Leading a bunch of kids on a walk this morning, just south of the Podell Boardwalk I heard the loud insistent "chick-brrrr"ing of a scarlet tanager, and was surprised when the brilliant male bird came down low and close enough for great naked-eye looks by most of the kids. It eventually moved a little deeper into the woods where a large raptor took off and flew a short distance to land on an obscured-view perch. Without binoculars I couldn't be sure what it was.
After the walk I took my bins south along the road and eventually heard a couple of short hoots then saw a/the barred owl perched deep but in clear view with its large eyes glaring at me. It soon took off and produced another couple short hoots. In the initial encounter I guess I failed to recognize the chick-brrr-ing as a mobbing call (no other mobbers joined in), but it also seemed like the bird was trying to lead us to the owl. Suan _____________________ http://suan-yong.com/ -- 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/ --
