[obol] Re: Owl Attack
- From: Stephen Deagle <sdeagle@xxxxxxx>
- To: slcarpenter@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 11:14:48 -0700
Our friends who live in a house tucked away in the woods up by OHSU have a pair
of barred owls that regularly land on their deck railing. The owls have buzzed
people walking to and from their house on the wooded pathway.
Susie Deagle
PS: I have pictures of one of the owls, but I don't know the rules about
posting pics!
On May 18, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Scott Carpenter wrote:
> I am aware of Barred Owls attacking people for simply being in their
> territory, regardless of whether or not the people knew they were near the
> owls. Ditto on Northern Goshawks.
>
> I am also aware of Northern Saw-wet Owls attacking people in response to
> playing their song from a tape/iPod.
>
> On a semi-related note, I was recently owling in Forest Park with 2 other
> people, and we were completely passive -- not playing or imitating any
> vocalizations of any species. After hearing both Northern Pygmy-Owl and
> Western Screech-Owl singing right around dusk, we walked up a slope, and an
> adult Bald Eagle flew directly at us, well below the forest canopy, calling
> loudly. We all interpreted this behavior to indicate we were near a nest, so
> we quickly retreated until the Bald Eagle stopped circling above us.
>
> --
> Scott Carpenter
> Portland, Oregon
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> http://www.scottcarpenterphotography.com/
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