[NatureNS] owl decline linked to forest decline

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I run my owl route (Route NS#016) through an area north of Upper Stewiacke
on the Pembroke Road. The cutting around that area has been intense, I
implore anyone to look at the google earth imagery. No owls, I typically
get one barred owl, it's never been a very populated route in the 4 years
I've run it.

Chris Kennedy in Dartmouth

On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Fred Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca> wrote:

> On 5/6/2017 5:52 PM, Donna Crossland wrote:
>
> It would seem that if we obtain consistently low numbers of barred owls
>> in the clearcut landscapes compared to intact landscapes, then the owl
>> census data may support what we pretty much already deduce using some
>> common sense:  barred owls and other owl species are forest dwellers and
>> cannot thrive in the current harvest regime that has overtaken this
>> province.
>>
>> In my opinion, it=E2=80=99s time to start using _years_ of bird data for
>> something extremely useful:  habitat protection, enhancing awareness of
>> forest harvest impacts on a range of bird species, demanding a silent
>> period for harvesting during nesting periods, etc.
>>
>
> * somebody should do the GIS on this, and hammer the authorities with the
> results. Owls are symbols of wisdom, so they'd be good totems for the fol=
ly
> of clearcut forestry techniques.
>
> fred.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>           Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
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> Vulnerable Watersheds - http://vulnerablewaters.blogspot.ca/
> Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm
>     RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0
>    on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W
>     (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I run my owl route (Route NS#016) through an area north of=
 Upper Stewiacke on the Pembroke Road. The cutting around that area has bee=
n intense, I implore anyone to look at the google earth imagery. No owls, I=
 typically get one barred owl, it&#39;s never been a very populated route i=
n the 4 years I&#39;ve run it.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Chris Kennedy in Da=
rtmouth</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
">On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Fred Schueler <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:bckcdb@istar.ca" target=3D"_blank">bckcdb@istar.ca</a>&gt;</sp=
an> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">On 5/6/2017 5=
:52 PM, Donna Crossland wrote:<br>
<br>
</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-=
left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">
It would seem that if we obtain consistently low numbers of barred owls<br>
in the clearcut landscapes compared to intact landscapes, then the owl<br>
census data may support what we pretty much already deduce using some<br>
common sense:=C2=A0 barred owls and other owl species are forest dwellers a=
nd<br>
cannot thrive in the current harvest regime that has overtaken this<br>
province.<br>
<br></span>
In my opinion, it=E2=80=99s time to start using _years_ of bird data for<sp=
an class=3D""><br>
something extremely useful:=C2=A0 habitat protection, enhancing awareness o=
f<br>
forest harvest impacts on a range of bird species, demanding a silent<br>
period for harvesting during nesting periods, etc.<br>
</span></blockquote>
<br>
* somebody should do the GIS on this, and hammer the authorities with the r=
esults. Owls are symbols of wisdom, so they&#39;d be good totems for the fo=
lly of clearcut forestry techniques.<br>
<br>
fred.<br>
------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Frederick W. Schueler &amp; Aleta Karsta=
d<br>
Daily Paintings - <a href=3D"http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/" re=
l=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://karstaddailypaintings.b<wbr>logsp=
ot.com/</a><br>
Vulnerable Watersheds - <a href=3D"http://vulnerablewaters.blogspot.ca/" re=
l=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://vulnerablewaters.blogsp<wbr>ot.ca=
/</a><br>
Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - <a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm"=
 rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm</a><br=
>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52&#39;N 75* 42&#39;W<=
br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 <a href=3D"tel:%28613%29258-3107" value=3D"+16132583107" targ=
et=3D"_blank">(613)258-3107</a> &lt;bckcdb at <a href=3D"http://istar.ca" r=
el=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">istar.ca</a>&gt; <a href=3D"http://pini=
cola.ca/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://pinicola.ca/</a><br>
------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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