Subject: [Tweeters] Steigerwald Burrowing Owl - Yes and No
Date: Mar 19 17:11:57 2016
From: Lyn Topinka - pointers at pacifier.com



Gene and I were there from 8:05 until after 10:00, so if it was seen this morning it was before 8:05.

Dang, we missed the Snow Goose !!!

Lyn




On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 16:44:31 -0700
John Bishop <bishopjg at earthlink.net> wrote:

> There were people watching for the BURROWING OWL at Steigerwald Lake
> NWR for most of the time between 10am until 3:20pm when I left, with
> no sign of the owl. It also was not seen yesterday from 4:30-7:20 pm.
>
> However there it was seen earlier in the morning, before 9:30.
>
> One does wonder whether having people standing above its roost (on a
> dike) only 60? away might decrease its likelihood of making an
> appearance.
>
> A SAYS PHOEBE was present off and on during that period, at least 6
> TURKEY VULTURES were seen, and a single SNOW GOOSE was was in a flock
> of ~500 cacklers feeding in the field west of the barn.
>
> John
> Vancouver, WA
>
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