[NatureNS] owl decline linked to forest decline

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   <span style=3D"font-size: medium;">Reminds me of an old fella up in the =
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   <span style=3D"font-size: medium;">district of BC - he said &#34;Moose f=
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   <span style=3D"font-size: medium;">Enjoy the day<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: medium;">Paul<br/></span>
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   On May 9, 2017 at 11:26 AM Randy Lauff &#60;randy.lauff@gmail.com&#62; w=
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    I agree that the species of small mammal populations which prefer fores=
t drop off when their habitat is removed. But do remember that there are sm=
all mammals which don&#39;t prefer forests (e.g. Meadow Jumping Mouse). Mos=
t of our owls require forest, at least as breeding habitat. However, if the=
re is open habitat nearby, that means that the diversity of prey available =
is higher, and may offset declines in forest small mammal numbers. I am not=
 an advocate for clear cutting, but I do want folks to understand that even=
 a clear cut (let alone natural open areas) provides opportunity for other =
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     Randy
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      <br/>RF Lauff
      <br/>Way in the boonies of
      <br/>Antigonish County, NS.
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     On 6 May 2017 at 18:52, Donna Crossland=20
     <span>&#60;<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca"=
>dcrossland@eastlink.ca</a>&#62;</span> wrote:
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        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: =
&#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">Thanks to those w=
ho shared results of their owl surveys.&#160; <span style=3D"text-decoratio=
n: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></=
span></p>=20
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erline;"></span></span></p>=20
        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: =
&#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">Susann Myer=E2=80=
=99s theory of barred owls not calling before =E2=80=9Cbreakfast=E2=80=9D i=
s interesting.&#160; I=E2=80=99ve wondered at times, especially when evenin=
gs are very cool, whether they just focus on getting a meal rather than che=
cking out the =E2=80=98new owls=E2=80=99 being played at roadside.&#160; My=
 route in Kouchibouguac National Park seemed to always have more owls towar=
d the end of the survey than at the beginning, though habitat remained abou=
t the same.&#160; Maybe they joined in after filling their bellies.&#160; P=
riorities.<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D=
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&#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;"><span style=3D"te=
xt-decoration: underline;"></span>&#160;<span style=3D"text-decoration: und=
erline;"></span></span></p>=20
        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: =
&#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">Considering that =
small mammal populations sharply drop off in clearcuts, it seems very reaso=
nable to assume that clearcut landscapes would support much lower numbers o=
f owls, if any.&#160; And this ignores the barred owl=E2=80=99s need for a =
hollow tree of roughly 12 =E2=80=9C diameter (if I recall correctly).&#160;=
 (I=E2=80=99m aware that barred owls can attempt nesting on the ground when=
 suitable nest trees are not available, but I would question success rates =
with that option.)<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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xt-decoration: underline;"></span>&#160;<span style=3D"text-decoration: und=
erline;"></span></span></p>=20
        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: =
&#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">My route is in Ke=
ji, where habitat has been constant.&#160; I=E2=80=99ll let you know my res=
ults when I squeeze in a survey this week around the sprinkles and drizzles=
.&#160; I should have more consistent numbers (though realizing that there =
are other variables like naturally fluctuating prey numbers, harsh winters,=
 etc, that cause rise/declines).&#160; I=E2=80=99ve not done the Keji surve=
y for the past several years, so I may have to go to BSC in order to compar=
e numbers from previous years.&#160; <span style=3D"text-decoration: underl=
ine;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=
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        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: =
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erline;"></span></span></p>=20
        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: =
&#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">It would seem tha=
t if we obtain consistently low numbers of barred owls in the clearcut land=
scapes compared to intact landscapes, then the owl census data may support =
what we pretty much already deduce using some common sense:&#160; barred ow=
ls and other owl species are forest dwellers and cannot thrive in the curre=
nt harvest regime that has overtaken this province.&#160; &#160;<span style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: und=
erline;"></span></span></p>=20
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        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: =
&#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">In my opinion, it=
=E2=80=99s time to start using <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">=
years</span> of bird data for something extremely useful: &#160;habitat pro=
tection, enhancing awareness of forest harvest impacts on a range of bird s=
pecies, demanding a silent period for harvesting during nesting periods, et=
c. &#160;&#160;<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span sty=
le=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: =
&#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">Donna Crossland <=
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ation: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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          <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: &#39;T=
ahoma&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></strong><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: =
10pt;"> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">=
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mail=
to:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <stron=
g>On Behalf Of </strong>James Hirtle<br/><strong>Sent:</strong> May-05-17 1=
0:35 PM<br/><strong>To:</strong> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:nature=
ns@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br/><strong>Subject:</strong=
> Re: [NatureNS] NOS - a great night for ambiance<span style=3D"text-decora=
tion: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span=
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         <p><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#3=
9;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">The three routes that I run have defin=
itely seen habitat removal and destruction since I started them.&#160; Many=
 of the stops when you drive through during the day show miles of clearcut =
the other side of a&#160;roadside tree border.&#160; Also, many houses have=
 been built right where my stops are since I started.&#160; There are also =
stops where trees had been where owls nested and they&#39;ve removed these =
trees with selective cutting leaving no nest sites behind.&#160; It definit=
ely has had an impact in those areas dropping them from three species of ow=
ls to one or two species and finally to none for the past two or three year=
s.&#160; It is sad to see this. &#160;<span style=3D"text-decoration: under=
line;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p=
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         <p><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#3=
9;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">James R. Hirtle<span style=3D"text-dec=
oration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></s=
pan></span></p>=20
         <p><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#3=
9;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 14pt;">LaHave&#160;<span style=3D"text-decora=
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></span></p>=20
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           <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"color: black; font=
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pan></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#=
39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;"> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:=
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> &#60;<a ta=
rget=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owne=
r@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&#62; on behalf of Richard Stern &#60;<a target=3D"_bla=
nk" href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>&#62;<=
br/><strong>Sent:</strong> May 5, 2017 11:26 PM<br/><strong>To:</strong> Na=
tureNS<br/><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NatureNS] NOS - a great night for=
 ambiance</span><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Calibri&#39;=
,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 24pt;"> <span style=3D"text-decoration: u=
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            <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-family=
: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">I have run my o=
wl survey for many years now - nearly always with Bernard Forsythe - who pr=
obably knows more about owls than anyone else in the Province, and more rec=
ently with Rick Whitman as well - an excellent set of ears. I nearly always=
 do it in late April, and on a night with light winds - so reasonably compa=
rable conditions.. There has been a steady and progressive decline in the n=
umber and variety of owls, which I rightly or wrongly ascribe to the increa=
sing amount of clear cutting and logging going on there (the South mountain=
 above and behind Falmouth). At a recent BNS meeting Bob Bancroft showed an=
 alarming slide of a stylized aerial view of the increasing amount of clear=
 cuts in that area over the last few years. This is not a scientific study,=
 but an n=3D1 personal observation, but I suspect there&#39;s a connection,=
 as there are progressively fewer places in that area for owls to roost and=
 nest. <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"te=
xt-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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              <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fami=
ly: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">On Fri, May 5=
, 2017 at 5:03 PM, Susann Myers &#60;<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:my=
erss@eastlink.ca">myerss@eastlink.ca</a>&#62; wrote:<span style=3D"text-dec=
oration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></s=
pan></span></p>=20
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                <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa=
mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Like you, R=
andy, I ran my owl survey last night - my route&#160;is at Earltown.&#160; =
This runs through great habitat, and surveyors have often&#160;had counts o=
f over 20 owls in past years.<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></=
span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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                <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa=
mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Despite the=
 bright half moon and light winds at the start of the survey, I wasn&#39;t =
expecting great results on this survey, because winds had been strong throu=
gh the day, only becoming light in this location in late evening.&#160; In =
my experience, the owls don&#39;t sit up to do territorial calling unless t=
hey&#39;ve first had successful hunting in&#160;the afternoon and evening, =
and they didn&#39;t get that in yesterday&#39;s winds.<span style=3D"text-d=
ecoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"><=
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mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">&#160;<span=
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mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">The results=
 bore out this idea.&#160; I had only one very brief call from a Barred Owl=
 in the first seven stops.&#160; Then after 11:00 p.m., when winds had been=
 light for about 3 hours, I began to hear owls.&#160; I had five Great Horn=
ed Owls calling in the last 3 stops, two pairs and a single, all&#160;givin=
g quiet contact calls.&#160;Also, one Barred Owl flew in after the second B=
arred playback, giving Who-cooks-for-you calls.&#160; After 7 quiet stops, =
it was wonderful to hear owls.<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"><=
/span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">&#160;<span=
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mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Unfortunate=
ly, we can&#39;t wait for an ideal night.&#160; With a week of rain forecas=
t,&#160;I needed to get my survey done while&#160;I could.&#160; I don&#39;=
t like to do a survey on a less-than-perfect night, because I don&#39;t thi=
nk that the level of analysis given to survey results is adequate to identi=
fy and adjust for issues such as&#160;afternoon wind speeds.&#160; Without =
that level of analysis, however, how meaningful is the data in monitoring p=
opulation trends?<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span s=
tyle=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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                <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa=
mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">&#160;<span=
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                <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: black; font-fa=
mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Like Randy,=
 I had an enjoyable night apart from owl results.&#160; A fox crossed the r=
oad at dusk, I saw Snowshoe Hare and deer, Woodcock were peenting at a few =
stops and one was sitting in the road, and I had one snipe winnowing, as we=
ll as a Ruffed Grouse drumming in bright moonlight at the final stop.&#160;=
 Pretty idyllic.&#160;&#160;<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></s=
pan><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Human distu=
rbance was a factor,&#160;this year.&#160; The road, which is not plowed in=
 winter, had some condition issues, including a washout on a sharp corner a=
bove a very steep drop into a ravine.&#160; A couple of residents who&#160;=
know me from&#160;past years took on the (unnecessary) responsibility of pr=
otecting me from this hazard, and wound up making a great deal of noise and=
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r, though!&#160; Also, in its own way, pretty idyllic.<span style=3D"text-d=
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k; font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Fr=
om:</span></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#3=
9;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;"> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"ma=
ilto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">Randy Lauff</a> <span style=3D"text-decoration:=
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k; font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Se=
nt:</span></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#3=
9;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;"> Friday, May 05, 2017 9:21 AM<sp=
an style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decorat=
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:</span></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#39;=
,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;"> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mail=
to:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</a> <span style=3D"text-decoration: un=
derline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span>=
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k; font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Su=
bject:</span></strong><span style=3D"color: black; font-family: &#39;Tahoma=
&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;"> [NatureNS] NOS - a great nig=
ht for ambiance<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span sty=
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mily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Last night =
I ran my Nocturnal Owl Survey (<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.bird=
scanada.org/volunteer/atowls/">http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/atowls/=
</a>) under ideal conditions (low-no wind, very bright half moon, very litt=
le run-off noise) with a student, Danny MacDonald who had not yet seen an o=
wl in the wild. We had grouse, snipe, woodcock, porcupine and a not so dist=
ant pack of coyotes, but not a single owl. <span style=3D"text-decoration: =
underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></spa=
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amily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Oh well, a=
s I tell my students, &#34;zeroes are data, too.&#34;<span style=3D"text-de=
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amily: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">Randy<br c=
lear=3D"all"/><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span styl=
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_________________________<br/>RF Lauff<br/>Way in the boonies of<br/>Antigo=
nish County, NS.<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span st=
yle=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p>=20
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ly: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;"><span style=
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y: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">-- <span style=
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ly: &#39;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 16pt;">#############=
####<br/>Richard Stern, <br/>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br/><a target=3D"_bl=
ank" href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br/>=
###################<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span=
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