Doesn't sound like any Flam I've heard. Perhaps an odd Barred Owl call
or even a Long-eared?

Gene Hunn.

On Mon, 29 May 1995, Kelly Cassidy wrote:

>
> Last week, Mike Smith and I camped overnight at the Colville NF (T32N/R42E).
> I heard a deep-voiced owl that began hooting when the moon rose at
> about 11 PM or so. Most of its hoots were in pairs:
>
> whoo-whoo ( pause for a minute or so) whoo-whoo (pause) whoo
> (pause) whoo-whoo), etc.
>
> It sounded like a medium sized barking dog and seemed to be
> at the edge of a clearing or in the forest near the clearing
> in Doug-fir/Cedar/larch forests.
>
> After reading the Peterson description, I decided it must be
> a Flamulated Owl. I am very familiar w/Great Horns and have
> heard Barred and Pygmy Owls. However, my owl did not sound
> much like the Peterson Bird Song tape. The taped birds
> give a single monotonous hoot. When they do a double hoot, the
> first hoot is drawn out. My owl's hoots sounded more like the
> double hoot of the (extremely unlikely in that location) Spotted
> Owl except a bit deeper and mine never gave more than a pair of
> hoots at a time.
>
> So, to the more experienced owl people, did I probably hear a
> Flamulated? And, if not, what else could it have been?
>
> Kelly Cassidy
> Seattle, WA
>
> (Birding companion Mike Smith managed to sleep through several hours
> of owl calls.)
>