The owl is situated in a suburban area with many houses with small patches of woods separating the houses. We were waiting on Darcy Road and, not surprisingly, folks in the house where the owl has been heard came out to ask what we we doing. When told that we hoped to hear an unusual owl, they became very interested and stayed long enough to clearly hear it trilling. Other neighbors taking their evening constitutionals also stopped by to listen to the owl. So the local landowners are interested and are happy to have birders stop by to listen.
I'm providing clear directions because I think it's unfair for the locality to be known to only a few inner-circle birders and not the broader birding community (there are no eBird reports since March but the owl has clearly been on territory for 1+ months, probably longer). I'm also confident that birders will be very respectful of the owl and landowners. We did not use any playback nor any flashlights. Both are inappropriate for the owl or the landowners. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear an unusual and very cool owl in Maine and it's also an opportunity for birders to show respect and restraint. As I said earlier, I'm confident this will be the case and I really hope and expect that my confidence will be substantiated by birder behavior.
To get to the locality, take 1A from York Village east past the York Harbor Inn. In a mile or so, turn left on Woodbridge Road, then right on Darcy Road (4th or 5th road on R), and stop when Darcy intersects with Boban St. (we parked on Boban). The owl has been heard about 150 feet on Darcy prior to reaching Boban. As it moved about, we also heard it calling from Boban.
Three Big Brown Bats were a pleasant surprise.
Best,
Peter
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