Yesterday, Friday, January 2, after dusk our microphone picked up Great Horned Owls calling in the distance at dusk and also a N. Saw-whet Owl call around 5:00 pm. The Saw-whet Owl calls have been coming from the wooded area and/or the tree line, north of our house. It must be close because we have heard the N. Saw-whet Owl while in the house.
The Great Horned Owls seem to be nesting near the hilltop northwest of the intersection of Cherry Lane and Lee Way. We have seen them there against the sky in the tree tops as the light fades. Also we have seen them along Knob Hill Curve, a dead end off Highland Road, north of our house. I have only heard Saw-whet calls here a couple of times before and am keen to see one for the yard list. If you are in the area and hear one please call us. I have not seen or heard a Barred Owl in the area for several months. George Skinner 15330 Lynn Terrace Minnetonka, MN 55345-5734 952-936-0811 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
