Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl?

This sounds like it may be a Short-eared Owl. Snowy Owls do not have beige or brown on the wings. The markings are black. This seems to be a great year for Short-eared Owl and the habitat around King Road looks good for Short-eared. That would be my best guess. Chris Wood On Mar 1, 2013, at

[cayugabirds-l] Hawks at Game Farm Rd.

Driving by at 4:45 PM there were at least half a dozen hawks that looked like the same species eying the pheasants. When they soared the underside of the tails seemed to have a yellowish tinge, but the tails seemed red above. I would love a more expert observer to identify them for me.

[cayugabirds-l] Summerhill Sunday

I got a really late start today (overslept) and was surprised to run into Dave Nutter shortly after arriving at Salt/Dresser Roads. We both noted the 14 Evening Grosbeaks at the feeder at 1158 Salt Rd, then together walked down to the snowmobile clubhouse and back, and a stretch of Dresser

[cayugabirds-l] Ermine

I spotted 4-5 chickadees out the window, seemingly chittering about something, and a closer look revealed an ermine below in the snow. Hadn't heard of chickadees mobbing a weasel before! -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Morgan rd SEOWs, n. shrike, and harrier

This afternoon John Confer, Julia Gillis, Michaela TerAvest, and I drove up to the NYSDEC office on Morgan rd. in the Montezuma complex and had wonderful views of no fewer than 5 short-eared owls gliding and careening over the fields. We also saw a harrier and a strike in a shrub in the field. We

[cayugabirds-l] Sunday morning longspur, shrike, pintails

Tom Schulenberg and I birded up to Triangle Diner area this morning, and like others, found a single LAPLAND LONGSPUR with HORNED LARKS on Lake Ridge Road -- a dull streaky bird feeding very close to the barn on the west side of the road (not with most of the larks and SNOW BUNTINGS further