The southern part of the trail at Nisqually NWR, between the parking lot and
McAllister Creek is often a reliable place to see short-eared owls near
dusk, especially the part of the trail closer to McAllister Cr. The refuge
is now open until 9pm. That part of the trail will be open through hunting
season also. I haven't spotted them there yet this fall though... when do
you think they'll be back?

Greg Pelletier
Olympia, WA
mailto:greg at halcyon.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
> [mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Gr8HrndOwl at aol.com
> Sent: 02 October, 1999 1:58 PM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: short-eared hotspots?
>
>
> Hello everyone....it's almost that time of year when I get up in the wee
> freezing hours of the morning to watch Short-eareds hunt over
> their marshes.
> Last year I watched a dozen or so hunt over the fields of
> Nisqually but it
> seems they want people gone around 4pm or so (is that still the
> hours?). I'm
> also aware the North Fork off of Fir Island is great for Shorty's
> too. (last
> winter I was given a nice fly-by from a Great Horned, too). I'm
> interested
> in hearing from fellow Tweeters of other quite reliable Shorty
> marshes/fields. Thanks in advance for replys!! Bryan
> Mathews, Fed Way,
> Gr8HrndOwl at aol.com
>