While enjoying the raptor count last night at F.L. National Forest’s Ballard Pasture on Searsburg Rd., Hector, I was treated to quite loud Wilson’s Snipe winnowing.
The usual Woodcock peenting started about 7:50 pm, but the Snipe caught me by surprise as I haven’t heard it in several years. I did think I had my first local Boreal Owl ;) I normally only hear alarm calls as they rocket away from my clumsy attempts at stealth. No owls present for me, but it was still a nice time to be out social distancing in the dark. Cheers, Gary -- 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/ --
