[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl

2017-01-06 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard 

What a beautiful day to be out. Cold, but nice otherwise.

Is it late to have pied-bill grebes? Daughter, Becky, & I saw one in 
close at Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls this afternoon. Saw about 20 
each of hooded & common mergs there along with mallards & gulls & about 
300 Canadas. Didn't take time to try to do an exact count as we were 
headed to the airport to look for the owls. She spotted the newly banded 
one on a snow pile between the last 2 buildings along the runway & 
another atop the tallest silo at Lott Farms. One that was in the 
cornfield along the runway may or may not have been another or could 
have been the newly banded one, scared by the planes with pilots 
practicing landing & taking off.


Struck out on the gyrfalcon. Sun was wrong to look for it or the shrike.

We also saw 2 female harriers & 1 male hunting in the field along the 
runway. Ran out of light to go look for the shrike.


Last Fri. (30 Dec. 2016) when we were leaving the airport & going out on 
414 we saw thousands of snow geese overhead heading towards Cayuga Lake. 
Quite an impressive sight.


This afternoon we noted unknown swans, probably tundras, overhead & on 
the water between Cayuga & Mud Lock.


Has anyone checked down Genoa way for snowy owls? Becky found three down 
that way about 3 winters ago.


Water level on Factory St. pond is higher than I've ever seen. Mill pond 
level is also up. I have seen evidence of sharp teeth of a beaver along 
Mill. More gadwall are on Mill than we've seen in many yrs.. Redheads 
are there in increasing numbers along with some buffles & A. wigeon.


Fritzie

Union Springs




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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy at Lott farm

2017-01-06 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
thanks for the report, Marty — have you found any Short-eared Owls north or 
Trumansburg this year??

KEN


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On Jan 6, 2017, at 8:43 PM, Marty Schlabach 
> wrote:

We were there about 4:30pm today.  We didn't spend much time looking, but 
didn't see a snowy at the airport, but did see one perched on top of the grain 
bins at the Lott farm along rt 414.  We did see a male northern harrier near 
the airport.

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy at Lott farm

We saw one snowy owl at the Lott farm around noon today. Nothing at the airport 
on Martin Rd and no Gyrfalcon. Alas.

Laura

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RE:[cayugabirds-l] Snowy at Lott farm

2017-01-06 Thread Marty Schlabach 
We were there about 4:30pm today.  We didn't spend much time looking, but 
didn't see a snowy at the airport, but did see one perched on top of the grain 
bins at the Lott farm along rt 414.  We did see a male northern harrier near 
the airport.

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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy at Lott farm

We saw one snowy owl at the Lott farm around noon today. Nothing at the airport 
on Martin Rd and no Gyrfalcon. Alas. 

Laura

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[cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon info

2017-01-06 Thread Kevin J. McGowan 
I just heard secondhand that a falconer working at Seneca Meadows Landfill said 
the Gyrfalcon seen yesterday at the Finger Lakes Regional Airport is not theirs.

Kevin


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[cayugabirds-l] Snowy at Lott farm

2017-01-06 Thread Laura Stenzler 
We saw one snowy owl at the Lott farm around noon today. Nothing at the airport 
on Martin Rd and no Gyrfalcon. Alas. 

Laura

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] just heard a Cardinal singing

2017-01-06 Thread AB Clark 
On 31 Dec, I had two or three notes of a white-throated sparrow, and on 3rd 
Jan, an aborted beginning of a mourning dove “song”.  Days are getting longer 
and sun makes them SEEM longer still.



> On Jan 6, 2017, at 10:22 AM, Laurie Roe  wrote:
> 
> Just heard a Cardinal singing. Maybe the sun inspite of the cold got him 
> going. Anyone else hearing this today? Laurie
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[cayugabirds-l] just heard a Cardinal singing

2017-01-06 Thread Laurie Roe 
Just heard a Cardinal singing. Maybe the sun inspite of the cold got him
going. Anyone else hearing this today? Laurie

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[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl

2017-01-06 Thread Whitings 
Hi All,

The bird that was attacked by the Gyrfalcon was one of the birds that has been 
banded. It has a really dark head, but upon viewing it on the computer, I could 
easily see a color difference in the dark head from the body. A check with a 
friend who is familiar with the banding process confirmed it as a banded bird 
which is marked with a black magic marker so it will be recognized as one 
already banded.

Diana Whiting

dianawhitingphotography.com


> On Jan 6, 2017, at 8:45 AM, Asher Hockett  wrote:
> 
> So it is a gray phase, but is not the gray landfill agent, if I read this 
> correctly.
> 
>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
>> Gyrfalcons come in a variety of colors, from nearly pure, Snowy Owl white 
>> with scattered dark feather edging, to nearly all sooty black, usually with 
>> some light streaking and spotting on the chest and belly. David's bird fits 
>> cleanly in the middle, with dusky gray back and face and mostly pale 
>> underside. That is what is currently known as "gray," and is the most common 
>> form to reach our area. In fact, I've personally never seen anything except 
>> Gyrfalcons colored like this.
>> 
>> 
>> I hope it sticks around.
>> 
>> 
>> Kevin
>> 
>> 
>> From: John and Sue Gregoire 
>> Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 7:23 AM
>> To: Asher Hockett
>> Cc: Kevin J. McGowan; k...@empacc.net; Caroline Manring; CAYUGABIRDS-L
>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
>>  
>> Dorsal appearance plays in that call Asher, and I believe from Dave K's 
>> photo that
>> this is a dark phase. All three appear light on the ventral side with the 
>> beautiful
>> white gyr a real eye stopper.
>> 
>> Many years ago (late 70s I think) we enjoyed all three at one time at a 
>> quarry in SE
>> Pennsylvania. Caravans of birders racing through Amish country was something 
>> the
>> locals surely still talk about.
>> 
>> We also remembered one (I think it was a gray) here up at Canoga marsh back 
>> around
>> the time when Andy Farnsworth was a student here and several members of the 
>> bird
>> club were able to see it hunt. Andy's sharp eyes spotted it while the rest 
>> of us
>> stared at blank sky for quite awhile.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> -- 
>> John and Sue Gregoire
>> Field Ornithologists
>> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
>> 5373 Fitzgerald Road
>> Burdett,NY 14818-9626
>> N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492'
>>  Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
>> 
>> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory Burdett New York
>> www.empacc.net
>> Connected with the Finger Lakes National Forest and a large hemlock wetland, 
>> this 60-acre sanctuary is known as Kestrel Haven Avian Migration ...
>> 
>> "Conserve and Create Habitat"
>> 
>> On Thu, January 5, 2017 15:58, Asher Hockett wrote:
>> > And the photo from Thorpe Rd is? I am confused because it seems very white,
>> > where it isn't spotted, and not gray at all.
>> >
>> > Asher not-very-experienced-with Gyrfalcons
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
>> >
>> >> I believe that is true.
>> >>
>> >> Kevin
>> >>
>> >> -Original Message-
>> >> From: John and Sue Gregoire [mailto:k...@empacc.net]
>> >> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:45 PM
>> >> To: Kevin J. McGowan 
>> >> Cc: Caroline Manring ; CAYUGABIRDS-L <
>> >> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>
>> >> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
>> >>
>> >> What color phase is the landfill Gyr? Thought it was a gray.
>> >> --
>> >> John and Sue Gregoire
>> >> Field Ornithologists
>> >> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
>> >> 5373 Fitzgerald Road
>> >> Burdett,NY 14818-9626
>> >> N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492'
>> >>  Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
>> >> "Conserve and Create Habitat"
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, January 5, 2017 13:42, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:
>> >> > Check the legs for jesses. They use a Gyrfalcon to keep gulls away
>> >> > from the landfill over on Rt 414.
>> >> >
>> >> > Kevin
>> >> >
>> >> > -Original Message-
>> >> > From: bounce-121125912-3493...@list.cornell.edu
>> >> > [mailto:bounce-121125912-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
>> >> > Caroline Manring
>> >> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 1:32 PM
>> >> > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> >> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
>> >> >
>> >> > Here now, 1:30-- no snowies to be seen but several good long looks at
>> >> > a Gyrfalcon on both sides of the road, both on ground and on telephone
>> >> pole!
>> >> >
>> >> > Caroline
>> >> >
>> >> > Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

2017-01-06 Thread Asher Hockett 
So it is a gray phase, but is not the gray landfill agent, if I read this
correctly.

On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:

> Gyrfalcons come in a variety of colors, from nearly pure, Snowy Owl white
> with scattered dark feather edging, to nearly all sooty black, usually with
> some light streaking and spotting on the chest and belly. David's bird fits
> cleanly in the middle, with dusky gray back and face and mostly pale
> underside. That is what is currently known as "gray," and is the most
> common form to reach our area. In fact, I've personally never seen anything
> except Gyrfalcons colored like this.
>
>
> I hope it sticks around.
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
> --
> *From:* John and Sue Gregoire 
> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 7:23 AM
> *To:* Asher Hockett
> *Cc:* Kevin J. McGowan; k...@empacc.net; Caroline Manring; CAYUGABIRDS-L
> *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
>
> Dorsal appearance plays in that call Asher, and I believe from Dave K's
> photo that
> this is a dark phase. All three appear light on the ventral side with the
> beautiful
> white gyr a real eye stopper.
>
> Many years ago (late 70s I think) we enjoyed all three at one time at a
> quarry in SE
> Pennsylvania. Caravans of birders racing through Amish country was
> something the
> locals surely still talk about.
>
> We also remembered one (I think it was a gray) here up at Canoga marsh
> back around
> the time when Andy Farnsworth was a student here and several members of
> the bird
> club were able to see it hunt. Andy's sharp eyes spotted it while the rest
> of us
> stared at blank sky for quite awhile.
>
> John
>
> --
> John and Sue Gregoire
> Field Ornithologists
> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
> 5373 Fitzgerald Road
> Burdett,NY 14818-9626
> N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492'
>  Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
> 
> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory Burdett New York
> 
> www.empacc.net
> Connected with the Finger Lakes National Forest and a large hemlock
> wetland, this 60-acre sanctuary is known as Kestrel Haven Avian Migration
> ...
>
> "Conserve and Create Habitat"
>
> On Thu, January 5, 2017 15:58, Asher Hockett wrote:
> > And the photo from Thorpe Rd is? I am confused because it seems very
> white,
> > where it isn't spotted, and not gray at all.
> >
> > Asher not-very-experienced-with Gyrfalcons
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Kevin J. McGowan 
> wrote:
> >
> >> I believe that is true.
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: John and Sue Gregoire [mailto:k...@empacc.net ]
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:45 PM
> >> To: Kevin J. McGowan 
> >> Cc: Caroline Manring ; CAYUGABIRDS-L <
> >> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>
> >> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
> >>
> >> What color phase is the landfill Gyr? Thought it was a gray.
> >> --
> >> John and Sue Gregoire
> >> Field Ornithologists
> >> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
> >> 5373 Fitzgerald Road
> >> Burdett,NY 14818-9626
> >> N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492'
> >>  Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
> >> "Conserve and Create Habitat"
> >>
> >> On Thu, January 5, 2017 13:42, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:
> >> > Check the legs for jesses. They use a Gyrfalcon to keep gulls away
> >> > from the landfill over on Rt 414.
> >> >
> >> > Kevin
> >> >
> >> > -Original Message-
> >> > From: bounce-121125912-3493...@list.cornell.edu
> >> > [mailto:bounce-121125912-3493...@list.cornell.edu
> ] On Behalf Of
> >> > Caroline Manring
> >> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 1:32 PM
> >> > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> >> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
> >> >
> >> > Here now, 1:30-- no snowies to be seen but several good long looks at
> >> > a Gyrfalcon on both sides of the road, both on ground and on telephone
> >> pole!
> >> >
> >> > Caroline
> >> >
> >> > Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

2017-01-06 Thread Kevin J. McGowan 
Gyrfalcons come in a variety of colors, from nearly pure, Snowy Owl white with 
scattered dark feather edging, to nearly all sooty black, usually with some 
light streaking and spotting on the chest and belly. David's bird fits cleanly 
in the middle, with dusky gray back and face and mostly pale underside. That is 
what is currently known as "gray," and is the most common form to reach our 
area. In fact, I've personally never seen anything except Gyrfalcons colored 
like this.


I hope it sticks around.


Kevin



From: John and Sue Gregoire 
Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 7:23 AM
To: Asher Hockett
Cc: Kevin J. McGowan; k...@empacc.net; Caroline Manring; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

Dorsal appearance plays in that call Asher, and I believe from Dave K's photo 
that
this is a dark phase. All three appear light on the ventral side with the 
beautiful
white gyr a real eye stopper.

Many years ago (late 70s I think) we enjoyed all three at one time at a quarry 
in SE
Pennsylvania. Caravans of birders racing through Amish country was something the
locals surely still talk about.

We also remembered one (I think it was a gray) here up at Canoga marsh back 
around
the time when Andy Farnsworth was a student here and several members of the bird
club were able to see it hunt. Andy's sharp eyes spotted it while the rest of us
stared at blank sky for quite awhile.

John

--
John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492'
 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
[http://empacc.net/%7Ekestrelhaven/RTHAHY-FrontPImagePIC.jpg]

Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory Burdett New 
York
www.empacc.net
Connected with the Finger Lakes National Forest and a large hemlock wetland, 
this 60-acre sanctuary is known as Kestrel Haven Avian Migration ...


"Conserve and Create Habitat"

On Thu, January 5, 2017 15:58, Asher Hockett wrote:
> And the photo from Thorpe Rd is? I am confused because it seems very white,
> where it isn't spotted, and not gray at all.
>
> Asher not-very-experienced-with Gyrfalcons
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
>
>> I believe that is true.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: John and Sue Gregoire [mailto:k...@empacc.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:45 PM
>> To: Kevin J. McGowan 
>> Cc: Caroline Manring ; CAYUGABIRDS-L <
>> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>
>> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
>>
>> What color phase is the landfill Gyr? Thought it was a gray.
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>> N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492'
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>> On Thu, January 5, 2017 13:42, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:
>> > Check the legs for jesses. They use a Gyrfalcon to keep gulls away
>> > from the landfill over on Rt 414.
>> >
>> > Kevin
>> >
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>> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
>> >
>> > Here now, 1:30-- no snowies to be seen but several good long looks at
>> > a Gyrfalcon on both sides of the road, both on ground and on telephone
>> pole!
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>> > Caroline
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon

2017-01-06 Thread John and Sue Gregoire 
Dorsal appearance plays in that call Asher, and I believe from Dave K's photo 
that
this is a dark phase. All three appear light on the ventral side with the 
beautiful
white gyr a real eye stopper.

Many years ago (late 70s I think) we enjoyed all three at one time at a quarry 
in SE
Pennsylvania. Caravans of birders racing through Amish country was something the
locals surely still talk about.

We also remembered one (I think it was a gray) here up at Canoga marsh back 
around
the time when Andy Farnsworth was a student here and several members of the bird
club were able to see it hunt. Andy's sharp eyes spotted it while the rest of us
stared at blank sky for quite awhile.

John

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On Thu, January 5, 2017 15:58, Asher Hockett wrote:
> And the photo from Thorpe Rd is? I am confused because it seems very white,
> where it isn't spotted, and not gray at all.
>
> Asher not-very-experienced-with Gyrfalcons
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Kevin J. McGowan  wrote:
>
>> I believe that is true.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: John and Sue Gregoire [mailto:k...@empacc.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:45 PM
>> To: Kevin J. McGowan 
>> Cc: Caroline Manring ; CAYUGABIRDS-L <
>> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>
>> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
>>
>> What color phase is the landfill Gyr? Thought it was a gray.
>> --
>> John and Sue Gregoire
>> Field Ornithologists
>> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
>> 5373 Fitzgerald Road
>> Burdett,NY 14818-9626
>> N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492'
>>  Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
>> "Conserve and Create Habitat"
>>
>> On Thu, January 5, 2017 13:42, Kevin J. McGowan wrote:
>> > Check the legs for jesses. They use a Gyrfalcon to keep gulls away
>> > from the landfill over on Rt 414.
>> >
>> > Kevin
>> >
>> > -Original Message-
>> > From: bounce-121125912-3493...@list.cornell.edu
>> > [mailto:bounce-121125912-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
>> > Caroline Manring
>> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 1:32 PM
>> > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
>> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon
>> >
>> > Here now, 1:30-- no snowies to be seen but several good long looks at
>> > a Gyrfalcon on both sides of the road, both on ground and on telephone
>> pole!
>> >
>> > Caroline
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
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