[obol] Barred Owl family group right along Hwy 36 in Lane Co.

[David Irons]

On my way back through the Coast Range after scouting a new Breeding Bird Survey route I just picked up, I saw an adult Barred Owl sitting on a telephone wire right along Hwy 36 about 0.4 mile west of the hamlet of Low Pass.  I made quick U-turn and snapped off a couple quick pictures before the bird was flushed by another passing vehicle.  I parked at the pullout to the refuse transfer site about 100 yards west of where the bird was on the wire and after getting out of the car I heard at least two begging owlets in the trees on the south side of the road opposite the entrance the transfer site.  I also heard a couple Common Nighthawks at this site. 

 
The community of Low Pass is at about mile post 35 along Hwy 36, which runs from Junction City to Mapleton.  

Dave Irons
Eugene, OR 

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