I went looking for Eastern-screech Owls today, but didn’t have any luck finding them.  The familiar cavities and locations from last year, all turned up empty.  A few cavities even had squirrels where owls had been roosting last season.

The day wasn’t a wash out however.  It included an adult Cooper’s Hawk who led me from the Ramble to the Locust Grove. It also included two juvenile Red-tailed Hawks, who seem to get along just fine.  Both had just finished meals, and were in trees no more than 100 yards apart.