On Sat, 28 Jun 1997 PAGODROMA at aol.com wrote:

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> I have some questions:
> (1) Is a concentration of GGOW's near Tetonia and maybe similar locations a
> normal event, or was the winter of 1997 unusual in this respect?

GGOW's near Tetonia / Driggs is an annual event, although 12 is high
number. Five or six is more normal...

> (2) There was a *key glitch* (or secret code??) in the original message.
> How many miles is 'another "=BE" miles through the woods'??? Any additonal
> tips or directions for the Tetonia location??

Sorry, can't help you with this...

> (3) Are there any other known and relatively accessable and predictable
> winter concentration areas in Idaho, Montana, or Western (interior)
> Canada where Great Gray Owls may gather in similar "large" numbers??

In Idaho, no. Usually just ones or twos near Keuterviller, McCall,
Yellowstone area.

> (4) Would it be too much and absurd to even ask the same question (3)
> regarding Northern Hawk and Boreal Owls as well???? I would have
> previously thought so with respect to GGOW which I'd always assumed as
> being anything but communal, but I guess not.

There are only a handful of Idaho records of hawk owl in Idaho, all
singles. Boreals can be found, but not in large numbers, near McCall and
in scattered locales in ESE Idaho.

Kas Dumroese
Moscow, ID