Hi everyone,
The LONG-EARED OWL is still here at Simsbury Drive (8:40 AM). About a dozen people have come and enjoyed the bird so far. Viewing is from about 40 meters away. Most of the bird's front is quite visible, as are the ear tufts, but alas, there is a very inconvenient leaf blocking views of the owl's face and eyes most of the time. Viewing has been clearest and most exciting when the bird is being mobbed by songbirds or checked out by squirrels, twice face to face within an inch or two. In these latter instances, the owl has turned its head straight up, or even past vertical, and fluffed its body like a displaying tom turkey. Mostly, though, the view is of a resting shape in the shadows. I realize that despite my excitement, hourly is too frequent for me to post. I'll definitely post again if the owl leaves, but you can assume it's here and that the previously-posted viewing invitation still applies, unless I inform you otherwise. Mark Chao From: Mark Chao [mailto:markc...@imt.org] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 7:36 AM To: 'Cayugabirds-L' Subject: Long-eared Owl, Simsbury Drive Mon 7:30 AM We have a LONG-EARED OWL in our yard at 124 Simsbury Drive in northeast Ithaca. Visitors are welcome. Please park in the driveway if possible, for the safety of your own car and courtesy to our neighbors, but streetside is OK too. Come to the front door; we'll view from the back deck. I'll try to repost every hour or so. If you need an update sooner, please call 257-3348. Mark -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
