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<font face="Candara">Hello Randy. <br>
Thanks for the information. My forest is mature maple, poplar and
mature spruce with some undergrowth. However, there is a field on the
other side of the forest - we are like a mohawk haircut with fields on
both sides of our 600? foot wide strip. The call is quite crisp not as
slurry as the calls I listened to for the snipe. I am going to go over
to the field this evening when I hear the call unless it is pouring
rain. This should help me pinpoint the location better. I hope its an
owl we had Northern Saw- whet in our garage last year and I hear a
Barred Owl every night. <br>
Virginia <br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="100">A spark burns down the forest - Ovambo Namibia</pre>
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Randy Lauff wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTi=UBxUZPA0jFAUpvXf_vJ_EyNv-Ow@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Virginia,
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<div>One important distinction is the location from which the call
arises. I have radically different hearing ability in my two ears, so
when it's important that I localize a call, I need to ask for help. The
point here being that if the call you're hearing arises from the woods,
that is likely then an owl; the snipe's winnowing always arises from
the sky. However, if you're facing a hill, the source of the sound may
not be clear if it's coming from within the trees or above them. Your
comment about the call not moving is important, and suggests more owl
than snipe.</div>
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<div>I find that the owl's call is a series of distinct notes whereas
the snipe's winnowing is, to use a musical expression, slurred.</div>
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<div>Snipe are a lot more common than Boreal Owls; however, I think
the owls are more widespread than we're currently aware.</div>
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<div>Note that Boreal Owls should only be calling from forests with a
boreal flavour to them. According to the recently-bound and polished
thesis by NatureNS subscriber Kathleen MacAulay, which I just happen to
have on my desk in front of me :) ... birch-fir mixtures are the type
of forest in which all BOOW nests have been found in NS. So, if your
woods are entirely deciduous for example, the likelihood of the bird
being a BOOW is lower.</div>
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<div>Randy<br clear="all">
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RF Lauff<br>
Way in the boonies of<br>
Antigonish County, NS.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 20 May 2011 22:26, V Redden <span
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the evening I hear a call that could be a Boreal Owl or Common (or is
it Wilson's) Snipe. The call doesn't move further or closer. I have
heard it all this week from the same area. What should I listen for to
tell the difference between the Owl or the Snipe? I have listened to
the recordings on the Dendroica and Cornell All about Birds websites.
My favourite guess is the Boreal Owl.<br>
<br>
Virginia Redden<br>
Port Howe Cumb Co<br>
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