[EBB Sightings] great-horned owl

 m>

That sounds like the exact spot where Marsha Feinland and I saw a Great 
Horned Owl two years ago ... a good sign that it should be easy for others 
to refind.

Tom Condit

At 12:42 PM 4/13/06 -0700, PnK L wrote:
>I'm not sure how interesting it is for CC county, but on our last four
>walks in Wildcat Canyon Park, my wife and I have seen a Great-Horned
>Owl -- we haven't been able to locate a nest (if there is one), but it
>has flown into or out of the eucalyptus trees on two of those
>occasions.
>It resides in a copse of mixed trees (eucalyptus, some palms, some
>pines, etc.) and dead snags on the Belgum trail (the paved left hand
>junction off the main paved path toward Tilden from the parking lot).
>Go up the paved hill, through the cattle gate, continue left at the Y
>near the sign for the old Belgum Grande Vista Santitarium and up the
>hill a short bit.  It likes to hang out on a dead tree limb to the
>east, past the line of eucalyptus trees.   Make sure you're wearing
>either hiking boots or shoes you don't mind getting muddy -- after all
>this rain, it's mighty sloppy up there!
>On the main (paved) path, there's a pair of red-shouldered hawks that
>like to fly around overhead, often calling loudly, pretty reliably.
>Good Birding,
>Kevin L.
>--
>===============
>Paula and Kevin L.
>===============
>_______________________________________________
>You received this message because you visited  www.diabloaudubon.com and 
>subscribed to the mailing list
>Sightings at diabloaudubon.com
>To unsubscribe, ask questions, change your subscription, or learn how to 
>post to the list, visit the list information page at
>http://www.diabloaudubon.com/mailman2/listinfo/sightings
>Posts to this list average 100 to 120 per month.

Tom Condit
tomcondit at igc.org