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Bird sighting: Short-eared owl  -  Oct 27, 2009
Salt Lake Tribune, The - Salt Lake TribuneBy Bill Fenimore. The short-eared owl is a bird of the open marsh, meadow and grasslands. Unlike many owls, the short-eared is diurnal and found hunting ...

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge offers short-eared owl tour  -  Oct 31, 2008
MLive.comBy Janet Martineau. The Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a short-eared owl tour on Thursday, Nov. 6. Participants are asked to meet at the ...

Bird sighting: Short-eared owl  -  Oct 30, 2009
$2.95 - Salt Lake Tribune, The - NewsBankThe short-eared owl is a bird of the open marsh, meadow and grasslands. Unlike many owls, the short-eared is diurnal and found hunting during the day. ...

Article: Open space advocates lose owl argument. - Connecticut Post (...  -  Nov 21, 2006
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Short-eared owl  -  Feb 19, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Bangor Daily News - ProQuest ArchiverMaine is home to several kinds of owls. Some of them are the barred owl, the great horned owl and, in winter, the snowy owl. Other kinds of owls are seen ...

Owl appeal: to wit, to woo the public  -  Oct 15, 2008
The GuardianConservationists today launched an appeal for £85000 to help avert a further decline in Britain's owl population. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) ...

SHORT-EARED OWL  -  Feb 8, 2009
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Robert Zimmer column: Short-eared owls haunt the twilight  -  Jan 2, 2010
Appleton Post CrescentEach evening at twilight, silent hunters take wing, haunting the snow-covered fields at Rat River Wildlife Area. From their deep marshland roosts, ...

Short-eared Owl Hike Is Planned .  -  Mar 8, 2006
Argus-Press - Google News ArchiveThe goal of this hike is to hear hear and hopefully see the short-eared . This state endangered species is usually seen around sunset. ...

short-eared owl (bird) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 16, 2008
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FREE BIRD  -  Aug 3, 2005
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Country diary South Uist  -  Apr 10, 2009
The GuardianLegends have attached themselves almost effortlessly to tawny owls and barn owls, yet strangely the short-eared owl remains myth-free. ...

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A field guide to the Rangers: Grab your field glasses as we zoom in...  -  Jul 9, 2006
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Boston Globe, The : BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Feb 21, 2007
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Afield: Worthy stamp of approval  -  Oct 12, 2008
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Minneapolis Star TribuneA flock of lesser scaup flock took off over a marsh containing other waterfowl. The Federal Duck Stamp helps safeguard habitat suitable for wildlife. ...

DIF&W urges additions, cut to endangered listing.  -  May 25, 2006
Free with registration - Bangor Daily News - AccessMyLibrary.comMay 25--PRINCETON -- State wildlife officials are recommending the addition of a dozen animals and invertebrates to Maine's list of endangered and ...

Boston Globe, The : BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Feb 21, 2007
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Annual count turns up some rare birds  -  Jan 2, 2010
Stillwater NewsPressTwo rare owls were discovered during the 110th annual 24-hour National Audubon Society Christmas bird count held Dec. 19. A barn owl and a short-eared-owl ...

BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Dec 4, 2005
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankThe scissor-tailed flycatcher at the Swampscott Beach Club was last reported on Tuesday. At least one of the two Townsend's solitaires at High Head in Truro ...

A threatened ecosystem Town's development plan in Calverton could …  -  Mar 2, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest ArchiverOn a recent winter afternoon in Calverton, two short-eared owls swooped low over coppery stands of waist-high broom sedge, on the hunt for rodents as ...

Dallas Morning News, The : Fowl ball<br>Grab your field glasses as we...  -  Jul 9, 2006
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More than 25% of US birds need help, new report says  -  Nov 29, 2007
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Smoky Mountain News | Outdoors  -  Oct 12, 2005
Waynesville Smoky Mountain NewsBy Don Hendershot. Now I'm not a ticker or a lister or one of those birders who will travel hundreds of miles to see the latest rarity. ...

Boston Globe, The : BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Jan 7, 2009
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Whooo is that tramping in the woods at night? Birders flock to the...  -  Jan 19, 2006
$4.95 - Washington Times - ECNextIn a dense forest on a brisk winter's evening in the wilds of Beltsville, a crowd of 20 children, parents, birders and other enthusiasts cluster around ...

Short-eared owls have long-ranged hearing  -  Feb 25, 2007
$2.95 - Buffalo News - NewsBankYears ago, Cornell biologist Bill Hamilton Jr. gave a talk about predators to the Bergen Swamp Sanctuary Society. In his lecture, he told how prolific ...

The North Shore Sun  -  Jun 27, 2008
timesreview.comBy Denise Civiletti 0 comments below. Aerial image of the former Grumman facility in Calverton, on which the state DEC has marked the locations where two ...

Recent bird sightings as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon...  -  Apr 5, 2009
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankA Ross's goose was still present Wednesday in the fields near the intersection of Argilla and Northgate Roads in Ipswich. Reports from the Newburyport/Plum ...

Tiny radio helps track owl's remarkable travels  -  Dec 14, 2008
$2.95 - Buffalo News - NewsBank...only North America but Europe and Asia as well. Not as many sightings on those. continents, however. Their breeding range is along the farthest northern ...

Boston Globe, The : BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Mar 16, 2005
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The Columbus Dispatch - Local/State | The Columbus Dispatch  -  Feb 5, 2006
Columbus DispatchI never tire of watching the short-eared owl in flight. ... The short-eared owl?s breeding range extends from Alaska across Canada and south to California, ...

Six birds in state may go the way of dinosaurs  -  Dec 3, 2007
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post GazetteBy Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Catching a glimpse of a Henslow's sparrow, golden-winged warbler, cerulean warbler, short-eared owl, ...

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Boston Globe, The : Bird sightings  -  Jan 18, 2009
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Owls use calls at night to make their presence heard  -  Jan 20, 2005
zwire.comBy Frances Hamilton. "Do we have any owls around here?" the lady wanted to know. Well, yes, we do - and now is the time to listen for them, if you're hardy ...

In the Region | Long Island  -  Jun 8, 2008
New York TimesBy VALERIE COTSALAS. LONG ISLAND'S pine barrens — swaths of undeveloped forest, grasslands and wetlands in the Suffolk County towns of Brookhaven, ...

Bird Sightings  -  Feb 25, 2007
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankReports from Plum Island last week included six brant, 60 greater scaup, 25 lesser scaup, 10 Northern harriers, three rough-legged hawks, one American ...

Oil firm donates 39 grassy acres ; Settlement a boon for Midewin...  -  Oct 14, 2005
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Boston Globe, The : BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Apr 2, 2008
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Boston Globe, The (MA)  -  Mar 1, 2009
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankThe slaty-backed gull in Turner's Falls was still present there at least as recently as Thursday. A tufted duck was reported Friday from Marshfield in the ...

Boston Globe, The : Bird Sightings  -  Dec 31, 2006
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Boston Globe, The : Bird Sightings  -  Mar 25, 2007
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Recent bird sightings as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon...  -  Jan 25, 2009
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankBoth ivory gulls, one in Plymouth and one in Gloucester, were still present last week. The Gloucester gull, still present at least as recently as Thursday, ...

Boston Globe, The : Bird Sightings  -  Dec 31, 2006
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Boston Globe, The : Bird Sightings  -  Mar 25, 2007
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Stripped, reclaimed and reborn  -  Feb 12, 2008
Columbus DispatchBy Kevin Mayhood. Members of the Ohio Ornithological Society look for raptors above the tundralike landscape at the Wilds, a conservation center in ...

BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Mar 27, 2005
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankBirds noted in the Newburyport/Plum Island area this week included five snow geese, 110 brants, 12 American wigeons, two Northern pintails, two blue-winged ...

Team Works To Identify Birds Hit By Planes : NPR  -  Jan 16, 2009
NPRIf any bird remains are found on that US Airways jet, they'll be sent here to Washington, to the feather identification lab at the Smithsonian's National ...

Predators of the night - Now is the season to spot or hear one of...  -  Apr 9, 2006
$2.95 - Anchorage Daily News - NewsBankAvid owler Chris Maack tucked her hands behind her ears and poked them forward, rabbit-style, so she could hear better. The last light of the day dipped ...

IN OUR TOWNS  -  Jan 10, 2007
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Area bird lovers take time for some fowl play .  -  Jan 10, 2008
Pocahontas Times - Google News ArchiveSome people take delight in the little things— more specifi cally, little, feathered things. Bird enthusiasts from around the county, and even Virginia, ...

EDP24 - Norfolk News - EDP24  -  Mar 24, 2005
Norfolk Eastern Daily PressRamshackle old barns and other countryside buildings litter our fields and villages. Although it is nice to see them brought back to their former glory and ...

Article: Bye-bye birdies? 34 local species are on new 'watch list' -...  -  Dec 1, 2007
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Biologists use satellite transmitters to track down winter homes of...  -  Nov 19, 2009
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Short-eared Owls  -  Jan 23, 2010
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Minneapolis Star TribuneBy Jim Williams. Ever wonder where birds go to spend the winter? Short-eared Owls, regular migrants and sometimes breeders in Minnesota, do migrate, ...

Southern Illinoisan : Sports<br>  -  Mar 25, 2005
$2.95 - Southern Illinoisan - NewsBankDescription: A crow-sized, long winged owl that lives in open country, the short-eared owl is tawny-brown with rather heavy streaks below and a blackish ...

Texas owls have good hunting qualities, numerous sounds  -  Oct 26, 2008
LubbockOnline.comHalloween is almost upon us again and our thoughts turn to ghosts, goblins, and witches, as well as some of the night-flying creatures like bats and owls. ...

Gamekeeper denies killing protected owl  -  Jul 30, 2005
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Nantucket tops local bird counts  -  Jan 3, 2009
Cape Cod TimesA short-eared owl peers over the beach grass on a dune at Sandy Neck Beach in ... A snowy owl was found on the end of Sandy Neck as was a short-eared owl. ...

A rare chance to see many migrating birds at nature preserve: Aerial...  -  Oct 14, 2008
Plain DealerBy Susan Love, The Plain Dealer. CLEVELAND -- Weedy, buggy and balmy conditions made for a wonderfully birdy habitat Saturday at the Dike 14 Nature Preserve ...

Bird News .  -  Jan 20, 2006
Vineyard Gazette - Google News ArchiveAlbert Fischer was pleasantly sur prised to spot a short eared owl on the beach at Aquinnah on Jan. Bert's residerit red-tailed hawk has been pro grammed. ...

Many DEIS reviewers still unsatisfied  -  Jul 24, 2009
WatertownDailyTimes.comROUND TWO: Main comments for proposed St. Lawrence Wind Farm regard impacts on wildlife, geology. By NANCY MADSEN. CAPE VINCENT — Round two of the reviews ...

Bird Sightings  -  Oct 19, 2008
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankBirds found on Plum Island last week included 60 American wigeon and one Eurasian wigeon, 470 American black ducks, 34 northern pintails, 305 green-winged ...

Count .  -  Dec 19, 2007
News-Examiner - Google News ArchiveCOUNT . Cont. from page one . possible during the winter months of December through February. The Idaho Bear Lake circle has been divided into five ...

Tour de Force - Buchan Alpha  -  Jan 5, 2006
Surfbirds NewsThe Talisman Energy owned Buchan Alpha Floating Oil Production Platform lies some 120 miles NE of Aberdeen, at 57º 54' 14" North 000º 01' 55" East, ...

Wildlife Photographer Braves Rattlesnakes, Scorpions, Cold for...  -  Nov 15, 2007
Free with registration - PR Newswire - AccessMyLibrary.comOSHKOSH, Wis., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Wildlife photographer John Van Den Brandt stood still. Ensnared by a cactus, unable to free himself and unwilling to ...

owl -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 14, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaBritannica online encyclopedia article on owl: any member of a homogeneous order of primarily nocturnal raptors found nearly worldwide.

Scotland, Outer Hebrides, Uists and Barra - 10th - 17th May 2008 with...  -  May 10, 2008
Surfbirds NewsBalranald: Committee Road; Loch Euport; Griminish; Lochmaddy; Oban Trumisgarry / Newton; Scolpaig; Loch Paible; Loch Portain. South Uist: Loch Eynort; ...

Sea Grape distinctive tree  -  Jul 30, 2006
Cay CompassThe Sea Grape tree is native to West Indies, the eastern coasts of Central America and the Northeastern coasts of South America. ...

Coastsider: Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, and Half Moon Bay news, ...  -  Sep 14, 2007
Coastsider NewsYesterday morning I walked from the Poplar Ave parking lot to the big ravine a half mile south where the steps are planned to be built, and was surprised to ...

Bird center and zoo join to raise interest, funds; STORE: Wildlife...  -  Dec 18, 2005
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Mag-nificent award-winning photos of region's wildlife - SLIDESHOW  -  Jan 28, 2010
Star - The StarBy Rachel Bundy. WILDLIFE lovers needn't tune into Wildlife on One or David Attenborough's latest nature series. – South Yorkshire has its own team of ...

Birders spot most species ever in annual count  -  Jan 14, 2009
HeraldNetBy Gale Fiege. MARYSVILLE -- The recent Everett-Marysville Christmas Bird Count tallied 140 species, the longest list of different kinds birds spotted in ...

Stuffed bird traffickers in court  -  Oct 16, 2006
BBC NewsA wealthy owner of a stately home has denied illegally buying stuffed birds of prey from a former museum worker who was a skilled taxidermist. ...

A Party of Four at a Foraging Spot  -  Mar 14, 2008
New York TimesBy COREY KILGANNON. CALVERTON, NY — New Navy jets once zoomed over the secluded runways nestled here in the pine barrens, but these days a different type of ...

Shhh! Try not to disturb owls when snowmobiling  -  Dec 8, 2007
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago Daily HeraldBy Mick Zawislak | Daily Herald Staff. After transforming farmland into a vast welcome mat of grasslands and other terrain at Rollins Savanna, ...

Horse Racing: Green going for gold.(Sport) | Article from The...  -  Nov 25, 2006
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EVE FREEBERG CAN BE YOUR GUIDE TO THE DIFFERENT BIRDS OF …  -  Feb 18, 2007
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Rollins is no place for snowmobilers  -  Dec 14, 2007
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago Daily HeraldI agree with Beau Schaefer's comment that motorized vehicles would be disturbing to the short-eared owl at Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve (Dec. 8 article). ...

Bird News .  -  Dec 14, 2007
Vineyard Gazette - Google News Archive...guess I will call him lonesome George for want of something better. Last year Gus Ben David got a call from someone at the Martha's Vine yard Airport saying ...

Article: Coastsiders seek to restore Pilarcitos - Oakland Tribune | …  -  Feb 27, 2006
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Press Release: Wildlife Photographer Braves Rattlesnakes, Scorpions, ...  -  Nov 15, 2007
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Pyramid State Park features many unique birds in habitat  -  Jan 27, 2006
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Pyramid State Park in Perry County is a great place to watch birds  -  Mar 4, 2005
$2.95 - Southern Illinoisan - NewsBankPINCKNEYVILLE — Joe Merkelbach of Centralia drove his car in a slow, somewhat erratic fashion through the Arklands portion of Pyramid State Park. ...

Contributors | projo.com | The Providence Journal  -  Oct 28, 2006
Providence JournalThe sun had not been gone more than 15 minutes when the sound of an owl came booming out of the twilight. It was expected. We're entering owl season. ...

A bird watcher's paradise Pyramid State Park plays home to almost 200...  -  Mar 10, 2005
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Bird study set for business park property  -  Nov 24, 2008
$2.00 - Daily Gazette - NewsBankThe endangered northern harrier will get more attention in Montgomery County as the county's Industrial Development Agency pursues expansion of the business ...

Serving the Saratoga Springs, NY region  -  May 11, 2009
The SaratogianBy PAUL POST, The Saratogian. FORT EDWARD — A pair of nighttime predators are basking in the attention of adoring fans showing up at all times of day to see ...

Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the editor) | Article from Daily Herald (...  -  Dec 14, 2007
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RARE OWLS ARE ON THE WING THIS WINTER  -  Jan 16, 2005
$2.95 - Buffalo News - NewsBankThe large owls most often seen on the Niagara Frontier in winter are the great horned owl, short-eared owl and long-eared owl. This year, however, may prove ...

In pictures: Beautiful birds  -  Jan 29, 2010
BBC NewsOne of the stunning images from the BirdGuides Photo of the Year 2009 competition. Kevin Du Rose took this picture of an air-braking puffin on the Farne ...

BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Feb 13, 2008
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankOn Thursday and Friday of last week a Northern hawk owl was seen on private land in southern Worcester County at a location that, at the request of the ...

BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Feb 6, 2008
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankThe slaty-backed gull in Gloucester was seen again over the weekend both at the Jodrey fish pier in Gloucester Harbor and at Niles Pond in East Gloucester. ...

Boston Globe, The : BIRD SIGHTINGS  -  Mar 26, 2008
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The Columbus Dispatch - Local/State | The Columbus Dispatch  -  Feb 4, 2007
Columbus DispatchJavascript is disabled in your browser. To use all the features of this site, please enable it. Project brings back grassy fields ? and raptors that hunt ...

Winter nature lovers give a hoot about owls  -  Jan 28, 2006
Times Herald-RecordI'm stomping around a stunted, lonely evergreen at a polluted scrap yard on Newburgh's waterfront. What peeps out on a branch into the pale sun? ...

Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT)  -  Jun 28, 2006
$2.95 - Salt Lake Tribune, The - NewsBankThe short-eared owl is a bird of the open marsh, meadow and grasslands. Unlike many owls, the short-eared is diurnal - it hunts during the day. ...

Country diary  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukLegends have attached themselves almost effortlessly to tawny owls and barn owls, yet strangely the short-eared owl remains myth-free.

Great horned owl makes loud return to Alaska homestead  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Fairbanks Daily News-MinerNow, whenever I find a dead snowshoe hare out there with just the head eaten off, classical behavior for a bird of prey, I wonder if a short-eared owl had a

Many DEIS reviewers still unsatisfied  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
WatertownDailyTimes.com..."To overcome this inconsistency in reporting between DEC and the project consultant, additional survey effort directed towards the short-eared owl is

'Tortured' birds handed over to Birdlife  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Times of MaltaA short-eared owl was in such bad condition that its wing and tail feathers were worn down to half their normal length because of its closed confinement.

Coyote Valley vital as wildlife corridor  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
San Francisco ChronicleTwelve species have special status, including the Swainson's hawk, peregrine falcon, short-eared owl and northern harrier. But whether their dream will come

New Guide Available to Help Hudson River Valley Communities ...  -  ‎Mar 17, 2009‎
ReadMedia (press release)...and the Greene Land Trust has protected more than 400 acres of open habitat for the state-listed Northern harrier and short-eared owl.

Blewitt's owls face danger of losing their habitat  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
Daily News & AnalysisBrown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonessis) and Short Eared Owl (Asia flameus) were reported in the mid-altitude of the hills. The team encountered a total of ten

Developer: Wind farm ill effects will be few  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
EnergyCurrent...including bobolinks and the Eastern small-footed bat, and state-threatened or endangered species Northern harrier, upland sandpiper and short-eared owl,

Birding is unpredictable – but it's never dull . . .  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Haverhill EchoI found a bittern at Sturmer mere (11th) and a short-eared owl at Stradishall airfield (18th). The full article contains 542 words and appears in Haverhill

Larking about in an oasis for birds  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
Northern EchoVisitors are almost guaranteed seeing a peregrine falcon, a short eared owl and perhaps a merlin. “It’s just going to get better and better as we make more

Nature Centre fun will continue over spring break  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
Williams Lake TribuneAnother favorite pastime, is watching a short eared owl dive into the snow. And yes there are signs of spring. There are robins and varied thrushes and even

Soaring Raptors of the Hudson Valley  -  07 Feb 2009
The New York Academy of Sciences,Travel with the Audubon Society in a private coach to view this spectacular raptor, as well as possibly spot the short-eared owl, long-eared owl and great

Rare Bird Alert  -  Feb 6, 2009
MaineToday.com,A SHORT-EARED OWL, four ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and a pair of BARROW'S GOLDENEYES were seen in Cutler on January 31. At least one SNOWY OWL is being seen at the

Snowy Owl seen in Perry  -  Feb 5, 2009
Arcade Herald,Another more common owl to watch for in winter is the short-eared owl, sometimes traveling in small flocks. They like hunting at dusk and dawn and at first

Signs Of Spring! Owls Are Courting An Up Date  -  Feb 1, 2009
Findlay Living,The center currently has a short-eared owl. As you can see, long ears are very reclusive animals. An ornithological untrained hobbyist does need to know

Rare Bird Alert  -  Jan 30, 2009
MaineToday.com,A SHORT-EARED OWL was discovered on January 26, roosting in a field on Pennellville Road in Brunswick, and was present again on January 27.

Nature Trust steps into estuary  -  Feb 6, 2009
Squamish Chief,Species of special concern include the coastal tailed and red-legged frog, short-eared owl, and Townsend’s big-eared bat. The area has also been identified

Birders spot most species ever in annual count  -  Jan 14, 2009
HeraldNet,Some of the unusual birds identified last month included a slaty backed gull, a rusty blackbird, a whimbrel, a Bohemian waxwing and a short-eared owl,

Rare Bird Alert  -  Jan 23, 2009
MaineToday.com,A SHORT-EARED OWL glided over the beach grass at the Lubec sand bar on January 17. A hen KING EIDER was in among a raft of COMMON EIDERS on January 16,

Rare Bird Alert  -  Jan 16, 2009
MaineToday.com,A SHORT-EARED OWL was observed feeding and resting along the edge of the field located southwest of the parking lot for the Wells Reserve's Laudholm Farm in

Newport, RI, and Ivory Gull in Gloucester, MA  -  Jan 20, 2009
MaineToday.com,Last but not least, we spotted another Short-eared Owl hunting the edges of the golf course, capping an excellent day of birding. We awoke early on Monday,

When worlds collide  -  Jan 31, 2009
The Times,Frigate birds, iguanas, giant tortoises and even a short- eared owl all sat patiently for their portraits. But it is the slow pace of gliding inches over

Birding on a frigid day is test of wills, but worth it for life ...  -  Jan 21, 2009
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,But at 2 pm, it gave us a start when a short-eared owl landed on a fence post by the roadside. This nocturnal hunter from the tundra perched for awhile and

Cardinal rule of winter  -  Jan 15, 2009
Richmond Times Dispatch,Amber Kimmich, a wildlife rehabilitator, holds the short-eared owl she is nursing back to health. By Julie Young Business is booming at the 17 bird feeders

Chance to see thrilling birds at Frampton Marsh talon spotting day  -  Feb 2, 2009
This Is Skegness,Powerful peregrine falcons may also be spotted attacking flocks of waders, 'stooping' at speeds of over 200 miles per hour! short-eared owl on the look out

Aircraft bird strike reports form Kentuckiana  -  Jan 16, 2009
WAVE,After landing, the aircraft was found to have ingested a short-eared owl into its #2 engine. You must be logged in to rate this story. Login or register.

Birds hit jets in at least 6 cases in 2008  -  Jan 15, 2009
The Associated Press28, 2008: A short-eared owl was sucked into the engine of a Boeing 747 climbing out of the Louisville, Ky., airport, damaging some fan blades inside the

What's going on  -  19 Nov 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,...“Owls Raptors of the Night� – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 6:30 pm; Soaring Hawk Raptor Rehabilitators, short-eared owl and screech owl;

Ask the bird folks: Who gives a hoot, or a hoo?  -  Nov 13, 2008
Wicked Local Truro,Next we have the short-eared owl. This is the barker that I mentioned earlier. When I say "barker," I don't want anyone to think this bird sounds like a

Jaeger sightings reward frozen birders: Aerial View  -  Nov 18, 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,Other finds: two red-throated loons, a short-eared owl and a flock of 500 snow buntings. • Western sightings earlier last week included a purple sandpiper

IT's starting to feel a bit like winter  -  Nov 15, 2008
Ottawa Citizen,A short-eared owl was hunting. At the gravel point, he spotted four black-bellied plovers, a greater yellowlegs and four dunlin.

Texas owls have good hunting qualities, numerous sounds  -  Oct 25, 2008
LubbockOnline.com,The larger owls are the common barn owl, great-horned owl, spotted owl, barred owl, long-eared owl, snowy owl and short-eared owl. They feed primarily on

Steven Kahl relives Big Sit! 2008 at Shiawassee National Wildlife ...  -  Nov 14, 2008
The Saginaw News - MLive.com,Most noteworthy was a short-eared owl coursing over the grasslands, giving us a fourth species of owl - not an easy achievement from one spot.

• Owl tour Thursday at refuge  -  Nov 3, 2008
The Saginaw News - MLive.com,The short-eared owl is a state-endangered species and is most readily seen around sunset when it begins to hunt for its prey.

What's hot in local arts and entertainment  -  Nov 14, 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,...“Owls Raptors of the Night� – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 6:30 pm; Soaring Hawk Raptor Rehabilitators, short-eared owl and screech owl;

Residents voice worries over Riverhead Resorts project  -  Nov 12, 2008
Newsday,Areas of concern include the nearby headwaters of the Peconic River, a fragile complex of ponds and protected birds such as the short-eared owl that shelter

Owl Prowl And Soap Making At Muscoot Farm  -  Nov 4, 2008
Westchester.com,...as the pygmy owl) are active in the early morning or at dusk while some (such as the burrowing owl and the short-eared owl) are active during the day.

Residents invited to forum on Riverhead Resorts plan  -  Nov 9, 2008
Newsday,...of environmental advocates says the plan is too big, too polluting and could wipe out habitat for protected species such as the short-eared owl.

It’s time to watch, listen for sandhill cranes  -  Nov 2, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),...at the Goose Pond include 100 greater white-fronted geese on Oct. 25, sora, American bittern, black-crowned night-heron, short-eared owl and American pipit.

Birding in the rain  -  Nov 13, 2008
South Delta Leader,As the sun finally emerged on our last morning, we watched a lovely Short-eared Owl flying moth-like over the salt marsh on Boundary Bay, as a newly-arrived

Amid optimism, questions about Riverhead Resorts  -  Nov 11, 2008
Newsday,What provisions have the developer made to protect rare birds that use grasslands on the site, such as the short-eared owl?

Record penalty for grouse estate with poison bait on birds of prey ...  -  Sep 21, 2008
guardian.co.uk,A keeper at Leadhills was convicted of shooting a short-eared owl in 2004 and fined £500; Osborne refused to comment yesterday. Dodd, the co-founder of the

Marsh wrens make Lonetree wetland special  -  Aug 30, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,The Lonetree short-eared owl was memorable for two reasons. First, I was with a birding friend who had never seen one. Such a “lifer� — an addition to a

1988: Port of Call for a million birds (and a few seals)  -  Sep 15, 2008
Cape Cod Today,...of Monomoy's small ponds a large streaky brown bird hovered, its flight irregular and punctuated by erratic and noiseless darts - a short-eared owl.

Endangered Hawaiian Owl Found Shot By BB Gun  -  Aug 7, 2008
KITV.com,The Hawaiian Humane Society recovered the indigenous adult short-eared owl, or pueo, in Waianae on July 13. It was found with a BB pellet imbedded in its

Moorland mysteries  -  Aug 4, 2008
Huddersfield Examiner,The pair managed to sort out their differences and Albert posted: “Sounds like you have seen a short eared owl. They grow to over 15in but only feed on

Seabirds of Tower Island  -  Jul 27, 2008
RedOrbit,On our way back to the beach, we spotted our first Gal pagos owl, better known as a short- eared owl, beautifully camouflaged, hiding in a hollow log.

Birding under the midnight sun By Gary Davidson  -  Jul 22, 2008
Arrow Lakes News,Here, the species have included Long-tailed Jaeger, Rock Ptarmigan, Willow Ptarmigan, Short-eared Owl and American Golden Plover. One of the tundra species

Meet the creatures of the bog  -  Jul 25, 2008
Daily Post,Other plaques show heather creatures such as short-eared owl and adder, and the wildlife of the drier scrub and woodland edge, such as the beautiful yellow

Illegal hunting continues through summer – BirdLife  -  Jul 25, 2008
Malta Independent Online,...a Little Bittern, a European Hobby and a Short-eared Owl. While noting how the number of protected birds handed in to the ornithological organisation

Poachers target the summer’s breeding birds  -  Jul 24, 2008
MaltaMedia,...a European Hobby and a Short-eared Owl. “The number of protected shot birds we received during spring has declined drastically compared to previous

Flap over flagship reserve's success  -  25 Apr 2008
Cumberland News,Birds of prey, like peregrine falcon, short-eared owl and hen harriers, are moorland species that are doing well at the Cumbrian reserve.

Harsh winter has mixed effect  -  Mar 26, 2008
Glens Falls Post-Star,Normally, birds of prey like the great-horned owl and the short-eared owl managed to survive Adirondack winters by picking off small mammals like mice and

New Brunswick owls 'hoot it up'  -  Apr 5, 2008
Times and Transcript,...the Barred Owl, and the Northern Saw-whet Owl, with the Long-eared Owl and Short-eared Owl not quite common, yet not classed as rare.

Snowmobilers really are for the birds  -  Apr 17, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,The problem is that birders are worried that rogue snowmobiliers and even those who stay on the trails threaten to chase the Short-eared owl from this new

Rare Bird Alert  -  Apr 21, 2008
MaineToday.com,At Green Point Wildlife Management Area in Dresden, a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen the evening of April 14 and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD and LITTLE BLUE HERON on April

Minnesota safari  -  Apr 4, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Only one critter we never did see-- a Short-eared owl. Dave guaranteed that, the next time we visit Kittson County, we'll see "a truckload."

OWL SIGHTING STILL A MYSTERY  -  Mar 29, 2008
Orillia Packet & Times,Some species, such as the short-eared owl, are quiet copulators. In these owls, when the male approaches, the female simply lowers her body to a horizontal

Birds make spring sing  -  Apr 5, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,Today, there are red-winged blackbirds, European starlings, a lone Cooper's hawk and even a short-eared owl high in the sky being harassed by a couple of

News from outdoors  -  Apr 20, 2008
Peoria Journal Star,Their perch is near a Bell's Landing prairie that occasionally attracts two other state threatened species, the short-eared owl and the northern harrier

Rare Bird Alert  -  Apr 14, 2008
MaineToday.com,SHORT-EARED OWL, SNOWY OWL, HOARY REDPOLL, and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. There were five BLUE-WINGED TEAL and four BRANT at Drakes Island in Wells on April 6.

New York Development Stymied By Environmental Habitats  -  Apr 15, 2008
AHNThe DEC sent the developers a letter advising them the area they want to construct are the habitats of the short-eared owl, which is endangered,

Scottish estate linked to wildlife crime goes on sale  -  Apr 18, 2008
Guardian,In 2004, one of its keepers was fined £500 for shooting and killing a short-eared owl, a protected species. Another former keeper at Leadhills accused of

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