[mou] N. Saw-whet Owl and E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Henepin Co., Mn
George B Skinner
george.skinner@gte.net
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:45:31 -0600
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I am glad so many people got to see the red phase E. Screech Owl that =
has been at our nest box this winter. It was a lifer for many.
I have just met someone who lives several blocks away who tells me that =
a gray female and red (ours?) male have nested in their wood duck boxes =
the past several years. Last year 5 young were raised.
I have not seen our owl for several weeks. It may have stopped in from =
time to time because the pellets were pushed about in the box on two =
different nights. It has now relocated to the nesting location. They =
have asked for privacy, but have shared their video camera clips with a =
local naturalist.
I have replaced the wood shavings in the box as Wood Ducks are poking =
around the box now. I found that the 2 mice that were cached in the box =
were eaten and not just hidden in the shavings. This mouse caching was =
new to me, I have not read of E. Screech Owls doing that.
On another note, several times this past week Anne and I have heard the =
toot-toot-toot calls of a N. Saw-whet Owl in the tree line north of our =
house.
I hope to use the video camera to let everyone know when the ducklings =
may jump out of the box. Stay tuned for further updates.
George Skinner
15330 Lynn Terrace
Minnetonka, MN 55345-5734
952-936-0811
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I am glad so many people got to see the red phase E. =
Screech=20
Owl that has been at our nest box this winter. It was a lifer for=20
many.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have just met someone who lives several blocks =
away who=20
tells me that a gray female and red (ours?) male have nested in their =
wood duck=20
boxes the past several years. Last year 5 young were =
raised.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have not seen our owl for several weeks. It may =
have stopped=20
in from time to time because the pellets were pushed about in the box on =
two=20
different nights. It has now relocated to the nesting location. They =
have asked=20
for privacy, but have shared their video camera clips with a local=20
naturalist.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have replaced the wood shavings in the box as Wood =
Ducks are=20
poking around the box now. I found that the 2 mice that were cached in =
the box=20
were eaten and not just hidden in the shavings. This mouse caching was =
new to=20
me, I have not read of E. Screech Owls doing that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>On another note, several times this past week Anne =
and I have=20
heard the toot-toot-toot calls of a N. Saw-whet Owl in the tree line =
north of=20
our house.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I hope to use the video camera to let everyone know =
when the=20
ducklings may jump out of the box. Stay tuned for further =
updates.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>George Skinner</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>15330 Lynn Terrace</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Minnetonka, MN 55345-5734</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>952-936-0811</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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