[wisb] Re: Madison -- Long-eared Owl heard in Arboretum
- From: Jesse Ellis <calocitta8@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:18:10 -0600
I want to second Tom Schultz's plea here. Long-ears are subject to
predation by Great Horned Owls, and within the past few years there has
been a GHO nest site NOT very far from this location. In the interest of
the bird, please just give a listen - no physical interaction should take
place here.
Jesse Ellis
Madison, Dane Co.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Tom Schultz <trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I would encourage anyone trying for this owl to be extremely judicious
> about
> playing any owl calls in this area. We need to keep in mind the birder's
> code of ethical behavior, and don't want to chase this owl from its chosen
> habitat. Please don't play recordings in an attempt to bring the owl in
> for
> a closer look.
>
> Tom Schultz
> Green Lake Co.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Sykes
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:22 AM
> To: Peter Fissel ; [Wisb] Network
> Subject: [wisb] Re: Madison -- Long-eared Owl heard in Arboretum
>
> Peter,
>
> As we have birded across the country in many locales, sometimes well after
> dark, that in general, U.S. Border Patrol officers have been very
> respectful/helpful...much more so than local police who have stopped or
> hassled us with no good reason. Much easier to engage Border Patrol
> officers
> who seem to have a better sense of humor than police officers who often act
> as if we're wasting their valuable time and who seem more interested in
> asserting their authority.
>
>
> Tom Sykes (currently in south Texas)
> dhandler68@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On Feb 9, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Peter A. Fissel wrote:
>
> > I would caution anyone going to listen for the LE Owl that parking in
> > any of the Arboretum lots after sunset is prohibited, and the Town of
> > Madison Police do patrol (and birders usually look like they're up to no
> > good...) There is on-street parking just across the stone bridge on
> > Haywood Drive (the street connecting Mills and Park.)
> >
> > Peter Fissel
> > Madison, Dane Co.
> >
> > On 2/9/2012 4:50 AM, Nolan Pope wrote:
> >> Last night (Wed), I heard the Long-eared Owl call in the Arboretum. It
> >> was a lower pitched call than I expected, but another birder had a
> >> recording, and it matched. (The recording included at least a couple
> >> very different pitched calls.).
> >>
> >> We were at the small parking spaces near the east entrance to the
> >> Arboretum, off Mills Street. The parking space is across from the
> >> Gardner Marsh boardwalk.
> >>
> >> Nolan Pope
> >> Madison
> >>
> >>
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Jesse Ellis
Post-doctoral Researcher
Dept. of Zoology
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Dane Co, WI
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