[EBB Sightings] Burrowing Owl on Lone Tree Way Antioch

I'm sure the owls were probably very happy there before the big boxes  
came in and squeezed them....it's so sad.

Lisa

On Jun 9, 2007, at 10:09 PM, Mike ''troll'' Dame wrote:

> neat! on a similar note does anyone know if the burrowing owls that  
> were liveing next to Hillcrest Park n Ride, Antioch in '04-'05 are  
> still there?
> --
> Mike "troll" Dame
> http://miketroll.buzznet.com/user/
> Arachnid Wrangler
> Antioch, Cal.
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: A Kenck 
>> This afternoon, Saturday 6/9 4:00 PM, I saw and
>> photographed a single Burrowing Owl near Walmart on
>> Lone Tree Way, Antioch.  I remember another member
>> posting this location for Burrowing Owls last year but
>> I have not seen the owls recently.
>> Walmart is at the intersection of Lone Tree Way and
>> Hillcrest Ave both intersect Highway 4.  The actual
>> site is the vacant lot between Walmart and OSH
>> (Orchard Supply Hardware).  If one were to extend a
>> line between the front door of Walmart and the front
>> door of OSH, the owl was standing roughly on that line
>> in the center of the vacant lot.
>> To me this seems to be a terrible spot for any bird to
>> nest.  The lot seems barren, right next to a very busy
>> parking lot, and people walk through the vacant lot.
>> I saw a group of people walk within 20 feet of the
>> owl, it hid, and then returned to its "perch" on the
>> ground.  They did not see it.  I assume the owls know
>> what they like best.
>> Good birding,
>> Alan Kenck
>> Hercules
>>
>>
>>
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