Our Short-eared Owl returned tonight-we were out back at dusk hoping to "see" one hovering instead we got to hear one "barking" (http:// www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Short-eared_Owl/sounds) probably less than 100-200 feet from our back landing.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn/CO http://ColoradoBirder.ning.com/ -- Home of the "Nunn Guy"
