[cayugabirds-l] Ovid Snowy Owl photo and other NY birds/wildlife

2013-12-15 Thread Christine C. Bogdanowicz 
Greetings,
I uploaded the Ovid Snowy Owl photo to my Flickr site: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/97075568@N04/

The bird was almost out of range of my telephoto lens—that is a huge barn and 
quite well-set off the road. We were happy to see the bird far away from 
traffic and out of danger.

Enjoy!

Christine


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

2013-12-15 Thread Dave Nutter 
I expected the Snow Geese might be leaving due to buried feeding grounds, but a friend who lives on Podunk Rd in Ulysses said that early this afternoon she saw a large flock of them in the fields across from her house. --Dave NutterOn Dec 15, 2013, at 04:38 PM, "Marie P. Read"  wrote:Many big flocks of Snow Geese passing over Mt Pleasant too, during my walk up there just now. Also some flocks of Canadas. Interesting watching the beautiful, ever-changing patterns Snow Goose flocks take on flying directly overhead , as individual birds reposition themselves within the flock. Canada flock patterns just don't seem so pretty.  Also on Mt Pleasant: a large flock of Snow Buntings.  Marie  John and Sue Gregoire [k...@empacc.net] Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 3:12 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese  Thousands have been passing overhead for the past few hours. Great to be out on snowshoes and watch them against this dramatic sky. Reckon their feeding grounds have just been covered with snow.  Sue -- John and Sue Gregoire 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ovid snowy

2013-12-15 Thread Christine C. Bogdanowicz 
Hello John,
That was me ;-) and my husband Steve!

What’s the best way to share photos with the group—I have a Flickr site, and I 
could share the link? I’m a newbie, so I’ll stand-by for input from the list 
moderator.
THANK YOU to all who posted this sighting; what a wonderful bird!!

Christine


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Shoals Marine Laboratory
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Ithaca, NY  14853
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On Dec 15, 2013, at 6:05 PM, John Cancalosi 
mailto:jjcpurav...@gmail.com>> wrote:

The snowy owl was still there when I left at 4:37. It is south of Ovid on 96, 
not 96a. I only saw one other group of birdwatchers.


On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 1:16 PM, M & K Mannella 
mailto:mkmanne...@gmail.com>> wrote:
SNOWY OWL. Ovid. 96A. Between Ronnies Body shop and CR 129 On top of the big 
white barn opposite side of the road. Heavily barred with a solid white face.

Be well and keep moving!
Michele

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ovid snowy

2013-12-15 Thread John Cancalosi 
The snowy owl was still there when I left at 4:37. It is south of Ovid on
96, not 96a. I only saw one other group of birdwatchers.


On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 1:16 PM, M & K Mannella wrote:

> SNOWY OWL. Ovid. 96A. Between Ronnies Body shop and CR 129 On top of the
> big white barn opposite side of the road. Heavily barred with a solid white
> face.
>
> Be well and keep moving!
> Michele
>
> Sent from miPhone
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

2013-12-15 Thread Marie P. Read 
Many big flocks of Snow Geese passing over Mt Pleasant too, during my walk up 
there just now. Also some flocks of Canadas. Interesting watching the 
beautiful, ever-changing patterns Snow Goose flocks take on flying directly 
overhead , as individual birds reposition themselves within the flock. Canada 
flock patterns just don't seem so pretty.

Also on Mt Pleasant: a large flock of Snow Buntings.

Marie

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From: bounce-43512-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-43512-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of John and Sue Gregoire 
[k...@empacc.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 3:12 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

Thousands have been passing overhead for the past few hours. Great to be out on
snowshoes and watch them against this dramatic sky. Reckon their feeding grounds
have just been covered with snow.

Sue
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Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
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Burdett,NY 14818-9626
 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
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[cayugabirds-l] Correction : : Ovid snowy

2013-12-15 Thread M & K Mannella 
Rt 96 (not 96A)

On Dec 15, 2013, at 1:16 PM, M & K Mannella  wrote:

> SNOWY OWL. Ovid. 96A. Between Ronnies Body shop and CR 129 On top of the big 
> white barn opposite side of the road. Heavily barred with a solid white face. 
> 
> Be well and keep moving!
> Michele
> 
> Sent from miPhone
> 
> @ The Hayward House B&B
> www.thehaywardhouse.com
> and
> @ The Body Shop 
> www.bodyshopwellness.com
> 
> 
> 

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[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese

2013-12-15 Thread John and Sue Gregoire 
Thousands have been passing overhead for the past few hours. Great to be out on
snowshoes and watch them against this dramatic sky. Reckon their feeding grounds
have just been covered with snow.

Sue
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Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Driveway birding

2013-12-15 Thread Geo Kloppel 
Steve's thorny driveway story reminded me of this stanza from an old American 
folk song:

"Jaybird and the Mockingbird,
they had a little fight together.
They fought all round the briar patch
and never jerked a feather!"

-Geo 

On Dec 15, 2013, at 12:01 PM, "Susan Fast"  wrote:

> Directly across the road from my house is a large multiflora rose bush 
> wrapped around a telephone pole.  

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[cayugabirds-l] Ovid snowy

2013-12-15 Thread M & K Mannella 
SNOWY OWL. Ovid. 96A. Between Ronnies Body shop and CR 129 On top of the big 
white barn opposite side of the road. Heavily barred with a solid white face. 

Be well and keep moving!
Michele

Sent from miPhone

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and
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[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl Ovid

2013-12-15 Thread David Diaz 
Snowy owl near intersection of SR96 and Route 129, sitting on top of large 
white barn.  Bout mile or so south of the Ovid intersection.

David Diaz
Trumansburg

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Those other Owls

2013-12-15 Thread Gary Kohlenberg 
As Ann Mitchell is almost always up for chasing owls, one of the things 
we had a chance to speculate about, on Friday, was female / male Short-eared 
Owls. On Friday as we were watching them flying the light and range was good 
enough to see that they almost all looked to be males. One owl in particular 
had a darker brown and buffy, streaked, breast with a slightly darker overall 
brown body. The under wing was typical, light wing lining with dark primary 
tips, inner buffy band, another dark band, then light primary bases setting off 
the carpel mark. This one we thought a female, definitely not a Long-eared. I 
couldn't really compare size very well, but this one was easy to pick out over 
and over. If anyone has other characteristics, easy to see in the field, for 
separating males and females I'd like to hear back. 
The other thing that always catches my eye is the dark carpel mark, 
(comma), that always makes me think of Red-tailed Hawk especially as the 
underwing is so light. I wonder if some Short-ears are missed, on a quick 
glance drive-by, by the thought of "look another Red-tail", especially if the 
head isn't prominent due to the angle. I've probably done that; a dangerous 
habit. haha

Gary



On Dec 13, 2013, at 10:21 PM, Gary Kohlenberg wrote:

During all this Snowy Owl excitement we've been having lately I've also 
been looking for those other winter visitors, Short-eared Owls. Following up on 
reports I was thrilled to see one SEOW on Scofield Rd. near Buck Rd. late 
Wednesday and today SIX of them on Lake Rd. / Rt-90  near the Long Point 
Winery. Two of them had nailed prey on the ground and were chowing down. It was 
nice to see them successfully hunting. As much as they seem oblivious to 
birders watching them flying, even at very close range, that doesn't apply when 
they have a kill on the ground. At that point looking at them seems to make 
them distinctly nervous. I was quick to get the message and move on. 

Gary 


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Driveway birding

2013-12-15 Thread Dave Nutter 
Heard and seen while I finished snow-shoveling: 11 Tundra Swans, southbound, like most waterfowl today.--Dave Nutter
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[cayugabirds-l] Driveway birding

2013-12-15 Thread Susan Fast 
Sun. morning.  Like Ken, I have come to appreciate the joys and advantages
of bird-watching from one's own driveway.  While shoveling snow, I had 2
interesting encounters.

Directly across the road from my house is a large multiflora rose bush
wrapped around a telephone pole.  This is the winter hang-out for a dozen
ENGLISH SPARROWS who then fly across to my feeders.  They spend the summer
at a horse farm down the road, also hiding in a multiflora rose bush there.
I noted 2 sparrows flying rather rapidly from the yard to the bush, followed
by a COOPER'S HAWK.  What happened next obliterated one of my basic
assumptions of the natural world.  Having many encounters with this shrub, I
would NEVER take a flying leap into the middle of one.  So I assumed the
sparrows were home free inside.  But the hawk flew full speed right in after
them.  I could hear its wings beating against the stems.  Then the bush
exploded with sparrows, like shrapnel.  The hawk emerged, but did a tight
loop and dove right back in, where it stayed for about 30 seconds before
coming out empty-taloned.

 

About 15 minutes later, I heard the calls of many SNOW GEESE, and looked up
to see hundreds flying east to west down the valley of Boiceville Creek.  I
imagine they were headed eventually to Cayuga Lake.  Quite a thrill to see
hordes flying low directly over the house.

 

Steve Fast

Brooktondale


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