What a thrill tonight to hear as many as 5 different Barred Owls counter calling. They were so loud that I heard them from inside, and when I went out on the deck to listen, one was very close. I called to it, but I think that made it fly further away. I could hear them calling from at least 4 different directions.
After a few minutes another voice, higher pitched, with the same rhythm but no final descending trill, joined in. It sounded almost like a dog or coyote barking, but it was from treetop height. They continued for about ten minutes and either moved off or stopped calling. This is the first time since Spring Field Ornithology's' visit to Laura's and Ton's back in maybe 2004, that I have heard any Barred Owls! Made my day, er, night!! -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
