Date: 10/9/25 7:57 pm From: John Harshman via groups.io <john.harshman...> Subject: [southbaybirds] Long-eared owl at Sierra Vista
This afternoon we went to Sierra Vista OSP. Rock wren in the parking lot, female harrier literally everywhere we went. But the number one surprise was a *long-eared owl* that flew past us, largely below us, on the Aquila Loop Trail, just past the bench at the lowest point on the trail. I suspect it had been perching in an oak just above the trail and flew down to a tree below the trail. Sadly, no photos.
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