[birdky] Short Eared Owls at Sinclair WMA
- From: "Preston Forsythe" <pns_for@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:12:11 -0600
The days are noticeably longer and the owls do not become active until
around 5:30 pm and especially by 5:45 pm. We saw 9 this evening, all from
the S-2 high spot. These owls in evening light are a treat. Harriers were
numerous as well. Observed 8 of them.
Then, the sun set and the night show began-there was the cresent thin moom
with extremely bright Venus to the lower left of the moon and only 2 degrees
away. Jupiter is to the upper left perhaps 5 degrees away, with 4 very clear
moons, 2 on each side of the planet. In the 88 mm obj. lens spotting scope
these were very clear. That scope really gathers in the available light.
Then, down low, only 6 deg. above the horizon, was Mercury. The night show
will be similar tomorrow night. Don't miss it. To top it off Mars is
directly overhead by midnight-1am and is as bright as Jupiter but Mars is a
orange-red.
Preston in Outer Browder
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