For now, this will be the last report on our little Western Screech Owl family for 2010. We've seen no owls for the past week. I've done an owl check at least twice a day for the past 7 days and have seen none. Yes, my heart was broken the first time I didn't see them, but Ivan and I both have confidence that they'll be back.
I think the olive sticks we had in the owl box had been brought in there by a squirrel, but those sticks are now gone and the interior is newly redecorated with - NOTHING! I'm keeping a sharp eye on the box to be sure that no squirrels of any sort move in. I'm also going to pretend I'm 8 years old and am going to climb trees #2, #4 and #5 to see if I can figure out which tree was the nest tree. I'll post what I find - if anything.
