Owls and Hawks

By D. Bruce YoltonOther Red-tailed Hawks, Owls, St. John/Columbia Red-tailed Hawks

On Saturday, I started birding at the Long-eared Owls.  Both were visible.

The most visible owl
The second owl, which is usually impossible to photograph finally had some light.
More of the shy owl

I then when north, trying to do a practice run for the Central Park Bird Count.  On my way north I found an adult Red-tailed Hawk that was having fun scaring the hundreds of Grackles north of the Reservoir.

As I kept track of the Red-tail, I ran into a Screech-Owl.  Needless to say, I was side-tracked by the owl for the rest of the afternoon.

Is there one or two?
An unhappy Chickadee
Keeping track of a Red-tailed Hawk.
Just before fly out.
An empty roost?
Not exactly.  There were two owls in the cavity.
One of the owls after fly out.  I couldn’t figure out if it was the first or second to fly out.