I'd like to add a quick word to this. I don't know Ken, but he is an extraordinarily prolific contributor to xeno-canto, having contributed thousands of recordings of Panamanian birds.
When I was doing field research in Panama, Ken's recordings were absolutely invaluable in helping me get a handle on the sometimes-overwhelming local avifauna. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who's profited from them. Here's one of his recordings of my study species, the Stripe-throated Wren. He's captured all three of its common vocalizations in one recording, how delightful! http://xeno-canto.org/18673 I don't live in NYC anymore, but if anybody there has a fix on an owl, it would be a mitzvah to help out somebody who's contributed so much to the birding community. Best wishes, Jesse Ross On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 5:28 PM, kenalla...@earthlink.net < kenalla...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Fellow Birders; > Early this morning (about 7:30) I stepped out in front of my mother's > home in Flushing, Queens county, and a large raptor flew in front of me, > perhaps 25' away, and landed in a tree a couple of doors down. Fortunately > by bins were just inside the door, I was able to grab them quickly enough > to get a confirmation of the i.d.; it was a Northern Goshawk, an adult, and > probably a female based on size (I did not get a clean look from the > front). It headed south after less than a minute when somebody walked by-- > it may have come from Kissena Corridor, which is about 6 blocks away, and I > might speculate that it was heading towards Jamaica Bay. What a thrilling > sighting on a block of row houses, and a wonderful addition to my "2nd Life > List" (species seen since brain surgery about 10 months ago)! I hope this > magnificent bird lands somewhere where it might be enjoyed by other birders. > On another matter: I do appreciate the care we take on this list > serve regarding the posting of locations of roosting owls, and the reasons > for doing so. Unfortunately, this does make such locations sort of > "privileged information" for those who have each other on speed dial! I've > got my wife and daughter here for another week, visiting the US for the > first time, from Panama. I sure would love to show my daughter an owl > before they leave-- ironically, the only owl they have seen thus far was a > Barn Owl, which breeds in Panama as well! We whiffed on the Snowl Owl at > Jones Beach on Monday, as did I think everyone-- there were birders > scattered all over the West End (and many off-trail), it wouldn't surprise > me if the owl sought a more private location! Pelham Bay Park is > convenient to us, but it's a big place, and it's hard to cover much ground > with a 6 year-old who is not used to the cold. So I w! onder if anyone > would be willing to write me privately ( kenallaire<at>earthlink.net ) > and give me enough details to point me in the right direction, for this > location or somewhere else in Queens/Bronx. For the record, I have a > 'scope and do not photograph, I have no need for close approach, and my > daughter is well-versed in birding ethics; her last owl in Panama was a > trio of Spectacled Owls that she watched in silence for about 5 minutes! > Thanks in advance for any advice you might offer-- a new owl would be a > great finish to a trip in which my family has seen a lot of new birds... > Cheers, > > Ken Allaire > El Valle de Anton, Panama > skypename: kenallaire > > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
