Tweeters,

This little guy (girl?) is probably in trouble. How would one know if
that is actually the case?

There are urban Burrowing Owls. The subspecies in Florida is often
found on vacant lots in the cities. Leora and I tracked down a pair
in Fort Myers some years back. These critters have been studied.
There is even a book and 2006 film about them titled "Hoot".

But I doubt that this owl has staked out the Renton Post Office Cherry
Tree as its territory. There's a hole right there by the sidewalk,
but it doesn't look like a burrow. It looks like a hole.

Is the bird hunting? This from the Peregrine Fund "Burrowing Owls
hunt throughout the 24-hour day, but are mainly crepuscular, hunting
at dusk and dawn. They tend to hunt insects in daylight and small
mammals at night."

Is the Owl just sitting in the Cherry Tree day and night? I'm up for
a sunset until total dark stakeout today. I currently have no night
vision equipment.

Larry

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
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