Uphill from the main field for viewing for owls, there is a border area that
stretches out to the next corner in the distance. The bare deciduous tree
there had 4 short-ears in one tree from
about 4:30 to 5:00 Pm when they became active.
I was joined by Craig, a new birder for me to meet. And we watched these
field hunters acrobatically maneuver through the main field until dusk. We
could here their barks as they interacted in flight with each other.
I wonder if the reason we were so lucky in seeing such activity because the
owls might have sensed the predicted upcoming ice storm. Which needless to
say, would have made tough hunting for a while. Anthropomorphic, maybe.
Earlier I had seen a harrier swoop by, but I was there for the owls!
Naturalist-at-large, Stuart Kent Merrell
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