This post is part of a continuing series of posts about Eastern Screech Owls -- and attracting one to your back yard. 

   Other owlers may suggest different advice. Theirs may be just as useful. One thing I have learned: No two screech owls are alike.   

   Here are Rules 9 and 10 of my Top 10 Rules for  attracting Screech Owls -- with big-time advice from David Johnson of the Global Owl Project. (Thanks, David!)   

    More info follows.

    This post is part of a continuing series of posts about Eastern Screech Owls -- and attracting one to live in your back yard. 

   Other owlers may suggest different advice. Theirs may be just as useful. One thing I have learned: No two screech owls are alike.   

   Here are Rules 5, 6, 7 and 8  of my Top 10 Rules forattracting Screech Owls -- with big-time advice from David Johnson of the Global Owl Project. (Thanks, David!)   

        More info follows.

    This post is part of a continuing series of posts about Eastern Screech Owls -- and attracting one to your back yard. 

   Other owlers may suggest different advice. Theirs may be just as useful. One thing I have learned: No two screech owls are alike.   

   Here are Rules 2, 3 and 4 of my Top 10 Rules for attracting Screech Owls -- with big-time advice from David Johnson of the Global Owl Project. (Thanks, David!)   

More info follows.

   Saw this on a walk in a natural area in Ramsey. What is it?
   More Monday Morning Mysteries are here.

    
    A little-known fact about Fred Weber's record-setting Celery Farm Big Year in 2008 is that it also contained a record-setting Big Day.  I'll let Fred explain...

    Since I was spending every day at the Celery Farm from mid April through May as part of my Big Year in 2008, I decided to do a Big Day as well.  Rather than pick a particular date, I waited for a fall out to occur.
   On May 2 by 7:30 AM I had 13 species of warblers, 3 species of Vireos, a few other neo-tropical migrants, American Bittern, and 6 species of waterfowl, so that seemed like a good start for a Big Day...