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--Boundary_(ID_Ux41D42LdF2jshpFMUw3nQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thanks for sending this, Pat and Barb. You may know that Mark Elderkin (now of N.S. Dept. of Nat. Resources in Kentville Wildlife Division), in collaboration with Bernard Forsythe and his nest-boxes, studied barred owls and their reproduction and diet back in the 1980s or early 1990s? for a Master's degree in Biology at Acadia Univ. His thesis can be viewed in the Acadia Biology Dept. The diet was shown to be extremely varied and opportunistic, and their foods varied from small mammals through many species of small to medium-sized birds to snakes to frogs and salamanders to fishes (including tagged salmon smolts) to insects like ground beetles and to invertebrates like earthworms. I may have left something out here, and perhaps Mark can correct or add to my list. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Patrick Giffin <p_giffin@hotmail.com> > Date: June 17, 2010 8:10:35 AM ADT > To: NATURENS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Barred Owl Invertebrate Diet > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi: > The Adult Barred Owls on our property are observed, one at a time, > early morning, 0500-0700, perched then descending to the lawn to > capture earthworms. They return to perch in lower tree limbs, then > appear to swallow the worms. We cannot see their bill move so > presume the worms are swallowed whole or just stored in their > mouths for transport to feed offspring. We have not seen a > fledgling for about a week so expect they have walked/climbed > beyond the area in proximity to the nest. > Barbara and Pat > > > Your Photo on Bing.ca: You Could WIN on Canada Day! Submit a Photo > Now! --Boundary_(ID_Ux41D42LdF2jshpFMUw3nQ) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Thanks for sending this, Pat and Barb. You may know that Mark = Elderkin (now of N.S. Dept. of Nat. Resources in Kentville Wildlife = Division), in collaboration with Bernard Forsythe and his nest-boxes, = studied barred owls and their reproduction and diet back in the 1980s or = early 1990s? for a Master's degree in Biology at Acadia Univ. His = thesis can be viewed in the Acadia Biology Dept. The diet was = shown to be extremely varied and opportunistic, and their foods varied = from small mammals through many species of small to medium-sized birds = to snakes to frogs and salamanders to fishes (including tagged salmon = smolts) to insects like ground beetles and to invertebrates like = earthworms. I may have left something out here, and perhaps Mark can = correct or add to my list.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Patrick Giffin <<a = href=3D"mailto:p_giffin@hotmail.com">p_giffin@hotmail.com</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 17, 2010 8:10:35 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NATURENS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Barred Owl Invertebrate = Diet</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: = 13px; ">Hi:<br>The Adult Barred Owls on our property are observed, = one at a time, early morning, 0500-0700, perched then descending to = the lawn to capture earthworms. They return to perch in lower tree = limbs, then appear to swallow the worms. We cannot see their bill move = so presume the worms are swallowed whole or just stored in their mouths = for transport to feed offspring. We have not seen a fledgling = for about a week so expect they have walked/climbed beyond the = area in proximity to the nest.<br>Barbara and Pat<br><br><br><hr>Your = Photo on Bing.ca: You Could WIN on Canada Day!<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9734380" target=3D"_new">Submit = a Photo = Now!</a></span></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></ht