[CT Birds] Owl Reports

[Roy Harvey]

Since it is nesting season or soon will be for our resident owls I
think I need to remind everyone of one of the few rules of CTBirds.

"Some birds should not be posted for the good of the bird. This
includes day-roosting owls - Eastern Screech, Great Horned, Barred,
Long-eared and Northern Saw-whet. It also includes nesting birds,
particularly directions to nests."

When we were only getting posts of owls calling it didn't seem like a
big deal.  Now that reports are mentioning day roosting owls, and
even sometimes giving some information on their location, that is not
acceptable.  Please refrain from all posts about owl sightings until
fall, after which we can allow reports of calling owls again for a
few months.

Note that Snowy Owls and Short-eared Owls, being open country birds
that are often active during the day and can generally be observed
from a distance, are exempt from this rule.

Thanks!

Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT