[cayugabirds-l] 2nd Snowy Owl Seneca Falls Seybolt Rd

[Dave K]

There is  a 2nd Snowy Owl Seneca Falls on gas well in field West side Seybolt 
Rd near Reese Rd


https://flic.kr/p/Bc2Gbr

Snowy Owl 12-15-15 Seybolt Rd

[https://farm1.staticflickr.com/700/23097298613_6b4d0b77e4_b.jpg]





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[cayugabirds-l] Hairy woodpecker question

[Judith Jones]

There was lots of activity at my downtown  backyard feeders this am 
including a pair of hairy woodpeckers, so I looked more closely than 
usual and saw a large white puffy tuft at the rear of the female's beak. 
Sibley  calls this out for the female downy - "conspicuous tuft of nasal 
bristles" but the drawing for the hairy looks small and flat in that 
region. Does anyone know if the bristles have an erectile function?


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[cayugabirds-l] Seneca Falls Snowy Owl Martin Rd

[Dave K]

A Snowy Owl is perched on a hay wagon in the field South side of Martin Rd 
adjacent Lott Farm, 9AM today.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/23094987973/; title="Snowy 
Owl 12-13-15 Martin Rd">https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5720/23094987973_59453c9a38_b.jpg; 
width="1024" height="678" alt="Snowy Owl 12-13-15 Martin Rd">

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[cayugabirds-l] Thank you, birding community

[M & K Mannella]

After a thoughtful email exchange this morning with a member of this list, I am 
reminded how grateful I am for the opportunity to interact with this birding 
community.  

Thank you all for your eloquent and informative birdwatching stories and 
reports. I am a better birder because of the words you share. 

Thank you for being patient, thoughtful, and respectful educators -for using 
the word improbable rather than impossible- and for using the moment to teach 
rather than to simply correct. 

And lastly, Thank you for sharing your scopes, smartphones, field guides, your 
insights, knowledge, and enthusiasm under all weather conditions and roadside 
circumstances.  I am so happy to see you out there. 

Have a wonderful winter birdwatching-- and a big welcome back to the Seneca 
Falls snowy owls!

Michele Mannella
Interlaken/Ovid
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[cayugabirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose, Stewart Park

[Jay McGowan]

Stuart Krasnoff found a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE off the west end of
Stewart Park a bit ago that is still present now in fading light.

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[cayugabirds-l] Pacific Loon--No

[Jay McGowan]

Quite a few folks were out looking around Sheldrake this morning, but as
far as I know no one has been able to refind the Pacific so far today.

Jay

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[cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl and the wierd Turkey

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Hi all,

I too made a journey to Seneca Falls to see the Snowy Owls. It is amazing, I 
think it is the fourth year the Snowy owls have showed up in the same vicinity.


I did see the Snowy Owl and Kevin McGown on Seybolt road. It was rather at some 
 distance. SO I thought may be the one on martin Road would be closer. Actually 
I am not even sure if I saw one. At a very far distance among the cows, I 
thought I saw the owl. But did not see it move. So I am not hundred percent 
sure if it was an owl or not.


On the way on Seybolt, near Martin road, I saw a bird atop a bush, I was 
excited and was hoping it would be a No. Shrike. But as I  pulled my car closer 
to it, I found  it had round head and breast  I knew I was looking at a No. 
Mockingbird, which was mocking a shrike.


Then at the corner near Canoga Rd, I saw a single turkey. I had seen it when I 
went towards Martin road earlier. As I saw it again in the same location I 
thought I will watch it. Initially, it hid behind the trees and occasionally 
tried to watch me like a peek a boo game. As I waited it became bold.  I pulled 
 my car on the wrong side of the road closer to the turkey. It looked like a 
young first year bird. The turkey walked up to me and said something in its own 
language and started looking at its reflection on my car. I did not want him to 
peck my car, so I put my hand out to shoo it away. It thought I am feeding it 
or something equivalent so it came closer to my window and raised it neck to 
see me from the window. It hung around my car and picking something off my car 
tires. It would not move away form the car but often went to the front of the 
car. So I had to get out of my car and scare it around the car to the back of 
the car, so I could drive away. But it was not afraid of me, but just walked 
ahead of me looking expectantly.  I felt sorry for the lone turkey. Probably he 
wanted someone to do turkey talk.


 May be Gladys knows the history of this turkey, whether it was raised by hand 
on the farm.


And at home around 10.00 am I heard a Raven croak above my house. It hung 
around for quite sometime in my neighborhood.


I thought of stopping for the Pacific Loon, but as there was a screening of 
Downton Abbey in Cinemapolis, I decided to skip the stop. I enjoyed the first 
episode of the season 6. It Is very different to watch on a big screen versus 
22 inches screen.


Cheers

Meena


Cheers

Meena




Meena Haribal
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