Hooter

I have a new job. No more dead rotting fish... Now I get to hoot for owls! That's right, I'm a hooter. My job is to go to state timber sales and survey for spotted owls. When an owl responds at night, I have to go back in the day and hike around and actually find the owl. When the owl is found, I will offer a mouse to determine it's nesting status - it will either take it to its kids or if it's a male, take it to the female, or eat it, or cache it.
I hope to get at least one photo of an owl this summer, but I don't have any expectations as they are 1) nocturnal, 2) high in the trees and blend in, and 3) I don't have a spectacular camera. So mostly I will post photos of the habitat I'm working in and anything interesting that I run across.

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