[obol] Boreal Owls in snowless Cascades?
- From: Joel Geier <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>
- To: MidValley Birds <birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Oregon Birders OnLine <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Central Oregon Birders <cobol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:53:36 -0800
Hi all,
Just a thought here ...
The unprecedented snowless conditions in Santiam Pass and elsewhere seem
to present an equally unprecedented opportunity for owling at elevations
where Boreal Owls could be nesting, either in the Cascades or Ochocos.
This time of year, you could well hear their full song (I think I'm
still one of only a handful of people who've ever heard this in Oregon,
not sure who else outside of Mike Denny can claim that experience).
Has anyone tried?
All the reports of Pine Grosbeaks up in Santiam Pass have been very
cool, but it would be even cooler if someone could stick around after
dark and try calling a bit for owls.
Sure wish I could try myself, since these are amazingly rare conditions,
but I'm hobbled by vehicle issues. This snowless winter is one in a
hundred, in terms of opportunities for high-elevation owling (unless
this is the new normal, as some have suggested).
We'll surely rue these conditions later in summer as water supplies
dwindle, but might as well take advantage of the situation now.
Happy owling,
Joel
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Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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