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Index of Subjects --001a11c1c4202390dd04dbfd1a28 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I did my second route two nights ago with my friend Ivan Cozzi; he's done this route with me many times, including an early season running one year where we had to take a run at some snow drifts to get through them! Not this year though. This route runs from Guysborough Intervale to New France, Ant. Co. I'd guess and say that half the time, we get all three common owls, maybe an average of five owls total on this route? This year, we had one distant Barred (I couldn't even hear it...never let me do an owl route by myself!) and three Saw-whets. We didn't hear a single coyote, or see a deer, both of which are also normal on this route. We did tally five porcupines though. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 5 May 2013 15:43, Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca> wrote: > ** > Pat McKay and I ran our owl survey at Earltown, between Truro and > Tatamagouche, last night. The sky was completely clear, and there was no > wind at all at most stops. Dry conditions, little running water noise, few > nearby peepers. So listening conditions were good. > > In the past, over 25 owls have been heard on this route. There was no > moon in the sky last night, however, and this was not a night when owls > were sitting up and advertising territories, which I've found in Cape > Breton will happen even late in the season, when there is a bright moon in > the sky. > > We heard 11 owls; > - 5 Barreds: 2 pairs nesting close to the road, that flew in, and one > distant owl calling in response to the survey playback; > - 5 Great Horneds: 2 pairs and one single giving quiet contact calls to > communicate with mates in response to the playback; and > - 1 Northern Saw-whet, tooting away in the distance. > > With shooting stars and calm conditions, this was a most enjoyable night > to be out owling. > > Cheers, > Susann Myers > --001a11c1c4202390dd04dbfd1a28 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I did my second route two nights ago with my friend Ivan C= ozzi; he's done this route with me many times, including an early seaso= n running one year where we had to take a run at some snow drifts to get th= rough them! Not this year though.<div> <br></div><div style>This route runs from Guysborough Intervale to New Fran= ce, Ant. Co. I'd guess and say that half the time, we get all three com= mon owls, maybe an average of five owls total on this route? This year, we = had one distant Barred (I couldn't even hear it...never let me do an ow= l route by myself!) and three Saw-whets.</div> <div style><br></div><div style>We didn't hear a single coyote, or see = a deer, both of which are also normal on this route. We did tally five porc= upines though.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Randy</div></div><div c= lass=3D"gmail_extra"> <br clear=3D"all"><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way= in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 5 May 2013 15:43, Susann Myers <span = dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:myerss@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">mye= rss@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <u></u> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Pat McKay and I ran our owl survey at Earltown,= =20 between Truro and Tatamagouche,=A0last night.=A0 The sky was completely=20 clear, and there was no wind at all at most stops.=A0 Dry conditions, littl= e=20 running water noise, few nearby peepers.=A0 So listening conditions were=20 good.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">In the past, over 25 owls have been heard on this= =20 route.=A0 There was no moon in the sky last night, however,=A0and this was= =20 not a night when owls were sitting up and advertising territories, which I&= #39;ve=20 found in Cape Breton will happen even late in the season, when there is a b= right=20 moon in the sky.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">We heard 11 owls;</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">- 5 Barreds:=A0=A02 pairs nesting close to=20 the road, that flew in, and one distant=A0owl calling in response to the=20 survey playback;</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">- 5 Great Horneds: 2 pairs and one single giving= =20 quiet contact calls to communicate with mates in response to the playback;= =20 and</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">- 1 Northern Saw-whet, tooting away in the=20 distance.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">With shooting stars=A0and calm conditions, this= =20 was a most enjoyable night to be out owling.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Cheers,</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Susann Myers</font></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a11c1c4202390dd04dbfd1a28--
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