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February 16, 2013December 17, 2020Other Birds, Owls

Gull and Owl

I’ve been packing a simple camera and a spotting scope rather than my regular setup these last two weeks. I bothered an old knee injury in the snow and need to lighten the weight of my pack. So, I’ve been continuing my goal to stay in the top 10 of the Top 100 New York County 2013 list on eBird.org, rather than just follow hawks this year.

Over the last week, this has meant adding a first winter Iceland Gull to my list for the year. In addition, to the gull this week’s fun birds included a Northern Saw-whet Owl.

January 26, 2013December 17, 2020Other Red-tailed Hawks, Owls

Barred Owl vs. Immature Red-tailed Hawk

You always hear that owls and hawks don’t interact much, but a young Red-tailed Hawk didn’t get the message. It’s been harassing the Barred Owl that’s in Central Park for the past few weeks.

Tonight the Barred Owl must have had enough. The Red-tailed Hawk tried to roost in a tree the Barred Owl used to use during the day, so the Barred Owl flew out early and chased the Red-tail away.

January 11, 2013December 17, 2020Owls

Another Northern Saw-whet Owl

A Northern Saw-whet Owl has been seen in the park for about the last week in a new location. Today it was hard to get a clear picture, but it was definitely a Saw-Whet.

January 2, 2013December 23, 2020Extralimital, Owls

Florida Barred Owls

Florida has lots of great birds in areas around its water treatment/water control ponds. Close to the main entrance to Everglades National Park, are two small hammocks of trees near a Storm Control/Water Management area. The local birders call them the Lucky Hammock and The Annex on ebird.org.

At The Annex there were a pair of Barred Owls. One perched on a powerline just after flyout and I got to watch the owl on two separate evenings for only a minute each night.

Who would have thought it was easier to owl watch in Central Park?

January 1, 2013December 17, 2020Owls

The Other Owl

Sorry for so little hawk news over the last few weeks. The two Barred Owls in Central Park are capturing my attention. I couldn’t find the one I’ve been following regularly today, but did find the other one without much trouble. It went after a squirrel while it was still quite bright out. It waited until the squirrel jumped from tree to tree and when after it. The owls timing was a bit off and the squirrel lived to see another day (or should I say night).

December 31, 2012December 21, 2020Owls

Central Park Barred Owl After Flyout

On New Year’s Eve Day, I got lucky and was able to observe the owl for 45 minutes after dark. Although I didn’t see it catch a rodent, it was very carefully observing three waiting for them to venture out of the fenced in area they were hiding in.