Hi List, I hope this isn’t too trivial a question, but I am hoping that there is considerable experience of owl finding on this list! We would very much like to see a Sooty Owl [not to mention a Masked & Grass Owl but they will be other expeditions!] and I know they are sometimes seen in the Royal National Park. On Thursday we will be returning nephews to Wollongong from Sydney, so we will have the opportunity of doing some spotlighting on the way back to Sydney. Is right on dusk the best time to hear them calling? How often do they call…if we stopped to listen in an area, how long should we wait before assuming we are not in the right place? I have heard Lady Carrington Drive is a good spot, any other suggestions in that area? I know looking for owls is a fluky business so we will be looking for geckos & mammals too. Thank you, Jenny Stiles
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Hi Jenny, I have seen Sooty Owl in recent years at Macquarie Pass National Park, just south of Wollongong. One option would be to return to Sydney from Wollongong via Macquarie Pass and then on to the Hume Highway at Mittagong. Sooty Owl was found by parking at the start of Clover Hill Road, then walking along Clover Hill Road, checking any suitable habitat. I have also seen (but not heard) Sooty Owl at the start of Lady Carrington Drive, so this would be another option. Cheers, and good luck! Carl Corden ===============================
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