[Bristol-Birds] Long-eared Owl?, Burke's Garden (Tazwell Co, Va)
- From: david kirschke <dkirschke@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:46:17 -0800 (PST)
Mike Sanders, Roger Lemaster, and I stayed after the field trip to look for
owls. After scanning for Short-eared Owls over the fields and playing a
recorded Long-eared Owl call at several hopefully looking stands of pines
without response, we were ready to head back home. Then, just after dark, we
heard a series of 4-5 drawn out 'hoooos' separated by a second or so,
consistent with Long-eared Owl. I then imitated a Long-eared Owl call and we
got 1 'hoooo' in response. The sound came from across the fields so we made
our way by car in that direction. After playing the call several more times we
got no response.
A few photos from the trip can be found at the link below. Thanks to Rick
Knight for leading an excellent trip.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkirschke/
David Kirschke
Johnson City, TN
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