[Birdtalk] EAST CANYON/ BIG MOUNTAIN PASS - OWLS - 6/10

[Jeff Bilsky]

Now that sounds like fun - let me know the next time you plan to go!

Jeff

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Kristin Purdy <kristinpurdy at comcast.net>
wrote:

>  ...and if you want to double freak yourselves out, try owling in a
> cemetery at night. I've done it; it's better than watching a horror movie
> through your fingers because you're the star!
>
> Kris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jeff Bilsky <jbilsky at gmail.com>
> *To:* Birdtalk <Birdtalk at utahbirds.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:03 PM
> *Subject:* [Birdtalk] EAST CANYON/ BIG MOUNTAIN PASS - OWLS - 6/10
>
> The mountain called me tonight to come look for owls. I headed up to the
> big mountain pass and into East Canyon. I had multiple FLAMMULATED OWLS just
> East of the Big Mountain pass, calling and with the help of my ipod, I lured
> one in right over my head for a great look and a new lifer for me.
> Unfortunately I wasn't able to hear or see any Saw-Whets. At a different
> area further East into the canyon, I heard many GREAT HORNED OWLS. On the
> way back, west of the pass I had a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL calling with my ipod
> and just when I was certain he was going to fly in, a couple of cars zipped
> past and ruined my plans. However, not a bad result for a spontaneous owling
> trip. By the way, anyone looking to freak themselves out, I highly recommend
> owling alone in the dark mountains at night.
>
> Location:     East Canyon, Morgan Co.
> Observation date:     6/10/08
> Number of species:     9
>
> Mourning Dove     X
> Flammulated Owl     X
> Great Horned Owl     X
> Northern Pygmy-Owl     X
> Northern Flicker     X
> Steller's Jay     X
> American Robin     X
> Orange-crowned Warbler     X
> Yellow-rumped Warbler     X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>
> --
> Jeff Bilsky
> Salt Lake City
> jbilsky at gmail.com
>
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Jeff Bilsky
Salt Lake City
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