[EBB Sightings] photo op of Gr. H. Owl in Tilden

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Continuing to build on the owl sightings - it had moved across to a  
clump of pines on the other side of the trail - it is now really  
about 100+ yards away.  It is still on a horizontal branch on the  
right side just above a long broken / dead branch - but these pines  
are across the expanse of scrub brush.  To see it you need to still  
walk up the paved road just beyond the split from the trail.  After  
the first two Monterey pines (but before the clump described below)  
look across the top of the scrub brush and you will see a tree with a  
long curved branch reaching to the ground.  It was just above that.   
Still in the open and quite large - but binocs definitely needed - a  
scope a plus.

Good birding.


Calvin Walters

1-510-717-5500
calw at cowalters.com



On May 3, 2007, at 10:39 PM, Russ Wilson wrote:

> Ted,
> Thanks for posting the detailed directions to the Gr. H. Owl in  
> Tilden Park.
> It was still there at 4:00 p.m. today. It had moved slightly,  
> however, and was
> about 60% obscured by folliage, making it difficult to locate and  
> no longer a
> good photo op. Nevertheless, it was a nice close up view showing  
> most of
> the head and upper body.
> If it's at the same perch tomorrow, it should be noted that the  
> Monterey Pine
> is not actually in the midddle of the clump of trees, but is in the  
> middle of the
> closest edge.
> Russ Wilson, El Cerrito
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Robertson" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 8:59 AM
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] photo op of Gr. H. Owl in Tilden
>> This morning (5/3) at 9:00 AM in Tilden Park, I had the best view  
>> of a Great Horned Owl I've ever had (and I've seen 100s).   The  
>> Owl was 50 feet from the trail and just above eye level due to the  
>> down slope of the tree this owl was perched on.  The owl was not  
>> obscured by any branches.  I'm fairly confident that the owl will  
>> be on this perch for the day.
>> The Owl was below Vollmer Peak in Tilden Park.  The trail head is  
>> located a few hundreds yards north of the intersection of Grizzly  
>> Peak Road and Lomas Contadas in the southern end of Tilden park in  
>> Berkeley.
>> Drive past the Steam Train parking lot to the overflow parking lot  
>> that splits to the right off the Service Road. Hike the Seaview  
>> Trail, a paved road, about .6 miles to the Great Horned Owl  
>> location. The paved road takes a long downhill dip past where you  
>> see great views of Mt.. Diablo. When you get to where the Bay Area  
>> Ridge Trail forks off the paved road (trail fork is not marked  
>> with a sign but it is a major gravel road) at the base of the dip  
>> in the road, continue on the paved road past the 3rd Monterey Pine  
>> on your right and stop. You will see a clump of Monterey Pines.  
>> between these two trails/roads.  One of the Monterey Pines in the  
>> center of this clump of trees has a 20 foot long broken dead  
>> branch dangling straight down.  The Owl is on a live horizontal  
>> branch just to the right of this dead branch--only 50 feet from  
>> the trail and just above eye level since the tree is on a steep  
>> downhill slope from the road.  The Owl is not hidden by any  
>> vegetation and very easy to spot.  Three Wilson's Warblers were  
>> nearby, in the vegetation before the owl. Bring a camera, I doubt  
>> you will ever get a better shot of this owl. There were plenty of  
>> trail maps at the trail head.
>> --Ted--
>> -- 
>>
>> Ted Robertson
>> Environmental Programs Director
>> Phone: (510) 642-4087
>> Fax: (510) 642-1055
>>
>> Lawrence Hall of Science
>> University of California
>> Berkeley, CA 94720-5200
>>
>> url: lawrencehallofscience.org
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