[obol] Re: [COBOL] Boreal Owls in snowless Cascades?
- From: "Tom Crabtree" <tc@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>, "'MidValley Birds'" <birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Oregon Birders OnLine'" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Central Oregon Birders'" <cobol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 21:47:30 -0800
Joel,
We have talked about going up there, but haven't so far. The forest service
road can be a bit dicey even without snow on it.
There actually are a number of folks who have heard the full song of the
Boreal Owl. Craig Miller and I had a pair duetting at the Green Lakes
Trailhead on September 14, 1994. They kept up this vocal serenade for well
over half an hour. Three years earlier (April 22, 1991) Craig, Karen
Theodore, Chris Carey and I went up to the same area on snowmobiles and we
heard a total of three birds singing their main song. If I were a betting
person I would bet that there are others who have heard it as well.
Tom
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Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 5:54 PM
To: MidValley Birds; Oregon Birders OnLine; Central Oregon Birders
Subject: [COBOL] Boreal Owls in snowless Cascades?
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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