Some advice to today's seekers. I've been on the pilgrimage four times. The first two without luck, the second two with good luck. The last two times, it seems that the bird has become fairly predictable. It is first seen from Celery or Onion around 8:30 perched in trees. It is usually pretty far from the observer. Between then and around 12:30 it is seen soaring, flying, or perched on the ground in the middle of a big field. Cedar Swamp Road and Celery Road overlook the same vast fields. Onion is slightly to the west and, looking east from there, one sees some field and some trees for the bird to perch in. A good scope is essential.
Your best hope for a really good view is that you'll find the bird in a field or tree and it will take off and fly very close to you. Good luck! Apparently it has not been seen recently from Pierce or Lynch. Also, it is hard to find after about 1:00. Correct me if I am wrong. Bob Lewis On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 7:41 AM Jarvis Shirky <jarvisshi...@ccimail.com> wrote: > > > > Good Morning, > > Any sightings of the Ferruginous Hawk near Celery Ave/Cedar Swamp Road/Onion > Ave so far today? > > > > Any leads MUCH appreciated > > Thank you! > > > > Jarvis Shirky > > Chester > > NY > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > > Welcome and Basics > > Rules and Information > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > Archives: > > The Mail Archive > > Surfbirds > > ABA > > Please submit your observations to eBird! > > -- > > -- Richard Guthrie -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
