ML616948751

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Heard only. Extremely loud and harsh screech heard twice, first in the distance from a wet gully and then 2 minutes later from tall eucalypts bordering Bungonia Creek. Identified as masked owl based on the harshness of the screeches, habitat of tall eucaluptus forest bordering a waterway and several previous records from the area. Unfortunately because of the nature of the situation (during a school camp) I was unable to go off in search of the bird. Potential confusion species were eliminated as follows: Barn owl: habitat of old-growth wet forest wrong for this species Red fox: screech much harsher and with less intonation than the scream of a fox Brushtail possum: screech harsher, lower and with less intonation than possum growls and squeals Sooty owl: screech call very rare for this species, and less harsh See habitat photo of the trees that the owl was calling from.

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

Lens

3.8-247mm

ISO

100

Focal length

3.8 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/4.0

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

5184 pixels x 2736 pixels

Original file size

8.92 MB