Re: [cayugabirds-l] Danby white hawk has died
On Oct 17, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Joe Whiting wrote: On Oct 16, 2009, at 10:57 PM, joe & Diana wrote: Try this again.. Pbase has been having some problems. I apologize for the repetition. Diana http://www.pbase.com/dianawhitingphoto/image/108208679 http://www.pbase.com/dianawhitingphoto/image/118360148I guess I shouldn't do things when I'm tired! The 2nd url is the one where I don't see a leg band. I'm not sure if they ride up or would be visible. Diana Whiting On Oct 16, 2009, at 9:47 PM, David Ruppert wrote: Hi Diana, Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos. When trying to find this phone, I got this message from pBase: Bad Image Reference The Image ID specified in the URL does not exist. It was probably deleted, but verify the URL. David joe & Diana wrote: I just looked at my few pictures of this bird and I don't know if the leg bands are higher, but on this particular shot, I don't see a band. The pictures were from Feb. 2008. http://www.pbase.com/dianawhitingphoto/image/10820867918360148 I wonder if the one found, could be an offspring. I suppose if it's banded, we'll out. diana On Oct 16, 2009, at 6:09 PM, joe & Diana wrote: On Oct 16, 2009, at 6:05 PM, joe & Diana wrote: How sad. I was just driving through that area and took a spin down Comfort Road to see if I could see her. I had seen her a couple years ago flying out of a ditch carrying a good sized unidentified mammal. She flew to this hay bale and proceeded to tear away at it. A neighbor at the time said there had been a white Red-tail there for about 25 years. I remember at the time, I was trying to learn the sex of birds of prey by their shape and though I've already forgotten the differences, the bird I saw looked to be a female. The neighbor thought that she had a normal looking mate and nested way out in the sloping fields. She was very white except for a blush of red on her tail and a reddish feather or two under a wing. I thought she must be a terrific hunter and by her brown eyes was a mature bird. I really hope that she did have some offspring that stay. Hope to learn the details on this magnificent bird. I have one picture posted to my raptor gallery and some others not on there if it helps to know if it is the same bird. http://www.pbase.com/dianawhitingphoto/image/108208679 Diana Whiting On Oct 16, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Frank Darrow wrote: The white Red-tailed Hawk that has been seen in the Comfort Road -- Miller Road area in Danby was found dead in a nearby resident's wood pile yesterday. For several days the bird had been reportedly acting strangely, allowing itself to be approached more closely than normal and often being on or near ground level. The bird has a band and is being taken to the Cornell Lab of O -- if anyone there can share information on its history those who have regularly observed the bird would be appreciative. We have seen it for several years and other nearby residents have said that they have seen a white hawk in that area for over 20 years. The development known as "White Hawk Village" with entrance on the Danby Road between Miller Road and Gunderman Road was named for the hawk. Some area residents believe that there may be more than one white hawk in the area so any further sightings will be of great interest. Frank and Cathy Darrow -- David Ruppert Andrew Schultz, Jr., Professor of Engineering Professor of Statistical Science email: d...@cornell.edu WWW: http://people.orie.cornell.edu/~davidr/ office hours: http://people.orie.cornell.edu/~davidr/ officehours.html Mailing Address: School of Operations Research and Information Engineering 225 Rhodes Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3801 607 255-9136 (225 Rhodes Hall) and 607 255-0845 (1170 Comstock Hall) 607 255-9129 (FAX) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Danby white hawk has died
I just looked at my few pictures of this bird and I don't know if the leg bands are higher, but on this particular shot, I don't see a band. The pictures were from Feb. 2008. http://www.pbase.com/dianawhitingphoto/image/10820867918360148 I wonder if the one found, could be an offspring. I suppose if it's banded, we'll out. diana On Oct 16, 2009, at 6:09 PM, joe & Diana wrote: > > On Oct 16, 2009, at 6:05 PM, joe & Diana wrote: > >> How sad. I was just driving through that area and took a spin down >> Comfort Road to see if I could see her. I had seen her a couple >> years ago flying out of a ditch carrying a good sized unidentified >> mammal. She flew to this hay bale and proceeded to tear away at >> it. A neighbor at the time said there had been a white Red-tail >> there for about 25 years. I remember at the time, I was trying to >> learn the sex of birds of prey by their shape and though I've >> already forgotten the differences, the bird I saw looked to be a >> female. The neighbor thought that she had a normal looking mate and >> nested way out in the sloping fields. She was very white except for >> a blush of red on her tail and a reddish feather or two under a wing. >> I thought she must be a terrific hunter and by her brown eyes was >> a mature bird. I really hope that she did have some offspring that >> stay. Hope to learn the details on this magnificent bird. I have >> one picture posted to my raptor gallery and some others not on >> there if it helps to know if it is the same bird. >> http://www.pbase.com/dianawhitingphoto/image/108208679 >> Diana Whiting >> On Oct 16, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Frank Darrow wrote: >> >>> The white Red-tailed Hawk that has been seen in the Comfort Road >>> -- Miller Road area in Danby was found dead in a nearby resident's >>> wood pile yesterday. For several days the bird had been reportedly >>> acting strangely, allowing itself to be approached more closely >>> than normal and often being on or near ground level. The bird has >>> a band and is being taken to the Cornell Lab of O -- if anyone >>> there can share information on its history those who have >>> regularly observed the bird would be appreciative. We have seen it >>> for several years and other nearby residents have said that they >>> have seen a white hawk in that area for over 20 years. The >>> development known as "White Hawk Village" with entrance on the >>> Danby Road between Miller Road and Gunderman Road was named for >>> the hawk. >>> >>> Some area residents believe that there may be more than one white >>> hawk in the area so any further sightings will be of great interest. >>> >>> Frank and Cathy Darrow >>> >> > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Danby white hawk has died
On Oct 16, 2009, at 6:05 PM, joe & Diana wrote: > How sad. I was just driving through that area and took a spin down > Comfort Road to see if I could see her. I had seen her a couple > years ago flying out of a ditch carrying a good sized unidentified > mammal. She flew to this hay bale and proceeded to tear away at it. > A neighbor at the time said there had been a white Red-tail there > for about 25 years. I remember at the time, I was trying to learn > the sex of birds of prey by their shape and though I've already > forgotten the differences, the bird I saw looked to be a female. The > neighbor thought that she had a normal looking mate and nested way > out in the sloping fields. She was very white except for a blush of > red on her tail and a reddish feather or two under a wing. > I thought she must be a terrific hunter and by her brown eyes was a > mature bird. I really hope that she did have some offspring that > stay. Hope to learn the details on this magnificent bird. I have one > picture posted to my raptor gallery and some others not on there if > it helps to know if it is the same bird. > http://www.pbase.com/dianawhitingphoto/image/108208679 > Diana Whiting > On Oct 16, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Frank Darrow wrote: > >> The white Red-tailed Hawk that has been seen in the Comfort Road -- >> Miller Road area in Danby was found dead in a nearby resident's >> wood pile yesterday. For several days the bird had been reportedly >> acting strangely, allowing itself to be approached more closely >> than normal and often being on or near ground level. The bird has a >> band and is being taken to the Cornell Lab of O -- if anyone there >> can share information on its history those who have regularly >> observed the bird would be appreciative. We have seen it for >> several years and other nearby residents have said that they have >> seen a white hawk in that area for over 20 years. The development >> known as "White Hawk Village" with entrance on the Danby Road >> between Miller Road and Gunderman Road was named for the hawk. >> >> Some area residents believe that there may be more than one white >> hawk in the area so any further sightings will be of great interest. >> >> Frank and Cathy Darrow >> > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Danby white hawk has died
Speculation was the bird was well over 20 years old. I last saw it in an unusual spot, but not far from its normal hunting ground. Other than having seen it roughly every two weeks since 2000, and that it was seen with young this last breeding season, I have nothing else, except regrets about its loss. Asher Hockett On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Frank Darrow wrote: > The white Red-tailed Hawk that has been seen in the Comfort Road -- > Miller Road area in Danby was found dead in a nearby resident's wood pile > yesterday. For several days the bird had been reportedly acting strangely, > allowing itself to be approached more closely than normal and often being on > or near ground level. The bird has a band and is being taken to the Cornell > Lab of O -- if anyone there can share information on its history those who > have regularly observed the bird would be appreciative. We have seen it for > several years and other nearby residents have said that they have seen a > white hawk in that area for over 20 years. The development known as "White > Hawk Village" with entrance on the Danby Road between Miller Road and > Gunderman Road was named for the hawk. > > Some area residents believe that there may be more than one white hawk in > the area so any further sightings will be of great interest. > > Frank and Cathy Darrow > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
