I'll be thinking of your explaination when I visit the nest again, and I'll be watching for that owl to sigh and plan its nightly menu!
Mona Bearor So. Glens Falls, NY On 2/16/2013 12:21 PM, nutter.d...@me.com wrote: > I think this is the sort of crap that Great Horned Owls have to put up > with, and they get used to it. I suspect that what you saw is probably > the pattern. Every day some crow "discovers" the owl, still in the > same place on its nest, and raises the alarm, just as it would for an > owl roosting in a new spot every day. All the other crows join in for > awhile, so the whole crow community is aware of its presence, and the > younger crows learn, "We don't like these guys." When they're > satisfied and bored with lack of reaction from the owl on the nest, > they move on. The owl sighs, reminds itself to eat some of those > bastards come nightfall, and continues incubating, brooding, or > guarding its young. > --Dave Nutter > > On Feb 15, 2013, at 06:29 PM, Mona Bearor <conservebi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yesterday morning I observed about 50 crows mobbing a Great Horned >> Owl on a nest. It made me wonder if the crows could make the owl >> abandon the nest with repeated harassment, or if they would just give >> up after a while. I had an appointment so I couldn't stick around >> too long, but did watch this behavior for over 20 minutes non-stop. >> The owl was still on the nest today. >> >> Any thoughts on this? >> Mona Bearor So. Glens Falls, NY >> >> -- >> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> >> *Please submit your observations to eBird >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* >> -- > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
