In a message dated 2/20/2005 9:36:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
 writes:

An  excursion to look for the owls sponsored by Jo Solem and the Howard
County  Bird Club on Saturday, February 19th, and led by Jay Sheppard,
yieled 2  SAW-WHET OWLS, probably a female and a male.

The female was spotted in  a pine stand along RT 97 just inside Howard
County near the Patuxent State  Park parking lot. The male was seen in the
pines off Annapolis Rock Road.  Evidence of Long-eared Owls was also found
at the Annapolis Rock Road  location.

Marcy Stutzman



Marcy,
 How was it determined that they were a female and a male (even though  I 
note you said probably)? Did one respond to tapes and not the other? 
 
Just curious...
 
Rick Sussman
Ashton,MD