VICTORIA -- Sightings of the endangered western screech owl could bring about the temporary suspension of logging activities in the Fairy Creek watershed. A retired biologist documented sightings of the owls in the area on six occasions between April 5 and May 21, 2021. The birds were spotted in a number of areas where old-growth activists have been blocking access for forestry company Teal Jones since the summer of 2020. “Its an incredible finding considering it's a threatened species,” said Sierra Club BC coastal projects lead Mark Worthing. “Its just so impressive that people out there are hearing them, recording them and catching glimpses of them from time to time.”