I worry about the noise bird watchers make when looking at the Great Horned Owl, but today the major noise was from above in the form of a mob of crows and an airplanes.  At first it was four crows who arrived, landed above the owl and sure got it’s attention. 

After things settled back down again, a slow flying airplane with a banner saying “I Love You Raymond ♥ Nana”, circled the park a few times.  The noisy plane really annoyed the owl.  It’s a really strange way to say you love someone by to hire an advertising plane, on the same weekend the global climate deal was signed.  Let’s hope Nana also bought some carbon offsets to show Raymond her love!

We saw a pellet regurgitated, and it was recovered by a biologist who was watching the owl.  Fly out was early and I was able to follow the owl to five more perches before losing her.