Subject: Re: Owl identification
Date: Dec 9 20:08:44 1998
From: Riesen Reto - riesenr at chem.ubc.ca


Hi,

on the photo, the dark carpal mark (the dark sign on the underside of
the wing, 2/3 out) is visible. I thought of this as a field mark of
Short-eared Owls, but I don't have experience with the underwing of
Long-eared Owls. I would like to hear from somebody who has!

>
> One of the identifications of a bird in my photo gallery has been
> questioned. He thinks its a Long-earred Owl instead of a Short-earred Owl.
> The site is http://hale.pepperdine.edu/~jlrosso/bird1.htm the site for the
> owl photo is http://hale.pepperdine.edu/~jlrosso/shearowl.htm

Reto