Scotia Barrens Owling

My friends and I decided this evening would be good as any to go out and try to call in some owls at Scotia Barrens. We arrived around 9:00pm and made our way down Scotia Rd, stopping every once and a while to call Eastern Screech Owl and Northern Saw-whet Owl tapes. At our third stop, by the Scotia Pond, two Screech Owls responded to our tapes. One flew in and offered great looks and a few photos before flying away. About 2 miles down Scotia Rd we started calling for the larger owls, Barred and Great Horned. It didnt take much effort to get some Great Horned Owls to call back and before long, we had 4 around us. Two smaller Great Horned's flew into a tree together and called at us before flying away. Another lone Great Horned flew into the top of a tree at another stop along the road. This particular bird (pictured below) was massive. We also had one Barred Owl vocalize once. No Nothern Saw-whet Owls responded, but I wasnt too suprised considering the number of other larger owls around and how bright the moon was.

Eastern Screech Owl, gray phase

Another gray phase Eastern Screech Owl, looking to the right before it flew that direction.

Massive Great Horned Owl