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Index of Subjects --_40aa90a5-e874-4fdc-b07c-f894397bff09_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is rather late for Wilson's Snipe but their (aerial) call is very simi= lar to a Boreal Owl. In spring/early summer one must be careful especially = if heard from a distance. Angus =20 Date: Fri=2C 19 Jul 2013 12:30:39 -0300 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Which owl? From: dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca A mated pair of Barred Owls have a communication between themselves that is= raucous and close to "insane". This is nothing like the "Who-who-who-who= =2C who cooks for you all?" which is downright normal in comparison. Also= =2C young owls have some very harsh food-begging calls.=20 It would be "amazing" to find a Boreal Owl in Dartmouth in summer=2C probab= ly roughly zero probability. But then=2C birds do what they will. =3B^) On Fri=2C Jul 19=2C 2013 at 12:10 PM=2C Dave&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns= .sympatico.ca> wrote: Thanks=2C Nancy. The barred owl sounds on the Cornell site don't sound at = all like what I heard. "My" bird sounded almost like a loon. Do the barre= ds ever sound "loony"? Jane -----Original Message----- From: nancy dowd Sent: Friday=2C July 19=2C 2013 11:48 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Which owl? Some of the Barred Owl calls having a hooting quality to them. They are very open to urban areas as well. It might be one of these. Nancy On Fri=2C Jul 19=2C 2013 at 11:33 AM=2C Dave&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: At dawn this morning=2C a bunch of crows were calling. I heard one call fr= om what I presume was an owl=2C being routed. Listening to the various owl sounds on the Cornell site=2C the boreal owl comes closest=3B but I read th= at they are rare around here. Is there a bird with a similar sound that is more likely? Or has anyone else seen or heard a boreal owl in my area (flower streets=2C downtown Dartmouth)? Thanks. Jane=20 --=20 Rick Whitman = --_40aa90a5-e874-4fdc-b07c-f894397bff09_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt=3B font-family:Calibri } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>This is rather late for Wilson's= Snipe but their (aerial) call is very similar to a Boreal Owl. In spring/e= arly summer one must be careful especially if heard from a distance.<BR> Angus<BR> =3B<BR> <DIV> <HR id=3DstopSpelling> Date: Fri=2C 19 Jul 2013 12:30:39 -0300<BR>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Which ow= l?<BR>From: dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= <BR><BR> <DIV dir=3Dltr>A mated pair of Barred Owls have a communication between the= mselves that is raucous and close to "insane". This is nothing like the "Wh= o-who-who-who=2C who cooks for you all?" which is downright normal in compa= rison. Also=2C young owls have some very harsh food-begging calls.=20 <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>It would be "amazing" to find a Boreal Owl in Dartmouth in summer=2C p= robably roughly zero probability. But then=2C birds do what they will. =3B^= )</DIV></DIV> <DIV class=3Decxgmail_extra><BR><BR> <DIV class=3Decxgmail_quote>On Fri=2C Jul 19=2C 2013 at 12:10 PM=2C Dave&am= p=3BJane Schlosberg <SPAN dir=3Dltr><=3B<A href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.s= ympatico.ca" target=3D_blank>dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</A>>=3B</SPAN> wr= ote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid=3B PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" clas= s=3Decxgmail_quote>Thanks=2C Nancy.  =3BThe barred owl sounds on the Co= rnell site don't sound at all like what I heard.  =3B"My" bird sounded = almost like a loon.  =3BDo the barreds ever sound "loony"?<BR>Jane<BR><= BR>-----Original Message----- From: nancy dowd<BR>Sent: Friday=2C July 19= =2C 2013 11:48 AM<BR>To: <A href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target= =3D_blank>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Which owl?= <BR><BR>Some of the Barred Owl calls having a hooting quality to them. They= <BR>are very open to urban areas as well. It might be one of these.<BR><BR>= Nancy<BR><BR>On Fri=2C Jul 19=2C 2013 at 11:33 AM=2C Dave&=3BJane Schlos= berg<BR><=3B<A href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D_blank= >dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</A>>=3B wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid=3B PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" clas= s=3Decxgmail_quote>At dawn this morning=2C a bunch of crows were calling. &= nbsp=3BI heard one call from<BR>what I presume was an owl=2C being routed. =  =3BListening to the various owl<BR>sounds on the Cornell site=2C the b= oreal owl comes closest=3B but I read that<BR>they are rare around here. &n= bsp=3BIs there a bird with a similar sound that is<BR>more likely?  =3B= Or has anyone else seen or heard a boreal owl in my area<BR>(flower streets= =2C downtown Dartmouth)?<BR>Thanks.<BR>Jane <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUO= TE></DIV><BR><BR clear=3Dall> <DIV><BR></DIV>-- <BR>Rick Whitman<BR></DIV></DIV> </div></body> </html>= --_40aa90a5-e874-4fdc-b07c-f894397bff09_--
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