[NatureNS] Owl Bonanza on Bowater Route!

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Hi Patricia and All=0AQuite amazing variations in the counts.=A0=0AIt will =
be difficult to determine long term trends with the variations.=0AAs its on=
ly one count per route per year, hard to tell if the changes are=A0=0Ain th=
e route or the year. or both!=0AClear cutting may increase the food supply =
for owls after a few years,=0Abetter for rabbits, mice and small birds.=0AA=
nyway maybe our route will have a good year - we always get 2 =A0- 4=0Abarr=
ed with only a saw whet once.=0AThanks for the good report=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=
=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: P.L. Chalmers <plchalmers@n=
s.sympatico.ca>=0ATo: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASent: Monday, M=
ay 14, 2012 11:08:46 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] Owl Bonanza on Bowater Route!=
=0A =0AI am resending this because it didn't make it through earlier.=0A=0A=
Patricia L. Chalmers=0AHalifax=0A=0A=0A> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:23:36 -0=
700 (PDT)=0A> From: Suzanne Borkowski <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca>=0A> Subje=
ct: Owl Bonanza on Bowater Route!=0A> =0A> =0A> Hi Everyone;=0A> =0A> Patri=
cia Chalmers and I ran my owl route on Friday night in the Bowater lands at=
 Sandy Lake, Tantallon.=A0 Pat had called me at lunchtime to say the winds =
were dropping in the evening and could I go?=A0 I always keep a bag packed =
during owl survey season: warm clothes, flashlight, compass, clipboard, for=
ms, pencil, batteries, extra playback CD and at the last minute I throw in =
some snacks.=A0 We get pretty hungry by midnight.=A0  So, I jumped in the c=
ar and went to scout the route in daylight hours.=A0 I got to see a Barred =
owl on this excursion.=A0 It flew across the road, landed on a branch, and =
proceeded to stare at me!=A0 I also saw a flock of White-winged Crossbills =
and several Hairy Woodpeckers.=A0 There were loads of Robins, Juncos and Mo=
urning Doves, a few Golden-crowned Kinglets and some Chickadees.=0A> =0A> T=
hat night the wind dropped completely - not even a "fresh breeze felt on fa=
ce".=A0 Listening conditions were excellent. We could even hear distant hig=
hway traffic from the 103 at stop 3 - about 5 km up the road.=A0 Our first =
stop produced no owls, but at our second, we had a pair of duetting Barred =
Owls calling from further up the road - a nice treat!=A0 At our next stop w=
e could hear these two owls behind us; but we also picked up a Northern Saw=
-whet and a Great Horned.=A0 Four owls in three stops - the night was looki=
ng promising!=A0 After that I amwe had owls at every stop.=A0 On two occasi=
ons we got good looks at Barred Owls as they flew in and called to us from =
less than 50 feet away.=A0 Our total for the night was 23 owls: 14 Barred, =
10 Northern Saw-whet and one Great Horned; the highest number we've ever ha=
d on any of our routes.=0A> By contrast, other wildlife was scarce.=A0 No W=
oodcock or Snipe, no hares, no coyotes calling, and no deer.=A0 There were =
no signs of porcupine or raccoons either. We had Spring Peepers at one stop=
 only, a few loons calling at another, and a small number of Canada Geese.=
=A0 Again, there were more clearcuts in the woods this year, but they certa=
inly didn't have a negative effect on our owl numbers!=0A> =0A> Any thought=
s?=0A> =0A> Cheers;=0A> Suzanne=0A> =0A> =0A> 
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi Patricia and =
All</div><div>Quite amazing variations in the counts.&nbsp;</div><div>It wi=
ll be difficult to determine long term trends with the variations.</div><di=
v>As its only one count per route per year, hard to tell if the changes are=
&nbsp;</div><div>in the route or the year. or both!</div><div>Clear cutting=
 may increase the food supply for owls after a few years,</div><div>better =
for rabbits, mice and small birds.</div><div>Anyway maybe our route will ha=
ve a good year - we always get 2 &nbsp;- 4</div><div>barred with only a saw=
 whet once.</div><div>Thanks for the good report</div><div>Paul</div><div><=
br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>  <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; fon=
t-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style=3D"fon=
t-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; ">
 <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1">  <b><sp=
an style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> P.L. Chalmers &lt;plchalmer=
s@ns.sympatico.ca&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span><=
/b> NatureNS &lt;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&gt; <br> <b><span style=3D"font-we=
ight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, May 14, 2012 11:08:46 PM<br> <b><span=
 style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Owl Bonanza on=
 Bowater Route!<br> </font> </div> <br>I am resending this because it didn'=
t make it through earlier.<br><br>Patricia L. Chalmers<br>Halifax<br><br><b=
r>&gt; Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:23:36 -0700 (PDT)<br>&gt; From: Suzanne Bo=
rkowski &lt;<a ymailto=3D"mailto:suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca" href=3D"mailto:=
suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca">suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca</a>&gt;<br>&gt; Subjec=
t: Owl Bonanza on Bowater Route!<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; Hi Everyone;<br>=
&gt; <br>&gt; Patricia Chalmers and I ran my owl route on Friday night in t=
he Bowater
 lands at Sandy Lake, Tantallon.&nbsp; Pat had called me at lunchtime to sa=
y the winds were dropping in the evening and could I go?&nbsp; I always kee=
p a bag packed during owl survey season: warm clothes, flashlight, compass,=
 clipboard, forms, pencil, batteries, extra playback CD and at the last min=
ute I throw in some snacks.&nbsp; We get pretty hungry by midnight.&nbsp;  =
So, I jumped in the car and went to scout the route in daylight hours.&nbsp=
; I got to see a Barred owl on this excursion.&nbsp; It flew across the roa=
d, landed on a branch, and proceeded to stare at me!&nbsp; I also saw a flo=
ck of White-winged Crossbills and several Hairy Woodpeckers.&nbsp; There we=
re loads of Robins, Juncos and Mourning Doves, a few Golden-crowned Kinglet=
s and some Chickadees.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; That night the wind dropped complet=
ely - not even a "fresh breeze felt on face".&nbsp; Listening conditions we=
re excellent. We could even hear distant highway traffic from the
 103 at stop 3 - about 5 km up the road.&nbsp; Our first stop produced no o=
wls, but at our second, we had a pair of duetting Barred Owls calling from =
further up the road - a nice treat!&nbsp; At our next stop we could hear th=
ese two owls behind us; but we also picked up a Northern Saw-whet and a Gre=
at Horned.&nbsp; Four owls in three stops - the night was looking promising=
!&nbsp; After that I amwe had owls at every stop.&nbsp; On two occasions we=
 got good looks at Barred Owls as they flew in and called to us from less t=
han 50 feet away.&nbsp; Our total for the night was 23 owls: 14 Barred, 10 =
Northern Saw-whet and one Great Horned; the highest number we've ever had o=
n any of our routes.<br>&gt; By contrast, other wildlife was scarce.&nbsp; =
No Woodcock or Snipe, no hares, no coyotes calling, and no deer.&nbsp; Ther=
e were no signs of porcupine or raccoons either. We had Spring Peepers at o=
ne stop only, a few loons calling at another, and a small number of
 Canada Geese.&nbsp; Again, there were more clearcuts in the woods this yea=
r, but they certainly didn't have a negative effect on our owl numbers!<br>=
&gt; <br>&gt; Any thoughts?<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Cheers;<br>&gt; Suzanne<br>&gt=
; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br><br><br><br> </div> </div>  </div></body></html>
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