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Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) observation by Mac Pitcher (#214)
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May 23, 2010 @ 9:00 | Posted on:
May 23, 2010 @ 10:43 (diff:
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Boreal Owl at nestbox, Third Junction Pond, Brigus Junction.
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By Mac Pitcher on
5/27/2010 6:04:29 AM
I stand corrected on the species ID here. A bit lazy in my birding, I jumped to the conclusion that it was the more common Boreal Owl without thoroughly viewing the bird at close range. On prompt from Bruce MacTavish, I revisited yesterday PM, with binos this time, and confirmed that this is a SAW-WHET OWL. Thanks Bruce. According to Bruce, if this is a breeding event, then it could be the first such record for NF.
mac
By Roman on
5/28/2010 7:13:38 PM
I have updated the species, thank you for the correction!
By brendan kelly on
7/8/2010 10:16:37 AM
do you know of any other species that are using you nest boxes ?
is this nest box on prvite proprety ?
if not would i be abel to construct more nest boxes in the spring to put in that aera !
we may have a small population on our hands !
By Mac Pitcher on
7/30/2010 10:15:51 AM
Hi,
I have 5 other large nest boxes within a kilometre of the active box. None of the others were in use.
These predatory birds need a large home range to hunt over so that they can provide their young with voles, their primary food. Nestboxes should be widely spaced as a result.
Smaller insectivorous birds don't require as much space, and as a result I regularly have Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee,Tree Swallow and northern Flicker use other boxes that I have installed near home over the years.
By brendan kelly on
8/30/2010 8:35:43 PM
i went out saturday and checked my nest boxes one last time this season and in 2 out of 2 of my boreal owl nest boxes had Alot of feathers in them.not a nest just alot of feathers ?
P.S my nest boxes are behind the chicken farms near paddys pond.
By brendan kelly on
8/30/2010 8:37:41 PM
the feathers were of the face of boreal owls
By brendan kelly on
6/13/2011 2:22:27 PM
Did you have any action at the nest boxes this year ?
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