Today my friends wrote what we all suspected:
Rick went back late this afternoon (to Scofield/Buck Rds.) and saw the owl again and he feels embarrassed to say, it was a short eared, not a snowy. Sorry for the confusion. Hope this did not cause a problem. I told them it was not a problem, good to have the correction, and most importantly, this is the way we learn birds! It was nice he got to see one of the Short Eared Owls again and to identify it. Donna Lansing, NY From: bounce-118827321-15001...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-118827321-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Donna Lee Scott Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 9:27 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Possible Snowy Owls? Friends who live on the north end of Scofield Rd., Lansing, where we have all seen the Short Eared Owls, are fairly sure that Rick saw 2 SNOWY OWLS flying over the fields on Saturday before the storm. It was late afternoon. I asked them to compare Snowy Owls with Short Eared Owls. Their description: We looked up short eared owls and Rick is 99% sure he saw a snowy. Really white, with a big wing span. "Big freakin owl hunting in the day" says Rick. "It was the size of a great horned owl." Marlaine has taken SFO and says that Rick frequently consults their bird guides when he sees birds he is not sure about. They are very outdoorsy people and regularly see a Great Horned Owl in their back yard woods. Donna Scott Lansing, NY -- 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/>! -- -- 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/ --
