Tonight, there was still no sign of the female.  Since she's being so quiet, we could easily have missed her.  But I can't help wonder if she's going to be wandering throughout a larger area of the park soon.  She must be looking for a mate.

After looking at the female try out alternative cavities last night, like a lady at a shoe store, too small, too big, etc, were weren't surprised when we didn't find her tonight.  I suspect she's found a nice tight cavity to stay warm in.

It is the first night in many weeks, I haven't been able to see an owl in the North Woods.  It was strange. While for now, I'm sure we've just lost track of our now silent owl, it did seem to foreshadow a time when we won't have any Eastern Screech-Owls in the park.

Tonight, the female was very active before fly out.  She really perked up when a Downy Woodpecker was in the area.  She was very puffed up due to the cold weather.  She looked like a round cotton puff.

After fly out she casually made her way to The Loch, and explored cavities on the way.  In other areas of the park, we’ve seen owls find tight small cavities to stay warm in during cold stretches.  She might be looking for one to use on these very cold nights.

Tonight, I arrived a little late and found the female had already flown out and was sitting on her favorite perch for preening.  She soon made her way to The Loch, where I lost track of her.  She looks to be more relaxed than when she first lost her nesting cavity.

While she’s settled down in a single cavity, she seems to be exploring the world around her.  Tonight it was due east.  She moved in 30 foot spurts and I lost her after about half an hour.

Tonight, I arrived after fly out and got to see the female for only about two minutes before she took off across The Pool.  Despite trying, we didn’t relocate her.  It’s hard to locate a quiet owl.