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></span></div></span></div></span></div></span&g --047d7b8744da0f808d052e427e01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Nancy, Bernard maintains about 20 nest boxes for Barred Owls and has done so for decades. He monitors them as if he were a researcher and keeps all of his data. Most are "back in the woods" and he has to climb the trees. (He's in his 70's). He uses a ladder for the one in his backyard. When you climb a nest tree and/or rap on the box, the female departs. Sometimes they attack him but he wears protective gear as needed. With the female out of the box, it's easy to check for eggs. All chicks are also banded at the proper age and this has been a very public event in recent years for the backyard box. Over the years, Bernard's owls have produced many hundreds of young owls. Probably every decent habitat in Kings Co. is occupied and likely some in adjacent counties. Certainly, the species is common here. The nest monitoring never leads the owls to abandon the nest, or anything of that nature. Regards, Rick W. On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 10:55 PM, Nancy Roberts < nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > For Bernard Forsythe: > > Just curious =E2=80=93 by what means or signs do you know the barred owl = has laid > an egg? > > Thanks, > > Nancy Roberts > > > > On 16-Mar-16, at 10:31 PM, Donna Crossland wrote: > > It's wonderful to hear an update on Bernard's resident barred owls. > > I miss hearing/seeing barred owls, which seem to be far fewer following > last > year's harsh snow conditions. The nights were much more silent last year > in > Keji, and this seems to have carried over to this year. We'll see what t= he > nocturnal owl surveys reveal. > > I suppose we must accept that this is the ebb and flow of nature and > population dynamics, but it is difficult when we see all the additional > stressors placed on this species and many others from the rampant and > unprecedented removal of forests, and removal of forest-dwelling 'prey' a= nd > nest cavities that are not even factored in to the clearcutting impacts. > > On a happier note, the air was alive with song sparrows on my arrival hom= e > from work today, with one robin in full song (rather than calling), and > joined by red-winged blackbirds. Male catkins of alder, some extended an= d > shedding small amounts of pollen already. > > Wood frogs should be calling here and there, but I haven't heard them yet= . > Anyone else? > > Donna > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca > <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>] > On Behalf Of Judy > Sent: March-16-16 9:33 PM > To: NatureNS > Subject: [NatureNS] Barred Owl on the Ridge > > Bernard Forsythe reported that the female Barred Owl on his Wolfville Rid= ge > property, laid her first egg today, Mar 16. > > > > He says this is not the earliest laying-date he has recorded among his > owls. > The earliest was Mar 13. > > > > Cheers, > > > Judy Tufts > > > > > > > > Judy Tufts > > Wolfville NS > > <<<<<<<<< > > > > > > --047d7b8744da0f808d052e427e01 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Nancy,<div>Bernard maintains about 20 nest boxes for Ba= rred Owls and has done so for decades. He monitors them as if he were a res= earcher and keeps all of his data. Most are "back in the woods" a= nd he has to climb the trees. (He's in his 70's). He uses a ladder = for the one in his backyard. When you climb a nest tree and/or rap on the b= ox, the female departs. Sometimes they attack him but he wears protective g= ear as needed. With the female out of the box, it's easy to check for e= ggs. All chicks are also banded at the proper age and this has been a very = public event in recent years for the backyard box. Over the years, Bernard&= #39;s owls have produced many hundreds of young owls. Probably every decent= habitat in Kings Co. is occupied and likely some in adjacent counties. Cer= tainly, the species is common here. The nest monitoring never leads the owl= s to abandon the nest, or anything of that nature.=C2=A0</div><div>Regards,= </div><div>Rick W.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"= gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 10:55 PM, Nancy Roberts <span dir=3D"l= tr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">= nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.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"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">For Bernard Forsythe:<div><b= r></div><div>Just curious =E2=80=93 by what means or signs do you know the = barred owl has laid an egg?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br>= </div><div>Nancy Roberts<br><div> <span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;c= olor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal= ;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-we= bkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spaci= ng:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><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-h= eight:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;wh= ite-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium"><div style=3D"word-wrap= :break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-= family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;l= etter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent= :0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medi= um"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-align:-webkit-a= uto;text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"tex= t-indent:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-inden= t:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px">= <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px"><span s= tyle=3D"text-indent:0px"><div style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0= ,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;