Last night was round two of the owl surveys. On our way to Lake Camp guess what we saw? I will give you a clue. It was tall and lanky and big. You guessed it! It was a moose. It was just running down the road. A very large moose. It ran down the road then cut off into the tundra. It was amazing!!!!! It was so much fun to see. I wish the owl survey would have been as much fun.
We did hear an owl at Lake Camp this time. Which is good. We also heard a lot of noise in the open water of the river. My guess it was river otters that have been spotted there many times. But we could not see them. And yes that part of the river remains open. The next two stops were quiet. No owls.
On stop four the moon rose and it was a beautiful full moon. It came over the horizon large and orange colored. It looked so large that you could almost reach out and touch it. And though watching this gorgeous moon rise was awesome, we did not hear any owls.
The next stop had one owl. Then the fog lowered. The moon disappeared and all was quiet. It was the same for the next stop and the next. At the second to the last stop the fog rose leaving in its wake a changed world. Everything was froze by the fog. It was frosty and gleaming in the lights of my headlamp. It was as if Jack Frost had swooped down and covered everything in diamonds. It was wonderful. The last stop we heard dogs barking but no owl. Though the number of owls was few the night still showed us some of the wonders of winter. We will have to see what happens in two weeks when we do round three.
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