[mou] Owl Questions
Ron Green
rongreen@charter.net
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:35:15 -0600
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I would appreciate any insight someone could provide on the following =
questions:
1) When are the owls likely to return to Canada and what will trigger =
movement? Change in season? Weather? Food availability?=20
2) Has mating season begun? If yes, is that why we are starting to =
observe more frequent occurences of fighting? Or is that just food =
related? From all the trips my wife and I have made, we have never =
observed this behavior until our last one two weeks ago. Then it seemed =
all of a sudden that we were seeing a surprisingly large number of one =
attacking another.
3) When we watched the events of one attacking another, they would =
separate and perch at a distance from each other and one would start =
making this "yipping" like sound over and over until the other one left? =
Has anyone observed this and can explain the basis of the sound?
4) How many mice can a GGO eat at a time? My wife and I watched and =
photograph one off 53 make 3 successful kills within the space of about =
an hour. Even after that, we left and it was still hunting. We were both =
surprised that they could down so many in such a short period.
Your input on the above would be most appreciated.
Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would appreciate any insight someone =
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provide on the following questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) When are the owls likely =
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Canada and what will trigger movement? Change in season? Weather? =
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availability? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) Has mating season begun? If yes, is =
that why we=20
are starting to observe more frequent occurences of fighting? Or is that =
just=20
food related? From all the trips my wife and I have =
made, we have=20
never observed this behavior until our last one two weeks ago. =
Then it=20
seemed all of a sudden that we were seeing a surprisingly =
large number=20
of one attacking another.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) When we watched the events of one =
attacking=20
another, they would separate and perch at a distance from each other and =
one=20
would start making this "yipping" like sound over and =
over until=20
the other one left? Has anyone observed this and can explain the basis =
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sound?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4) How many mice can a GGO eat at a =
time? My wife=20
and I watched and photograph one off 53 make 3 successful kills within =
the space=20
of about an hour. Even after that, we left and it was still hunting. We =
were=20
both surprised that they could down so many in such a short =
period.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Your input on the above would be most=20
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ron Green<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery">http://www.greensphotoi=
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