This morning, for the first time in 29 days, an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL is roosting in view in our nest box in northeast Ithaca. It's been about nine years since we've seen an owl here so late in April, but this bird has a long way yet to break our late-spring screech-owl record date of May 21, 2005.
Also, on Tuesday evening, I saw a MERLIN aerially sprinting on a southerly tailwind above the Northeast Elementary School playing field. This species is always a nice surprise in our suburban neighborhood, but is also starting to seem like a regular April visitor (three of the last four years). Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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/ --
