[obol] 6 Owl Day!

[Julie Van Moorhem]

Hi Folks,
Marilyn Christian and I attended the OFO annual meeting in Bend this  
weekend and had a wonderful time!  Today while birding at Glaze  
Meadow we were astounded to see 5 baby Northern Pygmy Owls!!!  It was  
absolutely incredible.  Then Marilyn and I stopped at the Little  
Deschutes River/Hwy 58 crossing on the way home and saw another  
Northern Pygmy Owl--an adult!  We scanned all the trees looking for  
babies but couldn't find any.   Other than the owl the area was not  
very birdy--lots of nighthawks, a Red-breasted Sapsucker and audibles  
(I could see that spectrogram in my head!) on Song Sparrow and Yellow  
Warbler.

Many thanks to all the folks who made the OFO weekend a success and  
for making two "newbies" feel welcome.  The speakers were really  
interesting--with tons of practice at deciphering them, I may yet  
understand a spectrogram!  We met lots of nice folks, and I got to  
put faces with names on OBOL posts.  Special thanks to Judy, Diane,  
Cynthia, Tom, Howard and Peter--the field trips were the best.   
Marilyn got several lifers, and I got some state birds and a bunch of  
county birds.  I look forward to the next annual meeting.

Thanks everyone,
Julie Van Moorhem
Klamath Falls