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t;<a href=3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico --089e013d1dd61a63a504f597b6ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Very true Randy, we get lots of pellets. I collect daily from a great horned and saw whet owl, 3 snowies and a merlin. Our crows also put out pellets daily as do the eagles, depending on what they eat. I even have had pellets from our great blue heron ( which we are overwintering here, no mean feat!) when it first came in. I think it was desperate for food and put up some pellets that were largely beetle casings and what looked like some greenery. It is now on fish exclusively and doesn't put up pellets anymore. Helene Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net Find us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > 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> >> >> >> >> >> >> > --089e013d1dd61a63a504f597b6ca Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Very true Randy, we get lots of pellets. I collect da= ily from a great horned and saw whet owl, 3 snowies and a merlin. Our crows= also put out pellets daily as do the eagles, depending on what they = eat. I even have had pellets from our great blue heron ( which we are overw= intering here, no mean feat!) when it first came in. I think it was despera= te for food and put up some pellets that were largely beetle casings and wh= at looked like some greenery. It is now on fish exclusively and doesn't= put up pellets anymore. <br> <br></div>Helene<br><div><div><div></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gm= ail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Helene Van Doninck DVM<b= r>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br>9= 02-893-0253<br> <a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.co= m</a><br>www.cwrc.net= <div><div>Find us on <a href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wil= dlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334" target=3D"_blank">Facebook</a>= and <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife" target=3D"_blank"= >Twitter</a></div> </div></div></div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Randy = Lauff <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com" target= =3D"_blank">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote clas= s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad= ding-left:1ex"> <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><div><div class=3D"h5"> <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" target=3D"_blank">na= turens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.= ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] on behalf of He= lene Van Doninck [<a href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com" target=3D"_bl= ank">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a>]<br> Sent: March-26-14 7:50 PM<br> To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@c= hebucto.ns.ca</a><br> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Snowy and rough-legged pellets<br> <div><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>On Mar 26, 2014 6:38 PM, "Nancy Roberts" <<a href= =3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@n= s.sympatico.ca</a><mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.c= a" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca</a>>> wrote:<br> A photos would have been a good idea, but we didn't do it.<br> <br> The pellets were al the same size – about 3" long and maybe as b= ig around as a weiner but a little flattened, maybe by the weather after re= gurgitation.<br> <br> Is that any help?<br> <br> Nancy Roberts Design<br> Celebrating 22 years of making you look GOOD<br> <br> Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6<br> </div><a href=3D"tel:902%20461-9488" value=3D"+19024619488" target=3D"_blan= k">902 461-9488</a><tel:902%20461-9488><br> <div><br> <br> <br> On 26-Mar-14, at 6:20 PM, Helene Van Doninck wrote:<br> <br> </div>Snowy pellets are HUGE. We have 3 here and I collect their pellets da= ily. If you send me a pic I could probably tell you. <a href=3D"mailto:hele= ne.birdvet@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a><mai= lto:<a href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">helene.bi= rdvet@gmail.com</a>><br> <div><br> Maybe put them next to something like a loonie for size comparison :)<br> <br> Helene<br> <br> Helene Van Doninck DVM<br> Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br> RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br> </div><a href=3D"tel:902-893-0253" value=3D"+19028930253" target=3D"_blank"= >902-893-0253</a><tel:<a href=3D"tel:902-893-0253" value=3D"+19028930253= " target=3D"_blank">902-893-0253</a>><br> <a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.co= m</a><mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">bi= rdvet@hotmail.com</a>><br> www.cwrc.net<<a hr= ef=3D"http://www.cwrc.net" target=3D"_blank">http://www.cwrc.net</a>><br= > Find us on Facebook<<a href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-W= ildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334" target=3D"_blank">https://ww= w.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/13467169323933= 4</a>> and Twitter<<a href=3D"https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife" ta= rget=3D"_blank">https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife</a>><br> <div><br> <br> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Nancy Roberts <<a href=3D"mailto:nancy.= roberts@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca</a= ><mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_bla= nk">nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca</a>>> wrote:<br> Hello, all,<br> <br> Many thanks to those who kept us updated about the continuing presence of s= nowy owls at Lawrencetown Beach. We went there with my relatives visiting f= rom Philadelphia, and my sister had spotted a prominent snowy before we wer= e even out of the car. He/she gave us all a long and close viewing on the i= nland side of the road opposite the parking lot.<br> <br> Later, we saw at a greater distance over the inland waters a rough-legged h= awk, which I understand at times hunts with a second rough-legged over the = bluff at Lawrencetown Beach.<br> <br> Walking the edge of the bluff, we found numerous elongated pellets, all mad= e of the same near-black short fur full of small bones including rodent sku= lls and jaws.<br> <br> 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 indica= te they are more likely rough-legged pellets?<br> <br> Cheers,<br> <br> Nancy<br> <br> Nancy Roberts Design<br> Celebrating 22 years of making you look GOOD<br> <br> Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6<br> </div><a href=3D"tel:902%20461-9488" value=3D"+19024619488" target=3D"_blan= k">902 461-9488</a><tel:902%20461-9488><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --089e013d1dd61a63a504f597b6ca--
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