[TN-Bird] Northern Saw-whet Owls (2); Montgomery Cty

From: Daniel Moss <dmoss5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 23:06:54 -0500 (EST)
2 Mar 2009
Montgomery County, TN
Fort Campbell

Last night I conducted a limited broadcast survey on Fort Campbell to see if 
any Northern saw-whet owls would be detected. Two saw-whets were heard 
vocalizing the advertising call (toot call) at stops 2 & 4 (out of a 20 stop 
route spaced 1 mile apart) in response to a playback tape. The owls were heard 
at 9:58 and 10:39pm, respectively. Weather conditions were ideal with clear 
skies, very light winds, and temps ranging from 19-25 degrees F. 

Although this is a small sample size it's interesting to note that this is a 
similar saw-whet detection rate that Steve Stedman saw in his Big South Fork 
survey in 2000. It appears to be a good year for saw-whets in the southeast 
based upon the Sargent's successful banding of 14 saw-whets in Alabama and 
other reports. Thanks Michael Bierly for keeping me posted on their results 
-that convinced me this was the year to try. Hopefully I can run some more 
routes if time and weather permit. 

Daniel Moss
Clarksville, TN
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