I was watching the Syracuse news this morning, and they mentioned that the DEC
reported that botulism has been causing a large number of diving bird deaths in
the eastern lake ontario basin. It is higher this year than it is normally.
Fortunately, the DEC says that usually this type of
Last year some of us went up near MNWR to see Short-eared Owls. I am
thinking that it was at a DEC facility. If any of this rings a bell
could you please refresh my memory as to the location?
Thanks
Carl Steckler
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That would have been the Morgan Road facility if we are thinking about the
same owls.
Judy Read
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Tilden and I went looking for owls and other birds on Sunday morning. We
found no unusual birds at all on two passes along Snyder and Neimi Road
behind the Ithaca airport, nor at the intersection of Scofield and Buck
Roads near the Dryden/Groton town line, nor anywhere in between.
The
Susan, Judy, and I went around the lake today. Of note at East Shore were
GREAT-CRESTED CORMORANTS, RUDDY DUCKS, and REDHEADS.
At Myers we met up with Jay McGowan.
At Long Point there was a huge raft of SNOW GEESE in the middle of the lake.
Aurora Boathouse yielded 3 HORNED GREBES and some
I had a nice afternoon watching, and dare I say photographing, snowy owls
at the Syracuse airport. I called the airport police prior to my arrival
and gave them my vehicle details. They told me not to block gates and
observe all signs. They seemed pretty familiar with the owl situation and
quite
One last (shameless) plug for my talk to the Cayuga Bird Club tomorrow. I will
show photos of habitats and birds and play recordings (some of them rare) from
a number of western US hotspots and a few little-known locations. The meeting
begins at 7:30, the talk around 8.
Hope to see you there.
