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Index of Subjects >Up here in the St. Peter's area, the rabbit population is extremely low, but there were lots of mice....until the heavy snows gave them shelter from our winged friends. Now that the snow has gone in the open areas there seems to be lots of evidence that the mice are still there, so maybe the owls will have an easier time. Billy Hi Helene and AllJust a note about owls and mice. We live in an old house > with a stone foundation, mice seem better at finding small holes than I am > at fixing them. Not susprising as my power of observation has been > questioned on this group a number of times.Anyway my wife assigns me the > task of keeping the mouse population in check. This fall and winter has > seen the fewest mice in the 25 years we lived here. Not up to double > figures yet and none lately. Some winters the figure approached 100. The > variation probably has something to do with the crop of acorns in the > area. We have beautiful oak trees in the yard. Not many tracks under the > snow either.No doubt means barred owls and foxes are hungry.Paul > > --- On Wed, 3/16/11, Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Dead Barred Owl > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Received: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 12:04 PM > > Going to be a hard winter on owls with the deep snow and thick crusts. > On 2011-03-16 3:47 PM, "James Hirtle" <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all: > > > > I received an email from Chester telling me about a dead barred owl found > in behind the post office there. The reportee said that it was very > emaciated and light. > > > > James R. Hirtle > > Bayport > > > > >
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