[bcbirdclub] Re: Barred Owl,Red-shouldered Hawk Chicks and Indigo Bunting
- From: "David and Susan Raines" <rainbrk@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>, "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 17:11:03 -0400
Great shot of the Red-shouldered young. It's not often you get a chance for a
shot that good without climbing a tree!
DaveR/Breaks
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From: Roger Mayhorn
To: BCBC Listserve
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:12 AM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Barred Owl,Red-shouldered Hawk Chicks and Indigo Bunting
I keep a baby monitor transmitter outside (sealed in a plastic bag) so I can
listen to the birds inside without having to open a window, door, etc. Sometime
late night before last I heard the repeated screech-like call of a young Barred
Owl. It was shortly followed by the call of an adult Barred.
While the parent hawks were away hunting, I took the opportunity yesterday
morning to take a quick look at the young Red-shouldered Hawk chicks down in
the woods in a large Beech tree.
I had seen one chick before from a distance, but today I could see three.
Here is a photo I was able to manage through the quickly growing foliage. One
chick is hidden from view on the right.
Another Indigo Bunting showed up at our feeders yesterday, but this male was
still in his winter plumage. He had not yet changed from his winter mix of
brown and blue to his all blue breeding season (get the girls) color.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
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