SHORT-EARED OWL
Yesterday's OWL PROWL was a success in so many ways. We started the PROWL with 36 participants, which is a little big for our venue, but by splitting the group into two we were able to make sure everyone got a good view of the owls. We ended up with 5 Short-eared Owls, one Barred Owl and a dozen other birds of prey. One bird posed on a tree so we could set up scopes for everyone to get a good look. We still need some really cold weather to get more birds down here and to have the birds more active earlier in the day.
This year's lack of snow and cold weather has allowed the resident birds to continue to forage in the outlying areas. Couple the weather with the wet spring weather and you have perfect conditions for a LARGE weed seed crop. Birds have more than enough natural food right now. Northern birds have not had a significant amount of snow to deal with thus birds are hard to find. We will have a bird hike at Howell Wetlands this coming Saturday at 8:00am. Dress warmly! T
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