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Our All Weather Bird

February 16, 2019 by Larry Hubbell 2 Comments

Which of our local birds would you choose as being best able to handle extended cold weather? Make your selection and then visit:

Union Bay Watch

…to see if we agree.

Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature thrives in the city!

Larry

 

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Filed Under: Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Ameriacn Crow, Bald Eagles, Golden-crowned Kinglet

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  1. Steve Hauschka says

    February 16, 2019 at 4:11 pm

    Hi Larry: Your Kinglet cold weather survival theory is intriguing. I’d ruled out tiny birds due to their relatively greater surface area to mass ratio that you mentioned, and was thinking the Northern Barred Owl might be a candidate.

    But back to the Kinglet, I was wondering whether they entered a torpor state during the night, and ran across a nice description of Golden Crowned Kinglet Thermodynamics in the Adirondack Almanack.

    Amazingly, Biophysicsts predict that Kinglets must consume 2-3 times their body weight in high energy nutrients per day to maintain their normal — this surprised me — 110-degree temperature. Yet their night time survival strategies remain a mystery.

    https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2017/11/winter-golden-crowned-kinglet-2.html

    So glad for your fascinating posts & photos. Steve Hauschka

    Reply
    • Larry Hubbell says

      February 17, 2019 at 8:47 am

      Wow! What a wonderful link to an excellent and complimentary post. Thank you!

      Reply

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