Re: [mou-net] barred owl diet question

Here are some responses I received to the barred owl eating worms question. Interesting stuff. I will pass on additional comments if I receive more. Gail Wieberdink ~ Maybe they are feeding them to their young? Although the owlets should be old enough by

Re: [mou-net] Eastern Wood Phoebe

Thank you to everyone that responded to my inquiry. This will teach me to not research a bird when I am walking out the door! The bird in my yard was the Eastern Wood-PEWEE. :) I think I had gone up and down the list of flycatchers so many times the names blurred. Thanks again! Michelle

Re: [mou-net] barred owl diet question

According to the Birds of North America account for Barred Owl, Amphibian, reptile, and invertebrate prey have seasonal importance, often representing a large portion of summer diet. I presume invertebrates includes earthworms. It would be valuable to write up a small paper, after a careful

Re: [mou-net] barred owl diet question

This paper comparing Barred Owl and Spotted Owl shows how diverse the diet of a Barred Owl is: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/jrr/v035n03/p00221-p00227.pdf   Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com From: Gail

[mou-net] Northern Hawk Owl in Minneapolis

My husband and I saw a Northern Hawk Owl in our neighbor's tree (in South Minneapolis) this evening, Tuesday June 5th, 2012, about 8pm. It was feeding on a small bird. It was clearly a Northern Hawk Owl. There was a second one nearby but we did not get a good look at it. Kathleen Lenk

[mou-net] Hooded Warblers at Lebanon Hills

Both the male and female Hooded Warblers were active in the woods immediately surrounding the number 41 trail marker south of Schulze Lake at 9:10 this morning in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. I saw the female first, moving around at mid-level in the trees and constantly uttering its chink

[mou-net] L. waterthrush, Taylors Falls, MN

The three day trip I just returned from in Taylors Falls, MN for my niece's graduation wasn't a complets waste of time. I snuck out this morning to Interstate State Park on the MN side and saw my life L. waterthrush before the long 4 hour return trip home. The bird was seen at Curtain Falls

Re: [mou-net] barred owl diet question

Couple thoughts on this topic... 1. My neighbor in Carlton County, Larry Weber has a Barred Owl nest on his land and just a couple weeks ago, Larry witnessed the adults plucking earthworms off the pavement of his road.  2. In a book I published, Owls of the North by David Benson, there is a

[mou-net] Hummingbird moths

I have a quick ?. i was just wondering if anyone has any information on hummingbird months or has seen any around lately.           Mike Lehrke clearwater mn wright county Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Washington C. birding

Falls Creek SNA was the destination of the day for the needed hour of exercise, with the Louisiana Waterthrush as an incentive. It did not disappoint. When a feathered phantom zipped past heading upstream, we followed and found it at the creek bed. It quickly rose to perch in a sapling above the

Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird moths

Your e-mail made me go look in my South Mpls alley, there was one out there! The first of the season for me. Thanks. I noticed earlier that the bouncing Bet had started blooming which is the favorite food for the hummers. The moth was the small variety not the white lined.   Peter Schmidt