UMMM, Hadn't thought of that! A couple of days ago, my Mother was trying to describe something she heard calling around their house in Jefferson City, TN. She described it as one hoot given every second or two. They have Barn Owls, and, many years ago, Great Horned Owls. The habitat there is a fairly densely populated subdivision surrounded on all sides by agricultural (mainly pastural and corn) land. Not many trees at all. I admit, I'm not sure I know the habitat preferrence of Long-eared Owl (large coniferous forrests, right?) and didn't even consider it when she was describing the sound to me. Dean Edwards Knoxville, TN kde@xxxxxxx =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================