Boreal Owl Detections 

 Boreal owls were located at elevations from 6,400 ft. to 8,080 

 ft. Aspects of owl locations ranged were 3 on south facing slopes, 

 2 on west facing slopes, and one each facing northwest, north and 

 northeast. All were located in response to song playback. All 

 boreal owls located were in lodgepole pine stands except for one in 

 a whitebark pine stand. 



Calling point 7-009, 2/24/91, 8:45 pm, Moose Creek Route. 



This was the first owl we detected. The owl responded to 

 song playback after the second calling sequence and 

 continued to call until we left the area. It was located 

 on Moose Creek near the confluence of Moose Creek and 

 Rocking Chair Creek (T13N,R7E, sect . 24 , SW1/4 ,NEl/4 ) at 

 6700 feet. The owl's location was estimated to be in 

 stand 711-06-85 which is classified as lodgepole, well 

 stocked. 



Calling point 7-026, 2/26/91, 11:00 pm, Moose Mountain Ridge 

 Route. This owl was heard while skiing to the next 

 calling point after completing a calling sequence. The 

 owl was located at approximately 7840 feet 

 (T12N,R7E,Sect.2,NEl/4,NEl/4) , then moved up to the ridge 

 (T13N,R7E,Sect.36,SWl/4,SWl/4) at 8,080 feet and called 

 again. It continued calling until we tried song playback 

 again five minutes later. The owl was initially located 



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