Greetings,

Tonight after work, my girlfriend Betsi and I decided to take a quick listen for any nocturnal birds that might be in the neighborhood of her house. Despite the open fields and dense woods mixed together with many low-lying wet spots we were unsuccessful in detecting any nocturnal species, in particular owls and American Woodcock. The only thing we were able to come upon was her brother on the deck to his cabin across the street. It appeared he was roused from the cabin’s warmth to inspect the mysterious call (my Screech-owl imitation) coming from the depths of the night from across the street. He quickly went back inside once we called out to him who it was.

While disappointing to not detect any nocturnal species of birds, it was nice to once again be outside without the cold grip of winter bearing down. In short time the days will be getting longer, and many more woodcock and owls will be out doing their thing allowing us a glimpse into their life. All in due time…

Happy Owlin’
~Chad