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)
>> > ************************************************************
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