Hi all, Just wanted to thank everyone that commented on my screech owl question. As it turn out the little owls are as uncommon as I had thought.
Owls in general are not easy to located, for the most part. However, with a little practice identifying habitat type and vocalization, it can be done. Last September, I was in Laporte at a friends house. I told him that his yards was perfect Eastern Screech Owl habitat. We set up a few Mist Nets and broadcasted the birds call. Even before dark we had a bird calling back to the tape. Just after dark we caught and banded a screech owl. He had never seen nor heard screech owls in his yard, or neighborhood prior. I set up the nets again in early November and caught the same bird again. In 2001 I released two Eastern Screech Owls a few blocks from the Elks Lodge in Boulder. In 2008 one was found dead in the yard of the Elks lodge. These birds don't have a very large territory, so if you hear one, your not far from its nest site. Scott Rashid Estes Park -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
