Subject: Re: mystery owl
Date: Nov 6 07:48:56 1995
From: Wes Jansen - wjansen at u.washington.edu
I saw and photographed your BARRED OWL two weeks ago on the same trail.
At the time I was thrilled (but would have preferred a spotted owl).
wjansen
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On Sat, 4 Nov 1995, Duane Palmer wrote:
> Hi Tweeters--I would appreciate any help you can give me to
> sort out some owl questions.
> A friend and I finally had a whole day to spend at Spencer Island.
> About midafternoon we finished by walking the bike trail, off the
> Island, between it and the sewage lagoons, because we had heard of
> an owl found there. Well, I guess we found it, but what was it?
> The first time we saw it, it flew right over us. I didn't see the
> head, but it was a sizeable owl, that passed for short eared. It
> is wooded where we were, but open and marshy just across the way.
> Also, it didn't have erratic flight.
> We saw it again (presumably the same bird--it had been headed that
> way) quite a way farther south at the very top of a bare
> deciduous tree, one of many in a line that border the open part of
> the island. The bird's back was towards us. Is was medium to dark
> brown, mottled. When it took off, its flight was strong and direct,
> wings straight out.
> Barred owl?
> Does anyone know what the underside of barred owls' wings
> are like? Would one sit on the top of a tall tree?
> Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
>
> Margie Palmer
> 6257 NE 202
> Seattle, WA 98155
> Duane at u.washington.edu
> 485-0894
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