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FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Screech-owls don’t actually screech. I suppose that sounds better than “tremulous”, “modulating”, or “little hooting” owls even if any of those names would be more accurate. One of the more recently, officially recognized screech-owl species is the Choco Screech-Owl.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Oriental Scops Owl is possibly my favorite of all bird species (though I may have said that about other species as well) – so, here’s a post with just some photos of this owl taken this autumn migration season. ” According to this book, scops (?) It comes in two morphs – one greyish, one reddish.

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MAY 11, 2018

One of the highlights of birding in this Texas state park is the chance to see five owl species that breed here. This is made even sweeter by the hope of seeing two extremely rare US visitors – the Mottled Owl and the Stygian Owl. Let’s enjoy the owls of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Eastern Screech-Owl.

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JUNE 6, 2019

It is thought that this owl has always been rare. The post THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Inside the Bolero, Shane’s voice echoes through our minds: “I’m sitting on top of the world”: [link]. Later stages of the same tour: Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Just yesterday I learned that the Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ) is the only breeding bird found in New York that has been documented nesting in every month of the year. Barn Owls will nest year round and are apparently just as happy to use brick ruins as barns, if this 18th-century painting is to be believed. Barn Owls with their Brood (c.

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APRIL 15, 2020

During our tenure there, we had exceptional views of Africa’s largest ( Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl ) and smallest ( African Scops Owl ) owls, the largest bird on the planet, not neglecting numerous hornbills, sunbirds and weavers. Greyish Eagle-Owl. Pearl-spotted Owlet. Gambaga Flycatcher. Speckle-fronted Weaver.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

One of the rites of passage I underwent as a birder following my move from New York City to upstate New York was my first winter excursion to the rolling, snow-covered grasslands north of Albany to look for Short-eared Owls ( Asio flammeus ). Sometimes you’ll see no owls at all. You usually wind up frozen either way, owls or not.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

Owling Julius Caesar apparently said, “I love treason but hate the traitor” For me, it is “I love owls but hate owling” See, I am a morning person – getting up an hour before sunrise is no problem for me… Source So, here is my list of the 10 things I hate most about birding.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Julius Caesar apparently once said “I love treason but hate a traitor” My feelings with regard to a birding-related topic are similar – I love owls but hate owling. Obviously, for watching owls, this is a problem. At Danzhou Bay on Hainan, there are several nocturnal owls that are worth seeing.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Four-thirty and even five can work but to be comfortable with time to look for owls and other nocturnal wonders, I would go with a four a.m. resulted in just about every possible owl. The “Choco Screech-Owl” from Costa Rica, this picture is from the La Gamba area and is shown on the Costa Rica Birds Field Guide app.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Finally: my favorite bird of all time definitely is the owl. I’m absolutely smitten with owls, regardless of their species. Owls, to me, represent the guardians of the night, embodying the untouched beauty of nature. In my humble opinion, it’s the epitome of owl-ness and undeniably adorable.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

My daughter and I visited Owl Woods in search of winter finches but were surprised to find owls instead; obviously, the name of this legendary birding site suggests otherwise, but encountering both a Saw-whet and Barred Owl on the same autumn day was both unexpected and thrilling.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

I whispered to look up, and she was greeted by the underbelly of a Striped Owl. Nevertheless, this is one of the most treasured sightings for any birder – Striped Owls on Tobago are an endemic subspecies and very infrequently reported. Striped Owl. I backed up quite a bit and photographed the bird from various angles.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This is a real hard one, but I would have to say the stunning Pel’s Fishing Owl as this was my Spark bird-it’s the bird that got me into birding. Pel’s Fishing Owl What is your name, and where do you live? What is your favorite bird species? Marc Cronje. I am based in Nelspruit… Source

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Whatever the story is, the bottle is adorned with an eye-catching portrait of an owl with gleaming yellow eyes. It looks like a small, eared owl, perhaps a screech or a scops.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The commonest owls are Eurasian Scops Owl and Tawny Owl , while rare ones include Ural Owl and Eurasian Eagle Owl. Raptors to look for in this reserve are Golden Eagle and Short-toed Snake Eagle , European Honey-buzzard and Peregrine Falcon. About 120 species have been recorded so far.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon Another highlight was when another birder informed us of a Eurasian Eagle-Owl that roosted in a vine on the cliff. The owl could be observed extremely well, and again I was very happy to get my best sighting of this species, which I’ve seen a few times before but usually at a distance or at dusk.

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JANUARY 2, 2021

Find Some Roosting Owls. I recall how western New York artist Betsy Potter found owls, one Saw-whet after another. One of my oldest birding friends, Betsy and her husband Willy D’Anna took me birding on many occasions and quite often, Betsy was carefully searching for owls. A roosting Crested Owl at Rancho Naturalista.

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JANUARY 12, 2019

My pause for thought came when I found a Stygian Owl in a city park in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Despite his limited English and my non-existent Portuguese, Renato managed to communicate that there was an owl close by. The Portuguese believed that the owl was a portent for bad luck and despised them. Then came the bombshell.

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APRIL 20, 2024

I was rewarded with nice scope views of Eurasian Eagle-Owls – by no means a surprise sighting as these birds breed here. Nonetheless, seeing these huge owls never gets boring, even if they only doze on the cliff face. Eurasian Eagle-Owl The Rheinaue park close to our appartment was also productive again.

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MAY 16, 2021

After a similar procedure, Moya’s watch-me-pull-a-rabbit-out-of-my-hat trick produced a fuzzy nestling Eastern Screech Owl. The birds were living like city apartment dwellers … the upstairs neighbors were the woodpeckers, downstairs were the screech owls. Sounds like a sitcom!

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In other versions of this story, the Goldcrest hitches a ride instead on the wings of a Short-eared Owl ( Asio flammeus , once known in parts of England as the “woodcock owl”), a belief related in this note by T.H. I signalled for a gun, but the owl saw me move and flew off across the river. 1710/12-1775). 1710/12-1775).

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AUGUST 26, 2021

The relatively flat and open grassland of Ruoergai is also good raptor country – raptor here being used in the broadest sense of the word, i.e., including owls and vultures. Little Owls have a somewhat less interesting diet consisting of insects, small mammals, and birds.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Most of the breeders seemed to have departed already on their journeys south but he did enjoy a Barred Owl serenade in the wee hours of the morning two days in a row so the Barred Owl wins as his Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Owls do particularly well here, the long nights actually working in their favour by increasing hunting time. Hours of available hunting are low and temperatures are extremely low. It’s a miracle that anything can find sustenance and survive here. The birds that live here are tough and belong mainly to particular families of birds.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Further up in Portal, the laughter of diminutive Elf Owls takes over, as they fly about catching moths and scorpions. A little further up still and the bouncing ball like call of Whiskered-screech Owls as they wake up from their day slumber. It is hard to summarize just how good the birding is here.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

At night, I could witness another expression of “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” A hotel owner in the local village had become aware of a Barn Owl pair in a tree high up and right next to the roof of his hotel, and was now charging Chinese bird photographers a modest fee for tea and access to the roof.

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MARCH 1, 2020

Though Corey really enjoyed a ginormous flock of gannets on Sunday morning his Best Bird of the Weekend was a Short-eared Owl , his first of 2020, at Edgemere Landfill in the predawn light on Saturday. It’s hard to top an owl! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Owls begin migrating through Nanhui in the second half of September. My favorite species is the Oriental Scops Owl , a small owl that can be almost invisible if given the right motivation (e.g., , but it looks as nice as the dark blue of the mature male. too many birdwatchers). Visible.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. On the other hand, the extinction of the Spotted Owl is completely unacceptable. Agonizing quandaries concerning invasive species are well-known to wildlife biologists.

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MAY 21, 2020

For 3-4 days, opt for the hills, Tresnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary and the nearby Tara Mountain National Park with 140 species (not too much, but with Hazel Grouse , Ural , Pygmy and Tengmalm’s Owls , White-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers among them). Long-eared Owls of Kikinda. Great Bustard Sanctuary.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. Big owls: Barred Owls on Riverside Drive and down the path from Harlem Meer, a Great Horned Owl in Central Park’s Ramble. The NYC owls have little to do with the book in front of me except that it too is about birds and people. But–is that it?

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

We did not look for owls nor had access to a marshy lagoon that would have given us more birds, and yet still saw or heard that many species. Topping Off the Day with Striped Owl on the Drive Out. Last but far from least, on our night drive out of Cano Negro, we had excellent looks at two Striped Owls.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We had shared our porch with a bold Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl the night before, so the expectation was there. I remained with my eyes peeled, and sure enough, within a few short minutes I spotted the quivering black and white under-tail of a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Eventually the birds lost interest and left. I photographed it some more.

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JULY 12, 2023

Even having a conversation at night can prove difficult, as we are often interrupted by the wail of a Common Potoo , or the intermittent hooting of a Tropical Screech-Owl. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls are fairly common as well, only last night a Barn Owl shrieked as it flew over.

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JULY 5, 2020

Mongaup Pond in Sullivan County is a great place to beat the heat of summer and an even better place to hear duetting Barred Owls while you are lying in your tent. Those owls were easily Corey’s Beat Birds of the Weekend. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Though the late night Barred Owls were nice and the Bald Eagle hanging out on the lake was very pleasant, Corey most preferred when he came across a mixed flock of wood-warblers. The reward for my long vigil was catching one still in its calico plumage. Corey spent his weekend camping in the wilds of the western Catskills.

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