Scott and Tweeters,

I've had the same thoughts. Of course it's possible, and the Arboretum
is close and easy for us Puget Sounders to get to, but has not the vast
majority of Tweetersville been reluctant to approach this as a probable
sighting? Has a Great Gray ever been recorded in urban King County?
Your average non birder is doing well to get the owl part right, and a
big gray owl is pretty close to a Great one.

Then there is Gary Bletsch who gives a very thoughtful and in depth
description of a Pochard-like duck on Samish Island. He begs for
others to get involved and is largely ignored. How come?

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah




On Oct 16, 2007, at 7:03 PM, Scott Downes wrote:

> Tweets,
> I don't want to rain on anybody's parade. Seeing reports of a "pale
> Barred
> Owl" in the area and the observer was a novice or non-birder; John did
> you
> hear any details from your co-worker that would eliminate Barred Owl
> over
> Great Gray? To a beginner they could look quite similar and obviously
> there
> is a Barred in the park already. Not saying the Great Gray is a Barred
> just
> a likely possibility is all and Great Gray is quite rare in urban King
> Co.
>
> Scott Downes
> downess at charter.net
> Yakima WA
>
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