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--Apple-Mail-448-144782575 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: August 5, 2013 5:47:05 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: Mark F Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] re nesting Barred Owls, Cambridge, King's Co. > > Thanks, Bernice and Bill! Call Bernard Forsythe sometime (542-2427 > in Wolfville) and let him know. I don't know anyone else who might > keep track of the nesting population, but Bernard monitors nest- > boxes and bands the youngsters every year for select localities. > > Concerning their prey, Bernard and Mark found out that they feed on > everything from earthworms and beetles through fishes through > amphibians and reptiles to a variety of land birds plus various > mammals from mice and VOLES (moles, too), and shrews to squirrels, > bats, and snowshoe hares. Their findings about barred owls' prey > diversity were amazing at the time (late 1980s/early 1990s? > > Did your pair use a nest-box? Did you put it up yourself? > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: The Naylors <bbnaylor@ns.sympatico.ca> >> Date: August 5, 2013 1:48:40 PM ADT >> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Subject: Barred Owls >> >> Hi Jim >> >> I don't know if anyone is keeping a record of known barred owl >> nests in Kings County. We have a family - two adults, two >> juveniles - in our subdivisiion in Cambridge (Cambridge Woods >> Subdivision) just off Highway One. This is the second or third >> year they have nested on a vacant lot across the road from our >> house. The adults often perch in a tree in a neighbour's front >> yard and now that the juveniles are starting to roam, they are >> often seen perched with the adults. At dusk, we start to hear the >> young and I have had them flying about overhead when I am out for >> a walk. Our subdivision is quiet with little traffic. They are >> seen swooping down and catching something from our neighbours' >> lawns (moles [voles?] or mice perhaps) Fun to observe. >> >> Bernice and Bill Naylor >> Cambridge, NS >> 90902-679-0561 > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-448-144782575 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 5, 2013 5:47:05 PM = ADT</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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Mark F Elderkin <<a = href=3D"mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca">elderkmf@gov.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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] re nesting Barred Owls, Cambridge, King's = Co.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = Thanks, Bernice and Bill! Call Bernard Forsythe sometime (542-2427 = in Wolfville) and let him know. I don't know anyone else who might = keep track of the nesting population, but Bernard monitors nest-boxes = and bands the youngsters every year for select = localities. <div><br></div><div>Concerning their prey, Bernard and = Mark found out that they feed on everything from earthworms and beetles = through fishes through amphibians and reptiles to a variety of land = birds plus various mammals from mice and VOLES (moles, too), and shrews = to squirrels, bats, and snowshoe hares. Their findings about = barred owls' prey diversity were amazing at the time (late 1980s/early = 1990s?</div><div><div><br></div><div>Did your pair use a nest-box? = Did you put it up yourself?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">The Naylors <<a = href=3D"mailto:bbnaylor@ns.sympatico.ca">bbnaylor@ns.sympatico.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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 5, 2013 1:48:40 PM = ADT</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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></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: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Barred Owls</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Hi Jim</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">I = don't know if anyone is keeping a record of known barred owl nests in = Kings County. We have a family - two adults, two juveniles - = in our subdivisiion in Cambridge (Cambridge Woods Subdivision) just off = Highway One. This is the second or third year they have nested on = a vacant lot across the road from our house. The adults often = perch in a tree in a neighbour's front yard and now that the juveniles = are starting to roam, they are often seen perched with the adults. = At dusk, we start to hear the young and I have had them flying about = overhead when I am out for a walk. Our subdivision is quiet with = little traffic. They are seen swooping down and catching something = from our neighbours' lawns (moles [voles?] or mice perhaps) Fun to = observe.</font></div><div> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Bernice and Bill Naylor</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Cambridge, NS</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">90902-679-0561</font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></= div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-448-144782575--
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