Hello All,
The WOS Owls by Day trip started out very cold at 10 degrees though clear
and sunny. MerryLynn and I checked on the Burrowing Owls just before the
start at 7:30 AM and they were in view. After meeting at Hood park with all
the 19 participants we headed out to get a look at the Burrowing
Owls.....they stayed under in their burrow and would not show up. So with a
rise in Temp to a warm 15 degrees we headed for Hood and McNary NWR HQ. What
a great group to spend a beautiful day with. It did warm up to about 35
degrees with little to no wind most of the day. We found the following
Owls..........

Barn Owl...........10 birds
Long-eared Owls....9 birds
Short-eared Owls....2 birds
Great Horned Owl.......9 birds
Burrowing Owl............2 birds

N. Saw-whet Owl.......0, where were these little beauties???
This is a cumulative total for the day and not all owls were seen by all
participants.
62 total species of birds were seen. With 1Merlin,5 Bohemian Waxwing,
1 Orange-crowned Warbler to name some . This was a good trip and a fun
group. Thank-you to all that drove the miles and came out in support of this
WOS fieldtrip.
Later Mike & MerryLynn

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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
1354 S. E. Central Ave.
College Place, WA 99324
509.529.0080 (h)

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED!
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