[EBB Sightings] Short Earred Owls and more-photos!

Sure seems like these guys and gals are cropping up a lot in your neck of
the woods.  Today en route to the Smew, we were heading over the Altamont
and a raptor flew across I580.  I was fully expecting this to be yet another
RTHA as we were seeing lots of these but was surprised to see the pale at
the base of he primaries and the large head of a SHORT-EARED OWL.  I wonder
how many other birds are lurking in the area.

Mark

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Singing is hard.
RENATA SCOTTO

> -----Original Message-----
> From: picsbytammy [mailto:picsbytammy at comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:20 PM
> To: 'Eugenia Larson'; sightings at diabloaudubon.com
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Short Earred Owls and more-photos!
> Yesterday, My husband and I went out to Byron Airport area and saw about 6
> short-eared owls, 2 kites, 2 kestrels, a coyote, and quite a few
> meadowlarks.... we went back again this morning but it was too foggy so we
> left for awhile and went back around 1 pm (just missed some of the others
> from this list it looks like) and we saw 3 short eared owls, 3 kites, 2
> kestrels, 2 ravens, some meadowlarks, AND.... a Barn owl!  It was a real
> treat.
> We got some shots from both days and they can be found at:
> Yesterday (great shot of a short eared owl):
> http://www.pbase.com/picsbytammy/byron_owls_and_others
> Today: (Barn Owl): http://www.pbase.com/picsbytammy/image/73695667
> Hope you enjoy the photos.  Feel free to drop me a comment on them! Does
> anyone know if the snowy owl is still around too?
> Have a great day ;-)
> Tammy
> www.PicsbyTammy.Com
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> and MY GALLERY A DAY is at: www.pbase.com/picsbytammy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com
> [mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of Eugenia Larson
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:04 PM
> To: sightings at diabloaudubon.com
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Short-eared owls seen Sunday, January 28 in Byron
> Birders:
> Sunday, Jan 28th, from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. my husband and I
> watched 5-6 Short-eared Owls in the first field on the right on Bryon
> Hot Springs Rd as earlier reported.  We had two different birds perched
> on the fence adjacent to the road and several more flying back and forth
> in the field hunting.  Twice we watched two of the owls interact in the
> air as if possibly courting or chasing each other.  It was very foggy in
> the early morning, but by 11 a.m. the fog had lifted enough to have good
> views in the field.  We also observed two ravens, some crows, a
> White-tailed Kite, a Great Egret, two Red-tailed Hawks, and lots of
> singing Western Meadowlarks on both sides of the road.
> Eugenia and Gary Larson
> San Ramon
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