Was driving to work this morning (before dawn) and passed a ‘tyto’ owl on a roadside guide-post, hurriedly turned around and got a brief look at the bird before it flew off. It seemed rather-large for a Barn Owl, the upperparts seemed rather dark in the headlights and I’m sure that the underparts were not white but a light-brownish. I also noted that it’s legs seemed stout and not ‘splindly’ as a Barn Owl which are fairly common in the area. Grass Owls can also be seen reasonably close to this site but I feel fairly confident that it wasn’t this species. The question I would like to ask is, has anyone ever seen a ‘definite’ Masked Owl perched on a roadside guide-post or are they a strictly woodland bird in SE Australia? Any info appreciated, Tom — ******************************** Tom Tarrant Kobble Creek, Qld http://www.aviceda.org ******************************** _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Yes I’ve seen Masked Owls on post on a couple of occasions. —– Original Message —– Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:04 AM _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Stephen Debus’ comments: I’ve certainly seen Masked Owls along roadsides but can’t specifically recall whether on posts; I don’t see why not, if the post is sufficiently large or thick. Some road kills have come from fairly open country near forest or woodland. Cheers, Steve _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
I’ve seen and photographed a Masked Owl sitting on a fence post in farmland at Salisbury, 1hr north of Maitland NSW. Grant Brosie Sent from my HTC —– Reply message —– Was driving to work this morning (before dawn) and passed a ‘tyto’ owl on a roadside guide-post, hurriedly turned around and got a brief look at the bird before it flew off. It seemed rather-large for a Barn Owl, the upperparts seemed rather dark in the headlights and I’m sure that the underparts were not white but a light-brownish. I also noted that it’s legs seemed stout and not ‘splindly’ as a Barn Owl which are fairly common in the area. Grass Owls can also be seen reasonably close to this site but I feel fairly confident that it wasn’t this species. The question I would like to ask is, has anyone ever seen a ‘definite’ Masked Owl perched on a roadside guide-post or are they a strictly woodland bird in SE Australia? Any info appreciated, Tom — ******************************** Tom Tarrant Kobble Creek, Qld http://www.aviceda.org ******************************** _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org