[Birdtalk] Boreal Owl

[Bryant Olsen]

Earlier this week I took a trip up to the Uintas and heard some BOREAL OWLS at Christmas Meadows on the Stillwater fork of the Bear River. I have heard Boreals up there for years, but I didn't know thats what they were until I checked out a tape on bird songs from the Library a few years ago, and I have been hearing them every year at Christmas Meadows ever since. This time I took a video( really just audio) of there song. Check it out at www.flickr.com/photos/bryanto/2590242054/ They come out about a half hour after sunset, and sing all night, at least in June. Because they can throw there voice, they seem to change direction as they call, causing a strange vertigo
 sensation, at least in me. The
 Mirror lake Highway is now open all the way, but there is still lots of snow,5ft, on top. Even at Christmas Meadow, about 9,000 ft, the aspens didn't have there leaves yet! but all the snow was gone except a few drifts.
Enjoy
Bryant Olsen
bryant_olsen at yahoo.com
Bryant Olsen
bryant_olsen at yahoo.com



      
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