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A few days ago I heard my first GH Owl hooting this winter here in E Dalhous=
ie, Kings. The lower pitch suggests a male. About a week before that there w=
ere two Barred Owls engaged in vigourous counter hooting =E2=80=9Cwho cooks.=
..=E2=80=9D. The latter have been largely silent since the late fall.=20
Nancy D
Sent from my iPad
> On Feb 11, 2020, at 10:35 PM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote=
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> We have been hearing them both at the cottage in Avonport and at home near=
Kentville. In both cases is hard to know whether there is 1 bird moving aro=
und and calling or 2 birds. I think it's the former. In both places we, or o=
thers have heard or seen them on and off over the last few years. In 2017 a=
nd 2018 we heard them calling at home the night of the Wolfville CBC but we c=
ouldn't make it a hat trick.
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> Richard Stern
> sternrichard@gmail.com
> (Sent from my Android device)
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>> On Tue., Feb. 11, 2020, 9:12 p.m. Donna Crossland, <dcrossland@eastlink.c=
a> wrote:
>> It would be fun to form some sort of auditory census for Great-horned owl=
nesting pairs right about now. It's interesting to learn of just where the=
y are nesting and whether they are increasing/decreasing. The nocturnal owl=
survey takes care of this to some extent, but it would be interesting to le=
arn more of their whereabouts, particularly close to towns, etc. =20
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>> Here's hoping that this 2nd apparently 'open winter' (I know that March c=
an still surprise us) does not negatively affect Barred owl populations. Be=
rnard Forsythe's report of last year's uncommonly low (nonexistent?) success=
rate for nesting Barred owls leaves us hoping this winter will be more prod=
uctive.
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>> The yellow-breasted chat must be regretting its choices by now?
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>> Donna Crossland
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>> Tupperville
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>> On 2020-02-11 10:25 a.m., James Hirtle wrote:
>>> When I got out of work on Feb. 16 at 23:00 there was a great horned owl c=
alling. It sounded like it was somewhere in the vicinity of Woodland Garden=
s. I was on Dufferin Street up over the hill from there. =20
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>>> The yellow-breasted chat continues at Barbara McLeans in Lunenburg and a=
pine warbler has returned after quite an absence. =20
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>>> James R. Hirtle
>>> LaHave
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">A few days ago I heard my first GH Owl hoot=
ing this winter here in E Dalhousie, Kings. The lower pitch suggests a male.=
About a week before that there were two Barred Owls engaged in vigourous co=
unter hooting =E2=80=9Cwho cooks...=E2=80=9D. The latter have been largely s=
ilent since the late fall. <div><br></div><div>Nancy D<br><br><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
On Feb 11, 2020, at 10:35 PM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> w=
rote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=
=BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto">We have been hearing them both at the cottage in Avo=
nport and at home near Kentville. In both cases is hard to know whether ther=
e is 1 bird moving around and calling or 2 birds. I think it's the former. I=
n both places we, or others have heard or seen them on and off over the last=
few years. In 2017 and 2018 we heard them calling at home the night o=
f the Wolfville CBC but we couldn't make it a hat trick.<br><br><div data-sm=
artmail=3D"gmail_signature"><br>Richard Stern<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrich=
ard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>(Sent from my Android device)<b=
r><br> </div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue., Feb. 11, 2020, 9:12 p.m. Donna Crossl=
and, <<a href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca">dcrossland@eastlink.ca</a=
>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>
<p>It would be fun to form some sort of auditory census for
Great-horned owl nesting pairs right about now. It's interesting=
to learn of just where they are nesting and whether they are
increasing/decreasing. The nocturnal owl survey takes care of
this to some extent, but it would be interesting to learn more of
their whereabouts, particularly close to towns, etc. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Here's hoping that this 2nd apparently 'open winter' (I know that
March can still surprise us) does not negatively affect Barred owl
populations. Bernard Forsythe's report of last year's uncommonly=
low (nonexistent?) success rate for nesting Barred owls leaves us
hoping this winter will be more productive.<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>The yellow-breasted chat must be regretting its choices by now?</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Donna Crossland</p>
<p>Tupperville<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div>On 2020-02-11 10:25 a.m., James Hirtle
wrote:<br>
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<div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-seri=
f;font-size:24pt">
<span>When I got out of work on Feb. 16 at 23:00 there was a
great horned owl calling. It sounded like it was somewhere i=
n
the vicinity of Woodland Gardens. I was on Dufferin Street u=
p
over the hill from there. </span></div>
<div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-seri=
f;font-size:24pt">
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<div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-seri=
f;font-size:24pt">
<span>The yellow-breasted chat continues at Barbara