[wisb] Re: Great Gray Owl
- From: Cynthia Bridge <cynthiabridge@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "p.g6schwalbe@xxxxxxxxx" <p.g6schwalbe@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:21:03 -0600
I don't want to resume a big debate about sharing owl sightings. However,
maybe it's time we birders stop openly publicizing this bird is still present
and deal with RsFI on this bird from trusted birders through the backchannels.
Cynthia Bridge
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson.
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 7, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Paul Schwalbe <p.g6schwalbe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear Birders:
> When we arrived at the Great Gray Owl location at about 10:10 this morning,
> there were already about 11 cars there. The owl was perched in the large
> tree
> on the east side of the road, right where the snow-mobile trail makes a
> turn.
> Everyone was enjoying the owl for about 45 minutes, when things turned sour.
> This whole time there were two individuals half way up the hill on the west
> side
> of the road, in camouflaged suits, each with a large lens on their camera.
> They
> didn't join the rest of us down on the road.
>
> Then about 10:55 +/- the owl flew to a fence post, then crossed the road to
> the
> west and landed in the snow just past a group of trees. At that time the
> two
> individuals up on the hill approached the owl, and appeared to throw items
> in the snow
> which attracted the owl to them. We didn't see the owl pick anything up.
> Doing this four or five times, they drew the owl up toward and to the
> house up on
> top of the hill, too far away to be seen well. To bad about the 30+ people
> down on the road, many from out of state, we want the owl up here. O
> course
> we're not selfish. You folks can just come back another day. Too bad!
>
> People on the road were looking for appropriate adjectives without much
> success.
>
> So it goes!
>
> Anyway, the owl is still there and in good shape.
>
> Good birding..................... Paul & Glenna
>
>
> --
> Paul & Glenna Schwalbe
> Pardeeville, Columbia Co.
>
>
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