Really! Now I would say that is fairly common knowledge.. Duh! Tess Buladean, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:44 PM Subject: [tn-bird] Re: Hummers and Pishing > > I have also seen buterflies attracted to dog piles left > by canines which were following their master birders > around :-) Now what do we do do ? > > Wallace Coffey > Bristol, TN > > -----Original Message----- > From: mgreene@xxxxxxxxx <mgreene@xxxxxxxxx> > To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:34 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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