Hmmm. On Friday evening, since I had to drop my daughters for the midnight opening show of Hunger Games, I decided to take advantage of another warm, calm night t try for the owls. I was at the Park Preserve parking area at about 11:30 for about 30 minutes. After much silence and someLong-eared hooting imitations, a BARRED OWL finally started calling to the east -- first single hoots then the long call -- actually this one did 7 notes repeatedly, first 3 notes, then 4. I then whistle Saw-owl calls for quite a while but got no response.
Then I went up on Hammond Hill and tried at several spots on Hammond and Star Stanton Rds, where I had heard them in previous Marches. I whistled and whistled -- it was so silent (no cars, wind, insects, or frogs) and my whistles echoed through the trees, but again the only response was a lone BARRED OWL. I was sorry to strike out on such a perfect nigh, but maybe time of night was a factor? KEN Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu<mailto:k...@cornell.edu> On Mar 23, 2012, at 8:48 PM, Ann Mitchell wrote: This evening around 7:30 Susan and I met at the Park Preserve and tried our luck at hearing the "migrant" Long-earred Owl. We stood just inside the gate and played the Northern Saw-whet tooting call. We did not hear the LE Owl, but clearly heard a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL. It was still light enough so we walked along the main trail for a bit. We heard and saw at least 2 actively displaying WOODCOCK, one on either side of the Park Preserve. They flew high enough so we were able to see them. There were at least 2 pairs. Good Birding, Ann -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- 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/ --
