Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl identification

Thanks ! The information was very interesting, especially about the birth order partly determining the degree of whiteness or barring. Sent from my iPad On Dec 11, 2013, at 2:34 PM, John and Sue Gregoire wrote: > Thought some would be interested in this presentation: > > http://www.dvoc.or

[cayugabirds-l] Snowy Owl identification

Thought some would be interested in this presentation: http://www.dvoc.org/OrnithStudy/Presentations/Presentations2012/Snowy%20Owl%20plumages.pdf John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Aunkst & Rt 96 Snowy Owl

Snowy still there on a light fixture just east of dave's sighting on Aunkst at 1:40 today. Thanks Dave! Michele Sent from miPhone @ The Hayward House B&B www.thehaywardhouse.com and @ The Body Shop www.bodyshopwellness.com On Dec 9, 2013, at 3:28 PM, Dave K wrote: > > Found owl near lea

[cayugabirds-l] Fw: SNOWY OWL Binghamton Airport

FYI...first snowy owl report in Broome county... On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:29 PM, david nicosia wrote: Just got off the phone with the airport operations manager and he saw  a SNOWY OWL on the edge of the runway toward the landfill. I trust this guy as they have had them before

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Target SNOW and JFK collisions

Hmmm, one wouldn't guess that from all the downstate screaming fits about those beastly photographers! ;-))) Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com ***NEW*** Music of the Birds V

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Target SNOW and JFK collisions

Actually, Snowy Owls are hard to harass. That's one of the problems for airports trying to move them off the runways. We watched the Syracuse airport people shooting shell-crackers at one of the owls perched right beside an active runway, and it didn't even blink. It was only when the truck p

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Target SNOW and JFK collisions

After hearing this report and watching a snowy owl at the Syracuse airport remain perched for hours while jets passed within meters makes me think that these birds can be extremely tolerant of human presence to put it mildly. It reminds me of a situation in Lincolnshire, England where grey seals h

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Target SNOW and JFK collisions

This bird, like virtually all Snowy Owls I've seen, was completely oblivious to our (or the many other people and cars) presence. At one point it flew down in a silent glide directly at Anne and me, almost grazing our shoulders as it dove into the ditch behind us (possibly after a Song Sparrow t

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Target SNOW and JFK collisions

I think Kevin was suggesting that the owl "sliding" was a result of the bird attempting to perch on a steep, snow-covered incline, and not because it was terrified by a small group of birders standing at a respectful distance, but I guess he could be wrong. -Scott On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:00 AM

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Target SNOW and JFK collisions

Regarding the following, I imagine that, in this era of relentless budget cuts, funding for a trap/release specialist would be an issue too. Cheaper to hire a hit-man…:- Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@co

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Target SNOW and JFK collisions

All, 1.Aren't we as a group harassing that TARGET Snowy? Seems every report has it quickly flying off, relocating, sliding, or some such. Just my two cents. 2.Back in the 70s, I banded raptors at Cape May with Sammy Chevalier who was then employed as bird control officer for JFK. He instituted a

[cayugabirds-l] Immature ICELAND GULL on ice, east end of Stewart ...

Immature ICELAND GULL on ice, east end of Stewart Park with usual 3 species. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm AR

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Owl not (yet) seen this AM

I arrived around 7:45 and checked out the mall parking lot-- no signs of the owl. Then drove over to the fire station-- still no luck. Becca Rimmel > On Dec 11, 2013, at 7:37 AM, "Chris R. Pelkie" > wrote: > > Anne Klingensmith and I independently arrived behind Target around 7am this > mor

[cayugabirds-l] Owl not (yet) seen this AM

Anne Klingensmith and I independently arrived behind Target around 7am this morning but neither of us saw the Snowy this morning from that position. I scanned the mall and BJs and the woods for about 15 min. Of course it might be over on the fire station again or just hidden on the mall roof. I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snowy owl udpates

Gary. I disagree with your analysis of this situation. JFK airport has been there for a long time with many winters of Snowy Owl irruptions. It was mentioned that in earlier years there was an actual expert there who did trap and relocate. So what happened? There should have been a non-lethal