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Paul, the 90% missing mice at your house have moved here to mine in the city. I need an owl
or two right about now but will settle on a good old mouser to be picked up this weekend.
Hi Randy
We live in an old house in Lunenburg County.
It is not Fort Knox to mice so my job in fall and winter is to
keep a check on things. In the last 12 months, I've caught
about 10% of the usual. I don't know what kind of mice I catch,
some years its varied - they are all house mice to me.
As Judge Judy says "Follow the money" - with the owls its
probably "Follow the mice"
Paul
From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:25:10 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A great year for nesting owls...
Well, the classic answer is that the Red-backed Voles have likely crashed. I'm not
monitoring them this year, so I can't say for sure. Kestrels are down too, so perhaps the
meadow voles crashed this year, too? I realize that the diet of Kestrels is quite diverse,
including large insects, but none-the-less, low rodent numbers is likely the best hypothesis.
In contrast, out west, owl boxers are having a bumper year.
Randy_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
On 29 June 2011 10:39, Andrew Hebda <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> wrote:
Hi Randy
Any thoughts on why?
Andrew
>>> Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> 6/29/2011 9:14 am >>>
...is due sometime within the next decade.
I've just come back from the Highlands where Fritz McEvoy and I did a final
check on over 20 boxes, then I did another nine the next day on my way back,
for a total of over 30 boxes checked. One red squirrel. That's it. No
Saw-whets, no Boreals, no kestrels, no flying squirrels...not even a wasp
nest to make things interesting.
Definitely, my worst year in over a decade.
And as far as I know, none of the hobbiests who have small numbers of boxes
have any nests either.
Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
Heather Marchione
902-423-7032 902-440-5032
seniorinthekitchen@gmail.com
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<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">Hi Randy</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">We live in an old house in Lunenburg County.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">It is not Fort Knox to mice so my job in fall and winter is to</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">keep a check on things. In the last 12 months, I've caught</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">about 10% of the usual. I don't know what kind of mice I catch,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">some years its varied - they are all house mice to me.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">As Judge Judy says "Follow the money" - with the owls its</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">probably "Follow the mice"</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="times new roman, new york,"><span style=" font-size:12pt; background:#ff0000">Paul</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt; background:#ff0000"><b>From:</b> Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com><br />
<b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br />
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:25:10 AM<br />
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] A great year for nesting owls...<br />
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