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February 18, 2006 Owls by Day, led by Mike and MerryLynn Denny The WOS Owls by Day trip started out very cold at 10 degrees though clear and sunny. MerryLynn and I checked on the Burrowing Owls just before the start at 7:30 AM and they were in view. After meeting at Hood park with all the 19 participants we headed out to get a look at the Burrowing Owls.....they stayed under in their burrow and would not show up. So with a rise in Temp to a warm 15 degrees we headed for Hood and McNary NWR HQ. What a great group to spend a beautiful day with. It did warm up to about 35 degrees with little to no wind most of the day. We found the following Owls: Barn Owl - 10 birds; Long-eared Owls - 9 birds; Short-eared Owls - 2 birds; Great Horned Owl - 9 birds; Burrowing Owl - 2 birds; N. Saw-whet Owl - 0, where were these little beauties??? These are cumulative totals for the day and not all owls were seen by all participants. 62 total species of birds were seen. With 1 Merlin, 5 Bohemian Waxwing, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler to name some . This was a good trip and a fun group. Thank-you to all that drove the miles and came out in support of this WOS fieldtrip. Mike & MerryLynn Denny, 1354 S. E. Central Ave., College Place, WA 99324. 509.529.0080 |
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Washington Ornithological Society. 12345 Lake City Way NE, #215. Seattle, WA 98125. Information@WOS.org
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