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Re: Snowy Owl/ Crow mobbing



Jerry and all,
    At 11:30 AM today, I was in the parking lot of the realty office that 
borders one side of the WCHL tower field, looking toward the area which you 
described the mobbing crows to be at earlier.  The crows were there as well 
as a few upset songbirds.  I saw a white figure on the far side of the grass, 
which looked owlish in size, but when I looked through my binoculars I saw a 
large, pure white, long-haired cat sitting upright!  I watched it turn and 
walk away into the trees towards the offices and apartments.  Maybe some of 
the mobbing Rob and others are hearing is actually being caused by lurking 
cats, I'm sure there are more than a few outdoor cats who live at the condos 
and apts.
    Sounds like the best time to see this owl is between 11:00PM -12:00 AM.  
and from what I can tell, the streets all named as owl sighting locations are 
all adjacent to eachother from east to west, though in 2 diff. apt. complexes.
Shelley Theye

In a message dated 2/8/02 8:05:18 AM, partrick@intrex.net writes:

<< By the way, the crows were out mobbing again this morning about 7:15.  They

were in a tree making a racket below the Franklin Square Office Park just

above Booker Creek as is flows under Franklin Street and just adjacent to

the WCHL tower field.  I looked and looked but saw nothing....other than the

crows.... As an educated (not even) guess, I would guess that he is in the

woods somewhere between Foxcroft and the WCHL tower field but I really don't

know...  A little further back from Franklin Street, along Booker Creek, the

woods between the two areas narrows quite a bit but... I have never seen the

owl along the path that parallels that creek and I walk that way every

morning I am in Chapel Hill... usually before 8 AM.

 >>