&reserved=0> now through March 15.
>
> Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen.
>
> Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site.
>
> Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring.
>
> Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online.
>
> “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>
> While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>
> Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way.
>
> Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>
> “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.”
>
>
>
> # # #
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> ************************************************************
Date: 1/7/26 6:17 am From: Jim Cassidy <0000ef805e61ea62-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
If your viewing messages the listserv messages in your Spam (or junk, etc.) folder, then it will likely not show attachments for security. The attachments should appear if you move the message from Spam to Inbox.
I have a SCBirdClub subfolder of my Inbox where I move the messages to. In my Junk folder, I do not see attachments. Once I move a message the SCBirdClub folder, the message attachments and embedded images appear.
Jim
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> On Behalf Of Ann Wilken
Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:45 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Many of mine started going to spam several months ago.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 8:43 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...> <mailto:<jal21...> > wrote:
I think there may be a larger issues with the Bird Club listserv going on? I've heard from several others and it's happened to me - not receiving all emails anymore and I've also noticed many emails coming through saying "unverified" by the senders email address. Is there someone connected to Penny state who is tech savvy and can look into all of these issues? Our listserv isn't behaving properly.
~ Jen
_____
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> <mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> > on behalf of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...> <mailto:<ed3union...> >
Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...> <mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> >
Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Morning
I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me :)
Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> <mailto:<gowencbw3...> > wrote:
Hello Bird Club,
How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text threads but never any photos.
Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m a member.
> On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <LISTSERV...> <mailto:<LISTSERV...> > wrote:
> There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Just a little winter color
> 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...> <mailto:<d5me16...> >
> Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>
> Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...> <mailto:<julia...> > wrote:
>
>> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> winter.
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...> <mailto:<lwr...> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
>>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
>>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
>>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
>>> Larry
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> From: Kurt <kge161...> <mailto:<kge161...> >
> Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...> <mailto:<ra-pgcnews...> >Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> News Release #01-26
>
> Jan. 6, 2026
>
> For Information Contact:
>
> Travis Lau
>
> 717-705-6541
>
> <trlau...> <mailto:<trlau...> >
>
>
> REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research.
>
> Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C1e3a4f72a34c4d6a48e408de4df775f8%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033922399000739%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KTq0jgzMzjs394tuKYilazgzd614%2B%2Bac5Ypr7v%2FkHYc%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C1e3a4f72a34c4d6a48e408de4df775f8%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033922399037792%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PlEWIkKsrTtfm7HlW8UIAx0u1IhUP4A2RPQmOMQizuk%3D&reserved=0> &data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0 now through March 15.
>
> Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen.
>
> Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site.
>
> Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring.
>
> Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online.
>
> “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>
> While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>
> Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way.
>
> Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>
> “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.”
>
>
>
> # # #
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> ************************************************************
Date: 1/7/26 5:57 am From: Robyn Graboski <centrewildlifecare...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Jen,
I was having the same problem. My staff and others, who actually read my
emails, were not getting emails or they went to SPAM. I contacted Tech
Support through PSU and they essentially said there is nothing they can do
because it's on the "recipient's" end. I gave up and switched to using
Constant Contact for Centre Wildlife Care.
If you all find a solution please let us know.
Robyn
Robyn Graboski
Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator
Centre Wildlife Care
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
> That has happened to me as well. I've labelled them not spam but some
> still go there. Another birder mentioned to me she's not receiving some at
> all, not in spam, or junk or anywhere.
>
> ~ Jen
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Ann Wilken <abwilken0451...>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:45:31 AM
> *To:* Lee, Jen <jal21...>
> *Cc:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>
> You don't often get email from <abwilken0451...> Learn why this is
> important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> > Many of mine started going to spam several months ago.
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 8:43 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
>
>> I think there may be a larger issues with the Bird Club listserv going
>> on? I've heard from several others and it's happened to me - not receiving
>> all emails anymore and I've also noticed many emails coming through saying
>> "unverified" by the senders email address. Is there someone connected to
>> Penny state who is tech savvy and can look into all of these issues? Our
>> listserv isn't behaving properly.
>>
>> ~ Jen
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
>> of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
>> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
>> *Subject:* Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>>
>> Morning
>> I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just
>> me :)
>> Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Bird Club,
>>
>> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text
>> threads but never any photos.
>>
>> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos?
>> I’m a member.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Catherine Gowen
>> <gowencbw3...>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
>> <LISTSERV...> wrote:
>> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>> >
>> > Topics of the day:
>> >
>> > 1. Just a little winter color
>> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
>> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...>
>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>> >
>> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> >> winter.
>> >>
>> >> Julia
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen
>> we
>> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has
>> a
>> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo
>> that I
>> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty
>> simultaneously.
>> >>> Larry
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
>> > From: Kurt <kge161...>
>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent:
>> Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT
>> WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > News Release #01-26
>> >
>> > Jan. 6, 2026
>> >
>> > For Information Contact:
>> >
>> > Travis Lau
>> >
>> > 717-705-6541
>> >
>> > <trlau...>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey
>> flocks for ongoing research.
>> >
>> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey
>> flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online
>> athttps://
>> nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0
>> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb7f4921db07846c1323c08de4df4455b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033910392799307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XUrRvLpNwx57e5Mb6nlMIPb%2Fesp58tRV7my6IbwA4SI%3D&reserved=0> >> now through March 15.
>> >
>> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the
>> date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or
>> unknown) where birds are seen.
>> >
>> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap
>> turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg
>> bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply
>> be leg-banded and released on site.
>> >
>> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing
>> population monitoring.
>> >
>> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead,
>> are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or
>> reporting it online.
>> >
>> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important
>> information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the
>> Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to
>> learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was
>> banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter
>> with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>> >
>> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the
>> research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into
>> their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will
>> continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>> >
>> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where
>> the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping
>> in this way.
>> >
>> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been
>> extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>> >
>> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on
>> their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have
>> participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this
>> collaboration this winter.”
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > # # #
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>> > ************************************************************
>>
>>
>
Date: 1/7/26 5:47 am From: Lee, Jen <jal21...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
That has happened to me as well. I've labelled them not spam but some still go there. Another birder mentioned to me she's not receiving some at all, not in spam, or junk or anywhere.
~ Jen
________________________________
From: Ann Wilken <abwilken0451...>
Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:45:31 AM
To: Lee, Jen <jal21...>
Cc: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 8:43 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...><mailto:<jal21...>> wrote:
I think there may be a larger issues with the Bird Club listserv going on? I've heard from several others and it's happened to me - not receiving all emails anymore and I've also noticed many emails coming through saying "unverified" by the senders email address. Is there someone connected to Penny state who is tech savvy and can look into all of these issues? Our listserv isn't behaving properly.
~ Jen
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> on behalf of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...><mailto:<ed3union...>> Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Morning
I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me :)
Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...><mailto:<gowencbw3...>> wrote:
Hello Bird Club,
How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text threads but never any photos.
Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m a member.
> On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <LISTSERV...><mailto:<LISTSERV...>> wrote:
> There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Just a little winter color
> 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...><mailto:<d5me16...>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>
> Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...><mailto:<julia...>> wrote:
>
>> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> winter.
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...><mailto:<lwr...>> >> wrote:
>>
>>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
>>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
>>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
>>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
>>> Larry
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> From: Kurt <kge161...><mailto:<kge161...>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...><mailto:<ra-pgcnews...>>Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> News Release #01-26
>
> Jan. 6, 2026
>
> For Information Contact:
>
> Travis Lau
>
> 717-705-6541
>
> <trlau...><mailto:<trlau...> >
>
>
> REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research.
>
> Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Ca5d30c8aa6b24aec278008de4df34bde%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033904493659357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=F9vEtpmvV8gVmAJ7TsBXG%2FFXXCvpx%2FfR7HSglWzALCg%3D&reserved=0> now through March 15.
>
> Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen.
>
> Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site.
>
> Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring.
>
> Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online.
>
> “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>
> While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>
> Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way.
>
> Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>
> “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.”
>
>
>
> # # #
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> ************************************************************
Date: 1/7/26 5:45 am From: Ann Wilken <abwilken0451...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Many of mine started going to spam several months ago.
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 8:43 AM Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
> I think there may be a larger issues with the Bird Club listserv going on?
> I've heard from several others and it's happened to me - not receiving all
> emails anymore and I've also noticed many emails coming through saying
> "unverified" by the senders email address. Is there someone connected to
> Penny state who is tech savvy and can look into all of these issues? Our
> listserv isn't behaving properly.
>
> ~ Jen
> ------------------------------
> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
> of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
>
> Morning
> I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me
> :)
> Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> wrote:
>
> Hello Bird Club,
>
> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text
> threads but never any photos.
>
> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m
> a member.
>
> Thank you,
> Catherine Gowen
> <gowencbw3...>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
> <LISTSERV...> wrote:
> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
> >
> > Topics of the day:
> >
> > 1. Just a little winter color
> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...>
> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
> >
> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
> >> winter.
> >>
> >> Julia
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen
> we
> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo
> that I
> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty
> simultaneously.
> >>> Larry
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> > From: Kurt <kge161...>
> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent:
> Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT
> WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > News Release #01-26
> >
> > Jan. 6, 2026
> >
> > For Information Contact:
> >
> > Travis Lau
> >
> > 717-705-6541
> >
> > <trlau...>
> >
> >
> >
> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey
> flocks for ongoing research.
> >
> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey
> flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online
> athttps://
> nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0
> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Ce6755b53152d41c08ca308de4df30249%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033903287283543%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=M3M%2FBRE9oFoQ9Bh2q63vA7JIga65TK2%2Bn%2FMsLvuPLo8%3D&reserved=0> > now through March 15.
> >
> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the
> date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or
> unknown) where birds are seen.
> >
> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap
> turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg
> bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply
> be leg-banded and released on site.
> >
> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing
> population monitoring.
> >
> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead,
> are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or
> reporting it online.
> >
> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important
> information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the
> Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to
> learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was
> banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter
> with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
> >
> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the
> research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into
> their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will
> continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
> >
> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the
> public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in
> this way.
> >
> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been
> extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
> >
> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on
> their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have
> participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this
> collaboration this winter.”
> >
> >
> >
> > # # #
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> > ************************************************************
>
>
Date: 1/7/26 5:43 am From: Lee, Jen <jal21...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
I think there may be a larger issues with the Bird Club listserv going on? I've heard from several others and it's happened to me - not receiving all emails anymore and I've also noticed many emails coming through saying "unverified" by the senders email address. Is there someone connected to Penny state who is tech savvy and can look into all of these issues? Our listserv isn't behaving properly.
~ Jen
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...>
Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:23:06 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Morning
I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me :)
Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...><mailto:<gowencbw3...>> wrote:
Hello Bird Club,
How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text threads but never any photos.
Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m a member.
> On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <LISTSERV...><mailto:<LISTSERV...>> wrote:
> There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Just a little winter color
> 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...><mailto:<d5me16...>> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
>
> Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...><mailto:<julia...>> wrote:
>
>> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
>> winter.
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...><mailto:<lwr...>> >> wrote:
>>
>>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
>>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
>>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
>>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
>>> Larry
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> From: Kurt <kge161...><mailto:<kge161...>> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...><mailto:<ra-pgcnews...>>Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> News Release #01-26
>
> Jan. 6, 2026
>
> For Information Contact:
>
> Travis Lau
>
> 717-705-6541
>
> <trlau...><mailto:<trlau...> >
>
>
> REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
>
>
>
> The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research.
>
> Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Ccf3cb70b663f448a3e7408de4df2abd8%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033901810296459%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EZmOmEBtC1Jzz%2Fv9otbgot4Fb9Pc9Sl2wtdKhElMocM%3D&reserved=0> now through March 15.
>
> Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen.
>
> Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site.
>
> Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring.
>
> Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online.
>
> “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
>
> While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
>
> Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way.
>
> Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
>
> “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.”
>
>
>
> # # #
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> ************************************************************
Date: 1/7/26 5:33 am From: Ed Fitzgerald III <ed3union...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Morning
I am experiencing the same issue as Catherine. I am glad it is not just me
:)
Thanks for your attention in this matter. Best Ed Fitzgerald
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> wrote:
> Hello Bird Club,
>
> How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text
> threads but never any photos.
>
> Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m
> a member.
>
> Thank you,
> Catherine Gowen
> <gowencbw3...>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <
> <LISTSERV...> wrote:
> > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue.
> >
> > Topics of the day:
> >
> > 1. Just a little winter color
> > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500
> > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...>
> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
> >
> > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
> >> winter.
> >>
> >> Julia
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen
> we
> >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
> >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo
> that I
> >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
> >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty
> simultaneously.
> >>> Larry
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000
> > From: Kurt <kge161...>
> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent:
> Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT
> WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > News Release #01-26
> >
> > Jan. 6, 2026
> >
> > For Information Contact:
> >
> > Travis Lau
> >
> > 717-705-6541
> >
> > <trlau...>
> >
> >
> >
> > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
> >
> >
> >
> > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey
> flocks for ongoing research.
> >
> > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey
> flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online
> athttps://
> nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0
> now through March 15.
> >
> > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the
> date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or
> unknown) where birds are seen.
> >
> > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap
> turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg
> bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply
> be leg-banded and released on site.
> >
> > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing
> population monitoring.
> >
> > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead,
> are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or
> reporting it online.
> >
> > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important
> information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the
> Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to
> learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was
> banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter
> with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
> >
> > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the
> research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into
> their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will
> continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
> >
> > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the
> public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in
> this way.
> >
> > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been
> extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
> >
> > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on
> their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have
> participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this
> collaboration this winter.”
> >
> >
> >
> > # # #
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
> > ************************************************************
>
Date: 1/7/26 5:06 am From: Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10)
Hello Bird Club,
How I can see the photos that are posted in these digests? I see the text threads but never any photos.
Perhaps I’m not on the right list in case only members can see photos? I’m a member.
Thank you, Catherine Gowen <gowencbw3...>
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 7, 2026, at 12:00 AM, SCBIRDCL automatic digest system <LISTSERV...> wrote: > There are 2 messages totaling 1920 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Just a little winter color > 2. Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:32:01 -0500 > From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...> > Subject: Re: Just a little winter color > > Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰 > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...> wrote: > >> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in >> winter. >> >> Julia >> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...> >> wrote: >> >>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we >>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a >>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I >>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the >>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously. >>> Larry > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:11:53 +0000 > From: Kurt <kge161...> > Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15 > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15 > > > > News Release #01-26 > > Jan. 6, 2026 > > For Information Contact: > > Travis Lau > > 717-705-6541 > > <trlau...> > > > > REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15 > > > > The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research. > > Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cb37d01e178d14b28d3d208de4dec153b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033873528489973%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6E9PKVaTqEjz3GKsHY7ir9Rzjy9dlTzi%2FgWMsv7aLM8%3D&reserved=0 now through March 15. > > Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen. > > Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site. > > Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring. > > Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online. > > “By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.” > > While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates. > > Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way. > > Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters. > > “The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.” > > > > # # # > > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 5 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (#2026-10) > ************************************************************
Date: 1/6/26 1:12 pm From: Kurt <000000926143b032-dmarc-request...> Subject: Fw: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GM, PGCNEWS <ra-pgcnews...>Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 04:10:05 PM ESTSubject: NEWS RELEASE -- REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
News Release #01-26
Jan. 6, 2026
For Information Contact:
Travis Lau
717-705-6541
<trlau...>
REPORT WILD TURKEY FLOCKS THROUGH MARCH 15
The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research.
Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online athttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpgcforms.pa.gov%2FTurkeySightingSurvey&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C20023eb94b3042f0433508de4d683af3%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639033307222698548%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=podMA%2BPEfNF6p3HJloQwaETqH85T8DiVFCVhfbg9Sj8%3D&reserved=0 now through March 15.
Among other things, visitors to that webpage are asked to provide the date of the sighting, the location and the type of land (public, private or unknown) where birds are seen.
Game Commission crews will assess sites for the potential to trap turkeys. Just like the last six winters, the Game Commission will put leg bands on male turkeys statewide. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg-banded and released on site.
Trapping turkeys during winter is part of the Game Commission's ongoing population monitoring.
Hunters who harvest these banded turkeys, or people who find one dead, are asked to report the band number, either by calling toll-free or reporting it online.
“By reporting banded turkeys, hunters provide us with important information on harvest rates for our population model,” said Reina Tyl, the Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. “In return, the hunter gets to learn when and approximately where the turkey was banded. If the turkey was banded the first winter after it hatched, we can also provide the hunter with an exact age of the turkey they harvested.”
While no turkeys will be fitted with transmitters this winter, as the research projects that were tracking turkeys to get an in-depth look into their survival, productivity and movement are coming to an end, males will continue to be banded in the winter to monitor harvest rates.
Finding birds to trap is key to accomplishing the work. That’s where the public comes in. Fortunately, Pennsylvanians have a history of helping in this way.
Tyl said participation in the Winter Turkey Sighting Survey has been extremely useful for locating trappable flocks over the past four winters.
“The public has been so helpful. Some landowners who reported flocks on their property have also helped with monitoring flock activity and have participated in trapping,” Tyl said. “We look forward to continuing this collaboration this winter.”
Date: 1/6/26 12:32 pm From: Deborah Escalet <d5me16...> Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I love Bluebirds🥰
On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Julia Plummer <julia...> wrote:
> Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
> winter.
>
> Julia
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
> wrote:
>
>> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
>> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
>> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
>> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
>> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
>> Larry
>>
>
Date: 1/5/26 6:00 pm From: Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...> Subject: Fw: [PABIRDS] Ornithology Camp for teenagers
Forwarded - bird camp for teens , in June at St Vincent College
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Date: 1/5/26 3:15 pm From: Julia Plummer <julia...> Subject: Re: Just a little winter color
Wow, what a shot! It is definitely worth having a heated bird bath in
winter.
Julia
On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...> wrote:
> The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we
> have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a
> heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I
> attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the
> numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
> Larry
>
Date: 1/5/26 2:47 pm From: Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...> Subject: Just a little winter color
The last few weeks with the creek that runs by our hour mostly frozen we have seen large numbers, 24 yesterday, mobbing our bird bath that has a heater to keep it from freezing. Today I was able to get a photo that I attached. We usually see bluebirds all winter but nothing close the numbers we have seen this year and several times over twenty simultaneously.
Larry
A winter survey for the Pennsylvania Bird Atlas will be conducted during the bird walk, so this will be a nice introduction if new to the Atlas or an opportunity to ask questions if a participating atlaser. All are welcome to attend regardless of interest in the Atlas.
A vault toilet is available at the trailhead. Please consider the weather and wear appropriate cold weather gear.
Contact Amber (<amberwiewel...> mailto:<amberwiewel...>) if interested in carpooling from the State College area.
The field trip is open to members and non-members.
Date: 1/4/26 7:25 am From: Mark Nale <00008ff0c316580d-dmarc-request...> Subject: Feeder at Dreibelbis Birding Area
Hello friends,
As some of you know, during the winter I keep a bird feeder at Blind #1 at the Dreibelbus Birding Area. I think that it makes winter birding there more interesting and likely doubles the number of species that we see when we visit.
I get there as often as I can to fill it, but I can't get there every day. If you bird there and see the feeder low or empty, please take a few moments to fill it from the plastic container inside the blind. Better yet, help the cause by bringing a quart or two of seed from your home and fill it. It takes about 2 quarts (2 extra-large Sheetz cups) to fill the feeder.
If you are into bird photography, waiting inside the blind when the feeder is full is a great time to capture birds as they come and go from the feeder. Junco photo taken yesterday afternoon from the blind.
Mark
Date: 1/3/26 11:51 am From: David Facey <dcf2005...> Subject: Re: Bird ID
Attached is a still photo taken from the video.
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> On Behalf Of Raptor Place
Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2026 1:05 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: Bird ID
Can you resend the photo? I did not see it.
Will Weyant
On 1/3/26 12:53 PM, Faith M. Lucchesi, Esquire wrote:
To me, it looks like a Peregrine Falcon, but I will defer to those with more experience.
Date: 1/3/26 10:06 am From: Lee, Jen <jal21...> Subject: Re: Bird ID
Nice video of an adult Cooper's Hawk. Note the grayer looking nape, squarish flat head.
~ Jen
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Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2026 11:56:23 AM
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Subject: Bird ID
Date: 1/3/26 9:54 am From: Faith M. Lucchesi, Esquire <faith...> Subject: Re: Bird ID
To me, it looks like a Peregrine Falcon, but I will defer to those with more experience.
Lovely video!
Regards,
Faith M. Lucchesi
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Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Subject: Bird ID
Date: 1/1/26 2:53 pm From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...> Subject: 2025 Season Summary, Bald Eagle Mt Golden Eagle watch
Fall 2025 was the sixth hawk watch season on Bald Eagle Mt, just west of
Skytop where I-99 and route 322 cross Bald Eagle Mt. The first two seasons
there occurred from early September to mid-December in 2019 and 2021 and
employed a paid counter. The last four seasons there, 2022-2025, focused on
Golden Eagles and began in the second half of October and continued into
December. If we had used the 2022-2025 limited watch protocol in the first
two years, we would probably have missed 19 Golden Eagles in 2019 and 8 in
2021, including 14 and 5, respectfully, on the south side of the ridge.
Thus, we missed some Golden Eagles in the last four years by more limited
watching, but probably not many.
In 2025, hawk watching on Bald Eagle Mt happened on 42 days during October
21-December 31, mostly when the wind was from the west or northwest. We
counted 320 Golden Eagles in 2025, which ties for the fifth highest total
in the Eastern Flyway, which is east of the Great Lakes. [Highest GE totals
in the Eastern Flyway have been 351 at Bald Eagle Mt 2021; 346 at Bald
Eagle Mt 2019; 345 at Allegheny Front 2022; 323 at Franklin Mt 2018; and
320 at Allegheny Front 2015 and Bald Eagle Mt 2022, 2025.] It is awesome
that the highest concentration of migrating Golden Eagles in the Eastern
Flyway come through central Pennsylvania in the fall.
The 2025 Golden Eagle flight was different from the flights in other years
at Bald Eagle Mt in that it was so spread out throughout the season and
that so many came late. In the Birds of Pennsylvania. 2000. McWilliams and
Brauning book, the Golden Eagle account says that fall stragglers in PA are
seen into the second week of December. That certainly hasn’t been the case
during the last five seasons at Bald Eagle Mt and especially in 2025. In
2025, we counted more GEs in December (152) than in November (151) with
good numbers throughout the month. This is unprecedented for any North
American watch site that counts very many Golden Eagles. These two features
of this year’s count, being spread out and lateness, explain why we watched
for more days this season than in the previous three seasons.
Figure 1 shows Golden Eagle cumulative counts at Bald Eagle Mt. The first
year, 2019, was the earliest flight, followed by 2021 and 2022, with
similar patterns for those two. However, the cumulative trends for the last
three years have been very different, while starting in a similar fashion
to the first three years, but diverging in late Nov-early Dec. The 2025
cumulative count didn’t have as steep a rise as in earlier years because
there was no pronounced peak, but the season total was similar to the
totals of the first three years.
Figure 2 shows Golden Eagle daily counts. The high was 29 on Nov 22, with
12 double-digit days (6 each in Nov and Dec). There wasn’t nearly as
pronounced a peak period as in previous years.
While many Golden Eagles instinctively move south each fall, I believe that
many are impelled to move south from more northern areas when there is
severe weather there, especially snow. The W or NW winds that follow cold
fronts are essential for easy migration. I suspect that the lighter late
Nov-early Dec flights of recent years could probably be traced to less
severe weather events and/or lighter winds.
I saw a very interesting flight mechanism this season that I had never
noticed before. There were five days (Nov 22, Dec 1, 8, 12, 24) when Golden
Eagles migrated past on light 4-8 mph winds from between W and NNE.
Usually, Golden Eagles struggle with such light winds. What happened was
that they slowly circled higher and then passed high overhead. There was
enough lift for them to get sufficiently high to access a fast flow at a
higher altitude, probably in the 500-1000 foot altitude range. We counted
29, 8, 21, 6, and 6 Golden Eagles, respectively, on those five days, for a
total of 70, including the peak day. I think that there was a
terrain-related lift, possibly coming off the Allegheny Front and unique to
this corridor, that allowed migration when stronger winds were not
available. This is a case where Golden Eagles are clever and agile enough
to attain lift and migrate past under non-ideal conditions, reminding me of
Broad-winged Hawks.
Now that we have completed six seasons at Bald Eagle Mt, one can explore if
there is a relatedness of Golden Eagle counts at the primary Eastern Flyway
watch sites. That is, is there a tendency for a high count at one site to
coincide with a low count at another site, suggesting possible shifts in
migration lines. If you look at the Golden Eagle counts at the Bald Eagle
Mt, Allegheny Front, and Waggoner’s Gap sites, there is some tendency that
when Allegheny Front counts are high, Waggoner’s Gap counts are low and
vice-versa (Figure 3). This relationship isn’t absolute, but it would make
sense if a site favored by a E/SE wind regime (Allegheny Front) and one
favored by a W/NW wind regime (Waggoner’s Gap) would behave this way. 2025
was much more of a W/NW wind regime year and not a E/SE wind regime year.
But Bald Eagle Mt has done well each year, I suspect because W/NW winds
have occurred sufficiently often, especially late, and this ridge has
enough terrain advantages that many Golden Eagles choose it.
Thanks to Karl Striedieck for hosting us at Eagle Field and to the
volunteer watchers for their excellent spotting, especially Ken Bowman,
Bill Chambers, Craig Kochel, Robert McLaughlin, Don Pote, Deb Rittelmann,
and Peggy Wagoner Saporito. Sean McLauglin, the hawk watch counter at Hawk
Ridge, MN, visited on four December days and he was especially appreciated
on Dec 14 when the temp was 12:14F and we counted 17 GEs. We also hosted
several distinguished visitors. Bald Eagle Mt is a challenging watch site
because we spot many of the eagles several miles away and they can be in
many places but hopefully we miss relatively few because of our sharp-eyed
watchers.
Date: 1/1/26 7:18 am From: Mark Bonta <000025b3dbf0d3fd-dmarc-request...> Subject: Culp count results
The Culp (Blair/Huntingdon) CBC, held on December 20, 2025, tallied 78 species, our 2nd-highest total ever. 24 counters in 13 field teams tallied 5316 individual birds from 5 AM to 5 PM. Thanks so much to everyone who participated, and also to Susan Braun, who is co-compiler.
Highlights:No first-ever species for this 56th count, but several notables:-Peregrine Falcon-Lapland Longspur-Savannah Sparrow-Short-eared Owl-Golden Eagle (2, part of the late-season migration down Bald Eagle/Brush Mt)Highest numbers ever for Mallard (26), Red-headed Woodpecker (8), Red-shouldered Hawk (5), and Eastern Phoebe (4, including 3 at a single farm).Count week species we missed on the day of: CHSP, BLVU, SNGO, TUSW.
Dr. Mark Bonta
Chief Editor, Pennsylvania Birds Weekly birding @ Bird Mountain Other ventures
Date: 12/31/25 10:29 am From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (31 Dec 2025) Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 31, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 3.25 hours
Official Counter: Nick Bolgiano
Observers:
Weather: Wind WSW, mostly 8-12 mph, cloudy with light snow, visibility mostly less than 1 km, temp -7:-4C. These conditions were not quite suitable for a continued GE migration.
Raptor Observations: We had a very successful season, counting 320 Golden Eagles. What was different this year was that the GE flight was so spread out throughout the season, with a high of 29 for any single day, 12 double-digit days (6 each in Nov and Dec), and the flight continued through December with more in December (152) than in November (151). Golden Eagle spotting by those who assisted was excellent.
Non-raptor Observations:
======================================================================== Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)
Date: 12/31/25 5:21 am From: Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...> Subject: Prince Gallitzin CBC prelim numbers Dec 28, 2025
Exciting numbers are coming together for the count. Despite the less than optimal weather conditions, we still recorded 64 species the day of the count. Waterfowl numbers were high and raptor numbers were low. A little over 2700 birds total were counted. We learned a lot about the area and found many new birding areas. Next year there will be a few tweaks to the sectors to make them work more efficiently but overall everyone did a great job. Thank you for your effort.
Notable species counted: killdeer by Joe Gyekis's team, redpoll and harrier by Michael Kensinger, winter wren and phoebe by the Holt's Hooligans, ruffed grouse, harrier, and horned lark by Connor Schmitt, purple finch by a couple teams, pine siskins by a few teams, 3 species of owls, kingfisher by Angie and Mike, 6 species of woodpeckers, red shouldered hawk by two teams.
Waterfowl recorded: tundra swans, canada geese, mallards, golden eye, ring necked, common and hooded mergansers, pintails, ring billed gull, gadwall, double crested cormorant, widgeon, common loon, and black duck.
Thanks, Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...>
Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?- E.O Wilson
Date: 12/30/25 3:57 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (30 Dec 2025) 6 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 30, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
The late season GE flight continued. We have counted 152 GE in December and 151 in November, which doesn't happen at other Eastern sites. The 320 GEs for the season matched our 3rd highest season tally. All GEs today were observed overhead or off to the NW side of BE Mt during times when snow squalls had cleared.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: This season's last count day is tomorrow, 12/31, with predicted wind 10-13 mph WSW. Although this wind direction is not optimal for our site, we sometimes see them fly on this wind and I am curious if the GE flight will continue. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)
Date: 12/29/25 2:35 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (29 Dec 2025) 16 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 29, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
GEs were still on the move in this late migration season. The 146 GEs in December are our highest tally for this month, nearly as many as the 151 in November. With a very strong W wind, as expected some went low on the NW side and some went past on the right. #2 was above the far Allegheny Front foothills and the 2 unaged birds #4 & #6 were super high. The last GE went overhead 20 m up. Deb was in good form, spotting 6 of the first 8 GEs, including the two super high birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: It is possible that today was the last day for the season, unless someone can cover Tuesday's strong WNW wind and cold temperatures. I'm also watching the Wednesday forecast. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)
Date: 12/29/25 9:54 am From: Susan Braun <braun3112...> Subject: SC CBC 2025
Greetings,
I don't have all the reports in but here is an update of the State College Christmas Bird Count that was held on Dec 14, 2025.
So far, there were 31 participants covering 20 routes. Sixty-three species were reported with a total of 6446 individuals. There were five fewer species than last year and the total number of individuals was lower by about 750. There were fewer participants and several routes were not covered this year for various reasons. Weather may have been a factor as the temperature dropped throughout the day with a low of 12 degrees. There were wind gusts of 25 mph. Some roads were snow covered.
Some high counts were: There were two reports of Tundra Swans with a total of 210. Yellow-bellied Spasucker had its highest count with 22. Common Raven had its 2nd highest count with 24.
Count week species included Brown-headed Cowbird and Fox Sparrow.
Date: 12/27/25 1:25 pm From: Lee, Jen <jal21...> Subject: Re: Bald Eagle SP Christmas Bird Count; Dec. 28, 2025
Hey Bob, just wondering do you know if the lake is completely Frozen?
~ Jen
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From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Robert Snyder <birdphotoginpa...>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2025 12:55:31 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Bald Eagle SP Christmas Bird Count; Dec. 28, 2025
Hello All,
NOAA's forecast for our area tomorrow says partly sunny, with a high of 40 for the morning. Rain is forecast between 3 and 5 tomorrow afternoon and early evening and a calm wind (for once). There is a 1/4" layer of sleet on the ground, but the roads should be cleared, though forest roads might be icy in spots.
There are volunteers covering all 12 routes. To the participants: thank you for participating in the PABE count this year. If you have walking routes, dress properly and be careful out there.
The lake at Bald Eagle SP is about 75% iced in, but the water from the Dam almost to the winter launch is open. Hunter's Cove is iced in and people might be out ice fishing at the Sunken Road overlook (on HC). Of course, the Marina docks are ice-free and there is an ice-free stretch around at the Rte. 26 causeway bridge at Howard.
You may email your report forms as a Word file, Excel file or send the link to your eBird report for the day. You can also mail a written list to me at Bob Snyder, P.O. Box 603, Howard, PA 16841.
If you need to call me, my cell is 814-753-2629: you can leave a message if I don't pickup.
Be safe, Good Luck and Good Birding,
Bob Snyder
Compiler Circle PABE
Bald Eagle SP Christmas Bird Count
12/27/2025
--
Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have.
Theodore Roosevelt
Date: 12/27/25 9:55 am From: Robert Snyder <birdphotoginpa...> Subject: Bald Eagle SP Christmas Bird Count; Dec. 28, 2025
Hello All,
NOAA's forecast for our area tomorrow says partly sunny, with a high of 40 for the morning. Rain is forecast between 3 and 5 tomorrow afternoon and early evening and a calm wind (for once). There is a 1/4" layer of sleet on the ground, but the roads should be cleared, though forest roads might be icy in spots.
There are volunteers covering all 12 routes. To the participants: thank you for participating in the PABE count this year. If you have walking routes, dress properly and be careful out there.
The lake at Bald Eagle SP is about 75% iced in, but the water from the Dam almost to the winter launch is open. Hunter's Cove is iced in and people might be out ice fishing at the Sunken Road overlook (on HC). Of course, the Marina docks are ice-free and there is an ice-free stretch around at the Rte. 26 causeway bridge at Howard.
You may email your report forms as a Word file, Excel file or send the link to your eBird report for the day. You can also mail a written list to me at Bob Snyder, P.O. Box 603, Howard, PA 16841.
If you need to call me, my cell is 814-753-2629: you can leave a message if I don't pickup.
Be safe, Good Luck and Good Birding, Bob Snyder Compiler Circle PABE Bald Eagle SP Christmas Bird Count
12/27/2025
-- Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have. Theodore Roosevelt
Date: 12/24/25 2:23 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (24 Dec 2025) 10 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 24, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Four of the GEs appeared along BE Mt. #2 and 4 appeared over the Allegheny Front foothills, with #4 moving toward the Front itself. This was the 5th day since Nov 22 that GEs have been high with light winds, apparently gaining altitude to take advantage of a stronger wind current higher up.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Next watch day, the last day for this season:
Monday, Dec 29, with predicted wind W 18-22 mph, but rain predicted through the a.m., perhaps a half day watch. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)
Date: 12/23/25 7:18 am From: Kevin Abbott <0000ef19f7c2a9e3-dmarc-request...> Subject: Bird Design Discussion Group for Jabebo Studio
Greetings and Happy Holidays!
With thanks to the State College Bird Club community, we were granted an opportunity to invite interested people into a discussion group that would meet periodically to discuss ideas for new earring designs. Our business, Jabebo Studio, designs and produces earrings that promote nature themes through detailed images and interpretive packaging. I posted the same info I presented at the December 17 meeting at the bottom here. If you have questions please let me know.
Our best design ideas come from actual experiences in nature — either my own or through other individuals. Therefore, I am really excited to see what content we might turn up by networking through a discussion group.
I would like to try and set up a kick off meeting around the end of January. The location will probably be in Bellefonte. Please send me an RSVP, and I will try to set a best date and time to accommodate the people planning to attend. Probably we will have a zoom link or some way to attend remotely.
I have a list of three bird species I would like to discuss at the meeting. I plan to start with an overview of the design objectives and challenges we face in molding these designs. And then we will spend time on each topic. Feel free to do some research on your own prior, but you are also welcome to come as you are knowledge wise. When it comes to creativity there are benefits to both approaches.
The three bird topics for the first meeting are:
Long-billed Curlew
Dark-eyed Junko
Common Night Hawk
Even if you do not have time to get involved in a new project but have a story or an interesting antidote about any of these creatures then please do share with us and we will include it in our discussion.
Thank you to the Bird Club community for giving us space here! I’m sure this will be fun!
Kevin Abbott
Jabebo Studio
<Kevingabbott...>
Jabebo Nature Discussion Group
This experimental group plans to meet two or more times a year to explore topics related to planning new earring designs. Our objective is to uncover interesting insights about nature, leading to new design concepts. We would like to invite people who obsessively spend time learning about and observing nature relationships and who would enjoy a deeper discussion of the topics.
Why?
Jabebo Studio is dedicated to promoting biodiversity and education through its designs. One way to enhance the general perception of biodiversity is to cover as many species as possible and to curate the designs responsibly.
Jabebo Studio
(814) 353-1022 tel:(814)353-1022
213 E Bishop Street
Bellefonte, PAhttps://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jabebo.com%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Cscbirdcl...>%7C3012ce433b1346fe344c08de42351e51%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639020993089037896%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CITxhI%2FDZ8ZfkscPU0cFXURZPASgyxsFKJEQhWSrSI8%3D&reserved=0
Discussion meetings would look like the following:
Prior to meetings, we will confirm two (or three) topics of discussion with as much notice as possible. This would give participants a chance to incubate their background knowledge and or do some research, if they are inclined.
Meeting part 1: Book club/focus group style discussion of introduced topics lead by Kevin Abbott, lead curator of Jabebo designs.
Part 2: Review previous topics and present results of how we proceeded to develop them into designs.
Part 3: Introduce new design topics and invite suggestions for future topics.
What can you bring to discussions?
* Bring your nature knowledge — from personal anecdotes and experiences, as well as your accumulated expertise.
* An interest in art and design is appreciated, however discussions will be focused on underlying concepts.
* Enthusiasm and joy in sharing experiences and knowledge about nature.
* It’s fine if you have no specific information to provide about discussion topics. We don’t expect questions to be answered. Discussions can provide direction and places to vet information.
What do you get out of it?
* Satisfaction — supporting our small business and our niche market of nature museum and visitor center gift shops.
* Pleasure of listening and sharing your input in a book-group-style discussion.
* Jabebo fans will enjoy participating and seeing our design process in action.
Date: 12/23/25 5:35 am From: Chad Kauffman <chadkauffman...> Subject: Re: Bird count signs for vehicles
lost creek shoe shop did have some really nice triangle placard magnets that said caution bird survey with yellow and black and a red cardinal in the middle that is a real eye catcher. I am not sure if they still have any left. I forget what they cost, I have 3 I put on, one for back and one for each front door. it really helps when you are pulled over, slow down, etc. still people will sometimes stop to see if we are okay, etc, which is awesome in 2026. we have also found new birding spots from neighbors saying we are allowed to go here or there nearby as well as hear their eagle stories, but also other good bird notes.
you have to make sure your vehicle is clean before you put them on or they will fly off if not sealed.
also if are expecting frost or ice over night, put them on the night before. don't ask me how I know these things. :)
Date: 12/23/25 5:18 am From: Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...> Subject: Bird count signs for vehicles
Resending as it was reported that this went to spam the first send.
I am looking to borrow a few bird count signs for vehicles for this weekend. Since we are a new count, There are a few areas where it might be a good idea to display something. If you are willing to lend them for a few days, let me know or Susan Braun. Either of us can get them from you and return them in a few days.
Thank you and happy birding.
Thanks, Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...>
Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?- E.O Wilson
Date: 12/22/25 6:13 pm From: Whitney Territo <0000ef171f7c8920-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Recommendations: Eye Dr who understands birders needs??
happy to see you!
Dr. Territo
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 22, 2025, at 1:30 PM, Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks for all your quick recommendations. I'm going to try the birder, eye Dr in Boalsburg, Dr. Territo
> ~ Jen
> From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Lee, Jen <jal21...>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2025 10:41:40 AM
> To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> Subject: Recommendations: Eye Dr who understands birders needs??
>
> Hi, wondering if anyone can recommend a local state college area eye dr who understands birders needs, with hours of binocular use, etc. I haven't had an eye check in years and it's time so I have no idea where to go and my birding vision is VIP to me :)
> Thanks,
>
> ~ Jen
Date: 12/22/25 11:46 am From: Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...> Subject: Bird survey or count signs for vehicles
Does anyone have magnetic signs that I can borrow for our count in Prince Gallitzin on Saturday? I have at least one area where they would be beneficial especially since this is the first year in that area.
If you are willing to lend them for a few days, message me at this email address. Myself or Susan Braun would be able to get them from you and return them.
Thanks, Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...>
Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?- E.O Wilson
Date: 12/22/25 10:36 am From: Laura & Mike Jackson <jacksonlaura73...> Subject: Re: Recommendations: Eye Dr who understands birders needs??
Glad to help!
> On Dec 22, 2025, at 1:30 PM, Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for all your quick recommendations. I'm going to try the birder, eye Dr in Boalsburg, Dr. Territo
> ~ Jen
> From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Lee, Jen <jal21...>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2025 10:41:40 AM
> To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> Subject: Recommendations: Eye Dr who understands birders needs??
>
> Hi, wondering if anyone can recommend a local state college area eye dr who understands birders needs, with hours of binocular use, etc. I haven't had an eye check in years and it's time so I have no idea where to go and my birding vision is VIP to me :)
> Thanks,
>
> ~ Jen
Date: 12/22/25 10:30 am From: Lee, Jen <jal21...> Subject: Re: Recommendations: Eye Dr who understands birders needs??
Thanks for all your quick recommendations. I'm going to try the birder, eye Dr in Boalsburg, Dr. Territo
~ Jen
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Lee, Jen <jal21...>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2025 10:41:40 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Recommendations: Eye Dr who understands birders needs??
Hi, wondering if anyone can recommend a local state college area eye dr who understands birders needs, with hours of binocular use, etc. I haven't had an eye check in years and it's time so I have no idea where to go and my birding vision is VIP to me :)
Thanks,
Date: 12/22/25 7:59 am From: Laura & Mike Jackson <jacksonlaura73...> Subject: Re: Recommendations: Eye Dr who understands birders needs??
Hi Jen,
I know a birder who is an eye doctor and I think she has a practice in State College. I contacted her and will get back to you when I get the details.
Good luck,
Laura
> On Dec 22, 2025, at 10:41 AM, Lee, Jen <jal21...> wrote:
>
> Hi, wondering if anyone can recommend a local state college area eye dr who understands birders needs, with hours of binocular use, etc. I haven't had an eye check in years and it's time so I have no idea where to go and my birding vision is VIP to me :)
> Thanks,
>
> ~ Jen
Date: 12/22/25 7:41 am From: Lee, Jen <jal21...> Subject: Recommendations: Eye Dr who understands birders needs??
Hi, wondering if anyone can recommend a local state college area eye dr who understands birders needs, with hours of binocular use, etc. I haven't had an eye check in years and it's time so I have no idea where to go and my birding vision is VIP to me :)
Thanks,
On Saturday, December 20th, I assisted with the Lock Haven Christmas Bird
Count with Route 3. This route was being split between myself and another
birder local to the area. I covered the following roads: Rt. 477 (north of
I-80), Brungart Road, Spruce Run Road, Pine-Loganton Road, Herman Road,
Rockey Road, Hopple Hollow Road, S. Sportsman’s Road, and Pepper Run Road.
I intended on birding along Cherry Run Road, however, a tree was blown down
across the road just before the Pepper Run-Cherry Run intersection. I was
both birder and driver for this trip. I started birding at 8:00am and
finished up at 12:00pm. No owling was completed and I did not venture out
on foot- much of the land I was driving through was either State Forest
Lands with iced-over trails or posted private property.
Date: 12/21/25 2:54 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (21 Dec 2025) 22 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 21, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Nick Bolgiano
Observers: Bill Chambers, Craig Kochel, Ken Bowman, Peggy Wagoner
Weather: Wind initially W 6-10 mph, then WNW at 900, first 8-12 mph, then 13-18 mph at 1100 and after. A few clouds early then clearing, temp -2:1C. Excellent migration conditions.
I expect this season's late flight to continue. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)
Date: 12/20/25 12:53 pm From: Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...> Subject: Re: A couple unknown birds at backyard feeder.
House Finch and female Purple Finch
Greg Grove
eBird reviewer: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin
PBA Ridge and Valley Coordinator
Stone Mt. Hawk Watch, Winter Raptor Survey
Huntingdon, PA.
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From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Gordon Jenness <00005338f798881e-dmarc-request...>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2025 3:25 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: A couple unknown birds at backyard feeder.
Hello-
I am happy to read the various discussions of birds that people have observed here in the Centre region, and appreciate their knowledge of bird identification.
I can identify many of the local species around the area, and those that visit my backyard birdfeeders, but occasionally there are a few mystery birds. Attached are a couple that I can't figure out; I've been an observer for more than 50 years.
The photos of two birds sitting at a feeder - the one on the left I'm guessing is a house finch, but the one on the right is confusing. Those pictures were taken on November 9th of this year.
The other mystery bird almost always appears alone; it doesn't come in the ususal titmouse/nuthatch/chickadee group. It's slightly larger than a house finch. These photos were taken at the beginning and middle of this month, using a Canon 70D. I put sunflower seed and various nut mixtures in the feeders.
Date: 12/20/25 12:45 pm From: Lee, Jen <jal21...> Subject: Re: A couple unknown birds at backyard feeder.
Female Rose breasted grosbeak
~ Jen
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From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Gordon Jenness <00005338f798881e-dmarc-request...>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2025 3:25:13 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: A couple unknown birds at backyard feeder.
Hello-
I am happy to read the various discussions of birds that people have observed here in the Centre region, and appreciate their knowledge of bird identification.
I can identify many of the local species around the area, and those that visit my backyard birdfeeders, but occasionally there are a few mystery birds. Attached are a couple that I can't figure out; I've been an observer for more than 50 years.
The photos of two birds sitting at a feeder - the one on the left I'm guessing is a house finch, but the one on the right is confusing. Those pictures were taken on November 9th of this year.
The other mystery bird almost always appears alone; it doesn't come in the ususal titmouse/nuthatch/chickadee group. It's slightly larger than a house finch. These photos were taken at the beginning and middle of this month, using a Canon 70D. I put sunflower seed and various nut mixtures in the feeders.
Date: 12/20/25 12:25 pm From: Gordon Jenness <00005338f798881e-dmarc-request...> Subject: A couple unknown birds at backyard feeder.
Hello-
I am happy to read the various discussions of birds that people have observed here in the Centre region, and appreciate their knowledge of bird identification.
I can identify many of the local species around the area, and those that visit my backyard birdfeeders, but occasionally there are a few mystery birds. Attached are a couple that I can't figure out; I've been an observer for more than 50 years.
The photos of two birds sitting at a feeder - the one on the left I'm guessing is a house finch, but the one on the right is confusing. Those pictures were taken on November 9th of this year.
The other mystery bird almost always appears alone; it doesn't come in the ususal titmouse/nuthatch/chickadee group. It's slightly larger than a house finch. These photos were taken at the beginning and middle of this month, using a Canon 70D. I put sunflower seed and various nut mixtures in the feeders.
Thanks for any info!Happy Holidays!Gordon
Date: 12/19/25 4:24 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (19 Dec 2025) 3 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 19, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Don Pote, Nick Bolgiano
Observers: Bill Chambers, Don Pote, Peggy Wagoner
Weather: Heavy rain overnight that ended by watch time. It rained again around 1130 and when the front passed at 1300, snow squalls started and got thicker over time. Wind was W increasing to 15-25 mph after 1300. Temp started 7C and dropped to -3C.
Raptor Observations: GE(3 Ad): 1010, 1057, 1325. The first two skirted around to the R.
The third one came through a snow squall, flapped its way passed us 25 m away and 8 m high above the edge of the ridge. We were standing by the fence to be somewhat out of the wind and it didn't change course flying by. Bill said, "It looked at the three of us and decided we were so dumb that it had nothing to worry about."
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Next watch day is Sunday, with predicted wind W/WNW 12-15 mph, likely the last day for this season. There is a chance for a modest GE flight. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)
Date: 12/19/25 2:20 pm From: David Facey <dcf2005...> Subject: Re: New Study Finds Osprey Breeding Struggles Worsened Throughout the Bay in 2025 | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
But no mention of BE as a cause? Interesting.
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> On Behalf Of Nick Bolgiano
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2025 11:18 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Fwd: New Study Finds Osprey Breeding Struggles Worsened Throughout the Bay in 2025 | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
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From: Paul <p67fritz...><mailto:<p67fritz...>> Date: Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Subject: New Study Finds Osprey Breeding Struggles Worsened Throughout the Bay in 2025 | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
To: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...><mailto:<nickbolgiano...>>
Date: 12/19/25 8:18 am From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...> Subject: Fwd: New Study Finds Osprey Breeding Struggles Worsened Throughout the Bay in 2025 | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
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From: Paul <p67fritz...>
Date: Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Subject: New Study Finds Osprey Breeding Struggles Worsened Throughout the
Bay in 2025 | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
To: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...>
Date: 12/19/25 6:17 am From: Gary Metzger <glmetzger55...> Subject: Re: cancel Arb owl walk and Re: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
Yep, that must have been a fascinating presentation, and kudos to Paul and Kraig for their amazing work and to NYSEG for supporting them! Some years back the local utility in Lycoming County erected a pole topped with a Lycoming Audubon constructed osprey nest platform along Pine Creek. Although the Pine is a very good fishery and ospreys regularly “fish” there in season, the platform has never been used. I always thought that was because of the active BE nest just up the creek from that location…
Gary
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From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 4:53 PM
To: Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...>
Cc: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: cancel Arb owl walk and Re: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
Many raptor people tend to believe that Bald Eagles are causing the Osprey decline in the interior via competition and predation of young. That is what I am inclined to believe. But we are not 100% sure. No other good alternative has been proposed for this decline.
Several years ago, a speaker from New York state talked to the State College Bird Club about his power company providing Osprey platforms around the Finger Lakes, improving their ability to tolerate Bald Eagles. I think that the competition is intense on many lakes in eastern Canada and the Northeast. Coastal Ospreys, as those in Florida, are probably not facing the same kind of intense competition.
Nick Bolgiano
On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...><mailto:<jpg186...>> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Two things, first the owl walk at the Arboretum for 6 pm on Friday is cancelled due to predicted 20 mph winds.
My experience in Cape Cod and the Everglades lines up with the strong increases shown there (they were super abundant, nests everywhere), and I've heard from locals in Maryland about the severe decline of nesting Osprey in the Chesapeake (how much this has to do with the absurd density of Bald Eagles there, I don't know, but there were very few eagles in Cape Cod where the Osprey were shining).
The thing I hadn't known about and am not sure if the data is dense enough to verify is the downward trend in Osprey in the Canadian interior (note the pale red wash across Ontario and Quebec in the link above). I wonder why. Again I wonder if Bald Eagles have anything to do with it.
Joe
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> on behalf of Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...><mailto:<gwg2...>> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:32 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> Subject: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
2025 season Stone Mt summary : Records since 1995.
Stone Mt. is on the Huntingdon/Mifflin border, between McAlevys Fort and Allensville.
2025:The Good: Another big year for Bald Eagles. Above avg. (over 31 years) for Broad-wings and Golden Eagles.
A Swainson's Hawk - seen two days:Oct 14 (Nick Bolgiano, Pedro Miranda) and Oct 15 (Jen Lee, Connor Schmitt)
The Bad: Record Low #s for FIVE species despite above avg. coverage. Considering 31 years of data, five record lows is astounding IMO. I blame some of it on frequent unfavorable wind, but one must wonder about declining numbers, for Osprey and Kestrel in particular.
Osprey, Sharp-shins, Cooper's, Red-shoulders,, Kestrels. - record lows
Averages below are TEN-YEAR RUNNING average
Hours of observation – 479; avg = 485
Osprey – 30; avg = 50 Record low
Best day - 5 Aug 29
Bald Eagle –294; Avg = 217 Second highest
High day 19 on 9/7
By month: Aug - 14, Sept - 78, Oct - 85, Nov - 113, Dec - 4
Northern Harrier – 36; avg = 43. (18th straight year below long term 31 year avg).
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 389; Avg = 702. Record low
Best day was 43 on Oct 10
Cooper’s hawk – 47; Avg = 80. Record low
N Goshawk. – 0; Avg = 2. Fourth straight year with zero. (endangered in PA).
Best day 32 on 10/27 ( a remarkably poor "high-day" count)
Rough-legged Hawk - 0; Avg = 1.
Golden Eagle - 126; Avg= 145
Best days- 12 on 11/16 and 11/27
American Kestrel– 29; Avg= 71. Record low
High day - 5 on 10/8
Merlin – 19; Avg = 35.
Peregrine Falcon – 14; Avg = 26.
Unidentified = 22
Turkey Vulture - 301
Black Vulture – 11
Total raptors excluding vultures = 3806; Avg = 4705
Greg Grove (compiler), Pedro Mirana, David and Trudy Kyler, Nick Bolgiano, Jen Lee, Ron Crandall, Connor Schmitt, , Jon Kauffman, Doug Wentzel, Jen Anderson, Josh Potter, and staff from Shavers Creek.
Date: 12/18/25 2:07 pm From: Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...> Subject: Re: cancel Arb owl walk and Re: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
For anyone who missed that cool presentation about Osprey platforms:
________________________________
From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 4:53 PM
To: Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...>
Cc: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: cancel Arb owl walk and Re: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
Many raptor people tend to believe that Bald Eagles are causing the Osprey decline in the interior via competition and predation of young. That is what I am inclined to believe. But we are not 100% sure. No other good alternative has been proposed for this decline.
Several years ago, a speaker from New York state talked to the State College Bird Club about his power company providing Osprey platforms around the Finger Lakes, improving their ability to tolerate Bald Eagles. I think that the competition is intense on many lakes in eastern Canada and the Northeast. Coastal Ospreys, as those in Florida, are probably not facing the same kind of intense competition.
Nick Bolgiano
On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...><mailto:<jpg186...>> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Two things, first the owl walk at the Arboretum for 6 pm on Friday is cancelled due to predicted 20 mph winds.
My experience in Cape Cod and the Everglades lines up with the strong increases shown there (they were super abundant, nests everywhere), and I've heard from locals in Maryland about the severe decline of nesting Osprey in the Chesapeake (how much this has to do with the absurd density of Bald Eagles there, I don't know, but there were very few eagles in Cape Cod where the Osprey were shining).
The thing I hadn't known about and am not sure if the data is dense enough to verify is the downward trend in Osprey in the Canadian interior (note the pale red wash across Ontario and Quebec in the link above). I wonder why. Again I wonder if Bald Eagles have anything to do with it.
Joe
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> on behalf of Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...><mailto:<gwg2...>> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:32 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...><mailto:<SCBIRDCL...>> Subject: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
2025 season Stone Mt summary : Records since 1995.
Stone Mt. is on the Huntingdon/Mifflin border, between McAlevys Fort and Allensville.
2025:The Good: Another big year for Bald Eagles. Above avg. (over 31 years) for Broad-wings and Golden Eagles.
A Swainson's Hawk - seen two days:Oct 14 (Nick Bolgiano, Pedro Miranda) and Oct 15 (Jen Lee, Connor Schmitt)
The Bad: Record Low #s for FIVE species despite above avg. coverage. Considering 31 years of data, five record lows is astounding IMO. I blame some of it on frequent unfavorable wind, but one must wonder about declining numbers, for Osprey and Kestrel in particular.
Osprey, Sharp-shins, Cooper's, Red-shoulders,, Kestrels. - record lows
Averages below are TEN-YEAR RUNNING average
Hours of observation – 479; avg = 485
Osprey – 30; avg = 50 Record low
Best day - 5 Aug 29
Bald Eagle –294; Avg = 217 Second highest
High day 19 on 9/7
By month: Aug - 14, Sept - 78, Oct - 85, Nov - 113, Dec - 4
Northern Harrier – 36; avg = 43. (18th straight year below long term 31 year avg).
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 389; Avg = 702. Record low
Best day was 43 on Oct 10
Cooper’s hawk – 47; Avg = 80. Record low
N Goshawk. – 0; Avg = 2. Fourth straight year with zero. (endangered in PA).
Best day 32 on 10/27 ( a remarkably poor "high-day" count)
Rough-legged Hawk - 0; Avg = 1.
Golden Eagle - 126; Avg= 145
Best days- 12 on 11/16 and 11/27
American Kestrel– 29; Avg= 71. Record low
High day - 5 on 10/8
Merlin – 19; Avg = 35.
Peregrine Falcon – 14; Avg = 26.
Unidentified = 22
Turkey Vulture - 301
Black Vulture – 11
Total raptors excluding vultures = 3806; Avg = 4705
Greg Grove (compiler), Pedro Mirana, David and Trudy Kyler, Nick Bolgiano, Jen Lee, Ron Crandall, Connor Schmitt, , Jon Kauffman, Doug Wentzel, Jen Anderson, Josh Potter, and staff from Shavers Creek.
Date: 12/18/25 1:54 pm From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...> Subject: Re: cancel Arb owl walk and Re: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
Many raptor people tend to believe that Bald Eagles are causing the Osprey
decline in the interior via competition and predation of young. That is
what I am inclined to believe. But we are not 100% sure. No other good
alternative has been proposed for this decline.
Several years ago, a speaker from New York state talked to the State
College Bird Club about his power company providing Osprey platforms around
the Finger Lakes, improving their ability to tolerate Bald Eagles. I think
that the competition is intense on many lakes in eastern Canada and the
Northeast. Coastal Ospreys, as those in Florida, are probably not facing
the same kind of intense competition.
Nick Bolgiano
On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Two things, first the owl walk at the Arboretum for 6 pm on Friday is
> cancelled due to predicted 20 mph winds.
>
> Second, thanks Greg for the interesting summary.
>
> The Osprey decline is interesting. It's quite patchy on the eBird trends
> map.
> https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.ebird.org%2Fen%2Fstatus-and-trends%2Fspecies%2Fosprey%2Ftrends-map&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cf56ad681d9f84bb4683608de3e7fec84%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639016916320342545%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Z3O56Ko1sV5UgJkddLFecB%2B1VDDddolHv6xT9XNEJEE%3D&reserved=0 > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.ebird.org%2Fen%2Fstatus-and-trends%2Fspecies%2Fosprey%2Ftrends-map&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7Cf56ad681d9f84bb4683608de3e7fec84%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639016916320385160%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FNSMuw4R6olS687zKqzZx6Dwwqm4zBLNeigezUBdauY%3D&reserved=0> >
> My experience in Cape Cod and the Everglades lines up with the strong
> increases shown there (they were super abundant, nests everywhere), and
> I've heard from locals in Maryland about the severe decline of nesting
> Osprey in the Chesapeake (how much this has to do with the absurd density
> of Bald Eagles there, I don't know, but there were very few eagles in Cape
> Cod where the Osprey were shining).
>
> The thing I hadn't known about and am not sure if the data is dense enough
> to verify is the downward trend in Osprey in the Canadian interior (note
> the pale red wash across Ontario and Quebec in the link above). I wonder
> why. Again I wonder if Bald Eagles have anything to do with it.
>
> Joe
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
> of Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:32 PM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
>
> *2025 season Stone Mt summary : *Records since 1995.
>
> Stone Mt. is on the Huntingdon/Mifflin border, between McAlevys Fort and
> Allensville.
>
>
> 2025:*The Good*: Another big year for *Bald Eagles. *Above avg. (over 31
> years) for *Broad-wings and Golden Eagles*.
>
> A *Swainson's Hawk* - seen two days:Oct 14 (Nick Bolgiano, Pedro Miranda)
> and Oct 15 (Jen Lee, Connor Schmitt)
>
>
> *The Bad*: Record Low #s for FIVE species despite above avg. coverage.
> Considering 31 years of data, five record lows is astounding IMO. I blame
> some of it on frequent unfavorable wind, but one must wonder about
> declining numbers, for Osprey and Kestrel in particular.
>
> Osprey, Sharp-shins, Cooper's*, *Red-shoulders,, Kestrels. - record lows
>
>
> *Averages below are TEN-YEAR RUNNING average*
>
>
> *Hours of observation – 479; avg = 485*
>
>
> *Osprey* – 30; avg = 50 Record low
>
> Best day - 5 Aug 29
>
>
>
> *Bald Eagle* –294; Avg = 217 Second highest
>
> High day 19 on 9/7
>
> By month: Aug - 14, Sept - 78, Oct - 85, Nov - 113, Dec - 4
>
>
>
> *Northern Harrier* – 36; avg = 43. (18th straight year below long term
> 31 year avg).
>
>
>
> *Sharp-shinned Hawk* – 389; Avg = 702. Record low
>
> Best day was 43 on Oct 10
>
>
>
> *Cooper’s hawk* – 47; Avg = 80. Record low
>
>
>
> *N Goshawk*. – 0; Avg = 2. Fourth straight year with zero. (endangered
> in PA).
>
>
>
> *Red-shouldered Hawk* – 16; Avg = 44. Record low
>
>
>
> *Broad–winged Hawk* - 2410. Avg= 2750.
>
> High days 675 (9/17), 612 (9/12)
>
>
>
> *Red-tailed Hawk* – 371; avg = 515. (second lowest ever)
>
> Best day 32 on 10/27 ( a remarkably poor "high-day" count)
>
>
>
> *Rough-legged Hawk* - 0; Avg = 1.
>
>
>
> *Golden Eagle* - 126*; *Avg= 145
>
> Best days- 12 on 11/16 and 11/27
>
>
> *American Kestrel*– 29; Avg= 71. Record low
>
> High day - 5 on 10/8
>
>
> *Merlin* – 19; Avg = 35.
>
>
>
> *Peregrine Falcon* – 14; Avg = 26.
>
> Unidentified = 22
>
> Turkey Vulture - 301
>
> Black Vulture – 11
>
>
>
> *Total raptors excluding vultures* = 3806; Avg = 4705
>
>
>
> Greg Grove (compiler), Pedro Mirana, David and Trudy Kyler, Nick Bolgiano,
> Jen Lee, Ron Crandall, Connor Schmitt, , Jon Kauffman, Doug Wentzel, Jen
> Anderson, Josh Potter, and staff from Shavers Creek.
>
>
>
>
> Greg Grove
> eBird reviewer: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin
> PBA Regional Coordinator
> Stone Mt. Hawk Watch, Winter Raptor Survey
> Huntingdon, PA.
> ------------------------------
>
>
The fish are Menhaden. I believe the problem is overfishing for use as fish
meal and or fish oil.
Judy Sinn
On Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 3:49 PM Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...> wrote:
> I read that on one part of the Delmarva, Osprey nests were mostly failing
> coincident with a big decrease in a species of fish (the name escapes me at
> the moment) that the adults depend on heavily to feed nestlings.
>
> Altho obviously mostly circumstantial, it's easy to imagine the Bald Eagle
> explosion is a factor.
>
> The Osprey decrease is apparent at other watches in PA. Numbers at Hawk Mt
> in recent years are roughly 50% of numbers 15+ years ago.
>
>
> Greg Grove
> eBird reviewer: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin
> PBA Ridge and Valley Coordinator
> Stone Mt. Hawk Watch, Winter Raptor Survey
> Huntingdon, PA.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 18, 2025 2:03 PM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>; Grove, Gregory
> William <gwg2...>
> *Subject:* cancel Arb owl walk and Re: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Two things, first the owl walk at the Arboretum for 6 pm on Friday is
> cancelled due to predicted 20 mph winds.
>
> Second, thanks Greg for the interesting summary.
>
> The Osprey decline is interesting. It's quite patchy on the eBird trends
> map.
> https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.ebird.org%2Fen%2Fstatus-and-trends%2Fspecies%2Fosprey%2Ftrends-map&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C24de56a86d6a4296361708de3e78c06b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639016885576836744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MuQWl6lIAxlUqVYfW6a%2FSO4Uw%2BfzXAUvClvYOhEK6RY%3D&reserved=0 > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience.ebird.org%2Fen%2Fstatus-and-trends%2Fspecies%2Fosprey%2Ftrends-map&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C24de56a86d6a4296361708de3e78c06b%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639016885576872874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rtZltRuYm7mUmjuqwmD7WHDUIRYk%2FLk0G6f6KnB31KQ%3D&reserved=0> >
> My experience in Cape Cod and the Everglades lines up with the strong
> increases shown there (they were super abundant, nests everywhere), and
> I've heard from locals in Maryland about the severe decline of nesting
> Osprey in the Chesapeake (how much this has to do with the absurd density
> of Bald Eagles there, I don't know, but there were very few eagles in Cape
> Cod where the Osprey were shining).
>
> The thing I hadn't known about and am not sure if the data is dense enough
> to verify is the downward trend in Osprey in the Canadian interior (note
> the pale red wash across Ontario and Quebec in the link above). I wonder
> why. Again I wonder if Bald Eagles have anything to do with it.
>
> Joe
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
> of Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:32 PM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
>
> *2025 season Stone Mt summary : *Records since 1995.
>
> Stone Mt. is on the Huntingdon/Mifflin border, between McAlevys Fort and
> Allensville.
>
>
> 2025:*The Good*: Another big year for *Bald Eagles. *Above avg. (over 31
> years) for *Broad-wings and Golden Eagles*.
>
> A *Swainson's Hawk* - seen two days:Oct 14 (Nick Bolgiano, Pedro Miranda)
> and Oct 15 (Jen Lee, Connor Schmitt)
>
>
> *The Bad*: Record Low #s for FIVE species despite above avg. coverage.
> Considering 31 years of data, five record lows is astounding IMO. I blame
> some of it on frequent unfavorable wind, but one must wonder about
> declining numbers, for Osprey and Kestrel in particular.
>
> Osprey, Sharp-shins, Cooper's*, *Red-shoulders,, Kestrels. - record lows
>
>
> *Averages below are TEN-YEAR RUNNING average*
>
>
> *Hours of observation – 479; avg = 485*
>
>
> *Osprey* – 30; avg = 50 Record low
>
> Best day - 5 Aug 29
>
>
>
> *Bald Eagle* –294; Avg = 217 Second highest
>
> High day 19 on 9/7
>
> By month: Aug - 14, Sept - 78, Oct - 85, Nov - 113, Dec - 4
>
>
>
> *Northern Harrier* – 36; avg = 43. (18th straight year below long term
> 31 year avg).
>
>
>
> *Sharp-shinned Hawk* – 389; Avg = 702. Record low
>
> Best day was 43 on Oct 10
>
>
>
> *Cooper’s hawk* – 47; Avg = 80. Record low
>
>
>
> *N Goshawk*. – 0; Avg = 2. Fourth straight year with zero. (endangered
> in PA).
>
>
>
> *Red-shouldered Hawk* – 16; Avg = 44. Record low
>
>
>
> *Broad–winged Hawk* - 2410. Avg= 2750.
>
> High days 675 (9/17), 612 (9/12)
>
>
>
> *Red-tailed Hawk* – 371; avg = 515. (second lowest ever)
>
> Best day 32 on 10/27 ( a remarkably poor "high-day" count)
>
>
>
> *Rough-legged Hawk* - 0; Avg = 1.
>
>
>
> *Golden Eagle* - 126*; *Avg= 145
>
> Best days- 12 on 11/16 and 11/27
>
>
> *American Kestrel*– 29; Avg= 71. Record low
>
> High day - 5 on 10/8
>
>
> *Merlin* – 19; Avg = 35.
>
>
>
> *Peregrine Falcon* – 14; Avg = 26.
>
> Unidentified = 22
>
> Turkey Vulture - 301
>
> Black Vulture – 11
>
>
>
> *Total raptors excluding vultures* = 3806; Avg = 4705
>
>
>
> Greg Grove (compiler), Pedro Mirana, David and Trudy Kyler, Nick Bolgiano,
> Jen Lee, Ron Crandall, Connor Schmitt, , Jon Kauffman, Doug Wentzel, Jen
> Anderson, Josh Potter, and staff from Shavers Creek.
>
>
>
>
> Greg Grove
> eBird reviewer: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin
> PBA Regional Coordinator
> Stone Mt. Hawk Watch, Winter Raptor Survey
> Huntingdon, PA.
> ------------------------------
>
>
Date: 12/18/25 12:49 pm From: Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...> Subject: Re: Osprey
I read that on one part of the Delmarva, Osprey nests were mostly failing coincident with a big decrease in a species of fish (the name escapes me at the moment) that the adults depend on heavily to feed nestlings.
Altho obviously mostly circumstantial, it's easy to imagine the Bald Eagle explosion is a factor.
The Osprey decrease is apparent at other watches in PA. Numbers at Hawk Mt in recent years are roughly 50% of numbers 15+ years ago.
Greg Grove
eBird reviewer: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin
PBA Ridge and Valley Coordinator
Stone Mt. Hawk Watch, Winter Raptor Survey
Huntingdon, PA.
________________________________
From: Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 2:03 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>; Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...>
Subject: cancel Arb owl walk and Re: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
Hi Everyone,
Two things, first the owl walk at the Arboretum for 6 pm on Friday is cancelled due to predicted 20 mph winds.
My experience in Cape Cod and the Everglades lines up with the strong increases shown there (they were super abundant, nests everywhere), and I've heard from locals in Maryland about the severe decline of nesting Osprey in the Chesapeake (how much this has to do with the absurd density of Bald Eagles there, I don't know, but there were very few eagles in Cape Cod where the Osprey were shining).
The thing I hadn't known about and am not sure if the data is dense enough to verify is the downward trend in Osprey in the Canadian interior (note the pale red wash across Ontario and Quebec in the link above). I wonder why. Again I wonder if Bald Eagles have anything to do with it.
Joe
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:32 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
2025 season Stone Mt summary : Records since 1995.
Stone Mt. is on the Huntingdon/Mifflin border, between McAlevys Fort and Allensville.
2025:The Good: Another big year for Bald Eagles. Above avg. (over 31 years) for Broad-wings and Golden Eagles.
A Swainson's Hawk - seen two days:Oct 14 (Nick Bolgiano, Pedro Miranda) and Oct 15 (Jen Lee, Connor Schmitt)
The Bad: Record Low #s for FIVE species despite above avg. coverage. Considering 31 years of data, five record lows is astounding IMO. I blame some of it on frequent unfavorable wind, but one must wonder about declining numbers, for Osprey and Kestrel in particular.
Osprey, Sharp-shins, Cooper's, Red-shoulders,, Kestrels. - record lows
Averages below are TEN-YEAR RUNNING average
Hours of observation 479; avg = 485
Osprey 30; avg = 50 Record low
Best day - 5 Aug 29
Bald Eagle 294; Avg = 217 Second highest
High day 19 on 9/7
By month: Aug - 14, Sept - 78, Oct - 85, Nov - 113, Dec - 4
Northern Harrier 36; avg = 43. (18th straight year below long term 31 year avg).
Sharp-shinned Hawk 389; Avg = 702. Record low
Best day was 43 on Oct 10
Coopers hawk 47; Avg = 80. Record low
N Goshawk. 0; Avg = 2. Fourth straight year with zero. (endangered in PA).
Best day 32 on 10/27 ( a remarkably poor "high-day" count)
Rough-legged Hawk - 0; Avg = 1.
Golden Eagle - 126; Avg= 145
Best days- 12 on 11/16 and 11/27
American Kestrel 29; Avg= 71. Record low
High day - 5 on 10/8
Merlin 19; Avg = 35.
Peregrine Falcon 14; Avg = 26.
Unidentified = 22
Turkey Vulture - 301
Black Vulture 11
Total raptors excluding vultures = 3806; Avg = 4705
Greg Grove (compiler), Pedro Mirana, David and Trudy Kyler, Nick Bolgiano, Jen Lee, Ron Crandall, Connor Schmitt, , Jon Kauffman, Doug Wentzel, Jen Anderson, Josh Potter, and staff from Shavers Creek.
My experience in Cape Cod and the Everglades lines up with the strong increases shown there (they were super abundant, nests everywhere), and I've heard from locals in Maryland about the severe decline of nesting Osprey in the Chesapeake (how much this has to do with the absurd density of Bald Eagles there, I don't know, but there were very few eagles in Cape Cod where the Osprey were shining).
The thing I hadn't known about and am not sure if the data is dense enough to verify is the downward trend in Osprey in the Canadian interior (note the pale red wash across Ontario and Quebec in the link above). I wonder why. Again I wonder if Bald Eagles have anything to do with it.
Joe
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:32 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
2025 season Stone Mt summary : Records since 1995.
Stone Mt. is on the Huntingdon/Mifflin border, between McAlevys Fort and Allensville.
2025:The Good: Another big year for Bald Eagles. Above avg. (over 31 years) for Broad-wings and Golden Eagles.
A Swainson's Hawk - seen two days:Oct 14 (Nick Bolgiano, Pedro Miranda) and Oct 15 (Jen Lee, Connor Schmitt)
The Bad: Record Low #s for FIVE species despite above avg. coverage. Considering 31 years of data, five record lows is astounding IMO. I blame some of it on frequent unfavorable wind, but one must wonder about declining numbers, for Osprey and Kestrel in particular.
Osprey, Sharp-shins, Cooper's, Red-shoulders,, Kestrels. - record lows
Averages below are TEN-YEAR RUNNING average
Hours of observation 479; avg = 485
Osprey 30; avg = 50 Record low
Best day - 5 Aug 29
Bald Eagle 294; Avg = 217 Second highest
High day 19 on 9/7
By month: Aug - 14, Sept - 78, Oct - 85, Nov - 113, Dec - 4
Northern Harrier 36; avg = 43. (18th straight year below long term 31 year avg).
Sharp-shinned Hawk 389; Avg = 702. Record low
Best day was 43 on Oct 10
Coopers hawk 47; Avg = 80. Record low
N Goshawk. 0; Avg = 2. Fourth straight year with zero. (endangered in PA).
Best day 32 on 10/27 ( a remarkably poor "high-day" count)
Rough-legged Hawk - 0; Avg = 1.
Golden Eagle - 126; Avg= 145
Best days- 12 on 11/16 and 11/27
American Kestrel 29; Avg= 71. Record low
High day - 5 on 10/8
Merlin 19; Avg = 35.
Peregrine Falcon 14; Avg = 26.
Unidentified = 22
Turkey Vulture - 301
Black Vulture 11
Total raptors excluding vultures = 3806; Avg = 4705
Greg Grove (compiler), Pedro Mirana, David and Trudy Kyler, Nick Bolgiano, Jen Lee, Ron Crandall, Connor Schmitt, , Jon Kauffman, Doug Wentzel, Jen Anderson, Josh Potter, and staff from Shavers Creek.
Date: 12/18/25 9:32 am From: Grove, Gregory William <gwg2...> Subject: Stone Mt Hawk Watch summary 2025
2025 season Stone Mt summary : Records since 1995.
Stone Mt. is on the Huntingdon/Mifflin border, between McAlevys Fort and Allensville.
2025:The Good: Another big year for Bald Eagles. Above avg. (over 31 years) for Broad-wings and Golden Eagles.
A Swainson's Hawk - seen two days:Oct 14 (Nick Bolgiano, Pedro Miranda) and Oct 15 (Jen Lee, Connor Schmitt)
The Bad: Record Low #s for FIVE species despite above avg. coverage. Considering 31 years of data, five record lows is astounding IMO. I blame some of it on frequent unfavorable wind, but one must wonder about declining numbers, for Osprey and Kestrel in particular.
Osprey, Sharp-shins, Cooper's, Red-shoulders,, Kestrels. - record lows
Averages below are TEN-YEAR RUNNING average
Hours of observation 479; avg = 485
Osprey 30; avg = 50 Record low
Best day - 5 Aug 29
Bald Eagle 294; Avg = 217 Second highest
High day 19 on 9/7
By month: Aug - 14, Sept - 78, Oct - 85, Nov - 113, Dec - 4
Northern Harrier 36; avg = 43. (18th straight year below long term 31 year avg).
Sharp-shinned Hawk 389; Avg = 702. Record low
Best day was 43 on Oct 10
Coopers hawk 47; Avg = 80. Record low
N Goshawk. 0; Avg = 2. Fourth straight year with zero. (endangered in PA).
Best day 32 on 10/27 ( a remarkably poor "high-day" count)
Rough-legged Hawk - 0; Avg = 1.
Golden Eagle - 126; Avg= 145
Best days- 12 on 11/16 and 11/27
American Kestrel 29; Avg= 71. Record low
High day - 5 on 10/8
Merlin 19; Avg = 35.
Peregrine Falcon 14; Avg = 26.
Unidentified = 22
Turkey Vulture - 301
Black Vulture 11
Total raptors excluding vultures = 3806; Avg = 4705
Greg Grove (compiler), Pedro Mirana, David and Trudy Kyler, Nick Bolgiano, Jen Lee, Ron Crandall, Connor Schmitt, , Jon Kauffman, Doug Wentzel, Jen Anderson, Josh Potter, and staff from Shavers Creek.
Date: 12/17/25 2:11 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (17 Dec 2025) 4 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 17, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: 12/17/25 9:50 am From: Thomas, Brady Scott <bst5117...> Subject: Re: December 17th, 7pm: Julia Plummer presents "Sights and Sounds of Northern Colombia"
Don't forget about Julia Plummer's talk at this evening's Bird Club meeting!
In addition, the doors to Millbrook will be open starting at 6:30pm for folks to join together for a social gathering before the meeting, drink tea, and maybe eat some baked goods as well.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Brady Thomas
(he/him)
Education Program Coordinator
School Programs and Summer Camp
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
3400 Discovery Road
Petersburg, PA, 16669
________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Thomas, Brady Scott <bst5117...>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2025 5:21 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: December 17th, 7pm: Julia Plummer presents "Sights and Sounds of Northern Colombia"
Happy Thursday, Bird Club!
This month, we will be meeting on December 17th at 7 p.m. at Millbrook Marsh in the Spring Creek Education Building. We will also have a zoom option available for folks who cannot attend in person. The link to register and attend is: https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/b8bT8cIjQJiB2m-fIOtKHA
Join us to hear about Julia Plummer's trip to northern Colombia in January 2025, a trip focused specifically on sound recording. In this talk, you will experience sounds of some seldom encountered birds of the remote Colombian mountain ranges, the Santa Martas and the Serrana del Perij. To bring some color to the talk, Julia will also share a range of watercolors she completed to illustrate birds of the region.
Julia Plummer is a Professor of Science Education at Penn State and serves as a regional coordinator for the 3rd Pennsylvania Bird Atlas.
Date: 12/15/25 1:20 pm From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...> Subject: Fwd: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (15 Dec 2025) 4 Raptors
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <reports...>
Date: Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (15 Dec 2025) 4 Raptors
To: <nickbolgiano...>
*Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field*
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter Nick Bolgiano
Observers: Bill Chambers, Don Pote
*Weather:*
Wind W 6-12 mph, but mostly 8-10. Periods of light snow 1000-1200 and 1430
on. Temp -11:-7C
*Raptor Observations:*
GE: 855 Ad, 1359 Imm, 1414 Ad There were two snow-free windows and the GEs
came then. The first GE flew low on NW side of BE Mt. The other two went
right and the immature bird flew past 100 ft above and 40 yds away.
*Non-raptor Observations:*
*Predictions:*
Next watch days, with predicted wind: Wednesday (starting late a.m.) - W
10-14 mph; Friday - W 14-17 mph, likely the best remaining day.
Date: 12/15/25 1:19 pm From: Hawkcount.org reports <reports...> Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (15 Dec 2025) 4 Raptors
Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 15, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Nick Bolgiano
Observers: Bill Chambers, Don Pote
Weather: Wind W 6-12 mph, but mostly 8-10. Periods of light snow 1000-1200 and 1430 on. Temp -11:-7C
Raptor Observations: GE: 855 Ad, 1359 Imm, 1414 Ad
There were two snow-free windows and the GEs came then. The first GE flew low on NW side of BE Mt. The other two went right and the immature bird flew past 100 ft above and 40 yds away.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions: Next watch days, with predicted wind:
Wednesday (starting late a.m.) - W 10-14 mph; Friday - W 14-17 mph, likely the best remaining day.
======================================================================== Report submitted by Nick Bolgiano (<nickbolgiano...>)
I did the Rockview route for the Christmas Bird Count this morning. What a frigid morning. It was hard to be motivated to walk all the Rockview fields that I usually do with the wind cutting through both hats I was wearing. Still, I had a good number of species on my route (35) and had some good sightings. I had a couple of Northern Harriers flying through the Rockview fields. I had a White-crowned Sparrow behind the Arcadian on Benner Pike. I have found one there for the last 5 years in a row. I had my first Eastern Towhee on this route in 10 years. Finally, I had nice close looks at a very sharp looking Chipping Sparrow!
Date: 12/14/25 2:41 pm From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...> Subject: Fwd: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (14 Dec 2025) 24 Raptors
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Date: Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Subject: Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field (14 Dec 2025) 24 Raptors
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*Bald Eagle Mountain - Eagle Field*
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 7.92 hours
Official Counter Nick Bolgiano
Observers: Sean McLaughlin
*Weather:*
Wind WNW 8-12 mph until 1300, then 13-15 mph until 1600, frequent short
snow squalls, mostly cloudy, temp -11:-10C. Other than the squalls, very
good migration conditions.
*Raptor Observations:*
GE(16 Ad, 1 Unk): 918, 934(2), 954, 1010 Unk, 1040, 1043, 1112, 1148, 1151,
1208, 1238, 1328, 1401, 1519, 1540, 1546 BE: Ad-1, Imm-2 All of the GE were
seen on the NW side of BE Mt and they proceeded easily across the gap. The
Unk GE flew around to our right, presumably avoiding a squall. The last two
came in fairly low, appearing to look for a roost.
*Non-raptor Observations:*
*Predictions:*
Next watch days, with predicted wind: Monday - 8-12 mph W; Wednesday
starting around 1100 - 8-12 W; Friday - 14-16 mph W/WNW; Since the snow and
cold of almost two week ago, GEs have been moving steadily through. I
expect this to continue, while gradually tapering off. Friday is likely the
best remaining day.
