Masked Owls in SEQ - 3rd time lucky!

["russ lamb" <>]

Rob,
      I suspect you've seen the same owls which we  regularly hear and see 
in the same area .They first appeared in July last year and made frequent 
appearances in a small copse .Visiting friends managed photos of one we 
named Martha.
        On some occasions two would be close by each other, though more 
usually the other would respond from a distance.I'm pretty sure they breed 
last year as I heard three calling for a period of time. I am currently 
hearing one  call on dusk (earlier than 7pm) (saw it couple of nights ago) 
and sometimes just before dawn.
        Boobooks are heard here almost every night, Tawny's less 
frequently. The same area had Sooty Owl calling between Feb and April from 
2003 to 2006, though not this year.
Russ Lamb, Maleny,SEQ