Steve,
I've been duped by Snipe at night winnowing, especially if they are some
distance away. It sounds very much like a Boreal Owl. Could that be what
you heard?
Traccee Geernaert
International Pacific Halibut Commission
PO Box 95009
Seattle, WA 98145-2009
206: 634-1838 ext 208


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve T. Zimmerman [SMTP:Lerxst at compuserve.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 7:54 AM
> To: tweeters post
> Subject: Strange call??
>
> I was looking for owls this past Tues. night (between 10 -
> 11pm) along Lower Crab Creek road between Smyrna
> and Beverly, when I heard a strange call that sounded
> VERY similar to either a northern hawk owl or boreal
> owl. It obviously was not either of these two owls, as
> Grant Co. is well out of range and habitat for these two
> species, but what could it have been? A modified
> screech owl maybe??
>
> On Wed., I was happy to see a flock of about 15 white
> pelicans soaring above the south end of Dodson Rd.
>
> Steve Z
> Renton, WA