I woke up around 2:30 this morning and heard the most remarkable series of sounds, a pattern of seven or eight calls, each with the same rhythm, over and over, with a lengthy pause between each repetition.
It was almost certainly a Great Horned Owl or a Barred Owl. Broad Ripple is home to many raptors, including a large family of (most likely) hawks around the intersection of College and Kessler Avenues, who can often be seen spiraling around in afternoons and evenings. We've got owls nearby; the warbles and vocalizations of little screech owls occasionally adorn evenings. especially from Spring through Fall, and I've seen larger owls in the evening, including a family grouping that appeared to be using our alley to flight-train a youngster. But I don't recall ever waking up to those owl calls before last night.
The sound was remarkable, a harbinger of the changing season, slightly alarming at first, a lovely addition to the tapestry of the night.
Kessler Avenue or Kestrel Avenue?
ReplyDeleteJeffrey Smith
Owls are awesome to listen to except when they are killing a rabbit late at night. Sounds like a young lady being murdered!
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