Thanks for the update John and Melissa—great news!! We also enjoy seeing the “Dandy owl” from time to time, and have been on the lookout for the bird ever since our Screech Owl box welcomed a visitor last week.
Melissa, I have two photos of the Dandy bird online—here are the links if you would like to compare with yours—these are from 2016: https://www.flickr.com/photos/christinebphotos/31424282734/in/album-72157635933482353/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/christinebphotos/31424260204/in/album-72157635933482353/ Happy trails, Christine Christine Bogdanowicz Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology College of Veterinary Medicine / Biobank Cornell University 607.379.3341 c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu> On Nov 20, 2018, at 9:55 PM, Melissa Groo <melg...@gmail.com<mailto:melg...@gmail.com>> wrote: Too funny, John! I happened to check for it just yesterday too, for some reason felt compelled to, though it had been a long time since I had. I was able to photograph him, and he had his eyes open, as a delivery truck below was unloading boxes for the store and making a racket. A low res photo attached if people would like to see it. At some point I'll try to compare this screech's markings to my photos of the owl in there from last winter to see if anything seems to match up. My apologies if sending an attachment is still discouraged. Melissa On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 5:12 PM John Confer <con...@ithaca.edu<mailto:con...@ithaca.edu>> wrote: It is back, or at least another gray phase bird is back in the same hole. In the northwestern corner of the parking area for Slaterville's Dandy Market, the bird was there yesterday (Monday). It is back in the same hole which has had a screech for at least three years. In the past I recall it sitting with only its head in the opening. This time almost its entire body was visible, including a white v in the lower part of the chest. I use Dandys several times a week and check the hole every time. I have not seen an owl in that cavity since last winter. hoot, hoot John Confer -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Melissa Groo Fellow, International League of Conservation Photographers Wildlife Columnist, Outdoor Photographer magazine Contributing Editor, Audubon magazine Represented by National Geographic Image Collecition www.melissagroo.com<http://www.melissagroo.com/> See my photographs in the October issue of Smithsonian Magazine: Why Is the Snowy Owl Disappearing?<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/snowy-owl-disappearing-180970314/> Come visit the Melissa Groo Gallery at Audubon Greenwich<http://greenwich.audubon.org/melissa-groo-gallery>! [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0BzsMm-caYMRqQzJpUHBpVTR4ams&revid=0BzsMm-caYMRqZS9GTWFLUGY5dVVBOEtTM0JTVSt1OU9sOFZvPQ]<http://www.facebook.com/melissa.groo> [https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS53b4m6iuINozrxjoqAY9DvjmQCTF-rap4YztIFQPDcoNyquuJfw]<https://www.instagram.com/melissagroo/> Instagram @melissagroo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- <GrooM.jpg> -- 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/ --
