Comments on: The archives are a real hoot! http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085 Treasures within the Academy Library Sat, 11 May 2013 15:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dom http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085&cpage=1#comment-5912 Dom Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:09:51 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085#comment-5912 NOPE, I’m wrong. Good call Logan!

]]> By: Dom http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085&cpage=1#comment-5911 Dom Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085#comment-5911 The barring on the underparts looks good for a Great Horned. It hasn’t molted the adult head feathers yeat.

]]> By: Archives & Special Collections http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085&cpage=1#comment-5907 Archives & Special Collections Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:37:48 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085#comment-5907 It looks like we have received identification from Academy fellow and enthusiastic birder, Logan Kahle! He wrote, “To me, the owl looks like a young Western Screech-Owl. If only they were still around in the city….”

Thanks Logan!

You can also confirm with your own eyes by comparing to this image of a Western Screech Owl on the CalPhotos page.

Happy birding!

]]> By: Heather Yager http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085&cpage=1#comment-5827 Heather Yager Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:10:04 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085#comment-5827 Daniel – the accompanying letter by Ms. Mott says “Enclosed are two unusual photos of a baby owl which I managed to photo. I don’t know the species…” We’re thinking of submitting the photos to our Ornithology researchers for an identification!

]]> By: Daniel Ransom http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085&cpage=1#comment-5826 Daniel Ransom Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:17:54 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/library/?p=2085#comment-5826 That is a rather insane looking owl. Have you been able to figure out what species it is?

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