I have less chipmunks, Daddy Long Legs, Kitchen Ants, Carpenter Ants. Less 600,000 people. The Sixth Extinction is upon us. Patricia Bailey Sherman, CT Message: 2 Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:12:45 -0400 From: Gregory Hanisek <ctgregh@gmail.com <mailto:ctgregh@gmail.com>> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Where are my birds? To: zellene <zellene@earthlink.net <mailto:zellene@earthlink.net>>, CT Birds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org <mailto:ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>> Message-ID: <CAOCww0pV=YG-5QJHTi8oR9QM5A7hGhBrWL+8Narkk7QOaBNrLA@mail.gmail.com <mailto:CAOCww0pV=YG-5QJHTi8oR9QM5A7hGhBrWL+8Narkk7QOaBNrLA@mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I took a walk at Mixville Park in Cheshire a couple days ago. Mulberry trees loaded with fruit and also loaded with birds. There's just no way to draw broad conclusions from local situations. Greg Hanisek On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 7:25 PM zellene <zellene@earthlink.net <mailto:zellene@earthlink.net>> wrote: > Each year my mulberry tree is filled with birds who can't get enough of > the berries. They barely leave any for me. This year, my tree is just > loaded with berries...the branches are so heavy they are touching the > ground. But there are no birds...my usual catbirds, robins and others are > nowhere to be found. Haven't even seen a squirrel in the tree ( not a bad > thing.). A friend in Middletown who also had a mulberry tree is having the > same experience. What is going on? > > Zellene Sandler > Bloomfield > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ <https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/> > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ <https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/>

Where are all of the tent caterpillars this year. Maybe that’s why cuckoos are so scarce? 154 Princess Drive Madison, CT, 06443 203 421 5848 Website: mdigiorgio.com > On Jun 21, 2021, at 9:09 AM, Patricia Bailey <bails@att.net> wrote: > > I have less chipmunks, Daddy Long Legs, Kitchen Ants, Carpenter Ants. Less 600,000 people. The Sixth Extinction is upon us. > Patricia Bailey > Sherman, CT > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:12:45 -0400 > From: Gregory Hanisek <ctgregh@gmail.com <mailto:ctgregh@gmail.com>> > Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Where are my birds? > To: zellene <zellene@earthlink.net <mailto:zellene@earthlink.net>>, CT Birds > <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org <mailto:ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>> > Message-ID: > <CAOCww0pV=YG-5QJHTi8oR9QM5A7hGhBrWL+8Narkk7QOaBNrLA@mail.gmail.com <mailto:CAOCww0pV=YG-5QJHTi8oR9QM5A7hGhBrWL+8Narkk7QOaBNrLA@mail.gmail.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I took a walk at Mixville Park in Cheshire a couple days ago. > Mulberry trees loaded with fruit and also loaded with birds. There's just > no way to draw broad conclusions from local situations. > > Greg Hanisek > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 7:25 PM zellene <zellene@earthlink.net <mailto:zellene@earthlink.net>> wrote: > >> Each year my mulberry tree is filled with birds who can't get enough of >> the berries. They barely leave any for me. This year, my tree is just >> loaded with berries...the branches are so heavy they are touching the >> ground. But there are no birds...my usual catbirds, robins and others are >> nowhere to be found. Haven't even seen a squirrel in the tree ( not a bad >> thing.). A friend in Middletown who also had a mulberry tree is having the >> same experience. What is going on? >> >> Zellene Sandler >> Bloomfield >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing >> birders together statewide. Please support COA: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ <https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/> >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For >> list rules and subscription information visit: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ <https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/> > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

Agreed Patricia. Ask our 'old timers' what abundance used to look like...then ask them what their grandparents saw as abundance vis a vis birds, fish, turtles, etc. Can't be certain about what the future holds but right now I make noise with local, state and federal govt, enrich my personal property for wildlife food and breeding habit, and support global, hemispheric and local conservation work. For me wildlife and environment must be priority one when competing interests intersect. All life on this planet is beautiful, magical, glorious and worthy of our utmost defense right to the bitter end. Andrea On Mon, Jun 21, 2021, 9:56 AM Patricia Bailey <bails@att.net> wrote: > I have less chipmunks, Daddy Long Legs, Kitchen Ants, Carpenter Ants. > Less 600,000 people. The Sixth Extinction is upon us. > Patricia Bailey > Sherman, CT > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:12:45 -0400 > From: Gregory Hanisek <ctgregh@gmail.com <mailto:ctgregh@gmail.com>> > Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Where are my birds? > To: zellene <zellene@earthlink.net <mailto:zellene@earthlink.net>>, CT > Birds > <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org <mailto:ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>> > Message-ID: > <CAOCww0pV= > YG-5QJHTi8oR9QM5A7hGhBrWL+8Narkk7QOaBNrLA@mail.gmail.com <mailto:CAOCww0pV > =YG-5QJHTi8oR9QM5A7hGhBrWL+8Narkk7QOaBNrLA@mail.gmail.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I took a walk at Mixville Park in Cheshire a couple days ago. > Mulberry trees loaded with fruit and also loaded with birds. There's just > no way to draw broad conclusions from local situations. > > Greg Hanisek > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 7:25 PM zellene <zellene@earthlink.net <mailto: > zellene@earthlink.net>> wrote: > > > Each year my mulberry tree is filled with birds who can't get enough of > > the berries. They barely leave any for me. This year, my tree is just > > loaded with berries...the branches are so heavy they are touching the > > ground. But there are no birds...my usual catbirds, robins and others are > > nowhere to be found. Haven't even seen a squirrel in the tree ( not a bad > > thing.). A friend in Middletown who also had a mulberry tree is having > the > > same experience. What is going on? > > > > Zellene Sandler > > Bloomfield > > > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ <https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/> > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > > list rules and subscription information visit: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ < > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/> > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >