Two Lights Road

In the early morning hours of September 30 my mother-in-law Judy Calise spotted a Barred owl along Two Lights Road boarding the backside of Two Lights State Park.

Additionally, I have received reports from my mother-in-law out on Two Lights Road of a Barred owl that she sees sitting on a nearby telephone wire somewhat frequently around dawn.

Interestingly I did not see any other reports of a Snowy owl being sighted in that general locale (Two Lights Road).

American Goldfinches have been plucking nesting material from the ball of alpaca fiber I put outside in a crab apple tree and my mother-in-law on Two Lights Road reports that Cedar Waxwings made quick work of the nesting ball she had out as well.

Last but not least, my mother-in-law reported Great Horned Owls duetting in the early morning hours off Two Lights Road.

The fourth and final “GHOW” heard was somewhere in the woods between Kettle Cove and Two Lights Road.

A few additional notes from the field include, on Thanksgiving around dusk on Two Lights Road a Woodcock flew right over my mothers-in-law’s head and on December 9 along the Gull Crest Trails I came across a small flock of seed foraging American Tree Sparrows.

On a related note, my mother-in-law heard a Great Horned Owl calling at close range the night of September 17 along Two Lights Road.

I also spotted my first Brown Thrasher of the season crossing Two Lights Road and later that afternoon spied five Ruby-crowned Kinglets, two Savannah Sparrow, a Hermit Thrush and a single Eastern Towhee along the splendid little Greenbelt Trail tucked along the western side of the Riverside Cemetery.

Over the last two weeks another uncommon winter visitor has been regularly sighted along the Two Lights Road/ Kettle Cove area, a Snow Goose.