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target=3D"_blank" --089e01493b2aaf1aa804fa7874de Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'm not the best to ask about Barred Owls, Paul, but I can safely say "yes" to that question. Some may have even fledged by now. I have never had luck with my two Barred Owl boxes...one the porcupines got into and filled up with their (very dry) excrement). The other remains untouched. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 28 May 2014 08:55, Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Hello Randy, > I have a question. Would Barred Owls have young in their nests now? > Paul Ruggles. > > On 2014-05-28, at 8:13 AM, Randy Lauff wrote: > > Andrew, and all, > > Does the Museum add these pellets (dissected or otherwise) to the > collections? There was a suggestion to send them to me (your friendly > neighbourhood owl biologist), and if people want to do that, that's fine. I > can ID many prey items to species, others to genus or broader. However, I > don't want to interrupt the flow of data into a project, for example, so > I'm content with them going to the Museum. > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > On 27 May 2014 13:13, Hebda, Andrew J <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Chris >> >> >> >> Can you bring them to the Museum of Natural History (Summer Street). We >> have dissected several the pellets collected this year. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> Andrew >> >> >> >> A Hebda >> >> NSM Collections (Zoology) >> >> >> >> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: >> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *chris kennedy >> *Sent:* May-27-14 12:39 PM >> >> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Owl Pellets - where to take them? >> >> >> >> hello all, >> >> I collected two large owl pellets from Hartlen Point on May 6th that I >> suspect are from the last Snowy that was hanging around there. I remember >> there being some chatter about Snowy Owl pellets being collected to >> discover their prey habits while in NS. Is this research ongoing? Can >> anyone point me in the right direction? >> >> Otherwise, I think I'll just bring them to the Natural History Museum. >> >> All the best, >> >> Chris Kennedy in Dartmouth >> > > > --089e01493b2aaf1aa804fa7874de Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I'm not the best to ask about Barred Owls, Paul, but I= can safely say "yes" to that question. Some may have even fledge= d by now. I have never had luck with my two Barred Owl boxes...one the porc= upines got into and filled up with their (very dry) excrement). The other r= emains untouched.<div> <br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all= "><div>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies = of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 28 May 2014 08:55, Paul Ruggles <span= dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:cpruggles@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank"= >cpruggles@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_= quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1= ex"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Hello Randy,<div>I have a question. =C2= =A0Would Barred Owls have young in their nests now?</div><div>Paul Ruggles.= </div><div><br><div><div>On 2014-05-28, at 8:13 AM, Randy Lauff wrote:</div= ><br> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">Andrew, and all,<div><br></div><= div>Does the Museum add these pellets (dissected or otherwise) to the colle= ctions? There was a suggestion to send them to me (your friendly neighbourh= ood owl biologist), and if people want to do that, that's fine. I can I= D many prey items to species, others to genus or broader. However, I don= 9;t want to interrupt the flow of data into a project, for example, so I= 9;m content with them going to the Museum.</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 27 May 2014 13:13, Hebda, Andrew J <s= pan 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_quote= " style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&qu= ot;Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi Chris<u></u><u></= u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-fa= mily:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2= =A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Can you bring them to the= Museum of Natural History (Summer Street).=C2=A0=C2=A0 We have dissected s= everal the pellets collected this year.<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa= n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&q= uot;Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Cheers<u></u><u></u= ></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa= n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&q= uot;Calibri","sans-serif";color: