Interesting Birds
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(03-17-2023, 12:27 PM)tulkula Wrote: Last night I heard either my first Northern saw-whet or northern Pygmy owl calling. Wondering if someone knows which one is more common up here? I can’t clearly distinguish which one the call belonged to.

Karla, both are probably equally likely to be in the JT area now, along with screech-owl, great horned, and possibly long-eared.  Flammulated should arrive before long.  

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ offers species accounts and some recordings of songs and calls.  Xeno-Canto has many more recordings from regions around the country.  https://xeno-canto.org/species/Glaucidiu...dium+gnoma  https://xeno-canto.org/species/Aegolius-acadicus 

Another helpful tool is the free phone app, Merlin.  When opened, Merlin can ID birds from a photo or a recording taken with the phone.  Neat stuff.

Pygmy Owls are diurnal whereas Saw-whets are nocturnal, so the time of day they call might help with ID.  But, I have seen and heard Pygmies call at night, and Saw-whets call very briefly in the daytime.  Because of their night/day activity, Saw-whets have adapted to fly silently while Pygmy Owl flight can be readily heard.  I encounter both Pygmy and Saw-Whet Owls nearly every year and am often able to call them in by mimicking their calls.  Pygmy Owl calls tend to be louder and a few times I've brought them in from a half mile away.  To avoid disrupting their mating it's best to limit calling to a few moments.

I hope you have a chance to see the bird.
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Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 12-09-2022, 11:34 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Laurel Wanrow - 12-11-2022, 07:51 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Sal DeVincenzo (Admin) - 12-12-2022, 09:36 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 12-12-2022, 11:22 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 12-15-2022, 07:44 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 12-15-2022, 08:25 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 12-15-2022, 08:48 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 01-15-2023, 09:48 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 01-16-2023, 12:54 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 01-16-2023, 06:30 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 01-16-2023, 09:43 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by jackie Ashley - 01-17-2023, 09:58 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Michelle - 01-18-2023, 06:27 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 01-18-2023, 08:08 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Michelle - 01-18-2023, 10:11 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 03-13-2023, 10:53 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 03-13-2023, 12:49 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Michelle - 03-14-2023, 08:59 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 03-15-2023, 01:11 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by jackie Ashley - 03-16-2023, 09:24 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 03-17-2023, 12:27 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 03-17-2023, 01:59 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 03-18-2023, 09:41 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 03-18-2023, 07:41 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 03-18-2023, 08:52 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 03-19-2023, 11:36 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 03-19-2023, 12:58 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by RandyO - 03-19-2023, 04:37 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 03-19-2023, 05:29 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 03-20-2023, 10:17 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 04-13-2023, 08:39 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 04-13-2023, 04:47 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Sal DeVincenzo - 04-14-2023, 07:01 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by BrookeC - 04-15-2023, 09:29 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by burtonwc1 - 04-16-2023, 09:56 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by burtonwc1 - 04-16-2023, 02:10 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Michelle - 04-16-2023, 05:44 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 04-17-2023, 09:01 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 04-24-2023, 07:37 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 05-01-2023, 10:54 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 05-13-2023, 01:40 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 05-19-2023, 10:06 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 05-20-2023, 01:44 PM
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RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 06-01-2023, 04:05 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 06-01-2023, 06:36 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 07-20-2023, 05:17 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Jim town Junkfood - 07-21-2023, 07:16 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by burtonwc1 - 07-26-2023, 08:25 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by burtonwc1 - 07-28-2023, 07:42 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by suewills - 07-29-2023, 12:28 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 01-05-2024, 01:10 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 01-19-2024, 01:49 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Laurel Wanrow - 03-26-2024, 10:36 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 03-27-2024, 12:47 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 04-04-2024, 09:39 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 04-22-2024, 03:19 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 04-22-2024, 04:17 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 04-22-2024, 07:23 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 04-23-2024, 09:25 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Cal - 04-23-2024, 06:49 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 05-02-2024, 07:02 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 05-02-2024, 10:12 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Rose H-H - 05-13-2024, 02:21 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 07-02-2024, 03:50 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by donkol - 07-03-2024, 07:25 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by burtonwc1 - 07-12-2024, 04:38 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 07-12-2024, 10:10 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 07-13-2024, 09:11 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by burtonwc1 - 07-13-2024, 11:23 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 07-13-2024, 11:37 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by tulkula - 07-13-2024, 01:55 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by John Hardman - 07-13-2024, 02:25 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by MichalJD - 07-15-2024, 07:26 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 07-15-2024, 09:19 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Laurel Wanrow - 07-20-2024, 10:19 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by burtonwc1 - 07-23-2024, 07:16 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by burtonwc1 - 07-24-2024, 07:22 AM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 08-01-2024, 04:33 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Linda B - 08-04-2024, 02:45 PM
RE: Interesting Birds - by Steven B in PV - 10-11-2024, 11:56 AM
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