Hi everyone, This morning I was skateboarding around the neighborhood, with my dad running after me. Along Siena Drive, near Northeast Elementary, we noticed that there was a woodlot with a few dead trees, some with very "owly-sized" holes. There were chickadees mobbing one of the holes, and we both thought there was a fairly high chance that there was an owl in it.
Around 5:30 PM, we went back to the area, still with a skateboard, but also with a camera and binoculars. Sure enough, there was one EASTERN SCREECH-OWL in the hole. We got pretty good looks at the owl. The hole was close to the road and not too obstructed by branches. And the owl was not spooked by our presence. However, it was somewhat dark outside, so our pictures weren't fantastic. Here is a link to one of our good ones: https://goo.gl/photos/nKtHrP4HYdnVNCuz6 . The owl is on Siena Drive close to the turn off to St. Catherine's Circle. We assume that the land where the owl is doesn't belong to any homeowners, but there shouldn't be a need to walk into the woods to see the bird. Good birding, Tilden and Mark Chao P.S. The Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend (today through Monday). -- *-Tilden* -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
