Date: 11/8/24 2:31 pm From: Stacey T via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] SEOW at Discovery Park
Hi Tweets,
On Wednesday I took my usual walk in Discovery Park here in Seattle. Around 10 AM, I was in the South Meadow near the bluffs watching a Cooper’s hawk flying above the trees, and out of the corner of my eye I saw movement in the field just south of me. A medium sized owl took off from the tall grasses and flew in a large, low arc toward the bluffs where I was standing. It passed about 20 feet from me in the air, then continued on to the north and disappeared beyond the trees around Bird Alley. I got a good, long look at the size, shape, and plumage, and it was unmistakably a short-eared owl, possibly a male given the coloration. It was the first one I’ve seen in Discovery, although I know they have been reported here previously.
Yesterday evening I was back in the South Meadow, and although I didn’t see it, I thought I heard a SEOW calling from the edge of the meadow, not far from where I saw the one on the previous day. No way to know if it was the same individual, but it has been the highlight of my week.
