We are feeling very lucky this morning to welcome a red-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL to our nest box in northeast Ithaca. This is the first red screech-owl we've ever seen in our yard, and also the first owl we've seen in the box at all since two gray ones stayed here together last March. It was so confusing and exciting that I almost honored our visitor unintentionally by wearing my vest inside-out all morning.
Here's a photo of today's owl. https://picasaweb.google.com/114049026073343451957/EasternScreechOwls#583740 3143570372674 Mark Chao -- 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/ --
