RE: Northern Pygmy-owl in Morgan

["Glenn B. Barlow" <gbarlow at aros dot net>]

Thanks to Kris Purdy for the telephone call, and to Arnold Smith for the
kind hospitality in letting us use his yard.

When I arrived about 3:30 p.m. there was no one in the yard, and I looked
for the bird without success.  Shortly thereafter Brian Currie arrived on
the scene and we looked together without success.  Then, awhile later Arnold
returned and after a short while he suddenly spotted the owl in a bare tree
on the eastern side of his property.  Shortly before Arnold left to continue
his CBC of Morgan, the bird flew down to the neighbor's yard, where Brian
was able to subsequently see it at a distance of about 5 feet.  It then flew
to some aspens in Arnold's side yard, then to a front pine.  Briefly
thereafter it flew back to the aspens, when Brian was able to get some great
photos.  Wonderful!  This is the third time I have seen a Northern Pygmy
Owl, and the second time since 2003!

All of this happened after others, a little earlier, were able to see it
feed on a "mouse."

Thanks again Arnold and Kris.

Glenn

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-birdtalk@utahbirds.org [mailto:owner-birdtalk@utahbirds.org] On
Behalf Of Kristin Purdy
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:51 PM
To: birdtalk@utahbirds.org
Subject: Northern Pygmy-owl in Morgan

Didn't some Shakespearean birder say, "A pygmy-owl! A pygmy-owl!  My 
kingdom for a pygmy-owl!"?

I just got a call from Arnold Smith, who's participating in today's 
Morgan Christmas Count and is counting birds in his own backyard.  One 
of the birds he just counted is a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL.  

The Northern Pygmy-owl is the only owl species on Arnold's backyard bird 
list and this is the third time he's had one in his yard across many 
years of observation.  

It's unlikely this is the same bird as the one seen recently in East 
Canyon.  As the pygmy-owl flies, the two locations are approximately 8 
miles apart. 

And as for paraphrasing King Richard III, I think I'm the one who said 
that. 

Kris


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