So, no Short-eards at Van Dyne Spoor Rd? And the Snowy Owl seems to have left after a brief visit. Could it be that the prey base (voles/ mice) has collapsed this year?
Bob On Dec 21, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Jane Graves wrote: > Snowy Owl was not seen on last night's raptor survey, but there were > two Short-eared Owls, one at Wilgoose Grassland behind the Winery > and the other at the back of Tscahche in an area not open to the > public. Volunteers for the survey are welcome! > > Jane Graves > From: scott_stipet...@fws.gov [scott_stipet...@fws.gov] > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:16 AM > To: linda_zie...@fws.gov > Cc: dsm...@frontiernet.net; dsra...@frontiernet.net; lbenedic...@gmail.com > ; whims...@gmail.com; bu...@tds.net; > lst...@frontiernet.net;chuckgib...@verizon.net > ; to...@yahoo.com; renfer...@morrisville.edu; dareb...@verizon.net; > lindapotte...@yahoo.com > ; fmo...@audubon.org;clajew...@audubon.org; bill_stew...@fws.gov; > jrsmi...@syr.edu > ; dave4_5...@yahoo.com; sflem...@ducks.org; > bonn...@morrisville.edu;annmarieberg...@verizon.net > ; djm...@rit.edu; Jane Graves; bakkerb...@aol.com; har...@rochester.rr.com > ; tllo...@twcny.rr.com;keukad...@gmail.com; aesch...@syr.edu; > jteck...@gw.dec.state.ny.us > ; fmmor...@gw.dec.state.ny.us; mjasik...@yahoo.com; > cearthg...@aol.com;andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov; josephdev...@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: Upcoming Raptor Survey Dates > > Last nights totals are below. SEOW have arrived fashionably late to > our party...glad to see they got the invite. > > 12/7/2011 12/14/2011 12/20/2011 > BAEA 3 6 9 > COHA 0 1 2 > EASO 1 0 0 > MERL 0 1 0 > NOHA 12 10 12 > PEFA 0 0 0 > RLHA 1 0 0 > RTHA 2 8 9 > SEOW 0 0 2 > UNKN 0 0 2 > Total Raptors 19 26 36 > # of Sites 8 8 8 > > Upcoming survey dates and times are: > > Tuesday, December 27, 3:25 > Wednesday, January 4, 3:30 > Wednesday, January 11, 3:30 > Wednesday, January 18, 3:45 > Wednesday, January 25, 3:55 > Thanks for everyones help and have a great holiday season if I don't > see you before I head to the dairyland. > > Scott > > Scott Stipetich > Biological Technician (Wildlife) > Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge > 3395 Routes 5/20 East > Seneca Falls, NY 13148 > Phone: 715-209-4846 > Fax: 315-568-8835 > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
