By the way, the Lott Farm is on the NE corner of NYS-414 and Martin Road. Martin Road is the southern boundary of Seneca Falls township and the northern boundary of Fayette township. The Lott Farm is known in spring and summer as the most reliable location in our area for Upland Sandpipers as well as other field birds. Although the land is used for a few days for the Empire State Farm Days agricultural fair, it is private. Please ask permission if you want to enter it (315-568-9501). When I've asked, I have found them to be gracious, asking for a vehicle description and asking that vehicles stay on the gravel roads. I haven't asked to enter in winter. One can also scan some from Martin Road near the gates. A short distance east of the Lott Farm is the Finger Lakes Regional Airport.
The T at the east end of Martin Road is the north-south road called Cosad Road in Seneca Falls township and Seyboldt Road in Fayette township. Seyboldt Road can also be reached from NYS-89 by going west on Cemetery Road (which can have good birding) just north of the hamlet of Canoga, or west on Canoga Street in downtown Canoga. Seyboldt Road is known in the warm season for a series of (former?) bait ponds on the east side between those two roads.
The open fields in this whole area can be good for Snowy Owls and other field birds.
The T at the east end of Martin Road is the north-south road called Cosad Road in Seneca Falls township and Seyboldt Road in Fayette township. Seyboldt Road can also be reached from NYS-89 by going west on Cemetery Road (which can have good birding) just north of the hamlet of Canoga, or west on Canoga Street in downtown Canoga. Seyboldt Road is known in the warm season for a series of (former?) bait ponds on the east side between those two roads.
The open fields in this whole area can be good for Snowy Owls and other field birds.
--Dave Nutter
On Dec 28, 2013, at 04:47 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote:
One way to find the locations of Snowy Owls is to sign up for eBird's Rare Bird Alerts, which are available on a county-by-county basis and can be sent hourly as rarities are reported to eBird. The reports include a link to the location, which is a pointer on a Google Map.
I prefer to give locations according to the township in which they are located. Townships are labeled in the DeLorme atlas, and I believe road names are unique within a given township, whereas each township may have its own "Lake Road," so a road name alone can be ambiguous. Postal addresses can be deceiving, too, because the post office may be across a political boundary.--Dave Nutter
On Dec 28, 2013, at 03:50 PM, Melissa Groo <melg...@gmail.com> wrote:It would be a great help if people would put the names of towns with the street names when reporting locations of Snowys. Having it in subject line would be terrific too. Several times I've been stumped by these reports and when I put the street name(s) into google maps I found all kinds of results. Thanks much.Melissa GrooSent from my iPhone1:05 PM today......Snowy Owl on Lott Farm easily viewed from Martin Rd.
1:20..........Snowy Owl in field West side of Seybolt just North of Reese. Northwest of 'gas well'.--
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