Thanks to Mellissa Hahn's phone call late this afternoon, I was able to see
the snowy she had found on a quick trip through the grasslands, after
teaching school today, and before returning to school tonight, to assist
her music students in presenting a holiday concert for the community.
Hopefully
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 12/12/2013
* NYBU1312.12
- Birds mentioned
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Please submit reports to
dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org
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SNOWY OWL
KING EIDER
COMMON RAVEN
Tundra Swan
Gr.
Just 3 days until 2013 Xmas Bird Count (8am South Pumphouse Reservoir)
12/12/13 Thursday
Ringed-Neck Duck continues at Reservoir, SW section around 11-12, still tucked
in
Mary Kelly was circling the Reservoir again to try to pick up Common Merganser
she did see yesterday. In weather like this,
After my initial sighting of the owl earlier this morning, it remained among
the barges. The workers enjoyed it's company and thought it was "cool" and
"awesome". I work on this sight and saw no signs of harassment. I last saw the
owl at 4:00 pm on a barge with piles on it. No humans around and
I have posted a poor flight photo of the gray morph Gyrfalcon at Cedar Beach to
my Flickr site.
Ken Feustel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
On Wednesday Jean Iron, Kevin McLaughlin, Betsy Potter, and I birded the
Niagara River from the Adam Beck overlook at the power plants up to the
control gates in Chippewa and back again to Adam Beck. There were more
gulls in this area on this day than I have seen at any other time this
season.
Gray phase gyrfalcon found by Rich and reported by Ken still present on osprey
platform NW of Cedar Beach Marina as of 12:15pm. Can be seen with a scope from
marina, but better view is from the side of Ocean Parkway west of marina. Bird
has left the platform a couple of times and flown across
Being seen now by rich Kelly, ken and sue Feustel from cedar beach marina.
Sent from my iPhone
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
Rich Kelly found a Gyrfalcon on an Osprey platform N/W of Cedar Beach Marina
where it was observed interacting with a Peregrine. May be same bird as last
year.
Ken & Sue Feustel
Sent from my iPhone
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
There is a Snowy Owl currently perched on an empty gravel barge in the middle
of the Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Site. Crews are aware and ARE NOT
harassing the owl. The barge is on the North side of the bridge in the middle
of the river, just west of the channel.
Sean Camillieri
Sent
Live on Greater Peconic Bay beach at entrance Deep Hole Creek and woke up
to an immature Snowy Owl (grey markings) sitting on our jetty
8-9 American Crows and 14-15 various gulls gathered quickly and the owl
flew off low across the Bay in a cloud of swirling crows and gulls
Alas, the owl flew
Live on Greater Peconic Bay beach at entrance Deep Hole Creek and woke up
to an immature Snowy Owl (grey markings) sitting on our jetty
8-9 American Crows and 14-15 various gulls gathered quickly and the owl
flew off low across the Bay in a cloud of swirling crows and gulls
Alas, the owl flew
There is a Snowy Owl currently perched on an empty gravel barge in the middle
of the Tappan Zee Bridge Construction Site. Crews are aware and ARE NOT
harassing the owl. The barge is on the North side of the bridge in the middle
of the river, just west of the channel.
Sean Camillieri
Sent
Rich Kelly found a Gyrfalcon on an Osprey platform N/W of Cedar Beach Marina
where it was observed interacting with a Peregrine. May be same bird as last
year.
Ken Sue Feustel
Sent from my iPhone
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
Being seen now by rich Kelly, ken and sue Feustel from cedar beach marina.
Sent from my iPhone
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
Gray phase gyrfalcon found by Rich and reported by Ken still present on osprey
platform NW of Cedar Beach Marina as of 12:15pm. Can be seen with a scope from
marina, but better view is from the side of Ocean Parkway west of marina. Bird
has left the platform a couple of times and flown across
On Wednesday Jean Iron, Kevin McLaughlin, Betsy Potter, and I birded the
Niagara River from the Adam Beck overlook at the power plants up to the
control gates in Chippewa and back again to Adam Beck. There were more
gulls in this area on this day than I have seen at any other time this
season.
I have posted a poor flight photo of the gray morph Gyrfalcon at Cedar Beach to
my Flickr site.
Ken Feustel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
After my initial sighting of the owl earlier this morning, it remained among
the barges. The workers enjoyed it's company and thought it was cool and
awesome. I work on this sight and saw no signs of harassment. I last saw the
owl at 4:00 pm on a barge with piles on it. No humans around and
Just 3 days until 2013 Xmas Bird Count (8am South Pumphouse Reservoir)
12/12/13 Thursday
Ringed-Neck Duck continues at Reservoir, SW section around 11-12, still tucked
in
Mary Kelly was circling the Reservoir again to try to pick up Common Merganser
she did see yesterday. In weather like this,
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 12/12/2013
* NYBU1312.12
- Birds mentioned
---
Please submit reports to
dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org
---
SNOWY OWL
KING EIDER
COMMON RAVEN
Tundra Swan
Gr.
Thanks to Mellissa Hahn's phone call late this afternoon, I was able to see
the snowy she had found on a quick trip through the grasslands, after
teaching school today, and before returning to school tonight, to assist
her music students in presenting a holiday concert for the community.
Hopefully
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