At around 1 PM on Saturday, I saw a female EASTERN BLUEBIRD checking out the nest box along the South Hill Recreation Way near Ithaca College. Then a few minutes later, I saw two COMMON RAVENS flying together and vocalizing over the Six Mile Creek valley, maybe courting, maybe fighting. One bird did a few dramatic 180-degree twists.
I saw the EASTERN SCREECH-OWL in its tree cavity along Siena Drive in northeast Ithaca two Fridays ago, plus the subsequent Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. But I have not seen the owl since, despite numerous attempts, including some during the prime hour before sunset. Here are some more photos (scroll to the bottom of the album, where you can see an owl in a tree with no nest box): https://goo.gl/photos/gqUKLmpeey7HrpVs7 Mark Chao -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
