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Hi, Ken.
I've had a fair bit of experience with Long-eared Owls calling. This is =
a good time of year to hear them in southeast Cape Breton - the males of =
breeding pairs are newly returned to their breeding territories and are =
busy advertising the selected nest location (often an abandoned crow's =
nest) to the females, which return a few days later. I've found that =
they are oblivious to nearby larger owls - so everything you describe is =
feasible.
I've seen the male LEOW call described as hollow-sounding, as if someone =
were blowing over the neck of a bottle, and that is quite accurate. It =
also has a somewhat goose-like quality. I've found the single OOOOs to =
be repeated at about 15-second intervals, and they carry very well.
I have some good taped calls and am on my way down to Cape Breton =
tomorrow, returning Sat. or Sunday. Will try to drop by.
Cheers,
Susann
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From: Ken McKenna=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 11:46 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Lorne Owl route
Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
kenmcken@pchg.net
Hi all
Last night ( April15) was a perfect night for doing an owl survey -in =
Pictou Co. anyway. Rick Ferguson and Charlie Kendell joined me do the =
Lorne survey with a star-lit sky and no wind. You could hear the wings =
of the owls clip the branches of trees as they flew in. Our first bird =
was a Canada Goose that seems to fly into the nearby mill dam every year =
at dusk. Rick flushed a Woodcock from a ditch, but otherwise we had no =
Woodcock, Snipe or frogs of any sort on the route. We heard coyotes at 3 =
stops.=20
For owls, at stop 2 an unidentified bird flew into a roadside tree =
after the second Barred Owl (BARR) call.It made no sound other than =
clipping the branch as it landed. We were not able to get a light on it. =
I am not sure if this is countable as an unid'd owl. I think I will just =
report it in the comments column.=20
Stop 3 was a thriller. As well pulled up to stop there was a sound =
like a little dog giving 4 yaps. We thought this weird as were not close =
to a house. As we played the survey tape, 2 BARRs called in the silent 2 =
minutes and continued for the rest of the stop. The "yapp" sound was =
repeated sounding a little duck-like more of a "quack" sound. I then =
suspected this was neither duck or dog but quite possibly a Long-eared =
Owl (LEOW). I have heard LEOW only a couple of times before - one was =
the single hoot call from Brier I. and the other was a youngster in a =
neighbouring county. I had not had a LEOW from Pictou Co. A third BARR =
started to call after the 1st BARR call on the tape. After the stop was =
over we tried the training tape to see if the "yap- quack" belonged to a =
LEOW. Although there was no movement from the area where the sound was =
coming from , I feel this was indeed a Long-eared- the first I have had =
since I started the surveys. While making notes at that stop a Saw-whet =
started to call and a Great-horned called not far from the LEOW sound. =
WOW! 4 species of owl at one stop although only 2 were in the count =
protocol period.=20
At stop 5 a Saw-whet started to call after the first BARR call on =
tape. Stop 6 brought 2 BARR to the roadside one of which Rick was able =
to find in a dense conifer with a flashlight. At stop 10 a Great Horned =
Owl called a couple of times started in the second silent minute.=20
It was a special night with 5 Barred Owls, 1 Saw-whet, 1 Great Horned =
Owl and 1 Long-eared Owl in the count as well as 1 each of Saw-whet and =
Great Horned Owl outside the count time. Arriving back home at midnight =
we all had big smiles after hearing the variety of owls that evening.
I compared noted with Steve Vines who had a similar sounding LEOW last =
year in the Eden L. area. His bird produced a similar sound -4 yaps =
sounding very dog-like repeated at regular intervals. Anyone else have =
experience with the sound of LEOWs?=20
cheers
Ken
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Ken.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've had a fair bit of experience with Long-eared
Owls calling. This is a good time of year to hear them in southeast Cape
Breton - the males of breeding pairs are newly returned to their breeding
territories and are busy advertising the selected nest location (often an
abandoned crow's nest) to the females, which return a few days later. I've
found that they are oblivious to nearby larger owls - so everything you describe
is feasible.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've seen the male LEOW call described as
hollow-sounding, as if someone were blowing over the neck of a bottle, and that
is quite accurate. It also has a somewhat goose-like quality. I've
found the single OOOOs to be repeated at about 15-second intervals, and they
carry very well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have some good taped calls and am on my way down
to Cape Breton tomorrow, returning Sat. or Sunday. Will try to drop
by.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susann</FONT></DIV>
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Ken McKenna
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 16, 2007 11:46
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Lorne Owl route</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR><A
href="mailto:kenmcken@pchg.net">kenmcken@pchg.net</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Last night ( April15) was a perfect night for
doing an owl survey -in Pictou Co. anyway. Rick Ferguson and Charlie
Kendell joined me do the Lorne survey with a star-lit sky and no wind. You
could hear the wings of the owls clip the branches of trees as they flew in.
Our first bird was a Canada Goose that seems to fly into the nearby mill dam
every year at dusk. Rick flushed a Woodcock from a ditch, but otherwise we had
no Woodcock, Snipe or frogs of any sort on the route. We heard coyotes at 3
stops. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> For owls, at stop 2 an
unidentified bird flew into a roadside tree after the second Barred
Owl (BARR) call.It made no sound other than clipping the branch as it
landed. We were not able to get a light on it. I am not sure if this is
countable as an unid'd owl. I think I will just report it in the comments
column. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stop 3 was a thriller. As well pulled up to stop
there was a sound like a little dog giving 4 yaps. We thought this weird as
were not close to a house. As we played the survey tape, 2 BARRs called in the
silent 2 minutes and continued for the rest of the stop. The "yapp" sound was
repeated sounding a little duck-like more of a "quack" sound. I then
suspected this was neither duck or dog but quite possibly a Long-eared Owl
(LEOW). I have heard LEOW only a couple of times before - one was
the single hoot call from Brier I. and the other was a youngster in
a neighbouring county. I had not had a LEOW from Pictou Co. A third BARR
started to call after the 1st BARR call on the tape. After the stop was
over we tried the training tape to see if the "yap- quack" belonged to a LEOW.
Although there was no movement from the area where the sound was coming from ,
I feel this was indeed a Long-eared- the first I have had since I started the
surveys. While making notes at that stop a Saw-whet started to call and a
Great-horned called not far from the LEOW sound. WOW! 4 species of
owl at one stop although only 2 were in the count protocol period.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At stop 5 a Saw-whet started to call after the
first BARR call on tape. Stop 6 brought 2 BARR to the roadside one of which
Rick was able to find in a dense conifer with a flashlight. At stop 10 a Great
Horned Owl called a couple of times started in the second silent minute.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was a special night with 5 Barred Owls, 1
Saw-whet, 1 Great Horned Owl and 1 Long-eared Owl in the count as well as 1
each of Saw-whet and Great Horned Owl outside the count time. Arriving
back home at midnight we all had big smiles after hearing the variety of owls
that evening.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I compared noted with Steve Vines who had a
similar sounding LEOW last year in the Eden L. area. His bird produced a
similar sound -4 yaps sounding very dog-like repeated at regular intervals.
Anyone else have experience with the sound of LEOWs? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken</FONT></DIV>
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