I remember after moving to Danby in 2000 that I mistook the now-deceased white Red-tail for a Snowy. I had to go home for bins and go back to discover my error. That bird was whiter than any Snowy I have ever seen. I saw it so often I felt like we were connected.
On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 12:02 PM, W. Larry Hymes <w...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Just a little clarification. Seeing this bird at a distance without > binocs could leave the manager of the farm (a non-birder) with the > impression that this was indeed a Snowy Owl. This is especially so, since > Snowys have shown up on the farm on rare occasions. I did suggest to him > that it might be an "albino" Red-tail, but he was reasonably certain in his > mind that he was seeing a Snowy. Thus my report to Cayugabirds, and Sara > Jane's rare bird alert. > > I thought this was much too early, but I don't know the earliest first > arrival date in the fall/early winter of Snowy in the basin. However, I do > have a vague recollection of Snowys being seen as early as November. > > Larry > > -- > > ================================ > W. Larry Hymes > 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 > (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu > ================================ > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- asher -- 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/ --
