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--_5e32858e-6c9a-4464-b686-cacb66267fb1_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am forwarding a response from Bev Wigney (below) to my inquiry about what= bird of prey might have killed a crow on the garage roof recently. She=2C= like others=2C has had trouble getting posts to go through successfully to= NatureNS. Thank you to all who responded! Rosemary Gallinger From: bkwigney@gmail.com Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Murder Mystery on the Roof - Great Horned Owl? Date: Sun=2C 13 Feb 2011 19:30:30 -0700 To: mountainchickadee@hotmail.com Hi Rosemary=2C For some reason=2C my posts to NatureNS never work anymore or I would just = reply to you there. Here's an answer to your "owls and crows" question. P= lease feel free to post this to the naturelist if you wish: According to this page from the birds.cornell.edu "Crow FAQ"- one reason th= at crows roost in urban areas: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.h= tm b) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) populations should be lower in urban= areas. Next to people with guns=2C Great Horned Owls pose the largest dang= er to an adult crow. Great Horned Owls take adults as well as nestling crow= s with great regularity. (That is why crows hate them so much!) Owls probab= ly are regular attendants at crow roosts=2C as owls wake up as the crows ar= e heading into the roosts=2C and sleeping crows should be pretty easy picki= ng. regards=2Cbev wigney On 2011-02-13=2C at 7:09 PM=2C Rosemary G wrote:With regard to my question = of what bird of prey might have killed a crow on the garage roof this morni= ng...the answer Great Horned Owl...fascinated me. I had not thought of tha= t possibility. This yard is certainly perfect for owls....lots of large pi= ne trees. Has anyone on NatureNS witnessed Great Horned Owls taking crows?= Are there hawks here that will also capture and eat crows? Rosemary Gallinger = --_5e32858e-6c9a-4464-b686-cacb66267fb1_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Tahoma } --></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> I am forwarding a response from Bev Wigney (below) to my inquiry about what= bird of prey might have killed a crow on the garage roof recently. =3B= She=2C like others=2C has had trouble getting posts to go through successf= ully to NatureNS. =3B Thank you to all who responded!<br><br>Rosemary G= allinger<br><br><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">From: bkwigney@gmail.com<br>Subject= : Re: [NatureNS] Murder Mystery on the Roof - Great Horned Owl?<br>Date: Su= n=2C 13 Feb 2011 19:30:30 -0700<br>To: mountainchickadee@hotmail.com<br><br= > <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html=3B charset=3Dunicode= "> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft SafeHTML"><base>Hi Rosemary= =2C<div><br></div><div>For some reason=2C my posts to NatureNS never work a= nymore or I would just reply to you there.  =3BHere's an answer to your= "owls and crows" question.  =3BPlease feel free to post this to the na= turelist if you wish:</div><div><br></div><div>According to this page from = the <a href=3D"http://birds.cornell.edu" target=3D"_blank">birds.cornell.ed= u</a> "Crow FAQ"- one reason that crows roost in urban areas: =3B<div><= a href=3D"http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.htm" target=3D"_blank"= >http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.htm</a></div><div><br></div><di= v><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial">b) Great Horned Owl (<em>Bubo v= irginianus</em>) populations should be lower in urban areas. Next to people= with guns=2C Great Horned Owls pose the largest danger to an adult crow. G= reat Horned Owls take adults as well as nestling crows with great regularit= y. (That is why crows hate them so much!) Owls probably are regular attenda= nts at crow roosts=2C as owls wake up as the crows are heading into the roo= sts=2C and sleeping crows should be pretty easy picking.</font></font></div= ><div><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><di= v><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><f= ont face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial">regards=2C</font></font></div><div>= <font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial">bev wigney</font></font></div><di= v><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><f= ont face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><div>On 20= 11-02-13=2C at 7:09 PM=2C Rosemary G wrote:</div><br class=3D"ecxApple-inte= rchange-newline"><blockquote><span class=3D"ecxApple-style-span" style=3D"b= order-collapse: separate=3B font-family: Helvetica=3B font-style: normal=3B= font-variant: normal=3B font-weight: normal=3B letter-spacing: normal=3B l= ine-height: normal=3B text-indent: 0px=3B text-transform: none=3B white-spa= ce: normal=3B word-spacing: 0px=3B font-size: medium=3B"><div class=3D"ecxh= mmessage" style=3D"font-size: 10pt=3B font-family: Tahoma=3B">With regard t= o my question of what bird of prey might have killed a crow on the garage r= oof this morning...the answer Great Horned Owl...fascinated me. =3B I h= ad not thought of that possibility. =3B This yard is certainly perfect = for owls....lots of large pine trees. =3B Has anyone on NatureNS witnes= sed Great Horned Owls taking crows? =3B Are there hawks here that will = also capture and eat crows?<br><br>Rosemary Gallinger<br><br><hr id=3D"ecxs= topSpelling"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt=3B font-family: Calibri=2Csans-= serif=3B color: rgb(31=2C 73=2C 125)=3B"></span><span style=3D"font-size: 1= 1pt=3B font-family: Calibri=2Csans-serif=3B color: rgb(31=2C 73=2C 125)=3B"= ></span><b><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt=3B font-family: Tahoma=2Csans-ser= if=3B" lang=3D"EN-US"></span></b><div class=3D"ecxWordSection1"><div style= =3D"margin-right: 0px=3B margin-bottom: 0px=3B margin-left: 0px=3B padding:= 0px=3B"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt=3B font-family: Tahoma=2Csans-serif= =3B"><br></span></div></div></div></span><br class=3D"ecxApple-interchange-= newline"></blockquote></div><br></div> </body> </html>= --_5e32858e-6c9a-4464-b686-cacb66267fb1_--
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