Hi Tweeters,

On Dec. 16, 2008, I found a Western Screech-Owl roosting in a tree on
the west side of the Yakima Greenway Pathway north of Sherman
Park. Sherman Park is accessed off Hwy 24 just east of I-82. It is
straight north of the K-Mart store.

The screech-owl has been seen frequently including today during the
daylight hours as it sits on the ledge of a cavity in a large
cottonwood tree about 50 feet off the pathway. It was seen on the
Yakima CBC on Jan. 4 and was the only one that was found on the
count. In previous years we have had several screech-owls respond
to tapes of their calls. The group in whose territory this owl was
roosting was very excited to be able to see it in daylight through a
spotting scope.

Photos of this beautiful little owl can be seen in the new photos
folder on my website:

http://www.granstrand.net/gallery/new

and on George Vlahakis's website:

http://www.pbase.com/photon180/new_photos

If anyone is coming to the Yakima area and would like to try to see
this owl, please e-mail me for directions.

Denny Granstrand
Yakima, WA
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* Denny Granstrand *
* Yakima, WA *
* dgranstrand at charter.net *
* Denny's bird photos can be seen online at: *
http://granstrand.net/gallery/