Jerry,

I'd say a Blue Grouse sounds a lot like a Great Gray; Long-eared is another
possibility.

Gene Hunn.

At 08:40 PM 5/13/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Well, after 39 messages on opossums etc. I have decided to
>give a bird report. I find it interesting that a question
>about birds will get no response and something of topic is
>flooded with replies. Oppps back to my report. :-)
>
>We went and checked out Northrup Canyon ( 7 miles S.W. of
>Grand Coulee) this morning and after it being very quiet all
>winter we saw 18 species in the first one mile of the trail.
>
>The highlight for us was a Olive-sided Flycatcher. It was very
>accommodating and allowed us to get a front, side and back
>view.
>
>The mystery bird of the day was a owl that we heard only. It
>had us both stumped so when we got back home I played all the
>owl calls and Sandy was to ID the call (her hearing is much
>better then mine) without know which one I was playing. Ready
>for this---GREAT GRAY OWL. Now this seems very unlikely for
>this area (so I am told) so what other owl sounds like a GGOW?
>
>White-crowned Sparrows were all over the place.
>
>--
>
>Jerry and Sandy Converse
>Grand Coulee, WA
>
>Never be afraid to try something new.
>Remember, amateurs built the Ark and
>Professionals built the Titanic.
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