[mou] owls/people and ect..

[sharonks@mn.rr.com]

These are all great points and I'm glad we're discussing all sides of the issue with this interesting owl migration.  This is not something that can be solved overnight or in one winter but we are all getting some great food for thought.

Sharon Stiteler
Minneapolis, MN
www.birdchick.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Williams <two-jays@att.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:56 pm
Subject: Re: [mou] owls/people and ect..

> 
> On Jan 11, 2005, at 11:34 AM, sharonks@mn.rr.com (Sharon Stiteler) 
> wrote:
> 
>  Also, how stressed can an owl be when it is actively hunting 
> while two 
> trains are moving underneath it while it's perched on a telephone 
> wire 
> overhead?
> 
> ====
> 
> These owls do not have the luxury of taking a day off when they 
> feel 
> stressed. The act of hunting cannot be considered a sign of little 
> or 
> no stress. It is simply what the owl must do to survive, 
> regardless of 
> condition. These birds must hunt successfully or die. Nor can the 
> owls' 
> response to trains or vehicles or people be used as measurement of 
> the 
> owls' condition. It is likely that most of these birds have had 
> few if 
> any previous encounters with trains, vehicles, and people prior to 
> recent weeks. The lack of response in encounter situations might 
> well 
> be indicative of lack of knowledge about how best to respond as 
> opposed 
> to a chosen response.
> 
> Jim Williams
> Wayzata
> 
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