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amaz --0016e6d7842180c2d004837d5f1f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On 4 April 2010 23:45, P.L. Chalmers <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > I am wondering if all those calling Saw-whets were actually "on > territory" (the habitat is certainly suitable) or if they were still in > migration. Would they be calling if they had not yet established > territories? We usually have a few on this route, but never before so many > or so evenly distributed. > Patricia and all, Typically, the courtship call of a 'swet is done at, or near to its intended nest site; the male is trying to show off the cool digs to any female who is willing to listen. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that adult males do not migrate. I don't think we know yet if returning one-year olds breed, or if they do not, do they advertise (call) anyway? The north-bound migration of 'swets is still on-going. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0016e6d7842180c2d004837d5f1f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4 April 2010 23:45, P.L. Chalmers <sp= an dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers= @ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div>=A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<br><br> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0I am wondering if all those calling Saw-whets were actually "on territory" (the habitat is certainly suitable) or if they were still in migration.=A0 Would they be calling if they had not yet established territories?=A0 We usually have a few on this route, but never before so many or so evenly distributed.</div> </blockquote></div><br>Patricia and all,<div><br></div><div>Typically, the = courtship call of a 'swet is done at, or near to its intended nest site= ; the male is trying to show off the cool digs to any female who is willing= to listen.</div> <div><br></div><div>There is a lot of evidence to suggest that adult males = do not migrate. I don't think we know yet if returning one-year olds br= eed, or if they do not, do they advertise (call) anyway?</div><div><br> </div><div>The north-bound migration of 'swets is still on-going.</div>= <div><br></div><div>Randy<br>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<= br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> </div> --0016e6d7842180c2d004837d5f1f--
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