LibertyBell Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 hours ago, forkyfork said: snowy owls have a low tolerance for humans so that is really unusual I love owls! Have you seen the piece about climate change causing color confusion among animals that change color in the winter? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 17 hours ago, uncle W said: la nina February's with at least a 4" snowstorm in Central Park... 2/1/1957...........6.3"... 2/6-7/1972........4.7" 2/19/1972.........5.7" 2/23/1972.........5.2"... 2/7/1967.........12.5"... 2/8/1974...........6.0"... 2/12/1975.........7.8"... 2/5-6/1976........4.0"... 2/3/1985...........4.3"... 2/5-6/1985........5.7"... 2/7/1986...........4.5"... 2/11/1986.........4.5" 2/2-3/1996........7.2"... 2/16-17/1996..10.7"... 2/23-24/2001....5.8"... 2/11-12/2006..26.9"... 2/22/2008.........6.0"... 2/3/2009...........4.3"... 2/9/2017...........9.4"... 2/17/2018.........4.4"... wow 1996 had two 7+ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, LibertyBell said: wow 1996 had two 7+ some of the driest snow I ever saw...I broomed 9" of it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 6 hours ago, rclab said: So beautiful and peaceful. I pray the signal is for more than snow. As always ..... It was good to see people keep their distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, bluewave said: It was good to see people keep their distance. There may be hope for us yet. As always .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 44 minutes ago, bluewave said: It was good to see people keep their distance. can owls catch covid from people? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, rclab said: There may be hope for us yet. As always .... It was a rare treat for the birders in Central Park. Most of the the snowy owls spend the winter along the South Shore barrier islands. I would see them all the time near the Jones Beach West End and sometimes in Lido Beach. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, bluewave said: It was a rare treat for the birders in Central Park. Most of the the snowy owls spend the winter along the South Shore barrier islands. I would see them all the time near the Jones Beach West End and sometimes in Lido Beach. oh when they said that this is the first one seen since 1890 I assumed they meant it's extremely rare for them to ever be in our region. If they are regularly seen on Long Island why has it been that long since one has been spotted at the park? Is it because they avoid humans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: oh when they said that this is the first one seen since 1890 I assumed they meant it's extremely rare for them to ever be in our region. If they are regularly seen on Long Island why has it been that long since one has been spotted at the park? Is it because they avoid humans? They are extremely rare in Central Park. But they spend the cold season along the South Shore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, bluewave said: They are extremely rare in Central Park. But they spend the cold season along the South Shore. I feel like I'm missing out on these. The only times I've seen Snowy Owls is when I'm driving to the Poconos late at night and I've seen them there a couple of times (one time sitting right in the middle of the road)! I've heard some owls actually hunt by crawling along the ground rather than by flying? Usually near a full moon. I've been in the Gateway Recreational Area a few times, do you think they could be there or any of the marshland that surrounds JFK airport? That used to be a famous birding area during its old Idlewild days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: I feel like I'm missing out on these. The only times I've seen Snowy Owls is when I'm driving to the Poconos late at night and I've seen them there a couple of times (one time sitting right in the middle of the road)! I've heard some owls actually hunt by crawling along the ground rather than by flying? Usually near a full moon. I've been in the Gateway Recreational Area a few times, do you think they could be there or any of the marshland that surrounds JFK airport? That used to be a famous birding area during its old Idlewild days. The most reliable place that I would see them was the Jones Beach West End. They spend the cold season in the dunes around Jones Inlet. Sometimes you get lucky and see them sitting on one of the signs leading into the parking lot. Most of the time you need to scan the dunes and beach with a scope or binoculars to see them. People have been spotting one or two snowy owls down there almost every day this winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, bluewave said: The most reliable place that I would see them was the Jones Beach West End. They spend the cold season in the dunes around Jones Inlet. Sometimes you get lucky and see them sitting on one of the signs leading into the parking lot. Most of the time you need to scan the dunes and beach with a scope or binoculars to see them. People have been spotting one or two snowy owls down there almost every day this winter. wow sounds like they're more common this year? Is this their typical winter ground and then they end up back in Canada during the summer? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: wow sounds like they're more common this year? Is this their typical winter ground and then they end up back in Canada during the summer? Yeah, their sightings having been going up in recent years. https://www.ecowatch.com/snowy-owls-climate-change-2623954976.html But sightings further south have become more common in North America in recent winters. As the Ottawa Citizen reported this week, sightings of the charismatic owl have soared in Eastern Ontario for the last six years. This "irruption"—an influx of a species to areas they aren't usually found—could be a sign that there's not enough food for the snowies around their usual home. Because of climate change, the Arctic is warming at twice the rateof the rest of the planet, causing dramatic shifts to ecosystems. This warmth has caused the region to become more green. As a result, rodents have more vegetation to graze on, thus increasing the prey base for snowy owls. This abundance in prey, a bird expert suggested to Ottawa Citizen, has resulted in successful breeding seasons for the snowy owls. But with more owls hunting in the same area, the less successful hunters end up traveling south in search of food. "It could be climate change: The Arctic warming up, more vegetation available, so it's producing more rodents," birder Bruce Di Labio told the Ottawa Citizen. "In turn, the snowy owls are being successful (in breeding) every year." The Audobon Society explains that "it's all about food availability: when the birds' rodent prey base either crashes or is in super-abundance, snowy owls push south in winter." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 @snowman19. @LibertyBell is not Mersky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Rjay said: @snowman19. @LibertyBell is not Mersky. Regardless, they both need to stop the petty bs. My 3rd grader’s zoom chatroom is better behaved. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman19 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, Rjay said: @snowman19. @LibertyBell is not Mersky. Similar trolls lol regardless, I don’t have anything personal against anyone on here. I love weather. Do I lean warm...Yes, absolutely, but why shouldn’t I in this new climate? It’s whatever lol I enjoy talking about weather as you know, just a shame that you get trolled and attacked on here by the usual suspects when your narrative isn’t consistently “cold and snowy for the east coast” When I get trolled I respond lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will - Rutgers Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 weather forum people are all weird especially moderators 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Will - Rutgers said: weather forum people are all weird especially moderators Interesting observation, Will. I imagine if we were all talented enough to go to Penn State, as a group, for Atmospheric Science, we’d end up being the second coming of Animal House. As always ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, rclab said: Interesting observation, Will. I imagine if we were all talented enough to go to Penn State, as a group, for Atmospheric Science, we’d end up being the second coming of Animal House. As always ... @MJO812 Looking at a juiced up NAM snow map. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Nibor said: @MJO812 Looking at a juiced up NAM snow map. I imagine that it was S19 holding the ladder. As always .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will - Rutgers Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 27 minutes ago, rclab said: Interesting observation, Will. I imagine if we were all talented enough to go to Penn State, as a group, for Atmospheric Science, we’d end up being the second coming of Animal House. As always ... psssh what does anyone from Pennsylvania know about weather? cloudy with a chance of 100% chance of Eagles suck. you're gonna see that in your point and click every Sunday and it's probably in the Farmer's Almanac too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 30 minutes ago, rclab said: I imagine that it was S19 holding the ladder. As always .... Nah dawg, s19 is a total Niedermeyer if I've ever seen one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 16 minutes ago, Will - Rutgers said: psssh what does anyone from Pennsylvania know about weather? cloudy with a chance of 100% chance of Eagles suck. you're gonna see that in your point and click every Sunday and it's probably in the Farmer's Almanac too. How much for Philly? As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Nibor said: Nah dawg, s19 is a total niedermeyer if I've ever seen one... Moderator basic training? As always .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, rclab said: Moderator basic training? As always .... Rjay and Bx when shit goes awry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violentweatherfan Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 35 minutes ago, Will - Rutgers said: psssh what does anyone from Pennsylvania know about weather? cloudy with a chance of 100% chance of Eagles suck. you're gonna see that in your point and click every Sunday and it's probably in the Farmer's Almanac too. Lol, like it's any better here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, Nibor said: Rjay and Bx when shit goes awry. Trying to stop another run in toilet paper. As always ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violentweatherfan Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 12 hours ago, forkyfork said: snowy owls have a low tolerance for humans so that is really unusual 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, Violentweatherfan said: I'm impressed by how specific this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 hours ago, snowman19 said: Similar trolls lol regardless, I don’t have anything personal against anyone on here. I love weather. Do I lean warm...Yes, absolutely, but why shouldn’t I in this new climate? It’s whatever lol I enjoy talking about weather as you know, just a shame that you get trolled and attacked on here by the usual suspects when your narrative isn’t consistently “cold and snowy for the east coast” When I get trolled I respond lol everyone except flat earthers knows about the "new" climate. and lol at trolled/attacked, you're doing something wrong if the vast majority of the board cant stand you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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