Scott & Christina wrote:
>
> Kathleen Hunt asked about a hoot owl on an island in southern Maine...
> "hoot-hoothoothoot-hoothoothoot-hoot"
> ... and wondered: "What do y'all think? Would this be a female great
> horned?"
>
> Seems like it to me. But my question is, Which island?
> I just read an AP story about Maine just "redefining" and recounting its
> islands and coming up with something like 4500! Most of those are itty
> bitty things and I think southern Maine has fewer than its fair share. And,
> of course, few are inhabited.
> Great Horned Owls can be big tern predators out there, BTW, although the
> island in question probably has no tern colony.
> --
> Scott Richardson
> Seattle, Washington
> salix at halcyon.com
>
Hi there , I am new to tweeters, and was wondering if someone can help
me . I was backpacking in the Wm. O Douglas Wilderness Area at White
Pass, near Shoe Lake this last weekend, and I saw this bird! Now this
bird was grey/brown with soft smooth feathers. A bit larger than a
pigeon, smaller than a grouse. black eyes, and black straight beak.Short
tail. Very timid and curious looking. It was in the trees above us, and
followed us up the trail. Soon others followed, and after awhile, we had
scores of companions watching us hopping from tree to tree following us.
We all jogged our brains for it's name, and are stuck. Can someone help?
Jeremy Newman, Kelso,WA, elton at cport.com