Isn’t technology wonderful?! Last year I had to being hiking in the woods by 6:00 am (1 hour 20 minutes prior to sunrise) awaiting the morning “love hoot”. Some mornings my local owls were cooperative while other mornings they remained silent. My goal for being a “crazy man who hikes in the pitch dark forest” was to discover the nesting area. Male Great Horned Owls during the final courting process will perch within 20 yards of their lady love’s nest. Given the hoot I then note the location and revisit during daylight hours and find the owl’s latest home.

As noted, this year I am doing things differently because of BirdNET-Pi (my own post on how to build your own listening device). I also have three other target locations where I will be able to take similar birding actions … two Great Horned Owl territories and one Barred Owl domain. Ain’t technology sweet?! (Owling with Rich … the movie … video link for email subscribers)

The Movie!