[mou] great horned owl question
Gail Wieberdink
wieber64@comcast.net
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:02:09 -0500
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That is possible although the owl flew along the ground and kept landing on
the edge of the road. There were cottonwood trees lining the road and
behind the cottonwoods was a sod field. My major concern was he showed no
fear of the car, we passed within inches of him. The second time we passed
him he did fly through the trees toward the sod field. Perhaps earlier the
road appeared to be a corridor and he felt blocked in -- or young and
inexperienced. I hope that was the case rather than injury or illness. I
read recently that West Nile is appearing again . . .
Gail
-----Original Message-----
From: Larson Kelly [mailto:northernflights@charter.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:36 AM
To: Gail Wieberdink
Cc: MOU
Subject: Re: [mou] great horned owl question
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
Bemidji Minnesota
Northern Flights Wild Bird Store
Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!
Or visit us on the Web at...
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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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<DIV>Northern Flights Wild Bird Store</DIV>
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<DIV>On Jun 28, 2006, at 9:44 PM, Gail Wieberdink wrote:</DIV><BR=20
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D515103302-29062006><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We =
drove through=20
U More Park in Dakota County this afternoon and found a great horned =
owl=20
sitting along the side of the road. (A minimum maintenance road -- =
we=20
entered off Biscayne.) The owl did not appear to be injured as it =
was able=20
to fly but the behavior was odd. It flew down the road a ways and =
landed=20
again. Then it flew farther on and landed on the opposite side of =
the road.=20
We continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced our =
route and=20
the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road. It then =
flew across=20
and toward some trees along a sod field and we lost sight of it. =
(But it was=20
at least safely off the road!) I have some photos of the owl and I =
was=20
wondering if this might be a very young owl very recently fledged =
and not=20
yet wise to the ways of the world. Is there any way to tell from =
looking at=20
a photo? If anyone would like to take a look, let me know and I will =
email=20
it to you tomorrow.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D515103302-29062006><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D515103302-29062006><FONT face=3DArial =
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ideas about what might have been going on with this owl or if this =
is not=20
unusual behavior.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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