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Great Blue Herons

Bird Collisions With Planes: A New Study Looks At Patterns

August 25, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

China Eastern Airbus A330 encounters a flock of birds at Londons Heathrow AirportWorldwide, the cost of bird collisions with planes has been estimated at $1.2 billion per year. But information on bird movements throughout the year can help avoid damage to aircraft and risk to passengers.

Scientists from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and partners have been looking for patterns in bird strike data from three New York City area airports. Their findings were recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. [Read more…] about Bird Collisions With Planes: A New Study Looks At Patterns

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Aviation History, birding, birds, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, nature, waterfowl, Wildlife

Great Blue Heron Rescued From Orange Co Powerline

June 12, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Volunteer Jason Ramey, ECO DuChene, Volunteer Jeff Rossi, Head Keeper Melissa Gillmer after a successful great blue heron rescueAccording to a press release issued by DEC, on May 22nd, Environmental Conservation Officer DuChene responded to reports of an injured Great Blue Heron in the Town of Chester. [Read more…] about Great Blue Heron Rescued From Orange Co Powerline

Filed Under: Nature, New York City Tagged With: birds, DEC, ECOs, Great Blue Herons, nature, Wildlife

The Great Blue Heron

June 12, 2021 by Tom Kalinowski Leave a Comment

Great Blue Heron courtesy Wikimedia user Terry FooteFor those people familiar with nature, the uniquely-shaped silhouette of a large bird in flight with a set of thin legs jutting well beyond its tail, and a neck that coils back into a compressed “S” creates an unmistakable image. [Read more…] about The Great Blue Heron

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: birding, birds, Great Blue Herons, nature, Wildlife

Fish Hatcheries Battle Herons

August 5, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Blue Heron at fish hatchery courtesy DECDEC’s nine cold water fish hatcheries collectively produce over 6.4 million fish annually. Unfortunately, a significant number of these trout and salmon are lost to a variety of predators in search of a “free meal.”

One predator that causes most fish losses is the great blue heron. At the Caledonia Hatchery it’s not uncommon to have upwards of 40 great blue herons surrounding the ponds during the spring. [Read more…] about Fish Hatcheries Battle Herons

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: birding, birds, DEC, fish, Great Blue Herons, nature, Rome, Wildlife

Great Blue Herons: A Primer

July 26, 2020 by Paul Hetzler 2 Comments

Great Blue Heron courtesy Wikimedia user Terry FooteOn the whole, Europeans did alright naming New World plants and animals. In example, they called a large brown bat species the big brown bat – kudos for accuracy. A few labels missed the target, like the sunflower relative dubbed Jerusalem artichoke, even though it’s unrelated to either. Some names are partly right: the tufted titmouse has a tuft, but it’s a songbird, not a mouse. [Read more…] about Great Blue Herons: A Primer

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: birding, birds, Great Blue Herons, nature, Wildlife

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