[wisb] Re: Madison -- Long-eared Owl heard in Arboretum
- From: "Peter A. Fissel" <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tom Schultz <trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:51:20 -0600
Yes, thank you - I should have remembered to put that in my message,
too. I don't believe Nolan and the other birder actually played the
recording to attempt to draw the owl in - just to confirm the ID for
themselves (per Nolan's email to me last night.) But I don't want
people to get the wrong idea.
Peter
On 2/9/2012 9:15 AM, Tom Schultz 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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