Michael, et. al.,
Re: previous King County records: There was a burrowing owl found in
downtown Seattle several years ago. It was captured, taken to Woodland Park
Zoo, and subsequently released near not far from Dodson Road. I don't
remember the date, but someone at the zoo could easily check the records,
Tom?, Eric?, Mark?
Greg Toffic
Everett

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Hobbs" <birdmarymoor at verizon.net>
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Burrowing Owl at Marymoore Park


> Tweets - Ollie reports that the owl was still present at about 1:00 p.m.
> It was last seen about 25 feet up an Aspen tree along the west edge of the
> grass soccer fields.
>
> It was initially flushed from the tall grass north of fields 7-8-9, then
> flew to near the restoom at the east side of the park (Marybelle Meadow),
> then it flew west to the west edge of field #13 (see the map at
> http://www.marymoor.org/images/FacilitiesMap.jpg)
>
> To my knowledge, the only previous sighting of Burrowing Owl in King
> County dates way back to 2/19/1978, a bird reported at Magnuson Park by P.
> Moore and E. Spragg. Gene Hunn's book states that the bird stayed around
> until 2/26/1978.
>
> So this would be the first BUOW in (just) over 30 years.
>
> I'll post the rest of my Marymoor report shortly.
>
> == Michael Hobbs
> == Kirkland, WA
> == http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
> == birdmarymoor at verizon.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: B & P Bell
> To: Tweeters
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:39 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] Burrowing Owl at Marymoore Park
>
>
> 10:30 am
>
> G'day Tweets:
>
> Brian Bell just phoned in a report of a burrowing owl at Marymoor Park, in
> the grass and blackberry brambles, north of the playing fields.
>
> Cheers
> Penn Bell
>
>
>
>
>
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