After spending the afternoon with 2 Snowy Owls at Button Bay, I decided to
head over to Country Club Rd. to try for the Short-eared Owls. I parked at
the first bend in the rd. coming from route 17. At 4:30, I could hear a
Great Horned Owl calling from the woods on the South side of the road.
Just a few minutes later the Short-eared Owls came out. They were flying
along the fence line, occasionally landing on a post. At one point I was
able to see 7 flying over the field all at once. What a great way to end
the day!
- Ken
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Ken Benton
Teacher Naturalist
North Branch Nature Center
713 Elm Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
work: 802-229-6206
cell: 513-505-7484
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we
see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with
love and respect." ~Aldo Leopold
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