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Index of Subjects --047d7b67711653e26a04e1df022a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 A mated pair of Barred Owls have a communication between themselves that is raucous and close to "insane". This is nothing like the "Who-who-who-who, who cooks for you all?" which is downright normal in comparison. Also, young owls have some very harsh food-begging calls. It would be "amazing" to find a Boreal Owl in Dartmouth in summer, probably roughly zero probability. But then, birds do what they will. ;^) On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg < dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Thanks, Nancy. The barred owl sounds on the Cornell site don't sound at > all like what I heard. "My" bird sounded almost like a loon. Do the > barreds ever sound "loony"? > Jane > > -----Original Message----- From: nancy dowd > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 11:48 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Which owl? > > Some of the Barred Owl calls having a hooting quality to them. They > are very open to urban areas as well. It might be one of these. > > Nancy > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg > <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> At dawn this morning, a bunch of crows were calling. I heard one call >> from >> what I presume was an owl, being routed. Listening to the various owl >> sounds on the Cornell site, the boreal owl comes closest; but I read that >> they are rare around here. Is there a bird with a similar sound that is >> more likely? Or has anyone else seen or heard a boreal owl in my area >> (flower streets, downtown Dartmouth)? >> Thanks. >> Jane >> > > -- Rick Whitman --047d7b67711653e26a04e1df022a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">A mated pair of Barred Owls have a communication between t= hemselves that is raucous and close to "insane". This is nothing = like the "Who-who-who-who, who cooks for you all?" which is downr= ight normal in comparison. Also, young owls have some very harsh food-beggi= ng calls.<div> <br></div><div>It would be "amazing" to find a Boreal Owl in Dart= mouth in summer, probably roughly zero probability. But then, birds do what= they will. ;^)</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D= "gmail_quote"> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg <span dir=3D"ltr= "><<a href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">dschl= osb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q= uote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1e= x"> Thanks, Nancy. =A0The barred owl sounds on the Cornell site don't sound= at all like what I heard. =A0"My" bird sounded almost like a loo= n. =A0Do the barreds ever sound "loony"?<br> Jane<br> <br> -----Original Message----- From: nancy dowd<br> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 11:48 AM<br> To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@c= hebucto.ns.ca</a><br> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Which owl?<br> <br> Some of the Barred Owl calls having a hooting quality to them. They<br> are very open to urban areas as well. It might be one of these.<br> <br> Nancy<br> <br> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg<br> <<a href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">dschlos= b-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> At dawn this morning, a bunch of crows were calling. =A0I heard one call fr= om<br> what I presume was an owl, being routed. =A0Listening to the various owl<br= > sounds on the Cornell site, the boreal owl comes closest; but I read that<b= r> they are rare around here. =A0Is there a bird with a similar sound that is<= br> more likely? =A0Or has anyone else seen or heard a boreal owl in my area<br= > (flower streets, downtown Dartmouth)?<br> Thanks.<br> Jane <br> </blockquote> <br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Rick Whitman= <br> </div> --047d7b67711653e26a04e1df022a--
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