The simplest way to see the Short-eared owls at Carlos Avery WMA is:=20 Enter the park via Zodiac going north from Co. 18, At the Headquarters (end of Zodiac), turn right (east)on Headquarters = Rd. Drive about 2 mi to where the road takes a sharp left (north)turn (this = is the intersection of Hq.Rd and Pool 10 Rd; there is a street sign there) Go north maybe 3/4 mi where Pool 9 Rd enters from the rt (east)BUT = continue on Pool 10 Rd (through the gates - there was a beautiful Rough-legged on = the gate) Pool 10 Rd follows the sanctuary boundry (it may change its name, = I didn't notice)but continue following the road along side the sanctuary = (just on your left)a total of ~1.3 mi. THAT is the spot. Most of the activity = was towards Pool 5 (MW side of road) but a few were on the other side also.=20 Bill Bronn
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Fagyal [mailto:[email protected]]=20 Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 8:36 AM To: william bronn Subject: Re: [mou] Today Carlos Avery william bronn wrote: > > Today I sighted 28 Rough-legged hawks in the central section of Carlos = > Avery WMA, mostly on the east side of pools 10 & 9 but also pools 26 & = > 8, etc. I=92m sure this is an over-count because they were moving = around=20 > frequently, especially while I watched through the scope and I=20 > couldn=92t see it BUT THERE WERE PLENTY. I circled the area=20 > counter-clockwise and came back south-west between pools 4 & 5. There, = > a hundred yds inside the entry gate, I met Denni Martin who was=20 > already watching a mob of Short Eared owls (7 then 9 and after that=20 > one could only guess how many, maybe 15) very actively hunting and=20 > chasing sometimes low over the marsh grass, sometimes considerably=20 > higher. The show=92s peak was between 4:00 and 4:30 PM, quickly = followed=20 > by a red sunset. > > Bill Bronn > > Maplewood > The short-eared owls..are you talking about on Zodiac? Where exactly did = you see so many? I'd like to go check it out this afternoon. Thanks, Chris
