Re: [nysbirds-l] E. Screech Owl numbers

2020-04-15 Thread Richard Guthrie
Sorry, I should have been clearer. My, admittedly anecdotal, observation covers several years. It's not something I was keeping active track of, but an accumulation of a sense over more than the recent few months. Rich On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 10:40 AM Larry Trachtenberg wrote: > Why not just

Re: [nysbirds-l] E. Screech Owl numbers

2020-04-15 Thread Richard Guthrie
Sorry, I should have been clearer. My, admittedly anecdotal, observation covers several years. It's not something I was keeping active track of, but an accumulation of a sense over more than the recent few months. Rich On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 10:40 AM Larry Trachtenberg wrote: > Why not just

Re: [nysbirds-l] E. Screech Owl numbers

2020-04-15 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
Why not just fewer drivers/cars out and about. There sure are a lot less cars on the road downstate. Cannot speak for where you are, but if so, the odds are fewer owls would be road-killed — so may not portend any decline. L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone On Apr 15, 2020, at 10:24

Re: [nysbirds-l] E. Screech Owl numbers

2020-04-15 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
Why not just fewer drivers/cars out and about. There sure are a lot less cars on the road downstate. Cannot speak for where you are, but if so, the odds are fewer owls would be road-killed — so may not portend any decline. L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone On Apr 15, 2020, at 10:24

[nysbirds-l] E. Screech Owl numbers

2020-04-15 Thread Richard Guthrie
It occurred to me while driving home in upstate, New York - I've been seeing fewer road-kill E. Screech Owls lately. It used to be a fairly regular, albeit unfortunate, occurrence to see a dead Screech Owl alongside the road. I would often stop to check the color morph and to see if any were

[nysbirds-l] E. Screech Owl numbers

2020-04-15 Thread Richard Guthrie
It occurred to me while driving home in upstate, New York - I've been seeing fewer road-kill E. Screech Owls lately. It used to be a fairly regular, albeit unfortunate, occurrence to see a dead Screech Owl alongside the road. I would often stop to check the color morph and to see if any were