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Index of Subjects --001a11c11c7420d3d604f597872c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 All, Many birds produce pellets. Diurnal raptors, gulls, corvids (I think). What makes owl pellets unique is that they tend to stick together much better than the pellets of other birds. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 26 March 2014 21:07, Hebda, Andrew J <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> wrote: > > I finished going through 5 snowy owl pellets earlier in the week - > collected by Derek Bridgehouse from Hartlen Poitn (I thikk) > > One massive one, and 4, less-so. > > The large one held remains evidently of a pheasant, Two other had gull > bits, only one had a bit of rodent bones and fur. > > Andrew > > > A Hebda > > NSM Collections (Zoology0 > > ________________________________________ > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on > behalf of Helene Van Doninck [helene.birdvet@gmail.com] > Sent: March-26-14 7:50 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Snowy and rough-legged pellets > > Sounds like they are the hawk and not the snowy. All of the pellets we > have here are much wider than a weiner..quite bulky. Our snowies eat mice > and rats though so the pellets may look different with other prey. I'm > still betting on the hawk though :) > Helene > > Helene Van Doninck DVM > Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre > > On Mar 26, 2014 6:38 PM, "Nancy Roberts" <nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca > <mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote: > A photos would have been a good idea, but we didn't do it. > > The pellets were al the same size - about 3" long and maybe as big around > as a weiner but a little flattened, maybe by the weather after > regurgitation. > > Is that any help? > > Nancy Roberts Design > Celebrating 22 years of making you look GOOD > > Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 > 902 461-9488<tel:902%20461-9488> > > > > On 26-Mar-14, at 6:20 PM, Helene Van Doninck wrote: > > Snowy pellets are HUGE. We have 3 here and I collect their pellets daily. > If you send me a pic I could probably tell you. helene.birdvet@gmail.com > <mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com> > > Maybe put them next to something like a loonie for size comparison :) > > Helene > > Helene Van Doninck DVM > Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre > RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 > 902-893-0253<tel:902-893-0253> > birdvet@hotmail.com<mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com> > www.cwrc.net<http://www.cwrc.net> > Find us on Facebook< > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334> > and Twitter<https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Nancy Roberts < > nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca<mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca>> > wrote: > Hello, all, > > Many thanks to those who kept us updated about the continuing presence of > snowy owls at Lawrencetown Beach. We went there with my relatives visiting > from Philadelphia, and my sister had spotted a prominent snowy before we > were even out of the car. He/she gave us all a long and close viewing on > the inland side of the road opposite the parking lot. > > Later, we saw at a greater distance over the inland waters a rough-legged > hawk, which I understand at times hunts with a second rough-legged over the > bluff at Lawrencetown Beach. > > Walking the edge of the bluff, we found numerous elongated pellets, all > made of the same near-black short fur full of small bones including rodent > skulls and jaws. > > Our question: is there a way to distinguish between snowy and rough-legged > pellets of the same prey? Given the location on the bluff, does that > indicate they are more likely rough-legged pellets? > > Cheers, > > Nancy > > Nancy Roberts Design > Celebrating 22 years of making you look GOOD > > Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 > 902 461-9488<tel:902%20461-9488> > > > > > > --001a11c11c7420d3d604f597872c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">All,<div><br></div><div>Many birds produce pellets. Diurna= l raptors, gulls, corvids (I think). What makes owl pellets unique is that = they tend to stick together much better than the pellets of other birds.&nb= sp;</div> <div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear= =3D"all"><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the b= oonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 26 March 2014 21:07, Hebda, Andrew J = <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank= ">HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"= > <br> I finished going through 5 snowy owl pellets earlier in the week - collecte= d by Derek Bridgehouse from Hartlen Poitn (I thikk)<br> <br> One massive one, and 4, less-so.<br> <br> The large one held remains evidently of a pheasant, Two other had gul= l bits, only one had a bit of rodent bones and fur.<br> <br> Andrew<br> <br> <br> A Hebda<br> <br> NSM Collections (Zoology0<br> <br> ________________________________________<br> From: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebu= cto.ns.ca</a> [<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-ow= ner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] on behalf of Helene Van Doninck [<a href=3D"mailto:= helene.birdvet@gmail.com">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a>]<br> Sent: March-26-14 7:50 PM<br> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<= br> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Snowy and rough-legged pellets<br> <div class=3D""><br> Sounds like they are the hawk and not the snowy. All of the pellets w= e have here are much wider than a weiner..quite bulky. Our snowies eat mice= and rats though so the pellets may look different with other prey. I'm= still betting on the hawk though :)<br> Helene<br> <br> Helene Van Doninck DVM<br> Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br> <br> </div><div class=3D"">On Mar 26, 2014 6:38 PM, "Nancy Roberts" &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico