I might add that the season is right. One can hear this bouncing ball call--is
it appropriate to call it the"song"of the Western Screech Owl?--throughout much
of the year but where l live in nw Washington County l've only heard it about
now when winter and spring are smeared together. Within a day or two of
Kelly's initial post l heard one at two or three in the morning. It seems like
l hadn't heard one for several years, but then l go to bed a lot earlier than l
used to. And l was sleeping in a different room which would have made the
Screech Owl easier to hear. An artifact of observer effort rather than changing
plant community. What has surprised me is the interaction of different owl
species. On multiple occasions a Barred Owl will call late at night, then in
under 15 seconds a Screech Owl calls. I once thought little owls lived in
perpetual dread of the bigger ones. Their willingness to advertise shows how
idle my speculations have been.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 3/2/20 12:07 AM (GMT-08:00) To: dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: OBOL
Oregon Birders Online <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [obol] Re: Owl call
recording Hi Kelly,Yep, sounds like the typical bouncing-ball call of a Western
Screech-Owl. Nice yard bird!Happy owlingHendrikOn Sun, Mar 1, 2020 at 11:22 PM
Kelly Murphy McNally <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So, I’ve finally managed to record the owl who hangs out in my Milwaukie
neighborhood... I had questioned whether it could be a Boreal Owl, but y’all
have let me know that’s unlikely. What do you think, Western Screech? (Sorry
for recording quality, all I had was voice meno onhand. Best call is towards
the end...)
-- __________________________Hendrik G. HerlynCorvallis, OR"Nature is not a
place to visit. It is home." -- Gary Snyder
