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Index of Subjects --0016363b903ee897b8049d697e0e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The birds can handle harsh, but the access to food is critical. Unlike weasels, which seem abundant this year, owls can't hunt under the snow (not deep snow). The Great Grey is a specialist at deep snow plunging, but most owls can't go that deep, and we don't have that nice soft snow out here anyway. The current state of knowledge on over-wintering Saw-whets is that it's only the adult males which do so. Migration is dominated by hatch year birds and there is a paucity of adult males caught at migration stations. I'd like to see all winter-killed birds, if logistically possible. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 1 March 2011 00:14, Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote: > Sad Ken, tis the season unfortunately. I think this winter will be hard on > hatch year birds. We see a lot of birds of prey and it always seems like the > numbers are higher in winters when the climate is harsh. Haven't had a pile > of Saw Whets this year but had had quite a few Barreds. > > ... > > Helene > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote: > >> >> Ken McKenna >> Box 218 Stellarton NS >> B0K 1S0 >> 902 752-7644 >> >> Hi all >> I had an email from an acquantince containing photos of a Saw-whet Owl >> found alive on the road near Isaac's Harbour ( Guys) on Sat. Feb. 26. >> Unfortunately, it >> died shortly after. >> ... >> >> cheers >> Ken >> > > --0016363b903ee897b8049d697e0e Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The birds can handle harsh, but the access to food is critical. Unlike weas= els, which seem abundant this year, owls can't hunt under the snow (not= deep snow). The Great Grey is a specialist at deep snow plunging, but most= owls can't go that deep, and we don't have that nice soft snow out= here anyway.<div> <br></div><div>The current state of knowledge on over-wintering Saw-whets i= s that it's only the adult males which do so. Migration is dominated by= hatch year birds and there is a paucity of adult males caught at migration= stations.</div> <div><br></div><div>I'd like to see all winter-killed birds, if logisti= cally possible.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">___________= ______________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish C= ounty, NS.<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 1 March 2011 00:14, Helene Van Doninc= k <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com">helene.= birdvet@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote= " style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Sad Ken, tis the season unfortunately. I think this winter will be hard on = hatch year birds. We see a lot of birds of prey and it always seems like th= e numbers are higher in winters when the climate is harsh. Haven't had = a pile of Saw Whets this year but had had quite a few Barreds.=A0<div> <br></div><div>...<br> <div><br></div><div>Helene<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 28= , 2011 at 1:28 PM, Ken McKenna <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kenm= cken@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wro= te:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Ken McKenna<br>Box 218 Stellarton NS<b= r>B0K=20 1S0<br>902 752-7644<br></font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Hi all</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">I had an email from an acquantince=A0c= ontaining=20 photos of a Saw-whet Owl found alive on the road near Isaac's Harbour (= Guys) on=20 Sat. Feb. 26. Unfortunately, it</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">died shortly after. </font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>...</div> <div>=A0</div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">cheers</font></div> <div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Ken</font></div> <div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote= ><div>=A0</div></div><br></div> --0016363b903ee897b8049d697e0e--
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