Tom Mc Donald in his talk at Montezuma had some suggestions as to why Snowy
Owls come to the same areas. Lights at airports seem to attract them. They
stop where there is water. In the winter they often hunt waterfowl. Cayuga
lake is right near the airport and gives them another source of foo
No idea!
On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:28 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
wrote:
> PS - One more thought: has a falconry bird been ruled out?
>
> Thanks
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris
>
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:05 PM, bob mcguire wrote:
>
> Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of partic
Good questions. I think it will become clearer as more/better photos come in.
Along those lines, how is it that the Snowy Owls find their way, year after
year, to the area of the Seneca Falls Airport? The assumption is that all of
these are hatch year birds (with no memory of having done it be
PS - One more thought: has a falconry bird been ruled out?
Thanks
Sincerely,
Chris
On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:05 PM, bob mcguire
mailto:bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com>> wrote:
Here is my report on yesterday’s trip around the lake. Of particular note: 3
Snowy Owls, Gryfalcon, Wood Duck, Glaucous Gull.
Thanks also for these details, Bob.
Some questions I have are: is there any reason to suggest this was the
identical individual Gyrfalcon as the one seen last year? Or, is there a
possibility that this is a new/different bird? If the latter, how did this one
come to settle near or at the same q
