[nysbirds-l] Dune Road revisited, 3 days running !
Cornelius Clifford lives in Hampton Bays, is a retired high school teacher, and a relation of mine through marriage, who has spent 81 years on this earth (until today) without ever hearing of the Snowy Owl bird specie, and of course, ever seeing one ! After picking him up for our luncheon date, instead of heading toward the restaurant, I took a detour down to the Tiana parking lot on Dune Rd., as per the post of a successful sighting earlier this AM. It was windy & raw when we arrived, and Con didn't have a hat, but he did see the bird through my spotting scope. While his eyes & glasses did not make for a clear sighting, the owl's color, shape and size was apparent to him. When I showed him the Snowy in a field guide, it all came together for him. He felt enriched by his adventure...as did I ! Cheers, Bob P.S...After feeding the soul, the feeding of the body was scrumptious ! -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Dune Road revisited, 3 days running !
Cornelius Clifford lives in Hampton Bays, is a retired high school teacher, and a relation of mine through marriage, who has spent 81 years on this earth (until today) without ever hearing of the Snowy Owl bird specie, and of course, ever seeing one ! After picking him up for our luncheon date, instead of heading toward the restaurant, I took a detour down to the Tiana parking lot on Dune Rd., as per the post of a successful sighting earlier this AM. It was windy raw when we arrived, and Con didn't have a hat, but he did see the bird through my spotting scope. While his eyes glasses did not make for a clear sighting, the owl's color, shape and size was apparent to him. When I showed him the Snowy in a field guide, it all came together for him. He felt enriched by his adventure...as did I ! Cheers, Bob P.S...After feeding the soul, the feeding of the body was scrumptious ! -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Dune Road Revisited
I returned to Dune Rd. this afternoon, and once again saw, what I'm pretty sure is the same Snowy Owl, albeit in a fairly close, but different location. Starting at the Jessup La. Bridge, Westhampton Beach, I road Dune Rd. to it's easterly end at the Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays. Although today's outing was a little longer than yesterday's, the Great Egret total fell from 13 down to 8. Also seen e/o the Ponqougue Bridge was a perched, adult, female Merlin, along with 2 each of Red-throated & Common Loons in the inlet, and 2 drake, Common Eider, in the ocean w/o the inlet. I may, or may not, have seen the owl on my own today. As i passed yesterday's location, the chair was still there, but the bird was not. This was not surprising after getting an email from Pat Aitken stating that she also got the bird yesterday, and while it was still in the same general area, it had moved to a dune on the ocean side. Continuing east, I came upon a father & son birding team (I didn't get their names, but they live in the Setauket area} who had their scope on the Snowy ! It was resting on the farthest Duck Blind, situated on the n/s of the marsh. I forgot to look for a pole #, but the road distance back to the Tiana Beach & Marina is ~ 1/2 mile. Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Dune Road Revisited
I returned to Dune Rd. this afternoon, and once again saw, what I'm pretty sure is the same Snowy Owl, albeit in a fairly close, but different location. Starting at the Jessup La. Bridge, Westhampton Beach, I road Dune Rd. to it's easterly end at the Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays. Although today's outing was a little longer than yesterday's, the Great Egret total fell from 13 down to 8. Also seen e/o the Ponqougue Bridge was a perched, adult, female Merlin, along with 2 each of Red-throated Common Loons in the inlet, and 2 drake, Common Eider, in the ocean w/o the inlet. I may, or may not, have seen the owl on my own today. As i passed yesterday's location, the chair was still there, but the bird was not. This was not surprising after getting an email from Pat Aitken stating that she also got the bird yesterday, and while it was still in the same general area, it had moved to a dune on the ocean side. Continuing east, I came upon a father son birding team (I didn't get their names, but they live in the Setauket area} who had their scope on the Snowy ! It was resting on the farthest Duck Blind, situated on the n/s of the marsh. I forgot to look for a pole #, but the road distance back to the Tiana Beach Marina is ~ 1/2 mile. Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
