[obol] Re: owl attack
- From: SJJag@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: andydfrank@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 16:09:56 +0000 (UTC)
Not tape related but there are reports of this species attacking hikers
(daylight) in Tryon creek park in the Lake Oswego area.
Have seen Saw-whet owl male "charge" a group of birders when one imitated its
call....it came in quite close and was pretty agressive in countenance, this
was at night and a female was near.
Steve Jaggers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Frank" <andydfrank@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "OBOL" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 8:05:20 AM
Subject: [obol] owl attack
I hope to avoid starting a discussion on the ethics of using tapes in finding
birds, but for this story I'll need to admit that last night I played a Barred
Owl tape. There is a place where I had seen them a few times in previous years
but I hadn't been for 2 years until last night. After playing the tape for
about 20 seconds, it felt like the back of my head was hit by a rock.
The result can be seen here: http://andyfrank.blogspot.com/ . Left-clicking
enlarges it. (I also hope to avoid starting a discussion on my thinning and
graying hair)
I don't recall reading of anyone else reporting this and am wondering how
unique this is.
And perhaps we can also avoid a discussion on the ethics of counting a bird
neither seen nor heard but certainly felt.
Andy Frank
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