Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning.
Well, I'll be darned. It certainly does sound as if there were two raptor nests. They would have to be very close to each other. In fact, I was pretty certain I was looking at the same nest/location where I saw the adult owl about 10 days ago. The two nests must be really close. I'll have to go back to try to see both nests. I'm still not completely convinced I was looking at a different nest because in location and structure, it certainly looked like my memory of the owl nest. Life is interesting. Cheers, John From: bounce-119070192-25065...@list.cornell.edu bounce-119070192-25065...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Dave Bulatek Teresa Wagner Bulatek bula...@twcny.rr.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 9:04 PM To: Noe Fernandez Pozo; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning. There is a Red-tailed hawk nest not far from the owls' nest. We have photos of the owls from Friday evening, April 17. Teresa - Original Message - From: Noe Fernandez Pozo noeis...@gmail.com To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning. 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 Sent from my iPad 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 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-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Marie P. Read [m...@cornell.edu] 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
Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning.
Hi John, Yes the nests are very close. From the buss garage the RTHA nest is easier to see. It is in the tree with the painted 150 yd. marker. It was only after people reported seeing Owls after I left that I started to get suspicious. Gary On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:23 AM, John Confer con...@ithaca.edu wrote: Well, I'll be darned. It certainly does sound as if there were two raptor nests. They would have to be very close to each other. In fact, I was pretty certain I was looking at the same nest/location where I saw the adult owl about 10 days ago. The two nests must be really close. I'll have to go back to try to see both nests. I'm still not completely convinced I was looking at a different nest because in location and structure, it certainly looked like my memory of the owl nest. Life is interesting. Cheers, John From: bounce-119070192-25065...@list.cornell.edu bounce-119070192-25065...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Dave Bulatek Teresa Wagner Bulatek bula...@twcny.rr.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 9:04 PM To: Noe Fernandez Pozo; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning. There is a Red-tailed hawk nest not far from the owls' nest. We have photos of the owls from Friday evening, April 17. Teresa - Original Message - From: Noe Fernandez Pozo noeis...@gmail.com To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning. 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 Sent from my iPad 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 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-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Marie P. Read [m...@cornell.edu] 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
Re:[cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction:
Well, live and learn. I must have missed the email about the RTHA nest. Sorry for missing someone's effort to be helpful (I guess that was was Gary). My, it would have been so nice to see for myself and to show the SFO both nests. I will go back. Thanks for all the helpful comments. Hoot, john Confer On 4/20/2015 9:59 AM, Gary Kohlenberg wrote: Hi John, Yes the nests are very close. From the buss garage the RTHA nest is easier to see. It is in the tree with the painted 150 yd. marker. It was only after people reported seeing Owls after I left that I started to get suspicious. Gary On Apr 20, 2015, at 7:23 AM, John Confer con...@ithaca.edu wrote: Well, I'll be darned. It certainly does sound as if there were two raptor nests. They would have to be very close to each other. In fact, I was pretty certain I was looking at the same nest/location where I saw the adult owl about 10 days ago. The two nests must be really close. I'll have to go back to try to see both nests. I'm still not completely convinced I was looking at a different nest because in location and structure, it certainly looked like my memory of the owl nest. Life is interesting. Cheers, John From: bounce-119070192-25065...@list.cornell.edu bounce-119070192-25065...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Dave Bulatek Teresa Wagner Bulatek bula...@twcny.rr.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 9:04 PM To: Noe Fernandez Pozo; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning. There is a Red-tailed hawk nest not far from the owls' nest. We have photos of the owls from Friday evening, April 17. Teresa - Original Message - From: Noe Fernandez Pozo noeis...@gmail.com To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning. 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 Sent from my iPad 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 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-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Marie P. Read [m...@cornell.edu] 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
RE:[cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning.
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 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-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Marie P. Read [m...@cornell.edu] 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 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://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/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:
Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning.
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 Sent from my iPad 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 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-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Marie P. Read [m...@cornell.edu] 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 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail
Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning.
Well, I have photos of both chicks and adult from Saturday morning. This report does not match. Paul Schmitt Sent from my iPad 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 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-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Marie P. Read [m...@cornell.edu] 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 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Nethttp://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBirdhttp://ebird.org/content/ebird/! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES
Re: [cayugabirds-l] SFO learns alchemy - GH Owl nest - correction: owls there Thursday 4/16 morning.
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 Sent from my iPad 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 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-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119069866-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Marie P. Read [m...@cornell.edu] 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 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basicshttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Informationhttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm Archives: The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirdshttp://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds
