Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

2018-01-15 Thread bob mcguire 
The quarry is private property. And as of yesterday they were not plowed out. I 
did hear that last year folks were able to get permission at the office to 
drive in. Otherwise, it’s viewing from either Hoster or Canoga Roads. Look for 
the bird in the trees above the quarry.

Bob
On Jan 15, 2018, at 1:44 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes  
wrote:

> Thank you all for posting more details to Cayugabirds-L, as I’m sure there 
> are others who are not on the GroupMe RBA, nor received any text alerts about 
> the eBird submissions, who would like to attempt to see this bird.
> 
> Are there any caveats or issues of private landownership that need to be 
> expressed here, now?
> 
> Sincerely,
> Chris T-H
> 
> 
>> On Jan 15, 2018, at 1:34 PM, Ethan Chaffee  wrote:
>> 
>> Tim Carroll of Oswego 10 minutes ago just reported viewing Gyrfalcon at 
>> quarry from vantage on Hoster Rd. per Judy Thurber RBA text. 
>> 
>> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 12:08 PM, bob mcguire  
>> wrote:
>> Hoster Road, not Hosner.
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> On Jan 15, 2018, at 12:01 PM, bob mcguire  
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Chris and all -
>>> 
>>> Sorry for the lack on information. Ken Kemphues and I let a CBC trip 
>>> yesterday - up and around the lake, mainly targeting water birds but also 
>>> scanning the bunting/lark flock at Belltown Dairy for Longspurs (2 found). 
>>> The other main target was the Snowy Owls at the Seneca Falls Airport. 
>>> Thanks to Gary’s hard work, we quickly found the first one just east of the 
>>> runway, then a second one atop one of the hangers. From there we headed 
>>> over to Hosner Road to look for the repported third owl (also found on 
>>> Ridge Road). While driving past the quarry we noted a “falcon candidate” 
>>> perched in the tall trees just in from the main, green building. It was  
>>> partly obscured by branches. After 45 minutes, nine scopes, and the help of 
>>> Kevin McGowan we were able to confidently ID it as GYRFALCON. 
>>> 
>>> I went into eBird this morning to search for that sighting and discovered 
>>> that they have a filter that blocks the exact location of sensitive 
>>> species. However, for anyone searching for it in the future, it was perched 
>>> in the same group of trees as last year, best seen from either Hosner or 
>>> Canoga Roads.
>>> 
>>> Bob
>>> On Jan 15, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
 What GYRFALCON...?
 
 Is this being kept secret? Is it on private land?
 
 Thanks in advance for any more details anyone can take the time to provide 
 and share with the broader group.
 
 Sincerely,
 Chris
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 
 
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 10:29, Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:
> 
> One Snowy Owl is on Thorpe Rd. by the Fingerlakes Airport again this 
> morning. 
> 
> No sign of the Gyrfalcon yet today. 
> 
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Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

2018-01-15 Thread Ethan Chaffee 
Tim Carroll of Oswego 10 minutes ago just reported viewing Gyrfalcon at
quarry from vantage on Hoster Rd. per Judy Thurber RBA text.

On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 12:08 PM, bob mcguire 
wrote:

> Hos*t*er Road, not Hosner.
>
> Bob
>
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 12:01 PM, bob mcguire 
> wrote:
>
> Chris and all -
>
> Sorry for the lack on information. Ken Kemphues and I let a CBC trip
> yesterday - up and around the lake, mainly targeting water birds but also
> scanning the bunting/lark flock at Belltown Dairy for Longspurs (2 found).
> The other main target was the Snowy Owls at the Seneca Falls Airport.
> Thanks to Gary’s hard work, we quickly found the first one just east of the
> runway, then a second one atop one of the hangers. From there we headed
> over to Hosner Road to look for the repported third owl (also found on
> Ridge Road). While driving past the quarry we noted a “falcon candidate”
> perched in the tall trees just in from the main, green building. It was
>  partly obscured by branches. After 45 minutes, nine scopes, and the help
> of Kevin McGowan we were able to confidently ID it as GYRFALCON.
>
> I went into eBird this morning to search for that sighting and discovered
> that they have a filter that blocks the exact location of sensitive
> species. However, for anyone searching for it in the future, it was perched
> in the same group of trees as last year, best seen from either Hosner or
> Canoga Roads.
>
> Bob
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes <
> c...@cornell.edu> wrote:
>
> What GYRFALCON...?
>
> Is this being kept secret? Is it on private land?
>
> Thanks in advance for any more details anyone can take the time to provide
> and share with the broader group.
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 10:29, Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:
>
> One Snowy Owl is on Thorpe Rd. by the Fingerlakes Airport again this
> morning.
>
> No sign of the Gyrfalcon yet today.
>
> Gary
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Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

2018-01-15 Thread bob mcguire 
Hoster Road, not Hosner.

Bob
On Jan 15, 2018, at 12:01 PM, bob mcguire  wrote:

> Chris and all -
> 
> Sorry for the lack on information. Ken Kemphues and I let a CBC trip 
> yesterday - up and around the lake, mainly targeting water birds but also 
> scanning the bunting/lark flock at Belltown Dairy for Longspurs (2 found). 
> The other main target was the Snowy Owls at the Seneca Falls Airport. Thanks 
> to Gary’s hard work, we quickly found the first one just east of the runway, 
> then a second one atop one of the hangers. From there we headed over to 
> Hosner Road to look for the repported third owl (also found on Ridge Road). 
> While driving past the quarry we noted a “falcon candidate” perched in the 
> tall trees just in from the main, green building. It was  partly obscured by 
> branches. After 45 minutes, nine scopes, and the help of Kevin McGowan we 
> were able to confidently ID it as GYRFALCON. 
> 
> I went into eBird this morning to search for that sighting and discovered 
> that they have a filter that blocks the exact location of sensitive species. 
> However, for anyone searching for it in the future, it was perched in the 
> same group of trees as last year, best seen from either Hosner or Canoga 
> Roads.
> 
> Bob
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
>  wrote:
> 
>> What GYRFALCON...?
>> 
>> Is this being kept secret? Is it on private land?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for any more details anyone can take the time to provide 
>> and share with the broader group.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Chris
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 15, 2018, at 10:29, Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:
>>> 
>>> One Snowy Owl is on Thorpe Rd. by the Fingerlakes Airport again this 
>>> morning. 
>>> 
>>> No sign of the Gyrfalcon yet today. 
>>> 
>>> Gary 
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Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

2018-01-15 Thread bob mcguire 
Chris and all -

Sorry for the lack on information. Ken Kemphues and I let a CBC trip yesterday 
- up and around the lake, mainly targeting water birds but also scanning the 
bunting/lark flock at Belltown Dairy for Longspurs (2 found). The other main 
target was the Snowy Owls at the Seneca Falls Airport. Thanks to Gary’s hard 
work, we quickly found the first one just east of the runway, then a second one 
atop one of the hangers. From there we headed over to Hosner Road to look for 
the repported third owl (also found on Ridge Road). While driving past the 
quarry we noted a “falcon candidate” perched in the tall trees just in from the 
main, green building. It was  partly obscured by branches. After 45 minutes, 
nine scopes, and the help of Kevin McGowan we were able to confidently ID it as 
GYRFALCON. 

I went into eBird this morning to search for that sighting and discovered that 
they have a filter that blocks the exact location of sensitive species. 
However, for anyone searching for it in the future, it was perched in the same 
group of trees as last year, best seen from either Hosner or Canoga Roads.

Bob
On Jan 15, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes  
wrote:

> What GYRFALCON...?
> 
> Is this being kept secret? Is it on private land?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any more details anyone can take the time to provide 
> and share with the broader group.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Chris
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 15, 2018, at 10:29, Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:
>> 
>> One Snowy Owl is on Thorpe Rd. by the Fingerlakes Airport again this 
>> morning. 
>> 
>> No sign of the Gyrfalcon yet today. 
>> 
>> Gary 
>> --
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Re: GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

2018-01-15 Thread Diane Morton 
Hi Chris,

eBird is treating this sighting as a sensitive species and hiding it from
public output.

However, since the report has already gone out via RBA, I feel okay about
sharing some information about the bird.
On a Cayuga Bird Club field trip yesterday afternoon led by Bob Mcguire, we
were driving the Finger Lakes regional airport area looking for snowy owls.
We spotted this raptor in a far tree, facing away and back-lit, but it
looked like a large falcon. When it was preening it turned its head, and we
could see a fully dark face and white throat. Wingtips were shorter than
the tail. Bob called Kevin McGowan who we had seen a few minutes earlier,
to come take a look. Our consensus (9 people), was that this was a likely
gyrfalcon. Both Bob and Kevin sent out an RBA about the bird.  The bird
flew off when we were about to depart. We saw this bird in the same
location as last year's Gyrfalcon - Hoster Road.

Diane Morton



On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 11:37 AM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes <
c...@cornell.edu> wrote:

> What GYRFALCON...?
>
> Is this being kept secret? Is it on private land?
>
> Thanks in advance for any more details anyone can take the time to provide
> and share with the broader group.
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> > On Jan 15, 2018, at 10:29, Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:
> >
> > One Snowy Owl is on Thorpe Rd. by the Fingerlakes Airport again this
> morning.
> >
> > No sign of the Gyrfalcon yet today.
> >
> > Gary
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GYRFALCON - Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe Rd. Snowy Owl on MLK Day

2018-01-15 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
What GYRFALCON...?

Is this being kept secret? Is it on private land?

Thanks in advance for any more details anyone can take the time to provide and 
share with the broader group.

Sincerely,
Chris

Sent from my iPhone



> On Jan 15, 2018, at 10:29, Gary Kohlenberg  wrote:
> 
> One Snowy Owl is on Thorpe Rd. by the Fingerlakes Airport again this morning. 
> 
> No sign of the Gyrfalcon yet today. 
> 
> Gary 
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