[NatureNS] Mystery underwater pellets

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From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2017 09:56:02 -0300
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My brother was snorkelling in Little Mushamush L, Lun Co. yesterday. A deep c=
lear spring fed lake. He encountered groups of seemingly regurgitated pellet=
s on the bottom. Here is his description:

"Individual pellets were 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter and slightly longer, fo=
und in groups and usually a bunch of them in the same area. Looked just [lik=
e] scat but with organics stripped off - so a loosly bound together gray mas=
s of what seemed to be small bones. When you picked it up underwater it was c=
ohesive, but would readily come apart with minimal pressure. I snorkelled al=
l around one island in north part of Mushamush, and saw them in gravel/rock i=
n various places in water up to 8 ft deep. All within 50 feet of shore (afte=
r that depth drops off rapidly)."

I thought maybe Pike? Birds? He notes he has seen a large Brown Bullhead (fi=
sh) around this island before. The island is covered with tall pines growing=
 right to the waters edge. Any ideas?

Nancy D
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>My brother was snorkelling in Little M=
ushamush L, Lun Co. yesterday. A deep clear spring fed lake. He encountered g=
roups of seemingly regurgitated pellets on the bottom. Here is his descripti=
on:</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignat=
ure">"<span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Individual p=
ellets were&nbsp;<a href=3D"x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir=3D"ltr" x-apple-=
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0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">1/2 to 3/4</a>&nbsp;inch in diameter and slightly longe=
r, found in groups and usually a bunch of them in the same area. Looked just=
 [like] scat but with organics stripped off - so a loosly bound together gra=
y mass of what seemed to be small bones. When you picked it up underwater it=
 was cohesive, but would readily come apart with minimal pressure. I snorkel=
led all around one island in north part of Mushamush, and saw them in gravel=
/rock in various places in water up to 8 ft deep. All within 50 feet of shor=
e (after that depth drops off rapidly)."</span></div><div id=3D"AppleMailSig=
nature"><br></div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">I thought maybe Pike? Birds=
? He notes he has seen a large Brown Bullhead (fish) around this island befo=
re. The island is covered with tall pines growing right to the waters edge. A=
ny ideas?</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id=3D"AppleMail=
Signature">Nancy D</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</di=
v></body></html>=

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