Here we are, the last full week of January and like most of the month it is wet, wet, wet…
a few ducks around – Mallard here at the log bay and some Common Merganser and 2 Bufflehead along with more Mallard back over towards the boat launch…a scattering of dripping wet Bald Eagles and that was pretty much it…
So thought it would be a good time to mention Owls. Being nocturnal, Owls aren’t a bird species you often actually get to see but are around nonetheless…back in 2007 I came across a Great Horned Owl that must have been roosting in some trees that were cleared to allow for house building, so the poor bird was somewhat dazed and disoriented and therefore visible in the middle of the day. Northern Pygmy Owls are usually spotted a few times each winter as they hang out near bird feeders hoping to nab an unsuspecting little bird. Once, a number of years ago a Snowy Owl was seen flying in the area and Screech Owls have been heard off and on over the years. ‘Sound’ is the way most owls are found and identified and for last two evenings we have been hearing a Barred Owl….
The above picture is from my files and is of a non-releasable Barred Owl. The call of the Barred Owl is a quite distinctive and is loosely translated to “who who, who cooks for you?”
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