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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01CE848E.C65CDC40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Why would a snipe be on Tulip street? And why would crows bother to = chase one? I=E2=80=99m now assuming it was just an unusual call from a = =E2=80=9Cloony=E2=80=9D barred owl. The sound was not raucous at = all=E2=80=94lower-pitched than the wilson=E2=80=99s on the Cornell site. Thanks to all who have tried to solve my mystery. Jane From: Angus MacLean=20 Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:17 PM To: naturens=20 Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Which owl? This is rather late for Wilson's Snipe but their (aerial) call is very = similar to a Boreal Owl. In spring/early summer one must be careful = especially if heard from a distance. Angus =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Date: Fri, 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, who cooks for you all?" which is downright normal in = comparison. Also, young owls have some very harsh food-begging calls.=20 It would be "amazing" to find a Boreal Owl in Dartmouth in summer, = probably roughly zero probability. But then, birds do what they will. = ;^) On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg = <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: Thanks, 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 = barreds ever sound "loony"? Jane -----Original Message----- From: nancy dowd Sent: Friday, July 19, 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, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: At dawn this morning, a bunch of crows were calling. I heard one = call from what I presume was an owl, being routed. Listening to the various = owl sounds on the Cornell site, the boreal owl comes closest; but I read = that 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, downtown Dartmouth)? Thanks. Jane=20 --=20 Rick Whitman ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01CE848E.C65CDC40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <STYLE><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt; font-family:Calibri } --></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY class=3Dhmmessage dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV>Why would a snipe be on Tulip street? And why would crows = bother to=20 chase one? I=E2=80=99m now assuming it was just an unusual call = from a =E2=80=9Cloony=E2=80=9D=20 barred owl. The sound was not raucous at all=E2=80=94lower-pitched = than the=20 wilson=E2=80=99s on the Cornell site.</DIV> <DIV>Thanks to all who have tried to solve my mystery.</DIV> <DIV>Jane</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: = inline"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Dcold_mac@hotmail.com=20 href=3D"mailto:cold_mac@hotmail.com">Angus MacLean</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 19, 2013 1:17 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] Which owl?</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: = inline"> <DIV dir=3Dltr>This is rather late for Wilson's Snipe but their (aerial) = call is=20 very similar to a Boreal Owl. In spring/early summer one must be careful = especially if heard from a distance.<BR>Angus<BR> <BR> <DIV> <HR id=3DstopSpelling> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:30:39 -0300<BR>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Which=20 owl?<BR>From: dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com<BR>To:=20 naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><BR> <DIV dir=3Dltr>A mated pair of Barred Owls have a communication between = themselves=20 that is raucous and close to "insane". This is nothing like the=20 "Who-who-who-who, who cooks for you all?" which is downright normal in=20 comparison. Also, young owls have some very harsh food-begging calls.=20 <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It would be "amazing" to find a Boreal Owl in Dartmouth in summer, = probably=20 roughly zero probability. But then, birds do what they will. = ;^)</DIV></DIV> <DIV class=3Decxgmail_extra><BR><BR> <DIV class=3Decxgmail_quote>On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM, = Dave&Jane=20 Schlosberg <SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A = href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca"=20 target=3D_blank>dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Decxgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Thanks, = Nancy. =20 The barred owl sounds on the Cornell site don't sound at all like what = I=20 heard. "My" bird sounded almost like a loon. Do the = barreds ever=20 sound "loony"?<BR>Jane<BR><BR>-----Original Message----- From: nancy=20 dowd<BR>Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 11:48 AM<BR>To: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"=20 target=3D_blank>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] = Which=20 owl?<BR><BR>Some of the Barred Owl calls having a hooting quality to = the