Hi,
I saw the GHO on the nest today.
Cheers,
Noe
On Apr 19, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Susan Danskin dans...@twcny.rr.com wrote:
A friend sent me a photo of the chick in the nest time stamped 10:45 am
today. is it possible John’s group was looking at a different nest? I know
Gary K said he spent a bunch of time looking at the wrong nest a couple of
weeks ago.
Susan
On Apr 19, 2015, at 7:02 PM, Paul Schmitt pschmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, I have photos of both chicks and adult from Saturday morning. This
report does not match.
Paul Schmitt
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On Apr 19, 2015, at 6:15 PM, Marie P. Read m...@cornell.edu wrote:
Correction: I was at the GH Owl nest THURSDAY morning, around 9:00 am. One
adult and one large nestling were visible in the nest.
I was there myself on Friday morning when the owls were definitely in
residence.
Marie
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Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 6:08 PM
To: John Confer; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE:[cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest
John Confer wrote:
We drove over to the golf course and first stopped to see the Great
Horned Owl nest. To our total surprise, , although there was no owl in
sight, there was a Red-tailed Hawk flat on the nest as if incubating. I
know some species reuse the nest of other species, but two raptor species
in the same season? If the red-tail is incubating, it must have started
laying almost immediately after the GHOW left, because it was there just
two weeks ago.
Well that is totally bizarre, because some friends of mine said they saw
the GH Owls on that nest Saturday afternoon (I think) and I was there
myself on Friday morning when the owls were definitely in residence.
What happened?
Marie
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY 13068 USA
Phone 607-539-6608
e-mail m...@cornell.edu
http://www.marieread.com
Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake BasinAvailable here:
http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/GNlCxX37uTzE/CBPFGij6nLfE
From: bounce-119069750-5851...@list.cornell.edu
[bounce-119069750-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of John Confer
[con...@ithaca.edu]
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 4:56 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L; John Confer
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy
The warbler team had a moderately good day. We did not find many migrants:
one White-throated Sparrow as we were leaving the Lab and then a
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker calling as we got into the cars. The swan pen at
Stewart Park had few birds and the waterfront produced the more common
waterfowl. An ornithology class from Binghamton did find a Ruddy Duck,
which we missed. We heard and saw Fish Crow, at least 5 around the picnic
tables near the band shelter. We did hear the wheesey call and see
glimpses of two Blue-gray Gnatcatchers along the west band of Fall Creek.
We drove over to the golf course and first stopped to see the Great Horned
Owl nest. To our total surprise, , although there was no owl in sight,
there was a Red-tailed Hawk flat on the nest as if incubating. I know some
species reuse the nest of other species, but two raptor species in the same
season? If the red-tail is incubating, it must have started laying almost
immediately after the GHOW left, because it was there just two weeks ago.
Jetty Woods had ~30 cormorants distributed among two trees with a lot of
guano beneath them, suggesting several days stay. We had a fine view of a
flicker singing, if you call it that, and then later the same bird on the
ground, apparently eating ants.
Perhaps most enjoyably, we found a White-breasted Nuthatch pair carrying
material into a cavity in the end of a large, broken branch along the south
end of Jetty Woods. One bird actually removed some material from the nest,
which reminded me of trying to move furniture to please my wife.
A nice morning of birding.
John Confer
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