Tweeters,
Well, if your interested in the Snowy Owl activity at the "other
end"...

> Topic #3
> From: greenberg at FIBONACCI.BIOLOGY.ROCHESTER.EDU (Jay Greenberg)
> Subject: Snowy Owl Invasion In Rochester, NY
>
> Since Wedenesday, Nov. 13, there have been three snowy owls seen on or
> around Summerville Pier at the mouth of the Genesee River in Rochester. They
> seem to be feeding on gulls, as I saw one with a gull in its talons, although I
> couldn't identify the species. When one was disturbed by a dog, it flew within
> 15-20 feet of me, and I looked it directly in the eye. It landed on the nearby
> beadh at Ontario Beach State Park, and I was able to get a couple of photos
> before it was disturbed again. In flight, they were being harrassed by
> Bonaparte's and great black-backed gulls. I have no qualms about disclosing
> the location because this is a very public place. Indeed, I am afraid that
> they won't stay around for long because they are being disturbed too much by
> people with dogs and other non-birders.
>
> Today (Sat. Nov. 16), as I was driving past Russell Station, an electric
> generating station at the intersection of Beach and Edgemere Avenues, I saw
> another snowy owl perched on top of the smokestack. It had to be a fourth bird
> because Kathleen Dalton assured me that there were three on the pier at the
> moment I was seeing the one at Russell Station.
>

> Jay Greenberg
> Rochester, NY
> greenberg at fibonacci.biology.rochester.edu
>
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