Ken, Tim, Liisa Mobley, and I watched the owl for a while after Ken found it from Stewart Park. We were fortunate enough to see it take off at one point in pursuit of a Redhead (departed at 5:09PM). Although it was unsuccessful in this chase, it continued flying to land on a dock north of East Shore Park, where it sat for a few minutes before flying back out onto the ice edge at 5:18PM.
Photos here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16420320 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16420375 On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Dave Nutter <[email protected]> wrote: > The SNOWY OWL was still present between 5:00 and 5:06pm when I scoped it > from north of Treman Marina, but it was gone by 5:35pm when I returned from > checking the lake. It was a dark, heavily barred bird, a conspicuous lump > on the ice (and a prize Luddite List bird for me - Thanks, Ken!). Maybe the > late hour was a factor, but I thought it was telling that I saw no other > birds on the entire ice shelf. Maybe they recognized this rarity as a > predator. I looked around in the dusk from 5:35 to 5:40pm but all I saw was > a fox out on the ice floes which blocked the Inlet between Jetty Woods and > the marina. The Inlet was free of ice elsewhere both upstream (south to at > least the Octopus) and down (along the white lighthouse jetty), and the red > lighthouse breakwater was an island, making it safe (from foxes, anyway) > for the 2 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS which sat preening near the north end. > > --Dave Nutter > > > On Jan 18, 2014, at 04:47 PM, Jay McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > > A SNOWY OWL is currently on the ice off mid Stewart Park, found by Ken > Rosenberg. > > Jay > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology [email protected] -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
