[Birdtalk] Rexburg Northern Pygmy Owl

[David J. Allan]

To all procrastinators:

I finally made time to make the trip to Rexburg, ID to look for the
Northern Pygmy Owl today (Friday, 11/23). I'm not only a
procrastinator, but also - bad for a birder - not what you would think
of as an early morning person (ask my boss). I arrived at Beaver Dick
Park at ~1500h and found the NOHO within about 1 minute. I enjoyed
great views from unaided eyeball range for an hour. I watched it yawn,
sleep, preen, stretch, scratch, and sun itself for ~an hour. I didn't
bother or feel a need to get my spotting scope out of my car; it
filled my binos. What a beautiful creature; looked better than any
photo or drawing of the species that I have seen.

Good birding, and good luck with the NOHO.
David Allan
Oak City, Millard Co, UT