Subject: Short-Eared Owl in Renton
Date: May 12 18:05:48 2001
From: Mike Blue - miblu at u.washington.edu


While working on my deck today, I noticed a soaring raptor being harassed by
3 crows. Something about the raptor didnt look like the Red-tails I see
occasionally flying over our neighborhood. I grabbed my binos and was
astonished to discover that it was a Short-eared Owl. The owl was riding a
thermal and occasionally would make a move toward one of the crows. I
observed them for about 2 minutes before they flew out of sight to the
north.

Mike Blue
Renton, Wa
miblu at u.washington.edu