Hi all, Today morning when I was out at 4.50 am to look for moths, two Great Horned owls were duetting. I had a feeling that they were very near possibly on my spruces, but calling softly. I looked up but could not see them. Sound has some quality that make you think how far the callers are and how loud their calls are. I think ears can distinguish this. At least that is the feeling I have/. They called for more than fifteen minutes. After finishing with my moths, I went back to bed and I could still hear then from bedroom window for a few more minutes. I am not sure after that what happened if I fell asleep or birds stopped calling.
By the way, July 23-29 there is a National Moth Week for celebrating moths and biodiversity and being celebrated around the world. I am sure some of you are interested in this. After all moths are the ones that keep birds alive. For more information visit this web page. The event is hosted by Bill Evans in Finger Lakes region. http://www.oldbird.org/mothweek/2012NMW.html Hope some of you will join us on some field trips and also report your backyard moths. Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
