Unless the owls are feeling "stressed" for food, they are crepuscular in their appearances-dusk and dawn. We just returned from Northern Minnesota where, in this unusually warm winter weather, the Great Grays really did not appear out in the open until 400-530pm. So, Jeff Bolsinger, it may be advantageous for you and your crew to check back towards dusk today, if possible. These large owls seemingly appear out of nowhere when they come out.
Good Luck, John Askildsen Millbrook, New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
