Birds of a Feather is back with our new blog, Birding and Bonding! Our previous objective remains the same. Our goal is to find all birds that live on Long Island year round. The only rule is that in order to add a bird to our list, we must see it when we are together. That's where the bonding comes in. Life can get so hectic that we sometimes fail to enjoy the more important things. This gives us a wonderful outlet to make sure we take the time.

Of course, Long Island has many migratory birds, as well. We certainly don't want to ignore them. We will blog about them as well. Armed with new cameras and renewed incentive, we look forward to getting back on the birding trail!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

What a privilege...

Sunday my husband and I attended a wedding of the son of one of my work associates.  It was at the Crest Hollow country club, which is beautiful this time of  year.  The cocktail hour was outdoors, and they couldn't have asked for better weather.  We danced, and ate and danced and ate the night away.

Even though being invited to a wedding is indeed a privilege, we had quite a special treat when we got home that night. 

As my husband was putting the car in the garage, I was walking towards our back door.  I saw something fly to the ground, then I walked a little closer and it flew to a tree right by our deck.  And guess what it was???  An Eastern Screech Owl (Of course I didn't know what type of Owl it was until I looked it up.)   This adorable Owl was now watching me watching him.

I stood motionless waiting for my husband to come so he too would have the privilege of seeing the rare sighting of one of our nighttime birds.  My husband meanwhile was wondering what on earth was I doing just standing there in my party dress, but as soon as he was next to me, I showed him why I stood there motionless.  So this wonderful creature was kind enough to wait for my husband to spot him before he flew into the darkness of our backyard.

So, thank you Eastern Screech Owl for the privilege of spotting you that night.  San has since played their call for me so now I also know what to listen for. I will ask San to find the link to their birdsong.  This is one of the smaller Owls in our area, they are only about 10" long, but the brown coloring was very distinct.

Spotting him was not only a privilege but we considered it a blessing as well.  Just imagine the times we have to look forward to when we can peacefully sit in our yards at night and watch the parade of nocturnal goings on.

Much obliged.  Here is the link to hear a Screech Owl:  www.enature.com/birding/audio.asp.  Click on Owls, then click on Screech Owl. 
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