[birdky] Re: pishing

I'm forwarding Mark Morgan's off-list reply to me about pishing because
he does bring up a good point. I don't know if anyone knows into how
great a distress this puts nesting birds, but I don't do it all the time
and sometimes it occurs when I haven't even realized that birds are
nesting. Some folks play tapes at birds to get them to come in ... I
have never done that much, but I do pish and squeak. I never really
worry about the effect it might have on birds except during the breeding
season but it could be considered harassment at any time of the year by
some ... as with most things I guess it is all a matter of degrees, i.e.
too much of anything is usually not good.
 
bpb, Frankfort

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From: Mark P. Morgan [mailto:mpm1250@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 4:02 PM
To: Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)
Subject: Re: [birdky] Re: pishing


I'm wondering if a caution notice should be sent out about over zealous
pishers...I would think disturbing and creating anxiety in nesting birds
for the pleasure of sighting may not be such a good idea...pishing
perhaps should be done with some restraint...

 

What are your thoughts

--- On Fri, 5/30/08, Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)
<Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx> wrote:


        From: Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)
<Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx>
        Subject: [birdky] Re: pishing
        To: "BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
        Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 2:53 PM
        
        
        Tim ... not to burst your bubble, but a probable explanation for
your
        pishing "success" is the time of year. Birds are most responsive
to
        pishing and squeaking when they have nests (especially with
young) and
        fledglings ... i.e. this time of year. Although the occasional
bird or
        groups of birds will react well at any time of year, early
summer is the
        time when I have consistently seen overzealous reactions. 
        
        One of the most interesting aspects to summer pishing is the
fact that
        Brown-headed Cowbirds, especially females, will respond to it
sometimes.
        I have always figured that even though foster parents are caring
for
        their young, they must at least sometimes remain in the vicinity
of
        their parastic activities and seeing as how they have a vested
interest
        in nesting success of their hosts, they can't help but come in
to a
        squeak or pish to try to see what's going on. The females have
never
        feigned injury (something that has perhaps never been observed),
but
        sometimes they come flying right up to me calling excitedly!
        
        bpb, Frankfort 
        
        -----Original Message-----
        From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
        On Behalf Of Houghton, Tim
        Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 11:21 AM
        To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [birdky] pishing
        
        I'm a bad pisher, tho I realized yesterday that my poor
abilities can
        work in the right situation. I've been working in Georgia and
took a
        hike in a very little used trail, and suddenly I seemed like an
expert
        pisher. I did it the same old way, but birds were responding.
Ovenbird,
        Hooded. Black and White, re vireo, bh vireo, and more. I was the
bird
        siren. But I think maybe the birds hadn't seen many people (or
heard
        many varieties of pishing sounds) and were curious. I think I
should
        work on my technique in order to attract the more normal, jaded
birds.
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