[obol] Crook County Burrowing Owl - Paulina - 12Jul14
- From: Charles Gates <cgates326@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:46:08 -0700
This from Tyler Groo who lives in eastern Crook County.
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Subject: burrowing owl - Paulina - 12Jul14
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:11:33 -0700
From: Tyler Groo <tgroo@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Charles R. Gates <cgates326@xxxxxxxxx>
Hey, Chuck. Thanks for the kingbird consult.
I had the idea that you would be interested in hearing about this one:
12Jul2014, 0954hr
just caught my eye while driving past on an unrelated mission
S side of Beaver Creek Rd, about a half mile NE from Wye
at the far end of the fenced pivot irrigation field which sits in the wye
burrowing owl x 1
perched on top of 8ft tall netting wire elk fence 20-25m from the road
long enough for me to stop, back up, fish out 7x25
get a short but adequate look from in the car, brief additional look from
outside car
owl produces a single, short, rising "whit!" and flies to ground
lands 15-25m from both NE and NW fences (inside weedy field corner, outside
pivot arc)
vegetation outside fence is sagebrush steppe maybe 2ft tall, inside fence is mostly
grass & weeds 12-24" tall
*maybe* a smallish patch of clear ground where owl landed (seemed to be a
visual break, but could not see to surface)
owl began "posting" immediately upon landing and continued until I left after a
couple minutes
My impression was of a bird marked generally as an adult, but prominent light
patches on tops of wings in flight -- so current year bird maybe?
presume other family members could be present, but not observed
no idea if weed patch is sufficient for more than one burrow
Sky was mostly sunny & calm/light air; temperature at home 1100hr was 85°F.
The adjacent hay field had within the past week resumed watering after picking
up first (or second?) cutting.
Do what you think is most appropriate regarding how you share or withhold
location information.
Sighting location will be vague (dropped on a hotspot) in my e-Bird report.
It's hot out here!
-tyler
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