[NatureNS] Owl gut contents

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From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:34:33 -0300
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All,

A few weeks ago, Ken McKenna dropped off a road-killed Great Horned Owl for
me here at StFX. As is typical this time of year, I have a few high school
students doing a skeleton reconstruction project under my guidance, and this
group is currently prepping out the GHOW. (As an aside, I thawed the bird
after Ken gave it to me and felt it all over, thinking that a road-kill
would have broken bones...it felt surprisingly intact, and now that the
students have the feathers off, I still can't see any problems. )

The "stomach" was huge, and when I cut it open with the students, I found a
Jumping Mouse (not sure which species), a warbler and another bird, perhaps
a forest thrush of some sort, and then a second Jumping Mouse. The warbler
really surprised me because there's so little to a warbler, I didn't think a
bird the size of a horned owl would bother. Always learning, I guess. There
are enough feathers on the warbler still that I think it can be
identified...my guess at this point is either Magnolia or Canada, but I'll
let you know.

Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

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All,<div><br></div><div>A few weeks ago, Ken McKenna dropped off a road-kil=
led Great Horned Owl for me here at StFX. As is typical this time of year, =
I have a few high school students doing a skeleton reconstruction project u=
nder my guidance, and this group is currently prepping out the GHOW. (As an=
 aside, I thawed the bird after Ken gave it to me and felt it all over, thi=
nking that a road-kill would have broken bones...it felt surprisingly intac=
t, and now that the students have the feathers off, I still can&#39;t see a=
ny problems. )</div>

<div><br></div><div>The &quot;stomach&quot; was huge, and when I cut it ope=
n with the students, I found a Jumping Mouse (not sure which species), a wa=
rbler and another bird, perhaps a forest thrush of some sort, and then a se=
cond Jumping Mouse. The warbler really surprised me because there&#39;s so =
little to a warbler, I didn&#39;t think a bird the size of a horned owl wou=
ld bother. Always learning, I guess. There are enough feathers on the warbl=
er still that I think it can be identified...my guess at this point is eith=
er Magnolia or Canada, but I&#39;ll let you know.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">________________________________=
_<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br>
</div>

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