In Early January I got a hot tip from watching the ebird reports of a Saw-Whet Owl near Sacramento. There is a levee road just southwest of Sacramento called Babel Slough Rd. that is apparently a good place to find owls. A Sacramento area birder had been out on this road and had a pretty cool encounter with a Saw-Whet and Jeff and I thought we might give it a try the following night. (Here is the ebird report of that birder's sighting with pictures).
We met up at the Park-n-Ride in Cordellia and made our way to Babel Slough Rd. It was a really cool night out with some cloud and a pretty bright moon and it made for a very pleasant stroll along the road as we listened for the Saw-Whet call. Unfortunately, we listened in vain giving credence to the idea that the bird seen the previous evening was on the move and no longer around. We had plenty of hooting Great Horned Owls and screeching Barn Owls and saw several of both. All in all a great way to usher in the new year.
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