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--bcaec529a0395b3a4804afe4292f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I've posted pictures of the prey from the GHOW gut. These are not pictures for the faint of heart, they are partially digested, wet critters. http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/owlstudents002.jpg - shows all the prey except for the second Jumping Mouse. I'm pretty sure the bird in the bottom centre is a vireo. http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/owlstudents004.jpg - a close up of the warbler...Canada? http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/owlstudents006.jpg - another view. Thoughts? Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 21 October 2011 16:34, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > All, > > A few weeks ago, Ken McKenna dropped off a road-killed Great Horned Owl for > me here at StFX. As is typical this time of year, I have a few high school > students doing a skeleton reconstruction project under my guidance, and this > group is currently prepping out the GHOW. (As an aside, I thawed the bird > after Ken gave it to me and felt it all over, thinking that a road-kill > would have broken bones...it felt surprisingly intact, and now that the > students have the feathers off, I still can't see any problems. ) > > The "stomach" was huge, and when I cut it open with the students, I found a > Jumping Mouse (not sure which species), a warbler and another bird, perhaps > a forest thrush of some sort, and then a second Jumping Mouse. The warbler > really surprised me because there's so little to a warbler, I didn't think a > bird the size of a horned owl would bother. Always learning, I guess. There > are enough feathers on the warbler still that I think it can be > identified...my guess at this point is either Magnolia or Canada, but I'll > let you know. > > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > --bcaec529a0395b3a4804afe4292f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've posted pictures of the prey from the GHOW gut. These are not pictu= res for the faint of heart, they are partially digested, wet critters.<div>= <br></div><div><a href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/owlstudents00= 2.jpg">http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/owlstudents002.jpg</a>=A0- shows= all the prey except for the second Jumping Mouse. I'm pretty sure the = bird in the bottom centre is a vireo.</div> <div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/owlstude= nts004.jpg">http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/owlstudents004.jpg</a>=A0- = a close up of the warbler...Canada?</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"htt= p://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/owlstudents006.jpg">http://people.stfx.ca/= rlauff/photos/owlstudents006.jpg</a>=A0- another view.</div> <div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div><div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"al= l">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<b= r>Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 21 October 2011 16:34, Randy Lauff <s= pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">randy.lauff@gm= ail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D= "margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> All,<div><br></div><div>A few weeks ago, Ken McKenna dropped off a road-kil= led Great Horned Owl for me here at StFX. As is typical this time of year, = I have a few high school students doing a skeleton reconstruction project u= nder my guidance, and this group is currently prepping out the GHOW. (As an= aside, I thawed the bird after Ken gave it to me and felt it all over, thi= nking that a road-kill would have broken bones...it felt surprisingly intac= t, and now that the students have the feathers off, I still can't see a= ny problems. )</div> <div><br></div><div>The "stomach" was huge, and when I cut it ope= n with the students, I found a Jumping Mouse (not sure which species), a wa= rbler and another bird, perhaps a forest thrush of some sort, and then a se= cond Jumping Mouse. The warbler really surprised me because there's so = little to a warbler, I didn't think a bird the size of a horned owl wou= ld bother. Always learning, I guess. There are enough feathers on the warbl= er still that I think it can be identified...my guess at this point is eith= er Magnolia or Canada, but I'll let you know.</div> <div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">________________________________= _<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> </div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --bcaec529a0395b3a4804afe4292f--
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