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Hi,
Unlike Tim Avery, I don't know the answer to
this bird ID question. The owl appeared to have no eyes in the back of his
head, which seems to rule out a Northern Pygmy Owl. It also didn't
seem to have any ear tufts. We saw it tonight up Millcreek on the Bowman Fork
Trail around 7:30pm. I was lucky to snap off a couple of blurry pictures before
a group stormed up the trail and sent the bird flying. It's about 6-8" in size,
pretty grayish looking, round wing spots, yellow eyes, no ear tufts, as the
photos show. It also tended to stick its tail up, almost wrenlike.
Any ideas?
Jim Bailey
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