FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Re: Short-eared Owls, Fauquier County

[Christian Kessler <northraven@xxxxxxxxx>]

been wondering where all the SEOWs were.  can you give us a bit more 
detail on location?  I, at least, don't recall the previous posting.  jck 

BlkVulture@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>Joan Boudreau, Bob Abrams and I were in northern Fauquier County today 
>looking for the Short-eareds that had been reported previously.  This spot in 
>on Route 710, a few miles north of Marshall, and just north of Rectortown.  
>This isn't much more than ten minutes north from the I-66/US 17 South exit 
>near Marshall.  
>
>We arrived around five PM or so, and were treated to a fine Northern Harrier 
>display.  As many as seven or eight harriers, with at least five males.  It's 
>a rare treat for me to see three 'Ghost Riders' in my binoculars at once, 
>which happened a few times today.  We watched the Harriers course the fields 
>before they all converged on one spot on the east side of 710 as the daylight 
>grew thinner.  Eventually five or six were easily seen standing in the short 
>grass.  
>
>As the Harriers got settled into their roost, the Short-eareds appeared.  All 
>told three were seen and heard calling repeatedly.  Most of the activity was 
>between about five-thirty and five-forty-five.  At one point a Short-eared 
>made a decidedly close pass by us, offering killer looks.  
>
>Other raptors in the area were a Red-Shouldered Hawk, four Red-tailed Hawks, 
>and a Kestrel.  Twelve or more Cardinals were perched atop a tall tree as the 
>sun was setting, soaking up the last few moments of heat before dusk. A 
>couple White-crowned Sparrows and Red Foxes round out the interesting.  
>
>Cheers...
>
>Todd
>
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>Jeffersonton, VA
>Culpeper County
>BlkVulture@xxxxxxx
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