Hi all, An afternoon walk in New York City in the middle of January can hardly get any better than today's walk - with or without dog. First stop was the AMNH where I saw the Rufous Hummingbird for the first time in a week. Then in to Central Park and when walking under some pine trees this blob shape caught my eye, and sure enough - the blob was the Barred Owl. As it was close to "fly-out time" I decided to stay around for a while. I was hoping to see it start moving about and maybe even see it trying to catch a squirrel. Just as it flew off from its roosting spot someone walked up behind me - it was Jacob Drucker (shaky moment in video). Both of us got to watch it take off and chase a couple of squirrels. It looked quite clumsy flying through the branches, but it was thrilling to watch it. Twice it tried to catch a squirrel by walking towards it along the branch on which they both were.
A short video of the Rufous Hummingbird here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/landp/6717339393/ and a video capture of the Barred Owl shortly after fly-out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/landp/6717334295/ good birding, Anders Peltomaa Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
