[NatureNS] Short-eared Owl in Prospect Village

Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:07:27 -0400
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1 Feb 2008

I walked the neighbour's dog in the Prospect Village area this 
morning, in part because I'd been informed by local observers that 
the Short-eared Owl reported earlier was quite active through the 
day, and not just at dawn and dusk.   I had yet to catch up with the 
owl, so I thought I'd try again.

I couldn't see the owl anywhere as I started into the barrens, but I 
met some locals I knew, and they asked if I had seen the owl.   I 
said that I hadn't, and they told me to turn around -- the owl was 
flying over the village.  Indeed it was.  And not just over the 
village, but through it, poking around in front yards, back yards, 
along the shoreline, perching on power lines, causing excitment among 
the starlings.   Quite a sight.

Cheers,

Blake


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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca

Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"

author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm

White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada 


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