tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11361125.post6664656471996561604..comments2009-11-06T14:11:02.561-05:00John Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11844483212763666949jnwarrenjr@gmail.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11361125.post-26164456164477378522009-11-06T14:11:02.797-05:002009-11-06T14:11:02.797-05:00

I would like to know who it was that said that the repetitive toots made by saw-whet owls sound like the sharpening of a knife blade. Did this person ever actually use a whetstone to sharpen a knife? I find this hard to believe...and it seems to be a perfect example of misinformation that is passed on for decades, if not centuries, simply because no one questions it.<br /><br />Only once have

Ellen Rathbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11361125.post-40109689313662711452009-11-06T08:47:15.712-05:002009-11-06T08:47:15.712-05:00

It&#39;s always nice to have a little more insight on owls and their behavior. I&#39;ve several barred that spend many winter nights in our front yard hunting. They&#39;ve come to know us and, we them by their barring, size and sometimes intensity of their eyes.

Kevin B. MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757651488566994297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11361125.post-8032412562810407812009-11-05T12:16:50.930-05:002009-11-05T12:16:50.930-05:00

Great story, Brian. I found a boreal owl dead on Route 3 near Childwold once. It&#39;s in the Buffalo Museum of Science now. I hope to see a live one someday but I&#39;m such a lazy birder. Stopping to look at roadkill has yielded some interesting &quot;sightings,&quot; and dead birds are easier to look up.

Mary Thillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08403863160209992327noreply@blogger.com