In the waning daylight on Monday, I saw the LONG-EARED OWL remain on its
perch as it had all day, its camouflage darkening with its surroundings
until it was a subtle silhouette and, ultimately, an invisible part of a
solid block of shadow. Then at 5:13 PM, I saw it jump off, evidently just
to
Cayugabirds,
I shot a few clips of yesterdays Long-eared Owl in Ithaca for the Macaulay
video archive.
http://vimeo.com/31758409
Thanks so much to Mark Chao for sharing his excellent find.
Ben
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Six species found (no Killdeer) on Monday afternoon:
~20 Dunlin 1 Pectoral Sandpiper at Visitor's Center
1 Brant continues at LaRue's on the Wildlife Dr
no shorebirds seen at Benning Marsh
4 Long-billed Dowitcher, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Greater Yellowlegs at Mays Point
4 Black-bellied Plover, 2
Red-throated Loon juv east of Taughannock Falls SP, nice scope view 1:10pm.
--Dave Nutter
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RETLOO north of Taugh Pt 1:25pm
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Hi All,
I thought I'd enjoy the beautiful calm day and head for Fairhaven. I saw a
pair of Red Phalaropes in the surf at the park. There were a lot of Canadian
Geese at the water's edge. Also saw a single Ruddy Duck, Bufflehead and
numerous Mute Swans, Coots, and Mallards in the pond. I've
This is wonderful. Since I was in California yesterday, this will be my
only view of this special bird. Great video. Thanks to both Mark and
Benjamin.
Linda
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Benjamin Clock bm...@cornell.edu wrote:
Cayugabirds,
I shot a few clips of yesterdays Long-eared Owl in
