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

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" 
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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--
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