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.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi, --20cf303b418382652604d6515a1b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I don't track nesting dates of owls other than "my" Northern Saw-whets and Boreals. A February nesting of Great Horned Owls is likely not rare, and more expected in years with high Snowshoe Hare numbers. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 21 February 2013 17:29, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Indeed they do, Jamie, as you undoubtedly knew (or do now). Perhaps > Randy can provide some early dates for nesting GHOWs, or we could call > Bernard Forsythe (no computer) on Wolfville Ridge for some of his earliest > dates, for eggs and for large "branchlings"/fledglings -- I may call him > and get back to the list on that. Incubating Great Horneds are very well > known to continue sitting through Feb.-March snowfalls and stay there > covered with the white stuff -- and, just like a recent video showed for > bison in northern Canada, the bison and owls are animals that are so well > insulated by their outer coats that the snow on them doesn't melt. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *james simpson <desolatechair@gmail.com> > *Date: *February 20, 2013 6:11:26 PM AST > *To: *naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Great Horned Owls* > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Richard > > A few years ago I had the same success one night in my Hantsport back yard > - except not only did they call back, the pair also flew very aggressively > into my backyard looking for the interloper! One bird was within 3 feet of > me when he finally veered up and over me, landing in a large pine in my > front yard while the second did the same. Quite a start to have a big, > angry, aggressive bird appear out of nowhere like that! Got a great look > at them both though. Also I found three fledged and creeping GH owlets > near a nest in mid April 2008. I guess they start early. > > Jamie Simpson > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> A few minutes ago I got a pair of Gt.Horned Owls answering to my efforts >> at hooting (that's a first for me!) in the Eagle Landing subdivision N. of >> Kentville. One (I think the F., judging by its slightly faster and higher >> pitched hoots) was visible, and the silhouette was photographable. They >> were around last year, and by early Summer young birds were around. >> >> Richard >> >> -- >> ################# >> Richard Stern, >> Port Williams, NS, Canada >> sternrichard@gmail.com >> ################### > > > > --20cf303b418382652604d6515a1b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I don't track nesting dates of owls other than "m= y" Northern Saw-whets and Boreals. A February nesting of Great Horned = Owls is likely not rare, and more expected in years with high Snowshoe Hare= numbers.<div> <br></div><div style>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear= =3D"all"><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the b= oonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 21 February 2013 17:29, James W. Wolf= ord <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target= =3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla= ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa= dding-left:1ex"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> Indeed they do, Jamie, as you undoubtedly knew (or do now). =A0Perhaps Rand= y can provide some early dates for nesting GHOWs, or we could call Bernard = Forsythe (no computer) on Wolfville Ridge for some of his earliest dates, f= or eggs and for large "branchlings"/fledglings -- I may call him = and get back to the list on that. =A0Incubating Great Horneds are very well= known to continue sitting through Feb.-March snowfalls and stay there cove= red with the white stuff -- and, just like a recent video showed for bison = in northern Canada, the bison and owls are animals that are so well insulat= ed by their outer coats that the snow on them doesn't melt.<div> <br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forward= ed message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px= ;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetic= a" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>From: </= b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica= ">james simpson <<a href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com" target=3D"_b= lank">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1= 2.0px Helvetica"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" st= yle=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">February 20, 2013 6:11:26 PM AST</font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1= 2.0px Helvetica"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" styl= e=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">naturens <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuct= o.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1= 2.0px Helvetica"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"= style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Great Horned Owls</b></f= ont></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1= 2.0px Helvetica"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3= " style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= " target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div