Hi John, thanks for sharing this very ambitious route -- hopefully it will inspire others to get out owling (and don't save it for the "second evening" as it is likely to rain). I often try for the Barred and Screech on Sapsucker Woods Rd., so I will avoid these and try for others.
good luck! KEN Ken Rosenberg Director of Conservation Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu On Dec 30, 2010, at 8:58 PM, <con...@ithaca.edu> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > It is so nice that there are several people going out owling. I've gone > out owling for over 55 years on Christmas Counts, including about 30 years in > the Cayuga Bird Club area. Until the last 10 years or so, there never were > enough people to worry much about counting the same owl. Fortunately, now > there are several owl counters. > > Let me describe my intended route and anyone can let me know if I'm going > over a location covered by their plans. There are enough places left out that > I can be flexible. > > I'm going to start up > Hammond Hill Rd for the resident Barred Owl at 1:15, > followed in sequence by: > Harford-Slaterville Rd. near Flatiron Rd > Rt. 79 toward Slaterville Springs > in Slaterville Springs > Old 600 Rd. > Frank Proto's house on Rt 79 > Lounsberry Rd. near Brooktondale > two locations on Besemer Rd > intersection of Turkey Hill and Mount Pleasant > Freeze Rd at Fall Creek and near bee lab > Sapsucker Woods Rd at south end for Barred Owl > and at north end for SCOW > behind airport > Neimi Rd, both West and East of Hanshaw > Sheldon Rd, about 200 m and at 800 m south of Neimi Rd > Spring House Rd at Fall Creek > I figure that I will have almost 6 hours of owling before it gets too light > and can do each stop with travel at about 15-20 min intervals. > New Year's night is supposed to be the first night above freezing in over > ~3 weeks. Those Great HOrned Owls should be ready to go, and Screech Owls > like to sinhg when it is warmer. Could be a great night for owling. > I got a new boom box with about 112 decibel output and several files with > great sounds for different species of owls and different calls for the same > owl species (3 Barred Owl calls). One of those Barred Owls just won't be able > to resist answering. > > Anyone want to join me at some time/place? > > John Confer > > > > Freeze Rd > > -- > > 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 > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
