NYSbirders, A Northern Hawk Owl previously reported in Champlain, Clinton County, NY was still in the area yesterday afternoon (14 Feb). Chris Wiley, Alberto Lopez, Carolyn Sedgwick, and I saw the bird perched behind the house at 494 Prospect St. in Champlain. Two Northern Shrikes and two Ruffed Grouse were also along Prospect St.
Searching through my email inbox, I do not think this bird was reported to the state listserv even though it is a state rarity and has been present for several weeks (reported 20 January 2010 by Donna Gooley) - even on the local listserv (http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NNYB.html), there were no updates on the hawk owl since 6 February. It might be helpful if local birders or visitors could continue to monitor and update on the presence/ absence of the owl - if not to help traveling birders, it is at the very least interesting and important to note the entire date range of such a rare bird's stay. We saw another long-staying Northern Hawk Owl a bit west of Montreal earlier in the day (<1 hr NW of Champlain, NY). Details (in French) are here: http://www.quebecoiseaux.org/index.php?option=com_oiseauxrares&Itemid=1330 Cheers, Tom -- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --