FW: [NatureNS] Murder Mystery on the Roof - Great Horned Owl?

From: Rosemary G <mountainchickadee@hotmail.com>
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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



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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.&nbsp=3B=
 She=2C like others=2C has had trouble getting posts to go through successf=
ully to NatureNS.&nbsp=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=
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nymore or I would just reply to you there. &nbsp=3BHere's an answer to your=
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turelist if you wish:</div><div><br></div><div>According to this page from =
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11-02-13=2C at 7:09 PM=2C Rosemary G wrote:</div><br class=3D"ecxApple-inte=
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mmessage" style=3D"font-size: 10pt=3B font-family: Tahoma=3B">With regard t=
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oof this morning...the answer Great Horned Owl...fascinated me.&nbsp=3B I h=
ad not thought of that possibility.&nbsp=3B This yard is certainly perfect =
for owls....lots of large pine trees.&nbsp=3B Has anyone on NatureNS witnes=
sed Great Horned Owls taking crows?&nbsp=3B Are there hawks here that will =
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