The Long-eared Owls often would fly from their roost tree to a thicket of saplings between the nursery and the compost heap. They would then fly to the ground on a hill on the east side of the compost area and back into the saplings on the east and south sides of the area.

This was the first time I’d seen Long-eared Owls on the ground and it was a thrill to see the behavior.