15.4 day old moon
99.5 percent full
...February's full moon (click here) is called the full snow moon, named by Native Americans in honor of February's oft-heavy snow, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac....
Sunday, February 09, 2020
"Good Night, Moon"
15.4 day old moon
99.5 percent full
...February's full moon (click here) is called the full snow moon, named by Native Americans in honor of February's oft-heavy snow, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac....
The Climate Crisis is personally felt and as consumer Americans have tried in every way to eliminate GHG (GreenHouse Gas) pollution from everyday life. Americans need to be commended for keeping their oars in the water to make strides without government taking on the responsibility. It is time for the federal government to take on the Climate Crisis and end emissions of GHGs.
Wall Street takes their cues from the government. These companies are huge and ungainly. We witnessed "The London Whale" (click here) to know exactly the extent companies are out of control. That is just one example.
If the USA federal government stated every company in the country has to exhibit ZERO GHG emissions by 2030, it would get done. The federal government can easily achieve that goal and provide financial incentives to do so, in the way of tax credits should companies ever pay taxes after Trump's trillions of dollar giveaway.
Companies will obey federal law. Additionally, companies have to be fined hefty fines and not just a slap on the wrist that is already figured into operating expenses. The laws of the USA are supposed to mean something and by increasing fines companies will pay attention to the brevity of the law. The CEOs should be jailed or put in prison for DELIBERATE disobedience in environmental laws.
Besides demanding companies pay attention to their contribution of GHGs, they have to maintain SAFETY at all times.
Remember the gas leak in Massachusetts (click here)? It wasn't the only one.
March 7, 2018
Exxon Mobil Corp’s XTO Energy unit (click here) said on Wednesday it plugged a blown out natural gas well in rural southeast Ohio that had been leaking for nearly three weeks.
The Feb. 15 blowout in Belmont County had spewed millions of cubic feet of gas into the air, triggering evacuations of nearby residences and raising concerns among environmental groups about health and environmental impacts.
Exposure to low levels of natural gas is not harmful to human health, according to the National Institutes of Health, but extremely high levels can cause loss of consciousness or death by displacing oxygen.
“We would like to press for a full accounting of the damage,” said Melanie Houston, director of climate programs for the Ohio Environmental Council, an environmental advocacy group.
XTO spokeswoman Karen Matusic said the company could not immediately say how much gas leaked from the well, which was about to be put into production after being drilled and fracked.
The petroleum industry is the most dangerous and deadly form of energy on Earth. People have died because of the use of methane as a utility and countless homes have been burned to the ground as well of the decades where oil was king. The era of the petroleum industry is over. There can be no more wells or pipelines that endanger water supplies of oil or gas.
Solar energy (click here) what is so hard about this?
Wall Street takes their cues from the government. These companies are huge and ungainly. We witnessed "The London Whale" (click here) to know exactly the extent companies are out of control. That is just one example.
If the USA federal government stated every company in the country has to exhibit ZERO GHG emissions by 2030, it would get done. The federal government can easily achieve that goal and provide financial incentives to do so, in the way of tax credits should companies ever pay taxes after Trump's trillions of dollar giveaway.
Companies will obey federal law. Additionally, companies have to be fined hefty fines and not just a slap on the wrist that is already figured into operating expenses. The laws of the USA are supposed to mean something and by increasing fines companies will pay attention to the brevity of the law. The CEOs should be jailed or put in prison for DELIBERATE disobedience in environmental laws.
Besides demanding companies pay attention to their contribution of GHGs, they have to maintain SAFETY at all times.
Remember the gas leak in Massachusetts (click here)? It wasn't the only one.
March 7, 2018
Exxon Mobil Corp’s XTO Energy unit (click here) said on Wednesday it plugged a blown out natural gas well in rural southeast Ohio that had been leaking for nearly three weeks.
The Feb. 15 blowout in Belmont County had spewed millions of cubic feet of gas into the air, triggering evacuations of nearby residences and raising concerns among environmental groups about health and environmental impacts.
Exposure to low levels of natural gas is not harmful to human health, according to the National Institutes of Health, but extremely high levels can cause loss of consciousness or death by displacing oxygen.
“We would like to press for a full accounting of the damage,” said Melanie Houston, director of climate programs for the Ohio Environmental Council, an environmental advocacy group.
XTO spokeswoman Karen Matusic said the company could not immediately say how much gas leaked from the well, which was about to be put into production after being drilled and fracked.
The petroleum industry is the most dangerous and deadly form of energy on Earth. People have died because of the use of methane as a utility and countless homes have been burned to the ground as well of the decades where oil was king. The era of the petroleum industry is over. There can be no more wells or pipelines that endanger water supplies of oil or gas.
Solar energy (click here) what is so hard about this?
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The bee everyone in America understands pollinates their gardens and flowers is now endangered. How did we get here?
US Fish and Wildlife:
In September 2016, (click here) the Service listed 7 species of yellow-faced bees as endangered. These were the first bees in the United States listed under the ESA. However, they are only found in Hawaii and they are not bumble bees. The rusty patched bumble bee is the first bee listed in the Continental United States (all states outside of Hawaii) and it is the first bumble bee listed....
February 6, 2020
By Bob Berwyn
Type "bumblebees" into Google (click here) and one of the first results is a University of Minnesota webpage describing how the furry, flying pollinators have "special adaptations for colder weather including their long, thick hair, and are more commonly found in colder climates."
That's a good clue that they will face challenges in a warming world, and new research by scientists at the University of Ottawa suggests that extreme heat waves have already driven some local North American and European bumblebee populations to the edge of extinction.
Measurements of bumblebee species over time "provide evidence of rapid and widespread declines across Europe and North America," the authors of the study wrote. More frequent extreme heat waves with temperatures higher than bees can tolerate help explain the "widespread bumblebee decline," they added....
..."Bumblebees are disappearing from areas eight times as fast as they are recolonizing others," he said. "They are the best pollinators in wild landscapes and really important for crops like tomatoes, squash and berries."
The results of the paper are surprisingly robust, given the lack of basic information in North America about bumblebee distribution and abundance, said University of Maryland biologist David Inouye, who has studied bumblebees at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado. He was not involved in the new study, but some of his research is cited by the authors.
"There is still very little, if anything, known about how most of the 4,000 native bee species in the USA are doing," Inouye said. A new federal monitoring effort could help improve the situation, he added.
The new study analyzed more than half a million bumblebee observations of 66 species in Europe and North America from two time periods; 1901 to 1974 and 2000 to 2014. The researchers mapped where the bees are now compared to where they used to be historically, and matched those records with changes in temperature and precipitation....
1. China - 9056.8MT (Metric Megatons)
2. United States of America - 4833.1 MT
3. India - 2076.8MT
4. Russian Federation - 1438.6MT
Of the four top ranking polluters of CO2 the USA is the ONLY First World country.
I take issue with US Senator Bernie Sanders when it comes to what countries are most responsible for CO2 emissions. The USA as of 2016 was still number two and only preceded by China, still considered an emerging economy.
When, not if, the USA achieves zero greenhouse gas emissions, it will end 16% of CO2 emissions and below the USA is ranked 4th among the top 4 methane emission countries.
Methane emissions (kt (kiloton) of CO2 equivalent) - Country Ranking
The Rose Breasted Grosbeak can be a delicate species.
Operation Nest Mirror (click here)
Even for birds, things sometimes don’t go as planned. In fact, we’ve found that for Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks, life often doesn’t follow its intended course. None of the Grosbeak nests we’ve found have lasted until the chicks fledged, and many were “popped” (eaten) or abandoned before the eggs even had a chance to hatch. After six failures, but before we resigned ourselves to the apparent curse of the Pheucticus, we did a little research. Friesen, Cadman, and MacKay found that only 46% of the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak nests they kept tabs on made it to completion, i. e. 54% of their nests did not yield any fledglings (1999). Compared to our 0% success rate, 46% was looking pretty good. However, Dungay, Woods, and Nichols reported a success rate of only 32% (2001). Consultation of the Birds of North America account revealed that our Grosbeaks’ low success rate may also be a consequence of the fragmented nature of the available habitat. Despite their preference for fringe habitats, Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks also tend to have a lower nesting success rate in more fragmented habitats....
All About Birds:(click here)
Could be vulnerable to loss of habitat, but current numbers apparently stable.
Two males share the record for the oldest Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Both birds were at least 12 years, 11 months old when recaptured and released during bnding operations. One was banded in 1972 in Vermont and found in the same state in 1984. The other was banded in Maryland in 1976, and recaptured in 1987 in the same state.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks breed in moist deciduous forests, deciduous-coniferous forests, thickets, and semiopen habitats across the northeastern United States, ranging into southeastern and central Canada. They gravitate toward second-growth woods, suburban areas, parks, gardens, and orchards, as well as shrubby forest edges next to streams, ponds, marshes, roads, or pastures. During migration, grosbeaks stop in a wide variety of habitats including primary and secondary forest, wet and dry forest, shrub thickets, pine woods, shrubby dune ridges, scrub, urban areas, and wetlands. They spend the winter in forests and semiopen habitats in Central and South America, often in middle elevations and highlands (up to about 11,000 feet in Colombia).
Males sing to establish territories and attract females. When a female approaches, the male rebuffs her for a day or two before accepting her as a mate. Once mated, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks appear to be monogamous. A breeding pair will tolerate migrant males in their territory if the intruder is silent. Otherwise, territorial males ward off male intruders by spreading their tails, flicking their wings, raising their crown feathers, and often chasing the intruder away. Males respond strongly to recordings of Rose-breasted Grosbeak songs and Black-headed Grosbeak songs, but they attack mounted specimens of their own species 5 times more often than they attack specimens of the other species. Females drive off other females that approach their mate. Both male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks share incubation, brooding, and feeding duties at the nest. Nest predators include Blue Jays and Common Grackles—which breeding grosbeaks will mob noisily and aggressively near the nest—along with red and gray squirrels. Adult grosbeaks are hunted by predators such as Cooper’s Hawks and Sharp-shinned Hawks. During migration and winter Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are found individually, in pairs, or in loose flocks, sometimes with other species.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are common forest birds but their populations experienced a slow decline from 1966 to 2015, resulting in a cumulative loss of about 35% during that time, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Partners in Flight estimates a global breeding population of 4.1 million, with 46% spending some part of the year in the U.S., 21% in Mexico, and 54% breeding in Canada. The species rates an 11 out of 20 on the Continental Concern Score. Rose-breasted Grosbeak is not on the 2016 State of North America's Birds' Watch List. These birds nest in saplings, so their numbers could be dropping as forests start to mature over the eastern United States. Because they look and sound pretty, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are commonly trapped for sale as cage birds in their wintering range, and this has an unknown impact on their population.
India needs to join international bird organizations and take up legislation to protect birds.
Audubon International (click here)
February 9, 2020
By Ankita G. Menon
Last year’s extended monsoon (click here) and the delay in arrival of winter have hit the migration pattern of winter birds in the wetlands of Thane this season.
Climate changes and construction activities in Thane, have driven away birds such as waders, flycatchers and eagles from the city early this year, said bird lovers in the city.
The recent figures published on www.ebird.org, a website which keeps the statistics of birds provided by bird-watchers worldwide, show that 2,700 birds of 135 species were spotted within Thane this winter.
The number is dismal compared to 3,855 of 147 species that were spotted in February 2019.
Since December, migratory birds start arriving in the city from extremely cold places across the world and leave after March.
In November 2019, a total of 2754 birds were spotted during the bird count conducted by Enviro-Vigil, which regularly conducts such events in Thane.
Avinash Bhagat, an avid bird watcher and expert with Enviro-Vigil, said, “On an average from 2013 to 2019, we spotted around 252 species of birds in the city. However, in the past two bird counts in 2019, there has been a drop in the number of bird species. While February saw 147 species of birds, it dropped to 142 species by November. The most recent count of this month published on eBird shows presence of 135 species in Thane.”...
February 9, 2020
By Ankita G. Menon
Last year’s extended monsoon (click here) and the delay in arrival of winter have hit the migration pattern of winter birds in the wetlands of Thane this season.
Climate changes and construction activities in Thane, have driven away birds such as waders, flycatchers and eagles from the city early this year, said bird lovers in the city.
The recent figures published on www.ebird.org, a website which keeps the statistics of birds provided by bird-watchers worldwide, show that 2,700 birds of 135 species were spotted within Thane this winter.
The number is dismal compared to 3,855 of 147 species that were spotted in February 2019.
Since December, migratory birds start arriving in the city from extremely cold places across the world and leave after March.
In November 2019, a total of 2754 birds were spotted during the bird count conducted by Enviro-Vigil, which regularly conducts such events in Thane.
Avinash Bhagat, an avid bird watcher and expert with Enviro-Vigil, said, “On an average from 2013 to 2019, we spotted around 252 species of birds in the city. However, in the past two bird counts in 2019, there has been a drop in the number of bird species. While February saw 147 species of birds, it dropped to 142 species by November. The most recent count of this month published on eBird shows presence of 135 species in Thane.”...
The other New York State indicator species is the "Rose Breasted Grosbeak."
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On this blog and in my testimony to the USA EPA regarding CO2 emissions it was stated one of the consequences of the climate crisis will be severe rainfall. In the newspapers of the time, it was reported there would be high levels of rain to any area and showed a person or child running through the ran or up stairs from a subway with an umbrella. Considering the degree severe rainfall is occurring, it was sadly understated.
February 8, 2020
By Donald Orr
In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, photo, Chantel Fuller watches as water floods her home in Thorn Hollow outside of Adams, Ore. Fuller's husband was involved in a rescue attempt that left him and three others stranded in the home as water from the Umatilla River rose around them Thursday evening, and were rescued by helicopter.
Residents in northeastern Umatilla County (click here) and parts of the Umatilla Indian Reservation that have been hit by major floodwaters are being urged to evacuate.
In a statement released late Friday night, the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office said county residents are advised to assess their resources and determine whether they are able to shelter in place for several weeks.
According to the evacuation notice from the UCSO, people should act fast.
“You are advised to LEAVE IMMEDIATELY! Gather any belonging and make efforts to protect your home. If you stay, emergency services may not be available to assist you further,” the statement reads.
Rescue crews will be on the ground and in the air by helicopter Saturday to attempt to make contact with residents. Officials said this will be the last evacuation notice residents will receive.
“Today’s priority is search and rescue, trying to get out to those areas that are cut off. [I]f they’re able to shelter in place for several weeks they’re welcome to stay, but we’re really encouraging people to evacuate,” said Kevin Jeffries with the Oregon Office of Emergency Management....
February 8, 2020By Donald Orr
In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, photo, Chantel Fuller watches as water floods her home in Thorn Hollow outside of Adams, Ore. Fuller's husband was involved in a rescue attempt that left him and three others stranded in the home as water from the Umatilla River rose around them Thursday evening, and were rescued by helicopter.
Residents in northeastern Umatilla County (click here) and parts of the Umatilla Indian Reservation that have been hit by major floodwaters are being urged to evacuate.
In a statement released late Friday night, the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office said county residents are advised to assess their resources and determine whether they are able to shelter in place for several weeks.
According to the evacuation notice from the UCSO, people should act fast.
“You are advised to LEAVE IMMEDIATELY! Gather any belonging and make efforts to protect your home. If you stay, emergency services may not be available to assist you further,” the statement reads.
Rescue crews will be on the ground and in the air by helicopter Saturday to attempt to make contact with residents. Officials said this will be the last evacuation notice residents will receive.
“Today’s priority is search and rescue, trying to get out to those areas that are cut off. [I]f they’re able to shelter in place for several weeks they’re welcome to stay, but we’re really encouraging people to evacuate,” said Kevin Jeffries with the Oregon Office of Emergency Management....
Now is a good time as any to introduce a very valuable international law.
Migrating birds are international flyers. They are so important to countries there is a law to protect them.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (click here) makes it illegal to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter, any migratory bird, or the parts*, nests, or eggs of such a bird except under the terms of a valid Federal permit. Migratory bird species protected by the Act are listed in 50 CFR Parts 10 and 21 (click here).
The law is not a fly by night law. It has been tested in the US Supreme Court.
Missouri v. Holland, 252 U.S. 416 (1920) (click here)
Mr. J.G.L. Harvey and Mr. John T. Gose, Assistant Attorney General of the State of Missouri, with whom Mr. Frank W. McAllister, Attorney General of the State of Missouri, was on the brief, for appellant.
The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson for appellee.
Mr. Louis Marshall, by leave of court, filed a brief as amicus curiae, in behalf of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks (click here).
MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court....
Discover the Adirondacks Unique Beauty, Diverse Ecology and Historic Legacy (click here)
There are 1606 (click here) named mountains in Adirondack Mountains. The Adirondack Mountains, nicknamed the Adirondacks, extend from the St. Lawrence River Valley to the Mohawk River Valley in northeastern New York.
Ten Most Adventuous Things To Do in the Adirondack Mountains (click here).
Basically, the MBTA (Migratory Bird Treaty Act) protects migrating species of birds.
...On December 8, 1916, a treaty between the United States and Great Britain was proclaimed by the President. It recited that many species of birds in their annual migrations traversed certain parts of the United States and of Canada, that they were of great value as a source of food and in destroying insects injurious to vegetation, but were in danger of extermination through lack of adequate protection. It therefore provided for specified close seasons and protection in other forms, and agreed that the two powers would take or propose to their law-making bodies the necessary measures for carrying the treaty out. 39 Stat. 1702. The above mentioned Act of July 3, 1918, entitled an act to give effect to the convention, prohibited the killing, capturing or selling any of the migratory birds included in the terms of the treaty except as permitted by regulations....
Audubon:
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (click here) is America’s most important bird protection law. Passed in 1918 with the support of Audubon advocates and other early conservationists, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) protects nearly all of our country’s native birds. The law carries out the 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty with Canada, and later treaties signed with Mexico, Japan, and Russia, in order to protect our nation’s shared bird species. The MBTA is credited with saving numerous species from extinction, such as the Snowy Egret, Wood Duck, and Sandhill Crane, and millions, if not billions of other birds.
Yet, even as we celebrate 100 years of the law in 2018—the Year of the Bird—the MBTA has come under attack. The Trump administration announced an interpretation of the MBTA that would give a free pass for all bird deaths from industrial activities, and similar legislative proposals have been advanced in Congress.
To help defend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, read on below to find links with more information, read our one-pager on how the MBTA and industry can work together, or check out our fact sheet. Visit our action page to write to Congress and the administration, and consider writing a Letter to the Editor of your local paper.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (click here) makes it illegal to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter, any migratory bird, or the parts*, nests, or eggs of such a bird except under the terms of a valid Federal permit. Migratory bird species protected by the Act are listed in 50 CFR Parts 10 and 21 (click here).
The law is not a fly by night law. It has been tested in the US Supreme Court.
Missouri v. Holland, 252 U.S. 416 (1920) (click here)
Mr. J.G.L. Harvey and Mr. John T. Gose, Assistant Attorney General of the State of Missouri, with whom Mr. Frank W. McAllister, Attorney General of the State of Missouri, was on the brief, for appellant.
The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson for appellee.
Mr. Louis Marshall, by leave of court, filed a brief as amicus curiae, in behalf of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks (click here).
MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court....
Discover the Adirondacks Unique Beauty, Diverse Ecology and Historic Legacy (click here)There are 1606 (click here) named mountains in Adirondack Mountains. The Adirondack Mountains, nicknamed the Adirondacks, extend from the St. Lawrence River Valley to the Mohawk River Valley in northeastern New York.
Ten Most Adventuous Things To Do in the Adirondack Mountains (click here).
Basically, the MBTA (Migratory Bird Treaty Act) protects migrating species of birds.
...On December 8, 1916, a treaty between the United States and Great Britain was proclaimed by the President. It recited that many species of birds in their annual migrations traversed certain parts of the United States and of Canada, that they were of great value as a source of food and in destroying insects injurious to vegetation, but were in danger of extermination through lack of adequate protection. It therefore provided for specified close seasons and protection in other forms, and agreed that the two powers would take or propose to their law-making bodies the necessary measures for carrying the treaty out. 39 Stat. 1702. The above mentioned Act of July 3, 1918, entitled an act to give effect to the convention, prohibited the killing, capturing or selling any of the migratory birds included in the terms of the treaty except as permitted by regulations....
Audubon:
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (click here) is America’s most important bird protection law. Passed in 1918 with the support of Audubon advocates and other early conservationists, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) protects nearly all of our country’s native birds. The law carries out the 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty with Canada, and later treaties signed with Mexico, Japan, and Russia, in order to protect our nation’s shared bird species. The MBTA is credited with saving numerous species from extinction, such as the Snowy Egret, Wood Duck, and Sandhill Crane, and millions, if not billions of other birds.
Yet, even as we celebrate 100 years of the law in 2018—the Year of the Bird—the MBTA has come under attack. The Trump administration announced an interpretation of the MBTA that would give a free pass for all bird deaths from industrial activities, and similar legislative proposals have been advanced in Congress.
To help defend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, read on below to find links with more information, read our one-pager on how the MBTA and industry can work together, or check out our fact sheet. Visit our action page to write to Congress and the administration, and consider writing a Letter to the Editor of your local paper.
Some common migrating birds (click here) – including the blackcap, (pictured above) – are staying in the UK for two weeks or more longer than half a century ago. “We knew that birds were arriving earlier in spring, but this is the first study I know of in Europe that has also tracked when they leave in autumn,” says Stuart Newson of the British Trust for Ornithology.
Newson has tapped into amateur observations of bird migrations collected over more than 50 years, starting with paper files in the 1960s and ending with 800,000 records from BirdTrack, an internet-based volunteer observation network, to study 14 common migrating birds. He found that 11 species arrive earlier and four leave later (Ibis, doi.org/bdpr).
Amateur data is best, he says. Professional ornithologists have mostly counted birds arriving at a handful of coastal observation points. And many previous studies concentrated on dating the first birds to arrive. Observations from citizen scientists avoid such biases, and cover leaving times too.
One reason for late leaving could be that females are laying more than one clutch of eggs thanks to the longer breeding season, says Tim Sparks of Coventry University, UK. Indeed, the study also shows that birds taking most advantage of earlier springs and balmy late autumns, such as the blackcap, are increasing in number.
Piranga olivacea
From Audubon:
Vulnerable to loss of habitat, on both summer and winter ranges. For breeding, seems to require large blocks of forest. Does poorly in smaller forest fragments, often being parasitized by cowbirds.
Forests and shade trees (especially oaks). Breeds mostly in deciduous forest, mainly where oaks are common but also in maple, beech, and other trees; sometimes in mixed pine-oak woods, and occasionally in coniferous woods dominated by pine or hemlock. Winters in tropical rain forest in lowlands just east of the Andes. (Map of Andes Mountains to the left)
Forages mostly in tall trees (especially oaks), seeking insects rather deliberately among the foliage. May hover momentarily while taking an item, and sometimes flies out to catch insects in mid-air. Also forages in low shrubs or on the ground, especially in cold weather.
Both parents feed the nestlings, although the male may do less of the feeding in some cases. Young leave the nest about 9-15 days after hatching, are tended by parents (or by female only) for about 2 more weeks.
It is unusual, but, the female sings as well as the male.
June 11, 2019
By Blane Klemek
..."The construction of the nest (click here) of this richly clad species is nearly the same in all parts of the Union in which it breeds. It is frequently fixed on a branch crossing a road, or an opening of some description, or, if in the woods, in some partially cleared space. It is usually placed low on a horizontal branch. It is composed externally of dried stalks of weeds, and is finished within with fine grass, arranged in a slovenly manner. It is so insecurely fastened to the branch that it may be shaken off by striking the latter smartly."
Female scarlet tanagers, while not as brightly plumaged as their male counterparts, are nevertheless striking birds in their own right. Sporting bright green coloration from crown to rump, along with a rich yellow throat, and black scapulars and wings, female scarlet tanagers could easily be misidentified as a different species altogether....
Nonbreeding males look like females, but, have darker black wings and tail.(click here)
The darker wings and tail are mentioned here because they are dominant in the mating courtship. But, also noteworthy are the darker head feathers as well.
The courtship in the video below is slightly unusual as the male seeks the females approval.
Forests and shade trees (especially oaks). Breeds mostly in deciduous forest, mainly where oaks are common but also in maple, beech, and other trees; sometimes in mixed pine-oak woods, and occasionally in coniferous woods dominated by pine or hemlock. Winters in tropical rain forest in lowlands just east of the Andes. (Map of Andes Mountains to the left)
Forages mostly in tall trees (especially oaks), seeking insects rather deliberately among the foliage. May hover momentarily while taking an item, and sometimes flies out to catch insects in mid-air. Also forages in low shrubs or on the ground, especially in cold weather.
Both parents feed the nestlings, although the male may do less of the feeding in some cases. Young leave the nest about 9-15 days after hatching, are tended by parents (or by female only) for about 2 more weeks.It is unusual, but, the female sings as well as the male.
June 11, 2019
By Blane Klemek
..."The construction of the nest (click here) of this richly clad species is nearly the same in all parts of the Union in which it breeds. It is frequently fixed on a branch crossing a road, or an opening of some description, or, if in the woods, in some partially cleared space. It is usually placed low on a horizontal branch. It is composed externally of dried stalks of weeds, and is finished within with fine grass, arranged in a slovenly manner. It is so insecurely fastened to the branch that it may be shaken off by striking the latter smartly."
Female scarlet tanagers, while not as brightly plumaged as their male counterparts, are nevertheless striking birds in their own right. Sporting bright green coloration from crown to rump, along with a rich yellow throat, and black scapulars and wings, female scarlet tanagers could easily be misidentified as a different species altogether....
Nonbreeding males look like females, but, have darker black wings and tail.(click here)
The darker wings and tail are mentioned here because they are dominant in the mating courtship. But, also noteworthy are the darker head feathers as well.
The courtship in the video below is slightly unusual as the male seeks the females approval.
From Forbes:
February 9, 2020
By Roger Pielke
A climate advocacy group called Skeptical Science (click here) hosts a list of academics that it has labeled “climate misinformers.” The list includes 17 academics and is intended as a blacklist. We know of this intent because one of the principals of Skeptical Science, a blogger named Dana Nuccitelli, said so last Friday, writing of one academic on their list, “if you look at the statements we cataloged and debunked on her [Skeptical Science] page, it should make her unhirable in academia.”
That so-called “unhirable” academic is Professor Judy Curry, formerly the chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech, and a Fellow of both the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society. By any conventional academic metric, Curry has compiled an impressive record over many decades. The idea that she would be unhirable would seem laughable.
But there is nothing funny about Skeptical Science. Today, Curry should be a senior statesperson in the atmospheric sciences community. Instead, she is out of academia. She attributes that, at least in part, to being placed on the Skeptical Science blacklist and its use, as expressed by Nuccitelli, to make her “unhirable.”...
I can't really comment on the scientific writing that earned these folks the title of undesirable, except, in the case of politicians. The politician list is correct. They spew misinformation all the time. One would think that would not be the case of the Secretary of Energy, but, in the case of Perry, it is the case.
I also noticed there are two scientists named Roger Pielke, Sr. and Jr. I am assuming one is the author of this article.
Climate Misinformation by Source (click here)
February 9, 2020
By Roger Pielke
A climate advocacy group called Skeptical Science (click here) hosts a list of academics that it has labeled “climate misinformers.” The list includes 17 academics and is intended as a blacklist. We know of this intent because one of the principals of Skeptical Science, a blogger named Dana Nuccitelli, said so last Friday, writing of one academic on their list, “if you look at the statements we cataloged and debunked on her [Skeptical Science] page, it should make her unhirable in academia.”
That so-called “unhirable” academic is Professor Judy Curry, formerly the chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech, and a Fellow of both the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society. By any conventional academic metric, Curry has compiled an impressive record over many decades. The idea that she would be unhirable would seem laughable.
But there is nothing funny about Skeptical Science. Today, Curry should be a senior statesperson in the atmospheric sciences community. Instead, she is out of academia. She attributes that, at least in part, to being placed on the Skeptical Science blacklist and its use, as expressed by Nuccitelli, to make her “unhirable.”...
I can't really comment on the scientific writing that earned these folks the title of undesirable, except, in the case of politicians. The politician list is correct. They spew misinformation all the time. One would think that would not be the case of the Secretary of Energy, but, in the case of Perry, it is the case.
I also noticed there are two scientists named Roger Pielke, Sr. and Jr. I am assuming one is the author of this article.
Climate Misinformation by Source (click here)
Scarlet Tanager is an indicator species for New York State.
SONGS
Males sing a series of slurred whistles separated by short pauses that can sound quite similar to (but shorter than) American Robin, typically lasting 2–4 seconds.
CALLS
Both males and females give a dry, clicking pit-ti-tuck, adding extra syllables if agitated. During territorial disputes they may give a whining chew.
February 5, 2020
By Bob Duchesne
I don’t know (click here) if this is good news or bad news, but it’s certainly news. The ink is barely dry on a new scientific report about spring bird migration. Birds are returning to their nesting grounds earlier now, due to climate change. The good news: some species are adapting. The bad news: they are probably not adapting fast enough.
This latest study looked at 24 years of weather radar data, which is able to follow migration patterns across the entire continent. A team of scientists from Colorado State University, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the University of Massachusetts documented that birds are now passing migration checkpoints earlier than they did 20 years ago. Furthermore, the biggest changes appear to be happening in areas that are warming fastest....
Birds by Imagine Dragons (click here for official website - thank you)
Two hearts, one valve
Pumpin' the blood, we were the flood
We were the body and
Two lives, one life
Stickin' it out, lettin' you down
Makin' it right
Two lives, one life
Stickin' it out, lettin' you down
Makin' it right
Seasons, they will change
Life will make you grow
Dreams will make you cry, cry, cry
Everything is temporary
Everything will slide
Love will never die, die, die
Life will make you grow
Dreams will make you cry, cry, cry
Everything is temporary
Everything will slide
Love will never die, die, die
I know that ooh, birds fly in different directions
Ooh, I hope to see you again
Ooh, I hope to see you again
Sunsets, sunrises
Livin' the dream, watchin' the leaves
Changin' the seasons
Some nights I think of you
Relivin' the past, wishin' it'd last
Wishin' and dreamin'
Livin' the dream, watchin' the leaves
Changin' the seasons
Some nights I think of you
Relivin' the past, wishin' it'd last
Wishin' and dreamin'
Seasons, they will change
Life will make you grow
Death can make you hard, hard, hard
Everything is temporary
Everything will slide
Love will never die, die, die
Life will make you grow
Death can make you hard, hard, hard
Everything is temporary
Everything will slide
Love will never die, die, die
I know that ooh, birds fly in different directions
Ooh, I hope…
Ooh, I hope…
There is a cow killer in Oregon on federal land and no one seems to take jurisdiction.
This is legitimate and fairly benign use of federal land. There are one or more people involved in killing cows. A GoPro camera at the watering tank costs a whole lot less than than a lost cow does.
Wrong is wrong and this is just wrong. If people don't want federal land used for ranching then what do they want it used for? It is somewhat silly to let it lie fallow. Ranchers rent the land legitimately all the time. What is the issue? If the cows are doing damage to the land that is a legitimate complaint to make about the problem, but, this is not the way to do it.
February 6, 2020
By Anna King
...“I wonder if they wanted us to find it to spook us. (click here) I don’t know,” he said.
Wiberg said there were a few thrash marks where the cow had moved around on the ground.
One other detail was strange.
Wiberg got really sick after he touched the dead cow.
“He was throwing up,” said Clancy Roth. “We don’t know if he got a flu bug, or ate something – but he went out there looked at that cow and touched her and then that night he wasn’t fine.”
Clancy Roth says that Wilberg was the only person from the ranch who got sick, and the only one who touched the cow....
Wrong is wrong and this is just wrong. If people don't want federal land used for ranching then what do they want it used for? It is somewhat silly to let it lie fallow. Ranchers rent the land legitimately all the time. What is the issue? If the cows are doing damage to the land that is a legitimate complaint to make about the problem, but, this is not the way to do it.
February 6, 2020
By Anna King
...“I wonder if they wanted us to find it to spook us. (click here) I don’t know,” he said.
Wiberg said there were a few thrash marks where the cow had moved around on the ground.
One other detail was strange.
Wiberg got really sick after he touched the dead cow.
“He was throwing up,” said Clancy Roth. “We don’t know if he got a flu bug, or ate something – but he went out there looked at that cow and touched her and then that night he wasn’t fine.”
Clancy Roth says that Wilberg was the only person from the ranch who got sick, and the only one who touched the cow....
This is what occurs when the USA does not stand up for Palestine.
The West Bank has never been invaded by Israel before, it has always been Gaza.
February 8, 2020
By Maayan Lubell
Jerusalem - Israel (click here) has begun to draw up maps of land in the occupied West Bank that will be annexed in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday....
It appears to me that Trump is steading Netanyahu so his lies at the podium are good lies. Believable lies. Two of the world's most powerful leaders and no one can believe a word they say.
The annexation of the West Bank is in the Trump Peace Plan. He has no provisions for the Palestinians or a Palestinian homeland.
February 6, 2020
By Bel Trew
While the controversial plan (click here) initially received a warm response from some Gulf states, criticism is now increasing
Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan is facing a new wave of criticism from world bodies, including the EU and some Gulf states that initially welcomed the deal, over fears it ignores Palestinian rights.
They also expressed concern that it green-lights Israel’s plan to imminently annex areas of the occupied West Bank.
Mr Trump’s efforts to kickstart the stagnant peace process last week were at first met with relatively positive comments from European and some Arab countries, who urged the Palestinians to give negotiations a chance.
What unfortunate circumstances, the USA is supposed to have been invading Iran by now. Oops. Does that make the deaths of Iranian generals premeditated murder? They have never been shown to be an imminent danger to the USA.
February 7, 2020
By Bel Trew
Israeli security forces during clashes with Palestinians following a raid in the Bethlehem area this morning in search of a suspect wanted for a car-ramming attack earlier in Jerusalem that left several people injured
Four Palestinians have been killed (click here) and over a dozen Israeli soldiers wounded during a 24-hour surge in violence just days after Donald Trump revealed his divisive peace plan for the region.
The Israeli parliament called a special session for Monday to discuss the recent wave of attacks while the country’s army said it was deploying additional combat troops in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian presidency meanwhile blamed the “environment [of] tension” on a “dangerous” escalation by Israel as well as Mr Trump’s deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to find those responsible for the violence, adding “terrorism will not defeat us, we will win.”
By Maayan Lubell
Jerusalem - Israel (click here) has begun to draw up maps of land in the occupied West Bank that will be annexed in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday....
It appears to me that Trump is steading Netanyahu so his lies at the podium are good lies. Believable lies. Two of the world's most powerful leaders and no one can believe a word they say.
The annexation of the West Bank is in the Trump Peace Plan. He has no provisions for the Palestinians or a Palestinian homeland.
February 6, 2020
By Bel Trew
While the controversial plan (click here) initially received a warm response from some Gulf states, criticism is now increasing
Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan is facing a new wave of criticism from world bodies, including the EU and some Gulf states that initially welcomed the deal, over fears it ignores Palestinian rights.
They also expressed concern that it green-lights Israel’s plan to imminently annex areas of the occupied West Bank.
Mr Trump’s efforts to kickstart the stagnant peace process last week were at first met with relatively positive comments from European and some Arab countries, who urged the Palestinians to give negotiations a chance.
What unfortunate circumstances, the USA is supposed to have been invading Iran by now. Oops. Does that make the deaths of Iranian generals premeditated murder? They have never been shown to be an imminent danger to the USA.
By Bel Trew
Israeli security forces during clashes with Palestinians following a raid in the Bethlehem area this morning in search of a suspect wanted for a car-ramming attack earlier in Jerusalem that left several people injured
Four Palestinians have been killed (click here) and over a dozen Israeli soldiers wounded during a 24-hour surge in violence just days after Donald Trump revealed his divisive peace plan for the region.
The Israeli parliament called a special session for Monday to discuss the recent wave of attacks while the country’s army said it was deploying additional combat troops in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian presidency meanwhile blamed the “environment [of] tension” on a “dangerous” escalation by Israel as well as Mr Trump’s deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to find those responsible for the violence, adding “terrorism will not defeat us, we will win.”
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