[NatureNS] Owl Pellets - where to take them?

From: Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 08:55:03 -0300
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Hello Randy,
I have a question.  Would Barred Owls have young in their nests now?
Paul Ruggles.

On 2014-05-28, at 8:13 AM, Randy Lauff wrote:

> Andrew, and all,
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> Does the Museum add these pellets (dissected or otherwise) to the =
collections? There was a suggestion to send them to me (your friendly =
neighbourhood owl biologist), and if people want to do that, that's =
fine. I can ID many prey items to species, others to genus or broader. =
However, I don't want to interrupt the flow of data into a project, for =
example, so I'm content with them going to the Museum.
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> Randy
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> RF Lauff
> Way in the boonies of
> Antigonish County, NS.
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> On 27 May 2014 13:13, Hebda, Andrew J <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> wrote:
> Hi Chris
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> Can you bring them to the Museum of Natural History (Summer Street).   =
We have dissected several the pellets collected this year.
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> Cheers
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> Andrew
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> A Hebda
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> NSM Collections (Zoology)
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> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of chris kennedy
> Sent: May-27-14 12:39 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Owl Pellets - where to take them?
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> hello all,
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> I collected two large owl pellets from Hartlen Point on May 6th that I =
suspect are from the last Snowy that was hanging around there. I =
remember there being some chatter about Snowy Owl pellets being =
collected to discover their prey habits while in NS. Is this research =
ongoing? Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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> Otherwise, I think I'll just bring them to the Natural History Museum.
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> All the best,
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> Chris Kennedy in Dartmouth
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello =
Randy,<div>I have a question. &nbsp;Would Barred Owls have young in =
their nests now?</div><div>Paul Ruggles.</div><div><br><div><div>On =
2014-05-28, at 8:13 AM, Randy Lauff wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Andrew, and all,<div><br></div><div>Does the Museum add =
these pellets (dissected or otherwise) to the collections? There was a =
suggestion to send them to me (your friendly neighbourhood owl =
biologist), and if people want to do that, that's fine. I can ID many =
prey items to species, others to genus or broader. However, I don't want =
to interrupt the flow of data into a project, for example, so I'm =
content with them going to the Museum.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=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 27 May 2014 13:13, Hebda, Andrew J =
<span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote =
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style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif=
&quot;;color:#1f497d">Can you bring them to the Museum of Natural =
History (Summer Street).&nbsp;&nbsp; We have dissected several the =
pellets collected this year.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
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&quot;;color:#1f497d">Cheers<u></u><u></u></span></p><p =
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(Zoology)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
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