[mou] great horned owl question

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Several years ago I witnessed 2 juvenile Barred Owls hunting a  
stretch of gravel road near the Cannon River in Goodhue county.  They  
were hunting frogs! I found the same owl family hunting this piece of  
road on several occasions that Summer. Roads through good habitat, or  
between one habitat and another can create a gauntlet effect that  
predators have learned to capitalize on. Were there any suitable  
perches for a GHO along this stretch of road? My guess is that the  
owl may have been hunting reptiles or amphibians. An on the ground  
approach probably isn't very effective for capturing small mammals.

Kelly Larson
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On Jun 28, 2006, at 9:44 PM, Gail Wieberdink wrote:

> We drove through U More Park in Dakota County this afternoon and  
> found a great horned owl sitting along the side of the road.  (A  
> minimum maintenance road -- we entered off Biscayne.)  The owl did  
> not appear to be injured as it was able to fly but the behavior was  
> odd.  It flew down the road a ways and landed again.  Then it flew  
> farther on and landed on the opposite side of the road.  We  
> continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced our route  
> and the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road.  It  
> then flew across and toward some trees along a sod field and we  
> lost sight of it.  (But it was at least safely off the road!)  I  
> have some photos of the owl and I was wondering if this might be a  
> very young owl very recently fledged and not yet wise to the ways  
> of the world.  Is there any way to tell from looking at a photo?   
> If anyone would like to take a look, let me know and I will email  
> it to you tomorrow.
>
> Thanks for any ideas about what might have been going on with this  
> owl or if this is not unusual behavior.
>
> Gail
>
> Gail Wieberdink
> wieber64@comcast.net
>
>


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Summer. Roads through good habitat, or between one habitat and another =
can create a=A0gauntlet effect that=A0predators have learned =
to=A0capitalize on. Were there any=A0suitable perches for a GHO along =
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Wieberdink wrote:</DIV><BR class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE=
 type=3D"cite">  <DIV><SPAN class=3D"515103302-29062006"><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">We drove through U More Park in Dakota County =
this afternoon and found a great horned owl sitting along the side of =
the road.=A0 (A minimum maintenance road -- we entered off =
Biscayne.)=A0=A0The owl=A0did not appear to be injured as it was able to =
fly but the behavior was odd.=A0 It flew down the road a ways and landed =
again.=A0 Then it flew farther on and landed on the opposite side of the =
road.=A0 We continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced our =
route and the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road.=A0 It =
then flew across and toward some trees along a sod field and we lost =
sight of it.=A0 (But it was at least safely off the road!)=A0 I have =
some photos of the owl and I was wondering if this might be a very young =
owl very recently fledged and not yet wise to the ways of the world.=A0 =
Is there any way to tell from looking at a photo?=A0 If anyone would =
like to take a look, let me know and I will=A0email it to you =
tomorrow.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"515103302-29062006"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"></FONT></SPAN>=A0</DIV> <DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"515103302-29062006"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Thanks for =
any ideas about what might have been going on with this owl or if this =
is not unusual behavior.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"515103302-29062006"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"></FONT></SPAN>=A0</DIV> <DIV><SPAN =
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size=3D"2">Gail</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN =
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size=3D"2"></FONT></SPAN>=A0</DIV> <DIV><SPAN =
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Gail =
Wieberdink</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><A =
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