Come on, is this a tease or a humorous thinking imaginative view.. I guess if I told you we were noticing the butterflies because there were no birds around.... perhaps you would find another theory???? Tess Buladean, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: <mgreene@xxxxxxxxx> To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:29 PM Subject: [tn-bird] Re: Hummers and Pishing > > > I have heard that what the butterflies are attracted to is the droppings > from the birds who are attracted by the pishing and/or owl tape. > > Mark Greene > Trenton, TN > > > > "TH Cumbie" > <thcumbie@wnclink To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > .com> cc: > Sent by: Subject: [tn-bird] Re: Hummers and Pishing > tn-bird-bounce@fr > eelists.org > > > 07/31/2002 04:22 > PM > Please respond to > tn-bird > > > > > > > > Greetings Again, > > I have to take an occassional break from the tedious very responsible job > of > completing some session meeting minutes this afternoon. Imagine my reward > to find such risk taking birders challenging all the positives and > negatives > of pishing, taping, & banding. Lightened my tired mind considerably. > > Now when I see this immediate email, I recall times past when a birding > group would be pishing and suddenly there were butterflies which seemed to > be responding > everywhere.. all sizes and colors, particularly in the fall. These > colorful > light > airy creatures would float around us, above us and even toward us..the > group > would > wonder why and we have even wished warblers would follow suite.. and, yes, > hummers have checked us out, too. > > Where are our butterfly experts.... are we imagining that butterflies are > responding to pishing and taping??? And I wonder if others have experienced > this? Perhaps it is a common phenomena??? > > Tess > Buladean, NC > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mayhorn <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Discussion list for Tennessee Birding <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 3:07 PM > Subject: [tn-bird] Hummers and Pishing > > > > > > Tennessee Birders, > > I was wondering if some of you might answer a question I have concerning > > hummers, especially the learned Bob Sargent. Within the last couple of > weeks > > I have had hummers come to trees where I was trying to raise some hidden > > Passerines by pishing. Was this a coincidence? Was it due to the fact > that > > the numbers of hummers are higher at this time of the year and that they > > just happened to come by the area, or do hummers sometimes respond to > > pishing? 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