Do any regularly winter on the off-shore islands (Catalina, San Clemente,
etc.)? A migration flight over land offers an opportunity to set down when
tired or wind/weather impact the flight, but open water has few options.

Randy Hill
Othello
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lori Salzer" <ljsalzer at yahoo.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 6:55 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] 5 more Burrowing Owls at Sea


> Hi Tweets:
>
> I received another email report from my husband on the
> Scripps FLIP boat anchored 40 miles west of San Diego. They
> had 5 Burrowing Owls spend the night with them a few nights
> ago!! Greg's latest theory is that if they are heading
> south, perhaps the overwater route is shorter and there are
> enough small islands (and boats) to make that route
> worthwhile??????
>
> Lori Salzer
> Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife
> Olympia, Wa
>
> Lori Salzer
> Olympia, Wa
> ljsalzer at yahoo.com
>
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