Gary. I disagree with your analysis of this situation. JFK airport has been
there for a long time with many winters of Snowy Owl irruptions. It was
mentioned that in earlier years there was an actual expert there who did trap
and relocate. So what happened?
There should have been a non-lethal
Anne Klingensmith and I independently arrived behind Target around 7am this
morning but neither of us saw the Snowy this morning from that position. I
scanned the mall and BJs and the woods for about 15 min. Of course it might be
over on the fire station again or just hidden on the mall roof.
I arrived around 7:45 and checked out the mall parking lot-- no signs of the
owl.
Then drove over to the fire station-- still no luck.
Becca Rimmel
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Anne Klingensmith and I independently arrived behind Target
Immature ICELAND GULL on ice, east end of Stewart Park with usual 3 species.
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All,
1.Aren't we as a group harassing that TARGET Snowy? Seems every report has it
quickly flying off, relocating, sliding, or some such. Just my two cents.
2.Back in the 70s, I banded raptors at Cape May with Sammy Chevalier who was
then
employed as bird control officer for JFK. He instituted
Regarding the following, I imagine that, in this era of relentless budget cuts,
funding for a trap/release specialist would be an issue too. Cheaper to hire a
hit-man…:-
Marie
The JFK trap/relocate program needs to be reinstated. The problem is training.
Finding a trained raptor biologist
I think Kevin was suggesting that the owl sliding was a result of the
bird attempting to perch on a steep, snow-covered incline, and not because
it was terrified by a small group of birders standing at a respectful
distance, but I guess he could be wrong.
-Scott
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:00 AM,
After hearing this report and watching a snowy owl at the Syracuse airport
remain perched for hours while jets passed within meters makes me think
that these birds can be extremely tolerant of human presence to put it
mildly.
It reminds me of a situation in Lincolnshire, England where grey seals
Actually, Snowy Owls are hard to harass. That's one of the problems for
airports trying to move them off the runways. We watched the Syracuse airport
people shooting shell-crackers at one of the owls perched right beside an
active runway, and it didn't even blink. It was only when the truck
Snowy still there on a light fixture just east of dave's sighting on Aunkst at
1:40 today.
Thanks Dave!
Michele
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On Dec 9, 2013, at 3:28 PM, Dave K fishwatch...@hotmail.com wrote:
Thanks ! The information was very interesting, especially about the birth
order partly determining the degree of whiteness or barring.
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Thought some would be interested in this presentation:
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