Gary and tweeters,



My experience with N. Pygmy-Owls in the PNW agrees with Gary's, that one can
most reliably hear or get a response to whistling from them in Sept. and
Oct. This should be an active time for adult and young pygmy-owl dispersal
from nest sites to wintering sites, although some are presumably year round
at some elevations/habitats. BNA's account of seasonal movement is pretty
sparse since the birds natural history isn't well known, even though the
species is fairly common. A newer article caught my attention, putting a
few more details out there based on closer study:
http://www.biomedsearch.com/article/Post-fledging-ecology-Northern-Pygmy/294
073596.html



Bob



From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gary
Bletsch
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:17 AM
To: Rob Sandelin
Cc: tweeters tweeters
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Northern Pygmy owl calling Why now?



Dear Rob and Tweeters,



For some reason, early fall (September and October) is always the easiest
time to find this species. I just checked my Skagit County records; of the
78 times I've found this species here, 28 have been in September and
October. I reckon that's about 36 % of the records during only 17 % of the
year. There was one calling outside my bedroom window a few nights ago. I
don't know why this is, but they start hooting around now.



Yours truly,



Gary Bletsch



Near Lyman, Washington (Skagit County), USA



garybletsch at yahoo.com



"Nun," sagte ich, "wenn ich ein Taugenichts bin, so ist's gut, so will ich
in die Welt gehen, und mein Glueck machen." Und eigentlich war mir das recht
lieb, denn es war mir kurz vorher selber eingefallen, auf Reisen zu gehen,
da ich die Goldammer, welche im Herbst und Winter immer betruebt an unserm
Fenster sang: "Bauer, miet' mich, Bauer, miet' mich!" nun in der schoenen
Fruehlingszeit wieder ganz stolz und lustig vom Baume rufen hoerte: "Bauer,
behalt' deinen Dienst!"



From: Rob Sandelin <nwnature1 at gmail.com>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 1:47 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Northern Pygmy owl calling Why now?





Tonight while at a party in the woods, there was a repeated single note owl
call, which sounded to my ear to be a northern pygmy owl. Is there another
owl that I might be confusing it with and if not, is calling in September a
normal thing?



Confused in the woods

Rob Sandelin


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