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Hi all:
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I'm currently reading a delightful book entitled A Sound Like Water Drippin=
g - In Search Of the Boreal Owl. The author who discovered the first offic=
ial nest for this species in Ontario said that the male in early March/Apri=
l does not roost in the same tree from one night to the next. In fact from=
one evening to the next the owl could be one night at one end of the terri=
tory and the next night far away at the other end of the territory. I'm cu=
rious to know that in our local studies for this species if this is what wa=
s found. Things are different once a mate is located and enticed to a nest=
hole. This occurs I believe during late April into May. Now my question =
is that I was told that if I discovered a Boreal during the Owl survey that=
others had to come and confirm the owl. Well I had one a number of years =
ago on one route that I ran and there was no doubt in my mind that it was i=
ndeed a boreal owl and it was extremely vocal. Others went the next night =
and did not locate the owl. So if the owl was not migrating and was on ter=
ritory and if what is said is true in the book about the owl one night bein=
g at one part of the territory and the next night possibly far away on the =
other side of its territory=2C and not roosting in the same tree every nigh=
t=2C then the people who went to check on my owl would not have found it as=
was the case. Any comments on this would be appreciated. Randy your insi=
ght into this would also be appreciated as I know you have spent a lot of t=
ime with this species.
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James R. Hirtle
Bayport =
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Hi all:<BR>
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I'm currently reading a delightful book entitled A Sound Like Water Drippin=
g - In Search Of the Boreal Owl. =3B The author who discovered the firs=
t official nest for this species in Ontario said that the male in early Mar=
ch/April does not roost in the same tree from one night to the next. =
=3B In fact from one evening to the next the owl could be one night at one&=
nbsp=3Bend of the territory and the next night far away at the other end of=
the territory. =3B I'm curious to =3Bknow that in our local studie=
s for this species if this is what was found. =3B Things are different =
once a mate is located and enticed to a nest hole. =3B This occurs I be=
lieve during late April into May. =3B Now my question is that I was tol=
d that =3Bif I discovered a Boreal during the Owl survey that others ha=
d to come and confirm the owl. =3B Well I had one a number of years ago=
on one route that I ran and there was no doubt in my mind that it =3Bw=
as indeed a boreal owl and it was extremely vocal. =3B Others went the =
next night and did not locate the owl. =3B So if the owl was not migrat=
ing and was on territory =3Band if what is said is true in the book abo=
ut the owl one night being at one part of the territory and the next night =
possibly far away on the other side of its territory=2C and not roosting in=
the same tree every night=2C then the people who went to check on my owl w=
ould not have found it as was the case. =3B Any comments on this would =
be appreciated. =3B Randy your insight into this would also be apprecia=
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James R. Hirtle<BR>
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