Date: 4/11/24 5:33 am From: Jane Brown (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Efland, NC
I've been hearing lots of Northern Parula activity, Yellow-throated
Warblers and Blue-Grey Gnatcathers in Efland, NC since Sunday. I also heard
1 Common Yellowthroat on Sunday. And then there are the Cowbirds...
Spring is beginning.
On Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 6:01 AM <carolinabirds-request...> wrote:
> carolinabirds Digest Thu, 11 Apr 2024
>
> Table of contents:
>
> 1. FOS hummers - James Hancock <jamespiano...>
> 2. Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior - Brian Pendergraft
> <bkpendergraft...>
> 3. Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior - Dwayne Martin <
> <redxbill...>
> 4. Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior - Norman Budnitz <
> <nbudnitz...>
> 5. Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior - Tami Vogel <tvogel...>
> 6. Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior - william haddad
> <photobill9...>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: James Hancock <jamespiano...>
> To: <carolinabirds...>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:48:33 -0400
> Subject: FOS hummers
> FOS RT Hummers— a pair of males showed up on same day as last year;
> fighting over feeder.
> Two days ago the catbird showed up again, like he does every spring to
> feed on grape jelly (sweetened with fruit juice not sugar) and suet. He
> only does this in spring while raising the first brood. In another month I
> won’t see him on feeders until the depths of a winter cold snap. Even with
> year round residents there are FOS events!
>
> Skip Hancock/Coinjock
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Brian Pendergraft <bkpendergraft...>
> To: <carolinabirds...>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:01:57 -0400
> Subject: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior
> I’ve had waxwings EVERY evening and on weekend mornings when I’m not
> working…..show me a hawking behavior.
> I know they are typically berry and fruit eaters. and they don’t appear to
> be catching insects whilst in flight.
> My guess is the males showing off for the females but it’s only a guess.
> And i’m not that smart.
> Any of the smarter folks got an opinion on this? I realize it’s migration
> start up and this subject may be boring to most but i thought i would see
> if anyone else
> notices this.
>
> Come on warblers!
>
> Brian Pendergraft
> Falls Lake NC
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill...>
> To: Brian Pendergraft <bkpendergraft...>
> Cc: <carolinabirds...>
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:16:05 -0400
> Subject: Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior
> I have seen them hawking insects many times at Ridge Junction on the Blue
> Ridge Parkway from the tops of spruce trees.
>
> Dwayne
> *************
> Dwayne Martin
> Hickory, NC
> <redxbill...>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:02 PM Brian Pendergraft <carolinabirds...>
> wrote:
>
>> I’ve had waxwings EVERY evening and on weekend mornings when I’m not
>> working…..show me a hawking behavior.
>> I know they are typically berry and fruit eaters. and they don’t appear
>> to be catching insects whilst in flight.
>> My guess is the males showing off for the females but it’s only a guess.
>> And i’m not that smart.
>> Any of the smarter folks got an opinion on this? I realize it’s
>> migration start up and this subject may be boring to most but i thought i
>> would see if anyone else
>> notices this.
>>
>> Come on warblers!
>>
>> Brian Pendergraft
>> Falls Lake NC
>> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz...>
> To: Dwayne Martin <redxbill...>
> Cc: Brian Pendergraft <bkpendergraft...>, <carolinabirds...>
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:36:25 -0400
> Subject: Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior
> Though waxwings are almost exclusively fruit-eaters in winter, they switch
> over to insects as the weather warms. Fruits become more scarce and insects
> (and other arthropods like spiders) become much more numerous. Baby
> waxwings need lots of protein to grow fast and get out of the nest as
> quickly as possible. So, hawking for insects is definitely worth the effort.
>
> The same pattern is true for other winter fruit-eaters like bluebirds and
> robins.
>
> Norm
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:16 PM Dwayne Martin <carolinabirds...>
> wrote:
>
>> I have seen them hawking insects many times at Ridge Junction on the Blue
>> Ridge Parkway from the tops of spruce trees.
>>
>> Dwayne
>> *************
>> Dwayne Martin
>> Hickory, NC
>> <redxbill...>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:02 PM Brian Pendergraft <carolinabirds...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I’ve had waxwings EVERY evening and on weekend mornings when I’m not
>>> working…..show me a hawking behavior.
>>> I know they are typically berry and fruit eaters. and they don’t appear
>>> to be catching insects whilst in flight.
>>> My guess is the males showing off for the females but it’s only a
>>> guess. And i’m not that smart.
>>> Any of the smarter folks got an opinion on this? I realize it’s
>>> migration start up and this subject may be boring to most but i thought i
>>> would see if anyone else
>>> notices this.
>>>
>>> Come on warblers!
>>>
>>> Brian Pendergraft
>>> Falls Lake NC
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>
> --
> Norm Budnitz
> Chapel Hill
> North Carolina
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Tami Vogel <tvogel...>
> To: Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz...>, Dwayne Martin <redxbill...>
> >
> Cc: Brian Pendergraft <bkpendergraft...>, "<carolinabirds...>"
> <carolinabirds...>
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:51:19 +0000
> Subject: Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior
> They do in the fall, too. (And most birds switch to insects during
> breeding season - orioles are a perfect example)
>
> My mom and I had the amazing experience of kayaking on a boundary waters
> lake w a flock of them. It was in a quiet cove and the birds were all
> around us catching insects on the wings just like swallows. We could hear
> their beaks snapping. One even perched on my mom’s kayak tip for a minute
> or so as a breather.
>
> One of those experiences you carry with you.
>
>
>
> - Tami in Afton (and visitor to the OBX)
>
>
>
>
>
> Tami Vogel
> Executive Director
> Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wrcmn.org__;!!OToaGQ!u4Tu1nW_LJk9GOCAFRDPLd-_Q-zQZ08l0wrCz1InOuO7RJe9ErkxbbMRH2F2dr-e-7yyxKuxldLfroOg1_Q$ > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wrcmn.org__;!!OToaGQ!uEKIX6ruzjNqDTIUigisRbD0SlkzOE9i6tOD0sje3UnazWVZVr__swTzyX-rxVftje9y1AKLID_MyEZpkgs$> > FB/IG/Twitter @WRCMN
>
> Thank you for donating to provide medical care for more than 17,000
> patients this year.
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wrcmn.org/donate__;!!OToaGQ!uEKIX6ruzjNqDTIUigisRbD0SlkzOE9i6tOD0sje3UnazWVZVr__swTzyX-rxVftje9y1AKLID_MLFvQJtU$> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* <carolinabirds-request...> <carolinabirds-request...>
> on behalf of Norman Budnitz <carolinabirds...>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 10, 2024 5:36:25 PM
> *To:* Dwayne Martin <redxbill...>
> *Cc:* Brian Pendergraft <bkpendergraft...>; <carolinabirds...>
> <carolinabirds...>
> *Subject:* Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior
>
> Though waxwings are almost exclusively fruit-eaters in winter, they switch
> over to insects as the weather warms. Fruits become more scarce and insects
> (and other arthropods like spiders) become much more numerous. Baby
> waxwings need lots of protein to grow fast and get out of the nest as
> quickly as possible. So, hawking for insects is definitely worth the
> effort.
>
> The same pattern is true for other winter fruit-eaters like bluebirds and
> robins.
>
> Norm
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:16 PM Dwayne Martin <carolinabirds...>
> wrote:
>
> I have seen them hawking insects many times at Ridge Junction on the Blue
> Ridge Parkway from the tops of spruce trees.
>
> Dwayne
> *************
> Dwayne Martin
> Hickory, NC
> <redxbill...>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:02 PM Brian Pendergraft <carolinabirds...>
> wrote:
>
> I’ve had waxwings EVERY evening and on weekend mornings when I’m not
> working…..show me a hawking behavior.
> I know they are typically berry and fruit eaters. and they don’t appear to
> be catching insects whilst in flight.
> My guess is the males showing off for the females but it’s only a guess.
> And i’m not that smart.
> Any of the smarter folks got an opinion on this? I realize it’s migration
> start up and this subject may be boring to most but i thought i would see
> if anyone else
> notices this.
>
> Come on warblers!
>
> Brian Pendergraft
> Falls Lake NC
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> --
> Norm Budnitz
> Chapel Hill
> North Carolina
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: william haddad <photobill9...>
> To: Tami Vogel <tvogel...>
> Cc: Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz...>, Dwayne Martin <redxbill...>,
> Brian Pendergraft <bkpendergraft...>, carolinabirds <
> <carolinabirds...>
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:06:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior
> A few years ago I saw waxwings at the Linville River catching hatching
> Mayflies as they flew up from the river. The insects were mostly slow as
> they were emerging from the river and not many escaped!
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 7:52 PM Tami Vogel <carolinabirds...> wrote:
>
>> They do in the fall, too. (And most birds switch to insects during
>> breeding season - orioles are a perfect example)
>>
>> My mom and I had the amazing experience of kayaking on a boundary waters
>> lake w a flock of them. It was in a quiet cove and the birds were all
>> around us catching insects on the wings just like swallows. We could hear
>> their beaks snapping. One even perched on my mom’s kayak tip for a minute
>> or so as a breather.
>>
>> One of those experiences you carry with you.
>>
>>
>>
>> - Tami in Afton (and visitor to the OBX)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Tami Vogel
>> Executive Director
>> Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wrcmn.org__;!!OToaGQ!u4Tu1nW_LJk9GOCAFRDPLd-_Q-zQZ08l0wrCz1InOuO7RJe9ErkxbbMRH2F2dr-e-7yyxKuxldLfroOg1_Q$ >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wrcmn.org__;!!OToaGQ!uEKIX6ruzjNqDTIUigisRbD0SlkzOE9i6tOD0sje3UnazWVZVr__swTzyX-rxVftje9y1AKLID_MyEZpkgs$> >> FB/IG/Twitter @WRCMN
>>
>> Thank you for donating to provide medical care for more than 17,000
>> patients this year.
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wrcmn.org/donate__;!!OToaGQ!uEKIX6ruzjNqDTIUigisRbD0SlkzOE9i6tOD0sje3UnazWVZVr__swTzyX-rxVftje9y1AKLID_MLFvQJtU$> >>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* <carolinabirds-request...> <carolinabirds-request...>
>> on behalf of Norman Budnitz <carolinabirds...>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 10, 2024 5:36:25 PM
>> *To:* Dwayne Martin <redxbill...>
>> *Cc:* Brian Pendergraft <bkpendergraft...>; <carolinabirds...>
>> <carolinabirds...>
>> *Subject:* Re: Cedar Waxwings - Hawking Behavior
>>
>> Though waxwings are almost exclusively fruit-eaters in winter, they
>> switch over to insects as the weather warms. Fruits become more scarce and
>> insects (and other arthropods like spiders) become much more numerous. Baby
>> waxwings need lots of protein to grow fast and get out of the nest as
>> quickly as possible. So, hawking for insects is definitely worth the
>> effort.
>>
>> The same pattern is true for other winter fruit-eaters like bluebirds and
>> robins.
>>
>> Norm
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:16 PM Dwayne Martin <carolinabirds...>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I have seen them hawking insects many times at Ridge Junction on the Blue
>> Ridge Parkway from the tops of spruce trees.
>>
>> Dwayne
>> *************
>> Dwayne Martin
>> Hickory, NC
>> <redxbill...>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:02 PM Brian Pendergraft <carolinabirds...>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I’ve had waxwings EVERY evening and on weekend mornings when I’m not
>> working…..show me a hawking behavior.
>> I know they are typically berry and fruit eaters. and they don’t appear
>> to be catching insects whilst in flight.
>> My guess is the males showing off for the females but it’s only a guess.
>> And i’m not that smart.
>> Any of the smarter folks got an opinion on this? I realize it’s
>> migration start up and this subject may be boring to most but i thought i
>> would see if anyone else
>> notices this.
>>
>> Come on warblers!
>>
>> Brian Pendergraft
>> Falls Lake NC
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Norm Budnitz
>> Chapel Hill
>> North Carolina
>>
> End of carolinabirds Digest Thu, 11 Apr 2024
>
