As the old Scotsman Alexander Hislop once said, "The third time's lucky.
"
On two previous attempts the Snowy Owl that has taken up residence at the NY Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls was a no show. But this morning at 9:15 AM drove the the outer driveway of the campus and pulled into the parking area south of the maintenance building. There it was sitting in the bleachers.
After watching the Snowy for several minutes drove the road that leads to the soccer fields. This location provided a better view and my presence did not seem to bother the owl. After awhile the owl took flight and perched in a tree along the hedgerow. There three Crows began to harass the owl. The owl acting nonchalant eventually flew off into the farm field west of the hedgerow.
Packing up to leave two maintenance men pulled up. Tim and Jim asked if I had gotten a good look at their visitor. They were enthused that the Snowy Owl has made the campus a birding destination. Referred them to the recent NYT article, Bird-Watcher Revel in Unusual Spike in Snowy Owl Sightings.
One birder mentioned that there was evidence of the Snowy Owl's sitting on the bleachers. True enough.
This was a life bird for me. Look forward to returning to view the Snowy Owl again before the bird heads north.
No comments:
Post a Comment