[EBB Sightings] Skittish Burrowing owls

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 10:00:38 -0700, Laura Look 
wrote:

>My understanding is that the pair of owls at Berkeley Marina are wintering 
>birds.  My mother-in-law walks down there very regularly and says they only 
>see them in winter, for at least 3 winters now.  She always tells us when 
>they start seeing them.  And they stopped seeing them about a week 
>ago.  For what it's worth...

I was out yesterday and also did not see them.

However, there was a very tame female American Kestrel with leather jesses
on both legs.  It was along the east side of the park.  I've never seen a
kestrel used in falconry before.  I guess it got lost or escaped.

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