whips and screech owls

Gemma Radko (gradko@smtpinet.aspensys.com)
Thu, 02 Jul 98 09:56:53 EST


Hi everyone,

While birding with Jim Green on Mt. Ephraim Rd.last evening (7/1) we heard 
several whip-poor-wills calling. Time we first heard the birds was about 9:15 
p.m. We heard the birds at several points halfway along the road, heading from 
Park Mills towards Stronghold. Also heard the bird's call note (?); a clear 
"whip". It's good to know that these birds are still on Sugarloaf! 

Are whip-poor-wills more vocal at certain times of the year? When are "optimal" 
times to hear them? The birds we heard last night started out by calling only 1-
3 times in a row; eventually, they started to call 15+ times in a row.

We also heard Screech Owls calling (the single-noted call).


Gemma Radko
gradko@aspensys.com

P.S. Roger, get back out to Oland Road if you can - we had great looks at Horned 
Lark yesterday in the newly-cut fields on the right side, just after you cross 
85.