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not call himself one!
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A. Woolaver
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From: nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Barred Owl on the Ridge
Date: Thu=2C 17 Mar 2016 17:02:34 -0300
Great answer!
I appreciate Mr. Forsythe's diligence on behalf of the barred owls.
Cheers=2C
Nancy
=20
=20
On 17-Mar-16=2C at 3:06 PM=2C Rick Whitman wrote:Hi Nancy=2CBernard maintai=
ns about 20 nest boxes for Barred Owls and has done so for decades. He moni=
tors them as if he were a researcher and keeps all of his data. Most are "b=
ack in the woods" and he has to climb the trees. (He's in his 70's). He use=
s a ladder for the one in his backyard. When you climb a nest tree and/or r=
ap on the box=2C the female departs. Sometimes they attack him but he wears=
protective gear as needed. With the female out of the box=2C it's easy to =
check for eggs. All chicks are also banded at the proper age and this has b=
een a very public event in recent years for the backyard box. Over the year=
s=2C Bernard's owls have produced many hundreds of young owls. Probably eve=
ry decent habitat in Kings Co. is occupied and likely some in adjacent coun=
ties. Certainly=2C the species is common here. The nest monitoring never le=
ads the owls to abandon the nest=2C or anything of that nature. Regards=2CR=
ick W.
On Wed=2C Mar 16=2C 2016 at 10:55 PM=2C Nancy Roberts <nancy.roberts@ns.sym=
patico.ca> wrote:
For Bernard Forsythe:
Just curious =96 by what means or signs do you know the barred owl has laid=
an egg?
Thanks=2C
Nancy Roberts
=20
=20
On 16-Mar-16=2C at 10:31 PM=2C Donna Crossland wrote:
It's wonderful to hear an update on Bernard's resident barred owls.=20
I miss hearing/seeing barred owls=2C which seem to be far fewer following l=
ast
year's harsh snow conditions. The nights were much more silent last year i=
n
Keji=2C and this seems to have carried over to this year. We'll see what t=
he
nocturnal owl surveys reveal. =20
I suppose we must accept that this is the ebb and flow of nature and
population dynamics=2C but it is difficult when we see all the additional
stressors placed on this species and many others from the rampant and
unprecedented removal of forests=2C and removal of forest-dwelling 'prey' a=
nd
nest cavities that are not even factored in to the clearcutting impacts. =20
On a happier note=2C the air was alive with song sparrows on my arrival hom=
e
from work today=2C with one robin in full song (rather than calling)=2C and
joined by red-winged blackbirds. Male catkins of alder=2C some extended an=
d
shedding small amounts of pollen already.
Wood frogs should be calling here and there=2C but I haven't heard them yet=
.
Anyone else?
Donna
-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Judy
Sent: March-16-16 9:33 PM
To: NatureNS
Subject: [NatureNS] Barred Owl on the Ridge
Bernard Forsythe reported that the female Barred Owl on his Wolfville Ridge
property=2C laid her first egg today=2C Mar 16.
He says this is not the earliest laying-date he has recorded among his owls=
.
The earliest was Mar 13.
Cheers=2C=20
Judy Tufts
Judy Tufts=20
Wolfville NS
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o me=2C although perhaps Mr. Forsythe does not call himself one!<BR> =
=3B<BR>A. Woolaver<br> =3B<BR><div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">From: nancy.=
roberts@ns.sympatico.ca<br>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>Subject: Re: [Nat=
ureNS] Barred Owl on the Ridge<br>Date: Thu=2C 17 Mar 2016 17:02:34 -0300<b=
r><br>Great answer!<div><br></div><div>I appreciate Mr. Forsythe's diligenc=
e on behalf of the barred owls.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers=2C<br><div>=
<br></div><div>Nancy<br><div> <span class=3D"ecxApple-style-span" style=3D"=
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><div style=3D"-ms-word-wrap: break-word=3B"><span class=3D"ecxApple-style-=
span" style=3D"text-indent: 0px=3B orphans: 2=3B widows: 2=3B"><div style=
=3D"-ms-word-wrap: break-word=3B"><span class=3D"ecxApple-style-span" style=
=3D"text-indent: 0px=3B orphans: 2=3B widows: 2=3B"><div style=3D"-ms-word-=
wrap: break-word=3B"><span class=3D"ecxApple-style-span" style=3D"text-inde=
nt: 0px=3B orphans: 2=3B widows: 2=3B"><span class=3D"ecxApple-style-span" =
style=3D"text-indent: 0px=3B orphans: 2=3B widows: 2=3B"><div style=3D"font=
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order-collapse: separate=3B"><br></div></span></span></div></span></div></s=
pan></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div=
><br><div><div>On 17-Mar-16=2C at 3:06 PM=2C Rick Whitman wrote:</div><br c=
lass=3D"ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Nancy=
=2C<div>Bernard maintains about 20 nest boxes for Barred Owls and has done =
so for decades. He monitors them as if he were a researcher and keeps all o=
f his data. Most are "back in the woods" and he has to climb the trees. (He=
's in his 70's). He uses a ladder for the one in his backyard. When you cli=
mb a nest tree and/or rap on the box=2C the female departs. Sometimes they =
attack him but he wears protective gear as needed. With the female out of t=
he box=2C it's easy to check for eggs. All chicks are also banded at the pr=
oper age and this has been a very public event in recent years for the back=
yard box. Over the years=2C Bernard's owls have produced many hundreds of y=
oung owls. Probably every decent habitat in Kings Co. is occupied and likel=
y some in adjacent counties. Certainly=2C the species is common here. The n=
est monitoring never leads the owls to abandon the nest=2C or anything of t=
hat nature. =3B</div><div>Regards=2C</div><div>Rick W.</div></div><div =
class=3D"ecxgmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"ecxgmail_quote">On Wed=2C Mar 16=
=2C 2016 at 10:55 PM=2C Nancy Roberts <span dir=3D"ltr"><=3B<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.symp=
atico.ca</a>>=3B</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"ecxgmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"padding-left: 1ex=3B border-left-color: rgb(204=2C 204=2C 204)=3B bo=
rder-left-width: 1px=3B border-left-style: solid=3B"><div style=3D"-ms-word=
-wrap: break-word=3B">For Bernard Forsythe:<div><br></div><div>Just curious=
=96 by what means or signs do you know the barred owl has laid an egg?</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Thanks=2C</div><div><br></div><div>Nancy Roberts<br><=
div> <span style=3D"font:/normal Helvetica=3B color: rgb(0=2C 0=2C 0)=3B te=
xt-transform: none=3B text-indent: 0px=3B letter-spacing: normal=3B word-sp=
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r-collapse: separate=3B"><div style=3D"-ms-word-wrap: break-word=3B"><span =
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/span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> </div><br><div><=
div>On 16-Mar-16=2C at 10:31 PM=2C Donna Crossland wrote:</div><br><blockqu=
ote><div>It's wonderful to hear an update on Bernard's resident barred owls=
. <br><br>I miss hearing/seeing barred owls=2C which seem to be far fewer f=
ollowing last<br>year's harsh snow conditions. =3B The nights were much=
more silent last year in<br>Keji=2C and this seems to have carried over to=
this year. =3B We'll see what the<br>nocturnal owl surveys reveal. &nb=
sp=3B<br><br>I suppose we must accept that this is the ebb and flow of natu=
re and<br>population dynamics=2C but it is difficult when we see all the ad=
ditional<br>stressors placed on this species and many others from the rampa=
nt and<br>unprecedented removal of forests=2C and removal of forest-dwellin=
g 'prey' and<br>nest cavities that are not even factored in to the clearcut=
ting impacts.  =3B<br><br>On a happier note=2C the air was alive with s=
ong sparrows on my arrival home<br>from work today=2C with one robin in ful=
l song (rather than calling)=2C and<br>joined by red-winged blackbirds.&nbs=
p=3B Male catkins of alder=2C some extended and<br>shedding small amounts o=
f pollen already.<br><br>Wood frogs should be calling here and there=2C but=
I haven't heard them yet.<br>Anyone else?<br><br>Donna<br><br>-----Origina=
l Message-----<br>From: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [<a href=3D"mailto:nature=
ns-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.n=
s.ca</a>]<br>On Behalf Of Judy<br>Sent: March-16-16 9:33 PM<br>To: NatureNS=
<br>Subject: [NatureNS] Barred Owl on the Ridge<br><br>Bernard Forsythe rep=
orted that the female Barred Owl on his Wolfville Ridge<br>property=2C laid=
her first egg today=2C  =3BMar 16.<br><br><br><br>He says this is not =
the earliest laying-date he has recorded among his owls.<br>The earliest wa=
s Mar 13.<br><br><br><br>Cheers=2C <br><br><br>Judy Tufts<br><br><br><br><b=
r><br><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquo=
te><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><br></blockquote></blockquote></bloc=
kquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></b=
lockquote><br> Judy Tufts <br><br>Wolfville NS<br><br><=3B<=3B<=3B<=
=3B<=3B<=3B<=3B<=3B<=3B <br><br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></=
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