[obol] Mid-summer owl sounds
- From: Russ Namitz <namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL Freelist <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:44:31 -0700
As a person that has surveyed for Spotted Owls using mandated tape playback and
a government protocol for several years, I've noticed a change in owl responses
as the nesting season progresses.
Initially, the territorial "song" is advertised by the male owls in the
beginning of the season (Feb-May for various species). But then, as the season
progresses to post-fledgling state, you might notice a change in the types of
responses. Often times, it is an agitated female that responds. Those
variables (female and agitated) naturally change the type of response that one
may hear, say in April.
Here are examples of what I most commonly hear in the woods right now while
doing surveys in the Rogue Valley.
Western
Screech-Owlhttp://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Screech-Owl/sounds- click
on the bark and Te Te Do
Flammulated Owlhttp://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/flammulated_owl/sounds- click
on the barks & moans
Barred Owlhttp://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/barred_owl/sounds- click on the
female solicitation call, but it is amplified and angry like a scream right now.
Good birding,Russ NamitzMedford, OR
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