Seward, Alaska
Reports of possible GREAT
GRAY OWLS hooting in Forest Acres for the past few nights finally lured me out
last night to listen. I drove around the quiet neighborhood for about 45
minutes at a suspiciously slow speed with the windows open, the chilly wind
whistling through the car. After a concerned neighbor walked up to my parked
car to ask what I was doing, (Oh, yes. Owling. Ah hmm, very interesting. Hot
spot. Nutcase but harmless) I decided this was not my night.
On my way home, I stopped to
check the north end of the Lagoon for Swan silhouettes in the dark, backlit by
the bright lights of the businesses across the way. To my amazement, I instead
saw a solitary, long-legged, long-necked, long-billed bird standing motionless
in the salmon stream. A GREAT BLUE HERON! It’s always such a surprise to find
one of these elusive, secretive birds. I watched as it almost
imperceptibly shifted into the shadowy blackness and disappeared.
Feeling richly rewarded
despite my failure to hear the Great Grays, I drove home. I’ll try again when
the wind blows itself away.
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report
Reporter
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