Yesterday while strolling through Lime Hollow, I was drawn off-trail by some complaining chickadees; when I arrived in their midst, all I saw was scattered foraging, with occasional "chickadee-dee-dee" calls slowly decreasing in frequency. Figuring the threat, if any, had passed, I hung out a bit trying to photograph the chickadees foraging in close. Presently, I took one step, whereupon a hitherto unseen barred owl took off from a pine tree towards which I'd stepped, and the chickadees re-elevated their alert call frequency. The bird landed nearby and allowed a few nice shots before taking off for good. Photos here:
https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10208919417080658 This morning, while hiking near the upper dam of Six-Mile Creek, I heard some complaints first from blue jays, then from a small mob of crows who flew in to complain vehemently before leaving. Through the thick pine foliage, the only landmark I could note was a bough at the edge of the grove on which the loudest crow had landed briefly. When I approached to scan that tree, I eventually saw this Great Horned Owl: https://www.facebook.com/suan.yong/posts/10208927343998826 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/[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/ --
