Last night, for the second night in a row, I was able to spot at minimum two (2) SHORT-EARED OWLS at the Airport.
They were seen at varying times and distances, foraging over the fallow fields within the confines of the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, as viewed from Snyder Road behind the airport. Best vantage point seems to be where the fence makes a 90° bend and heads due south. One distant individual at 5:25pm and two nearby, yipping and barking at 5:50pm. I was joined by Keigan Case for the fortuitous display by the latter two birds. It seems that while solo, the forage fairly low over the fields and can be difficult to spot. Once there is interaction occurring, they will elevate and become more noticeable against the sky. Have patience and keep scanning… https://ebird.org/checklist/S160297866 (2 @ ~5:40pm, overcast) https://ebird.org/checklist/S160374518 (1 @ 5:25pm, 2 @ 5:50pm, overcast) Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes — Field Applications Engineer K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Cornell University, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA Work: +1 607-254-2418 Mobile: +1 607-351-5740 FAX: +1 607-254-1132 https://bioacoustics.cornell.edu -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
